Patents Issued in October 12, 2017
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Publication number: 20170293208Abstract: An adjustable mounting clip for an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone or smart phone. The mounting clip may be adapted to be supported by a flexible support apparatus, such as a tripod. The mounting clip may support a variety of electronic device types with an automatically adjusting variable device receiver. The mounting clip may be adapted to retract into a compact stowed position when not in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Eric C. Hale, Noah Balmer, David Yao
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Publication number: 20170293209Abstract: A projector includes an illumination system, a biaxially-tilted digital micromirror device (DMD), a first prism, a second prism and a lens. The illumination system provides an incident light. The biaxially-tilted DMD having two opposite first long sides and two opposite first short sides receives the incident light and converts the incident light into an image light. The first prism is disposed between the illumination system and the DMD, and includes a first face and a second face connected and adjacent to the first face. The second prism is disposed between the first prism and the DMD and includes a third face, a fourth face and a fifth face; and the third face is connected and adjacent to the fourth face and fifth face. The fourth face has two opposite second long sides and two opposite second short sides. The lens receives and projects the image light.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: CHIH-SHIUNG CHIEN, MING-KUEN LIN
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Publication number: 20170293210Abstract: A projection unit has a zoom adjustment unit, an image-plane correction unit, a first drive unit, and a solenoid-actuator. The zoom adjustment unit enlarges or reduces a projected-image by moving a first lens group in a K direction. The image-plane correction unit performs image-plane correction on the projected-image by moving a second lens group in the K direction. The first drive unit includes a switching-gear, drives the zoom adjustment unit in a state in which the switching-gear is connected to the zoom adjustment unit, and drives the image-plane correction unit in a state in which the switching-gear is connected to the image-plane correction unit. In a case of driving one of the zoom adjustment unit and the image-plane correction unit, the solenoid-actuator switches the switching-gear from the other of the zoom adjustment unit and the image-plane correction unit to one of the zoom adjustment unit and the image-plane correction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Hitoshi SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20170293211Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve the efficiency of heat dissipation from a phosphor wheel while suppressing the air resistance and noise of the phosphor wheel during the driving of a light source apparatus. A phosphor wheel (100) according to the present invention includes: a disc-like substrate (120); a phosphor layer (130) formed on the substrate; and a plurality of heat dissipation fins (154a, 154b, and 154c) overlapping with each other when viewed in a direction orthogonal to a surface of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: IZUSHI KOBAYASHI, MASAHIRO ISHIGE, YUKI MAEDA
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Publication number: 20170293212Abstract: An illumination system including at least one light source, a reflection cover, a wavelength conversion element, and a filter element is provided. A focal point of the reflection cover is disposed on an extension line of a transmission path of an excitation beam provided by the light source, and an opening of the reflection cover is adjacent to the focal point. The wavelength conversion element penetrates through the opening, and has a light-action region. The light-action region is disposed on the transmission path of the excitation beam, and converts the excitation beam into a conversion beam. The reflection cover is disposed on a transmission path of the conversion beam. The filter element is disposed on a transmission path of the conversion beam from the reflection cover. The conversion beam from the reflection cover is obliquely incident to the filter element, and the filter element filters the conversion beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chi-Hsun Wang, Chang-Hsuan Chen, Hsuan-I Wu, Ko-Shun Chen
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Publication number: 20170293213Abstract: A projector includes a polarization changing mechanism and a polarized beam splitter. The polarization changing mechanism is movable. A first polarized beam is configured to pass or not pass through the polarization changing mechanism. The first polarized beam transforms into a second polarized beam when the first polarized beam passes through the polarization changing mechanism. The polarized beam splitter has a light splitting surface. The first polarized beam enters the polarized beam splitter and is guided by the light splitting surface to travel in a first direction, when the first polarized beam does not pass through the polarization changing mechanism. The second polarized beam enters the polarized beam splitter and is guided by the light splitting surface to travel in the first direction or a second direction, when the first polarized beam passes through the polarization changing mechanism and transforms into the second polarized beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Keng-Hui Lin, Chih-Peng Wang
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Publication number: 20170293214Abstract: Since a display device is used in a relatively large room, it often displays images on a large screen. On the other hand, a display terminal often displays images on a small screen. Therefore, when the same image is displayed on the display device and the display terminal, the displayed image on the display terminal is so small that the viewer has difficulty in discerning details of the image, which poses a problem that the display terminal is disadvantageous. In a display system including a display terminal and a display device, the display device detects position coordinates optically pointed out by a pointer on a displayed image, and displays a given pointer mark at the detected position coordinates. The display terminal displays a magnified version of the displayed image approximately around received position coordinates serving as a center thereof, and displays a given pointer mark at the position coordinates.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Nobuo MASUOKA, Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Kazuhiko YOSHIZAWA, Hideo NISHIJIMA
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Publication number: 20170293215Abstract: A portable entertainment and viewing system includes a mobile base that is configured to support a display projector and audiovisual components. The system provides a portable and protective outdoor entertainment system to display motion pictures, photograph slideshows, or movies. The system is simple to setup and lightweight compared to typical portable motion picture viewing systems, such that the system can be quickly moved indoors and outdoors, and protects the components from various elements, such as wind, rain, and dirt. The projector is operable on the base and the audiovisual components are operable within the base. The system includes a coupling that is fixed to the base, which couple the projector to the audiovisual components that are within the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Richard W. Clapp
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Publication number: 20170293216Abstract: An aerial panoramic oblique photography apparatus includes a pod body provided with at least two nadir cameras and a plurality of oblique cameras. The at least two nadir cameras are arranged in a transverse direction, and the shooting regions of adjacent nadir cameras of the at least two nadir cameras are partially overlapping. Since the aerial panoramic oblique photography apparatus is provided with at least two transversely arranged nadir cameras, a plurality of stripes of aerial images is obtained for each aerial oblique photo-shooting operation. This can increase photo-shooting efficiency, reduce the number of flight, and lower photo-shooting cost. The combination of at least two nadir cameras and a plurality of oblique cameras can capture texture of the sides of urban buildings from multiple angles. Three-dimensional real scenery model of a city can be established more efficiently and completely.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Man Kit Liu
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Publication number: 20170293217Abstract: The innovative systems and methods described herein use a high-resolution imaging microscope for capturing images of marine microorganisms and particles in situ in an aquatic environment. Using darkfield illumination, high-resolution images may be obtained, capturing features of the microorganism or particle as small as 10 ?m in remarkable clarity. Utilizing an open flow-through approach in sample imaging, the delicate structures of the plankton and particles may be imaged completely intact without damage and in their natural orientation. The images can be classified at high accuracy based on physiological and morphological in-formation captured in the image including features as fine as 1 ?m. The disclosed classification method utilizes adaptable training sets of taxonomic categories and a novel method of discerning in-focus targets, providing a highly accurate identification system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Scott M. Gallager
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Publication number: 20170293218Abstract: In some embodiments, a patterned photomask has a plurality of shielding layers. In some embodiments, a photomask for mask patterning is described. The photomask includes a phase shift layer overlying a transparent layer. The photomask also includes a first shielding layer overlying the phase shift layer. The first shielding layer has a first thickness and a first optical density. The photomask further includes a second shielding layer overlying the first shielding layer. The second shielding layer has a second thickness and a second optical density. The second thickness is less that than the first thickness and the second optical density is less than the first optical density.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Chih-Chiang Tu, Chun-Lang Chen
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Publication number: 20170293219Abstract: A method for verifying mask data in a computing device includes receiving layout data, receiving mask data, determining an interaction number between a pattern corresponding to the layout data and a pattern corresponding to the mask data, and detecting an error of the mask data based on the interaction number.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: DONG-KIL YUN, SUNGHOON KIM, JAE-EUN LEE, HYANGJA YANG
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Publication number: 20170293220Abstract: A photomask blank substrate container having an inner member, inner cassette and retainer member, container main body having a lower box and an upper lid, and a sealing tape, in which the container main body and inner member include a polymer-based material in which when 0.1 g of a sample thereof is retained at 40° C. for 60 minutes to release an outgas component, the outgas total amount detected by a gas chromatography mass spectrometer is 1.9×103 ng or less in terms of n-tetradecane, and the sealing tape is a material in which when a size of 10 mm×10 mm of a sample thereof is retained at 150° C. for 10 minutes to release an outgas component, the outgas total amount detected by a gas chromatography mass spectrometer is 1.8×103 ng or less in terms of n-tetradecane. This photomask blank substrate container allows storing and transporting the photomask blank substrate while suppressing influence on the resist pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Shogo ITO, Ryuji KOITABASHI
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Publication number: 20170293221Abstract: A method for producing a substrate with a fine projection-and-recess pattern which is excellent in productivity and achieves excellent pattern feature size and accuracy is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Masaru NAKAGAWA, Takuya UEHARA, Kazuro NAGASE, Hiroaki IKEDO
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Publication number: 20170293222Abstract: Non-linear metallic thermal resist structure having more than two layers of different metals and effective eutectic temperature that is lower than eutectic temperature of a reference non-linear metallic thermal resist having only two layer of same different metals. Optionally, at least one the layers of such resist structure is doped with material different from host metals and/or deposited under conditions resulting in strain or stress in a layer at hand. Method of multi-exposure-based patterning of a substrate carrying such structure with laser pulses characterized by irradiance at levels equal to or below 10 mJ/cm2. The sequence of steps producing the required pattern on the substrate may be explicitly lacking a step of removal of a portion of the resist structure between two consecutive exposures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Shane R. Palmer
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Publication number: 20170293223Abstract: A resist composition which generates acid upon exposure and exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, the resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, and a compound (D1) represented by general formula (d1), wherein Z? represents an anion having an aromatic ring containing a hydroxybenzoic acid skeleton, provided that at least one hydrogen atom of the aromatic ring has been substituted with a halogen atom; m represents an integer of 1 or more; and Mm+ represents an organic cation having a valency of m.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi NAGAMINE, Kotaro ENDO, Hideto NITO
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Publication number: 20170293224Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL display device which causes neither decrease in emission luminance nor pixel shrinkage and is excellent in long-term reliability. The present invention is directed to an organic EL display device including an insulating layer formed on a first electrode of the organic EL display device and constituted of a cured film obtained from a positive type photosensitive resin composition containing (A) an alkali-soluble resin, (B) an o-quinonediazide compound and (C) an organic solvent, wherein the mole ratio S/C obtained when a section of the cured film is measured is greater than or equal to 0.003 and less than or equal to 0.008.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Satoshi KAMEMOTO, Takeshi ARAI, Kazuto MIYOSHI
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Publication number: 20170293225Abstract: Provided is a photosensitive resin composition that contains (A) a photobase generator and (B) an alkali-soluble epoxy compound, wherein the photobase generator (A) contains a compound represented by formula (2-1) and the alkali-soluble in epoxy compound (B) is an epoxy compound obtained by reacting (c) a polybasic acid anhydride with a product of a reaction between (a) an epoxy compound having two or more epoxy groups in the molecule and (b) a compound having one or more by hydroxyl groups and one carboxyl group in the molecule.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicants: Tokyo University of Science Foundation, NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koji ARIMITSU, Kiwamu TERADA
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Publication number: 20170293226Abstract: An exposure method is provided. The exposure method includes coating a photo-curable material on a substrate, and exposing a portion of the photo-curable material by providing a first light source through an optical fiber to form a first photo-cured material. The optical fiber includes a light output end and a cone portion that tapers toward the light output end. The photo-curable material not exposed by the first light source is removed while leaving the first photo-cured material. Exposure equipment for performing the exposure method and a 3-dimensional structure formed thereby are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Yu-Hsuan HO
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Publication number: 20170293227Abstract: There is provided a new coating liquid for resist pattern coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tokio NISHITA, Shuhei SHIGAKI, Noriaki FUJITANI, Takafumi ENDO, Rikimaru SAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20170293228Abstract: The disclosure is directed solutions and processes to remove substances from substrates. In some cases, the substances can include photoresist on semiconductor wafers. The solution can include a quaternary ammonium hydroxide an amine, and optionally a corrosion inhibitor and/or a sugar alcohol. One or more sides of the substrate can be contacted with the solution to remove one or more substances from the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: Dynaloy, LLCInventors: Richard Dalton Peters, Travis W. Acra, Kimberly Dona Pollard
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Publication number: 20170293229Abstract: An illumination system for a lithographic apparatus includes an array of lenses configured to receive a radiation beam and focus the beam into a plurality of sub-beams, an array of reflective elements configured to receive the sub-beams and reflect the sub-beams so as to form an illumination beam, a beam splitting device configured to split the illumination beam into a first portion and a second portion wherein the first portion is directed to be incident on a lithographic patterning device, a focusing unit configured to focus the second portion of the illumination beam onto a detection plane such that an image is formed at the detection plane and wherein the image is an image of the sub-beams in which the sub-beams do not overlap with each other and an array of detector elements configured to measure the intensity of radiation which is incident on the detection plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Herman Philip GODFRIED, Hubertus Petrus Leonardus Henrica VAN BUSSEL, Wilhelmus Patrick Elisabeth Maria OP 'T ROOT
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Publication number: 20170293230Abstract: Provided in the present invention is an adjustment and design method of an illumination system matched with multiple objective lenses in an extreme ultraviolet lithography machine; the illumination system to which the method is applied comprises a light source, a collection lens, a field compound eye, a pupil compound eye and a relay lens group; the method specifically comprises the steps: before a projection objective lens of an extreme ultraviolet lithography machine is replaced, calculating aperture angles of emergent ray of a relay lens A on a meridian plane and a sagittal plane by means of ray tracing; after the projection objective lens of the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine is replaced, taking out a central point of a exit pupil plane as an object point for ray tracing; adjusting inclination angles and positions of the relay lens A and a relay lens B, and adjusting inclination angles of central compound eye units of the pupil compound eye and the field compound eye, till an image plane of a curType: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Ping Liang, Jian Yang, Yongtian Wang, Wenbo Wu, Yue Liu, Jin Xue, Lei Chen, Weijian Cong
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Publication number: 20170293231Abstract: A liquid immersion photolithography system includes an exposure system that exposes a substrate with electromagnetic radiation and includes a projection optical system that focuses the electromagnetic radiation on the substrate. A liquid supply system provides liquid flow between the projection optical system and the substrate. An optional plurality of micronozzles are arranged around the periphery of one side of the projection optical system so as to provide a substantially uniform velocity distribution of the liquid flow in an area where the substrate is being exposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: ASML HOLDING N.V.Inventors: Herman Vogel, Klaus Simon, Antonius Theodorus Anna Maria Derksen
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Publication number: 20170293232Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to an exposure pattern alteration software application which manipulates exposure polygons having lines with angles substantially close to angles of symmetry of a hex close pack arrangement, which suffer from long jogs. Long jogs present themselves as high edge placement error regions. As such, the exposure pattern alteration software application provides for line wave reduction by serrating polygon edges at affected angles to reduce edge placement errors during maskless lithography patterning in a manufacturing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Joseph R. JOHNSON, Christopher Dennis BENCHER, Thomas L. LAIDIG
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Publication number: 20170293233Abstract: Disclosed is a method of measuring a target, associated substrate comprising a target and computer program. The target comprises overlapping first and second periodic structures. The method comprising illuminating the target with measurement radiation and detecting the resultant scattered radiation. The pitch of the second periodic structure is such, relative to a wavelength of the measurement radiation and its angle of incidence on the target, that there is no propagative non-zeroth diffraction at the second periodic structure resultant from said measurement radiation being initially incident on said second periodic structure. There may be propagative non-zeroth diffraction at the second periodic structure which comprises further diffraction of one or more non-zero diffraction orders resultant from diffraction by the first periodic structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Maurits VAN DER SCHAAR, Richard Johannes Franciscus VAN HAREN, Everhardus Cornelis MOS, Youping ZHANG
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Publication number: 20170293234Abstract: A synthetic controlled variable is obtained by obtaining a synthetic quantity using measurement results of a first and a second measuring instruments and corresponding gains (or transfer function) and synthesizing the synthetic quantity and one of the measurement results of the first and the second measuring instruments, respectively, via a high pass filter and a low pass filter. A feedback control system is structured that obtains a control input using a synthetic controlled variable and a desired value, and gives a plant the control input. This makes adding of a high pass filter for removing offset of installation position of the first and the second measuring instruments no longer necessary, and allows a driving system which controls robust driving in a high bandwidth of a plate stage regardless of bandwidth in which resonance appears to be designed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi SAKATA, Hiroyoshi ASAUMI
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Publication number: 20170293235Abstract: Provided is a toner having a toner particle containing a binder resin and a wax, wherein the wax concentrations near the outermost surface of the toner and in the surface layer region below the outermost surface are controlled, so that the wax moves with high efficiency to near the outermost surface during heating.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Reo Tagawa, Yoshihiro Nakagawa, Naoya Isono, Harumi Takada
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Publication number: 20170293236Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus of the present invention includes: a splitting element which splits a light flux emitted from a light source into first and second light fluxes; a deflecting unit which deflects the first and second light fluxes to scan first and second scanned surfaces in a main scanning direction; and an imaging optical system which includes a first imaging lens on which both the first and second light fluxes deflected by the deflecting unit are incident and guides the first and second light fluxes to the first and second scanned surfaces. The condition expressed by ?1.1??1/?2??0.9 is satisfied where ?1 and ?2 are angles within a main scanning cross section between a first axis parallel to the main scanning cross section and directions of incidence of the first and second light fluxes on the deflecting unit, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Kazumi Kimura
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Publication number: 20170293237Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of controlling density of an output image with high accuracy regardless of variation of internal temperature. A controller controls an image forming unit to form a measurement image, controls a light receiving unit to receive reflected light from the measurement image, controls a conversion unit to convert an output value of the light receiving unit, and controls an image formation condition based on a value that is obtained by converting the output value. An adjustment unit controls the light receiving unit to receive reflected light from an image bearing member, and adjusts the emission light amount of an emission unit based on the reflected light from the image bearing member. A selection unit selects a conversion condition from among conversion conditions based on a reference temperature that is detected when the adjustment unit adjusts the emission light amount and a current temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Toshihisa Yago
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Publication number: 20170293238Abstract: A developing member includes a substrate, an elastic layer, and a surface layer in that order. The surface layer contains a urethane resin and a filler. The urethane resin has: the structure represented by structural formula (1) and at least one of the structures represented by structural formula (2) and structural formula (3), between two adjacent urethane linkages; and the structure represented by structural formula (4) and the structure represented by structural formula (5), between two adjacent urethane linkages.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Kunimasa Kawamura, Makoto Souma, Wataru Moriai
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Publication number: 20170293239Abstract: A toner case includes a case main body, a transmission member, and a cover. The case main body contains a toner and rotates around a rotation axis line. The transmission member is attached to an outer circumferential face of the case main body and configured to transmit rotation driving force to the case main body. The cover is configured to cover an opening part arranged at the case main body. The case main body includes a rotation restricting part and a movement restricting part. The rotation restricting part is configured to restrict a rotation of the transmission member with respect to the case main body. The movement restricting part is configured to restrict a movement in a direction of the rotation axis line of the transmission member with respect to the case main body. The transmission member is positioned between the cover and the movement restricting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Koji MURATA
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Publication number: 20170293240Abstract: A toner case includes a case main body, a cover, and a seal member. The case main body is configured to contain a toner and to rotate. The cover is configured to cover an opening part arranged at the case main body and to maintain a rotation stop state when the case main body rotates. The seal member is interposed between the case main body and the cover and configured to maintain a rotation stop state when the case main body rotates. At least a part of the seal member is composed of an elastic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Koji MURATA
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Publication number: 20170293241Abstract: A toner case includes a case main body, a cover, and an agitating member. The case main body is configured to contain a toner and to rotate. The cover is configured to cover an opening part arranged at the case main body and to maintain a rotation stop state when the case main body rotates, the cover having a communication space which communicates with an inside space of the case main body via the opening part. The agitating member is configured to rotate integrally with the case main body and to agitate the toner in the communication space.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Koji MURATA
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Publication number: 20170293242Abstract: A toner conveying device includes a toner replenishing tube extended upwardly/downwardly, a loosening member reciprocating upwardly/downwardly inside the replenishing tube, a toner conveying tube, a conveying member and a converting part. The conveying tube is extended in a crossing direction with the replenishing tube and communicates the replenishing tube and a toner containing part. The conveying member is arranged rotatably inside the conveying tube to convey a toner from the toner containing part to the replenishing tube. The converting part converts rotating movement of the conveying member to reciprocating movement of the loosening member. The loosening member includes a straight line portion and a protruded portion. The straight line portion is engaged with the conveying member via the converting part and extended downwardly along the replenishing tube. The protruded portion is continued from a lower end of the straight line portion, and bent and protruded in the crossing direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Kazuya YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20170293243Abstract: The disclosed structure includes a belt-shaped conveying member configured to convey developer. The conveying member includes a partitioning portion, which is a partition for developer contained in a casing with respect to a conveying direction in which the developer is conveyed, wherein, when the developer container is new, a first developer amount which is an amount of the developer contained at an upstream side that is upstream of the partitioning portion in the conveying direction, is larger than a second developer amount which is an amount of the developer contained at a downstream side that is downstream of the partitioning portion in the conveying direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Shunsuke Mizukoshi, Kazuhisa Shida, Takayuki Kanazawa, Yuta Isobe, Makoto Tokudome
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Publication number: 20170293244Abstract: A binary ink developer assembly includes a plurality of rollers, gears, and end caps. The rollers are in contact with each other to form a nip. Each roller includes a plurality of bearings. The gears include gear teeth. A respective gear has an involute tooth profile and applies a gear force at a pressure angle corresponding to the involute tooth profile to rotate at least one roller. The end caps are coupled to the bearings. At least one slot arranged to form a slot angle substantially equal to the pressure angle and to receive a respective bearing to support a respective roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: David Sabo
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Publication number: 20170293245Abstract: A fixing device for fixing an image on a recording medium includes an endless fixing rotary member which is formed into a loop and comes into contact with the image on the recording medium, an opposed rotary member which is in contact with the fixing rotary member, a nip forming member provided inside the loop of the fixing rotary member to be in contact with the opposed rotary member via the fixing rotary member to form a nip portion to which the recording medium is fed in a feeding direction, a support member which supports the nip forming member, and a heating source which heats the fixing rotary member. The nip forming member includes a downstream portion extending downstream in the feeding direction from a center of the nip portion and an upstream portion extending upstream in the feeding direction from the center and longer than the downstream portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Teppei Kawata, Masahiko Satoh, Kenji Ishii, Masaaki Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Yoshinaga, Takeshi Uchitani, Tadashi Ogawa, Hiromasa Takagi, Naoki Iwaya, Takuya Seshita, Takahiro Imada, Hajime Gotoh, Takamasa Hase, Kazuya Saito, Toshihiko Shimokawa, Shuutaroh Yuasa, Arinobu Yoshiura, Kensuke Yamaji, Akira Suzuki
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Publication number: 20170293246Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing member, a pressuring member, a fixing frame, a supporting member and a biasing member. The fixing member and the pressuring member forms a fixing nip. The supporting member has a bearing part which rotatably supports the pressuring member. The biasing member biases the supporting member in a pressing direction in which the pressuring member is made to come into pressure contact with the fixing member. The supporting member has a fulcrum part and a contact part. The fulcrum part is disposed separately from the bearing part and turnably engaged with the fixing frame. The contact part is disposed on an opposite side to the fulcrum part with respect to the bearing part. The fixing frame has a restriction part. The restriction part comes into contact with the contact part to restrict the supporting member from being moved in the pressing direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Takeshi IKETANI, Masaaki MARUTA
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Publication number: 20170293247Abstract: Provided is an image-forming apparatus that prevents a drop in processing speed even when a preceding job is interrupted by a simple job (interrupt job). The image-forming apparatus includes a printer unit that prints on paper, a first transporting path that passes by the printer unit, a second transporting path that path branches off from the first transporting path and moves paper that has been turned over from front to back further upstream than the printer unit, a storage unit that stores a condition table indicates conditions for which a preceding job can be interrupted by an interrupt job, and a system-control unit that references the condition table, and when the preceding job can be interrupted, sets a printing order so that printing of the interrupt job is inserted into the printing order of the preceding job.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Tatsuya SHIGEOKA
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Publication number: 20170293248Abstract: A drive transmission apparatus includes an engage member that is rotatable in a radially displaced state with respect to a shaft member and an engaged member that is rotatable centering on an axis parallel with the shaft member. The engage member and the engaged member are engaged with and disengaged from each other by relatively moving along an axial direction. The drive transmission apparatus further includes a moving portion which can move the engage member in a direction in which a rotational axis of the engage member approaches an axis of the shaft member in a disengaged condition in which the engage member is disengaged from the engaged member. The moving portion thus regulates offset amount of the engage member in the disengaged condition, so that the engage member and the engaged member reliably engage with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Atsushi Yoshida
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Publication number: 20170293249Abstract: A cleaning device of the disclosure includes a housing, a cleaning member, a cleaning blade, a seal member, a discharge screw, and a first film member as well as a second film member. In the housing, a waste toner containing part is formed. The discharge screw is placed in the waste toner containing part. The first film member and the second film member are reciprocatively moved in a radial direction of the rotating shaft. The first film member is so positioned as to be inclined constantly downward as it becomes farther and farther from the seal member. A second end portion of the second film member is placed between the discharge screw and the seal member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Tomohisa OKURA
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Publication number: 20170293250Abstract: In an example implementation, a method of cleaning a silicon photoconductor includes contacting the silicon photoconductor with a base-peroxide solution, rinsing the silicon photoconductor with a liquid, and heating the silicon photoconductor to evaporate the liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Reut DIAMANT, Sasi MOALEM, Boaz Tagansky
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Publication number: 20170293251Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a casing, a process cartridge, a drawer configured to support the process cartridge and move between an inside position and an outside position. The drawer includes a bottom plate. The bottom plate is configured to support the process cartridge. The bottom plate has a flat surface on one side of the bottom plate and further has a recessed portion recessed relative to the flat surface toward the other side of the bottom plate. The drawer has the flat surface at a portion of the one side. The recessed portion has a support surface configured to support the process cartridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Shougo Sato
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Publication number: 20170293252Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a casing, an image forming unit, a plurality of covers, a shutter, and a linkage mechanism. The image forming unit includes a light source and is disposed in an interior of the casing. The image forming unit forms an image on a recording medium. The covers are openable and closable relative to the casing. The shutter is openable and closable relative to the light source. The linkage mechanism links the respective covers to the shutter. The linkage mechanism sets the shutter in a closed state in a situation in which at least one of the covers is in an open state and sets the shutter in an open state in a situation in which all the covers are in a closed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Kuniaki ARAISHI
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Publication number: 20170293253Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an openable member rotatable relative to a main assembly of the image forming apparatus; and a supporting member connected between the main assembly of the image forming apparatus and the openable member configured to support the openable member when the openable member is opened. The supporting member includes a first arm member and a second arm member which are slidable relative to each other, a pinion provided on the first arm member, a viscous damper mounted on a rotation shaft of the pinion, a rack provided on the second arm member and engaged with the pinion. By opening the openable member, relative slide movement is caused between the first arm member and the second arm member so that the pinion engaged with the rack rotates and a braking force is produced by the viscous damper.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Masaki Iwase
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Publication number: 20170293254Abstract: A developer cartridge is provided, which includes a toner cartridge, a developer stifling device located in the toner cartridge, a supply roller for supplying a developer to a developer roller, a developer roller for developing an electrostatic latent image on a photoconductor, and a power receptor for driving only one of gear sets of the above means to receive a power. The power receptor is rotatably fixed at two or more predetermined positions. An initial position of the power receptor is a power receiving position. A power receptor moving device includes a press block, a baffle block, a spring, and a torsion spring. The power receptor moving device is controlled by the press block. When the press block of the power receptor moving device is pressed downwards, the power receptor is rotated to another power receiving position due to the action of the torsion spring. The present invention is applicable to various types of machines.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Junzhong Wu, Geming Ding
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Publication number: 20170293255Abstract: A cartridge includes a rotatable member, a rotatable rotational force receiving member, a preventing member including an accommodating portion, a rotatable coupling member including a free end portion which includes a rotational force receiving portion and including a connecting portion connected with the preventing portion to be partly accommodated in the accommodating portion so that a rotational axis of the coupling member permits tilting thereof relative to a rotational axis of the rotational force receiving member, a shaft portion. The preventing member includes a supporting portion for supporting ends of the shaft portion so as to prevent the shaft portion from moving in a rotational direction of the rotatable member to transmit the rotational force received from the shaft portion via the supporting portion to the rotational force receiving member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Shunsuke Uratani, Yu Fukasawa
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Publication number: 20170293256Abstract: A configuration in which an opening is covered with a plurality of partition members is provided, and timings of causing the partition members to move are differentiated, so that torque is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Kazuhisa Shida, Shunsuke Mizukoshi, Yuta Isobe, Takayuki Kanazawa, Makoto Tokudome
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Publication number: 20170293257Abstract: A developing device includes a developer bearer, a casing defining an upper compartment to contain the developer and a lower compartment disposed lower than the upper compartment, to contain the developer, and a first conveyor and a second conveyor disposed in the upper compartment and the lower compartment, respectively, to convey the developer in a longitudinal direction of the developer bearer and circulate the developer between the upper compartment and the lower compartment through a first communicating opening, through which the developer is conveyed upward, and a second communicating opening. A developer-lifting range of the upper compartment, which opposes the first communicating opening, is larger in volume than a developer-lifting range of the lower compartment. One of the upper compartment and the lower compartment is disposed adjacent to the developer bearer to supply the developer to the developer bearer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Tatsuya OHHIRA, Masayuki YAMANE, Keiichi YOSHIDA, Atsushi KUROKAWA, Toshiki HAYASHI, Yuuki TSUCHIYA