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20100033773 | IMAGE READING METHOD AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - There is provided a method of reading an image by reading reflected light from a document that is illuminated. The method includes illuminating the document with light from a light source, changing a degree of diffusion of the light applied from the light source to the document, and reading reflected light from the document. The degree of diffusion is changed in accordance with a type of the document. | 02-11-2010 |
20110267396 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS - In an inkjet printing apparatus capable of automatic duplex printing, time required to fix ink is shortened and throughput is improved without producing uneven fixing. The inkjet printing apparatus includes a printing unit that prints onto a sheet, a fixing unit that heats a sheet printed by the printing unit, a conveying unit that conveys a sheet with respect to the printing unit and the fixing unit, and a controller that controls the conveying unit such that a printing region of a sheet printed on the first side by the printing unit passes through the fixing unit, and afterwards, the conveyance direction of the sheet is reversed in order to print on the second side and the printing region once again passes through the fixing unit. The controller variably controls the conveyance speed of the sheet when the printing region once again passes through the fixing unit. | 11-03-2011 |
20120293848 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a drive source, a speed change mechanism provided in a transmission unit that transmits a driving force from the drive source to a scanning drive unit. The speed change mechanism is configured to change a transmission ratio of the transmission unit by selectively bringing one of first and second couplings into a connected state. The image reading apparatus further includes a selector configured to selectively bring one of the first and second couplings into the connected state, a detector configured to detect the connected state of the second coupling, and a controller configured to control a scanning position of the reading unit based on the transmission ratio changed via the second coupling after the detector detects the connected state of the second coupling after the selector changes selection from the first coupling to the second coupling. | 11-22-2012 |
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20090141603 | Information recording apparatus, information recording system, and information recording method - Disclosed is an information recording apparatus including: a storage portion configured to store information that is copy-protected; a recording portion configured to record, on a recording medium, the information stored in the storage portion; a first information extraction portion configured to extract, from the information stored in the storage portion, first information that indicates a feature of the information; a second information extraction portion configured to extract, from the information recorded on the recording medium, second information that indicates a feature of the information; a judgment portion configured to perform a comparison as to whether the first and second information match, and judge whether the information recorded on the recording medium can be reproduced based on the comparison; and a deletion portion configured to delete the information stored in the storage portion when the judgment portion judges that the information recorded on the recording medium is capable of being reproduced. | 06-04-2009 |
20100008637 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method and computer program - An information processing apparatus in the present invention includes a receiving part that receives contents, an input part into which designation information to select desired contents is input from a user, a recording setting information generation part that generates recording setting information of contents to be recorded based on the designation information, an analysis part that analyzes relevance of content of the contents being recorded to be recorded based on the recording setting information to the designation information, and an acquisition part that acquires the desired contents of the user from the recorded contents based on an analysis result by the analysis part. | 01-14-2010 |
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20100085456 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE-PICKUP SENSOR AND DEVICE - A solid-state image-pickup sensor comprises a plurality of vertical scan circuits, a plurality of horizontal scan circuits, a pixel section including pixels arranged in a two-dimensional array and performing photoelectric conversion, each of the pixels being connected to one of the plurality of vertical scan circuits and connected to the plurality of horizontal scan circuits, and a selection unit for controlling each of the horizontal scan circuits to independently select and output photoelectrically converted signals read from plural ones of the pixels arrayed in the horizontal direction. | 04-08-2010 |
20100261960 | LIVING-BODY OBSERVATION SYSTEM AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE LIVING-BODY OBSERVATION SYSTEM - A living-body observation system of the present invention is provided with: an in-vivo observation apparatus including: an in-vivo information acquiring section; a power source section; a magnetic field detection section that detects a magnetic field from outside and outputs a detected result as an electric signal; and a power supply section that controls a supply state of driving power supplied to the in-vivo information acquiring section, and the operation of the in-vivo information acquiring section, based on the electric signal; and a magnetic field generating section that is disposed outside the in-vivo observation apparatus and generates the magnetic field, wherein the power supply section includes a control section that controls the operation of the in-vivo information acquiring section of the in-vivo observation apparatus. | 10-14-2010 |
20110208019 | WIRELESS-TYPE SUBJECT IN-VIVO INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS - Provided is a wireless-type subject in-vivo information acquiring apparatus that is introduced into a body cavity of an individual to be examined and acquires subject in-vivo information, and that includes a transmission antenna that has an antenna orientation direction in which a transmission signal that transmits acquired subject in-vivo information is emitted most strongly, and another antenna that has an antenna directivity in a predetermined direction that is different from that of the transmission antenna. The transmission antenna and the other antenna are arranged so that a relationship between the antenna orientation direction of the transmission antenna and the antenna orientation direction of the other antenna is a twisted positional relationship or an intersecting relationship. | 08-25-2011 |
20110218402 | CAPSULE-TYPE MEDICAL DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - Provided is a capsule-type endoscope that has a power receiving coil that wirelessly receives an electric power from outside a body of an individual to be examined, a processing circuit that performs predetermined processing, and an adjusting reactance section that is capable of adjusting a reactance that is connected to the power receiving coil. | 09-08-2011 |
20140100422 | IN-VIVO INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IN-VIVO INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM - An in-vivo information acquisition system is an in-vivo information acquisition system including an in-vivo information acquisition apparatus provided with a configuration capable of transmitting a wireless signal which includes in-vivo information about an inside of a subject, and a terminal apparatus provided with a configuration capable of receiving the wireless signal transmitted from the in-vivo information acquisition apparatus outside the subject, wherein the terminal apparatus includes a reception confirmation signal transmission section generating and transmitting a reception confirmation signal when the wireless signal which includes the in-vivo information about the subject can be received; and the in-vivo information acquisition apparatus includes a storage section, and a control section causing the wireless signal which includes the in-vivo information about the subject to be transmitted and at the same time, causing the same in-vivo information as included in the transmitted wireless signal to be stored into the storage section at least during a period during which the reception confirmation signal cannot be received. | 04-10-2014 |
20150086162 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION MODULE AND ENDOSCOPE - An optical transmission module includes: an optical device having a light emitting section that outputs light of an optical signal; an optical fiber that transmits the optical signal; a holding member in which a distal end portion of the optical fiber is inserted into a through hole having an inner diameter equivalent to an outer diameter of the optical fiber, and that is disposed on the optical device; and a lens section that is disposed in an opening on the optical device side of the through hole of the holding member, and that concentrates the light. | 03-26-2015 |
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20080273203 | METHOD OF EVALUATING PERFORMANCE OF OPTICAL SENSOR AND INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS - Provided are a method of precisely evaluating the performance of an optical sensor including light-emitting elements corresponding to light-emitting wavelengths respectively representing multiple colors as well as a light-receiving element even under a condition in which mists of color inks adhere to the sensor, and a printing apparatus for carrying out the method. To this end, how much the performance of the optical sensor mounted on a carriage decreases is evaluated based on a cumulative number of ejections for each ink color, which number corresponds to the amount of mist, and a degree at which each ink affects each color LED. This makes it possible to precisely evaluate the performance of the optical sensor including the light-emitting elements corresponding to the light-emitting wavelengths respectively representing the multiple colors as well as the light-receiving element even under the condition in which the mists of the color inks adhere to the sensor. | 11-06-2008 |
20100214348 | METHOD OF EVALUATING PERFORMANCE OF OPTICAL SENSOR AND INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS - Provided are a method of precisely evaluating the performance of an optical sensor including light-emitting elements corresponding to light-emitting wavelengths respectively representing multiple colors as well as a light-receiving element even under a condition in which mists of color inks adhere to the sensor, and a printing apparatus for carrying out the method. To this end, how much the performance of the optical sensor mounted on a carriage decreases is evaluated based on a cumulative number of ejections for each ink color, which number corresponds to the amount of mist, and a degree at which each ink affects each color LED. This makes it possible to precisely evaluate the performance of the optical sensor including the light-emitting elements corresponding to the light-emitting wavelengths respectively representing the multiple colors as well as the light-receiving element even under the condition in which the mists of the color inks adhere to the sensor. | 08-26-2010 |
20130182030 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS - An inkjet printing apparatus is provided that reduces a period required for detection of the ink ejection state for the individual ejection ports of a print head. The inkjet printing apparatus includes a carriage moving unit for moving a carriage in the main scan direction that crosses a conveyance direction in which a printing medium is to be conveyed. The inkjet printing apparatus also includes an LED and a photodiode, for receiving light emitted by the LED, both of which are employed to detect the ink ejection state for the ejection ports to be examined. The inkjet printing apparatus moves the LED and the photodiode in the main scan direction to move the inspection position, at which the ink ejection state is to be examined. | 07-18-2013 |
20130187969 | PRINTING APPARATUS - This invention is made to solve a problem that the power supply cannot be used efficiently because, even when the normally operable ambient temperature of an apparatus is low, the supplied power of the power supply is restricted in consideration of a case in which the ambient temperature is high. To solve this, a temperature sensor measures the temperature of a predetermined portion of a printing apparatus or an ambient temperature. The driving count of printing elements used to print in a region by one scan is compared with a threshold determined in accordance with the measured temperature, and an appropriate printing mode is selected. When the ambient temperature of the printing apparatus is low, a large power can be supplied to the printhead, increasing the efficiency of the power supply. | 07-25-2013 |
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20110042706 | AlxGa(1-x)As Substrate, Epitaxial Wafer for Infrared LEDs, Infrared LED, Method of Manufacturing AlxGa(1-x)As Substrate, Method of Manufacturing Epitaxial Wafer for Infrared LEDs, and Method of Manufacturing Infrared LEDs | 02-24-2011 |
20110049542 | AlxGa(1-x)As Substrate, Epitaxial Wafer for Infrared LEDs, Infrared LED, Method of Manufacturing AlxGa(1-x)As Substrate, Method of Manufacturing Epitaxial Wafer for Infrared LEDs, and Method of Manufacturing Infrared LEDs - The present invention makes available Al | 03-03-2011 |
20110062466 | AlxGa(1-x)As Substrate, Epitaxial Wafer for Infrared LEDs, Infrared LED, Method of Manufacturing AlxGa(1-x)As Substrate, Method of Manufacturing Epitaxial Wafer for Infrared LEDs, and Method of Manufacturing Infrared LEDs | 03-17-2011 |
20120292747 | COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - An object is to provide a compound semiconductor substrate and a surface-treatment method thereof, in which, even after the treated substrate is stored for a long period of time, resistance-value defects do not occur. Even when the compound semiconductor substrate is stored for a long period of time and an epitaxial film is then formed thereon, electrical-characteristic defects do not occur. The semiconductor substrate according to the present invention is a compound semiconductor substrate at least one major surface of which is mirror-polished, the mirror-polished surface being covered with an organic substance containing hydrogen (H), carbon (C), and oxygen (O) and alternatively a compound semiconductor substrate at least one major surface of which is mirror-finished, wherein a silicon (Si) peak concentration at an interface between an epitaxial film grown at a growth temperature of 550° C. and the compound semiconductor substrate is 2×10 | 11-22-2012 |
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20090162099 | Image Forming Apparatus Including Charge Removal Member - An image forming apparatus may be provided with a belt configured to move in the predetermined direction and face a photoreceptor, a charge removal member, and a conductive member. The charge removal member may be configured to remove charge of the belt. The conductive member may be located at the downstream side of the charge removal member in the predetermined direction. The conductive member may include a surface facing the belt. | 06-25-2009 |
20090297183 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a transfer bias set up section and a developing bias set up section. The transfer bias set up section sets a transfer bias applied to each transfer member so that the transfer bias applied to a transfer member corresponding to a photosensitive member on the most downstream side is greater than a transfer bias applied to a transfer member other than this transfer member. The developing bias set up section sets a developing bias applied to each developing member to a first developing bias in a single-side printing mode, and sets up the developing bias applied to each developing member in formation of an image on a first surface and in formation of another image on a second surface to a second developing bias lower than the first developing bias when the image formed on the second surface is a color image. | 12-03-2009 |
20090324279 | Image-Forming Apparatus - An image-forming apparatus includes an endless belt, a photosensitive member, a driving member, and a recovering member, and a cleaning member. The endless belt is circularly movable and has a surface extending in a first direction. The photosensitive member is opposed to the surface to provide the surface with a toner. The driving member drives the endless belt so that the surface moves in the first direction during an image-forming period and moves in a second direction opposite to the first direction during a recovering period posterior to the image-forming period. The recovering member recovers, during the image-formation period, a first residual toner remaining on the photosensitive member after the toner has been provided on the surface, and provides, during the recovering period, the recovered first residual toner on the photosensitive member to be provided on the surface. The cleaning member is opposed to the surface at an upstream of the photosensitive member in the first direction to clean, during the recovering period, the recovered first residual toner provided on the surface. | 12-31-2009 |
20100054771 | Image Forming Apparatus - An electrophotographic image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium; a fixing unit configured to fix the image onto the recording medium by applying heat and pressure; a re-transport unit configured to re-transport the recording medium which has passed through the fixing unit, to the image forming unit along a re-transport path; a cooling unit provided between the fixing unit and the image forming unit along the re-transport path and configured to cool the recording medium transported by the re-transport unit; a parameter signal output unit configured to output a signal corresponding to a parameter for controlling the cooling unit; and a controller configured to control the cooling unit according to the signal output from the parameter signal output unit. | 03-04-2010 |
20100074646 | Image-Forming Apparatus and Developing Unit - A plurality of photosensitive bodies is juxtaposed in a conveying direction, in which a recording medium is conveyed, with confronting the conveying unit. Each of a plurality of developing units is configured to move between a first position where the developing unit is capable of supplying developer to the corresponding photosensitive drum and a second position where the developing unit separates from the corresponding photosensitive drum. A cleaning member is configured to move between a third position where the cleaning member is capable of collecting a waste developer deposited on the conveying unit and a fourth position where the cleaning member separates from the conveying unit. A receptacle is slidably supported on one of the developing units and accommodates the collected waste developer. The cleaning member moves integrally with the receptacle. The receptacle and the one of the developing units are integrally detachably mounted on the main casing. | 03-25-2010 |
20100303492 | Image Forming Apparatus - In an image forming apparatus, a first photoconductor drum for use in at least in a monochrome printing mode is located upstream, in a direction of transport of a medium, of a plurality of second photoconductor drums for use in a color printing mode. A transfer bias for each of transfer members is regulated in such a manner that a transfer bias applied in the monochrome printing mode between a second photoconductor drum located adjacently downstream of the first photoconductor drum and the corresponding transfer member is larger than that applied in the color printing mode. A developing bias for each of the development rollers is regulated in such a manner that an absolute value of a developing bias voltage applied to a development roller corresponding to the first photoconductor drum in the monochrome printing mode is smaller than that applied in the color printing mode. | 12-02-2010 |
20110157613 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE THAT PERFORMS REVERSE-TRANSFER OPERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH IMAGE FORMING CONDITION - An image forming device performs an image forming operation in either one of a color mode or a monochrome mode. The image forming device includes a plurality of photosensitive members, a plurality of collecting members configured to collect excrescences from the corresponding photosensitive members, and a reverse-transfer member that performs a reverse-transfer operation to transfer the excrescences collected by the collecting members back onto the photosensitive members and further onto an endless bearing member. A control unit controls the reverse-transfer member to perform the reverse-transfer operation at a frequency when image forming operations are performed in succession in the monochrome mode. The control unit sets the frequency based on an image forming condition. | 06-30-2011 |
20110222902 | Image Forming Device Having Cleaning Member for Cleaning Belt - A image forming device includes a main casing, a photosensitive-member unit including a plurality of photosensitive members aligned in a first direction, and a belt disposed in confrontation with the photosensitive members. The photosensitive-member unit is movable in the first direction with respect to the main casing, and is pulled out of the main casing when pulled in a pull-out direction parallel to the first direction. The photosensitive-member unit is provided with a cleaning member that is disposed on an upstream side of a most-upstream one of the photosensitive members with respect to the pull-out direction. The cleaning member slidingly contacts the belt when the photosensitive-member unit is moved with respect to the main casing. The cleaning member is located at a predetermined position separate from the belt when the photosensitive-member unit is at a mounting position within the main casing. | 09-15-2011 |
20110255889 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes: photosensitive members; an endless belt facing the photosensitive members; developing rollers respectively supplying, to the photosensitive members, developer of different colors which is charged to a first polarity; cleaning rollers adjacent to the photosensitive members; a separating mechanism separating the developing roller from the photosensitive member in a single color printing. If in a multi color printing, a control unit applies a cleaning bias whose polarity is a second polarity opposite to the first polarity and which holds a first electric potential to each cleaning roller. If in the single color printing, the control unit executes a bias reduction control in which a cleaning bias applied to the cleaning roller not used in the single color printing is given the second polarity and is made to hold a second electric potential whose absolute value is smaller than that of the first electric potential. | 10-20-2011 |
20110305470 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus including an image forming section forming images on image forming faces of a recording medium, a condition setting section individually setting an operating condition of the image forming section for forming the image on a first image forming face of a recording medium and another operating condition of the image forming section for forming the image on a second image forming face of the recording medium opposite to the first image forming face in the manual duplex mode, and a control section controlling the image forming section on the basis of each operating condition set by the condition setting section. | 12-15-2011 |
20110318028 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes: a first photosensitive drum for a monochrome printing mode; second and third photosensitive drums for a color printing mode; a moving unit moving a medium from the first photosensitive drum via the second photosensitive drum to the third photosensitive drum; charger devices for charging the photosensitive drums; transfer devices for transferring developer images on the photosensitive drums to the medium; and a control unit configured to control charging biases of the charger devices and transfer biases of the transfer devices. The control unit executes, in the monochrome printing mode, an energy saving control in which absolute value of charging bias applied to the charger device for the third photosensitive drum is smaller than an absolute value of a charging bias applied to the charger device corresponding to the second photosensitive drum. | 12-29-2011 |
20130071140 | Developing Unit - A developing unit includes a developer casing, a developer carrying member, and a receptacle. The developer carrying member is mounted on the developer casing. The receptacle is supported on the developer casing to be slidable linearly with respect to the developing casing, and is configured to accommodate a waste developer. | 03-21-2013 |
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20080272180 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAT SPREADER MODULE - A heat spreader module has a pedestal, a heat spreader member joined to the pedestal by a first active hard brazing material, an intermediate layer joined to the heat spreader member by a second active hard brazing material, an insulating board joined to the intermediate layer by a third active hard brazing material, and a circuit board joined to the insulating board by a fourth active hard brazing material. The first through fourth active hard brazing materials are supplied such that the active hard brazing materials have a thickness ranging from 3 to 20 μm when the components of the heat spreader module are joined together under pressure, and contain an active element in an amount ranging from 400 to 1000 μg/cm | 11-06-2008 |
20120183759 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ZEOLITE FILM, AND ZEOLITE FILM OBTAINED BY THE PROCESS - A process for producing a zeolite film is provided in which seed crystals thinly adhere to the surface of a support to form a thin and even zeolite film having fewer defects than conventional zeolite films. Also provided is a zeolite film obtained by the producing process. The process for producing the zeolite film comprises: a particle adhesion step of allowing a slurry, where zeolite particles which become seeds are dispersed, to flow down on the surface of a base material by the self-weight of the slurry, so that the zeolite particles adhere to the base material; and a film formation step of immersing the base material, to which the zeolite particles adhere, into a sol to carry out hydrothermal synthesis, thereby forming the zeolite film on the base material. | 07-19-2012 |
20140014574 | POROUS BODY AND HONEYCOMB-SHAPED CERAMIC SEPARATION-MEMBRANE STRUCTURE - The present invention aims to provide a honeycomb-shaped ceramic porous body where the strength reduction upon forming a separation layer is less than conventional porous bodies. The ceramic porous body ( | 01-16-2014 |
20140021129 | HONEYCOMB-SHAPED CERAMIC SEPARATION-MEMBRANE STRUCTURE - There is provided a honeycomb-shaped ceramic separation-membrane structure having higher pressure resistance than conventional ones and being capable of reducing production costs. The honeycomb-shaped ceramic separation-membrane structure ( | 01-23-2014 |
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20090260463 | ELECTRIC ACTUATOR - In an electric actuator, a connector is coupled to one end of a screw shaft that makes up a displacement mechanism, the screw shaft being rotatably supported by first and second bearings. Further, on the other end of the screw shaft, a support ring is disposed through a holder, wherein the support ring is slidable along an inner circumferential surface of a piston rod. On the outer circumferential surface of a piston, a rotation-stopping member is provided, which includes projections thereon that project in a radial direction from the outer circumferential surface, the projections being inserted into grooves of said body. | 10-22-2009 |
20110113955 | ACTUATOR - An actuator is equipped with a cylinder body in the interior of which a piston is disposed for displacement therein. A piston rod connected to the piston projects outwardly to the exterior from an end of the cylinder body. A guide unit, having a guide body that is attached to the cylinder body, and a pair of guide rods, which are disposed displaceably with respect to the guide body, are disposed detachably on the cylinder body. Additionally, by mutually interconnecting the guide rods of the guide unit and the piston rod through a connecting plate, when the piston rod is displaced in an axial direction, the piston rod is guided by the pair of guide rods. | 05-19-2011 |
20130264172 | STOPPER CYLINDER - A stopper cylinder is equipped with a body having a drive unit, a piston mechanism being displaceable along an axial direction in the interior of a tube connected to the body, and a stopper lever connected to the piston mechanism for stopping conveyance of a workpiece. Displacement of the piston mechanism is restricted by an electromagnetic lock mechanism, which is disposed on the body and is excited by supply of electric power. After approaching the workpiece, by releasing a locked state of the electromagnetic lock mechanism, the piston mechanism is displaced to a position facing the workpiece by an elastic force of a spring. | 10-10-2013 |
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20090285713 | LOW ALLOY STEEL FOR HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGEN GAS ENVIRONMENT AND CONTAINER FOR HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGEN - Provided is a low alloy steel for high-pressure hydrogen gas environments, which contains, by mass percent, C: 0.15 to 0.60%, Si: 0.05 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.05 to 3.0%, P: not more than 0.025%, S: not more than 0.010%, Al: 0.005 to 0.10%, Mo: 0.5 to 3.0%, V: 0.05 to 0.30%, O (oxygen): not more than 0.01%, N: not more than 0.03%, and the balance Fe and impurities, and has tensile strength of not less than 900 MPa. This low alloy steel desirably contains B of 0.0003 to 0.003%, but in this case, N is limited to not more than 0.010%. It is desirable to contain at least one among Cr, Nb, Ti, Zr, and Ca. The contents of Mo and V desirably satisfy the following formula (1): | 11-19-2009 |
20110064649 | AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL FOR HYDROGEN GAS AND A METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - An austenitic stainless steel for use in a hydrogen gas atmosphere comprises, in mass %, C: 0.10% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 0.01 to 30%, P: 0.040% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 15 to 30%, Ni: 5.0 to 30%, Al: 0.10% or less, N: 0.001 to 0.30% with the balance Fe and inevitable impurities. An X-ray (111) integration intensity of a cross section along the direction rectangular to the working direction is five times that in a random direction or less, and the X-ray integration intensity ratio of a cross section along the working direction satisfies I(220)/I(111)≦10. The high strength steel can also contain one or more of the groups of Mo and W; V, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and Hf; B; Cu and Co; Mg, Ca, La, Ce, Y, Sm, Pr and Nd. | 03-17-2011 |
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20080297822 | IMAGE-PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing system includes a printing unit configured to print an image, a managing unit configured to manage charging information that can be reduced according to print processing performed by the printing unit, and a control unit configured to slow down the print processing performed by the printing unit if an available printing remaining amount indicated by the charging information is less than a predetermined value. | 12-04-2008 |
20100296827 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In an image processing system, a charging process for an executed print process is executed using one of a first charging method and a second charging method. Especially, when executing a print process of an image including a plurality of pages, it is determined before the start of the print process of the image including the plurality of pages on the basis of balance information managed in advance whether execution of the print process of the image including the plurality of pages is possible. When the first charging method is selected, execution of the print process is controlled on the basis of the result of determination. When the second charging method is selected, the print process is executed without determination. | 11-25-2010 |
20120001377 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SHEET FEED CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus capable of printing a non-standard size image on a sheet of a size as desired by the user as possible, and preventing stoppage of printing the image even when there is no sheet of the size desired by the user in a sheet feeder. When image data is for a non-standard size, if there is a sheet feeder accommodating recording sheets of which vertical and lateral lengths corresponding to vertical and lateral lengths represented by the image data are designated, a control unit feeds the sheets from the sheet feeding cassette. If there is no such a sheet feeder, the control unit feeds recording sheets of a free size from a manual feed tray accommodating the recording sheets of the free size. | 01-05-2012 |
20120176637 | IMAGE COPY DEVICE, IMAGE COPY METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - A double-sided manuscript is scanned and copied without degrading the security level and information leakage due to copy of the manuscript is prevented. When it is instructed to copy a manuscript in which a code indicating copy permission exists on a first side and the code does not exist on a second side, a copy is output, with one side bearing thereon a copied image of the first side and the other side being blank. | 07-12-2012 |
20120195618 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In an image processing system, a charging process for an executed print process is executed using one of a first charging method and a second charging method. Especially, when executing a print process of an image including a plurality of pages, it is determined before the start of the print process of the image including the plurality of pages on the basis of balance information managed in advance whether execution of the print process of the image including the plurality of pages is possible. When the first charging method is selected, execution of the print process is controlled on the basis of the result of determination. When the second charging method is selected, the print process is executed without determination. | 08-02-2012 |
20130221599 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SHEET FEED CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus capable of printing a non-standard size image on a sheet of a size as desired by the user as possible, and preventing stoppage of printing the image even when there is no sheet of the size desired by the user in a sheet feeder. When image data is for a non-standard size, if there is a sheet feeder accommodating recording sheets of which vertical and lateral lengths corresponding to vertical and lateral lengths represented by the image data are designated, a control unit feeds the sheets from the sheet feeding cassette. If there is no such a sheet feeder, the control unit feeds recording sheets of a free size from a manual feed tray accommodating the recording sheets of the free size. | 08-29-2013 |
20140161476 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus includes a power control unit, a detecting unit, and a determining unit. The power control unit controls power supply to an operation unit, an engine unit, and a controller unit. The detecting unit detects a size of a sheet held in a sheet holding unit. The determining unit determines, after the printing apparatus is shifted to a power saving state which restricts power supply to the operation unit, the engine unit, and the controller unit, whether a size of a sheet specified in a received job and the detected size match each other. Where the determining unit determines that the detected and specified size of the sheets match each other, the power control unit supplies power to the controller engine units while maintaining the restriction on power supply to the operation unit, and shifts the printing apparatus to the power saving state after the job ends. | 06-12-2014 |
20140232057 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SHEET FEED CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus capable of printing a non-standard size image on a sheet of a size as desired by the user as possible, and preventing stoppage of printing the image even when there is no sheet of the size desired by the user in a sheet feeder. When image data is for a non-standard size, if there is a sheet feeder accommodating recording sheets of which vertical and lateral lengths corresponding to vertical and lateral lengths represented by the image data are designated, a control unit feeds the sheets from the sheet feeding cassette. If there is no such a sheet feeder, the control unit feeds recording sheets of a free size from a manual feed tray accommodating the recording sheets of the free size. | 08-21-2014 |
20150029521 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus prints an image in a right direction based on an open/close state of a flap of a held envelope and on a position of the flap received from a user. A control method for controlling a printing apparatus, includes determining whether an envelope having a flap is held by a holding unit with its flap opened or the envelope is held by the holding unit with its flap closed, receiving, from a user, a front end, a far side, or a back end in the conveyance direction of the envelope as a position of the flap of the envelope held by the holding unit, and performing control such that a direction of an image to be printed on the envelope is decided based on a result of the determination and on the received position of the flap, and the image is printed on the envelope. | 01-29-2015 |
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20090261524 | Image Forming System, Image Forming Apparatus and Print Server - An image forming apparatus has: pluralities of sheet storage units; a printing unit; a sheet driving unit that feeds a sheet of paper from the sheet storage units to the printing unit; a group setting maintaining unit that forms a group of the sheet storage units; a residual sheet amount detecting unit that detects sheet empty on any of the sheet storage units in the group; a sheet storage switching control unit that controls the sheet driving unit to select another one of the sheet storage units in the same group for feeding a sheet, if the residual sheet amount detecting unit detects the sheet empty; and a sheet empty warning unit that warns a user of the sheet empty detected by the residual sheet amount detecting unit. | 10-22-2009 |
20090317120 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - Provided is an image forming apparatus comprising: mixed printing control unit that performs, in a situation where the job instruction to perform single-sided printing and the job instruction to perform double-sided printing coexist in a plurality of jobs continuously, double-sided printing process with a blank page set to be printed on one of the one side and the another side of the sheet of paper when performing printing corresponding to the job instruction to perform single-sided printing. | 12-24-2009 |
20100189458 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus includes a printing control unit that performs, between printing on a first printing side of a paper sheet and printing on a second printing side thereof, to print on the first printing side of a next paper sheet; a determination unit that determines, when the printing on the first printing side of the paper sheet is finished, whether a process of processing print data for the next paper sheet has been completed; and a standby control unit that causes a printing unit to delay a printing process on the second printing side of the paper sheet until printing on the first printing side of the next paper sheet is finished if it is determined that the process of processing the print data for the next paper sheet has not been completed. | 07-29-2010 |
20120188577 | Memory Management During Simplex and Duplex Printing with an Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a rendering processing unit for generating rendering data by sequentially performing a rendering process on units of printing data corresponding to a job and storing the rendering data in a first area, an image processing unit for generating image data by sequentially performing an image process on units of rendering data in the page unit and storing the image data in a second area, an output control unit for outputting the image data in an order, and a memory full detection unit for detecting, if the output of subject units of the image data is incomplete when a specific time elapses since the rendering process on the subject units of the job is completed and only a part or all of the subject units of the image data are stored in the second area, that an image data storage amount exceeds an acceptable amount. | 07-26-2012 |
20120194869 | Image Forming Apparatus for Reducing Delay Which Occurs Due to Timings of Release and Allocation of a Video Buffer - This image forming apparatus includes: a development device configured to develop a toner image of a print image; an image carrier configured to transfer the toner image to a paper sheet; a print engine configured to control the development device and the image carrier; and a controller configured to control the print engine to perform printing. The print engine is further configured to provide a transfer-completion notice to the controller upon detecting completion of transferring the toner image from the image carrier to the paper sheet. The controller is further configured to store image data of the print image in a video buffer, read out the image data from the video buffer, provide control information based on the image data to the print engine, and release the video buffer upon receiving the transfer-completion notice. | 08-02-2012 |
20130135662 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus of the present disclosure includes a print queue, a job writing unit, a print execution unit, a connected-state detection unit, and a maximum-number-of-storable-pages changing unit. The print queue stores print jobs on a page basis. The job writing unit writes the print jobs into the print queue. The print execution unit executes print on a recording medium based on a page from the print queue, and suspends execution of the print in a case in which a print job other than a print job of currently executed printing is cancelled. The connected-state detection unit detects a connected state of extension devices affecting a length of a conveyance path of the recording medium. The maximum-number-of-storable-pages changing unit changes a maximum number of storable pages, that can be stored in the print queue, and changes the maximum number of storable pages, based on the connected state detected. | 05-30-2013 |
20140139879 | Image Forming Apparatus That Allows for a Multi-Operation - Modules include ASIC modules for printing and ASIC modules for the scanner. A permission time slot, in which a bus request for inter-buffer memory data transfer is permitted, is allocated to each of a first module group including the ASIC modules for printing and a second module group including the ASIC modules for the scanner, in each of a first multi-operation in which print and image scan functions are operated in parallel and a second multi-operation in which copy and image scan functions are operated in parallel. The permission time slot is defined so that a value obtained by dividing the permission time slot allocated to the first module group by the permission time slot allocated to the second module group is larger in the first multi-operation than in the second multi-operation. | 05-22-2014 |
20150062650 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DRAWING STAMP ON RECORDING SHEETS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes pane information calculating portion, stamp drawing information calculating portion, and stamp drawing portion. Pane information calculating portion calculates pane information including recording sheet number information and drawing position information that indicate recording sheet number of recording sheet and drawing position in recording sheet at which an image of each page of obtained print data is to be formed. Stamp drawing information calculating portion calculates stamp drawing information including recording sheet number information and drawing position information that indicate recording sheet number of recording sheet and drawing position in recording sheet at which predetermined stamp is to be drawn in correspondence with pane information calculated by pane information calculating portion. Sstamp drawing portion draws predetermined stamp at drawing position in recording sheet indicated by stamp drawing information calculated by stamp drawing information calculating portion. | 03-05-2015 |
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20100166594 | AUSTENITIC HEAT RESISTANT ALLOY - An austenitic heat resistant alloy, which comprises, by mass percent, C≦0.15%, Si≦2%, Mn≦3%, Ni: 40 to 80%, Cr: 15 to 40%, W and Mo: 1 to 15% in total content, Ti≦3%, Al≦3%, N≦0.03%, O≦0.03%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and among the impurities P≦0.04%, S≦0.03%, Sn≦0.1%, As≦0.01%, Zn≦0.01%, Pb≦0.01% and Sb≦0.01%, and satisfies the conditions [P1=S+{(P+Sn)/2}+{(As+Zn+Pb+Sb)/5}≦0.050], [0.2≦P2=Ti+2Al≦7.5−10×P1], [P2≦9.0−100×O] and [N≦0.002×P2+0.019] can prevent both the liquation crack in the HAZ and the brittle crack in the HAZ and also can prevent defects due to welding fabricability, which occur during welding fabrication, and moreover has excellent creep strength at high temperatures. Therefore, the alloy can be used suitably as a material for constructing high temperature machines and equipment, such as power generating boilers, plants for the chemical industry and so on. The ally may contain a specific amount or amounts of one or more elements selected from Co, B, Ta, Hf, Nb, Zr, Ca, Mg, Y, La, Ce and Nd. | 07-01-2010 |
20110223055 | Ni-BASE HEAT RESISTANT ALLOY - A Ni-base heat resistant alloy, which comprises by mass percent, C: 0.1% or less, Si: 1% or less, Mn: 1% or less, Cr: not less than 15% to less than 28%, Fe: 15% or less, W: more than 5% to not more than 20%, Al: more than 0.5% to not more than 2%, Ti: more than 0.5% to not more than 2%, Nd: 0.001 to 0.1% and B: 0.0005 to 0.01%, with the balance being Ni and impurities, in which the contents of P, S, Sn, Pb, Sb, Zn and As among the impurities are P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Sn: 0.020% or less, Pb: 0.010% or less, Sb: 0.005% or less, Zn: 0.005% or less and As: 0.005% or less, and further satisfies the formulas of [0.015≦Nd+13.4×B≦0.13], [Sn+Pb≦0.025] and [Sb+Zn+As≦0.010] is an alloy in which much higher strength than the conventional Ni-base heat resistant alloy can be achieved, the ductility and toughness after a long period of use at a high temperature are remarkably improved, and moreover the zero ductility temperature and the hot workability are also further improved. This alloy can be suitably used as a pipe material, a thick plate material for a heat resistant pressure member, a bar material, a forging, and the like for a boiler for power generation, a plant for chemical industry, and the like. This alloy may contain a specific amount of one or more elements selected from Mo, Co, Nb, V, Zr, Hf, Mg, Ca, La, Ce, Ta and Re. | 09-15-2011 |
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20090079948 | DEVELOPING METHOD AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS - A developing method is used for subjecting a light-exposed resist film disposed on a wafer W to a developing process by a developing solution and a rinsing process by a rinsing liquid. In a state where the resist film on the wafer W is wet with the developing solution or rinsing liquid before a drying process is performed on the wafer W, a chemical liquid (curing chemical liquid), which contains a resist curing aid contributory to curing of a resist film remaining on the wafer W, is supplied onto a surface of the wafer W. Then, ultraviolet rays are radiated onto a surface of the wafer to cure a resist film remaining on the wafer W by a synergistic effect of the resist curing aid and the ultraviolet rays thus radiated, so as to prevent pattern fall. | 03-26-2009 |
20110155693 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD, COATING TREATMENT APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT SYSTEM - In the coating treatment apparatus, in a first treatment chamber, the front and rear surfaces of the substrate held by a transfer arm are inverted by a turning mechanism, and a coating solution is applied from a coating nozzle to the rear surface of the substrate. The substrate is transferred into a second treatment chamber, in which the coating solution on the rear surface is heated by a heating unit to cure, thereby forming a coating film on the rear surface of the substrate. The formation of the coating film by the coating treatment apparatus is performed before exposure processing, whereby the rear surface of the substrate can be flat for the exposure processing. | 06-30-2011 |
20110229120 | RINSING METHOD AND DEVELOPING METHOD - A rinsing method for performing a rinsing process on a substrate, after a developing process is performed on a light-exposed pattern disposed thereon, includes a step (STEP | 09-22-2011 |
20110240597 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD, COATING FILM REMOVING APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT SYSTEM - According to the present invention, during the photolithography processing of a substrate, exposure processing is performed immediately after removal of a coating film on the rear surface of the substrate, and a coating film is formed on the rear surface of the substrate immediately after the exposure processing. Thereafter, etching treatment and so on are performed, and a series of these treatment and processing steps are performed a predetermined number of times. The coating film has been formed on the rear surface of the substrate at the time for the etching treatment, so that even if the coating film gets minute scratches, the rear surface of the substrate itself is protected by the coating film and thus never scratched. Further, since the coating film on the rear surface of the substrate is removed immediately before the exposure processing, the rear surface of the substrate can be flat for the exposure processing. | 10-06-2011 |
20120061021 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - In the present invention, a plurality of rounds of patterning are performed on a substrate. In a patterning system, the substrate on which a first round of patterning has been performed is transferred to a planarizing film forming unit, where a planarizing film is formed above the substrate. The substrate is then transferred to the patterning system and subjected to a second round of patterning. The time from the completion of the forming processing of the planarizing film to the start of the second round of patterning is managed to be constant among the substrates. According to the present invention, in the pattern forming processing of performing a plurality of rounds of patterning, a pattern with a desired dimension can be stably formed above the substrate. | 03-15-2012 |
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20120164086 | Production Method Of O/W Emulsion Composition - The present invention provides a production method that can easily produce an O/W emulsion composition without using a special cooling apparatus and be economical. The production method of an O/W emulsion composition comprising: emulsifying, at 70° C. or higher, an oil phase with a portion of a water phase to prepare an emulsified part, wherein the oil phase comprises (A) a nonionic surfactant, (B) a linear higher alcohol that has 16 or more carbon atoms and can form an α-gel in water with the nonionic surfactant, and (C) an oil component, and the water phase comprises (D) water; mixing the remaining main water phase at 10 to 35° C. with the emulsified part while being stirred, to cool the emulsified part with continuous stirring to the lower temperature limit, or lower, of a temperature range wherein the oil phase forms an α-gel in the water phase; and then stopping the stirring. | 06-28-2012 |
20120164094 | Production Method Of High-Viscosity O/W Cream - The present invention provides a simple and economical production method, without using a large amount of thickeners, of a high-viscosity O/W cream. The production method comprising: emulsifying, at 70° C. or higher, an oil phase with a water phase to prepare an O/W emulsified part, wherein the oil phase comprises (A) a nonionic surfactant, (B) a linear higher alcohol that has 16 or more carbon atoms and can form an α-gel in water with (A), and (C) an oil component, and the water phase comprises (D) water; cooling the emulsified part while being stirred; and stopping the stirring at the peak temperature or higher in a temperature range wherein the oil phase forms an α-gel in the water phase, but lower than 70° C. The peak temperature is the exothermic peak measured by DSC of the emulsified part. The viscosity of the O/W cream measured with a B-type viscometer at 30° C. is preferably 8,000 mPa·s or higher. | 06-28-2012 |
20130331468 | Production Method Of O/W Emulsion Composition - The present invention provides a production method that can easily produce an O/W emulsion composition without using a special cooling apparatus and be economical. The production method of an O/W emulsion composition comprising the preparation of an emulsified part that is an O/W emulsion by emulsifying, at a temperature of 70° C. or higher, an oil phase comprising (A) a mono-branched fatty acid POE (0-60) glycerin ester, (B) a linear higher alcohol having 16 or more carbon atoms capable to form an α-gel in water with said (A), and (C) an oil component, and a part of an aqueous phase (a first aqueous phase) comprising (D) water; and the cooling of this emulsified part by mixing with stirring the remaining main aqueous phase (a second aqueous phase) at 10 to 35° C., wherein an aqueous solvent in the emulsified part is 15 mass % or less. | 12-12-2013 |
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20110017080 | SCREEN PRINTER - There is provided a screen printer capable of concurrently, efficiently subjecting a plurality of substrates, including different types of substrates, to printing operation. In a screen printer | 01-27-2011 |
20110162202 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING DEVICE AND WORK METHOD OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING DEVICE - An object of the invention is to provide an electronic component mounting device and a work method of the electronic component mounting device, capable of ensuring safety of an operator who accesses a work line through a door portion, and avoiding reduction of workability. A space defined by a base ( | 07-07-2011 |
20110239878 | SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INSIDE TEMPERATURE OF SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE - An object of the invention to provide a screen printing machine allows, during maintenance work for one printing device, the other printing device to continue its screen printing work, and a method for controlling an inside temperature of a screen printing machine. A space surrounded by a base ( | 10-06-2011 |
20120085252 | SCREEN PRINTER - A screen printer capable of concurrently, efficiently subjecting a plurality of different types of substrates, to a printing operation. The screen printer makes up an electronic component mounting line and prints electronic component bonding paste on a substrate. A substrate conveyance section that conveys a substrate forwardly or backwardly in a direction of conveyance of a substrate is disposed at an intermediate position between a first screen printing section and a second screen printing section arranged symmetrically with respect to a center line CL. It thereby becomes possible to adopt a variety of substrate conveyance forms, as required, such as return conveyance for returning the substrate from a downstream machine to an upstream side of the screen printer and bypass conveyance for letting the substrate sent from an upstream side pass through the screen printer, to thus be conveyed to a downstream machine. | 04-12-2012 |
20120090484 | SCREEN PRINTER - A screen printer capable of concurrently, efficiently subjecting a plurality of different types of substrates, to a printing operation. The screen printer makes up an electronic component mounting line and prints electronic component bonding paste on a substrate. A substrate conveyance section that conveys a substrate forwardly or backwardly in a direction of conveyance of a substrate is disposed at an intermediate position between a first screen printing section and a second screen printing section arranged symmetrically with respect to a center line CL. It thereby becomes possible to adopt a variety of substrate conveyance forms, as required, such as return conveyance for returning the substrate from a downstream machine to an upstream side of the screen printer and bypass conveyance for letting the substrate sent from an upstream side pass through the screen printer, to thus be conveyed to a downstream machine. | 04-19-2012 |
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20090052295 | Optical Disk Cleaning Device - An optical disk polishing device which includes: a disk holder for rotatably holding an optical disk | 02-26-2009 |
20100115834 | GERMINATION/GROWING APPARATUS AND PLANT CULTIVATION DEVICE - In a germination/growing apparatus having: a heat shield chamber that can be opened and closed; an illuminator for illuminating the inside of the heat shield chamber; a temperature regulator for heating and/or cooling the inside of the heat shield chamber; and a controller for controlling the temperature regulator, whereby seeds or plants are contained in the germination/growing apparatus for germinating or growing in the heat shield chamber, a breath inspirer for inspiring a human breath to the heat shield chamber is provided. With this configuration, the concentration of the carbon dioxide in the heat shield chamber can be increased, and the growth of the plant can be promoted. | 05-13-2010 |
20110143636 | OPTICAL DISK RESTORATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - An optical disk restoration apparatus and optical disk restoration method are provided, which are capable of achieving a high level of capability of restoring a scratched optical disk, without consuming the time and labor of an operator, while reducing the production cost of the apparatus. During a polishing process, an appropriate amount of a polishing agent is dropped onto the readout surface of the optical disk by a polishing agent supply pump to continuously supply the polishing agent to the interface between the optical disk and polishing pads, while a polishing water supply pump is operated to replenish the polishing agent with moisture evaporated by the polishing heat. By this mechanism, the amount and physical properties of the polishing agent at the interface between the optical disk and the polishing pads are appropriately maintained for a long period of time, so that the restoration capability is maintained at high levels. | 06-16-2011 |
20120206927 | LARGE LED LIGHTING APPARATUS - An LED lighting apparatus includes an LED-mounting base having LED elements mounted on its surface and a heat-dissipating section fixed on the back side of the LED-mounting base. The heat dissipating section is provided with: a core having a sealed space and heat-dissipating fins provided around the core. Thus, an LED lighting apparatus which has a shape substantially the same as that of a large mercury lighting apparatus, and which can efficiently dissipate heat generated from the LED elements, with only the smallest increase in the weight of the apparatus, can be provided. The electronic-circuit housing section may contain an electric circuit for generating power to be supplied to the LED elements. Furthermore, it is desirable to leave a small space in the electronic-circuit housing section so as to absorb the expansion of the cooling liquid, rather than completely fill the electronic-circuit housing section with the cooling liquid. | 08-16-2012 |
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20100231844 | FLUOROBICYCLO[2.2.2]OCTANE COMPOUND, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A liquid crystal composition comprising at least one compound having a fluorobicyclo[2.2.2]octane skeleton represented by formula (I) below is disclosed. A fluorobicyclo[2.2.2]octane compound represented by formula (II) below is also disclosed. In the formulae, Y represents a hydrogen atom or fluorine atom. | 09-16-2010 |
20100239788 | OPTICAL FILM, RETARDATION PLATE, ELLIPTICA POLARIZING PLATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND COMPOUND - An optical film comprising at least one compound represented by formula (1) is disclosed. In the formula, Y | 09-23-2010 |
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20100126408 | SINGLE CRYSTAL GROWTH METHOD AND SINGLE CRYSTAL PULLING APPARATUS - The present invention resides in a silicon single crystal growth method of pulling up and growing a single crystal from a melt of a silicon raw material in a quartz crucible based on a Czochralski method, wherein the method comprises the steps of: applying a DC voltage between an outer wall of the quartz crucible acts as a positive electrode and a pulling wire or pulling shaft for pulling up the silicon single crystal acts as a negative electrode; and fixing an electric current flowing through the silicon single crystal over a period of time for pulling up the single crystal, to grow the single crystal; as well as a pulling apparatus therefor. This allows for provision of the silicon single crystal growth method and the pulling apparatus therefor, capable of generating appropriately crystallized layers, i.e., devitrification at an inner wall surface of a quartz crucible during a silicon single crystal growth process, and capable of simultaneously controlling a Li concentration of the silicon single crystal, to prevent generating dislocations in the single crystal growth process to thereby improve a yield and productivity of single crystal, while simultaneously restricting variances of thicknesses of those oxide films of sliced wafers which oxide films are to be formed by subsequent thermal oxidation treatments. | 05-27-2010 |
20110017125 | SINGLE CRYSTAL GROWTH METHOD AND SINGLE CRYSTAL PULLING APPARATUS - A silicon single crystal growth method of pulling up and growing a single crystal from a melt of a silicon raw material melted in a quartz crucible based on a Czochralski method, the method comprising the steps of: applying a direct current voltage in such a manner that an outer wall of the quartz crucible acts as a positive electrode and an electrode immersed into the melt of the silicon raw material acts as a negative electrode, the immersed electrode being placed separately from a pulling member for pulling the single crystal; and growing the single crystal with the pulling member while passing an electric current through the electrode, and a pulling apparatus thereof. | 01-27-2011 |
20130125810 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SINGLE CRYSTAL - The present invention is a semiconductor single crystal manufacturing apparatus including, within a growth furnace main body, a crucible, and a heater disposed around the crucible, wherein a heat insulating cylinder is disposed around the heater within the growth furnace main body, the heat insulating cylinder includes a step portion dividing the heat insulating cylinder into the upper part and the lower part at the inside surface thereof, the inner diameter of the lower part is larger than the inner diameter of the upper part, a heat insulating plate is disposed below the heater and on the inside of the lower part of the heat insulating cylinder within the growth furnace main body, and the diameter of the heat insulating plate is larger than the inner diameter of the upper part of the heat insulating cylinder and is smaller than the inner diameter of the lower part. | 05-23-2013 |