Author: claimsbot

1. An ocular light treatment device comprising: an outer housing including an opening; a light emitting assembly in the housing and operable to emit light through the opening in the housing, the light emitting assembly including an LED light source capable of generating an output of light suitable for ocular light therapy and of less than 2,500 lux at 12 inches.
2. The ocular light treatment device of claim 1 wherein the light emitting assembly is selected to emit light including a maximum peak in the 400 to 600 nm range of the spectrum.
3. The ocular light treatment device of claim 2 wherein the emitted light includes a range of wavelengths such that the emitted light appears white.
4. The ocular light treatment device of claim 2 wherein the maximum peak includes an energy greater than or equal to 0.010 wattsm2.
5. The ocular light treatment device of claim 2 wherein the maximum peak includes an energy greater than or equal to 0.025 wattsm2.
6. The ocular light treatment device of claim 1 wherein the light emitting assembly is selected to emit light including a maximum peak between about 420 nm and 505 nm.
7. The ocular light treatment device of claim 5 wherein the maximum peak includes an energy greater than or equal to 0.010 wattsm2.
8. The ocular light treatment device of claim 1 wherein the light emitting assembly is selected to emit light wherein of the total light energy emitted at least 25% thereof is of the wavelengths 446 to 477 nm.
9. The ocular light treatment device of claim 7 wherein of the total light energy emitted 25 to 40% thereof is in the wavelengths 446 to 477 nm.
10. The ocular light treatment device of claim 1 wherein the light emitting assembly is selected to emit light including a maximum peak between about 505 nm to 600 nm.
11. The ocular light treatment device of claim 9 wherein the maximum peak includes an energy greater than or equal to 0.010 wattsm2.
12. The ocular light treatment device of claim 1 wherein the light emitting assembly includes a screen selected to filter the emitted light such that the emitted light includes a maximum peak in the 400 to 600 nm range of the spectrum.
13. The ocular light treatment device of claim 1 wherein the LEDs are capable of emitting light peaked in the 400 to 600 nm range of the spectrum.
14. The ocular light treatment device of claim 12 wherein the LEDs are white light emitting.
15. The ocular light treatment device of claim 1 wherein the light emitting assembly is selected to emit light in a beam that has a width increasing with distance from the device.
16. The ocular light treatment device of claim 14 wherein light is emitted from the device at an angle of about 10\xb0 to 30\xb0 from an axis oriented orthogonally through a plane defined by the opening.
17. The ocular light treatment device of claim 1 further comprising a support base to support the device on a support surface spaced from a user.
18. The ocular light treatment device of claim 16 wherein the support base is detachable from the housing.
19. The ocular light treatment device of claim 16 wherein the support base is connected to the housing.
20. The ocular light treatment device of claim 16 wherein the support base is integral to the housing.
21. A method for ocular light treatment comprising: providing a device including (i) an outer housing, and (ii) a light emitting assembly in the housing and operable to emit light from the device, the light emitting assembly including a plurality of LEDs capable of generating capable of generating an output of light suitable for ocular light therapy and of less than 2,500 lux at 12 inches; setting the device at least 12 inches from a user; and operating the device to emit light toward and shining into the user’s eyes.
22. The method for ocular light treatment of claim 21 wherein the emitted light includes a maximum peak in the 400 to 600 nm range of the spectrum.
23. The method for ocular light treatment of claim 21 wherein the emitted light includes a maximum peak between about 420 nm and 505 nm.
24. The method for ocular light treatment of claim 21 wherein of the total light energy emitted at least 25% thereof is of the wavelengths 446 to 477 nm.
25. The method for ocular light treatment of claim 21 wherein the emitted light is selected to emit light including a maximum peak between about 505 nm to 600 nm.
26. The method for ocular light treatment of claim 21 wherein the light emitting assembly is selected to emit light in a beam that has a width increasing with distance from the device.
27. The method for ocular light treatment of claim 21 wherein in the step of operating the device to emit light toward and shining into the user’s eyes, the light impinging on the user is in a beam of about 30 to 50 inches horizontal width.
28. The method for ocular light treatment of claim 21 wherein the emitted light is directed upwardly toward the user’s eyes.
29. The method for ocular light treatment of claim 21 wherein the device is set on a support surface.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprising:
a main body;
an image formation unit removably mounted to the main body and having at least two cartridges disposed adjacent to each other;
a plurality of memory members respectively disposed on each cartridge to face one another; and
a communication unit disposed among the memory members, to communicate with the memory members.
2. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cartridges of the image formation unit have a length direction, and wherein the communication unit is disposed at a first end, at an opposite end, or at a middle location between the first end and the opposite end of the cartridges with respect to the length direction of the cartridges.
3. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 2, wherein the main body comprises a side to which the cartridges of the image formation unit are removably mounted, wherein the cartridges are mounted to and separated from the side by moving the cartridges along the length direction thereof, wherein the side is perpendicular to the length direction of the cartridges, and wherein the communication unit is mounted on the side.
4. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cartridges comprise a process cartridge that carries out image development and a developer supply cartridge that supplies developer to the process cartridge.
5. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory members comprise radio frequency identification (RFID) memory chips.
6. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 5, wherein the memory members are attached to the cartridges by adhesive.
7. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a bracket that supports the communication unit at the side of the main body.
8. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 7, wherein the communication unit has a pair of opposing faces and wherein the bracket has a slot for insertion of the communication unit and openings for exposing both faces of the communication unit.
9. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 1, wherein each memory unit stores service information relating to the cartridge to which the memory unit is attached.
10. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 9, wherein at least one memory unit stores service information relating to the lifespan of the cartridge to which the memory unit is attached.
11. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least one memory unit that stores service information relating to the lifespan of the cartridge to which it is attached notifies the communication unit when the lifespan of the cartridge is expired.
12. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 10, further comprising an engine controller, and wherein the communication unit communicates to the engine controller when the at least one memory unit that stores service information relating to the lifespan of the cartridge to which the memory member is attached notifies the communication unit when the lifespan of the cartridge is expired.
13. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 10, further comprising an operation panel that interfaces with a user, and wherein the communication unit communicates to the operation panel when the at least one memory unit that stores service information relating to the lifespan of the cartridge to which the memory member is attached notifies the communication unit when the lifespan of the cartridge is expired.
14. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 10, further comprising an operation panel that interfaces with a user that allows the user to instruct the communication unit to receive and relay stored service information from one of the memory units.
15. An electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprising:
a main body;
an image formation unit removably mounted to the main body and having at least two cartridges disposed adjacent to each other;
a plurality of memory members respectively disposed on each cartridge to face one another; and
a single communication unit disposed among the memory members, to communicate with the memory members.
16. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 15, wherein each memory unit stores service information relating to the cartridge to which the memory unit is attached.
17. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 15, wherein at least one memory unit stores service information relating to the lifespan of the cartridge to which the memory unit is attached.
18. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 17, wherein the at least one memory unit that stores service information relating to the lifespan of the cartridge to which it is attached notifies the communication unit when the lifespan of the cartridge is expired.
19. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 18, further comprising an engine controller and an operations panel, and wherein the communication unit communicates to the engine controller and the operations panel when the at least one memory unit that stores service information relating to the lifespan of the cartridge to which the memory member is attached notifies the communication unit when the lifespan of the cartridge is expired.
20. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus of claim 16, further comprising an operation panel that interfaces with a user that allows the user to instruct the communication unit to receive and relay stored service information from one of the memory units.

1. An array substrate for use in an IPS-LCD device, comprising:
a gate line on a substrate and disposed in a first direction;
a common line on the substrate;
first and second common electrodes substantially perpendicularly extending from the common line;
a gate insulation layer formed on the substrate to cover the gate line, the common line and the first and second common electrodes;
a data line formed on the gate insulation layer and disposed in a second direction substantially perpendicularly crossing both the gate line and the common line to define a pixel area;
a pixel electrode on the gate insulation layer, the pixel electrode having first, second and third portions, wherein the first portion is disposed between the first and second common electrodes, the entire second portion is disposed over the second common electrode, and the third portion is disposed above the common line; and
a thin film transistor at a crossing of the gate and data lines, the thin film transistor having a gate electrode, an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode,
wherein the second common electrode includes a portion at a distal end, the portion being parallel to the third portion of the pixel electrode.
2. The array substrate of claim 1, wherein the third portion of the pixel electrode is disposed directly above the common line.
3. The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein a width of the second common electrode overlapped by the second portion of the pixel electrode is larger than that of the second portion of the pixel electrode by about 6 micrometers.
4. The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the first and second portions of the pixel electrode is larger than a distance between the first portion of the pixel electrode and the second common electrode by about 3 micrometers.
5. The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein an end of the first portion of the pixel electrode is connected to the drain electrode of the thin film transistor.
6. The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein the thin film transistor further includes an ohmic contact layer on the active layer.
7. The array substrate according to claim 6, wherein the source electrode extends from the data line, the gate electrode extends from the gate line, the drain electrode extends from the first portion of the pixel electrode, the active layer is disposed above the gate electrode, and the ohmic contact layer is interposed between the active layer and the source and drain electrodes.
8. The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein the gate electrode, the gate line, the common line, the first and second common electrode, the source and drain electrodes, the data line, and the pixel electrode include one of aluminum (Al), aluminum alloy (Al alloy), chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), and tungsten (W).
9. The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein the common line and the first and second common electrodes are formed as one united body.
10. The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein the pixel electrode and the drain electrode are formed as one united body.
11. The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein the third portion of the pixel electrode and a portion of the common line form a first storage capacitor with the gate insulation layer interposed therebetween.
12. The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein the second portion of the pixel electrode and the second common electrode form a second storage capacitor with the gate insulation layer interposed therebetween.
13. An array substrate for use in an IPS-LCD device, comprising:
a gate line on a substrate and disposed in a first direction;
a common line on the substrate;
first and second common electrodes substantially perpendicularly extending from the common line;
a gate insulation layer formed on the substrate to cover the gate line, the common line and the first and second common electrodes;
a data line formed on the gate insulation layer and disposed in a second direction substantially perpendicularly crossing both the gate line and the common line to define a pixel area;
a pixel electrode on the gate insulation layer, the pixel electrode having first, second and third portions, wherein the first portion is disposed between the first and second common electrodes, the entire second portion is disposed over the second common electrode, the entire second portion being spaced apart from the first portion, and the third portion is disposed above the common line; and
a thin film transistor at a crossing of the gate and data lines, the thin film transistor having a gate electrode, an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrodes,
wherein the first and second portions of the pixel electrode perpendicularly extend directly from the third portion of the pixel electrode.
14. The array substrate of claim 13, wherein the third portion of the pixel electrode is disposed directly above the common line.
15. The array substrate according to claim 13, wherein a width of the second common electrode overlapped by the second portion of the pixel electrode is larger than that of the second portion of the pixel electrode by about 6 micrometers.
16. The array substrate according to claim 13, wherein a distance between the first and second portions of the pixel electrode is larger than a distance between the first portion of the pixel electrode and the second common electrode by about 3 micrometers.
17. The array substrate according to claim 13, wherein an end of the first portion of the pixel electrode is connected to the drain electrode of the thin film transistor.
18. The array substrate according to claim 13, wherein the thin film transistor further includes an ohmic contact layer on the active layer.
19. The array substrate according to claim 18, wherein the source electrode extends from the data line, the gate electrode extends from the gate line, the drain electrode extends from the first portion of the pixel electrode, the active layer is disposed above the gate electrode, and the ohmic contact layer is interposed between the active layer and the source and drain electrodes.
20. The array substrate according to claim 13, wherein the gate electrode, the gate line, the common line, the first and second common electrode, the source and drain electrodes, the data line, and the pixel electrode include one of aluminum (Al), aluminum alloy (Al alloy), chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), and tungsten (W).
21. The array substrate according to claim 13, wherein the common line and the first and second common electrodes are formed as one united body.
22. The array substrate according to claim 13, wherein the pixel electrode and the drain electrode are formed as one united body.
23. The array substrate according to claim 13, wherein the third portion of the pixel electrode and a portion of the common line form a first storage capacitor with the gate insulation layer interposed therebetween.
24. The array substrate according to claim 13, wherein the second portion of the pixel electrode and the second common electrode form a second storage capacitor with the gate insulation layer interposed therebetween.
25. The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein the second common electrode has a width larger than the first common electrode.
26. The array substrate according to claim 25, wherein a difference in the width of the first common electrode and the second common electrode is 6 micrometers.
27. The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein a width of the second portion of the pixel electrode is smaller than a width of the second common electrode.
28. The array substrate according to claim 13, wherein the second common electrode has a width larger than the first common electrode.
29. The array substrate according to claim 28, wherein a difference in the width of the first common electrode and the second common electrode is 6 micrometers.
30. The array substrate according to claim 13, wherein a width of the second portion of the pixel electrode is smaller than a width of the second common electrode.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A structure for reinforcing a seat mounting portion of a vehicle body, comprising:
a floor panel which has a tunnel portion that protrudes in a height direction of a vehicle, and forms a bottom of a vehicle body;
side sill members which are formed to be extended in a length direction of the vehicle, and are coupled to the floor panel at both left and right sides in a width direction of the vehicle;
a seat inner member which is coupled to the tunnel portion, and on which a seat of the vehicle is mounted;
a seat cross member which is disposed to be extended in the width direction of the vehicle, and has an outer tip portion that is coupled to a side sill member of the side sill members, and an inner tip portion that is coupled to the seat inner member;
a seat outer member which is superposed on and coupled to the outer tip portion of the seat cross member, and attached to the side sill members and the floor panel, and on which the seat of the vehicle is mounted; and
a reinforcing member which is inserted into the seat outer member to reinforce rigidity.
2. The structure of claim 1, wherein:
one or each of the side sill members has a closed cross section that has a substantially quadrangular box shape and a continuous structure in a length direction thereof, and
a plurality of ribs, which is extended upward and downward in the height direction of the vehicle andor leftward and rightward in the width direction of the vehicle, is provided in the one or each of the side sill members.
3. The structure of claim 2, wherein:
the one or each of the side sill members is integrally or monolithically made by an extrusion method.
4. The structure of claim 1, wherein:
the seat cross member has a substantially \u201c\u201d-shaped cross section that is opened downward in the height direction of the vehicle, and has a continuous structure in a length direction thereof, and
the seat cross member is made by a die casting method.
5. The structure of claim 4, wherein the seat cross member includes:
a first coupling flange which is attached to an inner surface of the side sill member in the width direction of the vehicle;
second coupling flanges which are formed to be extended in a length direction thereof at both edges in a width direction thereof to be attached to the floor panel; and
a third coupling flange which is formed to be bent in a substantially \u201c\u201d shape to be attached to an outer surface of the seat inner member in the width direction of the vehicle and an upper surface of the seat inner member in the height direction of the vehicle, respectively.
6. The structure of claim 4, wherein the reinforcing member includes:
three longitudinal reinforcing members which are formed to be extended over substantially the entire length of the seat cross member, and disposed at first predetermined intervals in a width direction of the seat cross member; and
three lateral reinforcing members which are formed to be extended in the width direction of the seat cross member, and disposed at second predetermined intervals in a length direction of the longitudinal reinforcing members.
7. The structure of claim 6, wherein:
a central lateral reinforcing member, which is positioned centrally among the lateral reinforcing members, is extended while penetrating a front surface and a rear surface of the seat cross member in the length direction of the vehicle to form coupling projections that are coupled to the seat outer member.
8. The structure of claim 7, wherein:
rigid coupling protrusions, which protrude while penetrating an upper surface of the seat cross member and have triangular shapes, are formed on outer tip portions of the longitudinal reinforcing members in the width direction of the vehicle.
9. The structure of claim 1, wherein:
the seat outer member includes a plurality of coupling flanges that is superposed on the outer tip portion of the seat cross member, formed to come into close contact with an upper surface of the outer tip portion in the height direction of the vehicle and a front surface and a rear surface of the outer tip portion in the length direction of the vehicle, respectively, and attached to the seat cross member, the floor panel, and the side sill member, respectively.
10. The structure of claim 2, wherein:
the plurality of ribs is connected to each other at a central connection portion.