18th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200133134 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING PHOTOMASK PATTERNS - The present disclosure provides a method and a system for generating photomask patterns. The system obtains a design layout image, and generates a hotspot image corresponding to the design layout image based on a hotspot detection model. The system generates two photomask patterns based on the hotspot image. The at least two photomask patterns are transferred onto a semiconductor substrate. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133135 | ESTIMATION OF ASYMMETRIC ABERRATIONS - Metrology targets, target design methods and menology measurement methods are provided, which estimate the effects of asymmetric aberrations, independently or in conjunction with metrology overlay estimations. Targets comprise one or more pairs of segmented periodic structures having a same coarse pitch, a same 1:1 line to space ratio and segmented into fine elements at a same fine pitch, wherein the segmented periodic structures differ from each other in that one thereof lacks at least one of its corresponding fine elements and/or in that one thereof comprises two groups of the fine elements which are separated from each other by a multiple of the fine pitch. The missing element(s) and/or central gap enable deriving the estimation of aberration effects from measurements of the corresponding segmented periodic structures. The fine pitches may be selected to correspond to the device fine pitches in the corresponding layer. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133136 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A method for operating a semiconductor apparatus includes generating a plurality of target droplets, deforming the target droplets into a plurality of target plumes respectively, changing an orientation of at least one of the target plumes, and generating a plurality of EUV radiations from the target plumes respectively. At least one of the EUV radiations irradiates an area on the light collector different from other EUV radiations in response to the orientation of the at least one of the target plumes. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133137 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATING APPARATUS - In an extreme ultraviolet light generating apparatus, the film thickness of debris adhering to a surface of a component can be measured easily without need of large-scale removal of the component disposed in the chamber. The extreme ultraviolet light generating apparatus includes a chamber in which a droplet made of a target material is irradiated with a laser beam and extreme ultraviolet light is generated, an EUV light collector mirror that is an optical element disposed in the chamber, and a measurement device movable along a surface of the EUV light collector mirror and configured to measure the film thickness of the target material adhering to the surface. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133138 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING EXPOSURE ACCURACY - A method and a device for improving exposure accuracy are provided. After an exposure area is defined on a substrate, a plurality of exposure points from the exposure area are acquired to obtain a set of the exposure points, and then a plurality of exposure offset values corresponding to the exposure points in the set of the exposure points are detected respectively, to obtain a set of the exposure offset values. Then, based on the set of the exposure offset values, the exposure points corresponding to each of the exposure offset values are corrected. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133139 | PROXIMITY EFFECT CORRECTION IN ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY - A method of generating a layout pattern includes determining a first energy density indirectly exposed to a first feature of one or more features of a layout pattern on an energy-sensitive material when the one or more features of the layout pattern on the energy-sensitive material are directly exposed by a charged particle beam. The method also includes adjusting a second energy density exposed the first feature when the first feature is directly exposed by the charged particle beam. A total energy density of the first feature that comprises a sum of the first energy density from the indirect exposure and the second energy density from the direct exposure is maintained at about a threshold energy level to fully expose the first feature in the energy-sensitive material. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133140 | METHOD OF DETERMINING A VALUE OF A PARAMETER OF INTEREST OF A PATTERNING PROCESS, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Techniques for determining a value of a parameter of interest of a patterning process are described. One such technique involves obtaining a plurality of calibration data units from one or more targets in a metrology process. Each calibration data unit of at least two of the calibration data units represents detected radiation obtained using different respective polarization settings in the metrology process, each polarization setting defining a polarization property of incident radiation of the metrology process and of detected radiation of the metrology process. The calibration data units are used to obtain calibration information about the metrology process. A measurement data unit representing detected radiation scattered from a further target is obtained, the further target having a structure formed using the patterning process on the substrate or on a further substrate. A value of the parameter of interest is determined using the measurement data unit and the obtained calibration information. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133141 | METHOD TO REDUCE NATIVE DEFECT PRINTABILITY - A method includes reducing refractive index of an environment at or adjacent an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask to below 1.0. The EUV mask is in an EUV lithography system that forms a projection beam of EUV radiation using EUV radiation emitted from a radiation source. The method further includes exposing the EUV mask to the projection beam of EUV radiation. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133142 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING EXPOSURE PERFORMANCE AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method of operating an illuminator and apparatus thereof are proposed. A method includes: directing a radiation beam to the illuminator comprising slit fingers; sensing a temperature value of each of the slit fingers; determining a shifting value of the respective slit finger based on the temperature value; causing the respective slit finger to move according to the shifting value to form a light slit from the radiation beam; and exposing a workpiece using the light slit. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133143 | LITHOGRAPHY METHOD - A method includes the following operations. A reference image of a mask having a plurality of mapping marks is acquired. A lithography exposing process is performed by a scanner with the mask to a photoresist layer which is formed on a substrate. Performing the lithography exposing process includes mapping a real-time image of the mask with the reference image of the mask. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133144 | System and Method for Measurement of Alignment - A system comprises a topography measurement system configured to determine a respective height for each of a plurality of locations on a substrate; and a processor configured to: determine a height map for the substrate based on the determined heights for the plurality of locations; and determine at least one alignment parameter for the substrate by comparing the height map and a reference height map, wherein the reference height map comprises or represents heights for a plurality of locations on a reference substrate portion. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133145 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photoconductor includes, in sequence, a support, an undercoat layer, a charge generation layer containing a charge generation material and a first binder resin, and a charge transport layer containing a charge transport material and a second binder resin. The charge generation material in the charge generation layer is chlorogallium phthalocyanine having diffraction peaks at Bragg angles (2θ±0.2°) of 7.4°, 16.6°, 25.5°, and 28.3° in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by using Cu K-α radiation. The undercoat layer contains strontium titanate particles and a third binder resin. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133146 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided are an electrophotographic photosensitive member excellent in suppression of the occurrence of a photomemory, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each including the electrophotographic photosensitive member. The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes in this order: an electroconductive support; an undercoat layer; and a photosensitive layer, wherein the undercoat layer contains strontium titanate particles and a binder resin, and the photosensitive layer contains a butanediol adduct of titanyl phthalocyanine. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133147 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member that can achieve both of abrasion resistance and the suppression of a ghost. The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes: a support; an undercoat layer; a charge-generating layer; and a charge-transporting layer, the undercoat layer, the charge-generating layer, and the charge-transporting layer being arranged in the stated order on the support, wherein the charge-transporting layer includes a charge-transporting substance, and a polymer containing a structure represented by the following general formula (1) and a structure represented by the following general formula (2), wherein the charge-generating layer includes a phthalocyanine crystal and a binder resin, and wherein the undercoat layer includes strontium titanate particles and a binder resin. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133148 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes an undercoat layer and a surface layer on or above a support in this order, in which the undercoat layer contains metal oxide particles and a specific binder resin, the surface layer contains a charge transporting substance, fluororesin particles, and a specific binder resin, an arithmetic average roughness Ra of a surface of the undercoat layer is 0.15 μm or less, a refractive index (a) of the metal oxide particles and a refractive index (b) of the binder resin contained in the undercoat layer satisfy a specific relationship, and a refractive index (c) of the binder resin contained in the surface layer and a refractive index (d) of the fluororesin particles satisfy a specific relationship. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133149 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides an electrophotographic photosensitive member that can suppress a black spot and an exposure memory. The electrophotographic photosensitive member has a support, an undercoat layer and a photosensitive layer having a mono-layer structure in this order, wherein the undercoat layer contains a binder resin and strontium titanate particles; and the photosensitive layer having a mono-layer structure contains a binder resin, a charge generation material, a hole transport material and an electron transport material. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133150 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photoconductor includes, in sequence, a support member; an undercoating layer containing a binder resin and an inorganic particle; and a photosensitive layer, wherein the binder resin of the undercoating layer is an alkyd-melamine resin, and the inorganic particle of the undercoating layer contains a strontium titanate particle. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133151 | TONER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER - The toner has a toner particle that contains a binder resin, wherein the binder resin contains a styrene-acrylic resin that has a structure derived from a crosslinking agent, the binder resin includes tetrahydrofuran-insoluble matter in an amount of from 5 mass % to 60 mass % of the binder resin, and the crosslinking agent contains a polymeric compound provided by an addition reaction at least between a particular multifunctional (meth)acrylate compound and a particular polyvalent mercapto compound. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133152 | TONER - The toner contains a toner particle that has a binder resin, wherein an amount of a tetrahydrofuran THF-insoluble matter A collected when a THF dispersion of the binder resin is passed through a first filter having an average pore diameter of 8 μm, is not more than 10 mass % of the binder resin, and an amount of a THF-insoluble matter B collected when the THF dispersion that has been passed through the first filter is passed through a second filter having an average pore diameter of 0.8 μm, is from 5 mass % to 50 mass % of the binder resin. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133153 | AMES NEGATIVE SUBLIMATION TONER - Provided are toners and combinations of toners that demonstrate excellent color and are Ames test negative in both | 2020-04-30 |
20200133154 | CURABLE COATING MATERIAL FOR NON-IMPACT PRINTING - A developer comprises: at least one carrier; and, in an amount of 10 wt-% or less, a coating material ( | 2020-04-30 |
20200133155 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a plurality of process units, a transferring member, a sensor, and a processor. The plurality of process units include a photosensitive drum, an electric charger which charges the photosensitive drum, an exposing device which includes a plurality of light emitting element rows in a sub-scanning direction configured by the plurality of light emitting elements, and irradiates the photosensitive drum to form a latent image, and a developing device which attaches toner to the latent image to form a toner image. The transferring member receives the toner image from the photosensitive drum. The sensor detects the toner image transferred to the transferring member. The processor calculates a skew deviation amount based on the detection result of the sensor, and controls turning on and off the light emitting element based on a central tendency and the skew deviation amount. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133156 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An exposure apparatus includes: light source substrates on which light sources aligned in a first direction are aligned in rows and formed on a formation surface; an optical element that causes light emitted from the light sources to form an image on a surface of an image carrier that has a cylindrical shape and rotates with a rotational symmetry axis parallel to the first direction; a microlens array in which the optical elements aligned in the first direction are aligned in rows; and a holder that holds the light source substrates, wherein in each of the light source substrates, at least two of the light sources are formed at different positions in a second direction intersecting with the first direction and being parallel to the formation surface, and the holder holds the light source substrates to cause the formation surfaces of the light source substrates to cross each other. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133157 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a light-emitting element that includes light-emitting point groups; and an optical system that includes imaging systems focusing light from light-emitting points of the light-emitting point groups, wherein the light-emitting point groups and the imaging systems are combined into sets, the light-receiving surface has a cylindrical shape, each imaging system has a negative imaging magnification, light-emitting point groups are arranged at different positions, the imaging systems adjacent to each other have optical axes non-parallel to each other, each optical axis has an angle being not zero relative to the central normal, and a plane including the optical axis and the central normal is perpendicular to a rotational symmetry axis, and an angle between the optical axis and a line normal to the light-receiving surface is smaller than an angle between the central normal and a line normal to the light-receiving surface. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133158 | Drum Unit - An image forming apparatus, having a photosensitive drum assembly, an exposure head, and a bearing, is provided. The photosensitive drum assembly includes a photosensitive drum and a flange disposed at an end of the photosensitive drum in an axial direction of an axis of the photosensitive drum. The flange contacts an inner surface of the photosensitive drum. The exposure head includes a plurality of light emitters aligned along the axial direction of the photosensitive drum, a lens array focusing light from the light emitters on the photosensitive drum, and a head frame to support the light emitters and the lens array. The bearing has a first contact face to contact the exposure head to define a distance between the lens array and the photosensitive drum along a direction of an optical axis of the light. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133159 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus employing an electrophotographic image forming method includes a casing having a front wall to which an opening is formed and a rear wall facing the front wall, a photosensitive drum located close to the front wall, a support member configured to support the photosensitive drum. The support member is slidably movable between an accommodated position a drawn position at which the photosensitive drum is drawn out of the casing through the opening. The image forming apparatus further includes a sheet tray, a feeding roller configured to feed the plurality of sheets supported by the sheet tray, a first conveying guide arranged between the support member and the sheet tray to face the support member, and a second conveying guide formed to the support member at a position facing the first conveying guide to guide the sheet inserted through the opening. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133160 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Downtime relating to formation and detection of a detection image is reduced. An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to calculate a first conversion unit to convert a gradation of input image data so that density output for the input image data becomes a first density output characteristic based on a first detection result of the detection image detected by a density sensor in a first mode. The controller generates a second conversion unit to convert the gradation of the input image data so that the density output for the input image data becomes a second density output characteristic in a second mode based on the detection result in the first mode and correction information, and further updates the correction information based on a second detection result of the detection image detected by the density sensor in the second mode and the first detection result. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133161 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS, DEVELOPER CARRYING MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing apparatus, includes: a developer bearing member configured to bear a developer; and a regulating member that is disposed in contact with a surface of the developer bearing member, and configured to regulate the developer borne on the developer bearing member. On the surface of the developer bearing member, a conductive portion having a first surface roughness and first electric resistance, and a dielectric portion having a second surface roughness, which is smaller than the first surface roughness, and second electric resistance, which is larger than the first electric resistance, are disposed. In a case where the developer borne on the developer bearing member is charged by friction with the regulating member, a charging polarity of the dielectric portion is the same polarity as a charging polarity of the developer. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133162 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT CONTROLS A THERMAL FIXING CONDITION OF A FIXING PORTION BASED ON THERMAL CHARACTERISTIC INFORMATION OF TONER - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of cartridges containing toners, each cartridge including a storage element that stores a type of thermal characteristic information of the toner contained therein, and a reading portion configured to read the type of thermal characteristic information. A fixing portion thermally fixes a toner image, formed by a plurality of toners of different colors contained in the cartridges, respectively, onto a recording material, and a control portion controls the fixing portion by switching a thermal fixing condition in accordance with a combination of the types of the thermal characteristic information read by the reading portion, the thermal fixing condition being a condition that prioritizes the performance of fixing, to a recording material, a toner, of the toners that form the toner image, that is transferred first to the recording material, from among the plurality of toners of different colors. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133163 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER - A developer container includes a container main body that stores a developer, has an outlet for discharging the developer to a downstream side in a conveyance direction in which the developer is conveyed, has a sidewall having a circular cross-section perpendicular to the conveyance direction, and has a first ridge that continuously or intermittently continues to the downstream side in a helical form in a certain winding direction and is formed on an inner surface of the sidewall, and a limiter disposed at a downstream end that is an end on the downstream side of the container main body, to secure a space between the limiter and the sidewall, the space extending to an upstream side of the outlet in the conveyance direction and extending from the upstream side to the outlet. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133164 | TONER CONTAINER WITH AN OPERATING STRUCTURE DISPOSED ON A FIRST SIDE, AND A SHUTTER DISPOSED ON A SECOND SIDE - A toner container is detachably attachable to a developing device. The developing device includes an inlet to be poured with a toner, an inlet shutter to move between a closed position, at which the inlet is closed, and an open position, at which the inlet is open, a biasing mechanism to bias the inlet shutter toward the closed position, an engaged structure provided in the inlet shutter, an engaging structure to engage with the engaged structure and to retain the inlet shutter at the open position against a biasing force of the biasing mechanism, and an engagement releasing structure provided in the inlet shutter and to release an engaging state between the engaged structure and the engaging structure. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133165 | SPEED REDUCTION DEVICE, DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A speed reduction device includes an input shaft, a fixed internal gear, an output internal gear and a planetary two-stage gear. The fixed internal gear is fixed on the input shaft. The output internal gear is rotatably disposed on the same axis as the fixed internal gear and has a different number of teeth from the fixed internal gear. The planetary two-stage gear is supported by the input shaft so as to be rotatable around an eccentric shaft. The planetary two-stage gear has a large diameter gear and a small diameter gear which are respectively meshed with the fixed internal gear and the output internal gear. A difference in number of teeth between the large diameter gear and the small diameter gear is equal to a difference in number of teeth between the fixed internal gear and the output internal gear. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133166 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developer tank holding a developer, and a transporting member stirring and transporting the developer. The transporting member includes first and second screws each provided with a rotary shaft having a spiral blade disposed on an outer circumferential face of the rotary shaft. The first and second screws are disposed such that the rotary shafts are parallel to each other. The developer tank includes a first compartment accommodating the first screw, a second compartment accommodating the second screw, a partition separating the first compartment and the second compartment, and a circulation zone. The circulation zone includes an opening in the partition that allows the developer to flow through. The first and second compartments have bottom faces at different heights. A protrusion is formed on a bottom face in the circulation zone. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133167 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including: a latent image forming portion configured to form a latent image on an image bearing member; a developing device including a container configured to store toner, and a developing member configured to supply the toner to the latent image formed on the image bearing member to form a toner image; an environment sensor configured to detect environmental information related to an environment in which the developing device is placed; and a controller configured to control switching between a first mode and a second mode, in which a number of prints per unit time is smaller than in the first mode, wherein the controller is configured to perform switching from the first mode to the second mode based on an update value obtained by adding or subtracting over time an index value weighted in accordance with the environmental information detected by the environment sensor. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133168 | ADJUSTING POSITIONS OF IMAGES - According to some examples, a method comprises successively transferring a series of images from an imaging surface to an intermediate transfer member, ITM, then from the ITM to positions on a web substrate. The method may comprise intermittently adjusting a position at which particular images are transferred to the ITM by a first defined distance laterally across the ITM and by a second defined distance longitudinally with respect to the ITM. The method may comprise adjusting a position at which the particular images are transferred to the web substrate by approximately the first defined distance laterally relative to the ITM and by approximately the second defined distance longitudinally relative to the ITM. The method may comprise, after a first defined number of intermittent position adjustments, changing a direction in which the position is adjusted. A print apparatus and a machine-readable medium are also disclosed. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133169 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus configured to control the timing of the next cleaning such that, if there is a plurality of image forming jobs and a cumulative number of image-formed recording media is equal to or greater than a set number of sheets for cleaning, an image forming apparatus executes cleaning processing when the plurality of image forming jobs is completed. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133171 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An intermediate transfer belt has a first region and a second region in an outer circumferential surface thereof that is in contact with a blade. The first region has a first dynamic friction coefficient in a belt conveyance direction, and the second region has a second dynamic friction coefficient. The distance of the second region in the belt conveyance direction is less than the distance of the first region and is greater than the distance of a contact portion in which the blade is in contact with the intermediate transfer belt. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133172 | DEVIATION DETECTION DEVICE, BELT DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A deviation detection device to detect a deviation of a rotator includes a contact member disposed in contact with the rotator and configured to move, following a deviation of the rotator in a width direction of the rotator. The deviation detection device further includes a deviation detector configured to detect a direction of the deviation and a deviation amount of the rotator based on a displacement of the contact member, and a wear detector configured to detect a state in which an amount of wear of the contact member has reached a threshold. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133173 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TRANSFER DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance device configured to transport a conveyed object, a conveyance guide configured to guide the conveyed object to the conveyance device, a housing including a shaft support. The conveyance guide includes a rotation shaft that includes a non-circular shaft portion. The shaft support has a circular hole part and a guide slot. The circular hole part is configured to rotatably support the rotation shaft, and the rotation shaft is inserted into the shaft support through the guide slot while a flat surface of the non-circular shaft portion slides along a guide surface of the guide slot. The image forming apparatus further includes a restrictor configured to restrict movement of the rotation shaft inserted into the circular hole part of the shaft support in a direction opposite to a direction of insertion of the rotation shaft into the shaft support. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133174 | IMAGE HEATING DEVICE - A maximum curvature in a rotational direction of a fixing belt and the number of times of bendings when a temperature of the fixing belt is equal to or lower than a glass transition temperature of the fixing belt surface material are specified, and the fixing belt controlled to operate within the specified range. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133175 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing rotating member, a heater, a fixing pad, a pressurizing member, a lubricant, and a surface layer. The fixing rotating member is configured to fix a toner image on a recording medium and is heated by the heater. The fixing pad is positioned on an inner circumferential side of the fixing rotating member, and presses the fixing rotating member from the inner circumferential side. The pressurizing member faces an outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotating member, and forms a nip for fixing between the pressurizing member and the fixing rotating member. The lubricant is applied to the fixing rotating member. The surface layer is disposed in a vicinity of an end portion of a pressurizing surface of the fixing pad and returns the lubricant to a longitudinal central side of the pressurizing surface. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133176 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a fixing rotator, a pressure rotator that contacts the fixing rotator, a heater that heats the fixing rotator, a nip formation pad, a slide aid, a support, a reflector, a light shield, and a belt holder. The nip formation pad contacts the pressure rotator via the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip between the fixing rotator and the pressure rotator. The slide aid, including a lubricant, is disposed between the fixing rotator and the nip formation pad. The support supports the nip formation pad. The reflector reflects radiation heat from the heater. The light shield intercepts the radiation heat. The belt holder holds the fixing rotator. In a direction parallel to an axis of the fixing rotator, the belt holder and a longitudinal end portion of the slide aid that is located to be shielded by the light shield are distanced from each other. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133177 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a flexible rotatable fixing belt, a pressuring member, a pressing member, a heating part, a belt guide, and a fiber member. The pressuring member forms a pressuring area between the fixing belt and the pressuring member. The pressing member comes into contact with an inner circumference face of the fixing belt via lubricant in the pressuring area to press the fixing belt to the pressuring member. The heating part heats the fixing belt from outside. The belt guide supports the fixing belt from a side of the inner circumference face so that the fixing belt faces to the heating part. The fiber member is arranged between the belt guide and the fixing belt. At least a part of a face of the fiber member at a side of the fixing belt is oil repellent. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133178 | IMAGE RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD OF PRODUCING IMAGE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image recording medium includes two sheets made of resin and a toner image interposed between the two sheets. The toner image serves as an adhesive to bond the two sheets together and includes an information image. At least one of the two sheets includes a transparent portion to enable the information image to be visible through the at least one of the two sheets. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133179 | IMAGE FIXING DEVICE - An image fixing device for fixing an image on a sheet includes a rotatable fixing film; a heater provided on an inner surface of the fixing belt; a rotatable pressing member provided in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the film to press against the heater through the film, thus forming a nip configured to nip and feed the sheet; a holding member including a guide portion configured to guide the rotation of the fixed in the field and to hold the heater; and a metal sheet which covers the heater and an area of guide portion slidable relative to the film and which is slidable on an inner surface of the film. The metal sheet has a thermal conductivity ≥10 W/(m·° C.) and has a thickness more than 0 μm and not more than 50 μm. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133180 | TONER CARTRIDGE EXTRUSION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A toner cartridge extrusion device that extrudes a toner cartridge with a driving force of a driver is provided. The toner cartridge extrusion device includes a single detector that performs drive detection to detect drive of the driver and extrusion detection to detect whether or not the toner cartridge has been extruded. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133181 | DISTINCTION OF CAUSES OF ERRORS IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A control circuit determines that there is a failure in a power supply circuit in a case where a voltage detected by a voltage detection circuit when a constant-current control is performed is greater than a first predetermined value and a voltage detected by the voltage detection circuit when the first predetermined value is set as the target voltage in the constant-voltage control is greater than a second predetermined value greater than the first predetermined value and determine that there is an error in a load in a case where the voltage detected by the voltage detection circuit when the constant-current control is performed is greater than the first predetermined value and the voltage detected by the voltage detection circuit when the first predetermined value is set as the target voltage in the constant-voltage control is not greater than the second predetermined value. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133182 | DEFECT CLASSIFICATION IN AN IMAGE OR PRINTED OUTPUT - A monitoring device includes circuitry to compare a printed output with a reference representing a target output and to determine potential defects in the printed output based on the comparison. The monitoring device further includes and circuitry to implement a convolutional neural network to classify each potential defect as a true defect or a false alarm. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133183 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion capable of forming a toner image on an envelope including a flap; a stacking portion configured to stack the envelope; a fixing portion configured to fix the toner image on the envelope; a display portion configured to display information; an acquiring portion configured to acquire information corresponding to a kind of the envelope; and a controller configured to control the display portion when a double-side mode is selected, so that a stacking method in which the envelope is stacked on the stacking portion in a state in which an orientation of the envelope is designated on the basis of the information acquired by the acquiring portion is displayed at the display portion. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133184 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion capable of forming a toner image on an envelope including a flap; a stacking portion configured to stack the envelope; a fixing portion configured to fix the toner image on the envelope; a display portion configured to display information; and a controller configured to control the display portion so that when the double-side mode in which the images are formed on the double sides of the envelope is selected, a stacking method in which the envelope is stacked on the stacking portion so as to fix the image on a flap-formed side when the envelope first passes through the fixing portion is displayed at the display portion. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133185 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER READABLE PROGRAM - An image forming system includes: an interface that obtains job information including a plurality of jobs that represent processing contents that are performed on sheets; an image former that forms images on the sheets based on the job information; a plurality of stackers in which the sheets discharged from the image former are stacked so as to be divided for each of the jobs; and a processor that: obtains, from the job information, next processing information of a next processing to be performed on the sheets after the image forming processing, and selects, based on the next processing information, a first stacker among the plurality of stackers for the sheets to be stacked. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133186 | POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a post-processing apparatus configured to be coupled to an image forming apparatus or another post-processing apparatus. The post-processing apparatus includes: a post-processing unit that performs post-processing to a sheet that is conveyed; and a standby path arranged on an upstream side or a downstream side of the post-processing unit and capable of holding the sheet. The post-processing unit performs the post-processing in a state in which the sheet is partly in the standby path. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133187 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided an image forming apparatus that includes a color image former that forms a color image with a plurality of process color toners, a spot color image former that forms a spot color image with a spot color toner, a transfer unit that transfers the formed color image and the formed spot color image onto a recording material, a fixing unit that fixes the transferred color image and the transferred spot color image onto the recording material, and a hardware processor that selects a first mode or a second mode depending on whether or not a type of the recording material and an amount of toner to be attached onto the recording material satisfy a predetermined condition. The number of times of image transfer and fixation onto an identical surface of the recording material is two or more predetermined times in the first mode. The number of times of image transfer and fixation onto an identical surface of the recording material is less than the predetermined times in the second mode. When images are formed on both surfaces of the recording material, the predetermined condition differs between a first surface and a second surface of the recording material. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133188 | TONER CARTRIDGE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS - A toner cartridge according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for holding toner. A first electrical contact and a second electrical contact are positioned on a first longitudinal end of the housing. The first electrical contact is electrically connected to processing circuitry positioned on the housing. The second electrical contact is electrically connected to an imaging component positioned on the housing. The first electrical contact is positioned higher than the second electrical contact. A first drive coupler and a second drive coupler are positioned on a second longitudinal end of the housing. The first electrical contact and the second electrical contact are positioned higher than a first rotational axis of the first drive coupler. The first electrical contact is positioned higher than a second rotational axis of the second drive coupler and the second electrical contact is positioned lower than the second rotational axis. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133189 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, LUBRICANT APPLICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes a latent image carrier whose rotational speed changes depending on a printing speed of an image onto a sheet, an applicator that applies a lubricant to a surface of the latent image carrier, and a hardware processor that causes a surface of the applicator to move such that a difference between a first moving speed and a second moving speed is within a certain range, the first moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the latent image carrier moves, the second moving speed being a speed at which the surface of the applicator moves. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133190 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly and a drawer unit. The drawer unit includes a rotatable photosensitive drum, an optical print head, a relay substrate, a first wall portion, a second wall portion and a third wall portion continuously formed between an upstream end portion of the first wall portion and an upstream end portion of the second wall portion with respect to a drawing-out direction of the drawer unit from the main assembly. The relay substrate is provided on a surface of the third wall portion on an upstream side with respect to the drawing-out direction. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133191 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly and a drawer unit. The drawer unit includes a photosensitive drum, an optical print head, first to third wall portions and a relay substrate. The main assembly includes a first facing portion, a second facing portion and a main assembly substrate. The relay substrate and the main assembly substrate are connected by a cable folded back at the rear of the third wall portion. A distance between a portion of the cable before being folded back and a portion of said cable after being folded back is larger than a distance, with respect to a longitudinal direction of the optical print head, between the first or second wall portion on which the relay substrate is provided and the first or second facing portion facing the first or second wall portion on which the relay substrate is provided. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133192 | ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONNECTING ELECTRICAL CABLE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus comprises a first apparatus and a second apparatus. A cable-side connector of an electrical cable extending from the second apparatus is connected to a first-apparatus-side connector provided in the first apparatus. The cable-side connector is provided on a side of the first apparatus. The image forming apparatus comprises an opening portion provided in the first apparatus and through which the cable-side connector is connectable to the first-apparatus-side connector from an outside of the first apparatus; a lid that covers the opening portion; an attaching portion provided on the lid so as to attach the lid to the first apparatus; an engaging portion provided on the lid so as to be disengageably engaged with the opening portion; an outlet portion provided on the lid and through which the electrical cable extends to the outside of the first apparatus; and an attachment member attached to the electrical cable. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133193 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING OPTICAL PRINT HEAD - An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly, and a drawer unit. The drawer unit includes a rotatable photosensitive member, an optical print head including a light emitting element, a substrate, and an electroconductive member and includes a first grounding member. The accommodating portion includes a second grounding member configured to ground the electroconductive member in contact with the first grounding member when the drawer unit is positioned between an accommodated position and a drawn-out position. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133194 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An apparatus main body includes a main casing and a cover configured to rotatably move about a rotational axis located below an opening between an open position and a closed position. A drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum and is configured to be installed into the apparatus main body through the opening. A developing cartridge includes a developing roller and is configured to be installed into the apparatus main body through the opening. A swing plate is attached swingably to the apparatus main body. The swing plate supports the developing cartridge. The swing plate includes a guide configured to guide installation of the developing cartridge into the apparatus main body. The swing plate is configured to swingably move in a state where the drum cartridge and the developing cartridge are installed in the apparatus main body, thereby causing the developing roller to move relative to the photosensitive drum. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133195 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body including a body side connector and a removable unit removably inserted in the apparatus body. The removable unit includes a unit side connector configured to engage with the body side connector in conjunction with insertion of the removable unit into and from the apparatus body in an insertion direction and disengage from the body side connector in conjunction with removal of the removable unit from the apparatus body in a removal direction. The apparatus further includes a first holder and a second holder. The first holder holds the body side connector and restrict the body side connector from moving in the insertion direction and the removal direction relative to the first holder. The second holder holds the first holder and restrict the first holder from moving in a direction different from the insertion direction and the removal direction. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133196 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH URGING MEMBER FOR URGING PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image-forming apparatus includes: a main body; a toner cartridge having a first opening; a process cartridge having a photosensitive drum and a second opening; a positioning part; a transfer unit; and an urging member. The toner cartridge and process cartridge are attachable to and detachable from the main body in an axial direction of the photosensitive drum. The positioning part and transfer unit are positioned above the process cartridge attached to the main body. The positioning part fixes the attached process cartridge in position relative to the main body. The urging member urges the attached process cartridge toward the positioning part and urges the process cartridge such that the toner can be supplied from the toner cartridge to the process cartridge through the first opening and the second opening when the toner cartridge and the process cartridge are attached to the main body. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133197 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT CONTROLS REGULATION UNIT - The image forming apparatus includes a cartridge replaceable by detachably mounting to the image forming apparatus, a door that takes a closed state or an open state, a locking pin that switches a state of the regulation unit between a regulating state in which the replacement unit is prevented to be detached from the image forming apparatus and a release state in which the replacement unit is to be detachable from the image forming apparatus, and a lock control unit (a control unit) that makes a determination as to whether or not the state of the regulation unit is to be switched from the release state to the regulating state, at a predetermined timing when initial processing is completed after a power source is turned on or a state of the door becomes the closed state from the open state. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133198 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a configuration in which a cartridge is removably mounted from a longitudinal direction of the cartridge (a side-oriented configuration), an image bearing member is disposed at a position farther from a light emitting unit in a state in which a cover is opened than a state in which the cover is closed in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cartridge. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133201 | CLOCK - Disclosed herein is a clock. The clock includes: a first belt; an hour axis unit comprising first and second rotation axis spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance and being rotable; and an hour hand configured to point a position of the hour axis unit, wherein the first belt makes revolutions by being engaged with the first and second rotation axis. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133202 | STRIKING OR MUSICAL WATCH PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE ACOUSTIC RADIATING MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE MEMBRANE - A striking watch is provided with an acoustic radiating membrane made of metallic material or amorphous metal. The membrane takes the form of a loop with walls of a certain thickness to be connected by a first edge portion to a middle part of a watch case and by a second edge portion to a bezel fixed to a watch crystal. The bezel connected to crystal is movable with respect to the case middle via the membrane during the vibration of membrane once a sound is generated by a watch striking mechanism in the watch case. The membrane is configured with a wall of a specific thickness in an active region dependent on the mass of the bezel connected to the crystal, to obtain a frequency f | 2020-04-30 |
20200133203 | TIME CORRECTION DEVICE AND TIME CORRECTION METHOD - A time correction device includes a mounting stand on which a watch is mounted, a detector configured to detect a position of a hand of the watch mounted on the mounting stand, an operation mechanism configured to operate a crown of the watch mounted on the mounting stand, a timekeeping circuit configured to keep an internal time, and a control circuit configured to acquire an indicated time indicated by the hand from the position of the hand and control the operation mechanism to rotate the crown in accordance with a difference between the internal time and the indicated time and thus correct the indicated time to the internal time. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133204 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND POWER SAVING METHOD THEREOF - A wearable device and a power saving method thereof are proposed. The wearable device includes a processor; a wireless communication module coupled to the processor and configured to implement wireless communication with an external device; a functional module coupled to the processor and including a plurality of controllers and a plurality of functional members, the controllers correspondingly connected to the functional members, each of the functional members configured to carry out at least one function; and a user activity monitor coupled to the processor and configured to collect user activity information, wherein when the user activity information indicates a low-level activity, the processor disables the wireless communication module and/or at least one of the functional members of the functional module. The wristwatch can reduce power consumption. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133205 | TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT AND TIMEPIECE - A timepiece movement capable of suppressing generation of malfunction of a hand is provided. The movement includes an indicator hand wheel which is provided so as to be rotatable and to which an indicator hand is mounted; an indicator hand stepping motor rotating and driving the indicator hand wheel in both directions; an hour wheel provided so as to be rotatable around a first rotation axis different from a rotation axis of the indicator hand wheel and having a first shaft portion which extends along the first rotation axis and on the outer peripheral surface of which there is provided a contact portion that the indicator hand can abut, with the distance of the contact portion from the first rotation axis varying in accordance with a position in the peripheral direction around the first rotation axis; and an hour hand stepping motor rotating and driving the hour wheel and provided separately from the indicator hand stepping motor. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133206 | METHOD OF CONFIGURING WATCH SCREEN AND WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE IMPLEMENTING SAME - Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method of configuring a watch screen and a wearable electronic device implementing the same, which displays various pieces of information provided by an application, in an icon form, to enable a user to easily identify the information. A method of configuring a watch screen, the method comprising selecting one of a plurality of predetermined watch screens, thereby resulting in a selected watch screen; determining at least one icon of a plurality of predetermined icons as components of the selected watch screen; and displaying the selected watch screen, wherein the selected watch screen includes the at least one icon. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133207 | CONTROL METHOD BASED ON DISTURBANCE PERCEPTION - Disclosed herein is a control method based on disturbance perception, which relates to control theory and engineering. In the method, an error-based dynamic system is established under motivation of the total disturbance based on the error between the expected value and the actual output value of the system, based on which a Disturbance Perception Controller (DPC) model is further established. The control method generally includes the establishment of a tracking error and an integral thereof, and a differential based on a desired trajectory and differential signals thereof, and an actual output of a nonlinear uncertain object and determination of a disturbance perception control law. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133208 | OUTPUT DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING EVALUATION FUNCTION VALUE - An object is to make it possible to acquire a parameter or a first physical quantity that has been learned and an evaluation function value and thereby check the progress or the result of machine learning. An output device includes: an information acquisition unit which acquires, from a machine learning device that performs machine learning on a servo control device for controlling a servo motor driving the axis of a machine tool, a robot or an industrial machine, a parameter or a first physical quantity of a constituent element of the servo control device that is being machine learned or has been machine learned and an evaluation function value; and an output unit which outputs information indicating a relationship between the acquired parameter, the first physical quantity or a second physical quantity determined from the parameter and the evaluation function value. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133209 | OPTIMIZATION OF THE MODELING OF PROCESS MODELS | 2020-04-30 |
20200133210 | Apparatus and Methods for Non-Invasive Closed Loop Step Testing with Controllable Optimization Relaxation - A controller has improved closed-loop step testing of a dynamic process of an industrial processing plant. The controller performs economic optimization relaxation on process variables, such that operating range of the variables (MVs and CVs) during the testing are not skewed by variations in optimization cost factors. The controller employs computer-implemented methods and systems that receive a user-defined giveaway tolerance representing an allowable range between a current process variable value and a target process variable value. In response to the variables not meeting the giveaway tolerance, the methods and systems adjust the MPC controller configuration to drive the variables inside the tolerance, while relaxing optimization of the variables already meeting the giveaway tolerance. Using the adjusted configuration, the methods and systems calculate a new set of targets and generate a dynamic move plan from the new target. The methods and systems add perturbation signals for the testing to the move plan in accordance with the adjusted configuration. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133211 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An electronic device for performing a control operation and a method therefor are provided. The electronic device includes a communication interface, a memory to store at least one command, and a processor connected to the communication interface and the memory. The processor is configured to, by executing the at least one command, based on usage information of a first user using the electronic device, establish a first device knowledge base by obtaining a first control condition and a first control operation preferred by a first user, based on a context corresponding to the first control condition being detected, identify whether to perform the first control operation stored in the first device knowledge base based on a basic knowledge base that stores information on the context and information on the electronic device, and based on a result of the identification, control the electronic device. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133212 | Method and system for storing natural gas and natural gas liquids via a variable volume flow splitter from a producing field - Method and system for storing natural gas and natural gas liquids via a variable volume flow splitter from a producing field. A method and system comprising storing natural gas and natural gas liquids while simultaneously selling natural gas and natural gas liquids from a single compressor in quantities as deemed desirable. In response to desired quantities to be injected into a storage reservoir or sold, the system provides a single action (e.g., a single action such as the click of a mouse button) that splits the gas stream into injection for storage and the sales pipeline for transportation to market by adjusting a flow splitter of a single value or valves in combination operated remotely or manually on the downstream side of the sales gas compressor that varies the volume to any combination and ratio from 0 to 100% of gas and entrained gas liquids to be sold or injected. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133213 | BUILDING SYSTEM WITH DIGITAL TWIN BASED AGENT PROCESSING - A building management system includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive a publication by an agent on an agent communication channel, the publication comprising timeseries data, identify, based on the publication, an object entity of an entity database associated with the agent, wherein the entity database includes one or more object entities and relationships between the one or more object entities and one or more data entities, identify a data entity related to the object entity based on a relationship of the relationships relating the object entity and the data entity, and ingest the timeseries data into the data entity. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133214 | BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH GEO-FENCING - A building automation system may adjust operation of a building system based upon information regarding the relative location of one or more users of the building automation system. In some embodiments, a mobile device having location services for determining a location of the mobile device may provide this information. A mobile device may include a user interface, a memory for storing two or more predetermined geo-fences each defining a different sized region about a home of a user of the mobile device and a controller operatively coupled to user interface and the memory, the controller configured to accept a selection of one of the two or more predetermined geo-fences via the user interface. The controller may report when the location of the mobile device crosses the selected one of the two or more predetermined geo-fences to a remote device. Other geofencing approaches are also described. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133215 | VIRTUAL CODE-BASED CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL SIGNAL GENERATING MEANS - The present invention relates to virtual code-based control system, method and program, a control device and a control signal generating means. A control method on the basis of a control signal comprising a virtual code according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a control signal receiving step for a control module receiving, from a control signal generating means, a control signal generated by means of combining a plurality of specific codes in accordance with a particular rule; a step for the control module extracting the plurality of specific codes comprised in the virtual code; and a command searching step for the control module searching for a storage location comprising a particular command on the basis of the plurality of specific codes. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133216 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL MACHINE CONFIGURATIONS - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for controlling machine configurations. An example method includes deter mining a desired trajectory of an auxiliary machine based at least in part on a desired work path or an alignment of a host machine and the auxiliary machine; determining a first actual trajectory of the auxiliary machine based on i) determining a first distance between a first side of the auxiliary machine and the host machine and ii) determining a second distance between a second side of the auxiliary machine and the host machine, the first side is opposite the second side; comparing the desired trajectory of the auxiliary machine to the first actual trajectory of the auxiliary machine; and when the first actual trajectory does not satisfy a threshold distance of the desired trajectory, selecting a trajectory-assist mode to steer the auxiliary machine toward the desired trajectory. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133217 | CONTROL METHOD, RELATED DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - A control method includes sending, by a controller, a created context-aware model to a context-aware engine. The context-aware model is used to define a preset control performed when target data meets a trigger condition and to instruct the context-aware engine to send indication information to the controller when the context-aware engine determines that the target data meets the trigger condition. The preset control is used to implement a context-aware function. The indication information is used to indicate that the target data meets the trigger condition. The method also includes receiving, by the controller, the indication information. The method further includes performing, by the controller, the preset control based on the indication information. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133218 | PRIORITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A ZONING SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system including a controller configured to detect a presence of an occupant in a zone of a plurality of zones. The controller is also configured to determine a priority level of the occupant and control operation of the HVAC system to prioritize supply of conditioned air to the zone of the plurality of zones over remaining zones of the plurality of zones based on the priority level of the occupant. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133219 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless terminal performs communication setting processing in response to connection processing from an air conditioning management apparatus. The air conditioning management apparatus sends, to a wireless terminal, a wireless communication electronic message in which an air conditioning communication electronic message is packaged. Upon receipt of the wireless communication electronic message, the wireless terminal converts the content of the communication. Upon receipt of the air conditioning communication electronic message, an air conditioner executes a request command described in the air conditioning communication electronic message. Upon receipt of the air conditioning communication electronic message, the wireless terminal converts the content of the communication. Upon receipt of the wireless communication electronic message, the air conditioning management apparatus performs response reception processing. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133220 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MICROGRID ASSETS - A method for managing a microgrid, the microgrid having an intermittent energy source and energy storage, comprising: using a microgrid asset management system, dispatching the energy storage to maintain optimal power flow to and from a power grid by: producing a generation forecast and a generation forecast error probability distribution for an intermittent energy source coupled to the microgrid from a historic generation forecast and one or more measurements; generating random intermittent energy source generation inputs from at least one of historic generation data, the historic generation forecast, and the generation forecast error probability distribution; using the random intermittent energy source generation inputs, calculating a microgrid performance value using a microgrid performance model and a microgrid financial value using a microgrid financial model; and, selecting an energy storage dispatch scenario to optimize operation of the microgrid using at least one of the microgrid performance value and the microgrid financial value. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133221 | ARRANGEMENT, FIELDBUS ACCESS UNIT, AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AN AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM - The present disclosure resides in a method for monitoring an automated plant, which has a fieldbus access unit connected with a first communication network, wherein the first communication network has a plurality of field devices and network nodes, wherein a communication driver, which runs in a first frame application, which is implemented in a client computer connected with the fieldbus access unit via a second communication network, queries structure data of network nodes and field devices present in the first communication network, wherein the structure data are generated by the fieldbus access unit in the context of the query by scanning the address space of the network level and determining the network nodes and field devices present in the address space. The present disclosure further resides in a fieldbus access unit and an arrangement, comprising a client computer and a fieldbus access unit. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133222 | OBJECT ATTACHMENT CONTROL METHOD, ATTACHING MACHINE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed are an object attachment control method, attaching machine and storage medium, the object attachment control method comprising the following steps: acquiring the attachment precision values of predetermined number of objects; calculating attachment compensation amounts according to the attachment precision values and a preset standard value; and correcting the attachment precision values of corresponding objects to be attached according to the attachment compensation amounts. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133223 | NC-based ring blade production apparatus - The invention discloses a NC-based ring blade production apparatus, which includes a box body, which is provided with a processing cavity penetrating forward and backward, and the processing cavity is symmetrically provided with clamping devices. An annular blade can be clamped between them. The annular blade after processing has a cutting edge hole penetrating up and down, a transmission device is arranged in the upper inner wall of the processing cavity, and the lower end of the transmission device is screwed to the clamping device. The present invention controls the processing of the annular blade through the numerical control method of human-machine interaction, improves the accuracy of the annular blade, and can also perform the reaming process of the edge hole of the existing annular blade, thereby improving the recycling of the annular blade. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133224 | Cloud-Controlled Manufacturing Execution System (CLO-cMES) for use in pharmaceutical manufacturing process control, methods, and systems thereof - “Cloud” based manufacturing execution systems (“MES”) and methods thereof used to control, execute, and monitor pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical production processes and systems are disclosed herein. Consequently, the methods and systems provide a means to quality manufacturing on an integrated level whereby drug or biologic manufacturers can achieve data and product integrity and ultimately minimize cost. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133225 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER - A numerical controller is provided with a control unit configured to control a machine tool and acquire feedback data in relative positions of a tool and a workpiece, a machining simulation unit configured to perform simulation processing for machining based on a machining program and create the shape of the machined workpiece, and a display unit configured to display the machined workpiece shape created by the machining simulation unit. The machining simulation unit performs machining simulation processing using the feedback data acquired by the control unit, in place of relative movement paths for the tool and the workpiece based on a command by the machining program. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133226 | OUTPUT DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING LEARNING PARAMETER - An output device includes: an information acquisition unit which acquires, from a machine learning device that performs machine learning on a servo control device for controlling a servo motor driving the axis of a machine tool, a robot or an industrial machine, a parameter or a first physical quantity of a constituent element of the servo control device that is being learned or has been learned; and an output unit which outputs at least one of any one of the acquired first physical quantity and a second physical quantity determined from the acquired parameter, a time response characteristic of the constituent element of the servo control device and a frequency response characteristic of the constituent element of the servo control device, and the time response characteristic and the frequency response characteristic are determined with the parameter, the first physical quantity or the second physical quantity. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133227 | Feed Shaft and Worm Gear Abnormality Determination System - A system determining whether the feed shafts are normal or abnormal, the system including: a command generation unit that moves the feed shafts in a forward direction at a predetermined speed from a lower limit value to an upper limit value of a range of feeding movement by the numerical controller; and a feed shaft abnormality determination unit that monitors a drive torque command during the movement of the feed shafts in the forward direction by the command generation unit, compares a monitoring result during the movement in the forward direction with a normal value of the drive torque command, determines that abnormality occurs when the drive torque command deviates from the normal value, and outputs the determination result. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133228 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER - To provide a numerical controller that can produce high-quality machining with optimal machining conditions by reducing speed control abnormalities in order to stabilize feed rate, cutting speed and other factors. A numerical controller includes a speed reduction block detection unit that detects a speed reduction block that is a block at which the number of blocks to be looked ahead in a machining program relatively decreases, a speed information storage unit that calculates feed rate at each axis from a table feed rate at the speed reduction block and stores this speed information in a storage unit, and a speed information read unit that reads out the speed information from the storage unit and applies the speed information as the feed rate at each axis. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133229 | SMART TOOL SYSTEM, DEVICES, AND METHODS - A tool monitoring device and method for using a tool monitoring device, the tool monitoring device including a housing configured to couple with an exterior surface of a tool, one or more sensors positioned within the housing and configured to measure one or more properties of the tool over a period of time, a communication interface configured to transmit data from the tool monitoring device to one or more external devices, the transmitted data being generated based at least in part on the measured one or more properties of the tool over the period of time, and a power source configured to provide power to the one or more sensors and the communication interface. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133230 | DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM, DIAGNOSIS METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A device includes: a first acquiring unit to acquire context information corresponding to running operation among pieces of context information; a second acquiring unit to acquire detection information output from a detecting unit detecting a physical quantity of a target device; an extracting unit to extract, from the detection information, feature information indicating a feature of the detection information in an interval including a specific operation interval of the target device; a selecting unit to select reference feature information used as reference based on the feature information, and sequentially select pieces of target feature information; a calculating unit to calculate a likelihood of a process interval based on a comparison between the reference feature information and each piece of target feature information; a determining unit to determine whether the target feature information corresponding to the likelihood is included in the process interval based on the likelihood; and an estimating unit to estimate the process interval based on a determination result. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133231 | PROGRAM CODE GENERATING METHOD FOR TILTED PLANE MACHINING BY MULTI-AXIS MACHINE TOOL AND DEVICE THEREOF - A program code generating method for tilted plane machining makes the machine tool generate required program codes for machining a plurality of planes with various direction features. The method comprises: obtaining step of obtaining directional features of a first reference plane and a second reference plane; transformation step of obtaining coordinate transformations parameters between the directional features of the first reference plane and the second reference plane by coordinate transformations; testing step of making a tool shaft and a worktable of the machine tool perform a testing motion; and combining step of generating a combination code by adding the coordinate transformations parameters in the program codes applied to machining of the first reference plane, thereby making the machine tool subsequently perform machining on the second reference plane after performing machining on the first reference plane by using the combination code. A device for titled plane machining is also provided. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133232 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREFLIGHTING A COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN FILE CORRESPONDING TO A TOOL FOR PROCESSING SHEET MEDIA - A method for performing a design rule check of a computer aided design (CAD) file corresponding to a geometry of a tool for use in a process for making an article from a starting material. Design rules defined to avoid a geometry of the tool documented as causing an inefficiency in a non-printing or non-platemaking operation of the process are stored in a computer. A design rule checking (DRC) module of the computer processes the CAD file relative to the stored design rules, identifies violations, automatically suggests design changes responsive to each violation, receives a user input responsive to suggested design changes, and modifies the CAD file in response to the user input. Non-transitory computer readable media containing code for implementing the method and related CAD systems are also described. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133233 | PROGRAM CORRECTION DEVICE - A program correction device is configured to generate a plurality of machining paths obtained by smoothing each of cutting paths; select a reference path serving as a reference from among the plurality of machining paths; set a plane reference point on the reference path; calculate an intersection point between the plurality of machining paths and a plane passing through the plane reference point and being perpendicular to the reference path at the plane reference point, perform a smoothing processing based on the calculated intersection point and the plane reference point, and calculate a point on an obtained curved line as a correction command point of the plurality of machining paths; and generate a post-correction machining program obtained by inserting the correction command point in the machining program. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133234 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICE - This disclosure provides systems and methods for simplifying additive manufacturing. A user can interact with a simple user interface on a smartphone or other computing device to quickly and easily print a 3D object. In some implementations, a user may use an application executing on the computing device to select an object from a catalog of available objects. The user can be provided with a simple interface, such as a single button, for causing a 3D printer to print the selected object. In some implementations, the systems and methods of this disclosure can create a file having a preconfigured file format specific to the user's 3D printer, based on the object that the user selects to be printed. The preconfigured file can be automatically sent to the user's 3D printer and the 3D printer can automatically print the object according to the preconfigured file. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133235 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING AND SCHEDULING 3D PRINTING-BASED FABRICATION - The present disclosure includes a three-dimensional design and integrated fabrication system that includes a data system in a computing environment. The system includes a manufacturing section including a pre-processing section and a post-processing section. The system also includes a material selection system and a control system that integrates the data system, manufacturing section, and material selection system with an intelligence system that includes artificial intelligence in the computing environment. | 2020-04-30 |
20200133236 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER - To provide a numerical controller that can detect the position at which the look-ahead blocks used to determine an acceleration/deceleration operation is insufficient in a machining program in order to stabilize feed rate, cutting speed and other factors. A numerical controller includes a program execution unit that executes a machining program, a program look-ahead unit that looks ahead at the machining program in parallel with execution of the machining program, a theoretical value calculation unit that calculates theoretical values per block in processing time for the machining program from the feed rate of the machine tool and lengths of minute straight lines that make up the machining path followed by the machine tool, a measured value calculation unit that calculates actually measured values per block in the look-ahead time taken by the program look-ahead unit and the processing time for the machining program while the machining program is being executed, and an abnormal block detection unit that detects an abnormal block that is a block at which the result of subtracting the total of the theoretical values from the total of the actually measured values is more than a prescribed value. | 2020-04-30 |