52nd week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180373113 | CONFIGURABLE HEATING DEVICE - A device is disclosed that includes a comparator and a configurable heater. The comparator is configured to compare a transmission phase of a light transmitted in a photonic component with a reference phase to generate a phase difference. The configurable heater is disposed with respect to the photonic component and includes a plurality of heater segments, wherein a number of the heater segments in operation is trimmable based on the phase difference. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373114 | MULTIMODE INTERFEROMETER, MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATION DEVICE - A multimode interferometer includes: a multimode waveguide mesa having a top face extending in a direction of a first axis, a first side face and a second side face that extend in the direction of the first axis, and a first end face and a second end face that are arranged in the direction of the first axis; and a waveguide mesa connected to the first end face at a port; first and second waveguide mesas connected to first and second ports on the second end face. The multimode waveguide mesa has a first side edge line shared by the top face and the first side face, and an end line shared by the top face and the first end face. The first side edge line forms an acute angle with the end line at an outer vertex where the first side edge line and the end line meet. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373115 | Transparent Waveguide Display - One embodiment provides an apparatus for displaying an image comprising: a first optical substrate comprising at least one waveguide layer configured to propagate light in a first direction, wherein the at least one waveguide layer of the first optical substrate comprises at least one grating lamina configured to extract the light from the first substrate along the first direction; and a second optical substrate comprising at least one waveguide layer configured to propagate the light in a second direction, wherein the at least one waveguide layer of the second optical substrate comprises at least one grating lamina configured to extract light from the second substrate along the second direction; wherein the at least one grating lamina of at least one of the first and second optical substrates comprises an SBG in a passive mode. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373116 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL GLASSES - The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal lens and liquid crystal glasses. The liquid crystal lens includes a cell defined by a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite to each other; a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate and having a uniform thickness between the first substrate and the second substrate; a transparent pattern layer at an outside of the cell and having a curved top surface and a flat bottom surface in contact with the second substrate; and a second transparent electrode arranged at the curved top surface and at the outside of the cell. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373117 | BEAM STEERING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DRIVING THE BEAM STEERING APPARATUS, AND LiDAR SYSTEM INCLUDING THE BEAM STEERING APPARATUS - Provided are a beam steering apparatus, a method of driving the beam steering apparatus, and a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system including the beam steering apparatus. The beam steering apparatus includes: a phase modulation device configured to modulate a phase of incident light and emit at least first emitted light and second emitted light; and a beam reflection device configured to reflect, to an object, at least one from among the first emitted light and the second emitted light. The phase modulation device includes a plurality of channels configured to independently modulate the phase of the incident light, and a binary phase profile is formed when one of first and second phase values φ | 2018-12-27 |
20180373118 | ELECTROMAGNETIC FREQUENCY CONVERTER - An electromagnetic frequency converter includes an atomic ensemble; one or more first sources ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180373119 | Method to Generate Terahertz Radiation and Terahertz Radiation Source - A pump beam ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180373120 | Nonlinear Optical Material and Methods of Fabrication - Disclosed is a nonlinear optical (NLO) material for use in deep-UV applications, and methods of fabrication thereof. The NLO is fabricated from a plurality of components according to the formula A | 2018-12-27 |
20180373121 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a housing to accommodate a lens module, a stop module coupled to the lens module and configured to selectively change an amount of light incident to the lens module, and a coil portion configured to drive the stop module to selectively change an amount of light incident to the lens module. The coil portion is disposed on the housing. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373122 | Protruding Camera Lens Protection - A mobile device includes a device housing with an opening there through, the housing having a front external surface and a back external surface. A camera housing is sized to fit within the opening in the device housing, the camera housing including two cameras and two respective lenses. In a centered position, the lenses protrude beyond the front and back surfaces of the mobile device. A retention mechanism applies a force to the camera housing to retain it substantially centered in the opening unless an outside force of damaging magnitude is encountered. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373123 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FOCUSING - The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for focusing, applied in image processing field, enabling a terminal in an automatic focusing process not to suspend automatic focus function. The method includes: determining an imaging mode switched from a first picture taking device in a first imaging mode to the first picture taking device or a second picture taking device in a second imaging mode, estimating a second position of the target object in the second imaging mode according to a first position of a target object in the first imaging mode and a principle of epipolar geometry, and searching for the target object in the second imaging mode according to the estimated second position of the target object in the second imaging mode. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373124 | LENS LIMITING ASSEMBLY, CAMERA BODY AND CAMERA - A lens limiting assembly includes an elastic element, a lens assembly ring arranged on the elastic element, and a locking ring arranged outside the lens assembly ring and configured to press a portion of the elastic element along an axial direction when the locking ring rotates in one direction. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373125 | PORTABLE IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - An apparatus and system for analyzing one or more points of interest. The apparatus includes a main support having first and second legs. The first and second legs extending transversely from the main support. The main support nests an imaging device capable of capturing an image of a point of interest during use. An imaging shroud is coupled to and extending from the first leg, the shroud having a first opening for surrounding the point of interest. A second opening in the shroud is positioned such that it extends to be within the main support for the passage of a captured image of the point of interest during use. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373126 | Production Equipment Support Assembly - An equipment mounting assembly, such as a skid plate, for mounting and supporting motion picture production and other similar equipment without fasteners. The equipment mounting assembly can comprise a fixture mount having a mounting terminus defining a coupling interface; a mount support base having an upper surface; and a retention system operable to selectively and releaseably secure the fixture mount about the mount support base. The retention system can comprise a position keep system, such that the fixture mount can be movable about the mount support base once secured within the retention system. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373127 | PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSEMBLY AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - The present invention provides a photographic assembly, including a pitch motor, a roll motor and a camera. A second rotor portion of the pitch motor is coupled to the third stator portion of the roll motor and a third rotor portion of the roll motor is coupled to the camera, so that a connection manner of the photographic assembly is a pitch-roll manner. When the roll motor is working, a displacement variation of the camera along a pitch axis is small. That is, a rotation interference phenomenon is weakened, so that a rotation space that needs to be reserved between the camera and the roll motor is correspondingly reduced. That is, distances between the centre of gravity of the camera and the motors are also decreased. Therefore, the photographic assembly becomes more compact at some portions, thereby achieving an objective that the volume, the weight, and the moment of inertia of the photographic assembly are reduced. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373128 | CAMERA ACCESSORY AND CAMERA - The camera accessory is attachable to a camera by relatively rotating from a first state to a second state. Camera side contact pins include a first camera side contact pin making contact with an accessory side contact holding portion in the first state and second camera side contact pins not making contact with the accessory side contact holding portion in the first state. Accessory side contact surfaces include a first accessory side contact surface making contact with the first camera side contact pin in the second state and second accessory side contact surfaces not making contact with the first camera side contact pin in the second state. A pitch between the first and second accessory side contact surfaces adjacent thereto is larger than a pitch between the second accessory side contact surfaces adjacent to each other. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373129 | Spatial Light Modulator Having High Contrast - A novel spatial light modulator (SLM) includes a cover glass, and modulation layer, and a plurality of pixel mirrors, and separates unwanted, reflected light from desired, modulated light. In one embodiment, a geometrical relationship exists between the cover glass and the pixel mirrors, such that light that reflects from the cover glass is separated from light that reflects from the pixel mirrors and is transmitted from the SLM. In one example, one of the cover glass or the pixel mirrors is angled with respect to the modulation layer. In another example embodiment, the cover glass has a particular thickness, which introduces destructive interference between light that reflects from the top and bottom surfaces of the cover glass. In another embodiment antireflective coatings are disposed between optical interfaces of the SLM. In another embodiment, light from the SLM is directed through an optical filter to remove unwanted light. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373130 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - [Object] To obtain output light with higher quality. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373131 | PROJECTOR AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - A projector includes an illumination system, a light valve, and a lens. The illumination system includes a scanning light source assembly and a wavelength conversion device. The scanning light source assembly provides an excitation beam. The excitation beam scans in a plurality of scanning directions. The wavelength conversion device is disposed on a transmission path of the excitation beam. The excitation beam scans the wavelength conversion device in the scanning directions in a plurality of time intervals respectively, and the excitation beam is converted into a color beam by the wavelength conversion device in one of the time intervals. The light valve is disposed on a transmission path of an illumination beam and converts the illumination beam into an image beam, wherein the illumination beam includes the color beam. The lens is disposed on a transmission path of the image beam. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373132 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A light source device includes a first light source, a second light source and a dichroic mirror. The first light source is configured to emit excitation light. The second light source is configured to emit fluorescent light by being irradiated with the excitation light. The dichroic mirror is disposed on an emission side of the second light source and is configured to reflect the excitation light while transmitting the fluorescent light. An intersection of the optical axis of the excitation light and the dichroic mirror is apart from the center of the optical axis of the fluorescent light. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373133 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A light source device includes a first light source, a second light source and a composite dichroic mirror. The first light source is configured to emit light of a first wavelength band. The second light source is configured to emit light of a second wavelength band which is different from the first wavelength band. The composite dichroic mirror has a first area and a second area which characteristics is different from characteristics of the first area. The composite dichroic mirror reflects the light of the first wavelength band while transmitting the light of the second wavelength band. The light of the first wavelength band is radiated corresponding to the first area and the second area of the composite dichroic mirror, and the light of the second wavelength band is radiated corresponding to the first area of the composite dichroic mirror. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373134 | PROJECTOR APPARATUS, PROJECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A projector apparatus includes a projection unit that projects an image and a processor configured to acquire photographic images obtained by photographing, from a plurality of angles, a projection image projected by the projection unit onto a projection target surface, acquire a plurality of items of correction information from the acquired photographic images, determine an observation angle of the projection image on the projection target surface, select correction information from the acquired plurality of items of correction information, based on the determined observation angle, and cause the projection image projected by the projection unit to be corrected based on the selected correction information. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373135 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION APPARATUS - An illumination system includes at least one excitation light source, a holographic optical element and a phosphor wheel. The excitation light source provides a first color beam. The holographic optical element is located on a path of the first color beam and transmits the first color beam to the phosphor wheel along a first path. The phosphor wheel has a light wavelength conversion portion and a reflective portion. The light wavelength conversion portion converts the first color beam into a second color beam and reflects the second color beam back to the holographic optical element. The reflective portion reflects the first color beam back to the holographic optical element. The holographic optical element transmits the second color beam and the first color beam reflected from the phosphor wheel along a second path, and the first path is different from the second path. A projection apparatus is also provided. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373136 | AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY CAMERA SYSTEM - The presently disclosed subject matter includes a camera system for aerial photography applications which can be mounted on an aircraft and be operated for obtaining images of a surveyed area. The proposed camera system comprises a camera control unit operatively connected to a camera supported by a pivotal supporting device such as a gimbal assembly. The camera is continuously moved along a scanning line without stopping and is operated to capture images in a certain frame rate, this is carried out by measuring as well as regulating the angular velocity of the camera to adapt the pictured and the non-pictures zones over the scanning line. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373137 | INSTANT FILM PACK AND IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE - In a case that accommodates an instant film, an exposure opening portion, a discharge port, and a claw opening portion are provided. The exposure opening portion is light-shielded by a film cover that is disposed to overlap the instant film. The film cover includes a notched portion connected to the claw opening portion. In a case where the film cover is not removed in use, a claw inserted through the claw opening portion is moved within a range of the notched portion. In a case where the film cover is removed in use, the claw is moved within a range that exceeds the range of the notched portion. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373138 | High Durability Extreme Ultraviolet Photomask - The present disclosure provides an embodiment of a reflective mask that includes a substrate; a reflective multilayer disposed on the substrate; an anti-oxidation barrier layer disposed on the reflective multilayer and the anti-oxidation barrier layer is in amorphous structure with an average interatomic distance less than an oxygen diameter; and an absorber layer disposed on the anti-oxidation barrier layer and patterned according to an integrated circuit layout. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373139 | MASK ASSEMBLY AND LITHOGRAPHY METHOD USING THE SAME - A mask assembly includes a first mask having a plurality of first stripe patterns, the first stripe patterns extend in a first direction. The mask assembly also includes a second mask having a plurality of second stripe patterns. The second stripe patterns extend in a second direction. The second direction is different from the first direction. When the first mask and the second mask are overlaid to double-expose the same photoresist layer, a staggered pattern is formed at an overlay region of the first stripe patterns and the second stripe patterns. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373140 | PELLICLE FILM FOR PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY AND PELLICLE - A pellicle film for photolithography that is a pellicle film to be stretched over one end face of a pellicle frame, and is characterized by including a polymer film, and a gas impermeable layer formed on one side or both sides of the polymer film, and a pellicle for photolithography provided with the pellicle film. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373141 | A MEMBRANE ASSEMBLY - A membrane assembly for EUV lithography, the membrane assembly including: a planar membrane; a border configured to hold the membrane; and a frame assembly connected to the border and configured to attach to a patterning device for EUV lithography, wherein the frame assembly is connected to the border in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the membrane such that in use the frame assembly is between the border and the patterning device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373142 | METHOD FOR GENERATIVE PRODUCTION OF RELIEF PRINTING PLATES BY MONOMER DIFFUSION THROUGH AN INTEGRAL MASK LAYER - The invention relates to a method for generative production of relief printing plates, wherein a support with a polymeric substrate layer and a laser-ablatable mask layer is provided, the polymeric substrate layer containing a first binder. A mask with openings corresponding to pixels is produced by imagewise laser ablation of the mask layer. A liquid containing a reactive monomer is then applied over the surface of the mask-covered polymeric substrate layer, and the liquid or the reactive monomer diffuses through the openings of the mask into the polymeric substrate layer for a defined exposure time so as to form a relief. The excess liquid or the excess monomer and optionally the mask are removed from the surface, and the resulting relief is fixed by crosslinking. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373143 | SENSITIVITY ENHANCED PHOTORESISTS - The present disclosure relates to novel positive and negative photoresist compositions containing components that are based on one or more specific metals, metal salts, and/or metal complexes and methods of using them. The photoresist compositions and the methods are ideal for high speed, fine pattern processing using, for example, ultraviolet radiation, extreme ultraviolet radiation, beyond extreme ultraviolet radiation, X-rays, electron beam and other charged particle rays. The metals are characterized by high absorption cross sections and selected elastic and inelastic electron cross section. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373144 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED FILM PREPARED THEREFROM - Disclosed herein are a photosensitive resin composition and a cured film prepared therefrom. By comprising a copolymer (A) and a photopolymerizable compound (B) in specific amounts, a photosensitive resin composition may form a cured film having pattern developability with high resolution and good elasticity recovery rate. The composition may be effectively used for the formation of a cured film, particularly a spacer of a display device such as a liquid crystal display and an organic electroluminescence device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373145 | PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a photosensitive composition having excellent curability even when a colorant or other substance for attenuating or blocking radiated light is present at a high concentration, the film thickness thereof is large, and the light source is visible-to-infrared light, particularly infrared light having low energy. The present invention is a photosensitive composition characterized by containing as essential components (A) an onium salt represented by general formula (1), (B) a sensitizer, and (C) a radical polymerizable compound. (In formula (1), Rf each independently represents a C1-8 alkyl group, a C2-8 alkenyl group, or a C6-10 aryl group, 80% or more of hydrogen atoms bonded to the carbon atoms of each group being substituted with fluorine atoms, n represents an integer of 1 to 5, and A | 2018-12-27 |
20180373146 | COMPOUND, RESIN, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PHOTORESIST PATTERN - A compound represented by the formula (I): | 2018-12-27 |
20180373147 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CURED RELIEF PATTERN - A negative-type photosensitive resin composition that has a satisfactory imidization rate and can yield a resin layer with high chemical resistance, even under low-temperature curing conditions of 200° C. or below, the negative-type photosensitive resin composition containing a photopolymerization initiator (B) in a proportion of 0.1 part by mass to 20 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of a polyimide precursor (A), the polyimide precursor (A) being a polyamic acid ester or polyamic acid salt with a specific structure, and the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of the polyimide precursor (A) being 3,000 or greater and less than 16,000, in terms of polystyrene, according to gel permeation chromatography (GPC). | 2018-12-27 |
20180373148 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A resist composition comprising a polymer comprising recurring units having an optionally substituted brominated phenol has advantages including high sensitivity, high resolution and reduced acid diffusion and forms a pattern of good profile with improved CDU. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373149 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PHOTORESIST PATTERN - A photoresist composition comprising
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20180373150 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A resist composition comprising a polymer-bound acid generator, i.e., a polymer comprising recurring units derived from a sulfonium or iodonium salt having a brominated linker between a polymerizable unsaturated bond and a fluorosulfonic acid offers a high sensitivity and reduced LWR or improved CDU independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373151 | LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS - A liquid processing apparatus includes a substrate holding part, a processing liquid supply part configured to supply a processing liquid to the substrate, a cup body provided to surround the substrate and configured to drain the processing liquid scattered by the rotation of the substrate, a solvent supply part configured to supply a solvent for dissolving a solid component generated from the processing liquid, an exhaust path member having an exhaust port opened inside the cup body, and configured to exhaust an atmosphere around the substrate, and a liquid diffusion part having a concavo-convex pattern and provided on an inner surface of an exhaust path so that the solvent is spread by a capillary phenomenon inside the exhaust path through which the atmosphere is exhausted. The exhaust path is formed inside the cup body and the exhaust path member. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373152 | EXPOSURE METHOD, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Within area where of four heads installed on a wafer stage, heads included in the first head group and the second head group to which three heads each belong that include one head different from each other face the corresponding areas on a scale plate, the wafer stage is driven based on positional information which is obtained using the first head group, as well as obtain the displacement (displacement of position, rotation, and scaling) between the first and second reference coordinate systems corresponding to the first and second head groups using the positional information obtained using the first and second head groups. By using the results and correcting measurement results obtained using the second head group, the displacement between the first and second reference coordinate systems is calibrated, which allows the measurement errors that come with the displacement between areas on scale plates where each of the four heads face. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373153 | METHOD FOR MAKING A GRATING - A method of making a grating, the method including: providing a substrate, placing a first photoresist layer on the substrate, locating a second photoresist layer on the first photoresist layer, wherein a second exposure dose of the second photoresist layer is greater than a first exposure dose of the first photoresist layer; exposing the first photoresist layer and the second photoresist layer; developing the first photoresist layer and the second photoresist layer and removing an exposed photoresist to form a patterned photoresist layer and obtain an exposed surface of the substrate, wherein the patterned photoresist layer defines a plurality of top surfaces and a plurality of side surfaces, each adjacent top surface and side surface, and the exposed surface form a Z-type surface; depositing a preformed layer on the Z-type surface to form a Z-type structure; removing the patterned photoresist layer. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373154 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD - Disclosed are a substrate treating apparatus and a substrate treating method. The substrate treating apparatus includes a first process chamber configured to supply a development liquid to a substrate that is carried into the first process chamber after an exposure process is performed on the substrate, a second process chamber configured to treat the substrate through a supercritical fluid, a feeding robot configured to transfer the substrate from the first process chamber to the second process chamber, and a controller configured to control the feeding robot such that the substrate is transferred to the second process chamber in a state in which the development liquid supplied by the first process chamber resides in the substrate. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373155 | PROJECTION OBJECTIVE FOR A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus contains a plurality of optical elements arranged in N>−2 successive sections A | 2018-12-27 |
20180373156 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS HAVING AN ACTIVE BASE FRAME SUPPORT - A lithographic apparatus comprises a base frame constructed to form a supporting structure of the lithographic apparatus, an active base frame support arranged between the base frame and a ground floor. The active base frame support is configured to support the base frame on the ground floor. The active base frame support comprises an actuator configured to exert a force in a horizontal direction between the base frame and the ground plane. The lithographic apparatus further comprises a control device configured to drive the actuator, a signal representative of a disturbance force on the base frame being provided to the control device, the control device being configured to drive the actuator using the force sensor signal. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373157 | Systems and Methods for Operating a Light System - In an example, a method of operating an ultraviolet (UV) light source includes providing a supply power to the UV light source, and activating, using the supply power, the UV light source to emit UV light during a series of activation cycles. The method also includes, during at least one activation cycle in the series, sensing the UV light emitted by the UV light source to measure an optical parameter of the UV light. The optical parameter is related to an antimicrobial efficacy of the UV light. The method further includes adjusting, based on the measured optical parameter, an electrical parameter of the supply power to maintain a target antimicrobial efficacy of the UV light over the series of activation cycles. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373158 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR AN EUV PROJECTION EXPOSURE SYSTEM, AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a method for producing an illumination system for an EUV apparatus in and to an illumination system for an EUV apparatus | 2018-12-27 |
20180373159 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECT WRITE MASKLESS LITHOGRAPHY - A method and apparatus to provide a plurality of radiation beams modulated according to at least two sub patterns of a pattern using radiation sources, the radiation sources producing radiation beams of at least two spot sizes such that each of the radiation beams having a same spot size of the at least two spot sizes is used to produce one of the at least two sub patterns, project the plurality of beams onto a substrate, and provide relative motion between the substrate and the plurality of radiation sources, in a scanning direction to expose the substrate. A method and apparatus to provide radiation modulated according to a desired pattern using a plurality of rows of two-dimensional arrays of radiation sources, project the modulated radiation onto a substrate using a projection system, and remove fluid from between the projection system and the substrate using one or more fluid removal units. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373160 | Geometrically Shaped Components In An Assembly For A Transfer Print And Associated Methods - The invention relates to a geometric design and corresponding methods for components | 2018-12-27 |
20180373161 | IMAGE IMPROVEMENT FOR ALIGNMENT THROUGH INCOHERENT ILLUMINATION BLENDING - Methods and apparatuses are provided that determine an offset between actual feature/mark locations and the designed feature/mark locations in a maskless lithography system. For example, in one embodiment, a method is provided that includes opening a camera shutter in a maskless lithography system. Light is directed from a configuration of non-adjacent mirrors in a mirror array towards a first substrate layer. An image of the first substrate layer on a camera is captured and accumulated. Light is directed and images are captured repeatedly using different configurations of non-adjacent mirrors to cover an entire field-of-view (FOV) of the camera on the first substrate layer. Thereafter, the camera shutter is closed and the accumulated image is stored in memory. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373162 | METHODS OF CONTROLLING A PATTERNING PROCESS, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Performance measurement targets are used to measure performance of a lithographic process after processing a number of substrates. In a set-up phase, the method selects an alignment mark type and alignment recipe from among a plurality of candidate mark types by reference to expected parameters of the patterning process. After exposing a number of test substrates using the patterning process, a preferred metrology target type and metrology recipe are selected by comparing measured performance (e.g. overlay) of performance of the patterning process measured by a reference technique. Based on the measurements of position measurement marks and performance measurement targets after actual performance of the patterning process, the alignment mark type and/or recipe may be revised, thereby co-optimizing the alignment marks and metrology targets. Alternative run-to-run feedback strategies may also be compared during subsequent operation of the process. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373163 | PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A PROJECTION LENS - Microlithographic projection exposure apparatus ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180373164 | DETERMINATION OF LITHOGRAPHY EFFECTIVE DOSE UNIFORMITY - Embodiments are directed to a method and system for determining effective dose of a lithography tool. The method includes performing a series of open frame exposures with the lithography tool on a substrate to produce a set of controlled exposure dose blocks in resist, and then baking and developing the exposed substrate. The method further includes scanning the resultant open frame images with oblique light and capturing the light scattered from the substrate surface. The method further includes creating a haze map from the background signal of the scattered light data, converting the haze map to a graphical image file, and analyzing the graphical image file to determine effective dose of the lithography tool, wherein a brightness of the graphical image file is related to effective dose of the lithography tool. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373165 | DETERMINATION OF LITHOGRAPHY EFFECTIVE DOSE UNIFORMITY - Embodiments are directed to a method and system for determining effective dose of a lithography tool. The method includes performing a series of open frame exposures with the lithography tool on a substrate to produce a set of controlled exposure dose blocks in resist, and then baking and developing the exposed substrate. The method further includes scanning the resultant open frame images with oblique light and capturing the light scattered from the substrate surface. The method further includes creating a haze map from the background signal of the scattered light data, converting the haze map to a graphical image file, and analyzing the graphical image file to determine effective dose of the lithography tool, wherein a brightness of the graphical image file is related to effective dose of the lithography tool. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373166 | Method Of Measuring a Structure, Inspection Apparatus, Lithographic System and Device Manufacturing Method - Overlay error of a lithographic process is measured using a plurality of target structures, each target structure having a known overlay bias. A detection system captures a plurality of images ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180373167 | Fault Discrimination and Calibration of Scatterometry Overlay Targets - Scatterometry overlay targets and measurement methods are provided, which are configured to detect and eliminate process-related errors and illumination-related errors from overlay measurements of the targets. Targets comprise at least three cells associated with a measurement direction, wherein at least two of the cells comprise periodic structures at different target layers, having a same pitch and opposite offsets between the two cells, and at least an additional cell comprises a periodic structure with the same pitch at only one of the target layers. The additional cell(s) are used to detect irregularities in the respective periodic structure(s), enable estimation of process quality, provide reference images, enhance metrology simulations and provide mitigation of errors in critical process steps. Measurement methods incorporate scatterometry measurements ion the additional cell(s) for these purposes. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373168 | ALTERNATIVE TARGET DESIGN FOR METROLOGY USING MODULATION TECHNIQUES - A target structure, wherein the target structure is configured to be measured with a metrology tool that has a diffraction threshold; the target structure including: one or more patterns supported on a substrate, the one or more patterns being periodic with a first period in a first direction and periodic with a second period in a second direction, wherein the first direction and second direction are different and parallel to the substrate, and the first period is equal to or greater than the diffraction threshold and the second period is less than the diffraction threshold. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373169 | MOVABLE BODY DRIVE SYSTEM AND MOVABLE BODY DRIVE METHOD, PATTERN FORMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DECISION-MAKING METHOD - An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate with illumination light via a projection optical system, and includes a stage disposed below the projection optical system and holds the substrate; an encoder system in which one of a grating section and a head is provided at the stage and the other of the grating section and the head is provided at a frame member disposed above the stage, on a lower end side of the projection optical system, and which irradiates the grating section with a measurement beam via the head and measures positional information of the stage with a plurality of the heads that face the grating section; and a controller coupled to the encoder system, that controls a drive system based on positional information measured with the encoder system while compensating for measurement error of the encoder system related to measurement direction of the positional information by the heads. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373170 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MEMBRANE ASSEMBLY FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY, A MEMBRANE ASSEMBLY, A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND A DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Methods of manufacturing a membrane assembly where, in one arrangement, a stack includes a planar substrate and at least one membrane layer. The planar substrate includes an inner region, a border region around the inner region, a bridge region around the border region and an edge region around the bridge region. The inner region and a first portion of the bridge region are removed. The membrane assembly after removal has: a membrane formed from the at least one membrane layer, a border holding the membrane, the border formed from the border region, an edge section around the border, the edge section formed from the edge region, a bridge between the border and the edge section, the bridge formed from the at least one membrane layer and a second portion of the bridge region. The method further involves separating the edge section from the border by cutting or breaking the bridge. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373171 | TOPOGRAPHY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A topography measurement system includes a radiation source; a first grating; imaging optics; a movement mechanism; detection optics; a second grating; and a detector. The radiation source is configured to generate a radiation beam and includes a light emitting diode to produce to the radiation. The first grating is configured to pattern the radiation beam. The imaging optics is configured to form a first image of the first grating at a target location on a substrate. The movement mechanism is operable to move the substrate relative to the image of the first grating such that the target location moves relative to the substrate. The detection optics is configured to receive radiation from the target location of the substrate and form an image of the first image at the second grating. The detector is configured to receive radiation transmitted through the second grating and produce an output signal. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373172 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided is a positively charged electrophotographic photoconductor that provides a stable high-quality image in any environment, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electrophotographic apparatus using the same. The positively charged electrophotographic photoconductor includes an electroconductive support; and a single layer-type photosensitive layer provided on the electroconductive support and including a charge generation material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material and a binder resin. Alternately, the positively charged electrophotographic photoconductor includes an electroconductive support; a charge transport layer provided on the electroconductive support and containing at least a hole transport material and a binder resin; and a charge generation layer provided on the charge transport layer and including at least a charge generation material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material and a binder resin. In either embodiment, the binder resin contains a polycarbonate-based resin and has a water vapor permeability ranging from 5 to 13 g/m | 2018-12-27 |
20180373173 | ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER AND TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER - An electrostatic latent image developing toner includes toner particles each including a toner mother particle and an external additive. The toner mother particle includes a composite core and a shell layer. The composite core is a composite of a toner core, organic particles, and polyhedral magnetic particles. The organic particles each contain a releasing agent and adhere to a surface of the toner core. The magnetic particles include magnetic particles adhering to the surface of the toner core and magnetic particles adhering to surfaces of the organic particles. An amount of the magnetic particles is 0.5 parts by mass to 2.0 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the toner cores. In a cross-sectional image of each toner particle, an area of protruding portions of the magnetic particles, which protrude from the shell layer, accounts for 10% to 75% of an overall area of the magnetic particles. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373174 | TONER, TONER STORED UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a toner including toner base particles and an external additive, wherein each of the toner base particles includes a binder resin, a release agent, and silica, an average abundance ratio (X | 2018-12-27 |
20180373175 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus for forming an image by arranging powder on a surface of a resin image formed of a recording medium and a thermoplastic resin layer arranged thereon, includes: a powder supplying device that supplies the powder to the surface of the layer of the resin image; a hardware processor that sets a rubbing condition of the resin image in accordance with an image to be formed; and a rubbing device that rubs the resin image temperature of which is adjusted to temperature at which the layer is softened or higher to which the powder is supplied from the layer side according to the set rubbing condition. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373176 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An exposure device forms an electrostatic latent image on a photoconductor drum. A charging device charges the photoconductor drum with a charging bias. A development roller holds toner with a development bias and attaches the toner to the electrostatic latent image. A toner image is obtained by attaching the toner to the electrostatic latent image and primarily transferred onto an intermediate transfer member. A determining unit primarily transfers to the intermediate transfer member non-image toner attached on the photoconductor drum while the charging bias and the development bias are increased before image forming and/or while the charging bias and the development bias are decreased after image forming, and determines an amount of the non-image toner on the basis of an output of a sensor. A managing unit determines a toner consumption amount or a toner residual amount with taking the determined amount of the non-image toner into account. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373177 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a first photoconductor and a second photoconductor; an image carrier onto which a toner image formed on the first photoconductor and a toner image formed on the second photoconductor are transferred; and a controller that, when the toner image formed on the first photoconductor is transferred onto the image carrier, rotates the second photoconductor while keeping the second photoconductor spaced apart from the image carrier. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373178 | IMAGE FORMING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer supply member according to an embodiment includes: a shaft with conductivity; and a conductive foam layer that is formed on a surface of the shaft. The conductive foam layer contains silicone rubber as a main component and includes a stress decay of 25% or less and a residual strain of 100 μm or less. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373179 | DEVELOPER HOUSING CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME - A developer housing container includes a container main body, a moving wall, a sealing member, and at least one communicating mechanism. The container main body has an inner circumference surface which defines an internal space tubularly extending, and is provided with a developer discharge port. The moving wall has an outer circumference surface arranged to be opposed to the inner circumference surface, and a transport surface which defines a housing space. The moving wall moves in a first direction while transporting the developer toward the developer discharge port. At least one communicating mechanism is arranged at a predetermined position in the first direction in the container main body and allows the housing space and the internal space positioned more upstream of the moving wall in the first direction to communicate with each other by partly deforming the sealing member. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373180 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus, for performing image forming by transferring and fixing an image formed on an image carrier to a printing material, that selects a smallest dot size of a halftone dot pattern representing a halftone of a highlight region corresponding to a type of the printing material, and uses a screen representing the selected smallest dot size to perform exposure control of the image carrier. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373181 | CONTACT CONTROL OF PRINT BLANKET TO IMPRESSION DRUM - In an example, a method of controlling voltage applied to a print blanket within a printing device includes printing a print job. During the printing, a null cycle trigger is received. In response to the trigger, contact between a print blanket and an impression drum is reduced. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373182 | Image Formation Apparatus - An image formation apparatus includes a first electrode portion including a contact electrode and a counter electrode, a second electrode portion arranged as not being in contact with a recording medium, a first sensing unit configured to sense a first current which flows to the first electrode portion as a result of application of a voltage across the contact electrode and the counter electrode while the recording medium lies between the contact electrode and the counter electrode, a second sensing unit configured to sense a second current which flows from the charged recording medium to the second electrode portion, and a control unit. The control unit sets a transfer condition for transferring a toner image to the recording medium based on the first current sensed by the first sensing unit and the second current sensed by the second sensing unit. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373183 | ROLLER, AND FIXING DEVICE HAVING ROLLER - A roller usable in an image fixing device for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a first elastic layer; a second elastic layer provided closer to a center of the roller than the first elastic layer, the second elastic layer having a thermal conductivity in a thickness direction higher than that of the first elastic layer; a third elastic layer provided between the first elastic layer and the second elastic layer, wherein an indentation elastic modulus EIT | 2018-12-27 |
20180373184 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus comprises a reading section configured to read a first image on a sheet, an image forming section configured to forma second image on the sheet, a fixing section configured to heat the sheet to fix the second image on the sheet, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine a color of the read first image, select a decolorable toner based on the determined color, and set a target temperature of the fixing section to a temperature that is below a decoloring temperature of the decolorable toner, and above both a decoloring temperature of a decolorable toner having the determined color and a fixing temperature for the decolorable toner. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373185 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS-SPECIFIC PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus connectable to a post-processing apparatus via a carriage path for carrying continuous paper includes: a hardware processor that accepts a stop position of the continuous paper on the carriage path; a carrier that carries the continuous paper along the carriage path; an image former that forms an image on the continuous paper; a fuser that heats and presses the continuous paper passing through a nip portion formed by pressing bodies of revolution against each other to fix the image; and the hardware processor that switches between first control that, after the last image among the images formed on the continuous paper passes the fuser, stops carriage of the continuous paper and then separates the pressed bodies of revolution, and second control that separates the pressed bodies of revolution and then stops the carriage of the continuous paper, on the basis of the accepted stop position. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373186 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a contact member that comes into contact with a recording medium on which an image is formed, a heater that has a contact-member facing surface, which faces the contact member, and a back surface, the heater heating the contact member, a heat supply member disposed in contact with the back surface of the heater, and supplying heat of a portion of the heater having a high temperature to a portion of the heater having a low temperature, and a heat transfer portion disposed in contact with the contact member, and having a flat contact surface that comes into contact with the contact member, the heat transfer portion transferring heat of the heat supply member to the contact member. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373187 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device is provided that includes a fixing belt rotatable in a predetermined direction, a heater to heat the fixing belt, a pressure rotator in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the fixing belt, a nip formation pad disposed inside a loop formed by the fixing belt and pressed against the pressure rotator via the fixing belt to form a fixing nip, and a pair of guides in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt at both ends of the fixing belt in a width direction thereof, to maintain a substantially cylindrical posture of the fixing belt. Each of the guides includes a guide portion in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt and a lubricant holder holding a lubricant that is disposed adjacent to the guide portion and not in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373188 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing member, a pressing member, a heat source, a detecting part and a control part. The pressing member forms a pressing area with the fixing member. A sheet is conveyed through the pressing area. The heat source includes a main heating part heating a center portion of the fixing member in a sheet width direction perpendicular to a conveying direction of the sheet and a sub heating part heating both end portions of the fixing member in the sheet width direction. The detecting part detects a temperature of the end portion of the fixing member. The control part determines operation timings of the main heating part and the sub heating part based on the temperature detected by the detecting part such that the center portion and the both end portions of the fixing member are heated to a constant temperature. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373189 | FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED THEREWITH - Provided is a fixing apparatus provided with a displacement mechanism | 2018-12-27 |
20180373190 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A sheet feeding device includes a sheet stacking base having a base surface for a sheet, a feeding member, and a pair of cursors. The pair of cursors includes first and second cursors that separate from and come close to each other along the sheet width direction, and is movable between first position and second position. The first and second cursors are separated by the maximum distance at the first position and by the minimum distance at the second position. The first cursor includes a movable base part, and a movable sub-cursor. When a narrow sheet is placed on the base surface, the sub-cursor is moved from the reference position toward the second cursor to be brought into contact with a side face of the narrow sheet to thereby position the narrow sheet. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373191 | SHEET FEED UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THEREWITH - A sheet feed unit has a unit housing, a roller holder, a pickup roller, a feed roller, a separating member, a pressing mechanism, and a pressing force adjusting mechanism. The pressing mechanism has a pressing member pressing the swinging end of the roller holder, a link member making contact with the pressing member, and a first biasing member biasing the link member toward the pressing member. The pressing force adjusting mechanism has an arm member supported reciprocatably in the sheet width direction and supporting the link member movably in the sheet width direction, and an operation dial making the arm member reciprocate. The pressing force adjusting mechanism changes the biasing force of the first biasing member on the pressing member according to the movement amount of the arm member to adjust the pressing force of the pickup roller against the top face of sheets placed on a sheet placement plate. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373192 | PEELING MEMBER AND PEELING DEVICE - To provide a peeling member capable of suppressing a waving phenomenon of a peeling sheet, contacting linearly with a roller sufficiently, preventing deformation due to jamming of a paper and showing excellent paper peeling performance, and to provide a peeling device provided with the peeling member . The peeling member includes a peeling sheet | 2018-12-27 |
20180373193 | SELECTIVE PRINTING - The present disclosure relates to a process for selectively printing an image onto a substrate. The process comprises electrophotographically printing a first ink composition onto selected areas of a substrate. The process also comprises applying a primer over at least the unprinted areas of the substrate. A second ink composition is printed onto the primer and the first ink composition is removed from the selected areas of the substrate. The first ink composition is a transparent electrophotographic ink composition. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373194 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGES ON MEDIA USING DEVELOPER THAT INCLUDES TONER - Provided is an inexpensive image forming apparatus capable of monitoring the generating state of various powders. The image forming apparatus includes a minute-particle-measuring device, a toner-particles-detecting air duct, a paper dust-detecting air duct, and blower fans. The minute-particle-measuring device detects the concentration of minute particles in air. The toner-particle-detecting air duct is an air duct leading from the image forming unit to the minute-particle-measuring device. The paper-dust-detecting air duct is an air duct leading from the paper-conveying path to the minute-particle-measuring device. The blower fans are respectively provided in the toner-particle-detecting air duct and the paper-dust-detecting air duct, and generate airflow that flows toward the minute-particle-measuring device side. The blower fans in the toner-particle-detecting air duct and in the paper-dust-detecting air duct are switched. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373195 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE HAVING ARRANGEMENT OF CHIP HOLDER AND COUPLING TO PROVIDE COMPACT CARTRIDGE - A developing cartridge includes: a casing; a developing roller; a storage medium; a first holder; a second holder; and a coupling. The developing roller is positioned at one end portion of the casing in a first direction. The first holder has an outer surface at which an electrical contact surface of the storage medium is held. The second holder is positioned away from the first holder in a direction crossing the electrical contact surface. The first holder and the second holder are movable relative to the casing and the coupling between a first position and a second position in the first direction. The second position is closer to the developing roller than the first position. A portion of the coupling is positioned between the first holder and the second holder in a case where the first holder and the second holder are positioned at the second position. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373196 | ASSEMBLY REMOVABLE STRUCTURE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An assembly removable structure includes an assembly including a connectable member and attached to and removed from a receiving member of an apparatus body in a first direction, a connection member disposed on the apparatus body to be movable forward and backward in a cross direction that crosses the first direction, a switch member operated independently of a lid member and switching the connection member between a first position and a second position, the lid member rendering the receiving member open and closed, a restricting member that moves with an operation from a restriction position, at which the restricting member restricts the assembly from being removed from the receiving member, to a release position, at which the restricting member releases the assembly, and a blocking device restricting an operation of moving the restricting member to the release position when the switch member is switched to the first position. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373197 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCLUDING A DRUM UNIT AND A TONER CARTRIDGE HAVING A TONER ACCOMMODATION CHAMBER AND A WASTE-TONER ACCOMMODATION CHAMBER - A drum cleaner in a drum unit removes toner from a photosensitive drum. A waste-toner conveyance pipe has a waste-toner discharge port and conveys toner removed from the photosensitive drum by the drum cleaner. A toner accommodation chamber accommodates toner to be supplied to a developing roller. A waste-toner accommodation chamber accommodates toner removed from the photosensitive drum. A toner cartridge rotatably moves relative to the drum unit between: a first position at which the waste-toner receiving port is separated from the waste-toner discharge port in a state where the toner cartridge is mounted on the drum unit; and a second position at which an internal space of the waste-toner accommodation chamber is in communication with an internal space of the waste-toner conveyance pipe through the waste-toner discharge port and the waste-toner receiving port in a state where the toner cartridge is mounted on the drum unit. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373198 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge includes an image bearer to bear a toner image, a lubricant supply device to supply a lubricant to the surface of the image bearer, and a blade made of elastic material, with the leading end abutting the surface of the image bearer, wherein the leading end is formed to have an elasticity power of from 65 to 93 percent, wherein the process cartridge is detachably attachable to an image forming apparatus. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373199 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Control to drive and stop developing roller is effected. A cartridge includes a drive transmission member movable between a transmitting position capable of transmitting the driving force toward a developing roller and a blocking position capable of blocking the transmission of the driving force to the developing roller | 2018-12-27 |
20180373200 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEAR-EYE LIGHT FIELD RENDERING FOR WIDE FIELD OF VIEW INTERACTIVE THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS - A method for rendering a light field comprises projecting rays from a viewpoint positioned at a first side of a spatial light modulator (SLM) to a clipping plane positioned at an opposing side of the SLM to form an elemental view frustum within a three-dimensional scene and rendering objects within the elemental view frustum to generate components of a first elemental image for the first elemental region. The SLM may include a tiled array of non-overlapping elemental regions and a top edge and a bottom edge of a first elemental region of the non-overlapping elemental regions are intersected by the rays to form the elemental view frustum. Furthermore, the light field may include the first elemental image and additional elemental images corresponding to the array of elemental regions and each one of the additional elemental images is rendered using an additional elemental view frustum. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373201 | TIMEPIECE ESCAPEMENT DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF SUCH A DEVICE - The invention relates to an escapement device ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180373202 | SPIRAL TIMEPIECE SPRING - A spiral timepiece spring with a two-phase structure, made of a niobium and titanium alloy, and method for manufacturing this spring, including producing a binary alloy containing niobium and titanium, with niobium: the remainder to 100%; titanium between 45.0% and 48.0% by mass of the total, traces of components among O, H, C, Fe, Ta, N, Ni, Si, Cu, Al, of between 0 and 1600 ppm by mass of the total individually, and less than 0.3% by mass combined; applying deformations alternated with heat treatments until a two-phase microstructure is obtained including a solid solution of niobium with β-phase titanium and a solid solution of niobium with α-phase titanium, the α-phase titanium content being greater than 10% by volume, with an elastic limit higher than 1000 MPa, and a modulus of elasticity higher than 60 GPa and less than 80 GPa; wire drawing to obtain wire able to be calendered; calendering or winding. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373203 | COMFORTABLE ELASTOMER MATERIAL - An elastomer material for a wristband or components for horology configured to be in contact with skin, the elastomer material including a moisture wicking mechanism. The wicking mechanism includes hydrophilic microfibres capable of wicking away and neutralizing moisture through the material. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373204 | PUSH-PIECE WINDING BUTTON CONTROL DEVICE FOR A PORTABLE OBJECT OF SMALL DIMENSIONS - The present invention concerns a push-piece winding button control device for a portable object of small dimensions. This device includes a pivoting control stem axially movable between at least a transitory first position and a stable second position, wherein said device further includes a position indexing plate arranged to be integral in translation with the control stem, while keeping the same orientation relative to the frame, and wherein the device further comprises a cam follower arranged to cooperate with a longitudinal cam path formed in the position indexing plate. The cam path includes a recess defining the stable position of the control stem, and a ramp-shaped profile portion which rises from the recess towards the transitory position. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373205 | ELAPSED TIME INDICATOR - An elapsed time indicator comprises a porous element, an electrical source, and an electronic controller. The electronic controller is configured to receive electrical power from the electrical source and cause a fluid to be received by the porous element in response to expiry of a predetermined time period. The predetermined time period may be associated with an item such as a perishable item with which the elapsed time indicator is to be associated or to which the elapsed time indicator is to be attached. The predetermined time period may comprise a lifetime or a shelf-life of the item or a predetermined proportion of a lifetime or a shelf-life of the item. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373206 | ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE, TIME CORRECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An electronic timepiece includes a clocking means configured to clock time, a switch configured to accept an input, and a processor configured to measure a period during which the switch is accepting an input, determine in accordance with a result of the measurement whether to change time difference data set in the electronic timepiece, and correct the time clocked by the clocking means on the basis of the time difference data. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373207 | COGNITIVE PLANT CLINIC - Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: obtaining an input including an image of a plant, identifying a species of the plant by use of visual recognition of the image. The image is analyzed for symptoms and candidate diagnoses are selected from a diagnostic repository according to the symptoms. With respective candidate diagnoses, a confidence score and a treatment regimen are associated. According to a treatment mode, the candidate diagnoses and treatment regimen are delivered. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373208 | COST FUNCTION DESIGN SYSTEM, COST FUNCTION DESIGN METHOD, AND COST FUNCTION DESIGN PROGRAM - A learner unit | 2018-12-27 |
20180373209 | CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILITY DELIVERY SUBSYSTEMS - A control subsystem, for a utility delivery subsystem having an effector for enabling or disabling delivery of a utility from a source to an output device via a conduit, includes an effector host configured to receive the effector at a port. The effector host operates the effector in response to an instruction received via a wireless communications interface. The subsystem includes a control gateway having a two communications interfaces, a first to establish a connection with the effector host, and a second to connect to a network. The control gateway includes a memory storing schedule data received via the second interface, and a processor configured to send the instruction to the effector host via the first interface, based on the schedule data. The subsystem includes a server having a memory storing the schedule data and a server communications interface for transmitting the schedule data to the control gateway. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373210 | AUTOMATED TIME-SYNCHRONIZED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMMISSIONING - Aspects extend to automated time-synchronized electrical system commissioning. Automated electrical system commissioning in industrial/commercial settings (e.g., a data center) increases the likelihood that the electrical system functions as intended when released into production. Automated data collection devices can be time-synchronized to collect commissioning data related to electrical and other characteristics of electrical/power system equipment. Time-synchronization can be used to correlate collected data related to electrical loads, electrical harmonics, transient conditions, etc. collected from different data collection devices. A commissioning center computer system can send a local timing signal over a network to a plurality of collection devices to update/synchronize clocks at each of the plurality of data collection devices to a specified time. The commissioning center computer system can include a receiver for receiving a global (e.g., GPS, GLONASS, etc.) time signal. The global time signal can be used to generate the local timing signal. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373211 | Temperature Monitoring Device for Tool Spindles of Woodworking Machines, Preferably Moulding Machines, Woodworking Machines with such a Temperature Monitoring Device, and Method Using a Temperature Monitoring Device - A temperature monitoring device for tool spindles of woodworking machines such as moulding machines, with a spindle housing in which a spindle shaft with at least one rotary bearing is supported, has at least one temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the rotary bearing of the spindle. Signals are supplied to at least one evaluation unit which converts the signals to temperature values. The temperature values are stored in at least one cloud from where the data by an app located on a smart device and/or by a browser can be retrieved. | 2018-12-27 |
20180373212 | INTERFACE-CONTROL DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD - The present disclosure provides device and method for interface-control. The interface-control device includes: a control module having a controller and a first interface coupled to the controller, and a sensor module having a sensor circuit and a second interface coupled to the sensor circuit, the first interface and the second interface being connected through a matching connection. The first interface and the second interface each includes a first function pin for transferring first data reflecting a sensor type of the sensor circuit from the sensor circuit to the controller. The controller determines the sensor type of the sensor circuit based on the first data and processes measured data from the sensor circuit based on the sensor type. | 2018-12-27 |