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A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120126101 | DETECTION CIRCUIT WITH ANTI-BLOOMING CIRCUIT The detection circuit comprises a photodiode connected to a readout circuitry. The photodiode and readout circuitry are connected by means of a transistor arranged to operate as a closed switch when the readout circuitry biases the photodiode in a predefined range and t... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129269 | NANO-OPTIC FILTER ARRAY BASED SENSOR A device such as a filter or reflector includes a conductive layer including a periodic pattern of elements. The elements have shapes and sizes configured such that a transmittance or reflectance spectrum of the conductive layer has a drop at a long-wavelength end. The ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120104239 | PHOTON DETECTOR Provided is a photon detector that enables an APD response by a sinusoidal wave-shaped gate signal and is operable at an arbitrary drive frequency without requiring a special band removing filter. The photon detector of the present invention includes: a sinusoidal wave ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120080584 | EUV LIGHT SOURCE WITH SUBSYSTEM(S) FOR MAINTAINING LPP DRIVE LASER OUTPUT DURING EUV NON-OUTPUT PERIODS A device is disclosed herein which may comprise a droplet generator producing droplets of target material; a sensor providing an intercept time signal when a droplet reaches a preselected location; a delay circuit coupled with said sensor, the delay circuit generating a... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080607 | RADIATION DETECTOR WITH INTEGRATED READOUT The disclosure is directed at a radiation detector comprising a substrate layer of detector material; a set of readout electronics deposited and integrated on one side of the substrate layer; and a contact layer deposited on a side of the substrate layer opposite the se... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080585 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, PHOTOSENSOR, IMAGING DEVICE AND THEIR DRIVING METHOD To provide a photoelectric conversion element capable of functioning as a photoelectric conversion element when a compound having a specific structure is applied to the photoelectric conversion element, causing the element to exhibit a low dark current, and reducing the... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120068053 | 2D/3D DUAL-MODE IMAGE SENSING CIRCUITRY A 2D/3D dual-mode image sensing circuitry is composed of a photodiode, an active sensing unit, and a pull-down unit. The photodiode is to detect and convert optical signals into electronic signals. The active sensing unit is electrically connected with one end of the ph... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120068054 | PHOTODETECTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Provided is a photodetecting device having a wider dynamic range with a simple configuration. A photodetecting device includes a photodiode (D1) (photodetecting element); a line RST (reset signal line); a line RS (readout signal line); a sensor row driver (5 | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120043455 | MATERIALS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES A photodetector is described along with corresponding materials, systems, and methods. The photodetector comprises an integrated circuit and at least two optically sensitive layers. A first optically sensitive layer is over at least a portion of the integrated circuit, ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120025100 | PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENT A photoluminescence measurement system can include an optical source.... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120018619 | Method of Resetting a Photosite, and Corresponding Photosite A method of resetting a photosite is disclosed. Photogenerated charges accumulated in the photosite are reset by recombining the photogenerated charges with charges of opposite polarity.... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021525 | OPTICS COLLECTION AND DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD Optics collection and detection systems are provided for measuring optical signals from an array of optical sources over time. Methods of using the optics collection and detection systems are also described.... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120018624 | Photoelectric conversion module A photoelectric conversion module includes a housing including a first wall and a second wall parallel to each other, a first circuit board and a second circuit board arranged between the first wall and the second wall, a spacer disposed between the first circuit board ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120006978 | LED/OLED ARRAY APPROACH TO INTEGRATED DISPLAY, LENSLESS-CAMERA, AND TOUCH-SCREEN USER INTERFACE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED PROCESSORS A system for implementing a display which also serves as one or more of a tactile user interface touchscreen, light field sensor, proximate hand gesture sensor, and lensless imaging camera. In an implementation, an OLED array can be used for light sensing as well as lig... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120001089 | BODY MODULE FOR AN OPTICAL MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT A body module of an optical measurement instrument includes: a reception device (201) for receiving samples, a first plate (202), a second plate (203) substantially parallel with the first plate and movably supported relative to the first plate in a... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110315861 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE It is an object to provide a photoelectric conversion device whose power consumption and a mounting area are reduced and yield is improved and further to provide a photoelectric conversion device whose number of manufacturing processes and manufacturing cost are reduced... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110310381 | PHOTOSENSOR, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING PHOTOSENSOR, AND LIGHT MEASUREMENT METHOD USING PHOTOSENSOR An object is to provide a photosensor utilizing an oxide semiconductor in which a refreshing operation is unnecessary, a semiconductor device provided with the photosensor, and a light measurement method utilizing the photosensor. It is found that a constant gate curren... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110309240 | POLARIZED LIGHT DETECTING DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHODS OF THE SAME Described herein is a device operable to detect polarized light comprising: a substrate; a first subpixel; a second subpixel adjacent to the first subpixel; a first plurality of features in the first subpixel and a second plurality of features in the second subpixel, wh... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110303829 | LIGHT SENSOR The light dose received by perishable goods is an important parameter in determining the lifetime of those goods. A light sensor (30) is described having a photosensitive element (18) which changes its material property according to the light dose received... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110297816 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DARK CURRENT AND BLOOMING SUPRESSION IN 4T CMOS IMAGER PIXEL A method and apparatus for operating an imager pixel that includes the act of applying a relatively small first polarity voltage and a plurality of pulses of a second polarity voltage on the gate of a transfer transistor during a charge integration period.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110298419 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF A LIGHT INDUCTIVE CHARGER The present invention relates to a method for identification of a light inductive charger, in which a power base includes a light receiving hole to expose a light receiver, and a light emitting component is established in a light emitter of a wireless charging receiver ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110297848 | NON-INVASIVE METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING INSECT-INDUCED DAMAGE IN A PLANT Lesions caused by insects feeding on plants are associated with the generation of regions of blue-green fluorescence in such as the cotton boll carpel wall and in the lint region. The present disclosure now provides methods and devices to rapidly and non-invasively dete... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110291026 | OPTICALLY ACCESSIBLE MICROFLUIDIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE A microfluidic diagnostic device (1, 50) comprising a substrate (4); a compatible layer (6) formed on a first face (4a) of the substrate (4); a structural layer (8), formed on top of the compatible layer (6); a channel (<... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110290988 | PHOTOSENSITIVE SYSTEM Disclosed is a photosensitive system including a gated photodiode having at least one field plate and a cathode and an output buffer having an input coupled to the gated photodiode for reducing the impedance of the photodiode signal and having an output for providing th... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110278471 | FLUORESCENCE DETECTING DEVICE AND FLUORESCENCE DETECTING METHOD In order to remove autofluorescence emitted by a measurement object, fluorescence of the measurement object within a first wavelength band is first received. The first wavelength band is set so that the intensity of fluorescence emitted by the measurement object irradia... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110273303 | System and Method to Collect Status Information From Light Based Indicator Systems Such as Stack Lights, Status Lights, Traffic Lights, Safety Lights A system and method for monitoring status information from a light based indicator system (e.g., stack lights, status lights, traffic lights or safety lights, etc.). At least one light sensor is positioned adjacent to an existing light indicator system, the existing lig... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110272584 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING TERAHERTZ RADIATION BY RADIATION ENHANCED EMISSION OF FLUORESCENCE Methods and systems for detecting radiation, particularly, terahertz (THz) radiation, are disclosed. The methods and systems disclosed include directing an optical beam in a volume of gas; ionizing at least a portion of the volume of gas with the optical beam to produce... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110272561 | METHOD OF DETECTING IMPINGING POSITION OF PHOTONS ON A GEIGER-MODE AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE, RELATED GEIGER-MODE AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE AND FABRICATION PROCESS A Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode may include an anode, a cathode, an output pad electrically insulated from the anode and the cathode, a semiconductor layer having resistive anode and cathode regions, and a metal structure in the semiconductor layer and capacitively c... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110270543 | PHOTOCONDUCTIVE PHOTODIODE BUILT-IN TEST (BIT) A Built-In Test (BIT) for a photoconductive photodiode is performed using the health or characteristics of the photodiode's parasitic capacitance as a “proxy” for the health or characteristics of the photodiode itself. A failure or degradation of the photodiode mani... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110266420 | REDUCTION OF DELAY BETWEEN SUBSEQUENT CAPTURE OPERATIONS OF A LIGHT-DETECTION DEVICE Disclosed are a system, a method and an apparatus of reduction of delay between subsequent capture operations of a light-detection device. In one embodiment, a light-detection circuit includes an avalanche photodiode implemented in a deep submicron CMOS technology. In a... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110248150 | DEVICE FOR QUANTIFYING AND LOCATING A LIGHT SIGNAL MODULATED AT A PREDETERMINED FREQUENCY The invention concerns a device for quantifying and locating a light signal modulated at a predetermined frequency. According to the invention, it comprises a digital control unit (100), a plurality of photodiodes (D1,D2,D3,D4) arrange... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110240835 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND CAMERA A photoelectric conversion device comprises an n-type surface region, a p-type region which is formed under the surface region, and an n-type buried layer which is formed under the p-type region, wherein the surface region, the p-type region, and the buried layer form a... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110233387 | Light sensor circuit and driving method thereof Embodiments provide a light sensor circuit for a flat panel display which improves resolution at low luminance and increases the range of sensible ambient light by divisionally driving a frame period, in which light is sensed, into a plurality of sub-frames, and a metho... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110234866 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT UNIT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS A photoelectric conversion element unit includes a package includes a package including a photoelectric conversion element configured to perform a photoelectric conversion for an optical image of an object, a substrate mounted with an electronic component that includes ... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110233386 | SINGLE-ELECTRON DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOLID-STATE INTENSITY IMAGE SENSORS Embodiments of the present invention include an electron counter with a charge-coupled device (CCD) register configured to transfer electrons to a Geiger-mode avalanche diode (GM-AD) array operably coupled to the output of the CCD register. At high charge levels, a nond... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110226971 | DETECTING DEVICE A detecting device is provided, which collocates with an electronic device to constitute a diagnostic system. The detecting device comprises a main-body, a carrier, an image sensor, a controller and a transmission interface. The carrier is disposed within the main-body ... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110226936 | PIXELS, IMAGERS AND RELATED FABRICATION METHODS Pixels, imagers and related fabrication methods are described. The described methods result in cross-talk reduction in imagers and related devices by generating depletion regions. The devices can also be used with electronic circuits for imaging applications.... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110220777 | Detection module We describe a detection module useful with an apparatus and/or system for conducting luminescence assays.... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110212546 | UV ABSORPTION BASED MONITOR AND CONTROL OF CHLORIDE GAS STREAM A semiconductor growth system includes a chamber and a source of electromagnetic radiation. A detector is arranged to detect absorption of radiation from the source by a chloride- based chemical of the reaction chamber. A control system controls the operation of the cha... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110210237 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING THE FREQUENCY RESPONSE AND IMPULSE RESPONSE OF OBJECTS AND MEDIA A method of optically probing an object(s) and/or a medium and/or an optical path. In some embodiments, a signal describing noisy light returned from an object(s) and/or a medium is analyzed. In some embodiments, this analysis includes spectral and/or temporal analysis.... | 09/01/2011 |
