07th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130038824 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE - Disclosed is a color filter substrate that includes: a first colored layer ( | 2013-02-14 |
20130038825 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a pair of substrates, a display medium interposed between the pair of substrates, and a pixel including a reflective region for performing reflective display and a transmissive region for performing transmissive display. A voltage is applied to the display medium through at least a pixel electrode and a common electrode, at least one the pixel electrode and the common electrode being provided with a slit. The pixel electrode can be provided with the slit in at least the reflective region, and the common electrode is provided with the slit in the reflective region and/or the transmissive region. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038826 | OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a reflective imaging element having a first principal face which is struck by light emitted from a display panel, a second principal face parallel to the first principal face, and two mutually-orthogonal specular elements being perpendicular to the first principal face, and causes an image displayed on a display surface of the display panel to form an image at a position of planar symmetry with respect to the reflective imaging element as a plane of symmetry. A transparent substrate which is disposed on at least either the first principal face side or the second principal face side of the reflective imaging element is further included, and first light striking the transparent substrate is linearly polarized light, with a large proportion of p-polarized light. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038827 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal layer held in a gap formed by providing a spacer between an array substrate and a counter substrate. The spacer is formed on a primary pixel electrode or a common electrode. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038828 | VERTICALLY ALIGNED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A vertically aligned type liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal layer disposed between pixel electrodes and a common electrode and containing vertically aligned liquid crystal molecules, the orientation of the liquid crystal molecules being controlled by an electric field. An orientation controller is formed on the common electrode at a position opposing the pixel electrode and an aspect ratio, i.e., a vertical to horizontal length ratio of the pixel electrode is set to at least 2. Alternatively, the pixel electrode is partitioned into at least two electrode regions so that each region represents a divided pixel electrode. An orientation controller is formed on the common electrode so as to correspond to each divided pixel electrode, an aspect ratio of each divided pixel electrode is set to at least 2. As such, the influence at the edge sections of the pixel electrode is reduced, viewing angle characteristic and transmittance are improved, and average response time is shortened. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038829 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display includes a first substrate including a gate wire, a source wire intersecting with the gate wire, a pixel electrode with a contact portion and a main pixel electrode extending from the contact portion, and a semiconductor layer arranged under the source wire and intersecting with the gate wire and bending under the source wire so as to extend to below the contact portion, a second substrate opposed to the array substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrate. The semiconductor layer is electrically connected to the source wire on one side of a position of the gate wire and to the contact portion on another side of the gate wire. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038830 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a gate wiring, a source wiring, an insulating film, a shield electrode, a primary pixel electrode, a peripheral wiring and a peripheral connecting electrode. The shield electrode is opposite to at least a portion of the gate wiring and the source wiring. The peripheral connecting electrode electrically connects the shield electrode and the peripheral wiring. The second substrate includes a pair of primary common electrodes. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038831 | DEVICE FOR COUPLING A WIRELESS HEADSET TO AN EYEGLASS FRAME - An apparatus to facilitate wearing eyewear and a wireless headset at the same time is disclosed. The apparatus may include a first tubular element that may be configured to be slipped over a temple of the eyewear. The apparatus may also include a second tubular element that may be configured to receive an around the ear securing element coupled with, or included with, the wireless headset. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038832 | DEVICE FOR DEMONSTRATING AND TESTING THE EFFICACY OF AN ANTIREFLECTION TREATMENT OF AN OPHTHALMIC LENS - A device has an image and a mirror for demonstrating and testing in comparative manner the effectiveness of an anti-reflection treatment of an ophthalmic lens. The device has a part ( | 2013-02-14 |
20130038833 | PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL OPHTHALMIC LENS - The invention relates to a finished or semi-finished lens which comprises: a disc containing all the points of the lens that have the same abscissa and the same ordinate as points located within a circle in the reference plane having a diameter of 30 millimetres and centred on the prism reference point; a progression length of less than 14.5 millimetres; a first specific point having a cylinder value equal to the maximum cylinder value of all the points of the lens located in the nasal area and in the disc; and a second specific point having a cylinder value equal to the maximum cylinder value of all the points of the lens located in the temporal area and in the disc; a first ratio between: the maximum gradient of the cylinder for the points of the lens that have the same abscissa and the same ordinate as the points located on segments connecting the mounting cross to the first and second specific points, and surface addition of less than 0.095 per millimetre; and a second ratio between: the maximum cylinder value of the first and second specific points, and surface addition of no more than 0.85. The invention enhances the comfort of the wearer. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038834 | Optical Article Comprising an Antireflective Coating with a Low Reflection Both in the Ultraviolet Region and in the Visible Region - This invention relates to an ophthalmic lens with a low reflection both in the ultraviolet region and in the visible region, comprising a substrate provided on its rear main face with a multilayered antireflective coating (3-7 layers) comprising a stack of at least one layer with a high refractive index and at least one layer with a low refractive index, having a mean reflection factor on the rear face in the visible region R m lower than or equal to 1.15%, a mean light reflection factor on the rear face in the visible region R v lower than or equal to 1%, a mean reflection factor R UV on the rear face between 280 nm and 380 nm, weighted by the function W(l) defined in the ISO 13666:1998 standard, lower than 5%, for angles of incidence of 30° and 45°, the antireflective coating outer layer being a silica-based layer. The lens according to the invention does especially prevent the reflection of the UV radiation produced by light sources located behind the wearer. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038835 | MICROSCOPE FOR OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGERY - The microscope for ophthalmologic surgery | 2013-02-14 |
20130038836 | PORTABLE PATTERN-GENERATING OPHTHALMIC PROBE - A pattern-generating intraocular probe is provided that includes a cannula including a diffractive optical element (DOE), the DOE being patterned such that an on-axis illumination of the DOE produces an emitted beam forming a linear pattern; and a handpiece connected to a proximal of the cannula. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038837 | Mixed Polarization Imaging System for Three-Dimensional Projection and Corresponding Methods - An imaging system ( | 2013-02-14 |
20130038838 | OPTICALLY EFFICIENT POLARIZED PROJECTOR - A pixel array display system which has an illumination source with a plurality of emitters in a sparse array, collimators in front of the emitters, a condenser lens downstream of the collimators, an optical homogenizing element downstream from the condenser lens, a relay lens downstream from the optical homogenizing element, a pixel array downstream from the relay lens, a rear group of lens elements of a projection lens downstream from the pixel array, a polarization converter stack downstream from the rear group of lens elements and a front group of lens elements of the projection lens downstream from the polarization converter stack, so that light from the emitters is imaged onto input apertures of the polarization converter stack. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038839 | OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL DEVICE, AND PROJECTION-TYPE IMAGING APPARATUS - An optical device includes: a light transmissive first substrate; a light transmissive second substrate; a polarizing layer as a resin layer disposed therebetween; a first bonding film which is an adhesive and bonds the polarizing layer to the first substrate; and a second bonding film which is formed of a plasma-polymerized film and bonds the polarizing layer to the second substrate, wherein the outer shapes of the first substrate and the second substrate are larger than that of the polarizing layer, and a sealing part for sealing with a sealant is provided on a lateral surface of the polarizing layer such that the sealing part is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038840 | COOKTOP-INTERFACE, COOKTOP-PANEL, COOKING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A COOK-TOP-INTERFACE - The present application in particular is directed to a cooktop-interface | 2013-02-14 |
20130038841 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A light source device includes a plurality of solid-state light sources, and a base member on which the plurality of solid-state light sources are provided, wherein each of the solid-state light sources includes a stem on which a light-emitting element is provided and terminals connected to the light-emitting element, and the base member includes a hole portion into which one of the terminals is inserted and a planar portion that is in contact with the stem. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038842 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - Alight source device includes a solid-state light source emitting light, a base member having an arrangement surface (front portion) on which the solid-state light source is arranged, and a pressing member having a pressing portion (projection) provided on the base member to fix the solid-state light source through pressing of the solid-state light source toward the arrangement surface (front portion). Through this, the solid-state light source can be easily arranged on the base member as compared with a case where the solid-state light source is fixed by welding. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038843 | HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP BALLAST AND A METHOD FOR DRIVING A HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP BALLAST - The high pressure discharge lamp ballast of the present invention includes: power supply means for supplying an AC current to a lamp; and control means for cyclically changing a current value of the AC current to be supplied and a time interval between polarity inversions. The AC current has a cycle of a time period TL and a time period TS, and the power supply means is controlled by the control means to apply a half cycle of a first low frequency current and, immediately after that, apply one cycle of a high frequency current in the time period TL, the high frequency current in only the second half of the cycle or the entire cycle having a peak current value that is higher than a current value of the first low frequency current, and to repeat cycles of only a second low frequency current in the time period | 2013-02-14 |
20130038844 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING DISCHARGE LAMP, AND PROJECTOR - A light source device including a discharge lamp that has a first electrode and a second electrode opposed to each other in a hollow portion in which a discharge medium is enclosed; and a driving device that supplies a driving voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the driving voltage is applied to the discharge medium through the first electrode and the second electrode such that the discharge medium emits light, wherein the driving device changes a relative potential of the first electrode with respect to the second electrode at a plurality of frequencies. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038845 | OPTICAL PROJECTION SYSTEM AND LENS POSITION ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM THEREOF - An optical projection system and a lens position adjustment mechanism thereof are provided. The lens position adjustment mechanism includes a fixed cover, a lens mount, a force-exertion element, and a movable element. A pivot part of the lens mount is inserted into a pivot hole of the fixed cover so as to allow the lens mount to pivot on the fixed cover. The force-exertion element is disposed on the pivot part of the lens mount, and two ends of the force-exertion element are respectively connected to a fixed pillar of the fixed cover and a fixed part of the lens mount to force the lens mount to rotate along a first rotation direction. The movable element pushes a block part of the lens mount to force the lens mount to rotate along a second rotation direction opposite the first rotation direction. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038846 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device has an illumination optical system that includes a light-intensity equalization element, a first optical system, and an aperture regulation member. The aperture regulation member is disposed at a position that is not optically conjugate with the screen, and the aperture regulation member has at least one of the following, using measured or calculated relative illuminances at each of multiple segments of the image formation region or screen: an aperture expansion part provided at a position corresponding to a segment with a low relative illuminance, the aperture expansion part being a cutout that narrows the light-blocking section and widens the aperture section; an aperture contraction part provided at a position corresponding to a segment with a high relative illuminance, the aperture contraction part being a protrusion that widens the light-blocking section and narrows the aperture section. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038847 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND A PROJECTOR USING THE SAME - The present invention seeks to realize a small etendu illumination optical system, a longer operating life and a higher brightness. The illumination optical system comprises: a laser light source that generates an excitation light; a fluorescent substance that generates a fluorescent light in response to the excitation light, a light tunnel that outputs the excitation light input at one end thereof to the fluorescent substance from the other end thereof, and that outputs the fluorescent light generated by the fluorescent substance from the one end thereof; and a mirror that is placed within a light path between the laser light source and the light tunnel, and that reflects the fluorescent light, the mirror having an aperture formed thereon that allows the excitation light to pass through. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038848 | OPTICAL DEVICES HAVING KINEMATIC COMPONENTS - Optical devices that have at least one optical element and a plurality of kinematic components are disclosed. The number m of the kinematic components of one type exceed the number n of degrees of freedom in which the optical element can be manipulated. At least one of the n degrees of freedom can be x-displacement, y-displacement, z-displacement or tilt. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038849 | OPTICAL COMPONENT COMPRISING RADIATION PROTECTIVE LAYER - An optical component for transmitting radiation includes a radiation protective layer, which includes at least one oxide material selected from germanium dioxide (GeO | 2013-02-14 |
20130038850 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION OBJECTIVE OF A MASK INSPECTION APPARATUS - An illumination system and a projection objective of a mask inspection apparatus are provided. During operation of the mask inspection apparatus, the illumination system illuminates a mask with an illumination bundle of rays having a centroid ray that has a direction dependent on the location of the incidence of the illumination bundle of rays on the mask. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038851 | DISCHARGE LAMP, CONNECTING CABLE, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A light source device having a large cooling action on the base member of a discharge lamp. A connector on the sides of the power supply and the air blower and the base-side connector of a discharge lamp are connected to each other through a connection cable having a power cable in which an air blow pipe is contained. An electric power is supplied from the power supply to a base part through the power cable of the connection cable, the base-side connector and a flow passage bending member. The cool air from the air blower is supplied to the groove part of the base part through the air blow pipe of the connection cable, the base-side connector and an air blow passage in the flow passage-bending member. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038852 | RETICLE REMOVING APPARATUS AND RETICLE REMOVING METHOD USING THE SAME - A reticle removing apparatus adapted to remove a reticle in a reticle library of an exposure apparatus is provided. The reticle removing apparatus includes a bracket and a reticle removing module movably coupled to the bracket, wherein the reticle removing module is configured to be moved into the reticle library in a first direction to remove the reticle in the reticle library. A reticle removing method using the reticle removing apparatus is also provided. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038853 | NANOMETER-PRECISION SIX-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM MAGNETIC SUSPENSION MICRO-MOTION TABLE AND APPLICATION THEREOF - A nanometer precision six-DOF magnetic suspension micro-stage and the application thereof are provided which are mainly used in semiconductor photolithography devices. The micro-stage includes a cross support and four two-DOF actuators. Each 2-DOF actuator comprises a vertically polarized permanent magnet, a horizontal force coil and a vertical force coil; the permanent magnet being mounted on an end of the cross support, the horizontal force coil and the vertical force coil being arranged on a side of and below the permanent magnet respectively and being spaced apart from the permanent magnet; the cross support and four vertically polarized permanent magnets constitute a mover of the micro-stage; the horizontal force coil and the vertical force coil being fixed by a coil framework respectively and constituting a stator of the micro-stage; and the stator being mounted on a base of the micro-stage. A dual-wafer table positioning system of a photolithography machine may be constructed by two said micro-stages in combination with a two-DOF large stroke linear motor. The present invention features simple structure, large driving force, small mass and absence of cable disturbance, and is possible to realize high precision, high acceleration six-DOF micro-motion. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038854 | SUBSTRATE TABLE ASSEMBLY, AN IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND A DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A substrate table assembly, an immersion lithographic apparatus and a device manufacturing method are disclosed. The substrate table assembly includes a substrate table to support a substrate; and a gas handling system to provide a gas to a region between the substrate table and a substrate mounted on the substrate table, wherein the gas provided by the gas handling system has a thermal conductivity greater than or equal to 100 mW/(m.K) at 298 K. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038855 | LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF COMMODITIES - The present invention provides a lithography apparatus which transfers a pattern onto a substrate using an original including a pattern region in which the pattern is formed, the apparatus including a stocker configured to store the original, a processing unit configured to perform a transfer process of transferring the pattern onto the substrate, and a conveyance hand configured to convey the original between the stocker and the processing unit, wherein the conveyance hand includes a protective plate configured to protect the pattern region upon being placed to cover the pattern region, and a holding portion configured to hold the original via a portion other than the pattern region of the original upon being placed on the protective plate. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038856 | DETERMINATION OF A SENSOR DEVICE LOCATION IN A SENSOR NETWORK - Determination of a sensor device location in a sensor network is described. A system can include rotating optical beams having a known location. Detectors can be located with each of the rotating optical beams. The system can include a sensor device placeable as part of the sensor network. A reflector can be near the sensor device and can reflect at least two optical beams back to the detectors associated with each of the respective optical beams. A triangulation module can triangulate a position of the reflector, and thus the sensor, based on the reflected optical beams. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038857 | SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A spectrum measurement device that recognizes objects to be measured on the basis of spectral data of observed light that is detected by a spectrum sensor capable of measuring wavelength information and light intensity information. The spectrum measurement device comprises a lighting device capable of projecting light that includes a wavelength region with a high atmospheric absorption index and recognizes the distance from a vehicle to an object to be measured through a computation that uses spectral data of observed light that is obtained from the object to be measured whereupon light of at least the wavelength region with the high atmospheric absorption index is projected. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038858 | MULTIPLE-WAVELENGTH CAPABLE LASER RECEIVER - A laser light receiver used to detect pulsed laser light that is produced by a rotating laser light source on a construction jobsite is disclosed. In this manner, the laser receiver acts as an elevation detector and provides an equipment operator, or a construction worker, with the current elevation status with respect to the plane of laser light. The laser receiver is a unitary device that can detect multiple light frequencies/wavelengths, including laser beams that are in the green, red, and infrared spectra. The laser receiver also is capable of discriminating between such laser beams and other interference light sources, particularly fluorescent light sources. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038859 | REFLECTED DARK FIELD METHOD AND APPARATUS - A reflected dark field structure includes a bottom plate, a support tube, a light unit, a diffuser structure, and a reflector unit that provides reflected dark field illumination, such that a gem held by the support tube and surrounded by the diffuser structure is illuminated and viewable through an aperture in the reflector unit. A method for imaging and analyzing a gem includes placing the gem onto a support tube where it is illuminated with dark field and reflected dark field illumination, and viewing the gem via an aperture located on a top reflector unit, which provides a top cover for the gem. Furthermore, a method and apparatus for obtaining images of a gem includes a dark field stage, a reflector unit, and an image-acquiring device, such that a gem placed in the dark field stage is illuminated, and such that the reflector unit covers the dark field stage and provides reflected dark field illumination, and such that the image-acquiring device is directed towards an aperture in the reflector unit. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038860 | BLOOD ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND BLOOD ANALYSIS METHOD - A blood analysis apparatus includes an analysis section. The analysis section is configured to compare a measurement spectrum obtained regarding red blood cells with a standard spectrum of heme, biliverdin, and bilirubin, and cause the measurement spectrum to belong to any one of the standard spectra. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038861 | Method and apparatus for determining the surface topography of coated reflective surfaces - The invention relates to the field of measurement technology and concerns a method and an apparatus, such as may be used, by way of example, in thin-layer technology for organic dielectric semi-conducting or conducting layers on substrates. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038862 | APPARATUS OF INSPECTING DEFECT IN SEMICONDUCTOR AND METHOD OF THE SAME - When size of a defect on an increasingly miniaturized pattern is obtained by defect inspection apparatus in the related art, a value is inconveniently given, which is different from a measured value of the same defect by SEM. Thus, a dimension value of a defect detected by defect inspection apparatus needs to be accurately calculated to be approximated to a value measured by SEM. To this end, size of the defect detected by the defect inspection apparatus is corrected depending on feature quantity or type of the defect, thereby defect size can be accurately calculated. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038863 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING STRUCTURED OBJECTS - A microscope device for inspecting structured objects, including: a camera; an optical imager capable of producing, on the camera, an image of the object according to a field of view, and including a distal lens arranged on the side of the object; and a low-coherence infrared interferometer including a measurement beam capable of producing measurements by means of interferences between retroreflections of the measurement beam and at least one separate optical reference. The device also includes coupler for injecting the measurement beam into the optical imaging means in such a way that the beam passes through the distal lens, and the low-coherence infrared interferometer is balanced in such a way that only the measurement beam retroreflections, taking place at optical distances close to the optical distance covered by the beam to the object, produce measurements. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038864 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR INSPECTION MICROSCOPE WITH INTEGRAL OPTICAL POWER MEASUREMENT - A fiber optic inspection microscope including an objective lens, an optical detector, an image detector, an illumination source, and first and second beamsplitters, wherein the first beamsplitter is in a first optical path between the objective lens, the image detector and the optical detector, wherein the first beamsplitter allows passage of an optical image to the image detector, wherein the first beamsplitter directs optical energy to the optical detector, wherein the second beamsplitter is in a second optical path between the illumination source and the objective lens, and wherein the second beamsplitter directs light from the illumination source to the objective lens. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038865 | Embedded Optical Time Domain Reflectometer for Optically Amplified Links - Fiber-optic communications systems are provided for optical communications networks. Fiber-optic communications links may be provided that use spans of transmission fiber to carry optical data signals on wavelength-division-multiplexing channels at different wavelengths between nodes. An apparatus and method are disclosed to use one optical light source per node to perform OTDR and LCV to satisfy safety concerns and accelerate the verification of the integrity of optical fiber links, before the application of high Raman laser powered light sources to a fiber link. A system using only one receiver per node is also disclosed. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038866 | AIR FLOW MANAGEMENT IN A SYSTEM WITH HIGH SPEED SPINNING CHUCK - The present invention is directed to a high speed, spinning chuck for use in a semiconductor wafer inspection system. The chuck of the present disclosure is configured with a turbulence-reducing lip. Spinning of the chuck produces radial airflows proximal to a surface of the wafer and proximal to the bottom of the chuck. The turbulence-reducing lip of the chuck of the present disclosure directs the radial airflows off of the top surface of the wafer and the bottom surface of the chuck in a manner that minimizes the size of the low pressure zone formed between these radial airflows. The minimization of the low pressure zone reduces air turbulence about the periphery of the chuck and substrate, thereby reducing the possibility of contaminants in the system being directed onto the surface of the substrate by such air turbulence. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038867 | SPECTROCOLORIMETER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A spectrocolorimeter comprises: a calculation unit configured to calculate wavelengths of dispersing light rays respectively received by a plurality of pixels included in a light detection unit using a correspondence relationship between pixels and wavelengths of a plurality of extremal value points in a profile of dispersing light rays detected by the light detection unit upon execution of colorimetry of a reference object to be measured, wherein when the calculation unit calculates the wavelengths of the dispersing light rays respectively received by the plurality of pixels, the calculation unit adjusts a colorimetry condition for respective extremal value points so that signals to be output from pixels corresponding to the plurality of extremal value points have output levels which are not less than a reference and are not saturated. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038868 | IDENTIFICATION OF OBJECTS USING PLASMON RESONANT PARTICLES - A method and apparatus for identifying an object having a pattern of plasmon resonant particles (PREs) distributed in or on the object are disclosed. In the method, a field containing the pattern is illuminated, and one or more spectral emission characteristics of the light-scattering particles in the field are detected. From this data, an image of positions and spectral characteristic values in the field is constructed, allowing PREs with a selected spectral signature to be discriminated from other light-scattering entities, to provide information about the field. The image may be compared to a database of reference images to identify or validate the object. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038869 | Surface enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopic waveguide - A waveguide for use with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy is provided that includes a base structure with an inner surface that defines a cavity and that has an axis. Multiple molecules of an analyte are capable of being located within the cavity at the same time. A base layer is located on the inner surface of the base structure. The base layer extends in an axial direction along an axial length of an excitation section. Nanoparticles are carried by the base layer and may be uniformly distributed along the entire axial length of the excitation section. A flow cell for introducing analyte and excitation light into the waveguide and a method of applying nanoparticles may also be provided. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038870 | SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING SUBSTRATE AND A TRACE DETECTION METHOD OF A BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL ANALYTE USING THE SAME - The invention provides a surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate and a trace detection method of a biological and chemical analyte using the same. The substrate includes: a substrate having a periodic nanostructure; a reflection layer formed on the substrate; a dielectric layer formed on the reflection layer; and a metal thin film layer formed on the dielectric layer. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038871 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A RESONANT NONLINEAR OPTICAL SIGNAL AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a method and a device for detecting a resonant non-linear optical signal induced in a sample ( | 2013-02-14 |
20130038872 | Probe - A probe includes an optical system which irradiates a site of a biological tissue and receives light emitted from the site, and an imaging device. The imaging device is disposed ahead of the optical system closer to the end of the probe. The probe rotates the incident direction of the light and the imaging direction of the imaging device around a rotation axis directed to the longitudinal direction of the probe while fixing an angle between the incident direction and the imaging direction. The optical system receives the light from the site which always falls in the field of view of the imaging device, or brought with a time lag into the field of view of the imaging device as a result of rotation, the light being incident in the direction normal to, or inclined away from the rotation axis. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038873 | ARTIFACT APPARATUS TO MIMIC REFLECTION LOSSES OF SOLUTION-FILLED MICROTITER PLATE READERS AND RELATED USES THEREOF - An apparatus used to calibrate microtiter plate readers. The apparatus includes one or more structures having two exterior surfaces wherein one of the exterior surfaces is coated with a coating selected to establish on that surface a reflection loss that mimics reflection loss at an air-liquid interface, and the other of the two exterior surfaces is coated with a coating selected to establish a reflection loss on that surface that mimics the reflection loss at a bottom surface of a microtiter plate. The apparatus may be a single layer, a multi-layered composition or a container. The apparatus is an artifact that may be used to calibrate a plate reader by mimicking a solution-filled microtiter plate. The artifact may be used for a plurality of liquids, including water. The artifact produces reflection losses more closely mirroring reflection losses expected for a liquid-filled microtiter plate well. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038874 | SPECTROMETER MODULE - A spectroscopic module | 2013-02-14 |
20130038875 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING ILLUMINATION LIGHT AND DETECTED LIGHT IN A MICROSCOPE - A device for distributing illumination light and detected light in a microscope includes a distributor optic configured to guide illumination light onto a sample and guide detected light proceeding from the sample onto a detector. The distributor optic includes a polarization unit disposed in a first light path and configured to convert the illumination light directed onto the sample into a first polarization state, a beam splitter disposed in the first light path and having the polarization dependence so as to guide the converted illumination light onto the sample, a first portion of the detected light back into the first light path, and a second portion of the detected light into a second light path separated from the first light path. A beam combiner is configured to combine the first portion and the second portion of the detected light and guide the first portion and second portion onto the detector. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038876 | VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, OPTICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER - A variable wavelength interference filter includes a first substrate having a fixed mirror, a second substrate bonded to the first substrate and having a movable portion and a movable mirror fixed to the movable portion, a third substrate bonded to the second substrate on the side opposite to the first substrate, and an electrostatic actuator which displaces the movable portion in a substrate thickness direction, wherein a penetration hole connecting a light exiting-side space between the first substrate and the second substrate and a light incident-side space between the second substrate and the third substrate to a space outside the filter is formed, and the penetration hole is sealed with a sealant which tightly closes each space in a reduced-pressure state. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038877 | Dual Polarization with Liquid Crystal Tunable Filters - A high passband transmission ratio is obtained by splitting a light beam from an objective lens into two orthogonally-polarized components processed along distinct paths through two independently controllable liquid crystal tunable filters (LCTFs). The filtered portions may be combined at an imaging plane or may be separately processed without recombining. Using two LCTFs, the arrangements discussed herein may ideally achieve 100% transmission in a single passband when two orthogonal components of a single wavelength are tuned, or 50% transmission at two distinct passbands when two orthogonal components from two different wavelengths (one component from each wavelength) are tuned. The dual polarization configuration described herein may be used to improve contrast or detected signal intensity in various microscopy and spectroscopic/chemical imaging applications and to increase the speed of detection. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038878 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND CHIP LIFETIME JUDGMENT METHOD - An optical measurement apparatus including a light irradiation portion configured to irradiate light onto a sample flowing through a flow path in a detachable chip; a light detection portion configured to detect optical information emitted from the sample when irradiated with the light by the light irradiation portion; and a judgment portion configured to judge an exchange period of the chip based on the optical information detected by the light detection portion. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038879 | MONITORING A SYSTEM USING OPTICAL REFLECTOMETRY - A method for monitoring a system using optical reflectometry comprises:
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20130038880 | INTERROGATION OF WAVELENGTH-SPECIFIC DEVICES - An apparatus for interrogating wavelength-specific devices has a broadband optical source to illuminate an interferometer which provides a low coherence temporal interferogram. At least one array of wavelength-specific devices, such as fiber Bragg gratings connected in series with one another, receives the interferogram, so that each device interacts with a limited range of wavelength bandwidth relative to the bandwidth of the broadband optical source. Instead of illuminating an interferometer with the output of an array of devices which have each interacted with a broadband light source at their own characteristic wavelengths, therefore, an interferometer is used to modulate the output from a broadband source to produce a low coherence interferogram. The array of devices then extracts or filters a higher coherence interferogram from this low coherence interferogram. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038881 | Projectors of Structured Light - Optical apparatus includes a beam source, which is configured to generate an optical beam having a pattern imposed thereon. A projection lens is configured to receive and project the optical beam so as to cast the pattern onto a first area in space having a first angular extent. A field multiplier is interposed between the projection lens and the first area and is configured to expand the projected optical beam so as to cast the pattern onto a second area in space having a second angular extent that is at least 50% greater than the first angular extent. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038882 | OBJECT DETECTING DEVICE AND INFORMATION ACQUIRING DEVICE - An information acquiring device has a light source which emits light in a predetermined wavelength band; a projection optical system which projects the light toward a target area; and a light receiving element which receives reflected light reflected on the target area for outputting a signal. First signal value information relating to a value of a signal outputted from the light receiving element during a period when the light is emitted from the light source, and second signal value information relating to a value of a signal outputted from the light receiving element during a period when the light is not emitted from the light source are stored in a storage. An information acquiring section acquires three-dimensional information of an object in the target area, based on a subtraction result obtained by subtracting the second signal value information from the first signal value information stored in the storage. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038883 | OPTICAL CHARACTERISTIC MEASURING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL CHARACTERISTIC MEASURING METHOD - An optical characteristic measuring apparatus includes a light source, a detector and a data processing unit. Data processing unit includes a modeling unit, an analyzing unit and a fitting unit. The plurality of film model equations are solved, and prescribed calculation is performed on the assumption that the optical constants included in the plurality of film model equations is identical. Fitting is performed between a waveform obtained by substituting the obtained film thickness and the obtained optical constants of the film into the film model equations and a waveform of the wavelength distribution characteristic obtained by detector, thereby determining that the optical constants included in the plurality of film model equations is identical and that the film thickness and the optical constants obtained by the analyzing unit are correct values. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038884 | IN-PROCESS COLOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL COLOR PRINTING - A system and method according to which the color performance of a digital color print job is monitored or otherwise managed during the production run of the digital color print job. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038885 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first light source that emits light when color print is specified; a first deflection unit that deflects the light emitted from the first light source; a first driving unit that drives the first deflection unit; a second light source that emits light when color print is specified and when monochrome print is specified; a second deflection unit that deflects the light emitted from the second light source; a second driving unit that drives the second deflection unit; a control unit that, when a image data receiving unit receives first image data and information specifying that the first image data is to be printed in monochrome and receives second image data and information specifying that the second image data is to be printed in color, causes the first driving unit to operate while a monochrome image corresponding to the first image data is being formed. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038886 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING METHOD, AND NON-TRASNITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORED WITH PRINTING PROGRAM - A printing system of the present invention includes: a generating unit which performs a rasterizing process to print data while performing a color conversion process by applying a multi-dimensional lookup table for calibration, which is for matching a color of the image to be printed by a printing unit by combining base colors to a target color and for keeping the color of the image consistent, to generate image data; a storage unit which stores the image data; a calibration unit which applies a first one-dimensional lookup table for calibration to calibrate the color information of the image data at a first round of printing the image, and applies a second one-dimensional lookup table for calibration newer than the first one-dimensional lookup table for calibration to calibrate the color information of the image data at a second round of newly printing the image. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038887 | PRINT CONTROLLING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A novel print controlling apparatus that facilitates providing easy services that use printer drivers. The print controlling apparatus that executes a print job on a printing apparatus, and includes an additional feature driver | 2013-02-14 |
20130038888 | Printer With USB Interface and Driver Installing Method and System Thereof - The invention discloses a printer with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, and its driver installing method and system, wherein the printer with the USB interface includes a USB interface and a printing mechanism and further includes: a controller, and a first memory connected with the controller and storing a driver of the printer, wherein the first memory further stores a device identification, wherein the type of the device identification includes a memory device identification and a printing device identification. By using the invention, a driver of a USB device can be installed conveniently. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038889 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEMORY MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREIN - In an information processing apparatus for forming print data which can be interpreted by a printing apparatus in accordance with document data formed by an application in order to enable the user to easily set the switching between a printer and a mail box as destinations, a user interface which can set either a mail box mode to accumulate the print data into the printing apparatus without printing it or a printer output mode to sequentially print the print data received by the printing apparatus is provided. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038890 | HINGE APPARATUS FOR COVER OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A hinge apparatus for a cover of an image forming apparatus has a hinge body with supporting brackets, movably inserted into a coupling hole positioned in a main body of the image forming apparatus, a hinge cam connected to the cover and pivotably connected to the supporting brackets, and a pressure device disposed at the hinge body to press the hinge cam. Accordingly, the hinge apparatus can be implemented with a simple and easy assembly operation, since it is not a complicated structural connection among the component parts of the hinge apparatus. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038891 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIPLE PULSE SIGNALS, TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT, RECEPTION CIRCUIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A communication system includes a transmitter and receiver. The transmitter includes a detector configured to detect an error amount of an edge position of a pulse signal caused by sampling; and a multiplexer configured to include a value indicating the detected error amount in a multiplexed signal. The receiver includes a demultiplexer configured to demultiplex the multiplexed signal and output a value indicating an amplitude of the pulse signal and the value indicating the error amount of the pulse signal; and a corrector configured to correct an edge position of the pulse signal using the error amount of the pulse signal, where the edge position is obtained from the value indicating the amplitude of the pulse signal output from the demultiplexer. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038892 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device analyzes a drawing command read from a memory and performs a halftone processing function to image data. In the image processing device, a drawing command analysis unit analyzes a drawing command, a full set of drawing commands is registered in a drawing command table, and an error processing command is stored in an error processing command storing unit. When the drawing command analysis unit detects a command error indicating that a drawing command read from the memory is not registered in the drawing command table, an error processing executing unit executes the error processing command stored in the error processing command storing unit and performs an error processing function. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038893 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a request-frequency calculating unit, an acceptable-frequency calculating unit, and acceptance/rejection determining unit. The request-frequency calculating unit calculates a request frequency corresponding to a processing request relating to image formation with reference to any one of multiple pieces of frequency information, which is broken down by process category of an image forming process and stored in a predetermined storage unit, selectively. The acceptable-frequency calculating unit calculates an acceptable frequency corresponding to the processing request from acceptable-processing-amount information stored in a predetermined storage unit. The acceptance/rejection determining unit determines whether or not to accept the processing request by comparing the request frequency with the acceptable frequency. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038894 | Method of sending data over a computer network - A method and apparatus for transmitting data, such as class 1, 2, or 3 facsimile image data streams, over Internet Global Area Networks. In one embodiment of the invention related to the transmission of facsimile data, a first device converts local facsimile image data streams into electronic data streams, transmits the data stream over the network, to a second device at the remote facsimile machine which reconverts the electronic data to facsimile image data and prints it out on said remote facsimile machine. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038895 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND PRINTER HAVING A PARTICULATE SENSOR FOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING - A mobile communication device includes a wireless transceiver to provide voice communications and a particulate sensor that indicates the amount of particulates detected by the sensor. Control logic in the mobile communication device causes data indicative of the sensor signal to be transmitted through a wireless transceiver. A printer is also disclosed that includes a particulate sensor to monitor air quality at the printer. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038896 | DIRECT PRINTING FROM MOBILE DEVICES USING A NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) DEVICE - In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, a method, product, apparatus and system is disclosed. The method includes coupling a print device to a printer, wherein the print device comprises a memory arranged to store information including a printer driver associated with the printer; coupling a mobile device to the print device; receiving a document stored on the mobile device; converting the document to a format suitable to be printed by the printer using the print driver; and transmitting, by a transmitter, the document to the printer. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038897 | PRINTING DEVICE DISCOVERY - A method for printing device discovery includes, with a server system on a network, sending out a broadcast request to determine network addresses for printing devices on the network, interrogating the printing devices to determine characteristics of the printing devices, categorizing the printing devices based on the characteristics, and providing a list of classified printing devices to a client device on the network in response to a request from the client device. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038898 | CONFIGURABLE LOCKED PRINTING - Techniques are provided for generating and updating locked print data. An apparatus receives from a first device, document identification data that identifies an electronic document to be printed. In response to receiving the document identification data that identifies an electronic document to be printed, a print preview and a release code for the electronic document are generated. The apparatus sends the print preview and the release code to the first device. The apparatus receives, from a printing device, the release code and print criteria that indicate one or more portions of the electronic document to be printed. The one or more portions of the electronic document comprise less than the entire electronic document. In response to receiving the release code and the print criteria from the printing device, the apparatus provides, to the printing device, print data that includes the one or more portions of the electronic document. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038899 | REMOTE PRINT PREVIEW GENERATION - A print preview is displayed for a printer on a network. A selection of a document to be printed by the printer is accepted, and a request for the selected document is sent from the printer to a remote print preview service. There is a determination of whether the printer supports a native print preview function capable of displaying a visually acceptable print preview on a display unit of the printer. If the printer supports such a native print preview function, the printer requests the remote print preview service to generate a native print preview compatible with the capabilities of the printer and to transmit the generated native print preview to the printer. If the printer does not support such a native print preview function, the printer requests the remote print preview service to generate a print preview for an alternate display device, and to transmit the generated print preview to the alternate display device. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038900 | PROCESSING A FILE FOR PRINTING - Methods and systems are disclosed for processing a file having a plurality of pages for printing by: for each page in the file, determining whether to perform a trapping function on that page; and distributing the pages in the file among a plurality of parallel raster image processors based on the determination for each page of whether to perform the trapping function. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038901 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS - There is provided a facsimile apparatus which includes a scanning section, an operating section which inputs a facsimile number, a first communication section which is connected to a communication line, a first communication control section which controls the first communication section, a first storage section in which information of the remote apparatus has been stored, a first judgment section which judges whether or not information of the remote apparatus corresponding to a first facsimile number is stored in the first storage section, a re-input section which inputs a second facsimile number when the information of the remote apparatus is stored in the first storage section. When the first judging section judges that the information of the remote apparatus is stored in the first storage section, or when the first facsimile number and the second facsimile number are same, the facsimile apparatus transmits facsimile data to the remote apparatus. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038902 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus, which stores attribute data of a job executed by an image processing apparatus, and reference information of image data associated with the job in a storage device as a job log, saves image data corresponding to reference information in the storage device as cached data. Then, the apparatus acquires image data corresponding to reference information included in a job log from the cached data in the storage device, and outputs a job log appended with the acquired image data to an external system. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038903 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores a plurality of print jobs, a job reception unit that receives a print job selected from the plurality of print jobs stored in the storage unit, an operation-type reception unit that receives an operation type of the print job when the selection of the print job is received, and a selection unit that automatically selects the print job as an operational target from the plurality of print jobs based on the operation type received by the operation-type reception unit. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038904 | Network scanner for global document creation, transmission and management - A network scanner, communication protocols, and client and server programs and are provided which provide an improved way to transmit legally binding documents, obviating the need for outmoded, legacy fax transmissions. Using the network scanner, a document may be scanned and transferred directly into any shared folder inbox residing on any computer attached to the Internet. Enhanced server systems and network communications and messaging protocols are provided that are more practical to use than email for sending documents such as executed legal documents or other documents requiring robust integrity and authenticatability. Similarly, the inventive network scanner, server systems and communication protocols provide improved ways to perform large file transfers and to manage bandwidth to minimize problems associated with uploading/downloading large files as attachments to/from email servers and for enabling user control over VoIP quality during file transmission sessions. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038905 | SCANNING-PRINTING INTEGRATED MACHINE FOR LOTTER TICKET PRINTING AND CASHING - The invention discloses a scanning-printing integrated machine for lottery ticket printing and cashing, comprising a first passage connected with an external paper inlet, a second passage connected with a paper house, a third passage connected with a paper outlet, and a control device, wherein a paper outlet of the first passage and a paper outlet of the second passage meet together at the third passage, at least one pair of delivery rollers is arranged in the first passage, a first printing mechanism and a paper cutting mechanism are arranged in the second passage, a scanning mechanism and a second printing mechanism for printing mark information on a medium are in sequence arranged in the third passage, wherein the control device judges the validity of the medium according to medium images collected by the scanning mechanism, and controls the printing operation of the second printing mechanism according to the judgment result. The scanning-printing integrated machine of the invention can not only achieve printing and cashing of the lottery tickets, but also detect the integrality of the printed contents. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038906 | Image Forming Apparatus Having a File System - An image forming apparatus includes a main storage unit; an auxiliary storage unit; a file system configured to manage a file stored in the auxiliary storage unit; and an input-output processing unit configured to use an area in the main storage unit to perform file access to a file in the file system. The area is in a storage area that is not managed by an operating system and the area is specified with a physical address in an instruction from a user process. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038907 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium by performing recording (N) times (N is an integer of 3 or more) in a same region on the recording medium, the image forming apparatus includes a recording data generation unit configured to generate recoding data corresponding to each of the recording and a halftone processing unit configured to convert the recording data into halftone image data by a dither method using a matrix of a dot dispersion type, wherein the halftone processing unit generates the halftone image data of the (k)th time in such a manner that dispersibility of a dot pattern is improved in which each of the halftone image data corresponding to recording performed up to (k)th (2≦p≦N−1) time is accumulated in the same region. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038908 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an image processing apparatus which can suppress degradation of an image quality in a recording material save mode processing and obtain an effect of consumption amount reduction of recording material desired by a user at low costs. A recording material consumption amount at the time of applying first color conversion processing unit is predicted corresponding to inputted image data. The setting of a second color conversion processing is changed from a prediction value and a target value of the recording material consumption amount. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038909 | SCANNER WITH A MULTIPLE LEAD WORM GEAR - A scanner drive system is disclosed. The scanner drive system has a drive motor. The drive motor has a worm gear attached to the motor spindle. The worm gear has multiple leads. The worm gear is meshed with a helical gear. The helical gear is coupled to a drive train that moves a scanning module. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038910 | Method and apparatus for transmitting digital data over an electronic network - A method and apparatus for transmitting data, such as class | 2013-02-14 |
20130038911 | SCANNING DEVICE, SCANNING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An object of the present invention is to provide a scanning device, a scanning method, and a computer-readable medium capable of easily performing display of a scanner on a computer of a user and display for starting scanning operation. A scanning device include a controller for displaying a phantom folder corresponding to a usable scanner on a display unit only when the scanner can be used, and for starting scanning operation by the scanner when the phantom folder is selected, a receiver receiving scan data from the scanner, and a storage storing the scan data received. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038912 | IMAGE SENSOR UNIT AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An image sensor unit includes a reflection reading light source that illuminates a bill, a substrate on which the reflection reading light source is mounted, a reflection reading light guide that guides the light emitted by the reflection reading light source to the bill, a rod-lens array that focuses the light from the bill, a light receiving element that receives the light from the rod-lens array, a sensor substrate on which the light receiving element is mounted, and a frame that houses the substrate, the reflection reading light guide, the rod-lens array and the sensor substrate. The sensor substrate has a passage hole and is disposed closer to the bill than the substrate. The frame is disposed with the reflection reading light guide inserted into the passage hole, so that the light from the reflection reading light source reaches the bill through the passage hole. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038913 | IMAGE SENSOR UNIT AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image sensor unit includes a reflection reading light guide that emits light from a reflection reading light source toward the bill, a transmission reading light guide that emits light from a transmission reading light source toward the bill, an imaging element that focuses light from the bill, and a light receiving element that receives light that is collected by the imaging element. The transmission reading light source and the transmission reading light guide are disposed on the opposite side of a conveyance path through which the bill can pass, for the reflection reading light source and the reflection reading light guide, and a light blocking member that blocks a part of the light from the reflection reading light guide is disposed between the reflection reading light guide and the transmission reading light guide. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038914 | IMAGE SENSOR UNIT AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image sensor unit has a light emitting module and a light guide that guides light emitted by the light emitting module to a bill, the light guide has an incident surface on which the light emitted by the light emitting module is incident, a reflection surface that reflects the light having entered the light guide through the incident surface, and an emission surface from which the light reflected by the reflection surface is emitted toward the bill, and the reflection surface is formed by a plurality of contiguous flat surfaces. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038915 | ERECTING EQUAL-MAGNIFICATION LENS ARRAY PLATE, OPTICAL SCANNING UNIT, AND IMAGE READING DEVICE - An erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes: first and second lens array plates; first, second and intermediate light shielding member. The first, second and intermediate light shielding member are halved by a splitting plane parallel with the main scanning direction. One of the first light shielding member pieces, one of the second light shielding member pieces, and one of the intermediate light shielding member pieces produced by halving the members are integrated to form a first holder piece. The other of the first light shielding member pieces, the other of the second light shielding member pieces, and the other of the intermediate light shielding member pieces produced by halving the members are integrated to form a second holder piece. The erecting equal-magnification lens array plate is assembled by sandwiching the first lens array plate and the second lens array plate by the first holder piece and the second holder piece. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038916 | METHOD OF MAKING MULTIPLEXED TRANSMISSION HOLOGRAMS - A method for recording a volume transmission hologram having multiplexed diffraction fringe patterns that can cooperate to display polychromatic images and can be recorded with a single wavelength exposure source. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038917 | WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCH - Provided is a wavelength selective switch which includes: at least one input port; a dispersive portion for dispersing wavelength-multiplexed light input from the input port into wavelength-demultiplexed lights; a condenser element for condensing the wavelength-demultiplexed lights dispersed by the dispersive portion; a deflection portion having deflection elements for deflecting, for each wavelength-demultiplexed light condensed by the condenser element; at least one output port for outputting the wavelength-demultiplexed lights deflected by the deflection portion. A light-condensing position shift compensating element is disposed in an optical path between the input port and the dispersive portion or in the dispersive portion, for compensating light-condensing position shift of the wavelength-demultiplexed lights relative to the deflection element, light-condensing position shift being generated based on the arrangement of the input ports. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038918 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a display device, including: a pair of light transmissive substrates disposed to be opposed to each other at an interval; a sealing member which bonds the pair of light transmissive substrates together and defines an encapsulation space between the pair of light transmissive substrates; a plurality of shutters disposed in the encapsulation space so as to optically display an image; liquid having optical isotropy filled in the encapsulation space; and an optical film disposed between the liquid and at least one of the pair of light transmissive substrates. A refractive index of the optical film is different from a refractive index of the pair of light transmissive substrates. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038919 | LUMINESCENCE-BASED REFLECTIVE PIXEL - Disclosed herein are various embodiments related to luminescence-based reflective display pixels. In one embodiment, among others, a luminescent-based pixel includes a luminescent layer including luminophores distributed in a matrix. The luminescent layer is configured to receive light from an ambient environment through a first side of the luminescent layer and has an index of refraction that is higher than an index of refraction of the ambient environment. The luminescent-based pixel includes a mirror disposed on a second side of the luminescent layer that is opposite the first side of the luminescent layer. The luminescent-based pixel also includes a diffusive surface to randomize the direction of incident light. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038920 | PULSE-WIDTH-MODULATED THERMAL TUNING OF OPTICAL DEVICES - An optical device that includes a wavelength-sensitive optical component, which has an associated thermal time constant, is described. Note that an operating wavelength of the wavelength-sensitive optical component is a function of several physical parameters including temperature. Moreover, the optical device includes a heating mechanism that provides heat to the wavelength-sensitive optical component. Furthermore, the optical device includes a driver circuit that provides a pulse-width modulated signal to the heating mechanism. Note that an average pulse-width modulated heat provided by the heating mechanism, and which corresponds to the pulse-width modulated signal, thermally tunes the wavelength-sensitive optical component to a target operating wavelength. Additionally, note that the target operating wavelength corresponds to a target operating temperature of the wavelength-sensitive optical component. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038921 | Display Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A display apparatus may include a first substrate having one or more unit pixel regions defined and including a driving thin film transistor, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate and facing the first substrate, and a color absorbing layer disposed on the first substrate. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038922 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL ELEMENT ARRAY, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Disclosed is an optical element including a first electrode and a second electrode disposed to face each other; an insulating film covering a surface of the first electrode facing the second electrode, the insulating film including a dielectric layer, an ion barrier layer, and a water repellent layer laminated in order; and a polar liquid and a non-polar liquid enclosed between the insulating film and the second electrode and having refractive indices different from each other. The dielectric layer has a larger permittivity than that of the ion barrier layer, the ion barrier layer suppresses permeation of an ion contained in the polar liquid, and the water repellent layer is located in an uppermost layer of the insulating film and exhibits an affinity for the non-polar liquid. | 2013-02-14 |
20130038923 | FIBER ASSEMBLY FOR ALL-FIBER DELIVERY OF HIGH ENERGY FEMTOSECOND PULSES - Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to a fiber assembly, for example, in a chirped pulse amplification system, for all-fiber delivery of high energy femtosecond pulses. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for improving dispersion management when using hollow core photonic bandgap fibers for pulse compression. In one embodiment of the present invention, a fiber assembly comprises: an optical laser oscillator; a first fiber section for stretching the pulses from the laser oscillator, the first fiber section comprising a high order mode fiber; and a second fiber section for compressing the stretched pulses, connected to the first fiber section via a splice, the second fiber section comprising a hollow core photonic bandgap fiber; wherein the fiber assembly outputs a pulse compression at less than 200 fs. | 2013-02-14 |