Patents Issued in September 17, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200290318
    Abstract: The use of camera-based safety systems is growing at a rapid rate in modern automobiles. At the same time, windshields, where many of the cameras are mounted, are becoming larger and more complex in shape. As the industry moves towards vehicles with full autonomous capability, the number of cameras required and the resolution of the cameras are both increasing. However, the optical quality of the windshield is less than optimal. One of the problems is caused by the typical black enamel frit that is printed on the glass, prior to heating and bending, to hide or obscure the camera hardware. The abrupt thermal gradients during bending, caused by the heat absorbing black frit, result a high level of distortion in the camera field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Mario Arturo MANNHEIM ASTETE, Charles S. VOELTZEL, Laura GRANADOS CARO, Andres Fernando SARMIENTO SANTOS, Elena K. MENDOZA CARRANZA
  • Publication number: 20200290319
    Abstract: Black enamel frit obscurations are commonly printed on laminated and tempered automotive safety glazing where they serve to hide the adhesive used to bind the glazing to the automotive body and to protect the adhesive from ultraviolet radiation. However, frit has a number of drawbacks. Frit weakens the surface of the glass. It can create distortion in the glass due to thermal gradients. Printed frit obscurations are incompatible and cannot be used with many types of coatings. Standard frit blocks ion exchange and cannot be used with the chemical tempering process. In addition, while many types of frits are available for printing on soda-lime glass, there are very few, if any, for non-soda lime glass. As the market moves towards thinner and lighter glazing, non-soda lime glass types are finding increasing application in automotive glazing. These limitations are overcome by replacing the printed black obscuration with an obscuration formed from a thin sheet of plastic, which is integrated into the laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Mario Arturo MANNHEIM ASTETE, Charles S. VOELTZEL, Laura GRANADOS CARO, Andres Fernando SARMIENTO SANTOS, Elena K. MENDOZA CARRANZA, Ivan Arturo CORNEJO
  • Publication number: 20200290320
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and techniques for manufacturing articles containing cellulosic material, a coupling agent, and a binder resin, and related processes of making and using the cellulosic articles. In particularly exemplary embodiments, the manufactured articles are door skins, sometimes known as door facings, and doors made from the door skins. The article contains a lipophilic cellulosic material, a coupling agent, and a binder. The coupling agent is believed to increase the hydrophilicity (wetability) of the lipophilic cellulosic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Mohamad Reza BARZEGARI, James P. PFAU, Bei-Hong LIANG, Elizalde EXCONDE
  • Publication number: 20200290321
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging, particularly for frozen food, which particularly comes from renewable sources, and which particularly does not compete with food production. The problem is solved by a packaging for a frozen product, wherein at least 50 wt % of the packaging and/or its main component is formed of kraft paper and/or kraft cardboard, particularly unbleached, and/or paper, particularly fresh fiber paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: FRoSTA Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Urban BUSCHMANN
  • Publication number: 20200290322
    Abstract: Molded multilayer polymer compositions and structures are provided, including a body portion having a body wall. The body wall has a first layer comprising a copolymer HDPE, a second layer comprising a homopolymer HDPE, and a third layer comprising a mix of the copolymer HDPE of the first layer and the homopolymer HDPE of the second layer, wherein the third layer is disposed between the first layer and the second layer, and a total weight content of the homopolymer HDPE is at least about 30 wt-% of the body wall. The body wall has an overall wall thickness T, the first thickness is about 10% of the overall wall thickness T, the second thickness is about 20% of the overall wall thickness T, and the third layer has a third thickness of about 70% of the overall wall thickness T.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Marie Sink, Yang Zhong
  • Publication number: 20200290323
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a decorative panel with a carrier plate comprising a multi-laminate plastic carrier material with a plurality N of layer sequences of the A-B-A type, wherein layer A comprises a first thermoplastic resin and layer B a second thermoplastic resin different from the thermoplastic resin of layer A and wherein N lies between ?3 and ?250.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen HANNIG, Felix HÜLLENKREMER
  • Publication number: 20200290324
    Abstract: A multilayer composite structure is disclosed. The multilayer composite structure has at least one polymer-based cap layer containing, for example, an acrylic, styrenic or acrylonitrile polymer and at least one polyester-based inner or substrate layer. Also disclosed are methods of forming the multilayer composite structure to improve and control the level of adhesion between the layers. Optional tie layers can be used to improve and control the level of adhesion between the layers. An optional exterior layer over the cap layer can contain polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymers. The multilayer composite structure combines the attributes of both polymers—the high UV stability, scratch resistance, and excellent appearance of the polymer-based outer cap layer and the strength and impact resistance of the polyester-based interior layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Mary K. CALVIN, Robert J. BARSOTTI, Steven LACOCK
  • Publication number: 20200290325
    Abstract: A cover window includes a protective film including a first protective member, an adhesive layer disposed on the first protective member, a second protective member disposed on at least a part of the adhesive layer, at least one cut line in which at least a part thereof is spaced apart from the second protective member and faces the second protective member and which includes ends spaced apart from each other, and at least one bridge portion disposed in an area in which the cut lines are spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Kyu Hyeong CHEON
  • Publication number: 20200290326
    Abstract: Packaging films suitable for packaging fresh produce comprising a first layer of polymer film which comprises an amorphous copolyamide or a polyamide blend comprising at least one amorphous polyamide. The packaging films have a water vapour transmission rate of between 15 and 150 g/m2 at 23° C. and 50% relative humidity. The films have enhanced visual properties and may be advantageous used for the retail packaging of fresh produce.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Alexey GOIHMAN, Asaf SHACHNAI, Gary WARD
  • Publication number: 20200290327
    Abstract: Disclosed is a biodegradable sheet comprising at least one layer which is a direct contact layer, intended to successfully contact materials, such as liquids, while maintaining the mechanical properties of the sheet and to extend the biodegradable sheet shelf life. The direct contact layer may comprise a hydrophobic polymer selected from poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), Polydioxanone (PDO) polyglycolic acid (PGA), polybutylene succinate (PBS), polybutylene succinate adipate (PBSA), poly lactic acid (PLA), polybutylene adipate terphtalate (PBAT), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), such as polyhydroxybutyrates (PHB), polyhydroxyvalerates (PHV), and polyhydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate copolymers (PHBV) or any mixture thereof. The biodegradable sheet may further comprise surface treated nanoclay particles, PVOH grafted with a crosslinker and PBS or PBSA The first hydrophobic polymer is present in said at least one layer in an amount of about 30% w/w.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Tipa Corp. LTD
    Inventors: Daphna NISSENBAUM, Tal NEUMAN, Dori PELLED, Shai GARTY, Nili KONIECZNY
  • Publication number: 20200290328
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biodegradable sheet comprising at least two polymer layers, wherein a first polymer layer comprises a mixture of at least two different biodegradable polymers selected from the group consisting of PLA, PCL, PBS and PBSA; and wherein a second polymer layer comprises a biodegradable polymer selected from the group consisting of PBS, PBSA, a mixture of PLA and PBS, and a mixture of PLA and PBSA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Tipa Corp. Ltd
    Inventors: Tal NEUMAN, Nili KONIECZNY, Itai PELLED
  • Publication number: 20200290329
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to increase fire resistance and fracture toughness of composite structures are described. An example multi-ply composite structure has at least eleven plies including an innermost ply forming a first external surface of the multi-ply composite structure, and an outermost ply forming a second external surface of the multi-ply composite structure, with the second external surface being located opposite the first external surface. The at least eleven plies further include at least one and no more than three fire-resistant plies positioned between the innermost ply and the outermost ply within either an innermost 33% of the at least eleven plies or an outermost 33% of the at least eleven plies. Respective ones of the fire-resistant plies include an epoxy-based resin and a first additive mixed into the epoxy-based resin. The first additive increases a flammability resistance of the multi-ply composite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew L. Bauer, Mark E. Rogalski
  • Publication number: 20200290330
    Abstract: The present invention provides a super water-repellent film having high transparency, super water repellency, and antistatic properties. The super water-repellent film includes a polymer layer including, on a surface of the polymer layer, a projection/recess structure in which projections are provided at a pitch equal to or smaller than a wavelength of visible light; and a transparent conductive particle disposed in a recess provided between the projections. The polymer layer is a cured product of a polymerizable composition containing a polyfunctional acrylate, a monofunctional acrylate, and a fluorine-containing release agent containing a perfluoropolyether group. The transparent conductive particle is disposed at a position in the recess deeper than tips of the projections. The tips are exposed on an outermost surface of the super water-repellent film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Kenichiro NAKAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20200290331
    Abstract: The invention is a polymer composition for film layer comprising less than 50 wt % of a copolymer of ethylene with silane group(s) containing units and at least 50 wt % of a thermoplastic polyolefine free from silane group(s) wherein the polymer composition has creep of less than 1 mm at 90° C., and an adhesion above 20 N/cm. The invention relates to a laminated article with at least one film layer of the polymer composition and a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Jeroen Oderkerk, Bert Broeders, Bernt-Ake Sultan, Girish Suresh Galgali, Stefan Hellstrom, Mattias Bergqvist, Bart Verheule, Kristina Akyuz-Karlsson, Urban Andreasson, Francis Costa, Anh Tuan Tran
  • Publication number: 20200290332
    Abstract: A laminate lay-up includes a coated decorative paper layer having a decorative paper layer with a textured coating layer applied thereto. The textured coating layer is comprised of a UV curable coating composition. The laminate lay-up also includes a decorative layer and a core layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Muyuan M. Ma, Rajesh Ramamurthy, Mahesh Subramanian
  • Publication number: 20200290333
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a retortable package comprising a flexible multilayer substrate comprising a reverse-printed layer, said reverse-printed layer comprising one or more crosslinked ink layer(s), and to a method for producing said multilayer laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: AMCOR FLEXIBLES SELESTAT SAS
    Inventors: Steven Welvaert, Wolfgang Lohwasser, Georgia-Venetsana Stenou, Tony Malfait
  • Publication number: 20200290334
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing automotive glass with a member having a U-shaped cross section in a highly efficient and space-saving manner. The present invention relates to a method for producing automotive glass with a member by curing an adhesive for bonding an adherend 21 having a U-shaped cross section to an edge portion 20a of automotive glass 20, using a superheated steam generator 1. The superheated steam generator 1 includes a boiler part 2 for generating steam, a superheating unit 3 for superheating steam generated in the boiler part 2, and a superheated steam chamber 10 having a groove portion 111 for covering the edge portion 20a of the automotive glass 20 and including superheated steam ejection portions 12 for ejecting superheated steam supplied from the superheating unit 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: HORI GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi YAMAMOTO, Toshihiro OYAMA, Hiroyuki HARADA
  • Publication number: 20200290335
    Abstract: Method of producing an image display device in which an image display member and light-transmitting cover member having principal surface portion and circumferential edge portion on which a light-shielding layer is formed with a step portion formed between the principal surface portion and the circumferential edge portion are laminated through light-transmitting resin layer formed from a liquid optical resin composition so a light-shielding layer formed surface of the light-transmitting cover member is arranged to face the image display member, when a resin dispenser is moved from one end of the light-shielding layer formed surface of the light-transmitting cover member toward the other end applying the liquid optical resin composition to the light-shielding layer formed surface of the light-transmitting cover member, the application amount of optical resin composition is changed on the principal surface portion of the light-shielding layer formed surface of the light-transmitting cover member and on the ligh
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi OGAWA, Akihiko WATANABE, Akira KONNO, Takashi ENDO, Masayuki TANI
  • Publication number: 20200290336
    Abstract: A sealing method includes dispensing an adhesive on an edge surface of a first part, performing a first activation for hardening the adhesive to a predetermined hardness, performing a second activation for triggering appearance of adhesion strength of the adhesive, assembling the first part and a second part, and pressing the first part and the second part against each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yutaka Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20200290337
    Abstract: A method of peeling off the protective film includes: providing a panel lower sheet, where a protective film is provided on one surface of the plane lower sheet and the protective film has a bending line extending in a first direction parallel to opposing sides thereof; gripping a portion of the protective film; moving the gripped portion of the protective film in a second direction which is a thickness direction thereof; and moving the panel lower sheet in a third direction perpendicular to the bending line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Wu Hyeon JUNG, Do Hyung RYU, Dae Yang BAK, Dae Hyun HWANG
  • Publication number: 20200290338
    Abstract: A system for maintaining alignment of a press plate is provided. The system comprises: a press including a press plate, the press configured for forming a laminate comprising a decorative layer and a substrate; a camera; and a processing device configured to: retrieve a laminate design file comprising a decorative design drawing layer and a texture design drawing layer, the laminate design file illustrating the decorative design drawing layer overlaid with the texture design drawing layer; following manufacture of the laminate with the press, capture an image of the laminate with the camera; compare a portion of the captured image of the laminate to a corresponding portion of the laminate design file to determine a registration quality; based on the determined registration quality, determine a misalignment of the decorative layer with the press plate; and in response to determining the misalignment, trigger an alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: KINGS MOUNTAIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Martin Endert
  • Publication number: 20200290339
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein generally relate to an apparatus and methods for removing a glue residue from a photomask. The glue residue may be exposed when a pellicle is removed from the photomask. Before a new pellicle can be adhered to the photomask, the glue residue may be removed. To remove the glue residue, a laser beam may be projected through a lens and focused on a surface of the glue residue. The glue residue may be ablated from the photomask by the laser beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Banqiu WU, Eli DAGAN
  • Publication number: 20200290340
    Abstract: An intermediate transfer member (ITM) for use in a printing system. The ITM includes an endless flexible belt formed of an elongate belt having a longitudinal axis. Attached to lateral edges of the endless flexible belt along the longitudinal axis are a first elongate strip and a second elongate strip, each of the elongate strips including lateral formations on outward facing lateral ends thereof which are distal to the lateral edges of the belt. At least one of the first and second elongate strips includes a first longitudinal portion having a first elasticity, and a second longitudinal portion having a second elasticity, such that the second elasticity is greater than the first elasticity. The first portion is attached to the lateral edges of the flexible belt and the second portion extends between the first portion and the lateral formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Helena CHECHIK, Shoham LIVADERU
  • Publication number: 20200290341
    Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of jetting channels having nozzles on a bottom surface configured to jet a print fluid, and longitudinal sides disposed between the bottom surface and a top surface. The printhead also comprises Input/Output (I/O) ports disposed on one or more of the longitudinal sides, and configured to convey the print fluid into or out of the printhead. The printhead further includes one or more chain manifolds disposed between the I/O ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20200290342
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head configured to discharge a liquid, a liquid receptacle configured to receive the liquid discharged from the head, a moving device configured to move the liquid receptacle relative to the head, and control circuitry. The liquid receptacle includes an absorber and an absorber case configured to house the absorber. The absorber includes a slit. The control circuitry is configured to cause the head to discharge the liquid into the slit of the absorber while moving, with the moving device, the liquid receptacle with respect to the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Kazuhisa YODA
  • Publication number: 20200290343
    Abstract: An apparatus for discharging liquid includes at least three heads and control circuitry. The at least three heads are configured to discharge liquid and arranged at positions shifted in a second direction intersecting with a first direction. The control circuitry is configured to cause the at least three heads to scan in the first direction a number of times corresponding to an integral multiple of a number of the at least three heads to complete an image in a predetermined area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kimito Abe
  • Publication number: 20200290344
    Abstract: An ink-jet printer 100, 101, 102 including a printing part 1 that is provided with a plurality of printing heads 10 and a distribution tank 11, a buffer tank 2, a heat exchanger 3, a manifold 4, a main flow pipe that successively connects the buffer tank 2, the heat exchanger 3 and the manifold 4 to one another, a sub-flow pipe that connects the manifold 4 and the buffer tank 2 with each other, a supply flow pipe for connecting the manifold 4 and the printing part 1 with each other, a collection flow pipe for connecting the printing part 1 and the buffer tank with each other, and pumps P respectively installed on the sub-flow pipe, the supply flow pipe and the collection flow pipe, wherein the main flow pipe and the sub-flow pipe constitute a first circulation flow passage for circulating ink, and the main flow pipe, the supply flow pipe and the collection flow pipe constitute a second circulation flow passage for circulating the ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Hideo IZAWA, Wataru ITABASHI, Mizuki SUGAHARA
  • Publication number: 20200290345
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a plurality of discharge holes, a plurality of pressurizing units, a plurality of drive circuits, a switch circuit, and first and second control circuits. The drive signals include a first signal for a pixel of a first size and a second drive signal for a pixel of a second size. The second control circuit controls the switch circuit so that each of the plurality of pressurizing units is connected to the drive circuit outputting the first signal when a droplet forming the pixel of the first size is discharged and is connected to the drive circuit outputting the second signal when a droplet forming the pixel of the second size is discharged. The first control circuit controls the drive circuits so that the drive circuits in charge of outputting the first signal is changed among the plurality of drive circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki KITA
  • Publication number: 20200290346
    Abstract: Provided is an ejection apparatus capable of ejecting a fluid appropriately from all nozzles. The ejection apparatus includes: ejection unit having a plurality of nozzles for ejecting a fluid in a liquid state; and control unit configured to control ejection of the fluid from each of the plurality of nozzles by applying a drive signal to an ejection energy generation element included in the nozzle. The control unit has an adjustment table for adjustment of the drive signal for each of the nozzles, and adjusts ejection from each of the nozzles based on an ejection result of the nozzle obtained by obtaining unit and the corresponding adjustment table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Ken Katsuta, Hisashi Namba, Noriyasu Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20200290347
    Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead includes inlet ports each configured to receive one of four or more types of print fluids. The printhead further includes a plurality of nozzles arranged in one or two nozzle rows, where each of the nozzles is fluidly coupled to one of the inlet ports. In groupings of four or more adjacent nozzles of the plurality, the adjacent nozzles are each configured to jet a different one of the types of print fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20200290348
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles configured to discharge a liquid, the plurality of nozzles arrayed in a two-dimensional matrix forming a plurality of nozzle groups, a plurality of pressure chambers communicating with the plurality of nozzles, respectively, a plurality of supply ports communicating with the plurality of pressure chambers, respectively, a plurality of common-supply branch channels communicating with two or more of the plurality of pressure chambers through the plurality of supply ports, respectively, a plurality of collection ports communicating with the plurality of pressure chambers, respectively, and a plurality of common-collection branch channels communicating with two or more of the plurality of pressure chambers through the plurality of collection ports, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Masaki KATO
  • Publication number: 20200290349
    Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of flow-through jetting channels each configured to jet a print fluid out of a nozzle. The printhead further includes a supply manifold fluidly coupled to the flow-through jetting channels, a return manifold fluidly coupled to the flow-through jetting channels, and one or more bypass manifolds fluidly coupled between the supply manifold and the return manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20200290350
    Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of nozzles configured to eject a print fluid. Each nozzle is comprised of a first converging section having a cross-sectional area that decreases in a flow direction of the print fluid through the nozzle, a neck adjoining the first converging section and having a cross-sectional area that is uniform in the flow direction of the print fluid through the nozzle, and a second converging section adjoining the neck and having a cross-sectional area that decreases in the flow direction of the print fluid through the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Nasser Budraa
  • Publication number: 20200290351
    Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead includes inlet ports each configured to receive one of eight or more types of print fluids, and a plurality of nozzles arranged in one or two nozzle rows. Each of the nozzles is fluidly coupled to one of the inlet ports. In groupings of eight or more adjacent nozzles of the plurality, the adjacent nozzles are each configured to jet a different one of the types of print fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20200290352
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate including a plurality of nozzles from each of which a liquid is discharged, and a channel member including a plurality of pressure chambers respectively communicating with the plurality of nozzles. The channel member includes a side wall in each of the plurality of pressure chambers, the side wall is perpendicularly bonded to the nozzle plate, a thickness of the side wall increases toward the nozzle plate, and the nozzle plate includes a flat surface in a periphery of each of the plurality of nozzles on a surface of the nozzle plate facing one of the plurality of pressure chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Kohta Akiyama, Yusuke Nonoyama, Ryohta Matsufuji
  • Publication number: 20200290353
    Abstract: An inkjet print head includes a print element substrate having an ejection port array of a plurality of ejection ports arranged and an ink supply port that supplies the ink to the ejection ports. A support member has a partition and an opening that supplies the ink to the ink supply port, in which the print element substrate and the support member are bonded by an adhesive. The partition includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion is located between individual extension lines of two surfaces of the first portion. An end of the surface of the print element substrate facing the second portion is located between an extension line of the surface of the first portion and an extension line of a surface of the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuaki Kitayama, Kyosuke Toda
  • Publication number: 20200290354
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes an actuator base, a case member, and a nozzle plate. The actuator base includes a plurality of grooves space from each other in a first direction. Each of the grooves extends in a second direction. The actuator base is formed of a piezoelectric ceramic material. The case member includes a frame portion spaced from the actuator base in the second direction. The frame portion has an end surface in the third direction that is level with an end surface of the actuator base in the third direction. The frame portion is formed of a ceramic material having aluminum titanate as a main component. The nozzle plate is contacting the end surface of the frame portion and the end surface of the actuator base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Masashi SHIMOSATO
  • Publication number: 20200290355
    Abstract: The microfluidic device has a plurality of ejector elements. Each ejector element includes a first region, accommodating a first fluid flow channel and an actuator chamber; a second region, accommodating a fluid containment chamber; and a third region, accommodating a second fluid flow channel. The fluid containment chamber is fluidically coupled to the first and to the second fluid flow channels. The second region is formed from a membrane layer, from a membrane definition layer, mechanically coupled to the membrane layer and having a membrane definition opening, and a fluid chamber defining body, mechanically coupled to the membrane definition layer and having a chamber defining opening, with a width greater than the width of the membrane definition opening. The width of the membrane is thus defined by the width of the chamber defining opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Domenico GIUSTI, Mauro CATTANEO, Carlo Luigi PRELINI
  • Publication number: 20200290356
    Abstract: An ejection surface extends in a first direction as a scanning direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and is externally exposed. A plurality of nozzles opens at the ejection surface. A plurality of partial channels is located inside the ejection surface, and at bottom surfaces on a side of the ejection surface, the nozzles open. The plurality of nozzles is arranged in a direction intersecting with the first direction in plural rows to constitute a plurality of nozzle rows. The number of the nozzles arranged in each row is greater than the number of the plural rows. Between the nozzles in each nozzle row, the nozzles in other nozzle rows appear as seen in the first direction. A position of openings in the bottom surfaces of the partial channels differs across at least some of the nozzles in each nozzle row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Yuka KUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20200290357
    Abstract: An ink jet head includes a piezoelectric member, a plurality of electrodes, a protective lamination layer, and a nozzle plate. The piezoelectric member has a plurality of grooves. The electrodes are provided along surfaces of the grooves. The protective lamination layer covers the electrodes. The nozzle plate is on the piezoelectric member and has a plurality of ejection nozzles that faces the plurality of grooves. The protective lamination layer includes an insulating layer and a first oxide layer laminated on each other. The insulating layer contains an organic material. An oxygen content of the first oxide layer is greater than an oxygen content of the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Masashi SEKI
  • Publication number: 20200290358
    Abstract: A liquid absorber includes a plurality of small chips. Individual ones of the small chips include a first substrate containing fibers, a second substrate containing fibers, and an absorbent resin supported between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate contains an ion scavenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Shinobu YOKOKAWA, Shogo NAKADA
  • Publication number: 20200290359
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus including: a plurality of heads; and a maintenance unit movable in a first direction between a first position at which the maintenance unit faces the plurality of heads and a second position at which the maintenance unit does not face the plurality of heads, and performing maintenance for the plurality of heads. The maintenance unit has a plurality of suction units corresponding to the plurality of heads, respectively, and a base unit to which the plurality of suction units are attached. The plurality of suction units includes a movable suction unit attached to the base unit so that, in a case that the maintenance unit is arranged at the first position, the movable suction unit is movable in a second direction, which crosses the first direction and which is a direction approaching closely to or separating away from the plurality of heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Ishizaki, Takashi Omura, Itsuki Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20200290360
    Abstract: A control unit of a liquid consumption apparatus performs determination processing that determines whether or not each of a first housing container and a second housing container is an unsuitable container that does not satisfy a use condition, performs switching decision that decides switching of a supply source that supplies a liquid composition to a liquid consumption unit to the second housing container when the first housing container is determined to be the unsuitable container while the liquid composition is being supplied from the first housing container to the liquid consumption unit, and continues supply of the liquid composition from the first housing container to the liquid consumption unit regardless of whether or not the second housing container is the unsuitable container until when the switching decision is performed while the liquid composition is being supplied from the first housing container to the liquid consumption unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi KOGANEHIRA, Noriyuki INUKAI, Shigeki FUKUSHIMA, Yasuhiko KOSUGI
  • Publication number: 20200290361
    Abstract: A printer includes a platen that supports a print medium, an ejection head that ejects a liquid as a droplet toward the supported print medium, a carriage that mounts the ejection head, a guide shaft that movably supports the carriage, a first frame, and a second frame disposed opposite to the first frame. One end portion of the guide shaft is fixed to the first frame and another end portion of the guide shaft is fixed to the second frame. One end portion of the platen in a direction along the guide shaft is fixed to the first frame and another end portion of the platen in the direction along the guide shaft is fixed to the second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Shoichi NAGAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20200290362
    Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a recording head that ejects liquid; a sub-tank that is connected to the recording head and temporarily stores the liquid to be supplied to the recording head; a liquid tank that communicates with the sub-tank and is able to be filled with the liquid; a first atmosphere opening unit that is provided in the liquid tank; and a second atmosphere opening unit that is provided in the sub-tank. The second atmosphere opening unit is closable when the liquid tank is filled with the liquid, and the first atmosphere opening unit and the second atmosphere opening unit are able to open the liquid tank and the sub-tank to the atmosphere, respectively, when the sub-tank is filled with the liquid filled in the liquid tank by a hydraulic head pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroki Tajima, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Kenji Yabe, Yuji Tamaru, Naoko Shimizu, Kyosuke Toda, Sayaka Seki, Yosuke Takagi, Shimpei Yoshikawa, Ryo Sato
  • Publication number: 20200290363
    Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes a plurality of liquid ejection units ejecting different types of liquids. Each liquid ejection unit includes an ejection orifice which ejects a liquid, first and second liquid tanks which store the liquid, and a liquid flow path which connects the first liquid tank and the second liquid tank to each other across the ejection orifice. The liquid ejection apparatus further includes a cap member which covers of the ejection orifices of the plurality of liquid ejection units and forms a space sealed between the ejection orifices of the plurality of liquid ejection units and the cap member, and a pressure control mechanism which simultaneously pressurizes the first and second liquid tanks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Yohei Nakamura, Kazuhiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20200290364
    Abstract: An ink supply system for a print bar of an inkjet printing device comprises two supply lines that travel along the longitudinal axis of the print bar and direct ink with opposite flow direction. The print heads of the print bar are respectively connected to both supply lines via a connecting line in order to supply ink to said print heads. A uniform mean hydraulic pressure is produced in all print heads via the opposite flow directions in the two supply lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hettler, Florian Hitzlsperger, Christoph Rummelsberger
  • Publication number: 20200290365
    Abstract: A fluid circulation and ejection system may include a microfluidic die, a single orifice fluid ejector having a drive chamber in the microfluidic die and a pressurized fluid source remote from the microfluidic die to create a pressure gradient across the drive chamber to circulate fluid across the drive chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Si-lam Choy, Michael W. Cumbie, Chien-Hua Chen
  • Publication number: 20200290366
    Abstract: White-balance is improved when printing on colored media, while minimizing the time and use of costly materials required by present approaches. In an embodiment, the typical solid white fill or background layer is altered by including in the white layer one or more of the other colors already available in the printer to shade this layer. Thus, a small amount of cyan, for example, helps balance a pink-ish (red) media; yellow is used for blue media; and magenta is used for green media; as well as combinations thereof. A combination of transparent process inks and opaque white helps to maintain brightness (luminosity).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Peter HEATH, Joseph A. LAHUT, Dwight CRAM, Bryan KO
  • Publication number: 20200290367
    Abstract: A control unit controls a print head to print a print image by ejecting ink through a nozzle to form dots on a print medium and a movement unit to impart relative movement between the print head and the print medium to print a print image on the print medium. The control unit obtains a dot adjustment value in the predetermined print operation based on the measurement result of a measurement unit measuring a first pattern composed of a print image printed by the predetermined print operation including the relative movement, and a second adjustment value for adjusting dot printing positions in the predetermined print operation in a unit of length shorter than in the adjustment using the first adjustment value based on a second pattern printed by the predetermined print operation in a density according to density information on the first pattern, measured by the measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kawafuji