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US-7,194,216 Method and apparatus for measuring toner concentration
A device to measure toner concentration can include a selector that selects a type of developer material to be measured and a sensor that detects an amount of...
US-7,194,215 Process cartridge comprising memory medium storing information for selecting one of a plurality of alternating...
A memory medium is provided to a cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus. Into the memory medium, as information for performing charge...
US-7,194,214 Patch density measuring apparatus and image forming apparatus
When a regular reflection light receiving unit is receiving a reflected light in a non-image area where the test patches are not formed, a clamp switch is...
US-7,194,213 Image forming apparatus and image forming method
An image forming apparatus includes an electrostatic latent image carrier. A plurality of development units each accommodate a toner and are held by a...
US-7,194,212 Image forming apparatus attached with replaceable unit
By using information stored in a storage part provided in the image forming apparatus main body or the results of detection of an image density sensor or the...
US-7,194,211 Method and system for 80 and 160 gigabit-per-second QRZ transmission in 100 GHz optical bandwidth with enhanced...
Optical transmitter/receivers for use in a DWDM systems are provided. Transmission of data signals in a quadrature-return-to-zero (QRZ) format achieves a data...
US-7,194,210 Wavelength division multiplexing optical transmission equipment and method of amplifying optical wavelength...
Optical signal transmission is improved by reducing the variance in light output level and OSNR by adjusting optical signal intensity and gain tilt, taking SRS...
US-7,194,209 Interference resistant infrared extension system
An interference resistant infrared receiver and extension system is disclosed. A receiver in accordance with the present invention comprises at least one...
US-7,194,208 Wavelength-division multiplexing optical transmission system and optical communication method
A wavelength-division multiplexing optical transmission system for providing a compensating-purpose dispersion D2 to a wavelength-division multiplexing optical...
US-7,194,207 Wide-sense wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) cross-connect device
The present invention provides a wide-sense, non-blocking WDM cross-connect that utilizes a relatively small number of wavelength interchangers. The...
US-7,194,206 Variable-density optical cross-connect architectures and upgrades
An optical cross connect architecture is provided in which the density of spectral bands on optical signals through the cross connect may vary. The general...
US-7,194,205 Optical transmission apparatus and optical systems
An optical transmission apparatus, an optical repeater using the optical transmission apparatus, and an optical cross-connect equipment for controlling switches...
US-7,194,204 Photographic firearm apparatus and method
A telescopic firearm scope/sight which is fully integrated with a compact digital camera, and which has size, shape and weight characteristics that are...
US-7,194,203 Lens barrel, photographic apparatus, and optical apparatus
A lens barrel has its collapsed length which can be further decreased and its extended length which can be further increased. A photographic apparatus...
US-7,194,202 Waterproof protector device and waterproof protector system using the same
A waterproof protector system comprises a body protector which stores a camera body, a first port member to be attached to the body protector, and a second port...
US-7,194,200 Camera attachment for compressing pliant objects during photography thereof
A camera attachment is configured, adapted and/or operative to compress a pliant object or subject for allowing photographing of the object therethrough by the...
US-7,194,199 Stacked annealing system
A process chamber includes an opening, two or more stacked cold plates adjacent the opening, two or more stacked hot plates adjacent the cold plates, and a...
US-7,194,198 Sauna far infrared heat emitting article and method
The present invention provides a far infrared heat emitting article for a sauna. The article includes a heating element, for emitting far infrared heat in the...
US-7,194,197 Nozzle-based, vapor-phase, plume delivery structure for use in production of thin-film deposition layer
A vapor deposition source including a crucible configured to hold a quantity of molten constituent material and at least one nozzle to pass vapor evaporated from...
US-7,194,196 Information record medium, and apparatus for and method of reproducing the same
An information record medium is provided with: substantial information including video information and audio information which are related to each other; first...
US-7,194,195 Software based digital video recorder device
A system and method for converting information stored on a magnetic medium to DVD format. A tape transport mechanism may sample information stored on a magnetic...
US-7,194,194 Method and an apparatus for reproducing bitstream having non-sequential system clock data seamlessly therebetween
A system stream contiguous reproduction apparatus to which are input one or more system streams interleaving at least moving picture data and audio data, and...
US-7,194,193 Multi-standard information mixed recording/management system
An information medium provided to record multi-standard data managed in units of files by file management information. In the medium, integrated management...
US-7,194,192 Recording medium for storing encrypted audio data, apparatus for and method of recording the same, and...
A recording medium for storing encrypted audio data, an apparatus and a method for recording the same, and an apparatus and a method for reproducing the same....
US-7,194,191 Information recording and reproducing apparatus
An information recording and reproducing apparatus with a ring buffer which can expand a ring buffer area on a recording medium. In response to the extension...
US-7,194,190 Recording medium, playback apparatus and recording/playback apparatus thereof
In order to search for an image recorded on an optical disk 10, a registration trigger is generated automatically or in response to an instruction of the user...
US-7,194,189 Methods and apparatus for smooth reverse playback of MPEG encoded media
A method and an apparatus for performing the method of decoding and playing in reverse MPEG encoded content. The MPEG encoded content comprises a plurality of...
US-7,194,188 System and method for facilitating fast-forwarding of first-run programs
A system and method are disclosed for facilitating fast-forwarding by viewers through a first-run program beyond the current broadcast point. In one embodiment,...
US-7,194,187 Recording medium for storing virtually deleted still picture information, recording and/or reproducing method...
A recording medium for storing virtual deletion information, and recording and/or reproducing method and apparatus therefor are provided. The recording medium...
US-7,194,186 Flexible marking of recording data by a recording unit
The invention enables a recorder to mark a recording as an event is being recorded. The invention can enable the specification of a mark so that the mark is...
US-7,194,185 Electronic device having multiple LEDs
An electronic device including a cover, a first LED that is installed inside the cover, the first LED emitting light of a first color, a second LED that is...
US-7,194,184 Light pipe with side-light extraction
A light pipe with uniform side-light emission has a core comprising a polymer, and a fluoropolymer cladding on the core with a lower refractive index than the...
US-7,194,183 Modular receptacle assembly and interface with integral optical indication
A modular receptacle assembly includes integral optical indication. The receptacle assembly includes a module housing one or more receptacles configured to...
US-7,194,182 Methods and apparatuses using a fiber-flexure induction soldering station
Various methods, apparatuses, and systems in which an alignment tool holds an optical fiber and an optical alignment component in place during induction...
US-7,194,181 Adapter block including connector storage
A fixture includes an adapter array with movable adapter modules and a storage panel. A housing of a connector holder includes a plurality of openings for...
US-7,194,180 Fiber detector apparatus and related methods
A fiber detector apparatus includes a hub having one or more electrical contacts. The hub is configured to be placed against a connector, which is disposed on an...
US-7,194,179 Assembly tool and optical connector assembly method
An assembly tool for installing an optical fiber in an optical connector includes a base having a connector mounting region to receive and secure the optical...
US-7,194,178 Optical connector insertion/extraction tool
An optical connector insertion/extraction tool includes a body portion 2, opposed bar-like one and other arms 3 and 4 extending continuously from the body...
US-7,194,177 Stress-induced control of polarization dependent properties in photonic devices
In order to make a photonic device incorporating a waveguide, a waveguide is formed with a predetermined geometry. Birefringence is then controlled by...
US-7,194,176 Functional optical devices and methods for producing them
A functional optical device has cores which are trenches, different portions of the cores being formed from different core materials. The optical device can be...
US-7,194,175 3D photonic bandgap device in SOI
A 3D Photonic Bandgap Device in SOI (NC#97719). The structure includes a substrate having a semiconductor layer over an insulator layer and a 3D photonic bandgap...
US-7,194,174 Integrated photonic crystal structure and method of producing same
An integrated photonic crystal (IPC) structure and method of producing the same in which the IPC structure includes a first layered sub-structure with a surface...
US-7,194,173 Organic devices having a fiber structure
A photoactive fiber is provided, as well as a method of fabricating such a fiber. The fiber has a conductive core including a first electrode. An organic layer...
US-7,194,172 Single polarization optical fiber and system and method for producing same
An optical fiber that includes a central core having a maximum dimension (A) greater than a minimum dimension (B), preferably with an aspect ratio greater than...
US-7,194,171 Dispersion compensating optical fiber, dispersion compensating device, optical transmission line and optical...
A dispersion compensating optical fiber comprises a minimum wavelength at which an increase amount of an actual loss value with respect to a theoretical loss...
US-7,194,170 Elastic microchannel collimating arrays and method of fabrication
A microchannel collimating array may be fabricated by casting an elastic sheet onto a substrate containing a plurality of pedestals. The elastic sheet may be...
US-7,194,169 Notched adjustable aperture
An adjustable aperture system includes a stationary aperture operable to remove a portion of a lower intensity light communicated through a light bundle. The...
US-7,194,168 Tight buffer optical fiber ribbon
A tight buffer optical fiber ribbon is formed from a plurality of optical fibers, each of which has a glass core, a primary coating and a second tight buffer...
US-7,194,167 Method and apparatus for a fiber optic housing and aligning device
The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for a fiber optic housing and aligning device. In one embodiment, a fiber optic housing and aligning...
US-7,194,166 Use of waveguide grating couplers in an optical mux/demux system
A group of waveguide grating couplers is disposed on a semiconductor substrate. The grating couplers are all within a spot illuminated on the substrate by a...
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