| 14th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
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| 20140092443 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing device comprises a processor and a memory. The processor executes computer-readable instructions stored in the memory. The instructions cause the image processing device to acquire target image data including each pixel value of a plurality of pixels. The instructions cause the image processing device to extract a plurality of edge pixels from the plurality of the pixels in the target image. The instructions cause the image processing device to determine a first reference value by using the plurality of the edge pixels. The instructions cause the image processing device to generate correspondence data by using the first reference value. The instructions cause the image processing device to convert, using the correspondence data, a plurality of original pixel values of the plurality of pixels into respective converted pixel values. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092444 | SCANNER MODULE AND IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A scanner module and an image scanning apparatus employ an illuminator that includes at least one light emitting diode, a light guide to change the direction of the light from the light emitting diode, and a light source holder to which the light emitting diode is mounted, the light source holder being positioned in relation to the light guide such that the light source holder covers an incidence face of the light guide, on which the light from the light source is incident, the surface of light source holder facing the incidence face reflecting light incident thereupon. The reflection of light by the light source holder reduces the possibility of leakage of light, and can enhance luminous intensity of light of the illuminator. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092445 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image reading device includes a reading unit provided with an image sensor and configured to read a manuscript placed on a contact glass, a manuscript sensor whose output level varies depending on whether the manuscript is detected, and a moving mechanism configured to move the manuscript sensor from a predetermined reference position in an oblique direction with respect to a main scanning direction and a sub scanning direction such that a detection zone of the manuscript sensor passes through a side of the manuscript parallel to the sub scanning direction and a side of the manuscript parallel to the main scanning direction. A recognizing unit is also included that is configured to recognize lengths in the main scanning direction and the sub scanning direction of the manuscript, based on a displacement of the manuscript sensor from the reference position. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092446 | Image Reading Apparatus - An image reading apparatus comprising: an imaging unit; a moving mechanism moving the imaging unit between a first position and a second position; a conveyance mechanism; a sun gear; a planetary gear that rotates by being meshed with the sun gear and having a rotation center configured to revolve around the sun gear; a first output gear meshed with the planetary gear and transmits a driving force to the moving mechanism; a second output gear meshed with the planetary gear and transmits a driving force to the conveyance mechanism; a load generation part increasing a rotational resistance of the first output gear when the imaging unit is located at the first position, and a meshing part being meshed with teeth of the planetary gear when the planetary gear revolves around the sun gear. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092447 | AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDING SCANNING DEVICE - An automatic document feeding scanning device including an automatic document feeder, a flatbed scanner and a power switching mechanism is provided. The automatic document feeder has a pickup arm and a feeding gear, the flatbed scanner has a scanning module and a scanning gear. When the scanning module is moved and the movement of the scanning module is obstructed to enable the scanning module to take a first reacting force, the power switching mechanism is disengaged from the scanning gear in response to the first reacting force and transfers a driving power to the automatic document feeder. When the pickup arm is swung and the swing of the pickup arm is obstructed to enable the pickup arm to take a second reacting force, the power switching mechanism is disengaged from the feeding gear in response to the second reacting force and transfers the driving power to the flatbed scanner. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092448 | AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDING SCANNING DEVICE - The present invention discloses a sheet feed scanner including an auto document feeder, a flatbed scanner and a power-switching mechanism. The power-switching mechanism includes a first shaft, a power source, a clutch, a first gear, a second gear, and an elastic limitation structure. The clutch includes a first incline and a second incline. The elastic limitation structure pushes the first incline or the second incline of the clutch. When the first shaft is rotated in a first direction, the first incline is pushed by the elastic limitation structure so that the clutch is coupled to the first gear for driving the automatic document feeder. When the first shaft is rotated in a second direction, the second incline is pushed by the elastic limitation structure so that the clutch is coupled to the second gear for driving the flatbed scanner. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092449 | AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDING SCANNING DEVICE - The present invention discloses an automatic document feeding scanning device including an automatic document feeder, a flatbed scanner and a power switching mechanism. The automatic document feeder has a pickup arm and a feeding gear, the flatbed scanner has a scanning module and a scanning gear, and the power switching mechanism has two driving elements and a planet gear module. When the two driving elements rotate in the same rotating direction, the planet gear module is swung to a position near the scanning gear and engaged with the scanning gear such that the power switching mechanism transfers a driving power to the automatic document feeder. When the two driving elements rotate in different rotating directions, the planet gear module is swung to a position near the feeding gear and engaged with the feeding gear such that the power switching mechanism transfers a driving power to the flatbed scanner. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092450 | Image Reader - The disclosure generally relates to a cover portion of an image reader or other multifunctional peripheral. The cover portion may move between an uncovering position and a covering position by pivoting about a first axis. The cover portion may include a movable member that moves between an open position where the movable member functions as a document tray and a closed position where the movable member constitutes a part of an upper surface of the cover portion. The cover portion may also include a conveyor configured to convey one or more documents placed on the movable member when it is in the open position. Further, the cover portion may include an operation portion configured to receive user inputs. Moreover, the operation portion may be positioned near a center of the cover portion. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092451 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND CONVEYANCE APPARATUS - A conveyance apparatus including: a housing including, a first introduction opening to which a first medium is introduced, a first conveyance path through which the first medium is conveyed, a second introduction opening to which a second medium narrower than the first medium is introduced, and a second conveyance path through which the second medium is conveyed; a tray pivotally supported by the housing, rotating between an open position and a close position relative to the housing, and on which the first medium is placed; and a shutter being located at a first position when the tray is located at the open position and being located at a second position when the tray is located at the close position, the first position being located inside the second conveyance path and the second position being located outside the second conveyance path. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092452 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a reading unit, a feeding unit, a carriage holding the reading unit, a motor, a motor-side transmission gear, a feeding unit-side transmission gear, a carriage-side transmission gear, a switching gear which switches between a meshing state of meshing with the feeding unit-side transmission gear at a feeding unit-side position and a meshing state of meshing with the carriage-side transmission gear at a carriage-side position, a restraint member which applies a restraint force for restraining the switching of the switching gear, and a motor control unit which when switching the switching gear between the carriage-side position and the feeding unit-side position, executes a large torque control of controlling the motor to generate a switching torque which is larger than a moving reading torque to be generated by the motor at a time of document reading when executing a moving reading. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092453 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes: a reading unit; a feeding unit; a carriage; a motor-side transmission gear for transmitting power from a motor; a carriage-side transmission gear for transmitting the power to the carriage; a feeding unit-side transmission gear for transmitting the power to the feeding unit; a switching gear switched between a meshing state with the carriage-side transmission gear at a carriage-side position and a meshing state with the feeding unit-side transmission gear at a feeding unit-side position; and a control device for performing: a first switching process for meshing the switching gear with the feeding unit-side transmission gear; a second switching process for meshing the switching gear with the carriage-side transmission gear; and an initialization process of the reading unit. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092454 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND MEDIUM CONVEYING DEVICE - An image reading apparatus includes a roller that rotates about a rotating axis and conveys a particular medium in a conveying direction, a reader that reads the particular medium, and a body. The body includes a first port formed in the body, and a lid pivotably attached to the body and pivots about a pivoting axis, which is perpendicular to the conveying direction and the rotating axis. The lid pivots between a first position, in which the lid covers at least a portion of the first port, and a second position, in which the lid is separated from the first port. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092455 | IMAGE-READING DEVICE SETTING READ POSITION FOR DETERMINING EDGE OF ORIGINAL SHEET - In an image reading device, an opposing member opposes an image reading unit. The opposing member has a first part and a second part. A moving unit moves the image reading unit between first and second read positions. An image value generated by reading an image of the first part at the first read position is different from an image value generated by reading an image of the second part at the second read position. The control device is configured to: set a read position to selected one of the first read position and the second read position; control the moving unit to move the image reading unit to the read position; and determine that an edge of the original sheet reaches the reading region when image values generated by the image reading unit are changed while the conveying unit conveys the original sheet along the conveying path. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092456 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND MEDIUM CONVEYANCE APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a housing having a conveyance path where a first medium and a second medium are conveyed; a pair of first conveyance rollers that has a first driving roller and a first pinch roller; a pair of second conveyance rollers that has a second driving roller and a second pinch roller having an outer diameter smaller than that of the first pinch roller, and wherein the first driving roller and the first pinch roller are positioned at an outside of a conveyance area in the axis direction, wherein the second driving roller and the second pinch roller are positioned at an inside of the conveyance area in the axis direction, wherein the second pinch roller, and wherein the first pinch roller and the second pinch roller are rotatably supported about a driven shaft center parallel with a driving shaft center. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092457 | BACK LIGHT UNIT PROVIDING DIRECTION CONTROLLABLE COLLIMATED LIGHT BEAM AND 3D DISPLAY USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a back light unit providing direction controllable collimated light beam and a three-dimensional display using the same. The present disclosure suggests a back light unit comprising: a light source for generating light; and a light direction controller for converting the light from the light source into a direction controlled collimated light beam having a refraction angle, the direction controlled collimated light beam emitted to a predetermined area to generate a three-dimensional holographic image. The back light unit according to the present disclosure can provide direction controllable collimation light having uniform brightness distribution over a large diagonal area of the spatial light modulator with thin and simple structure. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092458 | MAGNETICALLY DRIVABLE MICROMIRROR - A magnetically drivable micromirror having an outer frame, a coil former, and torsion springs, situated in a first plane, the torsion springs having an axis of rotation, and the coil former being connected to the outer frame by the torsion springs so as to be capable of rotational motion about the axis of rotation, having a mirror element that is situated in a second plane parallel to the first plane, the mirror element being connected to the coil former by an intermediate layer. A 2D scanner having a first magnetically drivable micromirror and a second drivable mirror, and to a method for producing a micromirror are also described. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092459 | SCANNING MICROSCOPE - There is provided a scanning microscope so configured that when the position of the exit pupil of an imaging optical system and a position conjugate to the exit pupil change, the position of the rotation center of a scanned light flux is moved and follows the changed exit pupil position. A scanning microscope includes a light source, an objective lens, and a scan unit. The scan unit includes first to fourth deflectors, and the deflection angle of illumination light deflected off each of the first to fourth deflectors is so controlled that the pivotal point of the illumination light deflected off each of the first and second deflectors and the pivotal point of the illumination light deflected off each of the third and fourth deflectors substantially coincide with the exit pupil of the objective lens or a position conjugate to the exit pupil. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092460 | OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR MICROSCOPES - An optical filter device having a polarizing beamsplitter, an achromatic polarization manipulator, and at least one dichroic mirror. The polarization manipulator is arranged optically between a first input/output of the polarizing beamsplitter and the dichroic mirror. The polarization manipulator is also constructed in such a way that it effects a 90-degree rotation of a polarization direction of light which a) exits the polarizing beamsplitter at the first input/output, b) traverses the polarization manipulator, c) is reflected by the dichroic mirror, and d) again traverses the polarization manipulator. The optical filter device can also be used as beamsplitter. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092461 | PHOTO-CHROMIC COATING FOR OPTICS - A head mounted display (HMD) includes a display module for generating CGI light, an eyepiece, and a frame assembly to support the eyepiece in front of an eye of the user. The eyepiece includes a viewing region to emit the CGI light along an eye-ward direction, an input end peripherally located from the viewing region and optically coupled to receive the CGI light into the eyepiece from the display module, and light bending optics to redirect the CGI light. The eyepiece further includes an ambient scene side through which ambient scene light is received into the eyepiece and an eye-ward side opposite the ambient scene side out of which the ambient scene light and the CGI light are passed along the eye-ward direction. A photo-chromic coating is disposed on the ambient scene and eye-ward sides. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092462 | Electrochromic Device with Improved Transparent Conductor and Method for Forming the Same - Embodiments provided herein describe electrochromic devices and methods for forming electrochromic devices. The electrochromic devices include a transparent substrate, a transparent conducting oxide layer coupled to the transparent substrate, and a layer of electrochromic material coupled to the transparent conducting oxide layer. The transparent conducting oxide layer includes indium and zinc. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092463 | STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION MICROSCOPY, AND STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION METHOD - A structured illumination apparatus includes a light modulator being disposed in a light path of an exit light flux from a light source, and in which a sonic wave propagation path is arranged in a direction traversing the exit light flux; a driving unit generating a sonic standing wave in the sonic wave propagation path by giving a driving signal for vibrating a medium of the sonic wave propagation path to the light modulator; an illuminating optical system making at least three diffracted lights of the exit light flux passed through the sonic wave propagation path to be interfered with one another, and forming interference fringes of the diffracted lights on an observational object; and a controlling unit controlling a contrast of the interference fringes by modulating a phase of at least one diffracted light among the diffracted lights in a predetermined pitch. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092464 | PHOTONIC CRYSTAL DEVICE WITH INFILTRATING COMPONENT - A photonic crystal device including a photonic crystal material and an infiltrating component. The photonic crystal material has an initial reflectance spectrum. An external stimulus causes the infiltrating component to migrate into or out of at least a portion of the photonic crystal material. The migration of the infiltrating component causes a change of at least the portion of the photonic crystal material to shift to a second reflectance spectrum. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092465 | COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a solution for a highlight or multicolor display device, in which each display cell can display high quality color states. More specifically, an electrophoretic fluid is provided which comprises three types of pigment particles, having different levels of size, threshold voltage or charge intensity. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092466 | COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a solution for a highlight or multicolor display device, in which each display cell can display high quality color states. More specifically, an electrophoretic fluid is provided which comprises three types of pigment particles, having different levels of size, threshold voltage or charge intensity. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092467 | Ultrabright long biphoton generation with non-linear optical material - Improved production of entangled photon pairs (biphotons) via spontaneous parametric down conversion (SPDC) is provided. In one aspect, forward-wave SPDC is performed in a monolithic resonator (resonant for both signal and idler) having a double pass pump geometry to provide a spectrally bright source of biphotons. In another aspect, backward-wave SPDC is performed in a resonator (resonant for both signal and idler) to provide a spectrally bright source of biphotons. For either of these approaches, the biphotons can be made to have polarization entanglement by using quasi phasematching (QPM) with two QPM periods simultaneously. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092468 | INFRARED SHIELDING FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING INFRARED SHIELDING FILM, AND INFRARED SHIELDING BODY - The objects of the present invention is to provide an infrared shielding film, a method for producing same, and an infrared shielding body provided with the infrared shielding film, whereby it is possible to maintain stable infrared shielding property, visible light transmittance, flexibility, and transparency over time. This infrared shielding film having at least one unit consisting of a high refractive index layer having metal oxide particles and a low refractive index layer on a substrate is achieved when (i) at least one layer of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer contains a temperature responsive polymer as a binder component or (ii) the high refractive index layer has any one of a cellulose compound or polyvinyl acetal resin as a binder component, and the low refractive index layer contains a binder component different from that of the high refractive index layer. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092469 | Method and System for Optical Microscopy - Optical microscopy of biological specimens, particularly live cells, is difficult as they generally lack sufficient contrast to be studied successfully as typically the internal structures of the cell are colourless and transparent. Commonly, contrast is increased by staining the different structures with selective dyes, but this involves killing and fixing the sample. Staining may also introduce artifacts, apparent structural details caused by the processing of the specimen and are thus not a legitimate feature of the specimen. Further, microscopy of different elements of these biological specimens typically requires multiple microscopy techniques on multiple specimens. According to embodiments of the invention simultaneous imaging techniques are applied to a biological specimen such as fluorescent imaging and dark field imaging by designing an experimental evaluation system and associated illumination system addressing the conflicting demands of these approaches. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092470 | OPTICAL SIGHTING DEVICE - An optical sighting device and a method of providing magnification in the optical sighting device are disclosed. In one example, the optical sighting device comprises a first telescope including a first focal plane, a second telescope, comprising a first variable power lens group, a second variable power lens group, and a second focal plane positioned between the first and second variable power lens groups, and a rotary optical tumbler comprised of a Galilean telescope configured to rotate into and out of a optical path that extends through the first telescope, the Galilean telescope and the second telescope, the rotation being about an axis disposed relative to the optical path. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092471 | REFLECTION SCREEN AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A reflection screen includes: a reflection layer provided on the back side and adapted to reflect light; and a surface shape layer provided on the reflection layer, at the image source side relative to the reflection screen, the surface shape layer having a plurality of unit optical shapes arrayed and deflecting image light toward the reflection layer side. The unit optical shape satisfies, in a section along the array direction of the unit optical shapes and orthogonal to a screen plane, the relationship of α+2φ−θ>90°, where θ is an angle that a total reflection surface makes with a plane parallel to the screen plane, φ is an angle that an incidence surface makes with a normal direction to the screen plane, and α is an angle that light incident on the incidence surface makes with the normal direction to the screen plane. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092472 | Stepped waveguide autostereoscopic display apparatus with a reflective directional element - An autostereoscopic display apparatus may include a stepped waveguide, optical elements, and one or more reflective imaging and/or directional elements. These elements may be arranged to return light from the stepped waveguide into an array of viewing windows. Such elements can be used to achieve observer tracking autostereoscopic display for landscape and portrait modes of operation. System thickness and cost may be reduced and system brightness can be increased or low operating power modes may be achieved. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092473 | ACRYLIC RESIN COMPOSITION, AND OPTICAL FILM COMPRISING SAME - The present invention relates to an acrylic copolymer resin containing: 1) an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer; 2) a (meth)acrylate-based monomer containing an aliphatic ring and/or an aromatic ring; and 3) at least an imide-based monomer or a styrene-based monomer, to a resin composition containing said acrylic copolymer resin and a resin containing an aromatic ring and/or an aliphatic ring in the main chain thereof, to an optical film comprising said resin composition, and to a liquid crystal display device comprising said optical film. The optical film according to the present invention has excellent heat resistance, optical transparency, etc. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092474 | Retroreflective Member Producing Iridescent Reflected Light - A retroreflective member that can improve the visibility further. The retroreflective member includes a reflective layer and transparent microscopic beads | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092475 | Security Article Having a Switching Feature - A security laminate for authenticating an article and a method for authenticating articles is disclosed. The security laminate includes a transparent binder layer and retroreflective microspheres such that the security laminate exhibits a covert switching effect when exposed to particular conditions. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092476 | IMAGE STABILIZER - An image stabilizer applicable to a monocular or binocular optical system. The stabilizer includes an erecting prism placed between an objective lens and an eyepiece to compensate for deterioration in a quality of an observed image caused by hands movement. The image stabilizer includes a gimbal suspension system having pivot shafts respectively extending to left and right sides of the optical axis of the optical system. The pivot shafts have a common pivot axis perpendicular to the optical axis. The gimbal suspension system has an erecting-prism holder supported by the pivot shafts, an angular velocity detector for detecting an angular displacement of the erecting prism, and a voice coil motor for pivoting the erecting-prism holder. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092477 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens substantially consists of, in order from the object side, a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, a positive fourth lens group, and a negative fifth lens group. When varying magnification, the distances between adjacent lens groups) are changed, while all of the lens groups are moved with respect to an image formation position. When focusing, only the fifth lens group is shifted, and the third lens group has a third-a lens group having positive refractive power and a third-b lens group having negative refractive power, which are arranged in this order from the object side, only the third-b lens group is moved in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis to achieve camera shake correction. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092478 | WAVELENGTH TUNABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WAVELENGTH TUNABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL COMPONENT - A wavelength tunable interference filter, an optical apparatus, and an optical component include a first substrate, which includes a first optical film and a first driving electrode, and a second substrate, which includes a support portion that supports the first substrate, a second optical film, and a second driving electrode. The second substrate includes an external connection electrode extending to an outer side of the support portion, and includes an electrode forming surface on which the external connection electrode is disposed. A plurality of protruding portions protruding from the electrode forming surface are formed so as to be arrayed in a direction crossing the extending direction of the external connection electrode. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092479 | WAVELENGTH TUNABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A wavelength tunable interference filter, an optical filter device, an optical module, and an electronic apparatus include a fixed substrate, a movable substrate, a fixed reflective film provided on the fixed substrate, a movable reflective film provided on the movable substrate and facing the fixed reflective film with an inter-reflective film gap interposed therebetween, and an electrostatic actuator that changes the size of the inter-reflective film gap. The movable substrate is curved in a convex shape in a direction away from the fixed substrate in an initial state. The reflective film has reflectance characteristics in which the first reflectance at a predetermined first wavelength in a measurement wavelength range is lower than the second reflectance at a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092480 | ANTI-REFLECTION SHEET, DISPLAY ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An anti-reflection sheet includes a transparent substrate; and a resin layer formed on a surface of a transparent substrate. The resin layer includes a first surface that faces the surface of the transparent substrate; a second surface that faces away from the surface of the transparent substrate; and a plurality of projections arranged on the second surface of the resin layer so as to form a projection layer. Each of the plurality of projections has a cross section that includes an entire center axis perpendicular to the surface of the transparent substrate. Each of the plurality of projections has a cross section that is in a shape of quadratic function. An arranged pitch of each of the plurality of projections is not more than half of a wavelength of incident light. An aspect ratio of each of the plurality of projections is 1 or less. A difference between a refractive index n1 of the transparent substrate and a refractive index n2 of the resin layer satisfies the following expression: |n1−n2|≦0.05. A thickness of the resin layer is 11 μm or more. The plurality of projections are shaped and arranged so as to satisfy a linear relationship between an effective refractive index of the projection layer and a height of the projection layer. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092481 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC IMAGE FIELD AND BRIGHTNESS CONTROL - A head-up display system having a diffusing image plane or diffuser. The light output of a relatively small image source is imaged on the diffuser by way of imaging optics. A mirror is used to image light from the diffuser onto a windshield and correct for distortion caused by the windshield. The diffuser is advantageously used when a large field-of-view is desired, or sun load characteristics need to be addressed. The diffuser may be flat or curved in order to optimize the system for different applications. The magnification of the mirror may be made relatively low, and the solar emergency density that is made incident on the image source is reduced, providing for a low cost, high performance, color head-up display system. A drive mechanism allows selective operator controlled repositioning of the image source and imaging optics with respect to diffuser to vary image size, position and/or intensity. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092482 | Optical Guidance Device and Method of Manufacturing Such a Device - An optical guidance device for optical guidance of a light beam has a first part, in a transparent material, adapted for propagating the light beam by successive reflections. This first part comprises an extraction section comprising at least one microstructure comprising a plane surface adapted to enable the rays of the light beam striking the plane surface to emerge from the guidance device. The device also comprises a second part, in a material substantially identical to that of the first part, comprising a section comprising at least one microstructure with a shape complementary to that or those of the extraction section. The device also has a layer of adhesive assembling the first and second parts in such a way that any microstructure of the extraction section is separated from its complementary microstructure by a transparent medium of substantially constant thickness. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092483 | PROJECING LENS AND OPTICAL ENGINE - A projection lens disposed between an enlarged side and a reduced side is provided. The projection lens includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens and a sixth lens, which are sequentially arranged from the enlarged side to the reduced side. Refractive powers of the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens and the sixth lens are respectively negative, positive, positive, negative, positive and positive. A focal length of the third lens is greater than or equal to 20 mm and is less than or equal to 200 mm. An optical engine is also provided. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092484 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens substantially consists of, in order from the object side, a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, a positive fourth lens group, and a negative fifth lens group. When varying, the distances between adjacent lens groups are changed, while all of the lens groups are moved with respect to an image formation position. Further, when focusing, only the fifth lens group is shifted to the image side. If f | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092485 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens includes: a first lens group having a negative refractive power; and a second lens group having a positive refractive power, provided in this order from an object side. The first lens group includes a first lens having a negative refractive power and a second lens, which is plastic, having a positive refractive power. The zoom lens satisfies the following conditional formulae, when Nd1n is the refractive index of the first lens with respect to the d line, Nd1p and νd1p are the refractive index and the Abbe's number of the second lens with respect to the d line, respectively, d2 is the spatial distance between the first lens and the second lens along an optical axis, and fw is the focal length of the entire system at the wide angle end: 1.48| 2014-04-03 | |
| 20140092486 | LENS BARREL AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - Provided is a lens barrel capable of providing good operational feeling, the lens barrel including: a first barrel in which a cam groove having a shape curved with respect to a predetermined axis direction is formed to pierce through the first barrel; a second barrel capable of rotating around the predetermined axis along an outer circumferential surface of the first barrel, a straight groove extending in the predetermined axis direction being formed in the second barrel; a moving member that has a cam pin moving along the cam groove and the straight groove and moves in the predetermined axis direction while holding a lens inside the first barrel as the second barrel rotates with respect to the first barrel; and a damping mechanism that applies damping force depending on an angle of the cam groove to the predetermined axis direction to the second barrel. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092487 | PHOTOGRAPHING LENS ASSEMBLY - A photographing lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex at a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element has refractive power. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being concave at a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being convex at a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave at a paraxial region thereof and being convex at a peripheral region thereof, wherein the fifth lens element is made of plastic material and has at least one surface being aspheric. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092488 | Lens Assembly - A lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens and a fifth lens, all of which are arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the object side. The second lens is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the object side. The third lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the image side. The fourth lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the image side. The fifth lens is a biconcave lens with negative refractive power. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092489 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging lens consists of a first-lens having a meniscus-shape with its convex-surface facing an object-side and negative-refractive-power and second through fifth lenses, at least one of the surfaces of each of which is aspherical. An image-side surface of the second-lens has a concave-shape facing an image-side. The second-lens has negative-refractive-power. An object-side surface of the third-lens has a convex-shape facing the object-side. The third-lens has positive-refractive-power. An image-side surface of the fourth-lens has a convex-shape facing the image-side. The fourth-lens has positive-refractive-power. The fifth-lens has a meniscus-shape with its convex-surface facing the image-side and negative-refractive-power. Predetermined conditional formulas about a combined paraxial focal-length of the third-lens and the fourth-lens, a distance on an optical-axis from an object-side surface of the first-lens to an image-plane, and a distance on the optical-axis from the object-side surface of the first-lens to the image-side surface of the second-lens are satisfied. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092490 | LENS SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE WITH LENS SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LENS - A lens system comprises, on a side closest to an object, a first lens component having a positive refractive power and a second lens component having a positive refractive power in order from the object; and on a side closest to an image, a cemented lens constructed by cementing together a positive lens and a negative lens in order from the object; wherein the lens system satisfies the following conditional expressions: | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092491 | IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY - An imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with negative refractive power has a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. The second lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element has refractive power. The fourth lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface and an image-side surface being aspheric. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface and an image-side surface being aspheric. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave image-side surface, wherein at least one reflection point is formed on the image-side surface thereof. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092492 | MEMS AUTOFOCUS ACTUATOR - A micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) autofocus actuator having a support member for supporting a lens element, the support member including a stationary portion and a movable portion, the movable portion attached to the stationary portion by a movable support beam. An electrostatic drive member is attached to the stationary portion and the movable portion to drive movement of the movable portion with respect to the stationary portion. A lens holder is suspended within the support member by a resilient arm member attached to the movable portion and a deflection beam attached to the stationary portion so that in a non-actuated state, the lens element is in a first focal position that is substantially out-of-plane with respect to the stationary portion, and in an actuated state, the lens element is in a second focal position, the second focal position being different from the first focal position. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092493 | PIEZOELECTRIC AND MEMS ACTUATOR - A micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) lens actuator having a support fame including a stationary outer portion surrounding an inner receiving portion. A piezoelectric drive member is positioned within the inner receiving portion and attached to the stationary outer portion. A first movable lens support member and a second movable lens support member are frictionally engaged with opposing ends of the piezoelectric drive member at a contact point along each of the opposing ends using a preload force at the contact point. The piezoelectric drive member may have a first actuation mode which drives movement of the first movable lens support member and the second movable lens support member in a same direction and a second actuation mode which drives movement of the first movable lens support member and the second movable lens support member in different directions. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092494 | Motor For Driving Lens - A motor for driving a lens is disclosed, wherein a yoke comprises a rotation prevention unit configured to prevent the bobbin from rotating. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092495 | VEHICLE MIRROR ASSEMBLY - An exterior vehicle mirror assembly includes a base, a mirror housing and a camera housing. The base has a mounting portion configured to attach to an exterior vehicle panel. The mirror housing is coupled to the base and extends from the base. The camera housing is coupled to the base adjacent to the mirror housing and extends from the base such that the mirror housing and the camera housing extend away from the base in respective directions are substantially parallel to one another with the mirror housing in an in-use orientation. A distal end of the camera housing is spaced apart from the mirror housing. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092496 | Color Filter and Related Manufacturing Method Thereof - The present invention discloses a manufacturing method for manufacturing a color filter including: providing a glass substrate; forming an opaque layer on the glass substrate; utilizing a mask having a plurality of regions having different levels of light transmittance to expose the opaque layer; etching the opaque layer to generate a black matrix according to the exposing result, wherein the black matrix has a first region and a second region, and a height of the first region is lower than a height of the second region; and generating a color film layer on the glass substrate and the black matrix. The color film layer and the black matrix layer overlaps in the first region of the black matrix layer. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092497 | Color Filter and Related Manufacturing Method Thereof - The present invention discloses a manufacturing method for manufacturing a color filter. The manufacturing method includes: providing a glass substrate; forming a black matrix layer on the glass substrate; depositing a color film layer on the glass substrate and the back matrix layer; utilizing a mask having a plurality of regions having different levels of light transmittance to expose the color film layer in different degrees; and etching the color film layer according to the exposing result to partially etch a first region of the color film layer and completely etch a second region of the color film layer. The color film layer overlaps the back matrix in the first region and the second region. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092498 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A color filter substrate includes a first color filter layer, a second color filter layer, and a light blocking portion that blocks light. The first color filter layer includes a first surface, a second surface opposing the first surface, and a side surface crossing the first surface and the second surface. An angle between the first surface and the side surface is an acute angle. The light passes in a direction toward the second surface from the first surface. The light blocking portion is disposed in such a manner as to be in contact with the side surface. A wall surface of the light blocking portion that is disposed in such a manner as to be in contact with the side surface reflects the light incident from the first surface so that the light is directed toward the second surface. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092499 | DISPLAY PANEL DRIVER CIRCUIT AND OVERHEAT PROTECTION DEVICE THEREOF - A display panel driver circuit includes multiple drivers adapted for cooperatively driving a display panel and each operable under a protection mode, and an overheat protection device including multiple protection circuits, each of which controls a respective one of the drivers to operate under the protection mode in response to receipt of an enable signal, an interface circuit which transmits the enable signal to each of the protection circuits in response to receipt of a warning signal, and multiple temperature detection circuits, each of which is able to detect a temperature associated with a respective one of the drivers, and outputs the warning signal to the interface circuit based on the temperature thus detected. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092500 | GROUND LOSS MONITORING CIRCUIT AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING THE SAME - A reference voltage loss monitoring circuit having a first and second reference node. The reference nodes are connected to a voltage reference. A first connection device is connects the first reference node to the second reference node, and includes a first diode to allow a current flowing from the first reference node to the reference ground node and not conversely. The first diode includes a first main transistor. A second connection device connects the second reference node to the first reference node, and includes a second diode to allow a current flowing from the second reference node to first reference node and not conversely. The second diode includes a second main transistor. Each of the first and second connection devices further includes a secondary transistor mirrored with the main transistor of the connection devices. The secondary transistor has an output coupled to a diagnostic circuit, for delivering to the diagnostic circuit a signal indicative of a loss of voltage reference on a respective reference node. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092501 | MOTOR CONTROLLER WITH REVERSE-BIAS PREVENTING MECHANISM - A motor controller with a reverse-bias preventing mechanism includes a pre-charging unit, a protection unit, a conversion unit and a control unit. The pre-charging unit receives a power signal through a first electric-conduction path, and converts the power signal into a pre-charging signal according to a control signal. The protection unit receives the power signal through a second electric-conduction path, and determines whether to output the power signal, according to the polarity of the power signal. The conversion unit, coupled to the protection unit, receives the power signal outputted by the protection unit, and converts the power signal into a work voltage. The control unit, coupled to the conversion unit and the pre-charging unit, receives the work voltage to generate the control signal. The current of the power signal flowing through second electric-conduction path is smaller than the current flowing through first electric-conduction path. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092502 | RESIDUAL CURRENT DEVICE (RCD) WITH EARTH CURRENT SENSING - Safety apparatus is disclosed for use with a load circuit connectable to a power supply via an Active conductor and a Neutral return conductor and including an Earth return conductor. The apparatus comprises means for detecting a difference in load current flowing between an energized Active conductor and the Neutral return conductor; and means for disconnecting the load circuit from the power supply in response to the difference in load current, wherein the means for detecting includes means for sensing a leakage current flowing between the Earth return conductor and the Neutral return conductor. A method of operating a load circuit connectable to a power supply via an active conductor and a neutral return conductor is also disclosed. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092503 | PROCESSOR-BASED CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING DEVICES - Circuit interrupting devices are provided. One circuit interrupting device includes a fault sensor configured to output a sensor signal; a voltage sensor configured to sense a reference voltage; and a controller configured to determine an occurrence of an actual fault based on the sensor signal and the reference voltage. The circuit interrupting device further includes an amplifier configured to receive the sensor signal and the reference voltage and output an amplified signal; an analog-to-digital converter configured to receive the reference voltage and the amplified signal and output respective digital signals corresponding to the reference voltage and the amplified signal; and a line interrupt assembly configured to interrupt current flow through a conductive path when a characteristic of the sensor signal exceeds an actual fault threshold. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092504 | Electrostatic discharge protection device - An electrostatic discharge protection device including a silicon-controlled rectifier and a path switching circuit is provided. The silicon-controlled rectifier includes a first connection terminal, a second connection terminal, a first control terminal and a second control terminal, wherein the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal are respectively connected to a first line and a second line. The path switching circuit is electrically connected to the first line, the first control terminal and the second control terminal. When an input signal is supplied to the first line, the path switching circuit provides a first current path from the first line to the first control terminal in response to the input signal. When an electrostatic pulse is appeared on the first line, the path switching circuit provides a second current path from the first control terminal to the second control terminal in response to the electrostatic pulse. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092505 | SORT PROBE OVER CURRENT PROTECTION MECHANISM - An apparatus includes a probe card, a plurality of sort probes coupled to the probe card and detector circuitry to detect a real time over current occurrence at the sort probes. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092506 | Extended Drain Non-planar MOSFETs for Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Protection - Snapback ESD protection device employing one or more non-planar metal-oxide-semiconductor transistors (MOSFETs) are described. The ESD protection devices may further include lightly-doped extended drain regions, the resistances of which may be capacitively controlled through control gates independent of a gate electrode held at a ground potential. Control gates may be floated or biased to modulate ESD protection device performance. In embodiments, a plurality of core circuits are protected with a plurality of non-planar MOSFET-based ESD protection devices with control gate potentials varying across the plurality. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092507 | MITIGATING CROSS-DOMAIN TRANSMISSION OF ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) EVENTS - An electrostatic discharge (ESD) device is implemented within a power domain to mitigate imparting ESD induced voltages on other power domains for reducing integrated circuit (IC) failures. A first power domain includes an interface with a first terminal where an ESD event is received. The interface includes a second terminal coupled to a component within a second power domain. The ESD device is disposed between the first terminal and second terminal to intercept the ESD event. In one embodiment, the ESD device includes a blocking device. The blocking device operatively decouples the first terminal and second terminal in response to a trigger signal received during an ESD event. By operatively decoupling the terminals, transmission of the ESD induced voltages is substantially mitigated. Embodiments of the ESD device can be implemented using standard cell libraries to simplify integration. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092508 | CLAMPING CIRCUIT, A SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND A CLAMPING METHOD OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - A semiconductor apparatus that includes: a first high-voltage transistor having a gate and a first electrode, wherein the first electrode is connected to a first pad and a parasitic capacitance forms between the gate and the first electrode; and a clamping circuit that is connected to the gate of the first high-voltage transistor, wherein the clamping circuit detects a change in a level of a gate voltage of the first high-voltage transistor due to electrostatic discharge, and clamps the gate voltage of the first high-voltage transistor according to a result of the detection. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092509 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT, INTERFACE CIRCUIT, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A protection circuit includes a control circuit coupled to a first power-supply wire applied with a first power-supply voltage. The control circuit generates a control voltage in accordance with the first power-supply voltage and an input voltage. A voltage limitation circuit is coupled between a first node applied with the input voltage and a second power-supply wire applied with a second power-supply voltage. The voltage limitation circuit includes a variable resistance unit having a resistance value that changes according to the control voltage. When the first power-supply voltage is not supplied to the protection circuit and the input voltage is larger than a first voltage, the control circuit generates the control voltage such that the resistance value of the variable resistance unit is smaller than that in a case where the input voltage is equal to or less than the first voltage. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092510 | ESD PROTECTION DEVICE OF TOUCH PANEL - An ESD protection device for a touch panel is disclosed. The protection device includes an ESD protection circuit, and a protection switch connected in series with the ESD protection circuit. The protection switch is configured to turn on in response to an electrostatic potential of a sensing line or a driving line of the touch panel being equal to or greater than a preset potential, such that static electricity from the sensing line or the driving line is conducted to a peripheral common electrode busbar, or to an ESD discharge busbar, or to a ground busbar. In addition, the protection switch is configured to turn off in response to a panel of the touch panel being normally driven. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092511 | INPUT/OUTPUT CIRCUIT HAVING AN INDUCTOR - An input/output (I/O) circuit includes an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit electrically coupled with an output node of the I/O circuit. At least one inductor and at least one loading are electrically coupled in a series fashion and between the output node of the I/O circuit and a power line. A circuitry is electrically coupled with a node between the at least one inductor and the at least one loading. The circuitry is operable to increase a current flowing through the at least one inductor during a signal transition. The circuitry comprises at least one pre-driver stage having at least one output node, and the at least one output node of the at least one pre-driver stage is electrically coupled with at least one input node of a driver stage. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092512 | Battery Tester - A battery tester capable of measuring resistance and voltage of a battery using the same input channel. When measuring battery resistance, a testing signal circuit is electrically coupled to two electrodes of a subject battery to conduct a testing signal used in the battery resistance measurement. A response sensing circuit of the battery tester is also electrically coupled to the two electrodes of the subject battery to measure a response signal across the two electrodes of the subject battery. A resistance measuring module is electrically coupled to the response sensing circuit to measure the battery resistance based on the response signal detected by the response sensing circuit. A circuit breaker is capable of disconnecting the subject battery from the testing signal circuit, and disconnecting the resistance measuring module from the response sensing circuit. Moreover, the battery tester can also provide automatic protection for the battery resistance measuring module. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092513 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTOR - An overvoltage protector having a housing and at least one overvoltage limiter arranged in the housing, especially a gas-filled surge arrester ( | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092514 | MODULAR LIGHTNING SURGE PROTECTION APPARATUS - A modular lightning surge protection apparatus is applied to a single-phase three-wire power system with a line, a neutral, and a ground. The modular lightning surge protection apparatus includes a substrate, a surge protection unit, a first temperature fuse, and a second temperature fuse. The surge protection unit has a first surge protection element, a second surge protection element, and a third surge protection element to form a wye connection or a delta connection structure. Furthermore, the surge protection unit, the first temperature fuse, and the second temperature fuse are electrically connected on the substrate to form a small-scale modular circuit integration structure. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092515 | ELECTROMAGNETIC COIL DRIVE DEVICE - An electromagnetic coil drive device has a semiconductor switch connected in series with an electromagnetic coil for controlling a current supplied to the coil; a capacitor; a comparator for comparing a voltage to charge and discharge the capacitor with two different voltages, for generating a signal to operate on-off of the semiconductor switch in accordance with a result of a comparison; a first charging circuit to charge the capacitor based on a voltage applied to the coil; and a discharging circuit to discharge the capacitor. The first charging circuit has a first resistor and at least one compensating circuit connected in parallel with the first resistor; and a resistor and a Zener diode are connected in series in the compensating circuit. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092516 | Modified Electrical Actuation Of An Actuator For Determining The Time At Which An Armature Strikes A Stop - A method is disclosed for operating an actuator having a coil and a displaceably mounted armature driven by a magnetic field generated by the coil, in a measurement operating mode for ascertaining a time at which the armature reaches its stop position after activation of the actuator. The method includes applying to the coil an actuation voltage signal dimensioned such that the expected armature stop time falls in a time window in which a temporally constant voltage is applied to the coil, detecting an intensity profile of the current flowing through the coil within the time window, and determining the armature stop time, based on an evaluation of the detected current intensity profile. A method for operating such an actuator is also disclosed, wherein information about the stop time is obtained in a measurement operating mode and used in a series operating mode for optimized actuation of the actuator. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092517 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - The present invention is provided with a fixed contact; a movable contact which selectively contacts with or separates from the fixed contact; and a drive means which has at least an electromagnetic coil and drives the movable contact so that the movable contact comes into contact with the fixed contact. The drive means generates a first driving force for bringing the movable contact into contact with the fixed contact, and a second driving force larger than the first driving force for maintaining the contact state between the movable contact and the fixed contact. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092518 | Method For Suppressing Electrical Discharges Between A Web Exiting An Unwinding Roll And A First Conveyance Roller - When neutralizing the static charges on both sides of a web exiting an unwinding roll, the inside surface of the web may carry a high level of static charge from the unwinding roll to the first conveyance roller. An electrical discharge between the charged inside surface of the web and the first conveyance roller may damage a sensitive, high value coating or layer on the inside surface of the web. Disclosed is a method for suppressing an electrical discharge between the charged inside surface of a web exiting an unwinding roll and a first conveyance roller. The method comprises neutralizing static charges on the outside surface of the unwinding roll using a static dissipater, separating the web from the roll at an unwinding nip, neutralizing a first portion of the static charges on the inside surface of the web to suppress electrical discharges between the web and the first conveyance roller using a static dissipater located near web just before the web touches the first conveyance roller, and neutralizing the remaining second portion of the static charges on the inside surface of the web after the web has exited the first conveyance roller. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092519 | TOUCH PANEL, TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE TOUCH PANEL - The embodiments of the present invention disclose a touch panel, a touch display device and method for manufacturing the touch panel. The touch panel comprises a first electrode wire, a second electrode wire being intersected with the first electrode wire, wherein, the first electrode wire comprises first electrodes and a metal bridge for lapping adjacent first electrodes through a first through hole on the insulating layer, and the hole wall of the first through hole is provided with a first sharp corner; the second electrode wire comprises second electrodes, a connecting portion, a metal wire, and a conductive covering portion, one end of the metal wire is connected with the conductive covering portion through a second through hole on the insulating layer, and the hole wall of the second through hole is provided with a second sharp corner which is arranged to face the first sharp corner. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092520 | EQUIPMENT FOR QUANTUM VACUUM ENERGY EXTRACTION - Embodiments of the present invention comprise different equipment for efficiently and relatively inexpensively producing Casimir cavities for use in quantum vacuum energy extraction. The equipment includes without limitation, sintered materials; submicron porous filter materials; web roll-to-roll produced mesh or foil layers; nanotube arrays; web roll-to-roll produced porous membranes such as graphene, metallically doped; web roll-to-roll produced metallic crystals with self assembling arrays of nano-channels; materials produced by three-dimensional prototyping; materials produced by charged particle deposition; metal wire bundles; metal tube bundles; and metallically doped or metallically coated glass or polymer wire bundles. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092521 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR QUANTUM VACUUM ENERGY EXTRACTION - Embodiments of the present invention comprise different methods and equipment for efficiently and relatively inexpensively producing Casimir cavities for use in quantum vacuum energy extraction. The methods include without limitation, sintering; submicron porous filter materials; web roll-to-roll produced mesh or foil layers; nanotube arrays; web roll-to-roll produced porous membranes such as graphene, metallically doped; web roll-to-roll produced metallic crystals with self assembling arrays of nano-channels; three-dimensional prototyping; charged particle deposition; metal wire bundles; metal tube bundles; and metallically doped or metallically coated glass or polymer wire bundles. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092522 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR - There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor. The capacitor includes: a multilayer body having a dielectric layer; and first and second internal electrodes disposed in the multilayer body, the dielectric layer being disposed between the first and second internal electrodes, wherein, in a cross-section taken in a width-thickness direction of the multilayer body, an offset portion is defined as a portion where adjacent first and second internal electrodes do not overlap with each other, and a ratio (t1/td) of a width t1 of the offset portion to a thickness td of the dielectric layer is 1 to 10. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092523 | BONE FRAME, LOW RESISTANCE VIA COUPLED METAL OXIDE-METAL (MOM) ORTHOGONAL FINGER CAPACITOR - An orthogonal finger capacitor includes a layer having an anode bone frame adjacent a cathode bone frame, the anode bone frame having a first portion extending along an axis and a second portion extending perpendicular to the axis. A set of anode fingers extends from the first portion. A set of cathode fingers extends from the cathode bone frame, interdigitated with the set of anode fingers. An overlaying layer has another anode bone frame having a first portion parallel to the axis and a perpendicular second portion. A via couples the overlaying anode bone frame to the underlying anode bone frame. The via is located where the first portion of the overlaying anode bone frame overlaps the second portion of the underlying anode bone frame or, optionally, where the second portion of the overlying anode bone frame overlaps the first portion of the underlying anode bone frame. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092524 | CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a capacitor, including: a substrate part including a first substrate having a groove portion and a second substrate positioned above the first substrate and having a protrusion portion; a first capacitance part formed on one surface of the first substrate and having a shape corresponding to that of the groove portion; and a second capacitance part formed on one surface of the second substrate and having a shape corresponding to that of the protrusion portion. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092525 | DIELECTRIC COMPOSITION AND MULTILATER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME - There are provided a dielectric composition and a multilayer ceramic electronic component manufactured using the same, the dielectric composition including a dielectric grain having a perovskite structure represented by ABO | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092526 | DIELECTRIC CERAMIC AND SINGLE-PLATE CAPACITOR - A dielectric ceramic that contains, as its main constituent, a perovskite-type compound containing Ba and Ti, and, with respect to the Ti content of 100 parts by mole, contains Re1 (Re1 is at least one element of La and Nd) in the range of 0.15 to 3 parts by mole, Y in the range of 0.1 to 3 parts by mole, Mg in the range of 0.3 to 13 parts by mole, and Fe in the range of 0.01 to 5 parts by mole. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092527 | ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE - An electric double-layer capacitor having a capacitor element, a package defining a closed space accommodating the capacitor element, and electrolytic solution loaded in the closed space. The package includes a body and a lid, and the body has a metallic portion and a resin portion. The metallic portion includes two lead-out terminals electrically coupled to the capacitor element, and these two lead-out terminals are electrically isolated from each other by the resin portion. The resin portion includes two projections extending into the closed space, which make the closed space narrower and reduce the amount of loading of the electrolytic solution. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092528 | High Surface Area Carbon Materials and Methods for Making Same - In a method of making a high surface area carbon material, a precursor organic material is prepared. The precursor organic material is subjected to a first elevated temperature while applying a gaseous purge thereto for a first predetermined time. The precursor organic material is subjected to a second elevated temperature while not applying the gaseous purge thereto for a second predetermined time after the first predetermined time. A high surface area carbon material includes carbon and has a surface area in a range between 3029 m | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092529 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE POLYMER SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, ELECTROCONDUCTIVE POLYMER MATERIAL, AND SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR USING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided are an electroconductive polymer solution in which the carbon material has excellent dispersibility, an electroconductive polymer material which has a high electroconductivity and which can be produced by a simple method, and a solid electrolytic capacitor and a method for producing the same which has a low ESR without increasing a leakage current. An electroconductive polymer solution according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention contains an electroconductive polymer, a polysulfonic acid or a salt thereof which functions as a dopant to the electroconductive polymer, a mixture of a polyacid and a carbon material, and a solvent. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092530 | POWER INVERTER - In an embodiment, a power inverter casing, comprises: a body having a first component removably attached to a second component, wherein, when joined, a recess is formed therebetween; a member removably attached to the first component and the second component opposite the recess; and a handle located in the recess and removably attached to the first component and the second component; wherein the member contains a first member illuminating element, and/or the recess contains a recess illuminating element, and/or the handle contains a handle illuminating element. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092531 | DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A display fixture for securely displaying a mobile device includes a cross brace and at least two corner members. The cross brace defines a center portion and arms each radially extending outwardly therefrom and terminating in a free end opposite the center portion. The at least two corner members each include a first substantially planar wall, a second substantially planar wall, and two sidewalls extending between substantially linear closed edges of the first substantially planar wall and the second substantially planar wall. A cavity is defined by each of the at least two corner members and is configured to receive a corner of the mobile device. Each of the at least two corner members is secured to a different free end of the cross brace such that an opening to the cavity of each of the at least two corner members faces the center portion of the cross brace. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092532 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURING COMPONENTS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Systems and methods for securing components of an electronic device are provided. In some embodiments, the electronic device may include a housing having an opening, a cover resting on a portion of the electronic device in a first cover position within the opening, and a lock component configured to move within the housing from a first lock position to a second lock position for securing the cover in the first cover position. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092533 | LOCK MECHANISM AND RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A lock mechanism includes a base, a constraining component, a recovering component, a bridging component and an actuating component. The constraining component contacts against a fix portion of an electronic component to constrain its movement. The recovering component includes a bar, a first inclined structure and a second inclined structure. The bar includes a first end and a second end. The first inclined structure is disposed on the first end to push the fix portion, and the second inclined structure is disposed on the second end. Two ends of the bridging component respectively connect to the constraining component and the actuating component. The actuating component movably pierces through a hole on the base to separate the constraining component from the fix portion via the bridging component, and the actuating component further pushes the second inclined structure, so as to drive the first inclined structure to outwardly move the fix portion. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092534 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING CARD HOLDER - An electronic device includes a housing, a card holder, and a card holder mechanism. A sidewall of the housing defines a slot. A projection protrudes from the card holder. The card holder control mechanism includes a knob and a rotatable plate. The knob includes an operation portion and a connecting portion. The operation portion is external to the housing for operation, and the connecting portion is received in the housing and secured to the rotatable plate. When the knob is rotated from a first orientation to a second orientation, the rotatable plate is driven to rotate by the rotation of the knob. During the rotation of the rotatable plate, the rotatable plate resists the projection of the card holder to drive the card holder to move toward the slot until a portion of the card holder extends the housing. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092535 | SLIDING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING SAME - An electronic apparatus includes a base, a sliding member and a sliding mechanism. The sliding mechanism includes a first magnet disposed in the sliding member, and a first electromagnet disposed in the base opposite to the first magnet. The first magnet and the first electromagnet are capable of producing a first repulsive force and a first attracting force, the sliding member alternately slides back and forth between the different locations of the base driven by the first repulsive force and the first attracting force. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092536 | CASE UTILIZING REINFORCED FILM FOR IN-MOLD LABELING - Described is a case for enclosing a personal electronic device including a first layer co-molded with a second layer and permanently affixed together to form a one-piece assembly; and a reinforcing member. The first layer includes a bottom surface, side surfaces joined to the bottom surface and extending upward therefrom, and a fitted cavity configured to accept and retain the personal electronic device such that the bottom surface covers at least a portion of a bottom surface of the inserted personal electronic device and the side surfaces cover at least a portion of a side surface of the inserted personal electronic device. The second layer includes a bottom surface and side surfaces sized and shaped to cover an exterior of the bottom and side surfaces of the first layer. The reinforcing member is configured to strengthen areas of the second layer. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092537 | HOUSING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A housing forms the appearance of an electronic device. A method of manufacturing the housing includes selecting at least one fiber substrate for securing rigidity and at least one fiber substrate for securing ductility, determining quantity and stacking sequence of the selected fiber substrates, and laminating and attaching the fiber substrates according to the determined quantity and stacking sequence. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092538 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes: a panel having at least one of an input section and a display section; a main body configured to retain the panel rotatably; and a retention mechanism configured to retain the panel at a predetermined rotation angle. The retention mechanism includes: a retaining member provided in the main body; a retained member provided on the panel and configured to be retained by the retaining member; an elastic deformation member configured to be connected to the retained member and changeable between a first state in which the elastic deformation member is not elastically deformed and a second state in which the elastic deformation member is elastically deformed; a contact member configured to contact with the elastic deformation member and change the state of the elastic deformation member; and an operating member configured to receive an operation for making the elastic deformation member contact with the contact member. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092539 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is an electronic apparatus that has enhanced strength and reduced weight. An electronic apparatus includes: a housing having two faces that face each other, having an accommodation space therein, and having an opening on one of the two faces; and an electronic device contained in the accommodation space. The housing is configured of a first member and a second member that are divided in the faces, and has a device insertion opening on at least one of opposing faces of the first member and the second member. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092540 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a computer body, a display, and a telescopic structure respectively connected to the computer body and the display. The computer body has a first side edge; the display has a backside; and the telescopic structure includes a first plate and a second plate. The first plate is rotatably connected to the first side edge of the computer body; the second plate is rotatably connected to the backside of the display, and is slidably connected to the first plate Through engaging a projecting tooth of the first plate with one of grooves of the second plate, different opening angles between the display and the computer body may be assumed. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092541 | SERVER - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a server, and relate to the field of computer communications, so that maintainability of a server is improved, a heat dissipation function of the server is ensured, and heat dissipation reliability of the server is improved through online replacement of a heat dissipation fan and a server mainboard. A server includes: a chassis, a backplane with a ventilation opening, a rear board, a first air ducting apparatus, and at least one fan module, where the backplane is located in the middle of the chassis, and the rear board is connected to a rear side of the backplane in a pluggable manner; the fan module is disposed side by side with the rear board along a horizontal direction, and is connected to the rear side of the backplane in a pluggable manner. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092542 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING PASSIVE COOLING - An electronic device is provided that includes a base having a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion may include a first bottom part and a second bottom part. The first bottom part may form a first plane, and the second bottom part may form a second plane, the second plane being non-planar with the first plane. The second bottom part may include an input opening. The top portion of the base may include an output opening. The input opening and the output opening may allow air to flow from behind the electronic device to over the base. | 2014-04-03 |
