34th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120213483 | Optical-Fiber Interconnect Cable - An optical-fiber interconnect cable includes one or more optical fibers and one or more electrical conductors surrounded by an outer jacket. The optical fibers, such a multimode optical fibers, are typically enclosed within a flexible polymeric tube to form a flexible subunit. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213484 | Two-Piece Spring Push For Fiber Optic Connectors with Large Diameter Fiber Optic Cables - A two-piece spring push includes a main body portion and a cap. The cap is attached to the main body portion through frictional or interference fits of projections and openings in the two-piece spring push. The two-piece spring push allows for the use of the spring push on larger diameter optical cables as the spring push is assembled on the optical fibers after the optical fibers are terminated in an optical ferrule. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213485 | MOVING IMAGE SHOOTING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CHANGING FRAME RATE DURING SHOOTING, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOVING IMAGE SHOOTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A technique enabling a moving image reduced in image disturbance to be recorded even when a frame rate is changed during shooting. In a moving image shooting apparatus, an image pickup device picks up an image of an object. An image synthesis section combines images picked up by the image pickup device into a composite image. A moving image is recorded in a storage medium using the image or the composite image. When an instruction for changing the frame rate of the moving image is issued, the moving image shooting apparatus performs control such that a frame rate transition time period is provided. During the transition time period, images are picked up at a first frame rate, and a composite image is generated at the first frame rate. Then, the composite image is recorded at a second frame rate lower than the first frame rate. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213486 | SCREEN RECORDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A screen recording method computes an encoding delay for each frame of a screen of an electronic device. The frame is encoded by a first compression algorithm if the encoding delay is short. The frame is encoded by an second compression algorithm if the encoding delay is middle and a time interval between the encoding time of a previous frame and the encoding time of a current frame does not exceed a first preset time interval. The frame is encoded by a third compression algorithm if the encoding delay is long and a time interval between the encoding time of a previous frame and the encoding time of a current frame exceeds a second preset time interval. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213487 | IMAGE EDITING DEVICE, IMAGE EDITING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image editing device includes: a display controller that outputs a video signal to a display device; an input interface that receives from a user settings information about a plurality of candidate images, about a total play time of a sequence of images to be created, and about displaying effects of the respective images used in the sequence of images; and an image sequence creating unit that creates the sequence of images using a plurality of images that are selected from the plurality of candidate images. When the total play time and the displaying effects are set, or when at least one of the total play time and the displaying effects is changed, a total count of images planned to be used in the sequence of images, or an estimated value of the total count, is determined and displayed on the display device. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213488 | TERMINAL DEVICE - A terminal device determines whether a clock is a secure clock or a self-running clock. If the clock is the self-running clock, the device stores a clocking time of the clock as a timestamp file in a memory card in recording content. In playing back the content, the device determines validity of a clocking time using the timestamp file to play back the content and also updates the stored time of the stored time as the timestamp file to a content playback start time. In contrast, if the clock is the secure clock, the device stores the timestamp file indicating a recording time of the content in the memory card only in recording the content and omits updating the stored time as the timestamp file in playing back the content. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213489 | SIMULATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A simulation method and system. A computing system receives a first audio and/or video data stream. The first audio and/or video data stream includes data associated with a first person. The computing system monitors the first audio and/or video data stream. The computing system identifies emotional attributes comprised by the first audio and/or video data stream. The computing system generates a second audio and/or video data stream associated with the first audio and/or video data stream. The second audio and/or video data stream includes the data without the emotional attributes. The computing system stores the second audio and/or video data stream. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213490 | FACIAL DETECTION, RECOGNITION AND BOOKMARKING IN VIDEOS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for facial bookmarking in videos. In one aspect, methods include receiving a digital video comprising video data, processing the video data to detect features indicative of a human face in the digital video, determining, from the video data, a first frame, in which the features indicative of the human face are detected in the digital video, determining first timestamp data corresponding to the first frame, determining, from the video data, a second frame, in which the features indicative of the human face are detected in the digital video, determining second timestamp data corresponding to the second frame, generating an identifier corresponding to the human face, generating a data set including the identifier, the first timestamp data and the second timestamp data, and appending the data set to the video data to provide annotated video data. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213491 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK DEVICE, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - The recording medium | 2012-08-23 |
20120213492 | PLAYBACK DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, PLAYBACK METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A playback device that secures coexistence of a built-in GUI for a built-in machine created uniquely by the manufacturer and a stereoscopic image created by the contents provider. A subtitle decoder displays a subtitle in a predetermined layout by decoding a subtitle stream. A GUI processing unit draws the built-in GUI. The layout of the subtitle to be displayed is one of: normal layout in which areas for subtitle display are provided both in upper and lower parts of a screen; top arrangement layout in which an area for displaying subtitle is provided only in the upper part of the screen; and bottom arrangement layout in which the area for displaying the subtitle is provided only in the lower part. When the top or bottom arrangement layout is selected as the layout of the subtitle, the GUI processing unit selects the layout of the subtitle as the layout of the built-in GUI. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213493 | METHOD FOR MEDIA RELIVING PLAYBACK - A method for viewing a collection of images or videos, includes analyzing the collection to determine properties of the images or videos and using the determined properties to produce icons corresponding to such properties; providing a time-varying display of the images or videos in the collection following an ordering of the images or videos in the collection and at least one of the corresponding icons; receiving a user selection of an icon; changing the time-varying display of the images or videos in the collection following a reordering of the images or videos in the collection in response to the user selection; storing the sequence of the user selections and associated timing in a script in a processor accessible memory; and playing back the viewing of the collection of images or videos using the script. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213494 | SCHEDULING THE RECORDING OF A PROGRAM VIA AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE BROADCAST STREAM - A method for displaying a webpage is described. The method involves receiving a broadcast stream including a program, playing the program in the broadcast stream to a viewer, displaying an icon to the viewer and receiving viewer input in response to display of the icon, pausing the playing of the program in response to receiving the viewer input, displaying a web page to the viewer in response to receiving the viewer input, and resuming the playing of the program. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213495 | Video Context Popups - Video context popups are disclosed. In some implementations, video popups can be displayed in a video editor to provide context to a user who is editing a video clip sequence. In some implementations, a user can indicate a position in a video clip sequence where one or more video clips may be added to the video clip sequence and one or more video popups can be presented that display a portion of one or more video clips that are adjacent to the indicated position. Implementations include a method, system and computer-readable medium for performing video context popups. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213496 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING TIME DELAYED BROADBAND CONTENT - Systems, methods, and apparatus for recording time delayed broadband content are provided. Desired content to be recorded may be identified by a programming processing component configured to receive broadband content output by a service provider. A channel associated with the desired content and an amount of delay associated with the channel may be determined. Based at least in part upon the determined amount of delay, the recording of the desired content may be scheduled by the programming processing component. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213497 | METHOD FOR MEDIA RELIVING ON DEMAND - A method for viewing a collection of images or videos, includes analyzing the collection to determine properties of the images or videos and using the determined properties to produce icons corresponding to such properties; providing a time-varying display of the images or videos in the collection following an ordering of the images or videos in the collection and at least one of the corresponding icons; receiving a user selection of an icon; and changing the display of the images or videos in the collection following a reordering of the images or videos in the collection in response to the user selection. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213498 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPOSITION OF SUBTITLES - Embodiments of the invention include a subtitling format encompassing elements of enhanced syntax and semantic to provide improved animation capabilities. The disclosed elements improve subtitle performance without stressing the available subtitle bitrate. This will become essential for authoring content of high-end HDTV subtitles in pre-recorded format, which can be broadcast or stored on high capacity optical media, e.g. the Blue-ray Disc. Embodiments of the invention include abilities for improved authoring possibilities for the content production to animate subtitles. For subtitles that are separate from AV material, a method includes using one or more superimposed subtitle layers, and displaying only a selected part of the transferred subtitles at a time. Further, colors of a selected part of the displayed subtitles may be modified, e.g. highlighted. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213499 | HEATER BLOCK FOR A RAPID THERMAL PROCESSING APPARATUS IN WHICH A COOLING WATER FLOW IS DIVIDED INTO AN UPPER LAYER AND A LOWER LAYER - The present invention relates to a heater block for a rapid thermal processing apparatus, wherein a plurality of lamp pockets ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120213500 | EDGE RING FOR A THERMAL PROCESSING CHAMBER - Embodiments of the present invention provide an edge ring for supporting a substrate with increased temperature uniformity. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide an edge ring having one or more surface area increasing structures formed on an energy receiving surface of the edge ring. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213501 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF HEAT-TREATING FILM FORMED ON SURFACE OF SUBSTRATE - The back surface of a substrate having a front surface coated with a resist film is irradiated with flashes of light emitted from flash lamps. Heat conduction from the back surface of the substrate abruptly raised in temperature by the irradiation with flashes of light toward the front surface thereof occurs to heat the resist film formed on the front surface of the substrate, so that a post-applied bake process is performed. After the completion of the post-applied bake process, a cooling plate cools down the substrate. Regardless of the type of resist film formed on the front surface of the substrate, the substrate has a constant absorptance of flashes of light to allow the resist film to be heated to a constant treatment temperature, because the back surface of the substrate is irradiated with flashes of light. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213502 | IMAGING APPARATUS, FLASH DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An imaging apparatus for performing wireless communication with an external device. An instruction transmitting unit transmits an operation instruction to the external device. A response signal receiving unit receives a response signal from the external device. A first controlling unit starts a first operation relating to an imaging process in a case that a first time passes from a point of receiving the response signal by the response signal receiving unit. The external device executes a second operation relating to the imaging process in a case that a second time passes from a point of transmitting the response signal from the external device to the imaging apparatus. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213503 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR A CAMERA - An illumination device performs a method for illuminating a scene monitored by a camera. The illumination device includes a first light emitting source having a first lens arranged so that the first light emitting source, at a first distance from the illumination device, provides illumination essentially within a first area of a predetermined size. A second light emitting source of the illumination device has a second lens arranged so that the second light emitting source, at a second distance from the illumination device, provides illumination essentially within a second area of the predetermined size. The output intensity of the first and the second light emitting source is individually controllable. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213504 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE CONTROL - An apparatus has a light emitting diode module that has one or more light emitting diodes each with a light emitting circuitry. The apparatus further has a controller functionally connected with the one or more light emitting circuitries; a housing surrounding the controller and the one or more light emitting circuitries; and a pair of power supply connectors extending outside of the housing and functionally connected with the controller. The controller receives operating power from the pair of power supply connectors and uses the received operating power to control operation of the one or more light emitting circuitries. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213505 | FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - A focal plane shutter includes: a board including an opening; a drive lever swingably supported by the board, biased from a start end to a terminal end of a swingable range by a drive spring, and driving blades opening and closing the opening; and a set member rotating in a first direction to position the drive lever at the start end, and then rotating in a second direction. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213506 | ROBUST RANGING METHOD - In a communication system in which data is transferred by packets, a ranging method in which a receiver, in a given ranging window, periodically compares received data with expected data to find a match. The periodic comparison includes searching for known preamble and/or delimiter sequences of ranging packets and involves timeouts for each search period. In case a match between the known sequences and received sequences is not found and the respective timeout is exceeded, the search and comparison process is restarted and continues until a global timeout is exceeded. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213507 | ADAPTOR SYSTEM FOR AN ETHERNET NETWORK - An Ethernet adapter system may include a transmitter to insert a payload type identifier sequence in a generic frame procedure header to indicate that a network is a converged enhanced Ethernet network. The transmitter may insert idle sequences in a stream of data frames transmitted along a link. The system may include a receiver to recognize a condition and to force a loss of synchronization condition on the link that will be converted by the receiver into a loss of light condition. The receiver may scan the transmitted stream of data frames for invalid data frames and introduce a code into the stream of data frames whenever an invalid data frame is detected. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213508 | NETWORK ELEMENT CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING OPTICAL TRANSPORT NETWORK DELAY MEASUREMENT - The present disclosure provides Network Element (NE) clock synchronization using Optical Transport Network (OTN) delay measurement systems and methods such as described in ITU-T G.709 (12/2009) “Interfaces for the Optical Transport Network (OTN)” and G.798 (10/2010) “Characteristics of optical transport network hierarchy equipment functional blocks”. OTN provides a Delay Measurement (DM) function to measure fiber path latency between two network elements to within microsecond accuracy. The convergence of packet switching and OTN transport into the same network element allows the sharing of this information between the two applications. The OTN delay measurement value can be used to synchronize two network element clocks to within microsecond accuracy without the need for a costly GPS synchronization solution or reduced accuracy NTP solutions. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213509 | Method and Passive Optical Network System for Managing Uplink Burst Overhead Parameters - A method for managing upstream burst overhead parameters includes: an Optical Line Terminal (OLT) or an Optical Network Unit (ONU) detects transmission quality of a downlink between the OLT and the ONU; the OLT or the ONU determines the upstream burst overhead parameters suitable for the ONU according to the transmission quality; and the ONU starts to use the upstream burst overhead parameters suitable for the ONU after the switching time determined by the ONU itself or indicated by the OLT. The present invention also provides an ONU and an OLT for managing the upstream burst overhead parameters. The present invention can improve the bandwidth utilization rate and decrease the complexity of indicating the upstream burst overhead parameters in PON system, so that the ONU and the OLT are enabled to flexibly and simply select the upstream burst overhead parameters. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213510 | SKEW ESTIMATOR, SKEW COMPENSATOR AND COHERENT RECEIVER - A skew estimator for estimating a skew between a first signal of a first data path and a second signal of a second data path in a coherent receiver is provided. The skew estimator comprises a phase detector and an integrator. The phase detector is configured to detect a phase of the first signal or the second signal to obtain a phase signal. Further, the integrator is configured to integrate the obtained phase signal to provide an estimated skew. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213511 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR OPTICAL TRANSMISSION BASED ON POLARIZATION MULTIPLEXING - The embodiments of the present invention disclose a system, a method, and a device for polarization multiplexing. The method includes: co-direction judgment: after judging that the similarity between the control quantities of the two optical signals meets a predetermined similarity criterion, enabling at least one of the two branches to re-search for the control quantity until the similarity between the control quantities of the two optical signals does not meet the predetermined similarity criterion. The preceding technical solution may substantially prevent the optical signals output by the two branches at a receiving end from having the co-directional state of polarization, without affecting the complexity and implementation cost of the system and the processing time delay of data signals at the receiving end. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213512 | CHROMATIC DISPERSION ESTIMATOR AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A CHROMATIC DISPERSION - A chromatic dispersion estimator for estimating a chromatic dispersion in an input signal block comprises a transformer for transforming the input signal block into a transformed signal block in frequency domain, a chromatic dispersion compensator for compensating a certain chromatic dispersion in the transformed signal block to obtain a compensated transformed signal block, an inverse transformer for inversely transforming the compensated transformed signal block into time domain to obtain an output signal, an adaptive filter for filtering the output signal to obtain a filtered signal, and a determiner for determining upon the basis of the filtered signal whether the certain chromatic dispersion corresponds to the chromatic dispersion in the input signal block. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213513 | Direct generation semiconductor IRCM laser system - Direct generation semiconductor infrared countermeasure lasers are provided that can be independently modulated and combined so as to provide a simultaneously-generated multi-spectral output for the beam. The countermeasure system is smaller and more lightweight than conventional IRCM laser systems, is less expensive, is non-cryogenically cooled and is configurable for multi-spectral generation with asynchronous jam codes in which the spectral distribution can be customized by combining multiple emitters with a range of center wavelengths. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213514 | OPTICAL CONVERTER WITH ADC BASED CHANNELIZER FOR OPTICAL LNB SYSTEM - Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention convert satellite signals to an intermediate frequency signal and selecting modulated digital data within the satellite signals for content decoding. One embodiment includes an optical low noise block converter (LNB) including a digital channelizer switch configured to select at least one content channel from an input signal including a plurality of content channels modulated onto a carrier and to output an optical signal including the selected at least one content channel. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213515 | SERVICE GROUP AGGREGATION - Methods and systems for aggregating service groups are provided. A chain of fiber nodes in a DOCSIS system is formed to aggregate the service groups served by the fiber nodes to form a super-service group. Multiple channels of a multiplexed data stream are used to transmit the signals from the super-service group. By creating a chain of fiber nodes and using multiple channels to transmit the signals from the super-service group, a DOCSIS system can be more efficiently reconfigured to segment a super-service group once the system has become exhausted. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213516 | RESOURCE UTILIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - An optimal resource utilization method and system is disclosed. The method includes monitoring an optical network comprising optical cross connect (OXC) nodes comprising regenerators and connected by links. Communication paths each comprising a group of OXC nodes connected by links of said links are selected. Routing demands, working communication paths, and protection communication paths are selected. A computer processor assigns successive links a wave length and allocates regenerators to multiple successive links. The computer processor positions a first group of the regenerators along the working communication paths and positioning a second group of regenerators along the protection communication paths. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213517 | OPTICAL-LAYER TRAFFIC GROOMING IN FLEXIBLE OPTICAL NETWORKS - Methods and systems for optical signal grooming that include providing one or more input signals, each having one or more modulated subcarriers, to a grooming processor; and grooming the input signals at a subcarrier level with the grooming processor to produce one or more output signals by arranging the modulated subcarriers in the output signals according to a grooming operation such that the modulated subcarriers are not demodulated or decoded prior to grooming. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213518 | OPTICAL LINE TERMINAL, DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION METHOD, AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK - There is provided an optical line terminal that dynamically allocates communication bandwidth to a plurality of optical network units in an optical communication network, the optical line terminal including a minimum bandwidth allocation unit calculating allocation bandwidth of the plurality of optical network units based on bandwidth request information notified by the plurality of optical network units, a comparison unit comparing an allocation cycle given as the sum total of allocation bandwidth allocated to the plurality of optical network units respectively with a predetermined threshold value, a best-effort bandwidth allocation unit calculating remaining bandwidth as best-effort bandwidth of the plurality of optical network units when the allocation cycle is less than the threshold value, and a bandwidth allocation unit allocating communication bandwidth of the plurality of optical network units based on the allocation bandwidth and the best-effort bandwidth. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213519 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE OF A LOW-NOISE OPTICAL SIGNAL HAVING A LOW-NOISE MULTI-WAVELENGTH LIGHT SOURCE, A TRANSMISSION DEVICE OF BROADCAST SIGNALS USING A LOW-NOISE MULTI-WAVELENGTH LIGHT SOURCE, AND AN OPTICAL ACCESS NETWORK HAVING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a transmission device of a low-noise optical signal having a low-noise multi-wavelength light source, a transmission device of broadcast signals using a low-noise multi-wavelength light source, and an optical access network having the same. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213520 | Reachability Matrices Spanning Multiple Domains in an Optical Network - A method of providing routes through heterogeneous subsystems in an optical network is disclosed, which includes generating, using a processing device, a reachability matrix based on subnetwork information; and generating, using the processing device, a topology associated with the optical network using the reachability matrix. The method also includes determining, using the processing device, a shortest path through the optical network using the reachability matrix and a cost model graph; and displaying, using a graphical user interface, subsystems associated with the shortest path, regeneration locations associated with the shortest path, wavelengths associated with the shortest path, the topology, and the shortest path. Corresponding apparatus and computer-readable storage media are also disclosed. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213521 | VESTIGIAL PHASE SHIFT KEYING MODULATION AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCORPORATING SAME - In general, optical communication systems and methods may implement a vestigial phase shift keying (PSK) modulation format to enable relatively high transmission rates with closer channel spacing and improved signal detection in a WDM optical communication system. A PSK modulated signal may be correlated with a phase shift, for example, using a delay line interferometer (DLI), to generate a vestigial PSK signal, which may be pre-filtered, combined, and transmitted in the WDM system. The correlation with a phase shift compresses and shifts the signal spectrum such that intersymbol interference (ISI) length may be reduced with minimal increase in the bit error rate (BER) when the vestigial PSK signal is detected. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213522 | GENERATING HIGHER-LEVEL QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION (QAM) USING A DELAY LINE INTERFEROMETER AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCORPORATING SAME - In general, optical communication systems and methods may generate higher-level n | 2012-08-23 |
20120213523 | OPTICAL-LAYER TRAFFIC GROOMING AT AN OFDM SUBCARRIER LEVEL WITH PHOTODETECTION CONVERSION OF AN INPUT OPTICAL OFDM TO AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL - A method for optical layer traffic grooming includes receiving at least two optical input signals into respective optical receivers, each optical receiver having a photodetector for converting the respective optical input signal into a respective electrical signal; a grooming processor responsive to the electrical signals, the grooming processor being a radio frequency RF processor for processing the electrical signals at a subcarrier level to produce an RF orthogonal frequency division multiplexing signal OFDM signal; and modulating the groomed RF OFDM signal at a transmitter for conversion of the groomed RF OFDM into an optical signal. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213524 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO A SHIELDED MEDICAL IMAGING SUITE - A process and system are disclosed for supplying electrical energy to a device located in a room housing an imaging system (such as an MRI system, for example), wherein the room is shielded from external electromagnetic fields. Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and processes for emitting electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range of the light spectrum from at least one light emission device. Embodiments of the present invention further provide a process and system for transforming the electromagnetic radiation into electrical energy using at least one transducer device located in the room, and supplying the electrical energy to the device so as to minimize interfering electromagnetic fields within the room. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213525 | Oilfield Optical Data Transmission Assembly Joint - A joint for disposing between a rotatable drum and stationary surface equipment. The joint serves as a channel through which optical data from a well access line may be routed through the rotating drum and to the stationary equipment for processing. The optical data may be routed in a manner that allows for multi-fiber transmissions with one fiber dedicated to uphole transmissions and another dedicated to downhole transmissions. This is achieved through embodiments of the joint in spite of the separate optical channels involved sharing the same central axis to allow for data transfer between moving and stationary joint components. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213526 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER IMPLEMENTED WITH I2C BUSSES ARBITRATED BY SELECTOR - An optical transceiver with a bus selector for selecting one of I2C inner busses is disclosed. One of inner I2C buses connects the controller with a nonvolatile memory, while another I2C bus connects the controller with a volatile memory with a priority to the non-volatile memory. When the volatile memory is selected during the controller communicates with the non-volatile memory, the controller sets a command to the bus selector to select the second I2C bus and hold the first I2C bus. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213527 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR BIDIRECTIONALLY TRANSPORTING INFORMATION THROUGH OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH A DEVICE - An optoelectronic device for bidirectionally transporting information through glass fibers between logically distributed users and a central station by means of transceivers of said central station. In particular, a set of several glass fibers ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120213528 | OPTICAL RECEIVING DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An optical receiving device includes multiple input ports to which light is input; multiple amplifiers that are arrayed and provided corresponding to the input ports, respectively, each of the amplifiers amplifying and outputting light input from a corresponding input port among of the input ports; a photo diode that converts light into an electrical signal; and a lens that inputs to the photo diode light output from the amplifiers. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213529 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ONE-WAY TIME TRANSMISSION - A method of controlling a timing state of a local oscillator ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120213530 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, TRANSMITTER, RECEIVER AND METHOD - A signal processing apparatus configured to correct a distortion introduced by a signal processing path into a processed signal comprising a transformer that transforms the processed signal into a transformed signal in frequency domain, a processor that determines a first correction function and a second correction function upon the basis of a transfer function of the signal processing path, a first multiplier that multiplies values of the transformed signal with coefficients of the first correction function to obtain a first corrected signal, a signal reverser that reverses an order of values in a copy of the transformed signal to obtain a reversed transformed signal, a second multiplier that multiplies values of the reversed transformed signal with coefficients of the second correction function to obtain a second corrected signal, and an adder that adds the first corrected signal and the second corrected signal to obtain a corrected output signal. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213531 | ULTRA-HIGH-SPEED PHOTONIC-ENABLED ADC BASED ON MULTI-PHASE INTERFEROMETRY - A ultra high speed photonic Analog to Digital Converted (ADC) for sampling and quantizing an electrical voltage signal, internally enabled by photonics uses coherent optical detection architectures for photonic quantization. Coherent light is phase modulated by the test signal. Using an interferometer, or an array of interferometers the phase of modulated light is compared with a reference light. Flash ADC, successive approximation ADC and delta-sigma ADC configurations are presented. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213532 | OPTICAL RECEIVER, SIGNAL PROCESSOR, AND OPTICAL RECEIVING METHOD - An optical receiver includes a splitter that splits a local oscillator lightwave into a first local oscillator lightwave and a second local oscillator lightwave; a measurement unit that measures phase variation of the first local oscillator lightwave; a receiving unit that receives a signal lightwave and the second local oscillator lightwave and mixes these lightwaves and converts the mixed lightwaves into digital signal; a dispersion compensator that reduces chromatic dispersion of the digital signal; a phase processing unit that rotates phase of the dispersion-reduced signal based on the phase variation; and a discriminating unit that discriminates the phase-rotated signal. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213533 | FUSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a fusing apparatus including: a fusing section including a nipping section which conveys a recording medium while applying pressure and heat to the recording medium; an injecting section which is provided on a downstream side of a conveying direction of the recording medium with respect to the nipping section and which injects gas between a recording medium conveyed by the nipping section and attached to the fusing section and the fusing section; a detecting section which detects jamming of the recording medium in a conveying path of the recording medium; and a separating section which separates the injecting section from the fusing section when jamming of the recording medium is detected by the detecting section. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213534 | IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE - An image formation device for use with a consumable removably loaded therein, the consumable including a non-volatile consumable memory, the image formation device including: a non-volatile device memory; an abnormality detection unit detecting an abnormality pertaining to the consumable; a detection registration unit registering abnormality detection data into both memories when the abnormality pertains to the consumable and no relevant abnormality data are registered in either memory, the abnormality detection data representing the detected abnormality; a confirmation registration unit registering abnormality confirmation data after the consumable has been exchanged and new abnormality detection data pertaining to a new abnormality detected by the abnormality detection unit are registered in only one of the memories, the abnormality confirmation data replacing the new abnormality detection data in the appropriate memory; and a confirmation notification unit making a notification of abnormality confirmation when the abnormality confirmation data are registered by the confirmation registration unit. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213535 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a first forming unit that forms a color image on a first image-carrier using a color toner, a first transfer unit that transfers the color image formed on the first image-carrier to a transfer medium at a first transfer bias, a second forming unit that, using an invisible toner absorbing infrared light or ultraviolet light, forms on a second image-carrier a code image representing information by an arrangement of dots, and a second transfer unit that transfers the code image formed on the second image-carrier to the transfer medium at a second transfer bias higher than the first transfer bias. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213536 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus includes a calculating unit configured to specify pieces of thickness information for calculation of a difference between thicknesses of a recording medium among pieces of thickness information each indicating thicknesses of the recording medium and calculate the difference using the specified pieces of thickness information, the pieces of thickness information being obtained as a detection result by sequentially detecting the thicknesses of the recording medium being conveyed; a determining unit configured to determine whether the calculated difference is equal to or larger than a first threshold; and a transfer unit configured to transfer an image onto the recording medium using at least an alternating-current voltage when the difference is equal to or larger than the first threshold. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213537 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A control device includes an acquiring unit acquiring code image data expressing a code image having dots arranged in an array that expresses information; a generating unit extracting the dots from the code image and generating patch image data expressing patch images having the dots orderly arranged in different densities; an image-formation control unit controlling an image forming unit so as to form the patch images based on the patch image data in accordance with a preset image forming condition by using an invisible toner; a measuring unit measuring densities of the patch images; and a changing unit changing the image forming condition if at least one measured density is outside a density range set according to a corresponding dot density based on a correspondence relationship between the measured densities and densities of the dots, so that all of the measured densities are set within the corresponding density ranges. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213538 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - An image formation apparatus includes a toner cartridge, a toner-amount detector configured to detect a toner amount in the toner cartridge, a display unit, and an analyzer. The analyzer is configured to make the display unit display a used condition of the image formation apparatus when the image formation apparatus is in a small-amount mode where the toner amount is smaller than a threshold. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213539 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes: a fixing member which fixes a toner image on a sheet; a plurality of sliding contact members which sliding contact a surface of the fixing member in which roughness of sliding surfaces of the plurality of sliding contact members is different from each other; a counter which accumulates a count value based on the number of fixing operations to determine a contact period of time of the plurality of sliding contact members to be brought into contact with the fixing member; and a controller which controls the plurality of sliding contact members to be brought into contact with the fixing member based on the accumulated count value of the counter. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213540 | Image Forming Apparatus, Method, Software Program, And Carrier Medium - An image forming apparatus includes a generator, image forming unit, fixing unit, fixing temperature setting unit, and heating control unit. The generator generates image drawing data including text and/or photo, page by page, from image data. The image forming unit forms a latent image based on image drawing data, and develops and transfers developed image onto a recording medium. The fixing unit includes a fixing device having a plurality of heaters, and a surface of the fixing device is segmented into a plurality of heating areas each corresponding to one of the plurality of heaters. The fixing temperature setting unit sets a control-target fixing temperature at each heating area by associating text and/or photo in image drawing data with each heating area. The heating control unit controls current supply to each heater to heat each heating area to the set control-target fixing temperature. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213541 | FIXING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM FOR DETECTING TWINE - The present invention provides a fixing apparatus including: a pair of rotating bodies that transports a recording medium on which an image is formed by using an image forming material, by sandwiching the recording medium; a heating section that heats at least one of the pair of rotating bodies; a moving section that moves the pair of rotating bodies between a position at which they mutually contact and a position at which they are mutually separated; a temperature detecting section that detects a surface temperature of at least one of the pair of rotating bodies without contacting the rotating bodies; and a twine generation determining section that determines whether the recording medium has twined around either one of the pair of rotating bodies based on a rate of temperature increase after a temperature decrease of the surface temperature detected by the temperature detecting section. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213542 | Image Forming Apparatus, Image Forming Method, and Recovery Device - A developing roller which comes into contact with a latent image carrier drum on a first side with respect to an imaginary vertical plane passing through the rotation center of the latent image carrier drum, thereby developing a latent image which is carried on the latent image carrier drum by a liquid developer that includes toner and carrier liquid is provided, and a squeeze roller which comes into contact with the latent image carrier drum developed by the developing roller on a second side on the opposite side to the first side with respect to the imaginary vertical plane further on the upper side in the vertical direction than an imaginary horizontal plane passing through the rotation center of the latent image carrier drum and perpendicular to the imaginary vertical plane, thereby squeezing an image developed to the latent image carrier drum is provided. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213543 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit configured to supply a toner onto a surface of an image carrier to form a toner image carried from a toner container; a transfer unit configured to transfer the toner image onto a transfer medium; a cleaning unit configured to collect a non-transferred toner that is not transferred onto the transfer medium during the transfer by the transfer unit; a recycle unit configured to carry the non-transferred toner to the developing unit; a non-transferred-toner-amount detecting unit configured to detects an amount of the non-transferred toner; a total-toner-amount calculating unit configured to calculates an amount of the toner carried from the toner container; a consumed-toner-amount calculating unit configured to calculate, based on the amounts, a consumed toner amount; and an environmental-load-information calculating unit configured to calculate, based on the consumed toner amount, environmental load information. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213544 | ROTATING-BODY ELECTRIFICATION MECHANISM, IMAGE CARRIER UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIFYING IMAGE CARRIER UNIT - According to an embodiment, there is provided a mechanism for electrification of a rotating body used in an image forming apparatus. In the mechanism, compression of an elastically-deformable pressing member brings a portion of a cloth-like or sheet-like conductive member into contact with an electrification object and presses the rest of the conductive member against a conductive contact member, which is any one of the rotating body, a rotating shaft that rotates together with the rotating body, and a shaft that rotatably supports the rotating body. A connecting between the electrification object and the contact member is achieved via the conductive member. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213545 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An intake fan ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120213546 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier; a charging unit; an electrostatic latent image forming unit; a development unit that houses an electrostatic latent image developer containing toner particles and inorganic particles added thereto and that develops the electrostatic latent image to form a toner image; an intermediate transfer body to which the toner image is transferred and the surface of which contains a resin material and fluorocarbon resin particles; a first transfer unit that first transfers the toner image to the surface of the intermediate transfer body; a second transfer unit that second transfers the transferred toner image to a recording medium; and a cleaning unit that cleans the surface of the intermediate transfer body after the toner image is second transferred to the recording medium, the cleaning unit including a cleaning blade provided in contact with the surface of the intermediate transfer body. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213547 | IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE HAVING PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUMS AND ENDLESS BELT - In an image-forming device, photosensitive drums are held by the holding member. Developer material accommodating units are held by the holding member so as to form a row of developer material accommodating units along an alignment direction, the developer material accommodating units including one end developer material accommodating unit that is located at one end of the row of developer material accommodating units. An endless belt extends in the alignment direction. A waste developer material accommodating part is provided integrally with the one end developer material accommodating part. A waste developer material conveying mechanism conveys waste developer material from a recovering unit to the waste developer material accommodating part. The holding member includes: a first side plate and a second side plate; and a first beam and a second beam, at least part of a waste developer material conveying mechanism being provided on the first beam. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213548 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A unit detachably mountable to an apparatus main assembly s provided with a coupling for receiving a rotational driving force from the apparatus main assembly. Also the apparatus main assembly is provided with a coupling to be engaged with the coupling of the unit. At least one of these couplings can be pushed in a direction parallel to a rotation shaft and one of the couplings is provided with an inclined surface. During mounting and demounting of the unit, the engagement between the couplings is released by the pushing-in of one of the couplings pushed by the inclined surface. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213549 | DRUM SUPPORTING MECHANISM, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A supporting mechanism supporting an electrophotographic photosensitive drum having a photosensitive layer formed through a dip-coating on a peripheral surface of a cylindrical member, said supporting mechanism includes a bearing member supporting the electrophotographic photosensitive drum while contacting such a portion of the photosensitive layer as is away from one axial end of the electrophotographic photosensitive drum which have taken a lower position in the dip-coating, toward an axially central part. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213550 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit including a transfer member for transferring a developed image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, and a mounting portion for demountably mounting a cartridge, the image formation unit being movable, in a state that the cartridge is demountably mounted, between a transfer position for transferring the developed image, and a mounting and demounting position, different from the transfer position, and a regulating member for limiting movement of the cartridge mounted to the mounting portion, when the unit moves between the transfer position and the mounting and demounting position, the regulating member being movable between a regulating position for limiting the movement of the cartridge, and a permitting position for permitting mounting and demounting of the cartridge, and the regulating member being in a regulating position when the unit moves between the transfer position and the mounting and demounting position. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213551 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a rotatable photosensitive member; a charging member configured to charge the photosensitive member; a developing device configured to develop the electrostatic image formed on the photosensitive member with toner; a transferring device configured to transfer the toner image to a toner image receiving member; first and second brushes downstream of the transferring device and upstream of the charging member with respect to a rotational direction of the photosensitive member and in contact with the photosensitive member; and a device configured to apply, during image formation, to the first and second brushes voltages that are, respectively, opposite in polarity to and the same polarity as the polarity of voltage applied to the charging member. The first brush has a density lower than that of the second brush. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213552 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - An image-forming apparatus includes an image carrier that has an electrically chargeable film formed on a surface thereof and that carries an image and a charging section that charges a surface of the film on the image carrier. The charging section includes a first charging member that applies a direct-current voltage between the first charging member and the image carrier and a second charging member that applies a direct-current voltage between the second charging member and the image carrier to charge the film on the image carrier to a predetermined surface potential after the first charging member charges the film on the image carrier. The voltage applied by the first charging member is decreased such that the surface potential of the image carrier after the voltage is applied by the first charging member is decreased as the film on the image carrier becomes thinner. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213553 | CHARGING MEMBER, CHARGING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A charging member includes at least a substrate and a conductive outermost layer that is disposed on the substrate, that comes in contact with a charging object, and that includes (A) a resin and (B) aggregates of a plurality of acicular particles protruding in a radial pattern from a center to an outside. The charging member charges the charging object by coming in contact with the charging object in a state where a voltage is applied to the charging member. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213554 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device comprises a first and a second developer conveyance path; a first conveyance member; a second conveyance member; and, a developing roller. A developer collection path guides the developer left on a surface of the developing roller in a direction away from the first developer conveyance path. A third conveyance member is provided in a third developer conveyance path. A toner supply port supplies new toner to the third developer conveyance path. A developer drawing and conveyance path guides the developer supplied with the new toner to the second developer conveyance path. A developer drawing member is provided in the developer drawing and conveyance path for simultaneously agitating and conveying the developer. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213555 | POWDER CONTAINER, POWDER SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - A powder container which is mounted on an image-forming apparatus body, and houses a powder includes a container body configured to carry the powder housed inside thereof from a first end side to a second end side by rotating, and discharge the powder outside from the second end side, a gear formed in an outer circumference of the container body, and a cover which is mounted on the gear to cover at least a tooth section of the gear. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213556 | Image Forming Apparatus and Process Cartridge - An image forming apparatus is provided including a casing, a process cartridge, and a toner box. The process cartridge includes: a first housing which supports an electrostatic latent image carrier and which has a first opening and a first edge portion; and a second housing which supports a toner carrier, which is attached to the first housing so that the toner carrier confronts the electrostatic latent image carrier and the second housing is movable relative to the first housing and which has a second opening and a second edge portion. The process cartridge further includes an elastic element which blocks a gap between the first edge portion and the second edge portion and which permits relative movement between the first opening and the second opening, while allowing toner communication between the first opening and the second opening. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213557 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND DEVELOPING METHOD - A developing device includes: a first developer carrier that is moved in a same direction as a moving direction of a latent image carrier at a faster linear speed than the latent image carrier; a second developer carrier that further develops the obtained toner image and that is moved in a same direction at a faster linear speed than the latent image carrier; and a bias output unit that outputs a developing bias to be applied to the second developer carrier. The developing bias includes a direct-current component and a non-rectangular alternating-current component whose waveform has a gentle edge at which a direction of an electric field between the second developer carrier and a background portion of the latent image carrier is changed to a direction in which the toner is moved from the background portion toward the second developer carrier. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213558 | Skew Aligning Interacting Belts Apparatus - Aligning image transfer assembly belts using two driven image-bearing belts simultaneously engaged with a driven transport belt. Each image-bearing belt conveys image-forming marking material formed thereon, wherein the transport belt is selectively engageable by the two image-bearing belts. The selective engagement of each image-bearing belt being independent from the other, wherein the two image-bearing belts are remote from one another. The method and apparatus also output signals representing at least one detected lateral positions of an edge of a measured belt using at least one edge sensor. The detected lateral position measured can be achieved by one or two edge sensors, wherein the two edge sensors would be disposed remote from one another along an extent across which the edge of the measured belt moves. Then a skew indication of the simultaneously engaged two image-bearing belts is determined based on a the output edge sensor(s) signals. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213559 | Dual-Axis Belt Steering - According to aspects described herein, there is disclosed an apparatus and method for steering a belt in an image transfer assembly. The apparatus includes a image-bearing belt, at least two image transfer nips and at least two belt steering rollers. The image-bearing belt receives portions of image-forming marking material, wherein the image-bearing belt is supported by rollers. The image-bearing belt moves in a process direction for conveying the received portions of the image-forming marking material. The at least two image transfer nips transfer at least one portion of the image-forming marking material to the image-bearing belt, wherein the image-bearing belt extends continuously between the at least two image transfer nips. The belt steering rollers being disposed remote from each other along the process direction of the image-bearing belt, wherein the belt steering rollers include idler rollers directly engaging the image-bearing belt. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213560 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a shaft rotatably supporting a supporting member on a supporting unit to allow switching while maintaining the supporting unit, between a first state in which first and second members contact an intermediary transfer belt in a first image forming mode, and a second state in which the first transfer member contacts the belt and the second transfer member is spaced from the belt, in a second image forming mode. The supporting shaft is disposed in a range which is downstream of a central portion of the first transfer member which is disposed downstreammost with respect to a moving direction of the belt and which is remote from a surface of the belt beyond a plane including the central portion of the first transfer member and parallel with a surface of the belt facing the first transfer member. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213561 | LIMITED OZONE GENERATOR TRANSFER DEVICE - A limited ozone generator transfer device includes a ceramic substrate having conducting lines, a dielectric layer, and a top conducting layer with slots therein that align with the underlying conducting lines. Corona is generated in the slots by applying an AC voltage of about 2.5 kVp-p across the electrodes. This device is “green” in that it generates significantly less ozone than conventional transfer devices, thus reducing requirements on an ozone collection system. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213562 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided are a fixing device and an image forming apparatus provided with the same, which prevent the winding of a small paper having a light weight on a fixing belt, and also prevents paper blockage and paper curling. A detachment angle, which is defined by a tangent line of a fixing roller and a paper conveying direction at a paper exit point of a fixing nip portion where the fixing roller and a pressing roller pressure-contact with each other, is kept at 23 degrees or more, and a sheet of paper passes through the fixing nip portion, and a setting temperature of the pressing roller is increased step by step in accordance with the number of the sheet of paper by a heater lamp provided in an inside of the pressing roller. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213563 | PRESSURE MEMBERS COMPRISING CNT/PFA NANOCOMPOSITE COATINGS - Exemplary embodiments provide a pressure member used in electrophotographic printing devices, wherein the pressure member can include a coated outermost layer containing fluoropolymers and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) each surrounded by an elastomeric material. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213564 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit arranged in an apparatus main body and adapted to perform a fixing process to fix an image to a recording sheet by heat, first conveyance path for conveying the recording sheet via an image forming unit and the fixing unit, second conveyance path for conveying the recording sheet having the fixing process performed thereon to an upstream side of the image forming unit in the case of performing the image forming process on both sides of the recording sheet, a first cover openably and closably attached to the apparatus main body, a second cover for covering the second conveyance path, the second cover being openably and closably attached to the apparatus main body and openable and closable when the first cover is in an open state, and fans provided on the second cover for supplying air streams to the second conveyance path. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213565 | SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS - A surface treatment apparatus include film; a heating device for heating an object through the film; a film driving device for driving the film such that the film is unwound out of the supply shaft and wound up on the winding-up shaft and such that the film is unwound out of the winding-up shaft and is wound up on the supply shaft; a moving device for moving the film widthwisely before the object is contacted to the film; and a controller for controlling, when objects having width smaller than 1/2 of width of film are heated continuously, the film driving device and the moving device to effect the winding up of film on the supply shaft and to effect movement of film widthwisely by the moving device so that the objects are contacted to lengthwisely the same and widthwisely different areas of the film, while heating the objects. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213566 | IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE HAVING WASTE DEVELOPER MATERIAL ACCOMMODATING PART AND DEVELOPER MATERIAL UNIT HAVING THE SAME - In an image-forming device, a recovering unit removes waste developer material to be discarded from a target and collects the waste developer material. A waste developer material accommodating part is provided integrally with the developer material accommodating part and accommodates waste developer material collected by the recovering unit. A waste developer material conveying mechanism is connected to both of the recovering unit and the waste developer material accommodating part and conveys the waste developer material from the recovering unit to the waste developer material accommodating part. An urging member is interposed between the waste developer material accommodating part and the waste developer material conveying mechanism and urges a developing roller toward a photosensitive drum via a developer material accommodating part. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213567 | IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE AND DEVELOPER MATERIAL UNIT - In an image-forming device, a waste developer material accommodating part is provided integrally with a developer material accommodating part. A waste developer material conveying mechanism is connected to both of a recovering unit and the waste developer material accommodating part and conveys the waste developer material from the recovering unit to the waste developer material accommodating part. The waste developer material conveying mechanism includes a conveying member that is disposed outside the waste developer material accommodating part, that extends in an axial direction of a photosensitive drum, and that is coupled to the waste developer material accommodating part while being movable relative to the waste developer material accommodating part. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213568 | WASTE TONER RECOVERY UNIT - A waste toner recovery unit includes a waste toner conveying screw, a coating member, and a waste toner storing portion. The waste toner conveying screw has a first end and a second end and conveys waste toner, the first end being linked with a driving portion and the second end being set as a free end. The coating member coats the free end of the waste toner conveying screw by being fitted in a processing unit, has an opening to which waste toner conveyed by the waste toner conveying screw falls down, and can rotate in such a way that the opening is positioned in a vertically lower part. The waste toner storing portion stores the waste toner which falls down from the opening. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213569 | PRINT CONTROL DEVICE SETTING DIRECTION OF MAIN SCANNING - A print control device includes a processor operating as a determining unit and a direction setting unit. The determining unit determines that a condition is satisfied for a boundary block when an index value of the boundary block indicates that an estimated amount is larger than a first value, and that the condition is satisfied for an internal block when an index value of the internal block indicates that the estimated amount is larger than a second value. The second value is larger than the first value. The direction setting unit sets, for each part data, a direction of main scanning to a specific direction when the part data includes the block that satisfies the condition. The direction setting unit sets the direction of main scanning to a direction opposite to a previously set direction when the part data does not include the block that satisfies the condition. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213570 | VERTICAL PRINTER CONFIGURATION FOR TANDEM PRINTING - Systems are disclosed that provide a vertical configuration for tandem printing. A printer rack allows for one printer to be stacked above another printer in a vertical configuration. When the printers are installed on the printer rack, the printers face in opposite directions so that an output of one of the printers is vertically aligned with an input of the other printer. A paper web may then be fed through one printer for front side printing, and then through the other printer for back side printing. The printer rack includes a web reversing mechanism that reverses a direction of travel of the paper web as the paper web is fed between the printers and eliminates the need for a traditional turning station as commonly used in horizontal tandem printing system configurations. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213571 | DEVICE FOR APPLYING TO THE SKIN - A device for applying to the skin or the lips having a body made of thermoplastic material that is open at at least one end; a metal wall that is shaped by plastically deforming sheet metal, which sheet metal is embedded in the body at the open end, and defines a contact surface with the skin or the lips; and a refrigerant that is suitable for coming into thermal contact with the metal wall. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213572 | Device For Temporarily Holding An Object - A device for temporarily holding an object having a three dimensional outer contour comprises at least two clamping elements between which said object can be brought. At least one clamping element is being movable towards the other clamping element. At least one of said movable clamping elements is designed as an expandable elastic body. A fluid can be supplied to said expandable elastic body for expanding the same. The expandable elastic body is being able to nestle against the outer contour of the object and to adapt to said contour. The control system controls a supply of said fluid to said expandable elastic body, said control system being able to control an expansion and a collapsing of said body. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213573 | Lamellar Rotational Flexure Pivot - A lamellar rotational flexure pivot is provided. The flexure pivot may include a first pivot end, and second pivot end, and a divider layer positioned therebetween to allow first and second pivot ends to pivot relative to one another. The first and second pivot ends may include a plurality of flat spring layers and spacer layers that are stacked in alternating fashion to form the lamellar rotational flexure pivot. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213574 | METHOD OF FASTENING ARRANGEMENT FOR THE POSITIONALLY CORRECT FASTENING OF A DEVICE TO A STRUCTURAL PART OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - In a fastening arrangement for the positionally correct fastening of a device to a structural part of a motor vehicle, the at least one screw means is arranged on a tolerance-compensating part, wherein the tolerance-compensating part is fixed to the structural part by means of a joining material which is selected from an adhesive or a plastic liquefied by ultrasonic welding, and wherein the tolerance-compensating part is adjusted in position relative to the structural part. A method for the positionally correct fastening of a device to the structural part of a motor vehicle makes use of a tolerance-compensating part which is joined to the structural part by making use of a joining process in which a joining material is used, the joining process being selected from the group consisting of: adhesive bonding with an adhesive as the joining material, ultrasonic welding with a plastic as the joining material. The tolerance-compensating part is positionally adjusted relative to the structural part during the joining process through the joining material, and the device is fastened to the tolerance-compensating part via at least one screw. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213575 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONNECT AND DISCONNECT FORCES OF A CONNECTOR - A connector includes a housing having a bore with a housing groove having a release angle between a housing groove bottom and a bore inside surface. A retainer defines a spring cavity having a circular radial canted coil spring disposed in the spring cavity. A pin having a tapered end in sliding engagement with the bore and provided with a circumferential groove for receiving the coil spring upon insertion of the pin into the bore. A circumferential groove includes a load angle for rotating the coil spring in an orientation in which the major spring axis is parallel to the release angle upon initial withdrawal of the pin from the bore. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213576 | Latching Mechanism - A latching mechanism includes a pusher member formed with an internal ring and being attached to a first object. A center post formed with a relief groove is secured to a release button and is connected to a second object. A slidable sleeve biased upwardly surrounds the center post and carries a pair of detent balls in a position to be alignable with the relief groove. The internal ring of the pusher member pushes the detent balls downwardly until the detent balls become aligned with the relief groove allowing the internal ring pass below the detent balls and thus latch the first and second objects together. Release is attained by pressing the release button to raise the center post into alignment with the detent balls to allow the internal ring to move past the detent balls and affect a release of the latching mechanism. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213577 | LOCKING MECHANISM AND REMOVABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A locking mechanism is used to lock a removable electronic device on a housing structure including a pair of resisting portions. The locking mechanism includes a pair of bar members, a pair of elastic elements and an operating member. Each of the pair of bar members includes a blocking portion to engage with the corresponding resisting portion and a matching portion. The pair of elastic elements is elastically connected between the electronic device and the corresponding bar members. The operating member located between the pair of bar members and defines a first groove and a second groove respectively engaging with the matching portions. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213578 | Mounting Rack Structure and Mounting Hole Adapter Thereof - A mounting rack structure includes a rack body having a plurality of downward extended supporting legs, each of which is provided near a distal end with an mounting hole; a plurality of mounting hole adapters; and a plurality of fastening elements. The mounting hole adapter includes at least one vertical extension portion with a first retaining flange and a central passage having at least one second retaining flange formed therearound; and is assembled to the mounting hole with the first retaining flange firmly pressed against one side of the supporting leg. The fastening element can be extended through the central passage of the mounting hole adapter to firmly lock the supporting leg and accordingly the rack body to a heat-generating unit. With the mounting hole adapter, the mounting rack structure can be used with different types of fastening elements to save the cost for making different molds. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213579 | Stacking Adapter and Assembly Including the Same - A stacking adapter is disclosed. The stacking adapter includes a lower surface, an outer upper surface arranged opposite an inner upper surface, an outer peripheral sidewall surface that connects the outer upper surface to the lower surface, and an inner peripheral sidewall surface that connects the inner upper surface to the lower surface. An assembly is also disclosed. | 2012-08-23 |
20120213580 | COMPONENT MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND PUSH NUT - Manufacturing costs are reduced. Connection strength and easiness for mounting are improved. A component mounting structure comprises a fastener includes a first fastener ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120213581 | FASTENER FOR STREET IRONWORK, ASSEMBLY, STREET IRONWORK AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - The present fastener ( | 2012-08-23 |
20120213582 | PERMEABLE PAVING SYSTEM - A paving block system is provided that includes a plurality of paving blocks arranged together to form a surface. Each paving block includes a recess located on a side surface and the paving blocks are arranged so that each recess abuts another recess so as to form drainage holes in the surface. The drainage holes have a top opening and a bottom opening and the bottom opening is larger in area than the top opening. | 2012-08-23 |