06th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160041412 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL TEST CIRCUIT - The present invention provides a liquid crystal panel test circuit, comprising a plurality of gate welding portions ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160041413 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In order to avoid generation of black unevenness caused by the water intrusion into a liquid crystal display device, there is to provide a liquid crystal display device including a display area and a terminal portion, in which a TFT substrate with an organic passivation film formed and an opposite substrate are adhered to each other by a seal portion and a liquid crystal is enclosed there, wherein in the seal portion of the TFT substrate, a groove-shaped through-hole is formed in the organic passivation film to surround the display area, a water absorption layer formed of the same material in the same process as that of the organic passivation film is formed within the groove-shaped through-hole, and the water absorption layer is not covered with the inorganic insulating film. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041414 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An array substrate, a liquid crystal display panel and a display device are disclosed. The array substrate includes a base substrate, a plurality of pixel units disposed on the base substrate, a drive module providing each of the pixel units with a display signal; a photovoltaic battery component electrically connected to the drive module, which includes a plurality of photovoltaic sub-batteries, each of the photovoltaic sub-batteries including a first transparent electrode, a photovoltaic thin film and a second transparent electrode; the orthographic projection of the photovoltaic thin film on the base substrate lies within the light blocking region. Because the orthographic projection of the photovoltaic thin film on the base substrate lies within the light blocking region, aperture ratio of each pixel unit in the array substrate will not be affected. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041415 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF, DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides an array substrate, a display panel and a display method thereof, as well as a display device. The array substrate of the present invention comprises data lines and gate lines formed on a substrate, the data lines and the gate lines are provided intersecting with and insulating from each other and define a plurality of pixel units, each of which comprises: a storage capacitor and a first thin film transistor, a gate of the first thin film transistor is connected to the corresponding gate line, a source thereof is connected to the corresponding data line, and a drain thereof is connected to one end of the storage capacitor, wherein, touch-control units are provided in at least a part of the pixel units. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041416 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, PREPARING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display substrate, a preparing method thereof, and a display device are disclosed; the display substrate comprises a display region, a non-display region, and a transparent support enhancement layer, the support enhancement layer is disposed at least in a region corresponding to the display region. The display substrate is not easy to be damaged by pressure, and can efficiently avoid a phenomenon of display defects of a display device. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041417 | MASK PLATE AND PROCESSES FOR MANUFACTURING ULTRAVIOLET MASK PLATE AND ARRAY SUBSTRATE - The present disclosure discloses a mask plate and processes for manufacturing an ultraviolet mask plate and an array substrate. The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology and can reduce costs for manufacturing ultraviolent mask plates. The mask plate comprises a transparent area, a semi-transparent area, and a non-transparent area, wherein the transparent area and the non-transparent area correspond to a frame glue area and a layer pattern area of a liquid crystal display panel, respectively, and other regions of the mask plate constitute said semi-transparent area. The present disclosure can be used in the manufacture of display devices of liquid crystal display televisions, liquid crystal displays, mobile phones, tablet computers, etc. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041418 | DISPLAY HAVING A TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDE LAYER COMPRISING METAL DOPED ZINC OXIDE APPLIED BY SPUTTERING - The invention provides an alternative liquid crystal and light emitting display which include at least one Transparent Conductive Oxide layers which comprises a zinc oxide doped with a group III, IV, V, or transition metal dopant, and sputtered from a sputtering target. In a further embodiment, this Transparent Conductive Oxide layer can optionally include a layer of a patternable TCO, such as ITO. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041419 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING FIXING UNIT FOR OPTICAL SHEET - A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel; a backlight assembly providing light to the liquid crystal display panel and including an optical sheet; a bottom cover supporting the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight assembly and including a side surface having an indented portion; and a fixing unit combined with the indented portion of the side surface of the bottom cover to fix the optical sheet, wherein the optical sheet includes a projecting portion, which is cut to include a fixing part and bridges and is united with the fixing unit. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041420 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a display device by which the non-display region where images are not displayed is reduced and movement or detachment of components is mitigated by a simple structure, thereby allowing for an increase in reliability. A display device includes: a first cover member including a first frame region surrounding an edge of a front surface of a display unit; a second cover member disposed on a front surface of the first cover member and including a second frame region overlapping the first frame region; engaging grooves formed on the front surface of the first frame region | 2016-02-11 |
20160041421 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display comprises a cabinet, a screen panel, a liquid crystal display panel, and a backlight unit. The screen panel is fixed to the cabinet while covering an opening of the cabinet. The liquid crystal display panel is located on a rear side of the screen panel and fixed to the screen panel. The backlight unit is bonded and fixed to the cabinet and is a backlight unit for illuminating the liquid crystal display panel. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041422 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Flexible substrates are drawn from two terminals provided on a TFT substrate, respectively, and IC chips are mounted on both flexible substrates. Both flexible substrates are placed so that positions of the IC chips provided on both flexible substrates overlap with each other. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041423 | Heat Exchanger for Back to Back Electronic Displays - Exemplary embodiments include an electronic display assembly for back to back electronic image assemblies. A first closed gaseous loop may encircle the first electronic image assembly while a second closed gaseous loop may encircle the second electronic image assembly. A heat exchanger is preferably positioned within the path of the first and second closed gaseous loop along with an open loop of ambient air. A circulating fan(s) may be used to force circulating gas around the closed gaseous loops. An open loop fan may be used to force ambient air through the heat exchanger and through an optional channel behind each electronic image assembly. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041424 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a display panel and a display method thereof, and a display device. The display panel comprises a plurality of pixel units, each pixel unit is composed of nine sub-pixels arranged in five columns, one center sub-pixel traversing two rows is only provided in the third column of each pixel unit, while the sub-pixels are arranged in two rows in other columns. The nine sub-pixels in each pixel unit include color sub-pixels and compensation sub-pixels, the color sub-pixels include a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel and a blue sub-pixel, and the compensation sub-pixels include a brightness compensation sub-pixel and a chromaticity compensation sub-pixel. The center sub-pixel has any one of five kinds of colors, a number of the sub-pixels with each of other four colors is two, and the sub-pixels with the same color are not adjacent to each other. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041425 | POLARIZING ADHESIVE ELEMENTS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A polarizing adhesive element includes a pressure sensitive adhesive (“PSA”), a compensating film, a polarizing film, a supporting film and an optical clear adhesive (“OCA”). The PSA has adhesion. The compensating film is disposed on the PSA. The compensating film is configured to compensate a phase difference of a light. The polarizing film is disposed on the compensating film. The polarizing film is configured to polarize the light. The supporting film is disposed on the polarizing film. The supporting film supports the polarizing film. The OCA is disposed on the supporting film. The OCA has adhesion. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041426 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device, including: first and second substrates, which are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval while facing each other; a reflective polarizing plate disposed under the first substrate, and including a first refractive index layer and a second refractive index layer, which have different refractive indexes and are repeatedly stacked; first and second compensation layers sequentially stacked on the second substrate, and an upper polarizing plate including a polarizing layer formed on the second compensation layer; and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second substrates. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041427 | TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A transflective liquid crystal display panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are disclosed. The transflective liquid crystal display panel includes: a first substrate ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160041428 | DISPLAY PANEL, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM - A novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. Alternatively, a novel display panel that consumes less power when used under external light is provided. The inventors have reached an idea of a structure including: a first display element including a first electrode, a common electrode overlapping with the first electrode, and a layer including a luminescent organic compound between the first electrode and the common electrode; a second display element including the common electrode, a second electrode overlapping with the common electrode, and a layer including liquid crystal between the second electrode and the common electrode; an insulating layer between the common electrode and the layer including liquid crystal; a first display region including a plurality of the first display elements; and a second display region including a plurality of the second display elements and overlapping with the first display region. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041429 | Display Device - The present invention relates to a display device. The display device comprises a color filter substrate comprising a color filter layer, an array substrate and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the color filter substrate and the array substrate, characterized in that the display device further comprises a reflective layer and a light excitation layer; the reflective layer is disposed on the side away from the liquid crystal layer of the array substrate, the light excitation layer and the color filter substrate are disposed on the same side of the liquid crystal layer; the light excitation layer emits stimulated light upon being excited by external light and the reflective layer is capable of reflecting the stimulated light to the color filter layer. The display device enhances the utilization to the external light and achieves a higher brightness and an improved color gamut. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041430 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a light-amount adjusting layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a backlight unit disposed under the first substrate, wherein the second substrate includes a plurality of color conversion layers respectively disposed on a plurality of pixel regions, the color conversion layer includes a partition wall; and a phosphor disposed on areas defined by the partition wall, and the color conversion layer includes an air layer between the second substrate and the phosphor. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041431 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a pixel unit including first and second sub-unit regions. Liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer corresponding to the first sub-unit region have a first initial alignment direction, and liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer corresponding to the second sub-unit region have a second initial alignment direction. The pixel unit further includes a third sub-unit region arranged between the first and second sub-unit regions. Liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer corresponding to the third sub-unit region have a third initial alignment direction, which is an alignment direction in a rotation from the first initial alignment direction towards the second initial alignment direction along a first rotation direction. An angle difference between the first and second initial alignment directions is greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041432 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In the step of curing a resin for bonding a TFT substrate and a counter substrate each having an alignment film that has been optically aligned by using UV-light, damage to the alignment film due to the UV-light can be prevented without using a light shielding mask. A UV-light absorption layer is formed between each black matrix on the counter substrate. The TFT and counter substrates are sealed at their periphery by a resin that is cured by UV-light radiated from the counter substrate side. Since the absorption layer has a high absorbability to UV-light at a wavelength of 300 nm or less that degrades the alignment film, damage to the alignment film due to the UV-light for curing the resin can be prevented. Thus, provision of a light shielding mask for shielding the UV-light for the display region can be saved. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041433 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An electrode structure comprises an introduction electrode and a body electrode, and a first isolating layer and a second isolating layer arranged between the introduction electrode and the body electrode. A first via hole is formed in the first isolating layer, a second via hole is formed in the second isolating layer. The hole axes of the first via hole and the second via hole are on the same straight line passing through the body electrode, so that a part of the body electrode is exposed via the first and the second via holes. The introduction electrode is electrically connected with the body electrode through the part of the body electrode. The diameter of the first via hole is smaller than that of the second via hole, and the first isolating layer extends to completely cover the hole wall of the second via hole. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041434 | PIXEL STRUCTURE AND PIXEL COMPENSATION METHOD THEREOF - A pixel structure is disclosed. The pixel structure includes an array of pixels, where each of the pixels includes one or two sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel is one of first, second, and third different colors, and the array includes a first pixel and a plurality of surrounding pixels adjacent to the first pixel. The first pixel includes the same number of sub-pixels as the surrounding pixels, and a sub-pixel configuration of at least one of the surrounding pixels is different from that of the first pixel. A sub-pixel in one of the surrounding pixels adjacent to the first pixel and different from all sub-pixels of the first pixel is a compensation sub-pixel for the first pixel, and at least one of the compensation sub-pixels is used with the first pixel. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041435 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates; a first electrode and a second electrode formed on inner sides of the first and second substrates, respectively; and at least one third electrode formed in the liquid crystal layer to divide the liquid crystal layer into a plurality of sub-liquid crystal layers in a cell gap direction. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041436 | DISPLAY DEVICE - To improve the display quality of a display device, the display device includes a display section and a frame section surrounding a periphery of the display section. A substrate in the display device includes a conductor pattern constituting a circuit section and an insulating film serving as an organic film covering the conductor pattern. The insulating film extends to a peripheral edge of the substrate. A slit, which penetrates the insulating film in a thickness direction, is formed in a corner part of the insulating film. The slit is formed at a position not overlapping the circuit section. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041437 | PIXEL ARRAY AND HEAD UP DISPLAY - A pixel array that includes a plurality of repeat unit sets is provided. Each of the repeat unit sets includes a first scan line, a second scan line, a first data line, a second data line, a third data line, a fourth data line, at least two first color sub-pixels, at least two second color sub-pixels, at least two third color sub-pixels, and a fourth color sub-pixel. Each of the first color sub-pixels, the second color sub-pixels, and the third color sub-pixels has a first short side length and a first long side length. The fourth color sub-pixel has a second short side length and a second long side length, and the second long side length is greater than the first long side length. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041438 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides an array substrate, a display device and a driving method thereof. The array substrate comprises a plurality of gate lines and data lines, the gate lines and the data lines define a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array, each of which comprises a common electrode and a pixel electrode, wherein the common electrodes of at least part of the pixel units are formed as touch driving electrodes, at least part of the data lines are formed as touch sensing electrodes, wherein the touch driving electrodes and the touch sensing electrodes are insulated from each other; the touch driving electrodes are applied with common voltages during a display period, and are applied with touch scan signals during a touch period; and the touch sensing electrodes are applied with data signals during the display period, and generate and output coupling signals during the touch period. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041439 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In an IPS mode liquid crystal display device, an interlayer insulating film is formed on a common electrode formed in a planar shape, and a pixel electrode is formed on the interlayer insulating film. The distance between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate is determined by a columnar spacer. The pixel electrode includes one comb-shaped electrode and a contact part. The tip of the comb-shaped electrode overlaps the columnar spacer as seen in a plan view. The columnar spacer is present in the area in which an electric field that allows the liquid crystal molecules to rotate backward occurs when a voltage is applied to the pixel electrode, so that the reverse rotation of the liquid crystal molecules does not occur, and it is possible to prevent the domain from occurring. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041440 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal panel includes: first and second substrates arranged to be opposite each other at a predetermined gap; a liquid crystal layer filled between the first and second substrates; alignment films; a counter electrode pattern formed on the first substrate; and a pixel electrode pattern formed on the first substrate so as to have a plurality of electrode branches, the pixel electrode pattern having a partial connection branch formed around a contact so as to transversely connect a plurality of electrode branches extending from the contact from among the plurality of electrode branches. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041441 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a thin film transistor, a black column spacer and a barrier layer. The first substrate includes a gate line extending in a first direction and a data line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction. The second substrate faces the first substrate. The thin film transistor is disposed on the first substrate, and connected to the gate line and the data line. The black column spacer includes a blocking part covering the gate line and the thin film transistor, and a maintaining part integrated with the blocking part. The maintaining part maintains a cell gap between the first substrate and the second substrate. The maintaining part includes a material substantially the same as that of the blocking part. The barrier layer covers the blocking part. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041442 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An array substrate and a display device are provided. The array substrate comprises: a plurality of gate lines arranged in parallel, a plurality of common electrode lines and a common electrode signal line which is disposed in a non-display region on the array substrate. Each of the gate lines corresponds to one common electrode line Each of the common electrode lines is electrically connected with the common electrode signal line through a corresponding signal line through-hole region. The signal line through-hole region is provided with at least one identification through hole, the signal line through-hole region is configured for indicating a number according to a position of the identification through hole. The array substrate can reduce the frame width of the display device. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041443 | CURVED LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - The present invention provides a curved liquid crystal panel, comprising a TFT substrate ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160041444 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An active matrix substrate includes: a first inorganic insulating film (first insulating layer) provided on a gate insulating film (insulating film); an organic insulating film (second insulating layer) provided on the first inorganic insulating film and having a thermal expansion coefficient different from that of the first inorganic insulating film; and a second inorganic insulating film (third insulating layer) provided in such a manner as to cover the organic insulating film and partially contacting the first inorganic insulating film. A notch is provided above the gate insulating film and in a portion of the second inorganic insulating film where the organic insulating film is not present. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041445 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including gate lines having a first line width, source lines having a second line width, a common electrode, a sensor electrode formed on the common electrode and having a third line width immediately above the gate lines and a fourth line width less than the second line width immediately above the source lines, and pixel electrodes, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041446 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A liquid crystal display device includes: a plurality of scan lines and signal lines on one of a pair of substrates arranged to be opposed to each other with a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween, the scan lines and signal lines extending in different directions; and an orientation film, pixel electrode, insulating layer and common electrode, the orientation film being rubbed in a rubbing direction having a given inclination with respect to a pixel arrangement direction. The pixel electrode is partitioned by the scan lines and signal lines and has subpixels made up of first and second regions. The first region has a plurality of slit-shaped openings having a given inclination in a first direction with respect to the rubbing direction. The second region has a plurality of slit-shaped openings having a given inclination in a second direction with respect to the rubbing direction. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041447 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING AN ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT - Provided is an apparatus for driving an electrochromic element having an excellent operating performance, which is capable of controlling, during a transitional state in which a light transmittance changes, a speed and period of the transitional state, the apparatus for driving an electrochromic element being configured to perform, when an absorbance of an electrochromic element is to be increased from a current absorbance to a target absorbance, before normal drive of driving the electrochromic element at a duty ratio (D | 2016-02-11 |
20160041448 | COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a color display device in which each pixel or sub-pixel can display four high quality color states. More specifically, an electrophoretic fluid is provided which comprises four types of particles, dispersed in a solvent or solvent mixture. The fluid may further comprise substantially uncharged neutral buoyancy particles. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041449 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FOCUS IMPROVEMENT IN MULTIPLE LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL LENSES - A liquid crystal optical device is provided including at least two LC cells. A first LC cell layer has a predominant director orientation imparting a transversally non-uniform phase delay to a first polarization of an unpolarized incident light field passing therethrough while incident light of a second polarization orthogonal to the first light polarization passes therethrough undergoing transversally uniform phase delay. The first LC cell is configured to project a center extraordinary ray onto an optical axis of the device at the image surface. A second LC cell layer has a predominant director oriented orthogonally to the other predominant director in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis. The second LC layer imparts a transversally non-uniform phase delay to the second polarization of the incident light passing therethrough, the second LC cell being configured to project a center ordinary ray onto the optical axis at the image surface. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041450 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVELENGTH CONVERSION DEVICE - Technologies are described for devices and methods to convert first wavelength electromagnetic waves to a second wavelength. The devices may comprise a light source to produce first electromagnetic waves of the first wavelength. The devices may comprise a reflector which may define an optical cavity around the light source and include a first and second end. The first end may be disposed around the light source. The reflector may reflect the first electromagnetic waves towards the second end. The devices may comprise a wavelength conversion component disposed at the second end which may absorb the first electromagnetic waves and emit second electromagnetic waves at the second wavelength. The devices may comprise a fixture housing disposed around the light source and the reflector. The devices may comprise a retaining component attachable to, and removable from, the fixture housing. The retaining component may secure the wavelength conversion component to the fixture housing. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041451 | ORIENTATION SYSTEM FOR IMAGE RECORDING DEVICES - An image recording device having a projected viewfinder is described that projects individual, or multiple sets of synchronized framing beams onto a target image that are coaxially aligned with the field of view of the camera. The set of framing beams is projected onto the target image beyond the scope of the field of view being recorded by the image recording device but still within the field of vision of the operator of the device. In this way, the operator of the image recording device will be able to clearly see the framing beams identifying the limits of the recorded areas, while not having any portion of the field of view of the image recording device obscured by the framing beams themselves. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041452 | OPTICAL DEVICE, LIDAR DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE - An optical device includes: a casing having a waterproof structure; a light transmission part provided in the casing; an air blow port for blowing air onto the light transmission part; a flow path for causing the air to flow to the air blow port, the flow path being provided to maintain the waterproof structure of the casing; an air intake port through which the air flows into the flow path; a blower part generating the flow of the air from the air intake port to the air blow port; and an observation unit accommodated in the casing to receive light from the outside via the light transmission part. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041453 | LOW-PROFILE LENS MOUNT - Disclosed is a housing for a portable handheld electronic device such as a cellphone. The device has a housing, having a left side and right side. At least one of the left side and right side is provided with integral surface features or surface structures to enhance gripping the cellphone, preferably along the entire length of the phone or within about the top half or one third of the phone. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041454 | CAMERA MOUNTING DEVICE - The present disclosure describes a device for mounting a camera and methods of using the same. The device comprises one or more mounting segments, preferably two or more mounting segments which may preferably be connected together. In preferred embodiments, the device further comprises one fastener-free mounting segment and one or more fastener-enabled mounting segments, wherein a fastener-enabled mounting segment comprises a mounting brace, a fastener, a mounting nut, and a mounting spacer, and wherein a fastener-free mounting segment comprises a mounting brace. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041455 | HOLDER FOR A MOBILE DEVICE TO CAPTURE IMAGES - A holder for maintaining a mobile device having a screen in a fixed position when used by a user to capture images. The holder includes an elongated hollow cover section for being held by a hand of the user, the cover section comprising a viewer end and an opposed device end, the viewer end being configured for being held near an eye of the user so as to permit the user to view the screen of the mobile device therethrough. A mobile device support section supports the mobile device, the support section being mounted adjacent to the device end of the cover section, the support section being positioned, shaped, and sized for maintaining the mobile device in the fixed position such that the user can stably view the screen of the mobile device through the view end of the cover section, thereby allowing the user to capture images. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041456 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes the following. A camera unit; a remote control unit which controls the camera unit; a detachable mechanism which detachably connects the camera unit and the remote control unit; and a shaped portion provided on the detachable mechanism to fix the camera unit in a predetermined location. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041457 | PROJECTOR WITH WAVE LENGTH WHEEL AND COLOR WHEEL IN ONE MODULE - A projector with a wave length wheel and a color wheel in one module is proposed, the projector comprising: a light source configured to generate a first wavelength band light; a dichroic filter configured to reflect the first wavelength band light irradiated from the light source, and to transmit a second wavelength band light and a third wavelength band light; integrated wavelength conversion wheel and color wheel modules configured to integrally form a wave length wheel and a color wheel each wheel in a parallel manner in order to allow transmitting the first wavelength band light reflected from the dichroic filter and to generate the second wavelength band light and the third wavelength band light through wavelength conversion using the first wavelength band light as an excited light and to reflect the generated second wavelength band light and the third wavelength band light to the dichroic filter; and a light tunnel configured to receive the first wavelength band light reflected from the dichroic filter by transmitting the integrally formed wave length wheel and color wheel, and the second wavelength band light and the third wavelength band light transmit through the dichroic filter by being generated by and reflected from the integrally formed wave length wheel and color wheel. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041458 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes at least one light source, a light combination assembly, a light-shape adjusting element, an illuminating assembly, and an imaging assembly. The light source is used for emitting at least one light beam. The light combination assembly is disposed at the transmission path of the light beam for transferring the light beam to an illumination beam. The light-shape adjusting element is disposed in the light combination assembly and located at the transmission path of the light beam for adjusting a light shape of the light beam, in which the light shape of the light beam is adjusted to be an elliptical shape. The imaging assembly is disposed at the transmission path of the illumination beam for transferring the illumination beam to an image beam. The imaging assembly is disposed at the transmission path of the image beam for projecting the image beam. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041459 | Projector - A relay system (formed of a plurality of optical systems) that generates a spherical aberration allows each light ray flux to be so adjusted that the cross section thereof has a moderate size (moderate degree of spread) on an image panel surface of each color modulation light valve, that is, the light ray flux is not brought into complete focus but is blurred. Further, as the aberrations to be generated, the amount of spherical aberration is set to be much greater than those of the other third-order aberrations, whereby generated spots are allowed to have the same shape irrespective of the field position. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041460 | Polarization conversion systems for stereoscopic projection - The PCS may include a polarizing beam splitter, a polarization rotating element, a reflecting element, and a polarization switch. Typically, a projector outputs randomly-polarized light. This light is input to the PCS, in which the PCS separates p-polarized light and s-polarized light at the polarizing beam splitter. P-polarized light is directed toward the polarization switch on a first path. The s-polarized light is passed on a second path through the polarization rotating element (e.g., a half-wave plate), thereby transforming it to p-polarized light. A reflecting element directs the transformed polarized light (now p-polarized) along the second path toward the polarization switch. The first and second light paths are ultimately directed toward a projection screen to collectively form a brighter screen image in cinematic applications utilizing polarized light for three-dimensional viewing. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041461 | GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MASK BLANK, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A glass substrate for a mask blank has a rectangular planar shape. In four square regions each positioned at each corner of a first region (quality assurance region) and having one side of | 2016-02-11 |
20160041462 | MASK BLANK GLASS SUBSTRATE, MULTILAYER REFLECTIVE FILM COATED SUBSTRATE, MASK BLANK, MASK, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a mask blank glass substrate that has high surface smoothness, that is formed with a fiducial mark capable of improving the detection accuracy of a defect position or the like, and that enables reuse or recycling of a glass substrate included therein. An underlayer is formed on a main surface, on the side where a transfer pattern is to be formed, of a glass substrate for a mask blank. The underlayer serves to reduce surface roughness of the main surface of the glass substrate or to reduce defects of the main surface of the glass substrate. A surface of the underlayer is a precision-polished surface. A fiducial mark which provides a reference for a defect position in defect information is formed on the underlayer. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041463 | GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR OPTICAL LITHOGRAPHY - The present invention relates to a glass substrate for optical lithography containing a fluorine-containing synthetic quartz glass, in which the glass substrate has a pattern forming region, and when the pattern forming region is divided into a plural parts each having a strip shape along a long side direction of the pattern forming region such that the number of divisions is greater than or equal to 3, each part has an average fluorine concentration of greater than or equal to 1 mass % and a distribution of the average fluorine concentration among the parts is less than or equal to 0.45 mass %. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041464 | MASK BLANK, TRANSFER MASK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRANSFER MASK - Provided is a mask blank which enables EB defect correction to be suitably applied and which further enables a reduction in the thickness of a light-shielding film. A mask blank | 2016-02-11 |
20160041465 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD, ACTIVE LIGHT SENSITIVE OR RADIATION SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The pattern forming method includes (1) forming a film using an active light sensitive or radiation sensitive resin composition, (2) exposing the film to active light or radiation, and (3) developing the exposed film using a developer including an organic solvent, in which the active light sensitive or radiation sensitive resin composition contains a resin (A) having a group which generates a polar group by being decomposed due to the action of an acid, the resin (A) has a phenolic hydroxyl group and/or a phenolic hydroxyl group protected with a group leaving due to the action of an acid, and the developer including the organic solvent contains an additive which forms at least one interaction of an ionic bond, a hydrogen bond, a chemical bond, and a dipole interaction, with the polar group. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041466 | POLYMER DYE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The disclosure relates to display technology field, especially relates to a polymer dye and a method for preparing the same, a photoresist composition, a color photoresist, and a display device. The polymer dye is formed by the copolymerization of an acrylated dye represented by General Formula I and an acrylic acid or acrylate represented by General Formula II, in General Formula I, Dye represents a residue of a dye containing an aromatic hydroxyl group or an aromatic amino group, R | 2016-02-11 |
20160041467 | PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC METHODS - Provided are photoresist overcoat compositions, substrates coated with the overcoat compositions and methods of forming electronic devices by a negative tone development process. The compositions, coated substrates and methods find particular applicability in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041468 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR EXPOSING A PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT AND A METHOD FOR PREPARING A PRINTING FORM FROM THE PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT - The invention pertains to an exposure apparatus, a method for exposing a photosensitive element to radiation using the exposure apparatus, and a method for preparing a printing form from the photosensitive element. The exposure apparatus includes a base assembly having an exposure bed that supports the photosensitive element, and a lamp housing assembly having two or more lamps. The lamp housing assembly includes an air distribution assembly having an air chamber that is disposed adjacent to the lamps and pressurized to provide uniform distribution of air exiting the air chamber to impinge a backside of each of the lamps. The air exiting the chamber and impinging the lamps is controlled by monitoring the temperature of the lamps and/or the irradiance emitting from the lamps. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041469 | METHOD FOR PATTERNING PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN LAYER - A method for patterning a photosensitive resin layer includes a forming process of forming, on a first photosensitive resin layer containing a first resin, a second photosensitive resin layer containing a second resin different from the first resin and a solvent and a patterning process of patterning the first photosensitive resin layer and the second photosensitive resin layer by simultaneously exposing and developing the first photosensitive resin layer and the second photosensitive resin layer, in which the second photosensitive resin layer is a water-repellent layer and the second resin has higher solubility in the solvent than the solubility of the first resin. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041470 | RESIST UNDERLAYER COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNS, AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE INCLUDING THE PATTERN - Disclosed is a resist underlayer composition including a compound including a moiety represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and a solvent. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041471 | ACIDIFIED CONDUCTIVE WATER FOR DEVELOPER RESIDUE REMOVAL - The present invention relates generally to semiconductor fabrication lithography and, more particularly, to a method and composition for reducing post-development defects and residues that may remain on a photoresist after development of the photoresist without causing substantial damage to the photoresist. The method may include rinsing the photoresist and the semiconductor device with ozonated acidified conductive water composed of a combination of ozone and a gaseous acid dissolved in deionized water. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041472 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A light source apparatus including a light source configured to emit a light flux from an emission region having a predetermined size and a rotationally symmetrical emission intensity distribution; and a condenser configured to condense the light flux to allow the light flux to exit to the outside. The condenser is rotationally symmetrical about an optical axis and is disposed to surround the emission region, and has four or more reflection mirrors each having a reflecting surface for reflecting the light flux emitted from the emission region. The reflection mirrors include elliptical surface reflection mirrors where the reflecting surface is elliptical and spherical surface reflection mirrors where the reflecting surface is spherical, and are alternately arranged in the direction of the optical axis, and a light flux reflected by one spherical surface reflection mirror is further reflected by one elliptical surface reflection mirror oppositely disposed across the emission region. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041473 | LENS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF OPTICAL ELEMENT DISPOSED IN A HOUSING - The invention relates to a lens comprising several optical elements that are disposed in a lens housing. At least one sensor array encompassing at least one capacitive sensor unit and/or at least one inductive sensor unit is provided for determining the relative position between a first optical element and a second optical element or between a load-bearing structural element of the lens and a second optical element. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041474 | LINEAR LIGHT SOURCE GENERATING DEVICE, EXPOSURE HAVING LINEAR LIGHT SOURCE GENERATING DEVICE, AND LENTICULAR SYSTEM USED FOR LINEAR LIGHT SOURCE GENERATING DEVICE - Disclosed are a linear light source generator, a lenticular system used in the linear light source generator, and a stepper equipped with the linear light source generator. The linear light source generator uses a lenticular, and includes a light source and a lenticular system. A light exposure work of the stepper is performed based on a relative transfer between the linear light source generator, and a pattern film or a photo mask. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041475 | REPLACEMENT APPARATUS FOR AN OPTICAL ELEMENT - A replacement apparatus for an optical element mounted between two adjacent optical elements in a lithography objective has a holder for the optical element to be replaced, which holder can be moved into the lithography objective through a lateral opening in a housing of the same. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041476 | LIGHT IRRADIATION APPARATUS, DRAWING APPARATUS, AND PHASE DIFFERENCE GENERATOR - Laser light from a light source part is guided to an irradiation plane by an irradiation optical system. In the irradiation optical system, element lenses are arrayed, and light fluxes that have passed through the element lenses respectively enter transparent elements. Irradiation regions of the light from the element lenses are superimposed on the irradiation plane. When each pair of adjacent target element lenses out of three target element lenses arrayed sequentially is regarded as a target element lens pair, the optical path lengths of three transparent elements corresponding to the three target element lenses are determined such that a peak position of light intensity on the irradiation plane resulting from the interference between the light fluxes through one target element lens pair is different from that corresponding to the other pair. This suppresses variations in light intensity caused by interference between the light fluxes on the irradiation plane. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041477 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a method for producing a structure in a lithographic material, wherein the structure in the lithographic material is defined by means of a writing beam of an exposure device, in that a plurality of partial structures are written sequentially, wherein for writing the partial structures a write field of the exposure device is displaced and positioned sequentially and that a partial structure is written in the write field in each case, and wherein for positioning of the write field a reference structure is detected by means of an imaging measuring device. For calibration of the write field in the respectively positioned write field, before, during or after writing a partial structure, at least one reference structure element assigned to this partial structure is produced in the lithographic material with the writing beam, wherein the reference structure element after the displacement of the write field is detected by means of the imaging measuring device for writing a further partial structure. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041478 | Lithography Cluster, Method and Control Unit for Automatic Rework of Exposed Substrates - A lithography cluster comprises a track unit, a lithography apparatus, a metrology unit, a control unit and a strip unit. The track unit is for applying a layer on a substrate for lithographic exposure. The lithography apparatus is for exposing the layer according to a pattern. The metrology unit is for measuring a property of the exposed pattern in the layer. The control unit is for controlling an automatic substrate flow between the track unit, the lithography apparatus, and the metrology unit. The strip unit is for removing the layer from the substrate. The control unit is constructed and arranged for controlling the automatic substrate flow on the basis of the measured property such that the substrate is directed to the strip unit for removing the layer if a measured property of its pattern falls outside a pre-determined quality range. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041479 | FOCUS CORRECTION METHOD, FOCUS CORRECTION APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - In accordance with an embodiment, a focus correction method includes obtaining a first defocus amount by measuring a QC wafer, obtaining a second defocus amount by measuring a product wafer, generating high-order focus correction data for an entire wafer surface by interpolating the second defocus amount on the basis of the first defocus amount, and correcting a focus on the basis of the high-order focus correction data. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041480 | ARRANGEMENT FOR THE THERMAL ACTUATION OF A MIRROR, IN PARTICULAR IN A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - The disclosure provides an arrangement for the thermal actuation of a mirror, in particular in a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus, as well as related methods and systems. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041481 | TONER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TONER - To provide a toner from which an image having a stable image density can be obtained with reduced occurrence of pollution of members, even when a toner container is filled with a larger amount of toner than a conventional amount for long-term use. A toner including a toner particle and an external additive containing an organic-inorganic composite fine particle and an inorganic fine particle A; wherein the organic-inorganic composite fine particle includes a resin particle and an inorganic fine particle B, the resin particle has a surface with a convex derived from the inorganic fine particle B; has a specific number average particle diameter (D1) and a specific shape factor SF-2; and has a specific fixed state to the toner particle; the organic-inorganic composite fine particle has a specific unit diffusion index on the toner particle surface; the inorganic fine particle A has a specific BET specific surface area. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041482 | TONER AND IMAGING METHOD - A toner having compatibility between transfer properties and cleaning properties is provided. A toner wherein a fine particle A containing a primary particle having a number average particle diameter (D1) of 80 nm or more and 400 nm or less is present on the surface of a toner particle at a coverage ratio of 5 to 40%, a fixing rate of 30 to 90% by mass, and a variation coefficient of 0.1 to 0.5 in a region of 0.5 πμm | 2016-02-11 |
20160041483 | MAGNETIC TONER - The present invention provides a magnetic toner that is excellent in low temperature fixability and that is also excellent in developability, suppression of fogging and transfer efficiency even in a long period of use. The magnetic toner of the present invention is a magnetic toner including a magnetic toner particle containing a binder resin and a magnetic member, and an inorganic fine particle “a” and an organic-inorganic composite fine particle, wherein the magnetic toner has (i) a true specific gravity of 1.40 g/cm | 2016-02-11 |
20160041484 | MAGNETIC TONER - Provided is a toner having good endurance stability and good low-temperature fixability in high-speed printing, and having good resistance to the adhesion of printed paper. The toner is a magnetic toner having, on the surface of toner particle containing a binder resin and an ester compound as a releasing agent, inorganic fine particle “a” and organic-inorganic composite fine particle having a volumetric specific heat of from 2,900 kJ/(m | 2016-02-11 |
20160041485 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, AND TONER CARTRIDGE - An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles including a binder resin that contains a copolymer formed by copolymerizing at least an aromatic vinyl monomer and an aliphatic unsaturated alkyl carboxylate ester, wherein a weight ratio of component M1 of the aromatic vinyl monomer and component M2 of the aliphatic unsaturated alkyl carboxylate ester in the copolymer satisfies the following expression (1), and a weight ratio of volatile component m1 of the aromatic vinyl monomer and volatile component m2 of the aliphatic unsaturated alkyl carboxylate ester, as measured by a headspace method, satisfies the following expression (2): | 2016-02-11 |
20160041486 | REVERSIBLY ALLOCHROIC TONER, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, TONER CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A reversibly allochroic toner contains a binder resin and a colorant. The colorant reversibly switches between first and second color states in response to temperature changes. The colorant exhibits a hysteresis in a temperature-color state curve thereof in which the following relationships are satisfied. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041487 | FERRITE PARTICLES AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT CARRIER USING SAME, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FERRITE PARTICLES - There are provided ferrite particles in which Mn ferrite is used as the main phase and which contain Sr ferrite, where the degree of projections and recesses in the surface of the particles falls within a range of 2.5 to 4.5 μm, and the standard deviation of the size of grains appearing on the surface of the particles falls within a range of 1.5 to 3.5 μm. In this way, a coating resin is left on the surface of the particles even after long-term use and thus a decrease in the charging property is reduced. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041488 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, CONTROLLER AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming system includes an image former forming an image with a white coloring material and a colored coloring material; an output controller controlling the image former to output a first correction sheet formed with the colored coloring material, and a second correction sheet including a first layer formed with the colored coloring material and a second layer formed with the white coloring material overlying the first layer; a density measurer measuring color densities of the first and the second correction sheets; a first corrector correcting a gradation of the colored coloring material, based on the measured color density of the first correction sheet; and a second corrector correcting a gradation of the white coloring material, based on the measured color density of the second correction sheet including the first layer formed with a gradation value in accordance with the gradation correction result of the colored coloring material. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041489 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING UNIT - Provided is an image forming apparatus including an image holder that is provided to be rotatable, and a charging member that includes a charging member main body and a cover member, in which an outer circumferential surface of the cover member is disposed to be in contact with the image holder, and that charges the image holder, wherein a circumferential speed of one member of the rotating image holder and the rotating charging member main body is greater than a circumferential speed of the other member, and wherein the cover member moves to follow a movement of the one member at a contact portion where the cover member and the image holder come into contact with each other, and a portion of the cover member that is positioned on an upstream side of the contact portion is drawn toward a downstream side. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041490 | CHARGING MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A charging member includes a support and a surface layer. The surface layer contains a first compound and a second compound different from the first compound. The first compound is a polysiloxane having at least one unit selected from the group consisting of SiO | 2016-02-11 |
20160041491 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE ROLLER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electroconductive roller is provided, which is imparted with lower resistance than a prior-art electroconductive roller without addition of an expensive salt and an electron conductive agent liable to cause various problems or by adding the electron conductive agent in a smaller proportion that hardly causes the problems, and an image forming apparatus employing the electroconductive roller is also provided. The electroconductive roller ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160041492 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An optical scanning apparatus a deflector configured to respectively deflect first and second light beams by a first deflection surface and scan first and second scanned surfaces in a main scanning direction, and first and second imaging optical systems configured to respectively collect the first and second light beams deflected by the deflector to the first and second scanned surfaces. The first and second imaging optical systems include a shared multistage lens including first and second optical surfaces arranged in a sub-scanning direction to which each of the first and second light beams enters, the second scanned surface is disposed on a position closer to the deflector than the first scanned surface, and a second optical path length from the first deflection surface to the second scanned surface is longer than a first optical path length from the first deflection surface to the first scanned surface. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041493 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light emitting apparatus includes: a pixel circuit formed over a substrate; a partition including a plurality of openings formed over the substrate with the pixel circuit; and a plurality of pixels defined by the plurality of the openings, wherein the pixel includes a light emitting element including a lower electrode connected to the pixel circuit and an organic compound layer formed over the lower electrode, the plurality of the pixels is arranged in a line in a longitudinal direction of the substrate, the pixel circuit includes: a transistor including a gate electrode and source/drain electrodes; a first interconnection including the gate electrode; and a second interconnection including the source/drain electrodes, and the second interconnection and an interconnection formed of a same layer as the second interconnection are separated from the organic compound layer in planar view from a direction perpendicular to a main surface of the substrate. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041494 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME, AND DEVELOPER AMOUNT ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREFOR - A development device is operable in multiple different speed modes and includes a developer bearer to carry developer, a developer regulator to adjust an amount of developer carried on the developer bearer, and multiple developer conveyance members disposed facing the developer bearer to transport developer in a longitudinal direction to circulate developer inside the development device. The multiple developer conveyance members including a first developer conveyance member to supply developer to the developer bearer and a second developer conveyance member to transport developer collected from the developer bearer. The development device executes developer amount balance adjustment in which a driving velocity of at least the multiple developer conveyance members is increased from a driving velocity in a lower-speed mode for a predetermined period after image development in the lower speed mode is completed and before image development in a higher speed mode is started. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041495 | MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY DETECTOR, DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND OSCILLATION SIGNAL FREQUENCY CALCULATION METHOD THEREFOR - A magnetic permeability detector includes an LC oscillator circuit including a coil and a capacitor; and a resistor connected in series with the coil. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041496 | Toner Supply Regulation - An electro-photographic print system or method for regulating a supply of toner based on a required toner amount. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041497 | MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY DETECTOR, DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND OSCILLATION SIGNAL FREQUENCY CALCULATION METHOD THEREFOR - A magnetic permeability detector includes an LC oscillator circuit including a coil and a capacitor; and a resistor connected in series with the coil. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041498 | POWDER SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A powder supply device to supply powder to a supply destination includes a body, a single holder including multiple mounts on which multiple powder containers are removably mounted respectively, and a reservoir disposed in the body and below the single holder to store powder discharged from the multiple powder containers; and the single holder is removably attachable to the body of the powder supply device including the reservoir. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041499 | Toner Cartridge for use in an Image Forming Device - A toner cartridge according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for containing toner therein. An exit port in fluid communication with the reservoir faces downward on a front of the housing near a first side of the housing. A portion of a main interface gear for providing rotational power to a toner delivery system is exposed on the front of the housing near a top of a second side of the housing and engagable with a corresponding drive gear in the image forming device. A projection extends forward from the housing further forward than a frontmost portion of the exit port and is spaced from the exit port toward the first side of the housing. A front of the projection is unobstructed for engaging a developer unit when the toner cartridge is inserted into the image forming device. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041500 | TONER CONTAINER - In one embodiment, a toner container comprises a toner container body in which toner is stored, a cover portion configured to cover the toner container body, and a projection. The projection is provided in the vicinity of a rear end portion in a longitudinal direction of the cover portion or a longitudinal direction of the toner container body, and projecting toward a rear side of the toner container. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041501 | END SEAL MEMBER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE - A high-quality end seal member which is easy to manufacture, and which exhibits excellent sealing properties with respect to inhibiting the leakage of toner in a toner-handling device of an image-forming device. End seal member for inhibiting, at a desired acceleration, leakage of toner from end of rotating body using anti-leakage gap obtained by causing recessed region to be deformed toward rotating body is provided with sealing member having striped pattern comprising plurality of steps of linear configuration which come in contact with toner carrier, i.e. rotating body, of image-forming device. When toner conveyed by toner carrier comes in contact with radiused region at edge of projecting region of irregular surface of sealing member toner scraping angle is greater than toner angle of repose. Elastic body at back surface of sealing member is used to achieve reactive-force-providing elasticity for contact load between sealing member and rotating body. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041502 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE FOR LASER PRINTER - The present invention discloses a developing cartridge for a laser printer, comprising a stirring wheel and an activation mechanism, the activation mechanism comprising a diameter-changing wheel, a return spring and a sliding block, wherein the diameter-changing wheel is parallel with an axial direction of the stirring wheel and includes two sections of arcs, a larger diameter arc of the two sections of arcs is meshed with the stirring wheel, a protruding block is provided on a lateral end wall at a side of the axial direction of the diameter-changing wheel facing the end cover, a part of the end cover corresponding to the diameter-changing wheel is provided as an inclined wall, the inclined wall is provided with a sliding groove, the sliding block is mounted in the sliding groove, the return spring presses the sliding block in the sliding groove at one end close to the diameter-changing wheel. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041503 | DEVELOPING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH TONER CONCENTRATION DETECTION SECTION AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - A developing device includes: a container, a stirring member, a developing roller, a toner concentration detection section, a stirring plate, and a blade. The stirring plate is attached to the rotary shaft of the stirring member in a manner such as to be rotatable together with the rotary shaft, and has a tip part located in the radial direction at a predefined distance from the detection surface. The blade has elasticity, is attached to the stirring plate in a manner such as to surround a one-side surface, an another-side surface, and the tip part in a rotation direction of the stirring plate, has a sufficient length in the radial direction enough to abut the detection surface, and makes sliding-contact with the detection surface while rotating together with the stirring plate. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041504 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SWITCHING COLLECTED DEVELOPER ROUTE IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer; a developing device; a transfer device; a waste-developer container; a developer collecting device including a collected-developer conveyor, a waste channel, a reuse channel, and a channel switching member to switch a route between the waste channel and the reuse channel; a switching determiner to determine whether to dispose or reuse collected developer; an operating condition data collector to collect and store operating condition data used as a degradation speed index of developer in the developing device; a determination type selector to select, according to the degradation speed index, one of a first determination type based on an operating amount and a second determination type based on developer replacement data indicating an amount of developer replaced with supplied developer in the developing device; and a switching controller to control the channel switching member according to determination made by the switching determiner. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041505 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS - A developing apparatus includes a developer carrying member configured to carry a developer, and a magnet member disposed inside the developer carrying member. The magnet member includes one or more first magnet portions having a first magnetic polarity at an outer surface thereof opposing an inner surface of the developer carrying member, and one or more second magnet portions having a second magnetic polarity at an outer surface thereof opposing the inner surface. In a cross-section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the magnet member at a longitudinally central portion thereof, a number of the first magnet portions is larger than a number of the second magnet portions, and a ratio of a total area of the first magnet portions in the cross-section is smaller at a longitudinally end portion of the magnet member than at the longitudinally central portion. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041506 | Digital Printing Process and Liquid Toner Dispersion Therefore - Disclosed is a liquid toner dispersion which has a relative low shear viscosity between 1.25 and 225 and a relative conductivity between 0.3 and 30. The liquid toner dispersion includes toner particles in a non-polar carrier liquid, as well as a dispersing agent. This liquid toner dispersion is used in a digital printing process including adding dispersing agent during recycling of excess liquid toner dispersion remaining on a development member after patterned transfer of liquid toner dispersion to the imaging member. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041507 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a chassis having an opening, a cover, photosensitive members, an intermediate transfer belt, a primary-transfer member, a secondary-transfer roller, a cleaner device, a waste toner container, which is movable along a predetermined direction to be removably installed in the chassis through the opening and stores residual toner, a connector, and a feed roller, which is arranged within the feeding path to feed the recording sheet in the feeding path. The feed roller is arranged in a position to at least partially fall within a vertical range of the waste toner container and to be aligned with the waste toner container along an axial direction of the second feed roller. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041508 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer on which a toner image is formed, an intermediate transfer belt onto which the toner image transferred from the image bearer, a secondary transfer member, a guide assembly, and a biasing device. The secondary transfer member meets the intermediate transfer belt to form a secondary transfer nip in which the toner image is transferred from the intermediate transfer belt onto a recording sheet. The guide assembly disposed upstream from the secondary transfer member in a transport direction of the recording sheet guides the recording sheet at a position lower than the secondary transfer nip such that a leading end of the recording sheet contacts the secondary transfer member before entering the secondary transfer nip. The biasing device biases the secondary transfer member to move the secondary transfer member in one of a direction of bias and a vertical direction. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041509 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided in which, during a continuous sheet passing, in the case where a between-sheets time is short, none of a cleaning mode and a drive OFF mode is performed; in the case where the between-sheets time is of a medium length of time, the cleaning mode is performed but the drive OFF mode is not performed; and in the case where the between-sheets time is long, both the cleaning mode and the drive OFF mode are performed. As a result, degradation of an image bearer due to the cleaning bias is alleviated, decreased productivity due to the cleaning mode is alleviated, a problem is alleviated in which a back surface of a recording medium gets dirty due to toner adhered to a transfer rotation body, and another problem is alleviated in which the service life of a driven member is shortened. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041510 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member; a voltage source; a fixing device including a rotatable member; an executing portion for executing an operation in a both-side mode; and a setting portion. The setting portion sets a transfer voltage in the operation for a second surface so that an absolute value of the transfer voltage when a recording material region which starts from a downstreammost end position and which passed through a fixing portion through first one full circumference of the rotatable member when the toner image is fixed on a first surface passes through the transfer portion is larger than an absolute value of the transfer voltage when a recording material region passed through the fixing portion through second one full circumference of the rotatable member when the toner image is fixed on the first surface passes through the transfer portion. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041511 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device to form a cleaning toner image in a cleaning region on a cleaning sheet and a check toner image in a check region on the cleaning sheet. The image forming apparatus further includes a fixing device including a first rotator and a heater to heat the first rotator to a cleaning temperature that is lower than a fixing temperature to which the first rotator is heated in a print job and higher than a cold offset temperature at which toner adheres to the first rotator by cold offset. Each of the cleaning region and the check region has a length greater than a circumferential length of the first rotator. The cleaning region and the check region are disposed at a leading section and a trailing section of the cleaning sheet in a cleaning sheet conveyance direction, respectively. | 2016-02-11 |