49th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130321872 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - Image processing is performed for an image recording apparatus which records an image by arranging, on a recording medium, dots of a plurality of types of dot structures having different arrangements of color materials to be used. A dot arrangement signal which corresponds to an input color signal and represents the arrangement of dots of the plurality of types of dot structures is generated. Image data which arranges dots of the plurality of types of dot structures on a recording medium based on the dot arrangement signal is output. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321873 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input an instruction to perform color conversion, a color conversion unit to perform color conversion based on the instruction by using a first color matching profile, and a display unit configured to display a message which indicates that an effect of color conversion on the vividness of an image is small, in a case where a color difference between the image on which color conversion has been performed by using the first color matching profile and the image on which color conversion has been performed by using a second color matching profile is less than a color matching threshold value. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321874 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a receiving unit, a dividing unit, and an output controller. The receiving unit receives an output instruction for a report. The dividing unit divides, when the output instruction for the report is received, report items to be output into a main-report item to be output as characters on a recording sheet and a sub-report item to be output as a digital watermark on the recording sheet in such a manner that the report items to be output are formed within a predetermined number of recording sheets or a predetermined number of pages. The output controller causes an output mechanism to output the main-report item as characters on the recording sheet and output the sub-report item as a digital watermark on the recording sheet, based on a division result by the dividing unit. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321875 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING QUANTITY OF LIGHT EMITTED FROM PRINTHEAD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PROCESS CARTRIDGE - The method for producing an image forming apparatus includes emitting light beams from a printhead; optionally irradiating a photoreceptor with the light beams to form a latent image; optionally forming a visible image on a recording medium corresponding the latent image; obtaining plural pieces of information concerning a property of the light beams or lightness of the visible image at different positions in a direction; calculating variation width of N pieces of information corresponding to an attention area having a predetermined length in the direction; determining the number of pieces of information used for subjecting each of the N pieces of information to moving averaging, based on the variation width; when the number is two or more, subjecting each of the N pieces of information to moving averaging; and correcting quantities of light beams corresponding to the N pieces of information based on the average values. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321876 | READING-USE HOLDING MEMBER FOR USE WITH IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND CUTTING APPARATUS - A reading-use holding member which is configured for use with an image reading apparatus including an image reading unit and which holds a sheet of workpiece while image reading is performed by the image reading unit, the reading-use holding member including a base being generally planar; an indicator provided at the base and configured to identify a type of holding member when read by the image reading unit; a holding portion provided at the base and configured to hold the workpiece; and a reference portion provided at the base and configured to provide a reference image data for use in a shading correction of an image read by the image reading unit. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321877 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND CUTTING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus including an image reading unit configured to read an image of a workpiece; a plurality of holding members each configured to hold the workpiece while image reading is performed by the image reading unit and each including an indicator identifying a type of holding member; an identification unit configured to identify the type of holding member based on a result of reading of the indicator by the image reading unit; and a correction unit configured to perform a shading correction of the image read by the image reading unit based on a result of identification by the identification unit. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321878 | Method of Copying and Scanning Document - A method of reproducing an original document with a reproduction machine to produce a copied document, comprising the steps of: providing a marking member which contains a marking onto the reproduction machine; opening a cover unit of the reproduction machine; placing the original document on a glass surface of a glass unit of the reproduction machine; closing the cover unit so that the glass surface is covered by the cover unit; and pressing a start button of the reproduction machine to start a scanning process such that the marking and the original document are scanned together in the scanning process and are appeared in the copied document. The marking member is provided on the cover unit or the glass unit so as to make sure that the marking is well-positioned and copied in the copied document. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321879 | LIGHT GUIDE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - A light guide includes an incidence surface configured to allow light from a light emitting unit to enter the light guide, a light guide portion configured to propagate the light entering via the incidence surface, a reflection portion configured to reflect the propagated light, an exit surface configured to allow light reflected on the reflection portion to exit, and a protrusion portion configured to position the light guide, wherein the protrusion portion is provided downstream of the reflection portion. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321880 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLING METHOD - A document reading apparatus includes a sensor configured to receive light from a document, an imaging lens configured to form an image of light from the document on the sensor, a first holding member to which the imaging lens is fixed, and a second holding member to which the sensor is fixed, wherein the first holding member and the second holding member are fixed using an adhesive and solder. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321881 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND MULTIFUNCTION APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus according to the invention includes a transparent member on which an original document is placed, a reading unit arranged below the transparent member, the reading unit being movable reciprocally in a reading direction of the original document, a spacer member arranged at the reading unit for maintaining a prescribed interval between the transparent member and the reading unit by contacting to the transparent member, and an electrostatic removing member arranged at a position close to the spacer member when the reading unit is positioned at a prescribed position. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321882 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - An image reading apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a document conveyance path, a transparent member, a guide member, a transparent sheet member and a first pressing member. The second housing is openable and closable with respect to the first housing. The document conveyance path is arranged in the second housing and conveys a document passing through a first position. The guide member is arranged on the transparent member at a side downstream of the first position. The transparent sheet member is arranged on the transparent member to cover the first position. The first pressing member is arranged to cover a part of the transparent sheet member upstream of the first position from above and presses the transparent sheet member. An end portion of the first pressing member is arranged inwardly of an end portion of the transparent sheet member in the main scanning direction. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321883 | SHEET SCANNERS - A sheet scanner comprises a sheet inlet on a front side, a scanned sheet outlet on a rear side, and a deflector to direct scanned sheets from the outlet towards the front side of the scanner, over the top cover thereof, and further comprises a stopper on the top cover, at the front side of the scanner and above the sheet inlet, to temporarily restrain the leading edge of a scanned sheet such that the sheet advances and folds over itself and beyond the stopper, the leading edge being released from the stopper when the sheet folded over itself and beyond the stopper pulls it downwards. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321884 | Image Reader - An image reader includes a discharge cover disposed on a side of the image reader, the discharge cover forming part of a side surface when closed and forming a discharge port when opened. Undesired illumination from light entering the image reader through the discharge port is suppressed from impinging on a contact image sensor. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321885 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus is provided with a registration roller configured such that a downstream end in a sheet feeding direction of a sheet abut to correct a skew of the sheet, and a pulling roller that conveys the sheet to the registration roller. The pulling roller is disposed such that a center of an arrangement in a direction orthogonal to the sheet feeding direction of the pulling roller is located on a side of the first restricting plate from a widthwise center of the sheet conveying path. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321886 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus, including: an image reading portion; a tray; a first regulation member movable in a width direction on the tray; a second regulation member movable in association with the first regulation member; a first and a second rotating portions rotated by the sheet on the tray; and a sensor portion configured to generate a signal based on rotations of the first and second rotating portions, wherein the first rotating portion is located between the first regulation member and the second regulation member which regulate both edges of a sheet having a minimum width; and the second rotating portion is located between the other edge of a sheet having a smaller width and the first regulation member when sheets having different widths are supported on the tray with each one edge being aligned with the first regulation member. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321887 | IMAGE PROCESSING USING MULTIPLE IMAGING DEVICES - Apparatus and methods for image processing using multiple imaging devices are provided. A first imaging device is configured to acquire a first image of a portion of a printed substrate and the second imaging device is configured to acquire a second image of a portion of the printed substrate. At least a portion of the first image and the second image are acquired from the same portion of the printed substrate at the same time. The first imaging device is configured to process color data from the first image using a first processing circuit of the first imaging device and the second imaging device is configured to process spatial information from the second image using a separate second processing circuit of the second imaging device. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321888 | COMPLEX SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR AND HOLOGRAPHIC 3D IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A complex spatial light modulator includes a polarization-phase modulator for separating an incident beam into a first beam having a first polarization and a first phase, and a second beam having a second polarization and a second phase, and for outputting the first beam and the second beam; and a beam synthesizer including a prism structure formed of an optical anisotropic material having a first refractive index with respect to the first beam having the first polarization and having a second refractive index, different form the first refractive index, with respect to the second beam having the second polarization, where the beam synthesizer combines the first beam and the second beam. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321889 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - An image display apparatus includes laser light sources, a light combining section that combines laser light from the laser light sources, and an optical scanner that deflects drawing laser light from the light combining section for two-dimensional scanning. The optical axes of the laser light outputted from the laser light sources and directed toward the optical scanner are present in the same plane. Further, the optical scanner has a light reflection surface configured to be perpendicular to the plane when the optical scanner is not driven. The optical scanner deflects the drawing laser light reflected off the light reflection surface for two-dimensional scanning by causing the light reflection surface to swing within the plane and in the direction perpendicular to the plane. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321890 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - An image display apparatus includes a plurality of light source sections, a light combining section that combines light fluxes, an optical scan section that swings around a first axis and a second axis to deflect a combined light from the light combining section for scanning, and a controller that controls an amplitude of the optical scan section around the first axis to be greater than that of the optical scan section around the second axis, wherein an optical axis of each of the light fluxes from the plurality of light source sections to the optical scan section and the first axis are present in a first plane, the optical scan section has a light reflection surface configured to be perpendicular to the first plane, and the light reflection surface is irradiated with the combined light and traveling in a direction inclined to a normal to the light reflection surface. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321891 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - An image display apparatus including a plurality of light source sections, a light combining section that combines light fluxes, | 2013-12-05 |
20130321892 | POSITIONING DEVICE FOR SCANNING A SURFACE - A positioning device for scanning a surface includes a movable element; at least one spring-like element having a resilience element for providing a tunable resilience in at least one direction; wherein the spring-like element is configured to tune the resilience by applying a force onto the resilience element of the at least one spring-like element. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321893 | VARIABLE REFLECTANCE MIRROR REFLECTIVE ELEMENT FOR EXTERIOR MIRROR ASSEMBLY - An exterior mirror reflective element includes front and rear substrates and a mirror reflector having a stack of thin films. No part of the rear substrate extends beyond any part of the front substrate. A perimeter layer is disposed at a second surface of the front substrate proximate a perimeter edge of the front substrate. Light that reflects off of the mirror reflector and passes through the electrochromic medium and the front substrate exhibits a substantially non-spectrally selective reflectance characteristic to a person viewing the reflective element when no voltage is applied to the electrochromic medium. The substantially non-spectrally selective reflectance characteristic is established by the refractive index and physical thickness of the individual thin films of the stack of thin films. At least a portion of the mirror reflector extends out under the seal towards a perimeter edge of the rear substrate. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321894 | ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrowetting display device includes a base substrate, an electrowetting layer having first and second fluids immiscible with each other, a wall to define a pixel area, a hydrophobic layer in the pixel area, and an electronic device to control the electrowetting layer. A method of manufacturing the electrowetting display device is also provided. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321895 | ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND DYE COMPOSITION FOR ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY - An electrowetting display device that includes a display member having: a first substrate in which at least one surface has conductivity, a second substrate which is disposed to face the conductive surface of the first substrate, a hydrophobic insulating film which is provided on the conductive surface of the first substrate, an oil, which is non-conductive, provided between the hydrophobic insulating film and the second substrate so as to be movable on the hydrophobic insulating film, and containing a nonpolar solvent and a methine dye including two dye mother nuclei that are linked through a linking group having a methine unsaturated chain, and a hydrophilic liquid which is conductive, provided between the hydrophobic insulating film and the second substrate so as to be in contact with the oil. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321896 | ELECTROPHORETIC DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY UNIT - An electrophoretic device includes: in an insulating liquid, a plurality of electrophoretic particles; and a porous layer formed of a fibrous structure, the fibrous structure including a plurality of non-migrating particles. The fibrous structure is configured of superposed fibers extending in an identical direction or different directions, and includes a cross-linking section in which the fibers are linked to each other in part or all of contact points between the fibers. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321897 | PHOTOREFRACTIVE DEVICES HAVING SOL-GEL BUFFER LAYERS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING - A photorefractive device ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130321898 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT IMAGING - A direct imaging system comprises an illumination unit comprising a plurality of light sources, the plurality of light sources configured to emit a plurality of beams, an optical system for forming the plurality of beams to be aligned in position or angle, an acoustic optical modulator positioned to receive the plurality of beams aligned in one of position or angle and to consecutively diffract different portions of the plurality of beams as an acoustic wave propagates in an acoustic direction, and a scanning element adapted to scan an exposure plane with the plurality of beams modulated by the acoustic optical modulator at a scanning velocity, wherein the scanning velocity is selected to incoherently unite the different portions of the plurality of beams into a single exposure spot. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321899 | LIGHT MODULATION DEVICE FOR A DISPLAY - A display comprising an observer window, which in 3D and/or 2D representation mode of a 3D scene can be adapted to changing eye positions. Several observers can use the display simultaneously. The display includes a light modulation device having an actuatable diffraction unit and a controllable spatial light modulator, in which a 3D scene is coded in an actuatable manner, and a control unit. An observer window can be generated using coherent light beams on alternating eye positions. The diffraction unit includes at least electrodes and a controllable material into which a prism and/or lens function and/or scatter function can be written as a diffraction grating with a phase progression in an at least one-dimensionally controllable manner. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321900 | OPTICAL BROADBAND FILTER AND DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - A device including a combination of a waveguide and a grating arranged to provide a spectral reflectance. The grating has a plurality of diffractive features in a first region and in a second region such that in the first region, a local average of a length of a period of the diffractive features substantially increases with increasing distance from an origin, and in the second region, the local average of the length of the period of the diffractive features substantially decreases with increasing distance from an origin. The origin is located at an end of the device. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321901 | DRIVE LASER FOR EUV LIGHT SOURCE - A device comprising a laser source producing a continuous output on a beam path and an amplifier is disclosed. The device further includes a partially transmissive, partially reflective optic disposed on said beam path between said laser source and said amplifier. The device further includes a droplet generator positioned to deliver a droplet moving on a path intersecting said beam path, the droplet reflecting light to establish an optical cavity with said optic. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321902 | LOW-LOSS FLEXIBLE META-MATERIAL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are a meta-material and a method of fabricating the same. the metal-material may include a substrate, a metal layer on the substrate, and an active gain medium layer on the metal layer. The active gain medium layer and the metal layer may be configured to define hole patterns that may be periodically arranged to have a space smaller than a wavelength of an ultraviolet light, such that the active gain medium layer and the metal layer exhibit a negative refractive index in a wavelength region of the ultraviolet light. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321903 | SHEET GLASS PRODUCT FABRICATION WITH GROWTH-LIMITED GLASS BUMP SPACERS - Methods of forming a sheet glass product comprising a plurality of growth-limited glass bump spacers. According to the methods, a glass pane of the sheet glass product is irradiated with laser radiation to locally heat the glass pane at a plurality of spacer localities and induce growth of a plurality of glass bump spacers in the glass pane. The growth of the plurality of glass bump spacers is limited by utilizing a growth-limiting plate comprising a scattering surface portion. The scattering surface portion of the growth-limiting plate mitigates damage to the growth-limiting plate and may also mitigate damage to the glass pane. Vacuum insulated glass products and systems for forming a growth-limited sheet glass product are also provided. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321904 | Solar Control Window Glass - Glass formulations and methods of setting the characteristics and formulations are described. The method includes determining climate characteristics of an area in which the glasses to be used, using the climate characteristics to determine heating and cooling costs for the geographical area, using the heating costs as part of a model to select an optimum glass assembly comprising a dual pane glass assembly, using an optimization model by providing higher weighting on low emissivity in a northern climates, and high or waiting of solar control in a more southern climate. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321905 | Multilayer Structure - A multilayer structure having a plurality of layers, with each layer being optically transparent over a selective wavelength range and being electrically conducting. The multilayer structure includes a top oxide layer having an exposed top surface that provides an outer surface of the multilayer structure and an inner surface that is opposite to the exposed top surface; a bottom oxide layer having an exposed bottom surface that provides an outer surface of the multilayer structure, which is opposite to the exposed top surface, and an inner surface that is opposite to the exposed bottom surface; a first control layer provided on the inner surface of the top oxide layer; and a second control layer provided on the inner surface of the bottom oxide layer, the first and the second control layers calibrated to have the multilayer structure attenuate light over two different wavelength ranges. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321906 | ANNULUS TO CREATE DISTINCT ILLUMINATION AND IMAGING APERTURES FOR AN IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system for viewing both flat and angled surfaces of a test element, such as the end faces of both PC and APC optical fibers. A light source provides light to the angled surface, while lensing directs a portion of the original light to the angled surface at a second acute angle. A collector, e.g. photodetector, lenses or human eye, receives the portion of the light reflected from the angled surface and generates an image thereof. An annulus is provided in the optical path for managing the light. The annulus includes a transparent outer ring enabling the portion of the light to pass from the light source to the surface at the second acute angle; a central transparent section enabling light reflected from the angled surface to pass to the collector along the longitudinal optical axis; and a first light-blocking ring between the outer ring and the central section for blocking excess light from the light source and reflected from the end surface. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321907 | Adjustable Total Internal Reflectance Microscopy (TIRFM) Illuminator Apparatus - A new apparatus and method of delivering light to the hack aperture of a High. Numerical Aperture (NA) Microscopy Objective lens for Total Internal Reflectance Microscopy (TIRFM) is provided. The apparatus and method include pumping light generated by a laser through an optical fiber which is optically coupled to the objective lens by a collimating optical element, such as, for example a lens or prism. The apparatus and method also include providing a fiber axial translator which is mechanically adjustable for focusing the laser light optically coupled to the objective lens. The apparatus also includes a mechanical coupler for mechanically coupling the apparatus to the object lens such that the laser light optically coupled to the objective lens can be adjusted to exceed, or not exceed, a critical angle associated with TIRFM illumination. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321908 | Sparse Deconvolution Spatial Light Microscopy in Two and Three Dimensions - Methods and a computer program product for applying deconvolution to spatial light interference microscopy for resolution enhancement with respect to the diffraction limit in two and three dimensions. By exploiting the sparsity properties of the phase images, which is prominent in many biological imaging applications, and modeling of the image formation via complex fields, the very fine structures can be recovered which were blurred by the optics. The resolution improvement leads to higher accuracy in monitoring dynamic activity over time. Experiments with primary brain cells, i.e. neurons and glial cells, reveal new subdiffraction structures and motions. This new information can be used for studying vesicle transport in neurons, which may shed light on dynamic cell functioning. Finally, the method may flexibly incorporate a wide range of image models for different applications and can be utilized for all imaging modalities acquiring complex field images. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321909 | DISPLAY UNIT HAVING A PROJECTION SCREEN FOR A HEAD-UP DISPLAY - The invention relates to a display unit having a projection screen for a head-up display. The projection screen is mechanically coupled to a main element, which is detachably connected to a carrier element and/or a mounting. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321910 | HIGH ANGLE REAR PROJECTION SYSTEM - A system for projecting content at an angle to a rear projection screen. The system includes a projector configured for projecting changeable electronic content and a rear projection screen for receiving the projected content at an angle and displaying the projected content. The rear projection screen includes a turning film having prisms facing toward or away from the projector. For prisms facing toward the projector, a protective film covers the turning film. When the projected content is displayed on the rear projection screen, the content has a substantially uniform appearance. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321911 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a display apparatus having a display material provided between a pair of substrates arranged to face each other, the method comprises: bonding a first mother substrate and a second mother substrate to form a cell substrate from which one or more panels are bring out; thinning one of the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate after forming the cell substrate; forming a parallax barrier layer that separates a display image and a light transmission layer to be stacked on the parallax barrier layer on a surface of the one of the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate at an outer-side face of the cell substrate; and dividing the cell substrate into one or more panels. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321912 | DEVICE FOR SIMULTANEOUS PRESENTATION OF MULTIPLE ITEMS OF INFORMATION TO RESPECTIVE, DIFFERENTLY SITUATED VIEWERS - In a device to simultaneously present at least two items of information respectively associated with different persons, only to those persons located, at a single display device such as a monitor, the respective items of information are shown using the entire presentation area of the display device, and the presentation is made visible from the respective positions by the display device being provided with a lenticular film designed to show an image point presented on the display device only at a position that is associated with the intended viewer. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321913 | Directional Backlight - Disclosed is an optical inline light guiding apparatus which may include a substantially parallel planar light expansion section and a light extraction section comprising a stepped structure, in which the steps may be extraction features and guiding features. Such controlled illumination may provide for efficient, multi-user autostereoscopic displays with wide viewing freedom, high efficiency and low cross talk and other directional display uses. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321914 | FABRICATION METHOD OF TRANSPARENT RESIN SUBSTRATE ALONG WITH TRANSPARENT RESIN SUBSTRATE - A fabrication method of a transparent resin substrate, includes the steps of melting a resin; mixing the resin with a first, second, and third Phthalocyanine pigments in the order respectively, each having a minimum value of a spectral transmission curve with a transmittance less than 10% within 800 nm.-850 nm wavelength, 950 nm-1.000 nm wavelength, and 875 nm-925 nm wavelength respectively; injection molding of the mixed resin in a cavity; and obtaining a transparent resin substrate having an overall spectral transmission curve having within 800 nm-1000 nm wavelength a minimum value area with a transmittance less than 5%. An overall weight portion of the first Phthalocyanine pigment, the second Phthalocyanine pigment and the third Phthalocyanine pigment compared to the total substrate weight of the transparent resin substrate is in the range of 1 ppm-500 ppm. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321915 | GLARE REDUCING GLAZING ARTICLES - Glazing articles that reduce glare include a glazing substrate, and a reflective polarizing film article attached to the glazing substrate. The reflective polarizing film article includes a reflective polarizing film, and a reflection inhibitor layer. The reflective polarizing film articles reduce transmission of polarized light with a polarization block axis that is horizontal, and reduce horizontally polarized light to 90% or less of the horizontally polarized incident visible light. The reflective polarizing film may include a multi-layer film construction. The reflection inhibitor layer may include a tinted layer or an absorptive polarizer layer. Glazing units that reduce glare include at least one glazing substrate, at least one reflective polarizing film, and at least one reflection inhibitor layer. The glazing substrate, reflective polarizing film, and reflection inhibitor layer may or may not be in contact with one another. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321916 | IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an image blur correction apparatus including a lens unit configured to include at least one lens, and configured to be turnable in two different directions using, as supporting points, two axes that are orthogonal to an outer housing, a fixed member configured to turnably support the lens unit in the two directions, a first drive unit configured to be attached to the fixed member, and configured to turn the lens unit in one of the two directions, and a second drive unit configured to be attached to the fixed member, and configured to turn the lens unit in another of the two directions. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321917 | IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an image blur correction apparatus including a lens unit that configured to include at least one lens, and configured to turnable in a first direction which is a direction about a first supporting axis that is orthogonal to a light axis of the lens with respect to an outer housing, and in a second direction which is a direction about a second supporting axis that is orthogonal to the light axis and the first supporting axis, a fixed member configured to turnably support the lens unit in the first direction and the second direction, a first drive unit configured to turn the lens unit in the first direction, and a second drive unit configured to turn the lens unit in the second direction. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321918 | IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an image blur correction apparatus including a lens unit configured to include at least one lens and configured to be turnable in two different directions using, as supporting points, two axes that are orthogonal to an outer housing, a fixed member configured to turnably support the lens unit in the two directions, a first drive motor configured to be mounted on the fixed member and configured to turn the lens unit in one of the two directions, a second drive motor configured to be mounted on the fixed member and configured to turn the lens unit in another of the two directions, and a coupling member configured to be coupled to the first drive motor and the second drive motor and configured to include a coupling portion. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321919 | IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an image blur correction apparatus including a lens unit configured to include at least one lens and configured to be turnable in a first direction which is a direction about a first supporting axis that is orthogonal to a light axis of the lens with respect to an outer housing, and in a second direction which is a direction about a second supporting axis that is orthogonal to the light axis and the first supporting axis, a fixed member configured to be arranged on an outer periphery side of the lens unit and configured to turnably support the lens unit in the first direction and the second direction, a first drive unit configured to turn the lens unit in the first direction, and a second drive unit configured to turn the lens unit in the second direction. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321920 | IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens includes, from the object side to the image side, an aperture stop, a first lens with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface near an optical axis, a second lens with positive refractive power having a convex image-side surface near the axis, a third lens with positive refractive power having a convex image-side surface near the axis, and a fourth lens with negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface near the axis, wherein all lens surfaces are aspheric, all lenses are made of plastic material, a diffractive optical surface is formed on at least one of the lens surfaces from the first lens image-side surface to the second lens image-side surface, and at least one of the three positive lenses satisfies expression (1): | 2013-12-05 |
20130321921 | Linear Optical Filter System and Method - An optical system and method for illuminating an object under investigation with filtered light is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises a linear filter array having a plurality of elongate variable bandpass filters. The variable bandpass filters each have a cam follower and are translatable along a longitudinal axis, whereby translation brings a selected filter in line with a beam of light. The cam follower of selected filter engages a cam adjacent to the array. This causes tilting of the filter to a desired angle thereby allowing precise selection of the bandpass frequency of the selected filter. Preferably, the filter can be tilted by an angle of up to 60°. Each elongate filter is preferably substantially rectangular and has a long dimension that is at least about twice the short dimension. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321922 | SILICA-MODIFIED-FLUORIDE BROAD ANGLE ANTI-REFLECTION COATINGS - The disclosure is directed to a coating consisting of a binary metal fluoride coating consisting a high refractive index metal fluoride layer on top of a substrate, a low refractive index metal fluoride layer on top of the high refractive index layer and layer of SiO | 2013-12-05 |
20130321923 | PASSIVE LOUVER-BASED DAYLIGHTING SYSTEM - A daylighting system for use in a building including a louver array having a first longitudinal element, and a second longitudinal element spaced therefrom. At least one of the first and second elements has an asymmetrical profile, each of the first and second longitudinal elements has a bottom profile including a parabolic surface, portions of opposing surfaces of the first and second longitudinal elements define a compound parabolic concentrator profile having a non-horizontal centerline that is tilted upwards, and the array prevents line of sight therethrough. A louver for a daylighting system includes (i) a leading edge defined by a leading connecting surface disposal between a parabolic concentrator surface and a flat surface; and (ii) a trailing edge defined by a trailing connecting surface disposed between a lower compound parabolic concentrator profile, and an upper compound parabolic concentrator profile. A method for designing a louver profile is provided. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321924 | ANTI-REFLECTION MATERIAL - An anti-reflection material comprising a coating film formed on at least a part of surface of a substrate having translucency and consisting of a binder, silica particles and air reserves, said silica particles being arranged forming two layers one on the other on the substrate surface, a first layer on the substrate side being formed by covering the substrate surface with the silica particles and having said air reserves between said substrate and said silica particles, and the silica particles of a second layer covering part of the silica particles of said first layer and having said air reserves between the silica particles of said first layer and the silica particles of said second layer. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321925 | CUSTOMIZED HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE - A head-mounted display device includes a modular frame assembly including one or more different components. Each of the different components may be selected from a component set including at least two or more differently-sized versions of each different component. The head-mounted display device also includes a modular see-through display sub-assembly including one or more mountings for selectably coupling the modular see-through display sub-assembly to the modular frame assembly. The modular see-through display sub-assembly may be configured to couple to any combination of differently-sized versions of different components of the modular frame assembly. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321926 | System and Method for Separating a Main Pulse and a Pre-Pulse Beam from a Laser Source - A dichroic beam splitter module is disclosed for separating a main pulse laser beam from a pre-pulse laser beam each traversing a common beam path. In one embodiment, two dichroic elements are physically aligned along the beam path and are configured to pass the pre-pulse, a laser light having a first wavelength, to target material located near an irradiation site yet reflect the main pulse, a laser light having a second wavelength. The reflected main pulse is then further reflected by two reflective elements or mirrors from the first dichroic element to the second dichroic element and then on to the irradiation site. In alternative embodiments, the first mirror is deformable to alter beam characteristics of the reflected main pulse beam and the second mirror is adjustable to align the main pulse beam to the irradiation site. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321927 | TUNABLE ACOUSTIC GRADIENT INDEX OF REFRACTION LENS AND SYSTEM - A tunable acoustic gradient index of refraction (TAG) lens and system are provided that permit, in one aspect, dynamic selection of the lens output, including dynamic focusing and imaging. The system may include a TAG lens and at least one of a source and a detector of electromagnetic radiation. A controller may be provided in electrical communication with the lens and at least one of the source and detector and may be configured to provide a driving signal to control the index of refraction and to provide a synchronizing signal to time at least one of the source and the detector relative to the driving signal. Thus, the controller is able to specify that the source irradiates the lens (or detector detects the lens output) when a desired refractive index distribution is present within the lens, e.g. when a desired lens output is present. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321928 | LIQUID LENS - A liquid lens includes a sealed shell, a liquid material, a transparent carbon nanotube structure within the liquid material, and a first electrode and a second electrode, a voltage being applied to the carbon nanotube structure causes rapid heating, which is transferred to the liquid material to change the density thereof, and the refractive index of the liquid material is thus changed. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321929 | LIQUID LENS - A liquid lens includes a sealed shell, a gaseous material, a transparent carbon nanotube structure within the gaseous material, a liquid material, and a first electrode and a second electrode, a voltage being applied to the carbon nanotube structure causes rapid heating, which is transferred to the gaseous material to change the pressure thereof. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321930 | PROJECTION ZOOM LENS - A projection zoom lens includes a front lens group, a rear lens group, and an aperture stop. The front lens group has negative refractive power and is disposed adjacent to an object side of the projection zoom lens. The front lens group includes a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group. The rear lens group has positive refractive power and is disposed adjacent to an image side of the projection zoom lens. The rear lens group includes a fourth lens group, a fifth lens group, and a sixth lens group. The aperture stop is disposed between the front lens group and the rear lens group. The third lens group, the fourth lens group, and the fifth lens group move along an optical axis of the projection zoom lens to change an effective focal length of the projection zoom lens when the projection zoom lens zooms. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321931 | IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an image blur correction apparatus including a lens unit including at least one lens, and being turnable in a first direction and a second direction, a fixed member turnably supporting the lens unit in the first direction and the second direction, a first drive unit including a pair of first thrust generation units that applies thrust and is positioned on opposite sides sandwiching one of the first supporting and second supporting axe, a second drive unit including a pair of second thrust generation units that applies thrust and is positioned on opposite sides sandwiching another of the first and second supporting axe, a pair of first detection units being positioned on opposite sides sandwiching one of the first and second supporting axe, and a pair of second detection units being positioned on opposite sides sandwiching another of the first and second supporting axe. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321932 | IMAGE CAPTURING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY - An image capturing optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element has negative refractive power. The fourth lens element has positive refractive power. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power is made of plastic material, and has an image-side surface being concave at a paraxial region and being convex at a peripheral region, wherein at least one of an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is aspheric. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321933 | IMAGING LENS APPARATUS - An imaging lens apparatus comprises two lenses with refractive function, from the object side to the image side: a first lens which is a positive meniscus lens with a convex object-side surface, an aperture; and a second lens which is a negative meniscus lens with a concave object-side lens. Both surfaces of said first and second lens are aspheric, and the imaging lens apparatus satisfy the following equations: 1.352013-12-05 | |
20130321934 | POLYESTER RESIN AND OPTICAL LENS - The present invention relates to a polyester resin including a diol constitutional unit and a dicarboxylic acid constitutional unit as main constitutional units, in which the diol constitutional unit contains from 70 to 95% by mol of a constitutional unit derived from ethylene glycol and from 5 to 30% by mol of a constitutional unit derived from tricyclodecane dimethanol or pentacyclopentadecane dimethanol, and the dicarboxylic acid constitutional unit contains 50% by mol or more of a constitutional unit derived from a naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, and an optical lens obtained by molding the polyester resin. According to the present invention, there are provided a polyester resin that has a high refractive index and a low Abbe number and can be molded into a good optical lens, and an optical lens obtained by molding the polyester resin. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321935 | Unit magnification large-format catadioptric lens for microlithography - A unit magnification Wynn-Dyson lens for microlithography has an image field sized to accommodate between four and six die of dimensions 26 mm×36 mm. The lens has a positive lens group that consists of either three or four refractive lens elements, with one of the lens elements being most mirror-wise and having a prism-wise concave aspheric surface. Protective windows respectively reside between object and image planes and the corresponding prism faces. The lens is corrected for at least the i-line LED wavelength spectrum or similar LED-generated wavelengths. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321936 | IMAGING LENS, CAMERA, AND PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICE - An imaging lens, includes: in order from an object side to an image side, a first negative lens group including a negative lens a concave surface of which faces the image side; a second positive lens group including a negative lens a concave surface of which faces the object side, and a positive lens, or a cemented lens entirely having a positive refractive power in order from the object side to the image side; an aperture; a third positive lens group including a cemented lens of a biconvex lens and a biconcave lens from the object side; and a fourth lens group having a weakest refractive power among all of the lens groups and including a single lens, or a cemented lens, a surface on the object side of which is concave and a surface on the image side of which is convex. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321937 | CAMERA MODULE - Disclosed herein is a camera module in which a movement of a magnet is controlled by only magnetic force between the magnet and a yoke without a spring for controlling the movement of the magnet which operates up and down. The camera module includes: a lens module; and a main frame supporting the lens module and allowing the lens module to be driven in an optical axis direction, wherein the lens module includes: a lens assembly including a plurality of lenses; and a magnet fixed to one side of the lens module, and the main frame includes: a coil facing the magnet, fixed to one side within the main frame, and generating an electric field as power is applied thereto; and a yoke disposed to face the magnet with the main frame and the coil interposed therebetween and controlling driving of the lens module by attraction with the magnet. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321938 | LENS DRIVER - A lens driver which moves at least one lens relative to a supporter includes a holder provided in the supporter to hold the lens to be movable in an optical axis direction, a driver configured to apply to the holder a driving force in the optical axis direction, and a position detector configured to detect a position of the holder in the optical axis direction relative to the supporter, and the lens driver including a coil provided in one of the holder and the supporter to form a straight electric path orthogonal to the optical axis direction, and a magnetic circuit provided in the other of the holder and the supporter, the magnetic circuit including a rectangular magnetic pole surface having a predetermined width to form a magnetic field orthogonal to the optical axis direction and the electric path, and being provided such that the magnetic pole surface faces the optical path. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321939 | REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - An interior rearview mirror assembly includes an interior prismatic mirror reflective element having a wedge-shaped glass substrate having a circumferential edge along the periphery of said glass substrate. The circumferential edge spans a thickness of the glass substrate between its front and rear surfaces. The prismatic mirror reflective element has a mirror reflector established at the rear surface of the glass substrate. A plastic molding is circumferentially disposed about the circumferential edge of the glass substrate without overlapping onto the front surface of the glass substrate. The outermost part of the plastic molding curves and the plane of the front surface of the glass substrate is generally flush with the outermost part of the plastic molding. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321940 | MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - An interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror casing and a prismatic reflective element. The mirror casing is a unitarily molded mirror casing having at least one attachment surface. The prismatic reflective element includes a glass substrate having a front surface and a rear surface and a perimeter edge about a periphery of the glass substrate. A mirror reflector is established at the rear surface of the glass substrate. The perimeter edge of said glass substrate has a generally rounded surface disposed between the front surface and the mirror casing. The prismatic reflective element is attached at the attachment surface of the mirror casing. The perimeter edge of the glass substrate is exposed to and is viewable by the driver of the vehicle when the interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the vehicle. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321941 | Adjustment Mechanism - The invention relates to an adjustment instrument for an exterior mirror unit for a vehicle. The adjustment instrument comprises a housing which is pivotably adjustable between a park position, a drive position and a fold-over position with respect to a base. The adjustment instrument further comprises an electrical drive unit provided in the housing, and a drive ring for coupling with the electrical drive unit. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321942 | RESIN COMPOSITION, FORMED ARTICLE, AND MIRROR - A formed article is made from a resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin, first inorganic particles having a mean volume diameter of primary-particle of 10 nm to 100 nm, both inclusive, and second inorganic particles having a mean volume diameter of primary-particle of 120 nm to 10000 nm, both inclusive. One hundred (100) parts by mass of the resin composition contains 9.0 to 40.5 parts by mass of the first inorganic particles and 4.5 to 36.0 parts by mass of the second inorganic particles. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321943 | OPTICAL PANEL AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A processing method of an optical panel used in an electronic device is disclosed. The processing method includes: selecting a light transparent panel and coating a photoresist on one surface of the light transparent panel; forming a plurality of light transmission hole patterns on a photomask; and forming a light shielding layer after the photoresist is exposed via the photomask and developing; and the light transmission hole patterns are transferred to the light shielding layer and a plurality of light transmission holes are formed on the light shielding layer. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321944 | SERVER AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING THE SERVER FROM VIBRATION DAMAGE - In a method for preventing a server from a damage vibration, a first system log records detected vibration intensity of the server, and suspends a working operation of the hard disk if the detected vibration intensity of the server is greater than or equal to a predefined vibration intensity is determined. Data stored in the hard disk is copied to a solid-state drive (SSD) if the detected vibration intensity of the server is greater than or equal to the predefined vibration intensity, and an operating system of the server hibernates. The operating system of the server does not wake up until the detected vibration stops for a second predefined time period after the operating system of the server hibernates. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321945 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - A power supply circuit for powering first and second groups of hard disk drives in a cabinet, includes a connector and first to third connection units. When there is only one server in the cabinet, the first node is connected to the first power terminal of the connector, the first connection unit is turned on, and the second connection unit is turned off. When there are two servers in the cabinet, the first and second nodes are respectively connected to the first and second power terminals of the connector, the first connection unit is turned on, and the second and third connection units are turned off. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321946 | BEARING MECHANISM, MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A bearing mechanism includes a shaft portion, a sleeve portion, and an opposing portion including a surface arranged opposite to an end surface of the sleeve portion on one of upper and lower sides with a thrust gap defined therebetween. The thrust gap includes a thrust dynamic pressure bearing portion defined therein. The sleeve portion includes a sleeve body and a thrust plate fixed to an end portion of the sleeve body on the one of the upper and lower sides. The sleeve body includes an annular surface arranged opposite to the thrust plate, and an annular body projecting portion arranged to project in an axial direction inside of the annular surface. An outer circumferential surface of the body projecting portion and an inner circumferential surface of the thrust plate are arranged to be in direct or indirect contact with each other. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321947 | WRITE SYNCHRONIZATION IN BIT PATTERNED MEDIA USING AUXILIARY READ HEAD - A method for recording data to a magnetic media while simultaneously reading sync and or servo data with reduced noise from the write head affecting the reading of the sync and or servo data. The invention records data using a write head of a first slider and reads the sync and or servo data from a read head located on a different slider that is facing a different disk surface than the first slider. In this way, magnetic or thermal noise from the write head does not affect the reading of the sync and or servo data. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321948 | SHINGLED MAGNETIC RECORDING DISK DRIVE WITH COMPENSATION FOR THE EFFECT OF FAR TRACK ERASURE (FTE) ON ADJACENT DATA BANDS - A shingled magnetic recording (SMR) disk drive has concentric shingled data tracks having data sectors with physical block addresses (PBAs), with the tracks being arranged in annular bands separated by annular inter-band gaps. The disk drive also has an on-disk extended cache region and may have writable inter-band cache (IBC) tracks in the inter-band gaps. A count is maintained in memory for each band and each IBC, and the count is incremented for each writing to a band or an IBC. When a count for a band or IBC reaches a predetermined threshold, the data is read from the tracks in the boundary region of the adjacent band that are within the range of the FTE and that data is then written to the extended cache. The FTE-affected tracks are then invalidated, meaning that PBAs can no longer be assigned to the data sectors in those tracks. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321949 | SERVO CONTROL - A tape head includes a set of one or more segments, wherein each segment of the set is individually movable with respect to a frame; each segment of the set comprising at least one of a write element configured to write data to a tape and a read element configured to read data from the tape; and each segment of the set comprising a further read element having a width transverse to a motion direction of the tape being at least a width of the write element of the segment or, in the event that no write element is comprised in the segment, of a write element of a different segment. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321950 | ASYMMETRIC COMB BORE IN ACTUATOR DESIGN - The present invention generally relates to a head comb for use in a hard disk drive. In one embodiment, the head comb comprises a core body having a bore formed therethrough. The bore is bound by walls having a top extension extending into the opening and a bottom extension extending into the opening. The top extension has a first height, and the bottom extension has a second height that is different than the first height. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321951 | BEARING MECHANISM, MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A bearing mechanism includes a shaft portion, a sleeve portion, a lower opposing portion, a lower outer annular portion, and an upper opposing portion. The sleeve portion includes a sleeve body and a lower thrust plate. A radial dynamic pressure bearing portion is defined in a radial gap. A lower thrust dynamic pressure bearing portion is defined in a lower thrust gap. A lower seal portion is defined in a lower seal gap located between the sleeve portion and the lower outer annular portion. An upper seal portion is defined in an upper seal gap continuous with an upper thrust gap. The sleeve portion includes a first communicating channel in communication with the upper seal gap, and a second communicating channel located between the sleeve body and the lower thrust plate. A lower mouth portion of the first communicating channel axially overlaps the lower thrust dynamic pressure bearing portion. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321952 | BEARING MECHANISM, MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A bearing mechanism includes a shaft portion, a sleeve portion, a lower opposing portion, a lower outer ring-shaped portion, and an upper opposing portion. A lower seal portion serving as a pumping seal portion is provided in a lower seal gap between the sleeve portion and the lower outer ring-shaped portion. An upper seal portion is provided in an upper seal gap joined to an upper thrust gap. The lower portion of the sleeve portion includes a large-diameter portion and a small-diameter portion positioned below the large-diameter portion. The sleeve portion includes a communication path joined to the upper seal gap. The communication path includes an opening portion opened in a border between the large-diameter portion and the small-diameter portion. The outer peripheral portion of the lower opposing portion includes an outer periphery protrusion portion radially opposed to the small-diameter portion and axially opposed to the large-diameter portion. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321953 | WRITE HEAD AND APPARATUS - A write head comprising a yoke having at least a first and a second gap and a coil for producing a magnetic field at each gap, the coil comprising a plurality of windings, wherein the windings are arranged so as to produce the same magnetic field strength at each gap and/or along each gap by use of a proximity effect between the windings and a respective gap. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321954 | MAGNETIC STRUCTURE FREE LAYER STABILIZATION - A magnetic layered structure is presently disclosed comprising a pinned layer, a first anti-ferromagnetic layer that defines a magnetic orientation of the pinned layer, a free layer, a second anti-ferromagnetic layer that biases the free layer to a magnetic orientation approximately perpendicular to the magnetic orientation of the pinned layer, and a tuning layer positioned between and in contact with the second anti-ferromagnetic layer and the free layer that tunes free layer bias to a desired level. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321955 | Low-Recess Write Pole Coil Near Shield at Media-Facing Surface - An apparatus includes a write pole magnetically coupled to write coils that generate a first magnetic field during a switching event. The apparatus includes a shield at a media-facing surface and proximate the write pole. A conductive element is disposed proximate the shield and configured to generate a second magnetic field opposite to the first magnetic field during the switching event. A selected one of the write coils is located adjacent the shield separate from others of the write coils. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321956 | MAGNETIC HEAD AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCTION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A magnetic recording head enabling both enhancement of a strength of a magnetic field from a main pole and provision of narrow-track recording to achieve a high recording density in a high-frequency magnetic field-assisted recording method is provided. An oscillator | 2013-12-05 |
20130321957 | GIMBAL LIMITER FOR SUSPENSION WITH LIFT TAB - A head suspension for a disk drive with a load beam having continuous rails and a distal lift tab. A dimple is positioned proximal to the lift tab, either on the load beam or the gimbal, the dimple providing a pitch axis and a roll axis for the slider. The suspension also includes at least one tab member fixed in relation to the load beam, where each of the at least one tab member is aligned with or is distal to the dimple. The at least one tab and a portion of the gimbal define a gimbal limiter that is aligned with or distal to the dimple. The at least one tab member extends either longitudinally or laterally from the load beam at or distal to the dimple. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321958 | ACTUATOR MOUNTING SECTION OF DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION, METHOD OF APPLYING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PASTE, AND PASTE APPLICATION DEVICE - Actuator elements are accommodated in openings formed in a conductive plate. These actuator elements are secured to the conductive plate by a resin bonding material. An electrode of each actuator element and the conductive plate are electrically connected to each other by a bridge junction consisting of an conductive paste. A paste application device discharges the conductive paste toward the bridge junction by air. A control unit configured to control the discharge of the conductive paste sets the air pressure according to the elapsed time of use of the conductive paste so that the height of the paste above the resin bonding material is not less than a target height. The target height is maintained by increasing the air pressure with increase of the elapsed time of use of the conductive paste. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321959 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO PROTECT AN ESP POWER SUPPLY FROM TRANSIENT OVER-VOLTAGES ON THE POWER GRID - A power supply converter unit is disclosed, in particular for an electrostatic precipitator, converting the frequency of alternating input supply ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130321960 | Apparatus and method for the intelligent protection of an electrical lead - An apparatus for protecting an electrical lead in a vehicle. The apparatus includes a temperature sensor configured to record a temperature value of a conductor path coupled electrically to the electrical lead and a current limitation unit configured to limit a current flowing through the electrical lead when the temperature value of the conductor path exceeds a predetermined value. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321961 | ESD PROTECTION DEVICE FOR CIRCUITS WITH MULTIPLE POWER DOMAINS - A ESD protection scheme is disclosed for circuits with multiple power domains. Embodiments include: coupling a first power clamp to a first power rail and a first ground rail of a first domain; coupling a second power clamp to a second power rail and a second ground rail of a second domain; providing a blocking circuit for blocking current from an ESD event; providing an I/O interface connection in the first domain for transmitting signals from the first domain to the blocking circuit; providing a core interface connection in the second domain for transmitting signals from the blocking circuit to the second domain; coupling an input connection of the blocking circuit to the I/O interface connection; and coupling an output connection of the blocking circuit to a core interface connection. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321962 | ESD-ROBUST I/O DRIVER CIRCUITS - An ESD-robust I/O driver circuit is disclosed. Embodiments include providing a first NMOS transistor having a first source, a first drain, and a first gate; coupling the first source is coupled to a ground rail, and the first drain to an I/O pad; providing a gate driver control circuit including a second NMOS transistor having a second source, a second drain, and a second gate; and coupling the second drain to the first gate, the second source to the ground rail, wherein the gate driver control circuit provides a ground potential to the first gate during an ESD event occurring from the I/O pad to the ground rail. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321963 | ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT - An ESD circuit is disclosed. The ESD circuit includes a pad and a ground and a sensing element coupled between the pad and ground for sensing an ESD current. The sensing element generates an active sense output signal when an ESD current is sensed and an inactive sense output signal when no ESD current is sensed. The ESD circuit also includes a bypass element comprising a bi-polar junction transistor. The bypass element is coupled in parallel to the sensing element between the pad and ground. The active sense output signal causes the bypass element to be activated to provide a current path between the pad and ground. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321964 | Surge Protector - A surge protection circuit having an open circuit voltage surge protector, such as a gas discharge tube (GDT), a closed circuit current surge protector, such as a thermistor, and a thyristor. The GDT has a breakdown voltage that is at least a first defined amount higher than an anticipated highest peak voltage. The thermistor has a series resistance associated with a series resistance of electrical equipment being protected and a breakdown voltage that is at least a second defined amount higher than an impulse voltage (voltage required to excite the GDT based on the breakdown voltage) for the GDT. The thyristor has a rated peak current at least a third defined amount greater than a peak current for the thermistor. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321965 | RESIDUAL-CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER - A residual-current circuit breaker includes switching contacts and at least one residual current detector configured to determine a residual current signal. The residual-current circuit breaker is configured to bring about an opening of the switching contacts upon the detection of a residual current greater than a pre-definable tripping current. A first circuit arrangement is configured to inhibit tripping of the residual-current circuit breaker when a residual current occurs that has a duration that is shorter than half a period of a grid frequency of an associated electrical grid. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321966 | OVERCURRENT PROTECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A POWER SWITCH - An overcurrent protection device comprises a maximum-allowed-current unit and a power switch. The maximum-allowed-current unit determines a maximum allowed current in real-time. The maximum allowed current is determined at least partially on an instantaneous level of a load voltage. The load voltage is a voltage across a load to be powered. The power switch is connectable with a switch input to a voltage supply and with a switch output to the load, for providing power to said load. The power switch has a conductive state and a nonconductive state, and is arranged to assume the nonconductive state in response to an indication that a current through the power switch is exceeding the maximum allowed current. A method of operating a power switch is also described. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321967 | FAULT DETECTION CIRCUIT, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND FAULT DETECTION METHOD - A fault detection circuit includes: a switching element, disposed between a first node and a second node, configured to perform a switching operation in accordance with a control signal; and a detection circuit configured to detect a temporal voltage change at the second node according to the switching operation of the switching element. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321968 | DIODE PROTECTION OF CASCODED MIXED-VOLTAGE TRANSISTORS - A mixed-voltage circuit employs a higher-voltage transistor in series connection with a lower-voltage transistor. To protect the lower-voltage transistor from transient overvoltage events, a series of one or more diodes is connected between the current terminals (i.e., the source and drain terminals) of the lower-voltage transistor so as to limit the voltage across the lower-voltage transistor. This diode protection mechanism also may be provided between the gate terminal and a current terminal of the lower-voltage transistor so as to protect against an overvoltage event at the gate of the lower-voltage transistor. In this manner, the mixed-voltage circuit can provide the performance benefits of mixed use of lower-voltage and higher-voltage transistors while reducing the risk of damaging the lower-voltage transistors due to the use of the higher-voltage power supply needed for operation of the mixed-voltage circuit. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321969 | INTEGRATED MICRO-PLASMA LIMITER - A plasma power limiter fabricated using wafer-level fabrication techniques with other circuit elements. The plasma limiter includes a signal substrate and a trigger substrate defining a hermetically sealed cavity therebetween in which is encapsulated an ionizable gas. The signal substrate includes a signal line within the cavity and the trigger substrate includes at least one trigger probe extending from the trigger substrate towards the transmission line. If a signal propagating on the transmission line exceeds a power threshold, the gas within the cavity is ionized creating a conduction path between the transmission line and the trigger probe that draws off the high power current. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321970 | Surge Protector - A surge protection circuit having an open circuit voltage surge protector, such as a gas discharge tube (GDT), a closed circuit current surge protector, such as a thermistor, and a thyristor. The GDT has a breakdown voltage that is at least a first defined amount higher than an anticipated highest peak voltage. The thermistor has a series resistance associated with a series resistance of electrical equipment being protected and a breakdown voltage that is at least a second defined amount higher than an impulse voltage (voltage required to excite the GDT based on the breakdown voltage) for the GDT. The thyristor has a rated peak current at least a third defined amount greater than a peak current for the thermistor. | 2013-12-05 |
20130321971 | Electronically-Controlled Solenoid - A solenoid assembly includes a switching regulator and a solenoid electrically connected to an output signal connection of the switching regulator, the solenoid electrically actuable between an extended position and a pull-in position. The assembly includes an output level switch electrically connected to an input switching connection and the output signal connection of the switching regulator, and a timer connected to an output of the switching regulator and an input of the output level switch. The timer generates a signal at the output of the output level switch, thereby causing the output level switch to generate a hold signal at the input switching connection of the switching regulator after sensing a signal at the output signal connection. Upon receiving the hold signal at the input switching connection, the switching regulator causes an output signal on the output voltage connection to switch from a switching level to a hold level. | 2013-12-05 |