46th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160332404 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRUSHING AND COMPACTION - An exemplary embodiment of a screw crusher may utilize a cantilevered screw with an inverse tapered shaft with flighting for conveying the product up the length of the shaft for compression. The screw may include an end flight configured to provide thrust to the product for further conveyance beyond the end of the screw or additional compaction when utilized with a receiving container. An exemplary embodiment of the screw crusher may utilize a single moving element in relation to a cylindrical tube for compression of the product. Also, an exemplary screw compactor may utilize a fixed replaceable restrictor tube section and an efficient screw design making it more cost effective and efficient to operate than other known compactors. Furthermore, an example of the screw crusher may be fitted with perforated or the preferred “V” Slotted tube to perform liquid removal in addition to the compaction of the material. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332405 | Beverage Can Crusher - A free standing, portable and hand operated beverage can crushing apparatus to crush individual cans and allow them to drop into a storage container. Included is a rigid support frame that holds the angled crushing chamber where the cans are inserted. A lid is pivotally attached to the top of the support frame above the chamber. Attached to the lid is a ram that holds a roller head assembly that engages the can while the wheels on the roller head rotate across the end cap of the can as external force is continually applied to the lids extended lever arm in a downward motion causing the can to be crushed. The lever arm when raised slightly from the closed position will allow the crushed can to fall by gravity from the chamber into the receptacle that is capable of holding numerous cans. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332406 | MISTING DEVICE - A misting device includes a nozzle in close proximity to an article moving relative to the nozzle and a sensor for sensing a position of the article relative to the nozzle. In response to the sensor sensing a predetermined position of the article relative to the nozzle, a pressurized mist is selectively provided substantially only to a surface of a predetermined portion of the article facing the nozzle prior to at least one subsequent processing step of the article. The predetermined portion of the surface is conditioned by the pressurized mist and the predetermined portion of the surface remains conditioned during the at least one subsequent processing step of the article. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332407 | Envelope Making Plate - The present patent application discloses an envelope making plate. The envelope making plate includes a plate body with a marking groove, a reference edge; and a scale line or an indication line corresponding to the type of the envelope. The plate body is divided into a working area and a non-working area by the reference edge. The envelope paper abuts against or aligns with the reference edge. One side of the envelope paper is the working area, and another side is the non-working area. The marking groove is set in the working area of the plate body and intersects with the reference edge or an extension line of the reference edge. The marking groove divides the reference edge or the extension line of the reference edge into an acute angle and an obtuse angle. The scale line or the indication line corresponding to the type of the envelope is set along the reference edge and on the side where the marking groove and the reference edge form the acute angle. A second indication line is set in the non-working area of the plate body and is perpendicular to the marking groove. An extension line or virtual extension line of the second indication line intersects with the marking groove within the working area of the plate body. It is easy to achieve a full utilization of the plate body's area when making the envelope by making the angle between the marking groove and the indication line being as an acute angle. It saves the materials of the plate body. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332408 | Method of Manufacturing Non-Disassembling Intersecting Partition Matrix - A non-collapsible, non-disassembling intersecting partition matrix for insertion into a container divides the space inside the container into individual cells for holding products during shipment. The matrix comprises first slotted partitions intersecting with second slotted partitions. Each of the first slotted partitions has bridges extending upwardly from an intermediate edge of the partition through which one of the second partitions passes to create a preliminary partition matrix. The preliminary partition matrix is heated to melt the bridges of the first slotted partitions. The melted intersections of the matrix are cooled which results in a matrix which may not be disassembled. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332409 | AIRCRAFT COMPONENT WITH CLOSED BOX STRUCTURE - A method of manufacturing an aircraft component, the component comprising a pair of covers joined by a pair of spars. The covers and spars form a closed box structure with four corners, each corner providing a transition between one of the covers and one of the spars. The method comprises: laying up a laminated sheet of fibre plies; and after the sheet has been laid up, folding the sheet to form the four corners and then joining the sheet to itself to provide the closed box structure. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332410 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR A CORE OF POLYMER SANDWICH STRUCTURAL MATERIAL, CORE AND MATERIAL - A core of polymer sandwich structural material ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160332411 | PANEL ELEMENT MADE OF WOOD - The invention relates to a panel element ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160332412 | PROCESS OR SYSTEM TO REDUCE COST AND WEIGHT OF AEROSPACE INTERIOR STRUCTURAL THERMOPLASTIC OR COMPOSITE PANEL CONSTRUCTIONS - Methods for manufacturing composite panels for use in the interior of an aircraft are disclosed, specifically, methods of manufacturing joggled composite panels comprising metal inserts and the resulting composite panels and inserts. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332413 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A composite membrane assembly may include a plurality of stacked composite plies. Each composite ply may include a main body of reinforced fibers connected together with a resin. The main body may include a base connected to an opposed boundary surface through opposed ends and opposed sides. At least one non-orthogonal cut is formed through a thickness of the main body from the base to the boundary surface. The non-orthogonal cut(s) is staggered with respect to at least one other non-orthogonal cut of an adjacent composite ply so that the non-orthogonal cut(s) does not form a contiguous linear cut with the other non-orthogonal cut(s) of the adjacent composite ply. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332414 | CLOTH HAVING GAS SHEET - The present disclosure provides a cloth comprising: a gas sheet having multiple individual gas cells formed therein, each cell having substantially a sphere shape, the gas sheet being made of an elastic material to having a good stretchability, each gas cell having a gas filled therein, species of the gas corresponding to an application of the cloth, the gas cells being continuously connected in a matrix form; and an inshell and an outshell attached to inner and outer sides of the gas sheet respectively. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332415 | CENTER-SIDE METHOD OF PRODUCING SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACE - A method for forming a superhydrophobic surface is disclosed. A surface of a first substrate is bonded to a surface of a second substrate to form a stacked material. The stacked material is peeled apart to form a fracture line and provide a superhydrophobic surface. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332416 | MULTILAYERED CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITE - In some examples, the disclosure describes a method including densifying a layer of carbon fibers by at least one of depositing a resin on the layer of carbon fibers via a print head of a three-dimensional printing system or applying CVD on the layer of carbon fibers via the print head; and forming at least one additional layer of densified carbon fibers on the densified layer of carbon fibers, wherein forming the at least one additional layer of densified carbon fibers comprises, for each respective layer of the at least one additional layer, adding an additional layer of carbon fibers on the densified layer of carbon fibers, and densifying the additional layer of carbon fibers by at least one of depositing the resin on the additional layer of carbon fibers or applying CVD on the additional layer of carbon fibers. In some examples, the example method may be used to form a densified carbon-carbon composite component, such as, e.g., a densified carbon-carbon composite brake disc. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332417 | COMPOSITE SHEET AND CARGO CONTAINER COMPRISING SAME - A non-rigid composite sheet comprising in order (i) a first component comprising at least one first fabric of continuous filament yarns having a tenacity of at least 11 g/dtex and a first polymeric layer, (ii) a second component comprising at least one second fabric of continuous filament glass yarns, the at least one second fabric being adjacent to the at least one first fabric of the first component, and (iii) a third component comprising a second polymeric layer. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332418 | HYDROENTANGLED ELASTIC FILM-BASED, STRETCH-BONDED COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A stretch-bonded elastic nonwoven composite includes a machine-direction elastic apertured film-based, stretch-bonded laminate layer that has been hydroentangled throughout all of its laminate layers with a hydrophilic fibrous layer. The elastic apertured film-based, stretch-bonded laminate layer includes a middle elastic film layer positioned between one or two inelastic layers, each of which layers includes hydrophilic fibers from the hydrophilic fibrous layer. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332419 | FOAMED SURFACE COVERING WITH COHERENT LAYER - Embodiments of a new foamed surface covering are disclosed, wherein a primary layer of polymeric foam features at least one coherent layer consisting of a water-resistant blend of styrene-maleic anhydride and acrylic resin. The coherent layer facilitates the secured and reusable application of the surface covering after repeated washings. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332420 | Heat Protection Product - A heat protection product comprising a felt layer, which comprises polysulfone polyamide fibers, and a textile layer, which comprises inorganic fibers, said textile layer comprising a metal layer. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332421 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING RELEASE LAYER, RELEASE LAYER, LAMINATE INCLUDING RELEASE LAYER, METHOD OF PREPARING LAMINATE, AND METHOD OF TREATING LAMINATE - A laminate is formed by laminating a substrate and a support plate through an adhesive layer and a release layer. The release layer is formed by applying a composition containing a reactive polysilsesquioxane and a crosslinkable group-containing siloxane onto the surface of the support plate or the surface of the substrate and heating the composition to polymerize the reactive polysilsesquioxane and the crosslinkable group-containing siloxane. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332422 | TRANSPARENT FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, TOUCH PANEL, ANTI-REFLECTION FILM, POLARIZATION PLATE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the invention is to provide a transparent film of which dimension shrinkage is suppressed even if a long period of time has passed at high humidity, a manufacturing method therefore, a transparent conductive film, a touch panel, an anti-reflection film, a polarization plate, and a display device. The invention provides a transparent film that satisfies Expressions (1) and (2), in which Rth that represents birefringence normalized in a thickness of 100 μm in a thickness direction is 1 nm to 50 nm, and inplane distribution of the Rth is 1% to 50%; Expression (1): 130≦T≦200; Expression (2): 0≦Y<0.4; in Expressions (1) and (2), T represents a glass transition temperature of the transparent film, and Y represents an equilibrium moisture content of the transparent film at 25° C.; and a unit of the glass transition temperature is ° C., and a unit of the equilibrium moisture content is mass %. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332423 | LAMINATED GLASS PRODUCTION METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for producing a laminated glass, the method including: a step (1) of laminating a first glass plate, an intermediate film and a second glass plate in this order to form a laminate, and heating and pressurizing the laminate to obtain a laminated glass; a step (2) of performing post-processing with heating to the laminated glass obtained in the step (1); and a step (3) of cooling the laminated glass while holding at least a part of a peripheral portion of the laminated glass, after the step (2). | 2016-11-17 |
20160332424 | INTERMEDIATE FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, LAMINATED GLASS AND METHOD FOR FITTING LAMINATED GLASS - There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass which is high in heat shielding properties. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes an infrared ray reflection layer which reflects infrared rays, a first resin layer which is arranged on a first surface side of the infrared ray reflection layer and contains a thermoplastic resin and a second resin layer which is arranged on a second surface side of the infrared ray reflection layer and contains a thermoplastic resin, and the infrared ray transmittance in the wavelength of 780 to 2100 nm of the first resin layer is higher by 10% or more than the infrared ray transmittance in the wavelength of 780 to 2100 nm of the second resin layer. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332425 | LAMINATED GLASS AND METHOD FOR FITTING LAMINATED GLASS - There is provided laminated glass which is high in heat shielding properties. The laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first laminated glass member, a second laminated glass member and an interlayer film arranged between the first and second laminated glass members, the interlayer film includes an infrared ray reflection layer which reflects infrared rays, a first resin layer which is arranged on a first surface side of the infrared ray reflection layer and contains a thermoplastic resin and a second resin layer which is arranged on a second surface side of the infrared ray reflection layer and contains a thermoplastic resin, and the infrared ray transmittance in the wavelength of 780 to 2100 nm of the whole layer composed of the first laminated glass member and the first resin layer is higher by 15% or more than the infrared ray transmittance in the wavelength of 780 to 2100 nm of the whole layer composed of the second laminated glass member and the second resin layer. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332426 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING WITHIN POLYMERIC CURRENCY - A method of manufacturing polymeric currency utilizing three dimensional objects may include forming a first and second layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. Ink may be selectively applied to one or more portions of one or more sides of the first layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. In response to applying the ink, one or more apertures may be created into the second layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. The first and second layers of biaxially oriented polypropylene may be laminated together. A three dimensional object may be printed within the one or more apertures in the second layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. In response to printing, a protective overcoat may be applied on top of the second layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332427 | INSULATION SYSTEM FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE INCORPORATING A PLURALITY OF MICROSPHERE SHEETS - An appliance includes an outer shell and an inner shell, wherein the outer shell and the inner shell are engaged to define an insulating cavity therebetween, and wherein the inner shell includes an inner surface that defines an interior cavity. An insulation member includes a plurality of layers, each layer of the plurality of layers including an insulative sheet defining first and second surfaces and a plurality of microspheres at least partially disposed within the insulative sheet, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of microspheres extends outward from each of the first and second surfaces to define a plurality of protrusions, and wherein the engagement of two adjacent layers of the plurality of layers causes a portion of the plurality of protrusions to engage and define a plurality of insulating air pockets between the adjacent layers. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332428 | NONWOVEN COMPOSITE COMPOSITIONS WITH GRAPHENE - In one aspect, a composite composition may include a nonwoven composite material. The nonwoven composite material may include a graphene component and a polymer component. The graphene component and polymer component may form a microporous film or nonwoven fabric. In a further aspect, the composite composition may include a layered composition wherein one or more layers include the nonwoven composite material. The nonwoven composite material may also be provided as a coating or adhesive. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332429 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PLATE SHAPED PRODUCT AND PLATE SHAPED PRODUCT MANUFACTURED THEREBY - A method is presented for manufacturing a plate shaped product, comprising the steps of manufacturing a first intermediate product which comprises at least, successively, a carrier, a plastic printing layer, a decorative print layer and a plastic protective layer, by using a multiple coating process, manufacturing a second intermediate product which comprises at least one plastic layer, by using at least a calendering process, and combining the first and second intermediate products by laminating, such that the second intermediate product is attached to the first intermediate product. Further a plate shaped product is provided which is manufactured using said method. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332430 | SINGLE POLYMER FILM STRUCTURES FOR USE IN STAND-UP-POUCHES - The present invention relates to film structure suitable for use in stand up pouches comprising all polyethylene material. The film structure can be a monolayer film or a multilayer film structure having specific requirements for each layer. The combination results in a film structure having adequate stiffness to function as a stand-up pouch while also providing acceptable water vapor transmission rates and good tear resistance. Such films have improved sustainability characteristics as they should permit down-gauging of the films and, can more easily be recycled, at least for the preferred embodiment comprising only polyethylene resins. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332431 | LAMINATE FILM MANUFACTURING METHOD - A laminate film manufacturing method is capable of preventing thickness unevenness of a cured layer and preventing wrinkling of the entire laminate film. A laminate film is manufactured by applying a coating solution including an active radiation curable resin to a surface of a first film that is continuously transported in an application part to form a coated film in a lamination part, laminating a second film that is continuously transported on the coated film to sandwich the coated film between the first film and the second film, and in a state in which the coated film is sandwiched between the first film and the second film, winding the first film around a backup roller and irradiating the coated film with infrared rays from an ultraviolet irradiation device while continuously transporting the first film to cure the coated film in a curing part so as to form a cured layer. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332432 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFER LAMINATION - A method of transfer lamination involves applying a release coating to a first side of a film, applying an application layer to the first side of the film over the release coating, bonding the first side of the film to a substrate, applying a second coating to a second side of the film while the first side of the film is bonded to the substrate, and removing the film from the substrate leaving the application layer deposited on the substrate and the second coating on the second side of the film. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332433 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFER LAMINATION - A method for producing a smooth coating on a substrate includes applying a release coating to a first side of a film, applying an application layer to said first side of said film over said release coating, bonding said first side of said film to a first substrate, applying a printable coating to a second side of said film while said first side of said film is bonded to said first substrate, and removing said film from said first substrate leaving said application layer deposited on said first substrate and said printable coating on said second side of said film. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332434 | Laser-reflective Compaction Roller and Associated Fiber Placement System and Method - A fiber placement system including a compaction roller rotatable about an axis of rotation, the compaction roller including a reflective layer that includes a reflective material dispersed in a polymeric material, and a light source positioned to project a beam of electromagnetic radiation proximate the compaction roller, the beam having a wavelength, wherein the reflective material has a reflectance of at least 80 percent at the wavelength. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332435 | LAMINATE APPLICATOR - A device for laminating panels that includes a base that includes an upper surface, a front edge and a rear edge, and a folding assembly that includes a first surface that is generally perpendicular with the upper surface of the base, a folding portion having an inner surface, a front edge and a rear edge. A folding path is defined from the front edge of the folding portion to the rear edge of the folding portion. An angle that is defined between the inner surface of the folding portion and the first surface decreases along the folding path. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332436 | Method of Separating a Carrier-Workpiece Bonded Stack - The present invention provides a method of separating a bonded stack utilizing the force generated by a gas jet. The stack includes a carrier and a thinned workpiece such as device wafer that are bonded together through one or more layers therebetween. The gas jet can separate two adjacent layers having peeling strength therebetween in the range of from 0.01 to 50.0 g/cm. The invention can simplify the procedure and provide high throughput in separating thinned wafer from its carrier. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332437 | Solder Paste Stencil with Integral Stiffener and Mounting Device - A secondary framing system for printing screen utilizing four (4) mount/stiffeners permanently welded to the printing screen allowing the printing screen assembly to by mounted to mechanical tensioning mechanism. There are no separate parts to be assembled by the user of the printing screen assembly. There no other attaching method required for the mount/stiffener as in other printing screen mounting methods. The thickness of the welded assembly allows users to store more printing screen assemblies in less space. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332438 | TRANSFER-TYPE IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - A transfer-type image recording method including the steps of applying a treatment liquid that causes aggregation of a component contained in ink to an image formation surface of an intermediate transfer member; applying ink to the surface to form an intermediate image; transferring the image from the surface to an recording medium; and applying an aqueous cleaning liquid to the surface. The treatment liquid contains a nonionic surfactant. In the step of applying a treatment liquid, T1 Tc2 is satisfied, where T2 is the temperature of a liquid mixture, formed on the surface, of a remainder of the treatment liquid and the aqueous cleaning liquid, and Tc2 is the cloud point of the liquid mixture. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332439 | ADDRESSING AN EPROM ON A PRINTHEAD - Addressing an EPROM on a printhead is described. In an example, a printhead includes an electronically programmable read-only memory (EPROM) having a plurality of cells arranged in rows and columns, each of the cells having a addressing port, a row select port, and a column select port. A conductor is coupled to the addressing portion of each of the plurality of cells, A column shift register is coupled to the column select ports of the plurality of cells, the column shift register having a register location for each column of the plurality of cells and having an input to receive a first input signal. A row shift register is coupled to row select ports of the plurality of cells, the row shift register having a register location for each row of the plurality of cells and having an input to receive a second input signal. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332440 | LIQUID EJECTING CONTROL METHOD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid ejecting control method for outputting an image without an influence of ejection amount variations. Therefore among a plurality of drive modes in which an amount of liquids ejected from one nozzle is different from each other, control information indicating a drive mode to be associated is obtained, and a drive signal to an individual pixel is generated according to the control information and image data that is input for each pixel. The control information sets a drive mode in which an ejection amount closer to a target ejection amount is obtained, among the plurality of drive modes. In addition, a difference between the target ejection amount and the ejection amount to be realized in the set drive mode is found, and this difference is used to correct a target ejection amount of the other pixel in which the drive mode is not set yet. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332441 | WAVEFORM SELECTION AND/OR SCALING FOR DRIVING NOZZLE OF FLUID-JET PRINTING DEVICE - In one example, a device for driving a nozzle of a fluid-jet printing device includes a circuit to, for each pixel time of a plurality of pixel times select a waveform from a plurality of waveforms based on more than one of waveform time delay, waveform pulse width and waveform shape, and apply the selected waveform to the nozzle to drive the nozzle to eject fluid for a current pixel time. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332442 | ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD - An adjustment mechanism is structured to adjust and fix a liquid discharge head in position on a base plate. The adjustment mechanism includes a first plate, a second plate, a pivotable cam, and a first biasing unit. The first plate is changeable in position in a circumferential direction relative to the base plate. The first plate is fixed to the base plate. The second plate is mounted on the first plate movably relative to the first plate in a direction different from the circumferential direction. The liquid discharge head is fixed to the second plate. A first biasing unit biases the second plate toward the pivotable cam in a horizontal direction to prevent the second plate from lifting upward off the first plate. The pivotable cam is operable to move the second plate against an biasing force of the first biasing unit and to locate the second plate. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332443 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, FLOW PATH MEMBER THEREFOR, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a second flow-path-member comprising a second flow-path in communication with first and third flow-paths provided in first and second flow-path-members, the second flow-path-member stacked with the third flow-path-members in a stacking direction. A boundary between the first and second flow-path is tightly sealed by a first sealing-member. A boundary between the second and third flow-path is tightly sealed by a second sealing-member. The second flow-path-member includes a first substrate for positioning itself to the third flow-path-member in first and second directions intersecting with the stacking direction, and a second substrate for positioning itself to the third flow-path-member in the stacking direction. The first substrate is pressed against in the first and second directions by one of the first and second sealing-member. The second substrate is pressed against in the stacking direction by another one of the first and second sealing-member. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332444 | MULTI-PART FLUID FLOW STRUCTURE - In one example, a multi-part flow structure with multiple flow passages includes a first part sandwiched between a second part and a third part, the parts joined together with adhesive along bonding surfaces surrounding the flow passages where each of the bonding surfaces on one part is symmetrical to and diverges from a corresponding one of the bonding surfaces on another part. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332445 | PRINTHEAD HAVING TWO ADHESIVES - The present teachings describe a printhead assembly. The printhead assembly includes a first plate and a second plate stacked together. The printhead assembly includes a first adhesive between the first plate and the second plate for bonding the plates together. The printhead assembly includes a second adhesive surrounding an outer edge of the first adhesive wherein the second adhesive has an oxygen migration rate lower than an oxygen migration rate of the first adhesive. An oxygen sensitive component is contained within the outer edge of the first adhesive. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332446 | PIEZOELECTRIC SUBSTRATE, ASSEMBLY, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND RECORDING DEVICE, EACH USING PIEZOELECTRIC SUBSTRATE - The present invention aims at providing a piezoelectric substrate with high joining strength between an electrode of the piezoelectric substrate. The piezoelectric substrate of the present invention is a flat plate-shaped piezoelectric substrate including a piezoelectric ceramic layer, a plurality of first electrodes and a second electrode disposed on one main surface of the piezoelectric ceramic layer, a third electrode disposed on the other main surface of the piezoelectric ceramic layer so as to oppose to the first electrodes, and a through-conductor electrically connecting the second electrode and the third electrode. The second electrode includes a connection portion connected to the through-conductor, and a small-width portion having a smaller width than the connection portion when the piezoelectric substrate is viewed from above. The second electrode and the outside are electrically connected to each other at the small-width portion. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332447 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING CONDENSATION ON PRINTHEADS IN A PRINT ZONE WITHIN AN AQUEOUS INKJET PRINTER - An aqueous inkjet printer is configured to reduce condensation of vapor on printhead faces. The printer includes air directing members between adjacent printheads in a process direction and an air mover pneumatically connected to the air directing members. The air mover is operated selectively to remove vapor in the air between adjacent printheads as an ink image is formed on an image receiving surface moves past the adjacent printheads. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332448 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A image forming apparatus includes a printing head that ejects ink; a driving device that includes a engaged portion and a non-engaged portion; a cap device that is engaged to and moves along the engaged portion and covers the printing head; a wiper device that is engaged to and moves along the engaged portion and wipes the printing head; and a linking device that links the cap device with the wiper device and that prevents the cap device and the wiper device from being separated by a predetermined distance or greater. The linking device prevents one of the cap device and the wiper device moving along the engaged portion from being separated from the other of the cap device and the wiper device positioned on the non-engaged portion. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332449 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PARTIAL MAINTENANCE OF A HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT - The invention relates to a method of cleaning a fluid circuit in an inkjet printer that comprises a print head connected to the fluid circuit through an umbilical ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160332450 | FLUID DIRECTING ASSEMBLY - A fluid directing assembly can comprise a molded support comprising a modified epoxy molded compound which includes epoxy resin, cross-linker, filler, and is devoid of wax release agent. The assembly can also include a silicon die attached to the molded support and wherein the silicon die and the molded support define a fluid directing channel. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332451 | LIQUID CONTAINER AND RECORDING APPARATUS ON WHICH LIQUID CONTAINER IS MOUNTED - A liquid container mounted on a recording apparatus and containing a liquid in a liquid containing portion, including a first surface which faces the recording apparatus when the liquid container is mounted on the recording apparatus, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the liquid containing portion has, on a bottom surface which is a lower surface in a gravity direction when the liquid container is mounted on the recording apparatus, a first inclined surface inclining downward in the gravity direction from the first surface side to the second surface side and a second inclined surface inclining upward in the gravity direction from the first surface side to the second surface side in this order from the first surface side. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332452 | CONNECTOR FOR SUPPLYING FLUID TO A PRINT SYSTEM - Systems and methods for connector for supplying fluid to a print system. One system is an apparatus that includes a fluid supply station of a printer with a connector to couple with a fluid source for supplying fluid to at least one printhead of the printer. The connector includes an interface having a body with an end surface that corresponds with a face of a nozzle of the fluid source. The connector also includes an inlet protruding from the end surface and configured to enter an opening of the nozzle for receiving the fluid from the fluid source. The connector further includes communication circuitry disposed on the end surface and configured to establish a connection with corresponding communication circuitry disposed on the face of the nozzle of the fluid source when the inlet enters the opening of the nozzle and the end surface and the nozzle face align. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332453 | TRI-COLOR INK CARTRIDGE - A replaceable tri-color ink cartridge, comprising three chambers for different colors ink; a headland having headland slots each fluidically connected to a respective chamber; and a printhead die attached to the headland, the die including (i) nozzle arrays having a length of at least 14.3 millimeters, and (ii) feed slots that fluidically connect the headland slots to the respective nozzle arrays, wherein each headland slot is longer than the corresponding feed slot | 2016-11-17 |
20160332454 | TRI-COLOR INK CARTRIDGE HOUSING - In one example a replaceable tri-color ink cartridge housing includes three chambers for different colors ink. In a further example, a headland may have three parallel ink slots having a length of at least 14.4 millimeters. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332455 | Cartridge-Type Inkjet Recording Device - The objective of the present invention is to provide a cartridge-type inkjet recording device that can accurately and easily connect a cartridge-type replenishing liquid bottle to an inkjet recording device. This cartridge-type inkjet recording device having a liquid reservoir to which a replenishing liquid bottle can be attached/removed is characterized by the liquid reservoir having: a liquid replenishment opening for replenishing liquid from the cartridge-type replenishing liquid bottle; a cam that is provided to the periphery of the liquid replenishment opening, engages a portion of the cartridge-type replenishing liquid bottle, and moves the cartridge-type replenishing liquid bottle in the vertical direction; and a cam operation section that operates the cam. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332456 | THERMAL PRINT HEAD - The present invention is directed to a thermal, print head for preventing sticking phenomenon. The present invention provides a thermal print head A | 2016-11-17 |
20160332457 | Knit Article of Apparel and Apparel Printing System and Method - An article of apparel including a tubular knit textile region is provided, as well as an apparel printing system for printing on regions of the tubular knit textile region and related methods. The article of apparel can include a tubular knit textile region having an internal side and an opposite external side configured to be exposed during use, a plurality of yarns in an arrangement of interlocked loops forming parallel rows and channels therebetween, and a printed ink design on its external side. The printed ink design can be formed from ink applied to the parallel rows of loops and to the channels. An apparel printing system for printing on the article of apparel can include a textile printer having a print head and a tubular platen that includes features on the platen surface to retain and register the tubular knit textile on the platen surface during printing. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332458 | A PROPYLENE COMPOSITE BOARD WITH DIGITAL PRINTING & SURFACE COATING - Natural Marble and Natural Granite, being used in civil construction, are finite resources not perpetually available. There have been attempts to match the attributes of natural marble and granite by artificial processes and at less expense. Though these products closely resemble natural stones, the processes used in manufacturing these articles are slow, and they are difficult to recycle due to the fact that they are made using a combination of different materials. The present invention provides a method for preparing composite board in polypropylene and digitally printing & coating it externally to provide aesthetics and required hardness. The method comprises corona treatment; applying and drying a primer; applying and curing base coat on the dried surface; sanding of the board using fine emery boards; digitally printing and curing the sanded board; application and curing of a primer; and coating and curing to gain surface hardness, abrasion resistance, scratch resistance, fire resistance and gloss. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332459 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - The disclosure appropriately performs high-quality printing in a case of using ultraviolet curing ink in a serial type inkjet printer. As a solution, a printing apparatus for performing printing in an inkjet mode by a multi-pass scheme includes: inkjet heads, a temporarily hardening light source, a fully hardening light source, and a controller configured to serve as a pixel selector, wherein the temporarily hardening light source radiates ultraviolet light whenever a predetermined number of main scan operations are performed, and the fully hardening light source radiates ultraviolet light after main scan operations of all printing passes finish. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332460 | LABEL PRINTING APPARATUS - A method of creating a label to be printed on a label printing apparatus comprising: determining at least one option to be made available to a user relating to a label-creating process; displaying said at least one option on a display; and enabling a user to select said at least one option; wherein said determination of the at least one option to be made available to the user is based upon at least one parameter. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332461 | PRINT TARGET SURFACE REFORMING DEVICE - A print target surface reforming device that makes it possible to obtain a higher reforming effect than in the prior art. A print target surface reforming device that reforms a print target surface and that is provided with: a conveyance section that is arranged more to the front than a printer on a printing line that automatically conveys a print target to the printer and performs printing, the conveyance section including on the upper surface thereof a conveyance path on which the print target is conveyed with the print target surface thereof facing upward; and a light source that is arranged so as to face the conveyance path and that emits light having a wavelength of 242 nm or less onto the print target surface of the print target that moves along the conveyance path. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332462 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus is provided and includes: a head that ejects ink onto a medium ; a driver that relatively moves the positions of the head and the medium; a cover member that is positioned on the downstream side from the head in the movement direction of the medium relative to the head, so as to cover at least a portion of the medium; an air blowing fan that sends a drying air flow for drying ink ejected on the medium, into a gap between the medium and the cover member; and a cord type heater that heats at least one of the drying air flow and a preliminary air which is the previous stage of the drying air flow. An air-flow-direction changing wall part is provided so as to change the flow direction of the preliminary air which is the previous stage of the drying air flow, at least once. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332463 | PRINTER WITH ADHESIVE CAPABILITIES - A printer with adhesive capabilities is presented. A printer includes one or more printing elements to image one or two sides of print media. The printer also includes an adhesive element to apply or activate adhesive material on at least one of the two sides of the print media. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332464 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus is provided and includes cover members for covering at least a portion of a conveyance path for conveying a medium. The cover members are configured such that at least a portion of a part covering a conveyance path is able to expand and contract. Therefore, if necessary, it is possible to expand or contract the area of the cover members covering the conveyance path. On the occasion of setting the medium or when a jam has occurred, it is possible to contract the cover members in the conveyance direction of the medium. Also, even if the cover members move once from the state where they cover the conveyance path, it is possible to easily return the cover members to their original positions, and it is possible to easily return the cover members to the state where they cover a portion of the conveyance path. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332465 | SERVICING A PRINT HEAD ARRAY - In some examples, a print controller is to receive a preference relating to a choice between quantity in printing images by a printing apparatus and quality of printed images and vary a threshold value according to the received preference to produce a dynamically set threshold value. The print controller is to further initiate printing of a print job using the first print head array, determine whether an image quality defect value associated with printing at least one of image of the print job exceeds the dynamically set threshold value, in response to determining that the image quality defect value does not exceed the dynamically set threshold value, continue printing the at least one image with the first print head array, and in response to determining that the image quality defect value exceeds the dynamically set threshold value, cause movement of the first print head array from a first position to the servicing station. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332466 | INTEGRATED CARTRIDGE AND PORTABLE PRINTER USING SAME - An integrated cartridge and a printer using the same is provided, the integrated cartridge in which an ink ribbon and a printing medium are provided in one integrated cartridge and the cartridge is inserted through the side of the printer such that the convenience of installation and replacement for a user is improved. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332467 | Assemblies, systems, and methods for applying postage indicia to one or more mailpiece on a high speed mail sorter - An assembly, system, and method for applying postage indicia to one or more mailpiece on a high speed mail sorter are disclosed. In some aspects, the assembly includes a diverter; a first and a second lane each including one or more zones, wherein the diverter is configured to alternately divert the one or more mailpiece to either the first or second lane; and one or more meter printers disposed on the first and second lane; wherein the one or more zones includes a first zone configured to decelerate the one or more mailpiece to printer speed, a second zone configured to transport the one or more mailpiece past the one or more meter printers at the printer speed, and a third zone configured to accelerate the one or more mailpiece to transport speed and merge the one or more mailpiece with mailpieces from each of the first and second lane. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332468 | PRINT MEDIA FOR INKJET PRINTING - A print medium having a base substrate including a blend of cellulosic fibers, a sizing material present in an effective amount from about 0 Kg/Ton of the print medium to about 1 Kg/Ton of the print medium, and a multivalent cation salt present in a synergistic amount from about 4 Kg/Ton of the print medium to about 25 Kg/Ton of the print medium. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332469 | THERMAL RECORDING MATERIAL - An object of the present invention is to provide a thermal recording material which is excellent in all of the following characteristics: plasticizer resistance, image stability against moisture and heat, the resistance to background fogging under moisture and heat, and the retention of color developing ability. Provided is a thermal recording material having, on a paper support, a heat-sensitive recording layer containing a colorless or light-colored dye precursor and a developer which reacts with the dye precursor on heating and converts the dye precursor to its colored form, the paper support containing 0.25 to 1.0% by mass of a neutral rosin sizing agent relative to the pulp solid content in combination with calcium carbonate and aluminum sulfate, the developer having a phenylureido moiety in its molecule. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332470 | DYE RIBBON FOR SUBLIMATION THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING - The present disclosure provides a dye ribbon for sublimation thermal transfer printing including a ribbon body and a dye layer. The ribbon body includes a substrate and a lubricating and thermal resistant material. The lubricating and thermal resistant material is dispersed in the substrate, and the content of which is 0.5-20% of weight of the substrate. The dye layer is disposed on the ribbon body. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332471 | PRINTABLE MEDIUM - A printable medium with a printable medium comprising a composite supporting substrate having a first fabric layer and a second layer containing fibers laminated to the first layer; an image receiving layer coated on the second layer; and an external layer, coated over the image receiving layer, comprising, at least, two polymeric networks and polymeric particles. Also disclosed are the method for making such printable medium and the method for producing printed images. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332472 | LITHOGRAPHIC IMAGING AND PRINTING WITHOUT DEFECTS OF ELECTROSTATIC ORIGIN - Embodiments of the present invention involve three-layer printing members having a central layer that is non-conductive yet abalatable at commercially realistic fluence levels. In various embodiments, the central layer is polymeric with a dispersion of nonconductive carbon black particles therein at a loading level sufficient to provide at least partial layer ablatability and water compatibility of the resulting ablation debris. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332473 | PRINTING PLATE UNIT - A printing plate unit to be demountably mounted on a printing plate mounting portion of a plate cylinder includes a printing plate and a printing plate coupling member. A length of the printing plate coupling member is larger than a width of the printing plate so that the printing plate coupling member is provided with a projecting portion projecting from the printing plate formed cylindrically in an axial direction. The printing plate unit is fitted to the printing plate mounting portion from one end side, and is demounted from the same one end side by gripping the projecting portion of the printing plate coupling member in a state both end portions of the printing plate formed into a cylindrical shape are coupled to each other by the printing plate coupling member. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332474 | COIL PRESSING MACHINE WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION MECHANISM - A coil pressing machine with a new transmission mechanism, wherein the push ring transmission mechanism is a four bar mechanism. The first bar of the four bar mechanism with rocker arm moves in a swinging motion and is connected to the power device. The end of the fourth bar of the four bar mechanism is a roller. The fourth bar of the four bar mechanism and the third bar of the four bar mechanism is connected by a bearing in a permanent angle. The roller and the fourth bar operate in a circular oscillating motion. The roller touches the sliding block of the push ring device. The four bar mechanism can transmit the power efficiency with a simple structure. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332475 | COIL PRESSING MACHINE WITH HOOKS - A coil pressing machine with hooks comprising a machine casing and a machine rack. A push ring device, a power device, a transmission device and a binding device are all set in the inside of the machine casing. The power device is a motor. The transmission device transmits power from the power device to the push ring device and the binding device. The push ring device comprises a push ring transmission mechanism and a push ring mechanism. The push ring transmission mechanism is connected to the transmission device. The coil pressing machine also comprises hooks and hooks below the push ring device that are fixed in front of the machine casing. An orbital groove is also set in the machine casing and the orbital groove and the hooks are slip-connected by threaded twist. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332476 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY MEDIUM - An image display device includes image cells arranged two-dimensionally. Each image cell has a hologram layer. The hologram layer includes a diffraction grating in which a one-dimensional grating pattern extending in a first direction is repeated in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Among the plurality of image cells, two or more image cells that are in a row in the second direction and correlated to one color constitute one image cell group. The image cell group includes a section in which the spatial frequency of the diffraction grating is proportionately small as the distance in the second direction from one end of the image cell group increases such that, while a viewpoint is positioned at a predetermined angle relative to an image display device, the two or more image cells constituting the image cell group display the same color as each other. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332477 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING WITHIN POLYMERIC CURRENCY - A method of manufacturing polymeric currency utilizing three dimensional objects may include forming a first and second layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. Ink may be selectively applied to one or more portions of one or more sides of the first layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. In response to applying the ink, one or more apertures may be created into the second layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. The first and second layers of biaxially oriented polypropylene may be laminated together. A three dimensional object may be printed within the one or more apertures in the second layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. In response to printing, a protective overcoat may be applied on top of the second layer of biaxially oriented polypropylene. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332478 | SLIDE IN DIVIDERS - A divider assembly is shown and described herein. The divider assembly may divide a stack of sheets, the divider assembly may include a body and a tab extending from the body. The divider may include at least one arm extending from the body and defining an elongated slot with the body that is configured for connecting to a binder. Further, at least one protrusion may be configured to selectively abut against bindings of the binder to selectively attached the divider thereon. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332479 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PANELS HAVING A DECORATIVE SURFACE - Method for manufacturing panels having a decorative surface, wherein the panels at least comprise a substrate and a top layer, wherein the top layer comprises a paper layer having a printed pattern, and wherein the method at least comprises the step of providing the paper layer with thermosetting resin and the step of providing the resin provided paper layer with at least a portion of the printed pattern, wherein for providing the portion of the printed pattern use is made of pigment containing inks deposited on the paper layer by means of a digital inkjet printer, and wherein the dry weight of the total volume of the pigment containing inks deposited on the paper layer is lower than 9 grams per square meter, wherein for the pigment containing ink use is made of a water-based ink. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332480 | DISPOSABLE CONTAINER FOR COATING APPLICATORS - A container for a paint applicator, comprising a first layer having a top edge, opposing sidewalls, and a bottom edge; a second layer having a top edge, opposing sidewalls, and a bottom edge, the top edge is openable and sealable, the bottom edge being rupturable, and the bottom edge having a medial opening formed therein for projecting a handle of a paint applicator therethrough. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332481 | SPOKE COMPOSED OF BRAIDED FIBER WITH HUB AND RIM TERMINATIONS - A spoke for use in connection with a wheel, the spoke having a braided fiber having a first end and a second end, a rod having a first end and a second end, whereby the first end of the rod is threaded and wherein the second end of the rod is disposed inside the first end of the braided fiber. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332482 | TIRE HANDLING SYSTEM - A tire handling system for removing, transporting and replacing a large tire on a vehicle, such as a farm tractor or other large machinery, is disclosed. The system includes a platform for attachment to a vehicle, such as a forklift, a grapple for engaging and securing a large tire, and a connector between the platform and the grapple for allowing pivoting and rotation of the grapple to facilitate handling of the tire. Hydraulic pistons are used to pivot the grapple and move adjustable arms to tightly and safely bind the tire within engagement brackets of the grapple. The combination of the lift movement, including the up and down of the fork, and the grapple pivoting and rotation, allows large tires to be removed from, transported and replaced on vehicles more effectively, efficiently and safely than any prior system and method. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332483 | COMPACT MECHANIC'S CREEPER - A compact mechanic?s creeper comprising an elongate body comprising a back rest portion and a head rest portion, a pair of ground contacting wheels, one of each of the wheels on either side of the back rest portion, each of the wheels rotating about a respective fixed axis of rotation positioned substantially at a right angle to a length of the elongate body and a ground contacting swivel towards a top end of the elongate body. When a user lies supine on the creeper with his head on the head rest portion, an upper edge of the pair of wheels are positioned on either side and substantially at a level of the user?s hips. In a particular embodiment the respective fixed axes of rotation are at an angle to one another and meet at a point above a centre of the back rest portion. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332484 | Wheel Set For A Rail Vehicle - A wheel set for a rail vehicle, in particular for a locomotive, includes two track wheels which are connected by a wheel axle mounted in two wheel set bearings. Each wheel set bearing includes a cast bearing housing, which is closed by an outer housing cover and an inner pressure ring. In addition, the bearing housing has a clamping position for engaging a tensioning device of a machine tool for machining the wheel set. Since the clamping position is integrated in the pressure ring, the clamping position can be easily cut to size and the bearing housing can be produced in a weight-optimized and cost-effective way in comparison to known bearing housings. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332485 | TYRE FOR MOTORCYCLES - A tyre for motor vehicles, includes: a carcass structure; a belt structure applied in a position radially external to the carcass structure and a tread band; the tyre having a transverse curvature ratio of at least about 0.30, the carcass structure including at least one carcass layer including textile reinforcement elements obtained by means of cords having, in a load/elongation diagram, an elastic response of at least 55 N at an elongation of about 2%; and at least one tread portion comprising a cured elastomeric material obtained by curing an elastomeric compound including 100 phr of at least one elastomeric polymer, from 30 to 130 phr of at least one reinforcement filler including at least 60% of an inorganic material selected from among silica, alumina, silicates, hydrotalcite, calcium carbonate, kaolin, titanium dioxide and their mixtures, and from 1 to 35 phr of at least one resin. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332486 | TYRE APPARATUS - A tyre apparatus is provided, the apparatus including a tyre body for attachment to a wheel rim to define a first inflatable volume. An inner chamber defines a second inflatable volume which is located within the first inflatable volume of the tyre body. A first fluid communication path is provided between the first and second inflatable volumes and a second fluid communication path is provided between the first inflatable volume and the atmosphere. A first valve opens and closes the first fluid communication path, and a second valve opens and closes the second fluid communication path. The tensile strength and pressure-containing capacity of the material structure of the second inflatable volume is greater than that of the tyre first inflatable volume. A first fluid pressure within the first inflatable volume of the tyre body is optimisable by opening the first valve to allow pressure transfer from the second inflatable volume into the tyre body, and/or opening the second valve to allow pressure to vent from the tyre body to atmosphere. A vehicle wheel and active tyre pressure control system incorporating the tyre apparatus are also provided. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332487 | COMBINED TYRE - Disclosed is a combined tyre, including a tyre casing and a core. The tyre casing is an annular member having a core groove around the periphery; the core is an annular member nested within the core groove of the tyre casing in an interference fit, and forms a gap with the inner wall of the core groove of the tyre casing. The present invention can ensure high production efficiency. The tyre casing and the core of the present invention can employ materials of different hardness, offering better comfort. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332488 | HEAVY-DUTY PNEUMATIC TIRE - A heavy-duty pneumatic tire having block land portions in a tread surface can reduce the tire circumferential shearing strain and heat generation in the tread portion to prevent the separation failure between the tread rubber and the belt more effectively. A heavy-duty pneumatic tire has, in a tread surface, blocks defined by a plurality of circumferential main grooves each continuously extending in a tire circumferential direction and a plurality of transverse grooves each communicating between circumferential main grooves adjacent in a tire width direction, wherein in a tire widthwise area that centers on a tire equator and whose width in the tire width direction is 50% of a tread width: at least one of the blocks has a block partitioning groove that is open to each of transverse grooves defining the block and is shallower than the circumferential main grooves, to divide the block into a plurality of small blocks; and at least one of the small blocks has a block auxiliary groove that is open to the block partitioning groove at one end and open to a corresponding circumferential main groove or transverse groove at an other end and is shallower than the circumferential main grooves. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332489 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided with main grooves extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction. The main grooves include an outboard shoulder main groove and an outboard crown main groove between which an outboard middle land region is defined. The outboard middle land region is provided with outboard middle transverse grooves each comprising a shallow groove section and a deep groove section. The outboard middle transverse grooves include: first outboard middle transverse grooves wherein their deep groove sections are is disposed on the outboard shoulder main groove side and their shallow groove sections are disposed on the outboard crown main groove side; and second outboard middle transverse grooves wherein their deep groove sections are disposed on the outboard crown main groove side and their shallow groove sections are disposed on the outboard shoulder main groove side. The first and second outboard middle transverse grooves arranged alternately in the tire circumferential direction. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332490 | RIBBED ANTI-NOISE DEVICE FOR A TIRE - A tire tread comprising at least one groove that is delimited by two opposing walls that are connected by a groove bottom. The groove has a width and a depth and at least one resonance-noise-reducing device. The device is formed of at least one blade that is fixed to one of the walls delimiting the groove or to the groove bottom and at least partially closes the cross section of the groove. The each flexible blade comprises two main walls which close the cross section of the groove. End walls delimit the main walls and a connecting wall connecting to the tread. Each blade further comprises at least one raised rib on at least one of its main walls, and the raised rib starts from the wall or the bottom bearing the blade and extends over at least 50% of the length of the flexible blade. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332491 | ROUNDED STONE EJECTORS - A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion having a tread groove having a groove bottom and groove sidewalls. A row of rounded stone ejectors are spaced apart along a length of the groove. Each rounded stone ejector has a base attached to the groove bottom and independent from the groove sidewalls. Each rounded stone ejector has a rounded peak and is continuously tapered from the base to the rounded peak. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332492 | TIRE-VALVE ID REGISTRATION SYSTEM - A tire valve ID registration system includes tire valves arranged in tires and configured to each transmit a radio wave including a valve ID, and a receiver arranged in a vehicle and configured to receive the radio wave transmitted from each tire valve and register the valve ID. Each of the tire valves selectively executes one of radio wave transmission modes in accordance with whether the vehicle is in a traveling state or a still state. A mode estimation unit monitors whether the vehicle is in the traveling state or the still state and estimates the radio wave transmission mode of the tire valves. An ID registration unit determines that the valve IDs transmitted from the tire valves in one of the radio wave transmission modes estimated by the mode estimation unit are valve IDs of the vehicle and registers the determined valves ID to the receiver. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332493 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, TIRE, AND MOVING OBJECT - To provide a circuit with low power consumption, a semiconductor device with low power consumption, a highly reliable semiconductor device, a tire whose performance is controlled, a moving object whose performance is controlled, or a moving object with a high degree of safety. A tire provided with a semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a circuit portion, an antenna, and a sensor element. The circuit portion includes a transistor. The transistor includes an oxide semiconductor. The sensor element is configured to measure the air pressure of the tire. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332494 | A SURFACE VEHICLE - A ground engagement assembly to be located at the bow of an amphibious surface vehicle is described. It may have a strut assembly engaged or engageable to a hull of a marine vessel. The strut assembly has a primary arm that carries a wheel. The wheel is can move between a marine mode position and a land mode position where the wheel is able to locate on the ground to support at least part of the hull above the ground. A primary actuator extends to the primary arm to move the wheel between the ground mode position and the marine mode position. The strut assembly is configured and adapted to be retrofitable to a hull without the need for the hull to be modified to receive the struts assembly during its movement between the marine mode position and the land mode position. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332495 | UTILITY VEHICLE - A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame, a powertrain assembly, a front suspension assembly, and a rear suspension assembly. A cargo bed may be supported by the frame at the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes an operator seat and at least one passenger seat positioned within an operator area. In one embodiment, the vehicle includes doors to enclose the operator area. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332496 | FUSIBLE LINKING YOKE BETWEEN THE SUSPENSION ARM AND THE ENGINE CRADLE - An arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a suspension arm, an engine cradle, a wheel attached to the suspension arm, at least one intermediate linking fork joint disposed between the suspension arm and the engine cradle to ensure attachment of the suspension arm to the engine cradle, removable elements to attach the linking fork joint to the engine cradle, elements to attach the suspension arm to the linking fork joint, and first fusible elements to allow a first relative displacement of the suspension arm with respect to the engine cradle over a first path only in an event of application, to the wheel or to the suspension arm, of an external force having a lateral component that exceeds a first predetermined threshold for which the first fusible elements are sized. The first fusible elements include at least one portion of the linking fork joint. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332497 | AIR SPRING WITH DAMPING CHARACTERISTICS FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES - An air spring with damping characteristics for a suspension assembly of a heavy-duty vehicle includes a bellows and a piston. The bellows includes a bellows chamber. The bellows is attached to a main member of the heavy-duty vehicle and to the piston. The piston includes an open bottom that is sealingly closed by a disc attached to the open bottom. The piston and the disc define a piston chamber. The piston is mounted on the suspension assembly of the heavy-duty vehicle. The bellows chamber and the piston chamber are in fluid communication with each other via at least one opening, wherein airflow between the bellows chamber and the piston chamber provides damping to the suspension assembly of the heavy-duty vehicle. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332498 | Parking Brake Interlock For Automatic Lift Axle - An automatic air suspension control system is provided for use in combination with a vehicle having a liftable non-driven rear axle, a driven rear axle, a parking brake, and an air suspension associated with the rear axles to apply a load to the rear axles. The air suspension control system is programmed to determine whether the rear axles are subject to a load condition under which the non-driven rear axle is to be moved between lifted and deployed conditions. If the rear axles are subject to a load condition under which the non-driven rear axle is to be moved, the air suspension control system also determines whether the parking brake is engaged. If the parking brake is disengaged, then the air suspension control system causes the non-driven rear axle to be moved; otherwise, if the parking brake is engaged, then the non-driven rear axle is prevented from moving. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332499 | Damper With Integrated Electronics - The present disclosure relates to a damper system for a vehicle. The damper system may have an electrically adjustable hydraulic shock absorber including a rod guide assembly, a pressure tube, a reserve tube and an electromechanical valve. The electromechanical valve may be disposed in a valve cavity within the shock absorber. An integrated electronic system may be included which has a power drive electronics. The power drive electronics is electrically coupled to the electromechanical valve. The integrated electronic system is disposed along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the pressure tube, and at a location radially outwardly of the pressure tube adjacent the rod guide assembly. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332500 | VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR A POWER MACHINE - A ventilation system for a power machine is disclosed. The ventilation system includes a first ductwork section and a second ductwork section. An intermediate unsealed cavity is positioned between the first ductwork section and the second ductwork section. A source of air having a primary fan is provided. The source moves air through the first ductwork section into an intermediate cavity. A secondary fan draws air from the intermediate cavity, re-pressurizes the air, and forces the air out of the second ductwork section. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332501 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DUCT PROTECTION OF A VEHICLE - Methods and systems for duct protection of a vehicle are provided. The methods and systems provided include an apparatus for containing a flow of fluid discharged from a fracture in a duct. The apparatus includes a ballistic containment layer and an insulation sheath coupled to the ballistic containment layer. The insulation sheath includes a first air containment layer, an insulation layer, and a second air containment layer. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332502 | HVAC CONTROL FOR VEHICLES WITH START/STOP ENGINES - A vehicle HVAC system is described that comprises a front control interface, a rear control interface, and a climate controller. The front control interface may be manipulated by the driver in the front seat. Manipulating the front control interface controls the climate setting for both the front and rear areas of the vehicle. The rear control interface, located in the rear area of the vehicle, is accessible to be manipulated by a passenger seated in the rear area. The controller may be commanded to disable the front control interface and enable the rear control interface to control the climate setting for the rear area. | 2016-11-17 |
20160332503 | VEHICULAR AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - In a vehicular air conditioning device, a heater core is disposed on a circulation passage for cooling water for cooling a motor, and an inverter configured to control an output of the motor by changing a carrier frequency, and heats conditioning air. An air conditioning controller sets a required calorific value of the motor and the inverter according to a vehicle compartment temperature requested by a passenger. A carrier frequency changing unit sets a carrier frequency at which a calorific value of the motor and the inverter is made equal to the required calorific value, out of carrier frequencies capable of implementing a target output of the motor to be set depending on a traveling state of a vehicle. An electric power conversion device converts direct-current power of a battery into alternating-current power at the set carrier frequency, and supplies the alternating-current power to the motor. | 2016-11-17 |