Patents Issued in January 18, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180015699
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal-bonded substrate and, more specifically, to a metal-bonded substrate in which the bonding force between a nonconductive substrate and a metal layer bonded to each other is remarkably improved. To this end, the present invention provides a metal-bonded substrate comprising: a substrate; a metal layer formed on the substrate; and a self-assembled monomolecular layer formed between the substrate and the metal layer, and composed of a silane chemically linking the substrate and the metal layer, wherein the end group of the silane is composed of an aminosilane containing a saturated or unsaturated hetero atom of a six-membered ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Corning Precision Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Gyeong Kim, Hyun Bin Kim, Sung Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20180015700
    Abstract: A method for producing a medium includes forming a fiber assembly by discharging a raw material liquid of fibers from a nozzle to generate the fibers and depositing the fibers so as to surround a circumferential surface of a rotatable winder, and transferring the fiber assembly to a base member while rotating the rotatable winder. The circumferential surface of the rotatable winder has a plurality of belt-shaped projection portions extending in a direction along a rotation axis of the rotatable winder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: KOUJI IKEDA, TAICHI NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180015701
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions, structures, and methods for monoweb barrier films for cold-seal applications. The monoweb barrier film may include a core having a first side and a second side. Further, the monoweb barrier film may include a first skin layer immediate to the first side, wherein the first skin layer comprises an ethylene-vinyl-alcohol-based or a polyvinyl-alcohol-based coating that is receptive to one or more cold-seal adhesives. Further still, the monoweb barrier film may include a second skin layer immediate to the second side, wherein the second skin layer comprises a treated surface, wherein the first skin layer is antiblocking to the second skin layer in a reel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Jindal Films Americas LLC
    Inventors: Benoît Ambroise, François Gastineau, Laurent Chantraine
  • Publication number: 20180015702
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition, and also a multilayer composite having barrier properties, objects, in particular fuel containers, comprising the same, a process for producing the multilayer composite or the objects comprising the same and also the use of the multilayer composite or the objects for reducing the emission of volatile organic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Holger LUEHN
  • Publication number: 20180015703
    Abstract: A panel (1) has a layered structure including: a first outer layer (2), an intermediate layer (3), and a second outer layer (4). The second outer layer (4) has a buckling stress lower than a buckling stress of the first outer layer (2), and the first outer layer (2) and the second outer layer (4) each have a compression failure stress higher than the buckling stress of the second outer layer (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: EUGENIO FOSSAT, NICOLA GIULIETTI
  • Publication number: 20180015704
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transparent film for flooring comprises a polyvinyl chloride resin and a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Hae-Seung KO, Woo-Kyung JANG
  • Publication number: 20180015705
    Abstract: A structural component includes a composite laminate built up of layers of carbon fibers, wherein the layers of carbon fibers are oriented in different directions and wherein the carbon fibers are surrounded by a conductive polymer resin. The carbon fibers of at least one of the layers include an electrically insulating coating, and wherein at least one of the coated carbon fibers extend through its respective layer to form an electrical connection between ends of the layer spaced apart from one another. With an ion-transmissive insulation coating the carbon fibers form anodes such that, together with a metal layer provided with the composite laminate forming an cathode, the structural is enabled to additionally form an integrated composite power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Peter LINDE, Leif ASP, Dan ZENKERT
  • Publication number: 20180015706
    Abstract: Disclosed is a laminate for automotive interior material which includes a vinyl chloride resin layer and a tape, where no mark appears at a portion where the tape is laminated even when the laminate is lined with a foamed polyurethane layer and heated. The disclosed laminate for automotive interior material includes a vinyl chloride resin layer and a tape disposed on one side in a thickness direction of the vinyl chloride resin layer, wherein the tape includes a substrate having a fiber woven structure and an adhesive layer, and wherein the adhesive layer is positioned closer to the vinyl chloride resin layer than the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takanori FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20180015707
    Abstract: A resin composition which can suppress the deterioration of performances of a multilayer structure due to moisture absorption regardless that the multilayer structure includes a hygroscopic layer whose performance is deteriorated due to moisture absorption, and a multilayer structure including a layer of the resin composition, are provided. Since the resin composition contains a hydrate-forming alkaline earth metal salt having a specific water absorption property, a multilayer structure comprising a layer of the resin composition can exhibit moisture resistance as a whole of the multilayer structure without affecting the appearance thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shouichi KANI
  • Publication number: 20180015708
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of preventing corrosion of mating surfaces of components. The method comprising impregnating a polyester based carrier with an anaerobic acrylic adhesive to form an impregnated carrier and spraying a pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive on one surface of the impregnated carrier to form an impregnated carrier having a pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive layer, which is protected using a protective silicon release liner to configure a pasting surface. The pasting surface is pasted on a first component, such that pasting layer is in contact with first component. A second component is abutted to first component with the impregnated carrier there between and force is applied on first and second components such that the anaerobic acrylic adhesive oozes out from the impregnated carrier and coats both mating surfaces in absence of oxygen to commence and complete curing of anaerobic acrylic adhesive on the mating surfaces of the first and the second components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Babu MAHENDRAN, Rahul Zumbarlal LALWANI
  • Publication number: 20180015709
    Abstract: To acquire a stretchable sheet having air permeability due to the presence of through-holes, with no hole formed through outer layers. There are provided: interposing a resilient film (30) that stretches and contracts, in a stretched state between a first sheet layer (21) having no elasticity and a second sheet layer (22) having no elasticity; and joining the first sheet layer (21) and the second sheet layer (22) together with a number of joints directly or through the resilient film by melting the resilient film (30) with ultrasonic fusion energy applied by a thermal fusion device from the outside of the first sheet layer (21) and the outside of the second sheet layer (22) to a number of joint regions with intervals, during the interposing. The resilient film (30) is supplied around a counter roll (63) so as to be supplied around the anvil roll (60), and the anvil roll (60) is accelerated to be faster than the counter roll (63) in peripheral speed to stretch the resilient film (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Tomonari TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180015710
    Abstract: A structural panel for an aircraft nacelle may comprise a first skin, a second skin, and a core sandwiched between them. A disbond may be present between the first skin and the core. A plurality of layers of blueprint film adhesive may be positioned over the disbond. The structural panel may be vacuum bagged, and the blueprint film adhesive may be heated. The blueprint film adhesive may flow through perforations in the first skin and bond the first skin to the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: ROHR, INC
    Inventors: Andrew L. Joslyn, John Oum, Samadi Yoeuth
  • Publication number: 20180015711
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a fingerprint identification module and a method for manufacturing the same, and relates to the field of fingerprint identification technologies. The fingerprint identification module is obtained by dicing a board-level module, and includes a fingerprint identification chip, a filling material, a color coating and a cover. The color coating is disposed between the filling material and the cover, and the fingerprint identification chip is inversely attached in a hollow area of the filling material in a vacuum environment. The fingerprint identification module has a simple structure and is easy to manufacture. By using the method, the bubbles between the fingerprint identification chip and the cover are effectively eliminated, and the manufacture efficiency of the fingerprint identification module is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Baoquan WU, Wei LONG
  • Publication number: 20180015712
    Abstract: An ignition coil includes a magnetically-permeable core; a primary winding disposed outward of the core; a secondary winding disposed outward of the primary winding, inductively coupled to the primary winding, and terminating at one end thereof in a low-voltage end and terminates at another end thereof in a high-voltage which is electrically connected directly to a terminal through an electrically conductive polymer; and a case defining an interior having an interior surface such that the core, the primary winding, and the secondary winding are received within the interior of the case such that the at least one of the low-voltage end and the high-voltage end, the terminal, and the electrically conductive polymer are disposed within the recess and such that the electrically conductive polymer is in direct contact with the interior surface within the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Albert Anthony Skinner, Harry Oliver Levers, JR., Mary A. Skinner, Marco Meza
  • Publication number: 20180015713
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer structure including a base (X) and a layer (Y) stacked on the base (X). The layer (Y) contains a reaction product (D) of an aluminum-containing compound (A) and a phosphorus compound (B), and the reaction product (D) has an average particle diameter of 5 to 70 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: KURARAY., CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka INUBUSHI, Ryoichi SASAKI, Masahiko OTA
  • Publication number: 20180015714
    Abstract: A screen printing apparatus for screen printing onto a substrate comprises: a printing screen unit, with a printing screen and a frame for holding the printing screen in a substantially planar primary configuration; a support for the substrate; and a moveable print head for contacting and sweeping across a printing region of a first surface of the printing screen; an engagement structure mounted to contact a region of a surface of the printing screen which lies outside any part of the printing region which is drivable to move a portion of the printing screen in a direction orthogonal to the screen. Moving the screen away from the substrate improves separation between the printing screen and substrate. Moving the screen towards the substrate before printing can pre-tension the screen to reduce the tension which the print head has to overcome. Controlled movement of the screen towards and away from the substrate can reduce tension applied to the screen, and thus improve its working life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Tom FALCON
  • Publication number: 20180015715
    Abstract: A sheet-guiding drum in a sheet-processing machine, comprises a gripper system, a gripper shaft, and a gripper tube. A method for producing a gripper system is also disclosed. The sheet-guiding drum further improves the sheet transport process, in particular the turning process, in sheet-processing machines. The problem addressed by the invention is in particular the provision of a low-wear rolling-element bearing that preferably eliminates the aforementioned disadvantages and, in particular, meets all further boundary conditions. This problem is solved in that the gripper tube is assembled from tube segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Frank SCHUMANN, Lutz HALBACH, Christian ZIEGENBALG, Uwe BECKER, Jorg SEEFELD, Gunter PETER
  • Publication number: 20180015716
    Abstract: In one example, a printed output inspection unit (300) for a web printing system (100). The inspection unit has a first L-inverter (310) disposed in a first plane (315), and a second L-inverter (320) disposed in a second plane (325) offset from the first plane in a direction orthogonal to the first plane. The inspection unit (300) also has an inspection area (340,350) between the first and second L-inverters to view a side (307,309) of a web substrate (305), the inspection area extending in the direction orthogonal to the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Moshe Havive
  • Publication number: 20180015717
    Abstract: Provided are a liquid jet head with which the size-reduction can be achieved, while the resistance of wiring formed on a wiring plate such as a sealing plate is lowered, and a method for manufacturing the liquid jet head. The liquid jet head includes: a sealing plate 33 having a first surface 41 to which a pressure chamber-forming plate 29 including multiple piezoelectric elements 32 is joined and a second surface 42 which is on a side opposite from the first surface 41 and to which a drive IC 34 that outputs signals for driving the piezoelectric elements 32 is joined, wherein a lower surface-side embedded wire 51 connected to a common wire 38 common to the driving elements 32 are formed on the first surface 41 of the sealing plate 33, and the lower surface-side embedded wire 51 is at least partially embedded in the sealing plate 33.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Shuichi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20180015718
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The device comprises discharge units each including a discharge element and a driving unit configured to drive the discharge element, and a terminal unit configured to supply a power supply to the discharge units via a wiring line. The discharge units includes a first discharge unit including a first discharge element of the discharge elements and a first driving unit of the driving units and a second discharge unit including a second discharge element of the discharge elements and a second driving unit of the driving units. A length of a current path from the terminal unit to the first discharge unit is larger than a length of a current path from the terminal unit to the second discharge unit and a resistance of the first driving unit is lower than a resistance of the second driving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Makoto Takagi
  • Publication number: 20180015719
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for subdividing and printing regions of a substrate with multiple print heads or multiple print head assemblies which substantially decreases printing time is described. The method includes a feathering method which reduces overlap artifacts which is useful in any printing situation where adjacent regions are printed that could be misaligned, offset, or have slightly different colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: S Dana Seccombe
  • Publication number: 20180015720
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a head that ejects an ink while moving in an X direction, a plurality of liquid retention portions that are arranged in a direction that intersects the X direction and retain the ink, a mounting portion in which the plurality of liquid retention portions are mounted, and a plurality of flow channels that are provided in the mounting portion and supply the ink to the head from the plurality of liquid retention portions, in which the plurality of liquid retention portions include a liquid retention portion that retains a black ink, and, among flow channel lengths of the plurality of flow channels, the flow channel length of a flow channel that supplies the black ink is shortest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Haruki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180015721
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a substrate in which at least four inlets to which a liquid is supplied are arranged, and an ejection port forming member provided with an ejection port from which the liquid supplied to the inlets is ejected and provided in the substrate. The inlets are each formed along a first direction and are arranged in a second direction which crosses the first direction. A plurality of inter-inlet areas sandwiched between the inlets adjacent to each other has at least two types of areas different in distance between the inlets adjacent to each other, and, among the inter-inlet areas, an area positioned on each of both ends of the substrate is different from an area in which the distance between the inlets is the shortest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Yuji Tamaru, Yuichiro Akama, Naoko Tsujiuchi, Sayaka Seki
  • Publication number: 20180015722
    Abstract: A liquid ejection method includes ejecting liquid from an ejection opening, using a liquid ejection head including a heating surface configured to heat the liquid and the ejection opening corresponding to the heating surface, by heating the liquid with the heating surface to produce a bubble communicating with air through the ejection opening such that at least a part of the heating surface is exposed to the air through the ejection opening, wherein the liquid is heated with the heating surface for 0.5 microseconds or shorter to produce a bubble communicating with the air through the ejection opening such that at least a part of the heating surface is exposed to the air through the ejection opening, in order to eject the liquid from the ejection opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Shintaro Kasai, Yoshiyuki Nakagawa, Akiko Saito, Shinji Kishikawa
  • Publication number: 20180015723
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a print element substrate provided with a plurality of energy generation elements configured to apply energy for discharging a liquid, a discharge port forming member provided with a plurality of discharge ports which face the energy generation elements and are configured to discharge the liquid, and a plurality of first partitions which extend between the print element substrate and the discharge port forming member, and are configured to partition pressure chambers including the energy generation elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Takuro Yamazaki, Yoshiyuki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20180015724
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus is provided, including a liquid discharge head including: an upper substrate, a plurality of piezoelectric elements, an intermediate substrate, a lower substrate and a plurality of individual traces arranged on the upper substrate and extending toward the contacts arranged on the one end side in the second direction from the plurality of piezoelectric elements respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Kyohei Naito, Shohei Koide, Jiro Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20180015725
    Abstract: A printer has a print head check unit that performs an ink ejection check to confirm whether or not ink is being ejected normally from nozzles, the printer sets a flag F to 1 so as to start an ink ejection check and starts a paper feed process. When the processes has been terminated, the printer starts printing. Accordingly, ink ejection check takes place concurrently with the paper feed process, the overall time required for the processes can be reduced. In this way, the overall time required for the processes of the ejection check of the print recording liquid and an image forming process can be reduced. Further, the ink ejection check may be performed in parallel with or partly overlapping with a process of receiving print data, a process of conversion into print data, a process of ejecting paper after printing, or a flashing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Seiji IZUO
  • Publication number: 20180015726
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes: a conveyor; an inkjet head configured to eject ink from a nozzle to a tablet conveyed by the conveyor to perform printing; an ink tank configured to contain the ink to be supplied to the inkjet head; a moving device configured to change the height of the ink tank; and a control unit configured to control the moving device. The control unit controls the moving device to change the height of the ink tank based on a use amount of the ink figured out in advance to maintain a head difference between the height of the liquid level of the ink in the ink tank and the height of a nozzle forming surface, where the nozzle is formed in the inkjet head, at a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi AOYAGI, Azusa HIRANO, Yasutsugu TSURUOKA
  • Publication number: 20180015727
    Abstract: A technique of enhancing attachment of a liquid supply unit to a liquid ejection device is provided. A first ink cartridge 100a and a second ink cartridge 100b are attached to a carriage 27 of a printing device 10 via a holder structure 200. Each of the first and the second ink cartridges 100a and 100b includes a circuit substrate 130 having a plurality of terminals 151 to 159 which are electrically connected with a device-side terminal assembly 250 provided on the holder structure 200. Each of the first and the second ink cartridges 100a and 100b also includes a main engagement part 120 configured to engage with a lever member 230 of the holder structure 200 as an engaged part, such as to limit motion of the circuit substrate 130 away from the holder structure 200. The circuit substrate 130 includes a first terminal 151 and a second terminal 152 located on respective ends in an array direction of the terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki SHIOTA, Atsushi KOBAYASHI, Tadahiro MIZUTANI, Shun OYA
  • Publication number: 20180015728
    Abstract: To provide an ink cartridge capable of accomplishing satisfactory electrical connection relative to a printer main assembly An ink cartridge 1 detachably mountable to a cartridge mounting portion 33 provided with an ink receiving tube 52 and a plurality of electrical connecting portions 55, the ink cartridge 1 including a tube inserting portion 8 into which the receiving tube 52 is insertable, a substrate 3 provided on a front side 2c in a position above the tube inserting portion 8, a plurality of electrical contacts 4 electrically connectable with the plurality of electrical connecting portions 55, the electrical contacts 4 being arranged on the substrate 3 in a direction crossing with a direction from a bottom surface 2b toward an upper surface 2a
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuo Nanjo, Yasuo Kotaki, Kenta Udagawa, Hiroshi Koshikawa, Wataru Takahashi, Koichi Kubo, Shigeki Fukui, Naozumi Nabeshima, Soji Kondo, Masafumi Seki, Kazuya Yoshii, Satoshi Kimura, Kyosuke Toda
  • Publication number: 20180015729
    Abstract: In some examples, a cartridge includes a printhead comprising a fluid feed slot, a fluid chamber formed between a nozzle layer and a passivation layer, the fluid chamber fluidically coupling the fluid feed slot and a nozzle of the nozzle layer, and a printhead-integrated sensor to sense a property of a fluid in the fluid chamber, the sensor including a ground electrode exposed to the fluid chamber through an opening in the passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Patrick Leonard, Adam L. Ghozeil
  • Publication number: 20180015730
    Abstract: The object of the invention is the provision of apparatuses and methods for stable direct printing of continuous films or discreet structures on a substrate using an internal pneumatic shutter. The invention uses an aerodynamic focusing technique, with a print head comprising an aerosolization source, a flow cell, an aerodynamic lens system, and a pneumatic shutter assembly. The method uses an interchangeable and variable aerodynamic lens system mounted in the flow cell, and an annularly flowing sheath gas to produce a highly collimated micrometer-size stream of aerosolized droplets. The lens system is comprised of a single-orifice or multi-orifice lens coupled to a converging fluid dispense nozzle. A liquid atomizer with temperature control is used to produce an aerosol size distribution that overlaps the functional range of the aerodynamic lens system. The shutter assembly can be attached directly to the print head, or mounted external to the print head in a control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Integrated Deposition Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcelino Essien, David Michael Keicher
  • Publication number: 20180015731
    Abstract: A fluid ejection device includes a fluid slot, a fluid ejection chamber communicated with the fluid slot, a drop ejecting element within the fluid ejection chamber, a fluid circulation channel communicated at a first end with the fluid slot and communicated at a second end with the fluid ejection chamber, a fluid circulating element within the fluid circulation channel, and a particle tolerant architecture within the fluid circulation channel at the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Nick McGuinness, Lawrence H White, Paul A Richards
  • Publication number: 20180015732
    Abstract: A fluid ejection die has a substrate through which an array of fluid feed holes is formed. The fluid feed holes are separated by ribs. Each fluid feed hole is to guide fluid to an array of drop generators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Chien Hua Chen, Michael W Cumbie, Erik D Torniainen
  • Publication number: 20180015733
    Abstract: A printing system comprises a processor to obtain image data comprising first image data defining a first color plane of the image and comprising second image data defining a second color plane of the image. The processor is to manipulate the image data such that the second color plane is shifted relative to the first color plane in a media axis direction of a printer. The printing system comprises a printer to print the manipulated image data with the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Developement Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Joan Albert Jorba Closa, Antonio Gracia Verdugo, Marina Cantero Lazaro
  • Publication number: 20180015734
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a thermal head having improved sealability. [Solution] A thermal head X1 includes a substrate 7, a heat storage layer 13 disposed on the substrate 7 and including a bulging portion 13a, heating elements 9 disposed on the bulging portion 13a, a protective layer 25 disposed on the heating elements 9, and a covering layer 27 disposed on the protective layer 25. The covering layer 27 includes a first portion 27a disposed apart from the bulging portion 13a, and a second portion 27b disposed between the bulging portion 13a and the first portion 27a. The height of the second portion 27b from the substrate 7 is smaller than the height of the first portion 27a from the substrate 7. Thus, the sealability of the thermal head X1 can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Yui TANAKA, Youichi MOTO
  • Publication number: 20180015735
    Abstract: Thermal printheads need a power and/or a data cable to deliver energy to the thermal printhead to print. With a wireless thermal printhead, however, a printer can run without using a power or a data cable. By removing the cable, benefits include shrinking the printer size, increasing durability of the printer and making it easier to change a thermal printhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Zhiyong Liu, Kian Kiat Chua
  • Publication number: 20180015736
    Abstract: An electric cross-talk, ECT, effect of laser-diode array is measured by capturing a first image of a first laser spot of a first laser diode with a second laser diode being turned off (10) and a second image of a second laser spot of the first laser diode while switching on the second laser diode (20). A spot-energy ratio is determined (30) by processing the images, and an ECT-coupling coefficient on the first laser diode is calculated (40) by switching the second laser diode. Compensating for the ECT effect includes determining a signal for predicting the ECT effect on the first laser diode by switching the second laser diode, and generating a driving signal based on a desired current profile and the ECT-prediction signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Oron Ambar, Yuval Yunger, Haim Vladomirski
  • Publication number: 20180015737
    Abstract: There is provided an intermediate unit including a transportation path along which a paper sheet, on which printing has been performed by a printing unit that performs printing on the paper sheet as a medium by using liquid, can be transported to a post processing unit that performs post processing on the paper sheet, in which the transportation path is provided with a drying unit that accelerates the drying of the paper sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Yutaro HARADA, Kohei UENO, Akinori MUROMACHI, Hidetoshi KODAMA, Kazuyoshi OHASHI, Tsuyoshi FURUMIDO, Hirohisa ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20180015738
    Abstract: There is provided a post processing device including a mounting portion on which a medium is temporarily mounted, a post processing unit that performs post processing on the medium mounted on the mounting portion, a discharging tray on which the medium is stacked after being discharged, and a suppressing unit that suppresses deformation of the medium mounted on the mounting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Hidetoshi KODAMA, Hirohisa ADACHI, Yutaro HARADA
  • Publication number: 20180015739
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a conveying portion, a printing portion, and a controller. The controller controls the conveying portion and the printing portion based on first data and second data. The controller is configured to generate a first print label set and a second print label set. The first print label set includes first label portion on which printing is performed based on one piece of the first data and non-label portion on which printing is performed based on one piece of the second data adjacent to the first label portion. The second print label set includes second label portion on which printing is performed based on remaining one piece of the first data and non-label portion on which printing is performed based on remaining one piece of the second data adjacent to the second label portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Yongqi Sun
  • Publication number: 20180015740
    Abstract: A post-processing device is provided with a post-processing unit which performs post-processing of a recording medium on which recording is performed, a transport path through which the recording medium is transported, or a deformation suppressing unit which suppresses deformation of the recording medium on a mounting unit on which the recording medium is mounted, in which the deformation suppressing unit is controlled based on a predetermined parameter related to recording processing with respect to the recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Hidetoshi KODAMA, Yutaro HARADA, Hirohisa ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20180015741
    Abstract: A platen includes: a plurality of supporting portions capable of supporting a sheet; negative pressure chambers, to which a negative pressure is supplied, so as to suck a sheet facing the supporting portions to the supporting portions; and ink receiver and that receive ink ejected from a printhead to the outside of the sheet supported by the supporting portions. The plurality of supporting portions are arranged in a sheet width direction (i.e., an X direction) transverse a sheet conveyance direction. The plurality of negative pressure chambers are disposed in a manner corresponding to the plurality of supporting portions, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Takahide Onuma, Tetsuji Kurata, Seiji Ogasawara, Masakazu Tsukuda, Yasunori Saito
  • Publication number: 20180015742
    Abstract: A tape has one or more first areas and one or more second areas. One of the second areas is connected to each of the first areas, and is shorter than the first areas in a direction. A control unit controls to print on a first area of the tape and to cut a second area. In some examples, the tape is divided into two portions by pre-cut contours. A control unit controls to divide one of the portions into two parts and to print on at least one of the parts. Additionally or alternatively, a tape may include a first sheet and a second sheet. The second sheet pasted on the first sheet, is divided into a first area and a second area by a slit, and has a perforation line. A control unit controls to print on the second sheet, and to cut partially through the tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Harumitsu Inoue, Shimako Nakai
  • Publication number: 20180015743
    Abstract: A NFC communication unit 10 for communication by contactless near-field communication is disposed to a third side 23 of the printer case 2. The roll paper printer 1 can be used in a first orientation 1A in which the third side 23 (first surface) where the NFC communication unit 10 is located is at the front, and in a second orientation 1B in which the third side 23 is at the top. The NFC communication unit 10 is disposed to a corner where the third side 23 (first surface) and the first side 21 (second surface) connect. A display unit 9 and recording paper exit 3 are also disposed at this corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki ISHIMORI
  • Publication number: 20180015744
    Abstract: Provided is a control unit of a conveying apparatus, the conveying apparatus including: a conveying unit that conveys recording paper along a conveyance path; and an imaging unit that images the recording paper, wherein the control unit detects conveyance information of the recording paper based on image information of a plurality of different regions in image information of the recording paper P imaged by the imaging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Kenichi MATSUMOTO, Masashi ISHIMARU, Yoshihisa NEGISHI, Yoshihiro HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20180015745
    Abstract: A method for controlling a printing machine including a revolving transport device for transporting a substrate, includes continuously scanning the surface of the transport device using a detection device, evaluating measured results to find defects on the surface, saving the defects in a data memory and outputting information on the defects. The method advantageously provides an operator with targeted information on defect type, defect location and defect frequency and thus allows a targeted elimination of defects, which may increase the overall productivity of the printing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: ARNO JUENGER, ALBERT MAUL, WOLFGANG DOLZ, PETER THOMA, THOMAS SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20180015746
    Abstract: An electrophotographic image formation apparatus capable of forming an image on a recording medium, comprising: a first swinging roller and a first deviation sensor disposed between a secondary transfer roller and a first bent portion; a second bent portion disposed upstream of the first bent portion and changing the direction in which the recording medium is transported; a second swinging roller and a second deviation sensor disposed between the first bent portion and the second bent portion; and a control unit which controls an amount of movement of the first swinging roller based on a first detected positional value of the recording medium sensed by the first deviation sensor and controls an amount of movement of the second swinging roller based on a second detected positional value of the recording medium sensed by the second deviation sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshiteru KAWAKAMI, Yasuo SHIOKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180015747
    Abstract: A medium, of which skew is appropriately corrected, is fed from an intermediate unit to a post processing unit so as to suppress an adverse effect of the skew of the medium in the post processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Hidetoshi KODAMA, Kazuyoshi OHASHI, Hirohisa ADACHI, Akinori MUROMACHI
  • Publication number: 20180015748
    Abstract: A tape includes a release sheet, a main label portion, and a subordinate label portion. The release sheet has an elongated rectangular shape having a length in a first direction greater than a length in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The main label portion is affixed to the release sheet and contains a fold line extending in one of the first direction and the second direction. The subordinate label portion is affixed to the release sheet and is arrayed with the main label portion in one of the first and the second directions. The subordinate label portion is separate from the main label portion, or is integrally connected to the main label portion through a portion having a width smaller than that of the subordinate label portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kato, Shimako Nakai