Patents Issued in February 13, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200047516
    Abstract: A production system acquires a plan of production of plural types of products to he produced through sequential attachment of prints, determines an order of production of the prints to be attached to the plural types of products, respectively, and produces the prints in the determined production order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka KIUCHI, Hajime AIKYO, Mitsuhiro MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200047517
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a printing apparatus is provided which comprises an image forming unit to form an ink image on a transfer member; a heater to heat the ink image on the transfer member; a transfer unit to transfer the ink image on the transfer member to a print medium; a conveyer to convey the print medium; and a controller to control the image forming so as to complete the heating when the print medium conveyed by the conveyer is to be stopped at a predetermined position, stop the conveyance when the heating is completed before the print medium arrives at the predetermined position, and continue the conveyance when the heating is not completed before the print medium arrives at the predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Shinya Kogure
  • Publication number: 20200047518
    Abstract: A printer includes a printing portion configured to print on a print medium, a ribbon supply shaft configured to hold an ink ribbon to be supplied to the printing portion, a ribbon roll up shaft configured to roll up the used ink ribbon, a printing unit provided swingably, the printing unit having a thermal head that constitutes the printing portion, and a partition member swingably provided in the printing unit, the partition member partitioning the ink ribbon and the print medium, and the ribbon supply shaft is provided in the partition member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki KAKUI, Takayoshi JINNOUCHI, Hideyuki MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20200047519
    Abstract: Systems and methods for laser printing product codes on products include, in at least one aspect, a system including: a laser marking device that directs a laser beam to dwell at different locations to form marks on the products; and a controller that obtains a code to be printed, groups discrete symbols in the code with each other into separate symbol groups based on locations of the discrete symbols in the code, organizes symbol(s) in each respective symbol group into one or more stripes in a direction perpendicular to a direction of motion of the products, adds extra distance or time delay between stripes in at least one of the separate symbol groups to prevent clipping of a symbol by the laser marking device by the laser marking device's print aperture, and causes the laser marking device to direct the laser beam in accordance with the separate symbol groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Andrew Yohn
  • Publication number: 20200047520
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a print unit configured to discharge ink onto a transfer member and form an ink image; a drying promotion unit configured to promote drying of the ink image on the transfer member; an absorption unit configured to absorb a liquid component from the ink image after drying promotion; and a transfer unit configured to transfer the ink image on the transfer member, whose liquid component is absorbed by the absorption unit, onto a print medium. The drying promotion unit includes: a first heating unit configured to radiate radiant heat to the ink image on the transfer member; and an airflow generating unit configured to generate an airflow flowing in a widthwise direction of the transfer member on the ink image on the transfer member heated by the first heating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Ryosuke Sato, Yusuke Nakaya, Takuto Moriguchi
  • Publication number: 20200047521
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a feeder that feeds a medium in a feeding direction, a head including a row of nozzles arranged side by side in the feeding direction and movable in a scanning direction, an irradiator that radiates light onto a region longer in the feeding direction than the nozzle row and that is movable in the scanning direction together with the head, and a controller that alternatingly causes the head to move in the scanning direction and concurrently the nozzles to discharge ink while causing the irradiator to radiate the light, and the feeder to feed the medium in the feeding direction. The controller is capable of dividing the nozzle row into an upstream-side nozzle row and a downstream-side nozzle row located on a downstream side in the feeding direction from the upstream-side nozzle row, and individually controlling discharge of ink from the nozzles of each of the upstream-side nozzle row and the downstream-side nozzle row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Masanori ISHIHARA, Yuta FUJISAWA, Toyohisa NAKAO
  • Publication number: 20200047522
    Abstract: A lamp array for drying liquid ink on a media in a printing apparatus. The printing apparatus includes a transport system arranged to move the media through the printing apparatus in a process direction. The lamp array includes a plurality of lamps, each lamp of the plurality of lamps having a longitudinal axis arranged in a direction parallel to the process direction and adjacent to the transport system, wherein the plurality of lamps are equidistantly positioned substantially across a cross process width of the transport system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Roger G. LEIGHTON, Paul M. FROMM, Robert P. HERLOSKI
  • Publication number: 20200047523
    Abstract: In an example of recording medium identification method, a digital image of a line or a dot printed on a recording medium with a printer is captured by an image sensor. From the digital image, a microprocessor (operatively connected to the image sensor), digitally measures a width of the line, a diameter of the dot, an area of the dot, or a perimeter of the dot. The microprocessor identifies a type of the recording medium based on the width, the diameter, the area, or the perimeter. In response to the identification of the type of the recording medium, a print setting for the type of the recording medium is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Jayprakash C. Bhatt, Matthew Thornberry
  • Publication number: 20200047524
    Abstract: A printing apparatus is provided and includes: a platen that supports a medium; an inkjet head provided to face the medium, the inkjet head ejecting an ink containing a charge controlling agent toward the medium by driving a drive element to land the charged ink droplet, which becomes a polarity of one of the positive polarity and the negative polarity, on the medium; and a voltage applying part that applies to at least one of the platen and the medium to have the other polarity of the positive polarity and the negative polarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masaru OHNISHI
  • Publication number: 20200047525
    Abstract: In an example, a media conveyor includes a media support platform having a suction hole, and a valve to selectively close the suction hole. A valve actuator to actuate the valve includes an air tube having an air inlet and a seal to selectively seal the air inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel GUTIERREZ GARCIA, Roger TERRADELLAS CALLAU, Raimon CASTELLS DE MONET
  • Publication number: 20200047526
    Abstract: An image recording apparatus for recording an image on a sheet includes a recording section which records the image on the sheet in a transport passage for transporting the sheet in a transport direction and multiple plates which are spaced apart from each other in a widthwise direction. These multiple plates include a first type of plate and a second type of plate. Plates of a first type of plate are configured to overlap a sheet when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction and the widthwise direction, while plates of the second type of plate do not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Kenji Samoto
  • Publication number: 20200047527
    Abstract: Described is an assembly of a guiding structure and a print head carriage, the print head carriage comprising a base carriage controllably movable relative to the guiding structure along a first horizontal axis, the print head carriage comprising a sub-carriage controllably movable relative to the base carriage along a second horizontal axis. The print head carriage comprises an intermediate carriage controllably movable relative to the base carriage along a vertical axis, the sub-carriage mounted on the intermediate carriage for moving together with the intermediate carriage relative to the base carriage, the sub-carriage controllably movable relative to the intermediate carriage along the second horizontal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: OCE HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Fabian T. Rosenboom, Wilhelmus H.J. Nellen
  • Publication number: 20200047528
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printing apparatus that includes a printhead which discharges ink and a carriage which supports the printhead, a lifting unit configured to lift the printhead from the carriage, and a guide unit configured to guide the lifting unit to move in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Seiji Suzuki, Takashi Horiba, Masahito Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20200047529
    Abstract: There is provided with a printing apparatus. A transfer member cyclically passes a formation area and a transfer area of an ink image. A print unit forms an ink image on the transfer member by discharging ink to the transfer member in the formation area. A conveyance drum conveys a print medium and to which an ink image is transferred from the transfer member in the transfer area. A cleaning unit cleans the conveyance drum at a cleaning position where the cleaning unit contacts the conveyance drum. A displacing unit separates the cleaning unit from the cleaning position when the print medium passes the cleaning position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Ryosuke Araki, Shunya Sunouchi
  • Publication number: 20200047530
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a printing apparatus includes a printhead having a plurality of chips each including a plurality of nozzle arrays which are arranged in a predetermined nozzle array direction and each of which is formed from a plurality of nozzles and energy generation elements provided in correspondence with the nozzles of each nozzle array and each configured to generate energy used for discharging ink The apparatus relatively moves the printhead and a print medium in a direction intersecting the nozzle array direction, reads a predetermined test pattern printed on the print medium by driving the printhead, analyzes the read test pattern, calculates a slant of the printhead with respect to a reference based on a result of the analysis, and corrects the calculated slant of the printhead by moving the printhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Murayama, Shigeyasu Nagoshi, Daisuke Ishii
  • Publication number: 20200047531
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a carriage that can load multiple types of print heads, and is configured to print an image by causing the carriage to scan a printing sheet. In a case where the print head loaded on the carriage corresponds to a first head configuration, a first printing service using a first identifier to identify the printing apparatus is provided to a host device. In a case where the print head loaded on the carriage corresponds to a second head configuration being different from the first head configuration, a second printing service using a second identifier being different from the first identifier is provided to the host device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Akitoshi Yamada, Nobuyuki Bannai, Arata Miyagi, Ruriko Mikami, Nobuo Onuma
  • Publication number: 20200047532
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing printed shrinkable polymeric film substrates, by applying an ink or overprint varnish comprising self-crosslinking acrylic emulsions. The inks and overprint varnishes are rub, scratch, chemical, humidity/water, and heat resistant, as well as being resistant to repeated bending and folding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rob Deighton, Peter Salthouse, Gary Butler
  • Publication number: 20200047533
    Abstract: A transfer method is provided and includes a disposing step of disposing a transfer sheet and a medium in an inside of a sealed space formed by using a pressure welding sheet having flexibility in at least one part; a pressure welding step of suctioning the inside of the sealed space by a negative pressure and pressure welding the pressure welding sheet and the medium by the negative pressure to closely attach the transfer sheet and the medium; an irradiating step of softening an adhesive layer of the transfer sheet by irradiation of a light ray in a state in which the transfer sheet is closely attached to the medium by the pressure welding sheet and adhering the adhesive layer to the medium by a pressure welding force from the pressure welding sheet; and a peeling step of peeling off the transfer sheet from the medium after the irradiating step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masaru OHNISHI
  • Publication number: 20200047534
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to a fabric print medium. The fabric print medium can include a treated fabric base substrate, an adhesion promoting layer, and an image-receiving layer. The treated fabric base substrate can include a fabric base substrate having a water proofing treatment including a water-repellant agent applied thereto. The adhesion promoting layer can be applied to the treated fabric base substrate. The adhesion promoting layer can include a first polymeric binder and a physical networking component. The image-receiving layer can be applied to the adhesion promoting layer. The image-receiving layer can include a second polymeric binder and a particulate filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Xiaoqi ZHOU, Douglas KNIGHT, Xulong FU
  • Publication number: 20200047535
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to printable films. In one example, a printable film can include a transparent polymeric film substrate, an image receiving layer on a front surface of the transparent polymeric film substrate, and a light diffusing layer on a back surface of the transparent polymer film substrate. The image receiving layer can include polymerized vinyl chloride monomer blended with or copolymerized with a second polymerized monomer. The light diffusing layer can include particles of a first inorganic material, particles of a second inorganic material, and a binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Xiaoqi ZHOU, Mimi WANG, Francois K. PIRAYESH
  • Publication number: 20200047536
    Abstract: A sheet transfer apparatus for transferring a sheet is provided with a back receiver section that rotates a sheet to transfer, and a support section that supports the back face of the back receiver section swingably. By this means, the back receiver section is capable of rotating smoothly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Keiichi NAGASAWA, Tetsuya KAWASAKI, Tsukasa KONDOU
  • Publication number: 20200047537
    Abstract: Optically variable security devices, including security threads, patches, labels, strips, are disclosed herein. Certain security devices according to the present disclosure utilize a lens-less construction whereby multiple icon layers are coupled to produce a synthetic image or synthetic color that has an optically variable effect. Each icon layer includes an array of high-resolution icon elements that are aligned relative to each other and spaced apart from each other to produce the desired optically variable effect. Such security devices are particularly, though not exclusively, useful for authenticating security documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas G. Pearson, Benjamin E. Bleiman
  • Publication number: 20200047538
    Abstract: A security element (100, 101) and a value document (200, 201) having such a security element (100, 101) in the form of a strip having a first (1) and second polymer layer (2) are shown, baying a visually recognizable grid primed image (3), which is luminescent under UV radiation, between the first (1) and second layer (2), wherein the grid printed image (3) has an opacity and forms at least one imprint area (5) having a boundary contour (4) within the security element (100, 101). To increase the forgery protection, it is proposed that at least one of the two polymer layers (1, 2) have an opacity at least in the region of the boundary contour (4) of the imprint area (5) and be adapted in its opacity to the opacity of the imprint area (5), in order to diminish the visual recognizability of the boundary contour (4) of the imprint area (5) of the luminescent grid printed image (3) on the security element (100, 101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicants: Hueck Folien Gesellschaft M.B.H., Banque de France
    Inventors: Klaus SCHMIDEGG, Sonja LANDERTSHAMER, Fabrice CAPIEZ, Olivier MARTIN, Roger VILCOT, Michel BLANC
  • Publication number: 20200047539
    Abstract: A combination glove and marking device where the marking device is built into the forefinger portion of a glove and the applicator tip extends through an aperture located at the tip of the forefinger of the glove so that a user can mark an item such as a bingo card by simply pressing down with his or her forefinger. In an alternate embodiment, the marking device can be attached to the user's finger by one or more straps. The marking device includes an ink reservoir that is refillable by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Patrick Newsome
  • Publication number: 20200047540
    Abstract: A thermochromic writing instrument including a writing body, storing a thermochromic ink therein, stored in a barrel; an operation body provided in the barrel to be operated to longitudinally move the writing body; a nib of the writing body configured to be capable of appearing from a front end of the writing instrument, wherein the writing instrument 1 further includes a friction unit, for rubbing handwriting in the thermochromic ink and capable of thermally changing the color of the handwriting by frictional heat generated at that time, and at least one clip body as the operation body, the friction unit 10 is provided at a rear end of the barrel, and the clip body is provided in an area other than the rear end of the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20200047541
    Abstract: An ink-type pointer is provided, including a housing, a circuit unit, a pen and ink writing module, and an electromagnetic unit. The housing includes an end opening and an accommodation space. The end opening is in communication with the accommodation space. The circuit unit is disposed inside the accommodation space. The pen and ink writing module is disposed inside the accommodation space, and includes a cartridge, a nib, and liquid ink. The cartridge includes a chamber, the nib is connected to the cartridge and extends out of the end opening, and the liquid ink is accommodated in the cartridge and is output through the nib. The electromagnetic unit is disposed inside the accommodation space and includes a magnet and a coil. The magnet includes a through hole, the coil is wound round the magnet and is electrically connected to the circuit unit, and the cartridge passes through the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: SHENZHEN PU YING INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Wen HSU, Chung-Hsuan LI
  • Publication number: 20200047542
    Abstract: A speed square is provided including a triangular flat plate having measurement markings indicated on a least one face, a T bar affixed to, and extending along, the length of the first side of the triangular flat plate, and an extension element operably coupled to an end of second side of the triangular flat plate opposite the T bar. The extension element having measurement markings indicated on at least one face, such that the measurement markings of the triangular flat face continue on the extension element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Brendan Michael Walsh, Timothy T. McKenzie
  • Publication number: 20200047543
    Abstract: A hot-stamping foil has a carrier that is a base film or a coated base film, and a laminated optical decoration formed on the carrier in a removable manner. The laminated optical decoration includes a laminated optical structure, an anchor layer formed on the laminated optical structure at a side opposite against the carrier, the anchor layer being a mixture of an acid-modified polyolefin and a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, and an adhesive layer which is formed on the anchor layer at a side opposite against the laminated optical structure. The adhesive layer has an adhesive domain containing an acid-modified polyolefin as a major component, and a non-adhesive domain containing a blocking preventing agent as a major component. The blocking preventing agent is one or both of a resin filler and an inorganic filler. A glass transition point of the blocking preventing agent is greater than 60° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hanako YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200047544
    Abstract: A device for holding a paintbrush from a lip or edge of a paint container such that the paintbrush bristles are allowed to be submerged at a controllable depth in the paint of the paint container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Ray Hepinstall
  • Publication number: 20200047545
    Abstract: The automobile decorative-part (1) comprises a resin-compact (3) having a decorative-layer (2) on its surface-layer and comprises a clear-coat layer (4) for protecting said surface-layer, and that a high-gloss region (R1) of a relatively high-gloss level is mixed with a low-gloss region (R2) of a relatively low-gloss level on the surface of said decorative-part, and that a clear-coat paint is sprayed by an atomization-coating machine onto the surface of the decorative-layer (2), and that the atomization-coating machine contains an ester-based solvent of a low-boiling point as the main-solvent that has a boiling-point of 100 degrees Celsius or less and has a solid-content of 35 to 40 percent by mass, thus forming the clear-coat layer (4) that makes it partially possible to mat the gloss of the surface of the clear-coat layer, thus manufacturing a decorative-part with an excellent quality design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Kouji ADACHI, Tatsuki OCHIAI, Keisuke ISOGAI
  • Publication number: 20200047546
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle support device comprising a polygonal surface which may be affixed to a front edge of an at least one circumferential plate (110) or to a midline of an at least one circumferential plate (110). The polygonal surface (105) may be a pentagon polygon having five sides, a hexagon polygon having six sides, an octagon polygon having eight sides, or any polygonal shape. The polygonal front surface may have an at least one asymmetrical side. The polygonal front surface (105) may have a plurality of lug bolt supports (120), which may have five lug bolt supports (120), seven lug bolt supports (120), eight lug bolt supports (120), or twelve lug bolt supports (120). The vehicle support device may have an axle support centerline (125), a vehicle support device centerline (130), and an non-zero centerline offset (135) between the axle support centerline (125) and the vehicle support centerline (130) to provide for offset alignment of the vehicle support device in a vehicle wheel well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: DALE C. FRANKLIN
  • Publication number: 20200047547
    Abstract: Decorative trim panel on a motor vehicle rim (1), consisting of at least one plate-shaped trim part (9, 10) which at least partially covers the visible side of the motor vehicle rim (1) and which can be settleable in a load-transmitting manner to the spokes (2, 3) and/or to the rim ring (6) of the rim (1) by means of counter holding and/or latching means (14, 74, 75), wherein the counter holding means on the trim part side are formed from at least one latching foot (14) which is integrally formed on the surface of the trim part (9, 10), a hook head (107) integrally formed thereon, and in that the latching foot (14) is part of a latching connection (74) on the trim part (9, 10), the bending of which is effected by a locking slide (91, 101) which is formed to be displaceable and lockable in a latching gap (72) of the latching connection (74) and selectively consolidates or releases the latching connection (74) and therby bends or returns the latching foot (14) towards the rim side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel Miguel Pereyra-Garcia Bustamante
  • Publication number: 20200047548
    Abstract: The omnidirectional wheel includes a first support portion which rotates around a rotation axis line, a second support portion which rotates together with the first plate-like member, a number of support shafts respectively supporting a number of rollers, and a number of support plates fixed to the first and the second support portions and which support one or more of the support shafts between the first and second support portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: WHILL, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuntaro SUGIMOTO, Kazuo BANDO
  • Publication number: 20200047549
    Abstract: The invention relates to the improved design of a wheel with improved construction that is easier to assemble, more capable, stronger and thicker. The improved design of wheel is provided with an improved cylindrical rim in terms of design and material, and an improved wheel disk including plurality of apertures in extended space over the bolt pattern for air to pass through to avoid effect of windy conditions and a hub portion configured to he attached to an axle huh of a vehicle. Additionally, the hub portion of a wheel disk includes a 10 on 225 mm bolt pattern with 10 lug holes to get coupled with the vehicle hub using 225 mm threaded bolts that increases the weight capacity of the vehicle over 5, 6 or 8 lug vehicles. Said wheel is made of most preferably, but not limited to, the material such as aluminum by forging into single piece or 2 piece wheel making it light in weight with excellent durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel Little
  • Publication number: 20200047550
    Abstract: A bearing assembly configured to rotationally support a first component relative to a second component includes at least one bearing and at least one closure element configured to close an opening in the first component, which opening is disposed axially adjacent to the bearing. The closure element may be a cured body of foam that conforms to the shape of the opening or a ring mounted on the first component such that it covers the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Rico Dittmar, Roderich Schultze
  • Publication number: 20200047551
    Abstract: A wheel for a non-motorized vehicle (e.g., a shopping cart) can include a housing assembly and a tread assembly. The housing assembly can be configured to sealingly house electronics or other components. The tread assembly can removably mate with the housing assembly such that the electronics or other components remain closed and/or sealed within the housing assembly when the tread assembly is mated or unmated with the housing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: John C. McKay
  • Publication number: 20200047552
    Abstract: A dual-state caster apparatus having a caster head with a state-change pivot configured to change the steering axis of the caster apparatus. A braking system with a brake control cable is incorporated into the caster apparatus wherein the state-change pivot and the braking system are configured to allow a wheel to swivel without interference with the brake control cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Exokinetics, Inc.
    Inventors: John Christopher Fawcett, Garrett W. Brown
  • Publication number: 20200047553
    Abstract: A vehicle traction mat in the form of an elongated body member having a top surface with protruding upright gripper members or cleats for engagement by a vehicle wheel or tire includes supplemental openings in the top surface thereof for receiving additional or replacement gripper members and further includes a storage receptacle also located on the top surface for containing various accessories which may be required during use of the device such as cable ties for attaching a plurality of traction mats together to create a roadway, ground spikes for attaching the traction mat to the ground, and the aforementioned additional or replacement gripper members capable of being attached to the top of the traction mat as and when desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Harrington, Mackenzie Verdi
  • Publication number: 20200047554
    Abstract: Tire includes a casing with an interior, and the casing has an inside diameter. A fill is provided in the interior of the casing. The fill includes a first layer and a second layer adjacent to the first layer. The first layer has an outside diameter and an inside diameter, and the outside diameter is the same as the inside diameter of the casing for contacting the casing. The first layer has a face and open voids. The open voids of the first layer have a first volume and are open to the face. The second layer has an outside diameter that is the same as the inside diameter of the first layer. The second layer has a face and open voids, and the open voids of the second layer have a first volume and are open to the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Christopher O'Coin
  • Publication number: 20200047555
    Abstract: A nonpneumatic tire assembly includes an outer hoop, a plurality of loops extending inward from the outer hoop, and a hub having a plurality of members. Each of the plurality of members is connected to one of the plurality of loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Douglas B. Costlow, Andrew V. Haidet, Adam K. Nesbitt, Sharon E. Reinhardt
  • Publication number: 20200047556
    Abstract: A tire includes a ring-shaped tire case, and a belt layer that is provided at an outer periphery of the tire case, and in which a resin-covered cord, which is configured by covering a reinforcing cord with a covering resin is wound onto the outer periphery of the tire case in a spiral pattern around a tire circumferential direction and is bonded to the tire case, with sections of the resin-covered cord that are mutually adjacent in a tire axial direction being bonded to each other. An end portion at one tire axial direction side of a tire radial direction outside face of the resin-covered cord is positioned further toward the one tire axial direction side than an end portion at the one tire axial direction side of a tire radial direction inside face of the resin-covered cord, and an end portion on another tire axial direction side of the outside face is positioned further toward the one tire axial direction side than an end portion at the other tire axial direction side of the inside face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshihide KOUNO, Seiji KON, Hiroshi MURATA
  • Publication number: 20200047557
    Abstract: A tire includes a tire case (tire frame member) formed in a ring shape, and a belt layer that is provided at an outer periphery of the tire case (tire frame member), and in which a resin-covered cord, which is configured by covering a reinforcing cord with a covering resin is wound onto the outer periphery of the tire case (tire frame member) in a spiral pattern around a tire circumferential direction, and is bonded to the tire case (tire frame member). A chamfered portion is formed at a tire axial direction end portion of a tire radial direction inside face of the resin-covered cord.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Seiji KON, Yoshihide KOUNO
  • Publication number: 20200047558
    Abstract: A tire used for the motorcycle tire and tire set includes: a crossing groove and a non-crossing groove. A groove group of the crossing groove and the non-crossing groove is repeatedly provided in tire circumferential direction so that adjacent groove groups are symmetric with respect to a tire equatorial plane. First, second, and fifth groove portions extend toward one side in tire circumferential direction and third and fourth groove portions extend toward the other side in tire circumferential direction. A first bend portion is located in a shoulder region nearer the one tread edge, a second bend portion is located in a middle region nearer the one tread edge, and a third bend portion is located in a middle region nearer the other tread edge. Inclination angles of the second, fourth and fifth groove portions are each larger than an inclination angle of the first groove portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Shintaro Hayashi, Yasufumi Tokitoh
  • Publication number: 20200047559
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire that provides a balanced improvement of handling stability and grip performance. The pneumatic tire includes a tread portion that has at least three main circumferential grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction and at least four land portions separated by the main circumferential grooves and including shoulder land portions located on the axially outermost sides of the tire, at least one of the shoulder land portions having horizontal shoulder grooves extending in the tire axis direction, each horizontal shoulder groove having, in the tread contact area, a tire axial length of 10-30% of TW and a tire circumferential distance between the adjacent horizontal shoulder grooves of 20-60% of TW, the shoulder land portions including a rubber composition containing, per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, at least 40 parts by mass of carbon black and at least 30 parts by mass of silica.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Masako NAKATANI
  • Publication number: 20200047560
    Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a sipe includes an edge on a leading side and an edge on a trailing side; the edge and the edge each include a chamfered portion shorter than a sipe length of the sipe; a non-chamfered region in which other chamfered portions are not present is provided at portions facing the chamfered portions of the sipe; and for all chamfered portions, including at least the chamfered portions of the sipe, formed on grooves other than main grooves, with a ground contact width being equally divided into three in the tire lateral direction, a total volume SCE of chamfered portions provided in a center region centrally located in the tire lateral direction and each of total volumes SSH of chamfered portions provided in shoulder regions located on either side of the center region satisfy a relationship SCE<SSH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Hiraku Kouda, Takayuki Shiraishi, Tatsuro Shinzawa, Takanori Uemura
  • Publication number: 20200047561
    Abstract: A tire having structures used to notify a driver, passenger, or other observer that a tire tread has worn to a predetermined limit is disclosed. Lattice plies, lattices, meshes, and/or films which are disposed within a tire produce an audible signal that indicates a tire tread has worn to a predetermined limit. The lattice plies, lattices, meshes, and/or films may be used a variety of tire applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicants: Bridgestone Corporation, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Terence E. WEI, Sheel P. AGARWAL
  • Publication number: 20200047562
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes one carcass including a folded up portion and a reinforcing layer between the folded up portion and a bead filler. The folded up portion has an end portion in a region inward of a belt layer in a radial direction and inward of the belt layer in a lateral direction. The bead filler has an outer end portion distanced from a bead heel portion from 20% or more to 40% or less of a tire cross-sectional height. The reinforcing layer has an outer end portion outward of the outer end portion of the bead filler in the radial direction and inward in the radial direction with respect to a position of a tire maximum width position in the radial direction. A sidewall portion is formed of a side rubber having tan ? at 60° C. of from 0.04 or more to 0.10 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Masayuki NEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200047563
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tire configured for reducing noise during running of the tire by forming a predetermined shape in a groove of the tire to reduce a peak of air column resonance sound. The tire with reduced noise includes a first protrusion formed on a sidewall of a groove, protruding in a depth direction of the groove, and dispersing sound waves generated in a tread, and a second protrusion formed on the sidewall of the groove, protruding in a longitudinal direction of the groove, and dispersing sound waves generated in the tread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Bum KIM, Su Jin SON, Il Sik KIM, Chang Hyo HONG
  • Publication number: 20200047564
    Abstract: A process for applying noise-reducing elements to a tyre for vehicle wheels. A plurality of noise-reducing elements are arranged on a feeding belt movable along a predetermined feeding direction. The noise-reducing elements are subsequently aligned along the feeding direction and brought into mutual contact, to then be transferred onto a service plane arranged downstream of the feeding belt along the feeding direction and having, on an upper surface thereof, a continuous film which supports a layer of adhesive material. The layer of adhesive material is applied onto a lower surface of each of the noise-reducing elements taking it from the continuous film. The noise-reducing elements are then transferred one by one onto a conveyor belt arranged downstream of the service plane along the feeding direction. The noise-reducing elements are finally positioned one by one on a radially inner surface of a tyre.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Ivan Gildo BOSCAINO, Maurizio MARCHINI, Adriano GIROTTO
  • Publication number: 20200047565
    Abstract: An electronic unit that is intended to be mounted on the valve of a vehicle wheel fitted with a tire, incorporating electronics for monitoring at least one operating parameter of the wheel and a rechargeable power supply for supplying power to the electronics, including a device for charging the rechargeable power supply, the device for charging including: a movable element, at least a portion of which is magnetized, that is capable of being set in motion by an air flow for inflating the tire that passes through the valve and cooperating with a coil so as to produce variations in the magnetic field and electromagnetic induction; and a device for managing the charging of the rechargeable power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Rachid Benbouhout