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20100212615 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus includes a driving-side rotating member, a driven-side rotating member arranged coaxially with the driving-side rotational member so as to be rotatable relative to the driving-side rotating member, a retarded angle chamber and an advanced angle chamber, each of which is defined by the driving-side rotating member and the driven-side rotating member, a lock mechanism locking a relative rotational phase of the driven-side rotating member at a predetermined phase between a most advanced angle phase and a retarded angle phase, an operation fluid supply-and-discharge mechanism supplying/discharging an operation fluid to/from the retarded angle chamber, the advanced angle chamber and the lock mechanism, and a first air inlet mechanism for connecting one of the retarded angle chamber and the advanced angle chamber to an outside of the valve timing control apparatus in order to allow air to flow thereinto. | 08-26-2010 |
20110067667 | OIL SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An oil supply device for a vehicle includes an oil pump driven by a rotation of an internal combustion engine, a hydraulic actuator to which oil is supplied from the oil pump, an engine lubricating system to which the oil is supplied from the oil pump, an oil supply adjusting valve adjusting a supply condition of the oil from the oil pump to the hydraulic actuator and the engine lubricating system, a first oil supply passage supplying the oil from the oil pump to the hydraulic actuator, and a second oil supply passage supplying the oil from the oil pump to the engine lubricating system, wherein the oil supply adjusting valve consistently distributes the oil to the first oil supply passage and the second oil supply passage. | 03-24-2011 |
20110067668 | OIL SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An oil supply device for a vehicle includes an oil pump having a supply condition varying mechanism varying a supply condition of oil, a hydraulic actuator to which the oil is supplied from the oil pump, a lubricating system to which the oil is supplied from the oil pump, and an oil supply adjusting mechanism adjusting the supply condition of the oil from the oil pump to the hydraulic actuator and the lubricating system, wherein the supply condition of the oil to the supply condition varying mechanism and the oil supply adjusting mechanism is controlled by a single control valve. | 03-24-2011 |
20110232594 | OIL PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS - An oil pressure control apparatus includes a control valve mechanism being in communication with a pump via a first fluid passage and being in communication with a control apparatus via a second fluid passage, a third fluid passage diverging from the first fluid passage to supply oil to a predetermined portion other than the control apparatus, and a fluid passage dimension regulating mechanism including a movable member provided at the third fluid passage and including an opening for regulating a fluid passage dimension of the third fluid passage. The fluid passage dimension regulating mechanism is in communication with a fourth fluid passage diverging from the second fluid passage and biases the movable member to a side increasing the fluid passage dimension by applying the hydraulic pressure of the fourth fluid passage to the movable member separately from the hydraulic pressure of the third fluid passage. | 09-29-2011 |
20120261009 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE - A hydraulic control device includes a first predetermined portion receiving the oil discharged from a pump, a first channel establishing communication between the pump and the first predetermined portion, a second channel branched from the first channel for supplying oil to a second predetermined portion, a flow passage area regulation unit arranged on the second channel and equipped with a spool that moves in a flow passage area increasing direction when an oil pressure in the second channel increases and in a decreasing direction when the oil pressure decreases, and a bypass channel, which is provided separately from a portion of the second channel where the spool disconnects the second channel, establishes communication between an upstream side and a downstream side of the second channel relative to the flow passage area regulation unit and supplies oil to the second predetermined portion even when the spool disconnects the second channel. | 10-18-2012 |
20130139916 | OIL PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS - An oil pressure control apparatus includes: a pump that ejects oil by being driven by rotation of an engine; a first flow passage interconnecting the pump and a first predetermined portion; a second flow passage branching from the first flow passage and supplying oil to a second predetermined portion; and a flow passage area adjusting portion that adjusts a flow passage area of the second flow passage according to oil pressure in the second flow passage. The flow passage area adjusting portion includes a spool formed such that a first pressure receiving face and a second pressure receiving face having an area smaller than that of the first pressure receiving face oppose each other with the second flow passage interposed therebetween, with the spool moving according to oil pressure in the second flow passage, and a biasing member biasing the spool in a direction toward the second pressure receiving face. | 06-06-2013 |
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20090290027 | Communication Apparatus, Communication System, Communication Method, and Program - A communication apparatus of the present invention includes a transmission/reception coupler for performing a one-to-one communication at short distance with an apparatus of a communication opponent by electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling; a plural copy mode setting unit for setting a plural copy mode for transferring a data file to a plurality of apparatuses; a data file selecting unit for selecting a data file to transfer to the plurality of apparatuses; a file transfer processing unit for transferring the data file already selected in the data file selecting unit to an apparatus, which communication is established, when the plural copy mode is set; and a plural copy mode canceling unit for canceling the plural copy mode. | 11-26-2009 |
20090291639 | Communication Apparatus, Communication System, Communication Method, and Program - A communication apparatus, a communication system, a communication method, and a program capable of performing relay transfer of a data file swiftly and simply in performing short-distance one-to-one communication are provided. The communication apparatus includes a communication part that performs short-distance one-to-one communication with a communication partner apparatus via electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling, a relay transfer mode setting part that sets a relay transfer mode in which a data file are relay-transferred from at least one first apparatus to at least one second apparatus, a storage part that holds the data file received from the first apparatus while the relay transfer mode is set, and a transmission control part that transmits the data file held in the storage part to the second apparatus with which communication is established while the relay transfer mode is set. | 11-26-2009 |
20090311962 | Communication Apparatus, Communication System, Communication Method and Program - There is provided a communication apparatus including a first communication control unit for controlling a communication in a first communication method, a storage unit in which contact information of other communication apparatus in the first communication method is recorded, and a second communication control unit for controlling a connection establishment communication with a communication party in a second communication method based on electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling and a data communication with the communication party in the second communication method, wherein the second communication control unit does not make the data communication with the communication party when the contact information recorded in the storage unit is not contained in a signal transmitted from the communication party during the connection establishment communication. | 12-17-2009 |
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20100085523 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND POLYMER FOR ALIGNING FILM MATERIAL - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device capable of suppressing generation of the image sticking in AC mode and a polymer for alignment film materials. The present invention is a liquid crystal display device including:
| 04-08-2010 |
20120013836 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that has good reliability and can inhibit an image sticking phenomenon even when a comparatively low temperature is set for baking the alignment layer, and a method for manufacturing such a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device of the prevent invention includes a configuration in which a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules is sandwiched between a pair of substrates, and includes an alignment layer on a surface of at least one of the substrates on the liquid crystal layer side thereof. The alignment layer is obtained by performing an aligning treatment by light irradiation on a layer formed using an alignment layer material including a first constituent material and a second constituent material. The first constituent material demonstrates a property of controlling the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules under light irradiation. The second constituent material is a polymer which has no property of controlling the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules, and at least part of which is imidized. | 01-19-2012 |
20120013837 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT FILM AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides: a composition for forming a liquid crystal alignment film capable of forming a liquid crystal alignment film excellent in evenness; and a liquid crystal display device. The present invention provides a composition for forming a liquid crystal alignment film, wherein the composition comprises: a material for forming a liquid crystal alignment film; 4,6-dimethyl-2-heptanone; diisobutyl ketone; and at least one of γ-butyrolactone and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone as solvents. | 01-19-2012 |
20120033159 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A VA-mode liquid crystal display device having a high display quality is provided. A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes a vertical alignment type liquid crystal layer; a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other with the liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween; a first electrode provided in the first substrate on the liquid crystal layer side and a second electrode provided in the second substrate on the liquid crystal layer side; and a first alignment film provided between the first electrode and the liquid crystal layer and a second alignment film provided between the second electrode and the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixel areas located in a matrix. Each of the plurality of pixel areas includes a first liquid crystal domain in which a tilt direction of liquid crystal molecules at the center and in the vicinity thereof in a layer plane and in a thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer when a voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode is a predetermined first direction, a second liquid crystal domain in which such a tilt direction is a predetermined second direction, a third liquid crystal domain in which such a tilt direction is a predetermined third direction and a fourth liquid crystal domain in which such a tilt direction is a predetermined fourth direction; and a difference between any two among the first direction, the second direction, the third direction and the fourth direction is approximately equal to an integral multiple of 90°. The first liquid crystal domain is close to at least a part of edges of the first electrode, and the at least a part includes a first edge portion, wherein an azimuthal angle direction perpendicular to the first edge portion and directed to the inside of the first electrode has an angle exceeding 90° with respect to the first direction. The second substrate includes a first rib provided in an area corresponding to the first edge portion. | 02-09-2012 |
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20100255222 | DISPLAY ELEMENT - A display element that includes substrates each having a thin film layer formed by applying a thin film layer composition thereon by an ink-jet method, in which, in the formation of the thin film layers, streaky display unevenness does not develop along a direction in which an ink-jet head discharges the composition having the shape of dots aligned on straight lines from the nozzles. In the liquid crystal display element | 10-07-2010 |
20110032466 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A pixel of a liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes first and second linear alignment control structures | 02-10-2011 |
20120229739 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A liquid crystal display device ( | 09-13-2012 |
20120293763 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - This invention provides an exposure apparatus that can inhibit visual recognition of display unevenness at a joint portion even if scanning temporarily stops during scanning exposure, as well as a liquid crystal display device and a method for manufacturing the liquid crystal display device. This invention is an exposure apparatus for exposing a photoalignment film provided on a substrate. The exposure apparatus includes a light source and a photomask, and exposes the photoalignment film through the photomask while scanning the light source or the substrate. When a direction in which the light source or the substrate is scanned is taken as a scanning direction, and a direction that is orthogonal to the scanning direction is taken as a vertical direction, the photomask includes a first region and a second region that is adjacent to the first region in the vertical direction. The first region includes a plurality of first transparent portions inside a first light-shielding portion. The plurality of first transparent portions are arranged in the vertical direction. The second region includes a plurality of second transparent portions inside a second light-shielding portion. The plurality of second transparent portions are smaller than the plurality of first transparent portions. The plurality of second transparent portions are arranged in the vertical direction and are discretely dispersed in the scanning direction. | 11-22-2012 |
20130083278 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device in which a good alignment state can be obtained, and the occurrence of AC image sticking can be suppressed. The present invention is a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules and being interposed between a pair of substrates, and an alignment layer provided on a side of the liquid crystal layer in at least one of the substrates, wherein the alignment layer includes a liquid crystal alignment polymer having a property of controlling and aligning the liquid crystal molecules, and the surface side chain density in the alignment layer is not less than 2.0. | 04-04-2013 |
20130196565 | METHOD OF PRODUCING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a method of producing a liquid crystal display device which enables suppression of the occurrence of an electric double layer on a horizontal photo-alignment film before a polymer is formed, and exhibits reduced deterioration of display quality such as image sticking, or reduced display unevenness. The present invention is a method of producing a liquid crystal display device including the steps of (1) forming a liquid crystal layer containing a polymerizable monomer between a first substrate and a second substrate; (2) thermally annealing the liquid crystal layer at a temperature higher by 10° C. or more than the liquid crystalline phase-isotropic phase transition temperature of the liquid crystal layer; (3) forming horizontal alignment films to which the alignment treatment is performed by light irradiation on the first substrate and the second substrate by the time of the step (2); and (4) polymerizing the polymerizable monomer after the step (2). | 08-01-2013 |
20130222740 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that includes a horizontal alignment film, stabilizes liquid crystal alignment by the PSA technique, can suppress the increase in power consumption, reduction in contrast, and image sticking in display, and has long-term reliability. The present invention is a liquid crystal display device including a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pair of substrates, a horizontal alignment film formed on at least one of the pair of substrates, and a polymer layer which is formed on the horizontal alignment film and controls the alignment of adjacent liquid crystal molecules, wherein the polymer layer is formed by the polymerization of at least one or more kinds of monomers added into the liquid crystal layer, and at least one of the one or more kinds of monomers is polymerized by itself functioning as a polymerization initiator by being irradiated with light. | 08-29-2013 |
20130271713 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to the present invention, provided is a liquid crystal display device in which a polymer layer having a stable alignment regulating force is formed. The liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes a liquid crystal cell that includes a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer which is held between the pair of substrates, in which at least one substrate of the pair of substrates includes an electrode, an undercoat film which is formed on a liquid crystal layer side of the electrode, and a polymer layer which is formed on a liquid crystal layer side of the undercoat film and controls the alignment of liquid crystal molecules adjacent to the polymer layer, the undercoat film is formed of a photoactive material, the polymer layer is formed by polymerization of a monomer added to the liquid crystal layer, and the liquid crystal layer contains liquid crystal molecules having, in a molecular structure thereof, a multiple bond other than conjugated double bonds of a benzene ring. | 10-17-2013 |
20130342798 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CELL - There are provided a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display apparatus which have high display quality and in which thready defects generated in a display pixel are suppressed. In the liquid crystal display panel, at least one of a pair of substrates includes a photo-alignment film and an electrode, and a liquid crystal layer contains liquid crystal molecules whose elastic constant K1 concerning splay deformation and/or elastic constant K3 concerning bend deformation is 13 pN or more at 20° C. | 12-26-2013 |
20140168589 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device having excellent display quality, with reduced string-like defects that occur in display pixels. The liquid crystal display panel of the present invention includes a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pair of substrates, wherein at least one of the pair of substrates includes a photo-alignment film, the photo-alignment film aligns liquid crystal molecules horizontally to a main surface of the at least one of the pair of substrates, and the photo-alignment film has a film thickness of 50 nm or more. | 06-19-2014 |
20140176888 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which enables to reduce the occurrence of image sticking without deteriorating the electric properties, and a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device which enables to reduce the occurrence of image sticking. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pair of substrates, an alignment film formed on at least one of the pair of substrates, and a polymer layer formed on the alignment film and controlling the alignment of liquid crystal molecules which are adjacent to the polymer layer, wherein the polymer layer is formed by polymerization of one or more kinds of monomers added in the liquid crystal layer, and at least one of the one or more kinds of monomers is a monomer polymerizable upon exposure to visible light. | 06-26-2014 |
20140204322 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device having excellent display quality, with reduced string-like defects that occur in display pixels. The liquid crystal display panel of the present invention includes multiple spacers between a pair of substrates, wherein the spacers are arranged such that an inter-spacer distance between adjacent spacers in a longitudinal direction is different from an inter-spacer distance between adjacent spacers in a transverse direction, and an angle formed between a line connecting the spacers with a shorter inter-spacer distance and an alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules at a voltage lower than a threshold voltage in the liquid crystal layer is 20° or smaller. | 07-24-2014 |
20140211132 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a liquid crystal display device provided with light fastness, stabilized alignment of liquid crystal, and excellent display quality. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention is a liquid crystal display device in which at least one of a pair of substrates includes a photo-alignment film, and an electrode in the stated order from the liquid crystal layer side; the photo-alignment film aligns liquid crystal molecules horizontally to the photo-alignment film surface; a polarization transmission axis direction of a polarizing element in the observation surface side of the liquid crystal cell crosses an alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules at a voltage lower than the threshold voltage in the liquid crystal layer; and a material constituting the photo-alignment film contains a material for aligning liquid crystal molecules in a direction crossing a polarization direction of polarized light by polarized light irradiated to the photo-alignment film. | 07-31-2014 |
20140213137 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device capable of suppressing display unevenness around a seal in the case of performing PS treatment on a horizontal alignment film formed from a photoactive material. The method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes the steps of: forming a horizontal alignment film containing a photoactive material on at least one substrate of a pair of substrates; dropping a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal material and a monomer on one of the pair of substrates, the monomer being contained in an amount of 1.0% by weight or less in the whole liquid crystal composition; curing a sealing material applied to one substrate of the pair of substrates along an outer edge thereof by irradiating the sealing material with light whose wavelength is 40 nm or more longer than an absorption wavelength edge of the monomer; and forming a polymer layer that controls the alignment of liquid crystal molecules adjacent thereto on the horizontal alignment film by irradiating the liquid crystal composition sealed between the pair of substrates with light to polymerize the monomer. | 07-31-2014 |
20140218667 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a liquid crystal display device provided with light fastness, stabilized alignment of liquid crystal, and excellent display quality by a polymer layer disposed on a photo-alignment film. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention is a liquid crystal display device in which at least one of a pair of substrates includes a polymer layer, a photo-alignment film, and an electrode in the stated order from a liquid crystal layer side; the photo-alignment film aligns liquid crystal molecules horizontally; a polarization transmission axis direction of a polarizing element in observation surface side of a liquid crystal cell is along an alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules at a voltage lower than the threshold voltage; and a material constituting the photo-alignment film contains a material for aligning liquid crystal molecules in a direction crossing a polarization direction of polarized light by polarized light irradiated to the photo-alignment film. | 08-07-2014 |
20140360860 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, which hardly causes alignment defects in the case of forming a horizontal alignment film by employing a photo-alignment treatment. The method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a step of forming a horizontal alignment film by carrying out a photo-alignment treatment of irradiating a photo-alignment film material applied to at least one substrate of a pair of substrates with light, wherein the photo-alignment treatment is a treatment for irradiating the same region with light two or more times from a slanting direction with respect to a surface of the at least one substrate of the pair of substrates, and at least two of lights applied two or more times in the photo-alignment treatment are polarized lights applied from directions mutually different at 90° or greater. | 12-11-2014 |
20150056544 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device that includes a photoalignment film. The photoalignment film is formed from a liquid crystal alignment agent, and aligns liquid crystal molecules horizontally to the main face of the at least one of the substrates. The liquid crystal alignment agent contains a solvent and at least two kinds of polyamic acids or their derivatives obtained by reacting diamine and tetracarboxylic dianhydride. At least two of the diamines and at least one of the tetracarboxylic dianhydrides are compounds represented by predetermined formulas. The method includes the steps of: (1) forming the film of the liquid crystal alignment agent; (2) pre-baking the film; (3) irradiating the pre-baked film with light; and (4) post-baking the irradiated film, the step (4) including an operation of post-baking the film multiple times at temperatures ranging from low to high temperatures. | 02-26-2015 |
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20130056757 | LED ARRAY CAPABLE OF REDUCING UNEVEN BRIGHTNESS DISTRIBUTION - A light emitting element in use for an LED array comprises an electrode layer, a semiconductor light emitting layer consisting of a p-type semiconductor layer, an active layer and an n-type semiconductor layer, a first wiring layer formed along and in parallel to one side of the semiconductor light emitting layer, and a plurality of second wiring layers extending from the first wiring layer to the semiconductor light emitting layer and electrically connected to the n-type semiconductor layer on a surface of the semiconductor light emitting layer, wherein a plane shape of the semiconductor light emitting layer comprises two short sides including a portion inclined from a line perpendicular to a upper and a lower sides, and a vertical line from a vertex where the upper side and the short side meet crosses the lower side of the adjacent light emitting element. | 03-07-2013 |
20130221384 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT ARRAY - A semiconductor light emitting element array contains: a support substrate; a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements disposed on said support substrate, a pair of adjacent semiconductor light emitting elements being separated by street, each of the semiconductor light emitting elements including; a first electrode formed on the support substrate, a semiconductor lamination formed on the first electrode and including a stack of a first semiconductor layer having a first conductivity type, an active layer formed on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer formed on the active layer, and having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and a second electrode selectively formed on the second semiconductor layer of the semiconductor lamination; and connection member having electrical insulating property and optically propagating property, disposed to cover at least part of the street between a pair of adjacent semiconductor laminations. | 08-29-2013 |
20130241061 | SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor element includes forming a first bonding layer containing a metal, which forms a eutectic crystal with Au, on a first substrate to provide a first laminated body. The method also includes forming an element structure layer having a semiconductor layer on a second substrate. The method also includes forming a second bonding layer on the element structure layer to provide a second laminated body. The second bonding layer has a metal underlayer containing a metal, which forms a eutectic crystal with Au. The second bonding layer also has a surface layer that contains Au. The method also includes performing heating pressure-bonding on the first and second laminated bodies with the first and second bonding layers facing each other. The heating temperature of the second substrate in the heating pressure-bonding is higher than the heating temperature of the first substrate. | 09-19-2013 |
20130244361 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor element includes forming an element structure layer having a semiconductor layer, on a first substrate. The method also includes forming a first bonding layer on the element structure layer. The method also includes forming a second bonding layer on a second substrate. The method also includes performing heating pressure-bonding on the first and second bonding layers, with the first and second bonding layers facing each other. One of the first bonding layer and the second bonding layer is an AU layer, and the other is an AuSn layer. The AuSn layer has a surface layer having an Sn content of between 85 wt % (inclusive) and 95 wt % (inclusive). | 09-19-2013 |
20130248895 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device includes a substrate elongated in a lengthwise direction; a plurality of LED chips disposed on the substrate in an intermediate region in widthwise direction, and aligned along the lengthwise direction at a distance of 80 μm or less; and interconnection wirings formed on regions outside the intermediate region in the widthwise direction; wherein each of the LED chips has a p-side electrode disposed on the substrate, a p-type semiconductor layer disposed on the p-side electrode, an active layer formed on the p-type semiconductor layer, and an n-type semiconductor layer formed on the active layer, and has a region in which the n-type semiconductor layer, the active layer, and the p-type semiconductor layer are patterned, and an n-side electrode formed selectively on a surface of the n-type semiconductor layer and connected to the p-side electrode of an adjacent LED chip through the interconnection wiring. | 09-26-2013 |
20130248918 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT - A semiconductor light emitting element has a cross-sectional structure comprising a support substrate, a semiconductor lamination located over the support substrate, and a joint layer located between the semiconductor lamination and the support substrate, containing a first jointing layer located on the semiconductor lamination side and a second jointing layer located on the support substrate side. In the plan view, the semiconductor lamination has corner portions and side portions along the periphery, the first jointing layer is encompassed by the second jointing layer, the second jointing layer is encompassed by the semiconductor lamination, and an annular region defined between outlines of the semiconductor lamination and of the first jointing layer has first portions corresponding to the corner portions of the semiconductor lamination and second portions corresponding to the side portions of the semiconductor lamination, widths of the first portions being narrower than widths of the second portions. | 09-26-2013 |
20140131745 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - An LED device includes first and second LED elements containing a lower layer of first conductivity type, an active layer, and an upper layer of second conductivity type, wherein the second LED element has third and fourth electrodes on the lower layer, recessed portion having a side surface exposing the upper, active and lower layers, and reaching the third electrode, fifth electrode disposed on the upper layer extending on the side surface of the recessed portion, and connected with the third electrode, and groove extending from the upper layer and reaching the active layer between the third and fourth electrodes to electrically separate the third electrode from the fourth electrode. | 05-15-2014 |
20140319455 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS - A semiconductor light emitting apparatus includes semiconductor lamination of n-type layer, active layer, and p-type layer; recess penetrating the lamination from the p-type layer and exposing the n-type layer; n-side electrode formed on the n-type layer at the bottom of the recess and extending upward above the p-type layer; a p-side electrode formed on the p-type layer and having an opening surrounding the recess in plan view, the n-side electrode extending from inside to above the recess; and an insulating layer disposed between the p-side and the n-side electrodes on the p-type layer, the p-side electrode constituting a reflective electrode reflecting light incident from the active layer, the n-side electrode including a reflective electrode layer covering the opening in plan view and reflects light incident from the emission layer side, the reflective electrode layer having peripheral portion overlapping peripheral portion of the p-side electrode in plan view. | 10-30-2014 |
20140319534 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT - A semiconductor light emitting element comprises an optical semiconductor laminated layer providing vias, an electrode that is disposed on a surface of the optical semiconductor laminated layer and separated from the second semiconductor layer in a peripheral portion of the electrode, a first transparent insulating layer that is disposed between the peripheral portion of the electrode and the optical semiconductor laminated layer, and a second transparent insulating layer that is disposed to cover the electrode, that envelops the peripheral portion of the electrode together with the first transparent insulating layer. | 10-30-2014 |
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20100279955 | NOVEL LIPID TRIPEPTIDE-BASED HYDROGELATOR AND HYDROGEL - There is provided a hydrogelator that is capable of forming a hydrogel with an extremely small amount thereof over a liquid property range from acidic to alkaline, and a hydrogel having high environmental suitability, biocompatibility and biodegradability. A hydrogelator comprising a lipid peptide represented by Formula (1): | 11-04-2010 |
20100291210 | NOVEL LIPID PEPTIDE AND HYDROGEL - There is provided a lipid peptide that is capable of forming a hydrogel with an extremely small amount thereof over a liquid property range from acidic to alkaline, and a hydrogel having high environmental suitability, biocompatibility and biodegradability. A lipid peptide represented by Formula (1): | 11-18-2010 |
20110183913 | NOVEL LIPID DIPEPTIDE AND GEL - There is provided a gelator that is capable of forming a gel by an extremely small amount of addition in a wide pH range from acidic to alkaline regions, and a gel having high environmental compatibility, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. A gelator comprising: a lipid peptide of Formula (1) wherein R | 07-28-2011 |
20120035108 | SPRAY BASE MATERIAL INCLUDING LOW-MOLECULAR GELATOR - There is provided a spray base material that can be safely used with a sense of security, that prevents leakage of liquid from a spray container, that is sprayable under any condition (when inverted, for example), that is sprayable to achieve uniform coating of the surface of an object (surface to be sprayed) without scattering, that causes no dripping from a sprayed surface, and that is safe when sprayed on a skin surface and the like; and a spray base material with an excellent sprayability that can include both hydrophilic and hydrophobic low-molecular compounds such as physiologically active compounds and perfume components to be used in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and cosmetics, and that has a sustained release property. A spray base material comprising an aqueous medium that is gelled by a low-molecular gelator in the medium, wherein the low-molecular gelator includes one, two, or more compounds selected from a group consisting of low-molecular compounds capable of gelling the aqueous medium via self-assembly. | 02-09-2012 |
20120108680 | LONG-CHAIN GLYCYL POLYOL TYPE GELATOR AND GEL - A gelator made of an aliphatic oxyglycyl polyol that is capable of forming a gel by a small amount of addition in a pH range from acidic to alkaline regions, and a gel having high environmental compatibility, biocompatibility and biodegradability. A gelator including an aliphatic oxyglycyl polyol of Formula (1) wherein R is a C | 05-03-2012 |
20120258059 | COSMETIC, EXTERNAL SKIN PREPARATION, AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - It is an object of the present invention to provide a cosmetic or external skin preparation that has an improved feel in use, e.g., excellent stretching on the skin surface, excellent permeation into the skin, and no stickiness, or crinkles. A cosmetic or an external skin preparation, and a medical instrument, comprising at least one lipid peptide-based gelator that contains a low-molecular lipid peptide of Formula (1): | 10-11-2012 |
20130084305 | COSMETIC, EXTERNAL SKIN PREPARATION, AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - It is an object of the present invention to provide a cosmetic or external skin preparation that has an improved feel in use, e.g., excellent stretching on the skin surface, excellent permeation into the skin, and no stickiness, or crinkles. A cosmetic or an external skin preparation, and a medical instrument, comprising at least one lipid peptide-based gelator that contains a low-molecular lipid peptide of Formula (1): | 04-04-2013 |
20130144037 | NOVEL LIPID PEPTIDE AND HYDROGEL - There is provided a lipid peptide that is capable of forming a hydrogel with an extremely small amount thereof over a liquid property range from acidic to alkaline, and a hydrogel having high environmental suitability, biocompatibility and biodegradability. A lipid peptide represented by Formula (1): | 06-06-2013 |
20130203687 | NOVEL LIPID TRIPEPTIDE-BASED HYDROGELATOR AND HYDROGEL - A hydrogel that includes an aqueous solution or an alcohol aqueous solution, and a hydrogelator containing a lipid peptide represented by Formula (1), or a pharmaceutically usable salt thereof. In Formula (1), R | 08-08-2013 |
20130267609 | NOVEL LIPID DIPEPTIDE AND GEL - There is provided a gelator that is capable of forming a gel by an extremely small amount of addition in a wide pH range from acidic to alkaline regions, and a gel having high environmental compatibility, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. A gelator comprising: a lipid peptide of Formula (1) wherein R | 10-10-2013 |
20130267610 | NOVEL LIPID DIPEPTIDE AND GEL - There is provided a gelator that is capable of forming a gel by an extremely small amount of addition in a wide pH range from acidic to alkaline regions, and a gel having high environmental compatibility, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. A gelator comprising: a lipid peptide of Formula (1) wherein R | 10-10-2013 |
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20120082409 | ROLLER BEARING CAGE AND ROLLER BEARING - A cage is formed of a plurality of spacers that are arranged along a circumference of a same circle. Each spacer includes: first, second and third cage bars extending in substantially an axial direction of the circle and located at intervals from each other; a first coupling portion that couples an end portions of the first and second cage bars at one of the axial direction; and a second coupling portion that couples the other end portions of the second and third cage bars at the other one of the axial direction. The first cage bar, the second cage bar and the first coupling portion define a first pocket that is open at the other one of the axial direction side, and the second cage bar, the third cage bar and the second coupling portion define a second pocket that is open at the one of the axial direction side. | 04-05-2012 |
20130248319 | TORQUE LIMITER - A torque limiter in which an area of a region where an area of a region where an inner face of a circumferentially extending chamber intersects an oil pressure expanding chamber in an extended plane extended toward the oil pressure expanding chamber is larger than a sectional area of an opening of the oil removing hole which is opened to the circumferentially extending chamber. | 09-26-2013 |
20130308885 | SPLIT CAGE FOR ROLLING BEARING - A split cage for a rolling bearing includes a plurality of cage segments formed of synthetic resin and arranged annularly in a circumferential direction. Each cage segment includes: a first rim portion and a second rim portion that are spaced from each other by a predetermined interval and face each other; and a plurality of bar portions extending from the first rim portion to the second rim portion. Spaces, each of which is surrounded by the bar portions adjacent to each other and the first and second rim portions, are formed as pockets that house rolling elements. Projections for reinforcement are formed at radial end portions of boundaries between the bar portions and the first rim portion and/or boundaries between the bar portions and the second rim portion. | 11-21-2013 |
20130315522 | SPLIT CAGE FOR ROLLING BEARING AND ROLLING BEARING USING THE SPLIT CAGE - In a split cage for a rolling bearing, cage segments each having a plurality of pockets that accommodate rolling elements are arranged in a circular manner along the circumferential direction. Protrusions are formed on end faces of rims of one of the adjacent cage segments, and grooves are formed in end faces of rims of the other one of the adjacent cage segments. By fitting the protrusions into the grooves, the adjacent cage segments are prevented from moving relative to each other in the radial direction. | 11-28-2013 |
20140013603 | JIG FOR SPLIT CAGE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING ROLLING BEARING - A split cage is configured by annularly arranging cage segments in a circumferential direction. Each cage segment includes a pair of first and second rim portions spaced from each other by a predetermined interval and facing each other, and bar portions extending from the first rim portion to the second rim portion. Spaces, each of which is surrounded by the adjacent bar portions and the first and second rim portions, are formed as pockets that house rolling elements. A jig for the split cage includes a looped band wound on an outer peripheral side of the first or second rim portions of the cage segments annularly arranged. The band includes a lock portion that is able to adjust a loop length of the band with respect to an outer peripheral length of the first or second rim portions, and that is able to fix the adjusted loop length. | 01-16-2014 |
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20130327128 | LEAKAGE INSPECTION METHOD OF HEAT EXCHANGER - When a liquid level is changed even though an inflow of a heat medium into a specific heat transfer tube bundle is stopped, it is determined that there is no abnormality in the heat transfer tube bundle in which the inflow of the heat medium is stopped and then another heat transfer tube bundle is inspected. Next, when the inflow of the heat medium into the specific heat transfer tube bundle is stopped not to cause the change in the liquid level, it is determined that there is an abnormality in the heat transfer tube bundle to which the inflow of the heat medium is stopped. Thus, it is possible to determine that there is an abnormality in the heat transfer tube bundle in which the inflow of the heat medium is stopped. | 12-12-2013 |
20130327510 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is provided with a heat transfer tube bundle housing duct for housing heat transfer tube bundles, openings provided on a sidewall of the heat transfer tube bundle housing duct, for freely inserting and removing the heat transfer tube bundles, and rails provided in a direction perpendicular to an inflowing direction of a flue gas G within the heat transfer tube bundle housing duct, for freely moving the heat transfer tube bundles. Since the heat exchanger can draw out only a specific heat transfer tube bundle, it is possible to reduce a maintenance period, thereby minimizing a regular inspection period. | 12-12-2013 |
20130340976 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING REMAINING LIFE OF HEAT EXCHANGER - Dummy tubes are each provided near a gas inlet side and a gas outlet side of a heat recovery unit and near a gas discharge side of a re-heater via an intubation, and a heat medium is circulated in the dummy tube by a branched path which branches from a medium circulation path. The dummy tube is periodically extracted to check the quantity of thickness reduction of the surface thereof. Thus, it is possible to check the quantity of thickness reduction of the surface of the dummy tube, and determine the state of damage or the like of a heat transfer tube. | 12-26-2013 |
20150024140 | RESIN COATING LAYER AND LIFE-EXTENSION METHOD FOR PIPING - A resin coating layer according to the present invention is formed by curing a thermo-setting resin composition on an inner wall of a heat transfer tube. Forming the resin coating layer allows the heat transfer tube to be easily repaired without involving a cutting process of the heat transfer tube. | 01-22-2015 |
20150027671 | STEEL COVERING LAYER AND METHOD OF SURFACE TREATMENT OF HEAT TRANSFER TUBE - A steel covering layer according to the present invention includes a surface layer formed of a low surface energy material and formed on the surface of a heat transfer tube. | 01-29-2015 |
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20100157510 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element including: an anode body; a dielectric coating film deposited on a surface of the anode body; a conductive polymer layer deposited on the dielectric coating film; and a mixture layer deposited on the conductive polymer layer and containing a conductive matrix and carbon nanotubes, the anode body, the dielectric coating film, the conductive polymer layer and the mixture layer being deposited in sequence. | 06-24-2010 |
20100182736 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - Provided is a solid electrolytic capacitor excellent in reliability, particularly in ESR property. In a solid electrolytic capacitor having a solid electrolyte layer, the solid electrolyte layer has a conductive polymer layer formed by a chemical polymerization method or an electrolytic polymerization method, using a polymerization liquid containing at least a monomer and a dopant-introducing agent. The dopant-introducing agent contains a dopant-introducing agent containing at least alkylammonium ions as a cationic component. The dopant-introducing agent in the polymerization liquid may further contain a dopant-introducing agent containing at least metal ions as a cationic component. | 07-22-2010 |
20120233827 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor includes the steps of forming an anode element by sintering powders of a valve metal, washing the anode element with a first wash solution, forming a dielectric film on the anode element after the washing step, and forming a solid electrolytic layer on the dielectric film. The first wash solution is an aqueous solution containing ammonia and hydrogen peroxide. | 09-20-2012 |
20140123452 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor includes steps (a) and (b). In the step (a), an element body is placed on a surface of a first terminal component part after applying a first conductive adhesive to the surface of the first terminal component part. The element body is placed with a third side surface of the element body facing the surface of the first terminal component part such that the first conductive adhesive is interposed between the third side surface of the element body and the first terminal component part. The step (b) is performed after the step (a). In the step (b), a second conductive adhesive is applied to fill space between a second terminal component part and a second side surface of the element body such that an opening is not filled with the second conductive adhesive. | 05-08-2014 |
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20090146178 | PHOTODIODE - A photodiode in which increased sensitivity and speed are balanced. The photodiode includes: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of active regions formed on the substrate by selective epitaxial growth; and a comb electrode provided for each of the plurality of active regions and in communication with each other to electrically connect the active regions together. | 06-11-2009 |
20100113930 | Ultrasonic diagnostic device - In one aspect of the present invention, an object is to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic device that simultaneously displays an IMT and the elastic indices of a blood vessel to accurately determine, through composite observations, the risk for developing arteriosclerosis. According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ultrasonic diagnostic device including: an ultrasonic probe that transmits ultrasound to a body under test and that receives ultrasonic echo reflected of the body under test to output a reception signal; image data generation means that generates, based on the reception signal output from the ultrasonic probe, image data representing an ultrasonic image on a blood vessel of the body under test; IMT measurement means that measures, based on the image data generated by the image data generation means, an IMT (intima media thickness) of the blood vessel; elastic index measurement means that determines, based on the image data generated by the image data generation means, a value representing an elastic index of the blood vessel; and display means that displays a two-dimensional coordinate system in which the IMT is represented on a first coordinate axis and the value representing the elastic index of the blood vessel is represented on a second coordinate axis. | 05-06-2010 |
20150049582 | ULTRASONIC SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An ultrasonic signal processing method includes: measuring a sound velocity in a subject according to transmission/reception data acquired in ultrasonic transmission of M times (M is an integer equal to or greater than 1 and less than N) along different transmission focus lines among ultrasonic transmission of N times (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2) along multiple transmission focus lines in a case where ultrasonic transmission is sequentially performed at least one time on each of multiple transmission focus lines to create an ultrasonic image for one frame. | 02-19-2015 |
20150065885 | ULTRASONIC SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An ultrasonic signal processing method includes: acquiring pieces of element data output from each element included in an ultrasonic probe including multiple elements configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave to a subject, receive an ultrasonic wave reflected by the subject and output an ultrasonic detection signal; determining element data to be preserved, according to depth information on a reception echo at an acquisition time of the element data, among the pieces of element data of each of the acquired elements; and preserving the element data determined to be preserved. | 03-05-2015 |
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20120078103 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, ULTRASOUND IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS, AND ULTRASOUND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, ultrasound image generation apparatus and method transmit ultrasound waves to a subject into which a puncture tool is inserted, receive reflected waves reflected from the subject and the puncture tool, and generate echo signals of time-sequential frames based on the received reflected waves, and generate an ultrasound image of the subject based on the generated echo signals. These apparatus and method generate a differential echo signal between time-sequential frames from the echo signals, perform a tip detection process based on the differential echo signal to thereby detect at least one tip candidate including a tip end of the puncture tool, highlight a tip candidate of the puncture tool detected to thereby generate a tip image, and display the tip image of the highlighted puncture tool so as to be superimposed on the generated ultrasound image. | 03-29-2012 |
20120116229 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprises: a detector for detecting a direction of radial expansion/contraction of a vascular wall associated with a heartbeat in a long-axis image of the vascular wall based on amplitude information of reception signals outputted from an ultrasound probe when a first ultrasonic beam is transmitted and received to and from a blood vessel of a subject through the ultrasound probe by a transmitter/receiver; a controller for controlling the transmitter/receiver so as to transmit and receive a second ultrasonic beam parallel to the detected vascular wall expansion/contraction direction through the ultrasound probe; a tracker for tracking a movement of the vascular wall using amplitude information and phase information of the reception signals outputted from the ultrasound probe when the second ultrasonic beam is transmitted and received; and a calculator for calculating elastic characteristics of the vascular wall based on the tracked vascular wall movement. | 05-10-2012 |
20120226164 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ULTRASONIC WAVE, AND PROGRAM FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ULTRASONIC WAVE - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes plural ultrasound transducers which perform transmission and reception of ultrasonic waves toward a target site of a subject containing a puncture needle. A method of transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave uses the ultrasound transducers. The apparatus and the method form an ultrasonic beam to be transmitted from a transmit aperture set on the ultrasound transducers, acquire information relating to a specular-reflective component of the ultrasonic beam in the puncture needle, set a first receive aperture different from the transmit aperture set on the ultrasound transducers on the basis of the information relating to the specular-reflective component of the ultrasonic beam, and process an ultrasonic echo signal received by the ultrasound transducers using the first receive aperture. | 09-06-2012 |
20120232387 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETERMINING ELASTICITY INDEX RELIABILITY - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and a method of determining elasticity index reliability control transmission and reception of an ultrasonic beam, track displacements in a transmission direction of a plurality of points of a blood vessel in the transmission direction of the ultrasonic beam, calculate an elasticity index of the blood vessel based on the tracking result, acquire the direction of a displacement or the amount of displacement in the transmission direction of a specific point of the blood vessel, and determine reliability of the elasticity index based on the acquisition result. A program for determining elasticity index reliability causes a computer to execute the respective steps of the method. A computer readable storage medium stores the program. | 09-13-2012 |
20120238874 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND IMAGE PRODUCING METHOD - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a region-of-interest setting unit for setting a region of interest in the B mode image, an abdominal wall detector for detecting an abdominal wall of the subject in the B mode image, a controller for controlling a transmission circuit and a reception circuit to transmit a ultrasonic beam emitted from the transducer array and so steered as to enter the abdominal wall detected by the abdominal wall detector vertically with forming transmission focuses respectively at a plurality of points set in and near the region of interest to obtain reception data for measuring a sound speed, and a sound speed calculator for calculating local sound speeds in the region of interest based on the obtained reception data for measuring a sound speed. | 09-20-2012 |
20120245467 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND IMAGE PRODUCING METHOD - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a region-of-interest setting unit for setting a region of interest in a given region of a B mode image, a controller for controlling a transmission circuit and a reception circuit to transmit ultrasonic beams composed of fundamental waves having a first frequency with forming transmission focuses at a plurality of points set in and near the region of interest and receive ultrasonic echoes having a second frequency, which is a harmonic component of the fundamental waves, thereby to obtain reception data for measuring a sound speed, and a sound speed calculator for calculating ambient sound speeds at the points based on the obtained reception data for measuring a sound speed. | 09-27-2012 |
20120245468 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ULTRASOUND IMAGE - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a region of interest setter which sets a region of interest on a B-mode image, a controller which performs transmission and reception of ultrasonic beams with forming transmission focuses at a plurality of points set on sound rays at a shallower position and a deeper position than the region of interest to acquire reception data for sound speed measurement, and a sound speed calculator which calculates an average local sound speed value in the region of interest on the basis of reception data for sound speed measurement. | 09-27-2012 |
20120310088 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus adapted to measure the elastic modulus of a vascular wall includes a heartbeat selector for selecting a heartbeat in an M-mode image during the B/M-mode display and, after a heartbeat is selected, displays a B-mode image of a predetermined position in the selected heartbeat. The predetermined position is set in advance during the period of a heartbeat plus two additional periods before and after the heartbeat, with the length of each additional period being 20% on the length of the heartbeat. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus as such allows the display of an appropriate B-mode image corresponding to the heartbeat to be analyzed. | 12-06-2012 |
20120310089 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprising: an ultrasound probe which has ultrasound transducers transmitting ultrasonic waves, receiving an ultrasonic echo reflected by a subject, and outputting a reception signal according to the received ultrasonic echo; an image producer which produces a B-mode image and an M-mode image from the reception signal output from the ultrasound transducers; and a boundary detector which detects a blood vessel anterior wall boundary in the B-mode image using a time phase of the M-mode image corresponding to the B-mode image. | 12-06-2012 |
20120310090 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprising: an ultrasound probe which has ultrasound transducers capable of outputting reception signals from fundamental waves and harmonics; an image producer which produces a B-mode image and an M-mode image from the reception signal output from the ultrasound transducers with reception of the fundamental waves, and produces a B-mode image from the reception signal output from the ultrasound transducers with reception of the harmonics; and an actuation controller for the ultrasound probe which switches the ultrasound transducers at a predetermined timing between the output of the reception signal from the fundamental waves and the output of the reception signal from the harmonics. | 12-06-2012 |
20120310094 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus adapted for vascular wall elastic modulus measurement comprises an ultrasound probe, an actuation controller, an image producer, a region-of-interest setter, and a storage unit. The apparatus sets a region of interest, incorporates ultrasonic wave transmission/reception for obtaining an ultrasound image including the region of interest into ultrasonic wave transmission/reception for obtaining an ultrasound image of the region of interest at a predetermined timing, and stores the obtained two ultrasound images in association with each other, which makes the region of interest easier to find in an ultrasound image for diagnosis, and allows a satisfactory follow-up. | 12-06-2012 |
20140088423 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - Provided is an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that measures the modulus of elasticity of a vascular wall, wherein only M-mode images for heartbeats necessary for the measurement are displayed. The problem is solved by, when freeze is implemented during a B/M-mode display, displaying an M-mode image after discarding a heartbeat at the time of freeze and possibly also a heartbeat immediately before freeze. | 03-27-2014 |
20140088424 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - Provided is an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that measures an elastic modulus of a vascular wall, the apparatus allowing selection of a heartbeat suitable for the measurement of the elastic modulus. The problem is solved by storing M-mode images at predetermined intervals in the azimuth direction in a B-mode image, selecting a position in the azimuth direction in the B-mode image, and displaying the M-mode image of the selected position together with the B-mode image. | 03-27-2014 |
20140187953 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, ULTRASOUND IMAGE PRODUCING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, when a compound image is produced, delay correction is performed on all of ultrasound images (sub frames) to be combined based on sound velocities set for respective segment regions obtained by dividing the subject. Owing to this configuration, the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus can produce a high quality compound image by spatial compounding or frequency compounding without being affected by distortion in images. | 07-03-2014 |
20140343423 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND ULTRASOUND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - In an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, a vascular wall tracker tracks pulsation-originated vascular wall movement based on reception signals obtained through transmission and reception of ultrasonic beams by an ultrasound probe to and from a subject, and a pulsating timing determiner determines pulsating timing by detecting pulsation-originated periodic changes in the vascular wall movement tracked by the vascular wall tracker in each of sound rays, obtaining a detection time point as a pulsating timing candidate in each of the sound rays, and statistically analyzing pulsating timing candidates in the respective sound rays within a single pulse duration. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus can accurately measure the state of a blood vessel merely using information obtained through ultrasound examination without electrocardiographic waveforms. | 11-20-2014 |
20150080729 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ULTRASOUND IMAGE - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and a method of producing an ultrasound image capable of accurately determining the boundary of an intima-media complex in an ultrasound image and measuring an intima-media thickness with high precision are provided. A candidate vascular wall boundary point determiner determines one or more candidate vascular wall boundary points based on a sound ray signal extending in a scanning direction in an ultrasound image. A boundary determiner determines a vascular wall boundary point from among the candidate vascular wall boundary points based on a third evaluation value and determines a vascular wall boundary, the third evaluation value being calculated based on a first evaluation value representing accuracy of each of the determined candidate vascular wall boundary points as a vascular wall boundary point and a second evaluation value representing similarity between the sound ray signal and the adjacent sound ray signal. | 03-19-2015 |