50th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150355518 | VARIABLE REFLECTANCE MIRROR REFLECTIVE ELEMENT FOR EXTERIOR MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A variable reflectance mirror reflective element for a vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a front substrate and a rear substrate, with an electrochromic medium disposed therebetween. A mirror reflector is disposed at a third surface of the rear substrate and includes a stack of thin films and has a sheet resistance of less than about 5 ohms per square. Light that reflects off of the mirror reflector and passes through the electrochromic medium and the front substrate exhibits a substantially non-spectrally selective reflectance characteristic to a person viewing the exterior mirror reflective element when no voltage is applied to the electrochromic medium. At least a portion of the mirror reflector extends out under the seal towards a perimeter edge of the rear substrate. An electrical connection, which may include a conductive epoxy, is made to the portion of the mirror reflector outboard of the perimeter seal. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355519 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE - The invention relates to devices that provide a color change under the influence of an electric voltage, in particular to an electrochromic device and a method for manufacturing such a device. Disclosed is the method for manufacturing an electrochromic device comprising at least two electrodes that are flexible and optically transparent with a hermetically closed space between the electrodes filled with an electrochromic composition that may contain transparent and insoluble microparticles that function as spacers. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355520 | CONTROL CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE OF ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE - A control circuit and a method for maintaining light transmittance of an electrochromic device are revealed. An input power source is turned off once a current input into an electrochromic device is decreased to a preset value. Then a voltage between two electrodes of the electrochromic device is detected. When the voltage between two electrodes of the electrochromic device is dropped to a preset value, the input power source is restored. According to the above steps, the coloration of the electrochromic device is maintained within a preset range. Thus light transmittance of the electrochromic device is kept at a certain range. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355521 | SEE-THROUGH DIMMING PANEL - A see-through dimming panel includes first and second transparent substrate layers and suspended-particle-device (SPD) layer therebetween. A first transparent conductor layer is between the first transparent substrate layer and the SPD layer, and a second transparent conductor layer is between the second transparent substrate layer and the SPD layer. A first electrode is electrically coupled to the first transparent conductor layer. Second and third electrodes are electrically coupled to opposite ends of the second transparent conductor layer. An electric potential difference applied between the first and second electrodes controls a transmittance level of the SPD layer. An electric potential difference applied between the second and third electrodes, which results in a transverse electric field, controls a speed at which the transmittance level of the SPD layer decreases when the electric potential difference applied between the first and second electrodes controls is decreased. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355522 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE - An electrophoretic display device includes a substrate, a plurality of first conductive lines, a plurality of second conductive lines, a plurality of active elements, a plurality of pixel electrode, an electrophoretic layer and a color resist layer. The first and second conductive lines are disposed over a surface of the substrate. The projections of the first and second conductive lines onto the surface constitute a plurality of geometric shapes. Each of the geometric shapes is a hexagon or a contour constructed of a plurality of hexagons adjoined together. Each of the active elements is electrically connected to one of the first conductive lines and one of the second conductive lines. Each of the pixel electrodes is electrically connected to one of the active elements. The electrophoretic layer is disposed over the pixel electrodes, and the color resist layer is disposed over the electrophoretic layer. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355523 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD OF MULTIPLE MIRCO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) DEVICES AND COMBO MEMS DEVICE APPLYING THE METHOD - This invention provides a signal processing method of multiple micro-electro-mechanical system devices. The signal processing method includes: providing at least two MEMS devices; applying driving or modulating signals of different frequencies to the MEMS devices such that the MEMS devices generate respective MEMS signals with respective frequencies; and combining the MEMS signals with respective frequencies into one or more multi-frequency signals and outputting the multi-frequency signals, wherein a number of the multi-frequency signals is less than a number of the MEMS signals with respective frequencies. This invention also provides a combo MEMS device integrating two or more MEMS devices and two or more vibration sources. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355524 | VOICE COIL MOTOR - A VCM is disclosed, the motor including a stator including a first driving unit, a rotor arranged inside the stator, including a second driving unit responding to the first driving unit and mounted therein with a lens, a base fixing the stator, and an elastic member coupled to the rotor to float the rotor from the base in a case a driving signal for driving the first and second driving units is not applied to the first and second driving units. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355525 | LED CELLULAR PHONE SELF-IMAGERY ENHANCEMENT DEVICE - An audio jack coupled light-emitting device comprising a body comprising a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion comprises a first opening, the rear portion comprises a second opening, a power source located inside the body comprising one or more lithium ion batteries, a circuit board comprising a front and a rear surface located inside the body, a light-emitting element coupled to the front surface of the circuit board, an optical lens inside the first opening and in front of the light-emitting element, an audio plug, a dimmer switch coupled to the rear surface of the circuit board and the light-emitting element, a push button for turning the light-emitting element on and off, a push button cover for triggering the push button, and a timer for turning the light-emitting element off after a predetermined amount of time. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355526 | RING LIGHT - This invention relates to a collapsible ring light assembly comprising: a first arcuate tubular member and a second arcuate tubular member. The arcuate tubular members can be attached to and detached from each other. Each arcuate tubular member includes a plurality of standard light sockets adapted for use with a wide variety of bulbs. The ring light assembly has a diameter of at least about 24 inches. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355527 | LENS MODULE AND PORTABLE PHOTOGRAPHY DEVICE - Provided is portable photography device capable of appropriately control an on/off state of a light source during photography, and reliably carrying out photography by a camera of a portable terminal when the light source is on. The portable photography device includes a smartphone with a camera, and a lens module including LEDs, having different wavelengths, a conversion lens, and light source control unit. The smartphone includes light on/off detection unit that detects the on/off state of each of the LEDs, photography control unit that controls photography by the camera, and display control unit that associates a photographed image taken by the camera with the LEDs, for display on the screen of the smartphone. As a result, it is possible to appropriately control the on/off state of the LEDs, during carrying out photography and reliably photographing skin with the camera of the smartphone. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355528 | STROBE APPARATUS - The strobe device of the present invention is provided with a light source, a reflector, and an optical panel. Reflector is provided with a side opening and a front opening. The optical panel has: wedge-shaped side light guide sections that are integrally formed with both side portions of an incidence-side lens surface; and planar side reflecting sections that are integrally formed with both side portions of an object-side lens surface. Consequently, the strobe device having a reduced thickness and a reduced size is provided. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355529 | STROBOSCOPIC DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME - A stroboscopic device includes a flash discharge tube having an anode and a cathode, and an auxiliary light emitter for emitting light toward cathode. The auxiliary light emitter includes a light-receiving element for measuring a light intensity of external light near the flash discharge tube, a comparator for comparing the light intensity of light received by the light-receiving element with a predetermined threshold immediately before or substantially simultaneously with the light-emission timing of the flash discharge tube, and a lighting section that is lit when the light intensity is lower than the predetermined threshold based on a result of comparison by the comparator. This achieves a stroboscopic device and image pickup device that can stably emit light from the flash discharge tube irrespective of the surrounding environment. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355530 | USER SECURED WRIST STRAP FOR CAMERA - This is a camera strap which encircles the user's wrist in the manner of a cinching-style mechanism which is user adjustable and/or adjusted by the hanging weight of the attached camera. The strap utilizes the two connecting points on either side of the camera body. The cinching wrist strap will attach to those two connecting points via a loop of webbing and retention clips. Quick release buckles allow the user to disconnect and/or interchange straps in a quick manner. This method of attaching the camera to the user's wrist allows ease of use and offers additional security. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355531 | SELF-PHOTOGRAPHING MOUNT DEVICE - A self-photographing mount device for holding a camera equipped user device at a distance from a user, comprising: a mounting structure having at least two corner mounting elements for mounting a camera equipped user device in parallel to a mounting plane; an extendable shaft having a handle at a proximal end thereof; and a hinge mounted on one of the at least two corner mounting elements to allow pivotal rotation of the extendable shaft from a folded position to an open position; when in the folded position, the extendable shaft is adjacent to the mounting plane and parallel to a diagonal of a back panel of the camera equipped user device; and when in the open position, the extendible shaft forms a wide angle with the mounting plane. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355532 | Camera Mount for Sports Board - A camera system is configured to detachably couple to a camera mount, which in turn can be attached to an apparatus such as a sports board. The camera mount includes a top mount portion and a bottom screw portion. The top mount portion includes a buckle component that can detachably couple to a camera system, and includes blade components having cutting edges that can cut through a sports board. The blade components surround a screw hole component, and when the blade components have pierced a surface of the sports board and cut through the board, an opening to the screw hole component is accessible from the underside of the board surface. The bottom screw portion includes a screw thread that can be inserted and screwed into the screw hole component, thus securing the camera mount to the sports board. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355533 | SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT COOLING STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - A structure for cooling a semiconductor element includes an element body and a lead terminal extending from one surface of the element body in a direction intersecting the one surface. The semiconductor element cooling structure includes a heat sink. The heat sink includes a contact surface that is in contact with the one surface of the element body, a through-hole which is formed in the contact surface and through which the lead terminal passes, and a space portion that communicates with the through-hole and that is configured to house a substrate connected to the lead terminal. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355534 | Light Directing Device and Method of Use - The light directing device of the present invention is comprised generally of a housing unit with at least one orifice, a light source inside the housing unit, at least one movable shield, a means for controlling the movable shield(s), and a means for controlling the light source. Also disclosed is a method of directing light wherein the movable shields are selectively moved to block one or more of the orifices in the housing unit and the light is passed from the light source through the orifices not blocked by the movable shield and projecting the passed light onto a surface that projects an image. In an alternative embodiment, the passed light is onto a medium that produces an image. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355535 | POLARIZATION CONVERSION ELEMENT AND PROJECTOR - An aspect of the polarization conversion element according to the invention is directed to a polarization conversion element including a first optical block including a first polarization separation film, a first reflecting film, a first surface, and a first light incidence surface, and a second optical block including a second polarization separation film, a second reflecting film, a second surface, and a second light incidence surface, wherein the first optical block and the second optical block are bonded to each other so that the first surface and the second surface are opposed to each other, the first polarization separation film is disposed so as to be opposed to the second polarization separation film via the first surface and the second surface, and the first polarization separation film is terminated at a position in the first surface separate from the first light incidence surface. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355536 | REAR-PROJECTION FILM HAVING A "DAY/NIGHT" EFFECT - The present invention relates to rear-projection film with “day/night” effect comprising at least two layers, where the film comprises at least one grey layer comprising at least one thermoplastic with transmittance of from 10% to 70% in the visible wavelength range and at least one layer comprising at least one thermoplastic and scattering particles, and also to the use of the said films as rear-projection areas in the vehicle interior sector. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355537 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MASK BLANK SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MASK BLANK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSFER MASK - A method for manufacturing a low-defect and high-quality mask blank substrate with minimized transfer pattern defects and high mechanical strength, particularly such that the occurrence of a phenomenon where a portion of a transfer pattern and a principal surface of the substrate therebeneath are broken off together is minimized such that there is little pattern loss. The mask blank is manufactured by preparing a mask blank substrate (X) having a substrate principal surface (X | 2015-12-10 |
20150355538 | FABRICATION OF BINARY MASKS WITH ISOLATED FEATURES - An environmentally benign method for producing binary microfabrication masks is disclosed. An optical target may be provided that includes a water-soluble polymer material in contact with an ultraviolet radiation transmittable substrate. A laser may be focused on a primary mask to produce a mask image, the mask image thereafter being reduced by demagnification optics to provide a reduced image. The optical target may be exposed to the reduced image to create features of reduced size from the primary mask. The water-soluble polymer exposed to the ultraviolet radiation may be ablated from the optical target. The optical target may be subsequently metalized using a metal vapor to coat the remaining polymer material and exposed substrate. The metalized optical target may be contacted with an aqueous fluid to remove the metalized polymer material leaving the binary mask. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355539 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST PATTERN-FORMING METHOD, ACID DIFFUSION CONTROL AGENT, COMPOUND, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOUND - A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a polymer including a structural unit that includes an acid-labile group; and a compound represented by formula (1). R | 2015-12-10 |
20150355540 | PHOTOSENSITIVE COATING COMPOSITION, COATING CONDUCTIVE FILM USING PHOTOSENSITIVE COATING COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR FORMING COATING CONDUCTIVE FILM - The present invention relates to a photosensitive coating composition, a conductive coating film using the photosensitive coating composition, and a method for forming the conductive coating film. The present invention provides photosensitive coating composition for forming a conductive coating film, the composition containing a conductive nanomaterial and a photosensitive material. Further, the present invention provides a conductive coating film formed on a substrate, the conductive coating film formed using a photosensitive coating liquid. Here, after the photosensitive coating liquid is coated on the substrate, an exposed region and a non-exposed region are formed by exposure and washing, wherein the non-exposed region has at least two times the conductivity of the exposed region. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355541 | ACTINIC-RAY- OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, ACTINIC-RAY- OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE FILM AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD - An actinic-ray- or radiation-sensitive resin composition includes (A) a resin containing an acid-decomposable repeating unit and having a polarity that is changed when the resin is acted on by an acid, and (B) a compound that is configured to produce an acid when exposed to actinic rays or radiation. The acid produced by the compound (B) exhibits a Log P value of 3.0 or below and has a molecular weight of 430 or greater. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355542 | PHENOLIC POLYMERS AND PHOTORESISTS COMPRISING SAME - The present invention relates to new polymers that contain phenolic groups spaced from a polymer backbone and photoacid-labile group. Preferred polymers of the invention are useful as a component of chemically-amplified positive-acting resists. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355543 | CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A chemically amplified positive resist composition is provided comprising a substantially alkali-insoluble polymer having an acid labile group-protected acidic functional group, a poly(meth)acrylate polymer having Mw of 1,000-500,000, and an acid generator in a solvent. The composition forms on a substrate a resist film of 5-100 μm thick which can be briefly developed to form a pattern at a high sensitivity and a high degree of removal or dissolution to bottom. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355544 | CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING PROCESS - A resist composition is provided comprising (A) a carboxylic acid sulfonium salt whose anion moiety has a bulky structure of arenecarboxylate in which secondary or tertiary carbon atoms bond at both ortho-positions relative to the carbon atom in bond with carboxylate, as an acid diffusion regulator and (B) a polymer which is decomposed under the action of acid to increase its solubility in alkaline developer. When processed by EB or EUV lithography, the resist composition exhibits a very high resolution and forms a pattern with minimal LER. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355545 | THINNER COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING COATING AND REMOVING PERFORMANCE OF RESIST - Provided are a thinner composition for improving coating property of a resist and for removing the same, which includes 10 to 80 wt. % of alkyl (with 1 to 5 carbon atoms) 2-hydroxyisobutyrate, 20 to 90 wt. % of propyleneglycol alkyl (with 1 to 5 carbon atoms)ether acetate, and 10 to 1000 ppm of a surfactant represented by Formula 1 to a total weight of the alkyl 2-hydroxyisobutyrate and propyleneglycol alkylether acetate, so as to achieve excellent solubility to various photoresists and bottom anti-reflective coatings (BARC) and high edge bead removing (EBR) performance, possibly be employed in a process for recycling photoresist-coated wafers, and remarkably improve coating property of the photoresist, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device or a thin film transistor liquid crystal display device including removal of the photoresist by using the above-described thinner composition. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355546 | COMPOSITION FOR SILICON-CONTAINING FILM FORMATION, PATTERN-FORMING METHOD, AND POLYSILOXANE COMPOUND - A composition for silicon-containing film formation includes a polysiloxane compound and a solvent. The polysiloxane compound includes a structure represented by formula (Q2), a structure represented by formula (Q3) and a structure represented by formula (Q4). A value of q calculated according to formula (I) is no greater than 0.25, wherein q1 to q4 represent integrated intensities of | 2015-12-10 |
20150355547 | ELECTRON BEAM EXPOSURE SYSTEM AND METHODS OF PERFORMING EXPOSING AND PATTERNING PROCESSES USING THE SAME - Provided are an exposure system and methods of performing exposing and patterning processes using the same. The exposure system may include a data processing part that forms an exposure layout; and an exposure part that irradiates an electron beam at a photoresist layer according to the exposure layout. The data processing part is constructed and arranged to generate a control parameter for driving the exposure part without a pattern position error and a beam drift error and to prevent a discrepancy between the exposure layout and a mask layout to be formed in the photoresist layer. The exposure system further includes a controlling part that controls the exposure part according to the control parameter. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355548 | METHOD OF MAKING A LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - A method of making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of a) image-wise exposing a lithographic printing plate precursor, including a support including a hydrophilic surface or a hydrophilic layer and, thereon, a light or heat sensitive coating including a photopolymerisable composition, b) processing the precursor, consecutively, with a first solution and a second solution, to remove the coating from the support in the non-printing areas, wherein the first and second solutions are provided by a cascade system, the second solution overflows into the first solution and the first solution overflows into a container to be further treated as waste, | 2015-12-10 |
20150355549 | ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC FIELD GUIDED ACID DIFFUSION - Methods and apparatuses for minimizing line edge/width roughness in lines formed by photolithography are provided. The random diffusion of acid generated by a photoacid generator during a lithography process contributes to line edge/width roughness. Methods disclosed herein apply an electric field and/or a magnetic field during photolithography processes. The field application controls the diffusion of the acids generated by the photoacid generator along the line and spacing direction, preventing the line edge/width roughness that results from random diffusion. Apparatuses for carrying out the aforementioned methods are also disclosed herein. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355550 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, AND ION IMPLANTATION METHOD - A method for producing a semiconductor element includes applying a photoresist composition on a surface of an inorganic substrate to provide a resist film. The photoresist composition includes a polymer comprising an acid-labile group, and an acid generator. The resist film is exposed. The exposed resist film is developed with a developer solution containing an organic solvent to form a negative resist pattern. Ions are implanted into the inorganic substrate using the negative resist pattern as a mask. The photoresist composition preferably further contains a compound including a carboxy group, a sulfo group, a group represented by formula (i), a group capable of generating the carboxy group, the sulfo group or the group represented by the formula (i) by an action of an acid, a lactonic carbonyloxy group or a combination thereof, and having a molecular weight of no greater than 1,000. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355551 | SYSTEMS FOR REMOVING PHOTORESISTS AND METHODS OF REMOVING PHOTORESISTS USING THE SAME - A system for removing a photoresist includes a solution storage configured to store a preliminary photoresist removal solution, a solution activation unit configured to convert the preliminary photoresist removal solution from the solution storage into an activated photoresist removal solution, and a photoresist removal unit configured to receive the activated photoresist removal solution from the solution activation unit, and configured to load a substrate including a photoresist pattern formed thereon. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355552 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY FOR INCREASING THE ETENDUE - An optical system has a light source having an original etendue of less than 0.1 mm | 2015-12-10 |
20150355553 | PRODUCTION OF A VOLUME OBJECT BY LITHOGRAPHY, HAVING IMPROVED SPATIAL RESOLUTION - The present invention concerns a method for producing a volume object by lithography, comprising a projection of the projection image onto a plane to be illuminated of the layer of material, which involves:
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20150355554 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ASYMMETRY OF A MICROSTRUCTURE, POSITION MEASURING METHOD, POSITION MEASURING APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lithographic apparatus includes an alignment sensor including a self-referencing interferometer for reading the position of a mark including a periodic structure. An illumination optical system focuses radiation of different colors and polarizations into a spot which scans said structure. Multiple position-dependent signals are detected in a detection optical system and processed to obtain multiple candidate position measurements. Each mark includes sub-structures of a size smaller than a resolution of the optical system. Each mark is formed with a positional offset between the sub-structures and larger structures that is a combination of both known and unknown components. A measured position of at least one mark is calculated using signals from a pair of marks, together with information on differences between the known offsets, in order to correct for said unknown component of said positional offset. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355555 | Illumination Optical Unit For Projection Lithography - The disclosure provides an illumination optical unit for projection lithography, which illuminates an object field with illumination light. The illumination optical unit includes a field facet mirror with a plurality of field facets and a pupil facet mirror with a plurality of pupil facets. The field facets are imaged in the object field by a transfer optical unit. The pupil facet mirror includes a pupil facet mirror polarization section and a pupil facet mirror neutral section. The polarization section is arranged so that the illumination light is reflected in the region of a Brewster angle. The neutral section is arranged so that the illumination light is reflected in the region of a normal incidence. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355556 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An immersion lithographic apparatus is disclosed in which at least a part of the liquid supply system (which provides liquid between the projection system and the substrate) is moveable in a plane substantially parallel to a top surface of the substrate during scanning. The part is moved to reduce the relative velocity between that part and the substrate so that the speed at which the substrate may be moved relative to the projection system may be increased. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355557 | Gas Flow Optimization in Reticle Stage Environment - A system is disclosed for reducing overlay errors by controlling gas flow around a patterning device of a lithographic apparatus. The lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system configured to condition a radiation beam. The lithographic apparatus further includes a movable stage comprising a support structure that may be configured to support a patterning device. The patterning device may be configured to impart the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section to form a patterned radiation beam. In addition, the lithographic apparatus comprises a plate ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150355558 | LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lithography apparatus includes an original conveying path, a substrate conveying path, and a plurality of patterning devices each configured to perform patterning on a substrate using an original. The plurality of patterning devices are arranged in two rows. The substrate conveying path is provided between and along the two rows. The original conveying path is provided in each of two rows between and along which the two rows of the patterning devices are arranged. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355559 | CHARGE TRANSPORT SUBSTANCE, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention is to provide a charge transport substance having high resistance to stress within electrophotographic processes, an electrophotographic photoreceptor which has excellent high-speed responsiveness, shows a sufficient residual potential, and has high resistance to stress within electrophotographic processes, an electrophotographic cartridge, and an image-forming apparatus. The invention provides a charge transport substance having a specific structure. The invention further provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a photosensitive layer which contains the charge transport substance having a specific structure, an electrophotographic cartridge, and an image-forming apparatus, equipped with this electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355560 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR - The electrophotographic photoreceptor of the present invention at least includes a charge-generating layer, a charge-transporting layer, and a surface protective layer sequentially deposited on an electroconductive support, wherein the charge-transporting layer contains a charge-transporting material having an ionization potential (IP | 2015-12-10 |
20150355561 | ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVE BELT AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided is an electro-conductive belt including an electro-conductive resin layer. The electro-conductive resin layer includes a matrix containing a thermoplastic resin having at least one bond selected from the group consisting of an amide bond, an ester bond and a carbonate bond, a domain containing an ionic liquid containing a hexafluorophosphate anion or an anion expressed by formula (1), and particles containing a silicone resin having a structure expressed by formula (2): R | 2015-12-10 |
20150355562 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes: a conductive holder; and at least a charge producing layer and a charge transport layer disposed on the conductive holder in order. The charge transport layer contains at least a binder resin, a charge transport agent and a p-type metal oxide particle. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355563 | TONER - In the measurement of an endothermic amount of a toner, (1) an endothermic peak temperature (Tp) derived from the binder resin is 50° C. or higher and 80° C. or lower; (2) a total endothermic amount (ΔH) derived from the binder resin is 30 [J/g] or more and 125 [J/g] or less based on mass of the binder resin; (3) when an endothermic amount derived from the binder resin from an initiation temperature of an endothermic process to Tp is represented by ΔH | 2015-12-10 |
20150355564 | Stable Emissive Toner Composition System and Method - A method of producing an emissive toner composition including selecting a photoluminescent agent, a charge control agent, and one or more additives and combining the photoluminescent agent, charge control agent, and one or more additives to form an emissive toner composition that when printed to produce an image component on a substrate, the emission spectra of the image component for irradiation with a first excitation energy includes only dominant emission peaks corresponding to one or more dominant emission peaks of the photoluminescent agent. The photoluminescent agent is selected such that it emits light having one or more dominant emission peaks in a first emission spectral region when irradiated with the first excitation energy. The charge control agent and one or more additives are selected such that they do not emit light in the visible spectrum when irradiated with visible light and does not emit light in the first emission spectral region when irradiated with the first excitation energy. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355565 | CHARGING ROLLER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CHARGING ROLLER - A charging roller includes a conductive base material, a conductive adhesive layer that has a gel fraction equal to or greater than 50% on an outer circumferential surface of the base material, and a conductive elastic layer on the adhesive layer. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355566 | CHARGING ROLLER, CHARGING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME, AND METHOD OF CALCULATING RESISTANCE OF CHARGING ROLLER - A charging roller to apply voltage to a target to charge the target has a surface having a color set in one of a range according to CIE L*a*b* color space and a range according to CIE XYZ color space, and the range according to CIE L*a*b* color space is defined as 32.6≦L*≦50.9, 0.51≦a*≦1.12, and 6.0≦b*≦8.4; and the range according to CIE XYZ color space is defined as 8.8≦X≦21.0, 9.1≦Y≦21.3, and 5.7≦Z≦11.8. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355567 | CHARGING MEMBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR CHARGING MEMBER, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - Provided is a charging member capable of suppressing adhesion of smear on its surface and suppressing generation of a C set image as well. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355568 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus forms an image by exposing an image bearer on the basis of image data including at least one predetermined pattern. The image forming apparatus includes a processing device that sets an exposure amount of a plurality of exposure pixels. The predetermined pattern is constituted by the plurality of exposure pixels, and a peripheral region of the predetermined pattern in the image data is constituted by a plurality of non-exposure pixels. The processing device sets an exposure amount of an exposure pixel in a specific region that is adjacent to a boundary between the predetermined pattern and the peripheral region and is constituted by at least one exposure pixel in the predetermined pattern, and an exposure amount of an exposure pixel in a region other than the specific region in the predetermined pattern to values different from each other. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355569 | ROTATIONAL POSITION DETECTION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING ROTATIONAL POSITION DETECTION PROGRAM - Provided is a rotational position detection device including a position detection unit that is provided in a motor for driving a developing roll developing a latent image, detects a rotational position of the motor by using magnetism, and outputs a rotational position signal for each rotational position determined in advance, and a generation unit that generates a reference signal indicating a reference position of rotation of the developing roll using the rotational position signal, based on a transmission ratio of a transmission mechanism that transmits driving of the motor to the developing roll. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355570 | DEVELOPER CARRYING MEMBER, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided are a developer carrying member, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus using the developer carrying member, the developer carrying member including a substrate, an elastic layer, and a surface layer covering a surface of the elastic layer in which the surface layer contains a modified acrylic resin, and the modified acrylic resin has a constituent unit represented by the following structural formula (1). | 2015-12-10 |
20150355571 | SEMICONDUCTIVE ROLLER - A semiconductive roller ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150355572 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A developing device includes a casing containing a two-component developer including toner and carrier, a developer bearer to transfer the developer on the developer bearer to a developing area, a toner density sensor to output an output value based on toner density of the developer, a toner density detection module to detect the toner density based on the output value of the toner density sensor and output characteristics relating the toner density and the output value, an acquisition module to acquire the output characteristics based on the output value of the toner density sensor relating a new developer and a predetermined toner density of the new developer, a bulk density fluctuation estimating module to estimate bulk density fluctuation for bulk density of the new developer, and a correction module to correct the output value based on the estimated bulk density fluctuation. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355573 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, TONER CARTRIDGE FOR THE SAME, IMAGING CARTRIDGE FOR THE SAME, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING TONER LEVEL IN DEVELOPING CHAMBER OF THE SAME - An electrophotographic image forming apparatus may include an imaging cartridge and a toner cartridge that are detachably attached to a main body, a first optical sensor that is mounted in the imaging cartridge and detects a toner level in a development chamber, and a second optical sensor that is mounted in the toner cartridge and detects a toner level in the development chamber. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355574 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus performs a scattered toner ejection control mode in which toner is discharged from a developer bearing member to a region on an image bearing member corresponding to an interval between a preceding recording material and a subsequent recording material while applying only a DC voltage to a developer bearing member based on toner consumption information and a degraded toner ejection control mode in which toner is discharged from the developer bearing member to a region on the image bearing member corresponding to an interval between a preceding recording material and a subsequent recording material while applying at least an AC voltage to the developer bearing member based on toner consumption information, the controller changing a performing ratio of the scattered toner ejection control mode to the degraded toner ejection control mode depending on the temperature sensed by a temperature sensing portion. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355575 | ANGLED TONER PADDLES FOR A REPLACEABLE UNIT OF AN IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A replaceable unit for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for storing toner and an outlet for exiting toner from the housing. A channel in fluid communication with the outlet has an inlet positioned between the first end and the second end of the reservoir. A rotatable auger is positioned along the channel. Paddles extend from a rotatable shaft in the reservoir. A first set of one or more paddles are positioned between a first end of the reservoir and the inlet of the channel and a second set of one or more paddles are positioned between a second end of the reservoir and the inlet of the channel. The first and second sets of paddles are angled to direct toner away from the first end and the second end of the reservoir, respectively, and toward the inlet of the channel. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355576 | UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A unit for use with an image forming apparatus includes: a frame; a developer accommodating portion; a sheet member, contact to a rotatable member and provided on the frame along a longitudinal direction of the rotatable member; a first end portion seal member for preventing, at a longitudinal end portion, the developer from leaking out from between the frame and the rotatable member; and a second end portion seal member for preventing the developer from leaking out from among the first end portion seal member, the sheet member and the frame. The second end portion seal member is formed by injecting, on the frame, a resin material having an elastic modulus smaller than an elastic modulus of the frame so as to contact with the first end portion seal member and the sheet member. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355577 | DEVELOPER ACCOMMODATING UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer accommodating unit includes: a container, provided with an opening for permitting discharge of a developer, for accommodating the developer; a sealing member for sealing the opening by being mounted on the container and for being peeled from the container to expose the opening; and an unsealing member for unsealing the opening by moving the sealing member to peel the sealing member from the container. The sealing member includes a sealing portion defined in an end side thereof to seal the opening, a holding portion defined in another end side thereof to be held by the unsealing member, and a developer passing portion formed between the sealing portion and the holding portion to permit passing of the developer therethrough. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355578 | TONER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH A MECHANISM TO SECURE THE TONER CONTAINER - A toner container and system for mounting and/or securing the toner container includes a toner container having a toner dispensing hole, a shutter, a protrusion. The shutter is movable relative to the toner dispensing hole, and is to selectively close the toner dispensing hole. The protrusion is connected to the shutter and movement of the protrusion causes the shutter to move relative to the toner dispensing hole to cover the toner dispensing hole. There is a receiver including a movable catch, the movable catch being in a first position when the toner container is initially inserted into the receiver, and the movable catch moving to a second position upon insertion of the toner container into the receiver. The movable catch interacts with the protrusion of the toner container when the toner container is being removed from the receiver such that the movable catch in the second position restricts movement of the protrusion of the toner container which closes the shutter as the toner container is withdrawn from the receiver. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355579 | ANGLED TONER PADDLES FOR A REPLACEABLE UNIT OF AN IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A toner cartridge according to one embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for storing toner. A channel runs along the bottom of the housing and includes a portion open to the reservoir forming an inlet to the channel and a portion closed to the reservoir and open to an outlet port for exiting toner from the housing. A rotatable auger in the channel moves toner from the inlet toward the outlet port. Paddles extend from a rotatable shaft in the reservoir. A first paddle set is positioned between a first end of the reservoir and the inlet of the channel and a second paddle set is positioned between a second end of the reservoir and the inlet of the channel. The first and second paddle sets are angled to direct toner away from the first and second ends of the reservoir, respectively, and toward the inlet of the channel. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355580 | LEAK BARRIER FOR DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE - A developer barrier sheet is positioned between a developer roller and a developer opening in a developer cartridge to reduce leaking of developer from the developer cartridge during shipping. The barrier sheet may be positioned into a developer cradle area before the developer roller is installed so that, upon installation of the developer roller, the barrier sheet is captured between the developer roller and various cartridge seals that surround the developer opening. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355581 | FIXING MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE MEMBER, FIXING DEVICE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a fixing member having a silicone rubber elastic layer blended with a carbon nanotube, the fixing member suppressing peeling at an interface in association with insufficient adhesion between a base member and the silicone rubber elastic layer at the time of the use of the fixing member, and hence securing adhesion durability. The fixing member includes a base member, an elastic layer, and a surface layer, in which: the elastic layer contains a silicone rubber and a carbon nanotube; a ratio E200/E50 of an elastic modulus E200 of the elastic layer at 200° C. to an elastic modulus E50 of the elastic layer at 50° C. is 0.5 or more and less than 1.0; an adhesive strength between the elastic layer and the base member is 3.0 N/cm or more and 20.0 N/cm or less; and the elastic layer undergoes a cohesive failure at the time of a peel test. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355582 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING LUBRICANT ONTO A SURFACE - A system and method for applying lubricant to a surface, such as a heating surface of a fuser member. The system includes lubricant conduit for carrying pressurized lubricant toward a spraying assembly. A heating element surrounds the lubricant conduit and heats the pressurized lubricant before it arrives at the spraying assembly. The system also includes a pair of double O-ring sealing assemblies for sealingly coupling a lubricant tube to the system. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355583 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A fixing device includes a heated roller member, a pressure member, a separation member, and a discharge state switching mechanism. The heated roller member is heated by heating means. The pressure member contacts with the heated roller member so as to form a fixing nip portion. The separation member is conductive and disposed with a predetermined gap to a surface of the heated roller member, so as to separate a recording medium after passing through the fixing nip portion from the heated roller member. The discharge state switching mechanism switches between a discharge permissive condition that permits discharge from the heated roller member to the separation member and a discharge restricted condition that restricts the discharge from the heated roller member to the separation member. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355584 | FIXING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD OF FIXING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus includes a heating unit configured to heat an endless belt stretched around a plurality of rollers, a lower pressure roller pressed into contact with the fixing belt, and a control unit configured to control the temperature of the fixing belt by controlling the heating unit, and fixes an unfixed toner image formed on a continuous paper to the continuous paper by heat from the heated object under a nipping pressure applied at the nip portion which is formed by engagement between the fixing belt and the lower pressure roller. The control unit controls the temperature of the fixing belt to be a stand-by temperature lower than such a first temperature, which is set up in advance, that paper trouble might occur if the continuous paper is continuously heated at a temperature not lower than the first temperature in a stand-by state in which fixing is not performed. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355585 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes an endless fixing belt rotatable in a given direction of rotation and a first nip formation pad contacting an inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt. A first driver sandwiches the fixing belt together with the first nip formation pad to rotate to drive and rotate the fixing belt. An opposed rotator is pressed against the first nip formation pad via the fixing belt to form a fixing nip between the fixing belt and the opposed rotator, through which a recording medium is conveyed. The opposed rotator is rotated frictionally by the fixing belt at the fixing nip. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355586 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A fixing device to fix a toner image on a sheet includes a first rotary member that rotates in a predetermined direction and a second rotary member that contacts an outer circumferential surface of the first rotary member. A stationary member is fixed inside the first rotary member to press the first and second rotary members together to form a nip portion between the rotary members. A reinforcement member is fixedly provided inside the first rotary member and pressed against the stationary member. The fixing device includes heat source to heat the first rotary member and a reflector to reflect heater light emitted from the heat source toward the first rotary member. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355587 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing rotator rotatable in a given direction of rotation and a pressure rotator pressed against the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip therebetween, through which a recording medium is conveyed. A first heater is disposed opposite the fixing rotator with a first interval therebetween to heat the fixing rotator. A reflector reflects light emitted by the first heater to the fixing rotator. The reflector is disposed opposite the first heater with a second interval therebetween that is greater than the first interval. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355588 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING REGISTRATION AND DENSITY CORRECTION CONTROL - An image forming apparatus includes a forming unit configured to continuously form, on an image carrier, first and second detection patterns for detecting relative registration amounts and a density of each of a plurality of colors; and a control unit configured to control registration and the density. The forming unit forms the detection patterns such that a leading edge developer color of a detection pattern formed on a front side among the two detection patterns, in a direction in which the detection patterns are moved by rotation of the image carrier, is the same as a trailing edge developer color of the detection pattern formed on the front side, or a leading or trailing edge developer color of a detection pattern formed on a rear side among the two detection patterns. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355589 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus prints, on a sheet, an image for one page or a plurality of pages, stores a sheet on which an image has been printed inside the printing apparatus, discharges a sheet on which an image has been printed outside the printing apparatus without storing the sheet, saves, in a case where a sheet is not storable, data corresponding to a page to be printed on the sheet, and performs, upon receipt of a printed sheet taking-out instruction, control to convey a stored sheet so that at least a part of the sheet is exposed outside of the printing apparatus, to print an image based on saved data, and to discharge the sheet on which the image has been printed outside the printing apparatus. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355590 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided that includes a light-emitting unit which emits light to an image bearing member which bears a developer image and that detects presence or absence of a developer container storing developer or a shape of the developer container on the basis of the number of electrons discharged from or received by the image bearing member when the light-emitting unit emits the light. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355591 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a conveyance section configured to convey a sheet along a sheet feeding path; an image forming section configured to transfer and fix a toner image on a sheet conveyed by the conveyance section to form an image; and a plurality of cutting sections configured to cut a sheet that is conveyed through the sheet feeding path in a sheet width direction. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355592 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - A printing apparatus according to the present invention includes a feeding unit, a conveying unit including a pair of rollers, a printing unit, a control unit and a determination unit. The control can execute successive overlapped conveyance and skew correction. In the skew correction a leading edge of the printing medium abuts against the pair of rollers in a stop state. The determination unit determines whether to execute the successive overlapped conveyance. The control unit executes the skew correction of the succeeding printing medium at a timing according to a determination result of the determination unit. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355593 | TRANSFORMER, POWER SUPPLY, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transformer includes a core, a primary winding, a first secondary winding and a second secondary winding, a bobbin around which the primary winding, the first secondary winding, and the second secondary winding are wound, wherein the primary winding is disposed between the first secondary winding and the second secondary winding. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355594 | LUBRICANT APPLICATOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A lubricant applicator includes a lubricant, a supply member contactable against the lubricant to supply the lubricant to a target, and a lubricant gauge to detect whether an amount of lubricant remaining is less than a threshold value. The lubricant gauge includes a rotary member rotatable about a shaft, a pressing member to press and rotate the rotary member as the lubricant is consumed, a contact part of the rotary member pressed by the pressing member, and a detection part of the rotary member opposite to the contact part across the shaft of the rotary member. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355595 | TONER CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A toner cartridge and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus are provided. The toner cartridge attachable to, or detachable from a main body of an image forming apparatus includes a toner containing unit, a waste toner containing unit that is disposed below the toner containing unit in a gravitational direction and comprises a waste toner inlet through which waste toner flows, a first waste toner transporting member that transports the waste toner from the waste toner inlet in a length direction of the waste toner containing unit, and a second waste toner transporting member that transports the waste toner that is transported in the length direction of the waste toner containing unit in a width direction of the waste toner containing unit to disperse the waste toner in an inner portion of the waste toner containing unit, wherein a rotational center of the second waste toner transporting member is lower than a rotational center of the first waste toner transporting member. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355596 | Three Dimensional Display System - System and method for video holographic display. Information is received regarding a 2D hogel array with multiple hogel apertures, specifying number, size, and/or spacing of the hogel apertures. Information regarding a 3D scene is received, including a scaling factor mapping the 3D scene to a 3D display volume. Due to gradual variation of radiation patterns from hogel to hogel, a full set of color radiation intensity patterns for the entire hogel array may be generated by interpolating the color radiation intensity patterns from a sparse subset of the hogels without having to compute all of the patterns. The full set of color radiation intensity patterns may then be used to holographically display the 3D scene. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355597 | PROJECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HOLOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION OF SCENES - A holographic reconstruction of scenes includes a light modulator, an imaging system with at least two imaging means and an illumination device with sufficient coherent light for illumination of hologram coded in the light modulator. The at least two imaging means are arranged such that a first imaging means is provided for the magnified imaging of the light modulator on a second imaging means. The second imaging means is provided for imaging of a plane of a spatial frequency spectrum of the light modulator in a viewing plane at least one viewing window. The viewing window corresponds to a diffraction order of the spatial frequency spectrum. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355598 | PALLET LEVER FOR THE ESCAPEMENT MECHANISM OF A WATCH MOVEMENT - Pallet lever ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150355599 | PALLET LEVER FOR A TIMEPIECE ESCAPEMENT MECHANISM - An intermittent blocking mechanism for at least one escape wheel, that intermittent blocking mechanism cooperating with at least one regulating member or a balance which is actuated with an alternate motion under action of an elastic return mechanism, the intermittent blocking mechanism being pivoted in at least one bottom plate, and forming an inseparable single-piece component with the bottom plate. The intermittent blocking mechanism includes at least one pallet lever in a single-piece with the plate to which it is connected by the elastic return mechanism. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355600 | RESONATOR WITH REDUCED SENSITIVITY TO CLIMATIC VARIATIONS - A compensating balance spring for a thermally compensated sprung balance resonator including a core formed from at least one non-metallic material. The core is partially coated with at least one layer which is moisture proof to render the balance spring less sensitive to climatic variations. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355601 | TIMEPIECE WITH DATE DISPLAY - A timepiece with date display comprises two supports ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150355602 | Quartz Watch Movement - A quartz watch movement includes a minute wheel connected to a handsetting wheel by an intermediate wheel, a shaft of a third wheel placed in a shaft hole in a main plate, elastic connection structures being rotated by a third-wheel shaft gear and a minute wheel piece gear which are engaged together and are arranged between a minute wheel tube and the minute wheel piece gear when a stem is pulled or the minute hand is adjusted through the handsetting wheel, the intermediate wheel and a minute wheel shaft gear, and a second-hand stop lever detachably connected to a second-hand stop electrode. The elastic connection structures are arranged between the minute wheel tube and the minute wheel piece gear, so that the quartz watch is accurate in travel time and has the function of efficiently adjusting the hour hand and the minute hand when omitting a handsetting middle wheel. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355603 | USER INTERFACE FOR A MULTI-PURPOSE BAND - A method and apparatus to provide a user interface for a multi-purpose band is described. The user interface includes two shapes, in one embodiment, each shape made up of a plurality of LEDs or other light sources. Multiple types of information may be provided to the user through the lights, including activity statistics, sleep statistics, and current time. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355604 | SMART DEVICE INCLUDING BIOMETRIC SENSOR - An apparatus can include a wrist worn device configured to be worn on a wrist of a user. The apparatus can include a controller. The apparatus can include a power supply. The apparatus can include a light emitter that can emit light from a user side of the wrist worn device to a wrist of the user. The apparatus can include a light detector that can detect light reflected from the wrist of the user from the first light emitter and can send a detector signal to the controller. The detector signal can be based on the detected light. The apparatus can include a lens coupled to a user side of the wrist worn device external to the light emitter and light detector. The lens can include an opaque section. The lens can also include light transmissive section that transmits light from the light emitter to the user. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355605 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GATHERING AND ANALYZING HUMAN BIOLOGICAL SIGNALS - Introduced are methods and systems for: gathering human biological signals, such as heart rate, breathing rate, or temperature; analyzing the gathered human biological signals; and controlling home appliances based on the analysis. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355606 | ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION OF POWER GENERATION SYSTEM WITH ALTERNATIVE OPERATING MODES - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus including: a controller communicatively coupled to a power generation system and configured to shift the power generation system between a first operating mode and a second operating mode, the second operating mode being different from the first operating mode; and a economic optimization engine in communication with the controller, wherein the economic optimization engine calculates: an economic benefit for shifting the power generation system from the first operating mode to the second operating mode based on at least one of a power generation demand, a power generation cost, and an operating condition of the power generation system; and a billing rate per unit of time of operation in the second operating mode based on at least one of the economic benefit, an operating difference between the first operating mode and the second operating mode, and a predetermined cost differential. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355607 | SERVO CONTROL APPARATUS - A servo control apparatus includes: a model-response calculating unit; a motor-end-movement-amount-during-stopping measuring unit that measures a motor end movement amount during stopping, which is a displacement amount of a detection value of a motor end position in a period from when the calculated value of the machine end position changes to zero until the calculated value changes to a value other than zero; and an error-correction-amount calculating unit that calculates an error correction amount on the basis of a parameter in which a maximum change amount of a deviation between the machine end position and the motor end position during moving direction reversal is set in advance, the calculated value of the machine end position, and the motor end movement amount. The servo control unit sets the detection value of the machine end position and the detection value of the motor end position. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355608 | MULTIPLEXING CONTROL OPERATIONS OF MOTORS - A system and method includes a multiplexed motor controller for controlling multiple motors with a weight and volume penalty comparable to that of a single controller system and method by receiving a plurality of inputs indicating a status, prioritizing a plurality of sub-systems based on the status, multiplexing a plurality of operation commands in accordance with the prioritization, and generating a plurality of waveforms in accordance with the operation commands. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355609 | CROWDSOURCING AUTOMATION RULES - A method for crowdsourcing automation rules is described. In one embodiment, the method includes creating, via a user interface, a new building automation rule and sending the new building automation rule to an online rule exchange. The online rule exchange is configured to publish the new building automation rule. Accordingly, the method also includes receiving, at the online rule exchange, the new building automation rule created via the user interface and publishing the new building automation rule on the online rule exchange. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355610 | MODULARIZED SELF-ADDRESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method performed by a control unit in an array of multiple self-addressable control units arranged in at least two dimensions involves obtaining information to be used to determine a self-address, determining a self-address value based upon the information, storing the determined self-address value, based upon the self-address value, specifying first data to be provided to a next self-addressable control unit in a first group of self-addressable control units for a first dimension of the array, providing the first data to the next self-addressable control unit in the first group, based upon the self-address value, specifying second data to be provided to a different self-addressable control unit in a second group of self-addressable control units for a second dimension of the array different from the first dimension of the array, and providing the second data to the different self-addressable control unit in the second group. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355611 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMBINING VISUALIZATION AND INTERACTION IN INDUSTRIAL OPERATOR CONSOLES - A method includes presenting process-related information associated with an industrial process control and automation system to an operator using at least one display device and a touchscreen of an operator console. The method also includes receiving user input via the touchscreen and, based on the user input, (i) controlling the process-related information presented on the at least one display device and the touchscreen and (ii) adjusting operation of the industrial process control and automation system. For example, based on the user input, content can be moved from the display device(s) to the touchscreen or from the touchscreen to the display device(s). As another example, the operation of the industrial process control and automation system can be adjusted by receiving a new value of a process variable based on a first user input and receiving an acceptance of the new value of the process variable based on a second user input. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355612 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING HOME APPLIANCES BASED ON HUMAN BIOLOGICAL SIGNALS - Introduced are methods and systems for gathering human biological signals, such as a sleep phase associated with said user, and controlling home appliances based on said sleep phase. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355613 | CONTROL SYSTEM - The present technology relates to building management control systems, such as a distributed database arrangement for systems that control functional aspects in buildings. A method and controller for controlling one or more building control or access devices in response to events, comprises an interface operable to communicate with a server storing a database containing logic for controlling the devices in response to events; a memory operable to store a local copy of a subset of the database, the subset of the database containing logic relevant to a group of the devices; wherein the controller is configured to receive updates to the local copy of the subset of the database; wherein the controller is operable to receive one or more signals indicative of the events relevant to said group of the devices; and wherein the controller is operable to control the group of devices in response to the signals. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355614 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND RECEPTION DEVICE - A control system includes: a first transmitter; a second transmitter; and a reception device. The first transmitter includes a transmission unit configured to transmit radio waves to the reception device, the second transmitter includes a transmission unit configured to transmit radio waves to the reception device; and the reception device includes: a reception unit configured to receive radio waves transmitted from the first transmitter and the second transmitter; an identification unit configured to identify whether a transmission source of the radio waves is the first transmitter or is the second transmitter based on the radio waves received by the reception unit; a measurement unit configured to measure the distance between the device and the transmission source of the radio waves identified by the identification unit; and a control unit configured to perform a first control that sets a limitation on the device or a second control that does not set a limitation on the device based on the distance, measured by the measurement unit, between the device and the transmission source of the radio waves. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355615 | Method and System for Battery State of Charge Estimation - A powertrain having a Lithium-ion (Li-ion) traction battery including solid active particles is operated according to a state of charge of the battery based on an estimated Li-ion concentration profile of a representative solid active particle of a reduced-order model of the battery. The concentration profile is estimated according to the reduced-order model from the measured voltage and current of the battery. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355616 | PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER, PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CREATING EXECUTION ERROR INFORMATION - A control program execution unit, when a callee control program is called, stores a return address in a stack and stores input data for the callee control program in a data storage unit. An execution error information management unit, when an execution error occurs, acquires execution error information that includes the return address stored in the stack, the input data stored in the data storage unit, and a program name that corresponds to the return address and is obtained by using mapping information that indicates the storing positions of a control program and the callee control program in a user program storage unit. | 2015-12-10 |
20150355617 | SEQUENCER SYSTEM AND ADDRESS SETTING METHOD - To provide a sequencer system including a plurality of bases. The plurality of bases are configured by a fundamental base and a plurality of stages of extension bases, the fundamental base being installed with a control unit. The control unit is configured to enable transmission of a HOP designation packet toward the bases, number of HOPs being designated for the HOP designation packet. Upon reception of the HOP designation packet with the number of HOPs being other than 0, each of the bases subtracts the number of HOPs by one, and transfers the HOP designation packet to the base connected to a subsequent stage. Upon reception of the HOP designation packet with the number of HOPs being 0, each of the bases determines that the HOP designation packet is a packet directed to the base itself. | 2015-12-10 |