36th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190271867 | METHOD OF PRODUCING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ALIGNMENT FILM MATERIAL - A method of producing the liquid crystal display device of the present invention is a method of producing a liquid crystal display device including a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the substrates, the method including: forming the liquid crystal layer by sealing a liquid crystal material containing liquid crystal molecules including an alkenyl group between the substrates facing each other with a sealant in between; and performing an alignment treatment on an alignment film containing a polymer including a polymerizable group in a side chain and being disposed on a liquid crystal layer side surface of at least one of the substrates by irradiating the alignment film with ultraviolet rays and thereby polymerizing the polymerizable group. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271868 | A METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN FOR A LARGE AREA LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE - The present invention relates to a pattern forming method of a liquid crystal device. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271869 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel is disclosed. The panel includes: an upper substrate, wherein an inner surface of the upper substrate is provided with a first spacer, and the first spacer includes a first flat portion and a first protrusion portion protruded from an end of the first flat portion, a lower substrate disposed oppositely to the upper substrate, wherein an inner surface of the upper substrate is provided with a second spacer, and the second spacer includes a second flat portion and a second protrusion portion protruded from an end of the second flat portion. During the process of aligning and assembling the upper substrate and the lower substrate, the first protrusion portion presses against the second flat portion and/or the second protrusion portion presses against the first flat portion in order to support and interlock the upper and lower substrates. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271870 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DROPPING AND DISTRIBUTING METHOD AND CELL ASSEMBLING METHOD - The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal (LC) dropping and distributing method for a display panel. The LC dropping and distributing method includes forming a first LC region, the first LC region being an equilateral polygon symmetric about its center and having a first symmetric axis and a second symmetric axis perpendicular to each other; and forming two second LC regions, the two second LC regions being located at two sides of the first LC region respectively and being symmetric about the first symmetric axis, and the two second LC regions being both disposed to be spaced apart from the first LC region, each of the two second LC regions including a plurality of LC sub-regions arranged at intervals. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271871 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND AMORPHOUS SILICON CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD - A laser processing apparatus includes: a laser light source that generates a laser beam; a first beam splitter on which the laser beam is incident; a second beam splitter on which the laser beam having passed through the first beam splitter is incident; and a homogenizer that controls an energy density of the laser beam emitted from the second beam splitter. The laser beam output from the homogenizer includes a p-polarized component and an s-polarized component, and a ratio of energy intensity of the p-polarized component to the s-polarized component is preferably not lower than 0.74 and not higher than 1.23 on a surface of the workpiece. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271872 | DISPLAY SEALING TECHNIQUE - We disclose herein a display device comprising a first plate, a second plate spaced apart from the first plate to form a cell gap between the first and second plates, a display medium material and a radiation curable material located within the cell gap. Upon exposure to radiation within a vicinity of a continuous target perimeter, the radiation curable material is configured to bond the first and second plates together within the vicinity of the continuous target perimeter. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271873 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device according to a present disclosure comprises: a first glass substrate including a through-hole; a wiring disposed in a first main surface of the first glass substrate; and a terminal formed in a second main surface of the first glass substrate and electrically connected to the wiring through the through-hole. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271874 | CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD - A curved display device and a fabrication method are provided. The curved display device comprises: a cover lens; a display panel, wherein the display panel and the cover lens are bonded together as an integral having a curved surface; and a module, wherein a supporter is provided at each of at least two ends of the module. The supporter provided at the each of at least two ends of the module is directly bonded to the cover lens. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271875 | BUFFERING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BUFFERING DEVICE, BACKLIGHT MODULE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - A buffering device, a method for manufacturing the buffering device, a backlight module, a display device and a method for manufacturing the display device are provided. The buffering device includes a buffering body and a hollowed-out buffering layer arranged on a surface of the buffering body. The hollowed-out buffering layer includes a plurality of hollowed-out portions and a plurality of non-hollowed-out portions, each of the plurality of hollowed-out portions comprises an adhesive layer having a thickness smaller than a thickness of each of the plurality of non-hollowed-out portions, regions of the surface of the buffering body are configured to arrange the plurality of hollowed-out portions, and the adhesive layer is arranged in the regions. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271876 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PLATE-SHAPED BONDED BODY, BONDING DEVICE, AND PLATE-SHAPED BONDED BODY - A method for quickly applying and spreading adhesive between substrates without leaving air bubbles. The method includes holding two substrates apart from each other with adhesive sides facing, a second substrate being positioned above a first substrate. The second substrate is suspended in a manner so as to cause a portion to warp towards the first substrate. After a liquid filler is applied between the two substrates, rollers are lowered onto the second substrate and moved so as to disperse the liquid filler between the first and second substrates. In accordance with the rolling of the rollers, end portions of the second substrate are lowered towards the first substrate. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271877 | DISPLAYS - A display for mounting on a curved surface. The display includes a display stack comprising a substrate to conform to a curved surface; a pixelated display medium on the substrate; and a parallax barrier. The parallax barrier may comprise a pattern of light blocking elements to restrict viewing of pixels of the display medium to a viewing angle. In some implementations the parallax barrier may be configured so that positions of the light blocking elements, with respect to the pixels, change with lateral position on the display. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271878 | REFLECTIVE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A reflective display apparatus including a reflective display portion which is two-dimensionally divided into pixels each having subpixels and changes reflectance of each subpixel based on an image signal, and colored layers facing the reflective display portion and partially overlapping the pixels as viewed in a facing direction in which the colored layers face the reflective display portion. The colored layers include traversing colored layers that overlap more than one of the subpixels as viewed in the facing direction, and the colored layers are positioned such that at most one of the colored layers overlaps one of the subpixels as viewed in the facing direction. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271879 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal panel is disclosed including a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer attached polarizing film which includes a polarizing film including a polarizer and a transparent protective film formed on at least one surface of the polarizer, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed from a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition on at least one surface of the polarizing film. The polarizing film is bonded through the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to a transparent conductive layer attached liquid crystal cell in which the transparent conductive layer contains a metal. The transparent protective film has a moisture permeability of 1000 g/(m | 2019-09-05 |
20190271880 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a backlight module and a display apparatus. The backlight module of the present disclosure may connect at least one of the diffuser film, the lower anti-reflection film and the upper anti-reflection film with the middle frame so as to avoid the problems of drop-off or movement of the at least one of the diffuser film, the lower anti-reflection film and the upper anti-reflection film. Thus, the solidity and the stability of the at least one of the diffuser film, the lower anti-reflection film and the upper anti-reflection film may be improved. The problems of uneven light distribution due to drop-off and movement of the at least one of the diffuser film, the lower anti-reflection film and the upper anti-reflection film may be avoided. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271881 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes a first display panel and a second display panel facing each other, a driver connecting line disposed on the first display panel, a driving circuit part connected to the driver connecting line, a backlight unit disposed adjacent to the first display panel, a reinforcing part overlapping the driver connecting line and disposed adjacent to at least one side of the second display panel, a second polarizer disposed on the second display panel, and a film layer disposed on the second polarizer and the reinforcing part. The second polarizer overlaps a top surface of the second display panel and does not overlap a top surface of the reinforcing part. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271882 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight module includes a plurality of light emitting elements and a plurality of lens structures. Each light emitting element has a light emitting surface. The plurality of lens structures covers each light emitting element. Each lens structure has a light exit surface having a curved shape. The light exit surface has a vertex and a focal point located between the vertex and the light emitting element. The distance between the focal points of two adjacent lens structures is a first distance, and each light emitting element has a light emitting width. The ratio of the first distance to the light emitting width is greater than or equal to 10. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271883 | BACKLIGHT MODULE WITH LIGHT REGULATION DEVICE - The present invention provides a backlight module, including a bottom plate, a plurality of light sources disposed on the bottom plate, one or more light regulation devices, and an optical film. The light regulation device is disposed on the bottom plate and covers at least one light source. Light generated by the light source is emitted out to reach the light regulation device, and the light regulation device regulates the light. The optical film is disposed on a side, opposite to the light source, of the light regulation device. By adjusting the sizes of a distance between the light sources, the width W of a top surface of the light regulation device, and a vertical distance OD between the bottom plate and the optical film, and relationships therebetween, light emitting uniformity of the backlight module can be improved; or a light field generated by the backlight module can be relatively easily fine-tuned by adjusting pattern distribution of light emitting windows on the top surface, to achieve the effect of uniformization. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271884 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A lighting device ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190271885 | OPTICAL FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical film has an alignment layer and a retardation layer which is disposed on the alignment layer and formed using a polymerizable liquid crystal composition including a predetermined liquid crystal compound, in which at least one of an acid having the pKa of −10.0 or less or a salt of the acid is included in at least one of the alignment layer or the retardation layer. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271886 | CURVED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A curved liquid crystal display device, includes: a first bent substrate; a second bent substrate disposed facing the first bent substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first bent substrate and the second bent substrate, the liquid crystal layer including first liquid crystal molecules disposed adjacent to the first bent substrate and second liquid crystal molecules disposed adjacent to the second bent substrate; a first alignment inducing layer disposed between the first bent substrate and the liquid crystal layer; and a second alignment inducing layer disposed between the second bent substrate and the liquid crystal layer, wherein one of the first alignment inducing layer and the second alignment inducing layer includes a polymerized reactive mesogen, and the remaining alignment inducing layer includes polyimide. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271887 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to display substrate, display panel, and method for preparing the same. The display substrate comprises: a base substrate; and a common electrode on the base substrate, the common electrode having a hollowed-out portion corresponding to a signal line, wherein the signal line includes at least one of a gate line and a data line. The overlapping area of the common electrode and the signal line can be reduced, the load of the substrate can be reduced, such that the power consumption of the LCD panel can be reduced. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271888 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a horizontal alignment mode liquid crystal display device capable of suppressing a decrease in VHR and an increase in residual DC when the liquid crystal display device includes an alignment film containing an azobenzene group-containing polymer. The liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate including a pixel electrode and a counter electrode; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal material between the first substrate and the second substrate; and an alignment film containing an azobenzene group-containing polymer having an azobenzene group between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer, wherein the alignment film is disposed out of contact with the pixel electrodes. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271889 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL, AND FABRICATION METHODS THEREOF - Array substrate and display panel, and their fabrication methods are provided. The array substrate includes a first base substrate; a pixel electrode over the first base substrate; a first common electrode between the first base substrate and the pixel electrode; and a storage capacitor electrode, between the pixel electrode and the first common electrode and coupled with one of the pixel electrode and the first common electrode. Projections of the first common electrode and the pixel electrode on the first base substrate at least partially overlap with each other. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271890 | Liquid Crystal Display Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display element, a wiring substrate having a second terminal, and a light shielding mask. The liquid crystal display element includes a first substrate having a first terminal and a display pixel unit, and a second substrate disposed at a side where illumination light is irradiated to the first substrate. A bonding wire has an arch shape, is formed such that a top of the bonding wire is lower than an upper surface of the second substrate, is joined to the first terminal by first bonding, and is joined to the second terminal by second bonding. The light shielding mask has a light transmitting region corresponding to the display pixel unit and is disposed at a side where the illumination light is irradiated to the liquid crystal display element. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271891 | Pixel Structure - A pixel structure includes a substrate, first and second gate lines, first and second data lines, and at least one pixel unit. The first and second gate lines and the first and second data lines are over the substrate and intersect with each other. The pixel unit is disposed on the substrate. The pixel unit includes first and second active devices, a common electrode, and first and second pixel electrodes. The first and second active devices are electrically connected to the first data line, and electrically connected to the first and second gate lines respectively. The common electrode is connected to a common potential source. The first and second pixel electrodes are over the common electrode and electrically connected to the first and second active devices respectively. At least one second branch electrode of the second pixel electrode shrinks from its one side to another side. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271892 | DISPLAY MODULE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPTICALLY CLEAR ADHESIVE LAYER COMPONENT - A display module, a display device, and a transparent optical adhesive layer structure are disclosed. The display module comprises a bonding layer for bonding a display panel and a lamellar structure; the display panel comprises a first substrate and a second substrate arranged oppositely; the first substrate comprises a first extending part beyond the edge of the second substrate; the second substrate is provided close to the bonding layer; the lamellar structure comprises a second extending part beyond the edge of the second substrate; projections of the second extending part and the first extending part on a plane where the first substrate is located are at least in part overlapped; the bonding layer comprises a support part extending between the first extending part and the second extending part. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271893 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES CONTAINING A SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE - A method of forming an electrochromic (EC) device includes forming a solid-state first electrolyte layer, after forming the solid-state first electrolyte layer, laminating the first solid-state first electrolyte layer between a transparent first substrate and a transparent second substrate such that a transparent first electrode is disposed between the first substrate and a first side of the solid-state first electrolyte layer, and a transparent second electrode is disposed between the second substrate and a second side of the solid-state first electrolyte layer, and applying a sealant to seal the solid-state first electrolyte layer between the first and second substrates and to form the EC device. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271894 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a display apparatus is presented. The method includes sequentially forming a conductive layer and a low reflection layer above a substrate; forming a first low reflection layer including a lower layer having conductivity and an upper layer above the lower layer, a pixel electrode, and a low reflection etching layer above the pixel electrode by patterning the conductive layer and the low reflection layer; forming a pixel-defining layer above the first low reflection layer and having an opening exposing at least a part of the low reflection etching layer; exposing the pixel electrode by etching at least a part of the low reflection etching layer by using the pixel-defining layer as a mask; forming an intermediate layer above the exposed pixel electrode, the intermediate layer comprising an organic emission layer; and forming an opposite electrode above the intermediate layer. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271895 | ONBOARD CONTROLLER FOR MULTISTATE WINDOWS - Onboard EC window controllers are described. The controllers are configured in close proximity to the EC window, for example, within the IGU. The controller may be part of a window assembly, which includes an IGU having one or more EC panes, and thus does not have to be matched with the EC window, and installed, in the field. The window controllers described herein have a number of advantages because they are matched to the IGU containing one or more EC devices and their proximity to the EC panes of the window overcomes a number of problems associated with conventional controller configurations. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271896 | OPTICAL MODULATOR, AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER MODULE USING THE SAME - An optical modulator has an optical input port and an optical output port provided on a same end of a substrate; an optical waveguide pair formed in the substrate and configured to form a Mach-Zehnder interferometer, one end of the optical waveguide pair being connected to the optical input port and the other end of the optical waveguide pair being connected to the optical output port, the optical waveguide pair having a bending part; a groove provided along the optical waveguide pair in the bending part; and a signal electrode that applies a high-frequency electrical signal to the optical waveguide pair, wherein the signal electrode has an expanded section having an increased cross sectional area at a section intersecting the groove. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271897 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT AND OPTICAL MODULATOR USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is an optical waveguide element that includes a substrate and a waveguide layer formed on the substrate and comprising lithium niobate. The waveguide layer has a slab part having a predetermined thickness and a ridge part protruding from the slab part. The maximum thickness of the slab part is 0.05 times or more and less than 0.4 times a wavelength of a light propagating in the ridge part. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271898 | VARIABLE FOCAL LENGTH LENS CONTROL METHOD AND VARIABLE FOCAL LENGTH LENS DEVICE - In a variable focal length lens control method, a plurality of candidate planes are defined at different focal lengths of a variable focal length lens, an image of a measurable object is detected by an image detector at each of the candidate planes, contrast in each of the detected images is calculated, any of the candidate planes is selected based on the contrast, and a focal length of the selected candidate plane is defined for a lens controller. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271899 | SATURABLE ABSORBER MIRROR OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - The present disclosure discloses a saturable absorber mirror of a composite structure, including: a substrate; a buffer layer on the substrate; a distributed Bragg reflective mirror on the buffer layer; a quantum dot or quantum well saturable absorber body on the distributed Bragg reflective mirror; a graphene saturable absorber body on the quantum dot or quantum well saturable absorber body. In the present disclosure, the graphene saturable absorber body is composited with the quantum dot saturable absorber body or the quantum well saturable absorber body to be used as the saturable absorber body in the saturable absorber mirror of the present disclosure. A thermal damage threshold and an optical property stability of the saturable absorber body are improved, and an ultrafast laser pulse with high power and short pulse mode locking, a stable output repetition cycle, a narrow pulse width, and a short response time is implemented. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271900 | OBSERVATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Provided is an observation apparatus including an image display element and an eyepiece optical system to be used to observe an image displayed on the image display element, in which the eyepiece optical system includes a plurality of lenses consisting of, in order from an image display plane side to an observation side, a first lens having a negative refractive power and a second lens having a positive refractive power, and in which a paraxial curvature radius of a lens surface on the image display plane side of the first lens, a paraxial curvature radius of a lens surface on the observation side of the first lens, a paraxial curvature radius of a lens surface on the image display plane side of the second lens, and a paraxial curvature radius of a lens surface on the observation side of the second lens are set appropriately. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271901 | CLOSED LOOP POSITION CONTROL FOR CAMERA ACTUATOR - In some embodiments, a camera unit of a multifunction device may include an optical package and an actuator for moving the optical package. In some embodiments, the actuator may include an asymmetric magnet arrangement. The asymmetric magnet arrangement may include a lateral position control magnet situated at a first side of the optical package, and a pair of transverse position control magnets situated at respective second and third sides of the optical package opposite one another with respect to an axis between the optical package and the lateral magnet. In some embodiments, the actuator may include one or more position sensor magnets attached to the optical package, and one or more magnetic field sensors for determining a position of the position sensor magnets. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271902 | SUPPORT FOR A TRIPOD - A head for supporting an imaging device and being supported by a tripod. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271903 | Rotation Activated Quick-Release System - A rotation activated quick-release mount. A rack and pinion system converts rotation of a housing into linear expansion and contraction of the housing. A modular plate may be removably coupled with the housing. A biasing device may urge the housing into a base position. The plate may be installed when the housing is in the base position. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271904 | ACCESSORY SHOE DEVICE CAPABLE OF PREVENTING FALL-OFF OF FASTENING SCREW BY SAVING SPACE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An accessory shoe device capable of preventing fall-off of fastening screws, without increasing the number of component parts. An accessory shoe device is mounted on an exterior member of an electronic apparatus. A fastening screws fastens a holding member disposed inside the exterior member, the exterior member, a terminal member attached to the exterior member and having a terminal to be connected to the accessory, and an engaging member on which the accessory is mounted, in the mentioned order, from inside the exterior member. A flexible circuit board is disposed on a surface of the holding member opposite to a contact surface thereof in contact with the exterior member, and is electrically connected to the terminal. The flexible circuit board is formed with a slit having a predetermined shape, thereby being provided with a flexible portion for pressing down a head of the fastening screw. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271905 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE, AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - An HUD includes: a projection display unit that spatially modulates light emitted from a light source on the basis of image information and projects image light obtained as a result of spatial modulation onto a windshield to display an image; a housing that accommodates the projection display unit and has an opening portion K through which the image light exits; an object removing mechanism that removes an object adhered to a front surface of a cover covering the opening portion by scraping the front surface of the cover; a region detecting unit that detects an object adhesion region in which the object is adhered to the cover; and an object removal control unit that activates the object removing mechanism in a case where important display content is included in a portion of the image light, the portion being blocked due to the object adhesion region. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271906 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes a cooler that cools a cooling target based on transformation of a refrigerant into a gas. The cooler includes a refrigerant generator that generates the refrigerant, a refrigerant sender that sends the refrigerant generated in the refrigerant generator toward the cooling target, and a refrigerant holder connected to the cooling target, the refrigerant holder holding the refrigerant sent by the refrigerant sender and receiving heat from the cooling target to transform the refrigerant into a gas. The refrigerant generator includes a heat exchanger that stores the generated refrigerant therein. In a case where the projector takes a basic attitude, the refrigerant holder and the refrigerant generator are so located in the projector that the surface of the refrigerant stored in the heat exchanger is lower in the gravity direction than the horizontal plane passing through the lowest portion of the refrigerant holder in the gravity direction. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271907 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION ELEMENT, ILLUMINATOR, AND PROJECTOR - A wavelength conversion element includes a wavelength conversion layer that has a light incident surface on which excitation light is incident and converts the excitation light in terms of wavelength into fluorescence and a plurality of light transmissive members each having a curved surface and disposed in the light incident surface, and the curved surfaces reflect the excitation light but transmit the fluorescence. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271908 | Projection Device - An optical module includes an illuminating unit, an imaging unit and a projection lens. The illuminating unit includes a light source, a first collimating lens, a splitter, a microlens array and a first lens and is configured to generate a light beam. The imaging unit includes a first prism, a second prism and a display component and is configured to cover the light beam to image light containing image information. The projection lens includes a plurality of lenses and is configured to project the image light. A first axis sequentially passes through the light source, the first collimating lens, the splitter, the microlens array, the first lens, the first prism, the second prism and the lenses. The invention also provides a projection device including the optical module, a first holder and a second holder. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271909 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE WITH NON-POLARIZED BEAM - A laser light source device for a laser projection system effectively emitting non-polarized light comprises a laser diode light source array and a collimation lens array. The laser diode light source array comprises N number of laser diodes in a matrix and the collimation lens array comprises a plurality of collimation lenses. Each of the plurality of collimation lenses corresponds to one laser diode of the N number of laser diodes. An outer shell of each laser diode defines a position portion marking a certain orientation, and a gradual angle of polarization is defined and progresses through the N number of laser diodes by reference to the position portion. A predetermined angle difference is applied to each laser diode in the matrix to set the orientation of polarization and substantially achieve a non-polarized light source. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271910 | NANOPATTERNING OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS VIA HEATED PROBE - The present invention provides a method for creating patterns, with features down to the nanometer scale, in phase change materials using a heated probe. The heated probe contacts the phase change material thereby inducing a local phase change, resulting in a dramatic contrast in property—including electrical resistance, optical reflectance, and volume—relative to the uncontacted regions of the phase change material. The phase change material can be converted back to its original phase (i.e. the patterns can be erased) by appropriate thermal cycling. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271911 | DIRECT PATTERNING METHOD FOR A TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH PANEL THEREOF - A direct patterning method of touch panel is provided. A substrate having a display region and a peripheral region is provided. A periphery circuit having a bonding pad is disposed on the periphery region. A metal nanowire layer made of metal nanowires are disposed on the display region and the peripheral region. A photosensitive pre-cured layer is disposed on the metal nanowire layer. A photolithography process is performed, which includes exposing the pre-cured layer to define a removal area and a reserved area, and removing the pre-cured layer and the metal nanowire layer on the removal area using a developer solution to form a touch-sensing electrode disposed on the display region and to expose the bonding pad disposed on the periphery region. The touch sensing electrode made of the pre-cured layer and the metal nanowire layer is electrically connected to the periphery circuit. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271912 | TOUCH PANEL AND DIRECT PATTERNING METHOD THEREOF - The direct patterning method includes: providing a substrate having a display area and a peripheral area, which a peripheral circuit having a bonding pad is disposed on the peripheral area; sequentially disposing a metal nanowire layer, a pre-cured film layer and a negative-type photosensitive layer thereon; performing a photolithography step; and curing the pre-cured film layer. The photolithography step includes exposing the negative-type photosensitive layer to define a removal region and a reserved region; and removing the negative-type photosensitive layer, the pre-cured film layer and the metal nanowire layer in the removal region by using a developer, such that a touch sensing electrode is fabricated in the display area and the bonding pad is exposed. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271913 | PHOTOACTIVE POLYMER BRUSH MATERIALS AND EUV PATTERNING USING THE SAME - Photoactive polymer brush materials and methods for EUV photoresist patterning using the photoactive polymer brush materials are described. The photoactive polymer brush material incorporates a grafting moiety that can be immobilized at the substrate surface, a dry developable or ashable moiety, and a photoacid generator moiety, which are bound to a polymeric backbone. The photoacid generator moiety generates an acid upon exposure to EUV radiation acid at the interface, which overcomes the acid depletion problem to reduce photoresist scumming. The photoacid generator moiety can also facilitate cleavage of the photoactive polymer brush material from the substrate via an optional acid cleavable grafting functionality for the grafting moiety. The dry developable or ashable moiety facilitates complete removal of the photoactive brush material from the substrate in the event there is residue present subsequent to development of the chemically amplified EUV photoresist. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271914 | TARGET GENERATION DEVICE REPLACEMENT TROLLEY, TARGET GENERATION DEVICE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM, AND TARGET GENERATION DEVICE REPLACEMENT METHOD - A target generation device replacement trolley includes: A. a linear movement mechanism configured to hold a target generation device configured to output a target material and linearly move the target generation device in a direction in which the target material is output; and B. a positioning portion configured to position the linear movement mechanism relative to a mounting part of a chamber on which the target generation device is mounted. The target generation device replacement trolley further includes C. a drive unit configured to drive the linear movement mechanism. The target generation device replacement trolley further includes D. a mount configured to hold the linear movement mechanism. The positioning portion is provided to the mount. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271915 | DETERMINATION OF STACK DIFFERENCE AND CORRECTION USING STACK DIFFERENCE - A method including: obtaining a measurement of a metrology target on a substrate processed using a patterning process, the measurement having been obtained using measurement radiation; and deriving a parameter of interest of the patterning process from the measurement, wherein the parameter of interest is corrected by a stack difference parameter, the stack difference parameter representing an un-designed difference in physical configuration between adjacent periodic structures of the target or between the metrology target and another adjacent target on the substrate. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271916 | REAL TIME SOFTWARE AND ARRAY CONTROL - A real time software and array control software application platform which maintains the ability to manage the synchronization between substrate alignments and image projection systems during maskless lithography patterning in a manufacturing process is disclosed. The application coordinates and controls the image projection systems such that discrepancies in and misalignments of the substrate may be determined and accounted for in real time. The image projection systems may run in parallel and may be controlled by a central processor. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271917 | SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR, METHOD OF DRIVING SAME, AND EXPOSURE METHOD AND APPARATUS - A mirror array device, and related exposure apparatus and manufacturing method, for driving a spatial light modulator that includes: setting, in an array of mirror elements, mirror elements in a first state for turning incident light into reflected light with the same phase as that of the incident light or with a phase different by a first phase from that of the incident light and mirror elements in a second state for turning incident light into reflected light with a phase different approximately 180° from the first phase to an arrangement with a first phase distribution; and setting, in the array of mirror elements, the first mirror elements and the second mirror elements to an arrangement with a second phase distribution which is an inversion of the first phase distribution. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271918 | SELF-ALIGNED QUADRUPLE PATTERNING PITCH WALKING SOLUTION - A self-aligned quadruple patterning (SAQP) process for forming semiconductor devices utilizes a look-up table based on lithography and etch profiles to improve the critical dimension(s) of semiconductor structures such as semiconductor fins. The look-up table may include lithography and etch data, including critical dimension (CD) and sidewall angle (SWA) data for intermediate as well as final structures formed during fabrication, and may be used to improve fin CD and fin pitch in device architectures that include densely-arrayed, semi-densely arrayed and nested structures. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271919 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING CONTRIBUTION TO A FINGERPRINT - A method, system and program for determining a fingerprint of a parameter. The method includes determining a contribution from a device out of a plurality of devices to a fingerprint of a parameter. The method including: obtaining parameter data and usage data, wherein the parameter data is based on measurements for multiple substrates having been processed by the plurality of devices, and the usage data indicates which of the devices out of the plurality of the devices were used in the processing of each substrate; and determining the contribution using the usage data and parameter data. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271920 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A difficulty of contamination interfering with a grid plate positional measurement system is addressed. In one embodiment contamination is prevented from coming into contact with the grating or the sensor. In an embodiment, surface acoustic waves are used to detach contamination from a surface of the grating or sensor. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271921 | RECIPE SELECTION BASED ON INTER-RECIPE CONSISTENCY - A method including: determining recipe consistencies between one substrate measurement recipe of a plurality of substrate measurement recipes and each other substrate measurement recipe of the plurality of substrate measurement recipes; calculating a function of the recipe consistencies; eliminating the one substrate measurement recipe from the plurality of substrate measurement recipes if the function meets a criterion; and reiterating the determining, calculating and eliminating until a termination condition is met. Also disclosed herein is a substrate measurement apparatus, including a storage configured to store a plurality of substrate measurement recipes, and a processor configured to select one or more substrate measurement recipes from the plurality of substrate measurement recipes based on recipe consistencies among the plurality of substrate measurement recipes. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271922 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to one embodiment, there is provided an exposure apparatus which projects a pattern of an original onto a substrate by a projection optical system so as to expose the substrate. The exposure apparatus includes a substrate stage, an alignment detecting system, and a controller. The substrate stage holds the substrate on which shot areas each including multiple chip areas are placed. The alignment detecting system detects multiple first alignment marks placed in a peripheral region in a first chip area in the shot area. The controller obtains the first amount of positional deviation for the first chip area according to results of detecting the multiple first alignment marks and controls exposure conditions for the first chip area in the shot area according to the first amount of positional deviation. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271923 | OVERCOAT FOR A PHOTOCONDUCTOR WITH TETRAFUNCTIONAL RADICAL POLYMERIZABLE CHARGE TRANSPORT MOLECULE HAVING HYDROGEN - An overcoat layer for an organic photoconductor drum includes a curable composition having about 20 to about 80 percent by weight of a charge transport molecule containing four radical polymerizable functional groups as exemplified below: | 2019-09-05 |
20190271924 | PHOTOCONDUCTOR HAVING AN OVERCOAT WITH TETRAFUNCTIONAL RADICAL POLYERMIZABLE CHARGE TRANSPORT MOLECULE AND NON-RADICAL POLYMERIZABLE ADDITIVE - An organic photoconductor drum includes a support element, a charge generation layer over the support element, a charge transport layer over the charge generation layer, and an overcoat layer. The overcoat layer includes a curable composition having both a non-radical polymerizable additive and a charge transport molecule containing four radical polymerizable functional groups exemplified as: | 2019-09-05 |
20190271925 | CHARGE TRANSPORT MOLECULE HAVING HYDROGEN FOR AN OVERCOAT OF A PHOTOCONDUCTOR - A charge transport molecule contains four radical polymerizable functional groups of the general structure exemplified below: | 2019-09-05 |
20190271926 | TONER - A toner including: a toner particle including a toner base particle containing a binder resin, and an organosilicon condensate present on a surface of the toner base particle, wherein a charge attenuation constant of the toner is 3.5×10 | 2019-09-05 |
20190271927 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus including a developing device and a fixing device is provided. The fixing device includes a fixing rotator having a fixing surface, an opposing rotator opposing the fixing rotator to form a nip portion therebetween, and a fixing surface reformer having an abutting layer to abut the fixing surface. The abutting layer contains abrasive grains having an average grain size of 2.0-6.5 μm on a surface which abuts the fixing surface. The toner comprises a crystalline polyester resin and exhibits G′ (storage elastic modulus) of 1.0×10 | 2019-09-05 |
20190271928 | TONER - A toner including a toner particle; and an external additive, wherein the external additive contains strontium titanate particle, and when in a projected image of the strontium titanate particle photographed using a scanning electron microscope, a standard deviation of a distance from a center of the projected image to an outline of the projected image is Ds, and a circle-equivalent diameter of the projected image is Da, a value CV calculated by Equation (1) is 0.07 or less, | 2019-09-05 |
20190271929 | LIQUID DEVELOPER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID DEVELOPER - Provided is a liquid developer with excellent image quality, fixability and storage stability, containing a toner particle with both good dispersion stability and good surface smoothness, the liquid developer contains an insulating liquid and a toner particle that is insoluble in the insulating liquid, and the toner particle contains a colorant having an acidic group and a binder resin, or a colorant and a binder resin having an acidic group, and a polyamine compound. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271930 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VARIABLE GLOSS REDUCTION - Various variable gloss reduction techniques are disclosed. In one embodiment, a gloss reduction technique is disclosed using a textured roller and a wiper impregnated with fuser oil to create a differential gloss pattern that reduces the gloss of an image printed on a substrate. In one embodiment, a gloss reduction technique is disclosed using a combination of heat and pressure to create a differential gloss pattern that reduces the gloss in specific regions of an image printed on a substrate. In one embodiment, a gloss reduction technique is disclosed using a differential gloss pattern to generate a security mark on a printed image to prevent against copying or fraudulent misrepresentation of the image. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271931 | CHARGING MEMBER - An example charging member includes a conductive support, a conductive elastic body layer laminated on the conductive support, and a conductive resin layer laminated as an outermost layer on the conductive elastic body layer. The conductive resin layer may contain a matrix material and resin particles. The conductive resin layer may have an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 2.0 to 7.0 μm, a 10-point average roughness Rzjis of 15 to 40 μm, and a skewness Rsk of 0.5 to 2.5. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271932 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device includes: a fixing device that includes a fixing rotary member and thermally fixes a toner image onto a recording sheet by the fixing rotary member; a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of the fixing rotary member as a fixing temperature; a driving unit that drives the fixing rotary member to rotate; a torque sensor that senses a torque value of the driving unit in a torque sensing period in which at least one of the fixing temperature and a driving speed falls within a predetermined range, the driving speed being a speed of the driving unit for driving the fixing rotary member to rotate; and a prediction unit that predicts an operating life of the fixing device based on the sensed torque value. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271933 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A HEAT GENERATING QUANTITY OF A PLURALITY OF HEATING ELEMENTS - An image heating apparatus includes a heater having a plurality of heating elements arranged in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of a recording material, each of the plurality of heating elements having a heating region, and a control portion that controls electrical power to be supplied to the plurality of heating elements, the control portion being capable of individually controlling the plurality of heating elements. The control portion executes control of a heat generating quantity of each of the plurality of heating elements such that a heat generating quantity when heating a first region of the recording material including an image, a heat generating quantity when heating a second region of the recording material not including an image, and a heat generating quantity when heating a third region, in which there is no recording material, are different from each other. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271934 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus including a housing where an image forming unit is provided and a strain detector, a hardware processor, and a storage. The strain detector detects strain of a bottom plate of the housing. The processor and the storage are included in or provided outside the image forming apparatus. The processor obtains a first detection signal from the detector, stores strain measured data based on the first detection signal as reference data in the storage, obtains a second detection signal from the detector after storing the reference data, compares strain measured data based on the second detection signal with the reference data, and determines whether adjustment of a supporting point height of the bottom plate to reduce the strain due to change over time from a time of the obtainment of the reference data is required. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271935 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR EXECUTING COLOR REGISTRATION ADJUSTMENT - An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to execute: a task that measures a plurality of first color patterns; a task that, on the basis of a first output value corresponding to a measurement result of the first color patterns, determines a threshold value; a measurement task that measures a plurality of second color patterns; and a task that detects an amount of color misregistration on the basis of a result of a comparator comparing a second output value corresponding to a measurement result of the second color patterns with a threshold value corresponding to each of the second color patterns. In the measurement task, the controller controls whether or not to set the threshold value to the threshold value corresponding to each of the second color patterns on the basis of the first output value. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271936 | PHOTOCONDUCTOR OVERCOAT CONSISTING OF NANO METAL OXIDE PARTICLES - An improved overcoat layer for an organic photoconductor drum of an electrophotographic image forming device and method to make the same is provided. The overcoat layer is prepared from a curable composition having no charge transport materials but including nano metal oxide particles sized less than 400 nm in combination with an urethane acrylate resin having at least 6 functional groups. This overcoat layer improves wear resistance of the photoconductor drum without negatively altering the electrophotographic properties | 2019-09-05 |
20190271937 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - At the time of an end of an image forming job (YES of S | 2019-09-05 |
20190271938 | Drive Gear for Extended Drive Shaft - A cartridge drive gear assembly for holding a drum coupling includes a drive gear having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface including inner projections which extend into the interior of the drive gear and includes at least two voids disposed on opposing sides of the inner projections, and at least one slot disposed in the inner surface. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271939 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DEVELOPING APPARATUS, AND COUPLING MEMBER - A developing device usable with an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the apparatus including a driving shaft rotatable by a motor and having a rotating force applying portion, and a movable member, the developing device being mountable to the movable member, and the developing device being movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axial direction of the driving shaft in response to movement of the movable member in one direction with the developing device mounted to the movable member, the developing device includes i) a developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, the developing roller being rotatable about an axis; and ii) a coupling member for transmitting a rotating force to the developing roller, the coupling member including, a rotating force receiving portion engageable with the rotating force applying portion to receive a rotating force from the driving shaft, and a rotating force transmitting portion for transmitting the rotating force received through the rotating force receiving portion to the developing roller, the coupling member being capable of taking a rotational force transmitting angular position for transmitting the rotational force for rotating the developing roller to the developing roller, a pre-engagement angular position which is taken before the coupling member is engaged with the rotating force applying portion and in which the coupling member is inclined away from the rotational force transmitting angular position, and a disengaging angular position which is taken for the coupling member to disengage from the driving shaft and in which the coupling member is inclined away from the rotational force transmitting angular position in a direction opposite to the pre-engagement angular position; wherein in response to a movement of the developing device when the movable member moves in the one direction, the coupling member moves from the pre-engagement angular position to the rotational force transmitting angular position to be opposed to the driving shaft, and wherein when the movable member makes a further movement in the one direction from a position where the coupling member is opposed to the driving shaft, in response to the further movement, the coupling member is disengaged from the driving shaft by moving from the rotational force transmitting angular position to the disengaging angular position. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271940 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, EXTERNAL DEVICE CAPABLE OF BEING COMBINED WITH THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND A DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device comprising a display, a sensor, and a processor is provided. The processor is configured to, based on an interaction mode which is operated according to a user interaction being initiated, control the sensor to detect a position of a user, control the display to display a graphic object at a position corresponding to the detected position, and change, based on the user interaction being input in the interaction mode, the graphic object and control the display to provide feedback regarding the user interaction. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271941 | HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING STEERABLE VIEWING WINDOW - A holographic display apparatus capable of steering a location of a viewing window according to a location of an observer is disclosed. The holographic display apparatus includes a light source; a spatial light modulator configured to modulate incident light and thereby reproduce the holographic image; a spatial filter configured to transmit only the holographic image; an eye tracker configured to track a pupil location of an observer; and a controller configured to adjust locations of the light source and the spatial filter in response to a change in the pupil location of the observer received from the eye tracker. The controller is configured to move the light source and the spatial filter simultaneously in the same direction by the same distance. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271942 | BEAM DIVERGENCE AND VARIOUS COLLIMATORS FOR HOLOGRAPHIC OR STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAYS - A holographic display with an illumination device, an enlarging unit and a light modulator. The illumination device includes at least one light source and a light collimation unit, the light collimation unit collimates the light of the at least one light source and generates a light wave field of the light that is emitted by the light source with a specifiable angular spectrum of plane waves, the enlarging unit is disposed downstream of the light collimation unit, seen in the direction of light propagation, where the enlarging unit includes a transmissive volume hologram realising an anamorphic broadening of the light wave field due to a transmissive interaction of the light wave field with the volume hologram, and the light modulator is disposed upstream or downstream of the anamorphic enlarging unit, seen in the direction of light propagation. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271943 | REAL-TIME VIDEO PROCESSING FOR PYRAMID HOLOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS - Various techniques are described herein that provide for a real-time image or video processing system that is able to capture and stream or record/store video content of an object, and turn the captured content into a new video format that can be properly projected onto a pyramid holographic projector. In one specific embodiment, the techniques herein capture a video selfie of a user and stream it live or else store it for playback later as a saved message. Other embodiments, such as controlled avatars, animated characters, etc., may also be converted from a standard 2D format into a pyramid hologram format, either in real-time or else during post-processing, accordingly. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271944 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLABLE HOLOGRAM PLAYBACK SHIFTING - Systems, devices, and methods for controlled hologram playback shifting are described. The playback of a hologram may be shifted to a longer wavelength by diffusing donor material into the hologram in a controlled manner. A hologram may include a set of fringes, holographic recording medium and donor material. An apparatus to controllable shift playback angle of a hologram can include a hologram film holder, donor film holder, one or more light sources, light sensor, and curing lamp. A method may include monitoring playback light until an amount of playback shift occurs, and in response fixing a piece of hologram film and physically de-coupling a donor film therefrom. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271945 | ROTATING RESONATOR WITH FLEXURE BEARING MAINTAINED BY A DETACHED LEVER ESCAPEMENT - Timepiece regulator comprising a detached lever escapement mechanism, and a resonator with a quality factor Q including an inertia element including an impulse pin cooperating with a fork of the lever, subjected to the return force of two flexible strips attached to the plate, defining a virtual pivot having a main axis (DP), the lever pivoting about a secondary axis (DS), and the lift angle (β) of the resonator, during which the impulse pin is in contact with the fork, is less than 10°, and the ratio I | 2019-09-05 |
20190271946 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A THERMO-COMPENSATED OSCILLATOR - A process for manufacturing a timepiece oscillator made up of a balance and of at least two spring portions that are arranged in parallel, which includes (a) choosing the frequency f of the oscillator, (b) choosing a balance and spring portions so that the inertia of the balance and the angular stiffnesses of the spring portions allow an oscillator of chosen frequency f to be formed and so that the variations in angular stiffness of the spring portions as a function of temperature are able to thermo-compensate the oscillator, and (c) assembling the chosen spring portions with the chosen balance. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271947 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A SURFACE OF A TIMEPIECE COMPONENT, AND TIMEPIECE COMPONENT OBTAINED FROM SUCH A PROCESS - A method for treating a surface ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190271948 | DISPLAY MECHANISM WITH ZERO RESET FUNCTION - The invention concerns a display mechanism including a wheel carrying, constrained to rotate with it, a first wheel and a snail-shaped cam, the mechanism having an active first state in which the first wheel is driven in rotation by a driving wheel and a zero reset second state in which it is no longer driven to allow it to return to a predefined position, associated with a predefined position of the display member, the display mechanism further including a feeler-spindle adapted to cooperate with the perimeter of the cam, the feeler-spindle and the perimeter of the cam being adapted and sized so that the feeler-spindle exerts on the cam, in the second state, a return force having a non-radial component adapted to return the first wheel to its predefined position. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271949 | MUSICAL WATCH CASE - A musical watch case including a case middle with surfaces receiving and supporting a cover with a bezel, or a case back, and a casing ring, the case including at least one gong fixed to the case middle with a resonant part distinct from the walls of the case middle, which supports the cover via lugs included in the bezel or the case middle and which are arranged to allow vibration of the cover assembly at frequencies from 4 kHz to 6 kHz, these distinct and distant lugs forming, with at least one gasket, the only direct contacts between the bezel and the case middle, between which each lug includes a thin, elastic, median strip, more flexible than its solid distal end, and of smaller thickness than the smallest cross-section of these gongs. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271950 | MUSICAL WATCH CASE - A musical watch case including a case middle with surfaces for receiving and supporting a cover with a bezel, and a casing ring, and supporting at least one gong with a resonant part distinct from the walls of the case middle, which supports the cover via distinct and remote lugs included in the bezel or the case middle and which are arranged to allow vibration of the cover, and form, with at least one gasket, the only direct contacts between the bezel and the case middle, which includes, around an annular wall defining an inner chamber around the casing ring, and around all the other these lugs, a resonator ring integral with the case middle distant at every point from the bezel and from the lugs, forming with this wall an external radiating cavity. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271951 | WATCH GLASS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A WATCH GLASS - The invention relates to a watch glass which comprises a support glass having at least one recess; a cover glass; at least one gemstone which is at least in part disposed in the recess; and a connecting intermediate layer by way of which the cover glass and the support glass are connected to one another. A region of an upper par of the gemstone is in direct contact with the intermediate layer. The invention furthermore relates to a watch having a watch glass of this type as well as to a method for producing a watch glass of this type. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271952 | COUPLING SYSTEM FOR A CHRONOGRAPH - A coupling system for a chronograph mechanism, said system comprising:
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20190271953 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes an outer case having an opening, a cover member having light transmission properties and covering the opening, and a monocrystalline silicon type solar cell accommodated in the outer case, and in which the cover member and the monocrystalline silicon type solar cell overlap each other in a plan view when seen from a thickness direction of the cover member, and the cover member and the monocrystalline silicon type solar cell are joined with a light transmissive adhesive. Furthermore, it is preferable that a display member accommodated in the outer case and displaying information is further included, the monocrystalline silicon type solar cell is provided between the display member and the cover member, and the display member is joined to the monocrystalline silicon type solar cell. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271954 | EXTERNAL ASSEMBLY ELEMENT WITH INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT - An external assembly element of a timepiece made from a first material, including a groove in which a communication circuit is arranged, wherein the communication circuit is over-molded with a polymer material filling the groove. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271955 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND PROVIDING DISPATCHABLE OPERATING RESERVE ENERGY CAPACITY THROUGH USE OF ACTIVE LOAD MANAGEMENT - A utility employs a method for generating available operating reserve. Electric power consumption by at least one device serviced by the utility is determined during at least one period of time to produce power consumption data, stored in a repository. A determination is made that a control event is to occur during which power is to be reduced to one or more devices. Prior to the control event and under an assumption that it is not to occur, power consumption behavior expected of the device(s) is generated for a time period during which the control event is expected to occur based on the stored power consumption data. Additionally, prior to the control event, projected energy savings resulting from the control event, and associated with a power supply value (PSV) are determined based on the devices' power consumption behavior. An amount of available operating reserve is determined based on the projected energy savings. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271956 | System and Method for Space-Drive Building Automation and Control Including an Actor Node Subscribed to an Address that is Representative of a Space within a Building - A system and method involving actor nodes within a building that is being controlled, to be subscribed to a set of addresses, including one or more addresses that are representative of one or more respective spaces within the building being controlled. Such addresses are referred to as “space addresses.” Each of the actor nodes acts upon received data packets only if a space address is received along with the data packets and the actor node has been subscribed to the space address. Concurrently, one or more sensor nodes in the system are configurable to transmit the one or more space addresses and the data packets. A user device in the system receives commands from a user via a user interface and transmits a set of signals such that the actor nodes are subscribed to the appropriate space addresses and the sensor nodes are configured to transmit the space addresses. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271957 | INTELLIGENT BUILDING AUTOMATION APPARATUS OF AUTONOMOUS CONTROL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A self-regulating intelligent building automation system includes: a smart sensing unit including a first sensing unit disposed in a first specific space and a second sensing unit disposed in a second specific space separated from the first specific space; a self-regulating terminal unit including a first self-regulating terminal disposed in the first specific space and a second self-regulating terminal disposed in the second specific space; a network management unit managing a network without a direct digital control unit and wirelessly communicating with the smart sensing unit and the self-regulating terminal unit; and a central monitoring unit connected to the network management unit via the Internet. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271958 | DEVICE FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING AN APPLIANCE - A device, which is intended to remotely control at least one operation of at least one appliance, includes an input interface module for receiving inputs from a user, and a communication module for sending to a management platform data which represent a control instruction activated by the user. Such a device can have universal remote control functionality, with an additional contextualization functionality. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271959 | SEQUENTIAL LOGIC CIRCUITRY WITH REDUCED DYNAMIC POWER CONSUMPTION - Digital systems formed on integrated circuits may include sequential logic circuitry. The sequential logic circuitry may form at least part of a finite state machine that records different logical states. The sequential logic circuitry may include a first latching circuit and a second latching circuit that each latch bits onto their respective outputs when clocked at different levels. The first latching circuit may output a first bit. Combinational logic circuitry may be distributed on both sides of the first latching circuit such that a combinational logic circuit interposed between the first and second latching circuits generates a second bit based on at least the first bit. The first and second bits may record one of two possible finite logical states of the sequential logic circuitry. By distributing combinational logic circuity on two sides of a given latching circuit, dynamic power consumption by the sequential logic circuitry may be optimized. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271960 | Module for Industrial Process Automation and Method for Operation and Configuration - A method and module for industrial process automation for acquiring measured values, wherein the measured value datasets have an identifier for each measured value, and an assignment table for cyclical data and an assignment table for acyclical data are present, which have a user-defined data structure created by a configurer via a configuration tool. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271961 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AN ENCODER - Various embodiments of the present technology comprise a method and apparatus for an encoder. In various embodiments, the encoder is configured to remove impairments from the signals produced by a servo motor and compute a phase that is used to determine the rotary position of the servo motor. In various embodiments, the encoder is configured to remove a DC offset, improve amplitude mismatch, and compute a phase offset. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271962 | CONTROL METHOD FOR PROCESSING APPARATUS - A control method for a processing apparatus includes the steps of suspending a processing operation of a processing unit during the formation of a processed groove and then imaging the processed groove by using an imaging unit to obtain a detected image, inspecting the condition of the processed groove according to the detected image, inputting a selected one of plural parameters into an input area displayed on a touch panel from an operator in adjusting the parameters to optimize inspection conditions, moving an input cursor from the input area according to the input of the selected parameter, and executing the inspection of the processed groove by using the selected parameter input in the input area. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271963 | Multi-Site Production System And Method - The invention relates to a multi-site production system for production of a product under regulated conditions comprising at least two production sites ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190271964 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER - Provided is a numerical controller in which a plurality of devices is allowed to be connected to a serial bus by a daisy chain, acquiring, from each of the devices, a connection number on the daisy chain and a device ID as connection information, determining presence or absence of a problem by comparing the connection information with a connection setting parameter obtained by associating the connection number with a logic axis number of the numerical controller, storing the connection information acquired by the connection information acquisition unit when there is no problem in the determination, and identifying a removed device by comparing the connection information acquired by the connection information acquisition unit with the connection information stored in the connection information storage unit when there is a problem in the determination, and excluding the removed device from the connection setting parameter, thereby creating connection setting data. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271965 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER AND NUMERICAL CONTROL METHOD - A numerical controller includes an analysis unit to analyze a machining program and extract a coordinate rotation angle that is a rotation angle of a coordinate system specified in the machining program; and a coordinate transformation unit to transform a coordinate value in the machining program into a coordinate value in a machine tool to be controlled on the basis of polarity information created on the basis of at least one of a movement direction and a rotation direction of an axis of the machine tool, and the coordinate rotation angle. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271966 | Methods and Apparatus For Machine Learning Predictions of Manufacture Processes - The subject technology is related to methods and apparatus for discretization and manufacturability analysis of computer assisted design models. In one embodiment, the subject technology implements a computer-based method for the reception of an electronic file with a digital model representative of a physical object. The computer-based method determines geometric and physical attributes from a discretized version of the digital model, a cloud point version of the digital model, and symbolic functions generated through evolutionary algorithms. A set of predictive machine learning models is utilized to infer predictions related to the manufacture process of the physical object. | 2019-09-05 |