19th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130113981 | LIGHT FIELD CAMERA IMAGE, FILE AND CONFIGURATION DATA, AND METHODS OF USING, STORING AND COMMUNICATING SAME - A method for acquiring, generating, and/or outputting image data comprises (i) acquiring light field data representative of a scene, (ii) acquiring configuration data representative of how light rays optically propagate through a device, (iii) generating image data using the light field data and the configuration data, wherein the image data includes a focus depth different from that of the light field data, (iv) generating an electronic data file including the image data, the light field data, and the configuration data, and (v) outputting the electronic data file. In one aspect, a light field acquisition device comprises optics, a light field sensor, and processing circuitry to: (i) determine configuration data representative of how light rays optically propagate through the optics, and (ii) generate the electronic data file, wherein the electronic data file includes image data, light field data representative of a light field from the scene, and configuration data. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113982 | IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - An image pickup element includes a light-receiving portion having a matrix arrangement formed by disposing first-direction arrays, each having photoelectric conversion portions arranged in a first direction with a predetermined gap maintained therebetween, in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and micro-lenses provided above the light-receiving portion. A certain first-direction array in the matrix arrangement is provided with a pair of photoelectric conversion portions that optically receive, via a pair of micro-lenses, photographic-subject light beams passing through a pair of segmental regions in an exit pupil of a photographic optical system, the pair of segmental regions being disposed biasedly in opposite directions from each other in the first direction. The pair of micro-lenses is disposed such that light axes thereof extend through vicinities of edges of the pair of photoelectric conversion portions, the edges being the farthest edges from each other in the first direction. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113983 | IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - A camera body including a mirror controller configured to retract the reflecting mirror out of the optical path of the optical system when the reflecting mirror is in the first state of being in the optical path of the optical system and the moving picture photography mode is selected, in the still picture photography mode. The image recording controller is configured to perform the autofocusing operation by contrast method and make the recorder to record moving images depending on an instruction of the moving picture photography when the moving picture photography mode is selected and the mirror controller retracts the reflecting mirror out of the optical path of the optical system, in the still picture photography mode. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113985 | IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING ZOOM LENS, FOCUS LENS AND FOCUS DRIVER - An imaging apparatus includes a zoom lens, a focus lens, a focus driver for moving the focus lens, a zoom position detector for detecting a position of the zoom lens, a focus position detector for detecting a position of the focus lens, a storing unit for storing the positions of the zoom lens and the focus lens, and a controller. When powering off, the controller stores detected positions of the zoom lens and the focus lens in the storing unit. When powering on, the controller compares a current position of the zoom lens which is detected at the power-on of the imaging apparatus with the stored position of the zoom lens, and controls the focus driver not to move the focus lens to a predetermined initial position of the focus lens. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113986 | Lens Driving Device and Lens Driving Method Thereof - A lens driving device and a lens driving method thereof The lens driving device comprises an image sensing element used to sense an image of an image pickup target; a focus lens group used to change a focus point of the image; a direct current motor used to drive and move the focus lens group; and a microcontroller electrically coupled to the image sensing element for receiving the image signal, and used to control the direct current motor to drive and move the focus lens group for changing the focus point of the image, such that a contrast ratio of the image signal will change. Also, the microcontroller calculates a contrast value according to the contrast ratio. A process of focusing is completed while the focus lens group is located at a position of a maximum contrast value corresponding to the image signal. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113987 | FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - The focus detection apparatus includes an image pickup part ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130113988 | FLASH SYSTEM FOR MULTI-APERTURE IMAGING - A method and a system for forming an image of a scene are provided. The method includes capturing an image of the scene by exposing an image sensor to radiation from one part of the EM spectrum using one aperture and to radiation from another part of the EM spectrum using another aperture having a different size than the first aperture. Simultaneously with capturing the image, the scene is illuminated with radiation from the second part of the EM spectrum. The image is then formed on the basis of image data generated by the radiation from the first part of the EM spectrum and image data generated by radiation from the second part of the EM spectrum. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113989 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY DISPLAYING A PLURALITY OF VIDEO SIGNALS ON DISPLAY DEVICE - A video processing apparatus includes decoding circuit, setting circuit, processing circuit, first buffer, second buffer, and display unit. The decoding circuit generates a plurality of decoded video signals. The setting circuit selects a main decoded video signal and at least one sub-decoded video signal from the decoded video signals. The processing circuit processes main decoded video signal and sub-decoded video signal(s) to generate a processed video signal. Each of these two buffers serves as on-screen buffer for storing the processed video signal being displayed or to be displayed and serves as on-process buffer for storing the processed video signal being mixed or to be mixed, cyclically. The first and second buffers do not serve as on-screen buffer simultaneously, and the first and second buffers do not serve as on-process buffer simultaneously. The display unit cyclically displays the processed video signal read from first buffer and second buffer. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113990 | DOCUMENT SCANNER - A document scanner comprises first and second image sensor units ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130113991 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSCEIVING POINT TO POINT MOVING SIGNAL RECEPTION HIGH CHANNEL USING HORIZONTAL BLANKING INTERVAL AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING THE APPARATUS - Provided are a method and apparatus for transceiving an asymmetric point-to-point moving signal and securing an uplink channel using a horizontal blanking interval (HBI) in which a video signal transceiving apparatus can combine a plurality of HBIs and a plurality of active lines (ALs) into a single section, and when auxiliary data exists in a corresponding HBI, can change an order of the HBI to the last and transmit map information including arrangement information to a video signal display apparatus, and the video signal display apparatus can receive the map information and analyze the received map information to thereby acquire an uplink channel using HBI excluding auxiliary data and transmit control signal data via the acquired uplink channel. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113992 | METHODS OF GENERATING A PIXEL CLOCK SIGNAL FROM A TRANSMISSION CLOCK SIGNAL AND RELATED DATA TRANSMISSION METHODS FOR MULTIMEDIA SOURCES - Methods of generating a pixel clock signal for a multimedia source are provided in which a transmission clock signal having a first frequency is generated from a reference clock signal that has a second frequency. The generated transmission clock signal is multiplied by a multiple to generate the pixel clock signal. The pixel clock signal has a third frequency that is the product of the second frequency and the multiple, | 2013-05-09 |
20130113993 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USER INTERFACE FOR INTERACTIVE DEVICES USING A MOBILE DEVICE - A software application and system that enables point-and-click interaction with a TV screen. The application determines geocode positioning information for a handheld device, and uses that data to create a virtual pointer for a television display or interactive device. Some embodiments utilize motion sensing and touchscreen input for gesture recognition interacting with video content or interactive device. Motion sensing can be coupled with positioning or localization techniques the user to calibrate the location of the interactive devices and the user location to establish and maintain virtual pointer connection relationships. The system may utilize wireless network infrastructure and cloud-based calculation and storage of position and orientation values to enable the handheld device in the TV viewing area to replace or surpass the functionality of the traditional TV remote control, and also interface directly with visual feedback on the TV screen. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113994 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Type of Video Signal to be Output - A method for determining a type of video signal to be output is provided. The method includes: respectively extracting detection signals in video signals in different video output interface modes; respectively converting the extracted detection signal into a direct current voltage signal; and respectively comparing the direct current voltage signal with a voltage threshold, and determining, according to a comparison result, a type of video signal to be output. An embodiment further provides an apparatus for determining a type of video signal to be output. The embodiments of the present invention, by respectively extracting a detection signal included in a video signal in each video output interface mode, and comparing a voltage of the detection signal with a voltage threshold, determine whether a corresponding DAC port in the each video output interface mode is connected to a load terminal, and thereby determine a video signal to be output. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113995 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER UNIT - Digital broadcast receiving apparatus including: a receiver receiving at least three different video programs in one transport stream, including a plurality of different video signal formats having different combination of scan lines and scan method; an isolator to isolate a video signal; a decoder to decode the video signal; a processor to execute a plurality of video processing sub software programs, providing video processing according to a different combination of the number of scan lines and a scan method; a controller using information obtained from the digital multiplexed signal to determine a combination of the number of scan lines and a scan method, and selecting one video processing of the video processing sub software programs to perform video processing according to the determined combination of the number of scan lines and the scan method; and a display to display the video signal processed by the processor. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113996 | METHOD OF PICTURE-IN-PICTURE FOR MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS - A method and a device for preparing a media stream containing more than one component stream for picture-in-picture applications are described along with the corresponding method and device for rendering the media stream in a picture-in-picture mode. The invention allows for live and dynamic picture-in-picture rendering of the component streams contained in the media stream. Extensions to the media formats that shall support various multimedia applications, such as the MPEG-2 Transport Stream and ISO media format, are proposed to enable such a dynamic picture-in-picture functionality. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113997 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING DEVICE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a first horizontal line having a first sequence of colored pixels, and a second horizontal line having a second sequence of colored pixels. The display device also includes a signal controller for detecting a first input video signal and a second input video signal for pixels respectively disposed on a left outermost vertical line and a right outermost vertical line of the display from an input video signal. The signal controller also corrects the first input video signal and the second input video signal so that they have grayscales that are less than a threshold value. The image quality characteristic is improved by removing the color shift phenomenon of the right and left outermost vertical lines in the display device. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113998 | DEVICE FOR OUTPUTTING LUMINANCE SIGNAL - A device for outputting a luminance signal is disclosed. The device includes a chrominance judgment unit, a field observation unit, and an output unit. The chrominance judgment unit and the field observation unit are used to determine whether a 3D luminance signal is affected. The output unit outputs a resultant luminance signal according to the determination results of the chrominance judgment unit and the field observation unit. According to the present invention, the resultant luminance signal can be accurately obtained by judging characteristics of the 3D luminance signal and a 3D chrominance signal even if a 3D comb filter is wrongly used in a motion condition. | 2013-05-09 |
20130113999 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR DETECTING SCENE CHANGES IN A VIDEO - A method, system and computer-readable media for detecting scene changes in a video that includes providing by one or more computing devices a plurality of passes through the video where a plurality of detected scenes from a first pass in a conventional method are identified and a second pass through the detected scenes are provided by the computing device. A plurality of scene boundary differences corresponding to the detected scenes, a fixed average, and a varying average are computed by the computing device. The scene boundary difference is compared with the fixed average and the varying average and if the scene boundary difference is less than the fixed average and the varying average, the detected scenes are combined else the detected scene being an abrupt scene change is determined. The steps of computing a varying average to combining the detected scenes are repeated by the computing device. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114000 | Systems, Apparatus and Methods for Mapping Between Video Ranges of Image Data and Display - Systems, apparatus and methods are provided to map a video range of image data to the video range of a display. Embodiments apply a weighted combination of values in input image data streams to generate image data having a range which matches the display capabilities. The weighted combination may be determined based on relative capabilities of the display and input image data. The video range of the image data and display may be a range of colours (gamut) and/or luminance (dynamic range). | 2013-05-09 |
20130114001 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SIGNALS - A broadcasting transmitting/receiving apparatus and a control method thereof are disclosed. The broadcasting transmitting/receiving apparatus includes: a signal receiving unit which receives a digital TV signal; a first signal processing unit which acquires video and/or audio from the received digital TV signal; a second signal processing unit which generates an analog TV signal which includes the acquired video and/or audio; an antenna unit which transmits the generated analog TV signal; and a controller which controls the first and second signal processing units to transmit the analog TV signal which corresponds to the digital TV signal selected from among a plurality of channels. With this configuration, it is possible for a user to view a digital TV broadcasting on an existing analog TV at minimal additional cost. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114002 | Estimating Quality of a Video Signal - Method, device and computer program product for estimating quality of a video signal, wherein frames of the video signal are received at receiving means of the device, each frame comprising a plurality of blocks of pixels. A section of a first frame of the video signal, which is correctly received, is used to provide a concealed block for use in place of a block of a second frame of the video signal. A difference measure is determined indicative of a difference between at least some of the pixels surrounding the block in the second frame and the corresponding pixels surrounding the section in the first frame. The difference measure is used to estimate the quality of the second frame of the video signal. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114003 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION APPARATUS - A display device includes a display panel, a rear metal member and a resin frame. The rear metal member is disposed on a rear side of the display device relative to the display panel in a first direction. The rear metal member is arranged along a side portion of the display panel. The resin frame covers a side surface of the rear metal member such that the resin frame overlaps the side surface in the first direction. The resin frame has a first engaging section in a portion of the resin frame. The rear metal member has a second engaging section in a portion of the rear metal member that corresponds to the first engaging section. The second engaging section is engaged with the first engaging section in the first direction such that the second engaging section restricts movement of the first engaging section in a second direction. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114004 | DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING PRODUCTS HAVING A GENERIC SCREEN BASE WITH AN INTERCHANGEABLE TOP DISPLAY - A device for displaying products includes a monitor screen for displaying images with a perpendicular base and a display member configured to be detachably mounted on the monitor screen and base. The display member includes a frame having an aperture sized to match a screen of the monitor screen; and a support member substantially perpendicular to the frame for supporting the products. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114006 | 3D IMAGE SYSTEM AND 3D GLASSES - Disclosed are a 3D image system and 3D glasses. The 3D image system includes a liquid crystal display monitor and the 3D glasses. The liquid crystal display monitor includes a backlight module and a ½λ wave plate. The ½λ wave plate converts lights emitted by the backlight module into linear polarized lights. The 3D glasses includes a first ¼λ wave plate for receiving and converting the linear polarized lights emitted from the ½λ wave plate into circular polarized lights, a second ¼λ wave plate for converting the circular polarized lights emitted from the first ¼λ wave plate into linear polarized lights, and a second ¼λ wave plate for filtering the linear polarized lights emitted by the second ¼λ wave plate and transmitting the filtered lights to left and right eyes correspondingly. The second ¼λ wave plate is disposed between the first ¼λ wave plate and the linear polarizer. The present invention saves the cost and decreases the maintaining expense. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114007 | AUTO-STEREOSCOPIC MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY COMPONENT AND DISPLAY THEREOF - An auto-stereoscopic multi-dimensional display component is applicable for receiving and splitting a backlight source into waveband lights, and the waveband lights can be refracted to different positions of colored pixels. The multi-dimensional display component comprises a color grating element and a light guiding element; wherein the color grating element is configured to split and refract the backlight source, while the light guiding element emits the waveband lights towards the corresponding pixel positions. When the auto-stereoscopic multi-dimensional display component is applied in an image display device, it becomes a device of different dimensions according to its spectroscopical position. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114008 | POLYMER NETWORK STABILIZED FLEXOELECTRIC POLARIZATION - A liquid crystal device comprising a first substrate; a second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal layer comprising a nematic liquid crystal material and a polymer network. The polymer network is anchored to said first substrate and is configured to alternatingly induce splay deformation and bend deformation of the nematic liquid crystal material along a line parallel with the first substrate. Hereby, the relaxation time τ | 2013-05-09 |
20130114009 | OPTICALLY ISOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL MEDIUM AND OPTICAL DEVICE - A liquid crystal medium having an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase is described, which has stability to heat, light and so on, a broad temperature range of liquid crystal phase, a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy. A liquid crystal composition is described, which includes an achiral component T and a chiral dopant and exhibits an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase. The achiral component T contains, as its first component, at least one compound selected from compounds represented by formula (1), | 2013-05-09 |
20130114010 | POLYMERISABLE MIXTURES AND THE USE THEREOF IN LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - The present invention relates to polymerisable mixtures and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (“polymer sustained”) or PSA (“polymer sustained alignment”) type. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114011 | PIXEL ARRAY AND FABRICATION THEREOF - A pixel array is disclosed that comprises a storage capacitor, and the pixel array is coated with a color filter area, where the color filter areas comprises a first color filter area of the storage capacitor and a second color filter area of the regions beyond the storage capacitor. The thickness of the first color filter area is bigger than the thickness of the second color filter area, and the thickness of the regions beyond the storage capacitor is equivalent to the minimum value of thickness that retains the color chroma of the pixel array, which enables a pixel to hold the desired potential within a frame cycle while the area of the storage capacitor is diminished. The invention further provides a fabrication method of the pixel array. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114012 | Ultra Slim Bezel Structure of Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention relates to an ultra slim bezel structure of liquid crystal display device, which includes a TFT surface having an inner face on which a PI film is arranged, a CF surface having an inner face on which a PI film is arranged, a sealant, and a first color resist barrier and a second color resist barrier. The inner faces of the TFT surface and the CF surface are in registration with each other in a vertical direction and edges of the inner faces of the TFT surface and the CF surface are bonded together with the sealant. The first color resist barrier includes a linear color resist barrier that is formed by continuously arranging color resist on the inner face of the TFT surface adjacent to the sealant to extend along the edge of the TFT surface. The second color resist barrier includes a linear color resist barrier that is formed by continuously arranging color resist on the inner face of the CF surface adjacent to the sealant to extend along the edge of the CF surface. The first color resist barrier and the second color resist barrier oppose each other at upper and lower sides and respectively block spread of the PI films on the TFT surface and the CF surface. The present invention effectively controls spread areas of PI films and realizes an ultra slim bezel design to thereby effectively handle peripheral mura. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114013 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first substrate, a gate line disposed on the first substrate and including a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line, a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line disposed on the semiconductor layer and connected to a source electrode, a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer and facing the source electrode and a passivation layer disposed on the data line, in which the semiconductor layer is formed of an oxide semiconductor including indium, tin, and zinc. The indium is present in an amount of about 5 atomic percent (at %) to about 50 at % , and a ratio of the zinc to the tin is about 1.38 to about 3.88. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114014 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first sealant, a second sealant, and a gate driving circuit portion. The second substrate faces the first substrate. The first substrate and the second substrate have a display area and a peripheral area peripherally about the display area. The second sealant is spaced apart from the first sealant. The second sealant is disposed in the peripheral area. The gate driving circuit portion is disposed on the first substrate and between the first sealant and the second sealant. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114015 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes an array substrate including pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix, gate lines and auxiliary capacitance lines extending a first direction, signal lines extending a second direction, and a driving circuit configured to drive the gate lines, the signal lines, and the auxiliary capacitance lines, a counter substrate arranged opposite the array substrate, a liquid crystal layer held between the substrates, and a controller configured to control the driving circuit in such a manner that a polarity of a signal supplied to each of the signal lines varies in units of horizontal periods during a frame period when the polarity control signal for the first scan is identical to the polarity control signal for the second scan. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114016 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CONSTANT CURRENT FOR MULTI-CHANNEL LEDS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - An apparatus for controlling the constant current for multi-channel LEDs includes: a plurality of LED channels each comprising an LED array, a transistor, and a variable emitter resistor; a feedback sensing circuit for sensing the collector or drain voltage of a transistor of each of the LED channels; and a controller for increasing the variable emitter resistance of an LED channel in which the collector voltage of the transistor is higher than those of the other LED channels, in response to a feedback sensing result input from the feedback sensing circuit. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114017 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide an array substrate and a method for manufacturing the same, and a display device. The method comprises: depositing a first transparent electrode layer on a base substrate, coating first photoresist on the transparent electrode layer, and performing exposure and development on the first photoresist to retain the first photoresist at a location where a first transparent electrode is to be formed, so that a first photoresist pattern is formed; etching the first transparent electrode layer with the first photoresist pattern, so as to form the first transparent electrode; and depositing a second transparent electrode layer on the base substrate after the etching, and then performing a photoresist lifting-off process on the first photoresist pattern to remove a part of the second transparent electrode layer on the first photoresist pattern so that a second transparent electrode is formed. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114018 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed is a display apparatus including a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a front cover including first latches and second latches, a back cover coupled with the first latches, and a guide panel, on which the LCD panel is seated. The guide panel is coupled with the second latches. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114019 | MULTI-VIEW DISPLAY - A multi-view display is arranged to display views directed to respective viewing zones, comprising pluralities of imaging units and colour filters, each of said colour filters is associated with one of said imaging units, the colour filters being arranged according to a first pitch and in a first sequence of colours, and a barrier including a plurality of colour portions comprising colour filter material, the colour portions being arranged according to a second pitch that is substantially equal to twice the first pitch and in a second sequence of colours that corresponds to the first sequence of colours when reversed in order, the barrier is positioned so that light exits the display panel after passing through one colour portion and one colour filter and the colour portions of the barrier are configured to cooperate with the colour filters to selectively direct said light to the first and second viewing zones. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114020 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL ASSEMBLY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided are a liquid crystal panel assembly having no light guide plate (LGP) and a liquid crystal display apparatus. The liquid crystal panel assembly includes: a light source which generates light; a liquid crystal panel which displays the light generated from the light source as an image; at least one optical film disposed at a rear of the liquid crystal panel; a reflector sheet which is disposed at a rear of the optical film and reflects the light from the light source toward the optical film; a reflector which concentrates the light from the light source; an upper chassis and a lower chassis which house the light source, the liquid crystal panel, the optical film, the reflector sheet, and the reflector therebetween; and a middle chassis installed between the upper chassis and the lower chassis, wherein the reflector and the middle chassis form a single body. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114021 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A light emitting device including a lens in which light radiated from a light source with a wide angle can effectively be oriented while a directional characteristic of the light source is expanded is provided, and a surface light source including the light emitting devices and a liquid crystal display device are provided. The surface light source is configured such that the plural light emitting devices are disposed in a central portion thereof. The light emitting device radiates the light on an optical axis A and around the optical axis A. The light emitting device includes a light source and a lens that radially expands the light from the light source. The lens includes a reflection unit at a bottom surface of the lens partially. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114022 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LENS - A light emitting device includes plural light emitting diodes and plural lenses each of which expands the light from the light emitting diode. The lens includes an incident surface through which the light from the light emitting diode is entered at an optical axis and around the optical axis, and an output surface from which the incident light is output while radially expanded. The incident surface includes a continuous concave surface, the output surface includes a continuous convex surface, and the lens has different refractive powers in a first direction orthogonal to the optical axis and in a second direction orthogonal to the optical axis and the first direction. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114023 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL ASSEMBLY AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal panel assembly is provided, which includes a liquid crystal panel displaying an image, a light source unit arranged on a side of the liquid crystal panel, an optical sheet unit arranged in the rear of the liquid crystal panel, a reflection sheet arranged to be spaced apart from the optical sheet unit, a light scattering unit arranged adjacent to the light source unit, where the light scattering unit scatters light such that at least some of the light emitted from the light source unit is incident toward the reflection sheet, and a pattern member arranged on the reflection sheet, the pattern member including a pattern of repeating optical shapes. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114024 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including: a display panel having a display area displaying an image; a touch sensor provided to overlap the surface of at least a portion of the display area; and an optical film which is provided so that a laminated layer formed on the lower-surface side of the display panel is thicker than a layer formed on the upper-surface side of the display panel and is provided with a view-angle compensation function. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114025 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a polarizing film, a liquid crystal layer, and a plurality of sub-pixels. Each of the sub-pixels includes a first patterned electrode layer, a second patterned electrode layer, and a first insulating layer. The first insulating layer is disposed between the first patterned electrode layer and the second patterned electrode layer. The first patterned electrode layer includes a plurality of first stripe electrodes extending along a first direction, and the second patterned electrode layer includes a plurality of second stripe electrodes extending along a second direction. Each of the first stripe electrodes overlaps the second stripe electrodes in a direction perpendicular to the first substrate. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114026 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - An adhesive composition which allows for preventing misalignment when mutually laminating adherends, mutually strongly bonding the adherends when correction of lamination is not required, as well as peeling the adherends without causing any damage thereto when correction of lamination is required. The adhesive composition includes an adhesive base agent consisting of a monomer and a polymerization initiator. Adhesive strength of the adhesive composition changes to take a local maximum value, a local minimum value and a value greater than the local maximum value along with increase of irradiation amount of the electromagnetic wave or particle beam irradiated to the adhesive composition under a predetermined temperature environment. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114027 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that can achieve sufficient front contrast ratio and front white brightness at the same time. The present invention is a liquid crystal display device including a front polarizing plate, a liquid crystal cell, a back polarizing plate, and an optical element having polarization characteristics, which are arranged in the stated order, wherein the back polarizing plate has a lower contrast than the front polarizing plate, and there is substantially no air layer between the back polarizing plate and the optical element having polarization characteristics. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114028 | TRANSFLECTIVE DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Embodiments of the invention provide a transflective liquid crystal display and a method for manufacturing the same. The transflective liquid crystal display comprises: an array substrate; a color filter substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the array substrate and the color filter substrate; a plurality of pixels formed on the array substrate, wherein each pixel comprises a transmissive region and a reflective region, and the liquid crystal layer has the same thickness at the transmissive region and the reflective region; a first transparent electrode formed on the array substrate; a second transparent electrode formed on the color filter substrate at the transmissive region, wherein an initial optical delay of the liquid crystal layer at the transmissive region is different from that of the liquid crystal layer at the reflective region. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114029 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a vertical alignment liquid crystal layer, first and second substrates, first and second electrodes, and a pixel region which includes first, second, third and fourth liquid crystal domains in which liquid crystal molecules are tilted in first, second, third and fourth directions, respectively. The first liquid crystal domain is located close to at least a part of an edge of the first electrode, the second liquid crystal domain is located close to at least a part of another edge of the first electrode, the third liquid crystal domain is located close to at least a part of still another edge of the first electrode, and the fourth liquid crystal domain is located close to at least a part of yet another edge of the first electrode. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114030 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first base substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on the first base substrate and including a plurality of branch portions, and a first alignment layer disposed on the pixel electrode. The second substrate includes a second base substrate, a common electrode disposed on the second base substrate, and a second alignment layer disposed on the common electrode. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114031 | Liquid Crystal Display Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal display panel including pixels each having an active device, a pixel electrode, a common electrode and a liquid crystal layer arranged in a dot matrix array. The liquid crystal display panel has a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate has the active device, the pixel electrode, the common electrode and a first alignment film. The second substrate has a second alignment film. The first alignment film and the second alignment film are respectively a photo alignment film formed by irradiating a photo decomposition type insulating film with light. The second alignment film has a thickness of at least 10 nm and no greater 50 nm and is thinner than the first alignment film. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114032 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY FOR THE SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An array substrate, liquid crystal display for the same and manufacturing method thereof are described. The array substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of contact pads, a passivation layer and transparent conducting layer. The substrate has a first display region, a second display region and a first non-display region. The contact pads are disposed in the first non-display region. The transparent conducting layer disposed in the passivation layer includes a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode and a plurality of comb electrode. The first pixel electrode and second pixel electrode are disposed in the first display region and the second display region wherein the widths of the first pixel electrodes either are equal to or approximate the widths of the second pixel electrodes. The comb electrodes are disposed in the first non-display region and connected to the contact pads. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114033 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate arranged facing the first substrate with a gap. A plurality of pixels is arranged in a matrix of a first direction and a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction. The length of the pixel along the first direction is shorter than that along the second direction. Each pixel includes a main pixel electrode formed on the first substrate extending in the second direction, and main common electrodes formed on the second substrate extending in the second direction and arranged so as to sandwich the main pixel electrode in the first direction. Further, each pixel includes a plurality of regions in which an inter-electrode distance between the main pixel electrode and the main common electrode in the first direction differs mutually in the respective regions. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114035 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a polymer stabilized alignment layer is provided. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The polymer stabilized alignment layer is disposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer, and an average surface roughness of the polymer stabilized alignment layer is greater than or equal to 10 nm. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114036 | THERAPEUTIC EYEWEAR - The embodiments disclosed herein relate to a transparent material to provide protection to a person's eyes from harmful wavelengths of the light spectrum, overall visual comfort, or improved vision such as color enhancement, target recognition and other functions, while selectively transmitting more of certain wavelengths of the light spectrum that have a therapeutic benefit such as healing or general mood modifier. The transparent material may be a lens or a shield which is disposed in front of the wearer's eyes. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114037 | LENS RECEPTOR LOCK FOR GLASSES - A lens receptor that includes relief mechanism, such as a kerf-like slotted spring lock, that releases under pressure to allow the insertion of the lens and once inserted, provides sufficient force to retain the lens in position even during athletic activity. The lock includes an interior space that includes latches. The lens includes catches and detents that correspond to the latches. In operation, the lock is forced into the open position as the catches of the lens are forced to the backside of the latches, and as the lock closes, the latches are forced into the detents thereby securing the lens to the lock. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114038 | EYEGLASSES WITH REPLACEABLE TEMPLES - Eyeglasses with replaceable temples include a lens rim having two sides respectively provided with a projecting member with at least one insert hole. Two connecting bases are respectively assembled at two sides of the lens rim, respectively having a front end disposed with an insert slot, an inner wall bored with at least one insert hole communicating with the insert slot and an outer wall formed with a recessed groove having its interior bored with at least one insert hole communicating with the insert slot. Two positioning plates are respectively received in the recessed grooves of the connecting bases, respectively having an inner side secured with at least one positioning stud respectively having a threaded hole. Two screw members are inserted through the insert holes of the connecting bases and screwed in the threaded holes of the positioning stud. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114039 | MAGNETIC HINGE - A magnetic hinge ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130114040 | Procedure for designing a progressive ophthalmic lens and corresponding lens - Procedure for designing a progressive ophthalmic lens and corresponding lens. Procedure for designing a progressive ophthalmic lens, comprising a top area ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130114041 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR DETECTING AND PREDICTING A PROGRESSION OF RETINAL PATHOLOGIES - One aspect of the invention provides a method for training a classification algorithm to detect a retinal pathology. The method includes: for a plurality of pseudo two-dimensional data sets of one-dimensional data points, each pseudo two-dimensional data point representing RNFL thickness values for a subject and corresponding index values for the data points: performing fractal analysis on the data set to calculate a plurality of fractal dimensions and calculating a plurality of slopes between each fractal dimension; combining the plurality of slopes for subjects labeled as pathologic into a pathologic data set; combining the plurality of slopes for subjects labeled as healthy into a healthy data set; and applying a linear discriminant function the pathologic data set and the healthy data set; thereby training a classification algorithm to detect the retinal pathology. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114042 | Ocular Imaging - A system for performing quasi-elastic light scattering and fluorescent ligand scanning on a subject's eye includes a light source configured to transmit light toward the subject's eye, a lens configured to focus light sent from the source and scattered by the subject's eye, a measurement reflector disposed to receive at least a portion of the focused light and configured to reflect a first portion of the received light, a camera configured and disposed to receive the first portion of the received light and configured to provide indicia of an image corresponding to the first portion of the received light, and a processor coupled to the camera and configured to analyze intensities of light in the image to determine a location of a reference point corresponding to an interface of a portion of the eye. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114043 | SEE-THROUGH DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS CONTROL - The technology provides various embodiments for controlling brightness of a see-through, near-eye mixed display device based on light intensity of what the user is gazing at. The opacity of the display can be altered, such that external light is reduced if the wearer is looking at a bright object. The wearer's pupil size may be determined and used to adjust the brightness used to display images, as well as the opacity of the display. A suitable balance between opacity and brightness used to display images may be determined that allows real and virtual objects to be seen clearly, while not causing damage or discomfort to the wearer's eyes. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114044 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A light source device includes: a light emitting plate that has a plurality of segment regions including a transmissive portion that transmits light and a reflective portion on which a fluorescent substance layer; a light source that irradiates the fluorescent substance layer of the light emitting plate with the excitation light; a dichroic mirror that is disposed between the light source and the light emitting plate to transmit the excitation light and reflect fluorescent light from fluorescent substances of the fluorescent substance layer; and an optical device that condenses the excitation light transmitted by the transmissive portion of the light emitting plate and the fluorescent light reflected by the dichroic mirror on a single optical path to form a condensed light and radiate the condensed light toward the same direction. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114045 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - An image projection apparatus for projecting an image using light includes a light source configured to emit the light; and an operating unit configured to allow a user to operate the image projection apparatus, the operating unit being disposed above the light source when viewed from a placement surface on which a main body of the image projection apparatus is placed. The image projection apparatus also includes a first flow path in which air flows through the light source; and a second flow path different from the first flow path, the second flow path being formed between the light source and the operating unit. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114046 | ELECTROOPTIC MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A small-sized first translucent plate overlapped on an image display region and a plate-like cover are provided on a first substrate. Engagement plate portions of the plate-like cover are engaged with a frame so that the plate-like cover is bonded to the frame. The plate-like cover constitutes a ventilation path which extends along an extending direction of a side end surface of the first substrate and is opened at both sides of the extending direction together with a side end surface of the first translucent plate, an exposed portion of an electrooptic panel from the first translucent plate, and the frame. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114047 | POSITIONING INTERFACES FOR PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICES - Described herein are devices that provide projection-type video output in a portable and flexible design. The design includes a projection chamber, a base, and an interface that permits relative positioning between the projection chamber and base. The base maintains the position of the display device. The projection chamber includes components responsible for the production of images based on received video data and components responsible for the projection of those images. Relative pointing between the projection chamber and base allows the projection chamber to be pointed—and an output projected image to be positioned—with minimal effort. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114048 | HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE PROJECTOR SCREEN SUPPORT - A projector screen support ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130114049 | Light source device and projection display method - The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for a projection system using a solid-state light source and a color wheel. A set of primary light sources (such as RGB light source) with a light source controller is utilized to replace the UHP lamp. The color wheel has multiple color filter segments that are sequentially disposed on the path of the light when the wheel rotates. Based on a sync signal received from the rotating color wheel, the light source controller sequentially turns the primary light sources on and off in accordance with the sequence of the color filter segments of the color wheel. During each of the spoke periods, to generate a varying mixture of the two color lights, at least two primary color light sources are turned on simultaneously. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114050 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - An image projection apparatus includes a light source, light from which is used to form an image to be projected, a first flow path, a control unit configured to control a light emission from the light source, an electrical power stabilizing unit configured to stabilize an electrical power to be supplied to the light source, and an electrical power source unit configured to supply the electrical power to at least one of the control unit and the electrical power stabilizing unit. One or both of the electrical power source unit and the electrical power stabilizing unit is/are divided into a plurality of boards. The light source is arranged on a normal line of a surface of any of the plurality of boards. The plurality of boards configure surfaces of the first flow path except a surface nearest to the light source. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114051 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING ARTIFICIAL ATMOSPHERE - A lighting system ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130114052 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, provided is an image projection apparatus that includes: an image forming unit that forms an image using light from a light source; a projecting optical unit that forms a projected image of the image formed by the image forming unit; and an outer housing that houses the image forming unit and the projecting optical unit. The image forming unit and the projecting optical unit are provided in the given order from a setting surface of the outer housing. A width of the outer housing in a direction perpendicular to a projection surface is larger at a position where the projecting optical unit is provided than at a position where the image forming unit is provided. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114053 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device includes an image display element, a light source, an illumination system, a projector system comprising a refractive optical system including a plurality of lens groups, and a mirror train including a curved mirror, a first focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups of the refractive optical system by different amounts along a normal line of the image display element, and a second focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups along the normal line of the image display element by different amounts from those of the first focus structure. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114054 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - An image projection apparatus includes a light source unit including a light source detachable from a main body, an image forming part to form an image with a light from the light source, a projection optical system to project the image, an openable cover to open and close an opening formed for attaching and detaching the light source unit to and from the main body, an abutting member on which the light source unit abuts when the light source unit is attached to the main body, and a pressing member to press the light source unit to the abutting member, in conjunction with a fix operation of the openable cover to the main body. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114055 | MASK AND OPTICAL FILTER MANUFACTURING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A mask and an optical filter manufacturing apparatus having the same are provided. The optical filter manufacturing apparatus includes a roll used in a roll-to-roll process, a base film wound around the roll, a light source that generates light for exposure, a polarizing plate that is installed at an emission side of the light source and polarizes light generated from the light source, and a mask that causes a pattern to be formed on the base film and includes a plurality of guide slits that are opened to have a predetermined thickness and a predetermined width. According to the present invention, the entire surface of the base film can be irradiated with a uniform light quantity. Thus, a pattern can be uniformly formed on the base film, the quality of a product can be improved, and the characteristics of the base film can be accurately realized. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114056 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING AN OPTICAL IMAGING PROPERTY OF A PROJECTION OBJECTIVE OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A method is disclosed for improving an optical imaging property, for example spherical aberration or the focal length, of a projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus. First, an immersion liquid is introduced into an interspace between a photosensitive surface and an end face of the projection objective. Then an imaging property of the projection objective is determined, for example using an interferometer or a CCD sensor arranged in an image plane of the projection objective. This imaging property is compared with a target imaging property. Finally, the temperature of the immersion liquid is changed until the determined imaging property is as close as possible to the target imaging property. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114057 | OPTICAL IMAGING DEVICE WITH THERMAL ATTENUATION - An optical imaging device, in particular for use in microlithography, includes a mask device for receiving a mask having a projection pattern, a projection device with an optical element group, a substrate device for receiving a substrate and an immersion zone. The optical element group is adapted to project the projection pattern onto the substrate and includes a plurality of optical elements with an immersion element to which the substrate is at least temporarily located adjacent to during operation. During operation, the immersion zone is located between the immersion element and the substrate and is at least temporarily filled with an immersion medium. A thermal attenuation device is provided, the thermal attenuation device being adapted to reduce fluctuations within the temperature distribution of the immersion element induced by the immersion medium. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114058 | ILLUMINATION OPTICS APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An illumination optical apparatus which constantly controls a plurality of polarization states with high accuracy. An illumination optical system, which illuminates a pattern surface of a mask with illumination light, includes a polarization optical system and a depolarizer. The polarization optical system includes a half wavelength plate and PBS, which varies a polarization state of the illumination light to form a linear polarization state having a predetermined polarization direction. The depolarizer is arranged toward the mask from the polarization optical system and varies the polarization state of the illumination light emitted from the polarization optical system. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114059 | Components for EUV Lithographic Apparatus, EUV Lithographic Apparatus Including Such Components and Method for Manufacturing Such Components - A metal component ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130114060 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus includes an optical integrator that includes an array of optical raster elements. A condenser superimposes the light beams associated with the optical raster elements in a common field plane. A modulator modifies a field dependency of an angular irradiance distribution in an illuminated field. Units of the modulator are associated with one of the light beams and are arranged at a position in front of the condenser such that only the associated light beam impinges on a single modulator unit. The units are configured to variably redistribute, without blocking any light, a spatial and/or an angular irradiance distribution of the associated light beams. A control device controls the modulator units if it receives an input command that the field dependency of the angular irradiance distribution in the mask plane shall be modified. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114061 | DOUBLE PASS INTERFEROMETRIC ENCODER SYSTEM - An encoder head includes one or more components arranged to: i) direct a first incident beam to the diffractive encoder scale at a first incident angle with respect to the encoder scale; ii) receive a first return beam from the encoder scale at a first return angle, the first return angle being different from the first incident angle; iii) redirect the first return beam to the encoder scale as a second incident beam at a second incident angle; and iv) receive a second return beam back from the encoder scale at a second return angle, the second return angle being different from the second incident angle, in which a difference between the first incident angle and second incident angle is less than a difference between the first incident angle and the first return angle and less than a difference between the second incident angle and the second return angle. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114062 | COMPACT ENCODER HEAD FOR INTERFEROMETRIC ENCODER SYSTEM - An encoder system includes an encoder scale and an encoder head, in which the encoder head is configured to combine each twice-diffracted measurement beam of multiple twice-diffracted measurement beams with a corresponding reference beam to form multiple output beams, where the encoder head includes a monolithic optical component having multiple facets, the multiple facets being arranged to: receive multiple once-diffracted measurement beams from a surface of the encoder scale; and redirect the multiple once-diffracted measurement beams back towards the surface of the encoder scale, the encoder scale being positioned in a path of the once-diffracted measurement beams to produce the twice-diffracted measurement beams. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114063 | RANGE FINDER - A laser range finder | 2013-05-09 |
20130114064 | SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE DESIGN FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT SYSTEM HAVING REDUCED DIFFERENTIAL PIXEL SIZE, AND TIME-OF-FLIGHT SYSTEMS SO DESIGNED - Embodiments of the present invention provide methods to produce a high performance, feature rich TOF system, phase-based or otherwise using small TOF pixels, single-ended or preferably differential, as well as TOF systems so designed. IC chip area required for pixels is reduced by intelligently off-loading or removing from within the pixel certain components and/or functionality. In some embodiments during a single TOF system capture period, analog values from each pixel are repeatedly sampled and converted to digital values, which are combined and manipulated on the sensor chip. Combining this plurality of values enables appropriately compact data from the sensor chip. Embodiments of the present invention implement a TOF system with high ambient light resilience, high dynamic range, low motion blur and dealiasing support, while advantageously reducing pixel area size relative to prior art TOF pixels. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114065 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE HEIGHTS OF COMPONENTS BASED ON LASER RANGING - Provided is a method for measuring the heights of components based on laser ranging, including the following steps of: 1) a laser ranger uniformly moving along a test route and measuring the distance from each test point to the laser ranger; 2) the laser ranger transmitting the measurement result and the measurement time to a storage unit; 3) the storage unit sending the received measurement result and the received measurement time to an analysis unit; and 4) according to the data sent by the storage unit and referring to the test route and the position of each test point, the analysis unit calculating the height of each test point and outputting it. The method of the present invention omits the time of determining the position of each point and the start-stop time of the laser ranger at each test point so that saving the large amount of the measurement time. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114066 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IN SITU WIND TURBINE BLADE MONITORING - Systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring parameters such as the material properties or structural integrity of a wind turbine blade on a wind turbine. An example method comprises detecting light reflected from a wind turbine blade, generating a value based on the detecting, comparing the value to a threshold value and determining a parameter of the wind turbine blade based on the comparing. A further embodiment comprises determining a wind velocity by detecting reflected light from a target area in front of the wind turbine blade. An example system comprises a detector configured to detect light reflecting from a turbine blade and to produce a value representative of the detected light. The system also comprises a comparator configured to compare the value to a threshold value and to determine a parameter of the turbine blade. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114067 | HIGH DENSITY WIND VELOCITY DATA COLLECTION FOR WIND TURBINE - Methods and systems for collecting high-density wind velocity data for the inflow area of a wind turbine are presented. Wind turbines are provided with one or more wind velocity sensors that provide a plurality of wind velocity measurements to the turbine from various ranges and locations across the inflow. Sensors are proximate to the wind turbine. Sensors mounted on the turbine's nacelle work collaboratively to provide the wind velocity measurements. Sensors mounted on the turbine's hub spin with the turbine blades. Spatial and temporal wind mapping provides improved fidelity of data to the wind turbine control system. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114068 | SAMPLE CELL FOR FLUID ANALYSIS SYSTEM - Systems and method are disclosed for determining a concentration of an analyte (e.g., glucose) in a fluid (e.g., blood). The system can draw blood from a patient and deliver the blood to a sample cell. A centrifuge motor can spin the sample cell to separate the fluid into a plurality of components (plasma, red blood cells, etc.). A particular component of the fluid (e.g., plasma) may be positioned at a sample portion of the sample cell after centrifuging such that the concentration of the analyte is measured in the particular component of the fluid (e.g., plasma). The sample cell can include a cuvette that has two window pieces sandwiched between two clamshell pieces, and where the sample portion of the sample cell is defined by a gap between the window pieces. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114069 | IMAGING VOLUMES WITH ARBITRARY GEOMETRIES IN CONTACT AND NON-CONTACT TOMOGRAPHY - A method for tomographic imaging of diffuse medium includes directing waves into a diffusive medium, solving a surface-bounded inversion problem by forward field calculations through decomposition of contributions from the multiple reflections from an arbitrary surface within the diffusive medium or outside the diffusive medium into a sum of different orders of reflection up to an arbitrary order, and using contact or non-contact measurements of waves outside said diffusive medium to generate a tomographic image. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114070 | Targeted Agile Raman System for Detection of Unknown Materials - The present disclosure provides for a system and method for detecting unknown materials. A test data set, which may comprise a hyperspectral data set, is generated representative of a first location. The test data set may be analyzed to determine a second location which may be interrogated using a Raman spectrocscopic device to generate a Raman data set. The Raman data set may be analyzed to associated an unknown material with a known material such as: a chemical material, a biological material, an explosive material, a hazardous material, a drug material, and combinations thereof. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114071 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ORIENTATION OF TWO SHAFTS CONNECTED VIA TWO UNIVERSAL JOINTS AND A THIRD SHAFT WITH A PIVOT JOINT - A device for measuring and optionally correcting the angular offset of two shafts which are connected to one another by way of two universal joints and a third shaft calls for the measurement heads of an optoelectronic alignment device to be adjustably arranged on the shafts by means of at least one pivot joint on one of the clamping devices, with an adjustment capacity. A pertinent method contains matching of the orientation of the measurement heads of the optoelectronic alignment device on the shafts in at least two measurement positions by adjusting the pivot joint. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114072 | SOLAR CELL INSPECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A solar cell inspection method and apparatus are disclosed. An embodiment of the solar cell inspection method includes the steps of: charging a diffusion capacitance of a solar cell; after charging the diffusion capacitance, discharging the diffusion capacitance; and detecting light emitted by the solar cell during the discharging step. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114073 | Light Quantity Detection Method and Device Therefor - To enable measurement over a wide dynamic range from weak light quantity to strong light quantity in a light quantity detection device for detecting the light quantity, a detection signal from a photon counting light detector is A/D converted. When the A/D converted detection signal has a preset threshold value or more, the detection signal is transmitted as it is to a number-of-photons calculation circuit in a subsequent stage, and when the detection signal has the threshold value or less, threshold value processing for transmitting a preset reference value to the subsequent stage is performed. In the number-of-photons calculation circuit, the number of photons or the light quantity incident on the photon counting light detector is acquired from the dimension of an acquired detection signal waveform until the light quantity measurement ends. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114074 | SUBSTRATE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE INSPECTION METHOD - A substrate inspection apparatus for detecting a conditionof an EBR line at a substrate edge, comprising a turntable for rotating a substrate having a film coated thereon, a light irradiator, and a photoelectric converter that receives specularly reflected light from the substrate and ouputs a captured image signal. A two-dimensional image is generation by adding detection values of electrical signals corresponding to one radial scan from a center of the substrate for one turn of a rotator, and a changing point is judged using a judgment band set along one direction of the two-dimensional image. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114075 | BIOLOGIC FLUID SAMPLE ANALYSIS CARTRIDGE - A biological fluid sample analysis cartridge, analysis system, and method for analyzing a biologic fluid sample are provided. The cartridge includes a collection port, at least one channel within the cartridge in fluid communication with the collection port, a passage in fluid communication with the at least one channel, and an analysis chamber mounted on a tray. The tray is mounted relative to the cartridge and selectively positionable relative to the passage in a first position where the analysis chamber will engage a bolus of sample extending out from the passage to permit selective transfer of sample from the bolus to the analysis chamber. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114076 | CARTRIDGE WITH LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING DESIGN - The invention relates to a cartridge ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130114077 | SPECTROMETER MINIATURIZED FOR WORKING WITH CELLULAR PHONES AND OTHER PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Based on the present invention, superior compact spectrometers may be constructed and integrated into a cellular phone, or attached to a cellular phone. Such a cellular phone may be a PDA phone, which supplies electrical power to the said spectrometer, provided with data storage, signal processing capability, and real-time display. As a combined standalone system, it allows spectroscopic measurements to be fulfilled in real-time applications in field, and results can be sent out in wireless communication to a remote station or to another cellular phone user in order to share the measurement results right away. When the system is used with a laser to function as a Raman spectrometer system, it can fulfill many daily routine tasks encountered by ordinary civilians, for example, the blood glucose monitoring for diabetes patients at home in a non-invasive manner. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114078 | DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFOR - Disclosed is a defect inspection method which makes it possible to scan the entire surface of a sample and detect minute defects without causing thermal damage to the sample. A defect inspection method in which a pulse laser emitted from a light source is subjected to pulse division and irradiated on the surface of a sample which moves in one direction while the divided-pulse pulse laser is rotated, reflection light from the sample irradiated by the divided-pulse pulse laser is detected, the signal of the detected reflection light is processed to detect defects on the sample, and information regarding a detected defect is output to a display screen, wherein the barycentric position of the light intensity of the divided-pulse pulse laser is monitored and adjusted. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114079 | OPTICAL PHASE DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM. - The invention provides an optical phase device, method and system. The optical phase device consists of a transparent dielectric substrate, a multilayer stack of dielectrics and a buffer layer. The refractive index of the transparent dielectric substrate, the multilayer stack of dielectrics and the buffer layer are all larger than that of the external medium. For the wavelength of the incident beam, the optical phase device has a phase variation in the angular range [α, β] and the critical angle for total reflection on the interface between the buffer layer and the external medium adjacent to the buffer layer is γ, γ<β. The optical device has both low loss and large phase variation, which leads to a large Goos-Hanchen shift. As a dispersion compensation component, it can produce larger, tunable dispersions, and different dispersion compensations can be obtained by adjusting the operating angle or parameters in the structure. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114080 | MODIFICATION OF A FLOW CELL TO MEASURE ADSORPTION KINETICS UNDER STAGNATION POINT FLOW AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SETUP CORRECTION PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING ADSORPTION KINETICS AT THE STAGNATION POINT - This application describes a flow cell to perform experiments under well-controlled hydrodynamic conditions. The resulting cell enables combining the advantages of in-situ spectroscopic ellipsometry with stagnation point flow conditions. An additional advantage is that the proposed cell features a fixed position of the “inlet tube” with respect to the substrate, thus facilitating the alignment of multiple substrates. Theoretical calculations were performed by computational fluid dynamics and compared with experimental data (adsorption kinetics) obtained for the adsorption of polyethylene glycol to silica under a variety of experimental conditions. Additionally, a simple methodology to correct experimental data for errors associated with the size of the measured spot and for variations of mass transfer in the vicinity of the stagnation point is herein introduced. The proposed correction method would allow researchers to reasonably estimate the adsorption kinetics at the stagnation point and quantitatively compare their results, even when using different experimental setups. The applicability of the proposed correction function was verified by evaluating the kinetics of protein adsorption under different experimental conditions. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114081 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD - There is provided an inspection apparatus, including: an illumination section configured to irradiate a pattern, a detection section configured to detect a reflected light from the pattern, and a calculation section configured to compare a first change and a second change to calculate a deviation between the first and second changes. The first change which is a change, of a detection result of a pattern formed by a plurality of first exposure conditions, with respect to the first exposure conditions. The second change which is a change, of a detection result of a reflected light, from a pattern, generated by irradiating the pattern with the illumination light. The pattern is formed by a plurality of second exposure conditions each having a predetermined interval in a range which has at least one part overlapping with a range of the first exposure conditions, with respect to the second exposure conditions. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114082 | TEMPERATURE RESPONSE SENSING AND CLASSIFICATION OF ANALYTES WITH POROUS OPTICAL FILMS - Methods and systems of the invention can determine the identity and quantity of analytes in a vapor. In preferred methods, a porous optical film is exposed to vapor which contains analyte. The porous optical film is heated and its optical response is monitored during heating. An optical response observed via heating can determine the identity and/or quantity of the analyte. In preferred embodiments, optical response during a thermal pulse is compared to a database of sensor responses that are characteristic of various analytes. Preferred methods are conducted a relatively low temperatures, for example below about 200° C. In preferred methods, a heating and cooling cycle produces a hysteresis curve in the optical response that is indicative of analytes. In preferred embodiments, a thermal reset pulse resets the porous optical film for later use and also provides an optical response that can be used for sensing. | 2013-05-09 |
20130114083 | SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A spectroscopic measurement apparatus includes: a wavelength tunable interference filter including a fixed substrate having a fixed reflection film, a movable substrate having a movable reflection film, and an electrostatic actuator that changes a gap value of an inter-reflection-film gap by applying a voltage to bend the movable substrate; a detector that detects a light level; and a controller that measures a spectral characteristic of light under measurement. The controller includes a filter driver that applies a drive voltage to the electrostatic actuator to change the inter-reflection-film gap, a detected light level acquisition unit that acquires light levels detected by the detector, and a target light level acquisition unit that acquires a light level corresponding to an oscillation center of the movable substrate as a target light level based on how the detected light level transitions and a natural oscillation cycle that the movable substrate has. | 2013-05-09 |