公开(公告)号：US5615609A

公开(公告)日：1997-04-01

申请号：US518117

申请日：1995-08-21

申请人： Alan M. Hill ,  William R. Meeks ,  Charles L. Van Ness

发明人： Alan M. Hill ,  William R. Meeks ,  Charles L. Van Ness

IPC分类号： B41F13/004 ,  B41F13/14 ,  B41F5/02

CPC分类号： B41F13/14 ,  B41F13/0045 ,  B41P2213/734

摘要： A system and method for controlling the registration of a multi-unit printing press for corrugated board materials permits the use of AC motors for driving the printing press. A master AC motor drives a master printing unit, and a master AC driving device is electrically coupled to the master AC motor for controlling the speed of the master AC motor. A master pulse generating device produces output pulses relating to the rotary motion of the master printing unit. A follower AC motor drives a follower printing unit, and a follower AC driving device electrically coupled to the follower AC motor controls the speed of the follower AC motor relative to the master AC motor. A follower pulse generating device produces output pulses relating to the rotary motion of the follower printing unit. A controller is configured to receive the output pulses from the master and follower pulse generating devices, process the master and follower output pulses to produce control commands based on said output pulses, and transmit the control commands to the follower AC driving device so that the speed of the follower AC motor is adjusted relative to the master AC motor as required to maintain synchronized operation between the master and follower AC motors. This configuration maintains precise registration of the multi-unit printing press over the entire range of speeds of the multi-unit printing press and when the multi-unit printing press is temporarily in a non-running state.

摘要翻译： 用于控制用于波纹板材料的多单元印刷机的配准的系统和方法允许使用AC电动机来驱动印刷机。 主交流电动机驱动主打印单元，并且主交流驱动装置电耦合到主AC电动机以控制主AC电动机的速度。 主脉冲产生装置产生与主打印单元的旋转运动有关的输出脉冲。 随动交流电动机驱动从动打印单元，并且电耦合到从动交流电动机的从动交流驱动装置控制从动交流电动机相对于主交流电动机的速度。 随动脉冲产生装置产生与从动印刷单元的旋转运动有关的输出脉冲。 控制器被配置为从主从跟随器脉冲产生装置接收输出脉冲，处理主和跟随器输出脉冲以产生基于所述输出脉冲的控制命令，并将控制命令发送到随动AC驱动装置，使得速度 跟随AC电动机相对于主交流电动机进行调整，以保持主动和从动AC电动机之间的同步运行。 该配置在多单元印刷机的整个速度范围内以及当多单元印刷机暂时处于非运行状态时，维持多单元印刷机的精确配准。

公开(公告)号：US06517625B2

公开(公告)日：2003-02-11

申请号：US09754469

申请日：2001-01-03

申请人： Sukh Bassi ,  Michael D. Cain ,  Alan M. Hill ,  Clodualdo C. Maningat ,  Li Nie

发明人： Sukh Bassi ,  Michael D. Cain ,  Alan M. Hill ,  Clodualdo C. Maningat ,  Li Nie

IPC分类号： C09D10302

CPC分类号： D21H19/50 ,  D21H19/42 ,  Y10T428/31971 ,  Y10T428/31982 ,  Y10T428/31986 ,  Y10T428/31993

摘要： Improved compositions for coating paper stock, methods of forming such compositions, and methods of coating paper stock with those compositions are provided. The compositions comprise an aqueous dispersion including therein from about 20-45% by weight filler (e.g., a starch such as wheat starch) and from about 6-18% by weight wheat gluten. Preferably, the gluten is initially modified with a reducing agent so that the average molecular weight of the gluten is less than about 1,000 kDa. The compositions have a viscosity of up to about 2000 cP and a solids content of from about 25-57% by weight, thus making them suitable for high speed coating of paper stock. The finished, coated stock may be conventionally printed to achieve high gloss end products. The compositions are preferably water soluble, thereby greatly facilitating repulping of the coated stock.

公开(公告)号：US5010543A

公开(公告)日：1991-04-23

申请号：US312706

申请日：1989-02-07

申请人： Alan M. Hill

发明人： Alan M. Hill

IPC分类号： H04J14/00 ,  H01S5/14 ,  H04B10/20 ,  H04B10/24 ,  H04J14/02 ,  H04J14/04 ,  H04J14/06 ,  H04J14/08 ,  H04L5/26

CPC分类号： H04J14/02 ,  H04J14/08 ,  H01S5/141

摘要： An optical signal is multiplexed for use in a network including a control station, a high data rate optical path connecting the control station to a mode and low data rate optical paths extending from the node to receiving stations. The method of multiplexing includes repeatedly sweeping the source of the optical signal over a wide wavelength range such that a distinct wavelength channel is provided for each receiving station. The sweep rate is equal to the low data rate. At the node, the signal is resolved into constituent wavelength channels having distinct time slots and transmitted via respective low data rate optical paths to the receiving stations.

公开(公告)号：US5344573A

公开(公告)日：1994-09-06

申请号：US33868

申请日：1993-03-19

申请人： Alan M. Hill ,  Michael D. Cain ,  Donald D. Cain

发明人： Alan M. Hill ,  Michael D. Cain ,  Donald D. Cain

IPC分类号： C02F1/02 ,  B01D21/28 ,  B41F31/00 ,  B41F35/00 ,  C02F1/52 ,  C09D11/02 ,  B01D1/14 ,  B41F31/20

CPC分类号： B41F31/00 ,  B41F35/00 ,  B41P2235/30 ,  B41P2235/31

摘要： A method for recovery of printing ink wastes is provided which greatly minimizes pollution problems attendant to the disposal of ink wastes, while permitting formulation of usable ink products from the wastes. The method involves first creating a flowable stream of material including the ink wastes, and directing this stream to a hydroheater (16) along with incoming steam. In the hydroheater (16), the ink wastes are subjected to elevated temperatures and pressures, and intense shear, creating a homogeneous, flowable output. This output may then be dried and powdered, and the powder may be reconstituted as a black ink suitable for commercial printing operations. If desired, the hydroheater (16) output may be treated in a filter press (252) to obtain a filter cake (258), and this cake (258) may be subsequently subdivided and treated with ink carriers to form a processing ink. In a preferred embodiment, dilute printer washup material containing up to 5% by weight residual ink therein may be directly processed in the hydroheater (16); this eliminates the need for preliminary chemical treatment and sludge formation.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种回收印刷油墨废料的方法，其极大地最大限度地减少了处理墨水废料的污染问题，同时允许从废物中制备可用的油墨产品。 该方法包括首先产生包括油墨废物的可流动物料流，并将该流与进入的蒸汽一起引导到水加热器（16）。 在加氢器（16）中，油墨废物经受升高的温度和压力，并产生强烈的剪切，产生均匀的可流动的输出。 然后可以将该输出干燥和粉末化，并且粉末可以重新配制成适于商业印刷操作的黑色墨水。 如果需要，可以在压滤机（252）中处理加氢器（16）输出以获得滤饼（258），并且随后将该滤饼（258）细分并用油墨载体处理以形成加工油墨。 在优选的实施方案中，可以在加氢处理器（16）中直接加工含有至多5重量％残留油墨的稀释的打印机冲洗材料; 这消除了对初步化学处理和污泥形成的需要。

公开(公告)号：US5305402A

公开(公告)日：1994-04-19

申请号：US930683

申请日：1992-10-06

申请人： Alan M. Hill ,  David B. Payne ,  Kevin J. Blyth

发明人： Alan M. Hill ,  David B. Payne ,  Kevin J. Blyth

IPC分类号： G02B6/293 ,  G02B6/34 ,  H01S3/06 ,  H01S3/083 ,  H01S3/106 ,  G02B6/26

CPC分类号： G02B6/2931 ,  G02B6/29313 ,  G02B6/2938 ,  G02B6/29395

摘要： A tunable optical filter includes an array of optical fibre located within a capillary tube and mounted on a solenoid movable support and positioned in front of a lens and diffration grating. The filter provides simultaneous tuning filtering between fibres. By coupling fibres to a ring laser and fibre to an optical receiver simultaneous tuning of a laser and receiver is possible. The filter finds particular application in passive optical networks.

摘要翻译： PCT No.PCT / GB91 / 00264 Sec。 371日期：1992年10月6日 102（e）日期1992年10月6日PCT 1991年2月20日PCT PCT。 公开号WO91 / 13377 日期1991年9月5日。可调谐滤光器包括位于毛细管内并安装在螺线管可移动支架上并位于透镜和扩散光栅前面的光纤阵列。 滤波器提供光纤之间的同步调谐滤波。 通过将光纤耦合到环形激光器和光纤到光学接收器，可以同时调谐激光器和接收器。 滤波器在无源光网络中具有特殊应用。

公开(公告)号：US20110013903A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-20

申请号：US12863287

申请日：2009-01-28

申请人： Albert Rafel Porti ,  Alan M. Hill

发明人： Albert Rafel Porti ,  Alan M. Hill

IPC分类号： H04B10/00

CPC分类号： H04J3/1694 ,  H04J3/14 ,  H04J2203/006 ,  H04J2203/0066 ,  H04Q11/0067 ,  H04Q2011/0079 ,  H04Q2011/0081 ,  H04Q2011/009

摘要： A protected passive optical communications system (10), having a plurality of terminals (14), a main head end (22) for communicating with the terminals (14) in an operational state, and, a back up head (37) end arranged to allow communication with the terminals (14) in the event of a fault, the main head end (22) and the back up head end (37) each being operable to transmit a sequence of frames for communicating with the terminals (14), each frame having a header portion and a payload portion, the main head end (22) being arranged, in normal operation, to transmit control instructions in the header portion and user data in the payload portion of each frame, the back up head end (37) being arranged, in response to a fault, to transmit control instructions in the payload portion of a frame, and a control message in the header portion of that frame, which control message is indicative of the presence of control instructions in the payload portion, the terminals being responsive to the control message, such that: in the presence of a control message in the header of a frame, each terminal (14) interprets the payload of that frame as containing control instructions for changing one or more operational attributes of a terminal (14); and, in the absence of a control message in the header portion of a frame, each terminal (14) is arranged to interpret the payload of that frame as containing user data and to forward the user data to one or more users external to the terminal (14), in dependence on an address associated with the user data.

摘要翻译： 一种被保护的无源光通信系统（10），具有多个终端（14），用于在操作状态下与所述终端（14）通信的主头端（22）和布置在所述终端 为了在故障的情况下允许与终端（14）的通信，主头端（22）和备用头端（37）各自可操作以传送用于与终端（14）通信的一系列帧， 每个帧具有标题部分和有效载荷部分，主标头（22）在正常操作中被布置为在每个帧的有效载荷部分中传送头部部分中的控制指令和用户数据，后备头端 37）被布置为响应于故障，在帧的有效载荷部分中发送控制指令以及在该帧的报头部分中的控制消息，该控制消息指示在有效载荷部分中存在控制指令 终端响应于con 使得在帧的头部存在控制消息的情况下，每个终端（14）将该帧的有效载荷解释为包含用于改变终端（14）的一个或多个操作属性的控制指令; 并且在帧的标题部分中没有控制消息的情况下，每个终端（14）被安排为将该帧的有效载荷解释为包含用户数据，并且将用户数据转发到终端外部的一个或多个用户 （14），取决于与用户数据相关联的地址。

公开(公告)号：US06544158B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-08

申请号：US09950996

申请日：2001-09-12

申请人： Alan M. Hill ,  William R. Meeks

发明人： Alan M. Hill ,  William R. Meeks

IPC分类号： B31B188

CPC分类号： B65H3/24 ,  B26D7/32 ,  B26D2007/322 ,  B31B50/20 ,  B65H2301/42322 ,  B65H2701/1764

摘要： A processing station (10) for high speed printing, handling and die cutting of blanks or blanks (26) is provided which includes a clamshell-type die cutter (12), as well as a feeding device (14) including a transfer mechanism (16) and pickup member (18). The station (10) may also include a printing assembly (20) and a cut blank removal assembly (22). In operation, individual blanks (26) from a stack (28) are successively fed by the transfer mechanism (16) and are picked up by the member (18); the blanks are delivered to the die cutter (12) when the latter is open and after die cutting the removal assembly (22) is employed to lift the cut blank (26) from the cutter (12) and shift the blank (26) to a slide plate (116). A pusher bar (122) then operates to move the cut blank (26) to an outfeed conveyer (146). The station (10) is capable of handling relatively thick corrugated blanks (26) at high speed and without constant operator attendance.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于坯料或坯料（26）的高速印刷，处理和模切的加工站（10），其包括蛤壳型模切机（12）以及包括转移机构（14）的进料装置（14） 16）和拾取构件（18）。 工位（10）还可以包括印刷组件（20）和切割毛坯移除组件（22）。 在操作中，来自堆叠（28）的单个坯件（26）由传送机构（16）连续地供给并由构件（18）拾起; 当模具切割器打开时，坯料被递送到模具切割器（12），并且在切割之后，使用移除组件（22）将切割坯料（26）从切割器（12）提起并将坯料（26）移动到 滑板（116）。 推杆（122）然后操作以将切割坯料（26）移动到出料输送机（146）。 工位（10）能够高速地处理相对较厚的波纹坯料（26），且不需要恒定的操作员出席。

公开(公告)号：US5241409A

公开(公告)日：1993-08-31

申请号：US721559

申请日：1991-08-05

申请人： Alan M. Hill ,  David B. Payne

发明人： Alan M. Hill ,  David B. Payne

IPC分类号： H04M3/00 ,  H04Q3/52 ,  H04Q11/00 ,  H04Q11/02

CPC分类号： H04Q11/0001

摘要： A communications network in which a central switching node (70) has at least two sets of both input ports (52) and output ports (56) coupled to respective sets of transmitters (T.sub.ij) and receivers (R.sub.ij) by passive optical networks (54) and (58) and demultiplexers (52) and multiplexers (59). The transmitters (T.sub.ij) are tunable so that each can be selectively the input ports (52). The receivers (R.sub.ij) are also tunable so the output ports (56) can be selectively coupled to the one or more of the receivers (R.sub.ij). Alternatively, the demultiplexers (55) and multiplexers (59) can be tunable. This devolves some of the switching function outside the central switching node (50) thereby reducing the component count.

公开(公告)号：US5181899A

公开(公告)日：1993-01-26

申请号：US835534

申请日：1992-02-14

申请人： Alan M. Hill ,  William R. Meeks

发明人： Alan M. Hill ,  William R. Meeks

IPC分类号： B31B50/04 ,  B26D3/08 ,  B26D7/26 ,  B31B50/06 ,  B31B50/16 ,  B31B50/20 ,  B31B50/22 ,  B31B50/25 ,  B65H3/24 ,  B65H5/16

CPC分类号： B26D7/2642 ,  B31B1/00 ,  B31B2201/145 ,  Y10T74/19679 ,  Y10T83/4798 ,  Y10T83/9406

摘要： Box blank-forming apparatus (60) is provided which includes a feeder assembly (62) and a scoring/slotting assembly (64) each provided with adjustment structure (62a, 64a) to facilitate makeready adjustment of the apparatus (60) between production runs. The feeder assembly (62) preferably includes a reciprocal pusher element (170) operable to successively engage sheets (30) to be formed into box blanks (36). The element (170) is supported by a pair of elongated, threaded, axially rotatable, fore and aft translatable positioning screws (146, 148), so that upon rotation of the screws (146, 148), a reference position of the pusher element (170) may be varied. Adjustment of the assembly (64) is accomplished by means of compensators (292, 294) which are respectively coupled to associated slotter wheel and scoring wheel shafts (288, 286). Operation of the slotter wheel shaft compensator (294) serves to adjust the circumferential positions of the fixed slotter knives (358), whereas operation of the scoring shaft compensator (292) varies the position of the adjustable knives (360) through the medium of transfer gears (384). Servo-sensors (438-442, 446-448 and 270) are used to continuously monitor the lateral and circumferential positions of the scoring/slotting stations (296-304) and a reference position of the pusher element (172), so that precise makeready adjustments can be accomplished.

摘要翻译： 提供盒坯成型设备（60），其包括馈送器组件（62）和每个设有调节结构（62a，64a）的刻痕/开槽组件（64），以便于在生产运行之间对设备（60）进行准备调整 。 馈送器组件（62）优选地包括可操作以连续地接合待形成盒坯（36）的片材（30）的往复推动器元件（170）。 元件（170）由一对细长的，螺纹的，可轴向旋转的前和后可平移定位螺钉（146,148）支撑，使得当螺钉（146,148）旋转时，推动元件 （170）可以变化。 通过补偿器（292,294）来实现组件（64）的调整，所述补偿器分别联接到相关联的开槽轮和刻划轮轴（288,286）。 开槽轮轴补偿器（294）的操作用于调节固定开槽刀（358）的周向位置，而刻痕轴补偿器（292）的操作通过传送介质改变可调节刀具（360）的位置 齿轮（384）。 伺服传感器（438-442,446-448和270）用于连续监测打分/开槽站（296-304）的横向和周向位置以及推动元件（172）的参考位置，从而精确 准备调整可以完成。

公开(公告)号：US06605367B2

公开(公告)日：2003-08-12

申请号：US10324340

申请日：2002-12-18

申请人： Sukh Bassi ,  Michael D. Cain ,  Alan M. Hill ,  Clodualdo C. Maningat ,  Li Nie

发明人： Sukh Bassi ,  Michael D. Cain ,  Alan M. Hill ,  Clodualdo C. Maningat ,  Li Nie

IPC分类号： B32B2900

CPC分类号： D21H19/50 ,  D21H19/42 ,  Y10T428/31971 ,  Y10T428/31982 ,  Y10T428/31986 ,  Y10T428/31993

摘要： Improved compositions for coating paper stock, methods of forming such compositions, and methods of coating paper stock with those compositions are provided. The compositions comprise an aqueous dispersion including therein from about 20-45% by weight filler (e.g., a starch such as wheat starch) and from about 6-18% by weight wheat gluten. Preferably, the gluten is initially modified with a reducing agent so that the average molecular weight of the gluten is less than about 1,000 kDa. The compositions have a viscosity of up to about 2000 cP and a solids content of from about 25-57% by weight, thus making them suitable for high speed coating of paper stock. The finished, coated stock may be conventionally printed to achieve high gloss end products. The compositions are preferably water soluble, thereby greatly facilitating repulping of the coated stock.