06th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110032519 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE INCLINATION OF LIGHT SOURCES, IN PARTICULAR OF PRECISION APPROACH SLOPE INDICATORS OF AN AIRPORT RUNWAY - The present invention relates to a system for detecting the inclination of one or more light beams, having at least one sharp colour transition, emitted by one or more light sources, in particular PAPIs or APAPIs, comprising measuring means ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110032520 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING RETROREFLECTORS - An optical device that may include a sighting portion including an optical axis; an electromagnetic beam source coupled to said sighting portion, electromagnetic beam source facilitates generating a source beam including an axis that is substantially parallel to said optical axis; an optical surface coupled to said electromagnetic beam source; and a frequency filter coupled within said sighting portion. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032521 | SYSTEM FOR USING HIGH ASPECT RATIO, METAL PARTICLES FOR SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (SERS) - In accordance with the invention there are systems and methods of preparing surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy substrate and methods of enhanced detection of an analyte. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032522 | System and Method for Measuring Particles in a Sample Stream of a Flow Cytometer or the Like - A system and method for analyzing a particle in a sample stream of a flow cytometer or the like. The system has a light source, such as a laser pointer module, for generating a low powered light beam and a fluidics apparatus which is configured to transport particles in the sample stream at substantially low velocity through the light beam for interrogation. Detectors, such as photomultiplier tubes, are configured to detect optical signals generated in response to the light beam impinging the particles. Signal conditioning circuitry is connected to each of the detectors to condition each detector output into electronic signals for processing and is designed to have a limited frequency response to filter high frequency noise from the detector output signals. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032523 | GLASS CONTAINER WALL THICKNESS MEASUREMENT USING FLUORESCENCE - An apparatus and method for measurement of the stress in and thickness of the walls of glass containers is disclosed that uses fluorescence to quickly and accurately ascertain both the thickness of the stress layers and the wall thickness in addition to the stress curve in glass containers. The apparatus and method may be used to quickly and accurately measure both the stress in and the thickness of the side walls of glass containers throughout the circumference of the glass containers. The apparatus and method are adapted for large scale glass container manufacturing, and are capable of high speed measurement of the stress in and the thickness of the side walls of glass containers. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032524 | Glass Thickness Measurement Using Fluorescence - An apparatus and method for measurement of the stress in and thickness of flat glass or curved glass segments is disclosed that uses fluorescence to quickly and accurately ascertain both the thickness of the stress layers and the wall thickness in addition to the stress curve in flat glass or curved glass segments. The apparatus and method may be used to quickly and accurately measure both the stress in and the thickness of flat glass or curved glass segments at a plurality of various locations therein. The apparatus and method are adapted for large scale flat glass or curved glass segment manufacturing, and are capable of high speed measurement of the stress in and the thickness of the flat glass or curved glass segments. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032525 | LIQUID SAMPLE ANALYZING METHOD - Provided is a liquid sample analyzing method for analyzing an analyte in a liquid sample by using a test piece ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110032526 | COLOR ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A color analysis system includes a light source and a sensor configured to provide an output signal in response to reflected light received from the first light source. A controller receives the output signal and is configured to determine an adjustment factor based on the output signal, and determine a color based on the output signal and the adjustment factor. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032527 | ADAPTIVE LINEAR FILTER FOR REAL TIME NOISE REDUCTION IN SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SYSTEMS - A method for linear filtering of noise in a SPR sensorgram generated from a surface plasmon resonance apparatus is provided. The method includes providing a linear filter of variable length to filter an output signal in the sensorgram. The method further includes determining an optimal length of the linear filter based on a slope of the signal in the sensorgram and multiple timing of occurrences of events during measurement of refractive index in the apparatus to reduce noise in the sensorgram. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032528 | INTEGRATED SHEAR-VERTICAL SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE AND SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A device and method detect a feature of a fluid or a target element in the fluid by contacting the fluid to a sensing surface on a substrate. A mechanical wave comprising shear-vertical wave components is propagated through the substrate to mix the fluid, conduct desorption of at least one non-target element from the sensing surface, and/or impede adsorption of the non-target element to the sensing surface. The feature of the fluid or the target element in the fluid is then detected on the sensing surface, wherein the detection is accelerated by the above-mentioned mixing of the fluid, desorption of at least one non-target element from the sensing surface, and/or impeding of the adsorption of the non-target element to the sensing surface. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032529 | UNIVERSAL WAVELENGTH CALIBRATION SOURCE USING A STABLE MONOLITHIC INTERFEROMETER - Calibration of an arbitrary spectrometer can use a stable monolithic interferometer as a wavelength calibration standard. Light from a polychromatic light source is input to the monolithic interferometer where it undergoes interference based on the optical path difference (OPD) of the interferometer. The resulting wavelength-modulated output beam is analyzed by a reference spectrometer to generate reference data. The output beam from the interferometer can be provided to an arbitrary spectral instrument. Wavelength calibration of the arbitrary spectral instrument may then be performed based on a comparison of the spectral instrument output with the reference data. By appropriate choice of materials for the monolithic interferometer, a highly stable structure can be fabricated that has a wide field and/or is thermally compensated. Because the interferometer is stable, the one-time generated reference data can be used over an extended period of time without re-characterization. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032530 | Field Compensated Static Interferometer for Fourier Transform Spectroscopy - A static interferometer comprises an entrance pupil, a splitter plate, a first mirror and a second mirror which are arranged in such a way that light beams originating from a collimated source are divided on the splitter plate, reflect on each of the mirrors and recombine while interfering at the output of the interferometer. The interferometer comprises a prismatic plate of index n comprising a variable thickness e | 2011-02-10 |
20110032531 | Static interferometry system and method - The invention pertains to a static interferometry system comprising two mirrors produced respectively by vertical assemblage (EH) and horizontal assemblage (EV) of a set of parallel plates of constant width, shifted along the optical axis so as to form stairs of variable optical path difference, the said two staircase mirrors (EH, EV) being disposed orthogonally so as to form, by optical superposition, a set of square facets engendering different optical path differences for the incident signal, and a detection device (DET) for detecting the set of optical path differences of the resulting interferogram. The system comprises, furthermore, means of continuous variation (LC) of the optical path difference during the acquisition of data by the detection device (DET), and sampling means (S, ACQL) for sampling the continuous optical path difference acquired while complying with the Nyquist criterion. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032532 | QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT GENERATING AND DETECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A quantum entanglement generating system ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110032533 | Methods and computer program products for quantitative three-dimensional image correction and clinical parameter computation in optical coherence tomography - Methods and computer program products for quantitative three-dimensional (“3D”) image correction in optical coherence tomography. Using the methods and computer program products, index interface (refracting) surfaces from the raw optical coherence tomography (“OCT”) dataset from an OCT system can be segmented. Normal vectors or partial derivatives of the curvature at a refracting surface can be calculated to obtain a refracted image voxel. A new position of each desired refracted image voxel can be iteratively computed. New refracted corrected voxel positions to an even sampling grid can be interpolated to provide corrected image data. In some embodiments, clinical outputs from the corrected image data can be computed. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032534 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR BROADBAND INTERFEROMETRY - A method and a system for determining a depth of a space, the system includes: a scanner for scanning, by a single broadband light beam, the structural element and the area of the surface of the object, wherein the area at least partially surrounds the structural element; a sensor for detecting interference patterns generated when the single broadband light beam concurrently illuminates a portion of the area and at least a portion of the structural element; and an analyzer for analyzing the interference patterns to determine the height difference between the area and the structural element. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032535 | INTERFEROMETER FOR DETERMINING OVERLAY ERRORS - Systems are disclosed that include an interferometer configured to direct test light to an overlay test pad and subsequently combine it with reference light, the test and reference light being derived from a common source, one or more optics configured to direct at least a portion of the combined light to a multi-element detector so that different regions of the detector correspond to different illumination angles of the overlay test pad by the test light, the detector being configured to produce an interference signal based on the combined light, and an electronic processor in communication with the multi-element detector. The overlay test pad comprises a first patterned structure and a second patterned structure and the electronic processor is configured to determine information about the relative alignment between the first and second patterned structures based on the interference signal. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032536 | GRAZING INCIDENCE INTERFEROMETER - A grazing incidence interferometer includes: a beam splitting section configured to split a beam from a beam source section into a measuring beam emergent to a measurement surface and a reference beam serving as a measurement reference, and configured to cause the measuring beam to emerge obliquely to the measurement surface; a beam combining part configured to combine the reference beam and the measuring beam reflected at the measurement surface, to obtain a combined beam; a detecting section configured to detect a profile of the measurement surface based on an interference fringe formed by the combined beam; and an image inverting part configured to invert an orientation of a wave front of the measuring beam or the reference beam, the image inverting part being provided in an optical path of the measuring beam or the reference beam leading from the beam splitting section to the beam combining section. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032537 | Stainless steel, titanium, or titanium alloy solid polymer fuel cell separator and its method of production and method of evaluation of warp and twist of separator - The present invention releases a method of producing a metal separator for a solid polymer fuel cell by stainless steel, titanium, or titanium alloy during which securing lower cost and mass producibility by using a material having a high workability to form a complicated shape by a high productivity, then using an inexpensive blast process to drive a conductive substance into the surface of the metal separator member, that is, provides a stainless steel, titanium, or titanium alloy solid polymer fuel cell separator comprised of stainless steel, titanium, or titanium alloy in the surface of which a low ion release conductive substance is buried, having an arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) of the separator surface of 0.5 to 5.0 μm, having a 10-point mean roughness (Rz) of 3 to 20 μm, having an average spacing of surface relief shapes (Sm) of 300 μm or less, having values of a warp rate and twist rate of a separator of 0.1 or less, and having a contact resistance value with respect to carbon paper of 15 mωcm | 2011-02-10 |
20110032538 | METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE STOCK OF A GEAR - A method for the measurement of the stock of a gear with an axis of rotation which has to be finished in the hardened state, wherein the gear has a gearing with a plurality of teeth at its outer and/or inner circumference and wherein the teeth have, compared with the finished geometry, a stock on their tooth flanks. To carry out a reliable measurement of the stock the invention proposes that the position of the surface of the tooth flank with the stock is detected by using optical distance measurement by means of a distance sensor, wherein a light beam is directed by the distance sensor onto the surface, wherein the light beam is guided onto the surface in such a way that it is perpendicular to the axis of rotation or that it is parallel to this direction. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032539 | OPTICAL MOUSE TESTING DEVICE - An optical mouse testing device includes a testing frame, a control unit, a transmission unit, a rolling unit and an indicating unit. An optical mouse to be tested is placed on an upper surface of the testing frame. The control unit is used for driving the transmission unit according to the route coordinate data. The transmission unit is used for rendering a rolling motion of a ball of the rolling unit. The optical mouse senses the rolling motion of the ball, thereby providing a route coordinate data to the control unit. The control unit compares the route control signal with the route coordinate data, thereby generating an indicating signal to indicate a testing result. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032540 | POSITION-MEASURING METHOD AND DEVICE ADAPTED FOR THE POSITIONING OF A WHEEL - A measuring method and a device are adapted for the positioning of a wheel for mash seam resistance welding in the butt-joining of steel strips on continuous processing lines. A rotary roller which is fastened to a movable frame is positioned in a measuring position. The measuring position is vertically below a reference wheel. The reference wheel is continuously vertically lowered so that its lower surface comes into contact with the rotary roller and produces a bearing force on the roller. The roller is continuously moved in the direction of lowering. A distance between an index, which is secured to a measuring arm of the frame, and an articulated column of the frame is repeatedly measured during the continuous movement. The distance is compared with a distance threshold for each of the repeated measurements until the wheel reaches a first operating position in which the distance is equal to a predefined factor of the distance threshold. The first operating position is recorded as a reference point in a system for the vertical movement of the reference wheel. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032541 | FILM THICKNESS MEASURING DEVICE AND FILM THICKNESS MEASURING METHOD - A film thickness measuring device is provided with a light source, a spectroscopic sensor, a processor, and a storage unit, and configured in such a manner that light from the light source vertically enters a plane to be measured provided with a film and the light reflected by the plane to be measured enters the spectroscopic sensor. The storage unit stores theoretical values of reflectivity distributions of respective film thicknesses and theoretical values of color characteristic variables of the respective film thicknesses. The processor finds the thickness of the film of the plane to be measured from the reflectivity distribution measured by the spectroscopic sensor by using the theoretical values of the reflectivity distributions of the respective film thicknesses or the theoretical values of the color characteristic variables of the respective film thicknesses stored in the storage unit. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032542 | METHOD OF MEASURING A LENGTH OF SECTIONS OF EXTRADOS OR INTRADOS CURVES OF AN ELONGATED WORKPIECE, AND RELEVANT LENGTH MEASURING INSTRUMENT - A method of measuring a length of sections of extrados or intrados curves of an elongated workpiece travelling in a bending machine along a forwarding direction, the elongated workpiece having cross-sections each of which is separated by a neutral axis in both an extended portion and a compressed portion when the elongated workpiece is subjected to bending, and at least a neutral cross-section, i.e. not subjected to bending, neutral cross-section beyond which the bending of the elongated workpiece begins along the forwarding direction thereof, provides a measuring instrument positioned so that it engages either an extrados or an intrados point of the elongated workpiece near the neutral cross-section, but displaced therefrom in the forwarding direction of the elongated workpiece. Further, a measuring instrument on a bending machine that embodies the method is described. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032543 | VELOCITY CALCULATION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided a velocity calculation device, including:
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20110032544 | Optimal patch code design via device characterization - A method for optimally using color patch codes or color barcodes for transmitting machine-readable information, via device characterization, is disclosed to comprise characterizing a printing device and optionally a sensing device for identifying a number of recognizably spaced printer output colors; deriving a code book, by relating the printer output colors and their corresponding input values to information elements; and using the code book for encoding and decoding the information to be transmitted. The recognizably spaced printer output colors are in terms of a color space relevant to a color patch code or color barcode sensing device, and are related to the corresponding marking device input values. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032545 | CONTROLLING PROCESS COLOR IN A COLOR ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - What is disclosed is a novel system and method for controlling process color in a color adjustment system in an image marking device. A control parameter, such as a gain matrix, forms a basis of an adaptive closed-loop controller. A sensitivity matrix is used to calculate the gain matrix. This permits complex color adjustments at a customer location. The present system and method is well suited for long production runs because, as the system moves (or drifts) away from nominal, the color control system will learn the changes in the system (e.g., new input-output sensitivity) with print, measure, and prediction processes, operating on the test patches, and effectively adapt to these changes by re-computing the feedback controller gains and revising the current actuator values to follow desired target color values. The present system and method can also be used for adjusting or developing a CMYK recipe in color management LUTs. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032546 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING THE COLOR OF COATED PRINTS - A method for estimating the color of a coated print includes: measuring the color of an uncoated print with a color measuring device; and estimating the color of the print when coated by a coating process based on the uncoated color measurement using a function that correlates uncoated color measurements and coated color measurements; and adjusting at least one parameter of the printing process based on the coated color estimation. The correlating function may be derived by measuring the color of a plurality of uncoated color patches; measuring the color of the plurality of patches after the patches have been coated by the coating process; and correlating the color of the coated patches with the uncoated patches based on the coated and uncoated color patch measurements. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032547 | PRINT IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM AND METHOD FOR FORMING PRINT IMAGE - A print image forming apparatus includes: an obtaining unit that obtains a document having at least one page; a color information generating unit that generates color information from an identifier allocated to and associated with the obtained document according to a predetermined rule; and a forming unit that forms an image to be output, in which the identifier represented by a color which is in accordance with the generated color information is added to the document. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032548 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a storing unit that stores an image fanning information including an image type information indicative of a type of an image for each image, an index value to be a decision source related to a suppression in a consumption of a recording material, and a print setting information; a discriminating unit that discriminates a type of an image to be an image forming target; a calculating unit that calculates the index value; and a selecting unit that selects any of the image forming information which is stored in the storing unit and takes top priority based on a result of the discrimination obtained by the discriminating unit and a result of the calculation obtained by the calculating unit. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032549 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores image formation information in which print setting information is associated with an index useful in deciding to suppress consumption of a recording material; and an execution unit that executes a process of displaying one or more pieces of the image formation information stored in the storage unit on a display unit in association with print data to be printed. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032550 | LED EMISSION WAVELENGTH ESTIMATION METHOD, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER APPARATUS - In a prior art, since the wavelengths of R, G, and B LEDs serving as the light sources of a CIS scanner vary, read colors vary between individual scanners. Since the behavior of metamerism also changes due to the same reason, measures against the metamerism are hard to take. To solve this problem, a color patch is irradiated with light from an LED, and its spectral reflectivity is measured using a spectroreflectometer, thereby estimating the emission wavelength of the light source LED. A signal change characteristic representing the relationship to the output signals of three LEDs obtained from the spectral reflectivity of the patch is stored in a memory. In actual image reading, color correction is performed based on the signal change characteristic stored in the memory. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032551 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND SOFTWARE FOR REDUCING PRINTER COLORANT USAGE - A system, method, and printer controller software for reducing printer colorant usage by using printer controller software which controls the deposition by the printer of the printer colorant on the printable medium in response to selected print image quality and printer colorant reduction criteria, as well as identifying printer colorant deposition characteristics of the printable medium, identifying characteristics of the printer, and identifying characteristics of the printer colorant. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032552 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A data processing apparatus which compresses image data determines whether each of a plurality of regions obtained by segmenting the image data is a first region in which all the pixels are represented by a specific color. Upon determining that the region is not the first region, the apparatus determines whether the region is a second region adjacent to the first region or a third region which is not adjacent to the first region. The apparatus sets the compression rate of the image data of the second region to a rate lower than that of the image data of the third region, and compresses the image data of the second and third regions. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032553 | COLOR MATERIAL AMOUNT DETERMINATION TABLE FORMING METHOD AND COLOR MATERIAL AMOUNT MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A disclosed color material amount determination table forming method includes forming a pattern image by changing a control parameter controlling the adhered amount of plural color materials so that the adhered amounts of the respective color materials are changed in the pattern image, measuring reflectance characteristics in a visible wavelength region and an infrared wavelength region of the pattern image; calculating the color value of the pattern image; calculating the adhered amounts of the respective color materials in the pattern image, and forming the color material amount determination table in which the color value of the multi-colored image is associated with the respective adhered amounts of the color materials. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032554 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus which generates print data for driving a printing head having nozzle groups for color which are capable of discharging ink at a first resolution and nozzle groups for black which are capable of discharging ink at a second resolution which is higher than the first resolution includes a first processing device which inputs image data, and a second processing device which is communicably connected to the first processing device through a predetermined communication interface. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032555 | PRINTER - A printer includes an input unit, a cell-size changing unit, a print data creating unit, and a printing unit. The input unit receives table data describing a table including a plurality of cells. Each of the plurality of cells has a size. The cell-size changing unit is configured to be capable of changing the size of a cell that is associated with a formula. The print data creating unit creates print data for printing a cell-size changed table that includes the size changed cell in a predetermined part of a recording sheet such that the formula fits entirely within the size changed cell, if the cell-size changing unit changes the size of the cell. The printing unit prints the cell-size changed table based on the print data in the predetermined part of the recording sheet. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032556 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING DEVICE, DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A document processing device comprises: a document data acquiring part for acquiring document data; a character string extracting part for extracting character strings satisfying a predetermined condition for character string extraction from the document data acquired by the document data acquiring part; a format creating part for deriving the respective features of the character strings extracted by the character string extracting part, and for creating a format containing the derived features in the form of data; a display part on which the character strings extracted by the character string extracting part are displayed in a list form, and on which the format created by the format creating part is displayed; and a format correcting part for correcting the format displayed on the display part. The character string extracting part extracts character strings again to conform to the format corrected by the format correcting part. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032557 | PRINTING - A method of printing on both sides of a substrate ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110032558 | PDL DATA PROCESSING DEVICE - A PDL data processing device may obtain PDL data including plural sets of drawing part data and a set of deletion part data. The set of the deletion part data may include timing information and data information indicating a target set of the drawing part data of a deletion target. The PDL data processing device may store the PDL data in a memory, create drawing data by utilizing the plural sets of the drawing part data, and delete from the memory the target set of the drawing part data indicated by the data information included in the set of the deletion part data, regardless of the timing indicated by the timing information included in the set of the deletion part data, at a specific timing which is subsequent to the timing indicated by the timing information. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032559 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A method is provided that restricts execution of a job where a finished sheet which is specified in a job, and another finished sheet that is fed, do not match each other. The method for controlling a data processing apparatus for causing a post-processing apparatus to execute post-processing on a print product output by executing printing based on print data received from an information processing apparatus includes inputting image data generated by reading a sheet to be post-processed, receiving checking data for checking an image of the sheet, and restricting, if the checking data does not match the input image data, execution of the post-processing. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032560 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus that can be connected to an image-forming apparatus, a method, and a program used for the information processing apparatus are disclosed. The information processing apparatus comprises a control unit for controlling print-setting information set for document data to be printed, a recognition unit for recognizing information about a first function specified by the print-setting information by translating the print-setting information controlled by the control unit, an obtaining unit for obtaining information about a second function of the image-forming apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus, a determination unit for determining whether or not the image-forming apparatus can perform the first function recognized by the recognition unit based on the second-function information obtained by the obtaining unit, and a modification unit for modifying the print-setting information controlled by the control unit based on the determination result. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032561 | Universal Printer Chip With A Single Data Table - The invention is a replacement universal printer chip that utilizes a single data table. The replacement printer chip includes a microcontroller that emulates the chip functions of an entire model line of printers made by the same manufacturer. The universal chip identifies and blocks the overwrite locations in a single data table of multiple models of printers made by the same manufacturer. The single data table chip functions correctly on all machine or printer models of a particular manufacturer. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032562 | Greenbooks - A computer architecture that integrates desktop productivity applications with various visualization engines and various output engines allowing visualization, modification and formatting of the ultimate output from the application. Methods for accomplishing content visualization, editing and formatting in light of one or more printing option are also provided. Methods and apparatus are also provided for environmentally-friendly printing in booklet form. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032563 | JOB HISTORY INFORMATION AUDITING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A job history information auditing system includes an image forming apparatus which generates job history information including a log and image data or a link log upon execution of a job, and a data server which saves the job history information in a searchable state. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032564 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING COOPERATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus for generating output data to be output to a printing apparatus, which executes print processing or output processing to a display apparatus according to a definition described in the output data, comprises a holding unit which holds information of the printing apparatus as port information of the printing apparatus, and holds information of the printing apparatus as port information of the display apparatus; a describing unit which describes, in the output data, a definition indicating that the display apparatus outputs the output data when the display apparatus is designated as an output destination of the output data, and a definition indicating that the printing apparatus outputs the output data when the printing apparatus is designated as an output destination of the output data; and an output unit which outputs the output data to the printing apparatus. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032565 | Image Processing Apparatus - Disclosed is an image processing apparatus, which makes it possible to put an implementation order of an outputting job, inputted by a user and currently in the standby state, forward, even if the concerned user does not conduct specific operations. The apparatus includes: a job inputting section to input an outputting job, while correlating it with user identification information; a job implementation order controlling section to control an implementation order of outputting jobs, based on priority degrees of the outputting jobs; a job implementing section to implement the outputting jobs according to the implementation order of them; a user-identification information inputting section; and a control section to conduct an updating operation for heightening a priority degree of a specific outputting job currently in the standby state, based on an inputting status of the user identification information inputted from the user-identification information inputting section and correlated with the specific outputting job. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032566 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a user with information indicating an executable series of processing among the series of processing including a plurality of processes based on attribute information of acquired image data. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032567 | JOB PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A job processing system including; an operation section accepting an operation of setting of job; a generate section generating a job data based on a setting information related to the setting of the job which accepted a setting completion in the operation section; a first storage section storing the generated job data; an execution section executing the job based on the job data; a detection section detecting computer viruses within the job processing system; and, a control section deciding necessity of the detection based on the job data related to the job. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032568 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - A printing apparatus includes a log information acquisition unit configured, if a print source is a print server, to acquire log information from the print server, or if the print source is a client apparatus, to acquire log information from a log management server in which the client apparatus writes the log information, and a control unit configured to execute printing related to a print job when the log information is acquired by the log information acquisition unit. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032569 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, PRINTING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - In an information processing apparatus, in response to designation of a paper setting via a user interface of a printer driver, a print setting generation unit determines whether the designated paper setting corresponds to a paper type relating to back side paper based on paper type setting information acquired from a printer. Further, the print setting generation unit performs control to prevent a print setting designated as an inhibition rule in the print setting inhibition rule information from being designated by the user interface, if it is determined that the designated paper setting corresponds to the paper type relating to the back side paper and print setting inhibition rule information associated with the paper type corresponding to the designated paper setting is stored in a print setting inhibition rule management database. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032570 | CAPTURED IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A captured image processing system includes: a designation information accepting section for accepting designation information indicative of a location of a designated region in a captured image; a region determination section for determining an output target region in the captured image based on the designation information; and a corrected data preparation section for (i) obtaining a mapping for converting (a) coordinates of pixels in a quadrangle-shaped region having four edge pixel groups, detected in the captured image, serving as sides of the quadrangle-shaped region, the four edge pixel groups each being in a form of a line segment to (b) coordinates of pixels in a rectangular region of a given size and having upper and lower sides of the rectangular region being substantially parallel in a horizontal direction, and (ii) preparing corrected image data with respect to image data corresponding to the output target region in the captured image data, which corrected image data has been subjected to coordinate conversion based on the mapping prepared by the mapping preparation section. This allows easy output of necessary regions included in an image captured by a portable terminal apparatus, and allows output of an image having no geometric distortion even if image capture is carried out obliquely with respect to a captured image object. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032571 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR RESOURCE UNAVAILABILITY IN AN IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method and system for providing back-up server functionality in an image processing system. Upon detecting that a primary server is unavailable an image processing device switches processing operations to a back-up server configured to receive information from the image processing device. The back-up server is configured to have substantially similar configuration and operate similarly to the primary server. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032572 | JOB HISTORY DATA INSPECTION SYSTEM - There is provided a job history data inspection system capable of appropriate access control on job histories. A data processing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive job history data about a history of a job executed by an image processing unit, a setting unit configured to acquire, based on information about a job execution user included in the job history data received by the reception unit, access right information about the job execution user and set the acquired access right information in the job history data received by the reception unit, and a storage unit configured to store in a memory unit job history data including the access right information set by the setting unit. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032573 | System and Method of Halftone Printing of Image Spot Colors Using Ranked Ordered Pairing of Colorants and Halftone Screens - Systems and methods of halftoning an image for extended-colorant printing image spot colors are provided which perform a quality ranking of a plurality of periodic halftone screens to be used in halftoning the image and an objectionability ranking of the colorants used to produce the one or more image spot colors. Halftone screen-to-colorant assignments are then made using a ranked ordered pairing of the ranked screens and ranked colorants. The image is halftoned using these assignments and the results can be printed or saved for future printing. Pixel tags can be used to identify the ranked ordered halftone screen-to-colorant assignments. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032574 | Image output system for outputting image based on information of number of dots to be formed in predetermined area - The image output system of the invention collects a preset number of adjacent pixels to one pixel group to divide a number of pixels constituting an image into multiple pixel groups and specifies a pixel group tone value as a representative tone value of each pixel group. The image output system refers to a conversion table to generate dot number data of each pixel group. The conversion table stores dot number data, which represents number of dots to be created in one pixel group, in relation to a combination of a pixel group classification number allocated to each pixel group and the specified pixel group tone value of the pixel group. The image output system then refers to a priority order of pixels representing potentials of dot creation in respective pixels of one pixel group, determines the positions of dot-on pixels in each pixel group according to the generated dot number data of the pixel group, and actually creates dots according to the determined positions of the dot-on pixels. The dot number data does not include information on the positions of the dot-on pixels and has a small data volume, thus enabling high-speed data transfer. The dot number data is readily obtained by simply referring to the conversion table. This leads to high-speed output of high-quality image data. The technique of the invention thus enables easy and high-speed output of a high-quality image. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032575 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATION OF IMAGE DEFOCUS AND DEFOCUS RESTORATION - A method for determining local defocus distance in a scanned image of a non-planar original object is provided comprising scanning at least a portion of the non-planar original object to produce first scanned image data at a first focal plane and scanning same the at least a portion of the non-planar original object to produce at least second scanned image data at a second focal plane. The first scanned image data is different from the second scanned image data wherein a distance between the first focal plane and the second focal plane is a predetermined quantity. The method further comprises estimating an out-of-focus distance of the object from the first and the second scanned image data. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032576 | DEVICE CAPABLE OF READING PLURAL DOCUMENTS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a device that prevents unauthorized copying of a document to which copy inhibition information is added. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032577 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A first surface image expanding unit and a second surface image expanding unit respectively execute an expansion process for expanding recording data of a plurality of pages of both surfaces into a dot image of each page and for holding the dot image. A post-processing mechanism includes at least a cutting information generating unit for generating cutting information of a continuous sheet, and cuts the continuous sheet at predetermined intervals. A continuous sheet conveyance controlling unit generates an unrecorded portion, on which an image recording process is not executed, on the continuous sheet in synchronization with the cutting information if it is determined that a delay has occurred within a time of the expansion process, which is identified in advance, on the basis of a count value of the number of pages of expanded image data held by the expansion process. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032578 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTING A FACSIMILE CONFIRMATION BASED ON CONTENT - A method for routing a confirmation of receipt of a facsimile or portion thereof according to one embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing text of a facsimile for at least one of a meaning and a context of the text; and routing one or more confirmations to one or more destinations based on the analysis. A method for routing one or more confirmations according to another embodiment of the present invention includes analyzing a pattern of light and dark areas of a facsimile; correlating the pattern to one or more forms; and routing one or more confirmations to one or more destinations based on the correlation. Additional systems and methods are also presented. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032579 | Image forming apparatus, method for setting image-processing parameter, and computer program product - There is provided an image forming apparatus that includes: an operating unit; a plurality of scanner units each obtaining image data by scanning; an image processing unit capable of adjusting reading characteristics by correcting the image data; and an image-processing control unit that includes an image-processing-parameter calculating unit that calculates an image-processing parameter according to settings established via the operating unit, an image-processing-parameter storing unit that stores a calculation result, and an image-processing-parameter setting unit that sets the image-processing parameter stored in the image-processing parameter storing unit as an image-processing parameter of the image processing unit; and a difference-in-setting determining unit that makes a determination as to whether there is difference between previous settings and current settings established via the operating unit. The image-processing-parameter calculating unit includes a first calculating unit that calculates the image-processing parameter when the difference-in-setting determining unit has determined that there is the difference. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032580 | SCANNING DEVICE AND SCANNING METHOD THEREOF - A scanning device and a scanning method thereof are provided. The scanning device includes a scanning group, a paper-feed roller and a calibration portion. The scanning group includes a line light source generating module and a scanning module. The line light source generating module includes a point light source, a light-guiding plate and a casing. The light emitted by the point light source along a first direction is converted into a line light source through a light-guiding plate disposed in the casing. The light emitted by the line light source along a second direction is emitted from an opening of the casing. The scanning module, along the first direction, includes a scan document region and a calibration region. The light reflected through the to-be-scanned document is received in the scan document region. The calibration portion disposed on the casing or the paper-feed roller corresponds to the calibration region. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032581 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - This invention is directed to an image processing apparatus and method capable of analyzing a character image to detect a blur, and reducing the blur on a printed product. According to the method, a scanner reads an original character image, generating image data. A blur and deterioration of a character image represented by the image data are detected. Portions corresponding to the detected blur or the deterioration are removed from the image data. The image data from which the portions corresponding to the blur or the deterioration are removed is output to an image output unit. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032582 | SCANNING DEVICE - The invention is directed to a scanning device including an image sensing module, a first carrier, a second carrier and a holder. The image sensing module includes an image sensor for reading the image of an original document. The first carrier is for carrying the original document in a dynamic scanning mode. The second carrier is for carrying the original document in a static scanning mode. The holder, used for fixing the first carrier and the second carrier, includes a transitional portion disposed between the first carrier and the second carrier. There are a first distance between the image sensor and the bottom surface of the first carrier and a second distance between the image sensor and the bottom surface of the second carrier, wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance. The dual-mode design facilitates the assembly of carriers and avoids the dust entering the scanning device. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032583 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - An apparatus for moving a unit to execute scanning includes a scanning unit including a motor, an encoder for outputting a signal according to movement of the unit, a detection unit for detecting a current supplied to the motor, a speed control unit for executing a speed control of the motor according to the signal output from the encoder and the current detected by the detection unit, a movement control unit for setting a threshold value, moving the unit by driving the motor, by using the speed control unit, and a current control unit for setting a value greater than the predetermined value according to the threshold value and value of the current detected by the detection unit at a predetermined timing during a time period while the unit is moving. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032584 | SCANNING APPARATUS FOR TRANSPARENT DOCUMENTS - A scanning apparatus for transparent documents includes a scanner which includes a host and a lid pivotally coupled with the host, and a transparent document holding module which is located between the host and the lid, and includes a main body and a light guide element which is located on the periphery of the main body. The host has an optical module for scanning. The optical module includes a plurality of lighting units and a first attraction element. The main body aims to hold a transparent document. The light guide element includes a second attraction element attracted to the first attraction element. When the light guide element is moved with the optical module, the direction of light projecting to the transparent document is altered. Thus when the light guide element is moved with the optical module along a track, scanning of images on the transparent documents can also be accomplished. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032585 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - If failure occurs in a part of reading units during a document reading operation, a user restarts an image reading apparatus to allow resuming the reading operation from the image of the document next to the image of the already read document. An image reading apparatus determines whether reading operation for reading the document can be resumed by using a first reading unit or a second reading unit if failure occurs in at least one of the first reading unit and the second reading unit during the reading operation, and causes a nonvolatile memory to store an image of a document already read by the reading operation and the image reading apparatus to restart if the reading operation can be resumed. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032586 | LIGHT MICROSCOPE WITH NOVEL DIGITAL METHOD TO ACHIEVE SUPER-RESOLUTION - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for reconstructing a wave, including interpolation and extrapolation of the phase and amplitude distributions, with application to imaging apparatus, such as microscopes. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032587 | System and Method for Autostereoscopic Imaging - Systems and methods for autostereoscopic display of three-dimensional images include a holographic optical element made by preparing a silver halide gelatin emulsion, coating one side of a glass substrate with the emulsion, holographically recording an eyebox on the coated glass substrate using at least three wavelengths of coherent light combined in a source beam that is divided into a reference beam and object beam with at least one of the reference and object beam passing through a beam shaping device to substantially uniformly illuminate the glass substrate from opposite sides, processing the coated glass substrate, and sealing the coated glass substrate by covering the coated side of the glass substrate with an optical cement and securing to a black glass plate. The element may be mounted in a display and illuminated with at least one projector having optical keystone correction with source wavelengths aligned or matched with the recording wavelengths. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032588 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING MULTIPLE IMAGES IN A SINGLE IMAGE PLANE USING DIFFRACTION - Methods create images viewable under different selected angels on optical storage devices and other photosensitive surfaces and optical storage devices with super-imposed images. Generally, a photosensitive surface is exposed with multiple diffraction patterns creating super-imposed images. These diffraction patterns create super-imposed images on the photosensitive surfaces, which can be read by either a human or a computer. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032589 | LIGHT DEFLECTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT DEFLECTOR, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A light deflector includes: a movable plate; an elastic support section having a first end coupled to the movable plate and adapted to support the movable plate rotatably around a predetermined axis; a support member coupled to a second end of the elastic support section; and a light absorbing section having a light absorbing property, wherein the elastic support section has an upper surface, a lower surface, and at least one side surfaces, each of the side surfaces being formed of one or more tilted surfaces existing outside either one of the upper surface and the lower surface, and the light absorbing section is disposed on the upper surface and the at least one side surfaces of the elastic support section. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032590 | MEANDERING OSCILLATOR, OPTICAL REFLECTING ELEMENT USING MEANDERING OSCILLATOR, AND IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE USING MEANDERING OSCILLATOR - A meandering oscillator includes a plurality of oscillating plates bent and coupled in predetermined directions and piezoelectric actuators each including a lower electrode, a piezoelectric body, and an upper electrode stacked on the oscillating plate in this order, and wherein the piezoelectric actuators are alternately arranged on the oscillating plates. Thus, even when an element is made smaller, electrodes can be easily arranged. As a result, the productivity can be improved. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032591 | Micromechanical component, light-deflecting device, and manufacturing methods for a micromechanical component and a light-deflecting device - A micromechanical component includes: a mirror element with a reflective surface on a first outer side of the mirror element, which is designed in such a way that a first potential is applied to a first electrode surface on a second outer side of the mirror element opposite from the first outer side; a counterelectrode situated adjacent to the second outer side of the mirror element and which is designed in such a way that a second potential is applied to a second electrode surface of the counterelectrode; and a voltage control unit configured to apply a temporally varying voltage signal between the first electrode surface and the second electrode surface | 2011-02-10 |
20110032592 | LIGHT CONTROLLING APPARATUS - A light controlling apparatus includes a substrate in which an optical aperture is formed, a first light controlling means and a second light controlling means, each having an optical aperture regulating portion, and a drive source which operates the first light controlling means and the second light controlling means. The first light controlling means and the second light controlling means move mutually to a first stationary position retracted from a position of the optical aperture and a second stationary position which overlaps with the position of the optical aperture. A rotating shaft member is formed integrally with the first light controlling means. A coupling portion is formed on at least one of the first light controlling means and the second light controlling means, and the first light controlling means is rotated by rotating the rotating shaft member by the drive source, and the second light controlling means is also rotated in conjunction by the coupling portion. The first light controlling means and the second light controlling means rotate with the same axis of rotation as a center of rotation. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032593 | Gravity operated, rotatable lens curtain for thermal imager - A device for in-situ calibration of a thermal imager on a UAS is disclosed. A rotatable lens curtain is provided with an aperture for the lens of a thermal imager to observe a field of view. The lens curtain comprises a balancing weight and blocking portion having a thermally uniform interior surface that functions as a calibration surface. The lens curtain is disposed with respect to the lens such that when the UAS is in a substantially level flight path, the lens is exposed to the field of view through the aperture. The lens curtain is provided such that when the UAS is rotated about an axis, the lens curtain maintains its absolute position relative to the Earth by virtue of the balance weight and the lens rotates within the lens curtain such that the blocking position obscures the lens from the field of view and the lens is exposed to the thermally uniform interior surface such that a calibration operation can be performed by the thermal imager. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032594 | Optical modulation device and optical modulation method - According to an aspect of an embodiment, an optical modulation device includes a Mach-Zehnder modulator and a controller. The Mach-Zehnder modulator is supplied a drive signal and a bias voltage. The Mach-Zehnder modulator modulates inputted light on the bases of the drive signal and the bias voltage. The drive signal selectively is superimposes a predetermined frequency signal. The bias voltage selectively is superimposes the predetermined frequency signal. The controller selects a superimposing target which is the drive signal or the bias voltage so as to change modulation formats. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032595 | COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS - An electro-optic display comprises, in order, a backplane comprising a plurality of pixel electrodes; a layer of a solid electro-optic medium; a main adhesive layer; and at least one of a light-transmissive protective layer and a light-transmissive electrically-conductive layer. The electro-optic layer may be in direct contact with the backplane or separated therefrom by a thin auxiliary layer of adhesive. The main adhesive layer may be colored to provide a color filter array. An inverted front plane laminate useful in forming such a display comprises the same layers except that the backplane is replaced by a release sheet. The display combines good low temperature performance and good resolution at higher temperatures. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032596 | COMPONENTS AND TESTING METHODS FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS - A laminate comprising a solid electro-optic medium and an electrically conductive layer is tested by passing it over a pair of electrodes at different potentials, with the electrically conductive layer lying on the opposed side of the electro-optic medium from the electrodes. An article which can be tested by this method, and which is useful in the manufacture of electro-optic displays, comprises a layer of a solid electro-optic medium and a release sheet comprising an electrically conductive layer. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032597 | ELECTRIC FIELD POLING OF FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS - A method of inducing a periodic variation of nonlinearity value in a sample of ferroelectric material comprises arranging a pair of electrodes on opposite faces of the sample, one electrode defining a desired pattern of nonlinearity variation, applying a pre-bias voltage across the sample for a predetermined time using the electrodes, the pre-bias voltage being less than the coercive field of the ferroelectric material; and after the predetermined time, applying a current-controlled poling voltage across the sample using the electrodes, to produce domain inversion in the sample according to the desired pattern of nonlinearity variation. The pre-bias voltage may be 75% of the coercive field or more, and applied for a pre-determined time between 1 and 100 seconds. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032598 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION LASER LIGHT SOURCE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A wavelength conversion laser light source includes a fundamental wave laser light source ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110032599 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE OSCILLATING DEVICES - It is provided a device of oscillating an electromagnetic wave having a frequency of 0.1 THz to 3 THz from pump and idler waves | 2011-02-10 |
20110032600 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE OSCILLATING DEVICES - An oscillating device includes an oscillating substrate | 2011-02-10 |
20110032601 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE OSCILLATING DEVICES - It is provided a device of oscillating an electromagnetic wave having a frequency of 0.1 THz to 3 THz from pump and idler waves by parametric effect. The device includes a supporting body | 2011-02-10 |
20110032602 | ALL-FIBER INTEGRATED HIGH POWER COHERENT BEAM COMBINATION - A fiber laser amplifier system including a master oscillator that generates a signal beam. A splitter splits the signal beam into a plurality of fiber beams where a separate fiber beam is sent to a fiber amplifier for amplifying the fiber beam. A tapered fiber bundle couples all of the output ends of all of the fiber amplifiers into a combined fiber providing a combined output beam. An end cap is optically coupled to an output end of the tapered fiber bundle to expand the output beam. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032603 | INTEGRATED SPECTRAL AND ALL-FIBER COHERENT BEAM COMBINATION - A fiber laser amplifier system including a plurality of master oscillators each generating a signal beam at a different wavelength. A splitter is provided for each master oscillator that splits the signal beam into a plurality of fiber beams where a separate fiber beam is sent to a fiber amplifier. A tapered fiber bundle couples the output ends the fiber amplifiers for each wavelength group into a combined fiber providing a combined output beam, where a separate combined output beam is provided for the wavelength for each master oscillator. An end cap is optically coupled to an output end of each of the tapered fiber bundles to expand the combined output beam. A spectral beam combination grating receives the combined beams from the tapered fiber bundles at different angles and outputs an output beam of all of the combined beams as a single beam being directed in the same direction. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032604 | PASSIVE ALL-FIBER INTEGRATED HIGH POWER COHERENT BEAM COMBINATION - A fiber laser amplifier system including a beam splitter that splits a feedback beam into a plurality of fiber beams where a separate fiber beam is sent to a fiber amplifier for amplifying the fiber beam. A tapered fiber bundle couples all of the output ends of all of the fiber amplifiers into a combined fiber providing a combined output beam. An end cap is optically coupled to an output end of the tapered fiber bundle to expand the output beam. A beam sampler samples a portion of the output beam from the end cap and provides a sample beam. A single mode fiber receives the sample beam from the beam sampler and provides the feedback beam. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032605 | PULSED OPTICAL SOURCE - The invention relates to pulsed optical sources formed of a source of seed optical radiation, a pulsed optical amplifier for pulsing the seed optical radiation, and an output optical port for outputting a pulsed optical signal produced by the pulsed optical amplifier. An optically isolating element such as an optical circulator is provided in the optical path between the optical seed source and the pulsed optical amplifier. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032606 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME AND AN IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - Provided is an optical system (PS) which is used in a wavelength range including a near ultraviolet light range having a wavelength longer than approximately 350 nm and a visible light range. The optical system includes at least two first positive lenses which satisfies a predetermined conditional expression concerning anomalous dispersion characteristic and a rate of change of the refractive index with respect to temperature, and is disposed closer to a contraction side than an aperture stop (ST), and at least one second positive lens which satisfies a predetermined conditional expression concerning anomalous dispersion characteristic and a rate of change of the refractive index with respect to temperature. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032607 | OPERATING MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR PIVOTING A CO-OBSERVER MICROSCOPE - An operating microscope has a main objective ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110032608 | OPTICAL COMPONENT AND PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPE USING OPTICAL COMPONENT - In order to furnish an optical component and a phase contrast microscope which can indicate difference of phases of a specimen including information of frequency and color, at least two optical mediums are arranged side by side so that a constant difference of the phases is generated. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032609 | MICROSCOPE CUBE - A microscope cube includes a housing including a first opening on a first wall of the housing and a second opening on a second wall of the housing, the first wall adjacent to the second wall; an excitation filter disposed within the first opening; an emission filter disposed within the second opening; and a dichroic mirror positioned within the housing. In one aspect, the dichroic mirror has a thickness greater than or equal to 1.5 mm. In another aspect, the excitation filter is positioned at an angle relative to the first wall of the housing | 2011-02-10 |
20110032610 | DEVICE FOR STICKING COVER GLASS - Problems of a conventional cover glass sticking device, in which a slide glass having one end side, where a describing portion is formed, is stored in a storage container and the one end side is always projected from level of a protection liquid therein, are solved by the device of the present invention. The device sticks a cover glass onto a sample applied to a slide glass | 2011-02-10 |
20110032611 | SPECIMEN MOUNT FOR MICROSCOPY - Devices, mounts, stages, interfaces and systems to be developed that allow for in situ manipulation, experimentation and analysis of specimens directly within an electron microscope. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032612 | PORTABLE SCREEN ASSEMBLY AND EXPANDING AND CONTRACTING COLUMN AND HANDING TOOL USED THEREFOR - The invention provides a portable screen assembly that is small, light and easy to handle and enables easy extension and contraction of a column. There is used a column for stretching a screen having at least a first cylindrical body, a second cylindrical body, and a third cylindrical body, wherein the first cylindrical body slides within the second cylindrical body, the second cylindrical body slides within the third cylindrical body, and the cylindrical bodies are located in an order of the first cylindrical body, the second cylindrical body and the third cylindrical body from an upper stage side in an extended state, the column including a first lock portion locking slide of the first cylindrical body, a second lock portion locking slide of the second cylindrical body, a lock release lever provided at an upper end portion of the first cylindrical body, a release bar having an upper end portion pivotally supported to the lock release lever so as to be movable vertically within the first cylindrical body, a first lock release portion provided at an lower end portion of the release bar and releasing the first lock portion, and a second lock release portion provided further below the first lock release portion at the lower end portion of the release bar and releasing the second lock portion. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032613 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a method of producing an optical element, including: forming a frame portion on a substrate and forming a structural body in a space portion surrounded by the frame portion to thereby form a first optical member; disposing a second optical member on the first optical member in a reduced pressure environment to form an optical element in which the space portion is sealed in a pressure-reduced state; and exposing the optical element to the atmosphere to thereby bring the structural body and the second optical member into close contact with each other by a differential pressure between the atmosphere and the space portion sealed in the pressure-reduced state. Accordingly, it is possible to, when the optical element is bonded, suppress damage to the optical element during the bonding and further improve the function and strength of the optical element without use of an adhesive. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032614 | OPTOELECTRONIC DETECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - An optoelectronic detector and method of using same. In order to avoid any condensation on a surface, it has been known to heat such a surface. However, heating an optoelectronic detector will create a stronger hissing noise due to the greater dark current that is caused thereby. The invention is intended to avoid any condensation on an optoelectronic detector without airtight encapsulation. To this end, the detector is cooled and equipped with a sensor for the determination of a current value of one of the variables ambient humidity and ambient dew point temperature and a control unit that is connected with the sensor and designed to control the cooling device in dependence of such a value. By taking into account the ambient humidity or, respectively, the dew point temperature in the control of the cooling device, condensation on the detector can be avoided. An airtight encapsulation of the detector and the cooling device is not required. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032615 | LENS BARREL, METHOD OF ADJUSTING LENS BARREL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE - This object aims to provide a lens barrel that can realize suitable imaging. A lens barrel ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110032616 | OPTICAL UNIT AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - The optical unit includes a base member, a shift member configured to hold an image stabilizing lens and to be movable with respect to the base member in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis to reduce image blur, and an image stabilizing actuator configured to shift the shift member. The optical unit further includes a light controlling member disposed further inside than the image stabilizing actuator in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis and in an area where the image stabilizing actuator is disposed in a direction parallel to the optical axis. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032617 | OPTICAL APPARATUS - The optical apparatus includes a base member, a shift member holding an image stabilizing lens and movable in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis direction of the optical apparatus with respect to the base member, a biasing member biasing the shift member toward the base member in the optical axis direction, and an aperture stop unit disposed on a side opposite to the base member with respect to the shift member and adjusting an amount of light. The aperture stop unit includes a displacement preventing portion which makes contact with the shift member to prevent the shift member from being displaced toward the aperture stop unit. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032618 | LAMINATION OF OPTICAL SUBSTRATES - A method is provided for laminating optical substrates and in particular for manufacturing a thin combiner for an optical display that preserves the flatness of the component parts and ensures an even separation of layers, in particular an optical substrate and a thin cover plate that is to be bonded to the substrate. In the method, spacer particles in a predetermined size range are included within a glue layer at a required density to ensure cover plate flatness and uniform separation during assembly. | 2011-02-10 |