21st week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160147117 | PIXEL STRUCTURES FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one aspect of the invention, a pixel structure comprises a substrate and a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a first dielectric layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the first dielectric layer. The second electrode comprises a pair of first electrode strips and a second electrode strip disposed between the pair of first electrode strips. Each first electrode strip has a width W | 2016-05-26 |
20160147118 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display according to an embodiment includes: a lower panel including a pixel electrode having a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode and an insulating layer between the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode; an upper panel including a common electrode; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the lower panel and the upper panel. The first subpixel electrode includes a first plate portion, a first stem having a cross portion extending from the first plate portion and a protrusion extending from the cross portion, and a plurality of first branches extending from the first plate portion and the first stem. The second subpixel electrode includes a second plate portion having an opening and a plurality of second branches extending from the second plate portion. The cross portion does not overlap with the second plate portion. The protrusion overlaps with the second plate portion. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147119 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided. A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising a first pixel electrode portion; a second pixel electrode portion disposed adjacent to the first pixel electrode portion in a first direction; and a first data line, extending substantially in a second direction, configured to apply a data voltage to the first pixel electrode portion; wherein the data line comprises a first line portion overlapping the first pixel electrode portion and a second line portion overlapping the second pixel electrode portion. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147120 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first substrate; a gate line on the first substrate; a data line disposed to intersect the gate line; a thin film transistor (TFT) connected to the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode connected to the TFT; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; and a light blocking member on the second substrate, the light blocking member at least partially overlapping the gate line, the data line, and the TFT and defining a pixel region. The pixel electrode may be disposed further away from the center portion of the pixel region, from the center portion of the first substrate toward the left and right sides thereof. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147121 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In a first substrate of a liquid crystal device, among wiring lines extending to a non-display area interposed between a display area and an outer edge of a seal material, common potential lines are provided to interpose an interlayer insulating film between pixel electrodes. In contrast, the wiring lines which supply potentials different from common potentials is provided so as to interpose interlayer insulating films between the pixel electrodes. In the common potential lines, second wiring line sections extend so as to surround an entire circumference of the display area in the non-display area. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147122 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device may include a transistor, which includes a first transistor electrode and a second transistor electrode. The display device may further include a pixel electrode, which is electrically connected to the second transistor electrode. The display device may further include a data line, which is electrically connected to the first transistor electrode, wherein the data line includes a bent structure. The display device may further include a light blocking member, which includes a light blocking portion, wherein the light blocking portion extends perpendicular to a section of the data line, and wherein the light blocking portion overlaps both the transistor and the bent structure without overlapping the section of the data line in a direction perpendicular to the light blocking member. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147123 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An array substrate and a display device are provided. A common electrode line with the same extending direction as a gate line is disposed at one end near a thin film transistor, and forms a storage capacitor with a drain electrode of the thin film transistor. As compared with the case in the prior art that a common electrode line and a thin film transistor in an array substrate are disposed at both ends of a pixel, respectively, and it is necessary to separately provide a storage capacitance electrode useful for forming a storage capacitor with the common electrode line, the pixel region occupied by the thin film transistor and the common electrode line can be effectively decreased. Thus, the aperture ratio is increased, and the display brightness of an IPS liquid crystal display device is enhanced. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147124 | PIXEL STRUCTURE OF DISPLAY PANEL - A pixel structure of display panel includes a first thin film transistor device, a second thin film transistor device, a first passivation layer, a common electrode, a second passivation layer, a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode. The first passivation layer has a first opening partially exposing a first drain electrode of the first thin film transistor device and a second drain electrode of the second thin film transistor device. The common electrode has a second opening partially exposing the first drain electrode and the second drain electrode. The second passivation layer has a third opening partially exposing the first drain electrode and the second drain electrode. The first pixel electrode is electrically connected to the first drain electrode through the third opening, the second opening and the first opening, and the second pixel electrode is electrically connected to the second drain electrode through the third opening, the second opening and the first opening. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147125 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES WTH TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING ELECTRODES, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - An embodiment of a transparent conducting electrode includes a first non-conductive layer formed from a first non-conductive material, a conductive layer, and a second non-conductive layer formed from a second non-conductive material that is different from the first non-conductive material. One or more of the transparent conducting electrodes may be incorporated into electronic devices such as solar cells, light emitting diodes, electrochromic devices, liquid crystal displays, and other devices. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147126 | ELECTRO-OPTIC ASSEMBLY - An electro-optic assembly for use in a vehicle having a windshield is provided and includes a first arcuate substrate having a first surface with an anti-reflective coating and a second surface. A second arcuate substrate includes a third surface and a fourth surface with an anti-reflective coating. The first and second substrates are positioned such that the second and third surfaces are at least 0.1 mm apart. A seal is disposed between the first and second substrates and located substantially about a periphery of the electro-optic assembly. An electro-optic medium is positioned in a cavity defined by the first substrate, the second substrate, and the seal, the electro-optic medium including a refractive index greater than 1.2. The second surface is configured to receive and reflect incident light projected from a projector, thereby displaying information that appears to be displayed forward of the windshield. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147127 | DISPLAY UNIT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a display unit including: in an insulating liquid, migrating particles; non-migrating particles having optical reflection characteristics different from optical reflection characteristics of the migrating particles; and a fibrous structure formed of a chain molecule and holding the non-migrating particles, the chain molecule containing an ester group and having a main part formed of carbon atoms, oxygen atoms, and hydrogen atoms. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147128 | TIR-MODULATED WIDE VIEWING ANGLE DISPLAY - Improvements and modifications are provided in the type of frustrated total internal reflection (TIR) systems described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,885,496; 6,891,658; 7,286,280; 7,760,417 and 8,040,591. The improvements and modifications include various methods to improve display operation of hemispherical beaded front plane TIR systems such as (a) inhibit or prevent the undesired non-uniform distribution and lateral migration of charged, electrophoretically mobile, TIR frustrating particles by encapsulating or tethering the particles to the beaded front plane surface; (b) inhibit or prevent the settling of the TIR frustrating particles such as modifying the viscosity of the low refractive index medium; and (c) inhibit or prevent the non-uniformity of the applied electric field during display operation such as using a conforming rear electrode. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147129 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPTICAL MODULATOR - An optical communication device has a pair of Mach-Zehnder optical modulators; a voltage monitor configured to monitor a voltage component acquired by optical-to-electric conversion of combined light output from the Mach-Zehnder optical modulators; a power monitor configured to monitor a power component acquired by square law detection of the optical-to-electric converted combined light from the Mach-Zehnder optical modulators; a first controller configured to control a substrate bias voltage or a driving amplitude applied to one of two waveguides of each of the Mach-Zehnder optical modulators based upon an output of the power monitor, and a second controller configured to control the substrate bias voltage or the driving amplitude applied to the other of the two waveguides of each of the Mach-Zehnder optical modulator based upon an output of the voltage monitor. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147130 | CRYSTAL-PAIR COUNTER-ROTATOR WITH TRANSLATION CAPABILITY - In an optical parametric frequency conversion arrangement first and second optically nonlinear crystals ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160147131 | Multiple Camera Apparatus and Method for Synchronized Autofocus - A disclosed apparatus includes a plurality of camera units. Control logic, operatively coupled to each camera unit, is operative to perform a parallax operation using at least two image frames from at least two camera units to determine a common focus distance, subsequent to completing independent auto-focus operations and respective lens position adjustments for the at least two camera units. The control logic provides a control signal to at least one of the camera units to adjust its actuator to adjust lens position in response to the determined common focus distance. A test procedure is used to map focus distance to lens position for each camera unit and to generate a lookup table. The control logic uses the lookup table unique to each camera unit to adjust the lens settings according to the determined common focus distance. The parallax operation is iterated until the common focus distance converges. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147132 | ENVIRONMENTAL LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A photography lighting system operative to impart patterns of complimentary colors that mimic the ambient light of natural surroundings creating a faithful rendering of the subject. The patterns include sinusoidal (sine waves) and other shapes that act to blend the colors and also help to accentuate a three-dimensional rendering of the subject. This invention gives the illusion of a soft white light source but with the added desirable qualities of minimizing imperfections and improving the “natural look” of human faces, especially with digital photography, and designed to replace traditional uniform lighting instruments (soft boxes) and reflection (bounce) cards. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147133 | IMAGING DEVICE AND FIXING DEVICE - An imaging device includes a base, an illuminating device, a first housing element, and a second housing element. The first housing element defines a cutout. The first housing element further includes at least one fixing piece from an edge of the first housing element. The second housing element is similar configuration to the first housing element. When the first housing element is fixed to the second housing element, the two cutouts defines an engaging hole, the illuminating device extends from the engaging hole from the base, the two fixing pieces engage with the illuminating device to fix the illuminating device to the base. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147134 | ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY - Enclosure assembly includes a clipping member for being secured to an electronic device and an air guiding duct coupled to the clipping member. The clipping member includes a coupling panel. The air guiding duct is used to engage with a fan of the electronic device and includes a securing panel extending from the coupling panel and an air guiding panel extending from the securing panel. The air guiding panel includes a first air guiding portion and a second air guiding portion obliquely extending from the first air guiding portion. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147135 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION APPARATUS - An illumination system including a plurality of light source units, at least one light concentrating unit, at least one taper tunnel and a light consolidating unit is provided. The light concentrating unit corresponds to and is disposed beside one of the light source units. The light concentrating unit has a first illuminating surface, the light source unit corresponding to the light concentrating unit has a second illuminating surface, and the other light source units not corresponding to the concentrator have a third illuminating surface, respectively. The concentrator is disposed between the taper tunnel and the light source unit, and the taper tunnel has a fourth illuminating surface. The light consolidating unit has a fifth illuminating surface. The area of the fourth illuminating surface, and each of the third illuminating surfaces corresponds to each other. A projection apparatus is also provided. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147136 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION ELEMENT, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, PROJECTOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WAVELENGTH CONVERSION ELEMENT - The invention relates to a wavelength conversion element including: a phosphor layer including a first surface and fluorescence-emitting points dispersed therein; a reflection surface provided on the opposite side of the phosphor layer from the first surface; and a substrate provided on the opposite side of the reflection surface from the phosphor layer. The phosphor layer includes a first region on the first surface side and a second region located between the first region and the reflection surface. A concentration of the fluorescence-emitting points in the second region is higher than a concentration of the fluorescence-emitting points in the first region. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147137 | PELLICLE FOR EUV MASK AND FABRICATION THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a method in accordance with some embodiments. A wafer is grinded from a back side. The wafer is inserted into an opening defined by a frame holder. The frame holder is attached to a carrier through a temporary layer. A front side of the wafer is attached to the temporary layer. Thereafter, the wafer is etched from the back side until the wafer reaches a predetermined thickness. Thereafter, the frame holder and the wafer therein are separated from the temporary layer and the carrier. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147138 | EUV MASK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD BY USING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a photolithography mask. The photolithography mask includes a substrate that contains a low thermal expansion material (LTEM). A reflective structure is disposed over the substrate. A capping layer is disposed over the reflective structure. An absorber layer is disposed over the capping layer. The absorber layer contains a material that has a refractive index in a range from about 0.95 to about 1.01 and an extinction coefficient greater than about 0.03. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147139 | SUBSTRATE WITH MULTILAYER REFLECTIVE FILM, REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY, REFLECTIVE MASK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a substrate with a multilayer reflective film, which gives a reflective mask achieving high reflectance and exhibiting excellent cleaning resistance. The present invention is directed to a substrate with a multilayer reflective film, which has: a substrate; a multilayer reflective film, formed on the substrate, comprising a layer that includes Si as a high refractive-index material and a layer that include a low refractive-index material, the layers being periodically laminated; a Ru protective film, formed on the multilayer reflective film, for protecting the multilayer reflective film; and a block layer, formed between the multilayer reflective film and the Ru protective film, for preventing the migration of Si to the Ru protective film, wherein the surface layer of the multilayer reflective film opposite from the substrate is the layer comprising Si, and at least part of the Si is diffused into the block layer. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147140 | PATTERN VERIFYING METHOD - The present invention provides a pattern verifying method. First, a target pattern is decomposed into a first pattern and a second pattern. A first OPC process is performed for the first pattern to form a first revised pattern, and a second OPC process is performed for the second pattern to form a second revised pattern. An inspection process is performed, wherein the inspection process comprises an after mask inspection (AMI) process, which comprises considering the target pattern, the first pattern and the second pattern. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147141 | PELLICLE AND EUV EXPOSURE DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - The present invention addresses the problem of providing a pellicle which has high EUV transmittance and high strength, while being not susceptible to damage by heat. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention provides a pellicle which comprises a pellicle film that has a refractive index (n) of light having a wavelength of 550 nm of 1.9-5.0 and a pellicle frame to which the pellicle film is bonded. The pellicle film has a composition that contains 30-100% by mole of carbon and 0-30% by mole of hydrogen. The intensity ratio of the 2D-band to the G-band, namely (intensity in 2D-band)/(intensity in G-band) is 1 or less, or alternatively, the intensity in the 2D-band and the intensity in the G-band are 0 in the Raman spectrum of the pellicle film. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147142 | PHOTOMASK BLANK, RESIST PATTERN FORMING PROCESS, AND METHOD FOR MAKING PHOTOMASK - A photomask blank has a chemically amplified positive resist film comprising (A) a polymer comprising recurring units having a specific substituent group on aromatic ring and recurring units having at least one fluorine atom, (B) a base resin which is decomposed under the action of acid to increase its solubility in alkaline developer, (C) an acid generator, and (D) a basic compound. The resist film is improved in age stability and antistatic film-receptivity. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147143 | IMPRINT METHOD AND APPARATUS - An imprint method includes: placing a light-curable composition on a workpiece substrate (placement); bringing the light-curable composition and a mold into contact with each other an atmosphere of a condensable gas (contact); aligning the mold and the workpiece substrate (alignment); irradiating the light-curable composition with light to obtain a light-cured composition (irradiation); and separating the light-cured composition and the mold from each other after the irradiation (release). The film thickness of the light-curable composition during the alignment is 20% or more greater than that of the light-cured composition after the release. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147144 | REAGENT FOR ENHANCING GENERATION OF CHEMICAL SPECIES - A reagent that enhances acid generation of a photoacid generator and composition containing such reagent is disclosed. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147145 | PHOTOIMAGEABLE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING OXETANE FUNCTIONALITY - Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass negative-tone, solvent developable, self-imageable polymer compositions useful for forming films that can be patterned to create structures for microelectronic devices, microelectronic packaging, microelectromechanical systems, optoelectronic devices and displays. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147146 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN - A non-ionic compound includes a group represented by formula (Ia): | 2016-05-26 |
20160147147 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD, ACTINIC RAY SENSITIVE OR RADIATION SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There are provided a pattern forming method which satisfies high sensitivity, high resolving power at the time of isolated line pattern formation, a good pattern shape, and high dry etching resistance at the same time, an actinic ray sensitive or radiation sensitive resin composition and a resist film which are provided thereto, a method for manufacturing an electronic device using these, and an electronic device by using a pattern forming method including step (1) of forming a film using the actinic ray sensitive or radiation sensitive resin composition containing a resin (Ab) having a repeating unit represented by the specific General Formula (Ab1), step (2) of exposing the film, and step (4) of performing development using a developer including an organic solvent after exposing and of forming a negative type pattern, in this order. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147148 | FORMING CONDUCTIVE METAL PATTERNS USING THIOSULFATE COPOLYMERS - A precursor article has a substrate and a polymeric layer having a reactive composition that contains a non-crosslinked thiosulfate copolymer comprising: (a) recurring units comprising pendant thiosulfate groups, and (b) recurring units comprising pendant carboxy, carboxylate, phospho, phosphonate, phosphate, sulfo, sulfonate, or sulfite groups. The (a) recurring units are present in an amount of 1 to 30 mol %, and the (b) recurring units are present in an amount of 70 to 99 mol %. This precursor article can be used to provide a product article comprising a substrate in which the polymeric layer has both exposed regions and non-exposed regions. The exposed regions contain a pattern of electrolessly plated metal within or deposited on the surface of an at least partially crosslinked polymer that has been derived from the non-crosslinked thiosulfate copolymer. The non-exposed regions have none of the electrolessly plated metal or the non-crosslinked thiosulfate polymer. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147149 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - An androstane or estrane-substituted cholane as base resin is combined with an acid generator to formulate a positive resist composition, especially chemically amplified positive resist composition. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147150 | CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A chemically amplified resist composition comprising a base polymer, an acid generator, and a basic compound which is a cholanoate having an acid labile group-protected amino group has a high contrast of alkaline dissolution rate before and after exposure and high resolution and forms a pattern of satisfactory profile with minimal roughness. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147151 | RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION CONTANING PYRROLE NOVOLAC RESIN - An excellent resist underlayer film having a selectivity of dry etching rate close to that of a resist, selectivity of dry etching rate lower than that of a resist, or selectivity of dry etching rate lower than that of semiconductor substrate. Resist underlayer film-forming composition including a polymer containing unit structure of Formula (1): | 2016-05-26 |
20160147152 | ADDITIVE FOR RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION AND RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME - An additive for a resist underlayer film-forming composition that modifies a surface state of a resist underlayer film into a hydrophobic state to enhance adhesion between the resist underlayer film and a resist pattern formed on the resist underlayer film, and a resist underlayer film-forming composition containing the additive. An additive for a resist underlayer film-forming composition including a polymer having a structural unit of Formula (1): | 2016-05-26 |
20160147153 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PRINTING ON THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - Systems, devices, and methods for printing on surfaces of three-dimensional objects are provided. The systems, devices, and methods allow for images, and three-dimensional structures, to be printed onto a surface of a three-dimensional object. The surface of the three-dimensional object can have many different shapes, including an arbitrary or non-uniform shape having multiple curves. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes associating a pattern of polygons with a surface of a three-dimensional object and then scaling a pattern of polygons associated with an image to be printed onto the surface with the pattern of polygons associated with the surface. One or more polygons of the scaled pattern of polygons are then progressively projected onto the surface, and a photosensitive material associated with the surface is cured to set projected image portion on the surface. Systems, devices, and other methods for printing onto surfaces of three-dimensional objects are also provided. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147154 | PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, ACTIVE LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There are provided a pattern formation method, including:
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20160147155 | PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, ACTIVE LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There are provided A pattern formation method, including:
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20160147156 | PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, ACTIVE-LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The pattern formation method includes the following steps (i) to (iii): (i) a step in which an active-light-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition is used to form a film whose solubility in a developer increases as the exposure dose increases from an unexposed state but then decreases once a predetermined exposure dose has been reached; (ii) a step in which the film is exposed; and (iii) a step in which a developer containing an organic solvent in the amount of 80% by mass or more with respect to the total amount of the developer is used to develop the exposed film. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147157 | PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, PATTERN, AND ETCHING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - There is provided a pattern formation method comprising: a step (i) for forming a first negative type pattern by performing the specific steps on a substrate; a step (iii) for forming a lower layer by embedding the specific resin composition (2) which contains a second resin in a region of the substrate in which no film part with the first negative type pattern is formed; a step (iv) for forming an upper layer on the lower layer using the specific actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition (3); a step (v) for exposing the upper layer to light; a step (vi) for developing the upper layer using a developer which includes an organic solvent and forming a second negative type pattern on the lower layer; and a step (vii) for removing a portion of the lower layer, in the stated order. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147158 | IMAGING OPTICAL UNIT FOR EUV PROJECTION LITHOGRAPHY - An imaging optical unit for EUV projection lithography serves to image an object field into an image field. Mirrors guide imaging light from the object field to the image field. An aperture stop is tilted by at least 1° in relation to a normal plane which is perpendicular to an optical axis. The aperture stop has a circular stop contour. In mutually perpendicular planes, a deviation of a numerical aperture NA | 2016-05-26 |
20160147159 | OPTICAL IMAGING DEVICE - There is provided an optical imaging device, in particular for microlithography, comprising at least one optical element and at least one holding device associated to the optical element ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160147160 | Radiation Source for an EUV Optical Lithographic Apparatus, and Lithographic Apparatus Comprising such a Radiation Source - A radiation source generates extreme ultraviolet radiation. The radiation source comprises a plasma formation site located at a position in which a fuel will be contacted by a beam of radiation to form a plasma. A receiving structure is provided to trap debris particles on its surface that are generated with the formation of the plasma. The receiving structure has a rod-shaped heater element for heating the receiving surface, the device preventing large droplets of fuel from forming on the receiving surface. Instead, the trapped fuel is melted off the receiving surface. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147161 | LITHOGRAPHIC METHOD - A method of patterning lithographic substrates that includes using a free electron laser to generate EUV radiation and delivering the EUV radiation to a lithographic apparatus which projects the EUV radiation onto lithographic substrates. The method further includes reducing fluctuations in the power of EUV radiation delivered to the lithographic substrates by using a feedback-based control loop to monitor the free electron laser and adjust operation of the free electron laser accordingly, and applying variable attenuation to EUV radiation that has been output by the free electron laser in order to further control the power of EUV radiation delivered to the lithographic apparatus. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147162 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is an illumination optical apparatus for illuminating a mask with light from a light source. The apparatus includes an optical integrator configured to cause a light intensity distribution to be uniform in an emission end surface by reflecting the light incident from an incident end surface in an inner surface a plurality of times, an image forming optical system configured to form an image of the emission end surface of the optical integrator on the mask, and an adjustment unit configured to adjust telecentricity of the light so that a principal ray incident on the mask and a normal line of the mask approach parallelism and configured to be disposed outside the image forming optical system. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147163 | Reticle Shape Regulation Device and Method, and Exposure Apparatus Using Same - A reticle shape regulation device includes: an adsorption device having an upper surface and a lower surface; and a limit mechanism having a limit surface. The adsorption device is movable relative to the limit mechanism at least in a vertical direction. The upper surface of the adsorption device faces toward and is engagable with the limit surface. The lower surface of the adsorption device defines a vacuum chamber that is configured for communication with a negative-pressure source so as to adsorb the reticle by a negative pressure. The lower surface of the adsorption device further defines at least one positive-pressure outlet that is in communication with a positive-pressure source and is configured to supply a continuous positive-pressure air flow between the lower surface of the adsorption device and the reticle during the adsorption of the reticle. The positive-pressure air flow is so controlled as to form an air cushion between the lower surface of the adsorption device and the reticle while allowing the adsorption of the reticle by the adsorption device. This can correct deformations of the reticle, thus enabling satisfactory flatness thereof during an exposure process, and can easily create vacuum and an air cushion between a deformed reticle and the adsorption device. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147164 | Substrate Tuning System and Method Using Optical Projection - Techniques herein include systems and methods that provide a spatially-controlled or pixel-based projection of light onto a substrate to tune various substrate properties. A given pixel-based image projected on to a substrate surface can be based on a substrate signature. The substrate signature can spatially represent non-uniformities across the surface of the substrate. Such non-uniformities can include energy, heat, critical dimensions, photolithographic exposure dosages, etc. Such pixel-based light projection can be used to tune various properties of substrates, including tuning of critical dimensions, heating uniformity, evaporative cooling, and generation of photo-sensitive agents. Combining such pixel-based light projection with photolithographic patterning processes and/or heating processes improves processing uniformity and decreases defectivity. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147165 | NEUTRALIZING AGENTS FOR RESIN EMULSIONS - Incorporation of organic amines as neutralization agents in based phase inversion emulsification (PIE) processes to provide emulsification of high molecular amorphous and high molecular branch amorphous polyester resins, which are traditionally difficult to emulsify. The organic amines facilitate emulsification of these resins to achieve desired particle size with a narrow size distribution. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147166 | TONER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, AND COLOR-IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner, including a binder resin, a release agent, and a colorant, wherein a total amount of hydrocarbon compounds having 33 to 35 carbon atoms in the toner measured by ion attachment mass spectrometry (IAMS) is 40% to 70% in terms of a signal intensity ratio. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147167 | TONER AND TONER PRODUCING METHOD, AND DEVELOPER - Provided is a toner obtained by granulating a toner composition in a hydrophobic medium and then drying the granulated product. The toner contains a binder resin. The binder resin includes 2 or more kinds of binder resins having different contact angles (to water). The binder resin having the largest contact angle has a weight average molecular weight of 15,000 or less. The other binder resins have a weight average molecular weight of greater than 15,000. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147168 | PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER REFRESH - In one implementation, an image forming apparatus may include a photoconductive unit and a refresh unit. The photoconductive unit may include a photoconductive layer. The photoconductive layer may have a first polarity during a print routine. The refresh unit may apply a voltage to the photoconductive layer to electrically bias the photoconductive layer to have a second polarity during a refresh routine. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147169 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND LIGHT GUIDE MEMBER - A light guide member has a transmitting/reflecting portion transmitting and reflecting light that is emitted from a light source, to enter one end of the light guide member in a longitudinal direction, and be guided to the other end of the light guide member so that the light is applied to: a position between the developing roller and the transfer roller on the image carrier on a downstream side in the traveling direction of the transfer target member; and a position between the transfer roller and the cleaning portion on the image carrier on an upstream side in the traveling direction of the transfer target member. Furthermore, the light guide member has a convex portion having an arc-shaped cross section and being formed outward at a position opposing the transmitting/reflecting portion in a part of a predetermined specific region at one end or both ends in the longitudinal direction. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147170 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus according to one aspect controls a light source such that first and second laser beams emitted from first and second light emitting elements respectively are incident on a BD sensor successively, and measures the time interval between two BD signals, output from the BD sensor, that correspond to the first and second laser beams. When performing the measurement, the image forming apparatus controls the light powers of the first and second light beams so as to be light powers determined in advance using APC. According to this, measurement errors when measuring the interval between the light beams emitted from the two light emitting elements are suppressed, and correction accuracy for the image writing start positions for the multiple light emitting elements is improved. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147171 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for forming an image by scanning an image bearer with light modulated in accordance with image information includes a light source configured to emit the light and a control device configured to control the light source in accordance with the image information. The control device sets light emission duration of the light source for forming a particular pixel in the image to be shorter than light emission duration of the light source for forming a normal pixel, which is a pixel other than the particular pixel irk the image, and sets light emission intensity of the light source for forming the particular pixel to be higher than light emission intensity of the light source for forming the normal pixel. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147172 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEVELOPING DEVICE - A developing device | 2016-05-26 |
20160147173 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When rotation speed of second rotator is greater than or equal to a threshold previously determined, first control portion causes first generation portion to generate a first potential difference that enables toner in a predetermined amount to be transferred from first rotator to second rotator, and causes second generation portion to generate a second potential difference that enables the toner in the predetermined amount to be transferred from second rotator to a electrostatic latent image. When the rotation speed is less than the threshold, second control portion causes first generation portion to generate a third potential difference that enables the toner in an amount exceeding the predetermined amount to be transferred from first rotator to second rotator, and causes second generation portion to generate a fourth potential difference that enables the toner in the predetermined amount to be transferred from second rotator to the electrostatic latent image. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147174 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a latent image bearer; a developing device containing two-component developer and including a developer bearer, a development voltage source, and a toner concentration detector; a toner supply device to supply toner to the developing device; a transfer device; and a controller to keep a toner concentration in the developer in the developing device at a target toner concentration during image formation. The controller executes forced toner consumption in which the developing device supplies the toner to the latent image bearer the toner at a predetermined forced toner consumption timing, while inhibiting the toner supply device from supplying toner. When the toner concentration falls to a prescribed toner density lower than the target toner concentration, the controller completes the forced toner consumption and executes a post-consumption toner supply operation. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147175 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To accomplish precise correction of the position of the toner image formed by the image forming station, in the device using the two-component developer. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147176 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a toner container, a mounting portion, an elastic member, a displacement amount detection portion, a stored amount determination portion, and a cushioning member. The elastic member is configured to support the toner container by an elastic force thereof and contract and stretch in accordance with a weight of the toner container. The displacement amount detection portion is configured to detect a displacement amount of the toner container displaced in a gravitational direction when the weight of the toner container increases. The stored amount determination portion is configured to determine an amount of the toner stored in the toner container on the basis of a result of detection by the displacement amount detection portion. The cushioning member is configured to cushion vibration of the toner container in the gravitational direction which vibration occurs due to a change in the weight of the toner container. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147177 | TONER DETECTION SENSOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner-amount detection sensor includes a light-emitting element, a first light-receiving element, and a toner-amount calculating unit. The light-emitting element emits light toward the surface of the transfer body at a predetermined incident angle. The first light-receiving element is disposed on a side opposite to the light-emitting element with respect to a plane normal to the surface of the transfer body. The first light-receiving element receives light reflected from the surface of the transfer body. The toner-amount calculating unit calculates the amount of toner from the quantity of the reflected light received by the first light-receiving element. The sensor has a relationship of A | 2016-05-26 |
20160147178 | TONER CASE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner case ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160147179 | DEVELOPER DISCHARGING DEVICE FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a developer discharging device for an image forming apparatus, which is installed in a developing unit configured to transfer and discharge a developer collected from a drum unit or a newly introduced developer, such that the developer is discharged to a developer collecting unit, including a first discharging part configured to extend from an end of a transferring screw installed in the developing unit, and a second discharging part disposed above the first discharging part in parallel with the first discharging part, wherein the developer discharged from the second discharging part falls into the developer collecting unit. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the developer from being sharply discharged, and thus to constantly maintain an amount of the developer. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147180 | END SEAL WITH INSERT FOR CHAMBERED DOCTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY - An end seal for removable attachment to a doctor blade assembly is provided. The end seal comprises a seal body having a bottom wall, opposite first and second sidewalls and a top edge configured to include a radius adapted to seal against a roller surface. At least one abrasion resistant insert is integrally secured within the seal body. The insert includes a bottom wall, opposite first and second sidewalls and a top edge configured to coincide with the body top edge so as to seal against the roller surface. The seal body and the at least one abrasion resistant insert each further comprise respective first and second upper angled sidewalls extending from respective opposite first and second sidewalls, the respective first upper angled sidewall having a different length and tapering from the top edges at a different angle than the respective second upper angled sidewall. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147181 | DEVELOPER GUIDE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A developer guide device includes a conveying pipe portion, a light-emitting portion, a light-receiving portion, and a cleaning mechanism. The conveying pipe portion is configured to guide a developer in a predetermined conveyance direction. The light-emitting portion is configured to emit light into an interior of the conveying pipe portion through a light projection window provided in a peripheral wall of the conveying pipe portion. The light-receiving portion is capable of receiving light from the interior of the conveying pipe portion through a light reception window provided in the peripheral wall of the conveying pipe portion. The cleaning mechanism includes a cleaning member configured to receive a predetermined drive force to be displaced thereby to come into contact with inner surfaces of the light projection window and the light reception window to clean the inner surfaces. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147182 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes a CPU capable of executing neutralization control in which, prior to image formation, a potential difference between a voltage applied to a transfer roller by a transfer power supply and a voltage applied to a neutralization needle by a neutralization power supply is gradually increased, and a value of the potential difference when the value detected by the neutralization current meter exceeds a threshold is stored, and in which, during image formation, a value of the voltage applied by the neutralization power supply is controlled based on the stored potential difference and the value of an image formation voltage applied by the transfer power supply. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147183 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A control unit changes the polarity of a potential of an intermediate transfer member in a primary transfer portion by changing the polarity of voltage to be applied to a secondary transfer member, and applies first voltage in a first step of forming an image on a recording material by transferring a toner image. A detection device detects the presence/absence of the recording material at a timing when a rear end of the toner image reaches a second position which is upstream of a secondary transfer portion on a conveyance path of the toner image. The control unit determines a timing to switch the voltage to be applied to the secondary transfer member from the first voltage to second voltage having polarity opposite to that of the first voltage, based on the detection result by the detection device. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147184 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device according to the present invention includes a fixing belt ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160147185 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a rotary endless fixing belt; a nip forming member disposed in an interior of the fixing belt; a rotary opposed member to contact the nip forming member via the fixing belt to form a nip together with the fixing belt; a heat source to directly heat the fixing belt at a portion other than the nip, including at lease one heat-generation part disposed outside lateral ends of a maximum area of the fixing belt where a recording medium passes through, wherein a recording medium carrying an unfixed image is conveyed to the nip and the fixing device fixes the unfixed image onto the recording medium; and a shielding member disposed between the fixing belt and the heat generation part of the heat source and configured to shield heat from the heat source at least at an area outside the maximum passing area of the recording medium. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147186 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a case where a sheet for sample printing is fed from a feeding deck after an instruction for executing the sample printing is received, a long period of time is required to discharge the sheet which has been subjected to the sample printing to a sample tray. Control is performed such that the sample printing is performed on a specific one of a plurality of sheets fed from sheet holding units for executing main printing, when an instruction for executing the sample printing is received from the user. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147187 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a sound collector configured to collect an operation sound of a sound collection target device to obtain sound data; a context information obtaining unit configured to obtain context information at a time of an operation of the sound collection target device; a feature generator configured to generate feature of sound data corresponding to the context information; and a clustering unit configured to generate an operation status table of the sound collection target device by using the feature. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147188 | SHEET FEEDING CASSETTE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THIS - A sheet feeding cassette includes a cassette main body and a cassette cover. The cassette main body is attachably/detachably provided in a casing, and configured to store sheets in a loaded state. The cassette cover configured to close at least a part of a top face aperture formed in the cassette main body. Either one of the cassette main body and the cassette cover includes a cursor displaced along an attachment direction of the cassette main body and arranging the sheets housed in the cassette main body. Another one of the cassette main body and the cassette cover includes at least one restraining part which engages with the cursor in a case where the top face aperture is closed by the cassette cover. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147189 | SHEET DISCHARGE TRAY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A support unit is provided at a downstream side of a tray surface tilted upward in a sheet discharge direction so as to be movable in the sheet discharge direction and a reverse direction of the sheet discharge direction. The support unit has a support plate that supports a discharge sheet from below. The support plate is tilted in a vertical direction by being supported at an upstream end of the support plate in as a fulcrum and is raised and downed with respect to the tray surface so as to change an angle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147190 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160147191 | ROTOR BEARING MEMBER, PHOTOCONDUCTOR UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A rotor bearing member is attached to a support body. The support body includes a guide section that supports a first member and a second member such that the first member and the second member are movable toward a rotor. The first member includes a rotary shaft and rotates about the rotary shaft thereof while being in contact with the rotor. The second member includes a rotary shaft extending along the rotary shaft of the first member and cleans a surface of the first member while rotating in contact with the first member. The rotor bearing member includes a first bearing member and a second bearing member that rotatably support the rotary shaft of the second member and the rotary shaft of the first member, respectively, while the first bearing member and the second bearing member abut each other. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147192 | CLEANING MEMBER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cleaning member includes a base member comprised of a first material that has a peak temperature of tan δ less than approximately zero degrees Celsius and a contact portion comprised of a second material that has a higher hardness than the first material and a tear strength of approximately 49 kilonewtons per meter or higher, the contact portion contacting an image carrier and cleaning the image carrier. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147193 | CHASSIS STRUCTURE, OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A chassis structure includes: a chassis that houses a component used for an image forming apparatus inside and that includes an opening; a cover member that covers the opening of the chassis; and a seal member that is provided between the cover member and the chassis and that, when the cover member is attached to the chassis, is compressed and deformed so as to seal a gap between the cover member and the chassis. An attached section of the cover member to which the seal member is attached is provided with a hole. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147194 | LATCH MECHANISM FOR A FUSER ASSEMBLY HAVING A HEAT TRANSFER ROLL - A fuser assembly for an electrophotographic imaging device which transfers heat from overheated portions of the fuser assembly to portions having lesser temperatures. The fuser assembly includes a heating member; a backup roll disposed proximate to the heating member so as to form a fuser nip therewith; a heat transfer device in contact with backup roll; a positioning mechanism coupled to the heat transfer device for positioning the heat transfer device in a first position in which the heat transfer device contacts the backup roll, and a second position in which the heat transfer device is spaced apart from the backup roll; and a latch mechanism for latching the heat transfer device in the second position. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147195 | TIMEPIECE SPRING MADE OF AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL - A timepiece spring, as a mainspring, made of austenitic stainless steel including a base formed of iron and chromium, thickness of the spring being less than 0.20 mm, and the spring including, by mass: chromium: minimum value 15%, maximum value 25%; manganese: minimum value 5%, maximum value 25%; nitrogen: minimum value 0.40%, maximum value 0.75%; carbon: minimum value 0.10%, maximum value 1.00%; the total (C+N) carbon and nitrogen content between 0.40% and 1.50% by mass; the carbon-to nitrogen ratio (C/N) by mass between 0.125 and 0.550; impurities and additional metals with the exception of iron: minimum value 0%, maximum value 12.0%; iron: the complement to 100%. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147196 | BALANCE SPRING STUD FOR A TIMEPIECE - Balance spring stud including, around a housing receiving a balance spring of reference thickness, a one-piece component made of a shape memory alloy and including two lugs, each arranged to rest on one of the surfaces of the balance spring, and wherein, in the free state, the minimum width of the air gap of the lugs is greater than the maximum value of the reference thickness when the component is in an open position corresponding to a martensitic structure, and wherein the maximum width of the air gap is less than the minimum value of the reference thickness when the component is in a closed position corresponding to an austenitic structure, and the balance spring includes an area of lesser thickness having a minimum thickness equal to the reference thickness, surrounded by areas of large thickness having a minimum thickness greater than the reference thickness. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147197 | FLEXIBLE COLLET - Timepiece collet comprising a point of attachment to a balance spring and a passage intended to receive a balance staff. According to the invention, the passage is substantially cylindrical and is configured to deform elastically in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the passage and to elastically clamp the balance staff by at least two lines of contact extending over the height of the inner wall of the passage when the balance staff is inserted in the passage. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147198 | CHRONOMETER WITH SPEED SELECTOR - The invention relates to a timepiece movement comprising at least first and second functions implementing the display of at least first and second pieces of information. According to the invention, the movement has a selection member comprising an actuator, at least one lever configured to take at least first and second positions, respectively corresponding to the first and second functions, and respectively corresponding to the creation of first and second kinematic connections, and a cam cooperating with the actuator and the at least one lever so as to create the first and second kinematic connections. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147199 | INFORMATION EQUIPMENT, CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An information equipment | 2016-05-26 |
20160147200 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SETTING UP TASK - A method and a device for setting up a task are disclosed herein, which belong to the field of computer technologies. The method for setting up a task includes: acquiring an operation history of a user for operating a household appliance; detecting whether a habitual task exists according to the operation history, wherein the habitual task is a task corresponding to an operation which has been received at a fixed time for more than a predetermined number of times; and if the habitual task exists, setting up a habitual task item corresponding to the fixed time, wherein the habitual task item is a task item for the household appliance to run the habitual task at the fixed time. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147201 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NONLINEAR ADAPTIVE CONTROL AND FILTERING - Methods, systems and methods for designing a system that provides adaptive control and adaptive predictive filtering using nonlinear components. A system design is described that provides an engineered architecture. This architecture defines a core set of network dynamics that carry out specific functions related to control or prediction. The adaptation systems and methods can be applied to limited areas of he system to allow the system to learn to compensate for unmodeled system dynamics and kinematics. Two types of adaptive modules are described which are configured to account for the unmodeled system dynamics and kinematics. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147202 | Runtime Modeling Approach To Updating Refinery Planning Models - A method, apparatus, and computer program product for increasing efficiency in a plant by creating a planning model for said plant comprising a plurality of runtime models stored in a database. Each runtime model corresponds to a reactor in the plant and mimics real world behavior of the reactor by identifying the mathematical relationships of the inputs and outputs of the reactor. Each runtime model further comprises a set of tuning factors, which allows the user to adjust the runtime model to more closely align with the user's desired output or otherwise account for real-life plant activity. By properly creating and utilizing a plurality of runtime models and implementing them into a planning model, a user can increase efficiency of the plant by optimizing product output, forcing the plant to balance materials-in and materials-out, or forcing the plant to stoichiometrically balance elements going in, and coming out of the plant or reactor. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147203 | Model Predictive Control with Uncertainties - A method controls iteratively the operation of the machine with control inputs determined using the model of the machine based on an optimization of a cost function subject to constraints on the control inputs. A current iteration of the method includes determining a current state of the machine after the controlling with a previous control input determined for a previous iteration by optimizing a previous cost function using a previous model of the machine and determining a current model of the machine to reduce a difference between the current state and a state estimated using the previous model of the machine. The cost function is updated during the current iteration based on a difference between the previous model and the current model to produce a current cost function. A current control input for the controlling at the current iteration is determined using the current model and the current cost function. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147204 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING CONTROL OF POWER PLANT GENERATING UNITS - A method for operating a sensor in a thermal generating unit. The method may include the steps of: defining lookback periods, wherein the lookback periods each include previous periods of operation for the thermal generating unit, the lookback periods including at least a first lookback period and a second lookback period; receiving a first dataset regarding readings for the sensor during the first lookback period; receiving a second dataset regarding the readings the sensor during the second lookback period; performing a first check on the first dataset and obtaining therefrom a first result; performing a second check on the second dataset and obtaining therefrom a second result; and determining a likelihood as to whether the sensor is malfunctioning based on the first and the second results. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147205 | INFERRED ENERGY USAGE AND MULTIPLE LEVELS OF ENERGY USAGE - The present disclosure describes system and methods for inferring energy usage at multiple levels of granularity. One embodiment describes an industrial automation system including a first industrial automation component, a first sensor coupled to the first industrial automation component, in which the first sensor measures a first amount of power supplied to the first industrial automation component, a second industrial automation component that couples to the first industrial automation component, and an industrial control system that infers energy usage by the first industrial automation component and the second industrial automation component based at least in part on the first amount of power supplied to the first industrial automation component. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147206 | PROCESS PLANT NETWORK WITH SECURED EXTERNAL ACCESS - A process control system having an external data server that provides process control data to external networks via one or more firewalls implements a cost-effective security mechanism that reduces or eliminates the ability of the external data server to be compromised by viruses or other security attacks. The security mechanism includes a DMZ gateway disposed outside of the process control network that connects to an external data server located within the process control network. A configuration engine is located within the process control network and configures the external data server to publish one or more preset or pre-established data views to the DMZ gateway, which then receives the data/events/alarms as defined by the data views from the control system automatically, without performing read and write requests to the external data server. The DMZ gateway then republishes the data within the data views on an external network to make the process control data within the published data views available to one or more client applications connected to the external network. Because this security mechanism does not support client read, write, or configuration access to the external data server within the control system, this security mechanism limits the opportunity of viruses to use the structure in the DMZ gateway device to access the process control network. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147207 | HOME APPLIANCE, MOBILE DEVICE AND HOME APPLIANCE CONTROL SYSTEM - In one aspect, a home appliance includes a communication unit to communicate with a mobile device, an event detector to detect whether or not an event is generated, and a home appliance controller to search for a control operation associated with the event from a control history upon generation of the event, to transmit information of the event and information of the control operation associated with the event through the communication unit to the mobile device and thereby to display a notification icon for notifying generation of the event and for guiding a user to the control operation associated with the event on the mobile device. Other aspects include the mobile device, and a home appliance control system implementing a mobile device and a home appliance. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147208 | CONTROL METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD FOR TERMINAL DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM - A control method for controlling a terminal device includes using a memory that manages cooking appliance logs each including at least a cooking time of a food and first information indicating an age-related deterioration level of one of the cooking appliances to acquire, from among candidates of a recommended cooking time calculated based on the first information and the cooking time and stored in a server apparatus, third information indicating a recommended cooking time corresponding to second information indicating an age-related deterioration level of the first cooking appliance, displaying, on a display, a user interface that allows a user to select one of the candidates including at least the recommended cooking time for the first cooking appliance using the third information, and outputting a setting command for setting the selected cooking time to the first cooking appliance upon detecting selection of one of the cooking times through the user interface. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147209 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF A POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for monitoring and management of a power distribution system are disclosed. In one example, the method includes receiving sensory measurement data captured by a mobile inspection device during an inspection of power distribution system elements in a power distribution system. The method further includes processing the received sensory measurement data to derive fault identification data that indicates a fault condition existing in one or more of the power distribution system elements and utilizing the derived fault identification data to update a network model of the power distribution system. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147210 | IMPLEMENTING ENGINEERING UNIT CONVERSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTROL DEVICES - A converter component can efficiently manage conversion of data associated with a control system from one engineering unit (EU) type to another EU type, and/or conversion of the data from one language to another language, based at least in part on the user. The converter component can identify a user, or can receive a conversion selection(s) from the user, and can automatically select a specified subset of EU conversions and/or language conversions to employ in relation to the user, convert the data associated with the control system in accordance with the subset, and present the converted data to the user via the interface. The converter component can present a pre-populated table of EU conversions associated with the subset, and can allow a user to add or modify an EU conversion. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147211 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR CONFIGURING FACILITY SYSTEM DEVICES - Devices, methods, and systems for configuring facility system devices are described herein. One method includes establishing a wireless connection between a mobile device and a facility system device, receiving operating information at the mobile device from the facility system device via the wireless connection, displaying a menu associated with configuring the facility system device based on the operating information via the mobile device, and configuring the facility system device based on a user input made using the displayed menu. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147212 | CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING MACHINE TOOL HAVING CUTTING CONDITION CHANGE FUNCTION - A controller for controlling a machine tool calculates a variation of a cutting load based on a changed rotational speed or feed rate of a tool in a machining program for machining a workpiece when the rotational speed or the feed rate is changed, and executes the machining program if the changed rotational speed and/or feed rate of the tool and/or the cutting load are within the ranges of predetermined upper and lower limit values. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147213 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER FOR RETRACTION CONTROL - A numerical controller which controls a five-axis machining machine having two rotary axes generates speed data for deceleration stop along movement paths when a stop signal that requires interruption of machining and retraction is sensed, and based on the speed data, generates stop retraction path command data combining a path for the deceleration stop along the movement paths and a retraction path receding from the movement paths. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147214 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND POSITIONING ERROR CORRECTION METHOD - A three-dimension laser processing apparatus including a laser source, a zoom lens set, a scanning mirror module, a visual module unit and a control unit is provided. The laser source provides a laser beam. The zoom lens set and the scanning mirror module are both located on the transmitting path of the laser beam. The visual module unit has a visible area. The control unit is electrically connected with and adjusts the zoom lens set and the scanning mirror module to make the laser beam focused on a plurality of reference surfaces in a three-dimension working space and make a plurality of positions of an image in the three-dimension working space focused on a center of the visible area correspondingly through the zoom lens set and an image lens set of the visual module unit. Besides, a positioning error correction method is provided. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODELLING LOAD IN AN ELECTRICAL POWER NETWORK - A method for modelling load in a power grid is provided. The method includes obtaining measurement data from a measurement device in the power grid, identifying one or more voltage adjustment events in the power grid from the measurement data, and generating a load model based on one or more voltage factors computed using the one or more voltage adjustment events. | 2016-05-26 |
20160147216 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND PROVIDING VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE OPERATING CONDITIONS OF MACHINE TOOL PARAMETERS - Apparatus for monitoring and providing visual representations of the operating conditions of machine tool parameters, in particular for program-controlled turning, milling, and drilling machines, which have a machining unit displaceable in a plurality of coordinate axes, in which a work spindle for exchangeable receiving a machining tool and an electric motor for driving the work spindle are mounted. The machine tool includes a control unit and means for monitoring the operating state of the machine tool. The monitoring apparatus has at least one sensor for detecting at least one operating parameter of the machine tool. An evaluating unit is connected to both the sensor and the control unit and processes the measurement values detected by the sensor. An optical display is provided in the direct viewing range of the operator, which viewing range includes the machine operating spindle, tool holder, tool, and workplace. The optical display can display a normal, a critical, and a dangerous operating state of the machine tool in accordance with the data from the evaluating unit. | 2016-05-26 |