Patents Issued in August 17, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170232745
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing liquid ejection heads includes the steps of forming ejection port members on a substrate, the ejection port members each having a liquid channel and an ejection port for ejecting liquid through the channel, the liquid channel communicating with the substrate; forming supply ports passing through the substrate to supply liquid to the channels; and forming a separation groove in the substrate to separate the substrate for each liquid ejection head. The step of forming the ejection port members includes the step of hardening a material constituting the ejection port member by heat treatment. The step of forming the separation groove is performed before the step of hardening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Seiichiro Yaginuma, Keiji Matsumoto, Koji Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20170232746
    Abstract: A print device includes a head, a cap, a suction portion, an absorption member, and a plate-shaped member. The head has an ejection surface. The ejection surface has a plurality of nozzles formed in the ejection surface and is directed in a predetermined direction. The cap has a frame-shaped wall portion and a suction opening. The suction portion is connected to the inside of the cap via the suction opening. The absorption member is arranged in a position surrounded by the frame-shaped wall portion and is configured to absorb liquid. The plate-shaped member is arranged in a position surrounded by the frame-shaped wall portion and is extending along an inner end surface of the frame-shaped wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Katsunori Nishida
  • Publication number: 20170232747
    Abstract: A print device includes a head, a cap, a suction portion, an absorption member, and a plate-shaped member. The head has an ejection surface. The ejection surface has a plurality of nozzles formed in the ejection surface and is directed in a predetermined direction. The cap has a frame-shaped wall portion and a suction opening. The suction portion is connected to the inside of the cap via the suction opening. The absorption member is arranged in a position surrounded by the frame-shaped wall portion and is configured to absorb liquid. The plate-shaped member is surrounded by the frame-shaped wall portion and is arranged in a position facing the absorption member. The plate-shaped member is extending along an inner end surface of the frame-shaped wall portion and has a hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Katsunori Nishida
  • Publication number: 20170232748
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a pressure generating chamber which is used for discharging a liquid in the pressure generating chamber through a nozzle by driving a driving element; a manifold which supplies a liquid to the pressure generating chamber; a discharge unit which discharges a liquid in the pressure generating chamber through the nozzle. Mode 1 is a mode in which air is drawn into the pressure generating chamber through the nozzle due to the operation of the discharge unit, and Mode 2 is a mode which drives the driving element such that air is not drawn into the pressure generating chamber through the nozzle due to the driving of the driving element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Ken YAMAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20170232749
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes: a plurality of pressure generating chambers communicating with nozzles through which a liquid is ejected; a manifold communicating with the plurality of pressure generating chambers; a flexible member that has a surface on one side which defines at least a part of a wall of the manifold, that has a surface on the other side, on which an adhesive layer is formed, and that has a compliance region, which is able to perform deflection in response to pressure fluctuation in the manifold, in a region in which the adhesive layer is formed; a compliance space disposed on a side opposite to the manifold through the flexible member; a cap member facing the flexible member through the compliance space; and a frame-like member that is disposed between the flexible member and the cap member and has a cantilever, in which the cantilever is fixed to at least a part of the flexible member of the compliance region and has an unfixed region which is not fixed to the cap member on the distal end
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Takahiro KANEGAE
  • Publication number: 20170232750
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head that has a nozzle opening surface in which the nozzles open, a displacing mechanism formed to change a posture of the liquid ejecting head between a first posture in which the nozzle opening surface is inclined with respect to the horizontal and a second posture in which an inclination of the nozzle opening surface is smaller than the inclination of the nozzle opening surface in the first posture, and a wiping member to wipe the liquid ejecting head. On the nozzle opening surface, if a vertical lower end in the first posture is a first end and a vertical upper end in the first posture is a second end, the wiping member wipes the liquid ejecting head from the first end side toward the second end side when the liquid ejecting head is in the second posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Fumiya TAKINO, Eiichiro WATANABE, Kazunori MORI
  • Publication number: 20170232751
    Abstract: A disclosed example apparatus to install a pen in an imaging device includes a first guide on a first component of the imaging device to guide the pen in a first direction toward a second component of the imaging device during installation of the pen in the imaging device. The example apparatus also includes a second guide on the second component to receive the pen from the first guide during the installation of the pen. The first guide and the second guide define a gap therebetween and at least one of the first and second guides causes the pen to pass the gap without catching. The second guide is to guide the pen into an installed position in the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: David Woodlock, Mark G. Miranda
  • Publication number: 20170232752
    Abstract: An ink cartridge for an inkjet printer includes a bottom face and a front face; an ink interface on the front face of the ink cartridge for connection to a cartridge receiving structure; a guide interface in the bottom face for guiding the cartridge along a straight line during insertion into the cartridge receiving structure for connecting the ink interface; a latch track disposed in the bottom face of the ink cartridge to guide a latch of the cartridge receiving structure; a latch stop disposed in the latch track for engage ng the latch, where the latch track comprises a locking track and an unlocking track to accommodate movement of the latch with respect to the latch stop, the locking track being at least partly separate from the unlocking track; and a latch guide for redirecting the latch towards the locking track, rather than the unlocking track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: David C. Harvey, Curt Gonzales, Ralph L. Stathem, David Olsen, David Welter
  • Publication number: 20170232753
    Abstract: A container (2) for storing and dispensing a liquid comprises a chamber for holding a liquid, the chamber being defined by rigid chamber walls (4); a liquid outlet port (10) for dispensing the liquid from the chamber; and a gas port (20) configured to allow air into the chamber from the atmosphere outside the chamber only when the pressure outside the chamber exceeds the pressure inside the chamber by more than a predetermined threshold. When liquid is dispensed from the container via its outlet port, the pressure within the chamber will be reduced. When the pressure within the chamber falls below the external, ambient pressure by more than a predetermined amount, the gas port will open to allow air into the chamber from the atmosphere. This allows liquid to continue to be withdrawn readily from the container, by preventing a significant pressure differential from building up between the inside and outside of the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Sellenis Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Tomlin, Ian Fost
  • Publication number: 20170232754
    Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus that can easily set a state in which liquid accommodation units are filled with a liquid for recording while suppressing increases in an installation area. A recording apparatus including a liquid ejecting head that performs recording by ejecting ink onto sheets of paper, a discharge unit in which a discharge opening that includes a discharge region at which the sheets of paper, on which recording was performed by the liquid ejecting head, are discharged, is formed, and liquid accommodation units that are capable of accommodating the liquid that is supplied to the liquid ejecting head, in an apparatus main body, in which the liquid accommodation units are provided with injection openings through which it is possible to inject ink into the liquid accommodation units, which are provided in a positions that are below the discharge unit in a perpendicular direction (?Z direction) and overlaps with the discharge unit in the perpendicular direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Munehide KANAYA, Shoma KUDO, Hidenao SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20170232755
    Abstract: A liquid supply device includes a first storage unit that stores a first liquid, a second storage unit that stores a second liquid separately from the first liquid, the second liquid containing an infrared absorbing agent, a mixing unit that mixes the first liquid and the second liquid to generate a mixture, and a supply unit that supplies the mixture to an outside of the liquid supply device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Mamoru Fujita, Kazuhiko Hirokawa, Jun Isozaki, Yukari Motosugi, Akira Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20170232756
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inkjet printer 30 comprising a carriage unit to which a printhead (PT) is coupled, a primary ink tank (T1) and a secondary ink tank (T2) to store ink, and a controller (CT2) to control a pump (PM) so as to cause the secondary ink tank (T2) to supply the primary ink tank (T1) with ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Michel Georges Encrenaz, Joaquim Bea, Emilio Angulo Navarro
  • Publication number: 20170232757
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid container and a liquid jet apparatus to which liquid liquid inlet portion can be supplied stably. The liquid container includes: a liquid containing chamber; an air communication portion connecting an air introduction port for introducing air into the liquid containing chamber with an air exposing port; a liquid inlet portion; and a liquid discharging portion configured to discharge the liquid to the liquid ejection head. The liquid containing chamber has a viewing portion that makes it possible to view a liquid surface from outside, and a lower limit display portion that serves as a reference for replenishing the liquid in the liquid containing chamber. The air introduction port is located at a position that is lower than the lower end of the inlet opening, is lower than a position of the end surface of a nozzle, and is higher than a position of the lower limit display portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takumi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170232758
    Abstract: A controller of an inkjet printer: calculates second density correction values for respective nozzles arranged in a predetermined direction to print a second line of an image data, by using gray-level values of pixels in the second line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles and first density correction values for the respective nozzles to print a first line of the image data printed immediately prior to the second line; and corrects the gray-level values of the pixels in the second line of the image data corresponding to the respective nozzles, by using the calculated second density correction values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hironori INAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20170232759
    Abstract: A thermal printer includes: a plurality of heat elements that are to be heated by applying an electrical power; a printing controller that applies a first electrical power to heat elements not to be used for printing, the first electrical power depending on the number of heat elements not to be used for printing among the plurality of heat elements; and a thermal head that prints using the plurality of heat elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Shinichi TATSUTA, Junya TANAKA, Misato ISHIKAWA, Shunsuke HATTORI, Takahiro OMORI, Tetsuya KUGIMIYA, Kazuaki SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170232760
    Abstract: Provided is a highly reliable ink jet recording apparatus capable of preventing the occurrence of image defects. The ink jet recording apparatus includes a liquid absorbing device including a porous body configured to absorb/remove an aqueous liquid component from an image containing the aqueous liquid component and a coloring material, a heat drying device configured to perform a heat drying treatment of the image after being subjected to the liquid absorption treatment, a temperature measuring device configured to measure the temperature of the image after being subjected to the heat drying treatment with the heat drying device, and a determination unit configured to determine the state of the liquid absorbing device from the measured temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Eisuke Nishitani, Takao Ogata, Akira Morita, Takumi Otani, Toshimori Miyakoshi
  • Publication number: 20170232761
    Abstract: A method of forming a digital print on a surface (2) by applying powder of dry ink (15) including colourants (7) on the surface, bonding a part of the dry ink (15) powder to the surface (2) by a digital heating print head (80) such that the digital print is formed by the bonded dry ink colourants (7) and removing non-bonded dry ink (15) from the surface (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: CERALOC INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Darko PERVAN, Tony PERVAN
  • Publication number: 20170232762
    Abstract: An ink jet recording method includes an absorption/removal treatment of an aqueous liquid component by using a porous body from an image formed by using an ink and a reaction liquid that increases the viscosity of the ink. The ink contains at least two or more types of particles having different particle diameters, and the particles having different particle diameters satisfy the expressions (1) and (2): D1/D2?0.5??(1) 0.2?M1/M2??(2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Ryosuke Hirokawa, Akihiro Mouri
  • Publication number: 20170232763
    Abstract: A recording method includes applying a white ink containing a white material and a first resin onto a predetermined region of a recording medium, and applying a reaction liquid containing a reaction agent onto at least the predetermined region. Further, the recording method includes applying a clear ink containing a second resin onto at least the predetermined region, and the application of the white ink and the clear ink are performed while the white ink and the clear ink are both wet; and/or the white ink further contains the second resin. When either the first resin and water, or the second resin and water, is mixed with an aqueous solution of magnesium sulfate, the average particle size of the first resin increases more than the second resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Ippei OKUDA
  • Publication number: 20170232764
    Abstract: Provided is a printing apparatus that includes a support unit which has a support surface for supporting a medium and moves in a movement direction, and a print unit configured to perform printing on the medium supported by the support unit. The support surface includes a first side and a second side that is shorter in length than the first side and extends in a direction intersecting with the first side. The support unit can be displaced to be in a first state where the first side is so arranged as to be along the movement direction and in a second state where the first side is so arranged as to be along a direction intersecting with the movement direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Akira MASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20170232765
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a transport portion that transports a medium, a printing head that performs printing on the medium, a medium detection device that is arranged upstream of the printing head in a transport direction of the medium and detects a side edge of the medium in a width direction intersecting with the transport direction, and a control unit that controls the transport portion, the printing head, and the medium detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Ryuji MORIYAMA, Hiroyuki MAEDA, Atsushi NAKAZAWA, Noritsuna ROKUHARA
  • Publication number: 20170232766
    Abstract: A printer, comprising: a printing part; a conveying mechanism to send out a print medium from a medium roll around which the print medium is wound, the conveying mechanism comprising a correcting mechanism to correct curl of the print medium in a winding direction by curving the print medium in a reverse direction of the winding direction; and a controller configured to: store a finish time of the printing; obtain a start time when next printing is started; determine whether an elapsed time elapsed from the finish time to the start time is longer than a particular time; when the elapsed time is longer than the particular time, cause the conveying mechanism to convey the print medium by a particular length which is longer than a length between the correcting mechanism and the printing part; and cause the printing part to perform the printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu
  • Publication number: 20170232767
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: an apparatus main body; a plurality of liquid ejecting heads that have a nozzle-formed surface; a unit base to which the plurality of liquid ejecting heads are fixed; and a lifting-lowering mechanism that is fixed to the apparatus main body and causes a position of the nozzle-formed surface to be shifted with respect to the apparatus main body. The lifting-lowering mechanisms are disposed in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the plurality of liquid ejecting heads are aligned, in an in-plane direction of the nozzle-formed surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Isamu TOGASHI
  • Publication number: 20170232768
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: an apparatus main body; a plurality of liquid ejecting heads that have a nozzle-formed surface; a unit base to which the plurality of liquid ejecting heads are fixed; a lifter that is fixed to the apparatus main body and causes a position of the nozzle-formed surface to move with respect to the apparatus main body; and a non-contact sensor unit that is provided in the apparatus main body and the unit base and identifies a position of the nozzle-formed surface with respect to the apparatus main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Isamu TOGASHI
  • Publication number: 20170232769
    Abstract: Printing module comprising an assembly arranged on the front side for mounting a printing head in an inkjet printer, wherein the printing module is arranged at a distance in relation to a depositing device and the assembly has a carrier frame having an opening which extends through the carrier frame and is provided for receiving/releasing the printing head, wherein the assembly has means for mounting the printing head which make it possible to receive the same on the front side in a repair position of the printing module in relation to the depositing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin Christoph Jauk, Georg Grossrubatscher
  • Publication number: 20170232770
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus includes a liquid discharge head and a first light source. The liquid discharge head is configured to discharge a transparent liquid onto a discharged object. The first light source is configured to irradiate a pattern formed by the transparent liquid discharged onto the discharged object with light having a single peak wavelength to cause a difference between brightness and darkness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Akiyama, Yoshinari Suzuki, Honriku Jo
  • Publication number: 20170232771
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to, each time an unpaired first pattern element formed on a recording medium is conveyed over a particular distance in a conveyance direction in response to a conveyor rotating by a first amount, control an image former to form a second pattern element to be paired with the unpaired first pattern element thereby forming a first test pattern, and each time an unpaired third pattern element formed on the recording medium is conveyed over a specific distance in the conveyance direction in response to the conveyor rotating by a second amount, control the image former to form a fourth pattern element to be paired with the unpaired third pattern element thereby forming a second test pattern. At least one of the first and second amounts is a non-integer multiple of a rotation amount of the conveyor that makes a single rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi ITO, Kohei TERADA
  • Publication number: 20170232772
    Abstract: A craftwork accessory may provide a portable and/or easy-to-use tool to help users' accurately and repeatedly apply stamp impressions and the like to items such as cardstock. The accessory may include a base portion, one or more elevated side portions and cover portion. The side portions may define a workspace for arranging the item. The cover portion may be movably attached to the base portion or a side portion, for example, by one or more hinges. In operation, the item and stamp may be aligned in the workspace and the cover portion may be pressed onto the stamp to stick the stamp to the cover portion. The cover may then be opened, the stamp may be inked, and the cover portion may be closed and pressed onto the item to stamp the item. The accessory may include alignment indicia on the base portion, side portions and/or cover portion to facilitate placement of the item and/or stamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Iliana Myska
  • Publication number: 20170232773
    Abstract: A method for printing and extracting of a barcode for an object includes dividing a barcode into disjointed regions and assigning the disjointed regions to different locations on an object. The disjointed regions are printed on the object at the different locations wherein the disjointed regions are printed visibly or invisibly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Koichi Kamijo, Masaharu Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20170232774
    Abstract: A decoloring apparatus comprises a decoloring unit configured to carry out a decoloring processing which decolors the color of an image formed on a paper with a decolorable color material; a scanner configured to scan the papers to which the decoloring processing is carried out; a memory configured to store data of a predetermined image indicating a predetermined form formed on the paper; a conveyance section configured to convey the paper scanned by the scanner to a plurality of paper discharging positions; and a control section configured to determine whether or not the scan image generated by the scanner is consistent with the predetermined image, and to drive the conveyance section to respectively convey the papers on each of which the scan image is consistent with the predetermined image and the papers on each of which the scan image is not consistent with the predetermined image to different positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Noriyuki Umezawa
  • Publication number: 20170232775
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a waterless lithographic printing plate precursor that sufficiently repels ink, which tends to adhere to non-imaging areas, and maintains its repelling effects, and a printing method using a waterless lithographic printing plate obtained from the waterless lithographic printing plate precursor. The following are provided: a lithographic printing plate precursor having at least a heat sensitive layer and an ink repellent layer, wherein the ink repellent layer contains an ink repelling, the ink repellent liquid having a boiling point of not less than 150° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yasunori KUSE, Akihiro IIHARA, Seiichiro MURASE
  • Publication number: 20170232776
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a spindle cover comprising a non-thermoplastic polyimide, wherein the spindle cover has a wall thickness in a range from about 1 mm to about 10 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Isao Fukazu, Shinichi Nakagawa, Bunichi Rai
  • Publication number: 20170232777
    Abstract: Method for binding a bundle (5) of sheets (1), whereby an edge (2) of the bundle (5) of sheets (1) is bound, whereby use is made of sheets (1) in which a strip (4) of each of the sheets (1) is double folded separately beforehand along the same line to form a fold line (3) parallel to and at a distance (A) from the aforementioned edge (2). If paper with a density of less than 120 grams per square metre is used for the sheet (1), after having been double folded the strip (4) is folded at least once more along the aforementioned fold line (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Guido PELEMAN
  • Publication number: 20170232778
    Abstract: A paper crafting kit containing pre-cut and pre-folded pieces of cardstock, enabling the paper crafter to assemble an oversized decorative paper envelope for greetings and special life events. The envelope may be configured to contain a booklet of tabs for well-wishers to compose personal messages, which can ultimately be used as a gift or keepsake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Celeste Kathleen Jones
  • Publication number: 20170232779
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a part with an anti-counterfeit feature is provided. The method includes providing a part to be marked for anti-counterfeiting. The part is provided with a radiation impacting feature on or within the part. The radiation impacting feature is configured to at least one of (i) prevent accurate imaging of at least a portion of the part and (ii) provide unique authentication of the part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel V. Viens, Joseph V. Mantese, Wayde R. Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20170232780
    Abstract: A hanging file folder frame is disclosed in several embodiments one of which is constructed of three segments. Two frames are joined together by rails. The frame includes a slot of a particular profile and the rails have a similar profile to slide into the slots. On the bottom of the frame are recesses sized to receive a portion of a wireframe leg. The leg is prevented from being ejected from the frame by a spanning flange which bridges part of the recess and confines a part of the leg between the recess walls and the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Marvin J. Halfen, Tony Kramer, Daniel Darst, Dan Johnson
  • Publication number: 20170232781
    Abstract: This invention provides a device for removably connecting two different styles of writing instruments, such as pens with different colored inks or different size nibs, pencils, markers, or crayons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Andrew Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20170232782
    Abstract: A writing, drawing, marking and/or painting utensil or cosmetics implement or input device for contact-sensitive surfaces, wherein the utensil/implement/device includes at least one shank element made of plastics material or a plastics-containing wood substitute. The at least one shank element has a surface or in that the at least one shank element has a surface which is sheathed in a material layer having a cover surface. The surface of the shank element or the cover surface of the material layer is in the form of a haptic and/or non-slip layer. The haptic and/or non-slip layer has a structure formed in one piece with the shank element and/or the material layer. The structure is formed by corrugation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas THIES, Markus HANDFEST
  • Publication number: 20170232783
    Abstract: Disclosed are: a caster mounted on a teaching aid including a whiteboard, or furniture, etc. so as to conveniently and stably convert between a movement state and a stopping state; and a whiteboard including the caster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Jun-Seok OH
  • Publication number: 20170232784
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment discloses a process for cleaning semiconductor fabrication equipment parts with non-metallic surfaces. The process optionally includes providing a semiconductor fabrication part with a non-metallic surface to be cleaned and applying a dilute aqueous solution to remove contamination from the non-metallic surface. The aqueous solution optionally includes dilute amounts of hydrofluoric acid, nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide. The dilute amounts would optionally be in the ranges of 0.5-1.5% wt. hydrofluoric acid, 0.1-0.5% wt. nitric acid and 1-10% wt. hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Samantha Tan
  • Publication number: 20170232785
    Abstract: A wheel with high strength flexible spokes of the present invention, including a rim and hub, and spokes between the rim and hub made of fibrous material that causes the spokes to be both lighter in weight and stronger than comparable steel spokes. The spokes are also flexible and resilient such that they can bend while retaining their integrity and strength. The wheel includes a nipple within the rim that receives the high strength spoke and allows for flexibility in adapting the spoke to wheels having differing shapes and sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Martin Connolly
  • Publication number: 20170232786
    Abstract: A wheel locking assembly is provided for securing a wheel to a wheel hub of a motor vehicle. That wheel locking assembly includes a locking cylinder and a wheel retainer. The wheel retainer is displaceable by means of the locking cylinder between an unlocked position, allowing removal of the wheel from the wheel hub and a locked position securing the wheel to the wheel hub. A related method for securing a wheel to a wheel hub of a motor vehicle is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph Prescott Hickey, Jordan Mazaira, Ka Wai Kevin So Zhao
  • Publication number: 20170232787
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-pneumatic tire which is provided with an attachment body (11) attached to an axle, a ring-shaped body (13) which surrounds the attachment body (11) from the outside in a tire radial direction, and a coupling member (15) which displaceably couples the attachment body (11) and the ring-shaped body (13), wherein the coupling member (15) is formed of a synthetic resin material and a reinforcing member is embedded in the coupling member (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi HASEGAWA, Yoshihide KOUNO, Masashi NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20170232788
    Abstract: A wheel with flexible spokes, including a rim and hub, and spokes between the rim and hub made of fibrous material that causes the spokes to be both lighter in weight and stronger than comparable steel spokes. The spokes are also flexible and resilient such that they can bend while retaining their integrity and strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Martin Connolly
  • Publication number: 20170232789
    Abstract: Disclosed is a foldable wheel defined about an axis of rotation of the wheel, which includes a closed loop made up of at least two links and, each link being substantially in the shape of a ring sector of section as defined in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the wheel that in the shape of a trapezoid including two non-parallel faces and, a major base, and a minor base; a unit for mounting the links and to pivot about a pivot axis, including a bearing having two portions and, respectively a pivot pin and a rotary housing, the pin being pivotally mounted in the pivot housing, the male and female bearing portions and being at two points situated in the proximity of the apex of the V-shape, the V-shape being defined by the shape formed by the two facing non-parallel faces of the two links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Bertrand JACQUELOT
  • Publication number: 20170232790
    Abstract: A rim for a bicycle wheel includes a radially outer tire-engaging portion, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall. The first and second sidewalls may extend radially inward of the radially outer tire-engaging portion. The rim includes a radially inner portion having at least one asymmetric protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: MICHAEL HALL, DAVID MORSE, RUAN TROUW
  • Publication number: 20170232791
    Abstract: A bicycle hub assembly comprises a hub axle, a hub shell, a sprocket support body, a first ratchet member, a second ratchet member, and a sliding member. The hub shell includes at least one first tooth. The sprocket support body includes a first helical spline. The first ratchet member comprises at least one first ratchet tooth and a second helical spline engaged with the first helical spline. The second ratchet member comprises at least one second ratchet tooth and at least one second tooth. The at least one second ratchet tooth is engageable with the at least one first ratchet tooth. The at least one second tooth is engaged with the at least one first tooth. The sliding member is provided between the sprocket support body and the second ratchet member in an axial direction parallel to a rotational axis. The sliding member includes a non-metallic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi FUJITA, Naohiro NISHIMOTO, Kazuki KOSHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170232792
    Abstract: This invention is related to a wheel securing structure of trucks. The securing structure mainly install iron screwshaft liners on keyholes of the mounting parts of the aluminum rims. The bolts of the assembling part correspondingly penetrate the holes of the screwshaft liners each. A first folded edge and a second folded edge are formed on two terminals of the screwshaft liners to respectively insert into the conical pits of the mounting part of the rims. The nuts screw onto the bolts of the assembling part to secure the rim onto the assembling part and the nuts. When the trucks pass bumping roads, the relative motion, caused by vibrations, is occurred between the rims and the assembling part. Therefore, friction is generated between the wheels and the bolts, as well as the nuts and the terminal surfaces of the assembling part. The screwshaft liner is used to let the friction above act on the screwshaft liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: WEI-CHIN CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170232793
    Abstract: A wheel lift comprises a frame having ground engaging elements, a four bar linkage structure supported by the frame, lifting arms extending from the four bar linkage and for receiving and supporting a wheel and a handle for operating the four bar linkage to raise and lower the wheel. The frame defines an open space for receiving a wheel, for example a vehicle wheel. The lifting arms may be raised and lowered and locked in position to aid in removing and/or mounting vehicle wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Woon Tiong Ang
  • Publication number: 20170232794
    Abstract: An axle assembly for a vehicle including a differential assembly, a first axle tube extending outwardly from a first side of the differential assembly and defining an axle bore, a first axle shaft rotatably received in the first axle tube, and defining an annular groove extending radially inwardly from its outer surface, a retainer nut axially fixed to a distal end of the first axle tube, the retainer nut having an annular flange extending inwardly into the axle bore and defining an annular outer raceway, a snap ring received in the annular groove, and an axial thrust component disposed in the axle bore of the first axle tube between the snap ring and the outer raceway of the retainer nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Scott Abrahamson