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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7659918 | Apparatus and methods for adjusting the rotational frequency of a scanning device The present invention provides methods and apparatus for adjusting the resonant frequency, scan velocity or other parameters of a pivotally functional surface such as an oscillating mirror used as the scanning engine of a laser printer or projection display. The sel... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7366352 | Method and apparatus for performing fast closest match in pattern recognition A method and apparatus for determining a closest match of N input patterns relative to R reference patterns using K processing units. Each of a set of input patterns are loaded into the K processing units. One of the Reference patterns is sequentially loaded into ea... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7253801 | Input device of 3-D translation and rotation and its method and recording medium A photo device condenses the bright spot on the display to project the spot light onto the projection plane, thereby projecting it onto photo detectors the projection plane. A counter counts the time from the time of a vertical sync signal and supplies its output to... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7227994 | Method and apparatus for imbedded pattern recognition using dual alternating pointers A method and apparatus for finding a reference pattern (RP) with K elements imbedded in an input pattern IP with repeating substrings uses dual pointers to point to elements in the RP to compare with input elements sequentially clocked from the IP. The dual pointers... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7209142 | Image display method and an image display apparatus for implementing the method The image display method and apparatus display a monochromatic image with a color display device in which a unit pixel is composed of R, G and B cells and display the monochromatic image having a higher gradation resolution than reproduction performance of each of t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7109501 | Charged particle beam lithography system, pattern drawing method, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A charged particle beam lithography system includes: a charged particle beam source which generates a charged particle beam and irradiates a substrate therewith; an aperture in which has been formed a pattern of a shape corresponding to an arbitrary pattern to be dr... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7099022 | Printing system A printing system comprises an evaluating device (CPU) that evaluates a quality of an image to be printed according to inputted image data and a displaying device that displays the evaluation on the evaluating device. Therefore, the printing system can inform the us... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7085417 | Method of efficiently converting-to-array and compressing data in a process for converting mask patterns of a LSI In the method of converting-to-array according to the present invention, array configuration data is created by classifying the patterns congruent with a master pattern, which is a reference graphic for repetition, in the patterns arranged as mask patterns of a LSI,... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6919574 | Electron beam exposure apparatus, deflection apparatus, and electron beam exposure method An electron beam exposure apparatus for exposing a wafer by an electron beam incorporates a circuit structure for conducting a scan test to self-diagnose the electrical connections. The electron beam exposure apparatus includes: an electron beam generating section f... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6903355 | Electron beam exposure apparatus, electron beam method, semiconductor device manufacturing method, mask, and mask manufacturing method An electron beam exposure apparatus for exposing a pattern accurately even if the current of the electron beam is high. The electron beam exposure apparatus 100 includes a mask 30 with a first and second block patterns for shaping the electron beam. Ma... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6223002 | Film pre-exposure mechanism and method A mechanism for and a method of pre-exposing a camera film with images. The mechanism comprises a control unit having a storage device for storing said images, a light generator controlled by the control unit to produce a scanning light beam for pre-expos... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6060720 | Method and apparatus for determining and encoding linear position by means of lenticular screens A method of determining linear position by means of lenticular screens in a direction perpendicular to the axes of the lenticules and in the planes of the screens is disclosed comprising the steps of: a) directing a collimated beam of radiation perpendicularly... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5978008 | Automatic color correction for a white-light printer A method and apparatus for compensating for color and brightness variations in a white-light printer is described where the white-light printer automatically adjusts exposure of a photosensitive medium to optimize a printed image thereon. The white-light ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5936708 | Light-pattern illuminating apparatus and light-pattern illuminating method A light-pattern illuminating apparatus comprises: a light-pattern holding device in which, when a light pattern is applied to one surface thereof, the light pattern is written, and from which, when reading light is applied to another surface thereof, the ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5805196 | Apparatus for recording a color image on a color photogaphic material based on three color component image signals separated from the color image An image recording apparatus of the present invention comprises: an image processing means for compensating the color and gradation of an inputted color image; a monochromatic CRT; a display means for successively inputting color images, having a pluralit... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5757409 | Exposure method and pattern data preparation system therefor, pattern data preparation method and mask as well as exposure apparatus Selective pattern exposure with high reliability is made possible by a desired pattern of repeated pattern and a non-repeated pattern. Exposure technology is obtained to enable improvement of preparation efficiency of pattern data and to secure inspection... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5617133 | Method and apparatus for adjusting orientation of light beams in a raster scanning system A raster scanning optical system and method emits a first light beam and a second light beam onto a light receiving member. A scanning device has at least one facet for reflecting the first and the second light beams to the light receiving member. A light... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5557314 | Exposure method and pattern data preparation system therefor, pattern data preparation method and mask as well as exposure apparatus Selective pattern exposure with high reliability is made possible by a desired pattern of repeated pattern and a non-repeated pattern. Exposure technology is obtained to enable improvement of preparation efficiency of pattern data and to secure inspection... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5179462 | Laser beam composite apparatus A laser beam composite apparatus which combines more than three beams including a first beam having a first wavelength, a second beam having a second wavelength and polarized in a predetermined direction and a third beam having a second wavelength and pol... | 01/12/1993 |
| 4999791 | Computer graphics color film recording method and apparatus A colorgraphics recorder has a cathode ray tube with three parallel strips of light emitting phosphor, each emitting in one of the primary colors, with the light emitted from the phosphors focused on a film frame held in a film carrier. Each of the parall... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4933685 | Image transfer system with preliminary-exposure device A method and an apparatus of exposing a photosensitive medium for forming thereon a latent image which corresponds to an original image to be reproduced and which is developed into a visible image. The photosensitive medium has a basic minimum amount of e... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4929967 | Exposure device using CRT as exposure light source To record a CRT image on a photosensitive recording medium, the latter is exposed to an image bearing light emanated from a display screen of a CRT. Currents flowed through horizontal and vertical deflection coils are varied to thereby change the horizont... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4918536 | Facsimile recording system using photosensitive microcapsule recording medium An image recording system including a photosensitive medium having a layer of microcapsules formed on a substrate, each of the microcapsules having a photosensitive resin which is curable upon exposure to a radiation, and a colorless chromogenic material ... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4827434 | Method for time modulation in vector film recorders Time modulation in a vector film recorder is used to control the color of an image to be recorded by using a constant intensity electron beam and controlling the number of electron beam sweeps for each primary color in a color filter wheel and for each ve... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4786972 | CRT photography apparatus utilizing rotatable lens An apparatus for photographing images on a CRT comprises a single lens interposed between the CRT and a film, a lens mount for supporting the lens thereon with its optical axis positioned perpendicular to the film, and a drive mechanism for rotating the l... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4782395 | Recording of images on image sensitive material An apparatus and a method for recording images from a source which generates or presents the image, such as a screen of a cathode ray tube, onto an image sensitive material. Apparatus and method of this type are highly effective in recording a display of ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4769651 | Fiber optic cathode ray tube camera A cathode ray tube is coated on the inside of its fiber optic front plate with a broad band phosphor. In front of the front plate a second fiber optic plate is located. Three parallel strips of dichroic color filters are vapor deposited on the inside of t... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4673269 | Compact multiple image camera with color filter wheel A compact multiple image camera sequentially exposes upon a film a number of images of a video monitor that displays pictures of a patient subjected to a scanning device. The video monitor and a folded optical system move transversely of the film, which i... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4660098 | Apparatus for producing copies of a video image utilizing line pattern rotation An apparatus is disclosed for producing "hard" color copies of a video image utilizing line pattern rotation to reduce the visual perception of "raster" lines and improved image quality. Line pattern rotation is accomplished by rotating the raster line pa... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4586085 | Device for taking pictures from a monitor A device for taking pictures with a monitor, a lens, a mirror that can be moved within the path of the rays of the monitor and a film camera located in one of the ray paths that can be selected by the mirror. A transparent holder for a sheet film is attac... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4564849 | Compensation circuit for synchronizing image motion with a movable recording medium A compensation circuit is described for use in a line scan type recording apparatus where an electron beam is scanned on the face of a fiber optic cathode-ray tube (FOCRT) in synchronization with a movable recharging medium. The compensation circuit inclu... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4551732 | Method and apparatus for modulating the recording rate of an image on the recording media of a line scan graphic recorder with the velocity of the recording media In a line scan graphic recording apparatus, the beam which displays the data on the recording media must be synchronized with the movement of recording media as it is directed normal to the displaying apparatus. The rate at which the recording media moves... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4505561 | Multi-image camera An apparatus for transmitting pictures from a screen to pre-determined panels on a film sheet has a film sheet, a screen, two 45° mirrors which are disposed in a ray path between the screen and the film sheet, a lens system which is disposed in the ray p... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4343542 | Smoothing device for scan lines of a photographed CRT display A device for mechanically moving the instantaneous image spot of a cathode ray tube at right angles to the scan direction with respect to a photographic film on which the total image is recorded by vibrating a portion of the imaging system so that the spo... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4335390 | Cathode ray tube printing apparatus and method Apparatus is described for producing hard copy prints of images displayed on a raster-scanned CRT terminal. A row of light fibers 4 are attached to a preselected scan line of the CRT 3 located behind the CRT bezel 5. The other ends of the row of light fib... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4319281 | Television image recording apparatus In a device that photographs a television screen a plurality of lenses are adjacently arranged on exchangeable lens supports. In order to achieve a higher image frequency and in order to avoid operating errors during the positioning of the lenses, the dis... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4310226 | Indicia recording apparatus Apparatus for recording characters on a photographic record medium including spaced feed and takeup reels for carrying a roll of the medium. A cylindrical support disposed between the reels supports the record medium. A carriage is controllably movable op... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4277160 | Electrostatic printer An electrostatic printer comprises a movable photosensitive body, a cathode ray tube adapted to transmit a light image to the photosensitive body through an optical fiber plate located near the photosensitive body to form an electrostatic image on the pho... | 07/07/1981 |
| 3997720 | Optical picture recording system An optical picture recording system is constructed such that the lens is a linear lens, and the linear lens or the cathode ray tube is moved so as to confront the electron beam from the cathode ray tube with the linear lens at all times while, when record... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3950763 | Cathode ray tube lighthead The specification discloses a cathode ray lighthead for an electromechanical plotter. The head is adapted to be mounted upon the carriage of an X-Y Plotter in lieu of a conventional stylus. Plotting is effected on a photographic film through a combination... | 04/13/1976 |
