Patents Issued in December 7, 2017
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Publication number: 20170348967Abstract: To provide an ink jet recording method excellent in a fixability of an image, capable of recording an image excellent in optical density, and excellent in a recoverability, when it uses a recording apparatus having a line head. This method records an image by using an ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a line head having an ejection nozzle of a pigment-containing aqueous ink and a mechanism for recovering an ejection state of the aqueous ink from the nozzle and applying the ink to a recording medium. The pigment has an average particle diameter of 80 nm or more, the ink has a dynamic surface tension of 55 mN/m or less at a lifetime of 10 milliseconds, the recovery mechanism includes a mechanism for causing the ink in the nozzle to flow, and the viscosity of the ink in the nozzle is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Daiji Okamura
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Publication number: 20170348968Abstract: In an example, a print head comprises a nozzle to be activated by a delayed fire pulse that is delayed from an initial fire pulse, a sensor to measure an impedance of the nozzle, and a detector to determine a first time instant following the delayed fire pulse for registering a first impedance measurement by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Daryl E. Anderson, Eric T. Martin, Peter James Fricke
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Publication number: 20170348969Abstract: A device includes a head to perform an operation on a conveyed object; a head moving device to move the head in a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the conveyed object; a position detector to detect a position of the conveyed object in the width direction; a speed detector to detect a moving speed of the conveyed object in the width direction; a position predictor to obtain a predicted width position of the conveyed object after a predetermined period, based on a detected position of the conveyed object and a detected moving speed of the conveyed object; a speed calculator to calculate a travel speed of the head; and a head travel controller to control the head moving device to move the head at the calculated travel speed. With the calculated travel speed, the head arrives at the predicted width position after the predetermined period.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Takehiro CHIBA
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Publication number: 20170348970Abstract: A printing device is configured to be used simultaneously with other printing devices and includes: a print unit configured to print by ejecting ink from nozzles; a timekeeping unit configured to keep time; a storage configured to store a reference period for executing a nozzle maintenance operation, the reference period being initially set at an initial reference period; and a maintenance processor configured to: execute a nozzle maintenance operation each time the reference period passes based on the time kept by the timekeeping unit, change the reference period stored in the storage from the initial reference period to a changed reference period such that a timing of the nozzle maintenance operation differs from a timing of the nozzle maintenance operation of at least one of the other printing devices, and execute the nozzle maintenance operation after the changed reference period passes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Shunichi WAKASA
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Publication number: 20170348971Abstract: A method for manufacturing a printing bar unit for a printing system includes the steps of providing a support bar having a plurality of primary mounting positions, providing a plurality of exchangeable printheads having a plurality of inkjet nozzles, and releasably mounting the printheads to the support bar. Preceding the step of releasably mounting the printheads to the support bar, a plurality of reference organs are connected at the primary mounting positions to the support bar and undergo an alignment finishing process for forming a plurality of accurate secondary mounting positions, and then in a subsequent step the printheads are releasably mounted to the secondary mounting positions on the reference organs. A dimensional tolerance of the secondary mounting positions on the reference organs relative to each other is more accurate than a dimensional tolerance of the primary mounting positions on the support bar relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Franciscus Wilhelmus Johanna Gerardus Van De Kruijs, Martinus Gerardus Jozef Manders, Corné Geert Jan Scholten
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Publication number: 20170348972Abstract: To provide an ink jet recording method capable of suppressing generation of image streaks and recording a high-quality image, when using a recording apparatus equipped with a line head. Provided is an ink jet recording method which records an image on a recording medium by using an ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a line head. In this method, the line head has a plurality of recording element substrates each having a nozzle array made up of a plurality of nozzles which eject an aqueous ink. The recording element substrates are arranged in the predetermined direction. An average temperature Te (° C.) of an aqueous ink ejected from terminal-portion nozzles constituting the terminal portion of the nozzle array and an average temperature Tc (° C.) of an aqueous ink ejected from center-portion nozzles constituting the center portion of the nozzle array satisfy the following relationship: Te>Tc.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Satoshi Kudo, Yuki Nishino
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Publication number: 20170348973Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a head body, a cover, a rib, and a sealer. The head body discharges liquid. The head body includes a frame. The cover is mounted on the frame of the head body. The rib is disposed at the frame along a peripheral surface of the cover. The sealer is disposed between the peripheral surface of the cover and a peripheral surface of the rib.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Masataka YOSHIIKE
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Publication number: 20170348974Abstract: In one example, a wedge shaped carriage to carry a printhead back and forth over a print substrate during printing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Xavier Quintero Ruiz, Luis Garcia-Maurino, Mireia Garcia, Carmen Blasco
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Publication number: 20170348975Abstract: In one example, a group of printing fluid cartridges in which each cartridge includes: a reservoir; a printing fluid outlet from the reservoir; multiple electrical contacts arranged next to one another across the cartridge with an interface along the cartridge between each pair of adjacent electrical contacts; and multiple guideways next to the electrical contacts lengthwise and configured to align the cartridge to a receiver when the cartridge is installed in the receiver. Each of the guideways spans exactly one of the interfaces widthwise and is configured to simultaneously align the electrical contacts to corresponding electrical contacts on a receiver and to discriminate the cartridge from other printing fluid cartridges to prevent the cartridge from being inserted incorrectly into a receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Bryan Murphy, Patrick Lynch, John McNeilly
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Publication number: 20170348976Abstract: A pressure adjusting device includes a housing with a cylinder. A piston moves within the cylinder in an axial direction. A pulse motor is fixed to the housing. A switch provided on a surface of the cylinder is actuated by movement of the piston in the cylinder in the axial direction. The switch includes a fixed contact point and a moveable contact point. The piston presses the movable contact point to abut against the fixed contact point when the piston moves from a position other than the initial position to the initial position so that the movable contact point electrically contacts the fixed contact point.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Yasushi KURIBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20170348977Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink container. The ink container stores an ink for printing on a printing object. The inkjet recording apparatus also includes a stirring mechanism. The stirring mechanism stirs the ink stored in the ink container. The stirring mechanism includes a stationary shaft and a rotating body. The rotating body rotates around the stationary shaft. The stationary shaft and rotating body are placed in a lower part of the ink container.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Takahiro ARIMA, Mitsuo IGARI, Mamoru OKANO
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Publication number: 20170348978Abstract: An inkjet printing method, performed by an industrial inkjet system to form a decoration layer, includes the steps of, printing copies of a decorative image with a printing unit on a substrate by transmitting consecutive bitmap rows of the decorative image to a printing unit, measuring dimensional changes in the substrate while printing copies of the decorative image, and compensating the dimensional changes while printing copies of the decorative image by one of: skipping at least one bitmap row of the decorative image upon dimensional expansion, or reprinting at least one bitmap row of the decorative image on the substrate upon dimensional shrink.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Joris VAN GARSSE
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Publication number: 20170348979Abstract: An element substrate, comprises: a plurality of printing elements configured to discharge liquid; a plurality of first driving elements disposed in correspondence with the plurality of printing elements and configured to drive the plurality of printing elements; a plurality of heating elements configured to heat the element substrate; a plurality of second driving elements disposed in correspondence with the plurality of heating elements and configured to drive the plurality of heating elements; and a delay unit that delays timing of driving the plurality of second driving elements to drive the plurality of second driving elements at a predetermined time difference when driving the plurality of second driving elements simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Kengo Umeda, Ryo Kasai
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Publication number: 20170348980Abstract: Control of the print temperature for a thermal printer is disclosed. Two temperature sensors are used to sense the temperature of both the thermal printhead and the environment around the print medium. In this way, the energy applied to the thermal printhead's heating elements may be adjusted to match an ideal print temperature, which depends on both the printhead temperature and the print-medium temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Zhiyong Liu
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Publication number: 20170348981Abstract: A method for printing on at least partially transparent containers, wherein, in a first printing step, a first printing image is printed onto the container by the application of at least one printing ink, and wherein, in a second printing step, a second printing image is printed onto the container by the application of at least one printing ink, wherein the printing images are printed at least partially covering one another, and specifically in such a way that ink layers are applied in a temporal offset sequence onto the container, wherein a first ink layer is allocated to the first printing image and a second ink layer is allocated to the second printing image, and that between the first and second printing image a reflection layer is at least partially provided, by means of which the printing images are at least partially optically separated from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Katrin Preckel, Alexandra Theopold
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Publication number: 20170348982Abstract: An automatic facial makeup method includes receiving a makeup template, wherein the makeup template comprises a plurality of defined areas and a plurality of makeup instructions relating to application of at least one makeup to the plurality of defined areas, and wherein each of the plurality of defined areas is defined by a plurality of first feature points. A facial image comprising a facial block is received, wherein the facial block corresponds to a facial region depicted in the facial image. Makeup areas in the facial block are defined by mapping, for each of the plurality of defined areas, first feature points to second feature points in the facial block, wherein each second feature point has a same relative position on the facial block as a corresponding first feature point. A makeup component performs a makeup operation according to each makeup instruction on the makeup area corresponding to each makeup instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Charlene Hsueh-Ling Wong, Yi-Hsueh Yang
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Publication number: 20170348983Abstract: A print device includes a first print portion, a first discharge portion, a second print portion, a second discharge portion, and a user interface portion. The first discharge portion is configured to discharge a first medium printed by the first print portion. The second discharge portion is configured to discharge a second medium printed by the second print portion. The user interface portion is disposed on a front side portion of the print device. A main scanning direction of the first print portion and a main scanning direction of the second print portion are substantially parallel to an up-down direction. A length in the up-down direction of the second print portion is shorter than a length in the up-down direction of the first print portion. The second print portion is disposed to the front of the first print portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Yuichiro Suzuki, Yasutoshi Kano, Koshiro Yamaguchi, Tomoyasu Fukui
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Publication number: 20170348984Abstract: A method, a panel and equipment to form a digital print by applying dry ink (15), preferably including particles of pigment coated wood fibres (61), on a surface (2), bonding a part of the particles with a liquid blank ink drops (57) and removing the non-bonded particles from the surface (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: CERALOC INNOVATION ABInventors: Darko PERVAN, Tony PERVAN
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Publication number: 20170348985Abstract: A printer includes a table configured to hold a substrate, an ink jet dispenser carried by a print head and configured to jet UV-curable ink onto the substrate in a target region, and a UV curing system configured to emit UV irradiance in a radiation field that covers the target region and provides sufficient intensity to at least pin the UV-curable ink in the target region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Blair Allen, Bill Allen, Steve Chamberland, Lawrence Erikson, Matthew Sands
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Publication number: 20170348986Abstract: In a printing apparatus, a platen configured to support a sheet to be printed includes an ink receiver configured to receive ink discharged from a print head. The ink receiver includes a plurality of first ink grooves and a plurality of second ink grooves configured to guide the received ink, the second ink grooves having a tilt angle greater than that of the first ink grooves. The platen includes an absorber configured to absorb the ink received by the ink receiver, the absorber being arranged on a back side of the ink receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Masakazu Tsukuda, Atsushi Kohnotoh, Tsuyoshi Yoshida, Yuki Emoto, Koki Shimada, Kuniaki Sato, Yasufumi Tanaami, Kanto Kurasawa, Katsuyuki Yokoi
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Publication number: 20170348987Abstract: A printing device can reduce the length of roll paper that is printed, and enables easily knowing how much the printed length of roll paper was reduced. A printer 200 has a print unit 240 that conveys roll paper in the conveyance direction H and executes a printing process of printing images on the roll paper; a reduction processor 222 that controls the print unit 240 in the printing process to reduce the length of roll paper to which images are printed in the conveyance direction; a calculator 223 that calculates how much the printed length of roll paper was reduced in the printing process; and a display unit 252 that displays information indicating the reduction in the printed length of the roll paper calculated by the calculator 223.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Shunichi WAKASA
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Publication number: 20170348988Abstract: A printing apparatus is provided with: a recording head that performs printing on a medium fed out from a transport roller pair; a feeding unit that feeds the medium to the transport roller pair; and a winding unit that winds, into a roll shape, the medium subjected to the printing by the recording head. The winding unit winds the medium while adjusting a front tension acting on the medium between the transport roller pair and the winding unit, depending on a diameter of the medium wound into the roll shape. The feeding unit feeds the medium while adjusting a back tension acting on the medium between the transport roller pair and the feeding unit, depending on changes in the front tension.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Toshio NAKATA
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Publication number: 20170348989Abstract: According to an embodiment, a printer includes a drop portion that catches, in a case where a diameter of a roll of paper stored in a holder becomes small, the roll of paper that falls from the holder. The printer further includes a plurality of support rollers that are arranged so as to sandwich an inlet of the drop portion and rotatably support the roll of paper PR stored in the holder. At least one of the plurality of support rollers is a short-width roller whose width in an axial direction of a shaft is shorter than a paper width of the roll of paper PR, and a void is provided at a non-shaft arrangement part provided at an extension portion of the short-width roller in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Tsuyoshi SANADA
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Publication number: 20170348990Abstract: Example implementations relate to swath height error compensation. Some examples may determine a density of an image to be printed in an overlap area of a printing material. The overlap area may include target pixels capable of being printed by a first set of drop ejection elements and a second set of drop ejection elements that are redundant to the first set of drop ejection elements. Some implementations may also determine a mask to apply to the first and second set of drop ejection elements based on the determined density, and the mask may designate at least one additional drop to apply to at least one target pixel in the overlap area by at least one of the first and second set of drop ejection elements. Some implementations may also apply the mask to the first set of drop ejection elements and the second set of drop ejection elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: M. Isabel Borrell Bayona, Xavier Farina Vargas, Leticia Rubio, Utpal Kumar Sarkar
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Publication number: 20170348991Abstract: A method of inkjet printing a colour image including a metallic or pearlescent colour includes the steps of applying on part of an ink receiver a layer containing a pearlescent or metallic pigment having a volume mean particle size of at least 3.0 ?m as measured by laser diffraction; and inkjet printing on part of the layer containing the pearlescent or metallic pigment a layer with a white inkjet ink containing a white pigment having an average particle size between 250 and 400 nm as measured by differential centrifugal sedimentation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: AGFA GRAPHICS NVInventor: Roel DE MONDT
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Publication number: 20170348992Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a thermal transfer sheet which can prevent a kick and a scumming, and can form a photographic tone color image of high quality with a continuous tone image by sublimation transfer, while expanding the range of choices for colorants to be included in a colorant layer; a coating liquid for colorant layer to be used for forming the colorant layer of this thermal transfer sheet; a method for manufacturing this thermal transfer sheet; and image forming method employing this thermal transfer sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Kazuya YOSHIDA, Hiroaki SEGAWA, Tomohiko IMODA, Yoshimasa KOBAYASHI, Tomoko SUZUKI, Hiroyuki HASEGAWA, Kano SAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20170348993Abstract: The present invention is to provide a flexographic printing plate having excellent ink uniformity in an image area, particularly, in a solid portion regardless of a printing speed, a method for manufacturing the flexographic printing plate, and a flexographic printing plate precursor used in the manufacturing of the flexographic printing plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Yusuke NAMBA, Seiichiro MORIKAWA, Masato SHIRAKAWA
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Publication number: 20170348994Abstract: Methods and apparatus for invisible luminescent protection for financial and identification documents are described herein. An example apparatus includes an illuminating source to illuminate a sample with light having a first wavelength, a photo element to detect light having a second wavelength and to capture an image of a first pattern printed on the sample, wherein the first pattern is printed on a first area of the sample with clear ink containing inorganic, ceramic particles having a mean diameter of less than one micron and having luminescent properties such that when the particles are illuminated with light having the first wavelength, they emit light having the second wavelength.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Vitaly Talyansky, Edward Talyansky
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Publication number: 20170348995Abstract: A single-detent binder for a file folder has a housing, one pair of baseplates, ring shaped components, a control component, a pull rod, rotary locking pieces and an intermediate junction component. The control component, intermediate junction component, pull rod and rotary locking pieces are connected in series. When the control component rotates, the rotary locking pieces are triggered to rotate in the trough of the first baseplate based on the mechanical principle of connecting rod, thus performing the locking/unlocking function. When the binder is closed, the baffle plates on the second baseplate hinder the rotary locking pieces from rotation, thus generating a clamping force. After the baffle plates and rotary locking pieces work jointly to close the binder, the ring shaped components generate a scrambling force, thus enhancing the locking effect and preventing the single-detent binder from opening unexpectedly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Sau Fung Yip
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Publication number: 20170348996Abstract: A marking device that is supported by a personal mobility vehicle, such as a scooter, is movable from a first position, in which the marking device does not contact the riding surface, and a second position, in which the marking device contacts the riding surface. The marking device includes an attachment portion and a marking portion that creates markings on the riding surface as a result of frictional contact with the riding surface. The marking device can also include an actuation portion which is accessible to the user and allows the user to move the marking device to the second position. In one arrangement, the marking device includes an elastic marking member which is configured to bend in order to maintain contact with the riding surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Robert Hadley, Steve Sramek, Bradley James Williams
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Publication number: 20170348997Abstract: The present invention thus relates to a writing or color pencil comprising the following 3 layers obtained by coextrusion a polyolefin-based non-expanded lead, a non-expanded protective intermediate layer surrounding the lead and comprising a mixture of polystyrene and EVA, and an expanded synthetic wood material based on a styrene polymer surrounding the protective intermediate layer, the protective intermediate layer thickness/lead radius ratio being between 0.05 and 0.17, advantageously between 0.07 and 0.15.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Julien GOUEREC, Philippe LEFEBVRE
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Publication number: 20170348998Abstract: Provided are a mechanical-pencil cap serving as a touch-pen tip and a pencil-lead sharpener, and a mechanical pencil having the mechanical-pencil cap. The mechanical-pencil cap includes a front fixing part (11b) for the touch-pen tip formed in a shape of a truncated conical recess, and a pencil-lead sharpener functioning part (11c) provided to be opposite to the front fixing part (11b) for the touch-pen tip, and connected to the touch-pen tip (11f) formed to surround an outer circumference of a touch-pen tip fixing member (11e). This enables an input operation into a mobile terminal, such as a smartphone or a smart pad having a capacitive touch screen, to be performed in a touch manner, and allows a pencil lead inserted into a pencil-lead insert container and ejected out when in use to be conveniently sharpened without the necessity of separating the pencil lead.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Hak Sang KIM
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Publication number: 20170348999Abstract: An erasable, polymeric paged writing book for small children, with textured, flexible, bordered pages and an internal spine to spread the book flat. The pages have rounded corners. The book closes by hook-and-loop tab. The pages have a smaller profile than the covers, for resistance to wear and distortion. A fold-away pocket holds chalk and grease pencils. Optionally, a pleated storage compartment is on one of the covers. The pages have a smaller profile than the covers, for resistance to wear and distortion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Grace Paik
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Publication number: 20170349000Abstract: A decorative item includes a base body; a decorative portion formed by roughing a surface of the base body; and a coating layer that covers the surface of the base body including the decorative portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Hiroki SATO
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Publication number: 20170349001Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a pattern having a three-dimensional appearance in a coating comprising flake-form effect pigments, to a coating produced in this way, and to the use thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Peter CLAUTER, Klaus-Christian ULLMANN, Ruediger SMOLKA, Johannes TASCH
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Publication number: 20170349002Abstract: A process for manufacturing a light-alloy hybrid wheel implements the following separate operation phases: making a flange with an internal profile capable of constituting a tire bead seat; making a rim with, on one side, an outer profile capable of constituting a tire bead seat and, on the other side, a circular flank for assembly with a part of the flange; assembling the flange with the rim, at the seat of said flange and the circular flank of the rim. The rim is made according to the following consecutive operations: an operation of manufacturing a circular flank; then an operation of expanding said circular flank to the size of the final rim in a single step; then an operation of cold or hot flospinning of said circular flank so as to obtain the rim in the final shape and profile thereof, comprising a shoulder only on the side that will not be welded to the flange.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: SAINT JEAN INDUSTRIESInventors: Emile Thomas DI SERIO, Lionel DUPERRAY
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Publication number: 20170349003Abstract: A wheel with an intelligent suspension system that includes a hub, a rim and a set of spokes with dynamically adjustable spoke lengths. Further included is one or more sensors associated with at least the hub and the rim and a microcontroller unit (MCU) that receives sensory signals from the one or more sensors, and transmits control signals to the set of spokes to dynamically control spoke lengths of the set of spokes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Darien Joso, Leigh Goldstein
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Publication number: 20170349004Abstract: A bicycle rim basically includes a first annular side surface portion, a second annular side surface portion, an annular connecting portion and an outermost layer. The first annular side surface portion includes a first braking surface. The second annular side surface portion includes a second braking surface. The epoxy resin layer is an example of a nonmetallic layer. The annular connecting portion connects the first and second annular side surface portions. The soft additive granules are disposed in at least one of the first and second annular side surface portions. The epoxy resin layer is disposed in at least one of the first and second annular side surface portions. The soft additive granules are at least partially embedded in the epoxy resin layer. The outermost layer covers the epoxy resin layer and the soft additive granules.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Toru IWAI, Yoshikazu KASHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20170349005Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes a circumferential tread having a first axial width. The tire further includes a lower annular band having a circumferential convex curved surface and a second axial width greater than the first axial width. The lower annular band is configured to deflect upon application of an axial force above a threshold axial force. The tire also includes tire structure connecting the circumferential tread to the lower annular band. The tire structure has a third axial width less than the second axial width.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Douglas B. COSTLOW
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Publication number: 20170349006Abstract: A stud pin includes a buried base portion embedded in a tread portion of a pneumatic tire and a tip portion protruding from the road contact surface of the tread portion when the buried base portion is embedded in the tread portion. A tip surface of the tip portion includes: a first protrusion portion and a second protrusion portion longer in the tire width direction than in the tire circumferential direction and protruding toward one side in the tire circumferential direction; a first recessed portion disposed between the first and second protrusion portions and recessed toward the other side in the tire circumferential direction; a third protrusion portion and a fourth protrusion portion protruding toward the other side in the tire circumferential direction; and a second recessed portion disposed between the third and fourth protrusion portions and recessed toward the one side in the tire circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kenichi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20170349007Abstract: A device, system, and method for optically measuring the tread depth of a tire mounted on a vehicle, wherein at least one of a camera, a processor, and an onboard computer may be configured to determine the tread depth from images of the tire tread. Tread depth may be measured when the vehicle is either stationary or moving. Tread depth may be measured either manually by a vehicle operator or automatically by the optical-based tread depth measuring system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLCInventor: Terence E. WEI
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Publication number: 20170349008Abstract: A spare tire assembly for pre-installation in tires to protect tires when flattened includes an insert that is resilient. The insert is toroidally shaped and defines a central opening. The central opening is complementary to a rim of a wheel, such that the insert is positionable between the rim and a tire that is to be coupled to the rim. A cover is positioned over an outer surface of the insert. The cover is configured to shield the insert from potential damage as the wheel rotates with the tire in a deflated condition. A user is able to operate a vehicle having a flattened tire that is configured with the insert for a period of time without damaging the flattened tire.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Rudy Garcia
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Publication number: 20170349009Abstract: A tire inflation system for use with a vehicle includes an airflow regulator configured to adjust a tire pressure of an inflatable tire coupled to an axle included in a wheel-axle system of a vehicle. The tire inflation system may further include a controller including a processor and a memory, the memory having stored therein a plurality of instructions that when executed by the processor cause the controller to receive data indicative of a force load acting on the axle and adjust the airflow regulator to cause the airflow regulator to control the tire pressure of the inflatable tire based on the data indicative of the force load acting on the axle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Rodney P. Ehrlich
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Publication number: 20170349010Abstract: An apparatus for mounting an object within a tire includes a ply having a first side for mounting against an innerliner of the tire and a pedestal extending upwards from a second side of the ply. The pedestal has a recessed planar top surface, with an elongated front cavity, an elongated rear cavity, and a substantially cylindrical central cavity disposed therein. The substantially cylindrical cavity is defined by an internal sidewall. The internal sidewall includes mating structure selected from the group consisting of threads and a plurality of downwardly extending slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: Bridgestone Americas Tire Opertation, LLCInventors: Paul B. Wilson, John D. Rensel
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Publication number: 20170349011Abstract: The present invention provides a device for hydraulically demounting a tire of a heavy duty vehicle consisting of a tire (6) and a rim (8), wherein, a plurality of oil cylinder installation holes (5) are evenly distributed on the periphery of an end face of an integrated side seat ring (4), a hydraulic oil cylinder (1) is disposed above each of the oil cylinder installation holes (5), the position of each of the oil cylinder installation holes (5) corresponds to the position of bead heel of the tire (7), the integrated side seat ring (4) is disposed on a face of the rim (8) that is in contact with the tire, the hydraulic oil cylinder (1) is provided with an oil cylinder ejecting rod (2), one end of the oil cylinder ejecting rod (2) that is inserted into one of the oil cylinder installation holes (5) is connected to a T-type cylindrical pushing plate (3), and the T-type cylindrical pushing plate (3) is located closely to the bead heel of the tire (7), and each of the oil cylinder installation holes (5) is provType: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: SHANGHAI LIKANG INTERNATIONAL TRADING., LTD.Inventor: Songqian GAO
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Publication number: 20170349012Abstract: A tool for seating a tubeless tire on a rim using pressurized gas includes a cylindrical pressure tank with a nozzle affixed to it, and a rapid opening gas valve. The nozzle includes a jet configured to receive pressurized gas from the cylindrical pressure vessel into a chamber of the nozzle. As the stream of gas enters the chamber, the Venturi effect causes air to enter the chamber through air intake ports and the stream of gas and air from the air intake ports is blown out of the outlet of the nozzle. The tire is seated on the rim by positioning the system so that the air from the nozzle rapidly blows into the tire between the bead of the tire and the rim upon the valve being opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: Gaither Tool Company, IncorporatedInventor: Daniel Kunau
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Publication number: 20170349013Abstract: The present invention provides a tow bar assembly, which may be retrofitted to a dolly while maintaining convenient space saving properties of permanently fitted tow bars. The novel tow bar assembly includes a tow bar, a shaft and a biasing member, such as a spring, biasing the tow bar towards an upright orientation about an axis of revolution. The shaft has a first end and a second end, which opposes the first end. The shaft connects the tow bar to the dolly from the ends so as to provide rotation of the tow bar in respect to the dolly about the axis of revolution. The shaft features an inner cavity, which extends along the axis of revolution. The biasing member is arranged into the cavity of the shaft and rotationally secured thereto. The shaft also features a first end plug at the first end of the shaft for enclosing the biasing member to the cavity. The first end plug rotationally locks the biasing member to the dolly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: K. Hartwall Oy AbInventor: Jack Grönholm
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Publication number: 20170349014Abstract: An anhydrous ammonia trailer hitch incorporating a base; a vehicle mounting receiver hitch fixedly attached to and extending forwardly from the base; a bolt mounted to the base, the bolt being adapted for moving between latching and releasing positions; a release plate having a first eye fitted for receiving the bolt, the bolt extending into the eye upon movement to the latching position; a remotely actuatable linear motion actuator connected operatively to the bolt for moving the bolt between the latching and releasing position; a tongue mount fixedly attached to the release plate; and at least a first safety chain mount fixedly attached to the release plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Kevin C. Parks, John Froese
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Publication number: 20170349015Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a trailer alignment device intended to facilitate the backing up of an automobile to align a hitch of the automobile with a towable trailer. The alignment device further provides for trailer stabilization by providing for a second point of attachment for the trailer to the automobile.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: METRO STUCKO
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Publication number: 20170349016Abstract: A trailer hitch assembly for a vehicle includes a tubular beam, a trailer hitch, and a barrel nut. The tubular beam includes a first end sized for disposal within a first vehicle frame bracket, a second end sized for disposal within a second vehicle frame bracket, and a lowered portion therebetween. The tubular beam defines a through-hole at one of the ends. The trailer hitch is mounted to the lowered portion. The barrel nut extends through the through-hole, is secured to the tubular beam, and defines a cavity. The first vehicle frame bracket may define a first ring sized to receive the first end of the tubular beam. The second vehicle frame bracket may define a second ring sized to receive the second end of the tubular beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Marcus Jordan