| 32nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
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| 20110194028 | PREDICTIVE CALENDAR - A method for obtaining content using a calendar application is executed on a first electronic device. The method may include receiving travel parameters from a first user through a user interface of the calendar application. The travel parameters may include a destination and a date of travel. The method may further include obtaining destination information from a content source communicatively coupled to the first electronic device based on the travel parameters and notifying the first user of the obtained destination information at a predetermined time before the date of travel. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194029 | TOUCH SENSOR FOR CONTROLLING EYEWEAR - Capacitive touch sensors are integrated with a head-mounted display (HMD) device or other video eyewear devices to create a more reliable and more intuitive user interface. The sensors, which may be implemented as an array, control various aspects of a left and right channel multimedia presentation, such as interpupillary distance or stereoscopic convergence, brightness, volume, or power mode. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194030 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCASTING SIGNAL - A broadcasting signal transmitting device transmits a broadcasting signal including a base layer signal and an enhancement layer signal as well as an additional layer signal relating to the broadcasting signal to a broadcasting signal receiving device. The broadcasting signal receiving device selectively provides the enhancement layer signal and the additional layer signal to the user according to the user's service level. Accordingly, various services are differently provided to the user according to the user level. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194031 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY UNIT, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - An active matrix substrate of the present invention for use in a liquid crystal panel includes a scanning signal line ( | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194032 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A lighting device for a display device includes a tubular light source and a relay connector used to supply power to the tubular light source. The tubular light source includes a glass tube and a ferrule having a cylindrical shape arranged to be fitted to the glass tube. The ferrule is arranged to electrically connect the tubular light source to the terminal. The ferrule includes an inner-diameter-changing elastic member that is elastically and radially deformable so that its inner diameter varies and adapts to the outer diameter of the glass tube. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194033 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display apparatus is configured to control a clock generator so that a phase of a clock can maximize an integrated evaluation value that is an integrated value of a differential absolute value between adjacent pixels in an image display unit over one frame of a plurality of digital video signals corresponding to a plurality of clocks having different phases generated by the clock generator when a value made by dividing a maximum value of the integrated evaluation value by a minimum value of the integrated evaluation value is larger than a threshold, and to control the clock generator so that the phase of the clock can correspond to an intermediate position in a phase range in which the position becomes constant relative to the phase of the clock when the value made by dividing the maximum value by the minimum value is equal to or smaller than the threshold. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194034 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A backlight unit | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194035 | IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE - An image projection device that includes an optical projection system including: a projection lens arranged with an optical axis thereof shifted with respect to a light modulation device to project the light beam obliquely onto the screen; a flat mirror that reflects the light beam from the projection lens, has a rotation center on a side thereof on which a light beam having a long path from the projection lens to the screen is reflected, rotates around the rotation center and adjusts an angle of the light beam; and a curved mirror that reflects and magnifies the light beam from the flat mirror, has a rotation center on a side thereof on which a light beam having a short path from the projection lens to the screen is reflected, rotates around the rotation center and adjusts the angle of the light beam. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194036 | PHOTODIODE, PHOTODIODE-EQUIPPED DISPLAY DEVICE, AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREFOR - A photodiode ( | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194037 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In at least one embodiment of the disclosure, an electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel including a display area. The electro-optical panel has an incidence face side that faces incident light from a light source and an opposite side which is opposite to the incidence face side. A holding member houses the electro-optical panel. A heat radiation member is provided at the opposite side of the electro-optical panel. A light-shielding plate is formed so as to at least partially surround the display area of the electro-optical panel. The light-shielding plate is provided so as to make contact with the holding member and the incidence face side of the electro-optical panel. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194038 | PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection-type display apparatus, being suitable to be applied as a light source of a solid-state light source, in the place of a conventional lamp, comprises: a light source unit, which is configured to emit a white-color light therefrom; a light separation optic system, which is configured to separate the white color light from the light source unit into three primary color lights, R (red-color), G (green-color) and B (blue-color); R, G and B light modulating portions, each of which modulates each of R, G and B polarized lights separated, depending on a video signal, respectively; a light composing unit, which is configured to compose optical images, which are formed by the R, G and B light modulating portions; and a projecting portion, which is configure to project the optical image composed, enlargedly, wherein the light source unit emits a white color light emitting from a nearly point-like light source, including an excitation light from a solid-state light emitting element therein. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194039 | Liquid crystal display apparatus having an input gradation set to have relationship along a gamma curve - In a liquid crystal display apparatus realizing a dual view display by bonding a liquid crystal panel and a parallax barrier, the parallax barrier separates display images by treating three pixels including R, G, and B pixels as one unit (one picture element). At this time, luminance variation due to crosstalk concentrates on a right-end pixel among the three pixels constituting the one picture element (in a case where each pixel receives data from a source line immediately on the left of the pixel). Accordingly, the right-end pixel is arranged to be a B pixel that has a low correlation with luminance information and in which influence of crosstalk is hard to be viewed. Further, an applied voltage to be supplied to the display pixel of the B (blue) color and an input gradation are set to have a relationship along a γ curve that makes luminance variation difficult to occur in a low luminance area. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194040 | AUTO LIGHT-SHADING SYSTEM - An auto light-shading system is disclosed, which includes a photovoltaic module for providing an electric power, a liquid crystal panel connected to and driven by the photovoltaic module, and a UV filter applied on the liquid crystal panel. A light transmittance of the light-shading device is determined by an output power of the electric power of the photovoltaic module. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194041 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND REPAIR METHOD THEREOF - A repair method for an array substrate of a liquid crystal display device includes, providing an array substrate for a liquid crystal display device, detecting a line defect of a signal transmitting wire and locating the line defect, performing a removal process to remove a shielding layer covering two ends of the line defect and the shielding layer extending to a common line adjacent to the line defect, performing a deposition process to deposit a connecting metal layer the region where the shielding layer is removed, and performing a cutting process to cut outer ends of the common line adjacent to the line defect to form a common line section. The signal transmitting wire forms an electrical circuit with the common line section. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194042 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided an MVA type liquid crystal display device having high brightness and excellent display quality. The liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates disposed to be opposite to each other, a liquid crystal sealed between the pair of substrates, plural pixel areas each including a pixel electrode | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194043 | Optical Switching Device with Reconfigurable Channel Spacing - An optical switching device includes an array of liquid crystal macropixels, wherein each macropixel includes at least two liquid crystal subpixels. The subpixels may be controlled together to act as a single polarizing pixel, or independently to act as multiple polarizing pixels. When the switching device processes a WDM having a wide channel spacing, the subpixels are controlled together, and when the switching device processes a WDM having a narrow channel spacing, each subpixel is controlled independently. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194044 | PIXEL STRUCTURE FOR TRANSFLECTIVE LCD PANEL - A pixel structure for a transflective LCD having a transparent region and a reflective region is provided. The pixel structure includes a transparent substrate, a TFT, at least one reflective structure, a passivation layer, a pixel electrode and a reflective layer. The TFT is disposed in a reflective region of the transparent substrate. The reflective structure is configured at one side of the TFT, and located in the reflective region of the transparent substrate. The passivation layer is disposed over the transparent substrate and covers the TFT and the reflective structure. The pixel electrode is disposed above the TFT and the reflective structure, and is at least located in a transparent region. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the TFT. The reflective layer is disposed above the TFT and the reflective structure, and is located in the reflective region. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194045 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS, AND COMPONENTS FOR USE THEREIN - An electro-optic display comprises a substrate ( | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194046 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - A liquid crystal module includes a base frame which has a retaining space, two opposite end rims and two opposite side rims surrounding around the retaining space, a backlight panel and a display panel mounted in the retaining space. A top surface of the side rims defines at least one fastening fillister of which a top of a rear wall protrudes forward to form a fastening arm. A front end of the fastening arm protrudes downward to form a buckling portion. A flexible circuit board electrically connects the backlight panel, the display panel and an external circuit, and has a base board of which two opposite ends are mounted to the side rims. At least one fastening strip is formed at the two opposite ends of the base board and stretches into the fastening fillister. A buckling hole is opened in the fastening strip for buckling the buckling portion. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194047 | DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING A LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ARRAY OF THE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A display device ( | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194048 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a liquid crystal display in which occurrence of iridescent unevenness is suppressed, even when a film with high level of mechanical properties, chemical resistance and water-barrier properties is used as a polarizer-protective-film. Also, disclosed is a polarizing plate to be used in the liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal cell, a light source, a first polarizing plate placed between the liquid crystal cell and the light source, and a second polarizing plate placed on a viewer side of the liquid crystal cell. The first polarizing plate includes a polarizer and a first protective film placed on a light source side principal surface of the first protective film, and the first protective film satisfies following relations: (i) 0 nm≦Re | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194049 | Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display including the same - A backlight assembly includes a light source, a light guide plate configured to receive and diffuse light emitted from the light source, and a mold frame including a central opening part configured to receive the light guide plate, an attachment opening part adjacent to the central opening part, the attachment opening part being configured to receive the light source, and a protrusion in the attachment opening part, the protrusion contacting the light source in the attachment opening. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194050 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display device and a method for driving the same are provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a first liquid crystal layer selectively driven by a first electric field in a first direction; and a second liquid crystal layer selectively driven a second electric field in a second direction, the second direction being different from the first direction. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194051 | TRANSPARENT POLYMER FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT, AND RETARDATION FILM, POLARIZER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE FILM - A transparent polymer film satisfying Rth/Re≧−0.39, Re>0 and Rth<0 and having a moisture permeability of 100-2000 g/(m | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194052 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND THIN FILM POLARIZER USED FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - In a display device which includes: a first substrate; a second substrate; and a thin film polarizer which is directly formed on a surface of the second substrate on a side opposite to the first substrate, the thin film polarizer includes a polarization element film and a protection layer which is laminated to the polarization element film, the polarization element film is made of an aligned lyotropic liquid crystal material, and the protection layer has a refractive index smaller than a refractive index of the polarization element film in a transmission axis direction. The protection layer may have a thickness smaller than a thickness of polarization element film. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194053 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CUTTING ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS DURING RESIZING - Apparatus and methods for resizing electronic displays are provided. The display includes a front plate, a back plate, a perimeter seal spacing the front and back plates apart, image-generating medium contained in an area between the plates, and polarizing layers and/or other films on the outer surfaces of the plates. A target portion of the display is identified, and a saw is passed along a cut line to create a channel that extends through the polarizer to the outer surface of the top plate. A scriber tool is passed along the cut line within the channel to create a scribe line in the outer surface of the top plate. The display is inverted, and the process repeated to cut a channel and scribe the bottom plate. The plates are broken along the scribe line, and a seal is applied along the exposed edge, which may penetrate between the plates. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194054 | COLOR FILTER FOR TRANSFLECTIVE TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The main object of the present invention is to provide a color filter for a transflective type color liquid crystal display which is easily produced and capable of displaying the same color tone with both of a reflecting light and a transmitting light, and shows light scattering in a reflective light region. In order to attain the above mentioned object, the present invention provides a color filter for transflective type color liquid crystal display comprising a transparent substrate and a reflective light coloring layer and a transmissive light coloring layer formed on the transparent substrate, wherein, a convex-concave is formed on a surface of a liquid crystal layer side of the reflective light coloring layer, and an average thickness of the reflective light coloring layer is formed to be thinner than the thickness of the transmissive light coloring layer, and a refractive index difference between the reflective light coloring layer and a layer in contact with the surface of the convex-concave formed side of the reflective light coloring layer, is 0.1 or more. Further, a main object of the present invention is to provide a color filter for transflective type liquid crystal display comprising a transparent membrane pattern region obtained by laminating: a transparent substrate; a transparent membrane pattern layer comprising a transparent membrane formed in a pattern on the transparent substrate; and a coloring layer formed so as to cover the transparent membrane pattern layer. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194055 | OPTICAL SHEET - There is provided an optical sheet for use as a display device surface, which has a functional layer on at least one side of a base material and has a diffusion factor on the outer surface and/or interior of the functional layer, wherein the relationship represented by the following formula (I) is satisfied. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194056 | TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A transflective liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing each other, a gate line and a data line on the first substrate, the gate and data lines intersecting each other and defining a pixel region having a transmissive region and a reflective region, a thin film transistor at an intersection between the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode in the pixel region connected to the thin film transistor, an organic insulating layer on the second substrate, the organic insulating layer including a through-hole in the transmissive region, a reflective electrode on the organic insulating layer in the reflective region, a black matrix on the second substrate, a color filter layer on the second substrate in the pixel region, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194057 | REFLECTION TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A reflection type liquid crystal device has: a liquid crystal cell held between a pair of substrates and an optical compensation plate disposed outside the pair of substrates. The optical compensation plate has a first optical axis along the thickness direction thereof. The liquid crystal cell has a pretilt at which a second optical axis of a liquid crystal molecule of the liquid crystal cell is inclined with respect to a plate surface of the liquid crystal cell. The optical compensation plate is tiltable in a first direction in which a standard angle becomes larger, wherein the standard angle is defined as an acute angle between the first optical axis and the second optical axis when the optical compensation plate is located parallel to the plate surface of the liquid crystal cell. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194058 | LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT LAYER - A photopolymer mixture is capable of use for a liquid crystal alignment layer. An alignment layer is formed from such a photopolymer mixture. The mixture comprises at least two polymerisable materials which are blended together in proportion so as to give a predetermined, preferably low, surface energy. A low surface energy, e.g., less than 4×10 | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194059 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a reflective liquid crystal display device, a space where a pixel electrode is not provided between adjacent pixels causes a decrease in proportion of a display region in a pixel (i.e., aperture ratio). As a result, the reflective liquid crystal display device has a problem in that contrast and luminance of display images are decreased. An object is to provide a liquid crystal display device which displays an image with high contrast and high luminance. In the liquid crystal display device, an end portion of a pixel electrode is provided to overlap with an end portion of an adjacent pixel electrode with an insulating layer interposed therebetween so that a space between adjacent pixels is narrowed; thus, the proportion of a display region in a pixel is increased. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194060 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A liquid-crystal apparatus has an element substrate. This element substrate contains depressions inside, and these depressions are sealed with an insulating film, a silicon dioxide coating. To this end, the insulating film is formed by chemical vapor deposition, and this coating process lasts until voids formed in the depressions are closed at the top by the insulating film. Then, the insulating coating is ground. This grinding process lasts until the insulating film is flat, but should be terminated before the voids are opened. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194061 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of pixels and a first substrate and a second substrate that are so disposed as to be opposed to each other and sandwich a liquid crystal layer, each of the pixels including a display sub-pixel and a viewing angle control sub-pixel, the liquid crystal display panel, includes: a first electrode configured to operate as a pixel electrode and be formed in the first substrate and in each of the display sub-pixels and the viewing angle control sub-pixels; and a second electrode configured to operate as a common electrode and be formed in the first substrate and over the first electrode with intermediary of an insulating film across the display sub-pixels and the viewing angle control sub-pixels, wherein an auxiliary interconnect electrically connected to the second electrode is formed in the viewing angle control sub-pixel. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194062 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device is disclosed. The liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates, the liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules and ionic impurities originated from a wall defining the liquid crystal layer, a common voltage line, formed on an outer area of the first substrate, a common electrode formed on the second substrate, and a seal line formed to cover the common voltage line the seal line including a conductive ball configured to attract ionic impurities toward a surface of the seal line when a polarized voltage is applied to the conductive ball. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194063 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A flat panel display is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display includes i) a first substrate including a display area, wherein at least one display element is formed in the display area, ii) a second substrate covering the display area and connected to the first substrate, iii) a sealant formed between the first and second substrates. In one embodiment, the first substrate and the second substrate comprise a first cut surface and a second cut surface, respectively. Further, each of the first cut surface and the second cut surface has a plurality of corners each of which is concave from the perspective of the display area. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194064 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An LCD device provides enhanced display quality. An insulating layer is formed on a first substrate. The insulating layer covers the contact portion of a switching device in which the switching device is electrically connected to a transparent electrode and has an opening for exposing a portion of the transparent electrode. A reflection electrode is electrically connected to the transparent electrode through the opening. The insulation layer covers a first portion of a driving circuit formed on the first substrate. A sealant is interposed between the first and second substrate to engage the first and second substrate and to cover a second portion of the driving circuit. Therefore, the driver circuit may operate normally, and the distortion of the signal outputted from the driver circuit may be prevented. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194065 | EYEWEAR WITH ENHANCED BALLISTIC RESISTANCE - Eyewear is provided that can comprise a frame, a lens, and at least one retention component that can secure the lens relative to the frame. The frame can be configured to support at least one lens in a field of view of a wearer. The retention component can be supported by the frame and/or the lens and can be movable or fixed relative to the frame and/or the lens. In some embodiments, the retention component can slidably engage an engagement portion of the frame and/or the lens for preventing the lens from separating from the frame in response to a ballistic event. In some embodiments, the eyewear can comprise a faceplate and a pair of straps that attach to the frame of the eyewear in a manner that evenly distributes compressive stresses across the surface of the faceplate. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194066 | ILLUMINATED LOW-VISION SPECTACLES - Lighted reading glasses for individuals with low vision. In one embodiment, the reading glasses include a frame for supporting lenses having an oculus dexter side and an oculus sinister side, at least one oculus dexter lens supported by the frame on the oculus dexter side, and at least one oculus sinister lens supported by the frame on the oculus sinister side, each of the at least one oculus dexter lens and the at least one sinister lens having an induced prism in a range between about 4 PD and about 22 PD and a lens power that is greater than about +4.00 diopters and less than about +20.00 diopters such that each of said lenses focuses at a distance that is greater than about 5 cm and less than about 25 cm, and at least one light source having a predetermined light strength oriented to project light to provide a predetermined lighted area in a predetermined field. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194067 | SPECTACLE LENS EVALUATING METHOD, SPECTACLE LENS DESIGNING METHOD USING SAME, SPECTACLE LENS MANUFACTURING METHOD, SPECTACLE LENS MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, AND SPECTACLE LENS - More appropriate evaluation, design, and manufacture are made feasible by taking visual functions into consideration more appropriately. In order to achieve this object, in the present invention, provided is a spectacle lens evaluation method for evaluating spectacle lenses using a visual acuity function, characterized in that the visual acuity function includes relative accommodation power as a factor, the relative accommodation power referring to the range expressed in terms of diopter in which distinct vision is achieved while maintaining convergence of a gaze point. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194068 | V-Shape Progressive Lens Design - Progressive lens designs are provided with various features relative to the corridor width, corridor length, and relative positioning of areas of maximum gradient power progression and maximum gradient, that differ from conventional progressive lens designs. Progressive lenses according to the invention may include a “V-shaped” cylinder map, a relatively low position of maximum gradient of power progression, and/or a large vertical separation between vertical position of maximal cylinder and vertical position of maximum gradient of power progression. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194069 | Multifocal Lens Having a Progressive Optical Power Region and Discontinuity - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a multifocal lens having a mostly spherical power region and a progressive optical power region. Embodiments of the present invention provide for the proper alignment and positioning of each of these regions, the amount of optical power provided by each of the regions, the optical design of the progressive optical power region, and the size and shape of each of the regions. The combination of these design parameters allows for an optical design having less unwanted astigmatism and distortion as well as both a wider channel width and a shorter channel length compared to conventional PALs. Embodiments of the present invention may also provide a new, inventive far-intermediate distance zone and may further provide for increased vertical stability of vision within a zone of the lens. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194070 | LENS ELEMENT WITH IMPROVED PRISMATIC POWER - A lens element for progressive spectacles. The lens element has at least one near viewing zone and a distance viewing zone which have different focusing powers. Further, the lens element has a predetermined prismatic power. Furthermore, a vertical component of the predetermined prismatic power is realized at a first point of the lens element, and a horizontal component of the predetermined prismatic power is realized at a second point of the lens element. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a lens element. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194071 | VARIABLE PRISM EYEGLASSES - The present invention is directed to an eyeglass device that has manually variable prisms to correct strabismus; that is, double vision. The variable prism eyeglasses consist of an eyeglass frame that holds two primary rings in position and provides baseline reference points for alignment. Prism lenses and corrective lenses fit inside the primary rings and allow the two prism lenses of each primary ring to rotate independently and to hold the corrective lens fixed in place relative to the primary rings. Detent channels on the upper surface and lower surface of the primary rings are the means by which the prisms are adjusted. Each prism lens is moved and positioned via a prism lens pin located in the base of each prism lens. The prism lens pins fit into the detents in the detent channels of the primary ring. The detent selected determines the amount of corrective power the prisms will produce. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194072 | COMPACT ADAPTIVE OPTIC-OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM - Badal Optometer and rotating cylinders are inserted in the AO-OCT to correct large spectacle aberrations such as myopia, hyperopic and astigmatism for ease of clinical use and reduction. Spherical mirrors in the sets of the telescope are rotated orthogonally to reduce aberrations and beam displacement caused by the scanners. This produces greatly reduced AO registration errors and improved AO performance to enable high order aberration correction in a patient eyes. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194073 | ATTACHMENT MODULE FOR A MICROSCOPE FOR OBSERVING THE FUNDUS OF THE EYE - Attachment module for a microscope, having an ophthalmoscopic lens ( | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194074 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBJECTIVE REFRACTION - An article for performing a subjective refraction includes a lens having a mean power that varies across the lens in a first direction and a cylindrical power that varies across the lens in a second direction, orthogonal to the first direction, wherein the mean power varies by four diopters or more and the cylindrical power varies by four diopters or more. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194075 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUAL FIELD MONITORING - Embodiments provide methods and systems for the modeling and analysis of visual fields. Methods for global and regional measurement of visual sensitivity and quantification of field loss are provided in accordance with various embodiments. Further embodiments provide systems and methods for the diagnosis of diseases affecting the visual field. In addition, embodiments provide methods and systems for measuring and quantifying the volume of the Hill of Vision for an individual subject. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194076 | Projector - Disclosed is a projector, the projector including a light source, an illumination unit illuminating light incident from the light source, and a display device enabling to realize an image by receiving the light irradiated from the illumination unit, and whose center is positioned at an axis different from an optical axis of the illumination unit. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194077 | Illuminating optical system for projector - An illuminating optical system for a projector including a light source and a plurality of display panels, includes a first integrator that includes a plurality of lens cells that divide a luminous flux emitted by the light source into a plurality of partial luminous fluxes and that condense the respective partial luminous fluxes, a second integrator that includes a plurality of lens cells on which the respective partial luminous fluxes are incident, a polarization converting element that uniformizes polarizing directions of the luminous fluxes having passed through the respective lens cells of the second integrator, and a color separating unit that separates each of the luminous fluxes from the polarization converting element into a plurality of color lights of different wavelengths. A field lens and a condenser lens are arranged between the polarization converting element and the color separating unit. The field lens superimposes, on the plurality of display panels, the luminous fluxes having passed through the respective lens cells of the first integrator. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194078 | Projector - A projector having a first lens array with a plurality of first lenses in a plane substantially orthogonal to an optical axis of the light beam from a light source that divides the light beam into a plurality of partial light beams, a second lens array having a plurality of second lenses corresponding to the plurality of first lenses, and a polarization converter that is disposed on a light beam emitting-side of the first lens array. A focal position in a first direction of the first lens is set in the vicinity of the second lens array in the optical direction of the light beam irradiated from the first lens. A focal position in the second direction of the first lens is set in the vicinity of the polarization converter in the optical direction of the light beam irradiated from the first lens. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194079 | HIGH EFFICIENCY PICO PROJECTOR APPARATUS - A high efficiency projector apparatus for projecting an image onto a surface, comprising a light source module including a first light source, a second light source, a first light-modulation lens and a second light-modulation lens, a first and a second modulated light being respectively generated after the first and second light source are modulated by the corresponding light-modulation lens; a dichroic combiner for generating a single first light path by combing the first and second modulated light, the first light path defining a first direction; a light beam homogenization means for inputting first light path to perform beam homogenization over the first light path; an illumination lens set for inputting the homogenized first light path and re-directing the first light path to a second light path; a reflection-type image generator for generating said image; a prism set for inputting said second light path and outputting the second light path onto the reflection-type image generator, wherein the reflection-type image generator reflects the second light path and forming a third light path carrying said image, the third light path being reflected by said prism set to forming a fourth light path; an image projection lens set disposed on the fourth light path for projecting said image onto the surface; wherein the light path generated by the second light source defines a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and, in respect to the second direction, the second light source is disposed in a space between the first light source and the image projection lens set, and wherein the light distributed on the light beam homogenization means are imaged conjugatedly on the image projection lens by the illumination lens according to a predetermined imaging relationship. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194080 | PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection type display apparatus including a light source device that includes a light source lamp; an image display element that forms an optical image by performing spatial light modulation on projected light from the light source lamp; and a projection optical system that projects the optical image. The light source device includes a reflector that supports the light source lamp; a cooling fan that generates cooling airflow; an annular duct that is attached to a periphery of the reflector and guides the cooling airflow generated by the cooling fan to the inside of the reflector; a rotating plate that is attached inside the duct so as to be capable of freely rotating about an optical axis and has a discharge opening for discharging the cooling airflow guided by the duct toward the light source lamp inside the reflector; and a posture control unit that controls the posture of the rotating plate such that the cooling airflow discharged from the discharge opening is guided to an upper face side of the light source lamp. If the projection type display apparatus is installed at any arbitrary angle from 0° to 360°, it is possible to cool the light source lamp appropriately, thereby achieving a reliable light source lamp having a long service life. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194081 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device includes an imager; a cooling portion which supplies an air drawn in from an outside of the projection display device to the imager through an air outlet; an air exhaust portion which discharges an air that has passed the imager to the outside of the projection display device; and a circuit board which is disposed at a position opposite to the air outlet with respect to the imager. In this arrangement, the circuit board is disposed at such a position that the circuit board is not overlapped above the imager, when viewed from an aligning direction of the air outlet and the imager. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194082 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM WITH REDUCED SPECKLE CONTRAST - The present disclosure describes, among other things, a reduced speckle contrast microelectromechanical system. One exemplary embodiment includes micromechanical structures configured to form a uniform reflective surface on a substrate, an elastic substance coupled to the substrate, and an energy source that applies a voltage to the elastic substance to alter the shape of the surface of the substrate, for example, by about 10% to about 25% of a wavelength of light projected onto the substrate at a frequency of at least 60 Hz. Another exemplary embodiment includes micromechanical structures formed on a surface of a substrate, a reflective diaphragm connected to the substrate, an elastic substance coupled to the diaphragm, and an energy source that applies a voltage to the elastic substance to vibrate the diaphragm at a frequency of at least 60 Hz. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194083 | Magnetically Actuated System - A magnetically actuated system includes a conductor and a magnetic field apparatus to generate a magnetic field. The magnetic field apparatus includes magnets and magnetically permeable materials to focus the magnetic field in areas of the conductor that produce a drive torque when the conductor carries a current. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194084 | FLUID HANDLING STRUCTURE, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A fluid handling structure for a lithographic apparatus, the fluid handling structure successively having, at a boundary from a space configured to comprise immersion fluid to a region external to the fluid handling structure: an extractor having at least one opening arranged in a first line that, in use, is directed towards a substrate and/or a table; and a liquid manipulator on a surface that, in use, faces the substrate and/or table to reduce the chance of droplets on the surface from coalescing. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194085 | Lithographic Apparatus, and Motor Cooling Device - A lithographic device includes a cooling device for removing heat from a motor. The cooling device has a cooling element provided in thermal contact with at least part of the motor. The cooling device further has a cooling duct assembly with a supply duct to supply a cooling fluid to the cooling element, and a discharge duct to discharge the cooling fluid from the cooling element. A pump causes the cooling fluid to flow through at least part of the cooling duct assembly. A flow control device controls a flow rate of the cooling fluid through at least part of the cooling duct assembly, to maintain a predetermined average temperature of the cooling fluid in the cooling element. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194086 | WAFER EDGE EXPOSURE MODULE - A wafer edge exposure module connected to a semiconductor wafer track system. The wafer edge exposure module includes a wafer spin device, an optical system, a scanner interface module, and a controller. The wafer spin device supports a wafer for processing. The optical system directs exposure light on a respective edge portion of the wafer simultaneously to create a dummy track on the edge of the wafer. The scanner interface module sends and/or receives dummy edge exposure information from a scanner via a computer network. The controller receives the dummy edge exposure information from the scanner interface module and uses the exposure information to control the optical system. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194087 | REFLECTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A reflective optical element e.g. for use in EUV lithography, configured for an operating wavelength in the soft X-ray or extreme ultraviolet wavelength range, includes a multilayer system ( | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194088 | Projection System, Lithographic Apparatus, Method of Projecting a Beam of Radiation onto a Target and Device Manufacturing Method - A projection system (PS) is provided that includes a sensor system ( | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194089 | OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH APERTURE DEVICE - An optical system has an aperture device having a multiplicity of aperture elements for the delimitation of the cross section of a ray bundle running through the optical system. The aperture device has a first aperture element, which is pivotable about a first rotation axis between an engagement position in the beam path of the optical system and a neutral position outside the beam path of the optical system and has a first aperture opening delimited by a first aperture edge. The aperture device also has at least one second aperture element, which is pivotable about a second rotation axis between an engagement position in the beam path of the optical system and a neutral position outside the beam path of the optical system and has a second aperture opening delimited by a second aperture edge. The second aperture opening is smaller than the first aperture opening. The aperture elements pivoted into the engagement position form an effective aperture opening. The aperture edges of aperture elements pivoted into the engagement position do not lie in a common plane. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194090 | OPTICAL RASTER ELEMENT, OPTICAL INTEGRATOR AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An optical raster element for an illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus includes an array of refractive optical elements extending on a planar or curved surface. At least two of the optical elements are arranged side by side along a reference direction with a pitch of less than 2 mm. They have a height perpendicular to the surface of less than 50 μm and a surface profile along the reference direction which includes a central section, two transition sections adjacent the central section and two end sections adjacent the transition sections. The curvatures in the two transition sections are greater than the curvatures in the central section and the end sections. The optical raster element is intended for being used as a first channel plate in an optical integrator (honeycomb condenser) and can reduce the maximum light intensities occurring in or behind the second channel plate. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194091 | LOW-CONTAMINATION OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT - An optical arrangement has a plurality of optical elements capable of transmitting a beam. A partial housing is provided which extends from a surface of an optical element in the direction of the beam emanating from the optical element, or of the beam incident on the optical element, and whose shape is adapted to the shape of the beam. The partial housing is surrounded at least partially by a measurement structure which is mechanically decoupled therefrom. The measurement structure has at least one sensor. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194092 | Substrate, an Inspection Apparatus, and a Lithographic Apparatus - A target for measuring an overlay error or a critical dimension of a substrate comprises a grating. In one example, lines of the grating are arranged at an angle of about 45° with respect to edges of the target. As a consequence, the diffraction order of the grating reflection has its sub-maxima not aligned along the line on which the other diffraction orders are positioned, and overlap of intensity with other diffraction orders is reduced | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194093 | POLARIZATION-INFLUENCING OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT AND AN OPTICAL SYSTEM OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A polarization-influencing optical arrangement includes a pair, which includes a first lambda/2 plate and a second lambda/2 plate. The first and second lambda/2 plates partially overlap each other forming an overlap region and at least one non-overlap region. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194094 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS WITH SUPPORT FOR AN OBJECT AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING SAME - A support structure for positioning an exchangeable object in a lithographic apparatus. The support structure has a chuck to support and clamp the object and an actuating structure. The actuating structure may have a first actuating structure (e.g., spring) and a second actuating structure (e.g., linear actuator). The first actuating structure is moveable relative to the chuck and is configured to move the second actuating structure between a first position in contact with a side of the object and a second position out of contact with the side of the object. The second actuating structure is configured to move at least a portion thereof relative to the first actuating structure between a first position in contact with the side of the object and a second position out of contact with the side of the object and to apply a pushing force to the side of the object. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194095 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND PHOTOMASK - The present invention provides an exposure apparatus for intermittently irradiating light from a light source to a TFT substrate through a photomask while conveying the TFT substrate in one direction, and forming an exposure pattern on the TFT substrate corresponding to a plurality of mask patterns formed on the photomask. On one surface of the photomask, electrode wiring patterns and signal wiring patterns requiring different resolutions are formed and an electrode wiring pattern group including a plurality of electrode wiring patterns and a signal wiring pattern group including a plurality of signal wiring patterns are formed in front and back in the conveying direction of the TFT substrate, and on the other surface of the photomask, micro-lenses which reduce and project the electrode wiring patterns requiring a high resolution onto the TFT substrate are formed. The photomask is disposed so that the micro-lenses face the TFT substrate. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194096 | LIQUID FILLED LENS ELEMENT, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS COMPRISING SUCH AN ELEMENT AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lens element, for use in a projection system, includes a concave side. The lens element further includes a membrane and a nozzle, the membrane at least covering the concave side of the lens element. The nozzle is arranged for supplying and/or removing a liquid and/or a gas in between the concave side and the membrane. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194097 | OPTICAL RANGING SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - An optical ranging sensor includes a light emitting unit for projecting a light beam on an object to be measured, a light receiving unit on which a light spot of reflected light of the light beam from the object is formed, and a processing circuit unit for processing output signals from the light receiving unit and detecting a distance to the object. The light receiving unit includes an effective light receiving part having light receiving cells arranged in matrix form in a first direction in which a position of the light spot moves as the object moves along a direction of an optical axis of the light emitting unit, and in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. A size of the effective light receiving part in the second direction is not smaller than a radius of the light spot but not larger than a diameter thereof. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194098 | BEAM IRRADIATION DEVICE - A beam irradiation device includes a laser light source which emits laser light; an actuator which causes the laser light to scan a targeted area; and a wiring portion which supplies a drive signal to the actuator. The actuator includes a first movable portion which is pivotally movable around a first axis, an optical element which is disposed on the first movable portion, and on which the laser light is entered, and a first coil which is disposed on the first movable portion. The wiring portion includes a wiring member which is electrically connected to the first coil, and has a spring property in a flexing direction. The wiring member is disposed at such a position as to urge the first movable portion toward a first scan start position around the first axis, using the spring property. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194099 | DISTANCE MEASURING SYSTEM AND DISTANCE MEASURING METHOD - A distance measuring system and a distance measuring method which use a time-of-flight (TOF) method. The distance measuring system obtains a reference light quantity of reflected light which is a cumulative light quantity of the reflected light during a reference period, obtains a measured light quantity of the reflected light which is a cumulative light quantity of the reflected light during a measurement period, and calculates, on the basis of a ratio of the measured light quantity of the reflected light to the reference light quantity of the reflected light and a ratio of the reflected light incident period to the reference period, a reflected light incident period that is a period which is included in the measurement period and during which the reflected light is incident upon photoelectric conversion elements of a light-receiving device. Then, the distance measuring system calculates the distance between the distance measuring system and an object on the basis of the reflected light incident period. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194100 | MULTISPECTRAL SENSOR - A multispectral sensor which includes a complementary metal oxide semiconductor substrate having a switching circuit, at least one antenna-receiving combination device for detecting terahertz radiation, at least one additional bolometer for detecting mid-range infrared radiation, and at least one diode for detecting radiation in the visible to near-infrared range. A multispectral imaging and/or spectroscopy system, a method for detecting and/or examining life forms, objects, and materials using such a system, and the use of such a sensor and system are also described. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194101 | SUPERSENSITIZATION OF DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD - An electron microscope, for observing a defect detected by an optical defect inspection device or an optical appearance inspection device, is configured in such a manner that an optical microscope for re-detecting the defect is mounted thereon, and that a polarization-distribution polarizer and a spatial filter are inserted into a pupil plane when the optical microscope is used to observe a dark field. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194102 | Fiber Optic Building Monitoring System - A building roof monitoring system that includes a fiber optic filament positioned between a water barrier layer (e.g., roof membrane) and a roof substrate layer of the building roof. The fiber optic filament may be part of a sensing layer that includes the fiber optic filament carried by a water transport layer configured to draw water coming into contact with the water transport layer into contact with the fiber optic filament. An optical analyzer injects laser light into the fiber optic filament and detects changes in propagation of the laser light through the fiber optic filament indicative of water coming in contact with the fiber optic filament to detect a roof leak. A response system including a controller, alarm or remote communication unit operatively connected to the optical analyzer responds to the roof leak detected by the optical analyzer. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194103 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND ALIGNING A FIRST COMPONENT AND A SECOND COMPONENT IN RELATION TO EACH OTHER - The invention relates to a device ( | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194104 | Device and method for optical parallel analysis of a sample arrangement and corresponding manufacturing method - A device and a method for optical parallel analysis of a sample arrangement. The device includes a system of sample areas provided on and/or in a front face of the carrier substrate for receiving a sample substance; a system of detector areas provided on and/or in a back face of the carrier substrate, each detector area being assigned to a corresponding sample area; and a system of optical devices, each optical system being assigned to a corresponding sample area and being designed in such a way that it deflects light beams, which the corresponding sample area in response to an optical excitation does not emit in the direction of a detector area assigned to it, in the direction of the detector area assigned to it and/or in the direction of a detector-free area on the back face of the carrier substrate. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194105 | OIL IN WATER ANALYZER - An oil in water analyzer for measuring the concentration of hydrocarbons in an effluent stream. The oil in water analyzer has a valve system for acquiring a sample from an effluent stream. An extraction device is used for mixing a known volume of a solvent and the sample to produce a hydrocarbon/solvent mixture. A second valve is used for transporting the hydrocarbon/solvent mixture to a spectroscopic cell. It is at the spectroscopic cell where the concentration of hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon/solvent mixture is evaluated. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194106 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PREPARE A SUBSTRATE FOR MOLECULAR DETECTION - An device for Raman spectroscopy such as surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is disclosed herein. Various embodiments may be utilized to prepare a SERS substrate using several deposition techniques such as pulsed laser deposition. Some embodiments optimize coverage, volume, or elements of SERS active metals. The method is a single step inexpensive method for preparing a SERS active substrate. In some embodiments a coating layer underneath the SERS active metals is utilized for additional enhancements. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194107 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING STRUCTURES - A technique facilitates the monitoring of elongate structures. An elongate structure is combined with an optical fiber deployed along the structure. An interrogation system is operatively joined with the optical fiber to input and monitor optical signals to determine any changes in parameters related to the structure. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194108 | Long Optical Path Gas Monitor - A long optical path gas monitor is open-typed or close-typed. The monitor includes an optical generation part and a signal processing part. Said optical generation part comprises an emitter, a receiver and multi-group concave mirrors or prisms used to form enough optical path between the emitter and the receiver. Said signal processing part includes an optical fiber ( | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194109 | Optical System - An optical instrument includes a controller and a field head arranged for measuring the refractive index of a medium, or a derivable quantity therefrom. The field head includes a measurement prism having a medium-boundary surface, a first wave guide for providing broad-band light from a broad band light source, a dispersive element for dispersing the broad-band light into at least one component light beam of plural component light beams, so that each incident component light beam has a differently directed propagation path and at least one different wave length, and a condenser for collecting at least one component light beam reflected at the medium-boundary surface into a second wave guide. The dispersive element is arranged to direct at least one component light beam into a critical angle of total reflection from the boundary surface, and at least other light beam component into an angle leading into the condenser arranged to collect at least one other component light beam to be passed to a spectrometer. The controller of a field head includes a light source for providing poly-chromatic light into a first wave guide for forming a plurality of component light beams to propagate in the field head and a spectrometer for spectrum analysis of light inputted via at least one input wave guide from the field head. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194110 | SPRAY-INSPECTION MACHINE AND METHOD FOR AN ASSEMBLY LINE FOR ASSEMBLING FLUID SPRAY DEVICES - A spray-inspection machine for an assembly line for assembling a fluid spray device, the machine comprising: a support receiving at least one fluid spray device taken directly from the assembly line; an actuator system for actuating a fluid spray device of said support and for creating a fluid spray; determination means for determining real parameters of said spray created by said actuator system; and analyzer means for analyzing said real parameters, said analyzer means comparing said real parameters with pre-determined parameters, wherein said analyzer means determine parameters relating to spray shape and/or particle size and/or particle density and/or particle-size distribution and/or particle speed. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194111 | SMOKE DETECTOR - This smoke detector is provided with: a plurality of light emitting devices which emit light beams of mutually different wavelengths; and a plurality of scattered light receiving sections which receive, at a different scattering angle for each light beam of the respective wavelengths, scattered light generated due to the plurality of light beams emitted simultaneously from these light emitting devices impinging on smoke. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194112 | SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER ALIGNMENT MARKERS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Semiconductor wafer alignment markers and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A wafer in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a wafer substrate having an alignment marker that includes a first structure and a second structure, each having a pitch, with first features and second features positioned within the pitch. The first features are positioned to generate first phase portions of an interference pattern, with at least one of the first features having a width different than another of the first features in the pitch, and with the second features positioned to generate second phase portions of the interference pattern, with the second phase portions having a second phase opposite the first phase, and with at least one of the second features having a width different than that of another of the second features in the pitch. The pitch for the first structure is different than the pitch for the second structure. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194113 | THIN-FILM INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD - An object is to reduce the effect of a film thickness variation on the substrate surface of a thin film and improve the measuring accuracy. Provided are a light source that radiates single-wavelength light to an inspection-target substrate (W), which is formed by forming a thin film on a glass substrate from the glass substrate side; a light receiving element that is disposed such that the light receiving axis intersects with the optical axis of illumination light emitted from the light source at a predetermined inclination angle and that receives diffused transmitted light that has been transmitted through the inspection-target substrate W; and a computer ( | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194114 | LIGHT ABSORBANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - Methods and apparatuses for measuring a light absorbance are provided. The method measures light absorbance of at least one detection chamber of a microfluidic device, including the detection chamber and at least one reference chamber. The detection chamber may accommodate a test subject. The method includes detecting a plurality of reference transmitted light intensities for the at least one reference chamber and estimating a value between the plurality of reference transmitted light intensities through nonlinear approximation. The estimated value is then applied to light absorbance measurement of the detection chamber to reduce a light absorbance error of the detection chamber. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194115 | Devices for Optochemical Detecting of Vapors and Particulates using Porous Photonic Crystals Infiltrated with Sensory Emissive Organics - An optochemical detector for detecting various chemical compounds and comprising a flow cell incorporating the sensory element constructed of an organic-inorganic emissive nanocomposite which luminescence spectral response is specific to exposed target vapors and particulates. The change in the luminescent spectral response is measured during this exposure. The detector is equipped with air-jet sampling system functioning in real-time mode for delivery of vapors and particulates to sensory element. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194116 | MEASURING CHIP INSTALLATION/REMOVAL DEVICE, SPR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AND MEASURING CHIP INSTALLATION/REMOVAL METHOD - A measuring chip installation/removal device of the present invention secures and removes a measuring chip to and from the top surface of an SPR measurement device that measures a specimen in the measuring chip by surface plasmon resonance. The measuring chip installation/removal device includes: a chip carrier on which the measuring chip is mounted; a chip carrier guide that guides the chip carrier on the top surface; and a first magnet provided in the chip carrier, and a second magnet is provided in the chip carrier guide. Orientation of a magnetic force received by the first magnet from the second magnet is reversed by displacing the chip carrier guide, so that the chip carrier is secured to or removed from the top surface. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194117 | MIRROR-TILT-INSENSITIVE FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETER - Methods and designs for providing reduced sensitivity to mirror tilt in Fourier transform spectrometers are disclosed. According to an embodiment for two-directional tilt compensation, the FT spectrometer can include a beam splitter positioned to receive an incoming beam from a light source and split the incoming beam into a first sub-beam and a second sub-beam, a corner-cube retroreflector positioned to receive the first sub-beam from the beam splitter, a dual reflective mirror positioned to receive the first sub-beam from the corner-cube retroreflector at one surface and the second sub-beam at the other surface. An optical path delay can be created using a set of mirrors, tilting the beam splitter and/or a glass cube. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194118 | WAVELENGTH VARIABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL SENSOR, ANALYZER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING WAVELENGTH VARIABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER - A wavelength variable interference filter includes: a first substrate which has a light transmissive property; a second substrate which has a light transmissive property and is disposed to face one surface of the first substrate and is bonded thereto; a first reflection film which is provided on the first substrate; a second reflection film which is provided on the second substrate; and a variable section which varies the gap; wherein the second substrate includes: a first layer which has a movable section; and a second layer which is laminated to a surface of the first layer facing the first substrate, is formed in a plate shape with a uniform thickness, and has a support section configured to displaceably support the movable section; and the first layer is not laminated to at least a region overlapping with the support section in the planar view. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194119 | SOLID-STATE LASER GYRO OPTICALLY ACTIVE THROUGH ALTERNATING BIAS - The field of the invention is that of solid-state laser gyros used for the measurements of rotation speed or relative angular positions. This type of equipment is notably used for aeronautical applications. The object of the invention is to complete the optical devices necessary to control the instability of lasers by specific optical devices enabling elimination of the dead zone and of population inversion gratings exiting in the amplifying medium. An “all optical” solid-state laser is hence obtained without moveable parts, stable and without a dead zone. To this end, the laser gyro according to the invention comprises notably and optical assembly enabling a nonreciprocal optical phase-shift to be introduced between the counterpropagating modes; and control means allowing the phase-shift amplitude to be varied periodically around a mean value that is very approximately zero. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194120 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PHASE MEASUREMENT - The present invention relates to the field of phase measurement, particularly optical phase measurement. In one form, the invention relates to a method and device for measuring the phase between distinct signals by converting phase variations between the signals into amplitude variations. In one embodiment the invention provides a method of arranging the structure of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional crystal to measure the phase between signals, comprising the steps of (i) providing a respective waveguide for each signal and (ii) providing a micro-cavity array arranged to provide a resonance output in response to the phase of the signals. The invention has application to a wide range of apparatus and devices across many industries including communications, food technology, pharmacology, medicine and biology. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194121 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CONTOUR DATA AND/OR OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMITRANSPARENT OBJECT - A method for detecting contour data of a three-dimensional object, where a grid of illumination points of a multi-point illumination is projected onto the object using an optical device and the illumination points are then projected back onto a sensor containing pixels. In order to improve signal-noise ratio and reduce background signal, it is proposed that a grid of illumination points of at least two multi-point illuminations are projected onto the object, that the beams of the illuminating points of are modulated in intensity and that a frequency-selective and/or phase-selective detection is performed of mutually associated first and second illumination points back-projected onto the sensor. The first illumination points derive from a first of the multipoint illuminations and the second illumination points derive from a second of the multipoint illuminations. Differences in intensity and/or frequency of the measurement signals of adjacent pixels of the sensor on which the mutually associated first and second image points are depicted are evaluated for the purposes of determining the contour data. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194122 | CLEARANCE AND WEAR DETERMINATION APPARATUS - Apparatus is provided for determining the clearance between a member and a casing surface over and relative to which the member moves, e.g. in a gas turbine engine. The apparatus includes a main waveguide and a reference element that is provided at a position intermediate the proximal and distal ends, or at the distal end, of the waveguide. The transmitter/receiver is arranged to transmit an electromagnetic signal through the main waveguide and receive (i) a first portion of the electromagnetic signal reflected from the reference element, (ii) a second portion of the electromagnetic signal reflected from the casing surface, and (iii) a third portion of the electromagnetic signal reflected from the member, allowing the relative positioning of the reference element, the casing surface and the member to be simultaneously determined. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194123 | PRINTER THAT SUPPORTS DRIVERLESS PRINTING - The disclosed embodiments provide a printer that facilitates driverless printing. This printer includes a discovery component which is configured to communicate with a client to facilitate selection of the printer by the client. This discovery component is also configured to provide capability information for the printer to the client. The printer also includes a transport component which is configured to receive printer data from the client, and a page-description-language component which is configured to print the printer data received from the client. Note that the capability information provided to the client enables the client to generate the printer data for the selected printer without the need for the client to maintain printer-specific software or printer-specific configuration information for the selected printer. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194124 | DATA FORMATS TO SUPPORT DRIVERLESS PRINTING - The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that facilitates driverless printing. More specifically, the disclosed embodiments relate to a computer-readable storage medium which stores a data structure that facilitates driverless printing, wherein the data structure specifies the following capabilities which are supported by a printer: resolutions; color spaces; bit depths; input slots; face-up/face-down input orientation; output bins; face-up/face-down output orientation; duplex printing support; media types; copy support; supported finishings; and print quality. Note that this data structure enables a client to generate printer data for the printer without the need for the client to maintain printer-specific software or printer-specific configuration information for the printer. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194125 | DISTRIBUTED DATA FLOW FOR PAGE PARALLEL IMAGE PROCESSING WITHIN PRINTING SYSTEMS - A system renders print jobs via a marking engine. A raster image processor receives the job from the input module and renders it to one or more raster images. One or more contone image processors receive the one or more raster images to perform cross-channel image processing to render the raster images into a form compatible with the marking engine, wherein the output is partially sub-partitioned by color separation. An image refactoring and distribution network completes the sub-partitioning by separation of the rendered contone raster images by color separation and distributes each color sub-partition to a marker channel module specific to each color sub-partition. A marking engine receives the color sub-partitioned image data, marks the image onto a substrate and outputs a hardcopy of the image. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194126 | TRANSCODING RUN LENGTH LIMITED DATASTREAMS FOR OBJECT LEVEL HALFTONING - Methods and systems for transcoding continuous tone Run Length Limited (RLL) encoded datastreams for including information for identifying halftone screens within the datastream are disclosed. Sequential packets comprising headers and bitmap data are identified within the datastream. Halftone screens associated with bitmap data within the packets are identified and merged into the packets to generate a modified RLL output. | 2011-08-11 |
| 20110194127 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a control unit and an output unit. The control unit includes an image output unit that arranges an image read by reading processing in an area shifted in a certain direction in a display area in which read image on which reading processing is performed by an image reading apparatus is displayed, and outputs the image to the output unit. | 2011-08-11 |
