45th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150316790 | Progressive Multifocal Ophthalmic Lens - A progressive multifocal ophthalmic lens includes at least three high power segments, at least three low power segments, and a plurality of progressive power segments. Shapes of the high power segments and the low power segments are sectors. The high power segments and the low power segments are disposed alternately along an arc direction of the progressive multifocal ophthalmic lens. Shapes of the progressive power segments are sectors. Two sides of each of the progressive power segments along the arc direction respectively connect one of the high power segments and one of the low power segments. The high power segments, the low power segments, and the progressive power segments form a progressive multifocal surface. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316791 | EYEWEAR WITH INTERCHANGEABLE ORNAMENT MOUNTING SYSTEM, ORNAMENT RECEIVING SYSTEM FOR EYEWEAR AND METHOD OF MOUNTING ORNAMENTS TO EYEWEAR - An eyewear is configured to receive at least one interchangeable ornament. The eyewear includes at least one temple arm having a cavity defined therein and at least one ornament receiving member configured to removably receive at least one ornament thereon. The at least one ornament receiving member is detachably engageable with one of the at least one temple arm and extends into the cavity of the at least one temple arm when connected thereto. An ornament receiving system is adapted for the eyewear. A method mounts at least one ornament to an eyewear are also disclosed. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316792 | LUMINANCE ADJUSTMENT FILM AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE INCLUDING PHOTOTHERMAL CONVERSION MATERIAL - Luminance adjustment films that include a photothermal conversion material which converts infrared light to heat wherein an intensity distribution of the infrared light reflects a luminance distribution of visible light; and at least one microcapsule containing a compound which selectively decreases luminance of the visible light in reaction to the heat are described. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316793 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A LOW PARASITIC SILICON HIGH-SPEED PHASE MODULATOR - Methods and systems for a low-parasitic silicon high-speed phase modulator are disclosed and may include fabricating an optical phase modulator that comprises a PN junction waveguide formed in a silicon layer, wherein the silicon layer may be on an oxide layer and the oxide layer may be on a silicon substrate. The PN junction waveguide may have p-doped and n-doped regions on opposite sides along a length of the PN junction waveguide, and portions of the p-doped and n-doped regions may be removed. Contacts may be formed on remaining portions of the p-doped and n-doped regions. Portions of the p-doped and n-doped regions may be removed symmetrically about the PN junction waveguide. Portions of the p-doped and n-doped regions may be removed in a staggered fashion along the length of the PN junction waveguide. Etch transition features may be removed along the p-doped and n-doped regions. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316794 | OPTICAL MODULATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL TRANSMITTER AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR OPTICAL MODULATOR - An optical modulation apparatus includes an optical modulation unit that includes a plurality of ring optical modulators which are coupled in cascade to each other and the ring optical waveguides of which have round-trip lengths different from each other, and a controller that performs, for at least one of the ring optical modulators, first resonance wavelength adjustment control to adjust the resonance wavelength of the ring optical modulator to one input light wavelength, performs second resonance wavelength adjustment control to specify the ring optical modulator that exhibits a minimum current amount required for the adjustment of the resonance wavelength of the ring optical waveguide to the one input light wavelength from among the ring optical modulators and adjust the resonance wavelength of the specified ring optical modulator to the one input light wavelength, and performs modulation driving control for the specified ring optical modulator. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316795 | Carrier-Depletion Based Silicon Waveguide Resonant Cavity Modulator With Integrated Optical Power Monitor - A carrier-depletion based silicon waveguide resonant cavity modulator includes a silicon waveguide based resonant cavity. The resonant cavity includes an optical modulation section and an optical power monitoring section. The optical power monitoring section includes an integrated lateral PIN diode including a doping compensated I region having a high defect density and a low net free carrier concentration. The doping compensated I region may be formed by performing a P-type implantation step and an N-type implantation step with overlapping ion implantation windows. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316796 | DUAL-TAP ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR AUTO-BIAS CONTROL - A method and apparatus for controlling operation of an electro-optic modulator is disclosed. A first intensity of light is obtained at an input to the electro-optic modulator. A second intensity of light is obtained at an output of the electro-optic modulator. A difference between the obtained first intensity and the obtained second intensity is used to control a biasing of a modulator transfer function of the electro-optic modulator to control the electro-optic modulator. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316797 | MASK AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SPACERS - A mask and a method of fabricating spacers ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316798 | SEALANT, PREPARING METHOD AND USE METHOD THEREOF AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - The invention discloses a sealant, preparing method and use method thereof, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, which can solve the problem that the sealant in the LCD panel of the prior art is apt to contaminate the liquid crystal adjacent thereto. The sealant of the invention comprises a sealant base composition and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, which is a linear polymer with a high molecular weight, and which is capable of forming a network structure and exhibiting good sealing property and bonding performance. Therefore, the small molecules of monomers in the sealant base composition are anchored and the movement thereof is restricted by the network structure. Thus, the contamination to the liquid crystal is effectively reduced. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316799 | DISPLAY PANEL STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a display panel structure comprises steps of: disposing a plurality of first sealants around a plurality of LCD units on a first substrate, respectively, to form at least an LCD array; forming at least a second sealant on the first substrate, so that the second sealant is disposed on the outside of the LCD array in a multi-segment manner; and attaching a second substrate and the first substrate to each other, so that the second sealant connects the first substrate and the second substrate. Thereby, the problems of the substrate peeling and fragment occurring in the process of the dorsal plating forming a conducting layer can be improved, and besides, the internal strike effect of the liquid crystal can be restrained, so as to enhance the technical yield. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316800 | DISPLAY PANEL STRUCTURE - A display panel structure comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, at least an array, a plurality of liquid crystal display (LCD) units, a plurality of first sealants and at least a second sealant. The second substrate is disposed corresponding to the first substrate. The array is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The LCD units are disposed within the array. The first sealants are disposed on the outside of the LCD units, respectively. The second sealant is disposed on the outside of the array in a multi-segment manner. Thereby, the problems of the substrate peeling and fragment occurring in the process of the dorsal plating to form a conducting layer can be improved, and the internal strike effect of the liquid crystal can be restrained, so as to enhance the technical yield. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316801 | DISPLAY PANEL STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display panel structure and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The display panel structure comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, at least a liquid crystal display (LCD) array, a plurality of LCD units, a plurality of first sealants and at least a second sealant. The second substrate is disposed corresponding to the first substrate. The LCD array is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The LCD units are disposed within the LCD array. The first sealants are disposed around the LCD units, respectively. The second sealant is disposed around the LCD array in annulus. Thereby, the problems of the substrate peeling and fragment occurring in the process of the dorsal plating forming a conducting layer can be improved, and besides, the internal strike effect of the liquid crystal can be restrained, so as to enhance the technical yield. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316802 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS, DISPLAY PANEL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - The present invention prevents electric corrosion even when metal lines that may cause problems when in direct contact with ITO are used as source/drain lines, without increasing the number of steps for manufacturing a TFT substrate. A semiconductor apparatus includes TFTs that each include: a gate electrode included in a gate layer | 2015-11-05 |
20150316803 | CURVED SURFACE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An embodiment of the present invention discloses a curved surface display apparatus and a method for producing the same, which can simplify the structure of the curved surface display apparatus and reduce its producing process. The method comprises: adhering frame regions of a first substrate and a second substrate to each other by using a sealing agent to form the assembled first substrate and second substrate, the first substrate and the second substrate having different coefficients of thermal expansion; heating the assembled first substrate and second substrate from a first predetermined temperature value at which the sealing agent is not curable to a second predetermined temperature value at which the sealing agent is curable; and cooling the heated first substrate and second substrate. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316804 | CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a conductive structure capable of sufficiently preventing connection failure between two conductive layers regardless of the diameter and depth of a contact hole, a method for producing the conductive structure, and a display device including the conductive structure. The conductive structure of the present invention includes, in the following sequence: a first conductive layer, at least one insulating layer, and a second conductive layer electrically connected to the first conductive layer, the first conductive layer including a protrusion that is disposed in an opening provided in the at least one insulating layer and is connected directly to the second conductive layer. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316805 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin-film transistor includes a gate electrode made of metal, a light transmissive gate insulating film that covers the gate electrode, a semiconductor film that overlaps with the gate electrode through the gate insulating film, and a source electrode and a drain electrode, made of metal, and spaced from each other. The gate electrode and the semiconductor film have respective through-holes communicated with each other so that the gate insulating film enters an inside of the through-holes. The gate insulating film has an area of the inside of the through-holes of the gate electrode and the semiconductor film. The source electrode and the drain electrode pass through the inside of the through-holes of the gate electrode and the semiconductor film so as to overlap with a part of the area of the inside of the through-hole of the gate insulating film and avoid a remaining portion thereof. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316806 | TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch screen display device, includes: a transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to said first surface; a touch sensor disposed on said second surface; a plurality of color filters which are disposed on said first surface of said transparent substrate; a black matrix made of a non-transparent material and disposed on said first surface of said transparent substrate, wherein said black matrix has a frame region and said second surface has an area corresponding to said frame region; at least one alignment mark disposed on said area; and at least one flexible circuit board electrically connected to said touch sensor, wherein said flexible circuit board includes a connecting region and at least one alignment pattern formed on said connecting region, and said alignment pattern is corresponding to said alignment mark. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316807 | DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display panel comprises: a first substrate ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316808 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display that can suppress generation of defects even when attachment misalignment of substrates is generated, and that is advantageous in providing high definition. The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display including: a first substrate; a second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates, the first substrate including an interlayer insulating film in which multiple openings are formed on the same straight line, the interlayer insulating film including multiple curved portions each provided with a curved upper surface, the curved portions each positioned between two adjacent openings, the second substrate provided with a spacer facing at least one of the curved portions, the spacer being longer in a first direction than in a second direction wherein the first direction is a direction parallel to the straight line, and the second direction is orthogonal to the first direction. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316809 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display device, includes a first substrate including a first insulating substrate, a first thin film positioned on the first insulating substrate, and a first alignment layer positioned on the first thin film and including a first exposing area that exposes the first thin film, a second substrate facing the first substrate and including a second insulating substrate, a spacer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate and including at least a part that corresponds to the first exposing area, and a liquid crystal layer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316810 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display unit of the present disclosure includes: a first plate-like member including a display device; a second plate-like member including a drive circuit, the drive circuit configured to control the display device; and one or two or more wiring sections having flexibility, the wiring sections configured to connect the first plate-like member and the second plate-like member to each other, in which a curvature of the second plate-like member is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than a curvature of the first plate-like member. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316811 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention prevents heat from flowing into an optical sheet or the like and minimizes positional displacement of an optical sheet when placed in an upright laying. A liquid crystal display device is provided with an optical sheet and a resin-made chassis that forms an air layer between the optical sheet and a light guide plate. The resin-made chassis has formed thereon a plurality of ribs that engage with a plurality of holes in the optical sheet. The plurality of holes includes a first hole that is formed in the center of the upper long side of the optical sheet, a second hole that is formed in the center of the lower long side of the optical sheet, and a third hole that is formed along both of the short sides of the optical sheet. The first hole is immovable in directions that are parallel and perpendicular to the long side of the optical sheet when engaged with the rib, the second hole is immovable in a direction that is parallel to the long side when engaged with the rib, and the third hole is movable in directions that are parallel and perpendicular to the short side when engaged with the rib. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316812 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TOUCH PANEL-EQUIPPED DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention reduces driving noise and provides a display device that can be used in combination with a high-precision touch panel. A display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a shield layer provided on the surface of the first substrate opposite to the surface facing the second substrate; and a ground terminal that is electrically connected to the shield layer. The shield layer includes a transparent conductive film and a metal film that is provided on at least one portion of the periphery of the first substrate and contacts the transparent conductive film. Shield resistance is defined as the maximum resistance between the ground terminal and an arbitrary point on the transparent conductive film. The shield resistance is less than 1000Ω, and the noise on the surface of the transparent conductive film is less than or equal to 1V. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316813 | OPTIMIZED FRAME SYSTEM FOR A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device comprising an image display panel, a frame system including a framework operatively engaging the image display panel and a plurality of electronic components operatively engaging the framework, heat dispersion material operatively engaging the framework and in operative thermal contact with the electronic components, where the frame system exhibits a support factor of less than about 150 mm-W/m° K. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316814 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANELS - Provided is a liquid crystal display panel, including: a circuit substrate and an opposite substrate disposed to face each other; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the circuit substrate and the opposite substrate; a display region provided on a surface of the circuit substrate facing the liquid crystal layer and having at least a plurality of pixel electrodes; a peripheral region provided in a periphery of the display region and having at least a plurality of thin film transistors; a first light-shielding layer provided on a side of the opposite substrate so as to shield at least a region corresponding to the peripheral region from light; and a second light-shielding layer provided on a surface of the first substrate on a side opposite to the surface facing the liquid crystal layer so as to shield at least a region corresponding to the peripheral region from light. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316815 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a liquid crystal display device capable of preventing a decrease in voltage holding ratio (VHR) of a liquid crystal layer and an increase in ion density (ID) and resolving the problem of display defects such as white spots, alignment unevenness, image sticking, and the like. The liquid crystal display device prevents a decrease in voltage holding ratio (VHR) of a liquid crystal layer and an increase in on density (ID) and suppresses the occurrence of display defects such as image sticking, and the like. The liquid crystal display device is useful for an IPS-mode or FES-mode liquid crystal display device for active matrix driving. The application of the device can include liquid crystal TVs, monitors, cellular phones, smart phones, and the like. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316816 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses a transparent display device comprising a display panel, an array of polarization light splitting sheets provided on the side of the display panel on which no polarizer is provided, and at least one polarization light sources provided at a side of the array and emitting a polarized light polarized along a certain direction towards an inner surface of at least one polarization light splitting sheets in the array. The polarized light polarized in the certain direction, emitted by a corresponding polarization light source and incident onto the inner surface of the polarization light splitting sheet can be reflected to the display panel, and the polarized light polarized in a direction perpendicular to the certain direction, coming from an ambient light and incident onto an outer surface of the polarization light splitting sheet can be transmitted to the display panel. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316817 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD) PANEL, LCD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, an LCD and a manufacturing method thereof. The LCD panel comprises a first substrate ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316818 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - It is an object to provide a display device of which image display can be favorably recognized. Another object is to provide a manufacturing method of the display device with high productivity. Over a substrate, a pixel electrode that reflects incident light through a liquid crystal layer, a light-transmitting pixel electrode, and a structure whose side surface is covered with a reflective layer and which is positioned to overlap with the light-transmitting pixel electrode are provided. The structure is formed over a light-transmitting etching-stop layer, and the etching-stop layer remains below the structure as a light-transmitting layer. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316819 | DIRECT-TYPE BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a direct-type backlight module and a display apparatus. The direct-type backlight module may comprise: a backplane; a plurality of LED lamps distributed in an array which are positioned on the backplane; a diffusion plate above the plurality of LED lamps; and multiple optical fibers connecting two adjacent LED lamps of the plurality of LED lamps, each optical fiber being provided with a plurality of light transmission openings distributed at intervals towards the diffusion plate along its extension direction. Wherein part of light emitted from each LED lamp can be propagated along the optical fiber and transmitted to the diffusion plate via the light transmission openings. The direct-type backlight module directs part of the light emitted from the LED lamps through the plurality of light transmission openings to the diffusion plate using the optical fibers, which changes the LED lamps in the form of point light sources into area light sources. Therefore, the direct-type backlight modules provided in the present disclosure can obtain uniform illumination at the same time of reducing the number of LED lamps, without increasing the light mixing distance of the backlight modules, thereby improving light availability. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316820 | DOUBLE-LAYER ELECTRODE FOR ELECTRO-OPTIC LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS - Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, apparatus, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a process, method, and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, generating a gradient in an index of refraction of a material. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316821 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display including a first substrate, a pixel electrode on the first substrate and including a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode separated from the first subpixel electrode, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a common electrode on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first subpixel electrode includes a first plate-shaped portion and first branch electrodes extending from the first plate-shaped portion, wherein the second subpixel electrode includes a second plate-shaped portion configured to enclose surroundings of the first branch electrode and second branch electrodes extending from the second plate-shaped portion, and wherein a difference between a first voltage applied to the first subpixel electrode and a common voltage applied to the common electrode is larger than a difference between a second voltage applied to the second subpixel electrode and the common voltage. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316822 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An array substrate includes a gate line extending in a first direction, a source line extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction and an auxiliary capacitance line having a trunk portion extending in the first direction so as to cross the source line and a branch portion branched from the trunk portion and extending along the source line. A switching element includes a drain line arranged under the auxiliary capacitance line so as to face the trunk portion and the branch portion thereof. A pixel electrode includes a main pixel electrode extending substantially in parallel to the source line and a contact portion electrically connected with the drain line. A counter substrate includes a couple of main common electrodes extending substantially in parallel to the main pixel electrode on the both sides sandwiching the main pixel electrode. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316823 | PIXEL STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a pixel structure, which includes: a substrate ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316824 | Active Matrix Circuit, Method of Manufacturing Active Matrix Circuit and Image Display Apparatus - The active matrix circuit comprises a protection circuit which protects an active element from static electricity. In the protection circuit, a TFT (switching element) is connected via a connection wire between gate wires (signal wires). The connection wire includes a cutoff part, and a mark representing the cutoff part is located. A middle point which is equally distant from two contact holes (connection points) closest to the connection wire is included in a range of the cutoff part. In a case where a defect occurs, the cutoff part of the connection wire connected to the TFT concerned with the defect is cut. The protection circuit is modified by the cutting. The cutoff part is away from the contact hole, thereby preventing an electrically conductive material which disperses from adhering to the contact hole. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316825 | Z-Inversion Type Display Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same - The present invention provides a Z-inversion type display device comprising a gate line and a data line that intersect with each other to define a pixel area on a substrate, a thin film transistor that includes a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode, and a pixel electrode that is formed in the pixel area, and is electrically connected to the drain electrode of the thin film transistor, wherein the drain electrode completely overlaps the gate line such that a drain electrode area is wholly included in a gate line area on a plan view. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316826 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF REPAIRING BAD PIXELS THEREIN - A liquid crystal display device and a method of repairing bad pixels thereof, in which the bad pixels can be efficiently and easily repaired, includes a first insulating substrate, a gate wiring and a storage wiring arranged substantially parallel to each other in a first direction on the first insulating substrate, a data wiring intersecting the gate and storage wirings in an insulated manner and arranged substantially in a second direction, and a pixel electrode formed on a pixel area defined by the gate and data wirings. The storage wiring includes a horizontal portion arranged substantially in the first direction and at least a part of which does not overlap the pixel electrode, and a vertical portion branching off substantially in the second direction from the horizontal portion and overlapping the data wiring. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316827 | MULTI-PANE ELECTROCHROMIC WINDOWS - Window units, for example insulating glass units (IGU's), that have at least two panes, each pane having an electrochromic device thereon, are described. Two optical state devices on each pane of a dual-pane window unit provide window units having four optical states. Window units described allow the end user a greater choice of how much light is transmitted through the electrochromic window. Also, by using two or more window panes, each with its own electrochromic device, registered in a window unit, visual defects in any of the individual devices are negated by virtue of the extremely small likelihood that any of the visual defects will align perfectly and thus be observable to the user. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316828 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY - Disclosed herein is an electrophoretic display, which includes a first substrate, an electrophoretic layer, a second substrate, a stress controlling layer and an adhesive layer. The first substrate includes at least one active device and at least one pixel electrode electrically coupled to the active device. The electrophoretic layer is disposed above the pixel electrode. The second substrate is disposed above the electrophoretic layer. The stress controlling layer is formed on a lower surface of the second substrate. The adhesive layer is disposed between the surface stressed layer and the electrophoretic layer, and is in contact with the stress controlling layer and the electrophoretic layer. The adhesion between the stress controlling layer and the adhesive layer is about 75% to 125% of the adhesion between the electrophoretic layer and the adhesive layer. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316829 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING A MODULATION OF AN OPTICAL SIGNAL COMPRISING ELECTRO-ABSORPTION MODULATORS - The invention relates to a device for generating a modulation ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316830 | OPTICAL LOGIC CIRCUIT OPERATING BY CONTROLLING REFLECTION OF LIGHT AND COMPUTING DEVICE USING SAID OPTICAL LOGIC CIRCUIT - The disclosed optical logic circuit operating by controlling the reflection of light comprises: a first waveguide, at least a portion of which is formed into the shape of a straight line; a second waveguide branched at a predetermined angle from the first waveguide; and a first reflector having a refractive index that varies based on a first input signal, the first reflector selecting either the first waveguide or the second waveguide as a pathway of light. The value of the signal of a first output terminal provided through the first waveguide and the value of the signal of a second output terminal provided through the second waveguide can be adjusted using the first input signal. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316831 | DIAMOND-BASED SUPERCONTINUUM GENERATION SYSTEM - A supercontinuum source using diamond as the supercontinuum material is disclosed that works at higher average powers than previous sources. The thermal properties of diamond allow continuum to be generated directly from an oscillator at high repetition rates. The diamond does not need to be translated even at multi-Watt power levels. This diamond continuum source can be based on a single filament and thus possesses excellent stability and phase coherence. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316832 | TERAHERTZ-WAVE GENERATION DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - At least one terahertz-wave generation device configured to generate a terahertz wave includes a polarization control unit configured to control a polarization direction of light from a light source, and a waveguide including a nonlinear optical crystal disposed such that the light having the polarization direction controlled by the polarization control unit is incident on the nonlinear optical crystal. The nonlinear optical crystal emits a terahertz wave upon the light being incident thereon. The polarization control unit is further configured to control an electric-field intensity of the light to be incident on the nonlinear optical crystal in a direction of a Z-axis of the nonlinear optical crystal. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316833 | FOCUS ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS - A focus adjustment device obtains a correction value for correcting a result of autofocus, from aberration information regarding at least one of an astigmatism, a chromatic aberration, and a spherical aberration of an imaging optical system, and focus detection information regarding the autofocus. The focus adjustment device then controls a position of a focusing lens that the imaging optical system has, based on a result of the autofocus corrected using the correction value. By correcting the result of the autofocus while considering at least a focus condition of a photographic image, a focus detection error caused by an aberration of the optical system can be accurately corrected. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316834 | Auto-Focus Camera Module with MEMS Capacitance Estimator - A MEMS actuator for a compact auto-focus camera module is configured to measure physical values and to estimated values each indicative of position or motion or both of a MEMS component. A smart logic component determines a set of MEMS driver control values based on analyzing the measured physical values and substituting estimated values to more accurately position the MEMS component. A MEMS driver component receives the set of MEMS driver control values and controls the position or motion, or both, of the MEMS component based on the MEMS driver control values. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316835 | CAMERA POSITIONING AND MOUNTING APPARATUS - A camera positioning and mounting apparatus which in some embodiments may comprise four case receiving surfaces with two mounting arms positioned proximate to each case receiving surface. A front camera lens receiving half of a camera case may be hingedly attached to two mounting arms allowing a camera to be temporarily mounted between the front camera lens receiving half of a camera and a case receiving surface. A latching element may be configured to temporarily secure a front camera lens receiving half of a camera case to a case receiving surface. The case receiving surfaces may be joined to a base with each case receiving surface comprising a case locking tab configured to secure a latching element and a case gasket configured to engage and seal the front camera lens receiving half of a camera case to a case receiving surface. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316836 | SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENT, AND A MONITORING DEVICE HAVING A SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENT - An assisting suspension arrangement for suspending a monitoring device, comprising a hook member, a blocking member, and a resilient member is disclosed. The suspension arrangement is configured to adopt an open state and a closed state. The suspension arrangement is configured such that when the monitoring device is suspended by the suspension arrangement, the hook member is adapted to carry the weight of the monitoring device and thereby to move toward the open state; and such that when the load of the weight of the monitoring device is released from the hook member, the resilient member is adapted to move the hook member toward the closed state. A monitoring device comprising such a suspension arrangement is also disclosed. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316837 | HAND-HELD ARTICULATING ARM CAMERA MOUNT - The present disclosure provides a hand-held camera mount for mounting an imaging device. In one embodiment, a hand-held imaging device mount comprises a handle configured to be held by a user; a base connected to the handle; an arm movably secured to the base such that the arm can be rotated relative to the handle and secured in place; and a mount head movably secured to the arm such that the mount head can be moved relative to the arm and secured in place, the mount head configured to mount an imaging device, wherein the imaging device mount permits an imaging device mounted to the mount head to be adjusted with multiple degrees of freedom relative to the handle. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316838 | METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING A REAL IMAGE - Method of using a device for displaying a real image of the head-up display (HUD) type in a passenger compartment comprising glazing, notably laminated glazing, said device comprising a source emitting a beam of radiation of the visible UV or IR laser type or of the light-emitting diode type, directed towards a portion of said glazing comprising a fluorescent material absorbing said radiation and re-emitting light in the visible region, the illumination of said portion by the beam enabling a real image to be displayed on the glazing. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316839 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT, AND IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - A light source unit includes a light source which emits a light bundle in one direction; a polarizing unit which is formed to selectively transmit a certain polarized light of a certain wavelength in the light bundle; and a reflection unit which is formed so as to delay the phase of the polarized light so that the polarized light is reflected by the polarizing unit, convert one part of the wavelength of the polarized light, and reflect the polarized light toward the polarizing unit. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316840 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR USING THE SAME - A light source device including: a light source section which generates any one of blue light, red light, and green light; a phosphor which generates a fluorescence including the two colors other than the color of the light emitted from the light source section; a color-changing section which changes one of the two colors of the fluorescence emitted from the phosphor to another color regularly and irradiates it to the image-forming element; and a light path-switching section which switches a light path in which a fluorescence excited by the color light emitted from the light source section passes towards the color-changing section and a light path in which the color light emitted from the light source section passes towards the image-forming element regularly. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316841 | PHOTOMASK AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING PHOTOMASK - A photomask includes a transparent substrate, and a light shield provided to the transparent substrate. The light shield includes a translucent mask pattern opening, and the mask pattern opening includes a plurality of translucent regions which are provided to a periphery of a region corresponding to a desired pattern, and allow exposure light beams to be transmitted at at least three different phases. Each of the plurality of translucent region spaced apart from the region corresponding to the desired pattern, advances more toward an exposure object spaced a predetermined distance apart compared to a phase plane of an exposure light beam transmitted through a translucent region of the plurality of translucent regions, the translucent region close to the region corresponding to the desired pattern, such that the exposure light beams that are transmitted through the mask pattern opening form a projection image of the desired pattern on the exposure object. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316842 | PELLICLE FRAME AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Provided is a pellicle frame that can prevent generation of haze and reduces a surface glittering defect under irradiation with collected light, and a method of manufacturing the same. The pellicle frame is obtained by using an aluminum frame material having a structure satisfying predetermined conditions on the circle-equivalent diameters of a Mg | 2015-11-05 |
20150316843 | COLOR FILTER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A color filter and a method of making the same are disclosed. The method for fabricating a color filter has the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a black matrix layer on the substrate; using a mask to form at least one first light-filtering pattern on the substrate provided with the black matrix layer; using the mask to form at least one second light-filtering pattern on the substrate provided with the black matrix layer and the first light-filtering pattern; using the mask to form at least one third light-filtering pattern on the substrate provided with the black matrix layer, the first light-filtering pattern and the second light-filtering pattern, wherein the mask has different transmission spectra corresponding to the first light-filtering pattern, the second light-filtering pattern and the third light-filtering pattern, respectively. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316844 | CURABLE COMPOSITION AND COLOR FILTER - Provided is a colored curable composition having a good chemical resistance, and capable of forming a good colored layer pattern, the colored curable composition including an epoxy group-containing compound, and a phthalocyanine dye having a functional group capable of forming a covalent bond by a reaction with the epoxy group under heating. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316845 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN MATERIAL AND RESIN FILM - A photosensitive resin material of the invention is a photosensitive resin material used to form a permanent film including one or more selected from a novolac-type phenol resin, a phenol aralkyl resin, and a hydroxystyrene resin as an alkali-soluble resin (A) and a photosensitive diazoquinone compound as a photosensitizing agent (B), in which a content of iron with respect to all non-volatile components, which is measured through flameless atomic absorption spectroscopy, is equal to or more than 0.005 ppm and equal to or less than 80 ppm, and non-ionic iron is included as the iron. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316846 | Method of Preparing and Using Photosensitive Material - Provided in one embodiment is a method that includes selecting a photoresist that is one of a positive-tone photoresist and a negative-tone photoresist. A first additive or a second additive is selected based on the photoresist. The first additive has a fluorine component and a base component attached to a polymer and is selected if the a positive-tone resist is provided. The second additive has the fluorine component and an acid component attached to the polymer and is selected with a negative-tone resist is provided. The selected photoresist and the selected additive material are applied to a target substrate. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316847 | HOMOADAMANTANE DERIVATIVE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIALS FOR PHOTORESIST - A (meth)acrylic polymer obtained by polymerizing a (meth)acrylic ester of formula | 2015-11-05 |
20150316848 | CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT PRECURSOR AND CONDUCTIVE PATTERN FORMATION - A black-and-white silver halide conductive film element precursor has at least one first non-color hydrophilic photosensitive layer comprising a silver halide and a first hydrophilic overcoat disposed over the first non-color hydrophilic photosensitive layer. This first hydrophilic overcoat is the outermost layer and contains one or more immobilized radiation absorbers such as immobilized ultraviolet radiation absorbers, in a total amount of at least 5 mg/m | 2015-11-05 |
20150316849 | RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM FORMING COMPOSITION CONTAINING SILICON HAVING ESTER GROUP - A resist underlayer film forming composition for lithography for a resist underlayer film usable as a hardmask. A resist underlayer film forming composition for lithography, including: as a silane, a hydrolyzable silane, a hydrolysis product thereof, or a hydrolysis-condensation product thereof, wherein the hydrolyzable silane includes a hydrolyzable silane of Formula (1) or a hydrolyzable silane containing a combination of a hydrolyzable silane of Formula (1) with a hydrolyzable silane of Formula (2), and a content of the hydrolyzable silane of Formula (1) or the hydrolyzable silane containing a combination of a hydrolyzable silane of Formula (1) with a hydrolyzable silane of Formula (2) in all silanes is less than 50% by mole, | 2015-11-05 |
20150316850 | RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION COMPRISING CARBONYL-CONTAINING POLYHYDROXY AROMATIC RING NOVOLAC RESIN - There is provided resist underlayer film for lithography process with high dry etching resistance, wiggling resistance, and heat resistance. Resist underlayer film-forming composition for lithography including polymer having unit structure of Formula (1): wherein A is hydroxy group-substituted C | 2015-11-05 |
20150316851 | Reflective Optical Element for EUV Lithography and Method of Manufacturing a Reflective Optical Element - A reflective optical element of an optical system for EUV lithography and an associated manufacturing method. The reflective optical element ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316852 | OPTICAL APPARATUS, PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an optical apparatus that deforms a reflecting surface of a mirror, comprising a base plate, a plurality of actuators that are disposed between the base plate and the mirror and are configured to apply a force to the mirror, a detection unit configured to detect vibration generated in the base plate, and a control unit configured to control each actuator based on a result of detection performed by the detection unit such that a deformation of the mirror caused as a result of the vibration generated in the base plate is within an acceptable range. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316853 | SUPPORT ELEMENTS FOR AN OPTICAL ELEMENT - Support elements for an optical element and a method for supporting an optical element are disclosed. The disclosure can be used in connection with arbitrary optical apparatuses or optical imaging methods. In particular, the disclosure can be used in connection with the microlithography employed in the manufacture of microelectronic circuits. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316854 | PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS INCLUDING MECHANISM TO REDUCE INFLUENCE OF PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS - The invention relates to a projection exposure apparatus for semiconductor lithography, comprising an illumination system for illuminating a mask arranged on a movable mask stage, and comprising a projection lens for imaging the mask onto a semiconductor substrate, wherein at least one means is present for at least partly decoupling at least parts of the illumination system and/or of the projection lens from the influence of pressure fluctuations in the medium surrounding the projection lens or the illuminated system, the pressure fluctuations being attributed to movements of the mask stage during the operation of the apparatus. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316855 | PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR LITHOGRAPHY INCLUDING AN ACTUATOR SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a projection exposure apparatus for semiconductor lithography which includes an actuator system to mechanically actuate a component of the projection exposure apparatus. The actuator system has at least one mechanism to reduce and/or dampen the heat input into the component that is due to heat arising during the operation of the actuator system. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316856 | POSITION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, GRATING FOR A POSITION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A position measurement system to determine a position of a first object relative to a second object, includes an encoder head mounted on the first object, a grating mounted on the second object, wherein the grating includes a first array of grating lines in a first direction and a second array of grating lines in a second direction to diffract a measurement beam incident on the first and second arrays in at least one first diffracted beam in the first direction and in at least one second diffracted beam in the second direction, wherein the first diffracted beam is for position measurement in the first direction and the second diffracted beam is for position measurement in the second direction, wherein the measurement beam has a power quantity, and the grating is configured to distribute the power quantity unevenly over the first and second diffracted beams. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316857 | PLASMA DRY STRIP PRETREATMENT TO ENHANCE ION IMPLANTED RESIST REMOVAL - Systems and methods for processing a substrate include exposing a substrate to UV light from a UV light source having a predetermined wavelength range. The substrate includes a photoresist layer that has been bombarded with ions. The method includes controlling a temperature of the substrate, while exposing the substrate to the UV light, to a temperature less than or equal to a first temperature. The method includes removing the photoresist layer using plasma while maintaining a temperature of the substrate to less than or equal to a strip process temperature after exposing the substrate to the UV light. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316858 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - In immersion lithography after exposure of a substrate is complete, a detector is used to detect any residual liquid remaining on the substrate and/or substrate table. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316859 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CHARACTERIZE PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY LENS QUALITY - Provided is a method of characterizing photolithography lens quality. The method includes selecting an overlay pattern having a first feature with a first pitch and a second feature with a second pitch different than the first pitch, performing a photolithography simulation to determine a sensitivity coefficient associated with the overlay pattern, and providing a photomask having the overlay pattern thereon. The method also includes exposing, with a photolithography tool, a wafer with the photomask to form the overlay pattern on the wafer, measuring a relative pattern placement error of the overlay pattern formed on the wafer, and calculating a quality indicator for a lens in the photolithography tool using the relative pattern placement error and the sensitivity coefficient. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316860 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE SUPPORT SYSTEM, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM - A lithographic apparatus includes a driven object having compliant dynamics; a plurality of actuators configured to act on the driven object, wherein the plurality of actuators are over-determined in an actuator degree of freedom; a control system including a transformation matrix configured to generate controller output signals for each of the plurality of actuators in response to a setpoint, wherein the transformation matrix is configured such that the controller output signals do not excite the compliant dynamics of the driven object in at least one degree of freedom. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316861 | System and Method for Lithography Exposure With Correction of Overlay Shift Induced By Mask Heating - A method of exposing a wafer substrate includes receiving an integrated circuit (IC) design layout defining a pattern; determining a temperature profile of a mask based on the IC design layout, the pattern being formed on the mask; calculating a pre-corrected overlay shift for the mask based on the calculated temperature profile; and exposing a resist layer coated on a substrate using the mask with overlay compensation based on the pre-corrected overlay shift. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316862 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, AND PHTHALOCYANINE CRYSTAL AND METHOD PRODUCING THEREFOR - Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member, including a photosensitive layer that includes a phthalocyanine crystal in which a compound represented by the following formula (1) is contained: | 2015-11-05 |
20150316863 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND GALLIUM PHTHALOCYANINE CRYSTAL - An electrophotographic photosensitive member is provided. The electrophotographic photosensitive member can output an image having few image defects due to a ghost phenomenon not only under a normal temperature and normal humidity environment but also even under a low temperature and low humidity environment, which is particularly a strict condition. A process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus having the electrophotographic photosensitive member are also provided. The electrophotographic photosensitive member has a support and a photosensitive layer formed on the support, wherein the photosensitive layer includes a gallium phthalocyanine crystal including a compound having a structure in which a 7-membered ring and a 5-membered ring are condensed to each other within the crystal. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316864 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND PHTHALOCYANINE CRYSTAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electrophotographic photosensitive member capable of outputting an image with suppressed positive ghosting, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each having the electrophotographic photosensitive member are provided. The electrophotographic photosensitive member has a photosensitive layer including a phthalocyanine crystal in which the compound represented by the formula (1) is contained, wherein the content of the compound represented by the formula (1) is 0.1% by mass or more and 1.7% by mass or less based on the phthalocyanine crystal. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316865 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an electrophotographic photosensitive member including an undercoat layer containing metal oxide particles, a binder resin, and an organic acid metal salt having at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of bismuth, zinc, cobalt, iron, nickel, and copper. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316866 | CARRIER AND DEVELOPER - Disclosed is a carrier suitable for use with an electrophotographic developer and an electrophotographic developer containing the carrier. In particular, the carrier is powder coated and comprises a copolymer of cyclohexylmethacrylate and dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316867 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrostatic charge image developer contains toner including toner particles, and strontium titanate particles having a volume average particle diameter of 3 μm to 7 μm. The electrostatic charge image developer also contains a carrier including core particle, and a coating layer that coats the core particle and contains a cyclohexyl methacrylate resin. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316868 | LIQUID ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC INK - A liquid electrophotographic ink includes a non-polar carrier fluid, a metallic pigment particle, and resin particles. The metallic pigment particle includes a non-functionalized aluminum pigment, and a latex layer directly contacting a surface of the non-functionalized aluminum pigment to encapsulate the non-functionalized aluminum pigment. The resin particles are i) present as discrete particles in the non-polar carrier fluid or ii) associated with the latex layer. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316869 | SEMICONDUCTIVE ROLLER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A semiconductive roller ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316870 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium includes a first photoconductor on which a first intermediate image of a first color is formed; a second photoconductor on which a second intermediate image of a second color is formed, the second color being different from the first color; first and second light sources configured to emit light to the first and second photoconductors, respectively; a light source control unit configured to control the first light source to emit light according to a light emission control signal; a conveyance control signal generation unit configured to generate a conveyance control signal based on the light emitted from the first light source according to the light emission control signal; and a conveyance unit configured to convey the recording medium based on the conveyance control signal, upon transferring the second intermediate image onto the recording medium. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316871 | OPTICAL DEFLECTOR, OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical deflector including a rotary member supported by a bearing shaft and rotatively driven by a motor for deflecting a plurality of laser beams separated from each other in a rotational axis direction of the rotary member is disclosed. The optical deflector includes a polygon mirror having four sides arranged about the rotational axis direction. Each of the four sides is a continuous plane having a plurality of effective reflection areas separated from each other in the rotational axis direction. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316872 | METHOD TO OPERATE A PRINTER GIVEN EXCHANGE OF A RESERVOIR - In a method to operate a printer or copier to print to a printing substrate, or in such a printer or copier, toner concentrate is extracted from a toner concentrate reservoir and carrier fluid is extracted from a carrier fluid reservoir. The extracted toner concentrate and carrier fluid are supplied to a mixer where mixing occurs to form a developer mixture. The developer mixture is applied to a developer roller with aid of an electrical field. Given an exchange of least one of the toner concentration reservoir and the carrier fluid reservoir, a strength of the electrical field is modified such that a predetermined desired inking of the printing substrate is maintained even given a change of a toner concentration in the developer mixture due to the exchange. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316873 | Systems, Methods and Apparatuses for Authorized Use and Refill of a Printer Cartridge - The systems, methods and apparatuses described herein provide a chip for a cartridge with dispensable material may be provided. In one aspect, the chip may comprise a non-volatile memory for storing a number tracking amount of dispensable material in the cartridge, a circuit with permanently and irreversibly changeable state and circuit components configured to receive and process a first message, and receive a second message. The first message may comprise a first command and an operation input value for a print job at the cartridge, and to process the first message may comprise decreasing the amount of dispensable material. The second message may comprise a second command to increase the amount of dispensable material. The circuit components may be further configured to ignore the second command if the circuit has permanently and irreversibly changed its state to prevent responding to requests to increase the number tracking amount of dispensable material. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316874 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A voltage maintenance element is connected to a contact member that contacts a primary transfer surface area of an intermediate transfer belt to which toner images are transferred from a plurality of image carriers between stretch members, in such a way as to prevent the electric potential of the intermediate transfer belt from varying between respective stations. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316875 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes a cylindrical film; a roller contacting the film; a nip forming member contacting an inner surface of the film and cooperating with the roller to form a nip for nipping a sheet carrying an image; an opposing member opposing an inner surface of an end portion of the film along generatrix direction the film. A lubricant is provided between the film and the nip forming member. The film is longer than the roller. At least a part of the curved surface portion is provided in a region outside a contact region of the film and the roller. A portion of the curved surface portion outside the contact region is provided with a groove extending in a rotational moving direction of the film, the groove having a wall effective to remove from the film the lubricant. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316876 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes a first pair of rotating members; a second pair of rotating members which is provided in a downstream side of the first pair of rotating members in a conveying direction of a sheet; and a load portion which applies a load on a rotation of the first pair of rotating members to generate a tensile stress in the sheet; wherein the load portion includes, a slidably moving member arranged on both sides in an axial direction of a rotary member, a fixing member arranged to nip the slidably moving member on both sides in the axial direction of the rotary member from both outer sides in the axial direction, the fixing member being arranged to be movable in the axial direction and being rotation regulated, and a force applying portion which applies force on the fixing member in the axial direction of the rotary member. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316877 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a sheet conveying apparatus including: a first pair of rotating members which includes a first rotating member and a second rotating member and conveys a sheet; a second pair of rotating members provided in a downstream side of the first pair of rotating members in a sheet conveying direction and conveys a sheet; a load portion capable of applying a load to rotation of the first pair of rotating members so as to generate a tensile stress onto the sheet when the sheet is nipped by the first pair of rotating members and the second pair of rotating members; and a load transmission path which transmits a load torque according to the load portion to the first rotating member and the second rotating member. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316878 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A method of controlling an image forming apparatus, an image forming apparatus and image forming system are described, with which banner paper can be processed by appropriately detecting the banner paper in the fixing position when the conveyance of the banner paper is halted. The image forming apparatus comprises a paper conveying unit for conveying banner paper, an image forming unit for transferring an image to the banner paper, a fixing unit for fixing the image to the banner paper in a fixing nip by heating and pressing the banner paper conveyed along a conveying route, and a control unit. This control unit identifies information about the paper position which coincides with the fixing nip when the conveyance of the banner paper is halted and information about the amount of paper deformation of the banner paper in the paper position, and outputs the information which is identified. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316879 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD TO CONTROL THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, including an image forming unit, a fixing unit with a heater, an end temperature sensor to detect a temperature in an end area an end area of the fixing unit, and a controller, is provided. The controller is configured to perform a width obtaining step to obtain the width of the sheet, a temperature obtaining step to obtain the detected temperature of the fixing unit, a comparison step to compare the detected temperature with a threshold, a cooling step to let the end area of the fixing unit cool down when the detected temperature is one of higher and equal to the threshold, and a threshold-setting step to set one of a first value and a second value to be the threshold depending on the width of the sheet obtained in the width obtaining step. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316880 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a fixing device includes an endless heat generating section including a conductive layer, an induction-current generating section configured to generate an induction current in the conductive layer, a temperature-sensitive magnetic body present in a position opposed to the induction-current generating section via the heat generating section, and a magnetic plate present in a position opposed to the heat generating section via the temperature-sensitive magnetic body. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316881 | HEAT FIXING APPARATUS AND GREASE COMPOSITION FOR THE HEAT FIXING APPARATUS - Provided is a heat fixing apparatus, which suppresses the depletion of a lubricant applied to an inside of the heat fixing apparatus and which has long life and high reliability, the heat fixing apparatus including a heating rotary member and a pressurizing rotary member, and containing, as a lubricant in a sliding portion, (A) perfluoropolyether oil having a kinetic viscosity at 40° C. of from 100 to 200 mm | 2015-11-05 |
20150316882 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus, a roll sheet carrying an unfixed toner image is passed through a nip portion of a fixing portion including a fixing member heated to a predetermined temperature and a pressurizing member press-contacted with the fixing member so as to fix the toner image on the roll sheet. Then, the control portion performs winding prevention control of the roll sheet around the fixing member and the pressurizing member in accordance with a winding direction of the roll sheet and/or a roll radius of the remaining roll sheet. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316883 | HISTORY STORAGE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A history storage device includes: a storage unit that, in storing first history information including phenomenon information corresponding to a phenomenon having occurred and accompanying information accompanying the phenomenon information in a storage region, when the phenomenon information included in the first history information is duplication of phenomenon information included in second history information having already been stored in the storage region, deletes the phenomenon information included in the first history information and stores, in the storage region, the accompanying information which is included in the first history information and is associated with the phenomenon information; and a reconstruction unit that, in reading out the first history information from the storage region, based on the phenomenon information with which the accompanying information included in the first history information is associated, reconstructs the deleted phenomenon information, to thereby reconstruct the first history information including the phenomenon information and the accompanying information. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316884 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - If a cartridge is a predetermined cartridge, change of a toner LOW threshold value is permitted. On the other hand, if the cartridge is not the predetermined cartridge, change of the toner LOW threshold value is inhibited. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316885 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a controller to perform a primary image forming condition determination control to determine a primary image forming condition for each of a plurality of image forming devices in a multi-color image forming mode based on a toner adhesion amount adhered to a transferred image bearer that is detected by a toner adhesion detector and a secondary image forming condition determination control to determine a secondary image forming condition for a particular at least one of the plurality of image forming devices in a particular color image forming mode based on the toner adhesion amount. The controller performs the primary image forming condition determination control at a predetermined time and determines whether or not to perform the secondary image forming condition determination control based on the toner adhesion amount detected under the primary image forming condition determination control. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316886 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND DATA STRUCTURE - An information processing apparatus includes an input unit that receives specifications of a color, a type of a surface effect that is a visual or a tactile effect, and a region to which the surface effect is applied, with respect to input image data; a generating unit that generates color data and gloss control data based on the specifications, the gloss control data being data which is used for generating clear toner data and in which a gloss control value is specified for identifying the type of the surface effect applied to the recording medium and for identifying a region to which the surface effect is applied in the recording medium; and a sending unit that sends the color data and the gloss control data to a print control apparatus. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316887 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE FORMATION CONTROL PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form an image on a paper sheet; a conveying unit configured to convey the paper sheet to the image forming unit at a first conveyance speed and convey the paper sheet in the image forming unit at a second conveyance speed; a trouble detecting unit configured to detect a trouble; and a control unit configured to control the conveyance of the paper sheet in the conveying unit and the image formation on the paper sheet in the image forming unit, wherein, when the trouble detecting unit detects a trouble from the paper sheet being conveyed, and the control unit controls the conveying unit to perform a purging process to discharge a troubled paper sheet to the outside of the apparatus, the control unit controls a conveyance speed to be equal to the second conveyance speed. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316888 | DRIVE GEAR FOR EXTENDED DRIVE SHAFT - A cartridge drive gear assembly for holding a drum coupling includes a drive gear having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface including inner projections which extend into the interior of the drive gear and includes at least two voids disposed on opposing sides of the inner projections, and at least one slot disposed in the inner surface | 2015-11-05 |
20150316889 | IMAGE FORMING PROCESS - A process of forming an image includes the steps of: developing an electrostatic latent image with a toner, the latent image being formed through charge of the surface of an electrostatic latent image carrier and exposure of the surface to light; and applying a lubricant onto the surface of the electrostatic latent image carrier. The toner includes a toner matrix particle and an external additive nanoparticle. The external additive nanoparticle comprises a silica-polymer composite nanoparticle. A percentage of atomic silicon present on the surface of the silica-polymer composite nanoparticle satisfies Condition A expressed by Expression: 15.0 atm %≦percentage of atomic silicon ({Si/(C+O+Si)}×100)≦30.0 atm %. The percentage of atomic silicon is determined from total amounts of atomic carbon, oxygen, and silicon present on the topmost surface of the silica-polymer composite nanoparticle and within 3 nm inwards from the topmost surface. | 2015-11-05 |