Tonejet Limited

Ian Philip Butler Ingham

John Lawton Sharp

Jeffrey Mark Woods

Jerzy Marcin Zaba

Andrew John Clippingdale

Jonathan James Michael Halls

Ammar Lecheheb

Ewan Hendrik Conradie

Simon John Edwards

Daniel Richard Mace

Fred Hussain

Sebastien Eric Bregeaud

Keith Turner

Fred (Fahad) Hussain

Elliott Major Smart

Phillip Zachary Green

Alan Charles Brewster

Nigel Paul Brooks

Richard Paine

The present disclosure provides an apparatus for handling objects. The apparatus comprises a carrying device () that is configured to move along a track (). A handling device () is adapted to hold an object () and is mounted to the carrying device () such that it is rotatable with respect to the carrying device about a handling axis (). A drive device () is disposed at a position along the track () and configured to produce a torque around a drive axis. The carrying device () can be moved along the track () in a direction perpendicular to the drive axis into and out of a drive position. In the drive position, the handling axis () of the handling device () is in substantial alignment with the drive axis of the drive device () whereupon the drive device induces a torque in the handling device () causing the handling device to rotate, thereby causing the object () held by the handling device to rotate.

Passive object handling device

A printing system for printing on an outer surface of a tubular object is provided. The printing system comprises at least one printing station for printing on the outer surface of the tubular object (); and at least one holding device for holding the tubular object during a printing process. The holding device comprises: a substantially annular gripper ring () adapted to be partially inserted into a tubular object. The gripper ring comprises a radially compressible portion () configured to securely engage with an inner surface of the tubular object. The radially compressible portion exerts a radially outward mechanical restoring force when compressed.

Holding device for holding a necked tubular object in a printing system and method of loading and unloading object

A system for transmitting rotational motion between a driving element and a driven element comprises a driving element that is coupled to a torque input that causes the driving element to rotate about a drive axis. The driving element comprises a first magnetic element. A driven element is configured to rotate about a driven axis. The driven element comprises a second magnetic element. Both the first magnetic element and second magnetic element are susceptible to a magnetic field, and at least one of the first and second magnetic element produces a magnetic field. A magnetic interaction between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element couples the rotational motion of the driving element and the rotational motion of the driven element. The driving and driven elements are coupled at a predetermined rotational orientation with respect to each other.

Printing system and method including magnetic coupling device

A maintenance cap is provided for in-situ attachment to a printhead of printing apparatus. The maintenance cap comprises a housing defining at least one chamber for receiving a liquid. An opening in the housing provides a path for the liquid to pass from the chamber into a portion of the printhead when the maintenance cap is engaged with the printhead. The maintenance cap also includes a seal disposed around the opening for engagement with the printhead. A transducer coupled to the housing is used to generate ultrasound acoustic waves in the liquid contained in the chamber and printhead so as to clean the printhead.

Ultrasonic maintenance cap

An apparatus for controlling ink pressure in a printhead, the apparatus comprising: an integrally formed structure having: at least one control reservoir separated into first and second chambers by a weir; at least one inlet passageway, extending from the first chamber to an inlet port on an edge of the structure, for supplying ink from a remote source into the first chamber of the reservoir; at least one fluid outlet passageway, extending from the second chamber to an outlet port on an edge of the structure, for recirculating fluid from the reservoir to the remote source of ink; and at least one ink supply port, in communication with the first chamber, for supplying ink to, or receiving ink from, a printhead.

Apparatus for controlling ink pressure

A printhead maintenance cap for attachment to a printhead, the cap comprising: a main body defining a chamber into which rinse fluid passes from the printhead during a cleaning cycle; a seal for engagement with the printhead prior to a cleaning cycle starting; and a venting system for equalizing the pressure in the chamber and the surrounding atmosphere.

Printhead cleaning cap

A method of cleaning an electrostatic printhead which has one or more ejection tips from which, in use, ink is ejected, the method comprising: stopping a prior flow of ink to a region around the ejection tip(s) for, in use, printing; causing a pressure differential to occur at the tip region thereby causing the ink meniscus to retreat from the tip; and passing a rinse into the tip region to clean the tip.

Method of cleaning electrostatic printhead

A printhead comprising: a housing having an inlet for the supply of ink; an array of ejection locations for the ejection of ink droplets; an ink supply pathway for the passage of ink from the inlets to the ejection locations, wherein the ink supply pathway comprises at least one divergent ink manifold; and an outlet manifold for receiving ink from the ejection locations.

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

Ian Philip Butler Ingham