10th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130057783 | TELEVISION RECEIVER, BROADCAST WAVE RECEIVER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a television receiver comprises a cover covering the backside of a display module, and a frame-shaped mask provided on the periphery of the front surface of the display module. An antenna is provided along the periphery of the display module, and a cable electrically connected to the antenna is provided between the periphery of the display module and the inner surface of at least the cover or the mask. The cover or the mask includes a first claw and a second claw. If the cover (mask) includes the first claw and the second claw, the first claw is inserted into a recess defined in the mask (cover), while the second claw is engaged with the mask (cover). | 2013-03-07 |
20130057784 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - Provided is an electronic device whereby it is possible to suppress a decline in heat-dissipating properties. This liquid crystal display device (electronic device) ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130057785 | TELEVISION RECEIVER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes: an electronic component; a first member configured to cover at least a part of the electronic component; a second member positioned at a first side of the electronic component opposite a second side of the electronic component at which the first member is disposed; and a third member positioned between the second member and the electronic component, the third member being configured to support the electronic component and comprising a first end portion covered by a component that is partially exposed and a second end portion covered by at least one of the first member and the second member. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057786 | POLARIZED PROJECTION ILLUMINATOR - The present disclosure relates generally to an optical element, a light projector that includes the optical element, and an image projector that includes the optical element. In particular, the optical element provides an improved uniformity of light by homogenizing the light with lenslet arrays, such as “fly-eye arrays” (FEA). The FEA is positioned to homogenize a polarized combined light after an unpolarized input light is converted to a single polarization state. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057787 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY UNIT AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a liquid crystal display unit including a liquid crystal panel for modulating light; a light shielding plate for controlling light not to be incident on areas other than an effective pixel area of the liquid crystal panel; an optical compensation element arranged at sides on which the light is incident in the liquid crystal panel and the light shielding plate; and an optical compensation element holder for holding the optical compensation element to be spaced from the light shielding plate and not to contact other members. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057788 | LIGHT GUIDE WITH REGION BETWEEN LIGHT ROD AND LENS - A single piece light guide is disclosed herein. The single piece light guide may include a light rod and a lens. The single piece light guide may be formed using injection molding. The light guide may have one or more regions between the light rod and the lens. A housing may be provided for the light guide. The housing may have an opening that physically supports the light rod. Therefore, the light rod may be secured into place, which may prevent misalignment during use. The one or more regions between the light rod and the lens may assist in assembling and holding the light guide in the housing. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057789 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Discussed is a stereoscopic image display device, which acquires design parameters based on the same aperture ratio and the same back distance regarding a single barrier cell when displaying different numbers of views using the barrier cell. The barrier cell, which includes first and second substrates opposite to each other, first electrodes arranged at an interval on the first substrate, a second electrode formed on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, is driven to display different numbers of views. Assuming that a region of the barrier cell corresponding to a small view number is one unit, the number of unit drive regions divided in one unit is defined by K/A (where, ‘A’ is an aperture ratio of the barrier cell, and ‘K’ is {large view number/small view number}*n ('n′ is a natural number between 1 and the small view number). | 2013-03-07 |
20130057790 | Apparatus, Methods and Computer Programs for configuring Output of a Display - Apparatus including a first liquid crystal layer configured to receive at least a portion of an image and to provide the portion of the image across an angular viewing range; first substantially transparent electrodes positioned adjacent the first liquid crystal layer, the first electrodes being configured to have at least a first configuration in which a first subset of the electrodes provide electric fields across the first liquid crystal layer to form first transparent regions and first opaque regions in the first liquid crystal layer to provide a first angular viewing range, and a second configuration in which a second subset of the electrodes provide electric fields across the first liquid crystal layer to form second different transparent regions and second different opaque regions in the first liquid crystal layer to provide a second angular viewing range, having a different angular viewing range to the first angular viewing range. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057791 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device of the present invention has a vertical scanning period in which the polarity of a display signal is positive and a vertical scanning period in which the polarity of a display signal is negative. When a pair of successive two vertical scanning periods is constituted by a first vertical scanning period and a second vertical scanning period, and when a target gradation level to be displayed in the first vertical scanning period is GL | 2013-03-07 |
20130057792 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which is excellent in uniformity of visual angles even when divided alignment regions are distorted due to an external pressure such as pressing pressure. The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device comprising: a pair of substrates; and a liquid crystal layer between the substrates, wherein, as viewed in a plan view of a main surface of one of the substrates, the liquid crystal display device has an alignment division pattern in which each pixel is divided into four or more alignment regions, and each set of a plurality of pixels constitutes one unit, and each of the units of the alignment division pattern comprises, in at least one pixel, an alignment region whose alignment direction is different from alignment directions of alignment regions which are located at same vertical and horizontal positions in the other pixels. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057793 | THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - In each pixel, an insulating film covering each oxide semiconductor layer is placed between an upper electrode of a storage capacitance element and two source wiring lines that have the upper electrode therebetween. The upper electrode is formed of a conductor layer portion that extends from the oxide semiconductor layer and that has a low resistance, and is thereby integrally formed with the oxide semiconductor layer. Both of the source wiring lines are provided on the insulating film and are connected to the oxide semiconductor layer through contact holes formed in the insulating film. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057794 | PIXEL STRUCTURE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL COMPRISING THE SAME - A pixel structure for an LCD panel comprises at least one gate line, a storage line, a lower-substrate pixel electrode and a first switch unit. The at least one gate line is configured to input a scanning signal to the first switch unit; the first switch unit is connected to the at least one gate line, the storage line and the lower-substrate pixel electrode respectively, and is configured to receive the scanning signal and transfer an electric signal from the storage line to the lower-substrate pixel electrode according to the scanning signal. The pixel structure and the LCD panel comprising the pixel structure can reduce the number of pads to simplify design of the peripheral circuit; and because the data line is not used for signal transferring; even disconnection of the data line will not affect the curing effect of the UV process. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057795 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a pixel electrode which is located in an inside surrounded by a first gate line, a second gate line, a first source line and a second source line, and a second substrate including a common electrode. The pixel electrode includes a contact portion, two or more main pixel electrodes, and a connection portion connecting the main pixel electrodes. The common electrode includes main common electrodes located above the first gate line, above the second gate line and above a point between the main pixel electrodes, and sub-common electrodes located above the first source line and above the second source line. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057796 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a first substrate including a plurality of pixels, a first electrode arranged on the first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a second electrode arranged on the second substrate and spaced apart from the first electrode, the second electrode to form an electric field in cooperation with the first electrode. At least one of the first and second electrodes includes a transparent conductive nanomaterial having a transmittance of no less than 73% to no more than 100% and a sheet resistance of 0 ohms to 100 ohms. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057797 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device including multiple pixels, each pixel includes a thin-film transistor (TFT) including source and drain electrodes and a gate electrode; and a pixel unit including a common electrode and a pixel electrode. The common electrode is disposed over an inorganic passivation film formed over the pixel electrode and the source and drain electrodes. The gate electrode overlaps a pixel electrode of an adjacent pixel, thereby constituting a holding capacitance. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057798 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal layer disposed between a first substrate and a second substrate, a pixel electrode in a reflection region and a transmission region over the first substrate, a film for adjusting a cell gap in the reflection region over the first substrate, and an opposite electrode in the reflection region and the transmission region over the second substrate. The pixel electrode in the reflection region is provided over the film and reflects light. The pixel electrode in the transmission region transmits light. The pixel electrode in the reflection region and the transmission region includes a slit. The slit is overlapped with at least a part of a step portion which is provided by the film between the reflection region and the transmission region. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057799 | SHORTING BAR ASSEMBLY, LCD PANEL AND LCD - A shorting bar assembly is disclosed. The shorting bar assembly comprises signal lines and shorting bars. Each of the signal lines has one end connected to a wiring in a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel via a pad and the other end connected to one of the shorting bars. Each of the signal lines has a width smaller than that of the wiring and has a bent section. A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel comprising the shorting bar assembly and an LCD comprising the LCD panel are also disclosed. According to the shorting bar assembly, the LCD panel and the LCD of the present disclosure, both the width and the area of the signal lines for connecting the short bars with the wirings in the LCD panel are reduced, so the production efficiency of LCD panels can be improved and the production cost can be lowered. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057800 | DISPLAY MODULE - A display module including a display panel, at least one bracket, a protective plate, a plurality of assembling elements and a back cover is provided. The display panel has a display surface and a back surface opposite to the display surface. The bracket is fixed to the display panel. The protective plate faces the display surface. The assembling elements are fixed on the protective plate, wherein each of the assembling elements has a positioning protrusion and an engaging slot. And the bracket is positioned on the assembling elements through the positioning protrusions. The back cover faces the back surface, wherein the back cover is engaged to the assembling elements through the engaging slots. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057801 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Discussed is a display device including: an upper substrate having gate and data lines; a lower substrate on a lower surface of the upper substrate with exposing a part of the lower surface of the upper substrate; and a first reflection preventing layer overlapping with the gate line, and a second reflection preventing layer overlapping with the data line are formed on the upper substrate so as to prevent reflection of external light being reflected by the gate line and data line. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057802 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a display device including a display panel displaying an image, a chassis containing the display panel and including at least one joining region, in which a main through hole and at least one sub-through hole are provided, a bracket disposed on the joining region and facing the display panel, the bracket including a first through hole corresponding to the main through hole and a second through hole corresponding to the sub-through hole, and a joining element inserted into the sub-through hole and the second through hole to couple the chassis to the bracket. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057803 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE PROVIDED TO LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal module includes a planar light source device and a liquid crystal panel which are combined together by use of a double-sided adhesive tape (not illustrated). The double-sided adhesive tape is provided on a part of a resin frame, which part is on a light-exit-plane side. A part of the resin frame, which part is not provided with the double-sided adhesive tape, has an uneven surface or has a slit on a surface thereof. In other words, a part of the resin frame, which part corresponds to sections where the planar light source device and the liquid crystal panel are not combined together, has an uneven surface or has a slit on a surface thereof. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057804 | TRANSFORMER - A display device includes a housing, a combining unit, a panel module, and a resilient fastening unit. The combining unit is disposed on the housing. The resilient fastening unit is disposed on the panel module and the combining unit. Therefore, the width of the non-display edge zone of the display device and the light leakage of the display device can be reduced. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057805 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An illumination device ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130057806 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal cell, a backlight device, a first light diffusing layer, a first polarizer, and a second light diffusing layer. The first light diffusing layer includes a light diffusing plate and a prism sheet, and has light distribution characteristics such that a luminance value in a direction of 70 degrees with respect to a normal of a light incidence plane of the liquid crystal cell is 20% or less with respect to a luminance value in a direction of the normal. The second light diffusing layer includes a second polarizer and a light diffusing membrane. The backlight device is divided into a plurality of regions and is capable of controlling luminance per region. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057807 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, SUFRACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A light guide plate includes a body portion, first unit optical elements extending on the body portion in the light guide direction, and second unit optical elements disposed in between the first unit optical elements on the body portion. The width of each first unit optical element gradually decreases from that at the center to that at each end in the light guide direction. The ratio of the height to the width in each first unit optical element at the center is higher than the ratio of the height to the width in each second unit optical element. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057808 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, TEMPERATURE DETECTION METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device including a pair of substrates that are provided opposite to each other with a liquid crystal layer being disposed therebetween, a pair of electrodes provided for each intersection of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines, the pair of electrodes driving the liquid crystal layer, a driving circuit that applies a driving voltage to the pair of electrodes, an electric current detection element that detects a value corresponding to an electric current that flows in the liquid crystal layer when the driving voltage is applied, and a temperature information output circuit that outputs temperature information of the liquid crystal layer based on the value corresponding to the electric current. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057809 | OPTICALLY-COMPENSATORY SHEET, POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided an optically-compensatory sheet including, at least one optically anisotropic layer containing a discotic liquid crystalline compound on a transparent support, wherein the optically anisotropic layer contains a boronic acid compound represented by the following Formula (I): | 2013-03-07 |
20130057810 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid-crystal display device makes it possible to attach an optical element to a liquid-crystal display panel with high positional accuracy while avoiding or minimizing the enlargement of the picture-frame region (i.e., the non-display region) induced by the formation of markers on the panel and the increase of the fabrication cost. The panel comprises a main substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal enclosed in a gap between the main and opposite substrates, wherein a polarizer plate is attached at least to the opposite substrate. Markers for attaching an optical element to the panel are formed at positions that overlap with the polarizer plate in a non-display region on the main or opposite substrate. Alignment direction regulators regulate the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules to a predetermined direction in the vicinities of the markers, allowing light to pass through at least the opposite substrate. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057811 | PIXEL STRUCTURE OF DISPLAY - A pixel structure of a display is disclosed. The pixel structure of the display comprises at least an unit pixel. The unit pixel comprises a plurality of X type light-impenetrable regions and a plurality of light-penetrable regions, or the unit pixel comprises a plurality of X type first light-impenetrable regions, a plurality of X type second light-impenetrable regions and a plurality of light-penetrable regions. The pixel structure of the display of this invention provides good transmittance. In addition, the pixel structure of the display produces four domains or even eight domains. As a result, the problem of color shift can be improved. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057812 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes: a first substrate, a second substrate which faces the first substrate, a sealant which adheres the first substrate and the second substrate together, light blocking members disposed on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, a color filter between light blocking members, a dummy color filter on a light blocking member in the peripheral area, and an overcoat on at least one of the color filter and the dummy color filter. An upper surface of the overcoat in the peripheral area comprises protrusions. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057813 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate including a plurality of pixel areas, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first base substrate, a first pixel electrode disposed on the first base substrate and corresponding to each pixel area, a shielding electrode spaced apart from and insulated from the first pixel electrode, a passivation layer disposed on the first pixel electrode and the shielding electrode, and a second pixel electrode disposed on the passivation layer and partially overlapped with the first pixel electrode. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057814 | Alignment Layer for Display Device, Liquid Crystal Display Device Including the Same and Method and Apparatus for Treating the Same - An alignment layer for a display device may include a plurality of rubbing patterns formed on its surface, wherein each of the rubbing patterns includes a first pattern intersecting a center axis at a first angle, and a second pattern connected to the first pattern and intersecting the center axis at a second angle, and the first pattern and the second pattern are alternately repeated. A liquid crystal display device includes the alignment layer, and a method and apparatus for treating the alignment layer are provided. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057815 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment, a first substrate includes a main pixel electrode and a first alignment film formed on the main pixel electrode having vertical alignment characteristics. A second substrate includes a pair of main common electrodes and a second alignment film formed on the main common electrodes having vertical alignment characteristics. A liquid crystal layer is held between the first substrate and the second substrate having positive dielectric anisotropy. The main pixel electrode is arranged extending in a first direction. The pair of main common electrodes is arranged in the first direction, respectively, so as to sandwich the main pixel electrode. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057816 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a pixel electrode covered by a first alignment film and having a belt-shaped main pixel electrode. The first alignment film is alignment processed in a first alignment treatment direction substantially in parallel with an extending direction of the main pixel electrode. The second substrate includes a common electrode arranged on both sides sandwiching the pixel electrode and extending substantially in parallel with the extending direction of the main pixel electrode. A sub-common electrode extends in a direction crossing the extending direction of the main pixel electrode on one end side of the main pixel electrode located on a starting side of the first alignment treatment direction. A second alignment film is processed in a second alignment treatment direction substantially in the same direction as the first alignment treatment direction. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057817 | PHOTO-ALIGNMENT FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An embodiment of the invention provides a manufacturing method of a photo-alignment film including: providing a photo-alignment material layer having at least one portion corresponding to a pixel; and performing a full exposure process and a partial exposure process with an alignment direction different from that of the full exposure process to the portion, wherein the full exposure process includes exposing the potion fully to light, and the partial exposure process includes exposing the portion partially to light, wherein the portion processed by the exposure processes has a single exposure region exposed to light one time and a dual exposure region exposed to light two times, and the portion exposed in the partial exposure process is located in the dual exposure region. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057818 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: two opposing substrates; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the two substrates and including liquid crystal molecules; a gate line which transfers a gate signal; a data line which transfers a data voltage; a voltage transfer line which transfers a voltage having a predetermined magnitude; and pixels, each including first and second pixel electrodes separated from each other, where the first pixel electrode includes first and second subpixel electrode, the second pixel electrode includes third and fourth subpixel electrodes, each of the first to fourth subpixel electrodes includes a stem and branch electrodes, the branch electrodes of the first and third subpixel electrodes are alternately disposed, the branch electrodes of the second and fourth subpixel electrodes are alternately disposed, and a voltage difference between the first and second pixel electrodes is greater than a voltage difference between the second and fourth subpixel electrodes. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057819 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT - A liquid crystal display element includes a flexible first substrate and second substrate, an inter-substrate spacer structure that bonds the first substrate and the second substrate and keeps a space between the two substrates at a certain interval, a seal material that seals a surrounding area between the two substrates to form a cell space, a liquid crystal that is injected in the cell space, and an injection hole that is formed between the two substrates for injecting the liquid crystal from an outside into the cell space, the injection hole including an injection hole spacer structure that keeps the space between the two substrates at a certain interval. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057820 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device using a cylindrical spacer to define the gap between a TFT substrate and a counter substrate, the TFT substrate does not include an organic passivation film, in which the cylindrical spacer is formed on an inorganic passivation film. An overcoat film is formed to cover a black matrix and color filters in the counter substrate. A concavo-convex mount is formed in the overcoat film. The top of the cylindrical spacer is brought into contact with the concavo-convex mount. The oriented film is not attached to the top of the cylindrical spacer and the convex portion of the concavo-convex mount. Thus, even if horizontal displacement occurs in the TFT substrate or the counter substrate, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of bright spots due to the scraping of the oriented film caused by the friction between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057821 | Laser probe with an electrically steerable light beam - Certain embodiments are directed towards a laser probe that electrically steers emitted light beam. The laser probe may include a housing, an optical waveguide, and a beam steering cell. The housing has a tubular shape defining an interior region. The optical waveguide is disposed within the interior region and is configured to emit a light beam travelling in a first direction. The beam steering cell is disposed within the housing and comprises an electro-optical (EO) material. The beam steering cell is configured to receive one or more voltages and electrically steer the light beam with the OE material to a second direction. The laser probe may be a directional laser probe or a multi-spot laser probe. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057822 | Stereoscopic eyewear with stray light management - Disclosed embodiments relate to eyewear configured to reduce stray light. An exemplary embodiment of the eyewear accounts for various design factors, including the cross sectional profile of the rim, the micro topography of the rim surface, the reflectivity, the theatre or room geometry, proximity of the eye to the lens, lens size, and the screen gain. An exemplary eyewear includes lenses connected to the rim sections of a frame, and a path may be defined through a maximum height of the outer flange portion of a rim section and a maximum height of the inner flange portion of the rim section. The path may be inclined at an angle relative to an angle α relative to a longitudinal axis defined by the lenses. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057823 | EYEGLASSES HOLDER - An eyeglasses holder, including also corrective lenses, sunglasses or the like. The eyeglasses holder is a tubular oval-shaped cylinder with flexible caps attached on either end for the eyeglasses to be securely placed with one arm of the glasses passing through the tube secured by the flexible caps. The caps are made of a flexible material allowing the eyeglasses arm to pass through the middle section of each cap, gripping and holding the eyeglasses in place. In use, one earpiece of a pair of eyeglasses is taken and placed through the flexible material of one cap and pushed through the tube and out the flexible material of the other cap. Dual-sided Velcro-type fasteners are-used to adhere the eyeglasses holder to the desired item. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057824 | Optical Element for Correcting Color Blindness - Described herein are devices, compositions, and methods for improving color discernment. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057825 | Progressive-Power Lens Selector, Progressive Power Lens Selection Method, and Non-Transitory Computer Readable Storage Medium Storing A Progressive-Power Lens Selection Program - An accommodation ability acquisition unit, a near vision prescription range acquisition unit, a lens database storing design parameters of progressive-power lenses in response to addition power with respect to each of plural types, an accommodation ability computation unit computing used accommodation ability for near vision, a necessary addition power computation unit computing necessary addition power for near vision, a range computation unit computing the maximum distance ranges and the maximum near ranges when lenses are worn based on the necessary addition power in lenses selected as lenses having design elements of a set condition equal to or more than the necessary addition power of the plural types stored in the lens database, and an output control unit allowing a display device to display the maximum distance ranges and the maximum near ranges with respect to the lenses of the design types selected by a selecting unit in juxtaposition are provided. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057826 | FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS WITH WAVEFRONT COMPENSATION - A fundus photographing apparatus with wavefront compensation, includes: a fundus photographing optical system for capturing a fundus image by receiving a reflected light from fundus of an examinee's eye; a wavefront compensation device placed in an optical path of the fundus photographing optical system to compensate a wavefront aberration of the examinee's eye by controlling an incident light wavefront; a wavefront aberration detection optical system for projecting a measurement light on the fundus of the examinee's eye to detect a reflected light of the measurement light from the fundus using a wavefront sensor; and a controller for controlling an effective region formed on the wavefront compensation device so as to correct a difference between the effective region formed on the wavefront compensation device where an aberration correction control is effective and a wavefront measurement region of the wavefront aberration detection optical system where the wavefront aberration is measured. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057827 | EYE PORTION DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS, METHOD THEREFOR, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided a technique for efficiently acquiring a tomogram of an eye portion. A diagnosis support apparatus includes a wide-area image acquisition means for acquiring a wide-area image of an eye portion, a detection means for detecting a lesion candidate on the eye portion by analyzing the wide-area image acquired by the wide-area image acquisition means, a determination means for determining a parameter associated with acquisition of a tomogram of the eye portion, based on a lesion candidate detection result obtained by the detection means, and a tomogram acquisition means for acquiring a tomogram of the eye portion based on the parameter determined by the determination means. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057828 | HANDHELD PORTABLE FUNDUS IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for fundus imaging wherein selective illumination of a sector of the field of view of the fundus, using off-axis illumination, provides images of acceptable clarity, resolution, and size, with significantly reduced reflections, in a compact system. By rotating illumination around the optical axis, sectors of the fundus may be selectively and sequentially illuminated. An image of the entire field of view of the fundus is obtained by combining images, e.g. two or more half images, obtained within a single shutter exposure or capture period. An illumination system using LED light sources and a rotatable occluder provides for a lightweight, handheld and portable fundus imaging system. It may take the form of a fundus camera, a fundus imaging lens module for regular camera, or an adapter which couples to the standard lens of a camera to create a low cost fundus camera. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057829 | Handheld Computing Device for Administering a Gaze Nystagmus Test - Various embodiments of a device for performing a gaze field sobriety test are disclosed. The device includes a housing. A light source is affixed in or on the housing. The light source generates light during at least a portion of the gaze field sobriety test. A speaker positioned in or on the housing generates sounds during at least a portion of the gaze field sobriety test. A power source is coupled to the speaker and the light source. An input is positioned on the housing. The input is selectable by a test administrator to initiate an audible sound through the speaker at a predetermined time interval during at least a portion of the gaze field sobriety test. The audible sound provides an indication to the test administrator during the gaze field sobriety test to assist in proper performance of the gaze field sobriety test. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057830 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY SYSTEM AND SCREEN MODULE - A stereoscopic display system including a plurality of image projection apparatuses and a screen module is provided. The image projection apparatuses are configured to respectively project a plurality of image beams, and the screen module is disposed on transmission paths of the image beams. The screen module includes an optical diffusion layer, a first image guiding plate, and a second image guiding plate. The first image guiding plate is disposed between the image projection apparatuses and the optical diffusion layer, and includes a plurality of first optical structures arranged in period. The optical diffusion layer is disposed between the first image guiding plate and the second image guiding plate. The second image guiding plate includes a plurality of second optical structures arranged in period. A screen module is also provided. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057831 | POLARIZATION OPTICAL APPARATUS, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND PROJECTION APPARATUS - There is provided a polarization optical apparatus including a reflection-type polarization element for transmitting a predetermined polarization component light, inputting the light to a reflection-type optical modulation element, and reflecting polarization component light optically modulated by the reflection-type optical modulation element, a polarization element holding member including a sliding support surface for slidably supporting the reflection-type polarization element in a surface direction, and holding the reflection-type polarization element, and an urging portion for urging the reflection-type polarization element toward the sliding support surface while enabling the reflection-type polarization element to be slid along the sliding support surface. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057832 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes an illumination device having a light source device emitting light, and a polarization conversion element adapted to emit light from the light source device as polarized light, a light modulation device adapted to modulate the light from the illumination device in accordance with image information, and a projection optical system adapted to project the light from the light modulation device, and the illumination device further includes a light diffusing unit disposed in at least one of upstream and downstream of the polarization conversion element. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057833 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND A PROJECTOR USING THE SAME - The present invention seeks to realize an illumination optical system that has low etendues, a longer operating life and a higher brightness. The illumination optical system comprises: a laser light source that generates an excitation light; a fluorescent substance that generates a fluorescent light in response to the excitation light, a light tunnel that outputs the excitation light input at one end thereof to the fluorescent substance from the other end thereof, and that outputs the fluorescent light generated by the fluorescent substance from the one end thereof; and an optical element that is placed within a light path between the laser light source and the light tunnel, and that reflects the excitation light, but allows the fluorescent light to pass therethrough. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057834 | LENS ARRAY, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, PROJECTOR AND LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - A lens array which facilitates the alignment of optical axes of light source elements with optical axes of lenses, a light source device that employs this lens array, a projector that employs this light source device and a light source device fabrication method are provided. A lens array | 2013-03-07 |
20130057835 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR HANDHELD PROJECTORS - A handheld device ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130057836 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention is a substrate treatment apparatus for performing solution treatment on a substrate, performing post-treatment in a treatment module subsequent to the solution treatment, including: a solution treatment section including a plurality of nozzles prepared for respective kinds of treatment solutions corresponding to lots of substrates; a transfer mechanism for transferring the substrate; a monitoring section monitoring whether there is a failure in discharge of the treatment solution in the nozzle; and a control unit outputting a control signal to prohibit the solution treatment in the solution treatment section for a substrate scheduled to be treated using a nozzle determined to have a failure by the monitoring section and to perform the solution treatment in the solution treatment section for a substrate scheduled to be treated using a nozzle other than the nozzle determined to have a failure. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057837 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, DEVICE-MANUFACTURING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An exposure apparatus capable of suppressing the occurrence of exposure defects is provided. The exposure apparatus exposes a substrate with exposure light via a liquid. The exposure apparatus includes an optical member having an emission surface from which exposure light is emitted; a substrate holding apparatus including a first holding portion that releasably holds the lower surface of the substrate, a first surface that defines an aperture in which the substrate can be disposed and that is disposed around the upper surface of the substrate in a state where the substrate is held on the first holding portion, and a first space portion that is in communication with a gap between the upper surface of the substrate and the first surface; a drive apparatus that moves the substrate holding apparatus in a state where an immersion space is formed with the liquid between the optical member and at least one of the upper surface of the substrate and the first surface; a suction port through which fluid in the first space portion is suctioned; and a control apparatus that sets a suction force of the suction port in at least a part of a first period in which exposure of the substrate is executed so as to be smaller than a suction force of the suction port in a second period in which exposure of the substrate is not executed. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057838 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An exposure apparatus exposing a substrate with exposure light through liquid, including: an optical member having an emitting surface from which exposure light is emitted; a substrate holding apparatus that includes: a first holding portion holding a lower surface of substrate so that lower surface of substrate can be released, and a first member that defines an opening where substrate can be arranged, and that has an upper surface which is arranged at a vicinity of an upper surface of the substrate in a state which the substrate is held by the first holding portion; and a porous member of which at least a part is arranged at a gap between the substrate and the first member, and which has an upper surface liquid-repellent with respect to the liquid, wherein at least a part of the liquid which flows into the gap is recovered through the porous member. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057839 | LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF COMMODITIES - The present invention provides a lithography system including an obtaining unit which obtains a transfer function describing a relationship between first vibration generated in one lithography apparatus of two lithography apparatuses among at least three lithography apparatuses, and second vibration generated in the other lithography apparatus upon transmission of the first vibration to the other lithography apparatus, and a calculator which calculates, based on the transfer function, an amount of vibration of a first lithography apparatus among the at least three lithography apparatuses due to vibration of lithography apparatuses, other than the first lithography apparatus, and a controller which controls the lithography apparatuses other than the first lithography apparatus, so that the amount of vibration calculated falls below a tolerance. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057840 | Multilayer Mirror - There is provided a multilayer mirror ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130057841 | LITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lithographic projection apparatus is disclosed where at least part of a space between a projection system of the apparatus and a substrate is filled with a liquid by a liquid supply system. The projection system is separated into two separate physical parts. With substantially no direct connection between the two parts of the projection system, vibrations induced in a first of the two parts by coupling of forces through the liquid filling the space when the substrate moves relative to the liquid supply system affects substantially only the first part of the projection system and not the other second part. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057842 | SOLUTION TO OPTICAL CONSTRAINT ON MICROTRUSS PROCESSING - A system for fabricating a radiation-cured structure is provided. The system includes a radiation-sensitive material having a first refractive index; a mask formed from a mask material having a second refractive index; and a radiation source. The mask is disposed between the radiation source and the radiation-sensitive material, and has a plurality of substantially radiation transparent apertures. The radiation source is configured to generate radiation beams for at least one of initiating, polymerizing, and crosslinking the radiation-sensitive material. The system includes at least one of a) an at least one normalizing surface disposed between the radiation source and the mask, b) a refractive fluid having a third refractive index disposed between the radiation source and the mask, and c) the refractive fluid having the third refractive index disposed between the mask and the radiation-sensitive material. A method for fabricating the radiation-cured structure is also provided. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057843 | MASKLESS EXPOSURE APPARATUS INCLUDING SPATIAL FILTER HAVING PHASE SHIFTER PATTERN AND EXPOSURE METHOD - The present invention relates to a maskless exposure apparatus and a maskless exposure method which increase resolution of an exposure pattern and enhance efficiency of an optical system by using a phase shifter. More specifically, according to one aspect of the present invention, the maskless exposure apparatus includes: a lighting unit for outputting predetermined light; a spatial light modulator (SLM) for receiving the light from the lighting unit and outputting a light having a predetermined pattern; a beam expander for expanding the light outputted from the spatial light modulator; a micro lens array (MLA) for dividing the light expanded from the beam expander into a plurality of lights and collecting the lights; and a projection lens for adjusting the resolution of the lights collected through the micro lens array and project the adjusted lights into a target, a spatial filter having a phase shifter pattern being positioned between the micro lens array and the projection lens. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057844 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus includes a light source to produce projection light beam, and a first and a second diffractive optical element between the light source and a pupil plane of the illumination system. The diffractive effect produced by each diffractive optical element depends on the position of a light field that is irradiated by the projection light on the diffractive optical elements. A displacement mechanism changes the mutual spatial arrangement of the diffractive optical elements. In at least one of the mutual spatial arrangements, which can be obtained with the help of the displacement mechanism, the light field extends both over the first and the second diffractive optical element. This makes it possible to produce in a simple manner continuously variable illumination settings. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057845 | CONTROL AND SWITCH DEVICE FOR INNER LIGHT PATH OF LASER DISTANCE METER - A control and switch device for an inner light path of a meter distance meter includes: a generating device for emitting a polarized light; a liquid crystal box for deflecting the polarized light emitted from the generating device; a transparent medium positioned near the Brewster's angle formed by an emergent light emitted from the liquid crystal box; and a polarizer positioned in the direction of an emergent light emitted from the transparent medium. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057846 | METHOD FOR CAPTURING AN OBJECT IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - In a method for capturing an object in an environment of a motor vehicle, the object is captured with a first capture device of the motor vehicle, and a second capture device which is different from the first capture device is activated when the object is captured by the first capture device. A distance between the motor vehicle and the object is determined with the second capture device. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057847 | LASER SPEED GUN OPTICAL SYSTEM - A laser speed gun comprises a laser ray transmitter provided on an optical axis with a laser ray emitting device and with a short distance lens and located at an intermediate location therebetween on said optical axis, a beam splitter allowing laser rays to pass through and reflect visible light toward a CCD camera; a laser ray receiver provided on an optical axis with a laser ray receiving device and with a long distance lens located at an intermediate location between them on said optical axis, a beam splitter allowing laser rays to pass through and reflect visible light from a target toward a CCD camera; and two CCD cameras, one of which is associated with the laser ray transmitter optics and receives reflected light from its beam splitter, and the other which is associated with the laser ray receiver optics and receives reflected light from its beam splitter | 2013-03-07 |
20130057848 | IMAGING CRYSTALLINE DOMAINS OF SMALL MOLECULES - An apparatus and method for performing volume scanning of a sample comprised of chiral materials disposed in a matrix of non-chiral materials is disclosed. A laser is raster scanned in a plane of the volume such that the intensity of energy in the focal region is sufficient to generate second harmonic (SHG) energy. This energy is detected and may be processed into three dimensional images of the volume. The raster pattern is repeatedly stepped over an area of the sample so as to produce three dimensional images of time-dependent processes. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057849 | Coating Inspection Device - A coating inspection device for inspecting an object after a coating material has been applied is disclosed. The coating inspection device may include a pair of eyeglasses worn on a person's face, resting on the person's ears and nose. The eyeglasses may include a frame member having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. A set of lenses may be disposed within the frame member. At least one light source may be disposed on the frame member. The ultraviolet light source may be moveable to adjust the direction in which the ultraviolet light source emits light. A switch may be disposed on the frame | 2013-03-07 |
20130057850 | Radiation source - A radiation source for emitting infrared electromagnetic radiation and having at least one source element. The radiation source is characterized by features including that: the source element is embodied in the form of a silicon carbide fiber; the source element is coated at least sectionally with a metal coating, via which the source element can be heated; and the metal coating heats the source element at least at times in such a manner that the source element emits infrared radiation at least at times. A method for the manufacture of a radiation source is likewise claimed relevant. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057851 | Simplified Checking Bench for Telescopes and Auto-Checkable Telescopes - In the field of optical checking of optical instruments of telescope type, an instrument comprises an optical objective, a photo-detection housing arranged at the focus of said optical objective and at least one light source arranged in the vicinity of said photo-detection housing, the optical pupil of the optical objective having a first diameter. The checking means comprise a plane mirror having a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter and means to arrange the plane mirror such that the image of the light source given by the optical objective and reflected by said plane mirror is focused on the photo-detection housing, means for analyzing said image received making it possible to determine the optical quality of the telescope. The plane mirror may be associated with an autonomous checking bench. It may also form part of the telescope and be incorporated into the protection hood for the optic. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057852 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR MEASURING ORIENTATION WITH CUBIC WEDGE AND MASK - The field of the invention is that of optical systems for detecting the posture of a mobile object in space. The system comprises an electro-optical fixed device of known orientation comprising a first point emission source, a telecentric emission/reception optic and a photosensitive matrix sensor. An assembly comprising an optical cubic wedge is disposed on the mobile object. The input face of the cubic wedge comprises a mask in the shape of a parallelogram, each side of the parallelogram comprising a geometric marking making it possible to identify it, the image of the mask projected on the photosensitive matrix sensor, by reflection on the faces of the cubic wedge, being the intersection of the projection of the mask and of the projection of its image inverted with respect to the centre of the cubic wedge. Analysis of this image makes it possible to determine the orientation of the cubic wedge. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057853 | PHOTOELECTRIC METER FOR STAMPS PERFORATIONS - Photoelectric Meter for Stamps Perforations made up of two rows of photoreceptor cells conveniently connected to printed circuits endowed with a CICounter, a CIConverter and a Display, integrated within a single unit. This device allows measuring the horizontal as well as the vertical perforation of any stamp as well as the number of perforations and/or their variation in the superficial element to be measured, discriminating the type of perforation, of foot, of line, etc. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057854 | OPTICAL SIGNAL MEASUREMENT DEVICES - A device includes a female connector to receive a male network connector of a network conduit, and a first male connector optically communicating with the female connector, where the first male connector includes a first indicator that identifies a first wavelength optical signal. The device also includes a second male connector optically communicating with the female connector, where the second male connector includes a second indicator that identifies a second wavelength optical signal. The device further includes a wavelength splitter to receive an optical signal from the network conduit via the female connector, provide the optical signal to the first male connector when the optical signal corresponds to the first wavelength optical signal, and provide the optical signal to the second male connector when the optical signal corresponds to the second wavelength optical signal. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057855 | PASSIVE POSITION COMPENSATION OF A SPINDLE, STAGE, OR COMPONENT EXPOSED TO A HEAT LOAD - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for providing passive correction for thermal effects on a mounted mechanical component. Further disclosed is a wafer inspection system employing the passive thermal effect correction apparatus. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057856 | FLUID COMPOSITION ANALYSIS MECHANISM, CALORIFIC VALUE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, POWER PLANT AND FLUID COMPOSITION ANALYSIS METHOD - A fluid composition analysis mechanism includes a light source for applying excitation light to a sample fluid at a measurement position, a light receiving unit configured to receive and disperse Raman scattering light generated from the sample fluid irradiated with the excitation light, a Raman scattering light collection optical system configured to collect the Raman scattering light generated at the measurement position and to cause the Raman scattering light to be incident on the light receiving unit, a calculation unit for calculating a composition of the sample fluid based on an output of the light receiving unit, and a light shielding member arranged on the optical path of the excitation light or on the extended line of the excitation light. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057857 | IMPEDANCE MATCHING GROUND PLANE FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY COUPLING WITH OPTICAL ANTENNAS - An optical nanoantenna ground plane apparatus and method which enhances electric field intensity, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (scattering). A dielectric spacer layer is disposed between a nanoantenna layer and a metallic ground plane layer. Thickness of the dielectric spacer layer is determined in response to matching metal loss resistance and radiation resistance of the optical nanoantenna layer for a given optical antenna configuration and operating wavelength, such as in response to finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulations which determine dielectric spacer layer thickness when radiation quality factor and absorption quality factor are equal. The inventive ground plane can be implemented for a wide range of optical applications regardless of whether fabrication of the nanoantenna-groundplane combination is fabricated in a top-down or bottom-up sequence. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057858 | PLASMA EMISSION TRANSFER AND MODIFICATION DEVICE - A Plasma Emission Transfer and Modification Device allowing for alteration of the plasma shape or characteristics for e.g. optimized viewing of relevant Plasma zones or improved coupling of a Plasma to the subsequent spectrometer optics, at the same time avoiding negative effects (e.g. heat transfer from the spectro-chemical source into subsequent system components) is described. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057859 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF MEASUREMENT RESULTS OF A SCATTERED LIGHT METER - A method for determining the quality of the measuring results of a scattered light meter for measuring the particle concentration in motor vehicle exhaust gases, which has at least one scattered light measuring chamber, at least one light source and at least one light sensor, includes the steps: determining the difference between two scattered light sensor signals, that were picked up in a reference state of the scattered light meter; determining the difference between two scattered light sensor signals, which were picked up in a used state of the scattered light meter; and comparing the difference of the signals picked up in the used state to the reference signal difference of the signals picked up in the reference state. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057860 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A SCATTERED LIGHT METER - A calibration apparatus for calibrating a scattered-light measuring device that is embodied to measure a particle concentration in motor vehicle exhaust gases, comprises at least one scattering body that has a number of scattering centers having a defined size and a defined mutual spacing. The scattering centers are disposed in such a way that the scattering body, upon irradiation with light from a light source, delivers scattered light having an intensity and a distribution predetermined by the scattering body. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057861 | MOISTURE SENSOR, MOISTURE DETECTOR, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A moisture sensor for detecting moisture content of an object includes a light source to emit light having an infrared wavelength that is absorbed by water; an optical system to receive the light from the light source and output linearly polarized light having a first polarization direction in a direction toward the object, and to receive light scattered from the object and output linearly polarized light having a second polarization direction perpendicular to the first polarization direction in another direction other than the direction toward the object; and a photodetector to receive the linearly polarized light having the second polarization direction output from the optical system. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057862 | ELECTROLUMINESCENCE SAMPLE ANALYSIS APPARATUS - Provided is an apparatus for analyzing an electroluminescence sample, which comprises: a pulse generator for applying a pulse driving signal to the electroluminescence sample; an electroluminescence (EL) detector for receiving electroluminescence which is emitted from the electroluminescence sample according to the application of the pulse driving signal, thereby acquiring a light-receiving signal; a temperature controller for varying the temperature of the electroluminescence sample; and an electroluminescence transient spectroscopy (ELTS) analysis unit for analyzing a change in a time division section of the light-receiving signal delayed depending on a change of the temperature of the electroluminescence sample, and acquiring information on a defect-type charge trap which exists in the electroluminescence sample. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057863 | NANOPOROUS OPTICAL SENSOR ELEMENT - A sensor element is disclosed. The sensor element comprises a first element which is nanoporous, and a second element which is nanoporous, the second element enclosing the first element. The surfaces of the nanopores of the first- and second element differ in hydrophilicity, so that the surfaces of the nanopores of one element is generally more hydrophobic while the other is generally more hydrophilic, and hence the sensor element is capable of selectively having the first element filled with a fluid. The sensor element is capable of guiding light through the fluid-filled first element and can act as a nanoporous waveguide. The sensor element according to the invention is particularly useful for spectroscopy on fluids. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057864 | TIME-SYNCHRONIZED TDLAS MEASUREMENTS OF PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A method of absorption spectroscopy to determine a rapidly variable gas parameter. The method includes transmitting light from a synchronization light source to a synchronization detector. The transmitted light is periodically interrupted by a moving mechanical part between the synchronization light source and synchronization detector. The output from the synchronization detector is used to generate a repeating time signal having variable phase delay. This signal is used to control the timing of laser spectroscopy wavelength scans. Multiple spectroscopic scans may be repeated at multiple selected time signal phase delay and the results averaged for each phase. Apparatus for implementing the above methods are also disclosed. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057865 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AN ANALYTE SUCH AS BILIRUBIN, USING LIGHT - An analyte measuring device ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130057866 | Systems, Devices, and Methods For Providing Products and Consultations - Included are embodiments for a color calibration device formed from a flexible, elongate strip of material that is formable into a headband. The color calibration device includes a first color correction region comprising a plurality of color chips and a second color correction region comprising a plurality of color chips, wherein the first color correction region and the second color correction region are positioned on opposite sides of a mid-point of the flexible, elongate strip of material. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057867 | DEVICE FOR OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF MATERIALS, USING MULTIPLEXING OF LIGHT - A device for optical measurement of materials includes a zone opposite a dot including a material, a light source emitting light along an axis in the direction of the zone, where the material interacts with the light it receives, and a light guide to convey a proportion of the light emitted by the dot under the effect of the illumination. The guide includes a light scatterer associated with the source and causing a proportion of the light emitted by the dot to penetrate into the guide, such that it is guided in a direction perpendicular to the axis; the scatterer is annular in shape, and thus delimits a zone of the light guide, and the area of the zone is greater than or equal to the area of the cross-section of the portion of light beam incident to the material. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057868 | OPTICAL SENSOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DETERMINATION METHOD - An optical sensor includes a first illuminating system, a second illuminating system, a first regular reflected light detection system, a second regular reflected light detection system and so forth. The first illuminating system is disposed at the −X side of the opening in the dark box, and the second illuminating system is disposed at the +X side of the opening in the dark box. The first and second illuminating systems emit light to the opening. The incidence angles of irradiation light from the first and second illuminating systems relative to the surface of the stage are set equal to each other. The first regular reflected light detection system detects the light emitted from the first illuminating system and regularly reflected by the recording paper, and the second regular reflected light detection system detects the light emitted from the second illuminating system and regularly reflected by the recording paper. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057869 | COMPLEX INDEX REFRACTION TOMOGRAPHY WITH SUB LAMBDA/6-RESOLUTION - The present invention discloses a method to improve the image resolution of a microscope. This improvement is based on the mathematical processing of the complex field computed from the measurements with a microscope of the wave emitted or scattered by the specimen. This wave is, in a preferred embodiment, electromagnetic or optical for an optical microscope, but can be also of different kind like acoustical or matter waves. The disclosed invention makes use of the quantitative phase microscopy techniques known in the sate of the art or to be invented. In a preferred embodiment, the complex field provided by Digital Holographic Microscopy (DHM), but any kind of microscopy derived from quantitative phase microscopy: modified DIC, Shack-Hartmann wavefront analyzer or any analyzer derived from a similar principle, such as multi-level lateral shearing interferometers or common-path interferometers, or devices that convert stacks of intensity images (transport if intensity techniques: TIT) into quantitative phase image can be used, provided that they deliver a comprehensive measure of the complex scattered wavefield. The hereby-disclosed method delivers superresolution microscopic images of the specimen, i.e. images with a resolution beyond the Rayleigh limit of the microscope. It is shown that the limit of resolution with coherent illumination can be improved by a factor of 6 at least. It is taught that the gain in resolution arises from the mathematical digital processing of the phase as well as of the amplitude of the complex field scattered by the observed specimen. In a first embodiment, the invention teaches how the experimental observation of systematically occurring phase singularities in phase imaging of sub-Rayleigh distanced objects can be exploited to relate the locus of the phase singularities to the sub-Rayleigh distance of point sources, not resolved in usual diffraction limited microscopy. In a second, preferred embodiment, the disclosed method teaches how the image resolution is improved by complex deconvolution. Accessing the object's scattered complex field—containing the information coded in the phase—and deconvolving it with the reconstructed complex transfer function (CTF) is at the basis of the disclosed method. In a third, preferred embodiment, it is taught how the concept of “Synthetic Coherent Transfer Function” (SCTF), based on Debye scalar or Vector model includes experimental parameters of MO and how the experimental Amplitude Point Spread Functions (APSF) are used for the SCTF determination. It is also taught how to derive APSF from the measurement of the complex field scattered by a nanohole in a metallic film. In a fourth embodiment, the invention teaches how the limit of resolution can be extended to a limit of λ/6 or smaller based angular scanning. In a fifth embodiment, the invention teaches how the presented method can generalized to a tomographic approach that ultimately results in super-resolved 3D refractive index reconstruction. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057870 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESONATOR FIBER OPTIC GYROSCOPE INTENSITY MODULATION CONTROL - Systems and methods for improved resonator fiber optic gyroscope intensity modulation control are provided. In one embodiment, a resonant fiber optic gyroscope (RFOG) having a residual intensity modulation (RIM) controller is provided. The controller includes an intensity modulator optically coupled to receive a light beam from a laser source modulated at a resonance detection modulation frequency, and an optical tap device optically coupled to the intensity modulator. The controller also includes a feedback servo coupled to the optical tap device and the intensity modulator, the demodulating feedback servo generating a sinusoidal feedback signal to the intensity modulator. The feedback servo adjusts an amplitude and phase of the sinusoidal feedback signal provided to intensity modulator based on a residual intensity modulation detected by the demodulating feedback servo. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057871 | Non-Invasive Method and Apparatus for Screening High-Quality Seeds - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for the non-invasive selection of high-quality seeds, based on optical coherence tomography, by which pathogen-infected and pathogen-free seeds can be discriminated in a non-invasive manner. The apparatus is operated by the processes of scanning a seed of diagnostic interest in a non-invasive manner using an optical coherence tomographic unit; processing interference signals of the scanned tomographic images to produce tomographic image data of the seed of diagnostic interest; analyzing the tomographic image data; comparing the analyzed tomographic image data with preset reference tomographic image data; diagnosing the seed of diagnostic interest as a pathogen-infected or pathogen-free seed according to the comparison data; and selecting high-quality seeds according to the diagnosis data. It can screen high-quality seeds with rapidity, convenience, and accuracy at a low cost and is industrially applicable, making a great contribution to agricultural quarantine inspection. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057872 | Device for Determining Distance Interferometrically - A device for interferometrically determining the distance between two plates disposed substantially in parallel, includes a light source, beam-splitter element(s), reflector element(s), deflection elements, retroreflectors, and a detection unit. A beam of rays emitted by the light source falls on the first plate and splits into a reflected reference beam of rays and a transmitted measuring beam of rays. The measuring beam strikes a reflector on the second plate and undergoes a first reflection back toward the first plate. The reference beam traverses a first deflection element, and the measuring beam traverses a second deflection element. Both beams pass through a retroreflector. The reference beam is reflected at the first plate, and the measuring beam undergoes a second reflection at a reflector of the second plate, so that both beams propagate collinearly interferingly toward the detection unit, where a plurality of phase-shifted distance signals are generated. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057873 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE RATIO OF FORWARD-PROPAGATING TO BACK-PROPAGATING SECOND HARMONIC-GENERATION SIGNAL, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A method and system that enable the measurement of a second-harmonic-generation-forward/backward (SHG F/B) ratio from an object by performing only a single image scan using via epi-imaging using an epi-detection technique. Two simultaneous SGH images (a forward propagating SHG “F” image and a back propagating SHG “B” image) are generated during the single image scan. A pinhole mirror can be used to separate the F-SHG and the B-SHG, which are detected by separate detectors. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057874 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A LASER SCANNER AND PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH LASER SCANNER - A method includes using a scanner to scan a laser beam along a scan path, and detecting light intensities caused by laser light of the laser beam incident on a detection cross-section. The method also includes determining a position of the detection cross-section relative to the laser scanner based on the detected light intensities. The scan path includes, in a plane which includes the detection cross-section, a first partial path and a second partial path which extend adjacent to each other and at a distance from each other which is: a) smaller than a diameter of the detection cross-section plus a diameter of the laser beam in the plane which includes the detection cross-section; and b) greater than 0.3 times the diameter of the laser beam in the plane which includes the detection cross-section or greater than 0.3 times the diameter of the detection cross-section. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057875 | SWITCHING POWER SOURCE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a switching power source, in a state where a second voltage smaller than a first voltage is output from an output unit by intermittently driving a switching unit, the switching unit changes a number of driving times of the switching unit for each driving cycle when the switching unit is intermittently driven. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057876 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM - The number of pages in which data of a structured document is laid out is determined in response to an instruction from the user, and whether the content of the data of the structured document is editable when the data is laid out is judged. The data of the structured document is then laid out in accordance with the judgment result and the determined number of pages. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057877 | DATA CONVERSION APPARATUS, RECORDING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE DATA CONVERSION APPARATUS, AND DATA CONVERSION METHOD - A data conversion apparatus which converts data including a K pixel amount of bit data expressed as N bits/1 pixel, where N and K are plural, using conversion data of predetermined bits comprising: a holding unit configured to hold input data in K×N bits; an acquisition unit configured to acquire from the conversion data a number of bit patterns corresponding to a decimal value expressed by N bits among a conversion target to convert the input data held by the holding unit by N-bit units; a storage unit configured to store a pattern of N bits corresponding to a decimal value obtained from a bit pattern acquired by the acquisition unit in a bit position of the conversion target; and an updating unit configured to update the bit position of the conversion target each time the acquisition unit and the storage unit perform processing. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057878 | PRINT CHANNEL IDENTIFICATION MECHANISM - A printer includes a print head having a first print channel to print data on each page of a print medium according to a first color plane and a second print channel to print data on each page of the print medium according to the first color plane. The printer also includes a verification unit to generate a first channel identifier to identify data printed by the first print channel and a second print channel identifier to identify data printed by the second print channel. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057879 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A method including the steps of obtaining an original image, generating a converted image by converting a gradation of a pixel of the original image into a prescribed gradations for an image forming apparatus to express, outputting a dot pattern image through a nozzle based on a predetermined dot pattern signal, generating nozzle characteristic information of the nozzle based on the dot pattern image, generating simulation information based on the converted image and the nozzle characteristic information, generating converted simulation information by converting the simulation information to the same gradation as that of the pixel of the original image, comparing the converted simulation information with the original image, and calculating an error between the original image and the converted simulation information. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057880 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A array including array elements in a number smaller than the minimum number of pixels, having values larger than Th_c, and a plurality of array elements having values smaller than Th_c is generated. A formation array having the same size as that of a latent image is generated from the generated array. An image obtained by replacing the pixel value at a pixel position within the first region in the latent image with the value at the pixel position in the formation array is generated as a configuration image. The pixel value at each pixel position in the configuration image, that corresponds to each pixel position in the input image, is output as the amount of a highly infrared absorbent color material used to print a pixel at this pixel position in the input image. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057881 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes a rewriting unit that extracts attribute information of each image object from first page description language data and adds a special color space designating command including at least one color name parameter that represents the attribute information of each of the extracted image objects to rewrite the first page description language data into second page description language data; an RIP unit that interprets the second page description language data rewritten by the rewriting unit to obtain each pixel value of printing image data for a printing device; and a color converting unit that performs a color conversion process during the processing of the RIP unit, wherein the rewriting unit and the color converting unit share information on the correspondence between a color space and a combination of color name parameters for expressing the color space. | 2013-03-07 |
20130057882 | DEVICE COOPERATION SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND FUNCTION PROVIDING METHOD - In a device cooperation system, devices connected via a network take partial charge of providing a function. A first device acquires image data to be output; receives a condition used when the first device and a second device output the image data; stores a possible output amount that can be output by the first device; determines whether a total page number, which is obtained from the condition and a number of pages of the acquired image data, is less than or equal to the possible output amount; determines first and second output numbers to be respectively allocated to the first and second devices; sends the image data and the second output number to the second device; and updates the possible output amount according to a number output by the first and second devices. | 2013-03-07 |