41st week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190308359 | COEXTRUDED ARC-INDUCED MATERIALS - A nasal dilator and method of making nasal dilators are provided. The dilator may have
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20190308360 | EXTRUSION PROCESS FOR COATING WIRE, AND WIRES MADE THEREFROM - A method of making a wire with multiple coating layers can comprise: preheating a wire to a temperature T | 2019-10-10 |
20190308361 | EXTRUSION FACILITY COMPRISING AN IMPROVED EXTRUSION HEAD - The facility for manufacturing a profile strip made from several elastomer mixtures with different compositions by coextrusion includes at least two extruders which feed elastomer mixtures to an extrusion head. The extruders discharge directly into the extrusion head, which is interchangeable and groups together all of the dimensional tooling. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308362 | FORMING MOLD AND INJECTION MOLD - A forming mold is used when forming a preform, which has a neck portion and a barrel portion, and whose barrel portion is filled with a molding material over the entire axial direction thereof, by injection molding; forming a space part in the barrel portion of the preform to convert the preform into an intermediate molded product; and blow-molding the intermediate molded product to form a hollow container which is a final molded product. The forming mold is equipped with a boring rod which is inserted from the neck portion side into the barrel portion of the preform to form the space part of at least a predetermined depth in the barrel portion. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308363 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CONTAINER BY LIQUID BLOW MOLDING - A method of manufacturing a container by liquid blow molding includes: a preform placement step of placing a preform in a mold; a liquid blow molding step of supplying a pressurized liquid to inside of the preform placed in the mold, and molding the preform into a container body containing the liquid; a grasp and conveyance step of grasping the container body by a grasping device at a mold opening position of the mold, and conveying the container body grasped by the grasping device to a cup capable of containing a bottom part of the container body to hold the container body; and a cup conveyance step of conveying the cup holding the container body to a capping position. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308364 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CONTAINER BY LIQUID BLOW MOLDING - A method of manufacturing a container by liquid blow molding includes: a liquid blow molding step of supplying a pressurized liquid to inside of a preform placed in a mold, and molding the preform into a container body containing the liquid; a placement step of placing the container body in a cup for containing a bottom part of the container body, at a mold opening position of the mold; and a conveyance step of conveying the cup holding the container body from the mold opening position to a capping position. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308365 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING RECEIVING OBJECT HAVING TRANSFERRED PATTERN - The invention provides a method for producing a transfer target which is less likely to separate from a substrate or adhere to a mold even when transfer is repeated. The production method includes the steps of: (1) applying a composition containing a fluoropolyether to a release layer of a mold having an uneven pattern on a surface thereof; (2) pressing the mold to a transfer target and transferring the uneven pattern; and (3) releasing the mold from the transfer target, thereby providing the transfer target having a transferred pattern. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308366 | SET-UP AND METHOD OF ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC JET 3D PRINTING BASED ON RESULTANT EFFECT OF ELECTRIC FIELD AND THERMAL FIELD - The present invention belongs to the field of advanced manufacturing technology and relates to one set-up and method of electrohydrodynamic jet 3D printing based on resultant effect of electric field and thermal field. This method is used to fabricate micro/nano 3D structure, under the resultant effects of electro hydrodynamic force and thermal field. First of all, the ink reaches needle orifice at a constant speed under the resultant effect of fluid field and gravity field. Then a high voltage electric field is applied between needle and substrate. And the ink is dragged to form stable micro/nano scale jet which is far smaller than the needle size using the electric field shear force generated at needle orifice. The solvent evaporation rate of ink increases combined with the radiation of thermal field at the same time. Finally, the micro/nano scale 3D structure is fabricated on substrate with the accumulation of jet layer by layer. Compared with liquid jet printing technology, this method describing in present invention owns many advantages, including wide adaptability of material and manufacturing complex micro/nano scale 3D structures. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308367 | INK SUPPLYING DEVICE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT FORMING DEVICE - An ink supplying device is provided and supplies a functional ink to a droplet ejecting portion, including: a tube body through which the functional ink passes; a degasser that removes a dissolved gas from the functional ink; a first supply path in which the degasser is fitted to the tube body; a second supply path in which the degasser is not fitted to the tube body; and a controller that switches a supply path of the functional ink to the second supply path when a viscosity of the functional ink is higher than or equal to a predetermined value, and switches the supply path to the first supply path when the viscosity of the functional ink is lower than the predetermined value. The first supply path and the second supply path are coupled by an upstream side coupling portion and a downstream side coupling portion. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308368 | APPARATUS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - Apparatus ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190308369 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONALLY SHAPED OBJECT AND THREE-DIMENSIONALLY SHAPING DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a three-dimensionally shaped object includes: forming a thin layer of a powder material containing core-shell type resin particles containing a core resin and a shell resin with a storage elastic modulus G′ of 1×10 | 2019-10-10 |
20190308370 | SLOT DIE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - An apparatus is provided which extrudes a radiation-curable construction material above a support surface with a slot die to deposit a layer of extruded construction material above the support surface. Radiation is selectively projected with a projection unit to a construction region between the support surface and the slot die, thereby curing portions of the extruded construction material. The apparatus repeats these steps are repeated until a desired object is formed by the contiguous cured portions of the construction material extending across and between the layers. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308371 | Additive Manufacturing Apparatus, System and Method - An apparatus for producing a three-dimensional object using a resin or other flowable material in a layer-by-layer technique uses a roller or other applicator to carry a layer of the flowable material to an application site, an exposure device to emit electromagnetic waves to apply the layer to the object to build the object, and optionally further including an initial exposure with emitted electromagnetic waves to at least partially solidify the layer of the flowable material prior to the roller carrying the layer to the application site. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308372 | CONTROLLING HEAT SOURCES BASED ON REPRESENTATIVE TEMPERATURES - In an example, a method includes measuring a temperature of a plurality of regions of a layer of build material in an additive manufacturing apparatus to provide initial temperature values. For each of a plurality of regions which comprise build material which is intended to fuse, an average temperature value of a plurality of neighbouring regions may be determined and the initial temperature values may be replaced with the average temperature value. Based on the replacement temperature values, a representative temperature of an area of the layer of build material may be determined and a heat source may be controlled based on the representative temperature. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308373 | Method for Producing Joined Body - The present invention provides a method for producing a joined body, the method including: disposing a joining member between a member A containing a thermoplastic resin and a member B containing a thermoplastic resin, the joining member including a sheet part containing a thermoplastic resin, and a plurality of protrusion parts integrally formed with the sheet part on at least one surface of the sheet part, the protrusion parts containing a thermoplastic resin; and melting at least a part of the joining member to join the member A and the member B to obtain a joined body thereof. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308374 | HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE COUNTERTOP - What is disclosed is a method of finishing a countertop to provide for the appearance of a material, such as stone, wood, or otherwise, but utilizing a high resolution image of the actual material instead of the material itself. The image is preferably printed in high resolution on a vinyl substrate, then adhered to the countertop. Preferably a clear coat layer is then applied to protect the vinyl substrate. This clear coat can be a urethane sprayed onto the vinyl. The disclosed method provides for a less expensive mechanism to provide or change the appearance of a countertop. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308375 | UNIT AND METHOD FOR FORMING/ADVANCING A PACK OR A PORTION OF A PACK - There is described a unit ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190308376 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FAN BLADE AND A FAN BLADE - A method of manufacturing a fan blade for a gas turbine engine. The method includes providing a compression mould having an internal mould surface corresponding to an outer profile of a fan blade, providing opposing first and second laminates to form a shell corresponding to the mould surface, each laminate comprising a lay-up of plies of fibre reinforcement material, applying a core material comprising quasi-isotropic short fibre reinforced resin in the compression mould so that with the compression mould in a moulding configuration the core material is enclosed by the shell, the core material and the shell forming a pre-form for the fan blade, applying pressure to compress the pre-form so that it conforms to the mould surface, and applying heat to cure the pre-form. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308377 | Composite Laminate Forming Apparatus and Method Therefor - An apparatus is provided for forming a composite laminate. The apparatus comprises a mandrel having a surface on which the composite laminate can be formed. The apparatus further comprises an application surface and a conveyor configured to move a composite material piece that has been cut to a desired shape to the application surface. The apparatus also comprises an actuating mechanism for, when actuated, lifting the application surface upward towards the mandrel to apply the composite material piece to the surface of the mandrel to form at least a portion of the composite laminate on the surface of the mandrel. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308378 | Method of Designing and Producing Carbon Fiber Bellhousings - A method of designing and producing bellhousings using Carbon Fiber reinforced hybrid vinyl ester molding compound pre-impregnated woven cloths of carbon fiber composite fiber, each layer being about 0.060 thousand thick, requiring approximately 4-5 sheets of carbon material necessary to make a desired thickness of 0.0250 thick after compression molded into shape. Then once released from compression mold we then machine the critical dimensions such as, the edges to remove the flash from the molding, opening of the transmission hole in the center, and drill dowel and mounting holes which allow the bellhousing to be bolted to the rear of the specific engine type of one several different applications or designs on the flange of the bellhousing. This area can integrate a multiple of different bolt designs for various type engines, i.e. Ford, GM, Chrysler etc., while being located on a common locating dowel. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308379 | PRODUCTION DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PULTRUSION MOLDED ARTICLE - This device for producing a pultrusion molded article is provided with: a mold member that heats and cures an intermediate molded article as a result of the mold member contacting an intermediate molded article in which reinforcing fibers are impregnated with a thermosetting resin; a pultrusion device for extracting, in the pultruding direction, the pultrusion molded article formed by heating and curing the intermediate molded article; and a moving device for moving the mold member in the pultruding direction in synchronization with the pultrusion device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308380 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR BUILDING TYRES | 2019-10-10 |
20190308381 | MACHINE AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING A TRAY BLANK TO A COVER BLANK - A machine including a first deck, a second deck, a first blank transfer assembly, and a second blank transfer assembly is provided. The first and second decks are coupled to a frame. The first blank transfer assembly extends from a first end to a second end and includes a first pick-up assembly moveable between the first end, proximate the second deck, and the second end, proximate the first deck. The second blank transfer assembly extends from a third end to a fourth end and includes a second pick-up assembly moveable between the third end, proximate the second deck, and the fourth end, proximate the first deck. The first blank transfer assembly and the second blank transfer assembly are operationally offset when moving between the first and second ends and the third and fourth ends, respectively. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308382 | MACHINE AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING RETAINING WEB TO CONTAINER BLANK - A machine including a deck, a first platform, a second platform, a first web transfer assembly, and a second web transfer assembly is provided. The deck and first and second platforms are coupled to a frame. The first web transfer assembly extends from a first end to a second end and includes a first pick-up assembly moveable between the first end, proximate the first platform, and the second end, proximate the deck. The second web transfer assembly extends from a third end to a fourth end and includes a second pick-up assembly moveable between the third end, proximate the second platform, and the fourth end, proximate the deck. The first web transfer assembly and the second web transfer assembly are operationally offset when moving between the first and second end and the third and fourth ends, respectively. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308383 | PACKAGING MACHINE INFEED, SEPARATION, AND CREASING MECHANISMS - A machine for forming packing templates includes a infeed system that can feed multiple feeds of sheet material into the machine without repositioning the infeed system or forming creases or bends in the sheet material. The machine also includes a separation and cutting systems with one or more cutting tables and biased knives that cut the sheet material packaging templates. The machine also includes creasing roller(s) that forms creases in the sheet material. The machine also includes a system for reducing or eliminating the impact of irregularities in the sheet material. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308384 | BAG MAKING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MAKING PLASTIC BAG - A web of first or second material is provided with the spout, and a plastic bag is made from side gusset materials in addition to webs of the first and second materials. An aperture is formed in the web of the first or second panel material, and the spout is inserted into and positioned with the aperture, whenever the webs of the first and second panel materials are fed intermittently. After the webs of the first and second panel materials are superposed on each other, whenever the webs of the first and second panel materials are fed intermittently, the webs of the first and second panel materials are heat sealed with each other in a longitudinal direction thereof by a longitudinal seal device, and the webs of the first and second panel materials are heat sealed with the side gusset materials in a width direction thereof by a cross seal device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308385 | SELF-WRAPPING SLEEVE AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A self-wrapping sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes an elongate multilayered tubular wall having opposite edges extending along a longitudinal axis of the sleeve between opposite ends of the sleeve. The opposite edges are biased into a self-wrapping configuration about the longitudinal axis to define an internal cavity bounded by the tubular wall. The tubular wall includes a non-woven layer of intertwined fibers and a textile layer of interlaced filaments, wherein the non-woven layer is fixed to the textile layer via needled fibers of the non-woven layer being entangled with filaments of the textile layer. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308386 | CLOTH HAVING GAS SHEET - In one aspect, there is provided a fabric containing gas therein, the fabric comprising a weave between warps and wefts, wherein each warp includes an elongate array of a plurality of individual gas cells, wherein neighboring gas cells are physically coupled to each other via a connection, wherein the connection is monolithic with the gas cells, and each cell contains the gas therein. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308387 | REINFORCER, COMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPRISING SUCH A REINFORCER, METHOD OF USING SUCH A REINFORCER - A disclosed reinforcer includes a shrinkable layer able to shrink in a direction of shrinkage, under the effect of a heat-shrink heat treatment, from an initial state to a shrunk state, a first corrugatable layer, which includes a gridwork of filaments added against the shrinkable layer and connected to the shrinkable layer by connection lines spaced apart and extending transversely with respect to the direction of shrinkage, the first corrugatable layer exhibiting a shrinkage that is substantially zero or that is smaller than that of the shrinkable layer, so that, when the shrinkable layer is in the initial state, portions of the first corrugatable layer, each defined between two consecutive connection lines, are bent over and, when the shrinkable layer is in the shrunk state, the portions of the first corrugatable layer are curved. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308388 | CARBON NANOTUBE STRUCTURE - The present disclosure relates to a carbon nanotube structure. The carbon nanotube structure includes a carbon nanotube array, a carbon nanotube layer located on the carbon nanotube array, and a carbon nanotube cluster between the carbon nanotube array and the carbon nanotube layer. The carbon nanotube array includes a number of first carbon nanotubes that are parallel with each other. The carbon nanotube layer includes a number of second carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotube cluster includes a plurality of third carbon nanotubes that are entangled around both the plurality of first carbon nanotubes and the plurality of second carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotube array is fixed on the carbon nanotube layer by the plurality of third carbon nanotubes so that the entire carbon nanotube structure is free-standing. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308389 | PANEL - A panel and a method of making a panel are provided. The panel comprises a cured polymeric foam layer that is formed by application of a foam composition to an edge surface of the panel and then shaped and cured. The panel comprises man-made vitreous fibre or wood wool cement. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308390 | Direct Deposition of Nanofiber on a Textile Substrate - A method of manufacturing a composite textile fabric is provided. The method includes the step of simultaneously forming and depositing fine fibers on a textile. The textile is at least one of a woven fabric, a knit fabric, and a fleece fabric. The fine fibers have an average diameter of less than 1.2 micron. The method also includes the step of bonding the fine fibers to form a membrane layer on the textile. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308391 | GRAPHITE COMPOSITE FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is a graphite composite film that is capable of attaining both a measure against heat and a measure against electromagnetic noise and that is less likely to cause degradation of electromagnetic wave shielding properties. The graphite composite film includes a graphite layer, a first electrically conductive adhesive layer, and a metal layer containing a first metal disposed in this order. A first rust-proofing layer is interposed between the first electrically conductive adhesive layer and the metal layer, and a second rust-proofing layer is disposed on a surface of the metal layer opposite from a surface on a first rust-proofing layer-disposed side of the metal layer. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308392 | A Composite Board Made from Recycled and Recyclable Materials - A composite board is at least partially made of a nonwoven composite material. The nonwoven composite material includes bast fibers and/or glass fibers, plastic fibers, and between 10 and 75% weight of cured liquid based thermoset. Further, such composite board is used in all applications wherein Particle Board (PB), Medium and High Density Fibreboard (MDF & HDF), Oriented Strand Board (OSB), Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL), Plywood (PLW), and related materials are used, and in wall panels, separation panels, insulation panels, laminates, flooring, in particular laminate flooring, tiles, furniture, and related applications. In addition, a process for manufacturing a composite board includes mixing bast fibers and/or glass fibers with plastic fibers, thereby forming a fiber layer, and thermoforming the fiber layer into a nonwoven composite material layer. The thermoforming includes impregnating the fiber layer under vacuum conditions with liquid thermoset and heating. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308393 | STRUCTURAL PANEL FOR AN APPLIANCE HAVING STAMPED COMPONENTS AND METHOD THEREFOR - An operable panel for an appliance includes a metallic outer wrapper having a perimetrical wrapper edge that partially defines a perimetrical breaker channel, an inner liner and a plurality of corner brackets disposed proximate the perimetrical wrapper edge. Each corner bracket cooperates with the perimetrical wrapper edge to fully define the perimetrical breaker channel. A trim breaker is adhered to the metallic outer wrapper and the corner brackets at the perimetrical breaker channel and having a liner channel that receives a portion of the inner liner. The trim breaker extends between the inner liner and the outer wrapper. An insulation material is disposed within an insulating cavity defined between the inner liner and the outer wrapper. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308394 | COMPOSITE GLASS PANE - A laminated glass pane is provided that includes a first glass sheet, a polymeric layer having a thickness between at least 0.5 mm and at most 1.7 mm, and a second inner glass sheet which has a thickness of at least 0.3 mm and at most 1.5 mm and is made of a lithium aluminum silicate glass. The polymeric layer is disposed between the at least two glass sheets. Furthermore, the glasses of the first and the second glass sheets are matched so that the temperatures at which the two glasses of the first and second glass sheets have the same viscosity in the viscosity range between 10 | 2019-10-10 |
20190308395 | COATED MEMBRANE COMPOSITE - A membrane composite comprising an olefinic membrane core having first and second planar surfaces, a first silicone coating layer disposed on the first planar surface, and a second silicone coating layer disposed on the second planar surface. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308396 | Coating System and Method - A coated article comprises a composite substrate formed from a reinforcing feedstock at least partially embedded in a matrix polymer, the composite substrate comprising an outer surface. The coated article further includes a coating comprising a protective bilayer that includes a first protective layer comprising an inner face coupled to the outer surface of the composite substrate, and a second protective layer coupled to the first protective layer at an interface, wherein the interface opposes the inner face of the first protective layer and an outer face of the second protective layer. The first protective layer comprises a first thermoplastic polymer that is a first acrylic or acrylic-based polymer, and the second protective layer comprises a second thermoplastic polymer that is a blend of a fluoride-containing polymer and a second acrylic or acrylic-based polymer. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308397 | VAPOR-PERMEABLE, SUBSTANTIALLY WATER-IMPERMEABLE MULTILAYER ARTICLE - This disclosure relates to an article (e.g., a vapor-permeable, substantially water-impermeable multilayer article) that can include a nonwoven substrate and a film. supported by the nonwoven substrate. The film can include a polyolefin grafted with an anhydride, an acid, or an acrylate. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308398 | SELF-HEALING SURFACE PROTECTIVE FILM WITH AN ACRYLATE-FUNCTIONAL TOPCOAT - Disclosed is a composite film comprising a coating layer, a polymer film layer, and an adhesive layer, the coating layer being joined to one major surface of the polymer film layer, and the adhesive layer being joined to the opposite major surface of the polymer film layer, in such a way that the polymer film layer is embedded between the coating layer and the adhesive layer. Self-healing properties of the coating and elastic properties of the film act synergistically in such a way that the protective film exhibits a wear resistance which is achieved by neither coating nor film alone. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308399 | PROTECTIVE SHEET DISPOSING METHOD - A protective sheet disposing method of disposing a protective sheet on a top surface of a wafer in which a device region having a plurality of devices formed thereon and a peripheral surplus region surrounding the device region are formed, the protective sheet disposing method including: a first protective sheet preparing step of preparing a first protective sheet having a non-adhesive portion corresponding to the device region and an adhesive portion having an adhesive layer laid on a periphery of the non-adhesive portion; a protective sheet affixing step of affixing the first protective sheet to the peripheral surplus region; a liquid resin dropping step of dropping a liquid resin onto a region of a second protective sheet; an integrating step of integrating the first protective sheet and the second protective sheet with each other; and a cutting step of cutting the first protective sheet and the second protective sheet. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308400 | SELECTIVE TRANSFER ROLL STAMP - A selective transfer roll stamp is provided which rotates on a source substrate to selectively transfer elements arranged on the source substrate. The selective transfer roller stamp includes: a roller unit rotating about an axis of rotation and including projecting portions protruding in a radial direction and recessed portions formed between neighboring projecting portions; and an adhesive layer formed on the outer circumferential surface of the roller unit and coming into contact with the elements, wherein the outer circumferential surface of the adhesive layer is made flat in a circumferential direction. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308401 | DUAL PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET FOR INSTORE SIGNAGE - A tandem system of metering and donor rolls is used to apply two different adhesives to a fully adhesive backed multilayer sheet to produce variably distributed adhesives and properties. Each of the two adhesives is unique and is cured differently to create a layer of adhesive that has differing adhesive properties on the sheet. A clear adhesive is applied to a top portion of cards before they are cut from the sheet and has a higher tackiness than the adhesive applied to the rest of the cards on the sheet in order to reduce glue buildup on blades cutting the cards from the sheet. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308402 | METHOD FOR BONDING, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF INK LAYER FORMED BODY, AND INK LAYER FORMED BODY - Provided is a method for favorable bonding between an adherend and an adhesive body, which is capable of suppressing an ink layer, which is formed by an ultraviolet-curable ink, from being smudged while increasing convenience of a bonding operation between the adherend and the adhesive body, and the like. The method for bonding a medium to a foil body includes an ink layer formation process of spotting an ultraviolet-curable ink, which is ejected from an inkjet head, to a medium and irradiating ultraviolet ray to the ultraviolet-curable ink to cure the same, thereby forming an ink layer; a lamination process of laminating the medium and a foil body with the ink layer being sandwiched therebetween; and a bonding process of heating the ink layer, enabling the ink layer to function as an adhesive, and bonding the medium to the foil body. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308403 | ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE FILM, CONNECTED STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONNECTED STRUCTURE - The present invention is to provide an anisotropic conductive film that excels in dispersing conductive particles and trapping the particles, and maintains conduction reliability even between narrow-pitched terminals. By a method for manufacturing an anisotropic conductive film containing conductive particles, the conductive particles are buried in grooves in a sheet having the grooves regularly formed in the same direction, the conductive particles are arranged, a first resin film having a thermo-setting resin layer formed on a stretchable base film is laminated on the surface of the sheet on the side of the grooves to transfer and attach the conductive particles to the first resin film, the first resin film is uniaxially stretched in a direction other than the direction perpendicular to the array direction of the conductive particles, and a second resin film is laminated. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308404 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DISPENSING ADHESIVE ELEMENTS - A device, a system and a method for dispensing adhesive elements are provided. The device comprising a first holder, a second holder, and an alignment element. The first holder is configured to rotatably hold a film having adhesive elements and a protective layer attached on adhesive areas of the adhesive elements. The second holder is configured to receive the protective layer as the protective layer is peeled off the adhesive areas of the adhesive elements while the adhesive elements are moved towards an alignment element. The alignment element is arranged in a direction of movement of the adhesive elements and configured to receive and align the adhesive elements at a predetermined position on the alignment element. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308405 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING DIFFERENT MATERIAL LAYERS OF A COMPOSITE COMPONENT - A method for separating different types of material layers of a composite component that has at least one material layer that is transparent for visible light and at least one further material layer, is provided, wherein the light from an external source falls through the at least one transparent material layer into the at least one further material layer and there is at least partially absorbed. With the help of at least one gas discharge lamp, the light-absorbing material layer is heated in less than one second to separate material layers of the composite component. A device that can be used for this method comprises at least one separation chamber and therein at least one gas discharge lamp suitable for irradiation. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308406 | POWDER DELIVERY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a dispensing system positionable over a platen to deliver a powder, an actuator to move the dispensing system along a scan axis, and an energy source to fuse a portion of the powder. The dispensing system has a hopper to hold the powder and a dispenser. The dispenser includes a channel extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end. The proximal end of the channel of the dispenser is configured to receive the powder from the powder source. A powder conveyor is positioned within the channel to move the powder from the proximal end along a length of the channel, and a plurality of apertures are arranged along the longitudinal axis of the channel. The dispenser is configured such that flow of powder through each aperture is independently controllable. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308407 | PRINTING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ON A FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE - A printing assembly ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190308408 | PRINTER AND PRINTING SYSTEM - Job types include a first job type in which a second process is performed after a first process and a second job type in which the first process is performed and the second process is not performed. In a printer, a recording medium is allowed to be sandwiched by a center pinching roller and driving rollers. A controller of the printer includes a first primary elevation controller that controls the center pinching roller such that the center pinching roller stays down on the driving rollers to hold the recording medium in performing the first process in the first job type and a first secondary elevation controller that controls the center pinching roller to move upward and stay away from the driving rollers in performing the first process in the second job type. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308409 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INKJET PRINTHEAD - A method of forming an inkjet printhead. The method includes the steps of: providing a metal alloy shim having a plurality of shim apertures; nitriding a surface of the shim; bonding the shim to a rigid elongate manifold having ink supply channels, such that each shim aperture is in fluid communication with a respective ink supply channel; and bonding printhead chips to the shim, thereby forming the inkjet printhead. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308410 | RECORDING HEAD UNIT AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - A first storage portion stores, in advance, first reference voltage values respectively for ink ejection portions, the first reference voltage values corresponding to a predetermined first image density value. A second storage portion stores, in advance, voltage values that are different from each other, and measurement values that indicate image densities respectively corresponding to the voltage values. A voltage value calculating portion, at a predetermined change timing for changing image density, calculates second reference voltage values respectively for the ink ejection portions based on the voltage values and the measurement values, the second reference voltage values corresponding to a second image density value that is different from the first image density value. A voltage switching portion switches driving voltages that are applied to the ink ejection portions, from driving voltages having the first reference voltage values to driving voltages having the second reference voltage values. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308411 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A liquid discharge apparatus includes a case receiving a cartridge, a tank, a head, and a controller to: when the cartridge is installed in the case, calculate an outflow amount Qc based on heights Hc, Hs and flow path resistances; read the amounts Vc, Vs from a memory; subtract the outflow amount Qc from the read liquid amount Vc to calculate new liquid amount Vc; add the outflow amount Qc to the read liquid amount Vs to calculate new liquid amount Vs; store the calculated liquid amounts Vc, Vs in the memory; after a time period from at the time the calculated liquid amounts Vc, Vs stored elapses, again calculate the outflow amount Qc and the liquid amounts Vc, Vs and store the calculated liquid amounts Vc, Vs in the memory. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308412 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A liquid ejection head including recording element substrates each including ejection opening rows in which ejection openings ejecting liquid are arranged, the plurality of ejection opening rows being juxtaposed in a relative movement direction with respect to the printed medium. In the relative movement direction of the printed medium when the printed medium is viewed from the liquid ejection head, and in the plurality of ejection opening rows provided in the recording element substrate, among the plurality of recording element substrates, positioned on an upstream side in the relative movement direction, arrangement intervals of ejection openings in an end area of an ejection opening row positioned on a most upstream side in the relative movement direction are smaller than arrangement intervals of ejection openings in an end area of an ejection opening row positioned on a most downstream side in the relative movement direction. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308413 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A liquid ejection head including first and second recording element substrates adjacent in a direction intersecting a relative movement direction include ejection opening rows that include ejection openings arranged in the intersecting direction. A straight line connecting the ejection openings in end portions on a second recording element substrate side in the first recording element substrate and a straight line connecting the ejection openings in end portions on a first recording element substrate side in the second recording element substrate are inclined towards a middle area side of the first recording element substrate, and arrangement intervals of the ejection openings in an end portion area on the second recording element substrate side of a first ejection opening row is larger than arrangement intervals of the ejection openings in an end portion area on the first recording element substrate side of a second ejection opening row. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308414 | METHOD OF SUPPLYING CHEMICAL LIQUID USING AN INK JET HEAD - In a method of supplying chemical liquid using an ink jet head including a central portion and peripheral portions each having a first portion and a second portion, a first chemical liquid supply of a chemical liquid may be provided from the central portion onto a substrate, a second chemical liquid supply of the chemical liquid may be provided from the first portion onto a substrate, and a third chemical liquid supply of the chemical liquid may be provided from the second portion onto a substrate. The ink jet head may be moved over the substrate by a length of the peripheral portion. The first chemical liquid supply of the chemical liquid may be provided from the central portion onto a substrate, the second chemical liquid supply of the chemical liquid may be provided from the first portion onto a substrate, and the third chemical liquid supply of the chemical liquid may be provided from the second portion onto a substrate. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308415 | ELEMENT SUBSTRATE - Provided is an element substrate with suppressed variations in resistance though having a high resistance. In an element substrate equipped with a heat generating resistor that generates thermal energy for ejecting a liquid, the heat generating resistor is a stacked structure having stacked a plurality of resistor layers including a first resistor layer and a second resistor layer containing a metal silicon nitride and the first resistor layer and the second resistor layer are different from each other in at least one of a silicon content in the metal silicon oxide and a metal element contained in the metal silicon nitride. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308416 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME AND LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - Provided is a liquid ejection head substrate having a base, a heat generating resistor layer formed on or above the base and including an electrothermal conversion portion, a wiring electrically connected to the heat generating resistor layer and defining the electrothermal conversion portion and a protecting film covering at least the electrothermal conversion portion and the wiring of the heat generating resistor layer. In the liquid ejection head substrate, the wiring is made of an alloy containing Al as a main component and Cu and having an average crystal grain size of 300 nm or less. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308417 | CAPPING MECHANISM AND INKJET PRINTER - To provide a capping mechanism that enables a replacement task of a cap body, to which ink suctioned from nozzles of an inkjet head adheres, to be simplified. The capping mechanism that covers a nozzle surface of the inkjet head in which a plurality of nozzles are arrayed and suctions the ink from the nozzles includes the cap body that covers the nozzle surface from a lower side, a first case body to which the cap body is detachably attached, a tube having one end attached to the first case body, and a suction mechanism to which the other end of the tube is connected. In the capping mechanism, when the suction mechanism is driven with the cap body covering the nozzle surface and brought into close contact with the inkjet head, ink is suctioned from the nozzles. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308418 | MAINTENANCE LIQUID AND MAINTENANCE METHOD - There is provided a maintenance liquid, which is used in maintenance of a device equipped with a discharge head for discharging an ultraviolet ray curable-type composition containing the acyl phosphine oxide-based photopolymerization initiator toward an attachment object, including a polymerizable compound in which a saturation solubility of an acyl phosphine oxide-based photopolymerization initiator at 20° C. is equal to or greater than 5.0% by mass. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308419 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING A PRINTER APPARATUS - Various embodiments disclose a method for operating a printer apparatus. The method comprising monitoring a utilization rate of each heating element in a first set of heating elements defined by a print head arrangement. Further, the method comprises generating a utilization dataset based upon monitoring of the utilization rate of each heating element in the first set of heating elements print head arrangement. Furthermore, the method includes analyzing the utilization dataset to identify one or more overutilized heating elements of the first set of heating elements. Additionally, the method includes identifying a second set of heating elements defined by the print head arrangement. The second set of heating elements comprises a portion of the first set of heating elements exclusive of the one or more overutilized heating elements. The method further includes processing a print job. The processed print job utilized the second set of heating elements during printing. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308420 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including a polygon mirror that deflects a light beam, the image forming apparatus includes: an optical sensor arranged such that the light beam deflected by the polygon mirror enters the optical sensor; and a hardware processor that measures an output level of the optical sensor and calculates, as a remaining life of the polygon mirror, an operation time of the polygon mirror to when the output level becomes a threshold value in a case of assuming that the output level ongoingly changes at a rate of change over time that is a change amount of the output level per unit operation time of the polygon mirror, using the measured output level. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308421 | BUILDING MATERIALS COMPRISING COMPOSITES WITH PRINTED IMAGES (as-amended) - Disclosed herein are composite building materials having at least one textured surface. The textured surface includes at least a plurality of particles. The textured surface closely mimics conventional building materials. The building materials can contain an image printed using ink jet printing methods with inks optimized for enhanced color stability. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308422 | DRYING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR DRYING AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided a drying device. Laser elements control energies of laser beams to be radiated, and radiates laser beams onto predetermined regions of an image, respectively, A controller controls average irradiation energy of laser beams by calculating printing rates for plural types of divided patterns with respect to the regions of the image, and calculating energy required to dry, for each divided pattern, based on the printing rates calculated for individual divided patterns, and selecting energy to be adopted according to a purpose, from the energy calculated for the individual divided patterns. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308423 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD - To provide an ink jet recording method capable of recording a high-quality image excellent in optical density and water resistance and at the same time, suppressing peeling-off of an image caused by contact heating of a recording medium. The ink jet recording method has a step of ejecting an aqueous ink containing a resin particle from a line head and applying the aqueous ink to a predetermined position of a recording medium having ink absorbability and a step of bringing a heating roller into contact with the aqueous ink applied to the recording medium to heat it and fixing it at the predetermined position. The dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at the time when the heating roller is brought into contact with the aqueous ink applied to the recording medium is higher than the surface tension of the heating roller. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308424 | DYE PRINTING METHOD - A dye printing method and an ink capable of performing printing on more types of media than in the related art are shown. A dye printing method using ink | 2019-10-10 |
20190308425 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a medium mounting section on which a medium is to be mounted, a reverse-feeding path for reversing the medium that has been fed from the medium mounting section, a recording unit configured to perform recording onto the medium that has been reversed by the reverse-feeding path, and a reverse-discharging path for reversing the medium on which recording has been performed by the recording unit and for discharge the medium to a discharge section configured to discharge the medium, in which when viewed in a medium width direction intersecting a medium transport direction, a path section for reversing the medium in the reverse-feeding path and a path section for reversing the medium in the reverse-discharging path have portions overlapping each other in the vertical direction. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308426 | FEEDING A PRINT MEDIUM AND PRINTER - A method of feeding a print medium comprises receiving a print medium by a media advance system; transporting the print medium by the media advance system to a print zone wherein the transporting comprises applying a first normal force when the print medium is at a first position of the media advance system and applying a second normal force when the print medium is at a second position of the media advance system, wherein the second normal force is different from the first normal force. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308427 | MEDIUM TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND LIQUID JETTING DEVICE - A medium transporting device and a liquid jetting device, which can suppress the lifting of both ends of a medium in a width direction of a medium and can suppress the occurrence of wrinkling of the medium, are provided. The medium transporting device includes a gripping unit that grips a leading end region of a medium, a medium supporting unit that has a first adsorption supporting unit which adsorbs and supports a trailing end region of the medium and a second adsorption supporting unit which adsorbs a non-end region of the medium and generates an adsorption pressure less than an adsorption pressure generated by the first adsorption supporting unit, a medium position moving unit that moves a position in a medium width direction in the medium width direction, and a medium transporting unit that transports the medium. Regarding the width direction, the first adsorption supporting unit has a length, which is obtained by adding a length twice a moving distance of the medium to a medium length, and a distance from a center position in the width direction to one end in the width direction is the same as a distance from the center position in the width direction to the other end in the width direction. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308428 | Printing Apparatus - A printing apparatus having a body, a cover, a pair of supporting parts, a locking member, and an engaging portion, is provided. At least one of the pair of supporting parts is a movable supporting part. The locking member arranged on the movable supporting part is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The engaging portion arranged in a container compartment engageable with the locking member being at the locked position. The locking member at the unlocked position when the cover is open is separated from the engaging portion. In a process where the cover is moved to be closed, a protrusive portion in the cover contacts to be pressed against a contact portion in the locking member, causing the locking member to shift from the unlocked position to the locked position to be engaged with the engaging portion. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308429 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a recording section that performs recording onto a medium; an operation panel which is configured to be tilted to switch between a first position and a second position which is closer to a horizontal position than the first position is; and an open/close structure configured to be opened/closed, and configured to, when open, expose a space around a recording unit under the operation panel which has been tilted at least from the first position into a horizontal direction, and, when closed, close the space around the recording unit. The open/close structure has a pivot center in a lower part of the open/close structure in a closed state, and is configured to open forward relative to the apparatus with an upper part of the open/close structure in the closed state taken as a free end. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308430 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a printer, a display unit includes, in a housing, a light source, and a first light emitting portion having a first light emitting surface which emits light toward the outside of the housing with light emitted from the light source and a first light guiding portion which guides the light emitted from the light source to the first light emitting surface. Further, the display unit includes, in an opening/closing cover, a second light emitting portion having a second light emitting surface which emits light toward the outside of the housing with the light emitted from the first light emitting surface and a second light guiding portion which guides the light emitted from the first light emitting surface to the second light emitting surface. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308431 | Text Concealing Tool Assembly - A text concealing tool assembly for defacing text from a paper includes a handle and a cover that is attached to the handle. A defacing unit is rotatably mounted in the cover. The defacing unit is rolled over a paper to mark and pierce the paper such that writing on the paper is illegible | 2019-10-10 |
20190308432 | SECURITY DOCUMENT WITH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AUTHENTICATION TILT IMAGES - Disclosed is a security document including an image layer with in a first image area an identification image. The document has in a second image area an authentication image that is composed of a first authentication image that is a positive version of the first image and a second authentication image that is a negative version of the first image. The authentication images can be observed at different angles and form a tilt image. Mutual comparison of the positive and negative tilt images and comparison with the identification image provides improved detection of unauthorized alterations. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308433 | THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING - Method and system for thermal transfer printing are disclosed. The system comprises a transfer member having an imaging surface on the front side, a coating station at which a monolayer of particles made of, or coated with, a thermoplastic polymer is applied to the imaging surface, an imaging station at which electromagnetic radiation (EM) is applied via the rear side of the transfer member to selected regions of the particles-coated imaging surface to render the particles thereon tacky within the selected regions, and a transfer station at which only the regions of the particles coating that have been rendered tacky are transferred to a substrate. The transfer member includes on its rear side a body transparent to EM radiation and on its front side an EM radiation absorbing layer, the imaging surface being formed on, or as part of, the absorbing layer. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308434 | PROCESS FOR MARKING AN OPTICAL EYEGLASS - The invention relates to a process for marking an optical eyeglass ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190308435 | PAPER, LABELS MADE THEREFROM AND METHODS OF MAKING PAPER AND LABELS - Paper is disclosed for use in making repositionable or removable adhesive labels. The adhesive can be applied in patches or discrete areas to the paper or to a layer of material that cleans rollers in the manufacturing line and/or in printers. The adhesive can be applied in single or multiple layers. The paper is light weight paper and preferably thermal paper for use in POS printers. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308436 | POST-PROCESSING DEVICE - A post-processing device includes a carrying roller, a conveying member, a transporting member and a processing part. The carrying roller is configured to be rotated to carry a sheet one by one to a processing tray along a conveyance direction. The conveying member is configured to convey the sheet carried by the carrying roller to a receiving position on the processing tray. The conveying member has a rotation shaft and a plurality of contact pieces protruding from the rotation shaft so as to come into contact with the sheet carried on the processing tray. The contact piece is made of elastic material. The conveying member is rotated at a rotation speed higher than a rotation speed of the carrying roller when the sheet carried by the carrying roller is conveyed to the receiving position on the processing tray. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308437 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a sheet-binding apparatus. The apparatus has two sheet binding units, each configured to bind the sheets manually inserted from outside. The sheet binding units operate independently, each at the timing appropriate for a specific need. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308438 | Flat Binder Clip - This invention relates to a type of paper clip known as a binder clip. Binder clips are a class of clips -suitable for binding together thicker stacks of paper or other thin sheets, up to a stack ⅝ inch thick, or approximately 125 sheets. Typical binder clips currently available on the market are comparably bulky and heavy, and add thickness above the height of a stack. As an improvement, this invention has a quite flat, low and compact configuration and is light in weight, which overcomes these typical problems. Additionally, it can provide a flat surface to accommodate writing or advertising graphics. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308439 | RECEIPT HOLDER DEVICE - A receipt holder device is disclosed herein including an organizer portfolio including a front-cover, at least one card holder, a storage compartment, a rear-cover, a first-clip, a first-elastic-fastener, a second-clip, and a second-elastic-fastener. The front-cover and the rear-cover of the organizer portfolio are hingedly connected and configured to open and close to access contents within the organizer portfolio. The organizer portfolio includes two or more columns for securing and organizing receipts within. Business cards and other items are also organized and stored within providing a waterproof personal day planner and tax receipt organizer. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308440 | BINDER - A binder including a front cover including a front cover exterior layer, a front cover interior layer, a front cover base plate between the front cover exterior layer and the front cover interior layer, an exterior pocket formed between the front cover exterior layer and the front cover base plate, and an interior opening formed through the front cover interior layer and the front cover base plate to the exterior pocket. Methods of manufacturing the binder are also disclosed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308441 | PEN PRESS AND METHODS - A pen assembling press includes a base, a press unit, a carriage, and a positioning arrangement. Actuation of a lever moves an engagement head relative to the base along an actuation axis. A second engagement head is coaxial with the first engagement head. The carriage is movably mounted to the base. The positioning arrangement includes a slot, a plurality of recesses and a pin. The slot extends through the first leg in a direction perpendicular to the actuation axis. The slot has a constant height section having a height. The pin has a shaft and a head. The head is receivable in the recesses. The shaft has a thickness being substantially equal to the height of the constant height section of the slot. The pin is movable relative to the carriage along a pin axis that is perpendicular to the actuation axis to selectively engage and disengage the recesses. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308442 | MECHANICAL PENCIL - A mechanical pencil according to an embodiment includes a barrel; and a chucking/feed-out mechanism chucking and feeding out a writing lead for a mechanical pencil, the chucking/feed-out mechanism configured to include a chuck, a chuck ring, and a chuck spring and being substantially housed in the barrel, wherein the barrel has a first level difference on an inner circumferential surface thereof, the chucking/feed-out mechanism has a second level difference opposing the first level difference, and when a prescribed load in an axial direction is applied to the writing lead for a mechanical pencil, the first level difference and the second level difference engage with each other in the axial direction to reduce an output of the chuck spring with respect to the chucking/feed-out mechanism and relax the chuck on the writing lead for a mechanical pencil by the chuck and the chuck ring. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308443 | Pencil Sharpener Assembly - A pencil sharpener assembly comprising a frame and a blade, the blade having an elongated sheet shape, one side of the blade being disposed with a blade edge, the frame being disposed with a pencil chamber, the blade being disposed along an axial direction of the pencil chamber and the blade edge of the blade being located in the pencil chamber, the blade being made of a ceramic material, the frame being disposed with a first positioning groove and a second positioning groove, the first positioning groove and the second positioning groove being oppositely disposed, a first end of the blade being inserted into the first positioning groove, and a second end of the blade being inserted into the second positioning groove. It has the advantages of being applicable to ceramic-made blades and the blade is not easy to fracture. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308444 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL APPLIQUE EFFECT - Methods according to the present disclosure include creating a three-dimensional effect, for example, an applique effect, that allows for the effect to be more integrated with the object to which it is added than in conventional methods. These methods can include adding the effect or applique on a surface of an object with the object sandwiched between the applique and a structure-imparting material, allowing the applique and the object it is on to move more freely and in unison together. The three-dimensional applique can be formed by applying force to the object on a side opposite to the applique such that indentations and protrusions are formed in the layered structure of the object and structure-imparting material, providing a three dimensional applique image. In other embodiments, an applique configuration may be provided separately from the object to which it is eventually to be applied. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308445 | METHOD OF COATING A CAST ALLOY WHEEL PROVIDING A TWO-TONE APPEARANCE - A cast wheel having an alloy substrate includes a primary surface and a secondary surface. A first polymeric coating is applied to the primary surface and to the secondary surface sealing the cast alloy wheel within the first polymeric coating. An intermediate polymeric coating is applied over the first polymeric coating. The intermediate polymeric coating is coated with metal using physical vapor deposition with the metal being aesthetically distinguishable from the first polymeric coating. A third polymeric coating is applied over the metal. The third polymeric coating, the intermediate coating and the metal from the primary surface of the cast alloy wheel are removed aesthetically distinguishing the primary surface from the secondary surface. A fourth polymeric coating is applied over the primary surface and the secondary surface. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308446 | BICYCLE COMPOSITE CLINCHER RIM AND WHEEL - A rim for a bicycle wheel includes a radially outer tire engaging portion having a first tire retaining portion and a second tire retaining portion spaced apart from the first tire retaining portion. The first tire retaining portion includes a first tire retaining section having a first outer wall and a first tire retaining wall opposite and spaced apart from the first outer wall. The second tire retaining portion includes a second tire retaining section having a second outer wall and a second tire retaining wall opposite and spaced apart from the second outer wall. The radially outer tire engaging portion is made of a composite material. The first outer wall and the first tire retaining wall, and the second outer wall and the second tire retaining wall, respectively, are separated by a material having a lower density than the composite material. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308447 | CENTERLESS WHEEL ASSEMBLIES FOR VEHICLES - A vehicle is disclosed that may include a vertical axle, a support rod coupled to the vertical axle, and a wheel assembly coupled to the vertical axle via the support rod. The wheel assembly may include a centerless rim, a stationary hub coupled to the support rod and disposed at least partially within the centerless rim, and a roller guide supported by the stationary hub and shaped to roll along the centerless rim. The wheel assembly may be configured to rotate at least one hundred and seventy degrees relative to the vehicle. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308448 | RIM FOR A TIRE - A rim for a tire for means of displacement preferably for heavy loads at low-speed. The rim may include a main tubular body having a cylindrical surface extending between two lateral edges, a bead-seat having a greater diameter than the cylindrical surface of the tubular body and overlapped to it and at least a side-ring being overlapped to one of the lateral edges for the lateral containment of the tire. The rim may include compensating means interposed between the cylindrical surface of the tubular body and the bead-seat and in contact with them to realise a compensation in thickness. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308449 | LUG WRENCH WITH SECURE CLAMPING MECHANISM - A lug wrench apparatus comprising a collet-type assembly whereby the socket clamps to the lug nut in a manner similar to the way a collet clamps a router bit. The clamping mechanism can be provided either by a screw-compression, or an eccentric cam compression. Arbitrarily large amounts of torque can be applied by means of an extension which fits over the arm of a wrench that is clamped to the shaft of the collet. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308450 | CASTER WITH BRAKING DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a caster, having a housing, having an axle pin which is arranged in a housing opening which is oriented substantially horizontally, and on which at least one wheel is mounted, having, at the top, a pin opening oriented substantially vertically, for receiving a pivot pin, and having a braking device which brakes the at least one wheel, wherein the housing opening for the axle pin allows limited vertical displaceability of the axle pin and the braking device comprises at least one resilient housing part which acts on the axle pin. In order to provide a mechanically reliable braking device, the braking device is additionally provided with at least one spring element which cooperates with the at least one resilient housing part and amplifies the effect of its braking force and/or increases the mechanical load-bearing capacity of the at least one resilient housing part. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308451 | Tire Compositions and Methods for Making Thereof - A tire composition is disclosed. The composition comprises a rubber component and based on 100 parts by weight (phr) of the rubber component, 50-200 phr of covered silica, with the covered silica comprising silica core and a first resin covering the silica core, wherein the first resin is not chemically bonded to the silica core. The silica core is covered with the first resin by mixing a slurry comprising silica core with a mixture containing the first resin as a solution, an aqueous dispersion; or a solution by dissolving the first resin in a solvent. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308452 | Method and Device for Attaching Sound Absorbing Member to Tire Inner Face - Provided are a method and a device for attaching a sound absorbing member to an inner face of a tire. In a state that an adhesive is interposed between a first face of a sound absorbing member and an inner face of the tire, the sound absorbing member is placed, and an expandable and contractible bag placed inside the tire is expanded, and the expanded bag presses a second face of the sound absorbing member to bond the first face to the inner face of the tire with the adhesive therebetween. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308453 | Reinforcing ply for articles made of an elastomeric material, preferably for pneumatic vehicle tyres, and pneumatic vehicle tyre - The invention relates to a rubberized reinforcing ply for articles made of elastomeric material, preferably for vehicle tires, where the reinforcing ply has a multiplicity of parallel strengthening elements spaced apart from one another, with each strengthening element consisting of polyamide 6.6 and having an x1 construction, hence being a twisted multifilament yarn of polyamide 6.6. The crude yarn of polyamide 6.6 has a tenacity which, at an elongation of 4%, is within a range from 1.35 cN/dtex to 1.60 cN/dtex; the multifilament yarn has a tenacity which, at an elongation of 4%, is within a range from 2.0 cN/dtex to 2.8 cN/dtex, and the cord has a thermal shrinkage at 177° within a range of 4.0%-7.0%, wherein the tenacity in accordance with ASTM D885-16 and the thermal shrinkage at 77° C. are determined under a pre-tension of 0.045 g/dtex with an exposure time of two minutes. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308454 | Bias Tire - A bias tire includes two or more carcass layers, at least one belt disposed outward from the carcass layers in a tire radial direction, a reinforcing rubber layer disposed between carcass plies included in a carcass layer of the carcass layers. A belt width of a widest belt with the widest width of the belts is 110% or more and 150% or less of a tread developed width, and a position of an upper end portion of the reinforcing rubber layer located outward in the tire radial direction is apart 3 mm or more from an end portion of the widest belt. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308455 | TIRE COMPRISING A TREAD CONTAINING CIRCUMFERENTIAL REINFORCING ELEMENTS IN THE SUBLAYER | 2019-10-10 |
20190308456 | TYRE - A tyre includes a tread portion including a tread surface which is provided with grooves. At least one of the grooves includes a widening-width portion at least partially. The widening-width portion includes a first groove portion extending inwardly in a tyre radial direction from the tread surface, and a second groove portion located inwardly in the tyre radial direction of the first groove portion and having a groove width greater than that of the first groove portion. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308457 | TIRE - A tire has an intended tire rotational direction and comprises a tread portion having a tread surface defined between tread edges and a pair of buttress surfaces defined as extending radially inwardly from the respective tread edges. One or each of the buttress surfaces is provided with a plurality of protrusions protruding axially outwardly and arranged in the tire circumferential direction. The protrusions include a curved protrusion which extends radially inwardly from the tread surface while curving toward the intended tire rotational direction. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308458 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes a shoulder block in which first shoulder blocks and second shoulder blocks are alternately aligned. Each first shoulder block has a first edge that is on the outer side in a tire axial direction of a tread surface of the first shoulder block. Each second shoulder block has a second edge that is positioned on the outer side in the tire axial direction of a tread surface of the second shoulder block and more toward the inner side in the tire axial direction than the first edge. | 2019-10-10 |