22nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090136184 | Fiber Optic Cables and Assemblies for Fiber Toward the Subscriber Applications - Disclosed are fiber optic cables and assemblies for routing optical networks closer to the subscriber. The fiber optic cables have a robust design that is versatile by allowing use in aerial application with a pressure clamp along with use in buried and/or duct applications. Additionally, the fiber optic cables and assemblies have a relatively large slack storage capacity for excess length. Assemblies include hardened connectors and/or optical connectors such as plugs and/or receptacles suitable for outdoor plant applications attached to one or more ends of the fiber optic cables for plug and play connectivity. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136185 | Splice chip device - A splice tray arrangement including a tray and a splice chip. The splice chip includes a plurality of arms that define channels for holding splice elements. The arms include retaining structure for retaining a splice element in both of either one of an upper region and a lower region of a channel. The splice tray arrangement also includes a mounting arrangement for securing the splice chip to the tray at a mounting location. The mounting arrangement includes sliding interlock guides disposed on each of the splice chip and the tray. The mounting arrangement further includes flexible tabs arranged to prevent lateral movement of the splice chip when positioned at the mounting location. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136186 | OPTICAL FIBER FUSION SPLICER AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A SHAPE OF BEAM DISCHARGED BY THE OPTICAL FIBER FUSION SPLICER - The present invention is provided for fusion splicing optical fibers with low splice loss even when a shape of a discharge beam for the splicing is distorted. In the present invention, a preliminary discharge is performed with the optical fibers outside a discharge area and an image of the discharge beam thereof is picked up. Based on this image, brightness distributions of the discharge beam are estimated on a plurality of lines in a Z direction that are set in different positions in an X direction, and a discharge center of the beam is found from the plurality of brightness distributions. Then, the abutment portion of the optical fibers is positioned at the discharge center, and a main discharge is performed so as to fusion splice the distal ends of the optical fibers. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136187 | FIBER OPTIC CABLES AND ASSEMBLIES FOR FIBER TOWARD THE SUBSCRIBER APPLICATIONS - Disclosed are fiber optic cables and assemblies for routing optical networks closer to the subscriber. The fiber optic cables have a robust design that is versatile by allowing use in aerial application with a pressure clamp along with use in buried and/or duct applications. Additionally, the fiber optic cables and assemblies have a relatively large slack storage capacity for excess length. Assemblies include hardened connectors such as plugs and/or receptacles suitable for outdoor plant applications attached to one or more ends of the fiber optic cables for plug and play connectivity. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136188 | Optical cable and method for production of an optical cable - An optical cable comprises a swelling yarn, around which several optical transmission elements in the form of micromodules are arranged. A micromodule comprises a bundle of optic fibers, which are surrounded by a sleeve made from a material of plastic. Further swelling yarns are arranged around the optical transmission elements. The optical transmission elements and the swelling yarns are surrounded by a sleeve of paper. The paper sleeve is surrounded by a cable jacket made from a material of plastic. When an optic fiber is exposed, the cable jacket is pulled off, whereupon the paper sleeve tears off and can consequently be easily removed. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136189 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ALL-OPTICAL PROCESSING AND STORAGE - In a preferred embodiment, an integrated optical gate matrix, that includes a set of nonlinear elements and waveguides interconnecting at least some nonlinear elements in the set of nonlinear elements, may be configured to enable optical processing. A first subset of the set of nonlinear elements is preferably configured to function as a set of ON/OFF switches in the “OFF” state to enable a second subset of the set of nonlinear elements to be configured in at least one optical processing configuration. Configuration of the second subset of the set of nonlinear elements may be used for various optical processing operations, such as all-optical 2R or 3R regeneration, wavelength conversion, data format conversion, demultiplexing, clock recovery, logic operations and dispersion compensation. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136190 | Optical Device Comprising a Waveguide Structure - An optical device has a waveguide structure comprising a thin strip ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136191 | MAGNETIC MATERIAL FOR MAGNETO-OPTICAL ISOLATOR - A magneto-optical structure is provided. The magneto-optical structure includes a substrate. A waveguide layer is formed on the substrate for guiding electromagnetic radiation received by the magneto-optical structure. The waveguide layer includes magnetic oxide material that comprises ABO | 2009-05-28 |
20090136192 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE FOR TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A touch panel optical waveguide device which obviates the need for an alignment operation for alignment between light emitting cores of an optical waveguide thereof and light emitting means and alignment between light receiving cores of the optical waveguide thereof and light receiving means, and to provide a production method for the optical waveguide device. A recess ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136193 | OPTICAL COMPONENT STRUCTURE AND IMAGE SENSOR MODULE USING THE SAME - An optical component structure includes an elongate optical component, a support member to which the optical component is fixed, and an adhesive for bonding the optical component to the support member. The optical component is provided with a contacting portion and a bonding portion different in position from the contacting portion. The contacting portion is brought into direct contact with the support member in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the optical component. The adhesive is applied to the bonding portion, but not to the contacting portion. Examples of the optical component include a linear light source unit and a lens unit used in an image sensor module. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136194 | Grounding device for fiber storage trays - A cable management panel having a grounding arrangement. The grounding arrangement including a rolling ground strap interconnected to each of a drawer and a chassis of the cable management panel. The rolling ground strap being arranged to include a loop that rolls along the length of the ground strap. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136195 | Splice tray arrangement - A splice tray arranged to manage and store both stranded fiber optic cables and ribbon fiber optic cables. The tray includes a splice holding arrangement that accommodates both stranded splice components and ribbon splice components. The tray also includes a storage arrangement having radius limiting arrangements that define a number of storage or routing pathways that accommodate varying lengths of both stranded fiber optic cables and ribbon fiber optic cables. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136196 | Cable management panel with sliding drawer - An optical fiber cable management panel is provided with slideable drawers and structure within the drawers for cable management and/or connection to other devices. Tray inserts drop into the drawers to provide the appropriate management and connection devices. A movable take-up mechanism manages the cable entering and exiting the drawers at side openings. Stackable pivoting storage trays on the tray insert include a detent arrangement for holding each tray in a pivoted access position. The tray inserts further include a front key, and a back tab mounting arrangement for mounting the tray inserts to the drawers, and side radius limiters including notches for extending over raised portions of the drawer. The take-up mechanism includes a U-shaped trough section and cable retention tabs. A control mechanism is provided for controlling movement of the take-up mechanism relative to the drawer. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136197 | Drumless Cable Reel - Disclosed are disposable reels and assemblies for holding a cable, thereby aiding the craft in routing cables such as fiber optic drop cables. The reel has a first flange having at least one first tab and at least one first tab slot and a second flange having at least one second tab and at least one second tab slot. First flange is attached to the second flange to form the disposable reel by at least one first tab engaging at least on second tab slot and at least one second tab engaging the at least one first tab slot, thereby forming a hub for the disposable reel that has an accessible space therein. Additionally, fiber optic cable assemblies can further include a connector on one or more ends. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136198 | VIDEO REPRODUCING/RECORDING AND PLAYING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SETTING AND PLAYING VIDEO SECTION - A video reproducing/recording and playing system and a method thereof for setting and playing video sections are provided. The system includes a host computer with a data buffer and a database, a video module, and a monitor. While continuously receiving video signals, the video module sets a first section index when a scene difference between a first frame and a second frame represented by a portion of the video signals is greater than a predetermined scene difference wherein the first section index points to a start time of the second frame. Then, the video module stores the first section index and stores the video signals corresponding to the second frame into the data buffer. After retrieving the first section index, the monitor presents the video signals from the second frame points by the first section index. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136199 | PICTURE REPRODUCER - A picture reproducer has a display, an image-selecting device, an offset-detecting device, and a memory. The display successively displays a plurality of images. The image-selecting device selects a first still image and a second still image from a plurality of images displayed on said display. The offset-detecting device detects the offset between the first still image and the second still image. The memory stores the offset. The offset-detecting device updates the offset stored in said memory every time the offset is detected. The display displays a target still image which is offset from another still image by the updated offset, when the another still image is selected. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136200 | UNIT VIDEO REPRESENTING DEVICE, EDITING CONSOLE, EDITING SYSTEM, AND ANIMATION EDITING METHOD - A unit video representing device, which includes an input section inputting unit video information being information about unit video as an animation, a display section, a control section causing the display section to execute display representing contents of the unit video, on the basis of the unit video information inputted by the input section, and a self information notifying section capable of causing an external editing console to recognize self information when the self unit video representing device is placed on the editing console. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136201 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes: a display control unit for displaying a story board on a display device, the story board displaying a plurality of representative images corresponding to a plurality of image clips in a reproduction order and displaying an audio lane showing a plurality of audio clips in a reproduction order in parallel to the plurality of representative images; and a change unit for changing a reproduction order of the plurality of image clips and audio clips by using the story board displayed on the display device, wherein the display control unit displays a border of the audio clip on the audio lane at one of a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position corresponding respectively to a left end and a right end of each of the plurality of representative images. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136202 | RECORDING/PLAYBACK DEVICE AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording/playback device includes an extracting unit to extract a feature amount for detecting a content break; a break determining unit to determine the content break using the feature amount extracted with the extracting unit; an attribute determining unit to determine the attributes of a segment, such segment being made from a predetermined break to the next break based on determination by the break determining unit; and a playback unit to continuously play back the segment determined by the attribute determining unit to have the same attributes; wherein the break determining unit determines each of a first segment and a second segment included in the first segment; and wherein the playback unit has a first mode to continuously play back the first segment and a second mode to continuously play back the second segment, and switches between the first mode and the second mode when instructed externally. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136203 | AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK OVERSHOOT CORRECTION SYSTEM - An automatic playback overshoot correction system predicts the position in the program material where the user expects to be when the user stops the fast forward progression of the program material. The system determines the position where the program material was stopped and transitions to the new mode that the user selected, starting at the stopped position with an overshoot correction factor subtracted from it. The system uses a prediction method to correctly place the user within the program upon transition out of fast forward mode and determines if the speed of the fast forward mode and then automatically subtracts a time multiple to the frame where the transition was detected and positions the user at the correct frame. The time multiple is fine tuned if the user is consistently correcting after the fast forward mode stops. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136204 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE LIVE PAUSE - A remote live pause method establishes a connection between a client and a server, and transmits a time-shift start command to the server through the connection, a bit-stream of a live media data to the client through the connection according to the time-shift start command, and a time-shift command to the server through the connection to start a trick play function at the client. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136205 | VIDEO RECORDING APPARATUS AND VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM - A video recording apparatus wherein in the case where video recording programming information generated by an automatic video recording programming control unit is already present in a video recording programming information table, the video recording programming information is recorded in duplicated video recording information table. In the case where other video recording apparatuses connected via network cancelled the video recording programming information, which had been registered in the duplicated video recording information table, a video recording programming control unit stores the video recording programming information in a video recording programming table, and a video recording control unit executes video recording, based on the video recording programming information table. In the case where video recording programming information, which had been registered in the duplicated video recording information table, was executed by a video recording apparatus connected via network, the video recording programming information is controlled by own directory of a contents information table. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136206 | VIDEO RECORDER AND METHOD OF PROCESSING RECORDING SCHEDULE - A video recorder includes a schedule reconfiguration section having: a local deterioration determining module that determines whether a local deterioration in a recording state occurs by performing simulating the recording state obtained when the reallocated resources are used for performing the programmed recordings and comparing the simulated recording state with a recording state obtained when the resources before the reallocation is used for performing the programmed recordings; and an allocation restoring module that restores the reallocated resources at a part causing the local deterioration to the resources allocated before the reallocation when the local deterioration determining module determines the occurrence of the local deterioration. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136207 | AV DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND AV DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS - The AV data transmitting apparatus according to the present invention is an AV data transmitting apparatus which transmits AV data to an other apparatus, and includes: a recording unit that records AV data; an AV data transmitting unit which transmits, to the other apparatus, the AV data recorded by the recording unit; a notification receiving unit that receives, from the other apparatus, a success notification indicating that the recording of the AD data has succeeded; a control unit that performs processing to delete or invalidate the AV data recorded by the recording unit in the case where the success notification is received by the notification receiving unit; and a response transmitting unit that transmits, to the other apparatus, a notification response indicating a result of the processing performed by the control unit. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136208 | Virtual Video Clipping and Ranking Based on Spatio-Temporal Metadata - A video data and metadata storage and retrieval system including storage apparatus for storing a plurality of recorded video portions and metadata describing a plurality of geographical locations and corresponding times at which the video portions were recorded, and a computer configured to query the stored metadata, identify a plurality of the recorded video portions that correspond to the metadata resulting from the query, and group any of the identified video portions together into a video clip that are separated by less than a predefined clip gap. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136209 | Recording device, system, integrated circuit, program, and recording method - To provide a system that can minimize a time delay caused by one device being unable to access a recording medium until access by another device ends, when transcoding is performed by distributed processing. A main device performs transcoding of each coded piece allocated to itself from among a plurality of coded pieces of a digital stream, and writing of a transcoding result onto the recording medium, in a pipeline. While the recording device is performing the transcoding and the writing, an auxiliary device transcodes each coded piece allocated to itself one by one. Having completed the transcoding of all coded pieces allocated to itself, the auxiliary device transmits its transcoding results to the recording device and has the recording device write the transcoding results onto the recording medium which is a copy destination. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136210 | Image Capturing Apparatus and Recording Method - When setting of marking on recording data is performed, the marking is automatically performed at a suitable position corresponding to a status during image capturing. While recording of captured images is being performed, a status of a zoom operation, a moving pattern of a camera, and a feature value of video/audio signals are monitored, and a time point at which a predetermined change has occurred regarding this monitored state is detected. A predetermined data position based on this detected time point is then set as a marking position. Setting information of the marking position is stored in a structure of management information, and is stored in a storage section together with the recording data. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136211 | RECORDING APPARATUS, VIDEO CAMERA AND POSITION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - According to an embodiment of the invention, position information of a place shooting a video is embedded in an audio signal with a simple configuration. When user reproduces the video, the shooting place is readily acquired from a reproduced sound of the audio signal based on the position information of the shooting place via Internet. Therefore, an apparatus having general purpose is provided. A recording/reproducing apparatus includes a global positioning system module (hereinafter, referred to as GPS module), an orthogonal frequency modulation module (hereinafter, referred to as OFDM module) multiplexing position information from the GPS module to an audio signal from a microphone, and a recording/reproducing module recording an output audio data from the OFDM module and a video data from a camera module to a recording medium. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136212 | SELF CONTAINED PROJECTION MODULE SUITABLE FOR RETAIL AND METHOD - A self contained projection module, combines content with projection capability for audio and video in a single compact unit. The module adapts cell phone photography equipment with small scale projection systems into a compact portable unit. The module combines a rechargeable battery, digital disc media, digital memory module, flash memory storage, pico-projection, and wireless connectivity among other components. The controls of the present invention have a convenient location and simplicity of use. The controls include an LCD screen, power button, and an antenna for communication with remote controls, generally in the infra red. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136213 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO DATA | 2009-05-28 |
20090136214 | Recording apparatus and method, and program - A recording apparatus for recording one or more pieces of content provided as stream data on a recording medium includes a bit-rate setting unit configured to variably set a bit rate when a processing unit part is recorded on the recording medium in accordance with content in the processing unit part within the one or more pieces of content for each processing unit part for which a recording process is performed on the recording medium within the stream data; and a recording controller configured to perform control so that the stream data is sequentially recorded on the recording medium for each processing unit part at each bit rate that is variably set for each processing unit part by the bit-rate setting unit. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136215 | DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER SYSTEM WITH AN INTEGRATED DVD RECORDING DEVICE - A digital video recorder (DVR) system with an integrated DVD recording device accepts TV input streams in a multitude of forms. Analog TV streams are converted to an MPEG formatted stream for internal transfer and manipulation, while pre-formatted MPEG streams are extracted from the digital TV signal and presented in a similar format. Indexes within the MPEG stream are determined and saved at predefined intervals and are stored on a hard disk along with the MPEG program material and used to create navigation packets when writing to a DVD inserted in an integrated DVD player/recorder. When a program is requested for display from the hard disk or the integrated DVD player/recorder, the program material are extracted from the appropriate source and reassembled into an MPEG stream which is sent to a decoder. The decoder converts the MPEG stream into TV output signals and delivers the TV output signals to a TV monitor. User control commands are accepted which affect the flow of the MPEG stream allowing the user to view stored programs with special functions: reverse, fast forward, play, pause, index, fast/slow reverse play, and fast/slow play. The user can select program material stored on the hard disk to be written to a DVD and can also select program material stored on a DVD to be transferred to the hard disk. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136216 | System and Method for Playback of Partially Available Multimedia Content - Critical information or playback data is included in a media file thereby enabling multimedia content to be decoded and presented even when only some of the multimedia content is partially available. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136217 | REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, REPRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND REPRODUCTION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video reproduction section reproduces content using a reproduction module. A version upgrade management section reads a content ID of content recorded on an optical disc and determines whether or not update of the reproduction module is required based upon comparison between the content ID and a version upgrade list stored in a storage section. When update of the reproduction module is required, the version upgrade management section acquires another reproduction module from a server apparatus via a network and updates the reproduction module in the reproduction section using another reproduction module. The video reproduction section reproduces the content recorded on the optical disc using the updated reproduction module. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136218 | Multimedia presentation format - A format for accessing content such as a full-length movie from an optical disc uses an XML Description File stored on the disc to generate one or more screens that a user employs to access the content. To increase the efficiency of accessing data, data files that describe the content of the disc are located near the beginning of the video zone whereas larger data files, such as presentation files, are located at the end of the video zone. To reduce the possibility of incompatibilities between commands, a limited set of application program interface (API) commands is defined for use in an XML Description File. To maximize the vertical data recorded on the disc when the source aspect ratio is high, two, independent horizontal and vertical distortion factors are used. The audio and video tracks are interleaved into 1000 millisecond blocks and are demultiplexed by the application player during playback. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136219 | Information Read Device And Read Signal Processing Circuit - An information read device enabling obtaining of a data pattern recorded on an information recording medium as a readout signal, includes an analog to digital converter for converting the readout signal to a digital signal for a predetermined clock, a phase locked loop circuit that supplies the clock used in the analog to digital converter, a first FIR filter for equalizing the digital-converted digital signal under a first equalization condition, a Viterbi decoder to decode outputs of the FIR filter into binary data, wherein the phase locked loop circuit enables detection of a cycle slip of the phase locked loop circuit, and a detector which detects the cycle slip of the phase locked loop circuit. The FIR filter returns tap coefficients of the FIR filter, and the Vitabi decoder returns a target level of a decode operation to an initial value when an out-breaking of the cycle slip occurs. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136220 | METHOD OF TRANSITION BETWEEN CONTROLS FOR A VENTILATION SYSTEM - A method of constant airflow control for a ventilation system is disclosed. The method includes various controls to accomplish a substantially constant airflow rate over a significant change of the static pressure in a ventilation duct. One control is a constant I·RPM control, which is primarily used in a low static pressure range. Another control is a constant RPM control, which is primarily used in a high static pressure range. These controls requires neither a static pressure sensor nor an airflow rate sensor to accomplish substantially constant airflow rate while static pressure changes. This is because these controls use only intrinsic control variables which are electric current and rotational speed of the motor. Also, the method improves the accuracy of the control by correcting certain deviations that are caused by the motor's current-RPM characteristics. To compensate the deviation, the method adopts a test operation in a minimum static pressure condition. Also disclosed is an apparatus for conducting these control methods. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136221 | PHOTOGRAPHIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PHOTOGRAPHIC MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND DEVICE AND PROGRAM USED FOR THEM - When a photographer takes a picture of a photographed person (object) who holds his or her own terminal device, the photographer generates photographing information including his or her personal information, photographing conditions, or the like, by a photographic information generating unit ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136222 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHOTOGRAPHING MOVING PICTURES USING MULTIPLE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUSES - A method and system for photographing moving pictures using a plurality of photographing apparatuses are provided. As part of the method and system, a master photographing apparatus is synchronized to at least one slave photographing apparatus and the master photographing apparatus captures moving pictures and transmits a moving picture capturing start signal to the slave photographing apparatus, upon receipt of a moving picture capturing request from a user. The slave photographing apparatus captures moving pictures according to the moving picture capturing start signal and transmits the captured moving pictures to the master photographing apparatus, and the master photographing apparatus displays the moving pictures transmitted by the slave photographing apparatus. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136223 | IMAGE TAKING DEVICE, PORTABE TERMINAL DEVICE, IMAGE TAKING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image taking device ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090136224 | Camera, camera system and light emission controlling method - A camera includes: a light emission unit that emits illumination light; an amount of emitted light control unit that, during photography using the illumination light, controls the amount of illumination light to be emitted during photography based upon the amount of light reflected back from the photographic subject during a preliminary emission of light; and a color temperature control unit that controls the color temperature of the illumination light during the preliminary light emission, based upon color information for ambient light. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136225 | Software Based Photoflash synchronization of camera equipped portable media device and external lighting apparatus - Methods of using software to synchronize the control of a camera on portable media device with the photoflash on an external lighting apparatus. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136226 | Camera with photo tracklog producing function and method for producing photo tracklog - A camera with a photo tracklog producing function includes an image recording module used to take digital images; a GPS (Global Positioning System) module used to receive order sequence of positioning data coordinating the measurements of GPS as GPS tracklogs; a processor unit which writes the positioning data in the format for digital images and combines digital images with the GPS tracklogs to produce the corresponding photo tracklog. Users can recognize the traveling track by reviewing the photo tracklogs. The photo tracklogs also show information of the digital images taken along the traveling track. Furthermore, the invention provides a method for producing photo tracklogs. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136227 | Mirror - A device for hands-free self-examination is provided comprising a viewing component having a mirror which is attached to a compliant receptacle. The receptacle being configured to receive filler material thereby enabling the device to be positioned on an irregular surface such that it substantially conforms thereto and enabling the mirror to be manipulated to any orientation. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136228 | CAMERA AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREOF - A camera which has a compact configuration, can be easily assembled and has excellent appearance, and an assembling method thereof are provided. An outer cover body of the camera is formed in a tubular shape. The outer cover body has: a lens attachment portion for attaching the lens unit; a lens opening portion through which a lens barrel of the lens unit attached to the lens attachment portion is inserted; and a hole through which the lens unit can pass, and the lens unit is housed inside the outer cover body and is attached to the lens attachment portion. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136229 | Method and System for Transmitting Information in an Optical Communication System Using Distributed Amplification - A method and system for transmitting information in an optical communication system includes modulating a non-intensity characteristic of an optical carrier signal with a data signal to generate an optical information signal. The optical information signal is transmitted over an optical link. The optical information signal is amplified over a length of the optical link with a co-launched amplification signal traveling in the optical link in a same direction as the optical information signal. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136230 | System and Method for Managing Wavelength Drift in an Optical Network - In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a system and method for managing wavelength drift in an optical network is provided. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving traffic in one or more optical channels transmitted by one or more transmitters, each channel having successive timeslots, each transmitter assigned to transmit in a channel in allocated timeslots in the channel. The method also includes determining whether the traffic received in a particular channel in a particular timeslot was transmitted by one of the transmitters that was not assigned to transmit in the particular channel. The method further includes, if the traffic in the particular channel was transmitted by one of the transmitters that was not assigned to transmit in the particular channel, identifying the transmitter that was not assigned to transmit but that did transmit in the particular channel, assigning the identified transmitter to transmit in the particular channel, and allocating timeslots in the particular channel to the identified transmitter. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136231 | Remote controlling system and gateway apparatus for controlling electronic appliances within space - The present invention provides a remote controlling system for controlling a plurality of electronic appliances within a space, such as a home, an office, etc. Each of the electronic appliances includes a respective radiation-based signal receiver. By use of the remote controlling system, a user can conveniently control the electronic appliances in the situation through a user interface or an external communication network, such as an Internet. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136232 | INFRARED COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND INFRARED COMMUNICATION METHOD - An infrared communication apparatus and method enabling data communication with a receiving device, regardless of a protocol with which the receiving device is compatible. A transmitting unit transmits a first packet to inquire whether a receiving device is compatible with a first protocol and transmits a second packet to inquire whether the receiving device is compatible with a second protocol, to the receiving device at least once, and transmits a plurality of third packets to inquire whether the receiving device is compatible with a third protocol, to the receiving device. A receiving unit receives a response packet indicating a protocol with which the receiving device is compatible, from the receiving device having received the first packet, the second packet, and the plurality of third packets. A data transmitting unit transmits data to the receiving device, based on the protocol indicated by the response packet received by the receiving unit. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136233 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND OPTICAL NODE - Where an integrated monitoring and controlling unit is to control an optical add-drop unit so as to cause transmit signals from the optical transceiver of a first optical node to be received by the optical transceivers of plural different optical nodes, this purpose can be achieved by an optical transmission system provided with an alarm inhibiting device that can inhibit the optical transceiver, which is a source of transmission, from issuing any unexpected alarm. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136234 | TRANSCEIVER MODULE SLEEP MODE - In one embodiment, an apparatus comprising an optical transmitter, having an optical transmitter portion and an electrical transmitter portion, and configured to convert an electrical signal to an optical signal, and transmit the optical signal; an optical receiver, having an optical receiver portion and an electrical receiver portion, configured to receive an optical signal and convert the optical signal to an electrical signal; a passive power controller configured to passively detect whether or not a cable is coupled with the optical transmitter and, if not, to place at least the optical transmitter portion in a sleep mode. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136235 | Probe card with optical transmitting unit and memory tester having the same - Example embodiments provide a probe card having an optical transmitting unit and a memory tester having the probe card. The probe card may include a plurality of needles connected to test terminals formed in a memory, a plurality of first terminals connected to the needles, a plurality of second terminals connected to the outside and corresponding to the first terminals, and an optical transmitting unit. The optical transmitting unit may connect the first terminals and the second terminals. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136236 | Optically Coupling Components Of A Transceiver - An apparatus comprises one or more electro-optical coupling modules. An electro-optical coupling module comprises a diode, a flexible optical coupling element, a reflective surface, and an optical fiber. The diode performs an electro-optical conversion on a signal. The flexible optical coupling element communicates the signal between the diode and the reflective surface. The reflective surface reflects the signal between the flexible optical coupling element and the optical fiber. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136237 | Coupling structure for optical fibres and process for making it - A coupling structure for coupling optical radiation, i.e., light, between an optical fibre and an optical device, e.g., a laser diode or a photodiode. The coupling structure has an optical through-via which guides the optical radiation to or from the optical fibre. Light exiting the fibre travels through a guidance channel so it remains substantially confined to a narrow optical path that mimics the fibre core. Conversely, light enters the fibre after having traveled through the guidance channel. The guidance channel has a first core region, the “channel core”, having first refractive index surrounded by a second region, the “channel cladding” having a second refractive index smaller than the first refractive index. The coupling structure, including the guidance channel, is preferably made of semiconductor-based material, more preferably of silicon-based material. The guidance channel is preferably silicon oxide. The coupling structure further has a fibre drive-in element, which facilitates insertion and alignment of the optical fibre to the guidance channel. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136238 | Security over an optical fiber link - An apparatus includes an optical transmitter having a first dynamically reconfigurable optical filter, an optical receiver having a second dynamically reconfigurable optical filter. The optical transmitter and optical receive are connected via an optical fiber transmission line. The optical filters are configured to function in a complementary manner. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136239 | Optical Signal Transmission Control Apparatus and Optical Signal Transmission Control Method - An optical signal transmission control apparatus that controls transmission of optical signals transmitted via a plurality of redundant routes. The optical signal transmission control apparatus includes a delay difference adjusting unit that adjusts a transmission delay difference between the optical signals of each route by converting a wavelength of the optical signal and making the optical signal with a converted wavelength pass through a waveguide in which a transmission delay of the optical signal changes continuously depending on the wavelength, and a waveform degradation compensating unit that compensates degradation of a waveform of the optical signal, while maintaining the transmission delay difference adjusted by the delay difference adjusting unit. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136240 | Balanced Phase-Shaped Binary Transmission In Optical Communications - Optical communication apparatus, methods, systems are provided based on balanced-detection phase-shaped binary transmission (BD-PSBT). | 2009-05-28 |
20090136241 | OPTICAL MSK DATA FORMAT - A method of generating an optical minimum shift keying (MSK) modulated signal, a method of pre-coding an input data stream for generation of an optical MSK modulated signal, a method of decoding an optical MSK modulated signal, an MSK transmitter, an encoder structure for encoding an input data stream for generation of an optical MSK modulated signal, and a receiver structure for decoding an optical MSK modulated signal. The method of generating an optical minimum shift keying (MSK) modulated signal comprises amplitude modulating a first optical signal utilising a clock signal having a clock frequency to generate a carrier suppressed return-to-zero (CS-RZ) second optical signal; splitting the second optical signal into a third and a fourth optical signals in a first arm and a second arm respectively; applying a substantially 1-bit time delay in the first arm and applying a phase shift in the second arm such that a phase difference between the first and second arms is π/2; applying phase modulation in the first and second arms according to respective bit sequences; and combining the third and fourth signals from the first and second arms into the optical MSK modulated signal. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136242 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus to which a developer storage container can be detachably mounted, includes: a reception unit arranged to receive information from the developer storage container; a first temperature detection unit provided in an inside of the image forming apparatus and arranged to detect a temperature of the inside of the image forming apparatus; a cooling unit arranged to cool the inside of the image forming apparatus; and a control unit arranged to determine on the basis of the received information whether second temperature detection unit is provided to the developer storage container, control the cooling unit on the basis of the detection result of the first temperature detection unit when the second temperature detection unit is not provided, and control the cooling unit on the basis of the detection results of the first and second temperature detection units when the second temperature detection unit is provided. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136243 | Motor Controller and Printer - A motor controller is provided. The motor controller includes a motor drive unit that drives a plurality of motors; a thermal shutdown unit that is provided in the motor drive unit and that stops the plurality of motors in the case of an overload; a lock signal generation unit that generates a lock signal corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of motors when a rotational speed of the respective motor reaches a threshold speed set for the respective motor; and an operation determination unit which, when the lock signal generation unit interrupts lock signals for all of the plurality of motors, determines that thermal shutdown unit has operated. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136244 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPER LEVEL CALCULATING METHOD OF THE SAME - An image forming apparatus and a developer level calculating method of the same. The image forming apparatus includes a developing unit which includes a developing roller to provide the developer onto a photosensitive body, a developing sensor to sense a developer level, and a supplying roller to supply the developer to the developing roller; a developer bottle which supplies the developer to the developing unit; and a controller which calculates a number of first printing dots of the developing unit, converts the amount of the developer supplied from the developer bottle sensed by the developer sensor into a number of second printing dots, calculates a number of third printing dots on the basis of the number of the first printing dots and the second printing dots, and calculates total developer level of the developer bottle on the basis of the number of the third printing dots. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136245 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus forming an image by fixing a developer on a recording medium with heat includes a fixing member, a pressure member, a drive unit, a heat unit, a temperature detection unit, a control unit, and a temperature record storing unit. The fixing member is rotatably supported and heats the recording medium. The pressure member presses against the fixing member. The drive unit rotationally drives the fixing member. The heat unit heats the fixing member. The temperature detection unit detects temperature of the fixing member. The control unit controls the heat unit and the drive unit. The temperature record storing unit stores a temperature record of the temperature detection unit. The control unit controls, based on the temperature record of the temperature record storing unit, a rotation drive of the drive unit in a case of non-fixing. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136246 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING PAPER TYPE DETECTION SECTION AND PAPER TYPE CONFIRMATION METHOD OF THE SAME - An image forming apparatus having a paper type detection section according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a paper type and paper thickness storage section to store ranges of paper thicknesses correspondingly to a plurality of paper types, a paper thickness detection section to detect a thickness of a sheet on which a formed image is printed, and a paper thickness comparison and determination section to feed, when a specific paper type is selected, a sheet of the paper type to the paper thickness detection section and to determine whether the measured paper thickness is within the range of paper thickness stored in the paper type and paper thickness storage section and corresponding to the paper type, and when the paper thickness comparison and determination section determines that the measured paper thickness is outside the range of the selected paper type, a warning to that effect is issued. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136247 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus in which the image forming apparatus has a marginless mode in which the toner image is formed on said image bearing member in an area that covers the recording material and an area outside the recording material, and the toner image is transferred to extend beyond an edge of the recording material carried by said recording material carrying member, the image forming apparatus further including: a detecting device which detects the toner image that extends beyond the edge of the recording material and is transferred to said recording material carrying member in the marginless mode; and a control device which uses a detection result provided by said detecting device to control where said exposure device forms a latent image on said image bearing member. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136248 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD THEREOF - A method of forming an image with a plurality of colors of developer, the method including generating color printing data corresponding to colors, sensing remainders of the plurality of colors of developer, converting the color printing data into mono printing data for a reference color corresponding to color density of each color printing data if at least one of colors of developer is insufficient, and printing the mono printing data. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136249 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH CALIBRATION FUNCTION - An image forming apparatus is provided with an image bearing member, a line test image forming section for forming a line test image made up of a plurality of line images arranged side by side on the image bearing member, an image density detecting section for detecting the density of the line test image formed on the image bearing member or the line test image transferred from the image bearing member to a transfer member, and a setting section for setting an image forming condition based on the density of the line test image. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136250 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes an image carrier, an intermediate transfer part, a primary transfer part, a secondary transfer part, and a transfer area change part. The image carrier is configured to carry a visible image formed with developer. The primary transfer part is configured to transfer the visible image from the image carrier to a transfer area on the intermediate transfer part. The secondary transfer part is configured to transfer the visible image from the intermediate transfer part to a recording medium. The transfer area change part is configured to change the transfer area. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136251 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus capable of setting a criterion individually for respective image forming apparatuses, which is used in determining whether or not a developer is properly supplied to a developing unit, thereby stabilizing a developer toner density. With a shutter member closed, reflection light from a reflection sheet is received by a toner density detection sensor, and an output voltage is stored in a memory. After the shutter member is opened, reflection light from a developing sleeve is received by the sensor, and an output voltage is stored in the memory. If an amount of change in voltage per unit toner density calculated based on the output voltages does not fall within a predetermined range, an operation of a main unit of the image forming apparatus is stopped. If the amount of voltage change falls within the predetermined range, the amount of voltage change is stored in the memory. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136252 | Image forming apparatus and method for controlling the same - A control unit controls a starting process and a stopping process of an image forming unit in a stepwise manner. Upon receiving an instruction for executing the image forming process during the stopping process, a determination unit inquires of the control unit about a stage of the stopping process and determines whether the stopping process in the stage is interruptible. A shutdown unit instructs the control unit to interrupt the stopping process during or after the stage, based on a result of determination by the determination unit. A start-up unit instructs the control unit to perform the starting process after interrupting the stopping process. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136253 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is constituted by an image bearing member; a corona charging member including a wire; a heat generating member for generating heat by energization; a shielding member, including the heat generating member, capable of shielding a portion of the corona charging member opposing to the image bearing member from the image bearing member by being moved between the corona charging member and the image bearing member; an energization control member for controlling energization of the heat generating member; and moving member for moving the shielding member to a first position at which the shielding member shields the portion and a second position retracted from the first position. When the shielding member is located at the first position, at least a part of the heat generating member is disposed between the corona charging member and the image bearing member. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136254 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a carriage, a drive mechanism, a flexible harness, and a support member. The carriage includes a recording head to jet liquid droplets. The drive mechanism, which moves the carriage in a main scanning direction, includes a belt extending in the main scanning direction. The flexible harness, connecting the recording head and another unit, transmits signals between the recording head and another unit. The support member supports the flexible harness in an upright position over the belt. The flexible harness is routed at least partially in the main scanning direction of the carriage. The support member includes a regulation member at an exit portion of the support member to set a vertical height of the support member at the regulation member smaller than a width of the flexible harness. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136255 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an image forming apparatus including an image forming unit that outputs an image corresponding to image data to an output medium and a load bearing supporting structure that is connected to the image forming unit and can provide strength in a vertical direction when the image forming unit is housed in a housing member. The load bearing supporting structure houses therein a harness connectable to an operation unit that can input a control signal to the image forming unit. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136256 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARTUS, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER - In an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support, a conductive layer formed on the support, an intermediate layer formed on the conductive layer, and a photosensitive layer formed on the intermediate layer, the conductive layer has been formed by using a conductive layer coating fluid which contains TiO | 2009-05-28 |
20090136257 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A development device includes a developer carrier configured to carry developer and disposed in a development case, partly exposed from an opening of the development case facing an image carrier, a developer-transporting member configured to transport the developer to the developer carrier, and a discharging member housing a discharging space including a communicating path connecting to an area where the developer carrier faces the developer-transporting member, from which air is discharged into the discharging space, and a discharging port that opens in a longitudinal direction of the developer-transporting member, from which air is discharged from the discharging space. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136258 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a carriage, a plurality of sub-tanks, a main tank, and a plurality of supply tubes. The carriage includes a plurality of recording heads that jet liquid droplets of a plurality of colored ink. The plurality of sub-tanks supply the plurality of recording heads with the corresponding colored ink. The main tank supplies the corresponding colored ink to each of the sub-tanks. The plurality of supply tubes connect the main tank and the sub-tanks. The plurality of supply tubes are fused in a band-shape at a position between the main tank and the carriage, and a maximum of two of the supply tubes are fused together at a position corresponding to a groove of a tube fixing unit provided to the carriage. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136259 | Developer collection container, developer cartridge, developing unit and image forming apparatus - A developer collection container includes a developer storing portion having first and second end portions in a longitudinal direction thereof. A developer supply opening is provided on the first end portion through which the developer is supplied into the developer storing portion. A rotation member is rotatably provided so as to extend substantially from the first end portion to the second end portion. The rotation member rotates so as to convey the developer in the longitudinal direction of the developer storing portion. In a first region closer to the first end portion, the rotation member conveys the developer in a direction from the first end portion toward the second end portion with a conveying power which is larger than a conveying power with which the rotation member conveys the developer in a second region closer to the second end portion. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136260 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photoconductor including a conductive support and a photosensitive layer, wherein the photosensitive layer contains a charge generation agent, a charge transport agent and a binder resin, and wherein the charge generation agent contains an asymmetric disazo pigment represented by General Formula (I), the charge transport agent contains a triphenylamine compound represented General Formula (IX), and the mass ratio of the charge transport agent to the binder resin is 0.3 to 2.0, | 2009-05-28 |
20090136261 | CHARGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A charging apparatus is provided in which electrodes can be protected from corrosion induced by water content in the air, ozone, nitrogen oxide and the like and thereby lack of uniformity in charged potential on photoreceptor surface can be prevented, and in which a charged potential on photoreceptor surface can be kept in an adequate range for a longer period of time. As an electrode disposed in the charging apparatus for charging photoreceptor surface, an electrode formed with a protective layer made of nickel and phosphorus for surface protection is used. In the protective layer, phosphorus concentration and thickness proportion are each set to fall within a specified range. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136262 | CHARGING DEVICE HAVING INTERLACED DISCHARGING TIPS - A charging device includes a plurality of electrode elements disposed in parallel to each other and a power supply for providing a voltage to the electrode elements. Each electrode element has a plurality of discharging tips arranged in a line, wherein the discharging tips of two adjacent electrode elements are positioned interlacedly. Therefore, when the charging device is implemented to charge a photoconductor of a printing device, the charging can be more uniform and the time needed to charge the photoconductor to a predetermined voltage level can be shortened. Moreover, the voltage applied to the electrode elements is not necessary to be as high as the voltage (4000-7000V) applied on conventional corona charging devices. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136263 | MIRROR AND OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE - A mirror includes a substrate, a reflection layer, and a protection layer. The substrate includes a surface having an attachment area and a reflection area. The reflection layer is formed on the reflection area. The protection layer is formed on the reflection area on which the reflection layer is formed and the attachment area. Material of the protection layer is homogeneous across the reflection area and the attachment area. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136264 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE FORMING, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image forming apparatus includes a light source, a polygon mirror, and a plurality of photosensitive elements. The polygon mirror has a plurality of reflection surfaces that reflect a light beam at different angles. The light beams deflected by the reflection surfaces travel along different optical paths and impinge on different photosensitive elements. A light-beam control unit controls emission of the light beam from the light source depending on a distance between the deflecting unit and the photosensitive elements thereby performing an fθ correction of the light beam. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136265 | Wire Bar, Method of Manufacturing Wire Bar, and Image Forming Apparatus - A wire bar is formed by winding a wire, which comprises a first flat portion formed along an overall longitudinal length, around a peripheral surface of a metal core such that the peripheral surface of the metal core and the first flat portion tightly contact with each other. Since this increases the area size of a contact portion where the wire and the metal core contact each other, it is possible to increase the force of static friction which fixes the wire to the metal core. Fixing of the wound wire to the metal core by the strong force of static friction effectively prevents the wound wire from getting deviated. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136266 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR FILLING THE SAME - A developer container includes: a container chamber that has a container space for containing a developer; and an conveyance member having a rotation shaft and a spiral member and which rotates inside the container space about the rotation shaft, the spiral member being spirally extended to hold a first angle to an axial direction of the rotation shaft, and the spiral member being provided with a plurality of low-angle portions, wherein at least one of the low-angle portions is provided in each unit segment which is equivalent to one turn of the spiral member about the rotation shaft, and an amount of a developer contained in the container space is enough to constantly bury any of the plurality of low-angle portions in the developer under a condition that the axial direction of the rotation shaft is held to be horizontal inside the container space. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136267 | MAGNETIC SCAVENGER FOR AN ELECTROSTATOGRAPHIC PRINTER - An apparatus and method for managing magnetic carrier in an electrostatographic printer including an apparatus for directing magnetic carrier from the photoconductor, back toward the feed apparatus wherein the apparatus includes a magnetic carrier scavenger such that there is more magnetic carrier volume in the direction of the feed apparatus as well as a well to collect any magnetic carrier that does not move toward the feed apparatus. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136268 | Roller device for a toner cartridge - A roller device for a toner cartridge includes a spindle and a roller body. The roller body has a foam layer disposed around the spindle, and an outer tube disposed around the foam layer. Both of the outer tube and the foam layer are made of a thermoplastic material. The roller body has a bulk resistance ranging from 10 | 2009-05-28 |
20090136269 | Developer Electric Field Conveyer, Developer Feeder, and Image Forming Apparatus - A developing apparatus | 2009-05-28 |
20090136270 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is configured to select one of electrically discharging of an intermediate transfer member carried out by applying a voltage to a primary transfer member and electrically discharging of the intermediate transfer member carried out by applying a voltage to a secondary transfer member according to a charged state of the intermediate transfer member after secondary transfer. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136271 | Printing system - A printing system includes two image-forming units, each containing an image medium on which a powder image may be formed and an intermediate medium contactable with the image medium for transferring the powder image. Both intermediate media together form a nip for substantially simultaneously printing the powder images on two separate sides of a receiving medium. A toner is used for the formation of the powder images. The toner has a flowability, measured using an API flowability tester, of 6 or higher. A method is also provided for selecting the toner that is suitable for the printing system. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136272 | Toner Transfer Apparatus - The present application is directed to methods and devices for controlling charge buildup on a toner image as the toner image passes through one or more transfer nips. Charge buildup may be reduced by laterally offsetting a transfer roller from a photoconductor drum. The transfer roller may be constructed of an essentially non-compressible conductive material. AC current may be used to generate an electrical field between the photoconductor drum and the transfer roller. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136273 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus - A fixing device and an image forming apparatus including the fixing device are supplied capable of preventing life of roller from shortening due to big shearing warp. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136274 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus - A fixing device fixes a recording medium with a toner image transferred thereon. The fixing device includes an endless belt heated with a heating member; a first pressing member contacting with the endless belt and extending the endless belt together with the heating member; a second pressing member for pressing the endless belt and sandwiching the endless belt together with the first pressing member; and a high thermal conductive member contacting with an inner surface of the endless belt and disposed along a direction crossing a direction that the endless belt moves. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136275 | Image reading apparatus and image forming system - An image reading apparatus includes an image reader, a document feeder, and a document retainer. A document feeder feeds the document to the image reader, and the image reader reads an image of a document. The document feeder discharges the document onto a stacker after the image of the document has been read. The document feeder is pivotal relative to the image reader. When the document feeder opens relative to the reader at an angle, the document retainer presses the document against the stacker. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136276 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - An image-forming apparatus is provided which is capable of forming an image on an intended position on a recording medium regardless of the paper sheet width (whether the sheet is wide or narrow). The image-forming apparatus | 2009-05-28 |
20090136277 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes: a sheet tray; an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording sheet; a sheet transporting path that allows a transportation of the recording sheet fed from the sheet tray to the image forming unit; and a sheet detecting unit that detects a passage of a rear end, with respect to a direction in which the recording sheet is transported, of the recording sheet along the sheet transporting path. The transportation of the recording sheet is temporarily stopped at the time of, or after a predetermined time from when the rear end is detected by the sheet detecting unit. The transportation of the recording sheet is resumed on the basis of data on a size of the transported recording sheet and a timing of image formation by the image forming unit. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136278 | PAPER EDGE-BEVELING METHOD, AND AN IMAGE FORMING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Fuser roller edgewear is reduced by a prior beveling of the inboard edge, the outboard edge, or both, of paper sheets that are to be provided to the fuser. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136279 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF ELECTROSTATICALLY ATTRACTING SHEET EFFECTIVELY - In an image forming apparatus, a recording head discharges liquid droplets onto a sheet conveyed on a conveying belt to form an image on the sheet. A sheet discharge device is provided downstream from the conveying belt in a sheet conveyance direction and is intermittently driven independently of and in synchronization with the conveying belt to convey the sheet in a sheet discharging direction. A voltage application device applies a voltage to a charger. A distance between the charger and a nip portion formed between a pressing member and the conveying belt for duplex printing is set so that a voltage applied by the voltage application device increases a charged potential of the conveying belt in an area electrostatically attracting a trailing end of a predetermined sheet and a leading end of a subsequent sheet. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136280 | Lottery ticket printer - A lottery ticket printer comprising a base with an opening, a feeding mechanism, a worm gear set, a cam, an actuator and a thermal printer head. The feeding mechanism, the worm gear set and the actuator are disposed in the base. When a lottery ticket is placed at the opening, the feeding mechanism can automatically feed the lottery ticket into the base. The cam is attached to the worm gear set. The actuator is connected to the worm gear set. The thermal printer head is disposed under the cam. When the lottery ticket is inserted into the opening and stops under the thermal printer head, the actuator actuates the worm gear set to rotate, so as to drive the cam to press the thermal printer head down. After printing, the actuator actuates the worm gear set to rotate the cam, so as to lift the thermal printer head upward. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136281 | CONTROLLING TENSION IN ROLL-BASED PRINT MEDIA - An apparatus, method and computer program for controlling the tension in roll-based print media. The apparatus comprises: a motor arranged to apply torque to the roll of print media to create tension in the print media; and processing means arranged to detect first and second electrical drive parameters applied to the motor when the print media is displaced at a substantially constant velocity with a substantially zero tension and a predetermined tension created therein, respectively, and to determine a print media tension value based on a difference between the first and second detected electrical drive parameters. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136282 | Disposable Body Wax Applicator System and Method - A single-use quantity of body wax is stored in elongated disposable dispensers. The dispensers are formed from hollow thermoplastic and are heated with a heater to melt the body wax. A dispenser tip is opened and the wax is squeezed out of the dispenser and spread over the desired area using a substantially flat surface of the elongated disposable dispenser. The dispenser is then disposed of after the single use. Additional dispensers can be of various sizes and are used for other body areas. A preferred heater holds multiple dispensers vertically in openings or holes and uses AC power to heat and melt the body wax for use. | 2009-05-28 |
20090136283 | WRITING INSTRUMENT FOR HAND-HELD DEVICES - The present invention is a collapsible retractable pen for attachment to a hand-held device, such as a cell phone. The pen extends from a compact size to an extended size to provide a comfortable fit in the hand. The extension exposes, in a coordinating movement, the writing point of a retracted ink refill. The movements are governed by a system of keys and keyways between the telescoping housing components. The nested keys and keyways allow a narrow profile while providing an intuitive operational sequence. The invention includes a sheath, or alternatively a clip, for holding the pen and attaching it an object. | 2009-05-28 |