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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7661357 | Stencil printing machine with a plurality of drum units and method of controlling the same A controller reads out image data of an area frame that a user has drawn on an original and accurately extracts the area frame by removing noise from the read-out image data to divide image data of an area outside the area frame and image data of an area inside the ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7523702 | Method and system for controlling thermal head and stencil material roll In a thermal head control system for controlling heating energy to a thermal had perforating stencil material unrolled from a stencil material roll, the heating energy to a thermal head is controlled according to the surface condition of the stencil material. The re... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7448319 | Plate-making apparatus for stencil printing and stencil printing machine A plate-making apparatus for stencil printing includes a plate feed section which feeds the heat-sensitive stencil plate that is an extended thermoplastic resin film with a predetermined thickness, and a heater to form ink-permeable openings in the film by heating t... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7444933 | Stencil printer A stencil printer of the present invention perforates, or cuts, a thermosensitive stencil with a thermal head to thereby make a master. The stencil printer includes a stencil distinguishing device for automatically identifying the kind of the stencil or a master set... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441498 | Image forming system An image forming system includes a mounting portion in which an expendable provided with a memory in which distinguishment information representing whether the expendable is compatible is stored is removably installed. The distinguishment information stored in the m... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7430961 | Method of and system for forming image and an expendable To make the stencil printing at a stabilized density from the start of printing in a stencil printing where a plurality of kinds of inks different from each other in volatility and/or viscosity are used. Information representing the volatility and/or viscosity of in... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7418900 | Method for creating artistic work on residential lawn Creating an artistic work of art on a lawn includes: unfolding and stretching taut a stencil; driving stakes into the lawn, each stake extending through a corner of the stencil; spraying paint over openings in the stencil; removing the stencil while leaving stakes i... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415927 | Procedure for positioning a through-hole in a substrate A method for forming openings of predetermined position in a substrate in the form of a printing stencil by means of a laser, wherein the substrate is positioned using a fixture means in the form of a tensioning frame. In the process, a shift in position of openings... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7409907 | Stencil printing machine with a plurality of drum units and method of controlling the same A controller reads out image data of an area frame that a user has drawn on an original and accurately extracts the area frame by removing noise from the read-out image data to divide image data of an area outside the area frame and image data of an area inside the ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7370959 | Ink-jet recording sheet and method for preparing the same The present invention provides a method for preparing an ink-jet recording sheet including a support and a colorant receiving layer disposed on the surface of the support, and an ink-jet recording sheet prepared by the method. The method including: coating a coating... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369310 | Tensioned projection screen A projection screen apparatus is disclosed for displaying an image projected by a projector. The projection screen apparatus includes a frame and a screen. The frame includes a plurality of frame members and corner members. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363855 | Process progress display device A process progress display device includes a stencil making block which displays a progress status of a stencil making process, a printing block which displays a progress status of a printing process, a stencil making stop bar which displays whether or not an entire... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365862 | Methods and apparatus for inspecting an object A method for generating a mask for use with a light measurement system that includes a light source for projecting light onto an object, and an imaging sensor for receiving light reflected from the object. The method includes determining a profile of the object to b... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361578 | Method to form large grain size polysilicon films by nuclei-induced solid phase crystallization A method to enhance grain size in polysilicon films while avoiding formation of hemispherical grains (HSG) is disclosed. The method begins by depositing a first amorphous silicon film, then depositing silicon nuclei, which will act as nucleation sites, on the amorph... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7333239 | Method for controlling a plurality of printing apparatuses The present invention provides a technique that ensures control of a distinction among a plurality of printers affecting a resulting print in printing with a plurality of printers. A distributed printing system, in which a distributed print server 100 and a p... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325492 | Stencil printer A stencil printer of the present invention includes a print drum and a pressing member selectively movable into or out of contact with the print drum. A duplex master, formed with a first and a second image in the lengthwise direction thereof, or a simplex master fo... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311042 | Stencil screen platemaking apparatus A stencil screen platemaking apparatus for a heat-sensitive platemaking method, having a thermal head retaining frame to which a thermal head is attached arranged to oppose a platen roller retaining frame having a platen roller attached thereto, and a stepping motor... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300188 | Structure for assembling a bulb holder with an outer shade A structure for assembling a bulb holder with an outer shade, including an outer shade and a bulb holder. The outer shade is formed with a central through hole through which a hollow tube is passed. The hollow tube has an outer connecting section on which a locating... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290336 | Method of fabricating an array of multi-electroded piezoelectric transducers for piezoelectric diaphragm structures A circuit provides energy to a plurality of piezoelectric diaphragm structures formed in a two-dimensional array. Each piezoelectric diaphragm structure includes a piezoelectric element in operational contact with at least a first side electrode and a second side el... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278351 | Plate-making method and plate-making apparatus for stencil printing and stencil printing machine A plate-making method for stencil printing in which heat-sensitive stencil plate material for stencil printing consisting of a thermoplastic resin film is melted by heating of a thermal head to perforate an ink permeable openings includes forming recesses on one sid... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7237482 | Flexo processor An improved flexo processor and a method of using the improved flexo processor to increase the flexibility of both the type and the size of the flexographic printing element that may be processed. The novel thermal plate processor system is capable of processing bot... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229859 | Thin film device provided with coating film, liquid crystal panel and electronic device, and method for making the thin film device Any one of an insulating film forming a TFT, a silicon film and a conductive film is formed by applying a solution and annealing it. In a spin coater (102), a coating solution containing a thin film component which is supplied from a solution storage section ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225733 | Making stencils for creating artistic works on residential lawns A method of making a plurality of the same combination of lawn stencils, which combination is used to create an artistic work on a lawn, includes: simultaneously cutting a first predetermined pattern of one or more openings in each sheet of a first stack of sheets b... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213331 | Method for forming stencil A method of forming a stencil for the manufacture of semiconductor devices includes defining a plurality of slightly spaced segmental annular openings in a stencil plate. The spacing between the segmental annular openings define spokes extending from a central porti... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201938 | Thermosensitive stencil paper and method of producing the same A thermosensitive stencil paper having a thermoplastic resin film and a porous resin layer which is provided on the thermoplastic resin film by coating a porous resin layer formation coating liquid including a water-in-oil emulsion of a resin on the thermoplastic re... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202425 | Under-pillow-block load cell An under-pillow bearing (UPB) load cell for controlling tension in the winding process for a continuous web of material. The load cell has a deflection and sensor assembly that is quickly and easily removable from the load cell for maintenance and repair. The deflec... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7156017 | Method creating a picture by different layered stencils A coloring book for method is provided creating a picture 51 by different layered stencils with the steps of: Lining up the border stencil holes 21 or holes marked for lining up, then coloring each stencil page for each individual color of the picture. When all colo... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134390 | Method and stencil for extruding material on a substrate A stencil for use in fabricating semiconductor devices is disclosed that has an aperture having a first portion extending from a first side thereof and a second portion extending from a second side thereof to minimize the shear stress between the material extruded t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134389 | Screen printing apparatus An efficiency is further improved in comparison with a conventional manual operation by automatically applying a material to a film-like body by a machine. A film-like body is delivered from a supply apparatus and is taken up by a take-up apparatus. A material is ap... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131373 | Screen printing repetition systems and methods A screen printing manual repetition system semi-automates use of a screen with a manual printing press. The screen has a screen frame and a screen mesh. The manual repetition system (MRS) has an MRS frame mountable to the screen frame, a track system, and a height a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127988 | Screen printing repetition systems and methods A screen printing manual repetition system semi-automates use of a screen with a manual printing press. The screen has a screen frame and a screen mesh. The manual repetition system (MRS) has an MRS frame mountable to the screen frame, a track system, and a height a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126709 | Printing control apparatus and system, method of controlling same, printing apparatus and printer driver Disclosed is a printing control system in which a host computer and a printer are connected so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. The printer stores color-conversion information, which is model-specific information, and a control command in a ROM and, ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117787 | Multi-frame screen printing A method of making screen printing frames can include, in certain illustrative embodiments, affixing at least two frames to one another, applying a masking film to both frames, exposing the frames, removing the unhardened emulsion in the meshes, and separating the f... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111551 | Method and system for manufacturing a screen printing frame holding a screen using curable resin A frame that holds a screen suitable for screen printing is manufactured using curable liquid resin. The liquid resin is received within a channel in a mold such that the resin contacts a screen positioned proximate to the channel. The liquid resin is then cured to ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113332 | Tensioned projection screen apparatus A projection screen apparatus is disclosed for displaying an image projected by a projector. The projection screen apparatus includes a frame, a screen, and a screen coupler configured to couple the screen to the frame. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110130 | Information processing apparatus and system, method of controlling same, peripheral apparatus and printer device Disclosed is a printing control system in which a host computer and a printer are connected so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. The printer stores model-specific parameter information, which is control information, in a ROM and, in response to a comm... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7095520 | Information processing apparatus and system, information processing method and device driver Disclosed is an information processing system in which a high-order apparatus and a low-order apparatus are connected so as to be capable of bidirectional communicating. The low-order apparatus stores control command information of the low-order apparatus in a ROM a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093746 | Coated stencil with reduced surface tension A stencil used for printing solder paste on a contact pad of a printed wiring board has interior surfaces that define one or more apertures through the stencil. Those interior surfaces are coated with a material, such as parylene, having a lower surface tension than... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7073441 | Image recording apparatus A punch unit includes punch blocks supported by an arm through support plates. The arm has, arranged thereon, a motor for rotating a drive rod, a detector for detecting rotation angles of the drive rod, and a sensor for detecting a forward end of a recording materia... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073436 | Duplex printing device configured for duplex printing on the front and reverse sides of a sheet of printing paper and simplex printing on only one side of the sheet A duplex printing device including a duplex printing master on which two images are perforated in series over a single plate, and a simplex printing master on which a third image is perforated over the single plate. Either master is wrapped around an outer periphera... | 07/11/2006 |