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20130021922 | NETWORK MANAGING DEVICE AND NETWORK MANAGING METHOD - An initial address allocating unit | 01-24-2013 |
20130022047 | NETWORK APPARATUS AND NETWORK MANAGING APPARATUS - First-stage switches (B | 01-24-2013 |
20130024707 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An information processing apparatus | 01-24-2013 |
20130055281 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SCHEDULING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a plurality core sections, an uncore section, and a scheduler. The plurality of core sections correspond to processor cores in a multi-core processor. The uncore section is a resource shared by the core sections. The scheduler controls execution timing for a first process so as to make an unused core section execute the first process in a period in which a second process other than the first process is executed by a part of the plurality of core sections. Controlling the execution timing for the first process is permitted. | 02-28-2013 |
20140173619 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - The present invention includes a plurality of computing units executing a plurality of threads including a communication control thread to which a receiving process by polling is assigned. In a CPU core, a computing unit executing the communication control thread performs polling in a memory region indicating notification of arrival of data and waits for execution of the receiving process until arrival of data, and when a computing unit executing an application thread executes a process assigned to the application thread, the computing unit executing the communication control thread moves to a resource-saving mode in which the use of physical resources is suppressed. | 06-19-2014 |
20150052263 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A node includes a sending unit that sends a signal to another node; a receiving unit that receives a signal from another node; a determining unit that determines, when the sending unit sends a signal to the other node, that synchronization has been established with the other node, that determines, when the receiving unit receives a signal from another node, that synchronization has been established with the other node, and that determines, when a node in which synchronization has already been established with the other two nodes in each of which synchronization has been established, that synchronization has been established with the nodes; and a selecting unit that selects an information processing apparatus that is not determined, by the determining unit, that synchronization has been established as the other node at the sending destination for the signal. | 02-19-2015 |
20150074682 | PROCESSOR AND CONTROL METHOD OF PROCESSOR - A core executing processes in plural threads specifies one gate to read out a state of the gate from a thread progress control unit holding information of plural gates disposed in a loop state, setting a state of a gate disposed subsequently relative to a gate when a state of the gate is set to a first state to a second state, and setting the state of the gate to the first state when a certain period of time elapses from a first request of reading the state for the gate which is set to the second state, by every certain process in each thread. The core executes a next process when the state of the specified gate is the first state, and makes the execution of the next process wait until the state becomes the first state when it is not the first state. | 03-12-2015 |
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20140196542 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MOVING OBJECT - A physical quantity sensor includes an element piece including a movable weight and movable electrode portions which are provided to extend from the movable weight; fixed electrode portions which are provided in a first direction in which the element piece is displaced, with a gap d | 07-17-2014 |
20150313016 | PACKAGE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOBILE BODY - A package includes an accommodation space portion, and a first base body that forms at least a part of the accommodation space portion. A first through-hole, which extends toward a second surface on an accommodation space portion side from a first main surface opposite to the accommodation space portion, is provided in the first base body, in a cross-sectional view of the first through-hole, the first through-hole includes a first inclined portion that is inclined from the second surface toward the first main surface, and a second inclined portion that is inclined from one end on a first main surface side of the first inclined portion toward the first main surface, a second angle made by the second inclined portion and the second surface is larger than a first angle made by the first inclined portion and the second surface, and the first through-hole is sealed with a sealing member. | 10-29-2015 |
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20120206152 | ELECTRIC LEAKAGE DETECTION APPARATUS - An electric leakage detection apparatus may quickly detect an electric leakage. An electric leakage detection apparatus may include a pulse generator that supplies a pulse to a coupling capacitor, a voltage detector that detects a voltage at the coupling capacitor, an electric leakage determination unit that compares the voltage detected by the voltage detector with a threshold, and determines presence or absence of the electric leakage of a DC power supply based on a comparison result. The electric leakage detection apparatus may also include a discharge circuit that is operated for a constant time after the pulse falls and forcedly discharges a charge of the coupling capacitor. The pulse generator generates a new pulse when the constant time elapses. | 08-16-2012 |
20120206153 | ELECTRIC LEAKAGE DETECTION APPARATUS - An electric leakage detection apparatus may quickly detect an electric leakage. An electric leakage detection apparatus includes a pulse generator that supplies a pulse to a coupling capacitor, a voltage detector that detects a voltage at the coupling capacitor, an electric leakage determination unit that compares the voltage detected by the voltage detector to a first threshold and determines presence or absence of the electric leakage of a DC power supply based on a comparison result. The electric leakage detection apparatus also includes a discharge determination unit that compares the voltage detected by the voltage detector to a second threshold lower than the first threshold and determines whether the detection voltage becomes lower than the second threshold by a discharge of the coupling capacitor. The pulse generator generates a new pulse when the discharge determination unit determines that the detection voltage becomes lower than the second threshold. | 08-16-2012 |
20120299599 | ELECTRIC LEAKAGE SENSING APPARATUS - An electric leakage sensing apparatus includes a pulse generator that supplies a pulse to a coupling capacitor, a voltage detector that detects a voltage at the coupling capacitor, an electric leakage determination unit that compares the voltage detected by the voltage detector to a threshold and determines existence or non-existence of an electric leakage of a DC power supply based on a comparison result, a pre-check circuit that puts the DC power supply into a pseudo electric leakage state, a diagnostic unit that diagnoses whether the electric leakage determination unit determines that the electric leakage exists when the DC power supply is put into the pseudo electric leakage state, and terminals to which cables are connected. A current route from the pulse generator to the pre-check circuit through the coupling capacitor and the cables is formed when the DC power supply is put into the pseudo electric leakage state. | 11-29-2012 |
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20120055230 | ANGULAR VELOCITY DETECTION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT - An angular velocity detection apparatus includes a vibrator that generates a signal that includes an angular velocity component and a vibration leakage component, a driver section that generates the drive signal, and supplies the drive signal to the vibrator, an angular velocity signal generation section that extracts the angular velocity component from the signal generated by the vibrator, and generates an angular velocity signal corresponding to the magnitude of the angular velocity component, a vibration leakage signal generation section that extracts the vibration leakage component from the signal generated by the vibrator, and generates a vibration leakage signal corresponding to the magnitude of the vibration leakage component, and an adder-subtractor section that adds the vibration leakage signal to the angular velocity signal, or subtracts the vibration leakage signal from the angular velocity signal, in a given ratio to correct temperature characteristics of the angular velocity signal. | 03-08-2012 |
20140174148 | ANGULAR VELOCITY DETECTION CIRCUIT - An angular velocity detection apparatus includes a vibrator that generates a signal that includes an angular velocity component and a vibration leakage component, a driver section that generates the drive signal, and supplies the drive signal to the vibrator, an angular velocity signal generation section that extracts the angular velocity component from the signal generated by the vibrator, and generates an angular velocity signal corresponding to the magnitude of the angular velocity component, a vibration leakage signal generation section that extracts the vibration leakage component from the signal generated by the vibrator, and generates a vibration leakage signal corresponding to the magnitude of the vibration leakage component, and an adder-subtractor section that adds the vibration leakage signal to the angular velocity signal, or subtracts the vibration leakage signal from the angular velocity signal, in a given ratio to correct temperature characteristics of the angular velocity signal. | 06-26-2014 |
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20150097219 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - An image capturing device includes an intermediate region located between a pixel circuit region and a peripheral circuit region and forming a boundary with the pixel circuit region and the peripheral circuit region. The pixel circuit region, the peripheral circuit region, and the intermediate region are provided with a semiconductor layer, a first wiring layer on the semiconductor layer, and a second wiring layer located away from the semiconductor layer relative to the first wiring layer. Pixel circuits and a peripheral circuit are connected via one of at least the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer in the intermediate region. The area occupancy of the one wiring layer in the intermediate region relative to a total area thereof is between 0.5 times and 1.5 times the area occupancy of the one wiring layer in the pixel circuit region relative to a total area thereof. | 04-09-2015 |
20150097998 | IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An imaging device includes a pixel circuit region that includes a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in an array therein and a plurality of light guide portions. The imaging device also includes a peripheral circuit region that is positioned at a periphery of the pixel circuit region and includes a peripheral circuit. The imaging device also includes an intermediate region that is positioned between the pixel circuit region and the peripheral circuit region, forms a boundary with the pixel circuit region and the peripheral circuit region, and includes a plurality of dummy light guide portions and a plurality of contacts through which a reference potential of the plurality of pixel circuits is supplied. | 04-09-2015 |
20150147843 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion apparatus which includes a pixel circuit section having a well where a photoelectric conversion element and an amplification element configured to generate a signal based on an amount of charge generated in the photoelectric conversion element are arranged, and a peripheral circuit section having a MOS transistor. The method includes forming a dielectric film for covering the photoelectric conversion element, the amplification element, and a gate electrode of the MOS transistor and forming, by etching the dielectric film, a side spacer by remaining a portion of the dielectric film on a side surface of the gate electrode while protecting by a resist, wherein an opening is formed in the dielectric film of the pixel circuit section with the etching, and a contact for defining a potential of the well is formed through the opening. | 05-28-2015 |
20150155329 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IMAGING DEVICE - One portion of a first insulator film, which is positioned on a second semiconductor region, and another portion of the first insulator film, which is positioned on a third semiconductor region, are removed, while a first portion of the first insulator film, which is positioned on a first semiconductor region is remained, one portion of a second insulator film, which is positioned on the first semiconductor region, and another portion of the second insulator film, which is positioned on the second semiconductor region, are removed, while a second portion of the second insulator film, which is positioned on the third semiconductor region is remained, and a metal film that covers the first portion, the second semiconductor region, and the second portion, and the second semiconductor region are caused to react with each other and a metal compound layer is formed. | 06-04-2015 |
20150189211 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - Each of a plurality of pixel circuits is an insulated gate transistor and includes a first kind transistor having a maximum value of a gate potential difference to be applied equal to or higher than a first value. Each of a plurality of analog signal processing circuits is an insulated gate transistor and includes a second kind transistor having a maximum value of a gate potential difference to be applied equal to or lower than a second value that is lower than the first value. Each of a plurality of analog signal processing circuits does not include an insulated gate transistor having a maximum value of a gate potential difference to be applied not higher than the second value. | 07-02-2015 |
20150228683 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes a step of forming a hole reaching a first insulating layer over a first conductive member; a step of forming a trench reaching a second insulating layer and in communication with the hole; a step of forming an opening exposing the first conductive member in the hole; and a step of forming a second conductive member connected to the first conductive member by embedding a conductive material in the opening, the hole, and the trench. The trench is formed under an etching condition such that the etching rate with respect to the second insulating layer is lower than the etching rate with respect to the third insulating layer. | 08-13-2015 |
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20110309438 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The semiconductor apparatus according to the present invention includes: a second-conductivity-type first diffusion region formed on the semiconductor layer; a first-conductivity-type second diffusion region formed in the first diffusion region; a second-conductivity-type first high concentration diffusion region and a first-conductivity-type second high concentration diffusion region formed in the second diffusion region; a second-conductivity-type third high concentration diffusion region, separated by a given distance from the second diffusion region, in the first diffusion region; and a gate electrode formed above and between the first high concentration diffusion region and third high concentration diffusion region, with a gate insulation film interposed therebetween, where the gate electrode is formed overlapping the first high concentration diffusion region, and the gate electrode is electrically connected with the first high concentration diffusion region and second high concentration diffusion region, at the same potential. | 12-22-2011 |
20140327073 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The semiconductor apparatus according to the present invention includes: a second-conductivity-type first diffusion region formed on the semiconductor layer; a first-conductivity-type second diffusion region formed in the first diffusion region; a second-conductivity-type first high concentration diffusion region and a first-conductivity-type second high concentration diffusion region formed in the second diffusion region; a second-conductivity-type third high concentration diffusion region, separated by a given distance from the second diffusion region, in the first diffusion region; and a gate electrode formed above and between the first high concentration diffusion region and third high concentration diffusion region, with a gate insulation film interposed therebetween, where the gate electrode is formed overlapping the first high concentration diffusion region, and the gate electrode is electrically connected with the first high concentration diffusion region and second high concentration diffusion region, at the same potential. | 11-06-2014 |
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20080211127 | CONVEYER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A conveyer apparatus including a conveyer portion having disposed therein a conveyer configured to convey a wet mixture. The conveyer is configured to convey the wet mixture such that a percentage of change in moisture content of the wet mixture from before conveyance of the wet mixture to after conveyance is about 3% or less. | 09-04-2008 |
20080251977 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure includes preparing a material composition containing at least a silicon carbide powder and a binder. The honeycomb structure is manufactured by molding the material composition to form a pillar-shaped honeycomb molded body having a number of cells disposed in parallel with one another in a longitudinal direction with a cell wall therebetween; carrying out a degreasing treatment on the honeycomb molded body; and carrying out a firing treatment on the honeycomb degreased body. The degreasing treatment is carried out at a temperature of about 250 to about 390° C. and under O | 10-16-2008 |
20080284067 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MATERIAL FOR SILICON CARBIDE FIRED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A material for a silicon carbide fired body is manufactured by wet mixing at least a silicon carbide powder and an iron compound powder. A honeycomb structure is manufactured by molding a raw material composition containing the material for a silicon carbide fired body and an additive to manufacture a honeycomb molded body which has cell walls extending along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb molded body to define a plurality of cells extending along the longitudinal direction. The honeycomb molded body is degreased to manufacture a honeycomb degreased body. The honeycomb degreased body is fired to manufacture a honeycomb structure including a honeycomb fired body. | 11-20-2008 |
20090079111 | Drying jig, drying method of honeycomb molded body, and manufacturing method of honeycomb structured body - A drying jig of the present invention is a drying jig for a pillar-shaped honeycomb molded body having a large number of cells longitudinally placed in parallel with one another with a cell wall therebetween, comprising: a fixing member for preventing separation or opening of the drying jig; and a piling member which enables the drying jig to be piled up in multi stage at the time of drying. | 03-26-2009 |
20120126444 | EXTRUSION-MOLDING MACHINE AND EXTRUSION-MOLDING METHOD - An extrusion-molding machine includes a screw, a die and a high-hardness coat layer. The screw has a blade portion to extrude a molding material. The screw is disposed in a tightly-closed space which is maintained in a reduced-pressure atmosphere. The die molds an extruded molding material. The high-hardness coat layer is provided at least on the blade portion. | 05-24-2012 |
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20120058066 | SELF-ASSEMBLING PEPTIDE AND PEPTIDE GEL WITH HIGH STRENGTH - Provide are a peptide gel with practically sufficient mechanical strength and a self-assembling peptide capable of forming the peptide gel. The self-assembling peptide is formed of the following amino acid sequence: a | 03-08-2012 |
20140113365 | CELL CULTURING VESSEL - A cell culture vessel supplies cells close to the center of gel and deeper down to the bottom with sufficient nutrients for attaining an enhanced survival rate of the cultivated cells. The cell culturing vessel comprises a culture tray capable of holding a liquid culture medium and a cell mixture container fixed to inner walls of the culture tray for retaining the cell mixture. Once the culture tray is filled with the liquid culture medium, the cell mixture retained in the cell mixture container has its opposite outer parts exposed to the liquid culture medium. | 04-24-2014 |
20140161753 | Self-Assembling Peptide and Peptide Gel with High Strength - Provide are a peptide gel with practically sufficient mechanical strength and a self-assembling peptide capable of forming the peptide gel. The self-assembling peptide is formed of the following amino acid sequence: a | 06-12-2014 |
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20150125611 | SELF-ASSEMBLING PEPTIDE AND PEPTIDE GEL WITH HIGH STRENGTH - Provide are a peptide gel with practically sufficient mechanical strength and a self-assembling peptide capable of forming the peptide gel. The self-assembling peptide is formed of the following amino acid sequence: a | 05-07-2015 |
20150315242 | SELF-ASSEMBLING PEPTIDE AND PEPTIDE GEL WITH HIGH STRENGTH - Provide are a peptide gel with practically sufficient mechanical strength and a self-assembling peptide capable of forming the peptide gel. The self-assembling peptide is formed of the following amino acid sequence: a | 11-05-2015 |
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20140002843 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | 01-02-2014 |
20140002844 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME | 01-02-2014 |
20140092414 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an operating section, a sensor section, an oscillating mechanism, and a control section. The operating section receives an operation command from an operator. The sensor section includes a pyroelectric infrared sensor configured to detect the presence of an object based on a change in infrared rays. The oscillating mechanism is configured to cause the sensor section to perform an oscillating movement. The control section is configured to control the oscillating mechanism to start the oscillating movement upon satisfaction of a condition that the operator as the object operates the operating section within a predetermined period of time after the object has been detected by the sensor section. | 04-03-2014 |
20150036180 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a display unit that includes a display screen including a touch panel configured to display an image and to accept an input from an operator made by touching the touch panel, a touch position detection unit that detects a position touched by the operator on the display screen of the display unit, upon receipt of a detection signal outputted from the display unit according to detection by the touch panel, a calibration execution unit that executes calibration to correct a shift of the touch position detected by the touch position detection unit, and a human body sensor that outputs a detection signal upon detecting that the operator has come to a position spaced from the electronic apparatus by a predetermined distance. The calibration execution unit executes the calibration upon receipt of the detection signal from the human body sensor. | 02-05-2015 |
20150037056 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a thermopile array sensor, a reflector, and a temperature detection unit. The thermopile array sensor includes a plurality of thermopile elements arranged in a two-dimensional array pattern and a temperature detection surface divided into a plurality of predetermined regions aligned in vertical and horizontal directions, and the thermopile elements output a temperature detection signal corresponding to a temperature of the respective predetermined regions. The reflector is set at an angle to reflect infrared light emitted from a measurement point located outside of a viewing angle of the thermopile array sensor, so as to allow the infrared light to be incident on the temperature detection surface. The temperature detection unit detects the temperature on the basis of the temperature detection signal outputted from each of the thermopile elements. The thermopile array sensor and the reflector are located inside the electronic apparatus. | 02-05-2015 |
20150086229 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TONER CONCENTRATION DETECTING METHOD - A developing device includes multiple developing units, and multiple toner concentration sensors. The multiple developing units contain respective developers. The multiple toner concentration sensors have respective LC oscillator circuits and are disposed at the respective multiple developing units. A capacitor constituting the LC oscillator circuit differs in capacitance at each of the toner concentration sensors installed on the multiple developing units. | 03-26-2015 |
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20140059294 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND STORAGE CONTROL METHOD - When a request to write data to a logical storage area realized by a storage area of a first storage apparatus is made in a storage system, a determination section determines whether a write pattern is sequential access or random access. When the write pattern is the sequential access, a control section writes the data to the logical storage area. On the other hand, when the write pattern is the random access, the control section writes the data to a virtual storage area obtained by virtualizing a storage area of a second storage apparatus which is faster in access speed than the first storage apparatus. | 02-27-2014 |
20140082308 | STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STORAGE DEVICES - According to an aspect of the present invention, provided is a storage control device including a processor. The processor monitors a load value of a first storage device or a second storage device during copy processing in which a copy of data stored in the first storage device is stored in the second storage device. The processor controls, in a case where the load value exceeds a predetermined threshold, the first storage device and the second storage device so that input/output processing to/from the second storage device is executed with priority over the copy processing. | 03-20-2014 |
20150067285 | STORAGE CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A movement processing unit retains data in a source area when 10% or more space is available at a source hierarchical level. A read processing unit reads, when data for which a read request is received is present on more than one hierarchical level, the data from a hierarchical level with a low load. A write processing unit records an update state in a bitmap table without updating a copy when a load is high, and updates copied data under the condition that a low-load state continues 10 minutes or longer. | 03-05-2015 |
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20140034256 | CONDUCTIVE ARAMID PAPER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a conductive aramid paper comprising an aramid short fiber, an aramid fibrid, and a conductive filler, and having a density of 0.45 to 1.10 g/cm | 02-06-2014 |
20150111013 | ARAMID-RESIN FILM LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is an a aramid-resin film laminate comprising an aramid paper comprising an aramid fibrid and an aramid short fiber, and a resin film laminated on each other. The aramid-resin film laminate is obtained by conducting a plasma treatment on a surface of the aramid paper, the surface having a skin layer portion whose heat of fusion measured with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) is 25 cal/g or less, and bonding the aramid paper and the resin film to each other by heating, pressing, or heating under pressure, with the plasma treated surface of the aramid paper and a plasma treated surface of the resin film facing each other. This laminate is an aramid-resin film laminate in which the aramid paper and the resin film are laminated on each other without using any adhesive agent and without impairing characteristics of both the aramid paper and the resin film, and is excellent in heat resistance, electrical characteristics, chemical resistance, mechanical characteristics, and the like. | 04-23-2015 |
20150288238 | MOTOR BOBBIN - Provided is a motor bobbin around which a winding wire is wound, said motor bobbin comprising insulating paper and a resin moulded body. The insulating paper and the resin moulded body are coupled and fixed together without using an adhesive agent. Surfaces of the insulating paper which are in contact with the resin moulded body are configured using aramid paper comprising an aramid fibrid and aramid short fibres. Resin is melt extruded and thermal-fusion bonded upon the aramid paper comprising the aramid fibrid and the aramid short fibres, and the surfaces configured from the aramid paper are surface treated to obtain the insulating paper. The motor bobbin is obtained by bringing melted portions of the resin moulded body into contact with the top of the aramid paper. | 10-08-2015 |
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20150323043 | AXIAL CONVERSION GEAR DEVICE - An axial conversion gear device includes: a crankshaft having a first eccentric portion and a shaft gear; a first oscillation gear having first external teeth; a transmitting gear having a first gear engaged with the shaft gear and a second gear spaced apart from the first gear in an axial direction of the first gear; an axial conversion unit having an external tooth gear engaged with the second gear and an axial conversion gear converting input torque into torque in an axial direction of the external tooth gear; and an outer cylinder having inner tooth pins engaged with the first external teeth of the first oscillation gear, wherein in the axial direction of the external teeth gear, the axial conversion gear is located between the first gear and the second gear. | 11-12-2015 |
20150345593 | GEAR DEVICE - A gear device includes: a crankshaft that has an eccentric portion; an oscillation gear that have a plurality of external teeth and oscillating and rotating due to rotation of the eccentric portion; a carrier that rotatably support the crankshaft; an outer cylinder that has a plurality of internal teeth respectively engaged with the external teeth of the oscillation gear; and a cylindrical portion that extends through the oscillation gear, the carrier, and the outer cylinder, wherein the carrier and the outer cylinder coaxially and relatively rotate due to oscillation and rotation of the oscillation gear, and wherein the cylindrical portion is disposed in either a rotational state, in which the cylindrical portion rotates, or a stationary state, in which the cylindrical portion does not rotate, depending on relative rotation of the carrier and the outer cylinder. | 12-03-2015 |
20150369339 | GEAR DEVICE - A gear device is provided with a crankshaft including a shaft main body and an eccentric portion, a linking member including external teeth and configured to transmit the rotation of the input gear to the crankshaft, a carrier configured to rotatably support the crankshaft, an oscillation gear oscillating and rotating, and an outer cylinder including internal teeth engaged with the oscillation gear. The carrier and the outer cylinder are configured to concentrically relatively rotate according to the rocking rotation of the oscillation gear. The linking member is configured to selectively take a first position where the external teeth are engaged with a first input gear and a second position where the external teeth are engaged with a second input gear. | 12-24-2015 |
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20150195447 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to the present invention, when restoration processing of a taken image by the use of a restoration filter corresponding to a subject distance is performed, by storing only a corresponding restoration filter in a subject distance range between the estimation variation close range and the infinity such that a restoration filter in a range on the nearer side than the estimation variation close range is not provided from the beginning, it is thereby possible to reduce the number of restoration filters held beforehand. | 07-09-2015 |
20150195448 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to the present invention, even if variation (estimation variation) is caused in a subject distance estimated at the time of imaging when restoration processing of a taken image is performed using a restoration filter corresponding to the subject distance, since an optimal restoration filter that conforms to a subject distance taking into account the maximum infinity-side estimation variation and does not cause overcorrection is selected, it is possible to prevent resolution degradation due to overcorrection and achieve the improvement of resolution by the restoration filter. | 07-09-2015 |
20150199795 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, COMPUTER, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE NON-TRANSITORY MEDIUM - An image processing device includes a statistical information acquiring unit, an optical information acquiring unit, a filter information calculating unit and a filter coefficient calculating unit. The filter information calculating unit obtains filter information of a restoration filter for point image restoration processing according to at least one of statistical information and optical information. The filter information includes information related to number of taps of the restoration filter and information indicating a kind of symmetry of the restoration filter. The filter coefficient calculating unit calculates a filter coefficient of the restoration filter according to the statistical information and the optical information with at least the information related to the number of taps of the restoration filter and the information indicating the kind of the symmetry of the restoration filter of the filter information as a constraint condition. | 07-16-2015 |
20150207962 | IMAGE-PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE, IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - According to an aspect of the present invention, for which of the original image data before the gradation correction and the original image data after the gradation correction the restoration process is performed is determined depending on whether or not the image information meets the condition under which the ringing appears in the recovery image data due to the restoration process. When the gradation correction is performed after the restoration process, there is a probability that the side effect (the ringing or the like) of the restoration process is emphasized by the gradation correction. Therefore, in the case where the image information meets the condition under which the ringing appears, it is possible to prevent such a side effect (the ringing or the like) of the restoration process from being emphasized by the gradation correction, by performing the restoration process for the original image data after the gradation correction. | 07-23-2015 |
20150208051 | IMAGE-PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE, IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A restoration process using a restoration filter that is based on a point spread function for an optical system is performed for original image data acquired from an image-capturing element by an image taking of an object image using the optical system, so that recovery image data are acquired. The above restoration process is performed, in a point-image restoration processing section, for color data of the original image data in which a gradation correction has been performed by a logarithmic process. The restoration filter may be configured by a filter coefficient corresponding to the image data before the logarithmic process, or may be configured by a filter coefficient corresponding to the image data after the logarithmic process. Thus, by performing the restoration process capable of flexibly responding to various properties of the original image, it is possible to reduce the image degradation such as the ringing in the recovery image. | 07-23-2015 |
20150317776 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - An image processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention obtains recovery image data by performing restoration processing using a restoration filter based on a point spread function of an optical system, on original image data obtained from an imaging element by imaging using the optical system. The restoration filter used in this restoration processing (a combination filter and realization filter Fr) is generated by combining multiple base filters Fb. Base filter Fb may be arbitrarily selected from filters that are confirmed beforehand to be effective to prevent image quality degradation. | 11-05-2015 |
20150334359 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes a demosaicing process device, a luminance system image data acquisition device that acquires luminance system image data as image data regarding the luminance, a point image restoration process execution device, an information acquisition device that acquires control information concerning execution of the point image restoration process on the basis of imaging information concerning an imaging condition of a subject, and a point image restoration process control device. | 11-19-2015 |
20150365661 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CALIBRATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes an image capturing unit, a display unit that displays an imaged picture imaged by the image capturing unit and a guide linearly shaped along a sagittal direction or a tangential direction in the imaged picture, the guide assisting imaging of a calibration image used for calibration in a point image restoration process, and a parameter calculation unit that calculates a parameter for the point image restoration process on the basis of the calibration image imaged by the image capturing unit with assistance from the guide. | 12-17-2015 |
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