16th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160109728 | LASER LEVEL EYEWEAR APPARATUS - A laser level eyewear apparatus for providing a level indication visible by a wearer through the lenses comprises a pair of base glasses for wearing in front of a user's eyes having a frame, two modified lenses through which the wearer can look, a level projection assembly that is biased to return to and remain in an orientation to project a laser indication a level orientation through the lenses, and a battery that supplies electrical power to the level projection assembly. The frame defines a frame style similar to that in conventional eyeglasses, except that it not only holds the integrated, modified lenses in place over the eyes of one wearing the frame, its eyewire area is structured to surround the edges of the modified lenses so as to allow the laser from the level projection assembly to freely pass through the lenses. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109729 | EYEWEAR WITH EXCHANGEABLE TEMPLES HOUSING A RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSCEIVER - A wireless ad hoc network may be formed by eyewear having a radio frequency transceiver with other devices having compatible radio frequency transceivers. The transceivers may operate in an unlicensed radio frequency band at 2.45 GHz. The eyewear may include at least one detachable temple, and the radio frequency transceiver of the eyewear may be embedded in the at least one detachable temple. Other devices may also be embedded in the at least one detachable temple. The at least one detachable temple may be electrically connected to a frame of the eyewear when in an open position. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109730 | Electrically Controlled Optical Elements and Method - The effective focal length of an optical system can be electronically controlled using switchable wave plates in conjunction with polarized light. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109731 | Thin Layer Photonic Integrated Circuit Based Optical Signal Manipulators - Integrated optical intensity or phase modulators capable of very low modulation voltage, broad modulation bandwidth, low optical power loss for device insertion, and very small device size are of interest. Such modulators can be of electro-optic or electro-absorption type made of an appropriate electro-optic or electro-absorption material in particular or referred to as an active material in general. An efficient optical waveguide structure for achieving high overlapping between the optical beam mode and the active electro-active region leads to reduced modulation voltage. In an embodiment, ultra-low modulation voltage, high-frequency response, and very compact device size are enabled by a semiconductor modulator device structure, together with an active semiconductor material that is an electro-optic or electro-absorption material, that are appropriately doped with carriers to substantially lower the modulator voltage and still maintain the high frequency response. In another embodiment, an efficient optical coupling structure further enables low optical loss. Various embodiments combined enable the modulator to reach lower voltage, higher frequency, low optical loss, and more compact size than previously possible in the prior arts. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109732 | OXIDE CAPACITOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL PHASE SHIFTER - An electro-optical phase shifter to be located in an optical waveguide may include a rib of a semiconductor material extending along a length of the optical waveguide and a control structure configured to modify a concentration of carriers in the rib according to a control voltage present between first and second control terminals of the phase shifter. The control structure may include a conductive layer covering a portion of the rib and electrically connected to a first of the control terminals. An insulating layer may be configured to electrically isolate the conductive layer from the rib. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109733 | ELECTRO-OPTIC PHASE MODULATOR - The electro-optic phase modulator, intended to modulate the optical phase of an incident lightwave, includes an electro-optic substrate with an entrance face and an exit face; an optical waveguide extending between a guide entrance end located on the entrance face and a guide exit end located on the exit face, the incident lightwave being partially coupled in the waveguide into a guided lightwave propagating in an optically guided manner along the optical path of the waveguide between the entrance end and the exit end; at least two electrodes arranged at least partially along the waveguide, parallel to and on either side of the latter, defining between each other an inter-electrode gap, which allow to introduce, when a modulation voltage is applied between them, a modulation phase-shift, function of the modulation voltage, on the guided lightwave. The waveguide has one first curved guide portion between the entrance end and the electrodes. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109734 | ELECTRO-OPTIC PHASE MODULATOR AND MODULATION METHOD - The electro-optic phase modulator intended to modulate the optical phase of a lightwave incident on the modulator, includes an electro-optic substrate having an entrance face and an exit face, an optical waveguide of refractive index (n | 2016-04-21 |
20160109735 | POLARIZATION INDEPENDENT OPTICAL ISOLATOR - [Object] To provide a polarization independent optical isolator enabling downsizing of a Faraday element and a magnet. [Solving means] The polarization independent optical isolator comprises: a pair of wedge-shaped birefringent crystal plates ( | 2016-04-21 |
20160109736 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BRILLOUIN SCATTERING INDUCED TRANSPARENCY - A system and method includes a laser to create a control laser signal and a laser to create a probe laser signal. A resonator creates an acoustic signal adjacent the control laser signal and the probe laser signal. A resulting coherent interaction between the control laser signal and the probe laser signal creates a Brillouin scattering induced transparency in one direction and maintains opacity in an opposite direction. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109737 | LCOS DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) display apparatus is provided, which includes a silicon substrate, a color filter layer, a first alignment layer, a second alignment layer and a liquid crystal layer. The silicon substrate has pixels arranged in a matrix. Each of the pixels has a tilting angle ranging from about 0 degrees to about 90 degrees and includes a pixel electrode. The color filter layer is disposed on the pixels. The color filter layer has a plurality of color filter units, and each of the color filter units respectively corresponds to one of the pixel electrodes. The first alignment layer is disposed on the color filter layer. The second alignment layer is disposed opposite to the first alignment layer. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer. The liquid crystal layer has liquid crystal molecules with negative dielectric anisotropy. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109738 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display panel includes a first display substrate, a second display substrate facing the first display substrate and coupled with the first display substrate, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first display substrate and the second display substrate, and an alignment layer disposed at a display area of at least one display substrate selected from the first and second display substrates. The selected display substrate includes a first area provided with a surface having a hydrophobic property higher than a hydrophobic property of an area adjacent to the first area. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109739 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF TFT ARRAY SUBSTRATE, TFT ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of the disclosure provide a manufacturing method of a TFT array substrate, a TFT array substrate and a display device. The method comprises steps of: S1. forming a thin film transistor on a base substrate; S2. forming a passivation layer thin film on the base substrate after the step S1; S3. forming a passivation layer via hole and a light-shielding pattern on the base substrate after the step S2; and S4. forming a color filter layer and a pixel electrode on the base substrate after the step S3. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to a drain electrode of the thin film transistor through the passivation layer via hole, and the color filter layer is in correspondence with a position of the pixel electrode. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109740 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A display panel includes a first substrate including a transistor; a pixel electrode electrically connected to the transistor; a common electrode opposing the pixel electrode; an emission layer between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, the emission layer emitting light; a second substrate opposing the first substrate; a light control electrode on the second substrate; and a filling layer between the light control electrode and the common electrode, a refractive index of the filling layer being changed based on a voltage difference between the light control electrode and the common electrode. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109741 | IN-CELL TOUCH DISPLAY SYSTEM, IN-CELL TOUCH PANEL AND TRACE LAYOUT THEREOF - An in-cell touch display system, an in-cell touch panel and its trace layout are disclosed. The in-cell touch panel includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel has a laminated structure bottom-up including a substrate, a TFT layer, a first dielectric layer, a first conductive layer, a second dielectric layer, a second conductive layer, a liquid crystal layer, a color filter layer, and a glass layer. The first conductive layer or the second conductive layer is a part of a bridge structure. The bridge structure is disposed closed to a side near the TFT layer or near the liquid crystal layer. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109742 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display is provided, comprising a cell body which includes a first substrate and an opposite second substrate and is used for accommodating liquid crystals. An area of the cell body which accommodates liquid crystals forms a display area, and a periphery of the display area forms an assembly area. In the display area, the second substrate has a surface which faces the first substrate and is provided with a convex gate line region and a convex data line region, and the first substrate has a surface which faces the second substrate and is provided with a first recess that can be matched with the gate line region and the data line region. When the first substrate and the second substrate are fit together, both of the gate line region and the data line region are engaged with the first recess to form a first nest portion, so as to prevent relative movement between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109743 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal panel and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The liquid crystal panel includes: an array substrate provided with thin film transistors; a color filter substrate provided with primary photo-spacers and secondary photo-spacers. The primary photo-spacers correspond to the thin film transistors. Stage differences between the secondary photo-spacers and the primary photo-spacers decrease from the center of the panel to the boundaries thereof. Liquid crystal is filled within space between two substrates, which are then sealed. By applying a design that utilizes stage differences between the primary and secondary photo-spacers being different, optical performance decrease caused by non-uniform box thickness in different regions is prevented. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109744 | DISPLAY DEVICE - In the technical field of display, a display device for solving the technical problem of fanout mura of the pixels controlled by the wires located at both sides of a fanout is provided. The display device according to the present disclosure comprises a substrate and a chip on film connected to the fanout on the substrate through a bounding lead. The bounding lead comprises a plurality of parallel wires, each of the wires comprising a conductive portion and all or some of the wires each comprising a non-conductive portion. In the bounding lead, the areas of the conductive portions of the wires gradually decrease from the wires located at both ends of the bounding lead to those located at the center thereof. The present disclosure can be applied to display devices, such as liquid crystal television and liquid crystal display, etc. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109745 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a display device and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein a spoilage layer generated in a manufacturing process is removed, and a manufacturing method of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: forming a thin film transistor on a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas; forming a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor in the pixel area; forming a sacrificial layer on the pixel electrode; forming a barrier layer on the sacrificial layer; forming a common electrode on the barrier layer; forming a roof layer on the common electrode; patterning the barrier layer, the common electrode, and the roof layer to exposed a portion of the sacrificial layer thereby forming an injection hole; removing the sacrificial layer to form a microcavity for a plurality of pixel areas; removing the barrier layer. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109746 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a substrate including pixel areas, a thin-film transistor disposed on the substrate, a first insulating layer disposed on the thin-film transistor, a pixel electrode disposed on the first insulating layer and connected to the thin-film transistor, a liquid crystal layer filling a microcavity disposed on the pixel electrode, a common electrode spaced apart from the pixel electrode by the microcavity, a roof layer disposed on the common electrode, an injection hole disposed in the common electrode and the roof layer, the injection hole partially exposing the microcavity, a third insulating layer disposed on the roof layer, and an overcoat disposed on the third insulating layer and sealing the microcavity by covering the injection hole, wherein a first convex embossing pattern is formed on an upper surface of the third insulating layer. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109747 | Liquid Crystal Panel and Method of Forming Groove in Insulating Film - A liquid crystal layer is disposed on a second glass substrate side between a first glass substrate and the second glass substrate, a first insulating film and a second insulating film are formed in this order on a surface of the first glass substrate on the liquid crystal layer side, the outer edge portion of the liquid crystal layer is surrounded by a sealing material, and a plurality of TFTs are insulated from each other by the first insulating film and the second insulating film. A gate insulating film included in the second insulating film is so formed as to have a higher barrier property for gas and/or liquid than the first insulating film, and a groove having a bottom formed with the same material as a part of the material for forming the TFT is formed at a part or the whole of a peripheral edge portion of the second insulating film which is located more inside than a position at which the second insulating film overlaps the sealing material. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109748 | LIGHT-SHIELDING MASK AND METHOD OF FABRICATING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE BY USING THE SAME - Provided is a light-shielding mask. The light-shielding mask comprises a light-shielding body including a first region and a second region, which surrounds the first region; and the second region is perforated by a plurality of slits. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109749 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device, there is provided a liquid crystal display panel in which a TFT substrate and a counter substrate are bonded together by a sealing material, with a liquid crystal sandwiched between the substrates. Further, a front window with a black border print formed in the periphery is bonded to the liquid crystal display panel by a UV curable resin. The liquid crystal is filled by a drop method. The thickness of the TFT substrate and the counter substrate is reduced to about 0.2 mm by polishing. An inner end of the black border print of the front window is inside an inner end of the sealing material, to prevent the counter substrate of the liquid crystal display panel from being deformed by stress generated in the curing of the UV curable resin, thereby preventing yellow discoloration in the periphery of the display area. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109750 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes: a first substrate; a first color filter and a second color filter provided on the first substrate and including an overlapping portion where at least parts of the first and second color filters overlap each other; and a light blocking member formed between the first substrate and the overlapping portion, wherein the light blocking member includes a recessed portion corresponding to the overlapping portion of the first color filter and the second color filter. According to the present invention, the recessed portion is formed in the light blocking member provided in the overlapping portion of two or more color filters to reduce a step difference caused by the overlapping portion of the color filters, thereby preventing an alignment defect. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109751 | Color Filter, Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus, and Method of Manufacturing Color Filter - Provided are a color filter capable of improving an aperture ratio of a BM, a liquid crystal display apparatus, and a method of manufacturing the color filter. For an R layer disposed in an opening, a right exposure part and a left exposure part of a G layer disposed in an opening adjacent to a right side of the opening are patterned by exposing using an alignment mark. Briefly, portions of the RGB layers facing each other in a horizontal direction, which are respectively to be disposed in two openings adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction, may be patterned by exposing using the same alignment mark. As a result, unnecessarily close arrangement or separated arrangement of the RGB layers caused by referring to the different alignment marks does not occur. Consequently, there is no need to increase a BM between the RGB layers in the horizontal direction. Therefore, an aperture ratio of the BM is improved. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109752 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT - An electro-optical device of the present embodiment includes a pair of substrates, first opening components that stipulate sizes and positions of opening sections of pixels in one of the pair of substrates, and second opening components (microlenses) that stipulate sizes and positions of opening sections of the pixels in the other of the pair of substrates. Positions of the second opening components (microlenses) of the other substrate are corrected with positions of the first opening components of the one substrate set as references, so as to gradually become more shifted in a direction that runs from a core of a pixel region, in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, toward an edge section of the pixel region, in accordance with separation from a core side of the pixel region. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109753 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display device includes; a display panel, a lens substrate facing the display panel, an air layer disposed between the display panel and the lens substrate, and a light refraction portion disposed on a surface of the lens substrate facing the display panel, wherein an average refractive index of the light refraction portion taken along a plane substantially parallel to the display panel increases in a direction substantially parallel to a path of light from the display panel to the lens substrate. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109754 | POLARIZING LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT LAYERS AND DISPLAY - Display devices including one or more alignment layers with elongated polarizing agents are disclosed. The alignment layers may be configured to align liquid crystal molecules and polarize light applied to the alignment layers. Methods of making and using the display device are also disclosed, as well as methods of making the alignment layer. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109755 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a curved display panel; at least one light source module configured to provide light to the display panel; a bottom case configured to accommodate the light source module; and at least one signal transmission unit connected to an end portion of the light source module, the signal transmission unit including at least one driving line transmitting a driving signal to the light source module and at least one base line transmitting a base signal. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109756 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided, including a panel, a plurality of first light sources, and a plurality of second light sources. The panel includes a first display area and a second display area. The first light sources correspond to the first display area. The second light sources correspond to the second display area. The color of the second light sources is different from the color of the first light sources. When the brightness of the second light sources is increased, the brightness of the first light sources decreases, and when the brightness of the first light sources is increased, the brightness of the second light sources decreases. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109757 | RETARDATION FILM, COMPOSITION, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RETARDATION FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a film capable of giving a necessary retardation without degrading the contrast. The present invention provides a retardation film formed from a composition which includes a polymer compound, a rod-like liquid crystal compound and a photo-reactive compound, wherein the polymer compound has a side chain which has one or more azo groups and/or cynnamate groups, and 3 or more and 10 or less arylene groups; the side chain further has an optionally substituted amino group, or a hydrocarbon group at the terminal; an absolute value of difference between an SP value of the polymer compound and an SP value of the photo-reactive compound is 1.1 or less; and an in-plane retardation of the film at wavelength of 550 nm is 10 nm or more and 200 nm or less. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109758 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first insulation substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the first insulation substrate; a first alignment layer disposed on the pixel electrode; a second insulation substrate facing the first insulation substrate; a common electrode disposed on the second insulation substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second insulation substrates. The liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules and nanoparticles, and the nanoparticles are disposed adjacent to the common electrode. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109759 | PHOTOALIGNMENT AGENT, PHOTOALIGNMENT FILM, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A photoalignment agent includes: a copolymer obtained from at least one of cyclobutane dianhydride (CBDA) and a cyclobutane dianhydride derivative, and a diamine; and a cross-linking agent including an alkylene group —C | 2016-04-21 |
20160109760 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL PHOTOALIGNMENT - Liquid crystal photonic devices and microcavities filled with liquid crystal materials are becoming increasingly popular. These devices often present a challenge when it comes to creating a robust alignment layer in pre-assembled cells. Previous research on photo-definable alignment layers has shown that they have limited stability, particularly against subsequent light exposure. A method of infusing a dye into a microcavity to produce an effective photo-definable alignment layer is described, along with a method of utilizing a pre-polymer infused into the microcavity mixed with the liquid crystal to provide photostability. In this method, the polymer layer, formed under optical irradiation of liquid crystal cells, is effectively localized to a thin region near the substrate surface and thus provides a significant improvement in the photostability of the liquid crystal alignment. This versatile alignment layer method, which can be used in microcavities to displays, offers significant promise for new photonics applications. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109761 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer that is disposed between the pair of substrates and includes a liquid crystal molecule, an alignment film that is disposed between each of the pair of substrates and the liquid crystal layer and includes a macromolecule containing a functional group having dielectric anisotropy, and a polymer layer that is disposed between the alignment film and the liquid crystal layer and includes a polymer of a polymerizable monomer. The polymerizable monomer preferably includes a compound having a specific ring structure, a compound having a structure capable of undergoing photoirradiation-induced hydrogen abstraction reaction to produce a ketyl radical, or a compound having at least two radically-polymerizable groups and a structure capable of undergoing photoirradiation-induced self-cleavage reaction to produce radicals. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109762 | ALIGNMENT LAYER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention provides an alignment layer including a backbone including a polyolefin-based compound, and a plurality of side chains including a vertical functional group and a reactive mesogen (RM) and connected to the backbone, the backbone and the plurality of side chains include a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, and a liquid crystal display including the alignment layer. According to the present invention, the alignment layer may have improved mechanical properties and afterimage by including a polyolefin-based compound as a backbone. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109763 | CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept includes: a first insulation substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the first insulation substrate; a pixel electrode coupled to the thin film transistor; a second insulation substrate facing the first insulation substrate; and a common electrode disposed on the second insulation substrate. The pixel electrode includes a first subpixel electrode including a first vertical stem portion and a first horizontal stem portion that is disposed perpendicular to the first vertical stem portion at an end of the first vertical stem portion, and a second subpixel electrode including a second vertical stem portion and a second horizontal stem portion that is disposed perpendicular to the second vertical stem portion at an end of the second vertical step portion. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109764 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND MANUFACTURABILITY - A liquid crystal display (LCD) according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first insulation substrate; a lower electrode disposed on the first insulation substrate; a second insulation substrate facing the first insulation substrate; an upper electrode disposed on the second insulation substrate and facing the lower electrode; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the lower electrode and the upper electrode. The lower electrode forms one unit region, the unit region includes a plurality of subregions, and the lower electrode includes: a first lower electrode including a central pattern disposed at a center of a border between each pair of adjacent subregions, and a plurality of micro branch portions that are coupled to the central pattern, the micro branch portions of two different subregions extending in different directions; and a second lower electrode having intersecting elongated portions that each extend along parts of the border. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109765 | CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE - A curved display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present system and method includes: a first insulation substrate; a gate line and a data line disposed on the first insulation substrate to cross each other; a thin film transistor coupled to the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode disposed on the thin film transistor; a common electrode facing the pixel electrode; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode and having liquid crystal molecules. The pixel electrode includes: a cross-shaped stem portion; minute branch portions extending from the cross-shaped stem portion; and minute slits disposed between the minute branch portions, wherein a width of the minute slit is greater than that of the minute branch portion. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109766 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING IMPROVED RESPONSE SPEED AND SIDE VISIBILITY - A liquid crystal display, including: a first substrate; a pixel electrode formed on the first substrate and including a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode which are separated from each other; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a common electrode formed on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first subpixel electrode includes a first part having a plurality of first branch electrodes, the second subpixel electrode includes a second part which is positioned to at least partially surround the first branch electrodes, and a plurality of second branch electrodes which extend from the second part and are defined by a plurality of first opens. Portions of the first opens proximate to the second part are wider than other portions of the first opens. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109767 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The common electrode includes a first cross-shaped cutout overlapping the pixel electrode, and a second cutout parallel to an edge of the pixel electrode, the second cutout being separated from the edge of the pixel electrode. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109768 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a first insulation substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the first insulation substrate; and a pixel electrode coupled to the thin film transistor. The pixel electrode includes a first subpixel electrode that is divided into two regions configured to arrange liquid crystal molecules while including one first horizontal stem portion, and a second subpixel electrode that includes a plurality of second horizontal stem portions. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109769 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept includes: a first insulation substrate; a thin film transistor; a pixel electrode; a second insulation substrate; and a common electrode. The pixel electrode includes a first subpixel electrode including a first horizontal stem portion and a first vertical stem portion perpendicular thereto at one end of the first horizontal stem portion and a second subpixel electrode including a second vertical stem portion and a second horizontal stem portion perpendicular thereto at one end of the second horizontal stem portion, a plurality of regions in which arrangements of liquid crystal molecules are respectively different are divided by the first horizontal stem portion, the first vertical stem portion, the second horizontal stem portion, and the second vertical stem portion, and each of the plurality of regions has a longest vertical length of less than about 100 μm. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109770 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SHORTING BAR - A display device includes a substrate including an array area in which an image is displayed and a pad area in which an image is not displayed, gate lines in the array area and elongated in a first direction on the substrate, gate lines pads in the pad area and respectively electrically connected to the gate lines, floating patterns disposed in the pad area, a first shorting bar in the pad area and with which electrostatic energy from the floating patterns is dissipated; and first shorting bar lines in the pad area and defined by first lines respectively connected to the floating patterns and second lines spaced apart from the first lines and connected to the first shorting bar, wherein ends of the second lines respectively face ends of the first lines. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109771 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - in a liquid crystal display device, a common electrode is formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film is formed on the common electrode, a pixel electrode with a slit is formed on the interlayer insulating film, and a through hole is formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, so that the pixel electrode is connected to a source electrode of a TFT through the through hole. Further, the taper angle around the upper base of the through hole is smaller than the taper angle around the lower base. Thus, the alignment film material can easily flow into the through hole when the diameter of the through hole is reduced to connect the pixel and source electrodes, preventing display defects such as uneven brightness due to the absence of the alignment film or due to the alignment film irregularity around the through hole. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109772 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display is presented. The liquid crystal display includes: a gate line and a data line formed on a substrate and extending in directions that are substantially perpendicular to each other; a thin film transistor positioned in a region where the gate line and the data line cross each other; a pixel electrode connected to one terminal of the thin film transistor; a liquid crystal layer filling a plurality of microcavities positioned on the pixel electrode; a common electrode positioned on the liquid crystal layer; a partition wall portion positioned between the plurality of adjacent microcavities; and a roof layer positioned on the common electrode and the partition wall portion and including color filters, in which the partition wall portion is formed of a material having a lower dielectric constant than the roof layer. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109773 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - A thin film transistor array panel includes a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode electrically connected with a drain electrode through a first contact hole and a second contact hole, respectively. The first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode include a plurality of vertical stems, a plurality of horizontal stems, and a plurality of branch electrodes. The first subpixel electrode is formed above a gate line and the second subpixel electrode is formed below a gate line. The thin film transistor array panel further includes a first protrusion formed in the plurality of vertical stems of the first subpixel electrode and the plurality of vertical stems of the second subpixel electrode. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109774 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - An array substrate includes: first and second gate lines extending along a first direction; a data line extending along a second direction crossing the first direction, and being insulated from the first and second gate lines; a pixel electrode disposed in a pixel area defined by the data line, the first gate line, and the second gate line; a first auxiliary electrode overlapping the first gate line; and a second auxiliary electrode disposed between the pixel electrode and the second gate line, the second auxiliary electrode being spaced apart from the second gate line. The pixel electrode includes: a first subpixel electrode disposed adjacent to the first gate line, and having first direction size greater than a second direction size; and a second subpixel electrode spaced apart from the first subpixel electrode in the second direction, and having a first direction size greater than a second direction size. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109775 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL COMPRISING THE SAME - A display substrate, including a first substrate; a gate line on the first substrate; a data line intersecting the gate line; a thin film transistor at an intersecting point of the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor; a first storage line spaced apart from and parallel to the gate line; and a second storage line perpendicularly extending from the first storage line, the thin film transistor including a gate electrode connected to the gate line and including a protrusion protruding toward the second storage line, a source electrode connected to the data line, and a drain electrode connected to the pixel electrode, and the second storage line having a concave portion corresponding to the protrusion. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109776 | Metal Sensitized Color Changing Material - The subject invention pertains to color changeable, film materials comprising a metal substrate layer; a conducting polymer or conducting polymer composite layer; and an electrolyte layer. The conducting polymer or conducting polymer composite layer of the film material is capable of exhibiting changes in one or more optical properties when the film material is in contact with a metal. The subject invention also pertains to methods of preparing conducting polymer films capable of exhibiting changes in optical properties. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109777 | PRETREATMENT OF TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDE (TCO) THIN FILMS FOR IMPROVED ELECTRICAL CONTACT - Certain embodiments relate to optical devices and methods of fabricating optical devices that pre-treat a sub-layer to enable selective removal of the pre-treated sub-layer and overlying layers. Other embodiments pertain to methods of fabricating an optical device that apply a sacrificial material layer. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109778 | ONBOARD CONTROLLER FOR MULTISTATE WINDOWS - Onboard EC window controllers are described. The controllers are configured in close proximity to the EC window, for example, within the IGU. The controller may be part of a window assembly, which includes an IGU having one or more EC panes, and thus does not have to be matched with the EC window, and installed, in the field. The window controllers described herein have a number of advantages because they are matched to the IGU containing one or more EC devices and their proximity to the EC panes of the window overcomes a number of problems associated with conventional controller configurations. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109779 | Terminal, Color Changing Method, and Color Changing Apparatus - A terminal, a color changing method, and a color changing apparatus that relate to the field of communications technologies are provided, so as to resolve a technical problem of a waste of materials due to production of a terminal shell. A color changing unit is disposed inside a terminal, where the color changing unit can change a color when receiving electrical energy, and a transparency value of a shell is greater than a first preset transparency value, so that a technical problem of a waste of materials due to production of a terminal shell can be effectively resolved, which can reduce manufacturing materials and is conducive to environmental protection. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109780 | COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR SEALING MICROCELLS - The present invention is directed to a composition for the dielectric layer, which composition comprises a mixture of conductive filler material wherein said mixture consists of carbon nanotubes and graphite, and the dielectric layer formed comprises 0.01% to 7% by weight of carbon nanotubes and 0.1% to 20% by weight of graphite. The composition of the present invention may form a dielectric layer which has the desired electrical resistivity. In addition, the dielectric layer is expected to show better barrier properties, less moisture and temperature dependence and improved anisotropic properties. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109781 | AUTO FOCUS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An auto focus device comprises a focus panel and a focus controller. The focus panel comprises liquid crystal between a first light-transmissive conductive film and a second light-transmissive conductive film, and the focus controller is configured to apply a voltage between the two light-transmissive conductive films at the position of at least one pixel, so that the liquid crystal at the position will have an expected focal length. An auto focus method comprises: acquiring information on eyesight status of a user; acquiring information on posture of the user; calculating expected focal length of the liquid crystal between the two light-transmissive conductive films at the position of at least one pixel according to the acquired user information; selecting a voltage to be applied between the two light-transmissive conductive films at the position according to the expected focal length; and applying the voltage between the two light-transmissive conductive films at the position. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109782 | Focal-Plane Shutter for Camera and Digital Camera equipped therewith - A focal plane shutter is provided with a switching mechanism having an electromagnet and a stopping member. The stopping member is provided with an engaging portion able to lock an engagement portion provided in a first driving member for a leading edge, and an operating portion wherein a direction of a force, in relation to the electromagnet, switches, in accordance with switching between an application and removal of an electric current in a single direction to the electromagnet, so as to move the engaging portion to a position wherein it is able to release locking of the engagement portion when the electric current is applied, and to move the engaging portion to a position wherein it is able to lock the engagement portion when the electric current is removed. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109783 | Low Z-height Camera Module with Aspherical Shape Blue Glass - A blue glass infrared cutoff filter is disclosed that contains an aspheric epoxy replicated on a first surface of the infrared cutoff filter. The aspheric epoxy and blue glass infrared cutoff filter may be a component of a camera device that includes a lens barrel with one or more lenses disposed therein. The camera device may include a sensor for detecting light received by the camera device. The sensor may be connected to circuitry that dispatches the detection data generated by the sensor to a processor of a device into which the camera device has been incorporated. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109784 | External Lighting Device and System for Handheld Smart Devices - Provided herein are devices for enhancing the quality of photo shooting using a camera integrated into a handheld smart device, such as a smartphone. An external lighting device comprises a base plate removably securable to a mount on the smart device, a connecting structure disposed at the edge of the top surface of the base plate and a ring-like turntable rotatably connected on the base plate via the connecting structure and a plurality of LED lights on the top surface of the turntable. When secured on the body of the smart device, the ring-like turntable rotates to a position where the LED lights surround the cameras to provide adjustable lighting. Further provided is a handheld camera system comprising a smart device, the external lighting device as described above and a protective case with a mount to attached to the lighting device. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109785 | UNDERWATER CAMERA - Disclosed is an underwater camera, including: a casing having an accommodation space for a camera module; a connector coupled to a first side of the casing and transferring a signal output from the camera module to a controller; a lens connected to the lens and coupled to a second side of the casing in a manner that a periphery portion of the lens is embedded in the second side of the casing; a sealing means coupled to the second side of the casing and preventing water from entering into the casing and from reaching the lens; and a valve coupled to the first side of the casing and having a hose connected to a sealed space provided between the sealing means and a surface of the second side of the casing, thereby discharging air from the sealed space and supplying an inert gas into the sealed space. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109786 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes a main body, a light pipe, a shell, and a lens assembly. The light pipe is attached to the main body. The shell is configured to couple to the main body; thereby an accommodating space is defined between the shell and the main body. The lens assembly has an external sleeve and a lens. The lens is movably coupled to the accommodating space by the external sleeve, thereby enabling adjustment of a distance between the lens and the light pipe. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109787 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes an imaging module and a control module. The imaging module receives an imaging assembly which is capable of creating images. The control module receives a control assembly capable of controlling the imaging assembly and a power supply capable of supplying power to the control assembly and the imaging assembly. The imaging module is electronically coupled to the control module. The imaging module is removably mounted to the control module. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109788 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes an optical unit having a light modulator and a projection lens, a control section, an exterior enclosure that accommodates the optical unit and the control section, a partitioning section that partitions the interior of the exterior enclosure into a first region where the optical unit is disposed and a second region where the control section is disposed, an intake fan and another intake fan that takes air outside the exterior enclosure into the interior thereof and causes the taken-in air to flow through the first region and the second region, respectively, an aggregation substrate disposed in the first region and having a wiring line that originates from at least a light modulator that are controlled by the control section and is electrically connected to the control section, and a wiring section that electrically connects the control section and the aggregation substrate to each other. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109789 | Light Source Device And Projection Display Device - The disclosure discloses a light source device and a projection display device. The light source device includes a laser for generating laser light, a fluorescent wheel, a filter wheel and a control unit, wherein the fluorescent wheel includes at least one reflection section, and at least one transmission section capable of transmitting the laser light; and at least one phosphor capable of being excited by the laser light to emit yellow light, and at least one phosphor capable of being excited by the laser light to emit green light are attached on the surface of the reflection section; the filter wheel includes at least one transparent section, at least one red filter section and at least one green filter section. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109790 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes an imaging module configured to receive an imaging assembly, which is capable of creating images; a power control module configured to receive a control circuit assembly capable of controlling the imaging assembly and a power supply capable of supplying power for the control circuit assembly and the imaging assembly; and a rotating assembly. The rotating assembly includes installation member secured to the power control module and a movable member secured to the imaging module. The movable member is movable relative to the installation member to move the imaging module relative to the power control module, so that the imaging module can be moved without moving the whole imaging device. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109791 | Inflatable Display - An inflatable display is disclosed. The inflatable display contains an inflatable outer shell, wherein at least a portion of the inflatable outer shell is a display surface, at least one fan providing a continuous air flow to inflate the inflatable outer shell, a projection system within the inflatable outer shell and configured to display one or more images and/or video on the display surface. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109792 | REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION, AS WELL AS SUBSTRATE WITH REFLECTIVE LAYER FOR SUCH MASK BLANK AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION - To provide a mask blank for EUVL excellent in in-plane uniformity of the peak reflectivity of light in the EUV wavelength region and in in-plane uniformity of the center wavelength of reflected light in the EUV wavelength region, at the surface of a multilayer reflective film, and a process for its production, as well as a substrate with reflective layer for EUVL to be used for the production of such a mask blank for EUVL, and a process for its production. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109793 | MASK, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DISPLAY PANEL USING THE SAME - A mask includes a transparent substrate and a light blocking pattern. The light blocking pattern includes a light blocking part and a diffraction pattern. The light blocking part is disposed on the transparent substrate and is configured to block light. The diffraction pattern includes a plurality of protrusion parts and is configured to diffract the light. The plurality of protrusion parts protrudes from a side of the blocking part and is separated from each other. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109794 | PHOTOMASK AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE PHOTOMASK - A phase shift mask includes a substrate, a second phase shift pattern on the substrate, the second phase shift pattern extending to an outermost perimeter of the substrate, the second phase shift pattern being formed of a material that is semi-transmissive to light of a first wavelength and the substrate being substantially transparent to the light of the first wavelength such that the mask transmits about 2 to about 10% of the light of the first wavelength at the second phase shift pattern, and a first phase shift pattern on the substrate, the second phase shift pattern being disposed between the outermost perimeter of the substrate and the first phase shift pattern. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109795 | SOURCE, TARGET AND MASK OPTIMIZATION BY INCORPORATING CONTOUR BASED ASSESSMENTS AND INTEGRATION OVER PROCESS VARIATIONS - Methods and systems for determining a source shape, a mask shape and a target shape for a lithography process are disclosed. One such method includes receiving source, mask and target constraints and formulating an optimization problem that is based on the source, mask and target constraints and incorporates contour-based assessments for the target shape that are based on physical design quality of a circuit. Further, the optimization problem is solved by integrating over process condition variations to simultaneously determine the source shape, the mask shape and the target shape. In addition, the determined source shape and mask shape are output | 2016-04-21 |
20160109796 | OPTICAL MASK - Embodiments of an optical mask include a base substrate having one surface and an opposed other surface; a reflection pattern layer formed on the one surface of the base substrate, the reflection pattern layer having one surface and an opposed other surface and including a cut portion which light radiated from the other surface of the base substrate penetrates and a reflection unit reflecting the light; and a photothermal conversion pattern layer in a region overlapped with the cut portion. The photothermal conversion pattern layer is divided into a first region having high light absorptance and a second region having lower light absorptance than the first region. The different regions of the photothermal conversion pattern layer absorb incident light and convert the absorbed light into heat to sublimate a transfer material at different rates. Differential optical absorptance is achieved with an offset interference, wherein the first region has a structure of a first metal layer, an oxide layer, and a second metal layer, and the second region uses fewer of these layers. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109797 | MASK BLANK SUBSTRATE, MASK BLANK, TRANSFER MASK, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided are a mask blank substrate which has effectively and extremely high principal surface flatness while a reduction in the manufacturing throughput of the mask blank substrate is suppressed, a mask blank, and a transfer mask. Also provided are manufacturing methods therefor. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109798 | METHOD OF MAKING AN EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET PELLICLE - The present disclosure relates to a method of forming an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) pellicle having an pellicle film connected to a pellicle frame without a supportive mesh, and an associated apparatus. In some embodiments, the method is performed by forming a cleaving plane within a substrate. A pellicle frame is attached to an upper surface of the substrate, and the substrate is cleaved along the cleaving plane to form a pellicle film attached to the pellicle frame. The method forms the pellicle without using a support structure, which may block EUV radiation and cause substantial non-uniformities in the intensity of EUV radiation incident on an EUV reticle. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109799 | COMPOSITION FOR RESIST PATTERNING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL STRUCTURES USING IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - Provided is a composition for resist patterning comprising a thiol; at least one -ene monomer; at least one polymerization initiator; and, optionally, a metal oxide used in an amount of 0.1 to 50 wt. % per weight of the composition; the thiol and -ene monomer are used in a stoichiometric ratio with a refractive index between 1.6 and 1.8. The composition is used in a patterning process wherein the composition is dispensed to the substrate, is covered with a mask, and is cured, e.g., by UV radiation, at room temperature with light having a wavelength in the range of 200 nm to 450 nm. The process may be carried out with thermal annealing. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109800 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF FORMING PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC PATTERNS - Provided are photoresist compositions useful in forming photolithographic patterns by a negative tone development process. Also provided are methods of forming photolithographic patterns by a negative tone development process and substrates coated with the photoresist compositions. The compositions, methods and coated substrates find particular applicability in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109801 | UPPER LAYER-FORMING COMPOSITION AND RESIST PATTERNING METHOD - A liquid immersion lithography upper-layer film-forming composition includes (A) a polymer that includes a structural unit (I) shown by the following formula (1), and (S) a solvent. R | 2016-04-21 |
20160109802 | METHOD FOR PRINTING A DIGITAL IMAGE ON A STYLIZED METALLIC SHEET - A method for creating an artistic image involving printing a digital image on the front surface of a regionally stylized metallic sheet. The method includes the steps of preparing a preparatory image, selecting one or more regions of the front surface for stylization, placing the preparatory image on the front surface of the metallic sheet, stylizing the selected regions with techniques such as physical abrasion, chemical reaction, or heat, and then digitally printing the digital image upon the regionally stylized front surface of the metallic sheet to produce the artistic image. The invention also includes articles produced by this method. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109803 | PATTERNING PROCESS AND CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION - A negative pattern is formed by coating a resist composition comprising a polymer comprising recurring units having a carboxyl and/or hydroxyl group optionally substituted with an acid labile group and an acid generator capable of generating fluorinated tetraphenylborate onto a substrate, prebaking, exposing, baking, and developing in an organic solvent so that the unexposed region of resist film is dissolved away and the exposed region of resist film is not dissolved. The resist composition exhibits a high sensitivity and high dissolution contrast during organic solvent development and forms a fine hole or trench pattern via positive/negative reversal. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109804 | EUV RESIST ETCH DURABILITY IMPROVEMENT AND PATTERN COLLAPSE MITIGATION - A method for patterning a substrate is described. The patterning method includes receiving a first patterned layer overlying a material layer to be etched on a substrate, wherein the first patterned layer is composed of a resist material having (i) material properties that provide lithographic resolution of less than about 40 nanometers when exposed to extreme ultraviolet radiation lithography, and (ii) material properties that provide a nominal etch resistance to an etch process condition. The first patterned layer is over-coated with an image reversal material such that the image reversal material fills and covers the first patterned layer. The patterning method further includes removing an upper portion of the image reversal material such that top surfaces of the first patterned layer are exposed, and removing the first patterned layer such that the image reversal material remains resulting in a second patterned layer. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109805 | RINSING LIQUID FOR LITHOGRAPHY AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING SAME - Disclosed are a rinse solution for lithography comprising water and a nonionic surfactant represented by the formula (I) (R | 2016-04-21 |
20160109806 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME IN THE PROJECTION LITHOGRAPHY MACHINE - An illumination device comprises a laser source, a beam expander, a micromirror array having a first control system, a fast steering mirror having a second control system, a diaphragm array, a microlens array, an illumination lens group, and a reflection mirror sequentially along the propagation direction of the laser beam. The first control system comprises a first computer controlling each micromirror on the micro-mirror array through the micromirror array controller to rotate in two-dimensional directions so expanded beam forms desired intensity patterns on the diaphragm array after reflected by the micromirror array and fast reflection mirror and a micromirror array controller; the second control system comprises a second computer controlling the reflection mirror of the fast steering mirror to rotate through fast steering mirror controller so created intensity pattern moves relative to the diaphragm array and a fast steering mirror controller. Method for using the illumination device is provided. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109807 | OPTICAL COMPONENT - The disclosure provides an optical component that includes an optical element fixed in the transverse direction in a frame. The frame has a linear expansion of at most 0.01% in the transverse direction even in the case of a linear expansion of the optical element in the transverse direction by up to 1%. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109808 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR LITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE STEP-AND-SCAN APPARATUS - Illumination system for a lithographic projection exposure step-and-scan apparatus comprising a light source, a pupil shaping unit, a field defining unit, a first lens array, a first slit array, a second lens array, a third lens array, a second slit array, a fourth lens array, a condenser lens, and a scanning drive unit sequentially arranged along the light beam propagation direction. The illumination system reduces requirements on lens processing, slit scanning speed, and slit scanning precision, therefore may be implemented more easily. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109809 | MASKLESS EXPOSURE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING CUMULATIVE ILLUMINATION USING THE SAME - A maskless exposure device including a light source configured to emit an exposure beam, a light modulation element configured to modulate the exposure beam according to an exposure pattern, a projection optical system configured to transfer a modulated exposure beam to a substrate as a beam spot array, a beam measurement part configured to measure a beam data of the beam spot array, and a compensating mask generator configured to generate a compensating mask by utilizing a measured data of the exposure beam for compensating cumulative illumination, wherein the compensating mask generator is configured to turn off left and right beams of a first selected spot beam selected by the beam data, and then to turn off a second selected spot beam. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109810 | IMMERSION EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH DETECTION OF LIQUID ON MEMBERS OF THE APPARATUS - An exposure apparatus which prevents the damage due to the liquid having flowed out from spreading and enables satisfactory performances of the exposure processes and the measurement processes is provided. An exposure apparatus (EX) includes a movable table (PT), a base member ( | 2016-04-21 |
20160109811 | SUB-DIFFRACTION-LIMITED PATTERNING AND IMAGING - A method for sub-diffraction-limited patterning using a photoswitchable layer is disclosed. A sample of the photoswitchable layer can be selectively exposed to a first wavelength of illumination that includes a super-oscillatory peak. The sample can be selectively exposed to a second wavelength of illumination that does not include the super-oscillatory peak. A region in the sample that corresponds to the super-oscillatory peak and is associated with the second transition state can optionally be converted into a third transition state. The region in the sample at the third transition state can constitute a pattern of an isolated feature with a size that is substantially smaller than a far-field diffraction limit. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109812 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A lithographic apparatus including a substrate table position measurement system and a projection system position measurement system to measure a position of the substrate table and the projection system, respectively. The substrate table position measurement system includes a substrate table reference element mounted on the substrate table and a first sensor head. The substrate table reference element extends in a measurement plane substantially parallel to the holding plane of a substrate on substrate table. The holding plane is arranged at one side of the measurement plane and the first sensor head is arranged at an opposite side of the measurement plane. The projection system position measurement system includes one or more projection system reference elements and a sensor assembly. The sensor head and the sensor assembly or the associated projection system measurement elements are mounted on a sensor frame. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109813 | TOOLING CONFIGURATION FOR ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC FIELD GUIDED ACID PROFILE CONTROL IN A PHOTORESIST LAYER - A method of processing a substrate is disclosed herein. The method includes applying a photoresist layer comprising a photoacid generator to a substrate, wherein a first portion of the photoresist layer has been exposed unprotected by a photomask to a radiation light in a lithographic exposure process. The method also includes applying an electric field to alter movement of photoacid generated from the photoacid generator substantially in a vertical direction, wherein the electric field is applied by a first alternating pair of a positive voltage electrode and a negative voltage electrode and a second alternating pair of a positive voltage electrode and a negative voltage electrode. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109814 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR USE IN A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - A lithographic apparatus having a reference body and a positioning system, the positioning system including a main body; a reaction body; an actuator; and a controller. The main body is moveable relative to the reference body along a path in a first direction and a second opposite direction. The reaction body is moveable relative to the main body along a further path in the first and second directions and is moveably connected to the reference body to be moveable relative to the reference body in the first and second directions. The controller provides a first and a second signal to the actuator. The actuator is arranged between the main body and the reaction body to accelerate the main body in the first direction and to accelerate the reaction body in the second direction under control of the first signal, and to accelerate the main body in the second direction and to accelerate the reaction body in the first direction under control of the second signal. The controller determines when the reaction body moves in the second direction and to provide the second signal after the first signal to the actuator when the reaction body moves in the second direction along the further path. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109815 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, MOVABLE BODY APPARATUS, FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - In a substrate stage, when a Y coarse movement stage moves in the Y-axis direction, an X coarse movement stage, a weight cancellation device, and an X guide move integrally in the Y-axis direction with the Y coarse movement stage, and when the X coarse movement stage moves in the X-axis direction on the Y coarse movement stage, the weight cancellation device move on the X guide in the X-axis direction integrally with the X coarse movement stage. Because the X guide is provided extending in the X-axis direction while covering the movement range of the weight cancellation device in the X-axis direction, the weight cancellation device is constantly supported by the X guide, regardless of its position. Accordingly, a substrate can be guided along the XY plane with good accuracy. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109816 | PHTHALOCYANINE CRYSTAL, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided is an excellent phthalocyanine crystal having high sensitivity and little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment and applicable to the martial for solar battery, electronic paper, electrophotographic photoreceptor, etc. Namely, phthalocyanine crystal obtained by bringing a phthalocyanine crystal precursor into contact with an aromatic aldehyde compound to convert the crystal form. Also, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor that not only exhibits high sensitivity but also has little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment. Further, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor cartridge and an image-forming device, both of which can produce a stable quality images for a humidity change in a use environment by using the electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109817 | COLORLESS DIGITAL PRIMER FOR DIGITAL PRINTING - A colorless digital primer for digital printing includes a colorless paste. The colorless paste includes a non-polar carrier fluid, and a resin swollen in the non-polar carrier fluid. The resin is present in the paste in an amount ranging from about 20% (w/w) to about 50% (w/w). A solid polar compound is dispersed in the resin. The solid polar compound is selected from the group consisting of a cellulose microcrystalline powder, dextrin, maltose monohydrate, polyacrylic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, a styrene maleic anhydride copolymer, a bismaleimide oligomer, sucrose, sucrose octaacetate, sucrose benzoate, and combinations thereof. The solid polar compound is present in an amount up to 60 wt. % of solids in the colorless paste. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109818 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER - An electrostatic image developing toner includes toner particles that contain coloring particles containing a binder resin, a coloring agent and a releasing agent. The binder resin includes an amorphous resin and a crystalline polyester resin. The toner satisfies Relations (1) and (2). ΔH1 is the amount of heat absorption based on a melting peak of the crystalline polyester resin in a first heating step. ΔH2 is the amount of heat absorption based on a melting peak of the crystalline polyester resin in a second heating step. ΔH0 is the value of the amount of heat absorption based on a melting peak of the crystalline polyester resin in the second heating step, multiplied by the ratio of the crystalline polyester introduced in the electrostatic image developing toner. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109819 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER - An electrostatic image developing toner includes toner particles that contain a binder resin and a coloring agent. The binder resin includes an amorphous resin and a crystalline polyester resin. The toner satisfies Relations (1) and (2). ΔH | 2016-04-21 |
20160109820 | TONER - Provided is a toner that has excellent low-temperature fixability, hot offset resistance, high image glossiness and fixing wraparound resistance, as well as high durable stability. The toner includes toner particles that contain a binder resin, a colorant and a wax, and fine inorganic particles on a surface of the toner particles, wherein the binder resin contains a polyester resin A and a styrene resin B, and a content ratio A/B of the polyester resin A and the styrene resin B is 85/15 or more and 98/2 or less based on mass, the styrene resin B has a weight average molecular weight Mw of a tetrahydrofuran soluble component of 2,000 or more and 5,000 or less, and the toner has been subjected to a hot-air surface treatment. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109821 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT FORMS COLOR IMAGE BY SUPERIMPOSING PLURALITY OF IMAGES IN DIFFERENT COLORS - An image forming apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate correlation data indicating a relationship between a relative position of a first image and a second image corresponding to a first speed and a relative position of the first image and the second image corresponding to a second image forming speed; a controller configured to, in a case where a image forming unit forms an image at the second speed, correct a relative position of the first image and the second image based on first information and on correlation data; and a prohibition unit configured to prohibit formation of the measurement image at the second speed in a case where a housing unit does not house a predetermined recording material corresponding to the second speed. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109822 | 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, 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, the light source controller being further configured to control the light emission of the plurality of light sources by classifying the light emitting elements into a plurality of groups, and shifting the timing of light emission from one group of the plurality of groups to a next group of the plurality of groups, and determine an illuminating period for each light source of the plurality of light sources based on the shifted timing of light emission among the plurality of groups. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109823 | LED PRINT BAR IMAGING APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS USEFUL FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING - A print head apparatus is provided for use with a xerographic printing device having a rotating photoreceptor with a curved conductive surface. The apparatus includes an LED bar print head configured for locating adjacent the photoreceptor; a first distance sensor located on the print head at a first location, the first distance sensor being configured for measuring a first gap between the print head and the photoreceptor at the first location; and a second distance sensor located on the print head at a second location, the second location being different from the first location, the second distance sensor being configured for measuring a second gap between the print head and the photoreceptor at the second location. The print head is configured such that the sensors are arranged on the print head such that the sensors are configured to enable a measurement of angular position of the print head relative to the surface of the photoreceptor. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109824 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes: a developing container, a developer carrying member, and a plate-like elastic member. An angle formed between a reference surface passing through a surface of the elastic member continuous to a contact portion of the elastic member with the developer carrying member and downstream of the contact portion with respect to the movement direction of the developer carrying member and a tangent plane of the developer carrying member under no load at a contact position between the elastic member and the developer carrying member is 10° or more and 45° or less. The elastic member includes a first region including the contact portion and a second region provided continuously from the first region toward the supporting portion of the elastic member and lower in rigidity than the first region. The second region is provided downstream of the reference surface with respect to the movement direction. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LEVEL OF TONER IN A REPLACEMENT TONER CARTRIDGE - An electronic device for determining a level of toner volume in a replacement toner cartridge used in a printing device comprises a communication element, a memory element, and a processing element. The communication element transmits a request to the printing device to provide data regarding the replacement toner cartridge and receives the data. The data includes a current level of toner volume and a current printed page count. The memory element stores the data received from the printing device. The processing element is in communication with the communication element and the memory element. The processing element is configured to determine one of a plurality of sequential phases of a usage cycle of the replacement toner cartridge corresponding to a value of the current level of toner volume and determine a corrected level of toner volume using one of a plurality of equations selected according to the phase. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109826 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER - If a user is not familiar with the operation for the developer supply container, the rotating operation for the developer supply container may be insufficient, so that developer supply container does not reach a predetermined operating position, with the result of abnormal developer supply. by increasing a rotation load of a second gear | 2016-04-21 |
20160109827 | TONER CONTAINER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner container includes a container body that is used to house a toner and that is detachably attachable to a mounting portion in a developing device; and an operating member that is used to open and close a shutter. The shutter as well as the operating member includes an engaging portion that can engage with a linking member which is disposed in the mounting portion and which can perform a reciprocating linear movement. In the state in which the container body is not mounted in the mounting portion, the shutter and the operating member are in a non-linked state with each other. In contrast, in the state in which the container body is mounted in the mounting portion, the shutter and the operating member become able to be linked to each other via the linking member. | 2016-04-21 |