26th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220206324 | PHOTONIC DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRO-OPTIC WAVEGUIDE - A photonic device structure includes: an electro-optical structure including a layer of optical material sandwiched by a pair of electrodes, wherein the layer of optical material is arranged to undergo an electro-optic activity when subjected to a voltage bias across the pair of electrodes; and a cladding layer adjacent to the electro-optical structure. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206325 | OPTICAL ISOLATOR AND LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - An optical isolator | 2022-06-30 |
20220206326 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING A STRIP OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR OVERLAPPING AN OPENING - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a gate line extending in a first direction, first and second source lines crossing the gate line and arranged in the first direction, a first light-shielding layer having first and second openings, and an oxide semiconductor layer crossing the gate line, and in the display device, the first opening and the second opening are arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction between the first source line and the second source line, the gate line is located between the first opening and the second opening, and the oxide semiconductor layer has a first overlapping portion overlapping the first opening. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206327 | SELF-CAPACITIVE TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A self-capacitive touch display panel, a driving method thereof, and a display device are provided. The self-capacitive touch display panel includes a first substrate including a first base, a touch electrode layer, a driving circuit layer, and a pixel electrode layer, wherein the touch electrode layer is disposed between the first base and the driving circuit layer; a second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer. It realizes integration of a vertically-oriented display panel and a self-capacitive touch scheme, which saves costs, has high sensitivity, and is more suitable for large-sized commercial products. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206328 | BACKPLANE SUBSTRATE INCLUDING IN-CELL TYPE TOUCH PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention is for a backplane substrate including an in-cell type touch panel advantageous to reducing the number of masks and the number of processes, a liquid crystal display device including the same, and a method of manufacturing the same, includes a plurality of interlayer dielectric layers disposed above a drain electrode of a thin film transistor are simultaneously patterned after forming a sensing line and a common electrode. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206329 | COUNTER SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL - The present disclosure relates to a counter substrate and display panel. The counter substrate includes a base substrate, PS pattern layer and alignment film. A surface of the PS pattern layer away from the base substrate is a support surface, and the PS pattern layer includes: main PSs in a display area and a peripheral barrier wall in a non-display area. The peripheral barrier wall has an elongated-strip shape and has a same length direction as a corresponding display area side, the support surface of the peripheral barrier wall is closer to the base substrate than that of the main PS, and a distance between the support surfaces of the peripheral barrier wall and main PS in a thickness direction is a first distance. A ratio between a width of the support surface of the peripheral barrier wall and the first distance is less than 100. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206330 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A CURVED SURFACE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a back frame, a panel disposed on the back frame, a protective substrate disposed on the panel, and an adhesive element disposed on a portion of the back frame. The back frame and the protective substrate adhere to each other via the adhesive element. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206331 | DISPLAY APPARATUS REALIZING A LARGE-SIZE IMAGE - A display apparatus can include a plurality of first display panels arranged in a grid, the plurality of first display panels including display areas having a plurality of first sub-pixels and bezel areas free of sub-pixels; and a second display panel stacked on the plurality of first display panels, and including emission areas and transparent transmission areas, in which the emission areas of the second display panel include a plurality of second sub-pixels arranged in a grid overlapping with the bezel areas of the first display panels, and the transparent transmission areas of the second display panel overlap with the plurality of first sub-pixels in the plurality of first display panels. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206332 | Double-screen Tablet Computer for Students - A double-screen tablet computer for students comprises a tablet computer body, a liquid crystal screen assembly and an ink screen assembly, wherein the liquid crystal screen assembly and the ink screen assembly are disposed on a front side and a back side of the tablet computer body respectively and are electrically connected to the tablet computer body. The back side provided with the ink screen assembly has a heat-dissipation region. The two sides of the tablet computer can fulfill different display functions to adapt to more application scenarios, and the tablet computer has a good heat-dissipation effect. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206333 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - A touch display panel includes an array substrate, a display medium layer, a filter substrate and a touch electrode layer. The array substrate includes a substrate and sub-pixel units. The filter substrate includes a filter layer. The filter layer includes color resists. Each of the color resists corresponds to each of the sub-pixels one by one and includes a first region, a second region and a third region. The touch electrode layer has a plurality of slits. The slits have normal projection areas A | 2022-06-30 |
20220206334 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display panel and a backlight unit facing the display panel are provided. The display panel includes first and second polarizing plates, first and second substrates, and a liquid crystal layer. In a plan view, a second electrode formed on the first substrate extends in a first direction and includes a plurality of branch electrodes arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction. Any one of transmission axes of the first and second polarizing plates is parallel to an orientation direction of liquid crystal molecules when no voltage is applied to the second electrode. When a formation surface of the second electrode is as a base level and a normal direction of the base level is set to 0 degrees, light from the backlight unit has a peak of the intensity of light at an angle different from 0 degrees in a visible light region. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206335 | DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING BACK-LIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel disposed on a back-light unit; and a viewing angle control unit disposed between the back-light unit and the liquid crystal panel, wherein the viewing angle control unit includes light-blocking patterns having a light-blocking material and variable patterns disposed between a first control electrode and a second control electrode, wherein the variable patterns are extended in a direction perpendicular to the light-blocking patterns, and wherein transmittance of each variable pattern is changed according to a voltage applied to the first control electrode and the second control electrode, thereby preventing a distraction of people around a user by selectively sharing a realized image. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206336 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a backlight module, a display panel, an adhesive layer, and a flexible circuit board. The display panel is disposed on the backlight module. The adhesive layer is disposed between the backlight module and the display panel. The adhesive layer includes an opening. The flexible circuit board is electrically connected to the display panel. The flexible circuit board overlaps the opening. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206337 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND BACKLIGHT UNIT - Provided is a backlight unit, a display apparatus, and a method of manufacturing the display apparatus capable of securing a uniform and wide illumination area with a small number of light sources through reflection of a reflective layer. The backlight unit includes a plurality of light sources configured to emit light; a first reflective layer configured to reflect the light emitted from the plurality of light sources; and a second reflective layer configured to reflect the light reflected from the first reflective layer, wherein an amount of reflection from the first reflective layer and an amount of transmission through the first reflective layer are different from each other according to an angle of incidence of light incident on the first reflective layer. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206338 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A display device is provided, including two substrates and a liquid crystal layer. Each of the substrates has two opposite surfaces and two opposite sides. The liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between the two substrates. At least one of the two substrates has an inclined portion on at least one of the two opposite sides which is connected to one of the two opposite surfaces, and has an included angle greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees in association with the connected surface. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206339 | BACKLIGHT MODULE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are a backlight module, a preparation method thereof, and a display device. The backlight module includes a substrate, multiple light-emitting elements, a reflection structure and a rubber frame structure, and the multiple light-emitting elements, the reflection structure and the rubber frame structure are located on one side of the substrate. The multiple light-emitting elements and the reflection structure are located within a limited area of the rubber frame structure, and the reflection structure is located between every two adjacent light-emitting elements; and the reflection structure includes a first reflection surface adjacent to a light-emitting element, and the rubber frame structure includes a second reflection surface adjacent to the light-emitting element. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206340 | QUANTUM DOT LIGHT SOURCE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - A quantum dot-based color display includes a backlight unit with a light source and light source distribution layer and a photo down-conversion light emissive layer. The photo down-conversion layer has populations of light-emitting Group II-VI core-shell structure quantum dots, the core having an excess amount of a Group II component in a ratio to a Group VI component of approximately 6:1 or greater. The quantum dots include an organic fraction of approximately 20 weight percent to approximately 45 weight percent, the organic fraction including ligands bound to quantum dot surfaces in an as-deposited state and including one or more long-chain fatty acids. Non-barrier polymer films are positioned on either side of the photo down conversion light emissive layer which exhibits photo stability at a light intensity of at least 4000 W/m | 2022-06-30 |
20220206341 | NANOSTRUCTURE BASED DISPLAY DEVICES WITH IMPROVED LIGHT EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY - Embodiments of a display device are described. A display device includes a backlight unit having a light source and a liquid crystal display (LCD) module. The LCD module includes a nanostructure-based color conversion (NS-based CC) layer and a light extraction layer. The NS-based CC layer is configured to receive a primary light, from the light source, having a first peak wavelength and to convert a portion of the primary light to emit a first portion of a secondary light having a second peak wavelength. The second peak wavelength is different from the first peak wavelength. The light extraction layer is optically coupled to the NS-based CC layer and is configured to prevent total internal reflection of a second portion of the secondary light. The light extraction layer has patterned features with one or more dimension in nanometer scale. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206342 | DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING BACK-LIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - A display apparatus includes a back-light unit including a second light-guide plate disposed on a first light-guide plate and a light-source element; a liquid crystal panel on the second light-guide plate of the back-light unit; a first viewing angle control unit disposed between the first light-guide plate and the second light-guide plate of the back-light unit, the first viewing angle control unit including first light-blocking patterns; and a supporting element disposed between an edge of the first light-guide plate and an edge of the first viewing angle control unit, wherein the light-source element includes a first light-source on a side of the first light-guide plate, a second light-source on a side of the second light-guide plate, and a light-source circuit board in which the first light-source and the second light-source are mounted, and wherein the supporting element is in contact with a surface of the light-source circuit board between the first light-source and the second light-source, thereby preventing deterioration of an image quality due to particles generated during a coupling process of the supporting element. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206343 | TOUCH FRONT LIGHT MODULE AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch front light module includes a touch light-guiding unit, a light-emitting unit, and a protective layer. The touch light-guiding unit includes a glass board, a touch layer disposed on a top surface of the glass board, and a microstructure layer disposed on a bottom surface of the glass board and which has a plurality of microstructures for light scattering. The light-emitting unit is disposed on a lateral side of the touch light-guiding unit and is configured to emit light to be incident on the lateral surface of the glass board. The protective layer is disposed on the touch layer. A touch display device including a display module and the touch front light module disposed on the display module is also disclosed. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206344 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is an illumination device that makes it possible to enhance utilization efficiency of light, and a display device that includes the illumination device. The illumination device includes: a light source that is configured to generate light of a first wavelength; a luminescent body that is configured to wavelength-convert the light of the first wavelength to light of a second wavelength, the second wavelength being different from the first wavelength; and a wavelength selective filter that is provided on a light-incident side of the luminescent body, the wavelength selective filter being configured to transmit the light of the first wavelength and to reflect the light of the second wavelength. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206345 | Transparent display - A transparent display device has a transparent region and a display region. The transparent display device includes a first panel. The first panel includes a first substrate, a reflective material disposed on the first substrate in the display region, and a first electrode disposed in the display region and transparent region. In the display region, the reflective material is disposed between the first substrate and first electrode. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206346 | SHOOTING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A shooting method applied to the electronic device including a display screen and a camera. The display screen includes a first polarizer and a second polarizer, and a liquid crystal is arranged between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. The method includes: adjusting an electrode voltage of the display screen as a target voltage value, where in a case that the electrode voltage of the display screen is the target voltage value, and a light transmittance of the display screen meets a preset condition; and acquiring a first image through the camera. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206347 | OPTICAL CONTROL DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an optical control device includes a first liquid crystal cell and a second liquid crystal cell. The second liquid crystal cell is stacked on the first liquid crystal cell. The first liquid crystal cell has a function of modulating and converting a first polarization component of incident light into a second polarization component, and hardly modulating and converting a third polarization component of incident light into a fourth polarization component. The second liquid crystal cell has a function of hardly modulating the second polarization component transmitted through the first liquid crystal cell, and modulating the fourth polarization component transmitted through the first liquid crystal cell. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206348 | Color Filter Substrate and In-Cell Touch Type Display Device Including the Same - A color filter substrate and an in-cell touch type display device including the same, in which a low-reflective high-resistance film is disposed on a top face of the color filter substrate. Due to the low-reflective high-resistance film, a finger capacitance is generated, an antistatic path is formed, and reflectance of the display device is improved. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206349 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DEVICE - A display panel and a device are provided. The display panel includes a first substrate. The first substrate includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer. The first metal layer includes first metal portions. Each of the first metal portions includes a plurality of second sub-portions arranged along a second direction. The second metal layer includes a plurality of data lines. Each of the second sub-portions is disposed between two adjacent data lines. In a top view, the display panel includes a plurality of columns of pixels or a plurality of rows of pixels. Each of two sides of each of the columns of pixels is provided with one of the data lines. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206350 | PIXEL ARRAY SUBSTRATE - A pixel array substrate including a substrate, multiple insulation patterns, multiple signal lines, and multiple pixel structures is provided. The insulation patterns are disposed on the substrate, and each has at least one recess structure. The signal lines are respectively disposed on the insulation patterns and are respectively filled in the at least one recess structure of one of the insulation patterns. The pixel structures are disposed on the substrate and are electrically connected to the signal lines. A pixel array substrate further including multiple conductive patterns is also disposed. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206351 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME - A display device includes first and second gate lines extending in a first direction; first and second data lines extending in a second direction and crossing the first and second gate lines; and a first horizontal pixel row including first, second, and third sub-pixels sequentially arranged in the first direction, wherein the first sub-pixel is connected to the first gate line and the first data line, the second sub-pixel is connected to the second gate line and the first data line, and the third sub-pixel is connected to the first gate line and the second data line. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206352 | COLOR-CHANGING POLYMER COMPOSITION, ION-CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION, TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE LAYER COMPOSITION, AND ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed are a color-changing polymer composition, an ion-conductive composition, and a transparent electrode layer composition for a painting-type spray coating process, and an electrochromic device including the same. The color-changing polymer composition for an electrochromic device includes an amount of about 5 to 30 wt % of a color-changing material, an amount of about 0.01 to 1 wt % of ferrocene, an amount of about 10 to 30 wt % of a polymer matrix, an amount of about 0 to 70 wt % of an ion-conductive material, and an amount of about 1 to 10 wt % of a POSS (polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane) derivative, based on the total weight of the composition. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206353 | ELECTRO-OPTIC ELEMENT - An improved electro-optic element is disclosed. The electro-optic element may comprise a first substrate, a second substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and/or an electro-active medium. The first electrode may be associated with a surface of the first substrate. Likewise, the second electrode may be associated with a surface of the second substrate. The first and second substrates may be disposed in a substantially parallel, spaced apart relationship relative one another such that the first and second electrode face one another. The electro-active medium may be disposed between the first and second electrodes. Additionally, each of the first and second electrodes may comprise a conductive mesh and a layer. The layer may be electrically conductive and associated with an inner side of the mesh. Accordingly, the layer may serve as a lateral electrical distributor such that the electrical potential may be substantially uniform across the electrode. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206354 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING VISUAL ANGLE CONTROL FILM - A display device having a visual angle control film can attenuate an interference phenomenon between a panel and a visual angle control film and effectively shield unnecessary light of a visual angle, the display device comprises a display panel; and a visual angle control film disposed on the display panel, wherein the visual angle control film may include a plurality of light-shielding patterns for shielding light advancing in a side direction except a front direction of the display panel in a visual angle control mode, and each of the plurality of light-shielding patterns may have a thickness in the range of 8% to 25% of a pixel area of the display panel, an interval in the range of 33% to 39% of the pixel size, and a slope angle in the range of ±5° to 15° based on 90°. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206355 | LIDAR SYSTEMS WITH IMPROVED TUNABLE OPTICAL DELAY LINES - A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system may include a laser and a plurality of single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) that are triggered by laser light that reflects off a target scene. The LIDAR system may have an optical delay line from which laser light is emitted. It may be desirable to have a tunable optical delay line that has an adjustable delay time. In particular, the tunable optical delay line may include a core layer through which the laser light propagates between cladding layers. One or more of the cladding layers may be formed from electro-optical material that has an adjustable index of refraction when voltage is applied. Due to the adjusted index of refraction, a path length of the light within the delay line may be changed, thereby changing the delay time. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206356 | DIFFERENTIAL THERMO-OPTIC PHASE SHIFTER - An integrated Mach-Zehnder Interferometer comprising: an upper arm and a lower arm; and a differential thermo-optic phase shifter comprising a first heating element and a second heating element collocated with the upper arm and the lower arm, respectively, the first heating element having a first resistance and the second heating element having a second resistance, an upper pad electrically connected to the first heating element, the upper pad being adapted to receive a first voltage, a lower pad electrically connected to the second heating element, the lower pad being adapted to receive a second voltage, and a common pad electrically connected to the first heating element and the second heating element, the common pad being adapted to receive a third voltage; wherein, when the first, the second, and the third voltages are applied to the upper, the lower, and the common pads, respectively, a phase shift difference is thermally produced. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206357 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMITTING LIGHT USING A PHOTONICS WAVEGUIDE WITH GRATING SWITCHES - Embodiments of the disclosure provide an emitter array for an optical sensing system. The emitter array may include a waveguide including a plurality of waveguide branches. The emitter array may also include a plurality of grating switches positioned along each of the plurality of waveguide branches and configured to selectively turn on or off the corresponding waveguide branch for transmitting light. In certain aspects, a grating switch may include an upper grating structure configured to couple to a waveguide branch when the grating switch is activated to allow the light to emit from the waveguide branch. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206358 | ACOUSTO-OPTIC BEAM STEERING DEVICE, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides an acousto-optic device comprising an acousto-optic layer, an electromagnetic radiation source, and an acoustic source. In an embodiment, the acousto-optic layer has a substantially planar shape defining an x-y plane and functions as an optical waveguide to optical waves and as an acoustic waveguide to acoustic waves propagating in the x-y plane. In an embodiment, the electromagnetic radiation source is optically coupled to the acousto-optic layer and configured to deliver electromagnetic radiation therein. In an embodiment, the acoustic source is acoustically coupled to the acousto-optic layer and configured to deliver acoustic energy therein and is configured to adjust a wavelength of the acoustic energy. In an embodiment, the electromagnetic radiation source and the acoustic energy source are positioned to provide an intersection between the electromagnetic radiation and the acoustic energy, which at least partially scatters light from the intersection out of the x-y plane. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206359 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL OPTICAL FILTERS - An optical filter includes a substrate; a first mirror on the substrate; a cavity layer on the first mirror; and a second mirror on the cavity layer. Each of the first and second mirrors provide high reflection, low transmission and low absorption over a targeted stopband. The cavity layer defines a resonant transmission band within the targeted stopband with the resonant band wavelength depending on the optical thickness of the cavity layer. The cavity layer includes a material having a non-linear response to incident irradiance such that cavity absorption changes with irradiance and suppresses cavity resonance at high irradiance. The material having the non-linear response to the incident irradiance includes a two-dimensional (2D) material. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206360 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING POSITION OR MOMENTUM CORRELATION OF PHOTON PAIRS TO A POLARIZATION ENTANGLED PHOTON PAIR - A method of, and module for, converting position or momentum correlation of correlated photon pairs to a polarization entangled photon pair, and a source for polarization entangled photon pairs. The method comprises a conversion step of separating the correlated photon pairs into first and second groups based on their generated position at the crystal (position correlation) or their direction about the propagation axis (momentum correlation) and rotating a polarization of the first correlated photon pair group such that the polarization of the first correlated pair group is at 90 degrees relative to the polarization of the second correlated photon pair group; and a combining step of combining the first and second correlated photon pairs such that at least respective portions of respective spatial distributions of the first and second photon pair groups overlap with negligible wavelength dependent phase difference. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206361 | TWO-PHOTON QUANTUM PHOTONIC LOGIC GATES - Photonic controlled-phase gates that include a dipole emitter chirally coupled to a plurality of photonic qubit pairs in a waveguide are disclosed herein. Each photonic qubit pair includes a two-qubit state |xy | 2022-06-30 |
20220206362 | LENS MODULE - A lens module includes a base, a lens assembly, a bearing member including fixing and rotating frames, a shape memory alloy wire assembly including first and second shape memory alloy (SMA) wires, and at least one first and second wire-binding clamp members. The first SMA wires drive rotating frame to rotate relative to base about a first direction, and the second SMA wires drive the fixing frame to rotate relative to the rotating frame about a second direction. The first and second directions are perpendicular to each other and perpendicular to optical axis of the lens assembly. The rotating frame includes first and second rotating side plates. Each first wire-binding clamp member is connected to two first SMA wires, and each second wire-binding clamp member is connected to two second SMA wire. The lens module has low cost and occupies a small space, and the magnetic interference can be avoided. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206363 | LENS DRIVING MODULE - A lens driving module includes first and second bases, a bottom base, a reset assembly, a PCB, first and second driving assemblies respectively driving first base to rotate about a first axis and second base to rotate about a second axis, and a lens mounted on the first base. The reset assembly includes reset members provided at two opposite sides of the bottom base along the first axis or the second axis. Each reset member includes first to third connection portions, a first elastic arm connected between first and second connection portions and configured to reset the first base, and a second elastic arm connected between second and third connection portions and configured to reset the second base. The first to third connection portions are respectively connected to first and second bases and bottom base, respectively. The lens driving module has a simplified structure, compact size, and improved stability. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206364 | LENS DRIVING APPARATUS, AND CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - An embodiment comprises: a housing; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a coil coupled to the bobbin; a magnet which is disposed in the housing and faces the coil; a base disposed to be spaced apart from the bobbin; a lower elastic member including a first elastic member, a second elastic member, a third elastic member, and a fourth elastic member, which are coupled to the bobbin and disposed on the base; and a sensing coil which is disposed in the housing and generates an induced voltage by an interaction with the coil, wherein a corner of the base and a corner of the housing form a coupling area where the corners are coupled to each other, and the sensing coil comprises a portion disposed outside the coupling area. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206365 | Lens Driving Device, Camera Device and Electronic Apparatus - A lens driving device is described that includes a base in which metal members are embedded, a circuit board arranged on the base, and suspension wires electrically connected to driving sources for moving the lens body with respect to the base. The metal members are electrically joined and fixed to the circuit board and the suspension wires at positions different from each other when viewed from an up-down direction. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206366 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device, a camera module and an optical device. The lens driving device comprising: a cover; a housing arranged inside the cover; a bobbin arranged inside the housing; a magnet arranged in the housing; a first coil arranged in the bobbin and facing the magnet; a first substrate arranged below the housing and including a second coil facing the magnet; a second substrate arranged below the first substrate; and a base arranged below the second substrate, wherein the base includes a body and a protrusion upwardly protruding from the body, the outer side of the second substrate is arranged to face the inner side of the protrusion, and the upper surface of the protrusion is in a location which is the same as or lower than that of the upper surface of the first substrate. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206367 | APPARATUS FOR ILLUMINATING A SUBJECT AREA - A device for illuminating a motif region, comprising a reflector screen that comprises at least one reflection element, wherein the device includes at least one lighting means comprising at least one LED lamp, in particular a plurality of LED lamps, for illuminating a motif region, at least in portions. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206368 | LENS APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF LENS APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A lens apparatus attachable to and detachable from a camera body includes a reflective optical system, a memory configured to store aperture information based on an optical condition of the lens apparatus, and a transmitter configured to transmit the aperture information acquired from the memory to the camera body. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206369 | MOVABLE PROJECTION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION DEVICE - The present disclosure provide a movable projection system and a projection device. The movable projection system includes a cabinet, a projection unit, a moving unit, an image acquisition unit, an interaction unit, a communication unit, and a control unit. The control unit is connected to the projection unit, the moving unit, the image acquiring unit, the interaction unit, and the communication unit, and configured to control, based on the interaction information of the communication unit, the input information of the interaction unit and the image information of the image acquisition unit, the projection unit to project the content and the moving unit to move. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206370 | PROJECTOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PROJECTOR TO POWER ON OR OFF - The present application provides a projector, including: a projector cabin; an opto-mechanical lens arranged at one end of the projector cabin; a sliding cover arranged in front of the opto-mechanical lens; a target sensor configured to collect signals from one end of the projector cabin where the opto-mechanical lens is arranged and one end of the projector cabin away from the opto-mechanical lens; and a driving mainboard connected to the target sensor and configured to control a working state of the projector based on the signals, wherein the working state includes a power-on state and a power-off state. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206371 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION APPARATUS - An illumination system, including a light source module, a phosphor wheel, a light recycling element, and a light uniformizing element, is provided. The light source module emits an excitation light beam. The phosphor wheel includes a phosphor region. At a second timing, the other part of the excitation light beam transmitted to the phosphor region forms an unconverted light beam and is transmitted to the light recycling element, and is reflected by the light recycling element to form a recycled light beam. A part of the recycled light beam is converted into a second converted light beam. A first converted light beam and the second converted light beam are transmitted to the light uniformizing element through a same path, so that the illumination system outputs second light in the illumination light beam. A projection apparatus is also provided. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206372 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MODULE AND PROJECTOR - A wavelength conversion module includes a ceramic substrate, a wavelength conversion layer, and a plurality of colloidal bosses. The ceramic substrate has a first surface. The wavelength conversion layer is disposed on the first surface of the ceramic substrate. The colloidal bosses are separately from each other disposed on the ceramic substrate and at least located on the first surface. The colloidal bosses and the wavelength conversion layer are separated from each other, and a heat resistant temperature of the colloidal bosses is higher than 500 degrees. The above wavelength conversion module has favorable heat dissipation effect. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206373 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MODULE AND PROJECTOR - A wavelength conversion module, including a substrate, a wavelength conversion layer, and multiple adhesive bosses, is provided. The substrate has a first surface. The wavelength conversion layer is configured on the first surface of the substrate. The adhesive bosses are separately configured on the first surface of the substrate. The wavelength conversion layer surrounds the adhesive bosses, and each of the adhesive bosses is configured separately from the wavelength conversion layer. The disclosure also provides a projector including the wavelength conversion module. The wavelength conversion module has better heat dissipation effect. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206374 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR - A light source apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a first light source section, a second light source section, a first polarization separator, a second polarization separator that reflects part of second light and transmits the other part of the second light, a first phase retarder which is disposed between the first polarization separator and the second polarization separator and on which the part of the second light reflected off the second polarization separator is incident, a wavelength conversion layer that converts the first light and the part of the second light into third light having a second wavelength band and outputs the third light toward the first polarization separator, and a first light focusing optical system disposed between the wavelength conversion layer and the first polarization separator. The wavelength conversion layer has a first surface via which the third light exits and a second surface that intersects with the first surface. The first light is focused by the first light focusing optical system and enters the wavelength conversion layer at least via the second surface thereof, and the second light enters the wavelength conversion layer via the first surface thereof. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206375 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION DEVICE - An illumination system and a projection device are provided. The illumination system includes a first laser light source providing a first laser light, a wavelength conversion module, a first light splitting element and a microlens array. When the first laser light is incident to at least one non-conversion region of the wavelength conversion module, the first laser light forms a first color light. When the first laser light is incident to at least one wavelength conversion region of the wavelength conversion module, the first laser light forms at least one second color light. The microlens array is located on a transmission path of the first color light and the at least one second color light, and the first color light and the at least one second color light form an illumination light after passing through the microlens array. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206376 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION ELEMENT, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND PROJECTOR - A wavelength conversion element includes a wavelength conversion layer having a light incident surface and converting a first light into a second light, a substrate having a support surface, a first optical member having a first optical layer transmitting the first light and reflect the second light, a second optical member having a second optical layer reflecting the second light and crossing the support surface and the first optical layer, a third optical member having a third optical layer reflecting the second light and facing the second optical layer. An opening is formed by the substrate and the first, second and third optical members. A first area of the light incident surface is larger than a second area of a light incident area. The second area is larger than a third area of the opening. The second light is emitted from the opening. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206377 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION APPARATUS - An illumination system configured to provide an illumination beam is provided. The illumination system includes at least two light-combining modules and a light-homogenizing device. One of the at least two light-combining modules includes a light source module and a focusing lens. The light source module is configured to emit an excitation beam, a focusing lens is located between the light source module and the light-homogenizing device, and the focusing lens is located on a path of the excitation beam. The light-homogenizing device includes a light-entrance surface and a light-exit surface. The light source module is disposed on a spherical surface with the light-entrance surface of the light-homogenizing device as a center of a circle, and the excitation beam from the focusing lens is focused on the light-entrance surface of the light-homogenizing device. A projection apparatus is also provided, and uniformity of projection images of the projection apparatus is satisfactory. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206378 | PROJECTION APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a projection apparatus. The projection apparatus includes: a light supply device, including an LED lamp and a collimator fly-eye lens, wherein lamp bodies of the LED lamp are arrayed and the LED lamp is capable of simultaneously emitting red, green, and blue light rays, and the collimator fly-eye lens is capable of collimating the light ray emitted by each of the lamp bodies; an optical path conversion device, configured to convert a direction of the light rays emitted by the light supply device; a DMD device, configured to process the light rays from the optical path conversion device and feed the processed light rays to the optical path conversion device; and a projection lens device; wherein the light rays transmitted by the optical path conversion device to the projection lens device to achieve image projection. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206379 | REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK, REFLECTIVE MASK, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING REFLECTIVE MASK AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a reflective mask blank for manufacturing a reflective mask capable of suppressing peeling of an absorber pattern when EUV exposure is performed in an atmosphere comprising a hydrogen gas. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206380 | BLANK MASK AND PHOTOMASK USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a blank mask and the like, and comprises a transparent substrate, a phase shift film disposed on the transparent substrate, and a light shielding film disposed on the phase shift film. The blank mask has a TFT1 value of 0.25 μm/100° C. or less expressed by Equation 1 below: | 2022-06-30 |
20220206381 | MASK BLANK, TRANSFER MASK, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a mask blank in which a light shielding film which is a single layer film formed of a silicon nitride-based material has high light shielding performance against ArF exposure light and is capable of reducing EMF bias of a pattern of the light shielding film. The mask blank includes the light shielding film on a transparent substrate. The light shielding film has an optical density of 3.0 or greater to ArF exposure light. A refractive index n and an extinction coefficient k of the light shielding film to ArF exposure light simultaneously satisfy relationships defined by Formulas (1) and (2) below. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206382 | PATTERN FORMATION METHOD AND TEMPLATE MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a pattern formation method includes patterning a first film on a substate to have a plurality of lines extending in a first direction and a second pattern portion extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction. Each line having at least a first width and being spaced from an adjacent line in the second direction by a least three times the first width and spaced from ends of the lines in the first direction by twice or less the first width. A conformal film is then formed on the patterned first film. The conformal film having a thickness equal to the first width. The patterned first film is then removed while leaving portions of the conformal film that were previously on sidewalls of the plurality of lines behind. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206383 | SALT, ACID GENERATOR, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN - A salt represented by formula (I): | 2022-06-30 |
20220206384 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition containing a polymeric compound having a constitutional unit (a01) derived from a compound represented by General Formula (a0-1). In the formula, W | 2022-06-30 |
20220206385 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, COMPOUND, AND RESIN - A resist composition containing a polymeric compound having a constitutional unit (a01) derived from a compound represented by General Formula (a0-1). In the formula, represents a polymerizable group-containing group, Ra | 2022-06-30 |
20220206386 | ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition containing (A) an acid-decomposable resin, (B) a compound represented by General Formula (b1), and (C) a compound represented by General Formula (c1), in which a ratio of a content of the compound (C) to a content of the compound (B) is from 0.01% by mass to 10% by mass. In the formulae, L represents a single bond or a divalent linking group. A represents a group that decomposes by the action of an acid. B represents a group that decomposes by the action of an acid, a hydroxy group, or a carboxy group. It should be noted that at least one B represents the hydroxy group or the carboxy group. n represents an integer from 1 to 5. X represents an (n+1)-valent linking group. M | 2022-06-30 |
20220206387 | PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION, CURED FILM, COLOR FILTER, LIGHT SHIELDING FILM, OPTICAL ELEMENT, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, INFRARED SENSOR, AND HEADLIGHT UNIT - A photosensitive composition contains a black pigment, a resin, a polymerizable compound, and a photopolymerization initiator, in which the black pigment includes a coated particle which includes a metal-containing particle consisting of a nitride or oxynitride of one or more metals selected from the group consisting of zirconium, vanadium, and niobium, and a metal oxide coating layer consisting of a metal oxide, with which the metal-containing particle is coated. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206388 | POSITIVE-TYPE PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED FILM PREPARED THEREFROM - The present invention relates to a positive-type photosensitive resin composition and a cured film prepared therefrom. The positive-type photosensitive resin composition, in which an acrylic copolymer and a siloxane copolymer are used together while a bulky monomer is introduced into the acrylic copolymer, facilitates the penetration of a developer and, at the same time, increases the inhibition efficiency of acid groups to produce the effect of improving the sensitivity. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206389 | STRUCTURE FOR OPTICAL DEVICES, PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND PHOTOCURABLE SILOXANE RESIN COMPOSITION THEREFOR - The structure for an optical device according to an embodiment comprises a protective layer formed from a photocurable siloxane resin composition, wherein the protective layer is capable of serving not only to protect or seal a light emitting element such as a mini-LED chip from external heat or moisture, but also to improve such optical characteristics as brightness and contrast ratio of light emitted from the light emitting element through the light diffusion effect. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206390 | PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION, TRANSFER FILM, CURED FILM, LAMINATE, TOUCH PANEL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYMER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION - Provided are a photosensitive composition including a polymer having a polymerizable functional group in a side chain and an ammonium compound including an ammonium cation and a carboxylate anion; a transfer film; a cured film; a laminate; a touch panel; a method for producing a polymer; and a method for producing a photosensitive composition. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206391 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE - An apparatus for treating the substrate includes a process chamber with a treating space therein, a support member located in the treating space to support the substrate, and a gas supply unit supplying a surface-modifying gas to the treating space. The gas supply unit includes a bubbler tank provided with an accommodating space for storing a liquid alkyne-based chemical, the bubbler tanks bubbling the liquid alkyne-based chemical by supplying an inert gas to the accommodating space to generate the surface-modifying gas, a heater heating the liquid alkyne-based chemical stored in the bubbler tank at a first temperature, and a gas supply line coupled between the process chamber and the bubbler tank to supply the surface modified gas to the treating space and provided with a first valve. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206392 | NOZZEL STANDBY PORT, APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR CLEANING NOZZLE USING THE SAME - Provided is an apparatus for treating a substrate. In the exemplary embodiment, the apparatus for treating the substrate includes a cup configured to have a treating space with an opened upper portion; a support unit configured to support the substrate in the treating space; a liquid supply unit configured to have a treating liquid supply nozzle for supplying a treating liquid to the substrate supported by the support unit; and a nozzle standby port which is positioned outside treating space, provides a standby space in which the nozzle stands by before and after treating the substrate in the treating space, and has a cleaning member for cleaning the nozzle positioned in the standby space, wherein the nozzle standby port includes an insertion hole provided so that a nozzle tip of the treating liquid supply nozzle is insertable; and a spray member configured to spray a cleaning liquid to the nozzle tip inserted into the insertion hole, wherein an impact point of the cleaning liquid may be spaced apart from the center of the nozzle tip at a predetermined distance. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206393 | TRANSFER PLATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSFER PLATE, AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a cooling plate for cooling a substrate, including an operation of manufacturing a coolant pipe by using a tubular pipe, an operation of inserting the coolant pipe into a casting mold that defines a plate, and an operation of casting the cooling plate by injecting a molten metal into the casting mold. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206394 | ALKALINE CLEANING COMPOSITION, CLEANING METHOD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR - An alkaline cleaning composition is provided. The alkaline cleaning composition includes an alkaline compound, 5% to 40% by weight of propylene glycol monomethyl ether, 10% to 30% by weight of water, and a polar solvent. Wherein, the polar solvent includes acetals, glycol ethers, pyrrolidones, or a combination thereof, and the alkaline cleaning composition is free of benzenesulfonic acid. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206395 | COMPOSITION FOR RESIST PATTERN METALLIZATION PROCESS - A composition with which collapse and roughness of a resist pattern can be ameliorated and the etching resistance can be improved by metallizing a resist in the resist pattern and a resist pattern metallization method using the composition. A composition for a resist pattern metallization process, including a component (A): at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal oxide (a1), a hydrolyzable silane compound (a2), a hydrolysate (a3) of the hydrolyzable silane compound, and a hydrolysis condensate (a4) of the hydrolyzable silane compound, a component (B): an acid compound containing no carboxylic acid group (—COOH), and a component (C): an aqueous solvent, and a resist pattern metallization method for providing a resist pattern in which the composition components have permeated into a resist using the composition. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206396 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A WEAR-RESISTANT MATERIAL ON A BODY, AND COMPOSITE BODY - A method for providing a wear-resistant material on a body. A composite body that may be obtained by the method. The composite body may be a substrate holder or a reticle clamp for use in a lithographic apparatus. The method includes providing a body made of glass, ceramic or glass-ceramic; providing a wear-resistant material having a hardness of more than 20 GPa; and brazing or laser welding the wear-resistant material to the body. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206397 | LASER FOCUSSING MODULE - A laser focusing system ( | 2022-06-30 |
20220206398 | FACET MIRROR FOR AN ILLUMINATION OPTICAL UNIT OF A PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A facet mirror for an illumination optical unit of a projection exposure apparatus has a large number of displaceable individual facets with a facet main body and a reflection surface arranged on it. At least some of the individual facets have a displacement range such that they come into contact with a stop surface in one or more displacement positions. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206399 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE - A substrate processing apparatus and method for effectively removing an organic material such as a photoresist without using sulfuric acid are provided. The substrate processing apparatus includes a support module, in which a substrate is inverted and seated, and an ultraviolet light source is installed, wherein the substrate is arranged so that one surface of the substrate faces the support module, and the ultraviolet light source irradiates ultraviolet rays to one surface of the substrate; a nozzle installed in the support module; and a fluid supply module for supplying a fluid to one surface of the substrate through the nozzle. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206400 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - A lithographic apparatus is disclosed that includes a substrate table configured to support a substrate on a substrate supporting area and a heater and/or temperature sensor on a surface adjacent the substrate supporting area. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206401 | MIRROR ASSEMBLY HAVING A HYDROGEN BARRIER AND OPTICAL ASSEMBLY - A mirror arrangement ( | 2022-06-30 |
20220206402 | TONER - A toner including a toner particle containing a binder resin and an ester compound, wherein the binder resin contains a styrene-acrylic-based resin, the styrene-acrylic-based resin contains a specific unit, the ester compound has a specific structure, and a molar ratio of the specific unit to the ester compound is 0.5 to 1.5. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206403 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER - An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes: toner base particles containing a binder resin and a metal pigment; and an external additive containing lanthanum-containing strontium titanate particles. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206404 | HUMAN BODY-SAFE EXTERNAL ADDITIVE FOR TONER AND TONER MANUFACTURED USING SAME - The present invention provides an external additive for toner, selected from the group consisting of tin oxide fine particles, complex tin oxide fine particles, and a mixture of the same fine particles, wherein the fine particles are (−) charged fine particles having an energy band gap of 3.2 to 3.6 eV, an electronegativity value (χ) of 15 to 18, and a Blow-Off charge amount (uC/g) of −100 to −150. The external additive for toner of the present invention can: replace nano-sized titanium dioxide which has been conventionally used as an external additive for toner; guarantee general consumers using image devices as well as workers in the image industry safety from the harmful influences that may be generated upon exposure to the nano-sized titanium dioxide detached from the surface of a toner in use; and be safe for the human body. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206405 | TONER FORMULATIONS HAVING IMPROVED TONER USAGE EFFICIENCY - A toner composition having improved toner usage efficiency, wherein toner particles having an average size range of 1-25 μm may be mixed with an extra particulate additive package including a first small silica surface treated with both a silane and an aminosilane having a primary particle size of about 5 nm-20 nm, a second fumed silica having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm, a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm, an electro-conductive titania having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm and an acicular titania having a size of about 1.6 μm to 1.7 μm in length and about 130 nm in diameter. An alternative embodiment of the extra particulate additive package does not include a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206406 | TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE - An example toner having a plurality of toner particles is provided. The toner particles include a core particle including a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent, and an external additive to attach to a surface of the core particle, the external additive including silica particles and tin oxide particles. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206407 | ELECTROSTATIC INK COMPOSITION - Described herein is a liquid electrostatic ink composition comprising a liquid carrier; and chargeable toner particles comprising a resin and an aluminium-based color-shifting pigment. Also described herein is a method of printing comprising: printing onto a substrate a liquid electrostatic ink composition comprising: a liquid carrier; and chargeable toner particles comprising a resin and an aluminium-based color-shifting pigment, and a printed article comprising a print substrate having printed thereon the electrostatic ink composition. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206408 | CONCENTRATING AN INK COMPOSITION - Herein is disclosed a method for concentrating a liquid electrostatic ink composition, the method comprising replacing a first liquid carrier in a liquid electrostatic ink composition with a second liquid carrier, wherein the liquid electrostatic ink composition comprises chargeable toner particles dispersed in the first liquid carrier; and removing the second liquid carrier to produce a concentrated liquid electrostatic ink composition, wherein the second liquid carrier has a boiling point below 100° C. and wherein the second liquid carrier has a lower boiling point than the first liquid carrier. Also disclosed herein is a concentrated liquid electrostatic ink composition producible according to the method. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206409 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - There is provided image forming apparatus including: photosensitive member; developing roller configured to supply a developer to the photosensitive member; belt to which a developer image is to be transferred from the photosensitive member; sensor; and controller configured to execute a developing bias correcting process for correcting a developing bias to be applied to the developing roller. The developing bias correcting process includes: a setting process for setting testing biases, all of the testing biases being smaller than an old developing bias; a forming process for forming developer images on the belt by using the testing biases set in the setting process; a detecting process for detecting densities of the developer images formed in the forming process by the sensor; and a calculating process for calculating the developing bias based on the densities of the developer images detected in the detecting process. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206410 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, an image bearing member, and a process unit attached to the apparatus body, the process unit including a frame including a storage portion configured to store developer, a developer bearing member configured to supply developer to the image bearing member to develop an electrostatic latent image; and a circuit board attached to the frame, wherein the circuit board includes a light emitting portion configured to emit light, and a light receiving portion configured to receive the light emitted from the light emitting portion and having passed through an interior of the storage portion. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206411 | DEVELOPER SUPPLYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A pump portion | 2022-06-30 |
20220206412 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An attached portion of an image forming apparatus includes: a rotating member of which at least a part is exposed outside the image forming apparatus when the developer container is attached; and a rotation restricting mechanism that is movable between a restricting position to restrict rotation of the rotating member and an allowable position to allow rotation of the rotating member, and includes a restricting member that is at the restricting position when the developer container is not attached. The developer container is attached to the attached portion so that the discharging portion engaging portion and the shutter engaging portions are engaged with the frame engaged portions and the rotating member engaged portions respectively when the container shutter is in the close state, and the restricting member moves from the restricting position to the allowable position when the developer container is attached to the attached portion. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206413 | POWDER CONTAINER WITH A CONTACT PORTION TO CANCEL A RESTRICTION MEMBER FROM RESTRICTING ROTATION OF AN ENGAGEMENT PORTION - A powder container includes a collection port to communicate with an outlet port of a body or removable component, and to receive and collect powder flowing out through the outlet port. There is a shutter to open and close the collection port, and a rotation portion to be engageable with an engagement portion which is to open and close a cartridge shutter to open and close the outlet port through which the powder flows out. An operation device is to rotate the rotation portion in conjunction with an operation of the operation device, and a contact portion is included in the rotation portion to contact a restriction member. The contact portion is to cancel the restriction member from restricting rotation of the engagement portion. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206414 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE INCLUDING PROTRUSION POSITIONED AT OUTER SURFACE OF CASING - A developing cartridge may include: a casing; a developing roller extending in a first direction; a developing-roller gear; a coupling including a coupling gear; a first idle gear; a second idle gear; an agitator; a first agitator gear; and a protrusion. The developing-roller gear, the coupling, the first idle gear, the second idle gear, the first agitator gear, and the protrusion may be positioned at an outer surface of the casing. The protrusion may be positioned between a first axis of the coupling and a third axis of the first agitator gear in a second direction connecting the first and third axes. The protrusion may be positioned outside an addendum circle of the developing-roller gear, an addendum circle of the coupling gear, an addendum circle of the first idle gear, and an addendum circle of the second idle gear. The first agitator gear may be spaced apart from the protrusion in the first direction. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206415 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming portion, a second image forming portion, a belt, a charging voltage applying portion, and a transfer voltage applying portion. With respect to a movement direction of the recording material, the first image forming portion is provided upstream of the second image forming portion. In an image forming operation, a potential difference between the first transfer voltage and a potential, at the first transfer portion, which is formed on the first image bearing member and does not form the image is larger than a potential difference between the second transfer voltage and a potential, at the second transfer portion, which is formed on the second image bearing member and does not form the image. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206416 | IMAGE HEATING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image heating device heats up an image formed on a recording material, the device having: a heating member provided with a heater having a plurality of heating elements juxtaposed in a direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the recording material; a roller, such that the circumference of the roller increases from a central portion towards ends portions, in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction; and a control portion that controls individually the power supplied to the plurality of heating elements. The control portion sets a control target temperature, being set in order to supply power to a heating element corresponding to a non-sheet passing area, from among the plurality of heating elements, to be higher than a lowest control target temperature from among control target temperatures that are set in order to supply power to a heating element corresponding to a sheet passing area. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206417 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS WITH POWER SUPPLY CONTROL THAT SETS A TARGET TEMPERATURE FOR EACH OF A PLURALITY OF REGIONS OF RECORDING MATERIAL - An image heating apparatus includes an image heating portion including a heater, a tubular film having an inner surface in contact with the heater, and a pressure member that is in contact with the outer surface of the film and forms a nip portion for conveying a recording material between the outer surface and the pressure member. The image heating portion heats an unfixed toner image on the recording material by the heater. A temperature detection portion detects the temperature of the heater. A control portion controls electric power to the heater such that the temperature detected by the temperature detection portion is maintained at a predetermined control target temperature. An obtainment portion obtains image information for forming the unfixed toner image. The control target temperature is set, based on the image information, for each of a plurality of regions defined by dividing the recording material in the conveying direction. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206418 | HEAT REFLECTION USING REFLECTOR IN FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a belt, a roller, a heater, and a reflector. The belt is rotatable in a rotational direction. The roller is positioned to be in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the belt so as to form a nip between the roller and the belt. The heater is disposed within an inner circumference of the belt. The reflector is configured to reflect heat generated by the heater toward an inner surface of the belt. The reflector includes a first portion that is in contact with the belt at a first region downstream with respect to the nip in the rotational direction. The first portion causes a curvature of the belt at the first region to be greater than the curvature of the belt at regions of the belt adjacent to the first region. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206419 | FIXING ROTATING MEMBER, FIXING APPARATUS AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIXING ROTATING MEMBER - Provided is a fixing rotating member capable of maintaining high toner releasability over longer periods of time than in conventional instances and that is capable of maintaining abrasion resistance against paper; the fixing rotating member comprises a base layer, an elastic layer, and a surface layer, in this order; the surface layer containing a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer and a perfluoropolyether; the tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer having pores formed therein; the surface layer has pores with openings at a first surface thereof, and constituting an outer surface of the fixing rotating member; at least part of the pores containing the perfluoropolyether; a content of the perfluoropolyether in the surface layer is 20 mass % to 60 mass %; and a degree of orientation A of molecules of the tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether in a direction perpendicular to a circumferential direction of the surface layer is 35 to 75%. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206420 | PRESSING ROTATING MEMBER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, FIXING APPARATUS, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A pressing rotating member comprising a base layer, an elastic layer and a surface layer, in this order, the surface layer having pores, wherein when placing an observation region of 8 μm long×11 μm wide at a cross section of the surface layer in a thickness direction of the surface layer—a direction perpendicular to a circumferential direction of the pressing rotating member, a degree of orientation f of the pores observed in the observation region is 0.20 or higher, and an orientation angle Φ of the pores observed in the observation region is 0° to 10°. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206421 | FIXING ROTATING MEMBER, FIXING APPARATUS, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIXING ROTATING MEMBER - A fixing rotating member comprising a base layer, an elastic layer and a surface layer, in this order, the surface layer containing PFA and PFPE, and having pores with openings at a first surface; at least part of the pores containing the PFPE, wherein when after removing the PFPE in the pores, placing a first observation region on the first surface, defining a ratio of a sum of areas of the openings in the first observation region relative to an area of the first observation region as P | 2022-06-30 |
20220206422 | HEATING DEVICE WITH A HEAT CONDUCTOR INCLUDING PORTIONS HAVING DIFFERENT THICKNESSES - A heating device includes a rotatable film, a heater including a substrate that extends along a first direction and having two surfaces opposite to each other, and a heater element on one of the surfaces of the substrate, and a heat conductor having first and second surfaces and including a first portion contacting the other surface of the substrate, and a second portion that is adjacent to the first portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and does not contact the other surface of the substrate. A thickness of the first portion of the heat conductor from the first surface to the second surface is greater than a thickness of the second portion from the first surface to the second surface. | 2022-06-30 |
20220206423 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE PERFORMING PRELIMINARY PROCESS TO ROTATE ROLLER AT DETERMINED ROTATIONAL SPEED - In an image forming device, a photosensitive drum forms an image on a sheet based on the image formation data. The roller conveys the sheet. A motor provides the roller with driving force to rotate the roller. A controller acquires an advance command which is received from the external terminal prior to reception of the image formation data. The advance command includes option information. The controller determines a rotational speed of the roller based on the option information. The rotational speed is determined to be changeable depending on the optional information. The controller performs a preliminary process before the photosensitive drum forms an image on the sheet based on the image formation data. The preliminary process is to control the motor so that the roller rotates at the rotational speed determined in the determining | 2022-06-30 |