27th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100171924 | CONTACT LENS - A contact lens includes at least two focal lengths, a single lower bearing surface capable of allowing the lens to be translated relative to an eye, and an area placed in the lower portion of the lens, the area having an outer face connected to a remainder of the outer face of the lens via a recess and the area having an inner face indistinguishable from the rest of an inner face of the lens, where the recess defines the lower bearing surface, and where the area is thin with an average thickness of the same order of magnitude as a thickness of an upper edge of said lens. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171925 | METHOD OF EYE ALIVENESS TESTING AND DEVICE FOR EYE ALIVENESS TESTING - In compliance with the method, the measurement of the characteristic dimensions of the hypothetical pupil are taken on the basis of a sequence of images. The eye is stimulated with the light featuring a pre-defined intensity profile. For each image in this sequence, the characteristic dimensions of the hypothetical pupil are calculated by means of image processing methods. For a sequence of images, the system determines the function ƒ which defines the changes in the characteristic dimensions of the hypothetical pupil within the measurement period, and on the basis of the said changes as well as on the selected mathematical model, the aliveness parameters O of the eye are determined by means of estimation methods. The calculated aliveness parameters are compared with the statistical template by way of classification process. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171926 | Apparatus for treating visual field loss - A method and apparatus for treating visual field loss by disassociating and differentiating between the ambient and focal visual information of a patient. This is achieved by providing a stationary target for the patient to focus on and a moving, spinning or rotating background relative to the stationary target. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171927 | PROJECTION TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Red, green, and blue laser light emitted from laser light sources | 2010-07-08 |
20100171928 | SINGLE-IMAGER PROJECTION ENGINE ASSEMBLY - A single-imager projection engine assembly includes a light source, a reflective polarization modulation imager, a reflective quarter wave composite plate, a projection lens system, and a PBS assembly which includes a first polarization beam splitting film and a second polarization beam splitting film in a V-notch pairing configuration. The first polarization beam splitting film reflects the illumination light in first polarization state to the reflective polarization modulation imager, while the second polarization beam splitting film and the reflective quarter wave composite plate in conjunction convert the illumination light in second polarization state passing through the first polarization beam splitting film to first polarization state and reflects the converted to the reflective polarization modulation imager. Combined illumination is modulated, polarization rotated and reflected by the reflective polarization modulation imager back to the PBS assembly for projection through the projection lens. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171929 | DRY ERASABLE PROJECTION ARTICLE AND SYSTEM - A communication article and system comprising a writing member having a dry erasable front surface and a projection member is disclosed. The projection member includes an asymmetric optical diffuser that scatters light in a first direction with a first viewing angle A | 2010-07-08 |
20100171930 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PROJECTOR APPARATUS - A control apparatus for controlling a projector apparatus projecting an image in provided. The apparatus includes an input unit for inputting layout information relating to a layout of the images projected by a plurality of projector apparatuses, an obtaining unit for obtaining respective projection areas of the plurality of projector apparatuses, a determination unit for determining a correction amount of the respective projection areas of the plurality of projector apparatuses based on the layout information input by the input unit and the projection areas obtained by the obtaining unit, and a notifying unit for notifying the plurality of projector apparatuses of the correction amount determined by the determination unit. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171931 | LINE ILLUMINATION APPARATUS USING LASER ARRAYS - An illumination apparatus forms, onto a linear array light modulator, a line of illumination that extends in a linear direction. The illumination apparatus has a first laser array with laser emitters for forming a first linear beam array and a second laser array with laser emitters for forming a second linear beam array. An array combiner aligns at least the first and second linear beam arrays in the linear direction and directs the first and second linear beam arrays along a propagation path to form a mixed illumination. At least first and second cylindrical lens elements having power in the linear direction relay the mixed illumination from the propagation path toward the linear array light modulator. At least third and fourth cylindrical lens elements having power in the cross-array direction that is orthogonal to the linear direction focus the mixed illumination onto the linear array light modulator. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171932 | LASER PROJECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LASER PROJECTION DEVICE - Laser projection device comprising an image generating unit, intermediate imaging optics configured to generate an intermediate image at an image focal plane ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171933 | METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR COLOR LOSS OF IMAGE IN IMAGE PROJECTOR AND APPARATUS THEREOF - An apparatus is provided for compensating for color loss of an image in an image projector. A light source has Red (R), Green (G) and Blue (B) lamps. An optical image modulator receives R, G and B lights generated in the light source, receives an electrical image signal, modulates the lights according to the image signal, and outputs the lights so that an associated image is projected on a screen. A camera photographs an area on the screen where the image is projected. A lamp driving controller with a color-temperature table, in which optimal brightness setting values of the R, G and B lamps are stored for each screen color, checks brightness setting values of each of the lamps upon receipt of screen color information from the camera. A lamp driver drives each of the lamps in the light source according to control information from the lamp driving controller. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171934 | LENS ARRAY ELEMENT AND PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - A lens array element has a rectangular plate-like external shape, and includes plate surfaces that functions as light transmission surfaces; and a plurality of cellular lenses that are formed on at least one of the plate surfaces. Each of end faces | 2010-07-08 |
20100171935 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - LED modules | 2010-07-08 |
20100171936 | POSITIONING INTERFACES FOR PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICES - Described herein are devices that provide projection-type video output in a portable and flexible design. The design includes a projection chamber, a base, and an interface that permits relative positioning between the projection chamber and base. The base maintains the position of the display device. The projection chamber includes components responsible for the production of images based on received video data and components responsible for the projection of those images. Relative pointing between the projection chamber and base allows the projection chamber to be pointed—and an output projected image to be positioned—with minimal effort. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171937 | OBLIQUE PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A projection type display apparatus including an oblique projection optical system having a plurality of lenses is disclosed. A lens nearest to a projection screen has a vertical effective image area through which a light flux passes. The lens is arranged at a position not including an optical axis shared by the largest number of lenses among the plurality of lenses. A flat mirror for returning the optical path is arranged between the particular lens and the projection screen at a predetermined angle to the optical axis. An enlarged image obtained by the light flux returned by the flat mirror is formed toward a display screen. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171938 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device includes an imager which modulates light from a light source based on an image signal; a projection optical system which enlarges and projects the light modulated by the imager onto a projection plane; and a shift mechanism which displaces the imager in a direction intersecting with an optical axis of the projection optical system. The projection optical system and the shift mechanism are co-mounted on a base member. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171939 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - In a lithographic method, a characteristic of a projection system is measured before and after periods of heating (exposures) and cooling to provide data to calibrate a model of lens heating. The model has a part modeling the effect of cooling and a part modeling the effect of heating on the characteristic. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171940 | Projection exposure apparatus, projection exposure method, and method for producing device - A projection exposure apparatus transfers a pattern formed on a mask onto a substrate through a liquid. The projection exposure apparatus includes an optical member which projects an image of the pattern onto the substrate and an electricity removal device which removes electricity from the liquid to be supplied to a space between the optical member and a surface of the substrate by adding an additive to the liquid to suppress the liquid from being charged. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171941 | Stage apparatus and exposure apparatus - A wafer stage system moves a wafer stage that retains a wafer via a wafer holder along a wafer base. For example, the wafer holder is formed from a material whose density is not uniform, such that the portion that includes the reflecting surface that reflects a measuring beam for position measurement is a high-density portion, and the other portions are low-density portions. Or, the wafer stage is formed from a material whose density is not uniform, such that the portion that includes the surface that constitutes a gas bearing is a high-density portion, and the other portions are low-density portions. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171942 | METHOD FOR WAFER ALIGNMENT - A method for wafer alignment includes the following steps. First, a wafer including a first material layer and a second material layer on the top of the first material layer is provided, wherein the first material layer includes a first alignment mark. Then, the wafer is aligned in an exposure tool. After that, the second material layer is patterned to form a second alignment mark. Finally, an offset distance between the first alignment mark and the second alignment mark is measured in the exposure tool. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171943 | Method for geodetic monitoring of rails - Method for geodetic monitoring of rails provided for conveying devices in that stationed at least in the area of one rail end is a tachymeter with spatial reference, placed on the rail to be checked is a rail measuring vehicle that travels the rail alone for measuring the rail when the rail is not loaded, and that for measuring the rail when loaded is driven at the same speed as the conveying device, the measuring points during the measurement being recorded continuously when the rail is loaded and/or unloaded. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171944 | Gas Velocity Sensor - A method and apparatus for determining gas velocity, which includes generating transmitted radiation having an expected transmission frequency, detecting backscattered radiation, and determining gas velocity in dependence upon any Doppler shift of the frequency of the backscattered radiation, determining a transmission frequency of the transmitted radiation; detecting any difference between the measured transmission frequency and the expected transmission frequency and generating a feedback signal therefrom, and determining gas velocity using said feedback signal. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171945 | Method of Classifying a Graded-Index Multimode Optical Fiber - A method of classifying a graded-index multimode optical fiber includes taking a series of individual measurements at a single wavelength, and using the measurements to characterize the departure of the multimode optical fiber's actual index profile from the corresponding nominal index profile. The measurements, coupled with intermodal dispersion or EMB measurement, may be used to predict the approximate transmission properties of the optical fiber at wavelengths other than the measurement wavelength. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171946 | MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION-MICROSCOPY - A microscope for total internal reflection microscopy. The microscope includes at least one light source configured to provide an illumination light to an illumination beam path for an evanescent illumination of a specimen so as to reflect the illumination light at an interface to the specimen or a specimen cover so as to return reflection light into the illumination beam path, an objective through which the illumination light and detection light are directable, a detection device, and a coupling device. The coupling device includes a mirror disposed in the illumination beam path. The mirror has a reflecting surface and a hole, the hole being configured to pass the illumination light there through so as to couple the illumination light into the illumination beam path. The reflecting surface is configured to couple out at least a part of the reflection light and to direct the coupled-out reflection light to the detection devices so as to enable determination from a beam pat of the coupled-out reflection light, at least one of a quantifiable parameter and a qualifiable parameter of at least one of the evanescent illumination and an evanescent field created in the specimen. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171947 | PATTERN INSPECTION DEVICE AND METHOD - A pattern inspection device has a light irradiator configured to irradiate a light on an inspection area set in a pattern forming location on a semiconductor wafer and an adjustment area set different from the inspection area in association with the inspection area on the semiconductor wafer, an image pickup part for inspection configured to pick up a light which is irradiated by the light irradiator and reflected on the inspection area to generate an inspection image, a tester configured to conduct a pattern inspection of the semiconductor wafer based on the inspection image, an image pickup part for adjustment configured to pick up a light which is irradiated by the light irradiator and reflected on the adjustment area to generate an adjustment image, and a light amount adjuster configured to adjust an amount of the light irradiated on the inspection area by the light irradiator so as to reduce a fluctuation of a luminance of the inspection image due to a difference of a thickness of the pattern based on the adjustment image. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171948 | METALIZED SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES FOR RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY - In one aspect, the present invention generally provides methods for fabricating substrates for use in a variety of analytical and/or diagnostic applications. Such a substrate can be generated by exposing a semiconductor surface (e.g., silicon surface) to a plurality of short laser pulses to generate micron-sized, and preferably submicron-sized, structures on the surface. The structured surface can then be coated with a thin metallic layer, e.g., one having a thickness in a range of about 10 nm to about 1000 nm. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171949 | NON-INVASIVE OPTICAL ANALYSIS USING SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY - In one aspect, a system for use in product packaging is disclosed that includes a polymeric sensing substrate coupled to a package such that a front sensing surface thereof is in contact with a portion of a product, e.g., a fungible product, stored in the package and a back surface thereof is accessible via an environment external to the package. The system further includes a radiation source adapted to direct radiation to the substrate's back surface such that the radiation would interact with one or more molecular species of the product that are in contact with the substrate's sensing surface. The system also includes a detector that is adapted to detect radiation returning from the substrate in response to its illumination by the radiation source. The front surface of the sensing substrate can comprise a plurality of micron-sized or submicron-sized ridges having a discontinuous or continuous metal coating, e.g., a metallic layer with a thickness in a range of about 10 nm to about 1000 nm (and preferably in a range of about 50 nm to about 120 nm), disposed thereon. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171950 | METHODS FOR UNIFORM METAL IMPREGNATION INTO A NANOPOROUS MATERIAL - The methods, systems | 2010-07-08 |
20100171951 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE RAMAN AND LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROMETRY - An spectrometer including Raman and LIBS spectroscopy capabilities is disclosed. The spectrometer includes a laser source configurable to produce a lased light directable towards a target substance, the laser source having a single wavelength and having sufficient power to cause a portion of the target to emit Raman scattering and sufficient to ablate a portion of the target substance to produce a plasma plume. A separate remote light collector is optically configurable to collect light emitted from the portion of the target emitting Raman scattering and from the portion of the target producing the plasma plume. A filter is optically coupled to the remote light collector to remove reflected light and Rayleigh-scattered light, and a spectroscope is optically coupled to the filter and configured to separate the collected and filtered light into a frequency spectrum comprising a Raman spectrum and a laser-induced breakdown spectrum. Finally, an electronic light sensor is used to record the frequency spectrum. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171952 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETER - The present invention relates to a system and methods for acquiring two-dimensional Fourier transform (2D FT) spectra. Overlap of a collinear pulse pair and probe induce a molecular response which is collected by spectral dispersion of the signal modulated probe beam. Simultaneous collection of the molecular response, pulse timing and characteristics permit real time phasing and rapid acquisition of spectra. Full spectra are acquired as a function of pulse pair timings and numerically transformed to achieve the full frequency-frequency spectrum. This method demonstrates the ability to acquire information on molecular dynamics, couplings and structure in a simple apparatus. Multi-dimensional methods can be used for diagnostic and analytical measurements in the biological, biomedical, and chemical fields. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171953 | Spectrometer Assembly - The invention relates to a spectrometer arrangement ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100171954 | Method and Apparatus for Analysis and Sorting of Polynucleotides Based on Size - The invention relates to a microfabricated device and methods of using the device for analyzing and sorting polynucleotide molecules by size. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171955 | DISPLACEMENT SENSOR - This invention provides a displacement measurement device, a displacement measurement method, and a thickness measurement device capable of easily ensuring a conjugate relationship between the light source and the diaphragm and capable of accurately measuring the change in distance with the testing target. In the displacement measurement device, the light from the laser diode is collected towards the pin hole of the diaphragm plate at the collective lens, and then sent to the objective lens through the pin hole. The light is reflected at a surface of work, and detected by a photodiode through the objective lens, the pin hole, the collective lens, and the half mirror. That is, the pin hole becomes a substantial light source, and becomes a diaphragm with respect to the incident light on the work. The spot diameter collected on the pin hole by the collective lens is greater than the diameter of the pin hole. The light receiving quantity signal of the return light component on a diaphragm plate, shown with an outlined arrow, is removed by a high-pass filter. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171956 | Alignment Free Single-Ended Optical Probe and Methods for Spectroscopic Measurements in a Gas Turbine Engine - A method of measuring the combustion property in a measurement volume within a casing defined in part by a casing wall. The method includes providing a port in the chamber wall. Also provided is a fiber assembly comprising a single mode transmit core surrounded by a multimode receive core means. The fiber assembly is operatively coupled to the port to provide optical communication between the fiber assembly and measurement volume. A detection beam capable of detecting a select combustion property is transmitted from the single mode fiber and reflected off a reflection surface within the chamber, the reflection surface being configured to reflect and optically couple at least a portion of the detection beam to the multimode receive core means. The detection beam optically coupled to the multimode receive core means is then measured. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171957 | LIGHT REFLECTOR - The invention provides a light reflector comprising a light reflecting surface, which reflector comprises a layer of a porous inorganic material having a thickness in the range of from 0.1 to 100 mm, which inorganic material has a pore volume in the range of 2 to 80% and an average pore size in the range of from 100 nm to 50 μm. The invention further provides an apparatus comprising the reflector, and a method for preparing the reflector. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171958 | Localized plasmon resonance sensing device and system thereof - The present invention discloses a LPR sensing device and a LPR sensing system comprising a LPR sensing device, a light source, a detecting unit and a processing unit. The LPR sensing device comprises a sensing substrate and a noble metal nanoparticle layer, and the noble metal nanoparticle layer is disposed on the sensing substrate and has noble metal nanoparticles with diameter of 2˜12 nm. An analyte adsorbed on the surface of the noble metal nanoparticle layer generates a dielectric environmental change, resulting in a change of the LPR band. Comparing noble metal nanoparticles with different particle diameters, small noble metal nanoparticles provide better sensing sensitivity to a compound with a small molecular weight. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171959 | Method and apparatus for using multiple relative reflectance measurements to determine properties of a sample using vacuum ultra violet wavelengths - A method and apparatus is disclosed for measuring properties of an unknown sample. A reflectometer and one or more reference pieces is provided. A set of data is collected from the unknown sample and a combination of the reference pieces. A combination of the sample and reference piece data independent of incident intensity is used to determine a property of the unknown sample without calibrating incident reflectometer intensity. The method and apparatus disclosed can measure properties of thin films or scattering structures on semiconductor work pieces. In one embodiment the reflectometer utilizes vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) wavelength reflectometry. Multiple relative reflectance measurements are used to overcome effects of the inevitable contamination buildup that occurs when using optical systems in the VUV region. While advantageous for VUV wavelengths, the method described herein is generally applicable to any wavelength range, and is advantageous in situations where stable reference samples are not available. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171960 | FOR PATH IMBALANCE MEASUREMENT OF THE TWO ARMS FIBER OPTIC INTERFEROMETER - Path imbalance measurement of the two arms fiber optic interferometer includes employing a current carrier signal to modulate the semiconductor laser light source of the interferometer to let it output interference signals to generate a carrier phase signal through path imbalance of the interferometer. Then, the interference signals are expanded to be the harmonic components of carrier phase signal frequency by Bessel function. Subsequently, we use the specific relation between the second and the fourth harmonic components of the interference signals to develop the theory of path imbalance measurement. The method mentioned above can measure a few decimeters of path imbalance and its accuracy can reach to a millimeter. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171961 | METHOD FOR THE CONTACTLESS MEASUREMENT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS WITH TWO LAYERS BY SINGLE-VIEW BACKLIT SHADOWGRAPHY - To measure a hollow three-dimensional object without contact, this object being translucent or transparent vis-á-vis a visible light, an image of the object is acquired by single-view backlit shadowgraphy, along a viewing axis, by observing this object with visible light, this image comprising at least one luminous line, an equation is established that connects at least one optogeometric parameter of the object to at least one geometric parameter of the luminous line, this geometric parameter is determined, and the optogeometric parameter is determined by means of the equation and the geometric parameter thus determined. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171962 | System and Method for Probe Mark Analysis - A method for analyzing probe mark, the method includes: scanning the probe mark by multiple spots; evaluating a probe mark characteristic in response to detection signals generated by multiple sensors of the chromatic confocal system that is characterized by a sub-micron axial resolution. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171963 | APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE - A 3D shape measuring apparatus is disclosed, which is capable of simultaneously obtaining interference fringes of the lowest point and the highest point, by comprising a reflection path controller that generates a reference plane reflection path equal to a reflection path from a lowest point, and a reference plane reflection path equal to a reflection path from a highest point, the lowest and the highest points of a measured object having a height difference. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171964 | Method and Apparatus to Provide Corrections for a Radiation-Therapy Beam - Information is provided regarding a block's sectional contour in a particular plane as corresponds to a radiation-therapy beam. For a point at which block effects are to be assessed, a point is projected onto a plane of the block and a plurality of straight lines is then formed. Each line has a particular relationship with respect to the projected point (such as having each such line intersect all others at the projected point). Intersections amongst these straight lines and the contour are used to evaluate corrections to the dose at the point. These teachings will accommodate identifying line segments that are located within the contour and that are bound by the intersections with the contour. Elementary contributions as correspond to each of these line segments can be averaged to evaluate delivered dose corrections that are due to the presence of beam-limiting and beam-shaping devices in the particular treatment plan. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171965 | Method for Measuring the Thickness or Curvature of Thin Films - A method and means for determining the thickness, or curvature, of a thin film or stack of thin films disposed on the surface of a substrate having a curvature comprising generating a beam of radiation, focusing the beam through the one or more films onto a surface of the substrate, measuring the intensity across the reflected beam as a function of the angle of incidence of a plurality of rays derived from the focussed beam, determining the path of each of the plurality of rays and determining the thickness, or curvature of the film, or films, from the angular dependent intensity measurement. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171966 | ALIGNMENT APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - An alignment apparatus of this invention includes a holding stage that is larger in size than a semiconductor wafer, and an optical sensor that optically detects a position of a peripheral edge of the semiconductor wafer placed on and suction-held by the holding stage. The holding stage has a slits formed thereon vertically in a circumferential direction, and an outer periphery of the semiconductor wafer lies on the slits. The optical sensor is of a transparent type and includes a projector and a photodetector opposed vertically to each other with the slit interposed therebetween. The optical sensor measures the peripheral edge of the semiconductor wafer on the slits of the holding stage. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171967 | PERFORMING A SEARCH THROUGH SENSING A SEARCH FORM WITH A SENSING DEVICE - A method of performing a search is disclosed. A search request form including information relating to a search request and coded data portions is printed. Each coded data portion is indicative of an identity of the search request form and of a position of that coded data portion on the search request form. Indicating data is received from a sensing device which is responsive to movement of the sensing device relative to the search request form to sense at least some of the coded data portions and generate the indicating data. The indicating data is indicative of the identity of the search request form, and movement of the sensing device. Using the indicating data, movement of the sensing device is determined and using the determined movement, a search request is determined. A search is then performed using the determined search request and results of the search are printed. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171968 | COLOR REPRODUCTION METHOD - A units of red {u | 2010-07-08 |
20100171969 | PREVENTING ARTIFACTS THAT MAY BE PRODUCED WHEN BOTTLING PDL FILES CONVERTED FROM RASTER IMAGES - The present invention eliminates undesirable image defects caused during the preparation of pages for printing and folding, known as the bottling process. This is achieved by analyzing image characteristics, sorting out the image according to its characteristics, where necessary vectoring and editing the vectored characteristics, and finally completing the file conversion from a raster image to a Page Description Language (PDL) image. A first embodiment of the invention divides an image into small segments. A second embodiment of the invention enlarges existing image segments. A third embodiment of the invention enlarges existing image segments and sorts image segments according to their color attribute of transparency. A fourth embodiment of the invention divides a part of an image segment to small segments. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171970 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus is provided with a resolution conversion unit | 2010-07-08 |
20100171971 | PRINTING APPARATUS, COLOR CORRECTING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A printing apparatus which executes a calibration operation of matching a measured value of a color reproduced on a print medium with a target value of the color. The printing apparatus includes a unit which executes the calibration operation only on restricted patches satisfying a predetermined condition without executing the calibration operation on all of the patches, when the print medium is exchanged or a print color material is exchanged. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171972 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Multi-valued image data stored in an input image buffer are read out for each time of scans, and the color space conversion and image distribution are performed to read multi-valued image data. The binarized result is sent to the print buffer and at the same time, is accumulated as the print information to execute processing of reflecting it to the image distribution processing of the next pass. It is possible to appropriately restrict the density fluctuation due to the print position shift between planes without providing pixels where dots are overlapped and printed more than necessary. With this, by accumulating the multi-valued image data at the stage of RGB in the input image buffer to read out data stored in input image buffer for executing processing, a capacity required for input image buffer does not change even if the number of the ink colors provided on the printing apparatus increases. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171973 | PRINT SYSTEM, PRINT SERVER, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - A client terminal transmits a request to a printing apparatus for a registration web page for registering, in a print server, a printing apparatus used in a print service provided by the print server. The printing apparatus collects configuration information of the printing apparatus in response to reception of the request, and creates link information which contains the collected configuration information and is used to access the print server. The printing apparatus then generates a registration web page containing the created link information, and transmits it to the client terminal. The print server receives the configuration information of the printing apparatus transmitted from the client terminal via the registration web page transmitted to the client terminal. The print server creates printing apparatus information which associates the configuration information with user information of the user of the client terminal, and manages it in a storage medium. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171974 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ERASING IMAGE DATA - An image forming apparatus includes an image data input unit configured to take in image data, an image data memory unit configured to save image data, a data output unit configured to output the image data in a specific format, and an image data erasing unit configured to erase the image data saved in the image memory unit after output processing by the data output unit is completed. The image data erasing unit requests the user to make a selection as to whether or not an erasing manipulation for image data as an erasure object is executed, and erases the image data by an erasing method at a different security level according to the selection in response to a selection request. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171975 | Focus Image Centering and Printing on a Specified Paper Size - A printing system, which includes a printer and a client computer having executable instructions for creating a print job for producing a large format of an image. The executable instructions include selecting a medium size, displaying an image on a display associated with the client computer, wherein the image is partitioned into a plurality of images, selecting a partition within the plurality of images, and printing the selected partition. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171976 | Print Job Submission Mechanism - A method disclosed. The method includes a print application determining if capacity is available at a print server to receive print jobs in a print job queue, analyzing the characteristics of the print jobs in the print job queue if there is no capacity available at the print server to receive the print jobs and automatically prioritizing the print jobs in the print job queue based upon the characteristics. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171977 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing system includes a printer and a printer server connected to the printer. The printer server is installed with a printer driver for driving the printer. The printer server includes a web control module and a print module. The control module provides a user interface (UI) to a connected client. The control module is capable of receiving a first file in an original format from the client and transmitting the first file to the print module. The print module is capable of transforming the first file in the original format to a second file in a format printable by the printer. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171978 | DELIVERY EXPERT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automated rule-based system for facilitating delivery of a fax document from a source to a destination over a network where an initial delivery attempt has been unsuccessful. Actions to be taken are based upon a time-variable set of input conditions which may be determined from one or more of the destination, the source, a database of past delivery attempts, and a human analyst. The actions may include one or more of resubmitting the fax document to the network for a next delivery attempt, cancelling the document, sending a request to the source or destination for additional delivery information, and identifying the destination as a technical problem. The input conditions may include an identification of non-business days and non-business hours. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171979 | WIRELESS PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A printing method includes following steps. A first port of a digital photo frame sends a broadcast signal to search for a printer. The digital photo frame connects to the printer via a wireless connection. The printer responds to the broadcast signal. A second port of the digital photo frame submits a print request to the printer. A third port of the digital photo frame transfers a file to the printer. Then the printer prints the file out. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171980 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, UNIVERSAL INTERFACE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF USING OPTION UNIT - An image forming apparatus includes a control unit to identify a type of an option unit using pre-stored ID information including information regarding a universal interface to which at least one type of option unit can be connected, a power supply unit, and an option unit connected to the universal interface. A plurality of switches is located along a power supply path between the option unit and the power supply unit. The pre-stored ID information includes the type of the option unit and level of power allowed for the type of option unit. The control unit controls on/off states of the plurality of switches so that power corresponding to the identified type of option unit can be supplied to the option unit. Accordingly, possible damage to the image forming apparatus due to inappropriate connection between the option unit and the image forming apparatus is prevented. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171981 | DESTINATION SETTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a destination setting apparatus for setting destinations used in communications based on a plurality of communication protocols, the apparatus including an input unit configured to input destination information including a destination and a communication protocol of the destination to a destination list which displays a destination as a communication target, a display unit configured to display a setting screen including setting items settable by each communication protocol, based on the destination information input to the destination list, a determination unit configured to determine if the destination information input to the destination list includes one type of communication protocol or a plurality of different types of communication protocols, and a control unit configured to control to generate a setting screen to be displayed by the display unit based on the determination result of the determination unit, and to display the setting screen on the display unit. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171982 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM OF THE PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing system, in which an image forming device receives a print job containing PDL data and print settings from a printer server for printing, has a problem that the print setting upon printing an image on a print paper can be changed, but the print setting reflected upon rasterizing the PDL data can not be changed. A printing system is provided with an image forming device comprising an information terminal for generating a print job composed of PDL data and print settings, a printer server to store the print job therein, and an image forming device for printing the print job stored in the printer server, the image forming device rasterizing the PDL data to generate a raster image and printing the raster image according to the print setting, wherein the image forming device can change the print setting before rasterizing the PDL data. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171983 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND INITIAL SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD - An image forming apparatus having functions pertaining to image formation includes: a display unit for displaying a screen corresponding to each function; a storage unit for storing the screens to be displayed on the display unit and start-up factor information, one of the screens stored as an initial screen related to the start-up factor information, the initial screen being displayed at a time of starting up the image forming apparatus; and a control unit for making the image forming apparatus start when the start-up factor information is input from an information obtaining unit in a state where the image forming apparatus is not in operation, for deciding the initial screen to be displayed on the display unit by comparing the input start-up factor information to the start-up factor information stored in the storage unit, and for making the display unit display the decided initial screen. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171984 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing system which can distribute suitable distribution values to an apparatus that has newly joined the system. Device information on a plurality of already-connected image processing apparatuses among a plurality of image processing apparatuses connected together for communication with each other is obtained. Device information on a newly-connected image processing apparatus among the plurality of image processing apparatuses is obtained. An image processing apparatus that is to distribute common distribution values to the newly-connected image processing apparatus among the already-connected plurality of image processing apparatuses is determined based on the obtained device information. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171985 | IMAGE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image communication apparatus for sending an email attached with image data stores an email address corresponding to the image communication apparatus, and obtains another email address different from the email address corresponding to the image communication apparatus, the other email address corresponding to a user who sends the email. The other email address which is obtained is set to a header part of the email, and the email, of which the header part is set with the other email address, is sent to an email server in accordance with SMTP protocol. The email server is notified of the stored email address through a MAIL command used in the SMTP protocol. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171986 | Enforcing Reproduction Rights for Hard Copies of Documents - Mechanisms for enforcing reproduction rights for hard copies of physical hard copy articles are provided. The mechanisms electronically scan a surface of the physical hard copy article using a scanning mechanism to generate scanned data. A reproduction control identifier is extracted from the scanned data and output of a copy of the article is controlled based on the reproduction control identifier that was extracted from the scanned data. The physical hard copy article has a plurality of reproduction control identifiers present in multiple locations on the surface of the physical hard copy article such that content of portions of the physical hard copy article provided on the surface cannot be electronically scanned by the scanning mechanism without detecting a reproduction control identifier. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171987 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - To provide an image processing apparatus that changes methods of storage to a memory depending on image data to be input and improves overall image processing performance, as well as a control method of the image processing apparatus. To accomplish this, the present image processing apparatus changes methods in which input image data is stored depending on whether scanner image processing is to be performed by a system control unit that comprehensively controls the image processing apparatus or performed outside of the system control unit. Specifically, when performing scanner image processing in the system control unit, since input image data is to be input directly from a CCD, the image data is stored frame-sequentially in a memory. On the other hand, when performing scanner image processing outside of the system control unit, input image data is stored dot-sequentially in a memory. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171988 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus | 2010-07-08 |
20100171989 | Halftone Mechanism - A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes an image processor to rasterize a received print job and to perform a halftone by comparing a first threshold value from a threshold matrix to a first image component sample, comparing the first threshold value to a first number of sequential image component samples neighboring the first sample if the first threshold value is less than the first sample and comparing the first threshold value to a second number of sequential image component samples neighboring the first sample if the first threshold value is greater than or equal to the first sample. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171990 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus according to the present invention is capable of executing printing processes for color images and monochromatic images and comprises a printer section capable of executing processes for color printing and monochromatic printing and a printing task management section for receiving a plurality of printing jobs including color printing jobs and monochromatic printing jobs as input, computationally determining the processing time required for each of the printing processes on the basis of the information indicating color printing or monochromatic printing and the information indicating the number of copies to be printed and outputting the data of the printing jobs of short processing time separately for monochromatic printing and color printing with priority to the printer section. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171991 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus that can perform a process of transforming an edge of an image such as trapping with less memory than prior art by using a small reference area and modification information. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171992 | Image Forming System, Image Forming Method And Image Forming Control Program - An image forming method includes marking a cutting pattern over an image to be printed, designating portions of the cutting pattern as a portion to be kept in the image to be printed and a portion to be discarded, creating an image mask using information of the designated portions, applying the image mask to create a modified image in which the portion to be kept is exposed and the portion to be discarded is hidden by the image mask, applying colorant only to the portion to be kept of the modified image, which is exposed by the image mask, to create an outputted image with colorant only on the portion to be kept, and cutting away the portion to be discarded of the modified image, which is hidden by the image mask, so that the portion to be discarded is not included in the outputted image. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171993 | Document Information Acquisition and Notification of Duplicate Document Storage - Mechanisms for document information acquisition and notification of duplicate document storage are provided. The mechanisms convert a physical hard copy document to an electronic form of the document and generates a first digital fingerprint of the electronic form of the document. The mechanisms further retrieve one or more second digital fingerprints for previously stored electronic forms of documents. The first digital fingerprint is compared to the one or more second digital fingerprints. Storage of the electronic form of the document is controlled based on results of comparing the first digital fingerprint to the one or more second digital fingerprints. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171994 | DOCUMENT READING APPARATUS - A document reading apparatus includes a housing including a bottom surface formed with an opening for reading a document, and position detection sections disposed on the bottom surface as a pair while interposing the opening therebetween, thereby detecting a position of the document reading apparatus. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171995 | DOCUMENT READING APPARATUS - A document reading apparatus is provided, which includes a housing having an opening in a reading surface, an imaging portion, arranged within the housing, that reads a document via the opening, and a position detection portion arranged within the opening. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171996 | DOCUMENT READING APPARATUS - A document reading apparatus includes a housing including a bottom surface formed with a reading opening for reading a document, position detection sections disposed on the bottom surface while interposing the reading opening therebetween to detect a position of the document reading apparatus, and foot sections each having a contact surface being in contact with the document and a detection opening formed in a part of the contact surface, the detection opening facing the position detection section on the bottom surface. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171997 | SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a scanner capable of adjusting the focus distance and an image forming apparatus having the same. The scanner may include a focus adjustment structure that comes into an interfering contact with a scanning unit as the scanning unit moves along a scanning path so as to cause a movement of the scanning unit in the direction perpendicular to the scanning path toward and away from the document to be scanned. With such configuration the focus adjustment can be realized using the scanning movement of the scanning unit along the scanning path. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171998 | IMAGE SCANNER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND SAMPLE HOLD CONTROL METHOD - A scanner, including a photoelectric conversion element photoelectrically converting light reflected from an original image to form an image signal; a timing generation circuit generating a drive signal for the photoelectric conversion element; a drive circuit driving the photoelectric conversion element; a signal processing circuit subjecting a sample hold signal fed in through the drive circuit and the image signal to an A/D conversion; and a control circuit turning on and off the sample hold signal when the scanner is powered on and off, respectively. | 2010-07-08 |
20100171999 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREOF - There are cases in which an effective search index cannot be provided to an image data only by extracting character codes from a character object in PDL data. An image processing apparatus of the present invention obtains image data by rendering PDL data, and extracts a character object from the image data. The image processing apparatus performs character recognition processing on the extracted character object to obtain character code information, and provides metadata including the character code information to the image data. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172000 | HOLOGRAPHIC SECURITY DEVICE - A holographic security device comprising at least first and second diffractive image generating structures recorded in respective sets of substantially non-overlapping regions of a record medium, the regions of one set being interleaved with regions of the other set, whereby both interleaved regions are substantially non-visible to the unaided eye. The holographic security device generates two or more holographic images viewed from separate and/or overlapping viewing directions around the device and seen by tilting the device, and each particular holographic image in a viewing direction is generated by the diffractive image generating structure associated with one set of interleaved lines. The first diffractive image generating structure has been formed to have a diffuse diffractive replay and the second diffractive image generating structure has been formed to have a non-diffuse or specular diffractive replay. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172001 | DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - A target image | 2010-07-08 |
20100172002 | OPTICAL PICKUP APPARATUS, REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, AND REPRODUCTION METHOD - An optical pickup apparatus includes: a light source to irradiate light onto a hologram recording medium onto which information is recorded by interference fringes of signal light and reference light; a spatial light modulation portion to generate the reference light by performing a spatial light modulation on the light from the light source; and an optical system to irradiate the reference light onto the hologram recording medium via a relay lens system and an objective lens and guide reproduction light obtained from the hologram recording medium in accordance with the irradiation of the reference light to an image pickup device via the objective lens and the relay lens system, the optical system being provided with, in an optical path between the relay lens system and the image pickup device, an angle permselective device that selectively transmits light with an incidence angle of a predetermined angle or less. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172003 | HOLOGRAM APPARATUS AND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING METHOD OF THE SAME - A hologram apparatus which comprises a light generating unit that generates coherent reference light and coherent signal light modulated according to information to be recorded; an interference optical system that irradiates the signal light and the reference light toward the record medium to intersect therein, thus forming a diffraction grating inside the record medium by an optical interference pattern; and a photodetector that detects reproduced light. The hologram apparatus further comprises a second interference optical system that irradiates second signal light and second reference light to intersect inside the record medium, wherein the second signal light and the second reference light are placed in the plane of incidence including the signal light and the reference light of the interference optical system so as to be opposite to the signal light and the reference light with the record medium sandwiched in between; and a second photodetector that detects reproduced light. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172004 | Drive Control Method for Galvano-Scanner - A galvano-scanner system ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172005 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An optical scanning apparatus includes a plate member, having a rotation axis and a reflection surface, that deflects and scans a laser beam emitted from a light source by performing reciprocating-rotation around the rotation axis, an actuator configured to drive the plate member, an fθ-lens configured to focus the laser beam deflected by the plate member on a surface of a photosensitive drum, and an optical box configured to house the plate member, the actuator, and the fθ-lens. The actuator is provided nearer to a side of the optical box toward which the laser beam is reflected by the reflection surface than the reflection surface of the plate member is. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172006 | OSCILLATOR DEVICE AND OPTICAL DEFLECTOR USING THE SAME - An oscillator device includes at least one movable element supported for oscillatory motion around a rotational axis, and a damper member for applying a damping function to the oscillatory motion of the movable element, the damper member being provided along at least a portion of a locus plane defined by an edge of the movable element during oscillatory motion thereof, so that, based on a viscosity of a fluid which is present between the edge of the movable element and a portion of the damper member opposed to the edge of the movable element, the damping function is applied to applied to the oscillatory motion of the movable element. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172007 | Low cost dynamic insulated glazing unit - An insulated glazing unit has controllable radiation transmittance. Peripheries of first and second glazing panes are attached and spaced apart facing each other and then attached to a supporting structure. A conductive layer is atop the first glazing pane inner surface as a fixed position electrode. A dielectric is atop the conductive layer. A coiled spiral roll, variable position electrode is between the first and second glazing panes, a width of its outer edge attached to the dielectric. A first electrical lead is connected to the variable position electrode's conductive layer. A second electrical lead is connected to the conductive layer atop the first glazing pane. Applied voltage between the first and second electrical leads creates a predetermined potential difference between the electrodes, and the variable position electrode unwinds and rolls out to at least partially cover the first glazing pane, at least reducing the intensity of passing radiation. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172008 | REFLECTIVE MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A reflective mirror assembly includes an electro-optic reflective element providing a rearward field of view to a driver of a vehicle equipped with the reflective mirror assembly. The electro-optic reflective element includes an electro-optic medium disposed between a front substrate and a rear substrate in a cavity established by a seal that connects the front substrate to the rear substrate and that spaces them apart. An overhang region at a first edge region of the front substrate extends beyond a corresponding first edge region of the rear substrate. A transparent electrical conductor is disposed at the front substrate and a mirror reflector is disposed at the rear substrate. An electrically conducting tab extends outward from said seal at least partially to the edge of the rear substrate while making electrical contact with the mirror reflector. At least one hiding layer is disposed around a perimeter region of the front substrate. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172009 | Process and apparatus for switching large-area electrochromic devices - A method is disclosed for controlling switching of an electrochromic device comprising at least the following components: a first and a second electrode layer, a first and a second layer in which ions can be reversibly intercalated, and a transparent ion-conducting layer. At least one of the layers in which ions may be reversibly inserted is electrochromic. The optical properties of the device are modified when a potential is applied between the electrode layers. The potential applied is limited such that the maximum generated potential difference never exceeds the safe redox limits, and that the current does not exceed some predetermined limit. Switching of electrochromic devices in this manner allows for maximum device lifetime, while simultaneously optimising switching speed and transmission homogeneity. The method is characterised in that the potential applied to the electrode layers is varied in the form of a stepped ramp, during which time the current is measured constantly. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172010 | CONTROL OF ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE - A method of controlling transmittance of an electrochromic device is presented. The electrochromic device to be controlled has a first and a second electron conducting layer, a first electrochromic layer covering the first electron conducting layer, a counter electrode layer covering the second electron conducting layer and an electrolyte layer laminated between the first electrochromic layer and the counter electrode layer. The method includes applying ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172011 | SEMI-ELECTROACTIVE MATERIAL CONTAINING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS HAVING POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE REDOX ACTIVITY, PROCESS AND KIT FOR MANUFACTURING THIS MATERIAL, ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE DEVICE AND GLAZING UNITS USING SUCH A SEMI-ELECTROACTIVE MATERIAL - This semi-electroactive material comprises a self-supporting polymer matrix, inserted into which is an electroactive system comprising or constituted by:
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20100172012 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REDUCING COLOR SHIFT IN A DISPLAY - A system and method of reducing color shift in a display includes an interferometric modulator display configured to reflect light from at least one light source and through at least one converging optical element in an optical path from the light source to a viewer via the display. In one embodiment, the converging optical element comprises a diffractive optical element. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172013 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE WITH REINFORCING SUBSTANCE - A package structure and method of packaging an interferometric modulator with a reinforcing substance to help support the integrity of the package. In some embodiments the reinforcing substance is a desiccant integrated into the backplate or the transparent substrate. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172014 | Programmable Light Source - A programmable spectrum light source is disclosed. In one embodiment, the programmable light source comprises a light source, a spectrum separation system that splits the light into its constituent spectral components, a light modulator that modulates the spectral components according to a required spectral envelope and a light recombination system that recombines the shaped spectral components to produce light with a required spectrum. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172015 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY - An electronic device includes a first substrate made of thin plastic sheet; a second substrate made of thin plastic sheet opposing the first substrate; a chamber formed between portions of the first and second substrates; and a sealing structure configured to seal the chamber at the interface between the first and second substrates, wherein the sealing structure surrounds the chamber and comprises a recess formed in one of the substrates and a protrusion formed on the other of the substrates, the protrusion engaging the recess. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172016 | Electrophoretic display having high reflectance and contrast - An electrophoretic display includes a first substrate having a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate, an electrophoretic membrane interposed between the first and second substrates, and an optical member between the second substrate and the electrophoretic membrane, the optical member being configured to reflect light incident thereon, and a surface of the electrophoretic membrane facing the optical member being conformal to a shape of the optical member. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172017 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING EPD - A method and apparatus for driving an ElectroPhoretic Display (EPD) are provided, in which upon sensing a request for displaying data in a gradual graphic representation scheme, a plurality of segments for displaying the data are determined, a display changing order of the segments is determined, an inter-segment time interval is calculated, driving voltage pulses are applied to a first segment according to the display changing order, and driving voltage pulses are applied to each of the other segments at the inter-segment time interval after driving voltage pulses are applied to a previous segment according to the display changing order. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172018 | DEEP BLUE EXTENDED SUPER CONTINUUM LIGHT SOURCE - A new deep blue extended super continuum light source is provided wherein said super continuum at least extends to a low wavelength border λ | 2010-07-08 |
20100172019 | PROJECTION OBJECTIVE AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A reduction projection objective for projection lithography has a plurality of optical elements configured to image an effective object field arranged in an object surface of the projection objective into an effective image field arranged in an image surface of the projection objective at a reducing magnification ratio |β|<1. The optical elements form a dry objective adapted with regard to aberrations to a gaseous medium with refractive index n′<1.01 filling an image space of finite thickness between an exit surface of the projection objective and the image surface. The optical elements include a largest lens having a maximum lens diameter D | 2010-07-08 |
20100172020 | Automated scanning cytometry using chromatic aberrtation for multiplanar image acquisition - In an automated scanning cytometry system, chromatic aberration is used for multiplanar image acquisition. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172021 | LASER MICROSCOPE - A laser microscope comprises a laser light source which emits a laser light, an objective lens which condenses the laser light from the laser light source onto a specimen, an optical scanning unit which two-dimensionally scans the laser light on the specimen, a beamsplitter which separates light emitted from a condensed position on the specimen of the laser light from the laser light source, the beamsplitter being disposed between the objective lens and the optical scanning unit, an optical fiber in which an incident end is disposed at an optical path separated by the beamsplitter, and to which the light from the specimen is made to be incident, and a spectroscope which is disposed at an exit end of the optical fiber, and to which light from the specimen which is emitted from the exit end is made to be incident. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172022 | PROJECTING LENS AND PROJECTING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A projecting lens for projecting a light of an image generating device onto a screen is provided. The image generating device has a light valve. The projecting lens includes a first lens group and a second lens group. The first lens group has an imaging optical axis and a first effective refractive power. The second lens group has a second effective refractive power, and is disposed between the first lens group and the light valve. The light projected from the light valve to the second lens group generates an intermediate image, which is focused on the screen via the first lens group to form an image. A center of the image and a center of the light valve are located on the same side of the optical axis, and a center of the intermediate image is located on the other side of the optical axis. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172023 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device comprising: a display cell including at least two color regions, each of the at least color regions including a right-eye pixel and a left-eye pixel corresponding to a right eye and a left eye of a viewer, respectively; and a lenticular cell including at least two lenses corresponding to the at least two color regions, wherein the at least two lenses having different focal lengths | 2010-07-08 |