14th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110080592 | SURFACE SHAPE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - An apparatus for measuring a shape of a surface, comprises a measurement head which measures a distance between a reference point and the surface by detecting interference between test light obtained when light that passes through the reference point is emitted, is reflected by the surface, and returns to the reference point, and reference light, a scanning mechanism which scans the measurement head, and a processor which calculates the shape of the surface based on the distance measured using the measurement head and coordinates of the reference point. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080593 | SURFACE SHAPE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - An apparatus for measuring a shape of a surface, comprises a measurement head which measures at least one of a distance between a reference point and the surface and a direction of a normal from the surface to the reference point, a scanning mechanism which scans the measurement head, and a processor which calculates the shape of the surface based on a measurement result measured using the measurement head and coordinates of the reference point, wherein the coordinates of the reference point are calibrated using a measurement result measured by scanning the measurement head along a scanning path in association with a first surface to be measured, and a shape of a second surface to be measured is calculated based on a measurement result measured by scanning the measurement head along the same scanning path in association with the second surface, and the calibrated coordinates of the reference point. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080594 | NON-CONTACT SCANNING SYSTEM - A non-contact scanning system for three dimensional non-contact scanning of a work piece is disclosed for use in various applications including reverse engineering, metrology, dimensional verification and inspection The scanning system includes a scanner carried by an arcuately configured gantry assembly and a fixture for carrying a work piece. The gantry assembly includes a fixed arcuately shaped gantry member and a telescopic arm that is movable in an arcuate direction relative to a rotary table that carries the object to be scanned. A scanner is mounted on the end of the telescopic member and is movable in a radial direction. Objects to be scanned are mounted on a rotary table that is also movable in an X-Y direction or alternatively in the X, Y and Z directions under the control of a motion control subsystem, a machine control user interface subsystem and an image capture. The configuration of the scanning system in accordance with the present invention provides a spherically shaped scanning envelope which facilitates three dimensional modeling of the work piece. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080595 | SURFACE SHAPE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - An apparatus for measuring a shape of a surface, comprises a measurement head which measures a direction of a normal from the surface to a reference point by detecting test light obtained when light that passes through the reference point is emitted, is reflected by the surface, and returns to the reference point, a scanning mechanism which scans the measurement head, and a processor which calculates the shape of the surface based on the direction of the normal measured using the measurement head and a position of the reference point. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080596 | Measuring Method And Measuring Device - The invention provides a measuring method for installing a measuring rod | 2011-04-07 |
20110080597 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - There is disclosed an image processing apparatus and a control method thereof in which input image data and generates a plurality of tile images, each including a substance region and overlap regions each of which overlaps with a part of each adjacent tile image, by dividing the input image data. The apparatus executes image processing separately on each of the plurality of the generated tile images, and when generating each tile image, converts a resolution of image data in the overlap regions such that the resolution of the image data in the overlap regions is smaller than a resolution of image data in the substance region. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080598 | Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus employing the image reading apparatus - Disclosed are an image reading apparatus including a guiding unit disposed on a platen glass, and guiding a document transferred by a document transfer device to allow an image of a document to be read by an image sensor disposed at a stationary location. The guiding unit includes: a contacting surface that contacts the platen glass; a reading surface spaced apart upward from the contacting surface and having a flat reading portion corresponding to at least a reading reference location of the image sensor; an access guiding surface guiding the document to the reading surface, tilted downward toward the reading surface, and having an access terminal that is stepped with respect to the reading surface; and a discharge guiding surface guiding the document after the document has passed along the reading surface, and tilting upward from the reading surface without a step. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080599 | PRINT APPARATUS AND PRINT METHOD - Even when print data whose print density is high is printed, lowering of print efficiency according to long print operation time is restrained. In a print apparatus for printing received data received from an upper apparatus by repeatedly moving a print head, an expanding section that expands the received data into print image data; a confirming section that confirms a print density of the print image data and confirms existence/inexistence of high-density print data whose print density is higher than a predetermined value; a determining section that calculates a print operation time in the case to print by moving the print head in a forward direction and a print operation time in the case to print by moving the print head in a backward direction and determines a print direction according to these print operation time; and a print controlling section that prints in the determined direction are furnished. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080600 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processor includes: a receiving unit that receives an input of image data in a first color space; a first color conversion unit that performs color conversion of the image data received by the receiving unit to image data formed of a first combination of color components in a second color space; a second color conversion unit that performs color conversion of the image data received by the receiving unit to image data formed of a second combination of color components in the second color space, the second combination being different from the first combination; and an image generating unit that generates an image based on at least the image data generated by the first and second color conversion units. Each of the first and second combinations includes a smaller number of color components than the number of color materials to be used in formation of an image. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080601 | IMAGE ARRANGEMENT SUPPORTING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE ARRANGEMENT SUPPORTING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image arrangement supporting device includes: a detection unit that detects a state in which plural images associated with drawing attributions different from each other are arranged on one virtual medium; and an output unit that outputs information indicating that at least one of the plural images is not formed on one real medium with a drawing attribution associated with the at least one of the plural images, in accordance with detection of the state by the detection unit. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080602 | Optimizing To-Be Printed Objects During Print Job Processing - Methods for processing print jobs in rendering devices include representing multiple to-be-printed objects with fewer such objects before processing of the objects occurs. In this manner, processing and memory requirements are optimized. Examples include utilizing a single raster operation function of one object for an entirety of objects; using fewer raster operation functions than originally required for the entirety of objects; creating a no processing (NOP) situation; and effectively creating a mask. Other aspects include modifying raster operation functions of one or more objects to have fewer variables than originally specified by the print job. Printers having stored or accessible computer executable instructions for performing the steps are also disclosed as are host devices that may direct or control the printer to perform the same. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080603 | Document Security System and Method for Authenticating a Document - A document security system for documents having an electronic data storage device (EDSD) includes a printing device, a first optical scanner associated with the printing device, an electronic data storage device writer, an electronic data storage device reader, and a second optical scanner associated with the electronic data storage device reader. The optical scanners detect, capture and analyze a speckle pattern on a scanned surface of a page of the document and transmits page data related to the speckle pattern of each page of the document. The documents are marked by scanning each page of an unmarked document with the first optical scanner and storing the page data for each page of the document on the document EDSD. The document is verified by scanning each page of a marked document with the second optical scanner, reading the page data stored in the document EDSD, and comparing the stored document page data to the scanned document page data. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080604 | METHODS AND STRUCTURE FOR SUBSTANTIALLY AUTOMATED DEVICE CAPABILITIES FILE GENERATION USING XML SCHEMA - Methods and apparatus for substantially automatically generating a device capabilities file for a device in a printing environment. Features and aspects hereof provide for providing an XML schema (XMLS) file representing the available features of the device and then substantially automatically generating a device capabilities file from the XMLS file. The XMLS file may be substantially automatically generated by appropriate computing tools based on provided JDF job tickets for the device or may be generated by any other means and provided for generation of the device capabilities file. The device capabilities file may be generated by parsing the hierarchical tree structured XMLS file to identify attributes and elements therein. Each attribute is then translated to a corresponding device capabilities entry representing the available features of the device and setting values for each feature to generate the device capabilities file. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080605 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image controller includes a FET which stops supply power from a low-voltage power supply to an ASIC (second processing unit) in a power-saving mode and starts the supply power in a normal mode, and a communication line for issuing a notification pertaining to transition from the power-saving mode to the normal mode between the image controller and a CPU(first processing part). The CPU controls the FET so as to start supply power to the ASIC when instructed by the image controller to transition from the power-saving mode to the normal mode through the communication line. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080606 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, AND PRINTING PROGRAM - According to an embodiment, a printing apparatus includes: an image reading unit configured to optically read an original document; a setting unit configured to set a printing mode; and a controller configured to execute, on the basis of the printing mode set by the setting unit, a multi mode for continuously printing image data of the original document read by the image reading unit in a first printing mode and a second printing mode different from the first printing mode. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080607 | System And Method For Print Production Sheet Identification - A system and method is disclosed for print production sheet identification. The method discloses: receiving a set of calibration sheets; collecting an array of pixel samples from at least one of the calibration sheets according to a set of pixel sampling rules to generate at least one reference sample array; capturing an image of a set of physical sheets generated from the set of calibration sheets; collecting an array of pixel samples from at least one of the imaged physical sheets according to the set of pixel sampling rules to generate at least one post-processing sample array; and comparing the post-processing sample array to the reference sample array to determine if the two arrays have less than or equal to a predetermined number of differences. The system discloses: a sampling module, operated by a processor, a scanner, and a comparison module, operated by a processor. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080608 | Image forming apparatus and job performing method - A job performing method of an image forming apparatus which includes a touch screen making a handwriting input available, the method including displaying a handwriting input window in a part of an initial screen displayed on the touch screen and making a user's handwriting input available; inputting a handwriting by the user in the displayed handwriting input window; comparing the input handwriting with a prestored job; and performing the prestored job by the image forming apparatus according to the comparison result. With this, the image forming apparatus provides the shortcut of a function frequently used by a user in an initial screen and enables a user to easily select and perform a particular function or a job. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080609 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO SUPPORT WIRED AND WIRELESS NETWORK INTERFACES AND NETWORK CONNECTION METHOD OF THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A network connection method of an image forming apparatus to support wired and wireless network interfaces includes receiving a destination address, attempting to connect to a destination corresponding to the destination address by using each of the wired and wireless network interfaces, determining a network interface connectable to the destination, according to a result of the attempt, and transmitting data to the destination by using the connectable network interface. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080610 | IMAGE COMMUNICATING APPARATUS - An image communicating apparatus includes: a communicating control unit that controls an internet facsimile communication for transmitting/receiving control information and a packet containing image information based on a T.38 protocol; a loss detecting unit that detects a loss of the packet transmitted from a transmitting side in a stage for receiving the image information through the packet based on the T.38 protocol; a complementing information holding unit that holds complementing information for complementing the image information contained in the lost packet; and a complementation processing unit that complements the image information contained in the lost packet with the complementing information held by the complementing information holding unit if the loss of the packet is detected by the loss detecting unit. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080611 | PRINTER AND DATA UPDATING METHOD - If it is determined that a portable storage medium is held in a medium access unit (Yes in ACT S | 2011-04-07 |
20110080612 | HOST APPARATUS CONNECTED TO IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - An information management method of a host apparatus which is connected to at least one image forming apparatus includes executing an integrated administration program which is installed in the host apparatus and integrally manages at least one application, receiving device information of at least one image forming apparatus, storing the received device information of the image forming apparatus, executing one of applications which are managed by the integrated administration program, loading the stored device information corresponding to the executed application; and performing a function of the application by using the loaded device information. With this, the method efficiently uses a storage space and improve user's convenience. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080613 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF DOCUMENT PROCESSING DEVICES VIA A REMOTE DEVICE INTERFACE - The subject application is directed to a system and method for controlling a document processing device via a remote device interface. Display data is generated corresponding to the control of the document processing device, following which instructions are received from a user corresponding to one or more document processing operations. An image is then generated on a display integrated in the document processing device based on the display data and the received instructions. The display data is then communicated, via an established data connection, to an associated data processing device having both a user data input and a user display. Control instructions for the document processing device are then received from the associated data processing device so as to allow for user control of a document processing operation and a document processing operation is commenced based on instructions received from the data processing device. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080614 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set information for determining output paper information before receiving the print data in response to an instruction entered via an operation panel of the printing apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine, based on page size information specified in the print data, fixed-size paper corresponding to the page size information, and an image output unit configured to print, when the fixed-size paper corresponding to the page size information cannot be determined by the determination unit, the print data using paper selected by the set information. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080615 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention suppresses data processing load and processing time when generating density data for the same color that corresponds to a plurality of printing scans (or plurality of printing element groups) of a printing head and printing medium. In order to accomplish this, input image data is converted to a plurality of density data by referencing a three-dimensional lookup table that performs one-to-one correlation of input image data with a plurality of density data that corresponds to a plurality of relative movements (or plurality of printing element groups). By doing so, it is possible to perform a process of generating density data (CMYK) that corresponds to a plurality of relative movements (or plurality of printing element groups) from input image data at once, and thus it is possible to suppress an increase in data processing load and processing time. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080616 | Automatic Red-Eye Object Classification In Digital Photographic Images - Automatic red-eye object classification in digital photographic images. In a first example embodiment, a method for classifying a candidate red-eye object in a digital photographic image includes several acts. First, a candidate red-eye object in a digital photographic image is selected. Next, RGB pixels of the candidate red-eye object are converted into YUV pixels. Then, the YUV pixels satisfying a constraint that is a function of the YUV pixels are summed. Next, the sum is determined to be greater than or equal to a scaled version of the total number of YUV pixels in the candidate red-eye object. Finally, the candidate red-eye object is transformed into a true red-eye object. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080617 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to an aspect of the invention, an image forming apparatus includes an image correction unit and a determination unit. The image correction unit inserts a new pixel between pixels forming image data with a plurality of pixels printed using a plurality of print color materials arranged in a main scanning direction in order to correct the image width in the main scanning direction. The determination unit determines whether or not the image data is specified for print with a dot representing given information superposed. When the determination unit determines that the image data is specified for print with the dot superposed, a prohibition unit included in the image correction unit prohibits insertion of the new pixel into a pixel string of a print color material of a similar color to the print color material for the dot. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080618 | SECURE DOCUMENT WORKFLOW - Presented is a method, for a participant in a secure document workflow, of generating workflow information for authenticating a document. The method comprises: receiving an image of the document; generating workflow information for the document image, including a document image descriptor dependent upon the appearance of the document image for later verifying the authenticity of a version of the document image that has been printed and scanned, the verification comprising electronically combining or comparing the document image descriptor with said version of the document image; generating a digital signature for later verifying the authenticity of the workflow information, the digital signature being derived from the workflow information using a cryptographic key associated with the participant; adding the digital signature to the workflow information; and communicating the document image and the workflow information to another workflow participant. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080619 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a decision unit configured to determine whether or not print image data includes copy-forgery-inhibited-pattern image data. Based on a decision result of the decision unit regarding whether or not the print image data includes the copy-forgery-inhibited-pattern image data, a processing unit of the image processing apparatus is configured to determine whether first compression processing is to be performed or second compression processing is to be performed and apply the decided compression processing to the print image data. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080620 | OPERATING DEVICE USABLE WITH IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An operating device usable with an image forming apparatus to increase free movement thereof and an image forming apparatus having the same. A sliding unit and a hinge unit provided at a rear surface of the operating device can provide increased free movement of the operating device. A horizontal sliding motion of the operating device can be provided by a the sliding unit, and the sliding unit can be rotated relative to a body of the image forming apparatus with the hinge unit. The sliding unit can include a first sliding member and a second sliding member to slide on the first sliding member. The hinge unit can include a hinge shaft and a bracket rotatably coupled to the hinge shaft. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080621 | DOCUMENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - A mail terminal senses insertion of a document into the terminal, scans the document in response to the sensed document insertion, and transmits the scanned document electronically over a telephone network. A host server receives the document over the telephone network, determines the name of the addressee from the received document, looks up document delivery instructions stored in a memory in association with the name of the addressee, and delivers the document to the addressee according to the delivery instructions. The mail terminal also prints documents that it receives from the host server. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080622 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND DOCUMENT SCANNING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A lighting device includes a light source, a housing, a heat radiator, and a connector. A part of heat generated by the light source is transmitted to the housing, and the housing radiates the part of the heat. Another part of the heat generated by the light source is transmitted to the heat radiator, and the heat radiator radiates the another part of the heat. The connector transmits heat from the housing to the heat radiator when a temperature of a portion of the housing around the connector is higher than a temperature of a portion of the heat radiator around the connector. The connector transmits heat from the heat radiator to the housing when the temperature of the portion of the heat radiator around the connector is higher than the temperature of the portion of the housing around the connector. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080623 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - The image display system includes an image reading apparatus having an image reading portion for reading a document to output as first image data, and a data output portion for outputting the first image data accompanied with a plurality of specific image data or locations of the plurality of specific image data and display information data including a display time and display order of each specific image data, and a display apparatus having an image display portion for displaying the specific image data based on display information data of the specific image data in displaying the first image data. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080624 | Light scanning unit and electrophotographic image forming apparatus using the same - A light scanning unit and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus using the same. The light scanning unit uses a reduced number of optical components by forming an optical unit disposed between a light source and an optical deflector by using only a single lens and ensures optical and mechanical properties by having an appropriate main/sub scanning magnification ratio. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080625 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus comprises a plurality of unit cell groups including a plurality of unit cells each including a plurality of light shielded optical black pixels, non-light shielded effective pixels and amplifying circuits for amplifying signals from the pixels; and holding capacitors each receiving a signal from corresponding unit cell, so that signals are transferred from all the pixels by a vertical transfer operation and a horizontal transfer operation, each of which is repeated by the number of times equal to the number of the unit cell groups, such that the signals from an optical black pixel and an effective pixel are respectively transferred by the vertical transfer operation and the signals transferred by the vertical transfer operation are successively read out by the horizontal transfer operation to reduce the degrading image quality due to artifact by properly removing an offset varying for each output if it occurs. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080626 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus which irradiates a document with light, and reads the document image based on the reflected light includes a light source which includes a plurality of LEDs, and irradiates the document with light, an LED current adjusting unit which sets the amount of current to be supplied to each LED by changing the current amounts from the end portion to the central portion in the main scanning direction of document reading, and a driving circuit which drives the LEDs by the current amounts set by the LED current adjusting unit in correspondence with the LEDs. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080627 | Translating and Rotation Micro Mechanism - A translation and rotation mechanism is disclosed, which comprises of one or more bi-directional electrostatic actuators. Each bi-directional electrostatic actuator comprising of fixed electrodes and movable electrodes, where the fixed electrodes of each actuator being attached onto a base. The movable electrodes of each actuator are connected to the translating and rotation unit through a spring system. The movable elements of each said actuator being able to rotate with respect to the base plane by applying voltage signals to the actuator and by controlling the voltage signals applied to each said actuator independently, said translating and rotation unit being able to translate, rotate, or translate and rotate simultaneously. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080628 | CLEAR TO CIRCULAR POLARIZING PHOTOCHROMIC DEVICES - The present invention provides composite optical elements including a photochromic linear polarizing element and a birefringent layer such that composite optical element circularly or elliptically polarizes transmitted radiation. The photochromic linear polarizing element is formed from (i) an at least partially ordered polymeric sheet; and (ii) a reversible photochromic-dichroic material that is at least partially aligned with the polymeric sheet and has an average absorption ratio of at least 1.5 in the activated state. The birefringent layer includes a polymeric coating or a polymeric sheet connected to the photochromic linear polarizing element. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080629 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL ELEMENT INCLUDING IMI COATINGS - An electrochromic element comprises a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a second substrate in spaced-apart relationship to the first substrate and having a third surface facing the second surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface, and an electrochromic medium located between the first and second substrates, wherein the electrochromic medium has a light transmittance that is variable upon application of an electric field thereto. The electrochromic element further comprises a transparent electrode layer covering at least a portion of at least a select one of the first surface, the second surface, the third surface, and the fourth surface, wherein the transparent electrode layer comprises an insulator/metal/insulator stack. The materials utilized to construct the insulator/metal/insulator stack are selected to optimize optical and physical properties of the electrochromic element such as reflectivity, color, electrical switch stability, and environmental durability. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080630 | GLASS TYPE ELECTROCHEMICAL/ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE DEVICE WITH VARIABLE OPTICAL AND/OR ENERGETIC CHARACTERISTIC - Electrochemical/electrically controllable device having variable optical and/or energetic properties, including a first carrier substrate provided with an electrically conductive layer associated with a first stack of electrically active layers and a second carrier substrate provided with an electrically conductive layer associated with a second stack of electrically active layers, wherein the first and second stacks each function optically in series on at least a portion of their surface and are separated by an electrically insulating means, which is a gas, or is a vacuum. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080631 | PANEL INCLUDING THERMOCHROMIC LAYER - A panel including a thermochromic layer. A panel includes a transparent substrate, a plurality of thermochromic layers on the transparent substrate, and a plurality of dielectric layers stacked with the thermochromic layers. The thermochromic layers may include vanadium oxide, in which a chemical stoichiometric ratio of vanadium to oxygen may be about 1:2 or about 2:5. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080632 | METHOD OF MAKING A LIGHT MODULATING DISPLAY DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED TRANSISTOR CIRCUITRY AND STRUCTURES THEREOF - An Interferometric Modulator (IMod) is a microelectromechanical device for modulating light using interference. The colors of these devices may be determined in a spatial fashion, and their inherent color shift may be compensated for using several optical compensation mechanisms. Brightness, addressing, and driving of IMods may be accomplished in a variety of ways with appropriate packaging, and peripheral electronics which can be attached and/or fabricated using one of many techniques. The devices may be used in both embedded and directly perceived applications, the latter providing multiple viewing modes as well as a multitude of product concepts ranging in size from microscopic to architectural in scope. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080633 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY SHEET PRODUCTION PROCESS, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY SHEET, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is a method of producing an electrophoretic display sheet having a substrate and a microcapsule-containing layer disposed on one surface side of the substrate and including microcapsules and a binder holding the microcapsules, the microcapsules each composed of a shell and an electrophoretic dispersion liquid sealed in the shell and containing at least one type of electrophoretic particles. The method includes the step of forming the microcapsule-containing layer where the microcapsules are arranged in a single layer without overlapping in the thickness direction of the substrate by supplying a microcapsule dispersion containing the microcapsules and the binder onto the substrate and then pressurizing the microcapsule dispersion in the thickness direction of the substrate. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080634 | MULTI-STAGE RAMAN AMPLIFIER - A Raman amplifier includes at least a first and a second optical Raman-active fiber disposed in series with each other. A first pump source is connected to the first Raman-active fiber, and is adapted for emitting and coupling into the first Raman-active fiber a first pump radiation including a first group of frequencies. A second pump source is connected to the second Raman-active fiber, and is adapted for emitting and coupling into the second Raman-active fiber a second pump radiation including a second group of frequencies. The whole of said first and second group of frequencies extends over a pump frequency range having a width of at least the 40% of the Raman shift. The minimum and the maximum frequency in each of said first and second group of frequencies differ with each other of at most the 70% of said Raman shift. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080635 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A image display device of the present invention forms and displays an image by light emitted from a light source. The image display device includes a wavelength selection means ( | 2011-04-07 |
20110080636 | Image taking optical system and image taking apparatus - Disclosed herein is an image taking optical system including at least one lens provided on an optical path; a first infrared-ray absorption filter made from a resin material with a film shape and provided on the optical path; a multi-layer film provided with an infrared-ray absorption function and provided on the optical path; and a second infrared-ray absorption filter made from a resin material with a film shape and provided on the optical path, wherein the first infrared-ray absorption filter, the multi-layer film and the second infrared-ray absorption filter are provided at locations arranged along the optical path in a direction from a photographing-object side to an image side, and the multi-layer film has a spectroscopic-characteristic adjustment function and a light reflection characteristic. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080637 | ULTRAVIOLET RETROREFLECTORS - A waveband selective retroreflective article, comprising a body layer having a plurality of concave retroreflective elements, each said concave retroreflective element forming a cavity having open-face surfaces and an additional layer that includes particles of a wave-band selective material. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080638 | Microscope - A microscope includes a microscope basis for placing the microscope onto a surface, e.g. of a working table, a microscope pillar, which stands on the basis and extends substantially in upright direction, a support arm on the pillar, which projects from it and can be adjusted in height from the basis and supports an optical or opto-electrical observing system. The support arm has substantially light-tight walls, which surround at least one cavity. This cavity is located between the optical system and a region that is at least near the microscope pillar. In at least one embodiment, the at least one component is located within the cavity and includes an internal light source. There is a plug-in and holding system for the energy guide, which is either light energy and/or electrical energy. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080639 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES INCORPORATING ANGULAR CORRECTION - A technique for encoding a three dimensional image formatted according to a three dimensional format is disclosed. The technique employs a surface or surfaces for encoding a three dimensional image to create a left view image and a right view image. The surface or surfaces may include an arrangement of encoding stripes, black ink stripes, and transparent stripes. The stripes may be arranged in a vertical, horizontal, or checkerboard pattern. The black ink stripes may be further arranged in a manner that corrects an angular viewing error. The encoded right view and left view images are decoded by a left lens and a right lens, respectively, of a pair of polarized 3D viewing glasses worn by a viewer. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080640 | WIRE-GRID POLARIZER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a wire grid polarizer showing a high degree of polarization, a high p-polarized light transmittance and a high s-polarized light reflectivity for light incident from a front surface and showing a low s-polarized light reflectivity for light incident from its rear surface, in the visible light region, and a process for producing such a polarizer. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080641 | Diffraction Toy System - A diffraction toy system comprises an optical viewing device that provides a diffraction optical viewing effect. The viewing devices can be a pair of eyeglasses having diffraction lenses. The system includes a child's play object that includes a light source. The play object can be nonwearable or wearable objects that can accommodate a light source, such as toy cars, trucks, swords, hats, belts, tiaras, and the like. The light source can be a light emitting diode, and the light source can emit colored light. The play object can be a light device that produces a light show. The system can include a number of viewing devices worn by multiple users, and the viewing devices can provide the same or a different diffusion optical effect. Backdrops, with or without light sources, can be includes to provide a further enhanced visual effect. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080642 | DISPERSION ELEMENT, SPECTRAL DEVICE, AND WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCH - A dispersion element includes a prism having a first transmission surface and an oppositely disposed second transmission surface, and an optical element having a third transmission surface and an oppositely disposed diffraction optical surface on which a diffraction grating is arranged. The prism and the optical element are integrated into one body by cementing the first transmission surface to the third transmission surface. The third transmission surface and the diffraction optical surface are non-parallel to each other in a plane perpendicular to grooves of the diffraction grating. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080643 | HARD-COATED ANTIGLARE FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE SAME - A hard-coated antiglare film that has superior antiglare properties, and reflection properties even when a haze value is low, and can improve the depth of black in black display by preventing “tinting” occurs specifically when a reflection is reduced, a polarizing plate, and the like. The film has a reflection intensity ratio of 3 or less, a hard-coating antiglare layer containing fine particles, and an antireflection layer. A surface of the antireflection layer has an uneven shape, and an average angle of inclination θa and an arithmetic average surface roughness Ra in predetermined ranges. At the surface of the antireflection layer, convexities exceeding a roughness mean line of a surface roughness profile in a predetermined number range, and convexities exceeding a standard line that is in parallel with the mean line and is located at a height of 0.1 μm in predetermined size and number ranges are included. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080644 | HARD-COATED ANTIGLARE FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE SAME - A hard-coated antiglare film that has an extremely low haze value, superior anti-fluorescent lamp glare properties, and anti-face glare properties, and can improve the depth of black in black display by preventing white blur from occurring, a polarizing plate, and the like. The hard-coated antiglare film includes: a transparent plastic film substrate; and a hard-coating antiglare layer containing fine particles, which is on at least one surface of the transparent plastic film substrate, and has a total haze value in a range of 0% to 5%. The number N | 2011-04-07 |
20110080645 | HARD-COATED ANTIGLARE FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE SAME - A hard-coated antiglare film that has superior antiglare properties, allow high definition to be provided even in the case of a low haze value, can prevent white blur in an oblique direction from occurring and, and can improve the depth of black in black display, as well as a polarizing plate, and the like. The hard-coated antiglare film includes a transparent plastic film substrate and a hard-coating antiglare layer containing fine particles, which is on at least one surface of the transparent plastic film substrate. The hard-coated antiglare film has a total haze value Ht in the range of 10% to 35%. The total haze value Ht and an internal haze value Hin satisfy a relationship of 0.5≦Hin/Ht≦0.9. The surface of the hard-coating antiglare layer has an uneven shape and an arithmetic average surface roughness Ra in the range of 0.1 to 0.3 μm. The hard-coated antiglare film includes: convexities that exceed a roughness mean line of a surface roughness profile; no convexities in which line segments of portions of the mean line that cross the convexities each have a length of 80 μm or longer, and convexities that exceed a standard line that is in parallel with the mean line and is located at a height of 0.1 μm; and at least 50 convexities in which line segments of portions of the standard line that cross the convexities each have a length of 20 μm or shorter in 4-mm long portion at an arbitrary location of the surface of the hard-coating antiglare layer. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080646 | MOLDED LENS - A laser beam output from a semiconductor laser light source | 2011-04-07 |
20110080647 | REAR ATTACHMENT LENS AND IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A rear attachment lens detachably attached to a main lens system at an image side thereof to lengthen a focal length includes a negative lens disposed such that, when L is a distance between a lens surface closest to an object side and a lens surface closest to an image side in the rear attachment lens, the negative lens is within an area in which a distance from the lens surface closest to the object side to the negative lens is in the range of 0.5L to 1.0L. When νdn1 is an Abbe number of a material of the negative lens with respect to the d-line and θgFn1 is a partial dispersion ratio of the material of the negative lens with respect to the g-line and the F-line, the following conditions are satisfied: | 2011-04-07 |
20110080648 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging system, a dome cover that houses the imaging system, and a correction lens between the imaging system and the dome cover. The focal length of the dome cover and the focal length of the correction lens are appropriately set based on predetermined conditions. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080649 | Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus equipped with same - A zoom lens includes a negative first lens unit G | 2011-04-07 |
20110080650 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens system comprises, from an object to an image side: a first, a second, a third, a fourth, and a fifth lens units, wherein all units move during zooming so that an interval between the first and second lens units is larger, an interval between the second and third lens units is smaller, an interval between the fourth and fifth lens units is larger, at a telephoto end than those at a wide angle end, and an interval between the third and fourth lens units varies; and a focal length of the second lens unit, a focal length of an entire system at the wide angle end, a movement amount of the fourth lens unit in zooming from wide angle end to telephoto end, and intervals between the third and fourth lens units at the wide angle end and at the telephoto end are set appropriately. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080651 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side, a positive first lens unit without moving for zooming, a negative second lens unit for magnification, a positive third lens unit for magnification, a negative fourth lens unit compensating for image plane variation due to magnification, and a positive fifth lens unit without moving for zooming. When assuming a focal length of the entire system at a wide angle end as fW, and a zoom ratio as Z, a focal length fM at an intermediate zoom position is expressed by the equation: fM=fW×√Z. When assuming an interval between the second and third lens units at the wide angle end as L | 2011-04-07 |
20110080652 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side and arranged along an optical axis, first to fifth lens units having positive, negative, positive, positive or negative, and positive refractive power, respectively. When zooming, the second lens unit moves monotonically to the image side, the third lens unit moves to the object side in a convex locus, the fifth lens unit moves nonlinearly, and the first and fourth lens units do not move. The fourth lens unit includes a first sub lens unit and a second sub lens unit; the first sub lens unit is an image-stabilizing lens unit that includes a first lens having negative refractive power and a second lens having positive or negative refractive power. The focal length of the fourth lens unit, the focal length of the entire system at the wide-angle end, the Abbe numbers of the materials of the first and second lenses are set appropriately based on predetermined conditions. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080653 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens system comprises, from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit; a second lens unit; a third lens unit; a fourth lens unit; and a fifth lens unit having positive refractive power, wherein: in zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, the first, the second, the third, and the fourth lens units move so that an interval between the first and the second lens units is larger at the telephoto end than that at the wide angle end, an interval between the second and the third lens units is smaller at the telephoto end than that at the wide angle end, and a distance between the third and the fourth lens units varies; and a focal length of the first lens unit, and focal lengths of an entire system at the wide angle end and the telephoto end are appropriately set. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080654 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a zoom lens system including: in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power; an aperture stop; and a second lens unit, in which the first lens unit includes a first-a lens unit having a positive refractive power and a first-b lens unit having a negative refractive power which moves along an optical axis in focusing, the first-b lens unit includes at least one negative lens and at least one positive lens, and the following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.020<θgF | 2011-04-07 |
20110080655 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an imaging lens having a small F-number, high resolution, a sufficiently wide angle of view, and a small size. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080656 | Optical imaging lens - An optical imaging lens, from object side to image side, includes a positive first lens element that is a meniscus aspherical lens having a convex surface on the object side, an aperture stop, a negative second lens element that is a meniscus aspherical lens having a convex surface on the image side, a positive third lens element that is an aspherical lens while on the lens center, the convex surface is on the object side; and from the center toward the edge, the refractive power changes from positive power, through an inflection point, to negative power. The optical imaging lens satisfies following conditions: | 2011-04-07 |
20110080657 | OPTICAL MODULE - There is provided means of achieving the improvement of optical coupling efficiency between a surface receiving/emitting element and an optical transmission path with a simple structure and low cost. An optical element and a substrate having an optical waveguide layer and electric wiring are connected with each other through a lens having a Fresnel lens shape. A through via is provided in the lens, and the optical element and the electric wiring in the substrate are electrically connected with each other through the through via. Instead of the lens, a unit in which a lens is mounted inside an optical-element mounting substrate may be used. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080658 | IMAGE CAPTURE LENS MODULES - An image capture lens module includes a first compound lens with a first lens element, a second lens element, and a third lens element arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side. A second compound lens includes a fourth lens element, a fourth lens element, and a fifth lens element arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side. A cover glass for an image sensor is positioned behind the second compound lens, wherein the first compound lens, the second compound lens and the cover glass are arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080659 | WIDE-ANGLE LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIDE-ANGLE LENS - A wide-angle lens WL including, in order from an object: a first lens L | 2011-04-07 |
20110080660 | DEVICE FOR FACILITATING READING AS WELL AS A SHOPPING TROLLEY - To an inventive shopping trolley | 2011-04-07 |
20110080661 | LENS DISPLACEMENT DEVICE, FLEXIBLE PIECE AND THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - A lens displacement device includes a flexible piece, a fixed element and a mobile element. The flexible piece has a support, a flexible part and an oscillation absorber. The flexible part connects to the support and at least one gap exists between the flexible part and the support. The oscillation absorber is installed in the gap between the flexible part and the support. Moreover, the fixed element couples to the support of the flexible piece, and the mobile element couples to the flexible part of the flexible piece. Furthermore, the flexible part of the flexible piece is deformed in shape for providing a restoration force with the mobile element. A manufacturing process of the flexible piece is also disclosed. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080662 | CAMERA MODULE - An exemplary camera module includes a barrel and a holder. The holder includes an accommodating space defined therein. The barrel is received in the accommodating space of the holder. Independent grooves are formed in one of the outer cylindrical surface of the barrel and the inner cylindrical surface the holder. Stripe-shaped protrusions are formed on the other of the outer cylindrical surface of the barrel and the inner cylindrical surface the holder. Each stripe-shaped protrusion is engaged in a respective groove. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080663 | ADAPTIVE LASER BEAM SHAPING - Provided is an adaptive device for shaping a laser beam. The adaptive device includes a variable optical configuration. The variable optical configuration includes: an optical element and a temperature element in contact with the optical element. The adaptive device further includes a controller operatively coupled to the temperature element to apply at least one of heating and cooling to the optical element so as to alter a temperature profile of the optical element, thereby causing an optical property change thereof. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080664 | CAMERA MODULE - An exemplary camera module includes a barrel, a holder, and an resilient member. The holder is loosely threadedly coupled to the barrel. The holder has a central axis. The resilient member is positioned between the barrel and the holder. The resilient member is configured for exerting a first elastic force to the barrel and a second elastic force to the holder so that the barrel is fixed with the holder. The first and second elastic forces are in a direction parallel to the central axis of the holder. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080665 | VISUAL GAP MITIGATION APPARATUS FOR A SEGMENTED DISPLAY PANEL - A transparent bevel apparatus overlays marginal portions of juxtaposed display devices of a segmented display panel to obscure the visual gap between the display devices. The bevel apparatus at least partially overlaps only marginal pixels of the adjacent display devices, so that light from a given display device that passes through the bevel apparatus is bent toward from the respective display device at an angle with respect to the remainder of the emitted light. Consequently, light emitted from the marginal portions of the juxtaposed display devices is seen by the viewer in the place where the visual gap would otherwise be seen. The bevel apparatus may be constructed in the form of a sheet that overlays an entire display device, or all or a portion of the entire display panel, or a narrow strip that is aligned with the seams and affixed to juxtaposed faces of the display devices. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080666 | Lightweight aerogel-based optical elements - Aerogel-based optical elements are disclosed. The aerogel-based optical elements have an aerogel member having at least one surface, and at least one optical surface disposed on the at least one aerogel member surface. The at least one optical surface comprises an electroformed metal or at least one glass sheet. The at least one optical surface can be transmissive, reflective, or both. Different types of aerogel-based optical elements are presented, along with various methods of making the aerogel-based optical elements. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080667 | MOUNTING PLATE FOR MIRROR GLASS - A glass carrier plate that includes a front side, a back side and a circumferential edge zone. A mirror plate with a mirror plate front side, a mirror plate back side and a circumferential edge, wherein the mirror plate back side is attached by means of an adhesive layer on the front side of the glass carrier plate. Holding bars extend from the circumferential edge zone of the front side of the glass carrier plate. The holding bars are distributed over the circumferential edge zone and the circumferential edge of the mirror plate engages the holding bars so that the mirror plate is spaced from and positioned over the front side of the glass carrier plate. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080668 | CLOSELY COUPLED VECTOR SEQUENCERS FOR A READ CHANNEL PIPELINE - A system and method involving a read channel pipeline having a plurality of vector sequencers that may be used to control the processing blocks. In one embodiment, a read channel pipeline may include processing blocks that may be controlled a command word provided by vector sequencers. Incoming data may be delineated by identifying an early period, a steady-state period, and a trailing period. Instead of controlling these blocks with a static state machine controller, a plurality of vector sequencers are coupled to the plurality of processing blocks. Thus, a first vector sequencer may control the processing blocks during the early period and the steady state period, but then hand off control to a second vector sequencer for the trailing period. Using vector sequencers for implementing command words allows for greater programming flexibility once the device has been manufactured and deployed for use. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080669 | CONSTRAINED ON-THE-FLY INTERLEAVER ADDRESS GENERATOR CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - An interleave address generation circuit includes a plurality of linear feedback shift registers operable to generate addresses for permuting a data block in a first domain to a data block in a second domain on a subword basis. The interleave address generation circuit is operable to generate the lane addresses for each subword and the linear feedback registers configured to generate circulant addresses and sub-circulant address to map bits in each subword in the data block in the first domain to a corresponding subword in the second domain. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080670 | ON HEAD MICROELECTRONICS FOR WRITE SYNCHRONIZATION - The presently disclosed technology teaches integrating disc drive electronics into a transducer head. Decreased electrical transit times and data processing times can be achieved by placing the electronics on or within the transducer head because electrical connections may be made physically shorter than in conventional systems. The electronics may include one or more of a control system circuit, a write driver, and/or a data buffer. The control system circuit generates a modified clock signal that has a fixed relation to phase and frequency of a bit-detected reference signal that corresponds to positions of patterned bits on the disc. The write driver writes outgoing data bits received from an external connection to off-head electronics directly to the writer synchronized with the modified clock signal. The data buffer stores and converts digital data bits sent from the off-head electronics to an analog signal that is synchronized with the modified clock signal. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080671 | HARD-DISK DRIVE INCLUDING FLY-HEIGHT-ADJUSTMENT HEATING ELEMENT AND POSITION-ADJUSTMENT HEATING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FLY HEIGHT - A hard-disk drive. The hard-disk drive includes a head-slider configured to fly in proximity with a recording surface of a magnetic-recording disk, and a fly-height variation compensator configured to generate a signal for compensating variation in fly height of a write element of the head-slider. The head-slider further includes the write element configured to write data to the magnetic-recording disk, a fly-height-adjustment heating element configured to displace the write element towards the magnetic-recording disk, and a position-adjustment heating element configured to displace the write element in at least a direction perpendicular to a flying direction. The fly-height variation compensator is further configured to add the signal for compensating variation in fly height to a control signal for output to the fly-height-adjustment heating element. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080672 | METHOD FOR WRITING SERVO DATA TO A DISK AND DISK DRIVE CONFIGURED TO WRITE SERVO DATA UTILIZING THE METHOD - A method for writing servo sector sets that include a plurality of separate servo sectors on a disk so that servo sectors are present at same circumferential positions but different radial positions. The method includes reading a first servo sector set in a track with a read element such that the track includes first, second and third servo sector sets. The method also includes writing the third servo sector set with a write element at a different radial position from the read element with positional control and timing control using the first servo sector set while skipping the second servo sector set if all servo sectors of the first servo sector set are non-defective. Moreover, the method includes using positional control and timing control using the second servo sector set in the writing of the third servo sector set if the first servo sector set includes a defective servo sector. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080673 | METHOD MANUFACTURING OF FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING USING CUTTING TOOL THAT PERFORMS MICRO ALTERNATING DRIVE, FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING MANUFACTURED BY USING THE METHOD, AND DISK DRIVE DEVICE USING THE BEARING - A method manufacturing of a fluid dynamic bearing includes: forming a substantially linear groove having a length corresponding to a circumferential direction width of the dynamic pressure groove formed on the inner circumferential surface of a shaft housing hole portion, along the circumferential direction of a surface orthogonal to a first processing direction along the central axis direction of a work, by a byte that performs a micro alternating drive in a second processing direction orthogonal to the first processing direction; and extending the dynamic pressure groove that extends in the first processing direction by continuously forming the substantially linear grooves in the first processing direction by displacing the relative positions of the work and the byte in the first processing direction. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080674 | MAGNETIC AZIMUTH ADJUSTMENT FOR TONEARM - A tonearm includes an arm wand having a pivot location on a longitudinal axis of the tonearm. A magnetic element is coupled to the arm wand and aligned with the pivot location. The magnetic element is arranged for correcting the azimuth of the tonearm on the fly via magnetic field communication with another magnetic element. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080675 | LOW HYSTERESIS BEARING - A low hysteresis pivot bearing suitable for a variety of applications. The relationship between torque and angular displacement is substantially linear, with negligible residual hysteresis. The pivot bearing includes a stationary shaft and at least one intermediate member pivotally connected to the stationary shaft by an intermediate member bearing. At least one outer sleeve is pivotally connected to the intermediate member by an outer sleeve bearing. At least one rotary actuator angularly displaces the intermediate member relative to the stationary shaft. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080676 | GROUND FAULT SENSING DEVICE - A ground fault sensing device for a drive system that converts direct current electrical power from a direct current power supply into alternating current electrical power and drives an electric motor with that alternating current electrical power, comprises: an extraction circuit that is connected to a power supply line of the direct current power supply via a coupling capacitor, that detects an amplitude wave that is generated when an alternating current side including the electric motor is suffering a ground fault, and that extracts the envelope of the amplitude wave; a measurement circuit that measures the voltage level of the envelope; and a determination circuit that makes a decision as to whether or not a ground fault has occurred on the alternating current side by comparing together the voltage level measured by the measurement circuit and a ground fault decision value. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080677 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE - The present invention is directed to a protective device that includes a plurality of line terminals and a plurality of load terminals, the plurality of load terminals including a plurality of hot load terminals and a plurality of neutral load terminals. The device also includes a circuit interrupter having four sets of moveable contacts, the four sets of moveable contacts being configured to couple the plurality of line terminal to the plurality of load terminals in a reset state and to decouple the plurality of line terminals from the plurality of load terminals in a tripped state. A test circuit includes an end of life detection circuit coupled to the plurality of line terminals or the plurality of load terminals by a switch mechanism associated with the four sets of moveable contacts. The test circuit includes a manually actuatable button and a fusible element, the fusible element assuming a permanently open state if the circuit interrupter does not enter the tripped state within a predetermined period after the manually actuatable button has been actuated. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080678 | ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR A SWITCHING POWER CONVERTER - An ESD protection circuit for a switching power converter which includes a high-side switching element connected between a supply voltage and the switching node, and a low-side switching element connected between the switching node and a common node. A current conduction path couples an ESD event that occurs on the switching node to an ESD sense node, and an ESD sensing circuit coupled to the sense node generates a trigger signal when an ESD event is sensed. A first logic gate keeps the high-side switching element off when the trigger signal indicates the sensing of an ESD event, and a second logic gate causes the low-side switching element to turn on when an ESD event is sensed such that the low-side switching element provides a conductive discharge path between the switching node and common node. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080679 | PROTECTING APPARATUS - An apparatus for protecting equipment connected to a high voltage direct current line comprises a current valve having at least one semiconductor device and a rectifying member connected in anti-parallel therewith. A surge arrester is configured to connect said current valve to said line, and a control unit is configured to control the current valve to conduct for draining current from the line to ground. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080680 | METHOD FOR MANAGING A FAULT EVENT IN A NETWORK FOR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRICAL ENERGY, AND A CORRESPONDING ELECTRONIC PROTECTION UNIT - A method is provided for managing a fault event in a network for distributing low-voltage or high-voltage electrical energy, which comprises at least one voltage source and a load. The method includes performing at least one step of a first procedure for detecting the existence of fault conditions in the load and performing at least one step of a second procedure for determining, on the basis of the evolution in time of the derivative of the instantaneous current in the load, the state of execution of an interruption manoeuvre started by at least one protection device adapted to interrupt locally the passage of current in the load. An electronic protection unit is also provided that is able to execute the aforesaid method. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080681 | PROTECTION APPARATUS FOR LOAD CIRCUIT - There is provided a protection apparatus for a load circuit, capable of protecting the load circuit by simulating a fuse. A pseudo heat capacity Cth* smaller than a heat capacity of an electric wire used in the load circuit is set, and a temperature of the electric wire is calculated with reference to an arithmetic expression of heat generation amount of the electric wire, an arithmetic expression of heat radiation amount of the electric wire, a time counted by the count unit, and the pseudo heat capacity Cth*. Then, a semiconductor relay S | 2011-04-07 |
20110080682 | ELECTRICAL PROTECTION ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM - An electrical protection assembly for connection between an electrical power supply line and electrical equipment has an insulating mounting structure; a first arm connectable to a live conductor for connection to a fusible device at a first end and a voltage surge protection unit at a second end, pivotally attached to the mounting structure in a displaceable manner intermediate its ends; a first connection arrangement at the first end of the first arm for connection to the fusible device; and a second connection arrangement at the second end of the first arm for connection to the voltage surge protection unit. The assembly further includes first and second springs for urging the first arm relative to the mounting structure. The springs may urge the second connection arrangement towards the voltage surge protection unit and the first connection arrangement away from the fusible device. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080683 | RF COAXIAL SURGE PROTECTORS WITH NON-LINEAR PROTECTION DEVICES - An apparatus for protecting hardware devices is disclosed. A DC pass RF surge suppressor includes a housing defining a chamber having a central axis, the housing having an opening to the chamber, an input conductor disposed in the chamber of the housing and extending substantially along the central axis of the chamber, an output conductor disposed in the chamber of the housing and extending substantially along the central axis of the chamber, a non-linear protection device positioned in the opening of the housing for diverting surge energy to a ground, a capacitor connected in series with the input conductor and the output conductor, a first spiral inductor having an inner edge connected to the input conductor and an outer edge coupled to the non-linear protection device, and a second spiral inductor having an inner edge connected to the output conductor and an outer edge coupled to the non-linear protection device. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080684 | Solid-state device for voltage decreasing for the electric circuit of direct and alternating current of medium and high voltage - A solid-state device for decreasing voltage in medium- and high-voltage circuit comprises energy-dissipating element in the form of a non-linear resistance, mainly a power varistor, a contact system switched in parallel with this element and comprising at least a pair of power contacts, a gate blocking unit on semiconductors, a control block for a gate blocking unit and power contacts. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080685 | ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED SAFING OF A LINEAR ACTUATOR TO PROVIDE SHOCK TOLERANCE - Electrically assisted safing of a solenoid linear actuator to provide shock tolerance is provided for a solenoid actuator, the actuator having an armature and at least one electromagnetic inductive coil. A controller, receiving an output from a motion sensor, adjusts an electrical power input to the electromagnetic inductive coil. When the output of the motion sensor indicates onset of an environmental transient exceeding a predetermined threshold of intensity, the controller adjusts the electrical power input such that an electromagnetic field generated by the coil is sufficient to restrain the armature in a desired position during the environmental transient. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080686 | MIM CAPACITOR - A method of forming a metal-insulator-metal capacitor having top and bottom plates separated by a dielectric layer, one of the top and bottom plates having at least one protrusion extending into a corresponding cavity in the other of the top and bottom plates, the method including the steps of growing one or more nanofibers on a base surface. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080687 | METHOD OF ADJUSTMENT ON MANUFACTURING OF A CIRCUIT HAVING A RESONANT ELEMENT - A method of adjustment in the manufacture of a capacitance of a capacitor supported by a substrate, the method including the steps of: a) forming a first electrode parallel to the surface of the substrate and covering it with a dielectric layer; b) forming, on a first portion of the dielectric layer, a second electrode; c) measuring the capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode, and deducing therefrom the capacitance to be added to obtain the desired capacitance; d) thinning down a second portion of the dielectric layer, which is not covered by the second electrode, so that the thickness of this second portion is adapted to the forming of the deduced capacitance; and e) forming a third electrode on the thinned-down portion and connecting it to the second electrode. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080688 | ASSEMBLED FLEXIBLE TEXTILE CAPACITOR MODULE - An assembled flexible textile capacitor module including a plurality of flexible textile capacitors and at least one flexible connecting board is provided. The flexible connecting board is connected electrically between two adjacent flexible textile capacitors, so that the flexible textile capacitors are connected in series, in parallel, or in series-parallel. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080689 | Ionic Liquids for Use in Ultracapacitor and Graphene-Based Ultracapacitor - One embodiment of the current disclosure provides an ultracapacitor including at least one graphene-based electrode, an electrolyte containing an ionic liquid, and a dielectric separator dividing the ultracapacitor into two chambers, each chamber containing an electrode and a portion of the electrolyte. In another embodiment, the graphene has been expanded by exposure to microwave radiation then chemically activated. Another embodiment of the current disclosure provides an electrochemical energy storage device containing such an ultracapacitor. Still other embodiments of the disclosure relate to ionic liquids, some of which may be suitable for use in an ultracapacitor, methods of synthesizing such liquids, and methods of designing such liquids. Further embodiments relate to methods of using ultracapacitors, for example in automobiles, power grids, high-temperature applications, and other applications. | 2011-04-07 |
20110080690 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A solid electrolytic capacitor that is able to maintain a high capacitance and low ESR, and also exhibits a high degree of heat resistance. The solid electrolytic capacitor | 2011-04-07 |
20110080691 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND SOLUTION FOR SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A solid electrolytic capacitor that is able to maintain a high capacitance and low ESR, and also exhibits a high degree of heat resistance. The solid electrolytic capacitor | 2011-04-07 |