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20080298829 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus which can achieve reduction in printing time, suppression of developer consumption, and implementation of silence. An image forming apparatus capable of forming a color image on an image carrier with use of developers of a plurality of different developing colors, including a plurality of developing devices respectively housing the developers of different colors, and a control section for controlling operation of the developing devices based on inputted image data, wherein the control section includes a concentration ratio recognition section for recognizing a concentration ratio of the respective colors for image data of every sheet from the image data, and controls so as to spare at least one color developer among the developers in response to the concentration ratio of respective colors recognized by the concentration ratio recognition section. | 12-04-2008 |
20090028598 | Image Forming Apparatus Capable of Reducing Noise Energy Radiated Outside the Apparatus, Method of Designing Frame, and Computer Readable Medium - In an image forming apparatus, a frame as an interior member is provided so as to oppose an exterior cover as an exterior member for controlling noise from an apparatus main body. An opening that is made up of a number of aperture regions is provided for allowing sound that is radiated to the exterior cover and reflected, to transmit toward the apparatus main body. By providing an opening in the frame or the like, it is possible to reduce noise energy radiated outside the apparatus in a simple manner. | 01-29-2009 |
20110142483 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a cylindrical or annular fixing member, an outer surface of which is brought into pressure contact with a conveyed sheet to fix an image onto the sheet; and a heating source for heating the fixing member to a specified target temperature. The fixing member includes a cylindrical or annular base material, a rubber layer with elasticity, and an outer layer for aiding release of the sheet. An end portion of the rubber layer and an end portion of the outer layer are each positioned inner than an end portion of the base material with respect to a width direction perpendicular to a circumferential direction on the base material. A filter member capable of trapping ultra fine particles generated from the rubber layer is provided on the base material in a position facing the end portion of the rubber layer along the circumferential direction. | 06-16-2011 |
20110200371 | FIXING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A fixing member according to the present invention is such one as is brought into pressure contact with a conveyed sheet to fix an image onto the sheet. The fixing member comprises a cylindrical or annular base material, a rubber layer provided so as to cover an outer surface of the base material and having elasticity, and an outer layer provided so as to cover an outer surface of the rubber layer for aiding release of the sheet. A siloxane content in a central section of the rubber layer is less than twice the siloxane content in an end portion of the rubber layer with respect to a width direction vertical to a circumferential direction on the base material. | 08-18-2011 |
20110211859 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing member having a cylindrical or annular shape for fixing an image onto a sheet which is in pressure contact with an outer surface thereof; and a heating source for heating the fixing member to a fixing temperature. A duct is provided in a position facing the fixing member with respect to a width direction perpendicular to a circumferential direction of the fixing member and which has an inlet for taking in fine particles generated from the fixing member. An exhaust fan is provided inside the duct or in an outlet of the duct for generating an air flow going from the inlet to the outlet of the duct. A first filter member is provided upstream or downstream from the exhaust fan inside the duct and the first filter can trap the fine particles which flow through the duct getting on the air flow. A control section controls an amount of the air flow passing through the first filter member according to initial burst conditions under which the fine particles are emitted from the fixing member. | 09-01-2011 |
20110211860 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing member having a cylindrical or annular shape for fixing an image onto a sheet which is in pressure contact with an outer surface thereof; and a heating source for heating the fixing member to a fixing temperature. A duct is provided in a position facing the fixing member with respect to a width direction perpendicular to a circumferential direction of the fixing member and which has an inlet for taking in fine particles generated from the fixing member. A filter member is provided inside the duct and which can trap the fine particles which flow through the duct. An exhaust fan is provided in the duct upstream or downstream from the filter member for generating an air flow going from the inlet to an outlet of the duct. A control section controls the operation of the exhaust fan according to initial burst conditions under which the fine particles are emitted from the fixing member. | 09-01-2011 |
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 |
20140191461 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding device having: a blowing device configured to blow air toward the stack of sheets placed in a predetermined stacking direction, thereby floating at least a top sheet from the stack; a suction/transportation mechanism that includes a suction belt provided above the mounting portion and configured to attract the top sheet floated by the blowing device to transport the attracted sheet in a predetermined transportation direction; and an image pickup device configured to capture images of the top sheet and the next sheet therebelow, and disposed so as to see through an area where a side of the top sheet and the suction belt, when viewed in a plan view in the stacking direction, are close to each other during the floating of the top sheet, to such an extent that the side of the top sheet essentially does not hang downward. | 07-10-2014 |
20140265105 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding device having; a mounting portion capable of accommodating a stack of sheets; a blowing device that blows air onto the stack placed in the mounting portion, thereby floating at least a top sheet from the stack; a suction/transportation mechanism that includes a suction belt provided above the mounting portion and attracting the top sheet floated by the blowing device to transport the attracted sheet toward a transportation path; an image pickup device disposed so as to capture an image of the floated top sheet and the next sheet therebelow; and an illuminating device that emits light toward an area to be captured by the image pickup device. The light emitted by the illuminating device illuminates a plane in a direction approximately normal thereto, the plane including the closest end surface of the stack of sheets to the image pickup device. | 09-18-2014 |
20150021848 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE, SHEET FEEDING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPRATUS - A sheet feeding device has a mounting portion allowing a stack of sheets to be mounted in a top-bottom direction, a suction/transportation portion provided above the mounting portion for attracting a first sheet positioned on top of the stack, and a blowing portion for blowing air to a foremost edge of the first sheet in a transportation direction while the first sheet is being attracted by the suction/transportation portion, thereby separating the first sheet from a second sheet next to the first sheet. After the first sheet is separated from the second sheet, the suction/transportation portion transports the first sheet in the transportation direction. The suction/transportation portion sets a suction force applied to the foremost edge of the first sheet smaller when the blowing portion blows air to the first sheet than when the suction/transportation portion transports the first sheet. | 01-22-2015 |
20150029525 | SHEET SUPPLY APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet supply apparatus includes: a tray on which a stack of sheets can be placed, an air blowing section that blows air towards the stack of sheets to float at least a topmost sheet, a sucking and conveying section, above the tray, that sucks said floating sheet(s) and conveys said sheet(s) in a prescribed direction, and a first light source that emits a first stripshaped slit light having a vertically extending component such that the slit light crosses at least a first edge of a first floating sheet and a second edge of a second floating sheet. An image capture section captures an image of the first slit light, a calculating section calculates a vertical clearance between the first and second sheets, and an air amount adjusting section adjusts an amount of air to be blown by the air blowing section based on the calculated vertical clearance. | 01-29-2015 |
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20090195263 | PROBE APPARATUS, PROBING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A probe apparatus includes a first stage, a second stage, a third stage and an image pickup. A Z position measuring unit measures a Z direction position of the mounting table and has a Z scale extending in the Z direction and a reading unit for reading the Z scale. A computation unit obtains a calculated contact position between the probes and the electrode pads of the substrate to be inspected based on images picked up by the image pickup with respect to a coordinate position on coordinates of a driving system which includes a Z direction position and X and Y direction positions measured by a measuring unit for measuring X and Y direction positions of the mounting table. A correcting unit corrects the Z direction position of the contact position based on the change amount thereof for a next contact operation. | 08-06-2009 |
20110304348 | Apparatus for Driving Placing Table - Disclosed is an apparatus for driving a placing table that contributes to saving a space and reducing the weight of an inspecting apparatus. The apparatus for driving a placing table according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a horizontal driving mechanism that horizontally moves a placing table in an inspecting chamber, a base that supports horizontal driving mechanism, a placing table lifting mechanism (for example, air bearing) that lifts placing table from support, using compressed air in inspecting chamber, a connecting mechanism that connects horizontal driving mechanism with placing table, and a case that accommodates the horizontal driving mechanism and the base. | 12-15-2011 |
20120062259 | WAFER INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRE-HEATING PROBE CARD - A wafer inspection apparatus includes a first and second wafer transfer mechanisms, an alignment chamber, a second wafer transfer mechanism and a plurality of inspection chambers. The first wafer transfer mechanism is installed at a first transfer area to transfer wafers individually from a housing. The alignment chamber has an alignment mechanism configured to align the wafer at an inspection position for an electrical characteristics inspection. The second wafer transfer mechanism is configured to transfer the wafer through a wafer retaining support in a second transfer area formed along the first transfer area and an alignment area. The plurality of inspection chambers is arranged at an inspection area formed along the second transfer area and is configured to inspect electrical characteristics of the wafer transferred by the second wafer transfer mechanism through the wafer retaining support. | 03-15-2012 |
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20090025156 | ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH - An electric toothbrush includes a driving source; a vibrating member having a brush; a transmission mechanism which converts an output of the driving source into vibration of the vibrating member; and a control unit that controls the output of the driving source. The vibrating member has a first resonance point in which the brush resonates in a first direction, and a second resonance point in which the brush resonates in a second direction; and the control unit has a first operation mode which controls the output of the driving source so that a resonance in the first direction is generated, and a second operation mode which controls the output of the driving source so that a resonance in the second direction is generated. | 01-29-2009 |
20110005015 | ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH - An electric toothbrush includes a driving source, a vibrating member having a brush, a transmission mechanism for converting output of the driving source into vibration of the vibrating member, and control means for controlling output of the driving source. The control means has a plurality of operation modes for allowing the brush to perform a predetermined operation. The plurality of control modes are switched at high speed to allow brushing using a transient state at a time of operation mode switching. It is suitable to switch at high speed between operation modes using two resonance points in which resonance occurs in different directions. Accordingly, the electric toothbrush is improved in plaque removing power and sense of medical treatment. | 01-13-2011 |
20110056033 | ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH - There is provided an electric toothbrush with which teeth can be brushed in a relaxed pose while imperfect brushing is suppressed. | 03-10-2011 |
20140366289 | ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH - An electric toothbrush includes an inner case, made up of an inner case main body and a motor holder, mounted with various components including a motor; an outer case which interiorly accommodates the inner case and which acts as a portion the user grips with hand when brushing teeth; an eccentric shaft, configured by a shaft main body and an eccentric member, which center of gravity is arranged at a position shifted from a shaft center and which rotates by a drive force of the motor; and a vibration transmitting component for transmitting the vibration generated with the rotation of the eccentric shaft to a brush portion; where the vibration transmitting component is positioned with respect to the outer case by point contacting the inner wall surface of the outer case at a plurality of locations. | 12-18-2014 |
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20120172230 | Bi2223 OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a Bi2223 oxide superconductor composed of Bi, Pb, Sr, Ln, Ca, Cu, and O, wherein the Ln is at least one selected from La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu, and the composition ratio of Sr to Ln is a composition ratio described below. The Bi2223 oxide conductor has a high critical current density in a magnetic field at low temperature and is capable of maintaining a high critical current density in a self magnetic field even at 77 K. Sr:Ln=(1−x):x (wherein 0.002≦x≦0.015) Also, the present invention provides a method for producing the Bi2223 oxide superconductor, the method including a step of ionizing a material containing elements, which constitute the Bi2223 oxide superconductor, in a solution; and a step of removing a solvent and causing a thermal decomposition reaction by spraying the solution into a high-temperature atmosphere to produce a powder containing atoms constituting the oxide superconductor. | 07-05-2012 |
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20100264455 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - On the top surface of a thin semiconductor wafer, top surface structures forming a semiconductor chip are formed. The top surface of the wafer is affixed to a supporting substrate with a double-sided adhesive tape. Then, from the bottom surface of the thin semiconductor wafer, a trench, which becomes a scribing line, is formed by wet anisotropic etching so that side walls of the trench are exposed. On the side walls of the trench with the crystal face exposed, an isolation layer with a conductivity type different from that of the semiconductor wafer for holding a reverse breakdown voltage is formed simultaneously with a collector region of the bottom surface diffused layer by ion implantation, followed by annealing with laser irradiation. The side walls form a substantially V-shaped or trapezoidal-shaped cross section, with an angle of the side wall relative to the supporting substrate being 30-70°. The double-sided adhesive tape is then removed from the top surface to produce semiconductor chips. With such a manufacturing method, a reverse-blocking semiconductor device having high reliability can be formed. | 10-21-2010 |
20110081752 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin semiconductor wafer, on which a top surface structure and a bottom surface structure that form a semiconductor chip are formed, is affixed to a supporting substrate by a double-sided adhesive tape. Then, on the thin semiconductor wafer, a trench to become a scribing line is formed by wet anisotropic etching with a crystal face exposed so as to form a side wall of the trench. On the side wall of the trench with the crystal face thus exposed, an isolation layer for holding a reverse breakdown voltage is formed by ion implantation and low temperature annealing or laser annealing so as to be extended to the top surface side while being in contact with a p collector region as a bottom surface diffused layer. Then, laser dicing is carried out to neatly dice a collector electrode, formed on the p collector region, together with the p collector region, without presenting any excessive portions and any insufficient portions under the isolation layer. Thereafter, the double-sided adhesive tape is removed from the collector electrode to produce semiconductor chips. A highly reliable reverse-blocking semiconductor device can thus be formed at a low cost. | 04-07-2011 |
20120184083 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin semiconductor wafer, on which a top surface structure and a bottom surface structure that form a semiconductor chip are formed, is affixed to a supporting substrate. Then, on the wafer, a trench to become a scribing line is formed with a crystal face exposed so as to form a side wall of the trench. On that side wall, an isolation layer for holding a reverse breakdown voltage is formed by ion implantation and low temperature annealing or laser annealing so as to be extended to the top surface side while being in contact with a p collector region as a bottom surface diffused layer. Then, laser dicing is carried out to dice a collector electrode, formed on the p collector region, together with the p collector region. | 07-19-2012 |
20140327041 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin semiconductor wafer, on which a top surface structure and a bottom surface structure that form a semiconductor chip are formed, is affixed to a supporting substrate by a double-sided adhesive tape. Then, on the thin semiconductor wafer, a trench to become a scribing line is formed by wet anisotropic etching with a crystal face exposed so as to form a side wall of the trench. On the side wall of the trench with the crystal face thus exposed, an isolation layer for holding a reverse breakdown voltage is formed by ion implantation and low temperature annealing or laser annealing so as to be extended to the top surface side while being in contact with a p collector region as a bottom surface diffused layer. Then, laser dicing is carried out to neatly dice a collector electrode, formed on the p collector region, together with the p collector region, without presenting any excessive portions and any insufficient portions under the isolation layer. Thereafter, the double-sided adhesive tape is removed from the collector electrode to produce semiconductor chips. A highly reliable reverse-blocking semiconductor device can thus be formed at a low cost. | 11-06-2014 |
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20100290807 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC METHOD, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE CONTAINING THE ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR - An electrophotographic photoconductor including a conductive substrate and a photoconductive layer thereover, wherein the photoconductive layer contains a charge generation agent and a charge transport agent represented by General Formula (A-I), (B-I) or (C-I), and an amine compound represented by General Formula (II): | 11-18-2010 |
20110286777 | LUBRICANT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE USING SAME - A lubricant for use in an image forming apparatus, which contains a lubricant material and at least one of diamine compounds represented by chemical structure 1, 2, and 3, | 11-24-2011 |
20120163860 | IMAGE BEARING MEMBER AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE USING THE SAME - An image bearing member having an electroconductive substrate, a photosensitive layer overlying the electroconductive layer, and a cross-linked surface layer overlying the photosensitive layer, which contains a cross-linked polymer and a first compound consisting essentially of a nitrogen atom and a phenyl group, biphenyl group, and condensed polycyclic hydrocarbon group, or a second compound consisting essentially of a nitrogen atom and hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, or aryl groups, substituted or non-substituted alkyl groups, substituted or non-substituted alkoxy groups, substituted or non-substituted aralkyl groups, substituted or non-substituted aryl group, substituted or non-substituted alkylene groups, cyano groups, nitro groups, or —OCO═CH | 06-28-2012 |
20120183313 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having a rotary image bearing member, a charging device to charge the image bearing member, an irradiator to irradiate the image bearing member to form a latent electrostatic image thereon, a developing device to develop the latent electrostatic image with a developing agent containing toner to obtain a visible image, a transfer device to transfer the visible image to a recording medium, a first cleaner that slidably contacts the image bearing member to remove toner remaining thereon, a driving mechanism to drive the image bearing member at different linear speeds, a noise detector provided in the vicinity of the image bearing member to detect noise, and an abnormal noise predictor device to predict whether abnormal noise hear during image formation based on noise detected by the noise detector when the image bearing member is driven not during image formation at a linear speed different from that during image formation. | 07-19-2012 |
20130022902 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An electrophotographic photoreceptor including an electroconductive substrate; a charge generation layer located overlying the electroconductive substrate; a charge transport layer located overlying the charge generation layer; and an outermost layer located overlying the charge transport layer. The charge transport layer includes a positive hole transport material having the following formula (1): | 01-24-2013 |
20130059243 | PHOTORECEPTOR, COATING LIQUID FOR FORMING OUTERMOST LAYER OF PHOTORECEPTOR, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE USING THE PHOTORECEPTOR - An electrophotographic photoreceptor including an electroconductive substrate; a photosensitive layer located overlying the electroconductive substrate; and an outermost layer located overlying the photosensitive layer, wherein the outermost layer includes filler and a crosslinked resin having a residual group of a polycarboxylic acid compound and a group having the following formula (1): | 03-07-2013 |
20130243483 | PHOTORECEPTOR, METHOD FOR PREPARING PHOTORECEPTOR, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE USING THE PHOTORECEPTOR - In a photoreceptor including an electroconductive substrate; a photosensitive layer; and a protective layer, the protective layer includes a crosslinked resin having a residual group of a polycarboxylic acid compound and a group having the below-mentioned formula (10), and at least one of a compound having the below-mentioned formula (2) and a compound having the below-mentioned formula (3). | 09-19-2013 |
20130251401 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus, including a photoreceptor; a charger; an irradiator; an image developer; a transferer; a fixer; and a cleaning blade formed of a strip-shaped elastic blade, removing a powder from the surface of the photoreceptor passing an edge line of the blade while contacting thereto, wherein the photoreceptor includes a crosslinked resin surface layer formed of at least one of an acrylic resin and a methacrylic resin, and the cleaning blade includes a contact point with the photoreceptor, including a substrate; a mixed layer formed of at least one of an acrylic resin and a methacrylic resin, located at the surface of the substrate; and a surface layer formed of at least one of an acrylic resin and a methacrylic resin, located on the surface of the substrate. | 09-26-2013 |
20130330104 | PHOTORECEPTOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A photoreceptor includes an electroconductive substrate, and a laminate structure formed of at least a charge generating layer and a charge transport layer and provided overlying the electroconductive substrate, wherein the charge transport layer contains a charge transport material, a compound represented by the following formula 1 and a compound represented by the following formula 2: | 12-12-2013 |
20140234763 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member having a photosensitive layer and a sub-surface layer having a charge transportability, overlying the photosensitive layer
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20090104384 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BASE LAYER, INK FOR INKJET AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A base layer is formed on the surface of metal plate, metal pipe, unbaked ceramic sheet, laminated ceramic green sheet, etc., the base layer causing a gelling reaction with inkjet-ink. The base layer improves ink acceptability for low viscosity inks such as inkjet-ink, and prevents oozing, draining, uneven thickness of an ink pattern and a resist pattern. Thus, the present invention enables to use an ink jet process for providing resist patterns for etching, etc., which has to fulfill stringent high precision requirements. | 04-23-2009 |
20110203482 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BASE LAYER, INK FOR INKJET AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A base layer is formed on the surface of metal plate, metal pipe, unbaked ceramic sheet, laminated ceramic green sheet, etc., the base layer causing a gelling reaction with inkjet-ink. The base layer improves ink acceptability for low viscosity inks such as inkjet-ink, and prevents oozing, draining, uneven thickness of an ink pattern and a resist pattern. Thus, the present invention enables to use an ink jet process for providing resist patterns for etching, etc., which has to fulfill stringent high precision requirements. | 08-25-2011 |
20110205286 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BASE LAYER, INK FOR INKJET AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A base layer is formed on the surface of metal plate, metal pipe, unbaked ceramic sheet, laminated ceramic green sheet, etc., the base layer causing a gelling reaction with inkjet-ink. The base layer improves ink acceptability for low viscosity inks such as inkjet-ink, and prevents oozing, draining, uneven thickness of an ink pattern and a resist pattern. Thus, the present invention enables to use an ink jet process for providing resist patterns for etching, etc., which has to fulfill stringent high precision requirements. | 08-25-2011 |
20110293901 | COMBINATION OF BASE LAYER AND INK FOR INKJET FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A base layer is formed on the surface of metal plate, metal pipe, unbaked ceramic sheet, laminated ceramic green sheet, etc., the base layer causing a gelling reaction with inkjet-ink. The base layer improves ink acceptability for low viscosity inks such as inkjet-ink, and prevents oozing, draining, uneven thickness of an ink pattern and a resist pattern. Thus, the present invention enables to use an ink jet process for providing resist patterns for etching, etc., which has to fulfill stringent high precision requirements. | 12-01-2011 |
20120025132 | THERMOCONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION, HEAT DISSIPATING PLATE, HEAT DISSIPATING SUBSTRATE AND CIRCUIT MODULE USING THERMOCONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THERMOCONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION - A thermally conductive composition is made to contain a cured thermosetting resin containing a crystalline epoxy resin component, and an inorganic filler. The content by percentage of the inorganic filler in the thermally conductive composition is 66% or more and 90% or less by volume. This thermally conductive composition has a main portion made mainly of the inorganic filler, and a surface layer portion made mainly of the crystalline epoxy component and formed on the main portion to be continuous to the main portion. | 02-02-2012 |
20130149012 | MAGNET ROLL - A magnet roll for development for a printer, a copying machine, or the like. The magnet roll comprises a metal pipe provided with recesses formed on a surface thereof and portion maintaining an original metal surface, and a magnet inserted into the metal pipe. Recesses on the surface of the metal pipe are formed by etching using a resist formed by an inkjet process, and irregularities based on crystal grains of metal are formed on an inner surface of each of the recesses and can effectively carry toner that is carried by carrier to a portion of latent images. | 06-13-2013 |
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20080199524 | Eyedrops containing particulate agar - It is intended to prepare a composition which contains polysaccharide at a high concentration and yet remains in the state of a liquid having low viscosity to thereby provide drugs, eyedrops, foods, cosmetics, toiletry products having a novel texture or function. The composition in the state of a liquid having low viscosity is obtained by heating polysaccharide at a high concentration in a water-containing liquid and then cooling under applying a shear force, which enables the provision of the above-described drugs. The composition is usable as an aqueous drug vehicle which is free from gelling due to temperature changes during storage and easily applied without pouring and/or streaming down. Eyedrops containing agar have an effect of enhancing ocular drug penetration. Eyedrops containing particulate agar maintain a low viscosity and, achieve easy instillation and impart a favorable feel in instillation. | 08-21-2008 |
20100317615 | Method of enhancing ocular penetration of a drug in an eyedrop - A method of enhancing ocular penetration of a drug in an eyedrop by administering to an eye, an eyedrop containing, particulate agar having a weight-average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 1,200,000, the particulate agar being obtained by dissolving agar into an aqueous solution by heating and then cooling the resultant mixture to avoid gelling, while applying a stress by vibration, shearing, stirring, compression or pulverizing, wherein the particulate agar is in an amount of 0.1 to 10 wt %. | 12-16-2010 |
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20100015493 | FILM ELECTRODE COMPOSITE ELEMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND FUEL CELL - It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of producing a membrane electrode assembly using an interface resistance reducing composition which can simply reduce the resistance of the interface between an electrode and an electrolyte membrane in a short time at low temperatures at low pressure without polimerization while maintaining an effect of suppressing a fuel crossover even with an electrolyte membrane having high heat resistance, high strength, a high tensile elastic modulus and a low water content. This is achieved by a method of producing a membrane electrode assembly formed by sandwiching an electrolyte membrane between a pair of electrodes, comprising the steps of bonding at least one electrode to the electrolyte membrane sandwiching an interface resistance reducing composition containing a plasticizer between the electrode and the electrolyte membrane, and a membrane electrode assembly formed by sandwiching an electrolyte membrane between a pair of electrodes, wherein the membrane electrode assembly has a layer (A) at least between one electrode and the electrolyte membrane, and the value of the storage modulus C is 1 GPA or more when the storage moduli of the electrolyte membrane and the layer (A), which are measured with an ultramicro penetrometer, are regarded as C and D, respectively. | 01-21-2010 |
20100291460 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AND FUEL CELL - It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of producing a membrane electrode assembly using an interface resistance reducing composition which can simply reduce the resistance of the interface between an electrode and an electrolyte membrane in a short time at low temperatures at low pressure without polimerization while maintaining an effect of suppressing a fuel crossover even with an electrolyte membrane having high heat resistance, high strength, a high tensile elastic modulus and a low water content. This is achieved by a method of producing a membrane electrode assembly formed by sandwiching an electrolyte membrane between a pair of electrodes, comprising the steps of bonding at least one electrode to the electrolyte membrane sandwiching an interface resistance reducing composition containing a plasticizer between the electrode and the electrolyte membrane, and a membrane electrode assembly formed by sandwiching an electrolyte membrane between a pair of electrodes, wherein the membrane electrode assembly has a layer (A) at least between one electrode and the electrolyte membrane, and the value of the storage modulus C is 1 GPA or more when the storage moduli of the electrolyte membrane and the layer (A), which are measured with an ultramicro penetrometer, are regarded as C and D, respectively. | 11-18-2010 |
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20110242571 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read an image of a document set on a reading surface, a pressing plate capable of opening and closing relative to the reading surface, and an operation device provided on an upper surface of the pressing plate and including a plurality of capacitance touch switches each having a backlight. A control unit of the apparatus changes states of the backlights according to operation modes. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242612 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND OPERATION DEVICE - An operation device includes a cover and a substrate on which a plurality of electrodes which detects a capacitance and which is provided corresponding to each of a plurality of touch switches is mounted. The operation device includes a laminated structure in which at least an elastic sheet that is self-tacking and closely contacts a plurality of electrodes is inserted between the cover and the substrate. At least one through hole is formed at a location on the substrate facing the elastic sheet. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242613 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND OPERATION DEVICE - A plurality of touch switches includes a first switch and a second switch provided adjacent to each other. A distance between an electrode and a surface of a cover at the location of the first switch is smaller than a distance between an electrode and the surface of the cover at the location of the second switch. | 10-06-2011 |
20110299129 | OPERATION DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - A touch panel includes a ring-like shaped light-transmissive portion. A ring-shaped diffusion surface is formed on the bottom surface of a light guide element. The ring-like shape includes a second region provided at a location corresponding to two light sources adjacent to a first region corresponding to one light source. A distance from a location of the ring-shaped light-transmissive portion to a periphery of the ring close to the light source is greater in the second region than in the first region. Light emitted from the light source and incident to the light guide element is diffusion-reflected on the diffusion surface and a part of the diffusion-reflected light illuminates the light-transmissive portion. | 12-08-2011 |
20110299134 | OPERATION DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - On a bottom surface of a light guide element, a reflection portion is formed in a first region thereof, which is close to a light source, and a first diffusion surface is formed in a second region of the bottom surface of the light guide element, which is a region distant from the light source. A light-incident side of the light guide element is a non-diffusion surface. Sides other than the light-incident side are second diffusion surfaces. Light that has been emitted from the light source and incident to the light guide element via the light-incident side is totally reflected and is then guided to the first and the second diffusion surfaces and a part of diffusion-reflected light illuminates the light-transmissive portion of the panel. | 12-08-2011 |
20110299142 | OPERATION DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - A graphic that indicates a switch is formed on a panel at a location corresponding to a first light guide element. A character to be displayed via the panel is formed on a second light guide element. The first light guide element is supported on a substrate, in close contact with an electrode, via a sheet-like shaped attaching member, and the second light guide element is supported by a base material without being supported on the substrate. | 12-08-2011 |
20140092624 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND OPERATION DEVICE - An operation device includes a cover and a substrate on which a plurality of electrodes which detects a capacitance and which is provided corresponding to each of a plurality of touch switches is mounted. The operation device includes a laminated structure in which at least an elastic sheet that is self-tacking and closely contacts a plurality of electrodes is inserted between the cover and the substrate. At least one through hole is formed at a location on the substrate facing the elastic sheet. | 04-03-2014 |
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20110268358 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - In an image processing technology, an original image is inputted by accepting an input of an original image to be image-processed; a local area is set, with a pixel of which brightness is to be converted being a center of the local area, from the original image; a local histogram relating to brightness of the local area is calculated; a local cumulative histogram is calculated by accumulating the local histogram; first and second monotone increasing functions are determined, respectively, corresponding to cumulative frequency values in first and second classes of the local cumulative histogram; first and second weighting functions are determined, respectively, corresponding to the first and second monotone increasing functions; a conversion function relating to brightness of the pixel is produced from the first monotone increasing function weighted by the first weighting function and the second monotone increasing function weighted by the second weighting function; and the brightness of the pixel is then converted by the conversion function. | 11-03-2011 |
20130177257 | Image processing device, image processing method, image processing program and recording medium - Converting lightness of each pixel even for images having continuous lightness includes: setting a local area around a pixel for which lightness is converted, in the original image; setting an upper limit conversion function which continuously monotonically increases with respect to the lightness, and determines an output upper limit of lightness conversion; setting a lower limit conversion function which continuously monotonically increases with respect to the lightness, and determines an output lower limit of lightness conversion; calculating upper and lower limit values (upper and lower limit conversion function of lightness of the pixel to be converted); calculating a ratio for setting a value between the upper limit value and the lower limit value according to lightness of each pixel in the local area; and calculating converted lightness of a pixel for which the lightness is converted based on the upper limit value, the lower limit value and the ratio. | 07-11-2013 |
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20090179512 | MOTOR AND IT'S MANUFACTURING METHOD - A motor may include a stator formed with a rotor arrangement hole, a rotor disposed in the rotor arrangement hole, and a plate-like member disposed on at least one end side in an axial direction of the stator. The plate-like member is joined with an end face of the stator structured such that a peripheral edge part of the plate-like member is melted. In this case, it is preferable that the peripheral edge part of the plate-like member is joined with the end face of the stator structured such that an edge part on an opposite side to a face contacting with the end face of the stator is melted by irradiation of a laser beam. | 07-16-2009 |
20100001594 | MOTOR - A motor may include a rotor having a rotation shaft, a stator disposed on an outer peripheral side of the rotor, an output side bearing which supports an end part on an output side of the rotation shaft in a radial direction and an axial direction, a frame which is provided with a bearing holding part for holding the output side bearing and which is fixed to the stator, and an urging member which is attached to the bearing holding part for urging the output side bearing to an opposite-to-output side. The bearing holding part is formed with a bearing hole which penetrates through the bearing holding part and on which the output side bearing is disposed, and the output side bearing is disposed on the bearing hole in a movable state in the axial direction of the rotation shaft. | 01-07-2010 |
20100001600 | MOTOR - A motor may include a rotor having a rotation shaft, a stator disposed on an outer peripheral side of the rotor, a frame fixed to the stator, and an urging member made of metal for urging an end part on an output side of the rotation shaft to an opposite-to-output side. The frame includes a bottom face part, a stator fixing part which is formed to be bent from the bottom face part and which is fixed to the stator, and a shaft support part which is formed to be bent from the bottom face part so as to face the stator fixing part and which supports the end part on the output side of the rotation shaft, and the urging member is fixed by welding to an output side face which is a face on an output side of the shaft support part. The urging member is preferably a flat spring. | 01-07-2010 |
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20140136094 | PROXIMITY DETERMINATION METHOD, PROXIMITY DETERMINATION DEVICE, AND PROXIMITY DETERMINATION SYSTEM - A proximity determination method includes: collecting a first concealed vector based on a linear combination of a row vector of a key matrix, first numerical information, and a first random number, the key matrix being generated by adding a random number vector as a last column to a matrix in which a threshold for determining a proximity range is a diagonal element; collecting a second concealed vector based on the linear combination, second numerical information, and a second random number; calculating a remainder vector, the remainder vector being a remainder obtained from a difference between the collected first concealed vector and the second concealed vector when the key matrix is used as a modulus; and determining whether the first numerical information and the second numerical information belong to the proximity range, based on the calculated remainder vector. | 05-15-2014 |
20140185794 | ENCRYPTION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A device that uses homomorphic encryption is disclosed. The device obtains a first encrypted polynomial, a second encrypted polynomial, a first encrypted weight, and a second encrypted weight by respectively encrypting a first polynomial, a second polynomial, a first weight, and a second weight by using a homomorphic encryption scheme, and obtains an encrypted secure distance corresponding to encryption of a secure distance. | 07-03-2014 |
20140185797 | CRYPTOGRAPHY PROCESSING DEVICE AND CRYPTOGRAPHY PROCESSING METHOD - A device that uses homomorphic encryption is disclosed. The device includes a public key data generator configured to generate public key data, and a secret key data generator configured to generate secret key data that includes, as a secret key, an integer that is an element of a matrix obtained as a product of the first public key matrix element and an inverse matrix of the secret key matrix and that is not a multiple of the plain text space size. | 07-03-2014 |
20140233726 | DECRYPTION METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DECRYPTION PROGRAM, DECRYPTION DEVICE, KEY GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING KEY GENERATION PROGRAM - A decryption method includes receiving an input of an n-dimensional vector whose elements other than a first element are all zero, or of the first element. The vector is a ciphertext obtained by encrypting a plaintext being an integer not less than 0 and less than s with a public key, or by performing an operation on a plurality of ciphertexts without decrypting them. The public key is associated with an n×n invertible matrix V defined as a secret key of homomorphic cryptography by using n integers, and is a matrix B being an Hermite normal form of V. The decryption method also includes: acquiring an element w which is coprime to s and which is one of elements of a matrix W=dV | 08-21-2014 |
20150046708 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TECHNIQUE FOR SECURE PATTERN MATCHING - An encrypted first polynomial that is obtained by encrypting, in a homomorphic encryption method that handles a polynomial processing, a first polynomial, is received from another computer. The first polynomial is represented by using, as coefficients, components of a first binary vector generated from first data in first order that is either ascending order or descending order with respect to degree of the first polynomial. Then, a predetermined processing in an encrypted text space is performed by using the encrypted first polynomial and an encrypted second polynomial that is obtained by encrypting a second polynomial in the homomorphic encryption method. The second polynomial is represented by using, as coefficients, components of a second binary vector generated from second data in second order that is different from the first order with respect to degree of the second polynomial. Then, a result of the predetermined processing is sent back. | 02-12-2015 |
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20080217209 | Storage device for battery modules - A storage device for battery modules is provided, which comprises a plurality of retaining members that are fastened to one another in a stack; receiving portions that form spaces divided by interfaces between the retaining members and arranged in plurality of lines along the interfaces; and shock-absorbing members that are mounted on the receiving portions to surround the battery modules. | 09-11-2008 |
20080310109 | Cooling structure for high voltage electrical parts of a hybrid electric vehicle - The present invention provides a cooling structure for high voltage electrical parts of a HEV in which a plurality of high voltage electrical parts are fixedly arranged in parallel on a cross section of a cooling passage in a case where the plurality of the high voltage electrical parts are cooled by air, thereby being able to supply cooling air at the same temperature to all electrical parts. | 12-18-2008 |
20080313866 | GROMMET FOR COUPLING BATTERY MODULES - A grommet for coupling battery modules includes two coupling portions. A hinge portion connects the coupling portions at first ends thereof. A first hook structure connects the coupling portions at second ends thereof. A second hook structure connects the coupling portions at centers thereof. When the hook structures are hooked, the grommet defines two battery module receiving spaces therein. | 12-25-2008 |
20090016021 | Cooling structure for high voltage electrical parts of hybrid electric vehicle - The present invention provides a cooling structure for high voltage electrical parts of an HEV, in which a plurality of high voltage electrical parts including a DC-DC converter, an inverter, and an air conditioner inverter are arranged on a cross section of a cooling air passage in a direction horizontal to the flow of cooling air, a cooling blower for cooling the high voltage electrical parts is mounted on one side of an electrical part package in the opposite direction, and; and a duct is integrally formed on an upper portion of the blower so that the cooling air passing through the electrical part package is discharged therethrough, thereby being able to supply the cooling air at the same temperature to the plurality of high voltage electrical parts and mount the electrical part package in a relatively small space. | 01-15-2009 |
20090087726 | Support structure for battery modules - The present invention provides a grommet of a support structure for battery modules, which is easy to assemble, is reduced in the number of parts and has a simple and easy structure. The support structure for battery modules, which comprises a grommet having at least one hollow portion formed therein for fitting a cylindrical battery module thereto, the grommet being integrally formed as a single unit, wherein the grommet comprises: a first fitting section and a second fitting section formed in such a fashion that the grommet is horizontally or vertically cut inwardly from one end thereof so as to divide the hollow portion into two parts; and a foldable section for interconnecting the first fitting section and the second fitting section so as to allow the first fitting section and/or the second fitting section to be opened or closed thereabout. | 04-02-2009 |
20110133692 | PRIMARY COIL RAISING TYPE NON-CONTACT CHARGING SYSTEM WITH ELEVATING-TYPE PRIMARY COIL - The present invention provides a non-contact charging system with an elevating-type primary coil, which is convenient to align the position of a primary coil and a second coil and is energy-saving. | 06-09-2011 |
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20090268378 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid electrolytic capacitor has a capacitor element and a conductive polymer as a solid electrolyte. The capacitor element includes an anode foil having a dielectric oxide film thereon, a cathode foil, and a separator interposed between the anode and cathode foils, which are wound so as to form a capacitor element. The conductive polymer is disposed between the anode and cathode foils and formed by chemical polymerization of a polymerizable monomer. The separator is made of a nonwoven fabric of synthetic fiber and has an affinity to the polymerizable monomer. The separator includes main fibers and binder fibers each having a fiber diameter smaller than that of each of the main fibers and allowing the main fibers to be bonded together. | 10-29-2009 |
20100118470 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a positive electrode foil made of metal, a dielectric oxide layer provided on a surface of the positive electrode foil, a separator provided on the dielectric oxide layer, a solid electrolyte layer made of conductive polymer impregnated in the separator, a negative electrode foil facing the dielectric oxide layer across the solid electrolyte layer, and a phosphate provided on the dielectric oxide layer. This solid electrolytic capacitor reduces a leakage current. | 05-13-2010 |
20130027847 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and an electrolyte solution impregnated into the capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode foil, cathode foil, separator, and a solid electrolytic layer. The anode foil has a dielectric layer on its surface, and the cathode foil confronts the anode foil. The separator is interposed between the anode foil and the cathode foil. The solid electrolytic layer is formed on the surfaces of the anode foil, cathode foil, and separator as an aggregate of fine particles of conductive polymer. The separator has an air-tightness not greater than 2.0 s/100 ml. Sizes of the fine particles measure not greater than 100 nm in diameter, and the fine particles are contained in an amount ranging from 0.3 mg/cm | 01-31-2013 |
20130279080 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A capacitor element includes an anode foil, the first oxide film on a surface of the anode foil, a solid electrolyte layer formed using π-conjugated conductive polymer dispersing material on the first oxide film, and a cathode foil on the solid electrolyte layer. The cathode foil faces the first oxide film across the solid electrolyte layer. An electrolytic capacitor includes the capacitor element, an anode terminal connected to the anode foil, and a second oxide film on a surface of the anode terminal. The second oxide film provided on the anode terminal has higher water repellency than the first oxide film provided on the anode foil. This electrolytic capacitor can reduce a leakage current. | 10-24-2013 |
20140237785 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and an electrolyte solution impregnated in the capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode foil, cathode foil, separator, and a solid electrolytic layer. The anode foil has a dielectric layer on its surface, and the cathode foil confronts the anode foil. The separator is interposed between the anode foil and the cathode foil. The solid electrolytic layer is formed on the surfaces of the anode foil, cathode foil, and separator as an aggregate of fine particles of conductive polymer. The separator has an air-tightness not greater than 2.0 s/100 ml. Sizes of the fine particles measure not greater than 100 nm in diameter, and an amount of the fine particles contained falls within a range from 0.3 mg/cm | 08-28-2014 |