| 18th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
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| 20120105916 | PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH DOCUMENT SECURITY FUNCTION - A printing control apparatus includes a user interface driver to provide a security preview setup screen such that security preview options for each object are selected when a call signal is transmitted from a graphic device interface according to a print request signal input from an application program and a previewer to divide objects through the security preview setup screen and to secure a corresponding one of the objects when the security preview options are set so as to perform preview. A preview screen upon which security options for each object are set is displayed, thereby preventing malicious use and easily achieving security intended by a user. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105917 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an image output apparatus and an image reading apparatus. The image output apparatus includes an entry order acceptance module, an information image generation module, a combining module, an image output module. The image reading apparatus includes a reading module, an extraction module, a determination module, and an alarm module. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105918 | AUGMENTING PAGE ORIENTATION DIRECTION DETECTION IN A DIGITAL DOCUMENT PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT - What is disclosed is a novel system and method for augmenting present methods used for determining the orientation direction automatically being detected of digital pages of a plurality of scanned documents in a digital document processing environment. The present method takes advantage of the observation that pages scanned in data processing centers are often highly correlated. The present method contains five primary steps. 1) Page orientation (i.e., up/down) is detected using a traditional method. 2) Each page is classified as either directional or non-directional. 3) The pages classified as directional are clustered into groups. 4) The direction for each group is determined. 5) The directional group's direction is used to revise the orientation for pages contained in the group. Through the implementation of the teachings hereof, performance, in terms of both speed and accuracy, are very high relative to current methods and detection error rates can be reduced significantly. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105919 | IMAGE-READING DEVICE THAT READS IMAGES BY USING SPREAD-SPECTRUM CLOCK - In an image-reading device, a counting unit counts a number of clock cycles of a spread-spectrum clock as a counter value. A correcting unit corrects one of the counter value and a reference clock cycle number based on a phase detected by the phase detecting unit when the counting unit counts. A comparing unit compares the counter value and the reference clock cycle number and determines whether the counter value and the reference clock cycle number satisfy a prescribed relationship. A time length setting unit sets a length of at least one of a reading time and an irradiation time based on: a timing when the counting unit starts counting to set the time length; and a timing when the comparing unit determines that the compared values satisfy the prescribed relationship, such that the time length set by the time length setting unit remains constant. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105920 | RECORDING MEDIA PATH IN A MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER - A multifunction printer includes a) a printing apparatus having: i) a printer chassis having a media input region, a printing region, and a media support element; ii) a carriage configured to move a printhead in a carriage scan direction along the printing region; and iii) a plurality of rollers configured to transport a recording medium from the media input region, across the media support element and to the printing region; and b) a scanning apparatus to convert an image into digitized data, the scanning apparatus including a base that is affixed to the printer chassis, wherein the base of the scanning apparatus comprises a guide for the recording medium. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105921 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit, a conveyance unit configured to convey a document, a reading unit configured to read an image of the document line by line in a main scanning direction, a check unit configured to check a free space of the storage unit, a detection unit configured to generate detection processing data for determining a position of a portion of the image in the main scanning direction of the reading unit where the image cannot be read correctly and to detect the position using the detection processing data, both in response to the free space of the storage unit being sufficient to store the detection processing data, and a correction unit configured to correct a pixel value of the portion corresponding to the position detected by the detection unit in the image read by the reading unit. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105922 | DRIVING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A driving unit ( | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105923 | ROTATING PRISM SCANNING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SCANNING - The present invention relates to a scanning device and a method for scanning. The scanning device comprises a first frame ( | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105924 | SELF-CLEANING DOCUMENT HANDLER WITH VIBRATING CLEANER ELEMENTS - Scanning devices include a sheet feeder moving sheets of media. A transparent scanning surface (e.g., platen) is positioned adjacent the sheet feeder. The sheet feeder supplies the sheets of media to the transparent scanning surface and moves the sheets of media across the transparent scanning surface. Additionally, an optical scanner is positioned adjacent the transparent scanning surface. The optical scanner detects contrasting markings on the sheets of media through the transparent scanning surface. Vibrating elements are connected to the transparent scanning surface. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105925 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND MEDIA CONVEYING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus according to the present invention comprises an image reading unit arranged on a conveying path of a first medium and reading an image on the first medium, a conveying unit conveying the first medium and a second medium to the image reading unit, a width of the second medium being smaller than the first medium, and guide portions guiding the second medium introduced from a discharge port along the conveying path. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105926 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image reading apparatus, an image reading method and a program are provided for favorably correcting color misalignment in a sub-scanning direction of a read signal read by a plurality of line sensors without increasing a circuit scale or processing time. To accomplish this, the image reading apparatus sets, as a reference signal, the read signal that is output from one of the plurality of line sensors, and detects a correlation between the reference signal and each of a plurality of read signals output from line sensors other than the one of the plurality of line sensors of a plurality of lines that are displaced in predetermined line units from a line from which the reference signal is read, and selects a read signal having a high correlation with the reference signal as a read signal from the line of the reference signal. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105927 | COMPENSATING FOR PRINT ENGINE CHANGE IN A DOCUMENT REPRODUCTION DEVICE - What is disclosed is a novel system and method of inheriting intended GCR into a 4-to-4 cascaded LUT to compensate for print engine change which adversely impacts the quality of an output print. The present method uses the device link transform to generate starting LUT nodes for the inverse of the drifted printer model by inputting CMYK or RGB into the device link at a color space resolution sufficient to determine output nodes. Lab and CMYK values are derived from this process, and a “starting LUT” is created at the Lab destination nodes. An iterative control begins with this starting LUT to produce an inverse drifted printer model that contains a close approximation for the intended GCR. The present method captures the intent of the device link transform for a fleet and generates the cascaded LUT for drift, specific printer, side1/side2, and other modes leading to special GCRs. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105928 | SECURITY ELEMENT COMPRISING BASIC REFLECTIVE STRUCTURES - Security element comprising:
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| 20120105929 | Apparatus and method for displaying holographic image using collimated directional blacklight unit - A holographic three-dimensional (3D) image generating apparatus that may use a collimated directional blacklight unit (CD BLU) is provided. The CD BLU may output a collimated light of which an emitting light is adjusted. The convergent lens may enable the outputted collimated light to converge into a viewing area of a viewer and thus, a viewing window may be generated. A spatial light modulator (SLM) may perform spatially-varying modulation with respect to the collimated light converging into the viewing area to generate a focused beam. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105930 | Galvanoscanner and Laser Processing Machine - A galvanoscanner including: a rotor including a shaft as a rotational center, and permanent magnets disposed around the shaft and polarized to a plurality of poles in a circumferential direction of the shaft; and a stator disposed in the outside of the rotor through a clearance and including coils, a yoke, and an outer casing so that the rotor swings in a predetermined angle range; wherein: the permanent magnets are provided with grooves which are formed in a direction of the rotation shaft so as to straddle circumferentially adjacent magnetic poles of the permanent magnets; and the permanent magnets are parted into at least two parts per pole by parting lines. Thus, the ratio of the torque constant to the moment of inertia can be improved so that the current required for driving can be reduced and reduction of power consumption at driving time can be attained. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105931 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE WITH GAP-COUPLED ELECTRODE - An electro-optic device includes an electro-optic crystal having a predetermined thickness, a first face and a second face. The electro-optic device also includes a first electrode substrate disposed opposing the first face. The first electrode substrate includes a first substrate material having a first thickness and a first electrode coating coupled to the first substrate material. The electro-optic device further includes a second electrode substrate disposed opposing the second face. The second electrode substrate includes a second substrate material having a second thickness and a second electrode coating coupled to the second substrate material. The electro-optic device additionally includes a voltage source electrically coupled to the first electrode coating and the second electrode coating. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105932 | Optoelectronic device with controlled temperature dependence of the emission wavelength and method of making same - A device representing a reflector, for example an evanescent reflector or a multilayer interference reflector, with at least one reflectivity stopband is disclosed. A medium with means of generating optical gain is introduced into the layer or several layers of the reflector. The optical gain spectrum preferably overlaps with the spectral range of the reflectivity stopband. This reflector is attached to multilayer passive cavity structure made of semiconducting, and/or dielectric, and/or metallic materials with the inserted tools of achieving wavelength selection of the optical modes. For example, volume Bragg gratings, distributed feedback gratings or patterns, using of vertical optical cavities surrounded by multilayer Bragg reflectors can be applied. The optical modes of the passive optical cavity partially penetrate into the gain region of the reflector. As a result of the interaction of the gain medium in the reflector region and the passive cavity modes, photons are generated or amplified in the passive cavity at wavelengths defined by the passive cavity modes. The materials selected for the passive cavity layers are chosen to provide the necessary temperature dependence of the effective index of refraction of the related optical modes of the passive cavity and serve as a tool to achieve the controlled temperature dependence of the wavelength of the emitted photons. In particular a complete suppression of the wavelength to temperature variations can be achieved. In another case a strong shift of the resonant wavelength or wavelengths with temperature may be realized. Thus the structure represents an optoelectronic device with controlled temperature dependence of the emission wavelength. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105933 | COMPOSITION FOR ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES AND ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - There is provided a composition for electrochromic devices which clearly present only two states, a white-colored state and a decolored state. The composition for electrochromic devices contains (A) a specific quaternary ammonium salt, (B) a supporting electrolyte containing bromide ion, and (C) a solvent containing water as an essential component, and (A) is soluble in (C). | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105934 | ELECTRO-WETTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND NON-POLAR COLOR SOLUTION THEREOF - An electro-wetting display device and a non-polar color solution thereof are provided. The electro-wetting device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a polar solution layer and a non-polar color solution layer. The first substrate is opposite to the second substrate. The polar solution layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The non-polar color solution layer is disposed between the first substrate and the polar solution layer and includes at least one non-polar solvent, at least one dye and at least one improvement agent. The improvement agent is dissolved in the non-polar solvent, and the improvement agent is not dissolved in the polar solution layer. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105935 | APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION - The invention relates to an apparatus for displaying information by way of at least one fluid. For this purpose, the apparatus comprises at least one display element having two volumes, wherein the first volume is disposed between a transparent cover layer and a non-transparent intermediate layer and the second volume is disposed between the intermediate layer and a final layer such that only the content of the upper volume is visible. The display according to the invention further comprises at least one fluidic transition, by way of which the fluid can be transported between the two volumes. The apparatus according to the invention has an optimized space requirement, solves the problem of uneven saturation over the surface of a display element, and is additionally not sensitive to mechanical interference. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105936 | MICROMIRROR UNIT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A method is provided for making a micromirror unit which includes a frame, a mirror forming base, and bridges connecting the frame to the mirror forming base. The method includes the following steps. First, a first mask pattern is formed on a substrate for masking portions of the substrate which are processed into the frame and the mirror forming base. Then, a second mask pattern is formed on the substrate for masking portions of the substrate which are processed into the bridges. Then, the substrate is subjected to a first etching process with the first and the second mask patterns present as masking means. Then, the second mask pattern is removed selectively. Then, the substrate is subjected to a second etching process with the first mask pattern present as masking means. Finally, the first mask pattern is removed. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105937 | Method and Apparatus for Modulating Light - An apparatus for modulating light includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a sealed enclosure. The first electrode includes a frequency selective surface operable to reflect light having a first wavelength, and the second electrode is spaced apart from the first electrode. The sealed enclosure stores electrophoretic fluid and at least a portion of the sealed enclosure is positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode. A plurality of particles are suspended in the electrophoretic fluid. The particles are capable of absorbing light having the first wavelength. In addition, the first electrode is capable of attracting the particles towards the frequency selective surface when an electrical bias is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105938 | PIGMENT-BASED INKS - A pigment-based ink includes a non-polar carrier fluid and pigment particles suspended in the non-polar carrier fluid. The pigment particles have surface functionalized anionic groups. A combination of an electronic display and an electronic ink is provided, as is a method for modifying the pigment particles. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105939 | Display Comprising An Increased Inter-Pixel Gap - A display structure is described comprising a displaying medium, a backplane provided with an active matrix and a pixel pad comprising a plurality of pixels having an inter-pixel spacing, said pixel pad superposing the active matrix, wherein the inter-pixel spacing is in the range of 2.5-40 micrometers, preferably in the range of 8-20 micrometers. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105940 | DISPLAY SHEET, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display device includes a substrate that is provided on a display surface side, an opposing substrate that is arranged opposing the substrate, and a display layer that is provided between the substrate and the opposing substrate. The display layer includes a three-dimensional elastic body that is impregnated by a dispersion liquid in which at least one type of particle that is positively or negatively charged is dispersed in a dispersion medium and a bonding layer that is provided between the three-dimensional mesh-like elastic body and the substrate and which bonds the three-dimensional mesh-like elastic body to the substrate. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105941 | DISPLAY SHEET, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display device includes a substrate that is provided on a display face side, an opposed substrate that is provided opposing the substrate, a display layer that is provided between the substrate and the opposed substrate and is filled with a dispersion liquid in which white particles and black particles are dispersed in a dispersion medium, and a particle constrained layer that is provided in the display layer to allow the particles to move in a thickness direction of the display layer and to prevent the particles from moving in an in-plane direction of the display layer. A void ratio of the particle constrained layer of the substrate side is higher than that of the opposed substrate side. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105942 | ELECTRONIC PAPER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Electronic paper | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105943 | Laser ray wavelength modification apparatus - A laser ray wavelength modification apparatus that includes a semiconductor laser element, a fundamental wave light reflecting element, a wavelength modification element, a selective reflection member and a dichroic mirror. The selective reflection member permits fundamental wave light among light rays emitted from the wavelength modification element to pass through to the fundamental wave light reflecting element while reflecting the wavelength modification light. The dichroic mirror is arranged between the semiconductor laser element and the wavelength modification element. The dichroic mirror transmits the fundamental wave light and removes by reflection out the wavelength modification light. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105944 | CIRCUIT SWITCHABLE OPTICAL DEVICE - A circuit switched optical device includes a first array of intersecting hollow waveguides formed in a first plane of a substrate. A second array of intersecting hollow waveguides is formed in a second plane of the substrate, and the second plane is positioned parallel to the first plane. An optical element within the first array selectively redirects an optical signal from the first array to the second array. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105945 | SPATIAL FILTERS FOR HIGH POWER LASERS - A spatial filter includes a first filter element and a second filter element overlapping with the first filter element. The first filter element includes a first pair of cylindrical lenses separated by a first distance. Each of the first pair of cylindrical lenses has a first focal length. The first filter element also includes a first longitudinal slit filter positioned between the first pair of cylindrical lenses. The second filter element includes a second pair of cylindrical lenses separated by a second distance. Each of the second pair of cylindrical lenses has a second focal length. The second filter element also includes a second longitudinal slit filter positioned between the second pair of cylindrical lenses. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105946 | COMPENSATION OF THERMALLY INDUCED REFRACTIVE INDEX DISTORTIONS IN AN OPTICAL GAIN MEDIUM OR OTHER OPTICAL ELEMENT - In various embodiments, an optical element, e.g., an optical fiber, may be configured to compensate for thermal lensing. For example, thermal lensing may be caused by light power dissipation within an optical fiber, which may include a fiber core that guides amplified light along the longitudinal dimension of the fiber core. Thermal lensing from a thermally induced change in material refractive index as a function of position along dimensions perpendicular to the fiber's longitudinal dimension may be at least partially compensated or offset when light is guided by the fiber core by a designed-in effective refractive index profile selected such that the designed-in material refractive index of the fiber core changes as a function of transverse position within the fiber core, or by selection of a favorable cross-sectional core shape in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension of the fiber core. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105947 | AMPLIFICATION OPTICAL FIBER AND OPTICAL FIBER AMPLIFIER AND RESONATOR USING THE SAME - The invention provides an amplification optical fiber, which can output light with a good beam quality even when a higher-order mode is excited, and an optical fiber amplifier using the amplification optical fiber. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105948 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPACT EFFICIENT LASER ARCHITECTURE - A laser amplifier module having an enclosure includes an input window, a mirror optically coupled to the input window and disposed in a first plane, and a first amplifier head disposed along an optical amplification path adjacent a first end of the enclosure. The laser amplifier module also includes a second amplifier head disposed along the optical amplification path adjacent a second end of the enclosure and a cavity mirror disposed along the optical amplification path. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105949 | Additive Manufacturing-Based Compact Epifluorescence Microscope - An epifluorescence microscope achieves a compact form factor without sacrificing optical sensitivity by the novel use of combined optic mounts and light baffles constructed using additive manufacturing processes. The use of additive manufacturing enables stray-light-capturing structures that are not practical to make by other techniques. Some embodiments of the present invention do not require installation of filters by an operator, reducing the likelihood of dust and contamination on optical surfaces. Some embodiments of the present invention employ a novel light path that avoids passing the fluorescent light through off-axis elements. This optical arrangement provides for the use of a microscope objective having a finite corrected-image distance, such as a DIN objective, rather than infinity-corrected objective that require additional optical elements to form an image. The reduction in complexity can both reduce system cost and improve optical performance by reducing Fresnel losses and imaging artifacts from Fresnel reflections. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105950 | TRIPOD-CONNECTING ADAPTER - A tripod-connecting adapter for connecting a pair of binoculars to a tripod comprising: a base portion that has a width in which a left and a right lens barrels of the pair of binoculars to be placed thereon come into contact therewith, and restricts rotation of the pair of binoculars around a joint shaft that connects the pair of lens barrels of the pair of binoculars; and a holding device that is provided on the base portion and is connected to the joint shaft to support the pair of lens barrels so that said pair of lens barrels may be placed on an upper surface of the base portion to come in contact therewith, and restricts movement of the pair of binoculars in an optical axis direction of the pair of binoculars. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105951 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION DEVICE AND TELESCOPIC SIGHT USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a variable magnification device and a telescopic sight using the same, and more particularly, to a variable magnification device which is capable of easily adjusting a magnification of a telescopic sight. The variable magnification device includes: a rotation bunch which has a ring shape conforming to the circumference of a barrel of a telescopic sight and includes a bent end formed on one side of the circumference of the rotation bunch; and a rod which is connected to the bent end and is bendable in the longitudinal direction of the barrel. The magnification of the telescopic sight can be adjusted with an aiming posture maintained, thereby allowing immediate hit on a target. In addition, a leverage effect can be used to easily and finely adjust the magnification of the telescopic sight with one hand, thereby preventing distortion of an aiming posture as maximally as possible. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105952 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - An optical device includes: first and second substrates disposed being opposite to each other; a partition wall provided on an inner surface of the first substrate, facing the second substrate, and extending, to divide a region on the first substrate into cell regions which are arranged in a first direction, in a second direction which is different from the first direction; first and second electrodes disposed on wall surfaces of the partition wall to face each other in each of the cell regions; a third electrode provided on an inner surface of the second substrate which faces the first substrate; a protruding section formed upright on the inner surface of the first substrate and dividing each of the cell regions into sub cell regions arranged in the second direction; and polarity and non-polarity liquids sealed between the first substrate and the third electrode and having different refraction indexes. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105953 | MULTI-VIEW STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY - A multi-view stereoscopic display includes a display panel and a parallax barrier panel. The display panel includes a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels. The parallax barrier panel includes a plurality of barriers and a plurality of control lines. The parallax barrier panel can block the display panel for displaying a plurality of images of different view angles. Each barrier corresponds to a predetermined number of pixels of the same data line. The barriers corresponding to the same scan line are divided into a plurality of groups of barriers. The plurality of control line corresponds to the plurality of scan lines. Each control line drives a group of barriers corresponding to the same scan line. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105954 | GEOMETRICALLY AND OPTICALLY CORRECTED PARALLAX BARRIER PROVIDING AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC VIEWING OF A DISPLAY - A apparatus and method of enabling autostereoscopic viewing of displays with a parallax barrier apparatus is provided. In one embodiment, the present invention employs a parallax barrier, comprising a plurality of opaque barrier lines, disposed on a flexible substrate that can adhere to an existing display. One application of the present invention is in enabling autostereoscopic viewing of a display that is not otherwise configured to display 3D images. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105955 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - An optical device includes first and second substrates disposed opposite each other; a partition wall provided upright on an inner surface of the first substrate, facing the second substrate, and extending, to divide a region on the first substrate into cell regions arranged in a first direction, in a second direction different from the first direction; first and second electrodes disposed on wall surfaces of the partition wall to face each other in each of the cell regions; an insulation film; a third electrode provided on an inner surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate; a protruding section formed upright on the inner surface of the second substrate and dividing each of the cell regions into sub cell regions arranged in the second direction; and polarity and non-polarity liquids sealed between the first substrate and the third electrode. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105956 | Flat Panel Display Device with Improved External Light Visibility - A display device comprises: a display module for displaying images; a window integrated touch panel disposed on an upper portion of the display module and spaced apart from the display module; and a polarizing plate disposed under the window integrated touch panel. The polarizing plate is disposed under the window integrated touch panel so as to allow the polarizing plate to absorb light incident on a lower portion of the polarizing plate while preventing the window integrated touch panel from being scattered to the display module due to external impact, thereby making it possible to improve external light visibility. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105957 | POST-FORMABLE MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILMS AND METHODS OF FORMING - Articles including post-formed multilayer optical films with layers of at least one strain-induced birefringent material, methods of manufacturing such articles by post-forming multilayer optical films, and multilayer optical films that are particularly well-suited to post-forming operations are disclosed. The articles, methods and multilayer optical films of the present invention allow for post-forming of multilayer optical films including strain-induced index of refraction differentials while retaining the desired optical properties of the multilayer optical films. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105958 | LENS MODULE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE EXCHANGEABLE OPTICAL ELEMENT - Disclosed is a lens module, especially a projection lens for semiconductor lithography, comprising at least one replaceable optical element that is disposed in a lens housing. At least one gas exchange device is positioned in an area of the replaceable optical element in such a way that a receiving zone for the replaceable optical element can be flushed when the optical element is replaced. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105959 | Bi-directional Blind Sight Illumination and Deflector Device - An optical device that reflects back some of the same light that been projected towards the reflector with more intensity when transmitting and going through the reflector such that the remaining light is dispersed and still can been seen. The light is concentrated and projected forward by the device such that the appearance of the intensified light may act as a warning of oncoming vehicles, emergency situations, stopped vehicles and pedestrians on a hill or curve where line of sight is inhibited. The Bi-directional Blind Sight Illumination and Deflector Device is comprised of at least one reflective, dispersive and transmitting lens having a front and a rear surface, side edges and unique features; a pole for affixing and placing the main lens to the ground; and a means to secure the lens to a pole. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105960 | OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING ADJUSTABLE OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical device includes an optical element through which light is transmitted, a frame that supports the optical element, magnets in the frame around the optical element, a base unit that movably supports the frame, a cover unit to cover the magnets, and magnetic force generating units in the cover unit in positions corresponding to the magnets and that generate magnetic force when an electrical signal is applied. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105961 | ZONE PLATE - A zone plate includes a plurality of consecutively arranged, adjacent, and alternating first and second regions. The first regions are arranged to be substantially transparent to a first predetermined wavelength of radiation and a second predetermined wavelength of radiation that is different from the first predetermined wavelength of radiation. The second regions are arranged to be substantially opaque, diffractive, or reflective to the first predetermined wavelength of radiation and substantially transparent to the second predetermined wavelength of radiation. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105962 | NON-PERIODIC GRATING REFLECTORS WITH FOCUSING POWER AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Aspects of the present invention are directed to flat sub-wavelength dielectric gratings that can be configured to operate as mirrors and other optical devices. In one aspect, a grating layer ( | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105963 | OPTICAL FILTER ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD FOR ADJUSTMENT THEREOF - The present invention relates to an optical filter arrangement that have a cut wavelength for light passing there through. The optical filter arrangement comprises a stack of a first optical layer and a second optical layer. Further, the optical filter arrangement comprises an electro active polymer material arranged between the first and second layers such that the cut wavelength is adjusted upon application of an electrical voltage to the electro active polymer material. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105964 | LIGHT FILTER AND OPTICAL DEVICE - A light filter comprising a first substrate, a second substrate, a first optical film, a second optical film, a second bonding film, and a first bonding film, wherein the first optical film is formed to be a multilayer film in which a first optical substrate film, a first optical intermediate film, and a first optical surface film are stacked, the second optical film is formed to be a multilayer film in which a second optical substrate film, a second optical intermediate film, and a second optical surface film are stacked, a part of the first bonding film is one of the first optical substrate film and the first optical intermediate film, and a part of the second bonding film is one of the second optical substrate film and the second optical intermediate film. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105965 | MULTILAYER FILTER - A multilayer filter includes a dielectric multilayer film in which, layers of at least two types, each layer having a different refractive index, are stacked alternately, and a substrate on which, at least two stacks are stacked. A group delay dispersion of the stack decreases gradually as far from the substrate. The multilayer filter has an adjustment layer at any one or a more positions from positions, between the two stacks which are stacked, between the substrate and the stack, and on the stack which is farthest from the substrate. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105966 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ZOOM LENS - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side along an optical axis, a first lens group G | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105967 | OPTICAL COMBINER FOR COMBINING MULTIPLE LASER BEAMS IN A FLOW CYTOMETER - Disclosed is an optical combiner for combining multiple laser beams in a flow cytometer. A dichroic beam combiner is used to combine a second laser beam with a first laser beam so that the two beams are collinear. A beam size adjuster is utilized to adjust the size and convergence/divergence of the second laser beam so that both laser beams focus in a vertical direction at the same location on a stream in the flow cytometer. A cylindrical lens with a vertically oriented axis in the focusable beam shaping optics can also be adjusted to adjust the location of the focus point of the two beams in the horizontal direction. Alignment is maintained with the opto-mechanical adjustments made on one laser beam relative to the other laser beam path. Additional beams can also be added to the optical path. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105968 | Compact Interdependent Optical Element Wavelength Beam Combining Laser System and Method - A Compact Interdependent Optical Laser System and Method is designed for use with wavelength beam combining (WBC) systems that utilize both slow-axis and fast-axis WBC. Multiple optical elements having individual and interdependent functionality allow for the system to compact reducing the overall footprint of the system. Additional, configurations incorporating the compact system described herein allow for high-power and brightness scaling. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105969 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR - Multileaf collimator calibration includes defining a reference position of a carriage and determining a first value, the first value being for a drift of a first position of a leaf from a first defined absolute position, the leaf being arranged on the carriage and the carriage being located at the reference position. The multileaf calibration also includes moving the carriage to a position to be checked and determining a second value, the second value being for a drift of a second position of a leaf from a second defined absolute position, the carriage being located at the position to be checked. A difference value is determined by forming the difference between the first value and the second value for the drift of the position of the leaf and using the difference value as a value for the drift of the position of the carriage for the position to be checked. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105970 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAMATERIAL - In a metamaterial, a dielectric layer includes a host medium and dielectric bodies disposed in rows with predetermined intervals therebetween is sandwiched between a pair of conductive mesh plates each having holes, thereby forming a functional layer including dielectric resonators corresponding to the dielectric bodies. The metamaterial is configured by laminating the functional layers. The holes and the dielectric resonators are positioned coaxially and an electromagnetic wave is propagated in each of the functional layers in a propagation direction perpendicular to a multi-layered laminate surface such that the metamaterial function as a left-handed metamaterial in relation to the propagation direction perpendicular to the multi-layered surface. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105971 | OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical apparatus such as a varifocal fluidic lens is provided. Optical apparatus includes a spacer frame, optical fluid, an elastic membrane, an actuator, an actuator frame, and a thermally deformable frame. Spacer frame defines an internal space including a lens portion and a driving portion that connect to each other, and the driving portion is disposed to surround the lens portion disposed in the center area of the internal space. Optical fluid is filled in the internal space defined by the spacer frame. The elastic membrane is attached on a surface of the spacer frame, to cover a side of the internal space, and the thermally deformable plate is attached on the other surface of the spacer frame, to cover the other side of the internal space. The thermally deformable plate deforms to increase or decrease a volume of the internal space according to a change in temperature. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105972 | ZOOM PROJECTION LENS - A zoom projection lens includes, in the order from the magnification side to the minification side thereof, a first lens group with negative refraction power, a second lens group with positive refraction power, a third lens group with positive refraction power, a fourth lens group with negative refraction power, and a fifth lens group with positive refraction power. The first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, and the fourth lens group are movably positioned. The fifth lens group is immovably positioned. The zoom projection lens satisfying the formulae: 1.0<|F1/Fw|<1.3; 2.5<|F3/Fw|<2.7; 2.81<|F5/Fw|<2.83; and 0.21<|F2/F4|<0.24, wherein F1-F5 respectively represent the effective focal lengths of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth lens groups, Fw represents the shortest effective focal length of the zoom projection lens. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105973 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM - A zoom lens system includes, from the object-side to the image-side thereof, a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group. The first lens group includes a first lens and a second lens. The second lens includes a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. The fourth lens and the fifth lens are attached to each other. The third lens group includes a sixth lens. The zoom lens system satisfies the following conditions: 0.35| 2012-05-03 | |
| 20120105974 | Zoom Lens - Provided is a compact zoom lens with a high resolving power, a large aperture, and a high variable power. The zoom lens includes a positive first lens group, a moving negative second lens group, a stationary positive third lens group, and a moving positive fourth lens group. The first lens group includes a negative eleventh lens, a positive twelfth lens, and a positive thirteenth lens. The second lens group is composed of a negative twenty-first lens, a negative twenty-second lens, a positive twenty-third lens, and a negative twenty-fourth lens. The third lens group includes a positive thirty-first lens, a positive thirty-second lens, and a negative thirty-third lens. The fourth lens group is composed of a positive forty-first lens having one or more aspheric surfaces. The zoom lens satisfies the prescribed conditional expressions. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105975 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM HAVING HIGH ZOOM RATIO AND SHORT OVERALL LENGTH - A zoom lens system includes, in order from the subject side to the image side thereof, a first lens group of positive refractive power, a second lends group of negative refractive power, a third lens group of positive refractive power, and a fourth lens group of positive refractive power. The zoom lens system satisfies the following formulas: −0.15| 2012-05-03 | |
| 20120105976 | ZOOM LENS AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A zoom lens and a photographing apparatus having the zoom lens including a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; a third lens group having a positive refractive power; and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, wherein the first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, and the fourth lens group are arranged sequentially from an object side, wherein the second lens group includes a first aspherical lens having a negative refractive power, and a second aspherical lens having a positive refractive power. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105977 | ZOOM LENS AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens and a photographing apparatus including the same are provided, where the zoom lens includes, in an order from an object side to an image side: a first lens group having a negative refractive power; and a second lens group having a positive refractive power wherein zooming is performed by varying a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group, and the first lens group is configured to move in a given direction to perform focusing and correcting a variation in an image plane caused by the zooming, during the zooming. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105978 | PROJECTION LENS SYSTEM WITH HIGH RESOLUTION AND COMPACT SIZE - A projection lens system includes, from the magnified side to the reduced side thereof, a first lens group having negative refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power, a third lens group having positive refractive power, and a field lens. The projection lens system satisfies the following conditions: 2.9| 2012-05-03 | |
| 20120105979 | TRANSFER LENS AND WIDE-ANGLE LENS SYSTEM USING SAME - A lens system includes a main lens and a transfer lens aligned with the main lens. The optical axis of the main lens is superposed on that of the transfer lens. The transfer lens includes, in order from the object side to the image side thereof, a first lens having negative refraction power, and a second lens having positive refraction power. The lens system satisfies the following conditions: 0.4<|f1/f2|<0.8; 2| 2012-05-03 | |
| 20120105980 | 360 DEGREE VIEWING ANGLE LENS UNIT AND OPTICAL LENS SYSTEM USING SAME - A 360 degree viewing angle lens unit, from the object side to the image side thereof, includes a 360 degree viewing angle lens and a relay lens. The viewing angle lens includes an annular incident surface, a first reflective surface, a second reflective surface, and an emitting surface. The annular incident surface has a positive radius of curvature and symmetrically concentric around an optical axis of the lens unit. The first reflective surface has a positive radius of curvature and is symmetrically concentric around the optical axis. The second reflective surface has a negative radius of curvature, and is coaxial with the incident surface. The emitting surface has a positive radius of curvature and is coaxial with the first reflective surface. The relay lens has a positive refractive power and is aligned with the emitting surface. The relay lens is configured for condensing image light output from the emitting surface. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105981 | WIDE-ANGLE LENS SYSTEM HAVING SHORT OVERALL LENGTH - A lens system includes, in order from the subject side to the image side of thereof, a first lens group of negative refractive power, a second lends group of positive refractive power, and an image plane. The first lens group includes a first spherical lens, a second spherical lens, and a third spherical lens arranged in this order from the subject side to the image side of the lens system. The first spherical lens includes a first subject surface and a first image surface. The lens system satisfies the following formula: 8.9| 2012-05-03 | |
| 20120105982 | ROLLABLE BASE WITH ELECTRONICS AND POWER SUPPLY - An optical system having a scope device includes a post extending from a rolling base. Electronic components for communicating with the scope device are located either underneath the base with appropriate clearance from the floor or within a cavity formed in the base. In one embodiment, the base includes a plurality of legs each having a roller or caster attached thereto. At least one of the legs may include a channel or passageway for routing an electrical power cord such that the cord extends out from a distal end of the leg. Further, an ON/OFF switch may be located on one of the legs such that one or more features of the optical system may be turned on or off by foot. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105983 | LENS HOLDER - A lens holder for receiving a lens barrel includes a base portion and a barrel portion. The base portion defines a first circular chamber and a second chamber communicating with the first chamber. The first chamber has a diameter equal to an outer diameter of the lens barrel. The second chamber receives an image sensor. The barrel portion extends coaxially from the base portion. The sidewall of the barrel portion defines a number of through slots extending along a direction parallel to the central axis of the barrel portion. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105984 | LENS BARREL WITH OPTICAL FILTER AND OPTICAL APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A lens barrel includes a lens holding member that holds a lens, a positioning guide bar, a rotation blocking guide bar, an optical filter holding member that holds an optical filter, an optical filter supporting member that is disposed at a side of the lens holding member with reference to the optical filter holding member and that supports the optical filter holding member, and an image pickup element holding member that is disposed at a side of an image pickup element with reference to the optical filter holding member and that has a positioning guide bar holding portion that holds the positioning guide bar. The optical filter supporting member includes a rotation blocking guide bar holding portion that holds the rotation blocking guide bar, and the rotation blocking guide bar holding portion is positioned in an insertion and removal range of the optical filter holding member. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105985 | APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING POSITION OF OPTICAL ELEMENT - An apparatus for adjusting a location of an optical element includes: a first barrel having a hollow cylindrical shape; a second barrel having a hollow cylindrical shape to support the optical element and rotatably coupled to the first barrel; a distance maintaining unit installed between the first barrel and the second barrel in a first region of the first barrel and maintaining a distance between the first barrel and the second barrel in the first region when the second barrel rotates relative to the first barrel; and a guiding unit installed between the first barrel and the second barrel in a second region of the first barrel and guiding a movement of the second barrel to change a relative position of the second barrel with respect to the first barrel in the second region when the second barrel rotates relative to the first barrel. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105986 | HOUSING STRUCTURE FOR MINIATURE LENS FOCUS MODULE - A housing structure for miniature lens focus module has a top portion formed into a stepped structure, that is, the housing has a size-reduced topmost portion relative to the rest rear portion thereof and has a shoulder portion formed therein, so that a plate-shaped spring element for holding a lens holder can be directly connected to the shoulder portion in the housing to keep away from the topmost portion of the housing by a predetermined distance and define an operation space between the shoulder portion and the topmost portion, allowing the lens holder and accordingly a lens held thereto to axially linearly move within the operation space to focus light. The spacer provided in the prior art lens focus module can be omitted to reduce the cost and the assembling procedures of the lens focus module. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105987 | AUTO-FOCUS LENS MODULE - An auto-focus lens module includes a lens holder, a movable member, and a focusing spring assembly. The lens holder includes an immovable member and an upper plate. The upper plate has a surface facing the immovable member. First recesses are defined in the first surface. The movable member is received in the immovable member, and includes a lens barrel and ring. The lens barrel has a top surface. The ring is protruded from the top surface of the lens barrel. Arc portions equidistantly extend upward from the ring and are received in the recesses correspondingly. The focusing spring assembly contacts the immovable member and confines the movable member in the immovable member. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105988 | LENS MODULE - A lens module includes a holder, a connecting loop, engaging pins, an adjustment ring, a fixing pin; and a lens unit. The holder includes a barrel having a receiving space. The barrel defines sliding slots. The adjustment ring defines guiding grooves and a stopping slot. The connecting loop is received in the receiving space, the adjustment ring is sleeved over the barrel, and each engaging pin is secured with the connecting loop, an end of each engaging pin passing through a corresponding sliding slot and into a corresponding guiding groove. The fixing pin passes through the stopping slot and fixed with the barrel, the lens unit is secured with the connecting loop, the adjustment ring is rotated relative to the holder, and the engaging pin slides along the guiding groove, to cause the lens unit to axially move without rotating relative to the holder. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105989 | MOUNTINGS FOR ROTATION OF ARRAY OF REFLECTIVE ELEMENTS AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - An array of reflective elements in which at least one of the reflective elements is mounted on a mounting which comprises a rod at least partially located within a sleeve. A first end of the rod is fixed to a first end of the sleeve and a second end of the rod is moveable, the sleeve including a first resiliently flexible portion which is configured to bend in order to allow the movement of the second end of the rod to take place, wherein the reflective element is mounted at the first end of the sleeve such that bending of the sleeve causes rotation of the reflective element. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105990 | INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY - An inside rearview mirror bracket for a windscreen includes a pad portion configured to attach to an interior of the windscreen. A bridge portion is formed as a single piece with the pad portion, and a tunnel is defined by the bridge portion and the pad portion. The mirror bracket includes a mirror receptacle formed as a single piece with the bridge portion opposite the tunnel. The mirror receptacle is configured to receive a rearview mirror. A sensor member may be configured to substantially fill the tunnel, such that the sensor member is disposed intermediate the bridge portion and the windscreen. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105991 | LIGHT FILTER, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIGHT FILTER, AND OPTICAL DEVICE - A light filter includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first bonding film provided in an entire region at the second substrate side of the first substrate, a second bonding film provided in an entire region at the first substrate side of the second substrate, a first optical film provided on the first bonding film of the first substrate, a second optical film provided on the second bonding film of the second substrate, a first electrode provided on the first bonding film of the first substrate, and a second electrode provided on the second bonding film of the second substrate, and the first substrate and the second substrate are fixed by bonding of the first bonding film and the second bonding film, and the first optical film, the second optical film, the first electrode, and the second electrode are formed of the same material. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105992 | METHOD AND CIRCUITRY FOR PROGRAMMABLY CONTROLLING DEGAUSS WRITE CURRENT DECAY IN HARD DISK DRIVES - A control circuit to provide a control current to control an amplitude of a write current in a magnetic media drive. The control circuit has an output circuit for providing the control current with an amplitude dependent on a bias voltage. A bias current path provides the bias voltage to the output circuit, and a current diverting circuit is connected to divert current from the bias current path. A programmable ramp voltage generator operates in response to a degauss enable signal, and a voltage-to-current converter receives the programmable ramp voltage to control the current diverting circuit to divert current from the bias current path at a rate determined by the programmable ramp voltage. The bias voltage and the write current decay according to the programmable ramp voltage. The write current decay can be made linear and independent of a beginning write current amplitude. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105993 | READING MULTI-LAYER CONTINUOUS MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA - A method and system for reading readback pulse shapes representing a magnetization state transition between such written magnetization states of a two-layer continuous magnetic recording medium. A readback pulse shape representing a written magnetization state transition is read. The written magnetization state transition is uniquely identified from the readback pulse shape of the transition or from both the readback pulse shape of the transition and the readback pulse shape of one or more next magnetization state transitions. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105994 | INTER-TRACK INTERFERENCE CANCELATION FOR SHINGLED MAGNETIC RECORDING - Inter-track interference cancelation is disclosed, including: receiving an input sequence of samples associated with a track on magnetic storage; using a processor to generate inter-track interference (ITI) data associated with a first side track including by performing a correlation between the input sequence of samples and a sequence of data associated with the first side track. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105995 | Writing Data to a Tape - A method and apparatus for writing data to a tape is disclosed. A plurality of data tracks are written onto a tape simultaneously. Any data tracks written to the tape that needs to be rewritten are identified. Each re-write unit that contains a data track that needs to be re-written is accumulated. The accumulated rewrite units are written to tape when a full set of rewrite units have been accumulated. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105996 | THERMALLY ASSISTED MAGNETIC WRITE HEAD EMPLOYING A NEAR FIELD TRANSDUCER (NFT) HAVING A DIFFUSION BARRIER LAYER BETWEEN THE NEAR FIELD TRANSDUCER AND A MAGNETIC LIP - A thermally assisted magnetic write head having a near-field transducer, a magnetic lip and a diffusion barrier layer between the near-field tranducer and the magnetic lip. The near-field transducer includes a transparent aperture constructed of a material such as SiO | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105997 | INDUCTION OF MAGNETIC BIAS IN A MAGNETIC RECORDING DISK - Approaches for inducing a magnetic bias in a magnetic recording disk. A biasing apparatus comprises a soft magnetic material member having a shape comprising two opposing recesses, denoted an upper recess and a lower recess. A first magnet is disposed within the upper recess and a second magnet disposed within the lower recess. An air gap exists between the first magnet and the second magnet. An opening in the soft magnetic material member is sized to accommodate at least a portion of the magnetic recording disk between the first magnet and the second magnet. The magnetic field produced by both the first magnetic and the second magnetic flows (a) in the same direction, and (b) perpendicular to the plane of the magnetic recording disk. Using this approach, magnetic material on the disk, such as magnetic islands of a bit pattern media, may be erased and polarized in the same direction. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105998 | METHOD OF DETECTING TOUCHDOWN OF MAGNETIC HEAD USING TIMESTAMPS, AND MAGNETIC DISK DRIVE TO WHICH THE METHOD IS APPLIED - According to one embodiment, a method of detecting contact of a magnetic head with a magnetic disk by changing the dynamic flying height of the magnetic head in a magnetic disk drive is disclosed. The method can change control of a spindle motor configured to rotate the magnetic disk, from feedback control to open loop control. The method can detect a change in rotational speed of the magnetic disk during the open loop control. The method can detect contact of the magnetic head with the magnetic disk based on the detected change in the rotational speed. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120105999 | INTEGRATED TOUCH-DOWN PAD AND TOUCH-DOWN SENSOR - In one general embodiment, a magnetic head includes a touch-down pad, comprising at least one shielding element positioned between a leading edge of a main magnetic pole and a trailing edge of a lower return pole; an embedded contact sensor (ECS) in an electrically isolating layer, the ECS positioned near an ABS side of the magnetic head and between the leading edge of the main magnetic pole and the trailing edge of the lower return pole; and a first thermal fly-height control (TFC) element positioned away from the ABS side of the magnetic head. Additional systems and methods are also presented. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120106000 | HEAD POSITION CONTROL METHOD AND DISK DEVICE - A track locus drawn on a disk discretely contains repeatable runout (RRO) components which are large in amplitude up to high-frequency band. In order to position a magnetic head along the track locus using filters good at suppressing RRO with resonance characteristics only at an integral multiple of a rotation frequency, many filters are required and thus it takes a long time for all the filters to go into a steady state. After learning until the filers go into a steady state, output values of the filters in a steady state are stored on a disk or in a memory. According to controlling the magnet head using these stored output values, the time required for the filters to go into a steady state becomes unnecessary. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120106001 | SHIELD WITH WINE GLASS SHAPED CAVITY - A write element for magnetic recording includes a main pole and a shield. The main pole has first and second sides with respect to a down-track direction. The shield at least partially surrounds the main pole with a continuously concave inner sidewall. The angle between the inner sidewall of the shield and the direction of motion of the write element is greater than the angle between the sides of the main pole and the direction of motion. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120106002 | MAGNETIC WRITE HEADS WITH BI-LAYER WRAP AROUND SHIELDS HAVING DISSIMILAR SHIELD LAYER WIDTHS - Magnetic write heads and corresponding fabrication methods for bi-layer wrap around shields resulting in dissimilar shield layer widths are disclosed. A gap structure is formed around a main write pole for a magnetic write head. A wrap around shield for the main write pole is fabricated to include a first magnetic layer proximate to the main write pole and a second magnetic layer on the first magnetic layer. A width of the first magnetic layer is less than the width of the second magnetic layer, and back edges of the first and second magnetic layers are coplanar. Further, a throat height of the wrap around shield is maintained between the first and the second magnetic layers because their back edges are coplanar. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120106003 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING PERSISTENT LUBRICATION TO A MAGNETIC TAPE HEAD AND SYSTEMS THEREOF - A magnetic tape head according to one embodiment includes a first section having a tape bearing surface (TBS) and portions that are recessed from the TBS; a thin film section coupled to the first section, the thin film section comprising transducers for at least one of reading from and writing to a magnetic tape, and a lubricating layer above at least the first section. Additional systems and methods are also disclosed. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120106004 | MEDIUM FOR USE IN A TAPE DRIVE APPARATUS - A tape medium has an identification segment located on a transparent leader segment of the tape medium for optical detection of the segment identification pattern. The segment identification pattern and the medium identification pattern have a predefined spatial relationship, enabling photo-optical detection of the segment identification pattern and reading of the medium identification pattern. The medium identification pattern carries various medium identification information, such as tape manufacturer, tape serial number and a tape medium property. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120106005 | Magnetic Head Suspension - A load beam part, which includes a plate-like main body portion facing a disk surface and paired flange portions bended from both side edges of the main body portion in a suspension width direction so as to extend toward a direction opposite from the disk surface, is bended at first and second bending lines in such a convex manner as to project in the direction toward the disk surface, the first bending line being positioned between the proximal end portion of the load beam part and the dimple in the suspension longitudinal direction and extending along the suspension width direction, the second bending line being positioned between the first bending line and the dimple in the suspension longitudinal direction and extending along the suspension width direction. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120106006 | MAGNETIC SENSOR HAVING IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO THERMAL STRESS INDUCED INSTABILITY - A magnetic read sensor having improved robustness to withstand thermal variations resulting from thermal fly height heating. Improved thermal robustness comes as a result of improved pinned layer pinning. The read head includes an AFM layer having an increased thickness to provide a higher blocking temperature. The read head further includes a pinned layer structure that includes a first magnetic layer adjacent to and exchange coupled with the AFM layer. The first layer comprises a Co—Fe layer with an increased Fe content of 20-30 atomic percent. The pinned layer structure also includes a second magnetic layer that is antiparallel coupled with the AP | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120106007 | Shunt Regulator for Overvoltage Protection at Transformer Rectifier Unit of Electrical Generating System - An electrical system includes an alternating current (AC) source; a transformer rectifier unit (TRU) connected to the AC source, the TRU configured to receive AC power from the AC source, convert the AC power to direct current (DC) power, and output DC power; a DC bus configured to receive the DC power output by the TRU; at least one DC load powered by the DC bus; and a shunt regulator connected to the output of the TRU, the shunt regulator configured to overload the output of the TRU in the event of an overvoltage condition at the output of the TRU, such that a voltage available to the DC bus during the overvoltage condition does not exceed a reference voltage. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120106008 | SPIKE SUPPRESSION CIRCUIT AND CONVERSION CONTROL CIRCUIT - A spike suppression circuit for filtering out voltage oscillation produced by an inductive component and a conversion control circuit are disclosed. The spike suppression circuit includes an energy release path and a detection circuit. One end of the energy release path is coupled to a connection terminal of a circuit, and the other end thereof is coupled to a reference voltage. The detection circuit is coupled to the connection terminal. The detection circuit has a high-pass component for turning on the energy release path when the voltage on the connection terminal has a high-frequency signal. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120106009 | Shunt Regulator at Excitation Output of Generator Control Unit for Overvoltage Protection - An electrical system includes a generator; a generator control unit connected to the generator; and a shunt regulator connected to an excitation output of the generator control unit, wherein the shunt regulator is configured to overload the excitation output of the generator control unit in the event of an overvoltage condition in the electrical system, such that an output voltage of the generator does not exceed a predetermined ceiling voltage during the overvoltage condition. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120106010 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION - A method and a system for ESD protection are provided. In one embodiment, the system comprises a circuit comprising at least one non-linear element, an application module configured to apply a set of current pulses to the circuit, a determination module configured to determine at least one frequency-dependent and amplitude-dependent transfer function of the circuit based on the set of applied current pulses, a modeling module configured to model at least one frequency-dependent and current-dependent impedance of the at least one non-linear element, and a simulation module to simulate a transmission to the circuit based on the model. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120106011 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - The semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, an electrostatic discharge layer disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of electrostatic discharge circuits, at least one semiconductor chip stacked on the electrostatic discharge layer, and a plurality of vertical electrical connections which pass through the at least one semiconductor chip and the electrostatic discharge layer to connect the at least one semiconductor chip to the semiconductor substrate. The vertical electrical connections are connected to the electrostatic discharge circuits, respectively. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120106012 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FAULT ANALYSIS AND REDUNDANCY SWITCHING IN A POWER SUPPLY FOR AN INSTRUMENT CABLE TOWED IN WATER | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120106013 | CURRENT SENSE CIRCUIT AND BATTERY OVER-CURRENT PROTECTION CONTROLLER - A battery over-current protection controller includes a current sense circuit, a first pin coupled to one end of the current detection circuit, a second pin, and a third pin. The second pin and the third pin are respectively coupled to a positive end and a negative end of a battery module. The current sense circuit includes a reference voltage generation unit, a voltage dividing unit, and a comparison unit. The reference voltage generation unit is coupled between the second pin and the third pin to generate a reference voltage. The voltage dividing unit has one end coupled to the reference voltage to thereby generate a voltage dividing signal. The comparison unit receives the voltage dividing signal and a current detection signal indicative of a value of a current flowing through the current detection circuit to thereby generate an over-current protection signal when the current is greater than the predetermined current. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120106014 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN ELECTRONIC SWITCH INCORPORATED IN AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE, FOR CONTROLLING THE POWER SUPPLY OF AN ELECTRIC LOAD - A method for protecting an electronic switch incorporated in an automotive vehicle in order to control the power supply of an electric load, the method including implementing a protection strategy, based on the use of a table of overload intensity values IS, intended to make it possible to detect and count the overshoots of the overload values IS, and to interrupt the operation of the electronic switch beyond a given number of overloads undergone. A table of overload intensities IS is established giving, for values of the power supply voltage that are greater than a predetermined voltage value VNbat, values IS=IT+ΔIc, with ΔIc being identical for all the values, and for values of the power supply voltage that are less than or equal to VNbat, a constant value IS such that IS=IT(VNbat)+ΔIc. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120106015 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack that can quickly transfer heat from a battery cell to a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) to quickly cut off a current when the battery cell is heated to a high temperature. A battery pack includes: a battery cell including a cell tab; a protective circuit module including an internal terminal connected to the cell tab, a PTC connected to the internal terminal, and an interconnection pattern between the internal terminal and the PTC and electrically connecting the internal terminal to the PTC; and a heat transfer member including a surface contacting the interconnection pattern, and opposite sides respectively connected to the internal terminal and the PTC. | 2012-05-03 |
