19th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160131969 | MASK SET HAVING FEATURE PATTERNS AND DUMMY PATTERNS - A mask set includes a first mask, a second mask, and a third mask respectively include a first layout pattern, a second layout pattern, and a third layout pattern. The first layout pattern includes mandrel patterns and dummy mandrel patterns. The second layout pattern includes geometric patterns covering portions of the mandrel patterns and portions of the dummy mandrel patterns. The third layout pattern includes dummy pad patterns which are laterally spaced apart from the mandrel patterns and the dummy mandrel patterns. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131970 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MASK - A method of manufacturing a mask includes dividing an upper surface of a template having a design pattern into a plurality of regions, the template being arranged over a polymer layer on a mask substrate, correcting a distorted region among the regions, pressing the polymer layer with the template to form a mask pattern corresponding to the design pattern on the polymer layer; and curing the mask pattern. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131971 | COMPOUND, RESIN, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition includes (A1) a resin having an acid-labile group, (A2) a resin which includes a structural unit represented by formula (I), and an acid generator: | 2016-05-12 |
20160131972 | NOVEL ONIUM SALT COMPOUND, RESIST COMPOSITION, AND PATTERN FORMING PROCESS - Sulfonium and iodonium salts of a carboxylate having an aromatic ring to which a nitrogen-containing alkyl or cyclic structure is attached are novel. The onium salt functions as an acid diffusion controlling agent in a resist composition, enabling to form a pattern of good profile with high resolution, improved MEF, LWR and DOF. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131973 | Flexographic Printing Plate with Improved Cure Efficiency - A method of making a relief image printing element comprising a plurality of relief printing dots. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing at least one photocurable layer disposed on the backing layer, the at least one photocurable layer being capable of being selectively crosslinked and cured upon exposure to actinic radiation, (b) imagewise exposing the at least one photocurable layer to actinic radiation to selectively crosslink and cure portions of the at least one photocurable layer; and (c) developing the relief image printing element to separate and remove uncrosslinked and uncured portions of the at least one photocurable layer to reveal the relief image therein. The at least one photocurable layer comprises (i) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer; (ii) a binder; and (iii) a photoinitiator exhibiting a quantum yield of initiation (Qi) of more than 0.05 at a 365 nm wavelength. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131974 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH CURED FILM, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT, AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENT - The method of manufacturing a transparent base material provided with a cured film according to the present invention is characterized in that a photosensitive layer composed of a photosensitive resin composition containing a binder polymer, a photopolymerizable compound containing at least one (meth)acrylate compound selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylate compounds having a skeleton derived from ditrimethylolpropane and (meth)acrylate compounds having a skeleton derived from diglycerol, and a photopolymerization initiator is disposed on a transparent base material, a predetermined portion of the photosensitive layer is cured through irradiation with active light rays, and portions of the photosensitive layer other than the predetermined portion are then removed to form a cured film composed of a cured product of the photosensitive resin composition, the cured film coating part or all of the base material. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131975 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition includes (A1) a resin having an acid-labile group, (A2) a resin which includes a structural unit represented by formula (I), and an acid generator: | 2016-05-12 |
20160131976 | RESIST COMPOSITION FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS; RESIST FILM, RESIST-COATED MASK BLANKS, PHOTOMASK, AND RESIST PATTERNING METHOD USING SAID RESIST COMPOSITION; ELECTRONIC-DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD; AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided a resist composition for a semiconductor manufacturing process comprising (A) a compound expressed by General Formula (I) below: | 2016-05-12 |
20160131977 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING PERIPHERAL WIRING UNIT OF TOUCH PANEL - A method for fabricating a peripheral wiring unit of a touch panel includes the following steps: (a) forming a transparent conductive layer on a substrate, the substrate including a peripheral region and a window region surrounded by the peripheral region, and forming a photosensitive conductive layer on the peripheral region of the substrate, such that the photosensitive conductive layer at least partially overlies the transparent conductive layer; (b) exposing the photosensitive conductive layer by using a photomask; and (c) developing the exposed photosensitive conductive layer to form a peripheral wiring unit on the peripheral region of the substrate. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131978 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A pattern-forming method includes applying an inorganic film-forming composition on an upper face side of a substrate to provide an inorganic film, forming a resist pattern on an upper face side of the inorganic film; and dry-etching once or several times using the resist pattern as a mask such that the substrate has a pattern The inorganic film-forming composition includes a polyacid or a salt thereof, and an organic solvent. The step for forming a resist pattern may include the steps of: applying a resist composition on an upper face side of the inorganic film to provide a resist film; exposing the resist film; and developing the resist film exposed. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131979 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING ELEMENT WHICH CAN BE DIGITALLY IMAGED AND HAS A POLAR, ULTRA-THIN BARRIER LAYER - Digital imageable flexographic printing elements for producing flexographic printing plates, which are developable using hydrocarbon-comprising washout media and which, between the photopolymerizable layer and the digital imageable layer, have a polar, ultrathin, oxygen-blocking barrier layer. Methods for producing flexographic printing plates using such digital imageable flexographic printing elements, by imaging, exposing, washing out, drying, and post-treating, the washout being formed by means of hydrocarbon-comprising washout media. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131980 | MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A microlithographic projection exposure apparatus contains an illumination system ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131981 | SUBSTRATE HOLDING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE FABRICATING METHOD - An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate to light passing through liquid, and includes a stage that holds the substrate. The stage includes a substrate holder including a support member that supports a rear surface of the substrate and a first circumferential wall surrounding the support member. A second circumferential wall surrounds the substrate holder and forms a first groove between the second circumferential wall and the substrate holder, and a second groove on an outer side thereof. A plate member surrounds the substrate on the support member, and a recovery passage recovers liquid flowing from a liquid supply system to a gap between the plate member and the substrate. The second circumferential wall is under the gap so that part of an upper surface of the second circumferential wall faces the substrate rear surface and another part of the upper surface faces a rear surface of the plate member. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131982 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides a measurement apparatus for measuring a position of a mark formed on a substrate, the apparatus including a detector configured to detect the mark to generate a detection signal, and a processor configured to process the generated detection signal to obtain a position of the mark, wherein the processor is configured to limit a range of the detection signal to be processed to obtain the position of the mark based on a statistic representing dispersion of a plurality of the position obtained with respect to a plurality of the mark. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131983 | OPTIMIZING THE UTILIZATION OF METROLOGY TOOLS - Methods and corresponding metrology modules and systems, which measure metrology parameter(s) of a previous layer of a metrology target and/or an alignment mark, prior to producing a current layer of the metrology target, derive merit figure(s) from the measured metrology parameter(s) to indicate an inaccuracy, and compensate for the inaccuracy to enhance subsequent overlay measurements of the metrology target. In an example embodiment, methods and corresponding metrology modules and systems use stand-alone metrology tool(s) and track-integrated metrology tool(s) at distinct measurement patterns to address separately different aspects of variation among wafers. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131984 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a charge transport layer containing (α) a charge transporting compound, (β) a binding resin in a proportion in the range of 50% by mass to 200% by mass relative to the mass of the charge transporting compound, (γ) a compound being at least one of xylene and toluene with a content in the range of 0.01% by mass to 2.00% by mass relative to the total mass of the charge transport layer, and (δ) a cycloalkanone with a content in the range of 0.01% by mass to 1.20% by mass relative to the total mass of the charge transport layer. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131985 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member, including in the following order: a support; a charge-generating layer; and a charge-transporting layer, in which: the charge-generating layer includes a gallium phthalocyanine crystal in which an organic compound is contained; the organic compound is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of dimethyl sulfoxide, N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylformamide, N-propylformamide, N-vinylformamide, and N-methylpyrrolidone; a content of the organic compound is 0.1% by mass or more and 1.5% by mass or less with respect to a mass of gallium phthalocyanine in the gallium phthalocyanine crystal; and the charge-transporting layer comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the formula (1), a compound represented by the formula (2), a compound represented by the formula (3), and a compound represented by the formula (4). | 2016-05-12 |
20160131986 | TONER, TONER ACCOMMODATING UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner, including: colorant; resin; and release agent, wherein M | 2016-05-12 |
20160131987 | TONER SET FOR PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTING SYSTEM - A toner set is used in a printing system that is capable of recycling a print medium and includes a first image forming portion which forms a toner image on the medium with a decolorable toner which is decolored by being heated at a temperature T | 2016-05-12 |
20160131988 | RECEIVER MATERIALS WITH COLOR TONER IMAGES AND FLUORESCENT HIGHLIGHTS - Fluorescing highlights can be provided in selected portions of non-color image areas of a printed toner image using fused fluorescing dry toner particles, such as fused fluorescing magenta or fused fluorescing yellow dry toner particles. Before fixing, each fluorescing dry toner particle comprises a polymeric binder phase and a fluorescing colorant that emits at one or more λ | 2016-05-12 |
20160131989 | OPTICAL WRITING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An optical writing device performing optical writing onto a photoreceptor, including: a light-emitting unit including a plurality of light-emitting elements that form a plurality of element rows spaced from one another in a sub scanning direction, each of the light-emitting elements having a main scanning direction position differing from a main scanning direction position of any other one of the light-emitting elements; a plurality of signal output units, one for each element row, each outputting a light amount signal for each light-emitting element in a corresponding element row, each light amount signal indicating an amount of light to be emitted by a corresponding light-emitting element; and a plurality of drive units, one for each light-emitting element, each, when receiving a light amount signal for a corresponding light-emitting element, supplying a drive current in accordance with the light amount signal to the corresponding light-emitting element. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131990 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a storage chamber configured to store developer, a plurality of sheet members disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode and disposed in the storage chamber, and a detecting portion configured to detect an output value relating to the capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode. The amount of the developer is detected on the basis of the degree of deterioration of any one of the plurality of sheet members and the output value. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131991 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a developer bearer and a toner pattern bearer rotatable in a given direction of rotation to bear an adjustment toner pattern formed with the developer bearer. A toner pattern detector detects an amount of reflection light reflected by the adjustment toner pattern on the toner pattern bearer. A controller performs an adjustment mode to convert the detected amount of reflection light into a toner adhesion amount of toner of the adjustment toner pattern adhered to the toner pattern bearer. The controller forms an adhesion amount suppressing toner image on an upstream region on the toner pattern bearer that is upstream from the adjustment toner pattern in the direction of rotation of the toner pattern bearer. The upstream region is defined by a circumferential length of the developer bearer in the direction of rotation of the toner pattern bearer. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131992 | Systems, Methods and Apparatuses for Authorized Use and Refill of a Printer - A chip for a cartridge with dispensable material may be provided. In one aspect, the chip may comprise a non-volatile memory for storing a number tracking amount of dispensable material in the cartridge, a key storage for storing an encryption key, a signature verification module and circuit components. The circuit components may be configured to receive and process a first message, receive and validate a second message, and update the amount of dispensable material if the validation of the second message succeeds. The first message may comprise a first command and an operation input value for a print job at the cartridge, and to process the first message may comprise decreasing the amount of dispensable material. The second message may comprise a second command to increase the amount of dispensable material, and may be validated using the signature validation module and the encryption key. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131993 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER, DEVELOPER SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer supply container, the developer supply container includes a developer accommodating chamber; a rotatable feeding portion; a developer discharging chamber including a discharge opening; a driving force receiving portion for receiving a rotational force for rotating the feeding portion; an pump capable of changing an inside volume of the accommodating chamber in a longitudinal direction of the container to apply a pressure to the discharge opening; a driving force converter for converting the rotational force into a feeding driving force for feeding the developer by an operation of the pump in a longitudinal direction of the container; and wherein an expansion and contraction stroke of the pump provided by the converter in a initial predetermined number of rotations in a initial stage is different from that in a subsequent stage after the initial stage. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131994 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM - In the case that a developer supply container is provided with a feeding portion for feeding a developer by receiving a rotational force and a pump portion for discharging the developer by reciprocation, and the rotational force and a reciprocating force are received from a main assembly side of an image forming apparatus, there is a liability that a driving connection is not properly established between a portion of the developer supply container for receiving the reciprocating force and a portion of the main assembly side for applying the reciprocating force. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131995 | Developing Cartridge Including Detection System for Determining Presence of Developing Cartridge - A developing cartridge is provided. The developing cartridge includes a housing which accommodates developer therein, a receiving member provided which couples with a force output member of an image forming apparatus to receive a driving force, a developing roller which rotates by the driving force received by the receiving member; a detectable rotary member having a first detectable portion and a second detectable portion and rotates by the driving force from a first rotational position where the first detectable portion is detected by a detection member provided in the image forming apparatus to a second rotational position where the second detectable portion is detected by the detection member, and a cut-off mechanism which cuts off a transmission of the driving force from the receiving member to the detectable rotary member in a state where the detectable rotary member is positioned in the second rational position. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131996 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPER SUPPLY METHOD - An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a developing device. In a case body of the developing device, a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber are formed. A first agitating screw is provided in the first storage chamber and a second agitating screw is provided in the second storage chamber. A developing roller is provided in the second storage chamber. A control portion controls driving of a first motor and a second motor. When toner installation is performed, the control portion controls driving of the first motor at a rotational speed higher than a rotational speed for development operation in a state where the second motor is stopped. When a certain condition is satisfied, the control portion starts control of driving of the second motor, to drive rotation of the second motor. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131997 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer supplying container includes a rotatable developer discharging portion, a drive transmitting portion, a suppressing portion movable between an operating position and a non-operating position; and a recessed portion, provided on an outer peripheral surface of the developer supply container, for reducing a sliding load between an outer peripheral surface of the developer supply container and a wiping member of a developer receiving apparatus when the developer supply container is rotated in a circumferential direction. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131998 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING AN IMAGE WITH A PLURALITY OF OVERLAPPED IMAGES - An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit configured to form a first image to be transferred to a sheet with a first toner that is decolorizable and has a first brightness, and a second image forming unit configured to form a second image to be transferred to the sheet with a second toner that has a second brightness that is greater than the first brightness. At least a part of the first image transferred to the sheet is formed above the second image transferred to the sheet. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131999 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming system includes a post-processing unit capable of performing a post-processing on the sheet on which the toner image is formed. The image forming system is capable of executing a transfer cleaning operation to move toner from a transfer member to an image bearer by electrostatic force caused by cleaning bias applied by a bias applying unit in a state where the image bearer and the transfer member are rotated, to clean the transfer member, as an inter-sheet operation performed when at least one of inter-sheet areas that exist on the image bearer during a successive image forming period. The image forming system is capable of executing a rotation stop operation to stop rotation of the image bearer and the transfer member, as the inter-sheet operation when the post-processing is performed, in addition to the transfer cleaning operation, before or after the transfer cleaning operation is executed. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132000 | FIXING LIQUID TONER - In one embodiment, a printer includes a device configured to form a semisolid toner film on a print substrate and a fixer configured to, without contacting the toner film, soften the toner film on the print substrate until polymers in the toner are mobile enough to allow polymer functional groups to bond with the print substrate. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132001 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device according to the present invention includes a fixing belt ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160132002 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH BUILT-IN CLEANING MECHANISM - In accordance with one embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises a fixing device configured to include a heating roller heated by a heating section and a pressing roller for pressing the heating roller; and a cleaning sheet configured to be stretched between a first reel and a second reel and wound on at least one of the first reel and the second reel to clean the heating roller; wherein the cleaning sheet is separated from or contacted with the heating roller by a movable member. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132003 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device according to the present invention includes a fixing belt ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160132004 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressuring member, a heat source, a pressing member, a heating stop device and a deformation preventing member. The deformation preventing member is configured to face an inner circumferential face of the fixing belt. In a state where the fixing belt is not broken in a circumferential direction, the fixing belt and the deformation preventing member are arranged at an interval, and when the fixing belt is broken in the circumferential direction, the fixing belt is deformed and comes into contact with the deformation preventing member so that the fixing belt is prevented from being deformed to a side far from the heating stop device. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132005 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressuring member, a heat source, a pressing member, a heating stop device, shape restricting members and biasing members. The fixing belt is provided to be rotatable around a rotation axis. The pressing member is provided to be rotatable and to come into pressure contact with the fixing belt so as to form a fixing nip. The heat source heats the fixing belt. The pressing member presses the fixing belt to a side of the pressuring member. The heating stop device faces an outer circumferential face of the fixing belt and to operate at an operating temperature so as to stop the heat source from heating the fixing belt. The shape restricting members are attached to both end parts of the fixing belt and restricts a shape of the fixing belt. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132006 | FIXING DEVICE - A fixing device includes a tubular film; a heater including a first surface being in contact with the film, the heater including a substrate and a heat-generating resistor; a heat-conductive member being in contact with a second surface of the heater opposite to the first surface, the heat-conductive member having a higher thermal conductivity than the substrate; and a supporting member supporting the heater with the heat-conductive member interposed therebetween. The heat-conductive member includes first and second parts at upstream and downstream ends, respectively, in a conveyance direction, and a third part between the first and second parts. The first to third parts are each held between the supporting member and the heater. A non-contact area between the heat-conductive member and the supporting member is provided between the first part and the second part in the conveyance direction. The heat-conductive member is shorter than the heater in the conveyance direction. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132007 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device fixing an image on a recording medium includes a fixing belt rotatable around a first rotation axis, a pressuring member, a heat source body and a cover member. The pressuring member forms a nip part pressuring and making the recording medium pass through with the fixing belt. The heat source body is arranged inside the fixing belt and heats the fixing belt by emitting radiant heat. The cover member is arranged between the fixing belt and the heat source body and covers the heat source body. The nip part has a passing area where the recording medium passes through and a non-passing area outside the passing area in an axial direction. The cover member covers a part of the heat source body corresponding to the non-passing area and includes through holes formed so as to adjust surface temperature of the heat source body. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132008 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressuring member, a heat source, a pressing member and a first heating stop device. The fixing belt is provided to be rotatable around a rotation axis. The pressuring member is configured to be rotatable and to come into pressure contact with the fixing belt so as to form a fixing nip. The heat source is arranged at an inner diameter side of the fixing belt, provided at a position displaced from the rotation axis and configured to heat the fixing belt. The pressing member is configured to press the fixing belt to a side of the pressuring member. The first heating stop device is configured to face an outer circumferential face of a closest part to the heat source of the fixing belt and to operate at a first operating temperature so as to stop the heat source from heating the fixing belt. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132009 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus including a flexible belt having a heat generating layer, an outer ring provided on one edge side of the belt and along an outer peripheral surface of the belt, the outer ring being electrically connected to the heat generating layer, an inner ring provided on the one edge side of the belt and along an inner peripheral surface of the belt to face the outer ring through the belt, and a power supply unit that is electrically connected to the outer ring and that feeds power. A difference obtained by subtracting a diameter of the inner ring at a normal temperature from a diameter of the inner ring at a fixing temperature is equivalent to or larger than a difference obtained by subtracting a diameter of the outer ring at the normal temperature from a diameter of the outer ring at the fixing temperature. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132010 | FIXING DEVICE - A fixing device includes: a cylindrical film; a nip forming member; and a back-up member for forming a nip. The nip forming member includes a projected portion. A projection amount of the projected portion is smaller in an end portion region positioned at an end portion of the projected portion with respect to a generatrix direction of the film than in a central region positioned at a central portion of the projected portion with respect to the generatrix direction, at least a part of the end portion region being inside a feeding region of a maximum-sized recording material usable in the fixing device. With respect to the recording material feeding direction, a width of the part, of the projected portion, inside the nip is broader in the end portion region than in the central region. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132011 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming system includes an image output device, a measurement sensor, a tone correction value generation unit, and a tone correction unit. The image output device outputs an image on a recording medium with a mixture of a plurality of basic colors based on an image data array combining the basic colors. The measurement sensor measures a reflection characteristic of at least a part of the image output by the image output device. The tone correction value generation unit generates, for each of the basic colors, a tone correction value for correcting a tone characteristic of the basic color by synthesizing a correction array forming a regular matrix based on the reflection characteristic measured by the measurement sensor and the image data array. The tone correction unit corrects an image output by the image output device with the tone correction value. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132012 | PRINTERS - Printers are disclosed herein. An example printer includes a housing; a non-refillable toner container permanently affixed within the housing, the toner container having a capacity sufficient to store enough toner to print a first number of pages that corresponds to an expected useful life of the printer; and a processor responsive to an input to enable a second number of pages to be printed by the printer, the second number of pages being less than the first number of pages. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132013 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus and an image forming method are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a processor, and each of the processor of the image forming apparatus and the image forming method includes obtaining an output image of a primary color and a secondary color that is formed on a recording medium based on an image having an area ratio of each toner being uniform over the recording medium, obtaining spectral reflectance of the output image in a main scanning direction, obtaining spectral reflectance of a primary-color solid-fill image and the recording medium stored in a memory, calculating fluctuations in area ratio of each toner of a streaked area of the output image using the spectral reflectance of the streaked area and a streak-free area of the output image, and correcting an area ratio of each toner in the streaked area of image data to be output. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132014 | SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing device includes: an accumulator on which sheets are accumulated; a staple driver; a staple receiver disposed at a position facing the staple driver, wherein the staple driver drives a staple into the sheets when the sheet are between the staple receiver and the staple driver; an arm that extends from the staple driver in a direction perpendicular to a staple driving direction to operate the staple driver in the staple driving direction; and a regulator that regulates deviation produced when the staple driver drives the staple. The deviation is in a short length direction of the arm perpendicular to a long length direction of the arm and to the staple driving direction. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132015 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, an intermediate transfer belt, a brush roller, a drive mechanism, a contact control mechanism, and an operation control unit. The image forming unit includes a photoconductor drum, and forms a toner image on an outer circumferential surface of the photoconductor drum. The operation control unit is configured to perform a cleaning mode including cleaning the brush roller while an image forming operation is not being performed, cause the contact control mechanism to set the photoconductor drum and the intermediate transfer belt to the non-contact phase in the cleaning mode, and cause the drive mechanism, in the non-contact phase, to drive the brush roller to rotate at a rotation speed higher than a rotation speed of the brush roller in the image forming operation, and drive the intermediate transfer belt. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132016 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND LUBRICATING METHOD FOR THE SAME - Certain embodiments provide an image forming apparatus including a drum configured to include a drum surface which rotates around a shaft in a rotation direction; a blade configured to clean residual toner after a toner image on the drum surface is transferred to a transfer-receiving member; and a holding section configured to hold a lubricant arranged in the blade at the upstream side of the blade in the rotation direction and cover both ends in a longitudinal direction of the blade on the drum surface. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132017 | Image Forming Apparatus Having Waste Toner Container Commonly Used For Photosensitive Drums and Transfer Belt - An image forming apparatus includes a main frame, a plurality of process cartridges, a cartridge-supporting body, a belt, a belt cleaning unit, a waste toner cartridge, and a collective conveying unit. Each drum-cleaning unit collects waste toner on a corresponding photosensitive drum. The cartridge-supporting body supports the process cartridges and is movable between an internal position inside the main frame and an external position outside of the main frame. The belt cleaning unit collects waste toner on the belt. The waste toner cartridge accommodates both waste toner collected from the photosensitive drums by the drum-cleaning units and waste toner collected from the belt by the belt cleaning unit. The collective conveying unit aggregates both waste toner collected from the photosensitive drums by the drum-cleaning units and waste toner collected from the belt by the belt cleaning unit and conveys the aggregated waste toner to the waste toner cartridge. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132018 | CLEANING DEVICE, CARTRIDGE, METHOD FOR REMANUFACTURING CLEANING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR REMANUFACTURING CARTRIDGE - In a method for remanufacturing a cleaning device including an photosensitive drum, a cleaning frame unit, a cleaning member configured to clean a surface of the photosensitive drum, and a blade lower sealing member integrally injection molded with the cleaning frame unit and disposed between the cleaning frame unit and the cleaning member, detaching the cleaning member from the cleaning frame unit, cleaning the sealing member, and attaching the cleaning member to the cleaning frame unit, are sequentially performed. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132019 | POSITIONAL CONTROL FEATURES OF A REPLACEABLE UNIT FOR AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A replaceable unit for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes an elongated body extending along a lengthwise dimension between a front and a rear of the body. The body has a reservoir for holding toner. The body includes an extension downward from the bottom of the body near the rear of the body. The extension has a downward chute formed therein in fluid communication with the reservoir. A rear face of the extension is unobstructed to receive a bias force in a forward direction toward the front of the body along the lengthwise dimension. An outlet port on the bottom of the extension is in fluid communication with the chute for transferring toner out of the reservoir. The replaceable unit may include a positioning bump on the bottom of the body at a rearmost position on the bottom of the body. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132020 | Developing Cartridge Having Electrode - A developing cartridge includes a casing, a rotating member, and an electrode member. The casing may be configured to accommodate therein developer. The rotating member has a rotational shaft extending in an axial direction. The rotating member is configured to rotate about the rotational shaft and carries the developer thereon. The electrode member is configured to be electrically connected to the rotating member. The electrode member covers at least part of the rotational shaft from an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the axial direction and is arranged to confront the casing in the axial direction. The electrode member is configured to move in the orthogonal direction in accordance with a movement in the axial direction. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132021 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING HOLOGRAPHIC DATA - An apparatus and a method for optimized calculation of 2D sub-holograms for object points of a three-dimensional scene and a pipeline for real-time calculation of holograms are provided. The invention shortens the calculation time of a hologram for representing a three-dimensional scene and/or to reduce the calculation complexity of such a hologram. This is achieved by a 2D sub-hologram of an object point, which has image elements of the spatial light modulator, comprises a half 1D sub-hologram, where the radius of each image element is determined and each image element of the 2D sub-hologram is fixedly assigned to at least one image element of the half 1D sub-hologram with identical or similar radius by way of an electronic circuit, by a method for encoding a hologram, and by a pipeline on the basis of FPGA and/or ASIC. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132022 | WINDING DEVICE WITH UNIDIRECTIONAL DRIVE ARRANGEMENT - The winding device includes a solar pinion mounted for free rotation in a coaxial manner about a central arbor on a winding wheel. The device also includes toothed planetary wheels for meshing with a toothing of the solar pinion. The planetary wheels are mounted for free rotation with play about a respective offset arbor fixed to the winding wheel. The device also includes one or two hooks of a frame fixedly mounted on the winding wheel. In a first direction of rotation of the solar pinion, a planetary wheel is in a locking position in contact with a hook in order to drive the winding wheel. In a second direction of rotation opposite to the first direction of rotation, the planetary wheel is uncoupled so that the rotation of the solar pinion does not drive the winding wheel. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132023 | WEARABLE WATCH TYPE MOBILE TERMINAL - A watch type mobile terminal includes: a body having a power supply unit, a printed circuit board, and a display unit formed to implement a touch input thereon; a band unit formed to be wearable on a user's wrist by being connected to the body, and formed such that at least part thereof is wound or unwound in the body; and a length control unit configured to implement winding or unwinding of the band unit such that a length of the band unit is controllable in accordance with a user's wrist size. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132024 | ANNULAR TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND METHOD THEREOF - An annular time-to-digital converter includes a pulse shaper that shapes an input start pulse and an input stop pulse to form fixed-width pulses for output. The annular time-to-digital converter also includes at least two differential comparing units that enable, during matching enabling, triggers of the differential comparing units to set setting ends to 1. A circle counter counts the number of times a pulse is propagated in a loop. A matching enabling logical device generates a matching enabling signal, and sends the generated matching enabling signal to comparing enabling ports of the differential comparing units. At least two in-loop position encoders find a position of a first matched unit according to matching signals sent by the differential comparing units. Result recording registers record the number of circles and in-loop positions when matching occurs. High resolution is realized using a differential chain, and wafer area is saved by the annular design. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132025 | MULTIVIEW 3D WRIST WATCH - A multiview 3D wrist watch includes clock circuitry to determine a time, and a plurality of light sources to generate a plurality of input planar lightbeams. A directional backplane having a plurality of directional pixels scatters the plurality of input planar lightbeams into a plurality of directional lightbeams. Each directional lightbeam has a direction and an angular spread controlled by characteristics of a directional pixel in the plurality of directional pixels. A shutter layer receives the time from the clock circuitry and modulates the plurality of directional lightbeams to generate a 3D time view. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132026 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH RAPID POST EVENT DETECTION - A surgical instrument is disclosed, the instrument including: a handle assembly; a jaw assembly including a staple cartridge containing a plurality of staples and an anvil to form the plurality of staples upon firing; a lockout mechanism configured to prevent reuse of the jaw assembly; a drive assembly at least partially located within the handle and connected to the jaw assembly; a motor operatively coupled to the drive assembly; and a controller operatively coupled to the motor, the controller configured to control supply of electrical current to the motor and to monitor a current draw of the motor, wherein the controller is further configured to terminate the supply of electrical current to the motor in response to a drop in the current draw. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132027 | DITHER SWITCHING EXTREMUM SEEKING CONTROL - A dither switching extremum seeking controller includes a communications interface configured to receive an output signal from a plant and provide a plurality of control inputs to the plant. The controller includes a demodulation module configured to extract, from the output signal, a performance gradient for a variable of interest affected by the plant for each of the control inputs. The controller includes a stabilization module configured to stabilize the extracted performance gradients using a history of previous values for the extracted performance gradients and an integration module configured to generate values for the control inputs. The generated values drive the stabilized performance gradients toward zero. The controller includes a dither signal module configured to perturb the control inputs by adding a dither signal to each control input. The perturbed control inputs are provided to the plant via the communications interface. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132028 | CONTROL SYSTEM DATABASE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The embodiments described herein include one embodiment that provides a control method that includes connecting a first controller to a control system; receiving control system configuration data from a database, in which the configuration data comprises holistic state data of a second controller in the control system; and configuring operation of the first controller based at least in part on the configuration data received. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132029 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AND CONTROLLING SMART HOME PRODUCTS - Provided is a method for configuring and controlling smart home products, the method comprises the steps of: sending a first signal containing first data by at least one first device or a portal of configuring resources, wherein, said first data contains a configuration file and information of at least one second device; obtaining said first signal by at least one server, assembling the configuration file of said first data and information of at least one said second device, and then saving, while at the same time, generating an identity for each said configuration file; sending said second information containing second data to at least one said first device by at least one said server, wherein said second data is extracted from said configuration file; sharing third data according to said identity by at least one said first device or said server, wherein said third data refers to information of the configuration file corresponding to said identity and said second device; triggering a function of at least one said first device through said configuration file and information of said second device received by at least one said first device. The method can greatly shorten the updating process of the configuration file of the second device by means of coding, assigning ID, and sharing the configuration file of the second device. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132030 | AGGREGATING USER ROUTINES IN AN AUTOMATED ENVIRONMENT - Automated behaviors in an environment can be implemented based on aggregation of individual user routines. For example, mobile devices used by users in the environment can provide information about the users' behavior patterns to a coordinator device that can be located in the environment. The coordinator device can analyze the information to detect an aggregate pattern that involves multiple mobile devices and/or multiple users. Based on a detected aggregate patterns, the coordinator can identify behaviors to automate. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132031 | Data Processing Systems and Methods for Smart Hub Devices - A first device receives a first command for performing a first functionality on at least a second device, the first functionality comprising a plurality of constituent functionalities, wherein the second device is not configured to execute the first command. The first command is translated into a plurality of sub-commands for execution by respective devices. Each of the plurality of sub-commands, when executed, performs a respective constituent functionality of the plurality of constituent functionalities, and execution of any one of the sub-commands individually does not perform the entire first functionality. The first device manages execution of the plurality of sub-commands by the respective devices, wherein execution of the plurality of sub-commands by the respective devices emulates performance of the first functionality on at least the second device. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132032 | Energy Management System - An energy management system is disclosed having an in situ processing unit with a measuring unit capable of measuring a set of power related parameters over a main electricity cable. The system has a first processing unit capable of processing the power related parameters by applying a signature detection algorithm, for detecting an event relating to turning ON or OFF an electronic and/or electric appliance and for characterizing the event. The system also has means for transferring to a server a data packet having an output of said signature detection algorithm. The processing unit triggers the transfer of a data packet only in case such an event is detected. Also disclosed is a method for monitoring the use of electronic and/or electric appliances. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132033 | MACHINE TOOL POWER CONSUMPTION PREDICTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure provides a machine tool power consumption prediction system configured for predicting power consumption of a machine tool. The machine tool executes numerical control programs to produce parts, and various parameters are included in each of the numerical control programs. The machine tool power consumption prediction system includes a power consumption database and a computer. The power consumption database stores power consumption data associated with different values of the parameters included in the numerical control programs. The computer is connected to the power consumption database to retrieve the power consumption data, and generates a power consumption estimate associated with each of the numerical control programs to be executed by the machine tool. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132034 | TRANSPONDER KEY TESTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF TESTING A TRANSPONDER KEY - This invention relates to a transponder key testing device and to a method of testing a transponder key. The transponder key may be used with any article using transponder key technology, typically a motor vehicle. The transponder key testing device has a first memory ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160132035 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL CELL - A fuel cell system in which power generation is performed by a fuel cell, comprising: a power generation controller that performs: first control in which at least one of power control for preventing generated power from exceeding an upper limit value, voltage control for preventing generated voltage from falling below a lower limit value and current control for preventing generated current from exceeding an upper limit value is performed and second control in which the generated voltage is prevented from exceeding an upper limit value; and a priority instructor that instructs the power generation controller to prioritize the first control over the second control when the first control and the second control collide with each other. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132036 | PRODUCTION MACHINE OR MACHINE TOOL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PRODUCTION MACHINE OR MACHINE TOOL - An automated machine wherein messages exchanged between components of the machine are forwarded to at least one component at a first time point that temporarily stores them and from that component to a central unit at a second time point is disclosed. Said first time point preceding said second time point within the framework of a cycle time of the automated machine. The time points are determined relative to that cycle time and provided to respective components in conjunction with a startup of the automated machine. The component temporarily storing messages forwards them in the manner of a layer-3 switch. This message forwarding is driven by the respective time points, rather than event-driven, can operate seamlessly in existing systems wherein communications are time-slot controlled, and decouples the components so that real-time communications within the machine can be optimized. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132037 | PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURATION THEREOF - The invention comprises a configuration system for a process control system that is configured for performing process control. The configuration system comprises a repository including at least one memory and one or more definition modules stored in the memory. Each definition module may comprise control logic for controlling an associated component. The configuration system also comprises a repository controller. The repository controller may be configured to receive user input identifying one or more properties of a specific component within the industrial system. The repository controller may additionally enable selection of a definition module from within the repository, wherein the selected definition module comprises control logic for controlling an associated component having the identified one more component properties. The invention additionally provides a method for configuring a process control system for performing process control. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132038 | MACHINING ASSISTANCE METHOD AND THE APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A machining assistance method and an apparatus using the same are provided. The machining assistance method comprises following steps. Firstly, a circle correction path is received for driving a platform to perform a circular motion. Next, a driving torque of the server driver driving the platform is obtained. Then, whether the driving torque is changed to 0 is determined; if yes, a first position of the platform is recorded. Then, whether the driving torque is changed to a peak is determined; if yes, a second position of the platform is recorded. After that, the server driver is controlled to drive the platform according to a first position and a second position in a machining process. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132039 | CUTTING TOOL CONTROLLER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A cutting tool controller and method of controlling are provided. The method includes providing a swing angle for the cutting tool, obtaining a swing vector of the cutting tool through kinematics calculation according to the swing angle, using the swing vector of the cutting tool to calculate a set of possible solutions of a swaying angle of the cutting tool, selecting a possible solution satisfying an operation condition of the machine from the set of possible solutions, using the selected possible solution to calculate an offset of positions of the cutting tool before and after swaying, so as to generate a compensation vector, calculating required compensation values for three axes of the machine according to the compensation vector, and outputting a control command including the compensation values, such that the cutting tool of the machine or a working table for placing the workpiece thereon of the machine moves correspondingly. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132040 | CONNECTION RELATION DETECTING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONNECTION RELATION DETECTING METHOD - A connection relation detecting system according to the present invention includes a plurality of modules which include a plurality of connection ports which can connect with another module, and an information processing device which, when the plurality of modules are connected with each other, is connected to one of the plurality of modules through the connection ports. Each of the plurality of modules includes a connection changing unit which connects the connection ports inside the module in response to a connection change request from the information processing device. The information processing device includes a connection detecting unit which, when the information processing device makes the connection change request to the module, detects a module newly recognized through the module as a module connected to the module to which the connection change request is made. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132041 | MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS GENERATING COMMAND LIMITED BY MOTOR TORQUE - A motor control apparatus includes a detection unit detecting a motor rotational frequency, a storage unit storing an allowable torque at the motor rotational frequency detected by detection unit, a first torque offset generated in a direction opposite to a moving direction of a movable body, a second torque offset generated in one direction regardless of the moving direction of the movable body, a rotor inertia moment, a load inertia moment, and a conversion factor for converting a motor rotation angle in rotary motion of the motor to a moving distance in linear motion of the movable body, and an acceleration calculation unit calculating an acceleration command of the motor for each moving direction of the movable body and each acceleration operation and deceleration operation using the allowable torque, the first torque offset, the second torque offset, the rotor inertia moment, the load inertia moment, and the conversion factor. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132042 | INTELLIGENT PROCESSING TOOLS - One or more first parameters associated with an electronic device manufacturing process are monitored. An artificial neural network associated with the one or more first parameters is determined. One or more second parameters are determined using the artificial neural network. The one or more first parameters are adjusted using the one or more second parameters. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132043 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETRIEVING TIME-BASED EVENT DATA INTO UNIFIED ACTIVITY HIERARCHY ACROSS PROCESS CLUSTERS - A method includes receiving notifications associated with batch execution instances executed by multiple devices. The notifications identify events occurring in an industrial process control and automation system. The method also includes creating a unique namespace for association with the notifications. The method further includes storing records identifying the notifications in a unified activity hierarchy based on the unique namespace. Creating the unique namespace could include creating an initial namespace using one or more fields associated with a parent process being executed. The parent process can activate a child process, and a namespace for the child process can contain the initial namespace and use one or more fields associated with the child process. The child process can activate a grand-child process, and a namespace for the grand-child process can contain the initial namespace and the namespace for the child process and use one or more fields associated with the grand-child process. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132044 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - A numerical control device includes an NC program storing unit, a parameter change unit configured to change parameter based on parameter change operation by an operator, a parameter change monitoring unit configured to detect change of the parameter by monitoring the parameter change unit and output command for starting the NC program based on the change of the parameter, and an NC program execution unit configured to execute the NC program based on command from the parameter change monitoring unit. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132045 | Multilevel Fabricators - The present invention provides various aspects for supporting multilevel fabricators. In some examples, the multilevel fabricators may include a cleanspace region for moving work material. In some examples, panels of filters may be positioned to support the cleanspace. In some embodiments existing processing equipment and automation are placed into the new environment. In other embodiments the processing equipment is placed and new automation equipment is used. Automated tool placement equipment may be used to place the equipment. In some examples, automated tool handling equipment may be used to remove and replace processing equipment into the multilevel fabricator. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132046 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A PROCESS PLANT WITH WEARABLE MOBILE CONTROL DEVICES - Methods and apparatus for performing functions in a process plant include the use of wearable mobile user-interface (UI) devices. The wearable UI devices may perform process control functions, notification functions, commissioning functions, personal and environment safety functions, and/or guidance functions. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132047 | PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONFIGURATION SYSTEM - A configuration system for a process control system configured to perform process control. The configuration system includes, not limited to, a) a definition module, which is stored in a memory, for a part of an industrial plant based on design data. The definition module includes, not limited to, a-1) a control logic definition file configured to define a control logic for the part, and a-2) a data definition file configured to define data relating to the defined control logic. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132048 | PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONFIGURATION SYSTEM - A configuration system, for a process control system configured to perform process control, the configuration system includes, not limited to, a) an editor configured to perform one of generate and update one of a definition module and an application module, wherein a set of the definition module and the application module comprises control logic and design data for a part of an industrial plant. The editor includes, not limited to, a-1) a definition module generator configured to generate or update one of a definition module control logic and an application module control logic based on the definition module design data. The editor is implemented by one or more processors. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132049 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELEMENTS BACKGROUND - The invention provides a computerized method for optimization of efficiency of a production floor producing three-dimensional products using two-dimensional cutting machines, the method comprising:
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20160132050 | ASSEMBLY FOR ESTIMATING THE SERVICE LIFE OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electronically commutated motor ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160132051 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF NOTIFYING SERVICE LIFE OF COMPONENT - A component service life notifying device configured to notify, beforehand, a service life of a component is provided to prevent the service life of the component from terminating on the sea. The navigation device (component service life notifying device) includes a route setting module, a navigation time calculating module, a service life acquiring module, and a notifying module. The route setting module sets a route for navigation. The navigation time calculating module calculates a scheduled navigation time period of the route. The service life acquiring module acquires an estimated service life of the component. A comparing module outputs a comparison result between the scheduled navigation time period to a predetermined destination of the route set by the route setting module and the estimated remaining service life. The notifying module notifies a situation that the comparison result outputted from the comparing module indicates that the estimated remaining service life is shorter than the scheduled navigation time period when the situation occurs. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132052 | LONG-RANGE DRONE REMOTE-CONTROL EQUIPMENT - This unit implements a remote-control console ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160132053 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF SELECTIVELY ENABLING A VEHICLE BY WAY OF A PORTABLE WIRELESS DEVICE - A system. The system includes a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, a first wireless communication circuit coupled to the processor. The first wireless communication circuit is configured to receive, from an operations center remotely located with respect to a vehicle, a message comprising an alert concerning a payment event. The system also includes a second wireless communication circuit, distinct from the first wireless communication circuit, coupled to the processor. The second wireless communication circuit is configured to relay the alert to a wireless device. The memory stores a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: disable the vehicle responsive to a first command from the operations center, the first command received across the first wireless communication circuit using a first communication protocol, disable the vehicle responsive to a second command from the operations center, the second command relayed through the wireless device across the second wireless communication circuit using a second communication protocol, and disable the vehicle when the wireless device is not communicatively coupled to the onboard device. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132054 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE - A method and a device for transitioning a vehicle traveling with transverse guidance assistance into a driving state with a reduced collision risk in the event of a driver emergency, wherein the speed of the vehicle is greater than a predetermined threshold speed. The method includes detecting a hands-off situation of the driver in a hands-off phase, outputting a hands-off warning, performing a warning escalation in an escalation phase if there is no response to the hands-off warning, and reducing the vehicle speed in an intervention phase to a speed which is less than or equal to a threshold speed, the vehicle being kept in the current travel lane if there is no response to the warning escalation. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132055 | TRAVEL CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - In a travel control apparatus for a vehicle, a travel environment information acquisition unit acquires travel environment information on a travel environment of the vehicle. A travel information detector detects travel information on the vehicle in order to execute automatic driving control based on such information pieces. A lateral force generator generates lateral force to be applied to the vehicle during the automatic driving control. A torsion bar is interposed on a torque transmission path of a steering system. A steering wheel angle detector detects a steering wheel angle. A lateral force detector detects the lateral force acting on the vehicle. An intervening steering operation determination unit determines that a driver has performed an intervening steering operation when a characteristic of the detected steering wheel angle and lateral force differs from a reference characteristic that varies univocally when the steering wheel is in a no load condition. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132056 | AUTONOMOUS MOBILE BODY - According to an autonomous mobile body of the present invention, a self-position recognizing section ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160132057 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING AIR-OBSERVED TERRAIN DATA BY USING ROTARY WING STRUCTURE - A method for constructing air-observed terrain data by using a rotary wing structure includes setting flight information including a photographing starting location and a photographing ending location on the basis of a flight route and a photographing location of the rotary wing structure; transmitting, to the rotary wing structure, the flight information so as to store the flight information in a flight control unit; capturing a ground image by a photographing unit of the rotary wing structure and storing the ground image in a storage unit when the rotary wing structure arrives at the photographing location; ending photographing and returning to the ground when the rotary wing structure arrives at the photographing ending location while repeatedly capturing a ground image; and constructing, by a computer in the control center, terrain data by using ground images stored in the storage unit. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132058 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AVOIDING OBSTACLE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - A system and method of avoiding an obstacle for an autonomous vehicle is provided. The system includes an valid trajectory generation unit configured to generate a circle in which the vehicle is located in a center position of a circle, calculate a rotatable range of the vehicle, and generate an valid trajectory estimated that the vehicle passes based on the generated circle and rotatable range; an obstacle detection unit configured to detect the obstacle located in front of the vehicle; and a driving path control unit configured to control a driving path of the vehicle when a position of the detected obstacle is included within the generated valid trajectory. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132059 | Position-Controlled Robotic Fleet With Visual Handshakes - Example methods and systems may provide for a system that includes a control system communicatively coupled to a first robotic device and a second robotic device. The control system may identify a collaborative operation to be performed by a first robotic device and a second robotic device that is based on a relative positioning between the first robotic device and the second robotic device. The control system may also determine respective locations of the first robotic device and the second robotic device. The control system may further initiate a movement of the first robotic device along a path from the determined location of the first robotic device towards the determined location of the second robotic device. The first robotic device and the second robotic device may then establish a visual handshake that indicates the relative positioning between the first robotic device and the second robotic device for the collaborative operation. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132060 | VISCOELASTIC FLUID DROP PRODUCTION - Techniques are disclosed for producing a drop of a viscoelastic fluid. A separation volume of viscoelastic fluid that is to form a drop from a larger remnant volume of viscoelastic fluid is moved from through an interface and into a cross-channel. Movement subjects the viscoelastic fluid to shear that may cause a reduction in viscosity. Movement of the viscoelastic fluid is then reduced or stopped (i.e., the rate at which shear is applied is reduced), such that the viscosity of the viscoelastic fluid may increase as the viscoelastic fluid experiences relaxation. The separation volume of viscoelastic fluid is then moved down the cross-channel in a first direction by the flow of an immiscible fluid, which separates the separation volume from a remnant volume. The separation volume may then be dispensed from the cross-channel as a drop. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132061 | ELECTRONIC PNEUMATIC PRESSURE CONTROLLER - An electronic device for controlling pressure regulators, enabling remote adjustments and corrections for pressure drops and supply line expansion is provided. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132062 | SERVOMECHANISM WITH PROPORTIONAL CONTROL OF ACTION FORCE - The servomechanism transmitting restrained force to a load device for use with standard remote control systems. The magnitude of the transmitted force is proportional to the control signal and does not depend on the position of the actuator. Internally or externally mounted dynamometer is used to control amount of restrained force. Elements are provided to simplify a great number of mechanical devices which require control of servomechanism output force, or an output force of a mechanism controlled by a servomechanism. It allows improving technical characteristics of many devices, by using it instead of servomechanism with load device position control. It is particularly useful in but not limited to fields, such as remotely controlled lightweight devices, robots, radio controlled models, video camera suspenders. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132063 | FEEDBACK SEPARATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ARRANGEMENT OF MOTHER BOARD AND DAUGHTER BOARD - The present disclosure discloses a feedback separated circuit and a method for detecting a combination of mother board and daughter boards, said circuit comprising: a mother board, provided with a controller; and a plurality of daughter boards separated from said mother board, each daughter board being provided with a resistor having a different resistance, one end of each resistor being connected with one single feedback end of said controller, the other end of each resistor being connected with the ground. Through the circuit provided by the present disclosure, not only the combination mode between the mother board and the daughter boards can be recognized, but also the cost thereof is not increased. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132064 | Load Transient , Reduced Bond Wires for Circuits Supplying Large Currents - Circuits and methods to improve dynamic load transient performance of circuits supplying high current and having parasitic resistances are disclosed. These circuits comprise e.g. LDOs, amplifiers or buffers. The circuits and methods are characterized by including parasitic resistances, caused by bond wires, metallization of pass devices, and substrate routings, in a loop for fast transient response. Furthermore the circuits comprise a stabilization circuit within said loop and a separate pad for said loop. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132065 | DYNAMIC POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A dynamic power distribution system includes a dynamic powering system that provides dynamic power, an external device, and a powered system that is coupled to the external device and engaging the dynamic powering system. The powered system determines a power budget using the dynamic power received from the dynamic powering system. The powered system also determines a powered system component load for a plurality of powered system components, receives a power request from the external device, and retrieves at least one power distribution rule. Using the powered system component load, the power request, and the at least one power distribution rule, and powered system allocates and distributes a first portion the power budget to the external device, and may also allocate and distribute a second portion the power budget to at least one of the plurality of powered system components. The dynamic powering system may be a wireless powering system. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132066 | Hall Sensor Chip with Timing Control - A sensor device comprises a sensor element for measuring a stimulus and generating a corresponding signal, an ADC for convert the signal to a multi-bit digital signal, a memory unit for storing the digital signal, and a timing unit for switching off the sensor element when the ADC is converting the signal and for switching off the ADC after the digital signal is stored in the memory. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132067 | AUTOMATION PLANT HAVING A REDUCED-POWER STOPPAGE OPERATING MODE - A method of reducing power consumption by components of an automated plant during a production stoppage. Control apparatus transmits stoppage time data to the plant components via a data network to initiate the stoppage. Each automated plant component automatically changes to a respective given target state at a respective given stoppage time if the stoppage time data received by that plant component includes that stoppage time for that target state and if at least one other plant component is in a respective operating state expected for this target state. The invention sets a coordinated combination of consumption-minimized plant-component states. The control apparatus transmits respective component-specific stoppage times to the plant components in the stoppage time data, said stoppage time being different from at least one stoppage time transmitted to another plant component. As a result, the component states can be matched to one another. | 2016-05-12 |
20160132068 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AND VERIFYING ENERGY SAVINGS IN BUILDINGS - A computer system for use with a building management system in a building includes a processing circuit configured to use historical data received from the building management system to automatically select a set of variables estimated to be significant to energy usage in the building. The processing circuit is further configured to apply a regression analysis to the selected set of variables to generate a baseline model for predicting energy usage in the building. | 2016-05-12 |