40th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150277190 | Polymer Stabilized Vertical Alignment Liquid Crystal Display Panel and Liquid Crystal Display - The present invention provides a polymer stabilized vertical alignment liquid crystal display panel. It comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the two substrates, and a bezel sealant for sealing liquid crystal molecules between the two substrates. The liquid crystal layer material comprises negative liquid crystal molecules, stabilizer, and reactive monomers polymerizable when irradiated with ultraviolet light. The bezel sealant comprises epoxy resin, curing agent, methacrylate resin or acrylate resin, photoinitiator, filler, and silane coupling agent. The present invention provides a liquid crystal display correspondingly. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the dissolution of the methacrylate resin or acrylate resin in the bezel sealant by the liquid crystal medium is prevented to avoid the over-sized bumps formed in the periphery of the bezel. Light leakage phenomenon in the periphery of the bezel is decreased to increase product yield rate. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277191 | POLARIZED LIGHT IRRADIATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF IRRADIATING POLARIZED LIGHT FOR PHOTO ALIGNMENT - An apparatus capable of performing a photo alignment process on a plate-shaped member and realizing high productivity is provided. An irradiating unit irradiates an irradiated area with polarized light, and a stage movement mechanism transports first and second stages on which substrates are mounted alternately to the irradiated area and returns the same. A space larger than a length by which the substrate on the second stage passes through the irradiated area is secured between the first stage positioned at a first substrate mounting-and-collecting position and the irradiated area, and a space larger than a length by which the substrate on the first stage passes through the irradiated area is secured between the second stage positioned at a second substrate mounting-and-collecting position and the irradiated area. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277192 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate and including a first subpixel electrode including a plurality of first branch electrodes and a second subpixel electrode which is separated from the first subpixel electrode, includes a plurality of second branch electrodes, and encloses the first subpixel electrode, a compensation electrode positioned between the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode, a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277193 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes pixels, some of the pixels are disposed in a first area and some of the pixels are disposed in a second area. The second substrate is spaced apart from and coupled to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each pixel is associated with a viewing angle, an imaginary line extending from a center of the viewing angle, and an angle between a surface of the first substrate and the imaginary line. The angle of a pixel disposed in the first area differs from the angle of a pixel disposed in the second area. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277194 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - First subpixel group and second subpixel group are disposed alternately in a direction orthogonal to a gate bus line. A first subpixel and a second subpixel have shapes axially symmetric about a symmetry axis. Each of a plurality of first subpixels includes a plurality of first strip electrodes inclined by an angle of α clockwise with respect to a rubbing direction. Each of a plurality of second subpixels includes a plurality of second strip electrodes inclined by an angle of α counterclockwise with respect to a rubbing direction. Each of a plurality of source bus lines includes a first inclined part inclined by an angle of β clockwise with respect to a rubbing direction and a second inclined part inclined by an angle of β counterclockwise with respect to a rubbing direction. A rubbing direction is orthogonal to a gate bus line. Each of a plurality of spacers is disposed in a vicinity of a source bus line and also disposed linearly in parallel with a rubbing direction. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277195 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME - A lateral electric field type liquid crystal display includes: an array substrate that includes: a plurality of signal lines and a plurality of scan lines arranged in a matrix to form pixel areas; and a common electrode formed to face pixel electrodes with interposing an insulating film; a counter substrate that faces the array substrate; and a liquid crystal material that is interposed between the array substrate and the counter substrate, wherein the liquid crystal material responds to an electric field parallel to a surface of the array substrate, and wherein in a vertical blanking period, which is a blanking period of a vertical period for sequentially applying scan signals to all of the scan lines, a common electrode potential is changed so that a potential difference between the common electrode potential and the pixel electrode potential becomes smaller than that before the vertical blanking period. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277196 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device including a plurality of sub pixel regions is provided. The device includes first and second substrates with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween; a first electrode formed on the liquid crystal layer side of the first substrate; a second electrode formed nearer the liquid crystal layer side than the first electrode with an insulating film interposed therebetween and having a plurality of linear portions in a region overlapping with the first electrode in plan view, a third electrode having a plurality of linear portions formed on the liquid crystal layer side of the second substrate, the linear portions of the third electrode not overlapping with the linear portions of the second electrode in plan view and have portions formed along the linear portions of the second electrode, and wherein the electric fields are generated between the second electrode and the third electrode and between the second electrode and the first electrode. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277197 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR REPAIRING THE SAME AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - An array substrate, a method for repairing the same and a display apparatus are disclosed. The array substrate, comprises: a plurality of first signal lines and a plurality of second signal lines; a plurality of pixel units each comprising a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode; and connecting assemblies comprising a plurality of first portions arranged in the layer in which the second signal lines are located and a plurality of second portions arranged in the layer in which the pixel electrodes are located, the first signal lines, the second signal lines and the pixel electrodes being in different layers on the array substrate respectively, the first portions and the second portions in the connecting assemblies being arranged alternatively, the plurality of first portions being partly overlapped with the first signal lines respectively, the second portions being partly overlapped with adjacent first portions. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277198 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND REPAIR METHOD FOR THE ARRAY SUBSTRATE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose an array substrate, a display device and a repair method of the array substrate. The array substrate comprises a display region; a peripheral region, in which a peripheral circuit including a plurality of leading wires is provided, and the peripheral region including: an insulation layer, provided above a layer in which the peripheral circuit is provided; and a leading wire repair layer, provided above the insulation layer, wherein the leading wire repair layer includes at least two common repair lines extended along an arrangement direction of the leading wires in the peripheral circuit, and a plurality of repair lines electrically connected the at least two common repair lines are provided between the two adjacent common repair lines. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277199 | PIXEL STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY PANEL - A pixel structure and a display panel are provided. The pixel structure uses an insulation protrusion with a drain electrode extending thereon or a single-layered conductive protrusion as an electrical connection interface between the drain electrode and a pixel electrode. The aperture ratio and resolution are increased for no contact hole is required to be formed in the passivation layer. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277200 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A display substrate includes a thin film transistor array disposed in a display area, a signal line disposed in a peripheral area surrounding the display area, a contact electrode disposed on the signal line and contacting the signal line, a light-blocking pattern overlapping a first portion of the contact electrode, and a color pattern overlapping a second portion of the contact electrode. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277201 | Liquid Crystal Display - Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display in which a hole is shared by thin-film transistors to thereby improve the aperture ratio. The liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a first thin-film transistor and a second thin-film transistor on the substrate. In the planarization film, a single hole is disposed to expose a portion of the source electrode or the drain electrode from each of the first thin-film transistor and the second thin-film transistor. Each of the first and second pixel electrodes is connected to the source electrode or the drain electrode of the first and second thin-film transistors via the single hole in the planarization film. Accordingly, the area of a black matrix is reduced and thus the aperture ratio of the liquid crystal display | 2015-10-01 |
20150277202 | CONDUCTIVE TRANSITION METAL OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURED ELECTROCHROMIC MATERIAL AND OPTICAL SWITCHING DEVICES CONSTRUCTED THEREOF - An electrochromic device includes a nanostructured transition metal oxide bronze layer that includes one or more transition metal oxide and one or more dopant, a solid state electrolyte, and a counter electrode. The nanostructured transition metal oxide bronze selectively modulates transmittance of near-infrared (NIR) spectrum and visible spectrum radiation as a function of an applied voltage to the device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277203 | AUTOMATIC DISPLAY MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A display mirror assembly for a vehicle includes an electrochromic cell, a switchable reflective element, a display module, an ambient light sensor, and a controller. The controller automatically selects a display mode or a mirror mode in response to a detected ambient light level. In a display mode, the controller activates the display module, sets the switchable reflective element to a low reflection mode, and sets the electrochromic cell to a clear state with minimum attenuation. In a mirror mode, the controller deactivates the display module, sets the switchable reflective element to a high reflection mode, and varies attenuation by the electrochromic cell. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277204 | ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY DEVICE - An electronic paper display device according to the disclosure may include an upper substrate provided with a first electrode layer, a lower substrate provided with a second electrode layer, and an electronic ink layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. Microcapsules are distributed in the electronic ink layer, and at least one kind of quantum dots which are used to display one color are encapsulated within the microcapsules. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277205 | WHITE PARTICLES FOR DISPLAY, PARTICLE DISPERSION FOR DISPLAY, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - White particles for display, include inorganic white particles, and a covering layer that covers the inorganic white particles and includes a polymer obtained by polymerizing at least olefin as a constituent. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277206 | METHOD FOR PREPARING ELECTROPHORETIC PARTICLE, ELECTROPHORETIC PARTICLE, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPERSION, ELECTROPHORETIC SHEET, ELECTROPHORETIC APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - Provided is a method for preparing an electrophoretic particle including a particle and a coating layer covering at least a part of the particle, including obtaining the plurality of block copolymers having dispersion portions and crosslinking/adsorbing portions having crosslinking groups and being linked to the dispersion portions; adsorbing the crosslinking/adsorbing portion onto the surface of the particle; and crosslinking the crosslinking groups by a crosslinking agent to link the plurality of block copolymers, thereby forming the coating layer. The dispersion portions are formed by the living polymerization of first monomers having functional groups contributing the dispersibility of the particles into a dispersion medium, and the crosslinking/adsorbing portions are formed by the living polymerization of at least one kind of monomers, and thus provided with adsorbability onto the surface of the particles. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277207 | OUTPUT MONITORING METHOD FOR OPTICAL MODULATOR AND OUTPUT MONITORING DEVICE - An output monitoring method for an optical modulator includes: branching light into first and second lights; modulating a phase of the first light within a first waveguide; modulating a phase of the second light within a second waveguide; multiplexing the first and second lights to generate interference light, and outputting the interference light from first and second output ports; detecting a difference or ratio between a portion of the interference light from the first output port and a portion of the interference light from the second output port; and setting an operating point of light based on the detected difference or ratio; and controlling phase modulation of follow-on light that propagates through the first and second waveguides so as to keep the operating point constant. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277208 | PHOTO MIXER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Disclosed herein is a photomixer and method of manufacturing the photomixer which can fundamentally solve the existing restrictive factors of a PCA and a photomixer which are core parts of a conventional broadband terahertz spectroscopy system. The presented photomixer includes an active layer formed on a top surface of a substrate, the active layer being formed on an area on which light is incident, and a thermal conductive layer formed on the top surface of the substrate, the thermal conductive layer being formed on an area other than the area on which light is incident. The active layer is formed to have a mesa cross section, and the thermal conductive layer is regrown on an area other than the area on which light is incident using an MOCVD method, and has a flattened surface. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277209 | Two-dimensional Planar Lightwave Circuit Integrated Spatial Filter Array and Method of Use Thereof - A large coherent two-dimensional (2D) spatial filter array (SFA), 30 by 30 or larger, is produced by coupling a 2D planar lightwave circuit (PLC) array with a pair of lenslet arrays at the input and output side. The 2D PLC array is produced by stacking a plurality of chips, each chip with a plural number of straight PLC waveguides. A pupil array is coated onto the focal plane of the lenslet array. The PLC waveguides are produced by deposition of a plural number of silica layers on the silicon wafer, followed by photolithography and reactive ion etching (RIE) processes. A plural number of mode filters are included in the silica-on-silicon waveguide such that the PLC waveguide is transparent to the fundamental mode but higher order modes are attenuated by 40 dB or more. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277210 | MICRO-IRIS UNIT AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME - A micro-iris unit may include: a support member disposed on a transparent substrate to form a fluid accommodating space in a central portion of the transparent substrate; a first fluid provided in the fluid accommodating space; and a second fluid provided in the fluid accommodating space and being movable by an electrical field or electromagnetic force. A side surface of the support member may include flexures or concave-convex portions to allow an area of contact with the first fluid or the second fluid to be significantly increased. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277211 | Focal-Plane Shutter and Camera - A focal plane shutter includes a bottom board having an opening portion, and a blade member that opens/closes the opening portion. The blade member is formed from a plurality of arms supported rotatably on the bottom board, at least one blade, and a plurality of connecting members that connects the plurality of arms rotatably to the blade. The blade member includes an adhesive member that is provided on at least one of the plurality of arms. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277212 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes a plurality of light sources, a light modulator that modulates light fluxes emitted from the plurality of light sources based on input information, a projection system that projects modulated light fluxes from the light modulator, a light guiding system that has different areas on which the plurality of light fluxes emitted from the plurality of light sources are incident and guides the plurality of incident light fluxes to the light modulator, a lighting state detector that detects lighting states of the plurality of light sources, and a controller that corrects the input information with correction information based on a viewing angle characteristic of the light modulator in accordance with the lighting states of the plurality of light sources detected by the lighting state detector. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277213 | PROJECTION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PROJECTION DEVICE - According to the present invention there is provided a method of manufacturing a projecting device comprising the steps of fixing the positions of a red light source, green light source and blue light source so that the light sources are immovable; providing a mirror which is configured to oscillate such that it can scan light it receives across a display screen; positioning an optical component, which is configured to deflect light, such that it can receive red, green and blue light beams outputted from the red, green and blue light sources respectively; adjusting the optical component such that the optical component compensates for variation between the light sources, in the direction in which the red, green and blue light beams are output from the red, green and blue light sources, so that each of the red, green and blue light beams are directed to the same point on the display screen. There is further provided a corresponding projection device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277214 | SHORT THROW PROJECTOR MOUNT WITH MICRO-ADJUST FEATURE - A short throw projector mount enabling a finely tuned distance adjustment and/or finely tuned height adjustment of an attached projector. The mount includes a wall interface, a projector positioning head, and an elongate arm operably coupling the wall interface and the projector positioning head. A first end of the arm is coupled to the wall interface, and the projector positioning head is operably coupled proximate an opposing second end of the arm such that the projector positioning head is shiftable along a longitudinal axis of the arm. The arm further includes a positioning mechanism arranged to selectively drive shifting of the projector positioning head. A vertical positioning mechanism may be provided to shift the projector vertically relative to the wall interface. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277215 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS WITH THE SAME - An illumination optical system illuminates an image display element and includes a first lens array configured to divide light emitted from a light source, a second lens array configured to receive light from the first lens array, and a condenser optical system configured to guide light from the second lens array to the image display element, and a conjugate point of the image display element is located between an incident surface of the first lens array and an incident surface of the second lens array. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277216 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes a discharge lamp and a discharge lamp drive section. The discharge lamp drive section is configured to selectively perform a first drive in which first drive power is supplied and a second drive in which second drive power higher than the first drive power is supplied in a first posture, and supply drive power not lower than third drive power and not higher than fourth drive power in a second posture in which optical axis intersects with horizontal plane, the third drive power is drive power with which one of the electrodes in the second posture is set to temperature corresponding to first temperature in the first drive in the first posture, and the fourth drive power is drive power with which one of the electrodes in the second posture is set to temperature corresponding to second temperature in the second drive in the first posture. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277217 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light source unit, light source apparatus ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150277218 | POLARIZER UNIT AND PROJECTOR - A polarizer unit that polarizes light incident thereon and causes the polarized light to exit includes an inorganic polarizer (light-exiting-side polarizer) that polarizes the incident light, a transparent substrate that is disposed in contact with the light-exiting-side polarizer and allows the light having exited out of the light-exiting-side polarizer to pass and exit, and a holding member that presses the light-exiting-side polarizer and the transparent substrate from opposite sides to sandwich and hold the light-exiting-side polarizer and the transparent substrate. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277219 | PROCESSOR-BASED DEVICE WITH EMISSIVE DISPLAY AND REMOVABLE SCREEN - In accordance with some embodiments, a processor-based device may be implemented with an emissive projection display that is removable from the device. The screen only may be removable in some embodiments and, in other embodiments, the screen, together with the emissive projection display, may be removable from the processor-based device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277220 | INTEGRATED PROJECTION SCREEN - Systems and methods for more effectively locating cameras, controllers, and other interactive devices in conjunction with projection screens. A projection screen includes a screen presenting a surface suitable for projecting an image thereon, the screen having a bottom rail and an interactive device operably coupled to the bottom rail of the screen, the interactive device communicatively coupled to a communicating device. The interactive device may be a video camera, a sensor, or a controller. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277221 | COLOUR LASER MARKING - A set of laminates includes an outer laminate and an inner laminate, wherein the outer laminate includes a transparent polymeric support includinq on a first side of the support a colour laser markable layer containing an infrared dye having an absorption maximum λ | 2015-10-01 |
20150277222 | LITHOGRAPHIC SUBSTRATE AND A DEVICE - A lithographic method is disclosed that includes, on a substrate provided with a layer of a resist and a further layer of a material provided on the layer of resist, providing a pattern in the further layer, the pattern defining a space via which an area of the layer of resist may be exposed to radiation, a distance between features of the pattern defining the space, and exposing the layer of resist to radiation having a wavelength greater than the distance between features of the pattern defining the space, such that near-field radiation is generated which propagates into and exposes an area of the resist. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277223 | COMPOSITION FOR PATTERN FORMATION, AND PATTERN-FORMING METHOD - A composition for pattern formation includes a block copolymer and a solvent. The block copolymer includes a group including a reactive group on at least one end of a main chain of the block copolymer. A pattern-forming method includes providing a directed self-assembling film directly or indirectly on a substrate using the composition. The directed self-assembling film includes a phase separation structure which includes a plurality of phases. A part of the plurality of phases of the directed self-assembling film is removed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277224 | Method of Manufacturing Black Column Spacer, Black Column Spacer, and Color Filter - Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a black column spacer that includes preparing a substrate; forming a first organic layer on the substrate; forming a second organic layer on the first organic layer; performing exposure on the substrate on which the first organic layer and the second organic layer are formed using a half-tone mask; and developing the substrate and curing the resultant product, a black column spacer manufactured using the manufacturing method, and a color filter including the black column spacer. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277225 | ACTINIC-RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM FORMED USING SAID COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN USING SAID COMPOSITION, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An actinic-ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition contains a compound (A) which generates acid by being irradiated with actinic rays or radiation where, when relative light absorbance is ε | 2015-10-01 |
20150277226 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MASK PLATE FOR SHIELDING DURING SEALANT-CURING - A manufacturing method of a mask plate for shielding during sealant-curing includes: forming a negative photoresist light-shielding material layer on a transparent substrate; with a color-filter mask plate set, exposing the substrate formed with the negative photoresist light-shielding material layer; developing the substrate after exposing to form the pattern of the mask plate. The method does not require separate fabrication of a mask plate, thereby significantly reducing the manufacturing costs of the mask plate for shielding during sealant-curing. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277227 | MULTI-LAYER SUBSTRATE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for preparing a multi-layer substrate, which includes: forming a first film layer on a substrate, and forming a group of alignment marks in alignment areas of the first film layer; and forming a plurality of subsequent film layers and a top film layer on the first film layer in sequence; in the patterning process for each subsequent film layer, alignment marks in a mask plate for the subsequent film layer are aligned with the alignment marks in the first film layer, and photoresist coated on the subsequent film layer is subjected to exposure; and in a patterning process of the subsequent film layer, photoresist patterns, formed by the alignment marks in the mask plate at pattern positions of the alignment marks of the first film layer when the photoresist coated on the subsequent film layer is subjected to exposure, are removed. The method improves the alignment accuracy between the patterns of the formed subsequent film layer. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277228 | COATING AGENT FOR FORMING FINE PATTERN - A coating agent for forming a fine pattern capable of simultaneously achieving slimming and roughness reduction of a positive-type resist pattern without deteriorating the cross-sectional shape of the slimmed positive type resist pattern and a method of slimming treatment of a positive-type resist pattern using the above coating agent for forming a fine pattern. A coating agent comprising a nitrogen-containing compound with a specific structure and an organic solvent is used as the coating agent for forming fine pattern used for a positive-type resist pattern. The coating agent may include a basic nitrogen-containing compound and/or a water-soluble polymer or an alkali-soluble polymer. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277229 | LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, STAGE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLES - This disclosure provides a lithography apparatus including: a lens barrel having an optical system configured to irradiate a substrate with a beam; and a stage apparatus configured to repeat a long distance movement in a primary scanning direction of the substrate and a short distance movement which is shorter than the long distance movement in terms of the amount of movement in a secondary scanning direction of the substrate, and being configured to form a pattern on the substrate with the beam, wherein the stage apparatus includes: a first moving body configured to move in the primary scanning direction; a floating unit configured to support the first moving body, so as to float by a magnetic force and be movable in the primary scanning direction; a second moving body configured to move in the secondary scanning direction; and a guide using a rolling body configured to support the second moving body in contact therewith so as to be movable in the secondary scanning direction. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277230 | OPTICAL MEMBRANE ELEMENT HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY ADJUSTABLE CONNECTING ELEMENT - An optical membrane element for an optical device in lithography, especially EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography, includes at least one membrane layer and a frame, which at least partially surrounds the membrane layer and at which at least part of the rim of the membrane layer is mounted. At least one tautening element is provided, which facilitates tautening of the membrane layer and wherein the optical membrane element can be used in a projection exposure system, especially for EUV lithography, such that the membrane layer of the membrane element can be adjustably tautened, such that the membrane layer is flat. A method for manufacturing a corresponding optical membrane element includes generating a tautening element lithographically together with the membrane layer. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277231 | LIGHT TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A light transmission device is provided. The light transmission device includes a light source, a light transmission module and at least one light regulator. The light transmission module transmits a portion of the light of the light source for implementing a first semiconductor manufacturing process over the wafer. The light source is utilized to implement a second semiconductor manufacturing process over a wafer. The first semiconductor manufacturing process is different from the second semiconductor manufacturing process. The at least one light regulator regulates the light of the light transmission module transmitted to the wafer. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277232 | MULTI-BEAM PATTERN GENERATORS EMPLOYING YAW CORRECTION WHEN WRITING UPON LARGE SUBSTRATES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Multi-beam pattern generators employing yaw correction when writing upon large substrates, and associated methods are disclosed. A multi-beam pattern generator may include a spatial light modulator (SLM) with independently controllable mirrors to reflect light onto a substrate to write a pattern. The pattern may be written in writing cycles where the substrate is moved to writing cycle zone locations. The light is reflected by the SLM onto the substrate by mirrors of the SLM in active positions to write the pattern upon the substrate. By determining a location and yaw of the substrate with respect to the SLM in each writing cycle, some mirrors of the SLM may be digitally controlled to either inactive positions or the active positions to compensate for the yaw of the substrate. In this manner, the pattern written upon the substrate may be precisely written with compensation for yaw. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277233 | ACTUATION MECHANISM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICES - An actuator to displace, for example a mirror, provides movement with at least two degrees of freedom by varying the currents in two electromagnets. A moving part includes a permanent magnet with a magnetic face constrained to move over a working area lying substantially in a first plane perpendicular to a direction of magnetization of the magnet. The electromagnets have pole faces lying substantially in a second plane closely parallel to the first plane, each pole face substantially filling a quadrant of the area traversed by the face of the moving magnet. An optical position sensor may direct a beam of radiation at the moving magnet through a central space between the electromagnets. The sizes of facets in a pupil mirror device may be made smaller in a peripheral region, but larger in a central region, thereby relaxing focusing requirements. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277234 | Method and System for Reducing Pole Imbalance by Adjusting Exposure Intensity - A method and system for adjusting exposure intensity to reduce unwanted lithographic effects is disclosed. In some exemplary embodiments, the method of photolithography includes receiving a mask and a workpiece. An orientation of an illumination pattern relative to the mask is determined, and an intensity profile of the illumination pattern is adjusted according to the orientation. The mask is exposed to radiation according to the illumination pattern and the intensity profile. Radiation resulting from the exposing of the mask is utilized to expose the workpiece. In some such embodiments, the intensity profile includes an intensity that varies across an illuminated region of the illumination pattern. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277235 | OPTICAL SYSTEM OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - The invention relates to an optical system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus, comprising at least one mirror arrangement having a plurality of mirror elements which are adjustable independently of one another for the purpose of changing an angular distribution of the light reflected by the mirror arrangement, and a polarization-influencing optical element, which generates, for impinging light having a constantly linear or a circular input polarization distribution, an output polarization distribution having a direction of polarization that varies continuously over the light beam cross section. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277236 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSING METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACURING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An exposure apparatus that exposes a substrate by exposure light via liquid between an optical member and the substrate, the exposure apparatus includes: an apparatus frame, an optical system including the optical member, a liquid immersion member that is configured to form an immersion liquid space and that includes a first member disposed at at least a portion of surrounding of the optical member and a second member disposed at at least a portion of surrounding of the optical member, a driving apparatus configured to relatively move the second member with respect to the first member, and a vibration isolator by which the first member is supported to the apparatus frame. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277237 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, METHOD FOR GENERATING PATTERN USING SELF- ORGANIZING LITHOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processor, a method for generating a pattern using self-organizing lithographic techniques, and a computer program are provided to achieve image processing suitable for addressing a sample generated by patterning using Directed Self-Assembly (DSA), and the processor, method, and computer program are characterized in that a template for addressing is prepared on the basis of guide pattern data used for patterning by DSA. The above configuration makes it possible to provide an addressing pattern suitable for visual field positioning in measuring or inspecting a pattern formed through the patterning process using DSA. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277238 | SUBSTRATE TABLE, IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A substrate table for an immersion lithographic apparatus is disclosed having a recess, configured to receive a substrate of a given size, and a fluid extraction system, configured to extract fluid from a gap between the edge of the substrate and the edge of the recess, the fluid extraction system configured such that the rate of flow of fluid extracted from a localized section of the gap is greater than the rate of flow of fluid extracted from another section of the gap. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277239 | Multiple-Blade Device for Substrate Edge Protection during Photolithography - An apparatus ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150277240 | Patterning Device Support and Lithographic Apparatus - A patterning device support ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150277241 | Patterning Device Manipulating System and Lithographic Apparatuses | 2015-10-01 |
20150277242 | SUBSTRATE POSITIONING SYSTEM, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A positioning system for positioning an object in a lithographic apparatus, including: a first and second object tables moveable in an operating area; a first position measurement system to provide an incremental position measurement of the second object table relative to a reference when in the operating area, wherein the first position measurement system is configured to provide an absolute position measurement of the first object table relative to the reference; a second position measurement system to provide an absolute position measurement of the first object table relative to the second object table, and wherein the first position measurement system is further configured to provide an absolute position measurement of the second object table relative to the reference based on the absolute position measurement of the first object table relative to the reference and on the absolute position measurement of the first object table relative to the second object table. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277243 | SUPPORT TABLE FOR A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A support table for a lithographic apparatus, the support table having a support section and a conditioning system, wherein the support section, the conditioning system, or both, is configured such that heat transfer to or from a substrate supported on the support table, resulting from the operation of the conditioning system, is greater in a region of the substrate adjacent an edge of the substrate than it is in a region of the substrate that is at the center of the substrate. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277244 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided an electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprising an electrophotographic photosensitive member and a charging member. The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a charge transport layer as a surface layer having a matrix-domain structure including specific resins. The charging member comprises an electro-conductive substrate, and an electro-conductive elastic layer. The electro-conductive elastic layer comprises a binder, and holding a bowl-shaped resin particle having an opening, so that at least a part of the bowl-shaped resin particle is exposed, and the charging member has a concavity derived from the opening of the bowl-shaped resin particle on the surface thereof, and a protrusion derived from an edge of the opening of the bowl-shaped resin particle on the surface thereof. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277245 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer provided on the conductive substrate, wherein an outermost surface layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is composed of a cured film of a composition containing a reactive charge transport material, a zinc stearate coverage of the surface of the outermost surface layer is 5.0% or more, and an oxygen permeability coefficient of the outermost surface layer before coating with zinc stearate is 2.0×10 | 2015-10-01 |
20150277246 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photosensitive member has a laminated body, and a hole transporting layer formed on the laminated body, wherein the laminated body is a laminated body having a conductive support, an electron transporting layer and a charge generating layer. When an impedance is measured by forming a circular-shaped gold electrode having a thickness of 300 nm and a diameter of 10 mm on a surface of the charge generating layer of the laminated body by sputtering, and applying an alternating electric field of 100 mV and 0.1 Hz between the conductive support and the gold electrode, the laminated body of the electrophotographic photosensitive member satisfies the following expression (1): | 2015-10-01 |
20150277247 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photosensitive member has a laminated body and a hole transporting layer formed on the laminated body, wherein the laminated body has a support, an electron transporting layer and a charge generating layer in this order, and satisfies the following expressions (2) and (4): | 2015-10-01 |
20150277248 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member, including a charge-transporting layer containing a charge-transporting substance, and containing, as resins, a polycarbonate resin A having specific structural units and a resin D having a specific structural unit, in which the charge-transporting layer has, in a matrix containing the charge-transporting substance and the resin D, domains each containing the polycarbonate resin A. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277249 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A charge transporting layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a polysiloxane resin having a terminal structure represented by the formula (1), at least one selected from the group consisting of a polycarbonate resin A having a structural unit represented by the formula (A) and a polyarylate resin B having a structural unit represented by the formula (B), and a charge transporting substance, wherein the content of the siloxane structure in the polysiloxane resin is not less than 0.5% by mass and not more than 10% by mass based on the total mass of whole resin in the charge transporting layer. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277250 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER - The present invention relates to a process for producing a toner for electrophotography which is capable of suppressing liberation of a wax from a resin binder and exposure of the wax to a surface of respective toner particles in the step of obtaining fused particles upon production of the toner, and reducing a content of fine powders in the toner, and which is characterized by an excellent low-temperature fusing property and an excellent anti-high-temperature offset property. The process for producing a toner for electrophotography according to the present invention includes the following steps 1 to 3: Step 1 of mixing and emulsifying a wax, a resin emulsion containing a resin having an acid value of from 10 to 300 mgKOH/g, and an oxazoline group-containing polymer with each other to obtain a water dispersion of releasing agent particles; Step 2 of mixing and aggregating the water dispersion of the releasing agent particles obtained in the step 1 with a water dispersion of resin particles containing a carboxyl group-containing resin binder to obtain aggregated particles; and Step 3 of fusing the aggregated particles obtained in the step 2 to obtain fused particles. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277251 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER PARTICLE - A method for producing a toner particle having high charging stability and durability under environments at high temperature and high humidity is provided. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277252 | BRILLIANT TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A brilliant toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin, a brilliant pigment, and particles selected from hollow particles and porous particles, wherein a relative dielectric constant of the toner particles is from 2.0 to 6.0. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277253 | INORGANIC PARTICLE, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An irregular shape inorganic particle satisfies the following formulas (1) and (2), | 2015-10-01 |
20150277254 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A COMPOUND HAVING A COLORANT STRUCTURE, AND TONER CONTAINING A COMPOUND OBTAINED BY THE PRODUCTION METHOD - Provided are a method of producing a compound having a colorant structure suitable for a pigment dispersant, and a pigment dispersant, a pigment composition, a pigment dispersion, and a toner each containing the compound. The production method is a method of producing a compound in which a polymer portion and a colorant portion are bonded to each other through a linking group, the method including the steps of: (a) polymerizing a vinyl-based polymerizable monomer represented by the formula (A) with a radical initiator having a protective group by living radical polymerization to provide a polymer having the protective group at a terminal thereof; (b) hydrolyzing the protective group of the polymer having the protective group at a terminal thereof obtained by the step (a) to deprotect the polymer; and (c) bonding the deprotected polymer obtained by the step (b) and a colorant to each other through a covalent bond. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277255 | RESIN-FILLED FERRITE CARRIER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER USING THE FERRITE CARRIER - There is provided a resin-filled ferrite carrier for an electrophotographic developer, in which a void of a porous ferrite particle used as a ferrite carrier core material is filled with silicone resin, wherein a true specific gravity (Y) of the porous ferrite particle filled with the silicone resin and a Si/Fe value (X) measured by fluorescent X-ray elemental analysis satisfy the following inequality (1): | 2015-10-01 |
20150277256 | FERRITE CARRIER CORE MATERIAL FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER, FERRITE CARRIER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER USING THE FERRITE CARRIER - There is provided a ferrite carrier core material for an electrophotographic developer, which includes ferrite particles. A volume average particle diameter of the ferrite particles is from 10 μm to less than 20 μm. Also, there is provided a ferrite core which includes the ferrite carrier core material, and a resin coating a surface of the ferrite carrier core material. Further, there is provided an electrophotographic developer which includes the ferrite carrier; and a toner, wherein a concentration of the toner is from 15 to 35 wt %. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277257 | LIQUID DEVELOPER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid developer in which toner particles are dispersed in an insulating liquid, the toner particles having such a core-shell structure that shell particles containing a shell resin are attached to or cover surfaces of core particles containing a core resin, the core resin having an acid group and an acid dissociation constant not smaller than 2.90 and not greater than 8.00, and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The toner particles can have a volume average particle size not smaller than 0.01 μm and not greater than 100 μm and a coefficient of variation of volume distribution not lower than 1% and not higher than 100%. This liquid developer has excellent fixability which allows adaptation to various recording materials, can be fixed in a wide temperature range, and is extremely low in deterioration in fixability during storage. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277258 | LIQUID DEVELOPER, CIRCUIT BOARD, AND CONDUCTIVE PATTERN FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid developer includes metallic particles that may be surface-treated using an insulating material, and a carrier liquid. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277259 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING ELECTRO-PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS CONTROL SET POINTS - A method for determining process control set points for printing an image with clear and color toners, the method includes determining a first set of clear toner process control set points for printing a target height of clear toner on a receiver; determining a second set of color toners process control set points for printing color toner with clear toner lay-down determined by the first set of process control parameters which achieves a target color profile; estimating a new set of values for the first set of clear toner process control set points which provides a uniform topography; modifying the first clear toner and second color toners set of process control set points for printing color toners with the clear toner lay-down, using the estimated new set of first process control set points and the determined second set of color toners process control set points as starting points, for providing the target color profile and the uniform topography. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277260 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit configured to form a first image to be transferred to a sheet with a first toner that is decolorizable and has a first brightness, and a second image forming unit configured to form a second image to be transferred to the sheet with a second toner that has a second brightness that is greater than the first brightness. At least a part of the first image transferred to the sheet is formed above the second image transferred to the sheet. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277261 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit including first and second photosensitive members, and first and second developer carriers; a re-conveyance mechanism configured to convey a recording sheet discharged from the image forming unit towards the image forming unit; a separation/stop mechanism configured to switch a developing unit between an image formation mode in which the first developer carrier contacts the first photosensitive member and a separation mode in which the first developer carrier is separated from the first photosensitive member and the second developer carrier is separated from the second photosensitive member, and a control device configured to switch the developing unit from the image formation mode to the separation mode while the re-conveyance mechanism conveys a first recording sheet after the image forming unit forms an image on a first surface of the first recording sheet. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277262 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT OBTAINS MISREGISTRATION AMOUNT FROM DETECTION RESULT OF DETECTION PATTERN - An image forming apparatus includes: a detection unit configured to detect a detection pattern on a first region in a first misregistration state and the detection pattern on a second region in a second pattern in a second misregistration state, and a control unit configured to perform misregistration correction by obtaining a misregistration amount in the main scanning direction based on a detection result of the detection pattern. The detection pattern has a first edge that is tilted by a first angle with respect to the main scanning direction on the first region, and has a second edge that is running in the main scanning direction or tilted by a second angle, which is smaller than the first angle, with respect to the main scanning direction on the second region. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277263 | ROLLER MEMBER, ROLLER SUPPORTING MECHANISM, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A roller member used in an image forming apparatus includes a metallic shaft, and the metallic shaft includes a cylindrical portion formed of a metallic plate, and a projecting portion projecting outward from end surfaces of the cylindrical portion, wherein end portions of the metallic plate each include a straight portion, projections, and depressions, the projections on the one end portion engage the depressions on the other end portion, the depressions on the one end portion engage the projections on the other end portion, and the straight portions on both end portions oppose each other, a straight area is positioned on an end portion of the cylindrical portion, a projection and depression area is located adjacent to the straight area, and a projecting amount of the projection with respect to the straight portion is smaller than a projecting amount of the projection with respect to the depression. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277264 | CHARGE ROLLER FOR ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTER - A charge roller includes a body having a metal external surface and an inorganic outer resistive coating. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277265 | ROLLER MEMBER, ROLLER SUPPORTING MECHANISM, AND METALLIC SHAFT - A roller member used in an image forming apparatus including: a metallic shaft; and a covering layer, wherein the metallic shaft has a cylindrical shape formed so that one end portion and the other end portion of the metallic plate oppose each other, the one end portion and the other end portion each include a straight portion, a projection, and a depression, the projections on the one end portion engage the depressions on the other end portion, a straight area is located outside a projection and depression area in which the projection on the one end portion and the projection on the other end portion are aligned in an axial direction of the metallic shaft, and the projection and depression area is entirely covered with the covering layer and at least part of the straight area is exposed from the covering layer. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277266 | ROLLER MEMBER, ROLLER SUPPORTING MECHANISM, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A roller member used in an image forming apparatus includes a metallic shaft. The metallic shaft includes a cylindrical portion formed so that one end portion and an other end portion of the metallic plate oppose each other and a projecting portion projecting from an end surface of the cylindrical portion outward in an axial direction of the metallic shaft. The projecting portion includes an end surface located at an end of the projecting portion in the axial direction and an inclined surface configured to connect the end surface of the projecting portion and the end surface of the cylindrical portion. The inclined surface is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the metallic shaft by extending outward from the end surface of the projecting portion in a circumference direction of the cylindrical portion. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277267 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus in which an image is formed on a recording material including: an exposure unit that forms a non-image section potential through exposure of a photoconductor at a first laser power, and that forms an image section potential through exposure of the photoconductor at a second laser power that is greater than the first laser power; and a control unit that controls an output of laser power of the exposure unit. The control unit controls the output of the first laser power during formation of the non-image section potential, so as to be of a first intensity at the middle of an image forming region of the recording material, and to be of a second intensity, stronger than the first intensity, at end sections of the image forming region. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277268 | Image Forming Apparatus and Method for Adjusting Forming Condition of Image Forming Apparatus - A printer forms a first adjustment mark and a second adjustment mark on a belt when execution conditions of inter-light source adjustment or inter-color adjustment processing are established. In the first adjustment mark, a first toner line is positioned at a leading end in the moving direction of the belt, and a second toner line is positioned at a trailing end. In the second adjustment mark, a second toner line is positioned at a leading end, and a first toner line is positioned at a trailing end. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277269 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS, EXPOSING HEAD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A semiconductor apparatus includes a rectangular plate-like body including a major surface. A plurality of light emitting portions formed in the major surface, and aligned in a straight line. A first terraced portion and a second terraced portion are formed in the major surface except areas in which the plurality of light emitting portions are formed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277270 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND EXPOSURE POSITION ADJUSTING METHOD - According to an image forming apparatus and an exposure position adjusting method of one aspect of the present invention, an exposure section scans a plurality of light beams to form a plurality of electrostatic latent images periodically along a main-scanning direction of the photoreceptor at a predetermined pitch in a sub-scanning direction of the photoreceptor. Next, a surface potential detecting section detects electric potentials of the plurality of electrostatic latent images formed on the surface of the photoreceptor, along the main-scanning direction. Furthermore, a controller calculates exposure timings by the plurality of light beams in the exposure section on the basis of a detection result by the surface potential detecting section. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277271 | Image Forming Apparatus, Method for Controlling Image Forming Conditions, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Medium Storing Computer-Readable Instructions - An image forming apparatus includes a forming unit and a controller. The forming unit includes a developing unit and a multi-beam scanning unit. The multi-beam scanning unit includes an N number of light sources for the developing unit. The controller causes the multi-beam scanning unit to form marks on a surface of at least one photosensitive body. The controller adjusts an interval between an electrostatic latent image and another electrostatic latent image based on a level of a signal outputted from the sensor according to the endmost scan lines of each of the marks. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277272 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus comprising: a charging member ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150277273 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING CARRIER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, AND DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE - An electrostatic charge image developing carrier includes core particles, a coating layer that covers the core particles, and inorganic particles that are adhered to the surface of the coating layer, wherein the inorganic particles have a volume average particle diameter in a range of 150 nm to 500 nm, and an adhesion amount in a range of 0.02% by weight to 0.1% by weight with respect to the entire carrier. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277274 | TONER SUPPLY ROLLER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner supply roller ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150277275 | TONER SUPPLY ROLLER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner supply roller ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150277276 | TONER SUPPLY ROLLER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner supply roller ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150277277 | DEVELOPING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH DEVELOPING ROLLER AND THICKNESS REGULATION BLADE - In a developing device, a developing roller has an outer peripheral surface movable in a moving direction upon rotation of the developing roller to transfer developing agent to a developing region having a width in an axial direction of the developing roller. A thickness regulation blade includes a rubber portion. The rubber portion provides a contact region in contact with the outer peripheral surface to provide a nip region relative to the developing roller. The contact region includes a first region; and a second region. The first region and the second region each extends in the axial direction by a length at least equal to or greater than the width of the developing region. The first region has a first surface roughness. The second region is positioned downstream of the first region in the moving direction and has a second surface roughness finer than the first surface roughness. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277278 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a method for manufacturing a developing device including a developer carrier having a rotation axis extending in a first direction, a blade and including a first end portion and a second end portion, and a supporting member supporting the blade. The method includes the steps of positioning the blade, and welding the blade onto the supporting member by irradiating a laser beam onto the blade while moving at least one of the blade and the laser beam relative to the other of the blade and the laser beam. The positioning includes positioning the first end portion in the first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and positioning the second end portion in the second direction without being positioned with respect to the first direction. The welding includes moving the laser beam from a first end portion side toward a second end portion side. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277279 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a rotatable first developer carrier; a tray on which a recording sheet is to be discharged; a switchback roller configured to rotate in a first rotating direction to convey the recording sheet in a direction coming close to the tray, and a control device configured to switch a rotating direction of the switchback roller from the first rotating direction to a second rotating direction opposite to the first rotating direction after rotation of the first developer carrier is stopped. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277280 | DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORMER MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY SENSOR - A differential transformer magnetic permeability sensor includes a substrate, a drive coil, a first differential coil, a second differential coil, a first interconnection pattern, and a second interconnection pattern. The first differential coil is disposed at a side of a first surface of the substrate, and an induced voltage is generated therein when the drive coil is driven. The second differential coil is disposed at a side of a second surface of the substrate, and an induced voltage is generated therein when the drive coil is driven. The first interconnection pattern is located on the first surface and allows the first differential coil to serve as a reference coil, and the second differential coil as a sensing coil. The second interconnection pattern is located on the second surface and allows the second differential coil to serve as a reference coil, and the first differential coil as a sensing coil. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277281 | Cartridge - A cartridge including a housing configured to accommodate therein developer, a driving receiving part configured to rotate by receiving a driving force, a rotary member configured to rotate from a first position by receiving a driving force from the driving receiving part, and a detected member including a detected part and configured to move in an axis direction parallel with a rotational axis of the rotary member while being restrained from rotating, by receiving a driving force from the rotary member, wherein the detected member includes a first restraint part configured to restrain the rotation of the rotary member at the first position. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277282 | Cartridge - A cartridge including: a housing configured to accommodate therein developer; a driving receiving part configured to receive a driving force; a rotary member configured to rotate by receiving a driving force from the driving receiving part, and a detected part configured to be moved by the rotation of the rotary member, wherein the rotary member is configured to rotate from a first state where the driving force from the driving receiving part is transmitted to the rotary member to a second state where the transmission of the driving force from the driving receiving part to the rotary member is released, and then rotate from the second state to the first state. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277283 | Cartridge - A cartridge including a housing configured to accommodate developer, a driving receiving part configured to receive a driving force, a rotary member configured to rotate by being transmitted the driving force from the driving receiving part, a detected member including a detected part and configured to move in an axis direction parallel with a rotational axis of the rotary member by being transmitted the driving force from the rotary member, a support part rotatably supporting the rotary member and moveably supporting the detected member in the axis direction, and a guide part provided at a position different from the support part and configured to guide movement of the detected member in the axis direction by contacting the detected member. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277284 | Developing Device Provided with Developing Roller - In a developing device, a developing agent member has a first rotational shaft extending in a first direction. A supply member has a second rotational shaft extending in the first direction. A housing includes a first wall and a second wall. The first wall is formed with first and second openings. The second wall is formed with third and fourth openings. The first bridge portion separates the first opening and the second opening in the first wall. A second bridge portion separates the third opening and the fourth opening in the second wall. When projected in the first direction, the first rotational shaft is disposed in the first opening and the second rotational shaft is disposed in the second opening. When projected in the first direction, the first rotational shaft is disposed in the third opening and the second rotational shaft is disposed in the fourth opening. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277285 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM HAVING PUMP OPERATED DEVELOPER DISCHARGE. - A developer supply container includes a developer accommodating portion configured to accommodate developer, and a discharge opening configured and positioned to permit discharging of the developer in the developer accommodating portion, with the discharge opening having an area not more than 12.6 mm | 2015-10-01 |
20150277286 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, TONER STORING CONTAINER - Image forming apparatus includes conveyance portion, discharge portion, opening/closing portion, and toner storing portion. Conveyance portion conveys toner along axis direction of image carrier. In discharge portion, discharge outlet is formed such that toner conveyed by conveyance portion is dropped from discharge outlet. Opening/closing portion is provided on discharge portion and moves in axis direction in such way as to open and close discharge outlet. Toner storing portion includes opening portion, restriction portion, and cover portion. Opening portion has insertion opening into which discharge portion is inserted in conveyance direction in which toner is conveyed. Restriction portion contacts part of opening/closing portion and restricts movement of opening/closing portion when discharge portion is inserted into insertion opening. Cover portion is provided at predetermined position that corresponds to area under insertion area of opening/closing portion that is inserted in conveyance direction exceeding position at which opening/closing portion contacts restriction portion. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277287 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus including: a holding member holding a toner container with a discharge port, and a shutter opening/closing the discharge port and having a communicating port communicable with the discharge port; a connecting member forming a toner conveying path, and connecting to/retracting from the shutter in conjunction with an operation of mounting/removing the toner container; a first locking portion movable between a first position to locate the shutter in a non-communicating position and a second position to lock the shutter in a communicating position when the toner container is mounted; and a second locking portion locatable in a position to connect the connecting member to the shutter, and in a position to lock the connecting member in a position where the connecting member is separated away from the shutter when the toner container is mounted. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277288 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR AGITATING TONER BEFORE IMAGE FORMING OPERATION IS PERFORMED - In an image forming apparatus, an agitator agitates the toner in a target agitation amount before the image forming portion forms the image. The target agitation amount represents an amount of actions of agitation imparted upon the toner by the agitator. A processor is configured to: obtain at least one of a degradation level of the toner, the image to be formed, a non-agitation time period during which the agitator has not agitated the toner; set the target agitation amount based on the at least one of the degradation level of the toner, the image to be formed, and the non-agitation time period; perform agitating the toner in the target agitation amount by the agitator; and control the image forming portion to form the image after the agitator agitates the toner in the target agitation amount. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277289 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A developer container includes a container body, a shaft, a movable wall, and a stirring member. The container body is formed with a developer discharge port. The developer discharge port lies at a position higher than a lowest part of the container body by a predetermined amount. The movable wall includes an outer surface slidably in close contact with an inner surface of the container body, and a conveying surface defining a storage space for the developer in cooperation with the inner surface of the container body. The movable wall moves along the shaft in the internal space while conveying the developer in the storage space to the developer discharge port. The stirring member is rotated around an axis of the shaft in a specified rotational direction to stir the developer, the specified rotational direction proceeding from the lowest part of the container body to the developer discharge port. | 2015-10-01 |