16th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120093469 | ULTRA HIGH NUMERICAL APERTURE OPTICAL FIBERS - Various embodiments described include optical fiber designs and fabrication processes for ultra high numerical aperture optical fibers (UHNAF) having a numerical aperture (NA) of about 1. Various embodiments of UHNAF may have an NA greater than about 0.7, greater than about 0.8, greater than about 0.9, or greater than about 0.95. Embodiments of UHNAF may have a small core diameter and may have low transmission loss. Embodiments of UHNAF having a sufficiently small core diameter provide single mode operation. Some embodiments have a low V number, for example, less than 2.4 and large dispersion. Some embodiments of UHNAF have extremely large negative dispersion, for example, less than about −300 ps/nm/km in some embodiments. Systems and apparatus using UHNAF are also disclosed. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093470 | OPTICAL FIBER WITH SINGLE COATING - An optical fiber includes a glass core and a protective coating consisting of a single coating layer disposed to surround the glass core, wherein the single coating layer is formed from a cured polymeric material obtained by curing a radiation curable composition including: (i) a radiation curable urethane(meth)acrylate oligomer, preferably including a backbone derived from polyoxytetramethylene glycol, (ii) at least one monofunctional reactive monomer, (iii) at least one multifunctional reactive monomer, and (iv) an adhesion promoter. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093471 | Low loss optical fiber designs and methods for their manufacture - The specification describes an improved optical fiber produced by a hybrid VAD/MCVD process. The core of the fiber is produced using VAD and the inner cladding layer has a depressed index and is produced using MCVD. In preferred embodiments, the optical power envelope is essentially entirely contained in VAD produced core material and the MCVD produced depressed index cladding material. Optical loss is minimized by confining most of the optical power to the VAD core where OH presence is low, as well as by maximizing the optical power in the un-doped silica region. The MCVD substrate tube material is essentially devoid of optical power. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093472 | COMMUNICATION CABLE CONNECTION BOX WITH WATERPROOF DEVICE OF ELASTIC RUBBER SHRINKING PIPE - A waterproof communication cable connection box includes a protective cover, a cable pass-through end surface, a hollow cylindrical pipe formed on the cable pass-through end surface, an elastic rubber shrinking pipe, and a flexible hard plastic strip provided on the inner wall of the elastic rubber shrinking pipe. The plastic strip will be removed after a cable passes through the cable connection box so that the elastic rubber shrinking pipe closely covers the hollow cylindrical pipe and the cable part exposing outside of the hollow cylindrical pipe. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093473 | TRANSITION BOX FOR MULTIPLE DWELLING UNIT FIBER OPTIC DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - A transition box for a fiber optic network for a multiple distribution unit (MDU) is disclosed. The transition box comprises an enclosure a fiber optic adapter removably mounted in the enclosure. The fiber optic adapter is configured to receive one or more optical fibers of a riser cable to provide optical communication service from a service provider to a subscriber premises. A payout reel removably mounted in the enclosure stores slack of the riser cable paid out to at least one of one or more distribution levels in the MDU. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093474 | LOCAL CONVERGENCE POINT FOR MULTIPLE DWELLING UNIT FIBER OPTIC DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - A local convergence point for a fiber optic network is disclosed. The local convergence panel has an enclosure with an interior. An adapter panel separates the interior into a first section and a second section. An interior panel removably mounts in the interior in at least one of the first section and the second section. At least one optical component removably mounts to the interior panel. The optical component may be a splitter module, a splice holder, a routing guide, furcation devices, a ribbon fan-out body, a wave division multiplexer and/or a coarse wave division multiplexer. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093475 | CABLE MANAGEMENT PANEL WITH SLIDING DRAWER - An optical fiber cable management panel is provided with slideable drawers and structure within the drawers for cable management and/or connection to other devices. Tray inserts drop into the drawers to provide the appropriate management and connection devices. A movable take-up mechanism manages the cable entering and exiting the drawers at side openings. Stackable pivoting storage trays on the tray insert include a detent arrangement for holding each tray in a pivoted access position. The tray inserts further include a front key, and a back tab mounting arrangement for mounting the tray inserts to the drawers, and side radius limiters including notches for extending over raised portions of the drawer. The take-up mechanism includes a U-shaped trough section and cable retention tabs. A control mechanism is provided for controlling movement of the take-up mechanism relative to the drawer. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093476 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A THUMBNAIL-SIZED SCENE INDEX OF MEDIA CONTENT - Scene-based program accessing systems and methods are operable to present a program at a scene corresponding to a selected thumbnail-sized image. An exemplary embodiment selects a plurality of image frames from a program based upon a scene separation duration; generates a thumbnail-sized image from each of the selected image frames, and presents the plurality of thumbnail-sized images on a scene index. The scene index is configured to present the plurality of thumbnail-sized images in a time ordered sequence corresponding to a subject matter presentation sequence of the program, and each of the selected image frames are temporally separated from each other by the scene separation duration. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093477 | Graphical Bookmarking of Video Data with User Inputs in Video Surveillance - A method and apparatus are provided for processing video. The method includes the steps of a security system providing video of a secured area, a security person monitoring the provided video, the security person superimposing markings onto one or more frames of the monitored video through a display of the monitored video and the security system saving one or more video frames and markings within a set of respective files of a memory device where the video frames occupy a first file of the set of respective files and the markings occupy a second file of the set of files, where the first and second files are different and where the markings are related to the corresponding one or more video frames via a cross reference. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093478 | QUICK DISK PLAYER CONFIGURATION TO SEND CONTENT TO TV - A hardware or software key is provided on a computer which, when selected, automatically establishes optimum disk player settings for a TV so that the content can be sent from a video disk engaged with the computer to the TV for optimal viewing with a minimum of steps. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093479 | CAPTURING PLAYBACK KEY EVENTS IN BD PLAYERS - Capturing playback key events to override a default behavior of key strokes during playback, includes: receiving a user operation initiated by a user; receiving a notice that a non-default behavior of the key strokes is being masked; notifying the user that there are adverse consequences of overriding the default behavior of the key strokes; and overriding the default behavior of the key strokes. Keywords include User Operation Mask Table and Playback Key Events. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093480 | IMPLEMENTING WEB BROWSER IN BD PLATFORM - Implementing a web browser in a BD platform, including: receiving a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) page of a web browser; converting the HTML page including user interface (UI) widgets into graphical elements including HAVi widgets; and displaying the HTML page in the BD platform. Keywords include HAVi, Widgets, and BD platform. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093481 | INTELLIGENT DETERMINATION OF REPLAYS BASED ON EVENT IDENTIFICATION - A system for intelligently determining replay locations in a multimedia content stream based on identifying events in the multimedia content stream is provided. In one embodiment, events in the multimedia content stream are identified by analyzing information in the multimedia content stream, in real time. In another embodiment, events in the multimedia content stream are identified by analyzing the viewing behavior and an emotional response from users viewing the multimedia content, in real time. One or more replay locations in the multimedia content stream are determined based on the events identified in the multimedia content stream. The multimedia content stream with the replay locations are displayed to a user via a user interface in the user's processing device. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093482 | BOOKMARKING MEDIA PROGRAMS FOR SUBSEQUENT VIEWING - A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product provide the ability to bookmark a media program for subsequent viewing. A first interface is displayed and identifies a first media program. Via the first interface, a user requests that the first media program be recorded as a bookmark in a list of maintained bookmarks. The list of bookmarks is displayed. A user selects one of the bookmarks from the list and in response, the first media program is displayed to the first viewer. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093483 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A CPU divides a moving image file at a divided frame position, thereby generating a first divided moving image file including a first frame and another divided moving image file. The CPU detects a frame position where an object appears for the first time in the reproduction order from the other divided moving image file, and generates a file that describes the detected position as a new face information management file. The CPU controls a recording/reproduction control circuit to store the generated new face information management file in a recording medium in association with the other divided moving image file. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093484 | PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND PLAYBACK METHOD - According to one embodiment, a playback apparatus includes a setting module, a detector, and a playback controller. The setting module is configured to set first limitation information configured to limit viewing of a person having an age lower than a first age. The detector is configured to detect second limitation information from a content including a plurality of programs, the second limitation information being configured to limit viewing of a person having an age lower than a second age set with respect to a first program included in the plurality of programs. The playback controller is configured to control playback of the content based on the first and second control information. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093485 | EDITING DEVICE, EDITING METHOD, AND EDITING PROGRAM - An editing device includes an editing unit that partially edits content constituted of a plurality of clips using the clip as a unit, the clip including a moving image; a measurement unit that, each time the edited part of the content is reproduced by the editing unit, by measuring the part as each single reproduction of the clip which includes the interior portions or the connection points, measures the total count of the respective plurality of clips; a clip setting unit that sets each of the plurality of clips to at any of a plurality of types of clip based on the measured total count; a mark adding unit that performs an image process for adding a mark in accordance with the set type to at least a part of the content; and a reproduction control unit that controls reproduction of the content being subjected to the image process. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093486 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing system including a first apparatus that reproduces content, acquires behavior data corresponding to a viewer of the reproduced content, and stores the acquired behavior data and synchronization data indicating a timing of the reproduced content with respect to the acquired behavior data. The system also includes a second apparatus that reproduces the content with the behavior data based on the stored synchronization data. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093487 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EDITING - An editing method comprises: generating, from a material data which is generated according to a first time and in which a first time range is specified, a playback data that is to be played back according to a second time different from the first time; and locating a second time range, which includes the material data within the first time range, in the playback data. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093488 | CLIENT-SERVER BASED INTERACTIVE TELEVISION GUIDE WITH SERVER RECORDING - An interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to select programs for recording on a remote media server. Programs may also be recorded on a local media server. The program guide provides users with VCR like control over programs that are played back from the media servers and over real-time cached copies of the programs. The program guide also provides users with an opportunity to designate gift recipients for whom programs may be recorded. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093489 | SMOOTH REWIND MEDIA PLAYBACK - Systems and methods for smooth rewind playback of streamed media are provided. The media includes relatively-encoded frames and independently-encoded frames. The method includes receiving a rewind request indicating a rewind speed for rewind playback of the media, selectively dropping relatively-encoded frame(s) based on a receipt constraint and a decoding constraint to form a subset of the media, and receiving frames of the subset. The method further includes selecting, in a reverse order, a selected group of pictures (GOP) included within the subset, and decoding relatively-encoded frame(s) of the GOP in a forward sequential frame order. The method further includes caching relatively-encoded frame(s) of the GOP in the forward sequential frame order, and when caching, dropping and overwriting relatively-encoded frame(s) of the GOP selectively according to a memory constraint and/or a display constraint. The method further includes displaying relatively-encoded frame(s) of the GOP in a reverse sequential frame order. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093490 | PORTABLE ICE MELTING DEVICE - An ice melting device comprising a body section comprising at least one blower and a heater. The blower heater comprises at least one heating coil and at least one shield forming a thermal shield for the heater. There is at least one nozzle for directing air produced by the blower, wherein the heater is positioned downstream of the blower so that fluid flow produced by the blower passes the heater and is heated by the heater and is then passed through the nozzle so that the hot air melts ice on a surface. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093491 | FRAGRANCE PRODUCING LIGHTING DEVICE - A light and fragrance producing device includes an electrically powered light source and a separate electrically powered heating element. The device also includes a fragrance disk that can emit fragrances when heated by the heating element. The fragrance disk also can be configured to remain solid while heated by the heating element rather than melting or evaporating. The device can also include a decorative outer housing that can be interchangeable. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093492 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF HEAT-TREATING THIN FILM ON SURFACE OF SUBSTRATE - A semiconductor wafer having a surface with a thin film formed thereon is transported into a chamber and held by a holder. After an atmosphere provided in the chamber is replaced, flashes of light are directed from flash lamps in a light irradiation part toward the semiconductor wafer to perform a baking process on the thin film. The irradiation of the semiconductor wafer with light from halogen lamps in the light irradiation part also starts at the same time as the irradiation thereof with the flashes of light. The flashes of light emitted for an extremely short period of time and having a high intensity allow the surface temperature of the thin film to rise momentarily. This prevents the occurrence of abnormal grain growth resulting from prolonged baking in the film. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093493 | IMAGE STABILIZATION CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE STABILIZATION CONTROL METHOD - An image stabilization control apparatus corrects image shake, which is caused by the shake of a camera, using a shake correction unit. An angular velocity sensor detects angular rotational shake in the yaw direction, and an angular velocity sensor detects angular rotational shake in the roll direction. An accelerometer detects acceleration in the horizontal direction. A camera CPU calculates a first correction amount for use in the correction of translational shake in the yaw direction using the outputs of the angular velocity sensor and the accelerometer, and calculates a second correction amount for use in the correction of translational shake in the roll direction using the outputs of the angular velocity sensor and the accelerometer. A driving unit drives a shake correction unit in accordance with the correction amount of translational shake. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093494 | SMART PHONE WITH LENS - The present invention discloses a smart phone with a lens comprising a main body, a circuit board, a lens module, a speaker module and a flash module. The main body includes a rear casing having a circuit board mount formed at a lower portion of an inner surface of the rear casing, a lens mount formed at a position adjacent to an upper side of the circuit board mount and attached onto a lateral edge of the rear casing, and a speaker mount formed at an upper edge of the inner surface of the rear casing corresponding to another lateral edge of the rear casing. The circuit board is mounted in the circuit board mount. The lens module is mounted in the lens mount. The speaker module is mounted in the speaker mount. The flash module is mounted between the lens module and the upper edge of the rear casing. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093495 | LENS BARREL - A lens barrel that reinforces a connecting part between a movable lens barrel and a fixed barrel, without requiring a new drive source, is disclosed. The lens barrel includes: a rotary barrel fitted in a fixed barrel; a cam mechanism for connecting the rotary barrel and the fixed barrel; and a ring member. The fixed barrel includes an engagement section and a rotary drive mechanism for revolving the ring member. The rotary drive mechanism locates the ring member to an engagement-enabling position when a connection by the cam mechanism reaches a predetermined position, directing the connection from a first end to a second end of an idle revolving area, the first end continuing to an advancement/retreat movement area; and to a release position, when the connection by the cam mechanism is located at the first end of the idle revolving area. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093496 | CAMERA DRIVING DEVICE - A camera driving device, including: a base frame, a magnetic rotating member, a yoke, and a coil. The magnetic rotating member is structured in one piece and includes a first and second magnetic pole that are opposite in polarity; the magnetic rotating member is formed with a base plate and a swing shaft extending from the base plate. The magnetic rotating member is coupled to the base frame, and the swing shaft is positioned at a side of base plate away from the base frame. The yoke is installed at the base frame, and the two terminus of the yoke is positioned to one side of the magnetic rotating member. The coil is wrapped on the yoke. Therein, the magnetic rotating member can rotate between a first and second position. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093497 | ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE AND CAMERA DEVICE - An electronic appliance is a camera device ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120093498 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COVER AND METHOD - A cover part for an electronic device, an electronic device and a method. The cover structure ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120093499 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING LINE ANALYSIS OF CONTINUOUS DATA SIGNALS - A method for performing an optical line analysis of continuous data signals transmitted in a passive optical network (PON). The method comprises determining, from an optical signal of the optical line, at least one of a phase early/late indicator based on a phase position of an input continuous data signal relative to sampling clock signals, a difference phase indicator based on an input phase control code, and a low frequency jitter indicator based on an input phase control code; computing a plurality of statistical measures regarding frequency and amplitude components of a jitter of the input continuous data signal, wherein the statistical measures are computed based on one of the phase early/late information indicator, the difference phase indicator, and the low frequency jitter indicator; and analyzing the plurality of statistical measures to detect optical failures in the PON and determining a root cause of each of the detected failures. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093500 | DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION APPARATUS AND METHOD AND OPTICAL LINE TERMINAL IN PON SYSTEM - A dynamic bandwidth allocation apparatus | 2012-04-19 |
20120093501 | In-Band Optical Noise Measurement Using Differential Polarization Response - A method comprises: acquiring, for a number nSOP of varied State-Of-Polarization analysis conditions of the input optical signal, nSOP polarization-analyzed optical spectrum traces, the distribution of the input optical signal of said SOP analysis conditions being approximately known; mathematically discriminating said signal contribution from said noise contribution within said optical signal bandwidth using said polarization-analyzed optical spectrum traces, said mathematically discriminating comprising: obtaining a differential polarization response that is related to the optical spectrum of said signal contribution by a constant of proportionality; estimating the constant of proportionality of a differential polarization response to the optical spectrum of said signal contribution as a function of said number nSOP; estimating the optical spectrum of said noise contribution from said input optical signal, within said optical signal bandwidth using said constant of proportionality and said differential polarization response; and determining said in-band noise parameter on said input optical signal from the mathematically discriminated noise contribution. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093502 | MODE-HOP PREVENTION IN A TUNABLE LASER OF AN OPTICAL NETWORK ELEMENT - A method for data processing in an optical network element is provided. An event of a forthcoming mode-hop of a tunable laser is detected. Furthermore, a corresponding optical network element and an optical communication system with at least one such optical network element are described. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093503 | DYNAMICALLY OPTIMIZING A DECISION THRESHOLD VOLTAGE IN AN OPTICAL TRANSPONDER - A transponder having a dynamic remapping circuit remaps a value of decision threshold voltage Vdtc and a value of optical power RXP to a reference voltage Vref to minimize the bit error rate BER of a communication system. The dynamic remapping circuit implements a bilinear mapping of Vdtc and RXP to Vref with three bilinear remapping constants “a”, “b”, and “c” selected to align a remapped value of Vdtc_opt to a selected Vdtc normalization value, Vdtc_norm. A transponder in accord with an embodiment of the invention prevents BER from exceeding a threshold value of BER whether RXP or OSNR, or both, remain constant, change continuously, or change intermittently. Constants “a”, “b”, and “c” are related to parameters resulting from mathematically fitting a line to data comprising Vdtc_opt versus RXP. Another embodiment comprises a method for dynamically optimizing Vdtc and RXP to Vref in a transponder with a bilinear remapping circuit. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093504 | Optoelectronic Transceiver with Multiple Flag Values for a Respective Operating Condition - An optoelectronic transceiver includes an optoelectronic transmitter, an optoelectronic receiver, memory, and an interface. The memory is configured to store digital values representative of operating conditions of the optoelectronic transceiver. The interface is configured to receive from a host a request for data associated with a particular memory address, and respond to the host with a specific digital value of the digital values. The specific digital value is associated with the particular memory address received form the host. The optoelectronic transceiver may further include comparison logic configured to compare the digital values with limit values to generate flag values, wherein the flag values are stored as digital values in the memory. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093505 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SERVICE-BASED REGULATION OF TRAFFIC FLOW TO CUSTOMER PREMISES DEVICES - A method of regulating traffic flow to customer premises devices (CPDs) reachable via outside plant units (OPUs). The method comprises receiving first packets in a first traffic category via a first interface, the first packets being destined for respective CPDs; receiving second packets in a second traffic category via a second interface, the second packets being destined for respective CPDs; determining a destination OPU for each of the first and second packets. For each particular OPU that is the destination OPU for one or more packets, the packets are buffered and transmitted via an OPU interface for the particular OPU. The destination OPU for a particular packet is determined by identifying the OPU via which the CPD for which the particular packet is destined is reachable. Packet flow via the OPU interface is regulated by prioritizing transmission of first packets over transmission of second packets. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093506 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REALIZING CROSS-CONNECT OF OPTICAL CHANNEL DATA UNIT-K - The present invention discloses a method for realizing cross-connect of optical channel data units (ODUk), which comprises: mapping the accessed services to the ODUk, and mapping the services mapped to the ODUk to the ODUk time slot frames according to the requirements of the time slot frames; mapping the ODUk time slot frames to the intermediate frame structures; performing the cross-connect for ODUk services in the intermediate frame structures. The present invention also discloses an apparatus for realizing cross-connect of ODUk. The present invention directly supports cross-connect of ODUk, so as to realize simple scheduling for the Optical Transport Network (OTN) services, and improve the resource utilization factor and the integration level. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093507 | Dynamic Circuit Adjustment - A system and method are provided for dynamically reconfiguring an optical circuit between a first node and a second node of a communication network. The system and method may include establishing a scheduling window for receiving a plurality of optical traffic demands, classifying the plurality of optical traffic demands into at least a set of bandwidth adjustable demands and a set of fixed bandwidth demands, provisioning a first set of provisioned wavelengths from the plurality of wavelengths to carry the set of fixed bandwidth demands during the scheduling window, allocating the bandwidth remaining on the first set of provisioned wavelengths to the set of bandwidth adjustable demands, and if necessary, provisioning a second set of provisioned wavelengths from the plurality of wavelengths to carry the bandwidth required by the set of bandwidth adjustable demands that could not be allocated to the first set of provisioned wavelengths. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093508 | PROVISIONING NETWORK DEVICES IN ETHERNET-BASED ACCESS NETWORKS - In general, techniques are described for provisioning network devices in an Ethernet-based access network. For example, an access node located in an Ethernet-based access network positioned intermediate to a back office network and a customer network may implement the techniques. The access node comprises a control unit that discovers a demarcation point device that terminates the access network of the service provider network at the customer network. The control unit of the access node implements an Ethernet protocol to provide layer two network connectivity between the service provider network and the customer network, authenticates the demarcation point device based on a unique identifier assigned to the demarcation point device and, after successfully authenticating the demarcation point device, provisions the demarcation point device. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093509 | OPTICAL MULTIPLEXING TERMINATING DEVICE, WAVE-LENGTH MULTIPLEXING PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK SYSTEM, AND DOWNSTREAM WAVE-LENGTH TRANSMISSION METHOD - Provided is a passive optical network system, wherein the electric power to be consumed is reduced on the basis of the quantity of signal to be transmitted downstream in a WDM-PON where signals having different transmission rates for wavelengths are mixed. In the passive optical network system, an OLT ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120093510 | CORRELATION -CONTROL QPSK TRANSMITTER - An optical transmitter utilizing a multi-level data modulator to produce a PDM-QPSK signal, a one-bit delay interferometer configured to correlate the multi-level data modulated signal and an optical filter configured to combine the correlated multi-level data modulated signal with one or more neighboring signals prior to transmitting over one of a plurality of optical channels. The PDM-QPSK correlated signal is configured to reduce the signal spectrum thereby increasing spectral efficiency of the transmitted signal. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093511 | NODE SEGMENTATION - Methods and systems for providing flexible node segmentation are provided. For example, the system can be configured to delay node segmentation in the headend/hub even though the fiber node has been segmented. When a desire for node segmentation in the headend/hub arises, the receiver can be efficiently upgraded through the use of a control signal to provide a receiver output port to each sub-service area. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093512 | METHOD OF MANAGING ONTS IN PON AND OLT FOR MANAGING THE SAME - A method of managing optical network terminals (ONTs) and an optical line terminal (OLT) for managing the ONTs are provided. A method of managing ONTs in an OLT includes receiving ONT type information in management information base (MIB) information of ONTs connected to the OLT from the ONTs; not uploading MIBs of other ONTs having the same type as the ONT when MIB upload data for the other ONTs is present in the OLT, and uploading the MIBs of the other ONTs having the same type as the ONT when the MIB upload data for the other ONTs is not present in the OLT; and driving an interface of the ONT. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093513 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION IN A PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK - A method, apparatus and system for aligning frames in which an Optical Network Unit (ONU) receives a frame comprising frame delimitation information and synchronization-related information; performs a first verification based on a comparison of the frame delimitation information and a fixed pattern; performs a second verification based on a comparison of the synchronization-related information and a value associated with synchronization-related information in a previously received frame; proceeds to a synchronization state if both the first verification and the second verification are successful; and returns to a hunt state if either the first verification or the second verification fails. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093514 | BI-DIRECTIONAL CWDM (OR DWDM) TRANSMISSION SYSTEM USING SINGLE WAVELENGTH BI-DIRECTIONAL TRANSCEIVERS - The present invention provides a bi-directional CWDM (or DWDM) transmission system using SWBiDi transceivers for a continuous and simultaneous communication in both directions comprising an optical link fiber, first n CWDM (or DWDM) SWBiDi transceivers at a first end of the optical link fiber, second n CWDM (or DWDM) SWBiDi transceivers at a second end of the optical link fiber, a first optical CWDM (or DWDM) MUX/DEMUX between first n CWDM (or DWDM) SWBiDi transceivers and the optical link fiber, and a second optical CWDM (or DWDM) MUX/DEMUX between second n DWDM SWBiDi transceivers and the optical link fiber. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093515 | Method, Apparatus, and System for a Self-Seeded External Cavity Laser for Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing Applications - A network apparatus comprising an optical gain medium, a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) filter coupled to the optical gain medium, and a Faraday Rotator Mirror (FRM) coupled to the WDM, and wherein the optical gain medium, the WDM filter, and the FRM are coupled by single mode fibers to form a self-seeded external cavity laser for a DWDM wavelength channel. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093516 | IN-SERVICE OPTICAL DISPERSION DETERMINING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for in-service optical dispersion determination are provided. Optical dispersion is determined by splitting a first optical signal into two components, introducing a time delay between the two components such that corresponding pulses of the two components partially overlap, combining the two components to generate a combined optical signal comprising a first component and a second component, determining power of the combined optical signal while applying a plurality of dispersion compensation values, in order to determine a dispersion compensation value that results in a minimum detected power of the combined optical signal. Polarization Mode Dispersion is determined by adjusting the time delay that is introduced until the power of the combined optical signal is substantially equal for all of the plurality of dispersion compensation values. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093517 | CELL DESIGN AND MOBILITY SUPPORT FOR VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION - A method and apparatus for supporting mobility of VLC (visible light communication) devices in a VLC network. A method includes transmitting data to a VLC device at a first cell. The method also includes searching for a response from the VLC device at a second cell that is adjacent to the first cell. The method further includes receiving the response from the VLC device at the second cell. The method also includes determining a mobility of the VLC device based on a change in communication from the first cell to the second cell. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093518 | SINGLE PACKAGE BIDIRECTIONAL MODULE FOR MULTIMODE FIBER COMMUNICATION - In one embodiment an apparatus is provided for supporting 100GBASE-SR10 data communications over an optical link. The apparatus includes a receptacle configured to receive an optical fiber cable comprising at least 10 OM3 optical fibers, the receptacle including individual channels for receiving respective ones of the at least 10 optical fibers, a plurality of optical receiver/transmitter pairs, and a plurality of wave division multiplexers configured to couple individual ones of the channels with respective ones of the optical receiver/transmitter pairs. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093519 | HIGH-SPEED OPTICAL SAMPLING BY TEMPORAL STRETCHING USING FOUR-WAVE MIXING - Systems and methods are provided for ultrafast optical waveform sampling based on temporal stretching of an input signal waveform. Temporal stretching is performed using a time lens based on four-wave mixing in a nonlinear medium. The signal is passed through an input dispersive element. The dispersed signal is sent into the time lens, which comprises a chirped pump pulse and a nonlinear medium. The chirped pump pulse is combined with the signal. The four-wave mixing process occurs in the nonlinear device or medium, which results in the generation of a signal at a new optical frequency (idler). The idler is spectrally separated from the signal and pump pulse using a bandpass filter and sent into an output dispersive element. The output dis persive element is longer than the input dispersive element and the temporal stretching factor is given by the ratio between the dispersions of these two elements. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093520 | MESH NODE FOR A COMMUNICATION MESH NETWORK STRUCTURE OF A NETWORKED CONTROL SYSTEM - The invention relates to a mesh node for a communication mesh network structure of a networked control system, particularly a lean and mean infrared mesh node for a communication mesh network infrastructure of a lighting system such a green house lighting system. A basic idea of the invention is to implement a mesh node with a technical simple construction in the form of a base, on which optical transmitters are and optical receivers are arranged. An embodiment of the invention relates to a mesh node ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120093521 | Quantum Repeater And System And Method For Creating Extended Entanglements - A method is provided of creating an end-to-end entanglement ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120093522 | RELAY STATION AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING OUTPUT OPTICAL SIGNALS OF THE RELAY STATION - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a relay station and a method for adjusting output optical signals of the relay station. The relay station includes: a detection control unit, an output light stabilization unit, a reply stabilization unit, an adjustable gain amplification unit, and a pump light output unit. The method for adjusting output the optical signals of the relay station includes: adjusting a drive current which drives generation of pump light; adjusting a pilot tone modulation depth of an Alternating Current (AC) signal on which a replay signal is modulated; and finally, outputting a stable output optical signal through disturbed pump light. Adjusting the output optical signals and the pilot tone modulation depth of the AC signal on which the replay signal is modulated, the reply signals are stably output, thereby achieving the purpose of fixing the pilot tone modulation depth. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093523 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus to which a plurality of cartridges are detachably mountable, the cartridges each having a cartridge side identification portion, the image forming apparatus includes a plurality of mounting portions to which the cartridges are demountably mountable; and a identification urging means, provided in each of the mounting portions, for permitting a cartridge to be mounted to the mounting portion when the cartridge is properly to be mounted to the mounting portion on the basis of correspondence with the cartridge side identification portion, and for urging the cartridge in a direction opposite a direction in which the cartridge is mounted when the cartridge is improper for the mounting portion. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093524 | METHOD FOR PRINTING AN IMAGE ONTO A SHEET IN A PRINTER - A method of printing an image onto a sheet in a printer having at least one print module and a transport arrangement defining a transport path for transporting sheets through the at least one print module is shown. In accordance with the method, a series of constant frame clock signals is generated and a sheet is approximately feed into a frame along the sheet transport path in accordance with the frame clock signal, wherein the frame defines a virtual desired sheet position, which moves with a predetermined speed along the sheet transport path. The sheet is transported along the sheet transport path, an in-track position of the sheet in the sheet transport path is detected and it is determined whether the in-track sheet position matches the frame within predetermined limits. If the sheet matches the frame within predetermined limits, a start of frame signal is issued at a predetermined fixed time following the generation of the frame clock signal in accordance with which the sheet was fed into the frame, wherein the start of frame signal starts generation of a latent toner image in the print module for transfer to the sheet. If the sheet does not match the frame position within predetermined limits, the start of frame signal is issued at a specified time following the generation of the frame clock signal in accordance with which the sheet was fed into the frame, wherein the specified time corresponds to the predetermined fixed time to which a time shift is added, wherein the time shift is determined on the basis of the deviation of the actual sheet. Finally, the sheet is aligned in-track in accordance with the start of frame signal, and the thus aligned sheet is transported through the print module in alignment with the latent toner image to transfer the same to the sheet. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093525 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a print mechanism which performs a printing on a plurality of papers; a paper feed section on which the papers to be printed are placed; a paper discharge section on which the papers that have been printed are placed; a transport route which extends from the paper feed section to the paper discharge section via a printing position at which the printing is performed by the print mechanism; a transport mechanism which successively transports the papers along the transport route; and a controller which controls the transport mechanism. The controller controls the transport mechanism to perform a transportation of the papers by a plurality of transport modes including a first transport mode and a second transport mode. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093526 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND GUIDANCE DISPLAY METHOD IN THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a paper feeding section, a conveying section, an image forming section, and a display section. The paper feeding section feeds a set sheet. The conveying section conveys the sheet fed from the paper feeding section. The image forming section forms an image on the sheet conveyed by the conveying section. The display section displays sheet set guidance corresponding to a type of the sheet set in the paper feeding section. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093527 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus including an image carrier, a developing device which uses a developer including a toner and a carrier and to develop the electrostatic latent image and forms a visible toner image, plural toner supplying devices each of which supplies the toner in which mass ratio of an additive against the toner is different, and a control section which controls a ratio of a toner supplying amount to be supplied from each of the plural toner supplying devices, under a condition that toner consumption per a single print is low, the control section is configured to increase the toner supplying ratio of the toner including a high ratio of the additive, and under a condition that the toner consumption per the single print is high, the control section is configured to decrease the toner supplying ratio of the toner including a high ratio of the additive. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093528 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a developing device including a developing roller to bear a developing agent to develop a latent image formed on an image bearing member, a cooling device to reduce an internal temperature of the image forming apparatus, a controller to calculate a travel distance of the developing roller to control the cooling device, and a memory unit to store the total travel distance of the developing roller. The controller calculates the total travel distance of the developing roller every Y minutes in the last X minutes, and a difference between the latest total travel distance of the developing roller and the total travel distance stored Z minutes ago by the memory unit to obtain the total travel distance during Z minutes and operate the cooling device for W minutes after image forming operation where the difference is equal to or greater than a threshold value M. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093529 | Fusing device for image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same - A fusing device for an image forming apparatus that heats an infused image on a printing medium by an electromagnetic induction heating method includes a heated member having a metallic layer; a plurality of main cores disposed to be spaced apart a predetermined distance from a surface of the heated member, the plurality of main cores arranged to be spaced apart a predetermined interval from each other in a length direction of the heated member; and a main coil wound to surround the plurality of main cores. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093530 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a development member carrying developer for forming a toner image on an image carrier; a cleaning member in contact with the development member for removing the developer left on the development member; a carrying member provided in contact with the development member, for carrying the supplied developer to the development member; a driving part driving at least one of the carrying member and the development member; and a regulating mechanism for separating the cleaning member and the development member from each other. The driving part causes preliminary rotation of the development member and the carrying member with the cleaning member separated from the development member, before starting main rotation for image formation. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093531 | Image forming apparatus and method for forming toner image on recording medium - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device disposed downstream from an image forming device in a recording medium conveyance direction to fix a toner image formed by the image forming device on a recording medium. The fixing device includes a pressing rotary body separatably pressed against a fixing rotary body to form a nip therebetween through which the recording medium bearing the toner image passes, and a moving assembly to move the pressing rotary body bidirectionally to press the pressing rotary body against the fixing rotary body and separate the pressing rotary body from the fixing rotary body. A controller controls the moving assembly to change a post-fixing pressing time period for which the moving assembly presses the pressing rotary body against the fixing rotary body after the recording medium bearing the toner image is discharged from the nip according to image data. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093532 | FIXING DEVICE, FIXING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a rotatable fuser member, a rotatable pressure member, a heater, a rotary driver, a thermometer, and a controller. The rotatable fuser member is subjected to heating. The rotatable pressure member is disposed opposite the fuser member. The heater heats the fuser member. The rotary driver imparts torque to at least one of the fuser and pressure members. The fuser member and the pressure member are pressed against each other to form a fixing nip therebetween. The thermometer is disposed external to the fixing nip to detect a temperature outside the fixing nip. The controller is operatively connected with the thermometer to control an amount of heat applied to the recording medium through the fixing nip according to the detected temperature, so that the recording medium exhibits a substantially constant post-fixing temperature downstream from the fixing nip. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093533 | FIXING APPARATUS THAT REDUCES DETERIORATION IN PRODUCTIVITY - A fixing apparatus capable of reducing deterioration in productivity while preventing a fixing roller from being heated to a high temperature. The fixing roller has a heating unit incorporated therein, and a rotatable pressurization roller abuts on the fixing roller. A thermistor detects a surface temperature of the fixing roller. A fixing operation is controlled by selectively switching between a first mode and a second mode in which the number of sheets subjected to fixing per unit time is smaller than in the first mode. One of the first and second modes is selected based on a first temperature detected by the thermistor at a first time, a second temperature detected by the thermistor at a second time, and a minimum temperature of the fixing roller at which the toner image can be fixed. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093534 | FIXING DEVICE, FIXING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a rotatable fuser member a heater, a rotatable pressure member, a thermometer, and a feedback controller. The rotatable fuser member is subjected to heating. The heater heats the fuser member to a heating temperature. The rotatable pressure member is disposed opposite the fuser member. The fuser member and the pressure member are pressed against each other to form a fixing nip therebetween, through which the recording medium is conveyed, so as to fix the toner image in place under heat and pressure. The thermometer is disposed adjacent to the pressure member to detect an operational temperature of the pressure member. The feedback controller is operatively connected with the thermometer to control the heating temperature according to the detected operational temperature, so that the recording medium exhibits a substantially constant post-fixing temperature downstream from the fixing nip regardless of the heat capacity of the recording medium. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093535 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus performs print processing on a plurality of sheets according to print data input by an input unit, and sets the printing unit to a first operation state in which monochromatic print processing is capable of being performed or to a second operation state in which color print processing is capable of being performed. The printing apparatus enables selection between a first print mode and a second print mode. In the first print mode, a sheet is conveyed at a defined speed in the monochromatic print processing and is conveyed at a speed lower than the defined speed in the color print processing. In the second print mode, a sheet is conveyed at a speed lower than the defined speed both in the monochromatic print processing and in the color print processing. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093536 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming system of a series-connected tandem configuration includes a plurality of image forming apparatuses connected in series, and when a job in a both-side mode in which images are formed on both sides of a sheet is executed, one of the image forming apparatuses forms an image on one side of the sheet, and an image forming apparatus different from the image forming apparatus forming the image on the one side forms an image on the other side of the sheet. The image forming system comprising a control section for managing execution of a job of each of the image forming apparatuses, receiving an execution reservation of each of a plurality of jobs, managing the received jobs as reservation jobs, selecting a reservation job for which the image forming apparatuses operate concurrently among the reservation jobs, and preferentially executing the selected reservation job. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093537 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PERFORMING CONTROL OF CHANGING TARGETS OF POWER SUPPLY FROM CHARGING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes a charging device for performing charging and discharging using a power storage device, and a plurality of loads each serving as a target of power supply from said charging device and being used in operation of the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus obtains information about an operation status of the image forming apparatus and sets priorities for being a target of power supply from the charging device for the plurality of loads, according to the obtained information. The image forming apparatus controls power supply operation of the charging device according to the information about the remaining capacity of the power storage device and the set priorities. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093538 | Electrical contact, electrophotographic photosensitive drum, and process cartridge - An electrical contact member for electrically connecting to an external contact which is electrically connected with an electroconductive cylindrical member having a photosensitive layer on an outer surface thereof and which is provided outside the cylindrical member, the electrical contact member comprising a first contact portion contacted with the cylindrical member; a second contact portion contacted with the external contact; a first extension connected electrically with the first contact portion and extending in a diametrical direction across an axis of the cylindrical member; and a second extension electrically connecting with the first extension and extending the diametrical direction toward the axis, the second extension being provided with the second contact portion, wherein when second contact portion is contacted by the external contact, second contact portion displaces along the axis. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093539 | CHARGING MEMBER, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided is a charging member having a high relative dielectric constant and a small surface free energy, the charging member being capable of maintaining its high relative dielectric constant over a long time period. Also provided are a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus effective in increasing a printing speed and lengthening the lifetime of the electrophotographic apparatus. The charging member is a charging member comprising a support, an elastic layer, and a surface layer, wherein the surface layer comprises a cured product layer of a coating agent containing a reaction product between a hydrolyzable silane compound and titanium oxide particles having hydroxyl groups on surfaces thereof at a content of from 0.7 mass % to 35 mass %. The electrophotographic apparatus and the process cartridge each include the charging member. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093540 | Image Forming Apparatus and Process Cartridge - An image forming apparatus has plural process cartridges. Each process cartridge includes a photosensitive element; an electrification unit including a discharging unit and an electrification frame which contains the discharging unit and which has a first opening formed between the photosensitive element and the discharging unit and a second opening formed at a position opposite the first opening across the discharging unit; and a process frame including an exposure opening opposing the photosensitive element. The process cartridges are arranged such that one process cartridge of a pair of adjacent process cartridges opposes the second opening and the exposure aperture of the electrification unit of the other process cartridge. Also a regulation member configured to regulate airflow is provided between the pair of process cartridges. The regulation member has elasticity and is disposed in a position between the second opening and the exposure aperture of the electrification unit. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093541 | IMAGE FORMING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A image forming unit includes an image forming unit including an image bearing body that bears a latent image, a developer bearing body that develops the latent image, a developer supplying portion that supplies the developer to the developer bearing body, an agitating portion provided in the vicinity of the developer supplying portion and including a plate member for agitating the developer in the vicinity of the developer supplying portion and a rotation shaft that holds the plate member, and a driving mechanism that causes the plate member of the agitating portion to reciprocatingly swing about the rotation shaft. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093542 | TONER CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING TONER CARTRIDGE - A toner cartridge has first and second toner hosing portions configured to house toner. The first toner housing portion has a first bottom part that is arcuately curved. The second toner housing portion has a second bottom part that is arcuately curved. The second bottom part is next to the first bottom part and is situated at a position lower than the first bottom part. A third bottom part is provided between the first bottom part and the second bottom part. The third bottom part has a toner discharge port. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093543 | ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPER, METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrostatic latent image developer contains a toner having a volume-average particle diameter of about 2.0 μm to about 6.5 μm, and a carrier whose average magnetization per carrier particle at an applied magnetic field of 1 kilooersted is about 3.0×10 | 2012-04-19 |
20120093544 | Imaging System And Method - An intermediate transfer member ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120093545 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier configured to carry a toner image, a movable belt member configured to convey a recording material, a transfer member configured to electrostatically transfer the toner image formed on the image carrier to the recording material conveyed by the belt material, and a plurality of auxiliary separation members configured to separate the recording material from the belt member such that the belt member positioned more downstream than the transfer member in the direction in which the recording material is conveyed is boosted from the inside of the belt member to locally protrude the belt surface of the belt member in the width direction, wherein the auxiliary separation members can move correspondingly to the size of the conveyed recording material in the width direction to the position where the ends of the recording material pass in the width direction. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093546 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a belt-like member provided so as to circularly move, a forming member disposed so as to come into contact with an outer peripheral surface of the belt-like member and forms a pressing portion, where a recording material is pressed, between the belt-like member and the forming member, a contact member that comes into contact with the belt-like member, a heating member positioned on a side more distant from the belt-like member as compared to the contact member, and heats the contact member, a receiving member positioned on a side more distant from the belt-like member as compared to the heating member, and receives heat from the heating member, and a heat transfer portion provided so as to be connected to the receiving member and the contact member, and transfers heat to the contact member from the receiving member. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093547 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing member that is rotatably provided and heats an image formed on a recording material to fix the image to the recording material, a contact member that moves the recording material by being rotationally driven while coming into contact with the fixing member, and is provided to be separated from the fixing member, and a rotating member that is mounted on the contact member, is disposed to come into contact with the fixing member while the contact member is separated from the fixing member, rotates while interlocking with the contact member, transmits a rotational driving force from the contact member to the fixing member, and rotates with respect to the contact member when the fixing member is rotated by an external force and a rotational driving force is transmitted to the rotating member from the fixing member. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093548 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing belt with an endless shape to be heated with a heating member; a pressing roller disposed outside the fixing belt; a fixing side roller disposed inside the fixing belt and pressed against the pressing roller with the fixing belt in between; and a nip forming member disposed inside the fixing belt and pressed against the pressing roller with the fixing belt in between. Further, the fixing side roller is arranged to form a strain portion having a strain amount in the pressing roller so that the strain amount is greater than a strain amount of a strain portion formed in the pressing roller with the nip forming member. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093549 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes: a fixing belt in an endless form; a fixing roller; a separating roller for separating, from the fixing belt, a paper sheet onto which a developer is fixed and fused; a heating roller for heating the fixing belt; a pressurizing roller for forming a fixing nip portion between the fixing belt and the pressurizing roller; a first lever to which the fixing roller and the separating roller are fixed, the first lever pivoting around a first supporting point used as the center point; a second lever to which the fixing roller and the heating roller are fixed, the second lever pivoting around a second supporting point used as the center point; a first spring for biasing the first lever; and a second spring for biasing the second lever. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093550 | FIXING DEVICE - A fixing device includes a belt heating a toner image on recording material, a member slidable on the belt inner surface, a pressor pressing the belt against the member to form a recording material nip, and a projection and recess provided on a nip forming surface of the member. When pressure applied when a toner temperature of the toner image reaches a softening temperature T1 (° C.) is P1 (kgf/cm | 2012-04-19 |
20120093551 | Fixing roller, and fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating same - A fixing roller includes a fixing sleeve including a heat generating layer; and a support roll inserted into the fixing sleeve to support the fixing sleeve and including a foam layer constituting an outer circumferential surface of the support roll. The foam layer includes recesses exposing pores containing air; and non-recessed portions contiguous to the recesses and adhered to an inner circumferential surface of the fixing sleeve. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093552 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A fixing device includes a laser light source that irradiates an irradiation region with a laser light, the irradiation region extending along a direction crossing a transporting direction of a recording medium with respect to a heating-fixable image which is on the recording medium. The fixing device further includes; a reflective member that is provided to enclose the irradiation region and includes a reflective surface reflecting a reflected light so that the irradiation region is re-irradiated with the reflected light from the irradiation region by the laser light radiated from the laser light source; and a light absorption member that is provided so as to continue to an end of a side of the reflective member directed to the recording medium and includes a portion facing a transporting surface of the recording medium and extending toward an outside of the reflective member, and is capable of absorbing the laser light. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093553 | OPTICAL FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical fixing device is provided that is capable of improving fixability as well as improving smoothness of an image on a recording medium that is formed after fixing, and forming a high-quality image of high gloss level. An optical fixing device includes a recording sheet fixing conveyance section that conveys a recording sheet on which a toner image is formed; a laser irradiation section that irradiates with light the toner image formed on the recording sheet that is conveyed by the recording sheet fixing conveyance section; and a pressurizing section that is disposed on a downstream side in a conveyance direction of the recording sheet from the light irradiation section and pressurizes the toner image on the recording sheet after irradiation of light by the light irradiation section. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093554 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes: a conveying unit nipping a sheet in a nip portion to convey the sheet; a shutter unit rotated in a predetermined rotation direction by being pushed by the conveyed sheet to correct a skew of the sheet; a rotation transmitting unit configured to transmit a rotational driving force to the shutter unit to rotate the shutter unit in the predetermined rotation direction; and an urging unit configured to apply an urging force to the shutter unit so that the shutter unit comes into contact with a surface of the sheet, thereafter the shutter unit is returned to a waiting position along with the passage of a rear end of the sheet through the shutter unit after the shutter unit is rotated by the rotational driving force of the rotation transmitting unit. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093555 | SHEET-DISCHARGE APPARATUS, SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet-discharge fan that blows air downward of a sheet-discharged by an upper sheet-discharge roller, and a control portion configured to control an air velocity of air blown from the sheet-discharge fan according to a basic weight of the sheet. In the case where the basic weight of the sheet is a predetermined value or less, the control portion increases the air velocity of the sheet-discharge fan according to the basic weight of the sheet based on basic weight information from an input portion for inputting the basic weight information of the sheet. The control portion also controls the air velocity of the sheet-discharge fan to be a velocity at which the sheet whose rear edge contacts the sheet-stacking wall does not move in a sheet-discharge direction in the case where the basic weight of the sheet exceeds the predetermined value. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093556 | KEYBOARD KEY OF INPUT DEVICE - A key includes a frame with a top, a fluorescent layer coated on the top, and a symbol protruding up from the fluorescent layer. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093557 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - An image recording apparatus includes: a heating section which is located further on the downstream side of a transport pathway than an image recording area, but further on the upstream side of the transport pathway than a transport roller which is rotated by a motor; and a control section which lowers the suction power of a suction section to a medium from a first suction power to a second suction power lower than the first suction power during a recording operation and makes a first torque which is generated at the motor in a period which is during the recording operation and in which the suction power of the suction section is a suction power lower than the first suction power, be lower than a second torque which is generated at the motor during a transport operation. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093558 | LABEL PRINTING APPARATUS - A label printing apparatus comprising a cassette receiving bay arranged to receive a cassette; and an engagement member. The engagement member is movable between a first position, in which the engagement member is engaged with the cassette, and a second position in which the engagement member is disengaged with the cassette. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093559 | INTEGRATED BIDIRECTIONAL URGE UNIT FOR CONTINUOUS FEED PRINTERS - According to aspects of the embodiments, there is provided an apparatus and method to provide a modification of the paper path in an image forming system including a plurality of printing modules, and having a simplex mode that an image is formed on a front surface of a continuous medium, and a duplex mode that an image is also formed on a rear surface of a continuous medium, the image forming system further comprises a bidirectional urge unit added in the middle of the paper path tunnel. Placement of a bidirectional urge unit allows the continuous medium to be transported in two directions. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093560 | PACKAGING AND APPLICATOR DEVICE FOR AT LEAST ONE SOLID COSMETIC COMPOSITION - A packaging and applicator device for at least one solid cosmetic composition for application to the eyelashes, the eyebrows, or the hair includes
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20120093561 | LOTION APPLICATOR - According to embodiments described in the specification, an apparatus for applying lotion is provided, comprising a smooth, non-absorbent sheet for receiving lotion on an inner surface thereof; a first flexible handle extending from one corner to another corner of one side of the sheet; and a second flexible handle extending from one corner to another of an opposing side of the sheet, the first and second handles being arranged for receiving the arms of a user therethrough. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093562 | COMBINATION PEN WITH CORRECTION MARKER - A combination pen with correction marker providing a user with a writing utensil and a correction method in a single device. The combination pen with correction marker includes a tubular body, an ink cartridge housed within the tubular body, a pen tip connected to an end of the ink cartridge to dispenses an ink supply from within the ink cartridge, a twisting grip coupled with a plunger mechanism attached to an open end of said tubular body. The plunger mechanism moves the pen tip from an extended position and a retracted position when turning the twisting grip. The combination pen with correction marker further includes a correction reservoir fastened to an opposing end of the ink cartridge, which stores a supply of correction ink, and a sponge inserted within the correction reservoir wherein the sponge dispenses the supply of correction ink from the correction reservoir. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093563 | DECKING COATING COMPOSITION APPLICATOR - A decking coating composition applicator ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120093564 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A PAPER PEN/PENCIL - In a method for producing a paper pen/pencil ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120093565 | Surf Wax Twist Up and Down Stick - A combination surf wax storage container and applicator is disclosed. The assembly includes a symmetrical storage container member, which has an open top end and a closed bottom end. A twist up and down member positioned inside the container member supports a solid slug of surf wax. A rotating member attached to said twist up and down member at the exterior base of the container is turned as a means for exposing the surf wax above the open end rim of the container and recoiling the surf wax back into the container for storage. An applicator cap member is releasably secured to the open top end of the container member. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093566 | PACKAGING AND APPLICATOR DEVICE - A packaging and applicator device for applying a composition on the eyelashes and/or the eyebrows, that includes a container defining an inside space containing the composition and including a wiper member; and an applicator having a longitudinal axis and having an applicator member with a twisted-core brush carrying bristles, there being 5 to 55 bristles per turn, the diameter of the brush lying in the range 6/100 mm to 40/100 mm along at least a fraction of the applicator member, a plurality of bristles carried by this portion coming to within a distance of less than 1.5 mm from the inside surface of the container under the wiper member in a storage position or while the applicator is being withdrawn along the longitudinal axis of the container. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093567 | DIAPER RASH CREAM APPLICATOR - An applicator apparatus can be attached and detached to and from any tube container that properly fits. The tube is not part of the invention, but works with the invention as a handle and as a dispenser. When the tube is attached to the applicator apparatus, the hole of the tube in which the tubes contents come out of, meets with the hole of the applicator apparatus. The applicator apparatus's hole is surrounded by an applicator material such as brush bristles or sponge. When the tube is squeezed, the tubes contents will come out of the hole of the applicator apparatus and be introduce onto the surrounding bristles of the brush or sponge of the applicator apparatus. The applicator apparatus attaches to a lid. The top portion of the lid has an opening in which the applicator apparatus can be placed into. The bottom portion of the lid can have a suction cup base that is to be secured onto a flat hard surface or a pull tab that can be taken off by a humans mouth. The combination of the applicator apparatus working with the lid allows for a human to perform the entire application process without contaminating ones hand with the tubes contents, and while only using one hand. | 2012-04-19 |
20120093568 | Fluid Application Device - A fluid application device includes a clamp portion including two clamp arms, at least one of the clamp arms including a sponge, a reservoir to store a fluid, and a trigger to move the clamp arms towards each other when pressed a first distance and to pump fluid from the reservoir to the sponge when pressed a second distance greater than the first distance. | 2012-04-19 |