Yamaguchi, Kanagawa
Arimoto Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20080233466 | Catalyst Material and Process For Preparing the Same - This invention provides a catalyst material comprising a conductive material coated with a polynuclear complex molecule derived from at least two types of heteromonocyclic compounds and a catalyst metal coordinated to the coating layer of the polynuclear complex molecule, and a catalyst material comprising a conductive material coated with a polynuclear complex molecule derived from a heteromonocyclic compound and a catalyst metal, which is a composite of a noble metal and a transition metal, coordinated to the coating layer of the polynuclear complex molecule. Such catalyst material of the invention has excellent catalytic performance and serviceability as, for example, an electrode of fuel cells. | 09-25-2008 |
Aritomo Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20080269184 | Niosome Having Metal Porphyrin Complex Embedded Therein, Process For Producing The Same And Drug With The Use Thereof - A niosome having a metalloporphyrin complex embedded therein comprising a cationized metalloporphyrin complex and a niosome-forming substance. The niosome having a metalloporphyrin complex embedded therein has an SOD activity, can interact with superoxide anionic radicals (O | 10-30-2008 |
20080289960 | Electrode for Superoxide Anion and Sensor Including the Same - An electrode for superoxide anions characterized by comprising a conductive component and, superimposed on a surface thereof, a film resulting from electrolytic polymerization of a metal thiofurylporphyrin/axial ligand complex; and a sensor for measuring a superoxide anion concentration including the same. The electrode for superoxide anions, by virtue of not only the excellent performance of electrode provided with the metal porphyrin complex polymer film, but also the presence of the axial ligand, can prevent poisoning by a catalyst poison such as hydrogen peroxide. Accordingly, in any of in vitro or in vivo environments, this electrode for superoxide anions enables detection of superoxide anion radicals without suffering any influence from a catalyst poison such as hydrogen peroxide. Moreover, quantitative assay of superoxide anions can be performed by the use of this electrode for superoxide anion in combination with a counter electrode or a reference electrode. Thus, this electrode for superoxide anions can find wide applicability in various fields. | 11-27-2008 |
20090048096 | Porphyrin-based electrode catalyst - This invention provides a macrocyclic-organic-compound-based catalyst for reducing oxygen having high oxygen-reducing activity. This oxygen-reducing catalyst comprises a conductive support and, supported thereon, a porphyrin complex represented by formula (I): | 02-19-2009 |
20110315551 | ELECTRODE FOR ACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES AND SENSOR USING THE ELECTRODE - An electrode for active oxygen species comprising a conductive component with a polymer membrane of a metal porphyrin complex formed on the surface is disclosed. The electrode for active oxygen species can detect active oxygen species such as superoxide anion radicals, hydrogen peroxide, and .OH and other active radical species (NO, ONOO—, etc.) in any environment including in vivo environment as well as in vitro environment. The electrode thus can be used for specifying various diseases and examining active oxygen species in food or in water such as tap water and sewage water. | 12-29-2011 |
20140061063 | ELECTRODE FOR ACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES AND SENSOR USING THE ELECTRODE - An electrode for active oxygen species comprising a conductive component with a polymer membrane of a metal porphyrin complex formed on the surface is disclosed. The electrode for active oxygen species can detect active oxygen species such as superoxide anion radicals, hydrogen peroxide, and .OH and other active radical species (NO, ONOO—, etc.) in any environment including in vivo environment as well as in vitro environment. The electrode thus can be used for specifying various diseases and examining active oxygen species in food or in water such as tap water and sewage water. | 03-06-2014 |
Daichi Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20100119264 | POWDER CONTAINER, POWDER SUPPLYING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A powder container that has a hollow interior for containing powder includes a tubular member that is equipped with an information storage unit that stores therein at least information related to a container body, and attached to the container body such that the container body is located within an inner hole of the tubular member. The powder container also includes a movement restricting unit that restricts movement of the tubular member in an axial direction of the tubular member. | 05-13-2010 |
20120045244 | CAP, POWDER CONTAINER, DEVELOPER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cap is configured to be attached to a developer container that discharges developer contained in the container body out of the container body through a discharge port defined in a portion of the container body. The cap includes a first attaching member and a second attaching member that are detachably assembled into one piece. When the first attaching member or the second attaching member receives a rotary force, the first attaching member and the second attaching member are separated from each other, and only the first attaching member is released from the container body. | 02-23-2012 |
20120082485 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD CAPABLE OF OBTAINING HIGH QUALITY IMAGE SUPPRESSING EDGE EFFECT - A developing device includes a non-magnetic rotatable sleeve of a developer bearer to bear developer and a development electric field generator to generate a development electric field between the image bearer and the developer bearer by applying a development bias to the developer bearer. The developing bias is an AC bias generating an AC electric field therebetween. The magnetic carrier includes a plurality of fine particles each covered by a covering layer made of prescribed material having a volume resistivity equal to or more than 10 | 04-05-2012 |
20120213557 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND DEVELOPING METHOD - A developing device includes: a first developer carrier that is moved in a same direction as a moving direction of a latent image carrier at a faster linear speed than the latent image carrier; a second developer carrier that further develops the obtained toner image and that is moved in a same direction at a faster linear speed than the latent image carrier; and a bias output unit that outputs a developing bias to be applied to the second developer carrier. The developing bias includes a direct-current component and a non-rectangular alternating-current component whose waveform has a gentle edge at which a direction of an electric field between the second developer carrier and a background portion of the latent image carrier is changed to a direction in which the toner is moved from the background portion toward the second developer carrier. | 08-23-2012 |
20130011166 | POWDER CONTAINER, POWDER SUPPLYING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A powder container that has a hollow interior for containing powder includes a tubular member that is equipped with an information storage unit that stores therein at least information related to a container body, and attached to the container body such that the container body is located within an inner hole of the tubular member. The powder container also includes a movement restricting unit that restricts movement of the tubular member in an axial direction of the tubular member. | 01-10-2013 |
Daisuke Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20080270362 | Search scheduling apparatus, program and recording medium having the same program recorded therein - To provide a search scheduling apparatus which makes it possible to control influence given by a group of spots of nonspecific reaction or errors of the reaction to arrangement and search to arrange and search probe or the like having an objective characteristic among data of experimental results of an experiment using a microarray. If an expression intensity Ep(I) of a probe P(I), which hybridizes with a sample sm(X) as a search condition, that is, an expression intensity Ep(I)t of an objective probe P(I)t, is set and inputted for a desired sample sm(X) that a user wishes to search by an input/output apparatus | 10-30-2008 |
20100264409 | MOLECULAR DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, PHOTOSENSOR, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A molecular device includes a gold electrode, cytochrome c552 or a derivative or variant thereof immobilized on the gold electrode, and an electron transfer protein coupled to the cytochrome c552 or the derivative or variant thereof. Electrons or holes, or both, are transferred through the electron transfer protein by transition of electrons between molecular orbitals of the electron transfer protein. | 10-21-2010 |
20110212503 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING HEAT-RESISTANT TYROSINE-DEPENDENT SHORT-CHAIN DEHYDROGENASE/REDUCTASE AND HEAT-RESISTANT TYROSINE-DEPENDENT SHORT-CHAIN DEHYDROGENASE/REDUCTASE - A method for designing a heat-resistant mutant enzyme, the method including the step of reducing a distance between the α4 helix and the α6 helix in a protein three-dimensional structure to become smaller than that of a wild type enzyme through deletion, replacement, addition, or insertion of one or several amino acids in the amino acid sequence of the wild type enzyme with respect to tyrosine-dependent short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase. | 09-01-2011 |
20110236771 | MUTANT GLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE - The present disclosure provides a mutant gluconate dehydrogenase whose enzyme activity and/or heat resistance is a predetermined level or higher. The mutant gluconate dehydrogenase is made by an amino acid sequence obtained by deleting, substituting, adding or inserting one or plural amino acids in an amino acid sequence represented by sequence number 1. The mutant gluconate dehydrogenase displays enzyme activity which is equal to or higher than 120% of a wild-type gluconate dehydrogenase made by an amino acid sequence represented by sequence number 1, and/or displays residual enzyme activity after heat treatment under predetermined conditions, which is equal to or higher than 20% of the enzyme activity before the heat treatment. | 09-29-2011 |
20110287312 | BIOFUEL CELL - Provided is a biofuel cell including: electrodes disposed inside a cell casing; and current collectors exposed to the outside of the cell casing; wherein a part of each of the current collectors is separably put in close contact with the corresponding electrode through an opening provided in the cell casing, in the state of being provided with a leakage preventive section configured to prevent a solution inside the cell casing from leaking out through the opening. | 11-24-2011 |
20110287328 | FLEXIBLE FUEL CELL - Disclosed herein is a flexible fuel cell including, one or a plurality of cell sections, and a sealing sheet covering the cell section or sections, wherein the cell section has, at least, a pair of electrode sheets which form an anode and a cathode and at least one of which is accompanied by an oxidoreductase present at a surface thereof, a separator which is disposed between the electrode sheets and which has a proton-permeable membrane, a pair of current collectors which are electrically conductively connected respectively to the electrode sheets with a conductive adhesive, and a fuel reservoir section which is provided at such a position as to make contact with the anode at least and in which a fuel solution containing a fuel component is reserved. | 11-24-2011 |
20120012823 | COLOR IMAGING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, PHOTOSENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, PHOTOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A color imaging element, a photosensor and a photoelectric transducer which use a protein and are capable of being stably used for a long time, and methods of manufacturing them are provided. A zinc-substituted cytochrome c552 is immobilized on a gold electrode with a self-assembled monolayer in between to form a blue-light photoelectric transducer. Alternatively, a cytochrome c552 is immobilized on a gold electrode with a self-assembled monolayer in between, and a fluorescent protein absorbing blue light is bonded to the cytochrome c552, thereby forming a blue-light photoelectric transducer. These photoelectric transducers each are used as a color imaging element or a blue-light photoelectric transducer of a photosensor. | 01-19-2012 |
20130052714 | RECOMBINANT BILIRUBIN OXIDASE AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is a method of producing a recombinant bilirubin oxidase, including a step wherein a bilirubin oxidase gene derived from imperfect filamentous fungus | 02-28-2013 |
20130130130 | FUEL LEAKAGE PREVENTING STRUCTURE AND BIOFUEL CELL - The valve control unit of a fuel leakage preventing structure of the present invention includes first and second electrodes. The first electrode is attached to a first member that is movable. When a pressing force is applied to the first member to move, the first and second electrodes are brought into contact with each other, to cause conduction. The first and second electrodes are connected to a control device, and the control device opens a control valve when the first and second electrodes are put into a conducting state. As the control valve is opened and closed by a pressing force in this manner, a fuel solution can be easily supplied. | 05-23-2013 |
20140273183 | SUBSTRATE DETECTION DEVICE AND BIOFUEL CELL WITH SUBSTRATE DETECTION FUNCTION - There is provided a substrate detection device including a sensor unit configured to extract electrons by oxidizing a substrate, the substrate being a test target, a capacitor connected in series to the sensor unit, and a circuit configured to measure a voltage across terminals of the capacitor. The substrate detection device determines a concentration of the substrate based on the voltage across the terminals of the capacitor. | 09-18-2014 |
Hidemasa Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20090009703 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display including substrates, a liquid crystal, an orientation layer, and electrodes. The orientation layer includes a base layer having a principal surface provided with a plurality of grooves in parallel, and a coating film covering the principal surface. The coating film has a horizontally orienting ability to orient in parallel the molecular major axes of the liquid crystal molecules in the condition where no voltage is impressed on the principal surface. The grooves each extend along a predetermined direction, and are arrayed repeatedly at a given pitch along the direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction. | 01-08-2009 |
20090109358 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including a first substrate patterned to create pixel electrodes, a second substrate placed to face the first substrate and a liquid-crystal layer sandwiched by the first and second substrates wherein: one of the first and second substrates is patterned to create color filters each provided for one of a plurality of different colors as color filters each associated with one of the pixel electrodes each included in one of pixels each provided for one of the different colors; each of the pixels each provided for one of the different colors has a pixel area which varies from color to color; and the ratio of the electrode area of any particular one of the pixel electrodes to the pixel area of the pixel that includes the particular pixel electrode varies from color to color. | 04-30-2009 |
20090147208 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device including, a liquid crystal layer, a first substrate and a second substrate which face each other through the liquid crystal layer therebetween, and a plurality of columnar spacers holding a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the plurality of columnar spacers include a first columnar spacer and a second columnar spacer which are formed to be substantially equal in height, and a substrate surface of one of the first substrate and the second substrate is provided with a recess in at least one of a part where to dispose the first columnar spacer and a part where to dispose the second columnar spacer. | 06-11-2009 |
20100157226 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal panel includes: first and second substrates arranged to be opposite each other at a predetermined gap; a liquid crystal layer filled between the first and second substrates; alignment films; a counter electrode pattern formed on the first substrate; and a pixel electrode pattern formed on the first substrate so as to have a plurality of electrode branches, the pixel electrode pattern having a partial connection branch formed around a contact so as to transversely connect a plurality of electrode branches extending from the contact from among the plurality of electrode branches. | 06-24-2010 |
20100157229 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal panel includes: first and second substrates arranged to be opposite each other at a predetermined gap; a liquid crystal layer filled between the first and second substrates; alignment films; a counter electrode pattern formed on the first substrate; and a pixel electrode pattern formed on the first substrate so as to have a plurality of electrode branches, wherein the extension direction of at least one of slits formed at both ends from among slits formed between the plurality of electrode branches crosses the alignment direction of the liquid crystal layer at an angle of 7° or larger. | 06-24-2010 |
20110012821 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Each of branch portions | 01-20-2011 |
Hirokatsu Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20100267447 | GAME SYSTEM AND JACKPOT DRAWING APPARATUS CONSTITUTING THE SAME - The present invention improve disadvantages such as a limited jackpot drawing performance and so on. | 10-21-2010 |
Hirotaka Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20100188593 | THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A vertically aligned thin-film transistor array substrate in which there is no reduction in aperture ratio includes an etching-stop layer formed on an insulating layer; a passivation layer formed on the insulating layer that includes the etching-stop layer; a depression formed in the passivation layer and hollowing the passivation layer to the surface of the etching-stop layer; and a pixel electrode, which is recessed in conformity with the depression, formed on the passivation layer that includes the depression; wherein the etching-stop layer comprises a transparent semiconductor. | 07-29-2010 |
20130321733 | THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A vertically aligned thin-film transistor array substrate in which there is no reduction in aperture ratio includes an etching-stop layer formed on an insulating layer; a passivation layer formed on the insulating layer that includes the etching-stop layer; a depression formed in the passivation layer and hollowing the passivation layer to the surface of the etching-stop layer; and a pixel electrode, which is recessed in conformity with the depression, formed on the passivation layer that includes the depression; wherein the etching-stop layer comprises a transparent semiconductor. | 12-05-2013 |
Johji Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
Kanji Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20100006733 | SEAT TRACK MECHANISM FOR VEHICLE - A seat track mechanism for a vehicle, includes a lower rail mounted to a vehicle floor; an upper rail supported by the lower rail and slidable relative to the lower rail; and spherical rotators held between the lower and upper rails, the spherical rotators rolling via a sliding movement of the upper rail. One of the upper rail and the lower rail includes at least one horizontal flat portion parallel to a widthwise direction of the seat track mechanism and parallel to a direction of the sliding movement of the upper rail, and the other of the upper rail and the lower rail includes at least one rotator supporting recess having a circularly arcuate shape in cross section which is uniform in a lengthwise direction of the seat track mechanism, the spherical rotators being held between the rotator supporting recess and the horizontal flat portion. | 01-14-2010 |
20120074289 | SEAT TRACK MECHANISM FOR VEHICLE - A seat track mechanism for a vehicle, includes a lower rail mounted to a vehicle floor; an upper rail supported by the lower rail and slidable relative to the lower rail; and spherical rotators held between the lower and upper rails, the spherical rotators rolling via a sliding movement of the upper rail. One of the upper rail and the lower rail includes at least one horizontal flat portion parallel to a widthwise direction of the seat track mechanism and parallel to a direction of the sliding movement of the upper rail, and the other of the upper rail and the lower rail includes at least one rotator supporting recess having a circularly arcuate shape in cross section which is uniform in a lengthwise direction of the seat track mechanism, the spherical rotators being held between the rotator supporting recess and the horizontal flat portion. | 03-29-2012 |
Katsumasa Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20080268921 | Portable Terminal Apparatus - A portable terminal apparatus where a talking can be speedily switched to that using a bone conduction speaker even in the talking. In this device, an upper housing ( | 10-30-2008 |
Kazuhiro Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20090017081 | Water-in-Oil Type Emulsion Sunscreen Cosmetics - An object of the present invention is to provide a water-in-oil type emulsion sunscreen cosmetic which can achieve excellent UV protection capability and have excellent effects in the prevention and inhibition stability of discoloration with the passage of time. | 01-15-2009 |
20090041817 | Water-in-Oil Type Emulsion Sunscreen Cosmetics - An object of the present invention is to provide a water-in-oil type emulsion sunscreen cosmetic which can achieve excellent UV protection capability and have excellent effects in the prevention and inhibition stability of smell change with the passage of time. | 02-12-2009 |
20100233103 | Water-In-Oil Type Emulsion Sunscreen Cosmetics - The present invention provides water-in-oil type emulsion sunscreen cosmetics that achieve an excellent UV blocking effect, and have excellent effects in the prevention and inhibition of discoloration (discoloration to red). The water-in-oil emulsion sunscreen cosmetic according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: (a) octocrylene; (b) hydrophobized zinc oxide; (c) cationic surfactant; and (d) silica. | 09-16-2010 |
20100291011 | Water-In-Oil Emulsion Type Sunscreen Cosmetic - A water-in-oil emulsified sunscreen cosmetic comprising (a) 0.1-10 wt % of dimethicodiethylbenzalmalonate, (b) 0.02-8 wt % of phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid, and (c) a neutralizing agent for said ingredient (b), said cosmetic having a water phase content of 40 wt % or less. | 11-18-2010 |
20110274632 | Sunscreen Cosmetic - The present invention provides a sunscreen cosmetic characteristically comprising | 11-10-2011 |
Kazumi Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20100057326 | Fuel Injection Amount Learning Control Method - A fuel injection amount learning and controlling method capable of learning the amount of fuel injection independent of whether accessories are operated or not and without being affected by environmental conditions such as coolant temperature. The fuel injection amount learning and controlling method obtains, using an idle injection amount standard value as the standard, a fuel injection amount learning valve so that the speed of an internal combustion engine ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100170474 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM - A fuel injection control system in which an appropriate command is obtained both before and after learning a correction amount. Command storage means | 07-08-2010 |
Keiji Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20090277735 | ROTATION DAMPER - A rotary damper is provided so that air incorporated into a housing during assembly is, not excessively compressed, whereby a generation of a peculiar sound due to the air incorporated into the housing can be prevented even though the rotor rotates in both directions, and so that the air is stopped and captured in a fixed place whereby influence on the generated torque can be reduced, and irregularity of the torque can be reduced progressively. | 11-12-2009 |
20100002120 | COMPARATOR, METHOD OF CALIBRATING COMPARATOR, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A comparator includes: a signal input terminal; a capacitor connected between the signal input terminal and a signal line; and a switching transistor for calibration which is turned on/off to periodically charge the capacitor with a voltage difference between a signal voltage and an operating point of the comparator, wherein an on-resistance of the switching transistor which is turned on when performing the charging is dynamically controlled by a control pulse having a limited amplitude. | 01-07-2010 |
Kensaku Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20100050006 | Communication apparatus, power supply control method, display apparatus, communication method, and computer program product - The detecting unit detects a disconnection of communications that have been established with a display apparatus. When the disconnection of the communications is detected, the message generating unit generates a confirmation message that confirms whether the communications should be reestablished. The transmitting unit transmits the confirmation message to the display apparatus. The receiving unit receives a reply message that indicates whether the communications should be reestablished from the display apparatus. The main power supply controlling unit shuts down the main power supply when the reply message indicates that the communications should not be reestablished, or when no reply message is received. | 02-25-2010 |
20100053472 | Image content transmitting server, image display apparatus, image content transmitting method, and image displaying method - An image content transmitting server includes a remote control service unit that transmits, to an image display apparatus connected via a network, data of a desktop screen displayed on another display apparatus, and receives an input from an input unit connected to the image display apparatus; an image-content transmission service unit that transmits a list of identification information of image contents to the image display apparatus, and transmits the image contents to the image display apparatus, based on the identification information of the image contents included in the list of identification information; and a service advertising unit that advertises services implemented by the remote control service unit and the image-content transmission service unit to the image display apparatus in accordance with a discovery protocol for finding the services. | 03-04-2010 |
20110310965 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a communication device includes an image storage unit storing a display image, an update image generation unit generating an update image used to update the display image, a detection unit detecting a difference region representing a region in which pieces of pixel information do not match between the update image and the display image, and a compression image generation unit generating a difference region compression image. The communication device further includes a moving picture generation unit generating a moving picture at a designated frame rate, a control unit comparing the size of the difference region with a first threshold and performs control of decreasing a frame rate designated to the moving picture generation unit when the size of the difference region is larger than the first threshold, and a transmission unit transmitting the compression image and the moving picture to the display device. | 12-22-2011 |
20140025771 | DATA TRANSFERRING APPARATUS, DATA TRANSMITTING SYSTEM, DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a data transferring apparatus is connected to a control device and transmits data stored in a memory device in units of blocks to a network. The apparatus includes a command issuing unit, a transmission data extracting unit, and a communication processing unit. The command issuing unit is configured to issue, to the memory device, a read command for reading a block for which a read instruction is given from the control device. The transmission data extracting unit is configured to extract transmission data from data read from the memory device according to the read command. The communication processing unit is configured to transmit the extracted transmission data to the network based on a predetermined protocol. | 01-23-2014 |
Kenta Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20110235112 | IMAGE SCANNING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE SCANNING METHOD - An image scanning device includes an image sensor obtaining an analog image signal; a variable gain amplifier amplifying the analog image signal; an analog-to-digital converter converting the amplified analog image signal into digital image data; a highest value detection unit detecting the highest value in the digital image data; and an amplifier gain setting unit setting an amplifier gain of the variable gain amplifier. The amplifier gain setting unit initially sets the amplifier gain of the variable gain amplifier such that the highest value in first digital image data of a reference image falls within a predetermined range, and if the highest value in second digital image data of the reference image obtained with the initially-set amplifier gain exceeds the predetermined range, the amplifier gain setting unit decreases the amplifier gain of the variable gain amplifier. | 09-29-2011 |
Kohhei Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20090022508 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF RECOVERING FROM ENERGY SAVING MODE - An energy-saving control unit detects a supply of power to an image forming apparatus and performs an energy saving control of an external controller. A switching unit switches a start and a stop of supply of power to an onboard circuit of the external controller. Upon detecting the supply of power to the image forming apparatus, the energy-saving control unit sends a power control signal for instructing a start of the supply of power to the onboard circuit to the switching unit. Upon receiving the power control signal, the switching unit switches to the start of the supply of power to the onboard circuit. | 01-22-2009 |
20130241293 | POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A power control system includes an electronic apparatus; and a power transmission apparatus configured to send power to the electronic apparatus. The power transmission apparatus includes a power generation unit configured to generate the power; a first communication unit configured to communicate with the electronic apparatus; and a power transmission unit configured to send the generated power to the electronic apparatus in response to a request from the electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a second communication unit configured to send, to the power transmission apparatus, a request for starting or stopping supplying the power; a power receiving unit configured to receive the power from the power transmission apparatus; and a control unit configured to reduce the power supplied to the second communication unit in a power saving mode. | 09-19-2013 |
Kosei Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20100126603 | Fuel tank check valve - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fuel tank check valve including: a main tubular body attached on a fuel filler pipe; a valve element; a first tube that is disposed between the main tubular body and the fuel filler pipe and that has a first locking portion to engage with the fuel filler pipe; an annular seal member; and a second tube that is disposed to sandwich the annular seal member with the first tube and that has a second locking portion to engage with the main tubular body, wherein the fuel filler pipe is disposed on an inner circumferential surface of the first tube, wherein the first locking portion projects in an inside diameter direction, and wherein the first locking portion engages with an engagement hole in the fuel filler pipe from an outside. | 05-27-2010 |
20110226356 | CHECK VALVE - There is provided a check valve which can reduce the operation noise of a positive-pressure valve and a negative-pressure valve when they slide and which can facilitate the assemblage work of the positive-pressure valve and the negative-pressure valve. | 09-22-2011 |
Kumiko Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20090136232 | INFRARED COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND INFRARED COMMUNICATION METHOD - An infrared communication apparatus and method enabling data communication with a receiving device, regardless of a protocol with which the receiving device is compatible. A transmitting unit transmits a first packet to inquire whether a receiving device is compatible with a first protocol and transmits a second packet to inquire whether the receiving device is compatible with a second protocol, to the receiving device at least once, and transmits a plurality of third packets to inquire whether the receiving device is compatible with a third protocol, to the receiving device. A receiving unit receives a response packet indicating a protocol with which the receiving device is compatible, from the receiving device having received the first packet, the second packet, and the plurality of third packets. A data transmitting unit transmits data to the receiving device, based on the protocol indicated by the response packet received by the receiving unit. | 05-28-2009 |
Masahiko Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20110271465 | HAIR DYE AND HAIR DYE COMPOSITION - A hair dye containing a compound represented by the following general formula (I): | 11-10-2011 |
Masanari Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20110013245 | Image display device, head-mounted display, and light beam expanding device - Disclosed herein is an image display device including a light source and a scanner. The scanner includes (a) a first mirror on which a light beam emitted from the light source is incident, (b) a first light deflector on which the light beam output from the first mirror is incident and that outputs collimated light forming a first output angle depending on a first incident angle of the light beam in association with the pivoting of the first mirror, (c) a second mirror on which the collimated light output from the first light deflector is incident, and (d) a second light deflector on which the collimated light output from the second mirror is incident and that outputs collimated light forming a second output angle depending on a second incident angle of the collimated light in association with the pivoting of the second mirror. | 01-20-2011 |
Masanori Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20080217184 | Method and Apparatus for Producing Ti Through Reduction by Ca - An apparatus for producing Ti by Ca reduction by the invention includes a reaction tank retaining a molten salt in which a molten salt CaCl | 09-11-2008 |
20090032405 | Molten Salt Electrolytic Cell and Process for Producing Metal Using the Same - A molten salt electrolytic cell comprises a vessel filled with a molten salt bath, an anode immersed in the bath, and a cathode immersed in the bath, and the cathode is hollow. | 02-05-2009 |
20090152104 | MOLTEN SALT ELECTROLYZER FOR REDUCING METAL, METHOD FOR ELECTROLYZING THE SAME, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING REFRACTORY METAL WITH USE OF REDUCING METAL - A molten salt electrolyzer for reducing metal comprises an electrolytic cell filled with a molten salt composed of a reducing metal chloride, an anode immersed in the molten salt of the electrolytic cell and surrounded by a first wall at the periphery thereof, and a cathode immersed in the molten salt of the electrolytic cell and surrounded by a second wall at the periphery thereof. | 06-18-2009 |
20090211916 | Method and apparatus for producing metal by electrolysis of molton salt - A process for production of a metal includes a step of filling a metal chloride in an electrolysis vessel having positive and negative electrodes, a step of heating and fusing the metal chloride to make an electrolytic bath, and a step of electrolyzing the electrolytic bath to deposit metal on the negative electrode in a solid state. In addition, in an apparatus for production of a metal in which a metal chloride is filled in an electrolysis vessel having positive and negative electrodes, the metal chloride is heated and molten to make an electrolytic bath and the electrolytic bath is electrolyzed to deposit the metal on the negative electrode in a solid state, the electrolytic bath is divided into an electrolysis chamber and a dissolution chamber by a dividing wall, the positive electrode is arranged in the electrolysis chamber, the negative electrode is arranged to enable orbital movement in a circle through the electrolysis chamber and dissolution chamber, and the metal deposited on the negative electrode in the electrolysis chamber is separated and recovered in the dissolution chamber. | 08-27-2009 |
Masaru Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20110175115 | DEPOSITION MASK, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY UNIT USING IT, AND DISPLAY UNIT - A deposition mask and a display unit and method of manufacturing same are provided. A red continuous organic layer, a green continuous organic layer, and a blue continuous organic layer are provided over two or more lines of a matrix configuration of organic light emitting devices in common. A film thickness distribution in the extensional direction of the red, green and blue continuous organic layer is dissolved, and an aperture ratio can be improved by just that much. | 07-21-2011 |
20140339535 | DISPLAY UNIT AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A display unit is provided including a first insulating film, a plurality of anode electrodes disposed on the first insulating film, a second insulating film disposed on the anode electrodes, a plurality of organic layers disposed on the anode electrodes, and a cathode electrode disposed on the organic layer. The cathode electrode is connected to an extraction electrode via a first wiring provided in a peripheral area of the display unit. Also, the organic layers are provided over two or more lines of the anode electrodes. | 11-20-2014 |
20140349429 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DISPLAY UNIT - A method for manufacturing a display unit is provided, and the method includes forming a first insulating film, forming a plurality of first electrodes on the first insulating film, forming a second insulating film on the first electrodes, forming a plurality of openings corresponding to the first electrodes, forming a plurality of organic layers formed in a shape of a stripe having notch parts, forming a second electrode on the organic layer having the notch parts is formed, and forming a protective film on the second electrode. | 11-27-2014 |
Masato Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20090284819 | Mirror drive apparatus and imaging apparatus - A mirror drive apparatus includes: | 11-19-2009 |
20090316037 | IMAGING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an imaging device including: a body portion; a lens mount portion provided on the body portion for mounting a detachable taking lens; a body-side coupler provided in the body portion and adapted to be connected to a lens-side coupler of the taking lens in mounting the taking lens to the lens mount portion, the body-side coupler being rotated in concert with a moving operation of a focus lens provided in the taking lens; and load applying section configured to apply a braking load to the body-side coupler. | 12-24-2009 |
20110279897 | COVER UNIT AND MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING THE SAME - A cover unit includes a first cover that is movable between a cover position and an exposed position. A second cover slidably is movable in a direction perpendicular to its visible surface. A cover moving mechanism moves the second cover, wherein, when the first cover is at the cover position, the second cover is at such a height that the visible surface of the second cover is substantially coplanar with a visible surface of the first cover. When the first cover is moved from the cover position to the exposed position, the second cover is moved to such a height such that the visible surface of the second cover is moved by at least an amount that corresponds with the thickness of the first cover. When the first cover is at the exposed position, the first cover is above the visible surface of the second cover. | 11-17-2011 |
Michimasa Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20110025416 | Differential amplifier - A differential amplifier including: 1st transistor that is connected between 1st power-supply terminal and 1st output terminal, and has a control terminal receiving one of the differential input signals; 2nd transistor that is connected between 2nd power-supply terminal and 1st output terminal, and has a control terminal receiving the other of the differential input signals; 1st switch that is connected between 1st power-supply terminal and 1st transistor; 3rd transistor that is connected between 2nd power-supply terminal and 2nd output terminal, and has a control terminal is input to one of the differential input signals; 4th transistor that is connected between 1st power-supply terminal and 2nd output terminal, and has a control terminal receiving the other of the differential input signals; 2nd switch that is connected between 2nd power-supply terminal and 3rd transistor. Drive state of 1st and 2nd switches are controlled by a control signal. | 02-03-2011 |
20120126894 | DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIER - A differential amplifier includes first and second current paths, each connected between first and second power supplies (PS) and respectively outputting first and second differential output signals. The first current path includes: first transistor, selectively interconnected between the first PS and a first output terminal, its gate receiving one differential input signal; second transistor, connected between the second PS and the first output terminal, its gate receiving the other differential input signal; and first switch circuit. The second current path includes: third transistor, selectively interconnected between the second PS and a second output terminal, its gate receiving one differential input signal; fourth transistor, connected between the first PS and the second output terminal, its gate receiving the other differential input signal; and second switch circuit. One of the first and second switch circuits is connected to the first PS and the other is connected to the second PS. | 05-24-2012 |
Mikio Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20090097893 | CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cleaning device includes a cleaning blade that contacts an image carrier and cleans residual toner remaining on the image carrier; a toner pool forming member that is disposed on an upstream side of the cleaning blade in a rotational direction of the image carrier, collects the residual toner that has been cleaned, and forms a toner pool that contacts the cleaning blade and the image carrier; and a toner amount adjusting component that makes the pressure of the residual toner that acts on the image carrier substantially uniform across an axis-of-rotation direction of the image carrier by adjusting the amount of the residual toner in the toner pool in the axis-of-rotation direction of the image carrier. | 04-16-2009 |
20110170902 | CLEANING BODY, CLEANING DEVICE, CHARGING DEVICE, ASSEMBLY, AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A cleaning body includes: a shaft portion; and a porous member that is mounted to an outer periphery of the shaft portion at an incline with respect to an axial direction of the shaft portion, and in which plural cavities are formed, wherein the porous member has projecting portions that project toward a radial direction outer side of the shaft portion in a cross-section along the axial direction of the shaft portion, and the projecting portions contact a body to be cleaned and clean the body to be cleaned, and lengths, along a radial direction of the shaft portion, of the plural cavities are longer than lengths along the axial direction of the shaft portion. | 07-14-2011 |
20130251393 | CHARGING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING STRUCTURE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A charging device includes a charging member that includes a rotating shaft and charges a surface of a charging object while rotating in contact with the charging object, a cleaning member that includes a rotating shaft and removes unwanted matter from a surface of the charging member while rotating in contact with the charging member, and a bearing member that includes first and second receiving portions each having an open part on one side thereof and a substantially concave-shaped bottom on another side thereof. The first and second receiving portions receive circumferences of the rotating shafts of the charging member and the cleaning member, respectively, at the bottoms thereof. The open parts of the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion face respectively different directions. A part of an inner surface of the second receiving portion forms a part of an outer surface of the first receiving portion. | 09-26-2013 |
Naoko Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20110217795 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a first substrate and a second substrate are pressed from an opposite surface of a joint surface of the second substrate such that a joint surface of the first substrate and the joint surface of the second substrate are in contact with each other. The second substrate is restrained by a member to provide a gap between the joint surfaces. It is determined, based on a temporal change of a joint interface calculated based on an image imaged from the opposite surface side of the joint surface, whether joining is normally performed. | 09-08-2011 |
20110304003 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to the embodiments, a semiconductor substrate, an active layer that is formed on one surface of the semiconductor substrate, a wiring layer that is formed on the active layer and includes a wire to be a convex portion on a surface that is not in contact with the active layer, a insulation layer that is formed on the wiring layer to have a concave portion, an embedded layer that is provided on the concave portion of the insulation layer, a bonding layer that is provided on the insulation layer and the embedded layer, and a substrate that is bonded to the bonding layer to face one surface of the semiconductor substrate are included. | 12-15-2011 |
20120068290 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND CAMERA MODULE - According to one embodiment, an insulation film is formed over the surface, backside, and sides of a first substrate. Next, the insulation film formed over the surface of the first substrate is removed. Then, a joining layer is formed over the surface of the first substrate, from which the insulation film has been removed. Subsequently, the first substrate is bonded to a second substrate via a joining layer. | 03-22-2012 |
20120190138 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE BONDING METHOD - According to one embodiment, semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a first member that holds a first semiconductor substrate; a second member that holds a second semiconductor substrate in a state where a bonding surface of the second semiconductor substrate faces a bonding surface of the first semiconductor substrate; a distance detecting unit that detects a distance between the bonding surface of the first semiconductor substrate and the bonding surface of the second semiconductor substrate; an adjusting unit that adjusts the distance between the bonding surface of the first semiconductor substrate and the bonding surface of the second semiconductor substrate to a predetermined value by moving at least one of the first and second members based on a detection result of the distance detecting unit; and a third member that forms the bonding start point between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate. | 07-26-2012 |
20120329241 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus is provided. The semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a stage, a substrate supporter, first and second pushers, and a controller. The stage is configured to support outer periphery portions of the first semiconductor substrate from below. The substrate supporter is configured to hold the back of the second semiconductor substrate. The first and second pushers are configured to bring the first and second semiconductor substrates in contact. The controller is configured to form the bonding initiation point between the first and second semiconductor substrates. | 12-27-2012 |
Nobuyuki Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20090175496 | Image processing device and method, recording medium, and program - The present invention relates to image processing apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program for providing reliable tracking of a tracking point. When a right eye | 07-09-2009 |
Norihiko Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20080240194 | Vertical cavity surface emitting laser and method of manufacturing it - A VSCEL capable of being easily and inexpensively manufactured and of stabilizing the polarization direction of laser light in one direction is provided. The Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser includes a semiconductor lamination structure including a first multilayer film reflector, an active layer having a light emitting region, and a second multilayer film reflector in this order over a substrate from the substrate side. The semiconductor lamination structure has a pair of grooves provided with a region opposed to the light emitting region in between, and one or a plurality of first oxidation layers including a first non-oxidation region provided at least in a region opposed to the light emitting region and a first oxidation region provided on each side face of the pair of grooves. | 10-02-2008 |
20090032908 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing it - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device capable of largely increasing the yield and a semiconductor device manufactured by using the method is provided. After a semiconductor layer is formed on a substrate, as one group, a plurality of functional portions with at least one parameter value different from each other is formed in the semiconductor layer for every unit chip area. Then, a subject that is changed depending on the parameter value is measured and evaluated and after that, the substrate is divided for every chip area so that a functional portion corresponding with a given criterion as a result of the evaluation is not broken. Thereby, at least one functional portion corresponding with a given criterion can be formed by every chip area by appropriately adjusting each parameter value. | 02-05-2009 |
20090129417 | Surface-Emitting Laser Diode and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A surface-emitting laser diode capable of being manufactured easily at low cost, and capable of stabilizing the polarization direction of laser light in one direction and achieving higher output is provided. A light emission section | 05-21-2009 |
20090194837 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a semiconductor light receiving element capable of reducing capacity while minimizing increase in travel time of carriers. The semiconductor light receiving element includes a semiconductor stacked structure including a first conductivity type layer, a light absorbing layer, and a second conductivity type layer having a light incidence plane in order. The semiconductor light receiving element has an oxidation layer including a non-oxidation region and an oxidation region in a stacking in-plane direction in the light absorbing layer or between the first conductivity type layer and the light absorbing layer. | 08-06-2009 |
20100224871 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present application provides a thin film transistor and a method of manufacturing same capable of suppressing diffusion of aluminum to oxide semiconductor and selectively etching oxide semiconductor and aluminum oxide. The thin film transistor includes: a gate electrode; a channel layer whose main component is oxide semiconductor; a gate insulating film provided between the gate electrode and the channel layer; a sealing layer provided on the side opposite to the gate electrode, of the channel layer; and a pair of electrodes which are in contact with the channel layer and serve as a source and a drain. The sealing layer includes at least a first insulating film made of a first insulating material, and a second insulating film made of a second insulting material having etching selectivity to each of the oxide semiconductor and the first insulating material and provided between the first insulating film and the channel layer. | 09-09-2010 |
20110294236 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing it - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device capable of largely increasing the yield and a semiconductor device manufactured by using the method is provided. After a semiconductor layer is formed on a substrate, as one group, a plurality of functional portions with at least one parameter value different from each other is formed in the semiconductor layer for every unit chip area. Then, a subject that is changed depending on the parameter value is measured and evaluated and after that, the substrate is divided for every chip area so that a functional portion corresponding with a given criterion as a result of the evaluation is not broken. Thereby, at least one functional portion corresponding with a given criterion can be formed by every chip area by appropriately adjusting each parameter value. | 12-01-2011 |
Ryoichi Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20100321066 | DIGITAL NOISE FILTER - A digital noise filter circuit includes a gating clock generating circuit and a noise filter circuit. The gating clock generating circuit compares logic levels of an input signal and an output signal of the noise filter circuit. The gating clock generating circuit supplies a gating clock as an operating clock to the noise filter circuit when the logic levels of both signals do not coincide, and halts supply of the gating clock when the logic levels of both signals do coincide. The noise filter circuit removes noise from the input signal and outputting the resultant signal as the output signal. | 12-23-2010 |
20110215838 | DIGITAL NOISE FILTER - A digital noise filter circuit includes a gating clock generating circuit and a noise filter circuit. The gating clock generating circuit compares logic levels of an input signal and an output signal of the noise filter circuit. The gating clock generating circuit supplies a gating clock as an operating clock to the noise filter circuit when the logic levels of both signals do not coincide, and halts supply of the gating clock when the logic levels of both signals do coincide. The noise filter circuit removes noise from the input signal and outputting the resultant signal as the output signal. | 09-08-2011 |
20110219157 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD - A data processing device for detecting the abnormal operation of a CPU is provided. The data processing device comprises a CPU, an interrupt counter, and a counter-abnormal-value detection circuit. The interrupt counter increments a count value based on an interrupt start signal which is outputted in response to an interrupt signal indicative of an interrupt request to the CPU and which indicates that the interrupt request has been accepted, and decrements the count value based on an end-of-interrupt signal which indicates that processing corresponding to the interrupt has completed. The counter-abnormal-value detection circuit detects abnormalities by comparing the count value with a predetermined value. | 09-08-2011 |
20120229181 | ASYNCHRONOUS CIRCUIT - The asynchronous circuit includes a plurality of circuit blocks connected in a hierarchical structure, each circuit block including an arithmetic circuit and a control circuit that makes two-phase control on the arithmetic circuit, and a mode control circuit. The mode control circuit controls a circuit block in a first stage to start initialization when the circuit block starts idle phase and start working phase when a circuit block in a lowermost stage starts idle phase, and controls a circuit block in a second stage to start working phase when the circuit block in the first block starts initialization and start initialization when the circuit block in the first stage starts working phase. This improves the processing speed of a two-phase asynchronous circuit and suppresses an increase in circuit size. | 09-13-2012 |
20120303856 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A microcomputer includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a DMA (Direct Memory Access) processing unit, and a control unit. The control unit controls a processing speed of the CPU to be faster as the number of holding transfers increases, in which the number of holding transfers is the number of DMA transfers held to the DMA processing unit. | 11-29-2012 |
Ryuta Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20090068069 | Article having reduced metal contamination - [Problems] To provide a means for preventing metal contamination for articles to be used in fields in need of reduced metal contamination. | 03-12-2009 |
Ryuuta Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20090308361 | FLUID HEATING APPARATUS - A fluid heating apparatus heats fluid in a passage to a target temperature. The fluid heating apparatus includes a fluid heating unit that heats the fluid, a fluid temperature measuring unit that measures a temperature of the fluid, and a pressure control unit that controls a pressure in the passage such that the pressure becomes equal to a target pressure. While the fluid in the passage is heated to the target temperature and when a temperature estimated from the thermal conductivity and specific heat is not increased, the pressure control unit increases the target pressure. According to a fluid heating method, when the fluid is heated by the fluid heating apparatus, the pressure control unit controls the pressure of the fluid such that the pressure becomes equal to or higher than a critical pressure. | 12-17-2009 |
Shin Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20110243363 | SPEAKER - A speaker is provided with a support base provided with a connection portion which has an inclined surface inclined at a predetermined angle relative to a horizontal direction, a connector which has a sloping surface inclined at the same angle as the inclined surface of the support base relative to the horizontal direction and is provided with a joining portion connected to the connection portion of the support base in a state where the sloping surface comes into contact with the inclined surface, and a main body which is attached to the connector and has a sound output portion, where the main body is inclined in at least two states of a first inclined state and a second inclined state with different inclined angles relative to a vertical direction according to an orientation whereby the joining portion of the connector is connected to the connection portion of the support base. | 10-06-2011 |
20120114147 | SPEAKER APPARATUS - A speaker system includes: a first speaker unit having a predetermined directivity angle in the horizontal direction; and a pair of second speaker units which are disposed opposite to each other with the first speaker unit sandwiched between them when viewed in the vertical direction and which have a directivity angle in the horizontal direction greater than the directivity angle of the first speaker unit, wherein distances from the center of the first speaker unit to the centers of the pair of second speaker units are equal to each other, and the first speaker unit and the pair of second speaker units are disposed so as to face toward the same direction. | 05-10-2012 |
Shinjiro Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20080271205 | Method for producing steviol synthetase gene and steviol - To identify the steviol synthetase gene for research and development of metabolic engineering, for example, for increasing a stevioside producing ability. It was successfully found that CYP714A2 derived from | 10-30-2008 |
20100043101 | Method for controlling root parasitic plants - It is an objective to provide a method for controlling root parasitic plants. The present invention is directed to a method for protecting plants from root parasitic plants comprising regulating the activity of a protein associated with the strigolactone biosynthetic pathway (including the strigolactone biosynthetic and signalling pathway) in plants or expression of a gene encoding such a protein. | 02-18-2010 |
Shoko Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20090076309 | Alpha-Ketol Unsaturated Fatty Acid Derivative And Plant Growth Regulating Agent Using Same - An α-ketol unsaturated fatty acid derivative represented by the formula (1): | 03-19-2009 |
Shuji Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20110169789 | DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - A gate start pulse signal for a next frame is output at (m−n+k+1)-th line from a beginning of display period for a previous frame in a case where m denotes the number of the display lines, n denotes the number of extra outputs from the gate driver at a side from which the scan is performed, k denotes a positive integer, and a scan of a gate driver is performed from a side at which there is an extra output from the gate driver; k pulses of gate driver clock signals are output during a vertical blank period; and input of a gate driver clock signal is restarted from a beginning of a display period for the next frame. | 07-14-2011 |
Soichiro Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20110089602 | Extruder And Process For Preparing A Mixture Of Polymer And Diluent - The invention relates to a twin screw extruder for preparing a polymeric solution. The extruder includes an elongated housing having an inlet end, an outlet end, an extruder shaft length L and a pair of interconnecting bores disposed within the housing, a pair of elongated extruder shafts, each having an axis of rotation, the pair of elongated extruder shafts disposed within the pair of interconnecting bores and drivable in at least one direction of rotation, a plurality of extruder screw segments positioned along the pair of elongated extruder shafts in a fixed angular relationship therewith, the plurality of extruder screw segments selected to form multiple extruder stages. The invention also relates to a process for extruding a mixture of polymer and diluent. | 04-21-2011 |
Susumu Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20110287163 | BODY TASTE IMPROVER COMPRISING DECOMPOSED SUBSTANCES OR THEIR EXTRACTS OF LONG-CHAIN HIGHLY UNSATURATED FATTY ACID - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a body taste improver comprising a small amount of fat and oil, but significantly showing body taste, i.e., a body taste improver with a high titer. The high titer of the improver will reduce an amount of the fat and oil to be added and calorie as well, and will enable to use the body taste improver in foods that originally contain little fat and oil, such as Japanese-style clear soup and soybean soup. | 11-24-2011 |
Tadashi Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20110037103 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - To improve performance of a semiconductor device. Over a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of p-channel type MISFETs for logic, a plurality of n-channel type MISFETs for logic, a plurality of p-channel type MISFETs for memory, and a plurality of n-channel type MISFETs for memory are mixedly mounted. At least a part of the p-channel type MISFETs for logic have each a source/drain region constituted by silicon-germanium, and all the n-channel type MISFETs for logic have each a source/drain region constituted by silicon. All the p-channel type MISFETs for memory have each a source/drain region constituted by silicon, and all the n-channel type MISFETs for memory have each a source/drain region constituted by silicon. | 02-17-2011 |
20110237061 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention improves the performance of a semiconductor device wherein a metal silicide layer is formed through a salicide process. A metal silicide layer is formed over the surfaces of first and second gate electrodes, n | 09-29-2011 |
20120097977 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device of the present invention has a (110)-plane-orientation silicon substrate and a p channel type field effect transistor formed in a pMIS region. The p channel type field effect transistor includes a gate electrode disposed via a gate insulation film, and source/drain regions disposed inside a trench disposed in the silicon substrate on the opposite sides of the gate electrode, and including SiGe larger in lattice constant than Si. The trench has a (100)-plane-orientation first inclined surface, and a (100)-plane-orientation second inclined surface crossing the first inclined surface at a sidewall part situated on the gate electrode side. With the configuration, the angle formed between the surface (110) plane and the (100) plane of the substrate is 45°, so that the first inclined surface is formed at a relatively acute angle. This can effectively apply a compressive strain to a channel region of the p channel type MISFET. | 04-26-2012 |
20120126297 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device in which a metal silicide layer is formed by a salicide process is improved in reliability. By a salicide process according to a partial reaction method, metal silicide layers are formed over respective surfaces of gate electrodes, n | 05-24-2012 |
20130341693 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a semiconductor device having good properties. Particularly, the semiconductor device is provided which can improve imaging properties. The semiconductor device (CMOS image sensor) includes a plurality of pixels, each having a photodiode PD for generating a charge by receiving light, and a transfer transistor TX for transferring the charge generated by the photodiode PD. The semiconductor device further includes an active region AcTP with the photodiode, and an active region AcG located on an upper side of the region AcTP in the planar direction and having a contact Pg to which a ground potential is applied. A gettering region GET is disposed in the active region AcG. | 12-26-2013 |
20140319588 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a semiconductor device having good properties. Particularly, the semiconductor device is provided which can improve imaging properties. The semiconductor device (CMOS image sensor) includes a plurality of pixels, each having a photodiode PD for generating a charge by receiving light, and a transfer transistor TX for transferring the charge generated by the photodiode PD. The semiconductor device further includes an active region AcTP with the photodiode, and an active region AcG located on an upper side of the region AcTP in the planar direction and having a contact Pg to which a ground potential is applied. A gettering region GET is disposed in the active region AcG. | 10-30-2014 |
20140370645 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An improvement is achieved in the performance of a semiconductor device. In a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, in an n-type semiconductor substrate, a p-type well as a p-type semiconductor region forming a part of a photodiode is formed and a gate electrode of a transfer transistor is formed. Then, after an n-type well as an n-type semiconductor region forming the other part of the photodiode is formed, a microwave is applied to the semiconductor substrate to heat the semiconductor substrate. Thereafter, a drain region of the transfer transistor is formed. | 12-18-2014 |
Takehiko Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20100111538 | ILLUMINATING LIGHT COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An illuminating light communication device, which is for establishing a communication system capable of controlling fluctuation in intensity of illuminating light when transmitting data using a power line and illuminating light, and satisfactorily carrying out communication using the power line and communication using the illuminating light, is provided. When data is transmitted through the power line, a signal component is extracted by a filter unit | 05-06-2010 |
Takeo Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20080216942 | Method for Continuous Production of Functional Film - There is provided a method for continuous production of a functional membrane whereby a functional membrane in which a functional polymer is filled into the micropores of a porous resin sheet can be obtained both continuously and efficiently. | 09-11-2008 |
20100009190 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NIOBIUM OXIDE, NOBIUM OXIDE OBTAINED BY THIS MANUFACTURING METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NIOBIUM PHOSPHATE AND NIOBIUM PHOSPHATE OBTAINED BY THIS MANUFACTURING METHOD - Disclosed are niobium oxide having a high catalytic activity and high performance niobium phosphate. Niobium oxide is prepared by reacting a niobium compound, a chelating agent and a catalyst in a solvent in an inert gas atmosphere. Niobium oxide thus prepared is added phosphoric acid for phosphorylation in order to prepare niobium phosphate. | 01-14-2010 |
Taketoshi Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20080244288 | Power supply system, management system, and computer readable medium - A power supply system includes: a first device that commands an external device to perform processing, and is configured to supply electric power to the external device; a second device that is connected to the first device through a communications line, and that performs the processing in accordance with the command received from the first device; and a request unit that requests the first device to supply to the second device an amount of electric power needed for the second device performing the processing commanded by the first device, the first device determining whether or not to supply electric power to the second device, in accordance with at least one of; (i) content of the command sent to the second device, and (ii) the amount of electric power requested by the request unit and an amount of electric power which the first device is capable of supplying. | 10-02-2008 |
Tetsuo Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20090057576 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING METHOD - A writing method includes emitting a first charged particle beam formed to be a first shape by passing through a first shaping aperture and a second shaping aperture, onto a target workpiece; and emitting a second charged particle beam formed to be a second shape by passing through the first shaping aperture and the second shaping aperture, wherein the second charged particle beam is superimposed onto a same position exposed by the first charged particle beam and is formed by using an opposite sides of respective first and second shaping apertures to those used for the first shape. | 03-05-2009 |
Toshihide Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20090033397 | Delay time adjusting method of semiconductor integrated circuit - The delay time variation of transistors caused by the manufacturing variation is desired to be adjusted. A relation table storing a relation between sizes and voltage values (supply voltages and bias voltages) is provided. Macros each of which includes a transistor and a setting voltage generation circuit for applying a setting voltage to the transistor are formed on a chip. A process data indicating a size of the transistor is generated. The voltage value corresponding to the size of the transistor indicated by the process data in the relation table is selected as an optimum voltage value (supply voltage Vdd, bias voltage Bias) for each of the macros. The setting voltage of each of the macros is set to the optimum voltage value. The delay time can be adjusted without requiring a detection circuit for detecting the delay time. | 02-05-2009 |
20110018090 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To suppress stress variation on a channel forming region, a semiconductor device includes an element isolating region on the semiconductor substrate principal surface, and an element forming region on the principal surface to be surrounded by the element isolating region. The principal surface has orthogonal first and second directions. A circumferential shape of the element forming region has a first side extending along the first direction. The element forming region has a first transistor region (TR | 01-27-2011 |
20120086124 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device according to this embodiment has an electrode (electrode pad) and an insulative film (protective resin film) formed on the electrode and having an opening for exposing the electrode. The semiconductor device further has an under bump metal (UBM layer) formed over the insulative film and connected with the electrode through the opening, and a solder ball formed over the under bump metal, and the contour line at the lower end of the solder ball is situated inside the contour line of the under bump metal, whereby generation of fracture in the insulative film caused by the stress upon mounting the semiconductor device is suppressed even when the solder ball is formed of a lead-free solder. | 04-12-2012 |
20120248605 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device includes an electrode (electrode pad), an insulation film (for example, protective resin film) formed over the electrode and having an opening for exposing the electrode. The semiconductor device further includes an under bump metal (UBM layer) formed over the insulation film and connected by way of the opening 5 | 10-04-2012 |
20130207164 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To suppress stress variation on a channel forming region, a semiconductor device includes an element isolating region on the semiconductor substrate principal surface, and an element forming region on the principal surface to be surrounded by the element isolating region. The principal surface has orthogonal first and second directions. A circumferential shape of the element forming region has a first side extending along the first direction. The element forming region has a first transistor region (TR | 08-15-2013 |
Toshihiko Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20110083312 | METHOD OF PARTIALLY REPLACING SHELL PLATE OF TOWER OR VESSEL - Provided is a method of partially replacing a shell plate of a tower or a vessel, capable of partially replacing the shell plate of the tower or the vessel in a short construction period at low construction cost. | 04-14-2011 |
Toshitaka Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20110150540 | TRANSFER DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an intermediate transfer belt, a photosensitive belt, a primary transfer roller, a secondary-transfer opposing roller, and a secondary transfer roller. The photosensitive belt comes into contact with a surface of the intermediate transfer belt to form a primary transfer nip. The secondary-transfer opposing roller comes into contact with the surface of the intermediate transfer roller to form a secondary transfer nip. The closest distance between a surface of the photosensitive belt and that of the primary transfer roller is greater than the thickness of the intermediate transfer belt. A toner image on the intermediate transfer belt is transferred onto a recording sheet at the secondary transfer nip while a transfer bias is applied to the secondary transfer roller. | 06-23-2011 |
Yoichi Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20090067271 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A word line WLA of A port is activated based on a clock signal ACLK, and a word line WLB of B port is activated based on a port setting signal RDXA indicating that A port is a selected state. In addition thereto, a bit line of B port is precharged. A state in a simultaneous access operation is reproduced by activating the word line WLB during a time period of activating the word line WLA regardless of a delay difference of the clock signal and maintaining Vds of an access transistor of A port at a constant value. | 03-12-2009 |
Yoshiki Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20090148204 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME - A fixing device and image-forming apparatus, which provide required glossiness and paper adaptability, and, in addition, feature good operability and excellent durability while achieving optimal pressure-applying force for a variety of requirements, having: a pressure-applying lever; a pressure-releasing lever; a locking member, the one end of which is rotationally attached to the pressure-releasing lever; and an elastic member, which pulls the locking member in a locking direction. The configuration is such that the rotation of the pressure-releasing lever displaces the location of the locking member, thereby enabling switching between a pressure-applying position, in which a fixing member presses against another fixing member, and a pressure-releasing position, in which the one fixing member moves away from the other fixing member, and in the pressure-applying position, the pressure-applying lever and the locking member, which are fastened together at one end of the pressure-applying lever opposite a rotation central shaft, are pulled in a locking direction by the elastic member, and the gripping pressure on a piece of paper is varied by the pair of fixing members. | 06-11-2009 |
20100074667 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a transfer unit, a fuser unit, a detector, and an adjustment mechanism. The transfer unit transfers an image from an imaging surface to a recording sheet passing through a transfer nip. The fuser unit fixes the transferred image in place on the recording sheet passing through a fixing nip. The transfer nip and the fixing nip form part of a sheet feed path along which a recording sheet is fed from the fuser unit to the transfer unit. The detector is located between the transfer nip and the fuser unit, and detects an amount of sheet skew by which the fed recording sheet is deviated from a proper position in the sheet feed path. The adjustment mechanism adjusts position of either or both of the transfer unit and the fuser unit according to the detected amount of sheet skew. | 03-25-2010 |
20110200368 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A fixing device includes a contact member provided inside a fixing member and pressed against a pressing member via the fixing member to form a nip between the pressing member and the fixing member through which a recording medium bearing atoner image passes. A sheet heat generator provided in the fixing member includes a flexible heat generation sheet contactable against the fixing member to heat the fixing member. A contact adjuster provided in the fixing member adjusts an area of contact of the heat generation sheet and the fixing member in the axial direction, supports the heat generation sheet at a first position at which the heat generation sheet contacts the fixing member, and bends a portion of the heat generation sheet at a second position to separate the heat generation sheet from the fixing member. | 08-18-2011 |
20110211876 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a flexible, endless belt-shaped fixing member that rotates in a predetermined direction of rotation, a substantially cylindrical metal heat conductor provided inside a loop formed by the fixing member and facing an inner circumferential surface of the fixing member, a pressing member that presses the fixing member against the metal heat conductor to form a nip between the fixing member and the pressing member through which a recording medium bearing a toner image passes, and a separator that presses the fixing member against the metal heat conductor, provided downstream from the nip in the direction of rotation of the fixing member and contacting the recording medium discharged from the nip to separate the recording medium from the fixing member and guide the recording medium out of the fixing device. | 09-01-2011 |
20110217056 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus including same - A fixing device includes a substantially cylindrical metal member, a heater, an endless, flexible fixing member, a rotary pressing member, a stationary member, a first temperature detector, and a second temperature detector. The first temperature detector is disposed upstream from a nip in a rotation direction of the fixing member to detect a surface temperature of the fixing member. The second temperature detector is disposed downstream from the nip in a rotation direction of the pressing member to detect a surface temperature of the pressing member. When a difference between a surface temperature of the fixing member detected by the first temperature detector and a surface temperature of the pressing member detected by the second temperature detector after a predetermined time has elapsed since the first temperature detector detects the surface temperature of the fixing member is greater than a predetermined threshold, the heater stops heating the metal member. | 09-08-2011 |
20110217093 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a fixing member formed into a loop inside which a nip formation member, a core holder, a heater support, and a laminated heater are provided, and a pressing member provided outside the loop formed by the fixing member. The pressing member is pressed against the nip formation member via the fixing member. The heater support is between the laminated heater and the nip formation member to support the laminated heater. The core holder is between the nip formation member and the heater support to support the nip formation member and the heater support. | 09-08-2011 |
20110217095 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes an endless belt-shaped fixing member; a pressing member; a contact member provided inside the loop formed by the fixing member and pressed against the pressing member via the fixing member to form a nip between the pressing member and the fixing member, a laminated heater facing an inner circumferential face of the fixing member to heat the fixing member, connected to an external power source, and including a heat generation sheet that includes a heat-resistant resin in which conductive particles to receive electricity from the external power source and generate heat are unevenly dispersed throughout the heat-resistant resin to have a dispersal gradient of increasing particle dispersion density from an inner face toward an outer face of the heat generation sheet; and a heater support to support the laminated heater along the inner circumferential face of the fixing member. | 09-08-2011 |
20110222875 | FIXING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A fixing unit removably installable in an image forming apparatus includes an endless fixing member; a metal member disposed in proximity to an inner surface of the fixing member; a nip formation member supported by the metal member to slidably contact the fixing member or oppose the fixing member via a slide sheet; a heater to heat the metal member to heat the fixing member; a rotary pressing member to rotate the fixing member, disposed opposite the nip formation member via the fixing member to form a nip between the rotary pressing member and the fixing member; a rotation detector to detect a rotational state of the fixing member. Heating rotation of the fixing member is continuously performed until a predetermined rotational state of the fixing member is obtained, to spread lubricant substantially uniformly at least between the fixing member and the metal member. | 09-15-2011 |
20110222888 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating same - A fixing device includes an endless belt-shaped fixing member to rotate in a predetermined direction, formed in a loop, an inner circumferential face of which is coated with a lubricant; a pressing member contacting an outer circumferential surface of the fixing member, to press against the fixing member; a driver to drive and rotate the pressing member; a contact member provided inside the loop formed by the fixing member and pressed against the pressing member via the fixing member to form a nip between the pressing member and the fixing member; and a heating member to heat the fixing member, provided inside the loop formed by the fixing member. When the fixing device starts up, the pressing member drives and rotates the fixing member less than 360 degrees to move a warmed range of the fixing member heated by the heating member to the nip. | 09-15-2011 |
20110222929 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A fixing device includes a nip forming member disposed inside a fixing member and pressed against a pressing member via the fixing member to form a nip portion between the pressing member and the fixing member through which a recording medium bearing a toner image passes. A heat generator disposed inside the fixing member heats the fixing member outside the nip portion and has variable heat distribution over a width of the fixing member. A first temperature detector disposed inside the fixing member contacts an end portion of the heat generator in the width direction of the fixing member, opposite a surface facing the fixing member, to detect a temperature of the heat generator. A second temperature detector disposed inside the fixing member contacts a center of an inner circumferential surface of the fixing member in the width direction, to detect the temperature of the fixing member. | 09-15-2011 |
20110222930 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME, AND METHOD OF HEATING FIXING MEMBER - A fixing device includes a support member fixedly provided inside a loop formed by a fixing member to support a nip formation member provided inside the loop formed by the fixing member. A biasing member is provided between the support member and a heater support that supports a laminated heater that generates heat to be transmitted to the fixing member. The heater support thermally expands in a first direction due to heat generated by the laminated heater. The biasing member applies bias to the heater support in a second direction opposite the first direction and in which the heater support presses the laminated heater against an inner circumferential surface of the fixing member. | 09-15-2011 |
20110229181 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device for fixing a toner image on a recording medium includes a pressing member provided outside a loop formed by a fixing member to press the fixing member against a nip formation member provided inside the loop formed by the fixing member. A heat generator support is provided inside the loop formed by the fixing member to support a heat generator that generates heat to be transmitted to the fixing member. A temperature detector is provided downstream from the heat generator and upstream from the nip formation member in a direction of rotation of the fixing member to detect a temperature of the fixing member. A controller is connected to the temperature detector and the heat generator to control heat generation of the heat generator based on the temperature of the fixing member detected by the temperature detector. | 09-22-2011 |
20110229200 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING REMOVABLE FIXING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device, temperature detector, and a support member. The fixing device is removably installable in the image forming apparatus and includes a rotary fixing member to fuse a toner image on a recording medium, a fixing frame to support the fixing member, and an outer fixing cover provided to cover the fixing member and the fixing frame and having an opening from which a portion of a surface of the fixing member is exposed to the outside. The temperature detector is disposed opposing the fixing member to detect a temperature of the surface of the fixing member without contacting the fixing member when the fixing member is installed in the image forming apparatus. The support member supports the temperature detector to introduce the temperature detector into the inside of the fixing cover through the opening upon installation of the fixing member. | 09-22-2011 |
20110229225 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating same - A fixing device includes an endless belt-shaped fixing member formed into a loop and rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation, a pressing member contacting an outer circumferential surface of the fixing member, a heater support assembly provided inside the loop formed by the fixing member, and a laminated heater supported by the heater support assembly and provided inside the loop formed by the fixing member. The laminated heater includes an elastic sheet contacting an inner circumferential surface of the fixing member with pressure generated by elasticity of bending of the elastic sheet to heat the fixing member. | 09-22-2011 |
20110229226 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a fixing member formed into a loop and rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation. A heating assembly faces a first region on an inner circumferential surface of the fixing member to heat the fixing member. The heating assembly is thermally deformed to contact and move the fixing member. A first fixing member support and a second fixing member support face a second region on the inner circumferential surface of the fixing member other than the first region. The first fixing member support and the second fixing member support contact and support the rotating fixing member moved by the thermally deformed heating assembly. | 09-22-2011 |
20110229227 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a tubular belt holder, a rotatable flexible fuser belt, a contact member, a pressure member, and a heater. The belt holder extends in an axial direction thereof. The fuser belt is looped around the belt holder extending in the axial direction. The contact member has a central axis thereof extending in the axial direction, accommodated in the belt holder. The pressure member has a central axis thereof extending in the axial direction, disposed opposite the belt holder with the fuser belt interposed between the contact member and the pressure member. The pressure member presses against the contact member through the fuser belt to form a fixing nip. The heater is disposed adjacent to the belt holder to heat a circumferential portion of the fuser belt. The belt holder includes a generally semi-cylindrical section to face the heated circumferential portion of the fuser belt. | 09-22-2011 |
20110229228 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a tubular belt holder, a rotatable flexible fuser belt, a contact member, a pressure member, and a heater. The tubular belt holder extends in an axial direction thereof. The fuser belt is looped into a generally cylindrical configuration around the belt holder. The tubular belt holder retains the fuser belt in shape as the belt rotates in a circumferential direction. The contact member extends in the axial direction. The pressure member extends in the axial direction. The pressure member presses against the contact member through the fuser belt to form a fixing nip. The heater is disposed to heat a predetermined circumferential portion of the fuser belt. The belt holder includes a first circumferential section and a second circumferential section. The first circumferential section faces the heated portion. The second circumferential section faces upstream from the heated portion in the circumferential direction. | 09-22-2011 |
20110274453 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a metal thermal conductor provided inside a loop formed by a fixing rotary body to heat the fixing rotary body; a heater provided inside the metal thermal conductor to heat the metal thermal conductor; a pad support provided inside the metal thermal conductor; and a reflector provided between the heater and the pad support to reflect heat emitted by the heater thereto toward an inner circumferential surface of the metal thermal conductor. The reflector includes a center reflection portion provided at a center of the reflector in a longitudinal direction thereof and a plurality of end reflection portions provided at respective lateral ends of the reflector. A plurality of reflector moving assemblies is connected to the plurality of end reflection portions of the reflector, respectively, to tilt the plurality of end reflection portions toward the center reflection portion. | 11-10-2011 |
20120114345 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a fixing belt; a pressing rotary body disposed outside a loop formed by the fixing belt; a nip formation pad disposed inside the loop formed by the fixing belt and pressed against the pressing rotary body via the fixing belt to form a fixing nip between the pressing rotary body and the fixing belt through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. The nip formation pad includes a protrusion disposed downstream from the fixing nip in a conveyance direction of the recording medium and protruding toward the pressing rotary body without contacting the pressing rotary body. The fixing device further includes a pressing rotary body mover to contact and move the pressing rotary body bidirectionally in the conveyance direction of the recording medium to move the fixing nip toward and away from the protrusion. | 05-10-2012 |
20120121303 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a rotatable fixing member in a form of an endless belt; a pressing member pressing the fixing member; a contacting member in contact with the pressing member; a holding member holding the contacting member in a pressing direction of the pressing member; a heating unit heating the fixing member; and shape maintaining units maintaining a shape of the fixing member. Further, the heating unit is disposed on an upstream side of a horizontal line passing through the center of the pressing member and the holding member is disposed on a downstream side of a horizontal line passing through the arc axis of the shape maintaining units. | 05-17-2012 |
20120121304 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a rotatable, flexible fuser belt, a heater, a fuser pad, and a pressure member. The fuser belt is looped into a generally cylindrical configuration. The heater is disposed adjacent to the fuser belt to heat the fuser belt. The fuser pad is disposed inside the loop of the fuser belt, and has an outer peripheral surface thereof formed in a generally concave configuration. The pressure member is disposed opposite the fuser pad with the fuser belt interposed between the fuser pad and the pressure member. The pressure member presses in a load direction against the outer peripheral surface of the fuser pad through the fuser belt to form a fixing nip therebetween. The fuser pad includes, along the outer peripheral surface thereof, a protruding portion and an inwardly curved portion adjoining the protruding portion to face an outer circumferential surface of the pressure member. | 05-17-2012 |
20120121305 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a tubular belt holder, a rotatable, flexible fuser belt, a heater, a fuser pad, and a pressure member. The belt holder extends in an axial direction. The fuser belt is looped around the belt holder to rotate in a circumferential direction of the belt holder. The heater is disposed adjacent to the belt holder to heat the belt holder. The fuser pad is accommodated in the belt holder inside the loop of the fuser belt. The pressure member is disposed opposite the belt holder with the fuser belt interposed between the fuser pad and the pressure member. The pressure member presses in a load direction against the fuser pad through the fuser belt to form a fixing nip therebetween. The belt holder includes, along a circumferential dimension thereof, an upstream, first circumferential portion, a downstream, second circumferential portion, and a midstream, third circumferential portion. | 05-17-2012 |
20120148303 | BELT ASSEMBLY, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a frame, a tubular belt holder, a rotatable, flexible fuser belt, a heater, a fuser pad, a pressure member, and a mounting attachment. The tubular belt holder extends in an axial direction thereof. The fuser belt is looped into a generally cylindrical configuration around the belt holder to rotate in a circumferential direction of the belt holder. The heater is disposed adjacent to the belt holder to heat the belt holder. The fuser pad is accommodated in the belt holder inside the loop of the fuser belt, and extends in the axial direction. The pressure member is disposed opposite the belt holder with the fuser belt interposed between the fuser pad and the pressure member. The mounting attachment is provided to a longitudinal end of the tubular belt holder to allow retention and detachable attachment of the belt holder end to the frame. | 06-14-2012 |
20120155935 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device, including a fixing member; a pressure member; a nip forming member; a reinforcing member; a heating member; and a flange member including a cylinder inserted in an inner circumference at an edge of the fixing member in an axial direction thereof and a flange fixed on a frame of the fixing device, wherein the cylinder of the flange member includes a notch storing the nip forming member at a part on the circumference, has an arc-shaped outer circumferential cross-section at an area corresponding to an area where the fixing member is heated by the heating member, having a predetermined radius equivalent to a radius of the fixing member, and the arc has a center located at an upstream side in a recording medium feeding direction relative to a center line of the nip forming member in the recording medium feeding direction. | 06-21-2012 |
20120155936 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a tubular belt holder, a rotatable, flexible fuser belt, a heater, a fuser pad, a pressure member, and a reinforcing member. The fuser belt is looped for rotation around the belt holder. The heater is disposed adjacent to the belt holder to heat the belt holder. The fuser pad is accommodated in the belt holder inside the loop of the fuser belt, and extends in an axial direction of the belt holder. The pressure member is disposed opposite the belt holder with the fuser belt interposed between the fuser pad and the pressure member. The reinforcing member is disposed inside the loop of the fuser belt to reinforce the fuser pad under pressure from the pressure member. The fuser pad includes an elongated base, multiple longitudinally spaced protrusions, a perforated, anti-friction cover, and a fastener. | 06-21-2012 |
20120177388 | Fixing Device And Image Forming Apparatus Employing Same - A fixing device comprises a rotatable endless flexible belt, a drive roller opposed to the rotatable endless flexible belt to contact and drive an outer circumferential surface of the rotatable endless flexible belt, and a nip formation device receiving pressure from the drive roller via the rotatable endless flexible belt to form a nip thereon to sandwich and convey a recording sheet. A heat source is provided to generate heat and heat the nip. Each of the end roller portions of the drive roller has a higher friction coefficient surface than a central roller portion of the drive roller sandwiching the recording sheet. These end roller portions are composed of separate bodies from the central roller portion and detachably attachable from and to the central roller portion. | 07-12-2012 |
20120177393 | Fixing Device And Method, And Image Forming Apparatus Incorporating Same - A fixing device includes a heater to generate heat based on soft-start control. The heater is supplied with power using different power-turn-on-duty control patterns in accordance with power requirements and an operation mode of the fixing device. | 07-12-2012 |
20120177420 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a thermal conductor disposed inside a flexible endless fixing belt formed into a loop and configured to conduct heat from a heater to the fixing belt. The thermal conductor includes a center heating portion heated by the heater and disposed at a center of the thermal conductor in a longitudinal direction thereof orthogonal to a conveyance direction of a recording medium conveyed to the fixing belt and lateral end non-heating portions disposed at lateral ends of the thermal conductor in the longitudinal direction thereof and contiguous to the center heating portion. The center heating portion having a first diameter conducts heat from the heater to the fixing belt. The lateral end non-heating portions having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter of the center heating portion minimize conduction of heat from the heater to the fixing belt. | 07-12-2012 |
20120177423 | Fixing Device And Image Forming Apparatus - According to an embodiments, a fixing device includes: an endless fixing member; a heating unit that is provided inside an inner peripheral surface of the fixing member; and a nip forming unit that comes into press-contact with a rotationally driven pressing member with the fixing member interposed therebetween to form a nip. The nip forming unit has a shape in which a center of a contact surface protrudes toward the pressing member compared to both ends. The nip forming unit has a protruding amount at a center toward the pressing member compared to both ends of the nip forming unit in no-load state is set to be less than a bent amount of the nip forming unit when the nip forming unit comes into press-contact with the pressing member with the fixing member interposed therebetween. | 07-12-2012 |
20120224878 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND HEATER CONTROL METHOD - A fixing device includes a fuser member, a heater, a thermometer, and a power supply controller. The fuser member is subjected to heating. The heater is adjacent to the fuser member to heat the fuser member. The thermometer is adjacent to the fuser member to detect an operational temperature of the fuser member. The power supply controller controls power supply to the heater by adjusting a duty cycle. The controller includes a duty cycle calculator, a driver circuit, and a duty cycle modifier. The duty cycle calculator is operatively connected to the thermometer to calculate a primary value of the duty cycle based on the operational temperature. The driver circuit is operatively connected to the duty cycle calculator to supply power to the heater according to the duty cycle. The duty cycle modifier is connected between the duty cycle calculator and the driver circuit to modify the duty cycle. | 09-06-2012 |
20120237273 | FIXING DEVICE WITH RESISTANCE HEATING ELEMENT CAPABLE OF ACCURATELY GENERATING HEAT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH FIXING DEVICE - In a fixing device, a heating element is extended along a fixing member at a location other than a nip on an inner circumferential surface side of the fixing member to generate heat. The fixing member contacts the heating element either indirectly via a gap of a prescribed size or directly contacts the heating element by with a prescribed pressure when the fixing member is rotating, and continuously separates from the heating element by a prescribed distance greater than the size of the gap when the fixing member stops rotating. | 09-20-2012 |
20130045032 | BELT DEVICE WITH MECHANISM CAPABLE OF MINIMIZING INCREASE OF ROTATION TORQUE OF ENDLESS BELT AND FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A belt device includes a flange assembly including a tube inserted into a loop formed by an endless belt at each lateral end of the endless belt in an axial direction thereof and a slip ring slidably contacting a groove mounted on the tube. An inner diameter ID | 02-21-2013 |
20130188991 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH FIXING DEVICE - A fixing device comprises a rotatable fixing member to heat a side of a recording medium bearing an unfixed image; a heat source to heat the rotatable fixing member; a rotatable pressing member disposed opposite the fixing member to press against an outer side of the fixing member; a housing to accommodate the fixing member and the pressing member; a conveyance path defined internally within the fixing device to convey a recording medium therethrough and between the fixing member and the pressing member, and a shutter actuator to move the shutter to open and close the conveyance path. The housing holds the shutter and the shutter actuator. | 07-25-2013 |
20130209121 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A fixing device includes a heat source; a fixing member looped into a generally cylindrical shape to rotate in a circumferential direction thereof and partially heated by the heat source and to heat a surface of a recording medium bearing an unfixed toner image to fix the unfixed toner image thereon in a fixing process; a rotary pressing member disposed facing the fixing member to form a nip therebetween, through which the recording medium is transported in a transport direction; and a rotation driver to rotate one of the fixing member and the pressing member. In a case in which the fixing member is halted for a reason other than the fixing process while power of the fixing device is on, electric power is not supplied to the heat source and the fixing member is rotated by a predetermined amount or more after the fixing member is halted. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209139 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device capable of incorporating in an image forming apparatus includes a belt unit including a rotatable elastic endless belt having a sleeve shape without a driving shaft and a nip forming member disposed contactable against an inner surface of the endless belt, and a pressing member to form a nip contact portion through which a recording medium passes by pressing against the nip forming member via the endless belt. The endless belt is configured to be removable from the fixing device without contacting the endless belt. | 08-15-2013 |
20130236225 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes an endless belt and a pressing body pressed against the endless belt to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium is conveyed. A separator contacts and separates the recording medium discharged from the fixing nip from the endless belt. The separator includes a center plate disposed opposite a center of the endless belt in an axial direction thereof to contact the recording medium and a lateral end plate disposed opposite each lateral end of the endless belt in the axial direction thereof and including a contact portion projecting beyond the center plate toward the endless belt and contacting the endless belt to produce a given interval between the center plate and the endless belt. | 09-12-2013 |
20130251390 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME, AND FIXING METHOD - A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and a heater disposed opposite and heating a heating span of the fixing rotary body. A controller is operatively connected to a power supply that supplies power to the heater and a driver that rotates the fixing rotary body to control the power supply and the driver. The controller performs at least one of a rotation speed control that controls the driver to rotate the fixing rotary body at an increased rotation speed and a power supply control that controls the power supply to supply an increased amount of power to the heater. | 09-26-2013 |
20130266355 | FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus includes: a fixing belt; a pressurizing roller; a supporting member; a heating unit; a nip forming member; and a deform preventing unit. The fixing apparatus and an image forming apparatus including the fixing apparatus prevent a supporting member from deforming due to sliding of a fixing member, improving energy conservation and durability of parts and obtaining a good image. | 10-10-2013 |
20140016971 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body rotatable in a given direction of rotation and a pressing rotary body pressed against the fixing rotary body to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. A heater is disposed inside the fixing rotary body to heat the fixing rotary body. A reflector, disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the fixing rotary body via the heater, reflects light emitted from the heater onto the fixing rotary body. The reflector includes a movable portion movable relative to the heater to direct the light emitted from the heater onto a variable heating span of the fixing rotary body spanning in an axial direction thereof. The variable heating span varies depending on a width of the recording medium in the axial direction of the fixing rotary body. | 01-16-2014 |
20140064804 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A fixing device includes a rotary fixing member, a heater, a pressing member, a nip formation member, a reinforcement member, a sliding sheet, and a holding member. The nip formation member is disposed at an inner circumferential side of the fixing member and pressed by the pressing member via the fixing member to form a nipping portion. The reinforcement member is stationarily disposed in an internal diameter area of the fixing member to support the nip formation member. The sliding sheet is disposed between the nip formation member and an inner circumferential face of the fixing member. The holding member is disposed at a member differing from the nip formation member to hold the sliding sheet in a state in which the sliding sheet is in close contact with a nipping face of the nip formation member facing the nipping portion. | 03-06-2014 |
20140072355 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a rotatable fixing member; a heating source configured to heat the fixing member; an opposing member configured to come into contact with an outer circumferential surface of the fixing member to form a nip portion; and a shielding member configured to block heat from the heating source. The shielding member is configured to rotate about a position different from the center of the heating source so as to be movable between a shielding position and a retraction position. The shielding position is a position where the shielding member comes close to the heating source to block heat from the heating source to the fixing member. The retraction position being a position where the shielding member is retracted away from the shielding position. | 03-13-2014 |
20140079424 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND FIXING METHOD - A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body, a heat shield movably disposed opposite the fixing rotary body, an opposed body contacting the fixing rotary body to form a nip therebetween through which a recording medium is conveyed, and a temperature detector to detect a temperature of at least one of the fixing rotary body and the opposed body. A controller, operatively connected to the heat shield and the temperature detector, determines a rotation angled position to which the heat shield is moved based on a size of the recording medium and the temperature of the at least one of the fixing rotary body and the opposed body detected by the temperature detector. | 03-20-2014 |
20140079453 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body and a heater disposed opposite the fixing rotary body. A heat shield is movable in a circumferential direction of the fixing rotary body and interposed between the heater and the fixing rotary body to shield the fixing rotary body from the heater. An overheating suppressor is interposed between the heater and the heat shield to shield the heat shield from the heater. The heat shield includes an intermediate portion spanning in the circumferential direction of the fixing rotary body and movable between a shield position where the intermediate portion is disposed opposite the heater directly and a retracted position where the intermediate portion is disposed opposite the heater via the overheating suppressor. | 03-20-2014 |
20140079455 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device included in an image forming apparatus includes a fixing rotary body, a heater disposed opposite the fixing rotary body, an opposed body contacting an outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotary body, a reflector disposed opposite the heater, and a heat shield disposed between the heater and the fixing rotary body and includes a shield portion to shield heat radiated from the heater to the fixing rotary body. Heat reflectance of at least a surface of the shield portion where the heat shield faces the heater is set to a value smaller than heat reflectance on a surface of the reflector opposite and facing the heater. Also, heat absorptance of at least a surface of the shield portion where the heat shield faces the heater is set to a value greater than heat absorptance on a surface of the reflector opposite and facing the heater. | 03-20-2014 |
20140248072 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a support member disposed to support a nip formation member on an inner peripheral surface of a fixing belt. The support member includes a parallel portion that supports the nip formation member and extends parallel to a sheet transport direction in a nip portion, and a rise portion that extends from the parallel portion in a direction drawn apart from the nip portion. The rise portion is inclined to the parallel portion such that an inclination direction of the rise portion is substantially parallel to a virtual straight line connecting a center of rotation of the fixing belt and an inlet point of the nip portion or falls within a range of rotational angles of ±15° by which the virtual straight line is rotated around the center of rotation of the fixing belt. | 09-04-2014 |
20140270820 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and a heater disposed opposite and heating the fixing rotary body. A heat shield is movable in a circumferential direction of the fixing rotary body and interposed between the heater and the fixing rotary body to shield the fixing rotary body from the heater. A driver is connected to the heat shield to drive and move the heat shield within a circumferential moving span in the circumferential direction of the fixing rotary body. An abnormal temperature detector detects an abnormal temperature of the fixing rotary body that is not lower than a predetermined temperature. The abnormal temperature detector is disposed opposite a circumferential outboard span outboard from the circumferential moving span of the heat shield in the circumferential direction of the fixing rotary body. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270831 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device including a fixing rotary body and a heater for heating the fixing rotary body. An opposed body contacts the fixing rotary body with releasable pressure therebetween to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium is conveyed. A heat shield is interposed between the heater and the fixing rotary body and movable in a circumferential direction of the fixing rotary body to shield the fixing rotary body from the heater in a variable circumferential direct heating span of the fixing rotary body where the heater is disposed opposite the fixing rotary body directly. A controller halts the heat shield instantly when a fault occurs during a print job. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270832 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND FIXING METHOD - A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and a heater disposed opposite and heating the fixing rotary body. An opposed body contacts the fixing rotary body with releasable pressure therebetween to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium is conveyed. A heat shield is interposed between the heater and the fixing rotary body and movable in a circumferential direction of the fixing rotary body between a home position where the heat shield is disposed opposite the heater indirectly and a shield position where the heat shield is disposed opposite the heater directly to shield the fixing rotary body from the heater. A controller is operatively connected to the heat shield to move the heat shield to the home position when a print job is finished. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270833 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND FIXING METHOD - A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body and a heater for heating the fixing rotary body. An opposed body contacts the fixing rotary body with releasable pressure therebetween to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium is conveyed. A heat shield is interposed between the heater and the fixing rotary body and movable in a circumferential direction of the fixing rotary body to shield the fixing rotary body from the heater in a variable circumferential direct heating span of the fixing rotary body where the heater is disposed opposite the fixing rotary body directly. A controller is operatively connected to the heater and the heat shield to move the heat shield after the controller turns on the heater as a print job starts so as to change an area of the direct heating span of the fixing rotary body. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270872 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and a heater disposed opposite and heating the fixing rotary body. An opposed body contacts the fixing rotary body to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium is conveyed. A heat shield is movable in a circumferential direction of the fixing rotary body and interposed between the heater and the fixing rotary body to shield the fixing rotary body from the heater. A driver is connected to the heat shield to drive and move the heat shield between a shield position where the heat shield is interposed between the heater and the fixing rotary body to shield the fixing rotary body from the heater and a retracted position where the heat shield is retracted from the shield position. A reinforcement is mounted on a long edge of the heat shield. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270875 | PRESSURE ADJUSTER, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A pressure adjuster for changing pressure between a plurality of opposed bodies pressed against each other includes a cam rotatable in a given direction of rotation and having a top dead center on an outer circumferential surface thereof that is distanced farthest from a rotation axis of the cam. A driver is connected to the cam to drive and rotate the cam. A cam rest contacts the cam and is connected to one of the plurality of opposed bodies. A cam regulation assembly is connected to the cam to regulate rotation of the cam at least when the top dead center of the cam passes a contact position where the cam contacts the cam rest. | 09-18-2014 |
20150050046 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing rotator and an abutment rotator contacting the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium is conveyed. A heater is disposed opposite the fixing rotator to heat the fixing rotator. A thermopile array is disposed opposite an outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator to detect a temperature of the outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator. The thermopile array is tilted with respect to the outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator to cause a bisector dividing a view angle of the thermopile array in an axial direction of the fixing rotator into two equal parts and a rotation axis of the fixing rotator to define an outboard angle and an inboard angle disposed inboard from the outboard angle in the axial direction of the fixing rotator and different from the outboard angle. | 02-19-2015 |
20150071688 | FIXING DEVICE, BELT DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a first support and a second support to rotatably support a fixing rotator at a first lateral end and a second lateral end of the fixing rotator in an axial direction thereof. A first stopper is mounted on the first support. A second stopper is mounted on the second support. A first skew restraint projects from an outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator radially at the first lateral end of the fixing rotator in the axial direction thereof. A second skew restraint projects from the outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator radially at the second lateral end of the fixing rotator in the axial direction thereof. The second skew restraint comes into contact with the second stopper as the fixing rotator moves in the axial direction thereof toward the first support. | 03-12-2015 |
20150078768 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing rotator formed into a loop and rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and a pressure rotator disposed outside the loop formed by the fixing rotator and pressed against the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. A stay is disposed opposite the pressure rotator via the fixing rotator. A heater is disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the fixing rotator to heat the fixing rotator. A pressurization member is pressed against the heater via the fixing rotator. A housing is interposed between the stay and the heater. A temperature detector is mounted on the housing to detect a temperature of the heater. | 03-19-2015 |
Yoshiro Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20080266208 | Image transmission control system, wrighting device, transmitter and computer readable medium - An image transmission control system includes: a displaying medium that forms an image so as to be rewritten in accordance with an external writing force and displays the formed image even after the external writing force is removed; a writing device including: a first communication unit that is adaptable to at least two kinds of communication systems selected from a wired communication system and a plural kinds of wireless communication systems having different communication distances; and a writing unit that applies the external writing force based on image information received by the first communication unit to the displaying unit to write the image; and a transmitter including: a second communication unit that is adaptable to the plural kinds of communication systems of the first communication unit; and a selecting unit that selects a communication system transmitting the image information to the writing device in accordance with information for instructing to transmit the image information. | 10-30-2008 |
20090153498 | COMMUNICATION METHOD CONTROL SYSTEM - A communication method controlling system includes a control apparatus and a writing apparatus. The writing apparatus includes a function that employs plural communication methods. When a user selects content by manipulating an operation terminal, a control apparatus detects the content ID, and transmits corresponding content data and communication method information to the writing apparatus. Based on the received content data, the writing apparatus writes the contents data and displays a content image on electronic paper, and changes a communication method according to the received communication method information and uses an LED lamp, for example, to notify the user which communication method has been selected. When the user performs an operation according to the available communication method, information is transmitted from the writing apparatus to a port using the communication method. | 06-18-2009 |
20100079440 | DRIVER FOR IMAGE DISPLAY MEDIUM, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR INITIALIZING IMAGE DISPLAY MEDIUM, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER DATA SIGNAL - There is provided a method for initializing an image display medium. The image display medium includes a pair of substrates, a common electrode, pixel electrodes that are arranged for respective pixels constituting rows and columns on the other substrate, a display layer in which groups of moving particles that move between the substrates in accordance with an electric field are dispersed in a dispersion medium enclosed between the substrates, and transistors that are connected to the pixel electrodes, respectively. Each transistor controls a voltage to be applied to the corresponding pixel. The method includes a first procedure of applying voltages to the source electrodes of the transistors of all the pixels collectively, and a second procedure of applying voltages to the gate electrodes of the transistors of all the pixels collectively while continuing the applying of the voltages in the first procedure. | 04-01-2010 |
20120019877 | LIGHT GUIDE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - A light guide includes: a body which is a light-transmitting member and has light incidence surfaces as two end surfaces in a longitudinal direction and a light output surface which is one of side surfaces extending in the longitudinal direction; and light absorbing members which are provided on the light output surface or at least one, adjacent to the light output surface, of the side surfaces of the body and have a function of absorbing light that shines on the body from outside the body. | 01-26-2012 |
20130120772 | DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A detection apparatus includes the following elements. A first measuring unit measures, from a binary image, density levels of first and second regions which are alternately arranged in a first direction in the binary image, the binary image being disposed on a second surface of a holding member which includes a first surface and the second surface. A storage unit stores therein information indicating an association between a distance from the first measuring unit to the second surface and a contrast between the adjacent first and second regions. A calculator calculates a contrast between the adjacent first and second regions. A detector specifies a distance corresponding to the calculated contrast by using the stored information, and detects a deflection of the holding member in the first direction by using the specified distance as the distance from the second surface to the adjacent first and second regions. | 05-16-2013 |
20130120808 | READING DEVICE - A reading device includes a first illuminating section that illuminates a reading area with first illumination light of a first direction; a second illuminating section that illuminates the reading area with second illumination light of a second direction; a light-receiving section that receives reflection light of the first illumination light and reflection light of the second illumination light reflected from the reading area, the first illumination light being applied from the first illuminating section and the second illumination light being applied from the second illuminating section; and reflecting members that are disposed side by side in the reading area in a widthwise direction thereof, and that have first and second reflecting surfaces. | 05-16-2013 |
Yosuke Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20110029197 | ELECTRICALLY-POWERED ACTUATOR DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS AND DRIVING CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE HAVING ELECTRICALLY-POWERED ACTUATOR DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS - It is a task of the invention to obtain a favorable thrust force characteristic with respect to a stroke of an actuator even if the actuator is used in a thrust force control. To solve the task, in the present invention, a linear motor type electrically-powered actuator AC with a linear motor | 02-03-2011 |
Yozo Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20110235079 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes a print engine that forms an image on an image formation material, and an image data generating unit that generates bitmap image data of the image. The image data generating unit includes plural reconfigurable processing circuits that are capable of performing any of first image processing and second image processing, and a controller that controls the plural reconfigurable processing circuits. The controller changes a reconfigurable processing circuit among the plural reconfigurable processing circuits from a reconfigurable processing circuit that performs the first image processing to a reconfigurable processing circuit that performs the second image processing, or changes the reconfigurable processing circuit from a reconfigurable processing circuit that performs the second image processing to a reconfigurable processing circuit that performs the first image processing, in accordance with an amount of the first image processing. | 09-29-2011 |
Yukio Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20100247421 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF CARBON NANOTUBE - [Problems to be Solved] There is provided a method for production of a carbon nanotube, which allows for production of the carbon nanotube in a large scale and at a low cost. | 09-30-2010 |
20110085961 | CARBON NANO-TUBE MANFUACTURING METHOD AND CARBON NANO-TUBE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - The method for producing carbon nanotubes of the invention employs a carbon source that contains carbon and is decomposed when heated and a catalyst that serves as a catalyst for production of carbon nanotubes from the carbon source, to synthesize the carbon nanotubes on a heated support placed in a reactor, the method comprising a catalyst loading step in which the catalyst starting material, as the starting material for the catalyst, is distributed over the support to load the catalyst onto the support, a synthesis step in which the carbon source is distributed over the support to synthesize the carbon nanotubes on the support, and a separating step in which a separating gas stream is distributed over the support to separate the carbon nanotubes from the support, wherein the catalyst loading step, the synthesis step and the separating step are carried out while keeping the support in a heated state and switching supply of the catalyst starting material, the carbon source and the separating gas stream. | 04-14-2011 |
Yuta Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20100290096 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes an acceptance unit which accepts an input of print data; a decision unit which decides whether or not a draw instruction for a two-color image consisting of a background color and a foreground color is contained in the print data accepted by the acceptance unit; and a conversion unit which converts to draw a graphic representing a part of the foreground color in the two-color image for an image drawn area, instead of a draw process in pixel units concerning the two-color image, when the decision unit decides that the draw instruction for the two-color image is contained in the print data. | 11-18-2010 |
Yuu Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20090187688 | INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND SETTING METHOD OF DATA TRANSFER MODE OF INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An information storage device includes a storage that stores transfer data from an information processing device, the information storage device being removably connected to the information processing device, a switch unit that switches a data transfer mode of the information processing device in accordance with manipulation by a user, and a controller that controls the information processing device to transfer data in a mode in which data temporarily stored in a data storing area is transferred to the storage or in a mode in which data is transferred to the storage without being temporarily stored in the data storing area in accordance with the selection of the data transfer mode by the switch unit. | 07-23-2009 |
Yuya Yamaguchi, Kanagawa JP
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20110043671 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A signal processing device includes a preprocessing unit interpolating a G color component to positions of a pixel of interest and a pixel having the same color component as the pixel of interest so as to produce a first G interpolation signal; a proximity G pixel G color difference and R/B pixel producing unit producing a first R-G/B-G color difference signal on the positions of the pixel of interest and the pixel having the same color component, producing a second R-G/B-G color difference signal on a position of a proximity G pixel, and interpolating the R/B color component to the position of the proximity G pixel; a G color difference re-constitution processing unit re-constituting a third R-G/B-G color difference signal on the position of the pixel of interest; and a G color difference interpolation processing unit interpolating an R-G/B-G color difference signal to a position of a predetermined pixel. | 02-24-2011 |
20110235072 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes print processors for different colors, plural first conversion sections provided for each of the print processors, a second conversion section, and a controller. Each of the print processors performs printing of a corresponding color onto a recording medium. Each of the first conversion sections converts print data described in page description language into raster image data, and outputs the converted raster image data to the corresponding print processor. The second conversion section converts the print data into raster image data and outputs the converted raster image data to any of the print processors. The controller selectively performs a first control that causes the first conversion sections to convert the print data that has been input to the device in parallel, or a second control that causes the first conversion sections and the second conversion section to convert the input print data in parallel. | 09-29-2011 |
20130010163 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: an aberration amount generation unit that calculates an aberration amount of a different color component signal with reference to a position of a color component signal of a criterion color having pixels larger in number than a different color included in image data, based on a luminance value of a pixel signal included in the image data; and a correction unit that generates a color difference signal from the different color component signal and the color component signal of the criterion color and corrects chromatic aberration of the color component signal of the different color present between pixels of the criterion color using the color difference signal based on the aberration amount. | 01-10-2013 |
20140104624 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a print request combining unit and a reduced-size image display unit. The print request combining unit combines multiple print requests to generate one print request. The reduced-size image display unit reduces sizes of images of to-be-displayed pages among pages to be formed in accordance with the one print request generated by the print request combining unit, and displays reduced-size images of the to-be-displayed pages. The reduced-size image display unit extracts at least one to-be-displayed page from each set of to-be-printed pages specified in a corresponding one of the multiple print requests having been combined by the print request combining unit, and displays reduced-size images of the extracted to-be-displayed pages. | 04-17-2014 |