41st week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210318549 | BIDIRECTIONAL MICRO-OPTICS MODULE FOR WDM APPLICATION - Embodiment of present invention provide a micro-optics module. The module includes a glass body of pentagon shape having five side surfaces including an upper side surface, a left side and a right side surface next to the upper side surface, a lower side surface next to the left side surface, and a 5th side surface next to and between the lower side surface and the right side surface. The glass body is adapted to, upon incident of a first optical signal at the left side surface, cause the first optical signal to propagate toward and exit the glass body at the right side surface and, upon incident of a second optical signal at the right side surface, cause the second optical signal to reflect back at the left side surface; reflect back at the 5th side surface; and finally exit the glass body at the upper side surface. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318550 | AN ULTRALIGHT VERY LARGE APERATURE SPACE TELESCOPES AND METHODS USING MODE LENSES AND SHIMS - A kinematically engaged yoke system (KEYS) for multiple-order-diffraction engineered material may comprise a harness comprising a frame and a plurality of semi-kinematic keys disposed on the frame, wherein the semi-kinematic keys are configured based on a MOD-side mechanical profile of a plurality of segments of a multiple-order-diffraction engineered material, and wherein the MOD-side mechanical profile, when engaged with the semi-kinematic keys, functions as a fiducial that provides alignment between neighboring segments; and one or more shims disposed between one or more pairs of neighboring segments of the plurality of segments of the multiple-order-diffraction engineered material, wherein the one or more shims facilitate alignment of the one or more pairs of neighboring segments of the plurality of segments based on a translation across one or more surfaces of the one or more shims. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318551 | DISPLAY PANEL AND HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY DEVICE - A holographic display panel with precise control in the wavelengths of projected light, and therefore sharpness of image, includes a light source and a filter layer. The light source emits at least a first color light and a second color light. The filter layer is located on an optical path of the first color light and an optical path of the second color light. The filter layer includes first and second filter units. Each of the first filter units filters and restricts wavelengths of the first color light, each of the second filter units filters and restricts wavelengths of the second color light. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318552 | INTEGRATED IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An integrated image display device includes a display unit, a lens array layer, and a baffle assembly. The baffle assembly includes a first baffle layer and a second baffle layer. The first baffle layer includes a plurality of first baffles, and a first transmission portion is formed between each two adjacent ones of the first baffles. The second baffle layer includes a plurality of second baffles, and a second transmission portion is formed between each two adjacent ones of the second baffles. Portions of the first transmission portions overlapped with the second transmission portions form a plurality of light transmission units. An un-reconstructed image displayed by the display surface can be reconstructed by the lens array layer, and be recombined into an integrated image to form a stereo image. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318553 | CAP SHIELD OR CAP LENS - A cap shield includes two or more side attachment assemblies; the two or more side attachment assemblies including corresponding two or more top portions and two or more clip assemblies, the two or more clip assemblies directed downward in a vertical direction which is perpendicular to the top portion, the two or more side attached assemblies to attach to a bill of a cap. The cap shield further includes a shield attachment assembly, the shield attachment assembly include two or more side portions having associated two or more recesses to receive the two or more clip assemblies to connect the two or more side attachment assemblies to the shield attachment assembly; and a shield or lens, the shield or lens to be attached to the shield attachment assembly. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318554 | TEMPLE ASSEMBLY FOR SPECTACLES AND SPECTACLES - A temple assembly for a pair of spectacles, including a spectacle temple body, a guide member, a first temple core, a second temple core, a first pivot; and a second pivot; the second temple core is elastically connected with the spectacle temple body, the guide member is sleeved on a periphery of the first temple core, and the first temple core includes a first connecting end and a second connecting end disposed opposite to each other, the second connecting end is pivotally connected to the second temple core via the second pivot, the first connecting end is pivotally connected to a pile head of a rim or an end hinge of a spectacle temple via the first pivot; the first pivot and the second pivot are disposed perpendicular to each other; and the guide member is elastically abutted the spectacle temple body. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318555 | LENS ELEMENT AND CONTACT APPARATUS FOR AN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL LASER THERAPY SYSTEM - A lens element and a one-piece contact apparatus having a lens element and a holding device for fixing a patient's eye to a laser applicator of an ophthalmological laser therapy system and a corresponding production method. The production method is conceptually simple and user-friendly and allows a high degree of automation while at the same time meeting the high requirements for mechanical and optical precision of the lens element. The lens element has an optically effective zone and a joining zone. The joining zone also has a functional zone for joining the lens element to a holding device which is arranged continuously circumferentially or interrupted circumferentially at the outer edge of the lens element. The contact apparatus includes a lens element and a holding device, which are permanently connected to one another, wherein the lens element and the holding device are not connected to one another by adhesive-bonding. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318556 | OPHTHALMIC LENS, DESIGN METHOD FOR THE SAME, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND OPHTHALMIC LENS SET - An ophthalmic lens and technologies relating to the ophthalmic lens including an intermediate portion that includes a portion in which a power is strengthened and thereafter weakened when the lens is viewed in an X direction from the center toward the periphery, and includes a portion A′ in which the power is strengthened and thereafter weakened when the lens is viewed in an X′ direction from the center toward the periphery, the X′ direction being exactly opposite to the X direction, the power being strengthened in the portion A and the portion A′ to be stronger than a far-vision power of a far-vision portion or a near-vision power of a near-vision portion that is arranged in a ring shape along an outer edge of the intermediate portion. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318557 | OPHTHALMIC LENS IN PARTICULAR FOR A PAIR OF SUNGLASSES - The invention relates to an ophthalmic lens ( | 2021-10-14 |
20210318558 | Smartglasses with bendable temples - A novel design for untethered smartglasses with wireless connectivity in which electronic components and electric wiring are mounted in a manner than enables at least a portion of temples of the smartglasses to be bent around the ear to improve the smartglasses' fit. In one embodiment, the smartglasses include a front element that supports lenses and two temples, coupled to the front element through hinges that enable folding and unfolding. At least one of the temples includes: a first portion coupled to the front element with first electronic components, a second portion coupled to the first portion with electric wires, and a third portion coupled to the second portion with second electronic components. The second portion is designed to be bent around a human ear to improve the smartglasses' fit, and the first and third portions are not designed to be bent to improve the smartglasses' fit. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318559 | DIMMING METHOD AND DIMMING DEVICE FOR DIMMING GLASS, AND DIMMING GLASS SYSTEM - The present disclosure discloses a dimming method for a dimming glass, including: in response to a dimming level selected from a user, obtaining a light transmittance value corresponding to the selected dimming level according to a corresponding relationship between dimming levels and actual light transmittance of the dimming glass; obtaining a dimming voltage value corresponding to the light transmittance value according to a corresponding relationship between the actual light transmittance and dimming voltages of the dimming glass; and adjusting a voltage applied to the dimming glass to the obtained dimming voltage value, wherein the corresponding relationship between the dimming levels and the actual light transmittance of the dimming glass is dividing an adjustable range of the actual light transmittance of the dimming glass to obtain the actual light transmittance corresponding to different dimming levels. The present disclosure improves dimming effect of dimming glass. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318560 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND MOBILE OBJECT - An information processing device according to an aspect of the present technology includes an acquisition section and a calculation section. The acquisition section acquires information on a target region inside a glass window of a mobile object, and information on an external environment outside the mobile object, the information on the external environment including information on outside light incident on the glass window. The calculation section calculates a light shielding region for shielding the target region from light by blocking the outside light on the glass window, on the basis of the acquired information on the target region and the acquired information on the external environment. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318561 | Heating of Thermo-Optic Device - A method may include: forming a base layer on a substrate; forming a waveguide assembly on the base layer, where the waveguide assembly is surrounded by a cladding layer; forming a trench opening through the cladding layer and the base layer; forming an undercut void by etching the substrate through the trench opening, where the undercut void extends under the waveguide assembly and the base layer; and filling the trench opening with a filler to seal off the undercut void. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318562 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a light source that emits light to the liquid crystal layer, and the first substrate includes a first portion opposing the second substrate and having a first thickness and a second portion not opposing the second substrate and having a second thickness which is less than the first thickness, and the light source is disposed on the second portion, and the light source includes a first surface opposing the second portion and a second surface opposing the first surface, and a wiring substrate is disposed on the second surface so that the wiring substrate does not protrude with respect to the second substrate in a thickness direction. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318563 | LIGHT ADJUSTING GLASS - The present disclosure provides a light adjusting glass, including: a basic light adjusting structure and a functional light adjusting structure which are disposed in a laminated manner; the basic light adjusting structure and the functional light adjusting structure are cooperated with each other and configured to control a light transmittance of the light adjusting glass, and the basic light adjusting structure is different from the functional light adjusting structure. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318564 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device includes a base layer, a pixel disposed on the base layer and including a thin film transistor, and a signal line connected to the pixel. The signal line includes a metal layer and a capping layer disposed on the metal layer, including molybdenum and tantalum. The metal layer has a first light reflectance, and the capping layer has a second light reflectance that is lower than the first light reflectance of the metal layer. The capping layer includes a tip protruding from a sidewall of the metal layer, and the tip protrudes more than a contact point at which the sidewall of the metal layer contacts with the base layer when viewed in a plane. The display device has an improved external light reflection characteristic and an enhanced display quality. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318565 | OPTIC SYSTEM USING DYNAMIC DIFFUSER - Disclosed is a defect inspection device for determining anomaly of an inspection object. The defect inspection device may include: a lighting system which includes a light source for transmitting light onto the inspection object; and a dynamic diffuser located between the light source and the inspection object and capable of controlling a diffusivity of light transmitted onto the inspection object; and one or more processors for controlling the dynamic diffuser based on characteristics of the inspection object. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318566 | WIDE FIELD-OF-VIEW POLARIZATION SWITCHES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL ELEMENTS WITH PRETILT - A switchable optical assembly comprises a switchable waveplate configured to be electrically activated and deactivated to selectively alter the polarization state of light incident thereon. The switchable waveplate comprises first and second surfaces and a first liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second surfaces. The first liquid crystal layer comprises a plurality of liquid crystal molecules that are rotated about respective axes parallel to a central axis, where the rotation varies with an azimuthal angle about the central axis. The switchable waveplate additionally comprises a plurality of electrodes to apply an electrical signal across said first liquid crystal layer. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318567 | LIGHT ADJUSTING GLASS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a light adjusting glass and a method for manufacturing the light adjusting glass, and the light adjusting glass includes: a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed opposite to each other, a liquid crystal layer and a retaining wall which are interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, where liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer are deflected under an action of an electric field generated between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to control a light transmittance of the light adjusting glass; the retaining wall is in a grid shape and is configured to maintain a cell thickness between the first substrate and the second substrate during the light adjusting glass being bent, liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer are uniformly dispersed in grids of the retaining wall. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318568 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY MODULE - To provide a display device or the like that enables stable curing of a resin. The display device includes a first circuit and a second circuit over the same substrate. The first circuit has a function of performing display; the second circuit has a function of driving the first circuit; the second circuit includes a transistor and a capacitor; the transistor includes an oxide semiconductor layer over a first insulating layer; the capacitor includes a first conductive layer, a second insulating layer, and a second conductive layer; the first conductive layer is positioned over the first insulating layer; one of a source and a drain of the transistor is electrically connected to the second conductive layer; and the first conductive layer and the oxide semiconductor layer include the same metal element. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318569 | Electric Iris - An optical system with an electronically variable iris. The optical system comprises an optical lens. A number of transparent conductive layers is coupled to an optical surface of the optical lens. A liquid crystal film is separated into a number of portions by the number of transparent conductive layers, wherein a transmissive state of each portion, from the number of portions of the liquid crystal film, with respect to light is configured to change in response to application of a voltage to the number of transparent conductive layers. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318570 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first data line, a second data line, and a pixel electrode. The first data line transmits a first data voltage when the second data line transmits a second data voltage. A polarity of the second data voltage is opposite to a polarity of the first data voltage. The pixel electrode includes a first branch, a second branch, a third branch, and a fourth branch. The first branch is between the first data line and the second data line. The second branch neighbors the first branch in a first direction and overlaps the second data line. The third branch neighbors the first branch in a second direction and overlaps the first data line. The fourth branch neighbors the third branch in the first direction, neighbors the second branch in the second direction, and is between the first data line and the second data line. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318571 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided in this disclosure. The electronic device includes a panel and an electromagnetic wave emitting structure. The panel has a first curved portion. The electromagnetic wave emitting structure has a second curved portion, and the second curved portion is corresponding to the first curved portion. The electromagnetic wave emitting structure includes a substrate and a plurality of electromagnetic wave emitting units. The plurality of electromagnetic wave emitting units are disposed on the substrate, and at least one of the plurality of electromagnetic wave emitting units is in the second curved portion. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318572 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device is provided, and the display device includes: a display module, including a first outer surface, a second outer surface and a side surface; a tape, including a first part and a second part, wherein the first part is bonded to an edge of the first outer surface of the display module, and the second part is bonded to the side surface of the display module; a cover component, wherein the cover component and the display module are arranged oppositely and spaced apart; and a tape holder between the cover component and the display module, wherein the tape holder includes a main body portion and at least one through hole formed in the main body portion. A method for manufacturing the display device is further provided. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318573 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCORPORATING DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal layer, a first transparent electrode, an insulating film covering the first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode disposed between the insulating film and the liquid crystal layer, and a modulation area in which the first transparent electrode and the second transparent are arranged alternately, a projection element overlapping the liquid crystal panel, and projecting linearly polarized infrared light toward the modulation area, and a detection element overlapping the liquid crystal panel, and detecting infrared light via the liquid crystal panel. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318574 | OPPOSITE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND 3D PRINTING APPARATUS - An opposite substrate is provided. The opposite substrate includes a base substrate, a black matrix, and a phase shift film. The black matrix is disposed on a side of the base substrate, the black matrix defines a plurality of opening regions. The phase shift film is disposed on the side of the base substrate, the phase shift film includes at least one first portion, and at least one of the opening regions is provided with a first portion therein. The first portion is frame-shaped, and an outer border of the first portion coincides with a border of an opening region. The phase shift film is configured to reverse a phase of a light wave passing through itself. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318575 | LIGHTING DEVICE - The purpose of the present invention is to realize a lighting device of thin, low power consumption and small light distribution angle. The present invention takes the following structure to realize the above task: | 2021-10-14 |
20210318576 | BACKLIGHT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A backlight and a liquid crystal display. The backlight includes: a circuit substrate, a plurality of LED chips and a first silica gel layer. The plurality of LED chips are fixed by means of die bond on the circuit substrate, and the first silica gel layer is applied to the circuit substrate and wraps the plurality of LED chips. The first silica gel layer makes light emitted by the LED chips more diffuse, thus enhancing light emission uniformity of the backlight and reducing a thickness of a backlight module. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318577 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device including a backlight module is provided. The backlight module includes: a substrate, a backlight cavity, a plurality of light emitting elements, and an optical adjustment layer. The backlight cavity is located on the substrate. The plurality of light emitting elements is disposed in the backlight cavity. The optical adjustment layer covers the plurality of light emitting elements and fills the remaining space of the backlight cavity. The optical adjustment layer has a refractive index n greater than the refractive index n | 2021-10-14 |
20210318578 | LIGHTNESS ADJUSTING METHOD FOR DISPLAY SYSTEM, LIGHTNESS ADJUSTING SYSTEM AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - The present application relates to a lightness adjusting method for a display system. The method includes the steps of writing a first driving signal into a display panel; controlling a first lens and a backlight module to be turned on simultaneously, where a plurality of light-emitting elements of the backlight module are turned on simultaneously, and the first lens and the plurality of light-emitting elements of the backlight module are turned on simultaneously; adjusting a first turn-on time of each light-emitting element; controlling a second lens and the backlight module to be turned on simultaneously, where the plurality of light-emitting elements of the backlight module are turned on simultaneously, and the second lens and the plurality of light-emitting elements of the backlight module are turned on simultaneously; and adjusting a second turn-on time of each light-emitting element. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318579 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a display module, and an electronic device. The LCD panel includes predetermined electrodes connected to power supply voltages. A sub-display region includes at least one pixel column and is arranged corresponding to at least one of the predetermined electrode. The power supply voltages connected to the predetermined electrodes in the same sub-display region are equal. The power supply voltage in the sub-display region located in the middle of the LCD panel is different from the power supply voltages in the sub-display regions located on two sides of the LCD panel. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318580 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate section having a first substrate and pixel electrodes ( | 2021-10-14 |
20210318581 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PROTECTION STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY PANEL - This application relates to an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection structure of a display panel, and a display apparatus. The ESD protection structure includes: a driving chip configured to send a driving signal; a plurality of signal lines arranged in a display area, where the display area is equally divided into a first signal line area and a second signal line area, each of the plurality of signal lines located in the first signal line area is coupled with a positive polarity switch, each of the plurality of signal lines located in the second signal line area is coupled with a negative polarity switch, and the positive polarity switch and the negative polarity switch are electrically connected to the driving chip; and ESD protection circuits, each including a forward diode and a backward diode. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318582 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a capacitance wire; a first pixel electrode disposed so as to be adjacent to the capacitance wire; a second pixel electrode disposed so that the capacitance wire is located between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode; a first capacitance forming electrode connected to the first pixel electrode and disposed so as to overlap the capacitance wire via an insulating film; and a shield electrode disposed so as to be located between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode and so as to at least partially overlap the first capacitance forming electrode via an insulating film. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318583 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a display device. The display device comprises: a substrate including a display area having a plurality of pixels and a non-display area, a plurality of data lines connected to each of the plurality of pixels and extending in a first direction, a plurality of first gate lines connected to each of the plurality of pixels and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a plurality of second gate lines extending along the first direction from one end of the display area to a line contact portion contacting each of the plurality of first gate lines, and a plurality of off voltage lines extending in a direction opposite to the first direction from the other end of the display area opposite to one end of the display area to a periphery of the line contact portion and insulated from the plurality of second gate lines. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318584 | ELECTROCHROMIC COMPOUNDS AND DEVICES - An electro-optic element includes a first substrate defining first and second surfaces and a second substrate defining third and fourth surfaces. A first electrically conductive layer is disposed on the second surface and a second electrically conductive layer is disposed on the third surface. An electrochromic medium is disposed in a cavity between the first and second substrates, the electrochromic medium including an anodic component and a cathodic component. At least the anodic component is configured to reversibly attenuate transmittance of light having a wavelength within a predetermined wavelength range when in an electrochemically activated state. The anodic component includes a substituted ketal phenazine compound. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318585 | DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present application provides a display panel and a manufacturing method of the display panel. When an electrochromic layer is completely closed, a metasurface structure and an electrowetting structure reflect a light with corresponding wavelength to form a reflection state. When the electrochromic layer is partially closed, the metasurface structure and the electrowetting structure corresponding to a part of the closed electrochromic layer reflect the light with corresponding wavelength to form the reflection state, and the light penetrates through the wetted metasurface structure and a part of the unclosed electrochromic layer to form a transparent state. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318586 | ELECTRONIC PAPER PACKAGE STRUCTURE - An electronic paper package structure including a substrate, an electronic ink layer, a cover plate, at least one water vapor barrier and a sealant is provided. The electronic ink layer is disposed on the substrate. The cover plate covers the electronic ink layer, wherein the electronic ink layer is located between the substrate and the cover plate, and a groove is defined by a lower surface of the cover plate, a side surface of the electronic ink layer and an upper surface of the substrate. The at least one water vapor barrier is disposed in the groove. The sealant is filled into the groove to cover the at least one water vapor barrier. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318587 | MELANIN-PEPTIDE-BASED PHOTONIC MATERIALS - A colored composition having a self-assembly of a plurality of a peptide and melanin, and methods of producing and using the colored composition are described. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318588 | OPTICAL MODULATOR - An optical modulator includes an optical waveguide, a first slab and a second slab. The optical waveguide is formed by filling polymer in a slot portion formed between a first rail and a second rail disposed in parallel to the first rail. The first slab includes a first partial slab electrically connected to a first electrode and a second partial slab that electrically connects the first rail and the first partial slab. In the first slab, a thickness dimension of the second partial slab is set small compared with that of the first rail. The second slab includes a third partial slab electrically connected to a second electrode and a fourth partial slab that electrically connects the second rail and the third partial slab. In the second slab, a thickness dimension of the fourth partial slab is set small compared with that of the second rail. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318589 | MULTI-DEPTH LIQUID CRYSTAL ELECTRODE LAYER LENS - A typical liquid crystal lens includes liquid crystal sandwiched between transparent substrates, which are patterned with ring electrodes. Applying a voltage across the electrodes causes the liquid crystal molecules to rotate, changing their apparent refractive index and the lens's focal length. The ring electrodes are separated by gaps and get narrower toward the lens's periphery. If the ring electrodes are too narrower, their cannot switch the liquid crystal well. To address this problem, an inventive liquid crystal lens includes a substrate with a stepped surface that defines concentric liquid crystal regions with thicknesses that increase with lens radius. Each region is switched by a different set of ring electrodes, which may be on, under, or opposite the stepped surface. Within each region, the ring electrodes get narrower farther from the lens's center. But the ring electrodes' widths also increase with liquid crystal thickness, offsetting the decrease in width that degrades lens performance. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318590 | METHOD OF SCANNING AN OPTICAL BEAM USING AN ACOUSTO-OPTIC DEFLECTOR DRIVEN BY CHIRPED ACOUSTIC SIGNALS - The object of the invention relates to a method for scanning with an optical beam ( | 2021-10-14 |
20210318591 | MID-INFRARED OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMB GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON MANIPULATION OF MULTI-PHOTON ABSORPTION EFFECT - The present application relates to a mid-infrared (MIR) optical frequency comb (OFC) generation system and method based on manipulation of the multi-photon absorption (MPA) effect, which can break through the repetition-rate limitation for traditional systems and restricted bandwidth as well as high dependence on high-performance pump sources for microcavity-based frequency combs. The system includes a pump light source unit for providing a pump laser, a microring resonator (MRR) unit for broadband comb generation through nonlinear four-wave-mixing process, and an MPA effect control unit for realizing the MIR soliton-state OFC by controlling the loaded voltage or current on the MRR unit. The proposed system and operation method have advantages of being simple in structure, economic for use, and easy to implement for broadband low-noise frequency comb generation. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318592 | CAMERA MODULE - An embodiment relates to a camera module and a driving device for a camera module. A camera module according to an embodiment may comprise: a lens module; a first bracket including a first round surface and movable by being coupled to the lens module; a second bracket including a second round surface corresponding to the first round surface; a ball bearing disposed between the first round surface of the first bracket and the second round surface of the second bracket; and a driving unit disposed between the lens module and the second bracket. The width and height of the second round surface of the second bracket may be greater than the width and height of the first round surface of the first bracket. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318593 | Camera Focus and Stabilization System - Various embodiments include a camera with a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator assembly to provide autofocus (AF) and/or optical image stabilization (OIS) movement. The VCM actuator assembly is configured to move an image sensor of the camera in three dimensions (e.g. X, Y, and Z) to provide the AF and/or OIS movements. The VCM actuator assembly is asymmetrical and includes an at least partially open side that allows an optical assembly of the camera to pass through the open side of the VCM actuator. In some embodiments, the optical assembly is part of a folded optics arrangement of the camera that includes one or more prisms/and or lenses. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318594 | DUCTED COOLING SYSTEM OF A CAMERA - A broadcast camera is provided that includes a camera housing having connectable camera housing portions to define a front, middle and rear sections of a camera body. An electronic component is provided in the front section of the camera housing and a power transformer is mounted in the rear section of the camera housing. A duct housing is mounted within the camera housing to form a cooling duct that extends through the camera housing, with a front duct housing that is positioned adjacent to the electronic component and that separates the electronic component from the cooling duct. Moreover, heat sinks extend within the cooling duct in one of the upper, middle and lower front duct sections and are mounted to be in thermal communication with the at least one electronic component. A fan is mounted within the cooling duct to draw air into the cooling duct. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318595 | TELESCOPING ELECTRIC CAMERA CRANE - A lightweight camera crane has an outer arm pivotally attached to a base. A moving counterweight carriage is supported on carriage rollers on top of the outer arm. An inner arm is supported on arm rollers within the outer arm. An electric extension motor drives telescoping extension and retraction movement of the inner arm via chains, belts or cables connected to the counterweight carriage and the inner arm. An electrical power unit is supported at a back end of the outer arm. The electrical power unit includes a rechargeable battery for powering the electric extension motor. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318596 | PROJECTION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION OPERATION METHOD - The disclosure provides a projection system and a projection operation method. The projection operation method causes the projection device disposed inside the biologically-modeled housing to project the facial image onto the face projection area of the biologically-modeled housing. The face projection area is light-transmissive and curved. The controller identifies the voice signal received by the sound-receiving device. When the controller obtains the identification result, if the projection data stored in the storage device includes the target projection data corresponding to the identification result, the controller controls the projection device to project the facial image according to the target projection data, or, if the projection data stored in the storage device does not include the target projection data, the controller controls the communication device to receive the target projection data from the external device and stores it in the storage device. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318597 | COOLING APPARATUS, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - A cooling apparatus includes a heat transfer member configured to receive heat from a heating element, a first refrigerant flow generator and a second refrigerant flow generator each configured to generate a flow of a refrigerant for cooling the heat transfer member, a detector configured to acquire information on a temperature of the heating element, and a controller configured to control driving of the first and second refrigerant flow generators. The flow of the refrigerant generated by the first refrigerant flow generator passes closer to the heating element than the flow of the refrigerant generated by the second refrigerant flow generator. The controller stops the first refrigerant flow generator and drives the second refrigerant flow generator when the first refrigerant flow generator is being driven and the heating element is in a first state in which its temperature is lower than a predetermined range. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318598 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes an outer casing and a projection module. The outer casing has a front end surface, a projection opening, and at least one heat dissipation opening. The projection opening and the at least one heat dissipation opening are located at the front end surface. The projection module is disposed in the outer casing and includes a light source module configured to provide an illumination beam, a light valve configured to convert the illumination beam to an image beam, and a projection lens protruding from the front end surface and is configured to project the image beam out of the outer casing through the projection opening. The projection module is configured to rotate relative to the outer casing to change a projection direction of the image beam and may be embedded in a ceiling and present a better appearance, and the projection direction of the projector is less restricted. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318599 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR - A light source apparatus includes first and second optical elements, a support member to which the elements are fixed and supported, a first heat dissipation member to which the first optical element is connected, a second heat dissipation member to which heat of the second optical element is transferred, a heat transport member transporting the heat of the second optical element to the second heat dissipation member, and a cooling fan sending a cooling gas to the first and second heat dissipation members. The first heat dissipation member is on the opposite side from the direction toward which the light outputted from the first optical element travels. The second heat dissipation member is adjacent to the first heat dissipation member with a gap. The second heat dissipation member overlaps with the first heat when viewed along a flow direction of the cooling gas sent thereto. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318600 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION ELEMENT - A wavelength conversion element includes a base plate and a rotating device. The base plate has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is configured to allow a fluorescent layer to dispose on. The base plate includes some first grooves and some second grooves. The first grooves are disposed on the first surface around a center of the base plate. The second grooves are disposed on the second surface around the center. The first grooves and the second grooves are staggered from each other along a rotating direction. The base plate has some through holes. Each of the through holes communicates with the second surface and the corresponding first groove. The rotating device is connected with the base plate and configured to drive the base plate to rotate about an axis along the rotating direction. The axis passes through the center. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318601 | OPERATION METHOD OF REMOTE LASER PROJECTION DEVICE - An operation method of a remote laser projection device includes emitting a first light to an optical transmission module through at least one light source module; transmitting the first light to at least one projection head through the optical transmission module, wherein total light energy of the first light is allocated to the projection head through the optical transmission module, such that energy of a light transmitted to the projection device is E/N, and wherein E is total light energy of the at least one light module, and N is a number of the at least one projection device. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318602 | Light-Source System and Projection Device - The present disclosure provides a light source system and a projection device. The light source system includes: a laser light source, a supplementary light source, a wavelength conversion device and an imaging subsystem. The laser light source is configured to emit laser light. The supplementary light source is configured to emit supplementary light. The wavelength conversion device is configured to convert the laser light into excited light and output first light including the excited light and the laser light. The imaging subsystem is configured to form a first light imaging beam, a supplementary light imaging beam, and a mixed light imaging beam; the imaging subsystem includes a light combining device and a reflective assembly, the light combining device is placed at an intersection of the first light imaging beam and the supplementary light imaging beam, and the reflective assembly is placed between the wavelength conversion device and the light combining device. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318603 | Immersive Optical Projection System - A virtual and augmented reality system comprising an immersive sound system, sensors, a power source, communications, data processing, and an optical system that delivers photoreceptor density resolution, wide angle, high contrast, binocular vision, continuous depth of field images, is integrated for a fully immersive experience. In one embodiment, an optical system comprises a miniaturized array of projectors geometrically arranged to cover retina photoreceptive areas. Projectors provide full spectrum, amplitude modulated, and controllably divergent beams of light that can be steered with one or more degrees of freedom. Segmented projector arrays greatly improve dynamic performance. An adaptive optics reflector includes an array of fixed, or independently controllable optical elements, that can alter reflected beam properties such that a virtual object may appear to be nearer or further from the viewer. A direct projection, two dimensional array of micro projectors are positioned to deliver a fully immersive image directly into the eye. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318604 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF WAVELENGTH-CONVERTING COMPONENT - A manufacturing method of a wavelength-converting component includes providing a substrate, providing a wavelength-converting layer and providing a reflective layer. The reflective layer is disposed on the substrate. The wavelength-converting layer is disposed on a surface of the reflective layer away from the substrate. The wavelength-converting layer includes a wavelength-converting material and a second organic adhesive. The wavelength-converting material is mixed in the second organic adhesive. The second organic adhesive includes an aromatic polyimide. The wavelength-converting component manufactured by the method of the invention can improve mechanical properties such as shear strength, tensile strength and fatigue strength, temperature resistance and reflectivity, and can reduce rates of moisture absorption. The projection apparatus including the wavelength-converting component can reduce degradation in image brightness. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318605 | TENSIONED PROJECTION SCREEN APPARATUS - A projection screen apparatus is disclosed for displaying an image projected by a projector. The projection screen apparatus includes a frame and a screen. The frame includes a plurality of frame members and corner members. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318606 | POLARIZING BEAM SPLITTER AND PROJECTOR - A polarizing beam splitter according to the present disclosure includes a transparent optical member, at least one first polarizing beam splitting film, and at least one second polarizing beam splitting film. The at least one first polarizing beam splitting film is disposed inside the transparent optical member to be tilted at a first tilt angle with respect to a first axis. The first axis is parallel to entering light. The at least one second polarizing beam splitting film is disposed inside the transparent optical member to be tilted at a second tilt angle with respect to the first axis. The second tilt angle is in a direction opposite to that of the first tilt angle. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318607 | REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF, AND REFLECTIVE MASK - A reflective mask blank that is a material for a reflective mask used in EUV lithography using EUV light as the exposure light, including a substrate, a multilayer reflection film that is formed on one main surface of the substrate and reflects the exposure light, and an absorber film that is formed on the multilayer reflection film and absorbs the exposure light, the absorber film being a single layer consisting of a first layer, or a plurality of layers consisting of, from the substrate side, a first layer and a second layer, the first layer being composed of tantalum and nitrogen and containing 55 to 70 at % of tantalum and 30 to 45 at % of nitrogen, the second layer being composed of tantalum and nitrogen, and oxygen of not more than 40 at %. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318608 | PHASE SHIFT MASKS FOR EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY - Phase shift masks for an extreme ultraviolet lithography process includes a substrate, a reflection layer on the substrate, a capping layer on the reflection layer, and phase shift patterns on the capping layer. Each of the phase shift patterns may include a lower absorption pattern on the capping layer and an upper absorption pattern on the lower absorption pattern. A refractive index of the upper absorption pattern may be higher than a refractive index of the lower absorption pattern, and a thickness of the upper absorption pattern is smaller than a thickness of the lower absorption pattern. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318609 | NANO-FABRICATION SYSTEM WITH CLEANING SYSTEM FOR CLEANING A FACEPLATE OF A DISPENSER AND METHOD OF CLEANING THE FACEPLATE - A method of cleaning a dispenser including a faceplate, comprises emitting light over the surface of the faceplate across the width of the faceplate, measuring an intensity of the light at a plurality of points on the surface of the faceplate after the light has passed over the width, determining, based on the measured light intensity, whether an amount of accumulated formable material on the faceplate is greater than a predetermined value, and in a case that the amount of accumulated formable material is greater than a predetermined value, imparting a suction force on the surface of the faceplate using the vacuum at a distance from the faceplate to remove at least a portion of the accumulated formable material from the surface of the faceplate. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318610 | MEASUREMENT METHOD, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention provides a measurement method including while driving a measurement target region of a surface of a substrate in a first direction with respect to a measurement unit, obtaining first measurement information indicating a height of the measurement target region in each of a plurality of first measurement lines parallel to the first direction and different from each other by measuring each measurement line by the measurement unit, and while driving the measurement target region with respect to the measurement unit in a second direction crossing all of the plurality of first measurement lines, obtaining second measurement information indicating a height of the measurement target region in one second measurement line parallel to the second direction by measuring the second measurement line by the measurement unit. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318611 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method for producing an optical element includes: forming a resist layer on a main surface of a substrate; forming a pattern region in the resist layer; forming a groove; forming a dielectric layer covering the pattern region; and forming an optical functional portion. The pattern region is formed in the resist layer. The groove is formed in a portion corresponding to a periphery of the pattern region as viewed in a direction orthogonal to the main surface. A dielectric is deposited to form the dielectric layer. After the dielectric layer covering the pattern region is formed, the resist layer is removed to form the optical functional portion at a position where the pattern region is disposed on the main surface. The optical functional portion is made of the dielectric. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318612 | COMPOSITE DRY FILM RESIST FOR PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY - The present disclosure is directed to a patterning process that includes providing a composite dry film resist on a surface, in which the composite dry film resist includes a base film, a barrier layer and a resist layer, in which the base film is disposed over the barrier layer and the barrier layer is disposed over the resist layer. In another aspect, the patterning process includes removing the base film from the barrier layer and exposing the barrier layer to form an exposure precursor, which has a first area and a second area, further exposing the first area of the exposure precursor to electromagnetic irradiation, which passes through the barrier layer and the resist layer in the exposed first area becomes water-insoluble, and removing the barrier layer and the unexposed second area to form a pattern template. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318613 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND RESIST PATTERN-FORMING METHOD - A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a polymer, a radiation-sensitive acid generator, and a compound represented by formula (2). The polymer includes a first structural unit including a phenolic hydroxyl group, a second structural unit including a group represented by formula (1), and a third structural unit including an acid-labile group. In the formula (1), R | 2021-10-14 |
20210318614 | PATTERN-FORMING METHOD AND RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION - A pattern-forming method includes: applying a radiation-sensitive composition containing a polymer and a radiation-sensitive acid generating agent on a surface of a substrate to form a coating film on the surface of the substrate; exposing the coating film; and developing the coating film exposed. The polymer has a first structural unit represented by formula (1). In the formula (1), R | 2021-10-14 |
20210318615 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An organic light-emitting display device and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The display device includes a substrate including a first area, a second area and a third area, the second area being located between the first area and the third area; a plurality of pixels on the substrate, the plurality of pixels being located in the third area: a boss portion on the substrate, the boss portion being located in the second area; and an opening located in the first area and surrounded by the plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes a first electrode layer. an organic light-emitting layer, and a second electrode layer which are sequentially arranged in a direction away from the substrate. At least one of the organic light-emitting layer and the second electrode layer extends toward the opening and is disconnected at the boss portion. The boss portion includes a photoresist material. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318616 | ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to the present invention, an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition including a resin P having a repeating unit represented by General Formula (P1) and a compound that generates an acid having a pKa of −1.40 or more upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation; and a resist film, a pattern forming method, and a method for manufacturing an electronic device, each using the composition, are provided. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318617 | BACKPLANE UNIT AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present application provides a backplane unit, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The manufacturing method includes the following steps: forming a photoresist layer on an array substrate, wherein the array substrate comprises a substrate, an array layer, and a light-emitting element, the array layer is formed on the substrate, the light-emitting element is disposed on the array layer, and the photoresist layer is formed on a side of the array layer and the light-emitting element away from the substrate; performing exposure on at least a portion of the photoresist layer corresponding to the light-emitting element; forming a light-shielding layer on at least a side of the photoresist layer away from the array substrate, wherein the light-shielding layer exposes at least a side portion of the light-emitting element; and laterally stripping the photoresist layer on the light-emitting element with a stripping solution to obtain the backplane unit. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318618 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT SYSTEM - A substrate treatment method of treating a treatment object substrate includes before applying a resist solution for forming a resist film onto a base film formed on a substrate surface of the treatment object substrate, performing a treatment of decreasing a polarity of the base film when the polarity of the base film is higher than a polarity of the resist solution, and performing a treatment of increasing the polarity of the base film when the polarity of the base film is lower than the polarity of the resist solution. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318619 | COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PRODUCING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN, AND METHOD OF FORMING REVERSE PATTERN - A composition includes: a cobalt-containing compound not containing a cobalt-carbon bond; and a solvent. The composition is capable of forming a coating film. The solvent preferably includes an organic solvent, and the organic solvent preferably includes an alcohol solvent. A method of producing a substrate includes applying the composition directly or indirectly on a substrate to form a coating film. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318620 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZATION OF PARAMETERS FOR EXPOSING FLEXOGRAPHIC PHOTOPOLYMER PLATES - Systems and methods for exposing photopolymer printing plate material located within a target area having first and second dimensions. A light source having LEDs arrayed coextensive with the first dimension moves relative to the second dimension, and emits different light intensities over the target area in at least one of the first dimension or the second dimension. The systems and methods may be used to determine exposure parameters for curing a selected plate by causing different sample units to receive different amounts of total energy exposure, exposure energy per exposure step, or a combination thereof, and visually evaluating each sample unit against a reference plate of the same type and thickness. The sample unit embodying a minimum acceptable total exposure energy and a maximum acceptable exposure energy per exposure step is then identified. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318621 | FABRICATION METHOD OF HOLOGRAPHIC SECURITY LABEL - The present invention discloses a method that combines two different hologram origination processes in a single photoresist layer by using an interlayer to transfer structures exposed by electron beam lithography into overlapped with dot-matrix hologram areas, and fabricated holographic structures are replicated in multilayer polymer films. Dot-matrix technique is low cost process, which has high origination speed and can be used for the patterning of large areas of holograms with high diffraction efficiency. Electron beam lithography allows the formation of high resolution structures. The proposed manufacturing method allows combining these two technologies so that the final security device could contain electron beam patterned high resolution diffraction gratings, computer generated holograms, as well as dot-matrix laser patterned large hologram areas with high diffraction efficiency, providing an increased level of protection. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318622 | OPTICAL DIFFRACTION COMPONENT FOR SUPPRESSING AT LEAST ONE TARGET WAVELENGTH BY DESTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE - An optical diffraction component is configured to suppress at least one target wavelength by destructive interference. The optical diffraction component includes at least three diffraction structure levels that are assignable to at least two diffraction structure groups. A first of the diffraction structure groups is configured to suppress a first target wavelength λ | 2021-10-14 |
20210318623 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a display device including: preparing a substrate having a display area and a non-display area; and forming an alignment mark disposed in the non-display area of the substrate. The alignment mark includes a quadrangular-shaped center portion and a plurality of measurement portions that surround the center portion, the plurality of measurement portions including four or more measurement portions, and each of the measurement portions including sides that are parallel with two sides of the quadrangular-shaped center portion. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318624 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR, ACTUATOR SYSTEM, SUBSTRATE SUPPORT, AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE ACTUATOR - The invention provides a substrate support arranged to support a substrate, comprising piezo a actuator, further comprising a first pair of electrodes, a second pair of electrodes and a piezo material having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is arranged along a first direction and second direction. The first pair of electrodes comprises a first electrode arranged on the first surface and a second electrode arranged on the second surface. The second pair of electrodes is arranged to shear the piezo material. The first pair of electrodes is arranged to elongate the piezo material in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and second direction. The first electrode is divided into at least two parts and is arranged to rotate the first surface and the second surface relatively to each other about the first direction wherein the piezo actuator is arranged to support the substrate. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318625 | THERMAL CONTROLLING METHOD IN LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM - In accordance with some embodiments, a lithography method in semiconductor manufacturing is provided. The lithography method includes transmitting a main pulse laser to a zone of excitation through a first optic assembly. The lithography method further includes supplying a coolant to the first optic assembly and detecting a temperature of the coolant with a use of at least one sensor. The lithography method also includes adjusting a heat transfer rate between the coolant and the first optic assembly based on the temperature of the first optic assembly. In addition, the lithography method includes generating a droplet of a target material into the zone of excitation. The lithography method further includes exciting the droplet of the target material into plasma with the main pulse laser in the zone of excitation. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318626 | DETECTION APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DETECTION METHOD - Provided is a detection apparatus having a high detection accuracy. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318627 | COMPACT ALIGNMENT SENSOR ARRANGEMENTS - An apparatus and system for determining alignment of a substrate in which a periodic alignment mark is illuminated with spatially coherent radiation which is then provided to a compact integrated optical device to create self images of the alignment mark which may be manipulated (e.g., mirrored, polarized) and combined to obtain information on the position of the mark and distortions within the mark. Also disclosed is a system for determining alignment of a substrate in which a periodic alignment mark is illuminated with spatially coherent radiation which is then provided to an optical fiber arrangement to obtain information such as the position of the mark and distortions within the mark. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318628 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photosensitive member capable of maintaining a charging ability during repeated use is provided. An electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support, a conductive layer, a photosensitive layer and a protective layer in this order, wherein the protective layer contains a binding resin and a metal oxide particle, the metal oxide particle has a core and a coating layer, the core and the coating layer each contain titanium oxide, and the coating layer further includes niobium. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318629 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including an electroconductive support, a photosensitive layer, and a protection layer, wherein the protection layer contains electroconductive particles, a content of the electroconductive particles in the protection layer is 40 to 70 vol %, and a volume resistivity of the protection layer is 1.0×10 | 2021-10-14 |
20210318630 | TONER - A toner having a toner particle including a toner base particle and an organosilicon polymer coating the toner base particle, wherein when S1 (μm | 2021-10-14 |
20210318631 | TONER - The toner includes a toner particle that comprising a core particle containing a resin component and a shell on a surface of the core particle, wherein the resin component comprises more than 50.0 mass % of a polyester resin comprising a monomer unit that contains a heterocyclic group, and the shell comprises at least one resin selected from the group consisting of prescribed (meth)acrylic resins and melamine resins. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318632 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - Provided is an image forming method using a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image and an electrophotographic photoreceptor, and containing at least a charging step, an exposing step, a developing step and a transferring step, wherein the electrophotographic photoreceptor has a photosensitive layer, and the photosensitive layer contains a triphenylamine derivative having a specific structure as a charge transport material, and the toner for developing an electrostatic charge image contains at least titanic acid compound particles as an external additive. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318633 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPMENT TONER - The present invention provides a toner for electrostatic-image development comprising a color resin particle containing a binder resin, a colorant, a charge control agent, and a release agent, and an additive having a polydiene structure, wherein the additive having the polydiene structure has a solubility in styrene at a temperature of 40° C. of 3 to 40 g/100 g, when a cross section of the color resin particle is observed by a transmission electron microscope (TEM), the number of crystal domains of the release agent having an aspect ratio in a range of 2 to 10 in a field of view of 2 μm×2 μm square of the cross section of the color resin particle is 2 to 30. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318634 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus, including: an image holder configured to hold an image formed using an electrographic process; a transfer body that faces the image holder and is configured to contact the image holder while rotating to form a secondary transfer region; an application unit configured to apply a voltage for charging the secondary transfer region; and a charge unit that faces a region other than the secondary transfer region of the transfer body and is configured to charge a surface of the transfer body with a polarity opposite to an applied voltage of the application unit. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318635 | COMPENSATION FOR SCANNING LINE CURVATURE BY USING IMAGING LENS - An optical scanning device includes an optical source portion to emit an optical beam; an optical deflector to deflect the optical beam in a main scanning direction; and an imaging lens to image the deflected optical beam onto a light-exposed object. A scanning line curvature caused by a refractive index deviation of the imaging lens is determined, and a curvature of the imaging lens in a sub-scanning direction is determined based on the determined scanning line curvature. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318636 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE EXPOSURE HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE EXPOSURE HEAD - A light-emitting diode exposure head includes a lens array, a long holder to hold the lens array, and a substrate having light-emitting diodes that emit light to expose a photosensitive member. The lens array includes lenses and condenses the light emitted from the light-emitting diodes on the photosensitive member. The long holder includes a base portion having an opening into which the lens array is inserted, and a pair of extended portions extended in a direction that is opposite of an emitting direction of the light along an optical axis of each of the lenses from both ends of the base portion in a transverse direction of the long holder. The pair of extended portions and the substrate are bonded in a state where leading edges of the pair of extended portions are in contact with a light-emitting surface of the substrate that serves as a surface of the substrate. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318637 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC BLADE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic blade to be brought into contact with a contact member, comprises a plate spring, and a resin layer that covers at least a part of a surface of the plate spring to form a contact region that comes into contact with a contact member. In the state where one of ends of the plate spring is fixed, a length (L) from the fixed end to the another end is 5 mm to 20 mm, and a force needed to displace the another end by 1 mm is 5 N/m to 100 N/m. The resin layer satisfies the requirements: (1) the thickness of the resin layer is 0.05 mm to 2.00 mm, (2) the tan δ value of the resin layer in the range of 5° C. to 40° C. is 0.05 to 0.70, and (3) the elastic modulus of the resin layer is 1.0 to 60.0 MPa. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318638 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE - A developing cartridge may include: a casing for accommodating developer therein; a developing roller rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction and positioned at one side of the casing in a second direction; a storage medium having an electric contact surface; and a holder movable relative to the casing in the second direction with the electric contact surface between a first position and a second position, the holder having an outer surface at which the electric contact surface is positioned. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318639 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE - A developing cartridge may include: a casing for accommodating developer therein; a developing roller rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction and positioned at one side of the casing in a second direction; a storage medium having an electric contact surface; and a holder movable relative to the casing in the second direction with the electric contact surface between a first position and a second position, the holder having an outer surface at which the electric contact surface is positioned. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318640 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE - A developing cartridge may include: a casing for accommodating developer therein; a developing roller rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction and positioned at one side of the casing in a second direction; a storage medium having an electric contact surface; and a holder movable relative to the casing in the second direction with the electric contact surface between a first position and a second position, the holder having an outer surface at which the electric contact surface is positioned. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318641 | TONER REFILL CARTRIDGE WITH PULVERIZATION MEMBER ACTIVATED BY ELASTIC FORCE - An example toner refill cartridge includes a body to contain toner, a toner discharge unit, located at a first end portion of the body in a longitudinal direction, to discharge the toner, a plunger, inserted into the body and movable between a top dead position adjacent to a second end portion of the body and a bottom dead position adjacent to the first end portion, to push the toner toward the toner discharge unit, a locking member, removably coupled with the plunger, to lock the plunger at the top dead position, a pulverization member, comprising a wing portion extending in a radius direction, coupled with the plunger and movable between a first portion adjacent to the first end portion and a second position adjacent to the second end portion, and an elastic member to apply an elastic force to the pulverization member. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318642 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an attachment portion to which to attach a supply container for supplying a developer, a housing including a discharge portion for discharging a sheet in a discharging direction, a discharge tray including a first stack portion for stacking the sheet thereon, in which the first stack portion is configured to be movable between a closed position and an opened position, a top portion fixed to the housing, and a display portion and an operation portion arranged on the top portion. The top portion includes a first region, a first extension portion, and a second extension portion. As viewed along a vertical direction, the first extension portion and the second extension portion extend from the first region in the discharging direction, and at least a part of the first stack portion is located between the first extension portion and the second extension portion. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318643 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus including: a toner storing portion that stores toner; a stirring member that stirs the toner by rotating inside the toner storing portion; a driving unit that includes a motor and is capable of rotating the stirring member in a first rotation direction and in a second rotation direction, which is an opposite direction to the first rotation direction, by a driving force of the motor; a control portion that controls the motor to perform a rotating operation to rotate the stirring member, and a detection unit that detects a rotation state of the motor. The control portion determines whether to end the rotating operation or not based on the rotation state detected by the detection unit. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318644 | PRINT MATERIAL AGITATORS COUPLED TO TABS - A print material cartridge ( | 2021-10-14 |
20210318645 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a developer bearing member, a discharge unit, a stacking tray including a stacking surface on which the recording material is stacked, a replenishment port, a cover capable of moving between a closed position where the cover covers the replenishment port and constitutes at least part of the stacking surface and an open position where the cover exposes the replenishment port, and an information display unit for displaying information about a procedure for replenishing the developing container with the developer from the replenishment container. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318646 | COOLING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A cooling device for cooling a recording material on which a toner image is fixed includes: a rotatable feeding belt configured to feed the recording material by rotation; a rotatable member configured to nip and feed the recording material in cooperation with the feeding belt; and a heat sink contacting an inner peripheral surface of the feeding belt. The feeding belt contains a fluorine-containing resin additive. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318647 | FUSER - A fuser, having a heater, a holder, and a first wire spring, is provided. The heater is in a form of a planar plate and has a first face and a second face. The holder has a supporting base supporting the first face of the heater. The first wire spring retain the heater on the holder. The first wire spring has a first facing portion, a first engageable portion, and a second engageable portion. The first facing portion faces and supports the second face of the heater. The first engageable portion and the second engageable portion extend from one and the other ends of the first facing portion. The first engageable portion and the second engageable portion are engageable with the holder in an end area on one side and an end area on the other side of the heater in a widthwise direction. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318648 | IMAGE FORMING CONTROL APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming control apparatus including a first detection section that detects an image for detection formed on a recording medium, a second detection section that detects the image for detection formed on the recording medium on a further downstream side than the first detector in a conveyance direction of the recording medium, and a hardware processor that controls an image forming apparatus such that the image forming apparatus starts a preparation operation of image forming processing after detection in the first detection section and forms an image for printing on the recording medium based on detection timing in the second detection section. | 2021-10-14 |