Patents Issued in December 15, 2015
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Patent number: 9213284Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a transport unit that transports plural recording media having developer images transferred thereon, at an interval; a fixing unit that fixes the developer images to the recording media transported by the transport unit, by applying heat; a temperature measuring unit that measures an ambient temperature; a speed changing unit that decreases a fixing speed of the developer images in the fixing unit if the ambient temperature measured by the temperature measuring unit is a preset temperature or lower, as compared with the fixing speed if the ambient temperature is higher than the preset temperature; and an interval changing unit that decreases the interval if the ambient temperature is the preset temperature or lower, as compared with the interval if the ambient temperature is higher than the preset temperature.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuto Okabayashi, Yoshihiro Hayashi, Toshiyuki Miyata, Satoshi Nakamura, Yuhei Tomita
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Patent number: 9213285Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of increasing the speed of successively discharging printed printing media in order to increase the overall print speed and a control method thereof. The image forming apparatus includes a first discharge roller to feed printed printing medium rearward from a print unit disposed at an inner front portion of a main body, a reverse roller to reverse a moving direction of the printed printing medium fed from the first discharge roller from a rear to a front of the main body, a second discharge roller to discharge the printed printing medium whose moving direction is reversed outside, and an intermediate discharge roller unit which is provided between the first discharge roller and the reverse roller, the intermediate discharge roller unit including a main roller, a sub discharge roller and a sub supply roller which are in contact with the main roller.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byeong Hwa Ahn, Bong Hwan Choi, Yong Kon Jo
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Patent number: 9213286Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an image forming apparatus with a first printing device configured to carry out printing with a non-decolorable recording material, second printing device configured to carry out printing with a decolorable recording material, the color of which is same or same color system of the color of the non-decolorable recording material; and an identification mark adding section configured to add, to a record receiving member printed by at least one of the first printing device and the second printing device, an identification mark indicating which one of the first and second printing devices is used for printing.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KiashaInventor: Masato Ogasawara
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Patent number: 9213287Abstract: A method for correcting color registration errors for a print job including one or more documents having a plurality of color planes. A color registration error model is used to predict a color registration error value for a document as a function of ink coverage characteristics for the document, wherein the color registration error model is a parametric model having one or more parameters. An image plane correction value is determined based on the predicted color registration error, and the document is printed using the determined image plane correction value.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANYInventors: Randy E. Armbruster, James A. Katerberg, Christopher M. Muir, Terry Anthony Wozniak
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Patent number: 9213288Abstract: An operation panel support mechanism according to the present disclosure includes a first support member, a second support member, a swing mechanism, and a movement mechanism. The first support member is fixed to an apparatus main body. The second support member is fixed to an operation panel. The swing mechanism supports the second support member swingably up and down, and holds the second support member at an arbitrary angle. The movement mechanism supports the second support member movably up and down in a translation manner with respect to the first support member, and holds the second support member at an arbitrary height.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2015Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Hiroyuki Maeda
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Patent number: 9213289Abstract: An image formation apparatus is configured to display a category object indicating each of a plurality of categories in a selectable manner, accept selection of a first category among the plurality of categories, display a function object indicating each of functions corresponding to the selected first category among the plurality of functions in a selectable manner, accepting a setting related to a first function among functions corresponding to the first category, determining whether the setting of a second function corresponding to a second category other than the first category has changed or not in response to a setting entered related to the first function, and when a setting of the second function corresponding to the second category has changed, displaying information indicating that the setting of the second function has changed.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kazuhiro Tomiyasu, Taketoshi Yamahata, Koichi Amiya, Tomoko Maruyama
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Patent number: 9213290Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, an image forming unit configured to form a patch image on the image carrier, and a light emitting unit. In addition, a light receiving unit receives light reflected by the patch image when the patch image that moves with movement of the image carrier is irradiated with light by the light emitting unit, and includes one or more light receiving elements. A setting unit sets a first subset of light receiving elements for receiving reflected light from a first patch image and sets a second subset of light receiving elements for receiving reflected light from a second patch image, with the number of light receiving elements in the first subset differing from that in the second subset.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoru Koyama, Atsuhiko Yamaguchi, Shuhei Watanabe, Takuya Mukaibara
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Patent number: 9213291Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling an image forming apparatus that forms and outputs an image on paper, a method of controlling the image forming apparatus, and a program for controlling the image forming apparatus stored on a recording medium are described. The image forming apparatus includes a pair of rollers that sandwich the paper and the center of an axle of at least one of the rollers is displaceable. The control apparatus includes a roller position detection signal generator that generates a detection signal indicating a position of the roller, a roller position detection signal acquisition unit to acquire multiple detection signals in chronological order, a paper thickness calculator to calculate paper thickness based on the multiple detection signals acquired in chronological order, and a vibration detector to detect vibration of the image forming apparatus based on the multiple detection signals acquired in chronological order.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Yusuke Ozaki
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Patent number: 9213292Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, when it is determined that a pre-execution condition is satisfied, a cleaning unit is brought from a first state into a second state and is controlled to clean the bearing body. When it is determined that an execution condition is satisfied, a pattern acquisition is executed to form a pattern image on the bearing body by using an image forming section and to acquire characteristics of the pattern image based on detection results. The pre-execution condition includes a condition that a correlation value satisfies a first condition. The correlation value is correlated with an amount of deviation in characteristics of images formed by the image forming section. The execution condition includes a condition that the correlation value satisfies a second condition. The correlation value satisfies the first condition before satisfying the second condition.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kentaro Murayama
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Patent number: 9213293Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form a measurement image on a sheet, a measurement unit configured to irradiate the measurement image with light and measure light reflected from the measurement image, a white reference plate arranged to be movable to a first position opposed to the measurement unit and a second position separated farther from the measurement unit than the first position, a shielding unit arranged to be movable to a third position that blocks the light with which the measurement unit irradiates the white reference plate and a fourth position that does not block the light, and a control unit configured to control positions of the reference plate and the shielding unit. When the measurement unit measures the white reference plate, the control unit moves the shielding unit to the fourth position and the white reference plate to the first position.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hirotoshi Tajima, Kenichi Hirota
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Patent number: 9213294Abstract: An image forming unit forms an electrostatic latent image on an image carrier based on image data converted by a conversion unit, and the image is developed by a developing portion using toner. A replenishment control unit controls an amount of the toner with which the developing portion is replenished based on a toner density in the developing portion so that the toner density in the developing portion reaches a target density. A first determination unit determines a target density based on a result of a first measurement image being measured. A correction unit corrects conversion conditions based on a result of measuring a second measurement image and a correction condition. A second determination unit determines the correction condition based on the target density determined by the first determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Makoto Saito
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Patent number: 9213295Abstract: A glossing device for imparting gloss to a toner image formed on a recording medium includes a plurality of rollers, a looped, endless belt, a pressure member, a belt cooler, and a belt retention mechanism. The plurality of rollers is disposed generally parallel to each other, and includes a heat roller subjected to heating. The looped, endless belt is entrained around the plurality of rollers for conveying the recording medium in a longitudinal, conveyance direction thereof. The pressure member is disposed opposite the heat roller to press against the heat roller via the belt to form a glossing nip therebetween, through which the recording medium passes. The belt cooler is disposed inside the loop of the belt to cool the belt during movement between the glossing nip and the separation position.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Shimada, Akiyasu Amita
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Patent number: 9213296Abstract: An image forming apparatus to safely supply or interrupt power according to opening or closing of a cover includes a power source unit to output low power and high power, an interlock switch unit to be turned on or off according to opening or closing of a cover, and an engine power circuit unit. The engine power circuit unit includes cover opening/closing sensing switches connected to the interlock switch unit to be turned on or off according to whether the interlock switch unit is on or off, and power supply switches connected to the power source unit to apply or interrupt the power from the power source unit according to a determination of whether the cover opening/closing sensing switches are on or off.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Man Woo Yoo
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Patent number: 9213297Abstract: An image forming apparatus is disclosed that includes a power storage unit. The power storage unit includes a constant voltage generation part configured to generate a constant voltage from a commercial power supply, the constant voltage generation part being connected to an external apparatus operating by consuming power; a voltage increasing circuit configured to increase the constant voltage generated by the constant voltage generation part; a capacitor configured to store an electric charge supplied from the voltage increasing circuit; a circuit control part configured to control charging of the capacitor; and an output part configured to output power stored in the capacitor, the power having a voltage different from the constant voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Naoki Sato, Hideo Kikuchi, Masahide Nakaya
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Patent number: 9213298Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a power supply portion, a driving portion, a detection portion, and a control portion. The power supply portion is connected to an external power supply and configured to generate a DC voltage. The driving portion is configured to drive with, as power, the DC voltage generated by the power supply portion. The detection portion is configured to detect a cut-off state of the external power supply with respect to the power supply portion. The control portion is configured to perform control so as to drive the driving portion when the cut-off state of the external power supply is detected by the detection portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Takanobu Nakatani
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Patent number: 9213299Abstract: A sliding member for image formation which is disposed in an image forming apparatus, includes a base material, the entirety of which contains a resin and which further has a carbon-containing region containing carbon, which has an sp3 bond, on a contact side with a contacted member, and in which a region other than the carbon-containing region is formed of an identical material, wherein the sliding member satisfies any one of the requirements of the following (A) and (B): (A) the carbon-containing region configures a contact portion with the contacted member; and (B) the sliding member is provided with a carbon layer which does not contain a resin but contains carbon having an sp3 bond on a surface further on the contact side with the contacted member of the carbon-containing region and configures a contact portion with the contacted member.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventor: Daisuke Tanaka
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Patent number: 9213300Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, the charging bias supply circuit generates a second charging bias voltage that causes no positive discharge between the charging unit and the photoreceptor drum, during a recovery mode, the charging unit charges the surface of the photoreceptor drum upon application of the second charging bias voltage during the recovery mode, and the cleaning unit rubs the surface of the photoreceptor drum charged by the second charging bias voltage, during the recovery mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Kuniaki Kashiwakura, Noritoshi Hagimoto, Hokuto Hatano, Eri Kusano
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Patent number: 9213301Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes; a belt unit detachably mountable to a main assembly, said belt unit including a movable endless belt, a belt supporting roller, a steering unit for swinging the belt to incline relative to the supporting roller by a force produced by movement of the belt in a widthwise direction, and a cleaning unit, supported by the steering unit, for removing and collecting toner from the belt; a toner receiving unit, provided in the assembly, for receiving the toner collected by the cleaning unit; and a path member for guiding the toner collected by the cleaning unit to the toner receiving unit, the path member being supported by the assembly when the belt unit is not mounted, and the path member being supported by the cleaning swingably relative to the toner receiving unit when the belt unit is mounted.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ran Kudo, Jirou Makinodan
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Patent number: 9213302Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a cartridge supporting member, a cover and a restricting member. The cartridge supporting member supporting cartridges is movable along a moving path between an inside position and an outside position relative to the main body. The cover is provided at the main body and pivotally movable between a first position and a second position higher than the first position in a direction generally perpendicular to the moving path. The restricting member is movable in interlocking relation with the movement of the cartridge supporting member between a restricting position and a permitting position for restricting and permitting movement of the cover from the second position to the first position. The restricting member is in the restricting position when the cartridge supporting member is in the outside position, and in the permitting position when the cartridge supporting member is in the inside position.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Junichi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 9213303Abstract: A replaceable unit for an image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a drive coupler accessible on an exterior portion of a body of the replaceable unit. The drive coupler includes an axial locking member that prevents the drive coupler of the replaceable unit from axially disengaging from a corresponding drive coupler of the image forming device. The drive coupler of the replaceable unit includes an axial opening that permits the drive coupler of the replaceable unit to axially disengage from the corresponding drive coupler of the image forming device when the corresponding drive coupler of the image forming device is rotated relative to the drive coupler of the replaceable unit from its operative engagement with the drive coupler of the replaceable unit in a direction opposite an operative rotational direction of the drive coupler of the replaceable unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.Inventor: Michael David Maul
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Patent number: 9213304Abstract: A cartridge includes: a frame; an agitator; a coupling; a first transmission gear; a closing member; and a cover member. The frame has a first wall having a developer filling port, and a second wall spaced apart from the first wall. The agitator is supported to the first and second walls. The coupling is provided at the first wall and receives a drive force from an external drive source. The first transmission gear is provided at the first wall and transmits the drive force received by the coupling to the agitator. The closing member is provided at the first wall and closes the developer filling port. The cover member is provided at the first wall. The cover member includes: a first cover to cover the first transmission gear; and a second cover provided separately from the first cover and to cover the closing member.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keita Shimizu, Takashi Shimizu
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Patent number: 9213305Abstract: A developing cartridge may include a housing configured to hold toner. The cartridge may further include a developing roller including a developing roller shaft, a supply roller including a supply roller shaft, a developing electrode and a supply electrode. The developing electrode and supply electrode may be configured to guide an electrical contact of an image forming apparatus in one or more directions. In some examples, the developing electrode and supply electrode may have angled surfaces that extend toward one another.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeyuki Takagi, Hiroki Mori
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Patent number: 9213306Abstract: A cartridge removably mountable to an image forming apparatus, including: a developing unit having a developing roller; two support mechanisms each configured to rotatably support the developing unit by a rotary shaft at an each end of the cartridge; and a biasing member provided on one support mechanism and configured to apply a biasing force to bring the roller into contact with a photosensitive drum, wherein a force against the biasing force is applied to the developing unit to rotate the developing unit to separate the roller from the drum, and in a projection plane orthogonal to the rotary shaft, an action point on which the biasing force acts is arranged between a first line connecting rotation centers of the roller and the drum and a second line passing through the support shaft in parallel with a slide direction of the support shaft slidably supported by the one support mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masanari Morioka, Hiroyuki Munetsugu, Yosuke Kashiide
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Patent number: 9213307Abstract: A drum cartridge and a method are disclosed. An example drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a first cleaning roller positioned to a side of the photosensitive drum. The drum cartridge includes a lever positioned at an outer surface of the drum cartridge. The outer surface of the drum cartridge is positioned toward the side of the photosensitive drum. The lever is extendable in a second direction different from the first direction, and the lever is pivotable with respect to the outer surface of the drum cartridge about a second axis extending in the first direction. The lever is pivotable between an extended position and a retracted position. The drum cartridge includes an engagement portion movable with pivoting of the lever between an engaged position when the lever is in the extended position and a disengaged position when the lever is in the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koji Abe, Hideaki Deguchi
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Patent number: 9213308Abstract: A cartridge includes: a first cartridge; a second cartridge; and a protection cover. The first cartridge includes: a photosensitive body; a photosensitive-body accommodating portion for accommodating the photosensitive body; and a cartridge mounting portion. The second cartridge is detachably mounted in the first cartridge and includes a developer carrier. The protection cover provides an attached state to be attached to the second cartridge and a detached state to be detached from the second cartridge. The protection cover at the attached state faces the developer carrier to protect the developer carrier. The second cartridge provides an accommodated position to be accommodated in the cartridge mounting portion when the protection cover is at the attached state, and a mounted position to be mounted in the cartridge mounting portion when the protection cover is at the detached state.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroki Mori, Yasumasa Fujii
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Patent number: 9213309Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a casing, a cover unit, and a liquid channel. The cover unit is disposed above an image forming unit. The cover unit includes a first member, a second member, and a neighboring portion positioned between the first member and the second member. The liquid channel is configured to guide liquid and includes a first channel and a second channel. The first channel is disposed between the neighboring portion and the image forming unit. The first channel includes a recess part and a liquid outlet. The recess part is disposed below the neighboring portion and extending toward the frame in an extending direction. The liquid outlet is positioned at an end portion of the recess part in the extending direction. The second channel is disposed at the frame. The second channel is configured to allow liquid to pass through the frame in the extending direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masato Makino, Kouji Watanabe, Nobuyuki Futatsuki
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Patent number: 9213310Abstract: An exhaust purification apparatus includes: a purification duct configured to purify air to be discharged from a ventilation port in an image forming apparatus, the purification duct including: at least one inlet communicating with an interior of the purification duct for connection with the ventilation port in the image forming apparatus; an outlet configured to discharge air inside the purification duct to the outside; a fan configured to direct air from the inlet toward the outlet; a filter configured to recover particles in the air, the fan and the filter each being disposed in the purification duct at a position between the inlet and the outlet; an airflow detector configured to detect an airflow at the inlet; and a controller configured to execute a normal mode and an attachment determination mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Mizuno, Shigeru Tashiro, Kuniya Matsuura, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Masayuki Satou, Shoichi Yoshikawa
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Patent number: 9213311Abstract: The present invention provides a volume hologram transfer foil which has good foil cutting characteristics and is used to manufacture a volume hologram laminate by transferring a volume hologram layer to an adherend by thermocompression. The volume hologram transfer foil includes a base material, a protective layer, a volume hologram layer, and a heat seal layer, wherein the protective layer contains a hard coat component, a rupture elongation control component, and a foil cutting characteristic control component which has a thermal expansion coefficient different from those of the hard coat component and rupture elongation control component and is incompatible with the two components.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2011Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Dai Tsukada, Koji Eto, Nobuko Oikawa, Minoru Azakami, Takaki Miyachi, Shinya Sato
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Patent number: 9213312Abstract: A holographic three-dimensional (3D) printing apparatus and a method of driving the same are provided. The holographic 3D printing apparatus includes a light source configured to emit a beam, a beam splitting and expanding unit configured to split the emitted beam into a reference beam and a signal beam and expand the signal beam, an illumination unit configured to extract the expanded signal beam and collimate the extracted signal beam, a spatial light modulator (SLM) configured to modulate the collimated signal beam, an objective lens unit configured to emit the modulated signal beam to a holographic recording medium, and a reference beam forming unit configured to emit the reference beam to the holographic recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyoung-seok Pyun, Andrew Putilin, Alexander Morozov, Gee-young Sung
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Patent number: 9213313Abstract: Methods and apparatus for imaging a phase or amplitude that characterizes a scattered field emanating from a physical medium. A local probe is stepped to a plurality of successive probe positions and illuminated with an illuminating beam, while a specified phase function is imposed on a reference beam relative to the illuminating beam. A field associated with the scattered field is superimposed with the reference beam and the detection of both yields a detected signal which is recorded as a function of probe position in order to obtain a hologram. The holograph is transformed, filtered, and retransformed to generate an image. Alternatively, the illuminating beam may directly illuminate successive positions of the physical medium.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignees: Asociación Centre De Investigación Cooperativa en Nanociencias, CIC Nanogune, The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisInventors: Martin Schnell, Rainer Hillenbrand, Paul Scott Carney
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Patent number: 9213314Abstract: A two-directional date corrector mechanism controlled by a pull-out piece for a date mechanism. The mechanism includes a 24 hour wheel, a date updating finger pivoting integrally therewith, a date driving star-wheel, and a corrector star-wheel meshing therewith and located between the date driving star-wheel and the finger and configured to be uncouplable from the finger under action of an uncoupling mechanism controlled by the pull-out piece, the uncoupling mechanism having a coupling position where the corrector star-wheel meshes with the finger, and an uncoupling position where it is released from the finger to allow the date to be corrected. A date mechanism can include such a date corrector mechanism and a timepiece can include such a date corrector mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Blancpain S.A.Inventors: Vincent Calabrese, Sebastien Graf
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Patent number: 9213315Abstract: A timepiece, which includes a base board made of any of ABS resin, AS resin, and PS resin, and further includes a projection portion; a rotary board made of any of ABS resin, AS resin, and PS resin, and rotatable about and relative to the projection portion; and a rotational shaft projecting toward a front side of the base board through an opening formed in the projection portion. An end of the rotational shaft is connected with a hand provided for indicating time. The timepiece further includes an ornamental body movable relative to the base board; and a securing member made of any of POM resin, PBT resin, and PA resin. The ornamental body is prevented from moving forward to the front side and coming into contact with the hand provided for indicating time when, for example, shock is applied to the timepiece.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: SEIKO CLOCK INC.Inventors: Hiroshi Takematsu, Toyonori Muraji
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Patent number: 9213316Abstract: A circuit for detecting and correcting timing errors. A timing circuit includes an interpolator. The interpolator includes a fine counter, a coarse counter, and stop correction logic. The coarse counter is incremented by a rollover output of the fine counter to generate a coarse count value. The stop correction logic is coupled to the fine counter and the coarse counter. The stop correction logic divides each cycle of the rollover output into first, second, and third time intervals, and selects a coarse counter output value to represent a time interval measured by the coarse counter based on a one of the first, second, and third intervals in which a time measurement stop signal is detected.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Vikas Suma Vinay, Rajani Manchukonda
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Patent number: 9213317Abstract: The invention relates to transferring of a time of day value between network elements of a data transfer network. It has been surprisingly detected that the phase reference signals available to various network elements can be utilized in the synchronization of time of day values between these network elements. In the solution according to the invention, a first network element sends to a second network element a difference variable (401, 402, 403) that indicates how much the timing phase of the time of day value maintained in the first network element differs from the timing phase of the phase reference signal available to the first network element. In the second network element that receives the message, an estimate of the time of day value is formed (404, 405) based on the difference variable and the timing phase of the phase reference signal available to the second network element.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2008Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: CORIANT OYInventors: Mikko Laulainen, Kenneth Hann
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Patent number: 9213318Abstract: An electronic timepiece enables a simple construction, and an electronic device has the electronic timepiece. A wristwatch 1 has a button A 6; a mode setting unit 32 that sets the operating mode of the wristwatch 1 based on an input operation of the button A 6. Based on the continuous input time that the button A 6 is operated continuously, the mode setting unit 32 changes the operating mode between a timekeeping mode that receives satellite signals from one or more GPS satellites and adjusts the internal time information based on time information contained in a received satellite signal; and a positioning mode that receives satellite signals from three or more GPS satellites and adjusts the internal time information based on time information and positioning information contained in the received satellite signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Katsuyuki Honda, Norimitsu Baba, Jun Matsuzaki, Toshikazu Akiyama
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Patent number: 9213319Abstract: A control method is provided for an electronic device that has a receiver to receive a satellite signal, and a time display unit to display time. The method includes selecting, by manual operation using a crown or a button, a first time correction processing or a second time correction processing. When the first time correction processing is selected, the control method further includes receiving a satellite signal, acquiring time information based on the received satellite signal, and correcting the displayed time based on the acquired time information. When the second time correction processing is selected, the control method further includes receiving a satellite signal, calculating the position of the electronic device based on satellite orbit information contained in the received satellite signal, and correcting the displayed time based on the calculated position.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Teruhiko Fujisawa
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Patent number: 9213320Abstract: An electronic timepiece has a tubular outside case of which at least part is a conductive material, a transparent crystal, a dial housed in the outside case, an annular antenna body disposed around the dial, a feed part that feeds the antenna body, and a dial ring made of a non-conductive material covering the antenna body. The antenna body includes an annular dielectric base, and an arc-shaped fed element feed by the feed part, an annular parasitic element disposed between the dial ring and crystal, and receives circularly polarized waves.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Teruhiko Fujisawa
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Patent number: 9213321Abstract: A rotating element control system includes a rotating element rotatably disposed on a main body, a first sensing unit which senses a rotational speed of the main body, a driving unit which drives the rotating element, a second sensing unit which senses a rotational speed of the rotating element, a torque compensation unit which generates a first compensation signal within a first range and a second compensation signal within a second range, and a stabilization control unit which controls the driving unit based on the first and second compensation signals and a difference between a speed of a command to drive the rotating element and the rotational speed of the rotating element.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong-Seob Lim, Seung-Jin Choi
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Patent number: 9213322Abstract: Methods for providing run to run process control using a dynamic tuner are provided. Once such method includes receiving a data point for a process output parameter, determining whether the data point is within a desired range for the process output parameter, setting, when the data point is within the desired range, a dynamic lambda value equal to a preselected base lambda value, setting, when the data point is not within the desired range, the dynamic lambda value equal to a value based on the preselected base lambda value, a degree of difference between the data point and a target for the process output parameter, and a scale factor, calculating an exponentially weighted moving average using the dynamic lambda value, and adjusting the process control parameter in accordance with the exponentially weighted moving average.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Western Digital (Fremont), LLCInventors: Jian-Huei Feng, Ming Jiang, Clayton R. Newman, Yeak-Chong Wong
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Patent number: 9213323Abstract: A method includes receiving signals processed according to a control law and generating an error signal based on the signals. The method includes determining at least one characteristic of the error signal, and determining whether to disable the control law based on the at least one characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Fenfei (Bruce) Wang, Dennis Jon Asheim
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Patent number: 9213324Abstract: Systems and methods for managing interaction with controllable lighting networks are disclosed. Particularly, a user's input regarding the user's preferred level of interaction with a controllable lighting network is used in conjunction with memories and processors, to selectively allow the controllable lighting network access to the user's personal data such as the user's identity or the user's personal lighting preferences. A user's preferred level of interaction with a controllable lighting network is also used, in conjunction with personal mobile electronic communication devices, to allow the user to control lighting within controllable lighting networks.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Damien Loveland, Arend Jan Wilhelmus Abraham Vermeulen, Ian Ashdown
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Patent number: 9213325Abstract: A system is provided for managing services in a living place, including: a supervision system, an anticipative solving system, the anticipative solving system including a processing and memory system for: storing service type problem generators and powers and occupants' satisfaction-related transversal problem generator; collecting service type and related parameters for each service; generating instantiated constraint data for each service according to its type and an anticipative service type problem data based on the constraint data; generating global anticipative problem data; computing set-point data for each service based on the solved global anticipative problem; sending set-point data to the supervision system; and a reactive system adapted to adjust the set-point data computed by the anticipative system depending on the current state of each service.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2011Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignees: INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE, UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER - GRENOBLE 1, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)Inventors: Stéphane Ploix, Duy Long Ha, Shadi Abras, Mireille Jacomino, Frédéric Wurtz, Seddik Bacha
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Patent number: 9213326Abstract: A servo selection system includes a replacement-information display unit that displays at least a portion of replacement information corresponding to an input servo product before being replaced and a selected new-model servo product, and the replacement information includes a difference between a specification of the servo product before being replaced and a specification of the new-model servo product, and an operation guideline for replacing the servo product before being replaced with the selected new-model servo product.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Matsumura, Tomohiro Miyazaki
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Patent number: 9213327Abstract: An environmental monitoring device that includes a switching mechanism is described. During operation of the environmental monitoring device, the switching mechanism such as a switch) selectively electrically couples a first electrical-connection node and a second electrical-connection node. For example, using the switching mechanism, an electronic device that is electrically coupled to the first electrical-connection node may be selectively electrically coupled to a second electronic device that is electrically coupled to the second electrical-connection node. The selective electrical coupling may be based on one or more measurements of an environmental condition in an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device. Moreover, a sensor mechanism in the environmental monitoring device may provide sensor data based on the one or more measurements.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Leeo, Inc.Inventors: Adam M. Gettings, Andrew G. Stevens, Bjorn H. Hovland, Yi Zheng, Lucas Ivers, Nina S. Joshi
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Patent number: 9213328Abstract: A method for detecting defective hardware of an image measurement machine, the method creates a hardware-recording table that records abnormalities to occur in hardware components of the image measurement machine, and detects device connecting faults, port connecting faults, and hardware faults of the image measurement machine. If any fault is detected, the method searches a serial number and one or more solutions for the fault from the hardware-recording table, and displays the serial number and the one or more solutions on a display screen of the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chih-Kuang Chang, Hua-Wei Yang, Min-Jun Huang
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Patent number: 9213329Abstract: A method includes obtaining instructions for a customized function block in a parametric block type. The method also includes developing, at a parametric block engine, the customized function block based on the instructions in the parametric block type. The method further includes executing the customized function block. Executing the customized function block may include executing the customized function block using firmware associated with a controller in a process control system. The parametric block engine may be pre-loaded into the controller before the controller is activated in the process control system.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Honeywell GmbHInventors: Jürgen Rudnick, Torsten Winkler, Bodo Fritzsche
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Patent number: 9213330Abstract: A position adjusting device includes a movable mechanical arm, suction, an adjusting mechanism, a bottom plate, a first camera, a second camera, and a processor. The processor controls the movable mechanism arm and the suction to move to a top of the first camera in response to a user operation, switches the first camera from a disabled state to the enabled state, acquires the first image captured by the first camera, and calculates a first angle between the first image and a first predetermined image. The processor adjusts the position of a second element based on the first angle and acquires a second angle between a second image of the second element and a second predetermined image. The processor adjusts the position of the second element until the first angle is the same as the second angle when the first angle is not the same as the second angle.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Cheng-Shiun Wu
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Patent number: 9213331Abstract: A controller implemented method of remotely operating a machine includes determining, for each of a plurality of operating conditions of the machine, a predetermined configuration of a machine instrument array and removably mounting a portable computing device on a remote control console. The method further includes defining a configuration of a console instrument array of the remote control console in which, for each of the plurality of operating conditions, the configuration of the console instrument array is generally identically to the predetermined configuration of the machine instrument array. A system is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Lonny E. Johnson, James Mason, Timothy Felty
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Patent number: 9213332Abstract: A system and method for automating the selection of vehicle identifying information for a diagnostic tool and for searching multiple databases of fix information and providing such information to a user.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc.Inventors: James Fish, Edward Lipscomb, Dennis Keane, Kevin Gray, Madhusudhan Mavanoor Krishnegowda, Randy Hamilton
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Patent number: 9213333Abstract: A mounting structure for a remote operator station is provided. The mounting structure includes a frame having a first section, and a second section disposed adjacently in elevated relation with respect to the first section. The frame further includes a forward support member extending upward from an end of the first section and a rearward support member extending downward from an end of the second section. The structure further includes an upright support element removably coupled to the forward support member of the frame via a first coupling system. The structure further includes a laterally extending support element removably coupled to at least one of lateral sides of the second section of the frame via a second coupling system.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Brent R. Harrison, Jeffrey A. Brush