17th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110096302 | PROJECTOR - In at least one embodiment of the disclosure, a projector includes a light shield unit that shields a portion of a light emitted from a light source. The light shield unit is driven by a drive mechanism and rotates around a predetermined rotation axis to change a size of a light shield area. The light shield unit includes a leading edge having a contour defined by a plurality of first edges and a second edge disposed between the first edges. The second edge configured so as to be shifted toward the light source and away from the first edges during rotation of the light shield unit. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096303 | Portable Electronic Device - An object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device which the user can comfortably use by suppressing temperature rise in the surface of the device caused by heat from a heat source. The object is achieved by a portable electronic device including: a first casing; a second casing disposed opposed to one of surfaces of the first casing and capable of changing a position relative to the first casing while maintaining a state where opposed surfaces are opposed; and a heat source disposed in the second casing. Surface of the second casing includes: a first region which is covered with the first casing in a first state where the first and the second casings are opposed and is exposed to the outside in a second state where the position relative to the first casing is changed and area of the opposed surfaces of the first and the second casings decreases from the first state; and a second region which is always exposed to the outside in both of the first and the second states. At least a part of the heat source is disposed in a position corresponding to the first region. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096304 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS, DEVELOPING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A pretreatment process, carried out prior to a developing process, spouts pure water, namely, a diffusion-assisting liquid for assisting the spread of a developer over the surface of a wafer, through a cleaning liquid spouting nozzle onto a central part of the wafer to form a puddle of pure water. The developer is spouted onto the central part of the wafer for prewetting while the wafer is rotated at a high rotating speed to spread the developer over the surface of the wafer. The developer dissolves the resist film partly and produces a solution. The rotation of the wafer is reversed, for example, within 7 s in which the solution is being produced to reduce the water-repellency of the wafer by spreading the solution over the entire surface of the wafer. Then, the developer is spouted onto the rotating wafer to spread the developer on the surface of the wafer. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096305 | SHUTTER MEMBER, A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An immersion lithographic apparatus that includes a substrate table, a fluid handling structure and a swap table. The substrate table is configured to support a substrate. The fluid handling structure is configured to supply and confine immersion liquid to a space defined between a projection system and the substrate table, the substrate, or both. The swap table has a shutter surface configured to be under the fluid handling structure during, for example, swap of the substrate on the substrate table. In use, a transfer surface between a surface of the substrate table and a surface of the swap table is moved under the fluid handling structure to help stop escaping immersion liquid. A shutter member and a method are also disclosed. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096306 | STAGE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, DRIVING METHOD, EXPOSING METHOD, AND DEVICE FABRICATING METHOD - A stage apparatus includes a guide member that extends in first directions, that moves in second directions, which are substantially orthogonal to the first directions; two second moving bodies, which are provided along the guide member such that they are independently moveable in the first directions, that move in the second directions together with the guide member by the movement of the first moving body; and a holding member that holds an object and is supported by the two second moving bodies such that it is capable of moving within a two dimensional plane that includes at least the first directions and the second directions. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096307 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An immersion lithographic apparatus is disclosed in which at least a part of the liquid supply system (which provides liquid between the projection system and the substrate) is moveable in a plane substantially parallel to a top surface of the substrate during scanning. The part is moved to reduce the relative velocity between that part and the substrate so that the speed at which the substrate may be moved relative to the projection system may be increased. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096308 | APPARATUS COMPRISING A ROTATING CONTAMINANT TRAP - A contaminant trap apparatus arranged in a path of a radiation beam to trap contaminants emanating from a radiation source configured to produce the radiation beam is disclosed. The contaminant trap apparatus includes a rotor having a plurality of channel forming elements defining channels which are arranged substantially parallel to the direction of propagation of the radiation beam, the rotor including electrically chargeable material and arranged to be electrically charged as a result of the operation of the radiation source; and a bearing configured to rotatably hold the rotor with respect to a rotor carrying structure, wherein the apparatus is configured to (i) control or redirect an electrical discharge of the rotor, or (ii) suppress an electrical discharge of the rotor, or (iii) both (i) and (ii). | 2011-04-28 |
20110096309 | Method and System for Wafer Inspection - A method and system for evaluating a lithographic pattern obtained using multiple-patterning lithographic processing are presented. In one aspect, the method includes aligning a target design with a lithographic pattern. The target design may comprise a first design and a second design. The method further comprises identifying in the lithographic pattern a stitching region based on a region of overlap between the first design and the second design. The method further comprises determining for the identified stitching region whether a predetermined criterion is fulfilled. In some embodiments, determining whether a predetermined criterion is fulfilled may comprise determining a line or trench minimum width. Alternately or additionally, determining whether a predetermined criterion is fulfilled may comprise determining a stitching metric for the identified stitching region, and evaluating whether or not the stitching metric fulfills the predetermined criterion. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096310 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL OF PHOTOMASK TO SUBSTRATE ALIGNMENT - A method, structure, system of aligning a substrate to a photomask. The method includes: directing incident light through a pattern of clear regions transparent to the incident light in an opaque-to-the-incident-light region of a photomask, through a lens and onto a photodiode formed in a substrate, the photodiodes electrically connected to a light emitting diode formed in the substrate, the light emitting diode emitting light of different wavelength than a wavelength of the incident lights; measuring an intensity of emitted light from light emitting diode; and adjusting alignment of the photomask to the substrate based on the measured intensity of emitted light. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096311 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND PATTERNING DEVICE - A lithographic apparatus includes a support to support a patterning device, the patterning device being capable of imparting a radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section to form a patterned radiation beam, a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate, and a projection system configured to project the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate. The lithographic apparatus includes a projection transfer measurement system to measure an optical projection transfer information of the projection system. The projection transfer measurement arrangement includes: an optical device to direct a measurement beam into the projection system during a scanning movement, a detector to detect the measurement beam having passed through the projection system during the scanning movement, and a measurement processor to determine the optical projection transfer information from the detected measurement beam. The optical device and the detector are arranged at an upstream end of the projection system. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096312 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE FABRICATING METHOD - An exposure apparatus includes: a first moving body, which comprises a guide member that extends in a first direction, that moves in a second direction, which is substantially orthogonal to the first direction; two second moving bodies, which are provided such that they are capable of moving in the first direction along the guide members, that move in the second direction together with the guide member by the movement of the first moving body; and a holding member, which is detachably supported by the two second moving bodies and is capable of holding the object and moving with respect to the two second moving bodies. The second moving bodies include a first drive part and a second drive part that are independently controllable. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096313 | Constrained Optimization Of Lithographic Source Intensities Under Contingent Requirements - A method for illuminating a mask to project a desired image pattern into a photoactive material is described. The method includes receiving an image pattern. Determining a relationship between source pixels in a set of source pixels to desired intensities at one or more points in the image pattern is performed. Linear constraints are imposed on a set of intensity values based on one or more contingent intensity condition. The contingent intensity conditions include integer variables specifying contingent constraints. The method includes determining values of the set of intensity values in accordance with the linear constraints, using a constrained optimization algorithm. The set of intensity values represents intensities of a set of source pixels. The set of intensity values are output. Apparatus and computer readable storage media are also described. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096314 | OPTICAL DEVICE, EXPOSURE APPARATUS USING SAME, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The optical device of the present invention includes an optical element; a first holding member that holds the optical element; and a second holding member that holds the first holding member via a plurality of connections, and has a linear expansion coefficient different from that of each one of the optical element and the first holding member. When the plurality of connections are displaced upon receiving a force depending on the difference of the linear expansion coefficients between the first holding member and the second holding member, the first holding member causes the connection to the optical element to be displaced in a predetermined direction different from the displacement. The predetermined direction is the opposite direction of a force received by the connection between the optical element and the first holding member, depending on the difference of the linear expansion coefficients between the optical element and the second holding member. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096315 | CALIBRATION METHOD AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS USING SUCH A CALIBRATION METHOD - A calibration method for calibrating a stage position includes projecting a pattern of a patterning device onto a substrate; measuring a resulting position of the projected pattern; and deriving a calibration of the stage position from the measured position, wherein, during the measuring, the substrate is rotated from a rotational starting position towards at least one other rotational position around a centre axis of the substrate, and a position of the projected pattern is measured for each of the at least two different rotational positions of the substrate, and wherein at least one of projection deviations in a position of the pattern occurring during the projecting and measurement deviations in a position of the pattern occurring during the measuring is determined by averaging the measured positions of the projected pattern for each of the different rotational positions of the substrate. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096316 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR MICROLITHOGRAPHY - An illumination system for a microlithography projection exposure apparatus for illuminating an illumination field with the light from an assigned light source includes a pupil shaping unit for receiving light from the assigned light source and for generating a predeterminable basic light distribution in a pupil plane of the illumination system, and a transmission filter assigned to the pupil shaping unit and having at least one array of individually drivable individual elements for the spatially resolving transmission filtering of the light impinging on the transmission filter in or in proximity to a pupil plane of the illumination system. The transmission filter generates a predetermined correction of the basic light distribution. An illumination system of this type can generate a multiplicity of location-dependent intensity distributions in a pupil plane of the illumination system, and ensure a high transmittance. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096317 | COMPONENT FOR SETTING A SCAN-INTEGRATED ILLUMINATION ENERGY IN AN OBJECT PLANE OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHY PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A component for setting a scan-integrated illumination energy in an object plane of a microlithography projection exposure apparatus is disclosed. The component includes a plurality of diaphragms which are arranged alongside one another with respect to a direction perpendicular to the scan movement and which differ in their form and the position of which can be altered approximately in the scan direction so that a portion of the illumination energy can be vignetted by at least one diaphragm. The form of the individual diaphragm is specifically adapted to the form of the illumination in a diaphragm plane in which the component is arranged. This has the effect that at least parts of the delimiting edges of two diaphragms always differ in the case of an arbitrary displacement of the diaphragms. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096318 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE FABRICATING METHOD - A first stage unit and a second stage unit are disposed adjacently in a second direction. A first holding member, which is supported by a first stage unit, and a second holding member, which is supported by the second stage unit, move in a direction parallel to the second direction while maintaining the state wherein they are in either close proximity or contact at end parts on the second direction side and transition from a first state, wherein a liquid is held between the object on the first holding member and the optical system, to a second state, wherein the liquid is held between the object on the second holding member and the optical system. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096319 | GEOGRAPHIC DATA COLLECTING SYSTEM - A geographic data collecting system, comprising a distance measuring unit for projecting a distance measuring light and for measuring a distance to an object to be measured, a camera for taking an image in measuring direction, a display unit for displaying the pickup image, a touch panel provided to correspond to a screen position of the display unit, a tilt sensor for detecting a tilting of the measuring direction, and an arithmetic unit for calculating a distance to the object to be measured by giving consideration on the tilting in the measuring direction and a point-to-point distance as specified on the image by specifying two or more points of the object to be measured on a displayed image via the touch panel. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096320 | LASER OBSTACLE RANGING AND DISPLAY - Apparatus, for detecting at least one object and preventing receiver burn-out, mounted on a vehicle, including a laser and at least one receiver, the receiver being coupled with the laser, the laser for transmitting a beam of light and the receiver for detecting reflections of the beam of light from the object, the laser including at least one signal diode, a commutator, a power supply signal diode driver, a circulator, an erbium doped fiber (EDF), a wavelength division multiplexer (WDM), a narrow band Bragg reflector, a first fiber pump diode, an output combiner and a second fiber pump diode, the commutator being coupled with each signal diode and the power supply signal diode drive, the circulator being optically coupled with each signal diode, the EDF and the output combiner, the WDM being optically coupled with the EDF, the narrow band Bragg reflector and the first fiber pump diode and the second fiber pump diode being optically coupled with the output combiner, each signal diode generating a beam of light distinct from one another, the power supply signal diode driver for supplying energy to each signal diode, the circulator for directing the beam of light in at least one of at least two different directions, the EDF for amplifying the beam of light thereby producing an amplified beam of light, the narrow band Bragg reflector for reflecting only the amplified beam of light through the EDF a second time, thereby producing a double amplified beam of light and the first fiber pump diode and the second fiber pump diode for pumping the EDF, wherein the WDM and each of the signal diodes are located on opposite sides of the EDF, wherein the output combiner outputs the beam of light, wherein the commutator enables each signal diode, one at a time, to draw a predetermined amount of energy from the power supply signal diode driver, wherein one signal diode generates a low energy beam of light and another one generates a high energy beam of light, wherein the low energy beam of light is transmitted by the output combiner before the high energy beam of light, and when the low energy beam of light is detected by the receiver, and the energy level of the low energy beam is above a predetermined threshold, the high energy beam of light is not transmitted. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096321 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110096322 | OPTICAL POSITION DETECTION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH POSITION DETECTION FUNCTION - A position detector detecting an object's position includes: first, second and third light sources emitting first, second and third position detection light beams to form first, second and third intensity distributions in a detection area, a highest intensity portion of the second intensity distribution being shifted from that of the first intensity distribution, a highest intensity portion of the third intensity distribution being shifted from a straight line connecting the highest intensity portions of the first and second intensity distributions; a light detector detecting the first, second and third position detection light beams reflected by the object; and a position detection section detecting a two-dimensional coordinate of the object in a detection plane set in the detection area by comparing the intensities of the first and second position detection light beams, and comparing the intensities of the second and third position detection light beams. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096323 | OPTICAL-FIBER CONNECTOR WITH ACCURATE MEASURING REFERENCE - An optical-fiber connector includes an insulative main body having a pair of optical components extending forwardly therefrom. Each optical component defines at least one lens and a guiding post located at outside of the lens. Each guiding post defines a through hole extend through the guiding post and the main body in a front-to-back direction and fulfilled with the air for transmitting a test light. The test light from the through hole of the guiding post acts as an accurate measuring reference of the true position between the lens and the fiber because of having no displacement of the light path through a through hole. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096324 | RETICLE DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS AND RETICLE DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD - A reticle defect inspection apparatus that can carry out a defect inspection with high detection sensitivity are provided. The apparatus includes an optical system of transmitted illumination for irradiating one surface of a sample with a first inspection light, an optical system of reflected illumination for irradiating another surface of the sample with a second inspection light, and a detecting optical system that can simultaneously detect a transmitted light obtained by the first inspection light being passed through the sample and a reflected light obtained by the second inspection light being reflected by the sample. And the optical system of transmitted illumination includes a focusing lens driving mechanism for correcting a focal point shift of the transmitted light resulting from thickness of the sample. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096325 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE SPECTROMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF A MATERIAL FLOW MOVING IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION - A method for the spectrometric measurement of a material flow moving in the longitudinal direction, that includes illumination of an illumination area ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110096326 | SCANNING SPECTROMETER WITH MULTIPLE PHOTODETECTORS - A scanning optical spectrometer with a detector array is disclosed, in which position of focused spot of light at the input of a dispersive element such as arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) with a slab input, is scanned using a micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) tiltable micromirror so as to make the dispersed spectrum of light scan over the detector array coupled to the AWG. Sub-spectra recorded using individual detectors are concatenated by a processor unit to obtain the spectrum of input light. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096327 | Spiral Microchannel Particle Separators, Straight Microchannel Particle Separators, and Continuous Particle Separator and Detector Systems - A spiral microchannel particle separator includes an inlet for receiving a solution containing particles, at least two outlets, and a microchannel arranged in a plurality of loops. Particles within a solution flowing through the spiral microchannel experience a lift force F | 2011-04-28 |
20110096328 | Multi-Signal Determination of Polarization Dependent Characteristic - A method of determining polarization dependent characteristic of an optical device under test ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110096329 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL OF PHOTOMASK TO SUBSTRATE ALIGNMENT - A method, structure, system of aligning a substrate to a photomask. The method includes: directing incident light through a pattern of clear regions transparent to the incident light in an opaque-to-the-incident-light region of a photomask, through a lens and onto a photodiode formed in a substrate, the photodiodes electrically connected to a light emitting diode formed in the substrate, the light emitting diode emitting light of different wavelength than a wavelength of the incident lights; measuring an intensity of emitted light from light emitting diode; and adjusting alignment of the photomask to the substrate based on the measured intensity of emitted light. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096330 | MINIMIZING SPECTROPHOTOMETER IMPACT ON SPOT COLOR ACCURACY - Differences between an offline spectrophotometer and an inline spectrophotometer can result in differences between a hardcopy target color and a printed reproduction of that color. The inline spectrophotometer is inside of a printer and configured to measure printer output. As such, the inline spectrophotometer cannot conveniently measure the hardcopy target color. A printing error or an instrument offset can be determined and passed to a color correction module that updates the device dependent color specification associated with the given spot color. This color specification may be stored, for example, in the printer controller, and used when a document subsequently calls for that spot color, thereby providing accurate color reproduction from that particular printer incorporating that particular inline spectrophotometer. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096331 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING QUALITY OF A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - A method for determining the quality of a microfluidic device, the method including placing a microfluidic device including a valve on a stage; radiating light on the valve of the microfluidic device; detecting light reflected from the valve using a photodetector; opening the valve of the microfluidic device; and comparing a change of the light reflected from the valve when the valve is opened with previously-stored reference data to evaluate a quality of the microfluidic device, wherein the valve of the microfluidic device includes a valve seat, which protrudes into a microfluidic path, and a polymer film, which opens and closes the valve. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096332 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GAS ANALYSIS USING AN INTERFEROMETRIC LASER - The invention relates to design of an interferometric laser and a method for analyzing gas with this, preferably methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, hexane, heptane, ethylene, dichloromethane, isooctane, benzene, xylenes, hydrazine, formaldehyde, N | 2011-04-28 |
20110096333 | OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE GENERATION METHOD AND OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS - Provided is a method for easily improving image quality in an optical tomographic imaging apparatus. An optical tomographic image generation method of generating a tomographic image of an object includes: acquiring a signal; performing Fourier transform; and obtaining the tomographic image. The optical tomographic image generation method further includes one of the steps of combining a plurality of the signals acquired within a predetermined time and combining a plurality of the signals acquired within a predetermined time after performed the Fourier transform thereon. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096334 | HETERODYNE INTERFEROMETER - A heterodyne interferometer includes a light source, an optical system, and a signal generator including at least two light-receiving elements that respectively output a first signal and a second signal. The signal generator generates a third signal and a fourth signal of which phases are respectively shifted by 90° from phases of the first signal and the second signal, generates a first periodic signal by adding a signal that is obtained by multiplying the first signal and the second signal to a signal that is obtained by multiplying the third signal and the fourth signal, and generates a second periodic signal by subtracting a signal that is obtained by multiplying the first signal and the fourth signal from a signal that is obtained by multiplying the second signal and the third signal. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096335 | HANDHELD INTERFEROMETER BASED WAVELENGTH METER - A handheld wavelength meter that includes a housing that encloses a non-stable reference signal source, an interferometer with rotating retroreflectors, optical-electrical converters, a frequency multiplier, and a controller. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096336 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DISPLACEMENT - The apparatus and method for measuring displacement according to the present invention includes a first beam and a second beam. A first reflection structure reflects a first beam to the surface of an object under test; and a second reflection structure reflects a second beam to the surface of the object under test. The reflected first beam and the reflected second beam have an optical path difference. The object under test scatters a scattering beam of gathering the first and second beams. The scattering beam has an interference signal. A photodetector receives the interference signal of the scattering beam. Then an operational unit receives and computes the interference signal for producing a displacement value. By using the first and second reflection structures, the first and second beams split from an incident beam produce an optical path difference. Thereby, the structure of the apparatus for measuring displacement can be simplified. Besides, the displacement or the amplitude of vibration of the object under test can be measured effectively. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096337 | ADAPTIVE OPTICS APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An adaptive optics apparatus includes a light modulation unit configured to modulate each of two polarization components of light at a position that is optically conjugate to an object, the light being emitted by a light source; and an irradiation unit configured to irradiate the object with light that is modulated by the light modulation unit. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096338 | Delay interferometer using magneto-optic effect - A delay interferometer includes first and second optical paths into which incident signal light is split, a first converter including one or more conversion parts to convert the signal light on the first optical path into circularly polarized light and to convert the circularly polarized light into linearly polarized signal light, a phase adjuster to shift an optical phase of the circularly polarized light through a magneto-optic effect, and a second converter to convert a polarization state of the signal light on the second optical path into substantially the same polarization state as a polarization state of the linearly polarized signal light. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096339 | Optical Metrology On Textured Samples - One or more parameters of a sample that includes a textured substrate and one or more overlying films is determined using, e.g., an optical metrology device to direct light to be incident on the sample and detecting light after the incident light interacts with the sample. The acquired data is normalized using reference data that is produced using a textured reference sample. The normalized data is then fit to simulated data that is associated with a model having an untextured substrate and one or more variable parameters. The value(s) of the one or more variable parameters from the model associated with the simulated data having the best fit is reported as measurement result. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096340 | HEND-HELD DEVICE FOR SCANNING AND PRINTING - A hand-held device for scanning and subsequent printing. The hand-held device has an optical scanning head integrated at a proximal end portion of a housing of the device, and a printing head integrated at a distal end portion of the housing of the device. Displayed, printed, or written information may be read from a scannable medium by manually moving (or fixedly positioning) a proximal end of the hand-held device across (or on) the scannable medium over the information. The read information is electronically stored within the hand-held device, and the stored information may be printed onto a printable medium by manually moving (or fixedly positioning) a distal end of the hand-held device across (or onto) the printable medium. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096341 | Automated Layout and Design for Recording Text and Images in Any of Disparate Three-Dimensional Objects - Systems and methods for providing automated layouts and designs for recording text and images on any of a plurality of disparate three-dimensional objects. Server-based processing engine for automatically imposing designs and text onto consumer electronic devices and method for delivering the same to consumers. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096342 | METHOD FOR PRINTING AN IMAGE - A method for printing an image, the method includes the steps of defining a media support surface; advancing a print medium onto the support surface; emitting light from a first side of the print medium toward the defined surface; moving a sensor on a second side of the print medium along a scan direction; monitoring the position of the sensor as it moves along the scan direction; sensing the light on the second side of the print medium which is opposite the first side as the light passes through the print medium to a sensor; providing memory for storing patterns representing particular media types; providing a processor for comparing signals from the sensor to patterns stored in the memory in order to identify media type; identifying the print medium type; selecting a print mode based on the identified print medium type; processing an image according to the selected print mode; and printing the image on the print medium. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096343 | IDENTIFYING A COLOR PROFILE FOR AN ILLUMINANT - A method includes collecting, within a printer body, ambient light entering the printer body. Characteristics of the collected ambient light are measured. A color profile based on the measured characteristics is identified. The identified color profile is provided for use in forming a color image on a medium. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096344 | Printing System - Method of computing a convex hull in a predetermined color space, comprising determining a print attribute value range pertaining to a reference print attribute value, selecting base NP (Neugebauer Primary) area coverages, comprising area coverages of single NPs and combined NPs, having print attribute values in the print attribute value range, printing and measuring patches corresponding to the base NP area coverages, computing linear combinations of the base NP area coverages, and assigning one of the base NP area coverage or the linear combination of base NP area coverages to the corresponding color, depending on which is closest to the reference print attribute value. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096345 | Print System - Method of determining a color gamut of a predetermined print system, comprising determining ink restrictions of the print system, generating all NP states of the print system, generating a convex hull of area coverages of NPs that do not exceed said ink restrictions, determining which NP states are outside of the convex hull, mapping NP states that are outside of the convex hull onto the convex hull, re-expressing the mapped NP states as area coverages of NPs, and sampling the convex hull in a colorimetrically predetermined way. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096346 | Parallel Printing System - A printing system comprised of a printer, a plurality of processing nodes, each processing node being disposed for processing a portion of a print job into a printer dependent format, and a processing manager for spooling the print job into selectively sized chunks and assigning the chunks to selected ones of the nodes for parallel processing of the chunks by the processing nodes into the printer dependent format. The chunks are selectively sized from at least one page to an entire size of the print job in accordance with predetermined splitting factors for enhancing printer printing efficiency. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096347 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE THAT SETS INITIAL VALUE OF PRINTER OPERATION MODE ACCORDING TO MANAGEMENT MODE - An image forming device has a printer capable of selectively setting a first operation mode to print an image on a medium and a second operation mode to print an image on the medium, the first operation mode being different from the second operation mode, and a display unit which displays an operation screen, and sets an initial value of the operation mode of the printer to the second operation mode, in a case where a management mode is designated to manage only the number of pages printed in the first operation mode by the printer for each division to which each user belongs. The image forming device displays in the display unit that the printer is brought into the second operation mode based on the initial value of the operation mode of the printer in an initial state. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096348 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING OPERATION CONDITIONS OF FUNCTIONAL UNIT - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit forming an image on a medium based on image data; a first storage storing image forming conditions; an input device storing image forming conditions set by a user input setting the image forming conditions in the first storage; a second storage storing a history of input operations by the user; a registering device registering, if the history stored in the second storage satisfies a predetermined condition, the image forming conditions stored in the first storage as image forming conditions that can be called by a unique identifier; and a calling device, responsive to a user input designating an identifier, the corresponding image forming conditions from the registering device and storing in the first storage. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096349 | Immediate Verification of Printed Copy - Print verification is done by scanning the printed copies, thereby forming a stream of scanned images of the specific pages. Digitized images from the stream are then spatially aligned page by page, line by line and pixel (pel) by pixel (pel) with corresponding digitized images in a stream of source images. The source and scanned images are compared to find pel sequences that are different. These differences represent defects in the printed copies. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096350 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PRINT SYSTEM - In this invention, a combined job obtained by combining a plurality of jobs is authenticated as a single job. According to the arrangement of this invention, when print jobs are to be spooled, these jobs are transferred from a dispatcher to a spooler where the jobs are combined. Upon reception of a print instruction, the print job is read out from a spool file, transferred from a despooler to a graphic engine again, and transferred from the dispatcher to a printer driver. At this time, the printer driver issues an authentication request in printing to a job accounting client. Thus, only one authentication request suffices for one combined job. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096351 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - An information processing apparatus according to this invention acquires function restriction information used to restrict the use of functions of an image processing apparatus. The apparatus acquires job log data of a job which is processed using the functions of the image processing apparatus. The apparatus changes the acquired function restriction information. The apparatus calculates a cost incurred upon using the functions of the image processing apparatus within a designated period, based on unit price information indicating the unit prices of the resources consumed upon using the functions of the image processing apparatus, the job log data, and the changed function restriction information. The apparatus outputs the calculation result. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096352 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ACCESS CONTROL METHOD IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A manufacturer or the like provides consumable products used in an image forming apparatus with distribution information including a most recent license code and then markets the consumable products, and the image forming apparatus performs authentication processing by reading the distribution information from such consumable products. Receiving a connection request from an application executed by a personal computer, the image forming apparatus determines whether connection may be permitted or not by comparing the license code of the application included in the connection request with the distribution information provided to the consumable product. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096353 | PRINTING PROCESS MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL WITH DISTURBANCE PREVIEW - According to aspects of the embodiments, there is provided methods and systems that incorporate a model predictive controller (MPC) in an image reproduction machine with known disturbance information. The MPC uses the control action at a current time in order to minimize the impact of an impending disturbance as well as to maximize current control performance. The impending disturbance is used by the MPC to determine an incremental change that combines steady state and transient state impact on the image reproduction machine. Disturbance such as print media type, image content type, physical dimension of the print media, weight of the print media, and print job data can be employed. Further, control of the image reproduction machine is generated in real time over a receding horizon, for the purpose of minimizing a cost function indicative of image variation, energy consumption, or the like. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096354 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING PRINT REQUESTS FROM A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system for a mobile device to submit a document for printing thereof are provided. A processing system includes a tangible processor and a software module executable by the tangible processor for receiving a print request from a mobile device to print a document. The tangible processor converts the document into a printer ready format and submits the document to a selected printer device of at least two printer devices that the tangible processor is in data communication with to for printing of the document, wherein the receiving, converting and submitting are performed without intervention by a user of the tangible processor. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096355 | PRINTING IMAGE METADATA - A method for printing image including selecting data to be printed, wherein the data includes image data, setting printing preferences associated with a print job to print the data, submitting the print job, receiving the print job, detecting whether metadata associated with the data to be printed exists in the print job, determining whether any detected metadata is to be printed along with the data to be printed, creating a file to be printed, wherein the file includes the data to be printed and metadata determined to be printed, and printing the file. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096356 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A RECORD TEMPLATE WITHIN A FILE HAVING REUSED OBJECTS - A system and method is disclosed for identifying a record template within a file having reused objects. The method discloses: identifying, in the input file, a reused object and a set of pages upon which the reused object is located; computing a page distance between at least two adjacent instances of the reused object; generating an object recurrence pattern for the reused object; and reconstructing a record template, based on the object recurrence pattern, thereby identifying the records in the input file. The system discloses a processor, a profiler module, a pattern identification module, and a template reconstruction module for effecting the method. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096357 | Document Path Mapping Mechanism - A method disclosed. The method includes receiving a Job Definition Format (JDF) job ticket indicating a document file to be printed is located in a JDF file path, mapping the JDF file path to a file path recognized at a print server, retrieving the document file and processing the document file for printing. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096358 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes: a plurality of labels; a plurality of pieces of setting information which is associated with the respective labels, and each piece of setting information including a setting item related to processing of a device and setting content corresponding to the setting item; an identification section that, when the processing of the device is executed, acquires information for identifying one of the plurality of labels, and identifies the one of the plurality of labels from the information; and an application section that applies setting information associated with the one of the plurality of labels identified by the identification section. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096359 | Server Computer and Image Forming Apparatus Forming Network Image Forming System - When a user approaches an MFP, a print process based on print data corresponding to the user is executed immediately. MFP executes a program including the steps of: searching for an IC tag held by a user in a designated range (S | 2011-04-28 |
20110096360 | NETWORK SCANNING SYSTEM - An image scanner device connected to a general information processing apparatus can be used on a network at a low cost, and further, the firmware of hardware for this purpose can be a maintenance-free firmware, thus user's convenience can be improved. A scanner/network connection apparatus | 2011-04-28 |
20110096361 | PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING OF STRUCTURED DOCUMENT - A print control method causes a printing apparatus to print an image on the basis of a structured document containing a plurality of hierarchical elements. In the print control method, a print preview image and a tree view showing a hierarchy of the elements contained in the structured document are displayed. In the tree view, the elements are displayed in a selectable manner When an instruction to specify an element is input, an updated print preview image including the specified element is displayed. Thus, the user can easily remove unnecessary part of a Web page on a print preview screen and print the resulting Web page. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096362 | Image Reading Device And Method Of Writing Image Data In An Image Reading Device - Improving the data transfer rate of memory in an image reading device. An image reading device includes an image reading sensor that captures an image of a subject, memory that has a storage area divided into a plurality of banks, each of the plurality of banks having an image data storage area with a capacity for storing image data of the captured image, and a memory control unit that writes a portion of the image data to the image data storage area of an accessed bank and then changes the bank accessed for writing a subsequent portion of the image data so that the image data is stored in the plurality of banks segmented into data units that are smaller than the data capacity of an image data storage area. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096363 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Image data is saved directly in an external memory without using an incorporated HDD for filing the image data and without degrading the image data, so that costs are reduced as not requiring the incorporated HDD and the image data without degradation is able to be used again easily. A USB memory saves image data acquired by an image processing apparatus and setting data of the image data, and further saves a tool software allowing the image data to be viewed, edited, and printed by a PC. The image data saved in a saving memory of the USB memory can be, for example, printed or transmitted as it is by the image processing apparatus. Further, the tool software allows a user to, for example, view and edit the image data using the PC. Further, it is possible to cause a specific printer to print the image data by the PC. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096364 | Color Separation Table - Method of setting up a color separation table for a specific print system, comprising finding first NP (Neugebauer Primary) area coverages of a specific print system that correspond to color values, adding second NP area coverages by converting halftone data from at least one pre-determined pair of halftone data and corresponding color value to NP area coverages, and generating a color separation table arranged as input for a halftone process that comprises color values linked to the corresponding first and second NP area coverages. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096365 | Print Interface - Method of generating a CIElab to Neugebauer Primary area coverages interface for a print system, comprising selecting area coverages of Neugebauer Primaries and printing corresponding patches, measuring the CIE XYZ coordinates of the patches, converting the CIE XYZ coordinates to corresponding CIE Lab coordinates, and relating the CIE Lab coordinates to the NPacs. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096366 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus which performs processing of applying blur processing to divided image data, and compositing divided images having undergone the blur processing, the apparatus comprises an out of image boundary estimation unit which estimates a pixel out of an image boundary of image data for each of first image data subjected to the blur processing and second image data neighboring the first image data among the divided image data; and a blurring image generation unit which generates blurring image data for the first image data by performing the blur processing using a filter for the first image data while referring to the first image data, the second image data, and an estimation pixel estimated by the out of image boundary estimation unit. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096367 | Print Settings Verification Mechanism - A method is disclosed. The method includes retrieving data associated with one or more printer settings to be used to print a document, encoding the printer settings data into machine readable data and printing the machine readable data on the document with print job data. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096368 | Security system for printed material - An improved security system is disclosed for material printed on a substrate comprising a primary marking printed on the substrate for conveying information. A secondary marking provides security to the primary marking. The secondary marking may include a variation in optical properties, a variation in magnetic properties or a variation in both in optical properties and magnetic properties of the primary marking. A method is disclosed comprising printing a primary and a secondary marking on a substrate with the primary marking conveying information and with the secondary marking providing security to the primary marking. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096369 | FACSIMILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fax processing system handles faxes that are originally destined for a recipient's phone number. The fax processing system communicates with the fax recipient via a data communications network (for example, the Internet) and can provide more sophisticated fax handling capabilities than conventional fax machines. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096370 | Image Reading Device, Correction Method, and Image Processing Method Using an Image Reading Device - The data transfer rate of memory disposed in an image reading device is improved. The image reading device has an image scanning sensor and memory that stores correction data, and while writing the captured image data to memory reads the correction data and applies a correction processes to the image data. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096371 | DUPLEX SCANNING - In one embodiment, a method for duplex scanning includes: illuminating a first side of an object with light of a first color from a group of colors; sensing the first color light reflected from the first side; illuminating a second side of the object opposite the first side with light of a second color from the group of colors simultaneously with the act of illuminating the first side with the first color light; and sensing the second color light reflected from the second side. In another embodiment, a duplex scanning method includes simultaneously illuminating each side of a document sequentially with each of multiple colors of light but in different color sequences for each side of the document so that the same color light does not illuminate both sides of the document at the same time. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096372 | HEND-HELD DEVICE FOR SCANNING AND TRANSFERRING INTO A COMPUTER APPLICATION - A hand-held device for scanning and subsequent transferring. The hand-held device has an optical scanning head integrated at a proximal end portion of a housing of the device, and a data transfer interface component integrated within the housing of the device. Displayed, printed, or written information may be read from a scannable medium by manually moving (or fixedly positioning) a proximal end of the hand-held device across (or on) the scannable medium over the information. The read information is electronically stored within the hand-held device, and the stored information may be transferred into a data field, selected by a user of the hand-held device, of a software application running on a separate processor-based apparatus. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096373 | IMAGE READER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reader includes a cabinet and an optical system. The cabinet has four plate members fixed to each other by laser welding from a side direction of the image reader and has a bottom wall fixed to the four plate members by laser welding from a side direction or a lower direction of the image reader. The cabinet has a first opening for a document read window opening toward an upper direction of the image reader. Each of the plate members is bended in letter L shape to form an upper end part and a side wall. The optical system is housed in the cabinet for reading an image of a document through the opening. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096374 | Image Reading Apparatus and Image Forming Apparatus - An image reading apparatus includes light emitting elements, a circuit board, a light guide member, a support member and a heat radiation member and a reading portion. The light emitting elements emit light for illuminating an original. The light emitting elements are installed on the circuit board. The light of the light emitting elements enters into the light guide member. The support member supports the circuit board and the light guide member. The heat radiation member has a heat transmission portion to which heat generated in the light emitting elements is transmitted, and a heat radiation portion that radiates the heat conducted to the heat transmission portion. The reading portion reads an image of the original with reflection light generated in such a way that the light exiting from the light guide member is reflected from the original. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096375 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus, which reads an image on an original, including: a light source extending along a main scanning direction to illuminate the original; a plurality of line sensors configured to receive light reflected from the original and to output light intensity signals; a storage unit configured to store reference data; and a determination unit configured to obtain determination data regarding hue based on a light intensity signal output from one of the plurality of line sensors that receive light reflected from a reflective reference member illuminated by the light source and a light intensity signal output from another of the plurality of line sensors that receive light reflected from the reflective reference member illuminated by the light source and to determine a hue balance of the light source based on the determination data and the reference data stored in the storage unit. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096376 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - An image sensing apparatus having a large depth of focus (DOF) and being compact in size is provided. The image sensing apparatus includes a plurality of light sources that shines light beams on an illumination portion of a document; a first mirror that receives incident light scattered by reflection from the document, to reflect the scattered light in the secondary scan direction; a plurality of first concaved aspheric mirrors that collimates light beams from the first mirror, to reflect therefrom the collimated light beams as substantially collimated light fluxes; an aperture mirror that reflects therefrom the light beams from the respective first aspheric mirrors, through apertures each having a light-shielded portion formed therearound and selectively passing the light beams therethrough; a plurality of second concaved aspheric mirrors that receives the light beams incident from the respective aperture mirror, to reflect the incident light beams as converging light beams; a second mirror that reflects the light beams in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the document, disposed on a path of the light beams to be converged by means of the second aspheric mirrors; a plurality of light receivers each having a light-receiving area that receives the light beams from the second mirrors, to form images according to the light beams from the respective apertures; and a casing where the first and second aspheric mirrors are disposed on a first side of the casing in the secondary scan direction, and the aperture mirror is disposed on a second side thereof in the secondary scan direction. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096377 | ULTRAVIOLET LINE ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, CONTACT TYPE IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND REDUCTION OPTICAL SYSTEM IMAGE READING APPARATUS - To provide an ultraviolet line illumination apparatus to be incorporated into an apparatus for reading information of a document, for example a bill or bank note, printed with ink which emits fluorescence when being irradiated with ultraviolet rays. An ultraviolet line illumination apparatus | 2011-04-28 |
20110096378 | DUPLEX SCANNING APPARATUS - A duplex scanning apparatus includes an automatic document feeder and a flatbed scanner. The automatic document feeder includes a first scanning module. The flatbed scanner includes a second scanning module and a first calibration plate. The first calibration plate is disposed on the second scanning module, and includes a calibration plate first end, a calibration plate second end and a calibration plate middle part. A first included angle is defined between the calibration plate first end and the calibration plate middle part, and a second included angle is defined between the calibration plate second end and the calibration plate middle part. As such, each of a distance between the calibration plate first end and the first scanning module and a distance between the calibration plate second end and the first scanning module is shorter than a distance between the calibration plate middle part and the first scanning module. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096379 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A document setting position on a document set tray | 2011-04-28 |
20110096380 | COPYING APPARATUS - A copying apparatus with a color copy function includes: a reading unit configured to read images on a document; an input unit configured to input commands from a user; an image forming unit configured to form a mark for image adjustment, perform an image adjustment on the image read by the reading unit based on the formed mark for image adjustment and print the adjusted image; and a judging unit configured to trigger the image forming unit to form the mark for image adjustment if the command for executing color copying is input into the input unit. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096381 | HOLOGRAPHIC DIRECT VIEW DISPLAY HAVING AN APOLIZATION DEVICE - The invention relates to apodization in a holographic direct view display. Known apodization functions are utilized/modified for an apodization mask such that the functions reduce the intensities of selected higher magnitudes of diffractions. The holographic direct view display comprises a controllable light modulator having modulator cells and modulating impinging coherent light into a phase and/or amplitude, and an array of apodization masks. The apodization masks have the same apodization function for a predetermined group of modulator cells, by means of which function a complex amplitude transparency can be set for the modulator cells. This transparency corresponds to an individually predefined course of intensity in a far field of the light modulator, wherein the predefined course of intensity includes a reducing of the light intensity of higher magnitudes of diffractions, and/or of the interfering light emitted by the light modulator. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096382 | MULTI-BEAM, HIGH EFFICIENCY DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS SYSTEM FORMED IN A SINGLE SUBSTRATE - An optics system is provided that is made up of a single diffractive optical element that performs beam collimating, beam splitting, and light blocking functions. The diffractive optical element is made up of a substrate having a first surface comprising an entrance facet and a second surface comprising an exit facet. The first surface comprising the entrance facet performs at least the functions of collimating the beam of light produced by the light source and of tilting the collimated beam in a particular direction. The second surface comprising the exit facet performs at least the functions of splitting the tilted collimated beam into at least two collimated light beams and of blocking unintended light (i.e., one or more mode order groups that are not intended to be used for imaging purposes). By performing all of these functions on different surfaces of a single substrate, an extremely compact optics system having very high optical efficiency and a very high signal-to-noise ratio is realized. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096383 | LIGHT BEAM SCANNING IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - The object of the invention included in the present application is to automatically prevent the deterioration of the image even when the image quality of the projected image is deteriorated due to the replacement of the light source or the like. The following light beam scanning image projection apparatus is one means for achieving the object. In the light beam scanning image projection apparatus including a plurality of light sources which emit the light beams of respectively different wavelengths, a driving section which modulates the intensity of each light beam in accordance with the image signal, the light axis alignment means which aligns the light axes of each light beam, and scanning means which scans the light beams, the light axis alignment means includes: a plurality of optical elements; and an adjusting section which adjusts at least one of a position and a gradient of at least one of the optical elements, and the light beam scanning image projection apparatus further includes: detecting means which detects a shift between a spot center of each light beam and a center reference point; and position correction means which controls the adjusting section based on a detection result in the detecting means to adjust at least one of the position and the gradient of at least one of the optical elements of the light axis alignment means, thereby aligning the light axes of each light beam. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096384 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING RADIATION PRESSURE PROVIDED BY A LIGHT WAVE - In one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for communicating radiation pressure provided by a light wave. The method entails positioning a reflective prism ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110096385 | PLASMA SHUTTER FORMING APPARATUS AND FORMING METHOD - A plasma shutter forming apparatus for forming a plasma shutter used in a system configured to generate and accelerate radiations by irradiating a target with a laser pulse and generating a high-density plasma for blocking the laser pulse which is returned as a feedback light to upstream of the system without being absorbed by the high-density plasma, including a plasma shutter generating target, and a plasma shutter triggering laser irradiator, wherein the laser pulse from the plasma shutter triggering laser irradiator is directed to the plasma shutter generating target to generate the high-density plasma and form the plasma shutter, thereby blocking the laser pulse which is returned as the feedback light. Optics are prevented from becoming damaged by feedback light reflecting when generating the high-density plasma in a laser-driven radiation generating system and returning back to the upstream of the laser system. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096386 | LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE HAVING A LASER DIODE COMPRISING A LIGHT MODULATION DEVICE - The invention makes it possible to adjust the light intensity of a laser scanning microscope laser beam in an economical manner and with high accuracy. A separate acousto-optic component can be omitted in that a light modulation section such as an electroabsorption modulator (EAM) or a semiconductor amplifier (SOA) is arranged directly at the laser diode, advisably at one of its front sides. It is nevertheless possible to control the light intensity economically and with high accuracy because the important parameters of the laser beam remain unchanged when the optical output power is changed by the light modulation section. The light modulation section is preferably formed integral with the laser diode in at least one material layer. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096387 | REFLECTIVE MIRROR ASSEMBLY - An interior rearview mirror reflective element includes a front substrate connected with a rear substrate via a perimeter seal, whereby, when so connected, at least a portion of a circumferential outer edge of the rear substrate is inward of a circumferential outer edge of the front substrate and no portion of the rear substrate protrudes beyond the front substrate. A first electrical connection establishes electrical connection at the front substrate and a second electrical connection may establish electrical connection at the rear substrate. An electrically conductive perimeter hiding band is disposed around a border region of the front substrate and substantially hides the seal and the electrical connections from view by a driver normally operating the vehicle and viewing the reflective element when the interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the vehicle. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096388 | Flexible and printable electrooptic devices - This invention discloses how EC devices can be fabricated as tags or labels; and further the materials used, device structures and how these can be processed by printing technologies. In addition, systems using displays of such EC devices and their integration with other components are described for forming labels and tags, etc, that may be actuated wirelessly or powered with low voltage and low capacity batteries. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096389 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE - An electrophoretic display device is described. The device includes a substrate, first electrodes, an electrophoretic film having electrophoretic particles, and second electrodes. The substrate is has a plurality of pixel regions. First electrodes are disposed respectively on each pixel region, and include first patterns separated from one another and second patterns connected to the first patterns. The second electrode is disposed on the electrophoretic film. The area of one of the electrodes, opposing the other of the electrodes has apertures formed therein, reducing the contact area between the electrode and the electrophoretic film. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096390 | Methods for Controlling Wavelength-Converted Light Sources to Reduce Speckle - A method for operating a wavelength-converted light source includes directing a pump beam having a fundamental wavelength from the laser source into an input facet of the wavelength conversion device such that a wavelength-converted output beam is emitted from an output facet of the wavelength conversion device in the field of view of an optical detector. A physical property of the wavelength conversion device is varied within individual ones of a succession of consecutive speckle reduction intervals having durations less than the integration time of the optical detector. The physical property of the wavelength conversion device is varied by an amount that is sufficient to change in a phase-matched (PM) wavelength of the wavelength conversion device. The fundamental wavelength of the pump beam is thereafter adjusted based on the change in the PM wavelength to maintain an efficiency of the wavelength conversion in the wavelength conversion device. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096391 | BROADBAND REFLECTING MIRROR - To provide a broadband reflecting mirror having high reflectance within a wavelength band of 400 nm to 2500 nm and having excellent thermal resistance and damage resistance. A broadband reflecting mirror | 2011-04-28 |
20110096392 | Multifunctional Microscopes - A multifunctional microscope with a plurality of light sources made of various materials is provided. Plural light sources enable solid objects and slide specimen observations possible at a single microscope. Cordless power supply is also equipped to give the microscope portability of providing convenient field study. Further to the portability, low manufacturing cost makes the microscope suitable for any budgets, even toys for children and young adults learning science at early age. The plural light sources with adjustable angles provide further research capability and more fun in learning through observation. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096393 | MICROSCOPE CONNECTING UNIT AND MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - Three or more devices can be connected to a microscope and can be used simultaneously. Provided is a microscope connecting unit including a microscope connection port that is connected to a microscope used to observe a sample; three or more unit connection ports to which a stimulating unit that irradiates the sample with light or a confocal observation unit or an image capturing unit that detects light generated at the sample is connectable; and two or more light-path combining units that are disposed between the microscope connecting port and the unit connection ports and that combine light paths optically connecting the microscope with the confocal observation unit, the stimulating unit, and the image capturing unit. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096394 | REAR-PROJECTION DISPLAY - Various embodiments related to rear-projection image display are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a projector for projecting an image and a screen configured to display the image. The screen comprises a filter layer having a light reception side and an image display side. The filter layer includes an array of trapezoidal transmissive elements and an array of trapezoidal absorption elements, where a wider base of each of the trapezoidal transmissive elements faces the light reception side of the filter layer, and where a wider base of each of the trapezoidal absorption elements faces the image display side of the filer layer. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096395 | COLOR SHIFTING MULTILAYER POLYMER FIBERS AND SECURITY ARTICLES CONTAINING COLOR SHIFTING MULTILAYER POLYMER FIBERS - Polymer fibers are formed with concentric alternating layers of different polymer materials. The layers pairs have cross-sectional thicknesses selected for reflecting light at a selected visible wavelength. A cross-sectional dimension of the core is at least ten times an average of the selected thicknesses of the alternating layers. Some articles formed by the fibers are formed by attaching one fiber to another: the color of the fibers at the point of attachment is different from the colors of the fibers elsewhere. The fibers may be deformed to change its color properties by elongating the cross-section of the polymer fiber along a first cross-sectional axis. In some embodiments, the fibers are polarization sensitive. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096396 | WIRE-GRID POLARIZER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A wire-grid polarizer having a high polarization separation ability in the visible light region and an improved transmittance in a short wavelength region, and a process for easily producing such a wire-grid polarizer, are provided. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096397 | VIBRATING DEVICE, AND DRIVE DEVICE, DUST REMOVING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL DEVICE WHICH INCLUDE THE VIBRATING DEVICE - Provided is a vibrating device including: a vibrator including multiple electromechanical energy converting elements; a power supply for applying an alternating voltage to the multiple electromechanical energy converting elements; and a control circuit for controlling the alternating voltage to be applied by the power supply, the vibrating device generating, by the control circuit, a first standing wave and a second standing wave in the vibrator with a predetermined time phase difference, the first standing wave and the second standing wave having multiple nodal lines aligned in the same direction and being different in terms of an order, in which the vibrator includes at least one of the multiple electromechanical energy converting elements disposed in the same direction as the multiple nodal lines, and also includes at least another one of the multiple electromechanical energy converting elements disposed in a direction in which the multiple nodal lines are aligned. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096398 | PROCESS TO APPLY HEATER FUNCTION TO PLASTIC GLASS - The invention is related to a process to apply a heater function to a plastic glass that was made of a polycarbonate. The process includes a sputtering process that allows producing high performance heater function on a plastic glass. Another aspect of the invention is the plastic glass mirrors produced by the inventive process. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096399 | TUNABLE FILTER - A tunable filter is provided. The tunable filter comprises an input optical fiber for launching an optical signal into the tunable filter; a collimator disposed for collimating light transmitted from the input optical fiber; a grating disposed for dispersing the collimated light according to wavelength in a dispersion plane; a first reflector disposed for reflecting at least a partial of the dispersed light to a second reflector; a second reflector disposed for reflecting the dispersed light back to the grating; a third reflector disposed for reflecting the transmitted dispersed light from the grating back to the grating, wherein then the second reflector reflects the transmitted dispersed light to the first reflector, the first reflector reflects the transmitted dispersed light back to the grating, the collimator receives the transmitted dispersed light from the grating and substantially focusing it to a focal point; and an output optical fiber disposed at the focal point for receiving the focused light; wherein one of the reflectors is rotated to selectively reflect the dispersed light having a predetermined wavelength. | 2011-04-28 |
20110096400 | DOUBLE IMAGE PICKUP OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS PROVIDED THEREWITH - According to the present invention, a small-sized double-lens imaging optical system whose chromatic aberration is corrected even at a super wide angle of 150° or more can be provided. The double-lens imaging optical system of the present invention includes a concave lens, and a convex lens having a diffraction grating provided thereon, and satisfies the following conditional expression (1): | 2011-04-28 |
20110096401 | Split Exit Pupil Expander - The specification and drawings present a new apparatus and method for using a split exit pupil expander to provide general diffractive optics method that uses a plurality of diffractive elements for expanding the exit pupil of a display of an electronic device for viewing. | 2011-04-28 |