16th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100098389 | VIDEO REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In a reproducing apparatus capable of displaying text subtitles in synchronization with an AV stream, before the AV stream is reproduced, text subtitle streams and font information are read into a preload buffer section ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100098390 | INFORMATION DISTRIBUTING METHOD, INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD, INFORMATION REPRODUCING METHOD, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - Problem: In a system in which a plurality of required contents is to be saved into a recording disk after a user has downloaded desired contents from among DVD contents accumulated in a server and once recorded them into a hard disk, DVD packaged contents authored in the past are utilized without re-authoring the contents therein, and copyright protection of the contents in the download distribution is strengthened. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098391 | Recording Medium Containing Supplementary Service Information For Audio/Video Contents, and Method and Apparatus of Providing Supplementary Service Information of the Recording Medium - The present invention relates to method and apparatus of providing supplementary service information for A/V contents written in a recording medium. This method has a recording medium containing Presentation Language data, which have to be included like as in a digital television signal for supplementary service information in accordance with Advanced TV Enhancement Forum or Digital TV Application Software Environment standard, and reproduces, if a disk reproduction is requested, the Presentation Language data as well as requested A/V data and provides them for a connected external device such as a digital television. As a result, various video information and functions provided with Presentation Language data by a recording medium can be realized at a digital television set being able to accept Presentation Language data. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098392 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - A plurality of video streams and STN_table are recorded in the local storage | 2010-04-22 |
20100098393 | INFORMATION SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, INFORMATION SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND INFORMATION SIGNAL PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND METHOD - An information signal processing apparatus comprises: data playback unit for playing back data from a recording medium on which featured data is recorded according to the setting of a first parameter series; information file playback unit for playing back the video/audio information files by selecting from the recording medium; parameter setting unit for selecting one of the played back information files and setting parameter data corresponding to the information file and to the first or second parameter series; playback period processing unit for determining the playback period of the video/audio data recorded on the recording medium according to the featured data and either initialization parameter data set in advance in accordance with the first and second parameter series or the parameter data adjusted by the parameter setting unit; and playback control unit for performing playback control according to the signal from the playback period processing unit. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098394 | OPTICAL UNIT WITH SHAKE CORRECTING FUNCTION AND SHAKE CORRECTION CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An optical unit with shake correcting function may include a movable module on which at least an optical element is mounted, a fixed body which supports the movable module, a shake detection sensor which detects a shake of the movable module, a drive mechanism for shake correction for swinging the movable module on the fixed body on the basis of a detection result of the shake detection sensor to correct the shake of the movable module, and a control section which controls the drive mechanism for shake correction on the basis of the detection result of the shake detection sensor. The shake detection sensor is a gyroscope mounted on the movable module and the control section controls the drive mechanism for shake correction so as to cancel the shake detected by the gyroscope. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098395 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Provided is an image pickup apparatus including: a zoom lens unit which moves during zooming; a focus lens unit which moves during focusing; a zoom operation switch having a function for driving the zoom lens unit; a focus detection unit for detecting a focus state on an object located in a focusing area selected from multiple focusing areas within an imaging area; and a drive unit for driving the focus lens unit based on a result obtained by detection of the focus detection unit, in which the zoom operation switch further has a function for switching the selected focusing area. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098396 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND USER INTERFACE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image sensing apparatus on which a plurality of lens units are interchangeably mountable includes a system controller configured to acquired information specific to a mounted lens unit from the mounted lens unit, a detection unit configured to detect a focus shift amount of the mounted lens unit, a display circuit configured to display the specific information acquired by the system controller in association with a focus correction value for correcting the focus shift amount detected by the detection unit, an operation switch configured to be operated by a user, and a setting unit that sets the focus correction value according to an operation on the operation switch. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098397 | AUTO FOCUS SYSTEM HAVING AF FRAME AUTO-TRACKING FUNCTION - Disclosed is an auto focus system having an auto focus (AF) frame auto-tracking function that detects the image of an object to be tracked as an AF target using a pattern matching process and moves an AF frame indicating an AF target range to the position of the object, thereby tracking the object. When a person's face (face image) is included in the AF frame, the auto focus system having an AF frame auto-tracking function automatically sets the AF frame in an appropriate range so as to correspond to the position and size of the face image. Therefore, even when the size of the face image is changed, it is possible to appropriately track the face and perform focusing on the face. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098398 | METHOD AND DESIGN FOR ADJUSTING FOCUS OF HERMETICALLY SEALED CAMERA - A focus adjustment mechanism for a camera, includes a housing defining an interior cavity in which is positioned a helical track. A lens support is provided which supports a lens. The lens support is engaged with the helical track. Rotation of the lens support in a first rotational direction moves the lens support in a first axial direction along the helical track and rotation of the lens support in a second rotational direction moves the lens support in the second axial direction along the helical track. At least one magnet is fixed to the lens support. This construction permits an external magnetic force to be used to selectively cause rotation of the lens support to focus the lens. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098399 | High intensity, strobed led micro-strip for microfilm imaging system and methods - A light source, suitable for use in a high-speed, continuous transport microfilm imaging system, includes an LED emitter element thermally coupled to a heat sink and is mounted within a light source housing. A light output opening in the light source housing, further defined by a narrow width light transfer channel, defines a narrow width active illumination area on the microfilm media. An optical diffusion plate, providing for a randomized directional distribution of light emitted by the LED emitter element, is mounted within the light source housing in an optical path extending between the light output opening and the LED emitter element. A switched current source is coupled to the LED emitter element to enable strobed operation synchronous with the periodic operation of a line imaging camera. The LED emitter element can be construed as a linear micro-strip array of LED elements. A cylindrical lens can be place in the optical path between the LED emitter element and diffusion plate to narrow and increase the intensity of light incident on and transmitted through the diffusion plate. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098400 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS WITH CHARGED CAPACITOR SWITCHING DEVICE FOR PHOTOFLASH - A charged capacitor switching device for a photoflash is provided and includes a flash control unit, a capacitor charging/discharging unit, a charged capacitor switching unit and an illumination modulator. The capacitor charging/discharging unit coupled to the flash control unit includes a plurality of capacitors connected in parallel and switches coupled thereto respectively. The charged capacitor switching unit determines whether each switch is opened or closed according to a compensation parameter. The illumination modulator compares an environmental illumination and a pre-flash illumination to generate a compared result, determines whether the compared result has reached a threshold, obtains the compensation parameter according to the compared result when the compared result is below the threshold, and drives the flash control unit to generate a flash illumination corresponding to the compensation parameter. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098401 | FILTER MOVING SOLENOID SYSTEM FOR A CAMERA - A filter-moving solenoid system for use with a camera is provided. The filter-moving solenoid system includes a solenoid and an armature that has at least first and second operative positions and at least first and second contact segments. A first contact segment is held against or adjacent the solenoid when the armature is in a first operative position and a second contact segment is held against or adjacent the solenoid when the armature is in a second operative position. The filter-moving solenoid system is configured so that the armature is self-stable in each of the first and second positions, allowing the filter to selectively remain fixed in such positions without requiring the solenoid to be energized in so doing. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098402 | Platform For Stereoscopic Image Acquisition - There is disclosed a method and apparatus for acquiring stereoscopic images. A first camera may be mounted to a first convergence plate, the first convergence plate coupled to a first plate via a first XY slide and a first pivot displaced from the first XY slide. A distance between the first plate and a second plate may be adjusted to set an interocular distance between the first camera and a second camera. The first convergence plate may be rotated about the first pivot to set, at least in part, an angle of convergence between the first camera and the second camera. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098403 | Image Capture Device Having An Adjustable Front-Facing Viewfinder - An adjustable front-facing viewfinder for an image capture device is disclosed. The image capture device comprises: a lens; a front side, wherein the lens is positioned on the front side; and a viewfinder, wherein the viewfinder is disposed on the front side, wherein the viewfinder comprises of one or more tiles that indicates a field of vision of the image capture device, and wherein the viewfinder is adjustable. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098404 | BASE FOR UNDERWATER CAMERA - A base, securely attachable to any type of watertight housing for an underwater camera without causing rotational displacement during its use for underwater photography, includes an elongated main body and a holder plate disposed on the main body which is transversely movable. The base has a protrusion for preventing transverse motion of a pedestal or a leg structure on the housing. A pair of set screws is provided in addition to a fixing screw that is passed through a fixing hole through the base main body to fasten the base to the camera housing. The base main body has a fixing hole for the fixing screw and a pair of elongated holes for passing the set screws so as to be transversely movable. The holder plate has an elongated hole for passing the fixing screw so as to be transversely movable and screw holes for engaging the set screws. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098405 | Monopole Platform System for a Camera - A support structure for supporting an image capture device generally comprises a base, a first vertically oriented, elongated support member supported by the base, and a mechanism that provides tilting and panning of the device relative to the first support member, and elevation of the device along the first support member. Preferred bases include bases that are foldable and/or rotatable, and ones that have a leveling device coupled to the base. Preferred support members can be rotatable relative to the base. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098406 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERCONNECTING A PLURALITY OF OPTICAL TRANSDUCERS WITH A WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXED OPTICAL SWITCH - In a WDM optical communication system that includes a plurality of nodes interconnected by communication links, a node is provided that includes a first plurality of transponders each generating and/or receiving an information-bearing optical signal at a different channel wavelength from one another. An optical coupling arrangement, which may include one or more reconfigurable optical switches, transfers the channel wavelengths between a link connected to the node and the first plurality of transponders. The arrangement is adaptable to reconfigure its operational state to selectively direct different ones of the channel wavelengths from the link to different ones of the transponders without disturbing the optical path through the node traversed by any other channel wavelengths. A communications and configuration arrangement is provided, which transfers data identifying the respective channel wavelengths at which the transponders operate from the transponders to the optical coupling arrangement. In response to the transferred data, the communications and configuration arrangement reconfigures the operational state of the optical coupling arrangement. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098407 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION SWITCHING IN ETHERNET PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS - One embodiment provides a system that performs protection switching in an Ethernet passive optical network (EPON), which includes an optical line terminal (OLT) and at least one optical network unit (ONU). The system is configured with at least one redundant component for the OLT and/or ONUs, wherein the redundant component can be optical or electrical, and can be a port, line card or link. The system provides protection by detecting a failure, and switching automatically to the redundant components to reduce service disruption time. The protection switching comprises: preserving the existing configuration over the loss of at least one of a multiple-point control protocol (MPCP) message; an operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) message; and a signal on the physical layer. The system recovers from the failure without performing ONU discovery. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098408 | DETECTION OF CHANGES IN AN INTERVAL OF TIME BETWEEN OPTICAL OR ELECTRICAL SIGNALS - A method is disclosed for detecting changes in an interval of time (ΔT) between an optical or electrical signal and an optical or electrical reference signal using a photodetector. The method may be used to synchronize an optical or electrical signal with an optical or electrical reference signal. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: receiving the optical signal and the optical reference signal by means of the photodetector, outputting an electrical response signal at an output of the photodetector, the electrical response signal having a frequency spectrum which depends on the interval of time (ΔT), filtering a selected harmonic from the frequency spectrum of the electrical response signal which has been output, and detecting changes in the interval of time (ΔT) from changes in the amplitude of the selected harmonic. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098409 | COMMUNICATION PATH SETTING METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, OPTICAL PROPAGATION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION DEVICE - An optical propagation apparatus and method setting a communication path to propagate a signal light between optical transmission/reception devices in different optical propagation apparatuses through a propagation path for multiplex communication. The optical propagation apparatus includes a conduction confirmation unit to confirm the conduction of the conduction confirming light output from one of the optical transmission/reception devices, and a setting unit to set, as a part of the communication path, the propagation path of the conduction confirming light following a point where the conduction of the conduction confirming light is confirmed by the conduction confirmation unit. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098410 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC PORT INTERCONNECTION DISCOVERY IN AN OPTICAL NETWORK - To automatically discover the port connections for all nodes in a network, a master node generates a predetermined optical signal and transmits the predetermined optical signal to a neighboring node, which signal identifies the port on which the master node transmitted the predetermined signal. The recipient transmits a reply signal to the predecessor node and to the master node via a control channel, which identifies a port on which the predetermined optical signal was received by the neighboring node. By successively repeating this process in a methodical manner, the master node can discover all of the port interconnections in the optical network. Also each node can discover all its port interconnections to its neighbors. Moreover, by selecting controlling the state (e.g., terminate, open) of the ports of the non-master nodes in the network, the master node can control which nodes receive the predetermined signal, thereby ensuring proper port discovery. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098411 | OPTICAL RECEIVER AND OPTICAL RECEIVING METHOD - An optical receiver includes a photo-detector that converts a received optical signal into an electric signal and outputs the electric signal, a converter that converts the electric signal into a parallel data signal and outputs the parallel data signal, and parallel-number changer changing a parallel number of the parallel data signal in accordance with a bit rate of the optical signal and outputting the parallel data signal having the changed parallel number. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098412 | MANAGED PON REPEATER AND CROSS CONNECT - One embodiment provides an intelligent passive optical network (PON) node. The intelligent PON node includes a number of optical line terminal (OLT)-side transceivers coupled to a first optical fiber, a number of optical network unit (ONU)-side transceivers, a switching mechanism configured to couple the OLT-side transceivers and the ONU-side transceivers, and a controller configured to control the coupling operation of the switching mechanism. The OLT-side transceivers are configured to transmit optical signals on a number of wavelength channels to and receive optical signals on a number of wavelength channels from the OLT. A respective ONU-side transceiver is configured to transmit optical signals to and receive optical signals from a downstream PON. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098413 | PERFORMANCE MONITORING IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS - One embodiment provides a system for performance monitoring in a passive optic network (PON). The system includes an optical line terminal (OLT) and an optical network unit (ONU). The OLT includes an optical transceiver configured to transmit optical signals to and receive optical signals from the ONU, and a performance monitoring mechanism configured to monitor performance of the PON based on received optical signals. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098414 | SUPPORTING MULTI-DWELLING UNITS IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS - One embodiment provides a system for controlling flow rate in an EPON. The system includes an OLT, an ONUs coupled to the OLT via a passive optical splitter, a switch coupled to a port located on the ONU, and a flow-control mechanism. The ONU includes one or more queues corresponding to one or more classes of Services, and one or more ports. The switch includes a plurality of UNI ports, and the switch is configured to switch one or more upstream traffic flows belonging to the one or more classes of services from the plurality of UNI ports. The flow-control mechanism is configured to set a flow rate of an upstream traffic flow of certain class of service originated from a UNI port. The flow-control mechanism sets the flow rate based on status of an ONU queue corresponding to the class of service of the upstream traffic flow. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098415 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAPPING ETHERNET CODE BLOCKS TO OTN FOR TRANSMISSION - A method and a device for mapping Ethernet code blocks to an optical transport network (OTN) for transmission is provided. According to a preset mapping manner, four groups of 10 Gigabit (10G) Ethernet code blocks are uniformly mapped to a payload area of a general frame provision (GFP) frame, or each group of 10G Ethernet code blocks is interleaved into the payload area of each row of the OTN frame. Thus, specific solutions for mapping four groups of 10G Ethernet code blocks having an encoding rate smaller than the minimum payload bandwidth of the OPU | 2010-04-22 |
20100098416 | METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING DISTRIBUTION OF LINK STATE INFORMATION IN AN OPTICAL NETWORK - A method for implementing distribution of link state information in an optical network includes: determining information of each link protection attribute section included in a Traffic Engineering (TE) link; carrying the information of each link protection attribute section in a customized TLV, respectively; distributing the TLV in the optical network via Traffic Engineering Link State Advertisement (TE LSA). With this invention, all the link state information such as multiple kinds of protection types included in one TE link can be carried in the customized TLV to distribute. Therefore, in the implementation of this invention, one TE link corresponding to one optical fiber can be configured with multiple kinds of protection types. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098417 | ROUTER HAVING DUAL PROPAGATION PATHS FOR PACKETS - A router comprising an interface module (IM), having an optical path and an electrical path and a speed sensor coupled between an input of the router and an input of the IM. The speed sensor is adapted to receive a packet and detect a speed of the IM connection and in response to the speed of the IM connection being above a threshold value, the speed sensor provides the packet to the optical path of the IM and in response to the relative speed being below the threshold value, the speed sensor provides the packet to the electrical path of the IM. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098418 | SWITCHED OPTICAL FIBRE NETWORK FOR AIRPLANE SEATS - The invention relates to a network of switched optical fiber for airplane seats. The network connects the screens of the seats to each other and to a server via an optical fiber. The network includes optical switches of the MEMS type including mirrors, said switches being provided perpendicular to each seat. Each switch delivers the light beam in the optical fiber to the screen with which it is connected and re-amplifies it in the optical fiber when it is powered, while the switch directly delivers the light beam to the following seat when it is not powered. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098419 | GIGABIT PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK (GPON) RESIDENTIAL GATEWAY - A gigabit passive optical network (GPON) residential gateway comprising a microprocessor for at least processing packets including voice data and packets including video data; dual packet processors for performing GPON and residential gateway processing tasks; a plurality of Ethernet media access control (MAC) adapters for interfacing with a plurality of subscriber devices; a GPON MAC adapter for interfacing with an optical line terminal (OLT) of the GPON; and a digital signal processor (DSP) for processing voice signals. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098420 | POLARIZATION MONITORING IN POLARIZATION DIVISION MULTIPLEXING IN OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and techniques for optical communications based on polarization division multiplexing are described. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098421 | Optical interface method and apparatus - An optical interface method includes producing a digital wrapper signal by synchronizing a client signal that is inputted via an optical transmission channel with an oscillating frequency of a fixed oscillator; returning the digital wrapper signal back into the client signal; and outputting the client signal obtained from the digital wrapper signal by the returning onto the optical transmission channel. The oscillating frequency of the fixed oscillator is set higher than a frequency of the client signal in the optical transmission channel. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098422 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER - An optical communication system and method thereof include outputting a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) light to a transmission line, the WDM light being multiplexed from a plurality of signal lights, and one of the plurality of signal lights being converted from a pilot superimposed signal that has a data signal superimposed with a pilot signal and receiving the WDM light at a receiving station including a demultiplexer, a semiconductor optical amplifier, a photoelectric converter, a detection unit, and a controller. The plurality of signal lights are demultiplexed into a plurality of electric signals, respectively and the pilot signal is detected in the plurality of electric signals, with the exception of the pilot superimposed signal, and an amplification condition of the semiconductor optical amplifier is controlled based on the pilot signal detected. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098423 | WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING INPUT BREAK OF OPTICAL SIGNAL - A wavelength division multiplexing device comprises a detection unit to detect the low-frequency signal in the optical signal; and a control unit to control to make the dispersion compensator perform a compensation operation by determining that the optical signal is being input when a low-frequency signal is detected in the optical signal in the detection unit, and to control to stop a compensation operation of the dispersion compensator by determining that there is an input break of the optical signal when a low-frequency signal is not detected in the optical signal in the detection unit. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098424 | Organic Electro-Optic Modulators with Transparent Conducting Electrodes and Related Device Structures - Electro-optic (EO) modulator and related device structures which can be used in conjunction with high EO materials to lower switching voltage and improve related performance parameters. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098425 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION OVERLAY NETWORK FOR FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - In this invention, a radio frequency identification overlay network that automates the discovery and configuration management of all physical fiber optic connections within a distributed communications network is disclosed. Miniaturized, low crosstalk RFID tags at a first fiber optic receptacle location and miniature, distributed, multiplexed reader antenna at a distant, second fiber optic receptacle location are joined by a fiber optic link which transmits both optical data and RF electronic signals. This electronic-fiber optic interface is comprised of two separated, miniaturized resonant antenna in communication with another through a resonant RF transmission line integral to the fiber optic cable. This RFID overlay network is comprised of multiplexed RFID readers, RF resonant fiber optic cables, and miniaturized RFID tags attached to the connector receptacles of network elements. The RFID overlay network interrogates tags automatically and remotely through the RF transmissive and optically transmissive fiber optic patch cords, eliminating the need for manual readout by technicians. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098426 | Electro-Optical Power Level Controller for Free-Space Optical Communication Links - Systems and methods are described for automatically controlling the received power in an optical fiber connected to a free-space optical communications terminal. The system effectively reduces the dynamic range of the received light, enhancing the performance of the communications channel in the face of wide power swings induced by atmospheric scintillation and beam pointing jitter. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098427 | EMI SHROUD FOR A PLASTIC RECEIVE OPTICAL SUBASSEMBLY - The principles of the present invention provide for a plastic ROSA that has a metallic EMI shroud covering a portion of the plastic ROSA. The combination of the plastic ROSA and the EMI shroud provides the unexpected result of having EMI shielding substantially similar to a metal ROSA. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098428 | Optical interconnection modules for hybrid electrical-optical networks - An optical interconnection module ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100098429 | MULTI-APERTURE OPTICAL DETECTOR AND OPTICAL SIGNAL DETECTING CIRCUIT COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided are a multi-aperture optical detector that can address structural problems such as a complex signal wiring in array type optical detectors, and a need for a plurality of low noise amplifiers, signal to noise ratio detectors, etc., and an optical signal detecting circuit including the multi-aperture optical detector. The multi-aperture optical detector includes transmission lines having two output terminals; and a plurality of unit optical detectors which respectively have random polarities through the transmission lines and are connected in parallel, and optical signals from each of the unit optical detectors are added and output through the two output terminals. The multi-aperture optical detector has a high operation band width and can detect optical signals with a high sensitivity by connecting a plurality of unit optical detectors that respectively have a low optical detecting sensitivity and are physically compact and small. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098430 | FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION WITH OPTICAL FILM - Devices and systems are provided for free space optical communication using optical films. Some embodiments involve using an optical film for the transmission and/or reception of light in a free space optical communication system. Some free space optical communication systems may involve devices, such as laptop computers, desktop computers, mobile communications devices, etc., that are configured for communication via an optical film. The optical film may be disposed on a device, on a wall, a window, furniture, etc., according to the implementation. Many types of free space optical communication systems are provided, including line of sight and non line of sight free space optical communication systems. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098431 | Multimode Optical Fiber With Low Differential Mode Delay - An optical multimode fiber including a graded index core and an extended gradient core which has a negative refractive index difference with respect to the cladding. The fiber improves the bandwidth, reliability and complexity of the telecommunication systems that are based on multimode fibers. The fiber reduces the differential mode delay among modes. The fiber thereby allows achieving large bandwidth even in the case when the highest order modes are excited. This has positive effects to the conditions that need to be fulfilled by the components such as optical sources, connectors, fiber couplers, other optical components, cables, etc. The fiber eliminates negative impact of the cladding that allows for reduction of fiber core size and the difference between the cladding and the core and thereby allows for achieving the larger bandwidth of optical fiber at lower fiber production cost. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098432 | CLOCK REGENERATION FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS - A system and method for regenerating a client clock signal for use in optical communications is disclosed. The system and method involves using a carrier clock signal and a client clock signal to calculate quantities of data that are received and transmitted at an edge node and then adjusting a clock source in response to the difference between the calculated quantities of received and transmitted data. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098433 | SYNCHRONIZATION TRANSPORT OVER PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS - One embodiment provides an Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) system for clock transport. The system includes a reference clock configured to generate a frequency-reference signal, an optical line terminal (OLT) coupled to the reference clock, and an optical network unit (ONU). The OLT includes a clock generator configured to generate an OLT clock based on at least the frequency-reference signal. The ONU includes an optical transceiver, a clock recovery module, and a clock output mechanism. The optical transceiver is configured to transmit optical signals to and receive optical signals from the OLT. The clock-recovery module is configured to recover the frequency-reference signal from the received optical signals. The clock output mechanism is configured to output the recovered frequency-reference signal, thus facilitating transport of the frequency-reference signal over the EPON. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098434 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING VALUE OF CHROMATIC DISPERSION COMPENSATION - A method for determining a value of chromatic dispersion compensation in an optical network including a plurality of nodes connected by at least one transmission line, the plurality of nodes including a plurality of dispersion compensators, the optical network including a plurality of wavelength paths between the optional nodes, the method includes determining a compensation value of the dispersion compensators in the optical network by the computer, the compensation value selecting that an error between the object value of the residual chromatic dispersion in accordance with of the first end node of the first path and the permissible value of the residual chromatic dispersion of the first end node of the first path is least, and the value of the residual chromatic dispersion of the first end is in the permissible value of the residual chromatic dispersion of the second end node of the second path. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098435 | OPTICAL TRANSMITTER APPARATUS - An optical DQPSK modulator comprises a pair of phase modulators. Each of the pair of the phase modulators is provided with first and second driving signals. The first and second driving signals are amplified by first and second amplifiers, respectively. An RZ intensity modulator generates an optical RZ-DQPSK signal from an optical DQPSK signal output from the optical DQPSK modulator. A photodetector generates a monitor signal from the optical RZ-DQPSK signal. A gain adjuster unit adjusts the gains of the first and second amplifiers so as to minimize the power of the monitor signal. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098436 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SIGNALS WITH INCREASED DISPERSION TOLERANCE USING A DIRECTLY MODULATED LASER TRANSMITTER - An optical transmitter is disclosed wherein a signal processor receives a data stream and outputs a drive signal for a laser, where the drive signal encodes each bit of the data stream according to the values of adjacent bits effective to compensate for spreading of bits within the fiber. The output of the laser is input to an optical spectrum reshaper that outputs a signal having an enhanced extinction ratio. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098437 | OPTICAL RECEIVER APPLICABLE TO MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION SPEED - The present invention provides an optical receiver that enables to vary the sensitivity depending on the transmission speed. The optical receiver provides a photodiode to generate the photocurrent, the pre-amplifier to convert the photocurrent to the voltage signal, the lead pin to supply the bias voltage to the photodiode, and the control block to generate the switching signal for varying the current-to-voltage conversion efficiency and the frequency bandwidth of the pre-amplifier based on the control signal. The control signal is commonly provided from the lead pin through which the bias voltage is applied. The control block interprets the signal applied to the lead pin and generates the switching signal. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098438 | HOMODYNE RECEIVER FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH POST PROCESSING - The receiver comprises a first optical fibre input element ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100098439 | OPTICAL SIGNAL CONCENTRATOR AND OPTICAL RECEIVER USING THE SAME - Disclosed are an optical signal concentrator and an optical receiver for wireless optical communication. The concentrator includes a diffusion sheet and a light guide plate positioned below the diffusion sheet for guiding diffused optical signals perpendicularly to the incident direction the diffused optical signals, the light guide plate being formed with at least one concentric circle pattern facing the diffusion sheet. The receiver includes an optical signal concentrator including a diffusion sheet, a light guide plate positioned below the diffusion sheet for guiding the optical signals perpendicularly to the incident direction the diffused optical signals, one or more optical detectors for detecting light projected to the side of the light guide plate, and a reflection plate for reflecting light incident to the light guide plate. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098440 | Custom Application Fuser Roller System - A fuser roller system, utilized with electrographic or xerographic copying or printing devices, multiple fuser rollers, each of which includes a machine readable device (MRD) having identification data. The system also includes at least one MRD reader and at least one computer having a database of fuser rollers. The system facilitates use of custom fuser rollers by determining what type of fuser roller is appropriate to run a print job. Then it is determined whether an appropriate fuser roller is installed in the copying or printing device. If an appropriate fuser roller is installed in the copying or printing device, the print job is directed to the device. If an appropriate fuser roller is not installed in the copying or printing device, the appropriate fuser roller is identified using the identification data stored in the MRD and installed in the device. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098441 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a toner-image forming unit, a photosensor, an information obtaining unit, and a toner-amount calculating unit. The toner-image forming unit forms a toner image on the image carrier with toner. The photosensor detects a toner area where the toner is sticking to the image carrier. The information obtaining unit obtains particle-size-change information about how particle size distribution of the toner changes over time. The toner-amount calculating unit calculates a toner amount of the toner image based on the toner area and the particle-size-change information. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098442 | WASTE DEVELOPER COLLECTING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed is a waste developer collecting unit of an image forming apparatus that can include a casing configured to store waste developer, an auger rotatably disposed inside the casing and configured to move the waste developer around inside the casing, a detection unit configured to detect a load applied to the auger, the applied load being in corresponding relationship with an amount of waste developer stored in the casing, and a control unit configured to determine whether the amount of waste developer in the casing has reached a reference amount based on the detection result produced by the detection unit. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098443 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image forming apparatus is provided, which forms an image by causing color material to adhere onto a print medium. The apparatus comprises a measurement component configured to measure an output density gradation characteristic of the apparatus, and a calculation component configured to calculate a color material consumption according to a dot pattern of a halftone image and the output density gradation characteristic. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098444 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a laser array in which n light emitting sources are arrayed, an image-input converting unit configured to create, for each of channels of the laser array, a recording pattern for executing PWC from input image data and extract recording patterns of an nth channel and a first channel of the next scanning of the laser array, an overlapping control unit configured to calculate the width of laser pulses in the same position in a main scanning direction as overlapping width, a data correcting unit configured to reduce laser pulse width by a reduction amount corresponding to the calculated overlapping width and correct the laser pulse width, and a laser driver configured to control the intensity of laser beams in the respective channels of the laser array according to the recording patterns after the correction. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098445 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for printing an image on a continuous print medium includes an image processing unit for converting print data received to image data printable; a developer image forming unit for forming a developer image using specific developer according to the image data; a transfer unit for transporting the continuous print medium and transferring the developer image to the continuous print medium; and a control unit for instructing timings of the developer image forming unit to form the developer image and the transfer unit to transport the continuous print medium when the control unit receives a conversion process completion notice from the image processing unit. Further, it is arranged so that an initialization operation of the developer image forming unit is performed before the developer image forming unit forms the developer image. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098446 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including a latent image carrier, a charger to evenly charge a surface of the latent image carrier, a writing device to irradiate a charged surface of the latent image carrier to form an electrostatic latent image, a writing device control unit to control the writing device, a developing device to develop the electrostatic latent image to form a toner image, a transfer device to transfer the toner image onto a transferred member, and a pre-transfer irradiating device to irradiate the charged surface of the latent image carrier during a period after development and before transfer. The writing device control unit controls the writing device based on a target image signal A and an image signal B output a single rotation of the latent image carrier after output of the target image signal A in a sub-scanning direction. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098447 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes a developing chamber an agitating chamber, a first conveying screw which is arranged in the developing chamber and coveys developer from one end to the other end of the first chamber, a second conveying screw which is arranged in the agitating chamber and conveys developer from one end to the other end of the second chamber, a developing sleeve which bears developer supplied from the developing chamber and conveys the developer to the agitating chamber via a developing area opposed to a photosensitive drum, motors, which drive the developing sleeve, the first conveying screw and the second conveying screw, and a controller which controls drive of the developing sleeve and the second conveying screw so that trigger timing of drive stopping of at least the second conveying screw is to be later than trigger timing of drive stopping of the developing sleeve. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098448 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS HAVING FUSER TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND CORRESPONDING METHODS - Disclosed are a method of forming images on media in an electrophotographic apparatus, and corresponding electrophotographic apparatus. The method includes measuring a temperature of the media with a sensor after the toner particles have been fused to the media, and controlling a temperature of the heater device with a controller based on the measured temperature of the media, wherein the temperature is controlled to obtain a desired gloss level for subsequent media to be fused. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098449 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set binding processing for binding a part of the document data including data of plurality of pages as a partial binding set for the document data, and a display control unit configured to display a setting verification image for verifying a status of setting of the binding processing by using a binding mark, which indicates that the binding processing is set, on a display apparatus in a display state in which the plurality of partial binding sets is discriminable. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098450 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND JOB PROCESSING METHOD FOR THE SAME - An information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire configuration information for each of a plurality of paper feed units including type and number of sheets of paper capable of storage in each paper feed unit, a generation unit configured to, based on type and number sheets of paper required to be used for an externally acquired print job and the configuration information acquired by the acquisition unit, generate paper allocation information for associating a paper feed unit with type and number of sheets of paper to be stored in the paper feed unit so as to reduce replacement of paper, an addition unit configured to add the paper allocation information generated by the generation unit to the print job, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the print job with the paper allocation information added by the addition unit to the image forming apparatus. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098451 | Image Forming Apparatus - A high-voltage circuit board and a main circuit board are arranged on the outer side surface of a left frame, and a conveyance path is provided so as to downwardly incline from a feed position near the uppermost part of the outer peripheral surface of a paper feed roller, toward an image formation position. Thus, the height position of an image forming section within a body casing can be lowered. As a result, the height of a laser printer can be made lower. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098452 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CARTRIDGE SUPPORT MEMBER - An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a main frame, and a tray being movable between an inner side position located inside of the main frame and an outer side position located outside of the main frame while supporting process cartridges. The tray has, in its interior, hollow portions through which outside air passes, an inlet that introduces the outside air into the hollow portions, and outlets through which the outside air introduced into the hollow portions is discharged so as to impinge on the process cartridges. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098453 | CHARGE ROLLER CLEANING MEMBER FOR USE IN MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE - A segmented cleaning member for removing particulate from a charge roller of a media processing device. The cleaning member in one embodiment includes a substrate and an open-cell foam cleaning pad disposed onto the substrate. The cleaning pad is segmented by a plurality of cuts into a plurality of longitudinal sections capable of contacting the charge roller for removing the particulate from the charge roller. Various cut patterns made be used to form the sections. The cleaning member can be used in media processing device and cartridge therefor for removing the particulate from the charge roller. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098454 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIFE EXTENSION OF OIL CONTAMINATED INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER BELTS - A method and apparatus that uniformly distributes a material on an image transfer surface is disclosed. The apparatus may include a circulation mechanism to circulate an image transfer surface in a two-dimensional manner around an axis and a retractable blade which is movable between a smoothing position contacting the material on the image transfer surface and a stand-by position departing from the material on the image transfer surface. Additionally, a cam on a lever moves the retractable blade to the stand-by position or to the smoothing position. In an image forming apparatus a retractable blade is used to smooth contamination of unknown distribution on a belt and to move corresponding to the movement of a roller disposed proximate to the belt. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098455 | CUSTOMER REPLACEABLE UNIT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY - A customer replaceable unit installable in a printing apparatus comprises a component requiring high voltage electric power for operation, a low voltage power input, and that cooperates with the low voltage power input in order to transform low voltage electric power from the low voltage power input into high voltage electric power for use by the component. The customer replaceable unit may also include a low voltage signal input, and the high voltage power supply unit controls output of the high voltage electric power in response to signals received at the low voltage signal input. The signals received at the low voltage signal input are independent of a type of the component in the customer replaceable unit, and the high voltage power supply unit provides an appropriate high voltage for the type of the component, thereby allowing modification of the type of component without having to provide a different low voltage signal. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098456 | ACCOMMODATING VESSEL AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE USING THE SAME - An accommodating vessel, which is detachably attached to a vessel receiving part of a casing of an image forming device to accommodate an image forming material, the accommodating vessel including: a vessel main body that includes a tubular part; a cover member that includes a fitted part; at least one positioned protrusion; and at least one positioned positioning protrusion, wherein the at least one positioned protrusion includes: a guide protrusion that extends in a rotating direction of the cover member; and a plurality of rotation stop protrusions that extends in opposite directions to each other relative to the guide protrusion along a pushing and pulling direction of the cover member, and Wherein the positioning protrusion includes a stop wall that abuts on the guide protrusion and the plurality of rotation stop protrusions of the at least one positioned protrusion to be stopped. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098457 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes a cartridge, a main assembly including a positioner positioning the cartridge and an urger urging the cartridge to the positioner, a mover supporting the cartridge and movable between a pulled out position outside of the main assembly and an inside position inside the main assembly, and a gripper mounted to the mover and movable between a reference position and an outward position located outwardly with respect to the pull out direction of the mover. When the mover is at the inside position, the cartridge is positioned to the positioner by the urger to be placed in a positioning state when the gripper is at the reference position and the positioning state of the cartridge is released by moving the gripper from the reference position to the outward position. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098458 | ORGANIC PHOTORECEPTOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - In the present invention, an objective is to provide an organic photoreceptor exhibiting extremely high moire resistance, but also to provide an organic photoreceptor capable of acquiring a high quality image to realize no generation of image defects such as black spots or the like. Also disclosed is an organic photoreceptor possessing a conductive support and layered thereon, an intermediate layer, a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer in this order, wherein the intermediate layer possesses porous silica in which metal oxide is encapsulated. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098459 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes an opening provided to a main assembly of the apparatus; a first openable member movable between a closed position in which a first portion of the opening is closed and an open position in which the first portion of the opening is opened; a second openable member movable between a closed position in which a second portion of the opening is closed and an open position in which the second portion of the opening is opened; and a movable member, movable between a set position inside the main assembly and an outward position in which the movable member having passed through the first portion of the opening is located at an outermost position in a movable range of the movable member, capable of supporting a plurality of cartridges, side by side, each including at least one of an image bearing member on which a latent image is to be formed and developing means for developing with a developer the latent image formed on the image bearing member. The first openable member located at the open position is located below the movable member located at the outward position. An outermost end of the movable member located at the outward position is vertically aligned with or located inside an outermost end of the first openable member located at the open position. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098460 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS THAT EFFICIENTLY REMOVES RESIDUAL TONER ON INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER BELT - Disclosed is an image formation apparatus for forming an image by transferring, onto a recording sheet, a toner image that has been transferred from an image carrier onto an intermediate transfer belt | 2010-04-22 |
20100098461 | REDUCING TONER LEAKS USING INTERNAL SUPPORT - To prevent the developer housing of a toner cartridge from flexing and thereby causing toner leaks, one or more support ribs are added internally to the developer housing, near the developer roll opening to prevent housing flexure. The support rib is designed to not impede toner flow, or movement and installation of components within the cartridge (such as the agitator or other moving parts). The support rib may be formed integrally within the housing, or formed separately and then installed within housing. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098462 | METHOD OF PREPARING TONER USING MICRO-SUSPENSION PARTICLES AND TONER PREPARED USING THE METHOD DIGITAL IMAGE DATA - A method of preparing a toner using a micro-suspension particle, includes preparing a mixture by mixing a resin having acidic groups, a master batch of coloring pigment, and at least one additive with an organic solvent, and then neutralizing the acid groups of the resin with a base; forming a micro-suspension by adding the prepared mixture to a dispersion medium; and forming a toner composition by removing the organic solvent from the prepared micro-suspension. Therefore, the method of preparing a toner using the disclosed micro-suspension particle and a toner prepared using the same can save manufacturing costs, and can improve charging ability and cleaning properties of the toner. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098463 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A developing device has: a developer housing chamber in which developer is housed; a developer holding member holding developer by magnetic force; a partitioning wall having an overlapping region that, in a transparent plan view, is positioned upward of the developer holding member and overlaps the developer holding member in an up/down direction; and an opening portion formed in the overlapping region of the partitioning wall. The partitioning wall is a portion of a separating wall of the developer housing chamber, and is provided between the developer housing chamber and the developer holding member. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098464 | TONER CARRYING ROLLER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner carrying roller in which a plurality of concave parts are arranged on a surface of a roller base member having a cylindrical shape, includes: an abrasion protection layer formed on the surface of the roller base member; and a charging layer formed on a surface of the abrasion protection layer, the abrasion protection layer being formed in the plurality of concave parts, and mainly made of one of NiP and NiBW. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098465 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In the image forming apparatus of this invention, a bending habit is applied to a PET sheet by a heating iron to form an end mylar into an L shape. In a full-color mode, the end mylar presses an end of an intermediate transfer belt while being elastically deformed. In a black monochrome mode, the intermediate transfer belt is spaced from photosensitive drums by up to 2 mm compared with the full-color mode. Instead of the photosensitive drums spaced from the intermediate transfer belt, the end mylar regulates the end of the intermediate transfer belt in a vertical direction by a slightly small pressing force with a recovered bend, whereby flapping of the intermediate transfer belt is reduced. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098466 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - The invention provides an intermediate transfer member which is excellent in transferability and adhesion property and exhibits superior durability (releasability, resistance to lack of line images and cracking resistance) even after being used or aged under a severe environment over a long period of time and an image forming apparatus provided therewith. The intermediate transfer member comprises a substrate having thereon from the substrate side a first inorganic compound layer and a second inorganic compound layer, wherein a layer thickness ratio of the second inorganic compound layer to the first inorganic compound layer is not less than 1.0 and not more than 5.0, a carbon content of the first inorganic compound layer is not less than 0.5% by number of atoms and not more than 10% by number of atoms, and a carbon content of the second inorganic compound layer is less than 0.1% by number of atoms. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098467 | FUSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A fusing device includes a heating unit which provides heat for fixing toner on paper, a pressure unit which is aligned with the heating unit, and which provides pressure for fixing the toner onto the paper. The fusing device further includes a heat applying unit that heats the surface of the pressure unit so that the temperature difference between the surface of the pressure unit and the heating unit satisfies the regression equation ΔT≦−a*M+b, where ΔT denotes the temperature difference, a and b denote empirically determined coefficients, and M denotes the molecular weight of the toner. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098468 | FUSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - Disclosed are a fusing device and an image forming apparatus employing the fusing device. The fusing device includes a belt having a closed loop configuration, a first roller rotatably disposed inside the loop defined by belt. The first roller includes heat absorbent layer. The fusing device further includes a second roller rotatably disposed outside the loop of the belt, the first and second rollers each make pressing contact with the portion of the belt that passes between them to form the fusing nip. The heat absorbent layer of the first roller provides heat for the fusing nip. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098469 | FUSING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed are fusing unit, an image forming apparatus employing the fusing unit and a method of controlling the same. The fusing unit disclosed herein includes a heating belt having a non-conductive outer surface and a pressing roller that allows a print medium to be in a pressing contact with the outer surface of the heating belt. A negative voltage or a positive voltage is selectively applied to the pressing roller based on the presence of a print medium between the pressing roller and the heating belt. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098470 | Cleaning Device and Image Forming Apparatus - A cleaning device includes: a cleaning blade which removes liquid developer including toner particles and carrier liquid by bringing a contact corner portion constituted by a first surface and a second surface into contact with a cleaned body which is rotated or circulated while holding the liquid developer; a blade supporting body which supports the cleaning blade at the first surface of the cleaning blade or a surface on the side opposite to the first surface; a pressing member which presses the contact corner portion of the cleaning blade against the cleaned body; and seal members disposed at side ends in the first direction of the cleaning blade and having projecting portions which project further than the second surface on the side opposite to a third surface which is on the side opposite to the second surface. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098471 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS, BELT DRIVE APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes a conveying path for conveying a sheet, an optical displacement sensor that detects displacement of the sheet, and a calculating unit that calculates a movement index value indicating moving distances of the sheet in a conveying direction and a direction perpendicular thereto based on an output from the optical displacement sensor. The optical displacement sensor includes a plurality of light receiving elements arranged in a matrix array. A row alignment direction and a column alignment direction of the light receiving elements are tilted with respect to the conveying direction. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098472 | COPIER, AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER FOR USE THEREIN, IMAGE SCANNING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF COPYING - A copier includes an image scanning device having an ADF, and an image forming device having a duplex printing function that forms an image first on a back side surface of recording medium. The ADF includes an original tray, a separation unit, a first double-surface path, a second double-surface path, a discharge path, and a discharge tray. Originals with their front side surfaces facing upward can be placed on the original tray. The first double-surface path guides the original separated by the separation unit in such a manner that aback side surface of the original passes through a scanning position of a scanner unit. The second double-surface path reverses the original, which has passed through the first double-surface path and has had the back side surface scanned, and guides the original to the scanning position of the scanning unit so that the front side surface of the original can be scanned. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098473 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a sheet conveying apparatus according to the present invention, a guide unit is rotatably disposed in an apparatus body. The sheet conveying apparatus includes a conveying portion which is disposed in the guide unit in such a manner as to be movable relatively to a cover and conveys the sheet on a second conveyance path, and a positioning portion which is disposed in the cover and positions the conveying portion at the cover when the cover is closed with respect to the apparatus body. The guide unit is moved to a closure position during the operation for closing the cover, and thereafter, the positioning portion positions the conveying portion by the operation for closing the cover. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098474 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus is supplied capable of printing without the occurrence of the slack of copying paper. The printing apparatus comprises a paper cut mechanism for cutting successive paper printed in a print mechanism; a first conveying section which holds and sends out successive paper to the print mechanism; a second conveying section which holds and sends out the successive paper that is printed out in the print mechanism and is sent out from the first conveying section to the paper cut mechanism; and a controlling section which returns a tip of the successive paper after being cut by the paper cut mechanism to between the print mechanism and the first conveying section. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098475 | WRITING INSTRUMENT AND WRITING INSTRUMENT SET - Provided are a writing instrument produced at a lower cost than conventional thermochromic writing instruments utilizing frictional heat, slim like a pencil and not bulky because it contains an ink directly in a barrel thereof, and excellent in portability; and a set of the writing instruments. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098476 | THERMOCHROMIC WRITING INSTRUMENT - There is provided a thermochromic writing instrument containing a thermochromic ink, which is capable of easily changing color of the handwriting of thermochromic ink by rubbing and also being quickly brought into a writing-capable state (pen-tip-projected state) or a stored state (pen-tip-retracted state) even when the user can use only one hand. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098477 | Press-action Device - A press-action device comprises a holding barrel, a push button, a rotation module, and an auxiliary spring. The holding barrel comprises a window, and the rotation module includes at least one rotation barrel on which a plurality of patterns can be attached. When a user pushes the push button, the window will randomly display one of the patterns on the rotation barrel. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098478 | RETRACTABLE LAMP PEN - A lamp pen includes a pen body, a refill, a conductive rotating slide, a lamp, and a cartridge holding a battery. The rotating slide is electrically connected to the battery. A conductive bar on a surface of the slide abuts an end of the cartridge, which comprises a helical surface forming higher and auxiliary higher slots disposed at a highest point of the surface. A first lead of the lamp is connected to the battery, and a second lead is affixed within the higher slot. Rotating the slide causes the conductive bar to engage either the higher slot or auxiliary higher slot, pushing the cartridge downward so that the refill extends out of the pen tip. When the higher slot is engaged, the second lead of the lamp connects to the conductive bar, the electric circuit completes, and the lamp illuminates. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098479 | PACKAGING WITH IMPROVED REMOVING ELEMENT - A packaging for a liquid substance, in particular a cosmetics product such as nail varnish, includes a container which is accessible via a neck, a closure which interacts with the neck of the container by element of a screw connection, as well as a brush which is attached to the closure and which extends into the container when the closure is screwed on, which brush is attached to the closure in such a manner that it can be displaced. The brush by element of a screw connection interacts with the closure. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098480 | AIRLESS TYPE COSMETICS VESSEL - An airless type cosmetics vessel, in which, in order to suck a gel type cosmetic from a vessel body into a cylinder chamber, an axial valve primarily opens an inlet passage and closes an outlet passage according to stepwise upward movement of a piston and an axial valve, and the piston is further moved upwards, thus sucking the cosmetic into the cylinder chamber, and, in order to discharge the cosmetic from the cylinder chamber, the axial valve is primarily moved downwards so as to close the inlet passage and open the outlet passage, and the piston is further moved downwards, thus compressing the cosmetic in the cylinder chamber and discharging the cosmetic from the chamber, so that a precise cosmetic suction and discharge operation can be executed by the stepwise suction and discharge actions of the axial valve and the piston, separately provided, without malfunctioning. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098481 | AERODYNAMIC SKIRT SECURING MECHANISM - A securing mechanism adapted to secure struts to a trailer is provided, the securing mechanism comprising a pair of clamps adapted to be secured to the strut to clamp a frame member of the trailer therebetween. A method of securing a strut to a trailer is also provided, the method comprising providing a strut; providing a pair of clamps; positioning an end of the strut adjacent to a side of a frame member of the trailer; positioning the pair of clamps on an opposed side of the frame member; and securing the pair of clamps to the strut to clamp the frame member therebetween. A securing mechanism kit for securing a strut to a frame member of a trailer is equally provided, the kit comprising a pair of clamps; and a strut. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098482 | Compression pin fastener - A construction panel includes a compressible construction sheet having opposed first and second sides. A first tubing has a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligned openings disposed at the first side. A second tubing is disposed at the second side in general alignment with the first tubing. A plurality of compression pin fasteners connects the first and second tubings. Each of the fasteners has a head which engages the first tubing. An unthreaded portion extends from the head to a threaded portion having a self-tapping drill point. The threaded portion has a buttress thread which engages the second tubing to exert a compressive force between the two tubings. An annular rock ring on the fastener is positionable such that the interior panel of the second tubing is disposed between the ring and the threaded portion. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098483 | Capacitor Discharge Weld for Connecting Tubular Twist Beam Profiles to Cast Trailing Arm Via Adapter Ring - A suspension component for a vehicle includes a cast iron body, a high strength steel tube and an adapter ring. The adapter ring includes a protrusion engaged with a face of the cast iron body. The protrusion is heated to a plasticized state as a capacitor is discharged through the protrusion and the face. The adapter ring is welded to the body upon cooling of the adapter ring. The high strength steel tube is fixed to the adapter ring. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098484 | QUICK RELEASE DEVICE FOR A PEDAL - A quick release device for a pedal includes a spindle, a connecting unit connected to the spindle, and a quick release mechanism connected to the connecting unit. The spindle has a protrusion extending from one end thereof and an annular groove defined in an outer peripheral thereof. The connecting unit has a receiving hole defined therein, a guiding hole defined in a lateral thereof and communicated with the receiving hole, and a retaining hole defined therein and communicated with the receiving hole. The quick release mechanism includes a rod partially received in the guiding hole and a spring biased against the rod toward the receiving hole. In assembly the protrusion engages with the retaining hole and the rod engages with the annular groove. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098485 | Chain hook - A chain hook having a landing area above a mouth of a slot for easy placement of a chain link in the slot so that a gate or door may be detachably held to a support. The chain hook also has a lock hole so that the chain may be padlocked to the chain hook. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098486 | Vertically Actuated Vehicle Barrier System - A barrier system comprises a housing, substantially vertical members, and vertical guide tubes. The housing extends into the ground. The guide tubes are positioned in the housing and also extend into the ground below the housing. The substantially vertical members are translatable vertically within the guide tubes. At least one barrier member is secured to the substantially vertical members. The at least one barrier member may comprise at least one guardrail, a plurality of chains or cables, and/or a plurality of gate beams. A series of cables and pulleys form an actuation system that raises and lowers the substantially vertical members relative to the guide tubes to selectively extend and retract the at least one barrier member relative to the ground. A cover plate may selectively cover the top opening of the housing when the barrier member and substantially vertical members are retracted within the housing. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098487 | PARKING BARRIER ACTIVATED BY ITS OWN ELECTRIC ENERGY CREATION - The mentioned parking barrier doesn't need a prior electric infrastructure since it creates it for its own use and for the units which are connected to it. When a vehicle comes into contact with the parking barrier unit, the part bearing the weight of the vehicle, the mechanical parts of the parking barrier unit will be set in motion. The motion of the mechanical parts in the parking barrier unit will activate a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. The electrical energy that is created by the device is stored in a storage device. The stored electrical energy will serve to activate the various parts of the parking barrier unit and its parts. | 2010-04-22 |
20100098488 | Solar Powered Road Marker Light - Embodiments of a solar powered road marker light disclosed that is self-powered and self-illuminating, producing high intensity illumination with relatively low energy consumption and which generates its own energy requirements in an environmentally friendly manner. The indicator is also quickly and easily installed on virtually any conventional road divider, marker, sign, traffic barrier, traffic control device, etc., and has low maintenance demands. | 2010-04-22 |