12th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160085162 | PHOTOCONDUCTOR OVERCOAT HAVING A RADICAL POLYMERIZABLE CHARGE TRANSPORT MOLECULE CONTAINING TWO ETHYL ACRYLATE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS AND URETHANE ACRYLATE RESINS CONTAINING SIX RADICAL POLYMERIZABLE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS - An improved overcoat layer for an organic photoconductor drum of an electrophotographic image forming device is provided. The overcoat layer is prepared from a curable composition including a triphenylamine charge transport containing two ethyl acrylate functional groups and a urethane resin containing six radical polymerizable functional groups. The amount of the triphenylamine charge transport containing two ethyl acrylate functional groups in the curable composition is about 20 to about 80 percent by weight. The amount of the urethane resin containing six radical polymerizable functional groups in the curable composition is about 20 to about 80 percent by weight. This overcoat layer improves wear resistance of the organic photoconductor drum without negatively altering the electrophotographic properties, thus protecting the organic photoconductor drum from damage and ultimately providing a photoconductor with a longer useful life when compared to other organic photoconductors commercially available. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085163 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer provided on the conductive substrate, wherein an outermost surface layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is a cured film of a composition containing a reactive charge transporting material and silica particles having a hydrophobization-treated surface. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085164 | ELECTRON TRANSPORT MATERIAL, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an electron transport material represented by formula (1): | 2016-03-24 |
20160085165 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE-DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPER, AND TONER CARTRIDGE - There is provided an electrostatic image-developing toner containing a binder resin, a coloring agent and a release agent having a melting temperature of 85° C. to 120° C., the toner having a sea-island structure involving a sea part containing the binder resin and an island part containing the release agent, wherein a mode value of the distribution of the eccentricity degree B of the release agent-containing island part, represented by the specific formula, is from 0.75 to 1.00 and a skewness of the distribution of the eccentricity degree B is from −1.30 to −0.50. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085166 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, AND TONER CARTRIDGE - An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a toner particle including a binder resin containing a polyester resin, a release agent containing hydrocarbon wax, and a styrene (meth)acrylic resin, wherein 70% or more of the release agent of the entire release agent is present in a portion within 800 nm from the surface of the toner particle, and wherein the styrene (meth)acrylic resin forms a domain having an average diameter of smaller than 0.3 μm in the toner particle. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085167 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, AND TONER CARTRIDGE - An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin including a polyester resin, a release agent including a hydrocarbon wax, and a styrene (meth)acrylic resin, wherein 70% or more of the release agent with respect to the entire release agent is present within 800 nm from the surface of the toner particles, wherein the styrene (meth)acrylic resin forms domains having an average diameter of 0.3 μm to 0.8 μm in the toner particles, and wherein a number ratio of the domains included in a range of the average diameter ±0.1 μm is less than 65%. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085168 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, AND TONER CARTRIDGE - An electrostatic charge image developing toner, includes toner particles containing a binder resin including a polyester resin, a release agent including a hydrocarbon wax, and a styrene(meth)acrylic resin, wherein 70% or more of the release agent is present within 800 nm from a surface of the toner particles, the styrene(meth)acrylic resin in the toner particles forms a domain having an average diameter from 0.3 μm to 0.8 μm, and a number ratio of the domain being in a range of ±0.1 μm of the average diameter is 65% or more. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085169 | BRILLIANT TONER AND ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER - A brilliant toner includes a brilliant pigment, an azo yellow pigment, and a magenta pigment, wherein when a solid image in which a toner applied amount is 4.0 g/m | 2016-03-24 |
20160085170 | LIQUID DEVELOPER - A liquid developer contains an insulating liquid and toner particles dispersed in the insulating liquid. The toner particles have a resin and a coloring agent. The resin contains at least 10 mass % and at most 40 mass % of an aliphatic polyester resin and at least 60 mass % and at most 90 mass % of an aromatic polyester resin. The resin has an acid value not less than 20 mgKOH/g and not more than 100 mgKOH/g. A difference in acid value between the aliphatic polyester resin and the aromatic polyester resin is not less than 0 mgKOH/g and not more than 10 mgKOH/g. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085171 | LIQUID DEVELOPER - A liquid developer contains an insulating liquid and toner particles dispersed in the insulating liquid. The toner particles have a resin and a coloring agent. The resin contains at least 5 mass % and at most 30 mass % of an aliphatic polyester resin and at least 70 mass % and at most 95 mass % of an aromatic polyester resin. A difference in acid value between the aliphatic polyester resin and the aromatic polyester resin is not less than 15 mgKOH/g and not more than 100 mgKOH/g. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085172 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An incidence angle of laser light with respect to a photosensitive member in a main-scanning direction is different depending on an exposure position. Hence, the spot shape of the laser light on the photosensitive member is different in the main-scanning direction. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085173 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The detector that detects a light beam emitted from a light source of a second image forming device and reflected by a polygon mirror, and an adjustment device that performs adjustment processing of adjusting the velocity of the polygon mirror based on an output of the detector are provided. Before a first image forming device performs the image forming processing, the adjustment device performs the adjustment processing while causing the light source of the second image forming device to emit the light beam during a time period including at least a time period in which a photosensitive member of the second image forming device is emitted with the light beam. Before the adjustment processing is finished, the first image forming device starts to move a developing member to a developing position. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085174 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is an optical device capable of adjusting astigmatism due to a manufacturing error to attain excellent imaging performance while securing optical efficiency. The optical device includes: an imaging optical system including multiple lens arrays in an optical axis direction, the multiple lens arrays each including multiple lens units arrayed in a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction; a light source including multiple light-emitting points arrayed in the first direction; and first changing means for changing a first distance in the optical axis direction between the light source and one of the lens arrays, closest to the light source. The imaging optical system is configured to image the light source at equal magnification as an erecting image within a first cross-sectional plane, and image, within a second cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the first direction, the light source at a different magnification than at the first cross-sectional plane. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085175 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming units. A first image forming unit includes a first image carrier, a first developer carrier that is applied with a first developing voltage, and a first layer-forming member that is applied with a first layer-forming voltage having the same polarity as polarity of the first developing voltage. The second image forming unit includes a second image carrier, a second developer carrier that is applied with a second developing voltage, and a second layer-forming member that is applied with a second layer-forming voltage having the same polarity as polarity of the second developing voltage. An absolute value of the first layer-forming voltage is smaller than an absolute value of the first developing voltage. An absolute value of the second layer-forming voltage is greater than an absolute value of the second developing voltage. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085176 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LAYER THICKNESS REGULATING MEMBER - A layer thickness regulating member includes: an opposing portion having an opposing surface to a peripheral surface of a developer carrying member; and a layer thickness regulating portion, projected from the opposing surface toward the developer carrying member, for regulating a layer thickness of a developer carried on the developer carrying member. The layer thickness regulating portion is integrally molded with the opposing portion. The layer thickness regulating member is, after being molded in a metal mold, separated by being pushed from a side opposite from the opposing portion of the layer thickness regulating member when the layer thickness regulating member is separated from the metal mold. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085177 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus comprising a plurality of base color ink containers, each for containing a different base color ink, and a custom color ink container for containing a custom color ink, the printing apparatus being configured to print any of the custom color ink and the different base color inks, from the custom color ink container and the plurality of base color ink containers, respectively, to a print medium. The printing apparatus is configured to mix a custom color ink for the custom color ink container using a combination of any of the base color inks. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085178 | DEVELOPING DEVICE - A developing apparatus includes a developer container; a sealing member; a driven member receiving unsealing drive; a developer feeding member; a developer carrying member; a motor; a disconnector for disconnecting the drive to the driven member, the disconnector being movable between a driving position and a non-driving position. The disconnector includes an urging member for urging the disconnector toward a non-driving position; and a holding mechanism capable of holding the disconnecting mechanism in the drive transmission position, wherein the holding mechanism is movable from a position for holding the disconnecting mechanism in the drive transmission position to a position for releasing the disconnecting mechanism from the drive transmission position, by a drive from the disconnecting mechanism placed in the drive transmission position. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085179 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a bottle which is detachably mounted on an apparatus body to store toner; a shutter which is disposed on the bottle to open and close a discharge port which discharges the toner; and a shutter slider which is disposed in the apparatus body to open and close the shutter by engaging therewith along with an insertion operation of the bottle. The shutter slider is disposed to be movable from a first position, which allows the shutter to be located at a closed position at which the discharge port is closed by the shutter when the bottle is mounted on the apparatus body, to a second position, in which the discharge port is to be opened and closed by the shutter along with an operation of attaching and detaching the bottle to and from the apparatus body. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085180 | TRANSPORT MECHANISM, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transport mechanism includes: a container that stores a specific developer; a transport body that transports the developer in an axial direction of a shaft about which the transport body rotates in the container while stirring the developer; a bearing that supports the transport body such that the transport body is rotatable about the shaft; and a restricting portion that has a substantially annular shape and a maximum magnetic force of about 20 mT or greater and about 50 mT or smaller and restricts the transportation of the developer past the restricting portion by surrounding the shaft, the restricting portion being provided nearer to a side on which the transport body transports the developer than the bearing in the axial direction of the shaft. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085181 | DEVELOPING DEVICE - A developing device includes a developing container, a feeding member including a blade, and a discharge opening for permitting discharge of an excessive developer, with supply of the developer, from the developing container. The blade is rotatable such that the blade moves downwardly at a side opposing to the discharge opening. A winding direction of the blade is such as to ascend toward the downstream with respect to the developer feeding direction, at the opposing side. A bottom end of the downstream edge of the discharge opening in a first cross-section taken perpendicularly to the rotation shaft is at a higher level than in a second cross-section at an upstream of the first cross-section with respect to the developer feeding direction. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085182 | COMPOSITE COATING AND SUBSTRATE USED IN LIQUID ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING AND METHOD - A digital-printing substrate and method of improving adhesion of a substrate to an liquid electrophotographic (LEP) ink in LEP printing both employ a composite coating. The composite coating includes from 4.5% to 9.5% by weight of a mineral pigment and from 0.5% to 2% by weight of an organic binder uniformly dispersed in water. The mineral pigment has a particle size less than 1 micron. The organic binder comprises a hydroxylated polymer having an average molecular weight greater than 50,000. A weight percentage of hydroxyl groups in the hydroxylated polymer is equal to or greater than a weight percentage of acidic groups in an LEP ink. The composite coating enhances adhesion of the LEP ink to the substrate comprising the composite coating dried on a surface of the substrate. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085183 | ELECTROSTATIC PRINTING - Disclosed herein is a method for electrostatic printing, wherein the method comprises
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20160085184 | TUBULAR MEMBER, TUBULAR MEMBER UNIT, INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A tubular member includes a resin layer containing a thermoplastic resin and a conductive material, and the resin layer forming a sea part in which the thermoplastic resin becomes a matrix phase, wherein an area ratio of the sea part to a portion in a range of 5 μm respectively to a front surface portion side and a rear surface portion side with a central portion of the resin layer in a thickness direction as a center is greater by 3% to 15% than a greater area ratio between an area ratio of the sea part to a portion in a range of 10 μm from a front surface portion of the resin layer in the thickness direction and an area ratio of the sea part to a portion in a range of 10 μm from a rear surface portion in the thickness direction. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085185 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When density of a first patch does not fall within a target density, a control portion forms a first patch again by increasing a development contrast and a second patch without changing a development contrast. If the first patch formed again does not fall within the target density, densities of the second patches formed without changing the development contrast are compared. The density of the first patch formed again does not fall within the target density because a non-electrostatic adhesion has been generated in toner or a toner charge amount has increased. Then, it is determined whether or not the non-electrostatic adhesion has been generated based on the comparison of the densities of the second patches formed without changing the development contrast. If a difference of the densities of the second patches is small, a primary transfer current is increased by assuming that the non-electrostatic adhesion has been generated. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085186 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus includes a transport module that is capable of being pulled out from an apparatus body of the image forming apparatus and in which a transport path along which a recording material, to which a toner image has been transferred, is to be transported is formed and a fixing unit that is provided in the transport module and that includes a fixing member, which fixes the toner image onto the recording material, and a pressure member, which forms a pressing part to which the recording material is to be transported between the fixing member and the pressure member. When the recording material whose length in a transport direction is longer than that of the transport module is present in the transport path, the transport module is pulled out from the apparatus body while the recording material is being nipped by the fixing member and the pressure member. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085187 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a roller, an endless belt, and a heat generating member disposed in a space inside the endless belt, extending in a width direction of the endless belt, and pressing the endless belt against the roller. A sheet is passed through a nip formed between the roller and a portion of the endless belt pressed by the heat generating member, such that an image on the sheet is fixed thereto. The heat generating member includes first and second heat generating portions that are adjacent to each other along the width direction and independently operable from each other. A boundary of the first and second heat generating portions extends in a direction inclined with respect to a sheet conveying direction. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085188 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a roller, an endless belt, and a heat generating member disposed in a space inside the endless belt, extending in a width direction of the endless belt, and pressing the endless belt against the roller. A sheet is passed through a nip formed between the roller and a portion of the endless belt pressed by the heat generating member, such that an image on the sheet is fixed thereto. The heat generating member includes first and second heat generating portions that are adjacent to each other along the width direction, and the first portion heat generating is independently operable from the second heat generating portion. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085189 | HEATER AND IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A heater includes a substrate, electrode portions, electrical contact portions, heat generating portions, and electroconductive line portions. The electrode portions include first group electrode portions and second group electrode portions. The electroconductive line portions include a main line portion extending from the electrical contact portions in the longitudinal direction, a first branch line portion branching from the main line portion so as to electrically connect with a first electrode portion of the first group electrode portions, and a second branch line portion branching from the main line portion so as to electrically connect with a second electrode portion of the first group electrode portions. The second electrode portion is spaced from the electrical contact portions more than the first electrode portion in the longitudinal direction, and an electric resistance of the first branch line portion is larger than an electric resistance of the second branch line portion. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085190 | Fixing Device - A fixing device includes a tubular fusing film, a heater, a nip member, a backup member, a backup member, first supporting member, and a second supporting member. The heater may be disposed inside the tubular shape of the fusing film. The nip member may be disposed so as to be in sliding contact with the inner surface of the fusing film and heated by the heater. The backup member may form a nip portion between the backup member and the fusing film with the fusing film between the backup member and the nip member. The first supporting member may be configured to integrally support the heater and the nip member. The second supporting member may be configured to movably support the first supporting member so that the nip member moves relative to the backup member. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085191 | FIXING DEVICE - A fixing device includes a cylindrical film, a planar heater, a heat conduction member, a supporting member, a limiting member for limiting heater end portions with respect to a generatrix direction of the film so as to prevent the end portions from moving in a heater thickness direction relative to the supporting member, and a pressing member. A fixing device state is switchable between a first state in which a press-contact force in the nip is enough to fix the toner image and a second state in which the press-contact force in the nip is smaller than the press-contact force in the first state. A surface where the supporting member opposes the heat conduction member has a shape such that with respect to the generatrix direction, a central portion of the film is projected toward the pressing member than an end portion of the film. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085192 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FIXING PRESSURE ROLLER - The present invention provides a fixing pressure roller exhibiting excellent compression set and having low hardness and low heat capacity, as well as a fixing device including the fixing pressure roller. A pressure roller employed in a fixing unit of a fixing device includes a core, and an elastic layer provided around the core, wherein the elastic layer is formed of a silicone rubber product produced by mixing a silicone rubber raw material with resin microballoons and water, and then curing the silicone rubber raw material; and the silicone rubber product includes therein voids provided by breakage of the resin microballoons through application of pressure, and voids provided through evaporation of the water. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085193 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A image forming apparatus having an all contact full color mode and an all contact monochrome mode. During an image forming job in which image forming is successively performed on a plurality of recording materials, in case that an image is formed using only the first image forming unit with the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit being in contact with the intermediate transfer member after an image has been formed using both of the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit, the controller determines whether the all contact full color mode or the all contact monochrome mode is performed based on an image forming speed to be performed. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085194 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a conversion unit configured to convert image data based on a conversion condition, an image forming unit configured to be controlled based on an image forming condition, and to form an image based on the converted image data, a measurement unit configured to measure a plurality of measurement images, a first determination unit configured to determine the image forming condition based on a first measurement result of a first measurement image, a generation unit configured to generate the conversion condition based on second measurement results of second measurement images and a feedback condition, and a second determination unit configured to determine the feedback condition based on the first measurement result. The image forming unit sets the determined image forming condition in next timing. The conversion unit updates the conversion condition after the generation unit generates the conversion condition and before the next timing. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085195 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE FORMATION CONTROL METHOD - An image forming apparatus or an image forming system, includes a control section to control, at the time of forming an image by using a long sheet with a conveying direction sheet length longer than that of a sheet with a fixed paper size, so as to perform image formation by arranging multiple images on the long sheet, and the control section controls so as to form images repeatedly with a predetermined cycle on the long sheet, detects a margin region being a region where images are not formed on the long sheet, and controls image formation so as to dispose a patch image on the margin region. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085196 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a conversion unit that converts image data based on a conversion condition, an image forming unit that forms an image based on the converted image data, a measurement unit that measures a measuring image, and a generation unit that controls the image forming unit to form a first measuring image while the image forming unit is continuously forming images, and generates the conversion condition based on first measurement data of the first measuring image and a first feedback condition. The generation unit controls the image forming unit to form a second measuring image during a period from when toner discharge processing has been performed until the image forming unit forms a subsequent image, and generates the conversion condition based on second measurement data of the second measuring image, and a second feedback condition with a larger correction amount than the first feedback condition. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085197 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a developing device, a supplying device, and a control unit. The image bearing member bears a latent image. The developing device develops the latent image with a toner. The supplying device supplies toner to the developing device. The control unit executes a discharge operation to consume toner transferred onto the image bearing member from the developing device without transferring the toner onto a recording medium. The control unit executes the discharge operation where first deterioration integrated information exceeds a first executing threshold, and where second deterioration integrated information exceeds a second executing threshold that is larger than the first executing threshold. The control unit acquires the first deterioration information based at least a first deterioration threshold, and acquires the second deterioration information based on at least a second deterioration threshold that is larger than the first deterioration threshold. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085198 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus with a duplex printing function may include a closeable and openable portion. In one example, the portion may correspond to a cover of the image forming apparatus. The cover may include guiding portions configured to define a return path for duplex printing. In another example, the portion may correspond to a document reading unit including an outer casing. A portion of the outer casing may be configured to guide a recording sheet that is conveyed out of a housing of the image forming apparatus by a switchback roller. In one example, the switchback roller may convey a recording sheet to a position above an upper surface of the outer casing. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085199 | ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE WHICH CAN INCREASE POWER CONVERTING EFFICIENCY - An electric power supply control device comprises a first converter, at least one second converter, and an electrical voltage control unit. The second converter can work in intermittent oscillation, and converts outputting electrical voltage from the first converter. The electrical voltage control unit controls the outputting electrical voltage of the first converter, so that the outputting electrical voltage is equal to or less than a minimum value of upper limits of operating electrical voltage of the second converter, and is more than or equal to a maximum value of lower limits of operating electrical voltage of the second converter, and at least one of the second converter performs low electric power behavior. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085200 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus has an apparatus body having an image forming portion capable of forming an image based on an image information, an operation unit disposed as a separate body from the apparatus body and operating the apparatus body, and a cable connecting the apparatus body and the operation unit and capable of conducting power. The cable has a length set so that the operation unit does not contact an installation surface on which the apparatus body is supported, according to which a freedom of placement of the operation unit is improved compared to a case where the operation unit is connected via an arm. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085201 | CLEANING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided a cleaning apparatus including a cleaning member configured to collect developer on an image bearing member, and a storage chamber configured to store the developer, wherein cross-sectional areas of a lengthwise center and an end portion of the storage chamber in a lengthwise direction of the storage chamber are different, the cross sections being orthogonal to the lengthwise direction. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085202 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a rotating brush, a collecting roller, a cleaning blade, a sealing member and a side sealing member. The sealing member has an extension part extending outside from each end of the collecting roller in an axial direction. The sealing member comes into contact with the collecting roller between a contact area between the rotating brush and the collecting roller and the cleaning blade and then prevents backflow of the residue. The side sealing member lifts the extension part toward the collecting roller on an outside at a predetermined interval from a position corresponding to each side edge of a maximum-width sheet passing region on the image carrier. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085203 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A developer container includes a casing having a developer accommodating chamber and a waste-developer accommodating chamber, conveying member, a conveying-member accommodating unit, and a supporting member. The conveying member conveys waste developer in a longitudinal direction of the waste-developer accommodating chamber. The conveying-member accommodating unit accommodates the conveying member therein and has a first opening and a second opening. The first opening is provided in an upstream end portion and allows the waste developer to move from outside of the conveying-member accommodating unit to the inside of the conveying-member accommodating unit. The second opening allows the waste-developer to move from the inside of the conveying-member accommodating unit to the waste-developer accommodating chamber. The supporting member is provided on the casing. The supporting member supports the conveying-member accommodating unit such that the conveying-member accommodating unit is movable in directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction relative to the casing. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085204 | CABINET STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cabinet structure includes multiple cover members configured to spatially partition an inside from an outside of a cabinet, and a clearance communicating between the inside and the outside of the cabinet is left between two cover members, the two cover members being adjacent to each other, of the cover members, and a passage defined by the clearance and leading from the inside to the outside of the cabinet through the clearance has a shape with multiple bends. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085205 | Image-Forming Device Having Guide To Guide Drawer Supporting Developing Units In Main Casing - An image-forming device includes a main casing, a belt accommodated in the main casing, developing units arranged along the belt, a drawer configured to detachably support the developing units, the drawer configured to move to a position inside the main casing and to a position outside the main casing, and the drawer having a leading end and a trailing end in a pulling direction from the inside position to the outside position; and a guide configured to guide the drawer and to move between a first position and a second position when the drawer is at the inside position, the second position being farther from the belt than the first position from the belt. When the guide is at the second position, the guide is configured to be tilted downward relative to a horizontal direction such that the leading end is lower than the trailing end. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085206 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a main body of the apparatus, a cartridge support member, an openable and closable member configured to open and close an opening portion, a linkage mechanism configured to link the openable and closable member and the cartridge support member to each other, and a locking portion configured to prevent the cartridge support member from being detached from the main body of the apparatus. The locking of the cartridge support member by the locking portion is released by releasing the linkage by the linkage mechanism to move the cartridge support member relative to the locking portion. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085207 | Image Forming Apparatus Having Waste Toner Collecting Function From a Plurality of Photosensitive Drums - An image forming apparatus includes a main frame, a plurality of process cartridges, a cartridge-supporting body, a belt, a waste toner cartridge, a contact-separation mechanism, and a collective conveying unit. Each process cartridge includes a photosensitive drum and a drum cleaning unit collecting waste toner on the drum. The cartridge-supporting body is movable between an internal position inside the frame and an external position outside the frame. The belt confronts the process cartridges in the internal position. The waste toner cartridge accommodates the waste toner collected from the drums. The contact-separation mechanism moves the cartridge-supporting body between a contact position where the drums are in contact with the belt and a separated position where the drums are out of contact with the belt. The collective conveying unit aggregates waste toner collected from drums and conveys collectively the aggregated waste toner to the waste toner cartridge. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085208 | LIGHT-EXPOSURE UNIT AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - A light exposure unit includes: a board on which to mount light-emitting elements; an optical system configured to cause light emitted from the light-emitting elements to converge; a support member holding the board and the optical system; and a heat sink member configured to dissipate heat from the optical system. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085209 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having a sheet conveyance path guiding a sheet to a sheet exit port after the sheet passes through a fixing device. A conveyance unit constitutes one of a pair of sheet conveyance surface portions of the sheet conveyance path. A first cooling fan is disposed within the conveyance unit and sucks air from an air introducing hole in the conveyance unit that is in communication with the sheet conveyance path. A second cooling fan is disposed on an opposite side of the sheet conveyance path to the conveyance unit and blows air at a sheet passing through the sheet conveyance path. A conveyance guide member is fitted to the conveyance unit and switches a conveyance direction of the sheet passing through the sheet conveyance path. The first cooling fan blows at the conveyance guide member air sucked from the air introducing hole. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085210 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a fixing device, a sheet conveyance path, a conveyance guide member, a blower, and a control section. The conveyance guide member constitutes one of a pair of sheet conveyance surface portions of the sheet conveyance path. The blower is disposed on an opposite side of the sheet conveyance surface portion constituted by the conveyance guide member to the sheet conveyance path and blows air at a sheet passing through the sheet conveyance path. A ventilation port and an air passage recess are located in the sheet conveyance surface portion constituted by the conveyance guide member. The ventilation port allows air from the blower to flow into the sheet conveyance path. The air passage recess extends in a sheet width direction. The air passage recess allows air that has passed through the ventilation port to flow through the air passage recess. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085211 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING HOLOGRAPHIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE - Provided are an apparatus and a method for displaying a holographic three-dimensional (3D) image. The apparatus includes an image segmenter configured to segment an original image into a plurality of segments, and a calculator configured to calculate diffraction fringe pattern information for displaying each of the plurality of segments as a 3D holographic image. The image segmenter adjusts the number of the plurality of segments. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085212 | OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS, OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD AND DATA ARCHIVING SYSTEM - In a hologram recording/reproducing apparatus where a wavelength-variable laser diode having the external resonator structure is used as its light-source, stable recording/reproducing quality is ensured with respect to a change in the recording/reproducing wavelength against the expansion or contraction of a hologram medium caused by the hologram recording and the temperature change. When the output wavelength from the wavelength-variable laser diode is changed to a predetermined target wavelength, the temperature of the laser light-emission part of the wavelength-variable laser diode is controlled by a temperature control element so that the wavelength band, within which the light-emission power of the laser light-emission spectrum is higher than a predetermined light-emission power, includes the above-described predetermined target wavelength. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085213 | ARBOR OF A PIVOTING MOVABLE TIMEPIECE COMPONENT - A one-piece arbor of a pivoting movable timepiece component, the one-piece arbor being made of one or more aligned parts. The one-piece arbor is magnetically inhomogeneous. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085214 | TIMEPIECE MECHANISM COMPRISING A MOVABLE OSCILLATING COMPONENT WITH OPTIMISED GEOMETRY IN A MAGNETIC ENVIRONMENT - A timepiece mechanism including a movable component oscillating about a rest plane passing through a pivot axis. An arbor of the movable component includes a main protruding portion which forms the largest radius of the movable component about this axis. The protruding portion is delimited by two surfaces defining a profile inscribed in a rectangle whose shape proportion is greater than 2 wherein the direction of the length defines a main axis, which occupies a determined angular position with respect to the rest plane in the rest position of the movable component. The mechanism has a preferred direction of magnetization that is substantially orthogonal to the main axis of the arbor in the rest position. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085215 | TIMEPIECE HOLDER ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a timepiece holder for supporting a wrist watch in a freely suspended position on a user's garment, waist belt, etc. The holder has a disc-shaped body, on the front surface of which pin loops are secured. The pins loops receive lug pins of the watch and, projecting from the pin loops, the lug pins are engaged with the watch lugs when the watch lugs are aligned with the pin loops. A strap is detachably secured with the holder to allow suspension of the holder from the user's garment similar to a pocket watch. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085216 | WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND EVENT-INTIMATING METHOD OF THE SAME - A wearable electronic device is provided. The wearable electronic device includes a wireless communication unit, a processing unit, a watch interface and a display unit. The wireless communication unit performs wireless communication with a portable electronic device. The processing unit synchronizes with the portable electronic device to retrieve event data from the portable electronic device through the wireless communication unit, wherein the event data comprises a plurality of events and time information corresponding to the events. The watch interface has a dial. The processing unit controls the display unit to display a color bar surrounding the dial, wherein the color bar includes a plurality of sections to display durations of the events based on the time information. When the processing unit determines that a time-based condition or a location-based condition of the events is met, an intimating signal is generated under the control of the processing unit. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085217 | ACTIVE DEAD BAND FOR NOISE REDUCTION IN HIGH RESPONSE HIGH BANDWIDTH CONTROL SYSTEMS - A control system comprises an active dead band, coupled to a feedback path of the control system, configured to receive a first signal derived from a motor position signal of the feedback path of the control system and a utilize, in accordance with the signal, a set of thresholds to prevent feedback noise within a driveline of the control system. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085218 | CONTROLLING A PROCESS WITH SENSOR INFORMATION - In accordance with an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising a receiver configured to receive first sensor information from a first sensor, and at least one processing core configured to determine, based at least in part on the first sensor information, at least one characteristic of a user, and to modify execution of a process based at least in part on the at least one characteristic. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085219 | SCHEDULING APPLICATIONS IN PROCESSING DEVICES BASED ON PREDICTED THERMAL IMPACT - A processing device includes a plurality of components and a system management unit to selectively schedule an application phase to one of the plurality of components based on one or more comparisons of predictions of a plurality of thermal impacts of executing the application phase on each of the plurality of components. The predictions may be generated based on a thermal history associated with the application phase, thermal sensitivities of the plurality of components, or a layout of the plurality of components in the processing device. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085220 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING APPLIANCES - A method for controlling an appliance is provided. The method includes: receiving a notification message from a control device, wherein the notification message includes address information regarding the control device; receiving quality data of a target object from an appliance configured to process the target object, wherein the quality data of the target object is obtained by measuring quality of the target object by the appliance; and sending an appliance control prompt to the control device according to the address information when determining that the quality data of the target object does not reach a threshold, wherein the appliance control prompt is configured to prompt a user of the control device to start the appliance for processing the target object. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085221 | PARAMETER CONTROL DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - When controlling values of a plurality of parameters in a predetermined device according to an operation by a user, values of parameters to be controlled are displayed in an array along an item axis on a parameter editing screen, an operation by the user to the parameter editing screen is detected, and when an operation to trace the screen in a direction of the item axis from a certain position is detected, a sequential control is performed, sequentially according to progress of the operation, to temporarily change to a specific value a value of each parameter corresponding to a position in the item axis direction where the trace operation is being performed. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085222 | CONTROLLER, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A controller stores an apparatus-room association table in which an apparatus installed in a home is associated with a room in the home, and stores a room-user association table in which the room in the home is associated with the user. The controller determines whether the user is inside the home, and updates a user status. When the user status changes, the controller determines the apparatus corresponding to the user whose user status has changed, and controls the determined apparatus to execute a predetermined process based on the apparatus-room association table and the room-user association table. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085223 | Digital Triggering Using Finite State Machines - An apparatus that can be configured for various functions such as a digital oscilloscope, logic analyzer or frequency analyzer is disclosed. The apparatus includes a symbol generator, an FSM, and a controller. The symbol generator generates an ordered sequence of symbols from an analog input signal. The symbols have a number of states that is less than or equal to 16. The controller causes the FSM to search for a pattern in the sequence of symbols that identifies a corresponding pattern in the analog signal. A portion of a digital sequence generated from the analog signal is then displayed based on the location of the pattern in the sequence of symbols. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085224 | DEVICE FOR MANAGING AND CONFIGURING FIELD DEVICES IN AN AUTOMATION INSTALLATION - A device for managing and configuring field devices in an automation installation with a configuration tool that is designed to physically detect a field device in the automation installation, to logically incorporate it into the automation installation and to configure it in the automation installation, the configuration tool resorting for this purpose to a prescribed first field-device-specific information packet that describes the functions and data of the field device at least in part. To improve lucidity, a self-contained screen element for calling a plurality of functions of a related functional area is provided, which screen element has a plurality of sensitive subregions, each of the sensitive subregions being denoted by an individual symbol and being designed to call a function of the related functional area. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085225 | ANALOG UNIT, CONVERSION-CHARACTERISTIC-TABLE CREATION DEVICE, AND PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER SYSTEM - An analog input unit as an analog unit attached to a PLC includes an A/D converting unit as a first converting unit performing conversion between an analog value and a digital value according to a first conversion characteristic, a shared memory as a retaining unit retaining a conversion characteristic table indicating a second conversion characteristic of conversion between digital values, and a conversion processing unit as a second converting unit converting a digital value according to the second conversion characteristic by referring to the conversion characteristic table. The conversion characteristic table includes combinations of a first value that is a digital value and a second value that is a conversion result of the first value, the number of which corresponds to resolution of a digital value in the analog unit, and the second value of each of the combinations of the first value and the second value can be adjusted. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085226 | ENGINEERING TOOL AND PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER - An engineering tool includes a program editing unit that designates a device by selecting a label allocated to the device and edits a sequence program and a label setting management unit that manages the setting of the label. The label setting management unit includes an individual processing setting unit that is capable of setting individual processing to be performed by the device designated by the label. It does this by associating a function corresponding to the individual processing with the label. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085227 | DEVICE FOR MANAGING AND CONFIGURING FIELD DEVICES IN AN AUTOMATION INSTALLATION - A device for managing and configuring field devices in an automation installation with a configuration tool that is designed to physically detect a field device in the automation installation, to logically incorporate it into the automation installation and to configure it in the automation installation, wherein, to this end, the configuration tool resorts to a prescribed first field-device-specific information packet that describes the functions and data of the field device at least in part. In order to ascertain the origin of a system report, it is proposed that the hierarchic structure of the automation installation be mapped in the configuration tool by nested geometric figures in a screen element. On each hierarchy level, each object is represented by a geometric figure. The geometric figures of each object of a superordinate hierarchy level each form a frame around the geometric figures of the objects of the respectively subordinate hierarchy level. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085228 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING VIA A MES SYSTEM TIME-STAMPS OF WORKING-STATUSES - A method and a system collect via a MES, time-stamps of working-statuses of machines and operators, called also actors, for a calculation of a time-dependant component of OLE and OEE indicators in a manufacturing task. The method includes providing a token for assigning to an actor the responsibility of data provision, and defining two meta-statuses for a machine in a task, called operating and booked meta-status respectively. Each meta-status groups a set of machine statuses. A machine is defined to be in an operating meta-status when the machine is in a status engaged in the task and it is able to know and notify its own status. A machine is defined to be in a booked meta-status when the machine is in a status engaged in the task and it is unable to notify its own status. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085229 | ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE ROTARY PRESSURE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electrically controllable rotary pressure device, comprising: a motor for providing torque to rotary pressure means; a power control unit for supplying power to the motor; a central processing unit for controlling the power control unit; and a rotational speed sensor for measuring a rotational speed of the motor or the rotary pressure means, wherein the central processing unit comprises an abnormality detection unit for receiving the rotational speed from the rotational speed sensor, and wherein the abnormality detection unit transmits a control signal to the central processing unit when abnormality in the rotational speed is detected, so that the central processing unit interrupts the power supply of the power control unit. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085230 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR CLEAN ROOMS - A method for configuring a clean room ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160085231 | MACHINE TOOL CONTROLLER - A controller controls a machine tool that rotates a cutting tool attached to a spindle to cut a workpiece in accordance with a machining program. The controller identifies, when the machining program is executed to cause the cutting tool to cut into the workpiece, a position where the cutting tool has come into contact with the workpiece for the first time and a machining direction at the time when the cutting tool has cut into the workpiece, and inserts, in the machining program, a roll-in path instruction having an end point set to the identified position at which the cutting tool has come into contact with the workpiece for the first time. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085232 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - A numerical control device includes an approach path calculation unit configured to calculate an approach path to the restarting machining point of the tool, a manual operation approach command unit, and an approaching operation switching unit, wherein the approaching operation switching unit is configured to receive switching request from an operator during the manual operation approach and switch to the automatic operation approach, or, receive manual intervention of the operator during the automatic operation approach and switch to the manual operation approach. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085233 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER WITH DNC OPERATION FUNCTION USING A PLURALITY OF COMMUNICATION LINES - A numerical controller includes a numerical control unit, a DNC operation management unit, and first and second communication units. The first and second communication units receive the same NC program from a host through corresponding communication paths. The DNC operation management unit acquires the NC program from a reception data buffer included in one of the communication units to transfer the NC program to the numerical control unit, and when a failure occurs in the communication path used by the communication unit, an acquisition destination of the NC program is switched to a reception data buffer of the other communication unit. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085234 | Manufacturing System with Interchangeable Tooling Heads and Tooling Nests - A manufacturing center configured for use with a plurality of tools and a plurality of nests. The manufacturing center includes a base configured for coupling with one of the plurality of nests. The base includes a base electrical connector. The manufacturing center also includes an arm configured for coupling with one of the plurality of tools. The arm has an end movable with respect to the base, and the end includes an arm electrical connector. A controller is operable to control movement of the arm and is in communication with the base electrical connector and the arm electrical connector. The controller is operable to identify which one of the plurality of tools is coupled with the arm and which one of the plurality of nests is coupled with the base at least in part by way of communication with the arm electrical connector and the base electrical connector. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085235 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - A numerical control device includes an alarm corrective measure operation history information storage unit, an operation history information acquiring unit, an alarm corrective measure operation history information recording unit, and an alarm corrective measure operation history information extracting unit. The alarm corrective measure operation history information recording unit has an alarm corrective measure operation history information recording optimization section, which optimizes information on an operation included in generated alarm corrective measure operation history information to release an alarm, and the alarm corrective measure operation history information extracting unit has an alarm corrective measure operation history information extraction optimization section, which optimizes the extracted alarm corrective measure operation history information to release an alarm. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085236 | WIRELESS PUSH BUTTON ASSEMBLY FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ENVIRONMENTS - What is disclosed is a system for controlling a process, where the process is implemented by a machine system. The system includes a user interface device and a first transceiver coupled to the user interface device. The first transceiver is configured to receive communications from the user interface device and transfer the communications. The system also includes a second transceiver in communication with the first transceiver and configured to transfer power to the first transceiver, receive the communications from the first transceiver, and transfer the communications to control the process implemented by the machine system. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085237 | INFORMATION CONTROLLER, INFORMATION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION CONTROL METHOD - The present invention detects abnormality in a control network in which a normal pattern of communication changes in accordance with the state of a control system. A normal pattern of communication between devices is stored for each state, information indicating the system state is acquired to determine the system state, and information indicating the pattern of communication between devices is acquired to determine the pattern of communication. Then, by determining, on the basis of the determined pattern of communication and the pattern of communication stored as a normal pattern of communication in the determined system state, whether system abnormality has occurred, it is possible to enhance the availability and reliability of the control network. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085238 | DISPLAY OF TERRAIN ALONG FLIGHT PATHS - Information about an air vehicle can be displayed, including a profile of terrain for a projected flight path of an aircraft. A first line at a first attitude above the profile of terrain can be displayed where the first line substantially follows the contour of the profile of terrain. A second line at a second attitude above the profile of terrain can be displayed where the second line substantially follows the contour of the profile of terrain. The display can also include an icon representing an altitude of the aircraft with respect to the profile of terrain. A third line projecting from the icon can be displayed to represent a command altitude for the projected flight path. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085239 | METHOD OF ADAPTING A SEGMENT OF AN AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORY WITH CONSTANT GROUND GRADIENT SEGMENT ACCORDING TO AT LEAST ONE PERFORMANCE CRITERION - A method for adapting an aircraft constant-gradient descent segment comprises: an acquisition step in which state variables characterizing the aircraft, environment variables characterizing the environment thereof and path variables characterizing the predicted path thereof at one of the initial and final points of the segment are acquired; a calculation step whereby a limit ground gradient for at least one performance criterion is calculated from the state variables, environment variables and path variables; a validity verification step checking the validity of the path initially predicted against the most restrictive limit ground gradient; and when the path initially predicted is not valid: a feasibility verification step checking the feasibility of a command to modify at least one state variable; if feasibility is verified, a prediction of executing the command; otherwise, a prediction of modifying one of the initial and final points of the segment with respect to constraints of the flight plan. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085240 | Droplet Actuators that Include Molecular Barrier Coatings - Droplet actuators that include molecular barrier coatings are provided. The molecular barrier coating may be provided atop the conductive layer of the top substrate, atop the droplet operations electrodes of the bottom substrate, or both. Where the conductive layer of the top substrate and/or the droplet operations electrodes of the bottom substrate are formed of an electrically conductive organic polymer, such as poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), the molecular barrier coating helps to immobilize the contents of the PEDOT:PSS layer. Further, the molecular barrier coating reduces, preferably entirely eliminates, moisture from seeping into the electrically conducting organic polymer. Methods of conducting droplet operations using the disclosed droplet actuators are also provided. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085241 | FLOW DETECTION DEVICE AND NUMERICAL MODELING METHOD - The present invention provides a flow detection device and numerical modeling method, the device for controlling the gas flow in the pipeline. The flow detection device includes a measurement pipe, valve control module, flow detection module and a processing module. The processing module can be detected by flow detection data a numerical model of the flow characteristics curve fitting. The processing module for feedback signal, it's for control the valve structure of open degree, with precise control of the flow. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085242 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING JAMMING OF LOCKING PIN - A method is disclosed for preventing jamming of a locking pin in a continuously variable valve timing apparatus which removes a friction force by a control application logic in a direction opposite to a target rotation direction of a cam. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085243 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A CHEMICAL REGULATION SYSTEM - A chemical regulation system according to various embodiments of the present technology is configured to regulate the flow rate of a liquid and monitors the chemical composition of the liquid. The chemical regulation system may comprise various valves, fittings, and couplings configured to regulate the flow of the liquid through a production tank and into a chemical hopper to product a highly concentrated liquid/chemical solution that is provided to the production tank. The chemical regulation system may comprise a controller to electrically control various valves. The chemical regulation system may comprise a device for facilitating the flow of a liquid out of a production tank. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085244 | VORTEX TUBE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR PROCESS CONTROL DEVICES - Vortex tube temperature controllers for process control devices and related methods are described. The temperature controller comprises a housing, a process control device disposed in the housing and a vortex tube coupled to the housing to regulate an operating temperature of the process control device. The vortex tube has a fluid inlet to receive a fluid, a first fluid outlet and a second fluid outlet, wherein a temperature of a first portion of the fluid at the first fluid outlet is greater than a temperature of the second portion of the fluid at the second fluid outlet and a temperature of a fluid at the fluid inlet, the first fluid outlet to discharge the first portion of the fluid to regulate the operating temperature of the process control device | 2016-03-24 |
20160085245 | Refrigeration appliance comprising a supply pipe for water - A refrigeration appliance includes a supply pipe for water and a controllable safety valve in the supply pipe which shuts off a water supply connection. A controllable functional valve in a water circuit of the refrigeration appliance distributes water. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085246 | PREPARATION OF HIGH PRESSURE BF3/H2 MIXTURES - Methods are described for filling gas mixture supply vessels with constituent gases to achieve precision compositions of the gas mixture, wherein the gas mixture comprises at least two constituent gases. Cascading fill techniques may be employed, involving flowing of gases from single source vessels to multiple target vessels, or from multiple source vessels to a single target vessel. The methods may be employed to form dopant gas mixtures, e.g., of boron trifluoride and hydrogen, for ion implantation applications. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085247 | BATTERY PACK AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC FAN IN THE BATTERY PACK - A battery pack is provided. The battery pack includes first and second temperature sensors that are disposed in first and second interior spaces, respectively. The first temperature sensor generates a first signal indicative of a first temperature level of the battery cell. The second temperature sensor generates a second signal indicative of a second temperature level of the DC-DC voltage converter. The battery pack further includes a microprocessor that determines a first fan speed percentage value of the electric fan based on the first temperature level, and a second fan speed percentage value of the electric fan based on the second temperature level. The microprocessor selects the first fan speed percentage value if the first fan speed percentage value is greater than the second fan speed percentage value. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085248 | CONDITIONING AN INDOOR ENVIRONMENT - Techniques for controlling an environmental parameter of an indoor human-occupiable environment include receiving a plurality of values from a plurality of environmental sensors arranged in an indoor human-occupiable environment, the plurality of values associated with at least one environmental parameter of the indoor human-occupiable environment; generating an environmental model of the indoor human-occupiable environment based on the received plurality of values; and using the environmental model to control at least one airflow control device to deliver an airflow to the indoor human-occupiable environment to meet a desired setpoint of the environmental parameter. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085249 | VOLTAGE CONVERSION CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND OPERATING METHOD - A voltage conversion circuit may include a first reference voltage generation block configured to be provided with an external voltage, and generate a first reference voltage; a second reference voltage generation block configured to be provided with the external voltage and generate a second reference voltage according to a standby trim code; a trim code generation block configured to generate the standby trim code according to levels of the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage; and an internal voltage generation block configured to select the first reference voltage or the second reference voltage as a determined reference voltage according to an operation mode of a semiconductor memory apparatus, and to generate an internal voltage from the external voltage. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085250 | Linear Regulator with Improved Power Supply Ripple Rejection - Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to a linear regulator with improved power supply ripple rejection. An embodiment of an apparatus includes an linear regulator to receive a system power supply and to generate a regulated power supply; a first voltage reference generator to generate a first voltage reference for the linear regulator; a second voltage reference generator to generate a second voltage reference for the linear regulator; and a voltage reference and power switcher. In some embodiments, the voltage reference and power switcher is to switch a voltage reference for the linear regulator from the first voltage reference to the second voltage reference and is to switch a part of a power supply for the linear regulator from the system power supply to the regulated power supply. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085251 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A power supply device has an output portion that generates an output voltage from an input voltage and supplies the output voltage to a load, an output feedback controller that drives the output portion by performing output feedback control, and a first detector that detects, by means of an electromagnetic induction method, a change in a first monitoring target current due to a load change. The output feedback controller reflects a detection result from the first detector into the output feedback control. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085252 | Method And System For An Adaptive Low-Dropout Regulator - Methods and systems for a low-dropout regulator may comprise a voltage regulator comprising: (a) a pass transistor having a first terminal at a control gate, a voltage input at a second terminal, and a voltage output at a third terminal, and (b) an adaptive control circuit (ACC), electrically coupled to a reference voltage and each of the terminals of the pass transistor. The ACC may determine a AV between the second and third terminals and cause an error signal to be applied to the first terminal to keep AV essentially constant as the voltage input varies. The ACC may include a voltage summing circuit electrically coupled to the reference voltage and the input voltage to generate a comparison value. An error amplifier electrically coupled to the control gate and to the voltage summing circuit may generate the error signal from the comparison value and the output voltage. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085253 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING WIRELESS CONTROL IN TOOLS BY USE OF PORTABLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WITH EMBEDDED COMMUNICATION COMPONENTS - Methods and systems are provided for enabling wireless control by use of portable power supply systems with embedded communication components. A power supply component, which is operable to store and discharge power, and which may be configured for use in a first device to supply power thereto in portable manner, may be configured to determine data associated with the power supply component. The data may comprise information relating to one or more conditions associated with use of power stored in the power supply component, in conjunction with operation of the first device. The power supply component may comprise a communication element, for wirelessly communicating messages to a second device that is physically separate from the first device, to control at least part of operations of the second device. Controlling operations of the second device may comprise activating or deactivating the second device based on use of power by the first device. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085254 | MULTI-STAGE VOLTAGE DIVISION CIRCUIT - A multi-stage voltage division circuit is provided and includes a main-stage voltage division element and a sub-stage voltage division element. The main-stage voltage division element is connected between a high-voltage end and a low-voltage end to average a high voltage and a low voltage and accordingly generates a main output voltage. The sub-stage voltage division element is connected between the high-voltage end and the low-voltage end and connected in parallel with the main-stage voltage division element. The sub-stage voltage division element averages the main output voltage and the low voltage to generate a lower output voltage. The sub-stage voltage division element averages the high voltage and the main output voltage to generate an upper output voltage. Therefore, in the situation of generating the same amount of divided voltages, the multi-stage voltage division circuit has higher driving efficiency and generates stable divided voltages to loads. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085255 | Direct Current Link Circuit - An electronic circuit for converting power from a floating source of DC power to a dual direct current (DC) output is disclosed. The electronic circuit may include a positive input terminal and a negative input terminal connectible to the floating source of DC power. The dual DC output may connectible to the input of an inverter. A positive output terminal connected to the positive input terminal of the inverter and a negative output terminal and a ground terminal which may be connected to the input of the inverter. A series connection of a first power switch and a second power switch connected across the positive input terminal and the negative input terminal. A negative return path may include a first diode and a second diode connected between the negative input terminal and the negative output terminal. A resonant circuit may connect between the series connection and the negative return path. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085256 | Body Biasing for RF Switch Optimization - Switches comprising a number of transistors in series achieve improved performance through biasing the bodies of the transistors to lower the stack resistance in the ON mode and optionally to also lower the stack capacitance in the OFF mode. These switches find use in RF applications such as phase shifters, step attenuators, and in antenna switches, for example. In some embodiments, a bias network is used to alternatingly provide a positive bias voltage or a negative bias voltage to the bodies of the transistors. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085257 | Adjustable Grip Hand Rest - A hand grip for use in controlling machinery. The grip includes a grip body and a hand rest connected to the grip body. The hand rest adjustably slides and rotates with respect the grip body grip. The hand rest includes a first locking part that is configured to engage the grip body to lock the hand rest in a locked position with respect to the grip body such that the hand rest does not slide with respect to the grip body and configured to disengage from the grip body such that the hand rest slidably moves with respect to the grip body. The hand rest includes a second locking part that, when unlocked, allows the hand rest to rotate with respect to the grip body, and that, when locked, prevents the hand rest from rotating with respect to the grip body. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085258 | SELECTOR LEVER WITH FAILURE INDICATION FEATURES - A selector lever with redundant detent pins and detent plates and a method for using the selector lever to test for a failure of one or more detent pins. The detent plates include a plurality of slots connected by a channel that corresponds to a disengaged position, enabling the detent pin to be moved from one slot to another. The selector lever includes one or more obstructing features in the channels of the detent plates. The selector lever further includes indicators for comparing the location of the shaft with the location of the obstructing features while the slide is in the disengaged position. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085259 | VISUAL FAILURE INDICATION FOR SELECTOR LEVER - A selector lever that comprises a shaft rotatably attached to a pivot and arranged between two detent plates, each of the detent plates having a plurality of slots arranged for receiving a detent pin located on the shaft. Each of the plurality of slots on each of the two detent plates is defined by a radial depth. One or more of the plurality of slots is a failure detection slot having an extended radial depth. When one of the detent pins has failed, the opposing detent pin is allowed to travel into the extended radial depth when placed in the failure detection slot. This action reveals a failure indicator, providing a visual indication that one of the detent pins has failed. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085260 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CLOCK SIGNALS - Apparatuses and methods for providing clock signals are described herein. An example apparatus may include a clock generator circuit. The clock generator circuit may be configured to selectively provide first and second intermediate signals to a multiplexer in a clock path to provide an output clock signal with a first frequency when operating in a first mode and to selectively provide the first and second intermediate clock signals to the multiplexer in the clock path to provide the output clock signal with a second frequency when operating in a second mode. | 2016-03-24 |
20160085261 | LOW VOLTAGE SWING BUFFER - An apparatus includes a first circuit of a first type that couples an output node to a first power supply node in response to a first value of a control signal. The apparatus includes a second circuit of a second type to couple the output node to the first power supply node in response to a first value of a first signal having a first voltage swing. The apparatus includes a third circuit of the second type to couple the output node to a second power supply node in response to a second value of the first signal. The apparatus includes a control circuit that generates the control signal based on the first signal and an output signal on the output node. The first, second, and third circuits generate an output signal on the output node. The output signal has a second voltage swing less than the first voltage swing. | 2016-03-24 |