34th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150234198 | ADAPTER AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A camera system includes an interchangeable lens including an image-pickup optical system, a camera body including an image sensor, and an adapter attached between the interchangeable lens and the camera body. The adapter includes a lens side mount to which the interchangeable lens is detachably attached, a camera side mount detachably attached to the camera body, and a tilt-shift unit configured to provide at least one of a tilt operation and a shift operation. A flange focal length of the interchangeable lens is longer than a flange focal length of the camera body. A length of the adapter from the lens side mount to the camera side mount in an optical axis direction is equal to or smaller than a difference between the flange focal length of the interchangeable lens and the flange focal length of the camera body. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234199 | Fixing Device for an Eyeglass Frame for a Pair of Lenses - Fixing device for an eyeglass frame for a pair of lenses (L), including at least a pair of protrusions ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150234200 | ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE FOR EYEGLASS LENS - An assembly structure for eyeglass lens is disclosed herein to include a one-piece lens and a frame. The frame has a connection portion in the middle thereof, from two sides of which two nose pads extend downwardly and obliquely in two opposite directions. The connection portion has a joining hole, and the lens further has a flexible snap-in element in the middle thereof for corresponding engagement with the join hole. In such a case, the lens can be easily and conveniently detachable from the frame by merely pressing the flexible snap-in element. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234201 | Magnetic Retention System - A magnetic retention system (MRS) for magnetically holding parts, such as an eyewear temple part is provided. The MRS includes a positioning subassembly having a ferromagnetic backing plate and a neodymium magnet, wherein the neodymium magnet is adaptable to magnetic communication with the backing plate. The MRS also includes a retention subassembly having a ferromagnetic retainer adaptable to magnetic communication with the neodymium magnet. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234202 | SPECTACLE BRIDGE ELEMENT AND SPECTACLE FRAME, SPECTACLES OR SPECTACLE SET INCLUDING SPECTACLE BRIDGE ELEMENT - A spectacle bridge element has a base body for a tool-free exchangeable fastening in a spectacle frame, wherein the bridge element has a nose pad holding structure on which nose pads can be exchangeably mounted. A bridge element set composed of at least one such bridge element and at least one set of nose pads are mountable thereon. A spectacle frame or spectacles using the bridge element as well as a spectacle set containing a spectacle frame or spectacles having at least one bridge element and at least one set of nose pads that can be mounted thereon are provided. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234203 | CORNEAL REMODELLING CONTACT LENSES AND METHODS OF TREATING REFRACTIVE ERROR USING CORNEAL REMODELLING - Contact lenses are described with a corneal remodelling effect. This corneal remodelling effect is one or both of broad-area corneal remodelling and localised remodelling. The contact lenses may also have a refractive power. The refractive power may vary across the lens and for myopia may have increased power centrally. The increased power may be provided over a lens area that has increased thickness due to localised remodelling. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234204 | CONTACT LENS WITH A HYDROPHILIC LAYER - Embodiments of the technology relate to a contact lens having a core that is coated by a hydrogel layer, and to methods of making such a lens. The coated lens can include a rigid gas permeable contact lens. The coated lens can also include a hybrid silicone and rigid gas permeable contact lens. In one aspect, embodiments provide for a coated contact lens comprising a lens core with a water equilibrium constant of less than about 2% comprising an outer surface; and a hydrogel layer covalently attached to at least a portion of the outer surface, the hydrogel layer adapted to contact an ophthalmic surface, wherein the hydrogel layer comprises a hydrophilic polymer population of one or more species. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234205 | CONTACT LENS DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITY - Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one or more frames of image data in a time-sequential manner, a light modulator configured to transmit light associated with the one or more frames of image data, a substrate to direct image information to a user's eye, wherein the substrate houses a plurality of reflectors, a first reflector of the plurality of reflectors to reflect transmitted light associated with a first frame of image data at a first angle to the user's eye, and a second reflector to reflect transmitted light associated with a second frame of the image data at a second angle to the user's eye. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234206 | CONFIGURABLE ADAPTIVE OPTICAL MATERIAL AND DEVICE - Techniques associated with an adaptive optical material and device are described, including a device having a layer, a substrate, and an intermediate layer disposed between the substrate and the layer. The intermediate layer may include a first bladder and a second bladder. Each bladder may have a surface portion associated with an intermediate layer and another surface portion associated with a substrate. A first bladder may receive a first volume of fluid to form a first distance between the surface portions, and a first bladder may receive a second volume of fluid to form a second distance between the surface portions. A portion of a surface of the layer may include a degree of curvature relative to a line perpendicular to the substrate based on a difference between the first distance and the second distance. The degree of curvature may focus a subset of collimated light rays substantially at a point. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234207 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE WAVELENGTH FILTRATION AND SELECTIVE WAVELENGTH TRANSMISSION FOR THERAPEUTIC EFFECT - The present invention generally relates to methods for providing darkness therapy for altering biological rhythms. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention are directed to the process of employing an optical device configured to block certain wavelengths of light while allowing other wavelengths to pass through in order to provide significant biologically therapeutic effects. These and other advantages are detailed further herein. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234208 | OPHTHALMIC LENS - An ophthalmic lens having a main front face and a main rear face includes: an element for cutting off ultraviolet (UV) light incident on the main front face of the ophthalmic lens; an anti-reflection coating on the main rear face of the ophthalmic lens, having a weighted average reflection factor in the UV region of less than or equal to 7%; and at least one element for at least partially blocking the blue light in the wavelength region from 400 to 460 nanometers, preferably from 420 to 450 nanometers. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234209 | OPTICAL COMPONENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL COMPONENT, AND METHOD OF QUANTIFYING GHOST LIGHT - An optical component is characterized in that: a spectral characteristics curve of a multilayer film provided on a first surface of a plastic base has one local maximum at a first wavelength in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm and has one local minimum at a second wavelength 200 nm or less longer than the first wavelength; an average reflectivity of the multilayer film provided on the first surface in a wavelength range of the first wavelength ±25 nm is 50% or less; an average reflectivity of a multilayer film provided on a second surface of the plastic base relative to the average reflectivity of the multilayer film provided on the first surface is 40% or less in the wavelength range of the first wavelength ±25 nm; and a spectral characteristics curve of the multilayer film provided on the second surface does not have a local maximum in the wavelength range of the first wavelength ±25 nm. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234210 | COLORED POLARIZING FILMS, COLORED POLARIZING SHEETS, AND COLORED POLARIZING LENSES, AND METHODS THEREOF - A polarizing film is produced by swelling a polyvinyl alcohol film with water, uniaxially stretching it, dyeing it with an organic dichroic dye, and drying it, wherein a dichroic organic dye composition includes a combination of organic dyes having a dichroic ratio of 13 or higher used in an amount to keep the degree of polarization at 90% or more, and wherein the coloration dye composition comprises a combination of dyes having extremely low dichroic ratios of 4 or less or substantially having no dichroic ratio, laminating at least one layer of a transparent plastic sheet onto at least both sides of the polarizing film, curving the polarizing sheet so as to impart spherical or aspherical surfaces thereto to obtain a polarizing and injecting a transparent resin to the concave surface of the curved polarizing sheet to obtain an injection polarizing lens. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234211 | FREE-SPACE LASER TUNING OF OPTICAL MICROCAVITIES - Methods and apparatuses for resonance tuning of microcavities are provided. An apparatus comprises a whispering gallery mode optical microcavity characterized by at least one resonance frequency; optical components configured to evanescently couple a probe laser beam into the microcavity; an absorber element in thermal contact with the microcavity; and optical components configured to illuminate the absorber element with a free space pump light beam, wherein the absorber element is configured to absorb energy from the free space pump light beam, thereby generating heat, and to transfer the heat to the microcavity, thereby inducing a shift in the at least one resonance frequency. The absorber element may be configured as a pillar forming an interfacial region with the microcavity at one of the ends of the pillar. The surface of the microcavity may be substantially free of a coating material. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234212 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANELS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICES INCLUDING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANELS - A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer which is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and includes liquid crystal molecules having a uniform dielectric anisotropy (Δε) by a simultaneous reduction of a vertical permittivity (ε⊥) of the liquid crystal molecules and a horizontal permittivity (ε∥) of the liquid crystal molecules. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234213 | TOUCH DISPLAY - A touch display includes a first sealant, a surface adhesive and a second sealant disposed between a display panel and a touch panel. The first sealant is disposed on periphery of the touch display; the surface adhesive fills a space defined by the first sealant; and the second sealant is disposed outside of and surrounding the space defined by the first sealant. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234214 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor; a pixel electrode; a roof layer; a liquid crystal layer; and a plurality of partitions. The thin film transistor is disposed on the substrate. The pixel electrode is connected to the thin film transistor. The roof layer is disposed to face the pixel electrode. The liquid crystal layer is formed by a plurality of microcavities between the pixel electrode and the roof layer, wherein the microcavities include a liquid crystal material. The partitions are between the microcavities adjacent to each other, wherein the partitions may include an organic material and are arranged side by side to one another. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234215 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a display device capable of preventing a liquid crystal from being left outside a microcavity. The display device includes: a substrate; a pixel electrode formed on the substrate; a roof layer formed on the pixel electrode so as to be spaced apart from the pixel electrode with a plurality of microcavities therebetween; a light blocking member positioned between two microcavities of the plurality of microcavities, overlapping with a first edge of one microcavity of the two microcavities, and not overlapping with a second edge of the other microcavity; an injection hole exposing a part of the microcavity; a liquid crystal layer filling the microcavity; and an encapsulation layer formed on the roof layer so as to cover the injection hole to seal the microcavity. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234216 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING AN OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSISTOR - An object is to reduce parasitic capacitance of a signal line included in a liquid crystal display device. A transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer is used as a transistor provided in each pixel. Note that the oxide semiconductor layer is an oxide semiconductor layer which is highly purified by thoroughly removing impurities (hydrogen, water, or the like) which become electron suppliers (donors). Thus, the amount of leakage current (off-state current) can be reduced when the transistor is off. Therefore, a voltage applied to a liquid crystal element can be held without providing a capacitor in each pixel. In addition, a capacitor wiring extending to a pixel portion of the liquid crystal display device can be eliminated. Therefore, parasitic capacitance in a region where the signal line and the capacitor wiring intersect with each other can be eliminated. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234217 | TRANSMITTER, TRANSMITTING METHOD, AND RECEIVING METHOD - A transmitter that is difficult to be affected by structural constraints is a transmitter that transmits a signal to a receiver by changing an amount of light emitted, and the transmitter includes: a control unit that generates a control voltage corresponding to a signal to be transmitted; a reflector that reflects sunlight; and a liquid crystal board that receives reflected light that is sunlight reflected by the reflector and changes, according to the control voltage, the amount of light emitted toward the receiver, by allowing the reflected light to pass through the liquid crystal board. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234218 | TRANSMITTER AND TRANSMITTING METHOD - A transmitter that is difficult to be affected by structural constraints includes: a liquid crystal board; a first board having translucency; and a second board; and a control unit that changes, by switching transmittance of the liquid crystal board with respect to outside light through application, to the liquid crystal board, of a control voltage corresponding to a signal to be transmitted, an amount of light reflected by the first board and emitted toward the receiver via the liquid crystal board, wherein the control unit maintains, when switching the transmittance of the liquid crystal board to a low transmittance, the transmittance of the liquid crystal board at the low transmittance until the outside light that passed through the liquid crystal board is reflected by the second board and reaches the liquid crystal board. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234219 | METHOD OF PASSIVATING A CONDUCTIVE PATTERN WITH SELF-ASSEMBLING MONOLAYERS - A method includes disposing a conductive pattern on a substrate. Self-assembling monolayers are applied to exposed portions of the conductive pattern. The self-assembling monolayers self-organize and bond to the exposed portions of the conductive pattern. The substrate is cleaned. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234220 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display is provided that includes: a first display panel including a thin film transistor and a plurality of pixel electrodes; a second display panel facing the first display panel with a cell gap therebetween; a lower resistive layer disposed on the first display panel; an upper resistive layer disposed on the second display panel; and a sensing spacer connecting the lower resistive layer and the upper resistive layer. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234221 | REFLECTIVE LC DEVICES INCLUDING THIN FILM METAL GRATING - A sub-wavelength thin-film metal grating is placed inside a liquid crystal variable optical retarder at a selected distance from a reflective electrode to form a reflective half wave plate, thereby reducing polarization dependence of the optical retardation generated by the variable optical retarder. The approach enables to form within the device the reflective half wave plate that is suitably thin without modifying the reflective electrode of the device. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234222 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL ALIGNMENT AND SEPARATION - A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel avoids or reduces non-uniformity in an alignment layer in a liquid crystal display panel so as to achieve a liquid crystal display panel meeting process requirements for a narrow bezel or super narrow bezel design. The method includes the steps of: forming a first alignment layer on a first mother plate entirely covering the first mother plate; forming a second alignment layer on a second mother plate entirely covering the second mother plate; and celling and then cutting the first mother plate formed with the first alignment layer and the second mother plate formed with the second alignment layer, so as to form at least two liquid crystal display panels separated from each other. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234223 | DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel, a display device using the same, and a method for manufacturing a display panel are provided. The display panel includes a first substrate ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150234224 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is an LCD device including a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a main spacer, and a supplementary spacer. The liquid crystal layer is interposed between the first and second substrates. The main spacer makes contact with the first and second substrates. The supplementary spacer makes contact with one of the first and second substrates and is spaced apart from the other. A first area ratio defined by dividing the area of a first top surface by that of a first bottom surface of the main spacer may be smaller than a second area ratio defined by dividing the area of a second top surface by that of a second bottom surface of the supplementary spacer. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234225 | ENGAGED TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - The present invention discloses an engaged type liquid crystal module. By engaging a first groove disposed in the middle of an outer surface of a backlight module with a first flange of a front frame structure, it can assemble a liquid crystal module, and can save a volume occupied by screw members. The engaged type liquid crystal module according to the present invention can simplify the frame design of the liquid crystal module, and match with a corresponding outer housing of display device to process an assembly operation without screw members, so that it is further advantageous for a development trend that liquid crystal display is designed toward narrow frame. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234226 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a backlight device; a liquid crystal panel; a chassis which is made of metal and further includes a chassis plate part, and chassis side-plates; a bezel which is made of metal and further includes a bezel frame-shaped part, and a bezel tube-shaped part; a front-side cabinet which configures an exterior appearance of the liquid crystal display device, is made of a resin, covers the bezel, and further includes an exterior frame shaped part, and an exterior tube-shaped part; positioning sections which are disposed in a form of protruding from the exterior frame-shaped part toward the chassis side, and which position the liquid crystal panel in a display face direction; and contact sections which are positioned in opposition to the positioning sections side with respect to each of the bezel tube-shaped part and the side-plates, and which make contact with both the side-plates and the exterior tube-shaped part. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234227 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor; a pixel electrode; an insulating layer; a plurality of microcavities; and a partition. The thin film transistor is disposed on the substrate. The pixel electrode is connected to the thin film transistor. The insulating layer is disposed to face the pixel electrode. The microcavities are between the pixel electrode and the insulating layer, wherein the microcavities include a liquid crystal material. The partition is between the microcavities, wherein the partition has a bar shape and is disposed on the insulating layer. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234228 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a roof layer facing the pixel electrode; an adhesive layer disposed on the roof layer; and a capping layer disposed on the adhesive layer, wherein a plurality of microcavities are formed between the pixel electrode and the roof layer, and the microcavity forms a liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal material. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234229 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display panel includes a first base substrate, a wire grid polarizer disposed on the first base substrate, a lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal polarizer disposed on the first base substrate, a second base substrate facing the first base substrate and a liquid crystal layer between the first base substrate and the second base substrate. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234230 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL DEVICE - In order to improve a characteristic of an optical element, an optical element (polarizing filter) including a substrate | 2015-08-20 |
20150234231 | BACKLIGHT MODULE - A backlight module includes at least one light source, a light reflecting member, and a cabinet. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, and four peripheral reflecting parts. The center reflecting part and the peripheral reflecting parts are integrally formed as a one-piece, unitary member. The peripheral reflecting parts are slanted with respect to the center reflecting part, respectively, while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234232 | LED DISPLAY DEVICE - The invention relates to a LED display device. Primarily, it comprises a liquid crystal display, a shell, a plurality of lighting modules and two reflective layers. The present invention is a liquid crystal display device which uses the light emitting diode to combine with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) as a lighting module. The secondary lens theory composed of different refractive index between air and PMMA and the angle of the reflective layers on the inner surface of the side planes are used to effectively increase the refracted angle of light emitted from the light emitting diode and the distance of the mixed light and to effectively reach the advantages of thinner liquid crystal display and lower power consumption. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234233 | BACKLIGHT APPARATUS - Backlight apparatus includes a backlight module. The backlight module includes a light member, a light guiding member, a baffle-board and an astigmatism board. The light guiding member is used to guide lights or direct lights emitted by the light member and includes a first guiding surface and a second guiding surface. The baffle-board is attached to the first guiding surface, and the astigmatism board is adhered to the second guiding surface. The lights extending through the first guiding surface is reflected back to the light guiding member by the baffle-board for increasing the brightness of the light guiding member, and the direct lights extending through the second guiding surface is changed to diffused lights by the astigmatism board for allowing the backlight module to be seen in different views. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234234 | BACKLIGHT UNIT - Provided is a backlight unit including a printed circuit board, a light-emitting diode package, a diffusion plate, and a reflection sheet. The light-emitting diode package including a light-emitting part configured to generate a first light. The diffusion plate includes a first diffusion pattern provided on a first region corresponding to the light-emitting diode package and a second diffusion pattern provided on a second region to have a transmittance higher than that of the first diffusion pattern. The reflection sheet includes an absorption pigment configured to absorb a fraction of the first light with a specific wavelength and converting the first light to a second light, and the reflection sheet is configured to reflect the second light toward the first diffusion pattern. The backlight unit can have improved color coordinate uniformity. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234235 | CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE - A curved display device includes a display substrate curved in a first direction and including a plurality of pixel areas, and each of the plurality of pixel areas including a first sub-pixel area and a second sub-pixel area, an opposite substrate facing the display substrate, the opposite substrate coupled to the display substrate and curved in the first direction together with the display substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate, where first domains are defined in the first sub-pixel area along a second direction crossing the first direction, second domains are defined in the second sub-pixel area along the second direction, and a width in the second direction of each of the first domains is equal to a width in the second direction of each of the second domains. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234236 | POLYMER FOR ALIGNMENT FILMS, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are: a polymer for alignment films, which enables the production of a liquid crystal display device that is suppressed in image burn-in even if the light irradiation time is reduced; and a liquid crystal display device which is suppressed in image burn-in even if the light irradiation time is reduced. A polymer for alignment films, which has a main chain and a side chain that contains a structure represented by chemical formula —O—C(C | 2015-08-20 |
20150234237 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that sufficiently reduces image sticking, by forming a polymer layer with stable alignment control appropriately. In a method for manufacturing the liquid crystal display device of the present invention, base film forming conditions are different between the step of forming a base film on a substrate including an active element and the step of forming a base film on a substrate different from the substrate including an active element. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234238 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and a display apparatus using the same. The LCD panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer and quarter wave (λ/4) pattern retarder films. The second electrode of the second substrate comprises first sub-pixels and second sub-pixels. When images are displayed by the pixels, a voltage difference between a first voltage of the first sub-pixels and a second voltage of the second sub-pixels is inversely proportional to a grayscale of the images displayed by the pixels. The present invention can mitigate the viewing angle problem of the pixels. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234239 | CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE - A curved display device including a display substrate, an opposite substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a pixel electrode, a common electrode, and a light blocking layer. The display substrate includes pixel areas included in a display area, and is curved along a first direction. The opposite substrate faces the display substrate and is coupled to the display substrate to be curved together with the display substrate. Domains are defined in each pixel area and arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction. Liquid crystal molecules in a first set of two domains, which are sequentially arranged and disposed adjacent to the light blocking layer, are aligned toward a first side of the display area, and liquid crystal molecules in a second set of two domains facing the first set of two domains are aligned toward the second side of the display area. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234240 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display is provided. A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the first substrate; and a first electrode disposed on the thin film transistor and connected to an output terminal of the thin film transistor, wherein the first electrode includes a first region and a second region each including a plurality of minute branches separated from each other by open parts, portions of at least two minute branches among the plurality of minute branches are connected to form a plurality of minute plate branches, and wherein the minute plate branch has a wider width than a minute branch. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234241 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel is provided and includes a pair of substrates arranged face to face so as to sandwich a liquid crystal layer, a lower electrode formed on a lower substrate, an upper electrode formed on the lower substrate through an insulating layer, in which plural slits are formed in each sub-pixel, wherein each of the plural slits is formed as an aperture in which both ends thereof in the longitudinal direction are closed, and an alignment film formed so as to cover a surface of the upper electrode and the insulating layer. The plural slits have different widths at both ends of slits in a longitudinal direction, and a rubbing direction of the alignment film is a direction crossing longitudinal edges of each of the slits. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234242 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel including pixels, pixel electrodes disposed in pixel areas corresponding to the pixels, arranged at a first distance from each other along a first direction, and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a black matrix disposed in a non-pixel area adjacent to each pixel area, where a width of the black matrix between the pixel areas and the first distance are set to allow a variation rate of brightness of each pixel arranged in a same pixel column and a pixel row to be in a range from about +2% to about −2% when a gray-scale level of the pixels respectively disposed at left and right sides of each pixel arranged in the same pixel column is changed to a different gray-scale level in the pixel row from a gray-scale level in a previous pixel row. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234243 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device, include a first substrate includes a first pixel electrode including m first strip electrodes, a second pixel electrode including m second strip electrodes, a third pixel electrode including n third strip electrodes, a fourth pixel electrode including m fourth strip electrodes, a fifth pixel electrode including m fifth strip electrodes, and a sixth pixel electrode including n sixth strip electrodes, m and n being positive integers and unequal to each other. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234244 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that is capable of achieving good display characteristics even if the pixel size is reduced. A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer that is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer contains a liquid crystal material that has negative dielectric anisotropy. The first substrate has a first hook-like electrode and a second hook-like electrode, which are independent from each other. When the first substrate is seen in a plan view, the inner profile line of the first hook-like electrode and the inner profile line of the second hook-like electrode face each other. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234245 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A lateral-electric-field mode liquid crystal display device includes: substrates; a liquid crystal layer; plural scanning lines and plural data lines crossing on one of the substrates; plural pixels formed by the scanning lines and the data lines; at least one strip-shaped pixel electrode arranged in each pixel and extending along the data line or the scanning line; a common electrode located in a layer closer to the liquid crystal layer than the strip-shaped pixel electrodes so as to cover the scanning lines and the data lines; and a first rectangular pixel electrode connected with one end of each of the at least one strip-shaped pixel electrode to from a T shape. The first rectangular pixel electrode overlaps with corner parts of an opening section of the common electrode, where the corners are closer to the first rectangular pixel electrode than the other corners of the opening section. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234246 | LCD PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is an LCD panel. The LCD panel comprises a display area ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150234247 | FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CELL - The invention relates to the field of optoelectronics, and may be used in devices and systems of visualization, displaying, storage and processing of information, in particular in two-dimensional and three-dimensional displays, light modulators, including spatial ones, devices of image processing and recognition etc, | 2015-08-20 |
20150234248 | Low-Cost Chromatic Devices - In one embodiment, a chromatic device includes an active layer and an electrolyte layer in contact with the active layer, wherein the active layer has an opaque color that blocks light but changes to a translucent color that transmits light when a metal object is placed in electrical contact with the active layer in the presence of the electrolyte layer. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234249 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display panel includes: a substrate constituted by an active matrix substrate; a substrate opposite the substrate; and a light modulation layer interposed between the substrates. The change in the magnitude or the frequency of the voltage applied between a pixel electrode and a common electrode rotates a shape-anisometric member in the light modulation layer, and the pixel electrode extends over a scan signal line over an insulating layer. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234250 | COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention is directed to a color display device in which each pixel can display at least five high-quality color states, and an electrophoretic fluid for such an electrophoretic display. In one aspect, the different types of particles exhibit different levels of attraction force to display different color states. In another aspect, the different types of particles exhibit different levels of mobility in different driving voltage ranges to display different color states. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234251 | DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING MEMS DEVICES - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for a display apparatus. In one embodiment, the apparatus may include one or more micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) devices. The MEMS device may include a first electrode including a partially reflective surface, a second electrode including a partially or completely reflective surface and disposed substantially parallel to the first electrode, and an analog actuation arrangement coupled to the first electrode, the second electrode or both the first and second electrodes to cause movement of the first electrode from a start position to a selected position of a plurality of end positions, responsive to a selected application of an actuation voltage, to cause the MEMS device to selectively output a reflection of a light in a selected wavelength, or no reflection of the light. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234252 | OPTICAL MODULATOR - An optical modulator includes a first coupler that branches an input light into two and outputs a first output light and a second output light; a first Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) that modulates the intensity of the first output light from the first coupler and outputs a third output light; a second MZI that modulates the intensity of the second output light from the first coupler and outputs a fourth output light; a second coupler that combines the third output light from the first MZI and the fourth output light from the second MZI, branches a combined light into two, and outputs a fifth output light and a sixth output light. The interaction length of a branch of the first coupler and that of the second coupler are set such that the wavelength dependence of the splitting ratio of the first coupler is inversely related to that of the second coupler. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234253 | Device for Transmitting and/or Modulating Optical Signals with Passive Phase Shifters - A device for transmitting and/or modulating in-phase and quadrature optical signals generated by an optical source. This device includes modulators each arranged for modulating intensity of optical signals depending on commands, and at least three main multi-mode interferometers set in series and arranged for transforming in combination a received optical signal with an initial phase state into a final optical signal with a final phase state differing from this initial phase state by an accumulated phase shift chosen from a group including 0, π/2, π and 3π/2 and depending from the intensity modulations carried out by the modulators. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234254 | SEPARATELY ADDRESSABLE DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS FOR AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITY - Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one or more frames of image data in a time-sequential manner, a light modulator configured to transmit light associated with the one or more frames of image data, a substrate to direct image information to a user's eye, wherein the substrate houses a plurality of reflectors, a first reflector of the plurality of reflectors to reflect transmitted light associated with a first frame of image data at a first angle to the user's eye, and a second reflector to reflect transmitted light associated with a second frame of the image data at a second angle to the user's eye. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234255 | FOCAL-PLANE SHUTTER AND OPTICAL DEVICE - A focal-plane shutter includes: a board including an opening; a blade opening and closing the opening; a rotor of an actuator for driving the blade; an output member rotated by the rotor and including a first gear portion; a drive member including a second gear portion meshing with the first gear portion, rotating about a predetermined axis, and driving the blade; and a positioning portion abutting with the drive member and defining an end of a rotational range of the drive member, wherein the first and second gear portions and the positioning portion overlap one another in a plane direction perpendicular to the axis. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234256 | FOCAL-PLANE SHUTTER AND OPTICAL DEVICE - A focal-plane shutter includes: first, second, and third boards each including an opening and arranged in an optical axis direction passing through the openings; a first blade arranged between the first and second boards and capable of opening and closing the openings; a second blade arranged between the second and third boards and capable of opening and closing the openings; first and second arms arranged between the second and third boards, connected to the second blade, made of synthetic resins, and capable of rotating about respective different fulcrums; and a drive member connected to the first arm and driving the first arm. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234257 | BLADE-DRIVING DEVICE, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ARM - A blade-driving device includes: a board including an opening; a blade opening and closing the opening; an arm driving the blade and made of a synthetic resin; a drive member driving the arm; and a reinforcement member formed with a laser welding mark indicating a mark formed by laser welding the reinforcement member and the arm together, and made of a synthetic resin. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234258 | SLIDER APPARATUS FOR FILMING - A slider apparatus for filming includes: an elongate rail member having planar first traveling surfaces and planar second traveling surfaces inclined in relation to the first traveling surfaces; and a slider having first bearings movably and rotatably supported on the first traveling surfaces, second bearings movably and rotatably supported on the second traveling surfaces, and an initial setting mechanism for advancing and retracting the second bearings in relation to one of the second traveling surfaces to adjust contact pressure applied to the one of the second traveling surfaces by the second bearings. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234259 | PHOTOGRAPHY SUPPORTING FRAME - A photography supporting frame comprises a base seat and supporting legs sequentially arranged around the base seat. Connecting bosses are arranged around the base seat; clamping teeth are sequentially arranged on the peripheries of the connecting bosses. The supporting legs each comprise a locating hook, a ball, a spring, an insertion piece, a foot shaft sleeve and a supporting leg rod. The ball and the spring are sequentially arranged in a cavity of the insertion piece from up to down; the locating hook is arranged in the middle of the upper portion of the insertion piece and connected to the ball. The insertion piece is arranged in the foot shaft sleeve. One end of the foot shaft sleeve is connected to one of the connecting bosses, and the other end of the foot shaft sleeve is arranged on the supporting leg rod. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234260 | POLARIZATION LED MODULE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE AND PROJECTOR HAVING THE SAME - Provided is a polarization light emitting diode (LED) module including: a casing comprising an opening; a light source configured to emit light; a reflective polarizer configured to transmit first polarized light of the light emitted from the light source through the opening of the casing toward an external polarization converter, and configured to reflect second polarized light of the light emitted from the light source toward the light source; and a reflector configured to reflect light, which is reflected from the reflective polarizer and traveling toward the light source, toward the reflective polarizer, wherein the light source, the reflective polarizer and the reflector are provided inside the casing. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234261 | Projection Device - A projection device of the invention includes a housing, a light engine disposed in the housing, a lens disposed on a lateral side of the housing, and a light direction regulating mechanism disposed on the lateral side and in front of the lens. The light direction regulating mechanism is able to determine propagation of the light in a selected direction after the light passes through the lens. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234262 | PROJECTOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PROJECTOR - In at least one embodiment, a projector includes an operation reception unit, and selection unit, and a correction unit. The operation reception unit receives an input operation. The selection unit allows selection of one of a plurality of controlled objects located in correspondence with vertices of a contour of an image based on image information and sides of the contour. The correction unit allows movement of the controlled object selected by using the selection unit within the image based on the input operation and corrects the contour of the image based on the moved controlled object. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234263 | Projector and Headup Display - This headup display (projector) includes a plurality of light source portions, an optical scanning portion, a base portion and a heat transfer portion that contacts with the light source portions, and the thermal resistance of a first heat transfer path from the light source portions to the base portion is larger than the thermal resistance of a second heat transfer path from the light source portions to the heat transfer portion. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234264 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT INCLUDING LASER DIODES AS LIGHT SOURCES AND MICROLENS ARRAY AND PROJECTOR - A projector includes a light source unit comprising a microlens array having a first area and a second area having a wider interval than that of the first area, a first light source configured to emit light to be incident on the first area, and a second light source configured to emit light to be incident on the first area and the second area, wherein the microlens array diffuses the lights emitted from the first light source and the second light source by microlenses thereof, a collective lens collecting diffuse lights diffused by the microlens array, a display device on which the diffuse lights collected by the collective lens are shone to produce projected light, a projection optical system guiding the projected light produced by the display device, and a control unit controlling the display device and the light source unit. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234265 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - [Object] To provide a light source unit, a light source apparatus, and an image display apparatus that are capable of facilitating the cooling of a light source and the handling of light. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234266 | ILLUMINATOR AND PROJECTOR - An illuminator includes a light source section having at least one solid-state light source, a multi-lens array provided in a position downs ream of a diffractive optical member and having a plurality of lenses, and a superimposing system provided in a position downstream of the multi-lens array. The diffractive optical member divides light from the light source section into a plurality of sub-light fluxes corresponding to the plurality of lenses. Each of the plurality of sub-light fluxes is incident on a corresponding lens. The plurality of sub-light fluxes having passed through the multi-lens array are superimposed on one another on an illumination receiving region through the superimposing system. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234267 | TENSIONED PROJECTION SCREEN - A projection screen apparatus having a perimeter frame and a substantially blank screen is provided. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234268 | MASK PATTERN CORRECTION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING A MASK PATTERN CORRECTION PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a first auxiliary pattern is arranged at a corner of a mask pattern, an arrangement position of a second auxiliary pattern is calculated based on an opening angle of a resist pattern to which the mask pattern is transferred, and the second auxiliary pattern is arranged at the arrangement position. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234269 | MASK THAT PROVIDES IMPROVED FOCUS CONTROL USING ORTHOGONAL EDGES - A method includes selecting a mask blank for lithographically forming a desired pattern of main features to be printed onto a wafer by projection lithography. First locations are identified in the desired pattern, the first locations being those which would produce on the wafer images impacted by phase distortions of actinic light through openings in the desired pattern. Second locations in the desired pattern are identified for the insertion of orthoedges. The orthoedges are provided to contribute an additional amplitude of actinic light to the images impacted by phase distortions when the actinic light is projected onto the wafer. The orthoedges are then inserted into the desired pattern at the second locations at orientations such that the orthoedges provide a quadrature component to the additional amplitude of actinic light having an opposite sign to the quadrature component of the actinic light producing the phase distortions. Finally, the mask blank is formed lithographically with the desired pattern modified through the insertion of the orthoedges. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234270 | Microstructure Synthesis by Flow Lithography and Polymerization - In a method for synthesizing polymeric microstructures, a monomer stream is flowed, at a selected flow rate, through a fluidic channel. At least one shaped pulse of illumination is projected to the monomer stream, defining in the monomer stream a shape of at least one microstructure corresponding to the illumination pulse shape while polymerizing that microstructure shape in the monomer stream by the illumination pulse. An article of manufacture includes a non-spheroidal polymeric microstructure that has a plurality of distinct material regions. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234271 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND CONDUCTIVE SHEET - A manufacturing method of a conductive sheet includes: a step A of forming a silver halide-containing photosensitive layer, which contains silver halide, gelatin, and a polymer different from the gelatin and in which a mass ratio (Y/X) of a mass Y of the polymer to a mass X of the gelatin is equal to or greater than 0.1, on a support; a step B of forming conductive portions containing metal silver by performing exposure and then development treatment on the silver halide-containing photosensitive layer; and a step C of treating the support having the conductive portions with an oxidant which has a standard electrode potential of equal to or greater than +1.5 V and decomposes the gelatin. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234272 | METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides new nanoparticles that include a Group 4 metal oxide core and a coating surrounding the core, where the coating contains a ligand according to Formula (I), or a carboxylate thereof. The invention also provides new photoresist compositions that include a photoacid generator and a ligand acid or carboxylate thereof, where pKa | 2015-08-20 |
20150234273 | NEGATIVE PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED RESIN FILM, PARTITION WALLS AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - To provide a negative photosensitive resin composition which may be sufficiently cured even at a low exposure amount and which can impart good ink repellency to the upper surface of partition walls, a cured resin film and partition walls which have good ink repellency on the upper surface, and an optical element which has dots formed with good precision, having opening sections partitioned by partition walls uniformly coated with an ink. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234274 | RESIST TOP-COAT COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - There are provided a top coat composition and a patterning process using that composition, which reduce the effect of contaminants in the surrounding atmosphere on the resist film in absorbing OOB light and in reducing film loss of the resist pattern and bridging between patterns, and also enhances the sensitivity of the resist film and suppresses the emission of outgas from the resist film. The resist top coat composition of the present invention is formed on a photoresist film formed on a wafer, and is used in a patterning process performed by lithography in which, after exposure, developing is performed. The resist top coat composition contains a polymer as a base resin having a repeating unit p of styrene having a 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol group shown by the following general formula (1), a C6-C10 ether compound, and a C7-C12 hydrocarbon compound, and wherein m is 1 or 2, and p is in the range of 0 | 2015-08-20 |
20150234275 | PHOTOSENSITIVE POLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION, PROTECTING FILM AND ELEMENT HAVING THE PROTECTING FILM - A photosensitive polysiloxane composition, a protecting film and an element having the protecting film are provided. The photosensitive polysiloxane composition includes a polysiloxane (A), an o-naphthoquinonediazidesulfonate (B), a silane compound (C) containing an amic acid group and a solvent (D). When the photosensitive polysiloxane composition is used for forming a protecting film, the protecting film shows favorable cross-section shape and heat resistance. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234276 | Method for Creating Surface Texture on Flexographic Printing Elements - A method of making a relief image printing element from a photosensitive printing blank is described. The photosensitive printing blank comprises a laser ablatable mask layer disposed on at least one photocurable layer and the laser ablatable mask layer is selectively laser ablated to create an in situ mask and uncover portions of the at least one photocurable layer. The method includes a) pushing the photosensitive printing blank through a nip formed by a textured roller and a backing roller, wherein the textured roller contacts the in situ mask and the uncovered portions of the at least one photocurable layer; and b) exposing the at least one photocurable layer to at least one source of actinic radiation through the in situ mask to selectively cross link and cure the portions of the at least one photocurable layer not covered by the in situ mask. A defined topographical pattern is transferred from the textured surface of the roller to the at least one photocurable layer. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234277 | LIQUID TREATMENT METHOD, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - In one embodiment, a liquid treatment method includes (A) imaging a discharging port part of the liquid nozzle each time the discharging process is performed to one substrate, and acquiring, from images thus obtained, size data on foreign matter possibly present at the discharging port part; and (B) based on a history of the size data arranged in chronological order, judging whether an abnormality in substrate-processing has occurred. In the item (B), if the number of continuous acquisition, indicating how many times the size data not smaller than a first threshold value has been acquired continuously, exceeds a predetermined value, then judging that an abnormality in substrate-processing has occurred. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234278 | PATTERNING PROCESS - There is provided a patterning process that forms a negative pattern by developing using an organic solvent, using a resist top coat composition that not only reduces the effect from the environment on a resist film and effectively blocks OOB light, but also reduces the film loss of a resist pattern and the bridging between patterns, enhances the sensitivity of the resist film, and suppresses the emission of an outgas from the resist film. The patterning process includes the steps of forming a resist top coat on a photoresist film formed on a substrate, with the resist top coat using as a top base material a polymer having a repeating unit p of styrene having a 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol group, in which m is 1 or 2, and p is 0 | 2015-08-20 |
20150234279 | MARK FORMATION METHOD AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A mark forming method includes: a step of forming, on a device layer of a wafer, an intermediate layer to which a polymer layer containing a block copolymer is adherable, the device layer including a shot area and a scribe line area; a step of removing a portion, of the intermediate layer, formed in the scribe line area; a step of exposing an image of a mark on the scribe line area and forming, based on the image of the mark, a mark including recessed portion; and a step of applying the polymer layer containing the block copolymer on the device layer of the wafer. When a circuit pattern is forced by using the self-assembly of the block copolymer, it is possible to form the mark simultaneously with the formation of the circuit pattern. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234280 | COMPOSITE PRINTING FORM PRECURSOR AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A PRINTING FORM PRECURSOR FOR TREATMENT - The invention relates to a method for preparing a relief printing plate from a printing plate precursor wherein at least an end of the precursor is attached to a leader forming a composite printing form precursor that securely mounts the precursor in a treatment processor. The present method advantageously allows for all or substantially all of the area of the precursor to be utilized for forming the relief surface suitable for printing. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234281 | Blade for Substrate Edge Protection During Photolithography - An apparatus protects a portion of a peripheral region ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150234282 | LIQUID RECOVERY APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A liquid immersion exposure apparatus includes a projection system having a last optical element, a liquid supply system having a first path through which immersion liquid is supplied to a supply opening, and a liquid removal system having a second path connected to the first path. The liquid removal system removes the immersion liquid from the first path using the second path so that the supply flow path becomes a substantially gas filled space. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234283 | SPECIAL LAYOUT DESIGN PRINTED RECTANGULAR PATTERN AND IMPROVED PATTERN CRITICAL DIMENSION UNIFORMITY - Present example embodiments relate generally to semiconductor devices, masks, wafers, and methods of fabricating semiconductor devices, masks, and wafers. Example methods comprise providing a substrate having a photoresist layer. Example methods further comprise providing a mask having a substantially rectangular pattern and an elongated pattern, at least a portion of the elongated pattern positioned at least proximate to a corner of the substantially rectangular pattern, wherein the elongated pattern extends outwardly from the substantially rectangular pattern. Example methods further comprise forming a substantially rectangular shaped pattern on the photoresist layer resembling the substantially rectangular pattern using a cooperation of the substantially rectangular pattern and the elongated pattern. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234284 | METHODS FOR FABRICATING RETROREFLECTOR TOOLING AND RETROREFLECTOR MICROSTRUCTURES AND DEVICES THEREOF - Methods for producing retroreflector tooling and retroreflective sheeting using laser writing techniques, and corresponding products thereof, are presented. In one embodiment, a seamless retroreflective sheet having a plurality of retroreflectors formed in a continuous retroreflective microstructured pattern is provided. In the methods described herein, a substrate having a photosensitive coating on a surface thereof is provided. A surface-relief microstructured pattern is produced in the photosensitive coating by selectively exposing the photosensitive coating to a beam of electromagnetic radiation. The exposed portions of the photosensitive coating are developed to form a retroreflective microstructured pattern on the surface of the substrate. The retroreflective microstructured pattern is then transferred into retroreflector tooling comprising the retroreflective microstructured pattern on a surface thereof. A retroreflective sheet containing the retroreflective microstructured pattern on a surface thereof is then formed from the retroreflector tooling. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234285 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a developing apparatus and method comprises moving a first nozzle from a scan start position to a scan end position, with holding a second nozzle for supplying a rinse solution to be adjacent to the scan start position for the first nozzle, while supplying a developing solution from the first nozzle onto a wafer being rotated; and supplying the rinse solution from the second nozzle onto the wafer being rotated. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234286 | PATTERNING METHOD USING SURFACE PLASMON - A method for forming a fine pattern includes forming an etching target material layer on a substrate, forming a first photoresist layer on the etching target material layer, forming a metal pattern on the first photoresist layer, the metal pattern having a plurality of lines and thin film lines alternately arranged, the lines having predetermined linewidth and thickness and are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, exciting surface plasmons in the metal pattern by light irradiation to produce a surface plasmon resonance that exposes a fine first pattern shape in the first photoresist layer, forming a first photoresist pattern by removing the metal pattern and developing the first photoresist layer, and etching the etching target material layer by using the first photoresist pattern as a mask. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234287 | RESIST PLACING METHOD AND RESIST PLACING PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a resist placing method sets first and second grating vectors of a drop grating on which to place a resist drop. At this time, the first and second grating vectors are set based on information about a grid, which is a minimum grating unit for which the resist drop can be dropped, such that the thickness of a resist film after imprinting is within a predetermined range. In this case, the first and second grating vectors are set to be in directions different from both first and second minimum grating vectors of the grid. Then, the resist drop is placed in the drop grating. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234288 | PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC ILLUMINATOR THAT IS TELECENTRIC IN TWO DIRECTIONS - The invention relates to a photolithographic illumination device including: a light beam source; a condenser ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150234289 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS WITH CORRECTION OF IMAGING ABERRATIONS INDUCED BY THE MASK - The disclosure relates to a method for adapting a projection exposure apparatus for microlithography to a mask having structures with different pitches and/or different structure widths in different structure directions. Wavefront aberrations induced by the mask are reduced by a manipulator of the projection exposure apparatus for microlithography. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234290 | MARK POSITION MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An apparatus to measure the position of a mark, the apparatus including an illumination arrangement to direct radiation across a pupil of the apparatus, the illumination arrangement including an illumination source to provide multiple-wavelength radiation of substantially equal polarization and a wave plate to alter the polarization of the radiation in dependency of the wavelength, such that radiation of different polarization is supplied; an objective to direct radiation on the mark using the radiation supplied by the illumination arrangement while scanning the radiation across the mark in a scanning direction; a radiation processing element to process radiation that is diffracted by the mark and received by the objective; and a detection arrangement to detect variation in an intensity of radiation output by the radiation processing element during the scanning and to calculate from the detected variation a position of the mark in at least a first direction of measurement. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234291 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus includes a light source to produce projection light beam, and a first and a second diffractive optical element between the light source and a pupil plane of the illumination system. The diffractive effect produced by each diffractive optical element depends on the position of a light field that is irradiated by the projection light on the diffractive optical elements. A displacement mechanism changes the mutual spatial arrangement of the diffractive optical elements. In at least one of the mutual spatial arrangements, which can be obtained with the help of the displacement mechanism, the light field extends both over the first and the second diffractive optical element. This makes it possible to produce in a simple manner continuously variable illumination settings. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234292 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - A liquid immersion exposure apparatus includes a projection system having a last optical element, a first member having a liquid supply port, a second member having a liquid recovery port, and a driving system which electromagnetically moves the first member, the second member, or both of the first and second members. A substrate is moved below and relative to the last optical element, the first member and the second member. A liquid supply from the liquid supply port and a liquid recovery from the liquid recovery port are performed to form a liquid immersion area on a portion of an upper surface of the substrate. The substrate is exposed with a beam through liquid in the liquid immersion area. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234293 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus includes a projection system having a final optical element via which an exposure beam is projected, an immersion member having an opening through which the exposure beam is projected, liquid supply ports and liquid recovery ports, a stage which is movable below and relative to the projection system and the immersion member, the stage including a holder configured to hold a substrate, and a detection system configured to detect a residual liquid on at least one of the substrate held on the holder of the movable stage and the movable stage. A liquid immersion area that covers only a portion of the upper surface of the substrate is formed on an upper surface of the substrate held on the holder of the movable stage, while supplying immersion liquid via the liquid supply ports and removing the immersion liquid via the liquid recovery ports. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234294 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An immersion lithographic apparatus is disclosed that includes a fluid supply system configured to supply a fluid, the fluid supply system having a chamber with a plurality of inlet holes in a first side wall and a plurality of outlet holes in a second side wall, the first side wall facing the second side wall, wherein the inlet holes direct fluid entering the chamber in a direction towards areas of the second side wall between the plurality of outlet holes. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234295 | DYNAMIC PATTERNING METHOD THAT REMOVES PHASE CONFLICTS AND IMPROVES PATTERN FIDELITY AND CDU ON A TWO PHASE-PIXELATED DIGITAL SCANNER - Phase conflicts in pattern transfer with phase masks can be resolve by exposing pattern features with a first pattern and a second pattern, wherein the second pattern is selected based on the phase conflicts. In scanned exposures using pulsed lasers, a number of exposures of the second pattern can be less than 20% of a total number of exposures. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234296 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus includes a spin chuck, a shielding member disposed over the substrate, a cup surrounding a spin base, an upper gas valve that makes an inert gas be discharged from a downward discharge port of the shielding member, and an exhaust duct that discharges a gas in the cup. The shielding member includes an opposed surface disposed over the substrate and an inner peripheral surface surrounding the substrate. The lower end of the inner peripheral surface of the shielding member is disposed in the periphery of the spin base. The distance in the radial direction from the lower end of the inner peripheral surface of the shielding member to an outer peripheral surface of the spin base is not less than the distance in the vertical direction from an upper surface of the substrate to the opposed surface. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234297 | Method of Calibrating a Reluctance Actuator Assembly, Reluctance Actuator and Lithographic Apparatus Comprising Such Reluctance Actuator - A reluctance actuator assembly comprising a reluctance actuator, a flux sensor to measure a magnetic flux in a gap of the reluctance actuator, and a flux amplifier to drive an actuator coil of the reluctance actuator based on a flux set point and the flux measured by the flux sensor. A method comprising providing to the flux amplifier a flux setpoint, the flux setpoint comprising a time constant component and a sinusoidally varying component at an excitation frequency, measuring a force generated by the reluctance actuator in response to the flux setpoint, and calibrating the reluctance actuator assembly from the measured force. | 2015-08-20 |