20th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200150519 | LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR A PROJECTOR - In one aspect, a light assembly configured to be installed in a movie theatre projector includes an emitter housing with an LED emitter plate that emits a beam of light and a lens assembly. The light assembly also includes a cooling assembly configured to dissipate heat from the LED emitter plate. The a cooling assembly includes a cooling fluid jacket coupled to the LED emitter plate, where the cooling fluid jacket comprises a metal layer enclosing a hollow path for cooling fluid, and where the cooling fluid jacket is configured to allow the cooling fluid to pass through cooling fluid jacket, thereby drawing heat from the LED emitter plate. The light assembly also includes a heat sink and a cooling fan. The cooling assembly further includes cooling sections to cool the cooling fluid that flows out of the cooling fluid jacket. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150520 | POLARIZATION ROTATION DEVICE AND PROJECTION DEVICE - A polarization rotation device including a rotation shaft, a driving element, a polarization element and a reflective element is provided. The polarization element is disposed on a transmission path of the at least one excitation light beam. The reflective element is disposed on a side of the polarization element. The driving element drives the polarization element to sequentially rotate with the rotation shaft as a rotation center axis. When the polarization element rotates, the excitation light beam is transmitted to the polarization element and passes through the polarization element and is again transmitted to and passes through the polarization element by the reflective element. The excitation light beam outputting from the polarization rotation device has different polarization states at different time periods. A projection device applying the polarization rotation device of the invention achieves the effect of uniform color or brightness when displaying images in a 3D display mode. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150521 | VIDEO PRESENTATION DEVICE, METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM - A video is superimposed on an object in order that the object will be perceived as if the object were given a motion. This video is a video including a luminance motion component corresponding to a motion given to the object. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150522 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING DOME SCREEN IMAGE PROJECTION - Fulldome image projection systems are adapted to facilitate projection of images onto a dome screen to create an immersive virtual environment. According to one example, an image projection system may include a fulldome screen formed at least substantially as a spherical cap. A plurality of sidewall projectors may be positioned within the screen and spaced from each other in a generally circular shape. The plurality of sidewall projectors may be oriented in an angular projection configuration. At least one zenith projector may be oriented to project images toward at least a portion of a zenith of the fulldome screen. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150523 | System and Method for Localized EUV Pellicle Glue Removal - An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask is received. The EUV mask has an EUV pellicle disposed thereover. The EUV pellicle is coupled to the EUV mask at least in part via glue that is disposed on the EUV mask. The EUV pellicle is removed, thereby exposing the glue. A localized glue-removal process is performed by targeting a region of the EUV mask on which the glue is disposed. The localized glue-removal process is performed without affecting other regions of the EUV mask that do not have the glue disposed thereon. The localized glue-removal process may include injecting a cleaning chemical onto the glue and removing a waste chemical produced by the cleaning chemical and the glue. The localized glue-removal process may also include a plasma process that applies plasma to the glue. The localized glue-removal process may further include a laser process that shoots a focused laser beam at the glue. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150524 | MASK BLANK, TRANSFER MASK, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSFER MASK, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A mask blank is provided which comprises a transparent substrate, an etching mask formed on the transparent substrate, and a light shielding film formed on the etching mask film. The mask blank may also include a light-semitransmissive film formed between the transparent substrate and the etching mask film. The etching mask film contains chromium and carbon, and the light shielding film contains chromium and oxygen. A C1s narrow spectrum of the etching mask film as obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis has a maximum peak at a binding energy of not less than 282 eV and not more than 284 eV. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150525 | METHOD FOR MAKING MICROSTRUCTURES AND PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY MASK PLATE - A method of making microstructures, including: setting a photoresist layer on a surface of a base; covering a surface of the photoresist layer with a photolithography mask plate, wherein the photolithography mask plate includes: a substrate; a patterned chrome layer on a surface of the substrate; a carbon nanotube layer on the patterned chrome layer, wherein a first pattern of the patterned chrome layer is the same as a second pattern of the carbon nanotube layer; a cover layer on the carbon nanotube layer; exposing the photoresist layer to form an exposed photoresist layer by irradiating the photoresist layer through the photolithography mask plate with ultraviolet light; and developing the exposed photoresist layer to obtain a patterned photoresist microstructures. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150526 | METHOD FOR MAKING MICROSTRUCTURES AND PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY MASK PLATE - A method of making microstructures, including: setting a photoresist layer on a base; covering the photoresist layer with a photolithography mask plate, wherein the photolithography mask plate includes: a substrate; a carbon nanotube layer on the substrate; a patterned chrome layer on the carbon nanotube layer so that the carbon nanotube layer is sandwiched between the patterned chrome layer and the substrate, wherein a first pattern of the patterned chrome layer is the same as a second pattern of the carbon nanotube layer; a cover layer on the patterned chrome layer; exposing the photoresist layer to form an exposed photoresist layer by irradiating the photoresist layer through the photolithography mask plate with ultraviolet light; and developing the exposed photoresist layer to obtain a patterned photoresist microstructures. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150527 | Pellicle Assembly and Method for Advanced Lithography - The present disclosure provides an apparatus for a semiconductor lithography process in accordance with some embodiments. The apparatus includes a pellicle membrane, a porous pellicle frame, a mask with a patterned surface, a first thermal conductive adhesive layer that secures the pellicle membrane to the porous pellicle frame, and a second thermal conductive adhesive layer that secures the porous pellicle frame to the mask. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150528 | PHOTOPOLYMER COMPOSITION - The present disclosure relates to a hologram recording medium having a main relaxation temperature (Tr) of 0° C. or less, wherein the Tr is a point where a rate of change of phase angle with respect to temperature is the largest in a range of −80° C. to 30° C. in dynamic mechanical analysis. The present disclosure also relates to an optical element including the same and a holographic recording method using the hologram recording medium. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150529 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND PRODUCT MANUFACTURING METHOD - An imprint apparatus executes imprint processing of curing imprint material in a state in which the imprint material supplied onto a substrate and a mold are in contact with each other. The imprint apparatus includes a modulator configured to modulate incident light, a first optical system configured to guide first light from a first light source to the modulator, and second light from a second light source that has a wavelength different from that of the first light to the modulator, and a second optical system configured to guide modulated light modulated by the modulator to the substrate. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150530 | MASK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, EVAPORATION APPARATUS AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A mask and a method of manufacturing the same, an evaporation apparatus and a display device are provided. The method includes forming a first photoresist pattern on a substrate, the first photoresist pattern including a plurality of photoresist structures, each photoresist structure including a first surface away from the substrate and a second surface near the substrate, and the size of the first surface being smaller than that of the second surface; forming a metal layer on the substrate with the first photoresist pattern, the metal layer including a plurality of recessed regions and a plurality of raised regions; forming a second photoresist pattern in the recessed regions, an orthographic projection of the second photoresist pattern on the metal layer overlapping with the recessed regions; removing regions of the metal layer not covered by the second photoresist pattern, the second photoresist pattern, the substrate and the first photoresist pattern mask. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150531 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition including a resin component having a structural unit derived from a compound represented by general formula (a0-1) and a structural unit containing an acid dissociable group which exhibits increased polarity by the action of acid, and an organic solvent including a component (S1) and a component (S2), the amount of the component (S1) in the organic solvent is more than 50% by weight (W | 2020-05-14 |
20200150532 | SPIN ON ADHESION PROMOTERS - An adhesion promoter composition comprising at least one of the following compounds: | 2020-05-14 |
20200150533 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN STRUCTURE FOR PRINTING PLATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A photosensitive resin structure for a printing plate, containing:
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20200150534 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical element has an area in which a transmittance varies, includes first and second antireflection layers, and an absorption layer disposed between the first and second antireflection layers, and satisfies certain conditions. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150535 | PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING THE ORIENTATION OF THE NANODOMAINS OF A BLOCK COPOLYMER - The invention relates to a process for controlling the orientation of the nanodomains of a block copolymer (BCP), the lower interface of which is in contact with the surface, neutralized beforehand, of a substrate, the said block copolymer being capable of nanostructuring itself to give nanodomains with a predetermined period (L | 2020-05-14 |
20200150536 | PHOTORESIST AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PHOTORESIST PATTERNS - A photoresist and a method of manufacturing photoresist patterns are disclosed. The photoresist includes a plurality of photosensitive units, and each photosensitive unit has magnetism. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150537 | LIGHT IRRADIATING DEVICE - A light irradiating device includes a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate; a light irradiating unit; and a power feed unit. The light irradiating unit comprises a light source configured to irradiate light to a surface of the substrate; and a first connector electrically connected with the light source. The power feed unit comprises a power supply module configured to supply a power to the light source; and a second connector electrically connected with the power supply module and configured to be connected to or disconnected from the first connector. The light irradiating unit and the power feed unit are coupled as one body as the first connector and the second connector are connected, and are separated from each other as the first connector and the second connector are disconnected from each other. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150538 | SECONDARY IMAGING OPTICAL LITHOGRAPHY METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a secondary imaging optical lithography method and apparatus. The method includes: contacting a lithography mask plate with a flexible transparent transfer substrate closely, the flexible transparent transfer substrate comprising a first near-field imaging structure having a photosensitive layer; irradiating the photosensitive layer through the lithography mask plate with a first light source, so as to transfer a pattern of the lithography mask plate to the photosensitive layer; coating a device substrate for fabricating devices with a photoresist; contacting the flexible transparent transfer substrate with the photoresist-coated device substrate closely; irradiating the device substrate through the flexible transparent transfer substrate with a second light source, so as to transfer a pattern of the photosensitive layer to the photoresist of the device substrate; and developing the device substrate comprising an exposed photoresist, so as to obtain a device pattern conforming to the pattern of the lithography mask plate. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150539 | CHEMICAL SUPPLY STRUCTURE AND A DEVELOPING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A chemical supply structure includes a bar-shaped body having a plurality of chemical reservoirs in which a plurality of chemicals is individually stored such that the body partially crosses an underlying substrate, a bar-shaped nozzle protruded from a bottom surface of the body and injecting injection chemicals onto the substrate, a plurality of the chemicals being mixed into the injection chemicals, and a hydrophobic unit arranged on the bottom surface of the body and on a side surface of the nozzle such that a mixed solution mixed with the injection chemicals is prevented from adhering to the bottom surface and the side surface by controlling a contact angle of the mixed solution with respect to the bottom surface and the side surface. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150540 | Lithography Patterning with Flexible Solution Adjustment - A system for lithography patterning includes a first supply pipe for supplying a first solution, a second supply pipe for supplying a second solution, and a third supply pipe coupled to the first and second supply pipes for receiving the first and second solutions respectively and mixing the first and second solutions into a mixture. The third supply pipe couples to the first and second supply pipe at a junction. At the junction the first solution in the first supply pipe flows in a direction opposite to that of the second solution in the second supply pipe. The system further includes a first control unit coupled to the first supply pipe and configured to control a flow rate of the first solution, and a second control unit coupled to the second supply pipe and configured to control a flow rate of the second solution. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150541 | METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A method of forming a resist pattern, including forming a resist composition using a resist film; exposing the resist film; and alkali-developing the exposed resist film to form a positive-tone resist pattern, wherein the resist composition includes a first resin component and a second resin component which satisfies a specific relationship DR | 2020-05-14 |
20200150542 | Amide Combinations for Cleaning and Stripping of Electronic Parts - A solvent consisting essentially of: (A) a first component consisting of N,N-diethylacetamide (DEAC); (B) a second component consisting of 3-methoxy-N, N-dimethyl propionamide (M3DMPA); and (C) an optional third component consisting of one or more glycol ethers or glycol ether acetates; or a solvent consisting essentially of: (1) a first component consisting of one or more acyclic amides of Formula (I): and (2) an optional second component consisting of one or more of DEAC, M3DMPA, N,N-dimethylpropionamide, one or more glycol ethers or glycol ether acetates, and one or more cyclic amides of Formulae (II-IV). | 2020-05-14 |
20200150543 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION SYSTEM - An extreme ultraviolet light (EUV) generation system is configured to improve conversion efficiency of energy of a laser system to EUV energy by improving the efficiency of plasma generation. The EUV generation system includes a target generation unit configured to output a target toward a plasma generation region in a chamber. The laser system is configured to generate a first pre-pulse laser beam, a second pre-pulse laser beam, and a main pulse laser beam so that the target is irradiated with the first pre-pulse laser beam, the second pre-pulse laser beam, and the main pulse laser beam in this order. In addition, the EUV generation system includes a controller configured to control the laser system so that a fluence of the second pre-pulse laser beam is equal to or higher than 1 J/cm | 2020-05-14 |
20200150544 | OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR THE BEAM GUIDANCE OF IMAGING LIGHT IN PROJECTION LITHOGRAPHY - An optical element is configured to guide imaging light in projection lithography. The optical element has a main body and at least one optical surface carried by the main body. At least one compensation weight element, which is attached to the main body, serves for a weight compensation of a figure deformation of the optical surface caused by gravity. This results in an optical element with a small figure deformation at the use location. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150545 | METHOD OF PERFORMANCE TESTING WORKING PARAMETERS OF A FLUID HANDLING STRUCTURE AND A METHOD OF DETECTING LOSS OF IMMERSION LIQUID FROM A FLUID HANDING STRUCTURE IN AN IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A method of performance testing working parameters of a fluid handing structure in an immersion lithographic apparatus, the method including: placing a test substrate having an upper surface with a first portion with a resist defining the upper surface and a second portion with a material different from the resist defining the rest of the upper surface on a table in the immersion lithographic apparatus, confining liquid on a region of an upper surface of the table and/or the upper surface of the test substrate by operating the fluid handing structure using the associated working parameters, moving the table such that the region moves from the second portion to the first portion, and detecting change to and/or residue on the first portion as a result of liquid being left behind on the first portion during the moving. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150546 | METHOD OF FABRICATING RETICLE - A method for exposing a wafer substrate includes forming a reticle having a device pattern. A relative orientation between the device pattern and a mask field of an exposure tool is determined based on mask field utilization. The reticle is loaded on the exposure tool. The wafer substrate is rotated based on an orientation of the device pattern. Radiation is projected through the reticle onto the rotated wafer substrate by the exposure tool, thereby imaging the device pattern onto the rotated wafer substrate. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150547 | METHOD OF DETERMINING A POSITION OF A FEATURE - A method, system and program for determining a position of a feature referenced to a substrate. The method includes measuring a position of the feature, receiving an intended placement of the feature and determining an estimate of a placement error based on knowledge of a relative position of a first reference feature referenced to a first layer on a substrate with respect to a second reference feature referenced to a second layer on a substrate. The updated position may be used to position the layer of the substrate having the feature, or another layer of the substrate, or another layer of another substrate. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150548 | SIGNAL RECOGNITION DURING SUBSTRATE PATTERNING VIA DIGITAL PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY - Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to systems and methods for autofocusing an imaging apparatus in real-time during substrate scanning to pattern a substrate that includes a photoresist formed over one or more patterned materials. Displays of varying sizes can be fabricated using digital photolithography systems. The digital photolithography systems discussed herein, which may be referred to as imaging systems, use one or more exposure sources, including solid state emitter devices, for operations including patterning photoresists. Signal classifiers are used to perform shape and pattern recognition to determine whether signals received during substrate scanning are from a top photoresist surface or from sub-surface layers. One or more parameters of the imaging apparatus can be adjusted or maintained based on the signal analysis. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150549 | A SYSTEM, A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND A METHOD FOR REDUCING OXIDATION OR REMOVING OXIDE ON A SUBSTRATE SUPPORT - A system including: a substrate support configured to hold a substrate; a conductive or semi-conductive element contacting the substrate support and covering at least part of the substrate support; and a charging device configured to apply a positive potential to the conductive or semi-conductive element with respect to the part of the substrate support that is covered by the conductive or semi-conductive element. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150550 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING CONTAMINATION FROM LITHOGRAPHIC TOOL - Embodiments described herein provide a method for cleaning contamination from sensors in a lithography tool without requiring recalibrating the lithography tool. More particularly, embodiments described herein teach cleaning the sensors using hydrogen radicals for a short period while the performance drifting is still above the drift tolerance. After a cleaning process described herein, the lithography tool can resume production without recalibration. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150551 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER AND DEVELOPER - An electrostatic image developing toner includes toner base particles, wherein the toner base particles contain: an amorphous polyester resin; a crystalline resin; and o-acetoacetaniside, and the content of the o-acetoacetaniside in the toner base particles is 0.1 ppm by mass or more and 200 ppm by mass or less. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150552 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A charging member that contacts an image bearing member and charges the image bearing member has an electrically conductive support and an elastic layer in contact with the image bearing member. The elastic layer includes a semiconductive rubber composition including a matrix and domains having electric conductivity. The semiconductive rubber composition has a sea-island structure in which the domains form an island phase and the matrix forms a sea phase. The matrix has a higher volume resistivity than the domains. The developer includes a toner, and the toner has a Martens hardness of at least 200 MPa and not more than 1100 MPa when measured under a maximum load of 2.0×10 | 2020-05-14 |
20200150553 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A charging member | 2020-05-14 |
20200150554 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An exposure head includes surface emitting element array chips | 2020-05-14 |
20200150555 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a regulating member that regulates a developing agent that a developing agent carrying member carries in order to develop an electrostatic image, and a regulatory bias application portion that applies a regulatory bias to the regulating member, wherein the developing agent includes a toner containing a toner particle, inorganic silicon fine particles present on the surface of the toner particle, and a metal soap, wherein the amount of water-washing migration of the inorganic silicon fine particles is 0.20 mass % or less, wherein a peripheral speed ratio, which is a ratio of a peripheral speed of the developing agent carrying member to a peripheral speed of an image bearing member, has a range of 120% to 300%, and a dark portion potential Vd on the surface of the image bearing member and a regulatory bias Vb satisfy the relationship of Vd2020-05-14 | |
20200150556 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer borne on a developer bearing member includes a toner, the toner has a Martens hardness of at least 200 MPa and not more than 1100 MPa when measured under a condition of a maximum load of 2.0×10 | 2020-05-14 |
20200150557 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer on a developer bearing member includes a toner having a toner particle including a binder resin and an inorganic particle present on the surface of the toner particle. A fixing ratio of the inorganic particle to the surface of the toner particle is 80% or more. The aspect ratio of the toner is 0.90 or more. Where a contact pressure of a regulating member, which regulates the developer on the developer bearing member, against the developer bearing member is denoted by N (gf/mm) and a contact pressure of the supplying member, which is in contact with the developer bearing member and supplies the developer to developer bearing member, against the developer bearing member is denoted by D (gf/mm), the following expressions are satisfied: D+2×N−6≥0, 1.5≤N≤4.0, and 2.0≤D≤3.5. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150558 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developer carrying member, a developing frame, and a regulating member. The regulating member includes a curved surface portion contactable to a surface of the developer carrying member, and satisfies the following relationships: 200 MPa≤HM≤1100 MPa, and 0.08 mm≤Rb≤0.3 mm, where HM is a Martens hardness of toner contained in the developer under a maximum load of 2.0×10 | 2020-05-14 |
20200150559 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including: an image forming unit configured to form an image by using a toner based on image data; a detector configured to detect the toner in the image forming unit; a mount to which a container containing a supply toner is mounted; and a controller configured to: perform a supply control for supplying the supply toner from the container mounted to the mount, based on a detection result of the detector; determine a usage condition of the container mounted to the mount; determine an amount of the supply toner supplied from the container in the supply control, based on a determination result of the usage condition and the image data; cumulate the amount of the supply toner supplied from the container in the supply control; and determine a remaining amount of the supply toner in the container mounted to the mount, based on a cumulated amount. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150560 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, CARTRIDGE, AND STORAGE DEVICE - An image forming apparatus in which a cartridge is detachably mounted, wherein the cartridge includes: a storage unit that stores one or a plurality of sets of information associating identification information assigned according to a classification for image forming apparatus with control information used to control the image forming apparatus, and a management unit that, in response to a request from an image forming apparatus in which the cartridge is mounted, provides information stored in the storage unit; and the image forming apparatus comprises: a holding unit that holds identification information assigned to the image forming apparatus itself, and an acquisition unit that, with the identification information held in the holding unit, requests to and acquire from the cartridge corresponding control information. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150561 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE - A developing cartridge may include: a casing for accommodating developer therein; a developing roller rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction and positioned at one side of the casing in a second direction; a storage medium having an electric contact surface; and a holder movable relative to the casing in the second direction with the electric contact surface between a first position and a second position, the holder having an outer surface at which the electric contact surface is positioned. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150562 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE INCLUDING PROTRUSION POSITIONED AT OUTER SURFACE OF CASING - A developing cartridge may include: a casing; a developing roller extending in a first direction; a developing-roller gear; a coupling including a coupling gear; a first idle gear; a second idle gear; an agitator; a first agitator gear; and a protrusion. The developing-roller gear, the coupling, the first idle gear, the second idle gear, the first agitator gear, and the protrusion may be positioned at an outer surface of the casing. The protrusion may be positioned between a first axis of the coupling and a third axis of the first agitator gear in a second direction connecting the first and third axes. The protrusion may be positioned outside an addendum circle of the developing-roller gear, an addendum circle of the coupling gear, an addendum circle of the first idle gear, and an addendum circle of the second idle gear. The first agitator gear may be spaced apart from the protrusion in the first direction. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150563 | 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 | 2020-05-14 |
20200150564 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF - An intermediate transfer member for digital offset printing is described, comprising a UV cured silicone release formulation. There is also described a method of producing an intermediate transfer member, and a UV curable release formulation for an intermediate transfer member. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150565 | FUSER DEVICE - A fixation heater heats a specific part with resistance heating. A temperature sensor detects as a detection temperature a temperature of the specific part. An alternating current switching unit turns on and off alternating current power supply to the fixation heater. A controller controls the alternating current switching unit with a heater control signal and thereby performs temperature control of the fixation heater. An estimation calculating unit derives an estimation temperature at a second time point on the basis of the detection temperature at a first time point and the heater control signal until the second time point, and the second time point is a time point when a predetermined time elapses from the first time point. An anomaly detecting unit detects anomaly on the basis of the detection temperature at the second time point and the estimation temperature at the second time point. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150566 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a circuit including both a circuit within a fixing unit and a power control circuit, provided with a first circuit which supplies power to a heater from an AC power supply, a second circuit electrically insulated from the first circuit, and a third circuit electrically insulated from both the first circuit and the second circuit, all of the first to third circuits are provided on at least one surface of a circuit board, and the first to third circuits are disposed on at least one straight line on which all of the first to third circuits are present on the one surface of the circuit board in the order of the first circuit, the third circuit and the second circuit. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150567 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a heating belt, a pressing roller, a pressing member and a cap. The pressing member faces an inner circumferential face of the heating belt via a lubricant. The cap is rotating together with the heating belt. The cap has a disk part, a cylindrical part, a gear and a hole part. The cylindrical part has an inner circumferential face coming into contact with the outer circumferential face of the heating belt. The gear is formed integrally with an outer face of the disk part. The hole part penetrates from the inner circumferential face of the cylindrical part to a face between adjacently disposed teeth of the gear. The lubricant flowed from the inner circumferential face of the heating belt to the outer circumferential face of the heating belt flows to a tooth surface of the gear through the hole part. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150568 | FIXING BELT, FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Provided is a fixing belt that is used in a fixing device, the fixing device nipping, between a heated fixing belt and a roller, a recording material in which an unfixed toner image is formed on a surface, and fixing the toner image onto the recording material, and the fixing belt has a fixing temperature that causes a tipping point in a characteristic of a change in glossiness of the toner image that has been fixed with respect to a change in the fixing temperature. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150569 | FIXING DEVICE - An endless belt, a heat source, a rotatable member forming a nip together with a belt, a nip forming member which includes a first member having a U-shape made of metal and open on a side opposite from the rotatable member and which includes a second member provided inside the first member, a contact member contacting an inner peripheral surface of the belt, a reflecting portion for reflecting, toward the inner peripheral surface of the belt, radiation heat from the heat source toward the nip forming member, and a heat conducting portion, contacting the contact member, for conducting heat of the reflecting portion to the contact member, and a heat insulating member provided between the first member and the second member are provided, and a thickness t (μm) and thermal conductivity λ (W/m·K) satisfy: | 2020-05-14 |
20200150570 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a stacking portion, an image forming portion, an acquiring portion, and an executing portion capable of executing, on the basis of image data acquired by the acquiring portion, an operation in a first image forming mode in which an image is formed on an envelope stacked on the stacking portion in a state in which a flap of the envelope is open. The executing portion forms an image ranging between the flap closed and the non-address side by automatically reversing and feeding the envelope to form an image on the flap on an address side and to form an image on the non-address side. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150571 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus resets a count value retained by a counter if a cleaning sequence is executed based on an execution instruction accepted from an operator via an operation unit or when the count value for counting the number of image-formed sheets reaches a predetermined value. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150572 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - During a period of a low power state, an image forming apparatus causes a system controller to stop an operation of a second power source and cut off voltage supply from a first power source to each of a power relay, an AC voltage detector, a fixing controller, and a printer controller. At a time of return from the low power state, the system controller starts the power supply from the first power source to each of the power relay, the AC voltage detector, the fixing controller, and the printer controller, and then activates the second power source. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150573 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus is characterized in that information about an input voltage detected on the primary side of a transformer is transmitted from a primary-side switching control unit to a secondary-side controller for controlling a heating device, and the controller controls the temperature of a heater of the heating device based on the transmitted information. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150574 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a developing apparatus, a developer accommodating container, a density detecting portion, and, an execution unit. The density detecting portion configured to output an output voltage corresponding to a toner density in the developer container if a control voltage is applied to the density detecting portion. The execution unit configured to execute a mode if an initial setting of the density detecting portion is performed in the state where the developer accommodating container is attached to the image forming apparatus at an attachment position in an initial installation of the image forming apparatus. In the mode, the execution unit sets a preset control voltage as the control voltage to be applied to the density detecting portion when an image is formed. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150575 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming device provided with a wear part arranged in a manner being in contact with a surface of an image carrier to wear the surface of the image carrier, comprises: a hardware processor that: detects a film thickness of the image carrier; detects a deterioration progress degree of the image carrier; and compares the detected film thickness with the detected deterioration progress degree, and adjusts a wear amount of wear due to the wear mean based on the comparison result. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150576 | Image Forming System, Image Forming Method, Image Forming Program, And Image Inspection Device - An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus including an image former that forms an image on a sheet of paper, and an image inspection device including a reader that reads the sheet of paper, and the image forming system includes a storage that stores information, and a hardware processor that causes the reader to read a pre-image formation paper to store information of a defect present on the pre-image formation paper in the storage as defect information, and causes the reader to read a post-image formation paper on which the image has been formed by the image former to perform quality determination on a basis of the defect information. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150577 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides an image forming method for forming a decorated image having a resin layer and a powder contacted with each other, the method including: forming a resin layer on a recording medium; and supplying a powder onto the recording medium, in which, in viscoelasticity measurement of the resin layer, storage modulus G′(1) at 90° C. is 1.0×10 | 2020-05-14 |
20200150578 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including: an image bearing member; a developing member to supply a developer to the image bearing member; and a cleaning member to clean a peripheral surface of the image bearing member in contact with the peripheral surface, wherein a plurality of grooves extend in a circumferential direction on the peripheral surface, and have a width in a generatrix direction of the peripheral surface within a range of at least 0.5 μm and not more than 40 μm, and are formed to be side by side in the generatrix direction; the number of the grooves is at least 20 and not more than 1000 per a width of 1000 μm in the generatrix direction of the peripheral surface; and an average depth (Rvk) of a valley of a projection under a core section of a roughness curve of the peripheral surface is 0.08 μm or less. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150579 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A drum cartridge is mountable in and dismountable from an image forming apparatus without including a developing device. The drum cartridge includes an image bearing member, a charging member, and a cleaning member. The cleaning member includes an elastic layer contacting the charging member. The elastic layer includes a foam member and is made of a material having Asker-C hardness of 5-30 degrees. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150580 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a toner container, and a lock drive portion. The toner container is attached to an attachment position set in an apparatus main body. The lock drive portion acquires a identification information from a storage portion, and upon determining, based on the identification information, that the toner container has an attachment compatibility, places a lock member at a lock position, and upon determining that the toner container does not have the attachment compatibility, places the lock member at a unlock position. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150581 | CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cartridge for a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein the main assembly includes a rotatable driving coupling member including a driving force transmitting portion for transmitting a driving force and a driving side abutment, wherein the cartridge is demountable in a direction substantially perpendicular to a rotational axis of the driving coupling member, includes a rotatable driven coupling member including a driving force receiving portion for receiving the driving force, and a driven side abutment to be abutted by the driving side abutment, the driven coupling member being slidable in a predetermined direction which is substantially parallel with a rotational axis of the receiving coupling member; wherein at least one of the driving side abutment and the driven side abutment is inclined so that the driven coupling member is retractable away from the driving coupling member in the predetermined direction by a force received by driven side abutment from the driving side abutment, and wherein a distance between the rotational axis of the driven coupling member and the abutment of the receiving abutment is not more than a distance between the rotational axis of the driven coupling member and the driving force receiving portion. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150582 | CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cartridge includes a photosensitive member, a discharge opening for discharging a developer removed from the photosensitive member, toward a loosening member provided in the main assembly of a apparatus; a vibration imparting member for imparting vibration to the loosening member. The vibration imparting member is movable between a first position for imparting the vibration to the loosening member and a second position retracted from the first position. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150583 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge including: a developing device to supply a developer to a photosensitive member; and a plate-shaped elastic portion that cleans a peripheral surface of the photosensitive member, wherein, multiple grooves extend in a circumferential direction and are formed to be side by side in a rotation axis direction on the peripheral surface, the developer contains a toner including a toner particle and an organosilicon polymer having a structure represented by R—SiO | 2020-05-14 |
20200150584 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge using an image forming apparatus, including a rotatable image bearing member having a circumferential surface; a developing unit configured to supply a developing agent to the image bearing member; and a cleaning member that cleans the circumferential surface, wherein the developing agent contains a toner including toner particles and a metal soap, the image bearing member includes a plurality of grooves formed on the circumferential surface to extend in a circumferential direction of the circumferential surface and to be arranged side by side in a rotation axis direction, and the plurality of grooves and portions between the grooves form concave-convex portions on the circumferential surface. The circumferential surface of the image bearing member had surface roughness Rz of 02020-05-14 | |
20200150585 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A developing roller and a photosensitive drum are aligned in a second direction different from a first direction. A toner storage portion stores toner to be supplied to the photosensitive drum by the developing roller. A waste-toner storage portion stores toner conveyed through a conveyance pipe. The waste-toner storage portion has a main portion and a protruding portion protruding from the main portion in the first direction. A drum cartridge has a guide portion configured to guide the protruding portion of the waste-toner storage portion when a developing cartridge is being mounted on the drum cartridge. The guide portion includes first and second guides. The first guide extends in a third direction different from the first and second directions. The second guide continues from the first guide and is located closer to the photosensitive drum than the first guide is. The second guide extends in the second direction. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150586 | HOLOGRAPHIC SECURITY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A holographic security device includes a holographic image layer which when illuminated exhibits the optically variable effect of viewing first and second overlapping patterns of elements, wherein; the first pattern of elements includes a first set of image elements and at least a second set of image elements, and the pitches and relative locations of the first and second patterns of elements are such that, upon illumination of the device; at a first viewing position of the security device the first set of image elements are exhibited by the holographic image layer and at a second, different viewing position of the security device the second set of image elements are exhibited by the holographic image layer. Also, an associated method of manufacture of the security device. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150587 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A backlight unit and a holographic display apparatus including the same are provided. The backlight unit includes a light guide plate and a uniformity changing element. The uniformity changing element has a light-incident surface and a light-exiting surface facing the light-incident surface, and the uniformity changing element receives the light output from the light guide plate through the light-incident surface, changes uniformity of the received light from the light guide plate and outputs the received light with the change in the uniformity of the received light through the light-exiting surface. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150588 | HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a holographic display apparatus. A holographic image display apparatus includes: a light source configured to emit light, the light source including a plurality of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) that are spaced apart from one another; a spatial light modulator configured to, based on a hologram data signal, modulate the light emitted by the light source; and a focusing optical system configured to focus an image formed by the spatial light modulator using a Maxwellian view method. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150589 | PIXEL MAPPING ONTO A DISPLAY DEVICE FOR HOLOGRAPHIC PROJECTION - There is provided a driver for a spatial light modulator. The spatial light modulator comprises [m×n] pixels. The driver is arranged to receive input holograms each comprising [x×y] pixels, wherein m≥x and n≥y. The driver is further arranged to drive the spatial light modulator to display thereon output holograms each comprising [m×n] pixels by tiling each input hologram onto the pixels of the spatial light modulator to form an output hologram corresponding to each input hologram using a tiling scheme. The driver is arranged to use a first tiling scheme to display a first output hologram and a second tiling scheme to display a second output hologram. Each output hologram comprises a plurality of tiles of the input hologram. Each tiling scheme defines the size of each tile and the position of each tile on the pixels of the spatial light modulator. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150590 | SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR FOR HOLOGRAPHIC PROJECTION - There is provided a spatial light modulator arranged to display a light modulation pattern comprising a hologram. The spatial light modulator comprises a liquid crystal on silicon spatial light modulator having a plurality of pixels. The hologram has a plurality of pixels. The spatial light modulator comprises a silicon backplane. Each pixel of the spatial light modulator comprises a light-modulating element and a respective pixel circuit. Each pixel circuit is embedded in the silicon backplane. Each pixel circuit is arranged to drive the corresponding light-modulating element. Each pixel circuit is further arranged to combine a received pixel value of the hologram with a corresponding pixel value of the light processing function such that the light modulation pattern further comprises the light processing function. The light processing function comprises a lens function and/or a grating function. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150591 | TIMEPIECE INCLUDING A DEVICE FOR LOCKING A VALVE OR A WINDING BUTTON - A timepiece includes a locking device capable of blocking the translation of a valve or of a control member in the position the closest to the central axis of the case. The locking device includes a blocking element capable of undergoing translational displacement along a radial axis between a locking position and an unlocking position, where the member is respectively blocked or free to move in translation, a part mounted such that it can move in rotation about the central axis of the case and intended to be set in rotation by a user, drive device linking the angular displacement of the part mounted such that it can move in rotation to the translational displacement of the blocking element between the locking and unlocking positions. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150592 | ADJUSTMENT MEMBER FOR WATCHES - An adjustment member for a watch including a fixed structure extending substantially perpendicularly to an axial direction, the adjustment member including a regulating member with a balance arranged to pivot about a balance axis, this balance is pivoted by magnetic pivots in a carriage, arranged to pivot about a carriage axis, and comprised in a device for annulling variations in rate in the vertical positions, formed by a tourbillon or a carrousel, comprised in the adjustment member, and the carriage carrying magnets defining the balance axis which is perpendicular or oblique to the carriage axis. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150593 | TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT - Clock movement comprising: —at least one drive member; —four regulating systems, each one being kinematically connected to said drive member via a drivetrain designed to transmit the energy of the drive member to said regulating systems, in which said drivetrain comprises: —a first differential gear having one input kinematically connected to the drive member and having two outputs; —a second and a third differential gear each one having an input kinematically connected to a respective output of the first differential gear, and each one having two outputs, each of these latter outputs being kinematically connected to a respective regulating system; said movement further comprising a device for displaying the hours and minutes and which is designed to be driven by the first differential gear. According to the invention, said movement comprises at least one device for displaying the seconds, this device being branched off from said drivetrain and designed to take power off this drivetrain, said device for displaying the seconds comprising a second-indicating member rotating as one with a runner which is in direct or indirect mesh with a runner that said drivetrain comprises, said runner being situated upstream of at least one of said second and third differential gears. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150594 | ANALOGUE INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR A WATCH - An analogue information display system for a watch provided with a mechanical movement includes a display dial including a plurality of apertures, a moving display part supporting graphical representations, disposed in such a way that the graphical representations supported thereby appear in the plurality of apertures in order to generate the information, and an indicator member configured so as to designate a piece of information generated in an aperture to be notified to the wearer of the watch. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150595 | ANTI SHOCK PROTECTION FOR A RESONATOR MECHANISM WITH A ROTARY FLEXURE BEARING - A timepiece resonator mechanism includes a structure carrying, via a flexible suspension system, an anchor unit to which is suspended an inertia element oscillating about a pivot axis extending in a first direction Z, in a first rotational degree of freedom RZ, under the action of the return forces of a flexure pivot including longitudinal elastic strips each fixed to this inertia element and to this anchor unit. The flexible suspension system includes, between the anchor unit and a first intermediate mass directly or indirectly fixed to the structure, a transverse translation table with a flexure bearing and including transverse strips or transverse flexible shafts which are rectilinear and extend in this second direction X orthogonal to the first direction Z and symmetrically around a transverse axis crossing this pivot axis. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150596 | WRISTWATCH AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING SECURITY IN ELECTRONIC PAYMENT FOR WRISTWATCH - A wristwatch and a method for improving security in electronic payment for a wristwatch are provided. The wristwatch includes a short distance communication module having a security element. The security element provides security information required in implementing the electronic payment. The wristwatch further includes a controller coupled to the short distance communication module for enabling or disabling the electronic payment executed by the short distance communication module, based on a user operation. In the wristwatch, the electronic payment function can be manually launched or terminated by a user, thereby reducing a risk of being stolen for security data. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150597 | Automatic Adjustment of Head Mounted Display Straps - Embodiments are generally directed to automatic adjustment of head mounted display straps. An embodiment of a head mounted display apparatus includes a display unit; a strap harness including one or more straps; one or more pressure sensors; a microcontroller; and one or more automatic adjustment mechanisms for the one or more straps, wherein the microcontroller is to adjust the one or more straps by controlling operation of the one or more automatic adjustment mechanisms based at least in part on sensor data from the one or more pressure sensors. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150598 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA USING NEURAL NETWORK AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING THE SAME - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a switch configured to select a mode of the electronic device, a multiply and accumulate (MAC) array configured to include a plurality of MAC units, and at least one processor configured to include a zero weight skip unit for confirming a first weight having a value of ‘0’ among weights related with input data, and for forwarding a second weight not having a value of ‘0’ among the weights, to the MAC array. The at least one processor is configured to acquire the input data, acquire the weights, select the mode of the electronic device by using the switch, in response to a first mode of the electronic device being selected, perform convolution operations between the input data and the second weight forwarded to the MAC array through the zero weight skip unit, and, in response to a second mode of the electronic device being selected, perform convolution operations between the input data and the weights forwarded to the MAC array. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150599 | OUTPUT DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING EVALUATION FUNCTIONS AND MACHINE LEARNING RESULTS - A plurality of evaluation functions and a machine learning result of each of the evaluation functions are output so that a relation between the evaluation function and the learning result can be ascertained. An output device includes: an output unit that outputs a plurality of evaluation functions used by a machine learning device that performs machine learning of parameters of components of a servo control device that controls a servo motor that drives an axis of a machine tool, a robot, or an industrial machine and a machine learning result of each of the evaluation functions; and an information acquisition unit that acquires the machine learning result from at least one of the servo control device and the machine learning device. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150600 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING PARAMETERS FOR CONTROLLING N ELECTRIC GENERATORS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING N GENERATORS AND SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING SAID METHODS - A method for determining parameters for controlling N electric generators at an instant t, the method including, for a required power P | 2020-05-14 |
20200150601 | SOLUTION FOR CONTROLLING A TARGET SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method for controlling a target system, the method including: receiving data of at least one source system, training a first machine learning model component with the received data to generate a prediction on a state of the target system, generating an uncertainty estimate of the prediction, training a second machine learning model machine learning component with the received data to generate a calibrated uncertainty estimate of the prediction; and the method further including: receiving an operational data of the target system, controlling the target system by way of selecting a control action by optimization using the first machine learning model component and arranging to apply the calibrated uncertainty estimate generated with the second machine learning model component in the optimization. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150602 | DISPLAYS FOR TINTABLE WINDOWS - A tintable window is described having a tintable coating, e.g., an electrochromic device coating, for regulating light transmitted through the window. In some embodiments, the window has a transparent display in the window's viewable region. Transparent displays may be substantially transparent when not in use, or when the window is viewed in a direction facing away from the transparent display. Windows may have sensors for receiving user commands and/or for monitoring environmental conditions. Transparent displays can display graphical user interfaces to, e.g., control window functions. Windows, as described herein, offer an alternative display to conventional projectors, TVs, and monitors. Windows may also be configured to receive, transmit, or block wireless communications from passing through the window. A window control system may share computational resources between controllers (e.g., at different windows). In some cases, the computational resources of the window control system are utilized by other building systems and devices. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150603 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND USING EQUIPMENT DEFINITIONS - Systems and methods for creating and using equipment definitions are provided. An archetypal device used to identify one or more data points associated with the archetypal device. A point definition is generated for each identified data point associated with the archetypal device. Each point definition includes an abstraction of a text string extracted from the corresponding data point that is applicable to multiple different devices of the same type of building equipment. The generated point definitions are used to create an equipment definition for a type of building equipment. The equipment definition can be used to identify data points associated with other devices of the same type of building equipment and to automatically create equipment objects representing such devices. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150604 | SYSTEM FOR AUTO-ADJUSTMENT OF GATEWAY POLL RATES - A system for light commercial building solutions (LCBS). Solutions and other systems may incorporate lightweight alerting service, auto-adjustment of gateway poll rates based on the needs of various consuming applications, detecting loss of space comfort control in a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, HVAC capacity loss alerting using relative degree days and accumulated stage run time with operational equivalency checks, and HVAC alerting for loss of heat or cool capacity using delta temperature and dependent system properties. Also, incorporated may be triggering s subset of analytics by automatically inferring HVAC equipment details from controller configuration details, ensuring reliability of analytics by retaining logical continuity of HVAC equipment operational data even when controllers and other parts of the system are replaced, and an LCBS gateway with workflow and mechanisms to associate to a contractor account. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150605 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE - A head mounted display (HMD) device including a display configured to display an image; a communication processor configured to communicate with a massage chair; a sensor configured to acquire data about a gaze direction of a user wearing the HMD device; and a controller configured to select a massage part of the massage chair among a plurality of massage parts based on the gaze direction of the user, and transmit a control command to the massage chair for controlling the massage chair to massage the selected massage part. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150606 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE - A head mounted display (HMD) device including a display configured to display an image; a communication processor configured to communicate with a massage chair; a sensor configured to acquire data about a gaze direction of a user wearing the HMD device; and a controller configured to select a massage part of the massage chair among a plurality of massage parts based on the gaze direction of the user, and transmit a control command to the massage chair for controlling the massage chair to massage the selected massage part. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150607 | VARIABLE HEIGHT PLATFORM DEVICE - A variable height workstation system includes a base, a variable height platform, a lift mechanism, and a sensor arrangement. The lift mechanism is configured to move the variable height platform within a range of motion between a fully lowered position and a raised position. The sensor arrangement is operatively connected to the variable height platform. The sensor arrangement is configured to sense the position and movement of a user on, above and around the variable height platform for outputting data to determine how the user is positioned on, above and around the variable height platform in comparison to a predetermined target position. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150608 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Disclosed is a system and method for environmental control management. In response to a controller, sensors and effectors throughout a physical site operate to maintain the temperature, humidity, and/or peak energy usage of the physical site within parameters selected for occupant comfort and economical operation while accommodating changing occupancy patterns. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150609 | Methods and Apparatus for Configuring Remote Access of Process Control Data - A method of providing process data to a remote computing device includes receiving configuration data describing a configuration of at least part of the process control system. The configuration data includes information associated with a plurality of process control entities, and the information regarding each entity includes at least one tag associated with a level in a hierarchy of the system. The method includes identifying a plurality of levels within the system based upon the tags, including at least a first-level identifier and a plurality of second-level identifiers associated with the first-level identifier. Further, the method includes identifying a plurality of control modules, each associated with a second-level identifier, and each associated with the entities based upon the configuration data. The method includes generating a hierarchical list of available process data, and selecting from the hierarchical list a set of information to include on a watch list or alarm list. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150610 | CONTROL SWITCHING DEVICE, PLANT, CONTROL SWITCHING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A control switching device including an operation input part configured to receive a switching operation as to whether to use a second control execution part configured to carry out different control over a control object than a first control execution part for controlling the control object, and a control switching part to transition to a second control mode causing the second control execution part to control the control object according to an operation indicating use of the second control execution part to stop control of the first control execution part while having the second control execution part control the control object or to have the first control execution part and the second control execution part control the control object, or to transition to a first control mode causing the first control execution part to control the control object according to an operation indicating disuse of the second control execution part. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150611 | FUNCTIONAL UNIT AND CONTROL APPARATUS WHEREIN A FUNCTIONAL UNIT SYNCHRONIZED WITH ANOTHER FUNCTIONAL UNIT ON BASIS OF AN OUTSIDE TRIGGER SIGNAL HAVING A SYNCHRONIZED PERIOD - A functional unit is synchronized with an output system unit on the basis of a trigger signal input from outside with a synchronization period. The input system unit includes: a functional processing unit to perform, on the basis of the trigger signal, a functional process with a control period that is shorter than the synchronization period, and to generate processing results by repeatedly performing the functional process in one synchronization period; and a shared memory to collectively output the processing results of the functional processing unit to outside on the basis of the trigger signal. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150612 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING AND/OR CONTROLLING DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS - A dynamic environment (e.g., an automated industrial process) has multiple conditions in response to which corresponding actions are required, and comprises various equipment, control device(s) to control the equipment, and one or more sensors to generate input signal(s) representing a monitored condition of the environment. A control system for the environment comprises a master processor and one or more co-processors, wherein the master processor configures a given co-processor to evaluate only a first subset of conditions expected to occur in the environment within a specified time period (e.g., less than a response time of the master processor), and to provide first control information representing an action to be taken if a particular condition of the first subset is satisfied. The co-processor receives the input signal(s) representing the monitored condition, processes the input signal(s) so as to determine if the particular condition of the first subset is satisfied, and provides the first control information to the control devices so as to control the equipment. Exemplary applications include dynamic environments in which machine vision techniques and/or equipment are employed. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150613 | Method and device for operating and controlling a machine installation by means of a graphical development interface and generation of a field bus configuration - A method for operating and controlling a machine installation by means of a graphical development environment ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200150614 | Method and Apparatus for Proxy Execution and Computation with an Industrial Controller - An industrial controller that integrates execution of a control program on the industrial controller with execution of additional functions on an external processing device is disclosed. Integrating the external processing device provides an improved system for third party development of control functions which may be unique to specific applications. The system manages communication between the industrial controller and the external processing device, manages access to data stored in the industrial controller, and makes the details of the integration transparent to the programmer. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150615 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE LEVEL OF SCREWING QUALITY OF A SCREWDRIVER, ASSOCIATED DEVICE AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - A method for controlling a level of screwing quality of a screwdriver relative to a predetermined screwing objective. The method includes: obtaining, at a predetermined angular frequency, a series of doublets representative of a rise in screwing torque for at least one screw, constituting a first table of values, each doublet including an angle value and a torque value; determining, from the first table, a second table of values presenting the torque as a function of the angle and being representative of the true characteristic of the at least one screw; determining a third table of values, presenting the torque as a function of the angle and being representative of disturbances induced by the screwdriver during the rise in torque, from the first and second tables; analysis of the third table, delivering information representative of a dispersion and/or a deviation relative to the screwing objective, resulting from the screwdriver-induced disturbances. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150616 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURE USING AUTONOMOUS ADAPTIVE MACHINING - A method of removing features from a cast workpiece includes generating a nominal toolpath for machining the cast workpiece. The cast workpiece is mounted onto a platform of a computer numeric control machine. The cast workpiece is inspected with a probe to generate probe data. Features to be removed are identified based upon the probe data generated during the inspection. Any expected features of the cast workpiece that are missing from the cast workpiece are identified. A transformation matrix is applied to the nominal toolpath with a controller of the computer numeric control machine, wherein the transformation matrix is based upon the probe data. Alignment of the cast workpiece is adjusted relative to the computer numeric control machine based on the transformation matrix with the computer numeric control machine. Features are removed from the cast workpiece that were identified during inspection. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150617 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An industrial machinery includes: a drive mechanism driving a control target that moves work or a tool; a motor; a first sensor detecting a position of the control target; a second sensor detecting a position of the motor; a current controller controlling a supply current to the motor; a servo controller outputting a torque instruction to the current controller; and a numerical controller calculating a processing force of the control target to the work based on position information on the control target acquired from the first sensor, position information on the motor acquired from the second sensor, and the torque instruction, the numerical controller determining that the tool is in failure if an absolute value of a first component of the processing force becomes equal to or larger than a first threshold value while processing the work, the first component having a frequency lower than a predetermined frequency. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150618 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER, MACHINING ROUTE SETTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM RECORDING A PROGRAM - To smoothen a machining route more appropriately. A numerical controller of the present invention comprises: a machining program look-ahead unit that acquires a program for machining; a command route mathematization unit that expresses a machining route as a parametric line segment or curve on the basis of the program for the machining; and a smoothing processing unit that sets a range of smoothing for a target point of the smoothing along the parametric line segment or curve in an optional range from the target point, and performs the smoothing on the target point on the basis of the set range of the smoothing. The range of the smoothing set by the smoothing processing unit is a range in which a deviation between before the smoothing and after the smoothing on the target point is a set threshold or less. | 2020-05-14 |