04th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200023602 | GATE OF A TABLET DISCHARGE OF A TABLET PRESS - A tablet discharge gate for a tablet press comprises a tablet channel having an inlet and an outlet and comprising one of a tube shape and a trough shape, a first outlet channel, and a second outlet channel. A gate chamber is positioned between the outlet of the tablet channel and the first and second outlet channels. A drive apparatus is configured to move the tablet discharge gate between a first position in which tablets are supplied from the tablet channel to the gate chamber and into the first outlet channel of the gate, and a second position in which tablets are supplied to the tablet discharge gate chamber and into the second outlet channel. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023603 | CORRUGATED CARDBOARD SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND BOX MAKING MACHINE - A corrugated cardboard sheet feeding apparatus, which comprises: an upstream-side conveying unit which conveys a corrugated cardboard sheet mounted on delivery rollers; and a downstream-side conveying unit which is adjacent to the downstream side of the upstream-side conveying unit and conveys, to a sheet processing unit, the corrugated cardboard sheet delivered from the upstream-side conveying unit. The downstream-side conveying unit has: a downstream-side suction unit which has openings facing a sheet conveyance path; and feed rollers with a portion of the outer peripheral surfaces thereof protruding towards the sheet conveyance path, which are accommodated in the downstream-side suction unit. The distance between the downstream ends of the openings and the axis of the most-downstream-side delivery rollers is set to be not larger than the maximum range of the distance between the conveyance rollers of the sheet processing unit. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023604 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN OPENED DIE-CUT ELEMENT, PARTICULARLY FOR FORMING A WRAP-AROUND BOX OF THE TRAY PLUS LID TYPE, AND A CARTONING MACHINE - A main die-cut element is divided along a predefined division line to obtain a first die-cut element and a distinct second die-cut element. Glue is deposited on a first portion of one from between the first die-cut element and a secondary die-cut element and on a second portion of one from between the second die-cut element and the secondary die-cut element. The method includes forming an opened die-cut element of the tray plus lid type given by the combination of the first die-cut element and the second die-cut element, wherein these two elements are coupled to the secondary die-cut element, with the first die-cut element and the secondary die-cut element partly superposed and pressed to one another at the first portion and the second die-cut element and the secondary die-cut element being partly superposed and pressed together at the second portion. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023605 | SHEET DRYING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND BOX MAKING MACHINE - A sheet drying device and method, and a box making machine, wherein provided are: a heating lamp ( | 2020-01-23 |
20200023606 | HONEYCOMB SANDWICH STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A honeycomb sandwich structure in which moisture absorption deformation can be sufficiently suppressed and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The honeycomb sandwich structure includes: a honeycomb core having a recess in a mesh of a carbon fiber fabric; a pair of face plates; a resin layer which fills a part of the recesses; and a water-impermeable film which covers an exposed area including surfaces of the resin layer and the honeycomb core, wherein the recess includes an unfilled part, the unfilled part is a part of the recess that is closer to the opening of the recess, and the unfilled part is not filled with the resin layer. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023607 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING FINE BUMP FOR ADJUSTING ATTACHMENT AND DETACHMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are a display device including micro protrusions for attachment and detachment control, having supplemented functions, such as control of adhesive strength for attachment and detachment, the prevention of attachment of an alien substance, fingerprint prevention, the easy removal of bubbles, and a smooth application to a curved display when a window or touch screen is attached or detached, and a method of manufacturing the same. In the device and method, the display device including a window and a display and selectively including a touch screen includes an attachment and detachment layer positioned in any one of the window, the touch screen, and the display and having adhesive strength of 0.1 gf/25 mm to 500 gf/25 mm, and an attachment and detachment control layer positioned to face the attachment and detachment layer in any one of the window, the touch screen, and the display and having micro protrusions formed therein. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023608 | REINFORCING ARTICLE - A reinforcing article includes a porous substrate layer separating a plurality of parallel first continuous fiber elements spaced apart from each other and extending along a first direction from a plurality of parallel second continuous fiber elements spaced apart from each other and extending along a different direction. Each first and second continuous fiber elements include a plurality of parallel and co-extending continuous fibers embedded in a thermoplastic resin. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023609 | RAPID SOLID-STATE FOAMING - Disclosed, among other things, are ways to manufacture reduced density thermoplastics using rapid solid-state foaming and machines useful for the saturation of plastic. In one embodiment, a foaming process may involve saturating a semi-crystalline polymer such as Polylactic Acid (PLA) with high levels of gas, and then heating, which may produce a reduced density plastic having high levels of crystallinity. In another embodiment, a foaming process may produce layered structures in reduced density plastics with or without integral skins. In another embodiment, a foaming process may produce deep draw structures in reduced density plastics with or without integral skins. In yet another embodiment, a foaming process may utilize additives, blends, or fillers, for example. In yet another embodiment, a foaming process may involve saturating a semi-crystalline polymer such as Polylactic Acid (PLA) with high levels of gas, and then heating, which may produce a reduced density plastic having high levels of crystallinity. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023610 | FUNCTIONAL LAMINATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is a functional laminate including a porous intermediate layer having air permeability laminated between a porous surface layer and a resin foamed layer, the porous intermediate layer having an affinity to a foaming resin forming the resin foamed layer. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023611 | LAMINATED STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING LAMINATED STRUCTURES - Laminated structures include a thin glass sheet with a thickness of less than 600 μm being attached to a metal sheet with an adhesive layer including a thickness of about 100 μm or less. These laminated structures can include planar or curved shapes. Methods of manufacturing a laminated structure are also provided including the step of attaching a glass sheet with a thickness of less than 600 μm to a metal sheet with an adhesive layer including a thickness of about 300 μm or less. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023612 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROLL-TO-ROLL PROCESSING OF SHEET STOCK - A method of processing sheet stock in the creation of plastic cards, such as gift cards or credit cards that include special effects and/or security measures. A card formed by such methods is also disclosed. The method provides for two or more dissimilar materials to be bonded together while maintaining the integrity of the card and as any graphics, security features, and/or special effects provided thereon. Thermoset and thermobond adhesive layers are placed between a first material layer and a second material layer of the sheet stock. The thermoset and thermobond adhesive layers allow the first and second material layers to move independently and to expand and contract at different rates relative to each other. The adhesive layers enable the sheet stock to be rolled up for shipping or storage and further enable the end product produced therefrom to have a planar profile. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023613 | USE OF TAGENTS AND HOLOGRAMS IN THE ADHESIVE - A method of processing sheet stock in the creation of plastic cards, such as gift cards or credit cards that include special effects and/or security measures. A card formed by such methods is also disclosed. The method provides for two or more dissimilar materials to be bonded together while maintaining the integrity of the card and as any graphics, security features, and/or special effects provided thereon. Thermoset and thermobond adhesive layers are placed between a first material layer and a second material layer of the sheet stock. The thermoset and thermobond adhesive layers allow the first and second material layers to move independently and to expand and contract at different rates relative to each other. The adhesive layers enable the sheet stock to be rolled up for shipping or storage and further enable the end product produced therefrom to have a planar profile. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023614 | METAL AND/OR CERAMIC MICROLATTICE STRUCTURE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A metal and/or ceramic microlattice structure, comprising an alternation of first layers and of second layers formed by tubes, and interlocking with each other in order to form open loops cooperating two by two in order to form nodes of an articulated/ball-joint nature. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023615 | MAGNETIC ARTICLES - An article including a magnetic-containing layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first; a first reflector layer external to the first surface of the magnetic-containing layer; a second reflector layer external to the second surface of the magnetic-containing layer; a first selective light modulator layer external to the first reflector layer; a second selective light modulator layer external to the second reflector layer; a first absorber layer external to the first selective light modulator layer; and a second absorber layer external to the second selective light modulator layer; wherein at least one of the first and second selective light modulator layers comprises at least one of a curing agent, and at least one coating aid is disclosed. Methods of making the disclosed article are also disclosed. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023616 | SURFACE-TREATED METAL PLATE FOR POLYOLEFIN BONDING, COMPOSITE MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE MEMBER - A surface-treated metal sheet for adhesion to polyolefin includes a metal sheet, and a resin layer provided on at least one surface of the metal sheet. The resin layer contains an acid-modified polyolefin, the acid-modified polyolefin contains a first acid-modified polyolefin having an acid value of 5 mgKOH/g or less and a second acid-modified polyolefin having an acid value of 20 mgKOH/g or more and a melting point of higher than 90° C., and a difference between a melting point of the first acid-modified polyolefin and the melting point of the second acid-modified polyolefin is 0° C. or more and less than 40° C. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023617 | GLASS-RESIN COMPOSITE - A glass-resin composite of the present invention includes a plurality of glass sheets and a resin sheet which are integrally combined with each other via an organic resin intermediate layer, wherein, out of outer glass sheets of the plurality of glass sheets, at least one glass sheet has a crystallinity of 30% or less and a Young's modulus higher than a Young's modulus of its inner adjacent glass sheet by 5 GPa or more. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023618 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS PLATE AND GLASS PLATE FOR AUTOMOBILE - A method for manufacturing a glass plate according to one aspect of the present invention includes a first step of preparing a glass plate, a second step of preparing an antifog film that includes a film substrate having a thickness of no greater than 100 μm, an antifog layer having antifog properties and layered on one surface of the film substrate, and an adhesive layer layered on another surface of the film substrate, and a third step of attaching the antifog film to the glass plate via the adhesive layer. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023619 | LAMINATED GLASS INTERMEDIATE FILM AND LAMINATED GLASS - Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass with which the sound insulating properties of laminated glass can be enhanced. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has a one-layer structure or a two or more-layer structure, and includes a first layer having a glass transition temperature in dynamic viscoelasticity measurement of −30° C. or more and 10° C. or less, and when a glass transition temperature in unit ° C. of the first layer is referred to as Tg, a loss tangent tan δ of the first layer at Tg satisfies both of the following formula (1) and formula (2): | 2020-01-23 |
20200023620 | POLYVINYL ACETAL RESIN FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS - A polyvinyl acetal resin film for laminated glass,
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20200023621 | LAMINATED GLASS - Provided is laminated glass capable of preventing generation of a void in the interlayer film in an end part of laminated glass, and keeping the appearance of laminated glass excellent. Laminated glass according to the present invention is laminate glass including a first lamination glass member, a second lamination glass member, and an interlayer film containing a thermoplastic resin, and no void is generated in the interlayer film irradiated with light in an end part of the laminated glass after a first light irradiation test: “conducting 4 cycles each cycle including the process of irradiating the laminated glass with xenon light 180 W/m | 2020-01-23 |
20200023622 | FOOD PACKAGING PRODUCTS AND METHODS - In an embodiment, the invention comprises a packaging structure or formable sheet comprising a first layer which comprises post-consumer resin and, in some embodiments, a polyolefin; a second layer adjacent the first layer which comprises: post-consumer resin polyethylene terephthalate; a polyolefin; ethylene methyl acrylate; and ethylene/methyl acrylate/glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer; and in some embodiments, polypropylene maleic anhydride copolymer; and a third layer adjacent the second layer which comprises post-consumer resin and, in some embodiments, a polyolefin. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023623 | COMPOSITE PRODUCT - The invention is directed to a composite product that includes a first layer made from a plastic and a support structure and a layer of fibers arranged between the first layer of plastic and the support structure. The first layer of plastic penetrates the layer of fibers at least at certain locations such that the first layer of plastic is mechanically interconnected with the layer of fibers. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023624 | FABRIC AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A fabric includes a fabric body and a backing resin layer laminated on a rear surface of the fabric body. The fabric body includes a fluorine-containing organic compound adhered to at least the surface thereof, and the fluorine-containing organic compound has six carbon atoms and at least one fluorine atom. The backing resin layer contains a resin, a flame retardant, and an organic fluorine based oil repellent in which the carbon number is six. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023625 | WATER ABSORBENT SHEET, ELONGATED WATER ABSORBENT SHEET, AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE - The present invention provides a water-absorbing sheet suitable for a hygienic material such as a disposable diaper. The water-absorbing sheet in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes: a first base material; a second base material; and a particulate water-absorbing agent sandwiched between the first base material and the second base material, at least one of the first base material and the second base material being a water-permeable base material, and at least part of the particulate water-absorbing agent satisfying the following physical properties (1), (2), and (3):
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20200023626 | WHITE POLYESTER FILM, LAMINATE, AND PACKAGING BAG - The invention provides a white polyester film formed with a polyester resin whose main constituent is ethylene terephthalate, and (1) the film has at least two or more layers, and has at least one white layer and at least one heat sealing layer, wherein at least one of the film surfaces is the heat sealing layer, and the film satisfies the prescribed requirements of (2) the peeling strength of the heat sealing layers, (3) the difference in reversing heat capacity between at a lower and a higher temperature than a glass transition temperature of the heat sealing layer, (4) the heat shrinkage in both a longitudinal and width direction when treated in hot water at 80° C. for 10 seconds, (5) the total light transmittance, and (6) the apparent specific gravity. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023627 | A METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A COATED PAPER, PAPERBOARD OR FILM AND A COATED PAPER, PAPERBOARD OR FILM - The present invention relates to a method for the production of a coated paper, paperboard or film, wherein the method comprises the steps of; providing a first suspension comprising cellulose fibers, applying the first suspension on a substrate to form a fibrous web, wherein the web has a first and a second side, providing a second suspension comprising micro fibrillated cellulose, applying the second suspension either to the first side of the fibrous web or to a surface of a drying equipment and conducting said fibrous web through the drying equipment whereby the second suspension is added to the first side of the web forming the coated paper, paperboard or film. The invention also relates to a paper, paperboard or film produced according to the method. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023628 | METHODS FOR FAST AND REVERSIBLE DRY ADHESION TUNING BETWEEN COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AND SUBSTRATES USING DYNAMICALLY TUNABLE STIFFNESS - Disclosed herein are embodiments of methods that utilize dry adhesion tuning of a composite structure to adhere substrates. In some embodiments, the disclosed methods utilize dry adhesion between a composite structure and a substrate and further dynamically control the resulting dry adhesion strength through a heating step, which facilitates rigidity tuning of a core component of the composite structure and/or facilitates thermal control of the interface between the substrate and the composite structure. Also disclosed herein are array devices and other products comprising the disclosed composite structures. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023629 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDITIONING A DATA CARRIER CONSTRUCTED AS A CARD-LIKE AND MULTILAYER LAMINATE FOR A SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION OF DATA - Methods and a device are provided for conditioning, in particular smoothing, a data carrier constructed as a card-like and multi-layer laminate, in particular an RFID or NFC ticket, for a subsequent application of data, in particular by printing thereon. A simultaneous heating of the data carrier and application of pressure to a first main surface of the card-like data carrier takes place while the second main surface opposite the first main surface is in contact with an at least substantially flat support surface, to cause a reduction or elimination of a curvature of the data carrier which may have existed previously. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023630 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DEBONDING A STRUCTURE FROM A MAIN SURFACE REGION OF A CARRIER - A device for debonding a structure from a main surface region of a carrier includes a tape for laminating to the structure, a first holder and a second holder for spanning the tape and to keep a tension of the tape. The second holder can be movable into a lifted position vertically offset to the main surface region of the carrier. The device can also include a deflecting-element for providing a deflection-line between the first holder and the second holder for deflecting the tape in response to moving the second holder into the lifted position. The deflecting-element can be moveable parallel to the carrier for moving the deflection-line parallel to the carrier and for debonding the structure, laminated to the tape, from the carrier. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023631 | POWDER-BED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICES AND METHODS - The disclosure relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a metallic component, and corresponding methods. The apparatus may include a build plate with a build surface and an aperture. The apparatus may also include an actuator operable to translate a metallic component such that an end portion of the metallic component is positioned within the aperture of the build plate and below the build surface. The apparatus may further include a seal coupled within the aperture of the build plate and configured to engage the end portion of the metallic component. The aperture of the build plate, the seal, and the end portion of the metallic component may cooperate to form a powder bed to hold metallic powder therein. The apparatus may also include an external heat control mechanism operable to form a predetermined temperature profile of the end portion of the component to prevent cracking of the component. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023632 | LIGHT EXPOSURE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXPOSING PLATE-SHAPED MATERIALS TO LIGHT - The invention relates to an exposure apparatus ( | 2020-01-23 |
20200023633 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A MULTILAYERED PRODUCT - In embodiments, the present invention relates to a method of producing a multilayered printed item, comprising: (a) providing a coating of curable composition comprising a polymer powder, at least one plasticizer, and at least one monomer and/or oligomer, onto the substrate or a thereon previously applied layer or coating; (b) heating the curable coating composition to a temperature of about 70-120° C., to provide a gelled curable coating; (c) providing a coating of curable composition comprising a polymer powder, at least one plasticizer, and at least one monomer and/or oligomer, onto the previously applied layer or coating; (d) heating the other curable as above, to provide second gelled curable coating; (e) before crosslinking is performed, the multilayer-coated substrate formed is heated to a temperature of about 130-160° C.; and (f) crosslinking the heated multilayer-coated substrate, by irradiation and/or subjection to heat at a temperature of about 165-190° C. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023634 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DOUBLE-SIDED PRINTING TO A RECORDING MEDIUM - In an method for double-sided printing to a recording medium, a first side of the recording medium is printed to with a liquid first color separation, the liquid first color separation is pre-dried such that a predetermined final drying state remains unachieved, where the pre-dried state is a transportable intermediate state that is between a wet print image directly after printing and the predetermined final drying state, a second side of the recording medium is printed to with a liquid second color separation, and the pre-dried first color separation and the second liquid color separation are jointly dried to entirely achieve the predetermined final drying state for both the first and second color separations. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023635 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet recording method of the present invention includes: forming an ink image by ejecting an ink onto a transfer body with an ink jet head in which a recording element substrate provided with an element generating energy to be used for ejecting the ink, a pressure chamber including the element inside, and an ejection orifice ejecting the ink is provided, and the ink in the pressure chamber is circulated between the pressure chamber and the outside of the pressure chamber; and transferring the ink image onto a recording medium by bringing the recording medium into contact with the transfer body on which the ink image is formed, wherein a viscosity of the ink is 2 mPa·s or more to 20 mPa·s or less. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023636 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS - A second power is lower than a first power to be supplied during a printing operation. In a case where the second power is supplied to a print head through a cable as a drive power for the nozzles in the print head, the change in voltage of the second power is detected. The nozzles in the nozzle arrays are driven on an array-by-array basis with the second power on the basis of a control signal, and whether there is breakage in the cable is detected on the basis of the result of the detection of the change in voltage of the second power during the driving of the nozzles. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023637 | HEATER AND INKJET PRINTER - A heater includes: a planar heat generator; a power supply circuit that controls supply of power to the planar heat generator; a plurality of temperature sensors that is provided on the planar heat generator and measures a temperature; and a hardware processor that controls the power supply circuit in a predetermined condition to maintain a temperature measured by at least one of the plurality of temperature sensors at a target value, wherein the planar heat generator includes: an insulator; and a heat generator disposed on the insulator, the heat generator includes each of a plurality of linear parts extending in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval P, and each of the plurality of temperature sensors is disposed along a direction orthogonal to an extending direction of each of the plurality of linear parts at a position mutually shifted by a predetermined distance D. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023638 | ON-DIE TIME-SHIFTED ACTUATOR EVALUATION - In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a fluid ejection die is described. The die includes a number of actuator sensors disposed on the fluid ejection die to sense a characteristic of a corresponding actuator and to output a first voltage corresponding to the sensed characteristic c. Each actuator sensor is coupled to a respective actuator and multiple coupled actuator sensors and actuators are grouped as primitives on the fluid ejection die. The die also includes an actuator evaluation die per primitive to evaluate an actuator characteristic of any actuator within the primitive Based on the first voltage and a threshold voltage. The die also includes a time-shift chain component to communicate a delayed evaluation signal, which delayed evaluation signal delays an evaluation of the actuator characteristic a predetermined amount of time following an activation event. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023639 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A print head capable of forming dots on a print medium based on print data and a print medium are caused to perform relative movement in a specified direction, and a speed of the relative movement is set according to the number of dots to be formed in an area of a specified size. Whether to set the speed of the relative movement to a first speed is determined according to the number of dots to be formed in an area of a first size on the print medium. Whether to set the speed of the relative movement to a second speed lower than the first speed is determined according to the number of dots to be formed in an area of a second size which is smaller than the area of the first size in the specified direction. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023640 | MEMBER TRANSFER METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A member transfer method includes sticking a member supported at a support to an object, thinning the support after the sticking of the member to the object, and removing the support from the member after the thinning of the support. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023641 | PRINTBARS AND METHODS OF FORMING PRINTBARS - A method of forming a printbar module may include providing a printed circuit board (PCB) having a recess extending partially through the PCB and a dam surrounding the recess. An adhesive material may be applied to the recess and a printhead die sliver may be positioned in the recess. The printhead die sliver may be bonded with the PCB and the printhead die sliver and the PCB may be encapsulated with a molding compound. In response to encapsulating, a slot, extending through the PCB and the adhesive material may be formed, wherein the slot is in fluidic communication with fluid feed holes of the printhead die sliver to provide direct fluidic communication without fan-out. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023642 | MEMS Devices and Methods of Fabrication Thereof - MEMS devices and methods of fabrication thereof are described. In one embodiment, the MEMS device includes a bottom alloy layer disposed over a substrate. An inner material layer is disposed on the bottom alloy layer, and a top alloy layer is disposed on the inner material layer, the top and bottom alloy layers including an alloy of at least two metals, wherein the inner material layer includes the alloy and nitrogen. The top alloy layer, the inner material layer, and the bottom alloy layer form a MEMS feature | 2020-01-23 |
20200023643 | Liquid Ejecting Apparatus And Liquid Ejecting Head - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit including at least one pressure chamber filled with a reactive ink, at least one nozzle communicating with the pressure chamber, a supply channel through which the reactive ink is supplied to the pressure chamber, and an elastic compliance film forming a portion of the supply channel; a piezoelectric element that changes a capacity of the pressure chamber when an electric signal is supplied to the piezoelectric element; and a flexible wiring substrate at which a signal wire for supplying the electric signal to a connection terminal of the piezoelectric element is formed. The elastic compliance film is formed of a para-aramid resin. The connection terminal and the signal wire are electrically connected to each other by solder. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023644 | LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE - A liquid discharge device includes a channel member, a nozzle plate, a flexible film, a support, and a lid. The channel member has a storage chamber that stores liquid. The nozzle plate has a nozzle through which the liquid stored in the storage chamber is discharged. The flexible film forms part of walling of the storage chamber. The support has an opening that surrounds a space where the flexible film is exposed at a side of the flexible film opposite the storage chamber. The lid is configured to cover the flexible film across the space, and is bonded, by an adhesive, to a surface of the support. The support has a groove provided in the surface bonded to the lid. The adhesive is also disposed in the groove. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023645 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS - In an inkjet printing apparatus, in response to reception of a copy instruction, a controller causes the scanner to read an image formed on an original, generates image data representing the image on the original, and determines a standby period corresponding to an operation mode. In response to elapse of the standby period since the copy instruction was received, the controller separates a cap and an inkjet head. After the cap and the inkjet head separated each other, the controller causes the inkjet head to eject ink droplets based on the image data. The controller determines the standby period such that the separation of the cap and the inkjet head executed in parallel with reading of the image on the original finishes at the same time or earlier than generation of image data necessary to start to print the read image printing process in reading the image on the original. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023646 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a container on which a liquid container is removably mounted, the container having an engaging portion, the liquid container containing a liquid and having a grip portion that is gripped by a user; an attachment portion into which the container is inserted in an attachment direction from an attachment port and to which the container is attached; and a liquid ejecting head that ejects the liquid supplied from the liquid container mounted at the container. The attachment portion has an engaged portion that is engaged with the engaging portion of the container in a process of pulling out the container from the attachment portion. The container causes the grip portion to be located on an outer side with respect to the attachment port when the container is in an engaged state in which the engaging portion engages with the engaged portion. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023647 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A liquid ejecting head includes a nozzle from which liquid is ejected, a pressure compartment that is in communication with the nozzle, a flow passage configured to lead the liquid between the nozzle and pressure compartment, and an air discharge mechanism configured to discharge air to outside from inside of the flow passage. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023648 | PRINTING METHOD, PRINTING DEVICE, AND PRINTED MATTER - A printing method includes discharging a first white ink comprising a first white pigment and a second white ink containing a second white pigment by a discharging head, wherein the following relationship is satisfied: |R | 2020-01-23 |
20200023649 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, DENSITY ADJUSTING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording medium and an output device configured to output information for a user. The image forming system further includes circuitry configured to acquire, from a reading device read data of the image on the recording medium; calculate a correction value of an image density of the read image; cause the image forming apparatus to form, on a recording medium, a corrected image based on the correction value; and acquire, from the reading device, read data of the corrected image; and cause the output device to output report information representing a relation between a density variation value of the corrected image and a threshold of the density variation value. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023650 | METHOD OF FAIL-SAFE COLOR TRANSFORMATION - A method for reducing the effect of defective printing nozzles in a multicolor printing process on an inkjet printing machine. A computer creates a color transformation table that, for every process color of the inkjet printing machine, includes a replacement combination of the respective other process colors with a minimum color distance to the process color in question. The color transformation table is used to compensate for a defective printing nozzle. The color transformation table is created by printing and measuring a test chart with all process colors and interpolated by the computer. The color transformation table is then optimized to avoid undesired transitions between supporting points of the color transformation table and the resultant color transformation table accordingly contains process color combinations with minimum sensitivity to defective printing nozzles and the optimized table is used to carry out the multicolor printing operation on the inkjet printing machine. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023651 | DEVICE FOR PRINTING A CLOSURE DEVICE FOR CONTAINERS - A device for printing a closure device for containers includes a first body and a second body each of which has a respective relative positioning element configured at least in a step of use of the closure device, to be arranged and/or oriented with respect to each other in a predetermined position. The printing device includes a supporting device for at least one of the bodies, a device for detecting the position or orientation of the relative positioning element of the body supported by the support device, and a device for digital printing of at least one portion of the body supported by the supporting device in order to perform a printing operation in a predetermined position and/or with a predetermined orientation with respect to the position and/or orientation of the respective relative positioning element. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023652 | PRINTER FOR MARKING STRIPS - A printer is provided for printing marking strips having a plurality of marking elements for marking electric devices which can be arranged next to one another. Each of the marking elements has a marking plate with at least one writing field which can be printed with information such as writing. The printer has a rotatably mounted feed shaft which can be driven by a motor and a printing head. The rotatably mounted feed shaft has at least one section which is provided with protrusions and which rests directly against the marking strip while the feed shaft is rotated such that the advancing speed of the marking strip is synchronized with the circumferential speed of the feed shaft. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023653 | PRINTING PRESS HAVING AN INFRARED DRYER UNIT - Printing machines are fitted with a printer assembly for application of solvent-containing printing ink onto a printing substrate. A transport device transports the printing substrate from the printer assembly to a dryer unit that has at least one infrared radiator for drying the printing substrate. The dryer unit is improved in terms of homogeneity and rapidity of the drying of solvent-containing printing ink, and in that no active cooling of the infrared radiator is required. The infrared radiator is a planar heating element made of a dielectric, emits infrared radiation when heated, and comprises a heating surface that faces the printing substrate to be dried. The infrared radiator has a contacting surface, onto which a printed conductor of a heating conductor made of an electrically conductive precious metal-containing resistor material is applied, that is connected to an adjustable current source by an electrical contact. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023654 | DRYING DEVICE AND PRINTER INCORPORATING THE DRYING DEVICE - A drying device includes a plurality of guide rollers and a heater. The plurality of guide rollers is configured to contact a liquid applied face of a drying target object that is conveyed with liquid applied to the liquid applied face, while the drying target object is dried. The plurality of guide rollers includes at least one guide roller having a surface roughness of from 2 to 8. The heater is configured to heat the drying target object while the plurality of guide rollers guides the drying target object. A printer includes a liquid application device configured to apply liquid to a drying target object, and the drying device. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023655 | DRYING DEVICE AND PRINTER INCORPORATING THE DRYING DEVICE - A drying device includes one or more first heating bodies configured to heat a drying target object conveyed with liquid applied on the drying target object, and a second heating body configured to heat the drying target object after the drying target object is heated by the one or more first heating bodies. The one or more first heating bodies include at least one heating body configured to heat the drying target object at a heating temperature greater than a heating temperature of the second heating body. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023656 | Temporary fixation of a portion of a printable medium - An apparatus for manipulating a printable medium for the use in a printer is described. The apparatus comprises a drag device, a feed device and a lock device. The drag device conveys the printable medium to a printing area. The feed device feeds the printable medium to the drag device. The lock device is disposed between the feed device and the drag device. The lock device temporarily fixes a first portion of the printable medium so as to cause a second portion of the printable medium being in contact with the drag device to slip along the drag device. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023657 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING THROUGHPUT OF THERMAL PRINTER CUTTER - Provided herein is system and method for enhancing throughput of a thermal printer cutter. The system operates in a first printing mode in an instance in which a designated safe zone is detected. A second print media portion is traversed in downstream direction for printing after printing of a first print media until a designated safe zone is detected under a print head. The printing is suspended at a first point on the second print media portion. A first movement of the print media is caused in one of the downstream or upstream direction until a first cut point of the first print media portion is detected under cutter blade for cutting operation. A second movement of the print media is caused in one of the downstream or upstream direction until a third point is detected under print head. The printing resumes from the first point on the second print media portion. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023658 | PRINTHEAD ADJUSTMENT DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A printing system includes a printhead carriage supporting a printhead and mounted to translate along a beam extending in an x-axis direction of an x-axis, y-axis, z-axis Cartesian coordinate system. A method of controlling the printing system includes sensing one or more of a rotational orientation of the printhead about the x-axis, y-axis, and the z-axis and a position of the printhead along the y-axis and z-axis. Based on the sensed one or more of the rotational orientation and the position, a position of one or more bearings arranged to support the printhead carriage on the beam is adjusted. Adjusting the position of the one or more bearings adjusts one or both of the rotational orientation of the printhead and the position of the printhead. Systems and methods relate to control of printing systems. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023659 | RECORDING DEVICE - A recording device includes a recording unit; an inverting path that inverts a medium that recording has been performed on and sends the medium back to the recording unit; a feeding roller an outer circumferential surface of which is in contact with the medium at both a first position in the inverting path before inverting the medium and a second position in the inverting path after inverting the medium; and a cleaning unit that cleans the outer circumferential surface of the feeding roller; in which the cleaning unit, before a contact portion on the outer circumferential surface of the feeding roller in contact with the medium at the first position reaches the second position with rotation of the feeding roller, is disposed at a position in contact with the contact portion. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023660 | AIR SUPPLY IN IMAGING DEVICES - The present subject matter describes a system for air supply in an imaging device. In an example implementation, the system includes a mounting assembly to house a fan of the imaging device. The mounting assembly has at least two outlets to discharge air blown by the fan. The system further includes a first air guide and a second air guide. The first air guide is coupled to one of the at least two outlets to supply air from the fan to internal electrical components of the imaging device to dissipate heat generated by the internal electrical components. The second air guide is coupled to the other of the at least two outlets to supply air from the fan to a media output region of the imaging device to dissipate moisture in air escaping from the imaging device at the media output region. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023661 | HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID-DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A head unit has: a first member in which a pressure chamber that stores a liquid to be discharged from a nozzle is formed; a piezoelectric element disposed on the first member and configured to deform in response to a driving signal; a first substrate disposed on the first member so as to cover the piezoelectric element; an integrated circuit disposed on the first substrate, and configured to supply the driving signal to the piezoelectric element; a second member disposed on the first member, and the second member including a holding chamber configured to hold the liquid, and a heat dissipation opening configured to dissipate heat of the integrated circuit; and a third member formed from a metal, the third member being disposed on the second member. The heat dissipation opening is located between the integrated circuit and the third member. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023662 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE SURFACE - A method for producing a decorative surface having different gloss levels preferably comprising the following steps:
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20200023663 | LINERLESS THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING BODY PACKAGE - Provided is a linerless thermosensitive recording body package, a roll of a linerless thermosensitive recording sheet being packaged in the linerless thermosensitive recording body package, the linerless thermosensitive recording sheet including a support, a thermosensitive color developing layer over one surface of the support, a release layer over the thermosensitive color developing layer, and an adhesive layer over an opposite surface of the support, the linerless thermosensitive recording sheet being wound in roll shape in a manner that the adhesive layer comes to an internal side of the support, wherein a peel force for peeling the linerless thermosensitive recording sheet from the roll is 50 mN/50 mm or greater but 250 mN/50 mm or less, wherein a water content of the linerless thermosensitive recording sheet is 4.5% or higher but 6.5% or lower, the roll of the linerless thermosensitive recording sheet being seal-packaged in the linerless thermosensitive recording body package. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023664 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BUILDING A LAYERED CARD - A method of processing sheet stock in the creation of plastic cards, such as gift cards or credit cards that include special effects and/or security measures. A card formed by such methods is also disclosed. The method provides for two or more dissimilar materials to be bonded together while maintaining the integrity of the card and as any graphics, security features, and/or special effects provided thereon. Thermoset and thermobond adhesive layers are placed between a first material layer and a second material layer of the sheet stock. The thermoset and thermobond adhesive layers allow the first and second material layers to move independently and to expand and contract at different rates relative to each other. The adhesive layers enable the sheet stock to be rolled up for shipping or storage and further enable the end product produced therefrom to have a planar profile. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023665 | CARD WITH LAYERS ON ONE SIDE - A method of processing sheet stock in the creation of plastic cards, such as gift cards or credit cards that include special effects and/or security measures. A card formed by such methods is also disclosed. The method provides for two or more dissimilar materials to be bonded together while maintaining the integrity of the card and as any graphics, security features, and/or special effects provided thereon. Thermoset and thermobond adhesive layers are placed between a first material layer and a second material layer of the sheet stock. The thermoset and thermobond adhesive layers allow the first and second material layers to move independently and to expand and contract at different rates relative to each other. The adhesive layers enable the sheet stock to be rolled up for shipping or storage and further enable the end product produced therefrom to have a planar profile. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023666 | CARD WITH SECURITY IN THE MIDDLE - A method of processing sheet stock in the creation of plastic cards, such as gift cards or credit cards that include special effects and/or security measures. A card formed by such methods is also disclosed. The method provides for two or more dissimilar materials to be bonded together while maintaining the integrity of the card and as any graphics, security features, and/or special effects provided thereon. Thermoset and thermobond adhesive layers are placed between a first material layer and a second material layer of the sheet stock. The thermoset and thermobond adhesive layers allow the first and second material layers to move independently and to expand and contract at different rates relative to each other. The adhesive layers enable the sheet stock to be rolled up for shipping or storage and further enable the end product produced therefrom to have a planar profile. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023667 | CLIPBOARD AND PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE SYSTEM - An auxiliary board for a clipboard system. The auxiliary board comprises a first auxiliary face and a second auxiliary face, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, and a clipping apparatus affixed near the top edge of the second auxiliary face, an auxiliary board clipping apparatus proximate the top edge and which enables the auxiliary board to pivotally attach to the clipboard, a mating supplemental attachment apparatus on the first auxiliary face which enables attachment of the auxiliary board to the clipboard, and an attachment mechanism on the second auxiliary face that enables attachment of a case for a computing device to the second auxiliary face. An auxiliary board clipping apparatus is located proximate the top edge and which enables the auxiliary board to pivotally attach to the clipboard and pivot upward for a different view of the computing device. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023668 | Grip Aid Writing System - A grip aid device for improving writing skills utilizes specific ergonomic and feedback mechanisms to promote an advantageous writing instrument grip and improve intrinsic hand musculature. The grip aid device includes strategically positioned pressure-based buttons, wherein each button interacts with a user's specific finger. The grip aid device features an incentive-based program that encourages the user to properly align their fingers to an approved grasp pattern, wherein simultaneously pressing the buttons causes the writing implement to emerge and become useable. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023669 | Handwriting Assistive Device - An assistive device is provided to promote the development or recovery of writing and drawing capabilities of a user. The device includes an elongated body having an outer surface and an inner channel for insertion of a writing instrument; a first positioning part forming a loop extending from the outer surface of the elongated body through which a thumb of a user may be inserted; a second positioning part forming a loop extending from the outer surface of the elongated body through which an index finger of a user may be inserted; and a third positioning part forming a loop extending from the outer surface of the elongated body through which a middle finger of a user may be inserted, wherein the first, second, and third positioning parts are arranged such that a user's thumb, index finger, and middle finger form a tripod grasp about the elongated body. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023670 | Stylus Holder - A holder for a stylus for a mobile device, including a body, an extending portion, and a first attachment feature. The body includes a tip end at one end and an opening at an opposite end. The tip end is configured to cover a tip of the stylus when in the holder. The opening being configured to accept the stylus into the body. The extending portion includes an extending end that extends from the opening in a direction away from the body, and a cap portion at cap end of the arm opposite the extending end of the arm. The cap portion is configured to cover at least a portion of a cap end of the stylus opposite the tip of the stylus. The first attachment feature is configured to removably mate or connect with a corresponding attachment feature of a mobile device or a mobile device case. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023671 | ERASER ASSEMBLY AND ERASER INSERTS - An eraser assembly is provided that includes a housing, a tray, a coupler, and an eraser insert. The housing has a concave shape including an interior portion. The tray has a retaining portion disposed in the interior portion of the housing and a mounting portion disposed opposite the retaining portion. The coupler is configured to releasably hold the tray to the housing. The eraser insert is configured to be mounted to the mounting portion. An eraser insert is also provided that includes a first side and a second side, an eraser pad, and a coupler. The first side includes a mounting surface and an eraser pad is disposed on the second side. The coupler is disposed on or about the mounting surface and is configured to detachably connect the eraser insert to an eraser assembly at the mounting surface. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023672 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTROL ELEMENT MADE OF PLASTIC WITH BACKLIT IMAGERY THAT IS METALLIZED ON ONE SIDE, CONTROL ELEMENT WITH BACKLIT IMAGERY, AND MACHINE FOR CARRYING OUT A PLURALITY OF METHOD STEPS - A method for producing a control element made of plastic with backlit imagery that is metallized on one side, particularly for a motor vehicle, and a machine that is configured to carry out the aforementioned method, as well as to a control element with backlightable imagery. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023673 | PAINT BRUSH CLEANING NOZZLE - A paint brush cleaning nozzle that includes: a hose coupling whereas the house coupling is adapted for connection to a hose; waterflow tubing extending from the hose coupling; a plurality of teeth extending from the waterflow coupling; and a hole in each tooth of the plurality of teeth allowing for the flow of fluid through the nozzle. The paint brush cleaning nozzle may also include a control valve where the control valve controls the flow of fluid through the plurality of teeth and an o-ring within the coupling. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023674 | WHEEL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT DEVICE - The invention relates mainly to a wheel system (S) intended to be rotationally driven about a central axis (X), comprising two distinct parts (R | 2020-01-23 |
20200023675 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING FLEXIBLE INBOARD SEAL AND RELATED METHODS - A wheel assembly may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle, and an outer rim surrounding the inner rim. The wheel assembly may also include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim and permitting relative movement therebetween. The wheel assembly may also include a rigid inboard cover ring coupled to an inboard side of the outer rim and extending radially inward toward the inner rim. A flexible inboard seal may be coupled between the rigid inboard cover ring and the inner rim. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023676 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING LATERAL STOPS AND RELATED METHODS - A wheel assembly to be coupled to a hub of a vehicle may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle and an outer rim surrounding the hub. The wheel assembly may also include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim to provide a gas suspension for relative movement between the inner rim and the outer rim. The wheel assembly may also include a disk coupled to the inner rim. The wheel assembly may also include inboard lateral stops carried by an inboard interior surface of the outer rim, and outboard lateral stops carried by an outboard interior surface of the outer rim so that the inboard lateral stops and the outboard lateral stops cooperate to limit relative lateral movement of the disk and the outer rim. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023677 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CONTROLLABLE OPERATING RESPONSE GAS SPRING AND RELATED METHODS - A wheel assembly to be coupled to a hub of a vehicle may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle and an outer rim surrounding the hub. The wheel assembly may also include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim. At least one gas spring may have a controllable operating response. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023678 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING TREAD ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS - A wheel assembly to be coupled to a hub of a vehicle may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle and an outer rim surrounding the inner rim. The wheel assembly may include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim and tread assemblies carried by the outer rim. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023679 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING INNER AND OUTER RIM COUPLED RINGS DEFINING A MECHANICAL STOP AND RELATED METHODS - A wheel assembly to be coupled to a hub of a vehicle may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle and an outer rim surrounding the hub. The wheel assembly may also include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim to provide a gas suspension for relative movement between the inner rim and the outer rim. The wheel assembly may also include an outer ring coupled to the outer rim and an inner ring coupled to the inner rim and defining a closeable gap with adjacent portions of the outer ring to define a mechanical stop to limit relative movement of the inner rim and outer rim. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023680 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING DISK DEFINING A MECHANICAL STOP AND RELATED METHODS - A wheel assembly to be coupled to a hub of a vehicle may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle, and an outer rim surrounding the hub. The wheel assembly may also include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim to provide a gas suspension for relative movement between the inner rim and the outer rim. The wheel assembly may also include a disk coupled to the inner rim and defining a closeable gap with adjacent interior portions of the outer rim to define a mechanical stop to limit relative movement of the inner rim and outer rim. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023681 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING RELATIVE MOVEMENT SENSOR AND RELATED METHODS - A wheel assembly may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle, and an outer rim surrounding the inner rim. Gas springs may be operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim and permitting relative movement therebetween. The wheel assembly may also include a sensor configured to sense the relative movement between the inner and outer rims. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023682 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING OUTER RIM COUPLED RING DEFINING A MECHANICAL STOP AND RELATED METHODS - A wheel assembly to be coupled to a hub of a vehicle may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle and an outer rim surrounding the hub. The wheel assembly may also include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim to provide a gas suspension for relative movement between the inner rim and the outer rim. The wheel assembly may also include an outer ring coupled to the outer rim and defining a closeable gap with adjacent interior portions of the inner rim to define a mechanical stop to limit relative movement of the inner rim and outer rim. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023683 | VEHICLE WHEEL - In a vehicle wheel including a sub-air chamber member serving as a Helmholtz resonator, the sub-air chamber member is disposed in a tire air chamber with being supported by an air valve. The sub-air chamber member is connected to the air valve via a bracket, and the bracket is insert-molded in the sub-air chamber member. Alternatively, the sub-air chamber member is supported by the air valve via a support member. In this structure, the support member supports the sub-air chamber member so as to surround circumference of the sub-air chamber member, or has a gripping part nearly of a channel shape that grips the sub-air chamber member. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023684 | VEHICLE WHEEL - In a vehicle wheel including a rim, a sub-air chamber member serving as a Helmholtz resonator, and a tire pressure sensor unit, the sub-air chamber member and the tire pressure sensor unit are integrated with each other to be mounted on the rim via an air valve. The tire pressure sensor unit is preferably integrated with the air valve. The vehicle wheel may be configured such that the sub-air chamber member is connected to the tire pressure sensor unit via a bracket, and the bracket is insert-molded in the sub-air chamber member. Moreover, an edge of the sub-air chamber member may be locked to a well part at an opposite side in a wheel width direction to the tire pressure sensor unit. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023685 | WHEEL ASSEMBLIES REMOVABLE WITHOUT TOOLS - A hub or wheel assembly includes a retaining element, biasing element, and hand-maneuverable release mechanism. The housing includes an axle bore configured to receive an axle and a pin sleeve including a first end in fluid communication with the axle bore, a second end, and a conduit between the first end and the second end. The retaining element is within the conduit and is configured to operatively engage a groove in an axle. The biasing element is within the conduit and is configured to bias the retaining element towards the axle bore. The hand-maneuverable release mechanism is configured to displace the retaining element away from the axle bore. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023686 | PNEUMATIC VEHICLE TIRE - A pneumatic vehicle tire, in particular a commercial-vehicle tire, having a one- or multi-ply carcass, a multi-ply belt or breaker and having a profiled tread with grooves formed to a profile depth, wherein the profiled tread is provided at the tire shoulders either with a respective block row ( | 2020-01-23 |
20200023687 | TYRE - A tyre includes a tread portion including a groove bottom surface and a plurality of blocks protruding from the groove bottom surface. The plurality of blocks includes one or more multi-height blocks. Each multi-height block includes a first block portion having a first height from the groove bottom surface, a second block portion having a second height from the groove bottom surface, a third block portion having a third height from the groove bottom surface, and a block groove to define the first block portion, the second block portion and the third block portion. The second height is higher than the first height, and the third height is higher than the second height. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023688 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire includes lug grooves arranged in a circumferential direction in a tread surface of a land portion defined by two main grooves adjacent in a lateral direction, the lug grooves each crossing the circumferential direction and communicating at both ends with the main grooves, defining the land portion in the circumferential direction. A notch portion is formed on an opening edge of the lug grooves. The notch portion is cutout from the tread surface inward in a radial direction. The lug grooves have a maximum groove width at a position from 30% to 70% of a lateral direction dimension of the land portion from one of the main grooves and a groove width that decreases from the maximum groove width to the main grooves. The notch portion has a notch width that increases from a position of the maximum groove width of the lug grooves to the main grooves. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023689 | TIRE - The tire has, in a tread surface, at least one circumferential groove continuously extending in a tire circumferential direction, and a shoulder land portion partitioned with the circumferential groove and a tread ground contact edge, the shoulder land portion has a width direction groove that extends in a tire width direction and via which the circumferential groove communicates with the tread ground contact edge, the width direction groove has, in the width direction groove, a narrowed groove that communicates with the width direction groove and that has a smaller cross-sectional area than the width direction groove, and the cross-sectional area of the narrowed groove and a cross-sectional area of the width direction groove satisfy a relational expression of “0.08≤the cross-sectional area of the narrowed groove/the cross-sectional area of the width direction groove≤0.80”. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023690 | PNEUMATIC TYRE - A pneumatic tyre includes a carcass extending between bead cores disposed in respective bead portions through a tread portion and sidewall portions, and bead apex rubbers each extending radially outwardly from the respective bead cores, each bead apex rubber having an inner side surface in a tyre axial direction. In a tyre cross-section under a standard inflated state, a ratio h1/H of a carcass-maximum-width height h1 to a carcass-maximum height H is equal to or less than 50%, and in at least one bead portion, an angle of a tangent line touching the inner surface of the bead apex rubber at an intersection of a tyre radial reference line passing a rim-width location of the standard wheel with the inner side surface of the bead apex rubber is in a range of from 55 to 75 degrees to the tyre radial reference line. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023691 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | 2020-01-23 |
20200023692 | TIRE NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE - A tire noise reduction device is applicable for a tire, and the tire including an tread, an inner surface, and a cavity defined inside the inner surface and configured to accommodate the tire cavity noise absorber. The tire cavity noise absorber contains at least one sound absorbing material, each of the at least one sound absorbing material includes an air chamber defined therein, a contacting face, and an extending face opposite to the contacting face. The contacting face is adhered on a portion of the inner surface corresponding to the tread by using adhesive material, and each sound absorbing material further includes a channel passing through the extending face, communicating with the air chamber, and facing a central direction of the tire. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023693 | TIRE ASSEMBLY, TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM, AND TIRE MONITORING METHOD - Provided is a tire assembly includes a tire, a power generating body disposed inside the tire, and an electronic device that receives supply of power that is output from the power generating body. The power generating body includes a first insulating film, a second insulating film, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The first insulating film has a first surface. The second insulating film has a second surface. The first and second electrodes have conductivity. The power generating body is configured such that a true area of contact between the first surface and the second surface changes according to deformation of the tire. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023694 | Low Profile Trolley for a Tow Saddle - A trolley that couples to a tow saddle is provided. The trolley includes an upper plate and a lower plate. The upper and lower plate are secured against a rear portion of a tow saddle. One or more support bars are coupled to the upper plate. The bars provide structural support for the upper plate and deflect a chain that transits apertures in the upper plate. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023695 | COMPENSATION FOR TRAILER COUPLER HEIGHT IN AUTOMATIC HITCH OPERATION - A vehicle hitch assistance system includes a steering system and a controller. The controller acquires position data for a coupler of a trailer, derives a vehicle path to position a center of a hitch ball of the vehicle at an interference offset past a centerline of the coupler in a driving direction of the vehicle path, and outputs a steering control signal to the steering system to maintain the vehicle along the path. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023696 | HITCH ASSIST SYSTEM - A hitch assist system is provided herein that includes an imager for capturing one or more images of a trailer having a coupler. The hitch assist system may also include a user-input device for inputting specifications of a hitch ball. A controller within the hitch assist system may be used for estimating a hitch ball height based on the inputted specifications and estimating a trailer height based on a height and projective geometry of the imager. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023697 | VEHICLE TOW HOOK - A tow apparatus includes a front bumper, a housing rigidly attached to the front bumper, and a tow hook slidable in the housing. The housing and the tow hook define a closed chamber, and the closed chamber is filled with a compressible fluid. Sliding the tow hook in the housing in a direction that decreases the volume of the closed chamber compresses the compressible fluid. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023698 | TRAILER LOCK STRUCTURE - A trailer lock structure, which includes a body, a lock barrel set and a latch set, wherein a fitting portion is set on the upper side of the body, a latch insertion hole and a rabbet are set on the fitting portion, a latch mounting base and a horizontal lock barrel holder are set on the lower side of the body, a first fitting hole is set on the latch mounting base, a second fitting hole is set on the horizontal lock barrel holder, the lock barrel set is installed in the second fitting hole, the latch set is installed in the first fitting hole. By the composition of the above components, the anti-theft capability and the use efficiency of trailer locks would be improved. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023699 | MULTI-LAYERED SHEET MATERIAL COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUPPORTING WOVEN FABRIC, CROSSWAY ELEMENT COMPRISING SUCH A MULTI-LAYERED SHEET MATERIAL, AND VEHICLE, AIR PASSENGER BRIDGE OR STAIRCASE COMPRISING SUCH A CROSSWAY ELEMENT - A multi-layered sheet material ( | 2020-01-23 |
20200023700 | AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES - Embodiments of amphibious vehicles are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the amphibious vehicle includes a body that defines a buoyant hull. The buoyant hull includes a bottom, and a pair of lateral sides. The bottom extends downward at the lateral sides to form a pair of pockets, and each pocket is open to atmosphere through an upper side of the hull and is closed at a lower end by the bottom of the hull. In addition, the amphibious vehicle includes a plurality of wheels mounted to the lateral sides of the body, and a pair of tracks disposed about the wheels. | 2020-01-23 |
20200023701 | MULTI-PURPOSE WHEELS FOR USE IN MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES - The present disclosure is directed to a unique design of multi-purpose wheels for use in multi-purpose vehicles capable of operating in different transportation modes in different mediums such as flying mode and driving mode. Advantageous design of multi-purpose wheels and vehicles of the present disclosure allow for easy and convenient change in transportation mode of such vehicles without need for any special purpose transportation infrastructure. In one aspect, a multi-purpose tool includes a first set of blades configured to enable an object to which the multi-purpose tool is attached to operate in a first mode of transportation; a second set of blades configured to enable the object to operate in a second mode of transportation; and an engagement mechanism coupled to the first set of blades and the second set of blades for switching operation of the object between the first mode of transportation and the second mode of transportation. | 2020-01-23 |