50th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090304214 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SURROUND SOUND USING SPEAKERS AND HEADPHONES - A mobile device may include at least one processor configured to generate a first set and second set of processed audio signals for use in a surround sound system. The mobile device may also include at least one output port adapted to provide the first set of processed audio signals for use in the surround sound system to at least two speakers. The mobile device may also include an output port adapted to provide the second set of processed audio signals for use in the surround sound system to headphone speakers. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304215 | HEARING AID AND A METHOD FOR ENHANCING SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY - A hearing aid ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090304216 | RECEIVER IN THE EAR (RITE) COMPONENT FOR A HEARING AID - A receiver in the ear (RITE) component ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090304217 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING A PORTABLE MEDIA UNIT - An apparatus includes a housing, a holder coupled to the housing, an output device coupled to the housing, and a cable module. The cable module includes a cable configured to move relative to the cable module and connect with a portable media device located within the holder to communicate a media signal from the portable media device to the output device. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304218 | PHASE PLUG FOR COMPRESSION DRIVER - A phase plug comprises a body having an input side for receiving acoustic waves and an output side for transmitting acoustic waves, the body including a plurality of channels extending from the input side to the output side for propagating acoustic waves through the body. The input side comprises an input surface which includes a plurality of openings constituting entrances for the channels, the input surface being substantially part of a sphere or an ellipsoid in shape. The areas of the openings vary with radial position on the input surface, the radial position being measured in a direction extending perpendicularly from a central axis extending through the input surface. The variation in the areas is a function of the cosine of an angle subtended at the centre of the sphere or a focus of the ellipsoid between the central axis and the radial position. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304219 | MICROPHONE ASSEMBLY AND A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE MICROPHONE ASSEMBLY - A microphone assembly ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090304220 | Earphone - An earphone includes a cylindrical portion having an opening in one end and an audio output unit which outputs sound from one face. The audio output unit is fixed to the cylindrical portion such that another face is in contact with an end face of the one end of the cylindrical portion. The audio output unit and the cylindrical portion are insertable at least partially in the external auditory canal of a human being. The earphone further includes a thin-wall part provided in the cylindrical portion and a ring, made of a material of a greater specific gravity than the cylindrical portion, which is fixed to the inner surface. The ring is fixed in a position such that the ring overlaps in the axial direction of the cylindrical portion with respect to the thin-wall part. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304221 | LOUDSPEAKER STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A loudspeaker structure for an electronic device, comprising: a housing defining a frame portion, the frame portion comprises a front sound chamber and aback sound chamber; a loudspeaker secured within the frame portion; a speaker cover made of rubber materials and secured within the frame portion to seal the front sound chamber; a speaker seat made of rubber materials and secured within the frame portion to seal the back sound chamber; and a circuit board secured above the frame portion. The front sound chamber and the back sound chamber have comfortable tightness and ensure the sounds transmitting. Thereby, high quality sound is available. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304222 | LOW COST MOTOR DESIGN FOR RARE-EARTH-MAGNET LOUDSPEAKERS - A loudspeaker magnetic motor utilizes a voice coil with two or more wire coils that are connected in parallel and that are layered on top of one another. The motor utilizes, as a magnetic field source, a permanent magnet and, more particularly, a permanent magnet that includes a rare earth metal such as a neodymium boron iron magnet. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304223 | Speaker, Yoke thereof and Method for Manufacturing Yoke - A speaker includes a frame, a diaphragm, a cover, a magnetic device, and a voice coil. The cover and the diaphragm are both disposed on a first side of the frame, and the cover covers the diaphragm. The magnet device is disposed on a second side of the frame. The voice coil is disposed on the magnetic loop generated by the magnetic device and integrated with the diaphragm. The magnetic device includes a yoke, a magnet, and a pole piece. The yoke includes a protrusion by bending for the magnet and the pole piece to be mounted upon. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304224 | Voice coil device and speaker device using the voice coil device - An example speaker device includes a vibration system having a frame, first and second voice coils, a voice coil bobbin, a diaphragm and a magnetic circuit holder, and a magnetic circuit system having a yoke, a magnet and first and second plates. The first and second voice coils are wound around the voice coil bobbin with a constant space. The diaphragm has a step portion having an upper surface ensuring flatness at an inner peripheral portion (neck) thereof. An inner peripheral edge portion of the diaphragm is fixed to the voice coil bobbin. The first plate, the magnet and the second plate are fixed onto a pole portion of the frame in an upward order, respectively. The annular yoke is mounted onto a predetermined position of the magnetic circuit holder formed into a mushroom shape, and the magnetic circuit holder is fixed onto the second plate via a bolt. Thereby, the first and second magnetic gaps are formed in the vicinity of the first and second voice coils, respectively. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304225 | DOME-SHAPED DIAPHRAGM AND LOUDSPEAKER USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a dome-shaped diaphragm fabricated based on a film base of polyethylene terephthalate resin film. The diaphragm includes a first vibrating part of a dome shape or a flat shape, and a second vibrating part of an annular shape. The second vibrating part includes a peripheral portion of the film base provided around a central portion of the film base. The first vibrating part includes the central portion of the film base, a thermosensitive adhesive resin film, provided on the central portion, and a fiber sheet made of a woven fabric using carbon fiber or an embossed nonwoven fabric. The fiber sheet is layered over the central portion with the thermosensitive adhesive resin film interposed therebetween. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304226 | Multimedia Data Embedding and Decoding - A method for embedding data into a media signal receives a media signal, divides the media signal into blocks of samples, and calculates a function of the samples in the blocks, including transformations of samples in the blocks to corresponding block values. A processor uses the block value to determine a factor for samples in the blocks to be multiplied by the samples so that when a data embedding function is evaluated for the block, an output of the data embedding function corresponds to a data value representing desired digital data embedded in the block. A compatible decoder extracts this embedded data from the media signal. The decoder divides the media signal into blocks of samples and calculates a function of the samples in the blocks, including transformations of samples in the blocks to corresponding block values. A processor processes the block value to evaluate a data embedding function to determine digital data embedded in the block. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304227 | Methods and Systems for Provisioning Energy Systems - The invention provides consumers, private enterprises, government agencies, contractors and third party vendors with tools and resources for gathering site specific information related to purchase and installation of energy systems. A system according to one embodiment of the invention remotely determines the measurements of a roof. An exemplary system comprises a computer including an input means, a display means and a working memory. An aerial image file database contains a plurality of aerial images of roofs of buildings in a selected region. A roof estimating software program receives location information of a building in the selected region and then presents the aerial image files showing roof sections of building located at the location information. Some embodiments of the system include a sizing tool for determining the size, geometry, and pitch of the roof sections of a building being displayed. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304228 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING SETTING INFORMATION FOR CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT - An apparatus, method, and system of generating a confidential document by adding additional information to image data are described, each of which obtains administrator setting information set by an administrator, and user setting information set by a user. Information for display to the user is controlled based on at least the administrator setting information to satisfy the requirement set by the administrator setting information even when the user setting information differs from the administrator setting information. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304229 | OBJECT TRACKING USING COLOR HISTOGRAM AND OBJECT SIZE - A solution for monitoring an area uses color histograms and size information (e.g., heights and widths) for blob(s) identified in an image of the area and model(s) for existing object track(s) for the area. Correspondence(s) between the blob(s) and the object track(s) are determined using the color histograms and size information. Information on an object track is updated based on the type of correspondence(s). The solution can process merges, splits and occlusions of foreground objects as well as temporal and spatial fragmentations. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304230 | Detecting and tracking targets in images based on estimated target geometry - A system for detecting and tracking targets captured in images, such as people and object targets that are captured in video images from a surveillance network. Targets can be detected by an efficient, geometry-driven approach that determines likely target configuration of the foreground imagery based on estimated geometric information of possible targets. The detected targets can be tracked using a centralized tracking system. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304231 | Method of automatically detecting and tracking successive frames in a region of interesting by an electronic imaging device - A method of automatically detecting and tracking successive frames in a region of interesting by an electronic imaging device includes: decomposing a frame into intensity, color and direction features according to human perceptions; filtering an input image by a Gaussian pyramid to obtain levels of pyramid representations by down sampling; calculating the features of pyramid representations; using a linear center-surround operator similar to a biological perception to expedite the calculation of a mean value of the peripheral region; using the difference of each feature between a small central region and the peripheral region as a measured value; overlaying the pyramid feature maps to obtain a conspicuity map and unify the conspicuity maps of the three features; obtaining a saliency map of the frames by linear combination; and using the saliency map for a segmentation to mark an interesting region of a frame in the large region of the conspicuity maps. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304232 | VISUAL AXIS DIRECTION DETECTION DEVICE AND VISUAL LINE DIRECTION DETECTION METHOD - Provided is a visual axis direction detection device capable of obtaining a highly accurate visual axis direction detection result without performing a particular calibration for each of examinees. The device ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090304233 | RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND RECOGNITION METHOD - A barcode recognition apparatus includes an image interface, an image analysis unit, an image conversion unit, and a bar recognition unit. The image interface acquires an image including a barcode captured by a camera. The image analysis unit analyzes a characteristic of an input image acquired from the camera, and decides an image conversion method for the conversion from the input image into an image for recognition processing on the basis of the analysis result. The image conversion unit converts the input image into an image for recognition processing by the image conversion method decided by the image analysis unit. The bar recognition unit performs barcode recognition processing for the image for recognition processing obtained by the image conversion unit. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304234 | TRACKING POINT DETECTING DEVICE AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A tracking point detecting device includes: a frame decimation unit for decimation the frame interval of a moving image configured of multiple frame images continuing temporally; a first detecting unit for detecting, of two consecutive frames of the decimated moving image, a temporally-subsequent frame pixel corresponding to a predetermined pixel of a temporally-previous frame; a forward-direction detecting unit for detecting the pixel corresponding to a predetermined pixel of a temporally-previous frame of the decimated moving image, at each of the decimated frames in the same direction as time; an opposite-direction detecting unit for detecting the pixel corresponding to the detected pixel of a temporally-subsequent frame of the decimated moving image, at each of the decimated frames in the opposite direction of time; and a second detecting unit for detecting a predetermined pixel of each of the decimated frames by employing the pixel positions detected in the forward and opposite directions. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304235 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBSERVING AN OBJECT - The invention relates to a method of analysing or observing an object ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090304236 | Method of deriving digital terrain models from digital surface models - A method of deriving a digital terrain model from a digital surface model of an area of interest includes: dividing the area of interest into a plurality of area portions or patches; calculating, from the digital surface model, a set of candidate surfaces adapted to represent a ground surface in each area portion; if such set includes at least two candidate surfaces, estimating a distance from the ground surface of each candidate surface by using a function of a set of geometrical features related to the considered candidate surface, such function being derived from a known relation between a digital surface model and the height of the ground surface in a reference area; selecting, as a representation of the ground surface in each area portion, the candidate surface having the smallest distance from the ground surface, so as to obtain local digital terrain models; and merging the different digital terrain models. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304237 | Biometric Authentication Apparatus - A biometric authentication apparatus having a simple configuration, able to easily focus on a fingerprint or a vein or other blood vessel pattern and able to clearly capture an image of the same, able to prevent forgery, and in addition able to realize high precision authentication, which biometric authentication apparatus | 2009-12-10 |
20090304238 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - An imaging apparatus is provided including an imaging unit configured to obtain image data, a display unit, and a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of external apparatuses. The imaging apparatus further includes a storing unit configured to store person identification information including at least face image data while associating the person recognition information with information relating to the external apparatuses, a collation unit configured to collate a target in the image data with the person identification information, a detection unit configured to detect an external apparatus that is communicating with the imaging apparatus, and a display control unit configured to display a plurality of pieces of face image data on the display unit each as a candidate of a transmission destination of the image data in an order based on a result of collation by the collation unit and a result of detection by the detection unit. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304239 | IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND IDENTIFICATION IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD - It is an object of an identification apparatus of the present invention to realize a face identification in such a way that a system user does not worry that other people take a glance at a user's own face image when the user gets the face image for use in face identification. An identification apparatus of the present invention includes a capturing device | 2009-12-10 |
20090304240 | Notary enforcement - fraud prevention - A system for electronically capturing and recording the signature and identity of a Signor of a legal document includes an electronic pen for capturing the strokes of the signors signature and is communicatively connected to a computer. A fingerprint scanner is also communicatively connected to the computer for capturing the signor's fingerprint. The computer includes a feature identifier in communication with the fingerprint scanner to identify a plurality of fingerprint features of a scanned fingerprint. A converter converts the scanned fingerprint features into an electronic file for storage in the computer. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304241 | Electronic Apparatus - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a pad button section and a switch board. The housing includes a cover member including an opening part. One of a first switch board on which a fingerprint authentication unit is mounted, and a second switch board on which no fingerprint authentication units are mounted is selectively adopted as the switch board. One of a first pad button section including a fingerprint authentication cover between buttons, and a second pad button section in which a pair of buttons are adjacent to each other is selectively adopted as the pad button section. The cover member is identical in shape between a case where the first pad button section is adopted and a case where the second pad button section is adopted. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304242 | IMAGE ANALYZING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An image analysis system that analyzes an image of an object's organ having an anatomically symmetric shape includes:
| 2009-12-10 |
20090304243 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ALIGNING SKIN FEATURES FOR EARLY SKIN CANCER DETECTION SYSTEMS - Embodiments of an image processing system and methods for aligning features suitable for use in early skin-cancer detection systems are described herein. Corresponding skin features between a reference image and a later-captured image are precisely aligned. Curvatures are used to align body outlines of corresponding images using body-background masks. An initial-displacement flowfield map, generated from the aligned body outlines, may be applied to a filtered version of the later-captured image to generate a pre-warped image. The pre-warped image and a filtered version of the reference image are divided into a plurality of overlapping chips and a correlation is performed between corresponding chips. A transformation map may be generated based on the chip correlations. This chipping process may be iterated for successively smaller chip sizes to generate a final transform map which may be applied to the later-captured image to generate a registered image having its skin features aligned with the reference image. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304244 | Method and a system for presenting sections of a histological specimen - A method for presenting at least one structure of a histological specimen. The method comprises providing a plurality of images of a plurality of sections of a single histological specimen having a plurality of structures, segmenting a plurality of segments of the plurality of structures in each the image, associating among respective the segments of a common structure of the plurality of structures, and presenting the association in relation to at least some of the plurality of images. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304245 | Method and simulation device for structurally individualized simulation of the introduction of a wall support element into a section of a tubular structure - A method is described for structurally individualized simulation of the introduction of a wall support element into a section of a tubular structure. To this end, image data of the interior of the section of the tubular structure are provided. A start point and an end point of the section of the tubular structure are then determined, and a lumen and a profile line of the tubular structure are determined between the start point and the end point. Furthermore, an individual elastic structure model for the section of the tubular structure is identified by adapting a tubular elastic initial model to the section of the tubular structure on the basis of the identified lumen and the profile line, and a tubular elastic wall support element model which is positioned inside the individual structure model is provided. In at least one embodiment, the wall support element model is then virtually expanded stepwise, a check for collisions between the wall support element model and the individual structure model being carried out in each expansion step. At the positions where a collision is identified, the wall support element model and the individual structure model are modified at least locally while taking into account the elasticity of the individual structure model. A method for driving an image display device, by using such a simulation method, and a simulation device are furthermore described. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304246 | REDUCTION OF ECHO DECORRELATION FACILITATING MOTION ESTIMATION - Methods systems and computer readable media are provided for extracting information pertaining to at least one moving target. A set of signal data are inputted to a principal components processor, wherein the set of signal data comprise signal data corresponding to at least one waveform acquired from the at least one moving target. A complex representation of the set of signal data is formed and, using a principal components processor, at least one complex principal component of the complex representation is calculated. At least one of the calculated complex principal components is automatically selected and each of the at least one automatically selected complex principal component is applied to extract information about the at least one moving target. Methods systems and computer readable media are provided extracting information pertaining to at least one moving target. A set of signal data comprising signal data corresponding to at least one waveform acquired from the at least one moving target are inputted to a principal components processor. A complex representation of the set of signal data is formed, and at least one complex principal component of the complex representation is calculated. An estimated value of a physical characteristic of the at least one moving, target is then calculated, using a phase of at least one of the at least one complex principal components. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304247 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH OPTICAL REFERENCING - A system is described for determining the concentration of an analyte in a liquid by absorption measurement comprising a test element with a detection area which contains at least one reaction area with reagents for detecting the analyte which cause a change in the absorption behavior upon reaction with the analyte. The detection area contains at least one reference area in which the absorption behavior is substantially not changed when wetted by a sample having the analyte. Furthermore, the system contains a detection unit for the spatially resolved detection of light intensities which are received from the detection area and an evaluation unit for evaluating signals from the detection unit. Further embodiments of the system comprise reaction areas and reference areas arranged alternately in two dimensions. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304248 | Structure-analysis system, method, software arrangement and computer-accessible medium for digital cleansing of computed tomography colonography images - A system, method, software arrangement and computer-accessible medium for performing electronic cleansing of CT colonography images are provided. In this system, method, software arrangement and computer-accessible medium, the digital bowel cleansing can be performed to remove tagged bowel contents from the images. The digital bowel cleansing can apply a local shape analysis throughout the images and use a shape-based speed function to detect the folds and polyps structures while removing the tagged bowel contents region. The system, method, software arrangement and computer-accessible medium can enable a medical examiner to perform an accurate virtual colonoscopy on a patient, without the need for thorough patient preparation. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304249 | MATERIAL COMPOSITION DETECTION FROM EFFECTIVE ATOMIC NUMBER COMPUTATION - A technique is provided for computing an atomic number of materials forming an object imaged by a radiological modality. The method includes accessing a first monochromatic image and a second monochromatic image of the object, the first monochromatic image acquired at a first energy level and the second monochromatic image acquired at a second energy level. A ratio of the mass attenuation coefficients between the first monochromatic image and the second monochromatic image may be obtained. The atomic number for a material of the object may be computed based upon the ratio of mass attenuation coefficients. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304250 | Animation for Conveying Spatial Relationships in Three-Dimensional Medical Imaging - Spatial relationships are conveyed in three-dimensional ultrasound imaging. To transition a volume rendering from one view to another view, the transition is animated, showing rotation. For example, the user examines one diagnostic view, but decides to examine another diagnostic view. Upon selection of the other diagnostic view, the volume rendered image appears to rotate. The rotation from one view to another shows the spatial relationship between the views. The user may then examine the static volume rendering at the desired view with an appreciation of the relationship with the previously examined static view. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304251 | Method and System for Detecting 3D Anatomical Structures Using Constrained Marginal Space Learning - A method and apparatus for detecting 3D anatomical objects in medical images using constrained marginal space learning (MSL) is disclosed. A constrained search range is determined for an input medical image volume based on training data. A first trained classifier is used to detect position candidates in the constrained search range. Position-orientation hypotheses are generated from the position candidates using orientation examples in the training data. A second trained classifier is used to detect position-orientation candidates from the position-orientation hypotheses. Similarity transformation hypotheses are generated from the position-orientation candidates based on scale examples in the training data. A third trained classifier is used to detect similarity transformation candidates from the similarity transformation hypotheses, and the similarity transformation candidates define the position, translation, and scale of the 3D anatomic object in the medical image volume. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304252 | Non-Rigid Registration Between CT Images And Ultrasound Images - There are disclosed embodiments for non-rigid image registration between 3-dimensional ultrasound and CT images by using intensity and gradient information of vessels and diaphragm. An ultrasound image forming unit transmits/receives ultrasound signals to/from a target object to thereby output electrical receive signals, and forms 3-dimensional ultrasound images based on the electrical receive signals. A CT image forming unit forms 3-dimensional CT images of the target object. A registration unit determines first and second objective functions associated with diaphragm and vessel regions of the target object, respectively, based on intensity and gradient information upon portions corresponding to the diaphragm and vessel regions in each of the 3-dimensional ultrasound and CT images. The registration unit performs non-rigid image registration between the 3-dimensional ultrasound images and the 3-dimensional CT images based on the first and second objective functions. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304253 | METHOD OF PROCESSING RADIOLOGICAL IMAGES, AND, IN PARTICULAR, MAMMOGRAPHIC IMAGES - A method of processing a radiological image of an organ. The method may comprise generating a recombined image (R) from at least one previously acquired low energy image (L) and one high energy image (H) of a portion of the organ. The recombined image comprises a background and one or more areas corresponding to the presence of a contrast medium in the organ. The method may further comprise correcting the recombined image (R) by compensating (C) for the nonuniformities present in the background to obtain a compensated recombined image in which the background has a substantially uniform grey level. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304254 | X-RAY IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention implements efficient transmission of captured images while also maintaining high-resolution image quality. The present invention is an image processing method for an X-ray image diagnosis apparatus, the method including the steps of: obtaining the effective bandwidth for transmitting captured images; obtaining imaging conditions; calculating the respective resulting data amounts when a captured image captured under the conditions is compressed using lossless and lossy compression, mixing the captured images compressed losslessly and lossily, and determining the mix ratio so that the transmission amount per unit of time when multiple captured images are transmitted is less than the effective bandwidth; and transmitting the multiple captured images compressed losslessly and lossily at the determined ratio. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304255 | X-RAY IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention is an image processing apparatus that reconstructs one frame of image data using block-level image data, including a unit that receives the block-level image data to which position information has been added, a unit that determines whether or not there was an error in the transmission of the received position information, a first storage area used for storing the block-level image data corresponding to the position information for which a transmission error did not occur, a second storage area used for storing the block-level image data corresponding to the position information for which a transmission error occurred, a unit that infers correct position information for the block-level image data stored in the second storage area based on the first storage area and the second storage area, and a unit that reconstructs the one frame of image data using the inferred position information. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304256 | METHOD OF EXTRAPOLATING A GREY-LEVEL BIDIMENSIONAL IMAGE IN A RADIOGRAPHY DEVICE AND A RADIOGRAPHY DEVICE IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD - A method of extrapolating a bidimensional grey-level image using a radiography device. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304257 | Method for Evaluating Cell Detachment, Method of Detaching Cultured Cell, Apparatus for Evaluating Cell Detachment and Automated Cell Culture Apparatus - A novel method for evaluating cell detachment which can be used in passage operation and the like in culture of adhesive cells; a method of detaching a cultured cell utilizing the same; an apparatus for evaluating cell detachment for carrying out the aforementioned method for evaluating cell detachment; and an automated cell culture apparatus in which the apparatus is used are provided. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304258 | Visual Inspection System - [Problems] To provide a visual inspection system able to greatly suppress the increase of the amount of processing and detect scratches or other defects of the surface of an object being inspected by a suitable resolution and able to judge the state of formation of films on that object surface. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304259 | System for Specifying Equipment Causing Failure - A first defect distribution superimposed image is formed by superimposing defect distributions on individual substrates processed by a causal equipment unit candidate on one another. Second defect distribution superimposed images are formed by superimposing, on one another, defect distributions on individual substrates processed by equipment units other than the causal equipment unit candidate in one same step as that executed by the causal equipment unit candidate. The first defect distribution superimposed image and the second defect distribution superimposed images are displayed in contrast on one display screen. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304260 | INSPECTION SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECTS BASED UPON A REFERENCE FRAME - A wafer inspection system and a method for inspecting a wafer. The method includes: acquiring multiple frames that cover a first area that comprises a die and a first surrounding area that surrounds the die; wherein the frames partially overlap to provide overlap areas; and processing a sequence of decomposed images of overlap areas such as to align mutually misaligned frames and generating a die reference image. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304261 | DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS, DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD, AND MANUFACTURE METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A distinguishing size for distinguishing a pseudo defect from a defect caused by a process trouble is stored in a first storage area. Defect data are stored in a second storage area. A processing unit detects a defect on a wafer surface, and stores the defect data in the second storage area. Before a defect detection process is completed for all areas of the wafer surface, a size of a defect detected in a partial area is compared with the distinguishing size stored in the first storage area. If the detected defect has a size equal to or larger than the distinguishing size, an alarm is output through an output unit, whereas if a defect having a size equal to or larger than the distinguishing size is not detected, the defect detection process is executed for the area still not subjected to the defect detection process. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304262 | ULTRAFINE PATTERN DISCRIMINATION USING TRANSMITTED/REFLECTED WORKPIECE IMAGES FOR USE IN LITHOGRAPHY INSPECTION SYSTEM - A technique for discriminating a specific pattern, such as an assist pattern, from an integrate circuit pattern of a workpiece by using transmission and reflection images of the workpiece pattern is disclosed. A pattern discrimination device includes an optical image acquisition unit for acquiring a transmissive image of a workpiece having a pattern and a reflective image of the workpiece pattern simultaneously, and a specific pattern detection unit which detects for extraction a specific pattern from among pattern shapes of the transmissive and reflective images in conformity with a distinguishing condition of the specific pattern. A workpiece pattern inspection apparatus using the device is also disclosed. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304263 | Method for classifying an object using a stereo camera - A method is provided for classifying an object using a stereo camera, the stereo camera generating a first and a second image using a first and a second video sensor respectively. In order to classify the object, the first and the second image are compared with one another in predefined areas surrounding corresponding pixel coordinates, the pixel coordinates for at least one model, at least one position and at least one distance from the stereo camera being made available. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304264 | FREE VIEW GENERATION IN RAY-SPACE - The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture that can facilitate more efficient free view generation in Ray-Space by way of a Radon transform. The architecture can render virtual views based upon original image data by employing Ray-Space interpolation techniques. In particular, the architecture can apply the Radon transform to a feature epipolar plane image (FEPI) to extract more suitable slope or direction candidates. In addition, the architecture can facilitate improved block-based matching techniques in order to determine an optimal linear interpretation direction. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304265 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS FROM TWO- DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - In one embodiment, a system and method for modeling a three-dimensional object includes capturing two-dimensional images of the object from multiple different viewpoints to obtain multiple views of the object, estimating slices of the object that lie in parallel planes that cut through the object, and computing a surface of the object from the estimated slices. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304266 | CORRESPONDING POINT SEARCHING METHOD AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSITION MEASURING METHOD - A plurality of images (I, J) of an object (M) when viewed from different viewpoints are taken in. One of the images is set as a standard image (I), and the other image is set as a reference image (J). One-dimensional pixel data strings with a predetermined width (W) are cut out from the standard image (I) and the reference image (J) along epipolar lines (EP | 2009-12-10 |
20090304267 | IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS DEPICTED IN IMAGES - In an example embodiment, a method of identifying an item depicted in an image is provided. In this method, the image depicting the item is accessed; in addition, other images and their item identifiers are also accessed. A match of the image with one of the other images is identified. With a match, the image is then associated with an item identifier of the matched image. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304268 | System and Method for Parallelizing and Accelerating Learning Machine Training and Classification Using a Massively Parallel Accelerator - A method system for training an apparatus to recognize a pattern includes providing the apparatus with a host processor executing steps of a machine learning process; providing the apparatus with an accelerator including at least two processors; inputting training pattern data into the host processor; determining coefficient changes in the machine learning process with the host processor using the training pattern data; transferring the training data to the accelerator; determining kernel dot-products with the at least two processors of the accelerator using the training data; and transferring the dot-products back to the host processor. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304269 | Image Construction - A method of creating a viewable image comprises applying a colour vector or matrix comprising colour values and a coverage value to a material represented as a projective transformation matrix including a further coverage value. The method further comprises rendering the transformed illumination vector or matrix as an image vector or matrix. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304270 | REDUCING CONTOURS IN DIGITAL IMAGES - One or more implementations access a digital image containing one or more bands. Adjacent bands of the one or more bands have a difference in color resulting in a contour between the adjacent bands. The one or more implementations apply an algorithm to at least a portion of the digital image for reducing visibility of a contour. The algorithm is based on a value representing the fraction of pixels in a region of the digital image having a particular color value. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304271 | OBJECT REGION EXTRACTING DEVICE - Region dividing means ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090304272 | ANNOTATING IMAGES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for generating data for annotating images automatically. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an input image, identifying one or more nearest neighbor images of the input image from among a collection of images, in which each of the one or more nearest neighbor images is associated with a respective one or more image labels, assigning a plurality of image labels to the input image, in which the plurality of image labels are selected from the image labels associated with the one or more nearest neighbor images, and storing in a data repository the input image having the assigned plurality of image labels. In another aspect, a method includes assigning a single image label to the input image, in which the single image label is selected from labels associated with multiple ranked nearest neighbor images. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304273 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: a partial decoder configured to decode a portion of a first code stream representative of coded image data into baseband image data; and an encoder configured to encode the baseband image data from the partial decoder into a second code stream having a format converted from the format of the first code stream, wherein the encoder encodes the baseband image data using a target value for parameters with respect to the second code stream, into the second code stream having the format thereof, and the partial decoder determines the portion to be decoded of the first code stream, using the target value, and decodes the determined portion of the first code stream. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304274 | Image Processing Apparatus and Image Display Apparatus - A luminance information detector ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090304275 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC AND ADAPTIVE ENHANCEMENT OF COLORS IN DIGITAL VIDEO IMAGES - A method and apparatus for dynamically, adaptively and/or concurrently enhancing and diminishing of colors in digital video images is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes dynamically computing a saturation gain, adaptive to slow or fast moving image sequences, for each user chosen color of a substantially current video frame, dynamically computing a saturation dependent value gains, adaptive to slow or fast moving image sequences, for each user chosen color of the substantially current video frame, determining which of the dynamically computed saturation gain and a saturation dependent value gains associated with each user chosen color or no gain is to be applied on a per-pixel basis by comparing Hue, saturation and value (HSV) components of each pixel with predefined HSV ranges of various user chosen colors, respectively, and applying the determined saturation and/or saturation dependent value gain on the per-pixel basis, in the substantially current or next video frame. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304276 | COLOR DEVIATION COMPENSATING APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSOR USING IT, RECORDED MEDIUM - Color deviation compensating apparatus and method of compensating distortion of captured image caused by lens of the image sensor. According to the one embodiment of the present invention comprises n image analyzer, configured to receive a reference image, divide the reference image into n regions, and perform sampling on data of at least one sampling pixel from each of the regions, wherein n is a natural number, and a mask generator, configured to generate a mask for compensation based on the sampling data from the image analyzer. All distortion such as white balance, irregular color deviation caused by micro lens of image sensor can be compensated. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304277 | Image processing device and image processing method - A first aberration correcting unit respectively correcting, for the first wavelength and the second wavelength, amount of distortion by a correction value for a chromatic aberration of magnification at the image height, and a first position calculating unit estimating, for respective pixels corresponding to the reference wavelength, amount of displacement of an image location due to a distortion by using a basic equation expressing a relation between amount of distortion at the image height and amount of displacement, and estimating, for respective pixels corresponding to the first wavelength and the second wavelength, amount of displacement of an image location due to a distortion including a correction for the chromatic aberration of magnification by replacing the amount of distortion in the basic equation with the amount of corrected distortion. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304278 | Method and Apparatus for Red-Eye Detection in an Acquired Digital Image - A method for red-eye detection in an acquired digital image comprises acquiring a first image and analyzing the first acquired image to provide a plurality of characteristics indicative of image quality. The process then determines if one or more corrective processes can be beneficially applied to the first acquired image according to the characteristics. Any such corrective processes are then applied to the first acquired image. Red-eye defects are then detected in a second acquired image using the corrected first acquired image. Defect detection can comprise applying a chain of one or more red-eye filters to the first acquired image. In this case, prior to the detecting step, it is determined if the red-eye filter chain can be adapted in accordance with the plurality of characteristics; and the red-eye filter is adapted accordingly. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304279 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOBILE WIRELESS TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A histogram generating function generates a histogram by counting the number of pixels included in each tone for each tone of an input video signal. A peak luminance gain calculation function calculates the gain value of a peak luminance on the basis of the histogram. A tone conversion function calculation function generates a lookup table for obtaining an output tone by correcting an input tone on the basis of the histogram and the gain value, and records the table in a tone conversion lookup table storage unit. A tone-converted image generating function which executes the correction processing of correcting the tone of an input video signal on the basis of the tone conversion lookup table. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304280 | Interactive Segmentation of Images With Single Scribbles - A computer-implemented assigns attributes to an image by processing pixels of the image containing a single marked area spanning more than a single pixel that defines for a current iteration a target attribute so as to determine an optimal function that defines a respective attribute of pixels in the image. Respective attributes are assigned to pixels in the image according to the optimal function; and the attributes of the pixels are displayed. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304281 | Text Entry for Electronic Devices - A method of inputting a series of characters into an electronic device | 2009-12-10 |
20090304282 | RECOGNITION OF TABULAR STRUCTURES - A number of regions and partitions may be created based on input handwritten atoms and a grammar parsing framework. Productions for tabular structures may be added to the grammar parsing framework to produce an extended grammar parsing framework. Each of the regions may be searched for a tabular structure. Upon finding a tabular structure, a type of tabular structure may be determined. Configuration partitions may be created, based on the added productions, and added to the created partitions. A set of configuration regions may be created based on the configuration partitions and added to the created regions. The productions for tabular structures and productions of the grammar parsing framework may be applied, as rewriting rules, to the atoms to produce possible recognition results. A best recognition result may be determined and displayed. A mechanism for correcting misrecognition errors, which may occur while recognizing tabular structures, may be provided. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304283 | CORRECTIONS FOR RECOGNIZERS - A processing device may recognize a number of input handwritten strokes, which may represent a mathematical expression, a chemical formula, or other two-dimensional structure. Rewriting rules of a grammar may be applied to the strokes to produce a number of possible recognition results. Each of the possible recognition results has a respective score based on a sum of rewriting rules applied to the strokes to produce respective ones of the possible recognition results. Input may be provided to identify misrecognized strokes and a correct terminal production, or symbol corresponding to the misrecognized strokes. Strokes may be misrecognized for many reasons, including parsing errors, over-grouping or under-grouping of matrices, and improper placement of a recognized terminal production, or symbol, with respect to a root structure. Correction hints may be leveraged for correcting types of errors mentioned above. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304284 | NOISE ROBUST CONTRAST-ENHANCEMENT ENGINE EMPLOYING IIR FILTERS - A noise robust contrast-enhancement engine utilizes low-pass infinite-impulse-response filters for enhancing the contrast while preventing noise amplification in video/image signals. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304285 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device capable of high-speed detection of a specific shape in an image. In the image processing device, a candidate position calculation section ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090304286 | TEMPLATE CREATION METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSOR THEREFOR - An object of the present invention is to maintain the ease with which a template is created based on design data without acquiring an actual image, which is achieved by providing the template with equivalent information contained by a template used for image recognition that involves same-type image comparison, and to improve image recognition performance by increasing the matching rate between a template and an actual image. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304287 | Sensing Device For Sensing A Position Within A Region - A sensing device for sensing a region provided on or in a surface having at least one region. The at least one region having printed therein or thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the at least one region, and visible information at least some of the information being at least partially related to the at least one region. The sensing device includes a sensor for sensing at least some of the coded data when the sensing device is placed in an operative position relative to the at least one region and generating indicating data. The indicating data is at least partially indicative of the identity of the at least one region and at least one of movement and a position of the sensing device relative to the at least one region. The sensing device includes a communicator configured to communicate the indicating data to a computer system. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304288 | SUB-PIXEL ACCURACY AND VALID CORRELATION SIGNAL DETECTION BY FORWARD AND REVERSE CORRELATION - Improved correlation techniques employ data from forward (template-to-reference) and reverse (reference-to-template) correlation to identify valid correlation peaks, enforce symmetry in correlation peaks, and/or combine forward and reverse correlation data. In embodiments, these techniques eliminate or reduce rms noise in a recovered signal peak location by enforcing correlation peak symmetry. The forward and reverse correlation methods described herein may be used for validation of correlation peaks, detection of outlier data points and improved interpolation, such as for higher accuracy localization of a peak center with sub-pixel resolution. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304289 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image capturing apparatus includes an image pickup unit configured to obtain an image; a face detecting unit configured to detect a face of a photographic subject included in the image; an attribute detecting unit configured to detect attribute information of the face; an evaluation unit configured to evaluate a degree of intimacy between a plurality of photographic subjects based on a plurality of items of attribute information detected by the attribute detecting unit from faces of the plurality of photographic subjects, the faces being detected by the face detecting unit; and a control unit configured to cause the image pickup unit to capture an image of the plurality of photographic subjects based on an evaluation result obtained by the evaluation unit. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304290 | Image recognition apparatus utilizing plurality of weak classifiers for evaluating successive sub-images extracted from an input image - The position of a face image within an input image is detected based on results from applying a plurality of weak classifiers in sequence to each of sub-images extracted from the input image. A decision whether to interrupt the sequence and reject a currently extracted sub-image is made based on the sum of a total of weighted decision values obtained up to the current point in the sequence and a total of potential weighted decision values obtainable from the remaining weak classifiers if the extracted sub-image were a face image. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304291 | REAL-TIME COMPRESSION AND DECOMPRESSION OF WAVELET-COMPRESSED IMAGES - Arrangements are provided for real-time variable compression and decompression schemes. In one arrangement, compressed images are stored as collections of tiled line textures representing breadth-first trees. In another arrangement, an image is decompressed directly on a GPU employing a microcode pixel shader. The arrangements allow for variable compression that can take into account complex local variations in light and shadowing. In this way, areas of high contrast may have significant detail preserved. The arrangement may be employed in a number of applications, including real-time shader image decompression, lighting and relighting, static shadow maps, dynamic texture packing, geometric representations, displacement maps, and so on. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304292 | ENCODING AND DECODING METHODS, DEVICES IMPLEMENTING SAID METHODS AND BITSTREAM - The invention relates to a method for encoding a plurality of non overlapping blocks in a picture. The method comprises the steps of:
| 2009-12-10 |
20090304293 | MOTION ESTIMATION METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENTLY SELECTING MOTION VECTOR - A motion estimation method includes selecting a plurality of selected motion vectors from a plurality of candidate motion vectors according to dissimilarity/priorities of the candidate motion vectors and determining a target motion vector corresponding to a minimum block matching cost according to the selected motion vectors without referring to each non-selected motion vector remaining in the candidate motion vectors. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304294 | IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE AND IMAGE ENCODING METHOD - An image encoding device includes a single image pickup unit generating image data by shooting a subject, an image compression unit generating digital image data by encoding the image data, a distance measuring unit measuring a distance to the subject during the shooting, and a multiplexing unit generating multiplexed data based on the digital image data and the measured distance by multiplexing distance data indicating the distance to a subject of each of given pixel blocks of the digital image data onto the digital image data. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304295 | AREA DETERMINATION METHOD, IMAGE COMPRESSION METHOD, IMAGE COMPRESSION APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - First, a binary image is generated by binarizing an image. Next, a binary pixel ratio, that is a ratio of a binary pixel quantity that is a quantity of dotted pixels included in a specific area of the binary image to a total quantity of pixels included in the specific area of the binary image, is found. Then, a thin-line image is generated by performing a line-thinning process on the specific area. After that, a thin-line pixel ratio that is a ratio of the quantity of dotted pixels included in the generated thin-line image to the binary pixel quantity is found, and the specific area is determined to be a map area or a photograph area based on the calculated binary pixel ratio and the calculated thin-line pixel ratio. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304296 | Compression of MQDF Classifier Using Flexible Sub-Vector Grouping - Systems and methods to compress MQDF data are disclosed herein. A plurality of eigenvectors is identified. Each eigenvector in the plurality of eigenvectors can correspond to a pattern to be recognized. Each eigenvector in the plurality of eigenvectors can be split into sub-vectors. The sub-vectors can then be grouped into one or more groups according to a location of the sub-vectors within each of the eigenvectors. Each group can be associated with location data of the sub-vectors in the group. At least one group can be compressed according to a codebook. The codebook can be identifiable via the location data. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304297 | IMAGE-GUIDED ABSTRACTION OF BUILDING FACADES - To reduce the amount of storage space and computing power required to render image data, particularly building image data, primary and secondary colors may be extracted from the image data. The image data may be re-rendered using only the primary and secondary colors. The re-rendered image may be evaluated for patterns, the patterns thresholded to bi-level data and a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT), or equivalent, may be performed on the bi-level data. Low order coefficients may be discarded depending on level accuracy desired. DFT coefficients and color data for the primary and secondary colors may then be used to construct an abstraction of the original image data, using data that is, in some cases, three or four orders of magnitude smaller than the original image data. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304298 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE TEXTURE COMPRESSION - A method for compressing a high dynamic range (HDR) texture. A first block of texels of the HDR texture in a red-green-blue (RGB) space may be transformed to a second block of texels in a luminance-chrominance space. The first block may have red values, green values and blue values. The second block may have luminance values and chrominance values. The chrominance values may be based on a sum of the red values, a sum of the green values and a sum of the blue values. The luminance values and the chrominance values may be converted to an 8-bit integer format. The luminance values may be modified to restore a local linearity property to the second block. The second block may be compressed. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304299 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method and Image Processing Program - The resolution of an image of an object is increased. The illumination equation parameters of the object are estimated, and a resolution-increasing process is performed on the estimated illumination equation parameters. Then, the resolution-increased illumination equation parameters are synthesized together to produce a high-resolution image. If there is a pixel for which the estimation precision of the estimated illumination equation parameters does not satisfy a predetermined precision, the illumination equation parameters are estimated again while feeding back the resolution-increased illumination equation parameters. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304300 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A display control apparatus including a first image data input unit to which first image data is input, a second image data input unit to which second image data is input, a user operation reception unit that receives a user operation, an image quality correction unit that performs image quality correction processing of input first image data in response to the user operation and generates and outputs image data for display of the first image data or of corrected first image data, an image quality adjustment unit that performs image quality adjustment processing of the image data output from the image quality correction unit and the second image data using preset parameters, and a control unit that controls the image quality adjustment unit to disable/enable the image quality adjustment processing with the image quality correction unit in on/off state, respectively. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304301 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read an image and information about a target portion recorded along with the image, a correction unit configured to correct distortion occurring in the image, and a recording control unit configured to re-record the information about the target portion which has been changed according to a distortion correction amount performed on the image by the correction unit. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304302 | Arrangement for the imaging of surface structures of three-dimensional objects - The aim of the invention is the improvement of an arrangement for the imaging of surface structures of three-dimensional objects, comprising a device for the optical recording of the surface of at least a partial region of the three-dimensional object from different positions, such that the imaging of the object can be carried out with comparatively little complexity with high reproducible accuracy. According to the invention, the arrangement thus comprises a selection circuit ( | 2009-12-10 |
20090304303 | Hybrid Image Format - Hybrid image format techniques are described in which multiple resolution images are concatenated to a standard bitmap image to create a hybrid image file. The hybrid image file is created through combining a relatively low resolution image with the additional images in a multi-frame format having higher resolution. The hybrid image file may contain data detectable to signal that higher resolution images are available in the hybrid image file. A hybrid aware application may be configured to detect and output a higher resolution image from the hybrid image file based on detection of the data. A legacy application that is not configured to detect the data may be unaware of higher resolution images contained in the hybrid image file, and accordingly outputs the relatively low resolution image. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304304 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - An image processing device is provided which generates an easily reusable electronic document from an input image in which different page sizes are mixed. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304305 | COPYING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a copying method that combines optical character recognition (OCR) technology and a search in order to improve the quality of a copy despite the presence of degrading factors. In one embodiment, the search comprises an Internet search and is used to reconstruct/enhance the copy digitally before outputting the copy to print or some other digital medium. Advantageously, a copy produced using the techniques of the present invention may be at least equal to if not better than the original document copied. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304306 | INFANT CAR SEAT SUSPENDED BAG - A bag for removably attaching to, and suspending from, the handle of an infant car seat. The bag comprises a compartment shaped to fit within the shape of the handle. The compartment is joined to at least one securing member. The securing member is for attaching the compartment to the handle and comprises at least one suspending portion and at least one steadying portion. The suspending portion is for suspending the compartment from the handle and within the shape of the handle. The steadying portion is to prevent the compartment from swinging from the handle. The suspending portion can be integral with the steadying portion. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304307 | BAG WITH INTEGRAL CLOSURE MECHANISM INCLUDING PERFORATED LINES WITH END APERTURES - A bag having an integral closure mechanism includes perforated lines along which the bag is torn to form handles, wherein each of the perforated lines includes an aperture at opposite ends thereof for inhibiting tearing of the bag beyond the perforated lines. The handles are used to tie the bag closed. Finger apertures along the perforated liens in-between opposite ends thereof for facilitating tearing of the bag along the perforated lines to form the handles. Methods of making and using the bag are similarly disclosed. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304308 | Flexible Fabric Shipping and Dispensing Container - An apparatus for shipping a flowable material in a cargo compartment of a transport includes an enclosure forming a chamber therein to house the flowable material. The enclosure is made of braided or woven fabric. The inner surface of the fabric is coated whereby the fabric is impermeable to the flowable material. The enclosure has at least one closable opening serving as an inlet or outlet to the chamber, and is pliable such that it can be housed within the cargo compartment in any orientation. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304309 | CLOSURE FOR RESEALABLE PACKAGE - A closure mechanism for use with bag- or sachet-like packaging which is substantially formed by opposing sheets of polymeric material; wherein said closure mechanism includes first and second sets of opposing substantially parallel ridges, said ridges defining complementary grooves therebetween that are adapted to receive said opposing ridges in a form-locking engagement; wherein the surface of said ridges and grooves feature a plurality of ribs extending traverse and from said surfaces such that, when said first form-locking engagement is made, the ribs extending from said ridges tend to interfere with the ribs extending from said grooves thereby to impede unintentional opening of said closure. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304310 | Shipping bag reversible into a cosmetic bag - A flexible shipping bag may be turned inside out to make a stylish cosmetic bag. Sealing flaps permit closing the flexible shipping bag. Sealing-flap top segments may be cut-off to open the flexible shipping bag and these fold into the flexible shipping bag when the flexible shipping bag is turned inside out. Cosmetic flaps are attached inside the flexible shipping bag below the sealing flaps. These invert and become visible when the flexible shipping bag is turned inside out. A zipper to close the cosmetic bag is attached to top edges of cosmetic flaps below the point where the top segment is cut off. Once the flexible shipping bag is turned inside out, the zipper is positioned below the top edge of, and inside, the cosmetic bag and the cosmetic-flap bottom edge is positioned at the top of the cosmetic bag to provide a finished edge. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304311 | SYNTHETIC RESIN BAG HAVING AN EASY OPENING FUNCTION - There is provided a synthetic resin bag having an easy-opening function in which an opening operation can be easily made on a side of an opening section of a bag body while it is prevented on a side of an interior section of the bag body and comprising two front and back panel films | 2009-12-10 |
20090304312 | MOTION GUIDE DEVICE AND ATTACHMENT FOR MOTION GUIDE DEVICE - Provided is a motion guide device having a lubricating path usable for both of grease lubrication and oil lubrication. | 2009-12-10 |
20090304313 | COMPLIANT HYBRID GAS JOURNAL BEARING USING INTEGRAL WIRE MESH DAMPERS - A compliant hybrid gas journal bearing includes compliant hybrid bearing pads having a hydrostatic recess and a capillary restrictor for providing a flow of pressurized gas to the bearing. The bearing also includes an inner rim adjacent the bearing pads, an outer rim and a damper bridge between the inner and outer rims. The damper bridge has an axial length that is less than an axial length of the bearing pads and the outer rim to form a damper cavity on each side of the damper bridge. An integral wire mesh damper is situated within the damper cavity on each side of the damper bridge. Integral centering springs are located between the inner and outer rims to provide radial and rotational compliance to the bearing pads. The oil-free bearing design addresses the low damping and low load capacity characteristics that are inherent in present day compliant air foil bearing designs, while retaining the compliance to changes in rotor geometry. | 2009-12-10 |