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20090159804 | Positron emission tomography scanner and radiation detector - A positron emission tomography (PET) scanner is provided which uses information on the time-of-flight difference (TOF) between annihilation radiations for image reconstruction. The scanner has detection time correction information (memory) corresponding to information on coordinates in a radiation detection element (e.g., scintillator crystal), in the depth and lateral directions, at which an interaction has occurred between an annihilation radiation and the crystal. Reference is made to the detection time correction information, thereby providing information on time-of-flight difference with improved accuracy. As such, an improved signal to noise ratio and spatial resolution are provided for image reconstruction using time-of-flight (TOF) difference. | 06-25-2009 |
20110001049 | METHOD FOR DETECTING RADIATION, DEVICE THEREOF, AND POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER - A light receiver for detecting incident time is installed on the side of a radiation source of a scintillator (including a Cherenkov radiation emitter), and information (energy, incident time, an incident position, etc.) on radiation made incident into the scintillator is obtained by the output of the light receiver. It is, thereby, possible to identify an incident position and others of radiation into the scintillator at high accuracy. | 01-06-2011 |
20110101229 | DOI TYPE RADIATION DETECTOR - This aims to provide a DOI type radiation detector in which scintillation crystals arranged two-dimensionally on a light receiving surface to form rectangular section groups in extending directions of the light receiving surface of a light receiving element are stacked up to make a three-dimensional arrangement and responses of the crystals that have detected radiation are made possible to identify at response positions on the light receiving surface, so that a three-dimensional radiation detection position can be obtained. In the DOI type radiation detector, scintillation crystals are right triangle poles extending upwards from the light receiving surface and the response positions on the light receiving surface are characterized. With this structure, DOI identification of a plurality of layers can be carried out by simply performing an Anger calculation of a light receiving element signal. | 05-05-2011 |
20120150018 | SHIELD TYPE RADIATION THERAPY AND IMAGING HYBRID DEVICE - A shielding structure against nuclear fragments (referred to as a shield) is operated according to ON and OFF of beam irradiation so as to reduce incidence of nuclear fragments on detectors during beam irradiation. This enables measurement of annihilation radiations and three-dimensional imaging of the irradiation field immediately after irradiation or even during irradiation. | 06-14-2012 |
20120165651 | DETECTOR ROTATION TYPE RADIATION THERAPY AND IMAGING HYBRID DEVICE - An imaging device, or a PET device, opposed gamma camera type PET device, or open PET device in particular, that is combined with a radiation therapy device, in which detectors are rotated to reduce incidence of nuclear fragments on the detectors. For example, in an opposed gamma camera type PET device, beam irradiation and detector rotation can be synchronized to prevent the detectors from interfering with the treatment beam and reduce the incidence of nuclear fragments on the detectors. This makes it possible to reduce the incidence of nuclear fragments on the detectors without interfering with a treatment beam, thereby enabling measurement of annihilation radiations and three-dimensional imaging of the irradiation field immediately after irradiation or during irradiation. | 06-28-2012 |
20130211233 | INTEGRATED PET/MRI SCANNER - In the integrated PET/MRI scanner provided with an RF coil for MRI and a plurality of PET detectors in the measuring port of the MRI scanner, the PET detectors are disposed with spaces therebetween and at least the transmitting coil elements of the RF coil for MRI are disposed between adjacent PET detectors. Here, the PET detectors are disposed in the circumferential direction of the measuring port with spaces therebetween and the transmitting coil elements are disposed in the axial direction of the measuring port. Alternatively, at least some of the PET detectors are disposed in the axial direction of the measuring port with spaces therebetween and the transmitting coil elements are disposed between adjacent PET detectors. The PET detectors can be DOI-type detectors capable of detecting position in the depth direction. | 08-15-2013 |
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20090304382 | CONTROL/MONITOR TERMINAL - Address setting and initial data setting of an oil-resistant, water-resistant control/monitor terminal for performing address setting and initial setting of control/monitor terminals of a transmission control system in an oil-mist or humid environment. Also provided is optical communications or electromagnetic induction through a light transmission window provided in the control/monitor terminal using a data-setting-circuit-equipped console. | 12-10-2009 |
20100058098 | CONVEYANCE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONVEYANCE CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a conveyance control system in which fast and smooth control is realized without causing a control delay by a processing delay of a control apparatus such as a PLC, and wiring between a control object and a central control unit is omitted. A conveyance control system according to the present invention includes a plurality of data processing slave stations connected through a common transmission line. The data processing slave station obtains information about a predetermined station from monitor/control data about a plurality of stations of the data processing slave station transmitted to the common transmission line, determines and adjusts control/monitoring of an own station and outputs information about an own station to the common transmission line. The information about an own station output to the common transmission line from the data processing slave station is obtained by a different station as part of the monitor/control data to become a control/monitor factor of the different station. | 03-04-2010 |
20100171026 | ON/OFF SWITCH - An ON/OFF switch of a non-contact type provided with a lever switch excellent in operability, which can be inclined in any direction in a whole circumferential direction is provided. One end of a cylindrical member having flexibility and being stretchable so as to be freely restored to a normal state is fixed to a base member, and a rod member having flexibility is inserted into the cylindrical member and is supported by a guide maintaining a state of an axial line of the rod member to the cylindrical member regardless of the state of the cylindrical member. Further, one end of the rod member is fixed to an end portion of the cylindrical member which is not fixed to the base member while the other end thereof is protruded from the cylindrical member, and a surrounding portion surrounding the end portion of the rod member which is protruded from the cylindrical member in a non-contact manner is provided in the base member. A converting unit converting movement of the end portion of the rod member protruded from the cylindrical member relative to the surrounding portion to electrical signal binary to output two values of the binary is provided in the surrounding portion. | 07-08-2010 |
20100308210 | PHOTOELECTRONIC SENSOR SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a photoelectronic sensor which collectively adjusts light emission intensity of plural light emitting elements and light reception sensitivity of plural light receiving elements automatically or manually. | 12-09-2010 |
20110049338 | PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR AND PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR SYSTEM - Disclosed are a photoelectric sensor and a photoelectric sensor system capable of accurately detecting an object without being affected by disturbance even though the object is very thin. A photoelectric sensor according to an embodiment of the invention includes a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit. The photoelectric sensor detects whether there is an object between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit based on a variation in the intensity of a light signal received by the light receiving unit. The light receiving unit receives a light signal that is emitted from the light emitting unit to the light receiving unit without intersecting the object and a light signal that is emitted from the light emitting unit to the light receiving unit through the object, and is operated in synchronization with a light emission timing signal of the light emitting unit. The intensity of the received light signal that is not attenuated by the object is compared with the intensity of the received light signal that is attenuated by the object to detect information indicating whether there is the object. | 03-03-2011 |
20140294053 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMAILTY OF INPUT SIGNAL AND SLAVE STATION FOR USE IN SAME - A management data region including a plurality of pulse-like signals is included in a series of pulse-like signals output from the master station to the common data signal line, and different from a control/monitoring data region including data of a control data signal and data of a monitoring data signal. Further, when data corresponding to a signal level of an input part is larger than a lower limit threshold value and smaller than an upper limit threshold value, an abnormal state is determined to have been occurred, a low sensitivity state of a signal of an input part is detected based on the determination result of the abnormal state, and a signal configuring data indicating the low sensitivity state is superimposed on the management data region. | 10-02-2014 |
20140321520 | TRANSMISSION LINE DISCONNECTION DETECTION METHOD AND SLAVE STATION USED FOR THE METHOD - A control/monitor signal transmission system that employs a transmission synchronization scheme in which a master station connected to a single control unit and a plurality of slave stations corresponding to a plurality of controlled apparatuses synchronize with each other through a transmission clock and data is transmitted therebetween over a common data signal line, a transmission line disconnection detection method that enables a disconnection of a transmission line to be detected precisely; and a slave station that is used for this method. A continuous pulse signal that the master station outputs to the common data signal line is provided with a management data region that includes a plurality of pulse signals and that differs from a control/monitor data region including data of a control data signal and data of a monitor data signal. | 10-30-2014 |
20150089291 | METHOD FOR DETECTING FAILURE AND SLAVE STATION FOR USE IN SAME - A transmission signal transmitted via a common data signal line, includes a management data region different from a control/monitoring data region including data of control data and monitoring data signals. The slave station acquires input information from an input part corresponding to its own station, acquires control data for reference by an output part of another station in a correspondence relation with the input part from the transmission signal, and obtains a pseudo output change timing equal to a true output change timing of the output part based on the control data. A signal configuring data indicating a first failure state when a time difference between the pseudo output change timing and an input change timing of the input part is smaller than a first threshold value or a second failure state when the time difference is larger than a second threshold value is superimposed on the management data region. | 03-26-2015 |
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20080221707 | CONTROL AND MONITOR SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A master station has a master-station transmission circuit that extracts a serial monitor signal so as to convert a control data signal into monitor data by changing a duty ratio of negative and positive voltage-level periods, converting the control signal into a serial pulsing voltage signal, transmitting a monitor data signal that is superimposed on the serial pulsing voltage signal, and detecting the presence or absence of a signal of a current that flows during the negative and positive voltage-level periods. A plurality of slave stations respectively have a slave-station transmission circuit that identifies a duty ratio of the positive and negative voltage-level periods relative to each serial pulsing voltage signal, that extracts a control data signal so as to output the data to a controllable unit of the slave station. | 09-11-2008 |
20130206556 | CONTACTLESS SWITCH STRUCTURE - A contactless switch structure is provided that may turn on and off an electrical signal in a contactless manner, allow a worn operating portion in the structure to be easily replaced, and prevent decrease of the sensitivity caused by foreign material such as dust. A contactless switch structure according to the invention includes a replaceable member to be detachably set to a target portion to which the contactless switch structure is to be set, the replaceable member having an aperture at an end section thereof and a virtual boundary defined by the aperture at the end section; and a detection element and a detector closely opposed across the virtual boundary in the normal state, the detection element and the detector being placed on the replaceable member side and the target portion side of the virtual boundary, respectively. | 08-15-2013 |
20140062219 | SLAVE STATION - An object of the present invention is to provide a slave station that may not deteriorate even when a switch is placed in a vertical direction and that may replace only the worn switch with new one in low costs thereby having user-friendliness. The slave station according to the present invention comprises the switch. The switch comprising a flexible cylindrical member bendable in any directions and the flexible cylindrical member being detachably attached to a housing composed of a body, a rigid rod member attached to a free end of the flexible cylindrical member, a flexible rod member extending from a base end of the rigid rod member toward the base end of the flexible cylindrical member through the inside of the flexible cylindrical member, and a guiding member comprising a insertion opening for inserting and holding the flexible rod member, the guiding member allowing movement in a direction to the shaft line of the flexible cylindrical member. A detecting portion element is formed at the end of the flexible rod member protruded from the opening of the guiding member. The detecting portion element comprises an electrostatic substance and a magnetic metal substance. The detecting portion element comprises a reflective surface on the end surface or a side surface of the flexible rod member. | 03-06-2014 |
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20100155582 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device includes: a photodiode formed to be segmented with respect to each pixel in a pixel area in which plural pixels are integrated on a light receiving surface of a semiconductor substrate; an insulator film formed on the semiconductor substrate to cover the photodiode; a recessed part formed with respect to each of the pixels in the insulator film in an upper part of the photodiode; a first light transmission layer of a siloxane resin formed to fill the recessed part and configure an optical waveguide in the pixel area; a second light transmission layer formed to configure an on-chip lens with respect to each of the pixels in the pixel area; and a guard ring formed to surround an outer circumference of the pixel area to partition an inner area containing the pixel area and an outer dicing area. | 06-24-2010 |
20120120294 | Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus - An solid-state imaging device includes a pixel region formed on a semiconductor substrate, an effective pixel region and a shielded optical black region in the pixel region, a multilayer wiring layer formed on a surface of the side opposite to a light incident side of the semiconductor substrate, a supporting substrate bonded to a surface of the multilayer wiring layer side, and an antireflection structure that is formed on the bonding surface side of the supporting substrate. | 05-17-2012 |
20140203390 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An solid-state imaging device includes a pixel region formed on a semiconductor substrate, an effective pixel region and a shielded optical black region in the pixel region, a multilayer wiring layer formed on a surface of the side opposite to a light incident side of the semiconductor substrate, a supporting substrate bonded to a surface of the multilayer wiring layer side, and an antireflection structure that is formed on the bonding surface side of the supporting substrate. | 07-24-2014 |
20160104736 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device includes: a photodiode formed to be segmented with respect to each pixel in a pixel area in which plural pixels are integrated on a light receiving surface of a semiconductor substrate; an insulator film formed on the semiconductor substrate to cover the photodiode; a recessed part formed with respect to each of the pixels in the insulator film in an upper part of the photodiode; a first light transmission layer of a siloxane resin formed to fill the recessed part and configure an optical waveguide in the pixel area; a second light transmission layer formed to configure an on-chip lens with respect to each of the pixels in the pixel area; and a guard ring formed to surround an outer circumference of the pixel area to partition an inner area containing the pixel area and an outer dicing area. | 04-14-2016 |
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20090104927 | Communication System, Communication Apparatus and Communication Control Method - A communication system that applies different modulation methods to a first data portion and a second data portion which constitute communication data, includes: a receiving strength detection unit which detects a receiving strength of the communication data; a receiving strength transmission unit transmitting the receiving strength to a transmission portion which transmits the communication data; a receiving unit which receives the transmitted receiving strength; and a transmission power control unit which controls transmission power for transmitting each of the first and second data portions based on the transmitted receiving strength. Therefore, the communication system can improve the demodulation characteristics and reduce a power consumption of a communication apparatus at a receiving side | 04-23-2009 |
20110261782 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO BASE STATION, AND THRESHOLD SETTING METHOD - A radio communication system including a threshold setting unit, which sets a channel assignment threshold for each respective communication channel thereupon, and a threshold setting unit, which sets a channel assignment threshold for each respective communication channel thereupon, for carrier sensing. The threshold setting unit employs a first random number, which is generated, based on an unique value of a radio base station, on a per communication channel basis, to set a first channel assignment threshold on the per communication channel basis. The threshold setting unit employs a second random number, which is generated, based on an unique value of a radio base station, on a per communication channel basis, to set a second channel assignment threshold on the per communication channel basis. | 10-27-2011 |
20130094608 | Communication System, Communication Apparatus and Communication Control Method - A communication system that applies different modulation methods to a first data portion and a second data portion which constitute communication data, includes: a receiving strength detection unit which detects a receiving strength of the communication data; a receiving strength transmission unit transmitting the receiving strength to a transmission portion which transmits the communication data; a receiving unit which receives the transmitted receiving strength; and a transmission power control unit which controls transmission power for transmitting each of the first and second data portions based on the transmitted receiving strength. Therefore, the communication system can improve the demodulation characteristics and reduce a power consumption of a communication apparatus at a receiving side | 04-18-2013 |
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20130162458 | AD CONVERTER AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - There is a need to provide an AD converter capable of reducing occurrence of a noise. An AD converter includes an operational amplifier and a clip circuit. The operational amplifier receives ramp voltage and voltage for an analog signal and allows output terminal voltage to transition from an H level to an L level when a change in the ramp voltage reaches the voltage for the analog signal. The clip circuit fixes an output terminal of the operational amplifier to clipping voltage after output voltage for the operational amplifier reaches threshold voltage for a latch circuit. Therefore, the AD converter can limit a range of output voltage, as a source of noise, for the operational amplifier and eliminate an unnecessary change in the output voltage after the threshold voltage for the latch circuit is reached. | 06-27-2013 |
20140124654 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - As a reset transistor is turned on, an FD (Floating Diffusion) is reset to VDD and then stores charges transferred from a light receiving element. By a source-follower circuit formed by an amplifying transistor, a selection transistor and a current source, a voltage in accordance with a potential of FD is output to a data line. A second output circuit generates an output voltage VOUT in accordance with the potential of FD at an output node. Output transistors in output circuit are configured to generate a potential difference equivalent to the potential difference between FD and data line caused by the amplifying transistor and selection transistor, between data line and output node. | 05-08-2014 |
20140152879 | AD CONVERTER AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - There is a need to provide an AD converter capable of reducing occurrence of a noise. An AD converter includes an operational amplifier and a clip circuit. The operational amplifier receives ramp voltage and voltage for an analog signal and allows output terminal voltage to transition from an H level to an L level when a change in the ramp voltage reaches the voltage for the analog signal. The clip circuit fixes an output terminal of the operational amplifier to clipping voltage after output voltage for the operational amplifier reaches threshold voltage for a latch circuit. Therefore, the AD converter can limit a range of output voltage, as a source of noise, for the operational amplifier and eliminate an unnecessary change in the output voltage after the threshold voltage for the latch circuit is reached. | 06-05-2014 |
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20090096682 | PORTABLE WIRELESS APPARATUS - A portable wireless apparatus has an antenna capable of resonating in frequency bands of various communication systems. The portable wireless apparatus comprises an upper case | 04-16-2009 |
20090189824 | Portable Wireless Device - A portable wireless device in which, in various states where the user uses the portable wireless device, the correlation coefficient between antennas can be reduced, and high-speed and high-capacity communication can be ensured is provided. | 07-30-2009 |
20100111143 | PORTABLE RADIO - A portable wireless unit capable of ensuring high speed, large capacity communication by lowering the correlation coefficient between antennas under various use states of a user. An antenna element ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100321269 | BEHIND-THE-EAR WIRELESS DEVICE - A behind-the-ear wireless device includes a main body casing including a wireless circuit housed therein and an audio transmission unit having a function of transmitting sound to an ear. The main body casing and the audio transmission unit are integrally connected to each other, whereby the wireless device can be fitted to the ear. An antenna element having a length of about half wave length is disposed in a hollow of the sound tube. A parasitic element having a length of about a half wave length is disposed in the main body casing. | 12-23-2010 |
20120062429 | PORTABLE RADIO - There is provided a foldable portable radio capable of yielding high emission efficiency over a wide band in either a closed or open state. | 03-15-2012 |
20120086610 | ANTENNA AND PORTABLE WIRELESS TERMINAL EQUIPPED THEREWITH - There is provided a flip portable radio that can be reduced in thickness and size; that requires a broadband characteristic for an antenna; and that can exhibit high communication performance according to various states of usage. | 04-12-2012 |
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20130057446 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND PORTABLE WIRELESS TERMINAL EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A first connection circuit | 03-07-2013 |
20130057448 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND PORTABLE WIRELESS TERMINAL EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A second slit | 03-07-2013 |