48th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080291474 | PRINT SETTING APPARATUS, PRINT SETTING PROGRAM, PRINT SETTING METHOD - A print setting apparatus that carries out print setting for an image processing apparatus, includes: a paper display unit configured to display predetermined paper information related to a paper that can be used, as a list; a printed matter display unit configured to display a printed matter, as a page list; a selected paper information acquiring unit configured to acquire selected paper information showing which paper information is selected, of the paper information displayed as a list; an insertion position information acquiring unit configured to acquire insertion position information showing which page position a paper should be inserted to, of the pages displayed as a list; and an insertion state reflecting unit configured to reflect the selected paper information in the page list displayed by the printed matter display unit, in a form that the selected paper information is inserted in the insertion position information. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291475 | AUTO WHITE BALANCING BY MODIFIED GREY WORLD AND GEOMETRIC DISTORTION MEASUREMENT - A method, apparatus and computer program product for correcting white balance in a digital image are described. The method comprises determining a number of grey blocks in the digital image (s | 2008-11-27 |
20080291476 | COLOR SIGNAL CONVERSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MAPPING PARAMETERS - A color signal conversion apparatus for converting a color signal of an input gamut to a color signal of an output gamut is provided. First, a target gamut for gamut mapping carried out on the input gamut is set, after which an evaluation function is determined for evaluating the difference between the target gamut and the results of gamut mapping performed on the input gamut using initialized mapping parameters. Then, the mapping parameters are determined based on the evaluation function so that the difference is minimum. The color signal of the input gamut is then mapped to the output gamut based on the determined mapping parameters and constraining conditions. This makes it possible to achieve favorable gamut mapping based on optimal mapping parameters that have been determined automatically. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291477 | Image Forming Apparatus - A matched ideal waveform is extracted from a plurality of ideal waveforms based on degree of coincidence with a light sensitive waveform obtained by a light receiving portion. The plurality of ideal waveforms differ from one another in phase. The displacement amount of an image to be formed of an adjustive color from an image to be formed of a reference color is determined based on the extracted matched ideal waveform. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291478 | COLOR CONVERSION APPARATUS AND COLOR CONVERSION METHOD - A color conversion method including the steps of a) generating output values corresponding to a body-center of each cubic lattice block included in a three-dimensional input space, and interpolating between the output values generated in step a) and the LUT values. The cubic lattice block is divided into six quadrangular pyramids. Each of the quadrangular pyramids is divided into two tetrahedron blocks by a side parallel to a predetermined straight line and by a plane including a diagonal line of a bottom plane that intersects the side parallel to the predetermined axis. Corrected output values are determined by performing linear interpolation on output values corresponding to body-center points of each of the tetrahedron blocks and using LUT values corresponding to three lattice points of each of the tetrahedron blocks and three correction coefficients based on a positional relationship of input color signals inside each of the tetrahedron blocks. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291479 | Spot color printing with non-standard gamuts achieved with process set point adjustment - A color management system is provided for enabling imaging of selected colors called spot colors that document dynamically adjusting the normal printer gamut to achieve extended colors. Developed mass may be increased or decreased by changing set points such as a photoreceptor roll charge, development bias or raster output scanner laser power. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291480 | Image-based color printer fractal gamut extensions achieved with process set point adjustment - A color management system is provided for enabling imaging of selected colors called spot colors by dynamically adjusting the normal printer gamut to achieve a color gamut extension. Developed toner mass may be increased or decreased by changing ROS laser intensity. Such adjustment can occur on a pixel-by-pixel basis for within page and within sections of the image gamut extension. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291481 | Facility for Processing Printed Matter and Method for Processing Printed Matter - A facility for processing printed matter has at least one feed device for printed matter and at least one handling station. A system control unit is provided. At least one reading station is positioned in a transport path of the printed matter, wherein the at least one reading station supplies information correlated with the printed matter as signals to the system control unit and, based on the signals, the system control unit at least partially automatically adjusts the facility for a job to be performed. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291482 | Color Page Printer - There is provided a color page printer including a print engine operable by a color mode for executing color printing and a monochrome mode for executing monochrome printing, and a control unit for controlling the print engine to generate a printed paper having a content corresponding to received print data. The control unit is a unit equipped with a print number output section for outputting numbers of surfaces printed by a color mode and a monochrome mode of the print engine respectively as a number of color prints and a number of monochrome prints in an engine counter mode, numbers of surfaces printed based on print data for which color print is specified and print data for which monochrome print is specified respectively as a number of color prints and a number of monochrome prints in a driver specified counter mode, and a number of printing surfaces whose printed result was color and a number of printing surfaces whose printed result was monochrome respectively as a number of color prints and a number of monochrome prints in a real counter mode. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291483 | Method for Obtaining Status, Printer Driver and Information Processing Device - A method for obtaining a status is disclosed in which a server computer and a client computer connected to a network share a printer connected to the server computer, and the client computer enables two-way communication and obtains status information of the printer via the server computer without depending on an operating system. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291484 | DRIVER APPARATUS, SETTING CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD, SETTING CONTENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - To provide a technique that can improve visibility of the registered setting contents and contribute to improvement of operability in a driver apparatus that causes an image processing apparatus to execute plural functions executable in the image processing apparatus on the basis of setting contents registered for respective functions. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291485 | DRIVER APPARATUS, SETTING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, SETTING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - To provide a technique that can contribute to improvement of operability in performing management of setting contents in a driver apparatus that causes an image processing apparatus to execute plural functions executable in the image processing apparatus on the basis of setting contents registered for respective functions. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291486 | Intelligent document composition for mail processing - A data engine collects real-time information associated with the operations of hard copy mail processors. In the example, the data engine also aggregates data relating to one or more phases of electronic document generation, e.g. document composition and/or printstream processing (re-composition). Analysis of the data enables conditions, states or events of one or more of the phases of the mail processing lifecycle to influence the operations and execution of one or more phases in real-time. For example, the data engine can apply processing rules to recommend or dynamically execute action in the document composition or printstream phases, to improve operations in the mail processing facility. Furthermore, the data engine may also provide suggestions for standardizing various steps of mail processing or upgrading of equipment of the mail processing facility, so as to increase overall mail processing effectiveness. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291487 | Pre-press proofing in digital printing - A method of variable data digital printing where certain record images are selected from a database and user designated variable data is entered into the selected record images creating personalized images. Data tags are inserted into the personalized images which are stored. The stored personalized images are scanned for specified tags; and, the results of the scan identified to the user for verification of accuracy. Provision is made for correction, inputs from a user interface and the corrected images rescanned; and, upon verification of accuracy, the job may be released by the user for executing the print job. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291488 | Image processing apparatus - An image processing apparatus includes an electronic device, a network and a server. The electronic device has a transmitting unit and a receiving unit, and the transmitting unit provides at least one image data. The network is connected to the electronic device for transmitting the image data. The server is connected to a network for receiving an image data. The server has an image processing unit for detecting a feature of the image data, synthesizing the image data with a media object based on the feature, retrieving the feature to perform one of the synthesis methods with the media object to generate a synthesized image data, and transmitting the synthesized image data to the receiving unit via a network. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291489 | Image Processing System - After a print request is made from a personal computer to a multifunction peripheral, when a user who logs into the multifunction peripheral instructs an execution of the print request in the multifunction peripheral, the multifunction peripheral requests the personal computer to transmit image data. Then, the personal computer transmits the requested image data to the multifunction peripheral. The multifunction peripheral executes the printing using the received image data. When the printing is completed, the multifunction peripheral transmits a completion notification indicating that the printing is completed to the personal computer. When receiving the completion notification, the personal computer transmits a completion notification having the same content as the received completion notification to the multifunction peripheral. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291490 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRINT JOB PROCESSING - Print jobs received at a printer are assigned a reference which is incorporated as a representation of the reference in the printed print job. When the user recovers the printjob, the part of said print job incorporating said representation of said reference. is scanned back into the printer, which is then able to read the representation. By monitoring the time intervening between the printing of the print job and the scanning of the part of the print job incorporating the representation, the system is able to monitor the delay, and in a case where this exceeds a threshold to notify the user accordingly. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291491 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRINT JOB PROCESSING - Print jobs received at a printer are assigned a reference which is incorporated as a visible representation of the reference in the printed print job. When the user recovers the print job, the reusable print job addendum. is fed back into the printer, for reuse in later print jobs. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291492 | Printer driver program and image forming apparatus - A printer driver comprising: a layout determining section that acquires data of a document page (logical page) and determines a layout of one or more printing pages (physical pages) by allocating a content of the logical page; a re-layout determining section that makes determination whether the determined layout includes an combinable pages or not, based on a ratio of a blank area in the physical page and based on presence/absence of continuity in the contents between the page and the immediately preceding physical page or based on an arrangement characteristic of a non-blank area in the physical page, when one logical page is allocated to plural physical pages; and a page combination control section that causes the layout determining section to determine a combined layout by re-allocating the combinable page and immediately preceding physical page to a single physical page based on the determination. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291493 | Threshold-based load balancing printing system - Disclosed is a system ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080291494 | Image processing device and image processing server - An image processing device in which predetermined image processing is carried out on image data, and the image data that has been processed is saved as processing history information, is provided with: a format determination means that determines whether or not the image data is in a specified document format, and a saving means that, when it is judged that the image data determined by the format determination means is in the specified document format, saves format information of the specified document format together with the image data as the processing history information. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291495 | PRINTER DRIVER FILTER AND METHOD OF PRINTING WITH THE SAME - A computer device including: a loading unit configured to load an updatable stored print option from a predetermined storage unit; a display unit configured to display a user interface based on the loaded print option; a receiving unit configured to receive an instruction from an operator via the user interface, wherein the instruction includes a selected print option; and an executing unit configured to execute the instruction. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291496 | Image Forming Apparatus - A CPU perform the steps of: | 2008-11-27 |
20080291497 | Printer - The present invention provides a printing apparatus which can prevent surrounding borders from becoming uneven and unnecessary borders from appearing, and which can optimally print object data even when the aspect ratio of the object data is maintained. The printing apparatus | 2008-11-27 |
20080291498 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image processing method is provided. The image processing method includes: generating profiles for color reproduction, classified for each of recording papers, from at least one of particular characteristic data of the each recording paper, which is generated on the basis of factors that affect color reproduction and particular generation information of the each recording paper, which is obtained by printing plural patch patterns at the recording paper and performing colorimetry of the printed patch patterns; and when implementing basic extraction control for extracting a profile that matches in at least one of the characteristic data and the generation information, if no profile that matches in at least one of the characteristic data and the generation information is extracted, extracting a profile that approximates in accordance with a pre-specified order of priority determination procedure to be a candidate. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291499 | MULTI-BIT-DEPTH ERROR DIFFUSION FOR THE REPRODUCTION OF COLOR OR MONOCHROME IMAGES - An image processing system including a lookup table having multi-bit printer output levels and an imaging input level. The imaging input level may be associated with a range of input pixel densities. The system further includes a processor configured to compare the imaging input level with one or more preconfigured threshold output values associated with the printer output levels. The imaging input level may be preferentially weighted to select a printer output level having an increased bit depth. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291500 | THRESHOLD MATRIX GENERATING METHOD, IMAGE DATA GENERATING METHOD, IMAGE DATA GENERATING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In a matrix area, a plurality of linear areas each of which extends in a tilt direction tilted relatively to row and column directions are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the tilt direction without spaces, and the plurality of linear areas are alternatively assigned to first and second element groups along an arrangement direction. One element is specified in each element group and subsequently process of specifying an element farthest from specified elements, is repeated to acquire a turn-on order of dots with increase in gray level in one grayscale range and a turn-off order of dots with decrease in gray level in the remaining grayscale range, and a threshold value of each element is determined according to these orders. Thus, generated is a threshold matrix capable of reducing graininess in a halftone image with directionality in the tilt direction, and improving the reproduction of thin lines and characters. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291501 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus that includes an image reading part to read an image of an original, an image recording part to record the image read by the image reading part on a sheet, a sheet discharge part to discharge the sheet recorded by the image recording part from front to rear of a main body of the image forming apparatus, a sheet stack part to stack the sheet discharged by the sheet discharge part between the image reading part and the image recording part, first and second supporters provided outside the sheet stack part along a discharge direction of the sheet to form a space between the sheet stack part and the image reading part, and a lock mechanism to lock the image reading part. The image reading part slides relative to the first and second supporters in the discharge direction. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291502 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING DEVICE AND DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD - A disclosed document processing device for processing image data includes a medium identification information acquiring unit configured to acquire medium identification information from an image of the medium identification information included in the image data; a process information acquiring unit configured to acquire, based on the medium identification information, process information pertaining to a currently-executing process in a currently-executing workflow associated with the medium identification information; a form definition information acquiring unit configured to acquire, based on the process information pertaining to the currently-executing process, form definition information of a form corresponding to the currently-executing process; and a region image acquiring unit configured to acquire, based on the form definition information, a region image of a predetermined region in the image data, which predetermined region corresponds to an entry region in the form where written-input information is written in at the currently-executing process. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291503 | Document edit device, program, and storage medium - A document edit device includes: a memory configured to store a plurality of data sets, each of which includes identifiers of at least two colors; a color information obtaining unit configured to obtain color information indicating at least one reference color as a color of an element among elements included in a document as an edit target; an extraction unit configured to extract a data set including an identifier of an approximate color, from among the data sets stored in the memory, the approximate color being a color having the shortest color distance to the at least one reference color indicated by the color information obtained by the color information obtaining unit; and a first color determination unit configured to determine a color of an other element included in the document, based on at least one of a color difference vector between two colors included in the data set extracted by the extraction unit and a color difference vector between the approximate color and the reference color. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291504 | IMAGE OUTPUT SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A client apparatus specifies a particular region in an image to be transmitted and a processing method thereof, and generates processing information. A job is generated based on the image and the processing information, and transmitted to an image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus transmits the image via facsimile. According to the processing information, processing of erasing a particular image within the particular region is performed. The processing information and the processed image are stored in a storage section. When the image is retransmitted, the image is read from the storage section and edited so that an image of a string such as a date is attached to the particular region, according to the processing information. The edited image is transmitted via facsimile. Thereby, it is possible to prevent leakage of confidential information from an image stored for reuse. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291505 | METHOD, APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING IMAGE SIGNAL FROM IMAGE SENSOR, AND IMAGING SYSTEM WITH APPARATUS - A method of correcting an image signal generated by a charge coupled device (CCD) image sensor in an imaging system is provided. The imaging system stores a number of gamma correction curves, each of which includes a respective correction factor for increasing contrast in a dark portion of the image signal. The method includes: measuring gray scale value of each pixel of the CCD image sensor; estimating a contrast level of an object scene to be imaged using the measured gray scale values; and correcting the image signal using a corresponding gamma correction curve depending on the estimated contrast level of the object scene. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291506 | Analog front-end circuit and electronic instrument - An analog front-end circuit includes an analog processing circuit, an A/D converter, a calculation circuit, and a target register in which a black level target value is set. The analog processing circuit includes a clamp circuit that performs a line clamp operation, and an offset adjustment circuit. The calculation circuit monitors an A/D-converted value of a black reference pixel after the line clamp operation in a black level monitor period after a line clamp period but before an effective pixel output period, and performs a black level error correction process by writing an offset adjustment value that causes the A/D-converted value to be set at the black level target value into the offset adjustment register. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291507 | Exportation of scanner's internal image auto-segmentation - A method and system are disclosed for exporting metadata from an image capture device, for example a scanner, preferably using a standard application programming interface. The metadata may be associated with a pixel, a page, or a region/object of the image, and could be used by an application, for example, to improve the quality of the image when printed or to facilitate the conversion from a single layer of image information to multi-mask mixed raster content (MRC). | 2008-11-27 |
20080291508 | Scan flow alignment - Among various embodiments of the present disclosure, systems and methods for scan flow alignment are shown. A scan carriage can be aligned and used in a scan flow by selecting a scan starting location, determining a reference mark location, using the reference mark location as a coordinate system origin, moving the scan carriage from the coordinate system origin to the scan starting location, and performing a scan from the scan starting location to capture an image. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291509 | Image Signal Processor And Deferred Vertical Synchronous Signal Outputting Method - A method of transferring a deferred vertical synchronous signal and an image signal processor executing the method thereof are disclosed. Once the vertical synchronous signal for a k | 2008-11-27 |
20080291510 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An optical scanning device which forms a plurality of scanning lines in parallel in a main scanning direction on a photosensitive member by a plurality of laser beams detects the curvature values in the sub-scanning direction of the scanning lines, and corrects a curvature value in the sub-scanning direction corresponding to each of the scanning lines. When detecting the curvature value, the optical scanning device detects the curvature values in the sub-scanning direction of two scanning lines, and calculates the curvature value in the sub-scanning direction of a scanning line between the two scanning lines based on the detected curvature values in the sub-scanning direction of the two scanning lines. With this arrangement, the curvatures in the sub-scanning direction of scanning lines are corrected effectively with high accuracy for all laser beams in a multi-beam optical scanning device using a VCSEL or the like. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291511 | AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER FOR USE WITH OFFICE DOCUMENT - An automatic document feeder is used with an office machine including a scanning module and a transparent substrate. The automatic document feeder includes a main body, an arc-shaped plate and multiple elastic pressing members. The arc-shaped plate is fixed on the main body and includes multiple protrusions and multiple openings. The protrusions are sustained against a surface of the transparent substrate to define a gap between the arc-shaped plate and the transparent substrate for allowing the paper to transport therethrough. The elastic pressing members have first ends coupled to the arc-shaped plate and have second ends partially penetrating through the corresponding openings. The elastic pressing members are arranged in a staggered form to press the object passing through the gap such that a scan zone of the object is in close contact with the transparent substrate to be scanned by the scanning line of the canning module. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291512 | DOUBLE-SIDE SCAN DEVICE WITH MOVABLE IMAGE SCAN MODULE - A double-side scan device for performing a single-side scan operation or a double-side scan operation selectively includes a document conveyer, a first transparent device, a second transparent device, and an image scan module. The image scan module moves to one side of the first transparent device to capture an image of one surface/side of a document and moves to one side of the second transparent device to capture an image of the other surface/side of the document, respectively. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291513 | STEPPING MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE CAPABLE OF REDUCING LOAD ON CPU - A stepping motor control device comprises a plurality of buffers for storing data for driving a stepping motor, a read unit for reading the data from the buffer, and a write unit for writing the data in the buffer. The write unit includes a first mode for writing the data in the buffer in a process performed in a predetermined order, and a second mode for writing the data in the buffer in response to a request from the read unit to write the data. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291514 | LIGHT GUIDE DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION MODULE USING THE SAME - An illumination module is provided in the invention. The illumination module includes a light source having a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a linear array and a light guide device. The light guide device receives light from the light source and generates uniform light which is transmitted onto an article to be scanned, has a longitudinal direction, and includes a diffraction structure and a reflection portion. The diffraction structure has a shape inducing light to be scattered and deflects the scattered light toward the longitudinal direction. The reflection portion reflects the light scattered and deflected by the diffraction structure, and is inclined to have an inclined angle with the light propagating direction. In addition, the reflection portion is formed on the diffraction structure or apart from it. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291515 | SCANNING OPTICAL APPARATUS - A scanning optical apparatus includes a deflection element configured to deflect a laser beam emitted from a light source for scanning, a mirror member configured to directly reflect the laser beam deflected by the deflection element toward a surface to be scanned, and an optical box configured to house the deflection element and the mirror member. The optical box includes a bottom plate portion and a sidewall portion that encloses the bottom plate portion. The scanning optical apparatus further includes a plate-shaped connection portion configured to connect an opening surface of the optical box that faces the bottom plate portion from one side to the other side of the sidewall portion. The connection portion is provided at a position where it does not overlap with the mirror member in a direction orthogonal to the bottom plate portion. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291516 | Light Scanning Apparatus, Method of Controlling the Same and Image Forming Apparatus Equipped with the Same - A light scanning apparatus makes a light beam scan along a main scanning direction on an effective scanning region which has a predetermined width. The apparatus comprises: a light source which emits the light beam; a deflector which includes an oscillation mirror which oscillates about an oscillatory axis which is orthogonal or approximately orthogonal to the main scanning direction, deflects the light beam emitted from the light source using the oscillation mirror, and makes the light beam scan a second scanning range which contains but extends beyond a first scanning range which corresponds to the effective scanning region; a detector which detects the scanning light beam which moves through a position which is outside the first scanning range but is within the second scanning range, and outputs a signal; and a controller which controls a mirror drive signal fed to the oscillation mirror based on the output signal from the detector and accordingly adjusts the amplitude of the oscillation mirror. In the apparatus above, the controller stops driving the oscillation mirror when confirming based on the output signal that the oscillation mirror is under abnormal control. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291517 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An optical scanning device having a deflector with an oscillating element wherein a relation 0.85<(dY/dθ)/(dY | 2008-11-27 |
20080291518 | Optical Pattern Generator Using a Single Rotating Optical Component with Ray-Symmetry-Induced Image Stability - An optical pattern generator uses a rotating component that includes a number of deflection sectors containing optical elements. Each sector deflects an incident optical beam by a substantially constant angle although this angle may vary from one sector to the next. The constant deflection angle is achieved by symmetry within the deflection sector, specifically gut-ray symmetry. The rotating component may be combined with an imaging group that produces, for example, image points, spots, or lines displaced along a line locus. The image spots can also be displaced to either side of a line, for example by introducing a tilt in the orthogonal direction or by introducing light beams at various angles to the plane of symmetry. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291519 | Manufacturing method for variable shape mirror - Manufacturing method for variable shape mirrors suitable for mass production includes steps: for forming first grooves and second grooves along boundaries between areas to be variable shape mirrors on a surface of first wafer to be support substrate and a surface of second wafer to be mirror substrate; for arranging first and second wafer so that support pillars and piezoelectric elements are sandwiched between first and second wafer at areas with surface on which second grooves are formed facing inward for bonding; for dividing second wafer into mirror substrates by flattening process of outer surface of second wafer until at least reaching second groove; for dividing first wafer into the support substrates by breaking first wafer along first grooves; and for forming reflection film on outer surface of each of mirror substrates obtained by the dividing step. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291520 | Image display device, image display method, and image display program - An image display device having an optical modulation element, which modulates light emitted from a light source according to display information, and displaying a display image based on the display information includes: a unit adjusting the amount of illumination light with respect to light emitted from the light source on the basis of brightness information on the brightness of the display image based on the display information; a color conversion processing unit that performs a color conversion process according to the brightness information with respect to the display information so that the display image can be color-reproduced within a predetermined color space; and a display and driving unit that drives the optical modulation element on the basis of the display information having been subjected to the color conversion process so as to display the display image. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291521 | REFLECTIVE UNIT USING ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAY EMPLOYING THE REFLECTIVE UNIT - Provided are a reflective unit using an electroactive polymer and a flexible display. The reflective unit includes: an electroactive polymer layer which becomes strained when a voltage is applied thereto by an electrode; a light reflecting unit reflecting external light and having reflecting cells arranged on the electroactive polymer layer to be spaced apart from one another wherein a distance between the reflecting cells is changed according to the strain of the electroactive polymer layer; and a light blocking layer preventing external light from being reflected by the light reflecting unit and having blocking cells arranged over the light reflecting unit to be spaced apart from one another. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291522 | EXTERIOR REFLECTIVE MIRROR ELEMENT FOR A VEHICLE REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY - An exterior reflective mirror element suitable for a vehicle includes a transparent glass substrate having a reflector and a visual indicator display disposed to the rear of the substrate. The visual indicator display may be part of a blind spot detection and display system of the vehicle wherein the visual indicator display is actuated to emit light responsive to a detection by a blind spot detection detector of the equipped vehicle of an overtaking vehicle in a side lane adjacent the side of the equipped vehicle. The visual indicator display includes at least a first indicator at a first location to the rear of the exterior reflective mirror element. A first portion of the reflector may be at least partially removed at the first location in order to establish an at least partially transmissive first portion of the exterior reflective mirror element at the first location. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291523 | Vehicular rearview mirror elements and assemblies incorporating these elements - The present invention relates to improved electro-optic rearview mirror elements and assemblies incorporating the same. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291524 | Mirror device - A mirror device comprises: an electrode placed on a substrate; a hinge which is connected to the electrode and which has a flat part at an end part on a side opposite to the electrode; and a mirror placed on the flat part, wherein a protrusion part formed on the flat part is placed between the flat part and the mirror. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291525 | DISPLAY PIXEL USING ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER AND DISPLAY APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - Provided are a display pixel using an electroactive polymer and a display apparatus employing the display pixel. The display pixel includes: an electroactive polymer layer, of which shape and/or size is displaced when a voltage is applied thereto; a diffraction grating, of which a pitch and a diffraction angle change according to a displacement of the electroactive polymer layer; and a liquid crystal layer disposed on the diffraction grating and controlling gradation according to a voltage applied thereto. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291526 | Core-Shell Particles Containing Fluorescent Components for Electrophoretic Displays - An electrophoretic ink includes fluid having either (a) at least two sets of differently colored particles with the fluid been a substantially clear fluid, or (b) at least one set of colored particles with the fluid been a differently colored fluid than the colored particles, wherein at least one set of colored particles includes at least one electrophoretic particle having a core-shell structure. The at least one electrophoretic particle includes a shell and a core located within the shell, wherein the core includes a colorant and a fluorescent compound. An electric field may be applied adjacently to the fluid of the ink, and the at least one set of colored particles having the core-shell structure is movable within the fluid of the ink by the electric field. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291527 | DISPLAY DEVICE - An electrophoretic display includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate, a color display layer on the lower substrate, a pixel electrode on the lower substrate, and a common electrode on the lower substrate or the upper substrate. The common electrode does not overlap the pixel electrode, and an electrophoretic active layer having a dispersion medium and electrophoretic particles is arranged between the lower substrate and the upper substrate. The electrophoretic active layer is a single-polarity electrophoretic particle system, and grayscales are generated depending on the number of electrophoretic particles arranged in a portion of the electrophoretic active layer corresponding to the pixel electrode. The position of the electrophoretic particles is controlled by the magnitude of the electric field applied between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291528 | WAVELENGTH CONVERTER SYSTEM, CRYSTAL STORAGE APPARATUS, AND CRYSTAL REPLACEMENT METHOD OF WAVELENGTH CONVERTER - A wavelength converter system capable of replacing a nonlinear crystal in a wavelength converter in a short time with ease is provided. The wavelength converter system includes the wavelength converter for converting a wavelength by passing light through the nonlinear crystal and a crystal storage apparatus for storing a nonlinear crystal for replacement used by the wavelength converter, wherein the wavelength converter has a first crystal holder for fixing the nonlinear crystal and a first heater for heating the nonlinear crystal and the crystal storage apparatus has a container, a second crystal holder that is in the container to fix the nonlinear crystal for replacement and interchangeable with the first crystal holder, and a second heater for heating the nonlinear crystal for replacement. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291529 | Raman pump power control for gain flattening - The present invention aims at providing a method for controlling wavelength characteristics of optical transmission powers by Raman amplification, in which the wavelength characteristics of optical transmission powers are automatically compensated without giving any losses to channel lights to thereby improve transmission characteristics, and an apparatus adopting the same. To this end, the method for controlling wavelength characteristics of optical transmission powers by Raman amplification according to the present invention supplies Raman pump light to an optical transmission path (Raman amplifying medium); compensates the wavelength characteristics of optical transmission powers caused by transmission of WDM signal light through the optical transmission path, by gain wavelength characteristics of generated Raman amplification; and monitors the wavelength characteristics of optical transmission powers after Raman amplification to thereby control the gain wavelength characteristics of Raman amplification. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291530 | Amplifying Medium Comprising a Liquid Medium Based on Halogenated Ligands and Lanthanides - The invention relates to an optical amplifying medium comprising a liquid medium, having an organic ligand corresponding to the following chemical formula: | 2008-11-27 |
20080291531 | Compact Objective Lens Assembly - A high-performance image-forming optical objective lens made compact and thin, particularly in the object side direction, by twice folding the optical path by means of two prism lenses longitudinally separated and arranged in an angular relationship to one another. The prisms have entrance and exit faces each of which is constructed of a curved surface having optical power, as well as having a rotationally symmetric polynomial aspheric attribute. The image-forming optical objective is particularly suited to helmet-mounted applications wherein the angular means for folding the optical path provides for an optical objective configuration that closely conforms to the exterior surface contour of the helmet, while providing a minimal forward projection in object space from the helmet. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291532 | 3-D OPTICAL MICROSCOPE - A 3-D optical microscope, a method of turning a conventional optical microscope into a 3-D optical microscope, and a method of creating a 3-D image on an optical microscope are described. The 3-D optical microscope includes a processor, at least one objective lens, an optical sensor capable of acquiring an image of a sample, a mechanism for adjusting focus position of the sample relative to the objective lens, and a mechanism for illuminating the sample and for projecting a pattern onto and removing the pattern from the focal plane of the objective lens. The 3-D image creation method includes taking two sets of images, one with and another without the presence of the projected pattern, and using a software algorithm to analyze the two image sets to generating a 3-D image of the sample. The 3-D image creation method enables reliable and accurate 3-D imaging on almost any sample regardless of its image contrast. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291533 | ILLUMINATOR FOR A 3-D OPTICAL MICROSCOPE - A compact and low cost microscope illuminator capable of generating 3-D optical images includes a first light source and a second light source. The two light sources lead two optical paths: one to illuminate a sample and another to project a pattern onto the focal plane of a microscope objective lens. The two light sources are controlled by a processor and can be turned on and off rapidly. A 3-D optical microscope equipped with said microscope illuminator and a method of creating a 3-D image on said 3-D optical microscope are also described. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291534 | Microscope system - A microscope system includes a casing in which an optical element is housed, an airtight specimen chamber, and an environment control unit that controls temperature and humidity in the specimen chamber and also controls temperature inside the casing. An upper plate of the specimen chamber is an open/close lid opened and closed when inserting or removing a biological specimen. The casing becomes sealed by a bottom plate of the specimen chamber as the specimen chamber is set on the casing. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291535 | Structure for supporting an optical telescope - An apparatus for the focusing of incident light includes a base assembly that is adapted to support a primary mirror. The primary mirror includes an outside circumference and an inside aperture. An upright member is attached to the base assembly at a first end thereof at a first location that is disposed inside the aperture and at a second location that is disposed outside the primary mirror. The upright member includes a second end that is distally disposed with respect to the first end. The second end is adapted to receive a turret that includes a secondary mirror and is adapted to pivot between two positions. An IMU is attached to the base assembly proximate the primary mirror. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291536 | Reflective Screen - The present invention provides a reflective screen which can reflect high contrast images even in a bright environment and can reflect images with superior image color reproducibility, in particular, images substantially free from color change of the images, even when the screen is observed from an oblique direction. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291537 | Floor projection screen and method for manufacturing the same - A floor projection screen to be installed in front of department stores, shops, shopping malls, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The floor projection screen is formed by overlapping a hard screen material, which is obtained by mixing white cement with a light diffuser such as glass beads, silica, etc. having a particle of 400 to 800 mesh, or by mixing plastic resin with white cement, calcium material, pigments, etc., and a soft material such as urethane, rubber, or non-woven fabrics, thereby achieving vivid imaging, an anti-skid function, and durability for friction. The floor projection screen is manufactured by stacking a screen material on a surface of a tape-shaped soft material and rolling and hardening the screen material to complete a screen having a centric ring pattern, or by stacking a screen material on a surface of a tape-shaped soft material, repeating the stacking step until a desired size of the screen is obtained, and hardening the resulting stack to achieve a screen surface having a particle size of 40 to 800 mesh. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291538 | Plasma reflective polarizer - The present invention discloses a plasma reflective polarizer, which comprises a transparent substrate and a metal-line film. The metal-line film is formed via periodically disposing metal lines on the transparent substrate. Alternatively, the plasma reflective polarizer of the present invention comprises a plurality of transparent substrates stacked one above one; each transparent substrate has a metal-line film, and the metal-line film is formed via periodically disposing metal lines on the transparent substrate. The plasma reflective polarizer of the present invention is a simple structure formed of only a common transparent substrate and a metal-line film. Therefore, the present invention is a low-cost plasma reflective polarizer having a high brightness-enhancing function and superior mechanical properties. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291539 | Light reflective panel appliques - A tread plate for use on emergency vehicles wherein a number of dots of light reflective material are disposed between the treads allowing the tread plate itself to become light reflective. The creation of patterns using units of variously colored light reflective material to convey information or increase visibility. A new use for light reflective material. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291540 | Image blur prevention actuator and lens unit and camera equipped therewith - To provide an actuator capable of positioning a spherical body in a predetermined position without causing significant blurring of a formed image. The present invention is an actuator for moving an imaging lens to prevent blurring of an image, comprising a fixed portion ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080291541 | LIGHT REDIRECTING SOLAR CONTROL FILM - A light redirecting solar control film includes a multilayer film that transmits visible light and reflects infrared light, and a light redirecting layer adjacent to the multilayer film forming a light redirecting solar control film. The light redirecting layer includes a major surface forming a plurality of prism structures. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291542 | PROJECTION LENS DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A projection lens device includes, in order from a magnification side, a first lens group G | 2008-11-27 |
20080291543 | IMAGING UNIT AND MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An imaging unit including an image sensor, an incident-side prism, an exit-side prism, and an intermediate optical system positioned therebetween, wherein light incident on the incident-side prism passes through the incident-side prism, the intermediate optical system and the exit-side prism to be incident on the image sensor, the imaging unit includes a housing supporting the incident-side prism, the exit-side prism and the intermediate optical system such that incident and exit optical axes of the incident-side prism, an optical axis of the intermediate optical system, and incident and exit optical axes of the exit-side prism all lie on a common plane; and a cover board, on which the image sensor is mounted, fixed to the housing so that the image sensor faces an exit surface of the exit-side prism, the cover board closing an opening of the housing. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291544 | Zoom lens system - A zoom lens system which includes, in order from an object side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power; a second lens unit having a positive refractive power; and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, a space between the lens units is changed to perform magnification change; a lens of the second lens unit closest to an image side has a concave surface which faces the image side; a lens of the third lens unit closest to the object side is a negative lens whose concave surface faces the object side; and during the magnification change, the space between the second lens unit and the third lens unit is larger in a telephoto end than in a wide-angle end. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291545 | Zoom lens - The invention relates to a zoom lens that can achieve higher performance easily. In order from the object side of the zoom lens, it comprises a positive first lens group G | 2008-11-27 |
20080291546 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power configured not to move for zooming, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power configured to move during zooming, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power configured to move during zooming, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power configured not to move for zooming. The third lens unit includes a positive lens, a negative lens, and a diffractive optical element. A focal length of the third lens unit (fc), a focal length of the diffractive optical element (fdoe), a focal length at a wide angle end of the zoom lens (fW), and a focal length at a telephoto end of the zoom lens (fT) satisfy the following conditions: | 2008-11-27 |
20080291547 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND CAMERA HAVING SAME - A zoom lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive optical power, a second lens unit having negative optical power, a third lens unit having positive optical power, and a fourth lens unit having positive optical power. Each lens unit moves during zooming. In particular, the first lens unit moves so as to be closer to an object at a telephoto end than at a wide-angle end during zooming, and the fourth lens unit moves in a locus convex toward the object side during zooming. The sharing of magnification variation between the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit is appropriately set. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291548 | Zoom lens system and electronic image pickup apparatus using the same - A zoom lens system comprising, in order from an object side: a first lens unit comprising two lens components; and a second lens unit comprising one lens component, during zooming, a space between the first lens unit and the second lens unit changing, the first lens unit and the second lens unit having aspherical surfaces, at least one aspherical surface of the first lens unit satisfying the following condition: | 2008-11-27 |
20080291549 | Image Capture Lens Feeding Device and Method of Assembly of Same - In a thin image capture lens feeding device, wear of constituent members does not readily occur, even when an operation of switching between a normal image capture mode and a macro image capture mode is repeated. By rotating a lens retention housing | 2008-11-27 |
20080291550 | ZOOM LENS STRUCTURE - The present invention discloses a zooming lens structure comprising at least a fixed lens barrel, an diaphragm member, a front track lens barrel, a rear track lens barrel, a front lens barrel module and a rear lens barrel module, wherein the first guide screw cylinder of the front lens barrel module is driven through geometric correlation of the first guide slot of the fixed lens barrel and the first track of the front track lens barrel to enable the front lens barrel module to shift within the fixed lens barrel; again, the second guide screw cylinder of the rear lens barrel module is driven through geometric correlation of the second guide slot of the fixed lens barrel and the second track of the rear track lens barrel to enable the rear lens barrel module to shift within the fixed lens barrel, and since the screw bolt locks the front and rear track lens barrel, the front and rear track lens barrels rotate simultaneously, and the first guide screw cylinder and the second guide screw cylinder then are simultaneously driven to achieve zooming effect. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291551 | IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens includes, in order from an object side, a first lens having a positive refractive power and having a meniscus shape with a convex surface directed to the object side thereof, a second lens having a concave object-side surface and a third lens having a negative refractive power in a vicinity of an optical axis. Each of the second and third lenses has at least one aspheric surface. The following conditional expressions are satisfied: | 2008-11-27 |
20080291552 | Projection lens unit having reflection mirror in projection lens system and method of and equipment for fixing reflection mirror | 2008-11-27 |
20080291553 | Subminiature imaging optical system - There is provided a subminiature imaging optical system including, sequentially from an object side to an image side: a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power and both sides concaved toward an image side; a third lens having positive refractive power and a meniscus shape with a convex image-side surface; and a fourth lens having positive refractive power. The first and second lenses have refractive power satisfying following condition 1, the second lens has a shape satisfying following condition 2, and the third and fourth lenses have refractive power satisfying following condition 3, | 2008-11-27 |
20080291554 | Fluid Counterbalance for a Laser Lens Used to Scribe an Electronic Component Substrate - An apparatus and method for supporting a device for processing an electronic component substrate includes an assembly supporting a laser lens in a gravity field for focusing movement along a Z-axis by a linear actuator. A fluid counterbalance for the assembly is defined by a piston associated with a housing for movement between end limits of travel. The piston divides the housing into first and second fluid chambers having first and second fluid communication ports. A fluid pressure source is connectable to the first and second chambers through the first and second fluid communication ports. The fluid pressure source is adjustable to statically suspend the supported laser lens in equilibrium within the gravity field. The fluid pressure source permits movement of the supported laser lens to any position between opposite end limits of travel of the piston, while maintaining the mass of the supported laser lens in equilibrium. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291555 | OPTICAL ELEMENT HOLDING APPARATUS, BARREL, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An optical element holding apparatus includes an aluminum buffer member accommodated in a stainless steel frame body and having a linear expansion coefficient differing from that of the frame body. The buffer member contacts a first member of a rotation link block. The frame body includes slits defining the rotation link block, a second connection block, a first connection block, and a displacement block. Drive force generated by expansion of the buffer member when the temperature changes is amplified by the rotation link block, the second connection block, the first connection block, and the displacement block and transmitted to the support member to move the support member toward the lens. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291556 | LENS BARREL - A lens barrel is provided. The lens barrel includes a first cylinder that includes at least one continuous groove on an interior surface thereof. The at least one continuous groove includes a trough of a helicoidal screw and a circumferential groove formed in a circumferential direction with respect to the first cylinder and formed in continuation with the trough of the helicoidal screw. The lens barrel also includes a second cylinder that includes a crest of a helicoidal screw that engages with the trough of the helicoidal screw and the circumferential groove and that is formed on outer circumference of the second cylinder. The crest of the helicoidal screw is formed of first material. A part of the crest of the helicoidal screw includes a reinforcement structure formed of a second material that is a different material from the first material. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291557 | LENS BARREL - A lens barrel is disclosed. The lens barrel includes a sleeve having curved groove on an inner side thereof, a lens module having at least one lens and an optical axis having an object end and an image end, and a pin projecting from the lens module and engaged in a curved groove, whereby the lens module is slidably disposed in the sleeve and the sleeve is rotated to move the lens module along the optical axis. The pin has a contact surface contacting the curved groove and a notch is formed on the contact surface. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291558 | APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING LENS MODULE - An apparatus for assembling lens module ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080291559 | Variable shape mirror and manufacturing method for variable shape mirror - A variable shape mirror includes a support substrate provided with a conductive bonding portion that is divided into two areas bonded to a lamination type piezoelectric actuator. A bonding surface of the piezoelectric actuator is provided with a first metal film that is divided into a first area and a second area that are not connected to each other electrically. Side faces of the piezoelectric actuator are provided with a second metal film that connects a first common electrode to the first area electrically or connects a second common electrode to the second area electrically. The piezoelectric actuator is disposed on the bonding portion so that the individual areas of the first metal film are connected electrically to the different areas of the bonding portion, respectively. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291560 | REARVIEW MIRROR FOR VEHICLES - The rear-view mirror comprises a mirror housing, in which a mirror glass is disposed. It is surrounded by a rim portion, wherein at least a part of the rim portion is configured moveable relative to the mirror housing. Said part can be configured elastically resilient, linked with the mirror housing, or it can be provided detachable. When the mirror housing touches its installed elements during an evasive movement, the corresponding part of the rim portion can move, whereby an additional travel distance for the mirror housing is provided. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291561 | LIGHT COLORING SYSTEM - A rainbow wheel that colors light that is passed therethrough. The wheel can be formed using a photolithographic process. Another supermagenta wheel can be used to increase the number of colors that can be obtained. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291562 | RECORDING METHOD FOR RECORDING DATA ON A RECORDING MEDIUM - If a large minimum data unit for recorded data is used to record a small data amount of management information, the recording time is long, and furthermore when a WO (write once) is used as the recording medium, the number of recording operations which can be performed is restricted. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291563 | Torsion compensation coil for voice coil motor of disk drive device, and method of making the same - Certain example embodiments relate to torsion compensation coils that cooperate with primary coils in voice coil motors of disk drive devices, and methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, a voice coil motor is provided which may include a single external magnet. A primary coil may be located above the external magnet, with the primary coil being capable of receiving a first current. At least one torsion compensation coil may be connected to the primary coil. The at least one torsion compensation coil may be capable of receiving a second current. The at least one torsion compensation coil may be configured to reduce torsion and/or bending forces introduced by the first current passing through primary coil and/or magnetic field leakage from the external magnet. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291564 | Detecting head-disk contact during off-track operations - A disk drive that can detect contact between a head and a disk during an off-track operation such as a seek routine, a ramp load or a head take-off. The disk drive includes a circuit that causes the head to move across the disk in a seek routine. A head heater element is driven to move the head into contact with the disk. A read signal provided by the head is filtered through a band pass filter that has a center frequency. The frequency that produces the maximum signal is selected as the center frequency for the band pass filter. The drive can monitor subsequent head contact during an off-track operation by detecting output from the band pass filter. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291565 | CONTROL APPARATUS, STORAGE APPARATUS, AND WRITING CONTROL METHOD - A control apparatus detects positional information of a head performing writing processing every predetermined time interval, and computes next-sample projected positional information of the head based on the difference between the positional information detected the previous time and the positional information detected the current time, and the current detected positional information for every position information detected. The control apparatus determines whether the computed next-sample projected positional information is greater than a next-sample projected position threshold which is a predetermined threshold. Following this, in the case that determination is made that the next-sample projected positional information is greater than the projected position threshold, the disk control apparatus controls a storage device to stop the writing processing after the writing processing is performed through the end of the sector wherein the writing processing is currently being performed. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291566 | DEVICE SELECT SYSTEM FOR MULTI-DEVICE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM - In one general embodiment, a system includes a first device on a first substrate; a second device on a second substrate; and a device select system coupled to the first and second devices. The device select system includes: a first portion having an array of first electrical contacts; a second portion having an array of second electrical contacts, there being more second electrical contacts than first electrical contacts, the second portion being coupled to the first and second devices, each of the first electrical contacts being associated with at least two of the second electrical contacts; and a select mechanism for selectively placing each of the first electrical contacts in electrical communication with one of the second electrical contacts associated therewith. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291567 | Post-assembly head/disk offset adjuster - A post-assembly head/disk offset adjuster is disclosed. One embodiment provides a housing and at least one disk coupled with the housing. In addition, an adjustable pivot plate is coupled with the housing such that access to at least one adjustment point of the adjustable pivot plate is provided regardless of a state of assembly of the hard disk drive. Furthermore, an actuator is coupled with the adjustable pivot plate. In so doing, an adjustment to the at least one adjustment point of the adjustable pivot plate results in an adjustment to the actuator regardless of the state of assembly of the hard disk drive. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291568 | MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MAGNETIC HEAD - A magnetic disk apparatus includes: a driving unit; a position error feedback control system; and a velocity control system. The driving unit is configured to move a magnetic head operative for magnetic recording/reproduction of information on a magnetic disk. The position error feedback control system is configured to perform feedback control of the driving unit based on difference between target track position and detected position of the magnetic head. The velocity control system is configured to vary a target velocity curve based on position of the magnetic head before motion, the target track position of the magnetic head, and position of a data sector to be subjected to recording/reproduction, for using a control mathematical model of the driving unit to control the driving unit so that velocity of the driving unit follows the target velocity curve. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291569 | Base Dam in a Data Storage System to Reduce or Eliminate Motor Leakage - A base for a data storage system is provided having an inner facing surface and an outer facing surface. The base includes a motor well. Formed with inner surface of facing surface of the base includes a medium region, an actuator region and a dam. The medium region is defined by a medium region planar surface surrounding a portion of the motor well, a leading surface and a trailing surface. The actuator region is defined by an actuator region planar surface that is recessed from the medium region planar surface, the leading surface, the trailing surface and a remaining portion of the motor well. The dam has a dam planar surface that surrounds the remaining portion of the motor well and is positioned on the actuator region planar surface between the leading surface and the trailing surface. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291570 | High performance computer hard disk drive and method - A high performance hard disk drive is disclosed in which a flying read/write head runs in contact or in near contact with a rotating platter. In this design there is no wear of the hard disk platter or flying head due to both head and platter being coated with an amorphous carbon that has an exceptionally low coefficient of friction in a sealed, inert gas environment. The overcoat contains carbon in the range between about 52 and 80 atomic percent and hydrogen in the range between about 20 to 48 atomic percent. There is no lubricant required in this design, which eliminates a significant cause of hard drive failure from oxidation of the lubricant, stiction and rippling of the lubricant. This contact method achieves a high areal density with no wear, within a robust, hermetically sealed environment. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291571 | MAGNETIC HEAD AND INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE - A magnetic head of the present invention includes a magnetic pole that faces a surface of a recording medium, moves relative to the surface in a direction along the surface, and produces a line of magnetic force intersecting the surface of the recording medium; and a coil that excites the magnetic pole, wherein the magnetic pole includes a laminate with a coercivity of 800 A/m or less, the laminate including two or more layers stacked in a direction along the movement relative to the surface of the recording medium, the two or more layers including a first magnetic layer located at a frontmost position of the movement, and a second magnetic layer located at a rearmost position of the movement, the second magnetic layer having a saturation magnetic flux density higher than a saturation magnetic flux density of the first magnetic layer. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291572 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording medium includes recording areas forming protrusions corresponding to servo signals and recording tracks and includes a crystalline magnetic layer, and non-recording areas comprising an amorphous damaged layer left in bottoms of recesses between the recording areas. | 2008-11-27 |
20080291573 | Magnetic Recording Medium, and Manufacturing Method, Manufacturing Apparatus, Recording and Reproduction Method, and Recording and Reproduction Apparatus for the Same - With a magnetic recording medium, servo pits have to be recorded one disk at a time, which is a problem in that it takes more time and is more expensive. In view of this, with the present invention, at least one signal region whose surface roughness is different from that of other than the signal region is formed on the substrate of a magnetic recording medium comprising a recording layer on a substrate, or on an under layer formed on a substrate. | 2008-11-27 |