14th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220105632 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A control device includes a machine learning unit that performs machine learning of control for an operation of a control target device, an avoidance command value calculation unit that obtains an avoidance command value that is a control command value for the control target device, the control command value which satisfies constraint conditions including a condition for the control target device not to come into contact with an obstacle, and the control command value that an evaluation value obtained by applying the control command value to an evaluation function satisfies a prescribed end condition, and a device control unit that controls the control target device on the basis of the avoidance command value, in which a parameter value obtained through the machine learning in the machine learning unit is reflected in at least one of the evaluation function and the constraint condition. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105633 | INTEGRITY AND SAFETY CHECKING FOR ROBOTS - Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods for efficiently checking the integrity of a robot system. The integrity-checking system may generate a predefined motion instruction for a robot, where the predefined motion instruction instructs the robot to perform a random movement at a test time. The random movement may be associated with an expected observation at the test time. The integrity-checking system may also determine a systematic failure based on a difference between the expected observation and a current observation of the robot at the test time. The current observation may be determined from received sensor data, and if the integrity-checking system detects a failure, it may stop the robot's motion or other mitigating instructions. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105634 | SITUATION-AWARE SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF ROBOT-HUMAN ACTIVITIES - Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods of a safety system for analyzing and improving the safety of collaborative environments in which a robot may interact a human. The safety system may determine a monitored attribute of a person within an operating environment of a robot, where the monitored attribute may be based on received sensor information about the person in the operating environment. In addition, the safety system may determine a risk score for the person based on the monitored attribute. The risk score may be defined by (1) a collision probability that the person will cause an interference during a planned operation of the robot and (2) a severity level associated with the interference. The safety system may also generate a mitigating instruction for the robot if the risk score exceeds a threshold level. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105635 | REPETITIVE TASK AND CONTEXTUAL RISK ANALYTICS FOR HUMAN-ROBOT COLLABORATION - Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods of a robot safety system for improving the safety of human-robot collaborations. The robot safety system may include a processor that receives a collaboration policy for task collaboration between a robot and a collaborator. The task collaboration may include a movement plan of the robot to move a manipulator to a collaboration position. The robot safety system may also determine a new collaboration position based on the collaboration policy. The robot safety system may also update the collaboration position of the movement plan to the new collaboration position. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105636 | TASK IMPACT ZONE AND 4-DIMENSIONAL SAFETY ENVELOPE FOR ROBOTS - Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods of a safety system for analyzing and improving the safety of environments that may be shared between robots and humans. The safety system may receive a safety envelope that includes a reachable set of locations at an expected position of an object at a prediction time. The receiver may also receive a perception prediction that may be based on the safety envelope and may include environmental information associated with the object at the expected position at the prediction time. The safety system may also include a processor that generates an instruction to move a robot according to a safe movement instruction based on whether a perception check exceeds a predetermined threshold, wherein the perception check may be based on a difference between the perception prediction and sensor information indicative of the environment of the object at the prediction time. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105637 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ONE OR MORE ROBOTS - A device and a method for controlling one or more robots. The method includes: for each robot of the one or more robots, determining a labeled Markov decision process for each skill of one or more skills which the robot is able to implement, each labeled Markov decision process having a labeling function which indicates for each state of the labeled Markov decision process, whether one or more control conditions of a plurality of predetermined control conditions is/are satisfied; providing a control mission defined by a mission specification, the mission specification having a time sequence over a subset of the plurality of predetermined control conditions; and controlling the one or more robots to execute the control mission in such a way that the control conditions of states of the one or more robots contained in the mission specification are satisfied. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105638 | ARTICULATION JOINT HARDSTOP HANDLING FOR SURGICAL TOOL - The disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for a surgical tool or a surgical robotic system. One example system for handling hardstops includes one or more processors configured to calculate an articulation joint position for the articulation drive disk or the one or more corresponding rotary motors corresponding rotary motors, calculate an articulation joint torque for the articulation drive disk or the one or more corresponding rotary motors, determine a torque ratio based on the articulation joint position and the articulation joint torque, and adjust a commanded articulation joint position received from the user based on the torque ratio to compensate for collision involving the end effector. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105639 | NULL SPACE CONTROL FOR END EFFECTOR JOINTS OF A ROBOTIC INSTRUMENT - The disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for a surgical tool or a surgical robotic system. One example method includes providing a redundant degree of freedom (DoF) for an end effector joint of one DoF by driving the joint with two actuators, calculating a position displacement of the joint to effect a desired end effector movement in response to an input command, calculating a first movement of the two actuators based on the position displacement of the joint and a second movement of the two actuators based on a second control objective in a null space corresponding to the redundant DoF, and driving the joint according to the first movement and the second movement to effect the desired end effector movement while accomplishing the second control objective in the null space. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105640 | Method Of Calibrating A Tool Of An Industrial Robot, Control System And Industrial Robot - A method of calibrating a tool of an industrial robot, the method including positioning a tool center point of the tool in relation to a reference target in at least one calibration position of the robot; for each calibration position, recording a joint position of at least one joint of the robot; calculating tool data based on the at least one joint position in each calibration position and based on a kinematic model of the robot, the tool data including a definition of the tool center point; determining an error of the calculated tool data; and modifying at least one kinematic parameter of the robot based on the error to reduce the error. A control system for calibrating a tool of an industrial robot and an industrial robot including the control system, are also provided. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105641 | Belt Conveyor Calibration Method, Robot Control Method, and Robot System - A belt conveyor calibration method includes transporting a marker by a belt of a belt conveyor, imaging the marker by a first camera, detecting the marker passing through one section of a plurality of sections formed by division of a first imaging area of the first camera from a captured image of the first camera, moving a second camera by a robot and tracking and imaging the detected marker by the second camera, and calculating and storing a correction value as a difference between a position of the marker estimated from a transportation amount of the belt and a position of the marker detected from an image of the marker tracked and imaged. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105642 | ROBOTIC GRIPPERS - A robotic gripper may be configured to dexterously manipulate an article. The robotic gripper may include two or more fingers containing one or more rotatable contacts each. The rotatable contact may transition between a rotation mode and a braking mode such that the contacts are free to rotate in the rotation mode and are prevented from being rotated in the braking mode. In some instances, the robotic gripper may make contact with the article via the contact pads. Thus, the robotic gripper may dexterously manipulate the article via the contact pads and brake. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105643 | Systems, Devices, and Methods for Robotic End Effectors - A robotic end effector or end-of-arm tool may take the form of a mechanical digit (e.g., mechanical finger), or employ one or more mechanical digits (e.g., mechanical fingers), controllable in multiple degrees of freedom, e.g., pitch, yaw, curl. The mechanical digit(s) advantageously comprise a skeleton and three (3) piston/cylinders combinations, one controlling curl, and the other two controlling pitch and/or yaw. Mechanical digits may comprises a number of rolling contact joints. A flexible printed circuit board (PCB) carrying a variety of sensors covers the skeleton, and runs inside the rolling contact joints to provide a zero length change path. Knuckle imitators may cause a membrane cast or sheath joint to resemble human knuckles. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105644 | Systems, Devices, and Methods for Robotic End Effectors - A robotic end effector or end-of-arm tool may take the form of a mechanical digit (e.g., mechanical finger), or employ one or more mechanical digits (e.g., mechanical fingers), controllable in multiple degrees of freedom, e.g., pitch, yaw, curl. The mechanical digit(s) advantageously comprise a skeleton and three (3) piston/cylinders combinations, one controlling curl, and the other two controlling pitch and/or yaw. Mechanical digits may comprises a number of rolling contact joints. A flexible printed circuit board (PCB) carrying a variety of sensors covers the skeleton, and runs inside the rolling contact joints to provide a zero length change path. Knuckle imitators may cause a membrane cast or sheath joint to resemble human knuckles. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105645 | Systems, Devices, and Methods for Robotic End Effectors - A robotic end effector or end-of-arm tool may take the form of a mechanical digit (e.g., mechanical finger), or employ one or more mechanical digits (e.g., mechanical fingers), controllable in multiple degrees of freedom, e.g., pitch, yaw, curl. The mechanical digit(s) advantageously comprise a skeleton and three (3) piston/cylinders combinations, one controlling curl, and the other two controlling pitch and/or yaw. Mechanical digits may comprises a number of rolling contact joints. A flexible printed circuit board (PCB) carrying a variety of sensors covers the skeleton, and runs inside the rolling contact joints to provide a zero length change path. Knuckle imitators may cause a membrane cast or sheath joint to resemble human knuckles. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105646 | KITCHEN KNIFE - Knives, handles for knives, and a method for making a knife are disclosed. In one example, a knife comprises a handle that includes a flat top surface, two upper chamfers, a flat bottom surface, and two curving sides. The top surface, the two chamfers, bottom surface, and two sides form a six-sided cross section shape. The width of the handle further varies along its length. A blade fastened to the handle comprises a tip at a distal end and a pinch radius configured to accommodate a user's finger. A spine is continuous with the handle's top surface and tapers from the handle to the tip. A cutting edge tapers along the length of the blade from the pinch radius to the tip. A bolster is between the handle and the blade and comprises a six-sided cross section shape that substantially matches the shape of the handle. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105647 | UTILITY KNIFE - A utility knife includes a handle having a body and a receiving aperture. The utility knife further includes a collet at least partially receivable in the receiving aperture, and a sleeve that is engageable with and that surrounds the collet. The collet is configured to alternately receive one of a portion of a blade of a first type in a first slot and a portion of a blade of a second type in a second slot. The collet and the sleeve are co-rotatable relative the handle to move the collet to a secured position in which one of the blade of the first type and the blade of the second type are secured to the collet. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105648 | RAZOR BLADE - A razor blade including a substrate with a cutting edge portion ending in a sharpened tip. The substrate having a thickness of between 1.55 and 1.97 micrometers measured at a distance of five micrometers from the tip, a thickness of between 4.6 and 6.34 micrometers measured at a distance of twenty micrometers from the tip, and a thickness of between 19.8 and 27.12 micrometers measured at a distance of one hundred micrometers from the tip. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105649 | METHOD FOR CUTTING BALE RUBBER AND BALE RUBBER CUTTING DEVICE - A method for cutting a bale rubber of an embodiment includes the steps of feeding the bale rubber to a cutting position and cutting out a bale rubber piece from the bale rubber which reaches the cutting position with a cutter and further includes the steps of measuring a weight of the cut-out bale rubber piece and determining a feed amount of the bale rubber in a subsequent step of feeding the bale rubber to the cutting position based on a difference between the measured weight of the bale rubber piece and a target weight of the bale rubber piece. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105650 | A FOOD PROCESSING APPARATUS - A food processing apparatus for the cutting of foodstuff comprising a first cutter having a cross/sectional shape defining a first maximal external diameter and a first minimal internal diameter about a first central axis. A second cutter having a cross-sectional shape defining a second maximal external diameter and a second minimal internal diameter about a second central axis is also provided. The second maximal external diameter of the second cutter is greater than or equal to the first minimal internal diameter of the first cutter. In use, the foodstuff is cut by the second cutter before being cut by the first cutter, or alternatively the first cutter may make the first cut with the second cutter making a second subsequent cut. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105651 | FOOD SLICER ASSEMBLY - A food slicer assembly includes a housing defining a first opening and a second opening perpendicularly arranged. A slicing blade received at the second opening enters the first opening of the housing. A coupling releasably couples a food product or a food product packaging to the housing. The first opening receives a food product therethrough, the second opening receives the slicing blade therethrough, and the slicing blade slices the food product arranged in the first opening such that the food product is divided into multiple portions using the food slicer assembly. The slicing blade may pass into the first opening from a first end, and upon reaching the second end, the slicing blade seals the food slicer assembly at the first opening. The assembly may be a cheese slicer assembly for slicing a block of cheese so that a slice of cheese can be removed from the first opening. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105652 | BALE RUBBER HOLDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING BALE RUBBER - Provided is a bale rubber holding device | 2022-04-07 |
20220105653 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING FOOD - An apparatus for preparing food is provided, and includes a food chamber sized to receive at least one food item, a cutting structure configured to cut the at least one food item when pressed into contact therewith, an impeller for impelling the at least one food item into contact with the cutting structure, a liquid chamber for storing a liquid, a heating system for heating the liquid, and a liquid introduction system in communication with the liquid chamber, the liquid introduction system being operable to introduce at least one of a liquid mist and a liquid spray in the food chamber. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105654 | PRINTER WASTE DIVERTERS - A mechanism is described herein to drive slitter and cutter waste in a direction that allows for a more advantageous use of the waste collection bin's volume. The waste drive mechanism allows for at least one armature that drives the waste in a desired direction. The armature is made from a material that is flexible, with a curved shape to allow a pre-loaded force against a contact surface of the waste collection bin. The pre-loaded flexible armature against a contact surface of the collection bin provides sufficient force to drive the waste it in a desired direction, allowing for a more consistent use of the waste collection bin spatial volume. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105655 | CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CUTTING PUNCH - The disclosure relates to a cutting device which is adapted for cutting substantially round packaging corners from a film web, wherein the cutting device has at least one cutting tool comprising a cutting punch which has at its outside at least one concavity provided for forming a cutting edge of the cutting punch. According to the disclosure, the cutting edge has a cutting contour extending both transversely and longitudinally along the cutting punch. The disclosure further relates to a method for manufacturing a cutting punch. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105656 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OSB WITH ACOUSTIC DAMPENING PROPERTIES - A manufacturing process for manufacturing wood products with acoustic dampening properties. A noise-dampening polymer is introduced in-line in the manufacturing process to achieve higher acoustic performance. The polymer can be a viscoelastic polymer which is added during blending of the lignocellulosic strands prior to mat formation, or sprayed or otherwise coated on the lignocellulosic strands during mat formation, prior to formation of any boards or panels. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105657 | Apparatus for Producing Components by Way of Additive Manufacturing Processes - The invention relates to an apparatus for applying slurries, comprising a doctor blade body with at least one separation element that subdivides the doctor blade body into different compartments, and to a method for producing a three-dimensional object using the apparatus according to the invention. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105658 | EXTRUSION DIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Methods of manufacturing an extrusion die ( | 2022-04-07 |
20220105659 | HEATING OF THERMOPLASTIC INTERLAYERS IN A PREFORM TOOL FOR PRODUCING A PREFORM OF A COMPOSITE MEMBER - Systems and methods for producing a preform for a composite member. An exemplary method includes preparing a lay-up of reinforcement layers and thermoplastic interlayers, and transferring the lay-up to a preform tool. The method further includes inducing heat in the preform tool to a transition-temperature range that causes the thermoplastic interlayers to become tacky or viscous, and applying pressure to the lay-up with the preform tool to shape the lay-up into the preform. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105660 | BALE RUBBER CUTTING DEVICE - A bale rubber cutting device 10 of an embodiment includes a cutting position which is a position for cutting bale rubber | 2022-04-07 |
20220105661 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TOWPREG - The present invention relates to a method for producing a towpreg by impregnating a plurality of fiber bundles with a resin to form a single towpreg, characterized in that the method comprises providing a stock of fiber bundles for preparing a towpreg; measuring a basis weight for each of the fiber bundles of said stock before impregnation by a resin; defining groups of fiber bundles from said stock based of the fiber basis weight, thereby providing determined fiber bundles; predicting a fiber basis weight of a towpreg when the plurality of fiber bundles is combined to form the towpreg, thereby providing a predicted fiber basis weight of a towpreg; and producing the towpreg using a combination of fiber bundles from all groups of determined fiber bundles in which the predicted fiber basis weight of the towpreg is in a range determined from a target value of a basis weight of a towpreg. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105662 | METHOD AND REPROCESSING INSTALLATION FOR REPROCESSING FILM WASTE MATERIAL - In a method for reprocessing film waste material, the film waste material is comminuted into recycling material by means of a comminuting device. The recycling material is fed by means of a feeding device in a multi-shaft screw machine. In the multi-shaft screw machine, the recycling material is plasticized into a material melt and processed into raw material. The raw material may again be fed to a production installation for the production of films. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105663 | MANHOLE URETHANE MOLD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Process and mold embodiments are described herein for creating polyurethane molds that allow for the production of manhole bases. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105664 | MAKING APPARATUS OF NONSLIP SOCKS - The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing non-slip socks, in which a groove is formed in a mold rotating along a rotation table, and which includes a guide device at one side thereof to arrange fabrics at an exact position on the inside and the outside of the sock and maintain a state in which grapping members at the inside and the outside of the sock are exactly alternately arranged. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105665 | FOAMED PRODUCT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FOAMED PRODUCT, AND FOAMING APPARATUS - Provided are a foamed product with a high level of design, and the like. The problem is solved by a foamed product including: a foam medium with a first part protruded by foaming and a second part that is lower than the first part; and a decorative part with a plurality of decorative particles, formed only in the second part of the first part and the second part, and a manufacturing method for a foamed product, including: a first step of foaming a foam medium to form, in the foam medium, a first part protruded by the foaming and a second part that is lower than the first part; and a second step of fixing a plurality of decorative particles only to the second part of the first part and the second part. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105666 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INJECTION MOLDING MATERIAL AND INJECTION MOLDING MATERIAL - A method for manufacturing an injection molding material includes a mixing step of mixing in a gas atmosphere, a fiberized cellulose; a hydrophobic biodegradable material; and a starch. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105667 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FILM-FORMED MOLDED PRODUCT - The present invention achieves cost reduction by simplifying the manufacturing process for a film-formed molded product provided with a metal coating film capable of transmitting electromagnetic waves therethrough. This method for manufacturing a film-formed molded product which includes a molded product and a metal coating film covering the molded product comprises: forming the molded product between a movable mold and a fixed mold; and then forming the metal coating film which covers the molded product by a film-forming part of a second mold without taking the molded product out from between the movable mold and the fixed mold. The metal coating film is capable of transmitting electromagnetic waves therethrough as a result of generation of cracks after being formed. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105668 | ON-LINE AUTOMATIC CLEANING APPARATUS OF SLIT EXTRUSION TYPE COATING DIE FOR LITHIUM BATTERY AND CLEANING METHOD THEREOF - An on-line automatic cleaning apparatus of slit extrusion type coating die for lithium battery and a method associated therewith are provided. The cleaning apparatus includes: a die lip, a coating steel roller, and a cleaning mechanism disposed therebetween. The cleaning mechanism includes a cleaning chamber which includes elongated sealing strips and a flow-guiding arc groove. Front and rear ends of the cleaning chamber are connected to an inlet sealing plate and an outlet sealing plate respectively. The flow-guiding arc groove is in contact with and presses upper and lower sloped surfaces of the die lip through the elongated sealing strips to seal and thereby define a closed cleaning tunnel. The inlet and outlet sealing plates are in contact with and press two ends of the closed cleaning tunnel respectively for circumferential sealing. An inlet and an outlet are connected to pipes having solenoid valves installed thereon. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105669 | Apparatus and method for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with improved rinsing rod arrangement - An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, includes at least one forming station which forms the plastic preforms into the plastic containers by applying a flowable medium to the plastic preforms, wherein the forming station comprises a blow mold ( | 2022-04-07 |
20220105670 | Reciprocating Ram-Based Methods for Forming Thermoplastic Articles Having Smooth Edges - The disclosure relates to forming shaped thermoplastic articles having smooth peripheries. Many thermoplastic articles have sharp edges formed upon molding or cutting the article from a feedstock sheet. Such sharp edges can damage thin plastic films or flesh which they contact, and smoothing the edges is desirable. Described herein are methods of forming a smooth periphery for such sharp-edged articles by rolling over the sharp edge. The smoothing operation is performed by forming a deflectable flange including a bend region separated from the potentially sharp peripheral edge by a spacer, deflecting a portion of the deflectable flange, and softening at least one bent portion of the deflectable flange to yield a smooth periphery upon cooling. The deflection can include curling the spacer at or near the peripheral edge. The methods can be performed incrementally and/or in a reciprocating fashion. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105671 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A PIPE SHELL FROM AN INSULATING MATERIAL - The invention relates to a method and a device for manufacturing a pipe shell from an insulating material by means of which the cycle times can be further reduced while the quality of the pipe shell is simultaneously improved, by at least one web ( | 2022-04-07 |
20220105672 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC POLYMER THIN FILMS - A method includes attaching a clip array to opposing edges of a polymer thin film, the clip array having a plurality of first clips slidably disposed on a first track located proximate to a first edge of the polymer thin film and a plurality of second clips slidably disposed on a second track located proximate to a second edge of the polymer thin film, applying a positive in-plane strain to the polymer thin film along a transverse direction by increasing a distance between the first clips and the second clips, and decreasing an inter-clip spacing amongst the first clips and amongst the second clips along a machine direction while applying the in-plane strain to form an optically anisotropic polymer thin film. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105673 | MICRO-WELDING USING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER - A method includes generating relative movement between a first part and a three-dimensional (3D) printer. The method also includes introducing drops of a liquid metal onto the first part and a second part using the 3D printer. The liquid metal solidifies to join the first part and the second part together. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105674 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELASTOMERIC MOLDED BODIES - The invention relates to a method for producing elastomeric molded bodies, comprising the following steps: a) providing an elastomer raw material that can be crosslinked by heat and contains at least 10 wt. % of fillers; b) conveying raw material in steps into a manufacturing zone ( | 2022-04-07 |
20220105675 | GRANULAR MATERIAL FOR HEAT-FUSION TYPE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTERS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED OBJECT, LAYERED STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAYERED STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a granular material for a fused deposition three-dimensional printer that enables a flexible molded object to be manufactured with high precision. According to the present invention, provided is a granular material for a fused deposition three-dimensional printer. The granular material is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer, and thermoplastic elastomer has a Shore A hardness of 0 to 10 and a melt flow rate of 10 to 200 g/10 min at least one of measurement temperatures of 120 to 230° C. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105676 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED MULTI-MATERIAL OVERPRINTING - A three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting method and system are disclosed. The method includes disposing/immersing a printing platform or surface into a first bioink, such as a bioink resin, curing one or more layer of the first bioink resin onto the printing platform or surface, and removing the printing platform or surface from the first bioink resin. The process is repeated with a second bioink resin such that the second bioink resin is cured on top of the one or more layer of first bioink resin, and can be further repeated with a third or even fourth bioink resin. By varying constituents of one or more or each bioink resin (such as living cell type or polymer), complex, multilayered tissues can be engineered. A system capable of performing the method is also disclosed. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105677 | VAT-BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH DISPENSED MATERIAL - Methods of creating additive manufactured parts include selectively dispensing a second composition onto a top surface of a first composition in a vat. The second composition is dispensed in a shape area according to a layer of a part to be created by additive manufacturing. Polymerization components for formation of the layer are kept separate from each other until the dispensing, with at least one of the polymerization components being in the second composition. The top surface is illuminated to expose the first composition and the second composition to light having a polymerization wavelength, thereby causing polymerization of the layer of the part only in the shape area where the second composition was dispensed. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105678 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOLID FREEFORM FABRICATION OF OBJECTS UTILIZING IN SITU INFUSION - A fabrication device includes a platform to receive layers of build material for production of a 3-dimensional solid representation of a digital model, a component to deposit layers of build material, and an imagining component to bind respective portions of the build material into cross sections representative of portions of data contained in the digital model. The first imaging component may be a programmable planar light source or a specialized refractive rastering mechanism, or other imaging system. The platform includes an infusion system for providing photocurable resin to the component being built. The object may be a powder composite component using any of a variety of powder materials or a plastic component. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105679 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - A materials kit for 3D printing can include a powder bed material including from about 60 wt % to 100 wt % composite fibers having an average aspect ratio from about 3:1 to about 30:1 and a fusing agent including an energy absorber to absorb electromagnetic radiation to produce heat. The composite fibers can include glass fibers coated with an encapsulating polymer, wherein the glass fibers can be included at from about 5 wt % to about 40 wt % based on the total weight of the powder bed material. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105680 | MODULAR EXPANDABLE 3D PRINTER - A modular and expandable 3D printer frame includes frame members to be coupled together to form a base defining an inner area. Each frame member includes at least one coupling member to removably couple the frame member to another of the frame members. The printer frame further includes first modular plates to be disposed within the inner area, and second modular plates to be disposed within the inner area and removably coupled to the first modular plates. The first and second modular plates, when coupled together, define a printer footprint. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105681 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - A method and system for photopolymerization 3D printing is provided. The system includes a processing device, a micro light emitting diode (microLED) array including one or more individually addressable microLED emitters, and a printing component. The processing device is configured to determine one or more printing layers of an object. The microLED array is configured to generate light for each of the one or more printing layers. The printing component is configured to print the one or more printing layers. To generate the light for each of the one or more printing layers, the processing device is further configured to dynamically determine one or more microLED regions in the microLED array, determine one or more region printing parameters for each of the one or more microLED regions; and determine one or more control signals for the one or more individually addressable microLED emitters included in each of the one or more microLED regions based on the one or more region printing parameters. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105682 | SELF-ROTATION CLEANING DEVICE AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING PHOTO-CURED TISSUE ENGINEERING SCAFFOLD - A self-rotation cleaning device has outer and inner housings, a workpiece rotating system, an ultrasonic cleaning system and a fluid perfusion system. The inner housing is in the outer housing in a horizontal direction. A cylindrical cavity is inside the inner housing. One end of the inner housing has a sealing cover detachably connected thereto, and the other end is closed. The workpiece rotating system is in the cavity for fixing a member to be cleaned, and realizes self-rotation of the member. The ultrasonic cleaning system supplies mechanical energy to the cleaning liquid in the inner housing to generate bubbles therein. The bubbles remove residual resin attached to the cleaned member surface by continuous vibration and burst. The fluid perfusion system provides self-rotation power for the cleaned member, and continuously delivers the cleaning liquid to the inside of the cleaned member, and the cleaning liquid is carried out after cleaning. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105683 | BUILD MATERIAL RECYCLING SYSTEM OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTER - In some examples, a build material recycling system of a three-dimensional (3D) printer can include a build material transport system of the 3D printer, a build material recycling device of the 3D printer that includes a fluidizing membrane and is connected to the build material transport system, and a recycled build material hopper of the 3D printer connected, via the build material transport system, to the build material recycling device. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105684 | MICRO-WELDING USING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER - A three-dimensional (3D) printer is configured to introduce a liquid metal onto a first part and a second part while the first part and the second part are in contact with one another. The liquid metal subsequently solidifies to join the first part and the second part together to produce an assembly | 2022-04-07 |
20220105685 | Object Locations in Additive Manufacturing - In an example, a method includes receiving, by at least one processor, object model data describing a first object to be generated in additive manufacturing and an intended object generation location of the first object, wherein the intended object generation location is a relative location within a generic fabrication chamber. The method may further comprise determining, by at least one processor, a location for generation of the first object in a first fabrication chamber, wherein the first fabrication chamber is an intended fabrication chamber of object generation. The location may be an absolute location in the first fabrication chamber which corresponds to the relative location within the generic fabrication chamber. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105686 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) BIOPRINTER - A method of controlling a three-dimensional (3D) bioprinter includes a nozzle end aligning operation (S | 2022-04-07 |
20220105687 | RESIN VISCOSITY DETECTION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A method of measuring the viscosity of a resin in a bottom-up additive manufacturing apparatus, includes the steps of: (a) providing an additive manufacturing apparatus including a build platform and a light transmissive window, said build platform and said window defining a build region there between, with said window carrying a resin; (b) advancing said build platform and said window towards one another until said build platform contacts said resin; (c) detecting the force exerted on said build platform by said resin; and (d) generating in a processor a viscosity measure of said resin from said detected force. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105688 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SACRIFICIAL MICROSPHERES TO FORM ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED FOAM - The disclosed exemplary apparatuses, systems and methods provide a three-dimensional foam molding, produced via a layer-by-layer additive manufacturing process in which regions of respective layers of pulverant are selectively melted via introduction of electromagnetic energy. These apparatuses, systems and methods may include layers of the pulverant comprising at least thermoplastic polyurethane polymer (TPU) coated upon a sacrificial base particle, wherein the TPU is coated via one of spray drying and a fluidized vessel. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105689 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THERMOPLASTIC LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER FILM AND CIRCUIT BOARD - Provided are a method for producing a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer (TLCP) film having an improved thermo-adhesive property, a circuit board, and a method for producing the same. The production method of the TLCP film includes preparing a TLCP film as the adherend film and a TLCP film as the adhesive film; | 2022-04-07 |
20220105690 | WELDING JOINING METHOD AND WELDING JOINED BODY - Provided is a welding joining method for joining end portions of first and second pipes made of polyamide resin by bonding the end portions to each other by pressure in a molten state. The welding joining method includes: a placing step of placing an infrared radiation lamp between the first and second pipes placed to face each other at an interval; a heating and melting step of heating and melting the end portions of the first and second pipes by emitting infrared; and a pressure bonding step of cooling down the molten end portions in a state where the molten end portions are bonded to each other by pressure. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105691 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FILM-COVERED COMPONENT - An apparatus and method for producing a film-covered component, having at least one assembly nest with at least one component section, on which a component to be covered can be arranged includes operating a film severing device. The film severing device is arranged on the assembly nest and has a severing element. The film severing device surrounds the component section at least partially laterally at a distance. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105692 | ULTRASONIC BONDING APPARATUS - An ultrasonic bonding apparatus includes a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of a bonding target member arranged on an upper side of a stage. The ultrasonic bonding apparatus includes a control device that changes a control parameter associated with the driving of a bonding tool based on information related to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105693 | ULTRASONIC BONDING APPARATUS, CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - An ultrasonic bonding apparatus includes a sensor that detects vibration along a height direction in a bonding target member which vibrates by ultrasonic vibration. The ultrasonic bonding apparatus includes a control device that changes control parameters associated with the driving of a bonding tool based on information related to the vibration along the height direction detected by the sensor. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105694 | INJECTION MOLDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INJECTION MOLDING - An injection molding device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first mold including a first injection port through which a raw material is injected; a second mold including a heating member; a first movable mold facing the first mold or the second mold and having a first cavity formed therein; and a second movable mold facing the first mold or the second mold and having a second cavity formed therein, wherein the position of the first movable mold and the position of the second movable mold can be changed. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105695 | ASSEMBLY OF FLEXIBLE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES AND PHOTONIC CHIPS FOR OPTICAL INTERCONNECTION PACKAGING - A method of forming an optical interconnect between first and second photonic chips located on an optical printed circuit board (OPCB) includes applying a coupling agent to a bonding surface of a flexible, freestanding polymer waveguide array film having at least one polymer waveguide disposed therein. The waveguide array film is placed onto the first and second photonic chips so that the waveguide array film extends over a gap and/or a step between the first and second photonic chips to thereby form a bonding interface between the bonding surface of the waveguide array film and the first and second photonic chips. The coupling agent is selected such that optical coupling between the first and second photonic chips arises simultaneously with formation of the bonding interface. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105696 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC POLYMER THIN FILMS - A method includes attaching a clip array to opposing edges of a polymer thin film, the clip array having a plurality of first clips slidably disposed on a first track located proximate to a first edge of the polymer thin film and a plurality of second clips slidably disposed on a second track located proximate to a second edge of the polymer thin film, applying a positive in-plane strain to the polymer thin film along a transverse direction by increasing a distance between the first and second clips, and decreasing an inter-clip spacing amongst the first clips and amongst the second clips along a machine direction while applying the in-plane strain to form an optically anisotropic polymer thin film. During stretching, a strain rate of the thin film may be decreased and/or a temperature of the thin film may be increased. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105697 | PHOTO-ALIGNABLE OBJECT - A photo-alignable object has a thickness of more than 2 μm. The photo-alignable object can be in the form of a free standing film. Also, the photo-alignable object can have a topographical surface structure. The depth of the topographical surface structure can be larger than 100 nm, and preferably the depth of the topographical surface structure is larger than 1 μm. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105698 | METHOD FOR BUILDING TYRES - A carcass sleeve is situated in a radially external position with respect to a toroidal forming drum, arranged in a first radially contracted operative condition. The carcass sleeve is shaped according to a toroidal configuration while the forming drum is positioned inside the carcass sleeve. During shaping of the carcass sleeve, the forming drum is radially expanded up to a second radially expanded operative condition. Upon completed shaping, the carcass sleeve is coupled to the forming drum in the second operative condition. The forming drum, coupled to the shaped carcass sleeve, is arranged in proximity to at least one device for building at least one belt layer at a radially external position relative to the shaped carcass sleeve. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105699 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REPLACING STAGE ROLL UNIT - Provided are a device and a method for replacing a stage roll unit. This stage roll unit replacement device for performing work for replacing a stage roll unit between a single facer and a stage roll unit transporting cart is provided with: a replacement cart that can move in an X-direction in which the stage roll unit is replaced; a moving device that can move the replacement cart in the X-direction; and a connection device that connects the replacement cart and the stage roll unit. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105700 | PIPE LINER - A pipe liner for lining the inside of a pipe, for example a water or sewerage pipe requiring repair. The pipe liner is mainly formed of a fabric sleeve, or a plurality of fabric sleeves, and comprises a ribbon or strip of fibrous material along a longitudinal seam which reinforces the longitudinal seam. The pipe liners may be suitable for use in repairing damaged or degraded pipes and may provide an improvement in the tensile and/or flexural strength of the longitudinal seam compared to a similar pipe liner with a simple butt-stitched longitudinal seam, whilst not suffering from the disadvantages of reinforced welded seam which can be difficult to turn inside out during installation. The present invention also provides a method of manufacturing such a pipe liner, a pipe lining formed from such a pipe liner and a pipe comprising such a pipe lining. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105701 | CUSHIONING FLOORING UNDERLAYMENT - A flooring underlayment including a multi-layer fibrous structure having one or more lapped layers; one or more facing layers; and a plurality of granules scattered on and/or embedded in one or more layers of the fibrous structure. The plurality of granules may be scattered on and/or embedded in at least one of the one or more lapped layers. The fibrous structure may include a granule support layer located beneath the plurality of granules. The granule support layer may be positioned on the lapped layer. The granules may be deposited on the granule support layer. The present teachings also include a flooring assembly including the fibrous structure and one or more flooring surfaces. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105702 | VACUUM HEAT INSULATOR, AND HEAT-INSULATING CONTAINER AND HEAT-INSULATING WALL USING SAME - A vacuum heat insulator according to the present disclosure includes a core material and an outer packaging material including an inner plate and an outer plate each of which includes a resin sheet. The core material is covered by the outer packaging material. The vacuum heat insulator further includes a heat welded part formed by welding a part of the inner plate and a part of the outer plate. The heat welded part has a recess having a thickness that is 50% or less of an average thickness of the heat welded part. As a result thereof, the adhesion and airtightness of the heat welded part can be maintained, and a highly reliable vacuum heat insulator can be provided. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105703 | CARBON FIBER REINFORCED SKATEBOARD - A carbon fiber reinforced skateboard is formed of laminated wood layers having identified grain directions. Upper and lower wood layers will have a grain direction parallel to a long axis of the skateboard. The skateboard will have interspersed wood layers with identified grain directions perpendicular to the long axis. Carbon fiber reinforcing material is adhered to interior plies of the skateboard along the long axis. A central portion of the reinforcing material is adhered below a central vertical point of the skateboard between the skateboard trucks. Anterior and posterior portions of the reinforcing material are adhered above the central vertical point and are located around the attachment locations for the skateboard trucks. The reinforcing material is located to provide a strengthened spine for the skateboard. A first concavity is located between the skateboard trucks parallel to the long axis. Second and third concavities are located perpendicular to the long axis. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105704 | IMPACT ABSORBING STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING - An impact-resisting beam is provided, the beam comprising a multi-layer composite structure, the composite structure comprising first and second fibrous materials, the first fibrous material having a first effective elastic modulus and comprising one or more layers comprising fibers of a first type being arranged with one or more orientation angles relative to a longitudinal axis of the beam such that a predetermined load applied to the beam from a direction perpendicular to its longitudinal axis drives the fibers of the first type towards alignment with the longitudinal axis of the beam, the second fibrous material having a second effective elastic modulus and comprising one or more layers comprising fibers of a second type, the second fibrous material being selected to provide effective elongation or deformation of the beam which prevents splitting of the beam under application of the predetermined load. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105705 | Washable Floor Mat With Reinforcement Layer - This invention relates to a washable floor mat comprising a reinforcement layer. The floor mat includes a textile component and a base component. The textile component contains a reinforcement layer which dramatically reduces and/or eliminates edge deformation that often occurs as a result of the washing process. The textile component and the base component may be joined together to form a single piece floor mat. Alternatively, the textile component and the base component may be releasably attachable to one another by at least one surface attraction means to form a multi-component floor mat. The floor mat is designed to be soiled, washed, and re-used, thereby providing ideal end-use applications in areas such as building entryways. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105706 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a display device including a display panel, a protection layer on the display panel, and a first adhesive layer between the display panel and the protection layer. The first adhesive layer may contain 0.05 wt % to 1 wt % of a silane coupling agent, and the first adhesive layer may have creep of 20% or less at 60° C. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105707 | DOUBLE-SIDED METAL-CLAD LAMINATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, INSULATING FILM, AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BASE BOARD - A method of producing a double-sided metal-clad laminate comprises a supplying step of supplying an insulating film interposed between two metal foils continuously to between a pair of endless belts, a heat and pressure applying step of forming a laminate of the insulating film and the metal foils by heating and applying a pressure to the insulating film and the metal foils under predetermined condition while the insulating film is interposed by the two metal foils in between the endless belts, and a cooling step of cooling the laminate, wherein the insulating film has a thickness of 10 to 500 μm, a degree of planar orientation of 30% or more, an average coefficient of linear expansion in an MD direction of −40 to 0 ppm/K and an average coefficient of linear expansion in a TD direction of 0 to 120 ppm/K. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105708 | DIECUT ESPECIALLY FOR PERMANENTLY CLOSING HOLES - Diecuts and methods for closing of holes in metal sheets or in plastics parts are disclosed. The diecuts have a carrier composed of an assembly that comprises a metallic first layer having a thickness of 10 to 40 μm, a second layer of a woven or laid glass fabric having a basis weight of 30 to 200 g/m | 2022-04-07 |
20220105709 | GLASS - A glass to be installed in a vehicle includes: a glass member; a colored ceramic layer provided in a predetermined region of the glass member; an opening portion for information acquisition, provided with one or more sides in contact with the colored ceramic layer in plan view; and a plate-shaped member overlapping the opening portion, and extending outside from each of the one or more sides to overlap the colored ceramic layer, wherein the one or more sides include a top side that becomes an upper side upon installing the glass in the vehicle, and wherein the overlapping amount between the colored ceramic layer and the plate-shaped member on the outside of the top side is greater than or equal to 3.5 mm. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105710 | LIGHT MODULATING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A manufacturing method for a light modulating device includes preparing a first laminated body including a first glass sheet, preparing a second laminated body in which a second glass sheet, a second interlayer, and a light modulating cell are laminated, and bonding the first laminated body and the second laminated body. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105711 | INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS AND LAMINATED GLASS - An interlayer film for laminated glass of the present invention comprises a thermoplastic resin, a carboxylic acid, and an alkali (alkaline earth) metal, wherein, when a molar concentration per unit volume of the alkali (alkaline earth) metal in the interlayer film for laminated glass, measured by ICP atomic emission spectrophotometry is A (mol/m | 2022-04-07 |
20220105712 | Multilayer Films and Laminates Containing Slip Agents - The present disclosure provides a multilayer film. The multilayer film includes at least two layers including a sealant layer and a second layer in contact with the sealant layer. The sealant layer contains (A) a first ethylene-based polymer having a density from 0.895 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc and a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min; (B) a branched fatty acid amide; and (C) a linear saturated fatty acid amide, wherein the branched fatty acid amide and the linear saturated fatty acid amide have a weight ratio of from 1:5 to 3:1. The second layer contains a second ethylene-based polymer. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105713 | LAMINATE FILM AND LAMINATE, AND WAVELENGTH CONVERSION SHEET, BACKLIGHT UNIT AND ELECTROLUMINESCENT LIGHT-EMITTING UNIT - A laminate film including a barrier film and an adhesion-enhancing layer formed on the barrier film and having a thickness in a range of from 0.01 μm to 1 μm. The adhesion-enhancing layer includes polyisocyanate and a polymer including a group having a reactive carbon-carbon double bond and a plurality of hydroxyl groups. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105714 | METALLIZED POLYETHYLENE FILMS AND RELATED STRUCTURES - Disclosed herein is a film comprising at least one layer comprising polyethylene and a metal layer, wherein the film has less than 300 parts per million by weight (ppm) of metal stearate and less than 50 ppm stearic acid based on total weight of the film. Also disclosed herein is such a film comprising at least one layer comprising polyethylene and a metal layer wherein the metal layer of at least 38 dyne/cm one week after metallization. Also disclosed herein is an article comprising such a film laminated to a substrate. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105715 | MULTILAYER FILMS AND SEALED PACKAGES MADE FROM THESE FILMS - Multilayer Films have a first skin layer that is prepared from a high density polyethylene and a second skin layer (also referred to as the sealant layer) that is prepared from a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) having a density of from 0.90 to 0.92 g/cc and a Dilution Index, Yd, of greater than 0°. Seals can be prepared by placing two pieces of this film against each other such that the sealant layers are in contact with each other, then applying heat to at least one high density skin layer such that heat is transmitted/conducted through the multilayer film in a sufficient amount to melt the sealant layer and form a seal. The use of LLDPE having a Dilution Index of greater than 0° has been found to improve the sealing performance of multilayer films in comparison to multilayer films where the sealant layer is a conventional LLDPE having a Dilution Index of less than 0°. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105716 | DECORATIVE LAMINATE - A decorative laminate of the present disclosure includes a decorative layer and a core layer. The decorative layer includes a decorative paper and a thermosetting resin. The core layer includes: a fibrous base material; an organic resin component; and an inorganic filler including endothermic metal hydroxide and/or an inorganic substance other than the endothermic metal hydroxide. The inorganic filler includes: a small particle diameter filler having a first average particle diameter; a medium particle diameter filler having a second average particle diameter larger than the first average particle diameter; and a large particle diameter filler having a third average particle diameter larger than the second average particle diameter. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105717 | FOIL TRANSFER APPARATUS - A foil transfer apparatus that transfers foil of a foil film to a sheet, including: a heating member and a pressurizing member that nip the foil film and the sheet; a movable frame supporting one of the heating member and the pressurizing member and movable between a first position at which the one of the heating member and the pressurizing member is located at a contact position so as to contact the foil film in a mounted state in which the foil film is mounted on a housing body and a second position at which the one of the heating member and the pressurizing member is located at a spaced position so as to be spaced from the foil film in the mounted state; a cam that moves the movable frame between the first position and the second position; and a sensor that detects a position of the movable frame. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105718 | Process for Bonding Flexible Films and Device for Carrying out the Same - The present invention refers to a process for bonding flexible films by converting the surface of a first film into a softened state before contacting the softened surface with a second film, a device for carrying out the inventive process as well as a composite body obtained by the inventive process or by the inventive device. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105719 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC POLYMER THIN FILMS - A method of manufacturing an optically anisotropic polymer thin film includes forming a composite structure that includes a polymer thin film and a high Poisson's ratio polymer thin film disposed directly over the polymer thin film, attaching a clip array to opposing edges of the composite, the clip array including a plurality of first clips slidably disposed on a first track located proximate to a first edge of the composite and a plurality of second clips slidably disposed on a second track located proximate to a second edge of the composite, applying a positive in-plane strain to the composite along a transverse direction by increasing a distance between the first clips and the second clips, and decreasing an inter-clip spacing amongst the first clips and amongst the second clips along a machine direction, wherein the high Poisson's ratio polymer thin film applies a negative in-plane strain to the polymer thin film along the machine. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105720 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND CORRECTION METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device inputs a voltage from each of a first and a second constant voltage sources, amplifies the inputted voltage, and converts the inputted voltage or a voltage amplified by an amplifier into a digital value. Using a first and a second digital values based on the inputted voltage, and a third and fourth digital values based on the inputted, amplified and converted voltage, an amplification factor of the amplifier and an offset voltage of the amplifier are calculated, and the amplifier is corrected based on the calculated amplification factor and offset voltage. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105721 | SERVICING PRINTING SYSTEMS - The present disclosure refers to servicing printing systems, wherein the system comprises a controller to: instruct an ejection of printing fluid from each of the nozzles within a printhead; detect, by a drop detector, drops ejected from each nozzle; determine by the controller a drop time for each nozzle, being the drop time determined between the instruction of the ejection of printing fluid from each of the nozzles until the drops ejected by each of the nozzles reaches the drop detector; and determine a nozzle health parameter in view of each nozzle drop time; wherein the method comprises comparing each nozzle health parameter with a threshold value and instructing, by the controller, a servicing operation if the nozzle health parameter is outside a threshold range. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105722 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge unit and a contact detection unit. The liquid discharge unit has a liquid discharge port from which a liquid is discharged toward an object. The liquid discharge unit is movable along at least one of a first axis and a second axis intersecting the first axis and movable along a third axis intersecting the first axis and the second axis. The third axis is parallel to a direction in which the liquid is discharged from the liquid discharge port toward the object. The contact detection unit detects contact of the liquid discharge unit with the object. The contact detection unit is detachably attached to the liquid discharge unit. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105723 | Process and Device for In-air Production of Single Droplets, Compound Droplets, and Shape-controlled (compound) Particles or Fibers - A production process comprises a formation process that includes: contacting a first liquid material and a second liquid material with each other at a contact point in a gas atmosphere, wherein at the contact point at least one of the first liquid material and the second liquid material is provided as a liquid jet propagating in a direction, to provide at the contact point a third jet of a coalesced third material propagating in a third direction. A production process device can perform the formation process. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105724 | PHOTOIMAGEABLE NOZZLE MEMBER FOR REDUCED FLUID CROSS-CONTAMINATION AND METHOD THEREFOR - A nozzle plate of a fluid ejection head for a fluid ejection device, a fluid ejection head containing the nozzle plate, and a method for making the fluid ejection head containing the nozzle plate. The nozzle plate contains two or more arrays of nozzle holes therein and a barrier structure disposed on an exposed surface of the nozzle plate between adjacent arrays of nozzle holes, wherein the barrier structure deters cross-contamination of fluids between the adjacent arrays of nozzle holes. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105725 | FLUID EJECTION POLYMERIC RECIRCULATION CHANNEL - A fluid ejection assembly may include a fluid ejection die comprising a back face and a front face through which fluid is ejected. The fluid ejection die may further include a fan-out fluid passages converging towards the back face of the fluid ejection die, the fan-out fluid passages comprising a first fan-out fluid passage and a second fan-out fluid passage and a recirculation channel extending within a polymeric material from the first fan-out fluid passage to the second fan-out fluid passage adjacent the back face of the fluid ejection die. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105726 | PRINTHEADS - The present disclosure includes a description of an example printhead having multiple ejection dies. The ejection dies are coupled to a temperature sensor and send temperature signals to a controller. The printhead can also include a heater coupled to the ejection dies to apply heat to at least one ejection die. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105727 | INKJET HEAD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INKJET HEAD, AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - Provided is an inkjet head containing a nozzle plate having at least a substrate, wherein the nozzle plate has a liquid-repellent layer on an outermost surface of the substrate on an ink ejection surface side; a liquid-repellent layer base film is provided between the substrate and the liquid-repellent layer; and the liquid-repellent layer base film contains at least silicon (Si) and carbon (C), and having a maximum peak P of a binding energy of a Si2p orbital of a surface portion measured by X-ray photoeletron spectroscopy is in the range represented by the following Formula (1), Formula (1): 99.6 (eV)≤P≤101.9 (eV). | 2022-04-07 |
20220105728 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE GLUES BY MEANS OF DIGITAL INKJET PRINT HEADS - A system and method for applying adhesive glues is provided using digital inkjet print heads for bonding at least one first element and one second element, wherein the system has a processing unit functionally connected to the digital inkjet print head which has a data set about the physical features of at least one of the elements to be bonded which are different in different areas, the processing unit being adapted for selecting the amount of adhesive glue per unit area and/or the type of adhesive glue to be deposited according to the data about the physical features such that the amount per unit area or the type of adhesive glue deposited on the surface is different on the surface of the at least one of the elements to be bonded. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105729 | MAINTENANCE DEVICE, LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, MAINTENANCE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A maintenance device includes a plurality of heads that discharges liquid for printing. A cleaner selectively cleans the heads. A cleaning controller controls the cleaner. A determiner determines a cleaning time when the cleaner cleans one of the heads. An interruption-resumption controller controls the heads to interrupt printing at the cleaning time and resume printing when the cleaner finishes cleaning the one of the heads. The cleaning controller controls the cleaner to clean the one of the heads whenever the interruption-resumption controller controls the heads to interrupt printing at the cleaning time. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105730 | CLEANING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, WINDING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A cleaning device includes: a cleaning member that comes into contact with a nozzle surface of a head unit that forms an image on a recording medium by an inkjet head, the cleaning member cleaning an ink remaining on the nozzle surface; a winding part that winds the cleaning member so that an unused part of the cleaning member comes in contact with the nozzle surface; and a hardware processor that controls the winding part to change a winding amount of the cleaning member according to an amount of ink to be cleaned by the cleaning member. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105731 | INK AND TREATMENT MATERIAL FILLING SYSTEM HAVING A SINGLE RECEPTACLE COMPATIBLE FOR MULTIPLE INK CARTRIDGES - Embodiments described herein are systems for filling machines which use treatment materials contained in cartridges. Optionally, the machine is a dyeing machine, and the treatment material is ink. Some embodiments relate to a liquid management system for conveying a plurality of unique treatment liquids, comprising: a first receptacle adapted to receive a single cartridge, the receptacle having multiple conduits, each conduit configured to transport a unique liquid, and each conduit corresponding to a different position on a cartridge; a plurality of cartridges configured to contain a liquid, the cartridges each comprising a flow outlet located at a position in the cartridge corresponding to one of the conduits of the receptacle; wherein, when a filled cartridge is introduced into the receptacle, liquid may flow through the flow outlet and into one of the conduits of the receptacle. | 2022-04-07 |