30th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150205155 | TRANSMISSIVE LCD DISPLAY ILLUMINATION WITH DEPOSITED LIGHT-GENERATING SOURCES - Disclosed herein are technologies related to the use of deposited light-generating sources as the backlight for transmissive illumination of the pixel structures of a transmissive display. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205156 | IN-CELL TOUCH DEVICE FOR DOUBLE-GRID PANEL - The present disclosure discloses a double-grid panel in-cell touch device, comprising a touch panel which includes a plurality of base units with two grid scanning lines being arranged between every two adjacent rows of base units. Each base unit includes three pixel electrodes respectively selected as red, green, and blue, with a data line arranged between every two adjacent columns of pixel electrodes, so that four data lines are provided at each column of base units with two of the four data lines respectively placed at both sides of the column thereof, wherein each pixel electrode has a pixel switch connected to one of the four data lines, and the pixel switches at each column of pixel units are distributed in such a manner that at least one of said four data lines is vacant. Each base unit is connected to a touch unit which is further connected to one of the grid scanning lines, and the grid scanning line connected to the touch unit serves as a touch scanning line, while one of the vacant data lines serves as a touch receiving line which is connected to the touch unit. The touch device achieves the touch function without addition of extra wires or processing difficulties based on the structure of the existing double-grid panels. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205157 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that is excellent in production efficiency, achieves a high CR, and significantly improves the viewing angle characteristics (reduces the gamma shift), while suppressing an image blur. The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device at least including: an anisotropic collimating backlight; a lower polarizing plate; a liquid crystal panel; an upper polarizing plate; and an anisotropic diffusion element, the anisotropic collimating backlight having a light distribution anisotropy of a specific angle being combined with the anisotropic diffusion element having a diffusion anisotropy of a specific angle. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205158 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) display of the FFS type comprising a liquid crystal medium with negative dielectric anisotropy and a di- or multireactive polymerizable compound, and an alignment layer inducing planar alignment in the LC medium. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205159 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a light source, a substrate transparent to a light source light, a pixel portion disposed at a side irradiated with the light source light, and a light extraction structure for extracting the light from the pixel portion to the outside. The light extraction structure includes a wall-like structure and a reflection layer. The pixel portion includes a laminated film formed by laminating the wavelength conversion layer for emitting fluorescent light through radiation of the light source light, and an excitation light absorbing layer disposed between the wavelength conversion layer and the substrate. The laminated film is disposed in the region partitioned by walls of the wall-like structure. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205160 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of red pixel areas, a plurality of green pixel areas, a plurality of blue pixel areas, and a light blocking member which defines the plurality of red pixel areas, the plurality of green pixel areas, and the plurality of blue pixel areas therein, and includes an expansion portion which overlaps a spacer which maintains a cell gap and is provided between the plurality of green pixel areas and the plurality of blue pixel areas and between the plurality of red pixel areas and the plurality of green pixel areas. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205161 | DISPLAY DEVICE - If a black matrix is thinned down in order to increase the aperture ratio, color mixture is likely to occur in which during monochromatic representation a desired color from relevant sub-pixels and a different color from adjacent sub-pixels appear to be mixed together when viewed obliquely. A display device includes a display panel and a light source. The display panel includes an array substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The opposite substrate includes a first light blocking layer and a colored layer. The array substrate includes a second light blocking layer and a signal wiring layer. The first light blocking layer, the second light blocking layer, and the signal wiring layer are disposed between sub-pixels of different colors. The second light blocking layer is disposed close to the liquid crystal layer. A distance between top surfaces of the first and second light blocking layers is decreased. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205162 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel including a display surface defined by first and second directional axes perpendicular to each other, a first polarizer disposed on the display panel and having a first optical axis parallel to the first directional axis, a liquid crystal lens including lower electrodes disposed on the first polarizer and extending in a third directional axis crossing the first directional axis, an upper electrode spaced apart from the lower electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the lower electrodes and the upper electrode and aligned between a lower alignment axis and an upper alignment axis, and a second polarizer disposed on the liquid crystal lens and having a second optical axis parallel to the first directional axis, where the lower alignment axis is defined between the first directional axis and the third directional axis on the display surface. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205163 | TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A transflective liquid crystal display device including, according to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display panel including first and second substrates, a plurality of gate lines and data lines on the first substrate defining a plurality of pixel regions, a thin film transistor at each pixel region, a black matrix and a color filter layer on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first an second substrates; a first polarizer and a second polarizer; a backlight unit; a selective reflection film between the liquid crystal display panel and the second polarizer; and a first reflecting layer on at least one of the gate line and the data line of the liquid crystal display panel. The black matrix and the color filter layer include opened areas corresponding to the first reflecting layer so that the light reflected from the first reflecting layer is transmitted through the black matrix and the color filter layer through the opened portions. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205164 | REFLECTION PLATE FOR BACKLIGHT UNIT AND BACKLIGHT UNIT OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING GOOD THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY - The present invention relates to a reflection plate for a backlight unit in a liquid crystal display device, and more particularly, to a reflection plate for a backlight unit in a liquid crystal display device, which is made of a thermoplastic thermal conductive resin composition having a thermal conductivity of at least 0.35 W/mK, thereby effectively solving the thermal problem of the backlight unit, and having excellent properties such as shock resistance, heat resistance, mechanical strength, and the like, as well as having excellent reflectivity, thereby improving the durability of the liquid crystal display device. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205165 | Direct Backlight Module - The present invention provides a direct backlight module, which includes a backplane, a plurality of LED light bars retained on the backplane, a plurality of light guide plates arranged alternate with respect to the LED light bars, and a diffusion plate mounted on the backplane. The direct backlight module includes the light guide plates that are arranged between the LED light bars to improve utilization rate of light energy of the LED light bars so as to reduce the number of LED lights included in the LED light bars to thereby reduce the manufacturing cost. Further, the arrangement of the light guide plates effectively shortens the light mixing distance and enhances homogeneity of light illumination and also reduces the thickness of backlight module to thereby facilitate thinning of a liquid crystal display device. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205166 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel; a light source device; a light source device accommodating member having a flat light source disposition portion, and a frame portion located in a periphery of the light source disposition portion to enclose the light source device; a frame-shaped member having an edge portion including a first part which overlays a non-display region and a second part located outside the non-display region, and an outer periphery part enclosing a side surface of a first substrate, a side surface of a second substrate, and the frame portion of the light source device accommodating member; and a spacer disposed between the frame portion and the outer periphery part, the light source device accommodating member, the frame-shaped member, and the spacer being fixed by a fixing member which penetrates the frame portion, the spacer, and the outer periphery part. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205167 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first alignment layer, a second alignment layer and a liquid crystal layer. The second substrate faces the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer. The first alignment layer and the second alignment layer each include a polyimide compound polymerized by cyclobutane-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylic dianhydride and cyclobutane-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylic dianhydride derivative. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205168 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a lower panel electrode including a lower panel unit electrodes; an upper panel electrode including an upper panel unit electrodes facing the lower panel unit electrodes; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the lower panel electrode and the upper panel electrode, in which the lower panel unit electrode includes a stem portion which defines a boundary between a plurality of sub-regions therein, a center pattern disposed at a center of the stem portion and in which overlaps the sub-regions, and a plurality of micro branch portions which extends from the center pattern, where extending directions of the micro branch portions in different regions are different from each other, and an end portion of the micro branch portions is extended in a direction different from an extending direction thereof. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205169 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display including: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the first substrate; a first electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a second electrode overlapping the first electrode with an insulating layer interposed therebetween; and a first alignment layer disposed on the first electrode. The first alignment layer includes a photo-alignment layer, and the liquid crystal has negative dielectric anisotropy. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205170 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display device equipped with in-cell touch panel functionality is configured to increase location determining performance by reducing a driving load on sensor electrodes (location determining electrodes). A liquid crystal display device | 2015-07-23 |
20150205171 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An IPS LCD that not only increases the screen luminance but also prevents the occurrence of image blurs by reducing the area of disclination and preventing the liquid crystal molecules from rising in a direction normal to the TFT substrate. A pixel electrode is disposed in the pixel surrounded by two gate lines and two data lines. A planar common electrode is located below the pixel electrode with an inter-layer insulating film provided therebetween. The pixel electrode includes slits each being open at the edge on one side and has the shape of a comb. Liquid crystals with negative dielectric anisotropy are used as liquid crystal. The above structure increases the transmissive area of the pixel up to the open edges of the slits and also prevents the liquid crystal molecules from rising in a direction normal to the TFT substrate, thereby preventing the occurrence of blurs. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205172 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a gate line disposed on an upper portion of the first substrate, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line, a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line and a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer, a passivation layer which covers the data line and the drain electrode and defines a contact hole which exposes a part of the drain electrode, a common electrode provided at an upper portion of the passivation layer and having a planar structure, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole and including a plurality of pixel branch electrodes, and a second substrate corresponding to the first substrate, where an opening is defined in the common electrode at a position which corresponds to a middle region of the plurality of pixel branch electrodes. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205173 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY PANEL - In a display panel and a method of manufacturing the display panel, the display panel includes a display substrate including a first electrode and a second electrode insulated from the first electrode and disposed on the first electrode, an opposite substrate including a third electrode facing the second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate. The liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules, a reactive mesogen polymer, and nano-rods. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205174 | LIQUID CRYSTAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD TO FABRICATE SAME - A structure includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second substrate having a second surface facing the first surface; liquid crystal material disposed between the first and second surfaces; a first upstanding electrode disposed over the first surface and extending into the liquid crystal material towards the second surface; and a first planar electrode disposed upon the first surface and electrically connected with the first upstanding electrode. The first planar electrode at least partially surrounds the first upstanding electrode. A combination of the first upstanding electrode and the first planar electrode forms at least a portion of a pixel of a liquid crystal display. Various methods to fabricate the structure are also disclosed. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205175 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING RECTANGULAR-SHAPED PIXEL ELECTRODES OVERLAPPING WITH COMB-SHAPED COUNTER ELECTRODES IN PLAN VIEW - The present invention realizes a bright image display by enhancing a numerical aperture of pixels. At least a portion of a pixel electrode is overlapped to a thin film transistor by way of a first insulation film, the pixel electrode is connected to an output electrode of the thin film transistor via a contact hole which is formed in the first insulation film, the counter electrode is arranged above the pixel electrode by way of a second insulation film in a state that the counter electrode is overlapped to the pixel electrode, the counter electrode is formed at a position avoiding the contact hole formed in the first insulation film as viewed in a plan view, and at least a portion of the counter electrode is overlapped to the thin film transistor. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205176 | DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel comprising a substrate, a plurality of gate lines, source lines, semiconductor layers and light shielding layers is provided. The gate lines are disposed on the substrate in parallel. The source lines are disposed on the substrate in parallel. The gate lines and the source lines are intercrossed to define a plurality of pixel areas. The semiconductor layers are disposed on the corresponding pixel areas, and each semiconductor layer includes at least one channel region overlapping each gate line. The slight shielding layers are located between the channel regions and the substrate. In a normal direction of the substrate, one of the gate lines is overlapped by two of the light shielding layers, and one of the light shielding layers overlaps even number of the source lines. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205177 | SUB-PIXEL STRUCTURE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING COLOUR SHIFT - The present application relates to a sub-pixel structure, a liquid crystal display device and a method for reducing color shift, the sub-pixel structure comprises a main area, a sub area and a signal wire, and the sub-pixel structure further comprises a first voltage dividing unit, the signal wire is connected to the main area and is connected to the sub area via the voltage dividing unit; the signal wire respectively provides different driving voltages for the main area and the sub area for reducing color shift in a liquid crystal display device. The present application has advantages on solving the color shift in relation to viewing angle in LCDs and greatly reducing cost. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205178 | CONTROLLED POLYMERIC MATERIAL CONDUCTIVITY FOR USE IN A TWO-PHASE ELECTRODE LAYER - An electro-optic display containing a two-phase, light-transmissive electrically-conductive layer comprising a first phase made of a highly electronically-conductive matrix and a second phase made of a polymeric material composition having a controlled volume resistivity. The matrix of the first phase may be formed from carbon nanotubes, silver nanowires, a metal coated open foam structure, or a printed mesh of wires. The polymeric material composition of the second phase may be a conductive polymer, or a polymer and an additive such as a salt, a polyelectrolyte, a polymer electrolyte, or a solid electrolyte, or combinations thereof. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205179 | ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electrophoresis display device includes: a pair of substrates; an electrophoresis layer which is pinched between the pair of substrates, and includes a partition and electrophoresis particles that are disposed in plural regions which are divided by the partition; a display portion which includes a plurality of pixels; a pixel electrode which is formed on the plurality of pixels; a facing electrode which faces the plurality of pixel electrodes via the electrophoresis layer; a first control line and a second control line which are electrically connected to the pixel electrodes; and a shielding layer which is disposed between the first control line and the electrophoresis layer and between the second control line and the electrophoresis layer, and can perform a potential input. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205180 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROPHORESIS DISPERSION LIQUID, ELECTROPHORESIS DISPERSION LIQUID, DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a dispersion medium includes bonding a siloxane compound to the surface of core particles by a precursor of the siloxane compound and the surface of the core particles being reacted in the dispersion medium, and removing the precursor not bonded to the core particles. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205181 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE - An optical waveguide device in which optical characteristics are less degraded even when a branch angle in a Y branch portion of an optical waveguide is great is provided. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205182 | POLARIZATION GRATINGS FOR OBLIQUE INCIDENCE ANGLES - A polarization grating for diffractive light deflection, having at least one liquid crystal layer on a substrate, wherein the liquid crystal molecules having a periodic change in orientation. The invention further relates to a light deflection device and a method for deflecting light. A polarization grating for an oblique incidence angle of the light is specified, in particular having high diffraction efficiency for the +1st order for a specifiable or variable incidence angle in a wide range of incidence angles. A polarization grating has at least one additional orientation change of the liquid crystal molecules such a way such that light of a specified polarization has a controllable angle of incidence and experiences a specifiable phase retardation upon passing through the liquid crystal layer. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205183 | Mobile telephone application for a lighted mirror effect - A mobile application with a lighted mirror effect features an image area created by the smartphone's user-directed camera. The application may provide a perimeter of illumination discs around the image area. Alternately, illumination may be achieved with the camera flash. A high-resolution user-directed camera and a flash associated with the user-directed camera are preferred hardware. Alternately, a smartphone visual display may be provided having a selectively higher reflectivity than a standard visual display. When combined with a peripheral light or backlight, a lighted mirror effect may be achieved. The application may also be used to take a self-portrait photograph. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205184 | CASES FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES | 2015-07-23 |
20150205185 | PHOTOGRAPHIC LIGHT DIFFUSION BOX AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING THE BOX TO VARIOUS LIGHT SOURCES - A photographic lighting apparatus ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150205186 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a lens holder, a base coupled to the lens holder and integrally formed with a cable by being molded with the cable, and a sealing member positioned at a coupled surface between the lens holder and the base. The lens holder includes a lens barrel including a first concave unit formed at a front surface with a hollow hole part to accommodate a first O-ring, and a second concave unit formed at a periphery to accommodate a second O-ring. A lens unit includes a front lens arranged at a front surface of a lens barrel and includes at least one lens arranged at the hollow hole part of the lens barrel, and a retainer including a recess groove configured to accommodate a third O-ring configured to fix the front lens by being formed at a periphery to be coupled at an inner surface to the periphery of the lens barrel. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205187 | Holder for Camera and Accessories Therefor - An underwater camera mounting device. The device comprises a U-shaped frame and a horizontal member attached thereto. The horizontal member comprises a camera holder that can hold at least one camera thereon. The U-shaped frame comprises at least one camera accessory support that is adapted to hold various camera accessories thereon. The U-shaped frame and the horizontal member comprises a hollow interior that can be filled with a desired amount of water to adjust the buoyancy thereof. In one embodiment, the device further comprises a valve for releasing air and drawing water into the U-shaped frame and the horizontal member, thereby decreasing buoyancy of the device. In another embodiment, the device further comprises an air tank that can expel water from the U-shaped frame and the horizontal member, thereby increasing the buoyancy of the device. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205188 | TELECONVERTER, AND IMAGING SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME - A teleconverter includes a master lens apparatus-side mount on which a master lens apparatus is mounted, a camera body-side mount on which a camera body is mounted, and a converter lens unit that has a negative refracting power for mounting the master lens apparatus thereon to obtain a lens system having a focal length longer than that of the master lens apparatus, the converter lens unit including a first lens group on the master lens apparatus side and a second lens group on the camera body side with an on longest air separation interposed between them, the first lens group has positive refracting power, and the second lens group has negative refracting power, with satisfaction of the following condition (1): | 2015-07-23 |
20150205189 | FLUORESCENT LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND PROJECTOR - A fluorescent light emitting element includes a substrate; a phosphor layer that is provided on the substrate; an adhesive layer that is provided between the substrate and the phosphor layer; and a reflection unit that is provided between the adhesive layer and the substrate or between the adhesive layer and the phosphor layer. The phosphor layer is formed of a sintered body made of a cerium-activated garnet structure phosphor containing 0.05 atm % cerium, and a thickness of the phosphor layer is in a range of 100 μm to 250 μm. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205190 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light source apparatus includes a plurality of light source units, a sensor unit, and an interval control unit. The sensor unit is capable of receiving a plurality of emitted light beams from the plurality of light source units and sampling intensities of the emitted light beams at a predetermined sampling interval. The interval control unit is capable of controlling the predetermined sampling interval on the basis of an output characteristic relating to each of the emitted light beams from the plurality of light source units. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205191 | PICO PROJECTION FIXING MODULE - A pico projection fixing module includes a bracket main body, at least two collimator lenses, and at least two color light sources. The bracket main body includes an upper part, a lower part, a connecting part and at least two assembling seats. The upper part and the lower part are located at bilateral sides of the connecting part. Each of the assembling seats includes an opening and a clamping part. The opening is formed on the connecting part. The clamping part is disposed on the upper part and the lower part. The at least two collimator lenses are installed on the connecting part and corresponded to the corresponding openings. The at least two color light sources are installed on the corresponding clamping parts and aligned with the corresponding collimator lenses. The clamping parts corresponding to the assembling seats are separated from each other. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205192 | Multi-prism mechanism for laser exposure system of 3D images and method thereof - A multi-prism mechanism includes: an exposure motherboard; and a laser controlling and launching unit; wherein a multi-prism unit, a lens, an angle-switching reflecting mirror, a light detecting reflecting mirror, a light detecting device, three acousto-optical driving controllers, a laser driving control panel, a plurality of support posts and a plurality of reflecting mirrors are provided on the exposure motherboard; the laser controlling and launching unit is mounted on the support posts through nuts, in such a manner that the laser controlling and launching unit is installed on the exposure motherboard in a folded form; wherein the lens comprises a light inputting face and a light outputting face, the laser controlling and launching unit comprises three laser generator sets in parallel, the laser generator set comprises an acousto-optical regulator, a light valve, a directing lens, an optical zooming lens, a laser reflecting mirror and a spotting reflecting mirror. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205193 | PELLICLE FOR EUV, AND AN ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE PELLICLE, AND A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME - Here are disclosed a pellicle for EUV and an assembly made up of this pellicle and a mask, which brings about a projection of low contrast (intensity) shadows of a mesh structure on the mask, thus minimizing the adverse effect of the shadow on the lithographic printing; also a method for assembling such assembly is disclosed wherein the pellicle is rotated relative to the mask to minimize the shadow contrast, in terms of a contrast ratio, of the mesh structure; the angle of the rotation is 30 degrees or smaller, and the resultant contrast ratio should be 25% or lower. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205194 | Lithography Mask - The present disclosure provides a lithography mask comprising a substrate, a reflective multiplayer (ML) on the substrate, a barrier layer on the reflective ML, and an absorber layer over the barrier layer. In some embodiments, a thickness of the barrier layer is less than or equal to about 10 nm. In some embodiments, a portion of the absorber layer and a portion of the barrier layer are removed. The present disclosure also provides a method for fabricating a lithography mask, and a method for patterning a substrate using a lithography mask. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205195 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUPPORT FRAME FOR PELLICLE, SUPPORT FRAME FOR PELLICLE, AND PELLICLE - Provided are a method of manufacturing a support frame for a pellicle, capable of forming a sufficiently blackened anodic oxide film through anodic oxidation treatment and providing a support frame for a pellicle industrially inexpensively with ease, a support frame for a pellicle obtained by the method, and a pellicle. Specifically, provided are a method of manufacturing a support frame for a pellicle to be used as a pellicle including an optical thin film, the method including: annealing an aluminum material formed of an Al—Zn—Mg based aluminum alloy; and subjecting the aluminum material to anodic oxidation treatment in an alkaline solution to form an anodic oxide film having a lightness index L* value of 40 or less, a support frame for a pellicle obtained by the method, and a pellicle including the support frame for a pellicle and an optical thin film. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205196 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE WITH A MULTILAYER REFLECTIVE FILM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK, SUBSTRATE WITH A MULTILAYER REFLECTIVE FILM, REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK, REFLECTIVE MASK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a substrate with a multilayer reflective film that enables the number of detected pseudo defects, to be reduced even when using highly sensitive defect inspection apparatuses using light of various wavelengths, and in particular, is capable of achieving a level of smoothness required of substrates with a multilayer reflective film while reliably detecting critical defects as a result of reducing the number of detected pseudo defects, as well as a method of manufacturing the same. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205197 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING LITHOGRAPHY FEATURES ON A SUBSTRATE BY SELF-ASSEMBLY OF BLOCK COPOLYMERS - A method of designing an epitaxy template to direct self-assembly of a block copolymer on a substrate into an ordered target pattern involves providing a primary epitaxy template design and then varying the design to optimize a pattern fidelity statistic, such as placement error, relative to the target pattern by modelling predicted self-assembled block copolymer patterns and optimizing pattern placement as a function of a varied design parameter. In addition to varying a design parameter to optimize the pattern fidelity statistic, a random error in the template design is included prior to modelling predicted patterns in order to compensate for expected template inaccuracy in practice. The inclusion of a realistic random error in the template design, in addition to systematic variation of a design parameter, may improve the template design optimization to render the result less sensitive to error which may be inevitable in practice. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205198 | HARD MASK COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN USING SAME - Disclosed are a polymer represented by the Chemical Formula 1, a monomer represented by the Chemical Formula 2, and a solvent, wherein the monomer is included in the same or a higher amount than the polymer, and a method of forming patterns using the same. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205199 | Photosensitive Resin Composition - A photosensitive printing blank having is described. The photosensitive printing blank comprises at least one photocurable layer that is capable of being selectively crosslinked and cured upon exposure to actinic radiation at a desired wavelength region comprising (a) at least one elastomeric binder, (b) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, (c) a photoinitiator having a favorable absorption profile in the desired wavelength region used for exposing the at least one photocurable layer to actinic radiation, and (d) a dye, wherein the dye exhibits a suitable percent transmission as measured with a UV spectrophotometer at the desired wavelength region used for exposing the at least one photocurable layer to actinic radiation, and optionally an infrared ablatable layer disposed on the at least one photocurable layer. A method of making a relief image printing element from the photosensitive printing blank is also described. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205200 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING A PATTERN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE - A photoresist composition, a method of forming a pattern, and a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor substrate, the composition including a solvent, a novolak resin, a diazide-based photo-sensitizer, an acryl compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: | 2015-07-23 |
20150205201 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN PRINTING PLATE ORIGINAL - [Problem] To provide a photosensitive resin composition which exhibits excellent relief image reproducibility and improved toughness and printing durability, and a photosensitive resin printing plate precursor. [Solution] A photosensitive resin composition which is characterized by containing (A) a modified and partially saponified poly(vinyl acetate) having a reactive group in a side chain, (B) a polyamide having a basic nitrogen atom, (C) a compound having a molecular weight of 300 or lower, a 5-7 membered ring and a polymerizable ethylenic double bond, and (D) a photopolymerization initiator. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205202 | PHOTO-CURABLE AND THERMO-CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION AND DRY FILM SOLDER RESIST - The present invention relates to a photo-curable and thermo-curable resin composition which can form a DFSR having micro unevenness on the surface without a separate treatment such as plasma treatment and the like and a DFSR. The photo-curable and thermo-curable resin composition includes an acid-modified oligomer having a carboxyl group (—COON) and a photo-curable unsaturated functional group; a polyimide-based resin; a photo-polymerizable monomer having two or more photo-curable unsaturated functional groups; a thermo-curable binder having a thermo-curable functional group; and a photoinitiator. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205203 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, CONDUCTIVE WIRE PROTECTION FILM, AND TOUCH PANEL MEMBER - The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition comprising an unsaturated group-containing resin (D), a (meth)acrylic compound (E) having a specific structure, a silane compound (G) having a substituent selected from the group consisting of an amino group, an amide group, a ureido group, a ketimine group, and an isocyanate group, and a photo-polymerization initiator (F), the unsaturated group-containing resin (D) being obtained by adding an epoxy group-containing unsaturated compound (C) to some acid radicals of a copolymer obtained by copolymerizing a (meth)acrylic ester (A) with an unsaturated group- and acid-containing compound (B). | 2015-07-23 |
20150205204 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - A photoresist composition includes an acid-labile polymer that is decomposable by reaction with an acid, a photoacid generator, an organic base having a pK | 2015-07-23 |
20150205205 | POSITIVE TYPE RESIST COMPOSITION FOR USE IN LIQUID IMMERSION EXPOSURE AND A METHOD OF FORMING THE PATTERN USING THE SAME - A positive type resist composition for use in liquid immersion exposure comprises: (A) a resin having a monocyclic or polycyclic cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon structure, the resin increasing its solubility in an alkali developer by an action of acid; (B) a compound generating acid upon irradiation with one of an actinic ray and a radiation; (C) an alkali soluble compound having an alkyl group of 5 or more carbon atoms; and (D) a solvent. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205206 | Orthogonal Processing of Organic Materials Used in Electronic and Electrical Devices - An orthogonal process for photolithographic patterning organic structures is disclosed. The disclosed process utilizes fluorinated solvents or supercritical CO | 2015-07-23 |
20150205207 | METHOD OF PRODUCING STRUCTURE CONTAINING PHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE, METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN AND METHOD OF FORMING FINE PATTERN - A method of producing a structure containing a phase-separated structure, including a step in which a layer including an Si-containing block copolymer having a plurality of blocks bonded is formed between guide patterns on a substrate; a step in which a solution of a top coat material is applied to the layer and the guide patterns so as to form a top coat film; and a step in which the layer including the Si-containing block copolymer and having the top coat film formed thereon is subjected to annealing treatment so as to conduct a phase separation of the layer; in which a solvent of the solution of the top coat material contains no basic substance. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205208 | DEVELOPER COMPOSITION - A developer composition including 0.01 to 5.0 parts by weight of inorganic or organic acids, 0.01 to 5.0 parts by weight of surfactant, 0.1 to 10.0 parts by weight of water-soluble organic solvent, 85 to 99 parts by weight of water, and 0 to 2 parts by weight of additives, based on 100 parts by weight of the developer composition. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205209 | PATTERNING APPARATUS AND PATTERNING METHODS THEREOF - A patterning apparatus is provided. The patterning apparatus includes a plurality of liquid jet units arranged in one or more groups and configured to jet an anti-etching liquid onto a surface of a substrate. The patterning apparatus also includes a plurality of exposure units configured to expose light on the anti-etching liquid jetted on the surface of the substrate to heat and cure the jetted anti-etching liquid to form anti-etching patterns on the surface of the substrate. Further, the patterning apparatus includes a control unit configured to control motion status and jetting status of the plurality of liquid jet units and motion status and exposure status of the plurality of exposure units, so as to form the anti-etching patterns at a predetermined line width and thickness. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205210 | SUPPORT FOR A MOVABLE ELEMENT AND LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS - A support for a movable element includes a stator element, a gravity compensator field inducing element mounted on the stator element, the gravity compensator field inducing element configured to apply a translational force to the movable element by controlling a magnetic field in a gap between the stator element and the movable element, and a plurality of torque compensator field inducing elements mounted on the stator element, the torque compensator field inducing elements configured to apply a torque to the movable element by controlling a magnetic field in the gap between the stator element and the movable element, the torque being about a first axis substantially perpendicular to the direction of the translational force applied by the gravity compensator field inducing element. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205211 | PATTERNING METHOD, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND SYSTEM, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method of performing patterning of a substrate includes: obtaining, based on first alignment measurement with respect to first patterning, a first compensation value for second alignment measurement, with respect to the first patterning, in which number of alignment marks to be measured is smaller than number of alignment marks to be measured in the first alignment measurement; performing the second alignment measurement with respect to second patterning different from the first patterning; generating, based on a condition with respect to the second patterning and the first compensation value, a second compensation value for the second alignment measurement; and performing the second patterning of a substrate based on the second alignment measurement and the second compensation value. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205212 | MASKLESS LIGHT EXPOSURE DEVICE - A light exposure device is provided. The light exposure device includes a light source, a light modulation part, and a projection optical part. The light modulation part modulates the light based on a predetermined exposure pattern. The projection optical part projects the light from the light modulation part onto a substrate. The projection optical part includes a first optical part, a hole arrangement part, and a second optical part. The first optical part receives the light from the light modulation part. The first optical part includes a plurality of first lenses. The hole arrangement part emits the light from the first optical part. The second optical part emits the light from the hole arrangement part onto the substrate. The second optical part includes a plurality of second lenses. At least one of the first lenses and the second lenses is a transreflective lens. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205213 | DEFORMATION PATTERN RECOGNITION METHOD, PATTERN TRANSFERRING METHOD, PROCESSING DEVICE MONITORING METHOD, AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A deformation pattern recognition method including providing one or more deformation patterns, each deformation pattern being associated with a deformation of a substrate that may be caused by a processing device; transferring a first pattern to a substrate, the first pattern including at least N alignment marks, wherein each alignment mark is positioned at a respective predefined nominal position; processing the substrate; measuring a position of N alignment marks and determining an alignment mark displacement for the N alignment marks by comparing the respective nominal position with the respective measured position; fitting at least one deformation pattern to the measured alignment mark displacements; determining an accuracy value for each fitted deformation pattern, the accuracy value being representative of the accuracy of the corresponding fit; using the determined accuracy value, determining whether an associated deformation pattern is present. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205214 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - In a lithographic projection apparatus, a liquid supply system maintains liquid in a space between the projection system and the substrate. The liquid supply system may further include a de-mineralizing unit, a distillation unit, a de-hydrocarbonating unit, a UV radiation source, and/or a filter configured to purify the liquid. A gas content reduction device may be provided to reduce a gas content of the liquid. A chemical may be added to the liquid using an adding device to inhibit lifeform growth and components of the liquid supply system may be made of a material which is non-transparent to visible light such that growth of lifeforms may be reduced. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205215 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, PHOTOLITHOGRAPHICAL RETICLES AND EXPOSURE METHODS THEREOF - An exposure apparatus is provided for performing a column scan-exposure process. The exposure apparatus includes a base for supporting the exposure apparatus; and a reticle stage configured for holding a reticle having at two mask pattern regions and carrying the reticle to move reciprocally along a scanning direction. The exposure apparatus also includes a wafer stage configured for holding a wafer and carrying the wafer to move reciprocally along the scanning direction. Further, the exposure apparatus includes a control unit configured to control the reticle stage and the wafer stage to cooperatively move to cause the at least two mask pattern regions of the reticle on the reticle stage to be continuously and sequentially projected on at least two corresponding exposure shots of the wafer on the wafer stage along the scanning direction to perform a column scan-exposure process. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205216 | METHOD FOR ALIGNING SUBSTRATES IN DIFFERENT SPACES AND HAVING DIFFERENT SIZES - A method for aligning substrates in different spaces and having different sizes includes: capturing actual local images of two substrates; comparing specific marks in standard local feature regions of the two substrates, and obtaining specific marks in actual local feature regions of the two substrates; separately establishing actual coordinate systems of the two substrates to synthesize aligned assembly coordinate system; comparing coordinate values of the specific marks of the two substrates in the two actual coordinate systems to obtain first group of offsets, and comparing sizes of the two substrates to obtain a size difference; using the first group of offsets and the size difference to correct coordinate values of specific marks of one of the two substrates; comparing coordinate values of the specific marks of the two substrates, to obtain second group of offsets; and moving the one to a position compensated by the second group of offsets. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205217 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS, AND TRIARYLAMINE COMPOUND - The present invention relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising an electroconductive support and at least a photosensitive layer formed on the support, wherein the photosensitive layer contains a specific charge transport substance. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205218 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided are an electrophotographic photosensitive member in which a residual potential hardly increases at the time of image formation, a pattern memory hardly occurs, and the crack of a conductive layer hardly occurs, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each including the electrophotographic photosensitive member. To this end, the conductive layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a titanium oxide particle coated with tin oxide doped with phosphorus, a tin oxide particle doped with phosphorus, and a binding material, and when a total volume of the conductive layer is represented by V | 2015-07-23 |
20150205219 | OPTIMIZED LATEX PARTICLE SIZE FOR IMPROVED HOT OFFSET TEMPERATURE FOR SUSTAINABLE TONERS - The disclosure provides sustainable toner particles of from about 180 nm to about 250 nm in a sustainable toner composition having a hot offset temperature of from about 190° C. to about 220° C. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205220 | TONER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A toner includes a plurality of toner particles that each include a core and a shell layer disposed over a surface of the core. The shell layer contains a unit derived from a thermoplastic resin and a unit derived from a monomer or prepolymer of a thermosetting resin. A surface of each of the toner particles has a Young's modulus that changes by a proportion of no greater than 20% from 30° C. to 50° C., and changes by a proportion from 50° C. to 70° C. that when divided by the proportion of change from 30° C. to 50° C., yields a value of at least 3.0 and no greater than 10.0. The Young's modulus is measured in a state in which an external additive is not adhered to the toner particle using a scanning probe microscope while raising a cantilever temperature thereof. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205221 | Liquid Toner Dispersion and Use Thereof - The liquid toner dispersion comprises marking particles to which dispersing agent is bound for dispersing the marking particles in a substantially non-polar carrier liquid. The dispersing agent is of a hyper-dispersant type comprising an anchor group for binding to a marking particle and stabilizing groups coupled to the anchor group for stabilizing said marking particle in the carrier liquid. The dispersion further comprises a spacer agent that comprises a polar head group and a substantially non-polar tail, and that acts as a spacer of the marking particles. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205222 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EMPLOYING TECHNIQUE THAT REDUCES AMOUNT OF COLORING MATERIAL CONSUMED - When an edge effect or sweeping occurs in a developing material, pixels, among a plurality of pixels that configure image data, will arise in which a developing material consumption amount rises beyond an original consumption amount. A CPU corrects the developing material consumption amount for the pixels, among the plurality of pixels that configure the image data, in which the developing material consumption amount will rise beyond the original consumption amount. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205223 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND EXPOSING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a light scan head having a plurality of LED elements disposed along a main-scanning direction of a photoreceptor drum and configured to expose the photoreceptor drum with light, a developing device disposed to face the photoreceptor drum in the main-scanning direction and including a development roller configured to supply a developer to the photoreceptor drum, and a non-uniform density correction unit configured to control an intensity of light emitted from the plurality of LED elements of the light scan head based on correction data that corresponds to a tendency pattern of an expected non-uniform image density so as to correct the non-uniform density of an image that is to be formed on a recording medium. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205224 | Developer Unit and Image Formation Device - A developing unit and image formation device in which a developer carrier is reliably pressed towards and separated from an image carrier is described. A separation and pressing mechanism is provided for separating and pressing the developer carriers of developing cartridges installed in a drum unit onto image carriers. This separation and pressing mechanism has a pair of direct cam members. Each direct cam member has a release action portion that engages with the releasing projection of a developing cartridge when the developer carrier is to be separated from the image carrier. Each direct cam member may also have a pressing action portion that engages with the pressing projection of the developing cartridges when the developer carrier is to be pressed onto the image carrier. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205225 | DEVELOPER STORAGE CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - A developer storage container includes a main body portion and a rotary cylindrical body. The main body portion has a cylindrical inner peripheral surface and a pair of main body side end surfaces. The rotary cylindrical body has a side surface having a cylindrical shape, a pair of rotary body end surfaces and a storage space configured to store developer. A slit extending is formed on the side surface of the rotary cylindrical body to allow communication between the internal space and the storage space. The rotary cylindrical body is so arranged in the internal space that a predetermined clearance is defined between the side surface and the inner peripheral surface of the main body portion. A developer discharge port is opened on the main body portion. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205226 | DEVELOPING CATRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing cartridge includes: a flexible developer bag, provided with an opening and provided in a frame, for accommodating a developer; and an acting member contactable to the developer bag. The developer bag is fixed to the frame at its upper portion. The developer bag is swingable by contact with the acting member. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205227 | DEVELOPING AGENT CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In accordance with an embodiment, a developing agent cartridge for supplying developing agent and toner to a developing device comprises a cartridge main body, in which there is a first room and a second room and the boundary of the two rooms is closed by a closure member, configured to respectively fill the toner and the developing agent into the first room and the second room; a supply section configured to supply the infill in the second room to the developing device while stirring it; and an opening section configured to open the closure member to enable the toner to be moved to the second room after the developing agent filled into the second room is supplied to the developing device. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205228 | TRANSFER MEMBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF TRANSFER MEMBER, TRANSFER UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND ROLLER - A transfer member includes a support, an elastic layer, and a resin layer having a sea-island structure on the elastic layer, wherein elongation at break of the resin layer is from 20% to 180%, and an average diameter of an island portion thereof is from 0.5 μm to 3 μm. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205229 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an endless transfer member, a first transfer section, a second transfer section, and a medium transfer section. An image is transferred to the transfer member during circulation of the transfer member. The first transfer section forms an image using a toner containing flat metallic pigment particles, and transfers the formed image to the transfer member through a transfer current. The second transfer section forms an image using a toner not containing flat metallic pigment particles, and transfers the formed image to the transfer member through a transfer current. The second transfer section is disposed upstream of the first transfer section in a circulation direction of the transfer member. The medium transfer section transfers the image transferred to the transfer member to a recording medium through a transfer current. The transfer current for the first transfer section is smaller than that for the second transfer section. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205230 | CONDUCTIVE BELT AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Concerned with a cylindrical conductive belt for electrophotography which has made permanent curl less occur. The conductive belt has a continuous phase containing a thermoplastic polyester resin and discontinuous phases each containing any one or both selected from a polyether-ester amide and a polyether amide, and the discontinuous phases are present in such way as to extend in the peripheral direction of the belt; the belt having a crystallinity that is lower on the outer-peripheral surface side than on the inner-peripheral surface side. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205231 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a stretch roller and a steering roller rotatably supporting an intermediate transfer belt and a control portion executing a meandering control operation of controlling a widthwise position of the intermediate transfer belt by operating a tilting portion tiling the steering roller. The control portion tilts the steering roller to reference position when transfer biases are applied to first and second transfer members in forming an image to perform the meandering control operation from the reference position. The control portion is also configured to be able to update the reference position stored in a storage portion based on an inclined position of the steering roller during the meandering control operation in the state in which the transfer members are applied. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205232 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AND IMPLEMENTING LOW SURFACE ENERGY EXTERNAL HEAT ROLLS IN IMAGE FORMING DEVICES - A system and method are provided for methods for reducing the adverse effects attributable to excess toner contamination in image forming devices through providing and implementing low surface energy surfaces on individual rolls, including external heat rolls in the image forming devices. The disclosed external heat rolls are configured of materials that introduce a more robust low surface energy component into the materials that compose at least a rough external heat roll material for the external heat rolls. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205233 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - The invention relates to an image forming method and an image forming device using at least four color toners of yellow, magenta, cyan and black, and having a fixation step of fixing a toner image on a recording medium using a fixing unit, wherein the total of a dust emission amount from each toner is controlled to be not more than a specific level, and wherein just before the fixation step where the three color toners of yellow, magenta and cyan are laminated on the recording medium, a dust emission amount from the toner to be the outermost layer on the recording medium and a dust emission amount from the toner to be the lowermost layer thereon are controlled to be in a specific relationship therebetween. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205234 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus comprises a heat roller configured to have a roller surface for contacting a medium on which the unfixed toner image is transferred; a press roller configured opposite to the heat roller; a guide configured along a conveyance space from an inlet arranged at the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the medium, which is conveyed and nipped by the heat roller and the press roller, to an outlet of the medium; a lever configured to be provided with a swing shaft with respect to the guide, a peeling claw arranged at the inlet side for scraping the toner off the roller surface, and a lever end positioned at the outlet side; and a swing section configured to swing and energize the lever to make the lever end protrude into the conveyance space, wherein the lever that is swung and energized by the swing section repeats the following operations: separating the peeling claw in a contacted state with the roller surface from the roller surface, and restoring the peeling claw to the contacted state. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205235 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a sheet conveyance section configured to convey a sheet; an image forming section configured to transfer a toner image to the sheet passing through a transfer nip; a fixing section that is allowed to be displaced in a sheet width direction in a predetermined acceptable displacement range relative to a home position, the fixing section being configured to fix the toner image on the sheet passing through a fixing nip; a skew detection section configured to detect skew of the sheet between the transfer nip and the fixing nip; and a control section which controls the fixing section to displace in the sheet width direction based on a detection result obtained by the skew detection section. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205236 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit having a heater, and a fixing member, the fixing unit configured to fix an image onto the recording material, a film configured to increase its temperature by absorbing infrared rays, a first sensor configured to measure a temperature of the film, a holding member configured to hold the film, a second sensor configured to measure a temperature of the holding member, a storage unit for storing a plurality of temperature determination information, a selection unit configured to select temperature determination information to interest, based on the measurement results of the first and the second sensor, from among the plurality of the stored temperature determination information, and a determination unit configured to determine a temperature of the fixing unit using the temperature determination information to interest selected by the selection unit, based on the measurement results of the first and the second sensor. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205237 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD CAPABLE OF IMPROVING FIXING QUALITY - In an image forming apparatus, multiple toners are superimposed, formed and layered, on a recording medium and a toner image is made. The toner that superimposed lastly on the recording medium, that is, a top layer of toner, has a toner fixing characteristic value that causes the top layer of toner to be fixed on the recording medium by lower temperature than one or all of the other multiple toners. This provides for a better fixing quality. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205238 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING FIXING DEVICE - A fixing device includes a primary winding, a fixing portion, a secondary winding, and a magnetic core body. The primary winding is configured to receive a supply of AC current from an AC power source. The fixing portion includes a heat source that generates heat when an electric current is supplied to the heat source, the fixing portion being configured to execute a fixing process onto a sheet with a toner image formed on the sheet, at a predetermined fixing temperature by using the heat from the heat source. The secondary winding is electrically connected to the heat source. The primary winding and the secondary winding are wound around the magnetic core body. The magnetic core body is made of a predetermined material whose permeability is lowered when a temperature thereof becomes equal to or higher than the predetermined fixing temperature upon receiving the heat from the heat source. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205239 | INDUCTION HEATING FUSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An induction heating fusing device and an image forming apparatuses that may control even a very small current region by tracking a resonance frequency to perform PWM control and phase control without considering a deviation of a part constant or a temperature change are provided. The induction heating fusing device includes: a serial resonance circuit having an induction coil and a condenser; a phase comparator, a phase controller, a resonance frequency tracking oscillator, and a PWM (pulse width modulation) signal generator. The phase comparator compares a phase of a pulse outputted by the PWM signal generator with a phase of current flowing through the induction coil, outputs a comparison result obtained by the comparing to the phase controller when controlling the phase, and outputs the comparison result to the resonance frequency tracking oscillator when performing PWM control. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205240 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing member, a pressuring member, a separating member and a reciprocating mechanism. The fixing member is arranged rotatably around a rotation axis. The fixing member includes a passing region and a non-passing region. Through the passing region, a recording medium passes. The non-passing region is arranged outside the passing region. The pressuring member is arranged rotatably and configured to come into pressure contact with the fixing member so as to form a fixing nip. The separating member includes a separating plate and a contact piece. The separating plate is configured to face the passing region with an interval and separate the recording medium passing through the fixing nip from the passing region. The contact piece is configured to come into contact with the non-passing region. The reciprocating mechanism is configured to reciprocate the separating member along a direction of the rotation axis. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205241 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a storage to store recording media, a smoothness detector to detect smoothness of the recording media, a memory unit to store smoothness values detected by the smoothness detector, a transfer device to transfer a toner image onto the recording media, a fixing device to fix the toner image onto the recording media, a temperature controller to determine a target fixing temperature for a second and subsequent recording media based on a predicted value calculated from the smoothness values, and a processor to reset the smoothness values in response to detection of an external factor that causes the smoothness detector to provide a smoothness value out of a predetermined range of the predicted value during an image forming operation from when the processor receives a sheet-feeding permission signal of one of the recording media stored in the storage until the recording medium is ejected. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205242 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form images that are to be transferred to first sheets, a fixing and erasing unit configured to fix the images onto the first sheets and erase images formed with a decolorizable material on second sheets, and a controller. The controller is configured to interrupt the image forming unit to stop forming images that are to be transferred to the first sheets, and control the fixing and erasing unit to carry out an erasing operation on the second sheets while the image forming unit is interrupted. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205243 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING BINDING PROCESSING FUNCTION - A sheet processing apparatus includes a binding unit configured to perform binding processing by pressing a sheet bundle, a motor configured to drive the binding unit to press the sheet bundle, a speed detection unit configured to detect a speed of the motor, a voltage detection unit configured to detect a driving voltage of the motor, and a motor control unit configured to determine an upper limit value of a driving current of the motor based on the speed detected by the speed detection unit and the driving voltage detected by the voltage detection unit in a period when the motor is being driven and the binding unit is not pressing the sheet bundle. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205244 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM TRANSPORTING DEVICE - Provided is an image forming apparatus including an image forming device that forms an image on a recording medium, a stacking table on which the recording medium having the image formed thereon by the image forming device is stacked, and a medium transporting device that transports the recording medium to the stacking table from the image forming device, wherein the medium transporting device includes a pair of rotating members that feed the recording medium to the stacking table, a moving unit that allows the pair of rotating members to reciprocate in a direction along a rotating shaft of the pair of rotating members, and a pressing and separating unit that allows the pair of rotating members to be pressed against each other in a forward path during the reciprocation by the moving unit and to be separated from each other in a return path. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205245 | SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeder includes a sheet feeding cassette stored in a cassette storage part, a heater and flow regulating plates. A first gap is formed between the bottom plate of the sheet feeding cassette and a bottom portion of the cassette storage part, and having an air intake port. A second gap is formed between the side plate of the sheet feeding cassette and a side portion of the cassette storage part and has a vent port communicating with the first gap and the sheet storing part. The flow regulating plates are disposed in the first gap so as to form a duct together with the sheet feeding cassette and the cassette storage part. Air flow is generated such that air is supplied from the air intake port into the first gap, is heated, rises through the second gap from the vent port, and flows to the sheet storing part. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205246 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including: a plurality of process units; a circuit board configured to generate the voltages to be applied to the plurality of process units; and a plurality of separate power feeding members configured to supply the voltages to the process units, wherein the separate power feeding members holds the circuit board, the circuit board comprising: a plurality of voltage output portions arranged at different positions in a direction along an outer edge of the circuit board; and a plurality of positioning holes configured to position the plurality of separate power feeding members, and wherein the plurality of separate power feeding members each comprises: a connecting portion to be connected to a corresponding one of the voltage output portions; a positioning portion to be fitted into a corresponding one of the positioning holes; and a latching portion configured to latch the circuit board. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205247 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A POWER SUPPLY CONTROL PROGRAM - A novel power supply control device includes an external power supply unit that generates external driving power from external power source, a storing power supplying unit that generates stored driving power from stored power source, a selection unit that selects either the external driving power or the stored driving power, a power mode switching unit that switches between a normal mode and an energy saving mode that consumes less power consumption than the normal mode, a determination unit that determines whether or not current time is within a peak power shift time zone in which usage of the external power is suppressed, and a controlling unit that instructs the selection unit to select the stored power as the driving power and instructs the power mode switching unit to switch power mode to the energy saving mode immediately after finishing an operation during the power peak shift time zone. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205248 | CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A cleaning device includes a cleaner, a plurality of cleaning sub-units, a sub-unit holder, a detachable transmission assembly, and a plurality of joint couplers. The cleaner scrapes off adhered material from a surface of a cleaning target while contacting the surface of the cleaning target. The cleaning sub-units each includes a holder to hold the cleaner and a drive-receive rotator to receive a driving force. The sub-unit holder holds the cleaning sub-units. The detachable transmission assembly includes a driving-force receive rotator to receive a driving force from an external unit and a plurality of drive transmission rotators to transmit the driving force received by the driving-force receive rotator to the drive-receive rotators of the cleaning sub-units. The joint couplers mounted on the drive-receive rotators and the drive transmission rotators couple the drive-receive rotators with the drive transmission rotators in a rotation axial direction. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205249 | UNIT ASSEMBLY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A unit assembly ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150205250 | PRINTING MEDIUM SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus may include a main body having a developing apparatus, a driving source configured to generate power in the main body, a driven unit configured to receive the power from the driving source to be operated, a supply cassette configured to be detachable from the main body and in which printing media are stacked, and an opening/closing unit configured to receive power from the driving source configured to drive the driven unit to move the supply cassette back and forth. Accordingly, the supply cassette can be automatically opened and closed to provide user convenience. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205251 | Image Forming Apparatus Provided with Contacting-Separating Member Capable of Moving Developing Roller Relative to Photosensitive Drum - An image forming apparatus includes: a casing; photosensitive drums juxtaposed with each other in a juxtaposed direction; developing units each including a developing roller; an opening-closing member; and a first contacting-separating member. The opening-closing member is movable between an open position and a closed position. The first contacting-separating member is provided at the opening-closing member and movable relative to the casing in the juxtaposed direction for moving, in a state where the opening-closing member is at the closed position, the developing roller between an adjacent position adjacent to or in contact with the corresponding photosensitive drums and a separated position spaced apart from the corresponding photosensitive drums. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205252 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a manual operating unit, at least a part of which being exposed to an outside of the apparatus body and a part of which included inside the apparatus body being exposed to the outside by manually operating from the outside, a condensation part to which moist air in the apparatus body contacts to dew-condense to a water droplet, and a recovery container part containing the water droplet generated by the condensation part and being disposed on an inner surface of the manual operating unit included inside the apparatus body. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205253 | Image Forming Apparatus Having Developing Unit in Which Developing Device is Movably Disposed - An image forming apparatus includes: a main body; a photosensitive drum rotatably supported in the main body; a developing unit detachably accommodated in the main body in a direction along an axis of the photosensitive drum in a state where the photosensitive drum is disposed in the main body. The developing unit includes: a developer carrying member configured to carry developer for supplying the developer to the photosensitive drum; a developing frame supporting the developer carrying member; and a supporting assembly configured to support the developing frame such that, in a state where the developing unit is accommodated in the main body, the developing frame is movable between a proximity position where the developer carrying member and the photosensitive drum being positioned adjacent to or in contact with each other and a separation position where the developer carrying member and the photosensitive drum being separated from each other. | 2015-07-23 |
20150205254 | Image-Forming Device And Cartridge Mountable In The Same - An image-forming device includes a cartridge and a main body including a cartridge receiving section configured to receive the cartridge. The cartridge includes a first cartridge configured to store developer therein, and a second cartridge configured to detachably accommodate the first cartridge. The first cartridge is attachable to the second cartridge in a state where the second cartridge alone is mounted in the cartridge receiving section, the first cartridge being configured to be restricted from getting detached from the second cartridge in a state where the first cartridge and the second cartridge are both mounted in the cartridge receiving section. | 2015-07-23 |