44th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090268131 | TOUCH PANEL, COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A method for fabricating a color filter substrate including the following procedures is provided. First, a substrate is provided and a color filter layer is formed thereon. Next, a plurality of sensing spacers is formed on a part of the color filter layer. Then, a planarization layer is formed to cover the color filter layer and expose the sensing spacers. Next, an electrode layer is formed to cover the planarization layer and the sensing spacers. After that, a plurality of main spacers is formed on a part of the electrode layer excluding disposing regions of the sensing spacers, wherein a step height is formed between the main spacers and the electrode layer above sensing spacers. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268132 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display apparatus, including: a liquid crystal panel having a pixel region in which first and second electrodes apply an electric field to a liquid crystal layer to display an image; the liquid crystal panel including a photo-sensor element having a light receiving face at which the photo-sensor element receives incident light through the liquid crystal layer in the pixel region to produce received light data; at least one of the first and second electrodes being formed in a region of the pixel region other than a light receiving face corresponding region of the pixel region which corresponds to the light receiving face of the photo-sensor element. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268133 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The liquid crystal panel of the invention can restrain coloration following a change in the viewing angle when black is displayed, and can be produced into a relatively thin form. This panel has a liquid crystal cell | 2009-10-29 |
20090268134 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a plurality of gate lines formed on the first substrate, a plurality of data lines intersecting the gate lines, a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the gate lines and the data lines, a plurality of color filters formed on the gate lines, the data lines, and the thin film transistors, a plurality of first electrodes made of a transparent conductor formed on the color filters, and electrically connected to the thin film transistors, a first passivation layer formed on the first electrodes, a second electrode formed on the first passivation layer, and including a plurality of branch electrodes, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268135 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display is furnished with: a liquid crystal display element having a pair of substrates, to which alignment members are provided to their respective opposing surfaces, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched by the pair of substrates; an alignment mechanism for providing at least two different director configurations simultaneously on different arbitrary regions used for display in the liquid crystal layer; and a reflection film provided to at least one of the different arbitrary regions showing different director configurations; wherein the different arbitrary regions showing different director configurations are used for a reflection display section for showing reflection display and a transmission display section for showing transmission display, respectively. Examples of the alignment mechanism include an alignment film to which the alignment treatment is applied in different orientations in the reflection display section and transmission display section, respectively, an insulation film having different film thicknesses in the reflection display section and transmission display section, and so forth. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268136 | Color Liquid Crystal Display and Compensation Panel - In one aspect of the present invention there is provided an optically anisotropic compensation panel with spectrally controllable dispersion of refractive indices. The compensation panel comprises at least one optically anisotropic layer based on an ordered guest-host system. The guest-host system comprises an anisotropic host matrix including an organic compound transparent to electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectral range, and guest component having guest particles. In another aspect the present invention provides a method of producing an optically anisotropic compensation panel disclosed. And in yet another embodiment the present invention provides a liquid crystal display with the compensation panel disclosed. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268137 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A liquid crystal panel of the present invention includes in the following order toward a viewer side: a first polarizer; a first optical compensation layer having a refractive index ellipsoid of nx>ny>nz and an in-plane retardation Re | 2009-10-29 |
20090268138 | FILM WITH ALIGNMENT FILM AND OPTICAL DEVICE - A film with alignment film which stably causes liquid crystal alignment and is excellent in adhesion between its constituting layers so as to give a high endurance and an excellent re-workability, and further to provide an optical device using the same. The film with alignment film contains at least a resin substrate and an alignment film, wherein the film is provided with a photocurable resin layer between the resin substrate and the alignment film, the photocurable resin layer being formed by use of a photo-cleaving type photopolymerization initiator. The optical device contains at least a resin substrate, an alignment film, and an optically functional layer, wherein the device is provided with a photocurable resin layer between the resin substrate and the alignment film, the photocurable resin layer being formed by use of a photo-cleaving type photopolymerization initiator. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268139 | Liquid crystal display - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a first alignment layer, a liquid crystal layer, a second alignment layer, and a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode. The liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first alignment layer is located on the first substrate and face the liquid crystal layer. The second alignment layer is located on the second substrate and face the liquid crystal layer. Furthermore, at least one of the first and second alignment layers comprises a carbon nanotube structure, and the carbon nanotube structure is electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268140 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display device with a vertical alignment mode in which a high image quality and a wide viewing angle are secured includes a liquid crystal layer having an initial state of vertical alignment interposed between a pair of substrates opposite to each other. A plurality of alignment control structures including a dielectric protrusion protruded toward the liquid crystal layer from the inner surface of the substrate is provided in a dot area constituting one unit of display. When that the dielectric constant of the dielectric protrusion is ε | 2009-10-29 |
20090268141 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY UNIT - A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes: a vertical alignment liquid crystal layer; first and second electrodes arranged on one surface of first and second substrates to face the liquid crystal layer; and first and second alignment films arranged on the first and second electrodes, respectively, in contact with the liquid crystal layer. The first alignment film has been subjected to an optical alignment treatment by obliquely irradiating a first alignment film material, having a photosensitive wavelength within the wavelength range of 250 nm to 380 nm, with light including the photosensitive wavelength. The device further includes: a metal layer arranged between the first alignment film and the first substrate; and a first resin layer arranged between the metal layer and the first alignment film. The first resin layer has an optical property that attenuates the intensity of light, which has been incident on the first resin layer and then reflected from the metal layer, to 60% or less at the photosensitive wavelength. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268142 | Liquid crystal display screen - A liquid crystal display screen includes a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate opposite to the first electrode plate and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate. A first alignment layer is located on the first electrode plate and faces the liquid crystal layer. The first alignment layer comprises a plurality of parallel first grooves defined therein. A second alignment layer is located on the second electrode plate and faces the liquid crystal layer. The second alignment layer comprises a plurality of parallel second grooves defined therein. The second grooves are perpendicular to the first grooves. At least one of the first alignment layer and second alignment layer comprises a carbon nanotube layer and a fixing layer located thereon facing the liquid crystal layer. The carbon nanotube layer comprises a plurality of carbon nanotube wires being arranged in parallel and closely located. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268143 | VERTICAL ALIGNMENT FILM AND VA MODE LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL - The present invention provides a vertical alignment film having a polymerizable liquid crystal compound having negative dielectric constant anisotropy, where the polymerizable liquid crystal compound is vertically aligned against the surface of the substrate, and then the polymerizable liquid crystal compound is fixed to form the vertical alignment film. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268144 | IN-PLANE SWITCHING MODE LCD DEVICE - An embodiment of a unit pixel of an in-plane switching (IPS) mode LCD device includes a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in the unit pixel region, wherein each pixel electrode is configured to apply a pixel voltage from the data line, and a plurality of common electrodes correspondingly arranged in the unit pixel region, wherein each common electrode is configured to apply a common voltage from a common line in parallel with the data line to form electric field in conjunction with the corresponding pixel electrodes. The unit pixel region is vertically divided into over three sub-regions, at least one pixel electrode spans all sub-regions, and a bent angle of the at least one pixel electrode in a sub-region is different from the bent angle of the at least one pixel electrode in an adjacent sub-region, wherein the bent angle is measured relative to the gate line. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268145 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An IPS type liquid crystal display device capable of preventing a blanking phenomenon generated to the periphery of a screen caused by charging at the inside of a counter substrate due to the effect of a gate voltage applied to scanning line leads. In a pixel area A constituting a display region, a pixel electrode is disposed by way of an insulative film above a common electrode formed in a planar shape. In a scanning line lead area, the scanning line leads have first scanning line leads and second scanning lines formed in different layers for decreasing the width of the scanning line lead area. The scanning line leads are covered with a shield electrode formed coplanar with the common electrode. Since the shield electrode is extended as far as a portion below a sealant, the shielding effect is enhanced. Further, since the insulative film is present between the sealant and the shield electrode, the sealing effect is not deteriorated. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268146 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A LCD device and its fabrication method as discussed. According to an embodiment, the LCD device includes a plurality of gate lines and data lines arranged on a substrate to define a plurality of unit pixels; thin film transistors (TFTs) each formed at an intersecting region of the gate lines and the data lines; a plurality of gate pad portions and data pad portions formed at end portions of the gate lines and the data lines, respectively, at least one of the gate and data pad portions being made up of at least two pad unit portions, each pad unit portion having at least one contact hole such that the contact holes of one of the plurality of gate or data pad portions are arranged in a zigzag or an oblique line format; and pixel electrodes formed at the unit pixels. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268147 | CHIP HAVING A DRIVING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A chip having a bump layout suitable for the chip on glass technology and a driving IC includes a plurality of first bumps and a plurality of second bumps for electrically connecting to a glass substrate of a displayer. The first and second bumps are disposed on a surface of the chip and near two opposite long sides of the chip respectively. The ratio of the total contacting area of the first bumps to that of the second bumps is between 0.8 and 1.2. Thus, a pressure applied on the chip and the glass substrate of the displayer for connection can be uniformly exerted all over the chip, and the stability of the connection is therefore improved. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268148 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display device with a pair of substrates which are arranged to face each other with liquid crystal therebetween, columnar spacers having the substantially equal height formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, and the columnar spacers include the columnar spacer which is contact with a liquid-crystal-side surface of another substrate and the columnar spacer which is not contact with the liquid-crystal-side surface of another substrate. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268149 | Liquid crystal display - A liquid crystal display with at least one heating element located on at least one of a first substrate and a second substrate comprising at least one carbon nanotube structure. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268150 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid-crystal composition which satisfies at least one of properties including a high upper-limit temperature for the nematic phase, low lower-limit temperature for the nematic phase, low viscosity, high optical anisotropy, negatively high permittivity anisotropy, high specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet, and high stability to heat or has a proper balance between at least two of those properties. The liquid-crystal composition comprises a first ingredient comprising at least one compound selected among compounds represented by the formulae (1-1) and (1-2) and a second ingredient comprising at least one compound selected among compounds represented by the formula (2) and has negative permittivity anisotropy. For example, R | 2009-10-29 |
20090268151 | PRODUCTION PROCESS OF A DISPLAY DEVICE, AND A DISPLAY DEVICE - A production process of a display device is performed such that, even if exposure displacement is caused by an error in stitching divided regions, a linear protrusion in the vicinity of a divisional boundary is prevented from becoming thin or disappearing because of double exposure. The display device having an insulating substrate on which a plurality of dots are arranged in a matrix includes a linear protrusion which is formed on the insulating substrate by performing divisional exposure on a plurality of divided regions on the insulating substrate, wherein the boundary between the adjacent divided regions provides, in the vicinity of the linear protrusion in one of the divided regions, at least a bent portion that extends into the other divided region at a predetermined distance. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268152 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS AND LENS MODULE HAVING SAME - A liquid crystal lens includes a first light-pervious plate, second light-pervious plate opposite to the first light-pervious plate, a first electrode layer on the first light-pervious plate, a second electrode layer on the second light-pervious layer, a liquid crystal layer and a driving voltage unit. The first electrode layer includes a plurality of concentric, annular electrodes and is comprised of carbon nanotubes. The liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between the first and second light-pervious plates. The liquid crystal layer includes a plurality of annular regions spatially corresponding to the respective annular electrodes. A density of liquid crystal in the annular regions of the liquid crystal layer is different from each other. The driving voltage unit is configured for providing voltages between each of the annular electrodes and the second electrode layer for creating a gradient distribution of refractive index of the liquid crystal layer in radial directions. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268153 | Fixing Structure for Industrial Spectacles and Helmet - A fixing structure for industrial spectacles and a helmet is provided. The industrial spectacles are bilaterally formed with shield portions, each having a hole passing therethrough. Two resilient bands each have a first end formed with a protruding portion for being inserted into the hole of a corresponding one of the shield portions; and a second end for being windingly fastened with a corresponding one of two fasteners, each having at least one through hole and a notch corresponding in shape to a brim extending bilaterally from the helmet. The industrial spectacles bilaterally coupled with the resilient bands are fastened to the helmet by engaging the notch of each of the fasteners windingly fastened to the respective resilient bands with the brim. The industrial spectacles can be pulled down relative to the helmet so as to be used, and pushed up relative to the helmet when not in use. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268154 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO TREAT AND PREVENT LOSS OF VISUAL ACUITY - A system and method for treating and preventing loss of visual acuity. The system comprises a vision correcting lens, such as a contact lens, having a material with a regular pattern of orientation of polarizable molecular bonds, so as to create a birefringent effect. Off-axis light rays are refracted through the contact lens so as to focus in front of the retina, whereas on-axis light rays pass through the contact lens without refraction, such that their focal point on the fovea is unaltered. In an exemplary embodiment, a contact lens of the present invention is capable of independently altering the refractive state of the eye in relation to fovea and peripheral retina so as to simultaneously correcting visual acuity while minimizing the signal for axial growth and hence myopic progression. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268155 | DIFFRACTIVE LENS EXHIBITING ENHANCED OPTICAL PERFORMANCE - The present invention provides improved ophthalmic lenses and methods for their design and use. Monofocal and multifocal diffractive ophthalmic lenses having reduced light scatter, improved light energy distribution properties, and/or other improvements in optical performance are provided. These properties are provided, at least in part, by the diffractive profiles of the invention, often having subtlety shaped echelettes with appropriately curving profiles. Smooth diffractive profiles may be used reduce light scatter. Diffractive profiles may be configured to limit the light energy in certain selected orders, thereby improving viewing quality and mitigating unwanted effects such as dysphotopsia. Diffractive profiles of may additionally or alternatively vary the light energy distributed between individual echelettes, providing additional advantages in various viewing situations. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268156 | SOFT MULTIFOCAL CONTACT LENS - A multifocal contact lens ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268157 | LASER PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR HAVING IMPROVED GLARE PROTECTION - A molded optical filter is provided having effective filtering of energy emissions at an optical density (OD) of greater than 4 in three energy emission bands corresponding to the wavelengths of laser emissions while preserving the wearer's ability to differentiate and recognize colors and having a pleasing overall color. The selective optical filter is a moldable polymer filter that has three dyes therein to produce sharp notch filtering ranges at about 530 nm, 700 nm and 1060 nm and a fourth color balance dye therein to adjust the overall color of the filter making it more pleasing and desirable to the wearer. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268158 | Diffractive Multifocal Lens Having Radially Varying Light Distribution - The present invention provides improved ophthalmic lenses and methods for their design and use. Monofocal and multifocal diffractive ophthalmic lenses having reduced light scatter and/or improved light energy distribution properties are provided. These properties are provided by the diffractive profiles of the invention, often having subtlely shaped echelettes with appropriately curving profiles. Light scatter may be generated by the sharp corners associated with vertical steps between adjacent conventional diffractive echelettes. Smooth diffractive profiles of the invention reduce light scatter. Light energy directed towards non-viewing diffractive orders may have a unwanted effects on vision quality. Diffractive profiles of the invention may limit the light energy in certain, selected orders, thereby improving viewing quality and mitigating unwanted effects such as dysphotopsia. Diffractive profiles of the invention can also vary the light energy distributed between individual echelettes, providing additional advantages in various viewing situations. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268159 | AUTOMATED ASSESSMENT OF OPTIC NERVE HEAD WITH SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - A fully automated optic nerve head assessment system, based on spectral domain optical coherence tomography, provides essential disc parameters for clinical analysis, early detection, and monitoring of progression. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268160 | FUNDUS CAMERA - A fundus camera includes a focus target projection unit including a focus target located at a position conjugate with a fundus of a subject's eye, a split optical element configured to split a light flux passing through the focus target, and a focus target illumination light source configured to illuminate the focus target, a fundus photographing optical system including a focusing lens, a focus link mechanism configured to interlockingly move the focus target projection unit and the focusing lens in a direction of an optical axis, at least two lenses located behind a plane optically conjugate with the imaging plane of the fundus photographing optical system and outside an optical axis of the fundus photographing optical system, image sensors respectively located behind the two lenses, and a phase difference detection unit configured to detect a phase difference between the focus target images based on signals output from the image sensors. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268161 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT) IMAGING SYSTEMS HAVING ADAPTABLE LENS SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - OCT imaging systems are provided for imaging a spherical-type eye including a source having an associated source arm path and a reference arm having an associated reference arm path coupled to the source path. The reference arm path has an associated reference arm path length. A sample is also provided having an associated sample arm path coupled to the source arm and reference arm paths. A lens having a focal power optimized for a diameter of the spherical-type eye is provided along with a reference arm path length adjustment module coupled to the reference arm. The reference arm path length adjustment module is configured to automatically adjust the reference arm path length such that the reference arm path length is based on an eye diameter of the subject. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268162 | METHOD FOR FINDING THE LATERAL POSITION OF THE FOVEA IN AN SDOCT IMAGE VOLUME - Embodiments of the present invention provide methods for finding the lateral position of the fovea in an OCT image volume. In one instance, a cost function is developed whose minimum is located at or near the foveal center. This cost function includes one or more measures of retinal layer thickness and/or measures of distance from blood vessels or a priori locations. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268163 | RECONFIGURABLE CENTER STACK WITH TOUCH SENSING - A display system for a center stack of a vehicle is disclosed including a translucent material and a projection system. Dynamic graphical content derived from an input by a passenger of the vehicle via at least one of simulated controls and hard-tooled switches is projected onto the material by the projection system. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268164 | DOCKABLE MULTIMEDIA PROJECTION SYSTEM - A projector system for a vehicle that provides an integrated docking system throughout the vehicle, thereby providing a passenger with a multimedia display in a variety of locations, wherein a temperature range over which the projector system performs is maximized, is disclosed. The projection system includes, a docking device integrated with a surface of the vehicle, wherein the docking device is in electrical communication with at least one secondary device. A projector is adapted to be coupled to the docking device, wherein the docking device provides electrical communication between the projector and the secondary device. A retracting device having a viewing screen adapted to display a projected video output of the projector is integrated with a surface of the vehicle. The retracting device is adapted to extend the viewing screen to display the projected video output of the projector and retract the viewing screen for storage. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268165 | OPTICAL ENGINE - An optical engine including a light source, a polarizing beam splitter (PBS), a multi-focus lens, and a light valve is provided. The light source is capable of emitting an illumination beam. The PBS is disposed on the light path of the illumination beam. The multi-focus lens is disposed on the light path of the illumination beam between the light source and the PBS, and has a plurality of refractive portions. The refractive portions have different effective focal lengths from one another. The PBS allows at least a part of the illumination beam with a first polarization direction to travel to the light valve. The light valve is capable of reflecting the part of the illumination beam and converting the part of the illumination beam into an image beam with a second polarization direction. The image beam from the light valve travels to the PBS. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268166 | PROJECTION SYSTEM - A projection system including an illumination unit, a polarization conversion unit, a light valve, a projection lens, and a polarizing beam split (PBS) element is provided. The polarization conversion unit includes a V-shaped PBS element, a wave plate, and two reflective surfaces. The V-shaped PBS element includes a first PBS portion and a second PBS portion. The first PBS portion is adapted to be passed through by a first partial beam with a first polarization direction and reflect a second partial beam with a second polarization direction. The second PBS portion is adapted to be passed through by a third partial beam with the first polarization direction and reflect a fourth partial beam with the second polarization direction. The wave plate is disposed in the transmission paths of the first partial beam and the third partial beam. The reflective surfaces are located at opposite sides of the V-shaped PBS element. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268167 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND PROJECTOR - There is provided a light source unit which includes a luminescent light source which receives excitation light so as to emit light of a predetermined wavelength band, excitation light sources which shine excitation light on to the luminescent light source, a reflection space having the luminescent light source in an interior thereof and an emission space which emits luminescent light source light emitted from the reflection space from an emission port whose area is made smaller than the area of the luminescent light source and a projector which employs the light source unit. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268168 | PROJECTOR - A projector comprising a first light source, a second light source, a light combining element, a diffuser and an actuator is provided. The first light source provides a first light beam with high coherence. The second light source provides a second light beam with high coherence. The light combining element comprises a first surface, wherein the first and second light beams enter the light combining element, and are combined into a mixed light beam therein. The diffuser is disposed on the first surface of the light combining element, wherein the first and second light beams enter the diffuser. The actuator is connected to the light combining element, wherein the actuator actuates the light combining element to vary locations where the first and second light beams enter the diffuser. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268169 | Overhead projection screen - An optical plate, in particular in a screen for projection display device, comprises, on a first side, optical elements designed to bend rays received from a light source into a beam of rays in a first direction in a plane containing a main axis. The second side is produced in such a way as to bend the beam in a second direction that is different from the first direction, preferably in line with the main axis. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268170 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - An image projection apparatus includes a lamp, an air duct configured to lead air from a cooling fan to the inside of a reflector of the lamp, an exhaust duct configured to lead first air, second air, and third air to an exhaust port formed in a housing of the image projection apparatus, the first air passing the inside of the reflector, the second air being drawn from a first inlet port in the housing and passing an area that faces an outer surface of the reflector, and the third air being drawn from a second inlet port formed in the housing, wherein a first area that blends the first air with the third air, and a second area that blends blended area from the first area with the second air and leads resultant air to the exhaust port are provided inside of the exhaust duct. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268171 | FLAT PROJECTION TELEVISION - A flat projection television comprising an imagine engine mounted adjacent a top of an enclosure and optically coupled to a collimator mirror, a flat mirror, a mirror assembly comprising a plurality of cylindrical mirrors, and a diffuser screen. The image engine includes a cylindrical lens which expands an outgoing image horizontally. The image engine projects the image downward from the top of the enclosure toward the bottom of the enclosure where the horizontally expanding image encounters the collimator mirror which collimates the expanding beam bringing the horizontal lines back into parallel with one another. The collimator mirror also reflects the collimated image towards the front of the enclosure where it encounters the flat mirror oriented to deflect the image upward into the mirror box location of the enclosure at an appropriate angle. As the image is projected from the flat mirror, it encounters the cylindrical mirrors of the mirror assembly which expand each horizontal line of the image to present a fully expanded and complete image on the diffuser screen. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268172 | PROJECTOR WITH AUTOFOCUS DEVICE - A projector include focus controlling device s a projection lens, an image capture device, an image analyzing device and a focus controlling device. The projection lens is configured for projecting an image onto a projection surface. The image capture device is configured for capturing images of the image projected on the projection surface. The image analyzing device is configured for analyzing intensity difference between adjacent pixels of the images captured by the image capture device and generating a control signal associated therewith. The focus controlling device is configured for focusing the projection lens at a position where there is maximum intensity difference between adjacent pixels in response to the control signal from the image analyzing device. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268173 | METHOD FOR MEASURING LIQUID IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY SOLUBLE FRACTION IN ORGANIC FILM - A method for measuring a liquid immersion lithography soluble fraction in an organic film including a mounting step of mounting a droplet of a liquid immersion medium for liquid immersion lithography on a surface of an organic film formed on a substrate and a transfer step of transferring a component in the organic film into the droplet. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268174 | Exposure apparatus, exposure method, cleaning apparatus, and device manufacturing method - An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate with exposure light via a liquid. The exposure apparatus includes: an optical member which has an emission surface from which the exposure light is emitted; a movable object which is able to move in a predetermined surface including a position facing the emission surface; and a predetermined component which is able to move between, the optical member and the movable object and which is able to form a space between which and the optical member a liquid is held. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268175 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus that exposes a substrate through liquid includes a projection optical system that projects a pattern of an original onto the substrate; a supply port that supplies the liquid; a recovery port that recovers the liquid; and a plurality of pressure resistance portions arranged at a passage of at least one of the supply port and the recovery port, to apply pressure resistances to the liquid passing through the passage. The pressure resistance portions surround a final surface of the projection optical system and are distant from each other in a direction in which the liquid flows through the passage. One the plurality of pressure resistance portions, which is nearest to the substrate, faces the substrate. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268176 | IMMERSION EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An immersion exposure apparatus including an optical element | 2009-10-29 |
20090268177 | Exposing method, exposure apparatus, and device fabricating method - An exposing method that forms a pattern of a reticle on a wafer is provided. In the method, part of the pattern of the reticle in an illumination area, which is illuminated by illumination light from an illumination optical system, is illuminated, and while scanning the illumination area with respect to the reticle in the +Y direction (or the −Y direction) by pivoting a deflection mirror, the reticle is moved in the corresponding −Y direction (or the +Y direction) and the wafer is moved in a direction that corresponds to the movement direction of the reticle. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268178 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, MOVABLE BODY DRIVE SYSTEM, PATTERN FORMATION APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - While a wafer stage moves linearly in a Y-axis direction, surface position information of a wafer surface at a plurality of detection points set at a predetermined interval in an X-axis direction is detected by a multipoint AF system, and by a plurality of alignment systems arranged in a line along the X-axis direction, marks at different positions on the wafer are each detected, and a part of a chipped shot of the wafer is exposed by a periphery edge exposure system. This allows throughput to be improved when compared with the case when detection operation of the marks, detection operation of the surface position information (focus information), and periphery edge exposure operation are performed independently. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268179 | METHOD OF ALIGNING AN EXPOSURE APPARATUS, METHOD OF EXPOSING A PHOTORESIST FILM USING THE SAME AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD OF EXPOSING A PHOTORESIST FILM - An origin of a reference coordinate system is assigned to one of a plurality of center points, and center point coordinates according to the reference coordinate system are assigned to remaining center points, so that reference marks successively correspond to center points of a plurality of microscopes fixed to a base. Beam position detection marks disposed between the reference marks with exposure points of exposure heads fixed to the base are crossed to assign beam coordinates according to the reference coordinate system to the exposure points. Thus, alignment may be easily and accurately performed, and is effective for increasingly larger apparatuses. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268180 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND A VACUUM CHAMBER - A lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system configured to condition a radiation beam and a support constructed to support a patterning device. The patterning device is configured to impart the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section to form a patterned radiation beam. A substrate table is constructed to hold a substrate, and a projection system is configured to project the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate. The projection system includes a vacuum chamber and a controller configured to control an actuator of an optical device arranged in the vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber includes a hermetically sealed housing in which the controller is accommodated. The housing is provided with an electrical connection configured to electrically connect the controller to the optical device, and is connected to an exterior wall of the vacuum chamber via a fluid cooling channel configured to cool the controller. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268181 | MEASUREMENT METHOD AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A method of measuring an optical characteristic of an optical system using a measurement apparatus, comprises determining a position of each of object points by arranging, on a side of the object plane, an object point measurement device array, and sequentially inserting the object point measurement devices in an optical path, determining a position of each of image points by arranging, on a side of the image plane, an image point measurement device array, and sequentially inserting the image point measurement devices in the optical path, calculating an error attributed to the measurement apparatus based on the positions of object points and the positions of the image points, obtaining a measured value by measurement to obtain information representing the optical characteristic of the optical system using the measurement apparatus, and correcting the measured value based on the error. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268182 | METHOD OF MEASURING A LITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION APPARATUS - A method of measuring a lithographic projection apparatus is described. The method includes imaging a verification mark of a patterning device onto a radiation-sensitive layer held by a substrate table of a lithographic apparatus, wherein the verification mark includes at least a first, a second and a third verification structure that have a mutually different sensitivity profile for a dose setting, a focus setting and a contrast setting. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268183 | CONDUCTIVE PATTERN FORMING APPARATUS - Apparatus for forming a conductive pattern capable of stably forming a wiring pattern of a desired thickness by providing at least one thickness detection means for detecting the thickness of a formed pattern and capable of adjusting at least one of parameters such as a developing bias voltage or a concentration of a developer that contributes to the thickness of the pattern based on the information obtained from the thickness detection means. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268184 | System and Method for Direct Writing to a Wafer - A direct-write (DW) exposure system is provided which includes a stage for holding a substrate and configured to scan the substrate along an axis during exposure, a data processing module for processing pattering data and generating instructions associated with the patterning data, and an exposure module that includes a plurality of beams that are focused onto the substrate such that the beams cover a width that is larger than a width of a field size and a beam controller that controls the plurality of beams in accordance with the instructions as the substrate is scanned along the axis. The widths are in a direction different from the axis. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268185 | POSITION CONTROL SYSTEM, A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POSITION OF A MOVABLE OBJECT - A position control system configured to control the position of a movable object, includes: a position measurement system configured to determine a position of a sensor or sensor target on the movable object, a comparator configured to provide an error signal by comparing a set-point position and a position feed-back signal based on the measured position, a controller to provide a control signal based on the error signal, a feed-forward device to provide a feed-forward signal on the basis of a first signal related to the desired position, and one or more actuators configured to act on the movable object based on the control signal and the feed-forward signal, wherein the position control system further includes a compliance compensation device providing a compliance compensation signal, wherein the compliance compensation signal is subtracted from a measured position of the position measurement system to obtain the feed-back position signal. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268186 | PATTERN EXPOSURE METHOD AND PATTERN EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A belt-like work ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268187 | EXPOSURE SYSTEM - An exposure system includes a light source for generating an exposure light, a mask, a lens system, and a bandwidth-filtering module for narrowing bandwidth of the exposure light. The mask, the lens system and the bandwidth-filtering module are sequentially disposed on a light path of the exposure light. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268188 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus includes an illumination optical system. The illumination optical system includes a first member configured to define an illuminated region of a reflective mask having a pattern to be projected onto a substrate; a second member configured to define an illuminated region in which a measurement pattern used in measuring wavefront aberration of a projection optical system is illuminated, the second member being able to be inserted into and removed from an optical path of the illumination optical system; and a condensing mirror configured to condense light from the first member on the pattern to be projected onto the substrate and light from the second member on the measurement pattern. The illuminated region defined by the second member is smaller than the illuminated region defined by the first member. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268189 | MASKS, LITHOGRAPHY DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT - One problem of projection optics concerns pupil apodization which leads to imaging defects. As here proposed, the illumination system is configured to illuminate the mask inhomogeneously. As a result, inhomogeneities in reflectivity caused by the mask itself are at least partly counteracted. This compensation not only makes the apodization over the pupil become more symmetric but also makes the intensity variation smaller overall. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268190 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lithographic apparatus includes a bearing configured to support a first part with respect to a second part of the apparatus in a first direction such that the first part is moveable in a second direction relative to the second part. The bearing passively supports the first part in three degrees of freedom. The first part is coupled to at least one permanent magnet, and the second part is coupled to at least two permanent magnets. The permanent magnet of the first part is positioned substantially between the permanent magnets of the second part. A field orientation of the permanent magnets is substantially parallel to the first direction and the permanent magnet of the first part has a substantially opposite polarity to at least one of the magnets of the second part. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268191 | PLANAR MOTOR, POSITIONING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A planar motor includes a stator in which a plurality of convex portions each containing a magnetic material are arranged, and a movable element which faces the stator. The movable element has a plurality of coils, and moves in at least the x direction by controlling electric currents flowing through the plurality of coils. Each convex portion of the stator has different dimensions in the y direction at least at two positions on a straight line along the x direction. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268192 | High dynamic range sensor system and method - A high dynamic range sensor assembly includes a plurality of sensing sets that are organized into a sensing array. Each of the sensing sets includes a set of sensing elements for sensing physical phenomena. Each set of sensing elements has a locally selectable integration time. An analog-to-digital (A/D) converter operatively connected to the set of sensing elements acquires and converts an analog signal from each of the sensing elements into a digital signal. A processor operatively connected to the A/D converter and to the set of sensing elements manages the selectable integration time for the set of sensing elements and analyzes the digital signals from each of the sensing elements in the set of sensing elements. The digital signals from each of the sensing elements are measured by the processor and an integration scaling factor for the set of sensing elements is computed and controlled by the processor to adjust the integration time. The integration scaling factor for the set of sensing elements is mathematically combined with a value of the digital signal from the A/D converter to form a larger data word than what is generated by the A/D converter. The larger data word is utilized to represent a magnitude of each of the sensing elements. If a substantial number of A/D values have saturated, the integration time is decreased; and, if a substantial number of A/D values are below a predetermined threshold, the integration time is increased. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268193 | Surveying Instrument and Surveying Method - A surveying instrument and a surveying method for further minimizing a measurement error when the surveying instrument casts a light to a measuring object and receives the reflected light and measures a delay time or a distance. A reference pulse light r and a measurement pulse light o | 2009-10-29 |
20090268194 | BLOOD ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND SETTING METHOD OF MEASUREMENT POSITION IN BLOOD ANALYSIS APPARATUS - A blood analysis apparatus is provided. The blood analysis apparatus includes: a chip holding portion having an aperture which allows light to pass therethrough and holding a μ-TAS chip for holding a measurement liquid; a rotary body on which the chip holding portion is mounted; a light source; and a light-receiving unit. A measurement position of the rotary body at which the measurement liquid is to be measured with the light from the light source is set by: rotating the rotary body to obtain a light value of light which is emitted from the light source and received by the light-receiving unit through the aperture; and setting a rotational position of the rotary body where the light value is a threshold value or more, as the measurement position. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268195 | Asymmetric capillary for capillary-flow cytometers - The present invention provides improved capillaries that lead to increased resolution in conventional capillary-flow cytometers. The cross-sectional shape of capillaries made according to the present invention lack a center of symmetry. In some embodiments, capillaries have inner side walls that are tilted at angles with respect to the collection-system optical axis so that the widest dimension of the inner bore is closest to the collection optical system and have an outer wall closest to the collection optical system with a dimension large enough to minimize the contribution of outer-wall refraction to the collected light signal. Exemplary capillary embodiments include tubes with a rectangular outer wall and a trapezoidal inner wall, a rectangular outer wall and a triangular inner wall, triangular outer and inner walls, a triangular outer wall with a trapezoidal inner wall, and a hemispherical or rhomboid outer wall and trapezoidal or triangular inner wall. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268196 | MICROWAVE PHOTONIC FREQUENCY DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER - A plurality of microwave signals are converted into optical signals which are directed against an optically reflective surface, whereby the optical signals reflected off of the optically reflective surface are received and converted into microwave signals, which are passed through a Fourier Transformer for extracting information of interest. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268197 | Method and apparatus for identification of multiple fibers using an OTDR - In order to simplify and expedite identification of fibers (DF | 2009-10-29 |
20090268198 | POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION MEASUREMENT USING AN IMPROVED FIXED ANALYZER METHOD - A device for performing polarization mode dispersion (PMD) measurements of an optical fiber is disclosed. The PMD measurement device employs a fixed analyzer method, and includes a tunable Fabry-Perot inferometer as the wavelength-selective element and an optical bandpass filter for spectrum calibration. A novel scanning algorithm, which performs multiple scans at different velocities, enables accurate PMD measurements, even of moving optical cable. The tunable Fabry-Perot interferometer is able to scan over a wide wavelength range and yet have a narrow linewidth, such that a wide range of PMD values can be measured. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268199 | LENS SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS AND THE METHOD THEREOF, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SPECTACLE LENS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SPECTACLES - A lens shape measuring apparatus measures a peripheral shape of a lens in order to measure the peripheral shape of the lens accurately according to a non-contact technique. The lens shape measuring apparatus includes: a lens holding mechanism section for holding the lens with the holding axis from the side of a lens surface; and a laser displacement meter for measuring a lens peripheral shape by irradiating a laser beam to the periphery of the lens and receiving a reflected light thereof. The laser displacement meter is installed such that a light projecting section for projecting a laser beam and a light receiving section for receiving a laser beam are aligned in a direction perpendicular to an axis line of the holding axis. The lens shape measuring apparatus causes the lens holding mechanism section to change a lens holding position without changing the axial direction of the holding axis, and causes the laser displacement meter to irradiate a laser beam to the lens periphery at each lens holding position and to measure the peripheral shape of the lens. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268200 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SPECTRAL INFORMATION - A method of obtaining spectral information comprises initiating at least a first excitation at a first excitation frequency and a second excitation at a second frequency in a surface enhanced sample. The method further comprises varying one of said first and second excitation frequencies, detecting an output signal having an output signal strength and identifying an output signal peak. In addition the method includes correlating the identified output signal with the first and second excitation frequencies to obtain spectral information, in which the surface enhanced sample substrate is configured to enhance the field corresponding to at least one of the first and second excitation, or output fields initiated in this sample. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268201 | INTEGRATED MOLD DETECTOR - A handheld device for detecting the presence of biological and chemical airborne particles. The device collects a sample by drawing air in through a filter that allows air t pass through but collects particles in the air that are larger than the pore size of the filter, which may be selected to meet the user's needs. The filter is then subjected to an optical detection assembly that utilizes UV light directed on the filter and detects visible light emitted by any collected particles via a photomultiplier tube. Prior to collecting a sample, the filter is subjected to the optical detection assembly to generate a baseline reading, which is compared with the test results of the collected sample to determine the presence or absence of particles, such as mold. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268202 | Particle Counter with Laser Diode - A liquid particle counter for optically detecting an unconstrained particle suspended in a flowing liquid includes a sample chamber having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet; a laser diode module producing a symmetrically collimated laser beam; a beam shaping optical system directing the laser beam at the sample chamber; and an optical detector located to detect light scattered by the particle in the sample chamber, the detector producing an electric signal characteristic of a parameter of the particle. The laser beam has an energy of a watt or more and passed through an aperture in a black glass aperture element in the sample chamber. The black glass aperture element removes diffracted and stray light from the beam without damage to the sample chamber. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268203 | SPECTROSCOPIC METHOD OF DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF AN ANALYTE IN A MIXTURE OF ANALYTES - The invention relates to a multivariate calibration which can be used when the optical system used for that method does not comprise a multi-channel detector such as a CCD sensor or a line array of photodiodes. An optical system without a multi-channel detector doesn't allow to carry out preprocessing steps. Thus there is the need to carry out these preprocessing steps in another way. It is suggested to partially replace the preprocessing step by a measurement of the optical signal, whereby the measurement comprises transmitting or reflecting the optical signal by an optical element, thereby weighing the optical signal by a spectral weighing function. The advantage of the invention is to teach how such an optical system without a bulky and expensive CCD sensor can be used to carry out a multivariate calibration and preprocessing steps. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268204 | OPTICAL ABSORPTION GAS ANALYSER - An optical absorption gas analyser for determining the concentration of a target gas in a sample is disclosed. The analyser comprises a chamber for containing the sample in use; a radiation source assembly arranged to emit radiation into the chamber; a first radiation detector assembly arranged to detect radiation transmitted along a first optical path through the chamber and a second radiation detector assembly arranged to detect radiation transmitted along a second optical path through the chamber, wherein the length of the second optical path which the sample can intercept is shorter than that of the first optical path. The analyser further comprises a processor adapted to generate a sensing signal S | 2009-10-29 |
20090268205 | SENSOR, SENSING SYSTEM AND SENSING METHOD - A sensor is an optical resonator constituted by: a first reflecting body that exhibits semi transmissivity/semi reflectivity; a transparent body; and a second reflecting body that exhibits one of reflectivity and semi transmissivity/semi reflectivity, provided in this order from the light incident side. The sensor is configured such that the absorption peak of the measuring light beam by resonance in the optical resonator matches the absorption peak of the measuring light beam by local plasmon resonance generated at the surface and/or within the optical resonator. The sensor has absorption properties such that light of specific wavelengths are absorbed depending the mean complex refractive indices of the first and second reflecting bodies and the thickness of the transparent body. An emitted light beam is output from the first reflecting body. The physical properties of the emitted light beam that change according to the absorption properties are detected. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268206 | PHOTOELECTONIC SENSOR - This invention provides a coaxial regressive reflection type photoelectronic sensor capable of enhancing detection accuracy. A sensor head includes a light emitting diode for emitting a detection light; a lens for converting the detection light to a parallel light and projecting the parallel light to an exterior as an external detection light; a half mirror for separating an optical path of the detection light and an optical path of a return light from the regressive reflection plate; and a photodiode for receiving the return light from the half mirror. The lens includes a convex surface formed to convert a signal light to a parallel light, and a plane tilted from a perpendicular direction with respect to the parallel light or an axis connecting a light emitting diode chip and a center portion of the convex surface. The reflected light of an external signal light at the plane passes a path different from that of the return light so as to be avoided from entering the photodiode chip. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268207 | REFLECTION MEASUREMENTS ON OPTICAL DISKS - The invention makes use of the air-polycarbonate interface of an optical disk as an accurate reflection reference. The air-polycarbonate interface can be used both during production of an optical disk or during normal operation of an optical disk drive. The air-polycarbonate reflection measurement can be used in a number of applications, including the process of identifying an optical disk during normal operation, detecting contamination of the optical disk during use, and testing of an optical disk during manufacture. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268208 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE CONTOUR DATA AND/OR OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMI-TRANSPARENT OBJECT - A method and device for detecting the contour data and/or optical characteristics of an object, such as a tooth or a tooth restoration, based on an interference and/or autocorrelation measurement using an image sensor. To permit an exact surface detection in addition to a determination of the optical characteristics of the object, individual light beams strike the object, which are located at a distance from one another in such a way that no impact of reflected individual light beams takes place on immediately adjacent pixels of the image sensor. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268209 | Method and Apparatus for Determination of Geometric Values on an Object - A Michelson-interferometer which has two reference arms and a short coherence length is used for the method and apparatus for measurement of geometric values on transparent or diffuse objects ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268210 | Compact Littrow Encoder - A Littrow encoder is disclosed. The encoder includes first and second interferometers and a beam splitter assembly that splits a first instrument light beam into first and second interferometer input beams and directs these beams into the first and second interferometers, respectively. Each interferometer generates a measurement beam and a reference beam and directs the measurement beam toward a grating on a surface from which the measurement beam is diffracted, the measurement beam from the first interferometer striking the surface at a Littrow angle that is the negative of the angle at which the measurement beam from the second interferometers strikes that surface. Each interferometer includes at least one intensity detector that generates a signal related to an intensity of light in a combined light beam that includes the reference and measurement beams from that interferometer. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268211 | Optical Interferometric Sensor - Embodiments of environmental stimulus sensors comprising multiple sources and detectors for interrogating one or more optically resonant cavities that are responsive to one or more environmental stimuli are disclosed. Such sensors have, among other advantages, improved immunity to source and/or detector noise. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268212 | MOIRE SHAPE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS USING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - Disclosed herein is a moiré shape measurement apparatus using a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel. The moiré shape measurement apparatus includes a light source, a variable grating, a viewing lens, a light receiving unit, a computation unit, and a driving device. The light source emits light. The variable grating passes the emitted light therethrough, and creates a projection grating pattern. The viewing lens focuses a reflected grating pattern that is obtained when the projection grating pattern is reflected from the object. The light receiving unit receives the light of the reflected grating pattern passed through the viewing lens. The computation unit previously stores the viewing grating pattern, forms the moiré pattern by overlaying the reflected grating pattern, received from the light receiving unit, on the stored viewing grating pattern, and computes the shape of the object using the moiré pattern. The driving device adjusts a direction and a pitch in order to form a grating of the variable grating. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268213 | Apparatus for measurement of the axial length of an eye - An apparatus for measuring the axial length of a human eye, the apparatus comprising a low coherence light source; a beam splitter; a fast displacement module for rapidly varying the path length within a reference arm of an interferometer; a laser directing a laser beam that is co-propagating with light from the low coherence light source into the displacement module. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268214 | PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SYSTEM AND TECHNIQUES FOR 3D ACQUISITION - A photogrammetric system and techniques applicable to photogrammetric systems in general are provided. The system provides the choice between the various types of light projection on the object to be measured and methods for retrieving 3D points on the object using a pattern projection method, a coded light method, and/or a method using intrinsic features of the object or a combination of such methods. A first technique provides camera position approximation using known distances between features. A second technique provides image processing parameters that take into account the local distance and orientation of the object to measured. A third technique provides the 3D correction of the position of the center of a sphere when imaging a spherical object. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268215 | Apparatus for Measuring Physical Properties of Golf Balls and Cores - A method and apparatus for an automated testing system that tests for physical properties of golf balls or golf ball cores. The apparatus includes an on-load magazine wherein golf balls or cores are loaded for pick and place feeding to holding nests defined in a rotary indexing table. The nests are removable and/or of multiple size accommodations to accept balls and cores from 1.00 to 1.72 inches. The system includes a diameter measuring station, a compression measuring station, and a weight measuring station. Through the rotary indexing table, the golf ball or core may be selectively dialed to one or more of the stations for testing. A computer analyzes the properties of each ball or core tested and correlates the data so that each ball is subsequently either passed to an off-load magazine or rejected. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268216 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an allowable-amount-of-special-toner determining unit for determining an allowable amount of special toner from a total adhesion amount of toner of four colors including cyan, magenta, yellow, and black on an input image, a normal print-out unit for performing a normal print-out process, a two-path print-out unit for performing a two-path print-out process, a grouping unit for grouping pixels for which printing with the special toner is set into a first pixel group and a second pixel group based on the allowable amount of special toner; and a print-out-method selecting unit for selecting the normal print-out unit or the two-path print-out unit based on a percentage of the number of first-group pixels to the number of pixels for which printing with the special toner is set. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268217 | Integrated Printing And Display Device With Replaceable Ink Cartridge - A printing and display device for use with an external computer. The printing and display device includes a flat panel display for displaying images from the external computer; a printer including a printhead for printing onto paper; a display data connection for selectively connecting to the external computer to receive display data used to provide the images displayed; a print data connection for selective connection to the external computer to receive print data from the external computer; and a rear cover molding enclosing therein the flat panel display. The rear cover molding includes an aperture for receiving therein an external ink cartridge. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268218 | HYPOCHROMATIC IMAGING - Color management constraints on the use of selected hypocolorant(s) and a black colorant in the rendering of a given pixel reduce ink or toner usage and/or reduce pressure on an ink limit. Additionally, the enforcement of this mutual exclusivity between the black and the selected hypocolorant(s) allows screen frequencies and angles to be shared between halftone screens used for the black colorant and a selected hypocolorant. This reduces the likelihood of objectionable moiré associated with the use of hypocolorant colorants in addition to the conventional CMY(K) colorants. In some embodiments, color management constraints prevent the use of black colorant for pixels beyond a threshold lightness or luminance. This constraint allows the use of the selected hypocolorants in the region of color space beyond the threshold. The threshold can be a function of hue and/or chroma. In some embodiments the threshold is a constant. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268219 | INK PRINT-THROUGH COLOR VALUE ESTIMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COLOR VALUE ESTIMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS TAKING INK PRINT-THROUGH INTO CONSIDERATION, TARGET COLOR SETTING METHOD AND APPARATUS TAKING INK PRINT-THROUGH INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL AS CONTROLLING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING PRESS - The present invention relates to a color value estimation method and apparatus for a printing press which make it possible to estimate a color value with high accuracy taking ink print-through of a sheet-formed printed matter which is printed on the opposite faces. A one-face side picture data and the other face side picture data to be printed on a printing sheet are acquired, and a basic print-through color value from the other face side to the one-face side is calculated from the other face side picture data using a correlation relationship with a basic color value where one-face side with respect to the other face side picture data is blank. Then, the basic print-through color value is corrected based on the degree of the basic color value to the other face side picture data and the one-face side picture data corresponding to the other face side picture data to calculate a print-through color value. Further, a one-face side basic color value where the other face side of the printing sheet is blank is calculated from the one-face side picture data using the correlation relationship with the basic color value where the one-face side with respect to the other face side picture data is blank. Then, a one-face side color value, which includes a value by ink print-through, to be detected by a calorimeter is estimated from the calculated print-through color value and one-face side basic color value. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268220 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - In an image forming apparatus, a discrimination unit discriminates the type of printing medium conveyed to an image forming unit. A comparator compares the type of a printing medium that has been designated and the type of a printing medium that has been discriminated. A setting unit sets a second image forming condition in the image forming unit if it has been determined not to add identification information to image information in accordance with the type of printing medium designated and, moreover, the type of printing medium designated and the type of printing medium discriminated by the discrimination unit do not match. The second image forming condition is different from a first image forming condition that conforms to the type of printing medium discriminated by the discrimination unit. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268221 | PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - A printing control apparatus includes a verification unit configured to verify a charging destination of a job generated at a client terminal apparatus. The printing control apparatus includes a control unit configured to suspend execution of the job if no value is set to the charging destination of the job or that an invalid value is set to the charging destination of the job. The printing control apparatus also includes a generation unit configured to generate an input screen for entering a value of the charging destination of the job if no value is set to the charging destination of the job or that an invalid value is set to the charging destination of the job. The printing control apparatus also includes a notification unit configured to notify information about the input screen generated by the generation unit to the client terminal apparatus. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268222 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - In a printing system, a first image processing apparatus includes an installer for installing a driver to drive an image forming apparatus; and a second image processing apparatus in which the driver is incorporated, in the installer, a search request section outputs a search request representing whether the driver has been installed to the second processing apparatus; a driver setting information obtaining section outputs a sending request of the driver setting information to the second image processing apparatus after received a reply information from the second image processing apparatus with respect to the search request; and an installing section installs the driver on the basis of the driver setting information, in the second image processing apparatus, a first sending section generates and sends reply information to reply to search request; and a second sending section generates and sends driver setting information to reply to send request. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268223 | METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING CONTENT PROVIDED TO IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO PERFORM THE METHOD - A method of authenticating at least one piece of content provided to an image forming apparatus in which at least one consumable is disposed includes determining whether the at least one consumable includes authentication information of the at least one piece of content, displaying the at least one piece of content on a user interface according to a license policy corresponding to the authentication information, selecting at least one piece of content from the at least one piece of content displayed on the user interface, and executing the selected at least one piece of content. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268224 | AUTHENTICATION PRINTING TECHNIQUE - The authentication printing technique of the invention obtains attachment information regarding attachment of a preset device, such as a hard disk drive, to a printing apparatus. In response to a request for a printing operation with the printing apparatus, the authentication printing technique refers to the obtained attachment information and restricts an authentication printing process according to the attachment information of the preset device. The authentication printing process externally receives print data and prints the received print data on completion of a preset authentication operation. This arrangement effectively reduces the potential for leakage of information from the device attached to the printing apparatus. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268225 | Image Forming System and Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming system includes an information processing unit, an image forming apparatus that communicates with the information processing unit, a first memory unit that stores setting information of printing restriction on the image forming apparatus, a printing unit that executes a printing process of a print job in accordance with the setting information, a detection unit that detects a change request of the setting information, a job judging unit that judges whether there exists a print job in processing when the detection unit detects the change request, and a first permitting unit that permits change of the setting information in accordance with the change request when the job judging unit judges that there exists no print job in processing. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268226 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus that converts image data into print data to print is provided. The apparatus includes a conversion unit configured to generate first print data and second print data from the image data using an error diffusion method, and a printing unit configured to print the second print data. The conversion unit converts the image data into the first print data using the error diffusion method, generates constraint data specifying the non-print pixels in the first print data as non-print pixels in the second print data, and converts the image data into the plurality of pieces of second print data, each piece of second print data being used in one of the plurality of passes, through an error diffusion method that uses the constraint data. The printing unit forms an image by printing, in each of the plurality of passes, the second print data. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268227 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USER AUTHENTICATION - An image forming apparatus includes a user authentication function that authorizes a user to operate saved print data with a password without requiring an input of the password while ensuring a security level. When a user is going to operate a document by using the image forming apparatus, and if the user logged in the image forming apparatus is a creator of the document, the image forming apparatus performs control not requiring the user to input an operation password for print data. Moreover, by managing information on users who have unlocked the operation password as document information, the image forming apparatus also performs control not requiring even users other than the creator of the document to input the operation password if the users have unlocked the operation password ever before. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268228 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF PRINTING DATA AND PARTICULARLY FOR MIRRORING PRINTING ORDERS - In a method or system for reception from a sender of a print data with a print job by a print server of a first printing system from a sender, with the print server of the first printing system acknowledging to the sender correct receipt of a predetermined data unit of print data according to a predetermined protocol. With the print server of the first printing system copying the print data to a mirror print server of a second printing system separate from the print server of the first printing system before execution of the respective acknowledgement for the predetermined data unit, and automatically using as a print server for continued execution of the print job given problems in storage of the print data on the print server of the first printing system, said mirror print server of the second printing system. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268229 | Multifunction Peripheral Browser Control for Application Integration - A multi-functional peripheral (MFP) browser having integrated scan, print, and/or e-mail functionality may be integrated within a system and support methods of scanning, printing and e-mailing via the MFP display. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268230 | COMPENSATION SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION PRINTING ENVIRONMENT - A system is provided for planning compensation for a document processing arrangement including a plurality of document processing related cells with each document processing related cell including a plurality of document processing related devices functioning cooperatively to create a cell throughput. In practice, a processor may be instructed to read both a stored functional description of each device in at least one of the plurality of document processing related cells and a set of job processing related information. Responsive to such reading, the processor performs a simulation with the simulation being used to generate a simulated throughput value representative of a predicted output of the at least one of the plurality of document processing related cells within a time interval. In turn, compensation for an operator responsible for operating the at least one of the plurality of document processing related cells is varied on the basis of the simulated throughput representative of the predicted output of the at least one of the plurality of document processing related cells within the time interval. | 2009-10-29 |