15th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130088722 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A measurement apparatus includes: a first light source which generates first light containing a scan section in which a wavelength is scanned between a first wavelength and a second wavelength; a second light source which generates second light having a third wavelength; a first detector and a second detector which respectively detect first and second interference signals generated by irradiating a reference surface and a test surface with the first and second light; a calculation unit which calculates, based on data of a phase of the second interference signal, one of the position and shape of the test surface by using the third wavelength as a measurement wavelength that determines a measurement range. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088723 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING COHERENT STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION ARTIFACTS - Methods and systems are provided for suppressing speckle and/or diffraction artifacts in coherent structured illumination sensing systems. A coherent radiation pattern forms an interference pattern at an illumination image plane and illuminates an object. Radiation scattered or otherwise emitted by the object is detected to produce a signal, which is integrated in time. Coherent artifact suppression is attained by using a spatial modulator, such as an acousto-optic device, to vary a phase gradient at the illumination image plane during the signal integration time. Various embodiments are provided for purposes including without limitation: preserving the depth of field of the coherent illumination; using the same acousto-optic device for pattern generation and coherent artifact suppression; electronically controlling the effective spatial coherence of the illumination system; and reducing errors due to coherent artifacts in a laser-based three dimensional imaging system. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088724 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE INSPECTION OF SANDWICH STRUCTURES USING LASER-INDUCED RESONANT FREQUENCIES - A method for inspecting a sandwich structure may comprise determining a reference frequency, directing first and second laser beams onto the structure, collecting reflected light, processing it using an interferometer, acquiring a time-dependent signal for a predetermined duration greater than a period corresponding to the reference frequency, processing the time-dependent signal to produce a frequency-dependent signal, and comparing characteristics of the processed frequency-dependent signal to the reference frequency. A laser-ultrasonic apparatus configured to inspect sandwich structures may comprise first and second laser beams configured to generate acoustic energy in and illuminate a sandwich structure, respectively, an interferometer configured to receive reflected light and generate a time-dependent signal, detection electronics configured to process the time-dependent signal to produce a time-dependent electrical signal, and one or more processing units configured to convert the time-dependent electrical signal into a frequency-dependent signal and to compare characteristics thereof to characteristics of a reference frequency-dependent signal. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088725 | POSITIONING METHOD AND POSITIONING SYSTEM BASED ON LIGHT INTENSITY - A positioning method and a positioning system based on light intensity are provided. The positioning system comprises a lighting system, a sense feedback device and a positioning module. The lighting system comprises at least three point light sources and sequentially adjusts luminance of these point light sources to light up a target. The sense feedback device is disposed on the target and used to collect light intensity information of the light projected on the target by the lighting system. The positioning module calculates a distance between the target and each of the point light sources based on the light intensity information and calculates a positioning location of the target based on the locations of the point light sources and the distances between the target and the point light sources. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088726 | Method and Apparatus to Determine Depth Information For A Scene of Interest - Depth information about a scene of interest is acquired by illuminating the scene, capturing reflected light energy from the scene with one or more photodetectors, and processing resulting signals, in at least one embodiment, a pseudo-randomly generated series of spatial light modulation patterns is used to modulate the light pulses either before or after reflection. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088727 | POSITIONAL DATA ERROR CORRECTION - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for correcting systematic errors in positional data of electronic devices configured to navigate across a surface. An apparatus configured to correct positional errors may comprise one or more navigation sensors, and a position module configured to control the one or more navigation sensors to capture a plurality of navigational measurements and adjust the navigational measurements by one or more scaling factors to determine a translation path of the apparatus over a medium. The one or more scaling factors may be constructed by capturing a plurality of navigational measurements to determine a detected translation path of an apparatus, comparing an actual translation path of the apparatus to the detected translation path of the apparatus, and generating the one or more scaling factors based at least in part on a difference between the actual translation path and the detected translation path. Other embodiments also are described. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088728 | SPOT COLOR EDITING ASSISTANT TOOL FOR SPOT COLOR REPRODUCTION - A computer-implemented method for imaging of spot colors within a document using a spot color editor is provided. The method includes determining a spot color formula, using a spot color editor, for providing a colorimetric match to a desired spot color in a print job, wherein the spot color is within a color space and the spot color formula includes colorant values for each color in the color space; printing a test image of the spot color with the determined spot color formula for analysis, wherein the color composition of the spot color test image is analyzed by a user to determine whether desired image quality is achieved; and determining an updated spot color formula for providing a colorimetric match to the desired spot color in the print job based on a received input, if the desired image quality is not achieved. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088729 | USING A PARETO FRONTIER TO FIND AN OPTIMAL COLOR SOLUTION FOR SPOT CALIBRATION - What is disclosed is a method for determining a color solution which achieves color objectives for a color marking device involves performing the following. In one embodiment, N objectives of interest are identified for a color marking device and a N-dimensional Pareto Front is constructed which comprises a collection of color solutions which accommodates those objectives. The Pareto Front is constructed using an optimization process based upon printer models of the objectives. Color solutions can be at least one color recipe, or a combination of color recipes and process actuators. A target point is selected in an N-dimensional objective space based upon at least one user-selected preference. The target point is then mapped to a point on the Pareto Front. The mapping identifies one of the color solutions which, in turn, is used to generate a spot color for the device. The generated spot color achieves the user-selected preference. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088730 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a memory, a read image receiver, a color converter, and a display. The memory stores, regarding a multicolor color sample including sample images for plural predetermined colors, the colors of the sample images included in the multicolor color sample and information about sample images included in a single-color color sample in association with each other, the single-color color sample being generated by a specific image forming apparatus. The read image receiver receives a read image, the read image being an image obtained by reading a printed image generated by printing, using a single color, an image of plural colors by the specific image forming apparatus. The color converter converts the single color of the read image into plural colors on the basis of an association stored in the memory. The display displays an image of the plural colors generated through conversion. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088731 | PROCESSING IMAGE DATA STRIPS - An apparatus and methods for processing image data in multi-row strips to generate print data for colorizers of a printer. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088732 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes first and second interpreters configured to interpret page description language data and generate intermediate data. The apparatus further includes a setting unit configured to set an image quality priority mode for one of the first and second interpreters and a color/monochrome determination priority mode for the other of the first and second interpreters. Either the first interpreter or the second interpreter, for which the color/monochrome determination priority mode is set, skips the generation of the intermediate data for a processing target page in a case where it is determined that the processing target page is a color page. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088733 | System and Method For Transferring Documents - Mobile devices enable users to access data and documents in a convenient portable format. The disclosed method and system enables documents to be transferred/moved onto a mobile device for review or reference by making the transfer simple and straight forward so that it is easy for non-technically literate users (e.g. administrative assistant putting documents on their executive's mobile device). From a sender perspective the transfer mechanism can work whether the mobile device is on a local network (relative to the sender) or on a remote network when the sender does not know the actual location of the mobile device. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088734 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming method of an image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming method includes, in response to a document being placed in a scanning unit, detecting a size of the document; comparing the detected size of the document with a size of paper loaded in a tray of the image forming apparatus and determining whether the document is properly printable on the loaded paper; displaying information relating to the printability of the document based on the result of the determining; and printing the document on the loaded paper by scanning the document. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088735 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a user interface unit to display a user interface window to receive a user command, a job management unit to perform a job corresponding to the user command, a storage unit to store a plurality of user interface windows and UI information on a user interface window to be displayed at a pre-set point of time among the plurality of user interface windows, and a control unit to control the user interface unit so as to update the UI information stored in the storage unit based on the user command received with respect to the job and display a user interface window corresponding to the updated UI information at the pre-set point of time. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088736 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus which is connected to an external device and prints a PDL file managed in the external device, comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires a size of a file to be printed; a comparison unit that compares a size storable in a reception buffer of the image forming apparatus with the size of the file; and a network mount unit that mounts a folder of the external device containing the file, wherein the network mount unit mounts the folder of the external device containing the file in a case where the size of the file exceeds the size of the reception buffer, and does not mount the folder of the external device containing the file in a case where the size of the file does not exceed the size of the reception buffer. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088737 | IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS, PREVIEW IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A preview image of image data to be output is generated, in response to a request from an operation device, and can be displayed via the operation device. A first preview image of the image data is generated based on an output setting for outputting the image data. The first preview image is stored in a storage device. The output setting can be changed based on a changing request from the operation device. It is determined, in response to a second preview request from the operation device, after sending the first preview image, whether the first preview image is to be regenerated, based on the changed output setting. The first preview image stored in the storage device can be sent when the first preview image is not to be regenerated, for example, when a second preview image is not to be generated. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088738 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming system includes plural image forming apparatuses that form images, and a second memory that stores user identification information for identifying a user and apparatus identification information for identifying an image forming apparatus storing image data corresponding to the user identification information so as to be correlated with each other, wherein each of the image forming apparatuses includes a first memory, a reception component, a first acquisition component, a second acquisition component, a storage controller, and an image forming component that forms an image corresponding to image data acquired by the first acquisition component or the second acquisition component. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088739 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING PRINTING OPTION - A method of setting printing options at a host apparatus using a LINUX-based operation system (OS), the method including displaying at least one printing option providing text input for a user from among printing options provided by an image forming apparatus connected to the host apparatus; receiving setting information regarding printing options selected by a user from among the at least one printing option as text input; and storing the setting information with the corresponding printing options. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088740 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - When a nongenuine product is used as a replacement part of an image forming apparatus, addition of specific image information to recording paper is prohibited, thereby preventing leakage of an important document. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion for forming an image, and a nongenuine product judging portion for judging whether or not a toner cartridge as a replacement part of the image forming portion is a nongenuine product. A printer driver of an information processing apparatus prohibits, when the toner cartridge of the image forming portion is judged as a nongenuine product, addition to recording paper a watermark, copy prohibition information or trace information that is purposely added as the specific image information on a print condition input screen with recognition of an important document by a user. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088741 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RELAY APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - In a system including a communication apparatus having a facsimile function and a relay apparatus connected to the communication apparatus via a communication network, a user directly operates the communication apparatus, thereby preventing the communication apparatus from executing inefficient processing in the entire system. The relay apparatus controls the facsimile function of the communication apparatus that has established communication with the relay apparatus to enable transmission and reception of image data. Furthermore, the relay apparatus restricts execution of the facsimile function of the communication apparatus other than facsimile transmission of the image data transferred from the relay apparatus. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088742 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD - A power supply control apparatus to control a power supply to each unit disposed in an image processing apparatus has a primary power supply unit to supply primary, a primary power detector, a transformer to convert the primary power to secondary power for each unit in the image processing apparatus, and a comparing unit that compares the detected primary power and a threshold value for the primary power set in advance and to output a signal corresponding to a comparison result. The comparing unit outputs a signal indicating that a power plug connectable to the external power source is incompletely inserted when the detected primary power is less than the threshold value. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088743 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus that operates according to given operational conditions, comprising: a target power consumption receiving unit configured to receive a target value for power consumption; an option receiving unit configured to receive options selected by a user from among a plurality of options defining the operational conditions; a basic data storage unit storing therein basic data for each of the options; a calculation unit configured to calculate the estimated power consumption from the basic data according to the options selected by the user; an excess informing unit configured to inform the user when the estimated power consumption is greater than the target value; and an alternative option informing unit configured to inform the user of an alternative option when the estimated power consumption is greater than the target value, the alternative option reducing the estimated power consumption to be equal to or less than the target value. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088744 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus has at least one measurement unit, disposed on a respective power-supply line extending from a first power source to a respective at least one operation module disposed in the image forming apparatus, configured to measure power consumption at the at least one operation module; and a power-saving unit configured to shut down the power supply from the first power source to the at least one operation module to set the image forming apparatus to a power-save mode, wherein the image forming apparatus is configured to shut down power supply to the at least one measurement unit, when the power-saving unit sets the image forming apparatus to the power-save mode. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088745 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus includes an engine unit to execute an image forming job, a determination unit to repeatedly determine whether the image forming apparatus is in a standby state or not, based on whether the standby state to wait for execution of the image forming job is maintained for a predetermined time or not, and a controller to control the image forming apparatus to operate in a first power saving mode if it is determined that the image forming apparatus is in the standby state, wherein, in the first power saving mode, information stored in a volatile memory is copied to an internal memory and operation frequencies of a CPU, the volatile memory, and an intellectual property are lowered. Accordingly, power consumption in the standby state is reduced in a stepwise manner. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088746 | Mechanism for Previewing Secure Print Jobs - A computer generated method disclosed. The method includes receiving a print job data stream, determining if the print job data stream comprises a secure print job, and inserting a control operator to designate a secure print job data stream if the print job data stream comprises a secure print job. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088747 | BRAILLE-TO-BRAILLE FACSIMILE MACHINE USING IMAGE PROCESSING - A Braille-to-Braille facsimile machine implemented process scans an original Braille document, obtaining an image of the original Braille document. The image of the original Braille document is processed, producing an extracted Braille image and duplicating formatting of the original Braille document to produce a copy of the original Braille document. The copy of the original Braille document is sent, via a communications link and received. The copy of the original Braille document is then printed. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088748 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes an image data memory, a transmitting unit, a receiving unit, an edit information converting unit, and an image editing unit. The image data memory stores image data. The transmitting unit transmits related image data related to the image data to an external terminal apparatus. The receiving unit receives first edit information from the external terminal apparatus, the first edit information representing details of edit that has been performed on the related image data. The edit information converting unit converts the first edit information to generate second edit information, the second edit information representing details of edit that is to be performed on the image data. The image editing unit edits the image data by using the second edit information. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088749 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL LINK SPEED OF AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method of controlling a link speed in an image forming apparatus to reduce power consumption of the image forming apparatus by changing the link speed of the image forming apparatus, the method including establishing a link between the image forming apparatus and an external device in a normal mode of the image forming apparatus, determining whether a network environment of the image forming apparatus, which is reconfigured by changing a speed of the established link, satisfies at least one predetermined condition, and disabling a function of changing the speed of the established link in a sleep mode of the image forming apparatus, based on a result of the determining. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088750 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing apparatus including: a connecting unit connected to a management server; a receiving unit configured to receive a print instruction from the management server; a determining unit configured to determine whether there is another printing apparatus having a same name as a name of the printing apparatus among a printing apparatus connected to the management server in response to receiving the print instruction; an acquiring unit configured to acquire a print job; a printing unit configured to perform printing relative to the print job; an instructing unit configured to instruct start of the printing relative to the print job; and a print prohibiting unit configured to prohibit the printing relative to the print job from being performed until the instructing unit instructs the start of the printing if the determining unit determines that there is the other printing apparatus. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088751 | JOB MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, JOB CONTROL SYSTEM, AND JOB CONTROL METHOD - A job management apparatus is connected via an external network to a job control apparatus in a first network and an information processing apparatus in a second network that is different from the first network. The job control apparatus is configured to send a job to an execution apparatus that is in the first network and executes the job. The job management apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive jobs from the information processing apparatus; and a management unit configured to temporarily store the received jobs in a storage area in association with execution areas where the jobs are to be executed and to send, to the job control apparatus, one or more of the jobs associated with an execution area corresponding to an installation area where the job control apparatus is installed in response to a request from the job control apparatus. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088752 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A scanner that provides WSD standard scan service does not allow the notification and identification by a client PC of scan parameters, such as a resolution and a reading range, that are selected by a user in push scan on a panel, for example, attached to the scanner body. This prevents the push scan with the user-specified scan parameters. Accordingly, an event that temporarily limits the scanning functions is issued to inhibit the specification of parameters excluding user-specified scan parameters from a client PC. Thus, the client PC can instruct the scanning with the user-specified parameters, and the push scan requested by the user can be implemented. The limitation is valid only to the destination client of the push scan. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088753 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVIEWING PRINTING - A printing apparatus, a method, and a system for previewing printing are provided. The provided method includes receiving a printing job; determining whether the printing job includes a preview printing command; storing a printing data when the printing job includes the preview printing command; printing the printing data; when the printing job is determined to include the preview printing command, determining whether to continue executing the printing job; and when it is determined to continue executing the printing job, continuing to print the printing data. Thus, after the printing data is printed, a user can directly review the printing quality when he or she is beside the printing apparatus, and the user can continue to execute the printing job. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088754 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Provided is an image forming system including plural image forming devices that form an image, each including: a storage unit that stores user identification information for identifying users and image data that represents an image in correlation, a receiving unit that receives the user identification information of any of the users, a first acquiring unit that acquires image data correlated with the user identification information from the storage unit included in the subject device when the image data is stored in the storage unit, a second acquiring unit that acquires image data correlated with the user identification information and stored in the storage unit included in another image forming device different from the subject device when the first acquiring unit is unable to acquire the image data, and an image forming unit that forms an image corresponding to the image data acquired by the first or second acquiring unit. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088755 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INITIALIZATION OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING NAND FLASH MEMORY - A device and method for controlling the initiation of an image forming apparatus are provided using a NAND flash memory. The device for controlling initiation of an image forming apparatus includes: a NAND flash memory for storing a boot program and system control programs for initiating the image forming apparatus; a random-access-memory (RAM) for temporarily storing an execution program and data; and a driving unit arranged to first read the boot program and an engine control program among the system control programs from the NAND flash memory, execute the boot program and the engine control program, then read remaining system control programs from the NAND flash memory and store the remaining system control programs in the RAM when the boot program and the engine control program are being executed. Since the remaining system control programs and data that have not been read during printing preparation are read by driving a driving unit of the image forming apparatus, the preparation time for the image forming apparatus to begin printing operation can be greatly shortened. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088756 | Image Processing Device - An image processing device carries out processing in a processing unit of 3-blocks. Data of 192(=64×3)-pixels is required in the processing of 3-blocks. This is an amount of data corresponding to 16-cells. When 3-blocks and 16-cells are arranged along an scanning direction of an image, both ends of them in the scanning direction are aligned. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088757 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DETERMINING DOCUMENT VALIDITY - A method according to one embodiment includes performing optical character recognition (OCR) on an image of a first document; generating a list of hypotheses mapping the first document to a complementary document using: textual information from the first document, textual information from the complementary document, and predefined business rules; at least one of: correcting OCR errors in the first document, and normalizing data from the complementary document, using at least one of the textual information from the complementary document and the predefined business rules; determining a validity of the first document based on the hypotheses; and outputting an indication of the determined validity. Additional systems, methods and computer program products are also presented. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088758 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND INFORMATION INPUT METHOD - There is provided an image reading device including: a manuscript table on which a manuscript is placed; an image reading section that optically reads an image from the manuscript placed on the manuscript table; an information acquisition section that acquires information in wireless communication from an IC chip attached to the manuscript placed on the manuscript table; and a control section that controls a timing of image reading by the image reading section in accordance with a timing of information acquisition by the information acquisition section. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088759 | INFORMATION INPUT DEVICE - There is provided an information input device including: a chassis made of a non-metallic material; an antenna mounted to an upper portion of the chassis; and a fluctuation easing member which is mounted to a lower portion of the chassis to ease fluctuations in magnetic field intensity caused by a surface on which the information input device is mounted. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088760 | NETWORK SCANNING SYSTEM - A network scanning system has a control apparatus connected to a connection device via a network and includes a scanning application for remotely controlling a scanner, where the scanning application receives a command from the connection device and automatically transmits to a display unit of the connection device via the network without a user operation of the scanning application, a selection screen information, the connection device displays a selection menu and transmits, to the scanning application in the control apparatus, a selection item information specifying an item selected by a user of the display unit, and the scanning application automatically transmits, to the connection device without a user operation of the scanning application in the control apparatus, a control signal based on the selection item, and the scanning application in the control apparatus automatically controls the scanner remotely in accordance with the control signal via the network. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088761 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image reading device and an image forming apparatus having the same, that can prevent unnecessary wear of components or damage of a document when a simplex scanning operation is carried out. The image reading device includes a first reading unit and a second reading unit. The first reading unit includes a first scan unit to scan a first surface of a document, a first press member mounted while opposing the first scan unit, and a first elastic member to bias the first scan unit or the first press member to closely contact the document with the first scan unit. The second reading unit includes a second scan unit to scan a second surface of the document, a second press member mounted while opposing the second scan unit, and a second elastic member to bias the second scan unit or the second press member to closely contact the document with the second scan unit. The second scan unit and the second press member are separated from each other by a lifting device. The first elastic member to bias the first scan unit or the first press member has an elastic force different from an elastic force of the second elastic member to bias the second scan unit or the second press member. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088762 | AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An automatic document feeder includes a transport path member that includes a transport path surface constituting a transport path, and an end portion of which moves in a direction in which it gets away from a feeder body to open the transport path, a support member that is relatively rotatable coaxially with the transport path member, a regulating portion that regulates the relative rotation of the end portion of the transport path member, and an impelling member that impels a portion to be regulated in a direction in which the portion to be regulated contacts the regulating portion, that supports the end portion of the transport path member at a first open position, and that allows the end portion of the transport path member to move to a second open position at which the transport path is opened larger than at the first open position. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088763 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE USING COHERENT LIGHT SOURCE - A laser beam generated by a laser light source is reflected by a light beam scanning device, and irradiated onto a hologram recording medium. On the hologram recording medium, an image of a scatter plate is recorded as a hologram by using reference light that converges on a scanning origin. The light beam scanning device bends the laser beam at the scanning origin and irradiates it onto the hologram recording medium. At this time, scanning is carried out by changing the bending mode of the laser beam with time so that the irradiation position of the bent laser beam on the hologram recording medium changes with time. Regardless of the beam irradiation position, diffracted light from the hologram recording medium reproduces the same reproduction image of the scatter plate at the same position. An illumination spot in which speckles are reduced is formed on the light receiving surface of an illuminating object by the reproduction image of the hologram. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088764 | LIGHT POSITION CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A light position controlling apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same. The light position controlling apparatus includes a substrate; first and second electrodes that are arranged on the substrate and configured to generate an electric field; and a piezoelectric nano wire configured to operate as optical waveguide. The piezoelectric nano wire includes a first portion disposed on the substrate, and a second portion that extends from the first portion and bends according to the electric field generated by the first and second electrodes to change a travel direction of light transmitted by the piezoelectric nano wire. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088765 | Filter-Less Generation of Coherent Optical Subcarriers - Techniques and configurations are provided to generate multiple coherent optical subcarriers. A laser source generates as output a light beam at a carrier frequency. A multicarrier generator is provided that is coupled to the laser source and comprises one or more dual carrier generators each configured to modulate the light beam at the same modulation frequency or different modulation frequencies so as to output a plurality of light beams each at a different subcarrier frequency that is offset from the carrier frequency. The multicarrier generator generates the plurality of light beams on individual outputs, e.g., fibers, without the need for an optical demultiplexing filter. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088766 | REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes an electro-optic mirror reflective element having a front glass substrate and a rear glass substrate, with no portion of the rear glass substrate extending beyond any portion of the front glass substrate. The reflective element includes a perimeter band disposed around a perimeter border region of a second surface of the front glass substrate. The perimeter band generally conceals the presence of a perimeter seal from view by the driver of the vehicle. A plastic molding may be circumferentially disposed about the circumferential edge of the front glass substrate without overlapping onto the first surface of the front glass substrate. The outermost part of the plastic molding may lack a sharp edge. The plane of the first surface of the front glass substrate may be generally flush with the outermost part of the plastic molding. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088767 | OPTICAL-PATH CONVERSION DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An optical-path conversion device includes: a plate-shaped phase modulation mask in which a plurality of phase modulation parts are discretely formed for providing phase modulation to light passing through, and a first light-transmission part is formed for transmitting the light; and a plate-shaped light-shielding member in which a plurality of light-shielding parts are discretely formed for blocking the light, and a second light-transmission part is formed for transmitting the light, in which the phase modulation mask and the light-shielding member overlap each other at least in part, when viewed in an incident direction of the light, and at least one of the phase modulation mask and the light-shielding member is movable in an intersection direction which intersects with the incident direction. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088768 | HEAT RESISTIVE PARTICLES FOR PARTICLE-BASED DISPLAYS AND FABRICATION METHODS THEREOF - A heat resistive particle for a particle-based display and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The heat resistive particle includes a near infrared absorption resistive additive mixed with a polymer resin, having a relative absorption ratio at a near infrared light wavelength range of at least less than | 2013-04-11 |
20130088769 | COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC PAPER, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - Provided are a color display device capable of colorized display in a reflection type display device which is adopted to electronic paper and the like without degrading the degree of brightness and with high efficiency, and also with ease and lower costs, and a method of producing the same. The color display device includes: a drive-side substrate ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130088770 | SPECTRAL WIDTH NARROWING METHOD, OPTICAL ELEMENT AND LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - The present invention provides a method for narrowing a spectral width that can also be adapted to an ultrashort optical pulse emitted from a wavelength tunable light source, and that can provide an output optical pulse with a narrow spectral width and a low noise component, and an optical element and a light source device that use the method for narrowing a spectral width. The method includes using an optical waveguide member ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130088771 | Systems And Methods For Amplifying Space-Multiplexed Optical Signals - In one embodiment, an optical system for amplifying space-multiplexed optical signals includes an input fiber that propagates multiple spatially-separated optical signals and a bulk amplifier formed of a doped material that receives the multiple spatially-separated optical signals and simultaneously amplifies those signals to generate multiple amplified signals. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088772 | System and Method of Applying Infrared Dye on Sunglasses and Other Lenses - Methods of making eyeglasses lens are disclosed where the layers of the lenses include an infrared dye absorbed coating layer to provide an additional layer of protection against infrared, wherein the said coating decreases damage to the retina and cornea, improves contrast of color, increases visibility, and improves aesthetics of the lens. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088773 | COATED ARTICLE HAVING LOW-E COATING WITH ABSORBER LAYER(S) - A coated article is provided, having a coating supported by a glass substrate where the coating includes at least one color and/or reflectivity-adjusting absorber layer. The absorber layer(s) allows color tuning, and reduces the glass side reflection of the coated article and/or allows sheet resistance of the coating to be reduced without degrading glass side reflection. In certain example embodiments the absorber layer is provided between first and second dielectric layers which may be of substantially the same material and/or composition. In certain example embodiments, the coated article is capable of achieving desirable transmission, together with desired color, low reflectivity, and low selectivity, when having only one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of silver and/or gold. Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, monolithic windows, or the like. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088774 | FILM MIRROR FOR SOLAR HEAT GENERATION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND REFLECTION DEVICE FOR SOLAR HEAT GENERATION - Provided is a film mirror for solar heat generation including a metal reflective layer and at least one resin layer provided on an incident side of the metal reflective layer. The metal reflecting layer includes a silver layer. The at least one resin layer contains a triazine-based UV absorber by 1% by mass of the resin and a UV absorber having an absorption maximum in a UV-A region (320 to 400 nm) by 1% by mass of the resin. A total content of the UV absorbers in the resin layer(s) is 15% or less by mass of the resin. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088775 | COMPOUND MICROSCOPE DEVICE - A compound microscope device allowing simultaneous observation of one specimen by a transmission electron microscope and an optical microscope, is provided. A compound microscope device | 2013-04-11 |
20130088776 | MICROSCOPE APPARATUS - There is provided a microscope apparatus including: a plurality of objective lenses having different magnifications; an imaging system that receives light, which is generated from a sample and emitted from the objective lens when excitation light is emitted to a sample including a fluorescent material that is activated when irradiated with activation light having a predetermined wavelength and fluoresces to be inactivated when irradiated with excitation light having a different wavelength from the activation light in the activation state and that images the light in a state where an astigmatic difference is given to the image of the sample; and an imaging device that captures the image of the sample from the imaging system. The imaging system includes an astigmatic difference changing device that changes the astigmatic difference according to the depth of focus of the objective lens. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088777 | Retractable Beam Splitter for Microscope - Systems and methods are provided for illuminating a surface to be observed microscopically using a retractable beamsplitter. The retractable beamsplitter allows the use of coaxial illumination when the beamsplitter is positioned in the operator's line of sight. The retractable beamsplitter allows the use of non-coaxial illumination without reducing the amount of illumination that reaches the operator when the beamsplitter is retracted from the operator's line of sight. As a result a single system can be used effectively to provide various types of illumination. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088778 | POLARIZING FIBER, POLARIZER, POLARIZING PLATE, LAMINATED OPTICAL FILM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY - As the polarizing fiber of the present invention, the cross sectional form perpendicular to the longitudinal direction has a sea-island structure, and the cross sectional form is continuously made up in the longitudinal direction. A resin (sea component) that constitutes the sea region of the sea-island structure comprises a dichroic dye, and a resin (island component) that constitutes the island regions of the sea-island structure is a transparent resin. The polarizing fiber of the present invention may be used as a forming material of a polarizer, for example. By using the above polarizing fiber, a polarizer wherein unevenness of the transmittance is small and cracks are less generated may be formed. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088779 | ANTIREFLECTIVE AND ANTIGLARE COATING COMPOSITION, ANTIREFLECTIVE AND ANTIGLARE FILM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an antireflective and antiglare coating composition, comprising: a low refractive substance having a refractive index of 1.2 to 1.45, a high refractive substance having a refractive index of 1.46 to 2, a fluorine-based compound and a particulates having an average particle diameter of 1 to 10 μm, wherein a surface energy difference between the low refractive substance and the high refractive substance is 5 mN/m or more, an antireflective and antiglare film manufactured by using the same, and a method for manufacturing the same. According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an antireflective and antiglare film having excellent wear resistance and antireflection function may be manufactured by a single coating process using the single composition, such that a manufacturing cost may be decreased. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088780 | Light-Guiding Structures - A method and an apparatus for providing a first light-guiding structure and a second light-guiding structure to receive an input optical beam and output an output optical beam to be viewed by a user. At least one of the first or the second light-guiding structure has a non-flat shape. The first and the second light-guiding structures are configured to produce virtual images at different viewing distances. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088781 | DIFFRACTION OPTICAL ELEMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - In a diffraction optical element having a structure in which a base and an optical adjustment layer adhere to each other, defects such as cracks and peeling occur in the optical adjustment layer, when the adhesive strength between the base and the optical adjustment layer is degraded. In a diffraction optical element | 2013-04-11 |
20130088782 | DURABLE ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM - Antireflective films are described having a surface layer comprising a the reaction product of a polymerizable low refractive index composition comprising at least one free-radically polymerizable fluoropolymer and surface modified inorganic nanoparticles. A high refractive index layer is coupled to the low refractive index layer. In one embodiment, the high refractive index layer comprises surface modified inorganic nanoparticles dispersed in a crosslinked organic material. The antireflective film is preferably durable, exhibiting a haze of less than 1.0% after 25 wipes with steel wool using a 3.2 cm mandrel and a mass of 1000 grams. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088783 | MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILM, METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME, AND TRANSACTION CARD HAVING THE SAME - A multilayer optical film includes alternating layers of first and second optical layers; the first optical layer comprising a first polyester, wherein the first polyester comprises first dicarboxylate monomers and first diol monomers, and from about 0.25 to less than 10 mol % of the first dicarboxylate monomers have pendant ionic groups; the second optical layer comprising a second polyester; and wherein the first and second optical layers have refractive indices along at least one axis that differ by at least 0.04. The multilayer optical film may be a polarizer film, a reflective polarizer film, a diffuse blend reflective polarizer film, a diffuser film, a brightness enhancing film, a turning film, a mirror film, or a combination thereof. The multilayer optical film may also be a transaction card such as a financial transaction card, an identification card, a key card, or a ticket card. A method of making the multilayer film is also disclosed. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088784 | MOLD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, ARTICLE HAVING FINE UNEVEN STRUCTURE ON SURFACE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A mold in which a fine uneven structure is formed on the surface by anodizing a surface of an aluminum base material having a purity of equal to or more than 99.5% by mass, wherein a 60-degree gloss of the surface on the side where a fine uneven structure is formed is equal to or more than 750%. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088785 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A display device has a display element that makes a display and a viewing angle widening member that is provided on the viewing side of the display element, and that causes light to exit in a condition in which the angle distribution is widened relative to before incidence of the viewing angle widening member to the display element. The viewing angle widening member includes a base material, and a refractive index change layer formed over the base material. The refractive index change layer includes a plurality of high refractive index portions and low refractive index portions having a refractive index that is lower than the refractive index of the high refractive index portions. Each of the plurality of high refractive index portions includes a light emission surface on the base material side, and a light incidence surface having a larger surface area than that of the light emission surface on the opposing side of the base material side. The refractive index change layer faces the display element. The base material is disposed on the display side. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088786 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes a lens unit Ln having negative refractive power including two or less lenses moving during focusing and zooming, a lens unit Lp | 2013-04-11 |
20130088787 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING DEVICE USING SAME - Provided is a zoom lens for imaging an object on an imaging surface. The zoom lens includes, in the order from an object side to an image side thereof, a first lens group with positive refraction power, a second lens group with negative refraction power, a third lens group with positive refraction power, and a fourth lens group with positive refraction power. The first lens group includes a first surface. The zoom lens satisfies the formula: 0.15<|L3|/Lt<0.25, where L3 is a distance of the movement of the third lens group along an optical axis of the zoom lens when the zoom lens is switched between a wide-angle state and a telephoto state, and Lt is a distance from the first surface to the imaging surface. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088788 | IMAGING LENS UNIT - Disclosed herein is an imaging lens unit, including: a first lens having a positive (+) power; a second lens having a negative (−) power; a third lens selectively having one of a positive (+) and negative (−) power; a fourth lens having a negative (−) power; and a fifth lens having a negative (−) power, wherein the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and fifth lens are arranged in order from an object to be formed as an image, and the fourth lens is concave toward an image side. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088789 | PROJECTOR LENS SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR APPARATUS - A projector lens system is provided. The projector lens system comprising, in order from a screen side thereof: a first negative lens that is made of resin and is convex on the screen side; a first positive lens that is made of glass and is biconvex; a stop; a cemented lens that has negative refractive power and is composed, in order from the screen side, of a second negative lens that is made of glass and a second positive lens that is made of glass; and a third positive lens that is made of resin, wherein a refractive index n | 2013-04-11 |
20130088790 | LENS SUPPORT FRAME - A lens support frame includes an annular body portion; a large diameter lens holding groove on an inner peripheral surface of the body portion which is open on one side; a small diameter lens holding groove formed on an inner peripheral surface of the body portion and is open on the one side; and large-diameter-groove and small-diameter-groove lens-bonding depressions formed on inner peripheral surfaces of a large diameter lens holding groove and the small diameter lens holding groove, respectively, and allow an adhesive to be injected into the large-diameter-groove and small-diameter-groove lens-bonding depressions through end openings thereof on the one side, the end opening of the small-diameter-groove lens-bonding depression being communicatively connected with the large-diameter-groove lens-bonding depression. Circumferential positions of the large-diameter-groove and small-diameter-groove lens-bonding depressions are mutually different. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088791 | LENS BARREL - A lens barrel includes a plurality of lens groups including a retractable lens group, a plurality of lens retaining frames to respectively retain the plurality of lens groups, a movable lens barrel to retain the plurality of lens retaining frames therein, and a lens retaining frame driving device to drive the lens retaining frames via the movable lens barrel. The lens retaining frames, the movable lens barrel and the lens retaining frame driving device move the plurality of lens groups between a collapsed state and a photographing state. The plurality of lens retaining frames includes a retractable lens retaining frame to movably retain the retractable lens group so as to position the plurality of lens groups on a photographing axis in the photographing state and to retract the retractable lens group to a housing located outside an inside diameter position of the movable lens barrel in the collapsed state. The retractable lens retaining frame is movable between a position on the photographing axis and a position inside the housing at least by moving in a direction inclined relative to the photographing axis and moving in a direction orthogonal to the photographing axis. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088792 | MOUNT FOR REARVIEW MIRROR - A mount for a rearview mirror includes a base having a bottom surface for adhesive attachment to a windshield glass, a top surface, opposed side surfaces with dovetail walls, and end walls. A mirror mount has dovetail engaging sidewalls that slide onto the dovetail walls of the base. A locking lever is pivotally mounted on the mirror mount and has a cam surface thereon that swings into engagement with the top surface of the base to lock the mirror mount against sliding movement on the base so that the mirror mount is thereby mounted on the base. The locking lever has a handle portion that is flush with a surface of the mirror mount when the cam surface of the locking lever engages with the top surface to provide tactile and visible feedback that the mirror has been properly mounted on the base. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088793 | OPTICAL ELEMENT ADJUSTEMENT MECHANISM - An optical element adjustment mechanism is for loading a reflection optical device, which comprises a base and a loading element. The base is movably assembled to the reflection optical device. The base is a hollow tubular structure, and each side has an opening. The inner edge of one of the opening has a plurality loading surfaces extension to the central side, and two leaning surfaces protruded along a tube wall of the base. The loading element movably assembled to the base has a first surface, a second surface and two datum planes. The first surface is flattened against the plurality loading surfaces. The second surface has a connecting portion connected the optical element. The two datum planes are respectively flattened against the two loading surfaces. Wherein, at least one adjustment gasket is moveably assembled between the base and the loading element for precision adjustment. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088794 | ROBUST METRIC COMPUTATION OF LONGITUDINAL POSITION (LPOS) DATA SYMBOL DETECTION - In one embodiment, a tape drive system includes a magnetic head having a servo sensor for sensing a defined servo track of a magnetic tape and configured to read servo pulses from servo bursts of the servo track while the magnetic tape is moving past the magnetic head with the servo bursts representing an encoded data symbol, an analog-to-digital converter configured to provide a sequence of samples of the readback servo signal, a digital correlator configured to compute a correlation signal between the sequence and a reference waveform, a timing reference module configured to provide a reference timing model having interpolation instants to the digital correlator, a correlation interpolator configured to interpolate the correlation signal at the interpolation instants and compute a longitudinal position (LPOS) detection metric, and an LPOS detector configured to decode the encoded data symbol of the servo bursts using the computed LPOS detection metric. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088795 | HELIUM FILLED SEALED HDD USING GAS FLOW DIVERSION FILTRATION TO IMPROVE PARTICLE CLEANUP - Approaches for a hard-disk drive (HDD) comprised within a sealed enclosure that is filled with a substantially helium gas are provided. The HDD may include a shroud that surrounds a majority of a perimeter of a magnetic-recording disk. The HDD may also include an upstream spoiler having one or more wings. The shape of the upstream spoiler diverts a flow of the substantially helium gas that circulates when the magnetic-recording disk is rotating from a magnetic-recording head to a plenum chamber. The plenum chamber has a mouth that allows a portion of the circulating flow of substantially helium gas to flow therein. The mouth of the plenum chamber is a gap in the shroud that is prior to the upstream spoiler in the circulating flow of the substantially helium gas. A portion of the plenum chamber is formed using a particle filter opposing the gap. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088796 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ATTITUDE ANGLES OF A TONGUE WITH A FITTING FACE INVOLVING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRODES - A method of measuring attitude angles of a tongue of a head suspension, the tongue including a fitting face on which a plurality of electrodes are arranged, emits a single collimated laser beam to an area of a fitting face containing at least two of electrodes, detects a reflected beam from the fitting face, extracts electrode reflective components corresponding to the electrodes from the reflected beam, and according to the electrode reflective components, measures the attitude angles of the tongue. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088797 | CPP Device with Improved Current Confining Structure and Process - Plasma nitridation, in place of plasma oxidation, is used for the formation of a CCP layer. Al, Mg, Hf, etc. all form insulating nitrides under these conditions. Maintaining the structure at a temperature of at least 150° C. during plasma nitridation and/or performing post annealing at a temperature of 220° C. or higher, ensures that no copper nitride can form. Additionally, unintended oxidation by molecular oxygen of the exposed magnetic layers (mainly the pinned and free layers) is also avoided | 2013-04-11 |
20130088798 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR HIGH VOLTAGE COMPONENTS - A safety device for a high-voltage component including a cover that covers at least a part of the high-voltage component, a low-voltage circuit that controls a conduction/shut-off state of an electric circuit for supplying power to the high-voltage component, and a selecting unit that selects the conduction/shut-off state of the low-voltage circuit by an operation accompanying an attachment/removal work of the cover. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088799 | Asset Condition Monitoring in an Electric Motor - The motor monitoring system of the present disclosure uses several calculated monitoring values to determine a status of a motor and take a predetermined action when a threshold corresponding with the monitoring value is exceeded. The threshold may be calculated by an intelligent electronic device (IED) monitoring the motor. The predetermined action may include further monitoring of the motor. The predetermined action may include monitoring equipment not directly monitored by the IED. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088800 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PROTECTION DEVICE - An exemplary ESD protection device is adapted for a high-voltage tolerant I/O circuit and includes a stacked transistor and a gate-grounded transistor e.g., a non-lightly doped drain type gate-grounded transistor. The stacked transistor and the gate-grounded transistor are electrically coupled in parallel between an I/O pad and a grounding voltage of the high-voltage tolerant I/O circuit. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088801 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION APPARATUS - An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection apparatus includes at least one first transistor and at least one second transistor. The first transistor includes a control terminal, a first terminal, a second terminal, and a bulk. The control terminal and the second terminal of the first transistor are coupled to each other. The first terminal of the first transistor is coupled to one of a pad and a power rail line. Likewise, the second transistor also includes a control terminal, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The first terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the bulk of the first transistor, the bulk of the second transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the first transistor, and the second terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the other of the pad and the power rail line. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088802 | FAULT PROTECTION OF HVDC TRANSMISSION LINES - A protection system for high voltage direct current, HVDC, transmission lines is provided. The protection system includes a direct current, DC, bus, a device configured to connect an HVDC transmission line to the bus, at least one DC circuit breaker arranged for disconnecting the transmission line from the bus upon reception of a trip signal, current and voltage sensors, an inductor arranged such that the current through the transmission line passes the inductor, and a fault detection unit. The fault detection unit is arranged for assessing, on the basis of current and/or voltage measurements, whether a fault exists on the transmission line, and sending, if a fault is detected on the transmission line, a trip signal to the circuit breaker. The additional inductance limits the rise in fault current and facilitates a selective fault detection. Further, a method of fault protection for an HVDC transmission line is provided. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088803 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a power supply apparatus including: a converting unit for converting an applied voltage into a predetermined level; a switching unit opened or closed to control current flowing in the converting unit; a detecting unit for detecting occurrence of overcurrent when a voltage applied to the switching unit is higher than a preset reference voltage; and a control unit for performing a protection operation when the overcurrent is detected more than a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time from when the overcurrent is detected and can prevent malfunction due to noises. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088804 | PULSE CURRENT SENSOR AND LIGHTNING PROTECTION CABINET WITH SURGE WAVE RECORDING COMPOSED OF THE SENSOR - A pulse current sensor and a lightning protection cabinet with surge wave recording composed of the sensor are provided. The pulse current sensor includes a pair of semi-circular magnetic cores which are installed oppositely, air gaps between the two semi-circular magnetic cores, nonmagnetic electric metal rings sleeved outside the air gaps, whose inner hole axis is consistent with the magnetic force line of the semi-circular magnetic cores, and coils wound on the semi-circular magnetic cores, and out-put terminals led from the coils. The pulse current senor is disposed on the ground line, and the two nonmagnetic electric metal rings are respectively installed in the two symmetrical air gaps of the two semi-circular magnetic cores in the pulse current sensor. Under the action of the two semi-circular magnetic cores, the phenomenon of magnetic saturation does not occur in the pulse current sensor, and the output precision and the output range of the pulse current sensor are improved. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088805 | OVERHEATING PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An overheating protection circuit for an electronic device includes a detection circuit, a switch element, and a control element. The detection circuit is positioned adjacent to an integrated circuit (IC) peripheral circuit of the electronic device and detects a temperature of the IC peripheral circuit. The switch element is electrically connected to the detection circuit, and the control element is electrically connected to the switch element and a heat dissipation device of the electronic device. The detection circuit generates a detection signal to turn on the switch element in response to detecting that a temperature of the IC peripheral circuit increases, and the control element controls the heat dissipation device to dissipate heat generated by the IC peripheral circuit in response to detecting that the switch element is turned on. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088806 | CONDUCTING MEMBER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a housing, an electronic member received in the housing, a conduction plate secured to the housing and grounded, and a conducting member connecting with the elastic member with the conduction plate to conduct static electricity in the electronic member to the conduction plate. The conducting member includes a base portion. A first elastic sheet and a second elastic sheet are secured to and respectively protrude out of opposite surfaces of the base portion. The first and second elastic sheets elastically contact with the conduction plate and the electronic member respectively. A conducting member of an electronic device is also provided. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088807 | Ion Wind Generator and Ion Wind Generating Device - Provided is an ion wind generator capable of suitably generating an ion wind along the surface of a dielectric. An ion wind generator has: a dielectric having a first primary surface and a second primary surface at the rear thereof; an inner side electrode arranged in the dielectric; a first electrode arranged on the first primary surface side with respect to the inner side electrode; and a second electrode arranged on the second primary surface side with respect to the inner side electrode. The inner side electrode has a first downstream area located in a first direction (the positive side of x-axis direction) along the first primary surface with respect to the first electrode, and a second downstream area located in a second direction (the positive side of x-axis direction) along the second primary surface with respect to the second electrode. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088808 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - Embodiments of electrostatic chucks are provided herein. In some embodiments, an electrostatic chuck for retaining a substrate includes a base plate, a ceramic plate, supported by the base plate, having a substrate supporting surface, a first plurality of electrodes disposed within the ceramic plate having a first polarity, and a second plurality of electrodes disposed within the ceramic plate have a second polarity opposite from the first polarity, wherein the first and second plurality of electrodes are independently controllable to provide a desired chucking power and frequency. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088809 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Embodiments of an apparatus for controlling a temperature of an electrostatic chuck in a process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes an electrostatic chuck disposed in a process chamber, the electrostatic chuck including a ceramic plate having a substrate supporting surface, and a cooling assembly including a plurality of cooling plates disposed below the electrostatic chuck to adjust the cooling capacity of the electrostatic chuck. In some embodiments, the plurality of cooling plates includes an inner cooling plate configured to control a temperature of a center portion of the electrostatic chuck, and an outer cooling plate configured to control a temperature of an outer portion of the electrostatic chuck. In some embodiments, the plurality of cooling plates includes an upper cooling plate that contacts a bottom surface of the electrostatic chuck, and a lower cooling plate which contacts a bottom surface of the upper cooling plate. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088810 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a multilayer ceramic capacitor and a method for manufacturing the same. The multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a capacitor main body having dielectric layers and inner electrodes laminated therein; external electrodes and plating layers formed on a surface of the capacitor main body; and electroless plating layers formed between the external electrodes and the plating layers. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088811 | Thin-Film Capacitor - A thin-film capacitor and a method for making the thin-film capacitor having a structure that can prevent vertical stress acting on outer connecting terminals, such as bumps, from concentrating on electrode layers, and capable of easily increasing the equivalent series resistance to a desired value. The thin-film capacitor includes a substrate, a capacitor unit disposed above the substrate and composed of at least one dielectric thin film and two electrode layers, a protective layer covering at least part of the capacitor unit, a lead conductor electrically connected to one of the electrode layers of the capacitor unit, and a bump disposed above the lead conductor. The lead conductor includes a connecting part disposed in an opening in the protective layer and electrically connected to one of the electrode layers of the capacitor unit, and a wiring part extending over the protective layer. The bump is disposed above the wiring part. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088812 | MOTOR CONTROL CENTER SUBUNIT HAVING MOVEABLE LINE CONTACTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A system and method for connecting supply power to motor control components includes use of a motor control center subunit with moveable supply power contacts. After a motor control center subunit is secured into a motor control center compartment, the supply power contacts may be advanced to engage supply power buses. For disconnection, the supply power contacts may be retracted and isolated from the buses before physical removal of the subunit. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088813 | MODULAR PROTECTIVE COVER WITH ACCESSORY SLOT FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A protective cover for a portable electronic device that includes a main body portion that is adapted to at least partially surround and enclose a portable electronic device. The main body portion includes a rear section that has an accessory slot defined therein. The accessory slot removably receives an accessory assembly that includes a base having an accessory mounted thereto. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088814 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING FASTENING MEMBER PASSING THROUGH UPPER CASE OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. An upper case to protect an electronic circuit board is disposed on an upper part of a lower case to protect the electronic circuit board. A fastening member is passed through a hole formed at the upper case and fastened to a connection portion formed at the lower case. Accordingly, the upper case and the lower case are connected to each other. A cover is attached to an upper surface of the upper case to thereby cover the fastening member. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088815 | PROTECTIVE FRAME FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The invention relates to a protective frame for a mobile communication device having a power charging port. The protective frame has a retractable frame body, including a main frame body; a sliding element for reciprocatingly sliding along a direction with respect to the main frame body between a retracted protection position where the mobile communication device is fixedly framed by the retractable frame body and a stretched auxiliary power supply position; and a fastening element for fixing the sliding element with respect to the main frame body at the retracted protection position and the stretched auxiliary power supply position. The protective frame also includes an auxiliary battery adapted for being detachably installed in the retractable frame body and electrically connected to the power charging port of the mobile communication device, when the sliding element are fixed with respect to the main frame body at the stretched auxiliary power supply position. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088816 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a panel cell, a member structurally independent from the panel cell, and a fixing portion fixing the panel cell and the member. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088817 | FIXING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A housing of an electronic device includes a lower cover, a front panel and a fixing mechanism for securing the front panel to the lower cover. The fixing mechanism is arranged between the lower cover and the front panel. The fixing mechanism includes a fixing arm and a protrusion protruding from the lower cover. The fixing arm is located on the front panel and defines a latching hole. The protrusion is capable of latching in the latching hole for preventing the front panel from disengaging with the lower cover in a first direction parallel to the fixing arm. A fixing mechanism used in a housing of an electronic device is also provided. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088818 | HOUSING, DOUBLE-SIDED ADHESIVE TAPE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A housing includes a first case and a second case configured to be joined together to make a housing space; and a double-sided adhesive member having a first surface and a second surface, the double-sided adhesive member including an impermeable, elastic base material, and a plurality of binder layers formed on either surface of the base material, the binder layers on the first and second surfaces being bonded to the first and second cases, respectively, wherein an adhesive force between the first case and the first surface of the double-sided adhesive member is greater on an outer side of the first case than on an inner side of the first case, and wherein an adhesive force between the second case and the second surface of the double-sided adhesive member is greater on an inner side of the second case than on an outer side of the second case. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088819 | SET-TOP BOX HAVING RUBBER FEET - A rubber foot assembly and embossed mounting assembly for supporting a structure is provided that comprise: an aperture formed along a lower wall of the structure and a rubber foot engaged in the aperture, wherein the rubber foot has a flexible contoured bottom portion connected to a top portion through a neck portion. The neck region is adapted to freely slide vertically along a wall of the aperture such that a peripheral region of the flexible contoured bottom portion contacts a portion of the embossed mounting assembly, thereby supporting the structure. A plurality of the rubber foot assemblies and embossed mounting assemblies can be incorporated into the structure, which can be a set-top box, to prevent the structure from rocking on uneven surfaces. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088820 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A liquid crystal display device is provided with: a liquid crystal panel capable of displaying an image; a backlight unit including cold cathode tubes and a chassis housing the cold cathode tubes and supplying light to the liquid crystal panel; and a second exterior member housing the liquid crystal panel and the backlight unit and including a bottom portion facing the chassis. On a surface of the chassis facing the bottom portion, a plurality of fixing members capable of fixing the bottom portion is provided. The fixing members include inverter covers disposed with a gap from the bottom portion, and reinforcing members abutting on the bottom portion. Between the inverter covers and the bottom portion, spacers with the function of damping vibration are interposed. | 2013-04-11 |
20130088821 | CABINET-LEVEL SERVER AND ITS CENTRALIZED POWER SUPPLY SHIELDING STRUCTURE - The present invention discloses a centralized power supply shielding structure of a cabinet-level server, where the structure includes multiple plug-in frames, a power supply copper bar which is configured to supply power to the multiple plug-in frames, and an inner container shielding can. Multiple plugs of the power supply copper bar are correspondingly inserted into the multiple plug-in frames to supply power to the multiple plug-in frames in a centralized way. The inner container shielding can wraps on a periphery of the power supply copper bar to shield the multiple plug-in frames from the power supply copper bar. The cabinet-level server and its centralized power supply shielding structure of the present invention implement a shielding structure for centralized power supply by a copper bar of integration of a frame and a cabinet, which can be applied in an application scene of an open rack and has a simple structural design. | 2013-04-11 |