47th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210364851 | CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a curved display device capable of preventing or reducing local light leakage while achieving a certain contrast ratio. The curved display device includes a liquid crystal panel in a normally black mode. The liquid crystal panel includes a first polarizer, a liquid crystal cell, and a second polarizer in a stated order from a viewing surface side. The liquid crystal cell includes a first substrate including a transparent substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate including a transparent substrate in a stated order from the viewing surface side. At least one of the first substrate or the second substrate is provided with a third polarizer on a surface of the transparent substrate closer to the liquid crystal layer. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364852 | DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel, a display device, and a method for manufacturing a display panel are disclosed. The display panel includes: a liquid crystal layer, a first polarizer and a second polarizer. The first polarizer and the second polarizer are respectively on both sides of the liquid crystal layer, the first polarizer includes a plurality of first polarizing structures, and a polarization direction of at least one of the first polarizing structures is not perpendicular to a polarization direction of the second polarizer. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364853 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a backlight module and a display device. A first notch is defined in a back plate of the backlight module. The first notch corresponds to a second notch defined in the display panel, and a light source set is disposed on the back plate located on two sides of the first notch, which lowers a dimension of a lower bezel of the display device and enhances a screen ratio such that light of the backlight module entering the display panel becomes more uniform, which enhances the differential performance of the products and improves the market competitiveness of the products. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364854 | Electronic Device Display with a Backlight Having Light-emitting Diodes and Driver Integrated Circuits in an Active Area - A pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a backlight. The backlight may include a two-dimensional array of light-emitting diodes, with each light-emitting diode being placed in a respective cell. Different light-emitting diodes may have unique brightness magnitudes based on the content of the given display frame. Driver integrated circuits may control one or more associated light-emitting diodes to have a desired brightness level. The driver integrated circuits may be formed in an active area of the backlight. The driver integrated circuits may be arranged in groups that are daisy chained together. A digital signal (that includes information such as addressing information) may be propagated through the group of driver integrated circuits. To manage thermal performance of the backlight, the backlight may include a thermally conductive layer and/or a heat sink structure. To increase the efficiency of the backlight, the backlight may include one or more reflective layers. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364855 | Electronic Device Display with a Backlight Having Light-emitting Diodes and Driver Integrated Circuits in an Active Area - A pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a backlight. The backlight may include a two-dimensional array of light-emitting diodes, with each light-emitting diode being placed in a respective cell. Different light-emitting diodes may have unique brightness magnitudes based on the content of the given display frame. Driver integrated circuits may control one or more associated light-emitting diodes to have a desired brightness level. The driver integrated circuits may be formed in an active area of the backlight. The driver integrated circuits may be arranged in groups that are daisy chained together. A digital signal (that includes information such as addressing information) may be propagated through the group of driver integrated circuits. To manage thermal performance of the backlight, the backlight may include a thermally conductive layer and/or a heat sink structure. To increase the efficiency of the backlight, the backlight may include one or more reflective layers. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364856 | BACKLIGHT MODULE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - A backlight module, a method of manufacturing the backlight module, a display device and an illuminating device are disclosed. The backlight module includes: a light guide plate having a first surface and a second surface opposed to each other and at least one side surface between the first surface and the second surface, the side surface being provided with a first light reflecting structure and having an acute angle with respect to the first surface; a light source disposed at a side of the first surface, an orthographic projection of the light source onto the first surface being at an edge portion of the first surface adjacent to the side surface, wherein the light emitted by the light source is at least partially reflected by the first light reflecting structure after entering the light guide plate through the first surface of the light guide plate. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364857 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A surface light source device comprises: a plurality of light sources configured to emit light toward a light exit surface of the surface light source device; a holding member having an installation surface on which the light sources are installed; and a reflector having a plurality of openings that expose the light sources, respectively, the reflector being arranged to cover the installation surface of the holding member, the reflector including a first reflective sheet having an engagement piece at a peripheral portion of the first reflective sheet and a second reflective sheet adjacent to the first reflective sheet and having an engaged portion that is shiftably engaged with the engagement piece. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364858 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight module and a display device are provided. The backlight module includes a glass back plate. The glass back plate includes a flat portion and at least one scattering portion disposed on the flat portion. An inner surface of the at least one scattering portion is provided with a diffusion layer. The backlight module and the display device can simplify a process of the backlight module and improve an assembly performance. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364859 | LUMINOUS FLUX CONTROL MEMBER, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A luminous flux control member has: an incident surface, an emission surface; a back surface; and a plurality of recessed or projecting first quadrangular pyramid parts placed in grid form on at least a portion of the back surface. The first quadrangular pyramid part includes: a first inclined plane that is inclined so as to face the back side as separation increases from the central axis; a second inclined plane that is inclined so as to face the front side as separation increases from the central axis; and a connecting part that connects the first inclined plane and the second inclined plane. In a cross section including the central axis and the center of the connecting part, the first inclined plane is larger than the second inclined plane. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364860 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module comprises a substrate having a bottom surface; at least two openings disposed on surrounding sides of the substrate and passing through the entire substrate; and a glue frame surrounding and sealed on the surrounding sides of the substrate; wherein the glue frame is provided with a hook corresponding to the openings, and the hook penetrates through the openings from a surface away from the bottom surface of the substrate and is caught on and connected to the bottom surface of the substrate. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364861 | Electronic Device Display with a Backlight Having Light-emitting Diodes and Driver Integrated Circuits in an Active Area - A pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a backlight. The backlight may include a two-dimensional array of light-emitting diodes, with each light-emitting diode being placed in a respective cell. Different light-emitting diodes may have unique brightness magnitudes based on the content of the given display frame. Driver integrated circuits may control one or more associated light-emitting diodes to have a desired brightness level. The driver integrated circuits may be formed in an active area of the backlight. The driver integrated circuits may be arranged in groups that are daisy chained together. A digital signal (that includes information such as addressing information) may be propagated through the group of driver integrated circuits. To manage thermal performance of the backlight, the backlight may include a thermally conductive layer and/or a heat sink structure. To increase the efficiency of the backlight, the backlight may include one or more reflective layers. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364862 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight module and a display device are provided by the present disclosure. The backlight module includes: a light guide plate including a light-emergent surface; and an optical film and a support structure arranged at a side of the light-emergent surface of the light guide plate; wherein the support structure is configured to support and fix the display panel. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364863 | CHROMATICITY OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses a chromaticity optimization method for a liquid crystal display and the liquid crystal display. Since there are different combinations between liquid crystal panels and backlight units, a cross-matching operation is conducted to get optimized results in matching pairs each made up of one of the liquid crystal panels and one of the backlight units, so that chromaticity coordinates (x, y) at a white point of each assembled liquid crystal display have a tolerance range of ±0.015. This effectively improves chromaticity errors of the assembled liquid crystal display and can be implemented in automated production. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364864 | OPTICAL DEVICE - An optical device is provided that includes a first optical member made of a birefringent material and disposed so that an optical axis of the first optical member is neither parallel nor orthogonal to a direction in which incident light travels. Moreover, a second optical member made of a birefringent material is disposed so that an optical axis of the second optical member is neither parallel nor orthogonal to the direction in which the incident light travels. A third optical member is disposed between the first and second optical members and generates an optical path difference of {¼+m×(½)}×λ (m is an integer) between orthogonal polarization components of light emitted from the first optical member. At least one of the optical members is rotatable about an axis of the incident light. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364865 | PIXEL ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - The disclosure provides a pixel electrode structure and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The pixel electrode structure includes a main electrode, a plurality of branch electrodes, and a plurality of gaps. The main electrode is a strip electrode with a zigzag shape. A junction electric field is formed in a liquid crystal cell to which the main electrode corresponds, which may improve convergence and collimation of light and increase light transmittance through a display panel. Furthermore, a width of the main electrode is reduced, which further reduces widths of black lines appearing on a location corresponding to the main electrode and further increases light transmittance of the display panel. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364866 | PIXEL ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A pixel electrode structure and a display device are provided. The pixel electrode structure includes a boundary stem region and a branch region; wherein the boundary stem region includes a stem electrode; the branch region includes a plurality of branch electrodes, and the branch electrodes are arranged in parallel with each other and connected to the stem electrode; a gap is formed between two adjacent branch electrodes; at least one branch electrode includes a first electrode section and a second electrode section, the second electrode section is connected between the first electrode section and the stem electrode; and a width of the first electrode section is less than a width of the second electrode section. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364867 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL - The present application provides an array substrate and a display pane. The array substrate includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array. Each of the pixel units includes a first pixel driving circuit, a second pixel driving circuit, and a first transparent electrode configured to drive rotation of liquid crystal molecules. The first transparent electrode includes a first electrode trace and a second electrode trace electrically insulated from each other. The first pixel driving circuit is electrically connected to the first electrode trace, and the second pixel driving circuit is electrically connected to the second electrode trace. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364868 | Display Panel and Fabrication Method Thereof, and Display Apparatus - A display panel and a fabrication method thereof, and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes: a base substrate, and a display region and a non-display region on the base substrate. The display region has a special shaped boundary, and includes: a plurality of display pixels and transition pixels; the transition pixels are provided between the display pixels and the special-shaped boundary; each of the display pixels and each of the transition pixels respectively include: a first electrode and a second electrode. An area of each of the first electrodes of the transition pixels is different from an area of each of the first electrodes of the display pixels; and/or, an area of each of the second electrodes of the transition pixels is different from an area of each of the second electrodes of the display pixel. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364869 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL - An array substrate and a display panel are provided. The array substrate includes a base substrate and a plurality of pixel units distributed in an array on the base substrate. The pixel unit includes a common electrode and a pixel electrode positioned above the common electrode. Meanwhile, the pixel electrode includes a main electrode and a branch electrode electrically connected to the main electrode, and an orthographic projection of the common electrode on the base substrate coincides with at least a part of an orthographic projection of the main electrode on the base substrate. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364870 | SOURCE DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a source driver and a display panel. The source driver includes a printed circuit board, a flip-chip film, a source driver chip, a first connection line, and a test point. The source driver chip is encapsulated on the flip-chip film and connected to the display panel through the first connection line, and the first connection line is connected to the test point, wherein a conductive pattern is formed on the flip-chip film, the conductive pattern is grounded through a ground line, and the conductive pattern includes a tip portion configured to form a tip discharge effect to discharge static electricity on the test point to the ground line. Therefore, the present disclosure can conduct static electricity through the tip portion when electrostatic discharge occurs, thereby preventing the electrostatic discharge from damaging the driver chip through a test point path. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364871 | SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A substrate is provided, which includes a base, a light shielding metal layer, a signal line layer, and a pixel electrode layer. The light shielding metal layer is located on the base and includes patterned shield electrodes. The signal line layer includes patterned data lines. The pixel electrode layer includes patterned pixel electrodes. Furthermore, a superposition region is present on an orthogonal projection of the data lines on the base and an orthogonal projection of the shield electrodes on the base. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364872 | OPTICAL STRUCTURE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL STRUCTURE - An optical structure, a display device and a method for manufacturing an optical structure and are provided. The optical structure includes a first positioning plate, a second positioning plate and a liquid crystal layer. The first positioning plate and the second positioning plate are oppositely disposed, and the liquid crystal layer is arranged between the first positioning plate and the second positioning plate. A surface of the first positioning plate close to the liquid crystal layer is provided with a plurality of protruding structures protruding toward the liquid crystal layer. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364873 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING COLOR FILTER ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND COLOR FILTER ARRAY SUBSTRATE - A method for fabricating a color filter array substrate and a color filter array substrate are provided. The method includes sequentially forming a thin-film-transistor (TFT) structural layer, a passivation layer, a color resist layer, a planarization layer over the substrate. An opening structure is formed over the planarization layer, the color resist layer, and the passivation layer, and the opening structure simultaneously penetrates the planarization layer, the color resist layer, and the passivation layer, and exposes the source/drain metal layer. A transparent conductive layer is formed over the planarization layer to cover the opening structure and electrically connect the source/drain metal layer. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364874 | REPAIRING METHOD FOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND ARRAY SUBSTRATE - A repairing method for an array substrate is provided. The array substrate includes at least one defective signal line, which is a data line or a gate line having a breakpoint. The defective signal line is divided by the breakpoint into a first portion and a second portion. The repairing method includes disconnecting a connection between a first thin film transistor and a data line or a gate line to which the first thin film transistor is connected, the first thin film transistor being a thin film transistor closest to the breakpoint among thin film transistors connected to the first portion; electrically connecting a first terminal of the first thin film transistor to the first portion; and taking a common electrode line segment from a common electrode line to which the first pixel electrode corresponds as a repair line. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364875 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY PANEL MANUFACTURING PROCESS - This application discloses a display panel and a display panel manufacturing process. The display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate; and an AU ball communicating a common line of the first substrate and a common electrode of the second substrate. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364876 | PIXEL STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY PANEL - A pixel structure and a display panel are provided. The pixel structure includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array. Three of the pixel units form a pixel group coupled to a data line and two scan lines arranged in sequence. The pixel structure includes a first pixel unit coupled between a first scan line and the data line, a second pixel unit coupled between a second scan line and the data line, and a third pixel unit coupled between one scan line that is different from an interval configuration and the data line. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364877 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a substrate; a gate line disposed on the substrate and extending in a first direction; a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line; a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; a gate voltage supply line disposed on the gate insulating layer and extending in the second direction, the gate voltage supply line connected to the gate line; a passivation layer disposed on the data line and the gate voltage supply line; a shielding electrode disposed on the passivation layer; an insulating layer disposed on the shielding electrode; and a pixel electrode disposed on the insulating layer and overlapping the shielding electrode. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364878 | OPTICAL TRANSMITTER, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An optical transmitter includes a Mach-Zehnder modulator having an arm waveguide and a phase controller configured to control a phase of a light propagating through the arm waveguide by applying a voltage to the Mach-Zehnder modulator. When the voltage is deviated from a predetermined range, the phase controller shifts the voltage in the direction opposite to a direction of the deviation from the predetermined range by the amount corresponding to a change of 2π in the phase. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364879 | OPTICAL MODULATING DEVICE - An optical modulating device of the present disclosure includes an optical splitter, an optical phase modulator and an optical combiner. The optical splitter splits an inputting optical signal by an optical splitting ratio to generate a first split optical signal and a second split optical signal. The optical phase modulator phase modulates the first split optical signal and the second split optical signal to respectively generate a first modulating optical signal and a second modulating optical signal. The optical combiner combines the first modulating optical signal and the second modulating optical signal by a combining ratio to generate an outputting optical signal having a chirp, the combining ratio being equal to the optical splitting ratio, a value of the combining ratio being a positive number, and the value being less than one or more than one. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364880 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a back light module; a light transmission direction controller on a light emitting side of the back light module; and a plurality of subpixels on a side of the light transmission direction controller away from the back light module, each individual one of the plurality of subpixels including a light transmissive part and a light blocking part. The back light module is configured to emit light toward the plurality of subpixels. The light transmission direction controller is configured to independently adjust a grayscale of each individual one of the plurality of subpixels by independently controlling a light distribution ratio between a first portion of light transmitted through the light transmissive part and a second portion of light blocked by the light blocking part in each individual one of the plurality of subpixels. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364881 | SOLID-STATE TIP-TILT-PHASED ARRAY - A solid state optical beam steering device including a body of electro-optical material wherein the body of electro-optical material comprises any material of a class of hydrogen-doped phase-change metal oxide and wherein the body has a first face and a second face opposite the first face, a first transparent resistive sheet on the first face of the body of electro optic material, wherein the first transparent resistive sheet has a first side and a second side, and a transparent conductor on the second face of the body of electro optic material, wherein the transparent conductor is coupled to the second side of the first transparent resistive sheet. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364882 | OPTICAL AXIS TUNABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF OPERATING OPTICAL AXIS TUNABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS - An optical axis tunable liquid crystal lens includes a liquid crystal layer; and a control electrode configured to adjust an optical axis of the optical axis tunable liquid crystal lens. The control electrode includes a first electrode configured to be provided with a common voltage signal and a second electrode configured to be provided with a control voltage signal. The first electrode is on a side of the liquid crystal layer away from the second electrode. The second electrode includes a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode spaced apart from each other and being on two opposite sides with respect to a center of the second electrode, the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode being independently addressable, the first sub-electrode configured to be provided with a first voltage signal and the second sub-electrode configured to be provided with a second voltage signal. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364883 | AN IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device and a method of imaging are disclosed. The device includes an array of liquid crystal cells, each providing a phase shift to electromagnetic radiation passing through the cell; control electronics for controlling the phase shifts provided by each of the liquid crystal cells; a detector; and an image processor for generating an image from electromagnetic radiation detected by the detector. The array of cells form a plurality of patches; and the control electronics is configured to control the phase shifts of the cells of each patch to form each patch into a respective lens that focuses electromagnetic radiation towards the detector such that the patches form an array of lenses. A method of imaging is also disclosed. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364884 | SOLID STATE ELECTRICALLY VARIABLE-FOCAL LENGTH LENS - A solid state electrically variable focal length lens includes a plurality of concentric rings of electro-optical material, wherein the electro-optical material comprises any material of a class of hydrogen-doped phase-change metal oxide and wherein each respective concentric ring further includes a transparent resistive sheet on a first face of the respective concentric ring, wherein the transparent resistive sheet extends along the first face, and a first voltage coupled between a first end and a second end of the transparent resistive sheet, wherein the first voltage may be varied to select an optical beam deflection angle. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364885 | SUPERCONTINUUM RADIATION SOURCE AND ASSOCIATED METROLOGY DEVICES - A supercontinuum radiation source including a modulator being operable to modulate pump laser radiation including a train of radiation pulses to provide modulated pump laser radiation, the modulation being such to selectively provide a burst of the pulses; and a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber being operable to receive the modulated pump laser radiation and excite a working medium contained within the hollow-core photonic crystal fiber so as to generate supercontinuum radiation. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364886 | Photo Guide for Vehicle - A device and method for assisting a user in photographing a vehicle for documenting a condition of the vehicle. The method includes receiving information regarding the vehicle and displaying a graphic overlay of the vehicle. A video image of the vehicle is captured with a camera and is displayed with the graphical overlay. The video image of the vehicle is aligned with the graphical overlay of the vehicle and the image of the vehicle is stored. The graphical overlay can be oriented on the screen in a manner so that the stored image of the vehicle is captured at a predetermined horizontal angle, vertical height and/or vehicle size. The photograph of the vehicle can be attached to an insurance estimate. Standardizing the horizontal angle, vertical and/or vehicle size of the photographed vehicle promotes consistency and uniformity in the estimating process. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364887 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device stores and holds a battery as a drive power source and has a configuration in which the battery can be attached/detached to/from the electronic device. In the electronic device, the battery lid in the electronic device includes a lid plate having a rib, and a lock plate configured to be movable to a first position and a second position with respect to the lid plate, and when the lock plate moves from the first position (non-lock position) to the second position (lock position) with respect to the lid plate, the battery is locked by the battery lock portion and stored and held in a predetermined battery hold position of the battery storage portion, and the battery lid is suppressed from being pressed by the stored and held battery. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364888 | LENS APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A lens apparatus is attachable to, detachable from, and communicable with the image pickup apparatus. The lens apparatus includes a focus lens configured to provide focusing, a driver configured to drive the focus lens, and at least one processor or circuit configured to execute a plurality of tasks configured to acquire first correction data for correcting an in-focus position, to maintain the first correction data when the focus lens is located in a first area where detecting reliability of the in-focus position by autofocus is high, and to change the first correction data to second correction data when the focus lens is located in a second area where the detecting reliability of the in-focus position by the autofocus is low. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364889 | LENS BARREL - A lens barrel includes a linear actuator that is disposed more to the outer peripheral side than the outer peripheral surface of a focus lens unit, and has two permanent magnets, a yoke unit, and a coil; and the focus lens unit that holds a focus lens and is driven back and forth along the optical axis direction. The permanent magnets are disposed substantially in parallel and spaced apart, with the same poles facing each other. The yoke unit includes a center yoke portion, a back yoke portion, and a yoke that magnetically couples the center yoke portion and the back yoke portion. The coil is wound around the center yoke portion, and its center is offset from the center of the two permanent magnets to the outer peripheral side with respect to the optical axis center of the focus lens. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364890 | IMAGE REAR-PROJECTION AND IMAGE CAPTURE - A projector and a camera are each disposed behind a transparent projection surface. The projector is to rear-project a first image onto the transparent projection surface, whereas the camera is to capture a second image in front of the transparent projection surface. Capture by the camera of the first image as reflected back by the transparent projection surface after rearprojection by the projector, as part of the second image, is minimized | 2021-11-25 |
20210364891 | Device for Recording a Three-Dimensional Environment - The invention relates to a device for recording a three-dimensional environment, including a preferably spherical housing; a plurality of cameras, arranged to and projecting outwardly from the housing with overlapping fields of view; a plurality of light emitting diodes, arranged to and projecting outwardly from the housing; and at least one heat sink with a bottom, fixed to the outer surface of the housing, and a top, arranged in heat exchanging contact with the plurality of light emitting diodes. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364892 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETAINING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A lighted makeup mirror including a bar that forms part of a frame circumscribing and supporting a mirror assembly that has opposed mirror panels of different magnifications. A clamping device is engaged with the bar and is selectively movable therealong. The clamping device temporarily secures an electronic device, such as a smartphone, to the mirror. The mirror has a processor including programming which allows the mirror to be paired to the electronic device. A user interface on the mirror allows a user to control the functions of the mirror and of electronic device. The user manipulates the user interface to shoot selfies or videos with the electronic device while illuminating their face with the mirror. The electronic device is movable and tiltable relative to the mirror so that the user is able to obtain a desired shot of them applying makeup or styling their hair. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364893 | CAMERA AND SUCTION CUP APPARATUS - A camera fixed by suction to a transparent member and configured to capture an image through the transparent member includes: a planar portion having an opening; an auxiliary member attached to a surface of the planar portion and including a hole formed therein, the hole communicating with the opening of the planar portion, the auxiliary member having a plate shape and being brought into contact with the transparent member; and a suction portion causing the auxiliary member to be attached by suction to the transparent member by forming a negative pressure in the opening of the planar portion, in which the auxiliary member is softer than a material of the planar portion. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364894 | PORTABLE SELF-STANDING CAMERA MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING MULTIPLE CAMERAS - A camera mounting system may include first and second self-standing post assemblies. The first post assembly may include a first post including a first tube extending between bottom and top ends of the first post, and a first base attached to the bottom end of the first post. The second post assembly may include a second post including a second tube extending between bottom and top ends of the second post, a second base attached to the bottom end of the second post, a tension device attached to the second post, and a cable configured to extend between the first and second posts and including a first end portion configured to removably attach to the first post assembly and a second end portion attached to the tension device. The tension device may be configured to adjust tension of the cable between the second post and the first post. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364895 | GIMBAL CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE, AND GIMBAL - A gimbal control method includes obtaining a working parameter of a gimbal, where the gimbal includes an axial arm and a motor configured to drive the axial arm to rotate to drive a photographing device mounted on the gimbal to move in one or more directions. The method further includes obtaining a working parameter of the gimbal when the gimbal is controlled by a remote controller; and in response to the measured working parameter being greater than the working parameter of the gimbal when the gimbal is controlled by the remote controller, controlling the motor to drive the axial arm to rotate to a target attitude. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364896 | FOLDABLE CAMERA STAND - A foldable camera stand is disclosed which includes an elongated base plate, an imaging device, and an elongated first arm plate with a first end movably coupled to the base plate and a second end pivotally connected to the imaging device, the first end being opposite to the second end, wherein the imaging device and the first arm plate are approximately in the same plane which is substantially parallel to the base plate when the camera stand is in a folded state. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364897 | SURVEILLANCE DEVICE - A device for processing images are provided. The device a support bar, a mounting housing mounted with a camera lens, and a connector configured to connect the support bar to the mounting housing. The mounting housing is integrally rotatable with the connector with respect to the support bar. The mounting housing may further be mounted with an ultrasonic probe and a lightening device. The ultrasonic probe is configured to monitor a predefined change, such as a change in an occupation state of a parking space, and the camera lens and the lightening device is controlled at least by the monitored change. When the ultrasonic probe monitors that a car is leaving or entering a parking space, the camera lens and the lightening may be switched on. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364898 | SURVEILLANCE DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a device. The device includes a first camera which is rotatable around a first axis and a second camera which is rotatable around a second axis. The first axis is in a direction of the second axis. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364899 | ACTIVELY STABILIZED PAYLOAD SUPPORT APPARATUS AND METHODS - A payload stabilizer and methods for stabilizing a payload suitable for use with video camera payloads. The support and stabilizing apparatus has a gimbal having two or more mutually perpendicular axes about which motion is generated by at least two of a pan motor, a tilt motor and a roll motor wherein the pan motor is integral to the gimbal handle and surrounds the main post. The stabilizer has a feedback system providing supplemental torques to the payload through a gimbal. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364900 | Projection Method of Projection System for Use to Correct Image Distortion on Uneven Surface - A projection system includes a projector, a depth sensor, an inertia measurement unit and a processor. The depth sensor and the inertia measurement unit are fixed at the projector. A projection method includes the inertia measurement unit performing a 3-axis acceleration measurement to generate an orientation of the projector, the depth sensor detecting a plurality of coordinates of a plurality of points on a projection surface, the processor performing a keystone correction according to at least the plurality of coordinates of the plurality of points on the projection surface to generate a calibrated projection region, the processor generating a set of data according to at least the orientation of the projector, the calibrated projection region and the plurality of coordinates, and the projector projecting a pre-warped image onto the projection surface according to the set of data. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364901 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION APPARATUS - An illumination system including a first excitation light source, a second excitation light source and a first diffusion element is provided. The first excitation light source emits a first excitation light beam, and the second excitation light source emits a second excitation light beam. The first and second excitation light beams have different colors. The first diffusion element is disposed on transmission paths of the first excitation light beam and the second excitation light beam, and the first diffusion element includes a first diffusion region and a second diffusion region with different diffusion degrees, wherein at least one of the first excitation light beam and the second excitation light beam sequentially passes through the first diffusion region and the second diffusion region. A projection apparatus is also provided. The illumination system of the invention effectively mitigates a speckle phenomenon of the excitation light beams to achieve a better optical efficiency. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364902 | Projection of patterned and flood illumination - An optoelectronic apparatus includes a heat sink, which is shaped to define a base, a first platform at a first elevation above the base, and a second platform alongside the first platform at a second elevation above the base, which is different from the first elevation. A first monolithic emitter array is mounted on the first platform and is configured to emit first optical beams. A second monolithic emitter array is mounted on the second platform and is configured to emit second optical beams. An optical element is configured to direct both the first and the second optical beams toward a target region. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364903 | DRIVING CURRENT CORRECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE LASER DEVICES, AND LASER PROJECTOR - The present invention discloses a driving current correction method and apparatus for multiple laser devices, and a laser projector, A specific embodiment of the method includes in projection periods of n-th to (n+m−1)-th pixel points: detecting light intensity information of a combined laser after being combined lasers emitted from in laser devices in a laser source by using a light sensor, and respectively acquiring actual light intensities of combined lasers when the n-th to the (n+m−1)-th pixel points are projected according to an electric signal output by the light sensor, a number of the laser devices in the laser source being m; establishing a system of linear equations with in variables according to a driving current of each laser device and the actual light intensities of the combined lasers when the n-th to the (n+m−1)-th pixel points are projected, and solving a corresponding relation between the driving current of the each laser device and an actual light intensity of the laser emitted from the each laser device; from a projection of a (n+m)-th pixel point: correcting the driving current of the each laser device according to a set light intensity of the each laser device and the corresponding relation between the driving current of the each laser device and the actual light intensity of the laser emitted from the each laser device. The implementation has a high consistency of detecting light intensity information that can be simply performed. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364904 | PROJECTION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION METHOD - A projection system and a projection method are provided. The projection system includes a first projector and a second projector. The first projector is configured to project a first grid picture onto a projection surface. The second projector is configured to project a second grid picture onto the projection surface. The second grid picture and the first grid picture are blended into a blended projection picture. The first grid picture includes a first overlap region. Grid lines of the first overlap region are displayed in a first color. The second grid picture includes a second overlap region. Grid lines of the second overlap region are displayed in a second color. The first color and the second color are complementary colors. When the blended projection picture is formed, grid lines of an overlap region of the first grid picture and the second grid picture are displayed in a recognition color. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364905 | Multiple-Polarization Cloaking for Projected and Writing Surface View Screens - A system includes a view screen with polarized output. The view screen may include a projected view screen or writing-surface view screen. A window capable of blocking the polarized output at least in part cloaks the view screen to frustrate viewing of the view screen through the window. In some cases, the window includes an array of panels capable of blocking multiple polarizations. The array may disrupt multiple different polarized view screen outputs while maintaining transparency to unpolarized light. In some cases, the window capable of blocking polarized output may be paired with view screen cover that converts view screen output in an unblocked polarization to one of the one or more polarizations blocked by the window. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364906 | EUV PHOTO MASKS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In a method of manufacturing a reflective mask, a photo resist layer is formed over a mask blank. The mask blank includes a substrate, a reflective multilayer on the substrate, a capping layer on the reflective multilayer, an absorber layer on the capping layer and a hard mask layer, and the absorber layer is made of Cr, CrO or CrON. The photo resist layer is patterned, the hard mask layer is patterned by using the patterned photo resist layer, the absorber layer is patterned by using the patterned hard mask layer, and an additional element is introduced into the patterned absorber layer to form a converted absorber layer. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364907 | EUV Lithography Mask With A Porous Reflective Multilayer Structure - A lithography mask includes a substrate that contains a low thermal expansion material (LTEM). The lithography mask also includes a reflective structure disposed over the substrate. The reflective structure includes a first layer and a second layer disposed over the first layer. At least the second layer is porous. The mask is formed by forming a multilayer reflective structure over the LTEM substrate, including forming a plurality of repeating film pairs, where each film pair includes a first layer and a porous second layer. A capping layer is formed over the multilayer reflective structure. An absorber layer is formed over the capping layer. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364908 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PLACEMENTS OF PATTERN ELEMENTS OF A REFLECTIVE PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC MASK IN THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT THEREOF - The present application relates to a device for determining placements of pattern elements of a reflective photolithographic mask in the operating environment thereof, wherein the device comprises: (a) at least one first means configured for determining surface unevenness data of a rear side of the reflective photolithographic mask and/or surface unevenness data of a mount of the reflective photolithographic mask in a measurement environment that does not correspond to the operating environment; (b) at least one second means configured for determining placement data of the pattern elements in the measurement environment; and (c) at least one computing unit configured for calculating the placements of the pattern elements of the reflective photolithographic mask in the operating environment from the determined surface unevenness data of the rear side and/or of the mount and the determined placement data. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364909 | MASK BLANK, PHASE SHIFT MASK, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a mask blank including a phase shift film. The phase shift film is made of a material containing a non-metallic element and silicon and includes first, second, and third layers; refractive indexes n | 2021-11-25 |
20210364910 | MASK BLANK, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSFER MASK, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In the present invention, an etching stopper film ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210364911 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a semiconductor substrate having a main surface including a first portion; a redistribution layer provided over the first portion of the main surface of the semiconductor substrate; an insulating layer covering the first portion of the main surface of the semiconductor substrate and the redistribution layer; and a first polyimide film covering the insulating layer; wherein the polyimide film has a substantially flat upper surface. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364912 | MASK TENSION FRAME AND MASK TENSION PROCESS - The present disclosure provides a mask tension frame and a mask tension process, where the mask tension frame includes a frame body and a supporting rib. The frame body is provided with a first surface, a second surface, and an opening. The first surface and the second surface are oppositely disposed, and the opening is recessed in the direction from the first surface toward the second surface. The supporting rib spans the opening of the frame body. A surface of the supporting rib for supporting the mask is higher than the first surface with respect to the second surface. When the mask is being tensed by the mask tension frame, at least a portion of the mask is supported by the supporting rib and at least a portion of the mask adjacent to an edge of the mask is supported by the first surface. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364913 | Method of, and Apparatus for, Simultaneous Dual-Sided Imprinting - In an embodiment there is provided a method for simultaneous dual-sided direct imprinting of surface relief structures on a substrate, the method utilising an imprinting arrangement comprising first and second rotatable cylinders, each rotatable cylinder being arranged to carry at least one mould having a surface relief structure, at least one rotatable cylinder comprising a resilient layer located between a cylindrical outer surface of the respective rotatable cylinder and the respective mould, and the rotatable cylinders being movable with respect to one another and arranged to form an imprinting nip therebetween, the imprinting nip having an imprinting contact area, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a) providing to the imprinting nip a substrate comprising first and second sides each having a curable medium thereon; b) directly imprinting surface relief structures into the curable medium on both the first and second sides of the substrate by passing the substrate through the imprinting nip and engaging, in the imprinting contact area, a first mould on the first rotatable cylinder with the curable medium on the first side of the substrate and a second mould on the second rotatable cylinder with the curable medium on the second side of the substrate; and c) illuminating at least a part of the curable media on the first and second sides of the substrate with curing radiation to at least partially cure the curable media on the substrate. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364914 | TOUCH SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present discloses is related to a method for manufacturing a touch substrate. The method of manufacturing the touch substrate may include depositing a first conductive film on a base substrate; performing a first joint exposure process based on a first negative photoresist on the base substrate on which the first conductive film was deposited to form a first electrode layer; forming an insulating layer on the base substrate on which the first electrode layer was formed; depositing a second conductive film on the base substrate on which the insulating layer was formed; and performing a second joint exposure process based on a second negative photoresist on the base substrate on which the second conductive film was deposited to form a second electrode layer. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364915 | CLICK-CHEMISTRY COMPATIBLE STRUCTURES, CLICK-CHEMISTRY FUNCTIONALIZED STRUCTURES, AND MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - According to one exemplary embodiment, a method includes exposing one or more portions of an additive manufacturing resin to light; where the light includes a wavelength configured to cause a photo polymerizable compound in the additive manufacturing resin to polymerize; and the one or more portions of the additive manufacturing resin are defined by a three-dimensional pattern. Moreover, a method of forming an additive manufacturing resin suitable for fabricating a click-chemistry compatible composition of matter includes: reacting a compound comprising a terminal alkyne group or a terminal azide group with a protecting reagent to form a protected reactive diluent precursor, reacting the precursor with a second compound to form a protected reactive diluent; and mixing the protected reactive diluent with a photo polymerizable compound. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364916 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING PHOTORESIST PATTERN - A method of forming a pattern in a photoresist layer includes forming a photoresist layer over a substrate and selectively exposing the photoresist layer to actinic radiation to form a latent pattern. The latent pattern is developed by applying a developer to the selectively exposed photoresist layer to form a pattern. The photoresist layer includes a photoresist composition including a photoactive compound and a polymer. The polymer has one or more of iodine or an iodo group attached to the polymer, and the polymer includes one or more monomer units having a crosslinker group, and the monomer units having a crosslinker group are one or more of: | 2021-11-25 |
20210364917 | ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention provides an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition having excellent storage stability during long-term storage. In addition, also provided are a resist film, a pattern forming method, and a method for manufacturing an electronic device, each relating to the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition. The actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition of an embodiment of the present invention includes a compound represented by General Formula (I) and an acid-decomposable resin. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364918 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A radiation-sensitive resin composition contains a resin including a structural unit having a phenolic hydroxyl group; and a compound represented by formula (1). In the formula (1), Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; n is an integer of 2 to 4; Z | 2021-11-25 |
20210364919 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND APPLICATION THEREOF - The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition comprising (a) a polyamide ester represented by formula (1); (b) a polyimide; (c) a photo radical initiator; (d) a radical polymerizable compound; and (e) a solvent for dissolving the photosensitive polyimide | 2021-11-25 |
20210364920 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND RESIST PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A resist composition including a base material component (A) whose solubility in a developing solution is changed due to an action of an acid, in which the base material component (A) contains a polymer compound (A1) having a constitutional unit (a1) represented by Formula (a1-1). In the formula, R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or a halogenated alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, Vax | 2021-11-25 |
20210364921 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A positive resist composition comprising a base polymer comprising recurring units (a) having the structure of an ammonium salt of a sulfonamide having an iodized aromatic ring, and recurring units (b1) having an acid labile group-substituted carboxyl group and/or recurring units (b2) having an acid labile group-substituted phenolic hydroxyl group exhibits a high sensitivity, high resolution, low edge roughness and improved CDU, and forms a pattern of good profile after exposure and development. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364922 | UNDERLAYER COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a photoresist underlayer over a semiconductor substrate. The photoresist underlayer includes a polymer, including a main polymer chain having pendant target groups, and pendant organic groups or photoacid generator groups. The main polymer chain is a polystyrene, a polyhydroxystyrene, a polyacrylate, a polymethylacrylate, a polymethylmethacrylate, a polyacrylic acid, a polyvinyl ester, a polymaleic ester, a poly(methacrylonitrile), or a poly(methacrylamide). Pendant target groups are selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted: C2-C30 diol group, C1-C30 aldehyde group, and C3-C30 ketone group. Pendant organic groups are C3-C30 aliphatic or aromatic groups having at least one photosensitive functional group, and pendant photoacid generator groups are C3-050 substituted aliphatic or aromatic groups. A photoresist layer is formed over the photoresist underlayer. The photoresist layer is selectively exposed to actinic radiation. The selectively exposed photoresist layer is developed to form a photoresist pattern. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364923 | Coating Method and Coating System - The present disclosure provides a coating method and a coating system. The coating method comprises: providing a substrate, and dropping a first liquid onto the substrate; dropping, onto the first liquid, a second liquid which is immiscible with the first liquid and has a density greater than that of the first liquid; and rotating the substrate, such that the first liquid is diffused on the surface of the substrate, and the second liquid is diffused on the surface of the first liquid. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364924 | PHOTORESIST DEVELOPER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a photoresist layer over a substrate and selectively exposing the photoresist layer to actinic radiation to form a latent pattern. The latent pattern is developed by applying a developer composition to the selectively exposed photoresist layer to form a pattern in the photoresist layer. The developer composition includes: a first solvent having Hansen solubility parameters of 18>δ | 2021-11-25 |
20210364925 | PHOTORESIST BAKING APPARATUS WITH COVER PLATE HAVING UNEVEN EXHAUST HOLE DISTRIBUTION - A photoresist baking apparatus is provided. The photoresist baking apparatus includes a baking chamber having an exhaust port on a sidewall of the baking chamber, a hot plate disposed in the baking chamber, an exhaust line coupled to the exhaust port, and a cover plate disposed over the hot plate and between the hot plate and the exhaust port. The exhaust line is configured to exhaust out an atmosphere inside the baking chamber in an exhaust direction. The cover plate has a plurality of exhaust holes to allow air to flow through. The exhaust holes include a first exhaust hole and a second exhaust hole arranged in a first direction that is perpendicular to the exhaust direction. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364926 | CONTROL SYSTEM, OPTICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A control system, for example for an optical system, includes: an actuating element; a measuring element for acquiring actuating element measurement data of the actuating element; a regulating unit for generating a regulating signal for regulating the actuating element depending on the acquired actuating element meas-urement data; and a state monitoring unit for monitoring a state of the control system depending on the acquired actuating element measurement data. The state monitoring unit includes: a first processing unit for generating preprocessed state data depending on (i) the acquired actuating element measurement data and a physical model and/or a mathematical model of the actuating element, or (ii) the acquired actuating element measurement data, a physical model and/or a mathematical model of the actuating element and the generated regulating signal; and a second processing unit for determining the state of the control system depending on the preprocessed state data. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364927 | TARGET SUPPLY DEVICE, TARGET SUPPLY METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A target supply device may include a first container configured to contain a target substance, a second container configured to contain the target substance supplied from the first container, a first valve disposed between the first container and the second container, a first pipe connected to the second container and configured to supply pressurized gas to the second container, a third container configured to contain the target substance supplied from the second container, a second valve disposed between the second container and the third container, a second pipe connected to the third container and configured to supply pressurized gas to the third container, and a nozzle configured to output the target substance supplied from the third container. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364928 | TIN TRAP DEVICE, EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A tin trap device for collecting tin in a chamber device which causes tin to be turned into plasma with laser light in an internal space thereof may include a housing provided with a gas inlet port through which exhaust gas in the chamber device flows and a gas exhaust port through which the exhaust gas is exhausted; and a main heater arranged in the housing, configured to have a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of tin and lower than the boiling point thereof, and having a projection surface projected toward a direction in which the exhaust gas flows in the gas inlet port cover the gas inlet port. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364929 | WAVEFRONT OPTIMIZATION FOR TUNING SCANNER BASED ON PERFORMANCE MATCHING - A method for determining a wavefront parameter of a patterning process. The method includes obtaining a reference performance (e.g., a contour, EPE, CD) of a reference apparatus (e.g., a scanner), a lens model for a patterning apparatus configured to convert a wavefront parameter of a wavefront to actuator movement, and a lens fingerprint of a tuning apparatus (e.g., a to-be-matched scanner). Further, the method involves determining the wavefront parameter (e.g., a wavefront parameter such as tilt, offset, etc.) based on the lens fingerprint of the tuning apparatus, the lens model, and a cost function, wherein the cost function is a difference between the reference performance and a tuning apparatus performance. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364930 | SEMICONDUCTOR LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD - A lithography method to pattern a first semiconductor wafer is disclosed. An optical mask is positioned over the first semiconductor wafer. A first region of the first semiconductor wafer is patterned by directing light from a light source through transparent regions of the optical mask. A second region of the first semiconductor wafer is patterned by directing energy from an energy source to the second region, wherein the patterning of the second region comprises direct-beam writing. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364931 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT - In accordance with some embodiments, a method of controlling an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation in lithography system is provided. The method includes generating a plurality of target droplets. The method also includes generating a pre-pulse and a main pulse from an excitation laser module to generate EUV light and reflecting the EUV light by a collector mirror. The method further includes measuring a separation between a pre-pulse and a main pulse. Moreover, the method includes determining whether the separation between the pre-pulse and the main pulse in the y-axis is changed, if not adjusting a configurable parameter of the excitation laser module to set the variation in the energy of the EUV light within an acceptable range. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364932 | SELECTION OF REGIONS OF INTEREST FOR MEASUREMENT OF MISREGISTRATION AND AMELIORATION THEREOF - A misregistration measurement and region of interest selection system (MMRSS) for measuring misregistration between at least two layers on a wafer in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, the MMRSS including a set of misregistration metrology tools, including at least two misregistration metrology tools, and a misregistration analysis and region of interest selection engine operative to: analyze a plurality of misregistration measurement data sets associated with a set of regions of interest (ROIs) of at least one measurement site on the wafer and at least partially generated by at least one first misregistration metrology tool, and wherein each of the data sets is associated with a set of quality metrics, identify a recommended ROI and communicate the recommended ROI to at least one second misregistration metrology tool of the set of misregistration metrology tools, the second misregistration metrology tool being operative to generate misregistration metrology data associated with the recommended ROI. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364933 | OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE FOCAL DISTANCE AND OPTICAL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an optical system with a variable focal distance in a predetermined focal distance range, comprising two mirrors and a KB mechanical assembly having two supports adapted to support the mirrors one after the other along their main axis so as to form a propagation path. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364934 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM - An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography system includes a vane bucket module. The vane bucket module includes a temperature adjusting pack and a collecting tank inserted into the temperature adjusting pack. The temperature adjusting pack has a plurality of inlets. The collecting tank has a cover and the cover includes a plurality of through holes. The inlets of the temperature adjusting pack are aligned with the through holes of the cover. Thicknesses of edges of the cover is different from a thickness of a center of the cover. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364935 | Non-Orthogonal Target and Method for Using the Same in Measuring Misregistration of Semiconductor Devices - A target for use in the measurement of misregistration between layers formed on a wafer in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, the target including a first pair of periodic structures (FPPS) and a second pair of periodic structures (SPPS), each of the FPPS and the SPPS including a first edge, a second edge, a plurality of first periodic structures formed in a first area as part of a first layer and having a first pitch along a first pitch axis, the first pitch axis not being parallel to either of the first edge or second edge, and a plurality of second periodic structures formed in a second area as part of a second layer and having the first pitch along a second pitch axis, the second pitch axis being generally parallel to the first pitch axis. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364936 | Apparatus and Methods for Determining the Position of a Target Structure on a Substrate - A sensor is disclosed, wherein a transducer generates acoustic waves, which are received by a lens assembly. The lens assembly transmits and directs at least a part of the acoustic waves to a target. The lens assembly then receives at least a part of acoustic waves, after interaction with the target. The sensor further comprises an optical detector that comprises at least one optically reflective member located at a surface of the lens assembly, which surface is arranged opposite to a surface of the lens assembly which faces a focal plane of the lens assembly, wherein the at least one optically reflective member is mechanically displaced in response to the acoustic waves, which are received and transmitted by the lens assembly. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364937 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides an electrophotographic photosensitive member that can obtain a satisfactory image free from the image defect such as the interference fringes as an electrophotographic photosensitive member, and can achieve high fineness in an output image. The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support, an electroconductive layer and a photosensitive layer, in this order, wherein the electroconductive layer comprises a binder resin, a metal oxide particle and a silica particle, a content of the metal oxide particle in the electroconductive layer is 20.0 to 60.0% by volume with respect to total volume of the electroconductive layer, the metal oxide particle has an average primary particle diameter of 50 to 500 nm, and the silica particle has an average primary particle diameter of 10 to 300 nm. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364938 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - The present invention provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor including at least a laminated photoreceptive layer in which a charge generating layer containing a charge generating substance and a charge transporting layer containing a charge transporting substance are laminated in this order on a substrate, where the charge generating substance is a titanyl phthalocyanine showing diffraction peaks at least at Bragg angles (2θ±0.2°) 7.3°, 9.4°, 11.6°, 24.2° and 27.3° in an X-ray diffraction spectrum using CuKα ray, and the laminated photoreceptive layer includes an optical absorption spectrum that has a maximum absorption at 800 to 850 nm and where a ratio Abs | 2021-11-25 |
20210364939 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photosensitive member including a support, an intermediate layer, and a photosensitive layer in this order, wherein the intermediate layer comprises a tungsten oxide particle, and the tungsten oxide particle contains a tungsten atom, an oxygen atom, and a cesium atom. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364940 | MAGNETIC TONER - A magnetic toner includes toner particles. The toner particles each include a toner mother particle. The toner mother particle includes a polyester resin domain, a vinyl resin domain, and a magnetic powder. A vinyl resin constituting the vinyl resin domain includes a repeating unit having a non-ring-opened oxazoline group. An area rate of an area in which the vinyl resin domain is exposed in a surface area of the toner mother particle is at least 0.02% and no greater than 1.00%. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364941 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL SENSOR - An image forming apparatus includes an optical sensor configured to detect an image formed on an intermediate transfer belt. The optical sensor includes a first LED, a second LED, a first PD, and a second PD on a substrate. The first PD is arranged at a position at which specularly reflected light of light emitted from the first LED can be received, and scattered reflected light of light emitted from the second LED can be received. The second PD is arranged at a position at which scattered reflected light of light emitted from the second LED can be received. A light receiving surface of the first PD and a light receiving surface of the second PD are formed at different angles. The light receiving surface of the first PD has an area that is smaller than an area of the light receiving surface of the second PD. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364942 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device configured to develop a latent image formed on a surface of an image bearer includes a rotator, a bearing, a holder, a first regulator, and a second regulator. The rotator includes a rotation shaft. The bearing supports the rotation shaft. The holder holds the bearing. The first regulator, disposed on any one of the bearing and the holder, regulates movement of the bearing such that the bearing does not fall toward one end side in an axial direction of the rotation shaft relative to the holder. The second regulator regulates movement of the bearing such that the bearing does not fall toward another end side in the axial direction relative to the holder after the bearing is attached to the holder. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364943 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus with accurate color shift correction with consideration of a change in a rotational speed of a driving portion of a laser scanning member includes a light source, the laser scanning member, a driving portion, a speed controlling portion, a light detecting portion, a light source controlling portion, a scanning lens, a housing, a temperature gradient detecting portion, a first temperature detecting portion, and a correction processing portion. The temperature gradient detecting portion detects a temperature gradient in the housing. The first temperature detecting portion detects a temperature of the scanning lens. The correction processing portion corrects an emission start timing at which light corresponding to a line of image data is emitted from the light source, based on the temperatures detected by the temperature gradient detecting portion and the first temperature detecting portion, the rotational speed of the driving portion, and a preset arithmetic expression. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364944 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THEREWITH - A developing device includes a developer container, a developer carrier, and first and second stirring/conveying members. The developer container includes a first partition wall partitioning between the two conveying chambers longitudinally, a first communication portion for passing developer from the first to the second conveying chamber, a second communication portion for passing developer from the second to the first conveying chamber, a developer supply port for supplying developer in, a developer discharge portion for discharging excessive developer, a second partition wall arranged, adjacent to the regulating portion, downstream of the second communication portion to partition between the first conveying chamber and the regulating portion, and a shield portion connected to the two partition walls to bridge between them to shield a top part of the second communication portion. A gap is formed between an upper end part of the shield portion and the inner surface of the developer container. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364945 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An image forming apparatus of an embodiment includes an image forming unit, a waste toner collection container, a paddle motor, and a controller. The controller acquires a replenishment amount for each toner cartridge, when the image forming component is replenished with the toner from the plurality of toner cartridges, sets a coefficient for each replenishment amount of the toner cartridges, at least one of each set coefficient is different from the others, each of the replenishment amount is corrected by each coefficient, and drives the paddle motor according to a cumulative amount of each corrected replenishment amount. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364946 | TONER CARTRIDGE HAVING TONER MEMORY AND ATTACHABLE TO DRUM CARTRIDGE HAVING DRUM MEMORY - A toner cartridge includes a casing, a developing roller, a holder, a toner memory, an electrical contact and a wiring. The holder is positioned at an outer surface of one side in a first direction of the casing. The electric contact surface is positioned at an outer surface of one side in a second direction of the holder. The second direction crosses the electric contact surface. The electrical contact is positioned on an outer surface of another side in the second direction of the holder. The wiring electrically connects the electrical contact and the electric contact surface. The electric contact surface includes a first electric contact surface and a second electric contact surface. The first electric contact surface electrically is connected to the electrical contact through the wiring. The second electric contact surface electrically is connected to the toner memory. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364947 | POWDER CONTAINER INCLUDING A CONTAINER BODY, NOZZLE RECEIVER, AND SEAL - A powder conveying device includes: a conveying nozzle, provided with a powder receiving opening; an open/close member to open/close the powder receiving opening; a flange provided to the open/close member; a biasing member to bias the open/close member; and a container setting section to which a part of a powder container is to be fit. The powder container includes: a conveyor to convey the powder from a second end of the powder container to a first end; a container opening protruding from the first end; a nozzle receiving opening into which the conveying nozzle is to be inserted; and a butting portion provided in the container opening, to butt against the flange. When the powder container is attached to the powder conveying device, the container opening is fitted to the container setting section, and the flange and the biasing member are housed in an inner space of the container opening. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364948 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming system includes a toner container and an image forming apparatus, the toner container including a first toner containing portion, a container base portion having a discharge port for discharging toner, and a container shutter that is moved between open and closed positions and includes an engaged portion, wherein the image forming apparatus includes a main body base portion that detachably attaches the toner container and has a receiving port for receiving the toner and, a second toner containing portion, a movable member that is moved between first and second positions and includes an engaging portion that engages with the engaged portion, a regulating member that is moved between a regulation position and a regulation release position, and an urging member that urges the movable member to move from the first position to the second position when the regulating member is located at the regulation release position. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364949 | POWDER CONTAINER, POWDER SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a powder container having a new structure capable of stable discharge and transport of a powder contained in a container by enabling the powder to be reliably discharged to the outside of the package while preventing the powder from spilling and flying out of the container. The powder container has a container body ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210364950 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer container to store developer includes a rotator, a bearing, and a seal. The rotator includes a rotary shaft made of metal. The bearing supports the rotary shaft. The seal is made of fiber, disposed toward an inside of the developer container in the bearing, and contacts an outer circumferential surface of the rotary shaft. | 2021-11-25 |