32nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110194128 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COUNTING METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, including: an image forming unit to perform an image formation on paper; a storage unit to store a printing rate coefficient corresponding to one of printing rate levels, the printing rate levels being a plurality of levels into which a printing rate is divided, the printing rate coefficient being stored for each of the printing rate levels; a coefficient changing operation section for changing a printing rate coefficient for each of the printing rate levels; and a control unit to calculate a printing rate on each page of the paper on which the image formation is performed, to read a printing rate coefficient, corresponding to one of the printing rate levels to which the calculated printing rate belongs, from the storage unit, and to add up the read printing rate coefficient as a count coefficient. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194129 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device of the present invention includes: a lightness/saturation calculating section that calculates saturation of each pixel on the basis of multicolor image data; an achromatic/chromatic color determining section that determines a pixel as a chromatic pixel if the saturation of the pixel is not less than a preset threshold value and determines a pixel as an achromatic pixel if the saturation of the pixel is less than the threshold value; an achromatic color data generating section that generates, for the achromatic pixel, pixel data for formation of an image using only a color material of black; and a specified color data generating section that generates, for the chromatic pixel, pixel data constituting a double color image and containing single color image data for formation of an image realized by a combination of color materials of colors corresponding to a single color other than black, and the specified color data generating section generates, for the chromatic pixel, single color image data such that the consumption of a color material of a chromatic color corresponding to the single color increases with increase in the saturation of the chromatic pixel. This makes it possible to generate double color image data by which high contrast and rich tone reproduction can be realized and the boundary between the achromatic region and the chromatic region can be expressed with natural gradation. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194130 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing device comprises: a first output device having a first color gamut and outputting an image based on a given first color reproduction target value; a second output device having a second color gamut and outputting an image based on a second color reproduction target value; a color gamut information acquirer for acquiring a first color gamut information relating to the first color gamut of the first output device and a second color gamut information relating to the second color gamut of the second output device; and a target value generator for producing a second color reproduction target value for the second output device by correcting the given color reproduction target value for the first output device based on acquired first and second color gamut information by the color gamut information acquirer. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194131 | AUTOMATED POSITIONING OF PRINTED IMAGES - A method of calibrating a printing system for positioning at least one printed image, the printing system includes a first image bearing surface, the method includes: a) forming a background pattern and at least three fiducials on the first image bearing surface, wherein the background pattern is larger than a first printed image and the at least three fiducials are within an area formed by the first printed image; b) transferring a portion of the first printed image to a second image bearing surface; c) measuring a first residual image on the first image bearing surface, wherein the first residual image is a portion of the background pattern and the at least three fiducials remaining on the first image bearing surface after the step of transferring; and, d) calculating at least one calibration parameter for the printing system based on the measuring of the first residual image. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194132 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - The data conversion unit of a printer driver makes a copy of a spool file in PDF and stores it as PDF data | 2011-08-11 |
20110194133 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROGRAM - If data is received from the information processing apparatus when the main control unit is in the second power state, it is determined, based on the received data, whether to (i) cause the main control unit to revert to the first power state or to (ii) cause the sub control unit to make a response to the received data without the main control unit reverting to the first power state. If it is determined as the case (ii), response information for the received data is generated and transmitted to the information processing apparatus, and the communication connection information held in the sub control unit is updated. If it is determined as the case (i), the main control unit is caused to revert to the first power state and notified of the communication connection information held by the sub control unit. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194134 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD - In a composite machine provided with a copy mode and a print mode, an operation history of each operation mode is accurately timed and log information concerning an electric power of the composite machine for processing various jobs such as the copy mode and the print mode is prepared based on a timed value. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194135 | Print View With Easy Page Removal - A computer readable medium having a computer program which when installed on a computer having applications which can be commanded to print and which place pages in a print queue, causes a print command to result in a display of pages and which permits a user to remove any of said displayed pages from said print queue by a sequence of mouse clicks. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194136 | PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE - A print control method and device, wherein the method includes: monitoring a print system port, storing a print task at a preset memory address in the form of job file when the print task exists at the print system port; querying the memory address on schedule, determining the target job file when there is a job file storing at the memory address; querying the printer state, if the printer is idle, sending the target job file; when the printer is in a state of failure, feeding a failure state prompting information back. The solution queries the printer work state before the job file is sent, feeds the prompting information back when the printer occurs failure, detects the print process state of job files, and performs a processing for failure when a print fails. Through the solution, users can know the states of job files in time and missing or omitting of a job file is avoided. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194137 | PAGE PARALLEL RIP WITH INTERLEAVED CHUNKS - Systems and methods are described that facilitate distributing a raster image processing task for an input file (e.g., an electronic document) across a plurality of nodes (e.g., computers) in a network. The input file is received at a first node, which becomes the controlling node and splits the pages of the input file into interleaved chunks such that adjacent pages are allocated to different chunks (i.e., no chunk contains adjacent pages in the document). Chunks are then assigned to different nodes for concurrent raster image processing. Once complete, the processed pages are returned to the controller node, which logically orders the pages into their original sequential order, and outputs the logically ordered, raster image processed pages to a printer, where they are printed. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194138 | CONTROL POINT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR SENDING FAX DATA USING FAX DATA TRANSMISSION FUNCTION OF THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus is requested by a connectable control point to execute a fax job, and includes a communication interface which is requested by a connectable control point to execute a fax job, and receives content corresponding to the fax job; a TTI generation unit which generates a terminal identification (TTI) corresponding to the fax job; an image processor which generates a fax image using the generated TTI and the received content; and a fax unit which transmits the generated fax image | 2011-08-11 |
20110194139 | Printing Structured Documents - Print objects ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110194140 | WALK-UP PRINTING WITHOUT DRIVERS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that supports printing from a computing device. During operation, the system uses a discovery protocol to identify printers that can be accessed by the computing device. Next, the system receives a selection of a printer that can be accessed by the computing device. The system then generates printer data for the print job. This can be accomplished in a number of ways. The system can use a driverless printing technique, which involves obtaining printer capability information from the selected printer and generating printer data for the selected printer based on the printer capability information. Alternatively, the system can use a printer-specific driver for the selected printer to generate the printer data. The system can also send the print job to a cloud, which includes one or more servers that provide a printing service, so that the cloud can generate the printer data. Finally, the system sends the generated printer data to the printer. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194141 | FRAMEWORK THAT SUPPORTS DRIVERLESS PRINTING - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates driverless printing. This system includes a discovery component configured to identify accessible printers and to facilitate selection of an accessible printer, wherein the discovery component is also configured to obtain capability information from accessible printers. The system also includes a transport component configured to transport data to the selected printer, wherein the transport component is also configured to obtain capability information from the selected printer. Finally, the system includes a page-description-language component configured to generate printer data for the selected printer based on obtained capability information for the selected printer. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194142 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A printing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a generation unit configured to generate intermediate data based on a print job containing at least one or more reusable data and variable data for each of the reusable data, a conversion unit configured to convert the intermediate data generated by the generation unit into image data, and a storage unit configured to select at least one of the intermediate data of the reusable data and the image data of the reusable data according to a range in which the reusable data is reused, and store the selected data as a cache. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194143 | MONITORING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, SYSTEM INCLUDING THESE DEVICES CONNECTED AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE SAME - A monitoring device for an image forming device receives from the image forming device usage information indicating a history of manipulations by a user and reduction information indicating that the image forming device is operating in a reduction mode. When having received reduction information, the monitoring device determines the priority of maintenance work on a function the provision of which has been halted indicated by the reduction information, registers the determined priority in a management table in association, and outputs the registered reduction information and associated priority. When the received usage information indicates a manipulation with respect to a function the provision of which has been halted indicated by the received reduction information, the priority corresponding to the reduction information is determined to be relatively higher than when there is no manipulation with respect to the function the provision of which has been halted indicated by the received reduction information. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194144 | DISPLAY INPUT DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY METHOD OF THE DISPLAY INPUT DEVICE - A display input device includes a storage unit which stores a program for controlling to display a screen for setting a set item that is selected and registered in advance by calling, an input unit which accepts a setting input, and a display unit which displays a combination image in which a position display image for indicating a current position of the display in the program when the program is called, and a screen number display image indicating the number of setting screens that are displayed or have been displayed for setting the set item included in the program are combined, for each set item included in the program, arranged in the display order of the set item in the program. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194145 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - The present invention provides a technology allowing a user to selectively print a web page for a mobile terminal or for a PC. To accomplish this, an image processing apparatus connected to a mobile terminal and a web server accepts designation information, which designates how a web page is printed, when both a first web page for a mobile terminal and a second web page for a non-mobile terminal are present in the web page, receives page information containing the URL of the first web page from the mobile terminal, obtains the second web page corresponding to the first web page from the web server, and executes any one of printing of the first web page, printing of the second web page, and printing of both the first web page and the second web page, according to the accepted designation information. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194146 | PRINT JOB MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, PRINT JOB MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The printing order is controlled so that printouts are obtained from an image forming apparatus in the order in which the printing client transmitted print jobs. For this purpose, a print job received by the image forming apparatus is captured at the communication packet level and the date & time of starting reception of the print job is managed in a job list. When a print job of interest is input to a print queue manager, it is determined whether there is a previously input job, reception of which has not completed. If so, the previously input job is waited, and when the previously input job is input entirely, the previously input job is registered in a print queue. Subsequently, the print job of interest is registered in the print queue. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194147 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus which can avert wasteful processing of disconnection from and reconnection to the same host when a currently-connected host and a host that should be connected next are the same. When a print request is received from one of a plurality of hosts, host information indicative of the host is registered so that an order of print requests can be identified. Connection and disconnection to and from the hosts are carried out according to the host information. Printing is carried out based on print data received from the hosts. When a host as a source of a print request received next after a print request from a currently-connected host is the same as the currently-connected host, print data is received from the currently-connected host, and then print data corresponding to the next print request is received from the currently-connected host without disconnecting from the currently-connected host. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194148 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus having a printing engine, a first control unit, and a second control unit, in which a normal operation is performed by at least the printing engine and the first control unit, a first power saving operation is performed by at least the first control unit while the printing engine is stopped, and a second power saving operation is performed by only the second control unit, the printing apparatus including: a first storage unit of the first control unit that stores a setting value reflecting a setting change performed while the printing apparatus is operated and an operation value not reflecting the setting change performed while the printing apparatus is operated; a second storage unit of the second control unit that stores the setting value and the operation value. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194149 | TECHNOLOGY FOR COMBINING IMAGES IN A FORM - When a plurality of image data are received, a form data from among at least one form data and a format data from among at least one format data are selected based on number of the image data. The image data, selected form data and format data are combined to generate an output image. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194150 | METHOD FOR PRINTING IN MULTIPLE COLORS - A method of printing on a substrate includes enabling a user to draw a boundary of an area on an electronic page of text. The boundary has text characters both to the left of the boundary and to the right of the boundary on each of at least three vertically adjacent rows of the text. A user is enabled to indicate a first font color in which text within the area is to be printed, the first font color being different from a second font color in which text outside of the area is to be printed. The text within the area is printed in the first font color. The text outside the area is printed in the second font color. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194151 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a binarization section, a determination section and an area setting section. The binarization section binarizes a given image. The determination section determines whether or not a pixel to be determined is effective in accordance with the number of pixels of one value of a binary value in each of determination areas. Each of the determination areas are placed so as not to contain the pixel to be determined in the binarized image and so as not to overlap in a predetermined direction of the pixel to be determined. The area setting section sets an area including the pixel determined effective in the determination section. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194152 | ENHANCED SECURITY PRINTING OF A LAYOUT TEMPLATE - A method for enhancing security printing of a layout template is disclosed. The method includes receiving the layout template, and acknowledging one or more constraints for the layout template. At least one unconstrained layout element of the layout template is varied, thereby generating a varied layout template. The varied layout template is printed and scanned. The method further includes determining a number of bits that can be encoded in the varied layout template, where the number of bits depends on the varying of the at least one unconstrained layout element. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194153 | Image Processing System, Computer Readable Media and Method of Outputting Image Data - A system includes a reading device configured to read an image on an original document, a first writing device configured to write image data read by the reading device into an image storage portion, a communication device configured to communicate with a separately-portable storage medium and a second writing device configured to transmit authentication information to the separately-portable storage medium, which is used to control output of the image data from the image storage portion. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194154 | Image Processing Apparatus, Method, And Computer Program - An overlap determining unit determines whether or not it is difficult to read watermark characters by overlap between the watermark characters of the watermark image and pixels having a pixel value of the scan image equal to or more than a predetermined value using image data of a watermark image and image data of a scan image read by a scanner unit when the watermark image and the scan image area overlapped. A watermark image generating unit generates a correction watermark image obtained by correcting the watermark image to improve readability of the watermark characters when it is determined that it is difficult to read the watermark characters. A synthesis image generating unit generates a synthesis image in which the correction watermark image and the scan image are overlapped. A printer unit forms the synthesis image on a printing medium. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194155 | DOCUMENT CAMERA, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DOCUMENT CAMERA, AND PROGRAM - A document camera includes: n (n≧2) imagers; a temporal storage that temporarily stores m sets of image data captured by m (1≦m≦n) imagers among the n imagers; an image processor that performs predetermined image processing according to the number of image data sets m on the m sets of image data stored in the temporal storage; and an output image data output unit that outputs output image data to a display apparatus, the output image data being a single output image data set produced in the predetermined image processing. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194156 | DATA PROCESSOR AND SCANNER DEVICE - A data processor includes an image acquiring unit, a reference file acquiring unit, and a file generating unit. The image acquiring unit is configured to acquire a plurality of sets of image data indicating a plurality of images. The reference file acquiring unit is configured to acquire a reference file including a reference object including first information indicating a layout of at least two images among the plurality of images. The file generating unit is configured to generate a file in which the plurality of images are laid out based on the first information. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194157 | User Selectable and User Definable Scanning Protocols In Mammographic Film Scanning System With Stack Film Feeder - A system and method for processing mammographic data are described. The system includes a user input/output system adapted and configured to receive from a user a user-defined scanning protocol that identifies the laterality and view type for each mammographic film in a film case to be scanned. A storage system stores the user-defined scanning protocol for subsequent use in scanning film cases. A scanning system scans film cases and generates digitized versions of each mammographic film. A processor then assigns laterality and view types to the digitized versions of the mammographic film according to the user-defined scanning protocol. The system also receives user alterations to stored scanning protocols. The system can also re-assign a case scanned according to one scanning protocol to another scanning protocol in response to a user's instruction to do so. The system processes the digitized versions according to at least one computer aided detection (CAD) algorithm for detecting anatomical abnormalities therein. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194158 | MOTION TRACKING METHOD USING SCANNING DEVICE - The motion tracking method disclosed herein suggests a method for precisely tracking the motion of a scanning device by correcting the surrounding information distortedly recognized due to the time differences between pieces of information regarding the surroundings of the device over one scanning cycle. The method, as a motion tracking method of a scanning device collecting the surrounding information corresponding to a plurality of the points of the surroundings, includes collecting the surrounding information, obtaining the displacement data of the scanning device using the surrounding information, updating the velocity of the scanning device using the displacement data of the scanning device, correcting the surrounding information using the updated velocity of the scanning device, and determining location and position information of the scanning device using the corrected surrounding information. According to the method herein, the motion of the scanning device may be more precisely tracked because the surrounding information is corrected based on the velocity of the scanning device. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194159 | TRAY FOR IMAGE READING DEVICE - A tray used to place granular materials on a reading surface of an image reading device has provided thereto a transparent bottom plate, a background vertically upstanding relative to the bottom plate, and reflective elements arranged at predetermined intervals parallel to the background. In order to enable an imaging means of the image reading device to receive a side view image of the granular materials in the thickness direction thereof with the granular materials placed on the bottom plate of the tray, the tray is provided with a technical means for bending and guiding, by the reflective elements, light from the granular materials in the thickness direction thereof to the direction of the optical axis of the imaging means. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194160 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - A position of a leading edge of an original sheet should be accurately detected utilizing a shadow thereof, irrespective of thickness of the original sheet. In a scanner, an image sensor recognizes the shadow of the leading edge of the original sheet projected on a projection screen when a light source emits light to the original sheet being automatically transported on a glass plate. The original sheet is determined to have reached a reading position, when the original sheet is further transported by a predetermined distance after the shadow is recognized. The projection screen is located above the glass plate at a position spaced apart from the image sensor by a predetermined distance, and hence the timing that the shadow of the leading edge of the original sheet is projected on the projection screen is constant irrespective of the thickness of the original sheet. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194161 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image reading apparatus includes a first reading unit, a second reading unit, and a determination unit. The first reading unit reads an image on a first side of a document conveyed through a document conveyance path. The second reading unit is disposed in the document conveyance path at a reading position that is different from a reading position of the first reading unit and reads an image on a second side that is different from the first side on the document. The determination unit determines whether the document is a color document, according to whether a color image is included in an image in a predetermined region of the first side read by the first reading unit, and in an image in a region that is different from the predetermined region in the first side and read by the second reading unit. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194162 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMATION CONTROL APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes an obtaining unit, an image forming section, and a controller. The obtaining unit obtains color signals containing color components the number of which is n, n being a natural number. The image forming section forms an image on a medium, the image being based on the color signals obtained by the obtaining unit. The controller performs control so that colors in a color gamut that is not reproduced if area coverage modulation, not density modulation, is used for expression are included in the image by expressing densities of the n color components contained in the color signals obtained by the obtaining unit by using density modulation and area coverage modulation. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194163 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - A total reflection surface and a holographic optical element (HOE) surface are formed on the same surface (S | 2011-08-11 |
20110194164 | OPTICAL MULTI-RING SCANNER - An optical multi-ring scanner is disclosed, which comprises: a substrate; an outer ring driving element, disposed inside the substrate and configured symmetrically at two sides thereof with a pair of first arms that are connected respectively to the substrate; at least one inner ring driving element, each configured with a first inner ring driver in a manner that the first inner ring driver has a pair of second arms symmetrically disposed at a top side and a bottom side thereof while being connected to the outer ring driving element; and a mirror element, disposed inside the first inner ring driver and having a pair of third arms symmetrically disposed at a top side of a bottom side thereof; wherein, the third arm is disposed coaxial with the second arm while enabling the first arm to be disposed perpendicular to the second arm and the third arm. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194165 | Electrical control light valve apparatus having liquid metal - The present invention discloses an electrical control light valve apparatus having liquid gallium. The invention comprises the transparent glass as a substrate, ITO transparent conductive film as the electrodes, the liquid gallium as the valve located on the ITO transparent conductive film, and the partial-transparent glass is located on the top of the electrical control light valve apparatus. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194166 | APPARATUS FOR COMBINING LASER RADIATION - Apparatus for combining laser radiation ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110194167 | MULTI-SEGMENTED DISPLAYS - A display comprises a block of optically transparent materials. Patterns are etched within the block. The patterns may be selectively illuminated by light directed into sides of the block. Barriers divide the block or layers within the block into segments. Patterns in different segments and/or in different layers of the block may be independently illuminated. In some embodiments the block is made up of a number of sheets of optically transmissive material. The block may permit viewing of display elements or other objects or things located behind the block. Patterns may be configured to scatter preferentially light of specific polarizations. Displays may be applied in a wide variety of applications including in vehicles, as displays on electronic devices and the like. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194168 | ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY DEVICE - The display device comprises a plurality of electrowetting elements. Each element comprises walls on a support plate for confining a first fluid to the space of the element. The walls of the electrowetting element cover a wall region of the support plate and the walls enclose a display region of the support plate. Each electrowetting element comprises an electrode arranged on the support plate, the electrodes of the electrowetting elements being coupled to reflective, strip-shaped signal lines, also arranged on the support plate. A first area of the signal lines is arranged in the wall region and a second area of the signal lines is arranged in the display region, where the first area is smaller than the second area. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194169 | INTERFEROMETRIC MODULATOR IN TRANSMISSION MODE - A transmissive micromechanical device includes a substrate, an optical stack over the substrate and a moveable membrane over the optical stack. The moveable membrane may include a partially reflective mirror and be configured to move from a first position to a second position. When the movable membrane is in the first position the transmissive micromechanical device is configured to pass light of a predetermined color and when the movable membrane is in the second position, the micromechanical device is configured to block substantially all of light incident on the substrate. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194170 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electrophoretic display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate arranged to face the first substrate, an electrophoretic element arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes formed on the surface of the electrophoretic element side of the first substrate; an opposing electrode formed on the surface of the electrophoretic element side of the second substrate and facing the plurality of pixel electrodes; a voltage line formed on the surface of the electrophoretic element side of the first substrate; and a partition wall having conductivity which is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate and electrically connected to the voltage line. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194171 | OPTICAL WAVELENGTH CONVERSION ELEMENT, WAVELENGTH CONVERSION LASER DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical wavelength conversion element includes: a wavelength conversion waveguide that has a periodic polarization reversal structure having alternately and cyclically formed domains of which polarization directions are inverted, that guides light as a fundamental wave corresponding to the periodic polarization reversal structure, and performs a wavelength conversion of the guided fundamental wave; a first clad that is made of a dielectric having a refractive index lower than that of the wavelength conversion waveguide and is provided in contact with the domains; a second clad that is made of a dielectric having a refractive index lower than that of the wavelength conversion waveguide and is provided in contact with the domains such that the second clad is opposed to the first clad film; a first conducting unit that electrically connects the domains in parallel via the first clad; and a second conducting unit that electrically connects the domains in parallel via the second clad. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194172 | OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR WITH OPTIMIZED OUTPUT COUPLING - An optical parametric oscillator including a nonlinear crystal pumped by a laser source and an optical resonator, including an optical interferometer, which determines a level of output coupling of the oscillator, allowing high stability, broad wavelength tuning, and output power level optimization. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194173 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SPECTRAL CONTROL IN FREQUENCY CONVERSION LASER AMPLIFIERS - The invention relates to a method of spectral control in a frequency-shift laser chain for producing ultra-short pulses and comprising at least two laser-crystal amplifier stages, for cooling the crystal of one of the amplifier stages of the chain. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194174 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR CELL IMAGING - A microscope system ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110194175 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FAST THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURED-ILLUMINATION-MICROSCOPY IMAGING - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to providing and controlling illumination for three-dimensional structured illumination microscopy. Three phase-coherent beams, referred to as a “beam triplet,” are produced with planar beamsplitters. The relative phases of the beams are controlled by piezo-coupled mirrors or other means. The beams pass through the microscope objective and interfere to produce the 3D structured illumination pattern. The spatial orientation and location of the pattern is manipulated by adjusting the relative phases of the beams. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194176 | Systems, devices, and methods including a dark-field reflected-illumination apparatus - Systems, devices, and methods are described for providing a monitor or treatment device configured to, for example, detect hemozoin, as well as to monitor or treat a malarial infection. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194177 | Multi-magnification viewing and aiming scope - A multi-magnification viewing and aiming scope includes a first imaging group including an objective lens lying on the optical path and an eyepiece lens lying on the optical path. The first imaging group forms a first image having a first magnification on the optical path at an image location. A second imaging lens group may be controllably inserted into the optical path between at least some elements of the objective lens and the eyepiece lens. Upon insertion of the second imaging lens group into the optical path an optical combination of the first imaging group and the second imaging lens group forms a second image having a second magnification on the optical path at substantially the image location. The insertion may be accomplished by a tumbler mechanism upon which the second imaging lens group is mounted. The tumbler mechanism controllably pivots the second imaging lens group about a tumbler axis perpendicular to the optical path, between inserted and non-inserted positions. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194178 | REFLECTIVE SCREEN - A reflective screen comprising: a projection surface on which an image light is projected, a plurality of unit structures provided on the projection surface, one of the plurality of unit structures being formed of a concavely curved surface or a convexly curved surface, a first reflection portion that reflects the image light incident thereon toward a preset field of view, the first reflection portion being provided on the concavely curved surface or on the convexly curved surface and a second reflection portion that reflects at least a part of the image light incident thereon toward a region outside the preset field of view, the second reflection portion being provided on the concavely curved surface or on the convexly curved surface. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194179 | Method and Appartus for Making Retarder in Stereoscopic Glasses - A 3-D stereoscopic viewing lens which the retarder film is made of a PVA film. A 3-D stereoscopic viewing lens having a linear polarized film, one or more lens substrate layers, and an epoxy layer. A process of making retarder film including mounting a PVA film to an assembly line; wetting, cleaning, and washing the PVA film through said assembly line; softening, expanding and stretching the PVA film's x-axis through said assembly line; adding gap filling agent to the PVA film; stretching the PVA film's y-axis through a width frame holder and as a result transforming the PVA film into a retarder film. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194180 | Imaging Method and system for Imaging with Extended depth of Focus - An optical processor is presented for applying optical processing to a light field passing through a predetermined imaging lens unit. The optical processor comprises a pattern in the form of spaced apart regions of different optical properties. The pattern is configured to define a phase coder, and a dispersion profile coder. The phase coder affects profiles of Through Focus Modulation Transfer Function (TFMTF) for different wavelength components of the light field in accordance with a predetermined profile of an extended depth of focusing to be obtained by the imaging lens unit. The dispersion profile coder is configured in accordance with the imaging lens unit and the predetermined profile of the extended depth of focusing to provide a predetermined overlapping between said TFMTF profiles within said predetermined profile of the extended depth of focusing. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194181 | FILM FORMING METHOD FOR ANTIREFLECTION FILM, ANTIREFLECTION FILM, AND FILM FORMING DEVICE - A film forming method for an antireflection film that has a first indium oxide-based thin film and a second indium oxide-based thin film that is laminated on the first indium oxide-based thin film, including a first film forming step that forms the first indium oxide-based thin film by performing sputtering using a first indium oxide-based target in a first reactive gas that contains one, two, or three types selected from a group consisting of oxygen gas, hydrogen gas, and water vapor; and a second film forming step that forms on the first indium oxide-based thin film the second indium oxide-based thin film by performing sputtering using a second indium oxide-based target in a second reactive gas that contains one, two, or three types selected from a group consisting of oxygen gas, hydrogen gas, and water vapor, and that has a different composition from the first reactive gas. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194182 | Transparent Conductive Laminate Comprising Reflection Adjustment Layers - An exemplary transparent conductive laminate includes an organic polymer transparent substrate, at least one set of reflection adjustment layers, and a transparent conductive layer. The set of reflection adjustment layers, sandwiched between the organic polymer transparent substrate and the transparent conductive layer, includes a first adjustment layer and a second adjustment layer. The root mean square value of differences between the reflectance of a combination of the organic polymer transparent substrate, the transparent conductive layer and the at least one set of reflection adjustment layers over the wavelength range of from 380 nm to 800 nm and the average reflectance of the combination of the organic polymer transparent substrate, the transparent conductive layer and the at least one set of reflection adjustment layers over the range of from 380 nm to 800 nm is less than 3%. The refractive index of the first adjustment layer ranges from 1.8 to 2.5, and its optical thickness ranges from 10 nm to 100 nm. The refractive index of the second adjustment layer ranges from 1.3 to 1.6, and its optical thickness ranges from 10 nm to 250 nm. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194183 | Apparatus For Enhancing Scattered Light Detection By Re-Directing Scattered Light Outside The Angular Range Of Collection Optics Back To The Sample And Method Of Fabricating Same - An apparatus comprising an optical window transmits both an excitation beam to a sample and scattered light from the sample which is within the angular range of the collection optics. Scattered light from the sample outside the angular range of the collection optics is re-directed back to the sample by reflection from one or more surfaces of the apparatus. As a result, the magnitude of scattered light collected is increased. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194184 | CAMERA VISOR - The embodiments of the Camera Visor comprise a top surface and a rear surface. The rear surface forms a plurality of attachment slots. Through the attachment slots the user can insert a strap, belt or rope to secure the Camera Visor to a support structure. The Camera Visor is placed over a wildlife camera or other type of outdoor surveillance camera or other electronic equipment to shield the camera or electronic equipment from the sun, rain and other elements. In another embodiment, the Camera Visor is also comprised of two side flaps and a front rim and a back rim. The front rim and back rim serve to channel water through the side water channels so as to direct the water down the side flaps and away from the camera. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194185 | VEHICLE REARVIEW MIRROR WITH SPOTTER MIRROR - A mirror element comprising a front element, a rear element, electrochromic material therebetween, and a spotter optic located at the rear surface of the front element. At least a portion of the spotter optic has a first radius of curvature and at least a portion of the front surface of the front element has a greater second radius of curvature. A line perpendicular to the front surface extends through both the electrochromic material and the spotter optic. A first electrode coating and a second electrode coating are activated to activate the electrochromic material in order to dim a reflection off of the mirror element. A reflective coating of the spotter optic can form a portion of the first electrode coating. The first electrode coating and the reflective coating can overlap. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194186 | Method for manufacturing polymer miniature lens and collimator including the polymer miniature lens - A method for manufacturing a polymer miniature lens on a substrate with the lens forming pattern, and the liquid polymer is dispensed therein. The lens forming pattern having a periphery area and an interior area, most portion of the periphery area having a property of confining liquid polymer, while the interior area having at least one portion exposing the surface of the substrate; depositing liquid polymer onto the lens forming pattern; and curing the liquid polymer after the liquid polymer reaches equilibrium shape and is confined to the periphery area. The invention also discloses a collimator including the polymer miniature lens. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194187 | HYBRID OPTICAL ELEMENT - A hybrid optical element includes: a glass substrate having a first optically functional surface and a second optically functional surface; and a resin layer bonded to the second optically functional surface. The glass substrate further has an outer peripheral surface provided around the first optically functional surface. The outer peripheral surface has a surface roughness Ra of at least 1 μm but not more than 20 μm. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194188 | ZOOM LENS - A zoom lens includes a first lens group, a second lens group, a third lens group, and a fourth lens group. The first lens group including three lenses is disposed between a magnified side and an reduced side, and the first lens group has a negative refractive power. The second lens group including two lenses is disposed between the first lens group and the reduced side, and the second lens group has a positive refractive power. The third lens group including one lens is disposed between the second lens group and the reduced side, and the third lens group has a positive refractive power. The fourth lens group including seven lenses is disposed between the third lens group and the reduced side, and the fourth lens group has a positive refractive power. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194189 | IMAGE PICKUP LENS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup lens includes an optical system that includes a magnification variable lens used for a magnification variation, and a focus lens configured to adjust an in-focus state, a wide attachment lens being configured to change an enlargement ratio of the image pickup lens and attachable to the optical system, and a manipulator manipulated so as to instruct driving of the magnification variable lens. A moving amount of the magnification variable lens per a predetermined manipulated amount of the manipulator when the wide attachment lens is attached is smaller than that when the wide attachment lens is not attached. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194190 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC IMAGING APPARATUS THAT USES THE SAME - A zoom lens system includes a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group, and a positive third lens group, in this order from the object. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194191 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ZOOMING THE ZOOM LENS SYSTEM - Providing a zoom lens system having excellent optical performance with a high zoom ratio, an imaging apparatus, and a method for zooming the zoom lens system. The system including, in order from an object, a first group G | 2011-08-11 |
20110194192 | Superzoom Lenses - Superzoom lenses are disclosed. The superzoom lenses include, in order from an object side to an image side on an optical axis, a first lens group, a second lens group, an aperture, a third lens group, and a fourth lens group. The first lens group has positive optical power. The second lens group has negative optical power and is consisted of a convex lens and a concave lens. The third lens group has positive optical power. The fourth lens group has positive optical power. The superzoom lenses satisfy the following relationship when the superzoom lenses are collapsed: | 2011-08-11 |
20110194193 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus has in a first cam groove a first cam surface whose lead is lying with respect to the rotating direction of a drive ring, and a second cam surface whose lead is steep with respect to the rotating direction of the drive ring, and when transition is effected from an accommodated state to a use state, a follower member passes the first cam surface, and when transition is effected from the state where the follower member is engaged with a second cam groove to the accommodated state, the follower member passes the second cam surface. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194194 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE AND HAND-HELD DATA TERMINAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A lens barrel includes a plurality of lens groups including first and second lens groups positioned closer to an imaging plane than the first lens group, a plurality of lens group frames including first and second lens group frames holding the first and second lens groups, respectively, a rotary cylinder to engage with the first lens group frame via a cam groove, surround the first lens group frame and be rotated around an optical axis to move the first lens group in the optical axis direction, a rotation transmission system to transmit a rotary force of the rotary cylinder, and a second frame driver provided inside of the first lens group frame and engaging with the second lens group frame via a cam groove to move the second lens group in the optical axis direction by the rotary force of the rotary cylinder transmitted via the rotation transmission system. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194195 | Optical apparatus with structure for liquid invariant performance - A phase-adjusting element configured to provide substantially liquid-invariant extended depth of field for an associated optical lens. One example of a lens incorporating the phase-adjusting element includes the lens having surface with a modulated relief defining a plurality of regions including a first region and a second region, the first region having a depth relative to the second region, and a plurality of nanostructures formed in the first region. The depth of the first region and a spacing between adjacent nanostructures of the plurality of nanostructures is selected to provide a selected average index of refraction of the first region, and the spacing between adjacent nanostructures of the plurality of nanostructures is sufficiently small that the first region does not substantially diffract visible light. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194196 | OPTICAL LENS SYSTEM FOR TAKING IMAGE - An optical lens system for taking image comprises, in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens element with negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface and an object-side surface cemented to an image-side surface of the first lens element; a third lens element with negative refractive power; a fourth lens element with positive refractive power having a concave image-side surface and at least one inflection point; and an aperture stop located between an object to be photographed and the third lens element. In the optical lens system for taking image, the number of the lens elements with refractive power being limited to four. A focal length of the optical lens system for taking image is f, a focal length of the first lens element is f1, they satisfy the relation: | 2011-08-11 |
20110194197 | ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE FOR SWITCHING AN OPTICAL LENS FILTER FOR A CAMERA - A device for selectively inserting an optical lens filter, such as day optical filter and a night optical filter, into an optical path of a camera in accordance with light intensity and/or a signal from a user or timer. The device for switching an optical lens filter may include an electromechanical solenoid that provides a mechanical force to move a cantilevered filter arm between a first position and a second position according to the polarity of the magnetic field generated by the electromechanical solenoid. The device for switching an optical lens filter may include an electrical switch for determining the position of the cantilevered filter arm during operation. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194198 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGING APPARATUS - For a lens barrel that restricts the rectilinear of a lens group using a restricting portion such as a rectilinear key, the light-shielding property for external light, the degree of freedom of design relating to the arrangement of the interlocking section for a cam ring, as well as a change in the relative distance between a front group and a rear group are increased. A lens barrel has a first group (front group) | 2011-08-11 |
20110194199 | TWO-AXIS STAGE AND CAMERA MODULE HAVING THE SAME - A camera module in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, a first shaft, which is disposed in a first axis direction and coupled to the housing in such a way that the other end part can be tilted against one end part, a moving guide, which is mounted on the first shaft in such a way that the moving guide can slide in the first axis direction, a second shaft, which is disposed in a second axis direction and supported by the housing in such a way that the second shaft can be tilted against the housing, a lens module, which is mounted on the second shaft in such a way that the lens module can slide in the second axis direction, and a driver, which moves the lens module in the first axis direction and the second axis direction. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194200 | REARVIEW MIRROR - A mirror that provides a rearview reflection is described. The rearview mirror (“RM”) may include a housing and a first mirror. The RM may further include a mounting assembly configured to couple a first portion of the housing to a surface and a securing mechanism to couple the first mirror to a second portion of the housing, where the first mirror is configured to provide a rearview reflection of an individual and/or object positioned in front of a second mirror. The first mirror may be angled. The RM may include one or more lights coupled to the housing. The RM may further include a storage unit. The angle of the first mirror may be controlled manually, mechanically, and/or electronically. The lights may be activated manually, mechanically, and/or electronically. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194201 | DOOR MIRROR FOR AUTOMOBILE - If a lip portion of a gasket is brought into contact with a peripheral wall face on the upper side of a door mirror mounting portion strongly from an arrow A direction, an elastic portion is largely deformed so as to deflect outward when the lip portion is retreated, and the lip portion controls a force that hits the peripheral wall face of the door mirror mounting portion. Therefore, whether a distal end portion of the lip portion hits the peripheral wall face of the door mirror mounting portion disposed on a front door weakly or strongly due to variation in accuracy of a component, the distal end portion of the lip portion and the peripheral wall face of the door mirror mounting portion can be reliably brought into close contact with each other. And a gap is hardly generated between the peripheral wall face on the upper side of the door mirror mounting portion and the lip portion, generation of a wind noise can be prevented, water tightness can be improved, and contribution is made to improvement of an appearance quality of a joint when a door mirror is attached to the front door. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194202 | VEHICLE MIRROR APPARATUS - A vehicle mirror apparatus comprising a mirror provided at a vehicle; a pivoting member holding the mirror; a sliding part provided at the pivoting member; a holding member pivotably holding the pivoting member, whereby an angle of a mirror surface of the mirror is adjusted; and a pivoting surface provided at the holding member. The sliding part is made slidable on the pivoting surface while a gap is provided between an edge of the holding member at a side of the pivoting member and the pivoting member in a pivoting radial direction of the pivoting member. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194203 | EXTERIOR MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH ACTUATOR - An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mounting portion mounted to a side of a vehicle, a mirror head portion, a reflective element fixedly attached at the mirror head portion, and an actuator operable to impart pivotal movement of the mirror head portion relative to the mounting portion and about a generally horizontal pivot axis and a generally vertical pivot axis to adjust the mirror head portion and the reflective element relative to the side of the vehicle to which the mounting portion is mounted. The actuator may include a tilting drive system for tilting the mirror head portion about the generally horizontal pivot axis and the actuator may include a rotating drive system for rotating the mirror head portion about the generally vertical pivot axis. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194204 | CONTENT DUBBING SYSTEM, CONTENT RECORDING APPARATUS AND CONTENT DUBBING METHOD - The content copying system pertaining to the present invention is a content copying system in which multiple devices ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110194205 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DEFECTS OF RECORDING MEDIUM - A method of managing defects of a recording medium of a data storage device includes performing a quality test related to occurrence of errors for each data sector in the recording medium; classifying a quality of each data sector according to evaluation criteria corresponding to quality classifications based on the quality test; determining a number of data sectors in each quality classification; and defect-processing the data sectors of the quality classifications that range from a lowest quality classification to a highest quality classification within a defect management limitation of the data storage device. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194206 | Power-Supply Unit, Hard-Disk Drive, and Switching Method of the Power-Supply Unit - A power-supply unit which comprises a transformer, a full bridge circuit consisting of four arm switches provided on a primary side of the transformer, a rectifier and smoothing circuit including two synchronous rectifier switches provided on a secondary side of the transformer, a choke coil, and a capacitor, an output terminal provided in the rectifier and smoothing circuit, a control circuit controlling ON/OFF of the four arm switches of the full bridge circuit and the two synchronous rectifier switches of the rectifier and smoothing circuit, a resonant inductor consisting of a leakage inductor component of the transformer and a parasitic inductor component of wirings on the primary side of the transformer, and a resonant capacitor consisting of a parasitic capacitor component of the arm switches of the full bridge circuit, and in which the control circuit comprises timing variable means which varies switching timings of the two synchronous rectifier switches of the rectifier and smoothing circuit based on an output current flowing in the output terminal provided in the rectifier and smoothing circuit. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194207 | METHOD OF PRODUCING MAGNETIC STORAGE MEDIUM, MAGNETIC STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE - It is an object to provide a simple method capable of producing a magnetic storage medium, a magnetic storage medium and an information storage device which may be produced by a simple production method with a high recording density, and a magnetic disk is produced by a production method having: a film-forming process of forming, on a substrate | 2011-08-11 |
20110194208 | SLIDER, HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY AND DISK DRIVE UNIT WITH THE SAME - A slider for a head gimbal assembly includes a trailing surface, a plurality of connection pads arranged on the trailing surface adapted for both bonding the slider to a suspension of the head gimbal assembly and testing the performance of the slider. At least a part of the connection pads each comprises a bonding portion and a testing portion electrically connected to the bonding portion and larger than the bonding portion, all the bonding portions and the rest part of the connection pads are arranged in a first row and the testing portions are arranged outside the first row. The slier of the present invention has a new pad layout to facilitate bonding of the connection pads and permit to provide additional pads thereon to connect the additional sensors therein for precise reading and writing, thereby improving the performance of the slider. The invention also discloses a head gimbal assembly and a disk drive unit including the same. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194209 | MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD, HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY, AND DISK DRIVE UNIT WITH THE SAME - A magnetic recording head includes a trailing surface and a plurality of bonding pads arranged on the trailing surface and in a row adapted for both bonding and testing. Each of the bonding pads has at least one side portion being coated with electrically conductive solder nonwettable coat to prevent short circuit between the adjacent bonding pads. The invention also discloses a head gimbal assembly with the magnetic recording head and a disk drive unit having such head gimbal assembly. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194210 | ACTUATOR LATCH APPARATUS AND HARD DISK DRIVE HAVING THE SAME - Provided are an actuator latch apparatus and a hard disk drive (HDD) having the actuator latch apparatus. The HDD includes a spindle motor, a data storage disk which is installed on the spindle motor, an actuator which moves a read/write head to a desired position above the data storage disk, and the actuator latch apparatus which locks the actuator in a parking position. The actuator latch apparatus includes a notch which is formed at a rear end of a swing arm and a latch lever which is combined with and pivots on a pivot shaft installed on a base. A retractor member is installed on one of upper and lower surfaces of a counterbalance which is adjacent to a magnet, wherein the counterbalance is formed at a rear end of the latch lever. When the read/write head operates, the latch lever contacts an upper yoke or the base due to a vertical component force of a magnetic force working from the magnet to the retractor member, thereby liming a vertical vibration of the latch lever. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194211 | DISK DRIVE - According to one embodiment, a disk drive includes a rotatable carriage which supports a head configured to read information from a disk recording medium and to write data to the a disk recording medium, and a latch mechanism configured to latch and hold the carriage in a retracted position when subjected to an external force with the carriage in the retracted position. The latch mechanism includes an engaging portion on the carriage, a first latch pivotably provided on a base in a first mode and includes a latch lug configured to engage the engaging portion, and a second latch pivotably provided on the base in a second mode different from the first mode and includes a latch lug configured to engage the engaging portion. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194212 | BASE MEMBER INCLUDING TWO-STEP RECESSES AND HARD DISK DRIVE INCLUDING THE SAME - A base member including two-step recesses and a hard disk drive (HDD) including the same. The HDD includes a base member; a spindle motor installed in the base member; a data storage disk assembled to the spindle motor; and an actuator rotatably installed in the base member and for moving a read/write head to a desired position on the disk, wherein the base member includes: a first floor surface disposed in a region facing the disk and having a center portion in which the spindle motor is installed; a shroud formed on a circumference of the first floor surface and extending the exterior circumference of the disk; and two-step recesses formed in an operating region of the actuator, wherein the two-step recesses comprise a first step recess formed on the first floor surface and a second step recess formed on a floor surface of the first step recess. An extended shroud is formed in an upstream side of an operating region of the actuator of the base member, protrudes from the shroud, and extends along the exterior circumference of the disk. An air block is installed in a downstream side of the operating region of the actuator. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194213 | MAGNETIC READ HEAD - In some examples, a system comprising a data storage member including a magnetic storage medium, the magnetic storage medium having a plurality of magnetic bit domains aligned on at least one data track, where a transition boundary between respective magnetic bit domains defines a transition curvature. The system may further comprise a magnetic read head including a first shield layer, a second shield layer, and a read sensor stack provided proximate to the first and second shield layers, where the magnetic read head senses a magnetic field of each of the plurality of magnetic bit domains according to a read playback sensitivity function. In some examples, the shield layers and read sensor stack may be configured to provide a reader playback sensitivity function that substantially corresponds to the shape of the respective magnetic bit domains. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194214 | HIGH DIMMING RATIO CONTROL AND SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION FOR LED DRIVE WITH STEP UP CONVERTER - The present invention discloses a step up circuit with output floating for driving a load such as a LED or a series of LEDs in a string. The step up circuit comprises an input port, an output port, an inductor, an input capacitor, an output capacitor, a first switch, a second switch and a third switch. The third switch S | 2011-08-11 |
20110194215 | EMI Noise Shielding Device - An EMI noise shielding device applied to a power supply control system includes a first resistor with a terminal electrically coupled to a terminal of a second resistor to form an input terminal, a differential amplifier for receiving a feedback voltage (Vfb) signal containing a noise from the input terminal to perform a first filter process to generate a first node voltage (VA) signal, a signal converter for receiving the first node voltage (VA) signal to perform an analog-to-digital signal conversion process and a second filter process to generate a second node voltage (VB) signal, and a digital control circuit for receiving the second node voltage (VB) signal to perform a determination process and a third filter process to generate a third node voltage (VC) signal. Therefore, the noise signal contained in the feedback voltage (Vfb) signal can be filtered to maintain the normal operation of the power supply control system. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194216 | Protection Circuit for Protecting an Intermediate Circuit of a Solar Inverter Against Overvoltages - An input-side protective circuit for protecting an intermediate circuit of an inverter against overvoltages, wherein the input-side protective circuit includes an upstream element for limiting the voltage of the intermediate circuit connected upstream of the intermediate circuit and which is bridgeable by a mechanical switching device that is controllable such that it opens in a feed-in operation of the inverter when an intermediate circuit voltage is greater than a specified voltage limit. The protective circuit also includes an electronic voltage limiter connected downstream of the upstream element and connected in parallel to the intermediate circuit. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194217 | POWER SUPPLIES WITH TESTABLE CURRENT LIMITERS, AND METHODS OF OPERATING SAME - A power supply ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110194218 | ESD Clamp for High Voltage Operation - An electrostatic discharge (ESD) clamp includes a first power source configured to provide a first power supply voltage, a power supply node coupled to the first power source and receiving the power supply voltage; and a first NMOS transistor and a second NMOS transistor coupled in series and between the power supply node and a VSS node. The first NMOS transistor and the second NMOS transistor are low nominal VDD devices with maximum endurable voltages lower than the power supply voltage. The ESD claim further includes an ESD detection circuit including a capacitor coupled between the power supply node and a gate of the second NMOS transistor, and a resistor coupled between the gate of the second NMOS transistor and the VSS node. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194219 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PROVIDED WITH A PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTROSATATIC DISCHARGES - An integrated circuit protected against electrostatic discharges, having output pads coupled to amplification stages, each stage including, between first and second power supply rails, a P-channel MOS power transistor in series with an N-channel MOS power transistor, this integrated circuit further including protection circuitry for simultaneously turning on the two transistors when a positive overvoltage occurs between the first and second power supply rails. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194220 | ESD Protection Integrated at System Level - An electronic system including an assembly with a protection clamp for discharging a portion of the incoming pulse, the un-discharged residual pulse ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110194221 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD, MAGNETIC SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING POWER SUPPLY OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT - An electronic circuit board includes a TMR element having two terminals connected to a power supply and a ground, respectively, at least through a lead. After a breakdown of a tunnel barrier film of the TMR element, at least a part of the lead breaks by an overcurrent due to a short circuit between the two terminals. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194222 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION ELEMENT - An overvoltage protection element with a housing, with at least one overvoltage limiting component which is located in the housing, with terminal elements for electrical connection of the overvoltage protection element to the current or signal path which is to be protected, and with a state display which has a display element for display of the state of the overvoltage protection element. A conclusion about the state of the overvoltage protection element is easily possible as a result of a thermally activatable, endothermic material being both in thermal contact with the overvoltage limiting component and also in mechanical contact with the display element of the state display. When the overvoltage limiting component is heated above a certain minimum temperature, expansion of the thermally activatable, endothermic material produces a change in position of the display element whose magnitude is a measure of the heating of the overvoltage limiting component. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194223 | THERMAL PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A thermal protection circuit to protect an electronic device from over-heat comprises a temperature sensor, a hysteresis comparator and a switch circuit. The temperature sensor senses internal temperature of the electronic device and output an internal temperature signal with voltage. The hysteresis comparator outputs a power-off signal when the voltage of the internal temperature signal is lower than a low voltage threshold representing an a determined temperature, or outputs a power-on signal when the voltage of the internal temperature signal is higher than a high voltage threshold representing a restarting temperature. The switch circuit stops transmitting power signals to the electronic device in response to the power-off signal, or continues to transmit the power signals to the electronic device in response to the power-on signal. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194224 | Control Circuit for Electric Unlocking Devices Using Actuating Solenoids - A system and method is provided for an enhanced and user friendly control circuit for an electric unlocking device, such as for example, an electric door strike or other unlocking devices utilizing actuating solenoids. The control circuit minimizes the potential for human error while also providing a small footprint, minimal DC in-rush current, over current protection, and minimized heat dissipation. Additionally, the present invention is directed to providing visual notification/diagnostics and improved field compatibility with existing electric unlocking devices. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194225 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTOR - The present invention provides an electrostatic discharge protector capable of protecting electronic circuit boards having various designs from electrostatic discharge freely, simply and easily. The electrostatic discharge protector of the present invention comprises at least three conductive members containing one pair of electrodes and the conductive members other than the electrodes, the conductive members are each disposed in such a way that the gap between one conductive member and the other conductive member has a width of 0.1 to 10 μm, an insulating member is disposed and embedded in at least one of gaps having a width of 0.1 to 10 μm which are adjacent to each conductive member and one electrode is connected to the other electrode paired with the one electrode through the insulating member and the conductive members other than electrodes. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194226 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE STRUCTURE FOR TOUCH PANEL MODULE - The present invention discloses an electrostatic discharge structure for a touch panel module to prevent ESD current flowing from the touch panel to the circuit board and damaging the electronic elements. The touch panel module comprises a touch panel and a circuit board. The circuit board has a connection portion connecting the circuit board with the touch panel. The connection portion has a plurality of sensing wires, two ends of each sensing wire are respectively electrically connected with one sensing unit of the touch panel and one sensor chip of the circuit board. The connection portion comprises at least one grounding solder pad and an electric-conduction structure covering thereon. The electric-conduction structure electrically connects the grounding solder pads to direct away the static. | 2011-08-11 |
20110194227 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY - An apparatus for modification of the atmospheric humidity profile via creating updrafts of moistened air is provided. The apparatus is based on a capacitor of a Van der Graaf generator which, with the aid of air ionizers comprising a source of alpha particles, produces a unipolar atmospheric electric current of a magnitude sufficient to achieve selective moisture transport. Operating such an apparatus augments or creates a moisture updraft, which may lead to the formation of new clouds and/or an increase in supersaturation in existing clouds, thus enhancing the development of precipitation and/or facilitating the inflow of the evaporated moisture from a water reservoir inland. | 2011-08-11 |