07th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220050349 | Semiconductor Mach Zehnder Optical Modulator - A semiconductor Mach-Zehnder optical modulator includes input side lead-out lines, phase modulation electrode lines, output side lead-out lines, electrodes that apply modulation signals propagating through the phase modulation electrode lines to respective waveguides, and ground lines. Furthermore, at least one n-type semiconductor layer or p-type semiconductor layer is formed between a substrate and a dielectric layer in a lower layer under the output side lead-out lines intermittently along the output side lead-out lines. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050350 | MULTI-MODE INTERFEROMETRIC OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE AND PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A multi-mode interferometric optical waveguide device includes: a multi-mode interferometric optical waveguide which includes a first reflective surface; a first single-mode waveguide connected to the multi-mode interferometric optical waveguide; and a second single-mode waveguide connected to the multi-mode interferometric optical waveguide and oppose the first reflective surface. Consequently, the multi-mode interferometric optical waveguide device can propagate light from the first single-mode waveguide to the second single-mode waveguide, with further reduced optical losses. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050351 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE - An optical waveguide device includes an intermediate layer, a thin-film LN layer including X-cut lithium niobate, and a buffer layer stacked on a substrate; an optical waveguide formed in the thin-film LN layer; and an electrode for driving. The intermediate layer is formed by an upper first intermediate layer and a lower second intermediate layer, the second intermediate layer having a permittivity that is smaller than a permittivity of the first intermediate layer. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050352 | DEVICE FOR FORMING AN OUTGOING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE FROM AN INCIDENT ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE - An optical device forming an outgoing electromagnetic wave from an incident electromagnetic wave is disclosed. Such a device comprises at least one unit cell comprising: —at least two optical elements, an optical element being characterized by a type of optical response to said incident electromagnetic wave; —selection means enabling selective excitation of at least one optical element among the at least two optical elements, in response to said incident electromagnetic wave as a function of a wavelength of said incident electromagnetic wave, wherein said selection means comprise at one nanojet-based dielectric deflector compound of at least two dielectric material having different refractive indexes, and wherein said optical elements are placed at a distance from said nanojet-based dielectric deflector. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050353 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE BEAM PARAMETER PRODUCT UTILIZING THERMO-OPTIC EFFECTS - In various embodiments, a beam-parameter adjustment system and focusing system alters a spatial power distribution of a radiation beam, via thermo-optic effects, before the beam is coupled into an optical fiber or delivered to a workpiece. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050354 | OPTICAL MODULATOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is an optical modulator including a substrate, and a plurality of meta units provided on the substrate and spaced apart from each other, wherein at least one of the plurality of meta units includes a metal layer provided on the substrate, a dielectric layer provided an upper surface and side surfaces of the metal layer, and an antenna provided on an upper surface of the dielectric layer, the antenna including phase change material, wherein a refractive index of the phase change material changes based on a voltage applied to the metal layer to modulate incident light. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050355 | CONFIGURABLE OPTICAL DEVICE - Configurable optical device comprising an optical element ( | 2022-02-17 |
20220050356 | GENERATING OPTICAL PULSES VIA A SOLITON STATE OF AN OPTICAL MICRORESONATOR COUPLED WITH A CHIP BASED SEMICONDUCTOR LASER - A light pulse source and method for generating repetitive optical pulses are described. The pulse source includes a continuous wave (cw) laser device, an optical waveguide optically coupled with the laser device, an optical microresonator, and a tuning device. The optical microresonator coupling cw laser light via the waveguide into the microresonator, which may include a light field in a soliton state with soliton shaped pulses coupled out of the microresonator for providing the repetitive optical pulses. The laser device includes a chip based semiconductor laser, the microresonator and/or the waveguide may reflect an optical feedback portion of light back to the semiconductor laser, which may provide self-injection locking relative to a resonance frequency of the microresonator. The tuning device is arranged for tuning at least one of a driving current and a temperature of the semiconductor laser such that the microresonator may provide the soliton state. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050357 | OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical system is provided, including a first optical module, a second optical module, and a light-quantity adjustment module. The first optical module, the second optical module, and the light-quantity adjustment module are arranged in a direction of an optical axis. The first optical module and the second optical module are movable in the direction of the optical axis. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050358 | DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A driving device has a central axis and includes a cover, a base, at least one displaceable holder and at least one translational auxiliary member. The cover surrounds the central axis and is fixed to the base for forming a containing space. The displaceable holder is disposed in the containing space and includes at least one horizontal rolling member. The horizontal rolling member is provided that renders the displaceable holder displaceable relatively to the cover and the base along at least one direction perpendicular to the central axis. The translational auxiliary member abuts against the cover and the displaceable holder. The translational auxiliary member and the horizontal rolling member are disposed on two opposite sides along the central axis, respectively. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050359 | FILL LIGHT DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FILL LIGHT DEVICE, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed are a fill light device, a method for controlling a fill light device, and a computer readable storage medium. The fill light device includes a flash light; and a light guide, the light guide being located on a light-exiting side of the flash light and being configured to be controlled to change a shape and/or a light-transmitting area to change a light-exiting area and/or a light-emitting angle of the fill light device. The method includes obtaining a control parameter of the light guide; and changing a shape and/or a light-transmitting area of the light guide according to the control parameter to change a light-exiting area and/or a light-emitting angle of the fill light device. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050360 | LENS APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CAMERA APPARATUS - Provided is a lens apparatus attachable and removable to a camera apparatus, the lens apparatus comprising a communication device configured to transmit, to an external device, information for light amount compensation of image data obtained by image pickup in the camera apparatus, in which the information includes information of a coefficient A | 2022-02-17 |
20220050361 | LENS ASSEMBLY - A lens assembly includes a lens having an inner surface and an outer surface. A lens barrel supports the lens and has outer and inner lens barrel ends separated by a longitudinal axis. The lens is arranged along the longitudinal axis to span the outer lens barrel end such that the inner surface of the lens is within the lens barrel and the outer surface of the lens is outside the lens barrel. A heater element is located within the lens barrel. The heater element has a heater element electrical lead extending radially and longitudinally therefrom to provide power to the heater element. A carrier ring extends circumferentially around at least a portion of an outside lens barrel surface adjacent the inner lens barrel end. The carrier ring includes at least one lead station radially aligned with the heater element electrical lead. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050362 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WITH A CAMERA AND A REINFORCEMENT PART CONNECTED THERETO, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING THE CAMERA - A household appliance includes a camera with a housing and a first electrical plug connector in the housing. A reinforcement part separate from the camera is configured for direct connection to the housing through a cutout in a wall of the appliance such that the housing and the reinforcement part are disposed on opposite sides of the wall. The reinforcement part has a second electrical plug connector for connection to the first electrical plug connector. The second plug connector is a separate component provided on the reinforcement part by a snap-fit connection and/or in the mounted state the first electrical plug connector is snap-fitted to the second electrical plug connector by a snap-fit connection and/or the housing of the camera is connected in the mounted final state to the reinforcement part by a screw connection. A mounting method for the camera is also provided. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050363 | BRACKET FOR VEHICLE MOUNT CAMERA - A bracket includes a base portion arranged to be fixed to a face inside the window glass, and an engagement piece, an engagement portion thereof engaging an end of the vehicle mount camera located at a rear side in a sliding movement by a sliding operation of the vehicle mount camera. The engagement piece includes a fixed end integrated with the base portion, and a free end arranged with a space relative to the fixed end in a vehicle front-rear direction, the engagement portion being provided at the free end so that the sliding operation of the vehicle mount camera is made by an elastic deformation of the engagement piece through an abutment of the engagement portion to the vehicle mount camera, and an engagement of the engagement portion is made by an elastic recovery of the engagement piece at an end position of the sliding operation. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050364 | GIMBAL CONTROL METHOD, GIMBAL, AND IMAGING DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a gimbal, implemented by a gimbal controller. The gimbal includes a gimbal assembly connected to the gimbal controller, the gimbal assembly being configured to mount an imaging device and drive the imaging device to rotate to adjust an imaging direction of the imaging device. The method includes determining whether the gimbal has entered a preset mode; and controlling rotation of the gimbal assembly to stabilize the imaging direction of the imaging device at a first balance direction when the gimbal enters the preset mode, and controlling a movement of the gimbal assembly such that the imaging direction of the imaging device is within a first cone angle range with the first balance direction as an axis before the gimbal exiting the preset mode. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050365 | PROTECTIVE DOME FOR MONITORING CAMERA SYSTEM | 2022-02-17 |
20220050366 | PROJECTION LENS - A projection lens includes a DMD chip, an equivalent prism, a vibrating mirror, a first refractive lens group, a diaphragm, and a second refractive lens group that are successively arranged. The first refractive lens group includes a first lens, a triple-cemented lens, and a fifth lens that are successively arranged. The triple-cemented lens includes a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens, and the fourth lens is an aspherical lens. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050367 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection-type display device of the present disclosure includes: an optical element including a first polarization beam splitter ( | 2022-02-17 |
20220050368 | PROJECTION LENS AND PROJECTION DEVICE - A projection lens, which is mounted on a housing of a projection device including an electro-optical element, includes a first holding part that holds a first optical system disposed along a first optical axis along which light emitted from the housing passes, a first reflective part that bends light parallel to the first optical axis to form light parallel to a second optical axis, a second reflective part that bends the light parallel to the second optical axis to form light parallel to a third optical axis, and a second holding part holds the first reflective part and the second reflective part. A distance along the first optical axis between a first lens, which is made of glass and is disposed to be closest to a reduction side in the first optical system, and the first reflective part is longer than a distance along the second optical axis between the first reflective part and the second reflective part. The first optical system includes an aspherical third lens that is made of a resin material and is disposed between the first lens and the first reflective part. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050369 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURE FOR A TRACKING CAMERA OR DETECTOR WITH FAST ASYNCHRONOUS TRIGGERING - An image projection device for displaying an image onto a remote surface. The image projection device employs a scanner to project image beams of visible light and tracer beams of light onto a remote surface to form a display of the image. The device also employs a light detector to sense at least the reflections of light from the tracer beam pulses incident on the remote surface. The device employs the sensed tracer beam light pulses to predict the trajectory of subsequent image beam light pulses and tracer beam light pulses that form a display of the image on the remote surface in a pseudo random pattern. The trajectory of the projected image beam light pulses can be predicted so that the image is displayed from a point of view that can be selected by, or automatically adjusted for, a viewer of the displayed image. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050370 | LIGHT-EMITTING SYSTEMS INCLUDING DUAL PRIMARY RED LEDS - Light-emitting systems (e.g., projection systems) that comprise multiple light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are described herein. For example, the systems may include dual (i.e., two) primary red LEDs. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050371 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device according to an aspect of the present technology includes an emission portion, a transparent base material, an irradiation target, and an optical portion. The emission portion emits image light along a predetermined axis. The transparent base material includes a tapered surface having a tapered shape along the predetermined axis. The irradiation target is disposed at at least a part around the predetermined axis along the tapered surface. The optical portion controls an incident angle of the image light on the irradiation target, the image light having been emitted from the emission portion, the optical portion being disposed in a manner that the optical portion faces the emission portion on the basis of the predetermined axis. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050372 | MASK BLANK, TRANSFER MASK, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a mask blank wherein, even when a defect is present on the main surface of a substrate of the mask blank, the defect can be made to not affect a transfer image formed by a transfer mask, such that the mask blank is deemed acceptable. This mask blank is provided with a thin film that is for transfer pattern formation and provided on the main surface of a transparent substrate, wherein a defect is present on the main surface of the transparent substrate, and the defect satisfies the relationship L≤97.9×w | 2022-02-17 |
20220050373 | METHOD FOR HIGH NUMERICAL APERTURE THRU-SLIT SOURCE MASK OPTIMIZATION - A method for source mask optimization with a lithographic projection apparatus. The method includes determining a multi-variable source mask optimization function using a plurality of tunable design variables for an illumination system of the lithographic projection apparatus, a projection optics of the lithographic projection apparatus to image a mask design layout onto a substrate, and the mask design layout. The multi-variable source mask optimization function may account for imaging variation across different positions in an exposure slit corresponding to different stripes of the mask design layout exposed by a same slit position of the exposure apparatus. The method includes iteratively adjusting the plurality of tunable design variables in the multi-variable source mask optimization function until a termination condition is satisfied. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050374 | PROTECTIVE FILM WITH HIGH HARDNESS AND LOW FRICTION COEFFICIENT - A protective film with high hardness and low friction coefficient includes an interface layer, a buffer layer, and a high-hardness passivation layer. The protective film has good wear resistance and low friction coefficient and can be applied to a mask package box for photolithography such as a deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography, an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, an immersion lithography and a multiple patterning lithography of the photovoltaic and semiconductor industries. The protective film is used to protect the mask package box applied for photolithographic exposure and ensure the yield of the photolithographic process. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050375 | OVERLAY PATTERN - An overlay pattern includes a light-transmitting region and a first light-proof region. The first light-proof region and the light-transmitting region are arranged on a same plane, and an area of the first light-proof region is larger than an area of the light-transmitting region. An orthographic projection of the first light-proof region on the plane and an orthographic projection of the light-transmitting region on the plane do not overlap and form a first rectangular region. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050376 | METHOD OF FORMING MASK INCLUDING CURVILINEAR SHAPE AND METHOD OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A mask forming method includes providing preliminary mask data including a Manhattan path such as a quadrangle, a bar, a polygon or a combination thereof based on a layout. Mask data including a curvilinear shape is prepared by correcting the preliminary mask data through application of an elliptical function, a B-spline curve, or a combination thereof. A mask pattern is formed on a mask substrate based on the mask data. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050377 | DIFFRACTIVE BACKLIGHT FABRICATION METHOD - Diffractive backlight fabrication employs a diffraction grating to scatter light from a light guide and define a reflective island that is aligned with the diffraction grating. A method of fabricating a diffractive backlight includes providing the light guide having the diffraction grating, diffractively scattering guided light out of the light guide using the diffraction grating to selectively expose photoresist and provide an opening in the photoresist, and depositing a reflective material into the opening to form a reflective island that is aligned with the diffraction grating. A reflective diffraction grating element of the diffractive backlight includes the diffraction grating and reflective island. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050378 | POSITIVE RESIST MATERIAL AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A positive resist material contains a base polymer containing: a repeating unit having two carboxyl groups whose hydrogen atoms are substituted with two tertiary carbon atoms each bonded to a double bond or triple bond; and a repeating unit having an acid generator shown by any of the following formulae (b1) to (b3). Thus, the present invention provides: a positive resist material having higher sensitivity than conventional positive resist materials, and smaller dimensional variation; and a patterning process using this inventive positive resist material. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050379 | MATERIAL FOR FORMING UNDERLAYER FILM, RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM, AND LAMINATE - A material for forming an underlayer film used in a multi-layer resist process satisfies: (i) an elemental composition ratio Re defined by the following mathematical formula (1) is 1.5 to 2.8; (ii) a glass transition temperature is 30° C. to 250° C.; and (iii) the material contains at least one (preferably two or more) resin having a specific structural unit. In the mathematical formula (1), N | 2022-02-17 |
20220050380 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXPOSING PRINTING PLATES USING LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - Apparatus and method for exposing a printing plate having a photosensitive polymer to curing radiation. A plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are arranged in an array of columns and rows, including at least two, and more preferably at least three, different species, each species having a different center emission wavelength, preferably in the UV spectrum. The LEDs species are disposed adjacent one another in a repeating sequence. A controller connected to the array is configured to activate the array and to independently control each of the species to cause them to emit radiation towards the printing plate simultaneously with emissions patterns of adjacent members overlapping one another on the plate. A linear or planar source may comprise a plurality of independently controllable arrays. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050381 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING PATTERNING DEVICE PATTERN BASED ON MANUFACTURABILITY - A method for determining a patterning device pattern. The method includes obtaining (i) an initial patterning device pattern having at least one feature, and (ii) a desired feature size of the at least one feature, obtaining, based on a patterning process model, the initial patterning device pattern and a target pattern for a substrate, a difference value between a predicted pattern of the substrate image by the initial patterning device and the target pattern for the substrate, determining a penalty value related the manufacturability of the at least one feature, wherein the penalty value varies as a function of the size of the at least one feature, and determining the patterning device pattern based on the initial patterning device pattern and the desired feature size such that a sum of the difference value and the penalty value is reduced. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050382 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM - A laser processing method of performing laser processing on a transparent material that is transparent to ultraviolet light by using a laser processing system includes: performing relative positioning of a transfer position of a transfer image and the transparent material in an optical axis direction of a pulse laser beam so that the transfer position is set at a position inside the transparent material at a predetermined depth ΔZsf from a surface of the transparent material in the optical axis direction; and irradiating the transparent material with the pulse laser beam having a pulse width of 1 ns to 100 ns inclusive and a beam diameter of 10 μm to 150 μm inclusive at the transfer position. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050383 | METHOD OF REDUCING EFFECTS OF LENS HEATING AND/OR COOLING IN A LITHOGRAPHIC PROCESS - A lithographic apparatus comprising a projection system comprising at least one optical component and configured to project a pattern onto a substrate. The lithographic apparatus further comprises a control system arranged to reduce the effects of heating and/or cooling of an optical component in a lithographic process. The control system is configured at least: to select at least one of a plurality of mode shapes to represent a relationship between at least one input in the lithographic process and an aberration resulting from the input and to generate and apply a correction to the lithographic apparatus based on the mode shape. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050384 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OVERLAY RESULTS WITH ABSOLUTE REFERENCE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING - A method of processing a wafer is provided. The method includes providing a reference plate below the wafer. The reference plate includes a reference pattern. The reference plate is imaged to capture an image of the reference pattern by directing light through the wafer. A first pattern is aligned using the image of the reference pattern. The first pattern is applied to a working surface of the wafer based on the aligning. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050385 | TUNABLE WAVELENGTH SEE-THROUGH LAYER STACK - Aspects of the present disclosure provide a method of aligning a wafer pattern. For example, the method can include providing a wafer having a reference pattern located below a front side of the wafer, and directing a light beam to the wafer. The method can further include identifying at least one of power and a wavelength of the light beam such that the light beam is capable of passing through the wafer and reaching the reference pattern, or identifying at least one of power and a wavelength of the light beam based on at least one of a material of the wafer and a depth of the reference pattern below the front side of the wafer. The method can further include using the light beam to image the reference pattern. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050386 | COAXIAL SEE-THROUGH INSPECTION SYSTEM - Aspects of the present disclosure provide an inspection system, which can include an image module and processing circuitry. The imaging module can image a wafer with a first light beam and a second light beam. The first light beam can be coaxially aligned with the second light beam, and image a first pattern located on a front side of a wafer to form a first image. The second light beam can image a second pattern located below the first pattern to form a second image via quantum tunneling imaging or infrared transmission imaging. The second light beam can have power sufficient to pass through at least a portion of a thickness of the wafer and reach the second pattern. The processing circuitry can perform image analysis on the first image and the second image to calculate an overlay value of the first and second patterns and/or defects of the wafer. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050387 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A TARGET FEATURE IN A MODEL OF A PATTERNING PROCESS BASED ON LOCAL ELECTRIC FIELDS - A method for determining a target feature in a model of a patterning process based on local electric fields estimated for the patterning process is described. The method includes obtaining a mask stack region of interest. The mask stack region of interest has one or more characteristics associated with propagation of electromagnetic waves through the mask stack region of interest. The mask stack region of interest includes the target feature. The method includes estimating a local electric field based on the one or more characteristics associated with the propagation of electromagnetic waves through the mask stack region of interest. The local electric field is estimated for a portion of the mask stack region of interest in proximity to the target feature. The method includes determining the target feature based on the estimated local electric field. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050388 | COAXIAL SEE-THROUGH ALIGNMENT IMAGING SYSTEM - Aspects of the present disclosure provide an imaging system. For example, in the imaging system a first light source can generate a first light beam of a first wavelength, a second light source can generate a second light beam of a second wavelength, the second light beam having power sufficient to pass through at least a portion of a thickness of a wafer, an alignment module can coaxially align the second light beam with the first light beam, a coaxial module can focus the coaxially aligned first and second light beams onto a first pattern located on a front side of the wafer and a second pattern located below the first pattern, respectively, and an image capturing module can capture a first image of the first pattern and a second image of the second pattern. The second image can be captured via quantum tunneling imaging or infrared (IR) transmission imaging. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050389 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ANALYZING AND/OR PROCESSING OF A MASK FOR LITHOGRAPHY - The present invention relates to a method, an apparatus and a computer program for analyzing and/or processing of a mask for lithography, in particular a mask for EUV lithography. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050390 | SUBSTRATE DEFORMING DEVICE FOR PROXIMITY EXPOSURE, AND SUBSTRATE DEFORMING METHOD FOR PROXIMITY EXPOSURE USING SAME - Provided is a substrate deforming device for proximity exposure, the device comprising: a mask holder for holding an exposure mask; a first plate which is spaced apart from the exposure mask in a certain direction, and holds a to-be-exposed substrate; a position adjustment part for adjusting the position of the exposure mask; a gap adjustment part for adjusting a gap between the exposure mask and the to-be-exposed substrate; a first sensor for measuring the position of at least one among the exposure mask and the to-be-exposed substrate; a second sensor for measuring the gap between the exposure mask and the to-be-exposed substrate; and a control unit which performs a first control according to the measurement result from the first sensor, and after the first control, performs a second control according to the measurement result from the second sensor. The first control reduces the relative distance between the exposure mask and the to-be-exposed substrate by means of the position adjustment part. The second control deforms the to-be-exposed substrate by means of the gap adjustment part in response to deflection of the exposure mask. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050391 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING SUBSTRATE SHAPE - Methods and apparatuses for estimating at least part of a shape of a surface of a substrate usable in fabrication of semiconductor devices. Such a method includes: obtaining at least one focal position of the surface of the substrate measured by an inspection apparatus, the at least one focal position for bringing targets on or in the substrate within a focal range of optics of the inspection apparatus; and determining the at least part of the shape of the surface of the substrate based on the at least one focal position. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050392 | TEMPLATE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING TEMPLATE, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A template includes: a base material having a principal surface; a mesa structure provided on the principal surface and having a first surface; and a silicon film that is provided on the first surface of the mesa structure, has a projection-and-depression pattern, and is made of a material different from a material for the base material. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050393 | METHOD OF PATTERN ALIGNMENT FOR FIELD STITCHING - A method of pattern alignment is provided. The method includes identifying a reference pattern positioned below a working surface of a wafer. The wafer is exposed to a first pattern of actinic radiation. The first pattern is a first component of a composite pattern. The first pattern of actinic radiation is aligned using the reference pattern. The wafer is exposed to a second pattern of actinic radiation. The second pattern is a second component of the composite pattern and exposed adjacent to the first pattern. The second pattern of actinic radiation is aligned with the first pattern of actinic radiation using the reference pattern. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050394 | COLORABLE MATERIAL - According to one embodiment, a colorable material capable of achieving a high image density during coloration is provided. A colorable material according to an embodiment contains: colorable particles including porous particles as a color developing agent composed of an inorganic oxide and a color developable agent carried on the porous particles; and a thermoplastic resin coating the colorable particles. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050395 | TONER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND TONER STORED UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A toner includes toner particles, each including: a toner base particle including a binder resin, a colorant, and wax; and resin particles on a surface of the toner base particle, wherein Formulae 1 to 3 below are satisfied, where M is a volume average primary particle diameter (nm) of the resin particles, and L is a distance (nm) between the resin particles present next to one another on the surface of the toner base particle: | 2022-02-17 |
20220050396 | MAGENTA TONER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE MAGENTA TONER - Provided is a magenta toner which shows sharper color and higher reflection density than ever before, which is excellent in balance between low-temperature fixability and heat-resistant shelf stability, and which has excellent printing durability. Also provided is a method for producing the magenta toner. The magenta toner contains a binder resin and a magenta colorant, wherein a magenta pigment A, which is obtained by surface-treating a pigment represented by the following formula (1) with a metal rosinate, is contained as the magenta colorant; wherein a content of the magenta pigment A is from 1 part by mass to 5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the binder resin; and wherein the metal rosinate is contained at from 1 part by mass to 7 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the magenta pigment A: | 2022-02-17 |
20220050397 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CAPSULE TONER - A method for producing a capsule toner includes preparing core particles; preparing a shell fine particle dispersion liquid having a surface tension of 50 mN/m or more, as measured at 25° C., by dissolving a polyester resin in an organic solvent, thereafter performing neutralization with a neutralizer, and thereafter forming the polyester resin into fine particles; adjusting the surface tension of the shell fine particle dispersion liquid to less than 50 mN/m, as measured at 25° C., by adding a substance that does not include a surfactant to the shell fine particle dispersion liquid; and adhering the shell fine particle dispersion liquid to the surfaces of the core particles. The substance dissolves in or mixes with water and (i) has a vapor pressure equal to or greater than the vapor pressure of water or (ii) has a vapor pressure less than the vapor pressure of water and can be azeotropic with water. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050398 | TONER - A toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin, a colorant, and inorganic fine particles, in which in a depth profile of an element distribution in a depth region from the outermost surface of a particle to a depth of 500 nm the depth profile being obtained by an element analysis performed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy using the toner as a sample, two or more minimum points of a concentration of a carbon element in the depth region exist, a concentration of an inorganic element becomes a maximum value at a depth position corresponding to each of the minimum points, and the inorganic element is an element derived from the inorganic fine particle. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050399 | OPTICAL PRINT HEAD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE OPTICAL PRINT HEAD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE OPTICAL PRINT HEAD - A holding member | 2022-02-17 |
20220050400 | LIQUID ELECTRO-PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING TRANSFER - A liquid electro-photographic printing system, comprising: a binary ink developer assembly, a power supply arrangement, a switching arrangement, and a controller. The binary ink developer assembly includes a plurality of members defining a flow path for a printing fluid containing charged particles, the plurality of members including a first member and a second member that are arranged to generate an electric field therebetween, the first member having a plurality of segments. The power supply arrangement continuously provides a supply of voltages during a print operation, the voltages including a first voltage and a second voltage having a different voltage level from that of the first voltage. The switching arrangement switches the supply of voltages to the segments of the first member on an individual segment basis, to cause charged particles to be attracted to the first member in the individual segment when the first voltage is supplied to the individual segment and to cause charged particles to be repelled from the first member in the individual segment when the second voltage is supplied to the individual segment. The controller to determine timing of when to switch the supply of voltages to the segments. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050401 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT DEVICE - A development device includes a development housing, a development roller, a supply roller and a layer thickness regulating member. The development housing stores a nonmagnetic one-component toner. The development roller is formed by a cylindrical elastic body, and moves in a same direction as a rotational direction of a rotatable photosensitive drum at a development nip area while coming into contact with the photosensitive drum. The supply roller is formed by a cylindrical elastic body, and supplies the toner to the development roller and collects the toner from the development roller. The development roller has a surface free energy within a range of 5 mJ/m | 2022-02-17 |
20220050402 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a photoconductor, an exposure device, a developing device, a toner concentration sensor, a supply motor, and a processor. The exposure device exposes the photoconductor based on image data. The developing device forms a toner image on the photoconductor with toner supplied from a toner cartridge. The toner concentration sensor detects a toner concentration in the developing device. The supply motor supplies the toner from the toner cartridge to the developing device based on the toner concentration. The processor detects a toner container supply abnormality based on a toner supply rate and a print rate of the image data, the toner supply rate being calculated based on a pixel count value that is an integrated value of pixel values of the image data and a supply motor count value that is an integrated value of drive times of the supply motor. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050403 | HANDLING ABNORMAL OPERATION DURING TONER REFILL - An operation method of an image forming apparatus including determining a state of a toner refill operation of injecting toner from a toner reload kit (TRK) to a cartridge in the image forming apparatus; when determined the injecting of the toner into the cartridge is completed, controlling the TRK to store information indicating a toner refill completion in a memory of the TRK; and updating information of an amount of remaining toner of the cartridge, based on an amount of the toner injected into the cartridge from the TRK. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050404 | TONER CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner cartridge includes a casing, a feeding member and a pump. the casing includes a toner accommodation chamber accommodating toner, and a toner discharging chamber having a discharge opening for discharging the toner, and a communication port for fluid communication between the toner accommodation chamber and the toner discharging chamber. A part of the feeding member is provided inside the communication port. When a minimum cross-sectional area of the communication port in a plane perpendicular to a toner feeding direction of the feeding member is Asmin, the toner discharging chamber has a cross-sectional area Bs larger than Asmin, and the toner accommodation chamber has a cross-sectional area Cs larger than Asmin. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050405 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE INCLUDING HOUSING AND GEAR - In a cartridge, a developing roller is configured to rotate around a first rotational axis extending in a predetermined direction and to carry developer thereon, the developing roller having a first end and a second end apart from each other in the predetermined direction, a from-first-to-second direction being defined along the predetermined direction as being directed from the first end to the second end. A developing electrode is formed of a conductive material and is configured to be electrically connected to the developing roller, the developing electrode including a main part and a protruding portion protruding from the main part in the from-first-to-second direction. A detection body is formed of an insulating material and is rotatably supported by the protruding portion, the detection body including a first opening that exposes part of the protruding portion and a covering portion covering part of the protruding portion. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050406 | METHOD OF REFURBISHING AN INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER - Described herein is a method of refurbishing an intermediate transfer member (ITM) blanket comprising: cleaning a silicone release layer of the ITM blanket with a cleaning composition; applying a primer composition onto the silicone release layer of the ITM blanket to form a primer layer; applying a silicone release formulation to the primer layer; curing the silicone release formulation to form a silicone release layer; wherein at least one of the cleaning composition and the primer composition comprises a polysiloxane surfactant. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050407 | TRANSFER DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transfer device includes: an annular transfer belt including an outer surface, a toner image being transferred to the outer surface of the annular transfer belt; a transfer unit including a transfer cylinder; and a facing roller member that is in contact with an inner surface of the transfer belt, in which the transfer cylinder includes a base material, and a surface layer wound around an outer circumference of the base material, the surface layer being replaceable with respect to the base material, the transfer cylinder has a transfer region where the toner image is transferred from the transfer belt to a recording medium in a state where the recording medium is sandwiched between the transfer cylinder and the outer surface of the transfer belt, the surface layer includes an elastic layer, the surface layer has a thickness of 6.0 mm or more and 10 mm or less and an Asker C hardness of 45° or more and 65° or less, and the facing roller member faces the transfer cylinder in the transfer region. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050408 | FUSER DEVICE - A tubular fuser device rotates and is in contact with a sheet on which a positively charged toner image is formed to fix the toner image to the sheet. The fuser device includes a tubular substrate made of a metal, a rubber layer covering the outer periphery of the substrate, an adhesion layer covering the outer periphery of the rubber layer, and a surface layer made of a resin covering the outer periphery of the adhesion layer. In the fuser device, C·R/A | 2022-02-17 |
20220050409 | DETERMINATIONS OF FAILURE CONDITIONS BASED ON POWER CONSUMPTIONS - A volt meter and a current meter may measure a voltage and a current for the calculation of power consumption. A controller may calculate the power consumption when a heating element is activated and when the heating element is deactivated. Based on the power consumptions when the heating element is activated or deactivated, a failure condition may be determined. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050410 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, and an image reading unit configured to read an image from a sheet. The image forming apparatus outputs a sheet for which first processing was performed, and then output a sheet for which second processing for forming, by the image forming unit, an image of a predetermined pattern was performed. The image forming apparatus, based on a read image obtained by reading, by the image reading unit, the sheet for which the second processing was performed, obtain density correction data to be used for image formation by the image forming unit. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050411 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a control unit configured to execute a sheet discharge mode. If a case where a distance between the leading edge and the nip portion is a first distance is a first case, and a case where a distance between the leading edge of the sheet and the nip portion is a second distance shorter than the first distance and the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit is the same as that in the first case is a second case, the control unit is configured to set a conveyance speed of the sheet in discharging the sheet toward the nip portion in the second case to be slower than that in the first case, in the sheet discharge mode. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050412 | POST-PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A post-processing device includes an output unit that outputs a medium; a stacking unit on which the medium that is output is stacked; and a blow-out unit that is disposed below the output unit and that blows gas toward the medium that is output, wherein an amount of the gas blown is adjusted in accordance with a type of the medium. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050413 | CONTROL OF PRINTER HEATING ELEMENTS BASED ON INPUT VOLTAGES - An apparatus may include a power connection to receive an input power and a volt meter coupled to the power connection. The volt meter may be to measure an input voltage of the input power. A controller may be coupled to a heating element and the volt meter. The controller may control the heating element based on the input voltage measured by the volt meter. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050414 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING TONER CARTRIDGE TO BE MOUNTED OR DETACHED - An example image forming apparatus includes a main body, a driving motor rotatable in a first direction to provide a driving force to a developing cartridge and rotatable in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a support assembly to, based on the developing cartridge being mounted to the main body, provide the driving force of the driving motor in the first direction to the mounted developing cartridge, and detach the mounted developing cartridge from the main body using the driving force of the driving motor in the second direction. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050415 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE - A developing cartridge may include: a casing to accommodate developer; a storage medium including an electric contact surface; an elastic member extending in a first direction crossing the electric contact surface, and configured to be compressed or stretched in the first direction between a first state and a second state; and a holder including an outer surface positioned toward a side of the holder in the first direction, the electric contact surface positioned at the outer surface, and movable between first and second positions in the first direction relative to the casing. A length of the elastic member in the first direction is greater in the first state than in the second state. The electric contact surface is in the first position when the elastic member is in the first state, and the electric contact surface is in the second position when the elastic member is in the second state. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050416 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus, a tray unit to which a cartridge is detachably mounted, and that is configured to be capable of moving between an internal position situated within the apparatus main body and an external position situated outside, includes first and second side plates configured to support the cartridge, and they are each made of metal, and include a supporting portion and an outer side portion, the supporting portions includes positioning portions configured to come into contact with the cartridge to position the cartridge as to an image forming position. The apparatus main body includes first and second pressing members each capable of moving between pressing positions at which the cartridge is pressed, and separated positions separated from the cartridge. The first and second pressing members are disposed each intersecting with imaginary planes that is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and intersect the positioning portions. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050417 | CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A control member | 2022-02-17 |
20220050418 | TIMEPIECE MECHANISM PROVIDED WITH A MAGNETIC GEAR - A timepiece mechanism including a magnetic gear formed of a first wheel and a second wheel, the first wheel being provided with first alternating magnetic poles forming a magnetic toothing and the second wheel being provided with a toothing made of ferromagnetic material which has a magnetic coupling with the magnetic toothing, such that, when one of the first or second wheels is driven in rotation, this wheel rolls, via the magnetic coupling, over a geometric circle centred on the other wheel and linked to this other wheel. The magnetic gear further includes a ferromagnetic element arranged relative to the first wheel so as to offset at least most of a magnetic disturbance torque to which the first wheel is subjected, resulting from the magnetic coupling, this magnetic disturbance torque having a periodic variation in intensity according to the angular position of the first wheel. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050419 | BLACK COMPONENT DECORATED WITH STONES AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A component for the internal parts or the movement for a timepiece or a piece of jewellery including a substrate partially coated with a black layer and decorated with at least one stone, the black layer including carbon nanotubes or aluminium oxide, the substrate being at least devoid of the black layer on the portion facing the stone. It also relates to the method for manufacturing this component for the timepiece or the piece of jewellery. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050420 | PULL-OUT PIECE INDEXING DEVICE - Indexing device ( | 2022-02-17 |
20220050421 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING A BACK ON A MIDDLE FOR A TIMEPIECE - A device is for fastening a back on a middle of a watch. The back has a shoulder forming a cover arranged to cover entirely partly with the middle and a body arranged to rest in the middle. The device includes at least one pin integral with the middle, a seal mounted between the back and the middle. The back includes, near its periphery, at least one groove, the pin being arranged to slide in the groove between a first position, called the insertion position in which the back is free, and a second position called locking position in which the back is locked and positioned angularly relative to the middle. The groove includes at least one bump to form a hard point and increase the torque when the pin passes through the bump. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050422 | Watch - A watch including: a case including a through hole formed in a side surface of the case; a cylindrical member which is an integral body formed of a first cylindrical portion being threadedly engageable with the through hole and a second cylindrical portion in contact with the side surface of the case and having a recessed housing portion which opens to the outside of the case, and has an insertion hole continuously formed with the recessed housing portion; an operating member which has a shaft portion being inserted into the insertion hole of the cylindrical member in a slidable manner, and a head portion being formed on an end portion of the shaft portion and housed in the recessed housing portion; and a sealing member which is disposed between the case and the second cylindrical portion. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050423 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING A BACK ON A MIDDLE FOR A TIMEPIECE - A device is for fastening a back on a middle of a watch. The back includes a cover arranged to form a bearing surface with the middle and a body arranged to rest in the middle. The device includes a ring disposed between the back and the middle, the ring being arranged to ensure the water resistance and indexing of the back. The ring includes an upper part ensuring the water resistance and a median part including positioning to ensure precise placement of the back. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050424 | TIMING DEVICE WITH AUDIBLE INDICATION - The invention provides a device ( | 2022-02-17 |
20220050425 | Wrist-Worn Device with a Flip-Up or Pop-Up Component and One or More Cameras - This invention is a wrist-worn device with at least one camera on a movable component that flips-up or pops-up from a wrist band or sleeve. It can be embodied in a smart watch. In an example, there can be two cameras on the flip-up or pop-up component, one that faces toward a person wearing the device and one which faces away from the person wearing the device. The angle of the movable component and the focal direction of a camera can be adjustably locked by the person into different positions. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050426 | MULTI-DEVICE COORDINATION CONTROL DEVICE, MULTI-DEVICE COORDINATON CONTROL METHOD, AND MULTI-DEVICE COORDINATION CONTROL PROGRAM, AND LEARNING DEVICE, LEARNING METHOD, AND LEARNING PROGRAM - A multi device coordination control device includes: a degree-of-service-achievement calculator configured to acquire sensor information from one or more sensor devices disposed on the same physical space, and convert the acquired sensor information to a degree of service achievement; a target control amount calculation part configured to make a learning device allow an input of the degree of service achievement and compute therefrom an actuator control amount for each of the actuator devices, to thereby obtain the actuator control amount as an output value; and an actuator controller configured to convert the actuator control amount obtained as the output value to a control instruction in accordance with each of the actuator devices, and transmit the control instruction to each of the actuator devices, to thereby make the each of the actuator devices execute the control instruction. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050427 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPERVISION OF LOCAL ANALYTICS - Systems and methods for dynamically optimizing models used for sensor data analytics. An action is taken based on an analytics determination by systematically varying parameters of the analytical model using actions taken based on the analytics to determine the relative frequencies of hits, misses, false alarms, and correct rejections for particular model parameters. The model parameters for local analytics are selected based upon on signal detection theory analysis and the value or cost of each hit, miss, false alarm, or correct rejection. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050428 | DETERMINING CAUSAL MODELS FOR CONTROLLING ENVIRONMENTS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining causal models for controlling environments. One of the methods includes repeatedly selecting control settings for the environment based on (i) a causal model that identifies causal relationships between possible settings for controllable elements in the environment and environment responses that reflect a performance of the control system in controlling the environment and (ii) current values of a set of internal parameters; and during the repeatedly selecting: monitoring environment responses to the selected control settings; determining, based on the environment responses, an indication that one or more properties of the environment have changed; and in response, modifying the current values of one or more of the internal parameters. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050429 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AN OPTIMIZED CONTROL STRATEGY OF A MOBILE AGENT IN A DYNAMIC OBJECTS ENVIRONMENT - A computer-implemented method for determining an appropriate control strategy for a mobile agent for an environment with one or more dynamic objects. The method includes: providing a number of different scenarios wherein to each of the scenarios a number of dynamic objects is associated, wherein for each of the scenarios, each of the dynamic objects is associated with a start, a goal and a behavior specification; providing a number of control strategy candidates for the mobile agent; benchmarking each of the control strategy candidates in any of the scenarios; selecting the control strategy for the mobile agent depending on the result of the benchmarking of the control strategy candidates. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050430 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER ARBITRATION OF DEVICES CONNECTED TO A BUS - A controller for controlling power consumption of devices within a building management system (BMS) is shown. The controller includes a processing circuit configured to determine, via a plurality of devices, an active device. The processing circuit is further configured to determine a power consumption of the active device using at least one of an address of the active device or an attribute from a device object associated with the active device. The processing circuit is further configured to compute a total power consumption value of one or more active devices of the plurality of devices, the one or more active devices comprising the active device. The processing circuit is further configured to compare the total power consumption value with a threshold value and, in response to determining that the total power consumption value is greater than the threshold value, arbitrating the power supplied from the bus to the active device. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050431 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH SPACE-BASED AND EQUIPMENT-BASED NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A building management system (BMS) includes a storage device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations include receiving an indication of an event relating to building equipment operable to serve spaces of a building, the indication identifying at least one of a space or a type of equipment associated with the event, determining, based on the indication, that the one or more criteria are satisfied for a first filter of a plurality of filters, each filter of the plurality of filters associated with a subset of users and specifying one or more criteria for satisfying the filter, the one or more criteria comprising at least one of a space criterion or an equipment criterion, and providing a notification of the event to the subset of users associated with the first filter in response to a determination that the one or more criteria are satisfied for the first filter. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050432 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SUPPORTING OBJECT CONTROL - A method of assisting an object control is provided. The method includes: determining an instruction vector with reference to at least one of whether or not a trigger event relating to a movement of a control means is generated and a distance between a motion coordinate of the control means and a control object region; and determining, when a position of the control means is changed, a control position in the control object region with reference to a vector that connects a virtual reference point specified based on an extension line of the instruction vector before the position of the control means is changed and the motion coordinate of the control means after the position of the control means is changed. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050433 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC POWER DELIVERY TO A FLEXIBLE DATACENTER USING UNUTILIZED ENERGY SOURCES - A flexible datacenter includes a mobile container, a behind-the-meter power input system, a power distribution system, a datacenter control system, a plurality of computing systems, and a climate control system. The datacenter control system modulates power delivery to the plurality of computing systems based on unutilized behind-the-meter power availability or an operational directive. A method of dynamic power delivery to a flexible datacenter using unutilized behind-the-meter power includes monitoring unutilized behind-the-meter power availability, determining when a datacenter ramp-up condition is met, enabling behind-the-meter power delivery to one or more computing systems when the datacenter ramp-up condition is met, and directing the one or more computing systems to perform predetermined computational operations. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050434 | OPERATING UNIT FOR A CONTAINER TREATMENT MACHINE - Operating unit for a container treatment machine, wherein the operating unit comprises at least one touch-sensitive display device, and the operating unit can be operated in two operating modes, wherein a first operating mode is only executed if the operating unit is connected to an operating station of the container treatment machine, and wherein a second operating mode is only executed if the operating unit is not physically connected to the operating station, wherein the first operating mode and the second operating mode differ at least with regard to one function that can be executed with the operating unit. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050435 | AUTOMATED COATING SYSTEM HAVING SMART END-EFFECTOR TOOL - Automated systems and methods of using a smart end-effector tool ( | 2022-02-17 |
20220050436 | ROTARY TABLE COMPENSATION - A Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) system comprising a CMM, a rotary table, and a rotation arrangement, wherein the CMM system is configured to be calibrated by determining the 6 dof pose of a jig, and to a method for calibrating. The jig may be mounted such that a current pose of the jig is associated with a current pose of the rotary table with respect to the CMM. The rotary table may be moved into multiple poses, and the 6 dof pose of the jig is measured for each of the multiple poses of the rotary table. An error map is generated, based on the angles associated with the poses of the rotary table, and is used to generate a coordinate transformation from the CMM coordinate system to the part coordinate system, which is associated with the rotary table, based on the error map. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050437 | WORK MACHINE OVERLOAD PREVENTION - A controller may obtain initial sensing data to determine an estimated weight associated with each initial load of one or more initial loads of material carried by an implement. The controller may identify an estimated weigh accuracy metric associated with each initial load and an estimated weight accuracy metric associated with a final load to be carried by the implement. The controller may determine a target weight for the final load based on the estimated weights of the one or more initial loads, the estimated weight accuracy metrics of the one or more initial loads, or the estimated weight accuracy metric associated with the final load. The controller may obtain final sensing data to determine an estimated weight associated with the final load and may cause the implement to perform one or more actions based on the estimated weight of the final load and the target weight. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050438 | IDENTIFYING CANDIDATE OBJECTS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - Examples described herein provide a computer-implemented method that includes aggregating data. The method further includes filtering the data to eliminate objects known not to be suitable for additive manufacturing. The method further includes performing machine learning on the data to identify objects suitable for additive manufacturing. The method further includes generating, using additive manufacturing, at least one of the objects identified as being suitable for additive manufacturing. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050439 | Device Control Apparatus and Device Control System - Provided is a device control apparatus and a device control system capable of learning a range or area that needs to be taken as a relationship between a state of a control object and a state of a user, and suitably changing a control mode when the relationship is different from a normal one. A device control apparatus | 2022-02-17 |
20220050440 | Communication Device and Method for Data Transmission within an Industrial Communication Network - Method for data transmission within an industrial communication network, wherein selected datagrams are transmitted within predetermined time intervals, which are synchronized at all network nodes, where a number of network nodes from the respective source network node to the respective target network node is determined for forwarding the selected datagrams in each case, and where the selected datagrams are transmitted during first periodic time intervals having a first protection interval length in the event of a determined number of network nodes corresponding to at least one predefined threshold value and, in contrast thereto, if a determined number lies below the threshold value, then the selected datagrams are transmitted during second periodic time intervals having a second protection interval length, which is shorter than the first protection interval length. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050441 | INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD AND SYSTEM - Disclosed are an information providing method and system. In an embodiment, the method includes: acquiring product data and/or historical operation data; determining at least one feature description tag of an industrial product based upon the product data, and taking the at least one feature description tag of the industrial product as a feature of the industrial product; and/or determining at least one feature description tag of a user based upon the historical operation data, and taking the at least one feature description tag of the user as a feature of the user. The method further includes sending the feature of the industrial product and/or the feature of the user to a human-machine interactive device for display on a human-machine interactive interface. An embodiment further provides a reference suggestion for operative control of the industrial product by the user. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050442 | Communication Device, Communication Terminal, Communication Device and Method for Operating a Communication System for Transmitting Time-Critical Data - A method and communication system for transmitting time-critical data, wherein selected datagrams are assigned to data streams and transmitted via paths for the data streams, where reservation requests are transmitted to a higher-level communication controller to reserve resources to be provided by the communication devices for transmitting data streams, in each case via a reservation function component, which is assigned to a first or second communication terminal or a communication device that is connected to the communication terminal and forwards datagrams, and where in the event of reservation requests, the higher-level communication controller ascertains a respective path and checks whether sufficient resources for transmitting the data streams while maintaining the specified service quality parameters are available in communication devices along the respective path, and the higher-level communication controller ascertains a proposed local cycle duration for selected communication devices. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050443 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURELY MANAGING OPERATIONS OF A FIELD DEVICE IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT - A method for securely managing operations of a field device in an industrial environment includes receiving a request to operate the field device from one or more data sources. The request includes information associated with the field device, requestor information, and at least one operation command to be executed on the field device. The method further includes generating one or more control signals to operate the field device based on the received request. Further, the method includes validating the generated one or more control signals based on information related to the field device and proximity of one or more objects with respect to location of the field device. The method includes outputting the generated one or more control signals to at least one field device via a network based on successful validation of the one or more control signals. The outputted one or more control signals operate the field device. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050444 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING YIELD RATES OF MACHINES IN A MANUFACTURE SYSTEM - A yield-rate assessment apparatus for a manufacture system including a plurality of machines, each machine participating in one or more manufacture steps of a batch of products in the manufacture system, performs for each machine: calculating a bad-piece expectation value and a quantity of potential bad pieces at each corresponding manufacture step based on a quantity of bad pieces detected after the last one of the manufacture steps is finished and an initial yield rate of the current machine; calculating a good-piece expectation value based on a quantity of good pieces detected after the last one of the manufacture steps is finished and a summation of all quantities of potential bad pieces calculated for the current machine; and assessing a yield rate according to the good-piece expectation value calculated for the current machine and a summation of the bad-piece expectation value calculated for the current machine at each corresponding step. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050445 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A TECHNICAL SYSTEM THAT MOVES IN AN ENVIRONMENT, WITH ASSIGNMENT OF STEERING QUALITY LEVELS - A method for operating a technical system in an environment is disclosed, wherein the technical system can be moved, as a whole or in parts, in the environment by a motor. A person controls movements of the technical system in the environment at least temporarily. The technical system has a steering assistance system which a) observes the environment using sensors and, depending on the observed environment, determines reference movement courses for the technical system for future time intervals, b) registers movement courses of the technical system actually controlled by the person in the time intervals, c) carries out a comparison between the reference movement courses and the movement courses actually controlled, and d) depending on the comparison result, assigns one of a plurality of steering quality levels to the person. This allows greater safety in the operation of technical systems which are controlled by people in the environment. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050446 | OPERATIONAL TESTING OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for the operational testing on autonomous vehicles. One exemplary method includes configuring a primary vehicular model with an algorithm, calculating one or more trajectories for each of one or more secondary vehicular models that exclude the algorithm, configuring the one or more secondary vehicular models with a corresponding trajectory of the one or more trajectories, generating an updated algorithm based on running a simulation of the primary vehicular model interacting with the one or more secondary vehicular models that conform to the corresponding trajectory in the simulation, and integrating the updated algorithm into an algorithmic unit of the autonomous vehicle. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050447 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE MEASURING PERFORMANCE OF AUTOMATION FIELD DEVICES - Disclosed is a method for improving the measuring performance of automation field devices, wherein each of the field devices determines a process variable using a measuring algorithm and is exposed to measurable environmental influences. The method includes capturing the calibration data of the field devices and capturing an item of environmental information of the field devices at defined time intervals; storing the environmental information, the calibration data, and a time stamp in a database; selecting a group of field devices which determine a process variable using the same measuring algorithm and which are exposed to the same environmental influences; correlating the environmental information and calibration data captured over time; creating a mathematical model relating the calibration data and the environmental information; adapting the measuring algorithm on the basis of the model; and transmitting the adapted measuring algorithm to all field devices in the group. | 2022-02-17 |
20220050448 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A control apparatus includes: a management unit that updates internal state values for each control period with a state value generated in a subject to be controlled; a feature quantity extraction unit that calculates a feature quantity from a change of a second internal state value for each unit section determined according to a value of a first internal state value; and an abnormality detection unit that generates detection results indicating whether any abnormality has occurred in a subject to be monitored included in the subject to be controlled, on the basis of the feature quantity. The feature quantity extraction unit and the abnormality detection unit output the values of the first internal state value used to determine the unit section, in correspondence with the corresponding unit section. | 2022-02-17 |