02nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090010609 | Video Editing Method - While a video stream is loaded, a subtitle information file is simultaneously loaded for displaying messages at accurate times. When contents of the video stream are required to be edited, such as an addition or deletion of video, a time variance caused by the edited video stream is first calculated, and the times for displaying the messages upon the displayed video stream are correspondingly edited according to the calculated time variances so that the messages may be accurately matched with the video stream. After the contents of the video stream require no further editing, the video stream may be combined with the messages by encoding. Therefore, image quality of the video stream is minimized. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010610 | System and method of recording media content - Systems and methods for recording media content are provided. A method of recording media content may include receiving a request to schedule recording of media content at a first digital video recording (DVR) device at a customer premises. The method may also include determining availability of the first DVR device to record the media content. The method may further include sending a recording request to a second DVR device at the customer premises to schedule recording of the media content based on the determined availability. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010611 | Recording apparatus, method of controlling recording apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium - A recording apparatus has a configuration in which plural reservation cards having different strengths are distributed to each user, each user being able to set its own reservation card when actually reserving an operation of recording data. The strengths of the reservation cards set by users are compared when there is conflict of reservation time between the users. The reservation of the recording operation of the stronger user according to the result of the comparison is accepted, and the reservation card corresponding to the reservation accepted by the accepting part is invalidated. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010612 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED DISPLAY SCREEN FOR CONTROLLING A DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER - A remote control for a digital video recorder includes an integrated display screen configured to display a recording list including programs scheduled to be recorded. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010613 | RECORDING DEVICE - In order to provide a recording device capable of recording a program desired by the user from among programs relating to a specified keyword, the recording device comprises recording program extraction unit to extract a program relating to a keyword, serial program extraction unit to extract a serial program, played serial program extraction unit to extract a serial program including at least one program that has been played, and timer recording program specification unit to add the serial program extracted by the played serial program extraction unit to timer recording information. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010614 | Information Storage Medium, Ts Packet Judgement Apparatus, and Data Reproduction Apparatus - The present invention provides an information storage medium in which a stream including basic data and extension data for next generation is stored, so as to allow a decoder capable of decoding only basic data to process such a stream including basic data and extension data. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010615 | Recording/reproducing apparatus, recording apparatus, reproducing apparatus, recording method, reproducing method and computer program - There is provided a recording/reproducing apparatus that includes an image recording unit for recording moving picture, an audio recording unit for recording audio, a reproduction information recording unit for recording in parallel, at the time of recording moving picture and audio, reproduction information of moving picture and audio, and a reproducing unit reproducing moving picture and audio based on reproduction information, wherein the reproduction information recording unit records, for each chunk of audio data, audio synchronization information for synchronizing video and audio at the time of recording the reproduction information. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010616 | VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING VIDEO DATA - A video-processing device is provided for processing a main video data flow and a secondary video data flow. The secondary video data flow constitutes a scaled version of the main video data flow. The video-processing device comprises a tap-off unit (T, T | 2009-01-08 |
20090010617 | Method and Apparatus for Optimizing Space Allocations for Digital Video Recordings - A method for processing a digital video recording that includes storing the digital video recording onto a storage, in which the digital video recording is to be subsequently viewed by a user. The method further includes receiving user input selecting the digital video recording for viewing, and responsive to the user input, playing back the digital video recording to the user. The method further includes simultaneously deleting a viewed portion of the digital video recording from the storage as the user views the digital video recording during playback of the digital video recording. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010618 | System and method of storing video content - A method of storing video content is disclosed and includes storing video content associated with a video content selection at a personal video recording (PVR) device. The method also includes associating an indicator of the video content selection with a file folder at the PVR device. Further, the method includes sending a graphical user interface (GUI) from the PVR device to a display device in response to receiving a selection of the file folder at the PVR device, wherein the GUI includes the indicator of the video content selection and wherein the indicator of the video content selection is marked as viewed or unviewed. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010619 | METHOD FOR STORING DATA BROADCAST AND VIDEO APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A data broadcast storing method and a video apparatus are provided. The broadcast storing method includes receiving a broadcast signal comprising a video signal, an audio signal, an additional information signal and a data broadcast signal, and storing video corresponding to the data broadcast signal. The video corresponding to the data broadcast signal may be stored and output, so that a user can easily obtain a variety of data. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010620 | Video-Linked Controller of External Target Device and Video Recording Medium Used Teherin - An extended video data obtained by adding, to a first video data required for outputting a video signal of a main image, a second video data required for outputting the video signal of an information-embedded mark image | 2009-01-08 |
20090010621 | Information Recording Medium, Data Discrimination Device, and Data Reproduction Device - The present invention provides an information recording medium in which an access unit including basic data and extension data is recorded, so as to allow a decoder that decodes only basic data to process the access unit which includes the basic data and the extension data for the next generation. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010622 | Information Recording Medium, Data Sorting Device, and Data Reproduction Device - The present invention provides an information recording medium in which an access unit including basic data and extension data is recorded, so as to allow a decoder that decodes only basic data to process the access unit which includes the basic data and the extension data for the next generation. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010623 | INFORMATION ENCODING METHOD, INFORMATION PLAYBACK METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an information encoding method generates main image information from input image information by applying noise reduction processing to the input image information, estimates noise image information included in the input image information from the input image information and the main image information to generate first model information corresponding to the noise image information, corrects a parameter which does not satisfy a predetermined condition of a plurality of parameters included in the first model information to generate second model information including the plurality of parameters which reflect the correction, encodes the main image information to generate encoded image information, and generates encoded information including the encoded image information, the first model information, and the second model information. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010624 | OPTICAL DISK DEVICE - This optical disk device includes a video recording means, a replay means, and an actuation means. The video recording means performs video recording of contents data upon an optical disk cell by cell. The replay means performs replay of the contents data, and performs special replay which differs from the replay by one or more of replay speed and replay direction. And the actuation means designates a desired predetermined time instant. During the video recording, the video recording means records upon the optical disk recording position information which specifies the recording position upon the optical disk of the cell which is video recorded at the predetermined time instant. Moreover, during performance of the special replay, when the special replay arrives at the cell which is corresponding to the recording position information, the replay means stops the special replay and starts the replay from that cell. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010625 | Flow Through Heater - An improved construction for a flow-through heater for heating water or other liquid and/or generating steam is disclosed. The flow-through heater has a cylindrical member formed from an inner tubular portion and an outer tubular portion that extends over a portion of the exterior surface of the inner tubular portion. The outer tubular portion houses a plurality of heating elements, which can be electrically connected in series or in parallel, thus providing more control over the heat distribution from the heater to the fluid flowing through it. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010626 | PROCESSING MULTILAYER SEMICONDUCTORS WITH MULTIPLE HEAT SOURCES - A method of adjusting the heat transfer properties within a processing chamber is presented. Chamber properties may be determined and adjusted by adjusting the thermal mass of an edge ring disposed in the processing chamber. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010627 | DIALYSIS FLUID HEATING USING PRESSURE AND VACUUM - A dialysis fluid heating system includes a dialysis fluid heater; a heating portion of a dialysis fluid carrying set, the heating portion configured to be placed in contact with a surface of the dialysis fluid heater to heat a dialysis fluid; a pneumatic source connected to the dialysis fluid heater; and a logic implementer configured to cause the pneumatic source to apply a negative pressure between the heating portion and the surface of the dialysis fluid heater. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010628 | Camera Apparatus and a Method and Software For Using Such - An improved camera apparatus and diversification of the use of a camera apparatus such that when the trigger for taking a picture is activated, a certain predefined sound clip of the camera apparatus is activated, which sound clip is played with the sound-reproducing equipment of the camera apparatus before taking a picture. The camera apparatus according to the embodiments of the invention comprises a trigger, which can be activated for taking a picture, and a processor and associated software for activating a certain predefined sound clip after trigger activation, and sound-reproducing equipment for playing the sound clip before taking a picture. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010629 | Method and Apparatus for a Submersible Electronic Device - The method and apparatus for a submersible electronic device provides an electronic device such as, for example, a digital camera ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090010630 | Camera System and Method of Correcting Camera Fitting Errors - A camera system includes a detection unit that detects fitting errors of a camera as displacement quantities in a first direction, a second direction and an optical axis rotating direction of an image picked up by the camera, a selection unit that selects a rotation correcting quantity corresponding to the displacement quantity in the optical axis rotating direction from plural rotation correction maps prepared in advance, a computation unit that computes the correcting quantities in the first direction and the second direction respectively based on the detected displacement quantities in the first direction and the second direction by means of linear expressions; and a correction unit that corrects the displacements in the first direction, the second direction and the optical axis rotating direction of the picked up image based on the selected rotation correcting quantity and the computed correcting quantities in the first direction and the second direction. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010631 | IMAGING APPARATUS - A lens-controlling device controls a first lens unit which moves for zooming and a second lens unit which moves for correcting the displacement of an image plane caused by zooming and for focusing. The lens-controlling device includes a memory which stores data for obtaining target-position information representing a target position to which the second lens unit is to be moved, the target position corresponding to a position to which the first lens unit is moved from a current position and a controller which generates the target-position information on the basis of the data and controls the movement of the second lens unit on the basis of position information of the first lens unit and the target-position information. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010632 | Image-Taking Apparatus and Projection Module - An image-taking apparatus including an auxiliary light projecting section that is small in size in spite of using multiple projection elements and is capable of performing extensive illumination to a range including parallax while maintaining a certain degree of brightness until reaching a given distance, and a projection module suitable for being loaded on the image-taking apparatus are provided. This apparatus projects light from three light points onto an object in a projection pattern shown in part (b) of FIG. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010633 | CAMERA AND METHOD FOR USE WITH CAMERA - A camera comprising a first imaging part for capturing IR image data of a first field of view, said first imaging part comprising IR optics, a second imaging part for capturing visible light data of a second field of view at least partially overlapping the first field of view, said second imaging part comprising visible light optics, a laser pointer for providing a laser dot in the second field of view, and means for adjusting the first and second field of view relative to each other in dependence of the focusing distance of the first or second imaging part. The camera is arranged to determine the distance z between the camera and an object being imaged by means of the distance d, using the stored relationship. The distance z may be used to align the IR image and the visible light image. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010634 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CAMERA UNIT AND PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE CONTROL METHOD - A camera unit which is capable of coping with both a case where it is largely displaced from a preset position and a case where it is slightly displaced from the same, and makes it possible to enhance accuracy and reliability in displacement correction. A zoom/focus control circuit and a pan/tilt control circuit drive the camera unit. A memory stores preset information indicative of a shooting position and a focal length of the camera unit. A correction image memory stores correction images shot at different focal lengths at the shooting position. An image comparison circuit compares between an image shot by the camera unit at the shooting position and the stored correction images, and calculates a displacement amount. A CPU corrects the driving amount of the pan/tilt control circuit based on the calculated displacement amount. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010635 | CAMERA AND METHOD FOR USE WITH CAMERA - A camera comprising a first imaging part for capturing IR image data of a first field of view, said first imaging part comprising IR optics, a second imaging part for capturing visible light data of a second field of view at least partially overlapping the first field of view, said second imaging part comprising visible light optics, and means for adjusting the first and second field of view relative to each other in dependence of the focusing distance of the first or second imaging part. One of the imaging parts comprises a motor for focusing of the optics, respectively, said camera further comprising sensing means arranged to sense the position of the motor and processing means arranged to determine the displacement needed to align the images based on the position of the focus motor. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010636 | FINDER OPTICAL SYSTEM AND SINGLE-LENS REFLEX CAMERA HAVING SAME - The finder optical system has a reflex mirror, a focal plane plate, a prism, an eyepiece, and a dust-proofing multilayer. The reflex mirror is disposed on an optical path of a photographing optical system. The focal plane plate is disposed at a position on which an image is formed by a light which passes through the photographing optical system and which is reflected by the reflex mirror. The light-input surface of the prism races a light-output surface of the focal plane plate. The eyepiece faces a light-output surface of the prism. The dust-proofing multilayer, which is provided on a surface of the focal plane plate, has a water-repellent or water- and oil-repellent layer and an anti-static layer. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010637 | Adjustable mount for securing a camera, video camera, etc. to another member - An adjustable mount is disclosed for securing a piece of equipment | 2009-01-08 |
20090010638 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a lens, a lens barrel, a lens holder, a circuit board, an image sensor, and an elastic member. The lens barrel receives the lens therein and includes a flange protruding over the lens barrel. The lens holder is affixed to the circuit board to receive the image sensor therein. The elastic member is disposed between the lens barrel and the lens holder. A rim is formed on the lens holder. The elastic member has one end contacting the rim of the lens holder and the opposite end contacting the flange. The elastic member biases the lens barrel against the image sensor. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010639 | Photo Processing Device, Cartridge, and Control Method for Photo Processing Device - RFID tag to which predetermined information is written in advance is added to a replenisher cartridge, and the information is read from the RFID tag when the replenisher cartridge is loaded in a photo processing device. Whether or not a loaded replenisher cartridge is a genuine product is judged based on whether or not the predetermined information is written in the tag. When it is judged, based on whether or not the predetermined information is in the tag, that the loaded replenisher cartridge is not the genuine product, a processing speed (carrying speed of photographic paper) is reduced from normal level and at the same time a supply quantity of the replenisher to a processing solution tank is increased from a normal level. This avoids significant reduction in the photo processing performance and enables non-genuine replenisher cartridges to be also used. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010640 | AUDIO/VIDEO SIGNAL REPEATER - An AV signal repeater includes a casing having multiple opening defined therein. A printed circuit board (PCB) is secured in the casing. The PCB has at least one signal connector and at least one terminal electrically mounted thereon. Each of the signal connector and the terminal is partially received in a corresponding one of the multiple openings. A signal transmission unit is electrically disposed on the PCB and electrically connected to the signal connector and the terminal for transmitting AV signal. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010641 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOADING, DETECTING, AND MONITORING CHANNEL-ASSOCIATED OPTICAL SIGNALS - A method and apparatus for loading, detecting, and monitoring channel-associated signals are provided. Channel-associated signals are identified with spread spectrum codes in the electrical domain, and after being modulated to an optical service signal at respective loading points separately, the channel-associated identification signals are transmitted in the optical channel along with the optical signal. At any downstream detecting point, passing optical signals can be converted through photoelectric conversion, and the channel-associated identification signals are de-spread. By detecting the channel-associated signals, it is possible to learn about whether the upstream loading point work normally, whether the optical channel operates normally, etc., and thereby to find possible failures, solve problems, and monitor quality parameters of optical signals in real time, and improve reliability of the optical signal transmission. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010642 | METHOD FOR MEASURING FIBER LENGTH, OPTICAL LINE TERMINAL AND OPTICAL NETWORK SYSTEM - A method for measuring fiber length, an optical line terminal and an optical network system. The method for measuring fiber length according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps: Sending the first message to an optical network device at the subscriber side; —Receiving the second message, which is a response returned by the optical network device at the subscriber side to the first message; —Determining the duration between sending the first message and receiving the second message; Calculating the length of the fiber to the optical network device at the subscriber side according to the above-mentioned duration and the information related to the processing delay of the optical network device at the subscriber side, wherein the information related to the processing delay of the optical network device at the subscriber side includes the actual response time of the optical network device at the subscriber side. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010643 | Method and apparatus for identifying faults in a passive optical network - Component malfunctions in passive optical networks (PON) can increase bit error rates and decrease signal-to-noise ratio in communications signals. These faults may cause the receivers of the signals, either the optical line terminal (OLT) or optical network terminals (ONTs), to experience intermittent faults and/or may result in misinterpreted commands that disrupt other ONT's communication, resulting in a rogue ONT condition. Existing PON protocol detection methods may not detect these types of malfunctions. An embodiment of the present invention identifies faults in a PON by transmitting a test series of data patterns via an optical communications path from a first network node to a second network node. The test series is compared to an expected series of data patterns. An error rate may be calculated as a function of the differences between the test series and expected series. The error rate may be reported to identify faults in the PON. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010644 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL COMMUNICATION AND RANGE FINDING SYSTEM AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The present invention is directed toward systems for conducting laser range and enabling optical communication between a plurality of entities and to the application of such systems in a secure covert combat identification system. In one embodiment, the present invention uses a novel laser system that generates high pulse rates, as required for optical communications, while concurrently generating sufficiently high power levels, as required by laser range finding operations. One application of the present invention is in enabling secure covert communications between a plurality of parties. Another application of the present invention is in tracking and identifying the movement of objects. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010645 | NODE DEVICE AND LABEL MANAGEMENT METHOD IN OPTICAL TRANSMISSION NETWORK - A node device in an optical transmission network where a manually set path and an ADP (autonomous decentralized protocol) set path coexist, wherein the manually set path is set by centralized control and the ADP set path is set by autonomous decentralized processing, the node device including: a label memory for storing at least first labels used for manually set paths and second labels used for ADP set paths, wherein the first and second labels previously defined before path setting; and a resource manager for setting a manually set path and an ADP set path by referring to contents stored in the label memory. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010646 | Optical pulse time spreading device - An optical pulse time spreading device includes S optical pulse time spreading elements that spread input optical pulses into trains of (N×j) chip pulses, where j is an integer greater than zero, S is an integer greater than one, and N is an integer equal to or greater than S. In the chip pulse trains output by the n-th optical pulse time spreading element (n=1, 2, . . . , S), the light in successive chip pulses is shifted in phase by successive integer multiples of the quantity 2π{a+(n−1)/N}, where a is an arbitrary constant (0≦a<1). In an optical code-division multiplexing system, this optical pulse time spreading device produces an autocorrelation wave with a high energy and a high signal-to-noise ratio. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010647 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING COMMUNICATIONS IN A MESH NETWORK - A method includes subdividing a mesh having a plurality of interconnected nodes into a plurality of regions. Each region has an associated primary node. A pre-determined path segment is defined between at least two primary nodes. A primary path between at least two primary nodes is selected utilizing only primary nodes and the pre-determined path segments. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010648 | Methods and apparatus for upgrading passive optical networks - An optical network system can be used to update legacy passive optical networks by adding an optical transmitter, blocking filter, and/or pluggable or unpluggable optics. In one embodiment, an optical network system, including several optical transmitters and receivers, multiplexers, demultiplexers, erbium-doped fiber amplifier, and blocking filter, may be employed. The additional transmitter increases available bandwidth, while the blocking filter allows existing customers' service(s) to not be impacted. Another embodiment uses pluggable or unpluggable optics, instead of the aforementioned blocking filter, to receive and modulate optical signals to transmit services to end users. In one embodiment, an optical network system can be employed that allows for simultaneous upgrading of the system and providing of legacy services, while allowing for the of removal existing optical network components over time. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010649 | Optical access network with legacy support - An optical access network system can be used to upgrade legacy passive optical networks by subdividing currently used optical bands (e.g., C-, S-, or O-bands) into subbands to support more wavelengths. The subbands can be used to provide various current or emerging services to end users. Optical transmitters may selectively transmit modulated/unmodulated optical signals in multiple subbands downstream. Demultiplexers demultiplex the optical signals into respective bands and subbands for delivery to multiple respective destinations. Optical transceivers may receive and modulate downstream, unmodulated, optical signals (e.g., in the optical O-band) and transmit the modulated optical signals upstream. Upgrades to legacy systems or future systems can be implemented in a cost effective manner with negligible, if any, disruptions in service noticed by the end user. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010650 | PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREFOR - In a passive optical network system in which communication signals from a master station to a plurality of subsidiary stations are multiplexed by time division and transmitted, after converting (modulating) data with a high transmission speed to a low transmission speed, a base speed, in the master station, a header including an identifier destined for each subsidiary station is attached to the data with a low transmission speed and the converted data, respectively, the data and the header being multiplexed by time division inside a frame and transmitted to the subsidiary stations at the base speed. In the subsidiary station having received the concerned frame, only the data destined for the station itself is read, on the basis of the identifier included in the header, and by means of demodulation, the converted data are reconverted to the original high speed data and supplied to a user terminal. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010651 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER MODULE HAVING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES - An optical transceiver module includes a wireless communications device that provides the transceiver module with the ability to receive wireless signals in and/or transmit wireless signals from the optical transceiver module. The wireless communications device may have various configurations for providing various capabilities, such as, for example, a wireless modem, a wireless transmitter, a wireless receiver, a wireless transceiver, and a wireless network access point. The wireless communications device may be configured to transmit and/or receive wireless signals corresponding to, for example, calls, pages, and data transfers. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010652 | OPTICAL MODULE AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER - The present invention provides an optical communication module and the like in which a plurality of lead terminals necessary for the optical communication module is collected in one direction to effectively process the increased internal wiring. A plurality of lead terminals are arranged in a projecting manner over two stages of upper and lower stages at one end of a package | 2009-01-08 |
20090010653 | Optical module - According to an aspect of the embodiment, an optical module includes a case, an optical transceiver part in the case, a radiating part on the case; a thermal conductive sheet having a property of transferring and having a first end and second end; a first fixing part for fixing the first end of the thermal conductive sheet to the optical transceiver unit; and a second fixing part for fixing the second end of the thermal conductive sheet to the radiating point. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010654 | Communication link apparatus and method for maintaining visibility in visible light communication - A system and method for continuing a communication link while maintaining visibility in visible light communication. A frame is transmitted by a sender for establishing a communication link before data transmission to a receiver by a sender. A receiver sends a response frame that reports on establishment of the communication link prior to data transmission by the sender. A data frame containing information is transmitted by the sender to the receiver. An acknowledgment frame is transmitted to the sender in response to the data frame. A disconnect frame is transmitted by the sender which is acknowledged by the receiver. A visible sequence is transmitted during a time period when the sender and the receiver do not transmit respective frames for communication to maintain visibility between two devices that may be communicating otherwise by, for example, infrared communication. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010655 | Optical communications circuit current management - An optical communications circuit has a communications light signal source and a heat pump coupled to cool the signal source. A controller monitors a current and a temperature of the signal source, and regulates the temperature. The controller updates a heat pump control limit parameter for the heat pump, based on the monitored current. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010656 | Optical waveform measurement system and optical waveform measurement method - In an optical waveform measurement system, a phase comparator compares phases between an electric signal output from a PD and an electric signal output from a mixer, and outputs a signal having an amplitude proportional to the phase difference of the two electric signals to a VCO via an LPF, as an error signal. A BPF removes a jitter from the electric signal output from the VCO, and a sampling pulse light source outputs sampling light based on the electric signal with the jitter removed. An optical sampling gate samples signal light to be measured with sampling light output from a sampling pulse light source, and the sampled signal light to be measured is measured by an oscilloscope. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010657 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND OPTICAL REPEATER - An optical repeater connected to an optical transmission line between an optical network unit having an ONU function on the side of a subscriber and an optical line termination (OLT) on the side of a center includes first electrical/optical conversion means connected to a first optical transmission line on the side of the center, a second electrical/optical conversion means connected to a second optical transmission line on the side of the subscriber, and transmission means connected between the first electrical/optical conversion means and the second electrical/optical conversion means to transmit an optical repeater supervisory signal between the optical transmission lines. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010658 | UNIVERSAL SMART CHIP CARTRIDGES FOR MULTIPLE PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing system includes first and second printing devices operable exclusively with respective first and second consumable devices. A third consumable device is provided in the system storing identification data recognizable by both the first and second printing devices whereby the third consumable device is operable with both the first and second printing devices. Further, the universal marking material cartridge is provided for use in associated printing system including first and second printing devices operable exclusively with respective first and second consumable devices. The universal marking material cartridge stores identification data recognizable by both first and second printing devices whereby the cartridge is operable with both of the printing devices. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010659 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a developing device for developing a latent image formed on an image bearing member on the basis of image information, into a developed image with a developer, the developing device including a developer accommodating portion for accommodating the developer and a stirring member for stirring the developer in the developer accommodating portion; an optical remaining amount detecting device for detecting a remaining amount of the developer in the developer accommodating portion, by passing light through an inside of the developer accommodating portion; a consumption amount calculation device for calculating information relating to a consumption amount of the developer on the basis of the image information; and an outputting device for outputting an information signal indicative of a developer remainder which is either one of a developer remainder based on a detection result of the optical remaining amount detecting device and a developer remainder based on the information relating to the consumption amount provided by the consumption amount calculation device, selected in accordance with information relating to continuous drive time of the stirring member after start of drive thereof during image forming operation. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010660 | Developing Device of Electrographic Printing Apparatus, Non-Image-Region Toner Removing Device, Electrographic Printing Apparatus Using the Same, Electrographic Printing Method, and Method of Producing Glass Plate or Ceramic Plate - A developing device for an electrographic printing apparatus provided has stable performance and improved printing quality. The developing device ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090010661 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of photosensitive members; a plurality of discharging units respectively facing the plurality of photosensitive members; a plurality of high-voltage power supply units which are provided for the plurality of charging units and supply power to the plurality of discharging units; a discharge detection unit that detects abnormality in the plurality of discharging units; a controller which controls the output of one of the high-voltage power supply units having the largest output to be smaller when the discharge detection unit detects abnormality; and a determination unit which, in a state where the controller controls the output of the one of the high-voltage power supply unit, determines whether abnormality occurs in the discharging unit corresponding to the one of the high-voltage power supply unit based on the detection state of the discharge detection unit. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010662 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus that includes: an image forming portion for forming an image in accordance with image data contained in an input command; and a controller for controlling the image forming portion, and is constructed such that the controller includes: a mode switch for switching the image forming portion from a standby mode in which image forming is instantly enabled into a power-saving mode in which power supply to the image forming portion is partially stopped when no subsequent command has been received after a predetermined period elapsed from when image forming portion was operated last; a mode restoring portion for restoring the image forming portion from power-saving mode to standby mode when a subsequent command is received; and an image quality controller for performing image quality control of the image every time a predetermined time elapsed from when the image forming portion was last operated, and the image quality controller starts execution of the image quality control before the mode restoring portion restores the image forming portion from the power-saving mode to the standby mode. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010663 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - The present invention provides a printing apparatus and a printing method which, even if print media of different sizes are printed, can print images in well-balanced, optimum layouts according to the size of each of the print media. Thus, the printing apparatus according to the present invention has leading end detector which detects a leading end of a print medium and trailing end detector which detects a trailing end of the print medium. The printing apparatus further has print control unit which prints images based on a first print data for which a print start position is determined on the basis of the leading end detected by the leading end detector and second print data for which a print start position is determined on the basis of the trailing end detected by the trailing end detector. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010664 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The invention provides an image forming apparatus having: an image holding member; an image holding member; a charging unit; a latent image-forming unit; a development unit; a measuring unit; and a control unit. The image holding member has a substrate having a surface having regular reflectance in a range of about 30% to about 95% with respect to light having a first wavelength and a subbing layer having a light transmittance of about 50% or greater per unit thickness of the layer with respect to light having the first wavelength and a photosensitive layer having absorption with respect to light having a second wavelength that is different from the first wavelength. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010665 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a charging device, an image bearing member, an electrostatic image forming device, a development device including a developer bearing member, a transfer device, and a controller. The controller controls a potential of the image bearing member such that, during image formation to form an image on a recording material having a predetermined size, an absolute potential value (V | 2009-01-08 |
20090010666 | DEVELOPMENT APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPMENT METHOD - The development apparatus that develops an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier comprises: a developer roller operable to carry toner on a circumferential surface thereof and develop the electrostatic latent image using the toner; a supply roller operable to perform toner supply to the developer roller; a voltage applier operable to apply a bias voltage V | 2009-01-08 |
20090010667 | TRANSFER APPARATUS, TRANSFER METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transfer apparatus capable of suitably measuring the amount of electric charges transferred from a transfer member to a transfer body and performing a transfer process without degrading the image quality by supplying an amount of electric charges suitable for any type of transfer body onto which an toner image is to be transferred. The transfer apparatus in an image forming apparatus employing an electrophotographic method includes the transfer member electrically charging the transfer body; a charging unit for electrically charging a surface of the transfer member; and voltage sensors for measuring the voltage at each of an upstream area and a downstream area on the transfer member with respect to a transfer nip section of the transfer member. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010668 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a black image forming unit that can be used in a black monochrome mode to form supply toner images corresponding to color patches and cause the supply toner images to be carried by an intermediate transfer belt. During the black monochrome mode, a fur brush comes into contact with the supply toner images, so that discharge products are removed from the fur brush. Thus, when the black monochrome mode ends and a full-color mode is returned, the color patches transferred to a secondary transfer roller can be sufficiently removed by single passage and no backside contamination of a recording material occurs. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010669 | Developing device, image forming apparatus including the same and developing method - The change in an output voltage when a control voltage is changed is calculated, and the change in the control voltage divided by the calculated change in the output voltage is defined as a sensitivity coefficient. The sensitivity coefficient is recalculated for each predetermined time interval or whenever a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the control voltage is corrected based on the recalculated sensitivity coefficient. Example of the predetermined condition include the time of start-up of the apparatus, the time at which the accumulated number of printed sheets reaches a predetermined number, and the time of carrying out process control. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010670 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method - It is judged whether a sufficient time for executing all of three correction processings (a high density correction processing, a halftone correction processing, and a registration correction processing) can be secured or not. When the sufficient time cannot be secured, the high density correction processing as an essential correction processing is executed. A history of the halftone correction processing and a history of the registration correction processing are compared with each other. A date of latest execution of the halftone correction processing and a date of latest execution of the registration correction processing are compared with each other to judge whether or not the execution of the halftone correction processing is earlier, and the registration correction processing and the halftone correction processing are executed, respectively. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010671 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL SOFTWARE PROGRAM - The device comprises a first power supply | 2009-01-08 |
20090010672 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet, includes: an image forming section which forms the image on the sheet; a fixing device which fixes the image onto the sheet; a first duct which covers the fixing device and ventilates air heated by the fixing device; a second duct, which covers the first duct and ventilates cool air introduced from outside; and an exhaust fan which exhausts the air that has passed through each of the first duct and the second duct. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010673 | FILTER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a filter structure manufacturable through fewer steps and at lower cost by using inexpensive materials and general techniques for processing while maintaining accuracy of the production of clearances that determines filtering performance and a method of manufacturing the filter structure. The filter structure according to the present invention comprises a base plate, a first intermediate layer, a second intermediate layer and a cover. The first intermediate layer has a first flow channel and a second flow channel with predetermined widths and depths, and the second intermediate layer has a third flow channel with a predetermined width and depth. The third flow channel communicates with the first flow channel and also with the second flow channel, and the maximum depth of the third flow channel is smaller than the minimum depths of the first flow channel and the second flow channel. Accordingly, the production accuracy for the clearances which determines the filter performance can be highly maintained by utilizing the thickness of the second intermediate layer. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010674 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device including: an image holding member; a charging member; a latent image-forming unit; a developing unit that develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the image holding member with a developer including a toner and a carrier, the toner comprising an external additive having first inorganic particles with a volume average particle diameter of 80 nm to 300 nm, and the carrier including a core material having a magnetic powder dispersed in a resin and a resin covering layer that covers the core material; a transfer unit; a removal unit; and an aggregation-forming unit that, by contacting a surface of the charging member and rotating in accordance with rotation of the charging member, removes adherents on the surface of the charging member, including the first inorganic particles, from the surface of the charging member, and forms aggregations in which the removed first inorganic particles are aggregated. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010675 | Image Forming Apparatus - The image forming apparatus has a configuration in which a secondary transfer roller guides a leading end of a recording material which enters a secondary transfer nip to be led to the secondary transfer nip and the leading end of the recording material is prevented from coming into contact with a toner image on an intermediate transferring member before the recording material enters the secondary transfer nip. Further, in the image forming apparatus, a surface of a transfer roller is smoothened so that the leading end of the recording material is guided to the secondary transfer nip without being caught. As a result, the present invention is intended to prevent the leading end of the recording material which enters the secondary transfer nip from distorting the toner image on the intermediate transferring member. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010676 | Developing Apparatus and Image Forming Apparatus - A developing apparatus is provided that can reliably prevent a developer from leaking even where the developing apparatus is continuously used, and an image forming apparatus having the developing apparatus is provided. The developing apparatus has a developer container for containing a developer, a developing portion for generating a developer image by developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrostatic latent image holder using the developer contained in the developer container, a seal member formed along a surface of an end portion of the developing portion for sealing between the developer container and the developing portion, and a supporting member for supporting the seal member so as to allow displacement. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010677 | COVER OPENING AND CLOSING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF REMOVING AND MOUNTING COVER - A cover opening and closing unit for an image forming apparatus, includes a cover removably mounted to a main body of the image forming apparatus mounting therein a developer cartridge, a developing unit, a transferring unit and a waste-developer receptacle, and a locking device fixing the cover to the main body of image forming apparatus. The locking device is released from the main body only after the waste-developer receptacle is removed from the main body. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010678 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, includes: a main body frame; a process cartridge which comprises a driven gear unit which is driven to form a visible image on an image carrying body; and a bracket device which comprises a bracket main body which is coupled to the main body frame, a driving gear unit which is supported to the bracket main body, and which is to be engaged with the driven gear unit, and a guide which guides the process cartridge into a mounting position in the main body frame. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010679 | Image forming apparatus and toner cartridge - A toner cartridge is detachably attached to an image forming apparatus and supplies toner to the image forming apparatus. The locking mechanism is positioned either at a locking position or at a non-locking position. Shortly after the toner cartridge has been attached to the image forming apparatus, the locking mechanism is at a non-locking position. When a user operates a driving member of the toner cartridge after the toner cartridge has been attached to the image forming apparatus, the operating lever engages the locking mechanism to cause the locking mechanism to move to a locking position. When the locking mechanism is at the locking position, the locking mechanism limits the driving member to move relative to the engagement portion, so that the toner cartridge is not allowed to be detached from the image forming apparatus. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010680 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus - An engaging unit engages a housing of a fixing device with a main body of an image forming apparatus in an engaged position, and disengages the housing from the main body in a disengaged position. An operating member operates the engaging unit from the engaged position to the disengaged position or vice versa. A holding recession is formed on at least one corner between a front side and a lateral side of the housing. The operating member and the holding recession form a handling unit with which the housing is supported when the housing is attached to or detached from the main body. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010681 | Systems and methods for remanufacturing imaging components - A drive gear for a generally cylindrical imaging component. The drive gear includes a body for engaging the generally cylindrical imaging component; a cylindrical shaft attached to the body, the cylindrical shaft having an end surface; and three prongs extending longitudinally outward from the end surface. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010682 | DECORATING WITH POWDER MATERIAL - A method for applying a pattern ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090010683 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developing roller and a blade. The developing roller includes: a developing sleeve which rotates while holding two-component developer composed of toner and magnetic carrier on the outer surface having a plurality of grooves extending in parallel to an axis of the rotation; and a magnetic member, provided inside the developing sleeve in such a manner as to be unrotatable, for attracting the two-component developer onto the outer surface of the developing sleeve. The blade is provided outside the rotating sleeve with a gap from the outer surface of the developing sleeve for scraping off a part of the two-component developer on the outer surface of the developing sleeve. Also, the magnetic member includes a magnet for controlling magnetic flux density in the gap to range from 70 mT to 150 mT. This allows preventing image degradation caused by generation of development memory. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010684 | DEVELOPING ROLLER, DEVELOPING ASSEMBLY, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing roller is provided which is soft enough to enable toners to be kept from deteriorating with time and cannot easily cause permanent set. The developing roller includes a mandrel, an elastic-material layer and a cover layer as a surface layer which covers the elastic-material layer. Asker-C hardness at the surface of the cover layer is from 40° to 85°. The cover layer has a thickness of from 15 nm to 5,000 nm. Martens hardness H | 2009-01-08 |
20090010685 | Transferring Method of Powder Toner for Electrophotograph and Transferring Apparatus Thereof, and Filling Method of Powder Toner and the Filling Apparatus Thereof - A powder toner transferring method that fluidizes a powder toner with a gas supplied from an air supply, sucks the fluidized powder toner with a suction, and transfers the powder toner by discharging the powder toner in a toner storage container. The suction of the powder toner is performed with a reciprocating-motion pump. A powder toner filling method includes the powder toner transferring process. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010686 | Fixing device, fixing belt, and image forming apparatus - A fixing device including: a fixing roller; an endless fixing belt which rotates with the fixing roller; a pressure member; a sliding sheet placed between the fixing belt and the pressure member; and a lubricating agent supplying section, a toner image being fixed onto a recording media at a nip portion formed between the fixing roller and the fixing belt, wherein the inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt and a surface of the sliding sheet are formed of polytetrafluoroethylene, wherein the following relation is satisfied: H | 2009-01-08 |
20090010687 | FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE FIXING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member; a charger; a light irradiator; a developing device; a transfer device; an image bearing member's cleaner; and a fixing device, wherein the fixing device includes a fixing member configured to fix a toner image upon application of heat and pressure thereto; a pressing member configured to press the recording material toward the fixing member; and a cleaning member configured to clean a surface of the fixing member and/or the pressing member, wherein the cleaning member has an outermost layer including a reactive material which increases viscoelasticity of a binder resin of the toner by reacting with the binder resin. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010688 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND FIXING METHOD - When an infra-red heater is to be taken out from a fixing device for maintenance of the infra-red heater, screw-fastening is first released and one holder is extracted from a holding member. The infra-red heater is then pulled out from the side the holder was extracted from. This process is then reversed when a new or repaired infra-red heater is to be mounted on the fixing device. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010689 | Image forming unit and image forming apparatus - An image forming unit includes an image bearing body, a rotating body disposed in contact with or disposed facing the image bearing body, a supporting member that supports a rotation shaft of the rotating body, an insertion hole provided on the supporting member, a bearing inserted into the insertion hole and supporting the rotation shaft of the rotating body, and three or more contact portions provided on the bearing or the insertion hole. The contact portions contact the insertion hole or the bearing. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010690 | CONDUCTIVE ROLLER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME - This invention relates to a conductive roller having high adhesion property between an elastic layer and a coating layer, and more particularly to a conductive roller | 2009-01-08 |
20090010691 | IMAGE GLOSSING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a glossing apparatus including first and second heating rotating members which contact each other to form a nip part, an toner image on a recording material being heated in the nip part; a cooling unit which cools the recording material, moved while contacting the first heating rotating member, before the recording material is separated from the first heating rotating member; and a mode performing unit which performs a high-gloss mode and a low-gloss mode, the recording material is conveyed to and heated by the nip part such that the toner image contact the first heating rotating member in the high-gloss mode, the recording material is conveyed to and heated by the nip part such that the toner image contact the second heating rotating member in the low-gloss mode. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010692 | LUBRICANT SUPPLIER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCLUDING SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A lubricant supplier, installable in a process cartridge or an image forming apparatus, includes a ridge line extending crosswise to a longitudinal axis of the image forming member and contacting the surface of the image forming member at a non-perpendicular angle to the longitudinal axis of the image forming member, a first face opposed to the image forming member and located upstream from a contact portion of the ridge line and the surface of the image forming member in a direction of movement of the surface of the image forming member, and a second face opposed to the image forming member and located downstream from the contact portion in the direction of movement of the surface of the image forming member. The first face and the second face intersect at the ridge line and form an obtuse angle therebetween. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010693 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of process cartridges provided for black and for another color. The process cartridges each including a set of a latent image carrier, a charging unit that charges a surface of the latent image carrier, and a lubricant applying unit that applies lubricant to the surface of the latent image carrier. The process cartridges for black and for the another color each has a cartridge frame with which the process cartridge is attachable to and removable from an apparatus body. The cartridge frames of the process cartridges for black and for the another color being of the same type. The process cartridge for black differs from the process cartridge for the another color in the configuration of the charging unit. The amounts of lubricant applied by the lubricant applying units to the respective latent image carriers differ with respect to the configuration of the charging unit. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010694 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, WASTE TONER COLLECTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive medium on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, an exposure unit to irradiate light onto the photosensitive medium, a developing device to apply toner to the photosensitive medium having the electrostatic latent image formed thereon, a cleaning device to remove waste toner remaining in the photosensitive medium, and a waste toner collecting device to store the waste toner removed from the photosensitive medium. The waste toner collecting device is provided with a supporting rail to support the developing device. The waste toner collecting device includes the supporting rail that supports the developing device, so that additional components to support the developing device are not needed, and the whole size of the image forming apparatus is reduced. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010695 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus generates printing image data of a printing image and copy-forgery-inhibited-pattern-image data of a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image to be added to the printing image. The copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image includes a latent image and a background image. The apparatus includes a selecting unit and a printing-data generating unit. The selecting unit selects either the transparent-printing designation or overlay-printing designation, the transparent-printing designation is used for generating printing data so that the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image is superimposed on the printing image, and the overlay-printing designation is used for generating printing data so that the printing image is superimposed on the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image. The printing-data generating unit generates printing data based on the printing designation selected by the selecting unit. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010696 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING CONTACT PREVENTING UNIT TO PREVENT PRINTING MEDIUM FROM CONTACTING DEVELOPMENT CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus includes a printing medium feeder which feeds a printing medium a developing cartridge which forms an image on the printing medium; a fusing unit which fuses the image on the printing medium; and a contact preventing unit between the developing cartridge and the fusing unit and contacts opposite sides of the printing medium to prevent contact between the printing medium and the developing cartridge. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010697 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a cover member that is capable of being opened and closed, wherein the cover member includes a discharge tray that is capable of holding printed recording medium, and an automatic document reader that is provided above the discharge tray, wherein when the cover member is opened to a predetermined position, the automatic document reader supports the printed recording medium placed on the discharge tray so that the printed recording medium does not fall therefrom when the cover member is open. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010698 | TRANSFER APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A transfer apparatus for transferring a toner image onto a sheet having: an endless belt; a plurality of rollers for supporting the endless belt around the plurality of rollers; and a discharge section for corona discharging the sheet, wherein the plurality of rollers includes a transfer roller for forming a transfer nip used to transfer the toner image onto the sheet and a separation roller for separating the sheet from the endless belt, and the transfer roller and the separation roller are straight shaped rollers each having a substantially uniform diameter along the longitudinal direction; and wherein at least one of the plurality of rollers other than the transfer roller and the separation roller is formed into a crown shape in which an axially central portion thereof is larger in outer diameter than both end portions thereof. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010699 | SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MODIFYING A PLURALITY OF AREAS ON A SHEET - A system is described for simultaneously modifying a plurality of areas on a sheet. The system may include a plurality of print heads, a sheet, a conveyor, a memory, an interface, and a processor. The plurality of print heads may be operatively connected to the processor and may be configured to modify a plurality of areas on a sheet. The conveyor may be operatively connected to the processor and may pass the sheet beneath the plurality of print heads. The memory may be operatively connected to the processor and may store a set of data comprising a plurality of modifications to the plurality of areas on the sheet. The interface may be operatively connected to the processor and the memory and may receive the set of data. The processor may be operatively connected to the conveyor, the memory, the interface and the plurality of print heads. The processor may receive the set of data via the interface. The processor may associate each print head in the plurality of print heads to each area in the plurality of areas and to each modification in the plurality of modifications. The processor may instruct the conveyor to pass a sheet beneath the plurality of print heads. The processor may instruct the plurality of print heads to simultaneously modify the plurality of areas on the sheet based on the plurality of modifications. Each print head in the plurality of print heads may simultaneously perform the modification in the plurality of modifications associated with each print head on the area in the plurality of areas associated with each print head. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010700 | PRINTING MEDIUM SUPPLYING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A printing medium supplying unit usable with an image forming apparatus which includes a casing and a feeding unit to feed a printing medium, and the image forming apparatus having the same. The printing medium supplying unit includes a feeding cassette to store and to supply the printing medium; and a guide unit rotatably coupled to the feeding cassette to guide the printing medium to the feeding unit. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010701 | Device For Applying a Gel-like Substance - A device for applying a gel-like substance, for instance a contact or ultrasonic gel, includes a gel container having an immersion tube departing from a docking area and extending into the gel-like substance; and an applicator for the gel-like substance mounted in the docking area, the applicator having a reservoir connected to an outlet nozzle as well as a pumping means for the gel-like substance. A tightly sealed connection can be established between the outlet nozzle of the applicator and the immersion tube for transporting the gel-like substances to the reservoir. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010702 | Brush holding structure of liquid cosmetic applicator - To make it easier to draw a thin line with a sharp tapered brush member, a brush-holding structure of a liquid cosmetic applicator has a tubular applicator body in which a cotton pad or liquid cosmetic is contained, and a nosepiece having a permeable brush-hold member securely inserted therein and fitted in a tip portion of the applicator body, wherein a through hole is formed in a center position of the brush-hold member and extending in a lengthwise direction, a brush member formed of a bundle of filamentous fibers is securely inserted and fitted in the through hole, and a tip portion of the brush member protrudes from a tip of the brush-hold member. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010703 | Fluid dispenser assembly - The present invention is directed toward a cost effective instrument for storing a fluid material, and applying a predetermined amount of the fluid material to a surface. The instrument is comprised of few parts including an outer casing and a fluid insert, making the instrument cheaper to manufacture, and easy to assemble. The embodiments disclosed can be provided in a pre-assembled form to cosmetic companies and the like seeking to fill a dispenser with their fluid cosmetic products. The ability to provide dispensers in a pre-assembled form, combined with the compatibility of the fluid dispensers with industrial high speed filling machines, reduces the overall filling costs to the cosmetic company, as well as the cost to the consumer. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010704 | Nutmount apparatus - A nutmount apparatus includes a sleeve, a bushing insertable into the sleeve and a nut. The nutmount apparatus may further include a nut retainer for holding an internally threaded nut. The nutmount apparatus may be used, in conjunction with a threaded screw or bolt, to secure a first structure, such as an aircraft wall or cover panel, to a second structure, such as an aircraft frame. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010705 | Mechanical joint assembly such as a ball joint assembly and method of manufacturing such a ball joint assembly - This ball joint assembly comprises an external body made of a plastic matrix composite material, in which there is fitted an internal centrepiece with the interposition of a metal rigid hollow insert. This insert delimits, on the one hand, an interior surface collaborating in articulated contact with the exterior surface of the centrepiece and, on the other hand, an exterior surface fixedly attached to the external body by being covered thereby in order to form an interface via which stresses can be transmitted between this insert and this external body. In order to enhance the strength of the aforementioned interface, the exterior surface of the insert is designed to be substantially in the shape of a truncated sphere and is advantageously provided with at least one peripheral groove. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010706 | Ball Joint - A ball joint is provided that when a load equal to or greater than a first predetermined value is applied in the axial direction of a ball stud, if a cushion seat is deformed by a predetermined amount, an opposing surface portion contacts a first load receiving portion of a ball seat, preventing the cushion seat from being deformed by a predetermined amount in the central axis direction. When a load equal to or greater than a second predetermined value greater than the first is applied in the axial direction of the ball stud, a second load receiving portion of the ball seat contacts a bottom surface portion of an inner chamber of a socket, whereby an axial load onto the cushion seat is reduced, and the ball seat prevents the cushion seat from being deformed by a predetermined amount or more in the axial direction. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010707 | CONNECTION MECHANISM OF PLATE MEMBER AND SHAFT MEMBER - A connection mechanism is provided with a shaft member formed with an outer-screw portion which is formed with an outer screw, a plate member formed with a connection hole in which the shaft member is fitted, a nut member formed with an inner-screw to engage with the outer-screw of the shaft member, the nut member engaged with the shaft member being urged toward the plate member fitted on the shaft member to fixedly secure the plate member onto the shaft member, and a fixing mechanism that fixes the plate member and the nut member with each other to retain a status where the plate member and the nut member are urged oppositely in a rotational direction about a central axis of the shaft member. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010708 | PRESTRESSED SHAFT AND HUB CONNECTION HAVING A PERFECT CONE SHAPE - The invention relates to a shaft and hub connection ( | 2009-01-08 |