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20080316766 | WAVEGUIDE AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A waveguide based on a three-dimensional photonic crystal is arranged to provide wave-guiding in a single mode and a mode having a field strength distribution with unimodality in a plane perpendicular to the wave-guiding direction, to thereby enable wave-guiding in a desired frequency band, wherein the three-dimensional photonic crystal has a plurality of line defect members which include a first line defect member made of a medium having a refractive index not smaller than that of the columnar structures and formed in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the columnar structures extend, and a second line defect member formed in the same direction as the first line defect member. | 12-25-2008 |
20090148114 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A three-dimensional photonic crystal includes a structure that includes first, second, third, and fourth layers in this order. The structure of each layer includes a flat surface as one end surface, and first, second, and third structural portions. The first structural portion has a first width along the flat surface and a first height from the flat surface. The second structural portion has a second width larger than the first width and a second height larger than the first height. The third structural portion has a width and a height that continuously or stepwise change in the extending direction of the structure. The flat surface at the structural portion of one of two adjacent layers in the first layer to the fourth layer contacts a surface opposite to the flat surface at the second structural portion of the other of the two adjacent layers. | 06-11-2009 |
20090201960 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - The three-dimensional photonic crystal light emitting device includes a three-dimensional photonic crystal, and a defect forming a resonator in the three-dimensional photonic crystal. In the three-dimensional photonic crystal, an N-cladding layer formed of an N-type semiconductor, an active layer disposed inside the resonator, a P-cladding layer formed of a P-type semiconductor, a tunnel junction layer, and a first N-conductive layer formed of a first N-type conductor are arranged in this order. Electric conductivity of the first N-type conductor is higher than that of the P-type semiconductor. The light emitting device achieves high carrier injection efficiency and a high optical confinement effect. | 08-13-2009 |
20100260228 | METHOD OF PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL AND OPTICAL FUNCTIONAL DEVICE - A method of producing a three-dimensional photonic crystal by laminating a layer having a periodic structure, the method including the steps of forming a first structure and a second structure each including the layer having the periodic structure; and bonding a first bonding layer of the first structure and a second bonding layer of the second structure. The first bonding layer is one layer obtained by dividing a layer constituting the three-dimensional photonic crystal at a cross section perpendicular to a lamination direction, and the second bonding layer is the other layer obtained by dividing the layer constituting the three-dimensional photonic crystal at the cross section perpendicular to the lamination direction. | 10-14-2010 |
20110079867 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device capable of making reduction in reflection at the interface between a light guide and an incident unit consistent with improvement in condensing efficiency by the light guide is provided. The solid-state imaging device includes a substrate internally including a photoelectric conversion unit, and a condensing unit provided on an optical incident side of the substrate. A configuration satisfying relationships of |N | 04-07-2011 |
20120119068 | SOLID STATE IMAGE SENSOR - A solid state image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, each having a photoelectric conversion section formed in the inside of a substrate and a light-receiving section formed on the side of a light-receiving surface of the substrate. At least a part of the plurality of pixels is ranging pixels. The light-receiving section of each of the ranging pixels is equipped with a guided mode resonant filter adapted to reflect incident light getting into the inside of the light-receiving section at a specific incident angle. The normal line of the guided mode resonant filter is inclined relative to the principal ray of the flux of light entering the guided mode resonant filter. | 05-17-2012 |
20120237261 | SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A surface emitting laser includes a stepped structure having a step between a first region and a second region, the stepped structure provided in an emission area located in an upper portion of the upper mirror. The surface emitting laser includes a light shielding member provided in a third region between the first region and the second region. The light shielding member is not provided in a portion of the first region and a portion of the second region. | 09-20-2012 |
20120327966 | PHOTONIC CRYSTAL SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A photonic crystal surface emitting laser, having an n-type cladding layer formed on a substrate; an active layer formed on the n-type cladding layer; an electron blocking layer formed on the active layer and made of a second p-type semiconductor; and a two-dimensional photonic crystal layer that is formed on the electron blocking layer, includes a plurality of layers that are made of a first p-type semiconductor and have different band gaps, and has a high and a low refractive index portion in an in-plane direction. The band gaps of the plurality of layers are smaller than a band gap of the second p-type semiconductor and decrease stepwise or continuously in a lamination direction of the plurality of layers. A third p-type semiconductor having an acceptor doping concentration smaller than that of the second p-type semiconductor is disposed so as to cover a surface of the electron blocking layer. | 12-27-2012 |
20130343415 | SURFACE EMITTING LASER - A surface emitting laser includes an active layer; a periodic-structure layer including a low-refractive-index medium and a high-refractive-index medium and whose refractive index varies periodically, the periodic-structure layer being provided at a position where light emitted from the active layer couples therewith; and a pair of electrodes from which electricity is supplied to the active layer. The periodic-structure layer is patterned as a square periodic-structure lattice. At least one of the electrodes includes one or more linear electrodes. A direction of each lattice vector of the periodic structure and a longitudinal direction of the linear electrodes are different from each other. | 12-26-2013 |
20140118589 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND RANGE FINDER USING THE SAME - The invention provides a solid-state image sensor including a pixel having a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and at least one waveguide arranged closer to a side of light incidence than the photoelectric conversion portions, wherein the waveguide has a core member and a cladding member formed of a medium having a refractive index lower than that of the core member, and wherein a layer formed of a medium having a refractive index lower than that of the core member of the waveguide is provided between the photoelectric conversion portions and the waveguide. | 05-01-2014 |
20140192384 | EXPOSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an exposing device capable of enhancing usage efficiency of light and preventing degradation of imaging property due to a misalignment with a photosensitive drum. The exposing device includes: a laser array including multiple lasers arranged in a predetermined direction; and an optical system guiding light emitted from the each of the multiple lasers to a photosensitive member and focusing the light on the photosensitive member, in which the optical system includes multiple phase modulation elements to decrease a phase lag added in proportion to distance from a center axis that is defined by a principal light beam emitted from the each of the multiple lasers. | 07-10-2014 |
20150015752 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING SAME - A solid-state image sensor provided with a plurality of pixels which photo-electrically convert an object image formed by an imaging optical system, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of pixels are ranging pixels in which a first photoelectric conversion unit, a barrier region and a second photoelectric conversion unit are provided in alignment in a first direction in this sequence; in the peripheral regions where are distanced from a straight line perpendicular to the first direction and passing through the center of the solid-state image sensor, for more than half of the ranging pixels, the barrier region is situated eccentrically in a direction parallel to the first direction. | 01-15-2015 |
20150015755 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING SENSOR, RANGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging sensor provided with a plurality of pixels which convert an object image formed by an imaging optical system into an electrical signal, at least a part of the pixels being ranging pixels in which a first and a second photoelectric conversion unit are provided in alignment in a first direction, and in more than half of the ranging pixels in one of peripheral region of the solid-state sensor, the capacitance of the first photoelectric conversion unit being greater than the capacitance of the second photoelectric conversion unit; and in more than half of the ranging pixels in the other of peripheral region of the solid-state sensor, the capacitance of the second photoelectric conversion unit being greater than the capacitance of the first photoelectric conversion unit. | 01-15-2015 |
20150029366 | COLOR FILTER ARRAY, SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, AND IMAGING DEVICE - A color filter array includes a plurality of color filters having different center frequencies and each formed of static metal structures and an insulator, a first common electrode formed across the plurality of color filters, a second common electrode opposed to the first common electrode, separated from the static metal structures of the plurality of color filters by the insulator, and formed across the plurality of color filters, and a voltage applying unit configured to apply a voltage between the first common electrode and the second common electrode and change charge density on the surfaces of the static metal structures to thereby simultaneously change the center frequencies of the plurality of color filters. | 01-29-2015 |
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20100175972 | Switch devices for power tools - One aspect according to the present invention includes a switch device for a power tool. The switch device includes a switch lever operable to move between an ON position for activating the power tool and an OFF position for stopping activation of the power tool. An on-lock mechanism can lock the switch lever in the ON position. An off-lock mechanism can lock the switch lever in the OFF position. The operation for making the on-lock mechanism effective and the operation for releasing the off-lock mechanism are performed by operating an operation member in different directions from each other or by operating two separate operation members. | 07-15-2010 |
20100210195 | STOPPER DEVICE FOR GRINDING STONE COVER OF GRINDER - A grinder can include a stopper projection provided to a grinding stone cover and position a stopper abutting portion on a side of a gear housing in order to restrict a position adjustable range through abutment of the stopper projection to the stopper abutting portion in a position where the grinding stone cover has rotated in a rotational direction of the grinding stone by a set angle. | 08-19-2010 |
20110220378 | ELECTRIC TOOL - An electric tool includes a housing accommodating a motor, and a break device and an operational member to turn on and turn off a drive switch of the motor. The brake device includes a brake plate fixed to an output shaft of the motor, a brake member is capable of moving toward and away from the brake plate during rotation, and an urging unit urging the brake member toward an abutment position where the brake member abuts on the brake plate. The operational member is provided with a press member that comes into abutment on the brake member through an operation of turning on the drive switch of the motor and rotates the brake member in such a rotational direction as to move away from the brake plate against the urging of the urging unit. | 09-15-2011 |
20110297410 | ELECTRIC TOOL - In an electric disc grinder, there is provided, between a driven gear and a spindle in a torque transmission system, a C-shaped spring member capable of elastic deformation in a diameter enlarging direction. With respect to the rotating direction, the spring member is engaged with a driving protrusion of the driven gear and a driven protrusion of a joint sleeve of the spindle; when transmitting the rotation of the driven gear to the spindle, the spring member undergoes elastic deformation in the diameter enlarging direction depending on the driven side load, thereby mitigating the starting shock. An abutment surface of the driven protrusion is formed as an inclined surface causing an end portion of the spring member contacting with the abutment surface to slide radially outwards. As a result, the spring member can easily undergo elastic deformation in the diameter enlarging direction. | 12-08-2011 |
20120012429 | INSTALLMENT STRUCTURE FOR BRAKING MECHANISM IN POWER TOOL - An output shaft of a motor is divided into a front shaft (first or second front shaft) and a rear shaft. The first front shaft is to be rotatably supported by a first shaft support plate connected directly to a motor housing. The second front shaft is to be rotatably supported by a second shaft support plate connected to the motor housing with a spacer provided between the second shaft support plate and the motor housing. A braking mechanism including a flange plate, a braking member and a biasing member is mounted to the second shaft support plate and the second front shaft. The first front shaft is used with the first shaft support plate to realize a power tool without the braking mechanism. The second front shaft is used with the second shaft support plate and the spacer to realize a power tool without the braking mechanism. | 01-19-2012 |
20120080207 | ROTARY TOOLS - A rotary tool includes a drive device, a driven member configured to be rotatably driven by the drive device, a spindle rotatably supported within a housing, an impact attenuation mechanism disposed between the driven member and the spindle and transmitting rotation of the driven member to the spindle while an impact applied to the driven member being attenuated, and a driven member support bearing rotatably supporting the driven member, so that the driven member can rotate relative to the spindle. | 04-05-2012 |
20120184193 | DUST COLLECTION COVER OF DISK GRINDER - A dust collection cover may be made from resin for achieving a reduction in its typical weight. In such a configuration, a disk-shaped grinding stone for grinding a steel material is preferably not attachable due to interference of an attachment-restricting portion. It is preferred that only a cup-shaped diamond wheel for work that generally does not produce heated iron powder or the like is attachable. | 07-19-2012 |
20120244788 | POWER TOOL - In a grinder, a spindle protruding from a main body including a brake device is provided with an inner member. The inner member contacts a pressing portion provided integrally with the spindle and is pressed toward a tip end of the spindle when the spindle is braked by the brake device. A nut member can be screwed on the tip end of the spindle so that a disc-like tool though which the spindle extends perpendicularly can be held between the inner member and the nut member. The inner member comprises a locking member that contacts the pressing portion and is pressed toward the disc-like tool when the brake device is operated, and an inner flange which is detachably attached to the locking member so as to be rotatable together with the locking member. | 09-27-2012 |
20120295524 | GRINDER - A grinder includes a lock mechanism, attached to a bearing box, that inhibits detachment/rotation of a cylindrical portion of a wheel cover. The lock mechanism includes a ring-shaped lock member, with a larger diameter than the cylindrical portion, that surrounds the bearing box and has a front side inner edge protruding engagement hook. The lock member can slide between a front-side lock released position at which the engagement hook is separated from the bearing box to the front side and the cylindrical portion can be attached/detached to/from the bearing box, and a rear-side locked position at which the engagement hook passes through the cylindrical portion that surrounds the bearing box and engages with a bearing box outer periphery such that a front portion is contained within a gear housing in a plan view. The lock mechanism also includes a torsion spring that urges the lock member to the locked position. | 11-22-2012 |
20130023189 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - In a grinder, a motor is accommodated in a housing so that an output shaft faces forward, a paddle switch that turns on and off a drive switch of the motor is supported by the housing so that the paddle switch can be operated to move in a direction perpendicular to the output shaft of the motor, and a brake device that brakes rotation of the output shaft is provided on a front side of the motor in the housing. The grinder includes a cooperative mechanism that releases the brake device in response to a pushing operation of pushing the paddle switch toward the housing to turn on the drive switch. | 01-24-2013 |
20130143676 | ELECTRIC TOOLS - An electric tool may include an electric motor, a spindle to which a working tool may be attached, and a torque transmission path provided between the electric motor and the spindle and including a first rotary member and a second rotary member. A torque transmission device may be provided between the first rotary member and the second rotary member and may include a plurality of resiliently deformable torque transmission members. | 06-06-2013 |
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20080197470 | Stacked electronic component and manufacturing method thereof - A stacked electronic component comprises a first electronic component adhered on a substrate via a first adhesive layer, and a second electronic component adhered by using a second adhesive layer thereon. The second adhesive layer has a two-layer structure formed by a same material and having different modulus of elasticity. The second adhesive layer of the two-layer structure has a first layer disposed at the first electronic component side and a second layer disposed at the second electronic component side. The first layer softens or melts at an adhesive temperature. The second layer maintains a layered shape at the adhesive temperature. According to the stacked electronic component, occurrences of an insulation failure and a short circuiting are prevented, and in addition, a peeling failure between the electronic components, an increase of a manufacturing cost, and so on, can be suppressed. | 08-21-2008 |
20080298745 | OPTICAL MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - An optical module, including: an optical transmission line holding member having an optical semiconductor element mounting surface, an electrical interconnection layer formed on the mounting surface, and an optical transmission line guide hole with an opening on the mounting surface; an optical transmission line inserted into the guide hole; an optical semiconductor element, mounted on the mounting surface, having an electrode and a light-receiving or light-emitting area on a surface facing the mounting surface; an electrical connection portion which electrically connects the electrode and the interconnection layer, formed between the semiconductor element and the mounting surface; a first resin filling a space around the connection portion between the semiconductor element and the mounting surface; and a second resin filling a gap between the optical transmission line and the semiconductor element, with a property different from that of the first resin, and a method of manufacturing the module. | 12-04-2008 |
20100213564 | SENSOR CHIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A sensor chip includes: a semiconductor substrate that is provided with a light receiving portion on a main surface; a light transmissive member that is provided on the main surface of the semiconductor substrate, enclosing a hollow portion above the light receiving portion, to surround upper and periphery of the light receiving portion; and a light transmissive protective member that is provided on the light transmissive member. | 08-26-2010 |
20110073983 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to an embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate having a first surface on which an active layer having a light receiving portion is provided and a second surface to be a light receiving surface for the light receiving portion, a wiring layer provided on the active layer, an insulating layer provided to cover the wiring layer, and a supporting substrate joined to the semiconductor substrate via the insulating layer to face the first surface of the semiconductor substrate. A joined body of the semiconductor substrate and the supporting substrate includes an intercalated portion provided between its outer peripheral surface and the active surface. The intercalated portion is provided to penetrate the semiconductor substrate and the insulating layer from the second surface of the semiconductor substrate and to reach inside the supporting substrate. | 03-31-2011 |
20110281396 | Stacked electronic component and manufacturing method thereof - A stacked electronic component comprises a first electronic component adhered on a substrate via a first adhesive layer, and a second electronic component adhered by using a second adhesive layer thereon. The second adhesive layer has a two-layer structure formed by a same material and having different modulus of elasticity. The second adhesive layer of the two-layer structure has a first layer disposed at the first electronic component side and a second layer disposed at the second electronic component side. The first layer softens or melts at an adhesive temperature. The second layer maintains a layered shape at the adhesive temperature. According to the stacked electronic component, occurrences of an insulation failure and a short circuiting are prevented, and in addition, a peeling failure between the electronic components, an increase of a manufacturing cost, and so on, can be suppressed. | 11-17-2011 |
20120306103 | STACKED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A stacked electronic component comprises a first electronic component adhered on a substrate via a first adhesive layer, and a second electronic component adhered by using a second adhesive layer thereon. The second adhesive layer has a two-layer structure formed by a same material and having different modulus of elasticity. The second adhesive layer of the two-layer structure has a first layer disposed at the first electronic component side and a second layer disposed at the second electronic component side. The first layer softens or melts at an adhesive temperature. The second layer maintains a layered shape at the adhesive temperature. According to the stacked electronic component, occurrences of an insulation failure and a short circuiting are prevented, and in addition, a peeling failure between the electronic components, an increase of a manufacturing cost, and so on, can be suppressed. | 12-06-2012 |
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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 |
20110317050 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND CAMERA MODULE - According to an embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes polishing a peripheral portion of the semiconductor substrate, and forming a protective film to be an insulating film, on a surface of the semiconductor substrate including a surface exposed by the polishing. | 12-29-2011 |
20120217600 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to embodiments includes forming a photodiode layer, which is an active region including a photodiode, on a main surface of a first substrate, forming a wiring layer, which includes a wire and a dielectric layer covering the wire, on the photodiode layer, and forming a dielectric film on the wiring layer. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to the embodiments further includes bonding a second substrate to the dielectric film of the first substrate so that a crystal orientation of the photodiode layer matches a crystal orientation of the second substrate. | 08-30-2012 |
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 |
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20120098881 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - An inkjet recording apparatus includes a drying chamber on a downstream side of a recording head along a conveyance path for a sheet-shaped recording medium originally wound to be like a roll; and a drying unit circulating gas. The drying unit includes a heat pump separating water droplets from gas containing moisture returned after moisture is moved from the sheet-shaped recording medium, heating the gas, supplying the gas as high temperature dried gas to the drying chamber, causing moisture to move from the sheet-shaped recording medium to the gas in the drying chamber and returning the gas to which the moisture has been moved and which becomes gas containing moisture to the drying unit. | 04-26-2012 |
20140253652 | TREATMENT LIQUID APPLICATION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A treatment liquid application device for use in an inkjet printer includes an application roller to apply a treatment liquid to a recording medium before an image is formed on the recording medium, a squeeze roller disposed below the application roller and to make a pressure-contact with the application roller, a treatment liquid supply unit to supply the treatment liquid to a nip part between the application roller and the squeeze roller, and a pressure roller disposed above the application roller and to cause the recording medium to make a pressure-contact with the application roller. When the application roller applies the treatment liquid to the recording medium, a position of the application roller is not restricted in approximate load directions of the squeeze roller and the pressure roller but is restricted in directions other than the approximate load directions. | 09-11-2014 |
20150015636 | TREATMENT LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS - A treatment liquid application apparatus including an application roller for applying treatment liquid; a press roller for pressing against the application roller an elongated recording medium which is placed between the press roller and the application roller; and a conveyance roller located downstream relative to the application roller on a conveyance path of the recording medium and conveying the recording medium is disclosed. The apparatus includes a control unit for causing the press roller to be pressed against the application roller when a value related to a conveyance amount of the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance roller from a re-start of conveyance exceeds a value corresponding to a slack amount of the recording medium which occurs in an upstream side of the conveyance roller at a stopping of conveyance. | 01-15-2015 |
20150022600 | TREATMENT AGENT LIQUID APPLICATION DEVICE FOR INK JET PRINTER - A treatment agent liquid application device for an ink jet printer includes a supply pan including a liquid chamber that stores treatment agent liquid; an application roller that applies the treatment agent liquid on a record surface of a recording medium; a squeeze roller that rotates to draw up a part of the treatment agent liquid in which a part of the squeeze roller is immersed in the supply pan and to supply the treatment agent liquid to a pressure contact part between the application roller and the squeeze roller; and a partition member arranged outside the squeeze roller and along a circumferential direction of the squeeze roller in the supply pan, the partition member dividing the liquid chamber in the supply pan into a liquid chamber on a squeeze roller side and an external liquid chamber outside the liquid chamber on the squeeze roller side. | 01-22-2015 |
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20100191944 | DATA STORAGE APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a data storage apparatus includes: a storage element including a user data storage area and an area for storing multiplexed pre-boot authentication applications; and a controller connected to a host and performs read/write access to the user data area when an authentication by the pre-boot authentication application is verified. The controller determines whether the data storage apparatus is connected to the host in a form in which the host performs time-out monitoring or the data storage apparatus is connected to the host in a form in which the host does not perform the time-out monitoring. The controller performs, when the controller determines that the data storage apparatus is connected to the host in the form in which the host does not perform the time-out monitoring, mirroring synchronization of the multiplexed pre-boot authentication applications at the time of booting. | 07-29-2010 |
20120072736 | MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY SYSTEM, AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a third partial key write module, an encryption key write module, and a decryption module. The third partial key write module is configured to combine a second partial key received from the current host device with the first partial key in the partial key memory device and to write a generated third partial key into the volatile memory after the device authentication. The encryption key write module is configured to combine the third partial key with the second user authentication information and to write a generated encryption key into the volatile memory after the user authentication. The decryption module is configured to decrypt the encrypted data based on the encryption key in the volatile memory based on a read request received from the current host device and to output obtained data to the current host device when the user authentication has succeeded. | 03-22-2012 |
20120137089 | STORAGE DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ACCESS CONTROL METHOD FOR STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a storage device electrically connected to a host includes a storage module, an access restriction module, a first restricted access open module, and a second restricted access open module. The storage module is configured to store therein data. The access restriction module is configured to restrict an access from the host to the storage module after power of the storage device is turned on. The first restricted access open module is configured to open the restricted access from the host to the storage module based on a first command for opening the restricted access from the host. The second restricted access open module is configured to open the restricted access from the host to the storage module based on a second command for carrying out an operation different from the opening of the restricted access from the host. | 05-31-2012 |
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20090111924 | PREPREG - A prepreg is provided capable of being a composite material having suitable high heat resistance, impact resistance, and mechanical properties under high temperature and high humidity conditions. As the matrix resin, a composition including a specific epoxy resin component (A), a specific bifunctional epoxy resin (B), a specific tetrafunctional epoxy resin (C), and a specific aromatic amine compound (D) at specific proportions are used. Particularly, as the epoxy resin component (A), one obtained by mixing and heating a bifunctional epoxy resin (a1), a trifunctional epoxy resin (a2), a phenol compound (a3), and a specific polyamide resin (a4) is used so as to be able to solve the above-described problems. | 04-30-2009 |
20090202832 | EPOXY RESIN FOR PREPREG, PREPREG, FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THESE - An epoxy resin composition suitably used for a prepreg which can complete curing in a short time even at a low temperature and secure a sufficient usable period under preservation at room temperature, in comparison with conventional epoxy resin compositions. An epoxy resin composition comprising at least one of an epoxy resin, an amine compound having at least one sulfur atom in the molecule thereof, and a reaction product of an epoxy resin and an amine compound having at least one sulfur atom in the molecule thereof, and an amine compound having at least one sulfur atom in the molecule thereof, and a urea compound and a dicyandiamide, wherein each of the contents of the sulfur atom and the urea compound in the epoxy resin composition is respectively 0.2 to 7% by mass and 1 to 15% by mass. | 08-13-2009 |
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20090282117 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - A destination table is updated on the basis of the use record of destination information in adaptation to the environment of a user. A device management server collects a destination table managed by each device from a device on a network. Then, the device management server checks the use record of the destination table collected from each image forming device, and determines a candidate to be deleted. Then, the device management server does not delete the destination table determined to be a deletion candidate when a number of times operations have been performed by the image forming device in a predetermined period is less than a threshold value. The device management server deletes the destination table of the determined candidate when the number of times operations have been performed by the image forming device in the predetermined period is greater than or equal to the threshold value. | 11-12-2009 |
20090288100 | Application Platform - An object is to provide an application platform in which, before a screen of an application is displayed, another application can display any screen by an optional determination standard. When the screen of a first application is to be displayed, if a second application exists monitoring a function of an image forming apparatus included in the first application, the second application is notified of the function information before the screen of the first application is displayed. Then, for realizing the above, the use function of the image forming apparatus is registered for each of the first applications, and the monitor function is registered for each of the second applications. | 11-19-2009 |
20100134832 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus configured to allow a plurality of installed applications to be executed includes a storage unit configured to include a storage area storing information about the plurality of applications, and a registration unit configured to receive the application information about the application from an external apparatus without involving the application and to register the received application information into the storage area, wherein the application information includes identification information for identifying the application and usage information to be used by the application. | 06-03-2010 |
20110051194 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus includes an output unit configured to periodically output a file to a storage region of a storage device and to share the storage region with another apparatus, a check unit configured to check whether a periodical output of the file to the storage region performed by a plurality of apparatuses is successful based on a number of the files stored in the storage region, and a post-processing unit configured to perform post-processing based on a result of the check performed by the check unit. | 03-03-2011 |
20110137857 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes a creating unit that creates a plurality of files different in file format from identical setting information stored in a storage unit of the apparatus, a receiving unit that receives at least one of the created plurality of files, a determination unit that determines a file to be used among the plurality of received files according to at least one of the file formats of the plurality of files and dates of updates of the plurality of files, and an updating unit that updates the stored setting information using the determined file. | 06-09-2011 |
20110289505 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - The function restriction information of a designated flow executor is acquired. The acquired function restriction information is analyzed. An operation screen that identifiably displays process contents executable by the flow executor in association with setting target functions to be set in the flow is displayed on the basis of the analyzed function restriction information. Process contents of a setting target function to be set in the flow are selected on the basis of an operation in the operation screen. The flow of the flow executor is generated by combining the functions of the selected process contents. | 11-24-2011 |
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20100012931 | POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - Provided are a polycyclic compound of a compound having such a structure that two benzene rings bond to a central benzene ring each other to form a fused ring and another fused ring bonds to a terminal thereof, and an organic electroluminescence device including one or more organic thin film layers containing a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, in which at least one of the organic thin film layers includes the polycyclic compound of the present invention. The organic electroluminescence device has high luminous efficiency, no defect in pixels, and long lifetime. In addition, provided is a polycyclic compound realizing the organic electroluminescence device. | 01-21-2010 |
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20130020565 | MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT USING SAME - Provided is a material for an organic electroluminescence device having a specific structure in which a dibenzothiophenyl group or a carbazolyl group is bonded to a carbazolyl group at its N-position (9-position) directly or through a linking group. Further provided is an organic electroluminescence device including one or more organic thin film layers including a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, in which at least one organic thin film layer contains the material for an organic electroluminescence device of the present invention. | 01-24-2013 |
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20130092913 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT - An organic electroluminescence device, including: an anode; a cathode opposed to the anode; and a first emitting layer and a second emitting layer between the anode and the cathode in this sequence from the anode, wherein: the first emitting layer and the second emitting layer each include a host and a phosphorescent dopant; the host of the first emitting layer and the host of the second emitting layer each have a triplet energy of 2.8 eV or more; the host of the first emitting layer has an ionization potential of 5.5 eV or less; and an affinity Af | 04-18-2013 |
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20090017330 | MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A material for organic electroluminescence devices of the invention which is for use in combination with at least one phosphorescent metal complex has a specific heterocyclic structure. The material for organic electroluminescence devices is used as a host material or a hole transporting material. An organic electroluminescence device having an anode, a cathode and an organic thin film layer having one or more layers which is interposed between the anode and cathode, in which at least one layer of the organic thin film layer contains the material for organic electroluminescence devices, has a high emitting efficiency, causes little pixel defects, is excellent in heat resistance, and shows a long lifetime. | 01-15-2009 |
20090017331 | MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A material for organic electroluminescence devices of the invention which is for use in combination with at least one phosphorescent metal complex has a specific heterocyclic structure. The material for organic electroluminescence devices is used as a host material or a hole transporting material. An organic electroluminescence device having an anode, a cathode and an organic thin film layer having one or more layers which is interposed between the anode and cathode, in which at least one layer of the organic thin film layer contains the material for organic electroluminescence devices, has a high emitting efficiency, causes little pixel defects, is excellent in heat resistance, and shows a long lifetime. | 01-15-2009 |
20090030202 | MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT EMPLOYING THE SAME - A material for organic electroluminescence devices for use as a host material in combination with at least one phosphorescent metal complex, which comprises a compound having a specific heterocyclic structure, is described. Also described is an organic electroluminescence device having an anode, a cathode and an organic thin film layer having one or more layers. The organic thin film layer is interposed between the anode and cathode and has a light emitting layer containing a host material in combination with at least one phosphorescent metal complex. At least one layer of the organic thin film layer contains the material for organic electroluminescence devices. The material for organic electroluminescence devices provides an organic electroluminescence device which has a high emitting efficiency, causes little pixel defects, is excellent in heat resistance, and show a long lifetime. | 01-29-2009 |
20090302743 | MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are an organic electroluminescence device, which: shows high luminous efficiency; is free of any pixel defect; and has a long lifetime, and a material for an organic electroluminescence device for realizing the device. The material for an organic electroluminescence device is a compound of a specific structure having a n-conjugated heteroacene skeleton crosslinked with a carbon atom, nitrogen atom, or oxygen atom. The organic electroluminescence device has one or more organic thin film layers including a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, and at least one layer of the organic thin film layers contains the material for an organic electroluminescence device. | 12-10-2009 |
20090309488 | MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are an organic electroluminescence device, which shows high luminous efficiency, is free of any pixel defect, and has a long lifetime, and a material for an organic electroluminescence device for realizing the device. The material for an organic electroluminescence device is a compound having a n-conjugated heteroacene skeleton crosslinked with a carbon atom, nitrogen atom, oxygen atom, or sulfur atom. The organic electroluminescence device has one or more organic thin film layers including a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, and at least one layer of the organic thin film layers contains the material for an organic electroluminescence device. | 12-17-2009 |
20110253995 | MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are an organic electroluminescence device, which shows high luminous efficiency, is free of any pixel defect, and has a long lifetime, and a material for an organic electroluminescence device for realizing the device. The material for an organic electroluminescence device is a compound having a π-conjugated heteroacene skeleton crosslinked with a carbon atom, nitrogen atom, oxygen atom, or sulfur atom. The organic electroluminescence device has one or more organic thin film layers including a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, and at least one layer of the organic thin film layers contains the material for an organic electroluminescence device. | 10-20-2011 |
20110278552 | MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE USING SAME - The present invention provides a material for an organic electroluminescence device having a specific structure in which a dibennzofuranyl group or a dibenzothiophenyl group is bonded at an N-position (9-position) of a carbazolyl group and an organic electroluminescence device which is provided with one or more organic thin film layers including a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode and in which at least one layer of the organic thin film layers described above contains the material for an organic electroluminescence device according to the present invention. | 11-17-2011 |
20120068164 | MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT EMPLOYING THE SAME - A material for organic electroluminescence devices for use as a host material in combination with at least one phosphorescent metal complex, which comprises a compound having a specific heterocyclic structure, is described. Also described is an organic electroluminescence device having an anode, a cathode and an organic thin film layer having one or more layers. The organic thin film layer is interposed between the anode and cathode and has a light emitting layer containing a host material in combination with at least one phosphorescent metal complex. At least one layer of the organic thin film layer contains the material for organic electroluminescence devices. The material for organic electroluminescence devices provides an organic electroluminescence device which has a high emitting efficiency, causes little pixel defects, is excellent in heat resistance, and show a long lifetime. | 03-22-2012 |
20120104943 | MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are an organic electroluminescence device, which shows high luminous efficiency, is free of any pixel defect, and has a long lifetime, and a material for an organic electroluminescence device for realizing the device. The material for an organic electroluminescence device is a compound having a n-conjugated heteroacene skeleton crosslinked with a carbon atom, nitrogen atom, oxygen atom, or sulfur atom. The organic electroluminescence device has one or more organic thin film layers including a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, and at least one layer of the organic thin film layers contains the material for an organic electroluminescence device. | 05-03-2012 |
20120138914 | ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT USING THE SAME - An anthracene derivative represented by the following formula (1): | 06-07-2012 |
20130020563 | POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - Provided are a polycyclic compound of a compound having such a structure that two benzene rings bond to a central benzene ring each other to form a fused ring and another fused ring bonds to a terminal thereof, and an organic electroluminescence device including one or more organic thin film layers containing a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, in which at least one of the organic thin film layers includes the polycyclic compound of the present invention. The organic electroluminescence device has high luminous efficiency, no defect in pixels, and long lifetime. In addition, provided is a polycyclic compound realizing the organic electroluminescence device. | 01-24-2013 |
20130092905 | MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT USING SAME - Provided is a material for an organic electroluminescence device, which further has a bulky carbazolyl group at each of the 3-position and 6-position of its central carbazole skeleton, and which has a dibenzofuran skeleton or a dibenzothiophene skeleton at the N atom of the central carbazole skeleton through a linking group as required. Also provided is an organic electroluminescence device, including one or more organic thin film layers including a light emitting layer between a cathode and an anode, in which at least one layer of the organic thin film layers contains the material for an organic electroluminescence device. | 04-18-2013 |
20130270540 | MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENTS, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT USING SAME - A material for organic electroluminescence device having a specific structure, in which an aromatic ring of a dibenzofuran skeleton, a carbazole skeleton, or a dibenzothiophene skeleton has a nitrogen atom as a heteroatom, and an organic electroluminescence device including an organic thin film layer which includes one or more layers between a cathode and an anode. The organic thin film layer includes a light emitting layer which includes a phosphorescent emitting material. At least one layer of the organic thin film layer includes the material for organic electroluminescence device. The organic EL device employing the material for organic EL device has a high external quantum efficiency even when driving the device at low voltage and also has a long lifetime. | 10-17-2013 |
20140183486 | NOVEL COMPOUND, MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE - A specific material for organic electroluminescence device having m-phenylene skeleton in its molecule realizes a highly heat-resistant and long lifetime organic electroluminescence device capable of driving at low voltage with high efficiency. | 07-03-2014 |
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20080288824 | POWER-ON SELF TEST PROGRAM MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND ITS MANAGEMENT METHOD AND PROGRAM - A POST management apparatus for managing a POST of an SB in a partition which operates in units of an OS using the CPU of the SB as a resource accesses the storage area storing the POST of the SB so as to perform read/write operation and to acquire/recognize the individual information on the SB and the version number information of the POST, transmits the POST of a predetermined version number according to at least one of the individual information and the version number information, and manages the version number of the POST so that the version numbers of the POSTs used in the SBs in units of a partition coincide with each other. | 11-20-2008 |
20120047397 | CONTROLLING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A controlling apparatus for controlling an information processing apparatus, the controlling apparatus includes a first controller including a first data transfer unit that communicates data between the information processing apparatus, and a first processing unit that generates a command to instruct the first data transfer unit to communicate data between the information processing apparatus, and a second controller including a second data transfer unit that communicates data between the information processing apparatus, and a second processing unit that generates a command to instruct the second data transfer unit to communicate data between the information processing apparatus. | 02-23-2012 |
20140025862 | SERVER SYSTEM AND DYNAMIC MAINTENANCE METHOD FOR CROSSBAR BOARD - According to an aspect of an embodiment, a server system includes a service processor, a plurality of system boards and a plurality of crossbar boards connecting the system boards. The service processor includes a first notifier that notifies each of the crossbar boards of a crossbar board subjected to maintenance. The crossbar boards each include a first transmitter that, when notified by the service processor that the crossbar board subjected to maintenance is another crossbar board, generates a suspension packet for suspending packet transmission to the another crossbar board and transmits the suspension packet to each of the system boards. The system boards each include a suspender that, when receiving the suspension packet from the crossbar board, suspends packet transmission to the crossbar board subjected to maintenance. | 01-23-2014 |
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20100071509 | METHOD OF PRODUCING STEEL FOR STEEL PIPE EXCELLENT IN SOUR-RESISTANCE PERFORMANCE - The steel for steel pipes of the present invention is the one for steel pipes excellent in sour-resistance performance including C, Mn, Si, P, S, Ti, Al, Ca, N and O, and optionally including a predetermined amount of one or more of Cr, Ni, Cu, Mo, V, B and Nb, in which inclusions in the steel have Ca, Al, O and S as main components, the CaO content in the inclusions is 30 to 80%, the ratio of the N content in the steel (ppm) to the CaO content in the inclusions (%) is from 0.28 to 2.0, and the CaS content in the inclusions is 25% or less. In addition, the method of producing steel for steel pipes of the present invention is to produce steel for steel pipes in which Ca is added so that the ratio of the N content in the steel to the amount of Ca addition (kg/t) into the molten steel is from 200 to 857. According to the production method of the present invention, a slag composition, temperature-raising heating of molten steel, stirring treatment of molten steel and slag, and the Ca addition are optimized, whereby high-strength HIC resistant steel for steel pipes that exhibit excellent sour-resistance performance and cleanliness can be stably manufactured. | 03-25-2010 |
20110209581 | METHOD OF PRODUCING STEEL FOR STEEL PIPE EXCELLENT IN SOUR-RESISTANCE PERFORMANCE - The steel for steel pipes of the present invention is the one for steel pipes excellent in sour-resistance performance including C, Mn, Si, P, S, Ti, Al, Ca, N and O, and optionally including a predetermined amount of one or more of Cr, Ni, Cu, Mo, V, B and Nb, in which inclusions in the steel have Ca, Al, O and S as main components, the CaO content in the inclusions is 30 to 80%, the ratio of the N content in the steel (ppm) to the CaO content in the inclusions (%) is from 0.28 to 2.0, and the CaS content in the inclusions is 25% or less. In addition, the method of producing steel for steel pipes of the present invention is to produce steel for steel pipes in which Ca is added so that the ratio of the N content in the steel to the amount of Ca addition (kg/t) into the molten steel is from 200 to 857. According to the production method of the present invention, a slag composition, temperature-raising heating of molten steel, stirring treatment of molten steel and slag, and the Ca addition are optimized, whereby high-strength HIC resistant steel for steel pipes that exhibit excellent sour-resistance performance and cleanliness can be stably manufactured. | 09-01-2011 |
20130084205 | STEEL FOR STEEL TUBE WITH EXCELLENT SULFIDE STRESS CRACKING RESISTANCE - The present invention provides a steel which simultaneously satisfies a plurality of characteristics, specifically, a steel for tubes with excellent sulfide stress cracking resistance, including, C: 0.2 to 0.7%; Si: 0.01 to 0.8%; Mn: 0.1 to 1.5%; S: not more than 0.005%; P: not more than 0.03%; Al: 0.0005 to 0.1%; Ti: 0.005 to 0.05%; Ca: 0.0004 to 0.005%; N: not more than 0.007%; Cr: 0. 1 to 1.5%; and Mo: 0.2 to 1.0%; the balance being Fe, Mg and impurities, being characterized in that: the content of Mg is not less than 1.0 ppm and not more than 5.0 ppm; and inclusions of not less than 50% of the total number of those in steel have such a morphology that Mg—Al—O-based oxides exist at the central part of the inclusion, Ca—Al-based oxides enclose the Mg—Al—O-based oxides, and Ti-containing-carbonitrides further exist on a periphery of the Ca—Al-based oxides. | 04-04-2013 |
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20130056387 | MEDICAL TRAY - To provide a medical tray which can be made more compact upon discarding, the medical tray has a bottom portion, a side wall provided along an outer periphery of the bottom portion, and a pair of side wall deformation guiding portions provided at opposing positions of the side wall for guiding the side wall when the side wall is deformed into a convex state toward the bottom portion. | 03-07-2013 |
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20130245675 | HEMOSTATIC DEVICE - A hemostatic device includes a flexible band adapted to be wrapped around a patient's limb at a site on the limb where bleeding is to be stopped, a portion for securing the band in a wrapped state to the limb, a curved plate which is made of a material more rigid than the band and at least a portion of which is curved toward the inner peripheral side thereof, a main balloon which is provided on the inner peripheral side of the curved plate and which inflates when a fluid is introduced therein, and a pressing member which is provided between the curved plate and the main balloon so that at least a portion thereof overlaps with the balloon and which is adapted for pressing against the balloon. The device provides an excellent hemostatic effect and prevents numbness and poor circulation in areas peripheral to the site of attachment. | 09-19-2013 |
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20090138039 | HEMOSTATIC DEVICE - A hemostatic device includes a flexible band adapted to be wrapped around a patient's limb at a site on the limb where bleeding is to be stopped, a portion for securing the band in a wrapped state to the limb, a curved plate which is made of a material more rigid than the band and at least a portion of which is curved toward the inner peripheral side thereof, a main balloon which is provided on the inner peripheral side of the curved plate and which inflates when a fluid is introduced therein, and a pressing member which is provided between the curved plate and the main balloon so that at least a portion thereof overlaps with the balloon and which is adapted for pressing against the balloon. The device provides an excellent hemostatic effect and prevents numbness and poor circulation in areas peripheral to the site of attachment. | 05-28-2009 |
20130116725 | METHOD TO STOP BLEEDING AT A PUNCTURE SITE OF AN ARTERY OF A PATIENT'S WRIST - A method to stop bleeding at a puncture site of an artery on a wrist of a patient comprises wrapping a flexible band of a hemostatic device around the wrist of the patient, wherein the hemostatic device also includes a curved plate, a balloon and a marker used to position the balloon at the puncture site, and wherein the flexible band, the curved plate and the balloon are substantially transparent. The wrapping of the flexible band around the wrist of the patient involves wrapping the flexible band around the wrist of the patient while the balloon is in an uninflated state. The wrapping can also take place while an introducer sheath is in place at the puncture site. The method also involves using the marker to position balloon relative to the puncture site such that the balloon overlies the puncture site, introducing a fluid into the balloon and inflating the balloon, and maintaining inflation of the balloon and compression against the puncture site. | 05-09-2013 |
20130178894 | HEMOSTATIC DEVICE - A hemostatic device includes a flexible band adapted to be wrapped around a patient's limb at a site on the limb where bleeding is to be stopped, a portion for securing the band in a wrapped state to the limb, a curved plate which is made of a material more rigid than the band and at least a portion of which is curved toward the inner peripheral side thereof, a main balloon which is provided on the inner peripheral side of the curved plate and which inflates when a fluid is introduced therein, and a pressing member which is provided between the curved plate and the main balloon so that at least a portion thereof overlaps with the balloon and which is adapted for pressing against the balloon. The device provides an excellent hemostatic effect and prevents numbness and poor circulation in areas peripheral to the site of attachment. | 07-11-2013 |
20130282048 | HEMOSTATIC DEVICE - A hemostatic device includes a flexible band adapted to be wrapped around a patient's limb at a site on the limb where bleeding is to be stopped, a portion for securing the band in a wrapped state to the limb, a curved plate which is made of a material more rigid than the band and at least a portion of which is curved toward the inner peripheral side thereof, a main balloon which is provided on the inner peripheral side of the curved plate and which inflates when a fluid is introduced therein, and a pressing member which is provided between the curved plate and the main balloon so that at least a portion thereof overlaps with the balloon and which is adapted for pressing against the balloon. The device provides an excellent hemostatic effect and prevents numbness and poor circulation in areas peripheral to the site of attachment. | 10-24-2013 |
20130289613 | METHOD TO STOP BLEEDING AT A PUNCTURE SITE OF AN ARTERY OF A PATIENT'S WRIST - A method to stop bleeding at a puncture site of an artery on a wrist of a patient comprises wrapping a flexible band of a hemostatic device around the patient's wrist, wherein the hemostatic device also includes a curved plate, a balloon and a marker for positioning the balloon at the puncture site, and wherein the flexible band, the curved plate and the balloon are substantially transparent. The balloon is positioned relative to the puncture site using the marker so that the balloon overlies the puncture site and is situated between the plate and the patient's wrist. The method also involves introducing fluid into the balloon after the wrapping the flexible band around the patient's wrist to inflate the balloon so the balloon applies a compressive force to the puncture site, and maintaining inflation of the balloon and compression against the puncture site to stop bleeding from the puncture site. | 10-31-2013 |
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20100054805 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a developing cartridge and rotatable member having a cartridge mounting portion with an engaging portion engageable with a portion of the cartridge. The cartridge includes a developing roller for developing a latent image formed on an image bearing member. The rotatable member is rotatable for moving the mounting portion between a mounting and demounting position for mounting and demounting the cartridge and another position. The engaging portion is movable between a regulating position, in which disengagement of the cartridge from the mounting portion is suppressed, and a permitting position in which the disengagement of the cartridge from the mounting portion is permitted. When the mounting portion is at the another position, the engaging portion is regulated at the regulating position. When the mounting portion is at the mounting and demounting position, the engaging portion is movable from the regulating position to the permitting position. | 03-04-2010 |
20100054807 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a cleaning member for removing a developer from the image bearing member; a frame provided with an opening; a developer accommodating portion for accommodating the developer which was removed by the cleaning member and has passed through the opening; a sheet member, contacting the image bearing member, for preventing the developer from leaking out of the developer accommodating portion; a supporting portion, provided to the frame, for supporting the sheet member; a reinforcing portion, provided to the frame, connecting a one end-side portion of the frame located upstream of the opening with the other end-side portion of the frame located downstream of the opening, with respect to a rotational direction of the image bearing member; and a space, provided downstream of the reinforcing portion with respect to a direction from the opening toward the developer accommodating portion, for permitting movement of the developer in an axial direction of the image bearing member. | 03-04-2010 |
20110103823 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A developing cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus by passing through a mounting guide provided in the main assembly. The developing cartridge includes a frame; a developer carrying member for carrying a developer for developing an electrostatic latent image; a portion to be guided for being guided by the mounting guide when the developing cartridge passes through the mounting guide; an accommodating portion for accommodating the developer; a seal member for unsealably sealing an opening for permitting supply of the developer from the accommodating portion to the developer carrying member; and a grip member, provided at a longitudinal end portion of the seal member, including a fixed portion dismountably fixed on the frame and a grip portion to be gripped when the seal member is removed. The grip portion is disposed in a state in which the grip portion is bent relative to the fixed portion in a direction crossing a mounting direction of the developing cartridge. The grip portion prevents mounting of the developing cartridge by contacting a part of the image forming apparatus when the developing cartridge is mounted in the main assembly of the image forming apparatus. | 05-05-2011 |
20110103825 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, includes a drum cartridge including an image bearing drum and charger for charging a surface of the drum, the drum cartridge being demountably mounted to a main assembly of the apparatus; a rotary supporting a plurality of developing devices each having a developer carrying member for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the drum, the rotary being swingably mounted to the main assembly through a supporting member and being rotatable, relative to the supporting member, to bring the developing device to a developing position for developing the latent image; an urging member for urging the drum cartridge to the main assembly to position it in place; and a locking member for spacing between the developing device positioned in the developing position and the image bearing member, the locking member being demountably mounted between the drum cartridge and the rotary, and the locking member being is effective to prevent the urging member from moving from a position urging the drum cartridge to the main assembly. | 05-05-2011 |
20110103826 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, includes (i) a drum cartridge including an image bearing member and charging device for charging a surface of the image bearing member, the drum cartridge being demountably mounted to a main assembly of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus; a rotary supporting a plurality of developing device each having a developer carrying member for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the image bearing member, the rotary being swingably mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus through a supporting member and being rotatable, relative to the supporting member, to bring the developing device to a developing position for developing the electrostatic latent image; (iii) a spacer member for spacing between the charging device and the surface of the image bearing member, the spacer member being mounted between the image bearing member and the charging device; and (iv) a locking member for spacing between the developing device positioned in the developing position and the image bearing member, the locking member being demountably mounted between the drum cartridge and the rotary, and the locking member being is provided with a guide portion for guiding the spacer member between the image bearing member and the charging device. | 05-05-2011 |
20110103827 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device is provided that includes a developing container, a developing roller, a developer supplying roller, a sheet member, a communication hole, and a filter member. The communication hole is provided so as to be connected to an enclosed space defined by an inner wall of the developing container defining a smaller one of spaces provided by dividing the developing container by a plane including a rotation axis of the developer supplying roller and a rotational axis of the developing roller, a phantom plane which is included in the plane and extends from a surface of the developer supplying roller to the inner wall of the developer container, the sheet member, a surface of the developing roller, and a surface of the developer supplying roller. | 05-05-2011 |
20110103835 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE - A developing cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes a frame; a developer carrying member, provided on the frame, for carrying a developer for developing an electrostatic image; a first portion to be engaged provided on one side of the frame with respect to a direction crossing an axial direction of the developer carrying member; a second portion to be engaged provided on the other side of the frame with respect to the direction crossing the axial direction of the developer carrying member; and a cover member, including a first engaging portion engaging with the first portion to be engaged and including a second engaging portion engaging with the second portion to be engaged, for covering an exposed portion of the developer carrying member by being detachably mounted to the frame. The cover member is detachably mountable to the frame by engaging the first engaging portion with second portion to be engaged and by engaging the second engaging portion with the first portion to be engaged. | 05-05-2011 |
20110142491 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing cartridge detachably mountable to image forming apparatus includes a developer carrying member for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the image bearing member; a protecting member, demountable in the axial direction of said developer carrying member from said frame; an accommodating portion accommodating the developer to be supplied to said developer carrying member; a sealing member sealing an opening for permitting the developer to be supplied from said accommodating portion to said developer carrying member; and a grip portion, provided at one longitudinal end of said sealing member, for being gripped when said sealing member is removed from said opening, said grip portion being movable between a first position on a movement locus of said protecting member when said protecting member is dismounted from said frame, and a second position outside the movement locus. | 06-16-2011 |
20130315618 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of cartridges, and a moving member to which the plurality of cartridges is detachably attached. Of a pair of cartridges attached to the moving member and adjacent to each other, one cartridge has a recessed portion recessed from a frame member thereof and extending in an attachment direction of the cartridge, and the other cartridge has a raised portion protruding from the frame member thereof and extending in the attachment direction. The raised portion provided on the other cartridge enters the recessed portion provided in the one cartridge when the pair of cartridges is attached to the moving member. Positions of the raised portion and the recessed portion overlap each other as viewed in an axial direction of the image bearing member. | 11-28-2013 |
20130322922 | IMAGE BEARING MEMBER UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image bearing member unit for use with an image forming apparatus, includes: an image bearing member including a supported portion onto which a lubricant is applied; a supporting member for rotatably supporting the supported portion; a frame for holding the supporting member; and a spacing maintaining portion provided on the frame or the image bearing member. The spacing maintaining portion is disposed outside the supported portion with respect to a radial direction of the image bearing member, and is disposed inside, with respect to a longitudinal direction of the image bearing member, a region where the supporting member supports the supported portion. When the supporting member is not mounted on the frame, the spacing maintaining portion maintains a spacing between the frame and the supported portion in contact with the image bearing member or the frame. | 12-05-2013 |
20140072326 | UNIT, CLEANING UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cleaning unit usable with an image forming apparatus includes a cleaning blade, supported by a frame and including a free end contactable to an image bearing drum, for removing a developer from the drum; a first seal provided between the frame and the blade by injection molding into the frame adjacent to a longitudinal end portion of the blade, the first seal being effective to prevent developer leakage; and a second seal provided between the drum and the frame in contact with the free end of the blade adjacent to the longitudinal end portion, wherein the first seal includes a seal portion contacting the blade, and a seat supporting the second seal, the seat being deformable to move the second seal to urge the second seal to the free end of the blade when the drum is mounted to the frame. | 03-13-2014 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090014277 | Bill Discriminating and Counting Apparatus - According to the present invention, pieces of data of states of sensors and actuators in a bill discriminating and counting apparatus are stored in a ring memory at constant time intervals, among these stored data, both the data involved in an error are associated with the error events and stored in a non-volatile memory or a hard disk when the error is occurred in the bill discriminating and counting apparatus, and then the data is read from the non-volatile memory or hard disk to analyze the error. Specifically, digital port input and output information (states of sensors and actuators), analog sensor voltage, and analog motor current value are stored in a memory at constant time intervals since the power is turned on or the counting is started, and the stored port information and voltage are stored in the non-volatile memory or the like along with contents of abnormality when the abnormality is occurred. | 01-15-2009 |
20090028285 | Bill discriminating and counting apparatus - The present invention relates to a bill discriminating and counting apparatus including a display section which can perform display written in plural languages. The bill discriminating and counting apparatus includes a second storage area in which display data of a mother language can be written in addition to a first storage area in which data for the display written in commonly-used English is stored, and the display written in the mother language can be performed by writing the display data written in the mother language in the second storage area in the country where the bill discriminating and counting apparatus is used. | 01-29-2009 |
20100092190 | PAPER SHEET RECOGNIZING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention provides a paper sheet recognizing apparatus for recognizing paper sheets having different sizes and colors for each type, by using a sensing unit including a line sensor that detects a light quantity of reflected light or transmitted light obtained by irradiating a paper sheet being transported with a plurality of lights having different source wavelengths. The apparatus includes a storing unit that stores therein reference size data and reference light quantity data generated beforehand for each type of paper sheets to be recognition candidates; a first determining unit that selects a recognition target type from the recognition candidates based on detected size data of the paper sheet detected by the sensing unit and the reference size data; and a second determining unit that determines a type of the paper sheet by comparing detected light quantity data of the paper sheet detected by the line sensor with the reference light quantity data of the recognition target type. | 04-15-2010 |
20110004336 | BILL RECOGNIZING AND COUNTING APPARATUS - A bill recognizing and counting apparatus includes a feeding and transporting mechanism; a line sensor to scan an image of the bills; a denomination determination table in which denomination recognition data is registered for at least one currency; a denomination recognizing unit that recognizes a denomination of the currency by referring to the table; a processing-mode switching unit that switches between a denomination mode and a different currency recognition mode; a different-currency recognizing unit that compares a difference in size between a first bill and each bill of a second bill and thereafter with an allowable range, and recognizes whether the each bill of the second bill and thereafter is of the same denomination as the first bill; and a control unit that guides the bill being determined as a different denomination to a rejecting unit or stops the feeding and transporting mechanism. | 01-06-2011 |