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20110181633 | DRIVING METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein is a driving method for an image display apparatus which includes an image display panel and a signal processing section. Each of the pixels includes a first subpixel for displaying a first primary color, a second subpixel for displaying a second primary color, a third subpixel for displaying a third primary color and a fourth subpixel for displaying a fourth color. The signal processing section is capable of calculating a first subpixel output signal, a second subpixel output signal, and a third subpixel output signal. The driving method includes the step, further carried out by the signal processing section, of calculating a fourth subpixel output signal based on a fourth subpixel control second signal and a fourth subpixel control first signal, and outputting the calculated fourth subpixel output signal to the fourth subpixel of the (p,q)th pixel. | 07-28-2011 |
20110181634 | DRIVING METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein is a driving method for an image display apparatus which includes an image display panel and a signal processing section; the driving method including the steps, further carried out by the signal processing section, of calculating a third subpixel output signal to a (p,q)th first pixel, based at least on a third subpixel input signal to the (p,q)th first pixel and a third subpixel input signal to the (p,q)th second signal, and outputting the third subpixel output signal to the third subpixel of the (p,q)th first pixel; and further calculating a fourth subpixel output signal to the (p,q)th second pixel based at least on the third subpixel input signal to the (p,q)th second pixel and the third subpixel input signal to the (p+1,q)th first pixel and outputting the fourth subpixel output signal to the fourth subpixel of the (p,q)th second pixel. | 07-28-2011 |
20110181635 | DRIVING METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a driving method for an image display apparatus which includes an image display panel having a plurality of pixels arrayed in a two-dimensional matrix and each configured from a first subpixel for displaying a first primary color, a second subpixel for displaying a second primary color, a third subpixel for displaying a third primary color and a fourth subpixel for displaying a fourth color, and a signal processing section. The signal processing section is capable of calculating a first subpixel output signal, a second subpixel output signal, a third subpixel output signal, and a fourth subpixel output signal. The driving method includes a step of calculating a maximum value (V | 07-28-2011 |
20110211145 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH A REDUCED FLEXOELECTRIC EFFECT - A liquid crystal display with a first substrate and a first pixel electrode on the first substrate. The first pixel electrode extends along first and second directions and has a plurality of first pixel electrode strips arranged along a first direction. The display also has a common electrode on the first substrate that is spaced from the pixel electrode along a third direction. In addition, the display has a light shield extending along the second direction and positioned to overlap at least part of an outermost strip of the first pixel electrode along the first direction. | 09-01-2011 |
20120013649 | Driving method of image display device - An image display device includes an image display panel configured of pixels made up of first, second, third, and fourth sub-pixels being arrayed in a two-dimensional matrix shape, and a signal processing unit into which an input signal is input and from which an output signal based on an extension coefficient is output, and causes the signal processing unit to obtain a maximum value of luminosity with saturation S in the HSV color space enlarged by adding a fourth color, as a variable, and to obtain a reference extension coefficient based on the maximum value, and further to determine an extension coefficient at each pixel from the reference extension coefficient, an input signal correction coefficient based on the sub-pixel input signal values at each pixel, and an external light intensity correction coefficient based on external light intensity. | 01-19-2012 |
20120236237 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHT BARRIER ELEMENT - A display device includes a display section, and a light barrier element. The light barrier element includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer that is provided between the pair of substrates and has a plurality of sub-regions that transmit or block light, and a plurality of spacers provided between the pair of substrates. The plurality of spacers are randomly arranged in part or all of a region in surfaces of the substrates. | 09-20-2012 |
20130027441 | METHOD OF DRIVING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of driving an image display device including (A) an image display panel in which pixels each having first to fourth subpixels displaying first to third primary colors and fourth color, respectively are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, and (B) a signal processor, in an i-th image display frame, in the signal processor, first to fourth subpixel output signals are obtained on the basis of at least first to fourth subpixel input signals and a corrected expansion coefficient α′ | 01-31-2013 |
20130222439 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD OF DRIVING IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, GRAYSCALE CONVERSION PROGRAM, AND GRAYSCALE CONVERSION APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes: a grayscale conversion device configured to perform grayscale conversion processing on input data to output data; and a display device configured to operate in accordance with the output data to display an image by pixels arranged in a two-dimensional matrix state, wherein the grayscale conversion device is configured to perform first error diffusion processing for converting N | 08-29-2013 |
20130241810 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an image display unit and a luminance control unit. The image display unit includes pixels arranged in a matrix, each of which is formed of a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, a third sub-pixel, and a fourth sub-pixel, and performs image display. The luminance control unit adjusts a ratio between a generation amount of first luminance generated by the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel and a generation amount of second luminance generated by the fourth sub-pixel. Over all input tones, the luminance control unit makes the generation amount of the second luminance lower than the generation amount of the first luminance and generates the second luminance so that a function representing a luminance value of the second luminance is continuous. | 09-19-2013 |
20140313246 | DRIVING METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein is a driving method for an image display apparatus which includes an image display panel and a signal processing section. Each of the pixels includes a first subpixel for displaying a first primary color, a second subpixel for displaying a second primary color, a third subpixel for displaying a third primary color and a fourth subpixel for displaying a fourth color. The signal processing section is capable of calculating a first subpixel output signal, a second subpixel output signal, and a third subpixel output signal. The driving method includes the step, further carried out by the signal processing section, of calculating a fourth subpixel output signal based on a fourth subpixel control second signal and a fourth subpixel control first signal, and outputting the calculated fourth subpixel output signal to the fourth subpixel of the (p,q)th pixel. | 10-23-2014 |
20140347410 | DRIVING METHOD OF IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device includes an image display panel configured of pixels made up of first, second, third, and fourth sub-pixels being arrayed in a two-dimensional matrix shape, and a signal processing unit into which an input signal is input and from which an output signal based on an extension coefficient is output, and causes the signal processing unit to obtain a maximum value of luminosity with saturation S in the HSV color space enlarged by adding a fourth color, as a variable, and to obtain a reference extension coefficient based on the maximum value, and further to determine an extension coefficient at each pixel from the reference extension coefficient, an input signal correction coefficient based on the sub-pixel input signal values at each pixel, and an external light intensity correction coefficient based on external light intensity. | 11-27-2014 |
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20120151229 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A data processing apparatus includes a control unit configured to control data processing, and a communication unit configured to communicate with other apparatuses. The control unit determines, before the control unit shifts to a predetermined power-saving state, a communication speed of the communication unit to communicate with the other apparatuses when the control unit is in the power-saving state, based on an amount of packets received by the communication unit, and sets the determined communication speed for the communication unit. The communication unit communicates with the other apparatuses at the set communication speed, when the control unit is in the power-saving state. | 06-14-2012 |
20120191926 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT EXECUTES RESPONSE PROCESS TO RECEIVED INFORMATION, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus that is capable of preventing the overwriting of an incoming packet without disconnecting the network connection. The information processing apparatus receives incoming information via a network, stores it into a storage area, and executes a response process thereto. A response processing unit executes the response process to the incoming information. A first change unit switches so that the incoming information is stored into a second storage area after the incoming information, which is a factor to shift to a power mode from a power saving mode, is stored into a first storage area. A second change unit switches so that the incoming information is stored into the first storage area after the response processing unit executes the response process to the incoming information stored in the first storage area. | 07-26-2012 |
20130047019 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - When a data processing apparatus according to this invention detects generation of an event to shift from the standby state to the suspended state, it saves the contents of a memory in the standby state in a non-volatile storage device in response to detection of generation of the event, and shifts to the suspended state. When power-off is instructed in the suspended state, the data processing apparatus shifts from the suspended state to the power-off state without the mediacy of the standby state. | 02-21-2013 |
20130151873 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - When an image processing apparatus according to this invention accepts a shutdown instruction, and completes execution of shutdown processing, and switches the operation state of the power source switch to an OFF state using a driving unit of the power source switch if the shutdown instruction is accepted via an external device communicably connected to the image processing apparatus. | 06-13-2013 |
20140036292 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a main control unit including a plurality of control units, and a sub control unit configured to respond to a request from an information processing apparatus via a network in substitution for the main control unit when the main control unit is being operated in a power saving state, wherein, in a case where the sub control unit receives a request to which the sub control unit cannot perform proxy response from the information processing apparatus, the main control unit determines a number of the control units for responding to the request among the plurality of control units and returns from the power saving state to a normal state using the control units the number of which is determined. | 02-06-2014 |
20140111822 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLIES TO RESPECTIVE PARTS THEREOF, AND CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - An image forming apparatus capable of appropriately controlling power supplies to respective parts thereof when the apparatus is remotely started over a network. When receiving data from an external apparatus via the network, a controller of the image forming apparatus decides power supplied object, among a plurality of power supplied objects of the image forming apparatus, to which power supply is to be started at startup of the apparatus, and controls such that power supply to the decided power supplied object is started. | 04-24-2014 |
20150062607 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING POWER SAVE FUNCTION, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus, having an SSD as an auxiliary storage device, which is capable of preventing loss of data in the auxiliary storage device caused by lapse of a retention period in a power save state or a power off state. In a case where the auxiliary storage device is determined to be an SSD based on type information that is acquired when the image forming apparatus is activated, a predicted retention period is calculated, and is set in a part of the apparatus that operates in the power save state. The part of the apparatus that operates in the power save state causes the image forming apparatus to transit from the power save state to a normal state based on the set predicted retention period. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062613 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PREVENTING DATA LEAKAGE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an image forming apparatus capable of preventing leakage of data held in a nonvolatile main storage memory by a malicious program or the like even if a shutdown process was not normally performed last time. If it is judged, when the image forming apparatus is started, that the shutdown process was not normally performed last time, a whole or a partial area of the main storage memory is refreshed before starting the information forming apparatus. | 03-05-2015 |
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20110048773 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A printed wiring board includes an interlayer resin insulation layer having a penetrating hole for a via conductor, a conductive circuit formed on one surface of the interlayer resin insulation layer, a via conductor formed in the penetrating hole and having a protruding portion protruding from the other surface of the interlayer resin insulation layer, and a surface-treatment coating formed on the surface of the protruding portion of the via conductor. The via conductor is connected to the conductive circuit and has a first conductive layer formed on the side wall of the penetrating hole and a plated layer filling the penetrating hole. | 03-03-2011 |
20110067913 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A printed wiring board includes an interlayer resin insulation layer having the first surface, the second surface on the opposite side of the first surface, and a penetrating hole for a via conductor, a conductive circuit formed on the first surface of the interlayer resin insulation layer, a via conductor formed in the penetrating hole and connected to the conductive circuit on the first surface of the interlayer resin insulation layer, and a surface-treatment coating formed on the surface of the via conductor exposed from the second surface of the interlayer resin insulation layer through the penetrating hole. The via conductor is made of a first conductive layer formed on the side wall of the penetrating hole and a plated-metal filling the penetrating hole. The surface of the via conductor is recessed from the second surface of the interlayer resin insulation layer. | 03-24-2011 |
20130164440 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes forming a removable layer on a support substrate, forming an interlayer resin insulation layer on the removable layer, forming a penetrating hole in the interlayer resin insulation layer, forming a first conductive layer on the interlayer resin insulation layer and on a side wall of the penetrating hole, forming a conductive circuit on the interlayer resin insulation layer, forming a via conductor in the penetrating hole, removing the support substrate from the interlayer resin insulation layer by using the removable layer, forming a protruding portion of the via conductor protruding from a surface of the interlayer resin insulation layer, and forming a surface-treatment coating on a surface of the protruding portion of the via conductor. | 06-27-2013 |
20130341077 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING DISCONNECTION IN WIRING BOARD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIRING BOARD, METHOD FOR FORMING WIRING IN WIRING BOARD AND WIRING BOARD - A method for repairing a disconnection in a wiring board includes positioning a substrate including an insulation layer and a conductive layer formed on the insulation layer, the conductive layer having a wiring line disconnected such that the wiring line has a disconnected portion formed between conductive patterns forming the wiring line, applying in the disconnected portion between the conductive patterns a conductive paste including a non-conductive material and conductive particles such that the conductive paste fills the disconnected portion between the conductive patterns and joins the conductive patterns forming the wiring line in the conductive layer, and irradiating laser upon the conductive paste applied in the disconnected portion such that at least a portion of the conductive paste in the disconnected portion is sintered and forms a sintered portion connecting the conductive patterns of the wiring line in the conductive layer. | 12-26-2013 |
20150075851 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A printed wiring board includes an interlayer resin insulation layer having a penetrating hole, a conductive circuit formed on a first surface of the interlayer resin insulation layer, a filled via conductor formed in the penetrating hole of the interlayer resin insulation layer and connected to the conductive circuit, a first surface-treatment coating structure formed on a first surface of the filled via conductor and having an electroless plating structure, and a second surface-treatment coating structure formed on a second surface of the filled via conductor on an opposite side with respect to the first surface-treatment coating structure and having an electroless plating structure. The filled via conductor includes a first conductive layer formed on side wall of the penetrating hole and a plated material filling the penetrating hole, and the first surface-treatment coating structure has a thickness which is different from a thickness of the second surface-treatment coating structure. | 03-19-2015 |
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20100091052 | INK FOR INKJET PRINTING - An ink for inkjet printing comprising a pigment, a water-dispersible resin, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, wherein the water-dispersible resin is an anionic resin having a film elongation of 400-1,000%, a tensile strength of 20 to 50 N/mm | 04-15-2010 |
20100214352 | INK FOR INKJET TEXTILE PRINTING - An ink for inkjet textile printing comprising a pigment, a water-dispersible resin, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, wherein the water-soluble organic solvent comprises a polyol having an SP value within a range from 10 to 15.5 (cal/cm | 08-26-2010 |
20100234523 | Active energy beam-curable ink - An active energy beam-curable ink, comprising a polytetramethylene glycol diacrylate, a bifunctional to tetrafunctional urethane acrylate and a colorant, wherein an amount of the polytetramethylene glycol diacrylate relative to a total mass of the ink is not less than 35% by mass, and an amount of the bifunctional to tetrafunctional urethane acrylate relative to a total mass of the ink is within a range from 5 to 35% by mass. | 09-16-2010 |
20100302330 | IMAGE FORMATION METHOD AND ACTIVE ENERGY BEAM-CURABLE INK - Disclosed is an image formation method comprising: using an inkjet recording method and an active energy beam-curable ink to form, on a permeable substrate having an ink image formed thereon, an image that corresponds with the ink image and is superimposed on top of the ink image. | 12-02-2010 |
20130158178 | WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION ADHESIVE - A water-in-oil emulsion adhesive, which is composed of an oil phase and a water phase, wherein the water phase comprises a water-soluble polymer that functions as an adhesive component, the oil phase comprises a non-aqueous polar solvent having an SP value of 8 to 12 (cal/cm | 06-20-2013 |
20130314482 | PSEUDO-PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - A pseudo-pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is provided, wherein the pseudo-pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises an adhesive base, a filler and a polymer, wherein the polymer is a polyallylamine and/or a polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride with a weight-average molecular weight of less than 100,000. | 11-28-2013 |
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20090191712 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In one aspect of the present invention, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device may include forming a first film on an amorphous silicon layer to be patterned, the first film and the amorphous film having a line-and-space ratio of approximately 3:1, sliming down, after processing the first film, a line portion of the pattern from both longitudinal sides of the line portion until the width of the line portion is reduced to approximately one third, reforming a part of the amorphous silicon layer where the first film is not provided such that reformed part has different etching ratio, and removing the first film and the amorphous silicon layer other than reformed part. | 07-30-2009 |
20090317978 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In one aspect of the present invention, a method of manufacturing semiconductor device may include forming a second core on a member to be processed, and a first core on the second core, the second core located below the first core and having a width larger than that of the first core, forming a coating film on a top surface and side surfaces of the first core, and a top surface and side surfaces of the second core, processing the coating film into sidewall masks by partially removing the coating film in a manner that portions of the coating film, which are located on the side surfaces of the first and second cores, are left remaining, etching the first and second cores by using the sidewall masks as a mask so as to remove the first core and portions of the second core which are not covered with the sidewall masks from above, so that an etching mask including the sidewall masks and portions of the second core which remain directly below the sidewall masks is formed, and etching the member by using the etching mask as a mask, so that the member is patterned. | 12-24-2009 |
20110031546 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a first layer on a substrate; forming a first contact hole in the first layer; burying a sacrificial film in the first contact hole; forming a second layer on the first layer and the first contact hole after burying; forming a second contact hole reaching the sacrificial film in the second layer; removing the sacrificial film from the first contact hole via the second contact hole; and providing a contact electrode in the first contact hole and the second contact hole. | 02-10-2011 |
20110180866 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a stacked body, an insulating film, a non-doped semiconductor film, a semiconductor pillar, a charge storage film, a contact, and a spacer insulating film. The stacked body is provided on the substrate. The stacked body includes a plurality of doped semiconductor films stacked. The insulating film is provided between the doped semiconductor films in a first region. The non-doped semiconductor film is provided between the doped semiconductor films in a second region. The semiconductor pillar pierces the stacked body in a stacking direction of the stacked body in the first region. The charge storage film is provided between the doped semiconductor film and the semiconductor pillar. The contact pierces the stacked body in the stacking direction in the second region. The spacer insulating film is provided around the contact. | 07-28-2011 |
20120061743 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a stacked body, a contact, a semiconductor member, a charge storage layer, and a penetration member. The stacked body includes an electrode film stacked alternately with an insulating film. A configuration of an end portion of the stacked body is a stairstep configuration having a step provided every electrode film. The contact is connected to the electrode film from above the end portion. The semiconductor member is provided in a portion of the stacked body other than the end portion to pierce the stacked body in a stacking direction. The charge storage layer is provided between the electrode film and the semiconductor member. The penetration member pierces the end portion in the stacking direction. The penetration member does not include the same kind of material as the charge storage layer. | 03-15-2012 |
20120068252 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a multilayer body, a semiconductor member and a charge storage layer. The multilayer body is provided on the substrate, with a plurality of insulating films and electrode films alternately stacked, and includes a first staircase and a second staircase opposed to each other. The semiconductor member is provided in the multilayer body outside a region provided with the first staircase and the second staircase, and the semiconductor member extends in stacking direction of the insulating films and the electrode films. The charge storage layer is provided between each of the electrode films and the semiconductor member. The each of the electrode films includes a first terrace formed in the first staircase, a second terrace formed in the second staircase and a bridge portion connecting the first terrace and the second terrace. | 03-22-2012 |
20120319296 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor substrate, a via and an insulating layer. The semiconductor substrate has a first major surface and a second major surface on opposite side from the first major surface. The semiconductor substrate is provided with a circuit section including an element and a wiring and a guard ring structure section surrounding the circuit section on the first major surface side. The via is provided in a via hole extending from the first major surface side to the second major surface side of the semiconductor substrate. The insulating layer is provided in a first trench extending from the first major surface side to the second major surface side of the semiconductor substrate. | 12-20-2012 |
20130252421 | METHOD OF PROCESSING SILICON AND GLASS SUBSTRATES USING A LASER PEELING TECHNIQUE - According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including forming a metal film on aback surface of a glass substrate which supports a semiconductor substrate on a front surface thereof; forming a metal oxide film by oxidizing the whole or at least a portion of the metal film from the front surface; forming protective film, such as silicon nitride, on the metal oxide film; holding the front surface of the protective film with an electrostatic chuck; and forming a via for electrical connection in the semiconductor substrate while the front surface of the protective film is in contact with by the electrostatic chuck; then using a laser to delaminate the glass substrate from the semiconductor substrate. | 09-26-2013 |
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20090237860 | FEEDSTOCK COMPOSITION AND RAW COKE FOR ELECTRICITY STORAGE CARBON MATERIAL AND NEEDLE COKE - The present invention provides feedstock compositions for use of the production of an activated carbon for electric double layer capacitor electrodes or the production of needle coke, comprising a first heavy oil with an initial boiling point of 300° C. or higher, an asphalten content of 12 percent by mass or less, a saturate content of 50 percent by mass or more and a sulfur content of 0.3 percent by mass or less, produced as a residue resulting from vacuum-distillation of a petroleum-based oil and a second heavy oil with an initial boiling point of 150° C. or higher and a sulfur content of 0.5 percent by mass or less, produced by subjecting a hydrocarbon oil to fluidized catalytic cracking. | 09-24-2009 |
20090268375 | RAW COKE FOR ELECTRICITY STORAGE CARBON MATERIAL AND NEEDLE COKE - The present invention provides a raw coke having such a structure that the graphitized product resulting from graphitization of the raw coke at a temperature of 2800° C. under an inactive gas atmosphere will have ratios of the crystallite size to the lattice constant of 360 or less in the (002) plane and 1500 or less in the (110) plane, as a raw coke providing active carbon produced by alkali-activating the raw coke, which is reduced in remaining alkali content and can simplify washing operation because washing liquid can easily pass through the activated carbon, or as a raw coke for the production of needle coke. | 10-29-2009 |
20100181228 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PETROLEUM COKE - A process is provided for producing petroleum coke that is high in strength and sufficiently small in thermal expansion coefficient and sufficiently suppressed from puffing. The process includes coking a feedstock containing a first heavy oil having a sulfur content of 1.0 percent by mass or less, a nitrogen content of 0.5 percent by mass or less, and an aromatic index of 0.1 or greater, produced by hydrodesulfurizing a heavy oil with a sulfur content of 1 percent by mass or more under conditions (1) where the total pressure is 10 MPa or greater and less than 16 MPa and the hydrogen partial pressure is 5 MPa or greater and 16 MPa or less or conditions (2) where the total pressure is 20 MPa or greater and 25 MPa or less and the hydrogen partial pressure is greater than 20 MPa and 25 MPa or less, and a second heavy oil with an aromatic index of 0.3 or greater and an initial boiling point of 150° C. or higher. | 07-22-2010 |
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20110143270 | AZO COMPOUND, AZO PIGMENT, PIGMENT DISPERSION, COLORING COMPOSITION, INK FOR INKJET RECORDING, COLORING COMPOSITION FOR COLOR FILTER, COLOR FILTER, AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING A COLORING COMPOSITION FOR COLOR FILTER - An azo pigment and a pigment dispersion showing excellent coloring characteristics such as tinctorial strength and hue and excellent fastness such as light fastness are provided. | 06-16-2011 |
20110163283 | AZO COMPOUNDS, AZO PIGMENTS, PIGMENT DISPERSION, COLORING COMPOSITION, AND INK FOR INKJET RECORDING - An azo pigment showing excellent coloring characteristics such as tinctorial strength and hue and excellent fastness such as light fastness, and a pigment dispersion containing the azo pigment are provided. | 07-07-2011 |
20110294993 | AZO PIGMENT OR TAUTOMER THEREOF, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, PIGMENT DISPERSION, COLORING COMPOSITION, INKJET RECORDING INK, COLORING COMPOSITION FOR COLOR FILTER, AND COLOR FILTER - An azo pigment selected from the group consisting of: an azo pigment represented by the following formula (1), which has: a characteristic X-ray diffraction peak at Bragg angles (2θ±0.2°) of 6.9°, 21.5°, and 27.3° in CuKα characteristic X-ray diffraction, a peak height at 11.9° of 0.6 or less relative to a peak height at 10.9° or a tautomer thereof, or a salt, hydrate, or solvate of the azo pigment or tautomer thereof; and an azo pigment represented by the following formula (1), which has: a characteristic X-ray diffraction peak at Bragg angles (2θ±0.2°) of 6.9°, 25.8°, and 27.1° in CuKα characteristic X-ray diffraction, a peak height at 10.9° of 0.2 or less relative to a peak height at 11.9° or a tautomer thereof, or a salt, hydrate, or solvate of the azo pigment or tautomer thereof. | 12-01-2011 |
20120001133 | PIGMENT COMPOSITION, INKJET RECORDING INK, COLORING COMPOSITION FOR COLOR FILTER, AND COLOR FILTER - A pigment composition including (A) an azo pigment represented by formula (1), and | 01-05-2012 |
20120328984 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AZO COMPOUNDS, PIGMENT DISPERSION, COLORING COMPOSITION, INK FOR INKJET RECORDING, COLORING COMPOSITION FOR COLOR FILTER, AND COLOR FILTER - To provide a process for producing an azo pigment showing excellent coloring characteristics such as tinctorial strength and hue and showing excellent fastness such as light fastness and ozone fastness, an azo pigment dispersion, a coloring composition, and an ink for inkjet recording. | 12-27-2012 |
20130000511 | PIGMENT COMPOSITION, INK FOR INKJET RECORDING, COLORING COMPOSITION FOR COLOR FILTER, AND COLOR FILTER - A pigment composition containing an azo pigment represented by the following general formula (1) and a pigment derivative having a hydrophilic group: wherein G represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an acyl group, an aliphatic oxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an aliphatic sulfonyl group, or an arylsulfonyl group, R | 01-03-2013 |
20130036938 | AZO COMPOUND, AZO PIGMENT, PIGMENT DISPERSION, COLORING COMPOSITION, COLOR FILTER, INK FOR INKJET RECORDING, AND PRINTING INK - Provided are an azo compound represented by the following formula (1), a tautomer thereof, and a salt or hydrate of the azo compound or the tautomer: | 02-14-2013 |
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20110007146 | SUBSTRATE INSPECTION DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE INSPECTION METHOD - An inspection process before component mounting for all component mounting positions on which components are to be mounted is performed when a reenter mode is not set by operation of a reenter switch, a recognition camera is first caused to recognize the component mounting position and then a component presence inspection process which inspects whether or not the component is mounted on the component mounting position is performed when the reenter mode is set by the reenter switch, and, the inspection process before component mounting is performed for the component mounting position on which the component is not mounted. | 01-13-2011 |
20110115899 | COMPONENT MOUNT SYSTEM - A component mount system includes: a component placing unit; an inspection unit; a repair station; an image display device; a defective portion image display unit configured to display an image of a defective portion of a board on the image display device; an input device; and a repair required portion display unit configured to display a defective portion detected by the inspection unit, which is indicated as a true defective portion in a determination result input through the input device and selected from the defective portion detected by the inspection unit, as a repair required portion on the image display device. The image display device is provided at a location where an operator who performs a repair work can watch the image displayed on the image display device, and the input device is provided at a location where the operator can operate the input device. | 05-19-2011 |
20110184548 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING MACHINE AND OPERATING INSTRUCTION METHOD FOR THE SAME - A challenge to be met by the invention is to provide an electronic component mounting machine that makes up an electronic component mounting line and that standardizes an operation input method, to thus enable lessening of work load on an operator during performance of operation input action, and an operation instruction method for use with the electronic component mounting machine. In electronic component mounting machines that make it possible for a single machine to perform a plurality of types of works by replacement of a work head to be built into a common platform according to a type of work, a production start button ( | 07-28-2011 |
20120102726 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - An object is to provide an electronic component mounting method in which an adequate component mounting work to which a check result is correctly reflected is enabled and it is possible to satisfy both reduction of the failure occurrence rate and improvement of the working efficiency. An electronic component mounting apparatus in which an appearance checking section which checks a board to detect existence or non-existence of a failure item, and a component mounting section which transfers and mounts an allocated mounting object component to the board in which the check is ended are integrally disposed includes a mounting availability determination processing section 28 | 05-03-2012 |
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20090311425 | POLYMERIC COMPOUND CONTAINING COMPOSITION, AND IMAGE FORMING PROCESS AND APPARATUS - The invention provides an ink composition, which is improved in dispersibility and fastness properties and is excellent in dispersion stability and re-solubility owing to dispersed particles in which a coloring material is included by a crosslinked hydrophobic block segment in a dispersing polymer. The ink composition contains an amphiphilic block polymer compound, in which a coloring material is included, and a medium, wherein the amphiphilic block polymer compound, in which the coloring material is included, forms a dispersed particle having the hydrophobic block segment as an internal core part, and the hydrophobic block segment is crosslinked. | 12-17-2009 |
20100028794 | AQUEOUS DISPERSION OF FINE RESIN PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING AQUEOUS DISPERSION OF FINE RESIN PARTICLES, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER PARTICLES - The present invention provides an aqueous dispersion of nonspherical fine resin particles having excellent storage stability and processability such as aggregation and adherence to other substances, a method for producing the aqueous dispersion of fine resin particles, and a method for producing toner particles using the aqueous dispersion of fine resin particles. The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion of fine resin particles characterized in that the fine resin particles are nonspherical particles with an average minor axis being 0.02 μm or more and 1.00 μm or less and an average ratio of a major axis to a minor axis being 2.0 or more and 5.0 or less, a method for producing the aqueous dispersion of fine resin particles, and a method for producing toner particles using the aqueous dispersion of fine resin particles. | 02-04-2010 |
20110146533 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID COMPOSITION AND PIGMENT PARTICLES AND INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING - A method for producing a liquid composition containing pigment particles is provided including (1) maintaining a mixture of a solvent and pigments of at least two types including a pigment A insoluble in the solvent at a normal temperature and a normal pressure, and a pigment B soluble in the solvent at the normal temperature and the normal pressure, at a temperature exceeding the normal temperature and a pressure exceeding the normal pressure, thereby obtaining a pigment solution in which the pigment A and the pigment B are dissolved; and (2) cooling the pigment solution to a temperature precipitating a deposition of the pigment A or lower, thereby precipitating pigment particles containing the pigment A and the pigment B. | 06-23-2011 |
20120040285 | TONER PRODUCTION PROCESS AND TONER - A process for producing a core-shell toner is provided in which the toner has core particles containing at least a binder resin ( | 02-16-2012 |
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20140057202 | TONER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING TONER - The present invention provides a toner that exhibits an excellent chromogenicity and provides a method of producing a toner that has an excellent particle size distribution and an excellent chromogenicity, in which a toner containing a binder resin and a colorant that contains a coloring compound with general formula (1), and a method of producing this toner. | 02-27-2014 |
20140057203 | TONER AND TONER PRODUCTION METHOD - The present invention provides a toner having superior color development property and a method of producing a toner having favorable particle size distribution and color development property, in which the toner containing a binder resin and a colorant that contains a phthalocyanine pigment represented by general formula (1), and the method for producing the toner. | 02-27-2014 |
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20110181562 | Liquid Crystal Display Device, Driving Method for Liquid Crystal Display Devices, and Inspection Method for Liquid Crystal Display Devices - Using technology which uses a single shift register and simultaneously generates multiple pulses, this invention is a liquid crystal display device which rapidly drives data lines. It is possible to increase the frequency of the shift register output signal without changing the frequency of the shift register operation clock. If the shift register output signals, by means of analog switches, are used to determine the video signal sampling timing, high speed data line driving can be realized. Additionally, if the output signals of the shift register mentioned above are used to determine the video signal latch timing in a digital driver, high speed latching of the video signal can be realized. Consequently, even if the driving circuits of the liquid crystal display matrix are composed of TFTs, high speed operation of the driving circuits is possible without increasing power consumption. The shift register can also be used to inspect the electrical characteristics of the data lines and analog switches. | 07-28-2011 |
20140078122 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICES, AND INSPECTION METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICES - Using technology which uses a single shift register and simultaneously generates multiple pulses, this invention is a liquid crystal display device which rapidly drives data lines. It is possible to increase the frequency of the shift register output signal without changing the frequency of the shift register operation clock. If the shift register output signals, by means of analog switches, are used to determine the video signal sampling timing, high speed data line driving can be realized. Additionally, if the output signals of the shift register mentioned above are used to determine the video signal latch timing in a digital driver, high speed latching of the video signal can be realized. Consequently, even if the driving circuits of the liquid crystal display matrix are composed of TFTs, high speed operation of the driving circuits is possible without increasing power consumption. The shift register can also be used to inspect the electrical characteristics of the data lines and analog switches. | 03-20-2014 |
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20090081486 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell according to the invention includes: a fuel supply section including a diffusion section configured to diffuse fuel supplied from a fuel supply port in an in-plane direction and an aperture plate having a plurality of apertures configured to emit the fuel from the diffusion section; an oxygen introducing section configured to introduce oxygen from outside; and a power generating section configured to generate electric power by the fuel supplied from the fuel supply section and oxygen supplied from the oxygen introducing section. Aperture ratio of the plurality of apertures provided in the aperture plate has a substantially radial distribution in the in-plane direction such that the aperture ratio is small near the fuel supply port and increases with distance from the fuel supply port. This enables provision of a fuel cell of the spontaneous respiration type where fuel can be uniformly supplied to achieve efficient power generation. | 03-26-2009 |
20090194018 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EPITAXIAL WAFER - An apparatus for manufacturing an epitaxial wafer, includes: a chamber; a gas inlet provided in the chamber and introducing a reaction gas into the chamber; a gas outlet provided in the chamber and exhausting the reaction gas; a rotator unit provided inside the chamber; a wafer holder provided on an upper portion of the rotator unit and holding a wafer; an inner heater provided inside the rotator unit; and an outer heater provided between the rotator unit and an inner wall of the chamber. | 08-06-2009 |
20090238971 | EPITAXIAL WAFER MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - An epitaxial wafer manufacturing apparatus including: a chamber; a gas introduction port provided in the chamber and configured to introduce a reaction gas into the chamber; a gas exhaust port provided in the chamber and configured to exhaust the reaction gas from inside the chamber; a rotating unit provided inside the chamber; a wafer holder provided in an upper portion of the rotating unit and configured to hold a wafer; and an annular flow-regulating wall being spaced from the rotating unit and the wafer holder, the annular flow-regulating surrounding the upper portion of the rotating unit and a upper portion of the wafer holder, and the annular flow-regulating expanding downward. The flow-regulating wall has an upper end being located above the wafer holder. The upper end has a smaller inner diameter than an outer periphery of the wafer holder. The flow-regulating wall has a lower end being located below an upper surface of the rotating unit. The lower end has a larger inner diameter than an outer periphery of the rotating unit. | 09-24-2009 |
20140283748 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER HOLDER - A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a chamber, a reaction-gas inlet, a gas exhaust port, a rotation unit, a semiconductor wafer holder, a heater, and a purge-gas inlet. The wafer holder includes a first hold region to hold the semiconductor wafer and a second hold region held by the rotation unit. The second hold region surrounds the first hold region. The level of the first hold region and the level of the second hold region differ. A plurality of ventholes is provided to the first hold region so that the ventholes are just below a sidewall of the semiconductor wafer held by the first hold region. | 09-25-2014 |
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20110109016 | STACKED-LAYERS FORMING DEVICE - There is provided a stacked-layers forming device including a powder layer-forming part for forming a powder layer, an optical device for forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of the powder layer with a light beam and a powder replenishing means for supplying the powder material to above a base on which the powder layer and the solidified layer are stacked or onto an upper surface of a base frame which surrounds the base. The powder replenishing means includes an approximately cylindrical member in which the powder material is charged and a screw member which is installed within the approximately cylindrical member wherein a rotation of the screw member conveys the powder material in the approximately cylindrical member. The stacked-layers forming device of the present invention enables it to not only curb its height since the powder material can be conveyed in a screw manner, but also achieve an improved cycle of the material since the powder material can be conveyed in one direction. | 05-12-2011 |
20120041586 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT OBTAINED BY THE SAME - There is provided a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object. The method of the present invention comprises the repeated steps of: (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer on a base plate with a light beam, thereby allowing a sintering of the powder in the predetermined portion or a melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, followed by the irradiation of a predetermined portion of the powder layer with the light beam; wherein the solidified layers are formed such that they have a high-density portion whose solidified density is 95 to 100% and a low-density portion whose solidified density is 0 to 95% (excluding 95%); and wherein the high-density portion is a portion of the three-dimensional shaped object, to which the force is applied when the three-dimensional shaped object is used. | 02-16-2012 |
20120093674 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT OBTAINED BY THE SAME - There is provided a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object. The method of the present invention comprises the repeated steps of: (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing a sintering of the powder in the predetermined portion or a melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, followed by the irradiation of a predetermined portion of the powder layer with the light beam; wherein only the surface portion of the solidified layer, to which a force is applied when the three-dimensional shaped object is used, is subjected to a machining process. | 04-19-2012 |
20120126457 | LAYERED-MODELING DEVICE AND METHOD USING SAID DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - An object of the present invention is to easily eliminate fumes inside a chamber, so as to improve a positional accuracy of irradiation with a light beam and a machining accuracy in a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object. A stacked-layers forming device | 05-24-2012 |
20120251378 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONALLY SHAPED OBJECT AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SAME - There is provided a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of: (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing sintering of the powder of the predetermined portion or melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, and then irradiating another predetermined portion of the new powder layer with the light beam, the steps (i) and (ii) being repeatedly performed in a chamber; wherein a localized gas flow is provided in the chamber, and at least a part of a fume generated by the irradiation of the light beam is entrained by the localized gas flow. | 10-04-2012 |
20120308781 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT - A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object wherein the warping of the base plate is suitably addressed. The method of the present invention comprises: (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer on a base plate with a light beam, thereby allowing sintering of the powder of the predetermined portion or melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, and then irradiating another predetermined portion of the new powder layer with the light beam, the steps (i) and (ii) being repeatedly performed; wherein, prior to or upon the manufacturing of the three-dimensional shaped object, the base plate is subjected to a heat treatment, thereby causing the base plate to be warped, and at least a lower surface of the warped base plate is subjected to a flattening process. | 12-06-2012 |
20140147328 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT - A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object, comprising: (i) forming a powder layer on a base plate by a sliding movement of a squeegee blade, followed by forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of the powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing sintering of the powder of the predetermined portion or melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, and then irradiating another predetermined portion of the new powder layer with the light beam, steps (i) and (ii) being repeatedly performed,
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20150017055 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT - A manufacturing method of a three-dimensional shaped object is capable of suitably forming a solidified layer by subsequent formation of a powder layer. The manufacturing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed by repetition of a powder-layer forming and a solidified-layer forming, the repetition including forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer with a light beam, thereby allowing a sintering of the powder in the predetermined portion or a melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, followed by the irradiation of a predetermined portion of the powder layer with the light beam, wherein a light-beam condition for an irradiation path with an unirradiated portion on both adjacent sides thereof is different from that for another irradiation path with an irradiated portion at an adjacent region. | 01-15-2015 |
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20100006228 | LAMINATION SHAPING APPARATUS - A lamination shaping apparatus has a powder layer preparing means and an optical unit which irradiates a light beam to an intended portion of a powder layer so as to sinter or melt for solidifying the portion into a cured layer. Preparation of the powder layer and curing of the cured layer are repeated to fabricate a three-dimensional object in which a plurality of the cured layers are laminated and integrated. The apparatus includes a fixed base carrying thereon the powder layer and the cured layer, an elevator frame surrounding a periphery of the fixed base, and driving means for driving the elevator frame to move vertically. The powder layer is formed within a space above the base and surrounded by an interior surface of the elevator fame such that the powder layer (cured layer) can be stacked on the base with the base being kept at a fixed position, thereby facilitating to fabricate a precisely shaped object. | 01-14-2010 |
20100031882 | Apparatus for producing a laminated object - An apparatus for producing a laminated object, includes a powder layer forming unit for forming a powder layer of a powdery material, a material supply unit for feeding the powdery material to the powder layer forming unit; and a solidified layer forming unit for forming a solidified layer by irradiating a light beam on a specified portion of the powder layer and sintering or melting the specified portion of the powder layer. The apparatus is configured to produce an integrally laminated three-dimensional object by repeating formation of the powder layer and formation of the solidified layer. The material supply unit includes a cartridge unit charged with the powdery material, the cartridge unit being configured to allow the powdery material to drop downwards. | 02-11-2010 |
20100044547 | Method and apparatus for producing a three-dimensionally shaped object, and three dimesionally shaped object - A method for producing a three-dimensionally shaped object, includes the steps of: (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a light beam on a specified portion of a powder layer placed on a shaping table to sinter or melt the specified portion; (ii) forming another solidified layer by placing a new powder layer on the solidified layer thus obtained, and irradiating the light beam on a specified portion of the new powder layer to sinter or melt the specified portion of the new powder layer; and (iii) repeating the step (ii) to produce a three-dimensionally shaped object. When performing the steps (i) to (iii) within a chamber, at least a part of an ambient gas in the chamber is exhausted from the chamber through a gas passage of a shaping tank. | 02-25-2010 |
20100044922 | Method and apparatus for producing a three-dimensionally shaped object - In a method for producing a three-dimensionally shaped object, (i) a solidified layer is formed by irradiating a light beam on a specified portion of a powder layer to sinter or melt the specified portion. Further, (ii) another solidified layer is formed by placing a new powder layer on the solidified layer obtained in step (i), and irradiating the light beam on a specified portion of the new powder layer to sinter or melt the specified portion of the new powder layer. The steps (i) and (ii) are repeated to produce a three-dimensionally shaped object. In the method, a gas is supplied to a mirror used in scanning the light beam. | 02-25-2010 |
20100176539 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THREE-DIMENSIONALLY SHAPED OBJECT - An equipment for metal-laser sintering process includes a powder layer forming unit, an irradiation unit which irradiates light beams, a correction target on which a correction mark serving as a fiducial in correction of the irradiation points of the light beams is formed, and an imaging camera which takes an image of the correction mark. The correction target is formed of a material which is melted by irradiation of light beam so as to be formed a through hole. The correction target is disposed on the substrate and the light beams are irradiated to penetrate the correction target so that the correction mark is formed. Subsequently, the imaging camera takes an image of the correction mark and the location of the correction mark is measured, and thus, correction of the irradiation points is performed. Since the correction mark is formed to be a through hole, contrast becomes clear so that location of the correction mark can be measured easily, and the correction of the irradiation points of the light beams can be performed easily. | 07-15-2010 |
20120139166 | Method of and Apparatus for Making a Three-Dimensional Object - An apparatus for making a three-dimensional object includes a table, a powdery layer-former that forms a powdery layer on the table, and an optical beam-irradiator that irradiates an optical beam on a predetermined region of the powdery layer to sinter the predetermined region of the powdery layer. A chamber for accommodating the table and the powdery layer-former and a lid for opening and closing an opening defined in the chamber at a location immediately above an optical beam-irradiating range are provided. The three-dimensional object is taken out from the chamber through the opening upon completion of the sintering, and the optical beam-irradiator is disposed at a position deviated from immediately above the optical beam-irradiating range to obliquely irradiate the optical beam on the powdery layer. | 06-07-2012 |
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20090259131 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF EVALUATING VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION - An apparatus for evaluating a vascular endothelial function includes: a cuff, to be wound around a part of a body of a subject; a cuff pressure controller, configured to control a pressure of the cuff, and configured to apply continuous pressure stimulation; a cuff pressure detector, configured to detect the pressure of the cuff from output of a pressure sensor connected to the cuff; a pulse wave detector, configured to detect, from the output of the pressure sensor, pulse waves before and after the continuous pressure stimulation is applied; and an analyzer, configured to evaluate the vascular endothelial function by comparing the pulse waves detected before and after the continuous pressure stimulation is applied. | 10-15-2009 |
20110066048 | APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION - An apparatus for evaluating a vascular endothelial function, includes: a first cuff, to be wound around a first body part of a subject; a second cuff, to be wound around a second body part of the subject; a cuff pressure controller, configured to control a cuff pressure of each of the first and second cuffs, and configured to perform continuous pressure stimulation on the first body part of the subject for a time period by using the first cuff; a cuff pressure detector, configured to detect the cuff pressure of the second cuff from an output of a pressure sensor connected to the second cuff; a pulse wave detector, configured to detect, from the output of the pressure sensor, pulse waves before and after the continuous pressure stimulation is performed; and an analyzer, configured to evaluate the vascular endothelial function by comparing the pulse waves detected before and after the continuous pressure stimulation is performed. | 03-17-2011 |
20110125034 | VESSEL WALL MONITORING APPARATUS - A vessel wall monitoring apparatus includes: a first detecting unit which detects vessel diameter information based on first biological information obtained from a subject; a first producing unit which differentiates the vessel diameter information detected by the first detecting unit, to produce a vessel diameter function; a second detecting unit which detects blood pressure based on second biological information obtained from the subject; a second producing unit which performs a logarithmic operation on the blood pressure detected by the second detecting unit, to produce a logarithmic blood pressure function; and an outputting unit which produces an impedance model expression by using the vessel diameter function, the logarithmic blood pressure function, and mechanical characteristic values including a stiffness, viscosity, and inertia, and which calculates and outputs at least one of the stiffness, the viscosity, and the inertia based on the impedance model expression. | 05-26-2011 |
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20130158419 | APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION - An apparatus for evaluating a vascular endothelial function, includes: a cuff pressure controlling unit configured to perform continuous pressure stimulation on a part of a body of a subject for a predetermined time, by using a cuff adapted to be wrapped around the part of the body of the subject; a cuff pressure detecting unit configured to detect a cuff pressure from an output of a pressure sensor connected to the cuff; a pulse wave detecting unit configured to detect a pulse wave from the output of the pressure sensor; and an analyzing unit configured to evaluate the vascular endothelial function by comparing vessel viscoelastic indexes which are obtained from the pulse wave detected in two of zones before, during, and after the pressure stimulation, and which exclude an amplitude of the pulse wave. | 06-20-2013 |