45th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130293772 | CAMERA MODULE - An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a PCB mounted with an image sensor, a base installed at an upper surface of the PCB to centrally form an optical path, a lens holder coupled to an upper surface of the base to form an optical path by being mounted with at least one or more sheets of lenses, a variable lens arranged on the optical path centrally formed at the base to control a refractive index of passing light, and an infrared cut-off coating layer provided on a surface of the variable lens to filter an infrared component from the optical path-passing light. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293773 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TIME STRETCHING TO HIDE DATA PACKET PRE-BUFFERING DELAYS - A special rendering mode for the first few seconds of play out of multimedia data minimizes the delay caused by pre-buffering of data packets in multimedia streaming applications. Instead of pre-buffering all incoming data packets until a certain threshold is reached, the streaming application starts playing out some of the data packets immediately after the arrival of the first data packet. Immediate play out of the first data packet, for example, results in minimum delay between channel selection and perception, thereby allowing a user to quickly scan through all available channels to quickly get a notion of the content. The immediate play out is done at a reduced speed. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293774 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED REMOTE TRANSCODING USING CONTENT PROFILING - A system and method as described herein involve materially improving the quality of encoded content generated on systems or platforms such as remote or CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) platforms. An aspect of the described system and method comprises profiling the source content, for example, on a per title basis, and generating profile information as a set of metadata that reflects the optimal transcoding parameters. This metadata is transmitted along with the content to be transcoded to the remote device which can then perform a superior process on the content, compared to a generic non-hinted transcode. Other aspects of the described system and method comprise separation of profiling analysis from the actual transcoding at a remote location, and encapsulation of profile information with the program content for delivery to the remote premises. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293775 | RECORDER FOR DIGITAL CAPTION BROADCAST - A recorder for digital caption broadcast includes a video signal receiver, an audio signal receiver, and a caption data signal receiver that respectively receive video signals, audio signals, and caption data signals from a digital caption broadcast; a video signal transmitter, an audio signal transmitter, and a caption data signal transmitter that respectively receive signals from the video signal receiver, the audio signal receiver, and the caption data signal receiver and transmit the received signals to a viewer monitor; and a variable display adjustor provided between the video signal receiver and audio signal receiver, and the video signal transmitter and audio signal transmitter, the variable display adjustor being capable of adjusting timings of video display and sound generation to match caption display on the viewer monitor. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293776 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING TEXT CAPTIONS FROM VIDEO AND GENERATING VIDEO SUMMARIES - Caption boxes which are embedded in video content can be located and the text within the caption boxes decoded. Real time processing is enhanced by locating caption box regions in the compressed video domain and performing pixel based processing operations within the region of the video frame in which a caption box is located. The captions boxes are further refined by identifying word regions within the caption boxes and then applying character and word recognition processing to the identified word regions. Domain based models are used to improve text recognition results. The extracted caption box text can be used to detect events of interest in the video content and a semantic model applied to extract a segment of video of the event of interest. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293777 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CAPTIONS - A system and method are disclosed for displaying different captions for selective viewing. A display is used for showing the captions in different color and/or polarization combinations, and color-selective filters and/or polarizers are used for separately viewing the individual captions. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293778 | Method and device for transmitting digital video and data over the same wires - Method and device for a wired communication link that includes a first transceiver that sends over a set of wires a downstream multiplexed transmission that includes a first direction of a bidirectional data channel and lossless high definition digital video. The first transceiver is able to receive, over at least a subset of the set of wires utilized for the downstream multiplexed transmission, an upstream transmission comprising a second direction of the bidirectional data channel. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293779 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUICKLY RESPONDING TO SIGNAL - An embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for quickly responding to a signal, where the method includes: generating a frame synchronization signal; pre-reading image data, and saving the image data after processing the image data; and receiving a TE signal, and outputting the processed image data according to the TE signal. An embodiment of the present invention further discloses an apparatus for quickly responding to a signal. Using the present invention may improve a rate for responding to a signal and reduce an instantaneous bandwidth pressure on a transmission line. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293780 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION ON ENTITIES DISPLAYED ON VIDEO CONTENT - A display device and a method for providing information thereof are provided. The display device includes a display which displays a video content, a communication device which communicates with an external device, an input which receives a user command, and a controller which, when a predetermined command is input through the input, detects a plurality of entities included in the video content, and when at least one of the plurality of entities is selected through the input, controls the display to collect and display information regarding the selected at least one entity through the communication device. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293781 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING A DESIRED TELEVISION SIGNAL FROM A WIDEBAND IF INPUT USING RE-SAMPLING - Various embodiments are described herein for a universal television receiver that is capable of processing television channel signals, that are transmitted according to a variety of broadcast standards, to provide video and audio information for a desired television channel signal. The processing includes producing a coarse channel signal that includes a desired television channel signal and then applying resampling techniques to adjust a normalized bandwidth of the desired television channel signal to generally correspond to the normalized passband of a main filter that is used for each of the broadcast standards. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293782 | BROADCAST RECEIVING DEVICE AND METHOD - A prediction means for predicting a maximum delayed change time, which is the longest in a change time which allows a next program to be displayed, if a channel is selected to change the current program to the next program; and a display control means, by which, from a reception completion time when the reception of the current program has been completed, a relevant program is displayed on the basis of original program data remaining in a buffer at the relevant reception completion time, and at the same time, the reproduction speed of the display is based on a speed at which the current program is displayed during the period between the reception completion time and a maximum delayed change time. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293783 | MOTION VECTOR BASED COMPARISON OF MOVING OBJECTS - The present invention proposes to analyze movements of objects in video sequences (e.g. sport videos), by performing motion estimation to determine motion vectors at each frame. With the calculated motion vectors, the movements of the object(s) (e.g. athlete(s)) can be quantitatively measured. Based on this, movements in two videos can be compared at each individual frame of the video sequence. Different approaches (e.g., color coding) can be used to visualize and compare the movements. With motion estimation, intermediate frames can also be inserted to enable better movement comparison in two given videos. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293784 | Systems and Methods for Video Transmission - A system and method for providing video signals wherein the video signals from a single video source may be separately passed over two different transmission paths. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293785 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - A communication apparatus includes a first determination unit that determines whether an external apparatus can transmit device information of the external apparatus to the communication apparatus, a device information acquisition unit that acquires the device information from the external apparatus even when the first determination unit determines that the external apparatus cannot transmit device information of the external apparatus to the communication apparatus, a second determination unit that determines whether the device information acquired from the external apparatus is correct, and a communication unit that transmits video data corresponding to the device information to the external apparatus if the second determination unit determines that the device information is correct even when the first determination unit determines that the external apparatus cannot transmit device information of the external apparatus to the communication apparatus. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293786 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE OF SMART TELEVISION AND SMART TELEVISION - A method for accessing a multimedia resource of a smart television, includes: receiving a channel selection signal to determine a target channel index number; querying pre-bound correspondence between a channel index number and a multimedia resource; when one multimedia resource corresponding to the target channel index number exists, starting the multimedia resource; and when multiple multimedia resources corresponding to the target channel index number exist, presenting all identifiers of the multimedia resources corresponding to the target index number, and determining a target multimedia resource according to a selection instruction of a user and starting the target multimedia resource, where the multimedia resource is a television channel or an application program. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293787 | Fast Channel Switching - A method, a coding format and a device is provided for switching from a first data channel to a second data channel of a digital television system. At least the second data channel is coded in a multilayer scalable video coding format comprising a base layer and at least one enhancement layer. The multilayer coding is used for switching between channels, and at least one of the enhancement layers may be adapted for providing fast switching by providing it with more random access points, e.g. more IDR-frames, than the base layer. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293788 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - The edge light type backlight device ( | 2013-11-07 |
20130293789 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVING DEVICE - An illumination device according to the present invention is provided with a control substrate | 2013-11-07 |
20130293790 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY DEVICE - A color filter substrate includes: a transparent substrate; a plurality of color filters which are separately disposed on the transparent substrate; a black matrix unit made of a non-transparent material and formed on the transparent substrate, the black matrix encircling the color filters; and at least one alignment unit that includes at least two alignment holes penetrating the black matrix to expose the transparent substrate. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293791 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH A BUILT-IN TOUCH PANEL - The presence or absence of touch is detected according to a difference of a capacitance caused by the presence or absence of a material that blocks the electric field formed between the detection electrode and the common electrode. The common electrode includes a plurality of divided electrode portions that is extended in a lateral direction and aligned with each other in a longitudinal direction. Each of the plurality of common lines is electrically connected to at least one of the divided electrode portions. The plurality of common lines is arranged in an area next to the common electrode in the lateral direction of the common electrode, arranged next to each other in a width direction orthogonal to a length thereof, is different in width from each other, and the width of the common lines is wider as the length is longer. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293792 | TOUCH PANEL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a substrate including at least one concave part, and a transparent electrode formed in the concave part to detect a position. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293793 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus having a backlight module, a modulatable parallax barrier module, a polarizer film and a display panel is provided. The backlight module provides a linear polarized light having a first polarization direction. The modulatable parallax barrier module has an alignment state and a transparent state, and has a first alignment film with a first alignment direction on the light-emitting side. The linear polarized light passing through the modulatable parallax barrier module in the transparent state is kept in the first polarization direction, and passing through the modulatable parallax barrier module in the alignment state is transformed to a second polarization direction. The polarizer film has a transmission axis inclined toward either the first polarization direction or the second polarization direction. The modulatable parallax barrier module selects one of the alignment state and the transparent state according to an image information provided by the display panel. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293794 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND 3D IMAGE SYSTEM - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel, a liquid crystal display apparatus and a 3D image system. The liquid crystal display panel comprises a patterned retarder and a shading film. The shading film includes a plurality of transparent units and a plurality of shading units arranged in an alternating manner, and the shading units are positioned between the first phase retarders and the second phase retarders, respectively. When the offset of the first phase retarders or the second phase retarders occurs, the shading unit can shade the deviated light rays. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293795 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes: a main panel that displays images; a switch panel arranged to be opposed to the main panel, the switch panel being capable of switching a mode between a two-dimensional mode that causes an image displayed on the main panel to be viewed as a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional mode that causes the image to be viewed stereoscopically; a luminance control section that changes a luminance of the main panel upon mode switching by the switch panel; and a vision correction unit that makes luminance changes in the main panel hardly visible on a viewing side upon mode switching by the switch panel. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293796 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CONTROLLER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In conventional liquid crystal display controllers, the display is reduced in the stand-by state but the liquid crystal display duty is not changed, i.e., even the common electrodes of the rows that are not producing display are scanned, and the consumption of electric power is not decreased to a sufficient degree in the stand-by state. A liquid crystal display controller includes a drive duty selection register capable of being rewritten by a microprocessor, and a drive bias selection register. When the display is changed from the whole display on a liquid crystal display panel to a partial display on part of the rows only, the preset values of the drive duty selection register and of the drive bias selection register are changed, so that the display is selectively produced on a portion of the liquid crystal display panel at a low voltage with a low-duty drive. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293797 | SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - It is an object of the invention to provide a substrate for a liquid crystal display, a liquid crystal display having the same, and a method of manufacturing the same which make it possible to provide a display having high luminance and preferable display characteristics to be used in display sections of information apparatuses and the like. Each pixel is defined by gate bus lines extending in the horizontal direction and drain bus lines extending in the vertical direction. TFTs are formed in the vicinity of intersections between the bus lines, and resin overlap sections for shielding the TFTs from light are formed above the same. No black matrix is formed on a common electrode substrate which is provided in a face-to-face relationship with a TFT substrate, and the bus lines and the resin overlap sections formed on the TFT substrate function as a black matrix. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293798 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a substrate including a pixel area, a thin-film transistor formed on the substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the thin-film transistor, a common electrode formed on the pixel electrode, a space formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, and a roof layer formed on the common electrode. The common electrode and the roof layer include a protrusion protruding from at least one of an upper edge and a lower edge of the pixel area. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293799 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes: a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas; a thin film transistor on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; an roof layer connected between pixel areas adjacent in a first direction and separated from the pixel electrode; a column protruded from the roof layer in a boundary portion of the pixel areas; a space between the pixel electrode and the roof layer, the roof layer partially overlapping an upper inner wall and a first side inner wall of the space and exposing a second side inner wall of the space; a liquid crystal in the space. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293800 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND A DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An array substrate and a display apparatus including the array substrate are provided. The array substrate includes a substrate divided into a display area and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area. A pixel array is formed on the substrate corresponding to the display area and receives a driving signal. A driving circuit includes a plurality of stages and is formed on the substrate corresponding to the peripheral area. Each of the stages includes a first transistor having a source electrode connected to an output terminal to output the driving signal, a channel layer formed between a gate insulating layer and the source electrode, the channel layer having an opening to facilitate contact between a portion of the gate insulating layer and the source electrode, and a capacitor defined by a gate electrode of the first transistor, the source electrode, and the gate insulating layer contacting the source electrode. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293801 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH SAME - Provided is a display panel in which the adhesive strength between two substrates can be increased. This display panel is provided with: a glass substrate ( | 2013-11-07 |
20130293802 | Patterned Retarder Type Display Device Having Black Strips and Manufacturing Method Therefor - The present disclosure relates to a patterned retarder type display device having a black strip and a method for manufacturing the same. The present disclosure suggests a patterned retarder type display device comprising: a first substrate having a display area in which unit pixels are disposed in a matrix type and a non-display area surrounding the display area; a second substrate joined with the first substrate by a sealant disposed in the non-display area; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of a horizontal black strip disposed along a horizontal border distinguishing the unit pixel on an outer surface of the first substrate; and an outer strip covering the non-display area on the outer surface of the first substrate. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293803 | BUFFERING STOP STRUCTURE AND CORRESPONDING PACKING CASE - The present invention relates to a buffering stop structure and a corresponding packing case. The buffering stop structure is disposed at a connecting corner between adjoining side surfaces of a corresponding case main body. The case main body is used to load a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The buffering stop structure comprises a fixing portion, a connecting portion and a case buffering portion. The manufacture cost of the buffering stop structure and the corresponding packing case of the present invention is lower, and the buffering effect thereof is better, so as to solve the problems of the packing case of existing technology that has higher manufacture cost and may cause environment pollution. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293804 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device includes a display panel including an upper substrate and a lower substrate facing-coupled to a rear surface of the upper substrate, a backlight unit supplying light to the display panel, a cover member receiving the display panel and covering a side surface of the display panel, a guide frame supporting the display panel and guiding a position of the display panel and a position of the backlight unit, and an adhesive member injected between the guide frame and the display panel and coupling the guide frame and the display panel. The guide frame includes a horizontal part and a first prevention jaw formed to protrude from one end of the horizontal part, and preventing the adhesive member from being injected into the backlight unit when injecting the adhesive member. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293805 | THIN DISPLAY DEVICE - A thin flat display includes a display unit and an outer casing accommodating the display unit. Upper corner regions and lower corner regions of the outer casing are held by upper corner shock-absorbing members and lower corner shock-absorbing members disposed separately at upper corners and lower corners of a packing box when the flat display device is accommodated in the packing box. The outer casing includes a front cabinet disposed on a side of a display surface of the display unit and a back cabinet covering a rear surface of the display unit. The back cabinet is attached to the front cabinet by screw fastening portions at a peripheral portion of the back cabinet. In the upper and lower corner regions of the outer casing, the screw fastening portions of the back cabinet are positioned within regions held by the shock-absorbing members. Damages caused by a mechanical impact suffered during transportation can be prevented. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293806 | Display Device And Terminal Equipment Comprising The Display Device - A display device and terminal equipment including the display device are described. The display device includes a first panel having a first area; a liquid crystal display panel disposed below the first panel and having a second area, configured to display an image based on an image signal; a backlight disposed below the liquid crystal display panel, configured to produce light; a light guide plate disposed below the liquid crystal display panel and having a third area, configured to fix the backlight and cause the light produced by the backlight to be uniformly irradiated on the liquid crystal display panel; and a reflection unit disposed below the light guide plate, configured to reflect the light produced by the backlight to the light guide plate. A space for accommodating and protecting the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight is formed between the light guide plate and the first panel. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293807 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MONITOR - A liquid crystal monitor includes a first voltage conversion circuit (e.g. a DC/DC converter), which converts an external DC voltage into a first internal DC voltage supplied to CPU circuitry, and a second voltage conversion circuit, which converts the external DC voltage into a second internal DC voltage for driving a backlight of a liquid crystal panel. The external DC voltage is set proximate to a center value between the first internal DC voltage and the second internal DC voltage. This allows the liquid crystal monitor to be equipped with a battery unit producing a single external DC voltage, thus reducing weight compared to a conventional liquid crystal monitor. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293808 | CURABLE COMPOSITION - A curable composition and use thereof are provided. The exemplary curable composition can show excellent processability and workability. Also, the curable composition can have a high refractive index before or after curing. The composition has low moisture permeability before or after curing and shows excellent crack resistance, thermal shock resistance, adhesive property and hardness. In addition, the composition does not cause color change such as whitening under a high-temperature or high-humidity condition, and does not exhibit stickiness on a surface thereof. The curable composition may be used as an adhesive material or as an encapsulation material for semiconductor devices such as an LED, a CCD, a photo coupler, or a photovoltaic cell. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293809 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - Provided is an array substrate for a liquid crystal panel that can suppress disconnection of source wiring lines. An array substrate | 2013-11-07 |
20130293810 | LIGHTING DEVICE, LIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A lighting device includes a support member provided with a wiring portion. The lighting device further includes an LED light source placed on the wiring portion, and an insulating layer. The insulating layer is provided on the wiring portion except a region at which the LED light source is placed. The LED light source is covered by a light-transmitting resin portion. A fluorescent substance is dispersed in the light-transmitting resin portion. The fluorescent substance is a sulfide-based fluorescent material. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293811 | POLARIZATION SELECTIVE SCATTERING SECURITY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A polarization selective scattering security device comprising a printed patterned birefringent matrix of LCP polymer comprising a dispersed phase and optionally one or more additives, wherein the ordinary or the extra-ordinary refractive index of the birefringent matrix of LCP polymer is approximately matched by one of the indices of refraction of the dispersed phase aligned in the same direction whereas the other refractive index is not matched. Moreover, a process for producing such security device is disclosed. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293812 | OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTICAL FILM, PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE OF THE POLARIZING PLATE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is an optical film which does not undergo the deterioration in front contrast or contrast fluctuations even when used in a VA-type liquid crystal display device having high front contrast or as a polarizing plate protection film. The optical film comprises a cellulose ester resin having high stretching adequacy and having an average acetyl group substitution degree of 2.0-2.6, has a phase difference (Ro) of 30-100 nm, a phase difference (Rth) of 70-400 nm and a film thickness of 15-50 μm, and is characterized by fulfilling a requirement represented by formula (I). Formula (I): 0.012013-11-07 | |
20130293813 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device includes a light source, an array substrate having a display region and a peripheral region around the display region, wherein the array substrate includes a first light-shielding wiring layout arranged in the display region of the array substrate, and a second light-shielding wiring layout arranged in the peripheral region of the array substrate, an occupied area per unit area of the second light-shielding wiring layout in the peripheral region being equal to or greater than an occupied area per unit area of the first light-shielding wiring layout in the display region. The image display device further includes an opposite substrate disposed on the array substrate, and a liquid crystal layer comprising a plurality of liquid crystal molecules and disposed between the array substrate and the opposite substrate. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293814 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes: a pair of substrates, at least one of which is transparent; a liquid crystal layer placed between the pair of substrates; an electrode group, formed on at least one of the pair of substrates, for applying an electric field to the liquid crystal layer; and an alignment control film placed on at least one of the pair of substrates, in which the alignment control film is formed of polyimide and a precursor of the polyimide, each of the polyimide and the precursor of the polyimide contains, as a material, a specific cyclobutanetetracarboxylic acid dianhydride derivative and aromatic diamine, and the alignment control film is provided with alignment capability by photo-alignment treatment. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293815 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal layer extending at least in a display region; first and second substrates affixed to each other so as to sandwich the liquid crystal layer therebetween; and a pair of polarization plates disposed to sandwich these substrates therebetween. The first substrate is provided with a pixel electrode corresponding to each of a plurality of pixels. The second substrate is provided with a counter electrode so as to face the pixel electrode. A first alignment film is disposed on the pixel electrode. A second alignment film is disposed on the counter electrode. The pixels each include a plurality of domains having different combinations of alignment directions of the first and second alignment films. The pixel electrode has a slit group along at least a part of an outline of the pixel electrode and in the vicinity of the outline. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293816 | CHIP-ON-FILM PACKAGE AND DEVICE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME - Chip-on-film packages and device assemblies including the same may be provided. The device assembly includes a film package including a semiconductor chip, a panel substrate connected to one end of the film package, a display panel disposed on the panel substrate, and a controlling part connected to another end of the film package. The film package includes a film substrate, a first wire disposed on a top surface of the film substrate, and a second wire disposed on a bottom surface of the film substrate. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293817 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device ( | 2013-11-07 |
20130293818 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal panel ( | 2013-11-07 |
20130293819 | Liquid Crystal Display Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, which includes: a plurality of pixel units. Each of the pixel units further includes: a liquid crystal layer; a pixel electrode and corresponding electrode, disposed on two opposite sides of liquid crystal layer; the corresponding electrode further including: first electrode pattern, disposed oppositely to pixel electrode; second electrode pattern, connected to the first electrode pattern, for applying an external voltage to the first electrode pattern so as to form an alignment electric field for liquid crystal layer between the first electrode pattern and pixel electrode. The present invention changes the way external voltage is applied, and introduce external voltage from one side of color filter substrate to improve success rate of liquid crystal alignment, reduce energy-consumption and reduce waste. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293820 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display has its common electrode and pixel electrodes formed on a same substrate where the substrate further includes a plurality of common voltage transmitting lines disposed under both of the common electrode and the pixel electrodes and forming a ladder-like network connected to the common electrode at multiple connection locations for providing the common voltage to the common electrode by way of conduction paths having substantially lower resistivity than the common electrode, whereby an RC delay factor of transmitting the common voltage is reduced. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293821 | ACTIVE DEVICE ARRAY SUBSTRATE - An active device array substrate includes a substrate, first scan lines, second scan lines, data lines, and pixels. The first and the second scan lines are alternately arranged along a first direction. The data lines are arranged in parallel along a second direction. The pixels are arranged to form first pixel rows and second pixel rows alternately arranged in the first direction. The first pixel row includes first and second pixels electrically connected to the first scan lines, the second scan lines, and the data line, respectively. The second pixel row includes third and fourth pixels electrically connected to the first scan lines, the second scan lines, and the data line, respectively. The pixels between two adjacent data lines are arranged in two columns. Among the pixels in the same column, the pixels in odd rows and in even rows are electrically connected to different data lines, respectively. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293822 | DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel includes a pair of substrates, a pixel structure, and a display medium layer disposed between the pair of substrates. The pixel structure is disposed on one of the substrates, and includes first and second sub-pixels. The first sub-pixel includes a first pixel electrode, wherein the first pixel electrode has a first spacing in a first main region and has a second spacing in a first minor region, wherein the second spacing is smaller than the first spacing. The second sub-pixel includes a second pixel electrode, wherein the second pixel electrode has a third spacing in a second main region and has a fourth spacing in a second minor region, wherein the fourth spacing is larger than or equal to the third spacing, and wherein the first spacing is larger than the third spacing. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293823 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, a seal material is formed by drawing on a first substrate. A starting point and a terminal point of the drawing overlap forming a closing portion. The seal material is obliquely drawn so as to depart from an active area as the drawing departs from the closing portion. After drawing the seal material so as to surround the active area, the seal material is obliquely drawn so as to close to the active area as the drawing closes to the closing portion. The liquid crystal material is dropped in the inside surrounded with the seal material. After that, a second substrate is arranged on the seal material and the liquid crystal material. Then, the first substrate and the second substrate are attached by curing the seal material. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293824 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FILM, OPTICAL FILM PRODUCED BY THE METHOD, AND POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE-FORMING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE FILM - A method for producing an optical film including: laminating a hard coat layer on one side of an optical substrate in roll form, the hard coat layer having a transparent support and an optical anisotropic layer. The transparent support is laminated on the optical anisotropic layer, the one side is a transparent support-side of the optical substrate, the hard coat layer is obtained by coating, drying and curing a composition for forming a hard coat layer containing a curable monomer, a photo-polymerization initiator, and a solvent. The solvent is a mixture of at least one solvent selected from (S-1) and (S-2) and at least one solvent selected from (S-3), or a mixture of at least one solvent selected from (S-1) and at least one solvent selected from (S-2): (S-1) solvents dissolving the transparent support; (S-2) solvents swelling the transparent support; and (S-3) solvents neither dissolving nor swelling the transparent support. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293825 | ELECTROCHROMIC MATERIALS AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS EMPLOYING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to electrochromic materials and their use. In some embodiments, the invention relates to electrochromic materials for use on an optical substrate, such as a lens, a semi-finished lens blank, and the like. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293826 | EYEWEAR - Eyewear for use by a wearer, said eyewear providing a substantially fluid tight seal about the wearer's eyes, the eyewear including at least one lens for positioning at least partially in front of a wearer's eyes; a frame adapted to mount the at least one lens for positioning the at least one lens in front of the eyes of the wearer; head mounting means adapted to attach the frame relative to a wearer's head; and at least one seal attached relative to said frame and located about a periphery of the wearer's eyes wherein the eyewear is wearable in a substantially fluid tight condition in which the at least one seal forms a substantially fluid tight seal about the wearer's eyes, and a free condition in which the eyewear is wearable with the seal spaced from the wearer's eyes. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293827 | GLASSES FRAME - A glasses frame comprises a body and two temples. Each of the two temples includes a protruding portion, a rod extending downward from the protruding portion, and a guiding block formed at one end of the rod. The body is provided at each end thereof with a protruding portion, a pivot hole penetrating the protruding portion, a guiding groove in communication with the pivot hole, and a stop portion formed at a bottom of the guiding groove. The rods of the two temples are inserted downward into the pivot holes of the body respectively, and the guiding blocks move downward along the guiding grooves and slide over the stop portions and engage against the bottom of the protruding portions, respectively, so that the two temples are pivotally fixed at both ends of the body without using screws, which reduces manufacturing cost while making assembly easier. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293828 | GLASSES FRAME - A glasses frame comprises a body, two temples and two connecting members. The body has two ends pivotally connected to a second end of each of the connecting members. Each of the temples includes a first notch, a first pivot hole in communication with the first notch, a first engaging tooth formed on an inner surface of the first notch. The two connecting members each include a first protruding member at a first end thereof and to be inserted in the first notch and a plurality of annularly arranged first engaging grooves for engaging with the first engaging tooth. With the first engaging tooth selectively engaged in one of the first engaging grooves, the two temples can be adjusted in up and down directions to better fit different faces. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293829 | ASSEMBLY OF FRAME AND LENS FOR GLASSES - An assembly for glasses includes a frame having a top rod. A seat is formed on a bottom of the top rod. The seat includes a first engagement hole having first and second wider portions and a narrower portion located between the first and second wider portions. A first connecting rod extends from a top of a bridge and has a protrusion received in one of the first and second wider portions. The first protrusion is forcibly passable through the narrower portion into the other of the first and second wider portions, allowing adjustment in a spacing between the bridge and the top rod. Two grooves are defined in the bottom of the top rod. An abutment portion is formed in each groove. Two lenses are respectively received in the grooves. Each lens includes a protruded portion abutting the abutment portion of one of the grooves. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293830 | Eyewear with a Pair of Light Emitting Diode Matrices - An eyewear with a pair of light emitting diodes (LED) matrices is an apparatus that enhances the aesthetic appeal of the eyewear by illuminating different patterns and letterings with the pair of LED matrices. A left lens and a right lens each have an LED matrix, which traverse through and protrude out of their respective lens. Both LED matrices are electronically connected to a programmable microcontroller, which is able to turn on/off each individual LED in order to create the patterns and letterings on the LED matrices. The microphone and VU meter also allows the LED matrices to display patterns and lettering that relate to the music or sounds around the apparatus. Each individual LED for both LED matrices are properly spaced apart from each other so that visibility is not significantly reduced while wearing the apparatus. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293831 | Ophthalmic Lens Molds With Low Levels Of UV Light Transmittance, Ophthalmic Lenses Molded Therein, And Related Methods - Ophthalmic lens molds made from one or more thermoplastic polymer having a low level of UV light transmittance (UV % T) ophthalmic lenses including silicone hydrogel contact lenses molded using these thermoplastic polymer having low UV % T, and methods of manufacturing ophthalmic lenses by cast molding a polymerizable composition in mold members formed of these thermoplastic polymers having low UV % T and curing the polymerizable composition using UV light are described. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293832 | CONTACT LENSES FOR REFRACTIVE CORRECTION - Ophthalmic lenses for correcting refractive error of an eye are disclosed. Ophthalmic lenses include a deformable inner portion and a deformable peripheral portion. When disposed over the optical region of an eye, the inner portion is configured so that engagement of the posterior surface against the eye deforms the posterior surface so that the posterior surface has a shape diverging form the refractive shape of the epithelium when viewing with the eye through the ophthalmic lens. The rigidity of the inner portion is greater than the rigidity of the peripheral portion and the ophthalmic lenses are configured to allow movement relative to the eye upon blinking of the eye and to be substantially centered on the optical region of the cornea following the blinking of the eye. Methods of correcting refractive errors of an eye such as astigmatism or spherical aberration using the ophthalmic lenses are also disclosed. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293833 | SOFT CONTACT LENS APPLICATION METHOD, LIQUID FOR CONTACT LENSES AND SOFT CONTACT LENS PACKAGE - An object of the invention is to provide an application method capable of facilitating the application of the soft contact lens without using any instrument, a liquid for contact lenses capable of being used for the application method, and a soft contact lens package. The present invention is a method for applying a soft contact lens, including a shrinkage step of shrinking a soft contact lens by contacting the soft contact lens with a liquid for contact lenses, the liquid for contact lenses being capable of shrinking the soft contact lens to a state of being more intensively shrunken than an equilibrium state thereof in a physiological saline; and an application step of applying the shrunken soft contact lens to the eye, in which after the application step, the size of the soft contact lens is restored. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293834 | CONTACT LENS FOR MYOPIA CONTROL - This invention provides a contact lens for myopia control comprising: an object-side surface comprising a central zone, a transition zone and a peripheral zone which are concentric and have different refractive power, at least one of the three zones being aspheric; and an image-side surface; wherein the central zone provides correction power to focus a foveal image on the retina, the peripheral zone provides a myopic defocus effect by generating a para-fovea image in front of the retina, and the transition zone with one or more focuses provides a refractive power in diopter (D) ranging from +0.25 D to +8.00 D. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293835 | ABRASION-RESISTANT FILM AND OPHTHALMIC LENS CONTAINING SAME - The present invention relates to an abrasion-resistant film comprising a transparent thermoplastic film and an abrasion-resistant composite coating, formed from a lower layer in contact with the thermoplastic film and an upper layer superimposed on the lower layer, said layers each containing a hydrolyzed epoxysilane and a hydrolyzed alkoxysilane, in different weight ratios. The present invention also relates to a multilayer optical article, preferably an ophthalmic lens, comprising a transparent substrate, an adhesive layer and the abovementioned abrasion-resistant film, and also to two processes for manufacturing such an article. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293836 | LIMITED ECHELETTE LENS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods for designing an ophthalmic lens that provides enhanced image quality across a wide and extended range of foci include utilizing pupil size measurements and based on the measurements determining the size of echelettes. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293837 | OPHTHALMIC APPARATUS - An ophthalmic apparatus which is configured to inspect a plurality of eye characteristics of an eye to be examined which is fixed by a face support unit, the apparatus comprises: an optometric unit configured to include a first optometric portion including a first optical system for inspecting a first eye characteristic of the eye, and a second optometric portion including a second optical system for inspecting a second eye characteristic different from the first eye characteristic; and a changing unit configured to change a direction of the optometric unit relative to the eye to switch to inspection by one of the first optometric portion and the second optometric portion. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293838 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is an optical coherence tomography apparatus for obtaining a tomographic image from an interference light between a reference light and a measurement light having passed through an object. The optical coherence tomography apparatus includes: a storage unit for storing information of a display mode of an imaging screen when the object is imaged; and a control unit for displaying an imaging screen of a display mode, based on the information stored in the imaging, as an initial screen, when the object is imaged after storage in the storage unit. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293839 | OPHTHALMOLOGY APPARATUS - An ophthalmology apparatus may be provided with an input device, a processor, and an output device. The input device may be configured to input a corneal endothelial cell image to the processor. The corneal endothelial cell image can be obtained by photographing a corneal endothelial cell. The processor may be configured to extract a dark area from the corneal endothelial cell image input by the input device, and to analyze the extracted dark area. The output device may output a result of the analysis by the processor. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293840 | INEXPENSIVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING A CAMERA TO A SCOPE FOR PHOTOGRAPHING SCOPED OBJECTS - A device and method for connecting a camera to a scoping apparatus for viewing and taking photos of an eye-ball or other object imaged by the scoping apparatus. A case receives a compact high-resolution camera, and an attachment is connected to the case. The attachment is detachably connected to an eye-piece of the scoping apparatus in a manner to allow passage of an image from the scoping apparatus through the device to the camera for viewing and taking of photos thereof. A sleeve portion of the attachment and the eye-piece have generally the same diameter to allow the attachment sleeve to be fitted over the eye-piece. When the attachment sleeve and eye-piece have different diameters, an adapter having a generally cylindrical shape and a thickness equal generally to the difference in thicknesses is received on the eye-piece and the attachment sleeve received on the adapter to couple the attachment to the eye-piece. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293841 | CORNEAL CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE - A corneal confocal microscope characterized by a particular illumination system. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293842 | OPTICAL PHANTOMS FOR USE WITH OCULAR SURFACE INTERFEROMETRY (OSI) DEVICES AND SYSTEMS CONFIGURED TO MEASURE TEAR FILM LAYER THICKNESS(ES), AND RELATED USE FOR CALIBRATION - Embodiments of the detailed description include optical phantoms for use with ocular surface interferometery (OSI) devices and systems configured to measure tear film layer thickness(es), and related use for calibration. The ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices, systems, and methods can be used for imaging an ocular tear film and/or measuring a tear film layer thickness (TFLT) in a patient's ocular tear film. The OSI devices, systems, and methods can be used to measure the thickness of the lipid layer component (LLT) and/or the aqueous layer component (ALT) of the ocular tear film. “TFLT” as used herein includes LLT, ALT, or both LLT and ALT. “Measuring TFLT” as used herein includes measuring LLT, ALT, or both LLT and ALT. Imaging the ocular tear film and measuring TFLT can be used in the diagnosis of a patient's tear film, including but not limited to lipid layer and aqueous layer deficiencies. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293843 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIDEFIELD MAPPING OF THE RETINA - Systems and methods for constructing a widefield image of the retina from a plurality of retinal images. In one aspect, the disclosure concerns constructing a widefield image of the retina from a plurality of retinal images, comprising a base image and a plurality of peripheral images. These techniques enable medical observations of retinal phenomena in patients, such retinal vein occlusion, artery occlusion, retinal detachments, intraocular inflammation, ocular tumors, and the like, that were difficult to detect and impossible to quantify under prior art approaches. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293844 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING HUMAN EYE TRACKING - Systems and methods are disclosed for evaluating human eye tracking. One method includes receiving data representing the location of and/or information tracked by an individual's eye or eyes before, during, or after the individual performs a task; identifying a temporal phase or a biomechanical phase of the task performed by the individual; identifying a visual cue in the identified temporal phase or biomechanical phase; and scoring the tracking of the individual's eye or eyes by comparing the data to the visual cue. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293845 | EXAMINATION STAND WITH IMPROVED ACCESS FOR THE WHEELCHAIR BOUND PATIENT - A patient examination assembly comprises a rotatable stand adapted to mount a slit lamp microscope, and a phoropter attached to the stand by a telescoping arm assembly, comprising an arm and a connector and the connector comprises a first link and a second link. The first link is telescopeable within the second link. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293846 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING FOR COLOR VISION LOSS - A method and apparatus for administering eye tests to identify cone sensitivity loss associated with hereditary and acquired color vision loss which may be used for early detection, progress, treatment, and monitoring of eye conditions, traumatic brain injury, optic neuritis, systemic and neurological diseases including Glaucoma, Retinopathy, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, and Parkinson's Disease and retinal toxicity. Particularly, the method and apparatus disclosed uses a Cone Contrast Test (CCT) to test individuals for hereditary or acquired color vision loss associated with (a) early signs of potential disease/damage/toxicity in an effort to (i) provide opportunity for treatment, and (ii) prevent permanent eye damage, and (b) monitor progress and treatment of such disease/damage/toxicity. The system comprises a computer system including an input device and a display device, and the accuracy and repeatability of the testing is provided by repeated calibration using a colormeter. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293847 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS - An ophthalmologic apparatus includes an ophthalmologic examination unit configured to examine a subject's eye, a movable unit at which the ophthalmologic examination unit is movably disposed, a driving force generation unit configured to generate a driving force to drive the movable unit, and a driving force transmission unit configured to reduce the driving force transmitted to the movable unit in a case where an external force is applied to the movable unit. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293848 | PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection type display apparatus includes: an illumination optical system which has a first array lens and a second array lens each of which has a plurality of lens elements having a plurality of rectangular shape openings and arranged in a matrix form; an illumination light source device which has one or more light sources having a polarization degree not smaller than 50% and one or more polarizers for transmitting one type polarized light and reflecting other type polarized light. At least one set of the light sources are arranged so that the polarization directions of light fluxes having high polarization degrees may be perpendicular to each other, the light fluxes are combined by the polarizer, condensed to a single region by a light-flux condensing element, and then directed toward another illumination optical system located in a subsequent stage. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293849 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes: a light source having a plurality of light emitting sections; a light modulation device including a reflecting section adapted to reflect the light from the light source in accordance with image information; and a projection lens adapted to project an image formed by the light modulation device, wherein the light from the light source obliquely enters the reflecting section, the light source includes a first region where the light emitting sections are disposed at a first density, and a second region where the light emitting sections are disposed at a second density higher than the first density, and a distance between the first region and the reflecting section is shorter than a distance between the second region and the reflecting section. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293850 | PROJECTOR HAVING LIGHT SOURCE UNIT INCLUDING EXCITATION LIGHT SOURCE, OPTICAL WHEEL, LIGHT EMITTING LIGHT SOURCE, AND CONTROLLER - A light source unit includes an optical wheel having a plurality of segment areas, the segment areas including at least two luminescent material layers having different characteristics and a transmission portion provided in a circumferential direction. The light source unit further includes a rotation driving unit for driving to rotate the optical wheel, an excitation light source for shining light onto the optical wheel, a light emitting element, and a light guiding optical system for collecting a light beam from the optical wheel and a light beam from the light emitting element to a same optical path. The excitation light source is selectively turned on to illuminate the transmission portion or the at least two luminescent material layers, and the light emitting light source is turned on for a period of time during which the excitation light source does not shine the excitation light. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293851 | PROJECTION SYSTEM - A projection system including a projection screen and a projection apparatus is provided. The projection screen has a plurality of optical microstructures. The optical microstructures are arranged along a first direction. The projection apparatus is capable of moving relative to the projection screen along the first direction. The projection apparatus includes an illumination unit, a light valve, and a projection lens. The illumination unit is capable of providing an illuminating beam. The light valve is disposed on a transmission path of the illuminating beam. The light valve is capable of converting the illuminating beam to an image beam. The projection lens is disposed on a transmission path of the image beam. The projection lens is capable of moving relative to the light valve along a second direction and projecting the image beam on the projection screen. The first direction and the second direction are opposite directions. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293852 | LIQUID COOLED VIDEO PROJECTOR - Disclosed is a liquid cooling system for use with MRI positioned video projectors to dissipate heat from the projector light source through liquid cooling. The system includes a heat sink body for mounting to the projector light source, the heat sink body constructed of a material to transfer heat away from the projector light. A remotely mounted motor-driven pump provides fluid circulation, the pump is constructed and/or mounted so as to not to be effected by the MRI magnetic field. The pump is coupled to the heat sink block by use of flexible tubing that is constructed and arranged to provide heat transfer to the environment thereby maintaining the projector light source temperature at a reduced level. A liquid reservoir is fluidly coupled to the pump intake for use in maintaining liquid levels at an optimum position. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293853 | PROJECTION DEVICE AND LIGHT VALVE MODULE THEREOF - A light valve module including a first shell, a second shell, a light valve, an elastic pad and a sealant is provided. The first shell has an opening. The second shell is assembled to the first shell. The first shell and the second shell form a containing space therebetween. The light valve is disposed in the containing space and is exposed by the opening. The elastic pad is disposed between the first shell and the second shell for sealing the containing space. The sealant is adhered at a periphery of the opening and the light valve for sealing the containing space. In addition, a projection device having the light valve module is also provided. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293854 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - The present invention provides an exposure apparatus which includes a projection optical system that projects a pattern of a reticle onto a substrate, and exposes the substrate through the projection optical system and a liquid, the apparatus including a recovery unit which includes a recovery path connected to a recovery port, and is configured to reduce a pressure in the recovery path to recover the liquid, supplied to a space between the projection optical system and the substrate, through the recovery port and the recovery path, and a heating unit which is disposed in the recovery path, and configured to heat the liquid recovered through the recovery port and the recovery path. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293855 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate via a projection optical system and a liquid. The exposure apparatus includes a stage that is movable below the projection optical system while holding the substrate and a detector that is capable of detecting a liquid adhered to a rear surface of the substrate. As an alternative, or in addition, the apparatus can include a detector that is capable of detecting a liquid adhered to an optical member disposed at the stage. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293856 | COATING AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS, COATING FILM FORMING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - Disclosed is a technique for preventing a water-repellent protective film formed on a resist film from peeling off during immersion exposure. A resist film is formed on the front surface of a substrate and then the peripheral edge portion of the resist film is removed. Before forming a water-repellent protective film onto the resist film, an adhesion-improving fluid, preferably hexamethyldisilazane gas, for improving the adhesion of the water-repellent protective film, is supplied to the region from which the resist film is removed. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293857 | LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS HAVING DUAL RETICLE EDGE MASKING ASSEMBLIES AND METHOD OF USE - A lithography apparatus includes at least two reticle edge masking assemblies (REMAs). The lithography apparatus further includes a light source configured to emit a light beam having a wavelength and a beam separating element configured to divide the light beam into more than one collimated light beam. Each REMA is positioned to receive one of the more than one collimating light beams and each REMA comprises a movable slit for passing the one collimated light beam therethrough. The lithography apparatus further includes at least one mask having a pattern, where the at least one mask is configured to receive light from at least one of the REMA and a projection lens configured to receive light from the at least one mask. A method of using a lithography apparatus is also discussed. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293858 | ANISOTROPIC PHASE SHIFTING MASK - The present disclosure provides a photomask. The photomask includes a substrate. The photomask also includes a plurality of patterns disposed on the substrate. Each pattern is phase shifted from adjacent patterns by different amounts in different directions. The present disclosure also includes a method for performing a lithography process. The method includes forming a patternable layer over a wafer. The method also includes performing an exposure process to the patternable layer. The exposure process is performed at least in part through a phase shifted photomask. The phase shifted photomask contains a plurality of patterns that are each phase shifted from adjacent patterns by different amounts in different directions. The method includes patterning the patternable layer. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293859 | LARGE FIELD PROJECTION OBJECTIVE FOR LITHOGRAPHY - A lithography projection objective ( | 2013-11-07 |
20130293860 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DEVICE - Exposure apparatus exposes a substrate by irradiating the substrate with exposure light via a projection optical system and a liquid. The exposure apparatus is provided with a liquid immersion mechanism for supplying the liquid and recovering the liquid. The liquid immersion mechanism has an inclined surface, which is opposite to a surface of the substrate and is inclined with respect to the surface of the substrate, and a liquid recovering port of the liquid immersion mechanism is formed in the inclined surface. A flat portion is provided between the substrate and the projection optical system. A liquid immersion area can be maintained to be small. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293861 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus comprises an optical integrator having a plurality of light entrance facets and a beam deflection array of reflective or transparent beam deflecting elements. Each beam deflecting element is configured to illuminate a spot on the optical integrator at a position that is variable by changing a deflection angle produced by the beam deflecting element. The illumination system further comprises a control unit which is configured to control the beam deflection elements in such a manner that a light pattern assembled from the spots on at least one of the light entrance facets is varied in response to an input command that a field dependency of the angular irradiance distribution in a mask plane shall be modified. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293862 | POLARIZATION-MODULATING OPTICAL ELEMENT - A microlithography optical system includes a projection objective and an illumination system that includes a temperature compensated polarization-modulating optical element. The temperature compensated polarization-modulating optical element includes a first polarization-modulating optical element of optically active material, the first polarization-modulating optical element having a first specific rotation with a sign. The temperature compensated polarization-modulating optical element includes also includes a second polarization-modulating optical element of optically active material, the second polarization-modulating optical element having a second specific rotation with a sign opposite to the sign of the first specific rotation. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293863 | MOVABLE BODY APPARATUS, MOVABLE BODY DRIVE METHOD, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A drive system drives a movable body, based on measurement results of a first measurement system which measures the position of the movable body in an XY plane by irradiating a measurement beam from an arm member on a grating placed on a surface parallel to the XY plane of the movable body and measurement results of a second measurement system which measures a variance of the arm member using a laser interferometer. In this case, the drive system corrects measurement errors caused due to a variance of the arm member included in the measurement results of the first measurement system, using the measurement results of the second measurement system. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293864 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - The present invention provides an exposure apparatus which transfers a pattern of a reticle onto a substrate, the apparatus including a convey unit configured to convey the substrate while chucking and holding a lower surface of the substrate, and a control unit configured to control a conveyance condition of the convey unit so that a conveyance acceleration is lower when the convey unit conveys the substrate in a vertical direction with downward acceleration than when the convey unit conveys the substrate in the vertical direction with upward acceleration. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293865 | Linear Stage for Reflective Electron Beam Lithography - A linear stacked stage suitable for REBL may include a first upper fast stage configured to translate a first plurality of wafers in a first direction along a first axis, the first upper fast stage configured to secure a first plurality of wafers; a second upper fast stage configured to translate a second plurality of wafers in a second direction along the first axis, the second upper fast stage configured to secure the second plurality of wafers, the second direction opposite to the first direction, wherein the translation of the first upper fast stage and the translation of the second upper fast stage are configured to substantially eliminate inertial reaction forces generated by motion of the first upper fast stage and the second upper fast stage; and a carrier stage configured to translate the first and second upper fast stages along a second axis. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293866 | MASK PLATE AND EXPOSING METHOD - A mask plate comprises a light transmitting region; a light absorbing region; and a light reflecting region provided in the light absorbing region on one side of the mask plate. An exposing method using the mask plate comprises placing a first substrate coated with a first photosensitive resist layer under and parallel to the mask plate; having first light vertically strike on an upper surface of the mask plate from above, pass through the light transmitting region of the mask plate, and strike on the first photosensitive resist layer; placing a second substrate coated with a second photosensitive resist layer under and parallel to the mask plate; and having second light reflected by the lens device onto the surface of the mask plate where the light reflecting region is provided, then reflected by the light reflecting region and strike on the second photosensitive resist layer. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293867 | Distance-measuring device of measuring distance according to variation of imaging location and calibrating method thereof - A distance-measuring device is utilized for measuring a measured distance between a measured object and the distance-measuring device. The distance-measuring device reduces the effect of a background light and a flicking light by removing the part corresponding to the background light and the flicking light from light-sensed signals generated by an image sensor of the distance-measuring device. In addition, the distance-measuring device calculates a calibrating parameter for calibrating an assemble-error angle of the distance-measuring device, according to an imaging location of a reflective light obtained by measuring a calibrating object with a predetermined distance. In this way, the distance-measuring device can correctly calculate out the measured distance. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293868 | DETECTION OF FOREIGN OBJECT IN PROXIMTY OF SURGICAL END-EFFECTOR - An optical detection tool employs a surgical end-effector ( | 2013-11-07 |
20130293869 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE IMAGE QUALITY OF AN OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - Methods for measuring the image quality of a projection objective include providing a measuring structure on an image-side of the projection objective, providing an immersion fluid between the projection objective and the measuring structure, directing light through the projection objective and the immersion fluid to the measuring structure while shielding the measuring structure from the immersion fluid, detecting light transmitted by the measuring structure, and determining an image quality of the projection objective based on the detected light. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293870 | DETECTOR HAVING A SINGLE SOURCE FOR IONIZATION AND PHOTO DETECTION - An exemplary detector includes a source of radiation. A detection chamber is configured to at least temporarily contain a fluid. At least some of the radiation ionizes at least some of the fluid. At least some of the radiation produces light in the detection chamber. An ionization sensor provides an output corresponding to an amount of fluid ionization in the detection chamber. A light sensor provides an output corresponding to an amount of the light detected by the light sensor. | 2013-11-07 |
20130293871 | SENSOR FOR SPECTRAL-POLARIZATION IMAGING - A sensor is provided that combines monolithically-integrated pixelated aluminum nanowires with vertically stacked photodetectors. The aluminum nanowires are arranged as a collection of 2-by-2 pixels, or super-pixels. Each super-pixel includes nanowires at four different orientations, offset by 45°. Thus, the optical field is sampled with 0°, 45°, 90°, and 135° linear polarization filters. Due to the spatial subsampling, interpolation may be applied to reconstruct the full 0°, 45°, 90°, and 135° arrays. | 2013-11-07 |