Abstract: A camera slider assembly for supporting a camera thereon including a frame with a pair of rails and a carriage body that rolls longitudinally along the rails upon which a camera can be supported. A flywheel is supported on the carriage body for rotation relative to the carriage body about a flywheel axis which is movable with the carriage body in the longitudinal direction relative to the frame. A pulley cable is connected between the flywheel and one of the wheels of the carriage body to rotate the flywheel responsive to rolling of the wheels of the carriage body along the rails. A brake member on the carriage body is pivotal on the carriage body between braking and released positions about the same axis as the flywheel. The flywheel can accordingly be rotatably supported upon the brake member to support the flywheel on the carriage body.

Abstract: An action camera system is disclosed that comprises an action camera and a mount where the mount is configured to detachably couple the camera. The mount comprises a battery, a base, a body, and a vertical support. The base can be attached to a helmet, a harness, an armband, a board, or a ski pole. The battery powers the action camera when it is attached to the mount. The action camera comprises two lenses with a separate image sensor or film frame for each lens. The action camera may be connected to the mount via a folding extension. The action camera communicates wirelessly with a smartphone or a control device. The smartphone can be attached to an armband. A ski pole mount may comprise a computer, a display, and user interface.

Abstract: The invention provides a dome cover, a camera device, an injection molding die, and an injection molding method in which generation of a weldline is suppressed and deterioration of an acquired image is suppressed. In one aspect of the invention, a dome cover is a dome cover that covers a camera. The dome cover includes a curved section having a curved shape and a skirt section having a cylinder shape and has a top section at the curved section and an opening end section at the skirt section. The thickness of the dome cover is largest at the top section and smallest at the opening end section, and continuously decreases from the top section toward the opening end section. The inner diameter and the outer diameter of the dome cover continuously increase from the top section toward the opening end section.

Abstract: A position detection system for detecting a position of a movable member includes a magnetic field generation unit to generate a magnetic field, a magnetic field detection unit, disposed on the movable member, to detect a magnetic flux density of the magnetic field effecting the magnetic field detection unit, and to output a detection voltage corresponding to the detected magnetic flux density, and circuitry to generate a corrected voltage based on the detection voltage, perform an analog-digital conversion to the corrected voltage to generate a digital value, set an offset value used for specifying a characteristic relationship of the corrected voltage and the digital value, calculate a displacement of the magnetic field detection unit relative to the magnetic field generation unit by applying the specified characteristic relationship to the digital value, and detect the position of the movable member based on the calculated displacement of the magnetic field detection unit.

Abstract: An image projection device for displaying an image onto a remote surface. The image projection device employs a scanner to project image beams of visible light and tracer beams of light onto a remote surface to form a display of the image. The device also employs a light detector to sense at least the reflections of light from the tracer beam pulses incident on the remote surface. The device employs the sensed tracer beam light pulses to predict the trajectory of subsequent image beam light pulses and tracer beam light pulses that form a display of the image on the remote surface in a pseudo random pattern. The trajectory of the projected image beam light pulses can be predicted so that the image is displayed from a point of view that can be selected by, or automatically adjusted for, a viewer of the displayed image.

Abstract: [Solving Means] A light source apparatus includes a light source unit, a rotor, and a ventilation structure. The light source unit includes a light source, an optical device that collects light from the light source at a light collecting position, and a housing having an opening at the light collecting position that houses the light source and the optical device. The rotor has a wavelength conversion region that is arranged on a light irradiation region which is irradiated with light, the light being collected at the light collecting position and emitted outside the housing via the opening, the rotor being disposed rotatably about a rotation axis. In the ventilation passage, at least a part of the rotor is arranged.

Abstract: A method of mounting screen material may include a screen mounted to a frame at multiple mounting points. One embodiment may include mounting patches attached along the perimeter of the screen. These mounting patches may be strain relieved in order to enable rolling the screen without sacrificing the in-plane rigidity of the patches when the screen is mounted to a frame. Stated differently, the strain relieved patches may reduce the strain on the screen in the circumstance the screen is rolled onto a core. The mounting patches may be strain relieved by locating notches or slits in the mounting patch.

Abstract: A first light source device includes: a solid-state light source; a condenser element that collects light from the solid-state light source; a retardation plate that converts linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light; and a reflection plate, wherein the retardation plate is disposed at a point of incidence of collected light and divergent light between the condenser element and the reflection plate. A second light source device includes: a solid-state light source; a retardation plate that changes a polarization direction of light from the solid-state light source to make a ratio of polarization and s-polarization components of the light constant under control; and a dichroic mirror that separates the light from the retardation according to the polarization direction, wherein the retardation plate is disposed at a point of incidence of one of collected light and divergent light between the solid-state light source and the dichroic mirror.

Abstract: An optical apparatus including a light combining optical apparatus that combines color light fluxes modulated by a first and a second light modulators with each other includes an. inorganic polarizer disposed on the light exiting side of the first light modulator, a transparent substrate that is in contact with the inorganic polarizer and transmits light, a supporting section that supports the first light modulator and is attached to the light combining optical apparatus, and a clamping section that clamps, along with the supporting section, the inorganic polarizer and the transparent substrate. The clamping section includes a engaging section that engages with the supporting section and an urging section that urges the inorganic polarizer toward the transparent substrate when the engaging section engages with the supporting section, and the supporting section has a receiving section that receives the transparent substrate pressed by the urging section.

Abstract: The invention relates to a stereoscopic reproduction system without glasses, comprising an image reproduction device using transparency acting as means for illuminating multiple viewers with polarized light, two image capture elements separated from one another, containing polarizing filters that allow each of them to capture two images, one with the reflection of the light in the corneas and the other one eliminating said reflection, processing means for obtaining the pixel-by-pixel subtraction of those two images, the location of each eye in each image being obtained as the geometric center of the reflections in each cornea and the parallax of each eye between the two capture elements.

Abstract: A photomask having an exposure correction includes a shading region and an exposure region enclosed by the shading region. The exposure region comprises a correction sub-region and an exposure sub-region. The correction sub-region is arranged along two edges of an acute angle of the exposure region from an acute angle vertex of the exposure region.

Abstract: A pellicle support frame includes a frame body made of aluminum alloy. The frame body has a top surface onto which a pellicle film is bonded and also has an underside surface onto which a transparent substrate is bonded. The frame body has a height not less than 1 mm and not more than 6 mm in a top-underside direction. Grooves are formed on the top surface and the underside surface of the frame body. The grooves each have a depth not less than 0.2 mm. The structure described above makes it possible to machine the support frame more easily and also to prevent deformation of the transparent substrate when the support frame is bonded to the transparent substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photocurable composition for imprint in a condensable gas atmosphere. The composition at least includes a polymerizable compound component (A) and photopolymerization initiator component (B) and satisfies the Requirement (1): a value ECG of greater than or equal to 2.30 GPa, where ECG denotes the reduced modulus (GPa) of a photocured film prepared by exposing the photocurable composition for imprint to light at an exposure dose of 200 mJ/cm' in an atmosphere containing a condensable gas in a concentration of 90% by volume or more.

Abstract: A roll-to-plate process comprising at least one roll for texturing or patterning discrete substrates, such as displays, lighting or solar panels comprising the steps of supplying an imprinting lacquer in the shape of a continuous layer, texturing the imprinting lacquer with a mold having a rear side and a front side, wherein the rear side is in frictional contact with the at least one roll, and wherein the front side exhibits an imprint texture comprising a functional area which functional area is formed by openings and elevations thus creating volumes in the imprint texture to obtain an imprinted lacquer and optionally followed by curing the imprinted lacquer to obtain a solidified textured or patterned layer, characterized in that the texturing or patterning is performed with an imprint texture that comprises a starting area which is a lead-in area with a texture for which gas can escape followed by the functional area with a texture which is different from the texture of the lead-in area.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which forms a pattern of an imprint material on a substrate by using a mold, the apparatus including a mold holding unit configured to hold the mold, a substrate holding unit configured to hold the substrate, an image capturing unit configured such that a field of view of the image capturing unit includes a pattern region of the mold held by the molding unit, and a control unit configured to determine, based on an image obtained by capturing at least one of the mold and the substrate by the image capturing unit after a mold separating operation for separating the mold from a cured imprint material on the substrate, whether an abnormality is generated in the mold separating operation.

Abstract: A pattern-forming method includes applying a radiation-sensitive composition on a substrate to provide a film on the substrate. The film is exposed. The film exposed is developed. The radiation-sensitive composition includes a metal-containing component that is a metal compound having a hydrolyzable group, a hydrolysis product of the metal compound having a hydrolyzable group, a hydrolytic condensation product of the metal compound having a hydrolyzable group, or a combination thereof. A content of a transition metal atom in the metal-containing component with respect to total metal atoms in the metal-containing component is no less than 50 atomic %.

Abstract: A pattern forming method including a step of coating a substrate with an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition and forming an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film; a step of simultaneously irradiating the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film with a plurality of electron beams; and a step of developing the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film after the irradiation with electron beams is provided. The composition contains a resin (A), a photoacid generator (B), and an acid diffusion control agent (C) and a molar ratio (Qp) between the photoacid generator (B) and the acid diffusion control agent (C), which is represented by Equation (1) is 0.3 or greater.

Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition includes a binder resin, a black colorant, a photopolymerizable monomer, a photopolymerization initiator, and a solvent. The binder resin includes a first binder resin having a glass transition temperature of about ?50° C. to about 150° C. and a second binder resin having a glass transition temperature of greater than about 150° C.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a photosensitive resin composition for thin film transistors, a cured film of which generates an extremely small amount of an outgas, and which is capable of forming an insulating layer for thin film transistors having excellent drive performance. In order to achieve the above-described purpose, the present invention has the configuration described below. Namely, a photosensitive resin composition for thin film transistors, which contains (A) an alkali-soluble resin having an amide group and/or an imide group, (B) a photosensitive compound and (C) organic solvents, and wherein the content of an organic solvent having nitrogen atoms in the organic solvents (C) is 1% by mass or less relative to the total mass of the organic solvents.

Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method for a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet with which it is possible to achieve both good iron loss and high productivity. In groove formation for magnetic domain refinement, a resist containing a photosensitive resin is applied, photoexposed, and developed to form an exposed steel substrate portion having a linear shape. Subsequently, electrolytic etching is performed at current density ?=I/S of 7.5 A/cm2 or more with respect to the exposed steel substrate portion, where I represents current supplied to an electrode and S represents surface area of the exposed steel substrate portion in a steel sheet surface of equal surface area to the electrode.

Abstract: The present invention provides a positive type photosensitive siloxane composition in which a film formed by the same has high heat resistance, high strength and high crack resistance, an active matrix substrate in which by-product is not generated, an occurrence of defects is suppressed, and an interlayer insulating film is easily formed at a low cost while having good transmittance, a display apparatus including the active matrix substrate, and a method of manufacturing the active matrix substrate. An active matrix substrate includes a plurality of gate wirings provided so as to extend parallel to each other on an insulating substrate, and a plurality of source wirings provided so as to extend parallel to each other in a direction intersecting the respective gate wirings. An interlayer insulating film and a gate insulating film are interposed at portions including the intersecting portions of the gate wirings and the source wirings, on a lower side of the source wiring.

Abstract: An integrated circuit may include a substrate with a plurality of transistors formed in the substrate. The plurality of transistors may be coupled to a first metal layer formed over the plurality of transistors. A plurality of high dielectric nanometer capacitors may be formed of memristor switch material between the first metal layer and a second metal layer formed over the plurality of high dielectric capacitors. The plurality of high dielectric capacitors may operate as memory storage cells in dynamic logic.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a developing device and a developing method. The method may be used in the developing device. The developing device includes a spraying assembly and a concentration regulating assembly. The method includes: spraying developing agents by a spraying assembly onto respective developing regions on a substrate to be developed; and spraying a regulating liquid by a concentration regulating assembly onto a target developing region on the substrate to be developed to change concentration of the developing agents.

Abstract: Provide are a pattern forming method including a step (1) of forming a film using an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition including a resin having an acid-decomposable repeating unit capable of decomposing by the action of an acid to generate an acid having a pKa of 3.0 or less, a step (2) of exposing the film using actinic rays or radiation, and a step (3) of carrying out development using a developer including an organic solvent after the exposure to form a negative tone pattern; and a method for manufacturing an electronic device, including the pattern forming method.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method may include improving a development process of a photoresist. The method may include simulating a negative-tone development process of a photoresist. The method may include determining a reaction of a developer with a soluble photoresist surface. Determining the reaction of the developer may include applying a reaction rate constant at a power of a reaction order to a blocked polymer concentration to yield a resist dissolution rate of soluble resist comprising the dissolution-limited regime of development. The method may include determining a flux of the developer into exposed and partially soluble resist. Determining the flux of the developer may include applying a vector valued diffusion coefficient of the developer dependent upon the blocked polymer concentration to a gradient of developer concentration to an expansion rate of insoluble resist comprising the expansion-controlled regime of development.

Abstract: The present invention provides a stage apparatus including a plate, wherein the plate includes a first plate member, a second plate member, and a third plate member, at least one surface out of a first surface of the first plate member on a side of the second plate member and a second surface of the second plate member on a side of the first plate member includes a first concave portion configured to form a first channel extending in a direction along the surface, at least one surface out of a third surface of the second plate member on a side of the third plate member and a fourth surface of the third plate member on the side of the second plate member includes a second concave portion configured to form a second channel extending in a direction along the surface.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for in situ compensation for damage or misalignment of optical elements are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods and apparatus for facilitating alignment of replacement optical elements so that the amount of time in a system including the optical elements can be reduced. Also disclosed are methods and apparatus for processing an image of a beam generated by an optical system to extract information indicative of an extent of damage to optical elements in the optical system and/or misalignment of the optical elements. Information pertaining to an extent of damage to optical elements in the optical system can be used to optimally schedule maintenance events for the optical system.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatuses and systems for performing photolithography processes. More particularly, compact illumination tools for projecting an image onto a substrate are provided. In one embodiment, an illumination tool includes a microLED array including one or more microLEDs. Each microLED produces at least one light beam. The illumination tool also includes a beamsplitter adjacent the microLED array, one or more refractory lens components adjacent the beam splitter, and a projection lens adjacent the one or more refractory lens components. The mounting plate advantageously provides for compact alignment in a system having a plurality of illumination tools, each of which is easily removable and replaceable.

Abstract: A light source arrangement for a photolithography exposure system comprises at least three light sources with different wavelengths, and a beam splitting unit comprising at least three inputs, one output, and at least two reflecting faces. An input is assigned to each light source and each reflecting face. The reflecting face reflects light that is emitted from the light source assigned to a corresponding input thereof into the output. The three light sources are arranged on three different sides around the beam splitting unit.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing an image of a beam generated by an optical system to extract information indicative of an extent of damage to optical elements in the optical system. Also disclosed is a beam image and analysis tool capable of acquiring an image of a beam at any one of a number of locations.

Abstract: A lithographic apparatus comprising: a positioning stage (WT); an isolation frame (300); a projection system (PS), comprising a first frame (210); a second frame (220); a supporting frame (10) for supporting the positioning stage; a first vibration isolation system (250) and a second vibration isolation system (270), wherein the supporting frame and the first frame are coupled via the first vibration isolation system; a stage position measurement system (400) to determine directly the position of a stage reference of an element of the positioning stage in one or more degrees of freedom with respect to an isolation frame reference of an element of the isolation frame; and wherein the first frame and the isolation frame are coupled via the second vibration isolation system.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating at least one particle shield in photolithography includes a first component and a second component. The first component and the second component are operable to form a first particle shield of the at least one particle shield for blocking particles from contacting a proximate surface of an object. The first component includes a first gas injector, and the second component includes a first gas extractor corresponding to the first gas injector. The first gas injector is configured to blow out a gas, thereby forming the first particle shield. The first gas extractor is configured to work with the first gas injector for providing gas pressure gradient for the first particle shield.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are described for providing an accurate and robust measurement of a lithographic characteristic or metrology parameter. The method includes providing a range or a plurality of values for each of a plurality of metrology parameters of a metrology target, providing a constraint for each of the plurality of metrology parameters, and calculating, by a processor to optimize/modify these parameters within the range of the plurality of values, resulting in a plurality of metrology target designs having metrology parameters meeting the constraints.

Abstract: In an example of a method for reducing contamination, a purified imaging oil is formed by filtering an imaging oil through an imaging oil filter, and then filtering the imaging oil through a polar absorbent filter. A surface of an amorphous silicon photoconductor of a liquid electrophotographic printing apparatus is maintained by periodically applying the purified imaging oil to the amorphous silicon photoconductor.

Abstract: An electrophotographic varnish composition that comprises, in a liquid carrier, a polymeric resin; an epoxy-based cross-linking agent, a mono-epoxy diluent and a metal catalyst and/or a photo-initiator. Also described herein is a method for making such electrophotographic varnish composition.

Abstract: An electrostatic latent image developing toner includes a plurality of toner particles each including a core and a shell layer. The shell layer includes a first domain that is a non-crosslinked resin film and second domains that are crosslinked resin particles. The crosslinked resin has a higher glass transition point than the non-crosslinked resin. In a cross-sectional image of a toner particle, a proportion of a total length of a surface region of the core covered by the first domain is at least 45% and no greater than 80% relative to a circumferential length of the core. In a cross-sectional image of a toner particle, a proportion of second domains adhering to a surface of the first domain is at least 30% by number and no greater than 70% by number relative to all the second domains included in the toner particle.

Abstract: A photo drum may be to receive a color separation. A controller may be to change a location of the color separation on the photo drum from a first location to a second location when a separation location history for the color separation is outside of a threshold range.

Abstract: In one example, a method for calibrating a position of a charge roller is described. The method may include a processor positioning a first end of a charge roller to a first plurality of index positions, determining a capacitance between the charge roller and a photoconductor imaging plate at each of the first plurality of index positions, determining a first index position of the first plurality of index positions with a greatest change in capacitance, and calibrating a position of the charge roller based upon the first index position.

Abstract: A developing device includes a housing, a developing roller, a developer conveyance path, a partition plate, a developer supply port and a developer conveying member. The developer conveying member rotates such that an outer peripheral part thereof moves from top to bottom in a first area between a second shaft portion and the partition plate and moves from bottom to top in a second area between the second shaft portion and the side wall. The developer supply port is obliquely open above the second area. The housing includes a first space formed above the second area of the first conveyance path and a second space formed up to a position higher than the partition plate above the first area of the first conveyance path. The ceiling plate includes a ceiling portion. The ceiling portion restricts a movement of replenishing developer in the first direction.

Abstract: In one example, a method is described that includes a processor detecting a voltage of a photoconductor layer (103) of a printing device, comparing the voltage of the photoconductor layer (103) to a threshold voltage, and applying a corrective voltage to a charging unit (110) or to a transfer member (104) when the voltage of the photoconductor layer (103) exceeds the threshold voltage.

Abstract: Surface identification processing is performed using a period of a BD signal when an amount of light incident on a BD sensor reaches an amount equal to or more than a threshold value, and the surface identification processing is not performed using the period of the BD signal in a state where the amount of light incident on the BD sensor is less than the threshold value. Thus, malfunction of the image forming apparatus due to failure of the surface identification processing is suppressed.

Abstract: A developing device includes a housing, a developing roller, a developer conveyance path, a partition plate, a developer supply port and a developer conveying member. The developer conveying member rotates such that an outer peripheral part thereof moves from top to bottom in a first area between a second shaft portion and the partition plate and moves from bottom to top in a second area between the second shaft portion and the side wall. The developer supply port is obliquely open above the second area. The housing includes a first space formed above the second area of the first conveyance path and a second space formed up to a position higher than the partition plate to communicate with the first conveyance path above the first area of the first conveyance path and communicating with the first space in a horizontal direction.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a cleaning blade that is in contact with the photoconductive member to form a nip portion and that is configured to remove an adhering substance adhering to the photoconductive member and an execution unit configured to execute a supply operation of forming a supply toner on the photoconductive member to supply the supply toner to the nip portion after completion of an image forming job of forming an image on one or a plurality of printing media in a series of operations and before the photoconductive member stops rotation. The execution unit sets the amount of supply toner such that the number of images formed at the image forming job and the amount of supply toner have a linear relationship.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a developing apparatus, and a controller. The developing apparatus includes a developer container, a developer bearing member, a conveyance member, and a detection unit. The detection unit comprises a detection surface arranged to face to the conveyance member and is configured to detect a toner density concerning the developer in the developer container and output a signal. The controller configured to adjust a toner density concerning the developer in the developer container based on a peak value of a waveform of an output signal of the detection unit.

Abstract: A developing cartridge includes a developing electrode and a supply electrode. The developing electrode includes a first electrical contact in contact with a developing roller shaft, and a second electrical contact positioned closer to the developing roller shaft than a second agitator gear is to the developing roller shaft. The second electrical contact is positioned farther from the developing roller shaft than the first electrical contact is from the developing roller shaft. The supply electrode includes a first electrical contact in contact with the supply roller shaft, and a second electrical contact positioned closer to the developing roller shaft than the second agitator gear is to the developing roller shaft. The second electrical contact of the supply electrode is positioned farther from the developing roller shaft than the second electrical contact of the developing electrode is from the developing roller shaft.

Abstract: A developer supplying device includes a developer supplying container, a developer accommodating portion, a supply driving portion, an agitating conveyance portion, an agitating driving portion, and a control portion. The supply driving portion supplies the developer from the developer supplying container to the developer accommodating portion. The agitating conveyance portion agitates the developer in the developer accommodating portion. The agitating driving portion drives the agitating conveyance portion. The control portion controls the supply driving portion and the agitating driving portion such that, each time the agitating conveyance portion is driven by a first driving amount, the supply driving portion is driven by a second driving amount. The control portion sets a different value of the first driving amount in accordance with a supplying property in a case where the developer is supplied from the developer supplying container to the developer accommodating portion.

Abstract: A developing device includes a first communication portion defining a communication path through which developer in a second chamber is communicated to a first chamber. The communication path has a first area and a second area. The first area is positioned within a range corresponding to a developer coating area of a developer bearing member in a conveyance direction of developer in the collection chamber, while the second area is positioned downstream of the developer coating area in the conveyance direction. A first length of the first area is longer than a second length of the second area. The first length is a maximum length from a bottom surface portion of the communication path to an upper portion of the first area, and the second length is a maximum length from the bottom surface portion of the communication path to an upper portion of the second area.

Abstract: In one example, a system for transferring an ink image from a photoconductor to a print substrate includes a transfer member having a light absorbing exterior surface to receive a liquid LEP ink image from the photoconductor and to release a molten toner layer to a print substrate and a light source to expose a width of the surface carrying the liquid ink image to a light beam delivering enough power to transform the liquid ink image into a molten toner layer.

Abstract: Herein is disclosed a method of electrostatic printing. The method may include forming a latent electrostatic image on a surface and transferring a first volume of a charged toner to the latent electrostatic image on the surface. The method may also include transferring a second volume of a charged toner to the surface, such that a toner image comprising the first volume of charged toner and the second volume of charged toner is formed on the surface, the second volume of charged toner being disposed on the first volume of charged toner. The method may also include transferring the image to a print substrate.

Abstract: An example apparatus is provided in accordance with the present disclosure, which may be used for example for liquid electrophotographic printing. The example apparatus comprises a photo imaging plate to receive a liquid colorant image, the liquid colorant comprising a carrier fluid, and to transfer the image to a support, and a rotatable roller to remove carrier fluid from the photo imaging plate and increase the density of solids in the liquid colorant on at least a region of the photo imaging plate, prior to the liquid image being transferred.