06th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130033694 | PROXIMITY SENSOR DISTANCE DETECTION AMBIGUITY REMOVAL - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for proximity sensor distance detection ambiguity removal. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033695 | HIGH-ENERGY LASER SYSTEM INTERCEPTING A TARGET AND METHOD THEREOF - A high-energy laser system intercepting a target using a phase conjugate mirror includes a laser oscillator which generates a laser beam irradiated to the target, a light amplifier which receives the laser beam irradiated to and reflected by the target so as to amplify it, a phase conjugate mirror which reflects the amplified laser beam. And the laser beam that is reflected by the phase conjugate mirror is amplified again in the light amplifier, and then irradiated to the target so as to intercept the target. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033696 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR AND PHYSICAL QUANTITY MEASURING UNIT - A physical quantity sensor includes a semiconductor laser for irradiating an object with a laser beam, and a laser driver for operating the semiconductor laser in such a way that a first oscillation period for which the oscillation wavelength increases and/or a second oscillation period for which the oscillation wavelength decreases is repetitively present. The sensor further includes a photodiode and a current-voltage conversion amplifying unit both for detecting an MHP containing an interference waveform formed by the self-coupling effect between the laser beam and the returning light beam from the object, a MHP extracting unit for measuring the period of the interference waveform contained in the output signal from the current-voltage conversion amplifying unit each time the interference waveform is inputted, and a computing unit for computing the displacement and/or the speed of the object from the measured individual period MHP extracting unit. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033697 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A CONCENTRATION OF A CONSTITUENT OF BLOOD IN A HOSE LINE - A device for determining the concentration of a constituent of blood in a hose line, in particular in the hose line of an extracorporeal blood circuit of an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, includes a clamping unit having an actuation mechanism configured to apply a clamping force such that first and second receiving elements are moved towards one another from a first position releasing the hose line into a second position clamping the hose line, in which the drive of the actuation mechanism takes place with an electric motor, and a monitoring unit configured to detect a hose line inserted into the receiving elements. A method for detecting a hose line in a clamping unit of a device for determining the concentration of a blood constituent in the hose line is also described. Automation of the measurement of the blood parameters is thus possible. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033698 | FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - The present invention is a film thickness measurement apparatus including a light source, a first optical path, a first condenser lens, a spectrometry unit, a second optical path, a second condenser lens, and a data processing unit. The light source emits measurement light having a predetermined wavelength range. The first optical path guides to an object to be measured the measurement light. The first condenser lens condenses the measurement light. The spectrometry unit obtains a wavelength distribution characteristic of reflectance or transmittance. The second optical path guides to the spectrometry unit the light reflected by or transmitted through the object. The second condenser lens condenses light at an end of the second optical path. The data processing unit analyzes the wavelength distribution characteristic obtained in the spectrometry unit to obtain a film thickness of the object. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033699 | ALARM - An optical smoke detector ( | 2013-02-07 |
20130033700 | RADIATION DOSIMETER WITH LOCALIZATION MEANS AND METHODS - A apparatus for accurately measuring radiation beams during treatment which comprises a dosimeter which is used to measure the radiation; an optical marker which is used to determine the patient position; and said dosimeter and said optical marker are connected to one another used to provide and display simultaneously a radiation dose reading and a measurement of the patient's movements during treatment. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033701 | Systems and Methods for Monitoring a Flow Path - Disclosed are systems and methods for analyzing a flow of a fluid at two or more discrete locations to determine the concentration of a substance therein. One method of determining a characteristic of a fluid may include containing a fluid within a flow path that provides at least a first monitoring location and a second monitoring location, generating a first output signal corresponding to the characteristic of the fluid at the first monitoring location with a first optical computing device, generating a second output signal corresponding to the characteristic of the fluid at the second monitoring location with a second optical computing device, receiving first and second output signals from the first and second optical computing devices, respectively, with a signal processor, and determining a difference between the first and second output signals with the signal processor. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033702 | Systems and Methods for Monitoring Oil/Gas Separation Processes - Disclosed are systems and methods for analyzing an oil/gas separation process. One method includes conveying a fluid to a fluid separator coupled to a flow path, the fluid separator having an inlet and a discharge conduit, generating a first output signal corresponding to a characteristic of the fluid adjacent the inlet with a first optical computing device, generating a second output signal corresponding to the characteristic of the fluid adjacent the discharge conduit with a second optical computing device, receiving the first and second output signals with a signal processor communicably, and generating a resulting output signal with the signal processor indicative of how the characteristic of the fluid changed between the inlet and the discharge conduit. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033703 | CHARACTERISTIC DETERMINATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of determining at least one characteristic of a target surface, comprising providing a phase map for a first region of a target surface via radiation having a first wavelength, providing n further phase maps for the first region via radiation having a further n wavelengths each different from the first wavelength, and determining at least one characteristic at the target surface responsive to the first and further phase maps. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033704 | LIGHT SOURCE TRACKING IN OPTICAL METROLOGY SYSTEM - The present invention may include loading a diagnostic sample onto a sample stage, focusing light from an illumination source disposed on a multi-axis stage onto the diagnostic sample, collecting a portion of light reflected from a surface of the diagnostic sample utilizing a detector, wherein the illumination source and the detector are optically direct-coupled via an optical system, acquiring a set of diagnostic parameters indicative of illumination source position drift from the diagnostic sample, determining a magnitude of the illumination source position drift by comparing the acquired set of diagnostic parameters to an initial set of parameters obtained from the diagnostic sample at a previously measured alignment condition, determining a direction of the illumination source position drift; and providing illumination source position adjustment parameters configured to correct the determined magnitude and direction of the illumination source position drift to the multi-axis actuation control system of the multi-axis stage. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033705 | INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD - An inspection device for inspecting defects of an inspection object including a light source for irradiating a luminous flux to the inspection object; an optical system for guiding reflected light from the inspection object; a photoelectric image sensor having a plurality of photoelectric cells arranged, for converting the light guided to detection signals; a detection signal transfer unit having channels each constituted by a signal correction unit, a converter and an image formation unit, and corresponding to each of a plurality of regions formed by dividing the photoelectric image sensor, respectively; and an image synthesis unit for forming an image of the surface of the object by synthesizing partial images outputted; the inspection device inspecting defects of the object by processing the synthesized image; whereby it becomes possible to correct a detection signal from said photoelectric cell close to a predetermined reference target value. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033706 | Visual Inspection Apparatus For Glass Substrate Of Liquid Crystal Display And Inspection Method Thereof - Disclosed is a visual inspection apparatus for a glass substrate of a liquid crystal display, comprising an inspection platform and at least two slide rails. The glass substrate for inspection is fixedly located on an inspection platform main body. The slide rails are installed at two adjacent sides of the main body leastwise. Length directions of the slide rails are parallel with a level of the main body. The lengths of the two adjacent slide rails are mutually perpendicular; the visual inspection apparatus further comprises a coordinate reader. The coordinate reader is slidably jointed to the slide rails and employed to cross above the level of the main body to form a locating point. An inspector reads a coordinate of the locating point to acquire a corresponding coordinate of the glass substrate. The present invention also provides an inspection method for a glass substrate of a liquid crystal display. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033707 | POLARIZATION STATE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND POLARIZATION STATE MEASUREMENT METHOD - An optical apparatus has a light detecting section which detects light and emits transmitted light where linearly polarized light, which is converted by a polarizing section, is transmitted through a subject. In addition, the optical apparatus has an orthogonal separating section which orthogonally separates the emitted light from the light detecting section and a light reception section which receives light which is orthogonally separated by the orthogonal separating section. A calculation apparatus outputs a rotation control signal to a rotation apparatus and rotation controls the light detecting section so that the rotation plane is orthogonal with regard to an optical path of the transmitted light. Then, the calculation apparatus measures the polarization state of the transmitted light, which is transmitted through the subject S using the intensity with which the light, is received by the light receiving section. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033708 | SAMPLE ANALYSIS APPARATUS - A sample analysis apparatus configured to automatically press a start button upon installation of a sample tube is provided. The sample analysis apparatus includes: a body of the sample analysis apparatus; a door housing which may be provided in an opened state or a closed state, and configured to be coupled to the body of the sample analysis apparatus by a hinge; a tube accommodating unit included in the door housing and configured to accommodate the sample tube; a start button included in the body of the sample analysis apparatus and configured to start analysis of the sample; and an operating member positioned at a first position which is distant from the start button the sample tube is not installed in the tube accommodating unit, and a second position which is configured to operate the start button when a sample tube is installed and the door housing is closed. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033709 | INTERFEROMETRIC POSTURE DETECTION SYSTEM - The general field of the invention is that of optical systems for detection of the orientation of mobile objects in space. The main application is helmet posture detection inside of an aircraft cockpit. The system according to the invention operates by interferometry. It comprises a fixed electro-optical device comprising one or more collimated point-like emission sources and a detection assembly comprising one or more point-like photosensitive detectors. Two or more retro-reflecting devices referred to as “cube corner” are disposed on the mobile object. This system can be completed by optical means operating in polarized light mode allowing the direction of variation of the interference fringes to be determined and by other optical devices allowing an initial orientation to be measured. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033710 | NON-ENERGY DISSIPATING, CURVATURE SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A non-energy dissipating, curvature sensing device senses curvature variation of a sample and comprises an outer layer, an inner layer and at least one spacer. The outer layer is flexible, transparent material and has a shape. The inner layer is flexible, transparent material, has a shape corresponding to the shape of the outer layer, is positioned under the outer layer and is thicker and harder than the outer layer. At least one spacer is positioned between the outer layer and the inner layer and creates space between the outer layer and the inner layer. A non-energy dissipating, curvature sensing method is also disclosed. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033711 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE ORIENTATION OF A HELMET USING CORNER CUBES AND A TELECENTRIC EMISSION LENS - The overall field of the invention is that of systems for detecting the posture of a moving object in space. The device according to the invention comprises:
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20130033712 | DETECTION METHOD AND DETECTION APPARATUS - A detection method of detecting a position of an uppermost substrate of a plurality of substrates stacked on each other includes applying illumination to a region covering a portion of an edge of the uppermost substrate and a portion of a lower substrate stacked with the uppermost substrate, identifying a position of the edge of the uppermost substrate based on a position of a step-like portion present in the region due to a step formed between the uppermost substrate and the lower substrate, and identifying a position of the uppermost substrate based on the position of the edge of the uppermost substrate. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033713 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE, TERMINAL AND METHOD OF PRINT CONTROL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus and an image forming method, a print controlling terminal and a print controlling method are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a storage unit which stores stereoscopic image patterns to be used for creation of a three dimensional (3D) image, a print unit which prints the stereoscopic image patterns, a user interface unit which receives at least one pattern selected from among the stereoscopic image patterns, and an image creating unit which creates the 3D image by reflecting information related to the at least one selected pattern. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033714 | PRINTING CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PRINTING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - The printing control device of the present invention inquires whether or not an actual output printer driver supports the function of the items regarding drawing processing in step SC | 2013-02-07 |
20130033715 | Image Recording Apparatus - An image recording apparatus includes: a recording portion; a sheet conveyor; a detector; and a controller configured to control the sheet conveyor to stop a first-attribute sheet in a state in which the sheet conveyor is nipping the first-attribute sheet when the detector has detected that the first-attribute sheet reaches an first-attribute-sheet stopping position; and to control the sheet conveyor to stop a second-attribute sheet in a state in which the sheet conveyor is nipping the second-attribute sheet when the detector has detected that the second-attribute sheet reaches an second-attribute-sheet stopping position which is located on an upstream side of the first-attribute-sheet stopping position in the conveying direction. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033716 | OPERATION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND MEDIUM FOR RECORDING PROGRAM - An operation apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a touch panel, an instruction detection unit, a different language acceptance unit, and a character string changing unit. The different language acceptance unit displays a language switching key including a character string in a different language corresponding to the first character string in the vicinity of the first character string displayed on a setting item key identified by the changing instruction thus detected, such that an input operation thereon can be accepted by the touch panel, upon detection of the changing instruction by the instruction detection unit. The character string changing unit, upon detection of an input operation to the language switching key by the touch panel, changes the language of the first character string and the second character string to character strings in a predetermined different language. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033717 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE EDITING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - In partially editing a given image displayed on a display section, a selection receiving section receives selection of an editing target in the display image, displayed on the display section, based on the direction of a straight line connecting two points detected by a position detecting section for detecting a position of contact with a display screen of the display section, and then an editing section partially edits the target. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033718 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A manual display application common to a standard application and an external application controls display of both of an operation manual of the standard application and an operation manual of the external application. With the arrangement, the operation manuals of the respective applications can be displayed in a unified manner. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033719 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A power supply control device includes a photoelectric conversion unit to convert light energy to electricity, and a power supply control signal output unit driven by power converted by the photoelectric conversion unit and configured to detect a change in lighting intensity at an installation environment of the power control device based on an output voltage of the photoelectric conversion unit to output a power control signal which causes power of an external device to start up or shut down to the external device. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033720 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM - The effort required to develop a device object is reduced. A host computer | 2013-02-07 |
20130033721 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, BUTTON PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing system includes an image forming apparatus and an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register a library, and an instruction unit configured to instruct the image forming apparatus to generate a button for accessing the registered library when the registration unit registers the library. The image forming apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate the button for accessing the library from the image forming apparatus according to an instruction from the instruction unit, and a control unit configured to display the button generated by the generation unit on a display unit, and to access the library in response to selection of the displayed button. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033722 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT TO A PERIPHERAL DEVICE - One example discloses a system for providing content to a peripheral device including a memory for storing computer executable instructions and a processing unit for accessing the memory and executing the computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions include a composite application to invoke, in response to a user-input at a peripheral device, a predetermined set of print applications from a plurality of print applications stored in a cloud server, the composite application to provide content from the plurality of print applications to the peripheral device. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033723 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY RECOMMENDING RULES BASED ON DESIRED PRINT CRITERIA - A method and system for automatically creating and recommending a set of optimal rules based on a desired print criterion. A print governance application can be configured with respect to a rendering server to analyze one or more rendering jobs submitted within a specified time period by considering each rendering job attributes in order to collect a rendering data. A desired print criterion can be entered by an administrator in order to manage the rendering job behavior. The collected rendering data can be analyzed to dynamically create the set of optimal rules by a rules engine in order to achieve a desired level of reduction with respect to each user based on the desired print criterion. The rules can be accepted by default and/or presented to the user for acceptance with an equated level of reduction. Such an approach provides the best fit rule to automatically reduce print output costs and lower paper wastage. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033724 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control apparatus, which controls a processing apparatus for processing recording media and includes a storage unit configured to store medium number information indicating a number of recording media processable altogether by the processing apparatus, includes a counting unit and a control unit. The counting unit counts a number of recording media processed by the processing apparatus for each processing. The control unit determines whether the counted number of recording media reaches the number indicated by the medium number information. In response to determining that the number of the recording media counted by the counting unit reaches the number indicated by the medium number information, the control unit changes the medium number information stored in the storage unit to expanded medium number information indicating a number of recording media larger than the number indicated by the stored medium number information and processable altogether by the processing apparatus. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033725 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus determines whether a file exists in a path specified by a specific command if it is determined that the specific command for reading another file is described in a GPD file, and displays a print setting screen based on the GPD file and the file in the specified path if it is determined that the file exists in the path specified by the specific command, or ignores the specific command and displays a print setting screen based on the GPD file if it is determined that the file does not exist in the path specified by the specific command. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033726 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD - A client apparatus, after inputting a print job to a print service server apparatus, delivers a multicast message including information relating to an execution apparatus that executes the print job and information relating to a proxy apparatus managed by the print service server apparatus that manages the execution apparatus. When an image output apparatus receives the message, the image output apparatus determines whether the apparatus itself executes the print job or requests the proxy apparatus to execute the print job for the apparatus itself, based on a content of the message. If the image output apparatus determines to request the proxy apparatus to execute the print job for the apparatus itself, the image output apparatus requests the proxy apparatus to execute the print job. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033727 | PRINTING SYSTEM, SERVER APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing system, responsive to a request from an image forming apparatus, applies general-purpose print setting to print setting information of a printer driver in the image forming apparatus specified in the request, applies dedicated print setting using a ticket in a print job stored in a storage device to the print setting information to which the general-purpose print setting has been applied, reflects the print setting information of the printer driver to which the dedicated print setting has been applied, on the print setting information in the print job, generates a print job including the reflected print setting information in the print job and print data in the print job, and outputs the generated print job to the image forming apparatus. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033728 | Image Transform Signature Generation Mechanism - A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving a first data component of an image data stream at a cache within a control unit, appending a first signature value to the first data component to obtain a first modified image data and generating a second signature value based on the first modified image data. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033729 | CONTROL APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM IN WHICH CONTROL PROGRAM IS STORED, AND PRINTER - A control apparatus, which is configured to communicate with an external apparatus, to control a display section and a printing section, and to execute a plurality of processing in parallel, includes: a storage section which is configured to store image data to be supplied to the display section and first data transmitted from the external apparatus, a first processing executing section which is configured to execute a first processing in which the image data is supplied to the display section; a second processing executing section which is configured to execute a second processing, which is to be executed in parallel with the first processing, and in which a predetermined image processing is applied to the first data to generate second data to be stored in the storage section; and an identifying section which is configured to identify the number of the second data stored in the storage section. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033730 | Scanner - A scanner for an electronic device having image display functionality includes lower and upper housings, a scan unit, and an adaptor. The lower housing is formed on opposite sides with a paper inlet and a paper outlet. The upper housing is mounted on the lower housing, and includes a main body provided with a terminal hole, and a support member disposed proximate to the terminal hole and to abut against the electronic device when the electronic device is connected to the scanner. The scan unit includes a scan module disposed between the lower and upper housings, a control module coupled to the scan module, and a connecting terminal coupled to the control module and accessible via the terminal hole. The adaptor is removably mounted to the connecting terminal so as to permit direct electrical connection between the scanner and the electronic device. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033731 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a document correction section and a display control section. The document correction section carries out rotation processing with respect to a document image so that a first reference direction from a reference side of a document to a side facing the reference side coincides with an upper-to-lower direction of the document image which has been subjected to the rotation processing. Further, before the rotation processing is carried out, the display control section causes the display apparatus to display an image in which the document and a mark indicating the reference side of the document to a user are shown in accordance with the document image. This allows a user to easily predict how the document shown in the document image will be oriented after the document image is subjected to the rotation processing, before the user inputs a command to carry out the rotation processing. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033732 | Rotating MEMS Scanner - Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a rotating scanning platform comprises a rotating body and two or more suspension flexures to support the rotating body at a first end of respective suspension flexures, wherein the suspension flexures have a length that is greater than a radius of the rotating body, and the suspension flexures are disposed at an offset from a center of rotation of the rotating body. The suspension flexures are fixed, respectively, to a substrate at a second end at a location that is closer to the center of rotation than to the first end of a respective suspension flexure to allow the rotating body to rotate about the center of rotation with generally linear rotation in response to a drive signal. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033733 | ACTUATOR, LIGHT SCANNER, AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An actuator includes a movable section swinging around a predetermined swing axis, a connecting section extending from the movable section, and being torsionally deformed in accordance with swing of the movable section, a support section supporting the connecting section, a magnet being disposed on a plate surface of the movable section, and a coil generating a magnetic field acting on the magnet to thereby swing the movable section, and the movable section has a cross shape in a plan view. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033734 | Device for Variable Deflection of Light | 2013-02-07 |
20130033735 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE - According to example embodiments, an electrochromic device includes pixel containing a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel includes a first electrolyte contacting a first electrochromic layer. The first electrochromic layer includes a first electrochromic material configured to display each one of transparency and at least two colors, based on a voltage applied to the first electrochromic material. The second sub-pixel includes a second electrolyte contacting a second electrochromic layer. The second electrochromic layer includes a second electrochromic material configured to display each one of transparency, black, and at least one color other than black, based on a voltage applied to the second electrochromic material. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033736 | VARIABLE REFLECTANCE MIRROR REFLECTIVE ELEMENT FOR EXTERIOR MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A variable reflectance mirror reflective element includes a front substrate and a rear substrate and an electrochromic medium disposed therebetween, with no part of the rear substrate extending beyond any part of the front substrate. A mirror reflector is disposed at a third surface of the rear substrate and includes a stack of thin films having at least one metal thin film. A perimeter layer is disposed at a second surface of the front substrate proximate a perimeter edge of the front substrate and generally conceals the perimeter seal from view by a person viewing through the front substrate. Light that reflects off of the mirror reflector and passes through the electrochromic medium and the front substrate has a substantially untinted reflectant characteristic to a person viewing the mirror reflective element when no voltage is applied to the electrochromic medium. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033737 | Method of Making a Fiber Optic Gyroscope - Methods of attaching an optical line to a phase modulator in a fiber optic gyroscope. The methods include positioning at least one end of the optical line relative to a side of the phase modulator. The end of the optical line may have a first non-perpendicular angle and the side of the phase modulator may have a second non-perpendicular angle. The end of the optical line may be attached to the side of the phase modulator with the end of the optical line being non-parallel to the side of the phase modulator. The optical line may be an optical coil or a light path. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033738 | THERMALLY SWITCHED OPTICAL FILTER INCORPORATING A GUEST-HOST ARCHITECTURE - Thermochromic filters are constructed using absorptive, reflective, or fluorescent dyes, molecules, polymers, particles, rods, or other orientation-dependent colorants that have their orientation, order, or director influenced by carrier materials, which are themselves influenced by temperature. These order-influencing carrier materials include thermotropic liquid crystals, which provide orientation to dyes and polymers in a Guest-Host system in the liquid-crystalline state at lower temperatures, but do not provide such order in the isotropic state at higher temperatures. The varying degree to which the absorptive, reflective, or fluorescent particles interact with light in the two states can be exploited to make many varieties of thermochromic filters. Thermochromic filters can control the flow of light and radiant heat through selective reflection, transmission, absorption, and/or re-emission. The filters have particular application in passive or active light-regulating and temperature-regulating films, materials, and devices, and particularly as construction materials and building and vehicle surfaces. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033739 | ELECTROVARIABLE NANOPLASMONICS AND SELF-ASSEMBLING SMART MIRRORS - Systems and methods provide control of nanoparticle coverage of an interface between a first medium and a second medium through variation of an electric potential across such interface; the first medium and the second medium are immiscible media, and transparent or substantially transparent to visible light. The first medium can be a first electrolytic solution and the second medium can be a second electrolytic solution; thus, the interface can become an interface of two immiscible electrolytic solutions (ITIES). The nanoparticle coverage of the interface, e.g., the ITIES, can be regulated to vary between approximately zero and a full or nearly a full monolayer. The nanoparticle coverage of the interface can dictate at least one optical property of the interface, rendering the interface transparent or substantially transparent, or a mirror, or providing Faraday rotation of the optical polarization of light incident normal to the interface and propagating through the interface. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033740 | Electrophoretic Display Device - An electrophoretic display device is provided. The device includes an array substrate including a plurality of pixels, an opposite substrate facing the array substrate, and an electrophoretic layer provided between the array substrate and the opposite substrate. The electrophoretic layer includes a non-polar solvent and at least two types of polar particles dispersed in the non-polar solvent that display different colors from each other. One of the array substrate and the opposite substrate includes a plurality of capturing holes configured to capture the polar particles when an electric field is applied between the array substrate and the opposite substrate. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033741 | Suspended Particle Device, Light Control Device Using the Same, and Method for Driving the Same - The suspended particle device includes a first substrate and a second substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode and a suspension disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first electrode is formed on the first substrate, the second electrode and the third electrode are formed on the second substrate, the suspension includes light-control particles and a disperse medium, the light-control particles are charged, an orientation state of the light-control particles is controlled by applying AC voltage to at least any one of the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode, and the light-control particles are dispersed in the suspension or biased to the third electrode by applying DC voltage to at least one of the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033742 | VERY HIGH POWER PULSED FIBER LASER - A pulsed fiber laser including fiber preamplifier and power amplifier stages is disclosed. A fiber preamplifier includes first and second preamplifier stages that receive and amplify a seed pulse. A filter isolator placed between the preamplifier stages suppresses noise from the first preamplifier stage. An acoustic optical modulator located in the second preamplifier stage eliminates unwanted wavelengths from the amplified seed pulse received from the first preamplifier stage. The pulsed fiber laser is rugged and lightweight. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033743 | Opto-Electronic Device - An optical amplifier has a low polarization dependent gain. The amplifier includes a gain medium including a plurality of adjoining semiconductor layers to provide optical gain wherein the adjoining semiconductor layers define one or more quantum wells for electrons and are operative to provide both direct and indirect electron-hole transitions in the gain medium. A first quantized electron energy level in the conduction band and a first quantized hole energy level in the valence band is located in a first layer. A further first quantized hole energy level in the valence band is located in an adjacent second layer. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033744 | Sample Holder For A Microscope - A sample retainer for a microscope is described, comprising a sample stage ( | 2013-02-07 |
20130033745 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ADVANCED GRID STRUCTURE, ADVANCED GRID STRUCTURE, AND SPACE TELESCOPE USING ADVANCED GRID STRUCTURE - Provided is an advanced grid structure manufactured by a lamination step of laminating a first tape prepreg group, a second tape prepreg group, and a third tape prepreg group repeatedly in the stated order on a forming die, in which grooves ( | 2013-02-07 |
20130033746 | VARIABLE RETICLE FOR OPTICAL SIGHTING DEVICES RESPONSIVE TO OPTICAL MAGNIFICATION ADJUSTMENT - An optical sighting device includes an electronic controller that is responsive to changes in an optical magnification of the sighting device to resize at least a portion of a reticle produced by an electronic display or other means proximate a focal plane of the sighting device. In some embodiments, the reticle is located proximate a rear focal plane of the sighting device and may be scaled by the electronic controller in concert with changes in optical magnification to simulate a front focal plane reticle. A functional pattern of the reticle may also be automatically changed at different magnification settings to provide different types of reticles, such as CQB and sniper reticles, in a single optical device. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033747 | THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY PANEL AND PHASE RETARDATION FILM THEREOF - A three dimensional display panel and a phase retardation film thereof are provided. The three dimensional display panel includes pixel units and a phase retardation film. Each pixel unit includes sub-pixel units corresponding to different color display areas. The phase retardation film includes a plurality of first phase regions and a plurality of second phase adjusting regions. The first phase regions and the second phase regions alternately arranged both in horizontal and vertical directions as a chessboard-like pattern for corresponding to the sub-pixel units, wherein a difference between a phase retardation of the first phase regions and a phase retardation of second phase regions is ½ wavelength (λ). | 2013-02-07 |
20130033748 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to three-dimensional displays. In one aspect, a display comprises a pixel array ( | 2013-02-07 |
20130033749 | STEREO DISPLAY DEVICE AND SWITCHING PANEL USED IN STEREO DISPLAY DEVICE - A stereo display device includes a display panel and a switching panel. The display panel has a plurality of unit regions, and each of the unit regions includes a right eye unit region and a left eye unit region. The switching panel is disposed on the display panel and includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of electrode patterns and an optically anisotropic medium. The first substrate and the second substrate are disposed opposite to each other. The electrode patterns are disposed on the second substrate. The optically anisotropic medium is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033750 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD - A stereoscopic image display and method is provided. The stereoscopic image display device includes: a thin film transistor array substrate, a color filter substrate facing the thin film transistor array substrate, the color filter substrate including a plurality of black matrices, a plurality of black stripes on the color filter substrate, each of the plurality of black stripes corresponding to the black matrices, and a patterned retarder film on the color filter array substrate over the black stripes, wherein at least one of the plurality of black stripes includes a first black pattern and a second black pattern that are spaced apart from each other, such that gaps are disposed therebetween. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033751 | LENS MODULE WITH SPACERS - A lens module includes a lens barrel, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and two spacers. The lens barrel includes an object-side end and an image-side end. The first, second, and third lenses are received in the lens barrel and arranged in that order from the object-side to the image-side. One of the two spacers is positioned between the first lens and the second lens, and the other of the two spacers is positioned between the second lens and the third lens. Each of the spacers is chamfered to prevent the ingress of unwanted light. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033752 | DIFFRACTION-TYPE 3D DISPLAY ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A diffraction-type 3D display element is arranged on an image output face of a 3D display device and comprises a first diffraction area and a second diffraction area. The first diffraction area has a plurality of first stepped gratings spaced apart from each other. The second diffraction area has a plurality of second stepped gratings spaced apart from each other. The second diffraction area is adjacent to the first diffraction area and is arranged symmetrically to the first diffraction area with a central line being the symmetric axis. The diffraction-type 3D display element of the invention diffracts the images output by the 3D display device and projects the diffracted images to two different viewing areas to provide 3D images for users. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033753 | ANTI-REFLECTIVE LENSES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method of applying an anti-reflective coating to an optical surface of a mold. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: providing a lens mold having an optical surface; forming a layer of a super hydrophobic material with a thickness of about 30 to 40 nm over the optical surface, wherein the super hydrophobic material contains dipodal silane; forming an anti-reflective coating layered structure over the layer of the super hydrophobic material; and forming a layer of a cyclic azasilane coupling agent that is deposited with a monolayer thickness to the anti-reflective coating layered structure using vapor deposition or by dip coating using a solution of cyclic azasilane coupling agent in an aprotic solvent. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033754 | COMPOUND OPTICAL FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A compound optical film comprises an unitary two-layer structure consisting of a light guide layer and a light reflective layer attached on the light guide layer. A plurality of light scattering particles are dispersed in the light guide layer adjacent to an interface between the light guide layer and the light reflective layer. The compound optical film can reduce the thickness of backlight module while the compound optical film is used in backlight module. The present art also relates to a manufacturing method for the compound optical film. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033755 | Local Removal of a Lenticular Optical Effect by a High Volume Offset Coating - A combined use of a pervasively textured anilox supply roll and a customized, locally patterned flexographic roll is provided for forming a lenticular product. The customized, locally patterned flexographic roll includes an intermittent raised and recessed surface pattern analogous to a type used in a “spot” ink application. In the present case, however, the applied material is transparent and preferably matched in its refractive index to the lenticular sheet. Relevant aspects of the invention also register the selectively coated areas with graphic features on the planar reverse side of the lenticular sheet. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033756 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A NEAR-TO-EYE DISPLAY - An eyepiece for a head mounted display includes an illumination module, an end reflector, a viewing region, and a polarization rotator. The illumination module provides CGI light along a forward propagation path within the eyepiece. The end reflector is disposed at an opposite end of the eyepiece from the illumination module to reflect the CGI light back along a reverse propagation path within the eyepiece. The viewing is disposed between the illumination module and the end reflector and includes an out-coupling polarizing beam splitter (“PBS”). The out-coupling PBS passes the CGI light traveling along the forward propagation path and redirects the CGI light traveling along the reverse propagation path out of an eye-ward side of the eyepiece. The polarization rotator is disposed in the forward and reverse propagation paths between the out-coupling PBS and the end reflector. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033757 | BEAM COMBINER - A beam combiner includes a first lens and a second lens coated with specific optical films. The first color light beam enters the first lens via a first incidence surface with an incidence angle of Brewster's angle. The second color light beam enters the first lens via the second incidence surface with an incidence angle of zero degree. The third color light beam enters the second lens via the third incidence surface with an incidence angle of zero degree. The first, the second, and the third color light beams transmit in the same path after the splitting face to form the composite light beam and come out via an exit surface. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033758 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH ZOOM LENS - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit of a positive refractive power, a second lens unit of a negative refractive power, a reflective unit configured to bend an optical axis, and a rear lens group including two or more lens units, the reflective unit being stationary during zooming, the first and second lens units and two or more lens units of the rear lens group being moved during zooming, wherein the following conditions are satisfied: 4.3<β2t/β2w<12.0, and 2.1<βRt/βRw<3.0, where β2w and β2t denote lateral magnifications of the second lens unit at a wide-angle end and a telephoto end, respectively, and βRw and βRt denote lateral magnifications at the wide-angle end and the telephoto end, respectively, of a lens unit having a greatest variable power contribution out of the rear lens group. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033759 | ZOOM LENS AND INFORMATION DEVICE INCORPORATING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes first to fifth lens groups having positive, negative, negative, positive, and positive refractive power, respectively. The third lens group includes a single negative meniscus lens with a concave surface on an object side, to move along the optical axis for focusing. When zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, an interval between the first and second lens groups increases, an interval between the second and third lens groups increases, an interval between the third and fourth lens groups decreases, and an interval between the fourth and fifth lens groups decreases. The fourth and fifth lens groups are set to have a combined lateral magnification β | 2013-02-07 |
20130033760 | LENS-FRAME MOVING MECHANISM - A lens-frame moving mechanism includes a lens frame guided to move between a ready-to-photograph position and a retracted position, the lens frame being biased forwardly by a biaser; an intermediate linearly movable member, wherein the lens frame contacts the intermediate linearly movable member; a leading screw formed on the drive shaft of a motor; a nut member screw-engaged onto the leading screw, wherein the nut member does not rotate relative to the lens frame and moves the intermediate linearly movable member in the optical axis direction; and a rearwardly-movable member which rearwardly moves the lens frame against the biasing force such that the lens frame moves away from the intermediate linearly movable member in the optical axis direction while the lens frame is moved from the ready-to-photograph position to the retracted position. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033761 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE - The imaging device includes a lens barrel, which itself includes a first frame, a second frame rotatably supported by the first frame, a lens mount including a contact face that comes into contact with the main body of a camera body, and a linking portion for linking the lens mount and the first frame on the outside of the contact face, with at least part of the second frame being disposed between the linking portion and the contact face along the optical axis direction; and an imaging element for converting an optical image formed by the lens barrel into image data. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033762 | PHOTOGRAPHING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY - An photographing optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element with positive refractive power and a sixth lens element with negative refractive power and a image plane. The third lens element, the fourth lens element, the fifth lens element and the sixth lens element each has an aspheric object-side surface and an aspheric image-side surface. The object-side surface of the first lens element is convex. The sixth lens element further comprises at least one inflection point and is made of plastic. By adjusting the refractive power of the first lens element and the photographing optical lens assembly, and adjusting the total length of the photographing optical lens assembly, the total volume of the lens assembly is reduced, and the image quality is improved. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033763 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an imaging lens including a fixed first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, a stop, a third lens group including a cemented lens, a fourth lens group including a positive lens, a fifth lens group serving as a focus group and including a negative lens, and a sixth lens group including a positive lens that are arranged sequentially from an object side to an image side. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033764 | IMAGE CAPTURING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY - An image capturing optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element with refractive power has a convex object-side surface, wherein the object-side surface and an image-side surface of the third lens element are aspheric. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power which is made of plastic material, wherein an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the fifth lens element are aspheric, and the fifth lens element has inflection points formed on at least one surface thereof. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033765 | Optical Lens Assembly for Imaging Pickup - An optical lens assembly for imaging pickup, sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side, comprising: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element with refractive power has bi-aspheric surfaces. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface and both being aspheric. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave image-side surface, bi-aspheric surfaces and at least one inflection point. Therefore, the optical lens assembly for imaging pickup satisfies conditions related to shorten the total length and to reduce the sensitivity for use in compact cameras and mobile phones with camera functionalities. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033766 | OPTICAL LENS SYSTEM - An optical lens system comprises, in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens element with a positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface, one of the object-side surface and an image-side surface being aspheric; a stop; a second lens element with a negative refractive power having a concave object-side surface, one of the object-side surface and an image-side surface being aspheric; a third lens element with a positive refractive power having a concave image-side surface, one of an object-side surface and the image-side surface being aspheric. Focal lengths of the first, second and third lens elements are f | 2013-02-07 |
20130033767 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PASSIVE OPTICAL COMPONENTS, AND DEVICES COMPRISING THE SAME - A device comprises at least one optics member (O) comprising at least one transparent portion (t) and at least one blocking portion (b). The at least one transparent portion (t) is made of one or more materials substantially transparent for light of at least a specific spectral range, referred to as transparent materials, and the at least one blocking portion (b) is made of one or more materials substantially non-transparent for light of the specific spectral range, referred to as non-transparent materials. The transparent portion (t) comprises at least one passive optical component (L). The at least one passive optical component (L) comprises a transparent element ( | 2013-02-07 |
20130033768 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an imaging lens including a fixed first lens group having a positive refractive power and including a plurality of lenses, a second lens group serving as a focus group and including a negative lens, and a third lens group having a positive refractive power that are arranged sequentially from an object side to an image side. A stop is disposed between predetermined lenses of the first lens group, and, on an assumption that a lens group located closer to the object side than the stop of the first lens group is a 1a | 2013-02-07 |
20130033769 | LENS MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic device using a lens module is disclosed. The lens module for a housing, comprises a barrel comprising a containing portion; and at least one lens insert molded mounted in the containing portion; wherein the containing portion comprises an inner sidewall, and a first latching portion in the inner sidewall; the at least one lens comprises a main body, and a second latching portion extends outward from a side surface of the main body; the second latching portion is received in the first latching portion. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033770 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE - The lens barrel includes a first frame, a second frame configured to be rotatably supported by the first frame, a drive actuator that is disposed on the inside of the second frame, and a transmission mechanism disposed on the inside of the second frame and configured to transmit the drive force of the drive actuator to the second frame. The imaging device includes the above-mentioned lens barrel and an imaging element that converts an optical image formed by this lens barrel into image data. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033771 | ULTRASONIC MOTOR AND LENS APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is an ultrasonic motor, comprising: a vibrator including a piezoelectric element and a contact surface to be brought into contact with a member to be driven, the vibrator driving the member to be driven by an ultrasonic vibration excited by the piezoelectric element; a holding part configured to hold the vibrator; a pressurization unit configured to apply a bias force for biasing the holding part toward the member to be driven so as to impress the contact surface against the member to be driven; and a fixing unit configured to support the pressurization unit, in which the holding part holds the vibrator on both sides of the contact surface in a driving direction of the member to be driven. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033772 | REFLECTIVE MATERIAL AND OPTICAL STRUCTURE - A reflective material ( | 2013-02-07 |
20130033773 | REFLECTOR HAVING HIGH RESISTANCE AGAINST WEATHER AND CORROSION EFFECTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The invention relates to a reflector ( | 2013-02-07 |
20130033774 | REAR UNDER MIRROR - A rear under mirror that is placed near a top edge portion of a rear window glass on a vehicle compartment interior side thereof, the rear under mirror including: a reflecting mirror that reflects a lower area behind a vehicle towards a driver's seat, the reflecting mirror comprising a concavo-convex mirror having a mirror surface that is formed as a concave surface in a substantially vertical direction and as a convex surface in a substantially horizontal direction, the reflecting mirror having a radius of curvature of the convex surface in a substantially horizontal direction of the reflecting mirror in the bottom portion area is larger than that of the top portion area, the reflecting mirror having a trapezoidal shape whose bottom side is longer than top side when viewed from a front thereof. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033775 | Solar concentrator - A solar concentrator comprises an upper transparent surface and a lower transparent surface. A reflective layer is on the lower transparent surface. The lower transparent surface is shaped such that the reflective layer reflects and concentrates incident light. A second concentrator which is a parabola is formed on the upper transparent surface as an integral portion of the surface such that the second concentrator reflects the concentrated sunlight back to the center of the lower transparent surface. The lower transparent surface further comprises a CPC (Compound Parabolic Concentrator) which is an integral portion of the surface to accommodate the concentrated light and couple it to receiver. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033776 | Optical Element for Correcting Color Blindness - Described herein are devices, compositions, and methods for improving color discernment. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033777 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SYNCHRONIZED WRITING ON BIT PATTERNED MEDIA WITH READ-WRITE OFFSET - A system and method of establishing write timing in a disk drive using bit patterned media and a magnetic head with read-write offset in which servoing and writing occur on different tracks with timing offsets. Initially, the distance between the servoing and writing tracks is determined for each track/head position in accordance with head geometry and skew angle. The relative timing errors are then measured by iteratively writing data at timing offset increments to determine the optimal timing offset for the servoing/writing track pair, and then writing the offset to sync fields on the servoing tracks of the disk. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033778 | TRACK PITCH VARIATION MEASUREMENT METHOD USING SPIRAL DC PATTERN WRITING - In one embodiment, a method includes spiral writing a DC pattern onto a magnetic disk medium using a writer of a magnetic head while moving the magnetic head in a direction about parallel to a radial direction of the magnetic disk medium while rotating the magnetic disk medium, reading the magnetic disk medium while moving the magnetic head in the direction about parallel to the radial direction of the magnetic disk medium while rotating the magnetic disk medium, and calculating a track pitch interval between data tracks of the magnetic disk medium based on the reading of the magnetic disk medium. In another embodiment, a magnetic disk medium includes a DC spiral pattern in a radial region further outward and/or a radial region further inward than a radial region where data is recorded. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033779 | AIR BEARING SURFACE OVERCOAT WITH SOFT INTERMEDIATE FILM, AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a magnetic head includes at least one magnetic head element for reading from and/or writing to a magnetic medium, the element having an air bearing surface (ABS) facing toward a magnetic medium, an adhesive film including silicon nitride above the ABS having a characteristic of being formed under a water vapor partial pressure, and a protective film above the adhesive film, the protective film including carbon. Also, in another embodiment, a method includes forming an ABS of a magnetic head, the ABS being a surface of the magnetic head which is closest to a magnetic medium when in use, forming an adhesive film above the ABS of the magnetic head, the adhesive film being formed under a water vapor partial pressure, and forming a protective film above the adhesive film, the protective film including carbon. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033780 | Base for motor and hard disk drive including the same - There is provided a base for a motor, the base including: a base body formed of a steel plate through a pressing process; and an outer wall part defining an exterior of the base body, in which the outer wall part has a thickness smaller than a thickness of the steel plate in order to increase a contact area with a sealing part. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033781 | BASE FOR MOTOR AND HARD DISK DRIVE INCLUDING THE SAME - There is provided a base for a motor, the base including: a base body having a disk disposed thereon; an outer wall part formed on the base body to thereby define an outer edge of the base body; and a fixing part formed in at least one of the base body and the outer wall part in order to fix the base body and a substrate, to which power is applied, to each other, thereby supporting upper and lower surfaces of the substrate. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033782 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND HARD DISC DRIVE INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided a spindle motor and a hard disk drive including the same. The spindle motor includes: a shaft; a sleeve rotatably supporting the shaft by fluid dynamic pressure; a holder provided outwardly of the sleeve and at least partially formed of a magnetic material; a stator core mounted on an outer surface of the holder; and a base member including a mounting part protruding upwardly in an axial direction and fixed to the holder. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033783 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL SELF SERVO-WRITING FOR A DISK DRIVE - A method of self servo-writing servo information to a plurality of disk surfaces in a disk drive that includes writing servo information to a plurality of disk surfaces in a first direction, writing servo information to a plurality of disk surfaces in a second direction, and determining an amount of overlap to be written on a reference surface with the reference head that will produce an overlap of servo information on each of the surfaces in the disk drive to which servo information is to be written. The method also includes switching to different tables when seeking across the overlap or border areas. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033784 | PERIODIC ROTATIONAL VIBRATION CHECK FOR STORAGE DEVICES TO COMPENSATE FOR VARYING LOADS - A periodic rotational vibration check for storage devices to compensate for varying loads is disclosed. A variable representing rotational vibration status is maintained in a rotational vibration log. The variable is processed to determine whether a storage device exhibits a rotational vibration issue. Workload analysis is performed to identify a change to the workloads run on physically separate hardware to resolve the rotational vibration issue and thus eliminate the need for more expensive hardware. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033785 | SUSPENSION, HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY AND DISK DRIVE UNIT WITH THE SAME - A suspension for a head gimbal assembly includes a flexure having a laminated structure including a substrate layer, an insulating layer formed on the substrate layer, and a conducting layer formed on the insulating layer. And first bonding pads are formed on the conducting layer at a first surface of the flexure, so as to electrically connect with a slider via solder balls, and second bonding pads are formed on the substrate layer at a second surface of the flexure opposite to the first surface, so as to electrically connect with extra components formed at the second surface via solder balls. The suspension can connect slider and other extra components at two opposite surfaces of the flexure with a simplified and compacted structure and a reduced cost. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033786 | High Efficiency Power Regulator and Method - An embodiment high efficiency power regulator comprises a three-terminal converter and a protection device. The three-terminal converter comprises a first terminal coupled to a positive terminal of an input voltage bus, a second terminal coupled to a positive terminal of an output voltage bus and a third terminal coupled to the protection device. The protection device comprises an inrush current limiting element connected in series with a reverse polarity protection device. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033787 | MOBILE GENERATOR AND MOBILE GENERATOR PROTECTIVE DEVICE - A mobile generator for generating a direct voltage for a tool supplied with direct current includes an alternating-voltage generator ( | 2013-02-07 |
20130033788 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY RE-ROUTING POWER - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods using an interruption device for automatically re-routing power upon the occurrence of an event. The interruption device may interrupt the flow of power to an external device upon the detection of an event, such as a circuit overload or short circuit. Interrupting the flow of power may cause power to be cut off to a receiving connector, which supplies power to the external device, by re-routing the flow of power away from the receiving connector by the use of relay switches. By interrupting and re-routing the flow of power, an electrical fire, damage to the external device or other hazard may be prevented. Once the source of the problem, such as a defective external device, has been removed or fixed, the flow of power may be re-routed back to the receiving connector. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033789 | ADAPTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT GALLEYS - The adaptive power management system for aircraft galleys includes one or more programmable circuit breakers for corresponding interchangeable aircraft galley inserts. Current rating settings of the programmable circuit breakers can be changed by direct interrogation by a galley network controller, which can also automatically switch selected circuit breakers to open to shut down the power supply to an entire galley complex or individual galley inserts, as needed, or by a passive signal. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033790 | HEAT GENERATION AMOUNT ESTIMATION UNIT FOR BATTERY FOR ELECTRIC POWER TOOL, AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - A disclosed heat generation amount estimation unit is used for a battery for an electric power tool, and estimates a heat generation amount of the battery that is a power source of the electric power tool. The heat generation amount estimation unit includes a computation device, and is provided in an apparatus for electric power tool. The computation device periodically reads, either during a discharge from the battery or during a charge to the battery, a detected current from a current detection device, which detects a current corresponding to this point in time from among a discharge current and a charge current flowing through the battery, and adds/subtracts a heat generation amount equivalent value in accordance with a value of the read detected current. The computation device outputs the added/subtracted heat generation amount equivalent value as an estimated value representing the heat generation amount of the battery. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033791 | FAILSAFE GALVANIC ISOLATION BARRIER - A system includes a transmitter, a receiver, a isolation barrier, and a fuse. The isolation barrier is connected to the transmitter. The fuse is connected between the isolation barrier and the receiver. The isolation barrier prevents current flow from the transmitter to the receiver when a voltage across the isolation barrier is less than a first breakdown voltage. The isolation barrier short circuits when the voltage across the isolation barrier is greater than or equal to the first breakdown voltage. The fuse opens when the isolation barrier short circuits. When open, the fuse has a second breakdown voltage that is greater than the first breakdown voltage. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033792 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR DIGITAL INTEGRATED CHIP - A protection circuit includes first and second electronic switches. When a CPU socket does not contain a CPU, a signal pin of the CPU socket outputs a high level signal. The first and second electronic switches are turned on. A data transmitting line of a SMBus is connected to a digital integrated chip. The parameters of the digital integrated chip can thus be regulated. When the CPU socket contains the CPU, the signal pin of the CPU socket outputs a low level signal. The first and second electronic switches are turned off. The data transmitting line of the SMBus is disconnected from the digital integrated chip, to prevent damage to the digital integrated chip. | 2013-02-07 |
20130033793 | Battery System - A battery system is disclosed which includes: first and second battery blocks connected in parallel, each including a plurality of batteries connected in series; a battery state detector detecting voltages of the batteries in either of the second battery blocks. The number of the batteries in the second battery block is smaller than that of the first battery block. The battery state detector is installed integral with the second battery block. | 2013-02-07 |