23rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150153692 | IMAGE HEATING DEVICE - An image heating device includes, a moving member configured to move while contacting a recording material at one surface of the moving member, a backup member configured to contact the other surface of the moving member, a holding member configured to hold the backup member, a nip portion forming member contacting the one surface of the moving member, and configured to form a nip portion in corporation with the backup member via the moving member, and a high thermal conductive member held between the holding member and the backup member, wherein the recording material on which an image has been formed is heated by heat received from the moving member while being nipped and conveyed at the nip portion, and wherein the holding member includes a recessed portion configured not to apply pressure to the high thermal conductive member. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153693 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing portion for fixing an image on a recording material while feeding the recording material carrying the image; a guiding member, provided downstream of the fixing portion with respect to a feeding direction of the recording material, for guiding the recording material; and an openable member for opening and closing a main assembly of the image forming apparatus, wherein the guiding member move to narrow a feeding path of the recording material wherein the openable member is opened. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153694 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HOLDING TONE CORRECTION TABLE - An image forming apparatus includes: a correction unit configured to correct image data based on a correction condition; an image forming unit configured to form an image based on the image data corrected by the correction unit; a measurement unit configured to measure a measurement image formed by the image forming unit; an update unit configured to control the correction unit to correct measurement image data based on the correction condition, control the image forming unit to form the measurement image based on the corrected measurement image data, and update the correction condition based on a measurement result and reference data corresponding to the measurement image; and a control unit configured to control whether or not to convert a measuring result of a target measurement image by the measurement unit to target reference data corresponding to the target measurement image. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153695 | PRINT BOOST - A method of printing is provided comprising: assigning a first set of image performance parameters from a plurality of image performance parameters to an associated image job; communicating the initially assigned first set of image performance parameters of the associated image job to an image marking engine; determining a queue of other image jobs assigned to the image marking engine, wherein the other image jobs are queued before the associated image job; and, assigning a second set of image performance parameters to the associated image job. The second set of image performance parameters can alter the first set of image performance parameters. The altering of the first set of image performance parameters to the second set of image performance parameters reduces a print duration to complete printing of the associated image job. The altering can further include reordering the queue of print jobs. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153696 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an image forming apparatus in which a toner consumption coefficient is determined in accordance with a type of a job, and an amount of consumed toner is calculated based on the number of pages in the job and the determined toner consumption coefficient. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153697 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE FORMATION CONTROL METHOD - A memory section | 2015-06-04 |
20150153698 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming portion for forming an image on sheets; a stacking portion for stacking sheets on which the images are formed by the image forming portion; and a controller for integrating the number of sheets on which the images are formed. The controller integrates the number of sheets, from an initial value in one print job, on which the images are formed by the image forming portion and which are then stacked on the stacking portion, and stops an operation of the image forming portion when an integrated value reaches a predetermined number. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153699 | SHEET DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet is discharged from between a discharge roller and a feeding roller as pinched between the rotating discharge roller and feeding roller. In this arrangement, a guide is arranged from an upstream side to a downstream side in a sheet discharge direction. The guide is arranged to contact the discharge roller at a downstream position in the discharge direction from a position where the discharge roller contacts the feeding roller. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153700 | Image Forming Apparatus Having Panel Unit - An image forming apparatus which is provided with a casing, a panel unit provided with at least one of an operation unit acquiring an operation to control the image forming apparatus and a display unit, a discharge tray configured to receive a recording medium discharged from the casing. The casing has a first cover arranged above an image forming unit and constituted at least a part of an upper surface of the casing. The first cover includes a tray part which is at least a part of the discharge tray, a surrounding part configured to surround the tray part. The panel unit is arranged to be inserted in the surrounding part. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153701 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM AND DRUM DEVICE HAVING SAME - The invention relates to a transmission device for engagement with a photosensitive drum having a drum axis L, where a sleeve is coaxially coupled to the photosensitive drum. The transmission unit includes a shaft that is rotatable about the drum axis L relative to the sleeve and movable along the drum axis L relative to the sleeve and has a base at one end of the shaft; and at least two engagement blocks extending from two opposite sides of the base away from the drum axis L, where each engagement block is rotatable around a pivotal axis provided at the two opposite sides of the base, and the pivotal axis is perpendicular to the drum axis L. Accordingly, the transmission device can be connected with and separated from the drive member smoothly. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153702 | IMAGIMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus configured to operate in a first power state and in a second power state that consumes less power than the first power state. In a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, when a power-supply-off drive for switching a switch to an off side using a drive unit is executed and if it is detected that a power supply to the apparatus is not cut after executing of the power-supply-off drive, a control unit shifts a power state of the apparatus from the first power state to the second power state. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153703 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A control unit is provided which controls at least one of a first power supply unit (a secondary transfer power supply connected to a secondary transfer roller) and a second power supply unit (high-voltage power supplies connected to a conductive brush and a conductive roller) so that a current supplied to a primary transfer region from a beginning of primary transfer until a beginning of secondary transfer has a magnitude larger than a magnitude of a current supplied to the primary transfer region from a beginning of image formation until the beginning of the primary transfer. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153704 | LUBRICANT APPLICATION DEVICE, CLEANING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A lubricant application device includes: a lubricant supply unit; a roller-type rotatable lubricant application member that applies a lubricant agent to a lubricant-applied member, the lubricant agent being supplied from the lubricant supply unit; and a flicking member to be brought into contact with the lubricant application member in a position that is on the downstream side of the lubricant supply unit and is on the upstream side of the lubricant-applied member in the rotation direction of the lubricant application member, the flicking member being brought into contact with the lubricant application member so that the amount of the lubricant agent to be applied to either end portion of the lubricant-applied member becomes smaller than the amount of the lubricant agent to be applied to the middle portion of the lubricant-applied member in the axial direction of the lubricant application member. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153705 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body including positioning faces; a detachably attachable unit including receiving parts and contact parts; and a biasing member to press the receiving parts of the detachably attachable unit to the positioning faces disposed on the apparatus body. The biasing member is rotatably disposed to the apparatus body, contacts the contact parts disposed on the detachably attachable unit, presses the receiving parts against the positioning faces, and is elastically deformable in a direction separating from a rotary supporting point of the biasing member; and when the biasing member is rotated to a locked state from a release state, the biasing member is hooked to the contact parts, so that the receiving parts are pressed toward the positioning faces by the biasing member. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153706 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CARTRIDGE INCLUDING INFORMATION STORING ELEMENT, INFORMATION STORING ELEMENT EXCHANGING METHOD OF THE CARTRIDGE, THE CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A manufacturing method of a cartridge including an information storing element includes: a step of removing a first information storing element holding unit holding a first information storing element, from a frame including a positioning portion for positioning the first information storing element holding unit while leaving at least a part of the positioning portion, and of positioning a second information storing element holding unit including a second information storing element to a remaining portion of the positioning portion; and a step of connecting the second information storing element holding unit and the frame at the remaining portion. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153707 | Photosensitive Drum Cartridge Provided with Positioning Shaft - A photosensitive drum cartridge is configured to accommodate therein a developing cartridge having a developing roller and includes: a photosensitive drum; a drum frame; and a shaft. The photosensitive drum has an axis extending in an axial direction. The drum frame accommodates the photosensitive drum therein. The drum frame has a mounting portion configured to accommodate the developing cartridge therein. The shaft extends in the axial direction and includes a first abutment portion configured to be abutted on the developing cartridge when the developing cartridge is mounted in the mounting portion. The drum frame is formed with an exposure opening exposing the first abutment portion of the shaft. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153708 | PACKING MEMBER AND CARTRIDGE PACKED IN THE PACKING MEMBER - A packing member for packing a cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus is molded with a thin resin material plate and includes: (i) a frame portion including an opening as an entrance for the cartridge, a first recessed portion for accommodating the cartridge, and a first limiting portion for limiting a position of the cartridge with respect to a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the cartridge; and (ii) a cap portion for openably covering the opening. The cap portion includes a second limiting portion for limiting movement of the cartridge, positionally-limited by the first limiting portion, in a direction in which the cartridge is spaced from the first limiting portion. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153709 | CURRENT LEAKAGE CORRECTION IN HUMID ENVIRONMENTS - Apparatuses include a voltage divider that is connected to a current source, a humidity sensor within an internal humid location of an apparatus, and an amplifier connected to the voltage divider and the humidity sensor. The humidity sensor produces a current signal that increases with increases in the humidity level and the amplifier amplifies the signal produced by the humidity sensor to produce compensating output current. The amplifier provides amplification of the signal produced by the humidity sensor at a level that increases with increases of the primary output current. Thus, the amplifier provides the amplification of the signal produced by the humidity sensor at a level to make the compensating output current equal to the leakage current. This causes the electrical load element to receive the primary output current combined with the compensating output current as a power supply current that is unaffected by the leakage current. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153710 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming portion; a first housing; a fixing device; a second housing; a first opening of the first housing facing a space, a second opening of the second housing facing the space; a first air supply fan that supplies air from the outside, a first air discharge fan that discharges air from the inside, a second air supply fan that supplies air from the outside, and a second air discharge fan that discharges air from the inside. The first housing and the second housing communicate with the atmosphere through the first and second openings, respectively. When an air pressure of in the first opening of the first housing is P1 and an air pressure of in the second opening of the second housing is P2, a relation of P22015-06-04 | |
20150153711 | SPRUNG BALANCE FOR A TIMEPIECE - A timepiece assembly including a balance spring stud fixed to a plate, and a balance spring wound into coils between an inner end fixed to a collet and an outer end fixed to the balance spring stud. The balance spring stud and/or the collet includes a braking mechanism cooperating with a first coil during accelerations by contraction or expansion of the balance spring higher than set values, to modify a resulting rigidity of the balance spring when the first coil is locally coupled to the braking mechanism, arranged on a first inner lip and a second outer lip included in the balance spring stud and/or in the collet, which includes a first inner lip and a second outer lip each including the braking mechanism. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153712 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A TREND OVER A TIMING OPERATION AND ASSOCIATED TIMEPIECE - Portable timepiece including an hour hand and a minute hand for the current time display, rotating about a central wheel facing a bezel, and also a chronograph module, wherein the timepiece further includes a first analogue trend indicator relating to a measured time interval. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153713 | SERVO CONTROL SYSTEM FOR GRINDING INCLINED SURFACE - Servo control system includes a first repeat control unit for a first servo motor based on a reference angle and a first position error between a swing command and a position of the first servo motor, a multiplication unit which multiplies the swing command by a ratio according to a tilt angle of an inclined surface of a material to be ground to calculate a swing command after multiplication, and a second repeat control unit for a second servo motor based on a reference angle and second position error between the swing command after multiplication and a position of the second servo motor. The first and the second position error are respectively corrected, and driving of the first and the second servo motors are controlled based on the corrected first and second position error, thereby grinding the inclined surface of the material. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153714 | RENEWABLE ENERGY POWER GENERATION PREDICTION SYSTEM AND METHOD AND POWER ALLOCATION SYSTEM - A renewable energy power generation prediction system includes a measuring module and a control module. The measuring module is configured for measuring power generated by at least one renewable energy power generator and outputting a plurality of historical power values. The control module includes a computing unit and a machine-learning unit. The computing unit is configured for computing a plurality of historical power variations according to the historical power values. The machine-learning unit is configured for estimating a predicted power value according to the historical power variations. A renewable energy power generation prediction method and a power allocation system are disclosed herein as well. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153715 | RAPIDLY PROGRAMMABLE LOCATIONS IN SPACE - Aspects of the present disclosure relate to controlling the functions of various devices based on spatial relationships. In one example, a system may include a depth and visual camera and a computer (networked or local) for processing data from the camera. The computer may be connected (wired or wirelessly) to any number of devices that can be controlled by the system. A user may use a mobile device to define a location in space relative to the camera. The location in space may then be associated with a controlled device as well as one or more control commands. When the location in space is subsequently occupied, the one or more control commands may be used to control the controlled device. In this regard, a user may switch a device on or off, increase volume or speed, etc. simply by occupying the location in space. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153716 | DECISION SUPPORT CONTROL CENTERS - The disclosed subject matter relates to an integrated decision support “cockpit” or control center for displaying, analyzing, and/or responding to, various events and contingencies that can occur within an electrical grid. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153717 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION USING OBJECTS - A device, such as a HART multiplexer, may allow devices that communicate using the EtherNet/IP protocol or other protocols that support treating collections of data as objects to access one or more instruments. The devices may communicate with one or more object instances that each correspond to an instrument. These object instances may include data that corresponds to data that may be obtained from the underlying instrument. These object instances may be updated automatically, allowing requests for information in the object instances to be quickly fulfilled. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153718 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND MONITORING CONTROL METHOD - A transmission device includes a transmission processing circuitry configured to transmit and receive signals to and from another transmission device through a transmission path, a first memory, a first processor coupled to the first memory, configured to perform monitoring control of the transmission processing circuitry, a second memory, and a second processor coupled to the second memory, configured to perform monitoring control of the transmission processing circuitry on behalf of the first processor when a failure occurs in the first processor, wherein when a failure occurs in a monitoring control system that performs monitoring control of the other transmission device, the second processor performs monitoring control of the other transmission device by transmitting and receiving control signals to and from the other transmission device. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153719 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - A numerical control device that controls, in a machine tool, driving of a motor based on a machining program is provided. The numerical control device includes a position-command generating unit configured to generate a position command to the motor and a mark-command generating unit configured to generate a mark command for machining of a mark indicating that an abnormality occurs in the machining. The mark-command generating unit sequentially stores information concerning a moving route of the tool by the machining and generates, when an alarm is raised because the abnormality is detected, as the mark command, a moving command for moving the tool in a direction opposite to a direction during the machining while correcting a position of the tool in a tool axis direction with respect to a position during the machining, and the position-command generating unit generates the position command based on the mark command. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153720 | MEASURING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT OF AN OBJECT - Some embodiments described herein relate to a measuring system for automated measurement of an object and detection of differences between features of the object and CAD data of the object. The measuring system may include a measuring device having a distance meter for measuring a position of at least one remote target point, a local computer terminal that is connected to or part of the measuring system, an assigned memory unit for storing the data base comprising the CAD data and an assigned set of measurement software program for controlling the measuring system. In some embodiments, the stored CAD data of the object comprise typical dimensions and tolerances of the features of the object and the assigned set of measurement software programs for controlling the measuring system comprises an optimization algorithm for the measurement of each feature. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153721 | FABRICATION AND TRACKING - A method of fabrication for a component to be installed in a facility, the facility being represented by an electronic design model, the method including extracting, at a computing device and from the model, details of the component and controlling a plurality of stations with the computing device to fabricate and track the component. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153722 | ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATION OF A PRODUCTION REQUEST FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A PRODUCT ACCORDING TO A CUSTOMER REQUEST - A method produces a product that is executed by a manufacturing execution system. A product production rule is provided and contains a plurality of product segments defining all the resources required. A customer request is received and a production request for the execution of the production according to the customer request is created. The production request copies a workflow of abstracted resources representing the workflow of production steps. The production is executed by applying the production request and asynchronously to the creation of the production request adding the resource which replaces the abstracted resource related to the first production step from the production rule to the production request thereby only copying the actually used resource into the production request and executing the respective production step on that resource. The production of the product is executed repeatedly stepwise until all abstracted resources have been replaced in the workflow. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153723 | Method, system and computer readable medium for managing design updates in a manufacturing execution system - In a method and a system for managing product definition updates for controlling a manufacturing process via a MES system, design information entities each defining manufacturing specifications for a specific product and including sets of data concerning different manufacturing steps are downloaded to the MES system. At the first download, first and second MES information entities are created and stored. The first entities have associated second entities each including data for a manufacturing step and include links to the associated second entities. At each update of a design information entity, a differential package including the whole of the data for a set having undergone changes and for newly added sets, and an identification for unchanged sets, is downloaded. A new version of the second entities corresponding to sets having undergone changes and/or additional second entities corresponding to sets of data that have been added are created and stored. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153724 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSUMER HOME PROJECTS ORDERING AND FABRICATION - A method and structure for an integrated system for fabricating components for a customer's selected wood-based project, including at least one computer for providing an interface with a consumer to input inquiries and design choices directed to a project having at least one component to be machined in a tandem machine system in which a wood-based project component can be fabricated, regardless whether the component is based on dimensional stock or on sheet material stock. The customer interacts with either a database showing previously-designed projects for implementation using the tandem machine or a CAD (Computer Aided Design) module to develop a new project or a modification of a project in the database. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153725 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BATCH CONTROL PROCESSING - A system and method for batch control processing includes at least one controller having instructions and database. The database includes information relating to instruments, control modules, and equipment modules and the instructions pull information from the database to control the system and process, a manufacturing facility is provided that manipulates materials to form products. The facility includes a plurality of components that manipulate or measure the material and at least one controller having instructions and at least one database. The database includes information grouping the plurality of components into task oriented groups, referred to as equipment modules. When the facility requires the completion of tasks, the instructions in the controllers pull information from the database regarding which facility components are required to complete the particular task. For each new task request, the instructions pull information from the database regarding which facility components are required to complete the new task. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153726 | METHOD FOR INSPECTING A MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A method is provided for inspecting a plurality of parts with an electronic measurement device and a processing system. The method includes a step of creating surface geometry maps of the parts utilizing the electronic measurement device, where each part was manufactured utilizing the manufacturing device. Geometric part models of the parts are generated from the surface geometry maps. The part models can subsequently be analyzed to determine whether a manufacturing device that manufactured the plurality of parts manufactures parts that comply with a part design specification. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153727 | METHOD FOR MANAGING A MANUFACTURING PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CARBON FIBER PIECES - A method for managing a plurality of equipment pieces and operations within a factory for the manufacture of carbon fiber pieces, in order to increase production rate and reduce thereby manufacturing costs. In the method of the invention, collected production times are classified as added value production time or as wasted production time, and an efficiency parameter is calculated as a proportion between the sum of the added value production times, and a period of production time needed to complete said operation. Based on that efficiency parameter, causes for said wasted production times are identified and corrected. The invention provides a methodology for detecting and correcting causes which reduce production efficiency, in industries with low productivity cadence. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153728 | System and Method for Operating a Machine and Performing Quality Assurance - A method for operating a numerical control machine including generating monument point data having a plurality of reference points representing a plurality of monument points on a machine bed, generating part data having plurality of reference points representing a part with respect to the plurality of monument points, generating theoretical machined part data having a plurality of reference points representing a theoretical machined part, generating control data by integrating the part data and the theoretical machined part data, generating machine control data by integrating the control data and the monument point data, and executing the machine control data for controlling operation of a numerical control machine to form a machined part. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153729 | WORKPIECE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND WORKPIECE TRANSFER SYSTEM - A workpiece processing apparatus includes: a first rotational distance information storage unit that stores multiple pieces of first rotational distance information, each of which is information having, in association with each other, a rotational angle, and first distance information regarding a distance from a rotation center to an edge of a circular workpiece corresponding to the rotational angle, in a case where the workpiece is rotated; an acquiring unit that acquires information for positioning the workpiece, information for specifying an orientation of the workpiece, and information regarding a defective portion at the edge of the workpiece, using the multiple pieces of first rotational distance information stored in the first rotational distance information storage unit; and an output unit that outputs the information for positioning the workpiece, the information for specifying the orientation of the workpiece, and the information regarding the defective portion, which are acquired by the acquiring unit. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153730 | DISPLAY METHOD, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A display method of a manufacturing status to visualize a manufacturing status of products each manufactured through processing performed by a plurality of apparatuses included in a manufacturing line includes identifying, for each product to be manufactured in a certain manufacturing unit, a starting time or an ending time or both of the processing performed on the product by a first apparatus and a starting time or an ending time or both of the processing performed on the product by a second apparatus based on log information of the first apparatus and log information of the second apparatus, the first and the second apparatuses being included in the manufacturing line, the second apparatus performing the processing after the processing performed by the first apparatus, using a processor. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153731 | METHOD FOR REMOTE MONITORING, AND SYSTEM FOR SIGNAL CAPTURING AND REMOTE MONITORING - A method and an apparatus for remote monitoring. A signal capturing device running a Web operating system captures an audio signal and/or a video signal, and transmits the captured signal to a remote monitoring device via a communication link between the signal capturing device and the remote monitoring device. The remote monitoring device also supports the Web operating system to allow the communication link to be established using WebRTC technology. The audio and/or video unit of the signal capturing device is accessed through a MediaStream port. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153732 | QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of operating an assembly line for performing an assembly operation on an article. The method includes the steps of detecting an absence or presence of an abnormality in the article and classifying the abnormality as one of a plurality of types including a first type of abnormality and a second type of abnormality. Additionally, the method includes the step of determining that the article is eligible for the assembly operation if at least the abnormality is detected as present and the abnormality is the first type of abnormality. Moreover, the method includes the step of determining that the article is eligible for the assembly operation if at least the abnormality is detected as present, the abnormality is the second type of abnormality, and an override command is received. Furthermore, the method includes the step of providing an electronic output if the article is eligibility for assembly. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153733 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF VEHICLE - A control apparatus of a vehicle is provided. In the control apparatus, an unable-to-drive state of the driver of the vehicle is detected or determined. The unable-to-drive state is a state where the driver is unable to drive the vehicle. When the emergency that the driver has become the unable-to-drive state is detected or determined, the detection or determination result is notified to the outside. A leading vehicle which is adapted to leading the vehicle based on the notification, is recognized. Automatic follow-up running control is performed wherein the vehicle is made to automatically follow the leading vehicle. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153734 | CONTROL OF A PERSONAL TRANSPORTER BASED ON USER POSITION - An apparatus controller for prompting a rider to be positioned on a vehicle in such a manner as to reduce lateral instability due to lateral acceleration of the vehicle. The apparatus has an input for receiving specification from the rider of a desired direction of travel, and indicating means for reflecting to the rider a propitious instantaneous body orientation to enhance stability in the face of lateral acceleration. The indicating may include a handlebar that is pivotable with respect to the vehicle and that is driven in response to vehicle turning. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153735 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO TRAFFIC LATERALLY ENCROACHING UPON A VEHICLE - Systems and methods use cameras to provide autonomous navigation features. In one implementation, a method for navigating a user vehicle may include acquiring, using at least one image capture device, a plurality of images of an area in a vicinity of the user vehicle; determining from the plurality of images a first lane constraint on a first side of the user vehicle and a second lane constraint on a second side of the user vehicle opposite to the first side of the user vehicle; determining, based on the plurality of images, whether an encroaching vehicle is approaching from a side of the user vehicle; and causing the user vehicle to maintain a current velocity and to travel within the first and second lane constraints such that a first distance, on the side of the user vehicle that the encroaching vehicle is approaching from, is greater than a second distance. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153736 | METHOD OF MODIFYING A WORKSITE - A method is disclosed of modifying a worksite for calibrating a vehicle model used to autonomously control a first machine on the worksite. The method may include receiving a signal from the first machine indicative of an aspect of the vehicle model in need of calibration. The method may also include determining, in response to receipt of the signal, that the worksite includes a calibration site having a characteristic corresponding to the aspect of the vehicle model, and that calibrating the aspect of the vehicle model requires modifying the characteristic of the calibration site. The method may further include modifying the characteristic of the calibration site with a second machine at the worksite, and directing the first machine to the modified calibration site for autonomous calibration of the aspect of the vehicle model. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153737 | VEHICLE RUNNING ASSIST APPARATUS - A collision avoidance ECU sets a target relative deceleration to a first target value when a brake control starting condition is satisfied, and carries out a first brake control for bringing a relative deceleration closer to the target relative deceleration. When a reference relative deceleration with reference to the relative deceleration at a first point in time has reached a specified relative deceleration, the collision avoidance ECU determines a greater value for a second target value when the amount of change in deceleration, which is the amount of change in the reference relative deceleration at the point in time, is small than when the amount of change in deceleration is large. The collision avoidance ECU then sets the target relative deceleration to the second target value, and carries out a second brake control for bringing the relative deceleration closer to the target relative deceleration. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153738 | ROBOTIC LEADER-FOLLOWER NAVIGATION AND FLEET MANAGEMENT CONTROL METHOD - The robotic leader-follower navigation and fleet management control method implements SLAM in a group leader of a nonholonomic group of autonomous robots, while, at the same time, executing a potential field control strategy in follower members of the group. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153739 | CONTROL OF A PERSONAL TRANSPORTER BASED ON USER POSITION - An apparatus controller for prompting a rider to be positioned on a vehicle in such a manner as to reduce lateral instability due to lateral acceleration of the vehicle. The apparatus has an input for receiving specification from the rider of a desired direction of travel, and indicating means for reflecting to the rider a propitious instantaneous body orientation to enhance stability in the face of lateral acceleration. The indicating may include a handlebar that is pivotable with respect to the vehicle and that is driven in response to vehicle turning. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153740 | SAFE EMERGENCY LANDING OF A UAV - Method for autonomous safe emergency landing of a powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the event of an engine failure. A landing approach trajectory is generated, including a downwind leg, initiating at an initiation point of the trajectory, an upwind leg, terminating at a selected touchdown point, and a U-turn leg, joining between the downwind leg and the upwind leg. The UAV is directed to the initiation point to follow the downwind leg. A glide ratio of the UAV is repeatedly determined based on current flight conditions. A current turning point is repeatedly determined along the downwind leg based on the determined glide ratio, the U-turn leg initiating at the current turning point. When the UAV arrives at the current turning point, the UAV is directed to follow the U-turn leg and the upwind leg, for landing the UAV at the selected touchdown point. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153741 | Tethered Vehicle Control and Tracking System - A kite system includes a kite and a ground station. The ground station includes a sensor that can be utilized to determine an angular position and velocity of the kite relative to the ground station. A controller utilizes a fuzzy logic control system to autonomously fly the kite. The system may include a ground station having powered winding units that generate power as the lines to the kite are unreeled. The control system may be configured to fly the kite in a crosswind trajectory to increase line tension for power generation. The sensors for determining the position of the kite are preferably ground-based. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153742 | System for Compensating Dynamic and Thermal Deformity Errors of Linear Motion Single-Plane Gantry Stage in Real Time, Stage Apparatus, Manufacturing Thereof, and Measuring and Inspection Equipment - In a system for compensating dynamic and thermal deformity errors of a linear motion single-plane gantry stage in real time, a stage apparatus using the system, and manufacturing, measuring, and inspecting apparatuses using the system, the system includes: a first two-dimensional position measuring unit arranged in each of two linear edge beams respectively positioned in both sides of the linear motion single-plane gantry stage for measuring the position of an X-axially movable gantry beam to provide a feedback of an X-axial motion thereof; a second two-dimensional position measuring unit for measuring the position of a Y-axially movable slider movable on the X-axially movable gantry beam to provide a feedback of a Y-axial motion thereof; a thermal fixing point provided as a thermal reference for measuring a thermal expansion of the X-axially movable gantry beam; and a compensation control unit for controlling an error motion of the linear motion single-plane gantry stage in real time by measuring dynamic and thermal deformity errors based on the data received from the first and the second two-dimensional position measuring unit | 2015-06-04 |
20150153743 | MONITORING PIPELINE INTEGRITY - A method of detecting and responding to a threat condition includes receiving, at a sensing module, an input acquired in proximity to a pipeline of a fluid distribution system, the input including data associated with a vibration measurement of the pipeline acquired by a sensor exterior of the pipeline. The method also includes determining whether the input indicates a threat condition by comparing the data to a previously recorded baseline vibration measurement. The method further includes automatically closing a first fluid transmission valve in response to a determined threat condition, thereby restricting flow of fluid through the pipeline in a vicinity of the first fluid transmission valve, and wirelessly transmitting a message for receipt by a control module that is remote from the sensing module, the message including indications of the determined threat condition, the first fluid transmission valve, and an identifier associated with the sensing module. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153744 | CONTROLLER FOR A FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A controller for use with a fluid distribution system and method of operation thereof is provided. The controller comprises a touch screen, a processing unit, and an output interface. The processing unit is in communication with the touch screen. The output interface is in communication with the processing unit and the fluid distribution system. In response to a touch input from a user, the processing unit accesses at least one valve profile and adjusts a state of operation of the fluid distribution system through the output interface. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153745 | LIQUID TRANSPORT APPARATUS - The A liquid transport apparatus includes: a U-shaped vessel for storing the liquid; an inverse conically shaped body which is hollow and has an opening part of an upper end and an opening part of a lower end; and a rotating disk driving motor part for rotating the inverse conically shaped body on an axis extending along a substantially vertical direction. The opening part of the lower end of the inverse conically shaped body is immersed in the liquid stored in the U-shaped vessel. In the liquid transport apparatus, an overflow opening part for keeping constant a distance between the opening part of the lower end of the inverse conically shaped body and a surface of the liquid stored in the U-shaped vessel is formed. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153746 | LIQUID DISTRIBUTION DEVICE - The present invention is capable of precisely controlling a supply ratio of liquid and continuously supplying liquid at a constant rate by using partition plates for controlling the amount of liquid distribution. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153747 | TORQUE CONTROL DEVICE - For a torque control device that drives a torque control shaft in synchronism with a main control shaft while applying, through the torque control shaft, a predetermined pushing force to a workpiece driven by the main control shaft, a torque control device is obtained which can prevent a positional deviation from being generated even when the main control shaft is moved. The maximum and minimum values of the mechanical parameter representing the mechanical property of the driver driven by the torque control shaft are stored, and either the maximum or minimum mechanical parameter value stored in a memory means is selected according to the main control shaft's driving state, whereby drive torque necessary for following up the main control shaft's driving can be calculated so as to cause the pushing force to be augmented. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153748 | VEHICLE BODY VIBRATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a vehicle body vibration control device ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150153749 | METHOD FOR MONITORING AN ON-LOAD TAP CHANGER - The invention relates to a method for monitoring an on-load tap changer according to the known “windowing technique,” wherein for synchronization, the current (I) on the diverter switch is continuously detected, the effective value (Ieff) is calculated, which in turn is differentiated. The corresponding point in time, at which the maximum or minimum of the differentiated value occurs, is evaluated to be the moment for the diverter switch leap (tLU), and produces the synchronization impulse. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153750 | SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM FOR TUNING SKEW OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP - A semiconductor system includes a master chip and a plurality of slave chips. The master chip controls internal voltage levels of the respective slave chips based on signals outputted from the plurality of slave chips such that, by referring to any one slave chip of the plurality of slave chips, internal voltage levels of remaining slave chips are controlled. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153751 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT EMPLOYING THE SAME - A power supply circuit converts an input electric power into a target voltage and outputs the target voltage is equipped with a power semiconductor element that is connected between an input and an output, a drive circuit that adjusts operation of the power semiconductor element on the basis of a result of a comparison between an output voltage of the power supply circuit and a threshold voltage based on a first reference voltage, and a first monitoring circuit that compares the output voltage with a normal range based on a second reference voltage and outputs a first signal when the output voltage is deviant from the normal range. In addition, the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage are generated in different reference voltage generation circuits. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153752 | INTEGRATED REGULATOR, IN PARTICULAR A VOLTAGE REGULATOR, AND A CONTROL UNIT FOR OCCUPANT PROTECTION MEANS - An integrated regulator is described, in particular a voltage regulator for occupant protection means in a vehicle, including a regulating element, which converts an input signal into an output signal having a predefined value, and a trigger circuit, which activates the regulating element to generate the output signal having the predefined value. A configuration circuit is provided, which receives and evaluates at least one configuration signal and deactivates the regulating element as a function of the evaluation. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153753 | Device for Generating an Adjustable Bandgap Reference Voltage with Large Power Supply Rejection Rate - An adjustable bandgap reference voltage includes a first circuit for generating IPTAT, a second circuit for generating ICTAT, and an output module configured to generate the reference voltage. The first circuit includes a first amplifier connected to terminals of a core for equalizing voltages across the terminals, where the first amplifier has a first stage that is biased by the current inversely proportional to absolute temperature and is arranged according to a folded setup with first PMOS transistors arranged according to a common-gate setup. The first circuit also includes a feedback stage with an input connected to the first amplifier output. The feedback stage output is connected to the first stage input and to a terminal of the core. The second circuit includes a follower amplifier connected to a terminal of the core and separated from the first amplifier and the output module is connected to the feedback stage. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153754 | POWER CONTROL - As may be implemented in accordance with one or more embodiments, an event manager provides control of a battery-powered internal power supply. The power supply has a control port that receives a control signal for activating and deactivating the internal power supply, and one or more output ports for providing a power signal. The event manager includes a plurality of system-event circuits that detect activity signals corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of system events. An event validation circuit, which is powered by the power signal, provides a validation signal that is based upon an activity signal detected by the event manager circuit and that indicates that the internal power supply should provide the power signal in a non-sleep power-operation mode. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153755 | Method and System for Rating Building Energy Performance - A method of predicting energy usage having the steps of providing a computer, providing a temperature database, providing a building asset rating database, receiving inputs from a user having a floor area measure of a building, an energy usage measurement, an energy usage start date, an energy usage end date, and a geographic location identifier, determining an estimated energy rating as a function of said inputs, said temperature database, and said building asset rating database, and providing said estimated energy rating to said user. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153756 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSERVING ENERGY RESOURCES THROUGH STORAGE AND DELIVERY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY - A system for encouraging the use of renewable energy sources and suitable for the conservation of energy resources through the efficient management of energy storage and delivery includes connections to a power source, an energy storage subsystem, and a power grid. The system includes a power routing subsystem coupled to the source and grid, and adapted to operate in a bypass mode, in which energy is transferred from the source to the grid. The system includes a conversion subsystem coupled to the routing and storage subsystems, and switchable in substantially real-time between a storage mode, in which energy is transferred from the routing to the storage subsystem, and a generation mode, in which energy is transferred from the storage to the routing subsystem for delivery to the grid. The system also includes a controller for directing the modes based at least in part on a market factor. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153757 | Microgrid Model Based Automated Real Time Simulation for Market Based Electric Power System Optimization - Systems and methods for optimizing energy consumption in multi-energy sources sites are provided. These techniques include developing a real-time model and a virtual model of the electrical system of a multi-energy source site, such as a microgrid. The real-time model represents a current state of the electrical system can be developed by collecting data from sensors interfaced with the various components of the electrical system. The virtual model of the electrical system mirrors the real-time model of the electrical system and can be used to generate predictions regarding the performance, availability, and reliability of cost and reliability of various distributed energy sources and to predict the price of acquiring energy from these sources. The virtual model can be used to test “what if” scenarios, such as routine maintenance, system changes, and unplanned events that impact the utilization and capacity of the microgrid. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153758 | LEAKAGE-CURRENT START-UP REFERENCE CIRCUIT - A leakage-current start-up reference circuit is provided which includes a reference circuit unit, a trigger unit, a leakage-current generator and a disable control unit. The trigger unit includes a first transistor. The drain terminal of the trigger unit is connected to a start-up terminal of the reference circuit unit. The leakage-current generator includes a second transistor which is a gate-drain-tied transistor. The disable control unit includes a third transistor. The gate terminal of the disable control unit is connected to a control terminal of the reference circuit unit. The drain terminal of the leakage-current generator, the gate terminal of the trigger unit and the drain terminal of the disable control unit are joined at a node. The reference circuit unit is started up by the trigger unit to generate a reference current. A leakage-current start-up reference circuit having a current mirror is also provided. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153759 | Sliding rod structure - A sliding rod structure is provided with a rod and a sheath. The rod includes an end body and a threaded portion formed separately at both ends of the rod. The sheath has a receiving space and bearings are installed separately in the inner sides of both ends of the sheath so that the sheath can be placed over the rod and is slidably on the rod. The sliding rod structure is applicable to the brakes or the clutch of a motorcycle. The sheath is still slidably free while being placed over the rod. Friction generated when the sheath is pressed can be reduced. At the same time, discomfort to hands caused by the friction generated between the rod and the sheath while being pressed can be avoided. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153760 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING EFFORT OF CLUTCH PEDAL FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus for reducing a clutch pedal effort for a vehicle may include a pedal arm lever provided at an upper portion of a pedal arm and protruding forward, a torsion lever, one end of which is installed to be rotatable with respect to a pedal member and positioned at a front side of the pedal arm lever, and a back force link that is rotatably installed in the pedal member between the pedal arm lever and the torsion lever so that one end is connected to the pedal arm lever and the other end contacts the torsion lever, and that decreases the effort by generating turnover force when the pedal arm rotates forward and increases return force when the pedal arm rotates backward. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153761 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING CLUTCH PEDAL EFFORT - An apparatus for reducing clutch pedal effort may include a spring bracket coupled with a hinge pipe, a switching lever rotatably coupled with the hinge pipe so as to come into contact with a pedal arm during a rotation of the switching lever, thus intensifying a forward rotation of the pedal arm, and a reaction providing unit combined with a pedal member and the switching lever at opposite ends. The reaction providing unit may be operated in such a way that, when the switching lever is not rotated, the reaction providing unit sets an initial position of the switching lever by restricting a movement of the switching lever using accumulated elasticity, and when the switching lever is rotated, the reaction providing unit provides a reaction force to the pedal arm so as to cause the switching lever to come into contact with the pedal arm. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153762 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING EFFORT OF CLUTCH PEDAL FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus for reducing an effort of a clutch pedal for a vehicle may include a hinge pipe provided in an upper portion of a pedal arm so that a pedal hinge penetrates the hinge pipe and having a plurality of pipe protrusions which protrude in a radial direction along a circumferential direction of the hinge pipe on an outer peripheral surface of the hinge pipe, a spring housing fixedly installed on an inside of a pedal member facing the hinge pipe, and a leaf spring positioned in an inner space of the spring housing and fixedly installed in the spring housing to be flexibly bent and having a curve portion contacting one or each of the pipe protrusions. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153763 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLY AND INTERFACE FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A display ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150153764 | Touch Screen Panel and Touch Screen Assembly Including the Same - The present invention relates to a touch screen panel and a touch screen assembly including the touch screen panel, the touch screen panel including a substrate; a transparent electrode layer formed on the substrate and defined by a touch area; a plurality of conductive wires electrically connected to the transparent electrode layer; and an insulation film stacked on an upper surface of the transparent electrode layer, wherein each of the plurality of conductive wires is electrically connected to a conductive line inside the insulation film, and the conductive line is extended to an outside of the insulation film and exposed therefrom, whereby a PCB and conductive wires can be improved in electrical reliability. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153765 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH CLIPS - A portable electronic device may have a clip. The clip may be mounted to a housing using hinge structures. The hinge structures may bias the clip towards a closed position. The clip may be opened to attach the portable electronic device to an object. When in the closed position, the clip may lie flush with the exterior of the device housing. Clip biasing may be provided using a torsion spring, a coil spring, a ribbon spring, a clip with built-in biasing, a tension spring, or a compression spring. A coupling mechanism may be used to attach the clip to the housing. The coupling mechanism may include a ratcheting rotatable mechanism, a fixed attachment structure, a flexible attachment structure, a removable structure, or a structure that includes a spring bias adjustment mechanism. The device may have a button with a touch sensor array. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153766 | CAMERA SUPPORTING REMOVABLE STORAGE DIVIDED INTO MULTIPLE PARTITIONS - A camera that supports removable storage divided into multiple partitions is configured to write files to removable storage that is formatted into journaled and non-journaled partitions. The journaled partition uses a journaling file system and the non-journaled partition uses a non-journaling file system that is supported natively by an operating system, such as the operating system of a desktop computer. The non-journaled partition has stored on it computer program code executable by a processor to use the operating system to access files stored on the journaled partition. The camera may also be configured to partition the removable storage into the journaled and non-journaled partitions. The camera writes data to the journaled partition. This permits the processor to access the files stored on the journaled partition by the camera even if the operating system does not natively support the journaled partition. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153767 | DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present technology is to provide a display device that includes an input device capable of being easily incorporated into the display device as a capacitance coupling type input device. The display device is provided with an input device having a plurality of driving electrodes | 2015-06-04 |
20150153768 | ACCESSORY, ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY AND CONTROLLING METHOD - An accessory suitable for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a display area. The accessory includes a coupling portion and a cover portion. The coupling portion is suitable to be coupled to the electronic device. The cover portion is connected to the coupling portion and is suitable for covering the display area of the electronic device. The cover portion has a plurality of light-transmitting areas, and the light-transmitting areas are arranged on the display area in an array. An image generated by the display area is projected out of the cover portion through the light-transmitting areas. Moreover, an electronic assembly containing the electronic device and the accessory is also provided. Furthermore, a controlling method is also provided for controlling the electronic assembly. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153769 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING AND ASSEMBLY METHOD - An electronic device includes at least one electronic component. The electronic device also includes a first housing of a single piece of metal. The first housing defines a length, a width, and a height that is less than both the length and the width. The housing has at least five side walls defining an internal cavity and an open end to the cavity that spans the width and height of the first housing. The electronic component is contained within the cavity. A cover is removably affixed over the open end of the housing so as to contribute to a retaining force applied on the electronic component therein. The first housing can be a base housing for a portable computer, and the cover can be a first portion of a hinge assembly. The electronic device can further include a display assembly operatively connected to the base housing by the hinge assembly. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153770 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes an input module, a connection assembly and a display module. The input module has a recess structure. The connection assembly includes a link member and a support plate. The link member has a first end and a second end, and the first end is pivotally disposed on one side of the input module. The support plate has a first edge and a second edge, and the first edge is pivotally disposed on the second end. The display module is pivotally disposed on the second edge. The recess structure is configured for accommodating the support plate. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153771 | TABLET PC EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT - A tablet PC external equipment includes a machine body and a slider. The machine body has a first convex portion, a trigger button, and a pair of ports. The first convex portion, the trigger button, and the ports are located on a side-top of the machine body. The trigger button is connected with the machine body by a resilient member. The trigger button has a stopper at the bottom thereof. The slider is connected with the machine body slidably. The slider has a flexible second convex portion, a pair of snaps, a strutting sheet, an operating button, a spring, a first notch, and a second notch. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153772 | HAND-HELD COMPUTER APPARATUS AND ACCESSORY DOCKING THEREOF - A hand-held computer apparatus includes a tablet having a first connecter and an accessory docking having a second connecter for connecting to the first connecter. The second connecter has a symmetric structure, which allows the first connecter to be plugged to the second connecter in a first or a second direction. The first direction and the second direction are opposite to each other at an angle of 180 degrees. When the tablet is in a first status, in which the tablet is plugged to the accessory docking in the first direction, the tablet enters a notebook mode. When the tablet is in a second status, in which the tablet is plugged to the accessory docking in the second direction, the tablet enters a tablet mode. When the tablet is in a third status, in which the tablet is unplugged from the accessory docking, the tablet enters a regular mode. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153773 | DOCKING STATION - A docking station that includes a first casing, a second casing, and a signal transmitting/receiving unit is provided. The first casing has a first antenna. The second casing is connected to the first casing and has a cavity, and the cavity is adapted to hold an electronic device. The signal transmitting/receiving unit is disposed at a bottom of the cavity and electrically connected to the first antenna. When the electronic device is held in the cavity, the electronic device receives and transmits wireless signals by the first antenna through the signal transmitting/receiving unit. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153774 | MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED INPUT DEVICE - A handheld computer is disclosed. The handheld computer is configured with a housing, a display supported in the housing, and computing electronics supported in the housing and configured to communicate with the display. The handheld computer disclosed also includes an integrated input device configured to provide input to the handheld computer. The input device provides different input signals to the computing electronics dependent upon a directional movement provided by a user. The input device is configured to communicate more than four distinct directional movements from a user to the computing electronics. Further, the handheld computer disclosed may include a joystick coupler which is integrated into a joypad. The joypad coupler is configured to receive at least a portion of the stylus which is configured to act as a joystick. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153775 | SCREEN PROTECTION DEVICE FOR PROTECTING DISPLAY SCREEN OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A screen protection device for protecting a display screen of an electronic apparatus includes: a tempered glass sheet, a mask layer, an adhesive layer, and a two-part Epoxy glue layer. The mask layer is positioned on the tempered glass sheet and defines a transparent region for the screen protection device. The adhesive layer is positioned on at least a portion of the mask layer and surrounds the transparent region, and is utilized for detachably attaching to a target region on a surface of the hand-held electronic apparatus. The two-part Epoxy glue layer is positioned on the tempered glass sheet and covers the transparent region. When the adhesive layer is attached to the target region, the two-part Epoxy glue layer is positioned between the tempered glass sheet and the display screen, directly contacts with the display screen, and detachably attaches to the display screen. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153776 | SCREEN PROTECTION DEVICE FOR PROTECTING DISPLAY SCREEN OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A screen protection device for protecting a display screen of an electronic apparatus includes: a tempered glass sheet, a mask layer, an optical clear adhesive layer, and an adhesive layer. The mask layer is positioned on the tempered glass sheet and defines a transparent region for the screen protection device. The optical clear adhesive layer is positioned on the tempered glass sheet and covers the transparent region, but does not cover the mask layer. The adhesive layer is positioned on the mask layer and the optical clear adhesive layer, and is utilized for detachably attaching to the display screen of the electronic apparatus. A thickness of the optical clear adhesive layer is at least 80% of a thickness of the mask layer. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153777 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH BOTH INFLEXIBLE DISPLAY SCREEN AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAY SCREEN - Systems and methods for providing a user interface by using a flexible display screen as well as an inflexible display screen. The dual display screens are installed on the same electronic device and may be used to display information simultaneously or alternatively. The flexible display screen can display information in an expanded position and is substantially compacted in size in a retracted position. In response to a user request, the flexible display screen can automatically wind around a rotatable axial connector. The inflexible touchscreen may serve to receive user input with respect to the content displayed on the flexible display screen. An instant size of the flexible display screen can be detected by a sensor and used to adapt a format of the content displayed on the flexible display screen. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153778 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD OF THE SAME - A flexible display device includes a flexible display panel, a first sensor, a second sensor, and at least one control unit. The flexible display panel is bendable about an axis that divides the flexible display panel into a first portion and a second portion. The first sensor is configured to sense first spatial information of the first portion. The second sensor is configured to sense second spatial information of the second portion. The at least one control unit is configured to: determine bending information of the flexible display unit based on the first spatial information and the second spatial information; select an application according to the bending information; process image information through the application to generate image data; and drive the flexible display panel with the image data. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153779 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH SENSOR - A flexible display device including a touch sensor is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a flexible substrate, a light emission layer formed over the flexible substrate, and an encapsulation layer formed over the light emission layer and comprising a plurality of encapsulating thin films and a touch detecting layer configured to detect a touch input. The encapsulating thin films include at least one inorganic film and at least one organic film and the touch detecting layer is interposed between a selected one of the at least one inorganic film and a selected one of the at least one organic film that are adjacent to each other. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153780 | FOLDABLE DEVICE - An apparatus including: housing parts foldably connected to each other, the housing parts being configured to be movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration; a display assembly pivotably connected to the housing parts, wherein the display assembly comprises a flexible display part; the flexible display part is configured to bend in response to a closing movement of the housing parts; and the display assembly is configured to be retracted inside a space defined by the housing parts in response to a closing movement of the housing parts. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153781 | Touch Control Display Device - A touch control display device includes a back cover, a front cover, a touch panel, a display panel, and a composite adhesive layer. The back cover has a frame and an accommodating space. The front cover has an opening. The front cover is aligned with and attached to the frame of the back cover. The touch panel is fixed on an outer edge of the front cover and is aligned with the opening of the front cover. The display panel is disposed in the accommodating space of the back cover and aligned with the opening. The composite adhesive layer surrounds the inner edge of the front cover and is aligned with an edge portion of the display panel. The composite adhesive layer is attached on the edge portion of the display panel to fix the front cover on the display panel tightly. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153782 | DISPLAY DEVICE, PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A display device includes a display, a receiving member, and a buffer member. The receiving member includes a peripheral wall. The buffer member is attached to the receiving member. The display is received in an interior of the peripheral wall of the receiving member and the buffer member is positioned at an exterior of the peripheral wall of the receiving member. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153783 | MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT UNIT - A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153784 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing with at least one opening, a connector in the housing, a unit in the housing and connected to the connector by one end and a flexible support integrated with the housing and projecting in the opening, configured to support an other end of the unit. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153785 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SUPPORTING MECHANISM - An electronic device includes first and second bodies pivoted to each other and a supporting mechanism. The supporting mechanism includes a position-limiting component slidably disposed on the first body, a pushing component slidably disposed on the first body and a supporting component pivoted on the first body. When the second body is closed to the first body and presses the position-limiting component downward, the pushing component is limited at a first position by the position-limiting component to be away from the supporting component and the supporting component is retracted to the first body. When the second body is expanded from the first body, the position-limiting component is adapted to move upward to release the pushing component and the pushing component is adapted to move to a second position to push the supporting component, such that the supporting component is expanded from the first body and supports the second body. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153786 | MULTIPLE MODE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A multiple mode display apparatus and methods of use. An apparatus includes a display surface with a first and a second display area. A housing pivotally attached with the display proximate a first edge of the housing is displaceable from a coplanar position with the surface of the display device to a position wherein an angle of at least 90 degrees between the surface of the display and the housing is formed along said first edge. In the first position, the first display area is visible and activated to receive user input or to display output. The second display area is covered by the housing and placed in a mode of reduced power consumption. In the second position, the second display area is visible and activated to display output. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153787 | DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH A FLEXIBLE DISPLAY - A display system includes a continuous flexible display, two book halves, two main display supports, and a movement synchronizing coupling. The two book halves is connected to each other via a hinge mechanism. The hinge mechanism has two hinges, and each hinge is rotatable about respective axis. Each of the two main display supports connects to one of the two book halves and is configured to support the flexible display. The coupling is connected to the two main display supports and rotating about a rotation axis that is parallel to the axis of hinge to enable a synchronized movement of the two main display supports. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153788 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a hinge configured to connect the first housing and the second housing and including a pipe, and a cable. The cable includes a first portion outside the pipe and a second portion inside the pipe, thicker than the first portion and in contact with an inner surface of the pipe. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153789 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - A mounting device comprises two sidewalls, a connecting portion defining a receiving slot, a fixing member, and a latching member slidably received in the receiving slot. A blocking piece and a connecting wall are connected between a top wall and a bottom wall of the receiving slot. A first end of the fixing member forming two projections is pivotably connected to the first end of the connecting portion. The projections are received in the receiving slot. A tab extends from a second end of the fixing member. The latching member comprises a plate blocked by the blocking piece, and an extension piece blocked by the connecting wall. The fixing member is pivoted toward the latching member to allow the projections to extend out of the receiving slot. The latching member is slid toward the fixing member to block the tab. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153790 | DATA-STORAGE DEVICE MOUNTING APPARATUS - A data-storage device mounting apparatus includes an enclosure and one or more elastic members. The enclosure includes a shell and a cover. The elastic member includes a mounting portion mounted on the cover, a deformable portion, and an engaging portion. The mounting portion is attached to a first end of the deformable portion and the engaging portion attached to a second end of the deformable portion. The first deformable portion end is opposite the second deformable portion. The shell defines an opening, a cavity, and an engaging hole. The engaging portion engages with the engaging hole when the cover is engaged with the shell to substantially cover the shell opening. The engaging portion may be disengaged from the engaging hole allowing the cover to be disengaged from the shell. The data-storage device is positioned within the cavity when the cover is engaged with the shell. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153791 | PROTECTIVE CASE FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A protective case for electronic equipment contains a body, a plurality of protecting ribs and plural retaining portions. Among the body, the plurality of protecting ribs, and the plural retaining portions is defined an accommodating space. The body includes a fixing block having a free end extending out of the body, the fixing block has a first hole corresponding to a second hole of the body, such that the electronic equipment is mounted in the accommodating space so that the plural retaining portions retain with the peripheral side of the electronic equipment, and the fixing block is slid, the locking portion retain with the peripheral side of the electronic equipment, the first hole aligns with the second hole, and a fastening protrusion of a lock is inserted into the second hole and the first hole, hence the electronic equipment is locked by the plural retaining portions and the locking portion. | 2015-06-04 |