51st week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080309954 | IMAGE RENDERING METHOD - An image rendering method includes the following steps. Firstly, a source image is provided. Then, raster operations (ROPs) are performed on the source image by a first bit operating engine to obtain ROP values, and the source image are divided into at least one first region and at least one second region. Then, a first operation is performed on the first region by the first bit operating engine and a render process is executed, thereby generating first bit image data. Then, a second operation is performed on the second region by a second bit operating engine and a render process is executed, thereby generating second bit image data. Afterwards, the second bit image data of the second region are converted into first bit image data of the second region according to a screening table between the first bit operating engine and the second bit operating engine. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309955 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD TO IMPROVE IMAGE QUALITY THEREOF - An image forming apparatus to improve image quality. The image forming apparatus includes a window control unit to generate a window of a predetermined size using a lines per inch (LPI) value of a dithering mask and an angle, and to detect locations of a center reference pixel and neighboring reference pixels in the window, a weighting set unit to apply weighted values to the reference pixels based on locations of the detected center reference pixel and the neighboring reference pixels, and a control unit to determine a dot size of the center reference pixel corresponding to weighted values corresponding to locations of black pixels of the center reference pixel and neighboring reference pixels. Accordingly, image quality is improved by generating dots corresponding to a plurality of gray levels based on weighted values. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309956 | Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and output-format setting method - An image-information obtaining unit obtains image information. A form determining unit determines form information indicating a characteristic of limiting a position of a viewing axis that is an axis for turning over a page a print on which the image information is printed, based on the image information. A viewing-axis determining unit determines the position of the viewing axis based on the form information. A format limiting unit limits format information that can be set according to the position of the viewing axis. A format receiving unit receives an input of the format information limited by the format limiting unit. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309957 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method - Information controlling image processing or image forming performed on image data of a document is embedded into the image data as control data. When the control data is detected in the image data, the control data is analyzed to determine specific image processing or image forming to be performed on each page of the image data. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309958 | Image Reading Apparatus, Facsimile Apparatus And Copying Apparatus - An image reading apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting units, an activation unit, a plurality of light receiving units and a determination unit. The determination unit retrieves at least one output signal from the plurality of light receiving units in accordance with a predetermined retrieving procedure each time each of the plurality of light emitting units is activated, and determines, based on the at least one output signal, whether or not at least one of at least one of the plurality of light emitting units and at least one of the plurality of light receiving units is normal. The predetermined retrieving procedure is configured such that at least one output signal is retrieved from a part of the plurality of light receiving unite in response to an activation of at least one of the plurality of light emitting units. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309959 | Printing and Printers - A method of printing a document using one of a plurality of print modes, the method comprising:
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20080309960 | IMAGE DATA GENERATING DEVICE, IMAGE DATA GENERATING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Upon receiving a scan command via an operation panel | 2008-12-18 |
20080309961 | Portable Communication Apparatus, Print System, and Control Method Thereof - In a print system for causing a printer to print an image on the basis of image data supplied from a portable communication apparatus by direct communication between the portable communication apparatus and the printer, the print function of the printer is obtained. When print conditions input by using the UI of the portable communication apparatus cannot be implemented by the print function of the printer, the portable communication apparatus requests a server to execute corresponding processing. A result processed by the server is received, and the printer is caused to print the image. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309962 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT-BASED ALTERNATE IMAGING - Printing systems and methods are presented for front end processing of an incoming print job in a printing system, in which a single raster image processor instance creates ripped objects from incoming page description language files and one of two or more imagers is selectively activated according to incoming print job logical page content to create raster page images for ripped objects associated with a given logical page of the incoming print job. The imager selection can be made according to cost considerations and color printing capabilities to economize the usage of a higher cost print engine associated with a first imager while ensuring that the imager is associated with a print engine having the capabilities required for the content of the given logical page. In this manner, individual logical pages can be imaged in a single digital front end by a monochrome imager if possible, and other logical pages are imaged by a color imager where needed or where the color requirements cannot be discerned by evaluating the incoming job content. The selection of the imager can also be based on other factors, such as job programming associated with the incoming print job, site policies, image assembly considerations, and sheet ordering considerations. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309963 | PRINT IMAGE MATCHING PARAMETER EXTRACTION AND RENDERING ON DISPLAY DEVICES - Techniques are described for automatic print image matching (PIM) parameter extraction. An original image is captured and PIM parameter data is extracted automatically based on specifics of the original image. At least one automated PIM parameter is calculated automatically from the PIM parameter data. At least one automated PIM parameter is inserted in PIM header information for communication to a rendering device to modify the original image when rendered. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309964 | INTERACTIVE DEVICE CAPACITY MIMIC AND SYSTEM OVERRIDE - Displays are provided for a graphical user interface including a device capacity mimic in a job manager in a system, such as a xerographic machine. The displays include a visual representation of the available capacity of each of a number of devices for the system, such as each output destination for a printer with multiple output destinations. The device capacity mimic shows the effect of jobs in progress on the available capacity, each job consuming a portion of the available capacity. Using this mimic, the user may, for example, revise the destination of jobs that have been planned but not yet started (e.g., by dragging the job). A mimic view of this information with a graphical user interface for managing the device assignments is provided. Thus, a user may not only view information about the device assignments for jobs, but also control or manage the device assignments for jobs. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309965 | Apparatus and method for discovering printers within an enterprise - The invention relate to an apparatus and a method for determining printer usage of all printers in an enterprise to generate accurate sales proposals. The method includes assigning an account for the enterprise and executing a network scan on a computer network to obtain information for all printers attached to the computer network. The method also includes executing a local scan on each computer that is attached to a non-network printer to obtain information for all non-network printers in the enterprise and executing a port scan to obtain information for all non-catalogued printers. The method further includes storing all of the information obtained from executing the network scan, the local scan and the port scan and performing each of the steps above at least during two predetermined times. The method also includes using the information to generate sales proposals for all printer usage within the enterprise. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309966 | Apparatus and method for metering and monitoring print usage at non-network printers - The invention relates to a printer component for monitoring usage on non-network printers. The printer component includes a desktop component installed on a network computer to which a non-network printer is attached. The desktop component is for obtaining printer status information from each non-network printer attached to the network computer. The printer component also includes a server component installed on an external server. During installation of the desktop component, a job listener is attached to the network computer to obtain printer status information for each non-network printer. When the desktop component obtains printer status information, a socket server is started to listen to a port and return non-network printer objects. The server component mergers information obtained from the desktop component with previously stored printer information to provide printer status information for all network and non-network printers within an enterprise. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309967 | Method and system for remote access and customization of internally generated printing node status report - Methods and systems for facilitating remote access and customization of internally generated printing node status reports. In some embodiments, the methods and systems advantageously facilitate remote access and customization of internally generated printing node status reports by adapting preexisting features that generate local hard copies of printing node status reports in response to locally initiated commands. Such adaptation enables a printing node to receive, process and respond to remotely initiated requests for printing node status reports in a manner that permits remote customization of the style of printing node status reports. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309968 | Adaptive prediction of calibration parameters for color imaging devices - A method of and system for calibrating an imaging device is described herein. An iterative method that attempts to find the best calibration parameters conditional upon an error metric is used. Regression is used to estimate values in a color space where the calibration is performed based upon a training data set. More calculation steps are required than would be for a regression in raw RGB space, but the convergence is faster in the color space where the calibration is performed, and the advantages using boundary conditions in the color space is able to provide improved calibration. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309969 | Composition engine RFID data store and schema element system - A composition engine for a print shop includes a database having a unique identifier for each electronic data storage device associated with the print shop and print shop data. The composition engine also includes a schema element that associates a set of the data stored in the database with each print job and assigns the set of data to at least one electronic data storage device. The composition engine generates the print job and transmits the print job and the set of data to a printing device of the print shop as page description language. The set of data is stored on the electronic data storage device with a programming device associated with the printing device, the set of data including a unique identifier associated with the electronic data storage device on which the set of data is stored. The print job is printed and the electronic data storage device is attache to or printed on a page of the print job. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309970 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus capable of outputting image data by a plurality of output methods includes storing image data, managing output restriction information corresponding to a predetermined region of the stored image data, executing output restriction processing of the image data corresponding to the predetermined region based on the output restriction information of one of the plurality of output methods, selecting one of the plurality of output methods when the image data is output, and outputting the image data on which the output restriction processing is executed by the selected output method. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309971 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to the claimed invention, an information-processing apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus, comprises: a setting unit (S | 2008-12-18 |
20080309972 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH THE PROGRAM IS RECORDED - In case of transmitting a document file such as a PDF file to a printer without converting it into print data, a PC extracts from the document file to be printed information to be accessed when starting an analysis of the document file and transmits the information to the printer. The PC extracts a specified data from the document file and transmits it to the printer each time when the specified data is requested by the printer. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309973 | IMAGE OUTPUT SYSTEM - An output management apparatus which distributes a job composed of a plurality of pages to respective printers and a plurality of image processing apparatuses which print images for each page according to instructions from the output management apparatus are connected via a network. The output management apparatus creates an output map used by the user to collect printed matter from each printer. The output map includes page information on the page outputted to each printer for each printer. The page information is arranged in the output map in output order or printers are arranged in order of collection. Therefore, after a job is distributed and outputted to a plurality of printers in page units, the user can efficiently collect printed matter. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309974 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - There is provided a printing apparatus that can prevent a user from forgetting to set print settings and that can markedly reduce the number of unnecessary prints caused by unsuitable print settings, for example, in a case in which print data such as image data is sent from an image-supplying apparatus to the printing apparatus and in which the printing apparatus prints the print data. The printing apparatus, which receives print data from an image-supplying apparatus and prints the print data, need not start printing image data immediately after the image data is received. An input of print settings is accepted in the printing apparatus, and the image data is printed using the printing settings that have been input. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309975 | CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING OPERATION - When printing job notice information is received from an information processing apparatus and a printing job execution instruction is received from a user, an image forming apparatus generates printing job generation information based on whether the printing job execution instruction matches the printing job notice information. Based on the printing job generation information, the information processing apparatus determines whether to generate the printing job. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309976 | Communication device - A communication device includes an input unit for inputting first image data and additional information; a multi-dimensional code creation unit for creating a multi-dimensional code according to the additional information; a combination unit for combining the multi-dimensional code with the first image data to create second image data; and a transmission unit for sending the second image data. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309977 | Method for transforming and transporting printer data over the internet in a secure and reliable manner - A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium are provided. The method, for example, can—in certain embodiments—include transforming printer data into an extensible markup language (XML). The method can also include encapsulating the transformed printer data. The method can further include transmitting the encapsulated printer data. The transforming the printer data and the encapsulating the printer data can be designed so as to maintain security, reliability, and privacy of the printer data. The method can also, in some embodiments, include capturing complete printer data by reading the encapsulated printer data. The method can further include scanning a network to obtain the printer data, before transforming the printer data into the XML. The scanning can include at least one of the following scans: a simple network management protocol scan, a non shared desktop printers scan, or a jet direct scan. The method can be implemented by a printer service provider configured to monitor printer usage within an enterprise. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309978 | Multi-function device - A multi-function device capable of performing at least a first function and a second function, the multi-function device includes a function performing unit that operates to perform the first function and the second function, a memory that stores use condition data including a setting of use condition for each of the first function and the second function for each user, an input unit that inputs a setting of the use condition for the operation of the function performing unit for each user, and a controller that is operable to reflect the setting of the use condition inputted by the input unit to the setting of the use condition for each of the first function and the second function included in the use condition data. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309979 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PRINT PROCESSING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - When a printer starts a printing operation using a rolled sheet having IC chips, it is determined whether an error occurred while an IC chip writing device writes information to the IC chips. First page information specifying a page region in which an error occurred and second page information specifying a page region which has been subjected to the printing operation using the printer at a time of occurrence of the error are transmitted to a host computer. Then, recovery information generated using the host computer is obtained, and a print restarting position of a recording medium is controlled so that an information writing position at the time of occurrence of the error corresponds to a position in which the printing operation is restarted. Thereafter, the printing operation is restarted from the printing restarting position in accordance with the recovery information. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309980 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In order to provide a technique which can shorten the processing time in large-scale variable print processing, an image processing apparatus includes: an input unit adapted to input a rendering job which includes a single fixed object common to respective pages, and a plurality of variable objects which are independent for respective pages; a designation unit adapted to designate an inclusion region that includes rendering regions respectively for the plurality of rendering objects; a transparent processing unit adapted to generate transparent processed images by executing transparent processing in correspondence with the plurality of transparency attributes for a region of the fixed object that overlaps the inclusion region; a clipping image generation unit adapted to generate a clipping image by clipping a region from the transparent processed image; and a generation unit adapted to generate rendering data by blending the clipping image and the fixed object. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309981 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL CODE GENERATING DEVICE - The present invention provides a printing device optimizing information to be embedded by merging pieces of information of respective pages into a single piece of information in N-up printing. The printing device generates the information to be embedded according to a result of analyzing print parameters in print data when performing embedding printing processing of the information to be embedded for the print data in a machine-recognizable manner. That is, in the printing device, a unit of generating information to be embedded acquires respective pieces of information of M pages (1≦M≦N), analyzes the acquired respective pieces of information to be embedded, and generates a single piece of information to be embedded merging the respective pieces of information to be embedded based on the analysis result of the respective pieces of information to be embedded, when N-up printing is designated. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309982 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an inputting unit to receive image data having pixel data, an image processing unit to align and output the pixel data, and a control unit to prevent the pixel data from being transmitted to the image processing unit when the pixel data have null data. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309983 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR CREATING A THRESHOLD VALUE MATRIX - In a first process, initial dot pattern of a predetermined dot rate “a” is created in a first process, and a gradation value corresponding to the dot rate “a” is arranged as a threshold value in the position of the pixel of the threshold value matrix corresponding to the initial dot pattern. Then in a second process, the initial dot pattern or the dot pattern having occurred prior to the second computation is used as the dot pattern of dot rate “b”, and new dots including the dots of the dot pattern of dot rate “b” is generated or any of the dots is removed from the dot pattern of the dot rate “b” by the error diffusion method. Thus, the dot pattern of the next dot rate “b′” with its dot rate having been increased or decreased in the aforementioned procedure is generated. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309984 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD CARRIED OUT BY THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - In order to maintain consistency between stored data and an image formed on a recording medium, an MFP includes an HDD to store data, a data designation portion to designate target data to be an output target from the data stored in the HDD, a prohibition portion to prohibit modification or deletion of the target data, and an image forming portion to generate a composite image by combining the target data with positional information indicating a position in the HDD where the target data is stored and to form the composite image on a sheet of paper. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309985 | FAX MACHINE - A fax machine includes a setting recorder, a communication device, a remainder calculator, a determination device, and a controller. The setting recorder holds setting information on a fax transmission job. The communication device performs the transmission job based on the held setting information. The remainder calculator calculates the number of sheets which can be faxed further for the transmission job by the fax machine. When the transmission job stops, the determination device determines, based on the calculated number of sheets, whether the job is completed. If the determination device determines, when the transmission job stops, that the transmission job is completed, the controller clears the setting recorder. If the determination device determines, when the transmission job stops, that the transmission job is not completed, the controller does not clear the setting recorder. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309986 | Binary Data Relay Systems and Methods of Real-Time Communication of Binary Data Through a Peer-To-Peer Network - Binary data relay systems and methods are disclosed to allow users of peer-to-peer (P2P) communications networks designed for voice transport to send facsimile (fax) messages between P2P endpoints by using a computer ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080309987 | Scanner for Optically and Electrically Scanning Transponder-Equipped Document - In a scanner for optical and electrical scanning of a document having a transponder associated therewith a glass plate is provided for placement of the document. An optical scanning device scans the document via a mirror. At least one antenna for transmission of electromagnetic signals to the transponder and for reception of electromagnetic signals from the transponder is provided. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309988 | MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED BATCH PROCESSING OF DOCUMENTS - A Method of batch processing a group of hardcopy documents scans a stack of documents. Each document in the stack has a cover sheet is placed thereon. The method performs optical character recognition on each of the cover sheets in the stack. The method performs an operation on each of the documents in the stack in accordance with instructions on the cover sheet on each document. Examples of operations that may be performed include printing the document, sending the document by fax to a recipient, sending an image file of the document by email to a recipient, and the like. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309989 | Image reading apparatus - An image reading apparatus that includes: a document delivery path that couples, through a reading position, a document mounting portion and a document discharging portion; a switchback delivery path coupled to a predetermined position of the document delivery path and inverting a leading and a trailing end in the document from a downstream side of the reading position, thereby returning the document to an upstream side of the reading position; an image reading unit that reads the image of the document delivered in the reading position of the document delivery path; a skew detecting unit that detects a skew of the document passing through the reading position; and a control unit that delivers the document to the switchback delivery path to read both sides of the document again when the skew detecting unit detects the skew of the document. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309990 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SHADING METHOD THEREOF - Embodiments of image processing apparatuses and methods according to the present general inventive concept may generate and/or store shading profile information based on an image characteristic relative to a prescribed condition of that characteristic such as according to brightness equal to or above a prescribed (e.g., minimum or lower) brightness level or the like. An embodiment of an image processing apparatus according to the present general inventive concept may include a scanning unit to scan an inputted image and an image processor to process the inputted image based on shading profile information determined according to brightness equal to or above a minimum brightness level. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309991 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, and Computer Program Product for Image Processing - An image processing device includes an input filter configured to control an input process of data to be input as a subject of an image process, an output filter configured to control an output process of data to be output to an outside of the image processing device, a processing filter configured to process the data between the input filter and the output filter, and a pipe configured to transmit the data among the input filter, the processing filter, and the output filter. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309992 | IMAGE TRANSFER SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image transfer system has an extracting section that extracts image areas from a document image read by a reading section. A digital signature providing section provides sender's digital signatures to the image areas according to degrees of secrecy. An image file creating section creates an image file including image areas with the sender's digital signatures provided by the digital signature providing section and a sending section sends the image file to a receiving section. A digital signature acquiring section acquires receiver's digital signatures for restricting image areas to be presented to a user. An image area selecting section selects image areas to be presented to the user in accordance with the sender's digital signatures in the image file received by the receiving section and the receiver's digital signatures acquired by the digital signature acquiring section. An output section outputs image areas selected by the image area selecting section. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309993 | EXECUTING OPERATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH ONE OR MORE IMAGES WITH A PRINTER - Methods and systems are provided to facilitate a printer to execute one or more operations in connection with one or more images are described herein. The methods may include methods that may, at least in part, be implemented at a printer including tracking one or more locations of a scan device with respect to a sheet having a first one or more pictures associated with one or more corresponding images, wherein the tracking is based, at least in part, on electronic data provided by the scan device. The printer may then based at least in part on the tracking, execute at least one operation in connection with all or a selected subset of the one or more corresponding images. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309994 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - In an image processing method, a color corresponding to an input color image signal represented by an arbitrary RGB color space is detected and a requested color correction process is executed. A color domain according to property of the RGB color space is determined when determining a color domain based on a two-dimensional image signal representing a color plane converted from the input color image signal. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309995 | COLOR PROCESSING APPARATUS, COLOR PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - The color processing apparatus includes: a first color signal obtaining unit that obtains a first color signal in a first color space; a color conversion unit that converts the first color signal in the first color space into a second color signal in a second color space according to a color conversion characteristic associating a color signal in the first color space with a color signal in the second color space; a calculation unit that calculates a distance of the first color signal to an outer boundary of a color gamut in the first color space; and a color conversion characteristic generation unit that generates the color conversion characteristic to be used by the color conversion unit to make the conversion. The color conversion characteristic generation unit changes a generation condition of the color conversion characteristic according to the distance of the first color signal. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309996 | Surface Relief Volume Reflective Diffractive Structure - Disclosed is a surface relief structure. The structure includes a recording medium configured to be structurally modified when exposed to interfering and non-interfering portions of radiation beams, the structurally modified recording medium including, when viewed in a two-dimensional cross-section along one of the axes of the recording medium a plurality of equally spaced steps of fine-sized periodicity superimposed upon a plurality of deep depressions of substantially coarse-sized periodicity. The structurally modified recording medium is configured to produce in reflection single and multiple colors in a broad spectral range when illuminated by a source of light. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309997 | Hologram Screen - The present invention provides a holographic screen having high durability and high diffraction efficiency due to a modulated refractive index structure having a large refractive index change Δn. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309998 | Hologram element deflecting optical beam, hologram element fabricating apparatus, hologram element fabricating method, deflection optical unit, and information recording apparatus and information reconstructing apparatus using deflection optical unit - An optical beam emitted from a laser light source is converted by a spatial filter to have a desired beam diameter, and converted by a collimate lens into a collimated beam. The optical beam rendered to be a collimated beam has its intensity adjusted by an ND filter. The optical beam having its intensity adjusted is lead by a mirror to an angle rotation mirror. The angle rotation mirror reflects the optical beam toward a hologram element. Holograms are recorded on the hologram element in advance, so that reconstructed beams are collected at a prescribed position irrespective of an incident position of the optical beam. | 2008-12-18 |
20080309999 | HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING DEVICE - A holographic recorder (A | 2008-12-18 |
20080310000 | Quantum Coherent Systems and Operations - Nonlinear elements can efficiently implement quantum information processing systems such as controlled phase shifters, non-absorbing detectors including parity detectors, quantum subspace projections, non-absorbing Bell state analyzers, non-absorbing encoders/entanglers, and fundamental quantum gates such as CNOT gates. The non-absorbing detectors permit improvements in the efficiency of a probabilistic quantum gate by permitting reuse of the same photonic resources during multiple passes through the probabilistic gate. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310001 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTUATING A MOVEABLE MINIATURE PLATFORM - An actuatable platform system may include a platform assembly coupled to a support element through a ball-and-socket joint. The system may also include a sensor for determining a position of the platform assembly. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310002 | Scanning Type Image Display Apparatus - In a scanning type image display apparatus, in which the shape of a reflecting surface of a mirror as a scanning unit and the spot shape of a light beam on the reflecting surface are adapted to each other to reduce the mirror size and increase the resonance frequency of the mirror, thereby enabling higher-resolution image display, the scanning type image display apparatus includes a laser light source emitting a light beam; and a scanning unit that pivots to scan the light beam in a first direction and a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. A pivot width of the light beam in the first direction is larger than a pivot width of the light beam in the second width. A sectional shape of the light beam in the vicinity of the scanning unit is elliptical with a side ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080310003 | TURNING FILM, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND PROCESS - A light redirecting article for redirecting light toward comprises:
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20080310004 | Adjustable pulse-shaper - An optical pulse-shaper includes a prism, a delay line having positive optical power and a reflective spatial light modulator. In one arrangement the delay line has a selectively variable optical path length for accommodating pulses of different spectral bandwidth and positive optical power is provided by a concave mirror. In another arrangement, the delay line includes a zoom-mirror arranged to provide selectively variable optical power for accommodating pulses of different spectral bandwidth. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310005 | Thin-Film Coatings, Electro-Optic Elements and Assemblies Incorporating These Elements - Electro-optic elements are becoming commonplace in a number of vehicular and architectural applications. Various electro-optic element configurations provide variable transmittance and or variable reflectance for windows and mirrors. The present invention relates to various thin-film coatings, electro-optic elements and assemblies incorporating these elements. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310006 | BLIND CONNECTOR FOR REARVIEW MIRROR - A rearview mirror assembly comprising a rear housing section with wiring connected to a first electrical connection device and a circuit board with a second electrical connection device, with first electrical connection device and the second electrical connection device being configured to automatically mate when the circuit board and the rear housing section are moved relatively towards each other. The rearview mirror assembly can also include a circuit board with a third electrical connection device and a reflective element with a fourth electrical connection device, with third electrical connection device and the fourth electrical connection device being configured to automatically mate when the circuit board and the reflective element are moved relatively towards each other. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310007 | Laminated electrochromic devices and processes for forming the same - This invention discloses pre-formed electrochromic films that are used in assembly of electrochromic devices. These films are laminated to conductive substrates to form the electrochromic devices. The invention also discloses optical characteristics of the substrates for imparting durability to the electrochromic devices from solar radiation | 2008-12-18 |
20080310008 | METHOD OF PATTERNING MECHANICAL LAYER FOR MEMS STRUCTURES - A method of making a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device is disclosed. The method includes forming a stationary layer over a substrate. A sacrificial layer is formed over the stationary layer. The sacrificial layer is formed of a first material. A mechanical layer is formed over the sacrificial layer. A hard mask layer is formed over the mechanical layer. The hard mask layer is formed of a second material. The first and second materials are etchable by a single etchant which is substantially selective for etching the first and second materials relative to the mechanical layer. The hard mask layer is patterned after forming the hard mask layer. Subsequently, the mechanical layer is etched through the patterned hard mask layer. The patterned hard mask layer is removed simultaneously with the sacrificial layer after etching the mechanical layer. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310009 | Device for trapping or stretching microscopic substance and method thereof - The present invention provides a device for trapping or stretching a microscopic substance comprising (a) a light source for irradiating laser beam; (b) an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) for regulating the direction of said laser beam irradiating from said light source; (c) a beam-expander for expanding and collimating the light beam emitting from said AOM; (d) an object lens for focusing the laser beam passing through said beam-expander; and (e) an incoherent light source for imaging said microscopic substance. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310010 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A light source device includes a light source having a plurality of light emitting sections, a plurality of wavelength conversion elements each having a periodic polarization inversion structure, and for converting wavelengths of light beams emitted from the plurality of light emitting sections into predetermined wavelengths, a temperature control medium for controlling temperature of the plurality of wavelength conversion elements, a holding member having a housing space for housing the temperature control medium, and for holding the plurality of wavelength conversion elements, and a temperature control section for controlling the temperature of the plurality of wavelength conversion elements with the temperature control medium, and the temperature control section controls the temperature of the wavelength conversion elements so that the wavelength of the light beam emitted from at least one of the plurality of wavelength conversion elements is different from the wavelength of the light beam emitted from another of the plurality of wavelength conversion elements. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310011 | Optical Surge Suppressive Type Optical Amplifier - According to an optical surge suppressive type optical amplifier in the present invention, for a WDM optical amplifier having a multi-stages amplification configuration in which a plurality of optical amplifying means is connected in series, an optical amplifying medium capable of causing a homogeneous up-conversion (HUC) phenomenon is applied to the optical amplifying means on the signal light output side, so that an optical surge is suppressed utilizing the degradation of gain efficiency by the HUC caused at the time when the input power is decreased. Further, for a one wave optical amplifier, an optical amplifying medium capable of causing a pair induced quenching (PIQ) phenomenon is applied to the optical amplifying means on the signal light input side, so that the optical surge is suppressed utilizing the degradation of output power efficiency by the PIQ caused at the time when the input power is increased. As a result, it is possible to provide a low cost optical amplifier capable of effectively suppressing the optical surge without leading the complexity of control circuit or optical circuit configuration. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310012 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFYING DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFYING SYSTEM AND SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL INTEGRATED ELEMENT - A polarization-independent SOA having an InP substrate used as a semiconductor substrate, and an active layer taking an MQW structure formed of a barrier layer made of GaInAs with tensile strain applied thereto and a well layer made of GaInNAs with no strain applied thereto alternately laminated in a plurality of layers, here, four layers of the well layer and five layers of the barrier layer are alternately laminated, is proposed. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310013 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER PULSE RESHAPER - A method and system includes a pulse reshaper for reshaping and re-amplifying optical signals in a communications network. In one embodiment, a vertical cavity semiconductor optical amplifier (VCSOA) device, comprising dual mode reflectors optically cooperating at each of an input signal wavelength (λ | 2008-12-18 |
20080310014 | CATADIOPTRIC PROJECTION OBJECTIVE - A catadioptric projection objective for imaging a pattern provided in an object plane of the projection objective onto an image plane of the projection objective comprises: a first objective part for imaging the pattern provided in the object plane into a first intermediate image; a second objective part for imaging the first intermediate imaging into a second intermediate image; a third objective part for imaging the second intermediate imaging directly onto the image plane; | 2008-12-18 |
20080310015 | MICROSCOPE AND PINCHING PREVENTION APPARATUS FOR A MICROSCOPE - The present invention relates to a microscope ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080310016 | Optical apparatus and imaging method - This is an optical apparatus provided with an objective with a correction collar for correcting aberration due to an error in the optical thickness of a piece of cover glass comprising a focusing mechanism for changing a distance between the objective and the sample, an optical thickness detecting unit for detecting the optical thickness of the cover glass, an operating unit for calculating the amount of aberration correction, based on the optical thickness of the cover glass detected by the optical thickness detecting unit, a driver unit for driving a correction collar, based on the amount of aberration correction calculated by the operating unit and an imaging sensor for forming the image of the sample that passes through the objective. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310017 | MICROSCOPE FOR OBSERVING A SAMPLE IN THE BRIGHT FIELD ILLUMINATION BY TRANSMITTED LIGHT OR IN FLUORESCENCE-CONTRAST EPI-ILLUMINATION - A microscope for observing an object selectably using the bright-field transmitted light contrast procedure or the incident-light fluorescence contrast procedure. During the bright-field transmitted light contrast procedure, an illumination beam path is directed from a bright-field light source to the object and an imaging beam path is directed from the object through the microscope objective into the microscope tube, which includes a fluorescence unit that includes a fluorescence excitation light source, an illumination optical system, a filter set having at least one excitation filter and at least one emission filter, as well as a beamsplitter. The fluorescence unit is mounted movably, so that in a first end position of movement the beamsplitter and the emission filter are out of the imaging beam path of the microscope and in a second end position of movement they are in the imaging beam path between the microscope objective and the microscope tube. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310018 | Split Screen Discrete Viewing Apparatus and Method - The invention is an apparatus and method for allowing multiple individuals to view discrete images while remaining in close proximity to each other. It encompasses a split screen polarized lens, with alternate polarization portions, fitting over a viewing monitor and pairs of corresponding polarized glasses. Each pair of polarized glasses matches a portion of the screen lens with the same polarization so that the human viewer wearing vertically polarized glasses may only view the vertically polarized portion of the screen and the human viewer wearing horizontally polarized glasses may only view the horizontally polarized portion of the screen. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310019 | REFRACTIVE INDEX DECREMENT FILM, POLARIZING MEMBER HAVING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A refractive index decrement film, includes: a transparent base layer; a plurality of refraction decreasing layers that is formed on the base layer and has different refractive indices, where the refraction decreasing layers closer to the base layer have a relatively high refractive index and the refraction decreasing layers farther from the base layer have a relatively low refractive index. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310020 | Polarizing plate - A polarizing plate comprises at least two transparent substrates spaced apart and facing one another, and at least two polarizers provided between an outermost-positioned first transparent substrate and another outermost-positioned second transparent substrate, such that all the polarizers are sealed so as not to be in contact with outer air. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310021 | Opposed Window Pairing for Limited Viewing There Through - A combination includes a first window configured to polarize light passing there through in a first plane; and a second window configured to polarize light passing there through in a second plane, the second plane being generally orthogonal to the first plane. The first window and the second window are disposed in opposing dispositions such that a line-of-sight extends between and to each window. Accordingly, a person's view through both windows is substantially blocked, but an individual view by a person through each window is not blocked. The opposed windows may form part of opposing sides of buildings or houses, or opposing sides of a container, such as an aquarium. The opposed windows further may form part of opposing rooms, such as offices or conference rooms. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310022 | Imaging apparatus - There is disclosed an imaging apparatus having: (a) a drive mechanism for moving an imaging device subunit having an imaging device in mutually perpendicular first and second directions; (b) a first actuator for moving the imaging device subunit in the first direction; (c) a second actuator for moving the imaging device subunit in the second direction; (d) a sensing device for detecting the direction of gravity; and (e) a dust-removing device for shaking off dust adhering to the imaging device subunit by moving the subunit using at least one of the two actuators. The dust-removing device has: a setting unit for setting a direction of motion in which the imaging device subunit is moved, based on the direction of gravity detected by the sensing device; and a selecting unit for selecting an actuator used to drive the imaging device subunit in the direction of motion set by the setting unit from the first and second actuators. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310023 | Method of making an optical system - A diffractive optical element (DOE) corrector for use with three different wavelengths includes a first diffractive element on a first surface of a first material, the first diffractive element diffracting a first wavelength of the three wavelengths, while directing a majority of light of second and third wavelengths of the three wavelengths into a zero-th order, and a second diffractive element on a second surface of a second material, the second material being different from the first material, the second surface being different from and in an optical path of the first surface, the second diffractive element diffracting the second wavelength, while directing a majority of light of the first and third wavelengths into a zero-th order. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310024 | DIFFRACTION ELEMENT - A diffraction element having concave/convex-like diffraction gratings in its two surfaces from which at least two separated light beams can be taken in the same direction without changing largely the propagating direction of diffracted light even if the temperature of the operating environment changes. A diffraction grating having a concave/convex shape in cross-section is formed in the incoming-side surface of the transparent substrate and two diffraction gratings of concave/convex shape in cross-section are formed in the outgoing-side surface wherein the grating pitch of the first one is made equal to the grating pitch of one of the second ones. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310025 | Method for Producing a Multilayer Body and Corresponding Multilayer Body - There is described a process for the production of a multi-layer body ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080310026 | OPTICAL MEMBER, OPTICAL SYSTEM USING THE OPTICAL MEMBER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL MEMBER - Provides is an optical member capable of keeping a high performance antireflection effect over a long period of time with respect to an arbitrary substrate. The optical member has plural layers on a substrate, and includes at least one metal oxide layer having a void, and at least one layer containing an organic resin as a main component formed between the substrate and the metal oxide layer. The metal oxide layer is a plate crystal layer formed of a plate crystal containing aluminum oxide as a main component and a surface of the plate crystal layer has an uneven profile. The organic resin has an aromatic ring and/or a hetero ring in at least a part thereof. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310027 | Light Source - An apparatus for coupling radiation of individual laser diode emitters into a common optical fiber is disclosed. The radiation is collimated along fast axis and combined by using crossed pairs of flat mirrors. The combined beams are collimated by a common slow axis collimating lens. The laser diode emitters are disposed on both sides of an optical axis of the slow axis collimating lens such that the optical path lengths from the emitters to the slow axis collimating lens are equal. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310028 | NEAR FIELD LENS FOR A LIGHT ASSEMBLY - The present invention provides a near field lens for an automotive light assembly. The lens comprises a main body having a radial collimating portion formed as a rotation about a central axis. A light-collecting faces defines pocket in the main body and receives light from the light source. The radial collimating portion is structured to radially direct light in planes normal to the central axis and to collimate light in radial planes through the central axis. By extending the main body, a thin plate near field lens is provided. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310029 | Method for Improving the Imaging Properties of a Projection Objective, and Such a Projection Objective - The invention relates to a method -for improving the imaging properties of a micro lithography projection objective ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080310030 | Microscope Objective - The invention is directed to an objective, particularly for telescope-type stereomicroscopes. The objective comprises two lens groups, a first lens group and a second lens group. The first lens group, which faces the object plane, has a positive refractive power and comprises a plurality of lenses of which at least two form a cemented component. The second lens group, which is on the image side, has a negative refractive power and comprises a collecting cemented component and a diverging lens. The objective is characterized in that the following conditions B | 2008-12-18 |
20080310031 | Variable Lens - The invention relates to a variable lens for controlling electromagnetic radiation that interacts with said lens in a controlled manner. The lens includes a container; a first dielectric fluid that is held in the container; a second dielectric fluid that is held in the container, a phase boundary layer between the first and the second fluid. The relative dielectric constant of the first fluid is different from a relative dielectric constant of the second fluids. At least one first electrode; and at least one second electrode is positioned in relation to the first electrode in such a way that an electric current that is applied between the first and the second electrode generates an electric field, which infiltrates the phase boundary layer. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310032 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A simple, compact, high-zoom-ratio zoom lens system exhibiting high optical performance at all zoom positions is provided. The system includes, in order from the object side to the image side, first to fourth lens groups having positive, negative, positive, and positive refractive powers, respectively. The first-to-second-lens-group distance becomes the smallest during zooming. The first lens group resides closer to the object at a telephoto end than at a wide-angle end. The lens groups move such that the second-to-third-lens-group distance is smaller and the third-to-fourth-lens-group distance is larger at the telephoto end than at the wide-angle end. The second lens group includes, in order from the object side to the image side, negative and positive lens elements. First-to-second-lens-group distances d1w and d1t at the wide-angle end and at the telephoto end, respectively, and the smallest first-to-second-lens-group distance d1min obtained during zooming are appropriately set. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310033 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND CAMERA EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A zoom lens system includes a first lens unit having positive optical power, a second lens unit having negative optical power, a third lens unit having positive optical power, and a fourth lens unit having positive optical power, the lens units being arranged in that order from an object side towards an image side. The second and fourth lens units are configured to move when the zoom lens system performs zooming. In this zoom lens system, the second lens unit consists of a negative lens element, a negative lens element, a negative lens element, and a positive lens element that are arranged in that order from the object side towards the image side. The focal lengths of the third and fourth lens units are set at appropriate values so that the zoom lens system can have a high zoom ratio while exhibiting high optical performance over the entire zoom range. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310034 | LENS DEVICE - A lens device includes a seat unit having an image sensing component, a first barrel unit, a first lens module coupled to the first barrel unit, and a second lens module mounted on the seat unit. When the first barrel unit moves toward the seat unit along an optical axis, the first lens module moves in radial directions via a first guide mechanism such that a first lens unit is misaligned with the image sensing component relative to the optical axis, while the second lens module is driven to rotate via a second guide mechanism such that a second lens unit is misaligned with the image sensing component. The lens device further includes a first biasing unit for biasing the first lens module to a first shooting position, and a second biasing unit for biasing the second lens module to a second shooting position. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310035 | Retractable lens camera - A retractable lens camera includes: a lens barrel; three or more lens groups provided in the lens barrel; a retracting unit that retracts the lens barrel and the lens groups into a camera body; and a displacing unit that displaces at least two lens groups to an escaping space out of an optical axis. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310036 | OPTICAL ELEMENT HOLDING STRUCTURE, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An optical element holding structure comprises a first holding member holding an optical element, a second holding member holding the first holding member, a third holding member holding the second holding member, first elastic members positioned between the first and second holding members and can elastically deform in the radial direction and second elastic members positioned between the second and third holding members in a radial direction thereof and can elastically deform in the radial direction, the plurality of first elastic members and the plurality of second elastic members are arranged in a circumferential direction about an optical axis of the optical element as the center, and a phase of the plurality of first elastic members is shifted from a phase of the plurality of second elastic members in the circumferential direction about the optical axis of the optical element as the center. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310037 | Lens displacement device - The present invention provides a lens displacement device, applicable for moving micro image-capturing module lens, wherein the lens displacement device comprises: a lens slide base, a first hollow magnet, a hollow magnetic conducting plate, a second hollow magnet and a hollow coil. A first magnetic pole side of the hollow magnetic conducting plate is magnetically connected to the first hollow magnet, and a second magnetic pole side of the hollow magnetic conducting plate is magnetically connected to the second hollow magnet, which combined to form a magnetically connected assembly. The hollow coil is placed at the outer or inner perimeter of the magnetically connected assembly, and the hollow coil surrounds the magnetically connected assembly and they have a gap in-between them to allow for sliding. Herein the lens slide base rigidly connects the first hollow magnet of the magnetically connected assembly or the hollow coil. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310038 | LENS APPARATUS - Provided is a lens apparatus for driving an optical member based on a demand signal from a demand device, including: a connector for receiving the demand signal from the demand device by wire; a wireless receiver for wirelessly receiving the demand signal from the demand device; and an identifying section for identifying whether or not the demand device and the lens apparatus have a wired connection with each other, in which the demand signal from the demand device is selected based on a result obtained by the identifying section, and the optical member is driven based on the selected demand signal. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310039 | LENS SYSTEM - A lens system includes a first lens apparatus having a first movable optical member and a first set command unit that changes a drive control parameter for the first movable optical member by performing wireless communication with the first lens apparatus. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310040 | Mirror Angle Adjusting Device - A mirror angle adjusting device can stably hold a pivot plate (H), while a contact part between the pivot plate (H) and an actuator (A) smoothly slides for a long period of time. The mirror angle adjusting device includes the pivot plate (H) attached to a back side of a mirror (M), and the actuator (A) for holding the pivot plate (H). In the mirror angle adjusting device, grooves ( | 2008-12-18 |
20080310041 | SIDE MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A side mirror assembly for a motor vehicle includes a base which is fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. A tube is pivotably secured to the base. The tube extends between a pivot end and a distal end. A mirror housing defines a mirror opening and a tube opening. The mirror housing receives the distal end and a portion of the tube disposed adjacent the distal end through the tube opening. A mirror is mounted within the mirror housing and is exposed through the mirror opening for an operator of the motor vehicle to view rearward of the motor vehicle without turning completely around. A case frame is fixedly secured to the mirror housing at a position disposed adjacent the mirror. The side mirror assembly also includes a locking lever which is movable between an unlocked position allowing the case frame and the mirror housing to slide along the tube and a lock position for securing the case frame and the mirror housing at a desired position along the tube. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310042 | REFLECTOR FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND LIGHTING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A reflector film can have a high heat resistance and can maintain a high reflectance (or effectively prevent the decrease in the reflectance) when overlaid with a particular protective film. A lighting apparatus can also be configured for use with such a reflector film. The reflector film can include a silver or silver alloy film deposited on a substrate, and a titanium or titanium alloy film deposited on the silver or silver alloy film to serve as a protective film. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310043 | STORAGE DEVICE, DEFECT DETECTION METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DETECTING DEFECT IN RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a technique for detecting a defect in a tape medium within a relatively short or narrow range. A tape defect detection device includes: a read unit for reading data from a tape medium; an error correction unit for performing error corrections for the data read by the read unit; a correction number counting unit for counting the number of the error corrections, made by the error correction unit, for each of multiple divided areas of the tape medium; a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing, for each of the areas, the number of the error corrections counted by the correction number counting unit; and a detection unit for detecting a defect in the tape medium, on the basis of a distribution of divided areas each having a larger number of error corrections than other divided areas on the tape medium. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310044 | Data recording apparatus and data recording system - A data recording apparatus and a data recording system of the present invention includes buffer memories | 2008-12-18 |
20080310045 | CONTROL UNIT, STORAGE UNIT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STORAGE UNIT - A control unit adjusts spacing between a head with a heater and a storage medium of a storage unit by controlling power of the heater. The control unit measures first values of touchdown heater power at a first temperature set as temperature condition. And the control unit estimates second values of the touchdown heater power at a temperature other than the first temperature set on the measurement of the first values, on basis of a conversion equation. And the control unit determines heater power setting values to adjust the spacing between the head and the storage medium, for each of the sub-areas, on the basis of the first values and the second values. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310046 | Class H Drive - A method for driving a load by using an output stage amplifier in full bridge configuration whose supply is modulated by means of a fast switching power converter, controlled in order to maintain the stage's output common mode at its minimum voltage, is presented. The modulation of the switching power converter output is obtained by a feedback control system regulating directly the voltage of the bridge output stage terminals. This bridge unipolar class H stage allows driving the load with high accuracy and improved efficiency without introducing switching noise and EMI at the load terminals typical of PWM driving. This method can be applied with the same benefits to class AB, pseudo class AB or to class A output stages. When this method is associated with an imposed current driving approach and with a current oversampling digital to analog converter the resulting advantages are very significant for accurate motor control applications. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310047 | PORTABLE TYPE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a portable type information processing apparatus, including: a judging process unit configured to judge whether a data recording apparatus mounted on the portable type information processing apparatus corresponds to either one of a first data recording apparatus which requires a shock resistant function and a second data recording apparatus which does not require the shock resistant function; and a shock resistant validating process unit configured to validate the shock resistant function if the judging process unit judges that the first data recording apparatus is mounted and invalidate the shock resistant function if the judging process unit judges that the second data recording apparatus is mounted. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310048 | Disk drive device and fabricating method thereof - In a disk drive device having a double cover structure with low-density gas enclosed therein, embodiments of the present invention help to securely perform leak inspection on an outer cover and to prevent defects caused in joining the outer cover. According to one embodiment, a hard disk drive (HDD) comprises a flow amount adjuster on a base-facing side of its inner cover. Helium gas in an enclosure goes out through a ventilation hole via diffusion channel of a flow amount adjuster. The emitted helium gas remains in the space between the inner cover and an outer cover. This achieves easier detection of the leakage of helium gas from the joining section of the outer cover and prevention of emission of too much helium gas from the enclosure. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310049 | Fluid dyamic bearing with novel air-gap - A fluid dynamic bearing with a modified air-gap is disclosed. One embodiment provides a clamp adjacent to the fluid dynamic bearing, the clamp for clamping at least one disk with respect to the fluid dynamic bearing. In addition, a cap is also provided proximal to a shaft of the fluid dynamic bearing, the cap having an outer end proximal to the clamp such that an air-gap is provided between the outer end of the cap and the clamp. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310050 | Magnetic Recording Medium and Production Process Thereof - The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium having superior startup operation and durability as well as satisfactory surface lubricity. The present invention relates to a production process of a magnetic recording medium in which at least a magnetic layer, a protective film layer and a lubricant layer are sequentially laminated on a non-magnetic substrate, wherein the protective film layer is surface treated using a gas activated by plasma generated at a pressure in the vicinity of atmospheric pressure. The present invention also relates to a magnetic recording medium produced according to the aforementioned production process. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310051 | Miniature Shielded Magnetic Component - Low profile, shielded magnetic components having self centering core and coil assemblies. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310052 | Apparatus and method for a ferroelectric disk and ferroelectric disk drive - A ferroelectric disk is disclosed including disk surfaces and an electrode coupling formed on at least one of the disk surfaces and electrically coupled to an electrode sheet covered by a probe surface. A slider is disclosed including a resistive probe and an electrical coupling. A head gimbal assembly, head stack assembly and ferroelectric disk drive are disclosed including the slider. The ferroelectric disk drive is disclosed including at least one of the ferroelectric disks. Access operations for a track on the disk surface of a ferroelectric disk are disclosed. | 2008-12-18 |
20080310053 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD OF RECORDING SERVO PATTERN ON MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC HEAD - A magnetic recording medium includes a disk substrate and a magnetic recording layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the disk substrate. The magnetic recording layer includes at least one pattern area forming a plurality of data tracks in which a position for magnetic recording is patterned with a magnetic body and at least one continuous area formed of a continuous magnetic body, and at least a part of a servo pattern for following the data track is recorded in the continuous area. A method of recording a servo pattern on a magnetic recording medium includes determining a center position of the data track and a start position of the continuous area and recording a servo pattern for following the data track in the continuous area with respect to center position of the data track and the start position of the continuous area. A magnetic head for recording a servo pattern on a magnetic recording medium includes a data writing head for recording data, a servo writing head for recording the servo pattern, and a reading head for reproducing the data. | 2008-12-18 |