11th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130063764 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING STATISTICAL THROUGHPUT CONTROL IN A PRINT SHOP - A method of determining a probability of a set of print jobs being completed within a time period may include receiving a schedule associated with a set of print jobs. The schedule may include a sequence in which the set of print jobs is to be processed, a mean processing time associated with each print job in the set, and a standard deviation of a processing time associated with each print job in the set. The method may include determining a probability that a print shop will complete processing of the set of print jobs within a time period based on the mean processing time and standard deviation associated with each of the print jobs in the set that has not been processed and displaying the probability on a display device. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063765 | PAGE COMPLEXITY ANALYZER - A printing system having a print engine, the printing system includes a print engine capable of printing an image on a media; an input buffer adapted to store processed elements of pages for pages to be printed; an assembly means adapted to assemble ready to print pages from the elements of pages; an estimator adapted to estimate complexity of pages assembly according to the elements of pages in the estimated page; a transmission interface for transmitting the ready to print pages to the print engine and to transfer an image to the media; and a speed control element for controlling a speed of the print engine wherein the speed is set according to the estimated complexity of pages assembly. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063766 | PAGE COMPLEXITY ANALYZER - A method for estimating complexity of pages and controlling printing speed of a printing machine wherein the speed is set according to the estimated complexity of pages, the method includes the steps of processing pages elements; storing the processed pages elements in an input memory; estimating complexity of pages assembly according to the processed elements of pages in the estimated pages; assembling the pages from the elements of pages comprised in the estimated pages to produce ready to print pages; transmitting the ready to print pages to a print engine for printing; and setting the print engine speed wherein the speed is selected according to the estimated complexity of pages assembly. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063767 | Presenting Devices as Applications - One or more management components mediate a bi-directional interaction between applications. The components mediate interaction between a first application such as a word processing, video conference, or multimedia application, and a second application that is a virtualization of a physical device such as a printer, camera, or multimedia device. Further, embodiments also support a second application that provides an interface to a service provider, online business, and the like. The management component(s) may function as part of an operating system (OS), allowing the OS to mediate the interaction, and enable greater flexibility and a richer user experience, including presenting a common user experience for the interaction and/or acting as a broker to present a experience generated from the second application. Embodiments also include a unified application programming interface (API) to allow applications to interact with each other via the management component(s) of the OS. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063768 | Automated Least Cost Facsimile Routing - The present specification discloses devices for faxing documents. In an exemplary embodiment, the device has at least one processor in data communication with a memory, a memory for storing programmatic instructions, where, upon execution by the processor, the programmatic instructions: 1) cause a display to show at least one data field, 2) receive alphanumeric strings that have been inputted into the at least one data field, 3) analyze at least one of the alphanumeric strings, 4) based on the analysis, determine a code, and 5) dial the code prior to dialing any portion of the alphanumeric strings. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063769 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information management apparatus includes the following elements. A generator generates a circulation document including an e-document and document identification information thereof. A job information registration section extracts and registers job information, and also specifies and registers a due date of the job. A history information registration section registers the obtained document identification information and operation history information indicating a type and a time of operation performed on the circulation document. An output section specifies document identification information associated with job information that is at least partially identical to the job information associated with the obtained document identification information and associated with operation history information indicating that a job has been completed. The output section then generates information indicating a probability that the job will be completed by the due date or a probability that the job will not be completed by the due date, and outputs the generated information. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063770 | CRUM CHIP AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING MUTUALLY, AND METHOD THEREOF - An image forming device is provided. The device includes a main body which includes a main controller controlling operations of the image forming device, a consumable unit mounted on the main body to enable communication with the main controller, and a CRUM chip which is provided in the consumable unit and stores usage information of the consumable unit and characteristics information The main controller and the CRUM chip transmit and receive signals which include data and integrity detection data between each other. The integrity detection data is generated by accumulating and reflecting integrity detection data included in a previous signal. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063771 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPLOADING IMAGE FILE OF APPARATUS TO SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE - An apparatus and a method for uploading an image file of the apparatus to a social network service (SNS) site are provided. The method includes displaying history information on a user interface (UI) screen, which is displayed on a display unit of the apparatus, through an application executed in the apparatus, selecting an image file displayed in the history information, selecting an SNS site, and uploading the selected image file to the selected SNS site. The history information is generated by the application so as to correspond to an image file. The image file may be generated through the image scanning apparatus and uploaded to the SNS site, generated through the image scanning apparatus and not uploaded to the SNS site, or stored in a storage unit of the apparatus and uploaded to the SNS site. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063772 | MANAGEMENT SERVER, METHOD OF MANAGING WORKFORM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A management server is provided. The management server includes a user interface to receive an input of a plug-in corresponding to a job of an image forming apparatus to generate a workform, which defines a job performing order of the image forming apparatus, and to receive an input of an execution start condition of the plug-in, a workform generator to generate a workform based on the input plug-in and the execution start condition, and a communication interface to transmit the generated workform to the image forming apparatus. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063773 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INPUTTING E-MAIL THEREAT - A method of inputting e-mail addresses at an image forming apparatus, the method including accessing a server storing member information about members who have contacted a user online, by using log-in information of the user; receiving the member information stored in the server from the server; generating a list of e-mail addresses of the members by using the received member information; and updating an address book stored in the image forming apparatus by using the list of generated e-mail addresses. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063774 | Method And Device For Printing A Scheduled Print Job - A method and apparatus for printing a scheduled print job by a printing device connected to a client device over a network. The method includes transmitting, by the client device, a request to print the scheduled print job to the printing device. The scheduled print job include print data and schedule data corresponding to a scheduled time the print data is to be printed. The printing device obtains the print job from cloud storage or from local storage depending on a storage selection indicator, and executes the scheduled print job at the scheduled time. A determination is made as to whether the scheduled print job was printed successfully at the scheduled time. Further, a message indicating whether the scheduled print job was printed successfully, based on the determination, is sent to a predetermined device. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063775 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ACTUAL-SIZE PREVIEW, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus which enables a user to set the size of a sheet and/or configure an aggregation setting while checking the size of an image to be obtained when the image is actually printed on the sheet. The image forming apparatus sets the size of a sheet for image formation, and further sets aggregation printing. When setting the size of the sheet, an image is displayed for actual-size preview, in association with each of sizes of the sheet which can be set for image formation. When the aggregation printing is to be set, an image is displayed in the same size as a size of the image assumed when formed on the recording medium, in association with each of numbers of pages which can be set for the aggregation printing. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063776 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTER, PRINT SERVER, AND METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a printing system including an information processing apparatus in which a model-specific printer driver is not installed. The information processing apparatus includes a display unit and a transmission unit. The display unit controls display of an extended print setting screen for specifying a model-specific printer function using information acquired from a print server based on configuration information from a printer. The transmission unit transmits print data to the print server. The print server includes an issuing unit configured to issue a print job to the printer using print data and a print ticket containing a setting specified through the extended print setting screen. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063777 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing system that includes: a job execution apparatus; an information processing apparatus configured to send a job to the job execution apparatus; and an information management apparatus configured to store log information of the job, the information processing apparatus including: a job sending unit configured to send identification information of each job to the job execution apparatus with the job; and a first log sending unit configured to send the log information of the job to the information management apparatus by including the identification information into the log information, and the job execution apparatus including: a second log sending unit configured to include the identification information into the log information of the job, and to send the log information to the information management apparatus, wherein the information management apparatus integrates pieces of log information having common identification information, and stores the integrated log information. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063778 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing system includes an image processing apparatus; an information processing apparatus configured to transmit an instruction on image processing to the image processing apparatus; a power supply apparatus configured to supply power to the image processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a first transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the power supply apparatus, start instruction to start power supply to the image processing apparatus when an execution instruction is received, and a second transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the image processing apparatus, the execution instruction and execution information needed to perform a process when a communication with the image processing apparatus is enabled. The power supply apparatus includes a power control unit configured to start power supply to the image processing apparatus when the start instruction is received. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063779 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING PRINT JOB - An apparatus for assigning a print job is provided. The apparatus includes a detector configured to detect an ambient temperature of each of a plurality of areas, said each of the areas including at least one printer and at least one air conditioning system; a selection portion configured to select a printer included in a suitable area of the areas, the suitable area being an area where the ambient temperature detected is lower than a predetermined temperature; and an issuing portion configured to give a print job to the printer selected. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063780 | LABEL PRINTER - A label printer comprises input means operable by a user to input label data. The label printer also has display means and control means configured to receive said input label data from the input means. The control means is arranged to control the display to display an image of a label defined by said input label data in a label display area. The control means is configured to cause the display to display said image of the label such that a first dimension of the image of the label is decreased with respect to the corresponding dimension of said display area so that all of said image of the label is displayed in said display area. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063781 | MULTIPRODUCT PRINTING WORKFLOW SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC SCHEDULING - A method for end-to-end printing, including entering into service level agreements with each of a plurality of partner systems that enable customers to order personalized print products, wherein a service level agreement designates maximum delays for finishing customer print orders, receiving customer print orders transmitted from the plurality of partner systems, each print order specifying at least one personalized print product, serializing the print orders into a plurality of work items, each work item corresponding to a part of a personalized print product that is to be printed on printable material, dynamically assigning priorities to the work items, dynamically advancing the work items through a plurality of print processing states, wherein each processing state processes work items in order of their priorities. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063782 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus configured to allow a plurality of installed applications to be executed includes a storage unit configured to include a storage area storing information about the plurality of applications, and a registration unit configured to receive the application information about the application from an external apparatus without involving the application and to register the received application information into the storage area, wherein the application information includes identification information for identifying the application and usage information to be used by the application. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063783 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND STORING MEDIUM - To enable data in a WWW server on a network to be directly obtained without passing through an information processing apparatus and to reduce a load which is applied to the network when the data obtained from the WWW server is printed, a digital copier has a function, namely, a Web Pull Printing function for actively accessing to the WWW server, obtaining data of an HTML format in the WWW server, and printing by a self printer. A Web print request to the digital copier by the user is executed through a print utility which is operating on a client. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063784 | PRINTING SYSTEM WITH IN-LINE FINISHING - A printing system includes a printing station; a finishing line controller for controlling operation of one or more finishing devices arrangeable in-line with the printing station and a first communication link between the printing station and the controller for communicating job commands from the printing station to the finishing line controller to be translated into finishing action commands by the finishing line controller and communicated to said one or more finishing devices. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063785 | DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A display processing apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive display information indicating whether gloss-control plane image data is displayed and whether clear plane image data is displayed. The gloss-control plane image data specifies a type of a surface effect applied to a recording medium and a glossy area to which the surface effect is to be applied, and indicates a color of the glossy area when being displayed. The clear plane image data specifies a transparent image formed on the recording medium and indicates a color of the transparent image when being displayed. The apparatus also includes a generating unit configured to synthesize color plane image data indicating a color image and one of the gloss-control plane image data and the clear plane image data that is specified to be displayed thus to generate a synthetic image. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063786 | THRESHOLD MATRIX GENERATING METHOD, THRESHOLD MATRIX GENERATING DEVICE, THRESHOLD MATRIX, QUANTIZATION DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMATTING DEVICE - A threshold matrix generating method includes: generating q(x, y, g) in which the number of dots in an initial dot pattern is varied; calculating an error matrix (ERR(x, y, g)) of q(x, y, g); calculating AVE(a, b) representing the uniformity of the number of dots in discrete blocks into which the dot pattern has been divided; determining two pixels, of which the dot positions are to be swapped, on the basis of ERR (x, y, g) and AVE(a, b); swapping the dot positions; calculating the evaluation value (MSE(n)) of q(x, y, g) after the positional swapping; and repeating the positional switch of the dots repeating the generation of q(x, y, g) and the positional swapping of the dots with q(x, y, g) functioning as the initial dot pattern until a q(x, y, g) satisfying MSN(n)2013-03-14 | |
20130063787 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC-POWER CONTROL METHOD USED IN THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes: a detecting unit, a storing unit, a threshold determining unit, and a control unit. The detecting unit detects an ambient brightness level at an arbitrary time zone. The storing unit stores information indicating the brightness level detected by the detecting unit. The threshold determining unit determines a threshold serving as a criterion for switching into a low-power-consumption mode according to the information indicating the brightness level stored in the storing unit. The control unit controls switching into the low-power-consumption mode using the threshold determined by the threshold determining unit. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063788 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided are an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, a computer-readable medium storing a computer program and an image processing system improving edge detection precision at the time of flare occurrence. The image processing apparatus includes an input unit for taking image data including a document region, a first candidate detector for detecting a first candidate of an edge point constituting a boundary line of the document region by scanning binarized image of the image data with a predetermined pattern along a line, a second candidate detector for detecting a second candidate of an edge point based on differential value of pixels adjoining each other, and an edge point determination unit for determining the second candidate as an edge point when the second candidate is positioned more inside of the document region than the first candidate, and otherwise determines the first candidate as an edge point. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063789 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided are an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, a computer-readable medium storing a computer program and an image processing system improving precision of the calculation of boundary based on candidate pixels constituting the boundary of a side of the document region. The image processing apparatus includes a candidate pixel detector for detecting candidate pixels constituting boundary of sides of the document region, a classifier for classifying coordinates of the candidate pixels respectively detected in plural portions of the boundary into a plurality of groups, an approximate line calculator for calculating a plurality of approximate lines for the boundary based on the coordinates belonging to each of the plurality of groups, and a provisional line determination unit for determining a provisional line for the boundary of the side based on the approximate line having the largest number of candidate pixels within a prescribed distance from the approximate line. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063790 | TRANSPORTABLE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A limiting member ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130063791 | IMAGING HEAD FOR A FLAT BED SCANNER - A method for imaging using a flatbed imaging system includes providing first imaging data to a first imaging source; providing second imaging data to a second imaging source; imaging a first beam from the first imaging source at a first height on a rotating multi-facet spinner; imaging a second beam from the second imaging source at a second height on the rotating multi-facet spinner; distributing the first beam on a first location on a printing plate; and distributing the second beam on a second location on a the printing plate. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063792 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRIVING LIGHT SOURCE, IMAGE READER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light-source driving device includes a driving unit configured to drive a light source unit that emits light onto an object; and a driving control unit configured to control the driving unit to drive the light source unit in a first driving mode and a second driving mode. A light emission time of the light source unit is controlled in the first driving mode. An instantaneous value of a quantity of light of the light source unit being controlled in the second driving mode. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063793 | AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DIVIDING SHEET - According to an embodiment, an automatic document feeder includes a supply tray, a transport path, a plurality of flappers, a plurality of discharge trays, and an erasing unit. The plurality of flappers divides a sheet which is transported from the supply tray toward the plurality of transport destinations. The plurality of discharge trays receives the sheet which is divided and transported in the transport path. The erasing unit is provided between the supply tray and the predetermined reading position in the transport path, and erases color of an image which is formed on a transported sheet using a decolorable colorant. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063794 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MULTI-PAGE FEED FOR KEYBOARD SCANNER - A device, system and method for incorporating a multipage feeder into a keyboard scanner to allow continuous and sequential feeding of more than one page into a scanner housed in a computer keyboard. A multipage feeder may be for example integrated into or attachable to and detachable from a single page feeder also included in the keyboard housing. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063795 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND FOREIGN MATTER DETECTION METHOD - Acquiring image data for each color component by guiding the reflected light from a read position on a contact glass, to a line sensor for each color component, detecting a provisional foreign matter region in one image data, determining a first condition on the basis of the number of pixels constituting the provisional foreign matter region, determining a second condition on the basis of the average value of the density values of all of the pixels within the provisional foreign matter region when the first condition is satisfied, and determining whether or not foreign matter is present at a read position corresponding to the one color component when the second condition is satisfied on the basis of the density value of the pixel corresponding to the provisional foreign matter region in one other image data and the fourth reference value that has been set in advance. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063796 | Arrayed coherent wavefront expansion device for pulsed reflection holography - An apparatus for the recording and multiplexing of pulsed reflection holograms made possible with the invention of the Hollow Core Photonic Crystal Fiber is disclosed herein. This holographic imaging apparatus uses the Hollow Core Photonic Crystal Fiber as a waveguide in which the highly coherent property of the lightwave required for recording interference fringes can propagate through this waveguide without this coherency of the lightwave diminishing. This apparatus enables the multiplexing of several reflection holograms in a single recording medium using the reference beam with several object beams in sequenced intervals of time and space; several multiplexed recordings are made within a brief interval in time with the object beam-emanating from incremental points in space; around a 120 degree tangential arc in space to achieve parallax around this 120 degree tangential arc. This disclosure makes possible apparatus which is transportable and shoulder mountable for pulsed reflection holography. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063797 | OPTICAL LINE OF SIGHT TOGGLE MODULE - An optical LOS toggle uses two refractive optical elements located in the afocal space of an optical sensor. Optical surfaces of the two elements are shaped appropriately to work in combination with lateral displacements of the two elements such that the LOS angle is shifted. For a prescribed, discrete LOS shift, the optical image quality of the toggle module is corrected by a combination of aspheric shapes and diffractive surfaces on the optical surfaces of the two elements. To maintain performance along any radial direction and simplify fabrication, these aspheric or spheric shapes and diffractive surfaces should be rotationally symmetrical. Image quality is further improved through proper selection of the optical materials used to construct the optical elements. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063798 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, METHOD OF ASSEMBLING LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method of assembling a light source comprises the steps of inserting multiple lead wires of a light emitting element into an insertion hole formed in a circuit board from one side of the circuit board at once, striking tips of the multiple lead wires with corresponding multiple guides formed on a circumference of a pressing device serving as a jig from the other side of the circuit board, moving the pressing device toward the one side from the other side of the circuit board, and in a first stage guiding the multiple lead wires to corresponding terminals formed in an inner wall of the insertion hole of the circuit board, respectively. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063799 | MAGNETIC FORCE DRIVE DEVICE, OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A magnetic force drive device ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130063800 | MIRROR DRIVING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DRIVING SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An aspect of the present invention provides a mirror driving apparatus, including: a mirror section having a reflecting surface which reflects light; a pair of piezoelectric actuator sections arranged on either side of the mirror section; coupling sections which respectively connect one end of each of the piezoelectric actuator sections to an end portion of the mirror section which is distant from an axis of rotation of the mirror section in a direction along the reflecting surface and perpendicular to the axis of rotation; a fixing section which supports another end of each of the piezoelectric actuator sections; and a perpendicular movement suppressing structure which suppresses translational motion of the axis of rotation of the mirror section in a direction perpendicular to the reflecting surface, one end of the perpendicular movement suppressing structure being connected to the fixing section and another end thereof being connected to the mirror section. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063801 | SCANNER APPARATUS HAVING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION DEVICES COUPLED TO MEMS ACTUATORS - A disclosed scanner apparatus includes a member having spaced apart proximal and distal portions. An electromagnetic radiation device is configured to direct electromagnetic radiation therefrom and is moveably coupled to the distal portion of the member. The electromagnetic radiation device is configured to move in a first plane of movement to a first position to direct the electromagnetic radiation along a first path and configured to move in the plane of movement to a second position to direct the electromagnetic radiation along a second path. A MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) actuator is coupled to the electromagnetic radiation device, wherein the MEMS actuator is configured to move in a first direction to move the electromagnetic radiation device to the first position and configured to move in a second direction to move the electromagnetic radiation device to the second position. Other scanning and robotic structure devices are disclosed. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063802 | VARIABLE TRANSMISSION WINDOW - A variable transmission window includes a first substrate having a first transparent conductor coated surface and a second substrate having a second transparent conductor coated surface. The second substrate is positioned relative to the first substrate with the first and second transparent conductor coated surfaces facing each other. An electrochromic medium is disposed between the first and second substrates whereby the transmission of light through the electrochromic medium is changed when an electrical potential is applied thereto. The electrochromic medium includes a cross-linked film. The window may be one of (i) an aeronautical glazing and (ii) a vehicle glazing, and/or the window may be a large area glazing of an area of at least 99 square inches. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063803 | LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA EUV SOURCE WITH REDUCED DEBRIS GENERATION - A method and apparatus for generating extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light is disclosed. The method may comprise non-thermally ablating a target material utilizing a first laser beam. The first laser beam may be configured for ejecting a portion of the target material in a non-thermal manner to create a plume. The method may further comprise irradiating the plume utilizing a second laser beam to produce a high-temperature plasma for EUV radiation. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063804 | DIGITAL BINARY MEMS WAVEFRONT CONTROL - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a new type of phase screen, i.e., an opto-electronic device that can convert a distorted incoming optical wavefront into a plane wave or, conversely, transform a plane wave into a prescribed varying output wavefront. The basic concept involves novel binary all-digital MEMS interferometer configurations that can be used to create controlled and arbitrary optical wavefront using only 0,1 amplitude changes followed by differential propagation distances to convert these amplitude variations into controllable and/or continuous phase variations. Clustered pixel notions, such as Floyd-Steinberg, Stucki or other algorithms useful in digital half-tone printing, are simultaneously employed to create controllable grey-level variations as well as continuous phase variations. Desired grey-levels can be obtained wherein each pixel is formed by, e.g., a 3×3 or 5×5 cluster of mirrors. Both the filling-in of the outputs of the binary mirror (0,1) and the grey-levels are accomplished simply by spatial averaging over a short propagation distance. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063805 | TUNABLE ACOUSTIC GRADIENT INDEX OF REFRACTION LENS AND SYSTEM - A tunable acoustic gradient index of refraction (TAG) lens and system are provided that permit, in one aspect, dynamic selection of the lens output, including dynamic focusing and imaging. The system may include a TAG lens and at least one of a source and a detector of electromagnetic radiation. A controller may be provided in electrical communication with the lens and at least one of the source and detector and may be configured to provide a driving signal to control the index of refraction and to provide a synchronizing signal to time at least one of the source and the detector relative to the driving signal. Thus, the controller is able to specify that the source irradiates the lens (or detector detects the lens output) when a desired refractive index distribution is present within the lens, e.g. when a desired lens output is present. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063806 | OPTICAL ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER, METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME, OPTICAL SIGNAL DEMODULATOR, AND OPTICAL MODULATOR-DEMODULATOR - An optical A/D converter according to the present invention includes an optical splitter that splits an analog input signal light into plurals, a plurality of Mach-Zehnder interferometers to which each of the signal lights split by the optical splitter is input, and plurality of optical/electrical conversion unit that convert each signal lights output from each Mach-Zehnder interferometer into a digital electrical signal, in which each Mach-Zehnder interferometer includes optical intensity-to-phase conversion unit that optically convert intensity of the input signal light into an amount of phase shift and the amount of phase shift differs for each Mach-Zehnder interferometer. Then, it is possible to provide a high speed and low power consuming optical demodulation circuit. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063807 | UP -CONVERSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION WITHIN A WAVELENGTH RANGE - Prior art techniques for converting the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation by non-linear interactions such as sum frequency generation SFG produces blurred images when applied to polychromatic images. The invention provides an improved arrangement ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130063808 | Method and Apparatus for Suppression of Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Using Polarization Control with A Birefringent Delay Element - A method and apparatus for suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) includes a master oscillator (MO) that generates a beam; a birefringent element that receives and transmits the beam, wherein the beam is transmitted with a transmission delay between two orthogonal axes; a polarization controller that receives the beam and transmits the beam with a desired polarization; a fiber amplifier that receives the beam, amplifies the beam, and transmits a beam; a compensating birefringent element that receives the beam, approximately removes the transmission delay between the two axes of the beam, and transmits an output beam; and a polarization detector that detects the output beam's polarization and provides feedback to the polarization controller to ensure that the polarization of the output beam is approximately equal to a desired output polarization, so as to reduce SBS. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063809 | OPTICAL AMPLIFIER AND MULTICORE FIBER - An optical amplifier includes a pump light source that outputs pump light, and a multicore fiber that includes at least one pumping core, the pump light being input to the at least one pumping core by coupler, at least two signal light cores doped with an active substance for optical amplification, at least one signal light being input to at least one of the signal light cores, and a cladding, wherein the pump light propagating the at least one pumping core and exciting the active substance in the signal light cores, so as to amplify the at least one signal light propagating through the at least one of the signal light cores. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063810 | INFRARED-TRANSMITTING COVER - An infrared transparent cover for an infrared signal port of an electronic device includes a base layer having infrared transparency, an infrared transparent and visible light reflective dielectric multilayer film laminated on the base layer to reflect light having a desired color, and a frosted surface formed on the base layer at a location corresponding to the dielectric multilayer film. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063811 | SAMPLE CARRYING APAPRATUS CAPABLE OF REVOLVING SAMPLE - An apparatus adapted to a microscope includes a body, a revolvable structure, a stage and a driving device. The body has a slot for holding a liquid to form a horizontally level surface of the liquid. The revolvable structure partially accommodated within the slot and pivotally connected to the body is revolvable relative to the body about a horizontal axis and is for supporting a sample, which is immersed in the liquid. The revolvable structure penetrates through the body in a horizontal direction substantially parallel to the horizontal axis and is pivotally engaged to the body through a sealing ring, which makes the liquid be held in the slot and stops the liquid from leaking in the horizontal direction. The stage supports the body. The driving device is disposed on the stage and connected to the revolvable structure to revolve the revolvable structure. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063812 | TELESCOPE OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL DEVICE PROVIDED THEREWITH - A telescope optical system having an objective lens system and an eyepiece lens system; wherein: the objective lens system includes a multi-layer-type diffractive optical element (PFo), and cemented lenses (So | 2013-03-14 |
20130063813 | Method of viewing anaglyphs with single color filter to optimize color perception - The present invention discloses a method of improving color quality in anaglyphs. Stereo pair images are viewed using a filter of one primary color on the side corresponding to the side of the same color primary filter used in recording the anaglyph. The other side, corresponding to the side recorded using color filter of the remaining primary colors, has only a fixed or adjustable neutral density filter that matches the luminosity to that of the one primary color filter. Retinal rivalry suppresses the one primary color image on the side of the less luminous neutral density filter image, thus generating full stereopis. Since the side with the neutral density filter perceives all of the primary colors, the color gamut is maintained. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063814 | THREE DIMENSIONAL GLASSES - A pair of 3D glasses includes a pair of lenses, a circuit board, and a pair of electrical interlock pieces. Each lens has an electrical adjoining pad at an inner edge adjacent to a nosepiece of the 3D glasses. The electrical interlock pieces are positioned between the lenses and are coupled to the lenses and the circuit board. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063815 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In an optical system, first green light reflected by a first diffractive optical element propagates in a left direction by repeating total reflection within a first light guide unit, is reflected by a third diffractive optical element, and is guided to a left eye. First red light reflected by a fifth diffractive optical element propagates in a left direction by repeating total reflection within a second light guide unit, is reflected by a seventh diffractive optical element, and is guided to a left eye. First blue light reflected by a ninth diffractive optical element is reflected by an eleventh diffractive optical element, and is guided to a left eye. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063816 | VIEWING AID FOR STEREOSCOPIC 3D DISPLAY - This invention relates to a stereoscopic viewing aid for viewing images received from a stereoscopic imaging system, the imaging system comprising two channels providing images having two different sets of wavelength ranges, the viewing aid comprising two filtering means, the first transmitting light within the first set of wavelengths and the second transmitting light within the second set of wavelengths, each of said filtering means comprising a first optical device having a selected focal length at the corresponding wavelengths. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063817 | STEREO VISION VIEWING SYSTEMS - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to display systems for viewing three-dimensional images. In one aspect, a viewing system that enables a viewer to perceive depth in a three-dimensional image includes a right-eye ocular system positioned in the line of sight of the viewer's right eye, and a left-eye ocular system positioned in the line of sight of the viewer's left eye. The right-eye ocular system and the left-eye ocular system are configured to display corresponding stereo right-eye and left-eye image pairs of the three-dimensional image at various distances from the viewer's eyes. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063818 | PARTIALLY REFLECTING MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILMS WITH REDUCED COLOR - A multilayer optical film body includes a first and second packet of microlayers. Each packet partially transmits and partially reflects light over an extended wavelength range, such as the visible region, for normally incident light polarized along a first principal axis of the film body. In combination, the first and second packets have an intermediate reflection and transmission (e.g. 5-95% internal transmission, on average) for the normally incident light, and similar intermediate reflection/transmission (e.g. 10-90% internal transmission, on average) for oblique light. The packets are laminated or otherwise connected so that light can pass through the packets sequentially. In at least a first test area of the film body, a high frequency spectral variability of the combination of packets is less than a high frequency spectral variability of the first packet by itself, and may also be less than a high frequency spectral variability of the second packet by itself. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063819 | Methods and apparatus for polarizing laser light - Methods and apparatus for polarizing un-polarized laser light by passing a beam of un-polarized laser light through an isotropic, right-angle prism having a dielectric coating on its hypotenuse incident upon the coated hypotenuse at an angle of incidence less than the critical angle wherein the net-refractive index of the coating and angle of incidence on the hypotenuse are mutually selected to achieve maximum separation of the S and P constituents of the beam with a maximum percent of the S-constituent internally reflected and a maximum percent of the P-constituent transmitted through the coated hypotenuse. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063820 | TOUCH STACK-UP STRUCTURE - The present disclosure provides a touch stack-up structure, which can be applied in a touch panel to make the panel have excellent appearance and reliability. An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a touch stack-up structure that comprises sequentially forming a patterned transparent conductive layer, a first transparent insulation layer with low refractive index, a second transparent insulation layer with high refractive index, and an optical clear adhesive on a transparent substrate. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063821 | PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURE, REFLECTIVE COLOR FILTER, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURE - A photonic crystal structure includes a nano structure layer including a plurality of nano particles of various sizes, and a photonic crystal layer on the nano structure layer. The plurality of nano particles are spaced apart from each other. The photonic crystal layer has a non-planar surface, and is configured to reflect light of a particular wavelength. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063822 | LENS MODULE HAVING LIGHT-SHIELDING PLATE - A lens module includes a lens barrel receiving a first lens, an annular light-shielding plate, and a second lens. The first lens includes a first imaging portion and a first non-imaging portion surrounding the first imaging portion. The first non-imaging portion includes a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface opposite to the first mounting surface. The second lens includes a second imaging portion and a second non-imaging portion surrounding the second imaging portion. The second non-imaging portion includes a third mounting surface. The first mounting surface, the second mounting surface, and the third mounting surface are perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens module. The light-shielding plate is mounted between the second mounting surface and the third mounting surface and totally covers the first non-imaging portion in a projection plane perpendicular to the optical axis. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063823 | DEVICES WITH HIDDEN OBJECTS POSITIONED IN FRONT OF DISPLAYS AND RELATED METHODS - A representative device includes: a display having a display side, the display being operative to display images at the display side; a light-distorting film having surface features positioned to redirect light; a first object, positioned between the display side and the light-distorting film; and a second object, positioned between the display side and the light-distorting film; a first plurality of the surface features of the light-distorting film being operative to redirect light, propagating along an first optical path; and a second plurality of the surface features of the light-distorting film being operative to redirect light, propagating along a second optical path. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063824 | LENS MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a lens module including: a first lens member including an optical part and a bonding part; and an identification mark printed on the first lens member. Further, there is provided a lens module manufacturing method, the manufacturing method including: preparing a first lens member including an optical part and a bonding part; and printing and forming a light shielding film and an identification mark on the bonding part. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063825 | LENTICULAR PRODUCT - A multi-ply mount (frame member) for displaying an image in a lenticular environment includes a lenticular sheet having lenticules. The lenticular sheet has a clear coating deposited on a portion of the front surface thereof. The clear coating at least substantially fills the valleys of the lenticules within the portion to form a filled region that defines a windowed region. A reverse-mounted image, such as a photograph, is disposed along and faces the back surface and is in registration with the windowed region resulting in the reverse-mounted image being viewable through the clear coating without lenticular distortion. A multi-layer backing structure seals the reverse-mounted image within the mount. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063826 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MICROSTRUCTURE ON A CARRIER - A method for producing a microstructure on a carrier by: (a) manufacturing a donor foil by forming an embossed structure with elevations and depressions in a first foil material and applying a transfer layer to the embossed structure, (b) manufacturing an acceptor foil by applying an adhesive layer to a second foil material, (c) laminating the donor foil and the acceptor foil by means of the adhesive layer, the transfer layer on the elevations of the embossed structure bonding to the adhesive layer, and (d) transferring the bonded regions of the transfer layer to the acceptor foil by separating the donor foil and the acceptor foil from each other, thereby forming in the acceptor foil a first microstructure from the transferred regions of the transfer layer, and/or forming in the donor foil a second microstructure complementary to the first microstructure. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063827 | IMAGE CAPTURING LENS SYSTEM - This invention provides an image capturing lens system in order from an object side to an image side comprising four non-cemented lens elements with refractive power: a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens element with negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface; a plastic third lens element having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, both the object-side and image-side surfaces thereof being aspheric; and a plastic fourth lens element with negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface, both the object-side and image-side surfaces thereof being aspheric, and at least one inflection point is formed on at least one of the object-side and image-side surfaces thereof; wherein the image capturing lens system comprises a stop positioned between the first lens element and the second lens element. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063828 | IMAGING LENS - A junction type compound lens using glass and resin is used. By properly controlling the difference between refractive indices and the difference between Abbe numbers of the resin and glass, interface reflection that occurs when a ray with a large incidence angle is incident is restricted, and generation of a flare or a ghost image is restricted. Further, by properly controlling the difference in refractive index and the difference in Abbe number, various aberrations, such as spherical aberration, field curvature, and chromatic aberration, which may deteriorate optical performance, can be corrected. Thus, a small and high-performance imaging lens can be provided. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063829 | FIXED FOCUS LENS SYSTEM - A fixed focus lens system includes a first lens group having a negative refractive power; and a second lens group having a positive refractive power, wherein the first lens group and the second lens group are sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side, and the second lens group includes two lenses having an Abbe's number of 80 or greater. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063830 | SUBMINIATURE OPTICAL SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a subminiature optical system including: a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; and a third lens group having positive refractive power, wherein the second lens group is configured of a plurality of lenses of which facing surfaces are bonded to each other and the following Conditional Equation is satisfied: | 2013-03-14 |
20130063831 | LENS MODULE - A lens module comprises a barrel, a first lens, a first spacer ring, a second lens having an effective aperture A, a second spacer ring having an inner diameter B, and a third lens having an effective aperture C. The first lens, the first spacer ring, the second lens, the second spacer ring, the third lens and the infrared cut-off filter are coaxially assembled within the barrel, along an axial direction of the barrel in that order. The first spacer ring is sandwiched between the first lens and the second lens, the second spacer ring is sandwiched and located between the second lens and the third lens. The inner diameter B of the second spacer ring is smaller than the effective aperture C of the third lens and larger than the effective aperture A of the second lens, so as to satisfy the condition of C>B>A. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063832 | LENS BARREL - A lens barrel includes a first lens holding member holding a first lens group, a second lens holding member holding a second lens group and an adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting the position of the first lens holding member relative to the second lens holding member. On a first plane of the second lens holding member, provided are at least three positioning parts abutting on the first lens holding member at positions surrounding the second lens group, and a sheet member attached to the first plane at a position surrounding the three positioning parts. The sheet member is pressed against the first lens holding member in the photographing optical axis direction while surrounding the first lens group throughout, between the adjustment mechanism and the first plane when viewed in the photographing optical axis direction. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063833 | SHAPE STABILIZED MIRROR MODULE AND METHOD TO STABILIZE A REFLECTIVE ELEMENT - A mirror module is provided with comprising a reflective element, a supporting base element attached to the reflective element, and a heat exchange element for transferring heat to and/or from the mirror module. The mirror module, more in particular the reflective element, is stabilized against possible deformation due to a thermal load. The stabilized mirror module comprises heat pumps, for example Peltier elements, for transferring heat between the heat exchange element on one hand and the reflective element and the base element on the other hand, more in particular for cooling the reflective element. A method is provided to stabilize a mirror module wherein a heat flow is measured to stabilise the shape of a reflective element. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063834 | Head Assembly with Head-Media Spacing Control - A head assembly including one or more transducer elements for controlling head-media spacing is disclosed. The assembly includes detection circuitry configured to receive an input detection signal responsive to the spacing between the head and the data storage media and provide an output measure indicative of the head-media spacing. The output signal is utilized by control circuitry to provide a control input to one of a plurality of transducer elements on the head to protrude a localized portion of the head to adjust head-media spacing. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063835 | Systems and Methods for Generating Predictable Degradation Bias - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for data processing. As an example, a data processing circuit is disclosed that includes a data detector circuit and a bias calculation circuit. The data detector circuit is operable to apply a data detection algorithm to a first data set to yield a first series of soft decision data, and to apply the data detection algorithm to a second data set to yield a second series of soft decision data. The bias calculation circuit operable to calculate a series of bias values based at least in part on the first series of soft decision data and the second series of soft decision data. The series of bias values correspond to a conversion between the first series of soft decision data and the second series of soft decision data. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063836 | TAPE DRIVE PROVIDED WRITE FORMAT FOR OVERWRITE ERASURE OF MAGNETIC TAPE DATA RECORDED IN TRACKS - A magnetic tape drive has a drive system to move a magnetic tape longitudinally; servo head(s) for reading servo band information from a magnetic tape as the magnetic tape is moved longitudinally; a magnetic tape read write head configured to read and to write the magnetic tape, having a data write width (w) greater than a normal shingled track pitch width (p) of the magnetic tape; an actuator system for positioning the read write head laterally; and a control. The magnetic tape drive stores an overwrite erase format of non-shingled track pitch longitudinal pattern(s) whose pitch is greater than the normal shingled track pitch width (p); and, the control, in response to activation of overwrite erasure of the tape drive, operates the actuator system and the magnetic tape read write head to write non-data to magnetic tape in the stored overwrite erase format. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063837 | MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE - A magnetic recording head used for microwave-assisted magnetic recording includes: a main pole; a spin torque oscillator provided on the main pole, including a high-speed rotating magnetization layer in which the magnetization is rapidly rotated by a spin torque; a trailing shield provided on the spin torque oscillator; and a sub pole magnetically coupled to the trailing shield provided in a medium-facing surface, extending in a vertical direction to the medium-facing surface. Then, a non-magnetic electrode is provided on the outside of a trailing gap in which the spin torque oscillator is provided with respect to a magnetic material of the main pole, the trailing shield, or the sub pole, to prevent the line resistance variation due to the AMR effect or the eddy current. Thus, the variation of the current flowing to the spin torque oscillator can be controlled to achieve stable oscillation. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063838 | DISK-ENCLOSURE BASE CONFIGURED TO INHIBIT FORMATION OF ADHERENT SOLDER-FLUX RESIDUE - A disk-enclosure base that is configured to inhibit formation of adherent solder-flux residue. The disk-enclosure base includes a casting, a through-hole fabricated in the casting, a solder channel, an E-coat layer, and an E-coat-free zone. The E-coat layer is applied to a first portion of an interior surface of the casting. The E-coat-free zone is adjacent to and surrounds the solder channel. The E-coat-free zone also includes a second portion of the interior surface of the casting lying between the solder channel and the E-coated first portion of the interior surface of the casting. The E-coat-free zone is configured to inhibit formation of adherent solder-flux residue. A disk-enclosure-base/electrical-feedthrough assembly that is configured to inhibit formation of adherent solder-flux residue, and a hard-disk drive (HDD) including the disk-enclosure-base/electrical-feedthrough assembly are also provided. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063839 | HEAD-GIMBAL ASSEMBLY WITH A SUSPENSION-LEAD PAD HAVING A FORM THAT IS CONFIGURED TO INHIBIT FORMATION OF AN INTER-PAD SOLDER BRIDGE - A head-gimbal assembly (HGA) with a suspension-lead pad having a form that is configured to inhibit formation of an inter-pad solder bridge. The HGA includes a gimbal, a head-slider and a plurality of suspension-lead pads. The head-slider is coupled with the gimbal, and includes a plurality of head-slider pads. The plurality of suspension-lead pads is coupled with the plurality of head-slider pads by a plurality of solder bonds. A suspension-lead pad comprises a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a proximal side, disposed in proximity to a respective head-slider pad, and a distal side. A first width of the suspension-lead pad closer to the proximal side is substantially larger than a second width of the suspension-lead pad further from the proximal side than the first width. A disk drive including the HGA, and a head-slider with a head-slider pad having similar form to the suspension-lead pad are also provided. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063840 | MAGNETIC HEAD AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a magnetic head has a main magnetic pole, a write-shield constituting the main magnetic pole and a magnetic circuit, and a spin torque oscillation element provided between the main magnetic pole and the write-shield. The spin torque oscillation element is provided with a first oscillation layer, a nonmagnetic spin sink layer, a second oscillation layer, a nonmagnetic intermediate layer, and a spin injection layer provided in sequence from the write-shield side to the main magnetic pole side. The nonmagnetic spin sink layer is formed of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ru, Rh, Ta, W, Cr, Ir, Mo, Re, Nb, Pt, and Pd. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063841 | THERMAGNONIC SPIN-TORQUE OSCILLATOR(STO) AND SENSOR UTILIZING SAME TO DETECT SHIFTS IN THE FREE LAYER MAGNETIZATION OSCILLATION FREQUENCY - A “thermagnonic” spin-torque oscillator (STO) uses heat flow alone to cause the spin-torque (ST) effect and generate the persistent oscillation of the free layer magnetization. In addition to the conventional free and reference layers, the thermagnonic STO also includes a magnetic oxide layer having a fixed in-plane magnetization, a ferromagnetic metallic layer on one surface of the magnetic oxide layer, a nonmagnetic electrically conductive layer between the free layer and the metallic layer, and an electrically resistive heater on the other surface of the magnetic oxide layer. Due to the thermagnonic effect, heat flow from the magnetic oxide layer through the metallic layer, conductive layer and free layer ultimately results in a spin transfer torque (STT) to the free layer. Electrical sense current flowing in the opposite direction as the heat flow is used to monitor the frequency of oscillation of the free layer magnetization. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063842 | EARTH LEAKAGE DETECTOR WITH SUFFERED CURRENT-BLOCKING FUNCTION - A leakage detector is provided with the addition of an output control circuit that monitors a circuit wire-to-ground voltage, which is at the root of a suffered operation and produced between a transformer B-class grounding phase of a monitored circuit and a D or C-class grounding electrode or a ground structure etc. of an electrical equipment connected to the grounding electrode, execute a phase judgment of a leakage current detected by a zero-phase current transformer on the basis of the monitored voltage, and stop an output operation of the leakage detector when the leakage current is a suffered current flowing from a load side L of the detecting zero-phase current transformer toward the power side K, i.e. the transformer and when the circuit wire-to-ground voltage exceeds an appropriately-established dynamic sensitivity voltage value. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063843 | ESD PROTECTION FOR 2.5D/3D INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SYSTEMS - An integrated circuit structure includes first and second integrated circuit devices disposed on a interposer. Each integrated circuit device has electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuitry therein connected to an internal ESD bus. The first and second integrated circuit devices communicate with one another through the interposer. The interposer includes an ESD bus electrically connected to the ESD busses of the first and second integrated circuit devices for providing cross-device ESD protection for the integrated circuit devices. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063844 | Load Switch with True Reverse Current Blocking - Devices, systems and methods are provided for switching a load with true reverse current blocking (TRCB). The device may include an input port coupled to a supply voltage; an output port coupled to the load; a TRCB circuit coupled to the input port and the output port; and a switch control port coupled to the TRCB circuit. The TRCB circuit may be configured to couple the input port to the output port in response to a switch close signal applied to the switch control port and to de-couple the input port from the output port in response to a switch open signal applied to the switch control port. The TRCB circuit may further be configured to block current flow from the output port to the input port in response to both the switch open signal and the switch close signal. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063845 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - Overvoltage protection equipment may include: a first connection; a second connection; a first discharge path disposed between the first and the second connections, wherein the first discharge path comprises a spark gap; a second discharge path disposed between the first and the second connections, wherein the second discharge path comprises a triggerable circuit breaker and a thermistor connected in series; and a control device that induces the triggerable circuit breaker to switch on, based on at least one of a state or a state path of the first discharge path as a result of a discharge event. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063846 | ESD Protection Device With Reduced Clamping Voltage - Disclosed is an ESD protection circuit comprising a plurality of bipolar transistors, namely a plurality of ESD current conducting transistors (Q | 2013-03-14 |
20130063847 | FAULT PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR IEC 61158 FIELDBUS SPUR AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A fault protection circuit for use on a spur of an IEC 61158 Fieldbus network comprising a fast acting current limiter adapted to limit the spur current to the level of a reference current when the spur current reaches said reference current, control means adapted to monitor the spur AC and/or DC current and/or voltage, and isolation means adapted to apply a shunt short circuit isolation to said spur upon receipt of an activation signal from the control means, in which the control means is adapted to control the level of the reference current, and in which when said control means detects one or more pre-determined fault conditions on said spur it activates the isolation means and lowers the level of reference current. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063848 | SAFETY SHUT-OFF DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A safety shut-off system and method for eliminating power to a load in the event of smoke detection. The system may comprise a device located at the appliance for detecting a signal from a smoke detector, and cutting power to the appliance only when the appliance is in use. The device may be synchronized with any standard smoke alarm signal to reduce the number of false positive shut-offs. The system may also comprise a smoke alarm hard-wired to a circuit breaker, for shutting off power to all appliances on a particular breaker upon receipt of a signal from the smoke alarm, and only when the appliances on the breaker are in use. The system may also have the ability to shut off one breaker, multiple breakers, or all breakers at different time increments to actively prevent and reduce the damages caused by fires. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063849 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An overvoltage protection circuit and a portable electronic device having the same are introduced. The overvoltage protection circuit provides overvoltage protection when an input voltage exceeds a rated voltage tolerable by an internal circuit unit in the portable electronic device. A reference voltage and a partial voltage are generated from the input voltage through a voltage limiting unit and voltage dividing module, respectively, and conveyed to a comparing module for comparison. Comparison of the reference voltage and the partial voltage is followed by generation of a switch signal whereby a switch unit determines whether to apply the input voltage to the internal circuit unit. The voltage dividing module sets the maximum rated voltage tolerable by the internal circuit unit and enables the overvoltage protection circuit to give overvoltage protection to the portable electronic device regardless of temperature. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063850 | OVERCURRENT PROTECTION CIRCUIT - An overcurrent protection circuit includes a load drive section driving a load, a wire coupled with the load and the load drive section, a current detection section detecting a load current value of an electric current that flows to the load, an addition and subtraction section determining an addition and subtraction value based on the load current value and transmitting an integration result of addition and subtraction, a comparison circuit comparing the integration result with a threshold value, and a control circuit controlling the load drive section based on the comparison result. The addition and subtraction section includes an addition value determination circuit that determines an addition value in the addition and subtraction value based on the load current value and a function expression or information indicating a relationship between the load current value and the addition value. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063851 | APPARTUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING SIGNAL AND COMMUNICATION LINES FROM VERY HIGH VOLTAGE AND TRANSIENT PULSES - Apparatus for protecting a signal line bus driver from overvoltage faults may include a first solid-state switch configured to block current having a positive voltage when open and a second solid-state switch configured to block current having a negative voltage when open. A comparator circuit may produce a output signal responsively to presence of a fault-induced voltage in the signal line that has a magnitude that exceeds the reference voltage. The first and second switches may be connected in series with one another and with the bus driver. The switches may be interposed between the bus driver and an output end of the signal line and may responsively to the comparator circuit output signal. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063852 | SNUBBER CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF USING BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR IN SNUBBER CIRCUIT - A snubber circuit includes: at least one impedance component, a capacitor, and a Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT). The snubber circuit is utilized for protecting electric/electronic components, reducing high frequency interference and spike voltage, and enhancing efficiency. In particular, the at least one impedance component in the snubber circuit can be at least one zener diode, where regarding protecting electric/electronic components, reducing high frequency interference and spike voltage, and enhancing efficiency, the performance of the snubber circuit in a situation where the zener diode is utilized is better than that of the snubber circuit in a situation where other types of impedance components are utilized. An associated method of using a BJT in a snubber circuit is also provided. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063853 | SNUBBER CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF USING BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR IN SNUBBER CIRCUIT - A snubber circuit includes: a capacitor including a first terminal and a second terminal, where the first terminal of the capacitor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the snubber circuit; and a Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), where one of the emitter and the collector of the BJT is electrically connected to the second terminal of the capacitor, and the other one of the emitter and the collector of the BJT is electrically connected to a second terminal of the snubber circuit. The snubber circuit can be electrically connected in parallel to an active component or a load to protect the circuitry connected to the load, and more particularly to absorb spike or noise generated during high-frequency switching of the active component to recycle energy, in order to achieve the goal of reducing spike voltages and enhancing efficiency. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063854 | 3-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-LAYERED MODULAR COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE - A stackable layer is provided for 3-Dimensional multi-layered modular computers. The stackable layer comprises at least one encapsulated chip die. Sets of electrical contacts are provided on each one of the large surfaces of the layer. The encapsulated chip die and the two large opposite surfaces of the layer are substantially parallel. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063855 | VERY FAST TRANSIENT SUPPRESSING DEVICE - The subject of the invention is a device for suppressing very fast transients ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130063856 | Electrostatic Discharging Apparatus and Financial Apparatus - Provided is an electrostatic discharging apparatus, which comprises a rotation shaft, a transfer roller, and an electrostatic discharging member. The rotation shaft transmits driving force. The transfer roller is disposed on the rotation shaft to transfer a medium. The electrostatic discharging member is disposed on the rotation shaft to rotate together with the rotation shaft, and comprises a plurality of brushes for removing static electricity. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063857 | MEMS VARIABLE CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is an MEMS variable capacitor and its driving method, the MEMS variable capacitor including, a first electrode, a second electrode floating over the first electrode upper part, a fixed electrode separated at the second electrode side surface, and a drifting electrode placed between the second electrode and the fixed electrode, connected to the second electrode, and physically contacting the fixed electrode by a voltage applied to the fixed electrode. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063858 | NANOSTRUCTURED DIELECTRIC MATERIALS FOR HIGH ENERGY DENSITY MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITORS - A multilayer ceramic capacitor, having a plurality of electrode layers and a plurality of substantially titanium dioxide dielectric layers, wherein each respective titanium dioxide dielectric layer is substantially free of porosity, wherein each respective substantially titanium dioxide dielectric layer is positioned between two respective electrode layers, wherein each respective substantially titanium dioxide dielectric layer has an average grain size of between about 200 and about 400 nanometers, wherein each respective substantially titanium dioxide dielectric layer has maximum particle size of less than about 500 nanometers. Typically, each respective substantially titanium dioxide dielectric layer further includes at least one dopant selected from the group including P, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, and combinations thereof, and the included dopant is typically present in amounts of less than about 0.01 atomic percent. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063859 | LOW INDUCTANCE INTEGRAL CAPACITOR ASSEMBLY - The invention provides an integral high-voltage capacitor assembly that yields very low self inductance and provides voltage and current multiplication. The capacitor assembly has two or four capacitors connected in series, with each capacitor made up of a stack of capacitor cells ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130063860 | LEAD UNIT OF ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a lead unit of an energy storage device including a lead frame for fixing withdrawal electrodes of the energy storage device, including: an output terminal unit formed on an upper portion of the lead frame; a lead unit formed to extend from the output terminal unit to a lower portion of the lead frame and allowing end portions of the withdrawal electrodes to be inserted therein; and an expanding unit formed at an end portion of the lead unit and being brought into contact with the withdrawal electrodes in a compressed manner. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063861 | INTERDIGITATED CAPACITOR HAVING DIGITS OF VARYING WIDTH - An interdigitated capacitor having digits of varying width is disclosed. One embodiment of a capacitor includes a first plurality of conductive digits and a second plurality of conductive digits positioned in an interlocking manner with the first plurality of conductive digits, such that an interdigitated structure is formed. The first plurality of conductive digits and the second plurality of conductive digits collectively form a set of digits, where the width of a first digit in the set of digits is non-uniform with respect to a second digit in the set of digits. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063862 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a multilayer ceramic electronic component, including: a ceramic main body including a dielectric layer; and inner electrodes disposed to face each other within the ceramic main body, with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, wherein, when an average thickness of the dielectric layer is td and an average thickness of the inner electrodes is te, 0.1 μm≦te≦0.5 μm and (td+te)/te≦2.5 are satisfied, and when an average surface roughness on a virtual surface roughness center line of the inner electrode is Ra and an average roughness of ten points of the inner electrode is Rz, 5 nm≦Ra≦30 nm, 150 nm≦Rz≦td/2, and 8≦Rz/Ra≦20 are satisfied. The multilayer ceramic electronic component has excellent reliability by improving adhesion strength between the dielectric layer and the inner electrodes and withstand voltage characteristics. | 2013-03-14 |
20130063863 | Insulator Based Upon One or More Dielectric Structures - A method and apparatus for a capacitor comprises a first plate and a second plate. An insulator between the first plate and the second plate includes a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer. At least one interface between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer includes one or more additives. | 2013-03-14 |