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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| 20120128882 | GEL POLYMER PEN LITHOGRAPHY The disclosure relates to methods of printing indicia on a substrate using a tip array comprised of elastomeric, compressible gel polymers. The tip array can be prepared using conventional photolithographic methods and can be tailored to have any desired number and/or a... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107580 | DIGITAL THERMOGRAPHIC METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND PRODUCTS Digital thermographic methods and systems for CMYK plus raised print products, and corresponding thermographic CMYK plus raised print products.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120069123 | Adhesive label and apparatus for producing the same An adhesive agent label includes an adhesive agent layer which is made of an adhesive agent and is formed on one surface of a support. A non-adhesive heat-reactive layer is positioned above the adhesive agent layer and has openings formed by heating at a predetermined t... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052191 | Solar Cell With Structured Gridline Endpoints And Vertices A micro-extrusion printhead assembly utilized in a micro-extrusion system to form parallel extruded lines of material on a substrate includes a material feed mechanism for pushing/drawing materials out of dispensing orifices defined in the printhead assembly, a Z-axis p... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120024224 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR LASER ENGRAVING, RELIEF PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR FOR LASER ENGRAVING AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND RELIEF PRINTING PLATE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME A resin composition for laser engraving, comprising (Component A) a compound having two or more ring structures selected from the group consisting of an epoxy ring, an oxetane ring and a five-membered carbonate ring, (Component B) a curing agent capable of reacting with... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120027957 | METHOD FOR THE REFINEMENT OF A PANEL AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT THE SAME A method for the refinement of a panel and an apparatus for the refinement of a panel according to a method of this type. The method for the refinement of a panel includes: unpacking of a panel having a core made from wood material from a transport-safe packaging, a gro... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110306160 | Diffusion Furnaces Employing Ultra Low Mass Transport Systems and Methods of Wafer Rapid Diffusion Processing Multi-zone, solar cell diffusion furnaces having a plurality of radiant element (SiC) or/and high intensity IR lamp heated process zones, including baffle, ramp-up, firing, soaking and cooling zone(s). The transport of solar cell wafers, e.g., silicon, selenium, germani... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110229628 | METHOD OF CREATING A STRUCTURED SURFACE IN THE FIELD OF THE PRINTING INDUSTRY A method for creating a structured surface or a safety or decorative feature based thereon in a process of the printing industry wherein a liquid, preferably ink or varnish, and particles, preferably pearlescent pigments or a material having a similar effect are applied... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110220014 | APPARATUS FOR DUSTING PRINTED SHEETS WITH POWDER An apparatus for dusting printed sheets with powder contains at least one powder nozzle, an actuating element which is mounted such that it can be adjusted into a position, in which the actuating element is situated in the jet path of the powder nozzle and the powder bo... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110183067 | CARBON NANO TUBE COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for coating carbon nano tubes, which is capable of coating carbon nano tubes on a film at the same time when the carbon nano tubes are produced, unlike a wet method, thereby reducing the number of processes and co... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110126760 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING MASTERS A method for making a flexographic printing master includes a first step of providing a flexographic printing support; a second step of applying image wise with a first resolution a layer of a radiation curable liquid partially covering the printing side of the support;... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110107967 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINING PARTICULATE MATERIAL A method of selectively combining particulate material, for example plastics material by sintering, comprises providing a layer of particulate material, providing radiation, for example using a radiation source over the layer, and varying the absorption of the provided ... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110045185 | DEVICE FOR EMBOSSING OF SUBSTRATES The invention relates to a device for embossing of substrates, especially semiconductor substrates or wafers, comprised of:
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| 20110030797 | METHODS AND ARTICLES FOR AIGS SILVER-CONTAINING PHOTOVOLTAICS This invention relates to methods and articles using compounds, polymeric compounds, and compositions used to prepare semiconductor and optoelectronic materials and devices including thin film and band gap materials. This invention provides a range of compounds, polymer... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110011337 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS An image forming apparatus including a medium feeding unit to supply a print medium, a medium coating assembly to coat the print medium with a coating liquid, and an image forming unit to form an image on the coated print medium, the medium coating assembly including a ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100229889 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SOLID INK REMOVAL FOR SUBSTRATE RE-USE A system for removing ink from a substrate. The system includes an ink separator configured to separate the ink from the substrate; and a substrate conveyor configured to provide the substrate to the ink separator. Accordingly, the ink can be removed from the substrate ... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100151147 | METAL PATTERN FORMATION METHOD AND METAL PATTERN FORMATON SYSTEM The invention discloses a metal pattern formation method including the following steps. At first, an organic liquid is printed on a substrate to form a base pattern. Afterward, a metal is evaporated to generate several metal particles for covering the printed substrate.... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100119730 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING A THIN FILM ELECTRONIC DEVICE ON A THERMOFORMED POLYMERIC SUBSTRATE An apparatus and method for fabricating electronic devices on a polymeric substrate provide for positionally constraining a polymer substrate on a platen, and heating the constrained polymer substrate to at least a glass transition temperature of the polymer substrate. ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100062178 | Apparatus and method for fabricating one-dimensional nanostructures on flexible substrates An apparatus and method are provided for forming one dimensional nanostructures. The method comprises ink jet printing (52) a plurality of catalyst particles (36) on a substrate (32). A gas (20) is applied (54) to the catalyst particle... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100043698 | REPLACEABLE BUILD BOX FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTER A removable build box for a three dimensional printer comprises a build box tray defining a build chamber for part assembly and a material feed chamber for supplying powder material to the build chamber. The build and feed chambers have lower piston stops. A build chamb... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100012023 | Liquid Layer Applicator Assembly A drum assembly in a printing machine comprises a rotating drum having a surface and an applicator assembly for applying oil onto the surface. The applicator assembly includes a liquid supply containing a supply of oil, a distributor connected to the liquid supply for d... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090255460 | APPLYING A PROTECTIVE COATING TO MARKED MEDIA IN A PRINT ENGINE A method of applying a protective coating over ink printed media in a digital printing engine whereby horizontally discharging ink jet nozzles arranged in a vertical array, discharging a protective coating onto the marked surface of media disposed on a belt in vertical ... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090220687 | BLISTER PACKAGE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME A system and method for providing adhesive to a pre-formed blister tray having shoulders and recesses between the shoulders, the system having at least one pallet, each pallet of the at least one pallet having with holes to accommodate recesses within the blister tray a... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090183671 | Color filter fabrication apparatus A color filter fabrication apparatus is disclosed to include a platform carrying a substrate, a black matrix printing roller, a first photoresist printing roller, a second photoresist printing roller and a third photoresist printing roller for printing a black matrix, a... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090155483 | TACTILE PRINTING A small home/office tactile printing system comprises a print head assembly and a paper feed assembly. The print head assembly includes a print head for printing with ink and an applicator for applying a liquid. The paper feed assembly moves paper (or any other medium s... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090084311 | LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS A liquid application apparatus applies application liquid onto a band-shaped base material that is conveyed continuously. The liquid application apparatus includes: an application cylinder which includes an application section and two small diameter sections having a di... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090071396 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION-LINE PRINTING ON WET WEB MATERIAL The present invention is method and system for applying a finish to non-woven fabric as part of the production line, during the production process, and provides for the selective application of, for example, colorants so as to produce patterns or graphic designs to the ... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090074928 | IMAGE CREATING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE A image creating apparatus, said apparatus comprising a printing assembly having a reservoir and at least one opening, the reservoir containing a liquid substance, surface of a liquid sublayer and the printing assembly further comprises a means to release the substance ... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090068340 | Machine for Processing Printing Material and Method for Structuring the Printing Material A machine for processing printing material has at least one processing unit in which a printing material is modified in terms of shape or by application of a printing ink onto its surface. The printing material includes a surface area which either carries an electricall... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090053642 | TONER, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGES USING THE TONER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE USING THE TONER A toner having a cohesion level of 50 or less when measured using an ASTM D 6393-99 includes a first agglomerated toner including latex particles for a core, a pigment and an inorganic salt, and latex particles for a shell layer coated on the first agglomerated toner, w... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090053485 | Surface Decoration System A surface decoration system is described. The system includes materials and processes that enable detailed multiple color and hue patterns to be placed upon a surface without the need for abilities to paint fine detail. Successive coating layers are applied with a broad... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090047431 | INKJET INK, AND INK CARTRIDGE, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND INK RECORD USING THE SAME The present invention provides an inkjet ink containing at least a colorant, water, a water insoluble resin, a fluorine surfactant, and a polyether-modified silicone oil, wherein the polyether-modified silicone oil has a hydrophobic value of 0.40 to 1.5, and the hydroph... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090041946 | Photocuable Ink Composition Set, Ink Jet Recording Method, and Recorded Matter A photocurable ink composition set includes ink composition A and ink composition B. Ink composition A contains a dendritic polymer and an monomer expressed by general formula (1): CH2═CR1—COO—R2—O—CH═CH—R3. Ink ... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090029120 | Novel Porphyrazine Coloring Matter, Ink, Ink Set and Colored Article The present invention relates to a porphyrazine coloring matter represented by the following formula (1): (wherein, A, B, C and D independently represent a 6-membered ring having aromaticity, at least one or ... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090011200 | PRINTING METHOD, PRINTED MATTER, AND PRINTER A printing method for printing on a washable fabric medium by an inkjet system, where the method includes printing on the medium by the inkjet system using a water-based pigment ink containing an anionic resin. The method further includes applying a water-based coating ... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080311299 | INK-JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK-JET RECORDING DEVICE The ink-jet recording method and device record an image by ejecting onto a recording medium an ink which cures upon exposure to active energy rays. The method and device apply an undercoat liquid to the recording medium so as to form thereon an undercoat layer of the un... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080292813 | Microwave Heating Device With Irradiation Arrangement The invention relates to a heating device (1) for heating at least one printing agent provided on a printing material (10), said heating device comprising at least one microwave applicator (5) for bombarding the printing material (10) with mi... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080280062 | Formulation and Process of Producing Conductive Film Elements Compositions for conductive inks are described which are based on conductive (co)polymers and conductive mineral fillers, as well as processes for printing conductive elements. The printed compositions can be then subjected to the action of light beams produced by a coh... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080268168 | Apparatus for Coating a Cylinder, in Particular a Wiping Cylinder of an Intaglio Printing Press There is described an apparatus (1) for coating a cylinder (C), in particular a wiping cylinder of an intaglio printing press, with a plastic composition comprising inter alia heating means (6) for applying radiant heat to the cylinder throughout its lengt... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080223290 | LIQUID APPLYING APPARATUS AND INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid applying apparatus which can prevent an applying liquid from evaporating while an applying operation is at a stop and which can reliably prevent the liquid from leaking even when for example, the posture of th... | 09/18/2008 |
