Delaminating From Release Surface Patents (Class 156/719)
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Patent number: 12211400Abstract: A label is provided. The label includes a substrate with diamond-shaped adhesive patches disposed on a pattern on a backside of the substrate. In an embodiment, the label has a peel value within a range of 130-150 gram force (gf) per inch (gf/in) based on the pattern. In an embodiment, the diamond-shaped adhesive patches include a first diamond-shaped adhesive patch and a second diamond-shaped adhesive patch, the size of the first diamond-shaped adhesive patches is greater than the size of the second diamond-shaped adhesive patch. In an embodiment, each first diamond-shaped adhesive patch surrounds a corresponding second adhesive patch without intersecting or touching the corresponding second adhesive patch.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Iconex LLCInventor: Mike Vigunas
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Patent number: 12202282Abstract: A media processing device includes: a housing; a cover rotatable between open and closed positions; a main logic board (MLB) supporting a controller, and having a slot extending into the MLB from an open end at a perimeter of the MLB, the slot traversing the MLB from an upper surface to a lower surface; a receiver affixed to the MLB on a first side of the slot, and an emitter affixed to the MLB on a second side of the slot, to emit radiation detectable by the receiver; and a tab movably coupled to the housing, to obstruct the slot and prevent detection of the radiation by the receiver when the cover is in a first one of the open and closed positions, and to clear the slot and permit detection of the radiation by the receiver when the cover is in the other of the open and closed positions.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2024Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Huanhua Liao, Yunbo Yuan, Zhong Gui Wang
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Patent number: 11964468Abstract: A printer includes a rolled paper holder that accommodates rolled paper wound with recording paper having a recording surface and an adhesive surface provided on a side opposite to the recording surface, a platen roller that comes into contact with the adhesive surface and draws and feeds the recording paper from the rolled paper, a thermal head that performs printing on the recording surface, and a first guide portion that comes into contact with the recording surface and guides the recording paper, and the first guide portion has a first friction reduction portion that reduces a friction force generated between the recording surface and the first guide portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Kazutaka Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11939182Abstract: A hand tool is provided for removing a secondary liner from a tape carrier of a two-sided adhesive tape where the opposing primary side of the tape carrier is attached to a surface. The hand tool includes a handle. One end of the handle may include a handle fulcrum depending from the handle. A plurality of sharp points together define a mathematical line. The plurality of sharp points also define point axes which together define a mathematical plane. The mathematical line is coincident with the mathematical plane. The mathematical plane defines an acute angle with respect to the handle and to the handle fulcrum.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Eurotech Distributors, Inc.Inventor: Paul J. Waszkowski
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Patent number: 11932027Abstract: A media processing device includes: a housing; a cover rotatable between open and closed positions; a main logic board (MLB) supporting a controller, and having a slot extending into the MLB from an open end at a perimeter of the MLB, the slot traversing the MLB from an upper surface to a lower surface; a receiver affixed to the MLB on a first side of the slot, and an emitter affixed to the MLB on a second side of the slot, to emit radiation detectable by the receiver; and a tab movably coupled to the housing, to obstruct the slot and prevent detection of the radiation by the receiver when the cover is in a first one of the open and closed positions, and to clear the slot and permit detection of the radiation by the receiver when the cover is in the other of the open and closed positions.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Huanhua Liao, Yunbo Yuan, Zhong Gui Wang
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Patent number: 11557704Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element, a light-transmissive member having an upper surface in a rectangular shape and a lower surface to be bonded to the light-emitting element, and a covering member disposed to cover lateral surfaces of the light-transmissive member and lateral surfaces of the light-emitting element such that the upper surface of the light-transmissive member is exposed. The light-transmissive member includes a main portion that constitutes the upper surface in the rectangular shape and a peripheral portion that is positioned around the main portion and has a smaller thickness than the main portion. In lateral surfaces of the peripheral portion, recesses are formed each of which is positioned at a location of a corresponding one of corners of the rectangular shape, and is depressed toward the main portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Hirokazu Sasa
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Patent number: 11247866Abstract: Provided is an automatable peeling apparatus for peeling a protective sheet from a prepreg sheet. This peeling apparatus 2 is equipped with a loading unit 11, a prepreg sheet conveying unit 12, a leading end position detection unit 13, air spraying units 14, 15, a peeling state detection unit 16, protective sheet gripping/conveying units 17, 18, an extraction unit 19, and a control unit 20. The control apparatus 20 controls the loading unit 11, the prepreg sheet conveying unit 12, the leading end position detection unit 13, the air spraying units 14, 15, the peeling state detection unit 16, the protective sheet gripping/conveying units 17, 18, and the extraction unit 19. The first spraying mechanism 14 sprays first air onto the front of the end face of the prepreg sheet. The second spraying mechanism 15 sprays second air and fourth air onto the peeling boundary of the protective sheet.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: NIPPI CorporationInventors: Risa Yoshizaki, Takehito Takatsu, Toru Jinishi
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Patent number: 10464704Abstract: According to one embodiment, a label peeling device includes a tray, a pressing unit, and a control unit. The tray is configured to support a label sheet thereon. The pressing unit is configured to be driven in a direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the label sheet. The control unit is configured to drive the pressing unit toward a central portion of the label sheet supported on the tray. The control unit performs peeling control to peel a liner sheet and a label body of the label sheet from each other by pressing an edge of the label sheet and thereby curving the label sheet.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kikuo Mizutani
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Patent number: 10426069Abstract: A feeder provided with: a feeder main body, on a rear section of which is formed a tape insertion section for inserting carrier tape that stores multiple components and on a front section of which is formed a tape discharge section for discharging the carrier tape from which components have been removed; a tape feeding path for feeding the carrier tape from rear to front, tape feeding path being provided on feeder main body between side walls and so as to connect to tape insertion section and tape discharge section; and a cover member provided on the feeder main body in an openable and closable manner so as to cover the tape feeding path between the rear-side sprockets and the front-side sprockets.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: FUJI CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyasu Ohashi, Horoki Murase
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Patent number: 10141216Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention are directed to a method of fabricating a semiconductor device wherein a device wafer substrate is coated with a composition encompassing a surface energy modifier and a thermally stable polymer which is then bonded to a carrier wafer substrate coated with a composition encompassing a crosslinkable polymer composition. The polymer composition allows thinning of a device wafer before separating from the carrier wafer at room temperature.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2015Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: PROMERUS, LLCInventors: Venkat R. Dukkipati, Xianhe Wei, Larry F. Rhodes
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Patent number: 10086599Abstract: A label peeler system includes a first outer bracket having a first angled surface and a second outer bracket having a second angled surface. The label peeler system comprises a first movable bracket pivotably coupled to the first outer bracket and a second movable bracket pivotably coupled to the second outer bracket. A peel bar is secured to the first angled surface and the second angled surface, and a peel roller is rotatably disposed above the peel bar. A first roller is rotatably coupled to the first outer bracket and the second outer bracket. A second roller is rotatably coupled to the first movable bracket and the second movable bracket. The first roller and the second roller are configured to collectively pull the liner away from the label after the label is peeled by the peel bar.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: WARD KRAFT, INC.Inventors: Don Park, Randy Zimmerman
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Patent number: 9033020Abstract: A labeling device comprising a guide frame, rotatably supporting a label roll formed by winding around a core a label holding band, which releasably holds a plurality of labels in series, and a peeling member which peels the printed label from the band by bending the band at an acute angle towards a slanting lower part in relation to the direction of movement of the band. The labeling device comprises a guide unit that is pivotally provided for nipping and holding a leading edge of the label holding band in front of the peeling member and is rotatable around the peeling member with the leading edge of the band so that the leading edge of the band is automatically brought to a feeding roller arranged on the slanting lower part of the peeling member in relation to the direction of the movement of the label holding band.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignees: Techno Medica Co., Ltd., Autonics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshikazu Matsumoto, Yoshimi Hirasawa, Yasushi Nakano, Mitsuyuki Suzuki, Kazuo Kuwahara, Masashi Hamano, Takeshi Yokochi
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Publication number: 20150129138Abstract: Transfer of nanoscale elements from a substrate on which they were manufactured or transferred to a flexible sheet may be performed by local and progressive deformation of the flexible sheet over the surface of the substrate to attach and lift the nanoscale elements from the substrate with controlled inter-element registration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2012Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Kevin Thomas Turner, David Scott Grierson
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Patent number: 9028629Abstract: A composite comprising adhered components and method of refurbishing such composites are described herein. The composite includes a first component, a second component, and the first component being adhered to the second component using an adhesive stack. The adhesive stack comprises a first adhesive-impregnated scrim layer disposed between the first component and the second component and a bulk adhesive layer disposed between the first component and the second component.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Carlos A. Fracchia, Terry A. Sewell, Charles A. Rhodes
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Patent number: 9011624Abstract: A method for manufacturing an adhesive sheet according to the present invention is a method for manufacturing an adhesive sheet including a long peeling base material 1 and an adhesive layer 2 provided on the peeling base material 1 in the form of an island, the method including a peeling step of, after laminating a long adhesive layer 2 on the peeling base material 1, peeling off an unnecessary portion 6 of the adhesive layer 2 so that a predetermined portion of the adhesive layer is left on the peeling base material 1 in the form of an island, wherein, in the peeling step, the width W of a narrow portion 8, which is the narrowest in width in a short direction of the unnecessary portion 6 of the adhesive layer 2, is adjusted so that the breaking strength in the narrow portion 8 is 200 g or more.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2010Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.Inventors: Ryoji Furutani, Takahiro Tokuyasu, Shinya Katou, Rie Katou, Tomohito Yuasa, Kouji Komorida, Tatsuya Sakuta
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Patent number: 9011638Abstract: A method of chip sorting comprises providing a chip holder having a first surface; providing multiple chips on the first surface; providing a chip receiver having a second surface, wherein the second surface faces the first surface; attaching the multiple chips to the second surface; decreasing an adhesion between the multiple chips and the first surface; and separating the multiple chips from the first surface after the step of decreasing the adhesion between the multiple chips and the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2014Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Epistar CorporationInventors: Chen-Ke Hsu, Liang Sheng Chi, Chun-Chang Chen, Win-Jim Su, Hsu-Cheng Lin, Mei-Ling Tsai, Yi Lung Liu, Chen Ou
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Patent number: 8986498Abstract: The invention relates to a label ejection device (101,201,301,401,501,601,1201,1301), a labeling printing system comprising said device and a method for discarding labels, in particular self-adhesive labels (103,203,303,403,603). The invention is concerned in particular with preventing faulty labels from being applied to items (or containers containing such items), with minimal attendant interruption of machine operation. The effective labeling systems and equipment are not perfect and, on occasion, “incorrect” or faulty labels (103,203,303,403,603) may be applied to containers. There is a need for an improved label ejection device (101,201,301,401,501,601,1201,1301) and an improved labeling printing system that more efficiently and effectively removes labels (103,203,303,403,503,603) from a sheet like support (104,204,304,404,504,604,1204).Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2010Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: SICPA Holding SAInventor: Christian Fefin
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Publication number: 20150053353Abstract: A component supplying apparatus includes a main tape entering port, a component supply port through which components are picked up from a carrier tape, a main tape path extending in a body part from the main tape entering port to the underside of the component supply port, a top tape removing part removing the top tape from the carrier tape on the main tape path upstream of the component supply port, a sub tape entering port, a sub tape path meeting a slope path portion of the main tape path at a meeting point upstream of the top tape removing part, and at least one sprocket wheels engaging with the carrier tape on the main tape path downstream of the meeting point. A length of the sub tape path is shorter than a length of the main tape path from the main tape entering port to the meeting point.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: Minoru Kitani, Kazunori Kanai, Kazuo Kido, Seikou Abe
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Patent number: 8961725Abstract: A method of placement of a component on a stretchable substrate is described. A base substrate, having a stretchable substrate layer, and a flexible foil, having an integral arrangement of multiple flexible foil components, are aligned, so as to be used in a reel based manufacturing process. Through lamination of the base substrate and the flexible foil an electro/optical via connection between in plane interconnecting traces on the stretchable substrate layer and component pads of the integral component arrangement is provided. The integral arrangement of flexible foil components are mechanically separated. The method may be used in a manufacturing process for multi-foil systems.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNOInventors: Marinus Marc Koetse, Harmannus Franciscus Maria Schoo, Margaretha Maria De Kok
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Publication number: 20150034237Abstract: A process for producing a corrugated electrode for use in an electroactive polymer cartridge is disclosed. A laminated web comprising a support sheet laminated to a dielectric elastomer film is positioned. The support sheet defines areas exposing portions of the dielectric elastomer film. A force is applied to the positioned laminated web to stretch the laminated support sheet-dielectric elastomer film web in a direction that is orthogonal to a plane defined by the web. An electrically conductive material is applied to the laminated support sheet-dielectric elastomer film web while the laminated support sheet-dielectric elastomer film web is in a stretched state. The laminated support sheet-dielectric elastomer film web is relaxed to form the corrugated electrode on the dielectric elastomer film portion of the web.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: Parker-Hannifin CorporationInventors: Silmon J. Biggs, Jeremy Elsberry, Andrew B. Campbell
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Patent number: 8945335Abstract: An adhesive stack may comprise a shear layer positioned between two adhesive layers, wherein the shear layer is designed to fail upon application of a deliberate and appropriate shear force and before the failure of the adhesive layers. The adhesive stack may aid in securing components within an electronic device to prevent movement of the component when the device is dropped, hit, or bumped. The adhesive stack may occupy minimal space within the device, and reduce the cost of securing the component within the device's interior. The adhesive stack may allow for replacement of the component by an authorized person applying an appropriate and deliberate force. The adhesive stack may aid in identifying components replaced by an unauthorized person.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2011Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Matthew P. Casebolt
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Publication number: 20150013918Abstract: This invention generally relates to a tape dispenser with automatic backing removal more particularly including a spindle rotatably mounted for receiving said supply of tape; a pinch roller set in tension having an adjustment to set the drag for the tape supply passing through the pinch rollers that convert a pull of the tape to a rotary motion; a take-up spindle for spooling the protective backing layer when separated from the tape; a set of drag washers to maintain an pre-set tension as the protective backing is spooled onto the take up spindle; a first gear responsive to the rotary motion of the pinch roller set and a second gear responsive to the motion of the first gear and axially attached to the take-up spindle for spooling the protective backing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: John Poplawski, Herbert Kleinegger, James Ferro
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Patent number: 8925613Abstract: A medium transporting apparatus is used for transporting a label web including a carrier web and labels adhered thereto. A platen roller transports the label web in a transport path. A pressure roller is disposed downstream of the separating member with respect to the transport path, and causes the carrier web to be kinked. The pressure roller urges the carrier web against the platen roller. A support member is mounted on a cover and rotatably supports the pressure roller. The cover is pivoted between an open position and a closed. Immediately after the cover has moved to the closed position, the pressure roller contacts the platen roller and then slides by a predetermined amount on the circumferential surface of the platen roller in a direction away from the separating member. Thus, the carrier web sandwiched between the pressure and platen rollers becomes taut.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2011Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Oki Data CorporationInventor: Daichi Sato
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Publication number: 20140367030Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for processing flexible glass are disclosed. The flexible glass is directed along a conveyance path through a glass laminate processing apparatus. The glass laminate processing apparatus includes a glass laminate pay-out spool paying out flexible glass and a first laminate material electrostatically pinned to each other in a glass laminate. The glass laminate processing apparatus also includes at least one electrostatic charging head positioned downstream of a pay-out spool, where the electrostatic charging head neutralizes an electrostatic charge on at least one of the flexible glass or the first laminate material that are electrostatically pinned to each another in the glass laminate. The glass laminate processing apparatus further includes a laminate material take-up spool positioned downstream of the electrostatic device collecting the first laminate material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Roger Donald Beam, Donald Orrin Bigelow, Daniel Patrick Gormel, Richard Jonathan Kohler
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Publication number: 20140367049Abstract: A component supplying apparatus has a tape guide part for guiding a carrier tape, a blade for entering between a top tape and a base tape, a first tape press part for facing the carrier tape on upstream side of a top tape removing position, a first biasing part for biasing the first tape press part to have the carrier tape held between the tape guide part and the first tape press part and to attain positioning of the carrier tape in thickness direction thereof, a sprocket wheel for wedging the carrier tape into between the tape guide part and the first tape press part, and a second biasing part for pressing the carrier tape against the tape guide part by a second tape press part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Motohiro HIGUCHI, Minoru KITANI
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Publication number: 20140367050Abstract: An apparatus for removal of the liner of a self-adhesive balancing weight is disclosed. A stripper wheel or stripper belt is rotated in close proximity over the surface of a balancing weight, and interacting with the liner and pulling the liner off from the balancing weight by means of a plurality of teeth. The speed of the stripper wheel or stripper belt is slightly higher than the speed of motion of the balancing weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventor: Hans-Ulrich BÜRGEL
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Patent number: 8906182Abstract: A method for preparing a composite fabric includes: casting a foamed liquid adhesive onto a smooth release-coated web; applying a fabric to the wet adhesive; fixing the adhesive to the fabric by drying; removing the release-coated web from the adhesive coated intermediate; depositing onto an embossed casting substrate a layer of liquid skin coat composition; applying the porous adhesive layer of the adhesive-coated intermediate to the wet skin layer; drying to fix the skin layer to the adhesive-coated intermediate; and separating the embossed casting substrate from the dried composite to provide the composite fabric. The resulting composite fabrics look and feel like soft shell composite fabrics.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2011Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Dartex Coatings, Inc.Inventor: Thomas C. Colasanto
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Publication number: 20140352887Abstract: The invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising at least one natural latex and at least one polymeric composition having a glass transition temperature ranging from ?50° C. to 0° C. The invention also relates to a membrane obtained after drying the adhesive composition according to the invention, to a combination of a flexible surface coating with an adhesive composition according to the invention, to a method for applying a flexible surface coating onto a substrate as well as a substrate coated with a peelable adhesive membrane according to the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: BOSTIK SAInventors: Jessie CASIMIRO, Eric VERSCHEURE
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Patent number: 8894795Abstract: The method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes carrier film feeding steps including feeding long carrier films from continuous rolls, respectively; peeling steps including folding back each of the carrier films at a front end part placed on a carrier film feed path so that the optical films are peeled off from the carrier films, respectively; and bonding steps including bonding the optical films to the viewer side and back side of a liquid crystal panel, wherein in the bonding steps, the optical films are bonded to the liquid crystal panel in such a manner that the number of times the optical film is bonded to the back side of the liquid crystal panel is greater than the number of times the optical film is bonded to the viewer side of the liquid crystal panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Kazuya Hada, Satoshi Hirata, Seiji Kondo, Seiji Umemoto
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Publication number: 20140332167Abstract: This invention generally relates to a method for dispensing tape with automatic backing removal more particularly suited for tape and an associated backing, employing a frame and affixed thereto a tape supply spindle rotatably mounted for receiving a roll of tape; said tape supply spindle having thereon a friction disc for pressing against a rotating take-up spindle mounted to said frame and to receive the protective tape backing when the take-up spindle rotates upon an application of a pulling force to the tape.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2013Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: HERBERT KLEINEGGER, James M. Ferro
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Publication number: 20140318714Abstract: A supporting member separation apparatus that separates a supporting member from a laminate having a substrate, an adhesive layer, a release layer which has a property that changes when it absorbs light, and the supporting member which are laminated in this order. The apparatus includes a holding unit that holds one surface of the laminate, a lifting and lowering unit that lifts and lowers the holding unit, and an adjustment unit that maintains a constant applied force to the holding unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Shinji Takase, Yoshihiro Inao, Akihiko Nakamura
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Patent number: 8858757Abstract: In one embodiment, a plug plate dispensing assembly can include a first riser, a second riser, an apex cross member, a lower cross member, a central cross member, and a drive roller. The apex cross member, the lower cross member, and the central cross member can be coupled to the first riser and the second riser, and can extend from the first riser to the second riser. When the sheet stock is fed between the lower cross member and the apex cross member, over the apex cross member, and between the apex cross member and the central cross member, and when the sheet stock is frictionally engaged with the drive roller, rotation of the drive roller can cause one or more of the plurality of plug plates to at least partially detach from the sheet stock as the sheet stock passes over the apex cross member.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventor: Brandon S. Thompson
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Publication number: 20140299278Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing matrix material from a web of cut adhesive backed labels. A matrix stripping apparatus comprises a rotating cylinder for receiving a web of cut adhesive labels, a source for applying an electrostatic charge to the web of cut adhesive labels, and a separation member to facilitate separation of the matrix from a web comprising cut labels and a release liner. Applying an electrostatic charge to the web assists in holding the web against the rotating cylinder and relieves tension in the separation and removal of the matrix material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Richard A. PREVITY, Alan GREEN, Dennis R. BENOIT
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Patent number: 8828186Abstract: A method of peeling an electronic component. The method includes a step of, when the electronic component is adhered onto a first main surface of a tape member, bringing a bellowphragm into contact with a second main surface, which is the other main surface of the tape member; and a step of, after the bellowphragm is brought into contact with the second main face, deforming the bellowphragm and the tape member by supplying a fluid to the bellowphragm to thereby peel the electronic component from the tape member.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2009Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu Semiconductor LimitedInventors: Yoshito Konno, Yutaka Yamada
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Patent number: 8813646Abstract: Provided is a label printer that includes a conveyance unit that conveys a label paper on which a label is attached and a printing unit that prints on the label. The label printer also includes a peeling unit that includes one pair of members separated in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the label paper and peels the label from a backing paper. The label printer also includes a backing paper conveyance unit that conveys the backing paper and a moving unit that moves the peeling members towards a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the backing paper.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hajime Yamamoto
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Patent number: 8776857Abstract: Label application devices and methods of printing and applying labels are described herein. One label application device can comprise a feed component configured to deliver a sheet of label material to a position, a product identification component configured to identify a type of a product that is approaching the position, a printing component configured to print data onto the sheet of label material, the data based on the identified type of product, a stripping component configured to remove a liner portion of the sheet of label material from a label portion of the sheet, and an applicator component configured to apply the label portion to the product.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Computype, Inc.Inventors: Richard Jackson, Kevin Nobbs
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Patent number: 8758554Abstract: A silicone tape having inherent elasticity and flexibility to allow for its significant stretching, which when unrolled from its tape roll, and its laminar film removed, can be stretched around the furniture or other componentry to hold it in position until any applied adhesive hardens, during furniture repair or manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: MOCAP L.L.C.Inventor: Joseph T. Miller
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Publication number: 20140166209Abstract: A laminate including a supporter which transmits infrared; a substrate supported by the supporter; an adhesive layer via which the supporter and the substrate are attached to each other; and a separation layer positioned on a surface of the supporter to which surface the substrate is attached, and which is made of a compound having an infrared-absorbing structure. A target is tightly attached and supported in the laminate while securing easy separation of a supporter from the target.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Imai, Koki Tamura, Atsushi Kubo, Takahiro Yoshioka, Yasushi Fujii, Yoshihiro Inao
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Publication number: 20140154166Abstract: Exfolilation of graphene from graphite using multilayer coextrusion is generally disclosed. In some example embodiments, graphite may be dispersed within a first processing material, and the first processing material and a second processing material may be co-extruded through a plurality of series coupled layer multiplication dies to exfoliate graphene from the graphite. The graphene may be separated from the resulting multi-layered material. In some example embodiments, graphite flake and/or expanded graphite may be dispersed within the first processing material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2014Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Empire Technology Development LLCInventor: Carlos A. Cruz
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Patent number: 8715443Abstract: A method of manufacturing a spectroscopic sensor 1 comprises a first step of forming a cavity layer 21 by nanoimprinting on a handle substrate; a second step of forming a first mirror layer 22 on the cavity layer 21 after the first step; a third step of joining a light-transmitting substrate 3 onto the first mirror layer 22 after the second step; a fourth step of removing the handle substrate from the cavity layer 21 after the third step; a fifth step of forming a second mirror layer 23 on the cavity layer 21 without the handle substrate after the fourth step; and a sixth step of joining the light detection substrate 4 onto the second mirror layer 23 after the fifth step.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.Inventors: Katsumi Shibayama, Masaomi Takasaka
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Patent number: 8715802Abstract: The invention provides a transferring apparatus for a flexible electronic device and method for fabricating a flexible electronic device. The transferring apparatus for the flexible electronic device includes a carrier substrate. A release layer is disposed on the carrier substrate. An adhesion layer is disposed on a portion of the carrier substrate, surrounding the release layer and adjacent to a sidewall of the release layer. A flexible electronic device is disposed on the release layer and the adhesion layer, wherein the flexible electronic device includes a flexible substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2009Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Pao-Ming Tsai, Liang-You Jiang, Yu-Yang Chang, Hung-Yuan Li
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Patent number: 8708022Abstract: A label peeling unit having an installation body: a movable body movable while engaging with the installation body and stopping in a closed state or an open state in which the movable body is closed or open relative to the installation body; a label peeling body installed on the movable body and allowing backing paper of a continuous label body, which is conveyed by the paper sheet conveyance device, to be in contact with the label peeling body to bend the backing paper for peeling a part of a label off the backing paper; and a backing paper conveyance roller rotatably installed on the movable body and rotating while being in contact with a platen roller of the paper sheet conveyance device with the backing paper in between to thereby convey the backing paper and discharge it to the outside. The label peeling unit facilitates loading of paper sheets.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Sato Holdings Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinichiro Hosono, Kenta Kano
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Patent number: 8696864Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide for materials, methods for using such materials and structures that both incorporate such materials and are made using such methods that can be smoothly debonded at or near room temperature while providing a fixable bond that allows for wafer processing such as wafer thinning, anisotropic dry etching and chemical resistance during plating and etching.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignees: Promerus, LLC, Sumitomo Bakelite Co., LtdInventors: Venkat Dukkipati, Kei Kawasaki, Larry F. Rhodes, Toshihiro Sato
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Patent number: 8696845Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of constructing a tire, comprising: constructing a coated filament, the coated filament constructed by coating a filament with a coating material, the coating material comprising at least one substance dispersible in an uncured rubber compound; encasing the coated filament into containment within an uncured flexible tire component, the coated filament extending between an air inlet and an air outlet cavity in the pre-cured flexible tire component; building on a tire building drum a green tire carcass from uncured tire components including the uncured flexible tire component and encased coated filament; curing the green tire carcass into a cured finished tire including the flexible tire component containing the coated filament; removing the filament from the cured flexible tire component to leave within the flexible tire component a substantially unobstructed air passageway.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventor: Andreas Frantzen
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Patent number: 8685196Abstract: In a method for producing a multilayer printed circuit board from a plurality of conducting or conductive and non-conducting or insulating layers or plies to be connected to each other, in particular to be pressed together, wherein after connecting at least partially planar layers at least a partial region (11) thereof is removed, and wherein in order to prevent adherence of the partial region (11) to be removed a material (8) preventing adhesion is applied in accordance with the partial region to be removed onto a layer (9) which adjoins the partial region to be removed, it is provided that the material (8) preventing adhesion is formed by a mixture comprising a release agent on the basis of at least one metal soap, preferably the fatty acid salts of Al, Mg, Ca, Na and Zn, a binding agent, and a solvent, whereby a partial region to be removed can be removed easily and reliably after appropriate treatment and/or processing steps of the multilayer printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AktiengesellschaftInventors: Günther Weichslberger, Johannes Stahr, Markus Leitgeb, Andreas Zluc, Gerald Weidinger
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Publication number: 20140060749Abstract: Provided are an electronic component carrier tape feeding device and an electronic component carrier tape feeding method. The electronic component carrier tape feeding device includes: a carrier tape guiding unit configured to guide a carrier tape to which a cover tape is attached; and a transfer unit configured to transfer the carrier tape. The carrier tape guiding unit includes: a guiding unit t configured to guide the carrier tape; and a cover unit surrounding a top surface of the carrier tape and comprising a protrusion portion protruding toward the cover tape.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventor: Hyong-su CHOI
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Patent number: 8657986Abstract: A method for producing an active substance-containing polyurethane plaster for transdermal application is described, said plaster containing at least one active substance at a highly accurate declared dose. In the described method, a solvent-free active substance-containing polyurethane is produced by reactively coating a solvent-free active substance-containing polyurethane material (40), which is mixed in a coating unit (60) immediately before or during the application process, onto an elastic backing foil (20) that has been rendered non-extensible at least in the direction in which the applied polyurethane material is processed by means of a supporting, adhering auxiliary foil (30) which is at least mono-axially non-extensible.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2009Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Otto Bock PUR LifeScience GmbHInventors: Peter Gansen, Michael Dittgen, Ingeborg Steinfatt-Hoffmann, Christian Schulte, Juergen Henze
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Patent number: 8652375Abstract: A method of making scrolls is provided that includes providing a tape having a first side and second side wherein the first side of the tape is has an adhesive disposed thereon and the second side of the tape has a release coating disposed thereon, affixing the adhesive to a solid surface, buff-coating exfoliatable particles on the release side of the tape to form a coating; and peeling the tape from the solid surface at an angle. The coating separates from the release side of the tape and curls inwards to form scrolls. The scrolls can include graphite. Also provided is a continuous method of making scrolls and an apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2012Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Ranjith Divigalpitiya, Tyler J. E. Clark
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Publication number: 20140041808Abstract: A waste removing method capable of easily carrying out a waste removing operation to peel a label sheet waste off a base sheet. A label sheet 4b of label paper 4 being conveyed along a path of label paper conveyance 1 is formed with a cut line 4h for peeling-off; an upstream side portion 4i of label sheet bordered and starting with the cut line 4h is peeled off a base sheet 4a, and the portion of label sheet 4b peeled off is carried to and wound onto a waste take-up member 20 whereby winding the peeled-off portion of label sheet 4b onto the waste take-up member 20 causes a label sheet waste 4g of succeeding label paper 4 to be peeled off the base sheet 4a and taken up onto the waste take-up member. The waste removing operation can be carried out automatically.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: MIYAKOSHI PRINTING MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideo Izawa, Reishi Fujiwara
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Patent number: 8628636Abstract: A method of manufacturing a package substrate. A carrier member is formed on an insulation protection layer on either of two surfaces of a core layer. The package substrate has the carrier member combined with one side thereof, and is prevented from being damaged during transportation or packaging due to reduced thickness.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Advance Materials CorporationInventors: Lee-Sheng Yen, Doau-Tzu Wang