15th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210107228 | A 3D PRINTING COMPUTER APPLICATION 3D PRINTING USING THE SAME - A method is disclosed for generating a 3D printing file containing an object model of a part having a body and an integral electronic component. To generate the 3D printing file, a processor receives at least one geometry specification of the part to be printed and at least one component performance property of the electronic component to be printed integral to the part. An object model is determined by the processor in accordance with the at least one geometry specification of a part to be printed, the at least one component performance property of an electronic component to be printed, and at least one material property of an electronic component printing material of a 3D printer. The 3D printing file is generated by the processor and comprises the object model. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107229 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND PRINTING THREE DIMENSIONAL BARCODES - Systems and methods for printing a three-dimensional object containing information embedded as three-dimensional physical representations are disclosed. The methods include receiving information to be embedded in the three-dimensional object, determining a mapping between the received information and a plurality of three-dimensional physical representations to be embedded in the three-dimensional object, generating a build sequence that will cause the three-dimensional printing device to print the three-dimensional object comprising the plurality of three-dimensional physical representations in accordance with the mapping. The three-dimensional printing device uses the build sequence to print the three-dimensional object comprising the plurality of three-dimensional physical representations. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107230 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF DEFORMABLE OBJECTS - Described are techniques for additive manufacturing of deformable objects. The techniques including a method comprising generating printing parameters for a deformable component. The method further comprises fabricating the deformable component by additive manufacturing, where a smart material is located at an articulation point of the deformable component, and where a base material is located at a static portion of the deformable component. The method further comprises supplying an environmental stimulus to the deformable component that causes the deformable component to transition from a first state to a second state. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107231 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - There is provided a method of additive manufacturing using at least one processor, the method includes: determining a first slicing layer of a three-dimensional (3D) model of a 3D object; determining a second slicing layer of the 3D model based on the first slicing layer, the second slicing layer being immediately subsequent to the first slicing layer; and determining a thickness of the second slicing layer and an orientation for a third slicing layer of the 3D model based on a difference between the second slicing layer and the first slicing layer, the third slicing layer being immediately subsequent to the second slicing layer. There is also provided a corresponding system and computer program product for additive manufacturing. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107232 | A PIG FOR USE IN A SYSTEM FOR LINING DUCTS WATER OR SEWAGE PIPES - The present invention relates to a pig for use in a system for lining ducts such as water or sewage pipes or electrical ducts or gas pipes. The pig is insertable at least partly within a fabric liner sleeve located in a duct such as a water or sewage pipe and is capable of heating the liner sleeve in situ in the duct to melt or soften thermoplastic material of the liner sleeve to subsequently form, on cooling of the melted thermoplastic material, a rigid liner in the duct. A pig for fitting a liner to the inside of a pipe, comprising a pig body defining a longitudinal axis in a longitudinal direction from a front portion to a rear portion; a gas supply port in the front portion; a gas outlet diffuser forming part of the rear portion; a heating chamber in the pig body forming a flow path from the fluid inlet to the outlet diffuser; and a heater within the heating chamber, wherein the outlet diffuser comprises a plurality of channels, each channel comprising an inlet facing the front portion in the longitudinal direction and an outlet extending radially outwardly from the longitudinal axis. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107233 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A BUTT-WELDED JOINT - The invention relates to a method and to a device for producing a butt-welded joint between two pipe segments ( | 2021-04-15 |
20210107234 | HEAT-CAULKING DEVICE - This heat-caulking device is inserted into one or more holes penetrating a main plate having a substantially conical hollow portion, whereby one or more bosses of a blade protruding from an inner peripheral surface of the main plate toward the hollow portion are melted so as to join the main plate and the blade. A heat chip of the heat-caulking device has a substantially conical hollow main body portion, an outer peripheral surface of which conforms to the inner peripheral surface of the main plate. On the outer peripheral surface of the main body portion, a convex portion protruding toward the vicinity of the holes of the inner peripheral surface of the main plate is provided. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107235 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MELTING TEMPERATURE AND THE CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE OF A POLYAMIDE POWDER - A method for reducing the crystallization temperature and the melting temperature of a polyamide powder resulting from the polymerization of at least one predominant monomer, in which the reduction in the crystallization temperature is greater than the reduction in the melting temperature, the method including a step of polymerization of the at least one predominant monomer with at least one different minor comonomer polymerized according to the same polymerization process as the at least one predominant monomer, the at least one minor comonomer being chosen from aminocarboxylic acids, diamine/diacid pairs, lactams and/or lactones, and the at least one minor comonomer representing from 0.1% to 20% by weight of the total blend of the monomers(s) and comonomer(s), preferably from 0.5% to 15% by weight of the total blend, preferably from 1% to 10% by weight of the total blend. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107236 | HYBRID FIBER BASED MOLDING THERMOPLASTIC ARTICLE AND PROCESS OF FORMING SAME - A process is provided for thermal molding an article with at least one layer of thermoplastic fibers that are non-woven and uni-directionally oriented in combination with at least one layer of reinforcing fibers. The reinforcing fibers including glass, carbon, nature based, and combinations thereof; alone or mixed with chopped thermoplastic fibers. Upon subjecting the layers to sufficient heat to thermally bond in the presence of non-oriented filler fibers, thermoplastic fiber fusion encapsulates the filler fibers. The filler fibers impart physical properties to the resulting article and the residual unidirectional orientation of the thermoplastic melt imparts physical properties in the fiber direction to the article. By combining layers with varying orientations of uni-directional fibers relative to one another, the physical properties of the resulting article may be controlled and extended relative to conventional thermoplastic moldings. The uni-directional fibers may have discontinuities along the length of individual fibers. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107237 | APPLICATION HEAD COMPRISING MOVABLE CUTTING SYSTEM AND CLAMPING SYSTEM - An application head, comprising an application system, guiding means defining a guiding plane, a cutting system comprising a first cutting tool movable in translation and a second cutting tool, and a clamping system comprising a first clamping tool movable in translation and a second clamping tool. A first control means is able to displaces the cutting tools together between initial and final cutting positions representing a variation in distance along the guiding plane and a second control means is able to displace the clamping tools together between initial and final clamping positions representing a variation in distance along the guiding plane. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107238 | Constrained Creep Forming of Contoured Composite Stiffeners - A composite laminate stiffener is formed to contour with reduced ply wrinkling using constrained creep forming. The tooling apparatus is provided with flexible cauls which constrain the stiffener during the contour forming process. The creep forming is carried out at a slow enough rate so that friction or shear resistance between the resin and fibers of the plies remains low enough that slippage can occur and significant compression stresses are not generated rate, allowing relaxation of residual stresses in the stiffener. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107239 | Flexible Caul and Method of Making the Same - A flexible caul for applying pressure to a part comprises a caul member having a plurality of spaced apart gaps therein to provide the caul member with flexibility, and a flexible covering that limits flexing of the caul member. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107240 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING PROCESSING LOCATIONS IN COMPOSITE LAYUPS - Described are methods and systems for identifying processing locations in composite layups. An optical magnetic marker is magnetically supported by a layup tool at a target position, such that a portion of the marker protrudes above the tool processing surface. When a composite layup is placed onto that surface, the protruding portion extends into the layup at a processing location. When the layup is cured, the marker is permanently embedded into the layup. Separating the cured layup from the tool removes the marker from the tool and allows an additional marker to advance into the target position for processing another layup. The embedded marker or, more specifically, marker's reflective surface is used during optical inspection of the layup surface to precisely determine the processing location. In some examples, the marker is consumed while the layup is processed at that location. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107241 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN PLY COMPACTION IN FORMING A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - A method for use in ply compaction in forming a composite structure. The method includes positioning a ply of material on a forming tool having a web surface and at least one flange surface extending from the web surface, positioning a flange forming device at the ply of material on the forming tool, the flange forming device including an inflatable contact element pressurized to define a deformable contact surface, applying, by the deformable contact surface, the ply of material onto the forming tool with a predetermined pressure, wherein the deformable contact surface is moved across the forming tool, and wherein the inflatable contact element is configured to maintain the predetermined pressure as the deformable contact surface transitions from the web surface to the at least one flange surface. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107242 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN PLY COMPACTION IN FORMING A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - A method for use in ply compaction in forming a composite structure. The method includes positioning a ply of material on a forming tool having a web surface and at least one flange surface extending from the web surface, positioning a chassis at a first location along a length dimension of the forming tool, selectively rotating a flange forming device, that is coupled to the chassis, about a yaw axis based on a relative orientation of the flange forming device to the at least one flange surface, applying, with the flange forming device, the ply of material onto the forming tool, moving the chassis relative to the forming tool to position the chassis at a second location along the length dimension of the forming tool, and repeating the selective rotation and the application steps at the second location. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107243 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN EXTRUDATE - Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods and systems for producing a preferably strand-like extrudate. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107244 | FLUID-IMPERVIOUS SLIDE FASTENER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND PRODUCT HAVING SAME - A fluid-impervious slide fastener is disposed; an covering abutting member is formed in a central slit of a pair of support tapes, the covering abutting member has a first covering body having a covering layer and a second covering body having a covering layer; when the fluid-impervious slide fastener is in a coupled status, the first covering body and the second covering body are able to elastically abut against each other so as to form a tightening deformation, thus the central slit is provided with a fluid-impervious function against a fluid, for example a liquid, of capable of bearing a hydrostatic pressure of 30 gf/cm | 2021-04-15 |
20210107245 | VULCANIZATION MOLD FOR TIRE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TIRE - A vulcanization mold is for a tire in which a plurality of sipes are arranged in a tire circumferential direction. The vulcanization mold includes a tread mold having a plurality a blades, for forming the sipes, provided on a tread forming surface. The tread mold is composed of a plurality of segments divided in the tire circumferential direction such that the segments are movable in a tire radial direction, and the number of divisions of the segments is 17 or more and 29 or less. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107246 | INDIVIDUALIZED PACKAGING - A method for producing reusable packaging from a carton. A rectangular blank has sides X and Y, a total area xy, 2(a+h)≤x≤3(a+h)+a, and y−2(h+r)≤b≤y, where a and b are side dimensions, h is height, and r is width, or width reduced by height h, of the periphery region R of the finished packaging. The method includes: producing folding lines B in the blank parallel to a first side Y at these distances from the latter: B | 2021-04-15 |
20210107247 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR MAKING A POUCH OR CONTAINER - A process for making a container includes the step of providing at least one of a slider, sticker, textured surface, pattern, or embossed surface along a folded web of thermoplastic material that comprises a plurality of container templates. The process also includes the step of picking up, with a turner, each container template. The turner includes one or more rotator assemblies that include a rotatable shaft and a bag-contacting surface connected to an end of the rotatable shaft. The bag-contacting surface is configured to engage a top exterior side of each container template. Additionally, the process includes the step of reorienting, with the turner, each container template. The rotatable shaft is configured to horizontally translate and rotate each container template. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107248 | SHAPED CONTAINER FOR STORING FAT-CONTAINING FOOD AND PACKAGE - There is provided a shaped container which is unlikely to cause coloring or flavoring even when a processed food product containing a large amount of oil or fat, such as curry or stew, is stored in the container over a long period. The shaped container is formed of a metal laminated packaging material | 2021-04-15 |
20210107249 | Method for Manufacturing Recycled Plastic Composite - A method for manufacturing a plastic composite uses recycled thermoplastic material comprising the steps of (1) providing flakes of thermoplastic materials to be recycled; (2) mixing the thermoplastic flakes, thereby forming a thermoplastic matrix having a first melting temperature; (3) forming or providing a web-structure of a predetermined thickness from fibers having a second melting temperature higher than the first melting temperature; (4) evenly distributing the thermoplastic matrix of thermoplastic flakes over the web-structure; (5) optionally forming or providing a second web-structure and placing it over the thermoplastic matrix; (6) optionally repeating steps (4) and (5); and (7) heating the web at a temperature between the first and second temperature using a thermoforming process. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107250 | SELF-ADHESIVE PREPREG AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a self-adhesive prepreg which is characterized by comprising: a base prepreg that is composed of reinforcing fibers and a thermosetting resin composition (I), some or all of which is impregnated into a reinforcing fiber layer that is formed of the reinforcing fibers; an adhesive layer that is composed of a nonwoven fabric which is laminated on at least one surface of the base prepreg so as to be integrated with the base prepreg and a thermosetting resin composition (II) which is laminated on the surface of the nonwoven fabric so as to be integrated with the nonwoven fabric. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107251 | FOLDABLE APPARATUS AND METHODS OF MAKING - Foldable apparatus can comprise a first portion comprising a first edge surface defined between a first surface area and a second surface area opposite the first surface area. Foldable apparatus can comprise a second portion comprising a second edge surface defined between a third surface area and a fourth surface area opposite the third surface area. A polymer-based portion can be positioned between the first blunted edge surface and the second blunted edge surface. In some embodiments, the polymer-based portion can comprise a polymer thickness of about 50 micrometers or less measured from the second surface area and/or the first surface area. In some embodiments, the first edge surface and/or the second edge surface can comprise a blunted edge surface. In some embodiments, a coating can be disposed over the first portion, the second portion and the polymer-based portion. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107252 | OPTICAL LAMINATE ROLL - Disclosed is an optical laminate roll formed of a long optical laminate including a glass layer. In the optical laminate roll, the optical laminate includes a flexible glass layer ( | 2021-04-15 |
20210107253 | Surface and Edge Attachment for Installation of Multi-Component Floor Mat - This invention relates to a washable multi-component floor mat. The floor mat contains a textile component and a base component. The textile component and the base component are attached to one another by at least one surface attraction means and at least one edge attachment means. The textile component is designed to be soiled, washed, and re-used, thereby providing ideal end-use applications in areas such as building entryways. The present invention eliminates the need to wash the base component of the floor mat which results in environmental, cost and labor conservation. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107254 | ROLL-BONDED LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - This invention provides a roll-bonded laminate that is excellent in press workability and/or a roll-bonded laminate with improved performance and ease of handling at the time of production. More specifically, this invention relates to a roll-bonded laminate composed of a stainless steel layer and an aluminum alloy layer with the peel strength of 60 N/20 mm or higher, a roll-bonded laminate composed of a stainless steel layer and a pure aluminum layer with the peel strength of 160 N/20 mm or higher, and a roll-bonded laminate composed of a pure titanium or titanium alloy layer and an aluminum alloy layer with the peel strength of 40 N/20 mm or higher. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107255 | COMPOSITE ELEMENT HAVING IMPROVED PROPERTIES - The disclosure provides a composite element having a layer structure with 2 mm to 20 mm of metal, 10 mm to 100 mm of compact polyurethane formulation and another 2 mm to 20 mm of metal, a method of using thereof and corresponding production process therefor. The polyurethane formulation is obtainable by reacting (a) a compound having at least two isocyanate groups with (b) polyether polyol and the polyether polyol (b) is a mixture including at least the constituents of polyether polyol (b1) and polyether polyol (b2). | 2021-04-15 |
20210107256 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A COATED VEHICLE WINDSHIELD FOR A HEAD-UP DISPLAY (HUD) - A method for determining pane thicknesses and a wedge angle of a coated windshield for a projection arrangement of a head-up display. A wedge angle and a combination of glass thicknesses are determined by means of which the glass ghost image and the layer ghost image are optimally reduced. The method proceeds from a starting thickness of the two glass panes of the windshield for which that wedge angle is determined, in an iterative process, that represents an optimal compromise between the minimization of the glass ghost image and the minimization of the layer ghost image. Then, the glass thicknesses are determined varied within a specified range for each combination of the optimal wedge angles. Thus, it is possible, iteratively, to identify that combination of glass thicknesses that results in the least occurrence of ghost images, in addition to the associated optimal wedge angle. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107257 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LAMINATED CURVED GLASS - A manufacturing method of laminated curved glass includes steps: (1) providing a flat first glass plate and a flat second glass plate with a thickness of 0.1 mm to 2.2 mm; (2) impose the first glass plate and the second glass plate with strengthening treatment, the processed first glass plate and the processed second glass plate are in the shape of a flat plate, and the surface stress of the first glass plate or the second glass plate is 10-1000 MPa; and (3) Low temperature molding process, providing an adhesive film, and laminating the first glass plate processed in step (2), the adhesive film, and the second glass plate processed in step (2) in sequence, and then performing the low temperature press molding process to obtain the laminated curved glass. The method of the present bents the glass without high temperature to soften the glass. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107258 | Solar Radiation Shielding Member - A solar radiation shielding member includes a low radiation film sheet having a first dielectric film, a first metal film, a second dielectric film, a second metal film, a third dielectric film, a third metal film and a fourth dielectric film laminated in order of mention on a transparent substrate. The first dielectric film has: a dielectric layer A arranged directly above the transparent substrate and containing silicon and nitrogen; and a dielectric layer B arranged on the dielectric layer A and containing titanium and oxygen. The dielectric layer A has an optical thickness of 12 to 86 nm. The first, second and third dielectric films have respective crystalline dielectric layers as top layers thereof. The crystalline dielectric layers each have an optical thickness of 5 to 54 nm. The first, second and third metal films are Ag films directly below which the crystalline dielectric layers are arranged, respectively. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107259 | HYBRID UNDERLAYMENT FOR NON TEXTILE FLOOR COVERING - A hybrid underlayment including a compliant material layer and a rigid material layer affixed to the compliant material layer. The compliant material layer exhibits a compression deflection as measured according to ASTM standard D-1056-14 in the range of from about 0.14 kilogram force per square centimeter to about 1.76 kilogram force per square centimeter, and a thickness of at least about 2 millimeters. The rigid material layer exhibits a thickness of at least about 0.5 millimeters and a flexural modulus of at least about 600 MPa and flexural strength of at least about 35 MPa in both the length and width directions, both flexural modulus and flexural strength as measured according to ASTM D790-17. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107260 | MULTILAYER FILM AND PACKAGE - A multilayer film, including: a barrier layer in which an unstretched first film layer containing a first resin, and an unstretched second film layer containing a second resin different from the first resin are alternately and repeatedly laminated; a pair of unstretched first outer layers sandwiching the barrier layer; and a pair of unstretched second outer layers sandwiching the pair of unstretched first outer layers, wherein the average thickness per layer of the first film layers is 10 to 1,000 nm, and the lamination number of the first film layers in the barrier layer is in the range of 50 to 5,000. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107261 | MULTILAYER PACKAGING FILM AND PROCESS - A multilayer packaging film and process is provided. Each layer of the film is positioned relative to each other layer in the following sequential order: (a) an exterior layer, (b) a first tie layer, (c) a first inner polyamide layer, (d) a barrier layer, (e) a second inner polyamide layer, (f) a second tie layer and (g) an interior layer of sealant material. The multilayer packaging film has a Thickness of from 0.50 mil to 3.0 mil. The multilayer packaging film has a Shrinkage Value of no more than five percent. The multilayer packaging film has a One-percent Secant Modulus of from about 100,000 psi to about 160,000 psi. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107262 | DEGRADABLE EVOH HIGH-BARRIER COMPOSITE FILM - A degradable EVOH high-barrier composite film, characterized in that the materials of various layers in the composite film all obtain approximately-consistent biodegradability by introducing biomass, and the additive amount of the additive master batch in the materials of each layer is controlled within the range of 0.3-15% of the total mass of the materials of the corresponding layer; the hydrophilic activity of the hydrophilic groups in the additive master batch should be greater than or equal to that of the hydrophilic groups in the materials of each layer; by adding the additive master batch, the mole ratios of the hydrophilic groups to carbon atoms of the materials of various layers tend to be consistent, namely, the bioactivities tend to be consistent, so that the degradation rates of the materials of various layers in the composite film tend to be consistent. The present invention makes contribution to obtaining approximately-consistent bioactivities and approximately-consistent biodegradation rates by balancing the mole ratios of the hydrophilic groups to carbon atoms in the materials of various layers, and the appearance, the functions and the physical and mechanical properties of a product remain unchanged. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107263 | BIODEGRADABLE AND/OR HOME COMPOSTABLE SACHET CONTAINING A SOLID ARTICLE - A sachet product that includes a biodegradable and/or home compostable sachet comprising a front film and a back film. In some examples, the front film and back film can include a middle layer that can contain paper with greater than 85% cellulose and an inner layer that can include different material, including but not limited to polyvinyl alcohol or polyhydroxylalkonate. The sachet can include a compartment adapted for storing a solid article where the solid article is an open cell foam. The open cell foam can include a water-soluble polymer and a surfactant. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107264 | BARRIER LAMINATE FILM - A barrier laminate film ( | 2021-04-15 |
20210107265 | IMPACT ABSORPTION SHEET AND DOUBLE-SIDED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - The present invention aims to provide an impact-absorbing sheet having high impact resistance and excellent resistance against sebum. The present invention also aims to provide a double-sided adhesive sheet including the impact-absorbing sheet. Provided is an impact-absorbing sheet including an impact-absorbing layer, the impact-absorbing layer having a maximum value of loss tangent tan δ of 0.7 or more at a frequency of 1.0×10 | 2021-04-15 |
20210107266 | ANTIBACTERIAL PLASTIC SURFACE MATERIAL - An antibacterial plastic surface material is provided. The antibacterial plastic surface material includes a polyolefin substrate and an antifouling and antibacterial layer. A material of the polyolefin substrate includes 30 wt % to 60 wt % of linear polyethylene and 40 wt % to 70 wt % of propylene homopolymer. The antifouling and antibacterial layer is formed on the polyolefin substrate. The material of the antifouling and antibacterial layer includes at least 70 wt % of a fluorine-containing polymer. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107267 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) ARTICLE INCLUDING BOTH A SOLID PORTION AND A FOLDING PAPER PORTION AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A three-dimensional (3D) article including both a solid portion and a folding paper portion and method of making same is disclosed. For example, a 3D article includes one or more solid portions and one or more folding paper portions. The solid portions of the 3D article may be, for example, any solid material used in sculpture applications, such as, but not limited to, clay, plaster, stone, wood, plastic, glass, and the like. The folding paper portions of the 3D article may be, for example, glued layers of paper, sliced wood, books, recycled materials, and the like. Further, a method is provided of making stretchable and flexible 3D articles that include one or more solid portions and at least one folding paper portion. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107268 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - In the method of manufacturing an image display apparatus according to the present invention, a liquid photocurable resin composition that does not contain a thermal polymerization initiator is coated on the surface of a light-transmissive cover member including a light shielding layer or the surface of an image display member in a thickness thicker than that of the light shielding layer, and thereafter UV rays are irradiated in that state for curing to form a light-transmissive cured resin layer. Then, the image display member and the light-transmissive cover member are laminated to each other via the light-transmissive cured resin layer to obtain an image display apparatus. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107269 | METAL/FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN MATERIAL COMPOSITE BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - According to the present invention, a surface of a prepreg ( | 2021-04-15 |
20210107270 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE MEMBER AND THE COMPOSITE MEMBER - A method of manufacturing a composite member including an aluminum member and a fiber-reinforced resin member bonded to each other, the method including: performing blasting on a surface of the aluminum member; modifying the surface of the aluminum member into aluminum hydroxide, the modifying including causing the surface of the aluminum member having undergone blasting to react with water by using at least one of heat and plasma; and directly bonding the fiber-reinforced resin member to the surface of the aluminum member modified to the aluminum hydroxide. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107271 | PRINTED RIGID PLASTIC SUBSTRATES - A process for preparing a printed rigid plastic substrate is described, the process comprising: providing a rigid plastic substrate comprising a primer on a surface of the rigid plastic substrate, the primer comprising a primer resin; printing a liquid electrophotographic ink composition comprising a thermoplastic resin onto the primer on the surface of the rigid plastic substrate; depositing a cross-linking composition comprising a cross-linker onto the printed electrophotographic ink composition disposed on the primer; and laminating the rigid plastic substrate with a flexible film such that the ink composition and the cross-linker are disposed between the rigid substrate and the flexible film and wherein the lamination of the rigid substrate with the flexible film causes cross-linking of the thermoplastic resin of the ink composition and of the primer resin. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107272 | METHOD OF MODIFYING THE GINGIVAL PART OF A VIRTUAL MODEL OF A SET OF TEETH - Disclosed is a method of generating and modifying a virtual model of a set of teeth, where the method provides that a restoration can be inserted into a physical model of the set of teeth manufactured from the virtual model of the set of teeth. A method of and a system for generating a virtual model of a set of teeth for manufacturing a physical model of the set of teeth, and to a physical model of a set of teeth. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107273 | ROTOGRAVURE PRINTING - In an example, a rotogravure printer roller is described. The printer roller ( | 2021-04-15 |
20210107274 | AN APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR PRINTING WITH TACTILE AND GLITTER EFFECT ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE AND PRINTED SUBSTRATE THEREOF - An apparatus and process for producing multicolour print with tactile and glitter or other effect on a flexible substrate ( | 2021-04-15 |
20210107275 | FAN ASSEMBLY FOR A CUT SHEET INKJET PRINTER, CUT SHEET INKJET PRINTER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A FAN ASSEMBLY FOR A CUT SHEET INKJET PRINTER - An air fan assembly includes a suction box including a wall having an open area distributed across the wall. The suction box is configured to contain an underpressure on an inner side of the wall, so as to cause a cut sheet to adhere to a perforated transport belt. An impingement unit is configured to expel air supplied thereto towards the perforated transport belt. An air fan is arranged to create and maintain the underpressure in the suction box and to supply the air to be expelled by the impingement unit via an air outlet of the suction box. A first valve is arranged upstream of the air fan for conditionally admitting an additional air flow into the suction box. An inkjet printer and a method of operating the air fan assembly include the air fan assembly. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107276 | PRINTABLE FILM LAYER WITH CARRIER LAYER AND METHOD OF USE - Described herein is a printing template for use during an aqueous inkjet printing process in which ink is transferred onto a printable layer. The printing template includes a printable layer having a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a shaped perimeter, the first side defining a printable surface. The printing template further includes a carrier layer sized and configured to entirely encompass the shaped perimeter of the printable layer. The carrier layer includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side includes an adhesive coating causing the first side of the carrier layer securely associated with the second side of the printable layer during the printing process, and is thereafter allowing removal of the carrier layer from the printable layer after completion of the printing process. Further, a predefined number of parts in a desired shape are die cut through the printable layer up until the carrier layer. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107277 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND MAINTENANCE METHOD OF LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus including a liquid ejecting portion that ejects a liquid in a pressure chamber from a nozzle that communicates with the pressure chamber, a liquid supply flow path that supplies the liquid stored in a liquid storing portion to the liquid ejecting portion, a degas module provided in the liquid supply flow path, a vacuum degree adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a vacuum degree of the degas module, a state detecting mechanism configured to detect a state inside the pressure chamber, and a control portion that drives and controls the vacuum degree adjustment mechanism based on a detecting result of the state detecting mechanism. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107278 | METHOD AND CONTROLLER FOR PREDICTING AND COMPENSATING FOR A NOZZLE FAILURE - A controller for an inkjet printing device is configured to predict a remaining time period until a failure of the nozzle on the basis of a time curve of offset measurement values with regard to the offset of the ink droplets ejected by said nozzle. A compensation measure may be introduced promptly, before the actual failure of the nozzle on the basis of the prediction in order to have the effect that the compensation measure takes effect at latest at the point in time of the failure of the nozzle, and thus an interruption of the print quality may be prevented. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107279 | ZONAL ACTUATOR FAULT DETECTION - In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a fluidic die is described is described. The fluidic die includes an array of fluid actuators grouped into zones. Each zone includes a number of fluid actuators and at least one fault detection device. The fault detection device includes a comparator to compare at least one of a representation of a supply voltage and a return voltage supplied to the zone against a voltage threshold. The fault detection device also includes a fault capture device to store an output of the comparator. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107280 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SYNCHRONIZING A FIRST PRINTING DEVICE WITH A SECOND PRINTING DEVICE - In a method and a device for synchronizing a first printing device with a second component (e.g. second printing device), based on a property of a print image printed by the first printing device, which the property is detected by an optical sensor, a first print image is printed and at least one part of the first print image is detected using the optical sensor to generate a corresponding sensor signal. A virtual sensor signal is determined based on first print data and a known position of the optical sensor. The virtual sensor signal is compared with a curve of the sensor signal and a position signal is generated based on the result of the comparison. A second component is started depending on the position signal. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107281 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, DISCHARGE DEVICE, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate, a channel plate, a common channel substrate, and a wall member. The nozzle plate includes a plurality of nozzles configured to discharge liquid. The channel plate includes a plurality of pressure chambers communicated with the nozzles, respectively. The common channel substrate includes a common channel communicated with the pressure chambers. The wall member includes a deformable region in a part of a wall surface of the common channel. The channel plate and the common channel substrate are disposed with the wall member interposed between the channel plate and the common channel substrate. The channel plate includes an air chamber facing the deformable region. The channel plate includes a bridge portion partially dividing the air chamber in a nozzle arrangement direction in which the nozzles are arranged. The bridge portion is not in contact with the wall member and the nozzle plate. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107282 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS FOR RECORDING IMAGES BY EJECTING INK ON RECORDING MEDIA - Provided is an inkjet recording apparatus that, regardless of the size of a recording medium, reduces clogging of nozzles by avoiding insufficient flushing, while at the same time avoid a decrease in productivity of the recording medium, and reduces situations in which the recording medium becomes stained due to the staining of opening portions due to ink ejected during flushing. A conveyor belt of the inkjet recording apparatus has a plurality of opening portion groups in a conveying direction of the recording medium in which opening portions for allowing ink ejected from each of the nozzles of the recording head to pass during the flushing are arranged in a belt width direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the recording medium. A control unit determines a pattern of a plurality of opening portion groups used in flushing in one cycle of the conveyor belt according to the size of the recording medium, and causes the recording medium to be supplied from a recording medium supply unit between the opening portion groups arranged in the conveying direction in the pattern on the conveyor belt. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107283 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS FOR RECORDING IMAGES BY EJECTING INK ON RECORDING MEDIA - Provided is an inkjet recording apparatus that reduces clogging of nozzles, while at the same time avoid a decrease in productivity of the recording medium, and reduces situations in which the recording medium becomes stained due to the staining of opening portions and splashing due to ink ejected during flushing. A conveyor belt of the inkjet recording apparatus has a plurality of opening portion groups. The control unit determines the pattern of the plurality of opening portion groups used for flushing in one cycle of the conveyor belt according to the size of the recording medium. The control unit causes the recording medium to be supplied from the recording medium supply unit between the plurality of opening groups arranged in the conveying direction in the above pattern on the conveying belt and at positions separated from the opening portion groups by a specific distance or more. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107284 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS FOR RECORDING IMAGES BY EJECTING INK ON RECORDING MEDIA - Provided is an inkjet recording apparatus that reduces excessive or insufficient flushing of each of the nozzles by appropriately controlling the ink ejection amount in the next flushing for each nozzle based on the actual ink ejection state of each of the nozzles of a recording head during image formation. A control unit causes the recording head to execute flushing for ejecting the ink at a timing different from a timing that contributes to image formation on the recording medium. A conveyor belt has opening portions for allowing ink ejected from each of the nozzles of the recording head during flushing to pass. The control unit controls the ink ejection amount for each of the nozzles during the next flushing based on an integrated printing rate for each of the nozzles after the recording head has performed the previous flushing. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107285 | LIQUID COLLECTING DEVICE, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting portion that ejects a liquid, a belt-shaped member absorbs the liquid, a feeding portion that retains the belt-shaped member in a rolled state, a pressing portion presses a contact portion of a portion of the belt-shaped member wound off from the feeding portion and bring the contact portion into contact with the liquid ejecting portion, the contact portion being located in a contact area, a winding portion moves the contact portion in a moving direction by winding up the belt-shaped member, and a control portion that, when it is assumed that a contact length is a length of the contact portion along the direction of movement, causes the winding portion to wind up the belt-shaped member corresponding to a length longer than the contact length after bringing the contact portion into contact with the liquid ejecting portion. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107286 | WASTE LIQUID RECOVERY APPARATUS AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - A waste liquid recovery apparatus including a waste liquid tube through which waste liquid flows and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism includes a driven portion that receives a driving force and operates owing to the driving force and a displacement portion that is displaced within a predetermined displacement range in conjunction with the operation of the driven portion. The waste liquid tube includes a flexible tube at least at a terminal end from which the waste liquid is issued. When the displacement portion is displaced within the predetermined displacement range, a contact depth of the displacement portion with respect to the contacted portion of the flexible tube, near the terminal end, changes. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107287 | PRINTHEAD CLEANING - In an example of the disclosure, a cleaning system for a printhead includes a web of material movable in a web direction. The web has a first side for wiping a printhead face. The cleaning system includes a dispensing apparatus to dispense a liquid upon the web. The cleaning system includes a scraper element for scraping liquid from the web and includes a collector element with a trough. The collector element is to cause collection of liquid scraped from the web to collect in the trough. The cleaning system includes a pusher element to push against the second side of the web and thereby cause the first side of the web to wipe the printhead face | 2021-04-15 |
20210107288 | INKJET PRINTER - An inkjet printer includes a printer body and an ink container provided in the printer body. The ink container includes an ink containing portion, a frame portion and a cover portion. A top portion of the ink containing portion includes a port. The cover portion is pivotally connected to the frame portion and pivotable between an opened position, in which the port is exposed, and a closed position, in which the cover portion covers the port, with respect to the frame portion. The cover portion includes a sealing member provided corresponding to the port on an opposing surface of the cover portion. When the cover portion is in the closed position, the sealing member seals the port, and when the cover portion is in the opened position, the sealing member is separated from the port. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107289 | PRINTING CONSUMABLE, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INK CARTRIDGE REFORMING METHOD - A printing consumable, an ink cartridge, and an ink cartridge reforming method are provided in the present disclosure. A printing consumable includes a first nozzle circuit, configured to feed back a first signal in response to a detection signal transmitted by a printer; and includes a second nozzle circuit, configured to not respond to the detection signal transmitted by the printer or configured to feed back a second signal different from the first signal in response to the detection signal, where the first nozzle circuit includes a nozzle circuit that has not been reformed and the second nozzle circuit includes a nozzle circuit that has been reformed. The second nozzle circuit includes a first circuit and a second circuit which includes a first conversion circuit and/or a second conversion circuit. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107290 | LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid storage container which includes a liquid storage chamber that includes a bottom surface, an upper surface facing the bottom surface, a first side surface orthogonal to the bottom surface and the upper surface, and a second side surface orthogonal to the bottom surface and the upper surface and facing the first side surface, and, in which the first side surface is provided with a visual recognition surface configured such that the liquid stored in the liquid storage chamber is visually recognized, the bottom surface is provided with a prism for detecting the liquid, and the liquid storage chamber is provided with a wall surface closer to the upper surface than the prism and closer to the bottom surface than an end of the visual recognition surface, which is on a side of the upper surface, in a first direction from the upper surface toward the bottom surface. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107291 | DIGITAL JET PRINTING MACHINE AND A METHOD OF THE SAME - A digital jet printing machine, having a transportation device that transports an article to be printed, at least one first digital jet printing mechanism that sprays white ink, and a second digital jet printing mechanism that sprays color ink; a smoothening mechanism that smoothens the article is provided between the at least one first digital jet printing mechanism and the second digital jet printing mechanism. Compared with conventional dry spray technique that sprays white ink and color ink directly, the digital jet printing machine produces color print on a white ink layer to achieve smoothness and better clarity of the printed patterns. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107292 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING THE PRINT IMAGE UNIFORMITY OF A PRINTED PRINT IMAGE - In a device and a method for improving the print image uniformity, at least one print image is printed by a printer with at least one print bar that has at least one print head with a plurality of print nozzles. An image detector having a plurality of dot/image detection regions detects at least one value profile of measured inking intensities. A comparator compares the value profile with at least one reference value, and generates correction values dependent thereon. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107293 | PRINTHEAD FOR A PRINTING APPARATUS - Provided herein is a printing apparatus including a printhead movable between a first position and a second position. The printhead includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate and the second substrate define at least a first burn line and a second burn line, respectively, of heating elements disposed adjacent to a first edge and a second edge, respectively of the printhead. A printhead bracket receives the printhead in one of the first position or the second position. In the first position, the heating elements of the first burn line perform a printing operation and the printhead bracket is configured to preclude operation of the heating elements of the second burn line. In the second position, the heating elements of the second burn line perform a printing operation, and the printhead bracket is configured to preclude operation of the heating elements of the first burn line. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107294 | PRINTING JIG AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED OBJECTS - Provided are a printing jig for an inkjet-type printer and a method for manufacturing printed objects therewith, which jig can be easily produced in accordance with the shape and size of an object to be printed and allows the object to be accurately positioned relative to the printer. The printing jig supports an object to be printed, and is placed in an inkjet-type printer when the object is being printed. The printing jig includes a mounting surface on which the object is to be placed, and a positioning part for positioning the object. The positioning part includes a protrusion preformed on the mounting surface so as to be brought into contact with at least part of the object placed on the mounting surface. The protrusion is made of deposited and cured ink used by the inkjet-type printer. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107295 | PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing device performs printing through an inkjet system includes an inkjet head, an ultraviolet irradiator, and a controller. An ink ejected by the inkjet head contains a curable substance and a solvent. The controller is configured to: cause the inkjet head to perform an ejecting operation; cause the ultraviolet irradiator to perform a viscosity increasing operation and a curing operation; cause, in the viscosity increasing operation, the ultraviolet irradiator to irradiate the ink with ultraviolet light to evaporate at least a part of the solvent in the ink by heat of polymerization and increase the viscosity of the ink to a viscosity at which smearing does not occur on the medium; and cause, in the curing operation, the ultraviolet irradiator to irradiate the ink with ultraviolet light to cure the ink on the medium. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107296 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A liquid discharging apparatus includes a transporting belt having an endless shape stretched over a plurality of rollers and configured to rotate while supporting a medium by a support face being a face on an opposite side from a contact face with the roller, to transport the medium in a transport direction, a liquid discharging unit configured to discharge a liquid onto the medium supported by the support face, and a drying section configured to dry, from a side of the contact face, the liquid adhering to the contact face. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107297 | RECORDING-MEDIUM TRANSPORT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A recording-medium transport device includes a first pressed portion, a second pressed portion, a mover, and a sensor. The first pressed portion moves by being pressed by a transported recording medium. The second pressed portion is disposed at a different position from the first pressed portion in a width direction of the transported recording medium. The second pressed portion moves by being pressed by the transported recording medium. The mover moves in association with the first pressed portion and the second pressed portion. The mover moves in response to the recording medium being pressed by at least one of the first pressed portion and the second pressed portion. The sensor detects movement of the mover. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107298 | LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE - Provided is a liquid ejecting device that includes an endless transporting belt that is stretched over a plurality of rollers and transports a medium in a transport direction by rotating while supporting the medium at a support surface that is a surface on an opposite side from a contact surface with the rollers, and a liquid ejecting unit that ejects a liquid onto the medium supported by the support surface. At the contact surface, recesses and protrusions are regularly formed in the circumferential direction of the transporting belt. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107299 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A liquid discharging apparatus includes a transporting belt having an endless shape stretched over a plurality of rollers and configured to rotate while supporting a medium, to transport the medium in a transport direction, a liquid discharging unit configured to discharge a liquid onto the medium, and a flat plate portion for supporting the transporting belt from a side of a contact face with the roller. the flat plate portion includes an edge extending from one end of the transporting belt to the other end of the transporting belt along an extending direction intersecting the transport direction, the edge being formed by a transporting belt support face for supporting the transporting belt and a face facing upstream in a rotation direction of the transporting belt when transporting the medium in the transport direction. the edge is disposed to abut against the transporting belt along the extending direction. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107300 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an endless transporting belt stretched over a plurality of rollers and configured to rotate while supporting a medium, by a support face that is a surface on an opposite side from a contact surface with the roller, to transport the medium in a transport direction, and a liquid ejecting unit configured to eject liquid onto the medium supported by the support face, wherein the transporting belt is formed without a coupling portion at which end portions of the transporting belt are coupled to each other along a width direction that intersects with a circumferential direction of the transporting belt. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107301 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a discharge tray, a sheet contact plate, an arm, a slider, and a spring. The sheet contact plate includes a first end portion and a second end portion located downstream in a sheet discharge direction and is pivotable about a first axis located at the first end portion between a retracted position and a protruding position. The arm includes a third end portion and a fourth end portion. The third end portion is supported by the second end portion of the sheet contact plate such that the arm is pivotable about a second axis located at the third end portion. The slider supports the fourth end portion of the arm such that the arm is pivotable about a third axis located at the fourth end portion. The spring urges the slider away from the first axis along the sheet discharge direction. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107302 | TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND PROCESSING DEVICE - The transporting device includes a transporting path on which a medium recorded by the recording portion is transported in a transporting direction, and a contact portion that comes in contact with a front end of the medium, which is transported through the transporting path, to adjust a transporting state of the medium is adjusted. The transporting path has a guide portion that guides the medium to be transported to the contact portion, the guide portion has a first guide portion that is configured to swing, and a second guide portion that faces the first guide portion and is configured to swing, and the first guide portion and the second guide portion are disposed at a standby position when the medium is not transported through the transporting path, and are configured to move in directions away from each other from the standby position. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107303 | MEDIA CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD - A cutting device comprises an upper support and a lower support arranged above and below a media plane, and a contact-free coupling device to engage and disengage the upper support and the lower support, wherein one of the upper support and the lower support is a master support and the other one of the upper and lower supports is a slave support, and further comprises a master cutting blade arranged in the master support, wherein when the upper and lower supports are engaged, the slave support follows movement of the master support. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107304 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - When an image recording apparatus records an specific image over a boundary between a first dot formation range where dots are to be formed in a preceding recording operation of two consecutive recording operations and a second dot formation range where dots are to be formed in a subsequent recording operation of the two consecutive recording operations, the apparatus sets, as a correction portion, an end portion in a scanning direction of a specific region including at least one of a first boundary region adjacent to the second dot formation range and a second boundary region adjacent to the first dot formation range in the specific image, and forms the dot placed at the correction portion by discharging liquid of a discharge amount smaller than the discharge amount set for a dot element corresponding to the dot from nozzles. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107305 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying device includes a conveying roller configured to convey a sheet and a plurality of driven rotating units. The conveying roller includes a plurality of roller portions disposed at positions opposite to the driven rotating units. Each of the roller portions has three or more annular grooves arranged side by side. Each of the driven rotating units includes three or more driven rotating bodies that are disposed at positions opposite to the annular grooves, respectively. A plurality of convex portions and a plurality of concave portions are alternately provided on an outer edge of each of the driven rotating bodies. The driven rotating bodies include two first rotating bodies positioned at both ends and one or more second rotating bodies located between the first rotating bodies and having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the first rotating bodies. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107306 | SHEET TRAY, SHEET TRANSPORT DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet tray includes a sheet storage unit that stores a sheet, the sheet storage unit being capable of being pulled out of a housing in a forward direction and pushed into the housing in a rearward direction to a position such that a gap is provided below the sheet storage unit; and a sheet moving portion fixed to the sheet storage unit, the sheet moving portion moving together with the sheet storage unit when the sheet storage unit is pulled out, thereby moving a sheet that has entered the gap in the forward direction. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107307 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND CARTRIDGE - According to one embodiment, an information management system includes a storage device and a control unit. The storage device is provided in a management server communicatively connected to an image forming apparatus to which a cartridge having a consumable item is detachably attached, via a network, and stores information on the consumable item or the cartridge. The control unit limits a predetermined function related to image formation of the image forming apparatus when, based on identification information indicating the cartridge stored in a cartridge storage device provided in the cartridge attached to the image forming apparatus, information on the consumable item or the cartridge is acquired from the storage device, and the acquired information satisfies a predetermined condition indicating that the cartridge is not a genuine cartridge. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107308 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH THE SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus includes a processing tray to place the sheet, a load tray provided on a downstream side of the processing tray in a transport direction, neat alignment plates provided outside a main body housing to shift in a width direction orthogonal to the transport direction and to align opposite sides of the sheet, a sheet support surface provided in a different position adjacent to the processing tray to support a sheet inserted from a manual feed opening, a binding processing apparatus to perform binding processing on sheets placed on the sheet support surface, a regulation surface to regulate a side edge of the sheet located at a side of the load tray, and a width-direction drive mechanism to shift the neat alignment plates between an alignment position aligning a sheet on the load tray in the width direction and a retract position different from the alignment position. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107309 | BOOKMARK ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a bookmark assembly that indicates relative page direction and a line left off for a reader. The assembly includes a hollow sleeve member having a window and a slot, a marker configured to translate through the hollow sleeve member, and a line indicator configured to translate along the slot. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107310 | GREETING CARD HAVING AUDIO RECORDING CAPABILITIES WITH TRIAL MODE FEATURE - A greeting card having an audio message recording and playback device permits recording of personalized audio messages to be played upon opening of the greeting card. The recording device is operable in either a trial mode or a use mode. In the trial mode, which would be applicable when the card is displayed in a store, a potential purchaser may experience the functionality of the card by recording their own test message. The test message is played back initially for the potential purchaser but is not subsequently played back to be later heard by other potential purchasers. In the use mode, which the card may be switched to after purchase by the giver of the greeting card, a user recorded message may be played back repeatedly upon subsequent openings of the card. The user recorded message may be followed by a prerecorded recording, such as a song. Additional prerecorded messages, such as voice prompts with instructions for recording a message, may also be included for activation in the trial mode. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107311 | PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND ANTI-FORGERY ARTICLE COMPRISING SAME - A photonic crystal film, a method for manufacturing the photonic crystal film, and an anti-forgery article comprising the photonic crystal film are disclosed. The photonic crystal film includes a polyurethane-based polymer matrix and colloidal particles dispersed in the polyurethane-based polymer matrix and arranged in a crystal lattice structure. The colloidal particles includes one or more selected from metal nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, organic nanoparticles, and carbon structure nanoparticles. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107312 | SECURITY ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SECURITY ELEMENT - A security element with one or more first microstructures, wherein the first microstructures are provided in each case in one or more tracks which are curved at least in sections or in one or more sections of a track which are curved at least in sections, and/or in each case run along one or more tracks which are curved at least in sections or along one or more sections of a track which are curved at least in sections, and a method, wherein at least one file containing image points of one or more image elements is provided, which includes the locational arrangement of the image points, and one or more tracks which are curved at least in sections or one or more sections of one or more tracks which are curved at least in sections are determined from the locational arrangement of the image points, and in the one or more tracks or sections of tracks in each case one or more first microstructures are provided which, when illuminated, provide a first item of optically variable information. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107313 | PAINT CAN ACCESSORY - Apparatus is provided for an accessory for a paint can. The apparatus presented comprises a roughly cylindrical frame disposed for being securely seated on a paint can and which may securely receive the original lid of the paint can. The apparatus further comprises, in selected aspects, a sealable spout for pouring paint; an air vent to allow smooth pouring; a rod for wiping paint from a brush; sealants on surfaces to provide a good seal between the accessory and the lid and/or the accessory and the paint can, and concavities to allow the handle to be used. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107314 | Thread-Together Wheel Rim - A wheel rim for a vehicle including a first rim portion including a first wheel flange, a second rim portion threadedly connected to the first rim portion, and a second wheel flange held on the first rim portion. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107315 | METERING DEVICE FOR A SAND-SPREADING SYSTEM OF A RAIL VEHICLE - A metering device is configured for fitting into a sand-spreading system of a rail vehicle. The metering device has a housing block, in which a sand path extends from a sand-feeding funnel into a vertical sand blow-out channel via a sand-mixing channel, which rises at an inclination from a sand-holding space to a sand deflection space. A pushing air tube is provided for producing an air flow that conveys spreading sand. The pushing air tube protrudes into the sand-mixing channel coaxially from the bottom. A nozzle insert is detachable inserted into an inflow channel, which leads into the sand deflection space from above. The nozzle insert is provided for producing an air jet directed downward into the sand blow-out channel. The amount of scattering sand that is discharged can be metered more precisely and the susceptibility of the metering device to wear is improved. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107316 | HEAVY DUTY PNEUMATIC TIRE - A heavy duty pneumatic tire in which occurrence of uneven wear is inhibited is provided. In the tire, each shoulder land portion includes a groove wall portion forming a wall of a shoulder circumferential groove, and a cap portion located outward of the groove wall portion in an axial direction. A wear resistance index of the groove wall portion is lower than a wear resistance index of the cap portion. A ratio of a distance in the axial direction from an outer edge of the shoulder circumferential groove to a boundary between the groove wall portion and the cap portion on an outer surface of the shoulder land portion, to a width in the axial direction of the shoulder land portion, is not less than 20% and not greater than 30%. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107317 | TIRE - Provided is a tire including a tread portion. The tread portion includes two circumferential grooves and three land portions. The three land portions include a crown land portion disposed on a tire equator, and two shoulder land portions including tread contact ends. At least one of the shoulder land portions includes a plurality of main inclined grooves and a plurality of subsidiary inclined grooves. The main inclined grooves have tire-axially inner ends ending in the shoulder land portions and tire-axially outer ends disposed outwardly of the tread contact ends Te in the tire axial direction. The subsidiary inclined grooves have tire-axially inner ends ending in the shoulder land portions and tire-axially outer ends ending in the shoulder land portions. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107318 | TYRE FOR VEHICLE WHEELS | 2021-04-15 |
20210107319 | TIRE - A tire includes a tread portion. The tread portion includes a pair of shoulder main grooves and a plurality of crown blocks. Each of the crown blocks includes a ground contacting surface, a chamfered portion arranged so as to surround the entire circumference of the ground contacting surface, and a main body portion arranged inside the chamfered portion in a tire radial direction. The main body portion is provided with at least one step-shaped portion that is bent stepwise in a transverse cross section orthogonal to the ground contacting surface. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107320 | TIRE WITH NEW SIDEWALL PATTERN, AND TIRE MOLD - Provided are a tire with new sidewall pattern and a tire mold, which belongs to the technical field of tire, the tire includes a tire body, a sidewall of the tire body has a labeling region, in which multiple pattern units are provided; the pattern units are provided to protrude from the tire body, the pattern unit includes a curved portion having a curved segment and extension ends provided at both ends of the curved segment. The tire mold is used for manufacturing the tire. The tire has better visual performance and mechanical performance. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107321 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire is mounted on a 5° rim. A bead core includes a bottom inclined 0°-5° in a direction in which the bottom diverges outward in the radial direction as the bottom extends from an inner side toward an outer side in the width direction. A bead includes a base, a toe, a heel, and a back surface. The heel connects to the back surface by an arc. The base includes a region between a core lower inner end position on an inner circumferential surface of the bead and being identical to a position of a bead core inner end and a core lower outer end position on an inner circumferential surface of the bead and being identical to a position of a bead core outer end in the width direction. The base has a curved line projecting toward the inner side in the radial direction in a cross-section. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107322 | TIRE PRESSURE INDICATING DEVICE - An inflation viewing device has a main body which is externally provided with a transparent viewing portion and internally provided with an inner passage where an air path assembly is arranged. An air entrance connector is operatively connected to an external air source and to a first end of the main body. An air exit connector is connected to a second, opposed end of the main body and to an inflation valve. A guide spacer is provided between the air entrance connector and the main body. The guide spacer has an inner passage having a wider section in communication with the inner passage of the main body and a reduced section defining a communication opening with the air entrance connector. A filter is arranged in the communication opening. A plunger, biased by a spring, is slidably arranged within the inner passage of the guide spacer and guide section of the main body inner passage. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107323 | METHOD OF MONITORING THE PRESSURE OF AN AIRCRAFT TIRE - A method of monitoring the pressure of a tire of an aircraft, the method including: taking two or more pressure readings from the tire at different times; calculating an estimated deflation rate based on the pressure readings; and calculating a time for the tire to deflate to a reference pressure level based on the estimated deflation rate. Two or more temperature readings are each associated with one of the pressure readings, and the estimated deflation rate is calculated by normalising each pressure reading based on its associated temperature reading and a common reference temperature to obtain a temperature-normalised pressure reading, and calculating the estimated deflation rate based on the temperature-normalised pressure readings. The estimated deflation rate is compared with a threshold, and a warning provided if the estimated deflation rate exceeds the threshold. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107324 | System for Tire Performance Alerts and Assisted Remediation - In various aspects, the performance optimization system described herein optimizes vehicle performance through smart alerts communicated to an operator, owner, or fleet manager of a vehicle. When a vehicle characteristic is outside of the target range, a smart alert can be communicated to the user to encourage the user to bring the vehicle characteristic back into a target range. Aspects of the performance optimization system can focus on tire characteristics, which are one type of vehicle characteristic. Exemplary tire characteristics can include tire pressure, tire tread, and tire alignment. In order to generate smart alerts, vehicle information can be gathered from a variety of sources. In particular, information about a tire can be collected from an onboard tire pressure monitoring system, tire mats, or other mechanisms. This information can be analyzed to determine whether vehicle characteristics are inside or outside of a target range for the particular characteristic. When outside the target range, a smart alert is generated. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107325 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UPGRADING TPMS DIAGNOSTIC TOOL - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for upgrading a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) diagnostic tool. The TPMS diagnostic tool is provided with a wireless communications interface. The method includes: obtaining latest version information of the TPMS diagnostic tool from a server through the wireless communications interface, the latest version information including a latest version number and an upgrade path, the upgrade path being used for indicating a storage location of an upgrade package of the TPMS diagnostic tool in the server; obtaining a current version number of the TPMS diagnostic tool; obtaining an upgrade package corresponding to the upgrade path from the server through the wireless communications interface when it is determined that the latest version number is different from the current version number; and upgrading the TPMS diagnostic tool according to the upgrade package. In this way, not only the TPMS diagnostic tool can be upgraded in a timely manner, but also a process of upgrading the TPMS diagnostic tool can be simplified. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107326 | TRAILER POSITIONING APPARATUS - A trailer positioning apparatus for aiding in aligning a trailer with a tow vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a pinion plate which is attached to the landing gear of a trailer; and a rack plate for contacting the ground. The rack plate and pinion plate are pivotally attached at one end. At another end, a pinion engages a series of holes in the rack plate in order to create relative movement between the rack plate and the pinion plate when a force is applied by a user. The trailer may be moved into alignment with the tow vehicle, simplifying the process of attaching the trailer to the tow vehicle. | 2021-04-15 |
20210107327 | SUSPENSION THRUST BEARING DEVICE AND SUSPENSION STRUT EQUIPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE - A suspension thrust bearing device for use with a suspension spring in an automotive suspension strut of a vehicle. The device provides a bearing having upper and lower annular bearing members in relative rotation, and a damping element made of resilient material and interposed between the lower annular bearing member and the suspension spring. The damping element including at least one deflecting flange for reducing any ingress of water and other pollutants between the upper and lower annular bearing members. The damping element is provided with an annular groove open axially towards the suspension spring, the annular groove radially defining a spring support surface on an inner side, and the deflecting flange on an outer side. The deflecting flange has a frustoconical shape directed axially towards the suspension spring. | 2021-04-15 |