36th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130230256 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IMAGES - Methods and apparatus to detect differences between images are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein to recognize different image versions include generating a first signature representative of a sample image, and obtaining a reference image associated with a second signature determined to substantially match the first image signature. Such example methods also include generating a third signature representative of a first region of the sample image corresponding spatially to a first region of the reference image associated with a first version of the reference image, the third signature being different from the first signature. Such example methods further include comparing the generated third signature and a fourth signature representative of the first region of the reference image to determine whether the sample image corresponds to the first version of the reference image. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230257 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLASSIFYING A TWO-OR HIGHER-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE - Method for classifying a two- or higher dimensional image, where each pixel is associated with M property measures, includes identifying firstly a certain predetermined, variable geometric structure, the extension of which in at least two of the N dimensions in the dataset is determined in relation to a single element in the dataset and by at least one variable parameter, and secondly at least one geometric measure associated with the variable geometric structure, which geometric measure is arranged to measure a geometric property of a specific geometric structure in relation to other specific such geometric structures, and in that a main classification is conducted of the dataset, which main classification is based upon a comparative measure between the respective sets of associated geometric measures of two elements, calculated from a respective maximal geometric structure for each element. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230258 | IMAGE SHARPNESS PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE SHARPNESS PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention discloses an image sharpness processing apparatus and an image sharpness processing method thereof. The apparatus comprises an image capturing module and a processing module. The image capturing module captures an image having a plurality of pixels. The processing module gains a characteristic value corresponding to each pixel by analyzing each pixel in the image. The processing module calculates a first sharpening compensation value and a second sharpening compensation value of each pixel by using a first sharpening algorithm and a second sharpening algorithm respectively, and determines a weight value of the first sharpening algorithm and the second sharpening algorithm by the characteristic value. The processing module calculates a third sharpening compensation value according to the first sharpening compensation value and the second sharpening compensation value, so as to adjust the sharpness of the image. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230259 | Methods and Apparatus for Applying Blur Patterns to Images - Methods and apparatus for providing simultaneous, non-destructive blur patterns in an interactive environment. A blur module may render physically-realistic, spatially-varying blurs in digital images while at the same time giving users the flexibility to produce creative blur effects. The blur module may provide different types of blur patterns, including field blur, iris blur, and tilt-shift blur, all of which are available in a given session. Each different blur pattern can be combined with one or more of the other blur patterns non-destructively. Each blur pattern has a corresponding on-canvas user interface element or elements that can be manipulated for a live preview. A bokeh technique may be provided to create bokeh effects in digital images by simulating bokeh in the resultant blurred image. A selection bleed technique may be provided that allows the user to control bleeding at the edges of selections for any of the blur patterns. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230260 | Seam Sealed Reusable Wet Bag For Transporting And Storing Wet Items - A seam sealed wet bag for transporting and storing wet items and a process for marking same. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230261 | PACKAGE, PARTICULARLY FOR ASEPTICALLY PACKAGEABLE PRODUCTS - A package ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130230262 | RETAINER FOR SLIDING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH BUFFER MEMBER - A retainer for a sliding device provided with a buffer member includes a body which is arranged between sliding rails, and has buffering insertion grooves on one side that are open in the outward direction, which is the withdrawal direction, and on the other side, which is the closing direction, so as to adjust the range of withdrawal when the sliding rails are withdrawn; and buffer member portions protruding from the two ends of the body, respectively, in the direction of an accommodation body, and being arranged so as to be respectively inserted into the buffering insertion grooves for coming into contact when the sliding rails are withdrawn. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230263 | STRUCTURED DIRT DEPOSITORY IN SLIDING BEARING SURFACES - The invention relates to a sliding bearing and to a method for producing a sliding bearing, having at least one groove formed on the sliding surface which extends at least partially in the axial direction of a mounted shaft, ends on at least one end before the edge of the bearing and is deeper than 80 μm and/or wider than 150 μm, so that dirt and/or particles can be embedded. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230264 | DIRT DEPOSITORIES IN SLIDING BEARINGS - A plain bearing having a repository surface which has at least one repository and which is a sliding surface and/or a surface of an oil supply groove, wherein the repository is a cutout which is open in the direction of the repository surface and which has a repository a wall and which extends away from the repository surface into the bearing, wherein the repository wall, in the direction of extent, forms an acute angle with a reference direction, wherein the reference direction is the tangent to the repository surface at the point at which the repository wall intersects the repository surface in the direction away from the repository. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230265 | ROLLER BEARING BACKING RING ASSEMBLY - A novel assembly for a railcar axle bearing is presented. The assembly includes a backing ring affixed to the fillet of the journal of an axle and a locking ring for further affixing the backing ring the journal. The locking ring has an inboard end affixed to the dust guard of the axle and an outboard end for engaging the backing ring. The looking ring may include a resilient sealing ring. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230266 | BICYCLE BOTTOM BRACKET - An improved bicycle bottom bracket system and methods of manufacturing and installing such a system. The improved system may include bearings mounted within bearing cups on either side of the bottom bracket shell of a bicycle frame. The bearing cups may be threaded together, and one bearing cup may include a collet portion expandable by the other bearing cup. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230267 | High speed optical transmitter producing modulated light signals - An optical system includes modulators positioned on a base. Each modulator includes a modulator waveguide that receives a light signal and guides the received light signal through the modulator. The system also includes drive electronics in electrical communication with the modulators. The drive electronics apply electrical energy to each of the modulators such that an electrical field is generated within the modulator waveguide so as to modulate one of the light signals into a modulated signal. The system includes multiple drive paths that each has a length from a contact pad on the drive electronics to a location where the electrical field is formed in one of the modulator waveguides. The modulators are configured such that the drive path length for each of the modulators is less than 0.5 mm. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230268 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL MODULATOR - A semiconductor optical modulator includes a substrate; and a mesa portion having a first cladding layer disposed on the substrate, a core layer disposed on the first cladding layer, and a second cladding layer disposed on the core layer, the first cladding layer having a first conductivity type, the second cladding layer having a second conductivity type reverse to the first conductivity type. The core layer includes a first multi quantum well structure made from a first conductivity type semiconductor layer and a second multi quantum well structure made from an i-type semiconductor layer in which no impurity is intentionally doped. The second multi quantum well structure is disposed on the first cladding layer. The first multi quantum well structure is disposed on the second multi quantum well structure. The second cladding layer is disposed on the first multi quantum well structure. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230269 | OPTICAL MODULE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND OPTICAL TRANSMITTER - An optical module including a first optical coupler; a second optical coupler; a first optical waveguide; a second optical waveguide; a first electrode provided on the first optical waveguide; a second electrode provided on the second optical waveguide; a short electrode shorter than the first and second electrodes and provided on the second optical waveguide; and a first high-frequency connector and a second high-frequency connector; wherein, the short electrode provided on the second optical waveguide is coupled to the second high-frequency connector; and the first electrode provided on the first optical waveguide is coupled to the first high-frequency connector. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230270 | WAVEGUIDE SANDWICH SOURCE OF POLARIZATION ENTANGLED PHOTONS - The disclosure is directed at a waveguide sandwich which comprises a pair of host materials, each of the host materials housing a component waveguide. The component waveguides are then placed in physical contact with each other to form a composite waveguide thereby producing a waveguide sandwich. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230271 | Optical Fiber Hydrogen Sensor and Method of Measuring Hydrogen Concentration Using the Same - An optical fiber hydrogen sensor and a method of measuring a hydrogen concentration are provided. The optical fiber hydrogen sensor may include a light source, a polarization beam splitter connected to the light source to split light from the light source into two polarization beams, a high-birefringence optical fiber connected to the polarization beam splitter and coated with a hydrogen reactant, and an optical spectrum analyzer connected to the polarization beam splitter to measure interference spectrum generated at the high-birefringence optical fiber. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230272 | CHIP ASSEMBLY CONFIGURATION WITH DENSELY PACKED OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS - A chip assembly configuration includes an substrate with an integrated circuit on one side and a conversion mechanism on the other side. The integrated circuit and the conversion mechanism are electrically coupled by a short electrical transmission line through the substrate. Moreover, the conversion mechanism converts signals between an electrical and an optical domain, thereby allowing high-speed communication between the integrated circuit and other components and devices using optical communication (for example, in an optical fiber or an optical waveguide). | 2013-09-05 |
20130230273 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PASSIVE ALIGNMENT OF OPTO-ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A method for aligning an opto-electronic component in an IC die with an optical port is disclosed. This is achieved, in various embodiments, by forming alignment features in the IC die that can mate with complementary alignment features of the optical port. The formation of alignment features can be performed at the wafer level during fabrication of the IC die. An optical signal carrier may be optically coupled to the optical port such that the signal carrier may communicate optically with the opto-electronic component. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230274 | PHOTONIC FLEXIBLE INTERCONNECT - Embodiments of the invention describe a silicon photonic interconnect, formed from an SOI substrate, having a waveguide for receiving optical data from an integrated circuit. Said photonic interconnect may comprise a flexible interconnect including a polymer layer disposed on the SOI substrate. Said photonic interconnect may include an optical fiber component to send/receive optical data to/from optical components or devices. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230275 | OPTICAL PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An optical printed circuit board (OPCB) includes a rigid substrate, a first cladding layer, a core layer, and a second cladding layer. The first cladding layer is formed on the substrate, the core layer is formed on the first cladding layer, and the second cladding layer is formed on the core layer. The core layer defines optical waveguide patterns. The refractive rate of the core layer is greater than the refractive rate of the first cladding layer and the refractive rate of the second cladding layer. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230276 | OPTICAL PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An optical printed circuit board (OPCB) includes a flexible first substrate, a first cladding layer, a core layer, a second cladding layer, and a flexible second substrate. The first cladding layer is formed on the substrate. The core layer is formed on the first cladding layer. The second layer is formed on the core layer. The second substrate is positioned on the second cladding layer. The core layer defines optical waveguide patterns. The refractive rate of the core layer is greater than the refractive rate of the first cladding layer and the refractive rate of the second cladding layer. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230277 | OPTICAL PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An optical printed circuit board includes a substrate, a first cladding layer, a core layer, and a second cladding layer. The first cladding layer is formed on the substrate and defines a receiving groove. The core layer is received in the receiving groove. The second cladding layer is formed on the core layer. The refractive index of the core layer is greater than that of the first cladding layer and that of the second cladding layer. The core layer includes a bottom surface, a first refractive surface, and a second refractive surface. An included angle between the bottom surface and the first refractive surface is about 135 degrees. An included angle between the bottom surface and the second refractive surface is about 135 degrees. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230278 | PLUGGABLE OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER - A pluggable optical transceiver includes: a top housing; a bottom housing; and an optical-electrical assembly enclosed by the top housing and the bottom housing. The optical-electrical assembly includes a substrate; at least a transmitting optoelectronic component disposed on the substrate; at least a receiving optoelectronic component disposed on the substrate; interface integrated circuits disposed on the substrate; a pluggable electrical interface disposed on the substrate and electrically connected with the interface integrated circuits; and a coupling optical system. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230279 | LIGHT DELIVERY WAVEGUIDE - A light source and a waveguide are mounted on a recording head slider. Light rays are emitted from the light source into the waveguide. The waveguide may include two core layers for light ray transmission. The first core layer enhances light coupling efficiency from the light source to the second core layer. The second core layer transforms a profile of the light. The waveguide may include a tapered portion with a narrow opening near the light source and a wider opening near the tapered portion exit. The light rays passing through the waveguide may be directed toward a collimating mirror. The collimating mirror makes the light rays parallel or nearly parallel and re-directs the light rays to a focusing mirror. The focusing mirror focuses the collimated light rays to a spot on a magnetic media disc. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230280 | MODULARIZED INTERPOSER - An interposer for optically coupling an optical device (OD) to a fiber, the OD mounted on a substrate, the interposer comprising: (a) a lens component comprising at least one lens for optically coupling with the OD the lens having a first optical axis, a first surface for mating with the substrate, and a second surface for mating with a third surface of a fiber component; (b) the fiber component comprising the third surface and a cavity for receiving at least one fiber and holding the fiber along a second optical axis, the first and second optical axes being perpendicular; and (c) wherein at least one of the lens component or the fiber component comprises a reflective surface for optically coupling the lens to a point along the second optical axis and adjacent the cavity. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230281 | METHOD OF FORMING FUSED COUPLER - A method of forming a coupler, the method comprising: (a) heating a portion of an optical fiber having multiple cores and an initial diameter; and (b) applying a tensile force across the portion such that the portion stretches, thereby reducing the initial diameter to a reduced diameter sufficient to cause optical signals propagating in one or more of the multiple cores to leave their respective cores and enter other cores of the fiber. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230282 | LIGHT GUIDING DEVICE AND LIGHT GUIDING METHOD - In aspects of the invention, photonic crystal fiber and a GI fiber form an emission portion of a first single-mode optical fiber. Specifically, in some aspects of the invention, the photonic crystal fiber is connected to an emission-side end face of the first single-mode optical fiber. The GI fiber can connected to an emission-side end face of the photonic crystal fiber. The refractive index of the GI fiber in the direction in which light is concentrated changes in the radial direction. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230283 | KEYING FOR MPO SYSTEMS - Keying may be used to indicate various features of cables, cable connectors, and/or equipment. The keying mechanisms of the connectors systems disclosed herein identifies whether each plug is a pinned plug or a pinless plug. The keying mechanisms disclosed herein identify the number of optical fibers terminated at each plug. For example, one type of keying mechanism may indicate a cable plug manufactured under a 40 Gb/sec standard and another type of keying mechanism may indicate a cable plug manufactured under a 100 Gb/sec standard. The keying mechanisms may indicate a cabling/wiring pattern to be used (e.g., indicates a polarity of the cable). The cables and/or plugs may be color coded based on the keying mechanism. Accordingly, the keying may alert a user to the features of the cable that are not readily apparent upon a cursory inspection. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230284 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector and a method for assembling the optical connector with which the optical connector can be easily assembled are provided. An optical connector includes a ferrule assembly including a ferrule that holds an embedded fiber, a sleeve that holds the ferrule assembly, and a rear housing that is connected to the sleeve and through which an optical fiber that is connected to the embedded fiber is inserted. The ferrule assembly is fixed to the sleeve by threadably engaging a male screw of the ferrule assembly with a female screw of the sleeve. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230285 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION ARCHITECTURE - An optical fiber package includes a housing having a plurality of walls. One of the walls includes a via passing therethrough. The optical fiber package also includes an optical fiber mounted in the housing and extending through at least a portion of the via and a connector. The connector has a first portion mounted in the via. The optical fiber passes through the first portion. The connector also has a second portion extending outside the housing and including a collar operable to receive a male protrusion of an external fiber. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230286 | HEATING DEVICE FOR OPTICAL-FIBER REINFORCEMENT, AND OPTICAL-FIBER FUSION SPLICING DEVICE - An optical fiber reinforcing heating device has a base part, to which a first lid part for covering a sleeve accommodation groove for containing a fiber reinforcement sleeve covering a fusion-splicing part of optical fibers is attached so as to be openable and closable. A pair of fiber holders for holding and securing the optical fibers are disposed on both end sides of the first lid part. Each fiber holder has a second lid part which is attached to a fiber container so as to be openable and closable and presses the optical fiber against the fiber container. A switch lever which is movable longitudinally of the sleeve accommodation groove is disposed on the upper face of the second lid part built in with a pin adapted to move in conjunction with the switch lever. A joint hole adapted to engage the pin is formed within the first lid part. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230287 | FIBER OPTIC CABLES WITH EXTRUDED ACCESS FEATURES AND METHODS OF MAKING FIBER OPTIC CABLES - Cables are constructed with embedded discontinuities in the cable jacket that allow the jacket to be torn to provide access to the cable core. The discontinuities can be longitudinally extending strips of polymer material coextruded in the cable jacket. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230288 | OPTICAL FIBER - An optical fiber for use with a light source is illustrated. The optical fiber includes a main body with a cylindrical lateral surface and an end. The end includes an end surface substantially perpendicular to an axis of the main body and a convex connecting surface between the lateral surface and the end surface, thereby increasing incident angles of the light rays that refracted into the main body through the connecting surface. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230289 | CURVATURE INSENSITIVE GRADIENT INDEX MULTI-MORE LIGHT CONDUCTING FIBER - The invention relates to a bend insensitive gradient index multimode light conducting fiber comprising a leakage mode dependent optical core diameter that is uniform over its length and a numerical aperture that is uniform over its length, a core ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130230290 | FEW MODE OPTICAL FIBERS - A few mode optical fiber comprising:
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20130230291 | EXTERIOR DISTRIBUTION PEDESTAL CABINET - An exterior distribution pedestal cabinet includes an enclosure having a top, a bottom and first and second sides extending between the top and the bottom, a door disposed on a front side of the enclosure, a cable management bracket within the enclosure, a plurality of splitter modules mounted within the enclosure at the cable management bracket, a connector holder bracket, a plurality of connector holders mounted at the connector holder bracket; and a pass-through connector adaptor plate. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230292 | Apparatus, Method and Computer-Readable Storage Medium for Media Processing and Delivery - An apparatus is provided that includes a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to at least perform a number of operations. The apparatus of this aspect may be caused to communicate content between a server and media recorder or viewer. The server may include a controller that is part of a messaging layer of a multi-channel interface engine having at least a first channel and a second channel each of which functions as a first-in-first-out pipeline. The communication may include the apparatus being caused to communicate system information and media content below a threshold size over the first channel. And the apparatus may be caused to push media content above the threshold size for communication over the second channel. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230293 | MULTIFUNCTION AUTOMATIC VIDEO RECORDING DEVICE - The automatic video recording systems disclosed comprise a remote device associated with a recorded subject, is waterproof and shockproof, assists in orienting a recording camera at the subject, senses voice commands, and records sound and the voice of the subject. The apparatus may be built using various degrees of integration of its components. The related methods hereof include automatically adjusting the focus and zoom of the camera depending on the location and velocity of the subject. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230294 | IMAGE MONITORING SYSTEM AND CAMERA - The purpose of the present invention is to provide an image monitoring system which can be used in a place where a network cannot be established and has excellent portability. When an image is captured during the daytime or in a bright place, a camera ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130230295 | INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS - An information recording apparatus has a stop mode in which only recording means comprised of a rotatable drum on which a recording head is mounted and recording medium driving means comprised of a capstan/pinch roller are stopped, which stop mode can be changed from a record temporary stop mode. During the stop mode of the recording means and the recording medium driving means, a video signal photo-taken by a camera of the information recording apparatus can be outputted externally, and, change to the stop mode is made effective by a combination of user's selection and/or presence/absence of an external connection device. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230296 | DATA TRANSMITTER, DATA RECEIVER, DATA TRANSCEIVING SYSTEM, DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, DATA RECEIVING METHOD, AND DATA TRANSCEIVING METHOD - A data transmitter is provided. The data transmitter includes a packet generating unit which generates a packet including encryption information of a content stream, and a transmitting unit which transmits the generated packet to a data receiver, wherein the generated packet comprises a first field for indicating identification information of the content stream, and a second field for indicating an encryption parameter value of the content stream. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230297 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL INCLUDING MENU THAT CAN BE CONSTRUCTED BY USING MOBILE FLASH - A mobile communication terminal having a menu that can be constructed using a mobile flash includes an input device section for inputting a reproduction request of a flash movie; a Man Machine Interface (MMI) loading a corresponding movie file based on the reproduction request; a bridge module performing a communication with the MMI to monitor navigation events; a memory section for storing a Extendible Markup Language (XML) document having information about a handset configuration and a menu tree configuration of the terminal; an engine section parsing the XML document read from the memory section to map the XML document with the flash movie and analyzing the parsed XML document according to the navigation events; and a play section for outputting the analyzed XML document contents through a display section. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230298 | INFORMATION PLAYBACK SYSTEM USING INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the management information. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230299 | GENERATING MULTIPLE SHOTS IN STORYBOARDING - Storyboard processing in a movie during production, including: creating a proxy shot for an imported shot; displaying the proxy shot; receiving a completion signal for the imported shot; reloading related metadata for the imported shot; and displaying the newly imported shot. Keywords include proxy shot and imported shot. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230300 | DOCTOR TO PATIENT MULTIMEDIA SYNTHESIS COMMUNICATION - A method of recording an audio visual asset using a predetermined script is disclosed. The audio visual asset may be partitioned into multiple audio visual segments and the audio visual segments may be edited by the application of a naming paradigm and/or a data tagging system. The audio visual segments may then be overlaid with audio visual variables. The audio visual segments may be compiled by uploading the audio visual segments into a multimedia synthesis compiler such that a variable final message compilation may be generated. A user may be messaged by selecting a message type from the variable final message compilation generated from the audio visual segments. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230301 | CONTENT RECEPTION DEVICE AND CONTENT ACCUMULATION METHOD - Even if times of accumulation of a plurality of contents overlap, each of the contents can be accumulated, and accumulation of the contents can be completed in time for the time and date when the contents are made public. A non-volatile storage portion ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130230302 | HEAT MEDIUM HEATING DEVICE AND VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER INCLUDING THE SAME - In a heat medium heating device | 2013-09-05 |
20130230303 | Fluid Heater and Method of Use Thereof - An apparatus for heating water and steam, that has a first container with cold water and a second container with hot water, the two containers being in fluid communication via an intermediary pipe having a one-way valve to permit flow only from the first container to the second container. The first container has a water level monitor that controls when an input pipe allows water to refill the first container. The second container has a heat exchanger, a steam input pipe, a steam output pipe, and a heating element. The second container may be connected to a steam press, a boiler, and a washing machine. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230304 | IMAGING APPARATUS, FLASH DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An imaging apparatus for performing wireless communication with an external device. An instruction transmitting unit transmits an operation instruction to the external device. A response signal receiving unit receives a response signal from the external device. A first controlling unit starts a first operation relating to an imaging process in a case that a first time passes from a point of receiving the response signal by the response signal receiving unit. The external device executes a second operation relating to the imaging process in a case that a second time passes from a point of transmitting the response signal from the external device to the imaging apparatus. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230305 | FLASH APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE COLOUR TEMPERATURE OF LIGHT IN A FLASH - A flash apparatus comprising at least two flash tubes and at least two energy storage units is presented, wherein each of said at least two energy storage units is being arranged to be configured to strictly correspond to one of the at least two flash tubes for a flash. The flash apparatus is configured to control the amount of energy provided by the at least two energy storage unit(s) to their corresponding flash tube and control the flash duration of the corresponding flash tube dependent of each other, respectively for each flash tube, so as to obtain substantially the same colour temperature from each flash tube for a flash. A method and a computer program product for use in the flash apparatus are also presented. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230306 | COMMON FOCUS ENERGY EMITTER - The invention is directed towards common focus energy emitters having a common focus energy source and including two or more energy source units each having a 3D concave primary reflector for reflecting energy into an energy beam focused at the common focus energy source, and a secondary optical element for shaping the energy beam into an exit beam component of the exit beam. The 3D concave primary reflectors bound a minor 3D concave section of an imaginary primary reflector ellipsoid of revolution having a primary reflector axis of revolution non-coaxial with the energy emitter axis. Each primary reflector axis of revolution includes a first focal point disposed at the common focus energy source and a second focal point where its associated energy source is disposed thereat. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230307 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND SOUND PROCESSING APPARATUS - A control unit controls a driving unit to drive an optical system in a first driving mode and controls a sound processing unit to process a sound signal in a first noise reduction processing mode in the case where a level of the sound signal obtained by a sound obtaining unit is lower than a predetermined level. The control unit controls the driving unit to drive the optical system in a second driving mode with a longer driving time than the first driving mode and controls the sound processing unit not to process the sound signal in the first noise reduction processing mode in the case where the level of the sound signal obtained by the sound obtaining unit is equal to or higher than the predetermined level. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230308 | Vertical Fore Grip with Bipod - Devices, systems and methods of using an ergonomic fore grip/gun handle with a concealable and collapsible bipod. Legs can be connected to a piston assembly via a hinge and spring that when released from confinement within the fore grip, causes the legs to expand outward until fully deployed. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230309 | OPTICAL SCOPE COUPLERS - Camera accessories configured to couple a camera having a camera optical axis and a scope having a scope optical axis are disclosed. Additionally, camera accessories configured to couple a smart phone having a camera with a camera optical axis and a scope having a scope optical axis are disclosed. The camera accessory may include a locking mechanism configured to selectively secure the portion of the scope to the scope-receiving assembly such that, when the camera is attached to the camera-receiving assembly and when the scope is received by the scope-receiving assembly, the camera optical axis coincides with the scope optical axis. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230310 | Self-Healing Repeater Node - A device may include a component, a first switch, a repeater, and a second switch. The component may configure optical paths between ports. The component may comprise a first pair of optical ports connected to a first pair of optical fibers, and a second pair of optical ports connected to a second pair of optical fibers. The first switch may be configured to output one of two optical signals received by the first pair of optical ports from the first pair of optical fibers. The repeater may reshape or amplify the outputted optical signal. The second switch may be configured to direct the reshaped or amplified signal to one of the second pair of optical ports. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230311 | Systems and methods for compensating for interference in multimode optical fiber - In one embodiment, compensating for interference in optical fiber relates to receiving a signal transmitted over the optical fiber, multiplying the signal by a frequency domain equalization (FDE) filter that compensates for the interference to obtain a filtered signal, computing an error in the filtered signal, estimating a gradient based upon the computed error, and updating the FDE filter using the estimated gradient. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230312 | CORRECTION OF A LOCAL-OSCILLATOR PHASE ERROR IN A COHERENT OPTICAL RECEIVER - In a representative embodiment, a disclosed receiver of an optical multicarrier offset-quadrature-amplitude-modulated (MC-OQAM) signal is configured to track and compensate for the phase error in the local-oscillator (LO) signal with respect to a carrier wave of a modulated subcarrier of the optical MC-OQAM signal by tracking a minimum of a cost function that is sensitive to crosstalk between in-phase and quadrature components of the modulated subcarrier and/or crosstalk between the modulated subcarrier and at least one other modulated subcarrier of the optical MC-OQAM signal. The receiver can operate based on pure feed-forward processing and compensate the phase error in real time and without relying on pilot symbols or a PLL circuit coupled to the LO source. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230313 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING NONLINEAR DAMAGE - The embodiments relate to a method and an apparatus for compensating nonlinear damage. The method and apparatus being used in a dual-polarization communication system, the method comprising: calculating, according to input time-domain signals, a plurality of multiplicative parameters indicative of nonlinear damages to the input signals; constructing a plurality of multiplicators by using the plurality of multiplicative parameters; and compensating the input time-domain signals by using the plurality of multiplicators. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230314 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPTICAL POWER AND EXTINCTION RATIO OVER ENTIRE TEMPERATURE RANGE - The present invention is to provide a method applicable to a fiber-optic transceiver including a transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) provided therein with a laser diode, but without a monitoring photodiode, a laser driver controlled by a controller IC for driving the laser diode to generate a laser beam, and a thermal sensor for sensing temperature of the laser diode. The method includes executing an approximation process to characteristic data, i.e. threshold currents of the laser diode at a plurality of specific temperatures and corresponding slope efficiencies (SE), provided by manufacturer for obtaining relationship therebetween over entire temperature range, manually adjusting operation parameters (such as bias current and modulation current) of the laser diode for generating expected optical power and extinction ratio at a normal temperature and for subsequently determining the operation parameters over the entire temperature range, and writing the relationship and operation parameters thus obtained into the controller IC. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230315 | EXCHANGE DEVICE - The exchange device groups PON branches into PON branch groups based on the amount of communication data traffic that has arrived via a communication network with a plurality of optical network units (ONUs) respectively belonging to one of a plurality of PON branches as a transmission destination, multiplexes the communication data for each PON group, and transmits the multiplexed data. The exchange device has an unit configured to transmit each piece of communication data from the ONUs to one output port selected from among a plurality of output ports based on the transmission wavelength of the communication data. The exchange device groups a plurality of PON branches into PON branch groups based on the required bandwidth of each of the ONUs, and designates the transmission wavelength for each of the ONUs so that each piece of the communication data from one PON branch group is transmitted to one port. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230316 | Super-Channel Optical Parameters GMPLS Signaling and Routing Extensions Systems and Methods - Methods and systems are disclosed including receiving, by circuitry of a node conforming to GMPLS protocol, a signal comprising at least one of an optical signal attribute indicative of parameters of a super-channel, the super-channel including a plurality of optical carriers, each of which having a corresponding one of a plurality of wavelengths and being modulated to carry a corresponding one of a plurality of data streams, the super-channel being provisioned in the optical network as one optical channel, wherein the optical signal attribute is one of: quantity of wavelengths of the super-channel, wavelength center frequency of the super-channel, wavelength modulation of the super-channel, wavelength baudrate of the super-channel, and wavelength FEC type of the super-channel. The node further receiving information indicative of frequency slices in use by the super-channel and calculating, using algorithms conforming to CSPF-TE protocol, a path of a second super-channel. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230317 | SIGNAL DETECTION METHOD AND OPTICAL SIGNAL RECEIVING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a signal detection method, including: receiving, by a frequency mixer, wavelength division multiplexing signals and a local oscillator signal, where a wavelength of the local oscillator signal and a wavelength of a target signal in the wavelength division multiplexing signals are the same; a frequency mixer performs interference on the wavelength division multiplexing signals through the local oscillator signal to obtain a coherent signal formed by the local oscillator signal and the target signal; sending the coherent signal to a transimpedance amplifier for amplification to obtain a voltage signal; and obtaining the power of the target signal according to a power amplitude of the voltage signal. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230318 | COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - There are provided a communications interface apparatus and a method of operating the same. The communications interface apparatus includes: a transmission line including a conductor line and a plastic optical fiber for optical communications; a signal transmitting unit transmitting a first data signal through the plastic optical fiber and transmitting a second data signal through the conductor line; and a signal receiving unit receiving the first data signal and the second data signal, wherein the signal transmitting unit differentiates a signal as the first data signal or the second data signal based on at least one of a level and a frequency of the signal to be transmitted. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230319 | MULTIMODE OPTICAL FIBER, MODE DELAY ADJUSTER FOR FIBER SYSTEMS, AND METHODS TO USE SUCH FIBERS, ADJUSTERS, AND SYSTEMS - An apparatus includes a multi-mode optical fiber having a selected plurality of optical propagating modes. The selected plurality may include only a proper subset of or may include all of the optical propagating modes of the multi-mode optical fiber. Each optical propagating mode of the selected plurality has a group velocity that varies over a corresponding range for light in, at least, one of the optical telecommunications C-band, the optical telecommunications L-band, and the optical telecommunications S-band. The ranges corresponding to different ones of the modes of the selected plurality are non-overlapping. The ranges of a group velocity-adjacent pair of the ranges are separated by a nonzero gap of less than about 10,000 meters per second. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230320 | FLEXIBLE OPTICAL MODULATOR FOR ADVANCED MODULATION FORMATS FEATURING ASYMMETRIC POWER SPLITTING - An apparatus comprising a first optical input coupler, having first and second input ports and first and second output ports. The optical input coupler can be configured to receive an optical input signal to the first input port. An optical power level ratio of a second optical output to first optical output transmitted from the second and the first output ports, respectively, equals about 2:1. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230321 | Port Wavelength Restriction Encoding in Wavelength Switched Optical Network - An apparatus comprising a path computation element (PCE) coupled to a path computation client (PCC) and configured to perform a path computation using port wavelength restriction information for a network element (NE), wherein the port wavelength restriction information is encoded and received in a port wavelength restriction Type-Length-Value (TLV) that comprises a matrix identifier (ID), a restriction type, and the port wavelength restriction information. Also disclosed is a network component comprising at least one processor coupled to a memory and configured to receive a port wavelength restriction information TLV that corresponds to a NE, and obtain a restriction type and port wavelength restriction information based on the restriction type from the port wavelength restriction TLV, and use the port wavelength restriction information to calculate a path for the NE. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230322 | MULTI-CHASSIS ROUTER WITH MULTIPLEXED OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS - A multi-chassis network device includes a plurality of nodes that operate as a single device within the network and a switch fabric that forwards data plane packets between the plurality of nodes. The switch fabric includes a set of multiplexed optical interconnects coupling the nodes. For example, a multi-chassis router includes a plurality of routing nodes that operate as a single router within a network and a switch fabric that forwards packets between the plurality of routing nodes. The switch fabric includes at least one multiplexed optical interconnect coupling the routing nodes. The nodes of the multi-chassis router may direct portions of the optical signal over the multiplexed optical interconnect to different each other using wave-division multiplexing. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230323 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING DETERMINISTIC TRAFFIC IN A GIGABIT PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK - A system and method are disclosed for transporting deterministic traffic in a gigabit passive optical network. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an Optical Line Termination (OLT) for exchanging data traffic in a Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) having a controller programmed to generate a timeslot schedule for transport of a desired bandwidth of constant bit rate (CBR) data traffic by selecting one or more timeslots from periodic frame clusters operating according to a GPON Transmission Convergence (GTC) protocol. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230324 | Passive Optical Network Digital Subscriber Line Convergence Architecture - A method of communicating using an optical line terminal (OLT), the method comprising acquiring encapsulated data by a digital subscriber line (DSL) physical media specific transmission convergence (PMS-TC) sublayer from a protocol specific transmission convergence (TPS-TC) sublayer, and framing the encapsulated data into a frame by the PMS-TC sublayer for transmission to a corresponding PMS-TC sublayer in a customer premises equipment (CPE). | 2013-09-05 |
20130230325 | OPTICAL NETWORK UNITS (ONUs) FOR HIGH BANDWIDTH CONNECTIVITY, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Optical network units (ONUs) for high bandwidth connectivity, and related components and methods are disclosed. A fiber optical network ends at an ONU, which may communicate with a subscriber unit wirelessly at an extremely high frequency avoiding the need to bury cable on the property of the subscriber. In one embodiment, an optical network unit (ONU) is provided. The ONU comprises a fiber interface configured to communicate with a fiber network. The ONU further comprises an optical/electrical converter configured to receive optical downlink signals at a first frequency from the fiber network through the fiber interface and convert the optical downlink signals to electrical downlink signals. The ONU further comprises electrical circuitry configured to frequency convert electrical downlink signals to extremely high frequency (EHF) downlink signals at an EHF, and a wireless transceiver configured to transmit the EHF downlink signals to a proximate subscriber unit through an antenna. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230326 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND RELAY APPARATUS FOR REALIZING PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK REACH EXTENSION - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and a system for realizing PON reach extension, and a relay apparatus for realizing this method. The method includes: extracting an overhead in an upstream data stream that is sent by an ONU to an OLT, obtaining a payload in the upstream data stream through de-mapping, and storing it into a buffer; extracting bandwidth authorization information in an downstream data stream that is sent by the OLT to the ONU; and reorganizing a stored payload according to the bandwidth authorization information and inserting a corresponding overhead to generate a new upstream data stream and send it to the OLT. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230327 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE - The present invention relates to an optical communication module, which includes: a first bidirectional multiplexer; a second bidirectional multiplexer; an optical fiber for connecting the first bidirectional multiplexer and the second bidirectional multiplexer to each other; one or more first light emitting devices connecting to the first bidirectional multiplexer, and operating in a first light emitting wavelength band; one or more first light receiving devices connecting to the first bidirectional multiplexer, and operating in a first light receiving wavelength band; one or more second light receiving devices connecting to the second bidirectional multiplexer, and operating in a second light receiving wavelength band; and one or more second light emitting devices connecting to the second bidirectional multiplexer, and operating in a second light emitting wavelength band. The second light emitting wavelength band includes the first light receiving wavelength band, and the first light emitting wavelength band includes the second light receiving wavelength band. The first light receiving wavelength band is different from the second light receiving wavelength band. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230328 | CARRIER EMBEDDED OPTICAL RADIO-SIGNAL MODULATION OF HETERODYNE OPTICAL CARRIER SUPPRESSION - Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems, methods, and apparatus for carrier-embedded optical radio-over-fiber (RoF) communications. Example embodiments of the method may include modulating a baseband signal with and an intermediate frequency (IF) and a radio frequency (RF) carrier signal to produce a RF modulated optical signal, transmitting the RF modulated optical signal to a remote access point with an optical fiber, and detecting the transmitted RF modulated optical signal. The method may also include receiving a RF uplink signal and mixing a harmonic of the RF carrier signal with the received RF uplink signal to down-convert the received RF uplink signal to an IF uplink signal. The method may include modulating a second optical source with the IF uplink signal to produce an IF uplink optical signal, transmitting the IF uplink optical signal via an optical fiber, and detecting the IF uplink optical signal. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230329 | OPTICAL MICROPHONE - An optical microphone includes: a light source; a first polarizer for allowing linearly-polarized light, of light output from the light source, to pass therethrough; a second polarizer for allowing linearly-polarized light having a different polarization plane from the first polarizer to pass therethrough; a sound-receiving section including an acoustic medium having a smaller sound velocity than the air, wherein an acoustic signal propagates through the acoustic medium, the sound-receiving section being arranged so that the linearly-polarized light from the first polarizer passes through the acoustic medium and enters the second polarizer; and a photodetector for converting an intensity of light having passed through the second polarizer to an electric signal, wherein between the first polarizer and the second polarizer, the linearly-polarized light having passed through the first polarizer is given different phase shifts in two orthogonal directions which are each different from a polarization direction. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230330 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes: a cartridge, detachably mountable to a main assembly of the image forming apparatus, including a memory and an image forming process member actable on an image bearing member; and current detecting portion, provided in the main assembly, for detecting a value of current passing through the process member. The current detecting portion detects the value of the current passing through the process member when a voltage is applied to the process member, and the memory stores information for discriminating a state of the process member on the basis of the detected value of the current. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230331 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, includes: a cartridge, detachably mountable to a main assembly of the image forming apparatus, including a memory and an image forming process member actable on an image bearing member in an image forming process; and an image density measuring portion, provided in the main assembly, for measuring a density of a developer image formed by the image forming process. The memory stores information for discriminating a state of the image forming process member on the basis of the density, measured by the image density measuring portion, of the developer image formed under an image forming condition different from that during normal image formation. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230332 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TONER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a forced toner consumption controller which executes a forced toner consumption control; a toner supply controller which executes a toner supply control; and a pre-job controller which, upon receipt of an image forming job, and before the start of the job, acquires a toner consumption index value, determines a specific target image density based on the acquired index value, executes a previous toner consumption and supply control including the forced toner consumption control and the toner supply control that makes a toner concentration in a developer of a development device subjected to the forced toner consumption control approach a specific target toner concentration, and then executes a previous image density adjustment control that adjusts one or more image forming conditions to make an image density after the previous toner consumption and supply control approach the specific target image density. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230333 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a photosensitive drum, a development sleeve, and screws. The image forming apparatus further includes a development device that develops the electrostatic latent image born on the photosensitive drum using the developer and a controller that is able to execute a mode in which the screws are idly rotated before an image forming operation in association with an image formation start. The image forming apparatus further includes temperature and humidity sensors that acquire information regarding humidity of the developer at different positions inside the developing container. The controller determines the execution or non-execution of the mode or a driving condition of the screws at the time of the mode based on data acquired by the temperature and humidity sensors. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230334 | HEAT SEALED REMANUFACTURED TONER CARTRIDGE - A remanufactured toner cartridge includes a wall defining a fill hole that is used to refill the cartridge with toner. A patch covers the fill hole, and a heat activated adhesive non-removably attaches the patch to the wall. The fill hole can be formed with a heat knife such that when the heat knife is withdrawn it forms a raised ridge of material extending around the perimeter of the fill hole. The patch is attached to the wall by applying heat and pressure to the patch, which also softens and at least partially flattens the ridge of material surrounding the fill hole such that the patch is substantially flush with the wall upon completion of the operation. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230335 | UNIT MOVING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A roller is rotatably provided in an arm that is swingable relative to a main body of an apparatus, and is connected to a tension spring using a wire of a roller shaft. A roller guide portion that guides the roller is provided in a sheet feeding cassette. The roller is guided along a guiding member of the roller guide portion in accordance with insertion of the sheet feeding cassette into the main body of the apparatus. When the roller is guided along the guiding member, an elastic force of the tension spring is accumulated. The sheet feeding cassette is pulled to a mounting position when the roller is guided along the guiding member. The sheet feeding cassette is pushed out also when the roller is guided along the guiding member. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230336 | ROLL MEMBER, CHARGING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A roll member includes a core; and an elastic layer which contains a rubber composition having a thiourethane bond represented by Formula (1) on the core: | 2013-09-05 |
20130230337 | DISMOUNTING AND MOUNTING METHODS FOR COUPLING AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM UNIT - An electrophotographic photosensitive drum unit includes a cylinder having a photosensitive layer at an outer periphery thereof. A drum flange provided at one end of the cylinder. A coupling member is engaged with the drum flange so that an axis of the coupling member is inclinable with respect to an axis of the drum flange. A regulation portion is provided in the drum flange so as to prevent the coupling member from disengaging from the drum flange. At least a portion of the coupling member and the regulating portion is configured to be deformed to permit the coupling member to disengage from the drum flange or to engage with the drum flange. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230338 | FLANGE MEMBER, PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A disclosed flange member includes a press-fitted portion to be press-fitted in an axial end-opening portion of a hollow and cylindrical sleeve member; an axle opening portion including an axle opening into which a shaft member is inserted when the press-fitted portion is press-fitted in the end-opening portion; and a linking portion extending in a direction parallel to a circular cross section of the sleeve member and connecting the axle opening portion to the press-fitted portion. The linking portion includes a stress-absorbing portion that is deformed so as to absorb stress to which an outer peripheral surface of the press-fitted portion is subjected upon contact with an inner peripheral surface of the sleeve member when the press-fitted portion is press-fitted in the end-opening portion, thus preventing the stress from being transmitted to the axle opening portion via the linking portion. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230339 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS WITH THIN SEMICONDUCTOR FILM - A semiconductor apparatus includes a substrate having at least one terminal, a thin semiconductor film including at least one semiconductor device, the thin semiconductor film being disposed and bonded on the substrate; and an individual interconnecting line formed as a thin conductive film extending from the semiconductor device in the thin semiconductor film to the terminal in the substrate, electrically connecting the semiconductor device to the terminal. Compared with conventional semiconductor apparatus, the invented apparatus is smaller and has a reduced material cost. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230340 | LIQUID ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC INK CONCENTRATES AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A liquid electrophotographic ink concentrate includes non-volatile solids present in an amount ranging from about 20% to about 70% of the ink concentrate, the non-volatile solids including encapsulated pigment particles having a particle size ranging from about 500 nm to about 20 μm, and a viscosity modifier. The ink concentrate includes a balance of a liquid composition, the liquid composition including a carrier. The concentrate is dispersible in an ink vehicle to form a print-ready liquid electrophotographic ink having the non-volatile solids present in an amount ranging from about 0.5% to 5% of the print-ready liquid electrophotographic ink. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230341 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developer-carrying member and a developer control member, a supply member, and a rotating member that are disposed opposite the developer-carrying member. The developer-carrying member accommodates a magnetic source that generates a magnetic force for carrying a developer containing magnetic particles on an outer surface thereof. The developer control member controls the thickness of a layer of the developer carried on the outer surface of the developer-carrying member. The supply member rotates to transport the developer in a rotation axis direction thereof and to supply the developer to the developer-carrying member. The rotating member is disposed at a position where the rotating member is submerged in the developer between the developer control member and the supply member and rotates to supply the developer from between the developer control member and the supply member to the supply member. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230342 | IMAGE FORMING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming unit includes a developer bearing body that bears a developer, and a supplying member provided so as to face the developer bearing body. The supplying member rotates to thereby collect the developer from the developer bearing body and supply the developer to the developer bearing body. The image forming unit further includes a developer storage portion that stores the developer to be supplied to the supplying member, and a charge providing member that charges the developer held on the supplying member. In a rotating direction of the supplying member, the charge providing member is disposed on a downstream side of an opposing portion between the developer bearing body and the supplying member and on an upstream side of a region where the developer storage portion supplies the developer to the supplying member. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230343 | TRANSFER DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transfer device includes a transfer body that transports a recording medium to a transfer position to transfer toner images to the recording medium; a leading-end gripping member that grips a leading-end portion of the recording medium when causing the recording medium to be wrapped around the transfer body and releases the leading-end portion when causing the recording medium that has been wrapped around the transfer body to become separated from the transfer body; and a moving member that moves, after a final toner image starts being transferred to the recording medium but before the leading-end gripping member releases the leading-end portion, the leading-end gripping member while the leading-end gripping member grips the leading-end portion in order to cause a leading-end side of the recording medium to become separated from the transfer body. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230344 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR HIGH PRESSURE FUSING ELECTROSTATIC OFFSET MITIGATION - A fusing apparatus includes a fusing roll and a backing roll that define a nip at which toner applied to marking material is fixed to paper under high pressure. A surface of the fusing roll includes a semi-conductive metal-oxide surface. Grounded conductive guides are arranged at the entrance and at the exit of the nip defined by the fusing roll and the backing roll. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230345 | Ramped-Key Keyboard for a Handheld Mobile Communication Device - Wireless handheld mobile communication device and keyboard therefore having a keyfield including a plurality of depressible keys arranged in rows that are distributed about a vertical centerline (Vc) of the keyboard. Each depressible keys has a top engagement surface with an upper inboard portion that is raised relative a lower outboard portion thereof. The top engagement surface of each depressible keys is ramped from the lower outboard portion toward the upper inboard portion. Each top engagement surface is generally crest shaped, with the apex of the crest running generally diagonally across the respective key with a remaining surface falling away from the crest toward the upper outboard portion and the lower inboard portion of the key. The top engagement surface of each of the depressible keys terminates at an upper edge thereof in an elevated ridge down from which the balance of the respective top engagement surface slopes. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230346 | Pressure Sensitive Key Normalization - Pressure sensitive key techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a device includes at least one pressure sensitive key having a flexible contact layer spaced apart from a sensor substrate by a spacer layer, the flexible contact layer configured to flex responsive to pressure to contact the sensor substrate to initiate an input, for a computing device, associated with the pressure sensitive key. At least one of the flexible contact layer or the sensor substrate are configured to at least partially normalize an output resulting from pressure applied at a first location of the flexible contact layer with an output resulting from pressure applied at a second location of the flexible contact layer that has lesser flexibility than the first location. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230347 | SLIDE TYPE LIPSTICK CASE STRUCTURE - A slide type lipstick case structure is provided, which includes: a body having a mounting portion formed on the center thereof, into which a lipstick is mounted; a protection cap coupled to the outer periphery of the body through a triple spiral in such a manner as to be moved up and down by means of rotation manipulations, thereby allowing the lipstick to be extracted out of the body and to be retracted into the body; and a cover adapted to open and close the upper portion of the body into which the protection cap is mounted. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230348 | Capless Cosmetic Applicator - A cosmetic applicator for a cosmetic agent includes a capless housing; a seal for sealing the housing from an exterior; a seal opener for opening the seal to prevent damage to the cosmetic agent; and a control for manipulating the seal opener to open the seal and advancing the cosmetic agent is advanced from a stored position to an advanced position beyond the seal. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230349 | TOOTHPASTE TUBE CLIP ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR STORING A TOOTHBRUSH UNTO STAND-UP CAP TOOTHPASTE TUBE - The above invention consist of a clip made of plastic material than can be attached to the non cap end of the toothpaste tube unto which the toothbrush will be attached thus retaining the toothbrush unto the toothpaste tube. The toothbrush brush can be easily pulled off from the clip when needed for brushing of the teeth and returned to the device after use. The back end of the clip is attached by sticker material such as glue unto the toothpaste tube at the area of the toothpaste tube opposite the cap where the toothpaste tube is less curved. When the tube is standing on the cap, the tooth brush is vertical with the handle (non-brush) end of the toothbrush at the cap end, and the neck of the toothbrush attached into the cavity of the clip at the opposite end, the toothbrush being upright or vertical. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230350 | REINFORCEMENT BAR COUPLER - A reinforcement bar coupler, in which a female thread having an inclined taper plane is formed on the inner surface of a coupler cap, and a clamping spring is inserted into and fastened to the female thread. When a reinforcement bar is inserted into the clamping spring, the clamping spring is closely abutted to the bottom of the female thread and is increased in diameter so that the reinforcement bar slips. With the reinforcement bar being inserted, when an external force is applied in the direction opposite to the direction in which the reinforcement bar is inserted, the clamping spring moves along the inclined taper plane and is decreased in diameter, thereby holding the reinforcement bar. It is therefore possible to easily connect and couple the reinforcement bar with one touch based on a change in the diameter of the clamping spring using a relatively simple configuration. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230351 | SPLINE FORMING METHOD FOR HUB UNIT, HUB UNIT, SPLINE FORMING METHOD FOR JOINT, AND JOINT - Splines, which are to be meshed with a joint that transmits torque to a rotary ring of a hub unit, are formed in a side face of the rotary ring, the side face being on one side of the rotary ring in the axial direction. Spline grooves are formed in the side face by subjecting the side face to broaching. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230352 | POWER TAKE-OFF COUPLER COUNTERACTING AXIAL LOAD AND EQUIPMENT EQUIPPED THEREWITH - The present disclosure relates to a Power Take-Off (PTO) coupler and equipment equipped therewith. The PTO coupler comprises a first extremity to be connected to the equipment and a second extremity. The second extremity has a plurality of teeth along a circumference thereof, wherein subsequent teeth are separated from one another by a gap, and each of the teeth has a base narrower than its top. When the PTO coupler is engaged to a corresponding receiving coupler, the interlocking of the plurality of teeth and gaps counteract axial load generated during operation of the PTO coupler. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230353 | CONSTRUCTION TOY - A card-holding component. The card-holding component comprises a main body that includes a base and a card-holding portion. The card-holding portion having a geometry of a segment of a circle with an arcuate edge. The card-holding component also comprises a multiplicity of peripheral slots arranged to open on the arcuate edge of the card-holding portion. Additionally, the card-holding component comprises a coupling notch having a width that substantially matches a thickness of the main body. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230354 | MULTI-APPLICATION APPARATUS, METHODS AND SURFACE MARKINGS - In various embodiments, a multi-application apparatus may be configured to be mounted on a vehicle. The multi-application apparatus may include a sprayer configured to apply a profileable material to an area of a driving surface during a pass of the vehicle by the area to create a first marking. The multi-application apparatus may also include an applicator configured to apply the profileable material to at least a portion of the area of the driving surface during the same pass of the vehicle by the area to create a second marking. The second marking may have a more varied profile than the first marking. In various embodiments, the multi-application apparatus may include controls that enable independent control of various parameters during operation. In various embodiments, profileable material forming the second marking is at least partially fused with the profileable material forming the first marking. | 2013-09-05 |
20130230355 | CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR REPAIRING CRACKS - The present invention discloses a construction method for repairing cracks ( | 2013-09-05 |