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20080289731 | Method of producing aluminum alloy sheet for lithographic printing plate - A method of producing an aluminum alloy sheet for a lithographic printing plate includes homogenizing an ingot of an aluminum alloy at 500 to 610° C. for one hour or more, the aluminum alloy containing 0.05 to 1.5% of Mg, 0.1 to 0.7% of Fe, 0.03 to 0.15% of Si, 0.0001 to 0.10% of Cu, and 0.0001 to 0.1% of Ti, with the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities, subjecting the homogenized product to rough hot rolling, a start temperature of the rough hot rolling being 430 to 500° C. and a finish temperature of the rough hot rolling being 400° C. or more, holding the product subjected to the rough hot rolling for 60 to 300 seconds after completion of the rough hot rolling to recrystallize the surface of the product, subjecting the resulting product to finish hot rolling that is finished at 320 to 370° C., and winding up the resulting product in the shape of a coil to obtain a hot-rolled product having a surface with an average recrystallized grain size in a direction perpendicular to a rolling direction of 50 μm or less. The aluminum alloy may contain 2 to 30 ppm of Pb. | 11-27-2008 |
20090014103 | Aluminum alloy sheet for lithographic printing plate and method of producing the same - An aluminum alloy sheet for a lithographic printing plate is obtained by homogenizing an ingot of an aluminum alloy at 500 to 610° C. for one hour or more, the aluminum alloy containing 0.03 to 0.15% of Si, 0.2 to 0.6% of Fe, 0.005 to 0.05% of Ti, and 2 to 30 ppm of Pb, with the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities, subjecting the homogenized product to rough hot rolling, a start temperature of the rough hot rolling being 430 to 500° C. and a finish temperature of the rough hot rolling being 400° C. or more, holding the product subjected to rough hot rolling for 60 to 300 seconds after the completion of the rough hot rolling to recrystallize the surface of the product, and subjecting the resulting product to finish hot rolling that is finished at 320 to 370° C. The aluminum alloy sheet has an average recrystallized grain diameter of 50 μm or less in a surface area in a direction perpendicular to a rolling direction, and has a Pb concentration 100 to 400 times an average Pb concentration in a surface area up to a depth of 0.2 μm from the surface of the aluminum alloy sheet. | 01-15-2009 |
20120168218 | ANISOTROPICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is an anisotropically conductive member that has a dramatically increased density of disposed conductive paths, can be used as an electrically connecting member or inspection connector for electronic components such as semiconductor devices even today when still higher levels of integration have been achieved, and has excellent flexibility. The anisotropically conductive member includes an insulating base and a plurality of conductive paths made of a conductive material, insulated from one another, and extending through the insulating base in the thickness direction of the insulating base, one end of each of the conductive paths protruded on one side of the insulating base, the other end of each of the conductive paths exposed or protruded on the other side thereof. The insulating base is made of a resin material and the conductive paths are formed at a density of at least 1,000,000 conductive paths/mm | 07-05-2012 |
20120189959 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING ORIGINAL PLATE - A presensitized plate having a long press life and excellent resistance to scum and corrosive micro-stains and capable of on-press development is provided. The presensitized plate includes a photosensitive layer containing (A) a sensitizing dye, (B) a polymerization initiator, (C) a polymerizable compound, and (D) a binder polymer; and a protective layer which are formed on a support in this order. The support is prepared from an aluminum alloy plate containing intermetallic compound particles with a circle equivalent diameter of 0.2 μm or more at a surface density of 35,000 pcs/mm | 07-26-2012 |
20150024325 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING ORIGINAL PLATE - A presensitized plate having a long press life and excellent resistance to scum and corrosive micro-stains and capable of on-press development is provided. The presensitized plate includes a photosensitive layer containing (A) a sensitizing dye, (B) a polymerization initiator, (C) a polymerizable compound, and (D) a binder polymer; and a protective layer which are formed on a support in this order. The support is prepared from an aluminum alloy plate containing intermetallic compound particles with a circle equivalent diameter of 0.2 μm or more at a surface density of 35,000 pcs/mm | 01-22-2015 |
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20090101284 | Table for plasma processing apparatus and plasma processing apparatus - An object of the present invention is to suppress damage of an electrostatic chuck, by controlling stress exerted on each part of a table, which includes an electrically conductive material, i.e., an electrode for generating plasma, a dielectric layer for enhancing the in-plane uniformity of a plasma process, and an electrostatic chuck. The table for a plasma processing apparatus includes an electrically conductive member connected with a high frequency power source and adapted for plasma generation, for drawing ions present in the plasma, or for both thereof; a dielectric layer provided on a top face of the electrically conductive member, having a central portion and a peripheral portion that are different in thickness relative to each other, and adapted for providing uniformity of high frequency electric field intensity in a plane over the substrate to be processed; and an electrode film for an electrostatic chuck, provided in the dielectric layer and adapted for electrostatically chucking the substrate onto a top face of the dielectric layer. With such configuration, the stress exerted on the electrostatic chuck due to temperature change can be controlled. | 04-23-2009 |
20110192540 | TABLE FOR PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to suppress damage of an electrostatic chuck, by controlling stress exerted on each part of a table, which includes an electrically conductive material, i.e., an electrode for generating plasma, a dielectric layer for enhancing the in-plane uniformity of a plasma process, and an electrostatic chuck. The table for a plasma processing apparatus includes an electrically conductive member connected with a high frequency power source and adapted for plasma generation, for drawing ions present in the plasma, or for both thereof; a dielectric layer provided on a top face of the electrically conductive member, having a central portion and a peripheral portion that are different in thickness relative to each other, and adapted for providing uniformity of high frequency electric field intensity in a plane over the substrate to be processed; and an electrode film for an electrostatic chuck, provided in the dielectric layer and adapted for electrostatically chucking the substrate onto a top face of the dielectric layer. With such configuration, the stress exerted on the electrostatic chuck due to temperature change can be controlled. | 08-11-2011 |
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20100063352 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND DRIVE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A movement detection circuit analyzes image data from a DSP, and detects an amount of movement of an object relative to a solid-state image sensor. A CPU compares a movement detection value with a threshold value. When the movement detection value is the threshold value or less, a normal light source and a special light source are alternately turned on and off at intervals of charge accumulation time of the solid-state image sensor. Normal light moving images and special light moving images are simultaneously displayed on a screen. When the movement detection value exceeds the threshold value, write of the special light moving images is inhibited. A display control circuit displays on the screen one of the normal light moving images, a special light still image, and tiled windows for simultaneously showing the normal light moving images and special light still image. | 03-11-2010 |
20100063355 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - In an endoscope, a solid-state image pickup device images an object, to output an image signal. In a processing apparatus, an illuminator applies normal light and specific light having spectral distribution different from the normal light to the object. A display control unit operates according to the image signal, to cause display of a normal image of the object produced by applying the normal light, and a specific image of the object produced by applying the specific light. A motion detector detects information of relative motion of the object. A controller controls the illuminator, causes alternate emission of the normal and specific light periodically at a storage period of the image pickup device if the motion information is equal to or smaller than a threshold level, and causes emission of the normal light without emitting the specific light if the motion information is greater than the threshold level. | 03-11-2010 |
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20080241486 | Liquid Crystal Display Device with Evaluation Patterns Disposed Thereon, and Method for Manufacturing the Same - Direct exposure equipment having a multiple heads generally conducts overlapping exposure at an exposure area boundary between the heads. In such a case, if the heads are misaligned, a flaw will occur in a pattern shape at an area that is subject to overlapping exposure. To overcome this, TEGs are disposed for evaluating line width and resistance at an overlapping exposure area between the exposure heads and at a returning exposure area formed when direct exposure equipment having a multi-head configuration exposes a substrate. By examining measured values from these TEGs, a misalignment in the multiple exposure heads is detected. | 10-02-2008 |
20090262319 | MASKLESS EXPOSURE METHOD - A maskless exposure method of drawing a circuit pattern includes: moving a substrate with respect to a projection optical system; scanning, by the projection optical system, the substrate in a first direction; shifting a scanning region in a second direction; scanning the substrate in the first direction so that an overlapping part is formed. A plurality of marks different from the circuit pattern are exposed in a vicinity of the overlapping part. The plurality of marks are a set of marks at least including two marks disposed on one side of the overlapping part and two marks disposed on another side of the overlapping part. Deviations between the pair of the scanning regions, an inclination of exposing light, and a yawing angle of a stage are analyzed by measuring deviations of distances among the plurality of marks. Calibration data are obtained from a result of the analyzing. | 10-22-2009 |
20100277450 | Display Device - A display device includes a first substrate having a display area with a plurality of pixels on a main surface and a first seal area formed at a periphery of the display area, and a second substrate disposed to cover the main surface of the first substrate, and having a second seal area at a part of the second substrate opposite to the first seal area. At least one driving circuit is arranged outside of the display area on the first substrate. The second substrate has a recessed portion formed at a part of the main surface of the second substrate within the second seal area, and a film coats the recessed portion and/or an outside of the second substrate. A moisture absorbent layer is arranged in the recessed portion so as to be adhered to the recessed portion or the film when the film coats the recessed portion. | 11-04-2010 |
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20100302308 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes an inkjet head having an ejection surface on which a plurality of nozzles are formed, a cap including (1) a bottom surface portion, (2) an annular elastic member, (3) a plate member, and (4) at least one discharge outlet, and a discharge mechanism. The elastic member includes a contact portion which is provided on an inner circumferential surface thereof and which is configured to be distant from the plate member when the end portion of the elastic member is not in contact with the ejection surface, and to be in contact with the plate member along an outer circumference of the plate member by elastic deformation of the elastic member when the end portion of the elastic member is in contact with the ejection surface. | 12-02-2010 |
20110205309 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND LIQUID-DROPLET EJECTION HEAD - A piezoelectric actuator disposed on a surface of a flow-path forming member may comprise a first piezoelectric layer disposed farthest from the surface of the flow-path forming member. The piezoelectric actuator may comprise a surface electrode disposed on one surface of the first piezoelectric layer opposite the surface of the flow-path forming member. The piezoelectric actuator may comprise a land bonded to a terminal of a power supply member. The piezoelectric actuator may comprise a continuous detection electrode including an outer peripheral portion extending along the outline of an area that opposes the land to surround the area and being disposed on one of the other surface of the first piezoelectric layer and a surface of a second piezoelectric layer. | 08-25-2011 |
20110310147 | LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE CAPABLE OF REDUCING VOLTAGE APPLICATION PERIOD AND PREVENTING LEAKAGE OF LIQUID - A driving-signal applying section maintains a first driving signal at a first low voltage prior to and subsequent to a first voltage application period during which voltage is applied to a first active potion based on image data for one recording medium, maintains a second driving signal at a second low voltage prior to and subsequent to a second voltage application period during which voltage is applied to a second active portion based on the image data, changes the second driving signal from the second low voltage to a second high voltage at a first time point that is a first predetermined period before a second time point that is a starting time point of the first voltage application period, and maintains the second driving signal at the second high voltage from the first time point until the second time point. | 12-22-2011 |
20120223988 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, CONTROL DEVICE USED THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In the manufacturing process of a printer, a check (check associated with the liquid ejecting performance of ejection outlets) on the heads is performed, and the heads are ranked based on the result of the check. The heads that are high in liquid ejecting performance are classified as a first rank; the heads that are low in liquid ejecting performance, as a second rank; and the heads that are lower in ejecting performance than the heads of the second rank, as a third rank. The heads of the third rank are dealt with as not applied to the printer. The heads of the second rank are distributed to a color inkjet head that ejects a color ink or to a pretreatment liquid ejecting head that ejects a colorless liquid. The heads of the first rank are distributed to a black inkjet head that ejects black ink. | 09-06-2012 |
20140111579 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION RECORDING DEVICE - A liquid ejection head includes an ejection surface having a plurality of ejection opening sets each of which consists of at least two ejection openings adjacent to each other in a given direction. A straight line defined to connect between centers of the respective at least two ejection openings is parallel with the ejection surface and is inclined with respect to the given direction and a perpendicular direction that is perpendicular to the given direction. The straight line defined in one of each adjacent two of the ejection opening sets, which are adjacent to each other in the given direction, and the straight line defined in another of the each adjacent two of the ejection opening sets, are inclined with respect to the perpendicular direction, in respective directions opposite to each other. Also disclosed is a liquid ejection recording device including the liquid ejection head. | 04-24-2014 |
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20090051449 | DIELECTRIC RESONATOR OSCILLATOR AND RADAR SYSTEM USING THE SAME - In the mass production of dielectric resonator oscillators (DROs), it is necessary to regulate the position where a dielectric resonator is placed with a high degree of accuracy and thus time required for the assembly work increases undesirably. Further, a terminating resistor and earthing means are formed at an end of a transmission line that is electromagnetically coupled to the dielectric resonator and constitutes the resonator on a dielectric substrate, and as a result the production cost increases. The present invention is characterized in that, in the components of a DOR, only a transmission line is formed on a dielectric substrate, and an oscillating active element and a terminating resistor and the earthing means on an MMIC chip are connected to the transmission line with metallic wires, metallic ribbons, or the like. Further, an open stub is formed in the middle of the transmission line on the side close to the oscillating active element when it is viewed from the dielectric resonator. | 02-26-2009 |
20090085796 | Radar Apparatus - A distance measuring apparatus comprising a transmission antenna to radiate a transmission radio wave; a reception antenna to receive a reflected signal from a target; an analog-to-digital converter to perform an analog-to-digital conversion for converting a reception signal; and a signal processing unit to process the converted signal and to detect the target, in which a transmission frequency of the transmission radio wave to be radiated is switched at a timing synchronized with a sampling frequency of the analog-to-digital conversion, the transmission frequency is switched in accordance with an arbitrary pattern within a frequency band, and the reception signal is rearranged in order on the basis of the arbitrary pattern at a time of the transmission to then be subject to a radar signal processing. | 04-02-2009 |
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20090103898 | CONTENT SHOOTING APPARATUS - In a content shooting apparatus (Acc) for recording content data (Sav) containing video, audio, or data onto an information recording medium ( | 04-23-2009 |
20090110372 | CONTENT SHOOTING APPARATUS - A content shooting apparatus is provided, in which thresholds for generating metadata concerning shot images can be calibrated in accordance with shooting conditions. | 04-30-2009 |
20100091113 | CONTENT SHOOTING APPARATUS - A content shooting apparatus is provided which is suitable for generating a digest meeting the user's desire. | 04-15-2010 |
20120019685 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A camcorder ( | 01-26-2012 |
20130100254 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image capture device includes: first and second shooting sections, each of which is configured to shoot an image of a subject; and a signal processing section configured to generate, based on first and second images that have been shot by the first and second shooting sections, respectively, information indicating the amount of parallax between the first and second images. Based on at least one of the states of the first and second images, a zoom power during shooting, and the tilt of the image capture device during shooting, the signal processing section generates control information indicating the degree of stereoscopic property of a 3D image to be generated based on the first and second images or indicating whether or not the 3D image needs to be output, and records the control information and the information indicating the amount of parallax. | 04-25-2013 |
20130101263 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, PLAYER, SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A system of the present disclosure comprises a shooting system and a playback system. The shooting system includes first and second shooting sections and a disparity calculating section that generates a differential image representing a difference between first and second images that have been shot by the first and second shooting sections, respectively. The playback system includes an image generating section that generates, based on the differential image and the first image, a third image that has as high a resolution as the first image and that forms, along with the first image, a 3D image. The image generating section generates, based on the first image and the differential image, a depth map representing the amount of parallax between the first and second images, and generates the third image based on the first image and the depth map. | 04-25-2013 |
20130107015 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, PLAYER, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD | 05-02-2013 |
20130342641 | STEREOSCOPIC SHOOTING DEVICE - A stereoscopic shooting device includes: a first shooting section that obtains a first image; a second shooting section that outputs a second image; an angle of view matching section that cuts image portions to have the same angle of view from the first and second images; a parallax information generating section that generates parallax information indicating parallax between the two image portions; a reliability information generating section that generates reliability information indicating the degree of reliability of the parallax information based on at least one of the first and second images and the parallax information; and an image generating section that generates, based on the parallax information and the first image, a third image that forms, with the first image, stereoscopic images. The parallax information generating section corrects the parallax information based on the reliability information. | 12-26-2013 |
20140002612 | STEREOSCOPIC SHOOTING DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
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20100028323 | VERMIN EXTERMINATION USING LYSOZYME, SALT OR BIOLOGICAL FRAGMENT THEREOF, OR LYSOZYME-RELATED PEPTIDE AS AN EGG RECOGNITION PHEROMONE - The present invention provides a mimetic egg comprising lysozyme, a salt or biological fragment thereof or a lysozyme-related peptide and an active ingredient in its base material mimicking an egg of a vermin; and a vermin exterminating method using the mimetic egg. | 02-04-2010 |
20110091409 | ARTIFICIAL TERMITE EGG HAVING BETA-GLUCOSIDASE AS TERMITE EGG RECOGNITION PHEROMONE, AND CONTROL OF TERMITES USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a mimetic egg comprising β-glucosidase, a salt thereof, a biological fragment thereof or a β-glucosidase-related peptide as an egg recognition pheromone in its base material mimicking an egg of a insect pests, particularly a termite, a method for exterminating and controlling insect pests, and a tool for a biological study using the same. | 04-21-2011 |
20120282214 | EXTERMINATION TECHNIQUES UTILIZING TERMITE EGG VOLATILE CALLING PHEROMONE AND QUEEN PHEROMONE - The present invention provides a termite attractant comprising 1-butanol, 2-butanol, or esters, ketones, ethers, carboxylic acids thereof, or salts thereof; a mimic termite-egg comprising the attractant; and a method for exterminating and controlling termites using the attractant or mimic termite-egg. | 11-08-2012 |
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20080220364 | Image forming apparatus and method of abrading photoconductor of the apparatus - An image forming apparatus of the present invention is arranged to hold an intermediate transfer belt and a photoconductive drum out of contact with each other. In a non image formation process in a first mode, the intermediate transfer belt and the photoconductive drum are separated from each other upon completion of the image formation, thereby preventing contamination of the photoconductive drum due to back transfer. In a non image formation process in a second mode, the intermediate transfer belt and the photoconductive drum are separated from each other upon completion of the image formation, and then the intermediate transfer belt and the photoconductive drum are contacted with each other again upon completion of secondary transfer of an image. They are driven for a predetermined time with a speed difference therebetween, thereby abrading the surface of the photoconductive drum to refresh it. | 09-11-2008 |
20090175636 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To prevent image defects such as fog and irregularities caused by the accumulation of the oppositely charged toner by flying the toner toward a photoreceptor to compulsorily consume the toner even though the toner is oppositely charged toner having a small charged amount. A potential difference between the photoreceptor and the development roller is set at a value at which the normally charged toner on the development roller can be flown toward the photoreceptor in the development phase at the time of compulsorily consuming the toner, and this potential difference is set at a value at which the flown normally charged toner can be returned to the development roller in the recovery phase. A development duty and a frequency f are set in such a way that a time period in the development phase is larger than a time taken for the normally charged toner on the development roller to fly to a point located midway between the development roller and the photoreceptor and is smaller than a time taken for arriving at the photoreceptor, and a time period in the recovery phase is larger than a time taken before the normally charged toner arrived at the point located midway between the development roller and the photoreceptor arrives at the photoreceptor, returns to the development roller to beaten out the oppositely charged toner and the oppositely charged toner beaten out flies to the photoreceptor. | 07-09-2009 |
20090311011 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a developing device which is capable of suppressing the generation of a fogging phenomenon and deposition of carrier particles to an electrostatic latent image carrier and developing the electrostatic latent image efficiently, the device comprising a development sleeve and a magnet body onto which the sleeve is fitted, and using a two-component developer. An angular position which indicates the peak value of the magnetic flux density in the normal direction produced by a development pole of the magnet body is shifted downstream from the center position of the development pole in the direction of movement of the surface of a photosensitive member in a development region. The present invention also provides an image forming apparatus which can form high-quality images with reduced noise such as fogging by mounting the developing device. | 12-17-2009 |
20110217054 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF EFFECTIVELY SUPPRESSING THERMAL ENERGY RELEASED EXTERNALLY FROM DEVICE DUE TO THERMAL CONVECTION AND HOT AIR FLOW - A fixing device for fixing a toner image onto a recording paper includes a heating member for heating the recording paper, a pressing member for pressing the heating member by pressure-applying contact, a casing accommodating the heating member and the pressing member, and being provided with an exit port for discharging the recording paper, and a closing unit added to the exit port for keeping a temperature of the casing. The closing unit has a rotation member, and an opposed member forming a nip region together with the rotation member. | 09-08-2011 |
20110229222 | FIXING DEVICE FOR FIXING TONER IMAGE ON RECORDING MEDIUM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A fixing device fixes a toner image on a recording medium. In the fixing device, a heating unit heats a recording medium. A pressing unit presses a recording medium in pressure contact with the heating unit. The heating unit and the pressing unit are accommodated in a casing. A heat reflecting unit is provided between the heating unit and the casing. An intermediate member is provided between the heating unit and the heat reflecting unit. | 09-22-2011 |
20110236070 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device for fixing a toner image onto a recording paper sheet includes a heating member for heating the recording paper sheet, a pressing member for applying a pressure by forming contact with the heating member, a casing accommodating the heating member and the pressing member, and provided with an exit port for discharging the recording paper sheet, and a closing portion arranged at the exit port for keeping a temperature of the casing. The closing portion has a rotation member, and an opposed member forming a nip region together with the rotation member. A separating unit for changing at least a part of the closing portion from a closed state to an open state. | 09-29-2011 |
20110293343 | FUSING APPARATUS USED TO FUSE TONER IMAGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fusing apparatus allows a recording member to pass through between a heat member and a pressure member, to transport and heat the recording member, and thereby fuses a toner image on the recording member. The heat member has a release layer, a low emissivity member, and an elastic layer. The release layer is formed on an outermost layer of the heat member. The low emissivity member is provided between the heat source and the release layer so as to abut on the release layer, and is made of a material with a lower emissivity than a material forming the release layer. The elastic layer is provided between the heat source and the low emissivity member. The release layer has infrared transmission properties at wavelengths of 2 to 10 μm. | 12-01-2011 |
20110299898 | FUSING APPARATUS USED TO FUSE TONER IMAGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fusing apparatus allows a recording member to pass through between a heat member and a pressure member, to transport and heat the recording member, and thereby fuses a toner image on the recording member. The fusing apparatus includes a temperature detector for detecting a surface temperature of the heat member in a non-contact manner. A surface of the heat member is configured such that a region of the surface all around a cylindrical configuration that faces a temperature detection area of the temperature detector has a higher emissivity than other regions. | 12-08-2011 |
20120121301 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a fixing device successively pressurizing and heating a toner image on a recording member being conveyed to fix the toner image onto the recording member, including a pressure roller, a heating roller arranged opposite to the pressure roller and sandwiching, with the pressure roller, the recording member with the toner image formed thereon to pressurize and heat the toner image on the recording member, thereby fixing the toner image onto the recording member, and a housing storing the pressure roller and the heating roller. The housing has a region covered with an emission reducing member smaller in emission rate than the housing. | 05-17-2012 |
20130243471 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having; a fusing unit that heats and presses a recording medium with an image transferred thereto, thereby fixing the image thereon; a first duct section in which air that contains emissions generated by the fusing unit flows; an ion generation unit provided away from the first duct section to generate ions; a second duct section in which air that contains the ions generated by the ion generation unit flows; a third duct section connected to the first and second duct sections, such that air flows in from the first and second duct sections, whereby the emissions are charged by the ions; a filter unit provided in the third duct section to trap the charged emissions; and a blowing unit that generates air flows from the connections with the first and second duct sections in the third duct section toward the filter unit. | 09-19-2013 |
20140140525 | SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE - A sound output device to be mounted in equipment, the device comprises: a memory unit configured to store correction information for at least one from among date, day and time; a sound reproducing unit configured to reproduce a sound signal representing an additional sound for an operation sound of the equipment, to read, from the memory unit, correction information corresponding to at least one of the current date, day, and time from the memory unit, and to then output a reproduced sound signal after correcting its sound pressure level in accordance with the correction information being read; and a sound output unit configured to emit the additional sound based on the sound signal outputted by the sound reproducing unit. | 05-22-2014 |
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20090015628 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus that enables a cap and a recording head stuck together to be easily separated is provided. The inkjet recording apparatus has a rotatably supported cap holder retaining a cap for covering ejection orifices in a recording head, and an actuator that moves the cap holder to bring the cap into contact with and away from the recording head. A first contact portion configured to seal an ejection orifice row and a second contact portion connected to the outer surface of the first contact portion and configured to be pressed against the ejection orifice surface are provided on a surface of the cap to be brought into contact with the ejection orifice surface. The actuator acts on the cap holder at a position to the second contact portion side of the rotational axis of the cap holder. | 01-15-2009 |
20090153611 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - A method of moving a cap apart from a printhead within a short period of time without damaging a printing apparatus when the cap sticks to the printhead. A cap moving unit is driven to try to move the cap apart from the printhead. When a detection unit for detecting that the cap has moved apart from the printhead detects that the cap has not moved apart from the printhead, it is controlled to slightly reciprocate the carriage while driving the cap moving unit. When the detection unit detects that the cap has moved apart from the printhead under this control, the slight reciprocation of the carriage is forcibly stopped. | 06-18-2009 |
20140147060 | MOVING APPARATUS - A moving apparatus includes a moving member configured to reciprocate along a first direction, a guide configured to contact a sliding portion of the moving member via a lubricant and to guide a movement of the moving member, and a structure configured to restrain the lubricant applied to the guide from being squeezed out of a sliding region of the guide, where the guide contacts the sliding portion, in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction utilizing the movement of the moving member. | 05-29-2014 |
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20110062906 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR - A motor controlling device is provided that controls a brushless motor having a plurality of phases based on magnetic pole signals output by a plurality of magnetic pole signal output sections each corresponding to one of the phases. The motor controlling device includes an abnormality determining section, a signal generating section, and a motor controlling section. The abnormality determining section determines whether a magnetic pole signal output by each magnetic pole signal output section is an abnormal magnetic pole signal. When the abnormality determining section determines that at least one of the magnetic pole signals is an abnormal magnetic pole signal, the signal generating section generates a simulated signal corresponding to the abnormal magnetic pole signal based on the normal magnetic pole signals other than the abnormal magnetic pole signal and the rotational state of the brushless motor. The motor controlling section controls the brushless motor based on the simulated signal and the normal magnetic pole signals when the signal generating section generates the simulated signal. | 03-17-2011 |
20120074767 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - A vehicle brake system is provided with a hydraulic brake device, a regenerative brake device incorporating a generator motor, and a brake control device. The control device includes a section for calculating a driver target brake force for each wheel corresponding to a manipulation amount of a braking manipulation member, a section for enabling the brake control device itself to set compensation brake forces for respective wheels, a section for selecting a larger one of the driver target brake force and the compensation brake force for each wheel and for subtracting a base hydraulic brake force from the selected brake force to set differences for respective wheels as compensated target brake forces for the wheels, and a section for controlling the distribution of the compensated target brake force for each wheel to a controlled hydraulic brake force for each wheel and a regenerative brake force for each driving wheel. | 03-29-2012 |
20120074768 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - Vehicle brake system comprises a hydraulic brake device, a regenerative brake device to drive wheels driven by a generator-motor and a brake control device for cooperatively controlling the hydraulic brake force and the regenerative brake force in response to an operation amount of a brake operation member. This vehicle brake system further includes a differential amount calculating portion calculating a differential amount by subtracting a regeneration execution brake force obtained by execution of the generator-motor from a regeneration request brake force, a regenerative range judging portion for judging whether the regeneration request brake force is within a range of a re-generable brake force which is executable by the generator-motor and a hydraulic pressure restricting portion for restricting increase of the hydraulic brake force when the differential amount is a positive value and the regeneration request brake force is within the range of the re-generable brake force. | 03-29-2012 |
20130057051 | BRAKE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A brake apparatus includes: a master cylinder generating a master cylinder fluid pressure; a wheel brake device applying a braking force to the wheels; a control fluid pressure generation device including a fluid pressure control valve and a fluid pressure pump; an electric motor driving the fluid pressure pump; a control fluid pressure setting unit setting a control fluid pressure; wherein the control fluid pressure generation device rotates the electric motor to circulate a brake fluid and applies a control current to the fluid pressure control valve to thus generate the control fluid pressure in the fluid pressure control valve, and a target rotation number setting unit configured to calculate a pump-necessary discharge flow rate and a brake fluid amount, and set a target rotation number of the electric motor based on the pump-necessary discharge flow rate. | 03-07-2013 |
20140095046 | VEHICLE BRAKE DEVICE - A vehicle brake device comprises a hydraulic brake device, a regeneration brake device and a brake control device. The brake control device further includes a final value calculating device for calculating the target braking force FR at the time when an ABS control period ended and the cooperative control device restarted the operation to be as a regeneration allowing braking force FH, when the anti-lock brake control device has operated for the ABS control period within one braking operation period where the brake operating member is continuously operated and a regeneration allowing device operable after the ABS control period ended within the one braking operation period and after the cooperative control device restarted the operation and allowing the generation of the regeneration braking force FE only when the target braking force is less than a value of the regeneration allowing braking force FH. | 04-03-2014 |
20140145499 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - A vehicle brake system is provided with a hydraulic brake device, a regenerative brake device incorporating a generator motor, and a brake control device. The control device includes a section for calculating a driver target brake force for each wheel corresponding to a manipulation amount of a braking manipulation member, a section for enabling the brake control device itself to set compensation brake forces for respective wheels, a section for selecting a larger one of the driver target brake force and the compensation brake force for each wheel and for subtracting a base hydraulic brake force from the selected brake force to set differences for respective wheels as compensated target brake forces for the wheels, and a section for controlling the distribution of the compensated target brake force for each wheel to a controlled hydraulic brake force for each wheel and a regenerative brake force for each driving wheel. | 05-29-2014 |
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20100022046 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes: the step (a) of forming a vibrating film on a predetermined region of each of a plurality of chips included in a semiconductor wafer; the step (b) of forming, on the semiconductor wafer, an intermediate film containing a sacrifice layer located on the vibrating film of each of the chips; and the step (c) of forming a fixed film on the intermediate film. This method further includes, after the step (c), the step (d) of subjecting the semiconductor wafer to blade dicing to separate the chips, and the step (e) of removing, by etching, the sacrifice layer to provide a cavity between the vibrating film and the fixed film. | 01-28-2010 |
20110039365 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes: the step (a) of forming a vibrating film on a predetermined region of each of a plurality of chips included in a semiconductor wafer; the step (b) of forming, on the semiconductor wafer, an intermediate film containing a sacrifice layer located on the vibrating film of each of the chips; and the step (c) of forming a fixed film on the intermediate film. This method further includes, after the step (c), the step (d) of subjecting the semiconductor wafer to blade dicing to separate the chips, and the step (e) of removing, by etching, the sacrifice layer to provide a cavity between the vibrating film and the fixed film. | 02-17-2011 |
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20110084295 | Light Emitting Device - A light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a base, and a transparent layer. The base has an upper side portion including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a mounting region of the light emitting element, and has a first porosity. The second portion surrounds the first portion, includes a plurality of transparent particles, and has a second porosity larger than the first porosity. The light transmitting layer encapsulates the light emitting element, and is attached to the first portion in a state where the transparent layer is apart from the second portion. | 04-14-2011 |
20110096526 | Light Emitting Device and Illumination Device - A light emitting device includes a base, a sub-mount substrate, and a frame member. The light emitting device further includes a light emitting element and a wavelength converting member. The sub-mount substrate is disposed on the base, and has an upper surface made of a ceramic sintered body. The frame member has a light reflecting portion made of porous ceramics, is disposed on the base, and surrounds the sub-mount substrate. The light emitting element is mounted on the sub-mount substrate. The wavelength converting member covers the light emitting element and the light reflecting portion of the frame member. | 04-28-2011 |
20120161186 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device includes a substrate mounted with a light-emitting element, and a frame disposed on the substrate. The frame includes a first frame portion disposed on the substrate and surrounding the light-emitting element, and having an inner wall surface substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate, an upper end of the inner wall surface being positioned at a level higher than that of an upper surface of the light-emitting element, and a second frame portion surrounding the inner wall surface of the first frame portion when viewed in a plan view, and having an inner periphery which is so shaped as to extend at an outward incline from a lower end of the inner periphery to an upper thereof. The light-emitting device includes a wavelength converter supported on the frame and opposed to the substrate with a gap. | 06-28-2012 |
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20080298676 | COLOR PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for generating a color processing parameter used in color processing performed on an image captured by an imaging unit includes inputting data of an image captured by the imaging unit, inputting target data corresponding to the data, generating a pair of data and target data based on the data and the target data, and generating a color processing parameter for converting the data to the target data. | 12-04-2008 |
20090079756 | COLOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - In order to obtain a highly accurate color processing condition, a user is allowed to easily adjust a weight for a patch image with poor reliability. Hence, a color processing apparatus inputs color data of a plurality of patches included in a color chart captured by an image sensing device. Patch images based on the color data are displayed on a monitor, and a user interface for inputting a user's instruction to adjust a weight value for each patch image is displayed on a monitor. A color processing condition of an image captured by the image sensing device is generated based on the weight value, the color data, and a target value of a color representation corresponding to each patch image. | 03-26-2009 |
20090256930 | COLOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COLOR PROCESSING METHOD - A color processing apparatus for evaluating the gradation characteristic of a color conversion table that is used to convert signal values in input color space into signal values in output color space and has a plurality of grid points includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire signal values in the output color space corresponding to four adjacent grid points in the input color space through the color conversion table, a calculation unit configured to calculate a property of a tetrahedron formed by the signal values in the output color space, and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate a gradation characteristic of the color conversion table based on the property of the tetrahedron. The property of the tetrahedron may be the volume of the tetrahedron or the surface area of the tetrahedron. | 10-15-2009 |
20130307864 | COLOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A first table, which expresses a color reproducible characteristic of a first output device, is generated, and a second table, which expresses a color reproducible characteristic of a second output device, is generated. Color values of grid points of the first table are mapped to a color gamut of the second output device expressed by the second table. A third table, which expresses a relationship between color values of the first table after mapping processing and device values required to reproduce colors of the color values by the second output device, is generated. With reference to the third table, a profile, which expresses a relationship between color values of grid points arranged on a uniform color space, and device values required to reproduce colors of the color values by the second output device, is generated. | 11-21-2013 |
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20100246024 | LENS UNIT - A lens unit is equipped with a lens, through which light from an object enters, and a lens barrel for holding the lens. An optical extending member is employed when observing a focal image of the lens with a microscope. A receiving portion having a receiving surface, for receiving a front end facet of the optical path extending member within the lens barrel that faces toward the lens, is formed at a portion of the lens barrel. A mounting portion positioned further rearward from a rear end facet of the optical path extending member, having a guide insertion aperture that extends in a direction perpendicular to the receiving surface and a mounting surface that extends in a direction parallel to the receiving surface is formed at the periphery of the guide insertion aperture is formed at a portion of the lens barrel. | 09-30-2010 |
20110001859 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING CONTROL METHOD - According to the present invention, the imaging apparatus of the rolling shutter system first exposes/reads odd lines of an imaging sensor and then exposes/reads even lines. An image of one line is formed by sorting information of the lines, which is obtained by reading the information of the odd lines first and reading the information of the even lines later, in order of line positions. As a result, exposure start timing of adjacent odd/even lines is significantly shifted, and the exposure unevenness has a periodic stripe pattern when the exposure unevenness caused by flash emission of another person, etc. occurs on an image of one frame. Therefore, accurate detection of exposure unevenness caused by flash emission of another person in an imaging apparatus of a rolling shutter system can be achieved. | 01-06-2011 |
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20100067050 | JOB EXECUTION SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, JOB EXECUTION METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A job execution system includes a terminal apparatus and an image processing apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes an accepter that accepts a value set by a user for one or more than one setting item to execute a job by the image processing apparatus and a transmitter that transmits the job including the accepted value, to the image processing apparatus. In the image processing apparatus, a judger judges whether or not there exists a setting item for which the value “to be specified” is set in advance, among those included in the job received by a receiver, to execute the job. And if it judged that there exists, a job executor puts on hold execution of the job and a display portion displays a setting screen that allows a user to specify a value for the setting item for which the value “to be specified” is set in advance. | 03-18-2010 |
20110051158 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus that prints and edits a document includes a user identification portion, a print management portion that records print management information indicating a user who performs abort operation of printing, an edit management portion that records edit management information, a determination portion that determines, based on the print management information, whether or not the user is a print suspended operator who has performed the abort operation previously, a page extraction portion that, when the print suspended operator performs reprinting operation for giving instructions to print the document that has been updated, extracts pages of the document which were printed successfully when printing of the document was suspended and have been updated thereafter, and a print controller that controls the image forming apparatus such that the image forming apparatus prints at least unprinted pages of the document and the pages extracted by the page extraction portion. | 03-03-2011 |
20110209077 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DISPLAYING OPERATION MODE KEYS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprises: a display that displays a first screen including one or more than one first key for setting a mode to execute a function of the apparatus, and then, if one of the first keys is pressed, displays a second screen including one or more than one second key, which is a lower-class screen under the pressed first key; and a customizing portion that hides at least one of the first and the second keys on the first screen, according to a user operation, and wherein if a user changes to non-display, the setting of at least one of the first keys on the first screen, while there exists a second key preliminarily prohibited from being hidden, on the second screen that is a lower-class screen under the first key to be hidden according to the changed setting, the customizing portion doesn't hide the first key. | 08-25-2011 |
20110222078 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, OPERATION MODE SETTING METHOD THEREFOR, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprises a display; a customization portion; a mode setting portion; and a controller that forcibly changes a value set for a first operation mode to a first parameter, still keeps the first parameter after cancellation of the second operation mode, and changes the first parameter according to a user operation, if a second operation mode is employed by the mode setting portion while an operation key for setting a value for the first operation mode is not hidden by the customization portion, meanwhile changes the value set for the first operation mode to a second parameter and changes the second parameter to a third parameter after cancellation of the second operation mode, if the second operation mode is employed by the mode setting portion while an operation key for setting a value for the first operation mode is hidden by the customization portion. | 09-15-2011 |
20130148157 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus that includes: an inputting section to input first job data, serving as a base data group, and second job data, serving as an assembly of data for insertion, each of which is to be inserted into a inserting position of first job data, therefrom; a control section that divides second job data into plural sets of data for insertion so as to respectively insert plural sets of data for insertion into inserting positions of first job data, each of which is inserting position, and combines them with each other, in order to create a plurality of image forming use job data; and an image forming section to form images based on plurality of image forming use job data. | 06-13-2013 |
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20110004060 | MEDICAL TUBE - A medical tube includes: a tube main body through which a conduit, through which an insertion portion of a cholangioscope is insertable, is pierced from a distal end to a rear end; a side hole that is formed between the distal end and the rear end of the tube main body and causes an outer circumferential side of the insertion portion and the conduit to communicate with each other; and a hardness changing portion that can change the hardness of at least a part of the tube main body including the side hole according to operation by an operator. | 01-06-2011 |
20110208000 | MEDICAL SYSTEM - A medical system includes: a first operation apparatus used when a first doctor operates a medical instrument; a second operation apparatus that outputs a control instruction signal for controlling a motion of the medical instrument, and is operated by a second doctor; at least one medical action information detection section that detects medical action information based on the motion of the medical instrument when the first doctor operates the medical instrument using the first operation apparatus; a storage apparatus that stores reference information set by the second doctor according to the first doctor for comparing with the medical action information detected by the medical action information detection section; a switching signal generation apparatus that is connected to the second operation apparatus, and switches an output destination of the control instruction signal based on the medical action information detected by the medical action information detection section and the reference information stored in the storage apparatus; and a medical instrument control apparatus that controls the medical instrument according to the control instruction signal of the second operation apparatus outputted from the switching signal generation apparatus. | 08-25-2011 |
20110230712 | MEDICAL SYSTEM - A medical system includes an endoscope which is a first medical instrument, a gas supply apparatus which is a second medical instrument that supplies a gas to an insertion site at which an insertion portion of the endoscope is inserted, a biological information acquiring apparatus which is a biological information detection section that detects a blood flow rate at the insertion site as a biological information detected value, a manipulation information acquiring apparatus which is a manipulation information detection section that contacts the insertion portion of the endoscope and is combined with a roller that rotates as the insertion portion moves forward or backward to detect an amount of rotation of the roller as manipulation information, and a system control apparatus provided with a control section that outputs an instruction signal for changing an amount of gas supply to the gas supply apparatus according to the detected value detected by the biological information acquiring apparatus and the manipulation information detected by the manipulation information acquiring apparatus. | 09-22-2011 |
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20100166226 | AUDIO CONTROL METHOD AND AUDIO CONTROL APPARATUS - A channel conversion part ( | 07-01-2010 |
20110135101 | AUDIO REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - There is provided an audio reproduction apparatus. The audio reproduction apparatus comprises a first acquisition unit, a determination unit, a calculation unit, a second acquisition unit, and a generation unit. The configuration of the audio reproduction apparatus enables changing a head-related transfer function for signal processing in audio signal reproduction in accordance with the state of the audio recording apparatus at the time of audio signal acquisition. | 06-09-2011 |
20120313979 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - An illumination apparatus comprises a light source unit having a first light source which is composed of a plurality of light-emitting elements for generating white light by color mixture and a second light source which is composed of a light-emitting element having a color different from those of the light-emitting elements for constructing the first light source and which generates white light by color mixture with the first light source; a judging unit which judges degrees of deterioration of the first and second light source; and a control unit which allows the first light source to emit light if the degree of deterioration of the first light source is smaller than that of the second light source and which allows the first and second light source to emit light if the degree of deterioration of the first light source is not less than that of the second light source. | 12-13-2012 |
20120314451 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus according to the present invention includes a light guiding unit and a plurality of light sources arranged along the incidence face of the light guiding unit. The plurality of light sources are constituted by a plurality of light source groups such that one light source group corresponds to one block. The one light source group includes a plurality of white light sources and a plurality of color light sources. Among the plurality of color light sources included in the one light source group, the color light sources with an emission color of the highest light intensity, when the light sources are driven under identical drive conditions, are disposed at both ends of the light source group. All of the white light sources included in the plurality of light sources arranged along the incidence face are disposed equidistantly. | 12-13-2012 |
20130249958 | LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed is a light source control apparatus which controls a plurality of light sources; wherein a luminance can be independently controlled for each of the plurality of light sources by changing a ratio between a turned-on period and a turned-off period; the light source control apparatus comprising a determining unit configured to determine the respective luminances of the plurality of light sources and to determine, as a light source driving condition, a length of the turned-on period of each of the plurality of light sources and a turn-on reference timing as a start timing of the turned-on period; a correcting unit configured to perform correction for the light source driving condition to lower the luminance(s) of at least one of the plurality of light sources so that an electric power consumption is not more than a threshold value at all of the turn-on reference timings. | 09-26-2013 |
20140218345 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME - An image display apparatus includes: an illumination unit having a light source block including a plurality of light sources; a display unit which displays an image on the basis of an image signal; a plurality of measurement units which measure the brightness of light arriving from the light source block, at a plurality of measurement positions; a storage unit which stores brightness information relating to an initial brightness of light arriving from the light source block, at at least the plurality of measurement positions; a setting unit which adjusts alight emission amount of the light source block on the basis of the brightness information, and measurement results when the light source block is lit; and a correction unit which corrects the image signal on the basis of the brightness information, the measurement results, and the adjusted light emission amount of the light source block. | 08-07-2014 |
20140334144 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A light source apparatus includes a plurality of light emission clusters arranged in a matrix pattern, wherein the light emission cluster has four sub light emission clusters of two rows and two columns, the sub light emission cluster has a plurality of light sources, the plurality of light sources having a first light source that emits light of a first color and a second light source that emits light of a second color, a difference in brightness of the second color being more easily perceived than a difference in brightness of the first color, and an interval between a center of the light emission cluster and the second light source of the light emission cluster is greater than or equal to an interval between the center of the light emission cluster and the first light source of the light emission cluster. | 11-13-2014 |
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20090230416 | Al-Ni-B ALLOY MATERIAL FOR REFLECTIVE FILM - With respect to a reflection-type display device, an Al-based alloy material for a reflective film, which has excellent reflective characteristics and can be directly bonded to a transparent electrode layer such as ITO and IZO is provided. The present invention is Al—Ni—B alloy material for a reflective film, comprising aluminum containing nickel and boron, wherein a nickel content is 1.5-4 at %, a boron content is 0.1-0.5 at %, and the balance is aluminum. It is more preferable if the nickel content is 1.5-3 at %, and the boron content is 0.1-0.4 at %. | 09-17-2009 |
20100244032 | ALUMINUM-NICKEL ALLOY WIRING MATERIAL, DEVICE FOR A THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND A THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE - An Aluminum-Nickel alloy wiring material includes Aluminum, Nickel, Cerium, and Boron. A thin film transistor includes the Aluminum-Nickel alloy wiring material. A sputtering target comprises Aluminum, Nickel, Cerium and Boron. A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor substrate comprises disposing a thin film transistor on a substrate, wherein the thin film transistor includes a wiring circuit layer comprising Aluminum, Nickel, Cerium, and Boron. The Nickel, Cerium and Boron satisfy the following inequalities; 0.5≦X≦5.0, 0.01≦Y≦1.0, and 0.01≦Z≦1.0, respectively, wherein X represents an atomic percentage of Nickel content, Y represents an atomic percentage of Cerium content, and Z represents an atomic percentage of Boron content. | 09-30-2010 |
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20080277968 | REAR STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE BODY - A rear structure of a vehicle body including: an arc-shaped frame which is fixed at a middle portion along an extending direction thereof to a rear panel, and has first reinforcing portions in which both ends along the extending direction, which extend along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and which have cross sections opening toward corresponding rear frames; and a pair of rear frames fixed at a rear end thereof to the rear panel, fixed at a front end thereof to corresponding side sill, and has a second reinforcing portion which extends along the longitudinal direction and which has a cross section opening toward the corresponding first reinforcing portion, wherein the first reinforcing portions and the corresponding second reinforcing portions are fixed to each other interposing side flanges of a spare tire pan therebetween. | 11-13-2008 |
20080277970 | VEHICLE REAR PORTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle rear portion structure including: a pair of rear frames that extend substantially in a vehicle longitudinal direction; a rear cross member that extends in a vehicle width direction and that connects both of the two rear frames; a pair of rear wheel houses that are provided with damper supporting portions; a parcel frame that extends along the vehicle width direction above the rear wheel houses; and a pair of reinforcing frames that connect both end portions of the rear cross member and both end portions of the parcel frame, wherein the reinforcing frames are placed along a side wall of respective the rear wheel houses, the side wall being adjacent to respective the damper supporting portions, and a toroidal skeleton frame is formed with the parcel frame, the reinforcing frames, and the rear cross member so as to follow a plurality of rear suspension mounting points. | 11-13-2008 |
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20090244288 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR IMAGING - An imaging apparatus for taking an image of a face includes an imaging element having sensitivity for a near-infrared range and a visible range, a first optical filter provided between the face and the imaging element to reduce an intensity of a visible light entering the imaging element and a near-infrared light irradiating portion for irradiating the face with a near-infrared light. | 10-01-2009 |
20100253495 | IN-VEHICLE IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND MEMORY MEDIUM - Every time a camera transmits a picked-up face image to an ECU, the ECU detects a face area from the transmitted face image, and corrects an exposure time so as to have brightness most appropriate to determine a facial direction and the condition of eyes at the detected face area. The corrected exposure time is notified to the camera, and the camera picks up an image of the face of a driver at the notified exposure time. Accordingly, the ECU analyzes a face image which is periodically picked up with the most appropriate brightness regardless of a change in an environment, and determines whether or not a driver is doing a hazardous driving. | 10-07-2010 |
20100254571 | FACE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD - There are provided a face image pickup device and a face image pickup method which can stably acquire a face image by appropriate illumination, and a program thereof. The face image pickup device comprises a camera which picks up an image of a face of a target person, an illumination light source which illuminates the face of the target person with near-infrared light having an arbitrary light amount, and a computer. The computer detects an area including an eye from the face image of the target person picked up by the camera. The computer measures a brightness distribution in the detected area. Thereafter, the computer controls the illumination light source so as to change the amount of near-infrared light based on the measured brightness distribution. | 10-07-2010 |