29th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110176135 | METHOD FOR DETECTION OF ANALYTE IN MICROARRAY OF SAMPLES AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SUCH METHOD - A method for detecting a target analyte associated with nano-sized gold- and/or silver-containing detecting labels in a microarray of samples. The labels indicate presence or absence of a target analyte in a sample. The method includes sequentially illuminating at least two sample groups with at least two different monochromatic light beams. The sample groups include (a) a first sample group containing at least one sample potentially containing the target analyte, and (b) a second sample group serving as positive control or negative control. The method also includes (ii) detecting intensity of light reflected, absorbed, or emitted from each of the sample groups when illuminated with each of the monochromatic light beams. (iii) recording groups of values associated with the intensity reflected, absorbed, or emitted light. (iv) comparing the groups of values associated with the sample groups; and (v) determining the presence of the target analyte based on the comparison. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176136 | LIQUID DENSITOMETER - The concentration of a liquid in a liquid supply tube, which is supplied with the liquid, is stably measured from the outside of the liquid supply tube. A liquid component concentration meter is provided with a liquid supply tube ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110176137 | Optical Sensor - The invention relates to an optical sensor for detecting characteristic reflection patterns caused by randomly distributed and/or oriented microreflectors. The invention furthermore relates to the method od using a sensor according to the invention for identifying and/or authenticating objects. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176138 | INTERFEROMETER WITH VARIABLE OPTICAL PATH LENGTH REFERENCE MIRROR AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - An interferometer includes a variable optical path length reference mirror to produce a final interferogram from a combination of interferograms. Each of the interferograms is generated at a different optical path length of the reference mirror. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176139 | MEASURING APPARATUS AND EXPOSURE DEVICE - An apparatus includes a system configured to split a light emitted from a light source into reference light and subject light, cause the subject light to enter into an object, and combine the subject light reflected by the object with the reference light, a detection unit configured to detect coherent light between the combined subject and reference lights, an element, provided within a light path of the reference light or the subject light, configured to change a path length difference between the reference light and the subject light and a relative position between the reference light and the subject light in a light receiving surface of the detection unit, and a position-variable mechanism configured to cause a position of the optical element to be changeable, wherein, by changing a position of the element, the optical path length difference and the relative position are independently adjusted. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176140 | LOW-NOISE FIBER-OPTIC SENSOR UTILIZING A LASER SOURCE - A fiber-optic sensor includes an optical fiber coil and a laser source optically coupled to the coil. Light from the source is transmitted to the coil as a first optical signal and a second optical signal counter-propagating through the coil. The optical paths of the first optical signal and the second optical signal are substantially reciprocal with one another and the first optical signal and the second optical signal are combined together after counter-propagating through the coil to generate a third optical signal. The laser source is frequency-modulated or can have a coherence length longer than a length of the coil. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176141 | Method for Evaluating Characteristics of Optical Modulator Having Mach-Zehnder Interferometers - Problems To provide a method for evaluating characteristics of MZ interferometers in an optical modulator having a plurality of MZ interferometers. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176142 | Optical Coherence Tomography Methods and Systems - Frequency domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) systems and methods are provided. Thereby, a first measurement and a second measurement is performed, wherein in the first measurement an object region is illuminated by measuring light having a spectrum with a first spectral width and in the second measurement the object region is illuminated with measuring light having a spectrum with a second spectral width, wherein the first spectral width is at least 10% greater than the second spectral width. Further, during the first measurement intensities of spectral ranges of light having interacted with the object and being superimposed with reference light are detected, wherein a width of these spectral ranges is greater than a corresponding width during the second measurement. Thus, switching an axial field of view of structural information of the object across a depth direction is enabled upon minimizing radiation damage at the object. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176143 | RESONATOR LENGTH MEASUREMENT - The invention provides a method and system for measuring the length of a reflective resonator, by analyzing an electromagnetic spectrum emitted therefrom. The emitted spectrum is used for estimating a first cavity length. This estimation is thereafter improved, by first computing at least one interference number for the spectrum, adjust this value to e.g. an integer or half-integer depending on the configuration of the resonator, and thereafter re-calculating the length of the resonator using the adjusted value of the interference number. The above is an efficient way of improving the accuracy in the determination of a physical property of a resonator. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176144 | Polarization Based Delay Line Interferometer - This invention provides a compact delay-line interferometer that can be used in Differential Phase Shift Keying (DPSK) and Differential Quardratic Phase Shift Keying (DQPSK) demodulators. The delay-line interferometer is based on polarization components including beam shifter, beam splitter and wave plates. The realized demodulators can be used as either discrete components or integrated with balanced detectors. Time delay generated in the interferometer can be controlled with a phase shifter, using either thermal, piezoelectric, mechanical of electrical means. This application claims priority to US Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/238,687, filed Sep. 1, 2009, titled “Polarization Based Interferometer.” This application also claims priority to US Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/295,766, filed Jan. 18, 2010, titled “Delay-Line-Interferometer for Integration with Balanced Receivers.” | 2011-07-21 |
20110176145 | SPHERE BAR PROBE - Exemplary embodiments include a sphere bar probe apparatus, including a holder, a retroreflector disposed in the holder, a member having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the holder and an end plate attached to the second end of the member. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176146 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A SURFACE - A device for measuring a surface ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110176147 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE MEASURING SCANNER - There is described a scanner having a frame with a support, two lasers attached to the frame and two optical sensors attached to the frame, the lasers and optical sensors being positioned and oriented to reduce shadowing effects for the cameras and for the laser lines while covering close to 100% of the surface of an object to be imaged and reducing the scanning time. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176148 | COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE HAVING AN ILLUMINATED PROBE END AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) is provided. The AACMM includes a manually positionable articulated arm having opposed first and second ends. The arm includes a plurality of connected arm segments, each of the arm segments including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal. A measurement device is attached to a first end of the AACMM. An electronic circuit is provided for receiving the position signals from the transducers and for providing data corresponding to a position of the measurement device. A light source is coupled to the arm and disposed to emit light adjacent the measurement device. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176149 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THICKNESS DETECTION - An apparatus and method for detecting an increase in thickness of a strip of material from a desired thickness. The apparatus may comprise a light source, a light detector, an indicator, a first fiber optic cable coupled with the light source, a second fiber optic cable coupled with the light detector, and a housing. The housing may comprise a material slot for passing the strip of material therethrough and fixing optical fibers of the first fiber optic cables to reflect light off of a first and second face of the strip of material into optical fibers of the second fiber optic cable. The amount of light detected by the light detector depends on the proximity of each of the faces of the strip of material to ends of the optical fibers. The thicker the strip of material, the less light received by the light detector, which may actuate the indicator. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176150 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING LARGER-SIZED DOCUMENTS TO SMALLER-SIZED DOCUMENTS IN AN IMAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE - A method and apparatus for converting larger-sized documents to smaller-sized documents in an image production device is disclosed and may include receiving a request to scan a larger-sized document, determining if the larger-sized document is to be converted to a smaller-sized-document, wherein if it is determined that the larger-sized document is to be converted to a smaller-sized-document, scanning the larger-sized document to obtain image data, combining the image data from each larger-sized document page into one continuous document, measuring a predetermined amount of image data from the one continuous document, positioning the predetermined amount of image data onto a smaller-sized document page, continue positioning the predetermined amount of image data onto a smaller-sized document pages until there is no more image data left from the one continuous document to position onto a smaller-sized document page, and one of storing the smaller-sized document in a memory and printing the smaller-sized document. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176151 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND USING CUSTOMIZED SAMPLE RENDERING JOB - A system and method for configuring a customized sample job for monitoring print quality and increasing proofing flexibility. A sample job comprising one or more pages can be created in association with print programming attributes utilizing a document creation application. The sample job can be raster image processed with respect to a user specified job setting and stored in an electronic memory component (e.g., DFE component, computer memory, Flash memory, USB memory, etc) as a custom sample job. The custom sample job can be then selected with respect to a primary rendering job in order to render a sample page based on a predefined frequency interval (e.g., after every N sheets) to a sample tray. The frequency interval associated with the custom sample job production can be predefined on a job-by-job and/or global basis by a user. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176152 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, computer program, and recording medium - An optimal interval obtaining sheet is output, and the density thereon is measured using a color meter. A layout determining unit determines an optimal interval at which patches are to be arranged on a sheet including a plurality of patches having the same color and the same gradation based on the measurement. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176153 | METHOD OF GENERATING A COLOR PROFILE, AN IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR GENERATING THE COLOR PROFILE, AND A COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING A CONTROL PROGRAM OF THE IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - The method in the present invention of generating a color profile for converting color values in a device-independent first color space to color values in a device-dependent second color space for the purpose of color adjustment of an output device comprises the steps of executing the mapping of the extra-gamut color value located outside the gamut of the output device among the color values in the first color space (S | 2011-07-21 |
20110176154 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a recording apparatus in which resolution of a main scan and resolution of a subscan differ, a print character is preferably reproduced. An image processing apparatus for controlling the recording apparatus in which the subscan resolution is lower than the main scan resolution has: a character direction discriminating unit for discriminating a direction of a character included in image data; an image rotating unit for rotating the image data so that a horizontal line in the character decided by the character direction discriminating unit is scanned by the main scan of the recording apparatus; and a control unit for allowing the recording apparatus to record the image data rotated by the image rotating unit. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176155 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus which performs density tone correction with high accuracy while reducing the burden on the user. The image processing apparatus prints an evaluation image in which a plurality of color patches and a plurality of reference patches are placed on the same main scanning line, measures density of the printed evaluation image, performs density irregularity correction in a main scanning direction using densities of the measured reference patches, and performs density tone correction using densities of the measured color patches. Results of the density irregularity correction are reflected in the density tone correction. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176156 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MONOCHROME IMAGE - A method to configure an apparatus to apply a plurality of mono colorization filters to a low resolution version of a color image. A contrast value is determined for each application of the mono colorization filters. The mono colorization filter achieving the highest contrast value is applied to a high resolution version of the color image to produce a high contrast monochrome image. The high contrast monochrome image is then printed by the apparatus. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176157 | PRINT INFORMATION MANAGING APPARATUS, PRINT INFORMATION MANAGING METHOD, PRINT INFORMATION MANAGING SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN - Color values in an overlapping area, in which at least two of a plurality of acquired gamuts overlap each other, are associated with common information (ID numbers), which is common to prints for producing the at least two gamuts. Print information of the prints is encoded into target color values. Management patches including the encoded target color values are added to the prints. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176158 | ROTATION AMOUNT DETECTING DEVICE FOR ROTATION BODY, LENGTH MEASURING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A rotation amount detecting device for a rotation body includes: a first rotation body having a first surface; a second rotation body having a second surface formed of a material different from that of the first surface and contacting the first surface, and rotating with rotation of the first rotation body; a first support member rotatably supporting the first rotation body at a first position and supporting thereof to be swingable around a first axis at a position different from the first position; a second support member rotatably supporting the second rotation body at a second position and supporting thereof to be swingable around a second axis provided at a position different from the second position, the second axis being the first axis or an axis in the first support member other than the first axis; and a detector that detects a rotation amount of the second rotation body. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176159 | ABNORMALITY DETECTING DEVICE FOR ROTATION BODY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An abnormality detecting device for a rotation body includes: a rotation body rotating while coming in contact with a sheet transported at a predetermined speed; an output unit outputting pulses of a number in proportion to a rotation amount of the rotation body; an acquisition unit acquiring periodic information associating a position of the rotation body during a single rotation and a period of each of the pulses corresponding to the position with each other, the periodic information being acquired based on the plural pulses outputted from the output unit along with the rotation of the rotation body at the predetermined speed; a memory storing the periodic information as reference periodic information; and an abnormality detector detecting an abnormality occurred in at least one of the rotation body and the output unit based on the reference periodic information and new periodic information acquired after the reference periodic information is acquired. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176160 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image formation apparatus having a plurality of function units includes: a first power management unit configured to perform power management; a plurality of components under the power management, provided in each function unit and each supplied with power to implement a corresponding function; and a second power management unit provided for each function unit. The second power management unit is configured to determine whether each component has an operational status satisfying a first predetermined condition, to stop supplying power to the component satisfying the first predetermined condition, if the component satisfies the first predetermined condition, to determine whether the plurality of components have a power supply status satisfying a second predetermined condition, and to change the first predetermined condition in content, if the second predetermined condition is satisfied. The first power management unit sets to a power saving mode the function unit of which components are all unsupplied with power. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176161 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND BILLING DESTINATION SETTING METHOD IN THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus comprises: a controller storing therein a billing destination to which a fee for printing processing is charged, the controller operable to receive, from a user via an operation panel, an instruction for executing the printing processing while the user is logged in and to charge, to the billing destination, the fee for the execution of the printing processing; a card reader operable to receive a new billing destination while the user is logged in, without intervention of the operation panel, wherein when receiving the new billing destination, the controller updates the billing destination to the new billing destination by storing the new billing destination. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176162 | PRINTER INSTALLATION AT A CLOUD SERVER - One embodiment is directed to installing a printer at a server. The printer transmits a unique identification and printing properties to the server during installation. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176163 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREOF - An information processing apparatus is provided that appropriately selects a push-type printing method or a pull-type printing method according to an image forming apparatus that requested data to be printed, thus effectively allowing the image forming apparatus to have the advantages of the respective printing methods. To accomplish this, in the information processing apparatus, when a request from a web browser of the image forming apparatus has been received, the information processing apparatus selects whether to transmit image data to the image forming apparatus by a first method in which image data is transmitted to the web browser as a response to the request from the web browser, or by a second method in which image data is transmitted as a new request without employing the web browser, and the information processing apparatus transmits the image data to the image forming apparatus according to the selected method. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176164 | Image forming apparatus - Provided is an image forming apparatus including an apparatus body, an operation display unit provided on top of the apparatus body and including an operation display surface that allows an input operation by a user and provides a display for the user, and a supporting member with one end thereof connected to the back of the operation display unit and the other end thereof connected to an upper surface of the apparatus body. The supporting member supports the operation display unit such that the operation display surface faces the front of the apparatus body. Operation display unit connecting sections that connect to the one end of the supporting member are provided on the back of the operation display unit and apparatus body connecting sections that connect to the other end of the supporting member are provided on the upper surface of the apparatus body. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176165 | Printer System Control Method, Printer System, And Printer - A printer system enables detecting completion of printing a print job on a printer from the computer side without increasing the number of communication transactions between the printer and computer. In a printer system | 2011-07-21 |
20110176166 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A disclosed image processing system includes an image forming apparatus and an image processing apparatus connected via a network, wherein the image forming apparatus includes a receiving portion receiving a designation of a workflow produced by arbitrarily assembling a plug-in of an image dividing and converting process for image data and a plug-in of an output process and includes an image dividing and converting process, and a communicating portion transmitting a request for processing the workflow to the image processing apparatus along with the image data, and the image processing apparatus includes a workflow controlling portion carrying out the processes when a request for carrying out these processes is received, and a workflow processing portion carrying out the workflow while dividing the image data by using a length of a longitudinal side of the image data based on a control with the workflow controlling portion. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176167 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - According to the present invention, a user can properly acquire a desired print product with a few procedures in front of an output device. An information processing apparatus includes a print job output unit configured to output a print job, wherein, if the print job output unit receives a request for pull printing from an output device related apparatus for a first time, the print job output unit compares a capacity of an output target device with a print setting, selects a print job including a print setting matching with the capacity of the output target device from stored print jobs, and outputs the selected print job, and if the print job output unit receives a request for pull printing from the output device related apparatus consecutively, the print job output unit outputs the stored print jobs. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176168 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, JOB PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In an information processing apparatus providing to a client device a portal page in which a plurality of portlets is aggregated, the information processing apparatus, a retaining unit retains print position information for specifying printed information in each of the plurality of portlets and a designation unit designates a print-designated portlet as a print object from the plurality of portlets aggregated in the portal page and a determination unit determines whether unprinted information is contained in information required for printing the print-designated portlet based on the information required for printing the print-designated portlet designated by the designation unit and the print position information and a creation unit creates a print job in such a manner that the unprinted information of the portlet is printed when the determination unit determines that the unprinted information is contained in information required for printing the print-designated portlet. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176169 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DEVICE COOPERATION SYSTEM, SERVICE PROVISION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - If it is determined that a function of an image forming apparatus is unrealizable, a generation unit generates screen information indicating that a service cannot be provided to a user. The screen information generated by the generation unit is transmitted to a client apparatus. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176170 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD - A printing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a plurality of setup programs for respective printer drivers registered by a management apparatus, an update unit configured to set configuration information of the printing apparatus for installing the printer drivers with respect to the stored setup programs and to update the setup programs, and a provision unit configured to transmit information of the stored setup programs to an information processing apparatus according to a request from the information processing apparatus and to provide a setup program selected by the information processing apparatus. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176171 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - A management apparatus transmits a reservation request for specifying time for turning off power supply of an image processing apparatus in response to determination that current time is in a time period for turning off the power supply of image processing apparatus if a start-up request is received from the image processing apparatus, transmits a start-up response for permitting start-up of functions other than a communication function provided in the image processing apparatus when a reservation response, to the reservation request from the image processing apparatus, including specified time for turning off the power supply of the image processing apparatus is received, and transmits a command for turning off the power supply of the image processing apparatus at the time specified by the reservation response, to the image processing apparatus. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176172 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a generation unit configured to determine, when a user inputs the number of images to be laid out on one side of a print sheet and an image magnification rate with an input operation via an input screen, an image size based on an image reduction rate for laying out the input number of images on the print sheet and the input image magnification rate, and generate print data for laying out images having the determined size on one side of the print sheet. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176173 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes an image obtaining unit which obtains image data for each of a plurality of types, and a selection receiving unit which displays the obtained image data and receives selection of one of the displayed image data. The image processing apparatus further includes an image delivery unit which performs a delivery action for delivering the selected image data to the reception device, or a printing unit which generates printed matter of the selected image data. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176174 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - At least one of a plurality of images included in a single file is specified in accordance with an operation by a user, and another image is selected from among the plurality of images based on the type of the specified image. At least one of the specified image and the selected other image is output. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176175 | Replaceable Printer Component Including a Memory Storing a Tag Encryption Mask - A replaceable printer component includes a memory and a communication link The memory stores a tag encryption mask and data. The data is stored in a plurality of portions of the memory where each portion is defined by a tag. The tag encryption mask indicates an encryption status of each portion of the memory defined by a tag. The communication link is configured to communicatively link the memory to a printer controller when the replaceable printer component is installed in a printing system. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176176 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A WEIGHTED MONOCHROME IMAGE - A method to configure an apparatus to obtain a color image for printing. The apparatus presents the printing option of converting the color image into a standard monochrome image or a color-highlighted monochrome image. Black colored portions of the original color image are shown to be predominantly darker in the standard monochrome image. Colored portions, of a predetermined color of the original color image, are shown to be predominantly darker in the color-highlighted monochrome image, and black colored portions, of the original color image, are less prominent. The apparatus applies filters to the color image to produce the standard or color-high-lighted monochrome image, and outputs whichever option is selected by the user. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176177 | PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - A printing control apparatus is provided which can produce an appropriate copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image by adding a monochrome copy-forgery-inhibited pattern even if monochrome mode printing is performed in the condition in which a color copy-forgery-inhibited pattern is set. When the monochrome mode printing is performed in the condition in which the color copy-forgery-inhibited pattern is set, and if the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern color is output with its color unchanged, the color is not converted into 100% black. Considering this, when a forced monochrome mode is selected, even if the user's setting for the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern is color, the color is changed to monochrome (black) before output. If the designated copy-forgery-inhibited pattern setting is for color, the designated copy-forgery-inhibited pattern setting is changed to the monochrome copy-forgery-inhibited pattern setting so that the printing processing is performed in the monochrome mode using the designated copy-forgery-inhibited pattern setting. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176178 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING PRINTED INTERFACE SURFACE - A system for generating an interface surface is provided which has a code generator for generating coded data and a printer for printing the generated coded data onto a surface to generate an interface surface. The code generator generates the coded data to be arranged in accordance with a layout having order n rotational symmetry about a center of rotation, where n is at least two. The layout includes n sub-layouts rotated 1/n revolutions apart about the center of rotation. Each sub-layout includes rotation-indicating data. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176179 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY VIEWING, COORDINATING, MANIPULATING AND INTERPRETING THREE-DIMENSIONAL AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL IMAGES OF STRUCTURES FOR PROVIDING TRUE SCALE MEASUREMENTS AND PERMITTING RAPID EMERGENCY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION - The present invention provides a true-scale, coordinate-matched, linked in real-time, dual three-dimensional/two-dimensional visual display/viewer. The display simultaneously shows a 3D digital image and an associated 2D digital image of a selected drawing. The display of the present invention allows a user to visualize an asset's location, surrounding environment and hazards and true scale structural details for interior or external structural scenes. Using the display and associated tools, the user can obtain real-time information of an environment, true-scale measurement, plan ingress/egress paths, shortest paths between points and the number of doorways in a structure and track objects within the displayed environment. The intelligence gained using the tools and 3D/2D display may be used and further manipulated by a single user or may be distributed to other users. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176180 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A FORM - In a system and method for processing a form comprising a plurality of entry markings, an area-array image sensor may capture an image of the form in free-space without requiring relative movement of the sensor and the form. A processor may interpret the captured image to determine at least a first entry selection based, at least in part, on the position of at least one of the plurality of entry markings with respect to at least one other marking in the image. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176181 | Multi-Item Scanning on a Vertically Oriented Scanner - An imaging device for imaging an original allows a user to position an original on a lid of the imaging device. The document is positioned on the lid with images of the document facing the user. The imaging device including an imaging unit disposed within a housing, an imaging surface disposed in an imaging relationship with the imaging unit within the housing, the imaging unit captures an image of the original when positioned adjacent to the imaging surface. The lid is pivotably coupled to the housing for moving between a closed position and an open position. The lid includes an inner surface for supporting the original disposed on the lid, and an original retaining member attached to the lid for selectively retaining the original on the inner surface between the open position and the closed position. The inner surface of the lid positions the original adjacent to the imaging surface in the closed position and moves the original away from the imaging surface in the open position. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176182 | IMAGE SCANNING DEVICE - An image scanning device includes a housing, a scanning carriage, and a first guide groove and a second guide groove. The housing includes a bottom chassis and a side wall member, and defines a document tray. A scanning carriage is movably arranged in the housing. The first guide groove and the second guide groove are arranged at the side wall members of the housing, and guide the scanning carriage in a scanning direction. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176183 | ERECTING EQUAL-MAGNIFICATION LENS ARRAY PLATE AND IMAGE READING DEVICE - An image reading device includes: a document table on which a document G is placed; a line light source configured to illuminate the document G; an erecting equal-magnification lens array plate configured to receive light reflected from the document G and form an erect equal-magnification image on a predetermined image plane; and a line image sensor configured to receive the erect equal-magnification image formed by the erecting equal-magnification lens array plate. The erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes: first and second lens array plates formed with a plurality of lenses on both sides thereof; a first shielding member provided on the first outer side surface of the first lens array plate; and a light-shielding wall provided upright on the top surface of the first light-shielding member and configured to shield light reflected by the document table. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176184 | IMAGE SCANNER - An image scanner includes a light-pervious supporting plate, an enclosure, an image sensor, several light sources, and two or four light guide plates. The supporting plate supports an original to be scanned. The enclosure and the supporting plate cooperatively define a receiving space. The image sensor is received in the receiving space, and has a receiving surface. The two, four, or six light sources emit light. The light guide plates each include a light incident surface and an output surface. The light incident surface is configured for receiving light from the respective light sources. The output surface is configured for emission of surface light to scan the original on the supporting plate. In this manner, the surface light is reflected by the original to the receiving surface of the image sensor, thus an image of the original is captured. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176185 | PAPER FEED PORT AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - In a paper feed port configured to feed a sheet-like medium to a conveyance path, an inclined surface is provided at both ends of an opening into which the medium to be fed is inserted, with respect to a width direction crossing a paper feed direction of the medium, such that an abutting angle between the inclined surface and a leading end of the medium on a downstream side in the paper feed direction is an acute angle. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176186 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING SYSTEM - An apparatus includes: a light source opposite to one surface of a medium; a backing member opposite to another surface of the medium and including a backing surface opposite to the another surface of the medium; an imaging unit opposite to the one surface of the medium and at a position different from the light source in a conveyance direction, and to pick up an image of the medium and the backing surface on which a shadow of the medium is formed due to light from the light source; and a processor to generate image data including the image of the medium and the backing surface based on a result by the imaging unit, wherein the backing surface is inclined with respect to the conveyance direction, and a gap between the path and the backing surface decreases from a light source side toward an imaging unit side. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176187 | Image Forming Apparatus - Image data is stored in a RAM, and when recording media are fed from a paper feed tray for a time interval longer than a predetermined time interval, a CPU causes an image forming section to execute a correction process. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176188 | IMAGE READER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A first reading guide includes a first guide member, which can turn around a first shaft and is so positioned as to face a first side of a document. The second reading guide includes a second guide member, which can turn around a second shaft and is so positioned as to face a second side of a document. The distance between a first reading position and a reference position is equal to that between a second reading position and the reference position. The first shaft is positioned on the side of the reference position where the first reading position is set. The second shaft is positioned on the side of the reference position where the second reading position is set. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176189 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus comprising: a read unit that reads a target to be read as color data of N colors (N is a positive integer) that form a color space; a generator that generates pixel data of one pixel from the read color data of the N colors; a determining unit that determines whether the generated pixel data is present in an achromatic edge area that includes an achromatic edge; and a processing unit that, if the generated pixel data is determined to be present in the achromatic edge area, generates, for pixels in the achromatic edge area, achromatic pixel data of the color space from one item of the read color data of the N colors forming the color space and also generates image data from the generated achromatic pixel data. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176190 | SPECKLE-NOISE REDUCTION IN HOLOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS - A method for reconstructing a holographic projection comprising providing a single hologram, providing at least one cyclic shift of at least a portion of the single hologram in the space domain, and reconstructing a cyclically shifted hologram by applying said cyclic shift on said portion. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176191 | SCANNING OPTICAL DEVICE - A scanning optical device that scans a light beam through a relay optical system, the relay optical system comprising: front group lenses arranged at a light source side; rear group lenses arranged at a side of a surface to be scanned; and first and second minors arranged between the front group lenses and the rear group lenses and supported by a common supporting member, wherein a normal vector of a minor surface of the first minor makes an angle (180−ω) with an incident optical axis from the front group lenses, a normal vector of the second minor makes an angle α (α≠180×m) with the normal vector of the first minor, and the supporting member includes a mechanism being linearly movable in a direction which makes an angle (ω−α+90) with the normal vector of the first mirror. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176192 | SCANNING OPTICAL DEVICE - A scanning optical device includes at least one light source unit for emitting a light beam, a first deflector for deflecting the emitted light beam in an auxiliary scanning direction, a condensing optical system for generating an intermediate image of the light beam deflected by the first deflector, a collecting optical system for condensing a light beam diverged from the generated intermediate image, a second deflector for deflecting the condensed light beam in a main-scanning direction, and a scanning optical system for scanning the surface to be scanned with the light beam deflected by the second deflector. The condensing optical system has an f-θ characteristic, the collecting optical system has an f-sin θ characteristic, and the scanning optical system has an f-sin θ characteristic. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176193 | Multiple-Source Multiple-Beam Polarized Laser Scanning System - Two integrated multi-beam sources are positioned and disposed such that each emits light toward an optical splitter. The emitted light is polarized such that the splitter brings the optical paths of the two integrated multi-beam sources generally parallel to one another such that the optical system aperture throughput for the two integrated multi-beam sources is roughly the same as for a single integrated multi-beam source. The splitter may be such that a portion of the optical energy from each source is directed into an imaging path and a portion of the optical energy is directed toward one or more non-polarizing splitters and optical sensors for, inter alia, controlling the output of the sources. In various embodiments, the number of splitters, and hence the extent of optical loss, may be reduced by use of a combined polarized and non-polarized splitter, dual polarized splitters, and time-sequenced beam generation and monitoring. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176194 | SHUTTER DEVICE - An exemplary shutter device includes a base having an aperture defined therein, a shaft mounted on the base, a magnetic element, a shutter blade, a first wire coil and a second wire coil. The magnetic element is connected to the shaft and rotatable around the shaft. The shutter blade is coupled to the shaft and jointly rotatable with the magnetic element. The first wire coil and the second wire coil are mounted on the base arranged on two sides of the magnetic element. The first and second wire coils are configured for driving the magnetic element to rotate, thereby moving the shutter blade to selectively expose the aperture or cover the aperture. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176195 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE HAVING AN IMPROVED FILL PORT PLUG - An electrochromic device including: (a) a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; (b) a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; (c) an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates which includes: (1) a solvent; (2) an anodic material; and (3) a cathodic material, wherein both of the anodic and cathodic materials are electroactive and at least one of the anodic and cathodic materials is electrochromic; (d) wherein a seal member, the first substrate, the second substrate, and/or the chamber includes a plug associated with a fill port; and (e) wherein the plug is at least partially cured with an antimonate photo initiator and/or is a one- or two-part plug which comprises a resin or mixture of resins that are substantially insoluble and/or substantially immiscible with an associated electrochromic medium while in the uncured state. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176196 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRESSURE DETECTION - Methods and devices for detecting pressure applied to a device are described herein. In one embodiment, the device comprises a first layer and a second layer positioned below the first layer. The first layer and the second layer form a cavity. The device further comprises a plurality of display elements disposed in the cavity. The device further comprises a sensor configured to measure the relative movement between the first layer and the second layer. In another embodiment, the device may detect sound waves. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176197 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a substrate includes; disposing a preliminary planarization layer on a first surface of a plastic substrate, bonding a second surface of the plastic substrate onto a carrier substrate, wherein the second surface of the plastic surface is substantially opposite to the first surface, curing the preliminary planarization layer to form a planarization layer, and separating the carrier substrate from the plastic substrate. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176198 | DOT MATRIX TYPE INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL - A plurality of cells are formed by a polygonal cell having even number of sides being at least six sides, and a plurality of cells being constructed by a polygonal shape as a unit are arranged in a display region regularly, so as to construct the dot matrix type information display panel. Therefore, it is possible to provide a dot matrix type information display panel: in which lines in a longitudinal and lateral directions are not so emphasized when an image information such as characters and so on which are displayed based on a line; in which a dot does not look in such a manner that a quadrangular shape collapses and an interference fringe (moire) is not generated as in the case of the honeycomb-shaped partition walls; and in which an image such as sharp and natural characters and so on which are displayed based on a line can be displayed. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176199 | INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - An information display device, in which a display medium | 2011-07-21 |
20110176200 | Delay-Line-Interferometer for Integration with Balanced Receivers - This invention provides a DPSK demodulator and a DQPSK demodulator. Both of the demodulators are based on polarization delay-line interferometers. They can be integrated with photodetectors in fiber-optic communication systems. The demodulators consist of polarization beam shifter, polarization beam splitter and wave plates. Coupling of the demodulators with photodetectors can be through free space or fibers. Time delay generated in the interferometer can be controlled with a phase shifter, using either thermal, piezoelectric, mechanical or electrical means. Examples of phase shifter using a piezo bender and an actuator respectively are also disclosed. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176201 | MODULAR SET OF DEVICES FOR OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION OF SIGNAL BY RAMAN FIBER AMPLIFIER - Modular set is formed by optical module interconnected with control module of electronic system. Optical module is formed by at least two pairs of laser diodes connected in series and including Peltier cooler and thermistor, which are connected to inputs of polarizing fiber combiners, and depolarized outputs of these polarizing fiber combiners are connected to inputs of a wavelengths combiner. Module of the electronic system is formed by a control microprocessor interconnected with direct current power supply source, with PID regulators of laser diodes temperature, a display indicating temperature of individual laser diodes and current flowing through them, and a control panel. To the microprocessor of the module of the electronic system is connected a gate array and to this gate array are connected generators of current impulses, which do not overlap in time, and their widths, repetition frequencies and amplitudes are adjustable, while the number of generators of current impulses equals to the number of pairs of laser diodes and their outputs are connected via power stages to pairs of laser diodes connected in series, and where to the power stages is connected an analogue/digital converter, which is connected also to the microprocessor. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176202 | OPTICAL AMPLIFIER AND OPTICAL AMPLIFYING APPARATUS - An optical amplifier amplifies signal light and includes a pump light source that outputs pump light of a wavelength different from that of the signal light; a combining unit that combines the signal light and the pump light output by the pump light source, to output combined light; an amplifying unit that has non-linear optical media that transmit the combined light to amplify the signal light, the amplifying unit further removing, in the non-linear optical media, idler light generated from the signal light and the pump light, and outputting light that results; and an extraction filter that extracts the signal light from the light output by the amplifying unit. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176203 | LASER APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a laser apparatus capable of supplying laser beams from each of plural beam emitting ends constituting laser beam output ports, and realizes the overall low power consumption and low non-linearization. The laser apparatus comprises a seed light source, beam emitting ends, an intermediate optical amplifier, an optical branching device, and final-stage optical amplifiers. The number of beam emitting ends is greater than the number of seed light sources, and the final-stage optical amplifiers and the beam emitting ends correspond to each other one-on-one. The optical branching device includes an input port associated to the seed light source and plural output ports associated to the respective beam emitting ends so as to constitute a part of the light paths between the seed light source and the beam emitting ends. The intermediate optical amplifier is disposed on the light path between the seed light source and the optical branching device, while the final-stage optical amplifiers are respectively disposed on the branch lines between the beam emitting ends and the optical branching device. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176204 | PHOTO-PUMPED SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER - An edge photo-pumped semiconductor slab amplifier including an undoped semiconductor slab. A first gain structure is formed on an upper surface of the slab and a second gain structure is formed on a lower surface of the slab. The gain structures can be resonant periodic gain structures including a plurality of stacked quantum well layers. Confining layers are coupled to the gain structures to confine a signal beam within the semiconductor slab. Heat sinks are thermally coupled to the confining layers. Optical pump sources are provided along the side edges or coupled to the end edges of the slab so that pump light is introduced into the slab through the edges to provide gain for the quantum well layers. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176205 | INTEGRATED TELESCOPE BAFFLE AND MIRROR SUPPORT - A telescope design having an integrated baffle is disclosed herein. The integrated baffle is configured as both a baffle and a mirror support. The integrated baffle can be shaped to the F-cone between the primary and secondary mirrors of a given telescope design. The baffle design can be adjusted to minimize or otherwise reduce the total obscuration of the baffle to improve the optical throughput. The interior facing surfaces of the integrated baffle can be configured with corner reflectors, so that the detector views itself, instead of the baffle. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176206 | Microscope Having an Adjustment Device for the Focus Range - A microscope with means for adjusting the focal range, comprising a first objective lens for transmitting the object light of an illuminated object in the direction of a detector, with a second objective lens being disposed in the direction of the light upstream of the detector, which second objective lens is followed by a first mirror that can be adjusted in the direction of the optical axis, with at least one second mirror for transmitting light from the first objective lens in the direction of the second objective lens and from the second objective lens to the detector being disposed in the optical path, which second mirror is a fully reflective mirror, or a microscope with means for adjusting the focal range, comprising a first objective lens for transmitting the object light of an illuminated object in the direction of a detector, with a second objective lens being disposed in the direction of light upstream of the detector, which second objective lens is followed by a first mirror that can be adjusted in the direction of the optical axis, with a polarizing beam splitter for splitting the object light into two components that are oriented perpendicular to each other being disposed between the first and the second objective lens for light transmission. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176207 | SIGHTING TELESCOPE - The invention relates to a sighting telescope comprising a beam splitter which is slanted relative to an optic axis and is configured between an objective and an ocular, further a projection element to generate onto the beam splitter a target mark visible from the ocular, said projection element being fitted with a light source, further two image planes between the objective and the ocular, of which a first image plane is nearer the objective and a second image plane is nearer the ocular, and a reversal system configured between the image planes, a reticle being situated in the first image plane and the target mark in the second image plane. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176208 | Multilayered Fluorescent Screens for Scanning Beam Display Systems - Fluorescent screens and display systems and devices based on such screens using at least one excitation optical beam to excite one or more fluorescent materials on a screen which emit light to form images. The fluorescent materials may include phosphor materials and non-phosphor materials such as quantum dots. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176209 | SCREEN FABRIC AND SCREEN - A screen fabric includes a stack of a plurality of layers. The plurality of layers include: a first layer that forms a surface layer on which a three-dimensional portion is to be formed; and a second layer that is different from the first layer. The first layer is made of a vinyl chloride resin, and the second layer has a lower hardness than the first layer. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176210 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE RECORDING MEDIUM - An object of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional image recording medium in which three-dimensional information of a recorded material is recorded precisely and observed more naturally. The linear images of plural parallel-projection images from different directions A to E divided into rectangles are recorded sequentially to divisional recording units of the linear image recording units M | 2011-07-21 |
20110176211 | PROTECTING METHOD FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY AND PROTECTING FILM ATTECHED FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A method for protecting a flat display panel in which a resin film with adhesive agent is attached to a color filter glass substrate or an encapsulation glass of the flat display panel and the resin film attached flat display panel is cut into a plurality of cells to protect the flat display panel during a following manufacturing processes is provided. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176212 | Secondary reflector panel (SRP) with heat-treatable coating for concentrated solar power applications, and/or methods of making the same - Certain example embodiments relate to an improved secondary reflector panel with a heat-treatable coating. Certain example embodiments related to method of making a secondary reflector panel where a reflective coating is disposed onto a glass substrate. A portion of the reflective coating is removed and a frit material is disposed over the reflective coating. An elevated temperature is applied to the glass substrate, the coating, and the frit material where the frit is cured and the glass substrate is formed as desired. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176213 | Multi-Coated Hybrid Optical Film Structure - An optical film has multi-coated layers. Diffusion layers are used to scatter light. Each diffusion layer has an interface microstructure. A condensing optical layer is used to concentrating light. A design of a multi-coating technology is thus used for scattering and concentrating light. By integrating scattering and concentrating materials in a single optical film, cost is effectively reduced. By using diffusion layers having interface microstructures, interface-dominating mechanism, not only hybrid optical performance with luminance and haze is effectively enhanced; but also quality variations owing to particles added or film warp and scoring on the beneath optical film owing to particles coated are reduced. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176214 | BAFFLES AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED-APERTURE SENSORS - Laser-seeking munitions with baffled lenses, baffles for lenses of laser-seeking munitions, systems comprising lenses and baffles for laser-seeking munitions, and methods of manufacture. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176215 | IMAGING LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens SL comprising, in order from an object side: a first group G | 2011-07-21 |
20110176216 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical element includes an optically effective area and an optically ineffective area partly or entirely coated with a coating opaque at wavelengths used. The opaque coating contains a cured product prepared from an epoxy resin and a curing agent containing an alicyclic acid anhydride. The alicyclic acid anhydride is preferably methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride or hexahydrophthalic anhydride. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176217 | Method for Manufacturing Optical Component, Lens, Lens Unit and Camera Module - Provided is an optical component manufacturing method wherein various types of information, including information relating to each optical component, can be relatively easily printed on each optical component, even in the case where a plurality of optical components are manufactured in a batch. A lens, a lens unit and a camera module manufactured by using such method are also provided. Prior to dividing camera modules into individual camera modules, a pattern to be printed on each camera module, i.e., printing contents determined based on information on a first lens array or the like after formation, is printed on the surface of the first lens array at one time. Thus, information specific to each camera module can be printed even by the relatively simple method. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176218 | WAVEGUIDES - A waveguide | 2011-07-21 |
20110176219 | APPARATUS FOR COMBINING INDIVIDUAL LIGHT BEAMS OF DIFFERENT WAVELENGTHS TO FORM A COAXIAL LIGHT BUNDLE - An apparatus for combining individual light beams to form a coaxial light bundle. The apparatus has a plurality of coupling-in positions, the number of which corresponds to the number of light beams, and also at least one coupling-out position. It is suitable for generating a collimated beam bundle as a multicolour source for use in digital image generation. The apparatus includes an apparatus base body with the coupling-in positions for the light beams and with a coupling-out position for the light bundle and adjusting devices for coaxially orienting the individual light beams relative to the beam direction of the light bundle. The coaxial light bundle can optionally emerge as free beam at the coupling-out position or into an optical waveguide via connecting elements. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176220 | Process for Producing Polythiol Compound for Optical Materials, and Polymerizable Composition Containing Polythiol Compound - Provided is a process for producing a polythiol compound for an optical material, the method includes reacting 2-mercaptoethanol with an epihalohydrin compound to give polyalcohol, and preparing a polythiol compound through the polyalcohol, wherein a content of bis(2-hydroxyethyl)disulfide in the 2-mercaptoethanol is 0.5 wt % or less. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176221 | LIQUID LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - In one example embodiment, a liquid lens includes a pair of transparent members and a transparent liquid composed of a silicone oil not having compatibility with the fluorinated elastomeric membrane. In one example embodiment, at least one of the transparent members is a deformable deformation membrane formed of a fluorinated elastomeric membrane. In one example embodiment, the transparent liquid fills an enclosed space sandwiched between the pair of transparent members. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176222 | ZOOM LENS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS HAVING THE ZOOM LENS - A zoom lens includes a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power. Each lens unit moves during zooming. The first lens unit consists of two lenses, the second lens unit consists of, in order from the object side to the image side, a positive lens, a positive lens, a negative lens, and a positive lens, and the third lens unit consists of one lens. A focal length of the entire zoom lens at a wide-angle end (fw), a focal length of the first lens unit (f | 2011-07-21 |
20110176223 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE ZOOM LENS - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a subsequent lens unit including at least two lens units. An interval between respective adjacent lens units varies for zooming. The first lens unit includes a positive lens and a negative lens. A deviation, from a standard line, of a material of a negative lens GLn, whose relative partial dispersion of a material (θgF) is the lowest of relative partial dispersions of materials of other lenses included in the first lens unit (ΔθgF | 2011-07-21 |
20110176224 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS HAVING SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ZOOM LENS - The present invention relates to a zoom lens which can shift images using a movable optical system so as to have components orthogonal to the optical axis, and can correct hand motion blur, and minimizes the deterioration of performance while attempting higher variable power. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176225 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A zoom lens comprising, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit of a positive refractive power, a second lens unit of a negative refractive power, a third lens unit of a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit of a positive refractive power. In zooming, the first lens unit is configured fixed and the second, third, and fourth lens units are configured movable. The following conditions are satisfied where f | 2011-07-21 |
20110176226 | LENS MODULE - A lens module has a magnified side and a reduced side having an imaging surface. The lens module includes a first, a second, and a third lens groups having positive refractive powers respectively. The first lens group includes a first and a second lenses. A value calculated by dividing a distance between a center of a surface of the first lens facing the magnified side and the imaging surface by the effective focal length of the lens module is greater than or equal to 1 and smaller than or equal to 3. The second lens group located between the first lens group and the reduced side includes a third and a fourth lenses. The third lens group located between the second lens group and the reduced side includes a fifth lens. Refractive powers of the first to the fifth lenses are negative, positive, positive, negative and positive, respectively. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176227 | SINGLE FOCUS WIDE-ANGLE LENS MODULE - A single focus wide-angle lens module includes a fixed aperture diaphragm, a first lens and a second lens arranged from an object side to an image side in a sequence of: the diaphragm, the first lens and the second lens. The first lens has a positive refractive power, a concave surface on the object side and at least one aspheric surface. The second lens has a negative refractive power, a convex surface on the object side and at least one aspheric surface. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176228 | Techniques For Steering An Optical Beam - Reflectors having concave reflecting surfaces (e.g., parabolic reflectors) and electronically controlled beam steering elements are used for rapid, low-diversion, wide angle, and precision steering of optical beams, including laser beams. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176229 | MOTOR HAVING PULSE MODE AND BRUSHLESS MODE, AND CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS OF THE MOTOR - A motor includes a rotor having a magnet, a stator having two coils, and a controller configured to control excitations of the two coils. The stator includes first and second yokes excited by the coils, and first and second rotor detectors configured to detect a magnetic flux. The first yoke is arranged for each electric angle of 360°, and the second yoke shifts from the first yoke by an electric angle of 90°. The first rotor position detector is arranged at the same position as the first yoke. The controller generates an excitation switching signal for each coil based on detection signals from the first and second rotor position detectors, and excites a corresponding coil, and obtains first and second delay angles. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176230 | FOCUS CONTROLLING DEVICE FOR A BEAM PROJECTOR - A focus controlling device of a beam projector for use in a portable terminal. The focus controlling device includes a drive motor, a cam including a helical groove on an outer circumferential surface thereof, connected to the drive motor, and a projection lens barrel including a shaft that interworks with the helical groove to control focus by linearly sliding according to revolution of the cam. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176231 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a barrel, a holder, a focus ring and an elastic element. The barrel includes a bottom surface opposing the holder. The holder includes an end surface facing the bottom surface of the barrel. At least one of the bottom surface and the end surface defines a first curved cutout and a second curved cutout. The depth of the first curved cutout is different from that of the second curved cutout. The focus ring is positioned between the bottom surface and the end surface. The focus ring includes a bump. An end of the elastic element is fixed to the barrel and the other end is fixed to the holder. The elastic element pulls the barrel to position the focus ring between the barrel and the holder. When rotating the focus ring, the bump can be received in the first curved cutout or the second curved cutout. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176232 | MIRROR MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A mirror mounting assembly for mounting a mirror on a vehicle bulkhead. The assembly includes a mirror element and a main support arm having a first end and a second end. The mirror element is connected to the first end of the main support arm. The second end of the main support arm is mountable to the vehicle. A pair of brackets are configured to conform to an engine bay side wall of the vehicle. Each bracket has a center portion and two laterally extending flanges that extend at an angle from the center portion in opposite directions. One of the flanges of each bracket is connectable to the bulkhead of the vehicle in the engine bay. A first additional support arm has a first end connected to a first one of the brackets and a second end connected to the main support arm. A second additional support arm has a first end connected to the main support arm and a second end connectable to the vehicle. Finally, a third additional support arm has a first end connected to the main support arm and a second end connectable to the vehicle. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176233 | MIRROR DEVICE - A mirror device includes a reflecting surface. The reflecting surface is arranged in a vicinity of a rear window of a vehicle. The reflecting surface includes a concave part in a longitudinal direction of the reflecting surface and a convex part in a lateral direction of the reflecting surface. A line passing through a center of a virtual circle defining the concave part is inclined relative to a virtual horizontal line extending in a vehicle width direction toward a side opposite to a driver seat on either right or left of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176234 | HIGH POSITIONING REPRODUCIBLE LOW TORQUE MIRROR - ACTUATOR INTERFACE - The present high positioning reproducible mirror-actuator interface disclosed herein overcomes the deficiencies associated with conventional interface systems and offer a number of advantages that are disclosed herein. Generally, the mirror mounts provide a reliable and robust interface between the mirrors and actuators, that serve to move and position the mirrors, as wells as providing an interface between the mirrors and gravity compensator pins. The mirror mount is characterized as having a body that has an outer peripheral wall that includes a plurality of flexible elements around the perimeter of the body, each having a high stiffness in plane and a high flexibility out of plane. The body is open at the first end to allow flexing of the flexible elements. The flexible elements providing a direct coupling interface between the mirror mount and the mirror. The flexible elements of the mirror mount provides a number of advantages and increases the performance capabilities of the first mechanical interface between the mirror mount and the actuator. | 2011-07-21 |