| 36th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
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| 20150248059 | METHOD OF USING AN EUV MASK DURING EUV PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY PROCESSES - The present disclosure is directed to various masks for use during EUV photolithography processes. In one example, an EUV mask is disclosed that includes, among other things, a substrate, a multilayer stack comprised of a plurality of multilayer pairs of ruthenium and silicon formed above the substrate, wherein the mask is adapted to, when irradiated with EUV light, have an effective reflective plane that is positioned 32 nm or less below an uppermost surface of the multilayer stack and a capping layer positioned above the uppermost surface of the multilayer stack. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248060 | METHOD OF MAKING THERMAL INSULATION FILM AND THERMAL INSULATION FILM PRODUCT - A method that includes coating a photopolymer layer on a substrate to create a photopolymer coating, passing light from a light source through an aperture array to create a light interference pattern, and exposing the photopolymer coating to the light interference pattern to create cross-linked regions and non-cross-linked regions within the photopolymer coating. The method further includes creating a thermal insulation film product by dissolving the non-cross-linked regions to create a porous thermal insulation film disposed on the substrate. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248061 | Dynamic optical head layer and lithography method using the same - The present invention relates to a dynamic optical head Layer in an optical lithography system forming patterns on a substrate, the dynamic optical head layer being detachably mounted on the substrate, and the dynamic optical head layer includes a first dielectric layer formed on a top portion thereof, a second dielectric layer formed on a bottom portion thereof, and an dynamic nano aperture layer formed between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer, wherein the dynamic nano aperture layer is made of a material having optical anisotropy, and the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer are made of oxide-based materials, nitride-based materials, and carbide-based materials. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248062 | DIGITAL EXPOSURE METHOD AND DIGITAL EXPOSURE APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method for digitally exposing a substrate includes generating first horizontal pattern area graphic data and second horizontal pattern area graphic data, where the first horizontal pattern area graphic data corresponds to a first pattern, and the second horizontal pattern area graphic data corresponds to a second pattern, generating a second light incident into the substrate by changing a light path of a first light based on the first horizontal pattern area graphic data and the second horizontal pattern area graphic data, and forming a first pattern on the substrate from the first horizontal pattern area graphic data and a second pattern on the substrate spaced apart in a first direction from the first pattern from the second horizontal pattern area graphic data by exposing the substrate with the second light in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in a plan view. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248063 | PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC ILLUMINATOR DEVICE ENABLING CONTROLLED DIFFRACTION - The invention relates to a photolithographic illuminator device including: a light beam source, a condenser ( | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248064 | SURFACE POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE METHOD - A surface position detection apparatus capable of highly precisely detecting the surface position of a surface to be detected without substantially being affected by relative positional displacement due to a polarization component occurring in a light flux having passed through a reflective surface. In the apparatus, a projection system has a projection side prism member having first reflective surfaces, and a light receiving system has a light receiving prism member having second reflective surfaces arranged in correspondence with the projection side prism member. The surface position detection apparatus further has a member for compensating relative positional displacement due to a polarization component of a light flux having passed through the first and second reflective surfaces. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248065 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL APPARATUS AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An illumination optical apparatus includes a plurality of birefringent members made of a birefringent material and arranged in an optical path on an incidence side of an optical integrator. The members change a polarization state of illumination light such that first and second rays of the illumination light are polarized in different directions on the pupil plane. The birefringent members are arranged such that an optical path length of the first ray in the birefringent material is different from an optical path length of the second ray in the birefringent material, and are arranged so as to change the polarization state of the illumination light incident on the plurality of the birefringent members in a linear polarization state having a substantially single polarization direction such that each of the first and second rays is polarized in a substantially circumferential direction about the optical axis on the pupil plane. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248066 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL APPARATUS AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An illumination optical apparatus illuminates an object with illumination light. The apparatus includes a birefringent member having different thicknesses of a birefringent material at different incidence positions such that illumination light incident on the birefringent member in a first linear polarization state having a single polarization direction is in a second linear polarization state on a pupil plane, the second linear polarization state having a polarization direction being substantially coincident with a circumferential direction about an optical axis of the illumination optical apparatus. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248067 | DETERMINATION METHOD, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE SYSTEM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention provides a determination method of determining an order when an exposure apparatus performs a plurality of exposure processing operations sequentially, the method comprising obtaining a first standby time required until a first exposure processing out of the plurality of exposure processing operations is ready to start, obtaining a second standby time required until a second exposure processing out of the plurality of exposure processing operations is ready to start; and determining the order to perform the first exposure processing before the second exposure processing in a case where the first standby time is shorter than the second standby time, and to perform the first exposure processing after the second exposure processing in a case where the first standby time is longer than the second standby time. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248068 | Method and Structure for Lithography Processes with Focus Monitoring and Control - A method for lithography exposing process is provided. The method includes performing a first lithography exposing process to a resist layer using a mask having a focus-sensitive pattern and an energy-sensitive pattern; measuring critical dimensions (CDs) of transferred focus-sensitive pattern and transferred energy-sensitive pattern on the resist layer; extracting Bossung curves from the CDs; and determining slops of the Bossung curves. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248069 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming method includes: charging a surface of an electrostatic latent image holder with a charging roller; exposing the charged surface so as to form an electrostatic latent image; and developing the formed electrostatic latent image with toner. The toner contains at least a toner base particle and an external additive minute particle. The external additive minute particle contains a silica-polymer composite minute particle. A silicon atom abundance ratio obtained from abundances of a carbon atom, an oxygen atom and a silicon atom present on an outermost surface and within 3 nm from the outermost surface in a depth direction of the silica-polymer composite minute particle are measured with an x-ray photoelectron spectrometer satisfies at least the following condition A. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248070 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner, including: base particles containing a polyester resin, a colorant, and a release agent, wherein the toner has a glass transition temperature (Tg1st) of 20° C. to 50° C. where the glass transition temperature (Tg1st) is measured in first heating of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of the toner, wherein tetrahydrofuran (THF) insoluble matter of the toner has a glass transition temperature [Tg2nd (THF insoluble matter)] of 30° C. or lower where the glass transition temperature [Tg2nd (THF insoluble to matter)] is measured in second heating of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of the THF insoluble matter, and wherein 50% or less of the colorant is present within a region of 1,000 nm from a surface of each of the base particles toward a center thereof. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248071 | TONER - A toner including a toner particle that contains a binder resin, a polyester resin A and a wax, wherein the polyester resin A contains a specific amount of an isosorbide unit based on a total number of monomer units constituting the polyester resin A, the content of the polyester resin A is a specific amount, and when observing a cross-section of the toner, twenty toner particle cross-sections are selected that have a major axis R (μm) that satisfies a specific relationship with respect to the weight-average diameter D | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248072 | TONER - A toner comprising a toner particle containing a resin, wherein the resin contains a styrene acrylic resin and a polyester resin A, the content ratio of the styrene acrylic resin is 50.0 mass % to 99.0 mass % based on the resin, the content ratio of the polyester resin A is 1.0 mass % to 35.0 mass % based on the resin, and the polyester resin A contains 0.10 mol % to 30.0 mol % of an isosorbide unit based on a total number of monomer units constituting the polyester resin A. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248073 | TONER, DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - Provided is a toner containing a binder resin. The binder resin contains a crystalline resin. The toner has a maximum endothermic peak temperature (P1) of from 50° C. to 80° C. and a total endothermic amount (Q) of from 35 J/g to 90 J/g at a first temperature elevation of differential scanning calorimetry. A ratio (Q | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248074 | RED TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE, DEVELOPER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A red toner for developing an electrostatic latent image includes a colorant and a binder resin. An image produced by the red toner has a hue angle (H) of from 36 to 50° in L*a*b* color system, a lightness (L*) of from 47 to 55, and a chroma (c*) of from 94 to 108. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248075 | CHARGING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A charging device includes a charger and a power supply circuit. The charger is disposed opposing a latent image bearer. The power supply circuit applies to the charger an alternating voltage obtained by superimposing a pulsating voltage on a direct-current voltage. The alternating voltage generates normal discharge from the charger to a surface of the latent image bearer and reverse discharge from the surface of the latent image bearer to the charger. A pulse ON time of a voltage component toward a reverse discharge side relative to a desired surface potential Vde of the latent image bearer is shorter than a pulse ON time of a voltage component toward a normal discharge side relative to the desired surface potential Vde of the latent image bearer. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248076 | SCANNING OPTICAL APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SCANNING LENS - In a scanning optical apparatus including a light source, a light deflector having a reflecting surface, and a single scanning lens, a light flux deflected in a main scanning direction is focused on an image surface. The reflecting and image surfaces are conjugate to each other with respect to a sub scanning direction, Bmax×Bmin>0, and Dmax×Dmin<0 where Bmax and Bmin are a maximum value and a minimum value, respectively, of paraxial focal points, Dmax and Dmin are a maximum value and a minimum value, respectively, of midpoints of focal depth in the sub scanning plane, the values being determined with reference to the image surface, wherein the value of the image surface is 0 and the values on a farther-from-the-scanning-lens side behind the image surface have positive values. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248077 | LIGHT DEFLECTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a light deflector including a polygon mirror having a plurality of reflecting surfaces; and a motor configured to rotate the polygon mirror, each of the reflecting surfaces, which has leading and trailing edges with respect to a direction of rotation of the polygon mirror and a center between the two edges, is configured to curve with the center displaced with respect to a reference straight line passing through the two edges in a plane perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the polygon mirror, radially, to a first side under a non-operating state in which the motor is not in operation, and to a second side (opposite to the first side) under a first rotating state in which progress of deformation of each of the reflecting surfaces has converged after a lapse of a first period of time from a start of rotation of the motor. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248078 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet member is adhered to a circumference of the communication port such that a part thereof in a removing direction to be removed is wider in area in a width direction orthogonal to the removing direction than another part. Therefore, a load required in removing the part in the removing direction increases. The parts in the removing direction of a plurality of sheet members are removed at timing different from each other. This arrangement makes it possible to reduce the load because the timings causing the high load in removing the sheet members are shifted. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248079 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer container includes: an accommodating chamber, provided with an opening for permitting discharge of a developer; and developer feeding means. The developer feeding means includes: a rotatable member; a developer feeding member fixed on the rotatable member; a sealing member for opening the opening by the rotation of the rotatable member, wherein one end portion thereof is fixed on the rotatable member and the other end portion thereof is provided so as to seal the opening; and a regulating portion for regulating the sealing member, which is wound about the rotatable member after the opening is opened by the rotation of the rotatable member, so as to expose a feeding surface of the developer feeding member. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248080 | WET-TYPE DEVELOPING DEVICE AND WET-TYPE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A wet-type developing device and a wet-type image forming apparatus each employ a developer including a carrier liquid and toner particles dispersed in the carrier liquid. A charging unit is applied with positive voltage. A neutralizing unit is applied with negative voltage. The charging unit and the neutralizing unit are made different from each other in one of a sectional configuration and a length to a developer carrier such that an absolute value of a voltage-current characteristic of the neutralizing unit becomes smaller than an absolute value of a voltage-current characteristic of the neutralizing unit including a constituent element equal to a constituent element of the charging unit. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248081 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH ORIENTED FLAKE SHAPE TONER - An image forming apparatus includes a latent image forming unit that forms a latent image on a photoreceptor, a developing unit that accommodates a developer containing flake shape toner particles and develops the latent image using the developer to form a toner image on a surface of the photoreceptor, a transfer unit, a bias applying unit, and a fixing unit, wherein the flake shape toner particles have an average major axis length of from 7 μm to 20 μm and an average thickness of from 1 μm to 3 μm and contain a flake shape metallic pigment. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248082 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SHEET CONVEYING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a belt, a cling unit, an application unit and a controller. The controller when a leading end portion of the belt where a leading end of a sheet in a conveying direction is disposed is present at a facing position where the belt and the cling unit face each other, controls the application unit to apply a clinging bias to the cling unit for supplying electric charge to the leading end portion, and when an intermediate portion of the belt disposed between the leading end portion and a trailing end portion thereof where a trailing end of the sheet is disposed is present at a facing position, reduces the clinging bias to be less than the clinging bias when the leading end portion is present at the facing position. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248083 | FIXING MEMBER, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing member, including a releasing layer, wherein the releasing layer contains a fluoropolymer and a polysiloxane having a cross-linked structure, and wherein the fixing member is used in a process for heating a toner image on a recording medium to thereby fix the toner image onto the recording medium. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248084 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - High-temperature heat generated from a fixing device is efficiently discharged to an outside an apparatus. A printer includes: a photosensitive drum; a transfer roller; a fixing device; and a duct frame that is mounted between two side plates disposed to oppose each other and disposed right over the fixing device with a lower surface opened. An upper inner surface of the duct frame is inclined in a short-edge direction of the duct frame, and an inclined upper end portion of the upper inner surface is provided with an aperture portion that discharges heat generated from the fixing device to an outside of the duct frame. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248085 | PRINTER - A printer includes a printing unit, a temperature sensor that measures an internal temperature of a frame, a controller that executes cooling that stops an operation in the printing unit based on the internal temperature and an operation display that displays information for a user and receives an instruction to interrupt the cooling from the user. The controller displays the information on the operation display based on the internal temperature while the controller executes the cooling prints at the printing unit by interrupting the cooling based on the instruction. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248086 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus has a fixing unit which heats an image formed on a recording medium at a fixing temperature, to fix the image on the recording medium. When a heating temperature of the fixing unit becomes a temperature higher than the fixing temperature, the image forming apparatus switches image forming, from image forming by a first mode using a discolorable coloring material, to image forming by a second mode using a non-discolorable coloring material. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248087 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressuring member, a heating member, a pressing member and a supporting member. The heating member is arranged rotatably around a rotation axis and configured such that the fixing belt is sandwiched between the heating member and the pressuring member. The pressing member is configured to press the fixing belt to a side of the pressuring member and configured such that the fixing belt is sandwiched between the pressing member and the pressuring member. The supporting member has a supporting face configured to come into contact with the inner circumference face of the fixing belt. The supporting face is inclined toward inside in a radial direction of the fixing belt from both end sides to a center side of the fixing belt in the rotation axis direction. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248088 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a fixing belt, a pressure member, a heating member, a pressing member, and a heat source. The fixing belt is rotational. The pressure member is rotational and is brought into press-contact with the fixing belt to form a fixing nip. The heating member is rotational and is disposed to interpose the fixing belt between the heating member and the pressure member. The pressing member is disposed to interpose the fixing belt between the pressing member and the pressure member and presses the fixing belt toward the pressure member side. The heat source is disposed radially inside the fixing belt and radially outside the heating member. Radiant heat radiated from the heat source directly reaches the fixing belt, the heating member, and the pressing member. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248089 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressuring member, a pressing member and a sheet member. The fixing belt is arranged rotatably and configured to extend along an axis direction. The pressuring member is arranged rotatably and configured to come into pressure contact with the fixing belt so as to form a fixing nip. The pressing member is configured to press the fixing belt to a side of the pressuring member and configured such that the fixing belt is interposed between the pressing member and the pressuring member. The sheet member is formed in a tubular shape and provided around the pressing member and configured to rotate with rotation of the fixing belt. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248090 | ENDLESS BELT, IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS AND MOUNTING METHOD - An endless belt detachably mountable to an image heating apparatus includes: a lubricant applied along a longitudinal direction of the endless belt onto a part of an inner surface of the endless belt with respect to a circumferential direction; and an indicating portion configured to indicate a mounting phase of the endless belt to an operator, wherein the indicating potion is provided on an outer surface of the endless belt so as to have a positional relationship with an applied region of the lubricant with respect to the circumferential direction. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248091 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a heat conductor disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of an endless belt to heat the endless belt. A nip formation pad is disposed opposite the inner circumferential surface of the endless belt and presses the endless belt against a pressing rotary body to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the pressing rotary body through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. A support is disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the heat conductor and contacts an abutment face of the nip formation pad to support the nip formation pad against pressure from the pressing rotary body. A heat insulator is interposed between the heater and the nip formation pad and the support to shield the nip formation pad and the support from the heater. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248092 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a time setting unit that sets a print allowable time according to the amount of advance payment, a usage time count unit that counts a usage time and a print allowance determination unit that determines, from the time setting unit and the usage time count unit, whether printing is allowed or prohibited. Before the time counted by the usage time count unit reaches the print allowable time, the print allowance determination unit allows the printing to be performed whereas after the time counted by the usage time count unit reaches the print allowable time, the print allowance determination unit prohibits the printing from being performed. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248093 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DENSITY UNEVENNESS CORRECTING METHOD - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: an image forming unit configured to form an image on a conveyed recording medium; a density detecting unit configured to detect a density of the image formed on the recording medium; a phase detecting unit configured to detect a phase of a predetermined periodic member; a control unit configured to instruct the image forming unit to form a pattern on the recording medium, and to prepare correction data for one period of the periodic member from density data obtained by detecting the density of the pattern; and a density unevenness correcting unit configured to correct image data by repeatedly applying the correction data for one period so as to match with the phase of the periodic member, and to correct the density unevenness in the conveying direction, which is caused due to the periodic member. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248094 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM AND IMGAGE FORMATION METHOD - An image processing method includes a page layout adjustment step of converting image data to create print data having a page layout such that, when printed sheets each of which has a specified number of pages are discharged from an image formation apparatus thereby forming a stack of the printed sheets in the discharged order and in a case where the stack of the printed sheets are cut into the specified number of separated stacks corresponding to the page layout, the stack order of the cut printed sheets in each of the separated stacks corresponds to a sequence page order. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248095 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING OPERATION - Disclosed is a tandem-method image forming system that makes it possible to share operations for forming images onto different areas of the recording paper sheet between the image forming apparatuses included therein. Each of the image forming apparatuses includes an image forming section that forms an image onto a paper sheet; and a control section that is provided with a function for adjusting a process condition to be employed when forming the image onto the paper sheet corresponding to a target density currently established, and another function for outputting a test chart under the process condition above-adjusted. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248096 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH COVER FOR MAINTENANCE OF INTERIOR THEREOF, AND OPENING/CLOSURE DETECTING METHOD - Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of detecting the ON/OFF state of each of two interlock switches connected in series to a power line, and detecting the opening/closure of each of two covers. The first and second interlock switches are set on/off according to the opening/closure of the first and second covers respectively. The first interlock switch is connected to a supply voltage when the first interlock switch is on, and is connected to a detection voltage being lower and on which the load does not operate when the first interlock switch is off. A control part detects the opening/closure of the first cover and the second cover based on a voltage on the power line between the first interlock switch and the second interlock switch and a voltage on the power line between the second interlock switch and the load. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248097 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A controller for an image forming apparatus includes a difference calculating portion for calculating a difference between a consumption value depending on an amount of the toner consumed every predetermined unit and a reference value; and a difference integrating portion. When an integrated value of the difference is larger than a predetermined threshold, the controller executes an operation in a forced consumption mode so that the toner is consumed in an amount corresponding to a predetermined value obtained by multiplying the predetermined threshold by a coefficient of less than 1. When the operation is executed, the integrating portion sets, at a reset value, a value obtained by subtracting the predetermined value from the integrated value at that time. After the operation is executed, the controller executes the operation every time when an integrated value obtained by integrating the reset value and the difference is larger than the predetermined threshold. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248098 | SHEET DISCHARGE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A sheet discharge device includes a discharge roller, a detection portion, and a detection position changing mechanism. The discharge roller is configured to discharge a sheet from a sheet discharge port toward a sheet discharge tray. The detection portion is configured to detect that a stack height of sheets on the sheet discharge tray has reached a predetermined detection position. The detection position changing mechanism is configured to change the detection position for the detection portion. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248099 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is disclosed, including a movable image bearer bearing an image thereon which is transferred to a recording medium when the image comes into contact with the recording medium; and a twining prevention member which is arranged in the vicinity of the image bearer on the side downstream of a portion of the contact between the recording medium and the image bearer in a moving direction of the image bearer to prevent the recording medium from twining around the image bearer, wherein the twining prevention member includes, in the portion of the contact with the recording medium, a high friction resistance portion which regulates movement of the recording medium. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248100 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a driving unit and a circuit board. The driving unit includes a motor mount section to overlap a first image forming unit of plural image forming units in a rotation-axis direction of photoconductors, and has plural motors that drive the plural photoconductors and plural developing devices forming the image forming units, the intermediate transfer body, and the fixing device, in an assigned manner; and a driving-force transmission section to overlap the other image forming units in the rotation-axis direction, and has a driving-force transmission mechanism that transmits a driving force to the photoconductors and the developing devices forming the other image forming units. The circuit board has a circuit component that controls electric power for operating the driving unit, and is arranged to avoid overlapping the motor mount section and overlap the driving-force transmission section in the rotation-axis direction. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248101 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVICE MEMBER - An electrophotographic device member can be configured as a roll member | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248102 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, including: an apparatus main body; a container which is removably mountable to the main body and has an outlet configured to discharge developer contained in the container; a connecting route member having an opening portion configured to be separated from and connected to the outlet, and a route through which the developer supplied to the opening portion passes; a moving unit configured to move the connecting route member in a direction in which the opening portion is moved toward the outlet when the container is mounted to the apparatus main body, and in a direction in which the opening portion is moved away from the outlet when the container is removed from the apparatus main body; and a cleaning unit configured to clean a part of the container, which faces the opening portion, after connection between the outlet and the opening portion is released. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248103 | POSITIONING STRUCTURE, COMPONENT INSTALLATION STRUCTURE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a positioning structure into which a positioning protrusion provided at a member is inserted and which positions the member, wherein a metal plate is provided with a hole which is processed to have a shape protruding toward the positioning protrusion to be inserted therein and whose tip end portion on the protruding side has an increasing diameter toward a tip end and into which the positioning protrusion is inserted. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248104 | FRAME BODY STRUCTURE, APPARATUS FRAME BODY, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a frame body structure including a first member that includes a side end bent in a direction separated from a floor when the frame body structure is placed on the floor and is provided along the floor, and a second member that includes a lower end contacting the side end, is raised over the side end, connects between the lower end and the side end, and includes a protrusion protruding immediately above an upper end edge of the side end, wherein the first member and the second member are combined with each other. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248105 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a casing having a first opening and a second opening. The first and second openings each extend between an interior of the casing and an exterior of the casing. A cover has a close position in which the cover covers the first opening and the second opening, and an open position in which cover does not cover the first opening and the second opening. A shutter has a shielding position in which the shutter covers the second opening, and a retracted position. The shutter is operably connected to the cover so as to move between the shielding position and the retracted position in response to movement of the cover. A protrusion extends from the cover, and the protrusion extends through the second opening when the cover is in the close position and the shutter is in the retracted position. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248106 | Pressing Mechanism for a Developing Cartridge - An image forming apparatus includes a main body; a process unit configured to be attached to and removed from the main body, the process unit being configured to integrally hold a plurality of image carriers arranged in a first direction; a plurality of developing cartridges provided in corresponding association with the image carriers, the developing cartridges configured to be attached to and removed from the process unit, each of the developing cartridges including a corresponding developer carrier, each of the developing cartridges being configured to supply developer to a corresponding image carrier; and a pressing mechanism provided in the main body, the pressing mechanism configured to press the developing cartridges, when attached to the process unit, in a direction that the developer carriers contact the image carriers. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248107 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge is detachably mounted on an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus and comprises: a developer bearer that is arranged to be opposed to an image bearer in a developing device and rotates; a positioning member that supports the image bearer and the developer bearer at respective ends thereof, and fixes a distance between rotating shafts of the image bearer and the developer bearer; a rotating shaft arranged on a rotating member arranged on the developing device, and having a part protruding from an outer surface of a housing frame of the process cartridge; a gear that is arranged at a distal end of the rotating shaft and transmits a rotational driving force transmitted from the apparatus main body; and a bearing that is arranged between the positioning member and the gear, is fixed to the housing frame, and supports the rotating shaft. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248108 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND FIXING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, a fixing device, and a fan. The fixing device includes a heating member, a pressing member, and a frame. The heating member includes a heater configured to generate heat, a cylindrical member storing the heater therein, and first and second support terminals disposed at first and second ends of the heater, respectively, in a longitudinal direction of the heater, the first and second support terminals supporting the heater. The frame is made of resin, and includes a first support terminal supporting portion supporting the first support terminal of the heater and a second support terminal supporting portion supporting the second support terminal of the heater. The frame further includes a duct portion disposed proximate to the first support terminal supporting portion, the duct portion through which air flows to the fan | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248109 | DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHIC MICROSCOPE WITH FLUID SYSTEMS - The current invention concerns a fluid microscope system for analyzing and/or monitoring the contents of one or more fluid-based reactors or canalizations such as bio-reactors, micro-reactors, brewing reactors, water supply systems or sewer systems comprising a digital holographic microscope (DHM) capable of obtaining phase information of a fluid sample and comprising illumination means and one or more fluidic systems connected to said reactors and to said DHM, capable of guiding fluid from said reactors to said DHM, whereby at least one fluidic system comprises one or more tubes which may come in direct contact with fluid from said reactor, characterized in that at least one tube comprises a part which is at least partially transparent for the illumination means of said DHM for obtaining holographic information of said fluid sample. The current invention also concerns a tube and a fluidic system for such a fluid microscope. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248110 | Method for Recording Gabor Hologram - The present invention is related to an holographic probe device for recording gabor hologram comprising: a coherent optical fiber bundle comprising a distal end and a proximal end; a recording medium optically coupled to the proximal end of the coherent optical fiber bundle; a light source producing in use a single light beam, illuminating the distal end of the coherent optical fiber bundle and the object to be observed. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248111 | SPHERICAL HOLOGRAM GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Provided is a spherical hologram generation method and apparatus, the apparatus including a shaper to generate a virtual spherical surface with respect to an object, and dispose a plurality of unit plane holograms on the spherical surface, and a processor to record a light wave related to the object in each of the plurality of unit plane holograms, and restore an omnidirectional stereoscopic image of the object using the recorded light wave. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248112 | FLEXIBLE CONSTANT-FORCE PALLET LEVER - A pallet lever including a head arranged to cooperate with an escape wheel and a fork arranged to cooperate with a balance. The angular position of the fork is variable relative to the head. A flexible strip provides the only permanent, mechanical connection between the head and the fork. An escape mechanism includes a plate, an escape wheel and a balance, cooperating with the pallet lever. The flexible strip is mounted pre-stressed buckled between the head and the fork, the pallet lever forming a bi-stable system including at least two stable states and two metastable states. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248113 | TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT WITH A BALANCE AND HAIRSPRING - The timepiece movement includes a balance-and-hairspring oscillator and an escapement cooperating with the oscillator. The outer turn of the hairspring includes a stiffened portion (9″) arranged to at least partially compensate for the variation in the rate of the movement in dependence upon the oscillation amplitude of the balance caused by the escapement. The hairspring further includes at least one of the following features:
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| 20150248114 | Time-to-Digital Converter and Related Method - A device includes a delay line, a first readout circuit electrically connected to the delay line, a second readout circuit electrically connected to the delay line, and a phase interpolator electrically connected to the second readout circuit. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248115 | CONFIGURATION-ENABLED MOTOR DRIVE SAFETY - A safety-rated industrial device, such as a motor drive, is provided with a safety subsystem that is initially bypassed as a factory default mode. While the safety subsystem is disabled, the device operates as a standard non-safety device, allowing users to perform operations with the device (e.g., turning a motor in the case of motor drives) without requiring safety input devices or a safety controller to be connected to the device. The device continues to operate as a standard non-safety device until a proper safety configuration is applied to the device, whereby the device's safety subsystem is retentatively enabled and the device begins operating as a safety-rated device. While the safety subsystem is enabled, certain device operations that were permitted during standard mode independently of an attached safety controller or safety input devices are made contingent on the monitored status of an associated safety system. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248116 | ROBOT APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD OF ROBOT APPARATUS, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A poor fit state is eliminated during an inserting operation for inserting the inserting object piece to the inserting target piece. Vibrators are attached to fingers of a robot hand, at positions contacting an inserting object piece. A controlling apparatus controls a power source to start vibrating the vibrators before the start of the inserting operation and judges as to whether a detection value of force in a Z direction detected by a force sensor exceeds or falls below a threshold value during the inserting operation. When the controlling apparatus judges that the detection value of force in the Z direction detected by the force sensor exceeds the threshold value during the inserting operation, the controlling apparatus controls the power source to change the amplitudes, the frequencies and the phases of vibrations of the vibrators. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248117 | DISTRIBUTION BOARD SYSTEM - A distribution board is provided in a dwelling unit in order to distribute electric power supplied from an electric power provider to branch wirings, and to supply the electric power to apparatuses (air-conditioner, dishwasher, monitor device, and the like) that are connected to the branch wirings. The distribution board includes a distribution board body that houses two or more types of internal units including a trunk switch to which a trunk wiring from the electric power provider is connected and a branch switch to which a branch wiring is connected. The distribution board body houses a communication unit that communicates with a power meter having a communication function and a control unit that performs control regarding power supply to the apparatuses based on the contents of communication with the power meter. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248118 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND CREATING DEMAND RESPONSE STRATEGIES USING LEARNING-BASED APPROACHES - According to various implementations, a demand response (DR) strategy system is described that can effectively model the HVAC energy consumption of a house using a learning based approach that is based on actual energy usage data collected over a period of days. This modeled energy consumption may be used with day-ahead energy pricing and the weather forecast for the location of the house to develop a DR strategy that is more effective than prior DR strategies. In addition, a computational experiment system is described that generates DR strategies based on various energy consumption models and simulated energy usage data for the house and compares the cost effectiveness and energy usage of the generated DR strategies. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248119 | SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR MANAGING MANAGEMENT TARGET SYSTEM - A management system has a topology display screen of a management target system with an area, where icons of system components are typically displayed in the related art, which is embedded and displayed with a graph of a monitor value of the system component. A band having a predetermined width is displayed to show a relation between system display objects indicating the system components. The width of the band is determined by the number of requests which are transmitted or received by the system components. When a time-sequential graph of the monitor value of a system component is displayed, a vertical bar which can be operated by an input/output device is displayed in the graph. When the operation of the vertical bar is detected, an icon indicating integrity of the management target system at a time indicated by the vertical bar is displayed in the vicinity of the vertical bar. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248120 | Method for Operating Mobile Platforms - A method for operating mobile platforms in a three-dimensional environment, wherein the mobile platforms are set up for propagation-delay-based distance measurement and/or position measurement, includes the mobile platforms being assigned differently timed timeslots for the distance measurement and/or the position measurement by a central switching center. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248121 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINATION OF AT LEAST ONE PROPERTY OF A JOINT - The invention relates to a method for determining at least one property of a joint, such as a joint ( | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248122 | Providing a Customized Programmable Logic Controller to a Customer - The disclosed embodiments relate to providing a customized programmable logic controller (“PLC”). A first order is received. The first order specifies a first subset of PLC components of a set of PLC components ( | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248123 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE PROVIDED WITH HEAT RADIATION CHARACTERISTIC ESTIMATION PART - A numerical control device, in a motor drive system which drives a motor part which has a cooling fan motor and is provided with the numerical control device to drive the motor part, which acquires the temperature of the component elements of the motor part from the temperature detectors, ambient temperature, input energy to the component elements, and output energy from the component elements, estimates the heat radiation characteristic of the component elements from the data of the temperature of the component elements, ambient temperature, and input/output energy, compares the estimated value of the heat radiation characteristic of the component elements with a normal value, judges that the cooling fan motor is abnormal when the heat radiation characteristic is below the normal value, and thereby prevents trouble due to overheating of the component elements of the motor part. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248124 | OPERATION LIMITING DEVICE FOR MACHINE TOOL - An operation limiting device applicable to a wide variety of machine tools and which improves the freedom of setting an operation limiting area. Two or three drive axes (Xa, Za) in different directions are designated from among a plurality of drive axes in the machine tool and the designated drive axes (Xa, Za) form the two or three dimensional coordinate system. An area (Ar) for limiting the operation of the mobile body is set in the two or three dimensional coordinate system. A drive axis (Xa) which is in operation is determined, and in the two or three coordinate system including the drive axis which is in operation the operation of the mobile body is limited when the mobile body enters into the limiting area (Ar). | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248125 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR MACHINING APPARATUS, MACHINING APPARATUS, AND CORRECTION METHOD OF MACHINING DATA - A machining apparatus includes a multi-joint arm provided with a machining tool for machining a workpiece. A control device of the machining apparatus includes: a storage section for storing NC data indicating a machining region of a workpiece by the machining apparatus; a distance measurement sensor placed on the arm and for measuring a distance between the workpiece and the machining apparatus for each machining surface of the workpiece; and a correction section for correcting the NC data for each of the machining surfaces based on a measurement result by the distance measurement sensor. As a result of this, the machining apparatus can perform the correction of machining data in correspondence to deviation of a machining object with higher accuracy. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248126 | ETHERCAT CONTROL DEVICE AND FACTORY AUTOMATION SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - An EtherCAT control device and a factory automation system having the same are provided. The EtherCAT control device includes a master including a dummy EtherCAT slave controller (ESC) and a first slave configured to communicate data with the master according to an EtherCAT protocol, such that the master synchronizes a timing with the first slave according to a precision time protocol (PTP) method using the dummy ESC. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248127 | PROCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS USING COMPARISON OF STATISTICAL DATA TO PROCESS PARAMETERS AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT DEVICES - A process management system can include a processing device that can be configured to perform a semiconductor process on a plurality of wafers, the processing device controlled by a process parameter. A control device can be configured to acquire statistical data relating to the process parameter and can be configured to select a reference wafer from the plurality of wafers. The control device can be configured to compare a respective process parameter used for the reference wafer with the statistical data and can be configured to set a reference condition for the process parameter. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248128 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TOOL CHANGE OPERATIONS AND MACHINE TOOL - A method is proposed for controlling tool change operations on a machine tool, wherein a machining procedure on a workpiece includes a sequence of machining operations having in each case a particular tool and in each case a particular duration, and for a tool change, tools of a tool spindle are provided by a second storage device in communication with a first storage device, and wherein there is associated with the machining procedure a sequence of tool provision operations in which a tool provision operation has in each case a particular duration, wherein the method includes a determination stage wherein the durations of the machining operations and the tool provision operations are determined, and a control stage wherein the tool provision operations are temporally grouped in relation to the machining operations such that the tool provision operations bring about a minimized idle time in the machining procedure. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248129 | SAMPLE-KEYED ADAPTIVE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TOOL - Apparatus, methods, media and code for a product development tool. The tool may control a processor. The processor may be configured to determine that a first set of performance metrics does not satisfy a threshold analysis criterion. The performance metrics may correspond to a deployed product and a user segment. A user segment may be a set of individuals that use a product or service. The segment may be a sample of a population of users. An institution may provide the product to one or more of the customers to provide the customer with an opportunity to acquire or use additional measures of goods that the customer already has or uses. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248130 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A TRANSITION FROM A FIRST PHASE TO A SECOND PHASE - It is provided an apparatus for detecting a transition from a first phase to a second phase in a processing line. The apparatus comprises a first sensor for gathering data indicating product concentration, a second sensor for gathering data indicating product concentration. The first sensor is placed upstream of the second sensor. Further, the apparatus comprises a control device configured to receive a first data set from the first sensor and a second data set from the second sensor, and to calibrate the second sensor by comparing the second data set with the first data set. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248131 | Remote Assistance for Autonomous Vehicles in Predetermined Situations - Example systems and methods enable an autonomous vehicle to request assistance from a remote operator in certain predetermined situations. One example method includes determining a representation of an environment of an autonomous vehicle based on sensor data of the environment. Based on the representation, the method may also include identifying a situation from a predetermined set of situations for which the autonomous vehicle will request remote assistance. The method may further include sending a request for assistance to a remote assistor, the request including the representation of the environment and the identified situation. The method may additionally include receiving a response from the remote assistor indicating an autonomous operation. The method may also include causing the autonomous vehicle to perform the autonomous operation. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248132 | JERK REDUCTION IN TRANSITION BETWEEN LANE-CENTERING AND LANE-KEEPINGSTEERING SYSTEMS - A system and method of autonomously steering a vehicle responsively to failure of a lane-centering system through time-dependent steering angle correction to reduce jerk resulting from transition of steering control from a lane-centering system to a lane-keeping system or vise-versa. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248133 | CONCENTRATE LEVEL SENSING - A beverage system includes a pump that draws a set amount of a flavored concentrate into a mixing chamber through a conduit for mixing with water to form a beverage. A sensor detects when the amount of the flavored concentrate in the conduit is low or the amount of the flavored concentrate in a concentrate container is low or out. The sensor includes two wings each including a recessed surface that together define a circular space. A portion of the conduit is received in the circular space. Each of the wings includes an ultrasonic portion that emits ultrasonic waves that are non-intrusive. When the amount of flavored concentrate in the conduit is low, air bubbles are generated in the flow of the flavored concentrate as it flows along the conduit and/or a vacuum is created in the conduit to draw the conduit away from the recessed surfaces. The ultrasonic waves detect either of these two features, indicating that the amount of the flavored concentrate is low. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248134 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MINIMIZING WITHIN-DIE VARIATIONS IN PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS OF A PROCESSOR - Described herein are a method and an apparatus for minimizing within-die variations in performance parameters of a processor. The apparatus comprising: a reference generator to generate an adjustable compensated reference signal; a bias generator to generate a bias signal based on the adjustable compensated reference signal; a transmitter coupled with the bias generator to transmit an output signal; and a feedback mechanism to sample the output signal from the transmitter and to provide the sampled output signal to the bias generator. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248135 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING CURRENT - A method of controlling current includes receiving a current value detected by at least one regulator supplying a unit-specific voltage to each unit of an electronic device. The method also includes controlling a current flowing through the each unit on the basis of the current value. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248136 | Current Control for Output Device Biasing Stage - Circuits and methods to control current through a device biasing an output device in case the supply voltage is not higher than the output voltage are disclosed. The circuits and methods are applicable to e.g. LDOs, amplifiers, or buffers. A control loop detects if the supply voltage is not higher than the output voltage and regulates the drain-source voltage of the biasing device. The disclosure reduces power consumption in a driver stage in case the supply voltage is not higher than the output voltage. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248137 | METHOD AND CIRCUITRY FOR REGULATING A VOLTAGE - In response to a first reference voltage, a regulator regulates an output voltage of a line, so that the output voltage is approximately equal to a target voltage. In response to the output voltage rising above a second reference voltage, pull down circuitry draws current from the line. In response to the output voltage falling below the second reference voltage by at least a predetermined amount, the pull down circuitry ceases to draw current from the line. The first and second reference voltages are based upon a same band gap reference as one another. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248138 | STORAGE CIRCUITRY AND METHOD FOR PROPAGATING DATA VALUES ACROSS A CLOCK BOUNDARY - A storage circuit and method are provided for propagating data values across a clock boundary between a first clock domain and a second clock domain. A storage structure is provided with at least one entry, and write circuitry performs write operations in the first clock domain, where each write operation writes a data value into an entry of the storage structure identified by a write pointer. The write circuitry alters the write pointer between each write operation. Write pointer synchronisation circuitry then receives the write pointer and synchronises the write pointer indication to the second clock domain over a predetermined number of clock cycles of the second clock domain. Read circuitry performs read operations in the second clock domain, with each read operation reading a data value from an entry of the storage structure identified by a read pointer. However, for a read operation to be performed, it is necessary that the synchronised write pointer indication indicates that there is a data value written into the storage structure that is available to be read. Early update circuitry is configured, for a write operation, to alter the write pointer indication provided to the write pointer synchronisation circuitry a number of clock cycles of the first clock domain before the write operation is performed. That number of clock cycles is chosen dependent on the difference in clock speed between the first clock domain and the second clock domain, and the predetermined number of clock cycles of the second clock domain taken by the write pointer synchronisation circuitry to synchronise the write pointer indication to the second clock domain. Such an approach enables at least a part of the latency of the write pointer synchronisation circuitry to be hidden, thereby improving performance of the storage circuitry. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248139 | CONDUCTIVE SHEET - A conductive sheet has a structure in which a conductive adhesive layer laminated on one side of a base substrate and a light-shielding insulating layer laminated on another side of the base substrate. The base substrate has a structure in which the same kind of metal layers are formed on respective sides of a resin film. The light-shielding insulating layer of the conductive sheet has a surface having a surface resistivity of 1.0×10 | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248140 | COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE AND TOUCH PANEL HAVING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a composite substrate structure and a touch panel having composite substrate structure, for promoting abrasion resistance, visual transparency, and appearance. The composite substrate structure includes a transparent substrate and a diamond-like carbon layer. The diamond-like carbon layer is disposed on the transparent substrate and has a thickness less than or equal to about 15 nanometers. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248141 | SUPPORTIVE DOCKING MECHANISM - A docking apparatus having a housing and a retention support mechanism. The housing provides back support for a docked device. The retention support mechanism is coupled to the housing and includes and upper support arm and a lower connecting arm. Upon insertion of the device in a slot within a top face of the housing, the upper support arm is raised and the lower connecting arm is lowered. When the device travels to the docked position, the lower connecting arm enables a connector on the device to couple to a corresponding connector within the housing, and the upper arm is raised to a point above the top face of the housing to support a back of the device. When the device is removed, the upper support arm retracts fully into the housing such that no part of the upper support arm protrudes past a plane defined by the top face. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248142 | EXPOSED GLASS ARTICLE WITH ENHANCED STIFFNESS FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING - A transparent article, such as a transparent cover, for use as a cover glass for an electronic device, as well as methods for producing transparent articles, are disclosed. The transparent article can form a part of a housing of the portable electronic device and can provide an outer surface for a portion of the housing. The transparent article can be provided over a display of portable electronic device to provide a protective outer cover over the display. In one embodiment, the transparent article can be formed with a laminate structure. In another embodiment, the transparent article can be formed with a ribbed structure. In still another embodiment, a sapphire coating can be deposited on the transparent article to improve it strength. Advantageously, the transparent article is able to be not only thin and lightweight but also provide sufficient stiffness for use as a cover glass. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248143 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND KEYBOARD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus includes a first body, a second body, a keyboard, at least one pair of body linkages and at least one pair of keyboard linkages. The second body is pivoted at the first body and has a second side facing the first body. The keyboard is adjacent to and movable connected to the second body. The keyboard side of the keyboard and the second side are located at the same side. The body linkages are protruded from the first side and movably connected to the second body. The keyboard linkages are opposite to each other and movably disposed at the keyboard and two side-edges of the second body. When the first body is extended relatively to the second body, the keyboard is able to move to a side of the second body near to the first body. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248144 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A display system includes a display unit including a flexible display panel for displaying images; movement units disposed at first and second ends of the flexible display panel and configured to move while rotating the flexible display panel in a predetermined direction; a transceiver unit configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal; a laser sensor configured to output a laser and to receive a reflected laser; a movement route processor configured to calculate a movement route to a target position based on data associated with a sensitivity of a laser sensed by the laser sensor; and a control unit configured to control the movement units so as to move into the target position along the movement route, calculated by the movement route processor, when a movement command is received from an external device through the transceiver unit. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248145 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHECKING ATTACHED STATE OF COVER - Provided is an electronic apparatus including a detachable cover, a sensing unit configured to sense a state of the cover, an analysis unit configured to analyze values sensed from the sensing unit to determine an attached state of the cover, and a display configured to display an object indicating a position of an unattached portion when at least a portion of the cover is not attached. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248146 | BRACKET MECHANISM FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICES - A bracket mechanism includes a tray, and a blocking member. The tray defines a receiving space configured to receive a first data storage device. The tray includes a first sidewall. The first sidewall defines an installation hole, and a latching member located in the first storage device is engaged in the installation hole. The blocking member is engaged with the first tray and includes a limiting piece, and the limiting piece is received in the installation hole and resists the latching member to prevent the latching member from moving in the installation hole relative to the first sidewall. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248147 | HOLDING ASSEMBLY - An enclosure assembly includes a base, and a bracket. The base includes two side plates parallel to each other and two installation boards. Each of the two installation boards is attached to each of the two side plates and defining a pivot hole and a rotating slot. The bracket is configured to receive a plurality of data storage devices and includes a pivot post and a rotating post corresponding to each installation board. The pivot post is pivotably engaged in the pivot hole. The rotating post is engaged in the rotating slot and is rotatable about the pivot post relative to the base along the rotating slot, so that there is different angle defined between the bracket and the base. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248148 | AIR DUCT, COOLING MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An air duct includes a base and a latching portion extending from the base. The base includes a resilient portion and two blocking plates. The latching portion is configured to receive a fan. The resilient portion is elastic deformable to fasten the base to the fan. The latching portion defines a ventilation hole for air flowing through in a first direction. The two blocking plates are configured to prevent the air from flowing back to the ventilation hole in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A cooling module with the air duct and an electronic device with the air duct are further disclosed. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248149 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device having a novel structure is provided. A battery is provided in each component of an electronic device, whereby the electronic device includes two batteries. The electronic device including the two batteries and a display portion that can be called a flexible display and has a plurality of foldable portions is provided as a novel device. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248150 | DOCKABLE DEVICE AND POWER METHOD THEREOF - A dockable device and a power method thereof are provided. The dockable device includes a main device, a main device battery, a connecter, a switch and a voltage down-converter. The connecter may be coupled to a docking device. The switch, coupled to the main device battery, is configured to be closed to provide power to the main device from the main device battery. The voltage down-converter is configured to provide power with a backup voltage to the main device, wherein the backup voltage is less than a discharge voltage output by a fully discharged main device battery. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248151 | COMMUNICATION OVER IDENTIFICATION LINE - In one example a method includes communicating, by a first device, with a second device via an identification (ID) line of a universal serial bus (USB) cable. A first connector of the USB cable may be attached to a USB connector of the first device. A second connector of the USB cable may be attached to a USB connector of the second device. The USB connector of the first device may include a bus voltage (V | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248152 | BATTERY WITH INTEGRATED POWER TIMER - Controlling power output is provided. A processing circuit that is incorporated with a battery receives a schedule that identifies at least one interval value, wherein the battery has a form factor that complies with a form factor standard. The processing circuit determines a first power state based, at least in part, on a first interval value of the at least one interval value. The processing circuit determines, based, at least in part, on the first power state, whether to interrupt a power output of the battery and, if so, the processing circuit interrupts the power output of the battery. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248153 | STAND-BY POWER ESTIMATING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - An estimating apparatus includes an acquiring unit, a history recording unit, and a determining unit. The acquiring unit acquires power amounts for respective measurement times from a measuring apparatus that measures power for each branch line, as a plurality of used power amounts. The history recording unit records the plurality of used power amounts in association with dates and times. The determining unit variably sets a comparison value for comparing magnitudes of the plurality of used power amounts recorded in the history recording unit, obtains a minimum value of the comparison value in a range satisfying a condition that an amount of time for which at least some of the plurality of used power amounts are continuously equal to or below the comparison value exceeds a prescribed sustained time, and estimates the minimum value to be a peak value of stand-by power of the branch line. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248154 | Method And Apparatus For Power Gating Hardware Components In A Chip Device - According to at least one example embodiment, a semiconductor device is configured to gate power supply to a hardware component through a transistor coupled to the hardware component. The transistor is operated by a controller in a manner to limit electric current dissipated to the hardware component during a transition period. The controller is configured to gradually turn on, or off, the hardware component during a transition period by controlling at least one input signal to the transistor. Gradual turning on, or off, of the hardware component reduces electric current leakage through the hardware component and diminishes any potential disturbance to a ground reference coupled to the hardware component. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248155 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND VOLTAGE CONTROL METHOD - An electronic device including an insertion portion for insertion of a connection terminal, includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory, configured to detect an acceleration when the electronic device is moved, detect whether or not the connection terminal is inserted in the insertion portion, based on a potential of a connection line with the insertion portion, and start application of voltage to the connection line when the detected acceleration varies from a value less than a threshold to a value equal to or greater than the threshold. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248156 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes an operation unit that receives an input from a user operating the information processing apparatus, an arm member that connects a main body of the information processing apparatus and the operation unit, and a detection unit, attached to the arm member or the operation unit attached to the arm member, that detects the user operating the information processing apparatus. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248157 | Hand-held wireless electronic device with accelerometer for interacting with a display - A device and method for interacting with a display using an accelerometer sensitive to tilt about two perpendicular axes and a third signal having a magnitude responsive to user input. The device and method allow a user to change a characteristic of an object on the display by converting pitch information, roll information, and a linear dimension into Cartesian coordinates for use by the display. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150248158 | CURVED WAVEGUIDES 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. | 2015-09-03 |
