46th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100289979 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit disposed under the liquid crystal panel and including a light source and an optical sheet, the optical sheet including a protrusion extending from two opposite sides; and a bottom frame under the backlight unit and including a counter part, the counter part including an opening such that the protrusion is inserted into the opening. | 2010-11-18 |
20100289980 | Double-sided adhesive tape for liquid crystal display systems - The invention relates to an adhesive surface element for producing liquid crystal displays, wherein the surface element comprises the following sequence of layers: first adhesive layer ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100289981 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Display qualities of a liquid crystal panel are prevented from being deteriorated by lugs formed on a light conductor plate. A liquid crystal display device ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100289982 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, LED DRIVING CIRCUIT, AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - The semiconductor device is included in the LED driving circuit (current regulator) of driving the LED array (with series-connected number m×parallel-connected number n), and is formed of a plurality (n pieces) of LED driving devices of controlling a current (constant-current driving) flowing in each string. A vertical semiconductor device, for example, a vertical MOSFET is used as the LED driving device. Both of a main device functioning as a constant-current driving device and a subsidiary device functioning as a circuit-breaking switch during dimming are formed inside a chip of the device, which are formed of the vertical semiconductor devices. In a first surface of the device, each source region of the main device and the subsidiary device is formed so as to be insulated from each other through an isolation region. | 2010-11-18 |
20100289983 | OPTICAL DEVICE, MATERIAL FOR FORMING OPTICAL DEVICE, BACKLIGHT FOR DISPLAY, DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MAKING DEVICE OR MATERIAL - An optical device is provided, for example for use as a brightness enhancing film in a display. The device comprises a sheet ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100289984 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel in which liquid crystal is held in a cell between a first substrate and second substrate opposed to each other, an illumination device which is placed on a side of the first substrate of the liquid crystal panel; a polarization layer containing a dichroic dye that has lyotropic liquid crystal properties which is formed by application on a surface of the first substrate of the liquid crystal panel that is opposite from the liquid crystal; and a condenser lens which condenses light from the illumination device to an interior of the cell, and/or a resin layer which protects the polarization layer, which are disposed on a top surface of the polarization layer. | 2010-11-18 |
20100289985 | ILLUMINATION UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH THE ILLUMINATION UNIT - An illumination unit of the present invention includes: a light guide plate; a point light source for illuminating at least one side surface of the light guide plate; and an anisotropic light diffuser provided between the light guide plate and the point light source for diffusing light emitted from the point light source. The anisotropic light diffuser has anisotropy by which a degree of diffusion differs depending on directions. The anisotropic light diffuser is an anisotropic light diffusion sheet with a particulate dispersion phase defined in an anisotropic light diffusion layer thereof. | 2010-11-18 |
20100289986 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A wavelength selection substrate | 2010-11-18 |
20100289987 | FLEXIBLE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A flexible LCD device is provided, including a flexible substrate having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side is perpendicular to the second side. A first electrode is disposed over the flexible substrate, extending along a first direction, wherein the first direction is not perpendicular to the first side and the second side of the flexible substrate. A first liquid crystal layer is disposed over the first electrode. A colored layer is disposed over the first liquid crystal layer. A second electrode is disposed over the colored layer, extending along a second direction, wherein the second direction is different from the first direction and is not perpendicular to the first side and the second side of the flexible substrate and the second direction is interlaced with the first direction. | 2010-11-18 |
20100289988 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides an LCD device that has a higher contrast ratio in a wide viewing angle and that can be easily produced at low cost. The present invention is a liquid crystal display device, including in the following order:
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20100289989 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - An optical element is arranged in such a manner that a screen thereof can be hardly observed from a predetermined direction, and a deterioration of an image quality caused by moire does not occur. The optical element is constituted by a first polarizing layer, a second polarizing layer, and a liquid crystal layer arranged between these two polarizing layers. In the optical element, absorption axes of the first polarizing layer and the second polarizing layer are located parallel to each other; the liquid crystal layer is made of hybrid-aligned discotic liquid crystal; and an alignment axis of the liquid crystal layer is located parallel to, or perpendicular to both absorption axes of the first polarizing layer and of the second polarizing layer. | 2010-11-18 |
20100289990 | Pixels Having Extra-Planar Fringe Field Amplifiers For Multi-Domain Vertical Alignment Liquid Crystal Displays - A multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display that does not require physical features on the substrate (such as protrusions and ITO slits) is disclosed. Each pixel of the MVA LCD is subdivided into color components, which are further divided into color dots. Each pixel also contains extra-planar fringe field amplifiers that separate the color dots of a pixel. The voltage polarity of the color dots and extra-planar fringe field amplifiers are arranged so that fringe fields in each color dot causes multiple liquid crystal domains in each color dot. Specifically, the color dots and fringe field amplifying regions of the display are arranged so that neighboring polarized elements have opposite polarities. | 2010-11-18 |
20100289991 | Liquid Crystal Display and Substrate Thereof - A liquid crystal display and a substrate thereof are provided. The substrate of the liquid crystal display has a plurality of first pixel areas, second pixel areas, and third pixel areas. The substrate of the liquid crystal display has a plurality of first insulating films disposed on the first pixel areas, a plurality of second insulating films disposed on the second pixel areas, and a plurality of third insulating films disposed on the third pixel areas. The dielectric coefficient of the first insulating film is greater than the dielectric coefficient of the second insulating film, and the dielectric coefficient of the second insulating film is greater than the dielectric coefficient of the third insulating film. | 2010-11-18 |
20100289992 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a liquid crystal display device including contact hole parts in a gate line driving circuit, and light shielding layers formed of a metal material on a color filter substrate, where an insulating film is formed so as to cover the light shielding layer of the color filter substrate in a region on the array substrate, the area being opposed to the contact hole parts. | 2010-11-18 |
20100289993 | COLOR FILTER MANUFACTURING METHOD, COLOR FILTER, AND DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME - A method for manufacturing a color filter includes forming a bank on a substrate to partition the substrate into a plurality of drawing regions, and forming color filter layers in the drawing regions by selectively moving a droplet ejection head having nozzles in first and second scanning directions relative to the substrate and selectively ejecting a liquid from the nozzles into each of the drawing regions. The substrate is partitioned into the drawing regions including a plurality of ejection regions, into which the liquid is ejected. The ejection regions are arranged with a first prescribed pitch in the first scanning direction equal to an integer multiple of a pitch of the nozzles in the first scanning direction. The liquid is ejected from the same set of the nozzles before and after the droplet ejection head is moved relative to the substrate in the first scanning direction. | 2010-11-18 |
20100289994 | COLOR IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE, COLOR PIXEL ARRAY SUBSTRATE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A color image display device is provided which is capable of displaying an image with no differences in color balance between end portions and inner portions of anon-rectangle image display region. The color image display device includes an end portion unit pixel formed in an edge portion of a display region in which a color image is displayed and including end portion sub-pixels which correspond to a plurality of kinds of primary colors respectively in a one-to-one relationship and an inner unit pixel formed in an inside of the display region with respect to the end portion unit pixels and including inner sub-pixels which correspond to the plurality of kinds of primary colors respectively in a one-to-one relationship. With such a configuration, a relative area proportion of the end portion sub-pixels that correspond to the primary colors respectively in a one-to-one relationship is set equal to that of the inner sub-pixels that correspond to the primary colors respectively in a one-to-one relationship. The plurality of kinds of the end portion sub-pixels is arrayed in accordance with a position or a shape on an outer edge of the display region, an array direction of the plurality of kinds of the end portion sub-pixels and an array direction of the plurality of kinds of the inner sub-pixels configured to intersect each other. | 2010-11-18 |
20100289995 | Vehicle Inside Mirror Device for Displaying Image - A vehicle inside mirror device for displaying an image, which can obtain an enhanced mirror function of a prismatic glass caused by a black film provided at a rear side of a prismatic glass and has a relatively simple structure made by forming directly a transflective layer on a rear surface of a prismatic glass without using a substrate. The vehicle inside mirror device comprises a housing mounted in a passenger compartment of a vehicle; a prismatic glass provided on a front side of the housing and having a transparent transflective layer formed on a rear surface thereof; a black film provided at a rear side of the prismatic glass and having an opening formed on one side thereof; a liquid crystal display (LCD) module provided at a rear side of the opening of the black film; and a control circuit unit installed at a rear side of the LCD module. | 2010-11-18 |
20100289996 | CAMBERED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A cambered liquid crystal display including a first substrate, a second substrate, a sealant, a plurality of photo-spacers and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The sealant is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate, the second substrate and the sealant are bent to form at least one cambered structure. The photo-spacers are disposed on the first substrate and distributed between the first and the second substrate, wherein a gap formed between a part of the photo-spacers close to the top of the cambered structure and the second substrate is smaller than a gap formed between a part of the photo-spacers apart from the top of the cambered structure and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and the second substrate, wherein the photo-spacers and the liquid crystal layer are surrounded by the sealant. | 2010-11-18 |
20100289997 | DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a contact hole including a lower layer metal disposed on an insulating substrate; an insulating film disposed on the lower layer metal film and having an opening; an interlayer connection layer formed by solidifying a conductive liquid material disposed extending to cover at least the lower layer metal film exposed by the opening and an insulating film edge portion at the opening; and an upper layer metal film disposed on the interlayer connection layer so that the upper layer metal film extends across a coverage boundary region of the interlayer connection layer to come in contact with the insulating film. The film thickness of the lower layer metal film exposed by the opening is thinner than the film thickness of the lower layer metal film not exposed by the opening. | 2010-11-18 |
20100289998 | Electronic Equipment Having Heat-Dissipating Device and Method - An embodiment of the present invention provides a heat-dissipating device of electronic equipment that comprises a housing, a heat source, a speaker, and a vibration film arranged inside the housing. The vibration film will vibrate when receiving the energy transmitted from the speaker, resulting in that the heat convection is accelerated and the heat generated by the heat source is removed. | 2010-11-18 |
20100289999 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a liquid crystal (LC) composition, a LC device such as a liquid crystal display and a phase modulator, and a method thereof. The liquid crystal composition comprises a liquid crystal and a polymer. The liquid crystal exhibits a macroscopic anisotropic property such as optical property in the absence of the polymer under a condition such as certain temperature. The polymer in the composition stabilizes the liquid crystal so that the liquid crystal exhibits a macroscopic isotropic property under the same condition, and the liquid crystal stabilized by the polymer exhibits the macroscopic anisotropic property when an electrical field is applied thereon. The devices exhibit technical merits such as large viewing angle, fast response time, better contrast ratio, easy manufacturability of large size display with improved dark state, easy manufacturing process with wider temperature region, and polarization-insensitivity of PSI phase modulator, among others. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290000 | Eyeglasses - Eyeglass assemblies including an eyeglass lens having an engaging portion. Under typical conditions of use, the engaging portion is maintained in contact with an eyeglass frame member by means of a removable bonding member (RBM). Under selected atypical ambient conditions, the RBM changes so that the engaging portion and the frame member can be separated. The engaging portion can extend from the lens, or can be a recess in the lens. The RBM can be a suitable adhesive (RBA), or a component composed of a shape memory metal (RBSMA) or a material which softens when subjected to heat or other atypical codition. The engaging portion can be shaped and treated to reduce stresses therein. Similarly, the open ends of an eyeglass rim can be maintained in contact with each other under typical conditions of use by an RBA or an RBSMA so that the rim is positioned around an eyeglass lens, but can be released under selected atypical ambient conditions. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290001 | PROGRESSIVE-POWER LENS - An eye-side refractive surface | 2010-11-18 |
20100290002 | Method for Determining a Contour Data Set of Spectacle Frame Rim - A method for determining a contour data set of a spectacle frame rim comprising the steps of: a) providing a plurality (N) of three dimensional measured points along a contour of a spectacle frame rim; b) calculating a plurality of best torus that fits P points chosen among the N measured points and where P is equal or more than 4; c) selecting the (T) points among the N measured points that deviate from one of the best torus more than a threshold value; and d) forming the contour data set with (N-T) three dimensional measured points where the T selected points of step c) are excluded from the list of three dimensional measured points of step a). | 2010-11-18 |
20100290003 | Method of Calculating an Optical System According to a Given Spectacle Frame - A method of calculating an optical system (OS) of an ophthalmic lens according to a given spectacle frame comprising the steps of: providing geometrical data of the spectacle frame, providing deformability data of the spectacle frame, providing wearer data, providing a surface curvature of a front face of the ophthalmic lens, and optimization of both the optical system (OS) and the edging parameter according to the list of the optimization criteria consisting of the geometrical and deformability data of the spectacle frame and the wearer data, so as to generate at least one optical surface different from the front surface of the lens. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290004 | Characterization of Retinal Parameters by Circular Profile Analysis - Certain diseases of the retina are diagnosed by circular profile analysis of retinal parameters, such as thickness. Retinal thickness around a user-defined circle on the retina is measured by three-dimensional optical coherence tomography or other ophthalmological techniques. Abnormally thin regions are identified by comparing a measured function of thickness vs. polar angle to a reference function of thickness vs. polar angle. A degree of abnormality is characterized by the ratio of the integral of the measured thickness function to the integral of the reference thickness function over the abnormally thin region, as specified by a range of polar angles. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290005 | Circular Profile Mapping and Display of Retinal Parameters - Certain diseases of the retina are diagnosed by circular profile analysis of retinal parameters, such as thickness. Retinal thickness around a user-defined circle on the retina is measured by various ophthalmological techniques and ±mapped to a circular profile map. The circular profile map does not use segmentation of measurement data into arbitrary arcs, and thickness is mapped to a quasi-continuous range of display bands. The circular profile map is superimposed on a fundus image, or other two-dimensional image of the retina, allowing association of the circular profile map with the presence of blood vessels and other anatomical features. The simultaneous display of a series of circular profile maps generated from sets of measurement data taken at different times permits the ready visualization of the progression of retinal abnormalities. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290006 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSESSING THE FIELD OF VISION - The invention relates to a method for assessing the field of vision, wherein FDF stimuli are produced and detected by a person using the at least one eye to be examined. The invention is based on the object of providing a novel method and a device in order to efficiently assess the field of vision of a person and/or in order to recognize early signs of disease processes, which can lead to limitations in the field of vision. For this purpose, the invention provides that the production of the FDF stimuli is carried out by utilizing a computer-controlled system for the efficient determination of the vision and that the respective FDF stimulus is generated by utilizing an imaging device. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290007 | Electronic ophthalmoscope for selective retinal photodisruption of the photoreceptor mosaic - An electronic ophthalmoscope combining scanning laser (SLO) and optical coherence (OCT) technologies is further equipped with a pulsed laser source in the femtosecond (fs) range. The goal is primarily to selectively disrupt the photoreceptor mosaic of the retina or Bruch's membrane in a pattern that minimizes loss of visual functioning, and to reduce thereby the metabolic load of the outer retina. Using a beam splitter, one embodiment combines the SLO scanning beams with the therapeutic laser beam and aiming beam. The therapeutic channel uses an independent x/y positioner and micro-deflector. Because the duty cycle is appropriate, a second embodiment can use the SLO scanners to also scan a modulated therapeutic laser beam. A biometric OCT probe, helpful in focusing, can be integrated in both configurations. A method is also disclosed to represent the tilting of the retina at a specified location. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290008 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes: a solid-state light emitting element that emits light; a projection image forming unit that includes an effective area in order to form a projection image; and a reflecting member disposed between the solid-state light emitting element and the projection image forming unit, wherein: the reflecting member reflects part of the light emitted from the solid-state light emitting element and thus redirects the part of the light to travel back to the solid-state light emitting element, the part of the light not entering the effective area. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290009 | IMAGE PROJECTOR EMPLOYING A SPECKLE-REDUCING LASER SOURCE - An image projector having one or more broadband lasers designed to reduce the appearance of speckle in the projected image via wavelength diversification. In one embodiment, a broadband laser has an active optical element and a nonlinear optical element, both located inside a laser cavity. The broadband laser generates an output spectrum characterized by a spectral spread of about 10 nm and having a plurality of spectral lines corresponding to different spatial modes of the cavity. Different individual spectral lines effectively produce independent speckle configurations, which become intensity-superimposed in the projected image, thereby causing a corresponding speckle-contrast reduction. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290010 | PROJECTION APPARATUS AND TRANSPARENT SCREEN FOR IT - There is provided a projection apparatus using an oblique projection optical system, which generates little reflection loss by providing a linear Fresnel lens at an incident surface in the case where the apparatus is used as a linear system, wherein said linear Fresnel lens makes total reflection of image light, and is capable of obtaining total surface property with good brightness in a region with small incident angle onto a screen, by using a total reflection Fresnel lens and a refraction Fresnel lens in combination. In addition, total surface property with further good brightness can be obtained by using a plurality of projection image display apparatuses in the same projection apparatus. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290011 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND PROJECTOR HAVING SAME - A light source module includes a first light source, a second light source, a third light source, and a first heat sink. The first heat sink includes a first base and a number of first fins. A bottom surface of the first base is attached to the first light source and the second light source. The first fins perpendicularly extend from a top surface of the first base away from the first light source and the second light source. Each first fin includes a first fin portion adjacent to the first light source and a second fin portion adjacent to the second light source, and defines a first slot for increasing the thermal resistance between the first fin portion and the second fin portion. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290012 | PROJECTION MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A projection module adapted to be disposed in an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a main body and the projection module disposed in the main body. The projection module includes a chassis, a light source, a light valve, a first lens group, and a second lens group. The light source and the light valve are disposed on the chassis. The first lens group is fixed on the chassis. The second lens group is slidably assembled on the chassis and is disposed between the light valve and the first lens group. The light source is capable of providing a light beam, and the light beam is capable of emitting through the light valve, the second lens group, and the first lens group in sequence. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290013 | Immersion Lithographic Apparatus and a Device Manufacturing Method - An immersion lithographic apparatus has a pressure sensor configured to measure the pressure of immersion liquid in a space between the substrate and a projection system. A control system is responsive to a pressure signal generated by the pressure sensor and controls a positioner to exert a force on the substrate table to compensate for the force exerted on the substrate table by the immersion liquid. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290014 | Supporting plate, stage device, exposure apparatus, and exposure method - An exposure apparatus and method exposes, using an optical member, a pattern of a mask onto a substrate that is located on a substrate stage which is movable over a supporting plate. A liquid is provided between the optical member and the substrate, Fluid is sprayed toward the supporting plate to remove liquid from the supporting plate. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290015 | EX-SITU REMOVAL OF DEPOSITION ON AN OPTICAL ELEMENT - A collector assembly with a radiation collector, a cover plate and a support member connecting the radiation collector to the cover plate are provided. The cover plate is designed to cover an opening in a collector chamber. The collector chamber opening may be large enough to pass the radiation collector and the support member. The removed radiation collector can be cleaned with different cleaning procedures, which may be performed in a cleaning device. Such cleaning device may for example consist of the following: a circumferential hull designed to provide an enclosure volume for circumferentially enclosing at least the radiation collector; an inlet configured to provide at least one of a cleaning gas and a cleaning liquid to the enclosure volume to clean at least said radiation collector; and an outlet configured to remove said at least one of said cleaning gas and said cleaning liquid from the enclosure volume. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290016 | MICRODEVICE FABRICATION - According to certain embodiments, systems comprising an energy source; at least one conjugate mask; a magnification device; and a fabrication material; wherein the at least one conjugate mask is disposed between the energy source and the magnification device; and wherein the fabrication material is disposed operable to the magnification device. According to other embodiments, methods and composition employing such systems. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290017 | Folded Optical Encoder and Applications for Same - A system and method are used to determine a parameter (e.g., angle, position, orientation, etc.) of a device. A first portion includes a source of radiation configured to produce a beam of radiation that is directed to be reflected from a reflective portion of the device. A second portion is coupled to the first portion and includes a measurement device and, optionally, a detector, such that the reflected beam transmits through the measurement device onto the detector. The parameter of the device is determined based on the interaction of the reflected beam and the measurement device. In one example, the first and second portions can form a folded optical encoder that measures an angle of a scanning mirror or a position or orientation of a stage within a lithography apparatus. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290018 | Miniaturized Microparticles - A system and method for forming encoded microparticles is described. One embodiment includes a system for forming encoded microparticles, the system comprising a step and repeat exposure system capable of performing a method comprising: printing at a first time a first portion of a code of a microparticle; and printing at a second time after the first time a second portion of the code of the microparticle; and a computer readable medium having a sequence of computer executable instructions for controlling the step and repeat exposure system to perform said method. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290019 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD AND DEVICE FABRICATING METHOD - An exposure method for exposing a plate with an image of a pattern of a mask comprises: reciprocating the mask along X direction, synchronizing a movement of the mask and a movement of the plate to +X direction, projecting an image of a first pattern of the mask onto the plate as an erected image with respect to +X direction during a first period in which the mask that is reciprocating is moved in +X direction, and projecting an image of a second pattern of the mask onto the plate as an inverted image with respect to +X direction during a second period in which the mask that is reciprocating is moved in −X direction. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290020 | OPTICAL APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DEVICE - An optical apparatus, having a lens which is irradiated with an exposure light, includes a light source which emits a non-exposing light having a wavelength region different from that of the exposure light, an irradiation unit which irradiates a part of a surface of the lens with the non-exposing light emitted by the light source, an acousto-optic modulation element which is arranged between the light source and the surface of the lens, and an AOM driving system which drives the acousto-optic modulation element to change the irradiation position of the non-exposing light with respect to the surface of the lens. The optical apparatus can change the irradiation position of the light flux with respect to the optical element, with a simple construction or without generating any vibration. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290021 | OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR REFLECTION OF UV RADIATION, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME - An optical element ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100290022 | Enhancing Alignment in Lithographic Apparatus Device Manufacture - In a lithographic apparatus, a scanning mechanism is coarse compared with precise patterns to be exposed onto a substrate. In order to ensure that the image and the substrate are aligned at some point in time, an oscillation is imparted to either the substrate table, or to a device that aligns the image, such as a mask table. The oscillation frequency is chosen to compliment a maximum alignment error. The frequency of a radiation pulse is arranged to coincide with the image and the substrate being most accurately aligned. The radiation pulse of the image may be timed to coincide with the alignment without the use of the imparted oscillation. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290023 | METHOD FOR DETECTING SUBSTRATE POSITION OF CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS - One aspect of the invention provides a substrate position detecting method for charged particle beam photolithography apparatus in order to be able to measure accurately and simply a substrate position on a stage. The substrate position detecting method for charged particle beam photolithography apparatus includes placing a substrate on a stage that can be moved in an X-direction and a Y-direction; measuring a position in the X-direction of the stage while moving the stage in the X-direction, and illuminating obliquely an upper surface of the substrate with a laser beam to receive light reflected from the substrate with a position sensing device; computing a barycentric position of the reflected light when the stage is moved in the X-direction; measuring a position in the Y-direction of the stage while moving the stage in the Y-direction, and illuminating obliquely the upper surface of the substrate with the laser beam to receive light reflected from the substrate with the position sensing device; computing a barycentric position of the reflected light when the stage is moved in the Y-direction; and computing the positions of the substrate from the position measurement results of the stage and the computed barycentric position. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290024 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE IMAGING PROPERTIES OF A PROJECTION OBJECTIVE, AND SUCH A PROJECTION OBJECTIVE - The invention relates to a method-for improving the imaging properties of a micro lithography projection objective, wherein the projection objective has a plurality of lenses between an object plane and an image plane, a first lens of the plurality of lenses being assigned a first manipulator (ml, Mn) for actively deforming the lens, the first lens being deformed for at least partially correcting an aberration, at least one second lens of the plurality of lenses furthermore being assigned at least one second manipulator, and the second lens being deformed in addition to the first lens. Furthermore, a method is described for selecting at least one lens of a plurality of lenses of a projection objective as actively deformable element, and a projection objective. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290025 | Methods and Apparatus for Optical Amplitude Modulated Wavefront Shaping - The invention extends classical time-invariant optical design to include optical amplitude modulated light, using tools from communications theory. Effects of dispersion are derived from first principles. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290026 | Radiation Sensor for Detecting the Position and Intensity of a Radiation Source - A description is given of a radiation sensor for detecting the position and intensity of a radiation source. The radiation sensor includes at least one photodetector having a radiation-sensitive surface. Furthermore, the radiation sensor includes a reflector that reflects the radiation emitted by a radiation source from specific directions at least partly in the direction of the radiation-sensitive surface of the photodetector. The reflector is arranged on that side of the radiation sensor that is remote from the radiation source. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290027 | INPUT DEVICE WITH PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENTS AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING INFORMATION THEREBY - A method for inputting information by an input device with photosensitive elements uses laser light to illuminate a target and two photosensitive elements to sense the time at which beams reflected by the target and then reflected respectively by rotatable first and second mirrors, and determines an included angle between a virtual connecting line of the target and the first mirror and a virtual connecting line of the first mirror and the second mirror and an included angle between a virtual connecting line of the target and the second mirror and the virtual connecting line of the first and second mirrors depending on the time, thereby calculating a coordinate of the target and taking it as relative input information, capable of saving the time for obtaining the target's coordinate and the production cost of the input device. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290028 | LIGHT DETECTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIGHT DETECTING DEVICE - A light detecting device includes a well region, a first holding region disposed in a surface portion of the well region, a second holding region and a third holding region disposed in a surface portion of the first holding region, an insulating layer disposed on the second holding region and the third holding region, a first electrode disposed on the second holding region through the insulating layer, and the second electrode disposed on the third holding region through the insulating layer. The first holding region is configured to hold a first carrier generated in the well region. Each of the second holding region and the third holding region is configured to hold a second carrier generated in the well region. The first carrier is one of an electron and a hole, and the second carrier is the other one of the electron and the hole. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290029 | RANGE-FINDING DEVICE - A range-finding device includes: a light emitting unit that continuously emits measurement light to be used for distance measurement toward a measurement target object; a light-receiving unit that receives reflected light reflected by the measurement target object; a calculation unit that repeatedly calculates a distance to the measurement target object over predetermined time intervals by using the reflected light; a display unit at which an update of the distance is displayed each time the distance is calculated by the calculation unit; and a display update control unit that prohibits the update of the distance on display at the display unit and sustains the display of the previously calculated distance at the display unit according to a change in the most recently calculated distance calculated most recently by the calculation unit relative to the previously calculated distance having been calculated previously by the calculation unit. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290030 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE MOTION OF A VEHICLE - A sensor device for detecting a motion state of a motor vehicle. The sensor device includes at least one laser unit having a light source for emitting coherent light which is transmitted in the direction of a roadway surface, and an interference detector which is designed to detect at least one measurement variable which characterizes interference between the light scattered at the surface and the light of the light source. The measurement variable represents a speed component of the sensor device and/or a distance between the sensor device and the roadway surface. The laser unit is coupled to an evaluation device which is designed to determine, from the measurement variable, at least one variable which characterizes the motion state of the vehicle, in particular a speed component of the center of gravity of the vehicle, a rotational angle or a rotation rate of the vehicle. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290031 | SPECTRAL ANALYSIS METHOD FOR DETERMINING CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION - The invention relates to a method and a device for determining a predefined spectral range, particularly the spectral range around the red edge. In said method, the analysis of the spectral range is carried out by means of two overlapping spectral value functions. The invention also relates to a method and a system for characterizing existent vegetation. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290032 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AND DETERMINING/IDENTIFYING DIFFERENT MATERIALS - Method and system for measuring/depicting and determining/identifying one or more objects of different types of plastics, different types of fabrics or clothing, different types of glass, different types of food/groceries, different types of cardboard/paper/wooden products and/or different types of metals or similar materials. The method includes considering the reflected, scattered and/or transmitted light from the laser through the material, and determining the type of material from this. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290033 | Method and System for Using Reflectometry Below Deep Ultra-Violet (DUV) Wavelengths for Measuring Properties of Diffracting or Scattering Structures on Substrate Work Pieces - A method and apparatus is disclosed for using below deep ultra-violet (DUV) wavelength reflectometry for measuring properties of diffracting and/or scattering structures on semiconductor work-pieces is disclosed. The system can use polarized light in any incidence configuration, but one technique disclosed herein advantageously uses un-polarized light in a normal incidence configuration. The system thus provides enhanced optical measurement capabilities using below deep ultra-violet (DUV) radiation, while maintaining a small optical module that is easily integrated into other process tools. A further refinement utilizes an r-θ stage to further reduce the footprint. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290034 | Inspection Lamp and Method for Facilitating Rapid Paper Currency Examination and Authentication - A currency inspection instrument has a housing with upper and lower ends, a front and rear portion and a light source is provided at or near the lower end of the housing to direct light upwardly. A light shield is provided as a part of the housing between the light source and the user. A rearward facing reflector is provided inside a front portion of the light shield and forward facing reflector is provided at the rear of the housing above the shield. An inclined elliptical stage is defined by the upper edge of the shield and by the upper end of the forward facing reflector so as to orient or support the paper currency that is to be inspected. In accordance with the method of the invention, a positionable light source is provided. A shield is located between the light source and the eye of the observer. A diffuse light reflector is provided on the opposite side of the light source from the observer and an inclined opening comprising an edge of the shield and the diffuse light reflector is provided as an upper edge of the housing to define a forwardly facing inspection stage for the currency being examined. The housing of the instrument is positionably supported and during use is raised or lowered or tipped about a horizontal axis toward or away from the observer so that the light source is not in the line of sight to prevent the light from the source from shining directly into the eyes of the user while currency is being examined. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290035 | CHAOTIC OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER METHOD AND APPARATUS - In a method and a corresponding apparatus for performing chaotic optical time domain reflectometer, the chaotic laser signal, generated by the chaotic laser transmitter, is split into probe signal I and reference signal II by a fiber coupler. Through an optical circulator, the probe signal I is launched into the test fiber and the echo light is converted into electrical signal by a photodetector and digitalized by an A/D converter. The reference signal II is converted into electrical signal by a photodetector and digitalized by another A/D converter. Two digital signals received from two A/D converters are correlated in a signal processing device to locate the exact position of faults in fibers. The result output is then displayed on a display device. This invention was developed to overcome the tradeoff between resolution and dynamic range of the pulse-based OTDR. This method can improve the dynamic range and spatial resolution significantly; enhance the anti-jamming capability and noise tolerance. Also it has merits of simple structure and lower cost. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290036 | Calibration Apparatus And Method For Optical System Assembly - A calibration apparatus and method for optical system assembly is provided, applicable to a finite conjugate optical system to determine the optimal image-forming positions of the light source and the focus object lens of the finite conjugate optical system. The apparatus includes an external light source, a low magnification image-forming optical system, an electrical control system and a monitor. When the parallel beam generated by the external light source is parallel to the optical axis of the finite conjugate optical system, the low magnification image-forming optical system is used to magnify the two focal spots formed by the external light source and the internal light source of the finite conjugate optical system to be calibrated. Finally, by adjusting the related position of the focus object lens or the internal light source of the finite conjugate optical system, the optimal relative positions between the light source and the focus object lens of the finite conjugate optical system can be found. The calibration apparatus of the present invention has the advantages of simple structure, easy assemble and setup, high precision assembly and low cost, as well as the capability to perform optimal calibration of the relative position of the focus object lens and the light source of each individual finite conjugate optical system. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290037 | PRISM COUPLED SILICON ON INSULATOR SENSOR - Methods and devices related to a sensor element for use in the detection and monitoring of molecular interactions. The sensor element uses a silicon-on-insulator wafer optically coupled to a silicon prism. The wafer has a thin silicon film top layer, a silicon substrate layer, and a buried silicon dioxide layer sandwiched between the silicon film and substrate layers. The wafer is coupled to the prism on the wafer's substrate side while the interactions to be monitored are placed on the wafer's silicon film side. An incident beam is directed at the prism and the incident angle is adjusted until the beam optically couples to the silicon film's optical waveguide mode. When this occurs, a decrease in the intensity of the reflected beam can be detected. The molecular interactions affect the phase velocity or wave vector of the propagating mode. Similarly, instead of measuring the incident angle at which optical coupling occurs, the phase of the reflected beam may be measured. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290038 | DISTRIBUTED ARRAY SEMI-ACTIVE LASER DESIGNATOR SENSOR - A system is provided for semi-active laser designation, the system comprising: a guidance and control system having a plurality of wings disposed at an aerodynamically advantageous angle; a plurality of linear sensor arrays configured to measure location of a target, each the sensor array being disposed on a wing of the plurality of wings; and each the linear sensor array providing independent data to the guidance and control system as to the location of the target. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290039 | Data Carrier Having Identifiers - The invention relates to a data carrier into which, by means of a laser beam, identifiers are introduced that are visible in the form of irreversible changes, caused by the laser beam, in the optical properties of the data carrier. According to the present invention, the data carrier comprises a laser-sensitive layer ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100290040 | SENSOR ELEMENT FOR A SORTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SORTING PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a sorting device and a method for sorting products ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100290041 | Monolithic Optical Flow Cells and Method of Manufacture - An improved optical flow cell adapted for use in a flow cytometer for differentiating formed bodies (e.g., blood cells). Manufactured from a monolithic transparent material, the improved flow cell has an internal flow channel of polygonal transverse cross-section through which prepared samples can be metered and an external envelope suited to acquisition of optical parameters from formed bodies in such samples. Preferably, such flow cell is formed by a glass-drawing process in which a relatively large glass preform having a rectilinear internal channel of a desired polygonal cross-sectional shape is heated and drawn to achieve a desired cross-sectional area of reduced size. Also disclosed are preferred methods for differentiating formed bodies using the flow cell of the invention. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290042 | Use of Free-space Coupling Between Laser Assembly, Optical Probe Head Assembly, Spectrometer Assembly and/or Other Optical Elements for Portable Optical Applications Such as Raman Instruments - An apparatus includes: a handheld Raman analyzer that can include: a common platform; a laser assembly mounted on a laser platform, the laser platform supported on the common platform by a first material and a second thermally conductive material wherein the first material is softer than the second material; an optical probe head assembly disposed on the common platform, the optical probe head assembly spaced apart from the laser assembly; a spectrometer assembly disposed on the common platform, the spectrometer assembly spaced apart from the optical probe head assembly; and an analysis apparatus configured to identify a specimen based on a Raman signature received from the spectrometer. The laser assembly can be optically coupled to the optical probe head assembly by at least a first free-space coupling region and the optical probe head assembly optically coupled to the spectrometer assembly by at least a second free-space coupling region. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290043 | PREPARATION OF METAL COLLOIDS - A method is described for producing a silver colloid solution comprised of highly stable resulting colloids, the method comprising: adding an aqueous solution of a hydroxylamine salt to an aqueous solution of an alkali, and then dispersing into the mixture an aqueous solution of the metal ions, the hydroxylamine salt being selected such that the anion, when combined with the said metal ions, would form a metal salt having a very low solubility in water, wherein the metal ion solution is introduced into the mixture in such a manner that the metal ions are substantially dispersed throughout the mixture within one second. A maturing period, preferably at elevated temperatures, leads to a stable state in which the characteristics of the colloid undergo no further changes, and it is preferred to make and store the colloid in a polystyrene container for greatest stability. The resulting colloids from such method exhibit high light-scattering properties of small particle size and low background fluorescence levels, with a long shelf life, making it particularly suitable for Raman spectroscopy. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290044 | ELECTRODE WITH ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed is an electrode comprising an organic/inorganic composite introduced onto either surface or both surfaces thereof, the organic/inorganic composite comprising inorganic particle or aggregates thereof having a unique spectrum or color pattern according to a predetermined rule, and a polymer capable of interconnecting and fixing the inorganic particles. Also, disclosed are an electrochemical device comprising the above electrode, and a method for identifying the origin or kind of an electrode itself or an electrochemical device comprising the same by using the above electrode. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290045 | MULTIPLEX TUNABLE FILTER SPECTROMETER - The invention provides spectroscopic systems and spectrometers employing an optical interference filter module having a plurality of bandpass regions. In certain embodiments, the systems include a mechanism for wavelength tuning/scanning and wavelength band decoding based on an angular motion of one or more filters. A spectral processing algorithm separates the multiplexed wavelength-scanned bandpass regions and quantifies the concentrations of the analyzed chemical and/or biological species. The spectroscopic system allows for compact, multi-compound analysis, employing a single-element detector for maximum performance-to-cost ratio. The spectroscopic system also allows for high-sensitivity measurement and robust interference compensation. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290046 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE LAYER THICKNESS AND THE REFRACTIVE INDEX OF A SAMPLE - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for determining the layer thickness and the refractive index of a sample. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290047 | Image Sensor Device and Method - An image sensor cell is presented for detection of electromagnetic radiation. The sensor cell can be used as a pixel in the pixel matrix of an image sensor device. The image sensor cell comprises a photocathode ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100290048 | QUANTITATIVE DUAL-DYE PHOTOMETRIC METHOD FOR DETERMINING DILUTION IMPACT - The invention provides ways to determine the impact of diluting a solution wherein the diluting may be carried out for any of a variety of purposes. In one embodiment, the method enables accurate volume dispensation calculations independent of meniscus shape. In another embodiment, the method enables accurate determination of plate washing efficiency. In yet another embodiment, the method enables the accurate determination of dilution ratio over a plurality of dilution steps. The methods described may be carried out using one or more systems arranged to perform the steps. A kit of the invention includes instructions for carrying out the steps of the methods and, optionally, one or more solutions suitable for conducting photometric measurements. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290049 | OPTOFLUIDIC MICROSCOPE DEVICE - An optofluidic microscope device is disclosed. The device includes a fluid channel having a surface and an object such as a bacterium or virus may flow through the fluid channel. Light imaging elements in the bottom of the fluid channel may be used to image the object. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290050 | Hydrogen Sensor - A hydrogen sensor includes a thin film layer formed over a substrate of resin or the like, and a catalyst layer formed on a surface of the thin film layer. When contacted by leaked hydrogen gas, the catalyst layer quickly hydrogenates the thin film layer through its catalytic action, thereby causing a change in optical reflectance of the thin film layer. The hydrogen sensor includes a protective film formed at least either between the substrate and the thin film layer or on a surface of the catalyst layer. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290051 | ANALYZING DEVICE AND ANALYZING METHOD - Provided is a device in which light from a sample | 2010-11-18 |
20100290052 | EVANESCENT FIELD MODULATION IN A BIOSENSOR - The present invention provides an FTIR system comprising a first light source emitting light of a first wavelength, a sample volume with an adjacent sensor surface, a detector for detecting light reflected at said sensor surface. The sensor surface is illuminated by said first light source fulfilling the condition of total internal reflection and generating an evanescent field with a decay length within the sample volume. The system further comprises means for changing the decay length of the evanescent field and means for correlating the detected signals with the change of the decay length of the evanescent field. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290053 | KNOWLEDGE BASED SPECTROMETER - A sensor and method for remotely determining a presence of a particular substance based on spectral data of the particular substance is disclosed. The sensor includes a sampling module configured to detect radiation from a particular substance using an interferometer, wherein the sampling module includes a control module that is configured to guide and measure spacing of samples taken by the sampling module; a focal plane module configured to detect and convert an interference pattern produced by the interferometer into a series of digital samples; a reference spectra modification module configured to modify reference spectra by modifying according to the measured spacing of samples and an instrument line shape of the sampling module; an estimation module configured to receive the converted series of digital samples and transform the non-uniformly spaced digital samples into frequency space using band centers determined from reference spectra as modified by the instrument line shape of the sampling module; a comparison module configured to compare the transformed digital samples against a database of known chemical signatures; and a determination module configured to determine the presence of the particular substance based on the results of the comparison. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290054 | CHEMICAL SENSING WITH NOISE PRE-COMPENSATION - This invention relates generally to the systems and methods for chemicals detection such as explosives and others, and more particularly to optical devices and the methods of their use based on sensing of gases and residue materials. This sensing includes detection of optical spectrum and relative concentration of the chemical followed by the chemical identification based on these data. The sensing is based on photothermal interferometry method modified by implementation of coherent optical detection using a balanced receiver, where the incoming optical signal is mixed with a local oscillator beam. An additional phase shift is embedded in the local oscillator beam for adaptively negating the background noise in the incoming optical signal thus improving the system performance. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290055 | SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING ELECTRO-OPTIC AND THERMO-OPTIC COEFFICIENTS BY USING INTERFERENCE FRINGE MEASUREMENT, AND METHODS OF MEASURING ELECTRO-OPTIC AND THERMO-OPTIC COEFFICIENTS BY USING THE SYSTEMS - Measuring of an electro-optic coefficient and a thermo-optic coefficient of an optical device and an optical material, and more specifically, to measurement systems and methods of evaluating the electro-optic and thermo-optic coefficients by using interference fringe measurement techniques, wherein those optical characteristics can be precisely measured over a wide wavelength intended without using a complicated measuring equipment. The system for measuring an electro-optic coefficient includes: a light source for outputting an optical beam of multi-wavelengths, an optical interferometer including an optical beam splitter for dividing the optical beam received from the light source into two separate beams, a reference arm for receiving any one of the divided optical beams, a sample arm for receiving the other of the divided optical beams and applying a voltage to an optical sample to be measured by being connected to the optical sample, and an optical beam combiner for combining and mutually interfering optical beams that are output through the reference arm and the sample arm, and an optical spectrum analyzing device for receiving the mutually interfered optical beam from the optical interferometer and analyzing a spectrum of the mutually interfered optical beam. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290056 | Abnormality detection appraratus of optical fiber gyro - The numbers of pulses of the CW signal and the CCW signal of the optical fiber gyro during a predetermined sampling duration are detected by samplers. An abnormality determiner determines that the optical fiber gyro is normal if at least one of the pulse numbers is greater than or equal to a threshold value. If both pulse numbers are smaller than the threshold value, the abnormality determiner determines that an abnormality, such as a circuit break, a bad connection, etc., has occurred, and outputs the result of determination to an output unit. The abnormality determiner may determine an abnormality on the basis of the presence/absence of quantization noise. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290057 | COMPACT RESONATOR FIBER OPTIC GYROSCOPES - Substantially symmetric RFOG configurations for rotation rate sensing using two input/output coupling components. Configurations are disclosed where optical coupling components handles both input and output lightwaves. Reducing the number of input/output coupling components while maintaining a substantially symmetric configuration for the CW and CCW beam reduces losses, prevents realization of bias errors due to asymmetric light paths in the resonator, and produces better signal to noise performance. In addition, the invention discloses systems integrating multiple functions into compact micro-optic devices that are easier to fabricate and package, leading to compact RFOGs with reduced cost and improved manufacturability. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290058 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PERTURBATION OF AN OPTICAL WAVE - Method for determining a perturbation of an optical wave, wherein a first wave which has been subject to a perturbation, is caused to interfere with a second adaptive and continuously adjustable wave, used as a reference wave, in order to obtain a set of interference fringes, the phase of the first wave is reconstructed from this set, and the perturbation is determined from the thereby reconstructed phase. The shape of the wavefront of the second wave is dynamically adjusted so as to obtain a number of interference fringes adapted to the reconstruction of the phase. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290059 | OPTICAL STRUCTURE MEASURING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL PROBE THEREOF - In an embodiment of the present invention, an OCT probe is configured by including: a thin and long substantially cylindrical sheath whose distal end is closed; an n-reflecting surface body, as an irradiating device, which has n reflecting surfaces (with n being an integer of three or more) and which is provided in a distal end portion of the sheath; a torque transmitting coil, as a rotating device, which is provided along the longitudinal axis of the sheath and which transmits rotational torque for rotating each of the reflection surfaces of the n-reflecting surface body about the longitudinal axis of the sheath; and n fibers (1) to (n), as an n-channel waveguide device, which are provided and fixed in the sheath in a side by side relationship with the torque transmitting coil. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290060 | SHAPE MEASUREMENT USING MICROCHIP BASED FRINGE PROJECTION - A system for measuring a shape of a target object includes a photonic integrated circuit and a light detector. The photonic integrated circuit includes a phase shifter configured to change a phase difference between a first portion of light and a second portion of light within the phase shifter, and an output element configured to output the light from the phase shifter directly toward the target object. The output element includes a first output waveguide configured to act as a first point source; and a second output waveguide configured to act as a second point source. The light detector is positioned to receive reflected light from the target object. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290061 | SCANNING MICROSCOPE USING AN I/Q-INTERFEROMETER - The present invention relates to a scanning microscope using an I/Q-interferometer. The scanning microscope includes an I/Q-interferometer which demodulates the phase change and amplitude change induced on the probe beam to provide the I- and Q-signals, an XY scanner, a scanner driver, a precision motion stage controlling the displacement of the sample along the direction parallel to the direction of the probe beam, a motion stage driver, a focusing/collimating device, and a computer. The computer transfers control commends to the scanner driver for scanning the XY scanner, receives I- and Q-signal provided from the I/Q-interferometer, processes the I- and Q-signal to obtain the corresponding phase and amplitude values at each scanning point, calculates error signal for maintaining constant phase during the scanning, and transfers commends to the motion stage driver for the precision motion stage to compensate for phase changes caused by surface morphology during the scanning. The scanning microscope performs a multilayer scanning or a constant phase scanning to extract information for the surface or inside of the sample. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290062 | Microstructured fibre bragg grating sensor - The invention involves a sensor ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100290063 | MILLIMETER WAVE SENSOR FOR FAR-FIELD STANDOFF VIBROMETRY - A millimeter wavelength (MMW) measurement system for remote detection of object characteristics and methods for detecting such characteristics. The MMW measurement system comprises a front-end and an optional signal conditioning component. The MMW front-end includes an oscillator, a transceiver portion, and an antenna for focusing a detection component comprising micrometer level wavelength electromagnetic radiation onto the object. A portion of the electromagnetic radiation reflected by the object is received by the MMW measurement system, which is indicative of a displacement of the object. The MMW system may be configured to detect micrometer level displacement of the object disposed tens of meters from the MMW measurement system. In various embodiments the object may be a natural object, including a human, and the displacement may be indicative of a heart rate and/or a respiratory function. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290064 | PRINTING MACHINE AND EJECTION CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is a printing machine comprising: encoders ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100290065 | COLOR MATCHING FOR COLOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - Embodiments herein provide for color conversion in production printing systems. The color conversion system includes a processor operable to receive a print job and convert the print job into a full sheetside bitmap comprised of an array of color pixels. The full sheetside bitmap is destined for color conversion via an ink limitation algorithm. The color conversion system also includes an image identification module operable to identify a portion of the print job for a level of color accuracy and to designate that portion of the print job for color conversion via a color accuracy algorithm. The processor is operable to convert a color value of the identified portion of the print job using the color accuracy algorithm. The processor also converts color values of the remainder of the print job using the ink limitation algorithm. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290066 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COLOR CORRECTING METHOD THEREOF, AND HOST APPARATUS TO CORRECT THE COLOR OF AN OUTPUT IMAGE USING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus and a color correction method, and a host apparatus to correct the color of an output image using the color correction method. The image forming apparatus can include a table correction unit to correct the color conversion table based on monitor information, and a color conversion unit to convert the input image into the output image using the corrected color conversion table. Accordingly, the color of a displayed image can match that of a print output regardless of the status of the display apparatus. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290067 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - For a printing apparatus which saves on a color material, an image processing apparatus is realized which enables a user to incur printing costs only for necessary information and necessary areas in a print product. For this purpose, there is provided an image processing apparatus including a separation unit configured to analyze and separate print information into text, photograph, and graphic constituent elements, a display unit configured to display information about a color material used amount to be used in printing for each of the separated constituent elements, and a setting unit configured to allow a user to set a change in the color material used amount for each of the separated constituent elements. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290068 | Image forming apparatus displaying function-related information - A CPU of an MFP executes a program including: a step of receiving combination information collecting combinations of functions set by a user from a server computer and storing the information in a function combination management table; a step of reading the function combination management table, when a user logged in to a certain MFP selects a function; a step of reading not-to-be-displayed recommended function for the user from a not-to-be-displayed function management table; a step of displaying a function or functions combined with high frequency with the established function and not set to be not-to-be-displayed, as recommendations on a touch panel display; and a step of storing, when a recommended menu setting button is pressed and a function set as not-to-be-displayed function is established, storing the selected function as the not-to-be-displayed recommended function, in the not-to-be-displayed function management table. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290069 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method for controlling an apparatus, including a plurality of lockable discharge units configured to discharge a printed product having an image formed thereon based on a received job to any one of the plurality of lockable discharge units, includes managing information about a lockable discharge unit to which the printed product is discharged in association with information about a user, notifying the user to prompt picking up the printed product discharged to the lockable discharge unit based on the managed information, and determining whether a particular user is using the plurality of lockable discharge units based on the managed information, wherein, in a case where the particular user is using the plurality of lockable discharge units, the notification is performed. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290070 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - Processing is optimized in advance during interpretation of PDL data, so as to accelerating rendering processing during processing associated with image formation. To this end, it is determined whether or not the addition of intermediate data based on PDL data during interpretation to that which is already generated during the processing associated with image formation considerably reduces a speed of the rendering processing. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290071 | Information processing apparatus processing function-related information and image forming apparatus including the information processing apparatus or a communication apparatus communicable with the information processing apparatus - In an MFP, use history information collecting functions frequently used user by user and combination information collecting combinations of functions set by users are received from a server and stored in a use history management table and a function combination management table. When a mode is selected by a logged-in user, the use history management table is read and a function highly frequently used by the user is displayed on a touch-panel. When the selected function is established, the function combination management table is read, and a function or functions frequently combined with the established function are displayed on the touch-panel. When a job ends, the selected combination of functions is transmitted to the server. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290072 | PARALLEL VIDEO PROCESSING ARCHITECTURE - The video data is parallel processed allowing for extremely fast video processing or a greatly reduced clock requirement for the video processing circuit. In operation, each video channel reads from main memory. This allows each video channel to track the laser directly. The Parallel video processor receives non-columnar pixel data, such as rows. The videoprocessor may support printers of any width without significantly increasing the size of the system. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290073 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS USING A LOCKED PRINT JOB TICKET - A method, apparatus, and system for outputting a locked print job by a printing device connected to a client device over a network. The method includes transmitting, by the client device, a request to print the locked print job, which includes print data that is prohibited from being printed until authentication information is entered into the printing device. The printing device receives the request to print the locked print job. The locked print job and the authentication information are stored in a memory. A job ticket that provides the client device access to manage the locked print job stored in the memory is generated. The job ticket is transmitted to, and received by, the client device. The locked print job is output when the authentication information is entered into the printing device or the locked print job is remotely released by the client device using the job ticket. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290074 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND SIGNAL TRANSMITTING DEVICE - The information processing system includes: an information processor operating in an active state and a power saving state consuming less power than the active state, and recovering to the active state by receiving a signal in the power saving state and processing information in the signal; a signal transmitting device transmitting a signal to the information processor; and a communication line establishing communication between the information processor and the signal transmitting device. The signal transmitting device transmits the signal after appending, to a predetermined region inside the signal, the identification information for identifying a processing content of the signal. The information processor specifies the processing content from the identification information when receiving, in the power saving state, the signal, recovers to the active state where power is supplied to a functional unit to execute the processing content, and starts processing on information stored in a data region of the signal. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290075 | DOCUMENT MANAGING SYSTEM AND DOCUMENT MANAGING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a document managing system includes a user authentication unit configured to acquire user information of a user, a read unit configured to read a manuscript and read manuscript trace information given to the manuscript, a determination unit configured to determine, in case of copying the manuscript, whether the user is authorized to copy the manuscript based on the user information read in the user authentication unit and the manuscript trace information, and an image output unit configured to, if the determination unit determines that the user is authorized to copy, output an image including new trace information readable in a read unit along with the manuscript read in the read unit. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290076 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a connecting unit configured to be connected with a storage medium that is removable, the electronic device transmitting data with the storage medium that is connected with the connecting unit, a registration unit configured to register information that specifies the media that is permitted to transmit data with the electronic device, and a control unit configured to control whether to permit the electronic device to transmit data with the media that is connected with the connecting unit based on the information that is registered in the registration unit. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290077 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, USER RESTRICTION METHOD AND USE HISTORY GENERATION METHOD - An image forming apparatus is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes a user database in which user identification information for identifying an user of the image forming apparatus is registered, an operation panel for receiving a key operation input, a secure program used for determining whether a user service can be provided on the basis of the user identification information in the user database and another user identification information input by the user. | 2010-11-18 |
20100290078 | Parallelization In Printing - Disclosed are various embodiments of various systems that facilitate the printing of documents. In one representative example, one arrangement includes a plurality of raster image processors, a plurality of frame brokers, and a first digital switch facilitating communication between the raster image processors and frame brokers. The arrangement also includes a plurality of printers and a second digital switch facilitating communication between the frame brokers and the printers. A central control system orchestrates a progression of frames of a plurality of documents through the raster image processors and the frame brokers to the printers. | 2010-11-18 |