20th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110116023 | POLARIZER AND LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a first polarizer located on one side of a first substrate, a second polarizer located on the opposite side of a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer formed of liquid crystal molecules and between the first and the second substrates so that the liquid crystal molecules may be aligned in parallel to the first or the second substrate and to which an electric field is applied in parallel to the first substrate, and a lighting device. The first or the second polarizer includes a polarization layer and supporting materials located on both sides of the polarization layer, reducing light leakage and a colour shift in a black display state when viewed from the oblique direction. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116024 | FILTER FOR DISPLAY - A filter for a display includes a laminated body wherein a resin layer is laminated on a conductive layer so as to reduce cost and has sufficient reflection preventing characteristics and luster. The filter for a display includes a conductive layer composed of a conductive mesh; and resin layer wherein at least a hard coat layer and a reflection preventing layer are laminated in this order on the conductive layer. The resin layer includes a recessed structure at a portion where the conductive mesh does not exist and includes a protruding structure at a portion where the conductive mesh exists. The resin occupancy R of the protruding structure is 5% or more but less than 20%. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116025 | OPTICAL FILTER FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An optical filter provided in front of a display panel of a display device includes a background layer and a color shift-reducing pattern formed to a predetermined thickness at the background layer. The color shift-reducing pattern has a plurality of partial areas, and at least two partial areas of the plurality of partial areas have different light absorptivities and/or light diffusivities. The at least two partial areas may contain different amounts of a light-absorbing material that cause the different light-absorptivities and/or different amounts of a light-diffusing material that cause the different light diffusivities. The color shift-reducing pattern may have first and second partial areas, in which only the first partial area may contain the light-absorbing material, and only the second partial area may contain the light-diffusing material. The light-absorbing material may include a green wavelength-absorbing material that absorbs light having green wavelengths from 510 nm to 560 nm. The light-diffusing material may include light-diffusing beads. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116026 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes a first base substrate, a second base substrate facing the first base substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a non-transmissive layer on the first base substrate to absorb light, a plurality of color filter layers arranged on the non-transmissive layer and including a cholesteric liquid crystal to change a wavelength of light and reflect the light, an alignment layer arranged between the non-transmissive layer and the color filter layers to align the cholesteric liquid crystal, a first electrode on the color filter layers, and a second electrode on the second base substrate. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116027 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display device where both improvement in light transmittance of a liquid crystal display panel having a photo alignment film and suppression of occurrence of after image can be achieved. The liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal display panel including pixels each having an active device, a pixel electrode, a common electrode and a liquid crystal layer arranged in a dot matrix array. The liquid crystal display panel has a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate has the active device, the pixel electrode, the common electrode and a first alignment film. The second substrate has a second alignment film. The first alignment film and the second alignment film are respectively a photo alignment film formed by irradiating a photo decomposition type insulating film with light. The second alignment film is thinner than the first alignment film, and has a thickness of equal to or greater than 10 nm and equal to or less than 50 nm. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116028 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A LCD device and its fabrication method as discussed. According to an embodiment, the LCD device includes a plurality of gate lines and data lines arranged on a substrate to define a plurality of unit pixels; thin film transistors (TFTs) each formed at an intersecting region of the gate lines and the data lines; a plurality of gate pad portions and data pad portions formed at end portions of the gate lines and the data lines, respectively, at least one of the gate and data pad portions being made up of at least two pad unit portions, each pad unit portion having at least one contact hole such that the contact holes of one of the plurality of gate or data pad portions are arranged in a zigzag or an oblique line format; and pixel electrodes formed at the unit pixels. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116029 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is a manufacturing method for a liquid crystal display device, in which a semiconductor pattern and a metal pattern are formed so that the semiconductor pattern includes a first portion formed under the metal pattern and a second portion which outwardly extends off the metal pattern from the first portion. An insulating layer for covering the metal pattern and the semiconductor pattern is formed. The insulating layer is subjected to etching in a first region located above the metal pattern and in a second region located above at least the second portion of the semiconductor pattern. In the etching step, the insulating layer in the first region is subjected to etching to form a through hole for electrical connection to the metal pattern, and the insulating layer and the semiconductor pattern in the second region are subjected to etching to remove the second portion of the semiconductor pattern. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116030 | LCOS CELL STRUCUTRE - A liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) cell structure includes a substrate, a plurality of top metal regions arranged in an array, a dielectric material filling between the top metal regions and a composite post spacer disposed on the dielectric material and encircling to form a cell space. The composite post spacer includes a first dielectric layer disposed on the dielectric material and a spacer material layer disposed on the first dielectric layer. The spacer material layer and the first dielectric layer are substantially different. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116031 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal composition is provided that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a low viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or is properly balanced regarding at least two characteristics. An AM device is provided that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life, and so forth. The liquid crystal composition has a nematic phase, wherein the first component contains a specific five rings compound having a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy, the second component contains a specific compound having a low viscosity. The liquid crystal display device contains the liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase and the composition thereof. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116032 | Eyeglasses with interchangeable inserts - An eyeglass frame usable for supporting a first lens and a second lens, the eyeglass frame comprising: a first rim and a second rim, the first and second rims being provided for supporting respectively the first and second lenses; a bridge attaching the first and second rims to each other; a nose pad mechanically coupled to the first rim; a decorative insert; a first side arm, the first side arm defining an insert attachment for removably attaching the decorative insert thereto; and a first side arm attachment mechanically coupled to the first rim and to the first side arm for allowing pivotal movement of the first side arm relative to the first rim between an extended position and a retracted position, the first side arm being substantially parallel to the first rim when in the retracted position and the first side arm being substantially perpendicular to the first rim when in the extended position. The insert is resiliently deformable when attached to the insert attachment so as to bias the first side arm toward the retracted position when the first side arm is in the extended position. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116033 | Spectacles having retractable sidepieces - Spectacles include an optical or solar façade connected to two sidepieces which are each connected to the façade by a shaft which is substantially perpendicular to the façade and which is used to rotate each sidepiece about itself between a use position and a storage position in front of the façade having a radius of curvature substantially equal to that of the sidepiece. The sidepiece is divided into two portions, namely a first portion solidly connected to the central rotational shaft and a second portion connected to the first by an intermediate translational movement device disposed between the two portions and gradually engaging the second portion during the rotation of the first and consequently the second so as to subject the latter to two combined movements, one rotational and the other linear, for the automatic and simultaneous lengthening of the sidepiece as it is rotated to the use position and the shortening of the sidepiece as it is rotated to the storage position. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116034 | Dye composition for ophthalmic lens, method for producing colored ophthalmic lens using the same, and colored ophthalmic lens - The present invention provides a dye composition for an ophthalmic lens, which is a dye composition used for dyeing an ophthalmic lens with an ink-jet coating equipment, characterized by the composition including: (A) a dye having at least one group having a carbon-carbon double bond selected from an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl group, a styryl group, a vinylbenzyl group and an allyl group per molecule; (B) a radical polymerization initiator; and (C) a solvent capable of dissolving at least a part of the component (A) and the component (B), and/or (D) a monomer having at least one radical polymerizable group per molecule. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116035 | Contact lens materials, designs, substances, and methods - A contact lens is provided that is capable of being worn by a user. The lens includes a contact lens body having an eye-engaging surface placeable against a surface of an eye and an outer surface. Microphobic features are provided in the lens for eliminating microbes from the eye-engaging surface. Preferably, these microphobic features are chosen from a group consisting of electrical charge inducing agents, magnetic field inducing agents, chemical agents and textural features. In another embodiment of the present invention, a contact lens is provided that can include a reservoir portion capable of holding a performance enhancement agent for enhancing the performance of the lens. The performance enhancement agent can include such thins as sealant solutions, protective agents, therapeutic agents, anti-microbial agents, medications and reduced size transparent portions. In other embodiments, a wide variety of designs, materials and substances are disclosed for use with contact lenses. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116036 | FREE FORM OPHTHALMIC LENS - This invention provides for an ophthalmic lens with at least one portion of the lens including multiple voxels of polymerized crosslinkable material. In addition, the present invention provides for apparatus for generating an ophthalmic lens with at least one portion including multiple voxels of polymerized crosslinkable material. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic Lens includes a surface with one or both of a raised area and a depressed area. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116037 | PROGRESSIVE ADDITION LENS DESIGN - Aspects of the present invention provide progressive addition lenses (PALs) and techniques for designing PALs that result in improved visual performance for the wearer. PALs of the present invention can have vision zones with widths that are more in line with the actual or functional sizes used by wearers. PALs of the present invention can also introduce controlled amounts of unwanted astigmatism into one or more vision zones. By allowing vision zones to include manageable levels of astigmatism, the resulting PAL can avoid the harsh build-up of astigmatism typically found in conventional PALs at the periphery of the channel and viewing zones. Further, PALs of the present invention can be designed using a merit function to achieve an optimized iterative design that accounts for astigmatism vector orientation and not simply astigmatism magnitude as is the case with conventional PAL design. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116038 | Method for Designing Eyeglass Lens and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A method for designing an eyeglass lens includes: a basic value calculation step of determining a basic visualizing action index representing a visualizing action taken when a person who wears no eyeglasses or single-vision lenses looks at an object; a progressive value calculation step of determining a progressive visualizing action index representing a visualizing action taken when the person who wears reference progressive addition lenses looks at the object; and a lens designing step of enlarging the field of view as compared with that of the reference progressive addition lenses when the progressive visualizing action index shows greater head movement than the basic visualizing action index does, whereas enlarging an aberration region as compared with that of the reference progressive addition lenses when the progressive visualizing action index shows smaller head movement than the basic visualizing action index does. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116039 | ACCOMMODATION COMPENSATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and systems for obtaining an ocular aberration measurement of an eye of a patient are provided. Exemplary techniques involve obtaining a first induced metric for the eye that corresponds to a first accommodation state of the eye, obtaining a second induced metric for the eye that corresponds to a second accommodation state of the eye, and determining a natural metric of the eye based on the first and second induced metrics. An induced metric may include a pupil size or a spherical aberration. Techniques can also include determining a target metric for the eye base on the natural metric, determining whether an actual metric of the eye meets the target metric, obtaining an ocular aberration measurement of the eye if the actual metric meets the target metric, and determining a treatment for the eye based on the ocular aberration measurement. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116040 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE OBSERVATION, EXAMINATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND/OR TREATMENT OF AN EYE - An ophthalmologic apparatus and a method for the contactless observation, examination, treatment, and/or diagnosis of an eye. The apparatus is structurally based on a fundus camera or an ophthalmoscope. An illumination beam path extends from a first illumination source to the eye and is fitted with a perforated mirror and imaging optics, and an observation beam path extends from the eye to a detector via the imaging optics and through the perforated mirror. The arrangement additionally comprises a beam path for scanning illumination which extends from a second illumination source to the eye and is fitted with a scanning unit, a lens, and a beam splitter in addition to the imaging optics. The scanning unit that is arranged in the beam path for scanning illumination is designed as (an) electrostatically or/and galvanometrically driven bidirectional or unidirectional tilting mirror(s). | 2011-05-19 |
20110116041 | Ocular Imaging - A system for performing at least one of quasi-elastic light scattering and fluorescent ligand scanning on a subject's eye includes a light source configured to transmit light toward the subject's eye, a lens configured to focus light sent from the source and received from the subject's eye, a measurement reflector disposed to receive at least a portion of the focused light and configured to reflect a first portion of the received light, a camera configured and disposed to receive the first portion of the received light and configured to provide indicia of an image corresponding to the first portion of the received light, and a processor coupled to the camera and configured to analyze intensities of light in the image to determine a location of a reference point corresponding to an interface of a portion of the eye. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116042 | ADAPTIVE OPTICS APPARATUS, ADAPTIVE OPTICS METHOD, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An adaptive optics apparatus includes an aberration measuring unit that measures an aberration caused by a subject's eye, the aberration being measured on the basis of returning light that returns from the subject's eye; an aberration correcting unit that performs aberration correction in accordance with the aberration measured by the aberration measuring unit; an irradiation unit that irradiates the subject's eye with light corrected by the aberration correcting unit; and an adjusting unit that maintains a correction characteristic of the aberration correcting unit when the subject's eye moves out of a predetermined area. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116043 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device includes an illuminating unit configured to illuminate a measurement object with light from a light source; an aberration correcting unit configured to correct aberration of the measurement object occurring in light returning from the measurement object, the returning light being provided by light illuminating the measurement object through an area differing from a center axis of the illuminating unit; and an image obtaining unit configured to obtain an image of the measurement object on the basis of light returning from the measurement object, the returning light being provided by light that is provided after the aberration is corrected by the aberration correcting unit and that illuminates the measurement object through the center axis of the illuminating unit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116044 | ADAPTIVE OPTICS APPARATUS, ADAPTIVE OPTICS METHOD, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An adaptive optics apparatus includes an aberration measuring unit that measures an aberration caused by a test object, the aberration being measured on the basis of returning light that returns from the test object; an aberration correcting unit that performs aberration correction in accordance with the aberration measured by the aberration measuring unit; an irradiation unit that irradiates the test object with light corrected by the aberration correcting unit; and an acquiring unit that acquires information based on a transmittance of the test object on the basis of the aberration measured by the aberration measuring unit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116045 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE - An ophthalmic imaging apparatus for imaging a subject's eye includes a detection unit configured to detect facts that the subject's eye moves by an amount of movement thereof, which is equal to or more than a predetermined value, and that the movement thereof is finished, and an imaging start unit configured to start imaging of the subject's eye according to a result of detection by the detection unit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116046 | LED VARIABLE LIGHT SOURCE - An LED variable light source of this invention includes a super luminescent LED for generating a continuous light signal having a logarithmically controllable light intensity maintainable over a broad spectral range. The LED variable light source also includes a light lens for receiving and focusing the generated continuous light signal and a controller for controlling the light signal's intensity and frequency range via a driver interface, constructed and arranged to allow a user to input LED variable light source control inputs. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116047 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISION EVALUATION - A method for vision evaluation including displaying a sequence of frames on a display screen of a display device. Each frame may contain one or more symbols. The method may also include changing one or more viewing parameters between frames of said sequence of frames as the displaying of the sequence of frames progresses. The viewing parameters may be selected from the group of viewing parameters consisting of spatial and temporal parameters. The method may also include calculating a vision evaluation score for the subject whose response to the displayed sequence of frames is received through an input interface device. A system for vision evaluation is also disclosed. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116048 | CONVERSION OF CINEMA THEATRE TO A SUPER CINEMA THEATRE - Methods of and equipment for converting existing standard motion picture theatres to one having highly immersive, large fields of view are addressed. Aspects of the methods including moving motion picture screens closer to the audience and employing different projection equipment to avoid or minimize appearance of unrealistic or non-natural image artefacts. Alternative sound systems too are detailed. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116049 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - Systems and methods for displaying three-dimensional (3D) images are described. In particular, the systems can include a display block made from a transparent material with optical elements three-dimensionally disposed therein. Each optical element becomes luminous when illuminated by a light ray. The systems can also include a computing device configured to generate two-dimensional (2D) images formatted to create 3D images when projected on the display block, by a video projector coupled to the computing device. The video projector is configured to project the 2D images on the block to create the 3D images by causing a set of the passive optical elements to become luminous. Various other systems and methods are described for displaying 3D images. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116050 | PROJECTOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention is applied to a projector that comprises a plurality of projection devices which generate images by modulating laser beams in the colors of R, G, B with optical modulators and which project the images onto projection surfaces through projection lenses, wherein the images projected respectively from said projection devices onto said projection surfaces are tiled into a single image as a whole. In the projector of the present invention, the number of G-color laser beam sources is smaller than the number of images projected respectively from said projection devices onto said projection surfaces; and said projection devices share said G-color laser beam sources and apply G-color laser beams emitted from said G-color laser beam sources to said optical modulators thereof. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116051 | PROJECTION DEVICE FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT LIGHTING - A projection device embodiment comprises a light source system, a gate with a cross sectional gate area, and projection optics. The light source system includes a solid-state light source configured to provide light, and light source optics. The light source optics are configured to distribute light from the solid-state light source across the gate area of the gate. The gate is configured to be used to produce an object to be imaged by the projection device. The projection optics is configured to project an image of the object. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116052 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - An illumination device includes: a light source which has an emission surface forming area where a plurality of emission surfaces are disposed; a plurality of converging lenses disposed in correspondence with the plural emission surfaces to converge emission lights emitted from the emission surfaces; a first fly-eye lens which divides lights converged by the plural converging lenses into a plurality of partial lights; a second fly-eye lens which converges the plural partial lights; and a condenser lens which stacks the plural partial lights converged by the second fly-eye lens on an illumination receiving area, wherein the plural converging lenses stack the emission lights on the first fly-eye lens. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116053 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - An illumination device includes: a light source which emits a plurality of emission lights; a first condenser lens which stacks the plural emission lights emitted from the light source; a first fly-eye lens which divides lights stacked by the first condenser lens into a plurality of partial lights; a second fly-eye lens which converges the plural partial lights; and a second condenser lens which stacks the plural partial lights converged by the second fly-eye lens, wherein the first condenser lens stacks the plural emission lights emitted from the light source on the first fly-eye lens, and the second fly-eye lens stacks the plural partial lights on an illumination receiving area. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116054 | OPTICAL SCANNING PROJECTOR - An optical scanning projector includes: a raster scanning unit that draws an image in a drawing area on a display surface by scanning beams in a first direction on the display surface while scanning beams in a second direction on the display surface that is orthogonal to the first direction; and a vector scanning unit that draws an image by irradiating beams so as to sequentially form segments each connecting two different points positioned on the display surface. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116055 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a first projector that scans light on a first display section to thereby display an image; a second projector that scans the light on a second display section, which is set in a position different from a position of the first display section, to thereby display an image; and a switching section that switches plural states including a first state in which the first projector displays the image on the first display section and a second state in which the second projector displays an image on the second display section. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116056 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS HAVING SHUTTER MECHANISM FOR HIDING PROJECTION IMAGE - An image projection apparatus | 2011-05-19 |
20110116057 | REFLECTOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A reflector mounting structure includes a reflector and a fixing member. The reflector includes: a reflecting surface; a reflector body having the reflecting surface formed thereon; a pair of first connecting units provided respectively at an end face of the reflector body and having a substantially spherical first protrusion at an end thereof; and a second connecting unit provided at an end face of the reflector body. The fixing member which supports the reflector includes a pair of first supporting units respectively having a planar contact portion and bringing the contact portion into contact with an end of the first protrusion, and a second supporting unit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116058 | PRINTER AND PRINTING METHOD FOR LENTICULAR SHEET - A lenticular sheet includes an array of lenticules and a back surface located opposite to the lenticules. In a printer, a printhead prints plural interlaced images on the back surface, the interlaced images being formed by interlacing two original images having disparity. A line sensor has plural sensor elements arranged in an array direction of the lenticules, and receives detection light condensed by a cylindrical lens, to output a detection signal for representing a vertex point of the lenticules. A transport device transports the lenticular sheet in the array direction, and adjusts an orientation of the lenticular sheet during transport to remove offset of the lenticular sheet from the array direction. A controller controls the transport device according to the detection signal, sets a longitudinal direction of the lenticules perpendicular to the array direction by adjusting the orientation, and drives the printhead for printing. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116059 | FILTER BOX, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DEVICE - A filter box which holds a chemical filter includes a box-shaped frame which holds the chemical filter and a guide groove which is provided on a side surface of the frame. The guide groove includes a first recess which is arranged between an upper end and a lower end of the side surface of the frame and which is communicated with a side end of the side surface; and a second recess which is communicated with the first recess and which extends toward the upper end of the frame. With the guide grooves, it is possible to exchange the filter efficiently and with high positioning precision. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116060 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, REMOVABLE MEMBER AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A member is provided to prevent immersion liquid ingress to a gap between components or to adhere to at least one component to provide a surface to a feature of an immersion system. The member has a plastic sealing portion that is adhered to the component(s). The plastic sealing portion is opaque to DUV radiation. It may be resistant to degradation through exposure to DUV radiation. It may have a liquid phobic coating or property. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116061 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A substrate table of an immersion lithographic apparatus is disclosed which comprises a barrier configured to collect liquid. The barrier surrounds the substrate and is spaced apart from the substrate. In this way any liquid which is spilt from the liquid supply system can be collected to reduce the risk of contamination of delicate components of the lithographic projection apparatus. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116062 | REFLECTIVE IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DEVICE - An imaging optical system of the far pupil type, which is applicable to an exposure apparatus, is provided with six reflecting mirrors and forms an image of a first plane on a second plane. An incident pupil of the imaging optical system is positioned on a side opposite to the imaging optical system with the first plane intervening therebetween. A condition of −14.3<(PD/TT)/R<−8.3 is fulfilled by a distance PD which is provided along an optical axis between the incident pupil and the first plane, a distance TT which is provided along the optical axis between the first plane and the second plane, and an angle of incidence R (rad) of a main light beam which comes into the first plane. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116063 | Exposure Unit Containment Mechanism and Image-Forming Apparatus - An exposure unit containment mechanism includes an exposure unit and a frame that defines a space into which the exposure unit is inserted, the exposure unit including: first protrusions protruding in left and right directions at a position spaced apart from a center of gravity of the exposure unit in a direction of insertion; and a second protrusion protruding in a downward direction, and the frame including: a guide member that contacts the first protrusions from above to limit upward movement of the first protrusions during insertion of the exposure unit; a first limiting member that limits movement of the second protrusion in left and right directions; a second limiting member that contacts the first protrusions from underneath to limit downward movement of the same; and a first pressing member that presses the first protrusions from above when the first protrusions are in contact with the second limiting member. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116064 | Maskless exposure apparatus and method - Example embodiments are directed to a maskless exposure apparatus using off-axis alignment to form a virtual mask pattern on a substrate. The maskless exposure apparatus includes a movement unit on which the substrate is placed, a light source unit configured to output light, a projection unit configured to divide the light output from the light source unit into a plurality of spot beams to form the pattern and configured to project the spot beams to the movement unit, an alignment unit configured to output alignment light to align the substrate and a virtual mask, a beam imaging unit configured to capture the spot beams and the alignment light, and a controller configured to measure distances between the captured alignment light and at least two of the captured spot beams and configured to determine alignment between the virtual mask and the substrate based on the measured distances to control movement of the movement unit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116065 | LITHOGRAPHIC METHOD AND APPARATUS - A lithographic method includes controlling a phase adjuster of a lithographic apparatus, the phase adjuster being constructed and arranged to adjust a phase of an electric field of a radiation beam traversing an optical element of the phase adjuster, and controlling a signal provided to the phase adjuster that results in an actual time-temperature characteristic of a portion of the optical element, the control being undertaken with reference to a desired time-temperature characteristic of a portion of the optical element, the control of the signal being such that a change in the actual time-temperature characteristic precedes a related change in the desired time-temperature characteristic. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116066 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A position measurements system to measure a position of a movable object with respect to another object includes two or more one dimensional (1D) encoder heads mounted on one of the movable object and the other object and each capable of emitting a measurement beam along a measurement direction, one or more reference targets mounted on the other of the movable object and the other object, each reference target including a planar surface with a grid or grating to cooperate with the two or more one dimensional (1D) encoder heads, and a processor to calculate a position of the object on the basis of outputs of the two or more 1D encoder heads, wherein the measurement direction of each of the two or more 1D encoder heads is non-perpendicular to the planar surface of the respective reference target. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116067 | Illumination Optimization - A method of optimizing an illumination pupil shape for a lithographic process | 2011-05-19 |
20110116068 | EUV Reticle Substrates With High Thermal Conductivity - A reflective reticle substantially reduces or eliminates pattern distortion that results from the absorption of EUV radiation while maintaining a reticle thickness consistent with industry standards. The reflective reticle includes a layer of ultra-low expansion (ULE) glass and a substrate of Cordierite having a thermal conductivity substantially larger than that of ULE glass. An aluminum layer is disposed onto a first surface of the ULE glass and a second surface of the ULE glass is polished to be substantially flat and defect-free. The Cordierite substrate can be directly bonded to the aluminum layer using anodic bonding to form the reflective reticle. Alternatively, a first surface of an intermediate Zerodur layer can be bonded to the aluminum layer, and a second aluminum layer can be used to anodically bond the Cordierite substrate to a second surface of the Zerodur layer, thereby forming the reflective reticle. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116069 | COMPUTER GENERATED HOLOGRAM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - The present invention provides a computer generated hologram including a plurality of anisotropic cells having different refractive indices with respect to linearly polarized light in a first direction and linearly polarized light in a second direction perpendicular to the linearly polarized light in the first direction, wherein the plurality of anisotropic cells are made of an identical material and includes a first anisotropic cell, a second anisotropic cell, a third anisotropic cell, and a fourth anisotropic cell which have different thicknesses, and the plurality of anisotropic cells change phases of linearly polarized light in the first direction and linearly polarized light in the second direction, thereby making a first light intensity distribution formed on a predetermined plane by the linearly polarized light in the first direction different from a second light intensity distribution formed on the predetermined plane by the linearly polarized light in the second direction. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116070 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - An exposure apparatus comprises: a substrate stage movable from a first position to a second position; a conveyance arm movable from a third position to the second position; an elevating member transferring the substrate to the arm at the second position; and a controller. The controller judges whether the stage reaches a fourth position that shifts to a front side from the second position by a predetermined interval for avoiding a collision between the substrate and the arm and a collision between the elevating member and the substrate when the elevating operation ends. If the controller judges that the stage does not reach the fourth position, the controller controls the movements of the stage and the arm, and the elevation of the elevating member so that the arm starts to move toward the second position before the end of the elevating operation. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116071 | Means and methods of laser measurement for bocce - The invention generally relates to measurement systems. More particularly, the invention relates to means and methods of using laser technology to measure distances between balls used in playing bocce. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116072 | Multicolored Range-Finder - The present invention relates to a range-finder comprising a laser pulse emission device and a device for detecting the pulses reflected by a distant object. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116073 | METHOD FOR OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF VELOCITIES ACCORDING TO THE SPATIAL FREQUENCY FILTERING METHOD AND SENSOR FOR OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF VELOCITIES - The invention relates to a method for measuring a relative velocity between an object surface (O) and a sensor ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116074 | Measurement of Speed or Vibration Characteristics Using a Lidar Device with Heterodyne Detection - A process for measuring speed or vibration characteristics using a LIDAR device allows the separation of a useful contribution and an interfering contribution in a backscattered signal. To this purpose, a phase characteristic of an optical wave emitted in the direction of a target volume is modulated. The interfering contribution, which originates from a source at a distance from the target volume, appears with variable shifts of said phase characteristic in a heterodyne detection signal. An accumulation then isolates the useful contribution, from which a result is obtained for the speed or vibration measurement. The process can be implemented with a frequency modulation or phase modulation of the optical wave. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116075 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE CORRECT OPERATION OF A PLURALITY OF DEVICES, NOTABLY ACTUATORS - A monitoring device for monitoring a plurality of microactuators includes an optical fibre with a plurality of sensors, each sensor being placed close to a microactuator and having optical properties varying as a function of at least one environmental parameter, the monitoring device also including a polling device with at least one transmitter/receiver for a fibre optic network, and processing means capable of modulating the frequency of the optical signal transmitted by the transmitter to select the sensor close to a given microactuator, and of comparing the received optical signal with a template characteristic of the correct operation of the microactuator, and of generating a resultant signal, representative of the correct operation of the monitored microactuator. The invention has applications in the field of health monitoring of vehicles, notably of aircraft. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116076 | WELDING ARC APPAREL WITH UV ACTIVATED IMAGES - A welding accessory and a system for detecting UV radiation exposure during welding operations are disclosed. The welding accessory may have a surface exposed to UV radiation generated by electric arc welding, a first image visible without exposure to the UV radiation, and a second image formed from UV activated dye that is visible only after exposure to UV radiation generated by the electric welding arc. A system may include a UV exposure indicator with a first state and at least a second state, and include UV activated dye adapted to provide a reversible or persistent visual indication upon exposure to UV radiation. The visual indication may include any combination of symbols, logos, images, text, or other decorative or informational designs as desired. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116077 | EUV High Throughput Inspection System For Defect Detection On Patterned EUV Masks, Mask Blanks, And Wafers - Inspection of EUV patterned masks, blank masks, and patterned wafers generated by EUV patterned masks requires high magnification and a large field of view at the image plane. An EUV inspection system can include a light source directed to an inspected surface, a detector for detecting light deflected from the inspected surface, and an optic configuration for directing the light from the inspected surface to the detector. In particular, the detector can include a plurality of sensor modules. Additionally, the optic configuration can include a plurality of mirrors that provide magnification of at least 100× within an optical path less than 5 meters long. In one embodiment, the optical path is approximately 2-3 meters long. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116078 | INFRARED IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor comprises a photoelectric conversion element receiving light to accumulate photocharges, and a wavelength conversion layer formed above the photoelectric conversion element to convert light within a first wavelength band into light within a second wavelength band shorter than the first wavelength band and supply the converted light to the photoelectric conversion element. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116079 | OPTICAL ABSORPTION GAS ANALYSER - An optical absorption gas analyser is provided for determining the concentration of a target gas in a sample, comprising: a chamber for containing the sample in use; an optopair, comprising a light emitting diode (LED) arranged to emit radiation into the chamber and a photovoltaic radiation detector, arranged to detect radiation transmitted through the chamber from the LED and to output a corresponding detection signal S | 2011-05-19 |
20110116080 | METHOD OF MEASURING OPTICAL LOSS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING OPTICAL LOSS - The invention is to provide an optical loss measuring method and an optical loss measuring apparatus capable of efficiently measuring an optical loss occurring to a target for measurement. The other optical loss measurement method comprising the steps of inputting light outputted from a light source to a target for measurement to thereby measure an output level of the target for measurement with the use of an optical power meter, maintaining the output level of the light source at a predetermined fixed value, and finding the optical loss occurring to the target for measurement on the basis of the output level of the light source maintained at the fixed value for use as the reference value. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116081 | REFRACTIVE INDEX DISTRIBUTION MEASURING METHOD AND REFRACTIVE INDEX DISTRIBUTION MEASURING APPARATUS - The method includes first and second steps of placing an object in first and second media whose refractive indices are lower than that of the object, and of causing the reference light to enter the object to measure first and second transmitted wavefronts. When light rays entering a peripheral portion of the object and passing through a same point of the object are defined as first and second light rays, the method causes these light rays to proceed in directions mutually different to change an NA of the reference light such that the reference light after being transmitted through the object is brought closer to collimated light than that before entering the object. The method calculates an effective thickness of the object using geometric thicknesses thereof and calculates a refractive index distribution thereof using the first and second transmitted wavefronts and the effective thickness. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116082 | Apparatus for Treating a Material and Method for Operating the Same - A laser-assisted material-machining device comprises a laser ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116083 | Radiance Measuring Device - A radiance measuring device comprises an imaging device, a light measuring device ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116084 | METHOD OF INSPECTING DEFECTS IN CIRCUIT PATTERN OF SUBSTRATE - Disclosed herein is a method of inspecting defects in a circuit pattern of a substrate. At least one laser beam radiation unit for radiating a laser beam onto an inspection target circuit pattern of a substrate in a non-contact manner is prepared. A probe beam radiation unit for radiating a probe beam onto a connection circuit pattern to be electrically connected to the inspection target circuit pattern in a non-contact manner is prepared. The laser beam is radiated onto the inspection target circuit pattern using the laser beam radiation unit. The probe beam is radiated onto the connection circuit pattern using the probe beam radiation unit, thus measuring information about whether the probe beam is diffracted, and a diffraction angle. Accordingly, the method can solve problems such as erroneous measurements caused by contact pressure and can reduce the time required for measurements. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116085 | DEFECT DETECTION RECIPE DEFINITION - A method of forming a device is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate and processing a layer of the device on the substrate. The layer is inspected with an inspection tool for defects. The inspection tool is programmed with an inspection recipe determined from studying defects programmed into the layer at known locations. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116086 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STANDARDIZING MICROSCOPE INSTRUMENTS - Methods and apparatus for standardizing quantitative measurements from a microscope system. The process includes a calibration procedure whereby an image of a calibration slide is obtained through the optics of the microscope system. The calibration slide produces a standard response, which can be used to determine a machine intrinsic factor for the particular system. The machine intrinsic factor can be stored for later reference. In use, images are acquired of a target sample and of the excitation light source. The excitation light source sample is obtained using a calibration instrument configured to sample intensity. The calibration instrument has an associated correction factor to compensate its performance to a universally standardized calibration instrument. The machine intrinsic factor, sampled intensity, and calibration instrument correction factor are usable to compensate a quantitative measurement of the target sample in order to normalize the results for comparison with other microscope systems. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116087 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STANDARDIZING MICROSCOPE INSTRUMENTS - Methods and apparatus for standardizing quantitative measurements from a microscope system. The process includes a calibration procedure whereby an image of a calibration slide is obtained through the optics of the microscope system. The calibration slide produces a standard response, which can be used to determine a machine intrinsic factor for the particular system. The machine intrinsic factor can be stored for later reference. In use, images are acquired of a target sample and of the excitation light source. The excitation light source sample is obtained using a calibration instrument configured to sample intensity. The calibration instrument has an associated correction factor to compensate its performance to a universally standardized calibration instrument. The machine intrinsic factor, sampled intensity, and calibration instrument correction factor are usable to compensate a quantitative measurement of the target sample in order to normalize the results for comparison with other microscope systems. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116088 | SENSOR CHIP, SENSOR CARTRIDGE, AND ANALYSIS APPARATUS - A sensor chip includes: a substrate that has a planar portion; and a diffraction grating on the planar portion and having a metal surface, the diffraction grating having a target substance thereon and including: a plurality of first protrusions periodically arranged in a period equal to or greater than 100 nm and equal to or less than 1000 nm in a first direction parallel to the planar portion, a plurality of base portions located between two adjacent first protrusions and configures a base of the substrate, a plurality of second protrusions formed on upper faces of the plurality of first protrusions, and a plurality of third protrusions formed on the plurality of base portions. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116089 | SERS SUBSTRATE AND A METHOD OF PROVIDING A SERS SUBSTRATE - A substrate primarily for SERS determination, the substrate has a number of elongate elements with a density of at least 1×10 | 2011-05-19 |
20110116090 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME DETERMINATION OF SIZE AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF AEROSOL PARTICLES - This invention is an apparatus and method of real time determination of particle size and optionally chemical composition or both. An aerosol beam generator focuses a beam containing sample particles that passes through a sizing laser beam of approximately constant width to produce light scattering that is detected by a light detection means, allowing generation of electrical pulses that may be used to compute particle velocity. In being formed into a beam, the particles are accelerated to terminal velocities that are functions of their sizes. The duration of time elapsed while a particle passes through the width of the sizing laser beam is a function of its velocity which, in turn, is a function of its size. Chemical composition of the particle is determined by suitable analytical means included in the apparatus, such as mass spectrometry. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116091 | SPECTRAL MODULE - In a spectral module | 2011-05-19 |
20110116092 | Wide Size Range Fast Integrated Mobility Spectrometer - A mobility spectrometer to measure a nanometer particle size distribution is disclosed. The mobility spectrometer includes a conduit and a detector. The conduit is configured to receive and provide fluid communication of a fluid stream having a charged nanometer particle mixture. The conduit includes a separator section configured to generate an electrical field of two dimensions transverse to a dimension associated with the flow of the charged nanometer particle mixture through the separator section to spatially separate charged nanometer particles of the charged nanometer particle mixture in said two dimensions. The detector is disposed downstream of the conduit to detect concentration and position of the spatially-separated nanometer particles. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116093 | SENSOR CHIP FOR BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL SENSING - A sensor chip comprising:
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20110116094 | Method of Producing a Surface Plasmon Generator, a Surface Plasmon Generator and a Sensor Incorporating the Surface Plasmon Generator - Surface plasmon generation on a metal or semiconductor layer at an outer surface of an optical waveguide, using light reflected or scattered from inside the optical waveguide. One aspect provides a main optical waveguide ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116095 | Non-Spectroscopic Label-Independent Optical Reader System and Methods - A non-spectroscopic, label-independent optical reader system is disclosed, where an exemplary system includes a broadband light source that generates broadband light made incident upon the resonant waveguide grating (RWG) biosensor. The light reflects from the RWG biosensor to form biosensor-reflected light. A photodetector receives the reflected light and generates a first detector signal representative of the reflected light intensity. An optical-edge filter can filter the broadband light, the reflected light, or both. A processor calculates a resonant wavelength for the RWG biosensor based on the detector signal. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116096 | Welch certainty principle - It is proposed that a particle or photon which contributes to a positive slope region in an interference pattern formed by a double slit system is, with certainty, more likely to have passed through the left slit of the double slit system, (as viewed from the photon or particle source), and a particle or photon which contributes to a negative slope region of the interference pattern is, with certainty, more likely to have passed through the right slit of the double slit system, (again, as viewed from the source of the photon or particle). | 2011-05-19 |
20110116097 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING THE MIRRORS OF A TRIPLE AXIS LASER GYROMETER, IN PARTICULAR WHEN STARTING THE GYROMETER - In a method for positioning three translatable mirrors in a device that includes three laser cavities arranged in a ring, each of the three laser cavities includes an optical amplification medium that can be excited to generate light waves. Each of the three laser cavities also includes an optical cavity formed by a set of mirrors including two of the translatable mirrors, the length of the optical cavity depending on the position of the two translatable mirrors, wherein the two translatable mirrors can be moved within position ranges imparting to the optical cavity lengths at which the amplification medium generates at least one laser wave. Each of the three translatable mirrors is used in the formation of two of the three optical cavities. The method includes the phase of prepositioning the three mirrors at an initial triplet of predetermined respective positions. The method also includes the phase of simultaneously moving in translation the three mirrors within ranges having a same amplitude that is lower than or equal to the intermode of the optical cavity having the highest intermode, to ensure that each of the optical cavities has a length for which the amplification medium provides a maximum gain. The intensities of the laser waves flowing respectively through each of the optical cavities are measured for each triplet of positions assumed by the mirrors. The method also includes the phase of determining, from the three triplets of mirror positions that respectively allowed each of the three cavities to provide a maximum intensity, the length of each of the three cavities at which the cavity provides a maximum intensity. The method further includes the phase of determining a single final triplet of mirror positions for simultaneously imparting to the three lengths at which they provide a maximum intensity. The method also includes the phase of positioning the mirrors according to the final position triplet. The invention can be used in positioning and navigation. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116098 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PRESSURE SIGNALS - An apparatus to detect a pressure signal in a fluid flowing in a conduit comprises a flexible band sized to fit at least partially around the conduit. An optical fiber is flexibly adhered to the flexible band. At least one fastener is attached to the flexible band to fasten the flexible band at least partially around the conduit. A method for detecting a pressure signal in a conduit comprises adhering an optical fiber to a flexible band. At least one fastener is attached to the band. The band is fastened around the conduit such that a strain induced in the conduit by the pressure signal is transmitted to the optical fiber. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116099 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PRESSURE SIGNALS - An apparatus for detecting data in a fluid pressure signal in a conduit comprises an optical fiber loop comprises a measurement section and a delay section wherein the measurement section is disposed substantially circumferentially around at least a portion of the conduit, and wherein the measurement section changes length in response to the fluid pressure signal in the conduit. A light source injects a first optical signal in a first direction into the measurement section and a second optical signal in a second direction opposite the first direction into the delay section. An optical detector senses an interference phase shift between the first optical signal and the second optical signal and outputs a first signal related thereto. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116100 | SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING A MEASURED OBJECT RELATIVE TO A DETECTOR, INTERFEROMETRIC SYSTEM AS WELL AS ALIGNMENT METHOD - The invention relates to an arrangement for aligning a measured object ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110116101 | LASER SELF-MIXING MEASURING DEVICE - A laser self-mixing measuring device is provided, comprising a laser with a laser cavity and a surface arranged along the optical path of the laser beam which redirects incident laser light back into the laser cavity. The surface comprises a periodic structure which diffracts the laser light into partial beams. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116102 | Scanning unit of a position measuring arrangement - A scanning unit of a position measuring unit for scanning a scale, the scanning unit including a display unit having a light source. The scanning unit further including a regulating device for controlling an amplitude of an analog scanning signal of the scanning unit, wherein the regulating device triggers the light source to cause a change of an illumination state of the light source, wherein successive changes of the illumination state of the light source contain information regarding the amplitude of the analog scanning signal. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116103 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ALIGNMENT OF A DOOR SURROUND STRUCTURE - A method for detecting alignment of a door surround structure. The method comprising the steps of mounting a light source to one side of the door surround structure; mounting a target to an opposite side of the door surround structure, the target comprising a marking and configured to receive a light beam from the light source; and determining a distance between the marking and the light beam on the target; wherein an alignment is detected based on the distance between the marking and the light beam on the target. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116104 | Locating Method of Optical Touch Device and Optical Touch Device - A locating method for an optical touch device to calculate a position of a light blocking object is provided. The optical touch device includes a number of image detecting components. Each of the image detecting components includes a number of pixels arranged in a straight line. In the locating method, the pixels of each of the image detecting components are at least divided into a first group and a second group. When the first group detects a dark point caused by the light blocking object, the position of the dark point is calculated using a first calculating method. When the second group detects the dark point, the position of the dark point is calculated using a second calculating method. The locating method can determine the position of the light blocking object accurately. An optical touch device that is suitable for using the locating method is also provided. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116105 | COORDINATE LOCATING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A coordinate locating apparatus for locating at least one touch point on a plane and the method thereof are provided. The coordinate locating apparatus comprises: a first detecting unit, comprising a first light emitting element and a first light receiving element, arranged at a first location of the plane; a second detecting unit, comprising a second light emitting element and a second light receiving element, arranged at a second location of the plane; a first optical element arranged along an edge of the plane for reflecting and retro-reflecting light from the first and the second light emitting elements; and a second and third optical elements arranged along two edges of the plane for performing at least one of reflecting and retro-reflecting light from the first and the second light emitting elements or light reflected from the first optical element, both of the two edges being adjacent to the edge along which the first optical element is arranged, wherein the at least one touch point is located on the basis of the detected intensities of light received by the first and the second light receiving elements, and the detected intensities of light are compared with a first threshold and a second threshold. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116106 | Print Job Mapping Mechanism - A method disclosed. The method includes receiving a Job Definition Format (JDF) attribute and associating the JDF attribute with a mapping class that generates a mapping between the JDF attribute and a one or more corresponding printing attributes. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116107 | IMAGE DOWN-SAMPLING WITH FINE DETAIL ENHANCEMENT - A method for resizing an input digital image having input pixel values to produce an output digital image having output pixel values, wherein the output digital image has a lower resolution and wherein single pixel width details in the input digital image are preserved, the method being performed by a processor and comprising: determining an output pixel value for the output digital image by interpolating within a corresponding neighborhood of image pixels in the input digital image; detecting whether the input digital image contains a fine detail within the corresponding neighborhood of image pixels; adjusting the output pixel value when a fine detail is detected; and repeating steps a)-c) for a plurality of output pixels. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116108 | Image forming apparatus and resource saving mode control method thereof - A control method of an image forming apparatus which is connected to an external apparatus, supports a resource saving mode, and outputs document data is provided. The control method includes: selecting the document data to be output, selecting an output option to be applied to the selected document data, comparing a resource saving value corresponding to the output option to be applied to the document data and a resource saving set value which is pre-set in the image forming apparatus, displaying at least one suggestion option to save resources of the document data according to a result of comparison, and selecting one of the displayed suggestion option and outputting the document data. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116109 | Restricting Printing - In one embodiment, an option to restrict printing to a first print media source is presented to a user of a printer that is configured to access a plurality of print media sources. An instruction to restrict printing to the first print media source is received from the user. The printer is restricted from printing to the first print media source. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116110 | SHOW-THROUGH MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INKS ON MEDIA - Systems and methods of measuring an amount of show-through in a printed document are disclosed. The systems and methods include an imaging device that scans a back side of the printed document and scans a front side of the printed document with a blank document disposed thereon. The imaging device produces bitmaps related to the scans and calculates bit depths associated with the bitmaps. A difference array is calculated based on the differences between the bitmaps of the back side and front side scans, and the average value and standard deviation of the difference array is calculated. The amount of show-through of the document is measured based on a formula with the calculated average and standard deviation. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116111 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING SAME - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus and method of controlling same for forming an image on a print medium using a non-transparent recording agent and a transparent recording agent. If the gloss level of an image to be formed is designated, the image is formed upon deciding whether or not image formation using the transparent recording agent is to be carried out, this decision being made based upon the designated gloss level and stored type information of the print medium used in image formation. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116112 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM AND MEMORY MEDIUM FOR EXECUTING IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus characterized by including; an area sensor unit that reads from an original document image a plurality of frames of image data having a shift of less than one pixel, an output resolution acquisition unit that obtains an output image resolution at which resolution the original document image read by the area sensor unit is output, an acquisition frame number control unit that controls a number of frames read by the area sensor unit according to a result of the output resolution acquisition unit, a correction unit that corrects an inclination of the frames of image data controlled by the acquisition frame number control unit, and a high resolution conversion unit that performs an interpolation processing using the plurality of frames of image data whose inclination is corrected by the correction unit to obtain image data in a resolution higher than a resolution during reading. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116113 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE CAPABLE OF SAVING INK CONSUMPTION - An image processing device includes an acquiring unit, a rendering unit, and a mode determination unit. The acquiring unit acquires an input data including a character in a first size. The rendering unit renders an output image based on the input data. The mode determination unit determines whether or not a prescribed mode in which a consumption of printing material is reduced while printing the output image is designated. If the mode determination unit determines that the prescribed mode is designated, the rendering unit renders the output image of the character in a second size smaller than the first size. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116114 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION METHOD FOR PERFORMING COLOR DEVIATION CORRECTION - A problem in conventional electrical color deviation correction is that an awkward step is generated at a border where a pixel is offset by one-pixel-basis correction. Although such a step can be cancelled by less-than-one-pixel-basis correction, this smoothing process in turn generates unevenness in density. To solve these problems, in electrical color deviation correction, a draw command is analyzed to specify a draw position for color deviation correction for each of draw objects. Then, the object is drawn at the specified draw position, and an offset for color deviation correction is performed on an object basis. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116115 | IMAGE PROCESSOR AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - There are provided an image processing method and an image processor which realize the processing of restricting image degradations such as “dot delay”, “banding” and “wind ripple” with a simpler circuit construction. Therefore, after the regular quantization processing is performed, in a pixel in a prohibition position the processing of limiting a predetermined quantized value to change into another quantized value is performed corresponding to the obtained quantized value and the position information of the pixel of interest. By doing this, even in the low level of the density value, it is possible to realize at a low cost the construction in which dots having different sizes are mixed for printing. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116116 | RECORDING MEDIUM, COLOR CONVERSION TABLE CREATING APPARATUS AND COLOR CONVERSION TABLE CREATING METHOD - Disclosed is a recording medium recording a program for a computer to perform the following functions of: creating first corresponding information to show color value corresponding to a combination of values of black and three basic colors when a plurality of color patches are each output; creating second corresponding information to correspond the combination of values of black and three basic colors to a virtual basic color axis coordinate; creating third corresponding information to show color value corresponding to the virtual basic color axis coordinate; and obtaining virtual basic color axis coordinate corresponding to the color value, obtaining a combination of values of black and three basic colors corresponding to the obtained virtual basic color axis coordinate, and storing the obtained combination of values of black and three basic colors as a combination of values of black and three basic colors corresponding to the color value. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116117 | System and method for depositing solidifiable translucent fluid with a determined thickness - The present invention relates to an Inkjet printing system for obtaining a finished product comprising:
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20110116118 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH CALIBRATION FUNCTION - An image forming apparatus with a plurality of reading units, which is capable of easily adding a recording sheet type usable for calibration. Calibration is executed using a specific recording sheet. Gradation patterns are formed on a recording sheet of a sheet type to be added, and are read by a reader unit. A first conversion table is configured based on information on the read image. A second conversion table is configured based on the first conversion table. When the reader unit is used to perform calibration using the added recording sheet, image forming conditions are set based on information on the image read by the reader unit and the first conversion table, and when the color sensor is used, the image forming conditions are set based on information on the image read by the color sensor and the second conversion table. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116119 | DATA UPDATING DEVICE AND PRINTER DEVICE - A data updating device with which the amount of time required to update data in a flash memory can be shortened and reductions in the life of the flash memory can be suppressed. The data updating device modifies a description content of record unit data that are described in a markup language and stored in a flash memory, and includes: a reserved word modifier for modifying a bit of a binary representation of character strings constituting the reserved words from 1 to 0 when a request is issued to update a description sandwiched between reserved words and corresponding to a record; and a data adder for additionally recording, in the flash memory, the record corresponding to the description sandwiched between the reserved words and including the part modified in accordance with the request. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116120 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a scanner unit to read an original document, an image data storage unit to store read image data, a print unit to print out the image data, a sheet insertion designation unit to perform a sheet insertion processing and a sheet insertion control unit. The user performs execution designation of the sheet insertion processing by the sheet insertion designation unit before a reading job of a first original document. When the execution of the sheet insertion processing is designated and a reading job of a specified original document is ended, the sheet insertion control unit requests the user to select a mode of the sheet insertion processing, and creates page data for performing the sheet insertion in the mode designated there. The printout including the page data for the sheet insertion is performed collectively after reading jobs of all original documents are ended. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116121 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - There is provided an image forming system that automatically discharges paper sheets other than poorly fed ones without making an emergency stop, even when poor paper feeding is caused due to a paper jam or the like. At paper feeding, information showing poor paper feeding is transmitted when the poor paper feeding is detected in supplying the paper sheets. At image forming, a determination is made whether the paper conveyance in forming the image is continued or stopped when an instruction, based on the information showing the poor paper feeding. At paper discharging, a determination is made whether the paper conveyance in discharging the paper sheets is continued or stopped when an instruction, based on the information showing the defective conveyance. | 2011-05-19 |
20110116122 | BANNER PAGES GENERATED WITHIN A PRINTING SYSTEM - Printing systems and associated methods of generating banner pages for print jobs are disclosed. A printing system in one embodiment includes a banner page system for generating the banner pages. The banner page system includes a memory that stores content representing selectable banner messages for banner pages. The banner page system further includes a page generator that receives print jobs. For each of the print jobs, the page generator selects a banner message from the stored content per print job based on criteria defined in the printing system, and generates a banner page that includes the selected banner message. Because the banner messages are selected on a per print job basis, the banner page for each print job is customized for that print job. | 2011-05-19 |