51st week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140369639 | DISPERSION COMPENSATION FIBER - A dispersion compensation fiber comprises a fiber core and cladding. The fiber core is a core layer mainly doped with germanium and having a positive relative refractive index difference. The cladding covering the fiber core comprises a trench cladding mainly doped with fluorine, an annular cladding mainly doped with germanium, a matching cladding mainly doped with fluorine, and an outermost mechanical cladding in order. Relative refractive index differences of the fiber core and the claddings are respectively: Δ1% being 1.55% to 2.20%, Δ2% being −0.55% to −0.30%, Δ3% being 0.40% to 0.65%, Δ4% being −0.20% to −0.01%, and Δ5% being 0. Radius ranges, from R1 to R5, of the fiber core and the claddings are respectively: R1 being 1.4 to 1.7 μm, R2 being 4.1 to 4.8 μm, R3 being 6.7 to 8.8 μm, R4 being 10 to 17 μm, and R5 being 38 to 63 μm. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369640 | Coating of Optical Waveguides - The invention relates to a method for producing an optical waveguide ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140369641 | Fiber Optic Sensor Manufacturing Method and Structure Thereof - A fiber optic sensor structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a third substrate, a first fiber optic sensor and a second fiber optic sensor. The first substrate has a first groove while the second substrate has a second groove. A manufacturing method includes: arranging the first fiber optic sensor in the first groove and arranging the second fiber optic sensor the second groove; stacking the second substrate on the first substrate and stacking the third substrate on the second substrate. When assembled, the first fiber optic sensor is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate and the second fiber optic sensor is provided between the second substrate and the third substrate to form a double-layer fiber optic sensor. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369642 | PHOTOELECTRIC MIXED SUBSTRATE AND OPTICAL MODULE - A photoelectric mixed substrate includes a wiring substrate including a first ground wire, a signal wire arranged above the first ground wire and electrically connected to the photoelectric component and the electronic component, and a waveguide unit stacked on the wiring substrate to cover the signal wire. The waveguide unit includes a first clad layer formed on the wiring substrate, a second ground wire formed above the first clad layer, a core formed on the first clad layer and optically coupled to the photoelectric component, and a second clad layer formed on the first clad layer to cover the core. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369643 | Integrated Planar Polymer Waveguide For Low-Loss, Low-Crosstalk Optical Signal Routing - The present invention provides an apparatus comprising a plurality of planar waveguides and method of making the same. The apparatus includes first, second, and third layers formed above a substrate and adjacent each other. The second layer is formed between the first and third layers of a material and comprises a plurality of organofunctional siloxane-based resin or polymer waveguides. Each waveguide has an input on one edge of the second layer and an output on one edge of the second layer so that the input and output are on different line-of-sight paths. The plurality of waveguides is formed such that intersections of the waveguides occur at approximately right angles and the outputs and inputs located on edges that are opposite one another are offset from each other in a direction that is perpendicular to the direction of the corresponding input or output signal. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369644 | LIGHT-RECEIVING PACKAGE FOR FLAT-PLATE MOUNTING, AND OPTICAL MODULE - A light-receiving package for flat-plate mounting which can make monitor reception sensitivity of an optical signal constant without increasing the size of a module. The light-receiving package for flat-plate mounting is provided with a first subassembly in which a photo diode is fixed to a front surface of a retaining holder, a back surface of the retaining holder is a flat surface capable of moving parallel on a plane parallel to a light-receiving surface of the photo diode and a second subassembly which has a rectangular U-shaped concave holder for retaining the retaining holder, and a flat-plate base disposed on a substrate and in which a surface of the flat-plate base that is mounted on the substrate is a flat surface capable of moving parallel to a substrate surface, the rectangular U-shaped concave holder and the flat-plate base are fixed, at least one of surfaces of the concave holder having a rectangular U-shape being a flat surface is a flat surface capable of moving parallel to the back surface of the retaining holder. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369645 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE SPLITTER ON A WAVEGUIDE SUBSTRATE FOR ATTENUATING A LIGHT SOURCE - An optical apparatus comprises: source, primary, and secondary waveguides formed in waveguide layers on a substrate; a light source; and an optical waveguide tap. The light source launches a source optical signal along the source waveguide. The tap divides the source optical signal into a primary optical signal in the primary waveguide and a secondary optical signal in the secondary waveguide. The secondary optical signal emerges from the secondary waveguide to exit the waveguide layers at the substrate edge or to propagate within the waveguide layers as a stray optical signal without confinement by any waveguide. The stray optical signal propagates thusly unconfined into the open mouth of an optical trap that comprises one or more lateral surfaces formed in the waveguide layers and an opaque coating on the lateral surfaces, and comprises a spiral region of the optical waveguide layers with an open mouth and closed end. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369646 | METHODS OF FORMING THREE-DIMENSIONALLY INTEGRATED SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS INCLUDING PHOTOACTIVE DEVICES AND SEMICONDUCTOR-ON-INSULATOR SUBSTRATES - Three-dimensionally integrated semiconductor systems include a photoactive device operationally coupled with a current/voltage converter on a semiconductor-on-insulator (SeOI) substrate. An optical interconnect is operatively coupled to the photoactive device. A semiconductor device is bonded over the SeOI substrate, and an electrical pathway extends between the current/voltage converter and the semiconductor device bonded over the SeOI substrate. Methods of forming such systems include forming a photoactive device on an SeOI substrate, and operatively coupling a waveguide with the photoactive device. A current/voltage converter may be formed over the SeOI substrate, and the photoactive device and the current/voltage converter may be operatively coupled with one another. A semiconductor device may be bonded over the SeOI substrate and operatively coupled with the current/voltage converter. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369647 | MICROFLUIDIC OPTICAL SWITCHING DEVICE AND METHOD - Improved systems and methods for optical switching are provided. These devices and methods can be used to improve the effectiveness of a wide variety of different optical systems and techniques. One embodiment provides a device and method for optical switching using a microfluidic chamber and droplets of liquid. Specifically, the droplets of liquid are controllably passed through the microfluidic chamber to switch the passing of light between different optical outputs. Thus, the optical switch can switch the light from one output to another by controllably passing droplets of liquid through the microfluidic chamber. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369648 | CONNECTOR FOR MULTIPLE CORE OPTICAL FIBER - A fiber optic plug, suitable for multi-core fiber (MCF), is structured to hold satellite cores of the MCF in a precise angular positions so as to attain suitable alignment with satellite cores of a mating connector. The plug includes features to permit a ferrule holding the MCF to move longitudinally relative to the connector's housing, so that a spring may control a mating force to an abutting ferrule of a mating connector. The ferrule may be held by ferrule barrel having splines projecting away from an outer peripheral surface. The splines may slide longitudinally within notches of the connector housing or a strength member attached to the connector housing. The notches and splines have a tight tolerance, so that the satellite cores remain in a desired, set angular position. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369649 | FIBER OPTIC ADAPTERS AND CONNECTOR DEVICES WITH MOUNTING FEATURES AND MOUNTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING SAME - A fiber optic adapter system includes a fiber optic adapter and a mounting bracket. The fiber optic adapter includes a first interlock feature. The mounting bracket defines a channel having a longitudinal channel axis and a longitudinally extending lateral side opening. The mounting bracket includes a second interlock feature. The fiber optic adapter and the mounting bracket are relatively configured to enable a user to interlock the first and second interlock features to secure the fiber optic adapter to the mounting bracket by inserting the fiber optic adapter into the channel through the lateral side opening in an insertion direction transverse to the channel axis. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369650 | OPTICAL MODULE HAVING ADDITIONAL PHOTODIODE LENS FOR DIFFERENT CONNECTION - An optical module ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140369651 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL COOLING CORE FOR OPTOELECTRONIC INTERCONNECT MODULES - An apparatus includes one or more optoelectronic transducers, driving circuitry, one or more cooling elements, and a light coupling module. The optoelectronic transducers are configured to convert between optical signals conveyed over optical fibers and respective electrical signals. The driving circuitry is configured to process the electrical signals. The cooling elements are configured to remove heat that is produced at least by the driving circuitry. The light coupling module is configured to couple the optical signals between the optical fibers and the optoelectronic transducers, and additionally serves as a baseplate for the cooling elements. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369652 | OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING CONNECTOR - An optical fiber coupling connector includes a circuit board, light-emitting modules, light-receiving modules, an optical coupling module, a receiving member, and optical fibers. The optical coupling module includes a main body and converging lenses. The main body has a first optical surface, a second optical surface perpendicular to the first optical surface, and a reflection surface oblique relative to the first and second optical surfaces. The converging lenses are formed on the first optical surface and are aligned with the light-emitting modules and the light-receiving modules. The receiving member includes a front end portion and a rear end portion at opposite sides and defines through holes extending from the front end portion to the rear end portion. The receiving member is coupled with the main body, and the front end portion faces the second optical surface. The optical fibers are received in the through holes. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369653 | OPTICAL PLENUM - In the present idsclosure inter-rack optical plenum may be used to route optical fibers between multiple racks of a system. An intra-rack optical plenum may be coupled to one of the racks and the inter-rack optical plenum. The intra-rack optical plenum may route an optical fiber between a first connector configured to mate with a first device and a second connector conifugred to mate with the inter-rack optical plenum. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369654 | CONNECTOR MODULES HAVING OPTICAL CONNECTORS MOVEABLE BETWEEN A RETRACTED POSITION AND AN EXTENDED POSITION - A plurality of connector modules are mounted to a support frame. The connector modules have respective optical connectors to optically connect with respective electronic devices, where the optical connectors are moveable between a retracted position and an extended position. The optical connector of a first of the connector modules is retractable and extendable independently of a second of the connector modules. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369655 | CONNECTING ELEMENT FOR CONNECTING A FIBER-OPTIC LIGHT GUIDE TO A LIGHT SOURCE ONE TIME AND DETACHING THE FIBER-OPTIC LIGHT GUIDE FROM A LIGHT SOURCE ONE TIME - A connecting element for connecting a fiber-optic light guide to a light source one time and detaching the fiber-optic light guide from a light source one time is provided. The connecting element includes a housing having a wall, where the housing encloses a cavity, a fiber-optic light guide that passes through the housing and the cavity, a connecting piece corresponding to a connecting section of the light source for establishing the connection to the light source, where the connecting section can be reused after the detachment, and prevention device configured to prevent repeated use of the connecting element and/or the light guide. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369656 | COUPLING SYSTEM FOR A FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A fiber optic cable includes a jacket, an element of the cable interior to the jacket, and first and second powders. The element includes a first surface and a second surface. The cable further includes a third surface interior to the jacket and facing the first surface at a first interface and a fourth surface interior to the jacket and facing the second surface at a second interface. At least one of the third and fourth surfaces is spaced apart from the jacket. The first powder is integrated with at least one of the first and third surfaces at the first interface and the second powder integrated with at least one of the second and fourth surfaces at the second interface. The first interface has greater coupling than the second interface at least in part due to differences in the first and second powders. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369657 | DURABLE OPTICAL FIBER AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An optical fiber assembly including an optical fiber ribbon and an optical connector is provided. The optical fiber ribbon includes a ribbon matrix, a first group of optical fibers embedded in the ribbon matrix, a second group of optical fibers embedded in the ribbon matrix, and a split in the ribbon matrix at a first end of the ribbon forming a space between a first end of the first group of optical fibers and a first end of the second group of optical fibers. The optical connector includes a body, a first array of openings defined in the body, and a second array of openings defined in the body. The second array is spaced from the first array. The bond between the ribbon matrix and the optical fibers prevents elongation of the split. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369658 | MULTIMODE OPTICAL FIBER - The present invention relates to a multimode optical fiber having a structure for stably reducing eccentricity relative to an insert hole of a connector ferrule to be mounted at an end thereof, wherein a fiber outer diameter of the multimode optical fiber along its longitudinal direction varies periodically in a range of ±0.5 μm with respect to a target fiber outer diameter. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369659 | FAN-IN/FAN-OUT DEVICE FOR MULTICORE FIBER - A fan-in/fan-out device includes a plurality of single-core fibers which are connected to a plurality of first cores of a multicore fiber and which include an elongated portion extending in a longitudinal direction so as to reduce a diameter and being connected to a first end portion of the multicore fiber at a second end portion in an extending direction of the elongated portion, where a refractive index distribution of each of the single-core fibers has a single peak, a relative refractive index difference of a second core with respect to a second cladding in each of the single-core fibers is 0.8% or more; and a second mode field diameter of the second end portion of the elongated portion is greater than a first mode field diameter of the first end portion of the multicore fiber. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369660 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE TWO-WAY VISUALIZATION USING SIMULTANEOUSLY RECORDED AND PROJECTED VIDEO STREAMS - A system and method for point to point video enable communication and the provisioning of at least one commodity. The communication between two remote devices may include both video and audio and may be activated by use of at least one touch screen associated with a device for provisioning the at least one commodity, such as, for example, a vending machine. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369661 | SYSTEM FOR FILMING A VIDEO MOVIE - System for filming a video movie in a real space comprising: —a filming camera ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140369662 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS AND RECEPTION METHOD - An AV system composed of an HD recorder and a display unit uses a communication interface of the HDMI. An HDMI source of the HD recorder transmits image data (image signal) in the form of differential signals to an HDMI sink of the display unit through three TMDS channels. The HDMI source inserts content identification information for the identification of the type of a content of image data to be transmitted into an AVI InfoFrame packet placed in a blanking period. A control section of the display unit controls operation of a display processing section which carries out a process for displaying for the image data based on the content identification information received by the HDMI sink and a display section for displaying an image. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369663 | MULTIMEDIA PLAYBACK SYSTEM and CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A multimedia playback system includes a multimedia device, for generating a control interface according to a request and performing an operation according to a control signal; a server, coupled to the multimedia device for storing the control interface generated by the multimedia device and generating the control signal according to an instruction signal; and a hand-held device, coupled to the server for accessing the control interface stored in the server and generating the instruction signal according to the control interface and an input signal. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369664 | IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE AND PROGRAM - An imaging system includes an imaging device and a portable terminal device. The portable terminal device includes a marker time information generation unit, a time difference detection unit, and a correction unit. The marker time information generation unit generates marker time information containing a marker input to a video file generated by the imaging device and input time of the marker in association with each other. The time difference detection unit detects a time difference between time measured by the clock of the imaging device and time measured by the clock of the portable terminal device. Then, the correction unit corrects the input time of the marker contained in the marker time information based on the time difference detected by the time difference detection unit and thereby generates corrected marker time information. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369665 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus is controlled in such a manner that, to perform a scenario shooting, a list of the scenes forming the scenario is displayed, and when the scene selected in the list is a captured scene, the selected captured scene is played back, and when the selected scene is an uncaptured scene, the imaging apparatus enters a shooting standby state for capturing the selected uncaptured scene. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369666 | MANAGING TIME-SHIFT DATA - There are provided respective systems and methods for recording and playing back media content. The system for recording media content includes a segmenter ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140369667 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: a display control section configured to display on a display section a picture based on a video signal and a caption synchronized with the picture and based on caption information attached to the video signal; and a character string information acquisition section configured to acquire character string information common to the caption information and to information related to music contents stored in a storage section, by comparing the caption information with the related information. The display control section displays on the display section the caption in which the common character string information acquired by the character string information acquisition section is highlighted in a predetermined manner. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369668 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an information processing method includes transmitting, receiving, and prohibiting. The transmitting is configured to transmit to a first apparatus, first scene information regarding a first scene of a plurality of scenes included in a first content. The receiving is configured to receive first information indicating that the first scene is not stored in the first apparatus. The prohibiting is configured to prohibit deletion of the first scene based on the first information. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369669 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND VALUE EXCHANGE METHOD - According to one embodiment, a value exchange method for use in a data management device which connects with a data supply source via a network including, calculating a first value corresponding to information which is received from the data supply source and includes metadata extracted with a specific condition with respect to a video program and a second value corresponding to information which is supplied to the data supply source and includes history information associated with a result of viewing or recording of a video program identified by the metadata based on a prescribed value determination condition, and determining a difference between the first value and the second value as an exchange value. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369670 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTIVELY COMBINING HETEROGENEOUS DIGITAL MEDIA OBJECTS - The present disclosure relates to digital media representations. In particular the present disclosure related to computer implemented methods and devices for selectively merging several rich digital media objects into a combined media asset or object, without sacrificing the rich information represented by each individual digital media object. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369671 | MOBILE IMAGING APPLICATION, DEVICE ARCHITECTURE, SERVICE PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE AND SERVICES - Systems and methods are provided for compressing and decompressing still image and video image data in mobile devices and monitoring applications. Corresponding mobile device and camera architectures, and service platform architectures for transmitting, storing, editing and transcoding still images and video images over wireless and wired networks and viewing them on display-enabled devices are also provided. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369672 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURES TO DETECT IMPURITY DEPOSITS IN FLOW-THROUGH WATER HEATERS - Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to detect impurities in flow-through water heaters are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a flow-through water heater having a conduit to conduct a fluid flowing therethrough, a heating element extending around at least a portion of the conduit, and first and second temperature measuring elements to determine respective first and second temperatures at different locations on the conduit; and a computing unit to at least detect an impurity deposit in the conduit based on a difference between the first and second temperatures. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369673 | TTL Photographic Wireless Communication System and Method with Exposure Compensation Value Transfer to a Remote Lighting Device - A system and method for synchronizing a remote lighting device to a camera using a hot shoe connection and an external device connected via the hot shoe connector. The external device receives TTL data and a synchronization signal from the camera via the hot shoe connector. The external device wirelessly communicates using a radio frequency transmitter an exposure compensation value from the external device to a remote lighting device. The external device also wirelessly communicates a synchronization signal and a TTL information to the remote lighting device for use in synchronizing the remote lighting device to image acquisition by the camera. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369674 | Camera Lens Body Shield and Focus Assist Device - A protective lens cover shields the body of a camera lens from damage. The protective lens cover resembles the shape of the lens being shielded and is essentially the same axial length as the lens—that is, the protective lens cover extends from the lens-camera joint to the outer lens element. Hence, the entire body of the lens is covered except for the lens elements and camera mount surface. On the interior surface of the protective lens cover is a cloth material, such as felt, cotton or velvet, affixed to the main body through an adhesive process like glue or tape. The cloth is the sole feature of the protective lens cover that contacts with the camera lens. The remainder of the interior of the protective lens cover provides a small empty space surrounding the lens body, thereby providing a barrier against damage. The protective lens cover being produced by 3D printing means. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369675 | BLADE DRIVE DEVICE AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT - A blade drive device includes: a board including an opening; first and second blades opening and closing the opening; and first and second actuators arranged adjacent to each other and respectively driving the first and second blades, wherein the first and second actuators respectively include first and second stators, first and second rotors, and first and second coils, and the first and second rotors is arranged to sandwich at least one of the first and second coils. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369676 | PON SYSTEM, OLT, AND ONU - An OLT includes an ONU link state monitor that monitors a registered state of each of the ONUs, a continuous light-emission monitor that detects a continuous light-emitting state on the basis of a monitor result given by the ONU link state monitor, and identifies an ONU being in continuous light-emission, and an optical output power shut down command unit that commands the ONU identified by the continuous light-emission monitor to shut down the optical output power. Each of the ONU includes an optical transmitter and receiver device that transmits and receives an optical signal to/from the OLT, and a light output controller that shuts down light of the optical transmitter and receiver device in response to the command given by the optical output power shut down command unit. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369677 | OPTICAL TRANSMITTER AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - An optical transmitter converts a plurality of transmission signals transmitted via a plurality of lanes into a multi-carrier signal and transmits the multi-carrier signal. The optical transmitter includes: a controller configured to generate allocation information that indicates an allocation of sub-carriers to the plurality of lanes according to a bit rate of the transmission signal of each of the lanes and a possible transmission capacity of each of the sub-carriers; and a signal processor configured to convert the plurality of transmission signals into the multi-carrier signal in accordance with the allocation information generated by the controller. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369678 | DUAL-POLARIZATION INTERFEROMETRIC OPTICAL SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO MONITOR - The present disclosure includes a method of determining optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) of a signal, comprising separating one polarization component from a plurality of polarization components in an optical signal, selecting one wavelength from a plurality of wavelengths in the optical signal, delaying a first portion of the one polarization component of the one wavelength of the optical signal, shifting a phase of the first portion by a first amount and the first amount plus pi radians, causing the first portion to interfere with a second portion, measuring a power of the interference of the first and second portions, receiving the power of the interference, and comparing the power of the interference when the phase is shifted by the first amount with the interference when the phase is shifted by the first amount plus pi radians to determine OSNR. The present disclosure also includes associated devices. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369679 | ASYMMETRIC COMPENSATION OF POLARIZATION DEPENDENT LOSS IN DUAL-POLARIZATION OPTICAL SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for asymmetrically compensating degradation of an optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) induced by polarization dependent loss (PDL) in dual-polarization optical system include using an OSNR compensator. The OSNR compensator may separate the dual-polarization components and determine which component has degraded OSNR. The degraded component may be OSNR compensated using a phase-sensitive amplifier and/or a regenerator with a phase-sensitive amplifier. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369680 | VARIABLE SPECTRAL EFFICIENCY OPTICAL MODULATION SCHEMES - A method of transmitting a data signal using an optical transmitter of an optical communications system. A first encoder processes an N-bit input vector in accordance with a first mapping to generate a corresponding M-bit data stream. A Forward Error Correction encoder processes the M-bit data stream in accordance with a predetermined FEC encoding scheme to generate an encoded signal. A constellation mapper maps the encoded signal to symbol values in accordance with a predetermined modulation scheme to generate a corresponding symbol stream. A modulator modulates a carrier light in accordance with the encoded symbol stream to generate an optical signal for transmission through the optical communications system. The first mapping can be adjusted to maximize performance of the optical communications system. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369681 | Method And Apparatus For Alien Device Identification In Passive Optical Networks - A manner of detecting the presence of alien devices, for example ONUs, that are transmitting upstream in an optical access network such as a PON. An alien detection device, for example a properly configured OLT, supports normal network operation and also monitors a selected performance characteristic. When the selected performance characteristic is evaluated to perform within satisfactory parameters, a protocol that includes a command to subscriber devices such as ONUs to go quiet, for example a rogue check, is executed and a signal detector monitored during the quiet period. An alarm may be generated if an alien device appears to be present. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369682 | ROUTING OPTICAL SIGNALS - Systems, methods, and apparatus to route optical signals are disclosed. An example apparatus to route optical signals includes a plurality of hollow metal waveguide optical switch arrays. Each of the arrays comprises a plurality of optical input ports and a plurality of optical output ports. The input ports and the output ports for a first one of the arrays are arranged in a first plane, the input ports and the output ports for a second one of the arrays are arranged in a second plane, and the plurality of arrays are stacked such that the first and second planes are adjacent. The first one of the arrays is to convey optical signals from a first communication device to a second communication device and the second one of the arrays is to convey optical signals from the second communication device to the first communication device. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369683 | OPTICAL NETWORK AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA IN AN OPTICAL NETWORK - An optical network has an optical line termination coupled to a backbone network, in particular to an optical long haul network and a local exchange coupled to an optical access network. The local exchange provides an optical connection between an optical network unit of a tree topology and the optical line termination, which is part of a ring topology. There is also described a method for processing data in such an optical network. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369684 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL POLARIZATION SCRAMBLING IN COHERENT OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS EMPLOYING BOTH TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING - An improved method and apparatus for reducing performance degradation in optical fiber transmission system due to polarization mode dispersion and nonlinear polarization coupling. Digital polarization scrambling with transmit and receive digital signal processing is used to reduce these effects. By performing digital polarization scrambling on all possible states of polarization with respect to the two principle axes of an optical fiber, the SOP dependent penalty is averaged out. The invention also provides a method and apparatus for performing digital polarization scrambling on the transmit side and blinded polarization tracking or synchronized polarization descrambling at the receive side. Using a configurable scrambling speed, the invention works as a polarization scanner low speed SOP rotation or as a scrambler at fast SOP rotation speeds. Synchronization of the transmit scramble and the receive descrambler is achieved with scrambling and descrambling control modules based on a common pseudo random bit sequence. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369685 | SYMBOL TIMING ESTIMATION FOR COHERENT POLARIZATION MULTIPLEX OPTICAL RECEIVERS - A received POLMUX signal is rotated by fixed rotation parameters (Rot | 2014-12-18 |
20140369686 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOISE TOLERANT SIGNAL PROCESSING IN PILOT ASSISTED DATA RECEIVERS - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for noise tolerant signal processing in a pilot assisted data receiver, including: given received pilots with common pilot components and individual pilot components, computing coefficients associated with the individual pilot components of the received pilots; and applying the computed coefficients to the received pilots to obtain conditioned pilots. The individual pilot components result from relatively slow changes of the received pilots relative to the common pilot components. The common pilot components result from relatively fast changes of the received pilots relative to the individual pilot components. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369687 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POWER TO OPTICAL NETWORK UTILITIES - Disclosed is a device ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140369688 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING OF OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINALS IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK - The system of the present invention includes a plurality of ONTs adapted to provide multiple voice and data related services to different subscribers. Each of the plurality of ONTs comprises at least one receiver adapted to receive optical signals, a de-multiplexer to de-multiplex the optical signal into component signals, at least one transmitter and at least one output port. Further, the system includes a plurality of routers operatively coupled to the each of the plurality of ONTs. Furthermore, the system includes a plurality of subscriber devices communicably coupled to each of the plurality of routers. The subscriber devices are adapted to receive the de-multiplexed component signals routed by the corresponding router and provide data and voice services to the particular subscriber. Each of the ONTs configures separate domains for each of the routers operatively coupled thereto so as to enable sharing of the ONT. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369689 | Dynamic Wavelength Management using Bi-directional Communication for the prevention of Optical Beat Interference - Preventing optical beat interference includes dynamically managing an adjustable optical transmitter wavelength of each of a plurality of customer premises equipment, wherein each of the plurality of customer premises equipment is in bidirectional communication with a customer premises equipment controller. A bidirectional communication system includes a customer premises equipment controller; and a plurality of customer premises equipment coupled to the customer premises equipment controller, each of the plurality of customer premises equipment having an adjustable optical transmitter wavelength, wherein each of the plurality of customer premises equipment is in bidirectional communication with the customer premises equipment controller to prevent optical beat interference by dynamically managing the adjustable optical transmitter wavelength of each of the plurality of customer premises equipment. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369690 | WAVELENGTH-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING (WDM) OPTICAL FIBER NETWORK SYSTEM - A wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) optical fiber network system is disclosed, which comprises a signal provider generating at least one set of wavelength signals of a plurality of different wavelengths and coupled to a plurality of modulation modules. The modulation modules respectively coupled to a user receiver. The modulation module comprises a control unit generating a random sequence and a control signal corresponding to the random sequence, and transmitting the control signal to a first modulation unit. The control unit is coupled to the signal provider to receive the wavelength signals and controls the first modulation to retrieve a wavelength signal according to the control signal. The control unit rapidly changes the control signal according to the random sequence whereby the first modulation unit rapidly retrieves the wavelength signals of different wavelengths and transmits them to the user receiver, so as to prevent a specific wavelength from attack. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369691 | OFDMA OVERLAY ON LEGACY PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS USING OPTICAL NYQUIST FILTERING - Methods and systems for combining signals include modulating data onto a first signal at a first frequency and wavelength; modulating data onto a second signal at a second wavelength using a modulation scheme that produces spectral components at the first frequency; filtering the second signal using an optical filter to suppress spectral components that would cause interference to the first signal; and combining the first signal and the second signal onto a transmission medium. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369692 | TECHNIQUE FOR IMPLEMENTING AN OPTICAL/TDM VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK - A technique for implementing an optical virtual private network is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized by a method comprising the steps of managing at least one client edge-virtual private network at a client edge by a service provider; and supporting a set of client edge-users at each client edge-virtual private network at each client edge wherein each client edge provides at least one virtual private network service to each client edge-user; wherein each client edge determines connectivity associated with each client edge-user and the service provider establishes the connectivity determined by each client edge. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369693 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A PHOTONIC INTERPOSER - Methods and systems for a photonic interposer are disclosed and may include receiving one or more continuous wave (CW) optical signals in a silicon photonic interposer from an optical source external to the silicon photonic interposer. The received CW optical signals may be processed based on electrical signals received from a CMOS electronics die bonded to the interposer, and modulated optical signals may be received in the interposer via optical couplers on the interposer. Electrical signals may be generated in the interposer based on the received modulated optical signals, and may be communicated to the CMOS electronics die. The generated electrical signals to may be communicated to the CMOS electronics die via copper pillars. The CW optical signals may be received in the interposer from an optical source assembly coupled to the interposer. The CW optical signals may be received from optical fibers coupled to the interposer. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369694 | DISPERSION DOMINATED OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRE-DISPERSION - Communication transmission system and method are disclosed based on introducing a large pre-dispersion of optical signal before launching the signal into an uncompensated communication system. The pre-dispersion has the same sign as dispersion of a transmission fibre. The aim of the method is to improve the transmission quality and simplify the digital signal mitigation of nonlinear impairments after the transmission. In the preferred embodiment, the optical system is a coherent communications system with any symbol rate, modulation format and/or carrier wavelength. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369695 | EXERCISE TRAINING SYSTEM - An exercise training system is provided having a system controller and a plurality of stimulant target units connected via a wireless network to the system controller. Each stimulant target unit has a light source providing light to stimulate a user, a proximity sensor providing an output of a distance between the proximity sensor and an object external to the unit, and means for providing feedback to the user to signal that the unit has been actuated by the user. The system controller includes a program for activating the stimulant target units in a sequence. The reaction by the user to the illumination is registered when the user brings a body part or other object to within a selected distance of the proximity sensor, this distance being programmable by the user. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369696 | Color Coding and Optical Sub-Band Communication Utilizing Color Coding - Data transmission method and apparatus utilizing color coding is disclosed. A one-to-one correspondence between a set of eight unique 3-bit data units and a set of eight unique color representations is established for color coding a sequence of 3-bit data units. Transmission of the sequence of 3-bit data units is then facilitated using a sequence of color representations, wherein each one of the sequence of 3-bit data units has a one-to-one correspondence with one of the sequence of color representations. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369697 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND TRANSMISSION METHOD - A transmission device that receives a main signal, the transmission device includes: a receiver configured to receive, from a different transmission device corresponding to a source device of the main signal, a control signal including setting information concerning the main signal; a frame processing section configured to process a frame of the main signal; and a first controller configured to set the frame processing section in accordance with the setting information. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369698 | UPSAMPLING OPTICAL TRANSMITTER - An apparatus including a photodiode, a low pass filter, an analog-to-digital converter, an interpolation circuit and a digital signal processor is disclosed. The photodiode receives a portion of a plurality of optical signals, each of which is modulated in accordance with a corresponding one of a plurality of data streams, and each having a corresponding one of a plurality of wavelengths. The photodiode supplies an electrical output. The low-pass filter supplies a filtered output in response to the electrical output. The analog-to-digital converter is configured to sample the filtered output at a first sampling rate to generate a plurality of first data samples. The interpolation circuit is configured to receive the plurality of first data samples and supply a plurality of second data samples at a second sampling rate less the first sampling rate. The digital signal processor circuit is configured to receive the plurality of second data samples. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369699 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS SIDEBAND HETERODYNING DETECTION - Systems and methods for sideband heterodyning detection are provided. In certain embodiments a system includes an optical resonator configured to allow light to resonate therein; at least one light source that is controlled to form multiple optical fields, wherein each field is phase or frequency modulated at a common modulation frequency and is at a different frequency. The system also comprises multiple heterodyne modulators that phase or frequency modulate a respective field in the multiple fields at a respective heterodyne frequency to form multiple sidebands, wherein the corresponding heterodyne frequency is different for each heterodyne modulator; at least one coupler that couples the multiple sidebands into the optical resonator; and a feedback control that is configured to detect the multiple sidebands transmitted out of the resonator to create multiple detected sideband signals and adjust frequencies of the plurality of fields based on the multiple detected sideband signals. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369700 | TUNABLE LASER EMISSION DEVICE - A wavelength tunable laser emission device ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140369701 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING SPECIALTY COLOR TONER - A method for calibrating specialty toner, the method includes providing a substrate; depositing an invariant or substantially invariant laydown of a color toner on the substrate; depositing a varying laydown of the specialty toner; fusing the color toner and specialty toner to the substrate; measuring a color response signal of the substrate, color toner, and specialty toner; calculating a color response curve as function of the varying laydown of the specialty toner; comparing the color response curve to a target color response curve; and modifying printing parameters of the specialty toner to set the color response curve equal to or substantially equal to the target color response curve. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369702 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a forming unit configured to form a detection patch on a recording material and a detecting unit configured to detect the detection patch on the recording material being conveyed at a first conveying speed. After the detecting unit detects the detection patch, the recording material with the detected detection patch is conveyed at a second conveying speed higher than the first conveying speed. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369703 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device. The fixing device includes a rotatable endless fixing member, a nip forming member arranged inside the fixing member, a pressing member in contact with the nip forming member via the fixing member, and a heating source configured to heat the fixing member. When an abnormality occurs in at least one of the fixing device and other devices included in the image forming apparatus, a rotation of the fixing member is stopped prior to stopping a rotation driving of a discharging unit and, after stopping, the fixing member is controlled to rotate. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369704 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH DEVELOPING UNIT SEPARABLE FROM PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER - An image forming apparatus includes: a scanning unit configured to scan a photosensitive member with light; a developing unit configured to develop a latent image; a driving unit configured to cause the developing unit to come into contact with the photosensitive member or to be separated from the photosensitive member; and a control unit configured to let the scanning unit perform a preparation operation, in order for the scanning unit to form the latent image. The developing unit is separated from the photosensitive member while the preparation operation of the scanning unit is performed, and the control unit is configured to start, before the preparation operation of the scanning unit is completed, controlling the driving unit to bring the separated developing unit into contact with the photosensitive member. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369705 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EMPLOYING TOUCHDOWN DEVELOPING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a developer carrier, a toner carrier, a bias voltage control unit, and a detection unit. The developer carrier carries a developer layer. The toner carrier supplies toner to the image carrier. The bias voltage control unit changes bias voltage setting from ordinary developing mode to toner removing mode when the detection unit detects toner adhesion in excess of a threshold value on the toner carrier. In the toner removing mode, the bias voltage control unit sets the bias voltage to be applied to the image carrier, the developer carrier, and the toner carrier in such a manner that only the additive remains on the circumferential surface of the toner carrier, and the developer layer carried on the developer carrier comes into contact with the circumferential surface of the toner carrier with a large force, as compared with the ordinary developing mode. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369706 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a first image bearing member (drum); a second drum; a transfer belt; a first transfer member provided correspondingly to the first drum via the transfer belt; a second transfer member provided correspondingly to the second drum via the transfer belt; a high-voltage power source; and a controller. After an image is continuously formed on transfer materials by applying, to the first transfer member, a voltage of a predetermined polarity from the power source in a state that the first transfer member contacts the transfer belt and the second transfer member is spaced from the transfer belt, the controller executes an adjusting operation in which a voltage of a polarity opposite to the predetermined polarity is applied from the power source to the first transfer member in a state that the second transfer member is spaced from the transfer belt. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369707 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In an image forming apparatus for controlling temperature of a fixing section based on a color material amount obtained from image data, it is determined whether the image data is a specific image, and the temperature of the fixing section is controlled so that the temperature of the fixing section becomes a predetermined temperature without using the color material amount obtained from the image data in a case where it is determined that the image data is a specific image as a determination result. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369708 | FUSER CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fuser control device includes a heat application part for heat supply, a fuser part that has a passage region where a print medium passes through and a not-passage region that is located at both sides of the passage region where the print medium does not pass through, and a first temperature detection part that detects a first temperature of the passage region, a second temperature detection part that detects a second temperature of the not-passage region, and a heat application controller that changes a target temperature according to the first detection temperature and the second detection temperature, and performs the heat generation such that a temperature of the fuser part approaches the target temperature. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369709 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND FIXING UNIT ATTACHABLE TO IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an apparatus having a part of a current detecting circuit configured to detect current to a heater in a fixing unit so that a main body of the image forming apparatus may have one configuration for 100 V and 200 V and provides an equal resolution of current detection for an apparatus for 100 V and an apparatus for 200 V. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369710 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided with a casing, a drum unit including a photoconductive drum having a central axis extending in a first direction, and a charging device configured to charge the photoconductive drum, a fixing unit configured to fix an image on a printing medium, a fan configured to generate an air flow inside the casing, a filter configured to remove ozone included in the air, a first channel defined in the casing, the air directed from the fixing unit toward the fan flowing in the first channel, a second channel defined in the casing, the air directed from the charging device toward the fan flowing in the second channel, the filter being provided in the second channel, the second channel being arranged next to the first channel, and a blocking member configured to block communication between the first channel and the second channel. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369711 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of preventing heat in an in-body copy receiving portion from reaching a bottom face of a scanner portion disposed above the in-body copy receiving portion. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369712 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a cooling device and a drawer. The cooling device includes two medium cooling members facing each other with a medium transport path therebetween, and a movable body moving the cooling members between a first position where they face each other and a second position where they are disposed away from each other. The drawer supports the transport path and the cooling device and is movable between a cooling-device accommodated position inside the apparatus and a cooling-device ejected position outside the apparatus. A transport-path length from an upstream end of the cooling device to a downstream end of the transport path in the movable body is longer than a length of a maximum-size medium. When the drawer and the movable body move to the accommodated position and the second position, respectively, the movable body is accommodated within a space within the apparatus. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369713 | OPENING-CLOSING MECHANISM AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - A movable member 51 is movable with respect to the main body in conjunction with the movement of an opening-closing member 52 while changing a posture relative to the opening-closing member 52 such that a gap between the movable member 51 and the opening-closing member 52 is gradually reduced when the opening-closing member 52 moves from the open position toward the closed position. The movable member 51 is configured such that where an article is inserted into the gap when the opening-closing member 52 moves from the open position toward the closed position, the movement path is switched, by the reaction force received from the article inserted into the gap, from a first path along which the movable member moves while reducing the gap to a second path in which the gap is not reduced. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369714 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a cartridge supporting member movable between an inside position in a state of carrying a first cartridge and a second cartridge, and a drawn position in which said first cartridge and said second cartridge are mountable and demountable relative to said cartridge supporting member. The supporting member includes a first mounting portion for a first cartridge, and a second mounting portion for a second cartridge which is disposed upstream of said first mounting portion with respect to a supporting member drawing direction. A first guide portion for the first cartridge, and a second guide portion for said second cartridge, wherein a downward movement distance of said second cartridge when the cartridge is demounted from said second mounting portion is larger than that of said first cartridge. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369715 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE PHOTORECEPTOR, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE PHOTORECEPTOR - A photoreceptor for electrophotography includes a photosensitive layer provided on a conductive substrate that contains at least a resin binder, a charge transport material, and an additive. The photoreceptor exhibits high photoresponsivity, stable electrical properties regardless of repeated use thereof, and high durability. The resin binder contains a polycarbonate resin composed of a copolymer having structural units expressed by general formulae (1) and (2) below. The charge transport material contains at least one type of stilbene compound expressed by general formulae (3), (4), and (5) below. The additive contains at least one type of diester compound expressed by general formula ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140369716 | Systems and Methods for Remanufacturing Imaging Components - A drive gear for a generally cylindrical imaging component. The drive gear includes a body for engaging the generally cylindrical imaging component; a cylindrical shaft attached to the body, the cylindrical shaft having an end surface; and three prongs extending longitudinally outward from the end surface. Each prong may include an extension member extending perpendicular to the prongs and the cross-sectional area of the extension members may be less than the cross-sectional area of the prongs. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369717 | Printing With Metal-Surface Charge Element in Glow Discharge Regime - Techniques related to printing using a metal-surface charge element. A metal-surface charge element includes at least one metal charge roller to deposit electric charge on an imaging surface. Each metal charge roller includes a metal external surface in charge-transferring relation with the imaging surface and in a glow discharge regime during operation of the printing system for printing. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369718 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes: a developer container section configured to contain therein a two-component developer composed of toner and magnetic carrier; a developer bearing member configured to supply the developer to an image bearing member on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a toner supplying section configured to supply the toner to the developer container section via the toner supply port; a carrier supplying section provided separately from the toner supplying section, the carrier supplying section being configured to supply the carrier to the developer container section via the carrier supply port; and a carrier detection section disposed at a position near the carrier supply port and at a same level as a powder surface of the developer contained in the developer container section, the carrier detection section being configured to detect carrier supplied from the carrier supplying section. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369719 | Venting System for a Toner Cartridge for use with an Image Forming Device - A toner cartridge for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for storing toner. The toner cartridge includes a first vent having an inlet opening positioned to receive air from outside the housing, an outlet opening positioned to exit the received air into the reservoir, and a one-way valve that permits airflow through the first vent from the inlet opening to the outlet opening and prevents airflow through the first vent from the outlet opening to the inlet opening. A check valve limits airflow through the first vent from the inlet opening to the outlet opening. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369720 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND INTERVAL GUARANTEE MEMBER - A developing apparatus used in an image forming apparatus including a developer bearing member configured to develop a latent image formed on an image bearing member and rotate together with the image bearing member so that opposed surfaces thereof rotate in the same direction, an interval guarantee member configured to maintain a distance between the developer bearing member and the image bearing member by coming into abutment with the developer bearing member and the image bearing member, and a biasing member configured to bias the interval guarantee member toward the upstream side in the direction of rotation of the developer bearing member by applying an elastic force generated by elastic deformation on the interval guarantee member. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369721 | BELT DRIVING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt driving device for driving an endless belt includes rollers configured to stretch the belt, the rollers including first and second steering rollers being provided in an upstream side and a downstream side of an image receiving surface of the belt for receiving a image, respectively, and being configured to change a position of the belt in a direction crossing with a moving direction of the belt by inclining respectively; a pivoting unit configured to pivot the first and second steering rollers, respectively; a detecting unit for detecting an inclination amount of the belt with respect to a feeding direction of the belt; and a controller configured to pivot the first and second steering rollers in the same direction by the pivoting unit on the basis of a result of detection of the detecting unit. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369722 | METHOD OF FORMING A RELEASE LAYER - A method of forming a silicone release layer on a substrate, for an intermediate transfer member of a digital offset printing system, the method including:
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20140369723 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - An image-forming apparatus includes an image unit that forms an image using at least one of a white toner and a color toner having a lower storage modulus than the white toner and a fixing unit that fixes the image to a medium with heat. A time P calculated by subtracting a fixing time for which an image of the color toner alone is fixed to normal paper used as the medium from a fixing time for which an overlaid image of the white toner and the color toner is fixed to color paper used as the medium is more than 0 ms and less than 30 ms. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369724 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a pre-fusing paper sheet guide, a fuser unit and a control section. The pre-fusing paper sheet guide is disposed adjacent to the fuser unit on its upstream side. The fuser unit includes a pressing roller having, an electrically conductive surface, a grounding structure grounding a pressing roller's surface, and a cleaning mechanism cleaning the pressing roller's surface. The cleaning mechanism includes a web and a take-up roller. The control section sets a winding quantity x of the web to 0.7 mm when a setting for printing without margin is not made, and sets the winding quantity x to 2.1 mm when the setting for printing without margin is made. If the number of sheets accumulated through the image forming process becomes not less than 18, the control section causes the take-up roller to wind the web by the winding quantity x, and performs an image forming process. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369725 | Latch Mechanism for a Fuser Assembly Having a Heat Transfer Roll - A fuser assembly for an electrophotographic imaging device which transfers heat from overheated portions of the fuser assembly to portions having lesser temperatures. The fuser assembly includes a heating member; a backup roll disposed proximate to the heating member so as to form a fuser nip therewith; a heat transfer device in contact with backup roll; a positioning mechanism coupled to the heat transfer device for positioning the heat transfer device in a first position in which the heat transfer device contacts the backup roll, and a second position in which the heat transfer device is spaced apart from the backup roll; and a latch mechanism for latching the heat transfer device in the second position. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369726 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device including a belt having an endless shape, a heater provided on an inner surface side of the belt, and a pressing portion provided so as to contact the belt and form a nip portion. A groove-forming portion is provided so as to contact the belt. The groove-forming portion has a surface and a groove formed on the surface. The groove extends in a direction crossing a rotating direction of the belt. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369727 | FIXATION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - A fixation device includes: a heating member; a fixation belt configured to be heated by the heating member and formed like an endless belt; a first fixation member configured to abut on an inner circumferential surface of the fixation belt; a second fixation member located upstream of the first fixation member in a paper conveyance direction and configured to abut on the inner circumferential surface of the fixation belt; a press member located between the first fixation member and the second fixation member and configured to abut on the fixation belt; a pressurization member configured to abut on an outer circumferential surface of the fixation belt, and press at least against the first fixation member and the press member via the fixation belt; a support frame configured to support the first fixation member; and a holding plate configured to support the press member. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369728 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes a rotatable member and an endless belt configured to form a nip portion cooperatively with the rotatable member. A pressing pad is provided in an inside of the endless belt and configured to press the endless belt toward the rotatable member to form the nip portion. The pressing pad includes a first portion extended from an entrance of the nip portion toward and exit of the nip portion in a sheet conveying direction and a second portion disposed at a region in which the sheet is separated from the rotatable member. The first and second portions are pressed toward the rotatable member independently by a pressing mechanism. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369729 | Heat Transfer System for a Fuser Assembly - A fuser assembly for an electrophotographic imaging device which transfers heat from overheated portions of the fuser assembly to portions having lesser temperatures. The fuser assembly includes a heating member; a backup roll disposed proximate to the heating member so as to form a fuser nip therewith, wherein rotation of the backup roll causes the heating member to rotate; and a first roll in contact with one of the backup roll and the heating member such that rotation of the one of the backup roll and the heating member rotates the first roll, the first roll including a heat pipe disposed therein. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369730 | Heat Transfer System for a Fuser Assembly - A fuser assembly for an imaging device which transfers heat from overheated portions of the fuser assembly to portions having lesser temperatures. The fuser assembly includes a heating member; a backup roll disposed proximate to the heating member so as to form a fuser nip therewith; a heat transfer device in contact with the backup roll such that rotation of the backup roll rotates the heat transfer device, the heat transfer device transfers heat from one location to another location on the backup roll; and a positioning mechanism for moving the heat transfer device between a first position in which the heat transfer device is engaged with and contacts the one of the backup roll and the heating member and a second position in which the heat transfer device is disengaged and spaced apart therefrom, the positioning mechanism to pivots the heat transfer device about a pivot axis when moving between the first and second positions. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369731 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention aims to shift a printing apparatus to a job processable state by releasing a manual stapling mode in response to an execution instruction of a predetermined job requested by a user. To achieve this, a control method of the printing apparatus comprises: printing an image on a sheet by executing a job; transporting the sheet on which the image was printed, to a post-processing apparatus; causing the post-processing apparatus to perform a post-process; shifting the printing apparatus to a mode of permitting to perform the post-process to the sheet inserted by a user; and controlling, in a case where an execution request of the job is newly accepted, to release the mode according to a kind of the job. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369732 | WRITING INSTRUMENT GRIPPING AID AND WRITING INSTRUMENT HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed is a writing instrument gripping aid comprising a hollow prism body consisting of three faces, wherein a cross-section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the hollow prism body defines a curvilinear isosceles triangle with both base angles greater than 60 degrees. In addition, also disclosed is a writing instrument using the writing instrument gripping aid. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369733 | DISPENSER - The present invention relates to a dispenser for a hand treatment product. The dispenser ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140369734 | Applicator - An applicator is provided with a container including an internal space for storing lotion, a channel at an upper end of the container, and a projection at a lower end of the container; and an application assembly disposed on an upper end of the container and including a plurality of tubes each including a projecting applicator head at a lower end. Each tube includes two opposite cavities at a lower end and two opposite protrusions at an upper end and adapted to secure to the cavities. The applicator heads can be stacked on the upper end of the container by using the channel. A perforated disc is attached to a bottom of the projection. After the lotion is used up, a user may detach the perforated disc prior to refilling lotion into the space. Characteristics of easy use, multiple section, easy replacement, and portability can be carried out. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369735 | MARKING IMPLEMENT - A marking implement comprises a main body ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140369736 | SCRAPER WITH SEGMENTED WIPER LIPS - Cosmetic scraper | 2014-12-18 |
20140369737 | Hinged pad with soft edge - The present invention relates to a laminated pad that is used to apply a fluid, liquid or a colloidal substance in a controlled manner onto a surface, wherein the pad comprises a top and bottom layer between which top and bottom layer at least one layer is arranged, a utility layer being arranged on an outside of the bottom layer, the top layer, at least one layer, bottom layer and utility layer being connected to form a closed storage chamber for a substance that is to be contained in the pad, where at least a part of the top and bottom layer outside and around the closed storage chamber is cut off in order to create a soft edge around the periphery of the pad, where a hinged layer, the at least one layer and the utility layer are connected around their outer edges to form a laminated pad. | 2014-12-18 |
20140369738 | RING BINDER MECHANISM HAVING SNAP-IN RING MEMBERS - A ring mechanism has an elongate body made of a moldable polymeric material and rings for holding loose-leaf pages. Each ring includes a first ring member and a second ring member. The first ring members are movable relative to the housing and the second ring members between a closed position and an open position. At least one ring member for each ring is a separately formed ring member and comprises a ring portion and an anchor connected to the ring portion. The at least one separately formed ring member is formed separately from the body. The anchor of the separately formed ring member is secured to the body for pivoting movement relative to the body. The anchor can be received in a receptacle in the body adapted to receive the anchor. | 2014-12-18 |