Eklund, NY
Elliott Eklund, Penfield, NY US
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20100245467 | Print Head Maintenance System For An Ink-Jet Printer Using Phase-Change Ink Printing On A Continuous Web - A maintenance assembly for cleaning a plurality of printheads in a printing machine comprises two or more cleaning members, each of the cleaning members sized and positioned to clean at least one but less than all of the plurality of printheads when in a cleaning position. A drive mechanism associated with each of the two or more cleaning members is configured to selectively move an associated cleaning member to and from the cleaning position and a retracted position. The cleaning members are supported on a frame with a mechanism provided for translating the frame into position juxtaposed with the plurality of printheads and a further mechanism to swipe the cleaning members across the printheads. The maintenance assembly is operable to clean only selected printheads in a single operation. | 09-30-2010 |
Elliott A. Eklund, Penfield, NY US
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20080316247 | Method for increasing printhead reliability - A maintenance method for an ink jet imaging device comprises ejecting drops from a plurality of ink jets to successively form a plurality of images on the image receiver. Inter-image intervals between the ejection of drops to form one image in the plurality of images and the ejection of drops to form a successive image in the plurality of images are detected. A plurality of drops is ejected from at least a portion of the ink jets in the plurality of ink jets during at least one detected inter-image interval. The plurality of ejected drops having at least one drop ejecting characteristic selected from: a drop mass for the plurality of drops being greater than a standard drop mass; a drop ejecting frequency for the plurality of drops being lower than a standard drop ejecting frequency; and a substantially sequential drop ejecting pattern for the plurality of drops. | 12-25-2008 |
20090135220 | Off-line printhead inspection and recovery unit for production piezo ink jet architectures - A method and apparatus for printhead inspection and recovery in an ink jet printing system includes a modular printhead assembly disposed within the printing system for on-line printing operation. An off-line printhead inspection and recovery unit including a printhead dock for receiving the printhead assembly is locally disposed for ready diagnostic inspection of printhead operation and includes a user interface for reporting diagnostic results. A modular printhead assembly is disposed within the off-line printhead inspection and recovery unit for identifying the head failure to an operator. The inspection and recovery unit may execute a printhead purge and maintenance cycle to repair the failing on-line printing assembly. The inspection and recovery unit maintains a spare head assembly in a heated print-ready state for minimal downtime in production operation upon the replacement of the failing printhead with the spare head from the inspection and recovery unit. | 05-28-2009 |
20090303305 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENCAPSULATING EDGES OF PAPER IN PRINTERS - System and method for encapsulating edges of a paper in digital printing systems. A spray applicator can include a set of stationary sprayers with spray nozzles, a set of transfer rollers and an inkjet print head. The stationary sprayers can be positioned at both marginal ends of the paper. The stationary sprayers apply the fluid through the spray nozzles at edges of the moving paper to encapsulate the edges of the paper such that loose paper fibers and debris are bound to the paper. The fluid can be applied when the transfer rollers can pass the moving paper through a printer or printing press. Thus, the system can protect various subsystems of the printer or printing press against contamination due to the loose paper fibers and debris. | 12-10-2009 |
Elliott Allan Eklund, Penfield, NY US
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20080218576 | Escort belt for improved printing of a media web in an ink printing machine - An escort belt facilitates removal of particulate from a print zone in an ink printing machine while maintaining proper registration of printing media in the print zone. The escort belt includes an endless belt having a width between a first and a second edge of the escort belt that is greater than a media sheet carried by the escort belt, a first plurality of apertures arranged in a longitudinal line proximate one of the belt edges of the escort belt, and a second plurality of apertures distributed between the first plurality of apertures and the other edge of the escort belt, the apertures of the first plurality having a shape different from that of the second plurality of apertures and the apertures of the first aperture plurality being positioned so the apertures are only partially covered by edges of the media being held to the escort belt by a vacuum source applied to the first and the second pluralities. | 09-11-2008 |
Neil H. Eklund, Schenectady, NY US
Neil Holger Eklund, Schenectady, NY US
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20090132855 | AUTOMATED KERNEL EXTRACTION - A method and system for automatically developing a fault classification system from time series data. The sensors need not have been intended for diagnostic purposes (e.g., control sensors). These methods and systems are functionally independent of knowledge related to a particular equipment system, thereby allowing seamless application to multiple systems, regardless of the suite of sensors in each system. Because this algorithm is totally automated, substantial savings in time and development cost can be achieved. The algorithm results in a classification system and a set of features that might be used to develop alternative classification systems without human intervention. | 05-21-2009 |
Neil Holger White Eklund, Schenectady, NY US
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20080208487 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EQUIPMENT REMAINING LIFE ESTIMATION - A method to reduce uncertainty bounds of predicting a remaining life of a probe using a set of diverse models is disclosed. The method includes generating an estimated remaining life output by each model of the set of diverse models, aggregating each of the respective estimated remaining life outputs via a fusion model, and in response to the aggregating, predicting the remaining life, the predicting having reduced uncertainty bounds based on the aggregating. The method further includes generating a signal corresponding to the predicted remaining life of the probe. | 08-28-2008 |
20080219336 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FAULT DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION IN TIME SERIES AND SPATIAL DATA - A method for fault detection and localization calls for obtaining a data set, smoothing the data set, identifying a plurality of split points within the data set, fitting a piecewise linear function to the plurality of split points; and determining a residual between the function and the smoothed data set. Related systems and computer program products are disclosed and claimed. | 09-11-2008 |
20140188768 | System and Method For Creating Customized Model Ensembles On Demand - A computer-implemented system for creating customized model ensembles on demand is provided. An input module is configured to receive a query. A selection module is configured to create a model ensemble by selecting a subset of models from a plurality of models, wherein selecting includes evaluating an aspect of applicability of the models with respect to answering the query. An application module is configured to apply the model ensemble to the query, thereby generating a set of individual results. A combination module is configured to combine the set of individual results into a combined result and output the combined result, wherein combining the set of individual results includes evaluating performance characteristics of the model ensemble relative to the query. | 07-03-2014 |
20140188772 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING A CHANGE IN STATE OF A PHYSICAL ASSET - A computer-implemented method for detecting a change in state of a physical asset is performed by a computer device. The computer device includes a processor and a memory device. The method includes receiving at least one input signal associated with the physical asset in a time period. The time period includes a first period and a second period. The method further includes receiving at least one output signal associated with the physical asset in the time period. The method also includes generating a predicted estimate and estimate residuals based upon the at least one input signal. The method additionally includes determining estimation errors. The method also includes detecting a probability of change in state of the physical asset. The method further includes transmitting the probability of change in state of the physical asset to a servicer of the physical asset. | 07-03-2014 |