| 05th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
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| 20160033855 | PROJECTION ASSEMBLIES FOR USE WITH UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - A projection assembly for use with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) such as quadrotors. The projection assembly includes a projection screen with a rear surface and a front surface, and the projection screen has a level of opacity and/or other physical qualities that enables it to function as a rear-projection surface. The projection assembly includes a vehicle attachment member adapted for coupling with a frame of the UAV, and the projection screen is supported at a first end by the vehicle attachment member. The apparatus includes a projector projecting light, and the projected light is directed onto the rear surface of the projection surface to generate a displayed image visible on the front surface. The projection screen can be formed from a mesh sheet with a porosity allowing air to flow through the projection screen. The mesh sheet may be formed of plastic threads that provide the rear-projection surface function. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033856 | RESIST REMOVING LIQUID, RESIST REMOVAL METHOD USING SAME AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTOMASK - A resist removal method includes removing a resist provided on a photomask substrate by bringing a resist removing liquid into contact with the resist in patterning of a photomask for EUV lithography in which the resist removing liquid contains an alkali compound, a specific nitrogen-containing compound, and water, and a content of the water is more than 50% by mass. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033857 | MASK FOR PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - A mask for photolithography includes: a transparent substrate; a phase shift pattern on the transparent substrate and configured to change a phase of light; a dielectric layer on the transparent substrate; and a negative refractive-index meta material layer on the dielectric layer. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033858 | HALFTONE PHASE SHIFT PHOTOMASK BLANK AND MAKING METHOD - A halftone phase shift photomask blank comprising a transparent substrate and a halftone phase shift film consisting of silicon, nitrogen and optional oxygen, and providing a phase shift of 150°-200° relative to light of wavelength up to 200 nm. The phase shift film includes at least one layer meeting the formula: 2×O/Si+3×N/Si≧3.5 wherein Si is a silicon content (at %), N is a nitrogen content (at %), and O is an oxygen content (at %). The phase shift film exhibits satisfactory in-plane uniformity of transmittance. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033859 | DESIGNING OF PHOTOMASK BLANK AND PHOTOMASK BLANK - A method for designing a photomask blank comprising a transparent substrate and an optical film thereon is provided. The photomask blank is processed into a transmissive photomask having a pattern of optical film such that the film pattern may be transferred when exposure light is transmitted by the photomask. The optical film is selected using a specific reflectance, which is equal to the reflectance divided by the film thickness, as an index. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033860 | Lithographic Apparatus - The present invention is concerned with an apparatus for shielding a reticle for EUV lithography. The apparatus comprises a pellicle, and at least one actuator in communication with the pellicle, the actuator being configured to induce, in use, movement of the pellicle with respect to a reticle. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033861 | ALL WATER-BASED NANOPATTERNING - The present application provides novel methods for the fabrication of nanostructures. More specifically, the invention relates to direct electron beam lithography with the use of silk fibroin as “green” resists. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033862 | ACTIVE LIGHT-SENSITIVE, OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND PATTERN-FORMING METHOD USING SAME - Provided is an active light-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition with excellent exposure latitude and pattern roughness such as line width roughness, and a pattern-forming method using the same. The active light-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition of the present invention contains
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| 20160033863 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION TO REDUCE PHOTORESIST PATTERN COLLAPSE - A photoresist composition and a method for forming a patterned photoresist, and a method for forming an integrated circuit pattern are provided. A photoresist composition is provided. The photoresist composition includes a first polymer, a second polymer; and a solvent. The first polymer is more soluble than the second polymer in an aqueous solution, and the first polymer has a higher etching resistance than the second polymer. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033864 | PHOTORESIST AND METHODS OF PREPARING AND USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a photoresist comprising 1 to 90 parts of hydroxyl-containing or carboxyl-containing film-forming resin, 1 to 99 parts of silicon-containing vinyl ether monomer, and an organic solvent capable of dissolving the aforesaid substances. Disclosed is also methods of preparing and using the photoresist. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033865 | SILICONE STRUCTURE-BEARING POLYMER, NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION, PHOTO-CURABLE DRY FILM, PATTERNING PROCESS, AND ELECTRIC/ELECTRONIC PART-PROTECTING FILM - A silicone structure-bearing polymer comprising recurring units derived from a bis(4-hydroxy-3-allylphenyl) derivative and having a Mw of 3,000-500,000 is provided. A chemically amplified negative resist composition comprising the polymer overcomes the stripping problem that a coating is stripped from metal wirings of Cu or Al, electrodes, and SiN substrates. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033866 | Method to Mitigate Defect Printability for ID Pattern - The present disclosure provides a method in accordance with some embodiments. The method includes loading a mask to a lithography system, wherein the mask includes an one-dimensional integrated circuit (1D IC) pattern; utilizing a pupil phase modulator in the lithography system to modulate phase of light diffracted from the mask; and performing a lithography exposing process to a target in the lithography system with the mask and the pupil phase modulator. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033867 | DIGITAL GREY TONE LITHOGRAPHY FOR 3D PATTERN FORMATION - A method of processing a substrate is described herein. The method includes positioning a substrate on a stage associated with a maskless direct writing pattern generator. The substrate has an undeveloped, unexposed photoresist layer formed thereon. The photoresist layer has a plurality of writing pixel locations. The method includes delivering predetermined doses of electromagnetic energy from the pattern generator to each writing pixel location. A first predetermined dose is a full tone dose, and the first predetermined dose is delivered to at least one writing pixel location. A second predetermined is a fractional tone dose, and the second predetermined dose is delivered to at least one writing pixel location. A third predetermined dose is either a fractional dose or a zero tone dose. The third predetermined dose is delivered to at least one writing pixel location, and the third predetermined dose is different from the second predetermined dose. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033868 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - Provided is a method of producing a planographic printing plate, including: subjecting a planographic printing plate precursor, which has a support and a positive-working image recording layer, to image-wise exposure; and developing it using an alkaline aqueous solution which contains a specific compound and has a pH of from 8.5 to 10.8, in this order. The recording layer has: a lower layer containing a water-insoluble and alkali-soluble resin and an infrared ray absorbing agent; and an upper layer containing a water-insoluble and alkali-soluble polyurethane resin and a polyorganosiloxane. The specific compound is a nonionic or anionic surfactant, or at least one compound represented by Formula (1) or (2), wherein R | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033869 | PATTERN SHRINK METHODS - Pattern shrink methods comprise: (a) providing a semiconductor substrate comprising one or more layers to be patterned; (b) providing a resist pattern over the one or more layers to be patterned; (c) coating a shrink composition over the pattern, wherein the shrink composition comprises a polymer and an organic solvent, wherein the polymer comprises a group containing a hydrogen acceptor effective to form a bond with an acid group and/or an alcohol group at a surface of the resist pattern, and wherein the composition is free of crosslinkers; and (d) rinsing residual shrink composition from the substrate, leaving a portion of the polymer bonded to the resist pattern. Also provided are pattern shrink compositions, and coated substrates and electronic devices formed by the methods. The invention find particular applicability in the manufacture of semiconductor devices for providing high resolution patterns. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033870 | PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC-DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A pattern formation method which includes a process of forming an actinic ray sensitive or radiation sensitive film by coating a substrate with an actinic ray sensitive or radiation sensitive resin composition which contains a resin where the degree of solubility with respect to a developer which includes one or more types of organic solvents decreases due to an effect of an acid, a compound which generates an acid by irradiation with actinic rays or radiation, and a solvent, a process of exposing the actinic ray sensitive or radiation sensitive film via an immersion liquid, a process of heating the actinic ray sensitive or radiation sensitive film, and a process of developing the actinic ray sensitive or radiation sensitive film using the developer which includes an organic solvent in this order, in which a process of cleaning the actinic ray sensitive or radiation sensitive film is included after the film forming process and before the exposing process and/or after the exposing process and before the heating process. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033871 | MULTI-LINE WIDTH PATTERN CREATED USING PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY - Systems and methods are provided for forming features through photolithography. A polymer layer is formed over a substrate. The polymer layer is patterned to form a first feature and a second feature, the first feature and the second feature being separated at a first distance. A rinse material is applied to the polymer layer including the first feature and the second feature. The rinse material is removed from the polymer layer including the first feature and the second feature to cause the first feature and the second feature to come into contact with each other. A third feature is formed based on the first feature and the second feature being in contact with each other. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033872 | METHOD OF PERFORMING MODEL-BASED SCANNER TUNING - A model-based tuning method for tuning a first lithography system utilizing a reference lithography system, each of which has tunable parameters for controlling imaging performance. The method includes the steps of defining a test pattern and an imaging model; imaging the test pattern utilizing the reference lithography system and measuring the imaging results; imaging the test pattern utilizing the first lithography system and measuring the imaging results; calibrating the imaging model utilizing the imaging results corresponding to the reference lithography system, where the calibrated imaging model has a first set of parameter values; tuning the calibrated imaging model utilizing the imaging results corresponding to the first lithography system, where the tuned calibrated model has a second set of parameter values; and adjusting the parameters of the first lithography system based on a difference between the first set of parameter values and the second set of parameter values. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033873 | PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS WITH AT LEAST ONE MANIPULATOR - A projection exposure apparatus for microlithography includes a projection lens which includes a plurality of optical elements for imaging mask structures onto a substrate during an exposure process. The projection exposure apparatus also includes at least one manipulator configured to change, as part of a manipulator actuation, the optical effects of at least one of the optical elements within the projection lens by changing a state variable of the optical element along a predetermined travel. The projection exposure apparatus further includes an algorithm generator configured to generate a travel generating optimization algorithm, adapted to at least one predetermined imaging parameter, on the basis of the at least one predetermined imaging parameter. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033874 | OPTICAL ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided that combine an amplitude modulation SLM with a phase modulating SLM in the same optical illumination system. The combination of the amplitude modulation SLM and the phase modulation SLM allows the optical illumination to compensate for the limitations of amplitude modulation SLM by using phase modulating SLM and conversely to compensate for the limitations of phase modulation SLM by using amplitude modulating SLM. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033875 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND CONTAMINATION REMOVAL OR PREVENTION METHOD - An immersion lithographic apparatus is cleaned by use of a cleaning liquid consisting essentially of ultra-pure water and (a) a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and ozone, or (b) hydrogen peroxide at a concentration of up to 5%, or (c) ozone at a concentration of up to 50 ppm, or (d) oxygen at concentration of up to 10 ppm, or (e) any combination selected from (a)-(d). | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033876 | IMMERSION LIQUID, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE PROCESS - An immersion liquid is provided comprising an ion-forming component, e.g. an acid or a base, which has a relatively high vapor pressure. Also provided are lithography processes and lithography systems using the immersion liquid. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033877 | Metrology Method and Inspection Apparatus, Lithographic System and Device Manufacturing Method - Methods are disclosed for measuring target structures formed by a lithographic process on a substrate. A grating structure within the target is smaller than an illumination spot and field of view of a measurement optical system. The optical system has a first branch leading to a pupil plane imaging sensor and a second branch leading to a substrate plane imaging sensor. A spatial light modulator is arranged in an intermediate pupil plane of the second branch of the optical system. The SLM imparts a programmable pattern of attenuation that may be used to correct for asymmetries between the first and second modes of illumination or imaging. By use of specific target designs and machine-learning processes, the attenuation patterns may also be programmed to act as filter functions, enhancing sensitivity to specific parameters of interest, such as focus. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033878 | OVERLAY SAMPLING METHODOLOGY - One embodiment relates to a method for overlay sampling. The method provides a number of fields over a semiconductor wafer surface. An inner subgroup of the number of fields includes fields in a central region of the wafer surface. An outer subgroup of the number of fields includes neighboring fields near a circumferential edge of the wafer surface. The method measures a first number of overlay conditions at a corresponding first number of overlay structures within a field of the inner subgroup. The method also measures a second number of overlay conditions at a corresponding second number of overlay structures within a field of the outer subgroup. The second number is greater than the first number. Based on the measured first number of overlay conditions and the measured second number of overlay conditions, the method determines an alignment condition for two or more layers on the semiconductor wafer surface. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033879 | METHODS AND CONTROLLERS FOR CONTROLLING FOCUS OF ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT FROM A LITHOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM, AND APPARATUSES FOR FORMING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT EMPLOYING THE SAME - Methods and controllers for controlling focus of ultraviolet light produced by a lithographic imaging system, and apparatuses for forming an integrated circuit employing the same are provided. In an embodiment, a method includes providing a wafer having a resist film disposed thereon. The resist film is patterned through illumination of a lithography mask with ultraviolet light at an off-normal incidence angle with a first test pattern formed at a first pitch and a second test pattern formed at a second pitch different from the first pitch. Non-telecentricity induced shift of the first and second test patterns is measured to produce relative shift data using a measurement device. Focus of the ultraviolet light is adjusted based upon comparison of the relative shift data to a pre-determined correlation between the non-telecentricity induced shift of the first and second test patterns as a function of focus error. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033880 | PHOTOMASK INCLUDING FOCUS METROLOGY MARK, SUBSTRATE TARGET INCLUDING FOCUS MONITOR PATTERN, METROLOGY METHOD FOR LITHOGRAPHY PROCESS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A photomask includes a focus metrology mark region that includes a plurality of focus monitor patterns. To measure a focal variation of a feature pattern formed on a substrate, a substrate target for lithography metrology including a focus metrology mark formed on the same level as the feature pattern is used. A lithography metrology apparatus includes a projection device including a polarizer; a detection device detecting the powers of ±n-order diffracted light beams from among output beams diffracted by the focus metrology mark of a to-be-measured substrate; and a determination device which determines, from a power deviation between the ±n-order diffracted light beams, defocus experienced by the feature pattern. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033881 | DUAL STAGE/DUAL CHUCK FOR MASKLESS LITHOGRAPHY - A processing system including at least processing apparatus and at least two independently moveable stages is disclosed. The at least two independently moveable stages are movable between a processing position and at a respective loading position. The at least one processing apparatus may include a maskless pattern generator. The processing system includes a controller configured to instruct the movement of the independently moveable stages in order to minimize the idle time of the processing apparatus. Methods of using the processing system are also disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033882 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSTRATE SUPPORT ALIGNMENT - Methods and apparatus for aligning a substrate support are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of aligning a substrate support includes: measuring a tilt of a substrate support along a direction using a tilt sensor disposed on the substrate support; and determining whether the measured tilt of the substrate support in the direction is less than or equal to a predefined value. In some embodiments, a substrate support alignment system includes: a tilt sensor; and a holding element that holds the tilt sensor and which is locatable on a support surface of a substrate support to locate the tilt sensors in a predetermined orientation with respect to the support surface. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033883 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, MOVABLE BODY APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to measurement results of an encoder system, a stage driving system that is a magnetic levitation type planar motor is controlled to drive and control a wafer stage, and in the case where an abnormality of the driving and control of the wafer stage has been detected, the stage driving system is controlled to apply a thrust in a vertical direction to the wafer stage. With this operation, the pitching of the wafer stage can be avoided, which makes it possible to prevent damage of the wafer stage and structures placed immediately above the stage upper surface. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033884 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An imprint apparatus, which is configured to transfer a pattern to an imprint material supplied on a substrate by using a mold having the pattern formed thereon, includes a light-receiving element, a detection system configured to illuminate a mark formed on the substrate and a mark formed on the mold, and guide light reflected from the mark formed on the substrate and the mark formed on the mold to the light-receiving element, and a relay optical system. The relay optical system is configured to form images of the light reflected from the mark formed on the substrate and the mark formed on the mold between the relay optical system and the detection system. The detection system is configured to guide the light image-formed by the relay optical system to the light-receiving element. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033885 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER - An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a photosensitive layer containing a charge generating material, a charge transport material, and a binder resin. The photosensitive layer is a multi-layer type photosensitive layer or a single-layer type photosensitive layer. The multi-layer type photosensitive layer includes a charge generating layer that contains the charge generating material and a charge transport layer that contains the charge transport material and the binder resin, and in which the charge transport layer is located on the charge generating layer. The single-layer type photosensitive layer contains the charge generating material, the charge transport material, and the binder resin. The charge transport material is an enamine derivative represented by general formula (1). In general formula (1), R | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033886 | TONER SET FOR PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTING SYSTEM - A toner set is used in a printing system that is capable of recycling a print medium and includes a first image forming portion which forms a toner image on the medium with a decolorable toner which is decolored by being heated at a temperature T | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033887 | SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION TONER OF CORE-SHELL STRUCTURE WITH DENSE CHARGES AND PREPARATION METHOD - Suspension polymerization toner of a core-shell structure with dense charges comprises core-shell composite particles prepared by mixing suspension dispersion liquid of toner core particles with shell monomer emulsion and resin-type CCA dispersion liquid, and carrying out a polymerization reaction to form rigid shell layers with dense charges coated on the soft toner core particles. A preparation method thereof comprises: mixing a low-Tg monomer oil phase forming toner core particles with aqueous dispersion liquid, carrying out a heating polymerization reaction after suspension granulation to convert monomer oil droplet particles to polymer particles, and obtaining soft toner core particles; adding a high-Tg shell monomer forming rigid shell layers into water containing a surfactant to form emulsion, adding the emulsion and CCA dispersion liquid into suspension dispersion liquid of the soft toner core particles for second polymerization after mixing, and cleaning, filtering, drying and performing additive treatment. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033888 | TONER - A toner includes a plurality of toner particles each including a core and a shell layer disposed over a surface of the core. The shell layers include a resin containing a unit derived from a thermoplastic resin and a unit derived from a monomer or prepolymer of a thermosetting resin. The toner has an average roundness of no less than 0.965 and no greater than 0.975. The toner contains less than 0.5% by number of toner particles having a roundness of no greater than 0.85. The toner has a displacement rate of no less than 0.50% and no greater than 0.70% as measured in a micro-compression test that is performed on the toner under specified conditions. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033889 | CARRIER CORE PARTICLES FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER, CARRIER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER - A method for manufacturing carrier core particles for electrophotographic developer that include manganese, magnesium, and iron as a core composition. The method includes a granulation step (A) of granulating a mixture of raw materials containing manganese, magnesium, and iron with a reducing agent added at a ratio of 0.10% to 1.00% by mass to a total mass of the raw materials containing manganese, magnesium, and iron, and a firing step of firing the granular material granulated in the granulation step. The firing step includes a first heating step (C) of applying heat at a constant temperature ranging from 500° C. to 800° C. in an atmosphere with an oxygen concentration of 1000 ppm to 15000 ppm for a predetermined period of time and a second heating step (D) of applying heat at a temperature higher than 800° C. for a predetermined period of time after the first heating step. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033890 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An optical scanning device includes two cleaning holders. The two cleaning holders each include two cleaning members. The two cleaning holders are connected to a wire-shaped member. In accompaniment of circulation of the wire-shaped member, the two cleaning holders travel to cause the cleaning members to slide on corresponding transmissive members. Upon one of the two cleaning holders coming into contact with a first stopper at one end of its travel path, a circulating direction of the wire-shaped member is reversed. Upon the other of the two cleaning holders coming into contact with a second stopper at one end of its travel path, the wire-shaped member stops circulating. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033891 | EXPOSURE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING EXPOSURE DEVICE - A plurality of light emitting elements is arranged in a main scanning direction. A setter is configured to set a basal exposure period of the plurality of light emitting elements, based on a clock count of frequency-spread clocks. A candidate generator is configured to add, to the basal exposure period, predetermined N alteration periods (N is an integer greater than or equal to two) having different lengths from each other, thereby generating N candidate exposure periods having different lengths from each other. A detector is configured to detect a frequency level of the clocks in a period corresponding to the basal exposure period. A selector is configured to select, as an exposure period for lighting the plurality of light emitting elements, a longer one of the N candidate exposure periods as the frequency level detected by the detector is higher. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033892 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION METHOD THAT PERFORM SMOOTHING - Provided is an image forming apparatus that performs smoothing in conversion of pseudo high resolution without using a large translation table. A smoothing process part performs smoothing based on a density of a peripheral pixel that adjoins a target pixel on edge. When a density change between both sides of the target pixel in a sub scanning direction is larger than a density change between both sides of the target pixel in a main scanning direction, a density of a plurality of pixels after conversion of pseudo high resolution of a sub scanning direction corresponding to the target pixel is mutually changed. Also, when a density change between both sides of target pixel in the sub scanning direction is not larger than a density change between both sides of the target pixel in the main scanning direction, the density set to the same. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033893 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first roller, a second roller, a first voltage applying section, and a control section. An electrostatic latent image is formed on the first roller. The second roller is located opposite to the first roller with a first gap therebetween. The first voltage applying section applies voltage to the second roller. The control section determines a first voltage value to be applied to the second roller during development of the electrostatic latent image. The control section determines a first distance non-uniformity value indicating a degree of non-uniformity of a distance across the first gap. The control section determines a first indicator value by increasing voltage applied to the second roller in stages and performing electrical discharge measurement at each of the stages. The control section determines the first voltage value based on the first distance non-uniformity value and the first indicator value. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033894 | DEVELOPER CARRYING MEMBER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a developer carrying member which depends on a sheet-passing speed to a small extent while maintaining satisfactory developability, and can stably suppress a fogging amount with time. The developer carrying member includes: an electro-conductive mandrel; and an electro-conductive elastic layer, in which: the elastic layer contains a resin j, an electro-semiconductive particle p, and an electro-conductive particle c; and when an electroconductivity of the resin j is defined as σ | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033895 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TONER CONTAINER - An image forming apparatus includes a development section, a toner replenishment section, a toner sensor, and a determination section. The new toner container is filled with first and second toners that have different magnetic characteristics. The new container supplies the first toner to the toner replenishment section prior to the second toner. The determination section determines replacement of an existing toner container by a new one upon the output value of the toner sensor changing from a value out of a first-toner output value range to a value therewithin. The first-toner output value range is a range of an output value of the toner sensor in response to the magnetic characteristic of the first tone. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033896 | TONER CASE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A toner case includes a case main body, a toner discharge outlet, an opening/closing member, a lever member, and a lock member. The case main body can be attached to and detached from an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus and store toner. The toner discharge outlet is formed on the case main body. The opening/closing member can be moved between an opening position and a closing position. The lever member can be operated between first and second operation positions. The lock member can be moved between: a lock position to abut on the opening/closing member and the lever member, lock the opening/closing member to the closing position and lock the lever member to the first operation position; and an unlock position to be separated from the opening/closing member and the lever member and allow the opening/closing member and the lever member to be released from locks. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033897 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A toner container includes a container body, a toner discharge outlet, and a moveable wall. The container body includes an inner circumferential section having a tubular shape extending in a first direction and an internal space. The toner discharge outlet passes through the container body. The moveable wall includes a conveying surface and an outer circumferential section in sealed contact with the inner circumferential section of the container body. The moveable wall moves in the first direction along a shaft while conveying developer toward the toner discharge outlet. The shaft includes a moveable wall support section that supports the moveable wall when the moveable wall reaches a final position. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033898 | TONER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a lid pulling mechanism that includes a hook to open a toner discharge opening by pulling, from the bottle head section, a lid member that is in contact with a bottle head section of a toner bottle to close the toner discharge opening, and the lid pulling mechanism pulls the lid member in a direction inclined upward with respect to a virtual line that extends in a horizontal direction. Therefore, the distance is decreased between the lid member and the bottle head section and above the toner discharge opening through which air easily passes; thus, intake of air from the outside to the inside of the bottle head section is prevented. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of spread of toner from the inside of the bottle head section to the outside of the container. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033899 | DEVELOPING DEVICE - A developing device detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes: a developing container for accommodating a developer containing a toner and a carrier; a developer carrying member for carrying the developer in the developing container to develop a latent image formed on an image bearing member; a feeding member for feeding the developer in the developing container; a supplying portion for supplying the developer into the developing container; a discharge opening for permitting discharge of an excessive developer, resulting from supply of the developer into the developing container, to an outside of the developing container; a sealing member for sealing the discharge opening to prevent leakage of an initial developer in the developing container; and a removing mechanism for removing the sealing member from the discharge opening by being driven with drive of the feeding member or the developer carrying member. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033900 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A developer container includes a container body, a lid, a movable wall, and a sealing member. The container body includes an inner circumferential surface defining a cylindrical internal space extending in a first direction, and a wall part defining one end surface of the internal space in the first direction. The container body has a developer discharge port closer to the wall part. The movable wall includes an outer circumferential surface and a conveying surface defining a storage space for the developer. The movable wall is movable in the internal space in the first direction from an initial position closer to the lid of the container body to a terminal position closer to the wall part while conveying the developer in the storage space. The wall part has a developer filling port penetrating the wall part and communicating with the storage space. The sealing member seals the developer filling port. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033901 | POWDER CONTAINER, POWDER SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a powder container having a new structure capable of stable discharge and transport of a powder contained in a container by enabling the powder to be reliably discharged to the outside of the package while preventing the powder from spilling and flying out of the container. The powder container has a container body ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033902 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TONER STATE DETERMINATION METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus includes an accommodating container provided at one end thereof with a toner supply port, a stirring conveying member that conveys toner to the supply port, a rotational driving unit that rotationally drives the stirring conveying member, a current detection unit that detects a driving current, an overload detection section that detects that the stirring conveying member is in an overload state when the driving current is within a range of an excess current, an unevenness determination section that determines whether the toner has been unevenly accumulated at the one end or the other end of the accommodating container, and a cause determination section that determines that a cause of the overload is uneven distribution of the toner when the overload state of the stirring conveying member is detected and being determined that the toner has been unevenly accumulated at the one end or the other end. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033903 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A toner container includes a container body, a toner discharge outlet, a moveable wall, and a stirring member. The container body includes an inner circumferential section having a tubular shape extending in a first direction and an internal space. The toner discharge outlet passes through the container body. The moveable wall includes a conveying surface and an outer circumferential section in sealed contact with the inner circumferential section of the container body. The moveable wall moves in the first direction while conveying developer toward the toner discharge outlet. The stirring member stirs toner in proximity to the toner discharge outlet. A first gear that transmits driving force to the moveable wall and a second gear that transmits driving force to the stirring member are located together outside of the container body. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033904 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE BY USING TONER - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a first guide portion, a developing portion, and a second guide portion. The first guide portion forms a first flow path in which toner removed from the image carrier is flowed downward with respect to a horizontal direction. The developing portion visualizes an electrostatic latent image formed on a surface of the image carrier, with developer including at least toner and carrier. The second guide portion forms a second flow path in which the developer in the developing portion is flowed diagonally downward with respect to the horizontal direction and guided to the first flow path. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033905 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING ADVANCED STRIPPING OF IMAGE RECEIVING MEDIA SUBSTRATES IN IMAGE FORMING DEVICES - A system and method are provided implementing advanced stripping of image receiving media substrates, including substrates involved in any cut-sheet image forming process in an image forming device that includes a pressure nip necessitating an ability to reliably remove the sheets of image receiving media substrate from a conformable belt and/or roller surface. An appropriate peel force is applied to and opposite side of the image receiving media substrate that effectively peels an image receiving media substrate and image combination from an intermediate transfer belt downstream of a conformable transfer nip. A relatively small diameter stripper roller is positioned downstream of, and in close proximity to, the conformable transfer nip as an apparatus by which to effect application of the appropriate peel force. The small diameter stripper roller has a contact surface formed of an appropriately tacky material, including certain silicone materials, to apply the peel force. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033906 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes: a fixing member; an opposing member that provides a fixing nip with the fixing member; a heating unit that heats the fixing member; a heating area changing member that moves to change a heating area of the fixing member heated by the heating unit; and a position detection sensor that detects a position of the heating area changing member. The fixing device controls a stop position of the heating area changing member based on detection by the position detection sensor. The single position detection sensor detects the position of the heating area changing member both when the heating area changing member is moving from a preset reference position to an arbitrary position and when the heating area changing member is moving back from an arbitrary position to the reference position. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033907 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, FIXING DEVICE AND FIXING BELT TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE SUBJECTING A FIXING BELT TO A HEATING TEST - A fixing device comprises a fixing belt heated through electromagnetic induction; a pressing roller; a plurality of temperature detection devices arranged along a width direction of the belt; and a control device consisting of a storage section and a control section and connecting with the detection devices and the heating device. The control section supplies a given output for the heating device when the belt is rotated initially, measures an initial temperature distribution of the belt on basis of a signal from the plurality of detection devices, and controls the output to the heating device on the basis of the initial distribution to control the initial distribution of the belt in a given range. The storage section stores the output control. The control section controls the output to the heating device based on the control stored in the storage section every time the belt is rotated after the initial rotation. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033908 | IMAGE FIXING DEVICE - An image fixing device includes an elastic roller; a back-up unit forming a fixing nip with the roller therebetween, the back-up unit including a cylindrical film, a film guide, extending inside the film, for guiding the film, and an end portion guiding member including a guiding portion for guiding an inner surface of an end portion of the film. The film guide includes plural ribs contacting the film and arranged in a generatrix direction at positions upstream of the fixing nip with respect to a feeding direction of a sheet. The ribs have free end portions retracted more toward a downstream side with respect to the feeding direction of the recording material than the guiding portion of the end portion guiding member. An inside rib has a free end portion which is retracted more toward the downstream side than free end portions of the opposite end ribs. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033909 | Fixing Device Including Reflecting Plate with Tilted Ends - A fixing device includes a heating element disposed inside a flexible fusing member, a nip member disposed to contact with a surface of the flexible fusing member and to allow the flexible fusing member to slide along the nip member, a reflecting plate for reflecting radiant heat from the heating element toward the nip member, and a backup member for nipping the flexible fusing member with the nip member. The reflecting plate includes a central reflecting portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the heating element at least in a region corresponding to along a heat generating portion of the heating element, and end reflecting portions stationarily provided on both ends of the central reflecting portion. The end reflecting portions are disposed in positions longitudinally outward of the heat generating portion and each has a reflecting surface tilted with respect to the longitudinal direction of the heating element. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033910 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND FIXING METHOD - A fixing device includes a heater that heats a fixing rotator and includes a first heating portion and a second heating portion substantially aligned with the first heating portion in an axial direction of the fixing rotator. A multi-view thermopile array detects a temperature of an outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator at a plurality of spots thereon. A heater controller controls the first heating portion and the second heating portion individually based on the temperature of the fixing rotator detected at the plurality of spots thereon. A recording medium conveyance controller determines whether or not to convey the recording medium to the fixing nip based on an increased temperature detected at at least one of the plurality of spots on the fixing rotator. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033911 | BELT DEVICE, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt device includes a support and a support roller that support a belt. A driven gear is mounted on one of a plurality of shafts of the support roller. A driving gear meshing with the driven gear at a mesh position transmits a driving force to the support roller through the driven gear to rotate the support roller. An elastic bearing rotatably bearing each of the plurality of shafts of the support roller has an inner diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the shaft of the support roller. The bearing includes a slit defining a part of the bearing in a circumferential direction thereof. The slit is disposed upstream from the mesh position in the direction of rotation of the support roller such that the mesh position and the slit define a circumferential angle not smaller than about 20 degrees. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033912 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus for driving a cassette pickup roller ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033913 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH FIRST AND SECOND POWER SUPPLY - An image forming apparatus includes a first power supply unit configured to generate first output power, a second power supply unit configured to generate second output power, a switching unit disposed on the primary side of the second power supply unit, a monitoring unit configured to monitor the second output power generated by the second power supply unit, a power source control unit supplied with the first output power, and configured to turn the switching unit ON or OFF, and a control unit supplied with the first output power, and configured to control operations of the power source control unit. When the second output power is lower than a threshold value, the power source control unit turns the switching unit OFF and then back to ON in a state where the first output power generated by the first power supply unit is supplied to the control unit. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033914 | REFLECTIVE OPTICAL SENSOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND SURFACE INFORMATION DETECTING METHOD - A reflective optical sensor for detecting surface information on a moving element moving in a certain direction includes at least one light emitter, a light emitting lens provided between the light emitter and a surface of the moving element and formed to become conjugated with the light emitter in the moving direction of the moving element in a longer distance from the light emitter than in a vertical direction relative to the moving direction, at least one light receiver, and a light receiving lens provided between the light receiver and the surface of the moving element. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033915 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, a detector, an image bearer support, and a fulcrum. The image bearer bears an image on a surface thereof. The detector detects a condition of the image bearer. The image bearer support supports the image bearer and includes a stopper to regulate movement of the detector. The fulcrum pivotally supports the image bearer and the detector. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033916 | CONTROLLING AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTER USING AN IMAGE REGION DATABASE - A method for controlling an electrophotographic printing system to print digital image data for an image region. An image region database stores data characterizing a plurality of reference image regions, each reference image region having one or more associated system control parameters that are appropriate for use in printing the reference image region. The system control parameters can include parameters related to correcting color registration errors. The image region to be printed is compared with the reference image regions in the image region database, and a similar reference image region is selected. The image region is printed using the system control parameters associated with the selected similar reference image region. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033917 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a development device, an electrostatic transfer device, a stopping period measuring part, a driving period measuring part, a toner consumption amount measuring part, an environment measuring part and a transferring bias adjusting part. The driving period measuring part measures a driving period in which the development device is driven in order to form the toner image. The transferring bias adjusting part adjusts the transferring bias on the basis of the stopping period measured by the stopping period measuring part, the driving period measured by the driving period measuring part, the toner consumption amount measured by the toner consumption amount measuring part and the condition of the surrounding environment measured by the environment measuring part. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033918 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying device includes a sheet detecting sensor, a resist roller, a supporting member and a positioning member. The sheet detecting sensor is configured to detect a position of a sheet in a conveying path. The resist roller is configured to control a conveying timing of the sheet, based on a detection result by the sheet detecting sensor. The supporting member is configured to detachably support the sheet detecting sensor. The positioning member is configured to engage with the supporting member to position and fixedly attach the sheet detecting sensor, supported by the supporting member, at a normal position. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033919 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a guiding part, a discharge flow path and an airflow control mechanism. The guiding part is configured to form a sheet conveying path from a sheet feeding part to a transferring device between a development unit and the transferring device. The discharge flow path formed between the development unit and the guiding part communicates with a sheet feeding part-side space where the sheet conveying path faces the sheet feeding part and an image carrier-side space where the sheet conveying path faces the image carrier. The airflow control mechanism is configured to guide airflow generated in the sheet feeding part-side space when a rear end of the sheet is separated from the sheet feeding part in a direction spaced away from a developing nip. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033920 | SURFACE PROCESSOR AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A surface processor processing the surface of a recording medium before a toner image is formed thereon includes a surface reformer to reform the surface of the recording medium a toner image is formed on; and an applicator to apply the surface of the recording medium after reformed with a toner affinity ingredient. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033921 | CRUM UNIT MOUNTABLE AND DISMOUNTABLE IN CONSUMABLE UNIT OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A CRUM unit which is mountable/dismountable on an image forming apparatus is disclosed. The CRUM unit includes a power extracting circuit configured to, when a clock signal is received from an image forming apparatus, extract power from a high value of the clock signal and store in a capacitive element and a controller configured to operate using the extracted power, wherein the clock signal has a first pulse width in a data section where a data signal is received and transmitted, and has a second pulse width which is different from the first pulse width in an pause section where a data signal is not received. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033922 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearer on which a latent image is formed and developed into a toner image; a transfer member that is arranged so as to come in contact with or face the image bearer to form a transfer position; a cleaning unit that removes and collects untransferred toner; a guide member that guides conveyance of the recording medium; a neutralizing light source that irradiates a position downstream of the transfer position and upstream of the cleaning unit in a running direction of the image bearer with neutralizing light which is incident on and reflected by the recording medium sent out from the transfer position and/or the guide member; and a shielding member that blocks light such that the image bearer is not irradiated directly with a part or whole of neutralizing light emitted from the neutralizing light source. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033923 | LOW PROFILE LIGHT SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THEREWITH - A light scanning device includes a housing, a plurality of permeable members, a plurality of cleaning members, a plurality of cleaning holders, a linear member, and a driving unit. The plurality of permeable members close the respective plurality of the emission ports. The plurality of cleaning holders extend over the plurality of the permeable members adjacent to one another. The plurality of the cleaning holders each have a holding unit that holds at least the two cleaning members. The linear member is connected to the plurality of the cleaning holders. The driving unit causes the linear member to run circularly. The cleaning members each slide on the corresponding permeable member in association with the linear member running circularly. The cleaning holders each connected to the linear member at a center of the holding unit in an extending direction of the holding unit. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033924 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus is provided which includes an image bearer, a charger, an irradiator, a developing device to develop an electrostatic latent image on the image bearer with a toner to form a toner image, a transfer device to transfer the toner image onto a transfer medium, and a cleaner to remove toner particles remaining on the image bearer without being transferred. The toner includes a mother particle including a binder resin and a colorant and one or more external additives. At least one of the external additives includes primary particles having a number average particle diameter in the range of 0.05 to 0.30 μm. The cleaner includes an elastic body blade having a contact part with the image bearer. The contact part has a surface elastic modulus in the range of 15 to 25 N/mm | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033925 | CLEANING BLADE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A cleaning blade, including: rectangular elastic body blade containing cured first-UV-curable resin at tip ridgeline portion thereof, brought into contact with surface of to-be-cleaned member, the cured first-UV-curable resin being formed by impregnating the tip ridgeline portion with the first-UV-curable resin, followed by curing, and depth of the elastic body blade impregnated with the first-UV-curable resin from edge surface thereof is 50 μm-150 μm, wherein the elastic body blade contains surface layer containing cured second-UV-curable resin at the edge surface, wherein load-displacement curve of Martens hardness thereof has inflection points, and is obtained by pressing region of the surface layer thereof via resin particles having average particle diameter of 5 μm-10 μm, and distance of the region from the tip ridgeline portion is 0.5 mm or less, and wherein ratio of displacement at the inflection point, with which load is maximum, to the average particle diameter is 1.5-2.0. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033926 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a cassette provided drawably into/out of an apparatus body and storing recording media, a waste toner container being provided drawably into/out of the apparatus body along a pull-out direction of the cassette, a cover member movable between a close position where an opening portion enabling the waste toner container to be drawable into/pulled out of the apparatus body is closed and an open position where the opening portion is opened, and a moving portion. The moving portion engages with the cover member located at the open position and moves the cover member from the open position to the close position along with an insertion of the cassette into the apparatus body. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033927 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus, including a body with an aperture, a processing unit movable between an inside position and an outside position, and a transfer unit, is provided. The processing unit includes first and second drum cleaners to remove waste toner from first and second photosensitive drums respectively; and a waste toner conveyer including a conveyer tube longitudinally extending in a movable direction of the processing unit, a port, a conveyer screw located inside the conveyer tube, and a shutter movable between an opening position and a closed position to open and close the port. The transfer unit includes a belt unit with a belt arranged to contact the first photosensitive drum and the second photosensitive drum, and a belt cleaner including a container with an opening which communicates with the port of the conveyer tube when the processing unit is in the inside position. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033928 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the invention, an image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a sound absorbing device utilizing a Helmholtz resonator, and a hinged exterior cover operable to open and close relative to the apparatus body. The hinged exterior cover is a hinged cover configured to pivot about a pivot shaft arranged at a lower end portion of the hinged exterior cover. At least a part of the hinged exterior cover has a multiplex structure made by overlaying a plurality of plate-like members on one another. The sound absorbing device is formed by utilizing space between two plate-like members of the plurality of plate-like members making up the multiplex structure as a cavity of the Helmholtz resonator. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033929 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to increase the accuracy of positions of a drive gear and a driven gear without an increase in size of an apparatus. In an image forming apparatus, a driven gear | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033930 | ATTACHMENT MECHANISM OF OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THIS ATTACHMENT MECHANISM - An attachment mechanism of an optical scanning device includes a frame body provided with a supporting base having engaging parts; and a position fixing member arranged between the optical scanning device and the supporting base to have an erection plate, a first supporting plate and a second supporting plate. The first or second supporting plate includes a fitted hole fitting with a positioning boss of the optical scanning device. The first and second supporting plates respectively include first engaged parts and second engaged parts. The position fixing member is attached to the supporting base by engaging one of the first engaged parts and one of the second engaged parts with the engaging parts. The position fixing member changes a plane position of the fitted hole by engaging positions of the engaging parts with the first and second engaged parts and changes a height of the fitted hole by inverting. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033931 | END MEMBER, ROTARY BODY UNIT AND PHOTORECEPTOR DRUM UNIT - An end member is mounted on an end of a cylindrical rotary body. The end member includes a cylindrical-shaped body and a shaft connecting portion protruding from one end side of the body. The shaft connecting portion includes a penetration hole extending toward an axial line of the body, and no shaft connecting portion exists at a portion of the body disposed opposed to the penetration hole across the axial line of the body. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033932 | CARTRIDGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CARTRIDGE - A method for manufacturing a cartridge attachable to and detachable from a main body of an image forming apparatus, includes preparing a unit that includes a frame including a developer storage unit storing developer and an opening connecting to the outside from the developer storage unit, and a first sheet member, one edge of which is attached to the frame, arranging a connecting member on the first sheet member, fixing a second sheet member to the first sheet member via the connecting member, and attaching a rotation member onto the opening so that the rotation member abuts on the second sheet member. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033933 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CARTRIDGE, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING CARTRIDGE TO IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus that uses a cartridge, includes a protruding portion that engages with an engaging portion of the cartridge; and a first gear that engages with a second gear of the cartridge, wherein while the cartridge is being inserted into the image forming apparatus, the protruding portion maintains a distance of separation, between the first gear and the second gear in a direction crossing a face that transports a recording medium, until the protruding portion engages with the engaging portion. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033934 | HOLOGRAM GENERATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is a hologram generation apparatus based on a hologram imaging system, which includes an object space, where an object is situated, and a retina space or region, where an image is formed within an eyeball of an observer. The hologram generation apparatus comprises: a modeling unit for generating first graphic data by transforming a 3D image of a 3D object to a set of polygonal facets; a data transformation unit for generating second graphic data by transforming the first graphic data from the modeling unit to normal/reference coordinates in the retina region; a hologram generation unit for generating a first computer generated hologram (CGH1), which is light wave analysis data for the second graphic data; and a hologram transformation unit for transforming the first computer generated hologram (CGH1) in the retina region to a second computer generated hologram (CGH2) in the object space. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033935 | HOLOGRAPHY REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND HOLOGRAPHY REPRODUCING METHOD - A holography reproducing apparatus and a holography reproducing method are provided. The holography reproducing apparatus includes: a backlight configured to emit light, and a spatial light modulator configured to modulate light input from the backlight and transmit the modulated light to generate a transmissive hologram image, wherein at least one of a wave front of light emitted from the backlight and the spatial light modulator has a curved surface. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033936 | TEMPERATURE DRIVEN WINDING SYSTEM - A drive system for energizing a device that includes a bellows actuated drive. The bellows actuated drive provides linear forward and backward movement by fluid expansion and contraction of a fluid within a reservoir according to a temperature differential while the reservoir is in fluid contact with the bellows. In one variant, two bellows are configured in a V shaped conformation. Various devices are driven using the drive system of the current invention and include a timepiece, a medical device, an implantable medical device, a cardiac rhythm management device, a hearing aid, a medical micro-injector, a sensor, and a biometric transmitter. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033937 | EEPROM CELL WITH CHARGE LOSS - An EEPROM memory cell includes a dual-gate MOS transistor in which the two gates are separated by an insulation layer. The insulation layer includes a first portion and a second portion having lower insulation properties than the first one. The second portion is located at least partially above a channel region of the transistor. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033938 | TIMING SYSTEM AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A timing device that includes an anode layer, a cathode layer and an electrolyte attached to a base layer. The anode layer and the cathode layer are placed adjacent to one another along an axis of the timing device. Upon activation of the timing device the anode layer is depleted away from the cathode layer until the timing device is fully expired. Once the timing device is expired, a change is seen indicating that the timing device has expired. In some embodiments, a color change indicates that the timing device has expired. In some embodiments, as the timing device expires electronically readable information is uncovered. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033939 | STEPPING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND ANALOG ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE - A stepping motor control circuit includes a drive pulse generation section that generates forward-rotation drive pulses that drive a stepping motor stepwise in a forward rotation direction and reverse-rotation drive pulses that drive the stepping motor stepwise in a reverse rotation direction and a forward/reverse rotation switching control section that switches the drive pulses outputted to the stepping motor from one of the forward-rotation drive pulses and the reverse-rotation drive pulses to the other, and the forward/reverse rotation switching control section switches the drive pulses outputted to the stepping motor from one of the forward-rotation drive pulses and the reverse-rotation drive pulses to the other and then provide a predetermined period before the other drive pulses are outputted to the stepping motor. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033940 | Digital Color Clock - A digital color clock employs six Color Outputs to represent the time of day. A first Color Output represents a tens digit of hours, a second Color Output represents a ones digit of hours, a third Color Output represents a tens digit in minutes, a fourth Color Output represents a ones digit in minutes, a fifth Color Output represents a tens digit in seconds, and a sixth Color Output represents a ones digit in seconds. The digital color clock can optionally display the date, temperature, humidity, and/or barometric pressure using Color Outputs. Front and back light sensors can be included for measuring brightness of ambient light to enable adjustment of Color Outputs in response to changes in brightness of ambient light. In one embodiment, the Color Outputs are interspersed among other unchangeable Color Outputs of a display. The display can be a component of a stationary or hand-held computing device. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033941 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF A CONTROL SYSTEM - Disclosed is a system and method to maintain the health of a control system. A recording of running status of process control system software is performed. Then a health assessment of a process control system is carried out using the recorded running status. Using this information, at least one health maintenance recommendation is generated. The recommendations are then implemented to maintain the health of a process control system. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033942 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR MINOR LOOP FEEDBACK FALLBACK - Methods and system for minor loop feedback fallback are disclosed. An example method includes controlling a process control device using first values from a first sensor; comparing the first values to reference values to identify a difference; and in response to the difference being outside of a threshold, controlling the process control device using second values from a second sensor. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033943 | PLANT PRODUCTION FEEDBACK CONTROL LOOP OPTIMIZATION - Sensors provide environmental conditions and plant growth information while control devices regulate the conditions. A calculated data point for a growth of a plant may be generated, and an optimum input variable value for the growth may be obtained. A target value for a sensor data point of a sensor that monitors a condition affecting the growth or the calculated data point for the growth may be further acquired. As such, one or more control devices that most strongly correlate with the target value may be determined based on at least one of the optimum input variable value or a vector association array. Thus, at least one control device setting value for the one or more control devices may be ascertained based on a target path for achieving the target value. Accordingly, each control device may be commanded to implement a control device setting value. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033944 | OPTIMIZED PARAMETERIZATION OF ACTIVE DISTURBANCE REJECTION CONTROL - A system for tuning a control system uses a simplified tuning procedure to generate robustly stabilizing tuning parameters that reduce or eliminate undesired system oscillations in the presence of long system dead times or phase lag. A control method is used to establish a relationship between the plant parameters of a controlled system and the tuning parameters of a parameterized active disturbance rejection controller determined to be optimal or substantially optimal for the control system. The plant parameters include the system gain, time constant, and dead time. Corresponding tuning parameters include the controller bandwidth and a system gain estimate. Using the system gain estimate as a tuning parameter can alleviate the influence of large dead times or phase lags on system response. Once established, these fixed relationships can be used to determine suitable tuning parameters for specific motion or process control applications based on the system gain and dominant constraints of the system. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033945 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a household appliance and a control method therefor, and a household appliance system, which pertain to the field of electrical technology. Each household appliance can be used by a user more conveniently. A master household appliance provided by the present invention comprises: a main Bluetooth module configured to receive and send information; and a main control module configured to communicate with at least one slave household appliance via the main Bluetooth module so as to control a working state of the slave household appliance. A slave household appliance provided by the present invention comprises: a sub Bluetooth module configured to receive and send information; and a sub control module configured to communicate with a master household appliance via the sub Bluetooth module so as to receive a control instruction from the master household appliance and control a working state of the slave household appliance based on the received control instruction. A household appliance system provided by the present invention comprises at least one master household appliance and at least one slave household appliance. The master household appliance may be applied to a TV set. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033946 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ANALYSIS - Devices, methods, and systems for building management system analysis are described herein. One method includes embedding a plurality of statistics associated with a building within a graphical display of the building and displaying a timeline of the plurality of statistics within the graphical display. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033947 | MONITORING A BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Devices, methods, and systems for monitoring a building management system are described herein. One method includes monitoring an attribute of a building, monitoring an activity related to the attribute performed by an operator, and publishing the activity performed by the operator and the attribute of the building. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033948 | CONTROL SYSTEM - A plurality of pieces of candidate information capable of serving as device identification information are divided into a plurality of groups in advance. Each of the plurality of groups is provided with group identification information. A master control unit sequentially outputs pieces of group identification information to a signal line. When group identification information of a belonging group of a device flows through the signal line, a control unit of the device outputs device identification information, stored by the control unit, to the signal line. In this case, a control unit outputs the device identification information after the group identification information is received and then a standby time has elapsed. The standby time is set on the basis of the order of the device identification information of the device within a belonging group. The master control unit provides an address to the received device identification information. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033949 | POWER DEMAND ESTIMATING APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND DEMAND SUPPRESSING SCHEDULE PLANNING APPARATUS - A power demand estimating apparatus includes a demand data memory, a demand estimator, and a display. The demand data memory stores plural power demand patterns and power demand amount data. The demand estimator selects, from the demand data memory, the demand pattern matching the environmental condition on an estimation day, obtains the maximum value of an power demand amount and the minimum value thereof at an expected temperature on the estimation day, calculates, using those pieces of information, the power demand amount per a unit time on the estimation day, and creates a demand estimating model. The display displays, together with the power demand pattern selected by the demand estimator, the demand estimating model. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033950 | CONTROL STATION UTILIZING USER'S STATE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MOBILE DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A control station which controls adjacent devices connected with the control station on wire or wirelessly. The control station gives an on/off command as well as an option required to execute the command. The control station communicates with a mobile device and determines the option by referring to user's state information delivered from the mobile device. The user's state information includes emotional state information and physical state information. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033951 | CENTRAL CONTROL APPARATUS AND CENTRAL CONTROL SYSYTEM AND DISPLAY METHOD OF CENTRAL CONTROL APPARATUS - Disclosed are a central control apparatus, a central control system, and a display method of the central control apparatus in which at least one facility is managed, and more particularly, a central control apparatus, a central control system, and a display method of the central control apparatus in which various history information needed for management and operation may be integrally displayed according to a time period such that an association between the various pieces of history information and a current status of facilities are figured out at one time in order to overcome a limitation of the conventional technique and also efficiently control and manage facilities. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033952 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM OF AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT - A system for testing a distributed control system of an industrial plant is provided. The distributed control system includes at least two industrial control devices and at least one data communication device. The system includes at least one engineering computer that includes an engineering data storage unit for storing engineering data of at least one part of the distributed control system, and at least one human machine interface for manipulating the engineering data. The system also includes at least one remote data processing server connected to the at least one engineering computer via a remote data connection and including an emulating virtual machine on which a soft emulator is installed for emulating one of the at least two industrial control devices and the at least one data communication device. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033953 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE FOR PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER AND DEBUG SUPPORT PROGRAM - A peripheral device for a programmable controller includes a display unit; a program storage unit; a history information storage unit storing history information that is arithmetic processing information during execution of the user program in the programmable controller and recorded under a predetermined condition; a program display processing unit displaying a designated user program in a user program display area; a trend graph display processing unit displaying a first trend graph obtained by graphing first history information corresponding to the designated user program and a cursor indicating a position on the first trend graph, in a trend graph display area; and a cursor information acquisition unit acquiring a cursor position and acquiring arithmetic processing information corresponding to the cursor position from the first history information, wherein the program display processing unit displays the arithmetic processing information over the user program in the user program display area. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160033954 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF SERVO MOTORS IMPROVING PROCESSING PRECISION OF PLURALITY OF AXES - A control system of servo motors in a machine tool, comprising a host control device which generates position command values for processing a workpiece, servo control devices which drive servo motors to operate a tool for processing using the position command values, and position detectors which detect positions of the servo motors or a tool position and further a position error computing part computes position error between the position command values and detected positions of the servo motors, a reference angle generating part calculates a reference point on a closed figure and a reference angle which varies monotonously from a current processing point under the condition that any position inside of the closed figure which the position command value forms as the center, and learning control parts use the reference angle and the position error as the basis to perform angle synchronization type learning control to control the servo motors. | 2016-02-04 |
