25th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120154852 | VIRTUAL INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE FOR PRINTERS - A system and method for operating a printing device is disclosed. A connection is provided between a computing device and the printing device, wherein the printing device is configured with a software application. Instructions are executed on the computing device, which provide the software application on the computing device. The computing device receives at least one input in the software application on the computing device, and transmits to the printing device at least one command associated with the at least one input. The printing device operates in response to the at least one command substantially in the same manner as it operates in response to at least one second input received in the software application provided on the printing device. The at least one first input in the software application on the computing device corresponds to the at least one second input in the software application on the printing device. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154853 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus comprises: a conversion unit that converts an original into image data by scanning the original; a detection unit that detects a blank page in the image data converted by the conversion unit; a separation unit that deletes image data of the blank page detected by the separation unit from the converted image data; and a transmission unit that transmits to an external apparatus (a) the converted image data from which the image data of the blank page is separated by the separation unit, (b) the separated image data of the blank page, and (c) notification information formed based on a separation result by the separation unit. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154854 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINT SERVICE APPARATUS, SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A print service apparatus includes: a reception unit configured to receive, via a Web browser together with a print job designated from a window, window information of the window, user information, and message information of a message which is contained in the window and provided by a microblogging function; an addition unit configured to add, as a user using the microblogging function, a comment on the message corresponding to the message information to the window; a monitoring unit configured to monitor whether another user has added a comment on the message corresponding to the message information; a determination unit configured to determine whether the added comment is a comment by the user; and a decision unit configured to decide processing for the print job based on a content of the added comment when the determination unit determines that the added comment is a comment by the user. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154855 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit configured to analyze an input print job and acquires information of a sheet to be used in printing; and a printing unit configured to print the input print job by performing paper feed from an inserter controlled by another connected printing apparatus, if the information acquired by the acquisition unit indicates that a sheet to be used in printing is stored in a manual insertion paper feed unit. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154856 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORING MEDIUM - This invention is directed to an image processing apparatus and method capable of creating image data at light processing load by executing cropping from an image and connection of a plurality of images, and storing medium for storing a program executing the method. According to this method, image data containing the difference between encoded data of two consecutive blocks corresponding to an image divided into a plurality of blocks is input. When cropping or connection of an image based on the image data is instructed, the difference between encoded data of two blocks which newly become consecutive in an image newly acquired by cropping or connection of the image is calculated based on encoded data contained in the image data. Image data which corresponds to the newly acquired image and contains the calculated difference as encoded data corresponding to a block of the newly acquired image is created. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154857 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - A printing control method includes obtaining, from a control unit controlling printing of print data, identification information for identifying an image forming apparatus connected to the control unit and model information indicating a model of the image forming apparatus, storing the identification information and the model information associated with control unit identification information for identifying the control unit into a storage device, receiving the print data and the identification information from an interface unit for transmitting the print data and the identification information of the image forming apparatus in response to a request from an application unit, and reading out, from the storage device, the received control unit identification information in association with the identification information, and determining the control unit identified by the control unit identification information as a control unit to be specified to control printing of the print data. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154858 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An information processing apparatus for displaying a character string on a UI and a method of controlling the apparatus. When a request for a character string to be displayed on the UI is received, a compatible format or incompatible format in which the character string is to be output is selected. When the compatible format is selected, space is inserted around a character string partitioned with a discriminated line feed code, and an output character string in which the number of characters of the character string is adjusted to the number of displayable characters is generated. When the incompatible format is selected, an output character string in which a line feed code is converted to a particular character string is generated. The generated output character string is output. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154859 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SERVER APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - In an image processing apparatus, preparation processing instruction information is received from an external apparatus before a processing unit executes an image processing function so that preparation processing is performed on the processing unit based on the preparation processing instruction information. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154860 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus reads setting information indicating a print setting corresponding to a user operation and content information of a print target from a storage device, and generates job information to be used in printing in an image forming apparatus by combining the setting information and information indicating that the content information is referred to. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154861 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM INCLUDING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND EXTERNAL APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes an execution unit configured to execute a plurality of jobs based on a processing command included in a received communication response and a determination unit configured to determine whether to transmit an execution result of an execution unit in a synchronous manner or an asynchronous manner. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154862 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A printing system according to the present invention, being capable of controlling a post-processing apparatus to execute post-processing for a sheet printed by a printing apparatus, has an acceptance unit and a control unit. The acceptance unit is configured to accept a post-processing execution request for executing post-processing by the post-processing apparatus without executing print processing by the printing apparatus. The control unit controls, in a case where the acceptance unit accepts the post-processing execution request, the post-processing apparatus to execute the post-processing for a sheet set in a supply source without executing print processing by the printing apparatus. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154863 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SETTING CONFIGURATION INFORMATION FOR USE BY IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus capable of easily registering and deleting configuration information and providing excellent user-friendliness. An integrated application that operates on the information processing apparatus capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus through a network sets configuration information for use by the image processing apparatus for data transmission, and instructs the image processing apparatus to display an icon corresponding to the configuration information on a touch panel of the image processing apparatus. When one of icons displayed on the touch panel is touched, data is transmitted from the image processing apparatus to a transmission destination represented by the confirmation information corresponding to the icon. If the data is successfully received by the transmission destination, the integrated application instructs the image processing apparatus to delete the configuration information corresponding to the touched icon. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154864 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a first image forming unit provided at a first stage for executing a print process to a single-side of a sheet, including a first feeding tray; and a second image forming unit provided at a next stage for executing a print process to a single-side of a sheet, including a second feeding tray. These units are connected in series so as to execute single-side or both-sides print process. The apparatus further including a control section which, when a first print process for the sheet fed from the first feeding tray and a second print process for the sheet fed from the second feeding tray are switched based upon print instruction information so as to execute the switched print process, controls an operation state of the first image forming unit depending on an execution condition of the second print process. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154865 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - A printing apparatus that is capable of matching orientations of images on printed sheets even for a job of which information added to a head is insufficient to specify types of all sheets. The printing apparatus prints an image on a sheet by executing a job. A determination unit determines whether a use of a tab sheet is set to information added to the head of the job. A control unit determines an orientation of an image to be printed on a non-tab sheet according to an orientation of the tab sheet included in the information when the use of the tab sheet is set. The control unit determines an orientation of an image to be printed on a non-tab sheet according to discrimination of whether the tab sheet is included in the job based on analysis of the job when the use of the tab sheet is not set. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154866 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SORTING PRINT JOBS FOR A PLURALITY OF PRINT SERVICE PROVIDERS - The present disclosure is directed systems and methods of sorting print jobs for assignment to a plurality of print service providers. In one aspect, such a method can include receiving at a print server a plurality of print jobs having a plurality of print parameters from a plurality of users, where individual print jobs have multiple print parameters being represented in a portion of the plurality of print jobs. The method can further include selecting a prioritization factor, identifying a plurality of print service providers having at least partially different printing configurations, sorting the plurality of print jobs into a plurality of print job groupings based on common printing parameters and the prioritization factor, and sending the plurality of print job groupings to the plurality of print service providers to achieve the common print parameters and the prioritization factor. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154867 | System for Issuing Commemorative Printed Article and Method for Issuing Commemorative Printed Article - A member whose membership is registered in a system causes a venue terminal installed on the premises of the service provided by the contractor participating in the system to read a member card, whereupon a system management computer registers a service purchase history for each member formed by mutually associating a member ID and a service ID. When a request is made via a member terminal to the management computer for the commemorative printed article to be purchased, output information formed by integrating service-related information including an official photograph managed by the contractor for the service registered in the purchase history together with individual information including at least the member's name is generated and transmitted to a printing device. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154868 | DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a document management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, in order to prevent a leakage of information, in a case where a copy of a document is transferred to a media, a deletion processing with respect to the document is disabled. Then, in a case where it is confirmed that document leakage is not performed from the media, the deletion processing with respect to the document from the media is canceled. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154869 | COMPOSITE SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM - A composite service providing system including a plurality of network electronic devices communicatively connected with each other. The plurality of network electronic devices includes electronic devices, each of which is capable of providing at least one service. A plurality of services provided by a plurality of electronic devices are combined to constitute a composite service. The composite service providing system further includes a composite service designating system that designates a composite service to be provided, an electronic device determining system that determines an electronic device that provides each of a plurality of services necessary for providing the composite service designated with the composite service designating system, and a controlling system that control the electronic devices determined by the electronic device determining system to provide the services so that the composite service designated by the designating system is provided. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154870 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A printing apparatus comprising a storage unit having a driving unit, determines whether or not access to the storage device is required with reception of data; determines whether or not a predetermined period of time has elapsed after transition to a first operation state; in a case where the predetermined period of time has elapsed, obtains, as an estimation time, a period of time until next reception of data that requires access to the storage device based on history information; and causes the printing apparatus to transition from the first operation state to a second operation state in a case where the estimation time exceeds a threshold of a period of time decided based on an amount of power consumption for when the driving unit is driven, and maintain the printing apparatus in the first operation state in a case where the estimation time does not exceed the threshold. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154871 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus to print an image on both surfaces of a tab sheet includes a setting unit and a printing unit. The setting unit sets whether to align an orientation of a first image to be printed on a first surface tab portion of a first surface of the tab sheet with an orientation of a second image to be printed on a second surface tab portion of a second surface of the tab sheet. In response to the setting unit setting to align the first and second image orientations, the printing unit prints the first and second image to equalize the orientation of the first and second image. In response to the setting unit setting not to align the first and second image orientation, the printing unit prints the first and second image to differentiate the orientation of the first and second image. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154872 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SELECT A TRIM SIZE - In one embodiment, a digitized document, formatted as an image file and representing a scanned original page with a page boundary, is received. An image resolution for the digitized document is identified. A height and width of the page boundary, measured in pixels, is identified. A desired trim size for the digitized document is determined based on a function of the identified page boundary height and width and the image resolution. An available trim size that is closest to the desired trim size is selected for printing of the digitized document, via data indicative of available trim sizes stored in a computer-readable medium. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154873 | MODEM CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - This invention provides a mechanism which can attain at least one of an accurate measurement of a T0 timer and appropriate control of a CNG output timing in a FAX communication using AT commands. To accomplish this, in a modem control apparatus for controlling a modem using AT commands, the modem is set in a voice mode, an AT command including a dial number is sent to the modem set in the voice mode, the modem is set in a facsimile mode after completion of the dialing in the modem, and an AT command including no dial number is sent to the modem set in the facsimile mode so as to control the modem to begin to output a calling tone. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154874 | DOCUMENT READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A document reading apparatus, including: a conveyance portion which conveys a document; an illuminator which illuminates the conveying document; a reading portion which reads the conveying document at a read position; a reference member arranged opposite to the read position; a correction condition calculating portion which calculates a correction condition corresponding to each of a plurality of pixel positions based on image data obtained by the reading portion reading the reference member; and a correction portion which corrects image data of the document using the correction condition, wherein the correction condition calculating portion obtains a plurality of image data of the reference member corresponding to a first pixel position and its peripheral pixel position, and calculates a correction condition at the first pixel position based on remaining image data after excluding high brightness image data and low brightness image data. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154875 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND PROGRAM - Image data corresponding to a plurality of documents placed on a document plate is individually output. In this case, if an inclined document is included in the documents, the document is output after being subjected to inclination correction. However, if a document which does not accept the inclination correction is included, documents other than the document are output. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154876 | IMAGE SENSOR UNIT AND IMAGE READER - An illumination device includes a light guide made of plastic, and a light source including a light emitting element whose dominant wavelength is a light emission wavelength in an infrared region, and identifies a banknote. White reference plates are provided at positions that are at opposite ends of a rod lens array and cover respective areas external to an image region across the banknote. A correction coefficient is acquired by calculation. The calculation is made by correcting an illuminance such that IR correction data is substantially identical to IR reference data preliminarily stored in a memory circuit in a signal processor on the basis of IR white reference data representing a white reference illuminance generated from light reflected from the white reference plates. The correction coefficient is used for correcting IR image data when the banknote is read. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154877 | IMAGE SENSOR UNIT AND IMAGE READING APPARARTUS USING THE SAME - An image sensor unit includes: a light source including a light emitting element on a light emitting surface; a light guide that causes light from the light source to be incident on a light incident surface facing to the light emitting surface, ejects the light from a light ejecting surface and illuminates a document; a rod lens array that images reflected light from the document; a sensor substrate on which a photoelectric conversion element is mounted, the photoelectric conversion element converting the reflected light imaged by the rod lens array into an electric signal; and a frame that supports the light source, the light guide, the rod lens array and the sensor substrate, wherein positioning sections are provided on an opposite side of the light emitting surface of the light source and at a part of the frame which is disposed at the opposite side of the light emitting surface. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154878 | IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS AND CIRCUIT BOARD IN IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS - An image scanning apparatus includes an illuminator to radiate light on an original image; an image sensor to scan image information of the original image from the light reflected from the original image, an image processor to perform image processing with respect to a signal scanned by the image sensor, and a memory to store data which is to be image-processed. The image sensor, the image processor, and the memory may also be disposed on one circuit board in the image scanning apparatus. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154879 | DOCUMENT READER - Generation of shading correction data is started before an instruction to start reading of the document is input in a case in which time to generate shading correction data corresponding to a document reading mode is longer than time since the instruction to start reading of the document is received until the document is fed to reach a reading point, and generation of shading correction data is started after an instruction to start reading of the document is input in a case in which time to generate shading correction data corresponding to a document reading mode is shorter than time since the instruction to start reading of the document is received until the document is fed to reach a reading point. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154880 | OPTICAL MODULATORS - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to external, electronically controllable modulators. In one embodiment, a modulating device ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120154881 | HOLOGRAPHIC BRIGHTNESS ENHANCEMENT FILM - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including a display device that includes an overlying holographic film. In one aspect, the holographic film includes a hologram that is configured to turn light incident on the film. The light is turned towards the display device at desired angles. The display can be formed of interferometric modulators and the turned light can be reflected off the display, and towards a viewer, to form an image. For light that is incident on the film at angles outside of a view cone, the holographic film is provided with holographic light turning features that turn this light so that it is reflected off the display at angles within a view cone of the display. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154882 | OPTICAL SCANNING PROJECTION SYSTEM - An optical scanning projection system includes a scanning light source component, a second reflecting element, a transparent element, a scanning element, a photosensitive element and a control module. The transparent element receives a main light beam emitted by the scanning light source component and reflects a part of the main light beam to be a reflected light. The reflected light is reflected by the second reflecting element, and the scanning element reflects the reflected light from the second reflecting element in a scanning manner. The photosensitive element receives the reflected light from the scanning element and outputs a sensing signal, and the control module actuates or stops actuating the scanning light source component according to the sensing signal. Therefore, when the scanning element is damaged, the control module may instantly stop actuating the scanning light source component, thereby enhancing the using safety of the optical scanning projection system. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154883 | LENS WITH LOW BIREFRINGENCE, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE LENS, AND LIGHT SCANNING UNIT INCLUDING THE LENS - There are provided a lens, a method of fabricating the lens, and a light scanning unit. The lens includes a lens portion having an effective optical surface, and a gate-side flange portion between the lens portion and a gate-side end of the lens. If the lens is disposed between two polarizers configured to polarize light linearly in perpendicular directions and is illuminated in an optical axis direction, interference fringes are generated on the lens, and peripheral interference fringes of the interference fringes extend continuously from the gate-side end and are longer than the gate-side flange portion. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154884 | Light quantity adjustment apparatus and image pickup apparatus - A light quantity adjustment apparatus includes a pair of substrates having a light-path aperture; a plurality of diaphragm blades disposed between the pair of substrates; a driving ring that opens and closes the plurality of diaphragm blades; and a driving device. The plurality of diaphragm blades is supported by the substrate via a first guide plate made of a resin film. The substrate and the first guide plate are provided with guide grooves fitted into protrusions formed in the plurality of diaphragm blades to guide the blades. Guide grooves of the substrate are formed of concave grooves. Guide grooves of the first guide plate are formed of through holes. The through holes of the first guide plate have a narrower width than the concave grooves of the substrate to engage in the protrusions of the diaphragm blades and to guide the diaphragm blades in the open and close direction. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154885 | LIGHT CONTROL FILM - Light control films, and a method for manufacturing tools used to microreplicate light control films. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154886 | DISPLAY PIXELS, DISPLAYS, AND METHODS OF OPERATING DISPLAY PIXELS - Electrofluidic and electrowetting display pixels, electrofluidic and electrowetting displays, and methods of operating electrofluidic and electrowetting display pixels. The pixel includes a hydrophobic channel formed between first and second substrates and containing a polar fluid and a non-polar fluid, of which at least one is visible through at least one substrate. An electrode with a dielectric is electrically connected to a voltage source. A Laplace barrier defines a fluid pathway for fluid movement in the channel. The polar fluid moves a first position when the voltage source is biased at a first voltage of less than or equal to a threshold voltage to provide a first display state. The polar fluid moves to a second position when the voltage source is biased with a second voltage, greater than the first voltage, to provide a second display state. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154887 | LIGHT SCREENING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A light screening apparatus and an electronic device including the light screening apparatus are provided, where the electronic device could be an imaging device or a display device. The light screening apparatus includes a base plate, a rollup blade, and a driving unit. The base plate includes a lower electrode and a light transmitting portion through which light passes. The rollup blade includes an upper electrode and at least two layers having different optical properties. The driving portion is electrically connected to the base plate and the rollup blade, and it controls the amount of light passing through the light transmitting portion of the base plate. The outer circumferential surface of the rollup blade, when in a rolled-up position, may be an anti-reflection surface. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154888 | LIGHT AMOUNT ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - The light amount adjustment apparatus includes a base member formed with cam groove portions, light-blocking blades forming a variable light-passing aperture and being provided with a driving pin and a cam pin engaging with each cam groove portion, a driving ring disposed on an opposite side to a base member side with respect to the light-blocking blades and rotating with respect to the base member to transmit driving force to the driving pins so as to rotate the light-blocking blades. A base member side face of each light-blocking blade is supported by the base member. The driving ring is formed with first blade supporting portions protruding from a ring-shaped portion outward in a radial direction and including a driving hole portion with which the driving pin engages. Each first blade supporting portion supports an opposite side blade face to the base member side blade face of each light-blocking blade. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154889 | DISPLAY ELEMENT AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A display element ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120154890 | Ink for electrochromic device and electrochromic device and method of manufacturing the same - Disclosed is ink for an electrochromic device including an electrochromic material, a metal salt, and a solvent. Disclosed also is an electrochromic device that includes a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, an auxiliary electrode disposed on the first electrode or the second electrode, an electrochromic layer applied on the auxiliary electrode, and an electrolyte interposed between the first electrode and second electrode, wherein the electrochromic layer is formed using ink including an electrochromic material and a metal salt. Disclosed also is a method of manufacturing the electrochromic device. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154891 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTROCHROMIC MODULE THEREOF - A 3D image display device includes a display module, an electrochromic module, a control unit and a sensing unit. The electrochromic module has a first electrochromic element and a second electrochromic element disposed in the different direction, and the electrochromic element is a solution type electrochromic material, and the valence of ions in the material is changed to produce a quick and uniform coloration. The display device transmits a detect signal of the sensing unit to the control unit, and the control unit controls the coloration/decoloration of the first and second electrochromic elements to switch the horizontal or vertical parallax barrier, such that viewers can view a 3D image from different viewing angles and directions. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154892 | ION CONDUCTOR AND ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY DEVICE - An ion conductor includes a mixture including an electrolyte including a salt including inorganic or organic pairs of negative and positive ions, and a low-molecular liquid crystal material. Further, an impedance of the ion conductor varies in accordance with an increase of a voltage applied to the ion conductor due to an orientation response of the low-molecular liquid crystal material, the impedance being determined by an AC impedance method. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154893 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATION OF OPTICALLY VARIABLE FILTER ARRAY APPARATUS - In a wavelength selection element employed in an optically variable filter array apparatus, pixels in a line form are placed into a light reflection state so that wavelength-scanned light can be incident on the optically variable filter array apparatus. On the basis of the wavelength of scanned reflection light and the location of the pixel in a light reflection state at a timing of acquisition of output, the relationship between the x coordinate of the wavelength selection element and wavelength is determined. This makes it possible to achieve calibration of the optically variable filter array apparatus capable of selection of a desired wavelength with respect to a desired channel from multi-channel WDM light. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154894 | Picosecond optical switching using RF non-linear transmission lines - Optical phase modulators are disposed in separate arms of an optical interferometer for forming short optical pulses. The optical phase modulators are driven by signals from an electrical nonlinear transmission line (NLTL). A time delay (typically on the order of the NLTL fall time) is introduced between the NLTL signals in the two arms of the interferometer. With this arrangement, the interferometer provides short optical pulses at its output. In one experiment, 70 ps switching was demonstrated using discrete LiNbO | 2012-06-21 |
20120154895 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A LIGHT BEAM FOR TREATING A SUBSTRATE - An optical system for generating a light beam for treating a substrate in a substrate plane is disclosed. The light beam has a beam length in a first dimension perpendicular to the propagation direction of the light beam and a beam width in a second dimension perpendicular to the first dimension and also perpendicular to the light propagation direction. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154896 | COLORED CONDUCTIVE FLUIDS FOR ELECTROWETTING AND ELECTROFLUIDIC TECHNOLOGIES - Colored conductive fluids for electrowetting or electrofluidic devices, and the devices themselves, are disclosed. The colored conductive fluid includes a polar solvent and a colorant selected from a pigment and/or a dye. The polar solvent has (a) a dynamic viscosity of 0.1 cP to 1000 cP at 25° C., (b) a surface tension of 25 dynes/cm to 90 dynes/cm at 25° C., and (c) an electrowetting relative response of 20% to 80%. The colored conductive fluid itself can have an electrical conductivity from 0.1 μS/cm to 3,000 μS/cm and can have no greater than 500 total ppm of monatomic ions with ionic radii smaller than 2.0 Å and polyatomic ions with ionic radii smaller than 1.45 Å. The colored conductive fluid should not cause electrical breakdown of a dielectric in the device in which it is employed. An agent for controlling electrical conductivity can optionally be added to the colored conductive fluid. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154897 | ELECTRONIC PAPER UNIT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING ELECTRONIC PAPER UNIT - An electronic paper unit including a flexible substrate, a thin film transistor layer, an electronic ink layer, a waterproof layer, and a sealant is provided. The thin film transistor layer is disposed on the flexible substrate. The electronic ink layer is disposed on a surface of the thin film transistor layer. The waterproof layer is disposed on the electronic ink layer. An edge surface of the waterproof layer and an edge surface of the electronic ink layer form a side wall where there is a first acute angle or a first obtuse angle between the side wall and the surface of the thin film transistor layer. The sealant is coated and covered on the side wall and the surface. A method for fabricating the electronic paper unit is also provided. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154898 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - An electrophoretic display apparatus includes a first substrate including a plurality of pixels, a second substrate facing the first substrate, an electrophoretic material between the first and second substrates, and a first electrode on the first substrate or the second substrate. Each pixel includes a reflection part and a second electrode. The reflection part is on the first substrate and reflects light incident through the second substrate. The second electrode is on the first substrate and adjacent to the reflection part. The second electrode forms an electric field with the first electrode such that the electrophoretic material moves to the first electrode or the second electrode. An upper surface of the second electrode is positioned at a first height from the first substrate, and an upper surface of an uppermost layer of the reflection part is positioned at a second height higher than the first height. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154899 | METHODS OF OPERATING A DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are methods of operating display devices. The method includes applying a first electric field to a capsule including first particles having a first color and second particles having a second color to move the first and second particles into a first region of the capsule; and applying a second electric field to the capsule to move the second particles into a second region of the capsule different from the first region and to leave the first particles in the first region of the capsule. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154900 | DISPLAY DEVICES - Provided is a display device, which includes a plurality of charged pigment particles, a dielectric medium dispersing the charged pigment particles, and a micro capsules surrounding the charged pigment particles and the dielectric medium. The dielectric medium includes an ester-based fluid having high permittivity. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154901 | PLC-TYPE DELAY DEMODULATION CIRCUIT - A PLC-type delay demodulation circuit includes a planar lightwave circuit that is provided on one PLC chip and demodulates a DQPSK signal. The planar lightwave circuit includes a Y-branch waveguide that branches a DQPSK-modulated optical signal into two optical signals and first and second MZIs that delay the branched optical signals by one bit. The length of a short arm waveguide of the first MZI is different from the length of a short arm waveguide of the second MZI, and the length of an optical path from the Y-branch waveguide to output ports of the first MZI through the short arm waveguide of the first MZI is equal to that of an optical path from the Y-branch waveguide to output ports of the second MZI through the short arm waveguide of the second MZI. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154902 | Coherent Ultra-Short Ultraviolet or Extended Ultraviolet Pulse Generating Systems - The present invention generally relates to coherent, ultra-short ultraviolet (UV) or extended ultraviolet (XUV) pulse generation, and more particularly, to a highly bright re-focusable source capable of producing, at an adjustable rate comprised between 50 kHz and a few megahertz, femtosecond long pulses, in the ultraviolet or extended ultraviolet range. It comprises: —a fiber laser device adapted to produce laser beam comprising pulses, —an harmonic generator device comprising an interaction medium. The harmonic generator device and the fiber laser device are coupled so that the laser beam hits the interaction medium with a power of at least 10 13 W/cm2, so as to generate said UV-XUV pulses. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154903 | MONOLITHIC FIXED OPTICAL DELAY GENERATORS - A monolithic fixed optical delay generator includes an optical substrate having a front face and a back face. A front coating is on the front face and a back coating is on the back face. The front coating is (i) highly reflective to a first wavelength and highly transmissive to a second wavelength while the back coating is highly reflective to the second wavelength, or (ii) the front coating is highly reflective to the second wavelength and is highly transmissive to the first wavelength while the back coating is highly reflective to the first wavelength. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154904 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAIN TILT COMPENSATION OVER FIBER OPTIC CABLE - An embodiment of the invention comprises determining a gain tilt based on power measurements from a power measurement block, determining a noise figure penalty based on the gain tilt, determining a gain tilt compensation to compensate for the gain tilt taking into account the noise figure penalty, and communicating the gain tilt compensation to an amplifier block to apply the gain tilt compensation to subsequently received wavelengths. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154905 | SINGLE FOCUS WIDE-ANGLE LENS MODULE - A single focus wide-angle lens module includes a fixed aperture diaphragm, a first, a second, a third and a forth lens arranged from an object side to an image side in the following sequence: the first lens, the fixed aperture diaphragm, the second lens, the third lens and the forth lens. The first lens has a negative refractive power, a concave surface toward the image side, and at least one aspheric surface. The second lens has a positive refractive power and a concave surface toward the object side, and said second lens is made of glass. Further, the third lens has a meniscus shape, a positive refractive power, a concave surface toward the object side, and at least one aspheric surface. The forth lens has a positive refractive power, a convex surface toward the object side, and at least one aspheric surface. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154906 | Glaraser - The current invention is a new glass windshield with a transition-lens type composition layer between the glass substrates for use in vehicles (airplanes, ships, boats, sailboats, steamers, yachts, jets, and cars) or residential and commercial buildings to protect against sun glare and provide an overall cooling effect on the passengers or inhabitants. Rather than permanently tinting the glass of windshields and windows, the current invention works only when needed. It activates in the presence of sunlight. By not darkening unnecessarily, it avoids the consistent darkening of the interior of a vehicle (airplanes, ships, boats, sailboats, steamers, yachts, jets, and cars), viewing panel of an accessory such as a motorcycle or skydiving helmet, or residential and commercial buildings, as is the problem with tinted glass. The new glass windshield can be used as is or as a detachable or attachable unit. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154907 | Adjustment device for optical systems - An adjustment tower for telescopic sights includes a first adjustment device and a second adjustment device, which are capable of rotating independently of one another relative to a base. The first adjustment device can be rotated in an adjustment position and has a secured position in which it is secured against rotation. The first adjustment device is also axially movable relative to the base to a limited extent such that in the adjustment position, the adjustment device projects further out of the second adjustment device than in the secured position. The tower further includes a stored-energy device that exerts an axial force on the first adjustment device from the secured position in the direction of the adjustment position. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154908 | REFLECTION TYPE SCREEN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING REFLECTION TYPE SCREEN - The invention relates to a reflection type screen capable of reducing contact resistance between a reflection surface and a rear surface of a screen base, and to a method of manufacturing this reflection type screen. A reflection type screen includes a sheet-shaped base (screen base) which is flexible and has a first surface (base front surface) reflecting projection light and a second surface (base rear surface) as the surface opposite to the first surface (base front surface). The second surface (base rear surface) has an uneven shape (uneven surface). The uneven shape (uneven surface) is uniformly formed. The uneven shape (uneven surface) has crimps. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154909 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY SYSTEM, EYEGLASSES DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An eyeglasses device includes: an attitude detection section detecting attitude information which represents a tilt relative to a horizontal direction; and a separation unit optically separating a left eye image and a right eye image from perspective images selected from a plurality of supplied perspective images and displayed on a display device, based on the obtained attitude information. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154910 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLARIZING LENS AND POLARIZING LENS - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a polarizing lens comprising: polishing in a constant direction one of surfaces of a first mold for forming one of surfaces of a lens; forming a polarizing film by coating a coating liquid containing a dichroic dye on the surface that has been polished; disposing a second mold, for forming the other surface of the lens, opposite the first mold with a prescribed gap therebetween, and forming a cavity by occluding the gap, wherein the two molds are disposed so that the polarizing film is positioned within the cavity; and casting a lens starting material liquid containing a curable component into the cavity and conducting a reaction to cure the curable component within the cavity to obtain a polarizing lens having the polarizing film on a lens substrate. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154911 | Car Mirror Cover - A cover for a side view mirror of a car having a shell attached to the car where the shell has a closed side facing the front of the car, an open end facing the rear of the car and a movable mirror located in the open end of the shell. The cover, which may be a blend of material, covers the closed side of the shell and may have a display printed thereon visible from the front of the car. An elastic draw string is located in a channel of the cover or Velcro strips are located on the inside surface of the cover. The cover is attached to the side view mirror by placing the ends of the channel around the side view mirror and fastening the ends of the elastic draw string together after pulling them tight or engaging Velcro strips located on the shell. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154912 | CORRECTION OPTICAL DEVICE - A correction optical device includes a rotating member that is disposed between a fixed member and a movable member that supports a compensation lens. By controlling rotation of the rotating member using the movable member, the movable member is locked and unlocked. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154913 | VIBRATION PROOF ZOOM LENS AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - In a vibration proof zoom lens | 2012-06-21 |
20120154914 | INTERFERENCE FILTER ASSEMBLY - An interference filter assembly includes a condenser lens, a collimating lens, an interference filter, and an imaging device, which are arranged in a direction of light travel. The collimating lens is spaced from the condenser lens by a predetermined distance that corresponds to one of a focal length of the condenser lens and a focal length of the collimating lens. The collimating lens is provided by a single lens and applies a collimated light toward the imaging device through the interference filter in the direction of light travel. The collimating lens has a first surface adjacent to the condenser lens and a second surface adjacent to the interference filter. The first surface is a curved surface that is convex toward the condenser lens and a circular hyperboloid. The second surface is a plane surface and outputs the collimated light to the interference filter. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154915 | VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE, OPTICAL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A variable wavelength interference filter includes an electrostatic actuator that includes a fixed electrode and a movable electrode. The fixed electrode includes a plurality of fixed partial electrodes, the movable electrode includes a plurality of movable partial electrodes, and each partial actuator is configured by the fixed partial electrode and the movable partial electrode that face each other. The partial actuators have an equal area, have centers of gravity thereof arranged at equal angular intervals on a virtual circle having a center point of the movable portion as its center, and are electrically connected in series between partial electrodes for voltage application. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154916 | Optical Article and Method for Producing Optical Article - An optical article includes an antireflection coating that is configured from alternately laminated n+1 low-refractive-index layers and n high-refractive-index layers (where n is an integer of 2 or more) . At least one of the n high-refractive-index layers is a first-type layer formed by vapor deposition using only a first deposition source that includes zirconium oxide as the main component. The remaining layers) in the n high-refractive-index layers is a second-type layer (s) formed by vapor deposition using only a second deposition source that includes titanium oxide as the main component. The n+1 low-refractive-index layers are third-type layers formed by vapor deposition using only a third deposition source that includes silicon oxide as the main component. The proportion of the total thickness of the second-type layer (s) in the total thickness of the n high-refractive-index layers is from 15% to 90%. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154917 | COLOR-SHIFTING REFLECTOR - A diffusive light reflector with a color-shifting layer for use with LED lighting systems is disclosed. The color-shifting layer shifts higher CCT LED light (e.g. 5000 Kelvin) to lower CCT LED light (e.g. 4000 Kelvin), thereby producing a “warmer” and “whiter” LED light. Also disclosed is a method of shifting low wavelength LED light to higher wavelengths using a diffusive light reflector with a color-shifting layer. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154918 | FRAME-ATTACHED ANTI-REFLECTION GLASS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A frame-attached anti-reflection glass (a cap for optical device) includes a plate-shaped member including an anti-reflection film formed on at least one surface of a plate-shaped glass, and a frame-shaped member made of silicon joined to a peripheral portion on one surface side of the plate-shaped member. The anti-reflection film includes two partial films having different compositions, and one partial film is a light-absorbent film. The two partial films are continuously formed on the plate-shaped glass, and respective surfaces of each partial film are on a level with each other. The plate-shaped glass and the frame-shaped member (silicon) are joined together by anodic bonding. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154919 | APPARATUSES AND DEVICES FOR ABSORBING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, AND METHODS OF FORMING THE APPARATUSES AND DEVICES - Photonic nanostructures, light absorbing apparatuses, and devices are provided. The photonic nanostructures include a plurality of photonic nanobars configured to collectively absorb light over an excitation wavelength range. At least two of the photonic nanobars of the plurality have lengths that are different from one another. Each photonic nanobar of the plurality has a substantially small width and a substantially small height relative to the different lengths. A method for forming such may comprise forming a plurality of first photonic nanobars comprising a width and a height that are smaller than a length of the plurality of first photonic nanobars, and forming a plurality of second photonic nanobars comprising a width and a height that are smaller than a length of the second photonic nanobar, wherein the lengths of the plurality of first photonic nanobars and the lengths of the plurality of second photonic nanobars are different from one another. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154920 | COLLIMATING DISPLAY WITH PIXEL LENSES - A display assembly ( | 2012-06-21 |
20120154921 | OPTICAL BODY, WINDOW MEMBER, FITTING, SOLAR SHADING DEVICE, AND BUILDING - An optical body includes a first optical layer having a concave-convex surface, a wavelength selective reflecting layer formed on the concave-convex surface, and a second optical layer formed on the wavelength selective reflecting layer and embedding the concave-convex surface. The wavelength selective reflecting layer selectively directionally reflects light in a particular wavelength band while transmitting light other than the particular wavelength band therethrough. The concave-convex surface is made up of a plurality of triangular pillars arrayed in a one-dimensional pattern, and the triangular pillar has an apex angle α and a slope angle β, the apex angle α and the slope angle βsatisfying a predetermined relationship. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154922 | LASER-FOCUSING HEAD WITH ZnS LENSES HAVING A PERIPHERAL THICKNESS OF AT LEAST 5 MM AND LASER CUTTING UNIT AND METHOD USING ONE SUCH FOCUSING HEAD - The invention relates to a particular optical configuration employed in a solid-state laser, in particular a fiber laser, cutting head for controlling the problems of focal drift and laser damage of the optics of the focusing head and to a laser unit equipped with such a focusing head, in particular an ytterbium-doped fiber laser unit. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154923 | LENS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provided a lens and a method of manufacturing the same. The lens includes: a first lens member having a lens surface formed thereon; a second lens member having a lens surface formed thereon; and an adhesive member adhering the first and second lens members to each other, wherein the first and second lens members include a ventilation path formed therebetween in order to discharge air therethrough. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154924 | VARIFOCAL LENS STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A varifocal lens structure and a method of manufacturing the same, the varifocal lens structure including: a frame having a fluid chamber filled with an optical fluid and formed of polymethylsiloxane (PDMS) containing a predetermined fluid; a transparent cover disposed on a top surface of the frame so as to cover the fluid chamber; a transparent elastic membrane disposed on a bottom surface of the frame so as to form a lower wall of the fluid chamber; and an actuator disposed on the elastic membrane. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154925 | Fluid Lens Assembly - A non-round fluid lens assembly includes a non-round rigid lens and a flexible membrane attached to the non-round rigid lens, such that a cavity is formed between the non-round rigid lens and the flexible membrane. A reservoir in fluid communication with the cavity allows a fluid to be transferred into and out of the cavity so as to change the optical power of the fluid lens assembly. In an embodiment, a front surface of the non-round rigid lens is aspheric. Additionally or alternatively, a thickness of the flexible membrane may be contoured so that it changes shape in a spheric manner when fluid is transferred between the cavity and the reservoir. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154926 | ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, LENS BARREL, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - An axis adjustment device, which may adjust an optical axis mismatch of an optical device at a high precision, and may perform an axis adjustment operation, includes a holding member to hold an optical device, a support member to support the holding member so that the holding member moves within a facing surface, a first rotating member to hold the holding member and rotatably supported around a first point S | 2012-06-21 |
20120154927 | LENS SYSTEM - A lens system includes: a lens unit; a drive unit driving the lens unit in an optical axis direction; a detector detecting a position of the lens unit; a lens operation unit that operates driving of the lens unit; and a computing unit that computes a positional command value for controlling driving of the lens unit based on a signal input from the lens operation unit and controls driving of the lens unit; a time setting unit; and a threshold setting unit setting a positional difference threshold for switching the first and second current values set in the drive unit. When the difference between the positional command value and the lens position is larger than the positional difference threshold and duration after the second current value is set has not exceeded the high-current maximum time, the second current value is set. In other cases, the first current value is set. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154928 | LENS BARREL AND OPTICAL APPLIANCE - A lens barrel includes a first retaining member to retain a first driving unit, a second retaining member to retain a second driving unit, a fixing cylinder in which the first retaining member and the second retaining member are disposed adjacent to each other in an optical axis direction, and a cam cylinder disposed about an outer circumference of the fixing cylinder rotatable in a circumferential direction, and the first and the second retaining members are moveable in the fixing cylinder following a same trajectory according to a rotation of the cam cylinder. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154929 | Imagery Optical System - An imagery optical system, sequentially from an object side to an image side on an optical axis comprising: the first lens element with positive refractive power, the second lens element with positive refractive power, the third lens element, the fourth lens element, and the fifth lens element having at least one inflection point. Each of the five lens elements may be made of plastic and comes with bi-aspheric surfaces. The imagery optical system satisfies conditions related to shorten the total length and to reduce the sensitivity for use in compact cameras and mobile phones with a camera function. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154930 | COMPACT LENS SYSTEM - A lens system, in an order from the object side thereof to the image side thereof, includes an aperture stop, a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power. The lens system satisfies the formulae: Rmax/TTL>0.97; and 0.312012-06-21 | |
20120154931 | PHOTOGRAPHING OPTICAL LENS ASSEMBLY - A photographing optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, and a second lens element with positive refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. At least one surface of the first lens element is aspheric and two surfaces of the second lens element are aspheric. The photographing optical lens assembly can also include a stop and an image plane. By adjusting the thicknesses of the first lens element and the second lens element as well as the allocation of the stop in the photographing optical lens assembly can effectively reduce the size as well as the sensitivity of the photographing optical lens assembly while gaining superior resolution. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154932 | ENDOSCOPE OBJECTIVE LENS AND ENDOSCOPE USING THE SAME - An endoscope objective lens includes, in sequence from an object side, a front group which includes a negative first lens having a concave surface faces at image side, a filter, and a positive second lens having a convex surface at the object side and a flat surface or concave surface at the image side; an aperture stop; and a back group which includes a positive third lens having a convex surface at the image side, and a combined lens formed of a plano-convex lens or a biconvex lens and a negative meniscus lens, and satisfies the Conditional Expression (1) and (2): | 2012-06-21 |
20120154933 | OBJECTIVE LENS DRIVING UNIT AND OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE ADOPTING THE SAME - An objective lens driving unit including a moving structure to which an objective lens and a driving coil are operatively installed, a static structure which includes a magnetic circuit corresponding to the driving coil, a plurality of suspension wires each of which has a first end and a second end, the first end being operatively connected to the static structure, and the second end being operatively connected to the moving structure, and circuit boards operatively installed to the moving structure, the circuit boards including a plurality of wiring layers, wherein the wiring layers include first terminals to which the driving coil is connected and second terminals to which the second end of each of the plurality of is connected. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154934 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR A SOLID IMMERSION LENS OBJECTIVE IN OPTICAL PROBING - A method for thermal management of a solid immersion lens is described. In one example, a method includes applying a lens tip assembly of a solid immersion lens to a device under test, focusing an image of the device under test on an optical probe, applying a first thermally controlled fluid to a first heat exchanger thermally coupled to the objective near the lens tip assembly, applying a second thermally controlled fluid to a second heat exchanger thermally coupled to the objective farther from the lens tip assembly than the first heat exchanger, to independently alternately heat or cool a portion of the objective different from that of the first heat exchanger. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154935 | HOLDING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN OPTICAL ELEMENT - A holding arrangement for an optical element, in particular for a cylindrical lens, includes a basic structure surrounding an optical element and a mounting device by which the optical element is supported on the basic structure. The mounting device has two degrees of freedom so that the optical element can be supported by the mounting device in a manner that allows the optical element to rotate about both about an optical axis and an axis perpendicular to the optical axis. If the optical element is a cylindrical lens, the axis perpendicular to the optical axis can be an axis perpendicular to an axial direction of the cylindrical lens. The disclosure further relates to a manipulator unit for an optical system which includes a holding arrangement. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154936 | Lens Positioning Unit Of Optical System - According to example embodiments, a lens positioning unit includes a fixed structure, a monolithic flexure hinge structure, any one of upper and lower portions of which is provided with a lens mount on which a lens is mounted and the other portion of which is secured to the fixed structure, and an input unit rotatably coupled to the fixed structure, the input unit serving to convert rotational motion into vertical translational motion so as to transmit the vertical translational motion to the upper or lower portion of the monolithic flexure hinge structure provided with the lens mount. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154937 | LENS ACUATING MODULE - Disclosed herein is a lens actuating module for realizing focus adjustment and optical zooming. The lens actuating module includes a rod which is disposed on one side of a lens barrel on which at least one lens is mounted, and has an axis direction corresponding to an optical axis direction of the lens barrel, a driving force transmission member which has a conjoining recess to be conjoined with an outside surface of the rod and has magnetism so as to be conjoined with the outside surface of the rod due to a magnetic force, and a piezoelectric actuator which is disposed on one side of the driving force transmission member in the optical axis direction to provide an axis direction driving force to the rod via the driving force transmission member. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154938 | LENS DRIVE DEVICE, AND CAMERA MODULE AND PORTABLE TELEPHONE WHICH HAVE THE LENS DRIVE DEVICE MOUNTED THEREIN - A lens driving device suppresses inward deformation of posts when the winding of a conductive wire generates a winding pressure. A lens driving device | 2012-06-21 |
20120154939 | VARIABLE FOCUS PRISM AND OPTICAL SYSTEM - A variable focus prism has a first transmissive solution body, a second transmissive solution body that has a different refractive index to that of the first transmissive solution body, and a reflective solution body. The variable focus prism varies the shape of the transmissive surface and the reflective surface by electrical control of the transmissive surface formed on the interface between the first transmissive solution body and the second transmissive solution body, and the reflective surface formed on the interface between the second transmissive solution body and the reflective solution body. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154940 | VEHICLE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR DEVICE - In a vehicle outside rearview mirror device including a mirror housing capable of tilting with respect to a vehicle body, the vehicle outside rearview mirror device includes a base fixed to the vehicle body; a shaft fixed to the base; and the mirror housing mounted to the shaft so as to be capable of tilting, wherein a wall that reduces a flow rate of a wind passing through a gap between the base and the mirror housing is provided to the shaft. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154941 | COLLECTOR AND CONCENTRATOR OF SOLAR RADIATION - A system is presented for collecting and concentrating light from a moving light source (e.g. the Sun). The system comprises at least one anamorphic optical element, defining an optical axis and a projection region and having a predetermined effective aperture which defines primary and secondary axes. The effective aperture is configured for collection of optical radiation arriving from a predetermined solid collection angle defining a first range of angles with respect to a plane spanned by said optical and primary axes. The anamorphic optical element is configured such that light passing through said effective aperture within a predetermined first range of angles within said predetermined solid collection angle is concentrated onto at least a part of said projection region. At least one receiver aperture is defined by at least a part of said projection region. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154942 | REFLECTING PLATE AND REFLECTING FRAME - An incident angle when illumination light from a position detecting device enters a reflecting surface may be large in some cases. In such cases, the retro-reflection rate of a reflecting surface having a prism structure decreases, leading to a cause of erroneous detection. In order to solve this problem, provided is a reflecting plate including a reflecting surface that retro-reflects illumination light emitted from an optical position detecting device towards the position detecting device that includes a light source, the reflecting plate further including: a surface structure in which a concavo-convex pattern having the same triangle shape in cross-section in a width direction of the reflecting plate continuously appears in a longitudinal direction thereof; and a retro-reflecting layer in which reflecting beads are evenly placed on at least one oblique surface of the concavo-convex pattern. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154943 | Apparatus and Method Used to Promote and Practice Proper Dental Hygiene - An apparatus to practice proper dental hygiene is disclosed. The apparatus comprises (a) a base support, (b) an adjustable shaft extending upward substantially perpendicular to the base support, and (c) a console board substantially horizontal to the base support, wherein the console board comprises a plurality of designated areas. A method to practice proper dental hygiene is also disclosed. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154944 | COLOR CURABLE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, COLOR FILTER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICK-UP DEVICE - A method of preparing a color curable composition, comprising: preparing a dye solution by dissolving at least a dye in an organic solvent; preparing a pigment dispersion liquid by dispersing at least a pigment using a dispersant; and mixing the dye solution and the pigment dispersion liquid. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154945 | OPTICAL APERTURES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - In one aspect, the present invention provides wafer level optical assemblies comprising one or more optical apertures spaced apart from optical wafers and/or optical wafer substrates. In some embodiments, a wafer level assembly described herein comprises a first wafer comprising a first perforation and a first aperture aligned with the first perforation and coupled to the first wafer. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154946 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ACCESS SEQUENCE OF DATA STORED ON A TAPE MEDIUM - Methods, computer systems, and computer program products are provided for determining an access sequence of a plurality of data groups stored on a tape medium. A first data group in the access sequence is selected based on which data group in the plurality of data groups has a beginning closest to a current position of the tape medium. A second data group in the access sequence is selected based on which remaining data group in the plurality of data groups has a beginning closest to an end of the first data group in the access sequence. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154947 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DEFECTS AND APPARATUSES USING THE SAME - The method of controlling a defect of a hard disk drive that includes analyzing a defect type by using indexes of error corrected symbols after performing error correction with respect to each of a plurality of symbols and setting a sector as unusable when the sector includes a defect that is determined to be a defect having a defect type that is a hard defect. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154948 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA HAVING LOW MEDIUM NOISE AND SYSTEMS USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, a soft-magnetic underlayer above the substrate, a seed layer above the soft-magnetic underlayer, a first intermediate layer above the seed layer, a second intermediate layer above the first intermediate layer, a recording layer above the second intermediate layer, and a protective layer above the recording layer. The second intermediate layer includes an Ru alloy having an element selected from a group consisting of: Ti in a range from about 20 at. % to about 50 at. %, Nb in a range from about 20 at. % to about 50 at. %, Al in a range from about 20 at. % to about 40 at. %, Ta in a range from about 30 at. % to about 50 at. %, and Si in a range about 20 at. % to about 40 at. %. Other magnetic media and systems using this media are described according to more embodiments. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154949 | BIPOLAR POSITION ERROR BURSTS WITH UNIPOLAR SERVO FIELDS - A storage medium has a first servo field having magnetic lands separated by nonmagnetic areas, the magnetic lands of the first servo field having a unipolar pattern. The medium further includes a second servo field having magnetic lands separated by nonmagnetic areas, the magnetic lands of the second servo field having a bipolar pattern. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154950 | TAPE DRIVE - A tape drive comprising a head configured to read data from a tape and to write data to the tape, a pair of flanged guide rollers arranged one on either side of the head to guide the tape longitudinally over the head, and a flangeless inertial roller arranged between a flanged guide roller and the head to add inertia to the tape so as to limit speed and movement of the tape as it passes over the head. | 2012-06-21 |
20120154951 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC WRITE POLE HAVING A WRITE POLE AND TRAILING SHIELD WITH A TAPERED TRAILING GAP - A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head having a that has a write pole with a tapered trailing edge in a pole tip region, and a trailing shield that has a leading edge that tapers away from the write pole at an angle that is greater than that taper angle of the trailing edge of the write pole. The magnetic head has a step feature with a front edge that is recessed from the ABS. In one embodiment a magnetic wedge is formed over the tapered surface of the write pole. In another embodiment, a non-magnetic bump is formed over a first tapered portion of the write pole adjacent to the front edge of the step feature, and a non-magnetic wedge is formed over a second tapered portion of the write pole and extends from the non-magnetic bump to the air bearing surface. | 2012-06-21 |