Abstract: Disclosed is a housing for a portable handheld electronic device such as a cellphone. The device has a housing, having a left side and right side. At least one of the left side and right side is provided with integral surface features or surface structures to enhance gripping the cellphone, preferably along the entire length of the phone or within about the top half or one third of the phone.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a device for mounting a camera and methods of using the same. The device comprises one or more mounting segments, preferably two or more mounting segments which may preferably be connected together. In preferred embodiments, the device further comprises one fastener-free mounting segment and one or more fastener-enabled mounting segments, wherein a fastener-enabled mounting segment comprises a mounting brace, a fastener, a mounting nut, and a mounting spacer, and wherein a fastener-free mounting segment comprises a mounting brace.

Abstract: A holder for maintaining a mobile device having a screen in a fixed position when used by a user to capture images. The holder includes an elongated hollow cover section for being held by a hand of the user, the cover section comprising a viewer end and an opposed device end, the viewer end being configured for being held near an eye of the user so as to permit the user to view the screen of the mobile device therethrough. A mobile device support section supports the mobile device, the support section being mounted adjacent to the device end of the cover section, the support section being positioned, shaped, and sized for maintaining the mobile device in the fixed position such that the user can stably view the screen of the mobile device through the view end of the cover section, thereby allowing the user to capture images.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes the following. A camera unit; a remote control unit which controls the camera unit; a detachable mechanism which detachably connects the camera unit and the remote control unit; and a shaped portion provided on the detachable mechanism to fix the camera unit in a predetermined location.

Abstract: A projector with a wave length wheel and a color wheel in one module is proposed, the projector comprising: a light source configured to generate a first wavelength band light; a dichroic filter configured to reflect the first wavelength band light irradiated from the light source, and to transmit a second wavelength band light and a third wavelength band light; integrated wavelength conversion wheel and color wheel modules configured to integrally form a wave length wheel and a color wheel each wheel in a parallel manner in order to allow transmitting the first wavelength band light reflected from the dichroic filter and to generate the second wavelength band light and the third wavelength band light through wavelength conversion using the first wavelength band light as an excited light and to reflect the generated second wavelength band light and the third wavelength band light to the dichroic filter; and a light tunnel configured to receive the first wavelength band light reflected from the dichroic filter

Abstract: A projector includes at least one light source, a light combination assembly, a light-shape adjusting element, an illuminating assembly, and an imaging assembly. The light source is used for emitting at least one light beam. The light combination assembly is disposed at the transmission path of the light beam for transferring the light beam to an illumination beam. The light-shape adjusting element is disposed in the light combination assembly and located at the transmission path of the light beam for adjusting a light shape of the light beam, in which the light shape of the light beam is adjusted to be an elliptical shape. The imaging assembly is disposed at the transmission path of the illumination beam for transferring the illumination beam to an image beam. The imaging assembly is disposed at the transmission path of the image beam for projecting the image beam.

Abstract: A relay system (formed of a plurality of optical systems) that generates a spherical aberration allows each light ray flux to be so adjusted that the cross section thereof has a moderate size (moderate degree of spread) on an image panel surface of each color modulation light valve, that is, the light ray flux is not brought into complete focus but is blurred. Further, as the aberrations to be generated, the amount of spherical aberration is set to be much greater than those of the other third-order aberrations, whereby generated spots are allowed to have the same shape irrespective of the field position.

Abstract: The PCS may include a polarizing beam splitter, a polarization rotating element, a reflecting element, and a polarization switch. Typically, a projector outputs randomly-polarized light. This light is input to the PCS, in which the PCS separates p-polarized light and s-polarized light at the polarizing beam splitter. P-polarized light is directed toward the polarization switch on a first path. The s-polarized light is passed on a second path through the polarization rotating element (e.g., a half-wave plate), thereby transforming it to p-polarized light. A reflecting element directs the transformed polarized light (now p-polarized) along the second path toward the polarization switch. The first and second light paths are ultimately directed toward a projection screen to collectively form a brighter screen image in cinematic applications utilizing polarized light for three-dimensional viewing.

Abstract: A glass substrate for a mask blank has a rectangular planar shape. In four square regions each positioned at each corner of a first region (quality assurance region) and having one side of 8 mm, an angle between a least square plane in each the square region and that in the first region is 3.0 ?ad or less, and a PV value relative to the least square plane is 30 nm or less. In four strip regions each positioned in an area between one side of the first region and 8 mm inside the side and excluding the square regions, an angle between a least square plane in each the strip region and that in the first region is 1.5 ?ad or less, and a PV value relative to the least square plane is 15 nm or less.

Abstract: Provided is a mask blank glass substrate that has high surface smoothness, that is formed with a fiducial mark capable of improving the detection accuracy of a defect position or the like, and that enables reuse or recycling of a glass substrate included therein. An underlayer is formed on a main surface, on the side where a transfer pattern is to be formed, of a glass substrate for a mask blank. The underlayer serves to reduce surface roughness of the main surface of the glass substrate or to reduce defects of the main surface of the glass substrate. A surface of the underlayer is a precision-polished surface. A fiducial mark which provides a reference for a defect position in defect information is formed on the underlayer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass substrate for optical lithography containing a fluorine-containing synthetic quartz glass, in which the glass substrate has a pattern forming region, and when the pattern forming region is divided into a plural parts each having a strip shape along a long side direction of the pattern forming region such that the number of divisions is greater than or equal to 3, each part has an average fluorine concentration of greater than or equal to 1 mass % and a distribution of the average fluorine concentration among the parts is less than or equal to 0.45 mass %.

Abstract: Provided is a mask blank which enables EB defect correction to be suitably applied and which further enables a reduction in the thickness of a light-shielding film. A mask blank 10 is used for producing a transfer mask adapted to be applied with ArF exposure light and has a light-shielding film 2 on a transparent substrate 1. The light-shielding film 2 is composed mainly of a material containing a transition metal, silicon, and at least one or more elements selected from oxygen and nitrogen. An etching rate of the light-shielding film by a fluorine-containing substance in a state of not being irradiated with charged particles is low enough to at least ensure etching selectivity with respect to an etching rate of the light-shielding film by the fluorine-containing substance in a state of being irradiated with the charged particles.

Abstract: The pattern forming method includes (1) forming a film using an active light sensitive or radiation sensitive resin composition, (2) exposing the film to active light or radiation, and (3) developing the exposed film using a developer including an organic solvent, in which the active light sensitive or radiation sensitive resin composition contains a resin (A) having a group which generates a polar group by being decomposed due to the action of an acid, the resin (A) has a phenolic hydroxyl group and/or a phenolic hydroxyl group protected with a group leaving due to the action of an acid, and the developer including the organic solvent contains an additive which forms at least one interaction of an ionic bond, a hydrogen bond, a chemical bond, and a dipole interaction, with the polar group.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to display technology field, especially relates to a polymer dye and a method for preparing the same, a photoresist composition, a color photoresist, and a display device. The polymer dye is formed by the copolymerization of an acrylated dye represented by General Formula I and an acrylic acid or acrylate represented by General Formula II, in General Formula I, Dye represents a residue of a dye containing an aromatic hydroxyl group or an aromatic amino group, R1, R2, and R3 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; in General Formula II, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; the mole numbers of the acrylated dye represented by General Formula I and the acrylic acid or acrylate represented by General Formula II are x and y, respectively, and x:y=1:0.05-10; and the weight average molecular weight of the polymer dye is 2000-50000.

Abstract: Provided are photoresist overcoat compositions, substrates coated with the overcoat compositions and methods of forming electronic devices by a negative tone development process. The compositions, coated substrates and methods find particular applicability in the manufacture of semiconductor devices.

Abstract: The invention pertains to an exposure apparatus, a method for exposing a photosensitive element to radiation using the exposure apparatus, and a method for preparing a printing form from the photosensitive element. The exposure apparatus includes a base assembly having an exposure bed that supports the photosensitive element, and a lamp housing assembly having two or more lamps. The lamp housing assembly includes an air distribution assembly having an air chamber that is disposed adjacent to the lamps and pressurized to provide uniform distribution of air exiting the air chamber to impinge a backside of each of the lamps. The air exiting the chamber and impinging the lamps is controlled by monitoring the temperature of the lamps and/or the irradiance emitting from the lamps.

Abstract: A method for patterning a photosensitive resin layer includes a forming process of forming, on a first photosensitive resin layer containing a first resin, a second photosensitive resin layer containing a second resin different from the first resin and a solvent and a patterning process of patterning the first photosensitive resin layer and the second photosensitive resin layer by simultaneously exposing and developing the first photosensitive resin layer and the second photosensitive resin layer, in which the second photosensitive resin layer is a water-repellent layer and the second resin has higher solubility in the solvent than the solubility of the first resin.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resist underlayer composition including a compound including a moiety represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and a solvent. In the above Chemical Formula 1, A1 to A3, X1, X2, L1, L2, Z, and m are the same as defined in the specification.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to semiconductor fabrication lithography and, more particularly, to a method and composition for reducing post-development defects and residues that may remain on a photoresist after development of the photoresist without causing substantial damage to the photoresist. The method may include rinsing the photoresist and the semiconductor device with ozonated acidified conductive water composed of a combination of ozone and a gaseous acid dissolved in deionized water.

Abstract: A light source apparatus including a light source configured to emit a light flux from an emission region having a predetermined size and a rotationally symmetrical emission intensity distribution; and a condenser configured to condense the light flux to allow the light flux to exit to the outside. The condenser is rotationally symmetrical about an optical axis and is disposed to surround the emission region, and has four or more reflection mirrors each having a reflecting surface for reflecting the light flux emitted from the emission region. The reflection mirrors include elliptical surface reflection mirrors where the reflecting surface is elliptical and spherical surface reflection mirrors where the reflecting surface is spherical, and are alternately arranged in the direction of the optical axis, and a light flux reflected by one spherical surface reflection mirror is further reflected by one elliptical surface reflection mirror oppositely disposed across the emission region.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lens comprising several optical elements that are disposed in a lens housing. At least one sensor array encompassing at least one capacitive sensor unit and/or at least one inductive sensor unit is provided for determining the relative position between a first optical element and a second optical element or between a load-bearing structural element of the lens and a second optical element.

Abstract: Disclosed are a linear light source generator, a lenticular system used in the linear light source generator, and a stepper equipped with the linear light source generator. The linear light source generator uses a lenticular, and includes a light source and a lenticular system. A light exposure work of the stepper is performed based on a relative transfer between the linear light source generator, and a pattern film or a photo mask.

Abstract: A replacement apparatus for an optical element mounted between two adjacent optical elements in a lithography objective has a holder for the optical element to be replaced, which holder can be moved into the lithography objective through a lateral opening in a housing of the same.

Abstract: Laser light from a light source part is guided to an irradiation plane by an irradiation optical system. In the irradiation optical system, element lenses are arrayed, and light fluxes that have passed through the element lenses respectively enter transparent elements. Irradiation regions of the light from the element lenses are superimposed on the irradiation plane. When each pair of adjacent target element lenses out of three target element lenses arrayed sequentially is regarded as a target element lens pair, the optical path lengths of three transparent elements corresponding to the three target element lenses are determined such that a peak position of light intensity on the irradiation plane resulting from the interference between the light fluxes through one target element lens pair is different from that corresponding to the other pair. This suppresses variations in light intensity caused by interference between the light fluxes on the irradiation plane.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a structure in a lithographic material, wherein the structure in the lithographic material is defined by means of a writing beam of an exposure device, in that a plurality of partial structures are written sequentially, wherein for writing the partial structures a write field of the exposure device is displaced and positioned sequentially and that a partial structure is written in the write field in each case, and wherein for positioning of the write field a reference structure is detected by means of an imaging measuring device.

Abstract: A lithography cluster comprises a track unit, a lithography apparatus, a metrology unit, a control unit and a strip unit. The track unit is for applying a layer on a substrate for lithographic exposure. The lithography apparatus is for exposing the layer according to a pattern. The metrology unit is for measuring a property of the exposed pattern in the layer. The control unit is for controlling an automatic substrate flow between the track unit, the lithography apparatus, and the metrology unit. The strip unit is for removing the layer from the substrate. The control unit is constructed and arranged for controlling the automatic substrate flow on the basis of the measured property such that the substrate is directed to the strip unit for removing the layer if a measured property of its pattern falls outside a pre-determined quality range.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a focus correction method includes obtaining a first defocus amount by measuring a QC wafer, obtaining a second defocus amount by measuring a product wafer, generating high-order focus correction data for an entire wafer surface by interpolating the second defocus amount on the basis of the first defocus amount, and correcting a focus on the basis of the high-order focus correction data.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an arrangement for the thermal actuation of a mirror, in particular in a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus, as well as related methods and systems.

Abstract: To provide a toner from which an image having a stable image density can be obtained with reduced occurrence of pollution of members, even when a toner container is filled with a larger amount of toner than a conventional amount for long-term use. A toner including a toner particle and an external additive containing an organic-inorganic composite fine particle and an inorganic fine particle A; wherein the organic-inorganic composite fine particle includes a resin particle and an inorganic fine particle B, the resin particle has a surface with a convex derived from the inorganic fine particle B; has a specific number average particle diameter (D1) and a specific shape factor SF-2; and has a specific fixed state to the toner particle; the organic-inorganic composite fine particle has a specific unit diffusion index on the toner particle surface; the inorganic fine particle A has a specific BET specific surface area.

Abstract: A toner having compatibility between transfer properties and cleaning properties is provided. A toner wherein a fine particle A containing a primary particle having a number average particle diameter (D1) of 80 nm or more and 400 nm or less is present on the surface of a toner particle at a coverage ratio of 5 to 40%, a fixing rate of 30 to 90% by mass, and a variation coefficient of 0.1 to 0.5 in a region of 0.5 ??m2.

Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic toner that is excellent in low temperature fixability and that is also excellent in developability, suppression of fogging and transfer efficiency even in a long period of use. The magnetic toner of the present invention is a magnetic toner including a magnetic toner particle containing a binder resin and a magnetic member, and an inorganic fine particle “a” and an organic-inorganic composite fine particle, wherein the magnetic toner has (i) a true specific gravity of 1.40 g/cm3 or more and 1.70 g/cm3 or less, and (ii) a saturation magnetization at a magnetic field of 796 kA/m of 10 Am2/kg or more and 20 Am2/kg or less, and the inorganic fine particle “a” is a metal oxide having a volume resistivity of 1.0×103 ?·cm or more and 1.0×108 ?·cm or less.

Abstract: Provided is a toner having good endurance stability and good low-temperature fixability in high-speed printing, and having good resistance to the adhesion of printed paper. The toner is a magnetic toner having, on the surface of toner particle containing a binder resin and an ester compound as a releasing agent, inorganic fine particle “a” and organic-inorganic composite fine particle having a volumetric specific heat of from 2,900 kJ/(m3·° C.) to 4,200 kJ/(m3·° C.), in which a coverage A of the surface of the toner particle with the inorganic fine particle “a” is 45.0% or more and 70.0% or less.

Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles including a binder resin that contains a copolymer formed by copolymerizing at least an aromatic vinyl monomer and an aliphatic unsaturated alkyl carboxylate ester, wherein a weight ratio of component M1 of the aromatic vinyl monomer and component M2 of the aliphatic unsaturated alkyl carboxylate ester in the copolymer satisfies the following expression (1), and a weight ratio of volatile component m1 of the aromatic vinyl monomer and volatile component m2 of the aliphatic unsaturated alkyl carboxylate ester, as measured by a headspace method, satisfies the following expression (2): 0.10?MW2/(MW1+MW2)?0.30??Expression (1) 0.70?mw2/(mw1+mw2)?0.98??Expression (2) wherein MW1 represents the weight of M1, MW2 represents the weight of M2, mw1 represents the weight of m1, and mw2 represents the weight of m2.

Abstract: A reversibly allochroic toner contains a binder resin and a colorant. The colorant reversibly switches between first and second color states in response to temperature changes. The colorant exhibits a hysteresis in a temperature-color state curve thereof in which the following relationships are satisfied. Tr<TL2<TL1<TH1<TH2<Tg TH2?50° C. 20° C.?Tr?30° C. where, TH1 is a temperature at which the colorant starts to change from the first color state to the second color state, TH2 is a temperature at which the colorant completely changes to the second color state, TL1 is a temperature at which the colorant starts to change from the second color state to the first color state, TL2 is a temperature at which the colorant completely changes to the first color state, and Tg is a glass transition temperature of the binder resin.

Abstract: There are provided ferrite particles in which Mn ferrite is used as the main phase and which contain Sr ferrite, where the degree of projections and recesses in the surface of the particles falls within a range of 2.5 to 4.5 ?m, and the standard deviation of the size of grains appearing on the surface of the particles falls within a range of 1.5 to 3.5 ?m. In this way, a coating resin is left on the surface of the particles even after long-term use and thus a decrease in the charging property is reduced.

Abstract: An image forming system includes an image former forming an image with a white coloring material and a colored coloring material; an output controller controlling the image former to output a first correction sheet formed with the colored coloring material, and a second correction sheet including a first layer formed with the colored coloring material and a second layer formed with the white coloring material overlying the first layer; a density measurer measuring color densities of the first and the second correction sheets; a first corrector correcting a gradation of the colored coloring material, based on the measured color density of the first correction sheet; and a second corrector correcting a gradation of the white coloring material, based on the measured color density of the second correction sheet including the first layer formed with a gradation value in accordance with the gradation correction result of the colored coloring material.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including an image holder that is provided to be rotatable, and a charging member that includes a charging member main body and a cover member, in which an outer circumferential surface of the cover member is disposed to be in contact with the image holder, and that charges the image holder, wherein a circumferential speed of one member of the rotating image holder and the rotating charging member main body is greater than a circumferential speed of the other member, and wherein the cover member moves to follow a movement of the one member at a contact portion where the cover member and the image holder come into contact with each other, and a portion of the cover member that is positioned on an upstream side of the contact portion is drawn toward a downstream side.

Abstract: A charging member includes a support and a surface layer. The surface layer contains a first compound and a second compound different from the first compound. The first compound is a polysiloxane having at least one unit selected from the group consisting of SiO4/2(Q) unit, SiO3/2(T) unit, and SiO2/2(D) unit. The second compound is an acrylic polymer having a quaternary ammonium group and a group having an organosiloxane bond.

Abstract: An electroconductive roller is provided, which is imparted with lower resistance than a prior-art electroconductive roller without addition of an expensive salt and an electron conductive agent liable to cause various problems or by adding the electron conductive agent in a smaller proportion that hardly causes the problems, and an image forming apparatus employing the electroconductive roller is also provided. The electroconductive roller (1) includes a tubular base layer (4) made of an ion-conductive elastic material, and a surface layer (6) provided on an outer peripheral surface (5) of the base layer (4). The roller resistance R1 (?) of the base layer and the surface resistance R2 (?) of an outer peripheral surface (7) of the surface layer satisfy all the following expressions (1) to (3): log R1?log R2?2.5??(1) log R1?7.0??(2) log R2?4.0??(3) The image forming apparatus incorporates the electroconductive roller as a charging roller.

Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus a deflector configured to respectively deflect first and second light beams by a first deflection surface and scan first and second scanned surfaces in a main scanning direction, and first and second imaging optical systems configured to respectively collect the first and second light beams deflected by the deflector to the first and second scanned surfaces. The first and second imaging optical systems include a shared multistage lens including first and second optical surfaces arranged in a sub-scanning direction to which each of the first and second light beams enters, the second scanned surface is disposed on a position closer to the deflector than the first scanned surface, and a second optical path length from the first deflection surface to the second scanned surface is longer than a first optical path length from the first deflection surface to the first scanned surface.

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes: a pixel circuit formed over a substrate; a partition including a plurality of openings formed over the substrate with the pixel circuit; and a plurality of pixels defined by the plurality of the openings, wherein the pixel includes a light emitting element including a lower electrode connected to the pixel circuit and an organic compound layer formed over the lower electrode, the plurality of the pixels is arranged in a line in a longitudinal direction of the substrate, the pixel circuit includes: a transistor including a gate electrode and source/drain electrodes; a first interconnection including the gate electrode; and a second interconnection including the source/drain electrodes, and the second interconnection and an interconnection formed of a same layer as the second interconnection are separated from the organic compound layer in planar view from a direction perpendicular to a main surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A development device is operable in multiple different speed modes and includes a developer bearer to carry developer, a developer regulator to adjust an amount of developer carried on the developer bearer, and multiple developer conveyance members disposed facing the developer bearer to transport developer in a longitudinal direction to circulate developer inside the development device. The multiple developer conveyance members including a first developer conveyance member to supply developer to the developer bearer and a second developer conveyance member to transport developer collected from the developer bearer. The development device executes developer amount balance adjustment in which a driving velocity of at least the multiple developer conveyance members is increased from a driving velocity in a lower-speed mode for a predetermined period after image development in the lower speed mode is completed and before image development in a higher speed mode is started.

Abstract: A magnetic permeability detector includes an LC oscillator circuit including a coil and a capacitor; and a resistor connected in series with the coil.

Abstract: An electro-photographic print system or method for regulating a supply of toner based on a required toner amount.

Abstract: A magnetic permeability detector includes an LC oscillator circuit including a coil and a capacitor; and a resistor connected in series with the coil.

Abstract: A powder supply device to supply powder to a supply destination includes a body, a single holder including multiple mounts on which multiple powder containers are removably mounted respectively, and a reservoir disposed in the body and below the single holder to store powder discharged from the multiple powder containers; and the single holder is removably attachable to the body of the powder supply device including the reservoir.

Abstract: A toner cartridge according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for containing toner therein. An exit port in fluid communication with the reservoir faces downward on a front of the housing near a first side of the housing. A portion of a main interface gear for providing rotational power to a toner delivery system is exposed on the front of the housing near a top of a second side of the housing and engagable with a corresponding drive gear in the image forming device. A projection extends forward from the housing further forward than a frontmost portion of the exit port and is spaced from the exit port toward the first side of the housing. A front of the projection is unobstructed for engaging a developer unit when the toner cartridge is inserted into the image forming device.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a toner container comprises a toner container body in which toner is stored, a cover portion configured to cover the toner container body, and a projection. The projection is provided in the vicinity of a rear end portion in a longitudinal direction of the cover portion or a longitudinal direction of the toner container body, and projecting toward a rear side of the toner container.

Abstract: A high-quality end seal member which is easy to manufacture, and which exhibits excellent sealing properties with respect to inhibiting the leakage of toner in a toner-handling device of an image-forming device. End seal member for inhibiting, at a desired acceleration, leakage of toner from end of rotating body using anti-leakage gap obtained by causing recessed region to be deformed toward rotating body is provided with sealing member having striped pattern comprising plurality of steps of linear configuration which come in contact with toner carrier, i.e. rotating body, of image-forming device. When toner conveyed by toner carrier comes in contact with radiused region at edge of projecting region of irregular surface of sealing member toner scraping angle is greater than toner angle of repose. Elastic body at back surface of sealing member is used to achieve reactive-force-providing elasticity for contact load between sealing member and rotating body.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a developing cartridge for a laser printer, comprising a stirring wheel and an activation mechanism, the activation mechanism comprising a diameter-changing wheel, a return spring and a sliding block, wherein the diameter-changing wheel is parallel with an axial direction of the stirring wheel and includes two sections of arcs, a larger diameter arc of the two sections of arcs is meshed with the stirring wheel, a protruding block is provided on a lateral end wall at a side of the axial direction of the diameter-changing wheel facing the end cover, a part of the end cover corresponding to the diameter-changing wheel is provided as an inclined wall, the inclined wall is provided with a sliding groove, the sliding block is mounted in the sliding groove, the return spring presses the sliding block in the sliding groove at one end close to the diameter-changing wheel.