08th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130044278 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device, display with a wide viewing angle and high color reproducibility is achieved and superior contrast is obtained. In addition, a viewing angle is enlarged without using a retarder. The liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal cell | 2013-02-21 |
20130044279 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention discloses a backlight module which comprises a back-plate, the back-plate is in a L-shape and includes a first back-plate and a second back-plate; the backlight module further comprises a first radiator and a first light source used to emit red light, the first radiator is connected to the first light source; the first back-plate has a through hole, the first radiator is disposed on the outer side of the first back-plate, the first light source is inserted in the through hole and is extended to the inner side of the first back-plate. The present invention also discloses a liquid crystal display. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044280 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device capable of emitting sufficient fluorescence is provided without an increase in the thickness of the liquid crystal layer. The device includes: a fluorescent emission layer ( | 2013-02-21 |
20130044281 | LCD PANEL - The present invention discloses an LCD panel. The LCD panel includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines insulatingly intersecting the date lines, and a plurality of pixel units defined by the scan lines and corresponding data lines. Any two adjacent pixel units in a same row are respectively coupled to two corresponding scan lines. Any two adjacent pixel units in a same column are respectively coupled to two corresponding data lines. In this present invention, the pixel units coupled to a same data line are respectively coupled to different scan lines so as to reduce the power consumption of the LCD panel. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044282 | Electronic Devices with Flexible Glass Polarizers - Electronic devices may be provided with displays having polarizer structures. Polarizer structures may incorporate flexible layers of glass. The flexible glass layers may be laminated to other sheets of material in the polarizer structures using roll-to-roll lamination equipment. After the polarizer structures are cut into panels, the panels may be laminated to liquid crystal display structures, organic light-emitting-diode display structures or other display structures using sheet-to-sheet lamination tools. Ultraviolet-light-blocking material may be incorporated into a display to prevent damage to the polarizer layers in the polarizer structures. Coatings such as antireflection coatings, antistatic coating, and anti-smudge coatings may be provided on the polarizer structures. Displays may use the flexible glass layers and additional protective layers to prevent a polarizer layer from being exposed to excessive moisture. A birefringent layer may be incorporated into a display and may serve as a protective layer for a polarizer. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044283 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An orientation controller which divides a pixel into a plurality of different priority alignment regions and an additional orientation controller are provided in a pixel. The additional orientation controller is provided at least at an end of a pixel of a long-side alignment region formed along the long side of the pixel among the divided alignment regions, for example, around a center position of the long side of the pixel. The additional orientation controller can be realized, for example, by forming a cutout pattern in a side of a first electrode (pixel electrode) forming a part of the pixel. Because the alignment direction is also controlled by the additional orientation controller, the alignment of liquid crystal in this region is stabilized. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044284 | ELECTRO-OPTIC APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A retention capacity in which a first electrode, a lower side capacity insulation film, a second electrode, an upper side capacity insulation film, and a third electrode are laminated is formed between a pixel electrode and a TFT. The lower side capacity insulation film and the upper side capacity insulation film respectively include a plurality of insulation films, and the lamination order thereof is the same. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044285 | PIXEL STRUCTURE OF FRINGE FIELD SWITCHING MODE LCD - A pixel structure of a fringe field switching (FFS) mode LCD is provided, and the pixel structure includes: a scan line, a thin film transistor (TFT), a common electrode, a pixel electrode, and a patterned insulative layer. The pixel electrode is insulatively disposed on the common electrode. The pixel electrode generates a fringe field corresponding to the common electrode. The patterned insulative layer, which is disposed above the scan line and the TFT, is utilized to confine the fringe field so as to reduce disordered electrical field, thereby improving the shortcoming of light leakage. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044286 | OPTICAL FILM - An optical film, a circular polarizing plate, and a display device are provided. The optical film may exhibit a desired phase retardation property in a wide wavelength range even when it is relatively thin. The optical film may exhibit the 1/4 wavelength phase retardation property. The optical film may be manufactured by a simple process. The optical film may be used in LCDs such as a reflective LCD, or OLEDs. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044287 | READING GLASSES WITH A BOOK COMPATIBLE TEMPLE AND HINGE COMBINATION - Reading glasses are used as a book mark and are framed so that one temple is longer than the opposite temple. This offset permits one arm of the frame to be inserted into the pages of a book from above as a book mark. The elongated temple accommodates the thickness of the spine so that the lens frame sits flat against the spine. Friction between the pages of the book and the inserted arm keep the glasses in place and prevent them from being misplaced. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044288 | EYEGLASSES STRUCTURE - An eyeglass structure mainly has a frame. Two extension segments are provided respectively at both sides of the eyeglass frame and the extension segments combine with connectors for pivotal connection with eyeglass temples. Each extension segment has an elastic portion which is connected with one end of a link member. The other end of each link member is in hooking engagement with an eyeglass temple. When the temples are unfolded to open, the elastic portions are deformed by the press from the link members so as to fix the unfolding state of the eyeglass temples. The eyeglass temples can be folded with only slight push by the elastic recovery force of the elastic portions. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044289 | IMAGING WITH EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS FOR USE WITH POLYCHROMATIC LIGHT - An imaging lens unit is presented, comprising an imaging lens having a lens region defining an effective aperture, and a phase coder. The phase coder may be incorporated with or located close to the lens region. The phase coder defines a surface relief along the lens region formed by at least three phase patterns extending along the lens region. Each of the phase patterns differently affecting light components of one of at least three different wavelength ranges while substantially not affecting propagation of light components of other of said at least three wavelength ranges. The surface relief affects light propagation through the lens region to extend a depth of focus for at least one of said at least three wavelength ranges. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044290 | VISUAL FUNCTION TESTING DEVICE - A visual function testing device includes: a visual target image presentation unit that presents a visual target image; a visual target image rendering unit that renders the visual target image to be presented on the visual target image presentation unit; a visual function test item selection unit that selects a visual function test item; a visual target image generation unit that generates a visual target image corresponding to the test item selected by the visual function test item selection unit; a viewpoint distance input unit that inputs a distance between the visual target image presentation unit and a viewpoint of an observer; and a visual angle input unit that inputs an angle to be made by the visual target image and the viewpoint of the observer. Based on the viewpoint distance and the visual angle, a display size and display position of a visual target image are calculated. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044291 | VISUAL FATIGUE LEVEL MEASURING DEVICE, VISUAL FATIGUE LEVEL MEASURING METHOD, VISUAL FATIGUE LEVEL MEASURING SYSTEM, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL GLASSES - A visual fatigue level measuring device includes: a video presenting unit which presents 3D video; a test period determining unit which determines two or more time periods each of which is for a test for measuring a level of visual fatigue; an eye movement obtaining unit which obtains data indicating eye movements of left and right eyes of a player with respect to the presented video; an eye movement extracting unit which extracts, from the obtained eye movement data, eye movement data in each of the two or more time periods determined by the test period determining unit; an eye movement comparing unit which compares eye movements in the two or more time periods based on the extracted data; and a fatigue level determining unit which determines the level of visual fatigue of the player based on the comparison result. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044292 | Fitting Contact Lenses for Irregular Corneas - Disclosed is a method of determining an appropriately shaped soft contact lens for a subject with an irregular cornea, the method comprising the steps of: inferring or deducing the profile of the cornea over at least a portion thereof: selecting a first choice fitting lens, the selection being based on the profile of the cornea obtained in the preceding step; assessing the fit of the contact lens to the cornea, by investigating each of the following parameters; (i) translational movement of the lens on eye; (ii) rotation of the lens on eye; (iii) centration of the lens on eye; (iv) the perceived comfort of the lens for the subject; (v) the visual acuity of the subject when wearing the lens; and adjusting the choice of fitting lens, if required, according to the assessment and reiterating until a desired fit of lens to the cornea has been obtained. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044293 | PROJECTION SUBSYSTEM - Projection subsystems are described. More, particularly, projection subsystems that include a light source and a polarizing beam splitter are described. The polarizing beam splitters of the presently described projection subsystems are capable of avoiding performance degradation even after exposure to large doses of incident light. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044294 | IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS - An image displaying apparatus including a light source, a light condenser for condensing light to form a condensed light image, a light mixing element, a reflective image displaying element having plural micro-mirrors for changing an inclination angle of an individual micro-mirror between an on-state and an off-state, an illumination optical system including a condenser lens and a mirror for illumination, and a projection optical system for projecting reflected light from a micro-mirror being at an on-state among plural micro-mirrors constituting the reflective image displaying element, wherein the mirror for illumination is at a position nearest the reflective image displaying element on an optical path from the light mixing element to the reflective image displaying element and a reflection surface of this mirror for illumination is positioned at a side of the reflective image displaying element with respect to a projection lens system constituting a part of the projection optical system. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044295 | PROJECTOR WITH OFFSET BETWEEN PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND DISPLAY UNIT - A projector for projecting out lights forming an image on an external screen includes at least one light source configured to output a light; a display unit having a plurality of pixel elements and configured to form an image by controlling the pixel elements according to a driving signal; an illumination optical system having at least one lens and mirror arranged on a first optical axis, and configured to output the light output from the light source to the display unit through the mirror; and a projection optical system having at least one lens arranged on a second optical axis intersecting the first optical axis, and configured to externally output the light output from the display unit. A preset offset is provided between the second optical axis of the projection optical system and the central axis of the display unit. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044296 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A projector includes a projection lens set, a DMD device, a prism unit, a light merging unit, a light guide unit, and a light source device. The light source device includes an LED, a laser light source, and a color wheel. The LED is positioned in a first optical path and generates a first light. The laser light source is positioned in a second optical path and generates a laser light. The color wheel is positioned in the second optical path. The laser light irradiates the color wheel to generate second and third lights. The light merging unit merges the first, second, and third lights to generate a mixed light. The light guide unit guides the mixed light to the prism unit. The mixed light is refracted to the DMD via the prism unit, and the refracted mixed light is reflected to the projection lens set via the DMD. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044297 | PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A projector which includes a light source, liquid crystal light valves, a dimming mechanism, an illumination optical system, a control circuit which determines an input light amount which is caused to be input to the liquid crystal light valve on the basis of an input image signal, outputs an output image signal which is decompressed according to the input light amount, and generates a first control signal which designates a first dimming rate of a high pressure mercury lamp and a second control signal which designates a second dimming rate of the dimming mechanism based on the input light amount, an illumination driving circuit which drives the light source on the basis of the first control signal, and a douser driving circuit which drives the douser on the basis of the second control signal. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044298 | FOCUS REGULATING APPARATUS OF PROJECTOR AND PROJECTOR USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a focus regulating apparatus for use with a projector and a projector using the same. The apparatus has a structure which is designed to overcome asymmetry in focus regulation due to the optical characteristics of the projector. The focus regulating apparatus of a projector includes: a focus regulator, which is provided in a projection lens unit of a projector main body so that the focus can be regulated by rotating a lens barrel of the projection lens unit; and an actuator, which gears with the focus regulator and moves rectilinearly with respect to the projector main body, thereby causing the focus regulator to rotate. The rotation of the focus regulator is varied when the actuator rectilinearly moves at a constant speed. The apparatus thus enables an asymmetry in focus regulation to be overcome when a screen size for the projector is adjusted. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044299 | PROJECTION-TYPE PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM USING COMPOSITE PHOTON SIEVE - The present disclosure relates to the field of micro-nano fabrication, and provides a projection-type photolithography system using a composite photon sieve. The system comprises: a lighting system, a mask plate, a composite photon sieve and a substrate, which are arranged in order. The lighting system is adapted to generate incident light and irradiate the mask plate with the incident light. The mask plate is adapted to provide an object to be imaged by the composite photon sieve, and the incident light reaches the composite photon sieve after passing through the mask plate. The composite photon sieve is adapted to perform imaging, by which a pattern on the mask plate is imaged on the substrate. The substrate is adapted to receive an image of the pattern on the mask plate imaged by the composite photon sieve. According to the present disclosure, because the composite photon sieve is used instead of a projection objective lens in a conventional projection-type photolithography system, the advantage of high efficiency in the conventional projection-type photolithography system can be reserved, and also photolithography can be performed in batches rapidly, so that photolithography efficiency can be improved. Meanwhile, costs can be effectively cut down and the system can be reduced in size. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044300 | Double-Sided Maskless Exposure System and Method - A double-sided maskless exposure system and method consists of light sources which includes two light wavelength segments, maskless optical engines in which a 2D spatial light modulation(spatial light modulator) device, such as DMD, is generating a plurality of pixel array of the pattern, vision system, moving substrate and computer control system. The double-sided maskless exposure system at least includes two maskless optical engines with auto-calibration function which can correct any alignment error in-line. Each optical engine is for each side of the substrate. The optical engines are aligned each other in pairs and are simultaneously patterning on each side of the moving substrate. The system also includes a manipulator for moving, stepping or scanning the optical engines, relative to the substrate so that it can create a contiguous whole image on the both sides of the subject. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044301 | Programmable illuminator for a photolithography system - A programmable illuminator for a photolithography system includes a light source, a first optical system having a light uniformizing element, a programmable micro-mirror device, and a second optical system that forms an illumination field that illuminates a reticle. The programmable micro-mirror device can be configured to perform shutter and edge-exposure-blocking functions that have previously required relatively large mechanical devices. Methods of improving illumination field uniformity using the programmable illuminator are also disclosed. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044302 | Lithographic Apparatus and Method - A lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system, a patterning device, and a projection system. The illumination system provides a radiation beam. The patterning device imparts the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section. The substrate holder holds a substrate. The projection system projects the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate. The apparatus is constructed and arranged, at least in use, to image a pattern on to the substrate using radiation having: a bright field intensity distribution in a first direction; and a dark field intensity distribution in second direction, substantially perpendicular to the first direction. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044303 | METHOD FOR STRESS-ADJUSTED OPERATION OF A PROJECTION EXPOSURE SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING PROJECTION EXPOSURE SYSTEM - A projection exposure system and a method for operating a projection exposure system for microlithography with an illumination system are disclosed. The illumination system includes at least one variably adjustable pupil-defining element. The illumination stress of at least one optical element of the projection exposure system is determined automatically in the case of an adjustment of the at least one variably adjustable pupil-defining element. From the automatically determined illumination stress, the maximum radiant power of the light source is set or determined and/or in which an illumination system is provided with which different illumination settings can be made. Usage of the projection exposure system is recorded and, from the history of the usage, at least one state parameter of at least one optical element of the projection exposure system is determined. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044304 | OPTICAL PROJECTION SYSTEM - An optical projection unit comprising a first optical element module and at least one second optical element module is provided. The first optical element module comprises a first housing unit and at least a first optical element, the first optical element being received within the first housing unit and having an optically used first region defining a first optical axis. The at least one second optical element module is located adjacent to the first optical element module and comprises at least one second optical element, the second optical element defining a second optical axis of the optical projection unit. The first housing unit has a central first housing axis and an outer wall extending in a circumferential direction about the first housing axis. The first optical axis is at least one of laterally offset and inclined with respect to the first housing axis. Furthermore, the first housing axis is substantially collinear with the second optical axis. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044305 | Apparatus for transferring a substrate in a lithography system - An apparatus for transferring substrates within a lithography system, the lithography system comprising a substrate preparation unit for clamping a substrate onto a substrate support structure to form a clamped substrate, and an interface with a substrate supply system for receiving unclamped substrates. The apparatus comprises a body provided with a first set of fingers for carrying an unclamped substrate and a second set of fingers for carrying a substrate support structure, and the first set of fingers is located below the second set of fingers, and fingers of the first set of fingers have a different shape than the fingers of the second set of fingers. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044306 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - An exposure apparatus includes: a substrate stage configured to move upon holding the substrate; a structural member configured to support a substrate stage; a first counter mass stage configured to cancel a driving reaction force that is generated due to driving of the substrate stage and acts on the structural member; a substrate stage driver configured to generate a force between the substrate stage and the first counter mass stage; a first counter mass driver configured to generate a force between the structural member and the first counter mass stage; a controller configured to control the first counter mass driver so as to cancel the force that acts on the structural member by generating a force between the structural member and the first counter mass stage using the first counter mass driver. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044307 | Movable Body Apparatus, Movable Body Drive Method, Exposure Apparatus, Exposure Method, and Device Manufacturing Method - A drive system drives a movable body, based on measurement results of a first measurement system which measures the position of the movable body in an XY plane by irradiating a measurement beam from an arm member on a grating placed on a surface parallel to the XY plane of the movable body. In this case, because a configuration in which the arm member irradiates a measurement beam on the grating is employed, there is no adverse effect due to the drive of the moving body, unlike the case when an encoder system is arranged on a stage surface plate. Accordingly, it becomes possible to drive the movable body with good precision. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044308 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ADJUSTING OPTICAL PROXIMITY EFFECT FOR AN EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A method for matching a first OPE curve ( | 2013-02-21 |
20130044309 | Scanning Non-Scanning LIDAR - An all fiber optic laser based scanning system for real time terrain mapping under degraded visual conditions is disclosed. A laser output is modulated to achieve a desired pulse width and pulse repetition frequency (PRF) and the modulated signal is amplified. The amplified optical signals are split into N channels that correspond to N elements of an optically phased array that steers light by modulating the phase of light entering and exiting the optical system. By applying a linear phase shift across the beam's wave front, the light propagating along the system's optical axis is steered to an off-axis angle. A real time map of an underlying terrain is accomplished by sweeping the N channel array across the terrain while collecting range information from each scan grid. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044310 | DISTANCE DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM - There is provided a system and method for detecting a distance to an object. The method comprises providing a lighting system having at least one pulse width modulated visible-light source for illumination of a field of view; emitting an illumination signal for illuminating the field of view for a duration of time y using the visible-light source at a time t; integrating a reflection energy for a first time period from a time t−x to a time t+x; determining a first integration value for the first time period; integrating the reflection energy for a second time period from a time t+y−x to a time t+y+x; determining a second integration value for the second time period; calculating a difference value between the first integration value and the second integration value; determining a propagation delay value proportional to the difference value; determining the distance to the object from the propagation delay value. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044311 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING CAMERA - A detection apparatus and method for FMCW LIDAR employ signals whose frequencies are modified so that low-cost and low-speed photodetector arrays, such a can be employed for range detection. The LIDAR is includes a single mode swept frequency laser (SFL), whose optical frequency is varied with time, as a result of which, a target beam reflected back by the target is shifted in frequency from a reference beam by an amount that is proportional to the relative range z to the target. The reflected target beam is combined with the reference beam and detected by the photodetector array. The difference between the frequencies of the reflected target beam and the reference beam is reduced to a level that is within the bandwidth of the photodetector array by first modulating the target and/or reference beam. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044312 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELIMINATING THE EFFECT OF NON-PRIMARY LASER MODES ON CHARACTERIZATION OF OPTICAL COMPONENTS THROUGH CHARACTERIZED DECOMPOSITION - A method and a system for characterization of optical components through characterized decomposition of an optical device includes: directing incident light over a range of wavelengths to a device under test, wherein the incident light includes a primary signal and at least one sideband signal, the distance between the primary signal and any one of the sideband signals is substantially larger than the width of the band pass area of the device under test; detecting output light from the device under test to obtain a detected signal; correcting the detected signal to account errors associated with the sideband signal. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044313 | Broad Band Czerny-Turner Spectrometer, Methods, and Applications - A low-cost optics, broadband, astigmatism-corrected practical spectrometer. An off-the-shelf cylindrical lens is used to remove astigmatism over the full bandwidth, providing better than 0.1 nm spectral resolution and more than 50% through-put over a bandwidth of 400 nm centered at 800 nm. The spectrometer includes a first spherical mirror disposed along an optical path in an off-axis (tilted) orientation; a diffraction grating disposed along the optical axis in a location optically downstream from the first mirror; a second spherical mirror disposed along the optical path in an off-axis orientation in a location optically down-stream from the diffraction grating; a cylindrical optic disposed in the optical path; and a detector disposed in the optical path in a location optically downstream from the second spherical mirror. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044314 | CAVITY ENHANCED LASER BASED ISOTOPIC GAS ANALYZER - Systems and methods for measuring the isotope ratio of one or more trace gases and/or components of gas mixtures such as different gas species present in a gas mixture. The system includes a resonant optical cavity having two or more mirrors and containing a gas, the cavity having a free spectral range that equals the difference between frequencies of two measured absorption lines of different gas species in the gas, or of two different isotopes, divided onto an integer number. The system includes a continuous-wave tunable laser optically coupled with the resonant optical cavity and a detector system for measuring an absorption of laser light by the gas in the cavity. The detector system includes a photo-detector to measure an intensity of the intra-cavity light, or both a photo-acoustic sensor to measure photo-acoustic waves generated in the cavity and a photo-detector to measure an intensity of the intra-cavity light. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044315 | MASKLESS EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND SPOT BEAM POSITION MEASUREMENT METHOD USING THE SAME - A maskless exposure apparatus which precisely and rapidly measures positions of spot beams of a plurality of optical systems by calculating positions of respective BMSs using a plurality of FMs engraved on an FBA on a movable table. The centers of the respective BMSs are aligned with the centers of random FMs of the plurality of FMs. Thereafter, positions of spot beams irradiated from the plurality of optical systems are quickly and precisely measured using the positions of the respective BMSs and the positions of the FMs measured by the BMSs, thereby more quickly generating mask data to execute maskless exposures. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044316 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING MOVING SEMICONDUTOR WAFERS - Device for inspecting defects in semiconductor wafers, comprising a member for detecting surface defects using variations in the slope of a surface of the wafer, a member for detecting surface defects using variations in the light intensity reflected by a surface of the wafer, at a plurality of points, a member for detecting light intensity scattered by the surface of the wafer, a light source, and a detecting and classifying mechanism connected upstream of said detecting members. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044317 | Active Tracking and Imaging Sensor System Comprising Illuminator Analysis Function - A sensor suite comprising a LIDAR transmitter and receiver element and a visible imager element. The transmitter operates with a plurality of selectable beam-forming optics or a tilt-tip element. A Risley or counter-rotating prism set element permits beam-steering with lower size, weight and power (SWaP). The optics for the system may be configured in a Cassegrain-type configuration in cooperation with a plurality of beam-splitting elements to permit predetermined spectrums of the received electromagnetic spectrum to be provided respectively to the LIDAR receiver and the visible imager. One or a plurality of laser illuminator analysis spectrometers are provided for the detection of incoming laser illumination from an external source which may be in the form of a micro-lamellar spectrometer element. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044318 | ROTATING-ELEMENT ELLIPSOMETER AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PROPERTIES OF THE SAMPLE USING THE SAME - Provided is a real-time spectroscopic ellipsometer capable of obtaining information on properties of a sample, a nano pattern shape, in real time by measuring and analyzing, for a plurality of wavelengths, a change in a polarization state of incident light generated while being reflected or transmitted due to the sample when light having a specific polarization component is incident to the sample. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044319 | Method and System for Aligning Color Filter Array - A method and system of aligning color filter array are disclosed. Other embodiments are disclosed herein. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044320 | Self-Calibrated Alignment and Overlay Target and Measurement - An alignment feature disposed on a substrate, the alignment feature including a first lithographic pattern having a first aggregate geometric center point defined by a first sub-pattern comprising alignment marks having a first sub-pattern geometric center point arranged a distance (d | 2013-02-21 |
20130044321 | DIGITAL FILTER SPECTRUM SENSOR - A spectrum sensing method includes (a) receiving an incident radiation simultaneously through a filter array composed of multiple bandpass filters, (b) digitizing spectral responses of the filter array, and (c) generating an estimate of spectral profile of the incident radiation based on digitized spectral responses of the filter array. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044322 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER MOUNTING WITH INTACT DIFFUSION BARRIER LAYER - A first contact surface of a semiconductor laser chip can be formed to a target surface roughness selected to have a maximum peak to valley height that is substantially smaller than a barrier layer thickness. A barrier layer that includes a non-metallic, electrically-conducting compound and that has the barrier layer thickness can be applied to the first contact surface, and the semiconductor laser chip can be soldered to a carrier mounting along the first contact surface using a solder composition by heating the soldering composition to less than a threshold temperature at which dissolution of the barrier layer into the soldering composition occurs. Related systems, methods, articles of manufacture, and the like are also described. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044323 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MOISTURE IN NATURAL GAS - A system includes a moisture analyzer configured to detect moisture in natural gas. The moisture analyzer includes an absorption cell that encloses and conducts the natural gas. The moisture analyzer also includes a pressure control device that may reduce a pressure of the natural gas inside the absorption cell. The moisture analyzer includes a light emitting device that may transmit light through the natural gas inside the absorption cell, as well as a photodetector that may detect an intensity of the light transmitted through the natural gas and exiting the absorption cell. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044324 | Light Based Fuel Sulfur Sensor and System - An ultraviolet sensor arrangement detects the amount of sulfur in a fuel of an internal combustion engine by emitting an ultraviolet light field in the presence of the fuel. A detector is disposed to detect a responsive amount of fluorescent light and provide a sensing signal indicative of the amount of sulfur in the fuel. A filter (or filters) receives the sensing signal and provides a filtered sensing signal to a sensing circuit. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044325 | TURBIDITY DETECTING DEVICE - Provided is a turbidity detecting device capable of detecting a small turbidity and a minute change in a turbidity. The turbidity sensor includes: a container; a light emitting part for emitting light from an outside of the container, causing the light to pass through a first wall, and applying the light to a second wall; and a scattered light receiving part for receiving the light emitted by the light emitting part and passing through the second wall. Among an incident angle A at which the light emitted by the light emitting part enters the first wall; an angle D formed between inner wall surfaces of the first wall and the second wall; a refractive index n of a liquid with respect to the light emitted by the light emitting part; a refractive index m of a material of which the first wall and the second wall are foamed; an angle x formed between an outer wall surface and the inner wall surface of the first wall; and an angle y formed between an outer wall surface and the inner wall surface of the second wall, a relationship of the following (Formula 1) holds. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044326 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING A SUBSTRATE IN A CHAMBER - The present invention provides methods, apparatus, and systems of sensing a substrate in a chamber. The invention includes emitting radiation of at least two different wavelengths; directing the emitted radiation of a first wavelength through a view port of a chamber at an interior of the chamber; directing the emitted radiation of a second wavelength through the view port of the chamber at a location of a hole in a blade of a substrate carrier; detecting any of the emitted radiation reflected by the blade, the interior of the chamber, or a substrate on the blade; and determining if a substrate is present on the blade based on the reflected radiation detected. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044327 | Metrology system and method applied to an interferometer for remotely analysing a gaseous compound - In the field of Fourier transform interferometry and in particular a device and a method for improving the precision of such a device for remotely analysing a gaseous compound, a Fourier transform interferometer includes: at least one movable retroreflector; a metrology subsystem using at least three laser beams; and a metrology unit generating, for each sounding point represented by a pixel on the capture matrix imaging a gaseous compound, a metrology signal incorporating the displacements in space of the movable element(s). | 2013-02-21 |
20130044328 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY INSENSITIVE HIGH-PERFORMANCE FIBER-OPTIC GYROSCOPES - Systems and methods for environmentally insensitive high-performance fiber-optic gyroscopes are provided. In one embodiment, a loop closure electronics apparatus for a fiber optic gyroscope having an optical phase modulator characterized by a transfer function that includes an error component of at least second order is provided. The apparatus comprises: a first digital circuit that generates a digital bias modulation signal; a second digital circuit that generates a digital feedback signal; at least one digital-to-analog converter that produces an electrical signal that drives the phase modulator from the digital bias modulation signal and the digital feedback signal; and a compensator that includes an analog filter of at least second order and a digital filter of at least second order, wherein the analog filter and the digital filter pre-filter the electrical signal to compensate for the error component. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044329 | System and Method for Interlacing Differing Coherence Length Sweeps to Improve OCT Image Quality - A system and method for sweeping electromagnetic radiation over a first coherence length and a second length over a range of wavelengths to generate an image. Electromagnetic radiation having a first coherence length is generated and swept over a range of wavelengths. Electromagnetic radiation having a second coherence length is generated and swept over a range of wavelengths. The electromagnetic radiation is splitting through a reference path and a sample path; Electromagnetic radiation returned from the reference path and the sample path is detected, wherein the detector generates output signals corresponding to the received electromagnetic radiation. In one embodiment, the output signals are processed to generate an image. The image may be interleaved with data corresponding to the electromagnetic radiation having the first coherence length and the second coherence length. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044330 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM HAVING REAL-TIME ARTIFACT AND SATURATION CORRECTION - An optical coherence tomography system having real-time artifact and saturation correction includes an optical coherence tomography unit, and a signal processing and display system adapted to communicate with the optical coherence tomography unit to receive imaging signals therefrom. The optical coherence tomography system is a Fourier Domain optical coherence tomography system. The signal processing and display system includes a parallel processor configured to correct the imaging signals, in real time, to at least partially remove image artifacts and saturation based on a subset of image data within an image frame. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044331 | OVERLAY METROLOGY BY PUPIL PHASE ANALYSIS - The present invention may include measuring a first phase distribution across a pupil plane of a portion of illumination reflected from a first overlay target of a semiconductor wafer, wherein the first overlay target is fabricated to have a first intentional overlay, measuring a second phase distribution across the pupil plane of a portion of illumination reflected from a second overlay target, wherein the second overlay target is fabricated to have a second intentional overlay in a direction opposite to and having the same magnitude as the first intentional overlay, determining a first phase tilt associated with a sum of the first and second phase distributions, determining a second phase tilt associated with a difference between the first and second phase distributions, calibrating a set of phase tilt data, and determining a test overlay value associated with the first and second overlay target. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044332 | SURFACE PROFILE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND ALIGNMENT METHOD THEREOF AND AN IMPROVED SUB-APERTURE MEASUREMENT DATA ACQUISITION METHOD - A surface profile measurement apparatus, which measures a surface profile of an object, includes a wavefront measurement unit, a driving unit and a rotation unit. The wavefront measurement unit has an image sensor and emits a detecting light. The driving unit has a plurality of stages for moving the object or the wavefront measurement unit. The rotation unit has a rotation axis, is disposed on one of the stages of the driving unit, and holds the object. When measuring the object, the rotation unit rotates the object and the image sensor simultaneously exposes and acquires a measurement data, formed by the detecting light reflected from the object. An alignment method of the surface profile measurement apparatus and an improved sub-aperture measurement data acquisition method are also disclosed. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044333 | METHOD FOR INSPECTING CONDUCTOR CRIMPING PORTION OF CRIMPING TERMINAL - In a method for inspecting a conductor crimping portion of a crimping terminal, a laser displacement meter is disposed on a final stage of the terminal manufacturing line, and an upper surface of the flat-shaped bottom plate of the conductor crimping portion of a conveyed crimping terminal is measured, thereby acquiring, as an inspection result, data pertaining to at least one of items; namely, a width of the interior surface of a bottom plate, a width of the serrations, and a depth of the serrations. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044334 | ORIGINAL DOCUMENT SIZE DETECTION DEVICE - An original document size detection device of the present invention is characterized by comprising a document reading table, a light source which irradiates an original document placed on the document reading table, a cover body which covers the original document, a light detection unit which detects a reflected light that a light from the light source is reflected by the original document and an external light that enters the surface of the document reading table when the cover body is lifted, a masking unit which masks an output signal based on the external light in the output signal of the light detection unit based on the reflected light and the external light, and a determination unit which determines a size of the original document in a main scanning direction based on the output signal of the light detection unit that is masked by the masking unit. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044335 | PRINT CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A print control method for an information processing apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus via a network, includes acquiring print data and print settings corresponding to the print data from one or more applications; determining whether a process related to a scaling process is included in the print settings; comparing, when determining that the process related to a scaling process is included in the print settings, a processing capacity of the image forming apparatus with a processing capacity of the information processing apparatus; and determining whether the process related to the scaling process is to be performed by the image forming apparatus or by the information processing apparatus based on the comparison result. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044336 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus including at least one processor that executes a program, includes an analysis unit configured to analyze a print job, an optimization unit configured to, based on a result of the analysis performed by the analysis unit, combine a plurality of objects included in the print job into one object according to an upper limit number, which is different according to a type of the objects to be combined, an intermediate data generation unit configured to generate intermediate data based on the objects combined by the optimization unit, and an image data generation unit configured to generate image data from the intermediate data generated by the intermediate data generation unit. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044337 | INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE - In the information output device, media are disposed on a stage surface on the basis of a predetermined rule, the dot patterns are read by imaging units disposed in a space below the stage and converted into code values or coordinate value indicating the dot patterns from photographed images obtained by the imaging units, and information corresponding to the code values or the coordinate values is outputted. Further, light transmitting reading holes are respectively provided at a plurality of medium disposing locations on the stage surface, and the imaging units are disposed in the space below the stage corresponding the respective reading holes such that the imaging units photograph the medium surfaces of the media disposed in the reading holes. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044338 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus include a light source; an image sensor configured to output an image signal of an object illuminated by the light source; a first calculating unit configured to calculate a third light amount based on a difference between a first image signal output from the image sensor when the light source illuminates a reference member as the object at a first light quantity and a second image signal output from the image sensor when the light source illuminates the reference member at a second light quantity and a difference between the first light quantity and the second light quantity; and a light quantity setting unit configured to set a light quantity at which the light source illuminates a document as the object to the third light quantity. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044339 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a reading unit, a document conveyance unit, a sheet storage unit, a printing unit, a first and second determination unit, and a control unit. The reading unit reads a document. The printing unit performs printing on a sheet fed from the sheet storage unit. The first determination unit determines a first size of the document based on a size of a sheet stored in the sheet storage unit. The control unit causes the document conveyance unit to convey the document and causes the reading unit to read the document based on the determined first size. The second determination unit determines a second size of the conveyed document. In response to the determined first size not matching the determined second size, the control unit causes the document to be conveyed again and causes the document to be read again based on the determined second size. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044340 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING A TOUCH PANEL - An image processing apparatus includes an operation panel as a touch panel and a CPU for performing processing based on a gesture thereon. The CPU includes a determination unit for determining a detail of processing corresponding to the gesture. When the detail of processing corresponding to the gesture includes a first detail of processing as processing on a file and a second detail of processing as processing on a displayed image and when the file targeted for the processing is stored in a storage device, the determination unit determines the detail of processing as the first detail of processing. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044341 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - The image forming apparatus includes an operation input unit having a first touch screen, a reception unit configured to receive information regarding an operation target file from a mobile terminal in accordance with a drag-and-drop operation across the first touch screen and a second touch screen provided in the mobile terminal, and an operation control unit configured to execute an action regarding the operation target file, based on the information regarding the operation target file received by the reception unit. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044342 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF INSPECTING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE INSPECTION CONTROL PROGRAM - An inspection apparatus obtains a correction parameter for correcting the positional shift between a previously read image and a master image, and corrects one of a currently read image or a master image using the correction parameter for the previously read image, before comparing between the currently read image and the master image to detect the positional shift in the currently read image. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044343 | SERVER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A server system comprises acquisition unit that acquires print data from a document management server based on information for acquiring the print data using received first authorization information without executing the authentication processing based on authentication information; transmission unit that issues second authorization information which permits an access to a cooperation server by executing authentication processing based on the authentication information transmitted from the printer management server, and transmits the second authorization information to the printer management server; and providing unit that provides, to the printer, the print data acquired by the acquisition unit or another print data generated based on the acquired print data without executing the authentication processing based on the authentication information in response to reception of a print data acquisition request from the printer which receives the second authorization information. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044344 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Upon receiving an instruction to execute a function from a user, it is determined whether the user who issued the execution instruction has logged in in the case where the function needs data that is set on a user-by-user basis, and if the user has logged in, data that has been set for the logged-in user is given to the corresponding function processing unit, and the instructed function is executed. In the case where the use who issued the execution instruction has not logged in, once the user has been authenticated, the data that has been set for the user is given to the corresponding function processing unit, and the instructed function is executed. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044345 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A control apparatus controls a processing apparatus that executes predetermined processing. The control apparatus includes a determination unit that determines whether when executing the predetermined processing, the processing apparatus is in a state in which the processing apparatus has been powered on again after power supplied to the processing apparatus has been stopped, an input unit that, when the determination unit has determined that the processing apparatus has been powered on again, performs notification to cause a user of the processing apparatus to input authentication information to authenticate the user and inputs the authentication information in accordance with a user instruction based on the notification, and a permission unit that permits execution of the predetermined processing by the processing apparatus in accordance with the authentication information input by the input unit. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044346 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An information processing apparatus that executes a job in accordance with an instruction from a web application of a web server and a method of controlling the information processing apparatus are provided. Error screen information and the web application and/or the job that is received from the web application are associated and stored in a memory. Information in the memory is updated for association of error screen information that indicates an error during job execution with another application other than the web application, and the error screen information that indicates the error is displayed in front of a screen for the other associated application based on the information. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044347 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF INSPECTING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE INSPECTION CONTROL PROGRAM - An inspection apparatus, inspection system, inspection method, and inspection control program stored in a recording medium, each of which sets a reference point in a master image and a read image read from a printed image, which is to be used for detecting the positional shift between the read image and the master image, based on determination whether a pattern previously added to the printed image for detecting the positional shift is available or can be used to effectively detect the positional shift. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044348 | LABELING INSERTED PAGES WITHIN PRINT PREVIEWS OF A PRINT JOB - Systems and methods are provided for labeling inserted pages within a print preview of a print job. The system receives print data comprising logical pages, and receives instructions for inserting pages among the logical pages of the print data. The system further receives a request for a print preview for the print data, identifies inserts for the print data based on the instructions, rasterizes the logical pages of the print data and the inserts to generate sheet images for the print preview, and includes non-printing marks in the sheet images for the inserts that distinguish the inserts from rasterized logical pages of the print data. The system further transmits the sheet images of the print preview. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044349 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING REMOTE PRINTER CHARACTERISTICS - A system and method automatically detect parameters of a printer on a network having an unknown profile, to create a useable profile for the printer having the unknown profile by querying, via a predetermined protocol between a network administrator processor and the printer having the unknown profile, a first state of the printer on the network, a state of the printer being defined by values associated with a plurality of parameters of the printer, the first state being defined as a first set of values associated with the plurality of parameters of the printer having the unknown profile. The network administrator processor communicates, via a communication protocol, a first set of instructions to the printer to change the state of the printer having the unknown profile from a first state to a second state by causing a value associated with the plurality of parameters to change; and queries, via the predetermined protocol, the second state of the printer having the unknown profile, the second state being defined as a second set of values associated with the plurality of parameters, and a third state of the unknown printer, the third state being defined as a third set of values associated with the plurality of parameters The network administrator processor identifies parameters associated with the state of the printer having the unknown profile by comparing the first state of the unknown printer to the second state of the printer having the unknown profile and the third state of the printer having the unknown profile; and creates a useable profile for the printer having the unknown profile based upon the identified parameters. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044350 | Cloud-Based Address Processing - Mail processing systems and methods. A method includes receiving a plurality of mailpieces in the mail processing system and associating a unique identifier with each of the plurality of mailpieces. The method includes obtaining destination address information for each of the plurality of mailpieces and comparing the destination address information with a potential move table to determine destination addresses for which there is a potential change of address. The method includes sending the destination address information to a change of address (COA) server and receiving COA results from the COA server. The method includes printing destination information on each mailpiece according to the COA results. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044351 | GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - Technology is described for a handheld device with multimedia content recording and printing (“the described technology”). In various embodiments, the described technology can capture and record images, video, and sound, e.g., by using an image capture sensor and/or scanner. In various embodiments, the described technology can print various types of images, e.g., photographs, postcards, legal documents, and so forth. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044352 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANAGING INFORMATION THEREOF - An electronic apparatus includes a job processor to perform a job of the image forming apparatus, a storage unit to store apparatus use information on a user of the image forming apparatus and job performance of the job processor, a determination unit to determine whether the user is changed or not, and a controller to delete the apparatus use information on a previous user if it is determined that the user is changed. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044353 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - It is determined to cause the printing apparatus to print when the printing apparatus receives a first print job which is issued and does not cause the printing apparatus to print. When it is determined to cause the printing apparatus to print, the print control apparatus controls the printing apparatus to print an image corresponding to a second print job for causing the printing apparatus to print based on the second print job. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044354 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PRINTING CONDITION SETTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PRODUCT WHICH DISPLAY A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF A SHEET INCLUDING PARAMETERS WHICH HAVE BEEN SELECTED - The CPU of a personal computer displays a list of one-click icons, each representing one or a plurality of printing functions, in the icon display area, and selects one one-click icon from the list of the one-click icons displayed in the icon display area, to automatically set a plurality of printing functions corresponding to the selected one-click icons. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044355 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: at least three storing devices; a detecting unit; and a control unit, wherein the striping is carried out by using all of the storing devices, and the mirroring is carried out by using at least two of the storing devices except at least one storing device. When one of the storing device is failed, in case that the mirroring was carried out by using the failed storing device, the mirroring is continued by using the one storing device which is not used for carrying out the mirroring instead of the failed storing device. The striping is carried out by using all of the storing devices except the failed storing device. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044356 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control method of an image forming apparatus is provided that includes: receiving a user command to perform a document analysis operation; generating scan data by scanning an input document, in response to the user command; setting a predefined menu operation language as the operation language for the document analysis operation, if no operation language is preset; and performing the document analysis operation based on the set operation language. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044357 | ORIGINAL DOCUMENT SIZE DETECTION DEVICE - An original document size detection device characterized by comprising a document reading table, a light source which irradiates an original document placed on the document reading table, a cover body which covers the original document, a light detection unit which detects a reflected light that a light from the light source is reflected by the original document, an angle detection unit which detects an opening angle of the cover body and has a first photo sensor, a second photo sensor, a third photo sensor, and a shield plate, and a determination unit which determines the size of the original document in a sub-scanning direction when the opening angle of the cover body is equal to an angle al and the size of the original document in a main scanning direction when the opening angle of the cover body is equal to an angle α | 2013-02-21 |
20130044358 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image reading apparatus includes a duplex path to guide a document, which is read by a first reading unit and a second reading unit. The document is subjected to a primary reading operation using the first and the second reading units, and the document is then guided via the duplex path and passes through the first reading unit and the second reading unit. At this time, the document is subjected to a secondary reading operation using the first and the second reading units, and a control unit compares image information obtained by the first reading unit and the second reading unit in the primary reading operation with image information obtained by the first reading unit and the second reading unit in the secondary reading operation. The control unit also determines whether the first reading unit and the second reading unit are normally operated. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044359 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning apparatus that scans a light beam from a light source includes: a movable portion and a fixed portion. The movable portion includes: a rotating member, which is capable of rotating about a rotation axis being parallel with an optical axis of the light beam, has an open hole through which the light beam passes, and is provided with a first coil; and a mirror that is provided to the rotating member, electrically connected with the first coil, and reflects the light beam that passes through the open hole of the rotating member in a variable angle with respect to the optical axis of the light beam. The fixed portion includes: a magnetic member; and a second coil capable of supplying an electromagnetic field to the first coil. One of a part and a whole of the magnetic member is made of a magnetic material and the magnetic member serves as a magnetic core of the second coil. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044360 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT IMAGING - A direct imaging system comprises an illumination unit comprising a plurality of light sources, the plurality of light sources configured to emit a plurality of beams, an optical system for forming the plurality of beams to be aligned in position or angle, an acoustic optical modulator positioned to receive the plurality of beams aligned in one of position or angle and to consecutively diffract different portions of the plurality of beams as an acoustic wave propagates in an acoustic direction, and a scanning element adapted to scan an exposure plane with the plurality of beams modulated by the acoustic optical modulator at a scanning velocity, wherein the scanning velocity is selected to incoherently unite the different portions of the plurality of beams into a single exposure spot. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044361 | Endoscope Optical System - An endoscope optical system includes a negative lens that focuses light entering along an incident optical axis, a first prism that deflects and emits the light from the negative lens along a first axis substantially orthogonal to the incident optical axis, a second prism having a first reflecting surface, which deflects the light from the first prism along a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis and a second reflecting surface that deflects and emits the light, substantially parallel to the first axis and that faces the first prism, a third prism that deflects the light from the second prism substantially parallel to the incident optical axis, and a positive lens that focuses the light from the second prism, in this order from an object side, the negative lens and the first prism being rotatable about the first axis relative to the second prism. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044362 | OPTICAL DEVICE - An optical device comprises a transparent substrate having: an array of micromirrors on one surface of the substrate; and a corresponding array of microimage elements, the micromirrors presenting convex surfaces to the microimage elements whereby each convex surface causes ambient light to pass through the microimage element array from a virtual focus, the arrangement of the microimage elements and micromirrors being such that they cooperate to generate a lenticular type or a moiré magnification effect. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044363 | Micromechanical component, intermediate product produced by a manufacturing method, and manufacturing method for a micromechanical component - A micromechanical component having a displaceable part connected to a residual substrate by at least one spring, and including first and second subunits, between which an insulating intermediate layer and at least one semiconductor boundary layer is formed; an inner region of the first subunit, which inner region is aligned with the second subunit, being patterned out of a substrate using at least one cavity etched in a first etching direction; an outer region of the first subunit of the displaceable part, which outer region faces away from the second subunit, being patterned out of the substrate using at least one hollowed-out section etched in a second etching direction; the second subunit being patterned out of a semiconductor layer deposited onto the insulating intermediate layer and/or on the at least one semiconductor boundary layer using at least one continuous separating trench. Also described is a related manufacturing method. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044364 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device includes a driving layer and a displaying layer disposed on the driving layer. The driving layer includes a lower substrate, a number of driving segments and a number of conducting wires. The lower substrate has a first surface. The driving segments and the conducting wires both are disposed on the first surface of the lower substrate. The driving segments are connected to the conducting wires in a one-to-one manner. A line width of each of the conducting wires is less than 50 microns. The display device has a high resolution. A method for manufacturing the display device is also provided. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044365 | METHOD OF PREPARING MONODISPERSE PARTICLE, MONODISPERSE PARTICLE PREPARED BY USING THE METHOD, AND TUNABLE PHOTONIC CRYSTAL DEVICE USING THE MONODISPERSE PARTICLE - A method of preparing a monodisperse particle may include mixing at least two types of monomers in a solvent, placing an initiator in the solvent, and forming a particle having a copolymer shape by polymerizing the at least two types of monomers. The particle may have a size controlled by a content of the at least two types of monomers. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044366 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING BIAS POINT OF DIFFERENTIAL QUADRATURE PHASE SHIFT KEYING DEMODULATOR - Method and apparatus for controlling bias point of DQPSK demodulator are disclosed. The method comprises: step | 2013-02-21 |
20130044367 | Microbend-Enhanced Despeckling - A method and apparatus that enhances an aspect of light output from an optical fiber by microbending the optical fiber to increase stimulated Raman scattering light. The enhancement may be a change in speckle characteristics or a change in color. There may be an optical monitor that varies the amount of microbending by controlling the force on the optical fiber. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044368 | Long Reach Optical Amplification Device, Passive Optical Network, and Method for Transmitting Optical Signals - The present invention provides a long reach optical amplification device, a passive optical network and an optical signal transmission method in the communication field. The long reach optical amplification device comprises: a first optical diplexer, configured to transmit one or multiple downlink optical signal(s) from a first segment of Feeder fiber to a downlink optical amplifier; and to couple one or multiple uplink optical signal(s) amplified by a uplink optical amplifier to the first segment of Feeder fiber; the downlink optical amplifier, configured to amplify the downlink optical signal(s) and to output the amplified one or multiple downlink optical signal(s); a second optical diplexer, configured to couple the downlink optical signal(s) amplified by the downlink optical amplifier to the second segment of Feeder fiber, and to transmit the uplink optical signal(s) from the second segment of Feeder fiber to the uplink optical amplifier; and the uplink optical amplifier, configured to amplify the uplink optical signal(s) and to output the amplified uplink optical signal(s). The present invention resolves the long reach coexistence of several PON systems. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044369 | DUAL OBJECTIVE 3-D STEREOMICROSCOPE - The embodiments herein provide a dual objective stereomicroscope in which the two objectives are moved independent of each other along an angular axis by a mechanism to provide a stereoscopic image of an object. The microscope has two optical paths formed respectively with an objective lens, a primary mirror, a focusing mirror and an eye piece. The plane of the primary mirror is arranged normal to the plane of the objective lens. The focusing mirror is arranged in parallel to the primary mirror to reflect a beam of light received from the objective lens through the primary mirror to the eye piece. The primary mirror is moved synchronously with the movement of the objective lens. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044370 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SCANNING AN OBJECT AND A MICROSCOPE - The invention relates to a device for scanning an object comprising a focusing lens system ( | 2013-02-21 |
20130044371 | Beam Shaping Unit For Focusing a Laser Beam - A beam shaping unit for focusing a divergent laser beam includes a first optical element to receive the laser beam, a second optical element to receive the beam from the first optical element, an optical focusing unit to receive the beam from the second optical element, a first focal point adjustment device coupled to the first optical element, the first focal point adjustment device being configured to adjust the beam focal point diameter by manipulating the first optical element, and a second focal point adjustment device coupled to the second optical element, the second focal point adjustment device being configured to adjust, in the beam propagation direction, the beam focal position by manipulating the second optical element, and in which the beam shaping unit is configured to image the beam from the first optical element through an intermediate focal point onto the second optical element. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044372 | ARRANGEMENT OF COLOR SUB-PIXELS IN AN IMAGE DISPLAY PANEL FOR 2D/3D DISPLAY - An image display having a plurality of color sub-pixels is disclosed. The present invention provides a method for arranging the color sub-pixels such that in a column of pixels the sub-pixels of the same color do not form a straight sub-column. In other words, a sub-pixel column contains the sub-pixels of two or more different colors. When a parallax separator, such as a lenticular screen, is placed in relationship to the image display to form a 3D display, the longitudinal axis of the lenticules can be substantially parallel to the sub-pixel columns. Since a sub-pixel column contains the sub-pixels of two or more different colors, each view of the 3D display as separated by a lenticule contains the sub-pixels of two or more different colors. As such, the 3D display image will not appear as monochromatic at a certain viewing angle. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044373 | WIRE-GRID POLARIZER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed are a wire grid polarizer, which exhibits high polarization, p-polarized light transmittance, and s-polarized light reflectance in the visible light region, and the optical characteristics of which have low angular dependence and wavelength dependence, and a manufacturing method for the same. A wire grid polarizer ( | 2013-02-21 |
20130044374 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL DISPLAY DEVICE, SET OF MATERIAL ROLLS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A system for manufacturing an optical display device includes providing a roll of a belt-shaped sheet material including an optical film and a release film, which has score lines previously formed by cutting layers of the material other than the release film. The optical film is bonded to a rectangular optical display unit of the display device. In the bonding steps, a first optical film is divided by the score lines into pieces each having a length corresponding to a long side of the display unit, and a second optical film is divided by the score lines into pieces each having a length corresponding to a short side of the display unit. The first optical film has a first polarizing plate whose longitudinal direction is parallel to its absorption axis, and the second optical film has a second polarizing plate whose longitudinal direction is parallel to its absorption axis. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044375 | Security Device With A Zero-Order Diffractive Microstructure - A security Device comprises a zero order diffractive microstructure ( | 2013-02-21 |
20130044376 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical method of displaying an expanded colour image comprising extracting from input light bearing said coloured image a first spectral portion and a second spectral portion such that together the two portions contain sufficient information for the image to be displayed in substantially its original colours, separately expanding the two spectral portions each in two dimensions and recombining the expanded spectral portions to display the expanded colour image. | 2013-02-21 |
20130044377 | VARIABLE WAVELENGTH INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, AND OPTICAL ANALYZER - A variable wavelength interference filter includes: a first reflective film disposed on a face of a first substrate facing a second substrate; a second reflective film disposed on a face of the second substrate facing the first substrate and the first reflective film; a first electrode disposed on the face of the first substrate; and a second electrode disposed on the face of the second substrate. The second substrate includes a movable portion on which the second reflective film is disposed and a connection maintaining portion maintaining the movable portion to be movable in a substrate thickness direction, the connection maintaining portion circumscribes the movable portion and is thinner than the movable portion, and the second electrode is disposed on a portion of the second substrate that is thicker than the connection maintaining portion. | 2013-02-21 |