26th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210200033 | BACKLIGHT MODULE, DISPLAY MODULE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A backlight module ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210200034 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210200035 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided, including a frame, a working panel, and a spacer. The frame includes a side wall. The working panel is disposed on the frame. The spacer is disposed between the frame and the working panel. At least a portion of the working panel and at least a portion of the spacer are in direct contact with an adhesive. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200036 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided, including a frame, a backlight module, a working panel, and a tape. The frame includes a side wall and a back plate. The side wall includes an outer surface. The extension direction of the back plate is different from the extension direction of the side wall. The backlight module is disposed on the back plate. The working panel and the back plate are disposed on the opposite sides of the backlight module. The tape is in contact with at least a portion of the outer surface and the working panel. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200037 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A surface light source device includes a housing; one or more substrates disposed in the housing, each of the one or more substrates having a substantially rectangular shape; a plurality of light-emitting devices disposed on the one or more substrates; and a light diffusion plate disposed over the plurality of light-emitting devices. Each of the light-emitting devices includes a light-emitting element and a light flux controlling member. The plurality of light-emitting devices is disposed on two or more first virtual lines that are parallel to each other and are parallel to one side of each of the one or more substrates. A light-emitting surface of the light-emitting element has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. Of angles between each side of the light-emitting surface of the light-emitting element and each of the two or more first virtual lines, a smallest angle is 25 degrees to 45 degrees. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200038 | DISPLAY PANEL AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A display panel and a fabricating method thereof are provided. The fabricating method of the display panel has steps of: providing a substrate; forming a light conversion layer on the substrate, wherein material of the light conversion layer has a perovskite structural material with a chemical formula of ABX | 2021-07-01 |
20210200039 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RETARDATION PLATE, AND WIRE GRID POLARIZING PLATE - A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal panel includes irradiating a film of a photo-alignment film material formed on a surface of a substrate with light emitted from a light source and polarized by polarizers, the polarized light irradiation being performed while the substrate and/or the light source is moved, each of the polarizers including a polarized light transmissive region and a light-shielding region that surrounds the polarized light transmissive region, the polarized light transmissive region including end portions where the width of the polarized light transmissive region in a Y direction decreases toward the ends in an X direction, the polarizers being coupled with each other such that at least one end portion of each polarized light transmissive region is superimposed on an end portion of an adjacent polarized light transmissive region as viewed in the Y direction, wherein the X direction and the Y direction are perpendicular to each other in a plane parallel to the main surfaces of the polarizers, and the Y direction is a moving direction of the substrate relative to the light source. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200040 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to the field of display technologies, and specifically discloses a liquid crystal display panel, a driving method therefor and a display device. Specifically, the liquid crystal display panel comprises: a first substrate and a second substrate arranged oppositely, as well as a plurality of liquid crystal diffraction units arranged in a same layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each liquid crystal diffraction unit comprises: a first electrode, a second electrode comprising at least one strip sub-electrode, as well as liquid crystal sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode. Furthermore, each liquid crystal diffraction unit is configured to change a deflection direction of light passing through each liquid crystal diffraction unit when voltages are applied to the first electrode and the strip sub-electrodes. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200041 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LIGHT DEFLECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL LIGHT DEFLECTION APPARATUS - A liquid crystal light deflection apparatus includes a first substrate including a first electrode, a second substrate including a second electrode, and liquid crystals sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. A high-resistivity layer is provided on at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode. The high-resistivity layer is covered sequentially by a first barrier layer formed from metal oxide and a second barrier layer formed from metal nitride or metal carbide. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200042 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE - The invention provides an array substrate, which comprises: a substrate including a display area and a wiring area, wherein the display area includes a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines; a plurality of pixel units disposed at intersections of the scan lines and the data lines; and an electrostatic discharge protection circuit, coupled to the scan lines. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200043 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed is a liquid crystal display apparatus in which a low-resistance alignment film and a low-resistance liquid crystal layer are provided only in red (R) and green (G) pixel areas so as to prevent bright pixel defects caused by occurrence of data coupling (DC). The liquid crystal display apparatus includes gate lines and data lines arranged on a first substrate so as to define red (R), green (G) and blue (B) pixel areas, thin film transistors provided at intersections between the gate lines and the data lines, a first alignment film provided on the first substrate, a second substrate arranged with a uniform gap with the first substrate, red, green and blue color filter layers provided on the second substrate, and a second alignment film provided on the second substrate, wherein the first alignment film provided on the red and green color filter layers is a low-resistance alignment film. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200044 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first liquid crystal panel configured to display an image to be seen by the observer, and a second liquid crystal panel laid on the first liquid crystal panel. The second liquid crystal panel includes a black matrix defining pixels, opaque gate lines disposed to be distant from one another in a first direction, and opaque data lines disposed to be distant from one another in a second direction different from the first direction. Lines of the black matrix disposed to be distant from one another in the first direction and the gate lines constitute dark lines disposed at a specified pitch in the first direction. Lines of the black matrix disposed to be distant from one another in the second direction and the data lines constitute dark lines disposed at a specified pitch in the second direction. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200045 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, IN-CELL TOUCH PANEL LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE - An active matrix substrate includes a plurality of gate wiring lines extending in a row direction and a plurality of source wiring lines extending in the column direction and a plurality of touch wiring lines extending in the column direction, wherein a pair of gate wiring lines are connected to one pixel row and one source wiring line is connected to a pair of pixel columns, the pair of pixel columns includes a first pixel column and a second pixel column adjacent to the first pixel column, and when viewed from a normal direction of a main surface of the substrate, each source wiring line is disposed between the first pixel column and the second pixel column in the corresponding pair of pixel columns, and each touch wiring line is disposed between two adjacent pixel columns between two adjacent source wiring lines. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200046 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a first insulating substrate, a scanning line, a signal line, a switching, and a pixel electrode. The liquid crystal layer includes a polymer in a shape of a streak and a liquid crystal molecule. The scanning line includes a conductive layer located between the first insulating substrate and the liquid crystal layer, and a first reflective layer located between the first insulating substrate and the conductive layer and having a reflectance higher than a reflectance of the conductive layer. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200047 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display is provided and includes first and second substrates and liquid crystal layer therebetween; pixel electrode on first substrate; pedestal metal coupled to pixel electrode; semiconductor layer substantially U-shaped and coupled to pedestal metal at first coupling portion; scan line that extends in first direction and in layer different from semiconductor layer; signal line that extends in second direction different from first direction so as to three-dimensionally cross scan line, signal line being coupled to semiconductor layer at second coupling portion; and extending portion that is part of scan line and that protrudes from scan line, the extending portion extending along signal line, wherein: in first direction along a shorter side of each pixel unit, extending portion is adjacent to pedestal metal; and in second direction along a longer side of each pixel unit, length of extending portion is smaller than length of pedestal metal. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200048 | ACTIVE SWITCH ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY APPARATUS USING SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - An active switch array substrate, and a manufacturing method therefor, including: a first substrate; a plurality of gate lines, formed on the first substrate; a gate cover layer, formed on the first substrate and covering the gate lines; a plurality of data lines, formed on the gate cover layer; a plurality of common electrodes, formed on the first substrate; a first passivation layer, formed on the gate cover layer and covering the data lines; a plurality of charge sharing units, where each charge sharing unit includes a capacitance sharing structure, the capacitance sharing structure includes a first conducting layer and a second conducting layer; the first passivation layer is located between the first conducting layer and the second conducting layer; a second passivation layer, covering the first conducting layer; and a pixel electrode layer, formed on the first passivation layer and the second passivation layer. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200049 | PORTABLE DEFECT MITIGATORS FOR ELECTROCHROMIC WINDOWS - Portable apparatus for identifying and mitigating defects in electronic devices disposed on substrates or windows are disclosed herein. Such defects can be visually perceived by the end user. The substrates or windows may include flat panel displays, photovoltaic windows, electrochromic devices, and the like, particularly electrochromic windows. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200050 | ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT - According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an electrochromic element comprises: a first electrode; a second electrode; a peripheral seal disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and an electrochromic layer disposed in a space defined by the first electrode, the second electrode, and the peripheral seal, wherein the electrochromic layer includes an anodic electrochromic compound and a cathodic electrochromic compound, wherein the peripheral seal is an anode preferential peripheral seal that takes preference of oxidation reaction of anodic electrochromic compound near the peripheral seal, and wherein the anodic electrochromic compound in the electrochromic layer has a concentration greater than a concentration of the cathodic electrochromic compound. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200051 | ULTRATHIN ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE FOR HIGH OPTICAL MODULATION - The present disclosure relates to electrochromic devices including an insulating layer and at least one electrochromic material having one or more optical properties that may be changed upon application of an electric potential. The device may include a conductive nanoparticle layer and/or a buffer layer. Upon provision of an electric potential above a threshold, electrons and holes may be injected into the electrochromic material and blocked by the insulating layer, resulting in an accumulation of the electrons and holes in their respective electrochromic material resulting in a change to the one or more optical properties of the electrochromic material. An opposite electric potential may be provided to reverse the change in the one or more optical properties. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200052 | CONTROLLED RANDOMIZATION OF ELECTROCHROMIC ABLATION PATTERNS - Various embodiments relate to an electrochromic (EC) device that is structured with surface contour features arranged according to a randomized pattern. For example, one or more conductive layers of an EC device may be structured with such surface ablations. In some embodiments, the randomized ablation pattern may comprise a randomized variation in one or more geometrical characteristics of a group of segments. In some examples, the geometrical characteristic(s) may include a distance characteristic, an orientation characteristic, and/or a shape characteristic, etc. According to various embodiments, the randomized ablation pattern may be configured to reduce diffraction and/or scatter of light incident on the surface ablations as compared to some other ablation patterns. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200053 | OBSCURING BUS BARS IN ELECTROCHROMIC GLASS STRUCTURES - Embodiments described include bus bars for electrochromic or other optical state changing devices. The bus bars are configured to color match and/or provide minimal optical contrast with their surrounding environment in the optical device. Such bus bars may be transparent bus bars. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200054 | OPTICAL DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH REGIONALLY ADDRESSABLE ELECTROCHROMIC LIGHT MODULATOR - An optical display system includes a first display, a plurality of electronic drivers, a controller, and a combiner. Light from a scene is combined with image light from the first display, and the combined light presented to an observer. The combiner includes an electrochromic layer comprising one or more electrochromic regions separated from each other. The electronic drivers are arranged to electrically connect with and drive respective of the electrochromic regions. The controller is configured to control the plurality of electronic drivers to individually address each of the electrochromic regions to selectively drive some of the electrochromic regions to change light transmission of the selectively driven electrochromic regions. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200055 | ADHESION PROMOTION FOR E-PAPER VAPOR BARRIERS - A passive e-paper assembly includes a charge-transmissible moisture vapor barrier comprising a flexible inorganic material, a charge-responsive, re-writable media layer, and a first adhesion-promoting layer interposed between the moisture vapor barrier and a first side of the charge-responsive media layer. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200056 | OPTICAL SWITCHING ELEMENT - An optical switching element includes a driving substrate, a transparent substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a reflection enhancing film. The driving substrate includes a pixel region having a plurality of pixel electrodes, an outer peripheral region arranged outside the pixel region, and a sealing region. The transparent substrate includes a counter electrode. The liquid crystal layer is held between the driving substrate and the transparent substrate. The reflection enhancing film is arranged on a whole surface of the driving substrate. The reflection enhancing film is formed by stacking one or more of dielectric assemblies each of which includes a set of two stacked dielectric films with different refractive indexes. A dielectric film in a first layer of the reflection enhancing film is subject to planarization. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200057 | Intracavity Grating to Suppress Single Order of Ring Resonator - Microwave-to-optical transducers in an optical ring resonator having intracavity grating to split a single resonance order are provided. In one aspect, a microwave-to-optical transducer includes: an optical ring resonator with intracavity grating; and a microwave signal waveguide optically coupled to the optical ring resonator with the intracavity grating. Microwave-to-optical transducers having multiple pump photon optical ring resonators and multiple signal photon optical ring resonators optically coupled to the optical ring resonator with the intracavity grating are also provided, as is a method of forming a microwave-to-optical transducer, and a method for microwave-optical transduction. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200058 | Nonlinear Optical Material - A device comprising a nonlinear optical (NLO) material according to the formula XLi | 2021-07-01 |
20210200059 | CONTROL DEVICE, OUTPUT DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - A control device includes a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to obtain transmittance information related to transmittances of a plurality of neutral-density filters of an imaging device, receive a target transmittance, select at least one neutral-density filter of the plurality of neutral-density filters to achieve the target transmittance according to priority information related to a predetermined priority order of the plurality of neutral-density filters and the transmittance information of the at least one neutral-density filter, and control the at least one neutral-density filter to be in an effective state. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200060 | DIAPHRAGM DEVICE AND LENS BARREL - A diaphragm device includes a bottom plate that is formed in an annular shape on which an aperture for an optical path is formed, a plurality of diaphragm blades that are attached to the bottom plate in a rotatable manner, a blade rotation member that rotates the diaphragm blades with respect to the bottom plate, and biasing members that bias the respective diaphragm blades to one side in a rotation direction of the multiple diaphragm blades with respect to the bottom plate. The blade rotation member has cam grooves that cause the diaphragm blades to rotate with respect to the bottom plate to change a diameter of an aperture stop. The diaphragm blades each have a cam protrusion that is fixed thereto and engaged with the cam groove. The diaphragm blades each have a biasing protrusion that protrudes from a surface thereof, is fixed thereto, and is engaged with the biasing member. The cam protrusion is in contact with a side surface of the cam groove by biasing force of the biasing member. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200061 | FERROMAGNETIC COVERS - Example implementations relate to ferromagnetic covers. For instance, in an example housing can include a bezel including first opening extending through a recess included in the bezel, a first magnet and a second magnet in an internal volume of the housing, and a ferromagnetic cover disposed in the recess and magnetically coupled to the first magnet and the second magnet, where the ferromagnetic cover includes a second opening to obscure a viewing portion of the first opening with the continuous portion when the ferromagnetic cover is positioned adjacent to a first side surface of the recess. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200062 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SHUTTER - An electronic device includes a container, a camera, a sheet, and a shutter support. The camera is accommodated in the container and includes a lens on which light is to be incident from an outside of the container. The sheet covers the camera from a light incident side of the lens and allows the light to be incident on the lens. The shutter support is included in the container, and supports a shutter while attached to the container such that the shutter is slidable between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position the shutter is located between the camera and the sheet to cover the light incident side of the lens and shield the lens from the light. In the open position the shutter exposes the lens. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200063 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus comprises a display panel defined by a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area, including at least one hole formed in the display area, an optical module arranged below the display panel and overlaps with the at least one hole, a light source module arranged at one side of the optical module, and an optical member arranged between the at least one hole and the light source module and partially overlaps with each of the at least one hole and the light source module, wherein the optical member emits a light source or image output from the light source module toward the at least one hole. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200064 | DRIVER FOR AN ADAPTIVE LIGHT SOURCE - A method according to embodiments of the invention includes, for a field of view comprising a plurality of portions, determining an amount of light for each portion. LEDs corresponding to each portion are selectively energized over a plurality of time periods, such that a sum of illumination generated by each LED during the plurality of time periods equals the determined amount of light. An image of the field of view is captured, for example by a camera. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200065 | LENS DEVICE WITH SHADING STRUCTURE - A lens device includes a control module having a control circuit board and a photosensitive element, a light emitting module having a light source circuit board and a light emitting element. The lens module is configured to be corresponsive to the photosensitive element and includes a lens barrel and plural lenses; the focusing lens is installed at a front end of the lens module; the reflector is installed between the lens module and the focusing lens; the hood is connected to the lens barrel and has a shading section extending outwardly from a front edge of the lens barrel for blocking a light reflected by the reflector and prevent the light from entering into the lens barrel directly, so as to avoid poor image quality caused by the light with a poor angle that enters into the lens barrel. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200066 | ACCESSORY, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS ON WHICH SAME IS MOUNTABLE, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An interchangeable lens assembly includes a plurality of lens-side claw portions configured to be engaged with a plurality of camera-side claw portions, and a lock pin groove portion into which a lock pin is inserted, a lens barrel, and a lens mount fixing member. When θ1 is an angle formed by a line passing through a fifth lens-side end and an optical axis, and a line passing through a center of the lock pin groove portion and the optical axis, and θ2 is an angle formed by a line passing through a fourth lens-side end and the optical axis, and a line that passes through the center of the lock pin groove portion and the optical axis, θ1 and θ2 satisfy a predetermined conditional expression. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200067 | LENS MOUNT, PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM AND MOVABLE OBJECT - A compact lens mount capable of securely holding an interchangeable lens by using a photographing apparatus is disclosed is disclosed. The lens mount includes: a ring-shaped fixing member fixed to the photographing apparatus; a ring-shaped movable member, having a second protrusion portion engaged with a first protrusion portion of the interchangeable lens; and a force application member applying a force to the movable member towards the fixing member. The fixing member including a first surface contacting the movable member, the movable member including a second surface contacting the fixing member, where at least one of the first surface or the second surface is an inclined surface. The movable member rotates in a first direction along the inclined surface, and the second protrusion portion may press the first protrusion portion towards the image-taking-surface side, to fix the interchangeable lens to the photographing apparatus. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200068 | DRIVING VIDEO RECORDER FOR AUTOMOTIVE - The present disclosure provides a driving video recorder for an automotive, which includes: a housing having a side wall, a top wall with an air outlet, and a bottom wall with an air inlet; a first electric fan arranged on the bottom wall above the air inlet and in a vertical middle plane of the housing for directing outside air into the housing; two sets of lenses for image capturing arranged at the side wall and positioned symmetrically on both sides of the vertical middle plane of the housing; and heat generating electrical components provided within the housing. The driving video recorder according to the present disclosure has a symmetrically distributed lens structure ensuring system stability, reliability, and enhanced functionality. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200069 | MOBILE DEVICE CAMERA FILTER - A mobile device camera filter assembly having a holder and a mounting plate adapted to be adhesively attached to a surface of a mobile phone case with holder adapted to be received on the mounting plate. A filter frame is rotatably mounted to the holder with a hinge and a light filter is received in the filter frame. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200070 | REFLECTOR FOR A CAMERA ON A COMPUTING DEVICE WITH A CLOSABLE LID - A computing device with a closable lid and camera on the lid has a reflector arranged to use the camera while the lid of the computing device is closed. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200071 | OPTICAL MODULE AND PROJECTOR - An optical module and a projector including the optical module are provided. The optical module includes a base, a first frame body disposed in the base, an optical element disposed in the first frame body, and at least one driving assembly disposed between the base and the first frame body. The first frame body is configured to swing relative to the base through a magnetic force generated by the at least one driving assembly, and each of the at least one driving assembly includes a coil and a magnetic structure that is separated from the coil and includes a magnetic permeable plate, a separation medium, and a magnet element. The separation medium is located on one side of the magnetic permeable plate facing the coil. The magnet element is disposed on the side of the magnetic permeable plate facing the coil and is separated by the separation medium. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200072 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes a first cooling device configured to cool a first cooling target based on transformation of a refrigerant into gas, a second cooling device configured to cool a second cooling target, and a heat conduction member. A refrigerant generator of the first cooling device includes a moisture absorbing and desorbing member, a first blower, a heat exchanger, and a second blower configured to send the air to the heat exchanger. The second cooling device includes a third blower and a circulation path through which the air circulates between the third blower and the second cooling target. The heat conduction member includes a heat absorber configured to absorb heat radiated from the second cooling target and a heat dissipator disposed on the inside of the first cooling device. The heat radiated from the heat dissipator is transferred to the moisture absorbing and desorbing member. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200073 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Illumination optical system ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210200074 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL APPARATUS AND PROJECTION APPARATUS - A microelectromechanical apparatus includes a substrate, a light diffuser device, a plurality of actuator devices, and a controller. The light diffuser device is disposed on the substrate. The actuator devices surround the substrate and are coupled to the substrate. The controller is coupled to the actuator devices. The controller applies a voltage to at least one of the actuator devices to drive the substrate and to control the light diffuser device to actuate according to a reference axis perpendicular to the light diffuser device. A projection apparatus is also provided. In the disclosure, a motion pattern and motion complexity of the light diffuser device may be enhanced. Enhancement of the movement pattern and movement complexity may lead to a significant increase in a speckle pattern contrast ratio, such that the projection apparatus may provide favorable image quality. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200075 | LIGHT-SOURCE DEVICE AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - A light-source device includes an excitation light source; a wavelength conversion unit to convert at least some of first color light into second color light; a light mixing element including a rod integrator to mix at least one of the first color light and the second color light from the conversion unit; and an optical element on an optical path of the first color light and having a reflecting surface. A center of the first color light on the reflecting surface intersects with only one of a first light flux of the first color light incident on and a second light flux of the first color light emitted from the conversion unit. An angle formed by a projection straight line of the first color light incident on an incident aperture of the integrator and a predetermined axial line of the incident aperture of the integrator is smaller than 40°. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200076 | METHOD OF OPERATION OF PROJECTOR AND PROJECTOR - A method of an operation of a projector, projector including first, second, and third light provider configured to output a first, second, and third light having first color, first generator configured to generate first output light from first light, second generator configured to generate second output light from second light, third generator configured to generate third output light from third light, and projection optical system configured to project projection image using first, second, and third output light, method includes, based on image information representing first image, amplification information representing degree of amplification of brightness of first image, and controlling, based on amplification information, proportion of light intensity of second output light to light intensity of second light received by second generator, and proportion of light intensity of third output light to light intensity of third light received by third generator. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200077 | METHOD OF FAST SURFACE PARTICLE AND SCRATCH DETECTION FOR EUV MASK BACKSIDE - A method of scanning a substrate and determining scratches of the substrate includes transmitting a converging beam of light that comprises multiple wavelengths to the substrate. Each wavelength of the multiple wavelengths focuses at a different distance in a focus interval around and including a surface of the substrate. The method also includes receiving reflected light from the surface of the substrate and determining a height or depth of the surface of the substrate based on a wavelength of the reflected light a highest intensity. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200078 | MASK BLANKS AND METHODS FOR DEPOSITING LAYERS ON MASK BLANK - A reflective mask blank includes a substrate, a reflective multilayer (RML) disposed on the substrate, a capping layer disposed on the reflective multilayer, and an absorber layer disposed on the capping layer. The absorber layer has length or width dimensions smaller than the capping layer, and part of the capping layer is exposed by the absorber layer. The dimension of the absorber layer and the hard mask layer ranges between 146 cm to 148 cm. The dimensions of the substrate, the RML, and the capping layer range between 150 cm to 152 cm. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200079 | NEGATIVE REFRACTION IMAGING LITHOGRAPHIC METHOD AND EQUIPMENT - The embodiments of the present disclosure propose a negative refraction imaging lithographic method and equipment. The lithographic method includes: coating photoresist on a device substrate; fabricating a negative refraction imaging structure, wherein the negative refraction imaging structure exhibits optical negative refraction in response to beam emitted by exposure source; pressing a mask to be close to the negative refraction imaging structure; disposing the mask and the negative refraction imaging structure above the device substrate at a projection distance; and light emitted by the exposure source passes through the mask, the negative refraction imaging structure, the projection gap and is sequentially projected onto the photoresist for exposure. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200080 | IMPRINTING METHOD USING A SOLVENT TO REMOVE A MOLD AND THE RELATED IMPRINTING SYSTEM - The present invention provides an imprinting method, which includes the steps of: adding a soluble material to a master mold; solidifying the soluble material to form a soluble mold having a mold pattern; adhering a taking device to the soluble mold to separate the soluble mold from the master mold; placing the soluble mold on a polymer layer of a workpiece for imprint; applying a high temperature and a pressure to the soluble mold to allow the polymer layer having an imprint pattern corresponding to the mold pattern and being solidified, and to remove the taking device from the soluble mold; and providing a solvent to dissolve the soluble mold to obtain an imprint workpiece having the imprint pattern. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200081 | PATTERN FORMATION METHODS - Pattern formation methods comprise: (a) forming an underlayer on a substrate, wherein the underlayer has a thickness of 5 microns or more; (b) forming a photoresist layer on the underlayer, wherein the photoresist layer is formed from a photoresist composition comprising a silicon-containing polymer, a photoacid generator, and a solvent, wherein the silicon-containing polymer comprises as polymerized units a monomer of formula (I): | 2021-07-01 |
20210200082 | PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITIONS, PREPARATION METHODS THEREOF, QUANTUM DOT POLYMER COMPOSITE PREPARED THEREFROM - A photosensitive composition including a quantum dot dispersion, a photopolymerizable monomer having a carbon-carbon double bond, and a photoinitiator, wherein the quantum dot dispersion includes an acid group-containing polymer and a plurality of quantum dots dispersed in the acid group-containing polymer, and wherein the acid group-containing polymer includes a copolymer of a monomer combination including a first monomer having a carboxylic acid group or a phosphonic acid group and a carbon-carbon double bond and a second monomer having a carbon-carbon double bond and a hydrophobic group and not having a carboxylic acid group and a phosphonic acid group. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200083 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A resist composition containing: (A) a resin containing a repeating unit having an acid-labile group; (B) a photo-acid generator shown by a general formula (B-1); and (C) a solvent, where W | 2021-07-01 |
20210200084 | POLYMERS AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS - A polymer comprising a first repeating unit derived from a monomer comprising a hydroxy-aryl group; a second repeating unit derived from a monomer comprising a hydroxy-aryl group protected with an acetal or ketal group; a third repeating unit derived from a (meth)acrylate monomer comprising a cycloaliphatic group; and a fourth repeating unit derived from a monomer comprising an acid-sensitive group, wherein the first, the second, the third, and the fourth repeating units are different from each other. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200085 | CHAIN SCISSION RESIST COMPOSITIONS FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY APPLICATIONS - Chain scission resist compositions suitable for EUV lithography applications may include monomer functional groups that improve the kinetics and/or thermodynamics of the scission mechanism. Chain scission resists may include monomer functional groups that reduce the risk that leaving groups generated through the scission mechanism may chemically corrode processing equipment. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200086 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition containing a compound (D0) represented by General Formula (d0) and a polymer compound having a constitutional unit (a01) containing an acid-decomposable group having a polarity which is increased by action of an acid and a constitutional unit (a02) derived from a compound represented by General Formula (a02-1), and a solid content concentration is 5% by mass or less. In General Formula (d0), Rd | 2021-07-01 |
20210200087 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition containing a resin component exhibiting changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, and a compound represented by General Formula (d0), the resin component containing a polymer compound having a constitutional unit having a monocyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon group, Rd | 2021-07-01 |
20210200088 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition which generates acid upon exposure and exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, a total amount of a basic component including a compound represented by general formula (d0) and an acid-generator component is 25 to 60 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of a base material component. In formula (d0), Rd | 2021-07-01 |
20210200089 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, AND ACID DIFFUSION-CONTROLLING AGENT - A resist composition is provided that generates an acid upon exposure and whose solubility in a developing solution is changed by action of an acid. The resist composition includes a base material component whose solubility in a developing solution is changed by action of an acid, and a compound represented by General Formula (d0) in which Rd | 2021-07-01 |
20210200090 | Patterning Method and Method for Manufacturing Array Substrate - A patterning method and a method for manufacturing an array substrate are provided, and the patterning method includes: forming a photolithography auxiliary film and a positive photoresist film in turn on a base substrate provided with a layer to be patterned; subjecting the photolithography auxiliary film and the positive photoresist film to a photolithography process to form a photolithography auxiliary layer pattern and a positive photoresist pattern; patterning the layer to be patterned; and UV irradiating the photolithography auxiliary layer pattern and the positive photoresist pattern and then removing the photolithography auxiliary layer pattern and the positive photoresist pattern. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200091 | UNDERLAYER COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a photoresist underlayer over a semiconductor substrate. The underlayer includes a polymer having a photocleavable functional group. A photoresist layer is formed over the underlayer. The photoresist layer is selectively exposed to actinic radiation, and the selectively exposed photoresist layer is developed to form a photoresist pattern. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200092 | METHOD OF FORMING PHOTORESIST PATTERN - A method of forming a photoresist pattern includes forming a protective layer over a photoresist layer formed on a substrate. The protective layer and the photoresist layer are selectively exposed to actinic radiation. The photoresist layer is developed to form a pattern in the photoresist layer. The protective layer includes a polymer without a nitrogen-containing moiety, and a basic quencher, an organic acid, a photoacid generator, or a thermal acid generator. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200093 | COATING COMPOSITION FOR PHOTORESIST UNDERLAYER - A coating composition comprising a crosslinkable polyester polymer comprising an isocyanurate group and a crosslinkable group; a crosslinker; and an acid catalyst, wherein at least one of the crosslinkable polyester polymer and the crosslinker comprises an iodine-containing polymer. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200094 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL MATERIAL DEPOSITION ONTO SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS - A microelectronic device is formed by dispensing discrete amounts of a mixture of photoresist resin and solvents from droplet-on-demand sites onto a wafer to form a first photoresist sublayer, while the wafer is at a first temperature which allows the photoresist resin to attain less than 10 percent thickness non-uniformity. The wafer moves under the droplet-on-demand sites in a first direction to form the first photoresist sublayer. A portion of the solvents in the first photoresist sublayer is removed. A second photoresist sublayer is formed on the first photoresist sublayer using the droplet-on-demand sites while the wafer is at a second temperature to attain less than 10 percent thickness non-uniformity in the combined first and second photoresist sublayers. The wafer moves under the droplet-on-demand sites in a second direction for the second photoresist sublayer, opposite from the first direction. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200095 | Dispensing Nozzle Design and Dispensing Method Thereof - A method of dispensing a fluid in a semiconductor manufacturing process includes providing a substrate, positioning a nozzle above the substrate, and determining a cross-sectional shape of the nozzle. The method also includes configuring the nozzle to have the determined cross-sectional shape and applying the fluid to the substrate through the nozzle with the determined cross-sectional shape. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200096 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BAKING COATING LAYER - The present disclosure provides an apparatus for fabricating a semiconductor structure, including an air flow redistribution member configured to receive an air flow at a first end and eject the air flow at a second end. The air flow redistribution member includes a first air flow redistribution plate and a second air flow redistribution plate between the first air flow redistribution plate and the second end. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200097 | TREATMENT LIQUID AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a treatment liquid for patterning a resist film and a pattern forming method, each of which can simultaneously suppress the occurrence of pattern collapse in a resist L/S pattern and the occurrence of omission failure in a resist C/H pattern. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200098 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND RESIST LAMINATE FOR ORGANIC SOLVENT DEVELOPMENT - A pattern forming method includes: preparing a laminate having a substrate, an inorganic base layer, and a resist layer; exposing the resist layer; and developing the laminate using a developer including an organic solvent to form a negative tone pattern, in which a surface energy γA of the resist layer and a surface energy γB of the inorganic base layer after irradiation of the laminate with ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of 13.5 nm from the resist layer side with an integrated light quantity of 40 mJ/cm | 2021-07-01 |
20210200099 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUBSTRATE WITH PATTERNED FILM - The production method of a substrate with a patterned film according to the present disclosure includes: a cleaning step of performing UV/ozone cleaning or oxygen plasma cleaning on a substrate with a patterned film including a substrate and a patterned film on the substrate, to obtain a first substrate with a patterned film; and a heating step of heating the first substrate with a patterned film to obtain a second substrate with a patterned film, wherein the patterned film of the first substrate with a patterned film has a contact angle decreased in the cleaning step, and the patterned film of the second substrate with a patterned film has a contact angle recovered in the heating step. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200100 | IMAGE-FORMING OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE PRODUCING METHOD - There is provided a reflective image-forming optical system which is applicable to an exposure apparatus using, for example, EUV light and which is capable of increasing numerical aperture while enabling optical path separation of light fluxes. In a reflective imaging optical system ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210200101 | PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR LITHOGRAPHY INCLUDING A MAGNETIC DAMPING ARRANGEMENT - A projection exposure apparatus for semiconductor lithography includes at least one component which is provided with a damping arrangement for dissipating mechanical vibration energy. The damping arrangement includes a ferromagnetic element, through which a magnetic field passes at least partly. The magnetic flux density is inhomogeneous at least regionally. The ferromagnetic element is mounted in such a way that it is movable with a movement component in the direction of the inhomogeneity of the magnetic field. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200102 | LASER INTERFERENCE FRINGE CONTROL FOR HIGHER EUV LIGHT SOURCE AND EUV THROUGHPUT - A method for generating an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation includes simultaneously irradiating two or more target droplets with laser light in an EUV radiation source apparatus to produce EUV radiation and collecting and directing the EUV radiation produced from the two or more target droplet by an imaging mirror. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200103 | MULTI-MIRROR UV-LED OPTICAL LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM - An optical lithography system is provided, comprising: a polygonal structure having a central region and a central axis; an UV light source detachably disposed in the central region or at an end of the polygonal structure; a light parallelizer positioned in the polygonal structure for creating substantially parallel light rays from the UV light source exiting the polygonal structure before reaching a lithography target adjacent to an exit of the polygonal structure, which includes at least three mirrors arranged such that the first mirror receives incident light from the UV light source and reflects thereof from the first mirror towards the second mirror, the second mirror receiving the reflected light as a second incident light and reflecting thereof from the second mirror towards the third mirror to create a spiral light path from the UV light source to the lithography target with substantially parallel light incident on the lithography target. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200104 | METHOD OF MEASURING MISREGISTRATION IN THE MANUFACTURE OF TOPOGRAPHIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WAFERS - A method of measuring misregistration in the manufacture of semiconductor device wafers including providing a multilayered semiconductor device wafer including at least a first layer and a second layer including at least one misregistration measurement target including a first periodic structure formed together with the first layer having a first pitch and a second periodic structure formed together with the second layer having a second pitch, imaging the first layer and the second layer at a depth of focus and using light having at least one first wavelength that causes images of both the first layer and the second layer to appear in at least one plane within the depth of focus and quantifying offset in the at least one plane between the images of the first layer and the second layer, thereby to calculate misregistration of the first layer and the second layer. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200105 | FIELD-TO-FIELD CORRECTIONS USING OVERLAY TARGETS - A metrology system may include a controller to receive a first metrology dataset associated with a first set of metrology target features on a sample including first features from a first exposure field on a first sample layer and second features from a second exposure field on a second sample layer, where the second exposure field partially overlaps the first exposure field. The controller may further receive a second metrology dataset associated with a second set of metrology target features including third features from a third exposure field on the second layer that overlaps the first exposure field and fourth features formed from a fourth exposure field on the first layer of the sample that overlaps the second exposure field. The controller may further determine fabrication errors based on the first and second metrology datasets and generate correctables to adjust a lithography tool based on the fabrication errors. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200106 | IMPROVED SELF-MOIRE GRATING DESIGN FOR USE IN METROLOGY - A grating for use in metrology including a periodic structure including a plurality of units having a pitch P, at least one unit of the plurality of units including at least a first periodic sub-structure having a first sub-pitch P1 smaller than the pitch P, and at least a second periodic sub-structure arranged along-side and separated from the first periodic sub-structure within the at least one unit and having a second sub-pitch P2 smaller than the pitch P and different from the first sub-pitch P1, P1 and P2 being selected to yield at least one Moir pitch P | 2021-07-01 |
20210200107 | PARTICLE REMOVING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CLEANING MASK FOR LITHOGRAPHY - An photolithographic apparatus includes a particle removing cassette selectively extendable from the processing apparatus. The particle removing cassette includes a wind blade slit and an exhausting slit. The wind blade slit is configured to direct pressurized cleaning material to a surface of the mask to remove the debris particles from the surface of the mask. The exhausting slit collects the debris particles separated from the surface of the mask and contaminants through the exhaust line. In some embodiments, the wind blade slit includes an array of wind blade nozzles spaced apart within the wind blade slit. In some embodiments, the exhausting slit includes array of exhaust lines spaced apart within the exhausting slit. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200108 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes: a support, an undercoat layer, and a photosensitive layer in this order, wherein the undercoat layer comprises a polyamide resin, and titanium oxide particles having been subjected to a surface treatment with an organic silicon compound, when an average primary particle size of the titanium oxide particles having been subjected to the surface treatment with the organic silicon compound is defined as “b” [μm], and a mass ratio of a Si element to TiO | 2021-07-01 |
20210200109 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, CARTRIDGE SET, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus comprising an electrophotographic photosensitive member and a developing device comprising a toner, the developing device being for supplying the toner to the electrophotographic photosensitive member, wherein the electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises a surface layer comprising a binder resin (A), the binder resin (A) comprises a specific structure, the toner comprises a toner particle, the toner particle comprises a binder resin (B) and a wax, and the wax has a value δp(w) of a polarity term based on Hansen solubility parameters of 1.8 (J/cm | 2021-07-01 |
20210200110 | BRILLIANT DEVELOPER, DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING DEVELOPER - A brilliant developer contains a metallic pigment containing pigment particles, a binder resin, and an external additive. A percentage of the pigment particles not less than 2 μm and not more than 4 μm in a volume particle size distribution of a residue separated from a mixture obtained by dissolving the brilliant developer in tetrahydrofuran after removing the external additive from the brilliant developer is not less than 21.5% and not more than 25.3%. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200111 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND CARTRIDGE SET - An image forming apparatus comprising an electrophotographic photosensitive member and a developing device that has a toner and supplies the toner onto the electrophotographic photosensitive member, wherein the electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises a surface layer comprising a binder resin (A), the binder resin (A) comprises a specific structure, the toner comprises a toner particle, the toner particle comprises a binder resin (B) and a wax, and the wax comprises a prescribed diester compound; and a process cartridge and a cartridge set. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200112 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, and a control portion. The image forming portion includes an image carrier, a charging device, and a cleaning device. The charging device includes a charging roller which contacts a surface of the image carrier. The cleaning device includes a cleaning blade, and an adjustment portion. The cleaning blade slidably contacts the surface of the image carrier. The adjustment portion adjusts a linear pressure of the cleaning blade exerted on the surface of the image carrier. The control portion executes, when a rate of increase of an outer layer resistance value of the charging roller caused by a decrease in the function of the cleaning blade is greater than or equal to a first rate, linear pressure adjustment control of controlling the adjustment portion to increase the linear pressure of the cleaning blade. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200113 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR AN IMAGING COMPONENT OF AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An assembly for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example includes a rotatable roll having an electrically conductive shaft. An electrically conductive bracket is positioned adjacent to the roll and in a spaced relationship from the roll along a length of the roll. An electrical contact is positioned to receive an electrical voltage from a power supply of the image forming device. The electrical contact is electrically connected to a first end portion of the shaft of the roll by way of a first electrical path and to a second end portion of the shaft of the roll by way of a second electrical path to transfer the electrical voltage to the roll. The bracket forms a portion of the second electrical path such that the electrical voltage transferring from the electrical contact to the second end portion of the shaft of the roll passes through the bracket. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200114 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - An electrophotographic photoconductor in which a surface layer of a photosensitive layer or an overcoat layer has a glass transition temperature Tg greater than 100° C. and a hardness greater than 0.22 GPa. An electrophotographic cartridge and an electrophotographic imaging apparatus include the electrophotographic photoconductor. Flipping-over of a cleaning blade that comes into contact with the electrophotographic photoconductor may be effectively suppressed or prevented, the degree of freedom in terms of cleaning blade selection may be increased, and the possibility of causing high-frequency noise due to friction may be reduced. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200115 | TONER AGITATOR SUPPORT - A toner container according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for storing toner. A rotatable developer roll is mounted on the housing. A doctor blade has a distal end in contact with the outer surface of the developer roll along a length of the developer roll for metering toner on the outer surface of the developer roll. The doctor blade has a proximate end positioned against a portion of the housing. A toner agitator in the reservoir has a shaft. A support in the reservoir is positioned in close proximity to the shaft to limit bending of the shaft. A first end of the support contacts an inner surface of the portion of the housing that the proximate end of the doctor blade is positioned against. The support stiffens the portion of the housing that the proximate end of the doctor blade is positioned against. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200116 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING INPUT ELEMENT, OUTPUT ELEMENT AND TRANSMISSION ELEMENT FOR TRANSMITTING DRIVING FORCE OF MOTOR TO ROLLER - An image forming apparatus includes: a motor; a roller; and a power transmission device for transmitting a driving force of the motor to the roller. The power transmission device includes: a planetary gear mechanism including a first helical gear into which the driving force is inputted, a second helical gear for outputting the driving force to the roller, and a transmission element; and a restriction member. The transmission element can transmit the driving force when the restriction member is in its restricting position and thus rotation of the transmission element is restricted, and interrupts transmission of the driving force when the restricting member is in its non-restricting position and thus rotation of the transmission element is not restricted. A direction of a first thrust force applied to the first helical gear and a direction of a second thrust force applied to the second helical gear are opposite to each other. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200117 | DEVELOPING DEVICE - A developing device includes a developing member to carry developer stored by a developing frame, and a regulating blade having a support plate fixed to the developing frame, a plate-like member, and a regulating member. One end portion of the plate-like member is opposed to the developing member, and the other end portion is welded to the support plate. The regulating member is fixed to a plate-like member surface, and contacts the developing member to regulate a developer thickness on a developing surface. The regulating member is provided with a recessed portion recessed at a regulating member end portion. The regulating member end portion is lower than a regulating member central portion. A plate-like member region welded to the support plate is located at the plate-like member other end portion and overlaps the regulating member central portion and the regulating member end portion at which the recessed portion is provided. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200118 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS - A developing apparatus for use in an image forming apparatus includes a developing frame, a rotatable developing member, a regulation blade to regulate developer borne on a developing member surface, and a seal member to prevent developer from leaking outside the developing frame. The regulation blade includes a support plate, a plate-shaped member, and a regulation member. The seal member is fixed to a facing surface of the plate-shaped member, is arranged at a plate-shaped member end portion, is arranged side by side with the regulation member in a rotational axis direction, contacts an end surface of the regulation member, and is disposed between the plate-shaped member and the developing member in a direction intersecting with the rotational axis direction. The plate-shaped member is welded to a region of the support plate excluding a region outside the end surface of the regulation member in the rotational axis direction. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200119 | TONER REFILL CONTROL OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus and method for determining whether a toner refill apparatus is available are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a print engine to carry out a print job using a toner from a toner cartridge, a communication apparatus to communicate with a memory chip attached to a toner refill apparatus for refilling a toner in the toner cartridge, and a processor to identify whether the toner refill apparatus is available based on information stored in the memory chip of the toner refill apparatus. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200120 | TONER CONTAINER HAVING PROTRUSIONS PROJECTING FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE TONER CONTAINER - A system with a container including a protrusion, and a receiver to receive the container. The receiver includes a slide block that is movable relative to a body of the receiver, the slide block including two surfaces, a first surface, initially contacted by the protrusion of the container during insertion of the container into the receiver, having a first slope to resist movement of the container towards the receiver, and a second surface, subsequently contacted by the protrusion of the container during the insertion of the container into the receiver, having a second slope to interact with the protrusion of the container to assist movement of the container towards the receiver. This construction provides the user with a changing insertion force to indicate proper mounting of the container. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200121 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A process cartridge includes a photosensitive member and a developing unit. The developing unit includes a frame to store toner, a developing roller to carry the toner, a side seal to contact an end portion of the developing roller and prevent the toner from leaking out, and a sealing sheet to contact a center portion of the developing roller and prevent the toner from leaking out. A toner receiving portion of the frame includes an opening facing the developing roller and is disposed on an upstream side of the side seal and a downstream side of a contact portion where the developing roller contacts the photosensitive member, and moreover is disposed at a position overlapping with the side seal. The developing unit includes a blocking member to block at least a part of the opening, and the blocking member is disposed between the opening and the developing roller. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200122 | SEALING ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A sealing assembly according to one example embodiment includes a housing and an imaging component positioned on the housing. A seal has opposed first and second edges extending along a longitudinal dimension of the seal. A lateral dimension of the seal is perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension and extends in a direction from the first edge to the second edge. The seal is attached to the housing along the first edge and contacts the imaging component along the second edge. Upon attachment to the housing, the seal is elastically deformed from an unassembled state in which the second edge has a first profile that varies in the lateral dimension along the longitudinal dimension to an assembled state in which the second edge is deformed relative to the first profile to a second profile having less variation in the lateral dimension along the longitudinal dimension than the first profile. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200123 | IMAGE HEATING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In this image heating device, a control portion controls the supply of electric power to a plurality of heating elements such that a first average temperature which is an average value of control target temperatures of heating regions included in a first region located closer to one end side than a central heating region in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of a recording material among a plurality of heating regions heated by a plurality of heating elements of a heater and a second average temperature which is an average value of control target temperatures of heating regions included in a second region located closer to the other end side than the central heating region are within a predetermined temperature range. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200124 | SNAP RING, ROTATOR DEVICE, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A snap ring is set to a set portion of a shaft of a rotator from a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the shaft. The snap ring includes a first arcuate portion and a second arcuate portion facing each other, being elastically deformable in directions away from each other, holding the set portion by elastic deformation restoring force. One ends of the first and second arcuate portions are away from each other to form an insertion portion to insert the set portion. When the snap ring is not used, the first arcuate portion has a same radius of curvature as the second arcuate portion and the set portion, and a center of curvature closer to the second arcuate portion than the first arcuate portion, and the second arcuate portion has a center of curvature closer to the first arcuate portion than the second arcuate portion. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200125 | FIXING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FIXING DEVICE - An fixing device comprises a heating member, a first heater, a second heater, and the heating member, a first temperature detector, a second temperature detector, and a controller configured to control energization to the first heater and the second heater based on an energization pattern for each control period. In a case where a length of the control period is T, a length of a period during which a first continuous energization control is T1, and a length of a period during which a second continuous energization control is T2, when a first condition represented by T1+T22021-07-01 | |
20210200126 | FIXING DEVICE - In a fixing device, a first fixing member and a second fixing member are configured to form a nip in combination, and an arm biased by a first spring with a first biasing force provides a nip pressure. A cam rotatably arranged to cause the arm to move against the first biasing force has a first cam surface used to change the nip pressure from a first pressure to a second pressure smaller than the first pressure, and a second cam surface of which an angle of action is greater than that of the first cam surface to change the nip pressure from the second pressure to a third pressure smaller than the second pressure. A maximum pressure angle at the second cam surface is smaller than a maximum pressure angle at the first cam surface. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200127 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a fixing device, a first fixing member and a second fixing member in combination forms a nip, a first gear receives a driving force from a main gear provided in an image forming apparatus, a second gear rotates together with the first gear about a center of rotation of the first gear, a third gear provided in mesh with the second gear rotates together with the first fixing member. The first gear and the second gear are rotatably supported by a metal shaft. The first fixing member and the metal shaft are supported by a side frame. A sleeve is provided around the metal shaft. A material of the second gear and a material of the sleeve have melting points higher than a melting point of a material of the first gear, and the first gear is supported via the sleeve by the metal shaft. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200128 | HEATING DEVICE, LIQUID APPLYING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONVEYING DEVICE - A novel heating device includes a heating member configured to heat a sheet on an opposite face opposite a liquid applied face. The heating member has a curved portion along which the sheet is conveyed and warped so that the liquid applied face has a concave shape. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200129 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, including: an image forming portion that forms an image on a recording material based on image data; a fixing portion that includes a heater having a plurality of heat generating members arranged in a direction perpendicular to a conveying direction of a recording material, and that fixes the image to the recording material using heat of the heater; a storage portion that stores history information on the recording material when image forming operation is performed in which the image forming portion forms the image and the fixing portion fixes the image, a control portion that sets power to be supplied to the heat generating members based on the history information before a type of the recording material on which the image is formed or content of the image data of the image to be formed on the recording material is determined. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200130 | IMAGE HEATING DEVICE AND HEATER FOR USE IN IMAGE HEATING DEVICE - In an image heating device having a plurality of heating blocks which are controllable independently in a longitudinal direction of a heater, an increase of the size of the heater can be suppressed, and temperatures of a plurality of heating block can be detected. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200131 | FIXING DEVICE - In a fixing device, a pressure unit is pressed toward a roller by an arm, to form a nip region. The pressure unit includes a belt configured to contact the roller in a nip region, a pressure pad configured to press the belt in combination with the roller, and a side guide including an end guide surface configured to guide a side end of the belt, and a stay configured to support the pressure pad. A supporting member is located on an outer side of the side guide that is opposite to an inner side on which the end guide surface faces. The supporting member is held between the stay and the arm, the supporting member comprising a contact surface which contacts the side guide and on which the side guide is swayably supported. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200132 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus, when a cartridge is unused, a control portion performs a preparatory operation of initiating rotational drive of a rotating member in a first rotational speed by second drive unit, and then initiating rotational drive of an image bearing member by first drive unit with the surface of the rotating member in contact with the surface of an image bearing member and then, driving the rotating member in a second rotational speed smaller than the first rotational speed prior to the image forming operation, and a ratio of the surface movement speed of the first rotational speed of the rotating member to the surface movement speed of the image bearing member in the preparatory operation is greater than the ratio of the surface movement speed of the rotating member to the surface movement speed of the image bearing member in the image forming operation. | 2021-07-01 |