| 03rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
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| 20130016905 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING COLOR DISTORTIONAANM PARK; Byung-kwanAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP PARK; Byung-kwan Seoul KRAANM Choe; Won-heeAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP Choe; Won-hee Seoul KRAANM Lee; Seong-deokAACI Seongnam-siAACO KRAAGP Lee; Seong-deok Seongnam-si KR - A method and apparatus for correcting color distortion are provided. The method includes detecting a color image of an object. The method further includes correcting color distortion of the detected color image to generate a corrected color image. The method further includes synthesizing color information of the corrected color image and detail information of the detected color image to generate a synthesized color image. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016906 | BINARIZED THRESHOLD VALUE DETERMINATION DEVICE, METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICEAANM Kakino; TomonariAACI Fuji-shiAACO JPAAGP Kakino; Tomonari Fuji-shi JP - According to one embodiment, a binarized threshold value determination device includes, a creating unit, an average gray level value calculation unit, a parameter calculation unit, a correction unit, a selection unit, and a determination unit. The correction unit configures to correct the gray level value of the gray level histogram on the basis of the gray level conversion parameter which is calculated in the parameter calculation unit. The selection unit configures to select a temporary threshold value from the gray level histogram of which the gray level value is corrected in the correction unit. The determination unit configures to determine a threshold value for binarizing each of the pixels by performing an inversion correction with respect to the temporary threshold value which is selected in the selection unit, on the basis of the gray level conversion parameter which is calculated in the parameter calculation unit. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016907 | SCRIBBLE SEGMENTATION METHOD AND APPARATUSAANM Jarliden; Andreas E.AACI StockholmAACO SEAAGP Jarliden; Andreas E. Stockholm SEAANM Hennix; Marcus L.AACI StockholmAACO SEAAGP Hennix; Marcus L. Stockholm SE - An apparatus and method of segmenting an image using scribble segmentation is provided. An image is segmented by constraining the membership value of a subset of image elements, solving a weighted biharmonic equation subject to the constrained membership values wherein the weights are determined from similarities between image elements, and determining the final segmentation based on the membership value of each image element. An image may also be segmented by constraining a membership value of a subset of image elements, determining the unknown membership values given the constraints by solving a linear equation system using a multigrid technique, and updating a coarser level of the multigrid hierarchy to account for additional constraints using patch matrices. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016908 | System and Method for Compact Descriptor for Visual Search - A method and an apparatus for processing an image generates, using a linear embedding operator, a second set of feature points from a first set of feature points of the image, so that a pair-wise nearest neighbor (NN) topological relationship among the first set of feature points is preserved in the second set of feature points. The linear embedding operator is determined by an affinity model comprising a first affinity parameter, a second affinity parameter, and an affinity matrix, wherein a sparsity of the affinity matrix is controlled by the first affinity parameter and the second affinity parameter. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016909 | METHOD FOR SPECTRAL-SPATIAL-TEMPORAL IMAGE DETECTION - A method of spectral-spatial-temporal image detection is disclosed. In one embodiment, a spectrally differenced image is obtained by computing a difference of at least two intensity values in at least two spectral bands of an image. Further, a spatially filtered spectral image is obtained by applying a spatial median filter to the obtained spectrally differenced image. Furthermore, a temporal image is obtained by determining a temporal pixel value difference using a computed predictive frame difference. In addition, a spectral-spatial-temporal filtered image for detection is obtained by using the obtained spatially filtered spectral image and the temporal image. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016910 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METADATA SETTING METHOD, AND PROGRAMAANM MURATA; MakotoAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP MURATA; Makoto Tokyo JPAANM Shibuya; NaokiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Shibuya; Naoki Kanagawa JPAANM Kurata; MasatomoAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Kurata; Masatomo Tokyo JPAANM Sato; KojiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Sato; Koji Tokyo JP - Provided is an information processing apparatus including a specified region detection unit for detecting a specified region specified by a user within a screen during reproduction of a video, a region metadata setting unit for setting region metadata indicating a position and a range of the specified region for each video frame, and a section metadata setting unit for setting section metadata indicating a section corresponding to a video frame for which the region metadata has been set, for each video. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016911 | METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING PROJECTION RECAPTURESAANM Rolland-Neviere; XavierAACI Cesson SevigneAACO FRAAGP Rolland-Neviere; Xavier Cesson Sevigne FRAANM Chupeau; BertrandAACI Cesson Sevigne CedexAACO FRAAGP Chupeau; Bertrand Cesson Sevigne Cedex FRAANM Doerr; GwenaelAACI Cesson Sevigne CedexAACO FRAAGP Doerr; Gwenael Cesson Sevigne Cedex FRAANM Blonde; LaurentAACI Cesson Sevigne CedexAACO FRAAGP Blonde; Laurent Cesson Sevigne Cedex FR - A method for classifying projection recaptures is disclosed. A copy of a video content is classified as recorded from the digital projection of the video content, or as recorded from the projection of the celluloid film print of the video content by an automated method comprising classifying as a function of at least one feature extracted from a digital representation of the copy, among (i) spatial illumination uniformity; (ii) on-screen vertical stability; and (iii) temporal illumination pulse. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016912 | Image Topological Coding for Visual Search - A method and an apparatus for processing an image generate a first vector of a first number dimension for the image from a first number of points of the image based on topological information of the first number of points, and the first vector for the image is invariant to rotation and scaling in creating the image. The first number of points may be locations of a set of rotation and scaling invariant feature points for the image, and the generated first vector may be a graph spectrum of a pair-wise distance matrix generated from the first number of points of the image. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016913 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEMAANM Pham; Minh-TriAACI CambridgeAACO GBAAGP Pham; Minh-Tri Cambridge GBAANM Woodford; OliverAACI CambridgeAACO GBAAGP Woodford; Oliver Cambridge GBAANM Perbet; FrankAACI CambridgeAACO GBAAGP Perbet; Frank Cambridge GBAANM Maki; AtsutoAACI CambridgeAACO GBAAGP Maki; Atsuto Cambridge GBAANM Stenger; BjornAACI CambridgeAACO GBAAGP Stenger; Bjorn Cambridge GBAANM Cipolla; RobertoAACI CambridgeAACO GBAAGP Cipolla; Roberto Cambridge GB - A method of comparing two object poses, wherein each object pose is expressed in terms of position, orientation and scale with respect to a common coordinate system, the method comprising: | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016914 | WORD WARPING FOR OFFLINE HANDWRITING RECOGNITION - Performing word recognition operations to determine what an image of a word represents. The method includes accessing a first image. The first image represents an image version of a word. The method further includes accessing a second image. The second image also represents an image version of a word. Using a warp mesh, the method includes warping the second image to cause the second image to approximately match the first image by applying a mesh to the second image and moving vertices of the mesh to warp the second image. The difference between the warped second image and the unwarped first image are determined. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016915 | CROSSWALK DETECTION DEVICE, CROSSWALK DETECTION METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUMAANM Hashimoto; YoshikuniAACI Anjo-shiAACO JPAAGP Hashimoto; Yoshikuni Anjo-shi JPAANM Adachi; JunAACI Okazaki-shiAACO JPAAGP Adachi; Jun Okazaki-shi JPAANM Mizuno; MasahiroAACI Kiyosu-shiAACO JPAAGP Mizuno; Masahiro Kiyosu-shi JP - A crosswalk detection device executes a predetermined arithmetic processing on a calculated value calculated based on data obtained through a scanning operation using a main pattern. Next, the device determines whether or not a crosswalk is in a predetermined image based on a relationship between a calculated result of the arithmetic processing and a position of the main pattern MP on the predetermined image. The above-explained calculated value is, for example, an average of the brightness of pixels overlapping each sub pattern of the main pattern. Hence, even if a white pattern of the crosswalk is cracked or the white pattern has a separated part, the value of data is hardly affected. Accordingly, it is possible to precisely determine whether or not the crosswalk is in the predetermined image. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016916 | PERSONALIZED TAG RANKING - Personalized tag ranking of images, including identifying within a reference image collection any images that are similar to an input image, identifying within a source image collection any images that have associated tags that are similar to a set of input tags associated with the input image, identifying among the images identified in the reference image collection any images that are similar to the images identified in the source image collection, and calculating a weight for each of a plurality of tag pairs, where each of the tags in each of the tag pairs is associated with a different subset of the images in the reference image collection identified as being similar to the images identified in the source image collection, and ranking the input tags of the input image in accordance with a predefined ranking function as applied to the tag pair weights. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016917 | Image CompressionAANM Rodriguez; Adrian X.AACI DurhamAAST NCAACO USAAGP Rodriguez; Adrian X. Durham NC USAANM Woods; EricAACI DurhamAAST NCAACO USAAGP Woods; Eric Durham NC US - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for image compression are provided. Embodiments include: examining, by an image controller, contextual data of a plurality of uncompressed images; selecting from the plurality of uncompressed images, by the image controller, a group of uncompressed images that have related contextual data; designating, by the image controller, one of the selected images to be a reference image; creating, by the image controller, delta images, each delta image representing differences between the reference image and one of the uncompressed images; and compressing and storing, by the image controller, the reference image and each of the delta images. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016918 | Wide-Angle Lens Image CorrectionAANM Haribhatt; AkshayakumarAACI BangaloreAACO INAAGP Haribhatt; Akshayakumar Bangalore INAANM Vijayakumar; RajeshAACI BangaloreAACO INAAGP Vijayakumar; Rajesh Bangalore IN - A system for correcting distortion effects in a distorted image includes a memory controller for reading pixels (corresponding to a subset region in a destination image) of the distorted image from a system memory to local memory. A look-up table stores an offset and interpolation weight for each pixel, and an ALU computes, using stored values only in the local memory, values of each of the pixels in the region in the destination image. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016919 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMAANM Watanabe; HirofumiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Watanabe; Hirofumi Kanagawa JPAANM Kajimoto; MasatoAACI ChibaAACO JPAAGP Kajimoto; Masato Chiba JPAANM Kimoto; MasashiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Kimoto; Masashi Tokyo JPAANM Takahashi; MasahiroAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Takahashi; Masahiro Kanagawa JPAANM Miyama; SeijiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Miyama; Seiji Kanagawa JP - An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a plurality of partial images obtained by taking images with respect to a subject so that a plurality of image-taking areas are overlapped with each other, a calculation unit configured to determine an area to be used to generate an image of the subject for each of the plurality of partial images obtained and calculate the areas as a plurality of image areas, a generation unit configured to couple the plurality of image areas calculated with each other to generate the subject image, and a synthesis unit configured to synthesize an image that indicates a coupling position of the plurality of image areas in the subject image generated with respect to the subject image. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016920 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUMAANM Matsuda; YasuhiroAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Matsuda; Yasuhiro Tokyo JPAANM Nagano; TakahiroAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Nagano; Takahiro Kanagawa JPAANM Uchida; MasashiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Uchida; Masashi Tokyo JP - Provided is an image processing device including a model-based processing portion that generates an estimated low resolution image from a high resolution image, using an observation model that performs motion compensation processing and down-sampling processing, a feature amount calculation portion that calculates a feature amount of at least one of a spatial feature amount and a temporal feature amount from one of an observed low resolution image, which is a low resolution image that is actually observed, and the high resolution image, and a prediction operation portion that predicts and generates an image with higher image quality based on the high resolution image, using a parameter which corresponds to the calculated feature amount and which is obtained from the observed low resolution image, from the estimated low resolution image and from learning that is performed in advance. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016921 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCALIZED IMAGES FOR SOFTWARE PRODUCTSAANM Beltowski; PiotrAACI KrakowAACO PLAAGP Beltowski; Piotr Krakow PLAANM De Gaetano; RossellaAACI RomeAACO ITAAGP De Gaetano; Rossella Rome ITAANM Knapp, JR.; David W.AACI PiasecznoAACO PLAAGP Knapp, JR.; David W. Piaseczno PLAANM Kocjan; WojciechAACI RybnikAACO PLAAGP Kocjan; Wojciech Rybnik PL - A method for producing a specified image includes generating a first file segment for an imaging file, the first file segment containing graphic information that is locale independent. A plurality of locale dependent files is generated that each contains information representing locale dependent graphic content. Graphic content information of each locale dependent file is incorporated into the image file as a locale dependent file segment. The method further includes selecting the first file segment and each of the locale dependent file segments that pertain only to a particular locale. The selected file segments are then rendered into respectively corresponding image layers, the layers corresponding to a given selected file segment containing the graphic content information thereof. Each of the image layers are then combined to produce the specified image. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016922 | TRANSFORMABLE SHEET CONTAINER - A container device employs a sheet transformable into a container. The sheet may include a drawstring laced within pockets along a perimeter of the sheet. Exposed portions of the drawstring may be pulled to draw edges of the sheet together transforming the sheet into the container. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016923 | DISPENSER LID AND CONTAINER INCLUDING THE SAME - A container including a flexible bag having an upper surface and an openable portion formed in the upper surface and a container lid disposed over the openable portion of the flexible bag. The lid includes a bottom rim member attached to the upper surface of the flexible bag, a main container lid portion pivotally attached to the bottom rim member, and a container lid biasing means. The container lid biasing means includes a biasing pin, a first biasing pin anchor disposed on the main container lid portion, the first end portion of the biasing pin being held by the first biasing pin anchor, and a second biasing pin anchor disposed on the bottom rim member, the second end portion of the biasing pin being held by the second biasing pin anchor, such that the biasing pin urges the main container lid portion towards the open position. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016924 | VACUUM CLIP FOR STORAGE BAGS - A clip apparatus ( | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016925 | FLEXIBLE POUCH - A pouch and method of forming a pouch made of a laminate material is provided. The pouch includes a contoured side edge having crests and troughs in series with each other, the crests are spaced apart from each other so as to form troughs configured to receive the fingers of a user to facilitate the gripping of the pouch. The contours are further operable to prevent the formation of wrinkles along the edges of the pouch body. A method for forming a pouch and operable to prevent ketones from entering the pouch body is also provided. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016926 | FABRIC PINCH SACK-MAKING MACHINE, PINCH SACK AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOFAANM Koehn; UweAACI OsnabrueckAACO DEAAGP Koehn; Uwe Osnabrueck DEAANM Staat; AndreasAACI LienenAACO DEAAGP Staat; Andreas Lienen DEAANM Bannister; RogerAACI CrossettAAST ARAACO USAAGP Bannister; Roger Crossett AR US - The invention describes a pinched sack ( | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016927 | ACTIVE COMPENSATING HYDROSTATIC BEARING AND HYDROSTATIC BEARING MODULE USING THE SAMEAANM SUNG; Cheng-KuoAACI Hsinchu CityAACO TWAAGP SUNG; Cheng-Kuo Hsinchu City TWAANM Fong; Zhang-HuaAACI Chiayi CountyAACO TWAAGP Fong; Zhang-Hua Chiayi County TWAANM Lu; Jia-WeiAACI Taoyuan CountyAACO TWAAGP Lu; Jia-Wei Taoyuan County TWAANM Hung; Yu-MinAACI Taichung CityAACO TWAAGP Hung; Yu-Min Taichung City TWAANM Lee; Wei-ChihAACI Chiayi CityAACO TWAAGP Lee; Wei-Chih Chiayi City TW - An active/self-sensing compensating hydrostatic bearing is disposed between first and second structures to allow relative movement between the first and second structures. The hydrostatic bearing includes a body and a compensator. The body, fixed to the first structure and separated from the second structure by a first gap, has a chamber and an input passage and an output passage both communicating with the chamber. The compensator is disposed in the chamber. A compensating passage, communicating with the input passage and the output passage, is formed between the body and the compensator. A pressurized fluid flows from the input passage to the output passage through the compensating passage, and the pressurized fluid in the output passage flows to the first gap to maintain the stability and the rigidity for the relative movement between the first and second structures. A hydrostatic bearing module using the hydrostatic bearing is also disclosed. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016928 | SLIDE ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTION DEVICEAANM CHEN; KEN-CHINGAACI KAOHSIUNG CITYAACO TWAAGP CHEN; KEN-CHING KAOHSIUNG CITY TWAANM HUANG; CHIEN-LIAACI KAOHSIUNG CITYAACO TWAAGP HUANG; CHIEN-LI KAOHSIUNG CITY TWAANM WANG; CHUN-CHIANGAACI KAOHSIUNG CITYAACO TWAAGP WANG; CHUN-CHIANG KAOHSIUNG CITY TW - A slide assembly and a connection device include an outer rail, a middle rail slidably connected to the outer rail, and an inner rail slidably connected to the middle rail. The middle rail has a locking member and a synchronizing member extends from the locking member. A releasing member is fixed to the inner rail and a connection member extends from the releasing member. The middle and inner rails are synchronously pulled from the outer rail and when the middle rail is positioned at a desired position, the inner rail is continuously pulled out by the connection between the locking member and the outer rail and by the connection member disengaged from the synchronizing member. When the inner rail is retracted relative to the middle rail, the releasing member releases the middle rail from the outer rail and the middle rail is retracted relative to the outer rail. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016929 | SLIDE ASSEMBLYAANM FAN; CHEN-LUAACI Tu-ChengAACO TWAAGP FAN; CHEN-LU Tu-Cheng TWAANM LIANG; JING-CHAOAACI Shenzhen CityAACO CNAAGP LIANG; JING-CHAO Shenzhen City CN - A slide assembly includes a middle slide, an inner slide mounted on the middle slide, and a locking member mounted on the inner slide. Two abutting portions extended from a first end of the locking slice. A blocking portion is formed on a second end of the locking slice. Two connecting slots are defined in the middle slide correspond to the two abutting portions. When the inner slide is slid out of the middle slide, the two abutting portions abut a first side edge of each of the two connecting slots to prevent the inner slide being slid out continuously. When the inner slide is slid back to the middle slide, the blocking portion abuts a first end of the middle slide to prevent the inner slide being slid back. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016930 | SLIDE ASSEMBLYAANM FAN; CHEN-LUAACI Tu-ChengAACO TWAAGP FAN; CHEN-LU Tu-Cheng TWAANM LIANG; JING-CHAOAACI Shenzhen CityAACO CNAAGP LIANG; JING-CHAO Shenzhen City CN - A slide assembly includes an outer slide, a middle slide mounted on the outer slide and a first locking slice mounted on the outer slide. A first blocking portion is formed on the first locking slice. A first opening is defined in the outer slide corresponds to the first blocking portion. A first abutting portion is formed on the middle slide corresponds to the first blocking portion. The first blocking portion passes through the first opening to fix the first locking slice on the outer slide. When the middle slide is slid back in the outer slide, the first blocking portion abuts the first abutting portion to prevent the middle slide being slid back in the outer slide. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016931 | Fluid Bearings With Adjustable Frictional Load CharacteristicsAANM ROBERTS, JR.; Charles E.AACI HelotesAAST TXAACO USAAGP ROBERTS, JR.; Charles E. Helotes TX US - An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a fluid bearing and a method of adjusting the load carrying capacity of a fluid bearing. The fluid bearing may include a bore defined in the fluid bearing and a rotatable bearing including a rotatable bearing surface. Lubricating fluid in the bore may be contacted with at least a portion of the rotatable bearing surface, wherein an effective bearing surface area is provided where the lubricating fluid contacts the rotatable bearing surface. The effective bearing surface area may be altered by either increasing or reducing the area of the rotatable bearing surface which is contacted by the lubricating fluid. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016932 | BEARING DEVICEAANM CHEN; BINAACI Shenzhen CityAACO CNAAGP CHEN; BIN Shenzhen City CN - A bearing device comprises a bearing fixing base, a hub, an oil seal bush, and an oily felt. The bearing fixing base is fixedly joined with a tubular support; the hub is fixedly joined with a rotor spindle which extends into the tubular support and rotates with respect to the tubular support; the oil seal bush is disposed between the spindle and the tubular support with a receiving clearance being defined between the oil seal bush and the tubular support; the oily felt is disposed in the receiving clearance. The oily felt supplies lubrication oil to lubricate the oil seal bush for prolonging a life span of the bearing device. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016933 | BEARINGS WITH UNCOATED CRUSH RELIEVESAANM Laing; IanAACI RugbyAACO GBAAGP Laing; Ian Rugby GBAANM Barral; StephaneAACI Saint Martin BellevueAACO FRAAGP Barral; Stephane Saint Martin Bellevue FRAANM Fortune; CedricAACI AnnemasseAACO FRAAGP Fortune; Cedric Annemasse FRAANM Francois; RaphaelleAACI Hauteville Sur FierAACO FRAAGP Francois; Raphaelle Hauteville Sur Fier FRAANM Neyret; VirginieAACI Cran GevrierAACO FRAAGP Neyret; Virginie Cran Gevrier FRAANM Menu; LionelAACI MeythetAACO FRAAGP Menu; Lionel Meythet FR - There is disclosed a split bearing comprising a semi-cylindrical bearing member having a concave bearing surface extending throughout the length thereof to a parting face at each opposed circumferential end of the bearing member. The bearing surface has formed thereon a sprayed bearing overlay extending over the whole bearing surface except for crush relief regions adjacent to the parting faces. The bearing member has a substantially constant outer diameter and inner diameter except at the crush relief regions, where the inner diameter is larger than at other regions of the bearing surface. There is also disclosed a method of making such a bearing. Less overlay material is required than in conventional split bearings. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016934 | SLIDING BEARING SHELLAANM Garnier; ThierryAACI NiersteinAACO DEAAGP Garnier; Thierry Nierstein DE - The invention relates to a semi-annular sliding bearing shell comprising two circumferential end sections ( | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016935 | BEARING ASSEMBLIES, APPARATUSES, AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTUREAANM Cooley; Craig H.AACI Saratoga SpringsAAST UTAACO USAAGP Cooley; Craig H. Saratoga Springs UT USAANM Sexton; Timothy N.AACI GenolaAAST UTAACO USAAGP Sexton; Timothy N. Genola UT US - In an embodiment, a bearing assembly includes superhard bearing elements distributed circumferentially about an axis. At least one of the superhard bearing elements may include a first arcuate end portion, a second arcuate end portion, a first substantially planar face, a second substantially planar face, and a bearing surface. The first and second arcuate end portions may be generally opposite each other. The first substantially planar face may extend between the first and second arcuate end portions. The second substantially planar face may be generally opposite the first substantially planar face. The first substantially planar face may have a length greater than a length of the second substantially planar face. The bearing surface may extend between the first arcuate end portion, the second arcuate end portion, the first substantially planar face, and the second substantially planar face. The bearing assembly includes a support ring that carries the superhard bearing elements. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016936 | DUAL MODEL SCAVENGE SCOOP - A system for removing oil from a bearing compartment has a port connected to an end wall of the compartment through which the oil exits the compartment, a scavenge scoop connected to the port for collecting the oil, and a separation device connected to the scavenge scoop for creating an oil collection region. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016937 | ROLLING BEARINGAANM Tsutsui; HideyukiAACI MieAACO JPAAGP Tsutsui; Hideyuki Mie JPAANM Oohira; KouyaAACI MieAACO JPAAGP Oohira; Kouya Mie JPAANM Ito; NaokoAACI MieAACO JPAAGP Ito; Naoko Mie JP - The present invention provides a rolling bearing in which the peeling resistances of a DLC film formed on raceway of inner and outer rings and a sliding surface of a cage are improved to allow the intrinsic properties of the DLC film to be displayed so that the rolling bearing is excellent in its resistance to seizing, wear, and corrosion. A rolling bearing ( | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016938 | ROLLING BEARINGAANM Okada; TakahiroAACI IwataAACO JPAAGP Okada; Takahiro Iwata JPAANM Mineno; KatsunoriAACI IwataAACO JPAAGP Mineno; Katsunori Iwata JP - A rolling bearing is disclosed of which the lifespan is increased by reducing brittle flaking and impression-induced flaking on the raceways of inner and outer races and the rolling elements. Steel containing 1.80-1.89% by weight of chrome (brittle flaking-resistant steel) is subjected to carbonitriding and then to hardening and tempering. The chrome reduces generation of white layers which are aggregates of carbon, thus reducing brittle flaking on e.g. the raceways ( | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016939 | OPTICAL DEVICEAANM TAKAGI; KazuhisaAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP TAKAGI; Kazuhisa Tokyo JP - An optical device includes: a substrate; an optical branching filter on the substrate and dividing input light into first and second input lights; first and second Mach-Zehnder optical modulators on the substrate and respectively modulating the first and second input lights; and an optical coupler on the substrate and combining light modulated by the first Mach-Zehnder optical modulator and light modulated by the second Mach-Zehnder optical modulator. Each of the first and second Mach-Zehnder optical modulator includes two optical waveguides, a phase modulation electrode applying a modulation voltage across the optical waveguides to change phases of light in the optical waveguides, and a feed line and a terminal line respectively connected to opposite ends of the phase modulation electrode to supply the modulation voltage to the phase modulation electrode. The feed lines and the terminal lines respectively extend to peripheral portions of the substrate. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016940 | FIBER OPTIC SENSOR USING TRANSMISSIVE GRATING PANEL AND MIRRORAANM KIM; Chun-GonAACI Yusong-guAACO KRAAGP KIM; Chun-Gon Yusong-gu KRAANM LEE; Yeon-GwanAACI Yusong-guAACO KRAAGP LEE; Yeon-Gwan Yusong-gu KRAANM JANG; Byeong-WookAACI Yusong-guAACO KRAAGP JANG; Byeong-Wook Yusong-gu KRAANM KIM; Jin-HyukAACI Yusong-guAACO KRAAGP KIM; Jin-Hyuk Yusong-gu KRAANM KIM; Yoon-YoungAACI Yusong-guAACO KRAAGP KIM; Yoon-Young Yusong-gu KR - Disclosed herein is a fiber optic sensor using a transmissive grating panel and a mirror, in which displacement resulting from a temperature change in the external environment or a behavioral change in an object to be measured is measured using a transmissive grating panel, a reflection mirror and an optical fiber, and then enables various measurements to be taken of the temperature change in the external environment and the behavioral change (displacement, pressure, vibration or acceleration, etc.) in the object on the basis of the measured displacement. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016941 | ARBITRATED OPTICAL NETWORK USING TUNABLE DROP FILTERSAANM Koka; PranayAACI AustinAAST TXAACO USAAGP Koka; Pranay Austin TX USAANM McCracken; Michael O.AACI AustinAAST TXAACO USAAGP McCracken; Michael O. Austin TX USAANM Schwetman, JR.; Herbert D.AACI AustinAAST TXAACO USAAGP Schwetman, JR.; Herbert D. Austin TX USAANM Zheng; XuezheAACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Zheng; Xuezhe San Diego CA USAANM Krishnamoorthy; Ashok V.AACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Krishnamoorthy; Ashok V. San Diego CA US - In a multi-chip module (MCM), integrated circuits are coupled by optical waveguides. These integrated circuits receive optical signals from a set of light sources which have fixed carrier wavelengths. Moreover, a given integrated circuit includes: a transmitter that modulates at least one of the optical signals when transmitting information to at least another of the integrated circuits; and a receiver that receives at least one modulated optical signal having one of the carrier wavelengths when receiving information from at least the other of the integrated circuits. Furthermore, the MCM includes tunable drop filters optically coupled to the optical waveguides and associated integrated circuits, wherein the tunable drop filters pass adjustable bands of wavelengths to receivers in the integrated circuits. Additionally, control logic in the MCM provides a control signal to the tunable drop filters to specify the adjustable bands of wavelengths. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016942 | Adiabatic Mode-Profile Conversion by Selective Oxidation for Photonic Integrated Circuit - Waveguide designs and fabrication methods provide adiabatic waveguide eigen mode conversion and can be applied to monolithic vertical integration of active and passive elements in PICs. An advantage of the designs and methods is a simple fabrication procedure with only a single etching step in combination with subsequent well-controllable selective oxidation. As a result, improved manufacturability and reliability can be achieved. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016943 | OPTICAL ISOLATOR - Various optical isolator embodiments are disclosed. Embodiments comprise a waveguide section utilizing materials that induce a propagation constant shift that is propagation-direction-dependent. Embodiments are characterized by a cutoff frequency for forward propagating waves that is different than the cutoff frequency for reverse waves. A particular embodiment is constructed as a single-mode waveguide on a substrate. The cross-section of the waveguide is inhomogeneous in terms of materials. This inhomogeneity induces a propagation constant shift, which is propagation-direction-dependent. This device works as an optical isolator from the cut-off frequency of the lowest forward wave (lower frequency) to one for the lowest reverse wave (higher frequency). Various configurations consistent with the principles of the invention are disclosed. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016944 | LOW-COST FAST VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATOR FOR OPTICAL WAVELENGTH TRACKING - Variable optical attenuator (VOA) formed by disposing upon a substrate a waveguide, a p-type region and an n-type region about the waveguide, and an epi-silicon region disposed upon the waveguide, the VOA responsive to a bias current to controllably inject carriers into the waveguide to attenuate thereby optical signal propagating through the waveguide. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016945 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DEPLOY FIBER OPTIC BASED ACCESS NETWORKS - Methods and apparatus to deploy fiber optic based access networks are disclosed. An example access network comprises a first fiber optic cable segment to couple an optical access head-end to a first pedestal and to transport user data, a second fiber optic cable segment to couple the first pedestal to a second pedestal and to transport a first portion of the user data to the second pedestal, a drop cable segment to couple the first pedestal to a customer premises and to transport a second portion of the user data to the customer premises, and a switch at the first pedestal to route the first portion of the user data between the first and second fiber optic cable segments and to route the second portion of the user data between the first fiber optic cable segment and the drop cable segment. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016946 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING STRUCTUREAANM ISODA; TakeshiAACI Yao-shiAACO JPAAGP ISODA; Takeshi Yao-shi JP - The invention provides an optical connector for coupling first and second optical fibers. Each of the optical fibers includes external and internal optical paths. The optical connector includes a holder and a light guide. The holder securely receives a distal end of the first optical fiber from a direction and a distal end of the second optical fiber from the opposite direction. The light guide has translucency and is interposed at least one of (i) between end faces of the internal optical paths of the first and the second optical fibers and (ii) between end faces of the external optical paths of the first and the second optical fibers, such that the end faces of the internal optical paths of the first and the second fibers are displaced in a light axis direction from the end faces of the external optical paths of the first and the second optical fibers. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016947 | PHOTONIC ASSEMBLY FOR OPTICAL FIBERSAANM ROITBERG; LEE JACOBO JOSEAACI AUSTINAAST TXAACO USAAGP ROITBERG; LEE JACOBO JOSE AUSTIN TX USAANM HALEY; EDMUND J.AACI DILLSBURGAAST PAAACO USAAGP HALEY; EDMUND J. DILLSBURG PA US - A photonic assembly includes a midplane connector having connector channels extending therethrough. Fiber optic connectors are positioned within the connector channels of the midplane connector. The fiber optic connectors retain ferrules of midplane optical fibers and aligning the ferrules of the midplane optical fibers within the midplane connector. A midplane substrate is provided having an opening extending therethrough. The midplane connector is positioned within the opening of the midplane substrate. The midplane connector floats within the opening of the midplane substrate to position the ferrules of the midplane optical fibers. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016948 | METHODS OF PREPARING STRENGTH MEMBER PULLING MEMBERS IN FIBER OPTIC CABLE FURCATIONS AND RELATED COMPONENTS, ASSEMBLIES, AND FIBER OPTIC CABLESAANM Smith; Matthew WadeAACI ConoverAAST NCAACO USAAGP Smith; Matthew Wade Conover NC USAANM Yates; Wesley AllanAACI LenoirAAST NCAACO USAAGP Yates; Wesley Allan Lenoir NC US - Methods of preparing strength member pulling members in fiber optic cable furcations and related components, assemblies, and fiber optic cables are disclosed. To allow fiber optic cables to be pulled without damaging optical fiber(s) disposed therein, a strength member pulling loop is formed from a strength member disposed inside the fiber optic cable. A pulling cord can be disposed in the strength member pulling loop to pull the fiber optic cable. The pulling load applied to the pulling cord is translated to the strength member pulling loop, which is translated to the strength member disposed inside the fiber optic cable. In this manner, when the fiber optic cable is pulled, the pulling load is translated to the strength member disposed inside the fiber optic cable to prevent or avoid damaging the optical fiber(s) disposed inside the fiber optic cable. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016949 | MULTICORE FIBERAANM YAO; BingAACI HitachiAACO JPAAGP YAO; Bing Hitachi JPAANM OHSONO; KazumasaAACI HitachiAACO JPAAGP OHSONO; Kazumasa Hitachi JPAANM SHIINA; NoribumiAACI HitachiAACO JPAAGP SHIINA; Noribumi Hitachi JP - A multicore fiber includes cores located at vertexes of a polygonal ring and a cladding including sub medium regions and covering the cores. A refractive index of the cladding is lower than a refractive index of the cores and higher than a refractive index of the sub medium regions. The sub medium regions are arranged at positions to reduce a crosstalk between adjacent cores of the cores. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016950 | Optical Fiber Modules Encapsulated by Flame Retardant Silicone - Certain embodiments of the invention may include an optical fiber modules encapsulated by flame retardant encapsulant. According to an example embodiment of the invention, an optical fiber module is provided. The optical fiber module comprises an optical fiber shaped to form one or more loops within the module, and a flame retardant encapsulant covering any exposed portion of the optical fiber. The flame retardant encapsulant is rated UL94 V-1 or better. The loop portion of the optical fiber may be affixed permanently within the module and any exposed surface of the fiber is coated with the encapsulant. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016951 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE MOUNTING ADAPTERS, AND RELATED FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODSAANM Hernandez Quintana; Jose ManuelAACI ReynosaAACO MXAAGP Hernandez Quintana; Jose Manuel Reynosa MXAANM Yates; Wesley AllanAACI LenoirAAST NCAACO USAAGP Yates; Wesley Allan Lenoir NC US - Fiber optic cable mounting adapters and related fiber optic cable assemblies and methods for attaching an external mounting device to the fiber optic cable are disclosed. The fiber optic mounting adapters can be configured to be secured to a portion of a fiber optic cable. The fiber optic mounting adapters can also be configured to be secured to external mounting devices compatible to be secured to fiber optic equipment, to secure the fiber optic mounting adapter, and in turn the fiber optic cable, to the fiber optic equipment. Securing a portion of a fiber optic cable can reduce or prevent bending strain from being propagated along the fiber optic cable. Undesired bending strain of a fiber optic cable can cause undesired optical attenuation. Bending strain can also risk damaging optical fibers, such as furcated legs, exposed from the end portion of the fiber optic cable. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016952 | FIBER OPTIC DISTRIBUTION DEVICEAANM Knuth; ThomasAACI BerlinAACO DEAAGP Knuth; Thomas Berlin DE - A fiber optic distribution device for indoor applications is disclosed. The fiber optic distribution device comprises a housing having at least one inlet opening for at least one first fiber optic cable having a plurality of optical fibers and a plurality of outlet openings for a plurality of second fiber optic cables each having at least one optical fiber branched off the or each first fiber optic cable. The housing comprises a flexible housing part being transferable between an open status having a flat shape and a closed status having a bent shape being partially wound around the first fiber optic cable. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016953 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAMAANM Kodama; MizuhoAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Kodama; Mizuho Kanagawa JPAANM Souraku; TakehisaAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Souraku; Takehisa Kanagawa JPAANM Asazu; HidekiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Asazu; Hideki Tokyo JP - There is provided an information processing apparatus which includes a storage part storing content data, an input part to which one user operation is input among a plurality of different modes of user operations, and a plurality of processing parts accessing the content data stored in the storage part through respective access paths different from one another to process the content data. One processing part corresponding to the one user operation input to the input part among the plurality of processing parts accesses and processes the content data. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016954 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUMAANM Watanabe; KazuhiroAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Watanabe; Kazuhiro Tokyo JPAANM Kaku; WataruAACI Yokohama-shiAACO JPAAGP Kaku; Wataru Yokohama-shi JPAANM Nagasaki; DaijirouAACI Kamakura-shiAACO JPAAGP Nagasaki; Daijirou Kamakura-shi JPAANM Oshimoto; NobuoAACI Kawasaki-shiAACO JPAAGP Oshimoto; Nobuo Kawasaki-shi JPAANM Oya; SusumuAACI Kamakura-shiAACO JPAAGP Oya; Susumu Kamakura-shi JPAANM Hokari; YusukeAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Hokari; Yusuke Tokyo JPAANM Kanai; EriAACI Kawasaki-shiAACO JPAAGP Kanai; Eri Kawasaki-shi JP - An object three-dimensionally represented by frames contained in a moving image and a time axis indicative of a playback time of the moving image is displayed on a display unit, and, while the three dimensional image being displayed, and an object representative of a moving image of a part between two points detected on the time axis is displayed in response to an instruction by a thing approaching to the display unit and is moved in accordance with a moving operation on the thing. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016955 | Synchronized Viewing of Media ContentAANM Pejaver; RajaramAACI YardleyAAST PAAACO USAAGP Pejaver; Rajaram Yardley PA US - Aspects of the disclosure relate to enabling a group of users, each at a different location, to view and control synchronized streamed media content. Users may execute trick play commands plays such as pause, rewind, and fast forward so that all users see the same media content including trick play actions. The media content may originate from streaming content servers or from network-DVR servers. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016956 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFAANM CHOI; Byoung-jinAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP CHOI; Byoung-jin Suwon-si KR - An image processing apparatus and control method are provided. The image processing apparatus includes an image processor which processes a first stream and a second stream different in an attribute from each other for displaying an image; and a controller which controls the image processor to convert the first stream so that the attribute of the first stream matches the attribute of the second stream, and output the image to be displayed based on the converted first stream and the second stream. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016957 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMAANM Hamada; ToshiyaAACI SaitamaAACO JPAAGP Hamada; Toshiya Saitama JP - A data recording and reproducing configuration capable of determining whether or not a three-dimensional image is included in data recorded in a recording medium and determining a coding state and the like in units of fine data is realized. In performing data recording processing on the recording medium, three-dimensional image information as image attribute information in units of data, which is obtained by further dividing management target data in a clip information file, is recorded in the clip information file which stores management information of a stream file storing image data. Specifically, the three-dimensional image information is recorded as unique information in units of program sequences set in the clip information file. With such a configuration, a reproduction apparatus can detect presence and a coding state of the three-dimensional image in data division units without performing analysis on reproduction target data. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016958 | Apparatus for Heating AirAANM Ragg; Christopher WilliamAACI BelfastAACO GBAAGP Ragg; Christopher William Belfast GB - An apparatus for heating air comprising an elongate body adapted to receive, or integrally formed with, one or more electrical heating elements in thermal contact therewith, said body comprising a plurality of heat exchange fins defining a plurality of axially extending flow passages therebetween for heating air flowing therethrough. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016959 | Radiant heating system and boiler housing for use thereinAANM King; RayAACI PickeringAACO CAAAGP King; Ray Pickering CA - A radiant heating system comprising a substantially hollow housing having detachable baffle plates internally positioned within the housing. The housing has an inlet and outlet for a flow of coolant to enter into and leave the housing, and a top plate sealing the upper surface of the housing has openings defined therein for insertion of heating elements to project into the housing and be in direct contact with the coolant to heat it. The inlet and the outlet are interconnected with piping to form a closed fluid flow circuit. Two or more baffle plates are used to increase turbulence of the coolant within the housing as it flows through, and temporarily keep coolant in the housing longer to heat it. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016960 | Waterproof CameraAANM Yang; Te-WeiAACI Yangmei CityAACO TWAAGP Yang; Te-Wei Yangmei City TW - A waterproof camera including an image capturing module, a shell and a plurality of control buttons. The image capturing module is provided for capturing an image, and further includes a lens, which is a prism type lens installed in the camera. The shell is provided for sealing and covering the whole camera, and includes a window component made of a transparent material and installed correspondingly to a position of image capturing module. The control buttons are arranged on the shell for controlling an operation of the camera and the control buttons are sealed with the shell to achieve the waterproof effect of the camera. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016961 | LENS BARREL THAT PERFORMS PHOTOGRAPHIC LENS EXTENSION AND RETRACTION, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING LENS BARRELAANM Fukai; YosukeAACI Kawasaki-shiAACO JPAAGP Fukai; Yosuke Kawasaki-shi JP - A lens barrel which can be extended over a larger amount without increasing the length of the lens barrel in a collapsed state. A movable barrel having a cam formed on an inner periphery thereof is movable in an optical axis direction. The movable barrel is extended toward an object in a shooting state, and is housed in a collapsed state. A lens holding frame holds a first lens group disposed closest to an object side of lens groups arranged in the optical axis direction. The lens holding frame including a fitting portion for slidably fitting to the cam is capable of moving in the optical axis direction, following a profile line of the cam. Barrier blades are disposed on the object side of the first lens group. A barrier drive ring is connected to the lens holding frame is rotatable to open and close the barrier blades. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016962 | ACTUATOR AND CAMERA MODULE HAVING SAMEAANM WU; SUNG-CHINGAACI Tu-ChengAACO TWAAGP WU; SUNG-CHING Tu-Cheng TW - An actuator includes a base, a stationary frame mounted on the base, a moveable frame received in the stationary frame and supported on the base, a shaft mounted on a side surface of the moveable frame, a flexible printed circuit, a piezoelectric motor, a first guide pole and a second guide pole. The flexible printed circuit is mounted on a sidewall of the stationary frame facing the shaft. The piezoelectric motor is mounted on the flexible printed circuit and engages with the shaft, and the first and second guide poles prevent any misalignment of the movable frame at any time and allow only axial movement of the movable frame. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016963 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING IMAGING UNITS ON A MICROSCOPE - A device used to fasten a myriad of imaging units, including a large variety of camera enabled cell phones to a variety of optical systems, such as microscopes, in a non-restrictive, non-specific manor. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016964 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FAULT RECOVERY IN AN OPTICAL NETWORKAANM Mu; RuomeiAACI East BrunswickAAST NJAACO USAAGP Mu; Ruomei East Brunswick NJ USAANM Golovchenko; Ekaterina A.AACI Colts NeckAAST NJAACO USAAGP Golovchenko; Ekaterina A. Colts Neck NJ USAANM Kerfoot, III; Frank W.AACI Red BandAAST NJAACO USAAGP Kerfoot, III; Frank W. Red Band NJ US - A method of managing fault recovery in a trunk-branched OADM network may include determining that an optical power level over data channels of a first communications link between a first and a second terminal of the branched optical network exceeds an optical power limit. The method may further include increasing optical power sent over spare channels of the first communications link to a first level at which the optical power level over the data channels decreases to a second level below the optical power limit. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016965 | OPTICAL RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER WITH CIRCUIT FOR DETERMINING MODULATION AMPLITUDE - A method for an optical transmitter, receiver or transceiver allowing determination of a signal property of a first binary signal such as the modulation amplitude. The method applies a reference stage which is modulated by the signal content of the first binary signal to allow the determination. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016966 | Method and Arrangement for Transmitting an Orthogonal Frequency Diversity Multiplex Signal via at Least One Optical FilterAANM Jansen; SanderAACI MunichAACO DEAAGP Jansen; Sander Munich DEAANM Van Den Borne; DirkAACI MunchenAACO DEAAGP Van Den Borne; Dirk Munchen DE - The invention describes method and an arrangement for transmitting an orthogonal frequency diversity multiplex signal via an optical filter. OFDM channels located near an edge of an OFDM spectrum are copied and shifted to an opposite edge of the OFDM spectrum and transmitted via the optical filter. At the receiver symbols are derived from original and the copied OFDM channels. Then the symbols having a better signal quality are elected for further processing. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016967 | OPTICAL PACKET SWITCHING APPARATUSAANM Sato; ReikoAACI Kawasaki-shiAACO JPAAGP Sato; Reiko Kawasaki-shi JP - An optical packet switching apparatus includes an optical switch unit for switching the route of an optical packet signal, an OSNR acquiring unit for obtaining the information on the optical-to-noise ratio (OSNR) of the optical packet signal, and a regenerative relay unit for regenerating and relaying the optical packet. When the OSNR of the optical packet signal is less than a predetermined reference value, the optical switch unit outputs the optical packet signal to the regenerative relay unit. The regenerative relay unit sends back the regenerated optical packet to a route through which the optical packet is supposed to be sent out. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016968 | TUNABLE DISPERSION COMPENSATION DEVICE, OPTICAL RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TUNABLE DISPERSION COMPENSATIONAANM OHTANI; ToshihiroAACI YokohamaAACO JPAAGP OHTANI; Toshihiro Yokohama JP - A tunable dispersion compensation device includes a plurality of tunable dispersion compensators coupled in series, a controller configured to control an amount of chromatic dispersion to be set in each of the plurality of tunable dispersion compensators, and a table including a correspondence relationship between an amount of chromatic dispersion and a wavelength band, for each of the plurality of tunable dispersion compensators, wherein the controller decides an amount of chromatic dispersion to be set in each of the plurality of tunable dispersion compensators, based on a total amount of chromatic dispersion desired for the plurality of tunable dispersion compensators and the correspondence relationship included in the table so that a difference between bandwidths of a first tunable dispersion compensator having the widest wavelength band and a second tunable dispersion compensator having the narrowest wavelength band, among the plurality of tunable dispersion compensators, is within a given range. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016969 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FIBRE CHANNEL INTERCONNECTION OF PRIVATE LOOP DEVICES - Methods and apparatus for communicating Fibre Channel frames between a private loop device and an Ethernet link through a Fibre Channel private loop device interconnect system. In the preferred embodiments, the Fibre Channel private loop device interconnect system is a fabric or an intelligent bridging hub. In one aspect of this invention, a Fibre Channel private loop device is storage device which contains JBODsd or RAIDs. Preferably, the interconnect system includes a routing filter to filter incoming Arbitrated Loop physical addresses (ALPAs) to determine which Fibre Channel frames must attempt to be routed through the fabric. Numerous topologies of interconnect systems may be achieved. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016970 | OPTICAL NETWORK WITH SWITCHABLE DROP FILTERSAANM Koka; PranayAACI AustinAAST TXAACO USAAGP Koka; Pranay Austin TX USAANM McCracken; Michael O.AACI AustinAAST TXAACO USAAGP McCracken; Michael O. Austin TX USAANM Schwetman, JR.; Herbert D.AACI AustinAAST TXAACO USAAGP Schwetman, JR.; Herbert D. Austin TX USAANM Zheng; XuezheAACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Zheng; Xuezhe San Diego CA USAANM Krishnamoorthy; Ashok V.AACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Krishnamoorthy; Ashok V. San Diego CA US - In a multi-chip module (MCM), integrated circuits are coupled by optical waveguides. These integrated circuits receive optical signals from a set of light sources which have fixed carrier wavelengths. Moreover, a given integrated circuit includes: a transmitter that modulates at least one of the optical signals when transmitting information to at least another of the integrated circuits; and a receiver that receives at least one modulated optical signal having one of the carrier wavelengths when receiving information from at least the other of the integrated circuits. Furthermore, the MCM includes switchable drop filters optically coupled to the optical waveguides and associated integrated circuits, wherein the switchable drop filters pass adjustable bands of wavelengths to receivers in the integrated circuits. Additionally, control logic in the MCM provides a control signal to the switchable drop filters to specify the adjustable bands of wavelengths. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016971 | WDM OPTICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING MULTI-CHANNEL TRANSMITTERS WITH FILTERED OUTPUT FOR CHANNEL WAVELENGTH SELECTION - A wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical system generally includes multi-channel transmitters that transmit optical signals on multiple channel wavelengths in the WDM system. The output of the multi-channel transmitters is filtered to select a unique channel wavelength associated with each of the respective transmitters for multiplexing and transmission in the WDM optical system. One embodiment of a multi-channel transmitter includes a full-spectrum Fabry-Perot (FP) laser that emits light across a range of wavelengths including all of the system channel wavelengths. Another embodiment of a multi-channel transmitter includes a broadly-tunable FP laser that is tunable to emit light across different ranges of wavelengths including subsets of the system channel wavelengths. The WDM optical system may include an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) for filtering and multiplexing the optical signals output from the transmitters. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016972 | LASER MUX ASSEMBLY FOR PROVIDING A SELECTED WAVELENGTH - A laser mux assembly generally includes a back reflector selectively coupled to one of the input ports of an optical multiplexer, such as an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), and at least one laser emitter coupled to an output port. The laser emitter may include a gain region that emits light across a plurality of wavelengths including, for example, channel wavelengths in an optical communication system. The emitted light is coupled into the output port and the AWG or optical multiplexer filters the emitted light from the laser emitter at different channel wavelengths. The back reflector reflects the filtered light at the respective channel wavelength such that lasing occurs at the channel wavelength(s) of the reflected, filtered light. The laser mux assembly may be used, for example, in a tunable transmitter, to generate an optical signal at a selected channel wavelength. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016973 | WAVELENGTH-SELECTABLE LASER DEVICE PROVIDING SPATIALLY-SELECTABLE WAVELENGTH(S) - A wavelength-selectable laser device providing spatially-selectable wavelength(s) may be used to select one or more wavelengths for lasing in a tunable transmitter or transceiver, for example, in a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical system such as a WDM passive optical network (PON). The wavelength-selectable laser device uses a dispersive optical element, such as a diffraction grating, to disperse light emitted from a laser emitter and to direct different wavelengths of the light toward a reflector at different spatial positions such that the wavelengths may be selected by allowing light to be reflected from selected spatial position(s) back into the laser emitter. Thus, the reflected light with a wavelength at the selected spatial position(s) is allowed to complete the laser cavity. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016974 | WAVELENGTH-SELECTABLE LASER DEVICE AND APPARATUS AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - A wavelength-selectable laser device generally includes an array of laser emitters and a filtered external cavity for filtering light emitted from the laser emitters and reflecting different wavelengths back to each of the laser emitters such that lasing occurs at different wavelengths for each of the laser emitters. Each laser emitter includes a gain region that emits light across a plurality of wavelengths including, for example, channel wavelengths in an optical communication system. The filtered external cavity may include a dispersive optical element that receives the light from each of the laser emitters at different angles and passes or reflects different wavelengths of the light at different angles such that only wavelengths associated with the respective laser emitters are reflected back to the respective laser emitters. By selectively emitting light from one or more of the laser emitters, one or more channel wavelengths may be selected for lasing and transmission. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016975 | FREQUENCY MODULATED BURST MODE TRANSMITTER - The present invention is directed towards a frequency modulated (FM) burst mode optical system that allows optical signals having a common wavelength provided by a plurality of FM burst mode optical transmitters to be passively combined onto a single optical fiber. A single FM optical receiver receives the combined signals and processes them accordingly. Each FM burst mode optical transmitter includes an FM modulator, is carrier detect circuit and a laser. The FM modulator modulates a carrier signal, such as a 1.21 GHz signal, with received reverse electrical signals. When a subcarrier signal is detected o the carrier detect circuit, the laser is turned and the frequency modulated carrier signal is used to intensity modulate a laser to provide an optical signal. Due to the burst-mode transmission of optical signals, the optical signals can be passively combined and transmitted to a single optical receiver. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016976 | EXTENDED CAVITY FABRY-PEROT LASER ASSEMBLY CAPABLE OF HIGH SPEED OPTICAL MODULATION WITH NARROW MODE SPACING AND WDM OPTICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - An extended cavity Fabry-Perot laser assembly provides relatively narrow mode spacing while allowing relatively high speed optical modulation. The extended cavity Fabry-Perot laser assembly generally includes an exit reflector physically separated from a laser emitter (e.g., a gain chip) to extend the lasing cavity and narrow the mode spacing while maintaining a relatively small gain region in the laser emitter capable of higher speed optical modulation. The extended cavity Fabry-Perot laser assembly may be used in a multi-channel transmitter in a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical system that selects a channel wavelength for the transmitter from among multiple channel wavelengths emitted by the laser assembly. The narrow mode spacing may be less than a WDM channel width, and more specifically, may be less than a channel passband of an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) or other filter used to select the channel wavelength. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016977 | LASER ARRAY MUX ASSEMBLY WITH EXTERNAL REFLECTOR FOR PROVIDING A SELECTED WAVELENGTH OR MULTIPLEXED WAVELENGTHS - A laser array mux assembly generally includes an array of laser emitters coupled to an optical multiplexer, such as an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), with an external partial reflector after the multiplexer. Each of the laser emitters may include a gain region that emits light across a range of wavelengths including, for example, channel wavelengths in an optical communication system. The AWG filters the emitted light from each of the laser emitters at different channel wavelengths associated with each of the laser emitters. The reflector reflects at least a portion of the filtered light such that lasing occurs at the channel wavelengths of the reflected light. The laser array mux assembly may be used to generate an optical signal at a selected channel wavelength or to generate and combine optical signals at multiple channel wavelengths. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016978 | METHOD OF VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION USING ILLUMINANCE SENSOR AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR THE SAMEAANM Son; Jae-SeungAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP Son; Jae-Seung Suwon-si KRAANM Bae; Tae-HanAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP Bae; Tae-Han Seoul KRAANM Won; Eun-TaeAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP Won; Eun-Tae Seoul KR - According to one embodiment, a photo detector-combined illuminance sensor includes a circuit for a Photo Detector (PD) function to detect the illuminance of the ambient environment. The illuminance sensor operates under the control of a controller in a visible light communication terminal. When an optical signal detected by the illuminance sensor is a visible light communication signal, the controller switches to cause the illuminance sensor to operate as the photo detector for the visible light communication in a visible light communication mode. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016979 | Optical Network Configuration with Intrinsic Delay for Swept-Wavelength Interferometry SystemsAANM Duncan; Roger GlenAACI ChristiansburgAAST VAAACO USAAGP Duncan; Roger Glen Christiansburg VA USAANM Childers; Brooks A.AACI ChristiansburgAAST VAAACO USAAGP Childers; Brooks A. Christiansburg VA US - A method, apparatus and optical network for obtaining a signal from a sensor in a fiber optic cable at a downhole location is disclosed. A reference signal is propagated through the fiber optic cable. A beam of light is received from the fiber optic cable, wherein the beam of light includes the propagated reference signal and the signal from the sensor generated from an interaction of the sensor and the reference signal. The propagated reference signal is obtained from the received beam of light. The signal from the sensors is obtained by sampling the received beam of light using the obtained propagated reference signal. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016980 | OPTICAL NETWORK WITH TUNABLE OPTICAL LIGHT SOURCESAANM Koka; PranayAACI AustinAAST TXAACO USAAGP Koka; Pranay Austin TX USAANM McCracken; Michael O.AACI AustinAAST TXAACO USAAGP McCracken; Michael O. Austin TX USAANM Schwetman, JR.; Herbert D.AACI AustinAAST TXAACO USAAGP Schwetman, JR.; Herbert D. Austin TX USAANM Zheng; XuezheAACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Zheng; Xuezhe San Diego CA USAANM Krishnamoorthy; Ashok V.AACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Krishnamoorthy; Ashok V. San Diego CA US - In a multi-chip module (MCM), integrated circuits are coupled by optical waveguides. These integrated circuits receive optical signals from a set of tunable light sources. Moreover, a given integrated circuit includes: a transmitter that modulates at least one of the optical signals when transmitting information to at least another of the integrated circuits; and a receiver that receives at least one modulated optical signal having a given carrier wavelength associated with the given integrated circuit when receiving information from at least the other of the integrated circuits. Furthermore, control logic in the MCM provides a control signal to the set of tunable light sources to specify carrier wavelengths in the optical signals output by the set of tunable light sources, thereby defining routing of at least the one of the optical signals in the MCM during communication between at least a pair of the integrated circuits. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016981 | PHOTOELECTRCI COVERSION SYSTEM WITH OPTICAL TRANSCEIVE MODULEAANM LIN; ERIC (Yuan Chieh)AACI Lake ForestAAST CAAACO USAAGP LIN; ERIC (Yuan Chieh) Lake Forest CA USAANM ZHAO; JIMAACI IrvineAAST CAAACO USAAGP ZHAO; JIM Irvine CA USAANM LIU; JIA-HAUAACI New TaipeiAACO TWAAGP LIU; JIA-HAU New Taipei TW - An optical coupling device includes a substrate loaded with a first optical module and IC drivers, and a second optical module intending to couple with the first optical module. The substrate defines an electrical connection port at one end thereof, the first optical module is located at another end of the substrate. The second optical module includes a first insulating holder and fiber cores embedded in the insulating holder. The first optical module includes a second insulating holders and VCSELS and PDS embedded with the second insulating holder, the fiber cores are directly coupled with VCSELS and PDS to transmit light lines therein. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016982 | ADJUSTABLE DELAYER, METHOD FOR DELAYING AN INPUT SIGNAL AND POLAR TRANSMITTERAANM Henzler; StephanAACI MuenchenAACO DEAAGP Henzler; Stephan Muenchen DE - An adjustable delayer for adjustably delaying an input signal based on a delay adjustment input information describing a desired delay includes a plurality of series-connected tunable delay circuits, wherein a first of the tunable delay circuits is configured to receive the input signal. The adjustable delayer also includes a closed-loop control circuit configured to provide a first delay tuning information to tune a combined delay of the plurality of tunable delay circuits to fulfill a predetermined condition. The adjustable delayer also includes a combiner to combine the first delay tuning information with a second delay tuning information, that is based on the delay adjustment input information, to obtain a combined delay tuning information. The adjustable delayer is configured to tune a delay of one or more of the tunable delay circuits based on the combined delay tuning information. The adjustable delayer is configured to provide the output signal based on one or more signals present at outputs of one or more of the adjustable delay circuits. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016983 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSAANM Kawakami; ShinyaAACI Mishima-shiAACO JPAAGP Kawakami; Shinya Mishima-shi JP - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; an endless belt; a first driver for driving the belt in contact to an inner surface of the belt; a second driver for driving the belt in contact to an outer surface of the belt; and a tension detector for detecting a state of tension of the belt. The tension detector includes: a movable device, contacted to the belt in a region downstream of the second driver and upstream of the first driver and in a region upstream of the second driver and downstream of the first driver with respect to a rotational direction of the belt, capable of moving its position depending on the tension of the belt in the two regions; a member-to-be-detected capable of changing its position in interrelation with the movement of the movable device; and a detecting device for detecting the member-to-be-detected. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016984 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSAANM Suzuki; AkimichiAACI Yokohama-shiAACO JPAAGP Suzuki; Akimichi Yokohama-shi JPAANM Nada; TakaoAACI Numazu-shiAACO JPAAGP Nada; Takao Numazu-shi JPAANM Kawakami; ShinyaAACI Mishima-shiAACO JPAAGP Kawakami; Shinya Mishima-shi JP - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a rotatable endless belt; a first driving member for driving the belt in contact to an inner surface of the belt; a second driving member for driving the belt in contact to an outer surface of the belt; a tension detecting unit for detecting a state of tension of the belt; and a controller for controlling a rotational speed of the second driving member. A driving force applied from the second driving member to the belt is smaller than a driving force applied from the first driving member to the belt. The controller controls, on the basis of a detection result of the tension detecting unit, the rotational speed of the second driving member so that the state of tension of the belt is a predetermined state. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016985 | COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFAANM Son; Jung WooAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP Son; Jung Woo Seoul KRAANM Kim; Suk GooAACI Namyangju-siAACO KRAAGP Kim; Suk Goo Namyangju-si KR - A color image forming apparatus and a control method thereof, in which a transfer start position of a transfer belt is determined based on electric signals that correspond to a width of a position indicator provided on a transfer belt and are detectable during one rotation of the transfer belt even when noise occurs in output, thereby reducing the overall printing time. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016986 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAMEAANM KIM; Yun-suAACI Yongin-siAACO KRAAGP KIM; Yun-su Yongin-si KRAANM SHIN; Dae-limAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP SHIN; Dae-lim Suwon-si KRAANM CHOI; Hong-chulAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP CHOI; Hong-chul Suwon-si KR - An image forming apparatus and a method of driving the same are provided in which, if a driving environment is determined to be a low temperature environment, a driving load of an image forming unit is decreased by repeating driving and stopping a driving motor under a high load driving condition to generate a torque higher than a torque generated under a normal warm-up driving condition; and a warm-up operation is performed by driving the driving motor under the normal warm-up driving condition. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016987 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSAANM IMAI; YuichiroAACI Kashiwa-shiAACO JPAAGP IMAI; Yuichiro Kashiwa-shi JP - An image forming apparatus capable of reducing fluctuations in the rotational speed of an image carrier caused by harmonic noise. A surface of the image carrier is charged with electricity. An exposure unit forms an electrostatic latent image by exposing on the charged surface of the image carrier to light. A rotational drive unit rotates the image carrier. A first detecting unit detects a rotational speed of the image carrier. A second detecting unit detects a home position of the image carrier. An exposure control unit controls timing with which the exposure unit exposes the image carrier to light based on the rotational speed of the image carrier detected by the first detecting unit and the home position detected by the second detecting unit. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016988 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFAANM Tanaka; SumitoAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Tanaka; Sumito Tokyo JP - An image forming apparatus and a control method thereof are provided that determine a final contrast potential taking into consideration not only the relationship between the contrast potential of an electrostatic latent image and the density value of a developed image but also a toner charge amount for developing the electrostatic latent image. To accomplish this, the image forming apparatus of the present invention predicts, in advance, the contrast potential of the electrostatic latent image and the density of the toner image at the contrast potential for a predetermined toner charge amount. Furthermore, the image forming apparatus forms an image by adjusting the relationship between the contrast potential and density measured in advance based on a current toner charge amount and a saturation toner charge amount when forming the image. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016989 | POWER SUPPLY MODULE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAMEAANM FUJITA; JunpeiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP FUJITA; Junpei Kanagawa JPAANM Takeuchi; TomokazuAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Takeuchi; Tomokazu Tokyo JPAANM Haga; HiroyoshiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Haga; Hiroyoshi Kanagawa JPAANM Ogiyama; HiromiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Ogiyama; Hiromi Tokyo JPAANM Shimizu; YasunobuAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Shimizu; Yasunobu Kanagawa JPAANM Sengoku; KenjiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Sengoku; Kenji Kanagawa JP - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a transfer unit, a control circuit board, and a power supply module detachably attachable relative to the image forming apparatus. The image bearing member bears a toner image on a surface thereof. The transfer unit includes a transfer device to transfer the toner image onto a recording medium and is disposed opposite the image bearing member. The control circuit board controls the transfer unit. The power supply module is disposed in the transfer unit and includes a power source to apply, between the image bearing member and the transfer device, an AC-DC superimposed bias in which an alternating voltage (AC) is superimposed on a direct current (DC) voltage to form a transfer electric field to transfer the toner image from the image bearing member onto the recording medium. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016990 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SUPPLYING POWER - A power supply apparatus, an apparatus, and a method of supplying power are provided. The power supply apparatus including a high voltage generating unit, which generates one or more output voltages by using an input voltage, and which is implemented as a chip. The one or more output terminals are on a same circuit board as the high voltage generating unit, to output the generated one or more output voltages. The chip includes a transforming unit to transform the input voltage into one or more transformed voltages that are different from one another, and a rectifying unit to rectify the transformed voltages into rectified voltages, and to determine the rectified voltages as the generated one or more output voltages. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016991 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUSAANM NISHIYAMA; TakeshiAACI OsakaAACO JPAAGP NISHIYAMA; Takeshi Osaka JP - An electronic apparatus includes a functional unit, an electric circuit board, a pivotable support member, an outer cover, and wiring. The functional unit is disposed inside the electronic apparatus. The electric circuit board is configured to control the functional unit. The pivotable support member is shaped rectangular having a vertical length that is shorter than a horizontal length thereof and is pivotally movable about a pivoting axis defined to extend along one horizontally extending side of the pivotable support member between a closed position in which the pivotable support member covers the functional unit and an open position in which the functional unit is exposed. The outer cover is disposed more outwardly than the pivotable support member. The wiring passes through a pivoting axis side of the pivotable support member to connect the functional unit to the electric circuit board. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016992 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSAANM WATANABE; KanehiroAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP WATANABE; Kanehiro Kanagawa JP - An image forming apparatus includes a main body, exposing portions each forming a latent image on a photosensitive drum based on image data by driving of a polygon motor, developing portions each developing the latent image formed on each of the exposing portions using toner, and a partition member provided between each of the exposing portions and each of the developing portions. Projecting portions each including the polygon motor project from the partition member toward a side of the developing portion. Each of the projection portions is overlapped with at least a part of each of the developing portions on a vertical direction. The cooled air flows to the overlap portion in which the polygon motor of each of the exposing portions and each of the developing portions are overlapped. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016993 | CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSAANM Akamatsu; HiroakiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Akamatsu; Hiroaki Kanagawa JP - A cleaning device includes a residual-toner accommodation housing having an opening facing toward a post-transfer area of a toner-image bearing member and surrounded by first and second edges and two connecting edges; a residual-toner removing member that overlies the first and connecting edges, has an edge protruding above the opening and abutting on the bearing member, and scrapes off toner from the bearing member toward the housing; a thermoplastic seal member intervening the housing and removing member, having terminal end portions extending along the connecting edges and protruding from the edge, and extending along the first and connecting edges to prevent the toner from leaking through a gap between the housing and removing member; and a sheet-like seal member that covers the second edge, is in contact with the bearing member, and intervenes the bearing member and terminal end portions to prevent the scraped-off toner from leaking from the housing. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016994 | Process Cartridge and Image Forming Apparatus - A process cartridge is configured to be mounted in an apparatus main body along a predetermined mounting direction. The process cartridge may include a photosensitive drum; a drum drive input member into which a driving force for rotating the photosensitive drum is configured to be inputted; and a frame which holds the photosensitive drum and the drum drive input member. The frame includes a substantially cylindrical first protecting member which is formed on the frame. The first protecting member is configured to accommodate the drum drive input member, and project in a rotational axis direction of the photosensitive drum, wherein a projecting amount of a portion of the first protecting member which lies at a downstream side in the mounting direction is smaller than a projecting amount of a portion of the first protecting member which lies at an upstream side in the mounting direction. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016995 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSAANM Hiramatsu; DaisukeAACI Numazu-shiAACO JPAAGP Hiramatsu; Daisuke Numazu-shi JPAANM Miyamoto; JunAACI Mishima-shiAACO JPAAGP Miyamoto; Jun Mishima-shi JPAANM Nishiuwatoko; TsutomuAACI Numazu-shiAACO JPAAGP Nishiuwatoko; Tsutomu Numazu-shi JPAANM Kikuchi; KenAACI Mishima-shiAACO JPAAGP Kikuchi; Ken Mishima-shi JPAANM Suzuki; KensukeAACI Tagata-gunAACO JPAAGP Suzuki; Kensuke Tagata-gun JP - A toner storage unit provided in an image forming apparatus that enables a user to replace the toner storage unit when the user opens the door of the image forming apparatus, moves a developing cartridge in a direction corresponding to removal of the developing cartridge, and places the developing cartridge in the toner storage unit replacement position where the toner storage unit can be removed and replaced. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016996 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSAANM Yuasa; TakaoAACI Toride-shiAACO JPAAGP Yuasa; Takao Toride-shi JP - An image forming apparatus includes an inclining device for inclining the endless belt so as to keep the an endless belt in a normal range in a widthwise direction of the belt; a blade member for pressing against the belt at a pressing portion to clean it; a detecting portion for detecting deviation of the belt from a normal range in a widthwise direction thereof; and an executing portion for executing an operation in a mode in which a lubricant is supplied to the pressing portion, when the detecting portion detects that the belt is deviated from the normal range. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016997 | ROTARY DRIVING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A rotary driving device includes a rotary shaft supported rotatably about an axis thereof on a predetermined supporting member, a rotary load body mounted on the rotary shaft to project radially outward from the rotary shaft in such a manner that the rotary load body can rotate integrally with the rotary shaft about the axis thereof, a driver for rotating the rotary shaft about the axis thereof, a disk mounted on the rotary shaft coaxially therewith for integral rotation with the rotary shaft, the disk having a mounting hole formed therein, a pendulum loosely fitted in the mounting hole, and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a relative position relationship between a central axis position of the mounting hole and a center of gravity position of the pendulum under conditions where the disk is rotating. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016998 | DEVELOPING DEVICEAANM Noguchi; AkihiroAACI Toride-shiAACO JPAAGP Noguchi; Akihiro Toride-shi JPAANM Nose; KatsuyaAACI Matsudo-shiAACO JPAAGP Nose; Katsuya Matsudo-shi JPAANM Takahashi; KyosukeAACI Toride-shiAACO JPAAGP Takahashi; Kyosuke Toride-shi JP - A developing device includes a developer carrying member for carrying a developer; a first feeding portion for supplying the developer to the developer carrying member while feeding the developer along the developer carrying member; a second feeding portion, communicating with the first feeding portion at end portions thereof, for feeding the developer in a direction opposite to a developer feeding direction of the first feeding portion while collecting the developer from the developer carrying member; and a partition wall portion for partitioning the first and second feeding portions. The partition wall portion includes an opposing portion opposing the developer carrying member with a spacing. A surface roughness of at least the opposing portion is larger than that of the developer carrying member. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016999 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSAANM Tohmatsu; HiroshiAACI ShizuokaAACO JPAAGP Tohmatsu; Hiroshi Shizuoka JPAANM Yaguchi; ShigenoriAACI ShizuokaAACO JPAAGP Yaguchi; Shigenori Shizuoka JPAANM Iwatsuki; HitoshiAACI ShizuokaAACO JPAAGP Iwatsuki; Hitoshi Shizuoka JPAANM Tano; ToyoakiAACI ShizuokaAACO JPAAGP Tano; Toyoaki Shizuoka JPAANM Sakata; KoichiAACI ShizuokaAACO JPAAGP Sakata; Koichi Shizuoka JPAANM Takii; MarikoAACI ShizuokaAACO JPAAGP Takii; Mariko Shizuoka JP - To provide an image forming method, containing: a charging step, a latent electrostatic image forming step, a developing step, a transferring step, and a fixing step, wherein the developing step is developing the latent electrostatic image formed on the latent electrostatic image bearing member with a two-component developer containing a toner and a carrier by a developing element to form a visible image, where the developing contains: stirring the toner and the carrier to prepare the two-component developer to have a flow energy amount of 30 mJ to 70 mJ; and periodically discharging and transporting the stirred two-component to the developer unit by air pressure to thereby supply the two-component developer for the developing. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130017000 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER TONER REPLENISHMENT APPARATUSAANM BROWN; KENNETH JOSEPHAACI PenfieldAAST NYAACO USAAGP BROWN; KENNETH JOSEPH Penfield NY US - A toner replenishment apparatus for a dry electrophotographic (EP) printer includes a rotatable transport subsystem in the developer. The subsystem includes an elongated housing with a feed port and various apertures arranged along its length. A channel within the housing receives toner from the toner supply through the feed port. A toner transport member in the channel moves toner received through the feed port to the apertures, and a developer-mixing member attached to the outside of the housing mixes toner and carrier particles in the developer. The toner transport member is stationary or rotates at a different angular velocity than the housing. When the rotation of the transport subsystem brings a selected one of the apertures below the center of the housing, toner passes through the selected aperture into the developer in the sump, and is mixed into the developer by the developer-mixing member as the transport subsystem rotates. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130017001 | TONER REPLENISHING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSAANM Yamanaka; TatsuyaAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Yamanaka; Tatsuya Osaka-shi JP - A toner replenishing device includes a toner conveying portion, a conveying member, a toner loosening member and a swinging member. The toner conveying portion has a vertical conveying portion for vertically conveying toner, and a horizontal conveying portion for horizontally conveying the toner. The conveying member is disposed in the horizontal conveying portion, and has a shaft member and a projecting portion formed around the shaft member. The toner loosening member is disposed in the vertical conveying portion to be swingable up and down. The swinging member is contactable with the conveying member and the toner loosening member. The swinging member swings up and down by a change in a contact portion with respect to the conveying member between the shaft member and the projecting portion, as the conveying member rotates. The toner loosening member swings up and down as the swinging member swings. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130017002 | DEVELOPER LAYER RESTRICTION MEMBER AND DEVELOPMENT APPARATUSAANM Yoshikawa; TadanobuAACI Toride-shiAACO JPAAGP Yoshikawa; Tadanobu Toride-shi JP - The typical configuration of the present invention includes a developer layer restriction member ( | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130017003 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAMEAANM MUKAI; TakashiAACI OsakaAACO JPAAGP MUKAI; Takashi Osaka JP - A fixing device includes: a fixing belt that heats a recording medium with a toner image transferred thereon to fix the toner image to the recording medium; a heater unit for heating the fixing belt; and a tension roller that suspends the fixing belt in a rotatable manner. This fixing device is constructed such that the heater unit is extended in the direction of the belt width that is perpendicular to the rotational direction of the fixing belt and includes a planar heat generator that generates heat by supplying electricity, a heat transfer member arranged in contact with both the planar heat generator and the fixing belt and a reinforcing member for fixing the heat transfer member while the heat transfer member is joined to the reinforcing member. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130017004 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING FIXING DEVICE THAT RESPONDS TO REQUEST WHEN USING DECOLORABLE INK - An image forming apparatus includes: a first image forming unit which forms a first image on a first recording medium with a first material which is not thermally decolorized; a second image forming unit which forms a second image on a second recording medium with a second material which is thermally decolorized; a fixing unit which is on a common carrying path shared by the first recording medium and the second recording medium and fixes the first image to the first recording medium; and a control unit which controls the fixing unit so that the temperature of the second recording medium passing through the fixing unit becomes lower than a decolorizing temperature of the second material. | 2013-01-17 |
