42nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100265504 | OPTICAL DEVICE WITH SUPERIMPOSED PHOTONIC CIRCUITS FOR COUPLING TO ONE OR MORE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES - Said device comprises a substrate ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100265505 | LASER BEAM IMAGE CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT - An apparatus and method for providing image contrast enhancement is disclosed. A mobile object is equipped with a laser source, polarization filter, and imaging apparatus. The reflection of the laser source output passes through the filter and is received by the imaging apparatus. If the output of the laser source impinges a metallic marker plate located at a pre-determined location, the filter decreases the intensity level of image components not associated with the reflection of the laser source output. The imaging apparatus uses such filtered image components to determine the position and/or orientation of the mobile object. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265506 | Inspection Method and Apparatus, Lithographic Apparatus, Lithographic Processing Cell and Device Manufacturing Method - An overlay error between two successive layers produced by a lithographic process on a substrate is determined by using the lithographic process to form at least one periodic structure of a same pitch on each of the layers. One or more overlaid pairs of the periodic structures are formed in parallel, but offset relative to each other. A spectrum, produced by directing a beam of radiation onto the one or more pairs of periodic structures is measured. One or more portions of the spectrum are determined in which the relationship between the offset between the one or more pairs of periodic structures and the resultant variation in measured intensity of the spectrum at the one or more portions is more linear than the relationship outside the one or more portions. The offset between the one or more pairs of periodic structures on the basis of intensity measurements of the spectrum in the one or more portions of the spectrum is determined and used to determine the overlay error. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265507 | INJECTION MOLDED MICROLENSES FOR OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS - Disclosed are a microlens array, and a method of positioning and aligning the microlens array on another device. Generally, the microlens array comprises an array of injection molded microlens elements, and a supporting flange. Each of the microlens elements has a generally spheroid or spherical shape, and the supporting flange connects together the array of microlens elements to facilitate positioning that array of lenses on a printed circuit board, semiconductor package or wafer. This array is well suited for use with vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs); and, in particular, the preferred embodiment of the invention addresses the problem of VCSEL laser array alignment by using arrays of microlenses elements fabricated by injection molding. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265508 | Soot Number Determining Device and Method for Determining a Soot Number - A soot number determining device has an intake line for taking in a soot-containing gas through a filter paper that has been introduced into the intake line. A transport apparatus transports a soot spot, which is produced at an intake position by virtue of the gas being taken in on the filter paper, by transporting the filter paper further to an evaluation position. A device is used to determine the extent of blackening of the filter paper. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265509 | In situ optical computation fluid analysis system and method - A multivariate optical element (MOE) calculation device is used in an apparatus for determining a property of petroleum in real time flowing in a pipe in petroleum field stream pipes or pipe line. Multiple apparatuses are provided for determining the amount of each of a plurality of properties. An internal reflectance element (IRE) is used to determine the property of the petroleum from a surface of the petroleum flowing in a pipe. A cleaning apparatus is provided to clean the surface of the IRE in the pipe and a turbulence generator is provided in the pipe to insure homogeneity of the petroleum being analyzed prior to analysis. A bellows may be provided the apparatus housing to compensate for pressure differentials between the housing and the flowing petroleum in the pipe. Various embodiments are disclosed. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265510 | Device for recognizing and reporting fire phenomena with combustible materials - A device for detecting and reporting fire phenomena, particularly sparks in a gas stream that might be charged with solid particles and flows through a conveyance line uses a displacement body that extends longitudinally in the flow direction of the conveyance line. The displacement body is disposed on a shaft, and a deflector is disposed at one end of the displacement body, in front of a light-permeable ring, in the interior of which a reflector is disposed. By way of an adjustable mirror at the other end in the interior of the displacement body, a signal is reflected into the interior of the shaft. The device also includes an optical reception unit and an evaluation unit at the end of the shaft. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265511 | SYSTEM FOR FOURIER DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging method which can image with micrometer-scale resolution up to a few millimeters deep into, for example, living biological tissues and preserved tissue samples. An improved apparatus and image reconstruction algorithm for parallel Fourier Domain OCT which greatly eases requirements for interferometer stability and also allows for more efficient parallel image acquisition is provided. The apparatuses and algorithms reconstruct images from interfered, low-coherence, multiwave length signals having a .pi. radian phase difference relative to one another. Other numbers of signals and other phase differences may be alternatively used, with some combinations resulting in higher resolution and image stability. The apparatus also eliminates a need for bulk optics to modulate a phase delay in a reference arm of the optical path. Images may be reconstructed using two spectrometers, where each is coupled to a detector array such as a photodiode array. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265512 | OPTO-MECHANICAL OPTICAL PATH RETARDATION MULTIPLIER FOR OPTICAL MEMS APPLICATIONS - An optical Micro Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) device provides an optical path retardation multiplier. The MEMS device includes a moveable corner cube reflector, a fixed minor and a MEMS actuator. The moveable corner cube reflector is optically coupled to receive an incident beam and reflect the incident beam through 180 degrees towards the fixed mirror. The fixed minor is optically coupled to reflect a reflected beam back towards the moveable corner cube reflector along a reverse path of the incident beam. The MEMS actuator is coupled to the moveable corner cube reflector to cause a displacement of the moveable corner cube reflector to extend an optical path length of the reflected beam. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265513 | Solid-state multioscillator ring laser gyro using a <100>-cut crystalline gain medium - A multioscillator ring laser gyro includes an optical ring cavity, a solid-state amplifying medium and a measurement device arranged in such a way that a first linearly polarized propagation mode and a second linearly polarized propagation mode, perpendicular to the first mode, propagate in a first direction in the cavity and in such a way that a third linearly polarized propagation mode parallel to the first mode and a fourth linearly polarized propagation mode parallel to the second mode propagate in the opposite direction. The amplifying medium is a crystal of cubic symmetry having an entry face and an exit face, the crystal being cut so that said faces are approximately perpendicular to the <100> crystallographic direction, the various modes propagating in directions approximately perpendicular to said faces. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265514 | ALL-OPTICAL FIBER INTERFEROMETER - A compact and stable interferometer is easily built only with fusion splices. The air-holes of a microstructured fiber are intentionally collapsed in the vicinity of the splices and this broadens the propagating optical mode, allowing coupling from core to cladding modes. The transmission spectrum is sinusoidal and of single frequency, indicating predominant interference between the fundamental core mode ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100265515 | MEASUREMENT METHOD, MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - A measurement method of measuring a wavefront aberration of an optical system to be measured, comprising a first measurement step of measuring wavefronts of the optical system to be measured with respect to linearly polarized light beams along at least three different azimuths, a first calculation step of calculating a wavefront of the optical system to be measured with respect to non-polarized light and a birefringent characteristic of the optical system to be measured, based on the wavefronts of the optical system to be measured, which are measured in the first measurement step, and a second calculation step of calculating a wavefront of the optical system to be measured with respect to arbitrary polarized light, based on the wavefront and the birefringent characteristic of the optical system to be measured, which are calculated in the first calculation step. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265516 | INTERFEROMETER AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CHARACTERISTICS OF OPTICALLY UNRESOLVED SURFACE FEATURES - Disclosed is an interferometry analysis method that includes comparing information derivable from multiple interferometry signals corresponding to different surface locations of a test object to information corresponding to multiple models of the test object, wherein the multiple models are parametrized by a series of characteristics that relate to one or more under-resolved lateral features of the test object; and outputting information about the under-resolved surface feature based on the comparison. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265517 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS - The three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus includes a light source; a beam splitter to split illumination light from the light source; a target object to be measured, having a height difference between the highest point and the lowest point; a reference mirror, on which another beam emitted from the beam splitter is irradiated; a light detecting element to detect an interference pattern generated by the interference of an object beam reflected by the surface of the target object and a reference beam reflected by the surface of the reference mirror; and a control computer to process an image detected by the light detecting element, wherein a subsidiary reference beam generating unit to change the optical path of the beam from the beam splitter to generate a subsidiary reference beam is provided between the beam splitter and the reference mirror. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265518 | Back Quartersphere Scattered Light Analysis - A surface inspection system includes a beam source subsystem, a beam scanning subsystem, a workpiece movement subsystem, an optical collection and detection subsystem, and a processing subsystem. The optical collection and detection system features back collectors disposed in the back quartersphere, outside the incident plane, for collecting light scattered from the surface of the workpiece. The back collectors are disposed at a relative minimum in the portion of scattered light attributable to haze relative to the portion of scattered light attributable to defect scatter portion, or, alternatively, at a relative minimum in the Rayleigh scatter. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265519 | DISPLACEMENT SENSOR - A displacement is accurately measured at high speed to a measurement object having various surface states. In a displacement sensor including a confocal optical system in which an objective lens is moved along an optical axis, light emitted from a laser diode is formed into a slit beam by a cylindrical lens, a Y-axis side orthogonal to the optical axis is narrowed such that the light is collected on a surface of a measurement object, and an X-axis orthogonal to the optical axis is elongated in order to average a component of the light reflected from the surface. A photodiode receives the light reflected from the surface of the measurement object through an opening disposed in a position of conjugation with the laser diode. The opening is formed into a slit shape that is short in the Y-axis while being long in the X-axis. The displacement of the surface is measured from a position of the objective lens when a light receiving signal becomes the maximum. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265520 | PRINT OUTPUT CONTROL MEANS - When printing an electronic map displayed on a display device on a surface of a medium, a user-friendly medium and print output thereof can be realized by superimposing and printing a dot pattern signifying XY coordinate values and/or code values. The print output control unit displays on the display device information of an electronic map defined by latitude and longitude downloaded from a server via a network or read from a storage medium, converts the latitude and longitude which indicate a location in the information of the electronic map into XY coordinate values in accordance with a predetermined scale size, stores the latitude and longitude and the XY coordinate values by correlating the same in a storage unit, and superimposes and prints a dot pattern where the XY coordinate values are patterned as a dot code, according to the scale size, on a medium on which the electronic map is printed. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265521 | Multipass colour printing - Disclosed is a system for printing an image comprising a plurality of pixels, the system comprising: a carriage arranged to make a plurality of passes along a scanning axis with respect to a print medium; a plurality of printheads mounted on the carriage, each printhead corresponding to a different ink colour and comprising at least one ejection nozzle; and, a print controller configured to receive data defining for each pass zero or more locations at which to deposit each of the ink colours to produce each pixel; wherein the data is such that for at least one pixel, at least one of the ink colours is deposited at substantially more locations on one pass relative to the other passes. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265522 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING A TINT OF A SPOT COLOR - Systems and methods are provided for rendering tints of spot color objects or target colors between a spot color and a second color in image forming devices. In particular the systems and method provided allow for a sweep of a spot color to be rendered accurately, without discontinuities when transitioning from the tint to the solid spot color. The systems and method will prevent discontinuities even if the solid spot color has been modified by a user. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265523 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes: a determination unit that determines whether or not color materials for image data, more than a predetermined number of color materials, are used for a rim portion of a recording medium to which an image is to be outputted; and a controller that, in correspondence with a result of determination by the determination unit, performs control so as to change the number of color materials used for at least the rim portion of the recording medium to which the image is outputted, to a predetermined or smaller number of color materials, and form the image on the recording medium. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265524 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a plurality of device link profiles corresponding to a combination of color space information of an input device, a viewing condition, and a color conversion method. The image processing apparatus determines whether the stored device link profiles are to be used according to the set color conversion method. If it is determined that the device link profiles are to be used, the image processing apparatus selects one of the plurality of device link profiles according to the color space information of the input device. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265525 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: a color-data acquiring unit configured to acquire, for each of plural kinds of color components for defining colors of respective plural pixels that form image data, color data of the respective plural kinds of color components; plural compression processing units separately provided in association with the respective plural kinds of color components and configured to compress in order, for each of the color components, the color data of the color components acquired by the color-data acquiring unit according to arraying order of the color data in the image data; a packed-data generating unit configured to generate, for each of the color components, packed data as data packaged in the order of the compression by the compression processing unit while associating a predetermined volume of compressed data in which the data is arrayed in the order of the compression by the respective plural compression processing units and identification information indicating the color components corresponding to the compressed data; and a combined-compressed-data output unit configured to output combined compressed data obtained by combining a plurality of the packed data of the color components generated by the packed-data generating unit such that the packed data is arrayed in the order of the generation. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265526 | Electronic album image forming apparatus - Provided is an electronic album image forming apparatus having a scanner function, which includes an electronic album unit for displaying, selecting and editing a digital image; a print unit for printing a digital image selected in the electronic album unit; and a scan unit for scanning an original document and converting it into a digital image. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265527 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Color production with high chroma in a low lightness portion is realized by using an appropriate complementary color ink to a particular color ink reproducing the low lightness portion. More specially the device secondary color G-K is reproduced with ink of the pure color component composed of the color mixture of the particular color G ink and the basic color Y ink to tone the particular color G ink. In addition, as complementary color components, the particular color R ink and K ink are used. Thereby, the reproduction line is substantially linear from the device secondary color G point to the device K point. In color reproduction at the dark portion of the color on the G-K line, sufficient chroma can be obtained. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265528 | Network print system, server computer used for the print system, recording medium recording program and recording medium recording printer driver - A server computer executes a program including: the step of receiving and storing install information, when a universal printer driver is installed in a client computer; the step of simultaneous broadcast transmission, to search for MFPs on a network; the step of storing MFP information based on responses to the simultaneous broadcast from the MFPs; and the step of storing, when a request for limiting use of MFPs is issued, information of MFPs of which use is limited. When the universal printer driver is activated in the client computer, printing is done by a usable MFP, in accordance with the information of MFPs of which use is limited, stored in the server. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265529 | CONTROL FOR DISPLAY OF MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF A PRINTABLE DOCUMENT FOR LOCKED PRINT - An approach is provided for implementing locked printing on a printing device with control of the display of multiple versions of locked print data. The printing device includes a locked print process that determines whether the names of two or more locked print jobs stored at the printing device are the same. In response to determining that the respective names of the print jobs are the same, the locked print process causes to be displayed, on the user interface, a group print job name representing the two or more print jobs, instead of causing to be displayed the names of the print jobs individually. Embodiments also include printing the print data of a selected print job when a user requests that the print data associated with the group print job name be printed, and allowing a user to view the print jobs associated with the group print job name. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265530 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form images based on image data transmitted from information processing apparatus of users including registered users and unregistered users; a setting unit configured to set permission information for each user based on a log of the image forming and limit information; a first judging unit configured to determine whether user identification information is attached to image data; a second judging unit configured to determine, based on the permission information that is set for an unregistered user, whether to permit execution of image forming of the image data, when the first judging unit determines that the user identification information is not attached to the image data. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265531 | SECURE PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTER DRIVER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus at first stores only a process request of a secure print job and authentication information relating to the secure print job which take up only a tiny part of a storage area of a job. Upon receiving operation information indicating the authentication information stored in the job memory, the image forming apparatus receives a print data relating to the secure print job associated with the authentication information from a user terminal and prints it. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265532 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus which is capable of realizing security improvements without degrading the usability. A user is authenticated, and an operation screen accepting an operation input from the user is displayed. A job is executed according to an instruction of the user authenticated by the user authenticating unit. It is determined whether or not the job of which execution is instructed by the user, is being executed when the user authenticating unit authenticates the user. A first operation screen through which the user inputs an instruction for the job in execution is displayed when the job executing unit is executing the job, of which execution is instructed by the user, whereas another operation screen through which another user inputs an instruction for another job is displayed when not. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265533 | IMAGE TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING IMAGE - An image transmitting device for transmitting an image from an image source device to an image output device includes a second connecting interface, an image receiver, a first memory, a wireless transmitter, a processor, and a switch. The image source device includes a first connecting interface, and the image output device includes a wireless receiver. The second connecting interface is connected to the first connecting interface by a cable. The image receiver is used for receiving the image from the image source device. The first memory is used for storing the image received by the image receiver. The wireless transmitter is used for communicating with the wireless receiver and for transmitting the image from the first memory to the image output device. The switch is used for switching on or off the second connecting interface and for driving the processor to switch on or off the image receiver. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265534 | VISUALIZER AND JOB CONTROL DIRECTOR FOR PRINTING SYSTEMS - A system is utilized to view and configure one or more print job scenarios within a print system. A preference module allows a user to select one or more preferences related to a print job in view of a job set and one or more limitations related to hardware within the print system. A rules component creates one or more rules for use within the print system to output a hard copy based at least in part upon the preferences selected via the preference module. A scheduler receives one or more rules from the rules component and configures the print system to execute the print job according to the preferences and/or the rules. A visualizer displays a scenario associated with each print system configuration, wherein the preferences and the rules can be edited to create one or more scenarios for execution of the print job. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265535 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING GREETING CARDS DISTRIBUTED WITH ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS AS PICK TICKETS - A method, system and apparatus enables on-line selection and personalization of greeting cards over a computer network. The printed personalized greeting card can be shipped alone, or in conjunction other items as a single entity, and serves as any of: 1) a direct source of information for generating a shipping label or an intermediate document used for matching/picking multiple items, 2) as a reference to a file containing data defining the shipping label or packing list used for matching/picking multiple items, 3) as the source of information for generating any of a gift card, gift certificate or addressed envelope that is matched/packaged with the card, 4) as a reference to a data file containing information for enabling generation of a gift card or gift certificate that is matched/packaged with the card, and/or 5) as the actual medium on which the recipient/shipping address is printed. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265536 | Image processing method and image processing device - An image processing method for managing output jobs that are output to a plurality of logical devices includes: a storing step for storing the output job in a storing part for each plurality of logical devices; an output job managing step for managing the output job stored in the storing part; a grouped information selecting step for selecting grouped information for grouping the output job; and a display control step for displaying the output job stored in the storing part in a grouped manner based on the grouped information. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265537 | PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS (PCI-E) SIGNAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A PCI-E signal transmission apparatus and an image forming apparatus using the same are provided. The PCI-E signal transmission apparatus includes a controller board, and at least one unit board which is connected to the controller board through a differential signal transmission cable, which uses a PCI-E protocol, to transceive data. Therefore, it is possible to transmit a signal using an inexpensive cable at a high speed. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265538 | COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STATUS INDICATION AND A COMPUTER TO DISPLAY THE STATUS - A computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions to control a computer connected with a communication device is provided. The computer readable instructions control the computer to execute steps of storing correspondence information, which defines correspondence between types of a plurality of functions in the communication device and contents of status information indicating possible conditions of the communication device, detecting a type of a function activated in the communication device amongst the plurality of functions, receiving status information transmitted from the communication device, extracting content of the status information corresponding to the detected type of the function with reference to the stored correspondence information, rearranging a display order to have the extracted content of the status information in a higher position within the contents of the received status information, and displaying the received contents of the status information in the rearranged order in a display unit. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265539 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus and print control apparatus exchange and acquire unique apparatus information. The print control apparatus determines whether it can process data received from an information processing apparatus. When the print control apparatus determines that it cannot process the data, it transfers the data to the printing apparatus based on the acquired apparatus information, and notifies the information processing apparatus that the print control apparatus has not processed the data. The printing apparatus determines whether it can process data received from the information processing apparatus. When the printing apparatus determines that it cannot process the data, it transfers the data to the print control apparatus based on the acquired apparatus information, and notifies the information processing apparatus that the printing apparatus has not processed the data. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265540 | PRINTING SYSTEM, SCREEN GENERATION METHOD OF USER INTERFACE OF PRINTER DRIVER EXECUTED IN PRINTING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus and print control apparatus acquire apparatus information required to specify each other's apparatuses by exchanging them. An information processing apparatus determines with reference to a database which stores data to be set in a printer driver and information indicating acquisition source of the data in association with each other whether data to be set in the printer driver is acquired from the printing apparatus or print control apparatus. The information processing apparatus acquires data from the determined printing apparatus or print control apparatus and causes the acquired data to be reflected in the settings of the printer driver. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265541 | Output Instruction Apparatus and Output Instruction Program - A computer readable recording medium storing an output instruction program for giving output instructions to multiple types of devices, wherein the output instruction program causes a computer to function as a control section which: displays an output setting screen divided into a common setting area for setting a common items common to the multiple types of devices, and an individual setting area for each device type for setting individual items set for each device type, when the output setting screen for setting an output conditions for the multiple types of devices is displayed on the display section; and, generates the output setting information which applies the output conditions set in the common setting area to all the device types, and applies the output conditions set in the individual setting area of each device type to the each device type. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265542 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The invention provides an image processing device capable of restarting a print job in process without involving a user when a network interruption in the course of receiving the print job is reconnected. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265543 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME AND PROGRAM OF THE SAME - An image forming apparatus comprises a reception unit configured to receive the print job from the external apparatus, a unit configured to spool the received print job, a development unit configured to develop the spooled print job to a printable data, a unit configured to detect network disruption in the network, and a control unit configured to, in a case of detecting the network disruption in the middle of spooling and developing the received print job, stop the development of the print job for a stop state and set a subsequent print job which is not in the stop state as an object of the development. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265544 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD AND PRINTER DRIVER - When a user activates a printer driver recorded in a memory of an information processing apparatus, a setting screen to configure operation setting for the printer driver's matching image forming apparatus is displayed on a display of the information processing apparatus, and in the setting screen, an instruction portion to give an instruction to show the documents stored in a memory area of the image forming apparatus is shown. And when the user gives an instruction by using the instruction portion, a request to show the documents is transmitted to the image forming apparatus. Receiving the request, the image forming apparatus returns to the information processing apparatus, reference information to select a document among those stored in the memory area. And then, a selection screen to select a document among those stored therein is displayed on the display, based on the reference information received from the image forming apparatus. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265545 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - The objective of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus that can perform selective processing for a plurality of images stored in a multi-image file. To achieve this objective, the image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a designation unit for designating an image file; a determination unit for determining whether the file designated by the designation unit is a multi-image file; an image information analyzing unit for analyzing image information, stored in the image file designated by the designation unit, when the designated image file is determined to be a multi-image file; a switching unit for switching between user selection and automatic selection of a multi-image file image to be output target; an image information notification unit; an output range designation unit; an output form designation unit; and an output unit. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265546 | PRINT CONTROL PROGRAM, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND PRINTING SYSTEM - If, in the printing window displayed on the display according to the printer driver, the information processor is instructed to start printing, the control unit activates a program, displaying the main setting window at the front of the display. The main setting window shows images of resource saving buttons and a start decision button. Each of the resource saving buttons enables a user to select a printing function that can contribute to a resource saving more effectively than the already selected printing function or functions. The start decision button enables the user to decisively instruct the information processor to start the printing. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265547 | PROCESSING CONDITION SETTING DEVICE AND PROCESSING CONDITION SETTING METHOD - A processing condition setting device for setting a processing condition in an image processing apparatus comprises a history storage section storing a plurality of previous setting details includes a combination of a plurality of setting conditions in correlation with processing objects, a first display section displaying processing objects stored in history storage section, a candidate selecting section selecting as a setting candidate setting details corresponding to processing object, which is selected from processing objects displayed by first display section, from plurality of previous setting details stored in history storage section, a second display section displaying setting candidates selected on basis of selected processing object by candidate selecting section, and a history updating section storing setting details of process, which is performed in a state where one setting candidate is selected from setting candidates displayed by second display section, in history storage section. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265548 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing apparatus, which performs an error diffusion on M-value image data with an error weight matrix into N-value image data, includes: a corrected-value calculating unit that calculates a corrected value by adding a first value and a second value to a pixel value corresponding to a processing-target color component of a pixel of interest, the first value being obtained by multiplying an error for each quantized pixel of the processing-target color component by the matrix, and the second value being obtained by multiplying an error for each quantized pixel of a different color component by the matrix; a quantizing unit that compares the corrected value with a quantization threshold, and outputs N-value image data; and an error diffusion unit that calculates an error at the pixel of interest by subtracting a quantization threshold from a value obtained by adding the first value to the pixel value. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265549 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - For reducing jaggies in second image data based on first image data, the second image data obtained by performing digital halftoning on each image signal of the first image data, and attribute data indicating the attribute of each pixel in the first image data, a determination signal indicating whether or not to perform smoothing processing is output based on the first image data, edge correction data for the smoothing processing is generated from the first image data, and whether or not to perform edge correction processing that uses the edge correction data is selected according to the determination signal and the attribute data. Moreover, the second image data and the edge correction data are compared for each image signal so as to output either one thereof according to the comparison result. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265550 | SYSTEM FOR PRINTING INTERACTIVE DOCUMENTS - A system for printing a second document by interacting with a first document. The system includes: a first document having visible textual information and first coded data; a handheld optically imaging sensor which generates indicating data indicative of the position of the sensor relative to the first document using sensed coded data; and a printer for printing the second document in response to interpretation of the indicating data by a computer system. The second printed document includes visible textual information and second coded data in the form of a plurality of tags, each tag defining unique coded data identifying the second document and a position of that tag on the second document. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265551 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An illuminating device includes a light source to generate an illumination light used for reading of an image, a light guide body that extends in a specified direction and includes an incident surface which is formed at one end in the specified direction and on which the illumination light from the light source is incident, a reflecting surface to reflect the illumination light incident from the incident surface, a first exit surface through which a first light component reflected by the reflecting surface and directly directed to an image reading area passes, and a second exit surface which faces a direction different from the first exit surface and through which a second light component reflected by the reflecting surface and directed to a direction different from the first light component passes, and a reflecting member to reflect the second light component exiting from the second exit surface to the image reading area. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265552 | Dynamically reconfigurable negative index material crossbars with gain - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to negative index material crossbars that can be electronically controlled and dynamically reconfigured to exhibit a variety of electromagnetic properties. In one aspect, a negative index material crossbar comprises a first layer of non-crossing nanowires, and a second layer of approximately parallel nanowires that overlay the nanowires in the first layer. Resonant elements at nanowire intersections, and a gain material incorporated in the crossbar such that transmitted electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in a wavelength band of interest is enhanced when the crossbar is flood pumped with pump electromagnetic radiation. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265553 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING COLORED INDIVIDUALIZED HOLOGRAMS - A method produces colored individualized holograms for use as security elements for documents, and to a device for producing individualized holograms. The method generates light formed of different colors, spatially modulates the light, color by color, in an individual manner, optically guides the modulated light such that the light is at least partially refracted and/or reflected on a holographic master and is superposed in a holographic recording material with the modulated non-refracted and/or reflected light, and records the hologram. The light is modulated, color by color and at the same time, by a plurality of spatial light modulators. Every color is associated with its own spatial light modulator and a plurality of monochrome modulated light beams of the plurality of colors is combined in a collinear manner prior to refraction and/or reflection on the holographic master and the superposition in the recording material to give a multicolor exposure light beam. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265554 | HOLOGRAM REPRODUCING AND IMAGING APPARATUS, AND HOLOGRAM REPRODUCING AND IMAGING METHOD - A hologram reproducing and imaging apparatus includes a reference light source configured to be arranged near a hologram recording material on which a hologram is recorded and has an arrangement of a plurality of light sources, a reference light source drive section configured to drive the plurality of light sources in a time-division manner, an imaging sensor configured to capture an image of a reproduction area irradiated with reference light from the reference light source and photoelectrically convert the image, and an image processing section configured to process an imaging signal from the imaging sensor. Partial captured images are obtained by enabling the imaging signal of the area irradiated when the plurality of light sources are turned on, and the partial captured images are combined to be a reproduction image by the image processing section. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265555 | MEMS DEVICE WITH INDEPENDENT ROTATION IN TWO AXES OF ROTATION - A MEMS arrangement is provided that has a top plane containing a rotatable element such as a mirror. There is a middle support frame plane, and a lower electrical substrate plane. The rotatable element is supported by a support frame formed in the middle support frame plane so as to be rotatable with respect to the frame in a first axis of rotation. The frame is mounted so as to be rotatable with respect to a second axis of rotation. Rotation in the first axis of rotation is substantially independent of rotation in the second axis of rotation. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265556 | ACTUATOR, OPTICAL SCANNER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An actuator includes: a first vibration system including a driving member having a frame shape, and a pair of first axial members each one end of which supports the driving member so as to allow the driving member to rotate about an X-axis; a second vibration system including a movable plate provided inside the driving member, and a pair of second axial members each one end of which supports the movable plate so as to allow the movable plate to rotate about a Y-axis perpendicular to the X-axis; a driving unit including a ferromagnetic member, a coil generating a magnetic field on the ferromagnetic; and a positioning portion that places the ferromagnetic member or the coil symmetrical with respect to an intersection point of the X and Y-axes. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265557 | Optical Systems Configured to Generate More Closely Spaced Light Beams and Pattern Generators Including the Same - An optical arrangement includes a focusing lens and a plurality of light sources. The focusing lens is configured to focus a plurality of light beams to form an array of virtual light sources in an image plane. The plurality of light sources are configured to emit the plurality of light beams such that the light beams cross each other in a plane. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265558 | Controllable Light Modulator - An individual, controllable light modulator is configured with a regular pixel structure, for realizing different types of modulation. The spatial light modulator can be realized transmissively and reflectively. The light modulator contains at least one addressable, transmissive layer with a pixel structure and at least one substrate layer with retro-reflecting elements, as well as modulation control means for controlling the modulation of the pixels. The modulation control means produce a number of macropixels from at least two adjacent pixels, to which a selected modulation characteristic is assigned. The retro-reflecting elements are disposed consecutively in such a manner in the substrate layer that, in each case, a retro-reflecting element covers two adjacent pixels of a macropixel of the addressable layer, in order to direct a light bundle, incident in each case on one pixel of a macropixel, sequentially, through further pixels of the macropixel to modulate the incident light bundle. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265559 | ELECTRO-OPTIC ELEMENT AND SCANNING OPTICAL DEVICE - An electro-optic element includes an electro-optic crystal having a birefringent property, and in which a refractive index distribution is generated in accordance with an intensity of an electric field caused inside, a pair of intensity modulating electrodes for applying a voltage for varying the birefringent property of the electro-optic crystal, a pair of scanning electrodes for applying a voltage for varying the refractive index distribution of the electro-optic crystal, and a polarization selection member provided at least on a side of a laser beam emission end face out of a laser beam entrance end face and the laser beam emission end face of the electro-optic crystal, and for selectively transmitting a part with a specific vibration direction out of a light beam emitted from the electro-optic crystal. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265560 | THERMAL CONTROL OF OPTICAL FILTER WITH LOCAL SILICON FRAME - Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a thermally controlled optical filter comprises a frame coupled to an etalon where the frame includes a resistive thermal device disposed on the frame to obtain thermal measurements of the etalon during operation. The frame may be generally L-shaped or generally square-shaped. The frame may include a fillet that is generally planar, generally beveled or trapezoidal, or generally circular in shape. A heater may be additionally disposed on the frame. The etalon and frame subassembly may be bonded to a micro hot plate that is capable of heating the etalon to an operational temperature. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265561 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS, AND METHODS FOR DRIVING SAME - The invention relates to electro-optic displays and methods for driving such displays. The invention provides (i) electrochromic displays with solid charge transport layers; (ii) apparatus and methods for improving the contrast and reducing the cost of electrochromic displays; (iii) apparatus and methods for sealing electrochromic displays from the outside environment and preventing ingress of contaminants into such a display; and (iv) methods for adjusting the driving of electro-optic displays to allow for environmental and operating parameters. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265562 | DUAL ACTIVE FILM ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY DEVICE - A dual active electrochromic device is a combination of at least two working electrodes that contain electrochromic materials and at least one counter electrode where the potentials between each working electrode and a counter electrode are independently supplied. No more than one electrode is reflective. The color of the device results from the additive color of the electrochromic materials and varies according to the potentials applied independently. The electrochromic materials can be electrochromic polymers that are deposited as film on substrates to form the working electrodes. The electrochromic device can be used for display or window applications. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265563 | ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE CONFIGURED TO MINIMIZE STRESS-RELATED DEFORMATION AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING SAME - Embodiments of MEMS devices include a movable layer supported by overlying support structures, and may also include underlying support structures. In one embodiment, the residual stresses within the overlying support structures and the movable layer are substantially equal. In another embodiment, the residual stresses within the overlying support structures and the underlying support structures are substantially equal. In certain embodiments, substantially equal residual stresses are be obtained through the use of layers made from the same materials having the same thicknesses. In further embodiments, substantially equal residual stresses are obtained through the use of support structures and/or movable layers which are mirror images of one another. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265564 | Encapsulated dispersions comprising electrophoretically mobile organic colorants - The invention relates to an electrophoretic display, comprising electrodes and cells containing at least one kind of ionic, monochrome particles, a non-polar liquid and a dispersant, wherein the ionic, monochrome particles of at least one kind are essentially aggregates consisting of a carbon containing pigment and an anionic pigment or anionic pigment derivative, and the dispersant is selected from the group consisting of polyacrylates, polyesters, polyurethanes and copolymers. In general, the whole quantity of the pigment and the main part, preferably at least 80%, most preferred from 95% to 100%, of the whole anionic pigment or anionic pigment derivative present within the cells is comprised in the aggregates, with essentially no pigment and only a minor part of the anionic pigment or anionic pigment derivative physically distinct from the aggregates. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265565 | Display Device with Improved Display Performance - A display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of display units and a plurality of partitioning walls. The second substrate is disposed above the first substrate. The display units are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and each of the display units has a dielectric solvent. The partitioning walls are disposed between adjacent display units correspondingly, and a dielectric coefficient of each of the partitioning walls is less than that of the dielectric solvent adjacent thereto. Because the dielectric coefficient of the partition walls is less than that of the dielectric solvent adjacent to the partition wall, a capacitance value induced at the partition wall by a driving voltage can be decreased. Thus, crosstalk phenomena can be avoided in the display unit that is not driven. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265566 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - An ultra-thin edge-type backlight unit allowing a local dimming driving and a scanning driving and using a low-cost light source, and a display device of excellent screen quality are provided. The backlight unit includes a light guide plate, a light source disposed in a side of the light guide plate and a reflective-type display panel disposed on an opposite side of a surface where a light radiated from the light source is extracted. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265567 | INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - There is provided an information display panel capable of maintaining a uniform gap between substrates and preventing migration. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265568 | THERMAL LENS FORMING ELEMENT - A thermal lens forming element includes a first chamber serving as a control light absorbing region, which is configured as a columnar body or an N prismatic body (wherein N is an integer equal to or greater than 4) circumscribing the columnar body and filled with a control light absorbing dyestuff solution containing a solvent having a viscosity of 0 to 3 mPa·s at 160° C. or above and a ratio of the viscosity of the solvent at 160° C. to a viscosity of the solvent at 40° C. not less than 1 and not greater than 6, wherein the columnar body or the N prismatic body circumscribing the columnar body has a central axis coinciding with an optical axis of incident signal light. The first chamber is connected to a second chamber via a solution channel and a dam. The dyestuff solution and a bubble of an inert gas are confined in the second chamber. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265569 | CONNECTING STRUCTURES COMPRISING HEATED FLEXURES AND OPTICAL PACKAGES INCORPORATING THE SAME - Particular embodiments of the present invention relate generally to connecting structures comprising heated flexures for aligning a first component with a second component. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an optical package includes a laser, a wavelength conversion device, a mirror and a connecting structure. The mirror reflects a laser beam such that the laser beam is incident upon the wavelength conversion device. The connecting structure includes a structure base and three bipod flexures. Each of the bipod flexures includes first and second bipod legs extending from the structure base to the mirror. A heating element is thermally coupled to the first and second bipod legs. The bipod flexures are arranged in a tripod configuration such that changes in the length of the bipod legs alter the reflection of the laser beam from the mirror. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265570 | Tuneable Optical Amplifier or Optical Parametric Oscillator - A parametric process for producing light at a second wavelength and a fourth wavelength including pumping an optical parametric oscillator with input light at a first wavelength of less than one micron, wherein said oscillator consists of an optical fibre having each end closed by a dichroic mirror. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265571 | OPTICAL FILMS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Films for optical use, articles containing such films, methods for making such films, and systems that utilize such films, are disclosed. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265572 | CATADIOPTRIC PROJECTION OBJECTIVE - A catadioptric projection objective for imaging a pattern provided in an object plane of the projection objective onto an image plane of the projection objective has a first, refractive objective part for imaging the pattern provided in the object plane into a first intermediate image; a second objective part including at least one concave mirror for imaging the first intermediate imaging into a second intermediate image; and a third, refractive objective part for imaging the second intermediate imaging onto the image plane; wherein the projection objective has a maximum lens diameter D | 2010-10-21 |
20100265573 | Safety System For A Laser Radiation Device - A laser radiation-guiding device including: a laser including a control unit; ports for connection of one module each, it being possible that laser radiation may exit at the ports. The device further can include joining part sensors respectively assigned to a port and whose electrical condition depends on whether a predetermined joining part is spaced apart from the respective port by less than a maximum distance in a predetermined orientation relative to the respective port, and an evaluating unit connected to the joining part sensors via a signal link that detects the electrical conditions of the joining part sensors and, depending on the detected conditions, emits a control signal to the control unit of the laser or to a laser radiation-blocking unit, by which emission of eye-damaging laser radiation to the ports of the device can be prevented inhibited. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265574 | IMMERSION MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE AND MICROSCOPE WITH IT - An immersion microscope objective comprises, in order from an object side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power comprising a cemented lens composed of a piano-convex lens whose plane surface faces the object side and a meniscus lens whose concave surface faces the object side, and at least one single lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a positive refractive power comprising a three-piece cemented lens; and a third lens group having a negative refractive power including a Gaussian type lens structure, wherein the objective satisfies the following conditions when n | 2010-10-21 |
20100265575 | MICROSCOPE - A microscope including an imaging objective for imaging a sample on a detector and means for illuminating the sample with a light sheet in the focus plane of the imaging objective. The illumination means includes an illumination source which emits coherent light, and Bessel optics which generate at least two plane waves from the light beam and give propagation directions for the plane waves. The propagation direction of each of the plane waves encloses an acute angle with the focus plane in each instance, the magnitude of the acute angle being identical for each of the plane waves, so that the plane waves undergo constructive interference in the focus plane so that a light sheet is generated. Similarly, the illumination means can also include an optical element by which a rotationally symmetric Bessel beam is generated from the light beam for dynamic generation of a light sheet. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265576 | CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY PAD SAMPLE HOLDER THAT MEASURES DISPLACEMENT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - The present invention is a sample holder for confocal microscopy of CMP pad samples cut or otherwise removed from either new or used CMP pads that maintains a uniform load and pressure over the part of the sample visible to the confocal microscope by placing the pad behind a transparent window and holding it against the said window by a means comprising upper transparent window retaining means having an offset adjacent the transparent window having the same or essentially the same refractive index as the pad material so that when the pad is held against the transparent window, the edges of the pad are outside the outer edge of the transparent window; lower pad retaining means to press the pad under a known/load against the transparent window, which lower pad retaining means has a size less than the size of the pad; spherical force transmitting means pressed against the lower pad retaining means; through a load cell to measure the load transferred to the sample through lower pad retaining means, the spherical force transmitting means, the force transfer means and load cell from the posterior structural housing of the sample holder which is forced together with the said window retaining means by a force generating means; and means to adjust the known load and a method of confocal microscopy of new and used CMP pad samples to determine relative surface area and other characteristics using the said confocal sample. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265577 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A stereoscopic image display device, including a display unit comprising a plurality of pixel units, wherein at least one of the pixel units has a short side extended in a first direction and a long side extended in a second direction different from the first direction, and an image conversion unit comprising a lenticular lens overlapped with at least two of the pixel units arranged in the first direction, wherein the lenticular lens is extended in the second direction and a first prism corresponding to the lenticular lens is arranged in the second direction. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265578 | IMAGE SHEET, ALIGNMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image sheet to be provided with a composite image which can be viewed stereoscopically or changeably when bonded to a lenticular sheet having a plurality of cylindrical lenses arranged in parallel, the composite image including a plurality of image units arranged side by side, each corresponding to each of the cylindrical lenses and having a plurality of strip-like images. The image sheet includes an image area to be provided with the composite image and a pattern area to be provided with at least one first adjustment pattern and at least one second adjustment pattern for aligning the image sheet with the lenticular sheet in a rotational direction and a pitch direction, in which the image units are arranged, respectively. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265579 | OPTICAL FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to an optical film containing polymers having different repeating units, and methods for production thereof. Further, the invention also relates to an optical laminate, a polarizing plate, and an image display device each using the optical film. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265580 | COATING COMPOSITION FOR ANTIREFLECTION, ANTIREFLECTION FILM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present invention provides a coating composition for antireflection that includes a low refractive material having a refractive index of 1.2 to 1.45 and a high refractive resin having a refractive index of 1.46 to 2, in which the difference in the surface energy between two materials is 5 mN/m or more; an antireflection film manufactured using the coating composition for antireflection; and a method of manufacturing the antireflection film. According to the present invention, the antireflection film having excellent abrasion resistance and antireflection characteristic can be manufactured using a single composition by one coating process, thereby reducing manufacturing cost. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265581 | FORMABLE FUSED POLYMER PANELS CONTAINING LIGHT REFRACTING FILMS - A dichroic, light refracting resin panel comprises one or more dichroic/refracting films that have been embedded and/or laminated between a plurality of resin substrates, such as copolyester, polycarbonate, and/or acrylic substrates. The dichroic resin panel can be manufactured with a variety of different materials, and with autoclave or hot press methods in a manner that ensures structural and aesthetic integrity. Specifically, a dichroic resin panel in accordance with the present invention can be created in such a way as to avoid delamination despite a variety of end-uses and formations (e.g., curved panel, embossed/textured surfaces). In addition, the dichroic resin panels can be handled, transported, and installed in a variety of exterior or interior applications, even where certain building code requirements may be relatively stringent. The dichroic resin panels can be used in a variety of structural and/or aesthetic applications. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265582 | Optical isolators - Optical isolators are important for optical communication systems and serve to reduce the unwanted reflection from the connectors and components in the output side. Conventional optical isolators have two polarizers and a Faraday rotator. The present invention provides simplified isolators which can achieve the optical isolation function. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265583 | Controlling light transmission in a vehicle with polarization and ellipticity adjustment - Light transmission may be controlled using a system that includes a linear polarizing means and an ellipticity increaser associated with a display. The ellipticity increaser is configured and oriented with respect to the linear polarizing means for increasing the ellipticity of light passing from the linear polarizing means through the ellipticity increaser. The system also includes an ellipticity adjuster and a linear polarizer spaced away from the display. The ellipticity adjuster is oriented with respect to the linear polarizer for increasing the ellipticity of light passing from the linear polarizer through the ellipticity adjuster. The ellipticity increaser and adjuster are disposed between the linear polarizing means and the linear polarizer, and are configured and oriented with respect to each other for reducing ellipticity of light passing from the linear polarizing means through the ellipticity increaser and adjuster to the linear polarizer. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265584 | RETROREFLECTING OPTICAL CONSTRUCTION - Retroreflecting optical constructions are disclosed. A disclosed retroreflecting optical construction includes a retroreflecting layer that has a retroreflecting structured major surface, and an optical film that is disposed on the retroreflecting structured major surface of the retroreflecting layer. The optical film has an optical haze that is not less than about 30%. Substantial portions of each two neighboring major surfaces in the retroreflecting optical construction are in physical contact with each other. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265585 | RETRO-REFLECTOR - The present invention relates to a retroreflective article enabling to retroreflect incident light in its incident direction, and the retroreflective article including at least one retroreflective element, the retroreflective element comprising at least one reflecting corner comprised of a pair of corner reflecting surfaces which meet at dihedral angle of about 90 degree; and a pair of vertical reflecting surfaces which are formed on both ends of the reflecting corner to be substantially perpendicular to a corner of the reflecting corner with a distance which is smaller than the highest vertical height and which meet at dihedral angle of about 90 degree for the pair of corner reflecting surfaces. This retroreflective article has higher retroreflective ratio and wider available retroreflective range, and it is designed to be freely changed its main reflecting direction having the highest retroreflective ratio. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265586 | PHOTONIC DEVICE FOR SPATIAL FILTERING WITH NARROW ANGULAR PASSBAND - A spatial filtering device with narrow angular passband, characterized in that it comprises a photonic structure consisting of cylindrical elements distributed in the form of successive layers stacked along an axis Oz in a dielectric medium or in a vacuum, all the cylindrical elements being identical except for cylindrical elements of at least one layer consisting of cylindrical elements having a substantially smaller cross-sectional surface area than the cross-sectional area of the cylindrical elements of the layers surrounding it. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265587 | BEAM SPLITTER - A beam splitter includes a first surface and a second surface. The first and second surfaces are linearly offset from one another along an axis. The first and second surfaces are positioned to receive an optical beam projected in a first direction that is generally perpendicular to the axis. The first surface is configured to redirect a first portion of the optical beam in a second direction that has a first rotational offset with respect to the first direction and a second rotational offset with respect to the axis. The second surface is configured to redirect a second portion of the optical beam in a third direction that has a third rotational offset with respect to the first direction and a fourth rotational offset with respect to the axis. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265588 | OPTICAL ADJUSTING APPARATUS WITH COMPOSITE PATTERN STRUCTURE - An optical adjusting apparatus having a composite pattern structure is described. The optical adjusting apparatus include a substrate layer, at least one first pattern module and at least one second pattern module. The substrate has a first optical surface and a second optical surface opposite to the first optical surface. The first pattern module positioned on the first optical surface, wherein the first pattern module has a first structure unit along a first arrangement direction. The second pattern module which is adjacent to the first pattern module and positioned on the first optical surface. The second pattern module has the second structure unit along a second arrangement direction. The first structure unit of the first pattern module is connected to the second structure unit of the second pattern module. Therefore, the convergent angle of a light module is adjusted and the brightness of the light module is increased along specific direction. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265589 | Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion apparatus III - Apparatus, methods, and systems provide conversion of evanescent electromagnetic waves to non-evanescent electromagnetic waves and/or conversion of non-evanescent electromagnetic waves to evanescent electromagnetic waves. In some approaches the conversion includes propagation of electromagnetic waves within an indefinite electromagnetic medium, and the indefinite medium may include an artificially-structured material such as a layered structure or other metamaterial. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265590 | Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion apparatus I - Apparatus, methods, and systems provide conversion of evanescent electromagnetic waves to non-evanescent electromagnetic waves and/or conversion of non-evanescent electromagnetic waves to evanescent electromagnetic waves. In some approaches the conversion includes propagation of electromagnetic waves within an indefinite electromagnetic medium, and the indefinite medium may include an artificially-structured material such as a layered structure or other metamaterial. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265591 | Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion apparatus II - Apparatus, methods, and systems provide conversion of evanescent electromagnetic waves to non-evanescent electromagnetic waves and/or conversion of non-evanescent electromagnetic waves to evanescent electromagnetic waves. In some approaches the conversion includes propagation of electromagnetic waves within an indefinite electromagnetic medium, and the indefinite medium may include an artificially-structured material such as a layered structure or other metamaterial. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265592 | Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion lenses II - Apparatus, methods, and systems provide conversion of evanescent electromagnetic waves to non-evanescent electromagnetic waves and/or conversion of non-evanescent electromagnetic waves to evanescent electromagnetic waves. In some approaches the conversion includes propagation of electromagnetic waves within an indefinite electromagnetic medium, and the indefinite medium may include an artificially-structured material such as a layered structure or other metamaterial. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265593 | IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY - The present invention provides an imaging lens assembly including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens element with negative refractive power; a third lens element with negative refractive power; a fourth lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a fifth lens element having a concave image-side surface, at least one inflection point being provided on the fifth lens element; and an aperture stop disposed between an imaged object and the third lens element. Such an arrangement of optical elements can effectively improve the image quality of the system and enable the imaging lens assembly to maintain a compact form. When the aperture stop is disposed near the object side, the telecentric feature is emphasized, resulting in a shorter total track length. When the aperture stop is disposed near the third lens element, the emphasis is on the wide field of view, and such an aperture stop placement helps to effectively reduce the sensitivity of the imaging lens assembly. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265594 | Zoom lens and imaging apparatus - A zoom lens includes a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group, and a positive third lens group; wherein, when changing power from a wide-angle end state to a tele end state, the first lens group moves such that air space between the first lens group and the second lens group decreases, and air space between the second lens group and the third lens group increases, and the second lens group moves toward the object side; and wherein the first lens group includes a negative lens with both faces formed aspherically and the concave face facing the image side, and a positive meniscus lens with at least one face formed aspherically and the convex face facing the object side, satisfying | 2010-10-21 |
20100265595 | Two-unit zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus using the same - A two-unit zoom lens system which forms an image on an image pickup surface, includes in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit G | 2010-10-21 |
20100265596 | FIXED-FOCUS LENS - A fixed-focus lens including a first lens group and a second lens group is provided. The first lens group is disposed between a magnified side and a reduced side and includes a first lens and a second lens arranged in sequence from the magnified side to the reduced side. The refractive powers of both the first lens and the second lens are negative, and the first lens is an aspheric lens. The second lens group is disposed between the first lens group and the reduced side and includes a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens, an eighth lens, and a ninth lens arranged in sequence from the magnified side to the reduced side. The refractive powers of the seven lenses from the third lens to the ninth lens are respectively positive, negative, positive, negative, positive, negative, and positive in sequence. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265597 | RECTANGULAR STACKED GLASS LENS MODULE WITH ALIGNMENT MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A rectangular stacked lens module and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The rectangular stacked lens module is produced by cutting straight lines through a stacked lens module array. Firstly, it produces at least two lens arrays. Each lens array includes a plurality of optical lenses by multi-cavity glass molding and at least one alignment member disposed on the non-optical area of the lens array. Then at least the two lens arrays are assembled by the alignment members and are stacked with other optical elements so as to form a stacked lens module array. The optical axis of each optical lens is aligned easily with each other so as to meet requirements for optical precision. Moreover, the manufacturing processes are simplified and the purposes of mass-production and low cost are achieved. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265598 | METHOD OF FIXING OPTICAL MEMBER AND OPTICAL UNIT - A method of fixing an optical member for fixing the optical member to a supporting member, wherein an intermediate member that is fused upon irradiation light is disposed between the optical member and the supporting member. By irradiating the light that is transmitted through the optical member onto the intermediate member, the intermediate member is fused, and the optical member is fixed to the supporting member. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265599 | LENS MODULE HAVING INTERCOUPLING SLIT AND HANDLE - An exemplary lens module includes a holder, a lens barrel, a cover having a through hole, a restricting member having a slit, a handle extending from the lens barrel and a resilient. The lens barrel is accommodated in the holder capable of moving along a central axis of the holder. The cover covers the lens barrel and is detachably fixed on the holder. The restricting member is over the cover. The handle penetrates the through hole and the slit. The resilient member is sandwiched between the cover and the lens barrel, capable of changing the length thereof under an external force and recovering the original length with the external force withdrawn, such that a focal length of the lens module is adjustable by moving the handle in and along the slit. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265600 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF VEHICLE OUTSIDE MIRRORS - A method for adjusting an outside mirror of a vehicle includes providing at least one seat position sensor, a driver position detector and a mirror actuator. The position of the driver's seat is determined with the at least one seat position sensor. An angular orientation of the outside mirror is adjusted with the mirror actuator based on the determined position of the driver's seat such that a rear of the vehicle is visible in the outside mirror. Thereafter, a location of a driver's head may be determined with the driver position detector when the driver is seated in the driver's seat. The angular orientation of the outside mirror is readjusted with the mirror actuator based on the detected position of the driver's head such that a rear of the vehicle is visible in the outside mirror when the driver is seated in the driver's seat. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265601 | IMAGING MIRROR, METHOD FOR MAKING SAME AND USE THEREOF IN A LASER IMAGING SYSTEM - A mirror for optical imaging includes a reflecting device having a reflective face. The reflecting device incorporates a light-emitting device of which one emitting end is situated in said reflective face in a zone which is not or not very reflective. | 2010-10-21 |
20100265602 | HELIOSTAT FACET - Heliostat facet configured from a flat structure comprising a central section ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100265603 | SEALING WITH FOAM CARTRIDGE - A rear-view mirror with foam-backed door seal is presented that fills the space between mirror base and vehicle with a foam in a simple way upon its being mounted to a vehicle. | 2010-10-21 |