Three-dimensional printing with secondary antioxidants
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12179424
The present disclosure describes multi-fluid kits for three-dimensional printing, three-dimensional printing kits, and methods of making three-dimensional printed objects. In one example, a multi-fluid kit for three-dimensional printing can include a fusing agent and an antioxidant agent. The fusing agent can include water and an electromagnetic radiation absorber. The electromagnetic radiation absorber can absorb radiation energy and convert the radiation energy to heat. The antioxidant…
Supporting assemblies for installable components
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12185490
Examples of a supporting assembly for supporting an installable component are described. The supporting assembly comprises a supporting member. The supporting assembly may further include a latch bar extending longitudinally to support the installable component. The supporting assembly may further include a coupling arm and a control knob. In an example, the control knob may be rotatable, and is to control rotation of the latch bar.
Fetching topologies using timestamp-callback map
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12184500
Examples described herein relate to fetching network device topologies using a timestamp-callback map. The timestamp-callback map includes timestamps paired with references to unique callback functions that fetch topologies for network devices when executed. Examples include setting an alarm for each timestamp in the timestamp-callback map. When an alarm generates a notification, examples create worker threads of a network profiler service. Each worker thread executes a respective unique…
Communication device ready state assistance
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12184489
An example non-transitory machine-readable storage medium includes instructions executable by a processing resource of an electronic device. The instructions cause the electronic device to receive a communication associated with a first mode of communication via the communication device and determine an intent to change from the first mode of communication to a second mode of communication. In response to determining the intent, the instructions cause the electronic device to determine…
Biasing covers with clips
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12184000
In some examples, the disclosure describes a connector comprising a cover comprising a cover top, a first clip coupled to a first end of the cover, the first clip including a first lever and a first hook, a second clip coupled to a second end of the cover, the second clip including a second lever and a second hook, and a biasing member coupled to the cover top and disposed between the first clip and the second clip, the biasing member to apply pressure to the connector while the…
Communicating print component
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12183430
An integrated circuit to drive a number of fluid actuation devices, comprising a circuit configured to have a memory access state which can be set to one of an enabled state and disabled state. The integrated circuit to include a fluid actuation circuit to transmit selection information for a fluid actuation device, the selection information comprising a data state bit. The integrated circuit to include a memory cell array, configured so that each memory cell is accessible by the memory…
Logic circuitry packages for replaceable print apparatus components
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12182281
A logic circuitry package for a replaceable print apparatus component includes a logic circuit and an interface to communicate with a print apparatus logic circuit. The logic circuit is configured to include a plurality of personalities, each personality of the plurality of personalities including an ID and a cryptographic key. The logic circuit is further configured to start a cryptographic session with the print apparatus logic circuit using a selected personality of the plurality of…
Method for error handling in the toner refill process
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12181805
A toner cartridge includes a customer replaceable unit monitoring (CRUM) apparatus to store error information of a toner injection process of the toner cartridge using a toner refill apparatus. Based on the error information not being stored in the CRUM apparatus, an availability of a refill operation of the toner cartridge is identified based on a predetermined first reference value and an amount of toner detected in the toner cartridge, and, based on the error information being stored…
Display with piezo material changing position of light source relative aperture layer
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12181743
A display device includes an aperture layer, a first plurality of light sources, a second plurality of light sources, and a piezo material coupled to the first plurality of light sources and the second plurality of light sources. The aperture layer includes a first plurality of apertures and a second plurality of apertures, and the first plurality of light sources is arranged to correspond to the first plurality of apertures, and the second plurality of light sources is arranged to…
Capping stations with positioning mechanisms
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12179491
Examples relate to capping stations having caps with positioning mechanism. The capping station for a printing system may comprise a cap to seal a printhead and a positioning mechanism to move the cap between a first cap position and a second cap position.
Three-dimensional printing
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12179421
In an example three-dimensional printing method, individual layers of a metal-based build material are patterned, based on a 3D object model, with a binding agent to form an intermediate structure. A case-hardened portion of a 3D object is also patterned (based on the object model) by selectively depositing a hardening agent to deliver a predetermined concentration of a hardening element to at least one of the individual layers, wherein the individual layers are maintained below a…
Cutting print media
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12179375
Examples of print media cutting procedures and devices are described. The print media is cut with a first cutting module while the print medium is advanced through the device. The print media is then reversed before being cut with a second cutting module. The first cutting module can be moved laterally at the same time as the print medium is moved in the reverse direction.
Three-dimensional printing with wetting agent
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12179263
A multi-fluid kit for three-dimensional printing can include a wetting agent and a binding agent. The wetting agent can include from 0 wt % to about 49.8 wt % water, from about 0.5 wt % to about 30 wt % film-forming organic solvent that can have a boiling point from greater than about 100° C. to about 350° C., and from about 30 wt % to about 99.5 wt % amphiphilic solvent that can have a boiling point from about 45° C. to less than about 100° C. The amphiphilic solvent can be…
Videoconferencing camera
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
D1056012
Binding agents for printing 3D green body objects
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
12172212
The present disclosure relates to a binding agent for printing a 3D green body object. The binding agent includes from about 0.3 wt % to about 3 wt % multi-functional carboxylic acid having a weight average molecular weight range from about 100 MW to about 1,000 MW, from about 2 wt % to about 20 wt % a (meth)acrylic latex binder, from about 10 wt % to about 40 wt % solvent package including from about 3 wt % to about 40 wt % of a coalescing solvent, and from about 40 wt % to about 88 wt…
Surge recovery with processor power control
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
12174680
An example non-transitory computer-readable medium includes instructions to monitor a time-averaged power consumption of a computing device that includes a plurality of power-consuming components including a processor, and compare the time-averaged power consumption to a first threshold to detect if the time-averaged power consumption exceeds the first threshold. In response to detecting that the time-averaged power consumption of the computing device exceeds the first threshold, the…
Holding devices for computing components
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
12174675
A holding device for retaining an installable component in a chassis of a computing device may includes a longitudinally extending first arm, and a movably coupled second arm. The holding device may further include a first engaging portion at first end of the holding device, and a second engaging portion at the second end of the holding device. The engaging portions may couple the holding device to the chassis of the computing device. Furthermore, the holding device may comprise a…
Heating for a printing drum
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
12174561
A printing drum for a liquid electrophotographic printing system which comprises a photosensitive surface and a heating device mounted to the printing drum. The heating device heats the photosensitive surface of the printing drum to a predetermined temperature.
Toner refill control of image forming apparatus
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
12174556
An image forming apparatus and method for determining whether a toner refill apparatus is available are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a print engine to carry out a print job using a toner from a toner cartridge, a communication apparatus to communicate with a memory chip attached to a toner refill apparatus for refilling a toner in the toner cartridge, and a processor to identify whether the toner refill apparatus is available based on information stored in the memory…
Labels
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
12173168
Herein is described a method of providing a printed label. The method comprises applying a radiation curable overcoat composition to a liquid electrostatically printed ink disposed on a label substrate; wherein the radiation curable overcoat composition comprises radiation curable monomers and/or oligomers; a photoinitiator; a polyalkylsiloxane containing at least two reactive functional groups, wherein the reactive functional groups are selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl, amino and a…
