44th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090268231 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORECASTING PRINT JOB RELATED DEMAND - A system and method are provided for performing forecasting with respect to total demand data (including two or more demand components) collected in a print production environment. Each demand component (comprising a set of demand component related points corresponding with a first time scale) may be processed in such a way that a demand component related point can be forecasted with demand component related points corresponded with the second time scale. Both the forecasted demand component related point and demand component related points corresponded with the second time scale can then be corresponded with the first time scale. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268232 | DIGITAL PRINTING SYSTEM HAVING OPTIMIZED PAPER USAGE - A method for manufacturing printed page products includes defining a plurality of subbatches each comprising one or more of the pages, creating layouts for the pages in the plurality of subbatches, separating the plurality of subbatches into N groups each comprising a total number of pages equal or less than M, minimizing the difference between the total pages in the N groups and M×N, and printing the layouts of the pages on a stack of sheets each configured to contain layouts for N pages. The layouts of the pages in the stack of sheets are positioned in N columns. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268233 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INVENTORY CONTROL OF SECURE STOCK IN FEEDERS AND FINISHERS - A method and system for auditing security stock usage including displaying one or more data on a graphical user interface (GUI); extracting a first set of information into a first log file from the one or more data displayed on the GUI; commencing a print run on a printer; extracting a second set of information into a second log file after the print run terminates; and determining a number of sheets of security stock used from the first log file and the second log file. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268234 | METHOD FOR CHANGING PRINTER DRIVERS IN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - The information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus comprises a determination unit that determines whether a combination of a source application and a destination printer driver is a combination of a first type application and a first type printer driver or a combination of a second type application and a second type printer driver; and a changing unit that changes the printer driver properties referenced by an operating system to properties value that satisfies the combinations in the event that the determination unit determines that the source application and the destination printer driver are neither of the combinations. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268235 | TERMINAL APPARATUS FOR PRINTER DRIVER PACKAGE FORMATION AND PRINTER DRIVER PACKAGE FORMATION METHOD - A method of generating a printer driver package, the method including: receiving a command to generate the printer driver package; collecting data to be included in the printer driver package in response to the command; and generating the printer driver package based on a printer driver pre-installed in the terminal apparatus using the collected data. Accordingly, a printer driver package is generated using the updated or modified printer driver, so user convenience can be improved. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268236 | Printing System and Printer Driver - In a printing system, in response to a request for duplex printing of print object data, the control portion of an information processing apparatus executes a first printing process according to a first printer driver, to generate first printing data and print information based on the print object data. The first printing data is used by a first printing apparatus for printing on the first surface of a recording medium. The control portion further executes a second printing process according to a second printer driver, to generate second printing data based on the print information. The second printing data is used by a second printing apparatus for printing on the second surface of the recording medium. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268237 | Image Processing System, Printer Driver, Scanner Driver, Printing Device and Reading Device - An image processing system, a computer readable medium, a printing device and a reading device are provided. The image processing system includes an operation unit which inputs commands; a setting unit which performs setting processing for setting, in accordance with commands from the operation unit, a performance condition including an independent setting item, the independent setting item comprising first and second fields for setting different values, respectively, for the front side and the back side of a sheet material; and a performance unit which processes the front side and the back side of the sheet material in accordance with the performance condition set by the setting unit. The printing device includes a print unit that performs double-sided printing on a sheet material; the operation unit; the setting unit; and a control unit that controls the print unit to perform double-sided printing in accordance with the print condition. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268238 | Image Forming System, Image Forming Apparatus, and Job Management Program - An image forming system for communicably connecting a data processor and an image forming apparatus can include a registration unit for registering a print job based on a print request, a printing unit for conducting print processing based on a print job registered in the registration unit, an authentication unit for, when the print job is a locked job with an unlocking condition, prohibiting print processing of the locked job until the unlocking condition is fulfilled, and a prohibition unit for prohibiting print processing of a normal job, which is registered in the registration unit after registration of the locked job, without the unlocking condition. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268239 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus determines whether a combination of print setting data and drawing data is a standard combination. The information processing apparatus converts the drawing data into drawing data of another format or converts the drawing data into image data if the combination of the print setting data and the drawing data is determined not to be the standard combination. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268240 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus that converts image data into print data is provided. The apparatus includes a conversion unit configured to generate first and second print data from the image data using an error diffusion method, each piece of second print data corresponding to one of the plurality of passes; and a printing unit configured to print the second print data. The conversion unit converts the image data into the first print data using the error diffusion method, generates constraint specifying the non-print pixels in the first print data as non-print pixels in the second print data, and converts the image data into the plurality of pieces of second print data, each piece of second print data being used in one of the plurality of passes, through an error diffusion method with the constraint. The printing unit prints the second print data in each of the plurality of passes. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268241 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A PRINT JOB AND A TERMINAL DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of controlling a print job using a universal print driver of a terminal device connectable to a plurality of image forming apparatuses. The method can include selecting one of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, selecting pre-stored printing options of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, determining whether the pre-stored printing options are available on the image forming apparatus for which the universal print driver is selected, and displaying that the pre-stored printing option is unavailable, if at least one of the pre-stored printing options is unavailable. Therefore, a user can easily recognize information regarding unavailable pre-stored printing options. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268242 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTING APPARATUS - In a printing system, a first apparatus transmits, to a printing apparatus, a printing instruction containing location information indicating the location of printing content on a network. When receiving the printing instruction, the printing apparatus updates the location information contained in the received printing instruction in accordance with a medium setting indicating a recording medium on which printing is to be performed, and issues a request for printing content corresponding to the updated location information through the network. In response to the request from the printing apparatus, a second apparatus transmits the printing content corresponding to the updated location information to the printing apparatus through the network, and the printing apparatus receives the printing content and performs printing of the printing content on the recording medium. Accordingly, printing content suitable for a printable region of a medium on which printing is to be performed can be easily acquired and printed. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268243 | Method and Apparatus for Sending and Receiving Facsimile Transmission over a Non-Telephonic Transmission System - An interface is provided for connecting a standard telephone line and/or a standard facsimile machine with a distributive communication network interface such as a personal computer, whereby facsimile signal present on the telephone line or at the facsimile machine may be transmitted via the Internet to a remote station without the use of long distance or international telephone signal carriers. The facsimile signal may be sent or received via the network using the network, without interfering with the capability to receive and send facsimile signals in the normal manner via a standard telephone line. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268244 | Print output apparatus and print output system - The present invention includes an offset processing section that performs offset processing for shifting a sheet to be outputted in a sheet width direction, a banner output section that prints a job attribute of a print job on a sheet, a job attribute determination section that determines the job attribute of the print job, and a control section that sets offset processing or banner output in the unit of a job attribute or in the unit of a job. When a job attribute of a preceding print job and a job attribute of a subsequent print job are different, offset processing and banner output are executed. When the job attribute of the preceding print job and the job attribute of the subsequent print job are the same, any one of offset processing and banner output is executed. Thereby, printed sheets can be easily obtained in the unit of a job attribute such as in the unit of a user. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268245 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus for managing a memory device having a plurality of storage areas including a storage area storing out-of-use information and a free area storing no information, the image processing apparatus comprises memory control unit adapted to determine whether or not there is a storage area storing the out-of-use information based on a request for storing information and determining the storage area storing the out-of-use information as an area for storing the information, in a case where the storage area exists; and information writing unit adapted to overwrite generated information to the storage area determined by the memory control unit. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268246 | Method of Enabling or Disabling Verification Process - A method is provided of enabling or disabling a verification process of a first entity in response to a predetermined event. The first entity has at least one associated bit-pattern and at least one variant key. Each variant key has been generated by applying a one way function to: a base key; and one or more of the at least one bit-patterns, respectively; or one or more alternative bit patterns. Each alternative bit-pattern is based on one of the at least one bit-patterns. In the method, it is determined that the predetermined event has happened, and at least one of the first variant keys is enabled or disabled in response to the predetermined event. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268247 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ON-LINE PLANNING UTILIZING MULTIPLE PLANNING QUEUES - Features described herein relate to concurrently processing multiple batches of job requests for one or more machines and/or components thereof, using a plurality of job planning queues. Each batch of job requests is allocated to a planning queue, and each planning queue comprises an unplanned subqueue that stores unplanned jobs, an unsent subqueue that stores planned jobs waiting to be executed, and a sent subqueue that stores planned jobs that have been output to the machine(s) for execution. A job planner and related components determine which unsent subqueue has the fewest planned jobs at a given point in time, and selects an unplanned job from the unplanned subqueue in the same planning queue as the identified unsent subqueue. The planner then generates a plan for the selected job and inserts the planned job into the unsent subqueue for eventual output to the machine(s) for execution. In this manner, the unsent subqueues for each planning queue are maintained with substantially equal numbers of planned jobs ready for execution, which improves throughput by ensuring that all machines and/or associated components are kept busy. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268248 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF NON-VOLATILE MEMORY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An apparatus has an external memory control apparatus for controlling rewriting of a memory. The external memory control apparatus allows the memory to store the number of formed monochromatic images and changes a rewriting frequency of the memory according to the number of formed monochromatic images. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268249 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, FORM DEFINITION MANAGEMENT SERVER AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - Provided is an information management system for generating a form handled in a workflow according to a form generated without considering the workflow. The information management system includes a first management server for managing form definition information including definition of a form which is used in a business process workflow. The first management server determines an approval region to be added onto a form received in the form of paper; determines a position where the determined approval region is to be printed on the form; gives an instruction to print the determined approval region at the determined position; and registers definition of the approval region to be printed in the form definition information. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268250 | PRINT STREAM PROCESSING MODULE OPTIMIZER FOR DOCUMENT PROCESSING - One or more print streams destined for one or more print stream processing modules are optimized prior to printing, based on relevant document attributes. Optimization may balance operation time of a first processing module with that of a second processing module, by appropriate assigning of documents to the print streams. Optimization may separate input print file document pages into sort groups and/or order sort group documents from largest to smallest. Optimization may allocate documents to optimize the inserter throughput without damaging the integrity of the sort groups. With 2-up or 3-up printing or the like, allocation of sort groups between the multiple outputs to be created after printed paper is split may ensure that parallel paper document outputs are as nearly the same length as possible, to minimize paper wastage. Separation of pages of the same document among different streams/modules can be avoided. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268251 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a color transformation unit and an image processing unit. The color transformation unit color-transforms pixel values of respective pixels expressed by input image information from values in a color space of the input image information into values in a color space of a printer to generate images of respective color plates in the color space of the printer, and generates a control image in which each pixel has a pixel value indicating a type of an image object to which each pixel belongs. The image processing unit applies image processing to each pixel in the image of each color plate in accordance with the type of the image object indicated by the pixel value of a pixel, corresponding to each pixel in the image of each color plate, of the control image and feeds the processed images of the respective color plates to the printer. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268252 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an image processor to perform halftoning with regard to an input image, and a controller which, if the input image is an output image printed through the halftoning, controls the image processor to perform the halftoning based on a second screen having a maximum angle difference from a first screen applied to the output image. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268253 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus receives an input image signal generated by combining a plurality of image signals with different bit precisions, and generates an output image signal obtained by increasing the number of gradation steps of the input image signal by bit extension. The image processing apparatus includes an intermediate signal generation section which generates an intermediate signal according to the input image signal. The intermediate signal corrects the input image signal such that a pixel value corresponding to a halftone added by the bit extension is included in the output image signal. The image processing apparatus further includes a nonlinear filter to perform a nonlinear process on a pixel value of the intermediate signal. The nonlinear filter changes its filter characteristic based on a pre-synthesis bit precision of a pixel that is to be processed and included in the input image signal when the nonlinear process is performed on the pixel value of the intermediate signal corresponding to the pixel to be processed. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268254 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus which forms a halftone image on a print medium ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268255 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLOR SPACE TRANSFORMATION EMPLOYING THREE DIMENSIONAL LINEAR INTERPOLATIONS - The subject application is directed to a color space transformation system and method employing multiple three-dimensional linear interpolations. First, N-channel multi-dimensional color space color image data is received into a color lookup table, which includes entries having values in a multi-dimensional color space corresponding to selected values in an N-channel multi-dimensional color space, with N being any integer greater than 2. Values in the color lookup table are then addressed in accordance with the received image data. Next, 2 | 2009-10-29 |
20090268256 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A special pattern determination section determines whether a special pattern is included in a document image read by a document reading section. If the special pattern determination section determines that the special pattern is included, the breaking pattern applying section applies a breaking pattern to the document image, and the print image generating section accumulates image data of the document image applied with the breaking pattern into a memory. On the other hand, if it is determined that the special pattern is not included, the print image generating section accumulates the image data of the document image directly into the memory. Then, if it is set by a user so as not to print the breaking pattern, the controller deletes image data of the document image accumulated in the memory and applied with the breaking pattern. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268257 | PRINTER FOR PRINTING POSITION-CODING PATTERN ONTO A SURFACE - A printer for printing an interface of human-readable visible information and a machine-readable position-coding pattern onto a surface. The printer comprises: an input for receiving document data; a memory buffer storing dot data for the visible information and dot data for the position-coding pattern; a printhead for printing the interface; visible ink channels dedicated for printing the visible information; and an infrared ink channel exclusively dedicated for printing the position-coding pattern. The printhead is configured to print the interface onto the surface by printing the visible information and the position-coding pattern simultaneously. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268258 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A first line sensor optically reads a first surface of an original in a main scanning direction to obtain first line image data. A second line sensor arranged in parallel to the first line sensor at a predetermined distance optically reads a second surface of the original to obtain second line image data. A tilt detecting unit detects main-scanning coordinates of a first edge and a second edge from the first line image data, detects main-scanning coordinates of a third edge and a fourth edge from the second line image data, and detects a tilt of the original with respect to a sub-scanning direction based on the detected main-scanning coordinates. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268259 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus determines permission to duplicate a target image based on a two-dimensional code included in the target image. The information processing apparatus includes a CPU having a control unit that stores information concerning the target image, information based on the two-dimensional code including information indicating the permission of the duplication of the target image, and information indicating a user who has issued an instruction to duplicate the target image in a copy log in association with each other if the two-dimensional code is included in the target image. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268260 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes an original-sheet support table and reading an image on an original sheet supported by the original-sheet support table. The original-sheet support table includes: (a) an original-sheet support surface on which the original sheet is supported; (b) a contact surface which stands up from the original-sheet support surface and is contactable with one side of the original sheet supported by the original-sheet support surface; and (c) at least one guide mark which is provided in the contact surface. The original sheet is positioned on the original-sheet support surface in a state in which the one side of the original sheet is held in contact with the contact surface of the original-sheet support table and one end of the one side of the original sheet is aligned with the at least one guide mark. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268261 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING USE OF CUSTOMER DOCUMENTS IN MAINTAINING IMAGE QUALITY (IQ)/IMAGE QUALITY CONSISTENCY (IQC) OF PRINTING DEVICES - This invention generally relates to systems and methods for implementing use of customer documents in maintaining Image Quality (IQ)/Image Quality Consistency (IQC) of printing devices. The system may include an image analyzer configured to analyze input image data for a document and to identify one or more relevant pages of the document that may provide information regarding the state of the printing system; a scheduler that selects the relevant pages for printing out-of-order; a marking engine constructed to print images; a scanning device for scanning print images of the one or more relevant pages; and a buffer for holding the print images of the one or more relevant pages and inserting the print images of the one or more relevant pages into the media path in proper order. A method for analyzing printed documents is also provided. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268262 | DOCUMENT PRESENTMENT APPARATUS FOR USE IN LINEAR DOCUMENT READER - A document scanner is disclosed. The document scanner includes a document bed having a surface to position a document. The document bed includes a slot in which a presentment apparatus is positioned. The presentment apparatus includes a first rigid layers a second compressible layer, and a third lower friction layer. A method of use of the document scanner is disclosed as well. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268263 | Image reading apparatus - To provide an image reading apparatus enabling a long light source inside the image reading apparatus to be uniformly cooled in the main scanning direction with a simplified structure without increasing the number of components of the apparatus. An image reading apparatus having an optical reader section that has a long light source along the main scanning direction to read an original, a first holding section that holds the light source, a second holding section adjacent to the first holding section on the side surface side in the sub-scanning direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction of the first holding section, and a partition disposed between the first holding section and the second holding section, where in the partition are formed a first ventilating opening comprised of one or more openings for air inside the first holding section to move to the inside of the second holing section, and second ventilating openings comprised of a plurality of openings provided in the main scanning direction for the air inside the second holding section to move to the inside of the first holding section. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268264 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image scanner apparatus includes an automatic image acquiring unit having a feature point detecting unit, an inclination calculating unit, a feature point rotation calculating unit, and a rectangular area calculating unit. The feature point detecting unit is arranged to detect a plurality of feature points of an original document outline from image data acquired by scanning an original document. The inclination calculating unit is arranged to calculate values regarding an original document inclination. The feature point rotation calculating unit is arranged to calculate positions of rotated feature points acquired by rotating the plurality of feature points detected through the feature point detecting unit around a prescribed center point by an inclination angle in a direction in which the original document inclination is corrected. The rectangular area calculating unit is arranged to calculate a non-inclined rectangular area having an outline that is disposed in the vicinity of the rotated feature points based on the positions of the rotated feature points. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268265 | ULTRASHORT LASER MICRO-TEXTURE PRINTING - Systems and methods for providing laser texturing of solid substrates are disclosed. The texturing may be used to provide grayscale images obtainable from substrates, which may include steel, aluminum, glass, and silicon. In some embodiments, images may be obtainable from the substrate by modifying the reflective, diffractive, and/or absorptive features of the substrate or the substrate surface by forming random, periodic, and/or semi-periodic micro-structure features on the substrate (or substrate surface) by an ultrafast laser pulse train. The ultrafast pulse train may be modulated in order to vary, for example, optical exposure time, pulse train intensity, laser polarization, laser wavelength, or a combination of the aforementioned. The ultrafast pulse train and the substrate may be scanned with respect to each other to provide different optical energies to different regions of the substrate (or substrate surface). In some embodiments, the image is provided by making one or more passes of the ultrafast laser pulse train relative to the substrate. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268266 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - In an optical scanning apparatus, the shape of a sub-scanning section of a transmissive imaging optical element on which a light beam subjected to scanning and deflected by a deflecting surface of an optical deflector is incident twice, the tilt angle of a reflective optical element disposed in an optical path between the optical deflector and a surface to be scanned, and the relationship between the transmissive imaging optical element and the reflective optical element are provided. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268267 | HOLOGRAM RECORDING CARRIER AND HOLOGRAM APPARATUS - A hologram recording carrier that information is recorded into or reproduced from by irradiating light, comprises a hologram recording layer to store an optical interference pattern by coherent reference light and signal light as a hologram therein; and a servo layer laid on top of the hologram recording layer in a film thickness direction, multiple marks being recorded beforehand on the servo layer. The multiple marks form lines as multiple mark rows extending in a direction parallel to a relative movement direction of a light spot of a hologram recording beam irradiated on the hologram recording carrier. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268268 | RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE, RECORDING AND REPRODUCING METHOD, RECORDING DEVICE, RECORDING METHOD, REPRODUCING DEVICE AND REPRODUCING METHOD - A recording technique for performing data recording onto a hologram recording medium in accordance with information on phases by performing spatial light phase modulation as spatial light modulation corresponding to recording data, and a reproducing technique for reproducing recorded data by properly reading information on phases recorded as described above are suggested. A signal beam having a phase modulation pattern provided thereto corresponding to recording data and a reference beam having a specific phase modulation pattern provided thereto are applied to the hologram recording medium. Thus, recording data can be recorded onto the hologram recording medium in accordance with information on phases. In addition, at the time of reproduction, a reference beam and a DC beam having the entire phase whose phase difference with respect to a reference phase within the reference beam is π/2 are applied to the hologram recording medium. By providing a phase difference based on π/2 as described above, the phase of a reproduction beam obtained from the hologram recording medium in accordance with application of the reference beam and the phase of the DC beam can be set to be the same. Thus, the DC beam can be added as a component of an amplitude of “1” to the reproduction beam. By reading the reproduction beam to which the DC beam is added as described above, recorded information on phases can be correctly read, and recorded data can be reproduced in accordance with the phase information. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268269 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - In a three-dimensional video display apparatus, accommodation and convergence among physiological characteristics of eyes are abandoned, thereby resulting in generation of unnatural three-dimensional video. For example, even when eyes are moved, a screen is not changed, and a cardboard effect and/or a miniature garden effect may be caused, so that the eyes may be greatly fatigued. Light emission sources | 2009-10-29 |
20090268270 | 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. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268271 | FREQUENCY-SHIFTING MICRO-MECHANICAL OPTICAL MODULATOR - An apparatus for shifting the frequency of light comprises a modulator comprising one or more light-reflective elements. The elements are arranged in N groups that are interleaved along the surface of the modulator. The elements are deflected in time in a periodic sawtooth or sinusoidal N-phase manner. The frequency shift can be varied continuously and quickly. Such a modulator may be operated at zero frequency shift, to produce an optical phase shift. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268272 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPTICAL MODULATION - The present invention relates to optical communication, and discloses an optical modulation system and an optical modulation method. The system includes: a light emitting apparatus, a wavelength sensor, a signal processor, a controller, a pulse modulation driver, an amplitude modulation driver, and an amplitude modulator. The method includes: receiving a second optical signal among optical signals generated by a light emitting apparatus, and outputting intermittent optical signals of stable wavelengths under modulation of an amplitude drive signal, where: the optical signals are generated by the light emitting apparatus under control of a wavelength control signal and have stable wavelengths, and the wavelength control signal is generated by calculating a first optical signal emitted by the light emitting apparatus. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268273 | Glare Management of Reflective and Thermoreflective Surfaces - The reflectivity and transmissivity of building and vehicle surfaces is maintained while employing partial, variable, selective, or asymmetric diffusers between a surface and an external light source such that the reflected light is diffused to produce a reduction in glare, while minimally effecting the specular or collimated transmission (if any) of light through the surface. Glare is also reduced by utilizing diffuser devices that reflect light in a temperature dependent manner. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268274 | ELECTROPHORETIC FLUID, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY MEDIUM, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY ELEMENT, AND ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE - A disclosed electrophoretic fluid includes a solvent; and first, second, and third dispersible particles having different optical properties and dispersed in the solvent, the first dispersible particles being uncharged, the second dispersible particles being positively-charged electrophoretic particles, and the third dispersible particles being negatively-charged electrophoretic particles. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268275 | DISPLAY ELEMENT - Disclosed is display element which is constituted of simple members, can be driven at a relatively low voltage exhibits high display contrast and white display reflectance, and can achieve a high display speed, comprising an electrolyte layer between opposed electrodes, and the electrolyte layer containing silver or a compound including silver in the chemical structure, wherein the opposed electrodes are driven so that the silver is dissolved or deposited and the electrolyte layer contains a mercapto compound having a sulfonamido group or a carbamido group in the molecule. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268276 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENTANGLED PHOTONS GENERATION - The present invention provides an apparatus and method for producing entangled photon pairs via four-wave mixing in optical fiber. The source of entangled photons is designed to be stable with no manual alignment. This is accomplished with proper system design using polarization maintaining fibers or polarization controllers with feedback control. The source may contain a method of switching the output from an unpolarized entangled state to a polarized state, where the polarized state can be used to more easily align subsequent photon measurement systems to the proper configuration for measuring the unpolarized entangled state. The invention further provides a means to engineer the apparatus, including the use of a periodic filter common to both entangled pairs, such that the wavelength spacing between the pairs can be optimized such that multiple pairs can be generated with reduced adverse influence from Raman scattering. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268277 | LENSES, OPTICAL SOURCES, AND THEIR COUPLINGS - A lens may operate in the mid-IR spectral region and couple highly divergent beams into highly collimated beams. In combination with a light source having a characteristic output beam, the lens may provide highly stable, miniaturized mid-IR sources that deliver optical beams. An advanced mounting system may provide long term sturdy mechanical coupling and alignment to reduce operator maintenance. In addition, devices may also support electrical and thermal subsystems that are delivered via these mounting systems. A mid-IR singlet lens having a numerical aperture greater than about 0.7 and a focal length less than 10 mm may be combined with a quantum well stack semiconductor based light source such that the emission facet of the semiconductor lies in the focus of the lens less than 2 mm away from the lens surface. Together, these systems may provide a package that is highly portable and robust, and easily integrated with external optical systems. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268278 | Dark color sheet-like body having light reflection properties in near-infrared region - A dark color, resin sheet-like body having light reflective properties in a near-infrared region, the body comprising a surface layer (A) receiving solar radiation and a reflection layer (B). Surface layer (A) exhibits a dark color with a solar radiation absorption ratio of 90% or more in a wavelength region of 380 to 720 nm, a ratio of less than 30% in a near-infrared region of 720 to 1500 nm, and ratio of 50% or more in a near-infrared region of 720 to 1500 nm. Reflection layer (B) has a solar radiation reflection ratio of 85% or more in a wavelength region of 380 to 1500 nm. A ratio in a near-infrared region of 720 to 1500 nm of a sheet-like body formed by laminating surface layer (A) and reflection layer (B) is 70% or more. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268279 | REFLECTIVE MATERIAL AND REFLECTOR FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE - A reflective material which has a high UV light reflectance and maintains such a high reflectance even after heat treatment, and a reflector for LEDs are provided. A reflective material including a polymer obtained from a composition as a raw material which contains the following (a) and (b): (a) 95 to 30 mass % of a thermally polymerizable or photopolymerizable compound; and (b) 5 to 70 mass % of hollow particles which are formed of a material having an ultraviolet light transmittance of 50% or more at a wavelength of 350 nm. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268280 | Microscope - A microscope apparatus can generate information of a super-resolved image at high speed. For that purpose, the microscope apparatus of the present invention is equipped with an image-forming optical system for forming an intermediate image of light emitted from a specimen, a relay optical system for forming an image of the intermediate image, an illuminating optical system that jointly owns an optical path of the image-forming optical system and illuminates the specimen through the optical path of the image-forming optical system, and a spatial modulator disposed on a formation plane of the intermediate image. In this microscope apparatus, the specimen is subjected to structured illumination by an image of the spatial modulator. Light from the specimen which is modulated by the structured illumination is automatically remodulated in the spatial modulator. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268281 | STEREO MICROSCOPE WITH BEAM SPLITTER DEVICE - The present invention relates to a stereo microscope ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268282 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE PULLING-MEANS TENSION IN A PULLING MEANS DRIVE, AND MICROSCOPE HAVING A PULLING-MEANS DRIVE - An apparatus for adjusting a tension of a pulling device in a pulling-device drive includes a body and a lever arm. The pulling-device drive includes first and second shafts and the pulling device loops around the first and second shafts. The body includes a receptacle adapted to interact with the first shaft and a support point adapted to rotatably dispose the body about an axis of rotation. The lever arm extends from the body so that a spacing between the first and second shafts is modifiable by action of a force on the lever arm. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268283 | CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY PAD SAMPLE HOLDER AND METHOD OF HAND 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. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268284 | BINOCULARS - A pair of binoculars is provided with a second bridge portion on which a portion for fitting an adapter for attaching a tripod is provided near to the center of gravity of the binoculars with a given space in the optical axis direction from a first bridge portion that is provided to the objective lens side, thereby capable of preventing a shake upon attaching a tripod through the adapter. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268285 | COLLAPSING PROJECTION SCREEN CONSISTING OF A REFLECTING FABRIC RETRACTED IN A BOX BEHIND A WALL DECORATION - The present invention relates to a device for folding a reflective projection sheet ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268286 | Projector screen structure - The invention provides an improved projector screen structure. The improved screen structure is constituted by twist yarns from superfine single yarns and superfine nickel (Ni) chromium (Cr) alloy fiber. Through up-and-down weaving method for plain woven texture, all yarns are arranged in an organized and uniform fashion with tight spacing, so the fine screen constituted by such structure is suitable for any projectors that have different screen requirements and may be used to both front and back projection. The screen produced in this way can also deliver wide view angle, increased color saturation and contrast as well as better layer and three-dimensional effect. Moreover, the screen has zero radiation, low reflection, uniform light absorbance, flatness, antibacterial property, dustproof effect, water cleanability and durability, which are excellent attributes that traditional screens do not have. The present screen further improves comfort level for audiences and meets environmental requirements after disposal. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268287 | Binocular Display for Displaying Information - The invention relates to a binocular device for displaying information, the device comprising a support for placing on the nose and supporting a right display element and a left display element each designed to be placed in front of an eye and each comprising a light guide for receiving a beam of light rays emitted by a beam generator device towards an inlet face and for propagating the beam to an outlet face where the beam is directed towards the corresponding eye, the binocular device having an arrangement for adjusting the pupillary distance by moving at least one of the light guides relative to said support so as to adjust the distance between the light guides. According to the invention, said light guides are disposed over a said support and are held by a strip disposed over the light guides and secured to said support by means of at least one spacer, at least one slack takeup means being interposed between said strip and said light guides. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268288 | Carriage and Socket Assembly for a Night Vision Goggle Mount - A carriage for a headgear mount including a base having a top surface and a bottom surface, the carriage attachable to the headgear mount. At least one rail extends from the bottom surface, the rail adapted to receive night vision goggles and the rail being integral with the base. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268289 | Optical element and optical isolator using the same - The present invention is an optical element at least with a Faraday rotator of which both light-transmission surfaces are bonded through a bonding layer to light-transmission surfaces of polarization glasses which are orientationally dispersed with anisotropically-shaped particles at their surfaces, wherein each of the polarization glasses includes the orientationally dispersed anisotropically-shaped particles only at one surface opposite to the bonding surface, and a relation t≧30 μm is satisfied, wherein “t” denotes a distance between one of the bonding surfaces of the Faraday rotator and that surface of the polarization glass on the one of the bonding surfaces of the Faraday rotator which is disposed with the particles. As a result, there can be provide the optical element of which high isolation ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268290 | THERMOPLASTIC RESIN FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEREOF - A thermoplastic film capable of providing a film capable of suppressing the occurrence of retardation and having excellent optical characteristics by reducing the occurrence of strain caused by the polishing roller method, and a method for producing the film are provided. A molten resin is extruded from a die in a sheet shape, supplied between a pair of polishing rollers sandwiched by pressure with the pair of polishing rollers and cooled to form a cellulose acylate film. At least one polishing roller is composed of a metal elastic roll. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268291 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD TO POLARIZE AN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE - The EM polarizing structure, which contains a two dimensional planar variation structure, having medium nodes regularly distributed as a two dimensional planar photonic unit lattice cell array on a plane. Each of said unit photonic lattice cells has an operation axis and is identical at each lattice point, which passes a diagonal of said unit photonic lattice cell. The medium nodes within each said planar photonic unit lattice cell are distributed asymmetrical with respect to said operation axis direction and identical at each lattice point. The said EM polarizing structure is used to modulate an input EM wave around an operation frequency of the photonic band associated with said EM wave polarizing structure. Thus a corresponding output EM wave becomes polarized. Moreover, said electromagnetic (EM) wave polarizing structure can be integrated with an EM wave emitting source. Thus an output EM) wave from said device is polarized. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268292 | THERMOPLASTIC RESIN FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - There is provided a thermoplastic resin film having a retardation close to 0 nm, in particular, a thermoplastic resin film having a retardation close to 0 nm, thereby showing a small optical anisotropy, and a method for producing the same. The method for producing a thermoplastic resin film includes a step of heat treating a thermoplastic resin film | 2009-10-29 |
20090268293 | PLASTIC GLASS MIRROR FOR VEHICLES - The invention related to a rear view mirror using a plastic glass material to combine several functions as fixing and heating. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268294 | MOLDED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A molded product having a phase separation structure formed by photopolymerization of a photopolymerizable composition and imparting a sharp diffraction spot at a high diffraction efficiency, and a method for manufacturing same are provided. The molded product ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268295 | SURFACE-RELIEF DIFFRACTION GRATING - A bilayer transmission diffraction grating having antireflection lines having rectangular cross-section over grating lines having trapezoidal cross-section is described. The process-dependent grating line profile is accounted for by characterizing the grating line profile and performing electromagnetic wave diffraction simulations, whereby a grating duty cycle is selected that results in an improvement of overall diffraction efficiency and/or reducing polarization dependent loss of a diffraction grating having the characterized grating line profile. Grooves in the substrate between the grating lines further improve diffraction efficiency and reduce polarization dependent loss. The entire grating line profile, including the antireflection line, the grating line, and the groove in the substrate between the grating lines, can be defined using a single etch mask, which reduces process and equipment related manufacturing costs. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268296 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY COVER AND METHOD OF MAKING - A transparent display cover ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268297 | OPTICAL LENS - A lens includes a central optical portion, a peripheral portion surrounding the central optical portion, a first ZnS coating formed on the central optical portion and the peripheral portion at one side of the lens, and a first MgF | 2009-10-29 |
20090268298 | Pdp filter and manufacturing method thereof - Disclosed herein is a PDP filter having a laminated structure of a transparent conductive film type electromagnetic wave-shielding layer and one or more other functional layers, in which at least two edge portions of the surface of the transparent conductive film type electromagnetic wave-shielding layer, which is in contact with the functional layer, are not exposed outside the laminated structure of the PDP filter. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268299 | ANTI-DAZZLING OPTICAL LAMINATE - Disclosed is an anti-dazzling laminate which has anti-dazzling properties and can realize excellent glare preventive properties and black color reproducibility (gradation rendering of black color at low brightness). The anti-dazzling laminate is an optical laminate comprises a light transparent base material and an anti-dazzling layer provided on the light transparent base material, wherein the outermost surface of the anti-dazzling layer has a concavoconvex shape, and the optical laminate satisfies the following requirements: Ha is more than 0% and less than 90%, Hi is more than 0% and less than 90%, and Hi/Ha is not less than 0.8 and less than 1.0, wherein Ha represents the whole haze value of the optical laminate; and Hi represents the internal haze value of the optical laminate. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268300 | LIGHT SHADE FOR DISPLAY PANEL - A light shade is provided for partially blocking ambient light from a display panel. The light shade includes a shade portion and a position portion. The shade portion is configured for partially blocking the ambient light. The positioning portion is formed on a side of the shade portion. The shade portion includes at least one baffle. The positioning portion is configured for attaching the shade portion to the display panel. The positioning portion comprises a track and a plurality of blocks formed on an inner side and an outer side of the track. When the shade portion is attached to the display panel, the at least one baffle engages with at least one side of the display panel. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268301 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY AND ANTIGLARE FILM FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A flat panel display is provided that increases visibility without deteriorating the properties of flat panel displays such as LCDs with increased variation in definition or the like. Further, an antiglare film is provided that is used for the flat panel display. A flat panel display includes an antiglare film at a viewing side surface thereof. The flat panel display includes a black matrix pattern. An aperture ratio A (%) of the black matrix pattern, an average interval Sm (mm) between concaves and convexes of a surface of the antiglare film, and a haze H (%) satisfy a relationship of the following Formula (1), and the total haze value is 15 or less. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268302 | LIGHT BLOCKING PLATE, LENS MODULE HAVING SAME AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - An exemplary light blocking plate includes a through hole defined at the center thereof and an opaque portion surrounding the through hole. The light blocking plate is comprised of a blackening agent and a PDMS. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268303 | LENS ARRAY - A lens array capable of making the characteristics of lens elements uniform is provided. A lens array | 2009-10-29 |
20090268304 | UNITARY COMPOSITE LENS - A unitary composite lens includes a first lens portion, a second lens portion spaced from the first lens portion, and a connecting portion connecting the first lens portion and the second lens portion. The second lens portion is optically aligned with the first lens portion. The first lens portion, the second lens portion and the connecting portion are comprised of a same material. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268305 | ANAMORPHOTIC IMAGING OBJECTIVE - An anamorphic imaging objective having multiple effective optical surfaces. One of the effective surfaces is implemented as anamorphic and one of the effective surfaces is implemented as a free-form surface, which has an aspheric contour in at least one of the two main sections and which has precisely two planes of mirror symmetry, the main sections lying in the planes of mirror symmetry. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268306 | ZOOM LENS - A zoom lens includes a first lens group including at least one positive lens and having a positive refractive power as a whole, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power wherein the first to the fourth lens groups are arranged sequentially from a subject. When magnification is varied from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, the second lens group is moved along an optical axis from the subject-side to an image plane. When given conditions are fulfilled, a small zoom lens with less manufacturing costs, high optical performance, and high magnification is realized. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268307 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens is provided and includes: in order from an object side of the zoom lens, a first lens group adapted to be fixed during power-varying of the zoom lens, the first lens group having a positive power and including in order from the object side, a negative lens, a reflecting member that bends an optical path thereof, and a biconvex lens of a positive lens made of a resin material and having at least one aspherical surface; a second lens group adapted to move during the power-varying, the second lens group having a negative power and including two lenses; a third lens group adapted to be fixed during the power-varying and including one positive lens; and a fourth lens group adapted to move during the power-varying and during focusing of the zoom lens, the fourth lens having a positive power and including in order from the object side, a cemented lens having a positive power, and a negative lens made of a resin material and having at least one aspherical surface and a concave surface on an image side of the fourth lens. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268308 | LENS SYSTEM AND OPTICAL APPARATUS HAVING THIS LENS SYSTEM - A lens system includes, in order from an object: a first lens group having negative refractive power; and a second lens group having positive refractive power, the first lens group including, in order from the object, a lens having a negative refractive power, a plastic aspherical lens, and a lens having a positive refractive power, and the following conditional expression |fp/f | 2009-10-29 |
20090268309 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a zoom lens group, a focus lens group, a barrel, an actuator group comprising a first actuator and a second actuator. The first and second actuators are received in the barrel, and respectively receive the zoom lens group and the focus lens group therein. The first lens group is driven by the first actuator to move along the axis thereof. The second lens group is driven by the second actuator to move along the axis thereof. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268310 | LENS DRIVING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND LENS BARREL AND CAMERA MAIN BODY USED FOR THIS - A lens position calculator is provided that determines a phase of a driving signal as a reference position of an imaging lens when an output value of a position detection sensor reaches a threshold value. The lens position calculator determines a position obtained by performing addition or subtraction on the reference position read out from a reference position storage as a judgment position, detects an output value of the position detection sensor at a timing in synchronization with the driving signal that drives a driver and at the judgment position, and judges whether the output value of the position detection sensor at the judgment position reaches the threshold value or not, so as to determine the reference position again. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268311 | LENS ACTUATOR - A lens actuator includes a lens barrel for accommodating the lens, a coil warped around the lens barrel, a plurality of magnets, a bracket for mounting the magnets thereon and accommodating the lens barrel therein, and a resilient plate connected between the bracket and the lens barrel to hold the lens barrel on the bracket. The resilient plate includes a plate shaped body, a through hole defined in the center of the plate shaped body, a plurality of slots defined in the plate shaped body and the slots cooperatively surrounding the through hole, and a plurality of fixing portions. A first pinhole defined in each of the fixing portions. The lens barrel comprises a plurality of first positioning pins corresponding to the first pinholes and protruded out from the lens barrel, and the resilient plate is fastened to the lens barrel by engagement of the first pinholes with the respective first positioning pins. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268312 | Image pickup lens and image pickup apparatus - An image pickup lens includes, in order from an object side, a first lens element having a positive refractive power and a convex surface facing the object side, an aperture stop adjusting the amount of light, a second lens element having a negative refractive power, a third lens element having a positive refractive power and a concave surface facing the object side, and a fourth lens element having a negative refractive power. In the image pickup lens, the following conditional expressions are satisfied, | 2009-10-29 |
20090268313 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM - An imaging lens system, in order from the object side to the image side thereof, includes a first lens with positive refractive power, a second lens with positive refractive power, a third lens with negative refractive power and an image sensing element. The imaging lens system satisfies the following formulas: L/TTL>1.23, and 0.32009-10-29 | |
20090268314 | LENS ADJUSTING DEVICE AND IMAGE TRACKING SYSTEM WITH THE SAME - A lens adjusting device ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268315 | LENS MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE USING SAME - A lens module includes a lens barrel, a ring-shaped magnetic member, and a lens. The magnetic member is received in and attached to the lens barrel. The lens includes a transparent central optical portion and a metallic peripheral portion. The metallic peripheral portion of the lens is magnetically attached to the magnetic member. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268316 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a lens unit, a magnet, a stator and an elastic element. The stator includes an upper coil seat with an upper coil wound therearound and a lower coil seat with a lower coil wound therearound. The upper and the lower coils establish an induced magnetic field when electric currents are applied thereto. The induced magnetic field interacts with the magnet to generate a magnetic force driving the lens unit into a telescopic movement. The elastic element includes a plurality of ribs. Each rib includes a fixed end connected with the stator and an opposite movable end. The moveable end moves together with the lens unit with respect to the fixed end to cause the ribs to deform and generate an elastic force. The lens unit stops at a focal position when the magnetic force and the elastic force come to a balance. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268317 | ADJUSTABLE LENS MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - An adjustable lens mounting assembly has a detent system which provides a defined vertical movement of a lens per detent index. A calibration of a lens during assembly of an image sensor is therefore achieved with no moving parts, and generation of foreign material is minimized. Furthermore, gluing of the components can be dispensed with. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268318 | Lens driving module - Provided is a lens driving module including a housing that has a lens barrel housing portion provided in the central portion thereof, the lens barrel housing portion having a bearing coupling portion and a guide coupling portion provided therein, and a through-hole formed in one corner thereof where the guide coupling portion is formed; a lens barrel that has a bearing contact portion and a guide portion formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof and is mounted in the lens barrel housing portion of the housing such that the bearing contact portion and the guide portion correspond to the bearing coupling portion and the guide coupling portion of the lens barrel housing portion, respectively; a piezoelectric motor that is mounted in the through-hole formed in one outer corner of the housing, which corresponds to the guide portion of the lens barrel, among the outer corners of the housing; a power connection member that is attached on the outer surface of the piezoelectric motor and of which only a predetermined portion connected to a power supply exhibits conductivity; and a power connection member that surrounds the outer surface of the housing and includes a corner-bent surface having a cross-shaped pad formation portion and a pair of through-holes formed in both sides of the pad formation portion, the through-holes reducing tension. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268319 | Lens driving module - Provided is a lens driving module including a housing that has a lens barrel housing portion provided therein; a lens barrel that has a bearing contact portion and a guide portion formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof and is mounted in the lens barrel housing portion of the housing; a piezoelectric motor that is mounted in one outer corner of the housing, which corresponds to the guide portion of the lens barrel, among the outer corners of the housing, and provides a driving force to the lens barrel; and a power connection member that is bent so as to cover the piezoelectric motor and the outer circumferential surface of the housing and is coupled to the housing. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268320 | LENS BARREL WITH BARRIER DEVICE - A lens barrel includes a barrel member including an optical system and a barrier device mounted thereto. The barrier device includes blades that are openable/closable to protect a front surface of the optical system, a cover member having an opening portion for allowing light to pass therethrough, and a barrier driving member configured to drive the barrier blades such that the blades are revolvable around an optical axis. Size of shielded area is defined when the blades are fitted together after rotating corresponding to a range capable of shielding the opening portion. Rotation shafts are configured to allow the blades to rotate therearound to be opened/closed and are pivotally mounted on the barrier driving member. The barrier driving member is configured to rotate to bring the blades into a closed state in such a manner as to shield a gap made between the shielded area and the opening portion. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268321 | SIDE MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A mirror includes a substrate of transparent material defining a first side and a second side. The second side includes a primary mirror surface defining a first focal axis and a secondary mirror surface defining a second focal axis. The second focal axis is directed in a direction different than the first focal axis. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268322 | Systems and Methods for Acquiring Modified Rate Burst Demodulation in Servo Systems - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for performing modified rate burst demodulation. For example, a method for performing modified rate burst demodulation is disclosed. The method includes receiving a data input that includes a synchronization pattern, an information pattern, and a demodulation pattern. A periodic boundary is established along with a phase and frequency of a sampling clock based at least in part on the synchronization pattern. The information pattern is processed using the sampling clock to determine a location fix. The sampling clock is phase shifted by a skew amount and a phase shifted sampling clock is provided. The demodulation pattern is processed using the phase shifted sampling clock. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268323 | Method and System for Obtaining N and K Map for Measuring Fly-Height - A method for obtaining a refractive index (n) and extinction coefficient (k) map of a slider surface, the method comprising the steps of processing an image of the slider surface to obtain spatially resolved normalized intensity data of the slider surface; measuring n and k values of the slider surface at different areas of the slider surface to obtain reflectivity data of the slider surface; mapping a distribution of the normalized intensity data to a distribution of the reflectivity data for deriving the n and k map of the slider surface. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268324 | METHODS FOR DETECTING DAMAGE TO MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSORS - A method for detecting a damaged magnetoresistive sensor in one embodiment comprises measuring a resistance of a first sensor upon application thereto of a positive bias current; measuring the resistance of the first sensor upon application thereto of a negative bias current; determining a difference in the measured resistances at positive and negative currents of the first sensor; measuring a resistance of a second sensor upon application thereto of a positive bias current; measuring the resistance of the second sensor upon application thereto of a negative bias current; determining a difference in the measured resistances at positive and negative currents of the second sensor; and outputting at least one of the differences, or a derivative of the at least one of the differences. Additional methods are also presented. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268325 | METHODS FOR DETECTING DAMAGE TO MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSORS - In one embodiment, a method for detecting a damaged magnetoresistive sensor includes analyzing readback signals of a plurality of sensors each being positioned over data tracks on a passing magnetic medium; determining whether at least one of the readback signals is out of phase with respect to the other readback signals, and/or whether at least one of the readback signals has a significantly lower amplitude that the other readback signals. Additional methods are also presented. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268326 | Apparatus and method for improving bandwidth of a fine positioning mechanism data storage manufacturing and test equipment - An apparatus and a method for improving bandwidth of a fine positioning mechanism in data storage manufacturing and test equipment that require fine positioning of a head on or about a track. The method comprises the steps of sensing separate sources of mechanical disturbance that mis-position the head with one or more non-contact position sensors, generating a compensating position control signal from one or more input signals, and positioning the head with a fine positioning mechanism and position control signal. The apparatus uses a shear mode micro-actuator as a fine positioning mechanism. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268327 | CHARACTERISTICS EVALUATING METHOD AND CHARACTERISTICS EVALUATING APPARATUS FOR A MAGNETIC HEAD - A rotating support mechanism that rotates and supports the head slider between a position where the magnetic field generated by a magnetic field generating apparatus and a hard bias magnetic field of the head slider are antiparallel and a position where an air-bearing surface (ABS) of the head slider is perpendicular to the magnetic field; an external magnetic field applying unit for applying a static magnetic field to the head slider using the magnetic field generating apparatus at the position where the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating apparatus and the hard bias magnetic field of the head slider are antiparallel; and a unit for applying an alternating magnetic field onto the head slider using the magnetic field generating apparatus and carrying out measurement of ρH at the position where the ABS of the head slider is perpendicular to the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating apparatus. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268328 | METHOD OF EXAMINING STORAGE DISK AND STORAGE DISK EXAMINING APPARATUS - A method of examining a storage disk is proposed. The method repeats steps of: executing a writing operation and a reading operation in sequence to recording tracks at first intervals so as to check a defect in the recording tracks based on the quality of a read signal; and selecting a recording track at a position spaced by a second interval larger than the first interval from a last recording track of the sequence, the recording track being a first recording track of the recording tracks at the first intervals. The method realizes detection of a defect for recording tracks at the first intervals in a concentrated manner. A recording track is then selected at a position spaced by the second interval from the sequence. A defect can reliably be detected without increasing the total number of recording tracks selected as sample tracks. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268329 | SLIDER TESTER AND METHOD FOR TESTING SLIDER - A slider tester includes a disk, movable table, table drive mechanism, guide member, etc. A plurality of suspensions are mounted on the movable table. A slider is mounted on each suspension. A guide member can support respective lift tabs of the suspensions. The guide member includes a first guide surface, second guide surface, and opening arranged in a track width direction of the disk. When any of the lift tabs gets into the opening as the movable table moves in the track width direction of the disk, the slider is dropped toward a recording surface of the disk. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268330 | METHOD AND APPARATUS ESTIMATING TOUCH-DOWN APPROACH FLYING HEIGHT FOR MAGNETIC HEAD OF DISK DRIVE - A method and apparatus for controlling flying height for the read/write head of a HDD. The method uses the flying status of the head immediately before the head touches down on the disk to provide such control. | 2009-10-29 |