31st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100195172 | IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR CORRECTING IMAGE DATA - An image processor includes an identifying unit, a first correcting unit, and a second correcting unit. The identifying unit identifies a white point value of an image represented by first image data. The white point value indicates a first color temperature. The first correcting unit performs a white balance correction on the first image data such that the white point value approaches a target white point value. The target white point value indicates a second color temperature. The second correcting unit performs a brightness correction for correcting the first image data corrected by the first correcting unit into second image data such that an image corresponding to the second image data is brighter as the second color temperature is higher than the first color temperature and such that the image corresponding to the second image data is darker as the second color temperature is lower than the first color temperature. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195173 | Methods and Systems for Hue Adjustment - Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods for color image hue shifting. Some aspects relate to processes by which reference hue values and corresponding hue shift values are used to modify color hue values in a non-perceptually-uniform color space. Some aspects relate to processes that generate a hue shift table for modifying image hue values. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195174 | Data Storage in a Diffractive Optical Element - A diffractive optical element (DOE) and various methods of producing such a DOE are provided in which a diffractive optical microstructure is formed with encrypted data on at least one side of a transparent substrate or in a layer applied to the substrate. The diffractive optical microstructure when illuminated with collimated light, generates a far field interference pattern corresponding to the encrypted data which may be decrypted with suitable optical detectors and processing equipment. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195175 | Security Holograms - We describe methods of recording a holographic image onto holographic recording film, film bearing recorded holographic images, and apparatus for recording a holographic image onto film, in particular for security holograms. We thus describe a method of recording a holographic image onto holographic recording film ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100195176 | SECURITY SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY FOR VALUABLE DOCUMENTS - The invention relates to a security system especially for security documents, wherein a security element is provided in a carrier plane, that under incident light holographically reconstructs a pattern outside the carrier plane, in which concealed information is stored and having a fiat transparent verification element which on fiat contact with the security element makes the information stored therein visible. The invention further relates to a security element and a verification element for use in the security system and a security document fitted with the security system. The invention additionally relates to an apparatus and a method for reading out the concealed information which is stored holographically in the pattern reconstructed on the security element under incident light. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195177 | Method for forming multilayer reflection hologram in optical recording medium - A method for forming an information recording layer including a multilayer stack of reflection hologram layers modulated in the depth direction of a hologram material layer is provided. The method includes: generating a first pair of polarized coherent laser beams and a second pair of polarized coherent laser beams that are incoherent with the first pair; directing the first pair of polarized coherent laser beams to the hologram material layer from opposite sides thereof, respectively, such that the incident angles of the first pair are symmetric with respect to the hologram material layer; directing the second pair of polarized coherent laser beams to the hologram material layer from the opposite sides thereof, respectively, at incident angles different from the incident angles of the first pair; and forming the multilayer stack of reflection hologram layers according to the interference pattern of the first and second pairs of polarized coherent laser beams. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195178 | Device for Light Modulation - In known light modulation means, complex phase and amplitude values for modulating light waves are implemented and modulated either separately by two different light modulation means or a light modulation means having two layers of double-refracting materials, leading to increased expenses for material and adjustment. A new device is disclosed that simplifies the modulation of light waves in phase and amplitude in a single light modulation means made of double-refracting material. In a device having regularly disposed, controllable light-modulated elements having a double-refracting material for complex modulation of coherent light waves, and a modulation controller controlling the force-induced alignment of the optical axes of the molecules of the double-refracting material, means are provided for independently aligning the optical axes of the molecules in the light-modulating elements in two dimensions. The alignment can take place by electrical, magnetic, or optical acting means. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195179 | HOLOGRAM REPRODUCING DEVICE AND HOLOGRAM REPRODUCING METHOD - A hologram reproducing device includes a splitter for splitting a reference beam, during reproduction, into a main beam and sub-beams forming incidence directions spatially shifted from the main beam. The hologram reproducing device also includes: an incidence direction variable irradiator for changing the incidence directions of the main beam and the sub-beams; a servo beam detector for detecting a portion of the reproduction beam generated in accordance with the sub-beams; and a beam receiving unit for receiving the main portion of the reproduction beam generated in accordance with the main beam. A reproducer reproduces an image obtained by the beam receiving unit when the main beam coincides with the incidence direction at which the received light of the beam receiving unit becomes equal to or greater than a prescribed level, with the intensity of the reference beam kept uniform, on the basis of the servo beam detection results. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195180 | DEFLECTING MIRROR FOR DEFLECTING AND SCANNING LIGHT BEAM - The deflecting mirror includes a fixed base member; a mirror having a reflection surface; a support member swingably supporting the mirror; a pair of driving beam members, each having a first end connected with the fixed base member and a second end connected with the support member to support the support member from both sides; and a piezoelectric member fixed to each driving beam member and extending from the first or second end of each driving beam member while having length not longer than about half the length of the driving beam member. The piezoelectric member and the driving beam members constitute piezoelectric unimorph or bimorph structure. By applying voltage to the piezoelectric member, the driving beam members are driven at the same time in the same direction, thereby vibrating the support member in a direction perpendicular to the reflection surface of the mirror, resulting in swinging of the mirror. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195181 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A disclosed optical scanning device includes a light beam generating unit configured to generate a light beam; a light beam deflecting unit configured to receive the light beam and deflect/emit the light beam with a deflecting mirror; a light beam ON/OFF control unit configured to control the light beam generating unit so that the light beam deflected by the light beam deflecting unit is turned ON/OFF in a particular light beam scanning region while the light beam is being reciprocally scanned; and a light beam scanning time measuring unit configured to obtain a measurement value by measuring a time at which the light beam passes a reference point provided on an edge part of the entire light beam scanning region that is away from a center part of the entire light beam scanning region. Timings at which the light beam is turned ON/OFF are controlled in accordance with the measurement value. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195182 | SPEED REDUCING MECHANISM, DRIVE DEVICE, AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT - A speed reducing mechanism includes: a driven member; and a decelerating member transmitting a drive force from an actuator to the driven member. The driven member includes an engagement pin. The decelerating member includes: a teeth portion engaging a rotor pinion portion serving as the drive force from the actuator; and a cam slot engaging the engagement pin. The decelerating member is rotatably supported and is formed into a sheet shape thinner than a face width of the rotor pinion portion. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195183 | Optical switching apparatus and optical switching method - An optical switching apparatus changes an angle of a movable mirror reflecting light input to the optical switching apparatus and performs switching control for switching an output port that outputs the light reflected by the movable mirror. The optical switching apparatus includes an acquiring unit that acquires intensity information concerning the light output from the output port; a controller that based on the intensity information acquired by the acquiring unit and by adjusting the angle of the movable mirror, performs intensity control of the light output; a detector that based on the intensity information, detects a fluctuation greater than a predetermined fluctuation amount of the light output; and a suspending unit that suspends the intensity control by the controller, if the detector detects the fluctuation. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195184 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD AND LIGHT SOURCE - In accordance with the invention, a display apparatus comprising a light source is provided, said light source comprising at least one superluminescent light emitting diode (SLED), the apparatus further comprising at least one light modulating device arranged in a beam path of a light beam emitted by said light source and operable to emit influenced light upon incidence of said light beam, the light modulating device being operatively connected to an electronic control, the display apparatus further comprising a projection optics arranged in a beam path of said influenced light. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195185 | OPTICAL CLEANING OF CRYSTALS - Method for preparing a purified crystal for use in an optical component, from an impure crystal having impurities or crystal defects capable of causing a specific absorption of incident light, includes heating the impure crystal to a temperature at which ions in the crystal are mobile and provide conductivity. A part of the crystal is illuminated with an electromagnetic purifying beam having a frequency in or near a visible frequency range so as to optically excite and migrate charges in the crystal, the charges being compensated by a counter-migration of the ions so as to be fixed in place thereafter so as to provide a purified crystal zone. The crystal is cooled to a future operating temperature. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195186 | TWDM ELEMENT, IMAGER, AND METHOD FOR TEMPORALLY AND SPATIALLY MODULATING BY USING THE SAME - A tri wavelength diffracting modulation (TWDM) element, a TWDM imager, and methods of temporally and spatially modulating by using the same are disclosed. The TWDM element includes first and second sets of movable reflective rigid plates under independent electrical actuation, provides four different spatial configurations for reflecting and selectively diffracting incident radiation of three distinguished wavelengths. The TWDM imager is formed with a plurality of the TWDM elements in a regularly spaced planar array configuration on a planar substrate. Incident visible light is spatially modulated by the TWDM imager, either in a time sequential mode or via spatial combination with help of an aligned color filter array. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195187 | Transflective display apparatus using dielectrophoresis and method of manufacturing the transflective display apparatus - Example embodiments relate to a transflective display apparatus using dielectrophoresis and a method of manufacturing the transflective display apparatus. The display apparatus may include a display panel; a backlight unit providing the display panel with light for forming an image; and a reflective plate arranged under the backlight unit. The reflective plate may reflect external light incident thereon via the display panel back to the display panel. The display panel may include a plurality of pixel areas transmitting or blocking light using dielectrophoresis. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195188 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - An electrophoretic display panel includes a transparent substrate, a first electrode, a transparent wall, a plurality of display media, and a plurality of reflective elements. The first electrode is disposed on the transparent substrate. The transparent wall is disposed on the first electrode to define a plurality of micro-cell structures on the first electrode. Each of the micro-cell structures is respectively filled with the display media, and each of the display media has a plurality of colored particles. Each of the reflective elements is disposed on a projection direction of the transparent wall on the transparent substrate. An electrophoretic display apparatus is also provided. The electrophoretic display panel and the electrophoretic display apparatus can be used on condition of various illuminations and have advantages of maintaining display brightness and ensuring low power consumption. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195189 | System and Method for Actuation of Spatial Light Modulators - A system comprises a spatial light modulator comprising a plurality of modulation elements, the spatial light modulator operable to receive an optical signal comprising one or more optical channels, wherein the elements are operable to perform an optical function on at least one of the one or more optical channels. The system further comprises two or more reset groups associated with the spatial light modulator, wherein each reset group comprises one or more elements, and wherein at least one of the one or more optical channels resides on at least two of the two or more reset groups. The system also comprises a controller operable to actuate the elements of at least one of the at least two reset groups associated with the optical channel at a different time than any one or more other reset group of the at least two reset groups. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195190 | LENS ARRAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A lens array device and an image display device using the lens array device, which allow a lens effect characteristic different from that of a single variable lens array to be easily obtained, are provided. The lens array device includes a variable lens array and a fixed lens array. The variable lens array includes a plurality of variable lenses each having electrically-adjustable refracting power. The fixed lens array includes a plurality of fixed lenses each provided in correspondence to each of the plurality of variable lenses. Each of the fixed lenses has a refracting power which, once a corresponding variable lens has come to have a first refracting power, allows the first refracting power to be cancelled out. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195191 | WAVELENGTH CONVERTER, IMAGE DISPLAY AND MACHINING APPARATUS - A wavelength converter is provided with an infrared light source ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100195192 | Optical Signal Amplifier, Method of Optical Amplification and Optical Network - An optical signal amplifier for use in optical networks operating in a ring configuration comprising a first doped optical fibre loop pumped by a first laser and a second optical fibre loop pumped by a second laser. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195193 | OPTICAL PULSE SOURCE DEVICE - An optical pulse source device comprising an optical pulse source ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100195194 | Large Mode Area Optical Fiber - A large-mode-area (LMA) optical fiber ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100195195 | System and method for combining multiple fiber amplifiers or multiple fiber lasers - A system for combining multiple fiber amplifiers, or multiple fiber amplifiers. The system includes a fiber combiner with multiple cores for connecting with the multiple fiber amplifiers and for combining the beams of the fiber amplifiers into a single beam. The fiber amplifiers are aligned, tapered, and stretched. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195196 | LASER BEAM AMPLIFIER AND LASER APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A laser beam amplifier with high optical axis stability is provided. The laser beam amplifier includes: a container for accommodating a laser medium; a pair of electrodes for performing discharge in the laser medium to form an amplification region for a laser beam in the laser medium; and an optical system for forming an optical path between a first point, upon which the laser beam is incident, and a second point, from which the laser beam is outputted, such that the amplification region is located in the optical path between the first point and the second point, wherein the first point and the second point are conjugate to each other, and the laser beam incident upon the first point is amplified while passing through the amplification region at least twice and then transferred to the second point. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195197 | HEAT-RAY REFLECTIVE FILM, HEAT-RAY REFLECTIVE STRUCTURE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A heat-ray reflective film, containing: a convex-concave portion formed by arranging a plurality of concave portions in one surface of the heat-ray reflective film using the surface as a base plane; and a conductive layer formed on a surface of the convex-concave portion, wherein each of the concave portions has a depth of less than 1 μm, and the conductive layer has a thickness of 1 μm or less, and wherein the convex-concave portion contains a slanted side wall, and the heat-ray reflective film satisfies the relationship of: | 2010-08-05 |
20100195198 | MICROSCOPE ILLUMINATION - The invention relates to a microscope illumination comprising at least one laser light source that emits a light beam, beam-guiding optical elements for generating an illumination beam path with distinguished planes, such as pupil and field planes, and a homogenizing arrangement for forming a luminous field that is homogenized with respect to the intensity and is to be directed onto a sample to be observed. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195199 | EYEPIECE BASE UNIT AND MICROSCOPE - The present invention relates to an eyepiece base unit and a microscope with which a phase contrast observation function can be easily added to the microscope. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195200 | SCREEN, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention relates to a screen, a control method, a program, and a recording medium that can provide audio and video at an optimal position for a user. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195201 | SCREEN - A screen according to the present invention includes: a retroreflective layer, which has a front side and a rear side with an array of corner cubes; a low-refractive-index layer, which is made of a substance with a lower refractive index than the retroreflective layer; and a light absorbing layer for absorbing at least a part of the light that has been incident on the retroreflective layer on the front side thereof and then directed toward the low-refractive-index layer through the rear side thereof. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the light absorbing layer faces the array of corner cubes of the retroreflective layer with the low-refractive-index layer interposed between itself and the retroreflective layer. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195202 | DIFFUSING SCREEN - Various embodiments related to a rear projection display screen configured to reduce an intensity of light at a viewing angle at which the light is less likely to be viewed by a user are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment provides a diffusing screen comprising a sheet-like structure transparent to one or more wavelengths of light. The sheet-like structure has a viewing surface and comprises a diffusing pattern configured to create destructive interference of a selected wavelength of light traveling in a direction normal to a plane of the viewing surface of the screen. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195203 | LENTICULAR DEVICE FOR AN AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCTING THE SAME - A method of producing a lenticular device for an autostereoscopic display apparatus comprises providing a substrate having a surface which corresponds in shape to a desired surface profile for the array of lenticular elements, and providing an optical layer mixture of an optically birefringent material and a polymer precursor over the substrate surface. The optical layer is exposed to a stimulus for polymerizing the polymer precursor to have at least a polymer surface layer, thereby enclosing the material between the polymerized material and the surface to define lenticular elements. This method allows a simple polymerization process, forming a single layer, to complete the LC cell formation in the desired lenticular array shape. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195204 | OPTICAL FILM - The present invention provides a nanostructure comprising a plurality of nanoridges wherein the height of each nanoridge is modulated whereby to form one or more peaks (e.g. a series of peaks) along the length of each nanoridge. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195205 | CUBE-CORNER TYPE SELF-REFLECTION SHEET HAVING IMPROVED TENSILE STRENGTH - Disclosed is a retroreflective sheet using a cube-corner type retroreflection principle, which is composed of a body layer which includes a flexible transparent thermoplastic sheet made of a transparent material for high light transmittance and having a smooth surface as a reflective surface and also includes a woven fabric disposed therein, and a cube-corner type microprism layer having a retroreflective function formed on a surface of the body layer including the transparent thermoplastic sheet and the woven fabric in an integrated form, opposite the reflective surface. The retroreflective sheet has a configuration in which the woven fabric having high tensile strength is inserted into the transparent thermoplastic polymer (PVC, TPU, PO, or acryl) sheet, and is suitable for end uses requiring high tensile force. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195206 | IMAGE STABILIZING DEVICE AND CAMERA - An image stabilizing device of the present invention includes: a correction lens holding member | 2010-08-05 |
20100195207 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - Provided is a zoom lens system including a compact focusing lens unit and having a suppressed change in image magnification at the time of movement of the focusing lens unit. The zoom lens system of the present invention, in order from an object side to an image side, includes a first lens unit G | 2010-08-05 |
20100195208 | CUSTOMISATION OF A HOT STAMP FOIL OR LAMINATE - A method of producing a film having a diffractive surface pattern in selected areas by processing a precursor film having a diffractive surface relief throughout one or more zones together defining a target area of the precursor film; the method comprising applying material to a selected zone of the diffractive surface relief so as to nullify the diffractive effect of the surface relief in the zone. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195209 | Method and Apparatus for Optical Bandpass and Notch Filtering, and Varying the Filter Center Wavelength - A method and apparatus involve an optical element having a passband with a center wavelength, and filtering radiation having first and second portions that arrive along a path of travel extending to the optical element. The first portion includes radiation inside the passband, and the second portion includes radiation above and below the passband. The optical element transmits one of the first and second portions of the radiation therethrough, and reflects the other of the first and second portions of the radiation therefrom. The optical element is supported for a range of movement relative to the path of travel. As the optical element moves through the range of movement, the center wavelength changes. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195210 | Plastic Sheets with Lenticular Lens Array - A lenticular sheet, in one exemplary embodiment, includes a first surface having at least two portions, an opposing second surface, and a plurality of lenticular lenses formed in the first surface. Each portion of the first surface includes a number of lenticular lenses per centimeter that is different from the number of lenticular lenses per centimeter of an adjacent portion of the first surface. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195211 | WIDE FIELD OF VIEW COLOR IMAGE PROJECTOR - An optical device for an image projector for providing a projected wide field of view image, includes a first dichroic mirror or splitter, arranged in an input path for receiving light of a plurality of wavelength bands, and adapted to output by reflection on a first path respective first portions of selected ones of the wavelength bands and by transmission on a second path respective second portions of the selected ones of the wavelength bands. Light modulating devices, arranged in respective ones of the first and second paths to receive the first and second portions, generate and output on respective first and second intersecting output paths modulated ones of the first and second portions. A second dichroic mirror or combiner, adapted to reflect one and transmit the other of the first and second portions, is arranged in an area of intersection of the first and second intersecting output paths, to output, by reflection and transmission, respectively, the modulated ones of the first and second portions on a common output path. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195212 | HIGH-ORDER ABERRATION CORRECTION FOR OPTIMIZATION OF HUMAN VISUAL FUNCTION - The present invention relates to the optimization of human visual function by correcting and/or optimizing high-order optical aberrations in high performance optical devices. The optimization is particularly useful for high performance devices used under low light conditions such as binoculars, rifle scopes, telescopes, microscopes, night vision goggles and laser eye protection devices. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195213 | OPTICAL DEVICE WITH MEMBRANE THAT CAN BE DEFORMED BY ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATION - An optical device with a deformable membrane including an anchoring area on a support helping to contain a constant volume of liquid in contact with one of its faces, a substantially central area, configured to be deformed reversibly from a rest position, and an actuation mechanism displacing the liquid in the central area stressing the membrane in at least one area situated strictly between the central area and the anchoring area. The actuation mechanism is electrostatic and includes at least one pair of opposing electrodes, one of the electrodes of the pair being at the level of the membrane, the other being at the level of the support, the electrodes being separated by dielectric, the dielectric being formed at least by the liquid. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195214 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM LENS - A zoom lens ZL installed in an electronic still camera | 2010-08-05 |
20100195215 | HIGH ZOOM-RATIO ZOOM LENS SYSTEM - A high zoom-ratio zoom lens system includes a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, a negative fourth lens group, a positive fifth lens group, and a negative sixth lens group, in this order from an object. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195216 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - Provided is a zoom lens system including a compact focusing lens unit and having a suppressed change in image magnification at the time of movement of the focusing lens unit. A zoom lens system of the present invention, in order from an object side to an image side, includes, a first lens unit G | 2010-08-05 |
20100195217 | Variable focal length lens system and imaging apparatus - A variable focal length lens system includes first to fourth lens groups which have positive, negative, positive, and positive refractive powers, respectively, and are arranged in this order from an object side to an image side. An aperture diaphragm is arranged in the vicinity of the third lens group. The variable focal length lens system satisfies the following Conditional expressions 1 and 2: | 2010-08-05 |
20100195218 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - Provided is a zoom lens system including a compact focusing lens unit and having a suppressed change in image magnification at the time of movement of the focusing lens unit. The zoom lens system of the present invention, in order from an object side to an image side, includes a first lens unit G | 2010-08-05 |
20100195219 | WIDE-ANGLE ZOOM LENS SYSTEM - A wide-angle zoom lens system includes a negative fist lens group, a positive second lens group, and a positive third lens group, in this order from the object. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195220 | Optical pickup lens - An optical pickup lens for focusing a light beam from a laser light source on an optical information recording medium is a single lens. The optical pickup lens has two surfaces, and a surface R | 2010-08-05 |
20100195221 | WIDE-ANGLE LENS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIDE-ANGLE LENS - A wide-angle lens includes, in order from an object side, a first lens group G | 2010-08-05 |
20100195222 | Magnifier detachably affixed to cosmetic container - A cosmetic magnifying lens or mirror is disclosed which is capable of being detachably affixed to a conventional cosmetic container, such as mascara. The magnifying lens or mirror may further be adapted to fit over cosmetic containers having a variety of shapes and sizes, and may be reused when the container is empty. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195223 | Miniature magnetic-levitated lens driving device - A miniature magnetic-levitated lens driving device includes a lid, a casing, a lens module, a plate spring, and a magnetic-levitated module. The lid has a hollow structure and is coupled to the casing. The casing is formed therein with a receiving space. The lens module is provided in the receiving space. The plate spring is fixed between the lid and the casing and configured to resiliently confine the lens module to the receiving space. The magnetic-levitated module is provided in the receiving space and corresponds in position to the lens module. A magnetic repulsive force is produced by and between the magnetic-levitated module and the lens module, and in consequence the lens module is magnetically suspended in the receiving space formed by the lid and the casing, so as to save power, and minimize friction and microparticles. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195224 | LENS BARREL - A telescopic lens barrel which is capable of increasing the assembling workability and advancing and retracting a lens in an optical axis direction of the lens barrel with high accuracy, without miniaturizing of the lens barrel. A barrel base plate holds an image pickup device. A fixed cylinder is secured to the barrel base plate and has an axis in an optical axis direction of the lens barrel. A guide shaft holds a lens frame so as to be advanced and retracted in the optical axis direction in the fixed cylinder and held by the barrel base plate. The barrel base plate includes bearing portions holding the guide shaft on opposite sides of a sliding region of the lens frame, and a protruding portion of the guide shaft protruding from one of the bearing portions of the barrel base plate is regulated in position by the fixed cylinder. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195225 | COORDINATED PIVOTING AND EXTENDING VEHICLE MIRROR - An exterior vehicle mirror system has a vehicle mountable support and a support arm. A mirror housing is movable along the support arm between the support and a distal end. An electrically powered mirror unit adjust mechanism can adjust the mirror unit about horizontal and vertical axes. An electrically powered pivoting and extending mechanism pivots the support arm about the support between an extended position and a position folded against a vehicle side. An electronic control system controls movement of the mirror housing along the support arm, and folding of the support arm, independent of an adjustment of the mirror unit. The electronic control system comprises a memorized position for the powered pivoting and extending mechanism, or alternatively, a microprocessor for controlling at least one of movement of the mirror housing along the support arm, folding of the support arm, and adjustment of the mirror unit. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195226 | ACCESSORY SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR USE IN A VEHICLE - A vehicular accessory system includes an attachment element at an in-cabin surface of a vehicle windshield. The attachment element accommodates a rain sensor, which has a field of view through an aperture of the attachment element towards the vehicle windshield. An interior rearview mirror assembly has a case that houses a reflective mirror element, and includes a base portion with a mirror mount for attaching the mirror assembly to the attachment element. The base portion encompasses the rain sensor when the mirror mount is attached to the attachment element at the vehicle windshield. The mirror assembly includes a video camera disposed at the base portion. Electrical wiring may, at least in part, connect the video camera in the base portion with circuitry in the case, and the electrical wiring may be routed through a pivot joint of the mirror assembly. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195227 | System and Method of Focusing Electromagnetic Radiation - A tracking system for reflecting electromagnetic radiation from a source to a target area, having at least one reflecting surface or mirror mounted to a support that fixes the reflecting surface orientation to focus electromagnetic radiation on the target area when the reflecting surface is at a first location at a first predefined time. The system has a path with at least the first location and a second location. The reflecting surface is movable along the path to maintain focus on the target area. The reflecting surface may have an orientation with a fixed declination angle and fixed hour angle. The source may include a moving source such as the Sun. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195228 | FUNCTIONAL FIELD OF VIEW FOR BLIND SPOT MIRRORS - An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a motor vehicle includes a mounting bracket securable to a lateral side of a vehicle. A mirror case is secured to the mirror bracket. A primary reflector is fixedly secured to the primary portion of the backing plate. The primary reflector defines a primary field of view extending laterally away from the lateral side of the motor vehicle. A secondary reflector defines a secondary field of view extending laterally in space disposed adjacent the lateral side of the motor vehicle, wherein the secondary field of view overlaps the primary field of view in a range of 20% to 80%. The field of view of the secondary reflector is also directed downwardly with respect to the field of view of the primary reflector. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195229 | MIRROR ASSEMBLY - An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror casing having a human machine interface thereat. The mirror assembly includes a display device disposed behind the transflective mirror reflector of the interior rearview mirror assembly and visible through the transflective mirror reflector to the driver when displaying information. The display device may include a video screen. The user actuatable input may be actuatable by a user to operate at least one element of circuitry disposed in the mirror casing. The human machine interface may be at least partially at a bezel portion of the casing, or may be at least partially at a rear casing portion of the mirror casing. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195230 | VEHICLE INSIDE MIRROR DEVICE EMPLOYING BALL CLAMPS - The present invention is related to a vehicle inside mirror device employing ball clamp in which a barrel-shaped ball clamp is prepared by assembling a pair of semi-barrel-shaped and symmetrical bodies to absorb a mechanical error or an assembling error caused by a loosen assembly between the ball clamp and a counterpart or caused by a press-fitting manner for inhibiting a deformation of the ball clamp. The vehicle inside mirror device employing ball clamp according to the present invention comprises a mirror through which a driver can view the rear; a housing surrounding the mirror; a mirror mounting part mounted to a rear side of the housing, the mirror mounting part having a barrel-shaped hinge part provided thereon; a first ball clamp surrounding and clamping the hinge part of the mirror mounting part; a second ball clamp provided at a place corresponding to the first ball clamp; a spring provided between the first ball clamp and the second ball clamp for generating an expansion force; a mounting part fixed to a glass or a ceiling of a vehicle and having a hinge part for coupling the second ball clamp thereto; and a tube surrounding the first ball clamp, the second ball clamp and the spring. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195231 | REFLECTION FILM, REFLECTION FILM LAMINATE, LED, ORGANIC EL DISPLAY, AND ORGANIC EL ILLUMINATING INSTRUMENT - The present invention provides a reflection film, a reflection film laminate which are less likely to undergo agglomeration or sulfidation of an Ag thin film due to heat, and a LED, an organic EL display, and an organic EL illuminating instrument, each including any of these. The reflection film in accordance with the present invention is a reflection film formed on a substrate, characterized by being an Ag alloy film including Ag as a main component, and Bi in an amount of 0.02 atomic percent or more, and further including one or more of V, Ge, and Zn in a total content of 0.02 atomic percent or more, and satisfying the following expression (1): | 2010-08-05 |
20100195232 | Ink Composition for Color Filter, Method for Preparing a Color Filter Using the Same, and Color Filter - Disclosed is a color filter ink composition that includes an acrylic-based copolymer resin including repeating units represented by a particular chemical formula, a polymerizable monomer, a pigment, and a solvent. According to the present invention, the color filter ink composition can have excellent ejection properties and ejection stability by using a new acrylic-based copolymer resin as a binder resin, and also can have excellent storage stability, so that it can be used for a long period. In addition, a pattern formed using the color filter ink composition can have improved heat resistance, chemical resistance, and film strength. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195233 | LUMINANCE-ENHANCED FILM - Disclosed is a luminance-enhanced film, including birefringent island-in-the-sea yarns, whose island portions are grouped, based on two or more spinning cores, present in a sheet. The luminance-enhanced film causes formation of an optical modulation interface between island portions and sea portions, thus maximizing optical modulation efficiency, as compared to conventional birefringent island-in-the-sea yarns. The birefringent island-in-the-sea yarns of the present invention are free of aggregation of island portions in the center thereof, although the number of island portions is 500 or more. As a result, the birefringent island-in-the-sea yarns maximize an optical modulation interface area, and thus considerably improve optical modulation efficiency, as compared to conventional birefringent island-in-the-sea yarns including one spinning core. Accordingly, the birefringent island-in-the-sea yarns advantageously exhibit considerably improved luminance, as compared to conventional birefringent island-in-the-sea yarns wherein birefringent fibers or one spinning core is present in a sheet. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195234 | LUMINANCE-ENHANCED FILM - Disclosed is a luminance-enhanced film, including birefringent island-in-the-sea yarns which comprise island portions and sea portions, each composed of a specific material. Accordingly, unlike conventional stack-type luminance-enhanced films, the luminance-enhanced film of the present invention comprises birefringent island-in-the-sea yarn, as a layer, in the sheet, thus considerably improving luminance without forming a plurality of layers. In addition, several hundred layers are not laminated on one film and the film can be easily fabricated at considerably reduced costs. Furthermore, the luminance-enhanced film has considerably more birefringent interfaces, as compared to films fabricated by conventional methods wherein birefringent fibers are incorporated into sheets, thus considerably improving luminance-enhancement effects and being industrially applicable. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195235 | MEASUREMENT OF TRACK ECCENTRICITY ON BIT PATTERNED MEDIA - The eccentricity of tracks defined on a rotating bit patterned media are measured using a readback signal, and the measured eccentricity may be used to control centering of the disk relative to a rotational spindle and/or to control movement of a read/write head relative to a selected track on the disk. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195236 | DISK DRIVE TRANSPORT, CLAMPING AND TESTING - A disk drive transporter, for transporting a disk drive and for mounting a disk drive within a test slot, includes a frame configured to receive and support a disk drive. The frame includes sidewalls configured to receive a disk drive therebetween and sized to be inserted into a test slot along with a disk drive. The frame also includes a clamping mechanism operatively associated with at least one of the sidewalls. The clamping mechanism includes a first engagement element and a first actuator operable to initiate movements of the first engagement element. The first actuator is operable to move the first engagement element into engagement with a test slot after a disk drive being supported by the frame is arranged in a test position in a test slot. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195237 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS, AND STAMPER - A magnetic recording medium has data track patterns formed by concave/convex patterns in data recording regions on at least one surface of a substrate and servo patterns formed by concave/convex patterns in servo pattern regions between the data recording regions. The concave/convex patterns include convexes, at least protruding end portions of which are formed of magnetic material, and concaves. A burst pattern region of each servo pattern region includes N (where N is at least two) burst regions, in which burst patterns, where plural burst signal unitary parts are aligned along a direction of rotation, are formed as the servo patterns. The burst signal unitary parts formed in M (where M is no greater than (N−1)) out of the N burst regions are concaves, and the burst signal unitary parts formed in L (where L is equal to (N−M)) out of the N burst regions are convexes. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195238 | THERMALLY ASSISTED MAGNETIC HEAD HAVING A SEMICONDUCTOR SURFACE-EMITTING LASER - A thermally assisted magnetic head includes: a slider having a medium-facing surface; and a surface-emitting semiconductor laser. The slider has: a slider substrate, on which part of the medium-facing surface is formed; and a magnetic head portion, on which another part of the medium-facing surface is formed, and which has a first surface in contact with a head stacking surface of the slider substrate and a second surface opposite the first surface. The magnetic head portion has: a main magnetic pole that generates a write magnetic field from an end face on the side of the medium-facing surface; an optical waveguide core extending along the first surface and having a light exit surface at the medium-facing surface; and a diffraction grating, which is provided in the optical waveguide core or further towards the second surface than the optical waveguide core, and the refractive index of which varies periodically along the direction in which the optical waveguide core extends. The surface-emitting semiconductor laser is provided opposing the second surface so that emission light from the surface-emitting semiconductor laser is incident onto the diffraction grating, and the diffraction grating causes at least part of emission light from the surface-emitting semiconductor laser to be optically coupled to the optical waveguide core. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195239 | THERMALLY ASSISTED MAGNETIC HEAD COMPRISING SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER - The present thermally assisted magnetic head has: a plasmon antenna; an optical wave guide having the plasmon antenna installed at the tip thereof; a diffraction grating which is disposed in or on the optical wave guide; and a laser element which is disposed at a position to irradiate laser beams onto the diffraction grating, and is composed of a photonic crystal surface emitting semiconductor layer. A laser light intensity distribution on the diffraction grating has at least two intensity peaks in the width direction of the optical wave guide. The two-dimensional form of the laser light intensity distribution on the diffraction grating is a ring or two ellipses. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195240 | THERMALLY ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING DISK DRIVE - A thermally assisted magnetic recording disk drive, comprises: a magnetic recording medium, on a surface of non-magnetic substrate of which are formed an under layer, a vertical magnetic recording layer, a protective layer and a lubricant layer, sequentially; a recording/reproducing head having a magnetic pole, which is configured to apply a magnetic field onto the magnetic recording medium, and a heating means, which is configured to heat an area being applied with a magnetic field by means of a near-field light; a mechanism, which is configured to rotate the magnetic recording medium; a mechanism, which is configured to position the recording/reproducing head; and a circuit, which is configured to process a recording/reproducing signal, and further comprising, a plate-like structure, which supplies a lubricant onto a surface of the magnetic recording medium and thereby having a function of cooling the surface of the magnetic recording medium. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195241 | ZONE TEXTURED RECORDING HEAD - The present disclosure relates to a magnetic recording head having a slider media bearing interface surface with surface modifications configured to reduce friction and/or stiction friction properties between the head slider media bearing interface surface and a recording medium. The present disclosure also relates to a tape drive system, a method of formatting a recording medium using such a magnetic recording head, and the resulting formatted media. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195242 | IMPLEMENTING POWER SAVINGS IN AN AUTOMATED STORAGE SYSTEM - In a method of implementing power savings in an automated storage system, a power savings mode authorization is sent from a library controller to a tape drive, such that the tape drive is authorized to enter an extended power savings mode that maintains an operational host interface in the tape drive for communicating with a host system. A media move command is received at a tape library of the automated storage system. The media move command comprises a command from the host system for the tape library to move a tape cartridge to the tape drive. In response to receiving the media move command, an instruction is issued to the tape drive to transition from the extended power savings mode to an active power mode. The instruction is issued prior to notifying the host system of completion of the media move command. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195243 | Variable Spindle Speed Control for Data Storage Devices - In a particular embodiment, a system is disclosed that includes a solid-state data storage medium, a disc data storage medium, and a controller adapted to selectively adjust a spindle speed associated with the disc data storage medium and a buffer size associated with the solid-state data storage medium responsive to a trigger. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195244 | SERVO AREA TEST METHOD OF A MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND A TEST DEVICE - A read signal for one revolution of each of a plurality of tracks jitter of which is cancelled is obtained and a binary-coded image data for the read signal is generated and the track number position of each servo area is specified from the binary-coded image data. Further, a read signal in this position in radial direction is obtained from the track number position of each of the specified servo areas and the servo area is tested by the read signal. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195245 | STORAGE APPARATUS, MAINTENANCE METHOD OF STORAGE APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM HAVING MAINTENANCE PROGRAM OF STORAGE APPARATUS - A storage apparatus includes at least one device insertion section, at least one robot, a replacement detection section, a first determination section, and a movement section. A device can be inserted into the device insertion section. The robot has a moving mechanism. The replacement detection section detects a start of the replacement of the device. When it is detected by the replacement detection section that the replacement of the device is started, the first determination section determines a position of the device insertion section at which the device is replaced. The movement section moves the robot so as to close an opening formed by removal of the device from the device insertion section based on the determination result of the first determination section. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195246 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS - There is provided a manufacturing method of a magnetic recording medium that maintains a high level of perpendicular orientation of a perpendicular magnetic layer and enables to further increase high recording density, prepared such that at least on a non-magnetic substrate, there are laminated a soft magnetic base layer, an orientation control layer | 2010-08-05 |
20100195247 | MICROWAVE-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMATION THEREOF - A magnetic head, according to one embodiment, includes a microwave generator provided with a main magnetic pole, an auxiliary magnetic pole, a coil wound around a magnetic circuit, the magnetic circuit including the main magnetic pole and the auxiliary magnetic pole, and a magnetic film, the film being provided near an ABS side of the main magnetic pole. A first distance in an element thickness direction between film surfaces of the magnetic film and the main magnetic pole at a top end in an element height direction of the microwave generator is greater than a second distance between film surfaces of the magnetic film comprising the microwave generator and the main magnetic pole at the ABS. In other approaches, the main magnetic pole may have a shape which gradually widens from a flare point away from the ABS in an element height direction. Additional systems and methods are also presented. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195248 | DISK DRIVE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING - A sleeve supports a shaft. A housing member is arranged so as to surround the sleeve and make the end of the sleeve protrude. A base member holds the housing member and fixes a stator core so as to surround the housing member. A hub drives a recording disk by being rotated integrally with the shaft, with a magnet being fixed to an annular portion concentric with the shaft so as to face the stator core fixed to the base member. A thrust member is rotated integrally with the hub, and a descender portion and a ring portion. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195249 | Method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium and a magnetic recording medium manufactured by the method - A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium includes forming an electrically conductive intermediate layer over a non-magnetic substrate; forming an aluminum-containing layer on the intermediate layer; forming a plurality of micro pits in the aluminum-containing layer; generating an alumina-containing layer by oxidizing the aluminum-containing layer and simultaneously forming nano holes in the alumina-containing layer originating from the micro pits to expose the intermediate layer; cleaning and drying the nano holes using a sub- and super-critical fluid; and depositing a magnetic metal selectively on the intermediate layer to form a magnetic recording layer having a plurality of magnetic recording elements. The method thus employs alumina nano holes (ANHs) to fill magnetic metal uniformly and selectively even for ANHs with a diameter not larger than 25 nm. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195250 | FLUID DYNAMIC PRESSURE BEARING DEVICE, SPINDLE MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A bearing mechanism includes a shaft, a sleeve portion, a thrust portion, and a cover portion. Lubricating oil is arranged in a communicating channel in the sleeve portion, a thrust gap between the sleeve portion and the thrust portion, and a tapered gap between an outside surface of the thrust portion and the cover portion. A lower end opening of the communicating channel is defined in an outer circumferential portion of a lower surface of the sleeve portion radially outward of the thrust gap. A radially outermost portion of the thrust portion is arranged either tangent to a wall surface of the communicating channel or closer to a central axis than the wall surface. The tapered gap is arranged closer to the central axis than a radially outermost point of the wall surface. The outer circumferential portion and the cover portion define a guide gap therebetween. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195251 | MICRO ACTUATOR DEVICE, HEAD SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY AND STORAGE MEDIUM DRIVING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a micro actuator device, includes: a first piezoelectric element superposed on a first lower support plate coupled to a fixed plate; a second piezoelectric element superposed on a second lower support plate in parallel with the first lower support plate coupled to the fixed plate; a first upper support plate interposing the first piezoelectric element between the first upper support plate and the first lower support plate, and generating strain equal to strain of the first lower support plate when a tensile force of the first piezoelectric element acts on the first lower support plate; and a second upper support plate interposing the second piezoelectric element between the second upper support plate and the second lower support plate, and generating strain equal to strain of the second lower support plate when a tensile force of the second piezoelectric element acts on the second lower support plate. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195252 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE OF PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, METHOD OF FORMING ELECTRODE OF PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR, AND HEAD SUSPENSION - An electrode structure of a piezoelectric element is provided. The piezoelectric element | 2010-08-05 |
20100195253 | MAGNETORESISTIVE (MR) ELEMENTS HAVING IMPROVED HARD BIAS SEED LAYERS - MR devices and associated methods of fabrication are disclosed. An MR device includes an MR element and a bias structure on either side of the MR element for biasing a free layer of the MR element. The bias structure includes an amorphous buffer layer, a first seed layer formed from Cr, a second seed layer formed from a non-magnetic Cr alloy, and a hard bias magnetic layer. The second seed layer formed from the non-magnetic Cr alloy is formed between the Cr seed layer and the hard bias magnetic layer. An example of a non-magnetic Cr alloy is Chromium-Molybdenum (CrMo). | 2010-08-05 |
20100195254 | OVERCURRENT AND BROWN OUT PROTECTION APPARATUS - A discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) converter is provided. The converter comprises a transformer having a primary and a secondary side, an RCD network, a rectifier, a switch, and a controller. The transformer has primary side with a first primary winding and a second primary winding and has a secondary side with a secondary winding. The RCD network is coupled to the first primary winding and is adapted to receive energy from the leakage inductance of the first primary winding. The rectifier is coupled to the second primary winding. The switch is coupled between the RCD network and ground. The controller receives indicia of a rectified voltage from the rectifier, indicia of current from the switch, indicia of transformer magnetization and controls the actuation of the switch. Preferably, the controller provides an actuation signal to the switch with actuation periods that are separated from one another by an interval that allows energy within the transformer to substantially dissipate. Average output current of this converter is generally limited from the peak switch current level that is allowed by the controller and a switching frequency that the controller allows the converter to operate. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195255 | Intrinsically Safe Communications Circuit - An electrical circuit comprising a power supply, a load, a pair of parallel positive cables between the power supply and the load, a pair of parallel negative cables between the load and the power supply, and incendive arc prevention means, comprising: monitoring means adapted to detect if the current and/or voltage in one of the pair of cables deviates from the other, and a control means adapted to fully or partially isolate the power supply from the pair of cables if the monitoring means detects that their current and/or voltage has deviated from the other, characterised in which: the electrical circuit comprises a common positive section between the power supply and the pair of positive cables, and a common negative section between the pair of negative cables and the power supply, in which a first modulation means is adapted to generate a modulated communications signal. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195256 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING POWER SYSTEMS FROM EXTRAORDINARY ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES - One form of the invention provides a method and apparatus for preventing an extraordinary electromagnetic pulse from reaching and rendering inoperative an electrical component of an electrical power system, wherein the component is located in a conductive path of the system that receives the pulse. The method and apparatus comprises the steps or means for detecting the presence of the pulse in the conductive path prior to the pulse reaching and rendering inoperative the electrical component. The pulse is diverted around the electrical component with a low inductance, high current capacity circuit relative to the electrical component before the pulse can reach and render the electrical component inoperative. The foregoing invention may beneficially utilize a high-speed current shunt comprising a flat conductive metal strap having a defined current-measuring region, a tapered parallel-plate transmission-line matching transformer attached to the current-measuring region and an output via a coaxial cable. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195257 | CIRCUIT PROTECTOR AND ELECTRIC CONNECTION BOX - An electric connection box | 2010-08-05 |
20100195258 | Voltage Disturbance And Harmonics Monitor - An electronic monitor for monitoring characteristics of an AC power line for swells, sags, RMS voltage, impulses, total harmonic distortion (THD) and frequency. The waveform is received at the monitor, scaled to a lower magnitude, rectified by an op amp with zero offset voltage, converted a digital form which is representative of the waveform and processed to determine the occurrence of any irregularity in the AC power waveform. Two DMA channels are used to store each cycle, or groups of cycles, of the waveform into two buffers for further processing. An input surge protective circuit limits impulse voltage to the power supply. Related methods are also disclosed. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195259 | Device for improving fuel efficiency of automobile engine - One embodiment of a device for improving fuel efficiency of an automobile engine having a plurality of firing cylinders with a plurality of firing caps may include a discharging circuit. The discharging circuit may have an input terminal capable of being electrically coupled to the plurality of firing caps and configured to receive excess energy from the automobile engine. The discharging circuit may also have one or more output terminals capable of being electrically coupled to ground. The discharging unit may be capable of controllably discharging the excess energy into the ground through the output terminal, and the discharge of the excess energy into the ground may prevent accumulation of the excess energy in the automobile engine, thereby improving the fuel efficiency of the automobile engine. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195260 | DIELECTRIC CERAMIC AND LAMINATED CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A dielectric ceramic containing ABO | 2010-08-05 |
20100195261 | CAPACITORS USING PREFORMED DIELECTRIC - Devices for storing energy at a high density are described. The devices include an electrode preformed to present a high exposed area onto which a dielectric is formed. The dielectric material has a high dielectric constant (high relative permittivity) and a high breakdown voltage, allowing a high voltage difference between paired electrodes to effect a high stored energy density. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195262 | CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - In a ceramic capacitor according to the present invention, the electrode strips of an internal electrode and the dielectric strips of a ceramic dielectric member are arranged perpendicularly to the surface of a substrate, and as such, the plurality of electrode strips and the plurality of dielectric strips are arranged alternately along a parallel direction relative to the substrate surface. That is, the electrode strips and the dielectric strips are multi-layered along a parallel direction relative to the substrate surface, thereby facilitating the realization of multi-layering in the ceramic capacitor by a known patterning technology. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195263 | CAPACITORS USING CARBON-BASED EXTENSIONS - Devices for storing energy at a high density are described. The devices include carbon-containing extensions which increase the surface area between a dielectric material and one or both of the electrodes. The dielectric material may have a high dielectric constant (high permittivity) and a high breakdown voltage, allowing a high voltage difference between paired electrodes to effect a high stored energy density. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195264 | CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - In a ceramic capacitor according to the present invention, an interdiginated pair of internal electrodes are arranged, on a substrate, perpendicular to a surface of the substrate, and a ceramic dielectric member is filled into a gap between this pair of internal electrodes. For this reason, the dimensions of the internal electrodes do not substantially change before and/or after the formation of the ceramic dielectric member, whereby the dimensions formed at the time of internal electrode can be maintained. According to this ceramic capacitor, since the internal electrode dimensions can be easily controlled like this, dimensional control of internal electrode spacing can also be easily carried out. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195265 | DIELECTRIC CERAMIC AND LAMINATED CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A dielectric ceramic which improves the lifetime characteristics and dielectric breakdown voltage of a laminated ceramic capacitor includes core-shell crystalline grains which have a core-shell structure and homogeneous crystalline grains which have a homogeneous structure. In this dielectric ceramic, the core-shell crystalline grains and the homogeneous crystalline grains are present at an area ratio in the range of 91:9 to 99:1. Preferably, when the mean grain size for the core-shell crystalline grains is represented by R1 and the mean grain size for the homogeneous crystalline grains is represented by R2, the ratio of R2/R1 is 0.8 or more and 3 or less. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195266 | DIELECTRIC CERAMIC AND LAMINATED CERAMIC CAPACITOR - A dielectric ceramic with stable insulation properties even after calcination under a reducing atmosphere, as is preferred for a laminated ceramic capacitor, is a CaTiO | 2010-08-05 |
20100195267 | POLYMER MEMORY AND METHOD OF ITS FABRICATION - An embodiment mitigates one or more of the limiting factors of fabricating polymer ferroelectric memory devices. For example, an embodiment reduces the degradation of the ferroelectric polymer due to the polymer's reaction with, and migration or diffusion of, adjacent metal electrode material. Further, the ferroelectric polymer is exposed to fewer potentially high temperature or high energy processes that may damage the polymer. An embodiment further incorporates an immobilized catalyst to improve the adhesion between adjacent layers, and particularly between the electrolessly plated electrodes and the ferroelectric polymer. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195268 | HYBRID SUPERCAPACITOR USING TRANSITION METAL OXIDE AEROGEL - It discloses a hybrid supercapacitor including a carbon aerogel cathode and a transition metal oxide aerogel anode which is able to increase energy density and power density with increase of overall cell potential and at the same time lower internal resistance of the electrode and equivalent series resistance by using a monolithic electrode with no use of current collector and binder. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195269 | HYBRID SUPERCAPACITOR USING SURFACE-OXIDIZED TRANSITION METAL NITRIDE AEROGEL - It discloses a hybrid supercapacitor including a carbon aerogel cathode and a surface-oxidized transition metal nitride aerogel anode which is able to increase energy density and power density with increase of overall cell potential and at the same time lower internal resistance of the electrode and equivalent series resistance by using a monolithic electrode with no use of current collector and binder. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195270 | LAMINATE, SEPARATOR FOR CAPACITOR, AND CAPACITOR - Provided are a laminate excellent in heat resistance, and a separator for capacitors comprising the laminate. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195271 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT PROVIDED THEREWITH - An electrolytic capacitor includes: a case including a case body, in which an electrolytic capacitor element is disposed in a sealed manner and filled up with an electrolytic solution, and a safety valve is mounted to the case body for jetting an evaporated gas of the electrolytic solution filling the electrolytic capacitor element; a cover member mounted to the case so as to cover the safety valve provided for the case; a first fixing unit mounted to the cover member so as to prevent the cover member from dismounting when the evaporated gas of the electrolytic solution is jetted outward; and a second fixing unit disposed in association with the first fixing unit and adopted to reinforce and assist a function of the first fixing unit to thereby prevent the cover member from being dismounted. An electric equipment includes a lighting circuit including circuit components, and an electrolytic capacitor of the structure mentioned above. | 2010-08-05 |