36th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140247416 | DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING A RECESSED PORTION THAT IS FORMED WITH AT LEAST ONE CONVEX PORTION AT A BOTTOM OF THE RECESSED PORTION AND WHEREIN THE RECESSED PORTION FACES A COLUMNAR SPACER - A display device includes a first substrate having organic and alignment films, a second substrate adhered to the first substrate by a sealant which surrounds a pixel region, a columnar spacer formed on the second substrate defining a distance between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a recessed portion formed in the organic film of the pixel region, the recessed portion facing to the columnar spacer. The recessed portion has a convex portion at a bottom of the recessed portion, and a height of a top of the convex portion from the first substrate is lower than a height of an upper surface of the organic film from the first substrate. A thickness of an alignment film on the convex portion is smaller than a thickness of the bottom of the recessed portion, and a top of the columnar spacer is in contact with the convex portion. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247417 | ALIGNMENT FILM, METHOD FOR FORMING ALIGNMENT FILM, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a method for controlling liquid crystal alignment. An alignment film has a plurality of first grooves which are elongated in a first direction and area spaced from each other, and a plurality of second grooves which are elongated in a second direction and are spaced from each other by crossing said first grooves. Mutilstable liquid crystal alignment is enabled selectively by adjusting an aspect ratio of said first grooves and an aspect ratio of said second grooves. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247418 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel comprise a first substrate, a second substrate and a electrode structure. The electrode structure is disposed on the first substrate. The electrode structure further comprises a first sub-electrode having a first stem electrode with a first end edge and a first branch electrode nearest the first end edge, and a second sub-electrode having a second stem electrode with a second end edge and a second branch electrode nearest the second end edge. The first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode are adjacent to each other, and the first end edge are adjacent to the second end edge. A first distance between the first end edge and the first branch electrode is different from a second distance between the second end edge and the second branch electrode. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247419 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel comprise a first substrate, a second substrate and a electrode structure. The electrode structure is disposed on the first substrate and defining a pixel. The electrode structure further comprises a first sub-electrode having a first stem electrode with a first end edge and a first branch electrode nearest the first end edge, and a second sub-electrode having a second stem electrode with a second end edge and a second branch electrode nearest the second end edge. The first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode are adjacent to each other, and the first end edge and the second end edge are adjacent to the same side of the pixel. A first distance between the first end edge and the first branch electrode is different from a second distance between the second end edge and the second branch electrode. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247420 | Liquid Crystal Display Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed to face each other with liquid crystal interposed therebetween and a sealing material which is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to seal the liquid crystal, wherein a side surface of the liquid crystal display device has a cut surface, and a first resin layer which is formed along the sealing material and has a height less than a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate in a display region and the sealing material are exposed at the cut surface. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247421 | SCREWLESS EYEGLASSES - A temple assembly of a pair of eyeglasses is coupled to a frame body without screws. The temple assembly of eyeglasses includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member. The first connecting member includes a lever arm portion and a latching portion extended by the lever arm portion along the direction distal from said frame body. The second connecting member includes an elastic portion and an engaging portion extended by the elastic portion along the direction distal from the frame body; wherein the latching portion detachably coupled to the engaging portion, the elastic portion approached elastically to the lever arm portion. Thereby, an end piece of the frame body is rotatably coupled between the lever arm portion and the elastic portion. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247422 | Adjustable Focus Eyeglasses with Dual Unilateral Actuation - Adjustable focus eyeglasses where the range of adjustment can be moved. That is, if a pair of adjustable focus eyeglasses have a range of 0 diopters to 2.75 diopters (to provide a 2.75D ADD for reading for an emmetrope), this invention could, for example, permit the user to move the range from 0D to 2.75D to 2.00D to 4.75D so as to accommodate a short term change in the user's distance vision requirement. Each eye can be adjusted independently. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247423 | MYOPIA CONTROL OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical system having a transmission pattern comprising at least a first zone Z | 2014-09-04 |
20140247424 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE POSTURAL PRISM OF AN OPHTHALMIC LENS - Methods for optimizing postural prism to be added to a pair of ophthalmic multifocal lenses (lenses) adapted to a wearer and to slow down myopia progression are described. The method includes an initial pair of lenses in a providing step S | 2014-09-04 |
20140247425 | Multi-Functional Adaptive Optics Retinal Imaging - An optical apparatus includes a system of optical components capable of operating in a scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) mode and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) mode. The system of optical components includes a first optical module for the SLO mode, a second optical module for the OCT mode, and a first scanning device. The first optical module for the SLO mode includes a first source adapted to provide a first imaging beam for the SLO mode and a first detection device configured to receive a first signal associated with a first image of a retina of an eye. The second optical module for the OCT mode includes a second source adapted to provide a second imaging beam for the OCT mode and a second detection device configured to receive a second signal associated with a second image of the retina. The first scanning device is configured to move the first imaging beam along the retina in the slow axis of the SLO mode to acquire the first image and (ii) to move the second imaging beam along the retina in the fast axis of the OCT mode to acquire the second image. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247426 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - Provided is an imaging apparatus using Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography, the imaging apparatus removing noises caused by the autocorrelation component of returning light to obtain a high-resolution tomographic image. A first switching unit | 2014-09-04 |
20140247427 | Hybrid Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Line Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope - An apparatus for imaging an eye includes a housing and a system of optical components disposed in the housing. The apparatus is capable of operating in a line scanning laser ophthalmoscope (LSLO) mode and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) mode. The system of optical components can include a first source to provide a first beam of light for the OCT mode and a second source to provide a second beam of light for the LSLO mode. In the OCT mode, a first optic is used that (i) scans, using a first surface of the first optic, the first beam of light along a retina of an eye in a first dimension, and (ii) descans, using the first surface, a first light returning from the eye in the first dimension to a detection system in the OCT mode. In the LSLO mode, the first optic is used where the second beam of light passes through a second surface of the first optic. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247428 | POLARIZATION PRESERVING 3D SCREEN - Projection 3D systems and polarization preserving 3D screens are described that substantially increase polarization contrast ratio and viewing angle. The screen comprises a structured surface having a certain slope distribution, formed by a plurality of beads | 2014-09-04 |
20140247429 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR APPARATUS WITH OPTICAL SYSTEM HAVING REDUCED COLOR IRREGULARITY - A light source apparatus includes an optical plate, a convergence optical system, a transfer optical system and two casting optical systems. The optical plate includes a translucent segment and a fluorescent substance layer. The convergence optical system converges an excitation light to the translucent segment and to the fluorescent substance layer. The transfer optical system transfers a spot of the excitation light to a transfer plane of the optical plate. The first casting optical system projects a light source image of fluorescence, which is formed on the fluorescent substance layer, onto a common casting plane. The second casting optical system which projects the spot of the excitation light onto the common casting plane. Optical path lengths of the two casting optical systems are the same. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247430 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - In an image display system, a light distribution forming lens is placed between a laser light source and a spatial light modulator or a MEMS mirror device for adjusting a distribution of light intensity of the laser light so that light intensity at an exit pupil of a projection lens is greater in a radially intermediate part thereof than in a central part thereof. The light distribution lens is provided with a conical incident surface and a convex exit surface so as to function also as a collimator lens. Thereby, the image display system can be constructed as a highly compact unit that is highly efficient in the use of available light and free from the problem of speckle noises. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247431 | PROJECTOR WITH LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - A projector with light emitting diodes for projecting images with less heat being generated. The projector with light emitting diodes includes a housing having side walls and front and back end walls and a first opening extending transversely through the front end wall and an image projecting assembly including a mirror disposed in the housing, a light source spatially arranged relative to the mirror and adapted to reflect an image off the mirror, and a lens assembly aligned with the first opening in the housing to project the reflected image outside the housing. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247432 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A light source device includes a plurality of light emitting devices connected in series, an open-circuit failure detecting section, a failure detection and maintenance section, and a short-circuiting section connected in parallel to at least one light emitting device among the plurality of light emitting devices. The open-circuit failure detecting section detects an open-circuit failure of the light emitting device connected in parallel. The failure detection and maintenance section shifts to, when the open-circuit failure detecting section detects the open-circuit failure, a circuit state during the open-circuit failure and maintains the circuit state to which the failure detection and maintenance section shifts. The short-circuiting section short-circuits, when the failure detection and maintenance section maintains the circuit state during the open-circuit failure, both ends of the light emitting device in which the open-circuit failure is detected. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247433 | DEVICE FOR PROJECTING AN IMAGE INTO A DISPLAY AREA, HAVING A SCREEN FOR DISPLAYING AN INTERMEDIATE IMAGE | 2014-09-04 |
20140247434 | Lithographic Focus and Dose Measurement Using A 2-D Target - In order to determine whether an exposure apparatus is outputting the correct dose of radiation and its projection system is focusing the radiation correctly, a test pattern is used on a mask for printing a specific marker onto a substrate. This marker is then measured by an inspection apparatus, such as a scatterometer, to determine whether there are errors in focus and dose and other related properties. The test pattern is configured such that changes in focus and dose may be easily determined by measuring the properties of a pattern that is exposed using the mask. The test pattern may be a 2D pattern where physical or geometric properties, e.g., pitch, are different in each of the two dimensions. The test pattern may also be a one-dimensional pattern made up of an array of structures in one dimension, the structures being made up of at least one substructure, the substructures reacting differently to focus and dose and giving rise to an exposed pattern from which focus and dose may be determined. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247435 | RADIATION SOURCE DEVICE, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - In a discharge-produced plasma source, a pair of electrodes is charged using a transmission line. In an embodiment, a pair of transmission lines may be used, connected symmetrically to the electrodes. The impedance of the transmission lines, or the total impedance of the transmission lines, is equal to that of the discharge in an embodiment. Use of a transmission line provides longer discharge pulses with more consistent potential difference. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247436 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus is equipped with a fine movement stage that can hold a liquid with a projection optical system when the stage is at a position facing an outgoing surface of the projection optical system, and a blade that comes into proximity within a predetermined distance of the fine movement stage when the fine movement stage is holding the liquid with the projection optical system, and moves along with the fine movement stage while maintaining the proximity state, and then holds the liquid with the projection optical system after the movement. Accordingly, a plurality of stages will not have to be placed right under the projection optical system interchangeably, which can suppress an increase in footprint of the exposure apparatus. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247437 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus includes an optical raster element configured to produce a plurality of secondary light sources located in a system pupil surface. The optical raster element has a plurality of light entrance facets, each being associated with one of the secondary light sources. A beam deflecting device includes a beam deflection array of reflective or transparent beam deflecting elements, each being configured to illuminate a spot on one of the light entrance facets at a position that is variable by changing a deflection angle produced by the beam deflecting element. A control unit is configured to control the beam deflection elements such that variable light patterns assembled from the spots can be formed on at least one of the plurality of light entrance facets. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247438 | RETICLE DEFECT CORRECTION BY SECOND EXPOSURE - Correction of reticle defects, such as EUV reticle defects, is accomplished with a second exposure. Embodiments include obtaining a reticle with a first pattern corresponding to a design for a wafer pattern, detecting dark defects and/or design/OPC weak spots in the first pattern, exposing a resist covered wafer using the reticle, and exposing the wafer using a second reticle with a second pattern or a second image field with openings corresponding to the dark defects, with a repair pattern on the reticle or on another reticle, or with a programmed e-beam or laser writer. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247439 | MOBILE FIELD CONTROLLER FOR MEASUREMENT AND REMOTE CONTROL - A mobile field controller, together with a geodetic surveying device, forms a one-person measurement system for geodetic position determination. The field controller allows the spatial orientation of the field controller to be determined. The field controller supports a geodetic target object and has a distance-measuring unit that measures the distance between the field controller and a target point, the distance being optically marked by the field controller, as a result of which a 3D point cloud is generated without physical contact to a target point. When surveying a specific terrain region, algorithms analyzing the 3D point cloud are saved in a control and evaluation unit of the field controller. The absolute position of the target point is calculated from the data of the spatial orientation of the field controller, the distance between field controller and target point and the absolute position of the geodetic target object. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247440 | MIRROR ACTUATOR, BEAM IRRADIATION DEVICE, AND LASER RADAR - A mirror actuator includes: a base; a first rotation portion that is supported on the base so as to be rotatable about a first rotation axis; a second rotation portion that is supported on the first rotation portion so as to be rotatable about a second rotation axis perpendicular to the first rotation axis; a mirror disposed at the second rotation portion; a first drive portion that rotates the first rotation portion around the first rotation axis; and a second drive portion that rotates the second rotation portion around the second rotation axis. The second drive portion has a coil part and a magnet part applying a magnetic field to the coil part. One of the coil part and the magnet part is disposed at the first rotation portion, and the other is disposed at the second rotation portion. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247441 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE TRANSVERSE COMPONENT OF THE VELOCITY OF THE AIR IN A DOPPLER LIDAR MEASUREMENT - A method for estimating the transverse component V | 2014-09-04 |
20140247442 | SPECTRORADIOMETER DEVICE AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME - A light weight, portable spectroradiometer device has an optical system that directs incoming wavelengths of light to impinge upon a three-dimensional sensor comprised of a linear variable filter in direct contact with a photodiode array. The linear variable filter can be a specific band pass filter coating that has been geometrically wedged in one direction. The incoming wavelengths of light are transmitted through the three-dimensional sensor and differentiated into the pixels to be further processed into digital signals. A standard light source, either external or internal to the device, and emitting specified intensities over wavelengths may also be used to calibrate the spectroradiometer device, and samples of light with unknown intensities may be compared to the standard light source. The compact geometry of the optical system and sensor allows the device to be a compact, light weight three-dimensional spectroradiometer containing no moving parts and having a rapid measurement time. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247443 | 3D LASER ABLATION TOMOGRAPHY - A laser ablation tomography system includes a specimen stage for supporting a specimen. A specimen axis is defined such that a specimen disposed generally on the axis may be imaged. A laser system is operable to produce a laser sheet in a plane intersecting the specimen axis and generally perpendicular thereto. An imaging system is operable to image the area where the laser sheet intersects the specimen axis. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247444 | INTEGRATED MICROBIAL COLLECTOR - A system for real-time sizing of fluid-borne particles is disclosed. The system further determines, in real time, whether the detected particles are biological or non-biological. As the fluid is being tested, it is exposed to a microbe collection filter which is cultured to determine the type of microbes present in the fluid being tested. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247445 | CARTRIDGE FOR CONTAINING A SAMPLE - The present invention relates to a cartridge for containing a sample, for example a sample to be analysed in an analyser such as a spectroscopic analyser. A cartridge for containing a sample to be analysed by an analyser such as a spectroscopic analyser, said cartridge comprising: an upper member including a reservoir; a lower member said upper and lower members being interconnected by a tube for containing the sample, and the lower member including a coupling for connection to a driven rotary means of said analyser whereby the cartridge may be rotated about its axis. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247446 | Flow Cell Modules and Liquid Sample Analyzers and Methods Including Same - A flow cell module for use in a liquid sample analyzer includes a module housing, a liquid core waveguide mounted in the module housing to receive a flow of a liquid sample from a liquid sample source, an input optical fiber disposed in the module housing to transmit radiation from a radiation source to the liquid core waveguide, an input termination located on an input end of the input optical fiber, a first kinematic connection mechanism operative to bias the input termination in a first direction along a first axis while permitting displacement of the input termination in a first opposing direction along the first axis, and a second kinematic connection mechanism operative to bias the input termination in a second direction along a second axis while permitting displacement of the input termination in a second opposing direction along the second axis. The second axis is transverse to the first axis. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247447 | Systems and Methods for Spatial Heterodyne Raman Spectroscopy - The present subject matter is directed to a device for spectroscopy. The device includes an excitation source and a first spatial heterodyne interferometer configured to receive wavelengths from the excitation source and filter the wavelengths to produce fringes on a sample. The device also includes a second heterodyne interferometer configured to receive Raman wavelengths from the sample. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247448 | FIBER SOURCE OF SYNCHRONIZED PICOSECOND PULSES FOR COHERENT RAMAN MICROSCOPY AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - Devices and techniques that use nonlinear optical effects in optical fiber to generate optical pulses via nonlinear optical wave mixing for various applications such as coherent Raman microscopic measurements and optical parametric oscillators. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247449 | ATHERMAL CHANNELED SPECTROPOLARIMETER - A temperature insensitive (athermal) channeled spectropolarimeter (CSP) is described. The athermal CSP includes a crystal retarder formed of a biaxial crystal. The crystal retarder has three crystal axes, wherein each axis has its own distinct index of refraction. The axes are oriented in a particular manner, causing an amplitude modulating carrier frequency induced by the crystal retarder to be thermally invariant. Accordingly, a calibration beam technique can be used over a relatively wide range of ambient temperatures, with a common calibration data set. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247450 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING OPTICAL DIAMETERS OF AEROSOL PARTICLES TO MOBILITY AND AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS - A system and a method of measuring a particle's size in a select aerosol using the optical diameter of the particle to perform a mobility and/or aerodynamic diameter conversion without any knowledge about the particle's shape and its optical properties in the aerosol being characterized. In one example embodiment of the invention, the method includes generating a set of calibration data and finding the optimal refractive index and shape that best fits the calibration data. In addition, the method includes creating a new calibration curve that provides a mobility-equivalent or aerodynamic-equivalent diameter. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247451 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PARTICLES IN A SAMPLE STREAM OF A FLOW CYTOMETER USING LOW-POWER LASER SOURCE - A system and method for analyzing a particle in a sample stream of a flow cytometer or the like. The system has a light source, such as a laser pointer module, for generating a low powered light beam and a fluidics apparatus which is configured to transport particles in the sample stream at substantially low velocity through the light beam for interrogation. Detectors, such as photomultiplier tubes, are configured to detect optical signals generated in response to the light beam impinging the particles. Signal conditioning circuitry is connected to each of the detectors to condition each detector output into electronic signals for processing and is designed to have a limited frequency response to filter high frequency noise from the detector output signals. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247452 | PERIODIC STRUCTURE AND MEASUREMENT METHOD USING THE SAME - A plate-shaped periodic structure is provided that includes at least two aperture portions extending through the periodic structure in a direction perpendicular to a main surface of the periodic structure and periodically arranged in at least one direction along the main surface. Each of the aperture portions has a shape that is not mirror-symmetric with respect to an imaginary plane that is a plane perpendicular to the main surface. Each of the aperture portions includes a constricted portion at which a gap distance of the aperture portion is partially small, the gap distance being a width in a direction parallel to a line of intersection of the main surface and the imaginary plane. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247453 | BROADBAND FIBER SENSOR ARRAY - A broadband fiber optic sensor array is formed along a length of single mode optical fiber, with the individual sensing elements formed by introducing local perturbations (e.g., changes in diameter) along the length of the optical fiber. The sensor array requires only a single light source input and a single (conventional) optical spectrum analyzer output and is capable of providing individual measurements (such as local temperature or pressure) for each sensing element disposed along the length of fiber. The individual transmission spectra of the sensing elements forming the array are smooth and strongly overlap, and a method has been developed for determining the characteristics of the individual elements from the variations in the total (combined) transmission spectrum. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247454 | POWER TRANSMISSION AND SENSING DEVICE - A torque transmission assembly comprising: (i) an optical fiber coupled to an optical sensing component and capable of rotating and translating the optical sensing component and of transmitting light to and from the optical sensing component; and (b) an annular structure surrounding the optical fiber, the annular structure in conjunction with said optical fiber transmits torque from a rotating component to the optical sensing component, wherein the annular structure does not include a steel wire torque spring. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247455 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ASSEMBLY - An OCT assembly comprising: (a) a light transmissive rod having a first end, a second end, and a central axis; and a refractive surface adjacent to the second end; (b) a housing surrounding the OCT probe component; the housing having a tubular body with the window situated over the refractive surface, said tubular body having a surface wherein said surface of said tubular body has a coefficient of friction being less than 0.3; (c) an optical fiber connected to the OCT probe component; (d) an annular structure surrounding said optical fiber and capable of translating and rotating the OCT probe component. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247456 | METHOD FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPY - The invention relates to a method for photoacoustic tomography of a sample, deformations on a measurement surface of the sample being measured as a function of location and time, the deformations resulting from the absorption of a pulsed excitation radiation on at least one spectrally addressable target structure in the sample interior while emitting thermomechanical pressure waves in the direction of the measurement surface, and the measured deformations being fed to a reconstruction method for determining the position of the target structure in the sample interior. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247457 | System and Method of Creating A One-Way See-Through Shelf Set Presentation of Products - A system and method of creating a one-way see-through shelf set presentation of products is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving product identification numbers that correspond to a plurality of products and retrieving price and image data for each of the plurality of products from a data storage unit based the received product identification numbers. The computer-implemented method also includes generating from the retrieved price and image data a printable image of a shelf set that depicts the plurality of products. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247458 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus configured to utilize a storage area to store an image includes a receiving unit configured to receive print job data for which a predetermined print method is designated. The predetermined print method is configured to enable a stored image to be printed according to a print instruction given for the image by a user after the image is stored in the storage area. A storing unit is configured to store the generated image of the page into the storage area so that the stored image of the page is printed according to the print instruction, and is configured to, if the generating unit fails to generate an image of a page from the print job data, control an image of another page that the generating unit successfully generates from the print job data so that the image of the another page is not printed. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247459 | PRINTER - A printer may receive a predetermined notification from a print mediation server. The predetermined notification may be a notification to be sent to the printer by the print mediation server when the print mediation server has stored specific print data and specific condition data indicating a specific print condition to a storage unit according to an instruction from a terminal device. The printer may acquire the specific print data and the specific condition data from the storage unit in a case where the predetermined notification is received. The printer may cause a print executing unit to execute printing of an image represented by the specific data according to the specific print condition indicated by the specific condition data. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247460 | CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND OPTIMIZATION FOR JOB DEFINITION FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS - Systems and methods are provided for addressing conflicts when merging Job Definition Format (JDF) instructions. The system includes a memory that stores rules for prioritizing Job Definition Format (JDF) instructions. The system also includes a controller able to receive a print job and to identify multiple sets of JDF instructions for the print job. The controller is further able to generate a merged set of JDF instructions from the JDF instructions in each of the identified sets, and to identify conflicts within the merged set between JDF instructions that share page ranges with each other. The controller is also able to resolve the conflicts by altering JDF instructions based on the rules stored in memory. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247461 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGHLIGHTING BARRIERS TO REDUCING PAPER USAGE - A computer-implemented method for identifying constraints to reducing consumable usage includes acquiring print job information for a set of print jobs submitted for printing by a set of users. A print job representation is computed for each of the print jobs based on features extracted from the print job information. Provision is made for user-annotation of the submitted print jobs with a task category and a constraint category. Each of a plurality of task categories represents a respective task with which the printing of a print job is associated. Each of a plurality of selectable constraint categories expresses a different reason for printing the print job. User-annotations are received for at least some of the submitted print jobs. The print jobs are clustered into clusters based on the print job representations and task category annotations. A representation of the set of print jobs is generated which represents reasons for printing of print jobs in at least one of the clusters, based on the users' constraint category annotations. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247462 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes a resource management part that manages, as a plurality of resources, image data to be used by a plurality of processes concerning a module in the image forming apparatus or a storage area that stores the image data, and one or more units of hardware; and an exclusive control part that, in a case where at least one resource of the plurality of resources is used, carries out exclusive control of the at least one resource, and stops or finishes exclusive control of the module. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247463 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a first display unit that displays a video input on an operation and display unit, a second display unit that displays an input image that is superimposed on the video input displayed on the operation and display unit, and a captured image recording unit that records a captured image of the video input and the input image that are displayed on the operation and display unit. The second display unit erases the input image that is recorded when the captured image recording unit records the captured image of the input image. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247464 | PRINTING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF A PRINTING DEVICE, AND CONTROL DEVICE - Additional information can be appropriately added to an area in a template. The web application execution unit of a printer displays a print layout on a control device in a format enabling adding additional information to areas formed in the printing area of a print medium based on a first template, and when additional information is added to one area, changes to a format reflecting the additional information applied to the one area, and displays the print layout. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247465 | MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERAL, MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERAL CONTROL SYSTEM, and MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERAL CONTROL METHOD - A multifunction peripheral of the present invention includes: a display section that displays an information display screen; a storage section that stores information display screen setting data including default conditions for preparing the information display screen; and an information display screen preparation section that prepares the information display screen on the basis of the information display screen setting data, the information display screen preparation section (i) changing, in accordance with an instruction received from the server, at least one of the default conditions included in the information display screen setting data, and (ii) causing the display section to display the information display screen prepared on the basis of the information display screen setting data including the change. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247466 | External Device Interface Abstraction - Implementations of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and computer-readable storage mediums for executing a user interface on a computing device, generating one or more event handlers executed on the computing device, each event handler corresponding to a local device service file, receiving first data at a first event handler of a first local device service associated with a first device that is in electronic communication with the computing device, generating, using the first event handler, a first event that includes the first data, receiving, at an external device service, the first event, generating, using the external device service, a first external device event based on the first event, and performing a first action based on the external device event. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247467 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus which communicates with a first terminal device includes a first display unit which displays display data, a storage unit which stores first ability information relating to a display ability of the first display unit, an operation panel management unit which is provided at the first terminal device, obtains second ability information relating to a display ability of a second display unit which displays display data, and compares the obtained second ability information to the first ability information which is stored in the storage unit; and a control unit which determines whether to display display data as a display target on the first display unit, or on the second display unit. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247468 | PRINTING DATA DELIVERY APPARATUS, PRINTING DATA DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing data delivery apparatus includes: a printing-data receiving section configured to receive printing data; a data storing section configured to extract print setting information from the received printing data and store the print setting information; a printing-request receiving section configured to receive a printing job request from a printing apparatus; a reuse determining section configured to perform first determination for determining whether the printing apparatus is an apparatus that performs printing with erasable toner or an apparatus that performs printing with unerasable toner, perform second determination for determining whether the printing data can be printed with the erasable toner, and perform first generation for giving, to the print setting information, information indicating whether it is appropriate to print the printing data in the printing apparatus and generating a printing job; and a printing-data delivery section configured to transmit the printing job to the printing apparatus. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247469 | STANDARDIZED MULTI-INTENT COLOR CONTROL ARCHITECTURE - A color management system includes an input device, an input processor, and a plurality of print engines. The input processor is configured to transform, using an input transformation stored on the input device, the digital image in an input source color space to a digital image in a standardized multi-color color space. A print engine processor of the print engine is configured to receive the digital image in the standardized multi-color color space from the input processor and transform, using a print engine transformation stored on the print engine, the digital image in the standardized multi-color color space to a digital image in a print engine multi-color color space. The input transformation includes a color gamut coverage at least equal to color gamut coverage of all the print engines in the color management system. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247470 | CAMERA-BASED DOCUMENT IMAGING - A process and system to transform a digital photograph of a text document into a scan-quality image is disclosed. By extracting the document text from the image, and analyzing visual clues from the text, a grid is constructed over the image representing the distortions in the image. Transforming the image to straighten this grid removes distortions introduced by the camera image-capture process. Variations in lighting, the extraction of text line information, and the modeling of curved lines in the image may be corrected. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247471 | METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, AND SYSTEMS FOR REQUESTING, SCANNING, AND RECEIVING A DOCUMENT AS AN IMAGE FILE VIA A CLOUD - A network device including a controller, a transmitter and a receiver. The controller is configured to generate a first request that initiates, via a cloud, scanning of a document via a scanner. The cloud includes a service device, and a document device that is separate from the document device. The transmitter is configured to, prior to the scanner scanning the document, transmit the first request from the network device to the service device. The receiver is configured to, based on the first request received at the service device and subsequent to the scanner scanning the document, receive an image file transmitted from the document device to the network device without prior transmission of the image file from the document device to the service device. The image file includes an image of the document. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247472 | SCANNING DEVICE - The invention concerns a scanning device for focusing a beam of rays in defined regions of a defined volume, comprising an input optics wherein the beam of rays penetrates first, having at least one first optical element; a focusing optics for focusing the beam of rays exiting from the input optics; and a deflecting device arranged between the first optical element and the focusing optics, for deflecting the beam of rays after it has passed through the first optical element, based on a position of the focus to be adjusted in lateral direction. In order to adjust the position of the focus of the beam of rays in the direction of the beam of rays, and optical element of the input optics can be displaced relative to the deflecting device. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247473 | DEVICE FOR ELECTRICALLY CONTACTING AN ELECTRICALLY ACTIVATABLE FUNCTIONAL LAYER OF A VEHICLE WINDOWPANE THAT IS ADJUSTABLE BY A WINDOWPANE DRIVER - A device electrically contacts an electrically activatable functional layer of a vehicle windowpane that is adjustable by a windowpane driver. The device has the windowpane driver with at least two first contact elements for the transmission of control signals to the functional layer. In an as-intended installed state, the first contact elements are in electrical contact directly with at least two corresponding first contact points of the functional layer or of a windowpane holder directly securing the vehicle windowpane. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247474 | REFLECTION-TYPE LIGHT CONTROL ELEMENT, REFLECTION-TYPE LIGHT CONTROL MEMBER, AND MULTILAYER GLASS - A reflection-type light control element according to the present invention is provided with a light control layer configured to exhibit a reversible change between a transparent state and a reflection state in a reversible reaction with a hydrogen and a catalyst layer configured to accelerate the reversible reaction of the light control layer, wherein the reflection-type light control element is such that the light control layer includes an alloy that contains at least one kind of element selected from a group composed of group 2 elements and at least two kinds of elements selected from a group composed of group 3 elements and rare earth elements, or a hydride of the alloy. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247475 | SPACERS AND CONNECTORS FOR INSULATED GLASS UNITS - This disclosure describes insulated glass units (IGUs) that incorporate electrochromic devices. More specifically, this disclosure focuses on different configurations available for providing an electrical connection to the interior region of an IGU. In many cases, an IGU includes two panes separated by a spacer. The spacer defines an interior region of the IGU and an exterior region of the IGU. Often, the electrochromic device positioned on the pane does not extend past the spacer, and some electrical connection must be provided to supply power from the exterior of the IGU to the electrochromic device on the interior of the IGU. In some embodiments, the spacer includes one or more holes (e.g, channels, mouse holes, other holes, etc.) through which an electrical connection (e.g., wires, busbar leads, etc.) may pass to provide power to the electrochromic device. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247476 | LITHOGRAPHY WAVE-FRONT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Some embodiments include system and methods to obtain information for adjusting variations in features formed on a substrate of a semiconductor device. Such methods can include determining a first pupil in an illumination system used to form a first feature, and determining a second pupil used to form a second feature. The methods can also include determining a pupil portion belonging to only one of the pupils, and generating a modified pupil portion from the pupil portion. Information associated with the modified pupil portion can be obtained for controlling a portion of a projection lens assembly of an illumination system. Other embodiments are described. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247477 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL STRUCTURE COMPRISING AN OPTICAL ISOLATOR - An integrated optical structure includes at least one optical isolator, having a magneto-optical layer, associated with at least one SOA optical amplifier having a waveguide having an n-doped semiconductor layer, a p-doped semiconductor layer, and an active area disposed between the n-doped semiconductor layer and the p-doped semiconductor layer. The optical isolator is disposed between an SOI base and the SOA optical amplifier's waveguide. The optical isolator's magneto-optical layer is disposed between a lower insulating layer and an upper insulating layer. The optical isolator's magneto-optical layer may be a layer of ferromagnetic metallic material, such as a Fe—Co metallic alloy, or a magnetic oxide layer. An optical device includes at least one integrated optical structure. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247478 | INFRARED CAMOUFLAGE TEXTILE - An infrared camouflage textile, including an emissivity layer on one side of the textile and adapted to provide at least two different infrared emissivities in a pattern; a heating layer between the emissivity and insulating layers; and a power source to the heating layer. The emissivity layer may include a display module including pixel elements displaying the pattern, each pixel element including a display segment; a plurality of first charged pigments in the display segment each having a first charge; a plurality of second charged pigments in the display segment each having a charge opposite the first charge; an electrical contact coupled to the display segment to receive signals creating an electric field in the display segment; at least one computer-readable storage medium including code to transmit signals to the display module that create an electric field in a pixel element form the pattern in the emissivity layer. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247479 | MOLDED DICHROIC MIRROR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A molded dichroic mirror and method of manufacture thereof. The dichroic minor may be molded from polysiloxane or lithia potash borosilicate and may be coated to reflect an infrared signal and configured to transmit a radio frequency signal between 33 GHz and 37 GHz. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247480 | GLASS MEMBER WITH OPTICAL MULTILAYERED NEAR INFRARED CUT FILTER GLASS - To provide a glass member with an optical multilayer from which film separation of the optical multilayer is suppressed, and a near infrared cut filter glass. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247481 | OPTICAL COMPONENT FOR THE IR RANGE WITH STRESS-COMPENSATED COATING - A method for designing an optical component for the IR range in which its desired technical characteristics are determined, and the optical component is simulated. The simulated optical component has a layer sequence of layers which are stacked one upon the other and have at least one low-index layer whose refractive index lies in a range from 1.35 to 1.7 and a high-index layer whose refractive index lies in a range from 3 to 5. Subsequently, a modified simulated optical component is generated in that at least one low-index layer of the simulated optical component is divided into at least two partial layers and a mid-index layer is inserted between at least two of the partial layers. The layer thicknesses of the modified simulated optical component are adapted by means of a further simulation such that the modified simulated optical component has the desired technical characteristics. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247482 | SURGICAL MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - A surgical microscope system includes a camera | 2014-09-04 |
20140247483 | SIGHTING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING COMPENSATION POSITION - A sighting apparatus for displaying compensation position is described. The sighting apparatus includes a magnification adjustment module; a magnification generation module, which comprises a magnification pattern for undergoing a movement of the magnification pattern, and a sensing unit for detecting the magnification pattern to obtain a current magnification value; a display unit, for displaying the target in a reference position of the displaying unit when the sighting apparatus sights the target; and a controller coupled to the magnification generation module and the display unit respectively, for acquiring a first compensation position based on a range distance of the target, and for computing a ratio of the current magnification value and a predetermined magnification value of the sighting apparatus, wherein the controller generates a second compensation position based on the first compensation position and the ratio for displaying the second compensation position in the display unit. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247484 | Speckle reduction using screen vibration techniques and apparatus - Disclosed herein are systems and related methods for reducing speckle on display screen. More specifically, screen vibration is used to reduce speckle, and in accordance with the disclosed principles, the vibration may be achieved by using wave-based actuation (e.g., acoustic or electromagnetic waves) to vibrate the screen. In an exemplary embodiment, a speckle reducing system may comprise at least one actuating element located proximate to, but not in physical contact with, a display screen. In addition, the at least one actuating element may be configured to generate waves directed towards the display screen. When the waves impact the display screen, the waves impart vibration to the display screen. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247485 | Viewing Apparatus with Integrated Polarized Lens - The current invention is directed to a pair of binoculars having an eyepiece with one or more ocular lenses and a view port, a polarized lens orientated and positioned on a mounting frame, one or more prisms and an objective lens; wherein the polarized lens is fixed between the eyepiece and the one or more prisms and is shaped to provide an optically correct image and orientated in the vertical plane to substantially filter refracted horizontal light. The invention has application with hunting or sporting scopes and periscopes and other types of viewing apparatus. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247486 | OPTICAL LAMINATE - There is provided an optical laminate excellent which secures adhesiveness between the (meth)acrylic resin film (base material film) and a hard coat layer, and can prevent a reduction in scratch resistance. An optical laminate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a base material layer formed of a (meth)acrylic resin film; a hard coat layer formed by applying, to the (meth)acrylic resin film, a composition for forming a hard coat layer containing a curable compound and inorganic nanoparticles; and a penetration layer having a thickness of 1.2 μm or more, the penetration layer being formed between the base material layer and the hard coat layer by penetration of the composition for forming a hard coat layer into the (meth)acrylic resin film, wherein a content of the inorganic nanoparticles is 1.5 wt % to 50 wt % with respect to a total of the curable compound and the inorganic nanoparticles. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247487 | OPTICAL FILM - An optical film, a polarizing plate and a display device are provided. The optical film can have desired phase retardation at a wide wavelength range, and also show no light leakage at an inclination angle. Also, the optical film can have ¼-wavelength phase retardation, and can be used for reflective or semi-transmissive/reflective liquid crystal display devices or organic light-emitting devices. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247488 | LENS, LENS UNIT, AND LENS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A first lens includes, on end surfaces of both ends in a direction along an optical axis, a first lens surface, a second lens surface, lens outer edges formed on outer peripheral sides of the first and second lens surfaces, and a lens side surface that is adjacent to the lens outer edges and serves as an outermost surface in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis. The first lens is provided so as to be mountable on a lens holding frame. In the first lens, a first abutment surface provided within one plane orthogonal to the optical axis is provided on at least one of the lens outer edges. A second projection is formed on at least one of the lens outer edges so as to protrude in the direction along the optical axis from a position closer to an inner peripheral side than the lens side surface, and the second projection has a reference cylindrical surface provided in a fixed positional relationship with the optical axis in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247489 | TOUCH SCREEN SAVER - A stack of laminated transparent lenses consists of two alternating optically clear materials in intimate contact. The materials are a plastic lens and clear adhesive. The adhesive is uninterrupted. The lens and the adhesive have refraction mismatch of less than 0.2. A tab portion is part of each lens acts as an aid in peeling away the outermost lens after contamination of the lens layer during racing conditions. The lens stack can be mounted to the posts on the face shield or laminated directly to a windshield. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247490 | CLEANING MODULE FOR PROJECTOR - A cleaning module for cleaning an optical element or a sensing element of a projector is provided. The cleaning module includes a casing, an airflow-guiding device, and a nozzle. The airflow-guiding device is disposed within the casing. The nozzle is connected with the casing and in communication with an outlet of the airflow-guiding device. An opening of the nozzle faces the optical element or the sensing element, so that an airflow guided by the airflow-guiding device is directed to the optical element or the sensing element to remove dust from the optical element or the sensing element. Moreover, when a systematic fan of the projector is disabled, the airflow-guiding device is enabled. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247491 | RETROREFLECTIVE ARTICLES AND APPLIQUES - Retroreflective articles and appliqués include a first binder layer with a first major surface and a second major surface, a retroreflective layer including a plurality of retroreflective elements at least partially embedded in the first major surface of the first binder layer, a second binder layer adhered to the second major surface of the first binder layer, and a substrate layer attached to the second binder layer. The first binder layer is a non-thermoplastic crosslinked (meth)acrylate-based copolymer. The second binder layer is a moisture-cured urethane-based polymer. The first binder layer and the second binder layer include functional groups capable of co-reacting to form a chemical bond. The retroreflective appliqués can be attached to clothing articles. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247492 | DIFFRACTION OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - A diffraction optical element including: a diffractive grating provided with a grating surface and a grating wall surface; and a thin film arranged on the grating wall surface and being transparent with respect to light of a used wavelength range, wherein
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20140247493 | OBJECTIVE LENS ELEMENT - An objective lens element which has excellent compatibility with optical discs having different base material thicknesses is provided. An objective lens element | 2014-09-04 |
20140247494 | SUNLIGHT REDIRECTING MIRROR ARRAYS - Sunlight redirector ( | 2014-09-04 |
20140247495 | ANTIGLARE FILM, POLARIZER, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides an antiglare film that has a thin antiglare layer and suppresses generation of scintillation and white muddiness at significantly high levels, while maintaining the hard-coating property and antiglare property, thereby providing favorable high-contrast display images. The present invention is an antiglare film including: a light-transmitting substrate; and an antiglare layer that has surface roughness and is provided on one face of the light-transmitting substrate, wherein the antiglare layer has plural rod-shaped projections having an aspect ratio of at least 2 on the opposite side of the surface contacting the light-transmitting substrate, the projections of the antiglare layer occupy 20 to 40%, per unit area, of the opposite side of the surface contacting the light-transmitting substrate, and N | 2014-09-04 |
20140247496 | OPTICAL UNIT, IMAGING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MASTER - An optical unit having an antireflection function includes a wave surface having a wavelength equal to or shorter than a wavelength of visible light. The wave surface has a curved plane which curves in a recessed shape between an apex portion and a bottom portion of the wave surface. An inflection point of an area of a cross section obtained by cutting through the wave surface in a plane perpendicular to a direction of vibration of the wave surface is positioned toward the bottom portion of the wave surface from a center of the vibration. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247497 | COMPUTING DEVICE DISPLAY HOUSING WITH MODIFIED DISPLAY CHARACTERISTICS - A display device may be inserted into a video conferencing device to provide a more tailored approach to talking and viewing other conversation participants in real time. In one example, a base supports a bottom portion of a computing device at an angled position. A frame supports side portions of the computing device at the angled position so a first optical element with a reflective surface can reflect content of the computing device. Also, a second optical element that is at a higher position than the first optical element includes a beamsplitting surface to receive a reflection from the first optical element as part of a head-up display setup. A hood may be used to cover a portion of the area of all the other components to prevent a portion of ambient light from reaching the first optical element and the second optical element. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247498 | COMPACT CONCENTRATOR ASSEMBLY - A ray concentrator assembly (also referred to as concentrator assembly) combining a plurality of micro ray concentrators, ray redirectors and wave pipes. Each micro ray concentrator collects rays from a source, concentrates rays and is normally attached to a ray redirector. Each ray redirector redirects rays from a micro ray concentrator and is normally attached to a wave pipe. Each wave pipe redirects and aggregates rays from a ray redirector to a target and is normally attached to the target. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247499 | SECURITY STRUCTURE COMPRISING A REFLECTIVE OPTICAL STRUCTURE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A security element for integration into documents for authentication thereof. The security element comprises a substrate. A reflective optical structure and a reference pattern are disposed on the same side of the substrate. The reflective optical structure is made up of an array of Fresnel lenses. The reference pattern appears in the foreground when observed by an observer. A virtual image of the observer appears in the background behind the foreground pattern. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247500 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A light guide member which guides video light includes a peripheral area forming portion extending to the outside of an effective light flux guide portion which is an area through which an effective light flux of the video light passes, and thus for example, even when ghost light resulting from components generated by unintended reflection or scattering in a position such as a side surface forming portion of the light guide member may be generated, the side surface forming portion can be separated from the effective light flux guide portion. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247501 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A head-up display device projects a display light on a windshield of a vehicle to form a virtual image thereon. The device includes a casing, an indicator which is attached to the casing to emit the display light into the casing, a light guide path through which the display light emitted from the indicator is guided, and a wiring board which is provided with a driving circuit for driving the indicator. The casing includes a guide rail formed along an irradiation direction of the display light from the indicator to support both lateral portions of the wiring board on the guide rail, and the wiring board is attached in a containing space of the casing formed between the light guide path and an inner surface of the casing by guiding and sliding the wiring board along the irradiation direction of the display light with the guide rail. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247502 | IMMERSION OBJECTIVE FOR MICROSCOPES AND USE THEREOF - A microscope immersion objective having a numerical aperture of NA>1.36 includes a front lens group. The front lens group has a first, object-side optical element having a plane parallel plate and a second optical element having a hyper-hemisphere. The plane parallel plate is wrung together with a planar side of the hyper-hemisphere. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247503 | LIQUID LENS IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - An image capture module includes a liquid lens having a first and a second electrode, and a first and a second conductor element in electrical contact with the first and second electrode, respectively, the first and second conductor elements being each intended for connection with a voltage generator for driving the liquid lens. The first conductor element includes an electrically conductive body having a peripheral region for contact with the first electrode of the liquid lens with a light diaphragm aperture in a central region thereof. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247504 | ZOOM LENS FOR PROJECTION AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY APPARATS - A zoom lens for projection substantially consists of a first lens-group having negative refractive-power, and which is arranged on a most magnification-side, and which is fixed during magnification change, a second lens-group having negative refractive-power, and which is arranged on a reduction-side of the first lens-group, and which is fixed during magnification change, a last lens-group having positive refractive-power, and which is arranged on a most reduction-side, and which is fixed during magnification change, and three lens-groups arranged between the last lens-group and the second lens-group, and which move during magnification change. The zoom lens is configured to be telecentric on a reduction-side, and focusing is performed by moving only the second lens-group. The lens-groups that move during magnification change are substantially a third lens-group having positive refractive-power, a fourth lens-group having positive refractive-power and a fifth lens-group having positive refractive-power, which are arranged in this order form a magnification-side. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247505 | ZOOM LENS - An embodiment of this invention provides a zoom lens, which comprises a plurality of lens groups in order from an object side to an image-forming side with positive, negative, positive, and positive refractive power respectively. The lens groups comprise a plurality of aspheric lenses and/or free form lenses and a plurality of plastic lenses. The zoom lens satisfies the following equation: DG/fw<3.5 and TTL/fw<15.5, wherein DG denotes the total summation of the thickness of each lens group, fw denotes the focal length of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end, and TTL denotes a total thickness of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247506 | MEDIUM TELEPHOTO LENS AND IMAGING DEVICE - A first lens group having positive refractive power and a second lens group are arranged in this order from an object side, and only the first lens group moves in the optical axis direction while focusing. The first lens group substantially consists of a positive 1-1 lens, a positive 1-2 lens, a positive 1-3 lens, a negative 1-4 lens, an aperture stop, a negative 1-5 lens, a positive 1-6 lens, and a positive 1-7 lens. The 1-3 lens and the 1-4 lens are cemented to each other, and the 1-5 lens and the 1-6 lens are cemented to each other. The second lens group substantially consists of a negative 2-1 lens and a positive 2-2 lens. Only the first lens group moves in the optical axis direction while focusing. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247507 | SIX-PIECE OPTICAL LENS SYSTEM - A six-piece optical lens system includes, in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens element with a negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface; a second lens element with a positive refractive power having a convex image-side surface; a third lens element with a positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a fourth lens element with a negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface; a fifth lens element with a positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a sixth lens element with a negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface, each of the first, second, fourth and sixth lens elements has at least one aspheric surface, one of the third and fifth lens elements being made of glass. Thereby, such a system can be applied to a high resolution mobile phone. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247508 | OPTICAL IMAGE LENS SYSTEM - An optical image lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has refractive power. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof, wherein at least one surface of the fifth lens element is aspheric. The sixth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein at least one surface of the sixth lens element is aspheric, and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element has at least one inflection point thereon. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247509 | FIVE-PIECE OPTICAL LENS SYSTEM - A five-piece optical lens system comprises, in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens element with a negative refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens element with a negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface; a third lens element with a positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a stop; a fourth lens element with a positive refractive power having a convex image-side surface; a fifth lens element with a negative refractive power having a concave object-side surface, each of the second, third, fourth and fifth lens elements has at least one aspheric surface. Thereby, such a system has a wide field of view and can improve the yield rate when being applied to biomedicine, car recorder, camera or other electronic products. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247510 | IMAGING LENS - The present invention relates to an imaging lens, the imaging lens including, in an ordered way from an object side, a first lens having positive (+) refractive power and convexly formed at an object side surface; a second lens having positive (+) refractive power and concavely formed at an object side surface; and a third lens having negative (−) refractive power, wherein the imaging lens meets a conditional expression of 1.62014-09-04 | |
20140247511 | LENS BARREL AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A lens barrel includes an oscillatory wave motor which drives a lens; a manual connection ring which is operated manually to cause the lens to move along an optical axis; a slip ring which is in contact with the manual connection ring; a roller which is in contact with the slip ring and with the oscillatory wave motor; and a roller support ring which supports the roller. The slip ring is structured such that frictional resistance on a contact surface between the manual connection ring and the slip ring is smaller than frictional resistance on a contact surface between the roller and the slip ring. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247512 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MIRROR COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE CAVITY AND OPTICAL MIRROR - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a light weight optical mirror or a monolithic mirror comprising at least one cooling channel, the method comprising forming a mirror body by iteratively depositing a metallic powder in layers and applying, for each of the layers, heat at least in a subarea of this layer, thereby fusing or sintering the powder in this subarea and bonding it to a previously deposited layer, the powder remaining in an unfused state in at least one region, the method further comprising forming at least one cavity within the carrier by removing the unfused powder from said region and producing a mirror surface at a closed surface of the mirror body. The invention further relates to an optical mirror and to an optical device. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247513 | ENVIRONMENTAL DATA RECORD - A drive assembly includes a memory device and a computing device communicatively coupled to the memory device. The computing device is to receive environmental data from a host device via a second communication channel isolated from a first communication channel and record the environmental data on the memory device. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247514 | Systems and Methods for ADC Sample Based Inter-track Interference Compensation - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for mitigating inter-track interference using pre-equalized data samples. | 2014-09-04 |
20140247515 | TAPE DRIVE BUFFER UTILIZATION - Records or filemarks read from data segments are aggregated into at least one single data segment. The records and the filemarks are reorganized and restructured in the single data segment such that buffer utilization is improved. | 2014-09-04 |