03rd week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220019088 | Applications of the Shapeless (Entropic) Alphabet - A variety of applications exploiting the Shapeless language where the geometry of letters is immaterial; their size and proximity deliver their message. These applications span rescue effort, industrial practice, painting, food preparation, authentication of documents, etc. Shapeless language is computer readable and very robust. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019089 | SPECTACLES WITH DUAL SALON AND TRADITIONAL CONFIGURATIONS - The multiuse eyeglasses include a frame that holds two lenses and arms that extend from the frame. The arms include a first axis of rotation that is generally perpendicular to the arms and a second axis of rotation that is orthogonal to the first axis of rotation and allows the arms to be rotated downwards relative to the frame. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019090 | Lineup Glasses - Lineup glasses has a left lens connected to a right lens. One or both of the left lens and the right lens has a horizontal line and one or both of the left lens and the right lens may also have a vertical line that is perpendicular to the horizontal line. In addition, the horizontal line may have a plurality of horizontal spacing points and the vertical line may have a plurality of vertical spacing points. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019091 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING ENERGY TO AND/OR COMMUNICATING WITH AN EYE IMPLANT BY MEANS OF ILLUMINATION RADIATION - An apparatus for supplying energy to and/or communicating with an eye implant by means of illumination radiation is provided, wherein the apparatus comprises a positioning unit, which sets an illumination position of the eye of a user, an optical input interface, by means of which the illumination radiation is suppliable to the apparatus, and an illumination optical unit, wherein the illumination optical unit focuses the supplied illumination radiation in such a way that a focus with a lateral extent of at least 0.1 mm in air is present and such that, when the eye of the user is in the set illumination position, the illumination radiation enters into the eye as a convergent beam such that the focus lies within the eye. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019092 | EYEGLASSES WITH AUDIO PLAYBACK FUNCTION - Eyeglasses with audio playback function include a front body adapted to retain at least one lens and includes first and second lateral ends to which respectively a first temple and a second temple for fixing the eyeglasses to the head of the user are connected. The eyeglasses also include electronic components, which include at least one audio driver. The eyeglasses are configurable at least in an open condition, which allows the eyeglasses to be worn by the user and in which the first temple and the second temple are arranged substantially parallel to each other and at right angles to the front body. The electronic components are accommodated exclusively inside the two temples. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019093 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPTICAL ARTICLE FEASIBILITY - A method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium for determining optical article feasibility are provided. The method includes acquiring a first input indicative of optical criteria associated with a lens via a user interface, acquiring a second input indicative of a lens selection via the user interface, identifying one or more frames, and determining whether each frame of the one or more frames and the lens selection are physically compatible by fit simulation performed based on three dimensional cutout data determined based on at least the optical criteria. A feasibility indication is provided to a user via the user interface for each of the one or more frames based on the determination. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019094 | LIGHT SHAPING DEVICE AND LIGHT SHAPING METHOD - Provided is a light shaping device including: an intensity modulation unit that modulates a spectrum intensity of an optical pulse that is input light, and outputs the optical pulse of which a temporal width is narrowed as output light. The intensity modulation unit modulates the spectrum intensity of the optical pulse with a mask expressed by a starting end wavelength from a central wavelength of the input light and a wavelength width. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019095 | VEHICLE DIMMER CONTROL SYSTEM - In a vehicle dimmer control system, a controller configures to control visible light transmissivity of dimming glass for each of windows, based on dimming determination information of a vehicle for determining whether to bring the windows disposed at a plurality of points of the vehicle and each includes dimming glass changed in visible light transmissivity based on an electrical signal, into a permeable state or an impermeable state. The dimming determination information is at least one of own vehicle state information indicating a state of an own vehicle, and own vehicle position information indicating an own vehicle position The controller determines a control target window to be changed in visible light transmissivity, from among the plurality of windows based on the dimming determination information, and controls visible light transmissivity of dimming glass of the control target window to be in the permeable state or the impermeable state. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019096 | OPTICAL MODULATOR - A light modulator of to this embodiment enables high-speed modulation to an SLM using a liquid crystal. The light modulator comprises refractive index regions arranged in a first direction on a reference plane, a region surrounding each refractive index regions and having a refractive index lower than that of each refractive index region, a first conductive film, and a second conductive film. The first conductive film is provided on any one of a pair of side surfaces arranged in the first direction in at least one refractive index region selected from the refractive index regions and belonging to a first group. The second conductive film is provided on any one of the pair of side surfaces so as not to overlap with the first conductive film in at least one refractive index region selected from the refractive index regions and belonging to a second group. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019097 | WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - An optical attenuating structure is provided. The optical attenuating structure includes a substrate, a waveguide, doping regions, an optical attenuating member, and a dielectric layer. The waveguide is extended over the substrate. The doping regions are disposed over the substrate, and include a first doping region, a second doping region opposite to the first doping region and separated from the first doping region by the waveguide, a first electrode extended over the substrate and in the first doping region, and a second electrode extended over the substrate and in the second doping region. The first optical attenuating member is coupled with the waveguide and disposed between the waveguide and the first electrode. The dielectric layer is disposed over the substrate and covers the waveguide, the doping regions and the first optical attenuating member. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019098 | STRESSED SILICON MODULATOR - An optical modulator includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer over the substrate, a rib waveguide including a PN junction on the first dielectric, a second dielectric layer over the rib waveguide and a stressor layer including a metal, where the first or the second dielectric is between the stressor layer and the PN junction. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019099 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a substrate, at least three light emitting elements and a light adjusting layer. The light adjusting layer includes at least one light adjusting structure and is disposed on the light emitting elements. One light adjusting structure is corresponding to the light emitting elements. The display device provides a sum of viewing-angles of a first number of the light emitting elements when the first number of the light emitting elements is turned on, and the display device provides a sum of viewing-angles of a second number of the light emitting elements when the second number of the light emitting elements is turned on. The first number is less than the second number, and the sum of viewing-angles of the first number of the light emitting elements is less than the sum of viewing-angles of the second number of the light emitting elements. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019100 | METHOD OF SETTING COMMON ELECTRODE VOLTAGE OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - A method of setting a common electrode voltage of a liquid crystal display panel in a liquid crystal module is provided. The liquid crystal module includes the liquid crystal display panel including an alignment film, and a backlight disposed behind the liquid crystal display panel. The method of setting a common electrode voltage of a liquid crystal display panel includes: eliminating an electric charge of the alignment film by turning on the backlight without driving the liquid crystal display panel to emit light of the backlight onto the liquid crystal display panel; and setting the common electrode voltage of the liquid crystal display panel by adjusting the common electrode voltage, after the eliminating of the electric charge. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019101 | LAMINATED GLASS AND PROJECTION IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - The present invention is to provide a laminated glass having excellent impact resistance and a projection image display system. The laminated glass of the present invention includes a first glass plate, an alignment film containing a vinyl alcohol resin, a retardation layer formed of a composition containing a polymerizable liquid crystal compound and a compound represented by Formula (1), a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and a second glass plate in this order. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019102 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - A liquid crystal display panel to be used in a vertical orientation includes: a first substrate; a second substrate located opposite to the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. When a position of a top end of the liquid crystal layer is defined as a first position and a position of a bottom end of the liquid crystal layer is defined as a second position when the liquid crystal display panel is placed in the vertical orientation, a distance between the first substrate and the second substrate when the liquid crystal panel is in a horizontal orientation gradually decreases from the first position to the second position. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019103 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device including the same, in which heights of at least some of metal terminals in a flexible circuit board bonding pad increase in a direction away from a driving chip. Therefore, more space is reserved for connecting traces between the metal terminals and the driving chip, thereby avoiding occurrence of a display abnormality caused by short-circuiting between the connecting traces due to limitation of space for setting the connecting traces and avoiding the metal terminals being too close to a fan-out trace area in order to reduce impedance. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019104 | DISPLAY PANEL AND ROLLABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a display panel. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display material layer, an active component layer, a color filter layer and a light source. The display material layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The active component layer and the color filter layer are disposed between the first substrate and the display material layer. The light source is disposed on one side of the second substrate, and emits light. The light passes through the second substrate and the color filter layer and arrives at the first substrate, and is reflected by the first substrate and then enters the color filter layer. The light further passes through the color filter layer, enters the display material layer, passes through the display material layer, and is outputted to the exterior. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019105 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight module and a display device are disclosed, which include: a frame housing including a plurality of stress buffering sections corresponding to bending positions and a plurality of non-stress buffering sections adjacently connected to both ends of the stress buffering sections; a backlight element group disposed in an area surrounded by the frame housing; an adhesive disposed on a top of the frame housing corresponding to at least the non-stress buffering sections and surrounding the frame housing; and a buffer component disposed on the top of the frame housing corresponding to at least the stress buffering sections, wherein the buffer component and the adhesive are staggered from each other. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019106 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided. The display device includes a display panel. The display panel includes a substrate, a light-shielding layer, and a plurality of optical sensors. The light-shielding layer has a plurality of first aperture regions, a plurality of second aperture regions, and a plurality of third aperture regions. The second aperture regions are located between the first aperture regions and the third aperture regions. At least a portion of at least one of the optical sensors overlaps with at least one of the first aperture regions in a normal direction of the substrate. An area of at least one of the second aperture regions is greater than an area of at least one of the first aperture regions, and the area of the at least one of the second aperture regions is smaller than an area of at least one of the third aperture regions. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019107 | POLARIZER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention provides a polarizer, a manufacturing method of the polarizer, and a display panel. The polarizer includes a transparent base substrate and a metal wire grid layer arranged on the transparent base substrate. The metal wire grid layer includes at least two wire grid units spaced apart from each other, and each of the wire grid units includes a plurality of metal wires parallel to each other. The transparent base substrate has a light transmissive region and a light emitting region, and the wire grid units are arranged corresponding to the light emitting region. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019108 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY PANEL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure can provide a transparent display panel, a preparation method thereof and a display device. The transparent display panel includes a bearing layer disposed between a base substrate and a liquid crystal layer and including a plurality of concave structures, and a plurality of reflecting structures located between the bearing layer and the liquid crystal layer, where an orthographic projection of the concave structure on the base substrate covers an orthographic projection of one or more reflecting structures on the base substrate. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019109 | QUANTUM DOT COLOR FILTER INK COMPOSITIONS AND DEVICES UTILIZING THE SAME - Liquid ink compositions containing quantum dots for optoelectronic display applications are provided. Also provided are solid films formed by drying the ink compositions, optical elements incorporating the solid films, display devices incorporating the optical elements, and methods of forming the solid films, optical elements, and the devices. Liquid ink compositions and solid films made by drying the liquid ink compositions include one or more blue light-absorbing materials in combination with red light-emitting QDs or green light-emitting QDs. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019110 | ARRAY BASE PLATE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAYING DEVICE - An array base plate and a fabricating method thereof, a display panel and a displaying device. The array base plate includes a substrate, the substrate is divided into a displaying region and a non-displaying region that surrounds the displaying region, and the non-displaying region includes a chip binding region; the array base plate further includes a target film layer provided on the substrate, and the target film layer extends to the non-displaying region; and the target film layer has a depression structure on a side that faces the chip binding region, and a position of the depression structure corresponds to a position of the chip binding region, whereby an orthographic projection of an alignment film in the array base plate on the substrate does not have a coinciding area with the chip binding region. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019111 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To provide a vertical alignment liquid crystal display device capable of achieving a high-definition image display. Tilt directions of liquid crystal molecules when a voltage is applied are within a plane that is in parallel to a border between a first pixel and a second pixel, and are different by 180 degrees between the first and second pixels. The first pixel is constituted with three sub-pixels for R, G, and B arranged in a direction in parallel to the border. Similarly, the second pixel is constituted with three sub-pixels for R, G, and B. The tilt directions of the liquid crystal molecules when a voltage is applied are different by 180 degrees from each other between the sub-pixels for R of the first and second pixels, between the sub-pixels for G of the first and second pixels, and between the sub-pixels for B of the first and second pixels. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019112 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device may include the following elements: a substrate; a light blocking layer disposed on the substrate; a first insulating layer disposed on the light blocking layer; a transistor including a source or drain electrode having an extension that overlaps each of the first insulating layer and the light blocking layer; a second insulating layer disposed on the extension; and a pixel electrode disposed on the second insulating layer. The first insulating layer and the second insulating layer may include a contact hole that exposes a portion of the light blocking layer and exposes a portion of the extension. The pixel electrode may directly contact each of the portion of the extension and the portion of the light blocking layer. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019113 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display portion, a first terminal, a second terminal located between the display portion and the first terminal, and an insulating film, in which each of the first terminal and the second terminal is a stacked layer body of a metal electrode and a first transparent electrode, in the first terminal, the first transparent electrode is in contact with an upper surface and a side surface of the metal electrode, in the second terminal, the insulating film is in contact with a side surface of the metal electrode, and the first transparent electrode is in contact with the upper surface of the metal electrode in an inside surrounded by the insulating film. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019114 | ADHESIVE BUS BARS IN ELECTROCHROMIC WINDOWS - Embodiments described include adhesive bus bars for electrochromic or other optical state changing devices. The bus bars are configured to color match and/or provide minimal optical contrast with their surrounding environment in the optical device, provide better adhesion than ink based bus bars, as well as obviate the need to mitigate defects in underlaying layers. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019115 | LIGHT CONTROL ELEMENT - The light control element includes: a plurality of first electrodes having translucency and arranged in parallel to each other, each of the plurality of first electrodes being rectangular and a first electrode; a plurality of second electrodes arranged in parallel to each other and facing the plurality of first electrodes, each of the plurality of second electrodes being rectangular and a second electrode; and an electrolytic solution containing metal and disposed between the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes. The electrolytic solution deposits the metal on any one of the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes in accordance with an applied voltage. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode has a resistance value higher at the end in a width direction than at a central position in the width direction. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019116 | ELECTROCHROMIC MODULE, CAMERA MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electrochromic module includes two opposite positioned first substrates and at least one electrochromic unit disposed between the first substrates. Each of the electrochromic unit includes a first conductive layer, a filter layer, and a second conductive layer stacked in turn. One end of the first conductive layer protrudes from an edge of the filter layer to form a first electrode area. One end of the second conductive layer protrudes from another edge of the filter layer to form a second electrode area. Vertical projections of the first electrode area and the second electrode area on the first substrates are spaced apart from each other. Each of the first electrode area and the second electrode area is configured to connect to a power supply. The electrochromic module can make it easy to connect the electrochromic unit to the power supply. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019117 | ELECTROMAGNETIC-SHIELDING ELECTROCHROMIC WINDOWS - Electromagnetic-shielding, electrochromic windows comprising one or more multi-layer conductors with an electromagnetic shielding stack for blocking electromagnetic communication signals through the windows. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019118 | ELECTROCHROMIC POLYMERS WITH POLAR SIDE CHAINS - An electrochromic polymer with polar side chains is disclosed. The viscosity of the electrochromic polymer is controllable by adjusting a ratio between polar side chains and alkyl side chains for forming the electrochromic polymer. The disclosed electrochromic polymer with polar side chains can be also made into a film with a controllable thickness by coating. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019119 | METHODS FOR UPDATING COLOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAYS - An electrophoretic medium includes a fluid, a first, light scattering particle (typically white) and second, third and fourth particles having three subtractive primary colors (typically magenta, cyan and yellow); at least two of these colored particles being non-light scattering. The first and second particles bear polymer coatings such that the electric field required to separate an aggregate formed by the third and the fourth particles is greater than that required to separate an aggregate formed from any other two types of particles. Methods for driving the medium to produce white, black, magenta, cyan, yellow, red, green and blue colors are also described. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019120 | OPTICAL MODULATOR AND OPTICAL MODULATION METHOD - An optical modulator, that includes a Mach-Zehnder interferometer and three or more segments, generates an optical signal based on three or more electric signals transmitted in parallel. The three or more segments are provided in series along an optical path of the Mach-Zehnder interferometer and respectively shift a phase of light propagating through the optical path based on the three or more electric signals. A length of at least one of the three or more segments is different from lengths of the other segments. Optical path lengths from input ends of respective segments to input ends of corresponding next segments are the sae. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019121 | Method And System For A Vertical Junction High-Speed Phase Modulator - Methods and systems for a vertical junction high-speed phase modulator are disclosed and may include a semiconductor device having a semiconductor waveguide including a slab section, a rib section extending above the slab section, and raised ridges extending above the slab section on both sides of the rib section. The semiconductor device has a vertical pn junction with p-doped material and n-doped material arranged vertically with respect to each other in the rib and slab sections. The rib section may be either fully n-doped or p-doped in each cross-section along the semiconductor waveguide. Electrical connection to the p-doped and n-doped material may be enabled by forming contacts on the raised ridges, and electrical connection may be provided to the rib section from one of the contacts via periodically arranged sections of the semiconductor waveguide, where a cross-section of both the rib section and the slab section in the periodically arranged sections may be fully n-doped or fully p-doped. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019122 | AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICE - An augmented reality (AR) device includes a light source; a light source-moving delta robot on which the light source is mounted, the light source-moving delta robot being configured to change a traveling path of light emitted from the light source by adjusting at least one of a position or a slope of the light source in a three-dimensional (3D) space based on a movement of the light source-moving delta robot; a display device configured to generate a first image by modulating the light emitted from the light source; and a combiner configured to combine the first image generated by the display device with a second image, which is different from the first image and is received from an external source, and output a combined image. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019123 | DYNAMIC NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTER - Described herein is a dynamic optical modulator including a plurality of pixels arranged in a grid, the pixels comprising a plurality of unit-cells, the unit-cell comprising a dielectric layer sandwiched between two at least partially conductive layers, wherein the optical characteristics of each of said unit-cells is controlled by the application of a voltage across each of the pixels of the plurality of pixels. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019124 | ON-CHIP BIDIRECTIONAL PULSE COMPRESSOR AND OPTICAL SYSTEM - An on-chip bidirectional pulse compressor for temporal compression and spectral compression. The on-chip bidirectional pulse compressor including a substrate; a nonlinear waveguide disposed on the substrate, wherein the nonlinear waveguide is dimensioned to induce a nonlinear response within a predetermined operating wavelength ranges and is made of a material free of two-photon absorption at the predetermined operating wavelength ranges; and an anomalous dispersive component disposed on the substrate. The nonlinear waveguide and the anomalous dispersive component are interconnected for bidirectional pulse propagation, wherein propagating through the nonlinear waveguide followed by the anomalous dispersive component causes temporal compression, and propagating through the anomalous dispersive component followed by the nonlinear waveguide causes spectral compression. Various embodiments also include an optical device including the on-chip bidirectional pulse compressor. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019125 | Wavelength Conversion Element and Method for Manufacturing Same - With a wavelength conversion device based on a nonlinear optical effect, when arrayed waveguides including an intended nonlinear waveguide are fabricated, unwanted slab waveguides are inevitably formed. The slab waveguides can cause an erroneous measurement in the selection of a waveguide having desired characteristics from the arrayed waveguides. The erroneous measurement can lead to redoing steps for fabricating the wavelength conversion device and a decrease in the yield and inhibit the evaluation of the characteristics in selection of the waveguide and the subsequent fabrication of the wavelength conversion device from being efficiently performed. A wavelength conversion device according to the present invention includes a plurality of waveguides formed on a substrate, and a plurality of slab waveguides that are arranged substantially in parallel with and spaced apart from the plurality of waveguides, and each of the slab waveguides has a grating structure that reflects light of a particular wavelength. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019126 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRO-OPTICAL SHUTTER WITH VARIABLE TRANSMISSIVITY - Embodiments of systems and methods for operating an electro-optical shutter with variable transmissivity are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: receive context information, and control a transmissivity of the electro-optical shutter of a camera coupled to the IHS, at least in part, based upon the context information. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019127 | CAMERA ACTUATOR, CAMERA MODULE, AND CAMERA MOUNT DEVICE - This camera actuator is provided with a stationary-side member, a movable-side member which is provided to the stationary-side member in a displaceable manner and which holds a lens section, and a drive section which displaces the movable-side member in a plane including a first direction and a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction. The movable-side member has a magnet affixation section for affixing a magnet section thereto such that the magnet section faces the stationary-side member, the magnet section being used for detecting the position of the movable-side member in either the first direction or the second direction. The surface of the magnet affixation section, to which the magnet section is mounted, is formed from metal. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019128 | MEMS Assembly Process Flow - A method of producing a MEMS assembly includes: producing an OIS/IS subassembly, wherein the OIS/IS subassembly includes an optical image stabilizer and an image sensor; and coupling the OIS/IS subassembly to an AF subassembly to form an OIS/IS/AF assembly. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019129 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT - A camera module including a first camera module and a second camera module including a second side that faces a first side of the first camera module, wherein the first camera module includes a housing; a bobbin disposed inside the housing; a coil disposed on the bobbin; and a magnet arranged at a side of the housing and facing the coil, wherein the magnet is disposed biased toward a center line of the side of the housing. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019130 | CAMERA MODULE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CAMERA MODULE - A camera module that includes an objective lens with an electrical interface and a device for electrically contacting the objective lens in the area of the electrical interface. The device for electrically contacting are also connected to an electronics system, in particular to a circuit board, of the camera module. The electrical interface is formed at the objective lens on the outer circumferential side, and the device for electrical contacting includes an annular body situated on the objective lens on the outer circumferential side, with contacts formed on the inner circumferential side. A method for manufacturing a camera module is also provided. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019131 | CONNECTING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A LENS HOUSING TO AN IMAGE SENSOR SUBSTRATE FOR A CAMERA - A connecting device for connecting a lens housing for accommodating at least one lens including an image sensor substrate for accommodating an image sensor for a camera. The connecting device includes a first lens holder element and a second lens holder element. The first lens holder element is formed as coupled or coupleable axially with the lens housing. The second lens holder element is formed as coupled or coupleable to the image sensor substrate, the first lens holder element and the second lens holder element being formed as coupled or coupleable axially with one another. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019132 | CAMERA DEVICE - The present exemplary embodiment relates to a camera module comprising: a substrate; an image sensor disposed on the substrate; a base disposed on the substrate; a lens holder disposed on the base; a lens module disposed in the lens holder; a liquid lens module coupled to the lens module; and an adhesive for coupling the lens holder and the base, wherein the lens holder comprises a groove formed between the base and the liquid lens module. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019133 | PANORAMIC CAMERA SUPPORT - A support for an imaging device includes a first rotatable assembly supportable by a support that rotates in a generally horizontal plane and a horizontal locking member. The imaging device includes a second rotatable assembly that rotates in a generally vertical plane. imaging device includes an interconnection structure that interconnects the first rotatable assembly to the second rotatable assembly such that the second rotatable assembly is rotatable around the first rotatable assembly at an elevation higher than the first rotatable assembly and offset laterally from the first rotatable assembly. imaging device includes the first rotatable assembly including a panning structure that rotates the support in the generally horizontal plane and a leveling base that is rotatable in a non-coplanar manner relative to the panning structure. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019134 | Camera Housing - A camera housing having a first housing portion that forms a first portion of a cavity to receive a camera and a second housing portion. The second housing portion that forms a second portion of the cavity to receive the camera. A hinge movably connecting the first housing portion to the second housing portion so that the second housing portion is movable relative to the first housing portion to expose the cavity. Fastening structures configured to connect the first housing portion to the second housing portion when the camera housing is in a closed position, wherein one of the fastening structures include a first latch component and a second latch component. The first latch component connected to the first housing portion. The second latch component configured to connect to the second housing portion at a first end and the first latch component at a second end and the first latch component is configured to position the second latch component over the second housing portion so that the second latch component couples the first housing portion and the second housing portion together. Protrusions extending from the first housing portion and configured to connect the camera housing to a mount. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019135 | PROJECTOR HOLDER - A method and apparatus for mounting a projector holder to or placing a projector holder on an object for displaying an image onto a surface is disclosed. The projector holder includes a body within which a projector is at least partially disposed. The body includes one or more pliable appendages that are adapted to be manipulated and deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration. In some embodiments, the body is formed in the shape of an animal. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019136 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - A light source apparatus includes a light source, a first heat radiation unit configured to radiate heat from the light source, a wavelength conversion element configured to convert the light from the light source into light with a different wavelength, and a second heat radiation unit configured to radiate heat from the wavelength conversion element. The light source and the wavelength conversion element are disposed opposite to each other. A flowing direction of first cooling air flowing through the first heat radiation unit and a flowing direction of second cooling air flowing through the second heat radiation unit are same direction to each other. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019137 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MODULE AND PROJECTOR - A wavelength conversion module includes a driving assembly, a wavelength conversion substrate, and a clamping element. The driving assembly is connected to the wavelength conversion substrate to drive the wavelength conversion substrate to rotate around a central axis of the driving assembly. The clamping element is attached to the wavelength conversion substrate along the central axis. At least one of the wavelength conversion substrate and the clamping element includes at least one recess and at least one through hole. A direction of the through hole is parallel to the central axis, and the clamping element, the recess, and the wavelength conversion substrate define at least one heat dissipation channel. The through hole is relatively adjacent to the central axis and is in communication with the heat dissipation channel. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019138 | PROJECTION DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a projection device, and more particularly, to a projection device including: a projector module configured to provide an image to a screen; and a lens module between a user's eyes and the screen, wherein the project module includes: a display module configured to provide a certain image; and a backlight module configured to provide light to the display module such that the image provided by the display module is projected on the screen, wherein the display module is between the backlight module and the screen, the display module is configured to induce a convergence reaction on the user's eyes such that the image projected on the screen has a convergence distance, and the lens module is configured to induce a focus reaction on the user's eyes and change a focal length of the image reproduced by the display module within a certain range. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019139 | Using E0 Exposures for Track/Cluster Monitoring - Techniques for using open frame (E0) exposures for lithographic tool track/cluster monitoring are provided. In one aspect, a method for monitoring a lithographic process includes: performing open frame exposures E0 of at least one wafer coated with a photoresist using a photolithography tool; baking and developing the at least one wafer; performing a defect inspection of the at least one wafer to generate a haze map; grouping haze data from the haze map; and analyzing the haze data to identify a maximum E0 response dose E′. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019140 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A TEXTURED SURFACE USING SOLUBLE TEMPLATES - Disclosed herein is a method of using a template for texturing a surface comprising contacting an article surface with a template; where the template comprises a soluble polymer that has a texture disposed thereon; where the texture comprises a pattern comprising a first plurality of spaced features; the spaced features arranged in a plurality of groupings; the spaced features within a grouping being spaced apart at an average distance of about 1 nanometer to about 500 micrometers; each feature having a surface that is substantially parallel to a surface on a neighboring feature; each feature being separated from its neighboring feature; and wherein the groupings of features being arranged with respect to one another so as to define a tortuous pathway; where the template in in the form of a free-standing film. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019141 | POSITIVE WORKING PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIAL - Disclosed herein is a photosensitive composition comprising a) at least one photoacid generator; b) at least one Novolak polymer; c) at least one acrylate polymer, comprising a component having structure (I); d) at least one glycidyl hydroxy benzoic acid condensate material comprising one or more compounds having structure (II); e) at least one heterocyclic thiol compound comprising a ring structure chosen from the general structures (III), (IIIa) or (IIIb); and f) at least one solvent. Disclose herein are also the methods of using this composition to form a resist pattern and the methods of using these resist patterns to produce metal lines. Disclosed herein are also compounds and mixtures of compounds having structure (II). | 2022-01-20 |
20220019142 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition containing a resin component (A1) having a constitutional unit derived from a compound represented by General Formula (a01-1). In the formula, W | 2022-01-20 |
20220019143 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS AND PATTERN FORMATION METHODS - A photoresist composition comprising: a first polymer comprising a first repeating unit comprising a hydroxy-aryl group and a second repeating unit comprising an acid-labile group; a second polymer comprising a first repeating unit comprising an acid-labile group, a second repeating unit comprising a lactone group, and a third repeating unit comprising a base-soluble group, wherein the base-soluble group has a pKa of less than or equal to 12, and wherein the base-soluble group does not comprise a hydroxy-substituted aryl group; a photoacid generator; and a solvent, wherein the first polymer and the second polymer are different from each other. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019144 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, FILM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure can provide a photosensitive resin composition, film, and electronic device having excellent high-resolution patterning at low light intensity, excellent pattern adhesion, fine patterning, and excellent cured film properties. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019145 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR, IMAGING ASSEMBLY AND USE - A relief-forming precursor includes a substrate and a relief-forming layer having: a polymer; at least one photopolymerizable monomer; a photopolymerization initiator; and a low surface energy monomer. A relief-forming assembly includes a relief-forming precursor having a low surface energy monomer and a mask element that is in complete optical contact with the relief-forming surface. A method of making a relief image includes: exposing the relief-forming layer to curing UV radiation through the mask element to form an imaged relief-forming layer with polymerized regions and non-polymerized regions; removing the mask element from the imaged relief-forming layer; and developing the imaged relief-forming layer by removing the non-polymerized regions, thereby forming a relief image. A relief image layer has an elastomer and copolymer that includes at least one photopolymerized monomer and a low surface energy monomer that has a silicone moiety with a relief surface having the silicone moiety. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019146 | FILM FORMING MATERIAL FOR LITHOGRAPHY, COMPOSITION FOR FILM FORMATION FOR LITHOGRAPHY, UNDERLAYER FILM FOR LITHOGRAPHY, AND METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN - The present invention provides a film forming material for lithography comprising a compound having:
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20220019147 | CIRCUIT PATTERN FORMING SHEET, CIRCUIT PATTERN MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, CIRCUIT PATTERN MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND CIRCUIT PATTERN MANUFACTURING PROGRAM - A circuit pattern is quickly created or changed by exposing the circuit pattern on a board without using a photo mask on which the circuit pattern is formed. There is provided a circuit pattern manufacturing apparatus including a forming unit that forms a circuit pattern by irradiating, with a light beam, a circuit pattern forming sheet including an insulating sheet base material layer and a mixture layer made of a mixture containing a conductive material and a photo-curing resin. The forming unit includes, as an optical engine, a housing, a laser diode, a prism mirror, an inclined mirror, a bottom mirror, and a driving mirror. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019148 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD - The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus and a substrate treating method. The sub substrate treating apparatus may include a support unit that supports a substrate, a liquid supply unit that supplies a liquid onto the substrate supported by the support unit, and a controller that controls the liquid supply unit and the support unit, the liquid supply unit may include a pre-treatment nozzle that discharges a first treatment liquid in a stream scheme, and a main nozzle that discharges a second treatment liquid in a liquid curtain scheme, and the controller may control the support unit such that a rotational direction of the substrate when the first treatment liquid is discharged from the main nozzle and a rotational direction of the substrate when the second treatment liquid is discharged from the pre-treatment nozzle are opposite to each other. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019149 | STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR USE IN PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY - Methods of forming structures including a stress management layer for photolithography and structures including the stress management layer are disclosed. Further disclosed are systems for depositing a stress management layer. Exemplary methods include forming the stress management layer using one or more of plasma-enhanced cyclic (e.g., atomic layer) deposition and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019150 | SEALING DEVICE, COMPONENT AND LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS - A sealing device seals a first component part of a lithography apparatus vis-à-vis a multiplicity of second component parts of the lithography apparatus. The sealing device includes a multiplicity of sealing rings and a multiplicity of connection locations. The sealing rings are connected to one another with the aid of the connection locations. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019151 | CARRIER, XEROGRAPHIC DEVELOPER, AND CARRIER PRODUCTION METHOD - The present invention relates to a carrier including: a magnetic core material; and a resin coating layer coating a surface of the magnetic core material, in which the resin coating layer contains a binder resin, and fluorine element-containing resin particles dispersed in the binder resin, the resin coating layer has a coefficient of variation of a film thickness of 25% or less, and the resin coating layer has an average value of the number of the fluorine element-containing resin particles being 3 particles/μm | 2022-01-20 |
20220019152 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a photoreceptor, a charger that charges a surface of the photoreceptor, an exposer that irradiates the charged surface of the photoreceptor with light to form an electrostatic latent image, a developer that develops the electrostatic latent image to form a toner image, a transferer that transfers the toner image onto a recording medium, a cleaner that removes residual toner on the surface of the photoreceptor, and an inductor. The photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate and a photoreceptive layer provided on the conductive substrate. The conductive substrate is connected to a ground via the inductor. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019153 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus having a first mode in which a photosensitive drum is rotated at a first rotational speed and a second mode in which the photosensitive drum is rotated at a second rotational speed slower than the first rotational speed. In this image forming apparatus, the light-emitting portions are controlled such that the number of light-emitting rows for multiply exposing regions each of which corresponds to one pixel on the photosensitive drum in the first mode is greater than that in the second mode. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019154 | OPTICAL ARRAY, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical array includes one or more optical elements each including an incident surface at which light is incident into the optical element, a first reflection surface at which the light passing through the incident surface is reflected, a second reflection surface at which the light reflected by the first reflection surface is reflected again, an emission surface at which the light from the second reflection surface exits the optical element, and a refractive surface at which light that passes through the first reflection surface is refracted away from the emission surface. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019155 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT DEVICE - A development device includes a development housing, a development roller, a supply roller and a layer thickness regulating member. The development housing stores a nonmagnetic one-component toner. The development roller is formed by a cylindrical elastic body. The supply roller includes a metal shaft member and a cylindrical formed elastic body, and supplies the toner to the development roller and collects the toner from the development roller. The supply roller has an electric resistance within a range of 1×10 | 2022-01-20 |
20220019156 | CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH NON-GENUINE TONER CARTRIDGE - An example image forming apparatus may include a memory storing computer executable instructions and a processor. The processor may, by executing the computer executable instructions stored in the memory, determine whether a toner cartridge mounted in the image forming apparatus is genuine, and when it is determined that the toner cartridge is non-genuine, deactivate a user-defined application installed in the image forming apparatus. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019157 | TONER STORAGE CASE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner storage case includes a case main body, a rotary member, a support shaft portion, a bearing portion, and a toner returning portion. The case main body is configured to store toner therein. The rotary member is provided in the case main body and configured to move the toner by being rotated. The support shaft portion rotatably supports the rotary member. The bearing portion includes a bearing hole that rotatably supports the support shaft portion in a state where the support shaft portion is inserted in the bearing hole. The toner returning portion is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the support shaft portion and configured to return the toner that has entered the bearing hole, in an outward direction toward an outside of the bearing hole as the rotary member is rotated. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019158 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a transporting member that transports a developer in an axial direction while rotating, a developing unit that hands over the developer to an image holder, on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, while rotating, and develops the electrostatic latent image, a pumping unit that has a rotation member rotating in a circumferential direction, pumps the developer transported by the transporting member with a magnetic force, and supplies the pumped developer to the developing unit by releasing the developer in a tangential direction of the rotating rotation member, and a changing unit that changes a flowing direction of the developer, which is released in the tangential direction of the rotating rotation member and is to be supplied to the developing unit. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019159 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image carriers, an intermediate transfer belt, a plurality of rollers, a correction mechanism, and a belt cleaning unit. The intermediate transfer belt has an endless shape, and toner images respectively formed on the plurality of image carriers are sequentially overlaid and transferred thereto. The correction mechanism moves one end side in an axial direction of a tension roller along a direction perpendicular to the axial direction, so as to correct meandering of the intermediate transfer belt with respect to the tension roller. The belt cleaning unit includes a cleaning blade that is disposed in such a manner that its tip portion contacts with an outer circumferential surface of the intermediate transfer belt at a position facing the tension roller via the intermediate transfer belt, so as to remove extraneous matter from the outer circumferential surface of the intermediate transfer belt. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019160 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image carrying members, an intermediate transfer belt, a plurality of rollers, and a correcting mechanism. The intermediate transfer belt is endless and, to it, toner images formed on the image carrying members respectively are transferred by being sequentially superposed on each other. The correction mechanism includes a slanted bearing, which rotatably supports a tension roller, and a main body guide roller, which makes contact with the slanted bearing when it moves as a result of the intermediate transfer belt meandering and which moves the slanted bearing along with one end of the tension roller in the axial direction in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction to correct meandering of the intermediate transfer belt with respect to the tension roller. The main body guide roller is a rotary member which rotates while in contact with the slanted bearing. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019161 | IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system includes a belt roller, an endless belt, a steering member, a tilting mechanism, and a link mechanism. The endless belt rotates about the first belt roller which extends in a longitudinal direction. The steering member is located inside the endless belt. The tilting mechanism is operably coupled to a center portion of the steering member. The link mechanism is operably coupled to the tilting mechanism and operates the tilting mechanism so that the steering member is tilted in response to a displacement of the endless belt in the longitudinal direction of the first belt roller. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019162 | FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus includes an endless first rotary member, a heating element, a second rotary member configured to form a nip portion, and a nip member configured to receive radiant heat from the heating element and heat the nip portion. The nip member includes a main-body portion that contains aluminum or aluminum alloy and a protective layer that includes an oxide film formed on a surface of the main-body portion. The main-body portion contains a heat receiving surface that faces the heating element and receives radiant heat from the heating element, and a rubbed surface that is rubbed against the inner circumferential surface of the first rotary member. The protective layer contains coloring agent that causes an emissivity of the heat receiving surface and the rubbed surface to be higher than an emissivity of a natural color oxide film. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019163 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a control unit configured to execute a first mode and a second mode. The first mode is a mode in which a toner image is formed on a sheet at a time when a sheet passes through an image formation position for a first time after detecting a property of the sheet by a detection unit. Wherein the second mode is a mode in which a toner image is not formed on a sheet at the time when the sheet passes through the image formation position for the first time after detecting the property of the sheet by the detection unit and is formed on the sheet at a time when the sheet is conveyed via the second conveyance path and passes through the image formation position for a second time. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019164 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A fixing device includes an endless fixing belt capable of rotational movement, a pressure roller that presses from the outside of the fixing belt, a nip forming member that is arranged on an inner circumference surface side of the fixing belt and forms a fixing nip region between the fixing belt and the pressure roller, a support member that supports the nip forming member from an opposite side to the fixing nip region, and a slide sheet provided between the fixing belt and the nip forming member. The support member includes two support portions. The slide sheet is fixed between the two support portions. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019165 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image forming system including an image forming apparatus including a hardware processor that forms an image on a recording material, and the image forming system includes: a first detector that detects recording material information on the recording material; a recording material storage that stores the recording material; and a controller that specifies one type of the recording material from type candidates of the recording material based on an execution result of test printing, by executing the test printing under an image forming condition that is set in accordance with one or more type candidates of the recording material, the one or more type candidates being extracted based on the recording material information detected by the first detector. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019166 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet based on image forming condition; a reader configured to convey the sheet, and read a test image on the sheet while the sheet is conveyed; and a controller configured to: control the image forming unit to form the image and the test image on a same sheet; control the reader to read the test image on the same sheet; and generate the image forming condition for adjusting an density of an image to be formed by the image forming unit, based on a reading result of the test image by the reader. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019167 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a casing having a front end and a rear end, a first tray, a first print engine, a second tray, a second print engine and a controller. The controller configured to perform: receiving first image data representing the first image and second image data representing the second image; executing a first process including a first conveying process and a first recording process; executing a second process including a second conveying process and a second recording process; determining whether an error has occurred in the second process; and in a case where the error has occurred in the second process, stopping the second process while continuing the first process. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019168 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus according to aspects of the present disclosure includes a cover, an interlocking mechanism, a sensor, a separation mechanism, a controller. In a state where the cover moves from a closed position to an open position while no power is supplied to the controller, a state of the interlocking mechanism changes from a first state to a second state. In a state where the sensor does not detect that the interlocking mechanism is in the second state when power supply to the controller is started, the separation mechanism keeps the developing roller located at a separation position at the separation position. On the other hand, in a state where the sensor detects that the interlocking mechanism is in the second state when power supply to the controller is started, the separation mechanism moves the developing roller located at a contact position to the separation position. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019169 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a toner supplying portion including a first attachment portion; and a waste toner collecting portion including a second attachment portion. The toner container includes a positioning member and a compatible key. The first attachment portion includes a first engaging portion configured to position the toner container to the first attachment position. The second attachment portion includes a second engaging portion configured to position the toner container to the second attachment position. The first engaging portion and the positioning member are formed in a shape that allows the toner container of the type corresponding to the first attachment portion to be selectively attached to the first attachment portion. The second engaging portion is formed in a shape that allows the positioning member to be engaged with a toner container of any one of a plurality of types. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019170 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first metal plate provided with a through hole; a second metal plate provided opposed to the first plate; a third metal plate provided between the first plate and the second plate; and a fixing member fixing the first plate and the third metal plate to each other. The fixing member has a first surface and a second surface extending in a direction crossing the first surface. The third metal plate extends outward in a direction in which the first plate and the second plate opposes to each other, and the third metal plate is provided with a first projection penetrating the through hole, and wherein the first projection is fixed on the first surface. The first plate is fixed on the second surface of the fixing member. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019171 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, to which a replaceable unit with a nonvolatile memory is mounted, including: a storage portion configured to store data related to the replaceable unit read from the memory and hold stored contents even when the image forming apparatus is not activated; a door to be opened when the replaceable unit is replaced; a detector configured to detect whether the door is open or closed; a latch circuit configured to hold a specific state when the detector detects that the door is open when the image forming apparatus is not activated; and a controller configured to, when activating the image forming apparatus, read the data from the memory when the latch circuit is in the specific state, read the data from the storage portion when the latch circuit is not in the specific state, and perform an activation process based on the read data. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019172 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY SYSTEM, DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER MOUNTING METHOD AND DEVELOPER SUPPLY UNIT - A developer supply container is detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus including a developer receiving portion provided with a receiving opening for receiving a developer, and a portion-to-be-engaged | 2022-01-20 |
20220019173 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DETERMINING WHETHER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CONTROLLER AND STORAGE MEDIUM OF DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE IS ESTABLISHED - An image forming apparatus includes: a main frame; a developing cartridge including a casing, a storage medium having an electrical contact surface, and developing roller; a photosensitive drum contactable with the developing roller; an electrical connector contactable with the electrical contact surface; a separation mechanism; and a controller configured to communicate with the storage medium via the electrical connector. The separation mechanism is configured to move the casing relative to the main frame in a separating direction in which the developing roller separates from the photosensitive drum. The controller is configured to perform: moving, by controlling the separation mechanism, the casing relative to the main frame in the separating direction; determining, in response to performing the moving, whether communication with the storage medium is established; and outputting, when determining in the determining that the communication with the storage medium is not established, an error. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019174 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING CONTROLLER CAPABLE OF DETERMINING WHETHER DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE, DRUM CARTRIDGE AND BELT UNIT ARE REACHED THEIR LIFETIMES - An image forming apparatus includes a developing cartridge, a main memory and a controller. The controller is configured to perform determining whether the developing cartridge is reached a lifetime on a basis of: at least one of s developing maximum printable number of sheets which corresponds to developing identification information, a maximum developing roller rotation number which corresponds to the developing identification information, and a maximum dot count which corresponds to the developing identification information; and at least one of a developing cumulative number of printed sheets, a cumulative developing roller rotation number and a cumulative dot count. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019175 | IMAGE FORMATION AIR BLOWING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image formation air blowing device includes an outlet and an airflow control portion. The outlet blows out an airflow toward a target space on a discharge table to which a sheet with an image formed thereon by an image forming portion is discharged. The airflow control portion controls a direction of the airflow at least in a horizontal plane in the target space. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019176 | ELASTIC SECURING ORGAN FOR FASTENING A HOROLOGICAL COMPONENT ON A SUPPORT ELEMENT - An elastic securing organ for fastening a horological component on a support element including an outer peripheral wall capable of being connected to said horological component and an inner peripheral wall defining a triangular-shaped opening wherein the support element is capable of being inserted, the elastic securing organ includes elastic arms each forming one side of the triangular opening and helping ensure the gripping of the support element in the opening, each arm including: at least one cut-out defined completely or partially along the body of said arm, an elastic contact zone with the support element, and elastic peripheral zones which extend between this contact zone and the ends of this elastic arm, the contact zone having a greater quantity of material than the quantity of material forming each of the peripheral zones thereof. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019177 | TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS WITH LOW AREA AND LOW POWER CONSUMPTION - TDCs for converting time periods to digital values are disclosed. An example TDC includes a ring oscillator and a residue generation circuit. Each stage of the residue generation circuit is configured to operate on outputs from two different stages of the ring oscillator. The TDC further includes a counter for counting the number of times that an output of one of the stages of the ring oscillator switches between being at a first signal level and being at a second signal level during a time period that is being converted to a digital value. The TDC also includes a combiner for generating the digital value by combining a value indicative of the number of times counted by the counter and an output of the residue generation circuit. Such a TDC may have relatively low area and low power consumption compared to the conventional TDC designs, while yielding sufficiently linear behavior. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019178 | INTELLIGENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The disclosure provides a method for controlling an intelligent device and an intelligent device. The method comprises: receiving a voice input; determining a service instruction based on the received voice input; determining a target serviced object for which the service instruction is intended; determining a target execution element of the service instruction based on the target serviced object; and controlling the intelligent device to perform an action corresponding to the service instruction based on the target execution element. In addition, the process of determining the target serviced object for which the service instruction is intended may be performed based on an artificial intelligence model. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019179 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE AUTONOMOUS CONSTRUCTION AND/OR DESIGN OF AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT PART FOR A COMPONENT - A method for the autonomous construction and/or design of at least one component part of a component includes the step of determining a state (s | 2022-01-20 |
20220019180 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DETERMINATION METHOD, MOLDING DEFECT INSPECTION DEVICE, MOLDING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRODUCT - There is provided an information processing device determining necessitynon-necessity of adjustment of conditions for inspecting molding defects of a molded composition on a substrate the information processing device including: an image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image of the molded composition; apt inspection unit configured to perform inspection of the molding defects from the image using a machine learning model; an information acquiring unit configured to acquire information relating to a molding defect of the composition on a reference substrate; and a determination, unit configured to compare an inspection result acquired by inspecting the molding defects on the reference substrate using the inspection unit with the information relating to a molding defect of the composition that is acquired by the information acquiring, unit and determine necessity/non-necessity of the adjustment of the conditions of the inspection based on a result of the comparison, | 2022-01-20 |
20220019181 | STATELESS DISCRETE PREDICTIVE CONTROLLER - A model predictive controller for a performing stateless prediction. Using dosed form algebraic expressions for the step test in a dynamic matrix eliminates the requirement for individual calculation on each element. With both the dynamic matrix and the vector of predicted errors written in terms of discrete algebraic equations, the control law is written as a function of the current state of the system. The control law is then be reduced to its minimal form, which leaves the next control action to be a function of the system parameters, the past errors, and the past control actions. Since the system parameters are constant, this controller is then be reduced into a single discrete equation. This greatly reduces the computations required in each control loop iteration. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019182 | MULTI-PUMP CONTROL SYSTEM - A multi-pump control system with a control module, a processing module, communication interface, and a storage module. The system is configured to change a number n of running pumps, and receive a signal indicative of a power consumption P and information about a speed ω of one of the n running pumps before and after two different changes of the number n of running pumps. The system is configured to determine, before and after at least two different changes of the number n of running pumps, without a measurement of a differential pressure Δp and of a flow Q, two approximated pump characteristics P | 2022-01-20 |
20220019183 | QUADRATIC PROGRAM SOLVER FOR MPC USING VARIABLE ORDERING - A system and approach for storing factors in a quadratic programming solver of an embedded model predictive control platform. The solver may be connected to an optimization model which may be connected to a factorization module. The factorization module may incorporate a memory containing saved factors that may be connected to a factor search mechanism to find a nearest stored factor in the memory. A factor update unit may be connected to the factor search mechanism to obtain the nearest stored factor to perform a factor update. The factorization module may provide variable ordering to reduce a number of factors that need to be stored to permit the factors to be updated at zero floating point operations per unit of time. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019184 | INTEGRATED INTELLIGENT BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An integrated intelligent building management system is disclosed and includes a cloud management system having a cloud configuration platform, an intelligent building system corresponding to a building and having a ground configuration platform, and an intelligent building kit connected with multiple equipment in the building. The cloud configuration platform establishes multiple cloud configuration files. The intelligent building system obtains one cloud configuration file according to the MAC address and performs a ground configuration procedure confined by the cloud configuration file. When the intelligent building kit communicates with the intelligent building system, the ground configuration platform activates a configuration module corresponding to the kit category of the intelligent building kit to perform configuration to the intelligent building kit and establishes a ground configuration file, and the ground configuration platform exports the ground configuration file to the intelligent building kit to finish the ground configuration procedure. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019185 | METHOD FOR TICKET GENERATION BASED ON ANOMALIES IN A PLURALITY OF DEVICES INSTALLED IN FACILITY - The present disclosure provides a system for ticket generation based on anomalies in equipment installed in a facility. An anomaly recognition engine receives a first-set of data from a facility management system. The anomaly recognition engine analyses the first-set of data associated with a plurality of devices. In addition, the anomaly recognition engine detects one or more anomalies in at least one device of the plurality of devices based on the analysis of the first-set of data. Further, a ticket generation module generates a ticket in an event of detection of the one or more anomalies in the at least one device of the plurality of devices associated with the facility. Furthermore, the ticket generation module prioritises the one or more tickets based on the severity of the one or more anomalies. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019186 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SMART ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT - It describes an intelligent environment management process and system based on Internet of Things (IoT) technology, Cloud Computing, and the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques aimed at providing an environment adapted to its real use in a customized way, which will bring countless benefits to users with a more intelligent use of the environment's features based on actions and suggestions from data collection and pre-processing; Processing and Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategies in the Cloud and User Interface. The invention thus provides intelligent, adaptive management for greater comfort, in addition to automatically measuring, analyzing, and acting on the environments' comfort and efficiency based on the preferences of their users and managers. | 2022-01-20 |
20220019187 | WORK MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, WORK MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A work management apparatus, method, and system enable to accurately manage position, tightening torque and other information for all fastening parts, for tightening work using a tool with a torque sensor. The system includes: a driver provided with a torque sensor; and first and second cameras that capture images of a product from different viewpoints. The torque sensor starts measurement of the tightening torque when a detected tightening torque exceeds a set threshold value, stops measurement of the tightening torque when the measurement data satisfies a predetermined condition, and outputs torque related data that includes measurement time. The system further includes: a PC that calculates coordinates of an engagement position of a bit from a plurality of image data captured by the first and the second cameras corresponding to the measurement time included in the torque related data; and a marker mounting device provided with a marker and removably mounted to the bit. | 2022-01-20 |