| 08th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
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| 20150049289 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed on the first substrate and including a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode, the first sub-pixel electrode and the second sub-pixel electrode respectively including a cruciform stem part, and a plurality of fine branch parts which extends from the cruciform stem part, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate, the second substrate including a common electrode in which an opening corresponding to the cruciform stem part of the pixel electrode is defined. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049290 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - The TFT substrate ( | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049291 | OPTICAL FILM - To provide an optical film excellent in suppression of light leakage in black display. An optical film having a first phase difference layer and a second phase difference layer, wherein the second phase difference layer has an optical property represented by the formula (3), the second phase difference layer has a thickness of 0.2 μm to 2.0 μm, and further, the optical film has optical properties represented by the formulae (1) and (2): | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049292 | Adjustable Optical Device - The present apparatus includes an optical device with an interlocking mechanism that provides the capability of the user to alternate the arms of the device. This ability allows the user to modify the color or design pattern in order to vary the look based on the environment or the liking of the user. In addition, the device may include a means to alternate colors or designs in conjunction with the interlocking mechanism. Lastly, the apparatus may include a capability that allows the user to obtain another user's electronic skin, design of their device, or nearby object by wireless communication. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049293 | Decal for eyeglasses - A decal or transparent sticker that can be applied to eyeglasses and removed completely from the eyeglasses when desired. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049294 | EYEWEAR HAVING A QUICK LENS RELEASE STRUCTURE - An eyewear having a quick lens release structure includes a frame, a latching member, an elastic member, and a lens. The frame has a groove including a plurality of slots and a notch. The latching member is disposed in the groove and includes a lever disposed in the notch and a plurality of hooking portions disposed in the slots with portions protruding from slots. The lens is engaged to the frame and has a plurality of hooking portions. One end of the elastic member presses against the latching member, and the other end presses against the groove such that the hooking portions of the latching member and the lens can be coupled and decoupled. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049295 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR SHOT-INJECTION MOLDING AN EYEGLASS TEMPLE WITH A WIRE CORE - A system and process for making an eyeglass temple co-injection molded with a wire core are disclosed. An eyeglass temple is produced by injecting a first shot of temple substrate material into a mold followed by the shot injection of a portion of wire core into the substrate material while it is still molten or semi-molten followed by a second shot injection of additional molten or semi-molten material to completely fill the mold. The first shot of template substrate is provided in a viscosity and amount sufficient to support the wire core without contact by the mold or external support, and the second shot is provided in an amount sufficient to completely fill and pack the mold and lessen shrinkage problems during substrate cooling and hardening. This produces an eyeglass temple in a desired configuration having an entirely encased wire core. Optionally, a second material can then be overmolded onto portions of the temple. The first material and reinforcing core allow greater adjustability and increased comfort for the wearer, while the second material can either be softer to provide a more comfortable fit and feel or can be similar to the first material to improve the temple's aesthetics. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049296 | HINGE MECHANISM FOR A FLUID FILLED LENS ASSEMBLY - In an embodiment, a hinge for a fluid-filled. lens assembly includes a base having a first end configured to connect to a temple arm of the lens assembly and a second end configured to connect to a frame of the lens assembly, wherein the base includes a gap that is shaped to allow for tubing to pass from the first end to the second end of the base. In an embodiment, the first end of the base includes a cammed surface configured to engage a surface of the temple arm. In an embodiment, the first and second ends of the base are configured to flex around a rotation axis of the hinge. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049297 | Eyewear nose support for low bridge nose - The present invention provides a nose support device for eyewear, the nose support device comprising an adjustable nose pad attached to a cross piece that is perpendicular to an adjustable nose pad arm, the adjustable nose pad arm attaching the nose pad to the eyewear, wherein the nose pad rests on the crook of a nose bridge of a wearer of the eyewear. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049298 | ADJUSTABLE NOSE PAD STRUCTURE - An adjustable nose pad structure comprises a main body and two adjustable members. The main body includes two adjustable portions having portions defining an open slot and a groove. The open slot has two opposite sidewalls, and a plurality of first recesses and second recesses. Each adjustable member is disposed in each adjustable portion. Each adjustable portion includes a pivotable portion and a connecting body. The connecting body has two opposite sidewalls respectively having a first convex protrusion and a second convex protrusion. One first convex protrusion is removably engaged to one of the first recesses, and one second convex protrusion is removably engaged to one of the second recesses. Thus, users can adjust the nose pads via adjusting the adjustable member until the nose pads are in position to properly fit the shape of user's nose. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049299 | TELESCOPIC HINGE FOR SPECTACLES FRAME - The telescopic hinge ( | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049300 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING A CONTACT LENS WITH OPTICS - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and processes for constructing a contact lens. In one embodiment, a contact lens assembly is provided, comprising: a curved polymer polarizer with an aperture; a lenslet disposed inside the aperture, wherein the lenslet enables imaging near objects; and a filter attached to the lenslet. In further embodiments, a method for fabricating a flexible contact lens is provided, comprising: fabricating an element having an extrusion; providing a front concave mold, wherein the front mold has an intrusion to accommodate the extrusion of the optical element; affixing the extrusion of the optical element to the intrusion of the front mold; attaching a back convex mold to the front concave mold, thereby forming a mold cavity; and filling the mold cavity with a pre-polymerized liquid, whereby upon polymerization, the pre-polymerized liquid forms the flexible contact lens and the optical element is partially encapsulated within the lens. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049301 | METHODS AND LENSES FOR ALLEVIATING ASTHENOPIA - The invention provides methods and lenses for reducing asthenopia related symptoms associated with proprioceptive disparity. In certain aspects, lenses of the invention include a distance portion and a near portion, and a progressive increase in minus power from the distance portion to the near portion. Additionally, lenses of the invention may include a prism and a progressive reduction in optical power, in which the prism and the progressive reduction are varied independently. In one embodiment, a lens is provided that has a base-in prism and that provides an increase in minus power from the distance vision portion of the lens to a near vision portion of the lens (i.e., a progressive reduction). | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049302 | SPECTACLE LENS, AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING SPECTACLE LENS, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM OF THE SPECTACLE LENS - There is provided a spectacle lens, including: specific first and second reference points, and eye point between the first and second reference points on a meridian, with each point defined on a meridian; and a power variation portion where power is continuously varied from the first reference point to the second reference point, wherein a variation rate of an addition power is substantially zero in a circle of radius 4 mm with the first reference point as a center, and/or in a circle of radius 4 mm with the eye point as a center. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049303 | Photochromic Composite Lens - The present invention provides a photochromic composite lens which includes a penetration layer located exteriorly, and a blocking layer located interiorly, and a transition layer located between the penetration layer and the blocking layer. A thickness of the transition layer can be adjusted in view of the field requirements. In addition, functional coatings, such as abrasive-proof coating, fog-free coating, refraction free coating, and other functional coatings can be coated onto the penetration layer and the blocking layer, respectively. With this, the photochromic composite lens can be configured by polycarbonate lens or lens made from other material. Scratches over the surfaces will not impair the intended function of transition. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049304 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CORRECTIVE OPHTHALMIC GLASSES LENS PERSONALISED FOR A WEARER - A method for manufacturing a corrective ophthalmic glasses lens personalized for a wearer, includes defining and digitally recording the configuration parameters of the lens, calculating modeling data of the refractive faces of the lens, and manufacturing the lens in accordance with the configuration parameters. The method includes the following steps: recording at least one ordered execution sequence of different interactive configuration software modules, each module being associated with one of the configuration parameters and including, in a graphical interface, selecting at least one configuration parameter value associated with the module from a preselection of values of the parameter, graphically simulating a virtual lens obtained with the selected value of the configuration parameter, confirming the selection of a configuration parameter value, executing the at least one ordered sequence; at the end of the execution of each module, recording the selected, confirmed value of the configuration parameter associated with the module. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049305 | Large Diopter Range Real Time Sequential Wavefront Sensor - Example embodiments of a large dynamic range sequential wavefront sensor for vision correction or assessment procedures are disclosed. An example embodiment includes first and second optically coupled 4F relays and a variable focus lens disposed substantially at the image plane of the first 4F relay and the object plane of the second 4F relay. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049306 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A BEHAVIOURAL, POSTURAL OR GEOMETRIC-MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF A PERSON WEARING SPECTACLES - A method for determining at least one behavioural, postural or geometric-morphological characteristic of a person wearing spectacles, the method includes the steps of: a) illuminating the wearer's head using an infrared light source ( | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049307 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL UNIT - A light source apparatus includes a light source unit and an output unit. The light source unit includes at least one solid-state light source capable of outputting light in a predetermined wavelength range as output light. The output unit includes a light emitter and a base unit. The light emitter is excited by the output light from the light source unit and emits visible light with a wavelength different from a wavelength of the output light. The base unit is rotatable about a predetermined rotation axis and contains a crystalline member having a crystal axis direction set to a direction different from a direction orthogonal to an optical axis direction of the output light, the light emitter being supported in the optical axis direction. The output unit is capable of outputting combined light containing the light in the predetermined wavelength range and the visible light emitted from the light emitter. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049308 | PROJECTOR FOR PROJECTING VISIBLE AND NON-VISIBLE IMAGES - A projector that projects a visible image as well as a non-visible image. The non-visible image might be used for any purpose, but an example is in order to provide depth information regarding physical item(s) interacting with the projected visible image. The projector includes multiple projecting units (e.g., one for each pixel to be displayed), each including light-emitting elements configured to emit light in the visible spectrum. Some or all of those projecting units might also include an emitting element for emitting light in the non-visible spectrum so as to collectively emit a non-visible image. Optics may be positioned to project the visible image and the non-visible image. A depth sensing module detects depth of surfaces within the scope of the non-visible image using a reflected portion of the non-visible image. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049309 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS AND PRESENTATION SYSTEM - The present invention is concerning an image projection apparatus comprising: a projecting unit that projects and displays on a projection surface each image in a time sharing manner for each of a plurality of color components, for an input image signal; a shooting unit that shoots a projected image on the projection surface; a shoot control unit that makes the shooting unit perform the shooting, when a detection mode of a irradiation point at which light is irradiated from an irradiation device on the projection surface is set, in timing shifted by a certain amount of time from a synchronized state to time sharing timing of each color component in the projecting unit; and an irradiation-point-position detecting unit that detects, from a projected image projected by the projecting unit, a position of the irradiation point on the image. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049310 | PROJECTOR AND DISPLAY SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME - The invention pertains to a projector comprising an optical engine, a projection lens, a means for light deviation, and an afocal lens system, wherein the projector has a total throw ratio between 0.7 and 0.8. Such a projector can be used to build a very compact and cost-effective back-projection system. The invention also pertains to a projection assembly comprising such a projector, followed by a means for light gradation and a front-surface mirror. The invention also pertains to a display system comprising at least one such projection and a display screen. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049311 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - An image projection apparatus includes: a grid portion provided on a housing of the apparatus and having a plurality of grids through which air flows in or out of the apparatus. The grid portion includes an edge portion of the grid portion, and a central portion of the grid portion, having a thickness thicker than a thickness of the edge portion of the grid portion. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049312 | TOY IMAGE PROJECTOR - A toy image projector includes a housing including a peripheral wall, an accommodation chamber surrounded by the peripheral wall and a transparent view window at the peripheral wall, a rotating body accommodated in the accommodation chamber and including a peripheral wall, multiple sets of patterned holes formed in the peripheral wall and a space surrounded by the peripheral wall, a driving mechanism operable to rotate the rotating body relative to the housing, and a light-emitting device accommodated in the space within the rotating body and adapted to emit light through one set of patterned holes and the transparent view window to the outside. Thus, by means of rotating the rotating body, different image patterns can be projected to the outside of the toy image projector, increasing consumer interest in playing the toy image projector. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049313 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE FOR USE IN SELECTABLE ONE OF BACKLIGHT MOUDLE AND PROJECTOR - A light source device includes a laser diode module, a light guide plate selectively optically coupled to the laser diode module, a light projector selectively optically coupled to the laser diode module, and a light path switch module located between the laser diode module and the light guide plate and rotatably switched between a first position and a second position to change a light path of a laser beam emitted from the diode module to a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction. Along the first direction, the laser beam is guided to move toward the light guide plate. Along the second direction, the laser beam is guided to move toward the light projector. The light guide plate has a light incident face which is an arced face recessed from a corner of the light guide plate. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049314 | INSPECTION METHOD, INSPECTION APPARATUS, EXPOSURE CONTROL METHOD, EXPOSURE SYSTEM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided an inspection apparatus which inspects a substrate supporting portion configured to support a substrate during an exposure performed by an exposure apparatus. The apparatus includes: a irradiation unit configured to irradiate, with an illumination light beam, a surface of the substrate on which a pattern has been formed by an exposure by the exposure device; a detecting unit configured to detect reflected light from a pattern in the irradiated surface; a focusing state computation unit connected to the detection unit and configured to determine a focusing state of the pattern of the substrate, based on a detection result of the reflected light beam detected by the detection unit; and an inspection unit connected to the focusing state computation unit and configured to inspect the substrate supporting portion based on the focusing state determined by the focusing state computation unit. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049315 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - An exposure apparatus projects an image of a pattern formed on a mask onto a substrate through a projection optical system. The exposure apparatus includes: a prediction unit configured to predict an imaging characteristic fluctuation of the projection optical system which is caused by thermal action due to exposure, by using a model formula modeling the imaging characteristic fluctuation; and a correction unit configured to correct the imaging characteristic based on a prediction result obtained by the prediction unit. The model formula includes a composition of a plurality of functions modeling the imaging characteristic fluctuation and indicating a time dependency, each of the plurality of functions having an exposure-angle-of-view dependency and the exposure-angle-of-view dependencies of the plurality of functions being different from each other. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049316 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An exposure apparatus includes a light source, an illuminating member, a projecting member, a stage, an inspecting member, and an information processing member. The light source is configured to provide a light in accordance with a pulse event generation (PEG) representing a period of light radiation. The illuminating member is configured to change the light into point lights. The projecting member is configured to project the point lights according to a photoresist shape extending in various directions. The point lights are projected on the stage. The inspecting member is configured to inspect a photoresist pattern formed by the projected point lights. The information processing member is configured to analyze different photoresist patterns corresponding to different PEGs to select one PEG from the different PEGs. The one PEG being associated with a minimum error in the various directions. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049317 | LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, ALIGNMENT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides a lithography apparatus for transferring a pattern formed on an original to each of a plurality of shot regions on a substrate, comprising a detection unit configured to detect a mark provided in the shot region and a mark provided on the original, and a control unit configured to control alignment between a target shot region and the pattern of the original such that the mark in the target region detected by the detection unit and the mark on the original are shifted by a positional shift amount which is generated between each mark in the shot region and each mark on the original when an overlay error between the shot region and the pattern of the original falls within an allowable range. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049318 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, CAPTURING APPARATUS, OPTICAL EQUIPMENT, AND ORIGINAL RECORDING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - An optical element includes a surface on which a plurality of structures is provided. The plurality of structures is provided to be fluctuated in a random direction from a lattice point at an interval which is equal to or shorter than a wavelength of visible light. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049319 | MICROLITHOGRAPHY PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, TOOL AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION - A microlithography projection optical system is disclosed. The system can include a plurality of optical elements arranged to image radiation having a wavelength λ from an object field in an object plane to an image field in an image plane. The plurality of optical elements can have an entrance pupil located more than 2.8 m from the object plane. A path of radiation through the optical system can be characterized by chief rays having an angle of 3° or more with respect to the normal to the object plane. This can allow the use of face shifting masks as objects to be imaged, in particular for EUV wavelengths. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049320 | PROJECTION EXPOSURE METHOD, SYSTEM AND OBJECTIVE - A projection exposure method is disclosed which includes exposing an exposure area of a radiation-sensitive substrate, arranged in an image surface of a projection objective, with at least one image of a pattern of a mask arranged in an object surface of the projection objective in a scanning operation. The scanning operation includes moving the mask relative to an effective object field of the projection objective and simultaneously moving the substrate relative to an effective image field of the projection objective in respective scanning directions. The projection exposure method also includes changing imaging properties of the projection objective actively during the scanning operation according to a given time profile to change dynamically at least one aberration of the projection objective between a beginning and an end of the scanning operation. Changing at least one imaging property of the projection objective includes changing optical properties of a mirror arranged in the projection beam path optically close to a field surface by changing a surface profile of the reflective surface of the mirror in an optically used area. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049321 | FACET MIRROR - Illumination optical unit for illuminating an object field in a projection exposure apparatus, comprising a first facet mirror with a structure, which has a spatial frequency of at least 0.2 mm | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049322 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A substrate processing system may include at least one transfer device which transfers a substrate between a plurality of substrate processors and includes a first controller which controls the transfer device and a first communication module connected to the first controller, and at least one maintenance device configured to perform maintenance for the substrate processors and includes a second controller which controls the maintenance device and a second communication module connected to the second controller. The first controller may obtain information about the maintenance device through the first and second communication modules to control the transfer device, and the second controller may obtain information about the transfer device through the first and second communication modules to control the maintenance device. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049323 | Lithographic Apparatus - A lithographic apparatus injects gas between a reticle (MA) and reticle blades (REB-X, REB-Y) to protect the reticle from contamination. The gas may be injected either into the space defined between the reticle and the closest pair of reticle blades, or into the space defined between the two pairs of reticle blades. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049324 | ADAPTIVE PHOTOMASKS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - The embodiments described herein relate to methods, devices, and systems for masking a substrate using a photomasking process. An adaptive photomask configured to generate a photomasking pattern in accordance with dimensions of a surface feature on substrate is described. The adaptive photomask can be used to create customized photomask patterns for individual substrates. Methods and devices described herein can be used in manufacturing processes where similar parts having slight differences due to built-in tolerances are manufactured. Methods and a devices described herein can also be used in manufacture processes involving masking of three-dimensional portions of a part. A photomasking system that includes a translational mechanism for scanning a substrate surface is described. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049325 | Wearable user-controlled obstacle identification and notification system for hands-free navigation - An obstacle identification and notification system comprised of a wearable item | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049326 | LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING - Systems and methods presented herein provide for laser detection and ranging in more than one medium. In one embodiment, a laser is operable to generate and fire laser pulses into a liquid, such as water. The laser pulses form broadband super continuum emissions and/or harmonics in the liquid that propagate optical energy past a surface of the liquid. A detector is operable to receive the optical energy from the liquid, which is then processed to determine a range parameter of the liquid. That is, a processor may determine the depth of the water or an object beneath the surface of the water by measuring the travel times of optical energy reflected from the surface of the liquid and optical energy returned from beneath the surface of the liquid. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049327 | Optical System - An optical system includes a transmitter emitting a signal to a measured object; a receiver receiving the signal reflected back from the measured object; and a transmissive display device displaying a distance of the measured object measured by the range finder, wherein an image of the measured object is visible directly through the transmissive display device. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049328 | BIOCHEMICAL ANALYZING SYSTEM AND LIGHT MODULE THEREOF - A light module for a biochemical analyzing system includes a halogen light source emitting light beams, which are guided through a first light path and a second light path and then combined to go through a first beam splitter, so as to analyze a biochemical sample. The first light path includes a plurality of reflective mirrors and a first filter lens, and the first filter lens is used to attenuate an orange band light of the halogen light source. The second light path includes a second filter lens, and the second filter lens is used to attenuate the lights of the halogen light source except the ultraviolet light band. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049329 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCKING ONTO A RETROREFLECTOR WITH A LASER TRACKER - A three-dimensional (3D) coordinate measurement system includes a communication device, a retroreflector, and a laser tracker. The communication device includes a first light source and an operator-controlled unit that controls emission from the first light source. The laser tracker includes a wide field-of-view (FOV) camera, a second light source, a narrow FOV camera next to the second light source, and a processor. The processor determines that a lock-in command has been given in response to the wide FOV camera capturing light emitted by the first light source. To lock onto the retroreflector, the processor captures with the narrow FOV camera light from the second light source reflected by the retroreflector and uses the image to lock onto the retroreflector with a beam of light from the tracker. It measures a distance and two angles with the tracker to get 3D coordinates of the retroreflector. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049330 | Photosensitive Tactile Sensor - A tactile sensor including a piezoresistive layer having its electric resistance varying according to mechanical stress exerted thereon, the piezoresistive layer being at least partially transparent to light; a photosensitive layer, having its electric resistance varying according to the quantity of incident light thereon, the photosensitive layer being arranged opposite the piezoresistive layer; and electric connection elements electrically connecting in parallel the piezoresistive layer and the photosensitive layer. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049331 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYSING PHASE DISTRIBUTION OF FRINGE IMAGE USING HIGH-DIMENSIONAL INTENSITY INFORMATION, AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - A fringe image phase distribution analysis technique that performs one-dimensional discrete Fourier transform using temporal intensity information or spatial intensity information to calculate the phase distribution of the fringe image. To improve the analysis accuracy of the phase distribution, a plurality of phase-shifted moiré fringe images is generated from high-dimensional intensity data by a thinning-out (down-sampling) process and an image interpolation process, and the phase distribution of the moiré fringe is calculated by a two-dimensional or three-dimensional discrete Fourier transform. In addition, the phase distribution of thinned-out is added to calculate the phase distribution of an original fringe image. Since high-dimensional intensity information which is present in both spatio-domain and temporal-domain is used, phase distribution analysis is less likely to be affected by random noise or vibration. In addition, even when measurement conditions are poor, it is possible to perform phase distribution analysis with high accuracy. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049332 | GOLD NANOISLAND ARRAYS - A substrate for facilitating enhanced SERS analysis, including a semiconducting substrate and a plurality of discrete metal nanostructures disposed on the semiconducting substrate to define an array. Each respective metal nanostructure is between about 10 nm and about 30 nm high and between about 15 nm and about 60 nm in diameter and two adjacent respective metal nanostructures are separated by a gap of between about 20 nm to about 50 nm. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049333 | Micro-Optical Cavity with Fluidic Transport Chip for Bioparticle Analysis - This invention provides new methods and apparatus for rapidly analyzing single bioparticles to assess their material condition and health status. The methods are enabled by a resonant cavity to measure optical properties related to the bioparticle size and refractive index. Refractive index measurements are useful for determining material properties and biomolecular composition of the bioparticle. These properties and composition are dependent on the health state of the bioparticle. Thus, measured optical properties can be used to differentiate normal (healthy) and abnormal (diseased) states of bioparticles derived from cells or tissues. The methods are illustrated with data obtained from a resonator with a gain medium. The invention also provides new methods for multiple measurements in a single device, analyzing and manipulating bioparticles that are much smaller than the wavelength of light, and provides a microfluidic transport chip to enable rapid single bioparticle analysis of large populations of bioparticles. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049334 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE, ALIGNING METHOD, AND OBSERVING METHOD - A method of aligning an upper substrate and a lower substrate is provided. The upper and lower substrates are oppositely arranged, and the aligning method includes the following steps: providing an optical image capturing module; emitting light rays to a third surface of a first prism; filtering the light rays, so that the light rays are divided into light rays at the first wavelength range and light rays at the second wavelength range, wherein the light rays at the first wavelength range irradiate a pattern on the upper substrate, and light rays at the second wavelength range irradiate a pattern on the lower substrate; reflecting a pattern image on the upper substrate to an image capturing apparatus; reflecting a pattern image on the lower substrate to the image capturing apparatus; and determining locations of the patterns of the upper and lower substrate that are on the image capturing apparatus. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049335 | SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR MEASURING THE CONCENTRATION OF A SUBSTANCE - A sensor arrangement for determining a concentration of a substance in an open sample in the presence of an interfering material is disclosed. The sensor arrangement comprises a first light source emitting pulsed light at a first wavelength being absorbed by said substance, a second light source emitting pulsed light at a second wavelength being transmitted through said substance, optical means for directing at least a part of the emitted pulsed light of said first and second wavelengths through the open sample along the same optical path, and a sample detector arranged at an end of the optical path for receiving the emitted light of said first and second wavelengths being transmitted through the sample. The interfering material is formed as deposits on at least one of said optical means being exposed to said substance, and said first wavelength and said second wavelength are absorbed by said interfering material. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049336 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL ILLUMINATION REFERENCE SOURCE - An integrated illumination reference source for generating an illumination reference signal may include an optical element having a first outer surface and a second outer surface, such that the first and the second outer surface are substantially opposing. The optical element receives an incident optical signal at the first outer surface and projects the incident optical signal from the second outer surface onto a surface. A reflective device that is located on a region of the second outer surface is offset from an optical axis of the optical element. The reflective device includes a reflective surface that reflects a portion of the incident optical signal from the second outer surface back through the first outer surface, whereby the reflective surface of the reflective device is encapsulated between the first outer surface and the second outer surface of the optical element. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049337 | GRAZING-INCIDENCE INTERFEROMETER WITH DUAL-SIDE MEASUREMENT CAPABILITY - A grazing-incidence interferometer includes first and second spaced-apart diffractive optical elements with a generally planar object disposed therebetween. The first diffractive optical element forms sheared first-diffracted-order light beams that reflect from opposite first and second surfaces of the object at grazing-incidence angles, while a zero-diffracted-order light beam goes unreflected. The second diffractive optical element combines the unreflected zero-diffracted-order light beam and the sheared reflected beams to form a collimated, combined beam. A 1X double-telecentric relay system relays the combined beam to a folding optical system that forms first and second interference images on a diffusing screen located at an image plane. Digital images of the first and second interference images are obtained and processed to characterize the thickness variation of the object. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049338 | TUNABLE OPTOFLUIDIC APPARATUS, METHOD, AND APPLICATIONS - Embodiments include optofluidic apparatus that may be used to detect and manipulate nanoparticles or biomolecules within a fluid. To achieve that result, the embodiments use a fluidic channel located over a substrate. Particular embodiments also use: (1) an optical waveguide located over the substrate and particularly within the fluidic channel along with an optical resonator that may or may not be located within fluidic channel; and also (2) a phase shifter component coupled to either the waveguide or the optical resonator. Additional embodiments use an MZI or an MZI with an optical resonator to further provide the phase shifter component coupled to one arm of the MZI or the optical resonator. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049339 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL IMAGING VIA SPECTRAL ENCODING - Exemplary method, apparatus and arrangement can be provided for obtaining information associated with a sample such as a portion of an anatomical structure. The information can be generated using first data, which can be based on a signal obtained from a location on the sample, and second data, where the second data can be obtained by combining a second signal received from the sample with a third reference signal. An image of a portion of the sample can also be generated based on the information. For example, the first data can be associated with spectral encoding microscopy data, and the second data can be associated with optical coherence tomography data. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049340 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY WITH AN EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGE - The invention lies in the field of optical metrology and relates to optical coherence tomography (OCT). In particular, the invention relates to an apparatus and a method for the depth-dependent adaptation of the dynamic range of an OCT system to the profile of the backscattered power to be measured. The dynamic range of the measuring method can therefore be decoupled from the dynamic range of the analogue/digital converter used. The invention is used, in particular, in the characterization of strongly scattering or strongly absorbing biological or technical samples. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049341 | METHOD FOR DRIVING LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND SURFACE EMITTING LASER, AND IMAGE ACQUIRING APPARATUS - A light source apparatus includes a surface emitting laser including a movable mirror, a mirror arranged opposite to the movable mirror, and an active layer arranged between the two mirrors, a mirror driving unit configured to move the movable mirror to a position where laser oscillation is not performed, a laser driving unit configured to inject current into the surface emitting laser, a storage unit configured to store position information of the movable mirror, the position information including a mirror position where laser oscillation is not performed and a mirror position where laser oscillation is performed, and a control unit configured to control the laser driving unit and to determine start timing of the current injection into the surface emitting laser according to the position information output from the storage unit. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049342 | SURFACE LIGHT-EMITTING LASER AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A surface light-emitting laser comprising an upper reflector, a lower reflector, and an active layer interposed therebetween, wherein when an optical distance between the upper reflector and the lower reflector is referred to as a first distance, and an optical distance between the lower reflector and the active layer is referred to as a second distance, positions of at least selected two of a group including the upper reflector, the lower reflector, and the active layer are changed so that the ratio between the first distance and the second distance is maintained within a range of ±25% from a certain value. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049343 | PORTABLE INTERFEROMETRIC DEVICE - The present invention provides a novel simple, portable, compact and inexpensive approach for interferometric optical thickness measurements that can be easily incorporated into an existing microscope (or other imaging systems) with existing cameras. According to the invention, the interferometric device provides a substantially stable, easy to align common path interferometric geometry, while eliminating a need for controllably changing the optical path of the beam. To this end, the inexpensive and easy to align interferometric device of the invention is configured such that it applies the principles of the interferometric measurements to a sample beam only, being a single input into the interferometric device. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049344 | LASER SPOTTING DEVICE FOR BICYCLE FITTING AND BICYCLE FITTING SYSTEM - A laser spotting device for bicycle fitting comprises a base member and a laser emitting device movably attached to the base member in a first direction. The laser emitting device is configured to emit laser beam toward a first virtual plane which is parallel to the first direction and configured to emit laser beam toward a second virtual plane which is parallel to the first direction and which differs from the first virtual plane. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049345 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASURING APPARATUS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASURING METHOD, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASURING PROGRAM - A three-dimensional measuring apparatus | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049346 | AUTOMATED POSITION LOCATOR FOR A HEIGHT SENSOR IN A DISPENSING SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods of determining a position of a height sensor in a dispensing system. The dispensing system includes a dispenser, height sensor, camera, and a calibration device configured to receive a signal from the height sensor. The calibration device may include an optical sensor that generates an alignment signal in response to receiving light from the height sensor and/or a fiducial that causes the height sensor to generate the alignment signal in response to a detected height change. The alignment signal is used to automatically determine the position at which the height sensor is aligned with the calibration device. The position of the height sensor relative to a camera is determined by aligning the camera with the calibration device and recording its position. The recorded coordinates of the camera are compared to the coordinates of the height sensor when the height sensor is automatically aligned with the calibration device. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049347 | VOLUME DIMENSIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING TIME-OF-FLIGHT CAMERA - Volume dimensioning employs techniques to reduce multipath reflection or return of illumination, and hence distortion. Volume dimensioning for any given target object includes a sequence of one or more illuminations and respective detections of returned illumination. A sequence typically includes illumination with at least one initial spatial illumination pattern and with one or more refined spatial illumination patterns. Refined spatial illumination patterns are generated based on previous illumination in order to reduce distortion. The number of refined spatial illumination patterns in a sequence may be fixed, or may vary based on results of prior illumination(s) in the sequence. Refined spatial illumination patterns may avoid illuminating background areas that contribute to distortion. Sometimes, illumination with the initial spatial illumination pattern may produce sufficiently acceptable results, and refined spatial illumination patterns in the sequence omitted. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049348 | Measurement Method For Height Profiles Of Surfaces - A method for optically measuring height profiles of surfaces, in which an image of the height profile is recorded using an optical recording system, is characterized in that the image is a differential interference contrast image and height gradients within the height profile are represented by intensity gradients, which are quantitatively or qualitatively evaluatable. The surfaces can have structures having a defined profile, in which intensity gradients in the differential interference contrast image, which assume, within a specified tolerance and within a specified range, a value which deviates from a predetermined value or assume a selected value from within a specified tolerance and within a specified range, indicate a defect. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049349 | GRADATION-PATTERN CREATION PROGRAM - A gradation pattern preparation program by which a complicated gradation pattern can be prepared easily, wherein a computer is caused to function as: a vertical and horizontal printing density control line generation means for displaying, on a campus face, vertical and horizontal printing density control lines in a net-like manner, a vertical cross section line generation means for displaying a cross section image of the selected vertical printing density control line as a vertical cross section line on a vertical cross section line display screen, a horizontal cross section line generation means for displaying a cross section image of the selected horizontal printing density control line as a horizontal cross section line on a horizontal cross section line display screen, a printing density control point generation means for displaying, on the respective vertical and horizontal cross section lines, printing density control points for editing the respective vertical and horizontal cross section lines, and a printing density control point shift means for changing, in accordance with the shift of the printing density control points, heights to reference lines of the respective vertical and horizontal cross section lines. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049350 | COLLABORATIVE METHOD OF CREATING, PRINTING, DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION TAGS - A fully collaborative software management method allows creating, printing, delivering and hanging-in-stores a sequential arrangement of information tags. Customer and printer computers are operably connected to communicate during a design and assembly stage of developing the tags. Customer decision-makers and printer decision-makers collaborate on template authoring, content and template management, printing-event construction, staging and proofing, including integration of various elements such as stored data, timing, customer-driven controls, and event-driven controls. The method allows printer decision-makers to operate a publishing engine that permits viewing the customized information tags as a display prior to viewing as a printed product. The system includes a file transfer protocol (FTP) server connected to an information processing and printing system comprising designer workstation computers, a staging server, a load balancer, production distiller workstation computers, a database server, an SQL server, multiple print servers, and digital presses. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049351 | FORMATTING DATA - Data from different sources and having different formats is converted to a format useable by a device to which the data is to be sent. The conversion is performed based on configuration data and can be performed by an application server configured to provide a network application service to a user terminal associated with the entity. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049352 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRINTING FACSIMILE - A facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment comprises a receiving section configured to receive facsimile data, a data storage section configured to store the facsimile data received by the receiving section, a non-decolorable printing section, and a decolorable printing section. The facsimile apparatus further comprises a transmission source information detection section configured to detect transmission source information of the received facsimile data, an accumulation section configured to accumulate in advance a list containing a plurality of facsimile transmission source information, a comparison section configured to determine whether the detected transmission source information of the received facsimile data is included in the list and a printing control section configured to control printing of the content of the received facsimile data in the non-decolorable printing section or in the decolorable printing section, based on the determination by the comparison section. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049353 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PERFORMING TRAPPING PROCESS WHEN PRINT DATA INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF PIECES OF IMAGE DATA AND TO SUPERPOSE THE ADJACENT PIECES OF IMAGE DATA AND A DETERMINATION UNIT THAT DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT TRAPPING ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE TRAPPING PROCESS IS TO BE PERFORMED, IS ATTACHED TO THE PIECES OF IMAGE DATA ON A PIECE BY PIECE BASIS OF PERFORMED COLOR CORRECTION - An image forming apparatus performs a trapping process. The image forming apparatus includes an image processing unit that includes a determination unit, a color correction unit, a processing unit, an adding unit, and a generating unit. The processing unit performs the trapping process on the pieces of image data, on which the color correction has been performed by the color correction unit. The generating unit generates intermediate data in accordance with the print data including the pieces of image data, on which the trapping process has been performed. The image forming apparatus also includes a rendering unit that performs a rendering process on one or more of the pieces of image data on which the color correction has been performed by the rendering unit and on the pieces of image data for which tag information indicates that the color correction has been performed. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049354 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including a comparison unit that compares image data with read data obtained by reading a medium on which an image of the image data is formed, an acquisition unit that acquires a variation region that varies in plural image data items or in plural read data items, and an output unit that outputs a comparison result of the comparison unit such that the variation region is in an invisible state. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049355 | Toner Container And Printing Device - In one example, a toner container has an interior volume defined by a body and a pair of wings extending up and out from the body. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049356 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet based on a job; a sheet conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet through a conveyance path; and a control unit configured to control conveyance of a sheet, in which, when a jam has occurred in a sheet of during conveyance, the control unit sets order information of dischargeable sheets among unusable sheets remaining inside the apparatus after occurrence of the jam based on whether there is an unusable sheet on which image formation has been completed in the image forming unit, and discharges the unusable sheet to an outside of the apparatus through the conveyance path based on the set order information. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049357 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSOR - An image forming system with an information processor and an image forming device includes a memory that pre-stores user identification information, an input that accepts an entry of delegation identification information, a data creation part that creates transmission data using the delegation destination identification information as first authentication information when the entry of the delegation destination identification information is accepted, and that creates transmission data using user identification information as first authentication information when the entry of the delegation destination identification information is not accepted, a transmission part that sends the transmission data to the image forming device including a reception part that receives the transmission data, an authentication part that performs authentication using the first authentication information, that permits image formation based upon the transmission data when the authentication is successful, and an image forming part that forms an image on a recording medium based upon the transmission data. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049358 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a communication system, an image forming apparatus sends an address of a receiving section to an external device. The external device receives a selection of image data through plural thumbnails displayed on a display section, and wirelessly sends the selected image data to the image forming apparatus with the address. The image forming apparatus receives the selected image data and prints an image. The image forming apparatus accepts a selection indicating whether a communication between the external device and the image forming apparatus is performed either by a first or second communication system method. The image forming apparatus performs sending and/or receiving the image data with the address by the first communication system method when the first communication system method is selected, and performs sending and/or receiving the image data with the address by the second communication system method when the second communication system method is selected. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049359 | CLOUD PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a cloud printing method using a image forming apparatus, the method including: selecting content for printing in a mobile terminal; connecting a location storage server and receiving location information of image forming apparatuses via the mobile terminal; displaying locations of the image forming apparatuses on a screen of the mobile terminal, based on the received location information; transmitting the content to a cloud server via the mobile terminal; near field communication (NFC) tagging the mobile terminal to one of the image forming apparatuses; and receiving the content from the cloud server and printing the content, via the one of the image forming apparatuses to which the NFC tagging is performed. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049360 | CLOUD PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION - Provided is a cloud printing method using near field communication (NFC), the method comprising: selecting content for printing in a mobile terminal; requesting a print by the mobile terminal being NFC tagged to an image forming apparatus; transmitting the selected content to the cloud server via the mobile terminal; parallel rendering the content in the mobile terminal and the cloud server; generating print data by merging sets of content respectively rendered in the mobile terminal and the cloud server; and printing the print data in the image forming apparatus. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049361 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes an image capture device that captures a user image and generates a captured image, a document holding determination unit that determines whether or not the user appearing in the captured image holds a document based on the captured image, and a scanned data processor that performs processing including scanning the document. The scanned data processor is activated if the document holding determination unit determines that the user holds the document. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049362 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SCREEN, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a storage section, an operating section, an assignment and management section, a press detecting section, and a display processing section. The storage section stores settings of a plurality of paper feed cassettes accommodating paper. The operating section has a plurality of operation keys to be pressed for inputting operation. The assignment and management section assigns the paper feed cassettes to the different operation keys to manage the respective paper feed cassettes. The press detecting section detects press of any of the operation keys. The display processing section displays, during the time when any of the operation keys is kept pressed, a setting check screen showing the settings of the paper feed cassette assigned to the operation key being pressed. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049363 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT TRANSMITS AND RECEIVES MAINTENANCE WORK DATA TO AND FROM INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus without bothering a user, even when it is necessary to disconnect and restart the image forming apparatus which has been connected to the information processing apparatus so as to transmit and receive maintenance work data for performing the maintenance work on the image forming apparatus. When the image forming apparatus is required to be disconnected and reconnected after restarting the image forming apparatus during connection with the information processing apparatus, identification information for identifying an information processing apparatus to be reconnected is stored in a storage section. The image forming apparatus is reconnected to the information processing apparatus identified by the identification information stored in the storage section after the image forming apparatus is restarted. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049364 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member; a developing device; a supply device that supplies the developing device with toner; a density detector that detects information about a toner density serving as a ratio of toner and carrier of the developer of the developing device; and a controller that is able to execute a remaining amount determination mode which interrupts the image forming operation and performs a toner supply operation on the developing device from the supply device, based on the detection result of the density detector, wherein the controller at least selectively executes a first state that immediately prohibits the image formation, a second state that allows the image forming operation, and a third state that executes the mode again, based on the detection result of the density detector acquired after the start of execution of the mode. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049365 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORED WITH PROGRAM FOR IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming method using an image forming system including a master RIP and at least one slave RIP is provided. The slave RIP stores a printer profile of every paper to be printed by a printer connected to the slave RIP, registers paper relating information associating the printer profile with the paper and including a storage place for the printer profile, and transmits the paper relating information and the printer profile respectively to the master RIP. The master RIP receives the paper relating information and the printer profile, sets a paper in a print job, acquires the printer profile from the storage place associated with the set paper in the paper relating information, conducts color conversion of the print job by the printer profile instead of the slave RIP, and transmits the print job subjected to the color conversion to the slave RIP. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049366 | QUANTIZATION METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A quantization method according to an aspect of the present invention includes the steps of quantizing a first image data by the use of a basic pattern and converting the first image data into a second image data that represents a binary or multi-level quantized pattern having a gray level smaller than that of the first image data. The basic pattern according to this aspect of the present invention presents high frequent occurrence of the basic tone patterns and a mostly uniform-distributed pattern of the clusters of different kinds of the basic tone patterns in the image with the long-distance autocorrelation (periodicity) of the basic tone patterns suppressed. Quantization by the use of this basic pattern provides a quantized pattern that reflects pattern characteristics of the basic pattern. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049367 | Information Transmitting Apparatus, Information Transmitting Method, And Non-Transitory Computer Readable Medium - An information transmitting apparatus includes a recipient information memory storing multiple pieces of recipient information and recipient identification information that is associated with each of the multiple pieces of recipient information and is used for identifying each piece of recipient information; a user information memory storing user selection identification information, which is the recipient identification information selected by a user from the recipient information memory, and storing information indicating a time when the user selection identification information is selected by the user; an information transmitting unit reading out the recipient information corresponding to the user selection identification information from the recipient information memory to transmit information to the recipient identified by the recipient information that is read out; and a notification unit notifying the user of change if the recipient information stored in the recipient information memory is changed after the selection. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049368 | Image Forming Apparatus Ensuring Short Warm-Up Time by Efficiently Heating Fixing Unit - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit, a temperature sensor, a storage unit, a drive-frequency initial setting unit, a power measuring unit, and a drive-frequency adjusting unit. The fixing unit is configured to perform induction heating using a coil unit. The drive-frequency initial setting unit is configured to establish an initial-setting value for a drive frequency of the coil unit based on the temperature-frequency relationship information stored in the storage unit and on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor immediately before a power activation of the fixing unit. The power measuring unit is configured to measure power consumption of the fixing unit at the drive frequency established by the drive-frequency initial setting unit. The drive-frequency adjusting unit is configured to adjust the drive frequency of the coil unit based on the power consumption measured by the power measuring unit. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049369 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus has: an obtaining unit configured to obtain first information used to correct a deviation in an image in a sub scanning direction due to a curve of a scanning line of a first beam and second information used to correct a deviation in an image in the sub scanning direction due to a curve of a scanning line of a second beam; a setting unit configured to set a common position in a main scanning direction to image data of a single color plane for each of the first beam and the second beam based on the obtained first and second information; and a correcting unit configured to shift pixels included in the image data of the single color plane for each of the first beam and the second beam in the sub scanning direction at the set common position. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049370 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus which suppresses the degradation of an image signal originating in ESD with a simple configuration is provided. An original feeder unit is supported openably and closably by a hinge mechanism fixed on a bottom member of an image reading unit. An image sensor substrate of an image reading unit and an image processing substrate of an image forming unit are connected by a cable. An electrically conductive connecting portion electrically connects a bottom member of the image reading unit with a casing of the image forming unit, and is arranged along the cable. The bottom member has a notch formed therein, the connecting portion is fixed to the bottom member so as to extend over the notch, and the cable is arranged so as to pass through an opening portion thereby formed in a direction from above to below of the bottom member. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049371 | SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTIC ACQUISITION APPARATUS, IMAGE EVALUATION APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A spectral characteristic acquisition apparatus includes a light emitting part configured to emit light onto an object, a light dividing part configured to divide the light reflected from the object into multiple light beams by multiple aperture parts of the light dividing part, a dispersing part configured to form multiple diffraction images corresponding to the aperture parts by spectrally dispersing the light beams, a light receiving part including an array of spectral sensors that receive the diffraction images at substantially the same position on their respective light receiving surfaces and convert the received diffraction images into electrical signals, and an operation part configured to compute a spectral characteristic of the object based on the electrical signals. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049372 | Free-Space Dynamic Diffractive Projection Apparatus - A free-space dynamic diffractive projection apparatus comprises a laser light source element, a dynamic diffractive element, a control element, and a signal output element. Based on a pattern signal outputted from the signal output element, the control element controls the laser light source element to emit a color beam, and controls the dynamic diffractive element to perform real-time signal modulation so as to generate different dynamic diffractive grating distributions in a specific period. Accordingly, the color beam passes through the dynamic diffractive element to produce the pixels defined by the pattern signal in a specific space. The control element controls the dynamic diffracting element to be quickly switched to display each pixel, so that each pixel is projected on a corresponding position in a specific space to form a two-dimensional geometric image. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049373 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning apparatus capable of fixing an optical member using a plate spring without forming a die cut hole and thus having high dust-proof performance includes a mirror supporting portion supporting a reflection mirror, and a projecting portion configured to form a gap between the reflection mirror supported on the mirror supporting portion and itself, and to deform the plate spring with the reflection mirror, and the projecting portion is provided with a cut hole for engaging the plate spring. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049374 | MICROMIRROR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MICROMIRROR SYSTEM - A micromirror system that includes a chip frame, at least one spring element, and at least one mirror plate oscillatorily suspended in the chip frame via the at least one spring element. The chip frame and the at least one spring element include at least one microchannel which is provided with an inlet opening and an outlet opening for leading through a flowing coolant. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049375 | COMPACT BEAM DIRECTOR - A beam director includes first and second refractive elements, a reflective surface, and a platform. The reflective surface and the second refractive element are mechanically and optically coupled, and the first refractive element is optically coupled to the second refractive element through the reflective surface. The platform is configured to rotate the reflective surface and the second refractive surface about the optical axis of the first refractive element while maintaining the optical couplings. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049376 | BEAM-SHAPING DEVICE - A beam shaping device includes a first phase modulation unit including a phase-modulation type SLM, and displaying a first phase pattern for modulating a phase of input light, a second phase modulation unit including a phase-modulation type SLM, being optically coupled to the first phase modulation unit, and displaying a second phase pattern for further modulating a phase of light phase-modulated by the first phase modulation unit, and a control unit providing the first and second phase patterns to the first and second phase modulation units, respectively. The first and second phase patterns are phase patterns for approximating an intensity distribution and a phase distribution of light output from the second phase modulation unit, to predetermined distributions. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049377 | OPTICAL DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - First and second coherent light beams of the same wavelength are propagated in opposite directions to interact on a sub-wavelength thickness metallic metamaterial layer which is structured with a periodicity such that there is a resonance matched to the wavelength of the coherent beams. The first beam is then able to modulate the intensity of the second beam by modulating the phase and/or intensity of the first beam. The interference of the counter- propagating beams can eliminate or substantially reduce Joule loss of light energy in the metamaterial layer or, on the contrary, can lead to a near total absorption of light, depending on the mutual phase and/or intensity of the interacting beams. A modulation is thus provided without using a non-linear effect. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049378 | ONBOARD CONTROLLER FOR MULTISTATE WINDOWS - Onboard EC window controllers are described. The controllers are configured in close proximity to the EC window, for example, within the IGU. The controller may be part of a window assembly, which includes an IGU having one or more EC panes, and thus does not have to be matched with the EC window, and installed, in the field. The window controllers described herein have a number of advantages because they are matched to the IGU containing one or more EC devices and their proximity to the EC panes of the window overcomes a number of problems associated with conventional controller configurations. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049379 | OPTICAL AMPLIFIER FOR MULTI-CORE OPTICAL FIBER - An optical device comprising a first optical coupler located over a surface of a substrate such that the optical coupler is able to end-couple to an optical core of a first optical fiber having an end facing and adjacent to the first optical coupler and the surface. The optical device further comprises a second optical coupler located over the surface such that the second optical coupler is able to end-couple to an optical core having an end facing and adjacent to the second optical coupler. The optical device also comprises a pump coupler being configured to couple pump light to an optical path that connects the first optical coupler and the second optical coupler. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049380 | POLARIZED FILM, OPTICAL FILM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A polarizing film, comprising a polarizer; transparent protective films with a water-vapor permeability of 150 g/m2/24 hours or less provided on both sides of the polarizer; and adhesive layers each interposed between the polarizer and one of the transparent protective films, wherein the adhesive layers are formed by applying an active energy ray to an active energy ray-curable adhesive composition containing a radically polymerizable compound, and the transparent protective films are bonded to the polarizer with the adhesive layers. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049381 | IMAGE MEASURING APPARATUS - Image measuring apparatus configured to measure dimensions of a work piece includes a base, a measuring stage, a supporting portion, an adjusting portion, and a microscope. The measuring stage is configured to place and secure the work piece on the base. The supporting portion is secured to the base. The adjusting portion and the microscope are assembled to the supporting portion. When the adjusting portion is rotated, the adjusting portion drives the supporting portion to slide along a longitudinal direction so that the microscope moves relative to the measuring stage. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049382 | LONG-RANGE OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING BINOCULARS - A long-range optical apparatus, particularly a binocular having two tubes for accommodating long-range optical devices, includes a first folding bridge, a second folding bridge, and preferably a third folding bridge. The folding bridges are pivotably arranged between the tubes of the long-range optical device and each include a first and a second bridge element associated with each other and pivotable relative to each other. At least one folding bridge has a fit that prevents mechanical contact of the bridge elements to each other at least in regions of the pivoting range of the bridge elements. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049383 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTIPLE-OBJECT IMAGES AND AN OPTICAL FILM FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - A method and a device for producing multiple-object images optical films used therein are disclosed. The method and device use an optical film | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049384 | RETROREFLECTING OPTICAL CONSTRUCTION - Retroreflecting optical constructions are disclosed. A disclosed retroreflecting optical construction includes a retroreflecting layer that has a retroreflecting structured major surface, and an optical film that is disposed on the retroreflecting structured major surface of the retroreflecting layer. The optical film has an optical haze that is not less than about 30%. Substantial portions of each two neighboring major surfaces in the retroreflecting optical construction are in physical contact with each other. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049385 | PHOTOGRAPHIC LENS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A photographic lens and a photographic apparatus including the same are provided. The photographic lens includes a first lens including a convex surface toward an object side and having a positive refractive power, a second lens including a concave surface toward an image side and having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a positive refractive power or a negative refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power or a negative refractive power, a fifth lens including a convex surface toward the image side and having a positive refractive power, and a sixth lens including a concave aspherical shape with respect to an optical axis toward the image side and having a negative refractive power. The first to sixth lenses may be sequentially arranged from the object side to the image side. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049386 | SPECTRAL BALANCING TECHNIQUE - A spectral instrument including a light source configured to produce a light beam, the light beam comprising a plurality of wavelengths, and the light beam being about collimated or pseudo-collimated. The spectral instrument also includes a spectral dispersion device in optical communication with the light source. The spectral instrument also includes a screen disposed in the optical path after the spectral dispersion device. The screen comprises a material configured to be substantially opaque to at least some of the plurality of wavelengths. The screen is sized and dimensioned to at least partially block selected ones of the plurality of wavelengths. The screen is movable with respect to an axis of the screen. The spectral instrument also includes an imaging lens disposed in the optical path and disposed either after the screen or before the screen. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049387 | DAYLIGHTING SHEET, DAYLIGHTING PANEL, ROLL-UP DAYLIGHTING SCREEN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DAYLIGHTING SHEET - A daylighting sheet is provided which efficiently performs daylighting and in which, when the daylighting sheet is applied to an opening portion, such as a window of a building, it is possible to see an outdoor side from an indoor side. | 2015-02-19 |
| 20150049388 | VIEW ANGLE-RESTRICTING SHEET AND FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - The view angle-restricting sheet according to the present invention includes an optically functional layer which includes: a plurality of first light transmission sections that are rectangular in cross section and arranged in a multi-stripe fashion; and at least one second light transmission section that is/are rectangular in cross section and arranged between the first light transmission sections, at least one of the lateral face of the first light transmission section and the lateral face of the second light transmission section that face each other being provided as a light-scattering surface having a microstructure including fine protrusions. The arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) of the light-scattering surface is preferably no less than 1.5 μm and no greater than 4 μm. The ratio (Rz/Ra) of the ten-point mean roughness (Rz) to the arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) of the light-scattering surface is preferably no less than 1 and no greater than 20. | 2015-02-19 |
