| 23rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
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| 20130141690 | REFRACTIVE EYEWEAR - An optical apparatus ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141691 | PROGRESSIVE READING AND INTERMEDIATE DISTANCE LENS DEFINED BY EMPLOYMENT OF A ZERNIKE EXPANSION - There is provided a lens that includes a corridor having a width greater than or equal to about 6 millimeters. The lens has astigmatism less than or equal to about 0.5 diopter within the corridor. There is also provided an item of eyewear that includes such a lens, and a method for representing a surface of an ophthalmic lens. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141692 | EYEGLASSES AND MEANS FOR THEIR ADJUSTMENT - Eyeglasses which comprise a pair of optical plates for each eye. Each of the optical plates is made up of a front plate and a rear plate and a return and hinge mechanism links the optical plates of each pair with one another. An adjustment mechanism facilitates relative movement of the optical plates, of each pair, in a plane substantially perpendicular to a viewing direction of the eyeglasses. The return and hinge mechanism and the adjustment mechanism are decoupled. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141693 | EYEWEAR WITH CHROMA ENHANCEMENT - Some embodiments provide a lens including a lens body and an optical filter configured to attenuate visible light in certain spectral bands. At least some of the spectral bands can include spectral features that tend to substantially increase the colorfulness, clarity, and/or vividness of a scene. In certain embodiments, eyewear incorporates an optical filter that enhances chroma within one or more spectral bands. In some embodiments, a wearer of the eyewear can perceive the increase in chroma when viewing at least certain types of scenes. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141694 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING CUSTOMERS TO OBTAIN REFRACTION SPECIFICATIONS FOR AND PURCHASE OF EYEGLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES - A system and method for obtaining a sight screening as well as previous and current optical prescriptions (specifications) for purchase of glasses and contact lenses operated by one's self, through a voice-activated response self-refraction, or a technician/optician assisted refraction, at a convenient location or possibly several different customer diagnostic, electronic store locations where digital instruments interface and may transfer either directly back to the customer, or to a remote, interactive audio-video diagnosing and assisting, consulting eye doctor (ophthalmologist or optometrist) who interprets the digital data, diagnoses, consults, delivers health care, and authorizes the specifications, whereby the store technician/optician gathers data for purchase and electronically sends the data to a lens lab for fabrication and delivery of glasses or contact lenses to the store or directly to the customer. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141695 | Optical Imaging Systems Having Input Beam Shape Control and Path Length Control - Scanning optical beam imaging systems for imaging a surface with convex curvature are provided. The systems include a sphero-telecentric objective, wherein a scanning radius of curvature of the sphero-telecentric objective is greater than an apical radius of curvature of the surface and less than or equal to four times an apical radius of curvature of the surface. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141696 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OCULAR ALIGNMENT AND COUPLING OF OCULAR STRUCTURES - Embodiments provide method and systems for determining or measuring objective eye alignment in an external-coordinate system so as to define a reference axis. Additional embodiments provide a method and system of aligning an objectively determined reference axis of the eye in a selected relationship to a therapeutic axis of an ophthalmic therapeutic apparatus and/or a diagnostic axis of an ophthalmic diagnostic apparatus. Embodiments provide a method and system for planning an ophthalmic treatment procedure based on objective eye alignment in an external-coordinate system so as to define a reference axis of an eye to be treated. The reference axis may be used to position a therapeutic energy component, for example, an orthovoltage X-ray treatment device, e.g., positioned to provide treatment to tissue on the retina, such as the macula. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141697 | INTERACTIVE MEDICAL DIAGNOSING WITH PORTABLE CONSUMER DEVICES - Medical tests and examinations are performed with consumer computing devices. The medical tests and examinations are selected and customized in accordance with conditions present in the testing environment, as well as physical characteristics of a user taking the test. The tests can include visual acuity tests, colorblindness tests and other medical tests, such as hearing tests. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141698 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING TEAR FILM LIPID AND AQUEOUS LAYER THICKNESS AND CORNEAL SURFACE REFRACTIVE INDEX FROM INTERFEROMETRY DATA - Disclosed herein is a method of calculating tear film lipid and aqueous layer thicknesses and/or corneal surface refractive index from interferometry data obtained from simultaneous measurements of the aqueous and lipid layers of the tear film along with a measurement of the corneal surface reflectance. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141699 | IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE AND COLOR CORRECTION METHOD - An image projection device includes a light source that emits a plurality of colored lights and a projection section that modulates each colored light emitted by the light source according to image data and projects an image onto a projection surface, a storage section that stores projection surface information indicating a spectral reflectance of the projection surface, and a correction section that determines, when the image data is received, a correction value for correcting a color shift in the image on the projection surface using the projection surface information, and corrects an intensity value of a colored light emitted by the light source by controlling the light source according to the correction value. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141700 | PROJECTOR WITH SUPER LUMINESCENT DIODE - A projector includes: a light emitting device; a light modulation device adapted to modulate a light beam emitted from the light emitting device; and a projection device adapted to project the image formed by the light modulation device, wherein the light emitting device includes a light emitting element formed of a super luminescent diode, and adapted to emit light, and a base supporting the light emitting element with first and second reflecting surfaces to reflect the light emitted from the light emitting element. The light emitting element emits the light from first and second end surfaces. Directions of first and second outgoing light respectively emitted from the first and second end surfaces are opposite to each other. Directions of the first and second reflected light respectively reflected by the first and second reflecting surfaces are the same as each other. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141701 | EXPOSURE METHOD, SUBSTRATE STAGE, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate by projecting a pattern image onto the substrate through a liquid. The exposure apparatus includes a projection optical system by which the pattern image is projected onto the substrate, and a movable member which is movable relative to the projection optical system. A liquid-repellent member, at least a part of a surface of which is liquid-repellent, is provided detachably on the movable member, the liquid-repellent member being different from the substrate. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141702 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR KEEPING IMMERSION FLUID ADJACENT TO AN OPTICAL ASSEMBLY DURING WAFER EXCHANGE IN AN IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY MACHINE - A lithographic projection apparatus includes a projection optical assembly having a final optical element, a stage assembly including a substrate table on which a substrate is supported, the substrate supported by the substrate table being exposed with an exposure beam from the final optical element of the projection optical assembly through an immersion liquid, a confinement member which encircles a portion of a path of the exposure beam, and a movable member which is movable in a space between the confinement member and the substrate, the substrate table, or both, the space being divided by the movable member into a first portion between the confinement member and the movable member and a second portion between the movable member and the substrate, the substrate table, or both. The movable member has a recovery outlet from which the immersion liquid in the second portion is removed. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141703 | EXPOSURE METHOD, SUBSTRATE STAGE, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate by projecting a pattern image onto the substrate through a liquid. The exposure apparatus includes a projection optical system by which the pattern image is projected onto the substrate, and a movable member which is movable relative to the projection optical system. A liquid-repellent member, at least a part of a surface of which is liquid-repellent, is provided detachably on the movable member, the liquid-repellent member being different from the substrate. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141704 | MICROLENS EXPOSURE SYSTEM - A microlens exposure system includes a microlenses array and a mask fixed in place a predetermined space apart, wherein the gap between the microlens array and an exposure substrate can easily be adjusted with high precision to an aligned focal point position of the microlenses. Laser light for exposure is irradiated onto a resist film by microlenses of a microlens array. Light from a microscope passes through a hole in a Cr film of a mask, and the light is transmitted through a microlens and radiated onto the resist film. Whether or not the light transmitted through the microlens has an aligned focal point on the resist film is observed through the microscope, whereby the aligned focal point of exposure light made to converge by the microlenses on the resist film can be distinguished. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141705 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND EXPOSURE METHOD - The present invention provides an exposure apparatus and an exposure method. The method comprises: utilizing an exposure light source to provide light rays to the photo-resist layer, wherein the light rays pass through the mask and the transparent substrate to reach the photo-resist layer; and utilizing a reflective plate to reflect the light rays passing through the transparent substrate and the photo-resist layer back to the photo-resist layer. The present invention can reduce a line space of a pattern of the photo-resist layer. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141706 | LITHOGRAPHIC METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of projecting a pattern from a patterning device onto a substrate using a projection system, the method including using an optical phase adjustment apparatus in the projection system to apply a phase modification to radiation which has been diffracted from an assist feature of the pattern, the phase modification acting to reduce the size of an assist feature image exposed in resist on the substrate or prevent printing of the assist feature image in the resist on the substrate, while maintaining a contribution of the assist feature image to an image enhancement of a functional feature of the pattern. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141707 | EUV Exposure Apparatus - A projection lens of an EUV-lithographic projection exposure system with at least two reflective optical elements each comprising a body and a reflective surface for projecting an object field on a reticle onto an image field on a substrate if the projection lens is exposed with an exposure power of EUV light, wherein the bodies of at least two reflective optical elements comprise a material with a temperature dependent coefficient of thermal expansion which is zero at respective zero cross temperatures, and wherein the absolute value of the difference between the zero cross temperatures is more than 6K. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141708 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF EUV MASK, AND EUV MASK - According to the substrate processing method in the embodiments, as a mask substrate used for forming an EUV mask, a mask substrate in which a first film having a first hydrophilicity is formed on one main surface and a resist is applied to another main surface is exposed from a side of the resist. Then, a hydrophilic treatment is performed on a surface of the first film to make the surface of the first film have a second hydrophilicity larger than the first hydrophilicity. Then, a development treatment of the resist is performed with respect to the mask substrate in which the hydrophilic treatment is performed on the surface of the first film to have the second hydrophilicity. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141709 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EUV RADIATION GENERATION APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An EUV radiation generation apparatus includes a laser configured to generate pulses of laser radiation, and an optical isolation apparatus that includes a rotatably mounted reflector and a radially positioned reflector. The rotatably mounted reflector and the laser are synchronized such that a reflective surface of the rotatably mounted reflector is in optical communication with the radially positioned reflector when the optical isolation apparatus receives a pulse of laser radiation to allow the pulse of laser radiation to pass to a plasma formation location and cause a radiation emitting plasma to be generated via vaporization of a droplet of fuel material. The rotatably mounted reflector and the laser are further synchronized such that the reflective surface of the rotatably mounted reflector is at least partially optically isolated from the radially positioned reflector when the optical isolation apparatus receives radiation reflected from the plasma formation location. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141710 | OPTICAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods presented herein provide for optical surveillance using modulated lasers, or other forms of light, and optical detection. In one embodiment, an optical surveillance system includes a light source, such as a laser or light emitting diode, and a signal generator operable to modulate the light source. The system also includes a detector operable to detect the modulated light source and a processor communicatively coupled to the detector to distinguish the modulated light source from other detected light based on the modulating waveform of the modulated light source. The processor is also operable to determine a presence of an object between the laser and the detector based on an obscuration of the laser pulses on the detector. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141711 | NON-CONTACT, OPTICAL SENSOR FOR SYNCHRONIZING TO FREE ROTATING SAMPLE PLATENS WITH ASYMMETRY - A method and apparatus for determining the synchronicity of a rotary platen ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141712 | LOW COHERENCE INTERFEROMETRIC SYSTEM FOR PHASE STEPPING SHEAROGRAPHY COMBINED WITH 3D PROFILOMETRY - The present invention relates to a portable industrial instrument for performing, in an integrated and two-way manner, an interferometric fringe projection and shearography, on a object to be tested, so that, when the two-way interferometer ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141713 | Process For Predicting Metallic Gloss Of Coating Resulting From Coating Compositions By Wet Color Measurement - The present invention is directed to a process for controlling the metallic gloss of a coating resulting from a coating composition, such as automotive OEM or refinish paint, that contains flakes, such as metallic aluminum flakes. Thus, by adjusting the amount of flattener added to the coating composition, the gloss of a coating resulting therefrom can be controlled from glossy to flat (matte) finish. The process includes measuring reflectance (L-value) of a layer of the coating composition applied over a test substrate by using gloss prediction device of the present invention. The metallic gloss of a coating resulting from the layer is then measured. The process is repeated with varying amounts of one or more flatteners added to the composition and the metallic gloss vs. reflectance is plotted on a graph. Then by means of a curve fitting equation, a metallic gloss prediction curve is plotted. By measuring the reflectance of a wet layer of a target coating composition, the metallic gloss that would be produced by a coating from that target coating composition can then be predicted by using the gloss prediction curve. The process is most useful during the manufacture of coating compositions, such as automotive OEM and refinishes paints. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141714 | METHOD OF MEASURING UNIFORMITY OF EXPOSING LIGHT AND EXPOSURE SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - An exposure system includes an exposure apparatus, a mask, a test pattern portion and a uniformity measuring part. The exposure apparatus includes a first module and a second module. The first and second modules each emit light and are overlapped in an overlapping area. The mask includes a plurality of transmission portions which are spaced apart from each other. Each of the transmission portions has a width less than a width of the overlapping area. The test pattern portion includes a plurality of test patterns which are patterned by using the light transmitted through the transmission portions of the mask. The uniformity measuring part measures a uniformity of the test patterns. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141715 | FAULT INSPECTION DEVICE AND FAULT INSPECTION METHOD - Proposed is a defect inspection method whereby: illuminating light having a substantially uniform illumination intensity distribution in one direction of a sample surface irradiated on the sample surface; multiple scattered light components, which are output in multiple independent directions, are detected among the scattered light from the sample surface and multiple corresponding scattered light detection signals are obtained; at least one of the multiple scattered light detection signals is processed and the presence of defects is determined; at least one of the multiple scattered light detection signals that correspond to each of the points determined by the processing as a defect is processed and the dimensions of the defect are determined; and the position and dimensions of the defect on the sample surface, at each of the points determined as a defect, are displayed. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141716 | PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR, DRIVING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT CONVEYING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INSPECTION DEVICE, PRINTING DEVICE, ROBOT HAND, AND ROBOT - A piezoelectric motor includes a piezoelectric element, electrodes provided in the piezoelectric element, electric wires connected to the electrodes, bond portions which bond the electrodes and the electrical wires, a storage case which stores the piezoelectric element, and support portions which are provided between the piezoelectric element and the storage case, wherein the bond portion and the electric wires are provided in the gap between the electrodes and the storage case. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141717 | PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR, DRIVING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT CONVEYING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INSPECTION DEVICE, PRINTING DEVICE, ROBOT HAND, AND ROBOT - A vibrating body is accommodated in a vibrating body case in a state where both sides of the vibrating body containing a piezoelectric material are sandwiched between buffer portions from a direction intersecting a bending direction of the vibrating body, and the buffer portions are pressed against the vibrating body using a pressing lid through elastic portions. Pressing plates are provided between the buffer portions and the elastic portions to restrict the movement of the pressing plates in a vibration direction of the vibrating body. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141718 | SPECTROMETER MODULE - A spectroscopic module | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141719 | METAL PARTICLES FOR SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING AND MOLECULAR SENSING - There is provided a high-sensitive Raman scattering sensing by regulating in metal nanoparticles for enhanced Raman scattering, particularly the strength of the enhanced electric field by controlling the distance between the particles to impart very strong Raman scattering properties. A metal nanoparticle material for molecular sensing, the metal nanoparticle material comprising: a metal nanoparticle aggregate including three to ten metal nanoparticles connected to each other through an organic molecule so that adjacent metal nanoparticles are bonded and spaced apart a predetermined distance, the aggregate containing a Raman active molecule within a field applied to the aggregate, wherein the metal nanoparticle material emits enhanced Raman scattering light from the Raman active molecule in an enhanced electric field; a method for producing the metal nanoparticle material for molecular sensing; and a molecular sensing by use of the metal nanoparticle material for molecular sensing. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141720 | PLASMA DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - A plasma diagnostic apparatus includes a vacuum chamber unit having at least one electrode and having plasma generated inside. A bias power unit is disposed inside the vacuum chamber unit to apply a radio frequency voltage to an electrode that supports a wafer. A spectrum unit decomposes light emitted from inside the plasma according to wavelengths. A light detection unit detects the light decomposed according to wavelengths. A control unit controls a turn-on and turn-off process of the light detection unit according to a waveform of the radio frequency voltage. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141721 | SPATIALLY-AND TEMPORALLY-RESOLVED MULTI-PARAMETER INTERFEROMETRIC RAYLEIGH SCATTERING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system that simultaneously measures the translational temperature, bulk velocity, and density in gases by collecting, referencing, and analyzing nanosecond time-scale Rayleigh scattered light from molecules is described. A narrow-band pulsed laser source is used to probe two largely separated measurement locations, one of which is used for reference. The elastically scattered photons containing information from both measurement locations are collected at the same time and analyzed spectrally using a planar Fabry-Perot interferometer. A practical means of referencing the measurement of velocity using the laser frequency, and the density and temperature using the information from the reference measurement location maintained at constant properties is provided. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141722 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING PORE SIZES OF SUBSTRATES - A system for analyzing the pore size of a substrate or device containing substrates adapted to separate fluids and has at least two surfaces, a first and a second surface, which are isolated from, one another and wherein the substrate or devices containing the substrates have an exit for fluids passing through the substrate, comprising: a) a particle generator ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141723 | Alignment Mark Deformation Estimating Method, Substrate Position Predicting Method, Alignment System and Lithographic Apparatus - A method is used to estimate a value representative for a level of alignment mark deformation on a processed substrate using an alignment system. The alignment sensor system is able to emit light at different measuring frequencies to reflect from an alignment mark on the substrate and to detect a diffraction pattern in the reflected light in order to measure an alignment position of the alignment mark. The two or more measuring frequencies are used to measure an alignment position deviation per alignment mark associated with each of the two or more measuring frequencies relative to an expected predetermined alignment position of the alignment mark. A value is determined representative for the spread in the determined alignment position deviations per alignment mark in order to estimate the level of alignment mark deformation. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141724 | Process For Predicting Tint Strength Of Coating Compositions By Wet Color Measurement - The present invention is directed to a process for predicting the tint strength of a pigmented coating composition, such as automotive OEM or refinish paint, on a real time basis while it is being made. The tint strength of a coating resulting from a layer, obtained by adding a reference binder to the coating composition, is measured. The process is repeated by subjecting the coating compositions to successive grinding intervals. The tint strength vs. reflectance is plotted on a graph and then by using a curve fitting equation, a tint strength prediction curve is obtained. By measuring the reflectance of a wet layer of a target coating composition, the tint strength of that target coating composition can then be predicted by using the tint strength prediction curve. The process is most useful during the manufacture of coating compositions, such as automotive OEM and refinishes paints. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141725 | LIGHT SOURCE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of light source classification includes determining a plurality of color regions in the CIE 1976 chromaticity diagram according to desired classification criteria. The plurality of color regions of the CIE 1976 chromaticity diagram are converted into a plurality of color classification regions defined by color coordinates of the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram. The light source is classified into one of the plurality of color classification regions. This classification method may allow for precise classification based on actual color differences, while providing light sources having color uniformity in the same classification region. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141726 | SENSING DEVICE FOR DETECTING A SUBSTANCE IN A FLUID - The invention relates to a sensing device ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141727 | Process For Predicting Degree Of Mottling In Coating Compositions By Wet Color Measurement - The process includes measuring flops of a layer of the coating composition applied over a test substrate of a mottling prediction device of the present invention at the start and then after a desired time interval. A delta flop is determined by subtracting from the flop at the start from that after the desired time interval and a degree of mottling of a coating resulting from the layer is visually assessed. The process is repeated with varying amounts of one or more rheology additives added to the composition and the degree of mottling vs. delta flop is plotted on a graph and then by using a curve fitting equation, a mottling prediction curve is obtained. By measuring the delta flop of a wet layer of a target coating composition, the degree of mottling in the target coating composition can then be predicted by using the mottling prediction curve. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141728 | DEVICE FOR SELECTING A SPECIFIC MATTER - The present disclosure provides an optical device for selecting specific matter, such as plant matter. The device comprises a light source for emitting light having at least (3) wavelengths and for generating a combined beam of light having the at least 3 wavelengths. The device further comprises an optical element for directing a plurality of light beams towards matter including the specific matter. The optical element has first surface portions through which in use the plurality of component light beams are directed to the matter including the specific matter. Each component light beam is directed through a respective first surface portion that has an optical property that is selected so that light intensity differences between the component light beams are reduced. The optical device also comprises an optical filter for filtering reflected component light beams such that an intensity of light is reduced in a wavelengths range outside one or more wavelengths ranges that include the at least three wavelengths. Further, the optical device comprises a detector for detecting the reflected component light beams. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141729 | METHOD OF DETECTING AN ACCELERATION - A method detects an acceleration. The method includes providing a spatial mode filter positioned such that light emitted from the spatial mode filter is reflected by at least a portion of a reflective surface. The spatial mode filter and the portion of the reflective surface form an optical resonator having an optical resonance with a resonance lineshape. The method further includes emitting light from the spatial mode filter and irradiating the portion of the reflective surface. The portion of the reflective surface is responsive to acceleration of the optical resonator by changing curvature. The method further includes measuring a change of the resonance lineshape due to the acceleration of the optical resonator. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141730 | Illumination Source for use in Inspection Methods and/or Lithography; Inspection and Lithographic Apparatus and Inspection Method - An illumination system for a lithographic or inspection apparatus. A plurality of optical waveguides transmit radiation from the illumination source to an output. A switching system enables selective control of one or more subsets of the optical waveguides. An inspection method uses an illumination system and inspection and lithographic apparatuses comprise an illumination system. In one example, the optical waveguides and switching system are replaced by a plurality of parallel optical bandpass filter elements. The optical bandpass filter elements each only transmit a predetermined wavelength or a band of wavelengths of radiation. At least two of the parallel optical bandpass filter elements each being operable to transmit a different wavelength or band of wavelengths. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141731 | OPTICAL INTERFERENCE APPARATUS - An optical interference apparatus of detecting an object is provided. The optical interference apparatus includes a light source capable of emitting a light beam, an optical coupler, a reflector, a first lens set and a light sensing unit. The optical coupler is capable of dividing the light beam into a measuring sub-light beam and a reference sub-light beam. The reflector reflects the reference sub-light beam. The first lens set includes a first lens. The measuring sub-light beam is transmitted to the object. The object reflects or scatters a part of the measuring sub-light beam back to the first lens. The first lens is capable of extending a depth of field of the first lens set. The light sensing unit is adapted to detect an interference signal formed by the reference sub-light beam and the measuring sub-light beam. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141732 | FRAME ELEMENT OF A LASER GYROSCOPE COMPRISING A SUBSTRATE COMPRISING MOBILE IONS AND AN ELECTRODE - The invention pertains to a frame element of a laser gyroscope comprising a substrate comprising mobile ions and an electrode fixed to the said substrate, comprising at least one electrically conducting element, connected electrically to the said electrode, and furnished with at least one distal part integrated into the said substrate and exhibiting at least one tip and/or at least one groove, forming at least one blind hole and/or at least one groove in the said substrate, of shape corresponding to that of the said distal part or parts, so as to obtain a tip effect. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141733 | Apparatus and Method for Detecting Pressure Signals - An apparatus comprising an encoded pressure signal propagating in a fluid flowing in a conduit. An optical fiber measurement element has a reflector on one end and is disposed around at least a portion of the conduit. A light source injects a second optical signal and a third optical signal propagating in first and second optical fibers, respectively. A delay section is disposed in the second optical fiber. The second optical signal and the third optical signal are directed into the optical fiber measurement element and are reflected back from the reflective end such that at least a portion of the reflected second and third optical signals propagate through the second and first optical fibers respectively to an optical detector. The optical detector senses an interference between the reflected optical signals and outputs a first signal related thereto. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141734 | PROFILE MEASURING APPARATUS, STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR MEASURING PROFILE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - There is provided a form measuring apparatus including; an imager configured to take an image of a object, an irradiator configured to irradiate a measurement light from a projection direction different from the direction along which the imager performs imaging to form a predetermined light amount distribution on the object, a reference light generator configured to generate a reference light to irradiate the object, and a detector configured to detect a target area for form measurement of the object based on a pickup image taken by the imager as the reference light is irradiated on the object. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141735 | TARGET FOR LARGE SCALE METROLOGY SYSTEM | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141736 | Control method and apparatus for positioning a moving object - Two or more laser positioning systems are used to position a moving object. The system includes a laser, mirror or photodiodes sensor on three different rotation units. The unit includes two fine rotation and two coarse rotation stages. By rotating fine stages, the laser on the first rotation unit constantly emits laser beam to a mirror on the second rotation unit which is rigidly mounted on the moving object, the mirror constantly reflects laser beam onto a photodiodes sensor on the third rotation unit. The amount of rotations of fine stages and the geometry among laser, mirror and sensor gives precisely the position of the moving object. After fine rotation stages nearly reach their rotation limit, they return to their starting positions by rotating the coarse rotation stages. The fine stages in different laser positioning systems work alternatively to position a moving object in high precision. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141737 | THICKNESS MEASURING SYSTEM FOR MEASURING A THICKNESS OF A PLATE-SHAPED MEMBER - A thickness measuring system for measuring a thickness of a planar plate-shaped member on a conveyer belt includes a processor, a first distance measurer and a second distance measurer. The first distance measurer on one side of the conveyor belt can emit and receive a first light beam parallel to the conveyer belt for reflection off the planar plate-shaped member, and calculate a first distance between the first distance measurer and the plate-shaped member. The second distance measurer on the other side of the conveyor belt can emit and receive a second light beam and a third light beam for reflection off the planar plate-shaped member, and calculate a second distance between the first distance measurer and the plate-shaped member and a third distance between the second distance measurer and the plate-shaped member. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141738 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH REAL-SIZE PREVIEW FUNCTION, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus which is capable of executing real-size preview of image data which does not have output sheet size information or resolution information. The image forming apparatus stores a plurality of data items therein. A printer section prints a data item selected from the stored data items. A controller unit determines whether or not the selected data item has sheet size information. When it is determined that the selected data item does not have sheet size information, the controller unit prompts the user to select a sheet size for printing of the selected data item via a console section. An image for real-size preview is generated from the selected data item based on a sheet size selected via the console section, and displayed on the console section. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141739 | PRINTER DRIVER CACHING ARCHITECTURE - A printing system with a printer having a pair of printheads for printing on opposite sides of a receiver media. A host computer connected to the printer controls a page printing sequence in the printer and has a renderer for generating first page data to be printed. A language monitor determines that second page data is to be printed before the first page data, and so it delays sending a print command to the printer until the second page data is rendered. Then the language monitor sends a print command to the printer with the second page data before sending the first page data. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141740 | COLOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COLOR PROCESSING METHOD - The profile of a reference color space is acquired, and the acquired profile is converted into the profile of a uniform color appearance space which is a color space different from the reference color space. An evaluation value of color in the profile of the uniform color appearance space is calculated, and the profile of the uniform color appearance space is corrected based on the calculated evaluation value. The corrected profile is inversely converted into the profile of the reference color space. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141741 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, a developing device, a primary transfer part, a droplet ejecting unit and a controller. On the photosensitive drum, an electrostatic latent image is formed. The developing device forms a toner image by causing a developing agent to adhere to the electrostatic latent image. The primary transfer part transfers the toner image onto an intermediate transfer belt. The droplet ejecting unit ejects droplets onto the toner image on the photosensitive drum after forming the toner image on the photosensitive drum and before transferring the toner image to the transfer member. The controller controls an ejection area of the droplet ejecting unit in accordance with image information of the toner image. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141742 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming method of an image forming apparatus includes receiving a setting of a standard paper group to be applied, sensing a size of paper when the paper is placed in the image forming apparatus, determining that the size of the paper is the standard paper size when the sensed size of the paper is a standard paper size within the set standard paper group, and determining that the sensed size of the paper is a size close to the standard paper size greater than a non-standard paper size when the sensed size of the paper is the non-standard paper size within the set standard paper group, and scanning the paper and printing on paper corresponding to the determined size of the paper. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141743 | Multi-Function Device and Screen Providing Server - A multi-function device may acquire specific use information corresponding to a specific user who uses the multi-function device, request a service providing server to provide a specific service in a case where the specific service among plural types of services is selected by the specific user, and acquire screen information from a screen providing server so as to display a screen according to the screen information. The multi-function device may display a first screen for receiving the specific service from the service providing server in a case where the specific use information indicates that the specific user is allowed to use a specific function related to the specific service, and display a second screen indicating that it is not capable of receiving the specific service in a case where the specific use information indicates that the specific user is not allowed to use the specific function. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141744 | Controlling Device for Multi-Function Device - A controlling device for a multi-function device may acquire specific function information for a specific service providing server from a first storage unit, and acquire specific use information for a specific user from a second storage unit. The controlling device may determine, by using the specific function information and the specific use information, whether or not a usable function exists. The controlling device may execute a process for the multi-function device to receive a service related to the usable function from the specific service providing server in a case where it is determined that the usable function exists, and execute a process for prohibiting the multi-function device to receive a service from the specific service providing server m a second case where h is determined that the usable function does not exist. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141745 | Imaging Device and Method of Controlling the Same - An imaging device receives from a host device image data and commands including a normal command, an image data command associated with a parameter indicative of a data length of the image data to be processed, and a real-time command to be processed prior to the normal command. The imaging device comprises a receiver configured to receive the image data command and subsequently the parameter from the host device; and a processor configured to process the parameter without processing the real-time command, even if a data sequence identical to a byte stream of the real-time command is included in the image data, after processing the image data command. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141746 | AD-HOC DISCOVERY AND SELECTION OF PRINTERS FOR PRINT JOBS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that performs a print job. During operation, the system detects a printer in proximity to a portable electronic device associated with the print job. Next, the system establishes a peer-to-peer connection between the portable electronic device and the printer and uses the peer-to-peer connection to obtain a set of printer attributes from the printer. If the printer attributes match the print job, the system establishes a direct connection between the printer and the portable electronic device and sends the print job to the printer over the direct connection, wherein the print job is executed using the printer. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141747 | MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS AND MOBILE PRINT APPLICATION - Apparatuses, systems and methods that operate to print information and documents stored on a mobile terminal device. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141748 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes an accepting unit, and a controller. The accepting unit accepts an instruction to execute an image forming process. The controller controls the accepting unit so as to prohibit the accepting unit from accepting an instruction to collectively execute multiple image forming processes when a billing device is usable which bills a user for execution of an image forming process and which is incapable of acquiring user identification information for identifying a user. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141749 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT PREVENTS UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus which is capable of preventing unauthorized access from an external apparatus, such as a PC, and improving user-friendliness. A wired communication section and a wireless communication section receive requests for acquiring screen data from external apparatuses. When a request is received via wireless communication, a CPU determines whether or not a security method used for the wireless communication is a predetermined security method. When the CPU determines that the security method is not the predetermined security method, the CPU and an operation panel cause screen data responsive to the received request to be transmitted to the external apparatus on condition that a predetermined input operation is performed on the operation panel. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141750 | CHECKING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF CHECKING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - After printing has been normally performed, a printed product which has been divided into small portions and discharged to each output tray are stacked in a page order, so that a normal printed product including one set of pages is acquired. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141751 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH ABNORMALITY DETECTING FUNCTION, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image forming apparatus capable of preventing a controlled object from being controlled based on an error signal. An image forming apparatus is provided with one or more processing units for performing processes concerning image formation and a control unit for controlling the processing units by communicating with the processing units via serial communication or parallel communication. A detection unit detects errors in the serial communication. A count unit counts the number of errors detected by the detection unit. A specifying unit specifies cause of the detected errors when the count value showing the number of errors counted by the count unit is not smaller than a predetermined diagnostic threshold value. A general control unit controls the image forming apparatus to operate or stop the image forming apparatus based on the cause specified by the specifying unit. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141752 | JOB CONTROL APPARATUS, JOB CONTROL SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PROCESSING JOB DATA - A job control apparatus for controlling processing of job data by a job processing unit, includes a job control unit that determines whether stored job data which is in correspondence with a user is to be processed by the job processing unit upon a log-in of the user to use the job processing unit as a trigger based on a previously set predetermined condition that allows the stored job data to be processed by the job processing unit upon the log-in of the user. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141753 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FUNCTION AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus that is wirelessly connectable with an external device receives a processing request from the external device via wireless communication, and performs processing corresponding to the processing request. A determination is made whether security settings used in the wireless communication satisfy a predetermined condition, and if the security settings do not satisfy the condition, a security level in the image forming apparatus is set to a predetermined level. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141754 | Image Forming Apparatus And Authentication Method - An image forming apparatus including applications and system side software for providing system side services to the applications is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes: an authentication module for displaying an authentication screen on an operation panel of the image forming apparatus, wherein the authentication module allows the image forming apparatus to display a screen for using the image forming apparatus instead of the authentication screen if authentication data input from the authentication screen satisfies an authentication condition, and wherein the authentication module is provided in the image forming apparatus separately from the system side software. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141755 | FACILITATING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND PRINTERS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates communication between a portable electronic device connected to a structured network and a printer. During operation, the system uses a peer-to-peer connection between the portable electronic device and the printer to confirm use of the structured network for subsequent communication between the portable electronic device and the printer. Next, the system enables use of the structured network for the communication by transmitting credentials for the structured network from the portable electronic device to the printer, wherein the transmitted credentials are used by the printer to connect to the structured network. Finally, the system transfers the communication from the peer-to-peer connection to a direct connection between the portable electronic device and the printer on the structured network. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141756 | AUTHENTICATING PRINTERS PRIOR TO PAIRING WITH PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the execution of a print job. During operation, the system receives, at a printer, a signal from a portable electronic device indicating the printer has been selected for the print job. Next, in response to the selection, the system generates an output that facilitates identification of the printer by a user of the portable electronic device. The system also provides a mechanism for confirming physical access to the printer by the user. Upon confirming the physical access to the printer by the user, the system establishes a direct connection between the portable electronic device and the printer, wherein the direct connection is subsequently used by the portable electronic device and the printer to perform the print job. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141757 | PRINTER DRIVER CACHING METHOD - A method wherein image data is generated for a logical first page of a print job and for a logical second page of the print job. These are stored for later access. The position of a receiver media in a printer is determined with respect to one of two printheads. A print job is started in duplex format using either printhead, including printing the logical second page of the print job before printing the logical first page of the print job, as necessary. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141758 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an operation unit receiving an instruction, and a connecting unit to which a wireless communication unit is detachably attached. The connecting unit is arranged at a bottom surface of a recessed portion formed on a back surface. The recessed portion has such a depth d that an indicator unit indicating a communicating state of a wireless communication unit, arranged on a surface of the wireless communication unit attached to the connecting unit, protrudes from the recessed portion. Thus, the possibility that a USB wireless LAN adaptor is damaged by external force or is erroneously pulled out can be reduced, the communicating state can easily be recognized visually, and thus, the USB wireless LAN adaptor can be used safely. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141759 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present printing apparatus comprises a reception unit that receives print job identification information for identifying a print job from an information processing apparatus and print data for executing a print job, and a printing unit that executes printing according to print data received by the reception unit. Also, the printing apparatus manages print job information including the print job identification information and the number of pages already printed in a print job, discards data about pages to be printed when the page number to be printed in executing printing by the printing unit is at or below the number of pages already printed in a managed print job, and causes the printing unit to execute printing when the page number to be printed exceeds the number of pages already printed. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141760 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus is connected to a first image forming apparatus and another information processing apparatus over a network. The information processing apparatus includes an apparatus information managing unit that registers, to a storage unit, apparatus information related to the first image forming apparatus and a second image forming apparatus directly connected to the other information processing apparatus; a first request transmitting unit that transmits, to the first image forming apparatus, a first request to form and output an image; and a second request transmitting unit that transmits, to the other information processing apparatus, a second request to cause the second image forming apparatus to form and output an image. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141761 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A server included in an image processing system executes processing including: upon accepting a job issued, before the job is processed by an MFP, specifying a usage amount of the MFP in a case where the job is processed by the MFP, as a usage amount for the job, and reserving the usage amount for the job from the usage amount of the MFP permitted to an issuer of the job; and upon reservation of the usage amount for the job, storing the job in association with the usage amount for the job. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141762 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CHANGING PARTITIONS OF STORAGE UNIT, AND CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - An image forming apparatus capable of changing partitions of a storage unit without using another storage unit stored with a system for partition change. At startup of the image forming apparatus, a file system is developed on a DRAM from a flash memory and executed by a CPU of the image forming apparatus. When determining that partition change is to be performed, a partition change module that operates on the CPU performs the partition change in a state where the flash memory is not mounted. Subsequently, an operating system placed on the flash memory is started up. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141763 | Method and System for Optimal Die-Cutting - The present disclosure provides methods and systems for ganging print jobs ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141764 | COLOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - To generate a color separation table for an image forming apparatus which has relatively dark/light color materials with high/low relative densities, a gamut boundary for limiting the use of the relatively dark color material is set. One of relatively dark color materials is selected, and at least a grid point which satisfies a condition that the color material value of the selected relatively dark color material is nonzero and a color value to be reproduced based on color material values set to the grid point exists in a region brighter than the gamut boundary is determined. The color material value of the selected relatively dark color material set to the grid point which satisfies the condition is replaced by the color material value of the relatively light color material. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141765 | Secure Printable Offer Template - An offer template for use in generating print-at-home offer documents includes a number of content layers including a canvas layer, an offer layer and a reference layer. The canvas layer includes content common to several different offers. The offer layer includes offer-specific content. The reference layer includes print-specific content uniquely identifying each printed offer document. The offer template further includes a number of security attributes designed to reduce fraudulent activity involving distributed offers, such as unauthorized copying, manipulating or reproducing of print-at-home offers. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141766 | OPTICAL RADIATION DEVICE, IMAGE READER, AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An optical radiation device includes a long light source unit in which light emitting elements are arranged in array, a long substrate on which the light source unit is mounted, a long optical guide to guide the light beams from the light emitting elements to a predetermined plane, and an optical collector to collect the light beams reflected by the predetermined plane. The length of an effective read area from a reading center of the optical collector to one end of the predetermined plane is different from that of an effective read area from the reading center to the other end thereof. The optical guide formed by injection molding includes a gate at one end in a length direction and a surface at the other end to exert total reflection, and is disposed so that the gate is positioned on the a same side as a shorter effective read area. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141767 | Print Verification Database Mechanism - A method is disclosed. The method includes reading image data from a print medium and performing image processing on the image data by querying a database to verify that each object to be included on the print medium appears on the medium in a manner in which it is supposed to appear. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141768 | TILTING ACTUATOR WITH CLOSE-GAP ELECTRODES - A tunable tilting device is described. The device includes a tilting element and a suspension structure that has one or more flexures coupled to the tilting element. The suspension structure has a variable bending stiffness and configured to bend due to a tilting motion of the tilting element around a pivot axis. The suspension structure is responsive to a tuning force actuating a variation of an extension stress or a compression stress of the suspension structure, and thereby can vary the bending stiffness of the suspension structure. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141769 | MICRO STRUCTURE, MICRO ACTUATORS, METHOD OF FABRICATING MICRO STRUCTURE AND MICRO ACTUATORS - A method for fabricating a micro-structure is provided, which can simply and easily fabricate the micro-structure by a batch process of directly forming a highly aligned nano-material array on a micro-structure to be used as an adhesive material during plastic deformation of the micro-structure without the use of existing complicated fabrication process. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141770 | POLARITON MODE OPTICAL SWITCH WITH COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - Devices, methods, and techniques for frequency-dependent optical switching are provided. In one embodiment, a device includes a substrate, a first optical-field confining structure located on the substrate, a second optical-field confining structure located on the substrate, and a composite structure located between the first and second optical-field confining structures. The second optical-field confining structure may be spaced apart from the first optical-field confining structure. The composite structure may include an embedding structure with a surface to receive photons and multiple quantum structures located in the embedding structure. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141771 | LENS MODULE WITH INFRARED ABSORBING FILTER - A lens module includes an optical element and an infrared absorbing filter covering on the optical element. The infrared absorbing filter includes an electrochromic substrate. The electrochromic substrate changes from colorlessness to blue and absorbs the infrared constituent of incoming light when a preset voltage is applied on the electrochromic substrate. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141772 | Sensitivity Improvement of Mach-Zehnder Modulator Bias Control - An apparatus comprising a circuit configured to couple to a nested Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM), the circuit configured to receive a first signal proportional to a sum of an in-phase (I) component and a quadrature (Q) component, receive a second signal that is proportional to a difference between the I component and the Q component, and generate a difference signal as a difference in intensity between the first signal and the second signal, and a controller configured to provide a bias signal to the nested MZM to control a phase difference between the I component and the Q component, wherein the bias signal is based on the difference signal. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141773 | METHOD OF AMPLIFYING MAGNETO-OPTICAL KERR EFFECT BY USING PHOTON CRYSTAL STRUCTURES, AND PHOTON CRYSTAL HAVING AMPLIFIED MAGNETO-OPTICAL KERR EFFECT, METHOD OF FABRICATING PHOTON CRYSTAL - A method of amplifying a magneto-optical Kerr effect by using photon crystal structures, and a photon crystal having an amplified magneto-optical Kerr effect, and a method of fabricating the photon crystal. The method of amplifying a magneto-optical Kerr effect by using photon crystal structures includes amplifying the magneto-optical Kerr effect by fabricating a magnetic photon crystal including a crystal magnet and using a periodically-structured surface of the crystal magnet. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141774 | THERMOTROPIC OPTICAL SHUTTER INCORPORATING COATABLE POLARIZERS - A thermotropic optical shutter device incorporates coatable, thin-film polarizers with a thermotropic depolarizer. The coatable polarizers provide a mechanism for adjusting the polarizer properties (i.e., absorption, reflection, or diffusion) by changing the thickness of the coating. For example, a thicker film may have a higher relative polarizing efficiency while a thinner film may have a lower relative polarizing efficiency. Using the same base materials and manufacturing process, the contrast ratio and other properties of a thermotropic or thermochromic shutter device (e.g., a liquid crystal-based smart window film) may be adjusted in real time on the manufacturing line. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141775 | ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY PANEL AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electrowetting display panel and the manufacturing method thereof The electrowetting display panel comprises: a first glass substrate; a second glass substrate provided opposite to the first glass substrate; a cavity provided between the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate; a colored conductive liquid filled into the cavity; and a reflecting conductive element provided on the surface of the first glass substrate facing away from the second glass substrate, and corresponding to the cavity, wherein the reflecting conductive element is used for controlling the light transmissivity of the colored conductive liquid within the cavity according to the voltage applied to the reflecting conductive element and reflecting the light passing through the colored conductive liquid toward the second glass substrate. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141776 | Backplane for Electrophoretic Display - A backplane for an electrophoretic display is provided with a plurality of layers, including a base film layer, an interconnect layer, a foil layer, and a display film layer. The foil layer includes at least one laser-formed gap, with the gap being defined in the foil layer after the foil layer has been applied to one of the other layers. In one embodiment, the interconnect layer is a printed interconnect layer. In another embodiment, the interconnect layer is a second foil layer. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141777 | COLOR DISPLAY ELEMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD AND COLOR DISPLAY ELEMENT - Provided is a color display element which employs a conventional system of monochrome electronic paper without degrading the degree of brightness and with ease and lower costs. Also provided is a method of producing a color display element including a pair of opposing substrates having electrodes, charged display bodies of white color and black color which are enclosed between the opposing substrates, and a color filter which is disposed on one of the opposing substrates, the method including forming a color filter disposed on a viewing side by forming, first, colored regions of at least three colors of blue, green, and red by an inkjet method on a transparent support substrate, and forming remaining regions other than the colored regions so as to be colorless or transparent. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141778 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS, AND PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A first apparatus for displaying a color image comprises an electro-optic display ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141779 | ELECTROPHORETIC INK, ELECTRONIC PAPER AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC PAPER - An embodiment of the invention discloses a kind of electrophoretic ink comprising an electrophoretic display solution which is an electrorheological fluid comprising a base solution, solid particles and an additive, wherein the solid particles account for 5%-50% of the electrorheological fluid by mass-volume percentage. The electrophoretic display solution is preferably a negative electrorheological fluid. The invention also discloses an electronic paper comprising the electrophoretic ink and a display method for the electronic paper. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141780 | System And Method For Tri-state Electro-optical Displays - There is provided a display including a display including a number of display cells ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141781 | ULTRAFAST LASER GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An ultrafast laser generating system comprises a laser signal generator, a laser signal amplifier and a beam splitting element. The laser signal generator is configured to generate a first nanosecond pulse laser. The laser amplifier is configured to amplify the first nanosecond pulse laser from the laser signal generator so as to generate a second nanosecond pulse laser, which includes a picosecond pulse laser. The beam splitting element is configured to receive the second nanosecond pulse laser and split the picosecond pulse laser from the second nanosecond pulse laser. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141782 | TUNABLE ACOUSTIC GRADIENT INDEX OF REFRACTION LENS AND SYSTEM - A microscope, comprising a stage onto which is placed an item, a lens having a tunable acoustic gradient index of refraction (TAG lens) sufficiently proximate to said stage to magnify an image of the item, a viewing point for providing for viewing of the magnified image, and a pulsed illuminator capable of illuminating the stage and synchronously pulsed with an operating frequency of the TAG lens. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141783 | TENSIONED PROJECTION SCREEN APPARATUS - A projection screen apparatus is disclosed for displaying an image projected by a projector. The projection screen apparatus includes a frame and a screen. The frame includes a plurality of frame members and corner members. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141784 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY SYSTEM USING ILLUMINATION DETECTOR - A stereoscopic display system for displaying stereoscopic image data includes an illumination system that provides a temporal sequence of illumination from left-eye and right-eye light sources having different optical properties, and a monochrome reflective display system including a directly-viewable display surface having display pixels with a controllable reflectance. The display system detects an active one of the left-eye and right-eye light sources and controls the reflectance of the display pixels according to image data for corresponding left-eye and right eye images. When the illumination system is not providing illumination to the display surface, the display pixels controlled to display a monoscopic image determined from the stereoscopic image data. The illumination system optionally provides illumination using a plurality of illumination color channels to provide color stereoscopic images. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141785 | OPTICAL COMPENSATION FILM - An optical compensation film includes: a first layer having positive birefringence; a second layer on the first layer and having negative birefringence; and a third layer on the second layer and having positive birefringence. A retardation value of the optical compensation film for incident light having a wavelength of about 550 nm is about 135 nm to about 145 nm, and a ratio of a thickness of the first layer or of the third layer to a thickness of the second layer is about 1.1 to 2.2. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141786 | OPTICAL MEMBER AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An optical member, an optical adhesive, and a display apparatus, the optical member including a transparent conductive film; an optical adhesive layer on the transparent conductive film; and a polarizer plate stacked on the optical adhesive layer, wherein a surface resistance difference Rs2−Rs1 of a specimen including the optical adhesive layer is less than about 0.2Ω, the specimen being prepared by manufacturing the polarizer plate having the optical adhesive layer thereon and stacking two transparent conductive films on opposite upper sides of the optical adhesive layer, where Rs1 is an initial surface resistance of the specimen and Rs2 is a surface resistance of the specimen kept at 70° C. and 95% RH for 48 hours. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141787 | POLARIZER HAVING HIGH DURABILITY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A polarizer includes boric acid and potassium iodide. A ratio of weight percent of the boric acid to weight percent of the potassium iodide is within a range of about 5 to about 10 in the polarizer. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141788 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECORRELATION OF SPATIALLY AND TEMPORALLY COHERENT LIGHT - A method and apparatus for decorrelating coherent light from a light source, such as a pulsed laser, in both time and space in an effort to provide intense and uniform illumination are provided. The techniques and apparatus described herein may be incorporated into any application where intense, uniform illumination is desired, such as pulsed laser annealing, welding, ablating, and wafer stepper illuminating. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141789 | VIBRATION CORRECTING DEVICE, LENS BARREL, AND OPTICAL DEVICE - An optical device with an imaging device for forming an image of a subject with a lens device, including a lens unit, a movable member making the lens unit movable within a plane orthogonal to the optical axis of the lens unit, an image pickup device imaging the subject image formed by the lens device, a fixed member limiting the movement of the movable member in the optical axis direction, at least three balls rolling between the movable and fixed member, a vibration detecting unit, and a pitch and yaw direction drive units for driving the movable member in the pitch and yaw directions within the optical axis orthogonal plane, respectively. The pitch and yaw direction drive units press the movable member toward the fixed member side by means of magnetic pressing forces caused by magnetic attractive action between drive magnets and yokes. | 2013-06-06 |
