11th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160077385 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - One inventive aspect is a liquid crystal display panel. The panel includes an array substrate and an opposite substrate. Each of the array substrate and the opposite substrate include a display area and a non-display area. The panel also includes a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the array substrate and the opposite substrate, a first alignment layer disposed on a surface of the array substrate facing the liquid crystal layer, and a second alignment layer disposed on a surface of the opposite substrate facing the liquid crystal layer. The first and second alignment layers define a first orientation direction in the display area, and the non-display area includes at least one electrode line. The first and second alignment layers also define a second orientation direction at least in the non-display area corresponding to the electrode line. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077386 | DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate and an electrode layer. The electrode layer is disposed on the first substrate and faces the second substrate, and includes a plurality of electrode portions. The electrode portions are disposed along a direction and separated from each other by a first distance (S). When a light passes through the electrode portions, a brightness distribution composed of a plurality of bright textures and a plurality of dark textures is generated. The dark textures include a first dark texture, a second dark texture and a third dark texture which consecutively occur. The centers of the first dark texture and third dark texture are separated by a second distance (K). K and S satisfy the following equation: | 2016-03-17 |
20160077387 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates; and a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate and including a plurality of sub-pixel electrodes, wherein the sub-pixel electrode may include an outer electrode, a stem electrode extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the outer electrode, and a plurality of branch electrodes extending in a predetermined direction from the outer electrode or the stem electrode, and wherein the sub-pixel electrode may be partitioned into first and second areas by the outer and stem electrodes and may include at least one slit disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to the branch electrode in the first area or the second area. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077388 | CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a display device including a display substrate, an opposite substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The display substrate has a plurality of pixel areas and a first side curved along a first direction. The opposite substrate faces the display substrate and is coupled to the display substrate to be curved along the first direction. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate. In each of the plurality of pixel areas, a plurality of domains are arranged in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and a side of at least one of the plurality of domains is tilted with respect to the first side. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077389 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a first insulative substrate, a gate line, a source line, a switching element, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode a second substrate including a second insulative substrate, a light shield layer disposed on that side of the second insulative substrate, which is opposed to the first substrate, and partitioning the pixels, and a shield electrode stacked on that side of the light shield layer, which is opposed to the first substrate, and formed of a metallic material, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077390 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device including a plurality of pixels includes a first display part including a first electrode, a second electrode and a light emitting layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a second display part including the second electrode, a third electrode and a light function layer provided between the second electrode and the third electrode, the light function layer controlling the diffusion state or transparency state of light and being provided on the same side the light emitting layer with respect to the second electrode. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077391 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Image display device having an electrode forming layer which includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of drain lines, a plurality of switching elements and the a plurality of pixel electrodes, and having reference electrode layer between the electrode forming layer and a substrate where the electrode forming layer formed thereon, and the reference electrode layer and the electrode forming layer are insulated by insulating layer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077392 | DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate disposed is provided. The first substrate includes a first data line, a second data line, and a third data line parallel with one another, and a first scan line and a second scan line parallel with each other. The first scan line, the second scan line, the first data line and the second data line define a first sub-pixel. The first scan line, the second scan line, the second data line and the third data line define a second sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel includes a first pixel electrode. The second sub-pixel includes a second pixel electrode. A first interval between the first pixel electrode and the second data line is larger than a second interval between the second pixel electrode and the second data line. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077393 | PIXEL STRUCTURE AND LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A pixel structure is provided. The pixel structure includes a substrate and an insulating layer on the substrate. The insulating layer includes a plane region. An electrode pattern is disposed on the insulating layer and located on the plane region. The electrode pattern includes a bottom layer and a plurality of protrusions connected to the bottom layer. The protrusions protrude from the top surface of the bottom layer towards a direction away from the substrate. The bottom layer covers the plane region. A plurality of slits are formed between the protrusions so as to expose portions of the bottom layer. A liquid-crystal display having the pixel structure is also provided. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077394 | PIXEL ARRAY SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIXEL ARRAY SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A pixel array substrate structure includes: first and second planarizing films sequentially stacked on a substrate where a circuit unit is formed; and a relay wire formed between the first and second planarizing films, in which the relay wire electrically connects a first contact portion formed on the first planarizing film and connected to the circuit unit with a second contact portion formed at a position different from the first contact portion when seen from above, on the second planarizing film. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077395 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device includes a first light shielding film; a transistor element formed on the first light shielding film to overlap the first light shielding film; a second light shielding film formed on the transistor element to overlap the transistor element and electrically connected to an input terminal of the transistor element; a transparent conductive film extended toward an upper layer side of the second light shielding film in an opening region, through which light penetrates, of the display region; a dielectric film formed on the transparent conductive film in the opening region; and a transparent pixel electrode formed on the dielectric film in the opening region, constituting a storage capacitor together with the transparent conductive film and the dielectric film, and having a transparent pixel electrode which is electrically connected to the transistor element. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077396 | DARK SPOT REPAIR METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - A liquid crystal panel includes a plurality of main pixels, which may include main pixels having bright spot defects to be repaired. Each of the main pixels is of a charge-share pixel structure and the main pixel includes first and second voltage-division capacitors, which are connected in series. The first voltage-division capacitor includes first and second metal layers that are opposite to each other. The second voltage-division capacitor includes third and fourth metal layers that are opposite to each other. The first metal layer and the second metal layer of the first voltage-division capacitor of the main pixels to be repaired are additionally soldered together and the third metal layer and the fourth metal layer of the second voltage-division capacitor of the main pixels to be repaired are additionally soldered together thereby shorting the first and second voltage-division capacitors to achieve an effect of dark spot repair. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077397 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - A display panel includes: a pixel electrode including first, second, and third sub-pixel electrodes separated from each other; a first TFT connected to the first sub-pixel electrode; second and fourth TFTs connected to the second sub-pixel electrode; a third TFT connected to the third sub-pixel electrode; a first gate line connected to the first to third TFTs; a second gate line connected to the fourth TFT; a data line electrically insulated from and intersecting the first and second gate lines and connected to the first to third TFTs; and a storage electrode connected to the fourth TFT and overlapping the first sub-pixel electrode. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077398 | METAL-BASED PLUGS FOR ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - An electrochromic device includes a first substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith, a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith, a chamber positioned in a center of the electrochromic device, an electrochromic medium contained within the chamber, at least one fill port extending between at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate and the chamber, at least one plug associated with the at least one fill port, and a metal sealing member disposed on a surface of the at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate. The metal sealing member configured to hermetically seal the at least one fill port. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077399 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE WITH CONDUCTIVE SEAL - An electro-optic assembly is provided that includes a first substantially transparent substrate comprising: a first surface, and a second surface. The second surface comprises a first electrically conductive layer and a first isolation area. The assembly further includes a second substrate comprising: a third surface, and a fourth surface. The third surface comprises a second electrically conductive layer. The assembly also includes a primary seal between the second and third surfaces, the seal and the second and third surfaces define a substantially hermetic cavity; and an electro-optic medium at least partially disposed in the cavity. The primary seal comprises a plurality of conductive spacers, the seal disposed in contact with portions of the first and second electrically conductive layers. A substantial portion of the plurality of conductive spacers is in substantial contact with the second and third surfaces. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077400 | VARIABLE TRANSMITTANCE OPTICAL FILTER AND USES THEREOF - Variable transmittance optical filters capable of transitioning from a light state to a dark state on exposure to UV radiation and from a dark state to a light state with application of an electric voltage are provided. The optical filters comprise a switching material that comprises one or more chromophores that have electrochromic and photochromic properties. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077401 | Mirror for a Mobile Device - A mirror for a mobile device, the mirror configured as a flexible multilayered laminate electrostatically and removably adhered to a viewing screen or other smooth surface of the mobile device. The laminate has at least one reflective layer adhered to an optically transparent bottom layer made of a plastic-silicone material. In another embodiment, the laminate includes a switchable film layer that when current is applied becomes optically opaque, allowing a split screen use of the viewing screen. For instance, when current is applied to the laminate, half of the viewing screen is a mirror and the other half allows use of software and other features of the mobile device. In yet another embodiment, a true mirror is created using software to create a reflective surface beneath a glass of the viewing screen. Control of the mirror using software and physical switches are also provided. LED lighting is also provided. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077402 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS, LAMP DEVICE, LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS DEVICE - A liquid crystal lens includes a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate, a first transparent electrode disposed between the first transparent substrate and the liquid crystal layer and second transparent electrodes disposed between the second transparent substrate and the liquid crystal layer and facing the first transparent electrode. At least one second transparent electrode of the second transparent electrodes is disposed in each of divided regions into which a surface region, facing the first transparent substrate, of the second transparent substrate is divided. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077403 | OPTO-ELECTRIC FREQUENCY COMB GENERATOR - An optical comb generator, having a light input port configured to receive a continuous wave light from a laser source and a plurality of phase modulators coupled to the light input port. At least one intensity modulator is coupled to the plurality of the phase modulators, along with a plurality of phase shifters. The phase shifters are coupled to a corresponding phase modulator. A radio frequency (RF) clock is coupled to the phase modulators and the intensity modulator, and configured to provide synchronous clock input to the phase modulators and the intensity modulator. The comb generator may also incorporate an RF switch disposed between the RF clock and the phase shifters associated with a phase modulator, so that the RF switch enables tuning each corresponding phase shifter to thereby provide a tunable optical comb. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077404 | METHOD OF OPERATING WAVELENGTH SWEPT SOURCE APPARATUS - A method of operating a wavelength swept source apparatus includes generating a single mode light, and generating a basic optical comb including light rays having identical frequency differences with adjacent light rays by modulating the generated single mode light. The method further includes generating other optical combs that include the same number of light rays as that of light rays of the optical comb that has a frequency band different from that of the basic optical comb, and is distributed in a frequency band wider than that in which the basic optical comb is distributed, by modulating the light rays of the basic optical comb. The light rays of the basic optical comb and the light rays included in the other optical combs are sequentially emitted according to frequencies of the light rays of the basic optical comb and the light rays included in the other optical combs. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077405 | BLADE DRIVING DEVICE AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - A blade driving device according to the present invention includes: a substrate having an aperture; a first blade and a second blade which open and close the aperture; a first driving member which drives the first blade; a second driving member which drives the second blade; a first actuator which operates the first driving member; and a second actuator which operates the second driving member, wherein the first actuator and the second actuator extend along a first direction which intersects an axial direction of the aperture on a primary surface of the substrate and are arranged in a second direction which intersects the axial direction and the first direction. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077406 | IMAGING SYSTEM, LIGHTING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - An imaging system includes a flash device that can automatically drive a movable unit provided with a light emitting unit to change an irradiating direction of the light emitting unit, and an imaging device. The imaging system includes a first distance measuring unit that measures a distance to an object, a correcting unit that corrects first distance information obtained by the first distance measuring unit performing measurement, and a calculating unit that calculates the irradiating direction of the light emitting unit based on the corrected first distance information, wherein the correcting unit corrects the first distance information in a direction in which the irradiating direction calculated by the calculating unit separates away from the object. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077407 | ADAPTER FOR JOINING FLASH UNIT AND LIGHT DIFFUSER, AND ASSEMBLY OF LIGHT DISFFUSER, FLASH UNIT, AND ADAPTER - There is provided an adapter for joining a flash unit and a light diffuser. The adapter includes a holder including anchor points and rods including first ends and second ends. The first ends are configured to be attached to the anchor points, and the second ends including couplings are configured to be attached to a light diffuser. A mounting point may be attached to the holder, and the mounting point may retain a flash unit in a position to emit light toward the light diffuser. There is also provided an assembly including a light diffuser; a flash unit; and the adapter. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077408 | LENS BARREL - A lens barrel of this technique includes a movable lens barrel unit section, and a master flange unit having a lens unit, and is switched between a collapsed state where the movable lens barrel unit section is stored in the master flange unit and an extended state where the movable lens barrel unit section is extended from the master flange unit. The master flange unit has a moving frame supported to be movable in an optical axis direction via a first elastic member extendable in the optical axis direction, and a lens frame supported to be movable in the optical axis direction via a second elastic member extendable in the optical axis direction relative to the moving frame. In the collapsed state, the movable lens barrel unit section presses the lens frame such that the moving frame and the lens frame get closer to the master flange against repulsive forces of the first elastic member and the second elastic member. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077409 | Camera Housing for A Square-Profile Camera - A square camera housing accommodates a square camera with a substantially square profile. The square camera housing includes a latching mechanism to secure the camera in the housing, a mounting mechanism to secure the housing to a mounting device, and multiple openings in the housing body to accommodate the camera interface. These features allow the square camera to be inserted and secured in the square camera housing in one of a plurality of orientations relative to the square camera housing. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077410 | CAMERA INTEGRATED WITH MONOPAD AND REMOTE CONTROL - Various embodiments provide for a telescoping monopod or a tripod with a telescoping pole that allows an imaging device to be mounted thereon and be remotely controlled via a mobile device. A mounting assembly on the monopod can include motors that facilitate pan and tilt functionality, and a controller that operates the motors and the imaging device. The controller can control the motors and imaging device based on instruction received wirelessly from a mobile device. A base enclosure in the monopod can include one or more batteries that power the imaging device and mounting assembly and also include memory for digital storage of the images recorded by the imaging device. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077411 | FRAME AND INSERT FOR MOUNTING A MOBILE DEVICE TO A TRIPOD - An apparatus for mounting a mobile device on a tripod includes a frame with a rigid peripheral member defining an opening therethrough. The peripheral member includes a mount configured to releasably couple the frame to the tripod. An insert is sized and shaped to be placed into the opening of the frame and releasably engage at least a portion of the peripheral member in an assembled configuration. The insert has a membrane in the form of a cavity configured to releasably receive and support the mobile device. The membrane extends over at least a portion of the opening of the frame in the assembled configuration and includes at least one camera hole extending therethrough that is aligned with a camera lens of the mobile device when the mobile device is mounted in the cavity. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077412 | TELESCOPING DEVICE - A telescoping device capable of preventing a lower tubular body from jouncing during fixation by a fixing unit includes a leg body being a telescoping device includes an upper tubular body, a lower tubular body, and a fixing unit that releasably fixes the lower tubular body with respect to the upper tubular body. The fixing unit includes an operation body and a fixation body. The fixation body consists of an outer member, an upper inner member, and a lower inner member. On the outer member, inner peripheral upward inclined surfaces and inner peripheral downward inclined surfaces are formed. On the upper inner member, outer peripheral downward inclined surfaces are formed, and on the lower inner member, outer peripheral upward inclined surfaces are formed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077413 | PORTABLE CONSTANT RESOLUTION VISUAL SYSTEM (CRVS) WITH DEFINED THROW DISTANCE - A portable constant resolution visual system (CRVS) is disclosed. The CRVS includes a screen display having a uniform resolution screen curvature, a projector for generating images that are shown on the display screen, a mirror and a frame. The mirror may be positioned relative to the screen and the projector to reflect images generated by the projector onto the display screen. A throw distance is measured between the projector and the display screen and is based on a specific design eye point and a field of view (FOV). The frame supports the screen display, the projector, and the mirror. The frame may have a plurality of bars that define the throw distance between the projector and the display screen. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077414 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light source device includes a light source having a light emitting element, a thermal conductor, an optical system housing, and a cooler. The thermal conductor has a first surface and a second surface, and the light source is thermally connected to the first surface. The optical system housing has a mounting part with an opening. The thermal conductor is fixed to the optical system housing in a state that the first surface is disposed in a direction facing the mounting part and the light emitting element is disposed at a position facing the opening. The cooler is thermally connected to the second surface of the thermal conductor and cools heat from the light source. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077415 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, PROJECTOR, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER - A wavelength conversion member includes a substrate, a dichroic mirror layer, an SiO | 2016-03-17 |
20160077416 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a laser light source and a projection display device. The laser light source includes: N groups of laser devices, N convex lenses, a concave lens and at least one reflector component; each convex lens corresponds to a group of laser devices, and is configured to converge light beams emitted by the corresponding group of laser devices; each reflector component corresponds to at least one convex lens and is disposed in a emergent light direction of a corresponding convex lens, and the concave lens is disposed in a emergent light direction of the at least one reflector component; and an emergent light beam of the convex lens corresponding to each reflector component passes through the reflector component and then arrives at the concave lens. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077417 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - A light source apparatus includes: a phosphor wheel that is provided with a plurality of ring-shaped light-emitting regions that are arranged concentrically and that respectively generate illumination light beams of a plurality of colors when irradiated by excitation light; a light source unit that simultaneously radiates the excitation light to the ring-shaped light-emitting regions; and a plurality of optical elements that are irradiated by the plurality of illumination light beams that are generated due to the irradiation of the excitation light. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077418 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT HAVING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTS AND PROJECTOR HAVING SAME LIGHT SOURCE UNIT - There is provided a light source unit having an excitation light shining device in which a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements are arranged in rows and columns so that in the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements, the direction of a major axis of an elliptic cross section of a light beam emitted from one semiconductor light emitting element is normal to the directions of major axes of elliptic cross sections of light beams emitted from adjacent light emitting elements. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077419 | LASER ILLUMINATION ON PHOSPHOR FOR PROJECTION DISPLAY - An embodiment of an apparatus for image projection includes a laser providing a first color light, a plurality of dichroic polarizing beam splitters (DPBSs), a plurality of switchable half-wave plates paired with a respective DPBS and positioned between the laser and the respective DPBS, a quarter-wave plate backed by a mirror and positioned to receive a first beam from a respective DPBS, and a plurality of static phosphor devices that are each positioned to receive either the first beam or the second beam from a respective DPBS and to emit light in a respective color. The emitted light from the phosphor devices and the beam that is reflected from the mirror are directed towards an output by one or more respective DPBSs. A method switches the switchable half-wave plates as necessary to provide separate images in a plurality of colors. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077420 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - Disclosed is a projection optical system, including a first lens group configured to include at least one lens and have a positive refractive power, a second lens group configured to include at least one lens and have a positive refractive power, a third lens group configured to include at least one lens and have a negative refractive power, a fourth lens group configured to include at least one lens configured to have an aspheric surface or a free-form surface, and a concave mirror, wherein the first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, the fourth lens group, and the concave mirror are arranged in order and the projection optical system is a non-telecentric optical system. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077421 | SCREEN - A projection screen that allows sound to pass through the screen while video is reflected is provided. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077422 | COLLABORATIVE SYNCHRONIZED MULTI-DEVICE PHOTOGRAPHY - Techniques are disclosed for collaborative and synchronized photography across multiple digital camera devices. A panoramic photograph of a scene can be generated from separate photographs taken by each of the cameras simultaneously. During composition, the viewfinder images from each camera are collected and stitched together on the fly to create a panoramic preview image. The panoramic preview is then displayed on the camera devices as live visual guidance, which each user can use to change the orientation of the camera and thus change the composition of the panoramic photograph. In some cases, the host sends visual instructions to other camera devices to guide users in camera adjustment. When the desired composition is achieved, the host sends a trigger command to all of the cameras to take photographs simultaneously. Each of these separate photographs can then be stitched together to form a panoramic photograph. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077423 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUBSTRATE WITH MULTILAYER REFLECTIVE FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING REFLECTIVE MASK - Disclosed is a method for producing a substrate with a multilayer reflective film for EUV lithography including a multilayer reflective film disposed on a principal surface of a substrate, the method including a multilayer reflective film formation step of forming the multilayer reflective film on the principal surface of the substrate in such a manner that the multilayer reflective film has a slope region in which the film thickness is decreased in a direction from the inside to the outside of the substrate on a peripheral portion of the principal surface, and a fiducial mark formation step of forming fiducial marks in the slope region by removing at least a portion of the multilayer reflective film, the fiducial marks serving as references for a defective location indicated by defect information with respect to the surface of the substrate with the multilayer reflective film. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077424 | PHOTOMASK BLANK - A photomask blank includes a chromium-based material film as a light-shielding film, wherein the chromium-based material film has an optical density per unit thickness at a wavelength of 193 nm of at least 0.050/nm, and the chromium-based material film has a tensile stress or compressive stress corresponding to an amount of warp of up to 50 nm. The present invention provides a photomask blank having a thin film of chromium-based material which is lowered in film stress while retaining a high optical density per unit film thickness. This enables high-accuracy patterning of a chromium-based material film. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077425 | PHOTOMASK BLANK - A photomask blank includes a chromium-based material film as a hard mask film containing at least one selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon and hydrogen, wherein a ratio (A/B) of etching rates per unit film thickness is in a range from 0.7 to 0.9, and the chromium-based material film has a tensile stress or compressive stress corresponding to an amount of warp of up to 70 nm. The present invention provides a photomask blank having a thin film of chromium-based material which is enhanced in etch resistance and lowered in film stress. This enables high-accuracy patterning of a chromium-based material film. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077426 | OPTICAL PROXIMITY CORRECTION METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET MASK BY USING THE OPTICAL PROXIMITY CORRECTION METHOD - Provided are an optical proximity correction (OPC) method capable of correcting a slit-effect in an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) exposure process and a method of manufacturing an EUV mask by using the OPC method. The OPC method includes, dividing a transmission cross coefficient (TCC) according to regions of a slit that is used in an EUV exposure process, generating OPC models reflecting the TCCs that are divided, and correcting the OPC method. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077427 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BIOSENSOR - A method for manufacturing a biosensor includes forming an electrode layer on a flexible foil. An adhesive layer is positioned on the foil layer, and a first photo-definable hydrogel membrane is positioned over the electrode layer and the adhesive layer. A second photo-definable hydrogel membrane with an immobilized bio-recognition element is positioned over the first hydrogel membrane in contact with the electrode layer through an opening in the first hydrogel membrane. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077428 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR COLOR FILTER AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a photosensitive resin composition for a color filter and uses thereof. The photosensitive resin composition includes an alkali-soluble resin (A), a compound (B) containing an ethylenically unsaturated group, a photoinitiator (C), a pigment (D) and an organic solvent (E). The photosensitive resin composition according to the present invention can improve linearity of pattern with high finesse and developing-resistance of the color filter. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077429 | RESIN, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition include (A1) a resin which includes a structural unit represented by formula (a4), and which resin has neither an acid-labile group nor an aromatic ring, (A2) a resin having an acid-labile group, and an acid generator, | 2016-03-17 |
20160077430 | RESIN, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN - 1. A resist composition includes (A1) a resin which includes a structural unit represented by formula (a4), and a structural unit having a sulfonyl group, and the resin has no acid-labile group, (A2) a resin having an acid-labile group, and an acid generator. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077431 | RESIN, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition includes (A1) a resin which includes a structural unit represented by formula (a4), a structural unit having a cyclic carbonate and a structural unit represented by formula (I), the resin has no acid-labile group; (A2) a resin which has an acid-labile group; and an acid generator: | 2016-03-17 |
20160077432 | RESIN, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition includes (A1) a resin which includes a structural unit represented by formula (a4), and a structural unit having an adamantane lactone group, and the resin has no acid-labile group, (A2) a resin having an acid-labile group, and an acid generator. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077433 | RESIN, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition includes (A1) a resin which includes a structural unit represented by formula (a4), a structural unit represented by formula (II), the resin has no acid-labile group, (A2) a resin having an acid-labile group, and an acid generator: | 2016-03-17 |
20160077434 | PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT, PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT ROLL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A photosensitive element | 2016-03-17 |
20160077435 | METHODS OF FORMING PATTERNS - A method of forming patterns includes: forming guide patterns on an underlying layer, forming a self-assembling block copolymer (BCP) layer on the guide patterns and the underlying layer, annealing the self-assembling BCP layer to form first polymer block domains and second polymer block domains which are alternately and repeatedly arrayed, and selectively removing the first polymer block domains. The guide patterns are formed of a developable antireflective material. In addition, the guide patterns are spaced apart from each other such that a width of each of the guide patterns is less than a distance between the guide patterns. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077436 | PATTERNING METHOD, AND TEMPLATE FOR NANOIMPRINT AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A patterning method according to one embodiment includes forming a ground layer on a processing target layer. The ground layer has higher affinity for one of a first segment and a second segment contained in a self-assembly material than for the other segment. The neutral layer is patterned on the ground layer. The neutral layer is neutral to the first segment and the second segment. Exposing surfaces of the ground layer and the neutral layer is irradiated with an energy ray. The self-assembly material is applied onto the ground layer and the neutral layer. The self-assembly material is phase-separated into a first domain including the first segment and a second domain including the second segment. One of the first domain and the second domain is selectively removed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077437 | METHOD FOR MAKING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATES - Lithographic printing plates are provided by imagewise exposing negative-working lithographic printing plate precursors having a negative-working radiation-sensitive imageable layer, followed by contacting with a processing solution that has a pH of at least 7 and up to and including 11. This processing solution also includes component (1) that is a nitrogen-containing base having an atmospheric pressure melting point of at least 40° C.; component (2) that is a non-ionic surfactant that independently has an atmospheric pressure melting point, glass transition temperature, or pour point of at least 40° C.; component (3) that is a hydroxy-containing solution promoter; and component (4) that is a hydrophilic surface protective compound. The method is carried out in a manner such that the exposed and processed precursor is not further treated with any liquid (such as gumming or rinsing solution) between processing and mounting onto a printing press. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077438 | FORMING CONDUCTIVE METAL PATTERNS USING WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMERS - A conductive pattern can be formed using a polymeric layer that contains a reactive composition having a reactive polymer. This reactive polymer comprises (i) a backbone, and (ii) pendant photosensitive non-aromatic unsaturated heterocyclic groups comprising an amide group that is conjugated with a carbon-carbon double bond. The non-aromatic unsaturated heterocyclic groups are linked to the backbone at an amide nitrogen atom. The reactive composition can be patternwise exposed to suitable radiation to induce crosslinking within the reactive polymer. The reactive composition and reactive polymer in the non-exposed regions can be removed due to their aqueous solubility, but the exposed regions of the polymeric layer are contacted with electroless seed metal ions, which are then reduced, followed by electrolessly plating with a suitable metal to form the desired conductive pattern. Various articles can be prepared during this process, and the product article can be incorporated into various electronic devices. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077439 | GRAPHO-EPITAXY METHOD FOR MAKING PATTERNS ON THE SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE - A method for making patterns on a substrate, includes forming an assembly guide on first and second areas of the substrate, the assembly guide having, compared to a reference surface, openings with an opening ratio in the first area greater than that of the second area; depositing a block copolymer layer on the substrate to entirely fill the assembly guide and form an over-thickness on the reference surface; assembling the block copolymer, resulting in an organised portion of the block copolymer layer inside the openings; thinning uniformly the block copolymer layer, until a thickness corresponding to the organised portion of the block copolymer layer is reached; eliminating one of the phases of the assembled block copolymer, resulting in a plurality of initial patterns extending into the layer of block copolymer; and transferring the initial patterns of the block copolymer layer into the substrate to form the final patterns. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077440 | PATTERN PEELING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention has an object to provide a pattern peeling method which is excellent in peelability and causes less damage to a substrate, a method for manufacturing an electronic device, including the pattern peeling method, and an electronic device manufactured by the method for manufacturing an electronic device. The present invention includes a resist film forming step of applying an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition onto a substrate to form a resist film; an exposing step of exposing the resist film; a developing step of developing the exposed resist film using a developing liquid containing an organic solvent to form a negative-type pattern; and a peeling step of peeling the negative-type pattern using the following liquid A or B:
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20160077441 | EUV IMAGING APPARATUS - An EUV imaging apparatus is provided, which includes a reference structure and a first optical element, which is actuatable relative to the reference structure with the aid of a first actuator. The first actuator is a self-holding actuator. The apparatus includes a second optical element, which is actuatable relative to the reference structure a second actuator. The second actuator is a non-self-holding actuator. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077442 | OPTICAL COMPONENT - An optical component includes a mechanism for reducing a radiation-induced influence on the displacement of an optical device. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077443 | Rapid Exchange Device for Lithography Reticles - Provided is a method and apparatus for moving and exchanging reticles within a vacuum lithographic system with minimum particle generation and outgassing. In an example of the method, a first arm of a rotational exchange device (RED) receives a first baseplate holding a first reticle. A second arm of the RED supports and buffers a second baseplate. The first and second baseplates are located substantially equidistant from an axis of rotation of the RED. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077444 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ILLUMINATION SYSTEM OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A method of operating an illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus is provided. A set of illumination parameters that describe properties of a light bundle which converges at a point on a mask to be illuminated by the illumination system is first determined. Optical elements whose optical effect on the illumination parameters can be modified as a function of control commands are furthermore determined, as well as sensitivities with which the illumination parameters react to an adjustment of the optical elements, induced by the control commands. The control commands are then determined while taking the previously determined sensitivities into account, such that deviations of the illumination parameters from predetermined target illumination parameters satisfy a predetermined minimisation criterion. These control commands are applied to the optical elements, before the mask is illuminated. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077445 | ALIGNMENT SENSOR, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND ALIGNMENT METHOD - An alignment sensor including an illumination source, such as a white light source, having an illumination grating operable to diffract higher order radiation at an angle dependent on wavelength; and illumination optics to deliver the diffracted radiation onto an alignment grating from at least two opposite directions. For every component wavelength incident on the alignment grating, and for each direction, the zeroth diffraction order of radiation incident from one of the two opposite directions overlaps a higher diffraction order of radiation incident from the other direction. This optically amplifies the higher diffraction orders with the overlapping zeroth orders. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077446 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - Illumination systems for microlithographic projection exposure apparatus, as well as related systems, components and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, an illumination system includes one or more scattering structures and an optical integrator that produces a plurality of secondary light sources. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077447 | LIQUID IMMERSION MEMBER, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSING METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A liquid immersion member used in a liquid immersion exposure apparatus, and is capable of forming liquid immersion space on a surface of an object opposite to an emitting surface of optical member which emits exposure light. Liquid immersion member includes a first member that includes a first part disposed at surrounding of an optical path of exposure light, and in which a first opening part, through which exposure light is able to pass, and first liquid supply part, which is disposed at at least a portion of surrounding of first opening part and is capable of opposing surface of object, are provided at first part, and a second member that includes a first liquid recovery part which is capable of opposing surface of object and is movable with respect to first member outside first part with respect to optical path. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077448 | LIQUID IMMERSION MEMBER, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A liquid immersion member forms, in an exposure apparatus, liquid immersion space through which exposure light emitted from an optical member passes, the liquid immersion member includes: a first member that is disposed at at least part of a space around the optical member and that includes a first lower surface facing an object which is movable below the optical member; and a movable second member that includes a second lower surface which is disposed at outer side than the first lower surface viewed from optical axis of the optical member and which faces the object and a third lower surface which is disposed at inner side than the second lower surface viewed from the optical axis and whose at least part is disposed above at least part of the first lower surface. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077449 | MASKLESS EXPOSURE DEVICE, MASKLESS EXPOSURE METHOD AND DISPLAY SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURED BY THE MASKLESS EXPOSURE DEVICE AND THE MASKLESS EXPOSURE METHOD - A maskless exposure device includes an exposure head including a digital micro-mirror device. The digital micro-mirror device is configured to transmit a source beam applied from an exposure source to a substrate. A system control part is configured to control the digital micro-mirror device by using a graphic data system file. The graphic data system file includes data for forming a source electrode, a drain electrode and a channel portion disposed between the source electrode and the drain electrode. The graphic system file includes data for forming the channel portion extending in a diagonal direction with respect to a scan direction of the exposure head. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077450 | POSITIONING SYSTEM, A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR POSITIONAL CONTROL - A positioning system for controlling a relative position between a first component and a second component of a lithographic apparatus, wherein a position of each component is defined by a set of orthogonal coordinates, the positioning system including: a measuring device configured to determine an error in the momentary position of one of the components with respect to a setpoint position in a measurement coordinate; and a controller configured to control movement of the other component in a control coordinate based on the determined error; wherein the measurement coordinate is different from the control coordinate. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077451 | IMPRINT METHOD, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint method of molding an imprint material supplied on a shot region of a substrate by a mold having a pattern region in which a pattern has been formed, the method comprising a deformation step of performing, based on information indicating at least one among a shape of the pattern region and a shape of the shot region, deformation of at least one region among the pattern region and the shot region, an estimation step of estimating a moving amount of a mark by the deformation, the mark being provided in the at least one region, and an overlay step of performing, based on the moving amount and detection results of positions of a mark in the pattern region and a mark in the shot region, overlay between the pattern region and the shot region. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077452 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - The present invention provides an electrophotographic photosensitive member which includes an undercoat layer, and the undercoat layer contains metal oxide particles and a compound represented by the formula (1). | 2016-03-17 |
20160077453 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER BY MANAGING ZETA-POTENTIALS OF PARTICLES - A method for producing toner includes adding a liquid containing dispersed resin particles into a liquid containing dispersed colorant particles having a volume average particle size of equal to or greater than 6 μm and having a zeta-potential sign opposite to a zeta-potential sign of the resin particles, until a zeta-potential of aggregates of the colorant particle and the resin particles has a sign opposite to the zeta-potential sign of the colorant particles, adjusting the zeta-potential of the aggregates, such that an absolute value of the zeta-potential of the aggregates is smaller than an absolute value of the zeta-potential of the resin particles by more than 10 mv, and adding a liquid containing dispersed resin particles having a zeta-potential sign that is the same as the sign of the adjusted zeta-potential of the aggregates, into a liquid containing the aggregates. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077454 | DEVELOPER WITH TONER AND CARRIER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A developer according to an embodiment includes a toner having a color erasable by heating and a carrier. The carrier includes a core portion and a coating portion covering at least 50% of the core portion. The coating portion includes an additive agent which suppresses an increase in electrification due to friction between the toner and the carrier. The additive agent has a white color. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077455 | TONER, DEVELOPER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE TONER - A toner is provided. The toner includes a binder resin and a release agent. The binder resin includes a polyester resin. The toner has a single exothermic peak measured by a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) descending in a temperature range of from 150° C. to 0° C., wherein the exothermic peak is in a temperature range of from 40° C. to 60° C. and has a half bandwidth of at most 10° C. The release agent disperse to network form in the cross-sectional images of the toner observed with a transmission electron microscope (TEM). | 2016-03-17 |
20160077456 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, a charging member, a charging voltage source, an exposure device, a developing device, a transfer member, a transfer voltage source, a voltage detecting portion, a current detecting portion, and an executing portion. In a test mode, the executing portion gradually changes a value of a current caused to flow through the transfer member from zero to a predetermined target transfer current and sets the current caused to flow through the transfer member as the predetermined target transfer current, and then gradually changes a current caused to flow through the charging member from zero to an obtained charging current when a region of the photosensitive member subsequently passes through the charging portion and sets the current caused to flow through the charging member when a region of the photosensitive member subsequently passes through the charging portion as the obtained charging current. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077457 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a light source including a plurality of light emitting units to emit light corresponding to image data, and a light source controller to independently control lighting of each one of the light emitting units. The light source controller switches activation and deactivation of one or more of the light emitting units when the number of to-be-used light emitting units is smaller than the total number of the light emitting units included in the light source. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077458 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT CORRECTS IMAGE FORMING CONDITION BASED ON MEASUREMENT RESULT OF MEASUREMENT IMAGE - An image forming apparatus includes: a measuring unit configured to measure a plurality of measurement image, the plurality of measurement images including a first measurement image and second measurement images; a generation unit configured to generate a conversion condition based on second measurement data corresponding to the second measurement images; a first determination unit configured to determine an execution condition based on first measurement data corresponding to the first measurement image; and a second determination unit configured to determine a light intensity based on the first measurement data, wherein a subsequent timing when the plurality of measurement images are to be formed is determined based on the execution condition, an exposure unit updates the set light intensity to the light intensity determined by the second determination unit when the plurality of measurement images are formed at the subsequent timing. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077459 | WRITE CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, WRITE CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A write-control apparatus for receiving one page worth of image data, applying processes, and writing an image by exposing a photoconductor according to the processes-applied image data is provided. The write-control apparatus includes a write-control unit for including different process-function units for applying the processes; a control unit for generating setting values of parameters used by the process-function units; and a first storage for storing the generated setting values of the parameters. The write-control unit generates a second timing signal which asserts earlier than a first timing signal which starts writing the image by operating the process-function units, a second storage stores the one page worth of the setting values stored in the first storage according to an assert timing of the second timing signal, and the setting values stored in the second storage are reflected in operations of the process-function units for writing the image of the page. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077460 | WRITE CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND WRITE CONTROL METHOD - A write control apparatus is for receiving one page worth of image data and performing processes, and writing an image by exposing a photoconductor. The write control apparatus includes a write control unit including a process function unit for performing the processes; a computer for generating setting values of parameters used by the process function unit; and first and second memories for storing the setting values. When the computer sends a trigger signal to start image formation to the write control unit, the second memory stores one page worth of the setting values stored in the first memory, and the setting values of a desired page among a plurality of pages worth of the setting values stored in the second memory are applied to operations by the process function unit when the write control unit controlled by the computer writes an image of the desired page. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077461 | OPTICAL WRITING CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPTICAL WRITING DEVICE - An optical writing control device and method are provided, for controlling light emission of a plurality of light sources to form an electrostatic latent image on a photosensitive element, the light sources including a plurality of light emitting elements disposed in a line and classified into a plurality of groups, including frequency converter circuitry configured to acquire image information to be formed as the electrostatic latent image; and a light source controller configured to control the plurality of light sources based on pixel information generated from the acquired image information, wherein the light source controller is further configured to control the light emission of the plurality of light sources by classifying the light emitting elements into the plurality of groups, and shifting a timing of light emission from one group of the plurality of groups to a next group of the plurality of groups , and determine a common illuminating period for the light emitting elements of at least one light source of the plurality of light sources based on the shifted timing of light emission among the plurality of groups. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077462 | SEMICONDUCTIVE ROLLER - A semiconductive roller for use as a developing roller or the like is provided, which has an outer peripheral surface at least partly imparted with a reduced friction coefficient μ without irradiation with ultraviolet radiation. The semiconductive roller ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160077463 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE RUBBER COMPOSITION, AND DEVELOPING ROLLER - The present invention provides an electrically conductive rubber composition of an electron conductive type which contains neither an expensive ion conductive rubber having a higher environmental dependence nor a softening agent and a liquid rubber which are liable to increase the compression set of a developing roller or contaminate a photoreceptor body, and is usable for production of a more flexible developing roller. The present invention also provides a developing roller produced by using the rubber composition. The electrically conductive rubber composition contains a rubber component including an EPDM and an NBR and/or an SBR, sulfur, a thiazole crosslinking accelerating agent, tetramethylthiuram monosulfide and tetrabutylthiuram disulfide. The developing roller ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160077464 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A developing device includes a developing container, a toner carrier, and a plurality of air outlet ports. The plurality of air outlet ports are formed in such part of a wall of the developing container as faces the toner carrier, along a longitudinal direction of the developing container, the air outlet ports communicating with a duct next to the developing container. The toner carrier includes a coat layer on the outer circumferential surface thereof. The coat layer is formed by dripping the toner carrier into a resin coating liquid with one end in the longitudinal direction thereof first, the one end being a lower end of during the dipping, and then lifting the toner carrier out of the resin coating liquid. The toner carrier is arranged such that the lower end of during the dipping is disposed on an upstream side with respect to an airflow direction in the duct. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077465 | Developer Cartridge - A developer cartridge is described. The developer cartridge detachably mountable on a tandem type photosensitive unit slidable to a drawn-out position and a mounted position with respect to an image forming apparatus body may include a casing; a developer carrier rotatably supported on one end portion of the casing for carrying a developer; a pair of upright portions arranged on another end portion of the casing at an interval from each other in the axial direction of the developer carrier to extend from another end portion of the casing in a detaching direction for the developer cartridge; and an elastically deformable coupling portion extending in the axial direction of the developer carrier for coupling the upright portions with each other. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077466 | Replaceable Unit for an Image Forming Device Having Magnets of Varying Angular Offset for Toner Level Sensing - A replaceable unit for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for storing toner. A rotatable shaft is positioned within the reservoir and has an axis of rotation. A first magnet and a second magnet are connected to the shaft and rotatable around the axis of rotation in response to rotation of the shaft. The first magnet and the second magnet are detectable by a magnetic sensor when the replaceable unit is installed in the image forming device. A polarity of the first magnet is oriented opposite a polarity of the second magnet relative to the shaft. An amount of angular offset between the first magnet and the second magnet varies depending on an amount of toner in the reservoir. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077467 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes first and second forming units that form first and second to-be-transferred images and first and second not-to-be-transferred images with first and second toners, respectively, the first toner containing a metal pigment; a transfer body to which the first and second to-be-transferred and not-to-be-transferred images are to be transferred; a transfer member that transfers the first and second to-be-transferred images to a recording medium at a transfer nip between the transfer member and the transfer body; and a removing member that removes, with an electrostatic force, the first and second toners forming the first and second not-to-be-transferred images from the transfer member. In a transfer mode, the first not-to-be-transferred image is transferred to a position that do not overlap the recording medium to be introduced into the transfer nip after the first not-to-be-transferred image when seen in a direction of introduction of the recording medium. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077468 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member; a toner image forming unit; a belt member; a transfer member; a transfer voltage source for generating a voltage applied to the transfer member; an obtaining portion for obtaining information on an electric resistance of the belt member; a detecting member for optically detecting a test toner image formed on the image bearing member and transferred on the belt member; and an executing portion for executing, on the basis of a detection result of the test toner image by the detecting member, an adjusting operation for adjusting an image forming condition of the toner image forming unit. The executing portion sets, on the basis of the information, a voltage applied to the transfer member when the test toner image is transferred onto the belt member in the adjusting operation. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077469 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a transfer section, a transfer bias applying section, a conveyance section, an element, a current measurement section, and a control section. The transfer section forms, in conjunction with the image bearing member, a pressing part where a recording medium is pressed. The transfer bias applying section supplies transfer current to the transfer section to apply a transfer bias to the transfer section. The element conducts when a voltage equal to or greater than a prescribed value is applied thereto. The current measurement section measures a value of leak current. The leak current is a current flowing through the element. The control section controls a value of the transfer current. The control section changes the absolute value of the transfer current based on the absolute value of the leak current. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077470 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus has an image carrier that carries a toner image; a transfer member that is opposed to the image carrier, a transfer voltage being applied to the transfer member so that the toner image is transferred from the image carrier to a print medium passing between the transfer member and the image carrier; a first voltage application device that applies the transfer voltage to the transfer member; a separation member to which a separation voltage is applied so that the print medium is separated from the image carrier; a second voltage application device that applies the separation voltage to the separation member; a sensing device that senses an image density of the toner image; and a control section that controls a magnitude of the separation voltage based upon the image density of the toner image. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077471 | TRANSFER ASSIST MEMBERS - A transfer assist member comprising a plurality of layers, at least one of the layers being a check film layer comprised of a crosslinked alkoxyalkylated polyamide. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077472 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a fixing unit having a heater, a temperature detection unit, a power control unit, and a conveyance control unit that controls conveying a recording material. The conveyance control unit executes, when the maximum power is greater than a threshold power, a first mode where conveyance is performed according to a time, and executes, in a case where the maximum power is less than the threshold power, a second mode where conveyance is performed according to the detected temperature. The power control unit sets a larger value to the threshold power when an option device is connected to the image forming apparatus as compared to when the option device is not connected to the image forming apparatus. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077473 | IMAGE FORMING AND ERASING APPARATUS WITH MULTIPLE CONVEYANCE PATHS - In accordance with one embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises an image forming section configured to be capable of forming an image with erasable coloring agent; a storage section configured to include a first and a second cassettes capable of storing an image receiving medium; an erasing section configured to heat the image receiving medium on which an image is formed with the erasable coloring agent at a pre-set temperature to erase the image; and a conveyance section configured to convey the image receiving medium stacked in the first cassette through a first conveyance path which passes through the image forming section and the erasing section, and convey the image receiving medium the image on which is erased by the erasing section to the second cassette of the storage section through a second conveyance path. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077474 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, WHICH INCLUDES A FIXING DEVICE CAPABLE OF FIXING ERASABLE TONER - An image forming apparatus comprises a fixing device configured to fix an image formed by an image forming section on an image receiving medium. The fixing device includes a heating roller, an auxiliary roller arranged at an entering side of the image receiving medium, and a fixing belt which is stretched by a plurality of rollers including the auxiliary roller and cyclically rotates in a state of being contacted with part of the outer periphery of the heating roller; wherein the auxiliary roller is arranged at a position which is closer to the entering side of the image receiving medium than a fixing nip section between the heating roller and the fixing belt and is at a preset distance away from the fixing nip section. The image forming apparatus further comprises an inlet guide configured closer to the entering side of the image receiving medium than the auxiliary roller. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077475 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device to fix an image on a recording medium by heating the recording medium, multiple heat storing devices to store heat generated at the fixing device, an electric generating element to generate power by converting the heat into power, and a switch to switch connection and disconnection between the electric generating element and at least one of the multiple heat storing devices. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077476 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a light source that emits laser light; a condensing member including a lens having a first surface from which the laser light enters and a second surface from which the laser light emerges, the lens condensing the laser light that has entered from the first surface and emitting the laser light from the second surface; and a roller provided in contact with the condensing member and that transports a recording medium advanced into a position between the roller and the condensing member. A portion of the second surface is made of a material that blocks the laser light. In a section perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the roller, a plane of contact between the roller and the condensing member includes at least a part of the portion made of the material that blocks the laser light. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077477 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a light source that radiates a laser beam, a converging member that converges the laser beam, and a roller that is positioned so as to be in contact with the converging member and that transports a recording medium, which enters between the roller and the converging member. The converging member includes a lens that converges the laser beam, which is incident on a first surface of the lens, and emits the laser beam from a second surface of the lens and a holding member made of a material that does not transmit the laser beam, the holding member holding the lens. In the cross-sectional view perpendicular to a rotation axis of the roller, a contact surface in which the roller and the converging member are in contact with each other includes at least a portion of a surface of the holding member and the second surface. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077478 | DETERMINATION APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TYPE OF RECORDING MEDIUM - A transmission unit transmits an ultrasonic wave by a drive signal being supplied to two terminals. A reception unit receives the ultrasonic wave transmitted from the transmission unit and to output a reception signal from two terminals in accordance with the received ultrasonic wave. A change unit changes a determination scheme for determining a type of a recording medium, based on information indicating a relation between a polar character of the transmission unit and a polar character of the reception unit, the information having been acquired from the reception signal. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077479 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit including a containing unit; a replenishment unit replenishes the containing unit with the toner; a first determination unit determines an amount of the toner consumed in the containing unit; a detection unit detects a toner amount in the containing unit; a first calculation unit calculates a difference between the toner amount and a target amount; a second calculation unit calculates a cumulative value of the difference; a second determination unit determines a determination value; a prevention unit prevents the second calculation unit from accumulating the difference at second timing following the first timing; and a controller controls the replenishment unit, based on the determination value, in a case where the first determination value is less than a threshold, the second calculating unit is prevented from accumulating the difference at the second timing, on the cumulative value calculated at the first timing. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077480 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section configured to form an image on a sheet; conveyance guides disposed on an image forming surface side and a rear surface side of the sheet at a position on a downstream side of the image forming section in a sheet conveyance direction, and configured to form a sheet feeding path for conveying the sheet; a conveyance rolling part disposed to protrude from the conveyance guide into the sheet feeding path at a curving part of the sheet feeding path; and a rolling member moving section configured to move the conveyance rolling part along the sheet feeding path until a state where an image forming surface of a sheet being conveyed does not make contact with the conveyance guide is ensured. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077481 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus includes a first roller pair configured to nip a sheet at a nip portion and convey the sheet, and a second roller pair disposed on a downstream side of the first roller pair in a sheet conveyance direction and configured to nip the sheet at a nip portion and convey the sheet. When the sheet is nipped by the first and the second roller pairs, a bending stress occurs on the sheet. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077482 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A storage unit stores a surface effect selection table in which density values, types of the surface effects, and types of linkage effects as other surface effects related to the types of the surface effects are associated. A reading unit reads the types of the surface effects and the types of the linkage effects corresponding to the density values specified in the first gloss control plane data from the surface effect selection table when type information indicatse test printing. A first generating unit generates second gloss control plane data specifying the types of the surface effects and the gloss regions specified in the first gloss control plane data, and the read types of the linkage effects corresponding to the types of the surface effects and linkage regions. A second generating unit generates special color colorant plane data used by an execution unit from the second gloss control plane data. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077483 | Image Forming Apparatus Including Coupling Member Selectively Coupled to Photosensitive Drum - An image forming apparatus includes a main body, endless belt, photosensitive drums, setting unit, contacting/separating mechanism, transmitting mechanism, and coupling members. The photosensitive drums are disposed in confrontation with the endless belt and are arranged in a first direction. Each photosensitive drum has an axis extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The setting unit sets the image forming apparatus to a monochrome mode or color mode. The contacting/separating mechanism controls at least one photosensitive drum to contact or separate from the endless in accordance with the set mode. The transmitting mechanism selectively transmits drive power to photosensitive drums. Each coupling member is selectively coupled to the corresponding photosensitive drum and has a coupling axis extending in the second direction. Each coupling member is uncoupled from the corresponding photosensitive drum when the contacting/separating mechanism controls the corresponding photosensitive drum to separate from the endless belt. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077484 | DRIVE MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A drive mechanism includes a first transmission mechanism that transmits a driving force of a drive unit to a first rotary member to rotate the first rotary member; a second transmission mechanism including a first drive path along which the second transmission mechanism transmits the driving force to a second rotary member through a first gear train to rotate the second rotary member, and a second drive path along which the second transmission mechanism transmits the driving force to the second rotary member through a second gear train to rotate the second rotary member, the second gear train having a gear ratio that differs from a gear ratio of the first gear train; and a switching mechanism that is operated by the driving force and switches the second transmission mechanism between the first drive path and the second drive path. | 2016-03-17 |