48th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210373368 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a display device having a display area and a frame area surrounding the display area, and includes a first display panel comprising a plurality of first pixel units arranged in an array, wherein the first pixel units are distributed in the display area and extend to the frame area, and the first pixel units at an edge of the display area extend to the frame area; and a second display panel disposed above the first display panel, wherein the second display panel comprises a plurality of second pixel units arranged in an array, and the second pixel units correspond to the first pixel units. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373369 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a plurality of red subpixels, a plurality of green subpixels, and a plurality of blue subpixels, wherein, in a first direction, the red subpixel and the green subpixel, the green subpixel and the blue subpixel, and the blue subpixel and the red subpixel are arranged to be adjacent to each other, and in a second direction, the red subpixel and the blue subpixel, the blue subpixel and the green subpixel, and the green subpixel and the red subpixel are arranged to be adjacent to each other, and in the subpixels, as to subpixel columns adjacent to each other, when an image signal of the same gradation is input with respect to the subpixels of same color, brightness of one subpixel column is higher than that of another subpixel column. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373370 | PIXEL STRUCTURE AND PIXEL CONTROL METHOD, ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A pixel structure includes a first sub-pixel that includes a first thin film transistor (T | 2021-12-02 |
20210373371 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first light source and a second light source. The liquid crystal display panel is configured to provide a brightness selected from a first set or a second set, and the first light and the second light are configured to not emit light simultaneously. A driving method of the liquid crystal display panel and a display device including the liquid crystal display panel are further provided. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373372 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel which is thin, has a simple structure, or is easily incorporated into an electronic device is provided. The touch panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a third conductive layer, a fourth conductive layer, liquid crystal, and an FPC. The first conductive layer has a function of a pixel electrode. The second conductive layer has a function of a common electrode. The third and fourth conductive layers each have a function of an electrode of a touch sensor. The FPC is electrically connected to the fourth conductive layer. The first, second, third, and fourth conductive layers and the liquid crystal are provided between the first and second substrates. The first, second, and third conductive layers are provided over the first substrate. The FPC is provided over the first substrate. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373373 | DISPLAY DEVICES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a first substrate. The liquid crystal display also includes a plurality of first thin film transistors disposed on the first substrate. The liquid crystal display further includes a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate. In addition, the liquid crystal display includes a plurality of second thin film transistors disposed on the second substrate. The liquid crystal display also includes a plurality of sensing units disposed on the second substrate, and at least one of the plurality of sensing units electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of second thin film transistors. The liquid crystal display further includes a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373374 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, ARRAY SUBSTRATE, OPPOSITE SUBSTRATE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate that are disposed opposite to each other; the liquid crystal display panel has a display region and at least one non-display region disposed beside the display region. One of the first substrate and the second substrate includes a plurality of protrusions disposed in the at least one non-display region, and the other of the first substrate and the second substrate includes a plurality of grooves disposed in the at least one non-display region, each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions is corresponding to one groove of the plurality of grooves, and the protrusion is matched with the corresponding groove. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373375 | Electrically Actuated Privacy Glass Panel System - A privacy panel system is disclosed, and comprises a privacy panel. The privacy panel comprises a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a transmittance layer between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The transmittance layer has a transmittance that is responsive to an electrical field between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. A first conductor is electrically connected to the first conductive layer, and a second conductor is electrically connected to the second conductive layer. While the electrical field is applied across the transmittance layer, the transmittance layer has a uniform transmittance. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373376 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL - The present application discloses an array substrate and a display panel. The array substrate includes a display region and a peripheral region; a plurality of pixels formed in the display region; a plurality of alignment circuit formed in the peripheral region for implementing alignment for the liquid crystals within the pixels; where the alignment circuits include first bonding pads and a plurality of short-circuited bars, each of the plurality of short-circuited bars is electrically connected to the first bonding pads through transfer lines, and any two of the transfer lines adjacently disposed are disposed on different metal layers. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373377 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a lower substrate, a light emitting structure, a lower wire, an upper wire, an insulating layer, and a connection pattern. The light emitting structure is disposed in a display area on the lower substrate. The lower wire is disposed in a peripheral area on the lower substrate. The upper wire is disposed on the lower wire, and partially overlaps the lower wire. The insulating layer structure includes a first contact hole that exposes a first portion of the upper wire, which overlaps the lower wire, and a first portion of the lower wire, which is adjacent to a portion of the lower wire that overlaps the upper wire. The connection pattern is disposed on the insulating layer structure, the lower wire, and the upper wire, and electrically connects the upper wire to the lower wire through the first contact hole. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373378 | Display Panel, Detection Method and Display Device - A display panel, including a pixel array; multiple rows of gate lines; and multiple columns of data lines; the gate lines and the data lines are perpendicular to each other, respectively, and every two gate lines are correspondingly connected to a row of sub-pixels, and each data line is correspondingly connected to two columns of sub-pixels; | 2021-12-02 |
20210373379 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided, including a first flexible substrate, a second flexible substrate, an electrode layer, and a TFT circuit. The second flexible substrate is disposed opposite to the first flexible substrate. The electrode layer is formed on the first flexible substrate. The TFT circuit is formed on the first flexible substrate. The first flexible substrate has a first light transmission chromaticity coordinates (x1, y1), the second flexible substrate has a second light transmission chromaticity coordinates (x2, y2), and x1−x2≥0.002 or y1−y2≥0.002. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373380 | Display Device Having a Uni-Body Integrated Housing - A display device includes: an open cell liquid crystal display (LCD) component an optical sheets component; a light guide plate; a scalar board; and, a uni-body rear cover, the uni-body rear cover affixing the optical sheets component to the display device, maintaining a gap between the open cell component and the optical sheets component, providing an exterior of the display device, protecting the open cell component from external forces and protecting the scalar board of the display device. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373381 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display unit having a display surface to display an image, a cover panel stacked on the display surface of the display unit, and a holding frame stacked on a back surface of the display unit. The display surface of the display unit and the cover panel are bonded to each other with an optical adhesive material. The holding frame and the display unit are bonded to each other with a variable thickness adhesive material a thickness of which is variable at least at a time of bonding the holding frame and the display unit. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373382 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND POLARIZING PLATE - Provided is a liquid crystal display device and a polarizing plate capable of improving the contrast ratio in the front direction. The polarizing plate includes a pair of polarizers including a first polarizer and a second polarizer whose transmission axes are parallel to each other; a retarder between the paired polarizers; and a diffusion layer in at least one of a region between the paired polarizers or a region on a side without the retarder of the first polarizer. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373383 | LIGHT-EMITTING COMPONENT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present application discloses a light-emitting component and a display apparatus. The light-emitting component includes a first diffusion layer, a first prism sheet disposed below the first diffusion layer; a second prism sheet disposed below the first prism sheet; a second diffusion layer disposed below the second prism sheet; a flexible substrate disposed below the second diffusion layer; a second substrate attached to the flexible substrate; an emission layer disposed between the second diffusion layer and the flexible substrate; the emission layer is integrated on the flexible substrate; the emission layer includes a photoluminescence layer and an electroluminescent layer; the photoluminescence layer is disposed between the second diffusion layer and the flexible substrate; and the electroluminescent layer is disposed between the photoluminescence layer and the flexible substrate. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373384 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, DISPLAY DEVICE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE - The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus, a display device, and a backlight module, and relates to relates to the field of display technologies. The backlight module includes a back panel, a light guide plate and a light bar. The back panel has a bottom plate and a peripheral plate surrounding edges of the bottom plate, the peripheral plate is provided with a limit structure protruding into an area surrounded by the peripheral plate; the light guide plate is provided within the peripheral plate; the light bar is provided between the peripheral plate and the light guide plate and abutting against the limit structure to be blocked by the limit structure in at least one of a direction perpendicular to the bottom plate and a circumferential direction of the peripheral plate. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373385 | PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A planar light source includes an irregular-shaped mounting substrate, light sources arranged along first and second directions in a plan view, and a light diffusion plate including a thick plate portion and a thin plate portion outward of outermost light sources in the plan view. In the first direction, a distance between an optical axis of one first distal-end light source of one array and an outer edge of the light diffusion plate is greater than a distance between that of another first distal-end light source of another array and the outer edge. In a plan view, the thin plate portion has a width along a straight line along the first direction from the optical axis of the one first distal-end light source toward the outer edge greater than a width along a straight line from the optical axis of the second distal-end light source toward the outer edge. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373386 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a light source emitting light; a light guide plate having a first surface and a second surface, and spreading light emitted from the light source therein to emit light through the first surface; and a local dimming unit configured to pass or scatter light emitted through the second surface of the light guide plate according to a position. The local dimming unit may include: an electro-optical layer configured to which optical properties change according to an electric field; and a plurality of electrodes positioned on the same plane to generate the electric field. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373387 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE - The present invention provides a display device and a backlight module. The backlight module includes a substrate, an ink layer, and a plurality of light-emitting units, wherein the substrate includes a first end and a second end oppositely arranged, the ink layer is disposed on the substrate, the ink layer includes a plurality of hollow-carved units arranged gradually from the first end to the second end, and at least two light-emitting units are disposed on the ink layer in an array arrangement. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373388 | LIGHT CONVERSION STRUCTURE, BACKLIGHT MODULE, COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A light conversion structure, and a backlight module, a color filter substrate, and a display device including the light conversion structure are provided. The light conversion structure includes a light filter structure including a first optical film layer and a second optical film layer alternately arranged and attached to each other in a total number of N, N is an even number, one of a surface of the first optical film layer far away from the second optical film layer and a surface of the second optical film layer far away from the first optical film layer is a light incident surface of the light filter structure, and the other one is a light-exiting surface. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373389 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to some aspects, a liquid crystal display panel comprising an electrode is provided. The electrode comprises a plurality of convex branch electrode portions arranged in a plane, the convex branch electrode portions being convex when viewed from a first direction perpendicular to the plane and extending from a central region of the electrode to a periphery of the electrode, and a plurality of concave branch electrode portions, the concave branch electrode portions being concave when viewed from the first direction, extending from the central region to the periphery and adjacent to convex branch electrode portions. According to some aspects, a method of applying a pretilt to molecules in a liquid crystal layer of a liquid crystal display panel by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer via first and second electrodes is provided. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373390 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL GLASSES - A liquid crystal lens has at least two driving regions, and the liquid crystal lens includes a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer includes a plurality of first electrode groups, and each first electrode group includes a plurality of first electrodes. The plurality of first electrodes included in each first electrode group is configured to receive a plurality of first driving signals in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and each driving region in the at least two driving regions corresponds to at least one first electrode group. The second electrode layer is disposed opposite to the first electrode layer, and includes at least one second electrode configured to receive at least one second driving signal in a one-to-one correspondence manner. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373391 | U-SHAPED UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT WITH U-SHAPED COPLANAR ELECTRODE UNITS - A U-shaped unit and a liquid crystal element with U-shaped coplanar electrode units provided by the invention are capable of increasing a horizontal electric field intensity in a power supply state, so that when the invention is applied to be used as a liquid crystal driving element, a required horizontal electric field intensity can be achieved with a lower driving voltage to reduce a required driving power when the liquid crystal element is used as a display screen, thereby achieving an effect of power saving. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373392 | Switchable optical device and method for manufacturing of a switchable optical device - A switchable optical device is provided having a first substrate ( | 2021-12-02 |
20210373393 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ARRAY SUBSTRATE, ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A manufacturing method of an array substrate is provided, including steps: forming a light shield layer and a first metal layer on a transparent base to locate the light shield layer between the transparent base and the first metal layer and identify a pattern of the light shield layer and a pattern of the first metal layer, forming an insulating layer, a passageway layer and an ohmic contact layer sequentially on the first metal layer, forming a second metal layer on the ohmic contact layer, forming a passivation layer on the second metal layer and forming a contact hole in the passivation layer, and forming a pixel electrode layer on the passivation layer to allow the pixel electrode layer to connect the second metal layer through the contact hole. Moreover, an array substrate and a liquid crystal display panel are further provided. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373394 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL - An array substrate and a display panel are provided. The array substrate includes a substrate, a first metal layer, an active material layer, a second metal layer, a pixel electrode layer, and a common electrode layer. The first metal layer includes a gate electrode layer, scan lines, and a shielding metal layer. The shielding metal layer includes a plurality of shielding metal wirings. At least one corner on a portion of each of the shielding metal wirings overlapping pixel opening areas is designed as an outer corner, and a protrusion is arranged at the outer corner, thereby relieving light leakage at metal intersections. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373395 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device including a first substrate including a first pixel and a second pixel, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer containing polymer and liquid crystal molecules, and a light emitting element, wherein the second pixel is located between the light emitting element and the first pixel, the first substrate includes a switching element including a semiconductor layer arranged in the first pixel, a pixel electrode, and a first light shielding portion arranged in the second pixel and being adjacent to the semiconductor layer, the first light shielding portion is located between the semiconductor layer and the light emitting element in planar view and located on a side closer to the first pixel than a center of the second pixel. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373396 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present application discloses a display panel and a display apparatus. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a display area for displaying a screen and a non-display area disposed around the display area; the first substrate includes a color filter layer, a filler and a drive circuit; the color filter layer is disposed in the display area of the display panel; the drive circuit is disposed in the non-display area of the display panel, and the filler is disposed on a surface of the drive circuit. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373397 | COLOR FILM SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND COLOR FILM SUBSTRATE FABRICATING METHOD - The present application provides a color film substrate, a display device, and a color film substrate fabricating method. The color film substrate comprises a display region and a non-display region, wherein the color film substrate in the non-display region comprises: a base; and a photoresist layer disposed on the base; a planarization layer disposed on a side of the photoresist layer away from the base; a support layer disposed on a side of the planarization layer away from the base; wherein a total thickness of the photoresist layer, the planarization layer, and the support layer is greater than or equal to a first thickness threshold. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373398 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to an exemplary embodiment, a display device includes: a plurality of gate lines; a plurality of data lines; and a plurality of pixels connected to the gate lines and the data lines, wherein each of the pixels includes: a transistor configured to include a gate electrode, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a channel semiconductor; a pixel electrode connected to the second electrode and including a plurality of fine branch portions and a connector connected to the second electrode; and a target pattern overlapping a fine slit dispose between adjacent fine branch portions. At least one of the adjacent fine branch portions is directly connected to the connector. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373399 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a liquid crystal layer between a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a wiring line and a pixel electrode. The liquid crystal layer contains a stripe-shaped polymer extending in a first direction and a liquid crystal molecule. The liquid crystal layer contains a first polymer in an area overlapping the wiring line and a second polymer in an area overlapping the pixel electrode. The first polymer includes a first portion extending in a direction different from the first direction. The second polymer includes a second portion extending in a direction different from the first direction. A density of the first portion is higher than a density of the second portion. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373400 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present application discloses a display panel and a display device. The display panel is divided into a display area and a non-display area. The non-display area is located at a periphery of the display area. A retaining wall structure configured to block an alignment liquid is disposed between the display area and the non-display area, and the retaining wall structure surrounds the display area and is connected end to end; the non-display area of the display panel includes a fan-out area, and the retaining wall structure includes a metal layer. The metal layer of the retaining wall structure and a metal layer of the fan-out area are formed at different layers. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373401 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - Conventional electrochromic devices frequently suffer from poor reliability and poor performance. Improvements are made using entirely solid and inorganic materials. Electrochromic devices are fabricated by forming an ion conducting electronically insulating interfacial region that serves as an IC layer. In some methods, the interfacial region is formed after formation of an electrochromic and a counter electrode layer, which are in direct contact with one another. The interfacial region contains an ion conducting electronically insulating material along with components of the electrochromic and/or the counter electrode layer. Materials and microstructure of the electrochromic devices provide improvements in performance and reliability over conventional devices. In addition to the improved electrochromic devices and methods for fabrication, integrated deposition systems for forming such improved devices are also disclosed. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373402 | AUTOMATED COMMISSIONING OF CONTROLLERS IN A WINDOW NETWORK - Techniques are described for generating a graphical user interface for providing information and controlling optically switchable windows connected by a network. Windows are graphically represented using interactive smart objects that are placed within views of the graphical user interface in a manner corresponding to their physical location. In another aspect, a method, system, and/or computer program product is described for associating network IDs of optically switchable windows with the locations at which the windows are installed. Window locations are determined by analyzing received wireless transmissions that are sent from transmitters associated with each of the optically switchable windows. The determined locations are then compared with a representation of the building that provides the window locations. Upon comparison, the network ID of each window, which is communicated through the window transmissions, is associated with the appropriate window location on the representation of the building. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373403 | OPTICAL PATH CONTROL MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - An optical path control member according to an embodiment comprises: a lower substrate; a lower electrode disposed on the lower substrate; an upper substrate disposed on the lower substrate; an upper electrode disposed under the upper substrate; and a pattern part interposed between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, wherein: the pattern part includes a first pattern part and a second pattern part alternately disposed; the first pattern part has an optical transmittance varying according to an applied voltage; the second pattern part transmits light; and the width of the first pattern part varies as the first pattern part extends from a light emitting part to a light transmitting part. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373404 | PHOTOELECTRIC DISPLAY UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THEREOF - A photoelectric display unit including a bottom electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer and a top electrode layer is provided. The photoelectric conversion layer is disposed between the bottom electrode layer and the top electrode layer, and includes a first extrinsic semiconductor layer, an intrinsic semiconductor layer and a second extrinsic semiconductor layer. The intrinsic semiconductor layer is disposed between the first extrinsic semiconductor layer and the second extrinsic semiconductor layer. The intrinsic semiconductor layer includes a semiconductor material with a range of a band gap of 1.7 ev˜3.2 ev. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373405 | OPTICAL ACTIVATION OF CHEMICAL ENTITIES IN ELECTROPHORETIC DISPERSIONS FOR DISPLAY DEVICES - Example electrophoretic dispersions for use in electrophoretic displays are provided. An example electrophoretic dispersion includes a first chemical entity and a second chemical entity. The first and second chemical entities are to be induced to reversibly interact to switch between a separated state and an optically active state in response to a change in an electromagnetic field passing through the electrophoretic dispersion to change an optical property of the electrophoretic dispersion. Electrophoretic display devices, methods for operating electrophoretic display devices, non-transitory machine-readable storage mediums, and methods for producing electrophoretic dispersions are also provided. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373406 | OPTICAL MODULATOR - The present disclosure is in the field of an electrophoretic device for switching between a transparent and non-transparent mode, comprising a fluid and particles, electrodes for moving said particles, and comprising various further elements, as well as uses thereof, in particular as a window blind. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373407 | EDIBLE ELECTRODES AND USES IN ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAYS - Flowable electrode materials and articles constructed therefrom that can be used to make edible electrical connections. The flowable electrode material may comprise a liquid and a salt, wherein the liquid and the salt are edible. The flowable electrode material can be used to create electrodes, and those electrodes may be incorporated into an electro-optic display comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electro-optic material located between the first electrode and the second electrode. In some embodiments, the first electrode, the second electrode, and the electro-optic material can be edible. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373408 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE - An optical waveguide device includes a substrate on which an optical waveguide is formed, and an object that is disposed on the substrate. The optical waveguide includes a mode conversion/branching portion that converts a mode of a light wave propagating through the optical waveguide and branches the light wave, and the object is disposed to cover a part or the whole of the mode conversion/branching portion or not to cover the mode conversion/branching portion when the substrate is viewed in a plan view. In a case where the object is disposed to cover a part of the mode conversion/branching portion, the object is disposed not to consecutively cover a section over a length of a predetermined value or higher in an advancing direction of a light wave. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373409 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE MODULATOR - A multi-section optical modulator and related method are disclosed wherein two waveguide arms traverse a plurality of successive modulating sections. A differential drive signal is applied separately to each waveguide arm of each modulating sections in synchronism with the transmission of light along the waveguide arms, affecting a dual differential driving of each section. By suitably selecting the number of modulating sections and the section length, a high modulation bandwidth and a high modulation efficiency may be achieved simultaneously for a given peak-to-peak voltage swing of the drive signal. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373410 | TRAVELING WAVEGUIDE IN MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATOR TO FACILITATE PHASE MATCH AND IMPEDANCE MATCH - Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, and techniques directed to phase match and impedance match to enable a higher baud rate for ultra-high-speed TW-MZM for 100 Gbaud or above for PAM applications, and/or 120 Gbaud or above for QAM applications. Embodiments described herein may include ultra-high-speed TW-MZM based on differential signal-to-signal (SS) TW using a push-pull PN structure. These embodiments facilitate high speeds for a TW-MZM due to decreased complexity by eliminating a ground in the TW. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373411 | INDIUM PHOSPHIDE BASED OPTICAL TRANSMITTER WITH SINGLE PARAMETER DRIVEN PHASE CORRECTION FOR TEMPORAL VARIATION - Optical modulators are described having a Mach-Zehnder interferometer and a pair of RF electrodes interfaced with the Mach-Zehnder interferometer in which the Mach-Zehnder interferometer comprises optical waveguides formed from semiconductor material. The optical modulator additionally comprises a plurality of phase shifters configured to interface with the plurality of interconnected optical waveguides such that at least one phase shifter of the plurality of phase shifters is interfaced with at least one optical waveguide of the plurality of interconnected optical waveguides. A phase shifter controller, including an energy source with a variable output controlled by the controller and a plurality of electrical connections connecting the energy source to each of the plurality of phase shifters, is also included. In various embodiments, the plurality of electrical connections are configured to provide approximately equal power to each of the phase shifting elements from the energy source. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373412 | MULTIPLE TRAVELING WAVEGUIDES TO FACILITATE OPTICAL MODULATION - Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, and techniques directed to a multiple traveling waveguide structure to synthesize EO frequency responses used for optical modulation. Multiple traveling waveguide devices may include a plurality of traveling waveguides, each with different characteristics resulting in a different EO response within a target frequency range. These different characteristics may be achieved by varying the PN junction, PN doping level, optical waveguides, RF waveguides and the like for each traveling waveguide. The multiple traveling waveguide structure is formed by combining each traveling waveguide in a serial and/or parallel fashion, and then iteratively optimized based on artificial intelligence (AI) training sequences, to achieve an overall optical modulation beyond 100 GHz. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373413 | Optical Modulator From Standard Fabrication Processing - An optical modulator is disclosed that includes an optical resonator structure. The optical resonator structure includes at least one non-linear portion, the at least one non-linear portion comprising at least one radial junction region. The at least one radial junction region is formed between at least first and second materials, respectively, having different electronic conductivity characteristics. A principal axis of the at least one radial junction region is oriented along a radius of curvature of the at least one non-linear portion. The optical modulator includes an optical waveguide that is coupled to the at least one non-linear portion of the optical resonator structure. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373414 | MULTIFOCAL SYSTEM USING ADAPTIVE LENSES - A device is provided. The device includes a first lens assembly controllable to switch between a first plurality of optical powers. The first lens assembly includes a plurality of directly optically coupled lenses, and is configured to converge or diverge a light transmitted therethrough. The device also includes a second lens assembly coupled with the first lens assembly, and controllable to switch between a second plurality of optical powers that are opposite to the first plurality of optical powers. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373415 | Reconfigurable integrated optical microswitch device - A reconfigurable integrated optical microswitch device ( | 2021-12-02 |
20210373416 | OPTICAL MODULATOR - An optical modulator in which an optical signal is input from one side of a package, includes in the package, a chip that optically modulates the optical signal and in which an input waveguide and an output waveguide of the optical signal are led to mutually different destinations each being one end of the chip facing the one side of the package and a side surface of the chip orthogonal to the one end of the chip; an input optical system coupled to the input waveguide of the chip; and an output optical system coupled to the output waveguide of the chip. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373417 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS TO WHICH HANDLE IS ATTACHABLE - An image pickup apparatus includes an apparatus body having a first fixing part, a handle member having first and second fastening parts and a first holding member having a third fastening part fastened with the second fastening part and a second fixing part fixed to the first fixing part. Each of the three fastening parts includes: a radial gear and a through hole provided parallel to a fastening direction. The radial gear includes depressions and projections formed in uniform phase in normal line directions of a center axis of the through hole. The handle member is fixed to the first holding member by communicating the through hole of the second fastening part with the through hole of the third fastening part and by a bolt being fastened to a nut through the communicated through holes in a state where the radial gears of the three fastening parts are engaged. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373418 | ACCESSORY, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS ON WHICH SAME IS MOUNTABLE, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An accessory configured to be detachably mountable to an image pickup apparatus including a first mount portion including first bayonet claw portions, and first terminals, the accessory including a second mount portion including second bayonet claw portions configured to enable engagement with the first bayonet claw portions, and second terminals configured to enable contact with the first terminals, in which the second terminals are provided at positions that are different from positions of the second bayonet claw portions, and wherein, a half line that extends from a central axis of the second mount portion and passes through a second terminal that determines whether an optical apparatus is mounted on the image pickup apparatus or not, passes through a predetermined second bayonet claw portion. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373419 | PROJECTING APPARATUS - A projecting apparatus is provided, and includes a frame, a light source module, and a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) module. The frame includes two lateral boards respectively arranged on two opposite sides thereof, and a transverse beam that connects the two lateral boards. Each of the two lateral boards has a guiding slot recessed in a portion thereof. The MEMS module is configured to transmit light emitted from the light source module, and includes a flexible circuit board, a first MEMS unit, and a second MEMS unit, the latter two of which are connected to the flexible circuit board. The first MEMS unit is inserted into the guiding slots of the two lateral boards. The second MEMS unit abuts against the two lateral boards and/or the transverse beam. The first MEMS unit and the second MEMS unit have a predetermined angle there-between by the second frame portion. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373420 | PROJECTING APPARATUS - A projecting apparatus is provided, and includes a frame, a light source module, at least one collimator lens, at least one adhesive, and a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) module. The frame includes a first frame portion and a second frame portion. The first frame portion has a carrier and a carrying bridge having an end connected to the carrier. The frame has a processing slot that uses the carrying bridge as a bottom thereof, and the carrying bridge has at least one thru-hole that is in spatial communication with the processing slot. The second frame portion is connected to the carrier and another end of the carrying bridge of the first frame portion. The at least one adhesive corresponds in position to the at least one thru-hole, and connects the at least one collimator lens onto the carrying bridge. The MEMS module is disposed on the second frame portion. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373421 | HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION DEVICE - The invention provides a heat dissipation system and a projection device including the same. The heat dissipation system includes a case, a plurality of liquid cold plates, a first radiator and a second radiator. The case includes a main air inlet and an air outlet. The liquid cold plates are disposed in the case. The first radiator is disposed in the case and beside the main air inlet. The second radiator is disposed in the case and beside the air outlet. The liquid cold plates, the first radiator and the second radiator are connected with one another. The invention has a good heat radiating effect. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373422 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY PROJECTOR - A liquid-crystal display projector includes a projection lens, an optical light-converging component, a plurality of liquid-crystal display panels, a plurality of connection cables, and a cover. The optical light-converging component is disposed adjacent to the projection lens. The liquid-crystal display panels are disposed adjacent to the optical light-converging component. The connection cables are connected to the liquid-crystal display panels respectively. The cover is disposed above the optical light-converging component and the liquid-crystal display panels to cover the optical light-converging component and the liquid-crystal display panels. The cover has at least one through hole for the connection cables to pass through. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373423 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION ELEMENT AND PROJECTION APPARATUS - A wavelength conversion element includes a substrate and a wavelength conversion layer. The substrate has a bearing surface and a first positioning portion, and the first positioning portion is located on the bearing surface. The wavelength conversion layer is disposed on the bearing surface and has a second positioning portion corresponding to the first positioning portion, and the second positioning portion is adapted to engage with the first positioning portion. A projection apparatus having the wavelength conversion element is also provided. The disclosure is able to improve assemble accuracy and light conversion efficiency of the wavelength conversion element. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373424 | VIRTUAL IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE - A virtual image projection device that generates image light includes a light source that emits light; a microlens array that emits the light, which is emitted from the light source, as light having a predetermined angle distribution; an imaging lens that concentrates the light from the microlens array; a display unit that is irradiated with the light, which is concentrated by the imaging lens, to generate an image; and a projection unit that projects the image, which is generated by the display unit, as image light. The microlens array is disposed such that short side directions of lens cells do not line up straight. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373425 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, AND PROJECTOR - An optical element according to the present disclosure includes a main body part including an optical part having an optical surface, and a support part which is provided to the optical part, and which is to be supported by a support body, and a functional layer which is provided as a film to the main body part, wherein the functional layer is disposed so as to cover the optical surface of the optical part, and so as not to cover at least a part of the support part. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373426 | IMAGING SYSTEM COMPRISING BEAM GUIDANCE ELEMENT WITH HIGH SOLARIZATION RESISTANCE IN THE VISIBLE SPECTRAL RANGE - An imaging system includes at least one laser light source having a wavelength in the visible spectral range and a beam guidance element with high solarization resistance at high beam power densities. The invention also relates to the use of the imaging system, in particularly in projectors and in material processing. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373427 | Power Efficient Laser Projector - A laser projector includes a laser light source, a first dichroic mirror, a second dichroic mirror, three light valves and a beam combining module. The laser light source is used to generate a composite polarized beam. The first dichroic mirror is used to receive the composite polarized beam, and separate the composite polarized beam into a first color beam and a relay beam. The second dichroic mirror is used to receive the relay beam, and separate the relay beam into a second color beam and a third color beam. The three light valves are used to modulate the three color beams into three light beams. The beam combining module is used to combine the three light beams to form a multi-color image. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373428 | VEHICLE CAMERA UNIT - A vehicle camera unit includes: a back camera mounted to a rear part of a vehicle, to take an image rearward; a garnish member provided rearward of the back camera; and a body-side member provided upward of the garnish member. The back camera has a rearward-directed lens. The garnish member includes a transmitting portion which is a half mirror and covering the lens at least from a rear side, and a design portion provided upward of the transmitting portion and covering a lower part of the back camera from a rear upper side. The design portion is a half mirror or has a smaller visible light transmittance than the transmitting portion. The body-side member has, at a lower end, a recessed attachment portion having a groove shape that opens rearward. The design portion has, at an upper end, a projecting attachment portion entering into the recessed attachment portion. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373429 | COMPACT SIZE MULTI-CHANNEL LIGHT ENGINE APPARATUS - A compact size light engine apparatus is disclosed, comprising at least a wedged dichroic mirror or a dichroic X-plate/cube to combine multiple RGB LEDs, and a folded light path assembly with a folding mirror or a right-angle prism for a miniaturized light engine system. Furthermore, the compact size light engine apparatus may comprise at least a long red wavelength light source with peak wavelength over 630 nm. A 2-channel/3-channel/4-channel compact size light engine configuration is disclosed that comprise at least one red light source, one blue light source, and one green light source, combined by a wedged dichroic mirror or a dichroic X-plate/cube into co-axis light path without Etendue increase and illuminate digital mirror device (DMD) micro-display and afterwards project the image from the micro-display onto the screen through projection lens. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373430 | EUV PHOTO MASKS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A reflective mask includes a substrate, a reflective multilayer disposed on the substrate, a capping layer disposed on the reflective multilayer, and an absorber layer disposed on the capping layer. The absorber layer includes a base material made of one or more of a Cr based material, an Ir based material, a Pt based material, or Co based material, and further contains one or more additional elements selected from the group consisting of Si, B, Ge, Al, As, Sb, Te, Se and Bi. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373431 | EUV PHOTO MASKS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A reflective mask includes a substrate, a reflective multilayer disposed over the substrate, a capping layer disposed over the reflective multilayer, an intermediate layer disposed over the capping layer, an absorber layer disposed over the intermediate layer, and a cover layer disposed over the absorber layer. The intermediate layer includes a material having a lower hydrogen diffusivity than a material of the capping layer. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373432 | MASK BLANK, TRANSFER MASK, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A mask blank including a light shielding film pattern having high ArF light fastness. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373433 | PHOTOMASK HAVING A PLURALITY OF SHIELDING LAYERS - Some embodiments relate to photomask for mask patterning. The photomask includes a transparent layer comprising quartz, and a molybdenum silicide (MoSi) layer overlying the transparent layer. A first shielding layer overlies the MoSi layer and has a first thickness and a first optical density. A second shielding layer overlies the first shielding layer and has a second thickness and a second optical density. The second thickness is less than one third of the first thickness, and the second optical density is less than one fourth of the first optical density. An overall optical density of the first and second shielding layers is at least 1.8. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373434 | TRANSPORT COMPLEX AND TRANSPORT MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME - Transport complexes and transport modules including the same. The transport complex comprises a metal stick having one surface and other surface that are spaced apart from each other in one direction, a first protection sheet adjacent to the one surface, and a second protection sheet adjacent to the other surface. In wavelength ranges of about 380 nm to about 800 nm, each of the first and second protection sheets has transmittance of about 0% to about 50% and absorptance of less than about 95%. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373435 | PHOTOMASK AND METHOD OF REPAIRING PHOTOMASK - The present disclosure provides a photomask and a method for repairing a photomask. The photomask includes a substrate, a reflective multi-layer stack over the substrate, a capping layer over the reflective multi-layer stack, an absorber layer over the capping layer, a first patch layer in direct contact with the absorber layer, and a second patch layer over a surface of the first patch layer. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373436 | CLEANING METHOD FOR PHOTO MASKS AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - In a method of cleaning a photo mask, the photo mask is placed on a support such that a pattered surface faces down, and an adhesive sheet is applied to edges of a backside surface of the photo mask. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373437 | NANO-SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ACCUMULATED MATERIAL ON A FACEPLATE OF A DISPENSER AND METHOD OF INSPECTING THE FACEPLATE - A method of inspecting a dispenser including a faceplate comprises translating a sensor across the faceplate while measuring a distance between the sensor and the faceplate. The sensor is oriented such that a longitudinal axis of the sensor extends at an acute angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the faceplate. The method may include translating another sensor across the faceplate while measuring the same distance. Or the method may include another translating of the sensor across the faceplate while measuring the same distance. In either case, the sensor is oriented such that the longitudinal axis of the sensor extends at an obtuse angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the faceplate. The method includes determining, based on the measured distances, whether an amount of accumulated formable material on the surface of the faceplate is greater than a predetermined value. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373438 | ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a resin having a solubility in a developer, which changes by the action of an acid, a compound that generates an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation; and an acid diffusion control agent, in which a molecular weight of the acid diffusion control agent is 420 or more, and a distance Ra between a Hansen solubility parameter of the acid diffusion control agent and a Hansen solubility parameter of the air satisfies 15≤Ra≤45. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373439 | CHEMICAL LIQUID, RESIST PATTERN FORMING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP MANUFACTURING METHOD, CHEMICAL LIQUID STORAGE BODY, AND CHEMICAL LIQUID MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention provides a chemical liquid demonstrating excellent defect inhibition performance in a case where the chemical liquid is used as a prewet solution. The present invention also provides a resist pattern forming method, a semiconductor chip manufacturing method, a chemical liquid storage body, and a chemical liquid manufacturing method. The chemical liquid according to an embodiment of the present invention is a chemical liquid to be used as a prewet solution and contains cyclohexanone and one or more kinds of first compounds selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by General Formula (1), a compound represented by General Formula (2), and a compound represented by General Formula (3), in which a content of the cyclohexanone is 98.000% to 99.999% by mass with respect to a total mass of the chemical liquid, and a total content of the first compounds is 0.001 to 100 ppm by mass with respect to the total mass of the chemical liquid. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373440 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE - The inventive concept provides a method for treating a substrate. In the substrate treating method, a liquid film is formed by supplying a treatment liquid to the rotating substrate, and a wetting medium is sprayed in a form of fine particles to the substrate to help diffusion of the liquid film. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373441 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING RARE STOCHASTIC DEFECTS - A method for detecting a rare stochastic defect, the method may include searching for a rare stochastic defect in a dense pattern of a substrate, wherein the rare stochastic defect is (a) of nanometric scale, (b) appears in a functional pattern of the substrate with a defect density that is below 10 | 2021-12-02 |
20210373442 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A NARROW BAND HIGH TRANSMITTANCE INTERFERENCE FILTER - The present disclosure provides an interference filter, a lithography system incorporating an interference filter, and a method of fabricating an interference filter. The interference filter includes a transparent substrate having a front surface and a back surface, a plurality of alternating material layers formed over the front surface of the transparent substrate that form a bandpass filter, and an anti-reflective structure formed over the back surface of the transparent substrate. The alternating material layers alternate between a relatively high refractive index material and a relatively low refractive index material. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373443 | METHOD FOR MASK DATA SYNTHESIS WITH WAFER TARGET ADJUSTMENT - A method for manufacturing a lithographic mask for an integrated circuit includes performing an optical proximity correction (OPC) process to an integrated circuit mask layout to produce a corrected mask layout. The method further includes performing an inverse lithographic technology (ILT) process to the corrected mask layout to enhance the corrected mask layout to produce an OPC-ILT-enhanced mask layout. The method also includes performing an inverse lithographic technology (ILT) process to the corrected mask layout to enhance the corrected mask layout to produce an OPC-ILT-enhanced mask layout. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373444 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATED CRITICAL DIMENSION MEASUREMENT ON A SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY MANUFACTURING, METHOD OF INSPECTING A LARGE AREA SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY MANUFACTURING, APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING A LARGE AREA SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY MANUFACTURING AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF - According to an embodiment, a method for automated critical dimension measurement on a substrate for display manufacturing is provided. The method includes scanning a first field of view having a first size with a charged particle beam to obtain a first image having a first resolution of a first portion of the substrate for display manufacturing; determining a pattern within the first image, the pattern having a first position; scanning a second field of view with the charged particle beam to obtain a second image of a second portion of the substrate, the second field of view has a second size smaller than the first size and has a second position provided relative to the first position, the second image has a second resolution higher than the first resolution; and determining a critical dimension of a structure provided on the substrate from the second image. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373445 | Single Cell Grey Scatterometry Overlay Targets and Their Measurement Using Varying Illumination Parameter(s) - Scatterometry overlay (SCOL) measurement methods, systems and targets are provided to enable efficient SCOL metrology with in-die targets. Methods comprise generating a signal matrix by: illuminating a SCOL target at multiple values of at least one illumination parameter, and at multiple spot locations on the target, wherein the illumination is at a NA (numerical aperture) >⅓ yielding a spot diameter <1μ, measuring interference signals of zeroth and first diffraction orders, and constructing the signal matrix from the measured signals with respect to the illumination parameters and the spot locations on the target; and deriving a target overlay by analyzing the signal matrix. The SCOL targets may be reduced to be a tenth in size with respect to prior art targets, as less and smaller target cells are required, and be easily set in-die to improve the accuracy and fidelity of the metrology measurements. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373446 | A Positioning System and a Method for Positioning a Substage or a Stage with Respect to a Frame - A method for positioning a substage ( | 2021-12-02 |
20210373447 | OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING CONTAMINATION OF OPTICAL DEVICE - Provided are an optical device capable of effectively preventing contamination and a method for preventing contamination of the same. An optical device according to an embodiment includes a light source that generates light containing EUV (Extreme UltraViolet) light or VUV (Vacuum UltraViolet) light, a chamber in which an object to be irradiated with the light is placed, an optical element placed inside the chamber to guide the light, an introduction unit that introduces hydrogen or helium into the chamber, a power supply that applies a negative voltage to the optical element in the chamber, an ammeter that measures an ion current flowing through the optical element, and a control unit that adjusts the amount of the hydrogen or the helium introduced according to a measurement result of the ammeter. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373448 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE ELASTIC BODY, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - An electroconductive elastic body includes: a cross-linked product of a first ionic electro-conductive rubber, a cross-linked product of a second ionic electro-conductive rubber, and at least one of a fatty acid and a fatty acid metal salt; wherein the electroconductive elastic body has a matrix that includes the cross-linked product of the first ionic electro-conductive rubber, and a domain that includes the cross-linked product of the second ionic electro-conductive rubber; | 2021-12-02 |
20210373449 | TONER - A toner includes toner particles. The toner particles each include a toner mother particle containing a binder resin and a releasing agent. The binder resin includes a polyester resin and a vinyl resin. The vinyl resin includes a specific vinyl unit. A relationship 1.30≤Wabs/Wps≤2.00 is satisfied where Wabs represents an absolute molecular weight at a largest peak on an absolute molecular weight distribution curve of the binder resin as measured by size-exclusion chromatography using a multi-angle laser light scattering detector, and Wps represents a relative molecular weight at a largest peak on a relative molecular weight distribution curve of the binder resin in terms of polystyrene as measured by size-exclusion chromatography using a differential refractive index detector. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373450 | TONER - A toner comprising a toner particle that comprises a core particle comprising a binder resin and a surface layer comprising inorganic fine particles and an organosilicon polymer, wherein the organosilicon polymer has T3 structure represented by R—Si(O | 2021-12-02 |
20210373451 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first sensor configured to measure a measurement image on a first photoreceptor, a second sensor configured to measure a measurement image on an intermediate transfer member, and a controller. The controller controls the first image forming unit to form first measurement images, wherein the first measurement images are formed along a rotation direction of the first photoreceptor, and controls the first sensor to measure the first measurement images on the first photoreceptor. The controller further controls the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit to form a plurality of measurement images while a rotation speed of the first photoreceptor is being controlled based on a measurement result of the first sensor, wherein the plurality of measurement images is formed along the predetermined direction of the intermediate transfer member. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373452 | PRINT AGENT APPLICATION ASSEMBLY ELECTRODES - A print agent application assembly is disclosed. The print agent application assembly includes a print agent transfer roller to receive print agent and transfer a portion of the print agent to a photoconductive surface. The print agent application assembly may further include an electrode to provide an electric charge to the print agent transfer roller. The print agent transfer roller and the electrode may define walls of a cavity through which print agent is to pass. The electrode may comprise an aperture via which a portion of the print agent is able to exit the cavity. A method and a print apparatus are also disclosed. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373453 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A region of an image bearing member that comes into contact with a recording material at a nip in a state in which the recording material is held by the nip is a first region, and a region of the image bearing member that does not come into contact with the recording material at the nip in a state in which the recording material is not held by the nip is a second region. A controller controls to apply a first developing voltage to a developer bearing member when the first region in which a first surface potential has been formed faces a developer bearing member and apply a second developing voltage smaller than an absolute value of the first developing voltage to the developer bearing member when the second region in which a second surface potential has been formed faces the developer bearing member. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373454 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus forms an image on a recording medium and includes a rotatable image bearing member, and a rotatable developer carrying member that carries a developer, forms a developing portion by contacting the image bearing member, and forms a developer image on a surface of the image bearing member by supplying the developer to an electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the image bearing member in the developing portion. After performing an image forming operation, a controller controls driving of the image bearing member and the developer carrying member to perform a rotation operation for rotating the image bearing member with rotation of the developer carrying member stopped in a state where an amount of carried developer in the developing portion during the rotation operation is smaller than the amount of carried developer in the developing portion during the image forming operation. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373455 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE HAVING ELECTRODE - A developing cartridge includes a casing, a developer-carrying member, a supply member, a developing electrode, a supply electrode, and an insulating member. The casing is configured to accommodate therein developer. The developer-carrying member is configured to rotate about a rotational axis and carry the developer thereon. The supply member is configured to supply the developer to the developer-carrying member. The developing electrode is configured to be electrically connected to the developer-carrying member. The supply electrode is configured to be electrically connected to the supply member. The insulating member insulates the developing electrode and the supply electrode with each other. The developing electrode, the insulating member, and the supply electrode are overlapped in this order in an axial direction of the rotational axis. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373456 | DEVELOPING DEVICE FOR USE WITH TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER - A developing device includes a developer roller to rotate in a rotation direction, a photosensitive body adjacent the developer roller, and an air flow passage extending through a non-image forming region at a longitudinal end of the developer roller. A closest position is defined where the developer roller and a photosensitive body are closest to one another. The air flow passage extends from inside the developing device and forms an air flow directed toward an upstream side of the closest position, relative to the rotation direction of the developer roller. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373457 | TONER SUPPLY BY CHANGING DRIVING SPEED OF DEVELOPING APPARATUS - An example method of operating an image forming apparatus includes measuring a toner concentration supplied to a developing apparatus through a toner concentration sensor provided in the developing apparatus as a supply mode for supplying toner to the developing apparatus in the image forming apparatus is executed, increasing a driving speed of the developing apparatus when it is determined that the toner concentration has not reached a target toner concentration, measuring the toner concentration in the developing apparatus through the toner concentration sensor as the supply mode is executed in a state where the driving speed of the developing apparatus is increased, and determining an operating state of the image forming apparatus based on a remaining amount of toner when it is determined that the toner concentration has not reached the target toner concentration in the state where the driving speed of the developing apparatus is increased. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373458 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PREDICTING CONSUMED AMOUNT OF CONSUMABLE, PREDICTION DATA OUTPUT METHOD - An image forming system includes a recording processing portion, an acquirement processing portion, and an output processing portion. The recording processing portion records a consumed amount of a consumable consumed by an image forming apparatus per predetermined unit time. The acquirement processing portion acquires prediction data that indicates a predicted consumed amount of the consumable per the unit time for a time period from a predetermined standard time, based on a comparison result between: a first record result corresponding to a first time period extending to a reference time; and a second record result corresponding to a predetermined second time period extending to the standard time, among a record result recorded by the recording processing portion, the reference time being a predetermined specific time period earlier than the standard time. The output processing portion outputs the prediction data acquired by the acquirement processing portion. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373459 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS, SHEET COOLING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a sheet conveying apparatus which includes a rotating member rotatably supported with respect to a frame by a first hinge and a second hinge such that the rotating member is rotatable between a first position where a conveying member for conveying a sheet is covered and a second position where the conveying member is exposed. In the horizontal direction, a position where a first portion of the first hinge is arranged is substantially the same as that of a third portion of the second hinge, and a fourth portion of the second hinge is arranged with respect to the second portion of the first hinge such that a center position of a second scale is located at a position farther from a gravity center of the rotating member than a center position of a first scale. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373460 | TONER CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cartridge includes a casing including a toner storage chamber storing toner and a toner discharge chamber having an outlet, a conveyance member conveying the toner from the toner storage chamber to the toner discharge chamber, an action member attached to the conveyance member and repeating an action of shifting between an entering state of entering the outlet and a retraction state of retracting from the outlet, and a pump expanding and contracting to be shifted between a first state and a second state in which the internal space is smaller in volume than in the first state, the pump putting air into the toner discharge chamber by being shifted from the first state to the second state, thereby discharging the toner from the toner discharge chamber through the outlet, and the pump taking in air by being shifted from the second state to the first state. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373461 | CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cartridge attachable to and detachable from an image forming apparatus forming an image on a recording material, the cartridge includes: an image bearing member; a developer container that contains therein a developer; a developing member that is rotatable and carries the developer supplied from the developer container and supplies the developer to the image bearing member; a developer supplying member that is rotatable and provided in the developer container and in contact with the developing member to supply the developer to a surface of the developing member; and a contact member provided in the developer container and in contact with a surface of the developer supplying member, wherein the developer remaining on the image bearing member after image formation is collected to the developing member, and the developer collected to the developing member is collected into the developer container. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373462 | DEVELOPMENT CARTRIDGE - A cartridge mountable in an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus, the cartridge includes a development roller, a frame member including a development chamber, a developer containing chamber, and a first opening portion, the developer containing chamber including an inner wall and a second opening portion, a stirring member including a stirring shaft and a sheet, and a conveyance member driven in such a manner that the developer is replenished into the developer containing chamber through the second opening portion, wherein the sheet is rotated in contact with the inner wall in such a manner that, after the sheet is elastically deformed by contact with a portion of the inner wall, at least a part of the elastic deformation is restored, and wherein the conveyance member is being driven at a timing when the sheet passes through the front side. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373463 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC MEMBER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic member comprises a base member and an elastic layer on the base member. The elastic layer contains a silicone rubber, an ionic electroconductive agent, and an inorganic particle, and the inorganic particle contains a hydroxide of at least one of magnesium or aluminum, and has a silicon atom on a surface thereof in an amount of 0.50 to 2.00 atomic %. An aqueous dispersion of which 5 mg of the inorganic particle is dispersed in 10 ml of water has a turbidity of 200 NTU or more and 1,200 NTU or less. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373464 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form a toner image on an image bearing member, a first unit including an intermediate transfer belt on which the toner image is transferred from the image bearing member and a first roller disposed in contact with an inner surface of the intermediate transfer belt to stretch the intermediate transfer belt, the first unit being drawable from a main body of the image forming apparatus, a second unit including a second roller configured to form, with the first roller, a transfer nip portion in which the toner image is transferred from the intermediate transfer belt to a recording material, the second unit being drawable from the main body, and a high-voltage circuit board disposed in the second unit and configured to apply a voltage to the first roller. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373465 | RECORDING MATERIAL COOLING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A recording material cooling device includes a belt unit including a rotatable endless belt, belt stretching rollers, and a belt cooling member; a rotatable member for forming a nip between itself and the belt in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the belt and for nipping and feeding a recording material in the nip; a rotating unit capable of rotating the belt unit between a contact position where the belt and the rotatable member are in contact with each other so as to form the nip and a separated position where the belt and the rotatable member are in separation from each other so as to release the nip; and a fan unit including a fan for cooling the cooling member by generating airflow passing through the cooling member, the fan unit being rotatable together with the belt unit. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373466 | SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a first guide plate, a second guide plate, an operation portion provided on the second guide plate, a holding portion configured to hold the second guide plate at a second position, a door being provided to be pivotable between an open state and a close state, a releasing portion configured to abut with the operation portion on the second guide plate positioned at the second position along with a move of the door from the open state to the close state and release the second guide plate held by the holding portion, a pressing portion configured to press the operation portion such that the second guide plate is positioned at a first position, a retraction portion configured to retract the pressing portion from a moving locus of the operation portion in moving the second guide plate from the first position to the second position. | 2021-12-02 |
20210373467 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit, a first guiding unit having a first surface forming a first feeding passage, and a second guiding unit forming a second feeding passage. The second guiding unit includes a first member made of metal and having a first guiding surface on which a leading end of a sheet is guided in a first section including an upstream end portion of the second feeding passage with respect to a sheet feeding direction, and includes a second member made of a resin material and having a second guiding surface on which the sheet is guided in a second section downstream of the first section in the second feeding passage with respect to the sheet feeding direction. The first guiding surface is spaced from a first phantom contact surface extending from an end portion of the first surface and contacting the second guiding surface. | 2021-12-02 |