Author: claimsbot

1. A system for manufacturing display objects comprising:
a print controller including at least one driver;
at least one print head coupled to the at least one driver;
a stage controller coupled to the print controller;
at least one motor coupled to the stage controller;
at least one encoder coupled to the at least one motor and the stage controller; and
a host coupled to the stage controller and the print controller,
wherein the host is adapted to transfer pattern parameter data to the print controller, and the print controller is adapted to use the pattern parameter data to trigger the at least one print head to deposit ink into pixel wells on a substrate as the substrate is moved in a print direction by the at least one motor under the direction of the stage controller in response to a command from the host.
2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a real time controller coupled to the controller and the at least one encoder and adapted to provide an enable signal to the print controller when the substrate is in position for printing.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one driver includes logic coupled to a memory and a fire pulse generator circuit.
4. The system of claim 3 wherein the logic is further coupled to the host and the stage controller.
5. The system of claim 3 wherein the logic includes one or more registers adapted to store the pattern parameter data.
6. The system of claim 5, wherein the logic is adapted to:
a) determine a timing for firing the fire pulse generator circuit based on the starting coordinate, motion of the substrate under the direction of the stage controller, and drop spacing information provided in the pattern parameter data; and
b) to transmit logic level signals to the fire pulse generator based on the timing for firing.
7. The system of claim 5 wherein the logic is adapted to store corrective displacement data in the memory and to modify the logic level signals based on the corrective displacement data.
8. The system of claim 5 wherein the pattern parameter data includes drop size information and the logic level signals further indicate an amount of ink to be jetted.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein the fire pulse generator circuit operates based on a fixed current source circuit and the amount of ink to be jetted is varied by the logic.
10. An apparatus for controlling an inkjet printing system comprising:
logic including a processor;
memory coupled to the logic; and
a fire pulse generator circuit coupled to the logic and including a connector to facilitate coupling to a print head,
wherein the logic is adapted to receive pattern parameter data, and the logic is further adapted to trigger the print head to deposit ink into pixel wells on a substrate as the substrate is moved in a print direction based on the pattern parameter data.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the logic is further coupled to communication ports adapted to connect to a host and a stage controller.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the logic includes on ore more registers adapted to store the pattern parameter data.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the logic is adapted to:
a) determine a timing for firing the fire pulse generator circuit based on the starting coordinate, motion of the substrate under the direction of the stage controller, and drop spacing information provided in the pattern parameter data; and
b) transmit logic level signals to the fire pulse generator based on the timing for firing.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the logic is adapted to store corrective displacement data in the memory and to modify the logic level signals based on the corrective displacement data.
15. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the pattern parameter data includes drop size information and the logic level signals further indicate an amount of ink to be jetted.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the fire pulse generator circuit operates based on a fixed current source circuit and the amount of ink to be jetted is varied by the logic.
17. A method of manufacturing an inkjet printing system comprising:
providing logic including a processor;
coupling memory to the logic;
coupling a fire pulse generator circuit to the logic;
coupling a connector to the fire pulse generator to facilitate coupling to a print head; and
adapting the logic to receive pattern parameter data to be used to trigger the print head to deposit ink into pixel wells on a substrate as the substrate is moved in a print direction.
18. The method of claim 15 further comprising coupling the logic to communication ports adapted to connect to a host and a stage controller.
19. The method of claim 18 further comprising storing the pattern parameter information in registers included in the logic.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising adapting the logic to:
a) determine a timing for firing the fire pulse generator circuit based on the starting coordinate, motion of the substrate under the direction of the stage controller, and drop spacing information provided in the pattern parameter data; and
b) to transmit logic level signals to the fire pulse generator based on the timing for firing.
21. The method of claim 20 further comprising adapting the logic to store corrective displacement data in the memory and to modify the logic level signals based on the corrective displacement data.
22. The method of claim 20 wherein the pattern parameter data includes drop size information.
23. The method of claim 22 further comprising adapting the fire pulse generator circuit to use a fixed current source circuit and adapting the logic to vary the amount of ink to be jetted based on the drop size information.
24. A method of printing color filters comprising:
receiving pattern parameter data;
controlling a fixed current source fire pulse generator circuit based on the pattern parameter data; and
activating a print head using a fire pulse generated by the fixed current source fire pulse generator circuit.
25. The method of claim 24 wherein the pattern parameter data includes drop size information and wherein controlling a fixed current source fire pulse generator circuit includes sending logic level signals to the fixed current source fire pulse generator circuit that indicate an amount of ink to be jetted.
26. The method of claim 25 wherein sending logic level signals to the fixed current source fire pulse generator circuit includes sending logic level signals that cause an amplitude of the fire pulse to vary linearly with time.
27. The method of claim 25 wherein controlling a fixed current source fire pulse generator circuit includes sending logic level signals to the fixed current source fire pulse generator circuit that indicate when the print head is to jet ink.
28. The method of claim 24 wherein activating a print head includes using a fire pulse having a constant slew rate.

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 flat-type antenna apparatus which has a radiating conductor and a reference conductor disposed opposite to each other and performs feeding between said radiating conductor and said reference conductor at a position offset from a center of said radiating conductor center, said antenna comprising:
an insulative material layer which has relative magnetic permeability greater than 1 and less than or equal to 10 and is placed in a gap between said radiating conductor and said reference conductor; and
a short-circuiting conductor which is disposed at a position to suppress unintended excitation and enables electric conduction between said radiating conductor and said reference conductor,
wherein said insulative material layer comprises hexagonal ferrite.
2. The antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said insulative material layer is made of an oxide magnetic material comprising a Y-type ferrite compound represented by general formula Ba2Me12Fe12O22 (where Me1 is appropriately selected from one or more of Ni2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Mg2+, Cu2+, Fe2+, and Co2+ to adjust composition).
3. The antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said insulative material layer is made of an oxide magnetic material comprising a Z-type ferrite compound represented by general formula Ba3Me12Fe24O41 (where Me1 is appropriately selected from one or more of Ni2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Mg2+, Cu2+, Fe2+, and Co2+ to adjust composition).
4. The antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said insulative material layer is made of an oxide magnetic material comprising an M-type ferrite compound represented by general formula BaMe2XFe(12-x)O19 (where Me2 is appropriately selected from one or more of Al3+, Cr3+, Sc3+, and In3+ to adjust composition, or is a mixture of the same amount of(Ti4+, Sn4+, Zn4+) and Me1).
5. The antenna apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said insulative material layer is made of oxide magnetic materials as pulverized materials and is complexed with resin to form a resin complex.
6. A flat-type antenna apparatus which has a radiating conductor and a reference conductor disposed opposite to each other and performs feeding between said radiating conductor and said reference conductor at a position offset from a center of said radiating conductor center, said antenna comprising:
an intermediate layer comprising a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers including an insulative material layer and an empty layer in a gap between said radiating conductor and said reference conductor,
wherein said insulative material layer has relative permittivity and relative magnetic permeability both greater than 1 and less than or equal to 10, and
wherein said insulative material layer comprises hexagonal ferrite.
7. The antenna apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said insulative material layer is made of an oxide magnetic material comprising a Y-type ferrite compound represented by general formula Ba2Me12Fe12O22 (where Me1 is appropriately selected from one or more of Ni2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Mg2+, Cu2+, Fe2+, and Co2+ to adjust composition).
8. The antenna apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said insulative material layer is made of an oxide magnetic material comprising a Z-type ferrite compound represented by general formula Ba3Me12Fe24O41 (where Me1 is appropriately selected from one or more of Ni2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Mg2+, Cu2+, Fe2+, and Co2+ to adjust composition).
9. The antenna apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said insulative material layer is made of an oxide magnetic material comprising an M-type ferrite compound represented by general formula BaMe2xFe(l2-x)Ol9 (where Me2 is appropriately selected from one or more of Al3+, Cr3+, Sc3+, and In3+ to adjust composition, or is a mixture of the same amount of(Ti4+, Sn4+, Zn4+) and Me1).
10. The antenna apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said insulative material layer is made of oxide magnetic materials as pulverized materials and is complexed with resin to form a resin complex.

What is claimed is:

1. An absolute position transducer, comprising:
a scale member;
a read head member, the read head member and the scale member movable relative to each other along a measuring axis;
a code track position transducer comprising:
at least one set of code track sensors formed on the read head member, each set of code track sensors including N sensors, where N is a positive integer greater than 1, and
a code track formed on the scale member, the code track having a plurality of zones distributed along the measuring axis, at least one sensible element formed in at least some of the plurality of zones; and

a signal generating and processing circuit electrically connected to each set of code track sensors;
wherein:
the sensible elements modulate an output of the N sensors of each set of code track sensors based on a relative position between the read head member and the scale member,
the sensible elements are distributed on the scale member such that each zone is capable of producing one of a set of M output states in an overlying sensor where M is greater than 2, the zones forming a series of code elements extending along the measuring axis, each consecutive set of n code elements forming a non-binary code word, and
each non-binary code word defines an absolute position of the read head member relative to the scale member to a first resolution.
2. The absolute position transducer of claim 1, wherein the at least one set of sensors are at least one set of receiver windings, and the sensible elements are flux modulators.
3. The absolute position transducer of claim 2, wherein the code track position transducer includes a code track transmitter winding formed on the read head member.
4. The absolute position transducer of claim 3, wherein:
the code track transmitter winding and each receiver winding form an inductive coupling; and
the flux modulators modulate the inductive coupling between each receiver winding and the code track transmitter winding.
5. The absolute position transducer of claim 2, wherein:
the plurality of flux modulators of the code track includes one of a plurality of flux disrupters, a plurality of flux enhancers, and a plurality of flux disrupters and flux enhancers.
6. The absolute position transducer of claim 1, wherein:
the at least one set of code track sensors comprises a first set of code track sensors and a second set of code track sensors; and
the second set of code track sensors is spatially offset from the first set of code track sensors along the measuring axis.
7. The absolute position transducer of claim 1, wherein the absolute position transducer is included in one of a caliper, a linear scale, a micrometer, a rotary encoder, a tape measure and a height gage.
8. The absolute position transducer of claim 1, further comprising at least one fine track transducer, each fine track transducer producing cyclic signals at a distinct spatial frequency and comprising:
at least one fine track sensor formed on the read head member; and
a fine track scale portion formed on the scale member, the scale portion including a plurality of sensible elements spatially distributed on the scale member along the measuring axis at the distinct spatial frequency such that an output of the at least one fine track sensor is based on a relative position between the read head member and the scale member;
wherein the at least one fine track transducer defines a fine absolute position of the read head member relative to the scale member to a second resolution finer than the first resolution defined by the code track position transducer.
9. The absolute position transducer of claim 8, wherein a phase difference between the code track transducer and one of the at least one fine track transducers generates a coarse wavelength.
10. The absolute position transducer of claim 9, wherein each coarse wavelength extends over a number P of the code words, where P is an integer number at least equal to 1.
11. The absolute position transducer of claim 8, wherein the at least one fine track transducer includes two fine track transducers, and
a phase difference between the two fine track transducers generates a coarse wavelength.
12. The absolute position transducer of claim 11, wherein each coarse wavelength extends over a number P of the code words, where P is an integer number at least equal to 1.
13. The absolute position transducer of claim 8, wherein each of the at least one fine track sensors comprises a fine track receiver winding, and the sensible elements are flux modulators.
14. The absolute position transducer of claim 13, wherein each fine track transducer includes a fine track transmitter winding formed on the read head member.
15. The absolute position transducer of claim 14, wherein:
each fine track transmitter winding and each receiver winding, respectively, form an inductive coupling; and
the plurality of flux modulators of the fine track transducers includes one of a plurality of flux disrupters, a plurality of flux enhancers, and a plurality of flux disrupters and flux enhancers.
16. The absolute position transducer of claim 13, wherein the plurality of flux modulators of the fine track scale portion includes one of a plurality of flux disrupters, a plurality of flux enhancers, and a plurality of flux disrupters and flux enhancers.
17. The absolute position transducer of claim 8, wherein:
each at least one fine track sensor comprises a first fine track receiver winding and a second fine track receiver winding; and
the first fine track receiver winding is spatially offset from the second fine track receiver winding along the measuring axis.
18. The absolute position transducer of claim 17, wherein the first fine track receiver winding is spatially offset from the second fine track receiver winding by one-quarter of a wavelength of the at least one fine track receiver winding.
19. The absolute position transducer of claim 14, wherein a single transmitter winding forms both the at least one fine track transmitter winding and a code track transmitter winding.
20. The absolute position transducer of claim 1, wherein each consecutive set of n code elements forms a sequential non-binary code word.
21. The absolute position transducer of claim 1, wherein each consecutive set of n code elements forms a pseudo random non-binary code word.
22. The absolute position transducer of claim 1, wherein the at least one set of code track sensors includes J*n1 sensors overlying a set of n code elements, where J is the number of sensors per code element.
23. A method for determining an absolute position of a first member relative to a second member in an absolute position transducer, comprising:
inputting a set of j adjacent code element measurements, each code element measurement responsive to at least one of a plurality of code elements positioned on one of the first and second members and extending along a measurement axis;
converting each of the j code element measurements into an output value;
determining a relative position of the j output values to a starting point of a j-digit absolute position non-binary code word;
determining the j-digit absolute position non-binary code word based on the determined relative position of the j output values to the starting point; and
determining a first-resolution absolute position measurement based on the j-digit non-binary code word.
24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:
taking an incremental position measurement between the first and second members at a second resolution; and
determining a second-resolution absolute position measurement between the first and second members from the first-resolution absolute position measurement and the second-resolution incremental position measurement;
wherein the first resolution is coarser than the second resolution.
25. The method of claim 24, wherein taking the second-resolution incremental position measurement comprises:
determining a phase F of the second-resolution incremental position measurement, and
determining the second-resolution incremental position measurement from the phase F and an incremental scale wavelength F.
26. The method of claim 23, wherein determining the relative position of the j output values to the starting point of the j-digit absolute position non-binary code word comprises:
determining a phase difference between two fine track transducers, the phase difference corresponding to a relative position of the first and second members within a coarse wavelength of the absolute position transducer; and
determining the relative position of the j output values to the starting point of the absolute position non-binary code word based on the determined phase difference and a predetermined relationship between a relative position of the starting point and a predetermined position within the coarse wavelength.
27. The method of claim 23, wherein determining the relative position of the output values to the starting point of the absolute position non-binary code word comprises:
determining a phase difference between a fine track transducer and a code track transducer, the phase difference corresponding to a relative position of the first and second members within a coarse wavelength of the absolute position transducer; and
determining the relative position of the j output values to the starting point of the absolute position non-binary code word based on the determined phase difference and a predetermined relationship between a relative position of the starting point and a predetermined position within the coarse wavelength.

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 washable pet diaper and clothing component system (100) for preventing a pet from urinating or defecating on a ground surface, wherein the system (100) comprises:
(a) a tubular torso component (110) having a torso component anterior end (112), an open torso component posterior end (114), a torso component top (116), a torso component bottom (118), a torso component first side (122), and a torso component second side (124),

wherein an elastic head aperture (126) is centrally disposed at an intersection of the torso component anterior end (112) and the torso component top (116),
wherein a first elastic leg aperture (128) is disposed on the torso component bottom (118) adjacent to the torso component first side (122) proximal to the torso component anterior end (112), wherein a second elastic leg aperture (128) is disposed on the torso component bottom (118) adjacent to the torso component second side (124) proximal to the torso component anterior end (112),
wherein a vertical center plane (130) divides the torso component first side (122) from the torso component second side (124) and runs from the torso component anterior end (112) to the torso component posterior end (114),
wherein a first series of male snap components (142) is disposed on the torso component top (116) on the torso component first side (122), wherein a second series of male snap components (144) is disposed on the torso component top (116) on the torso component second side (124), wherein a third series of male snap components (146) is disposed on the torso component bottom (118) on the torso component first side (122),
wherein a fourth series of male snap components (148) is disposed on the torso component bottom (118) on the torso component second side (124),
wherein a first hip mating female snap component (150) is disposed on the torso component bottom (118) on the torso component first side (122) posterior to the first elastic leg aperture (128), wherein a second hip mating female snap component (152) is disposed on the torso component bottom (118) on the torso component second side (124) posterior to the second elastic leg aperture (128),
wherein the torso component (110) is constructed from a first material (160); and
(b) a pelvic component (170) having an open pelvic component anterior end (172), a pelvic component posterior end (174), a pelvic component top (176), a pelvic component bottom (178), a pelvic component first side (182), and a pelvic component second side (184),

wherein an elastic tail aperture (190) is centrally disposed at an intersection of the pelvic component posterior end (174) and the pelvic component top (176),
wherein the vertical center plane (130) divides the pelvic component first side (182) from the pelvic component second side (184) and runs from the pelvic component anterior end (172) to the pelvic component posterior end (174),
wherein a first female snap component (192) is disposed on the pelvic component top (176) on the pelvic component first side (182), wherein a second female snap component (194) is disposed on the pelvic component top (176) on the pelvic component second side (184), wherein a third female snap component (196) is disposed on the pelvic component bottom (178) on the pelvic component first side (182), wherein a fourth female snap component (198) is disposed on the pelvic component bottom (178) on the pelvic component second side (184),
wherein a first hip male snap component (200) is disposed on the pelvic component top (176) on the pelvic component first side (182), wherein a second hip male snap component (202) is disposed on the pelvic component top (176) on the pelvic component second side (184),
wherein the pelvic component (170) is constructed from the first material (160),
wherein the pelvic component (170) comprises a padded absorbent member (210) centrally disposed in a pelvic component groin region (186), wherein the padded absorbent member (210) is disposed from the pelvic component anterior end (172) running to the elastic tail aperture (190), wherein the padded absorbent member (210) is constructed from a second material (162);
wherein the tubular torso component (110) is adapted to be disposed on the pet via sliding the elastic head aperture (126) over a head of the pet, sliding the first elastic leg aperture (128) over a first front leg, and sliding the second elastic leg aperture (128) over a second front leg,
wherein the pelvic component (170) is adapted to be placed on the pet via sliding the elastic tail aperture (190) over a tail of the pet, snapping the first female snap component (192) onto one of the first series of male snap components (142), snapping the second female snap component (194) onto one of the second series of male snap components (144), snapping the third female snap component (196) onto one of the third series of male snap components (146), snapping the fourth female snap component (198) onto one of the fourth series of male snap components (148), wherein the padded absorbent member (210) is adapted to be disposed adjacent to the groin region of the pet,
wherein for wearing the pelvic component (170) in an alternate fashion away from the groin region for stowage allowing the groin area of the pet to be exposed, the pelvic component (170) is adapted to be placed on the pet snapping the third female snap component (196) onto one of the third series of male snap components (146), snapping the fourth female snap component (198) onto one of the fourth series of male snap components (148), snapping the first hip mating female snap component (150) to the first hip male snap component (200), snapping the second hip mating female snap component (152) to the second hip male snap component (202) while tightly folding at the pelvic component groin region (186) in half.
2. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the first material (160) is a terry cloth.
3. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the second material (162) is terry cloth.
4. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the second material (162) is constructed from a paper absorbent material.
5. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the system (100) is constructed from a washable material.
6. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the pelvic component (170) is disposable, wherein the pelvic component (170) is constructed from a paper material.
7. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the system (100) comprises suspenders (220), wherein the suspenders are attached to the pelvic component (170) for wearing the pelvic component (170) in an alternate fashion without the torso component (110), wherein the suspenders (220) are adjustable via one or more suspender adjustment components (222) disposed on the suspenders (220), wherein the suspenders attach to the pelvic component (170) via a plurality of suspender snap components (224), wherein the plurality of suspender snap components (224) is attached to each of the third female snap component (196), fourth female snap component (198), the first hip male snap component (200), and the second hip male snap component (202).