42nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120262689 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - In a lithographic apparatus, an illumination mode is set using a field mirror that includes a plurality of movable facets to direct radiation to selectable positions on a pupil facet mirror. A base illumination mode is selected from a set of predetermined illumination modes and the movable facets are set to effect that mode. In order to adjust an imaging parameter, a fraction of the movable facets are set to different positions. The determination of which facets to set to different positions is based on summing the effects of setting each facet to a different position. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262690 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND ILLUMINATION METHOD - An illumination system includes a field-facet mirror-device and a pupil mirror configured to condition a beam of radiation incident on the field-facet mirror-device. The field-facet mirror-device includes reflective field facets movable between first and second orientations relative to the incident beam. The field facets in their first orientations are effective to reflect the incident radiation towards respective reflective pupil facets so as to form part of a conditioned beam reflected from the pupil-facet mirror-device. The field facets in their second orientations are effective to reflect the incident radiation onto respective areas of the pupil-facet mirror-device designated as beam dump areas. The areas are arranged to prevent radiation incident on the areas from forming part of the conditioned beam and are arranged between the limits of an annular area on the pupil-facet mirror-device effective to define the inner and outer regions of the conditioned beam reflected from the pupil-facet mirror-device. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262691 | MOVABLE BODY DRIVE SYSTEM, PATTERN FORMATION APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND EXPOSURE METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A stage device is equipped with a first scale which is placed with a Y-axis direction serving as its longitudinal direction and in which a first grating whose periodic direction is in an X-axis direction is formed and a second scale which is placed with the X-axis direction serving as its longitudinal direction and in which a second grating whose periodic direction is orthogonal to the periodic direction of the first grating is formed, the first scale and the second scale being placed on a plane which a wafer stage faces. Further, on the upper surface of the wafer stage, a plurality of X heads placed at different positions in the X-axis direction and a plurality of Y heads placed at different positions in the Y-axis direction are arranged. An encoder system that has these heads measures positional information of the stage within an XY plane, based on an output of the X head facing the first scale and an output of the Y head facing the second scale. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262692 | LASER TRACKER THAT COMBINES TWO DIFFERENT WAVELENGTHS WITH A FIBER-OPTIC COUPLER - Coordinate measurement device configured to send a first beam of light to a target includes first and second light sources configured to emit first and second lights having differing first and second wavelengths; fiber-optic coupler that includes three ports, a first port configured to accept a first portion of the first light, a second port configured to accept a second portion of the second light, a third port configured to transmit a third light which includes a portion of the first and second portions; first and second angle measuring devices configured to measure first and second angles of rotation; distance meter configured to measure a first distance from the device to the target based at least in part on a third portion of the second beam received by an optical detector; and a processor configured to provide 3D coordinates of the target. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262693 | ABSOLUTE DISTANCE METER THAT USES A FIBER-OPTIC SWITCH TO REDUCE DRIFT - A measurement device is configured to send a first light beam to a target which returns a reflected portion. The device includes a switch configured to receive a first signal, and to send the second portion out of the switch measure port if the first signal is in the first state or out of the switch reference port if the first signal is in the second state. The device also includes a first electrical circuit configured to provide the first signal, to convert the third portion into a first reference value, to convert the fifth portion into a first measure value if the first signal is in the first state, and to convert the seventh portion into a second reference value if the first signal is in the second state; and a processor configured to determine a first distance from the device to the target. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262694 | LASER TRACKER WITH ENHANCED HANDLING FEATURES - A coordinate measurement device sends a first light beam to a target which returns a portion as a second beam. The device includes: first and second motors that direct the first beam to a first direction determined by a first angle of rotation about a first axis and a second angle of rotation about a second axis, the first and second angles of rotation produced by the first and second motors, respectively; first and second angle measuring devices that measure first and second angles of rotation, respectively; a distance meter that measures a first distance from the device to the target based in part on a first portion of the second beam; a processor that provides a 3D coordinate of the target based in part on the first distance and the first and second angles of rotation; and a retractable handle at the device top side. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262695 | OPTICAL DIGITIZER WITH IMPROVED DISTANCE MEASUREMENT CAPABILITY - Systems and methods improve the accuracy of spatial coordinate measurements by optical digitizers by obtaining a separate distance measurement, which may be via direct ranging rather than triangulation, and combining the distance measurement with the spatial coordinate measurements to improve the accuracy of the three-dimensional spatial coordinate measurement. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262696 | Optical Distance Measuring Device - A measuring device for optically measuring a distance to a target object including an emitter device for emitting an optical measuring beam to the target object, a capturing device comprising a detection surface for detecting an optical beam returned by the target object, and an evaluation device. The detection surface has a plurality of pixels, each pixel having at least one light-sensitive element and each of the plurality of pixels is connected to the evaluation device. The emitting device and the capturing device are configured in such a manner that the optical measurement beam returned by the target object simultaneously illuminates a plurality of pixels. The evaluation device is configured in such a manner that detection signals of a plurality of pixels are guided to at least one of the plurality of distance determining devices. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262697 | ABSOLUTE DISTANCE METER BASED ON AN UNDERSAMPLING METHOD - A measurement system includes a signal generator producing an RF modulation frequency and sampling frequency and sending the sampling frequency to an ADC, and sending the RF frequency to modulate a first light source to produce a first light; an optical system sending a portion of the first light to a reference optical detector a portion of the first light out a measurement device to a target that returns a second light to the optical system which sends the second light to a measure optical detector, the reference and measure optical detectors converting the optical signals into corresponding electrical signals; a first ADC channel receiving the electrical measure signal and producing digital measure values; a second ADC channel receiving the electrical reference signal and producing digital reference values; and a processor receiving the digital measure and reference values and calculating the device to target distance. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262698 | GIMBAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A PREALIGNED AND REPLACEABLE OPTICS BENCH - A method includes providing: an optics assembly including a housing, a beam splitter, and a position detector; and an alignment fixture; placing the assembly on the fixture which makes contact with the assembly on the first region; projecting the third beam of light onto a first surface; rotating the assembly about the sixth axis on the fixture; sensing a change in a position of the third beam of light in response to rotation of the assembly about the sixth axis; adjusting the first path to align the third beam of light to the sixth axis; attaching the assembly to a dimensional measurement device; directing the third beam of light to a retroreflector target; reflecting a portion of the third beam from the target as a fourth beam of light; and sending a third portion of the fourth beam from the beam splitter to the position detector. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262699 | LASER TRACKER WITH ENHANCED ILLUMINATION INDICATORS - A coordinate measurement device includes: first and second angle measuring devices; a distance meter; a position detector; a first collection of illuminators rotatable about the first axis and fixed with respect to the second axis, the first collection configured to provide a first light selected from among at least two different colors of light in a visible spectrum, the first collection configured to make the first light visible from first and second points along the second axis and external to the device, the first and second points on opposite sides of the device; a second collection of illuminators rotatable about the first and second axes, the second collection configured to provide at least a second light selected from among two different colors of illumination in the visible spectrum; and a processor configured to provide a pattern of illumination for the first and second collections. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262700 | DEVICE FOR OPTICALLY SCANNING AND MEASURING AN ENVIRONMENT - In a device for optically scanning and measuring an environment, where the device is a laser scanner having a light emitter which, by a rotary mirror, emits an emission light beam, with a light receiver which receives a reception light beam, which, after passing the rotary mirror and a receiver lens which has an optical axis, is reflected from an object in the environment of the laser scanner. The laser scanner also includes a control and evaluation unit which, for a multitude of measuring points, determines the distance to the object. Also, a rear mirror is provided on the optical axis behind the receiver lens, where the rear mirror reflects towards the receiver lens the reception light beam which is refracted by the receiver lens. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262701 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE - A manufacture having an electrical response to incident photons includes a semiconductor substrate; a chalcogen-doped semiconductor active layer on a first side of the substrate; a first contact in electrical contact with the active layer; and a second contact in electrical contact with the substrate; wherein, photons incident upon the active layer cause a variation in current between the first and second contacts. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262702 | OPTICAL STRAIN GAUGE COMPRISING A FIBER BRAGG GRATING - The invention relates to an optical strain gauge using a glass fiber ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120262703 | Measuring Volume and Constituents of Cells - A method of determining a volume of a platelet includes: (a) illuminating the platelet with incident light at a plurality of illumination wavelengths; (b) obtaining at least one two-dimensional image of the platelet corresponding to each illumination wavelength; (c) for each illumination wavelength, determining a mean optical density and a maximum optical density for the platelet; (d) determining an area of the platelet; (e) for each illumination wavelength, determining a volume of the platelet; (f) for each illumination wavelength, determining an integrated optical density for the platelet; and (g) determining the volume of the platelet based on a weighted combination of the area of the platelet, the volumes of the platelet corresponding to each of the illumination wavelengths, and the integrated optical densities for the platelet corresponding to each of the illumination wavelengths. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262704 | Measuring Volume and Constituents of Cells - A method for determining a mean cell volume for a blood sample includes: illuminating the sample with incident light at a plurality of illumination wavelengths and obtaining a two-dimensional image of the sample at each of the plurality of illumination wavelengths; identifying a plurality of cells that appear in each of the images; for each one of the plurality of cells, determining an integrated optical density corresponding to each of the plurality of illumination wavelengths; for each one of the plurality of cells, determining a cell volume based on the integrated optical densities corresponding to each of the plurality of illumination wavelengths; and determining the mean cell volume for the blood sample from the cell volumes for each one of the plurality of cells. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262705 | Measuring Volume and Constituents of Cells - A method of determining a hemoglobin content value of a red blood cell includes: (a) illuminating the cell with incident light at a plurality of illumination wavelengths; (b) obtaining at least one two-dimensional image of the cell corresponding to each illumination wavelength; (c) for each illumination wavelength, determining a mean optical density and a maximum optical density for the cell; (d) determining an area of the cell; (e) for each illumination wavelength, determining a volume of the cell; (f) for each illumination wavelength, determining an integrated optical density for the cell; and (g) determining the hemoglobin content value of the cell based on the area of the cell, the volumes of the cell corresponding to each of the illumination wavelengths, and the integrated optical densities for the cell corresponding to each of the illumination wavelengths. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262706 | METHOD OF MEASURING CUT-OFF WAVELENGTH OF OPTICAL FIBER - A cut-off wavelength measuring method according to the present invention includes: preparing a single mode fiber as a reference fiber; preparing a measurement target fiber; adjusting the length of the single mode fiber such that the length of the single mode fiber is longer than the that of the measurement target fiber at the time of measuring power of transmission light and the reference fiber propagates only light of a base mode at a predicted cut-off wavelength of the measurement target fiber; measuring wavelength dependence of power of light transmitted through the reference fiber and wavelength dependence of power of light transmitted through the measurement target fiber; and calculating a cut-off wavelength of the measurement target fiber based on wavelength dependence represented as the ratio of the power of transmission light transmitted through the measurement target fiber to the power of light transmitted through the reference fiber. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262707 | THROUGH-THE-LENS ILLUMINATOR FOR OPTICAL COMPARATOR - An illumination system shares portions of an objective of an optical inspection system. A plurality of beam-shaping optics collects light from a plurality of effective light sources and directs the light through a portion of the objective for illuminating an object under inspection. The objective includes a front relay lens, a rear relay lens, and an objective stop disposed between the front and rear relay lenses for collecting light scattered from the object and forming an image of the object with the collected light. The beam-shaping optics, which surround the objective stop, are arranged together with the associated effective light sources for non-uniformly distributing light within a range of angles required for illuminating the object. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262708 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - There is herein described an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of inspecting, identifying, and/or categorising defects on objects to be inspected using visible and/or non-visible wavelengths from infra-red to ultraviolet. More particularly, there is herein described a remotely controlled or autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle capable of inspecting, identifying, and/or categorising defects on objects to be inspected using visible and/or non-visible wavelengths from infra-red to ultraviolet and displaying information relating to said defects. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262709 | DEFECTS INSPECTING APPARATUS AND DEFECTS INSPECTING METHOD - An inspecting apparatus and method including first and second illuminating units for illuminating a surface of a specimen to be inspected with different incident angles and first and second detecting optical units arranged at different elevation angle directions to the surface of the specimen for detecting images of the specimen illuminated by the first and second illuminating units. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262710 | Bellows Actuated Infrared (IR) Stage - The embodiments of the present invention are directed to addressing the complexity, sample geometry, and even pressure feedback issues associated with mechanical-only mechanisms. In particular, by utilizing one or more bellows capsules in an attenuated total internal reflection (ATR) instrument as a pressure vessel that can expand, contract, and tilt in all directions, the mechanisms disclosed herein can substantially apply uniform pressure to an interposed sample surface to include non-orthogonal sample surfaces, and thus conform to any sample geometry within such instruments. The result of the novel arrangements described herein is to provide a user with a convenient and simple interface for operating the interrogating ATR optical instrument. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262711 | SPECTROMETRIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND PROGRAM - A spectrometric measurement device capable of determining an optimal wavelength for detecting an objective component is provided. One mode of the present invention is a fluorescence measurement device for casting an excitation light of a predetermined wavelength into or onto a sample and detecting a predetermined wavelength of light contained in the fluorescence generated from the sample irradiated with the excitation light. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262712 | LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY - A laser induced breakdown spectroscopy system includes a laser module having a laser source, a sample chamber, a spectrometer arranged to capture spectral data from the sample chamber, a voltage source attached to the sample chamber arranged to apply a voltage to the sample during capture, and a controller in communication with the spectrometer, the voltage source and the laser module to trigger the voltage source and the spectrometer during laser excitation of the sample. A method of operating a laser induced breakdown spectroscopy system includes applying a voltage to a set of electrodes arranged around a sample, striking the sample with a laser during a time interval in which the voltage is being applied to the electrodes, sampling spectral data from the sample after the sample is struck with the laser, and removing the voltage after the spectral data has been sampled. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262713 | SPECTROMETER ARRANGEMENT - A spectrometer assembly ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120262714 | LOW PROFILE, HIGH FLOWTHROUGH SMOKE CHAMBER - A low profile optical smoke chamber structure with a top cover incorporating airflow slots, an intermediate annular air channel, a depending light shield wall surrounding an interior detection chamber where the top cover is interengagable with a base member where the light shield wall is spaced from the base member so as to provide minimal deflection of ambient airflow into the detection chamber while preventing impingement of ambient light therein. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262715 | METHOD FOR INSPECTING DEFECTS, INSPECTED WAFER OR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME, METHOD FOR QUALITY CONTROL OF WAFERS OR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND DEFECT INSPECTING APPARATUS - Light from a light source device is polarized through a polarizer and is caused to impinge obliquely onto an object to be inspected. The resulting scattered light is received by a CCD imaging device having an element for separating scattered polarized light disposed in a dark field. Component light intensities are worked out for an obtained P-polarized component image and an obtained S-polarized component image and a polarization direction is determined as a ratio of them. The component light intensities and the polarization directions are determined from images obtained by imaging of the light scattering entities in a state where static stress is not applied to the object to the inspected and in a state where static load is applied thereto so as to generate tensional stress on the side irradiated by light. The component light intensities and the polarization directions are compared with predetermined threshold values. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262716 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENTLY IDENTIFYING AND READING AN IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC STRIP AND APPLICATION THEREOF - A method and system for intelligently identifying and reading an immunochromatographic strip is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: (a) preparing an immunochromatographic strip provided with a bar code, that is, setting a bar code on an immunochromatographic strip to form a bar code layer; (b) identifying the immunochromatographic strip provided with a bar code through a bar code identification circuit, and dispatching an analysis program corresponding to the type of the immunochromatographic strip provided with a bar code; (c) transmitting visible light to irradiate the immunochromatographic strip provided with a bar code through a light-emitting diode (LED) circuit controlled by a central processing unit; receiving reflected or transmitted light through a photoelectrical sensor and converting the received light into electrical signals; and then amplifying the electrical signals through a signal amplification circuit and transmitting the amplified signals to the central processing unit in order to analyze the signals through the analysis program dispatched in step (b); and (d) outputting an analysis result. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262717 | SPATIAL FREQUENCY OPTICAL MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - A spatial frequency optical measurement instrument is provided according to the invention. The instrument includes a spatial frequency mask positioned in a light path and configured to encode light with spatial frequency information, a light receiver positioned to receive the light encoded with the spatial frequency information, wherein the light encoded with the spatial frequency information has been interacted with a sample material, and a processing system coupled to the light receiver and configured to determine a change in the spatial frequency information due to the interaction of the light with the sample material. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262718 | DETECTION DEVICE - A detection device includes a flow channel for a fluid sample, a suction section adapted to draw the fluid sample into the flow channel, an optical device disposed in the flow channel, a light source adapted to irradiate the optical device with light, a light detection section adapted to detect light emitted from the optical device, a microbalance sensor chip having a piezoelectric substrate provided with an oscillation electrode, and disposed in the flow channel, and a quantitative analysis section adapted to perform quantitative analysis on the fluid sample based on output from the light detection section and the microbalance sensor chip. The optical device has a metal nanostructure including projections ranging in size from 1 through 1000 nm, and emits light representing the fluid sample adsorbed to the metal nanostructure. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262719 | Plasmon tomography - Plasmon energy is produced by exciting a plasmon resonance at least one excitation position on a first surface of a first material, and the plasmon energy is detected at at least one measurement position on the first surface after the plasmon energy has propagated from the at least one excitation position to the at least one measurement position. An attenuation of plasmon energy is determined along a plurality of paths between the at least one excitation position and the at least one measurement position, and relative distances between the first surface and a second surface of a second material are determined at a plurality of points on at least one of the surfaces based on the determined attenuation of plasmon energy along the plurality of paths. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262720 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING SYSTEM - An optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging system is disclosed. In an embodiment of the invention, an OCT imaging system may include (a) multiple scan geometries, including a lateral scan of a beam perpendicular to the scan direction and a rotating scan where the beam is perpendicular to a curved surface (such as the front of the eye), and (b) a low coherence interferometry engine based on spectral domain interferometry, with a spectrometer capable of ultra deep imaging. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262721 | Arbitrary Optical Waveform Generation Utilizing Optical Phase-Locked Loops - This invention relates to opto-electronic systems using semiconductor lasers driven by optical phase-locked loops that control the laser's optical phase and frequency. Feedback control provides a means for precise, wideband control of optical frequency and phase, augmented further by four wave mixing stages and digitally stitched independent optical waveforms for enhanced tunability. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262722 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY USING MULTIPLE BEAMS - An apparatus and method for optical coherence tomography are provided. The apparatus includes a light source configured to generate a plurality of beams, a light coupler configured to split the plurality of beams into measurement beams and reference beams, transmit the measurement beams to a target object via a probe, and receive response beams from the probe, a detector configured to detect interference signals based on interference between the response beams and the reference beams, and an image processor configured to generate a first image of the target object based on any one of the interference signals and generate a second image of the target object having image characteristics different from those of the first image based on an other one of the interference signals. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262723 | SURFACE INSPECTION TOOL AND SURFACE INSPECTION METHOD - A surface inspection tool | 2012-10-18 |
20120262724 | SHAPE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - Disclosed is a shape measurement device which scans a surface of a work by a probe in a noncontact manner and measures a surface shape of the work. The probe includes: a light irradiation unit which irradiates linear light onto the work; and an imaging unit which images reflected light of the light irradiated from the light irradiation unit, the reflected light being reflected by the work. The imaging unit includes: an imaging element which images an image of the work; an image-forming lens which forms the image of the reflected light being reflected by the work on an imaging plane of the imaging element; and a lens exchange unit which makes the image-forming lens exchangeable. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262725 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING LUMBER IN A SAWMILL - At least one geometric characteristic for each of a number of pieces of lumber is determined. Each of the pieces of lumber may then be logically associated with at least one of a log or a cant from which the piece of lumber was sawn. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262726 | SHAPE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - Disclosed is a shape measurement device including: a light irradiation unit which irradiates linear light onto a work; an imaging element which images reflected light reflected by the work; and an image-forming lens which forms an image of the reflected light reflected by the work on an imaging plane of the imaging element, and a light irradiation plane of the light irradiation unit, a principal plane including a principal point of the image-forming lens, and the imaging plane of the imaging element satisfy a Scheimpflug principle. The shape measurement device further includes: an image obtaining region selection unit which divides the imaging plane of the imaging element into a plurality of regions, and selects, as an image obtaining region, a region for use in measurement from the plurality of regions in response to at least one of measurement accuracy and a size of a measurement range. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262727 | Method And Apparatus For Secure Control Of A Robot - A device according to the invention ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120262728 | SIX DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM LASER TRACKER THAT COOPERATES WITH A REMOTE PROJECTOR TO CONVEY INFORMATION - A method of conveying information to a user of a coordinate measurement device, includes providing a first target projector, sending a first light beam from the device to a retroreflector; receiving a second light beam from the retroreflector; measuring the orientational and translational sets, the translational set based on the second light beam; selecting first information to be conveyed from the group consisting of one or more positions on the object, a direction indicated by a moving pattern, a message that includes one or more symbols or alphanumeric characters, a hidden feature, a measured object characteristic, a modeled characteristic, a magnified representation of surface characteristics, a pattern having meaning according to a rule, and combinations thereof; determining a first light pattern corresponding to the information; storing the first light pattern; and projecting the first light pattern onto the object based on the translational and orientational sets. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262729 | ARTICULATING MEASURING ARM WITH LASER SCANNER - A coordinate measurement device comprises an articulated arm having a first end, a second end, and a plurality of jointed arm segments therebetween. Each arm segment defines at least one axis of rotation. A laser scanner assembly is coupled to the second end of the arm and is rotatable about a last axis of rotation of the articulated arm. The laser scanner assembly comprises a laser and an image sensor. The laser is positioned on an opposite side of the last axis of rotation from the image sensor. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262730 | ENHANCED POSITION DETECTOR IN LASER TRACKER - A device sends a first light beam to a target which returns a portion of the first beam as a second beam. First and second motors direct the first light beam to a first direction determined by first and second angles of rotation about first and second axes. First and second angle measuring devices measure first and second angles of rotation. A distance meter measures a first distance between device and target. A second portion of the second beam passes through a diffuser and onto a position detector which produces a first signal in response. A control system sends a second signal to the first motor and a third signal to the second motor, the second and third signals based on the first signal. The control system adjusts the first direction of the first beam to the target position. A processor provides a 3D coordinate of the target. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262731 | ENCODER - An encoder includes a scale, a detector array that includes a plurality of detectors, and a signal processor configured to process and convert into positional information, an output signal from the detector array. The signal processor includes a first phase acquirer, a second phase acquirer, and a positional information acquirer configured to acquire Sv as a position signal that represents a position of the scale. Sv satisfies Sv=A·Φ | 2012-10-18 |
20120262732 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING OPENINGS USING PHOTOGRAMMETRY - Method and system for measuring an opening at least partially defined by a surface. A plurality of target bodies are positioned about a circumference of a target body holder that is sized to fit within the opening. The target bodies are forced radially outward to cause at least one of the target bodies to be positioned against the surface. A geometric property of the opening is determined based at least partially on a location of at least one of the target bodies positioned against the surface. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262733 | DISPLACEMENT SENSOR USING MULTIPLE POSITION SENSITIVE PHOTODETECTORS - A position sensing device having a high range to resolution ratio comprises a light source arrangement, a moving aperture arrangement and a multiple position sensitive detector (PSD) arrangement. The multiple PSD arrangement comprises a plurality of position sensitive detectors arranged along at least two detection tracks along a measuring axis. Each of the plurality of position sensitive detectors shares a common portion of a total measuring range along the measuring axis with an adjacent position sensitive detector which is on a different detector track. The total measurement range is larger than the detector range of each of the position sensitive detectors. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262734 | DOUBLE SEAM MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A system for measurement of a can seam of a can comprising a an end panel, the end panel comprising the seam, the seam comprising a circumference, a seam top, a seam bottom, a seam chuck wall part and an opposite seam wall essentially opposite the seam chuck wall part, the system comprising: a table comprising a table top; a rocker comprising an inner pin and an outer pin essentially parallel to each other, the rocker configured to allow, when the end panel of the can is facing the table top, slight pressure of the outer pin on the opposite wall forcing the chuck wall part on the inner pin, and/or slight pressure of the inner pin on the chuck wall part forcing the opposite wall on the outer pin, causing rocking movement of the pins, that settles the inner pin flush with the chuck wall part, and/or the outer pin flush with the opposite wall, respectively, such that the inner pin and outer pin are disposed at chuck wall angle; means for rotating the can, allowing the inner pin to settle flush with the chuck wall part, and the outer pin to settle on a peak point on the opposite wall, at measurement points on the circumference of the seam, and measuring means configured to be able to measure a gap between the inner pin and the outer pin at the measurement points. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262735 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAMING PROMOTIONAL PRINTER - A method and apparatus for a promotional module for use within a cashless enabled gaming machine or vending machine are disclosed. A promotional module includes a coupon database describing a stack of coupons that are specified using a template based couponing printer language. A coupon is selected for creation and issued to a user or player or user based on a matrix of event-based triggers involving factors or parameters known to the promotional module directly or supplied by a master promotional controller. Triggers may include the time of day, the date or amount of a cash out voucher to be issued to the user or player, the duration of play on a gaming machine, a player classification, the amount of money or credits added to a game, or a random frequency of coupon issuance having satisfied any or all of the aforementioned factors. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262736 | DATA PROCESSOR, DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - Provided are a data processing method and a data processor for ink jet printing, which are capable of achieving uniform and high-quality images while stabilizing density and color development in each of pixels. To this end, a mask pattern for setting permission and non-permission to print dots in each area is arranged non-periodically by using an integral multiple of m×n areas as one unit. The m×n areas allow one pixel to be expressed in half-tone. Thereby, density in the pixel is stable since a plurality of dots printed in the same pixel are printed approximately in the same event. Moreover, since each of the units (clusters) is non-periodically arranged, a uniform image can be obtained. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262737 | Previewing and Imaging System - A previewing device that includes a covering member coupled to an imaging surface and a sensing unit operatively coupled to the covering member. The sensing unit is adapted to automatically capture an image corresponding to the imaging surface upon detecting the covering member is in a closed configuration. A preview unit is operatively coupled to the sensing unit is configured to display a preview of image data corresponding to an image on the imaging surface. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262738 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus comprises: means for performing color-reduction processing for a block; means for comparing color data of respective pixels in the block, thereby specifying a placement pattern of the color data included in the block; means for extracting, as first color data, color data corresponding to a pixel at a predefined position in the block, and further extracting color data other than the first color data included in the block; means for outputting the placement pattern specified, and the first color data and the color data other than the first color data, which are extracted; and means for controlling to execute color-reduction processing, for second image data formed from the first color data output, upon determining blocks each including a predetermined number of pixels as blocks to be processed, thereby further controlling to re-execute, for the block having undergone the color-reduction processing, processing by each means. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262739 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER BELT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide an intermediate transfer belt, containing a base, an elastic layer formed on the base, and spherical particles deposited on a surface of the elastic layer, in which wherein the elastic layer has micro rubber hardness of 40° or lower in the environment of 10° C. and 15% RH, and the intermediate transfer belt is designed to be mounted in an image forming apparatus. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262740 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus comprising a receiving unit that receives a print command, an analyzing unit that analyzes the received print command, a converting unit that converts the received print command into CMYK when the analysis by the analyzing unit shows that a spot color is designated for the received print command, and an image forming unit that prints an image of the converted CMYK onto a recording paper and prints an image of CMYK obtained based on one of the received print commands for which no spot color is designated onto the recording paper. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262741 | IMAGE PRINTER, IMAGE PRINTING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PRINTING PROGRAM - An image printer is an image printer including a pictorial tone changing/printing function to change original image data to image data having a different pictorial tone from that of the original data for printing on a printing medium and includes an original image storage unit, an address book storage unit which stores addressee data, an attribute setting unit which sets a pictorial tone changing attribute for changing the original image data to a designated pictorial tone for each piece of the addressee data, an addressee data selection unit, a pictorial tone changing unit which changes the original image data to image data having the pictorial tone associated with the pictorial tone changing attribute, a printing unit, and a control unit, whereby the image is changed to the pictorial tone designated in association with identification information of the addressees. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262742 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PRINT CONTROL PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a display unit; a screen control unit configured to control display of operation screens on the display unit so that there are more operation procedures for color printing compared to monochrome printing in printing operations performed by a user; a setting change unit configured to change a print setting of print data of a selected stored job, among stored jobs stored in a predetermined storage area, to monochrome or color when a print execution instruction is received, based on the print execution instruction received from an operation screen controlled and displayed by the screen control unit; and a print control unit configured to execute monochrome printing or color printing on the print data according to the print setting changed by the setting change unit. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262743 | WIDE-FORMAT COLOR PRINTER - A wide-format color printer includes a carriage, an ink carrier ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120262744 | COLOR JOB REPRINT SET-UP FOR A PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing system is provided for enabling a consistent color job re-print comprising a plurality of image marking engines. The system includes printing a master test image document printed by at least a first image marking engine. The master test image can have a data glyph and a plurality of reference patches. The data glyph can record distinct job attributes and the plurality of reference patches can record color parameters of a desired output. The system further provides a scanner for scanning the master test image document. The data glyph can provide the job attributes of the master test image document and can generate set-up data therefrom. The reference patches can provide the color parameters of the master test image document and can generate set-up data therefrom. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262745 | PRINTING SYSTEM INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSES CONNECTED WITH EACH OTHER, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The printing system is configured so that a sheet discharge unit of a first image forming apparatus is connected to a sheet feeding unit of a second image forming apparatus, and a sheet on which an image is formed by the first image forming apparatus is supplied to the second image forming apparatus changes order of image formation so that data to be printed on the same side is printed on the same side. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262746 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING AND FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet feeding unit configured to feed stacked sheets, a detection unit configured to detect, from a side opposite the sheet feeding unit, sheet movement with respect to the stacked sheets, and a determination unit configured to determine that a sheet being fed by the sheet feeding unit is a last sheet. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262747 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING PROCESSING SETTING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR THE IMAGE FORMING PROCESSING SETTING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes: an image acquiring section configured to acquire an image formation target page image; a display control section configured to perform processing for displaying the page image in a preview display area; an operation-input acquiring section configured to acquire a first operation input for designating a first position in a designatable area and a second operation input for designating a second position in the preview display area; a determining section configured to determine which allocation setting area corresponding to which number of page images is designated as an area where processing for setting a number of page images allocated to one sheet is executed; and a setting section configured to apply setting of a number of page images allocated to one sheet to the page image for which the first operation input is performed. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262748 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DOCUMENTS PROTECTED UNDER A DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SCHEME - A method of printing a document may include receiving a print stream including a document to be printed and a license associated with the document that may include one or more digital rights management (DRM) privileges. The method may include identifying output management operations associated with printing the document, and, for each output management operation determining whether the output management operation violates any of the DRM privileges, in response to the output management operation violating a DRM privilege, assigning a first status to the output management operation, and in response to the output management operation not violating one or more of the DRM privileges, assigning a second status to the output management operation. The method may include assigning the document to a print device that is DRM-compliant and capable of printing the document in accordance with each print attribute, and instructing the print device to print the document. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262749 | IMAGE OUTPUT SYSTEM - An authentication processing portion of an MFP requests user authentication to a server based on user information including at least a user ID input from a mobile terminal apparatus or an operation panel. The server has a user authentication portion which performs the user authentication and a UI instruction portion which specifies, when the user authentication succeeds, a UI image displayed on a display panel of the apparatus for operating the MFP depending on the user ID, and instructs the MFP to display the UI image on the apparatus. The MFP executes image output in accordance with a user operation received from the apparatus through the wireless communication portion in a state where the UI image is displayed on the apparatus. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262750 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING IMAGE - An image forming apparatus includes plural image forming units of plural colors, each including a print head including plural LED chips aligned in a main scanning direction; a screen angle selecting unit that selects screen angles for the plural colors respectively based on the amounts of skew of the plural image forming units; an image processing unit that performs image processing on input data to be expressed by pixels of the plural colors such that the pixels of the colors have the corresponding screen angles selected by the screen angle selecting unit; a correction amount determining unit that determines a total amount of skew correction based on the amount of skew detected by the skew detection unit, and determines the amounts of skew correction in the sub-scanning direction for predetermined groups of the pixels, based on the total amount of skew correction, for each of the colors. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262751 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus equipped with a sleep function and for forming an image using an image forming unit and a control method thereof. The image forming apparatus includes a control unit that controls the image forming unit. When a job is received in a sleep state, a port number of the received job is discriminated, whether or not to perform initialization processing of the image forming unit is determined based on the discriminated port number, and in a case that it is determined that initialization processing of the image forming unit is necessary, initialization processing of the image forming unit is started and thereafter the control unit is controlled to start processing of the job. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262752 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, APPLICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH APPLICATION CONTROL PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus having a plurality of application programs installed therein includes a related application starting portion and an integrated display portion. The related application starting portion is operable, in response to a start of a reference application program which is an arbitrary one of the plurality of application programs, to start any related application program that is of the same type as the reference application program among the remaining application programs. The integrated display portion displays, in a selectable manner, a first screen which is output as the reference application program is executed and a second screen which is output as the related application program is executed. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262753 | PRINT SERVICE IDENTIFICATION - Print services are identified. For example, a particular print services provider for handling a print job for a particular client computing device may be identified from among multiple different print services providers, each of which may offer one or more print services for printing content. Thereafter, a specific print service offered by one of the particular print services providers may be identified as being relevant to a print service search query from the particular client computing device. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262754 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING A RESOURCE - One example discloses a network system for obtaining a network resource for printing. The network system can comprise a system comprising a memory for storing computer executable instructions and a processing unit for accessing the memory and executing the computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions can comprise a server comprising a message analyzer. The message analyzer can receive a list of network resources based on a network search executed for query data included in a query print message received at the server. The message analyzer can also select a network resource from the list of network resources that is determined to be a best match for the message to provide a selected resource. The server can manipulate the selected resource into a format for printing to provide a manipulated resource. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262755 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a connection unit that is connected to an external storage device, an image reading unit that reads image data to be stored on the external storage device at least, a controller that controls power to be supplied to the image reading unit by selecting between a standard mode and a power-saving mode consuming power less than in the standard mode. When the external storage device is connecting to the connection unit while the power-saving mode is selected, the controller determines whether the external storage device is enable to be written or not. The controller supplies power to the image reading unit in the standard mode if the controller determines the external storage device is enable to be written, or supplies power to the image reading unit in the power-saving mode if the controller determines the external storage device is not enable to be written. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262756 | POSITION DETECTING APPARATUS, POSITION DETECTING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a position detecting apparatus including a display device includes three receiving units provided on the rear surface side of the display device and configured to receive a radio signal from a device provided on the front surface side of the display device, an intensity detecting device configured to detect the intensity of the radio signal from the device received by the receiving units, and a control unit configured to calculate the position of the device from the intensity of the radio signal received by the receiving units and display, on the display device, a guide screen for aligning the device with specific one receiving unit. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262757 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL CONNECTING TO IP NETWORK, AND IMAGE DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD - Typically, a communication terminal according to an embodiment is a communication terminal for transmitting image data to a transmission destination communication terminal through an initiation protocol (IP) network. The communication terminal includes a display unit, a data size calculation unit, an acquisition unit, a projection calculation unit, and a display controller. The data size calculation unit calculates the size of image data to be transmitted. The acquisition unit acquires speed information indicating a communication speed at which communication can be performed with the transmission destination communication terminal. The projection calculation unit calculates at least either one of a projected communication fee and a projected communication time when transmitting the image data at the communication speed indicated by the acquired speed information. The display controller makes the display unit display the result of calculation of the projection calculation unit. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262758 | INTRA-DEVICE COMMUNICATION IN A LOCKED PRINT ARCHITECTURE - Techniques are provided for processing a job, such as a print job or a facsimile (fax) job. A printing device comprises multiple modules that are developed in different programming languages. An inter-process communication channel is established between (a) a first module that is developed in a platform-independent programming language and (b) a second module that is developed in a platform-dependent programming language. The first module receives user input that identifies a particular print job. In response to the user input, the first module sends, via the inter-process communication channel, one or more instructions to the second module, which retrieves the print job, decrypts the print job, and causes the print job to be executed. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262759 | SETTING APPARATUS, SETTING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A setting apparatus capable of setting a length of a margin provided for a recording medium on which an image is recorded by a recording unit confirms information about a length of an outer periphery when the recording medium on which the image is recorded is rolled in a roll shape, and sets a length of a margin provided for the recording medium based on the confirmed information. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262760 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a case where a reusable object extracted from a print job and is subjected to transformation processing upon reuse thereof, a print device executes halftone processing taking into account the transformation indicated by the transformation processing for the reusable object, and generates image data to store the generated image data in a cache. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262761 | Device, System, and Method of Fax Relay - Device, system, and method of fax relay. For example, a fax relay apparatus includes a fax relay session controller which includes: a first converter to convert non-V.34 fax relay streams which are based on non-V.34 modulation and which are incoming from an Internet Protocol (IP) network into V.34 fax relay streams and to forward the converted V.34 fax relay streams to a V.34 fax relay gateway; and a second converter to convert output V.34 fax relay streams of said V.34 fax relay gateway into non-V.34 fax relay streams which are based on non-V.34 modulation and to forward the converted non-V.34 fax relay streams which are based on non-V.34 modulation to a remote device over the IP network. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262762 | METHOD FOR SIGNALING A FACSIMILE PASS THROUGH MODE OVER A VOIP VOICE SERVICE | 2012-10-18 |
20120262763 | AUTOMATICALLY-ACTIVATED IMAGE SCANNING DEVICE - An automatically-activated image scanning device includes a platform, a light source, an image sensor, a driving unit and a controller. The platform is configured for supporting an object. The light source is configured for providing illuminating light. The image sensor is configured for capturing reflected light from the object reflecting the illuminating light and outputting an image signal. The driving unit is configured for driving the image sensor to move relative to the object. The controller is configured for analyzing the image signal to determine existence of the object on the platform and then activate a scanning process if the existence of said object is determined. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262764 | Handheld portable scanner - The present invention relates to a scanner and more particularly pertains to a handheld portable scanner with integrated technologies which effectively combines lighting, electronics and mechanical technologies and has a small size and convenient portability, which comprises a scanner housing, a battery, scanning components and image processing components. The scanning components are composed of an optical scanning head and a scanning rod. The image processing components are composed of scan-speed testing components which are coupled with the scanning rod, a processing chip for processing of data scanned by the optical scanning head and image processing, and a scanner circuit. The present invention provides a handheld portable scanner which has a convenient portability and extensive functions. More importantly, with the coordination of the speed testing components and the processing chip, the present invention can correct scanning errors caused by uneven speed of manual scanning by means of computation of the chip, thereby ensuring that the scanning output is the same as the original document. To ensure the quality of the scanned document, reminder function is also available in case the dragging speed of the scanner is too fast. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262765 | SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE - A sheet conveyance device that is capable of correcting skew of a sheet like an index sheet without complicating a use setting and without increasing a cost significantly. A plurality of conveyance units are arranged in a direction intersecting a sheet conveyance direction to convey a sheet. At least three detection sensors are arranged in a direction intersecting the conveyance direction at an upstream side from the conveyance units to detect the sheet. A skew amount computation unit measures a time difference between detection timings of a front end of the sheet by two of the at least three detection sensors except the detection sensor that detects first, and computes a front-end skew amount according to the time difference. A speed change unit makes the conveyance speeds of the conveyance units be different according to the front-end skew amount so as to correct the skew of the sheet. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262766 | AUTO DOCUMENT FEEDER AND DOCUMENT FEEDING METHOD - An auto-document feeder includes a first image scanning section configured to scan an image on first side of documents, a paper feeding section configured to feed the documents one by one, from which images are read by the first image scanning section, a paper discharge section which discharges the documents passing through the first image scanning section, plural conveying sections having different paths to reach the first image scanning section and which guide the document from the paper feeding section to the first image scanning section, a gate section which directs the documents fed by the paper feeding section to one of the plural conveying sections, a second image scanning section configured to scan the image on second side of the documents, a double feeding detecting section which positioned between the first image scanning section and the second image scanning section. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262767 | IDENTIFICATION MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION THEREOF - An identification medium, in which a pattern is clearly altered in observation through a right-handed circularly polarizing filter and observation through a left-handed circularly polarizing filter, is provided. The identification medium is formed by laminating a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, a λ/4 plate, and a linearly polarizing filter layer, in that order, from an observing side. The cholesteric liquid crystal layer is formed with a hologram and selectively reflects light. In an observation through a circularly polarizing filter that transmits the light reflected at the cholesteric liquid crystal layer, light reflected at a pattern printed layer is not perceived due to the function of a circularly polarizing layer. Images are clearly altered by switching a right-handed and a left-handed circularly polarizing filter. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262768 | STACKING A VISIBLE IMAGE AND A SYNTHETIC HOLOGRAM - The invention relates to a synthetic hologram consisting of an array of encoding cells, including a pattern in which the cells are inverted and have a phase modified by an offset value relative to the rest of the hologram. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262769 | HOLOGRAPHIC SOLAR COUPLER - A method of focusing radiation with an array of lenses, which includes modifying the angles of propagation and convergence and/or divergence with transmission and reflection holographic optical elements, and coupling the radiation into an optical fiber. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262770 | ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER AND PHOTOACOUSTIC APPARATUS - The present invention provides an electromechanical transducer which can prevent light from being incident on a receiving face, without deteriorating mechanical characteristics of a vibration film. The electromechanical transducer has at least one cell | 2012-10-18 |
20120262771 | DEEP SUBMERSIBLE LIGHT WITH PRESSURE COMPENSATION - A deep submersible light may include a body defining a hollow interior and a solid state light source such as a plurality of high brightness LEDs mounted in the interior of the body. A transparent window may be mounted over the LEDs. The space between the transparent window and the LEDs may be filled with an optically transparent fluid, gel, or grease, which allows light to pass through and ambient water pressure to pass in, thus pressure compensating the LEDs by allowing them to see ambient water pressure. The transparent window may be mounted in the body for reciprocation in both a forward direction and a rearward direction to accommodate volumetric changes in the compensating fluid, gel, or grease caused by changes in temperature and water pressure as the manned or remotely piloted submarine travels from the sea surface to deep ocean depths. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262772 | Device and Process for Forming Laser Pulses - The invention relates to a device for forming laser pulses comprising: an input for a pulsed laser beam; a spatial phase modulator ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120262773 | Thermally switched absorptive window shutter - The thermally switched absorptive optical shutter may be a self-regulating “switchable absorber” device that may absorb approximately 100% of incoming light above a threshold temperature, and may absorb approximately 50% of incoming light below a threshold temperature. The shutter may be formed by placing a thermotropic depolarizes between two absorptive polarizers. This control over the flow of radiant energy may occur independently of the thermal conductivity or insulation of the shutter device and may or may not preserve the image and color properties of incoming visible light. This has energy-efficiency implications as it can be used to regulate the internal temperature and illumination of buildings, vehicles, and other structures without the need for an external power supply or operator signals. The shutter device has unique optical properties that are not found in traditional windows, skylights, stained glass, light fixtures, glass blocks, bricks, walls, or other building materials. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262774 | ELECTRO-WETTING DISPLAY - An electro-wetting display includes a first substrate, a second substrate which faces the first substrate, and a fluid layer between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels connected to the gate lines and the data lines. A fluid layer includes a first fluid layer having a color and a second fluid layer which is transparent. Each pixel includes a switching device, a pixel electrode in connection with the switching device, and a spacing electrode. The switching device is connected to an i-th gate line of the gate lines and a j-th data line of the data lines. The spacing electrode is adjacent to a side of the pixel electrode and in connection with a (i−1)th gate line of the gate lines. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262775 | Micro-Mirror System And Associated Control Method - A micro-mirror system having a micro-mirror actuator, a sensor for detecting the position of the micro-mirror actuator, a light module having at least one light source and an associated control system via which a light intensity of the light source is controllable, and an evaluation and control unit which is designed to control the micro-mirror actuator as a function of an output signal of the sensor. The system provides that the evaluation and control unit includes a compensation routine in which an offset voltage of the output signal of the sensor is settable as a function of the light intensity of the light source to be expected at the point in time that the micro-mirror actuator is activated. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262776 | COLOR ELECTRONIC PAPER DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A color electronic paper device and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The device includes: a front panel; a color filter layer, placed over the front panel; a color protection layer, being a thermoplastic transparent layer placed over the color filter layer; an adhesive layer, placed over the color protection layer; and a cover, placed over the adhesive layer. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262777 | DISPLAY DEVICE DRIVEN BY ELECTRIC FIELD - The present invention relates to an electric-field drive display device. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the electric-field drive display device comprises: a first substrate; a first electrode which is formed on the first substrate; a second electrode which is formed on the first substrate and is disposed in parallel with the first electrode; a drive partition wall which is formed on the first electrode and the second electrode and has a plurality of opening and closing holes; and a plurality of drive bodies which are disposed inside each of the opening and closing holes. Consequently, the electric-field drive display device according to one embodiment of the present invention can adjust the amount of light transmitted and so display the desired image by adjusting the positions of the drive bodies in the horizontal direction through the use of electrical force. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262778 | Physical Modulation Tuned Plasmonic Device - A plasmonic display device is provided that uses physical modulation mechanisms. The device is made from an electrically conductive bottom electrode and a first dielectric layer overlying the bottom electrode. The first dielectric layer is a piezoelectric material having an index of expansion responsive to an electric field. An electrically conductive top electrode overlies the first dielectric layer. A first plasmonic layer, including a plurality of discrete plasmonic particles, is interposed between the top and bottom electrodes and in contact with the first dielectric layer. In one aspect, the plasmonic particles are an expandable polymer material covered with a metal coating having a size responsive to an electric field. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262779 | NESTED-CAVITY OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR FOR FAST FREQUENCY TUNING - Nested-cavity optical parametric oscillator for fast frequency tuning including a source of pump radiation (f | 2012-10-18 |
20120262780 | MULTIMODE OPTICAL AMPLIFIER WITH CLOSE-LOOP MODAL GAIN CONTROL - Systems and methods for amplification are shown that include a pump preparation module configured to provide a pump output that includes a plurality of pump modes; an amplification module configured to accept a multimode signal input and the pump output, such that the pump output causes an amplification of a plurality of modes in the signal input to produce an amplified signal output; and a gain control module configured to adjust a balance of the plurality of pump modes in the pump output to produce a predetermined amplified signal output. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262781 | HYBRID LASER AMPLIFIER SYSTEM INCLUDING ACTIVE TAPER - Hybrid laser systems include fiber amplifiers using tapered waveguides and solid-state amplifiers. Typically, such systems represent a technically simple and low cost approach to high peak power pulsed laser systems. The tapered waveguides generally are provided with an active dopant such as a rare earth element that is pumped with one or more semiconductor lasers. The active waveguide taper is selected to taper from a single or few mode section to a multimode section. A seed beam in a fundamental mode is provided to a section of the waveguide taper associated with a smaller optical mode, and an amplified beam exits the waveguide taper at a section associated with a larger optical mode. The waveguide taper permits amplification to higher peak power values than comparable small mode area fibers. The fiber amplified beam is then directed to a solid state amplifier, such as a thin disk or rod-type laser amplifier. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262782 | Multiple Wavelength LED Array Illuminator for Fluorescence Microscopy - One embodiment provides light along an optical axis. It comprises a substrate and at least one array of multiple LED chips without individual packaging supported by the substrate. The LED chips emit light within different wavelength ranges and are distributed laterally with respect to the axis over an area, the LED chips having light emitting surfaces for emitting light in directions transverse to the area. An optical element adjacent to the light emitting surfaces of the LED chips in the at least one array collects and directs light emitted by the LED chips of the at least one array along the axis towards a target. Another embodiment is directed to a method for providing multiple wavelength light for fluorescent microscopy using the above system. Electric current is supplied to the multiple LED chips, causing them to emit light of multiple wavelengths. The currents supplied to the multiple LED chips are controlled so as to control the exposure of fluorescent dyes with different excitation wavelengths wherein the light emitted by the multiple LED chips include wavelength components at such different excitation wavelengths without having to move the multiple LED chips. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262783 | MICROSCOPE SLIDE SEPARATION DEVICES AND METHODS - A microscope slide separation device and method of storing microscope slides are disclosed. In specific embodiments, the microscope slide separation device can be placed a folded position that forms a cavity between at least first and second members configured to receive a microscope slide to which both a sample and a slip cover have been coupled. In particular embodiments, the first member may have at least one side configured not to stick to cover slip mounting media. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262784 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND ARRAY SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SCREEN AND SCREEN - A method for manufacturing an array substrate includes forming a plurality of holes in a film shape substrate having thermal plasticity, in which the holes have a diameter of 0.25 times to 2 times a thickness of the substrate, and a pitch of 5 times to 40 times the diameter of the holes; and heating a molding member provided with a plurality of convex portions or concave portions in an array pattern, pressing the substrate provided with the plurality of holes, and transferring the plurality of convex portions or concave portions to the substrate. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262785 | ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An antireflective film is provided and includes: a transparent substrate; at least one conductive layer formed from a composition including at least one transparent conductive polymeric material and a compound forming a cross-liking site, the compound having a plurality of cross-linking reactive groups, at least one of which cross-links with the transparent conductive polymeric material; and at least one low refractive index layer. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262786 | FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FILM - Provided is a film of which the slow axis in plane does not comply with TD direction nor MD direction of the film and which is excellent in adequacy of pasting with other components. The film is a long film comprising at least a first molecule expressing positive intrinsic birefringence and a second molecule expressing negative intrinsic birefringence, having a slow axis in plane in a direction which is neither parallel nor orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the long film, and the direction of the slow axis in plane being neither parallel nor orthogonal to the individual directions of alignment of the first and second molecules. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262787 | PIXELATED, DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING TWO HEIGHT STEPS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A PHASE DISTRIBUTION WITH AN ARBITRARY PHASE DEVIATION - A diffractive optical element generates a phase distribution with an arbitrary quasi-continuous phase deviation. The diffractive optical element includes a plurality of pixels configured to generate an adjustable phase deviation. Each pixel has a base face, and the plurality of pixels being disposed adjacent each other with their base faces in an element plane of the diffractive optical element. One or more pixels of the plurality of pixels includes a height profile formed by a first face and a second face of the one or more pixels. A distance between the first face and second face defining a height step that is tuned to an adjustable maximum phase deviation of the diffractive optical element. | 2012-10-18 |
20120262788 | DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - A diffractive optical element is made by layering first and second diffractive gratings. A difference of an extinction coefficient to d-line between the two materials of each of the first and second diffractive grating is larger than 0.0002 and smaller than 0.002. The following conditional expressions are satisfied 0.05<|Δnd | 2012-10-18 |