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20090173551 | Support Structure of Mass Sensor Used in Scales - The present invention protects a mass sensor from an overload in any direction. A support structure is accommodated in a case, has a floating frame provided on one end side and a fixed portion provided on the other end side, receives a load of an object to be weighed placed on a scale pan with the aid of the floating frame part, and supports the mass sensor used in scales to detect the mass of the object to be weighed. The support structure has a spring member for supporting the mass sensor, and is interposed between the fixed portion and the case, which are structural members. The spring member is elastically deformed in advance to thereby press/urge on the fixed portion of the mass sensor and cause the portion to come into contact with the structural member side. The spring member deforms elastically so that the fixed portion separates from the contact location when a force greater than the pressing/urging force is applied. | 07-09-2009 |
20100181118 | BUILT-IN WEIGHT LIFTING AND LOWERING DEVICE - A device that adds and removes a load of a built-in weight to and from a load measuring mechanism of a weighing apparatus built-in weight latched in a weight holder that performs a lifting and lowering operation to a fixed portion. During calibration, gas is supplied from a gas supply and exhaust portion to a bag to increase volume of the air bag. At this point, the weight holder is lowered against the repulsive force of a coil spring, and the built-in weight is latched in the load receiver, thereby performing the calibration. After the calibration, an electromagnetic valve is opened to exhaust the gas from the bag. As a result, the weight holder is lifted by the repulsive force of the coil spring, and the weighing apparatus enters a usual weighing mode. | 07-22-2010 |
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20100164272 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat having a first support and a second support, and a first stay and a second stay for attaching a head rest to a seat back also includes a position adjusting mechanism and a retaining mechanism. The position adjusting mechanism adjusts positions of the stays with respect to the supports. The retaining mechanism prevents the stays from slipping out of the supports at positions above positions at which the stays are highest in an adjusted range by the position adjusting mechanism. A check hole for checking the connection state between two members, for example a cable and an operating rod, is formed in the first stay in such a position that the check hole is not visible when the stays are positioned in the adjusted range and is visible when the stays are prevented from slipping out of the supports by the retaining mechanism. | 07-01-2010 |
20110133525 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, and a seat back including a blower. The seat back includes an interior pad facing an outer circumference of the seat back other than a part of the seat back at a rear side, and a fabric seat cover covering the interior pad to configure an exterior covering. The seat cover includes a seated occupant's side surface portion and a rear surface portion joined together to form a bag-like configuration. The interior pad is formed with an air guiding path which guides air from the blower to a surface of the seat back at a seated occupant's side. A part of the rear surface portion which does not cover the interior pad is formed as a permeation block portion having permeability lower than that of the seated occupant's side surface portion so as to block the permeation of air from the outside. | 06-09-2011 |
20110187165 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat includes a seat main body, and a duct that is provided in the seat main body. The duct includes an inlet port through which air is supplied, a first communication pipe which is branched from the inlet port and communicates with a first outlet port, and a second communication pipe which is branched from the inlet port and communicates with a second outlet port. The duct is provided with a heating device which is configured to supply or absorb heat to or from air flowing through at least one of the first communication pipe and the second communication pipe so as to generate a temperature difference between air discharged from the first outlet port and air discharged from the second outlet port. | 08-04-2011 |
20130020841 | VEHICLE SEAT - A back surface of a seat pad is elastically supported by a support member. An air groove that forms an air duct is formed in the back surface of the seat pad. The support member is formed by an airtight sheet-shaped body, and the sheet-shaped body is arranged contacting the back surface of the seat pad so as to form the air duct by closing off an open portion of the air groove. | 01-24-2013 |
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20100248096 | COLORED CURABLE COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLOR FILTER, COLOR FILTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A colored curable composition including at least (A-1) a complex including a compound represented by the following formula (I) and a metal atom or a metal compound, (A-2) a phthalocyanine pigment, (B) a dispersing agent, (C) a polymerizable compound, (D) a photopolymerization initiator, and (E) an organic solvent: | 09-30-2010 |
20110051058 | COLORED CURABLE COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLOR FILTER, COLOR FILTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A colored curable composition including at least (A-1) a complex including a compound represented by the following formula (I) and a metal atom or a metal compound, (A-2) a phthalocyanine pigment, (B) a dispersing agent, (C) a polymerizable compound, (D) a photopolymerization initiator, and (E) an organic solvent: | 03-03-2011 |
20110217636 | COLORED CURABLE COMPOSITION, COLOR FILTER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING COLOR FILTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a colored curable composition including a phthalocyanine pigment, a dioxazine pigment, a dye, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound and a solvent; and a colored curable composition including a phthalocyanine pigment, a dye multimer having a polymerizable group and a group derived from a dipyrromethene dye, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound and a solvent. | 09-08-2011 |
20130334473 | COLORED CURABLE COMPOSITION, COLOR FILTER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING COLOR FILTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a colored curable composition including a phthalocyanine pigment, a dioxazine pigment, a dye, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound and a solvent; and a colored curable composition including a phthalocyanine pigment, a dye multimer having a polymerizable group and a group derived from a dipyrromethene dye, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound and a solvent. | 12-19-2013 |
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20090121385 | Method of forming a coating layer on the surface of a molded product within a mold - By managing a coating material injection time and the like parameters so that they may be controlled within specifically determined ranges, an in-mold coating formation method is provided for manufacturing a molded product coated with a coating layer having a uniform quality in its outside appearance. By continuously and unifyingly managing a mold opening amount and a mold closing force, an in-mold coating formation method and an in-mold coating formation apparatus are provided which are so formed that, if the control of a mold closing force and the control of a mold opening amount are continuously changed and at the same time a high precision and a high response are maintained, it is possible to enlarge a selectable range for selecting a molding condition, thereby producing an integrally formed molded product having an excellent outside appearance and whose coating layer has a high adhesion strength. Further, there are provided a mold having a specifically formed auxiliary cavity and an in-mold coating formation method which employs said mold, so that it is possible to prevent a coating material from leaking out of the mold, thereby shortening the molding formation cycle, and making it possible to manufacture a molded product having a stabilized quality. Moreover, by controlling an internal pressure in the mold cavity under a predetermined condition after the injection of the coating material, there is provided a further in-mold coating formation method which makes it possible to obtain an integrally formed molded product whose coating layer has a sufficient strength with the molded product, without having to use a special coating material and a special resin to be used for molding. In addition, by using a mold having a specifically shaped sub-cavity, there is provided a still further in-mold coating formation method which can keep mold temperature at a relatively low value, cause the coating material to cure at a predetermined temperature and within a predetermined time period, thereby shortening the molding formation cycle, improving the productivity, improving the physical properties of a coating layer, thus obtaining a good molded product. | 05-14-2009 |
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20090323750 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AS WELL AS OPTICAL PICKUP - A semiconductor laser device includes a semiconductor device layer having an emission layer and formed with a current path on a semiconductor layer in the vicinity of the emission layer, a current blocking layer formed in the vicinity of the current path, and a heat-radiation layer formed to be provided at least in the vicinity of a region formed with a cavity facet of the semiconductor device layer and be located above the current path, and having thermal conductivity larger than that of the current blocking layer. | 12-31-2009 |
20100085997 | NITRIDE-BASED SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nitride-based semiconductor laser device includes a nitride-based semiconductor layer formed on an active layer made of a nitride-based semiconductor, and an electrode layer including a first metal layer, made of Pt, formed on a far side of a surface of the nitride-based semiconductor layer from the active layer, a second metal layer, made of Pd, formed on a surface of the first metal layer, and a third metal layer, made of Pt, formed on a surface of the second metal layer, and having a shape necessary for the device in plan view. A thickness of the third metal layer is at least 10 times and not more than 30 times a thickness of the first metal layer. | 04-08-2010 |
20110007771 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - This semiconductor laser apparatus includes a support member having a main surface, a first semiconductor laser device bonded onto the main surface through a first bonding layer and a second semiconductor laser device bonded onto the main surface through a second bonding layer to be adjacent to the first semiconductor laser device. The melting point of the second bonding layer is lower than that of the first bonding layer, and a first height from the main surface to a fourth surface of the second semiconductor laser device is larger than a second height from the main surface to a second surface of the first semiconductor laser device. | 01-13-2011 |
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20100265366 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an evaluation value calculation unit configured to acquire an evaluation value from image data, a reduction coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate a reduction coefficient based on the evaluation value, a reduction unit configured to subject the image data to image processing to reduce color bleeding in a target area in the image data based on the reduction coefficient, and a size change unit configured to change the size of the image data. The reduction coefficient calculation unit calculates the reduction coefficient to reduce the color bleeding in a target area in the image data when the evaluation value exceeds a threshold. The threshold is set so that the range of the evaluation value where the reduction coefficient is not calculated when the size change unit sets the size of the image data to a second value larger than a first value is made wider than the range of the evaluation value where the reduction coefficient is not calculated when the size change unit sets the size of the image data to the first value. | 10-21-2010 |
20110122271 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Whether a user of a video camera can discern an unnatural motion or the discernable unnatural motion is permissible is evaluated based on an taken image so as to make a change between mixing of still image shooting driving and maintaining of motion image shooting driving. | 05-26-2011 |
20120287295 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS IMAGE PICKUP USING ROLLING SHUTTER METHOD, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus capable of reducing camera-shake blur and rolling-caused distortion of image data obtained by shooting without including invalid data. An object obtained by shooting is stored in a memory area as first image data, and data having a smaller data size than the first image data is acquired as second image data by clipping from the memory area. A clipping position which enables correction of camera-shake blur is calculated according to an amount of movement due to a camera shake. Range information indicative of a range in the memory area and shift amounts used for correcting rolling-caused distortion are calculated. Rolling-caused distortion of the second image data is corrected based on the calculated shift amounts. | 11-15-2012 |
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20100020838 | LASER DIODE, OPTICAL DISK DEVICE AND OPTICAL PICKUP - A laser diode capable of performing self-pulsation operation, and capable of sufficiently reducing the coherence of laser light and stably obtaining low-noise laser light is provided. A laser diode includes: a laser chip including at least one laser stripe which extends in a resonator length direction between a first end surface and a second end surface opposed to each other, in which the laser stripe includes a gain region and a saturable absorption region in the resonator length direction, and the width of the laser stripe in the saturable absorption region is larger than the width of the laser stripe in the gain region. | 01-28-2010 |
20140079086 | LASER DIODE, OPTICAL DISK DEVICE AND OPTICAL PICKUP - A laser diode capable of performing self-pulsation operation, and capable of sufficiently reducing the coherence of laser light and stably obtaining low-noise laser light is provided. The laser diode includes: a laser chip including at least one laser stripe which extends in a resonator length direction between a first end surface and a second end surface opposed to each other, in which the laser stripe includes a gain region and a saturable absorption region in the resonator length direction, and the width of the laser stripe in the saturable absorption region is larger than the width of the laser stripe in the gain region. | 03-20-2014 |
20140231838 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMISSION DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A semiconductor light-emission device includes: a p-type conductive layer that is one or more layers each made of a III-V compound semiconductor; an active layer made of a III-V compound semiconductor; and an electron barrier layer inserted between the p-type conductive layer and the active layer, and made of a III-V compound semiconductor. The electron barrier layer includes first and second regions. The first region is provided closer to the active layer than the second region, has a first interface and a second interface located farther from the active layer than the first interface, and has a band gap of a fixed magnitude. The second region is provided in contact with the second interface, and has a band gap smaller than the band gap of the first region and becomes smaller from an interface with the first region towards an interface with the p-type conductive layer of the second region. | 08-21-2014 |
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20100222195 | PAPER FOLDING MECHANISM AND PAPER FOLDING APPARATUS - A paper folding mechanism includes: first and second folding rollers ( | 09-02-2010 |
20110074091 | PAPER SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND PAPER SHEET CONVEYING SYSTEM - A paper sheet conveying device is equipped with a conveying path ( | 03-31-2011 |
20120007306 | STACKER DEVICE - A stacker device includes a conveying belt, a longitudinal receiving guide, a paper sheet discharge detecting part, a first detecting part having a rod body, a second detecting part, and a control part for controlling the guide drive mechanism and the belt drive mechanism. The control part is formed so as to control both the mechanisms so that after the predetermined time T, which is required for the paper sheet to be stacked on the stacking surface after the paper sheet discharge detecting part detects the rear edge of the paper sheet having been conveyed to the discharging roller, passes and until the first detecting part detects the paper sheet, the longitudinal receiving guide and the conveying belt move to the upstream side of the conveyance direction at the same time, and after that, until the first detecting part does not detect the paper sheet, the longitudinal receiving guide and the conveying belt move to the downstream side of the conveyance direction at the same time. Additionally, the control part is formed so as to control the belt drive mechanism so that, when the second detecting part detects the non-standing position of the paper sheet, only the conveying belt moves to the downstream side of the conveyance direction by the predetermined distance. | 01-12-2012 |
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20100189341 | INTRA-ORAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND INTRA-ORAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - The present invention aims to provide an intra-oral measurement device and an intra-oral measurement system capable of measuring an inside of an oral cavity at high accuracy without increasing a size of the device, and includes a light projecting unit for irradiating a measuring object including at least a tooth within an oral cavity with light, a lens system unit for collecting light reflected by the measuring object, a focal position varying mechanism for changing a focal position of the light collected by the lens system unit, and an imaging unit for imaging light passed through the lens system unit. | 07-29-2010 |
20100253773 | INTRA-ORAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND INTRA-ORAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - An intra-oral measurement device according to the present invention is provided with a light projecting unit for irradiating lights in at least two different wavelengths along an identical light axis toward an object to be measured that includes at least a tooth in an oral cavity, and an image pickup unit for receiving lights reflected on the object to be measured and picking up an image, so that an intra-oral shape can be accurately measured without spraying the metal powder within the oral cavity. | 10-07-2010 |
20110043822 | SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Light emitted from a light source is formed into parallel light beams, the parallel light beams are divided into two light beams, and one of the divided light beams is converted by a conical lens to light (beam) having an energy density on an optical axis maximized over a distance, and is applied to a surface of a measuring object, with another one of the divided light beams being applied to a reference mirror, so that, by detecting an interfered light beam between rearward scattered light of the light (beam) applied to the surface of the measuring object and reflected light from the reference mirror, a shape of the measuring object is measured. | 02-24-2011 |
20120305456 | BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANT DETERMINING METHOD, BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANT DETERMINING APPARATUS, RECYCLING METHOD, AND RECYCLING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a brominated flame retardant determining method that determines whether or not a brominated flame retardant is contained in a determination target object by emitting light to the determination target object composed of resin, receiving reflected light from the determination target object emitted with the light, calculating an absorption spectrum of the determination target object based on the reflected light, and determining whether or not a brominated flame retardant is contained in the determination target object in the absorption spectrum, based on an absorption spectrum in a wavelength band of 1.40 μm or more and 2.50 μm or less. | 12-06-2012 |
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20100254093 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electronic control unit is disclosed. The electronic control unit includes: a resin board; a power device that is surface-mounted on the resin board; a microcomputer that is configured to control the power device; first heat radiation means for radiating heat, the first heat radiation means being disposed on an opposite side of the resin board from the power device; and first heat conduction means for conducting the heat generated by the power device to the first heat radiation means. | 10-07-2010 |
20110012256 | SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - A semiconductor module includes a semiconductor chip having a switching function, a resin portion that covers the chip, terminals, and a heat dissipation portion. The resin portion includes first and second surfaces, which are opposed to each other and expand generally parallel to an imaginary plane; and a substrate is located on a first surface-side of the resin portion. The terminals project from the resin portion in a direction of the imaginary plane and are soldered onto the substrate. The heat dissipation portion is disposed on a second surface-side of the resin portion to release heat generated in the chip. One of the terminals is connected to the heat dissipation portion such that heat is transmitted from the one of the terminals to the heat dissipation portion. | 01-20-2011 |
20110013365 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - An electronic control unit includes a circuit board, multiple circuit patterns, multiple semiconductor devices, multiple leads, and at least one thermal-conduction limiting portion. Each of the semiconductor devices is installed to the corresponding circuit pattern formed on the circuit board. Each of the leads electrically and mechanically connects each of the semiconductor devices to the corresponding circuit pattern. The thermal-conduction limiting portion, which can limit conduction of heat generated from the semiconductor devices, is placed between corresponding two of the circuit patterns. | 01-20-2011 |
20110013370 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - In an electronic control unit, a semiconductor device that is installed to a circuit board includes a semiconductor chip, multiple leads and a resin body. The semiconductor chip is electrically connected to the circuit board through the leads and is molded in the resin body. A case receives the semiconductor device. A heat releasing gel contacts the semiconductor device, and conducts heat generated from the semiconductor device to a first cover of the case located on one side of the semiconductor device, which is opposite from the circuit board. A groove portion as a movement limiting means is placed at a location between the circuit board and the first cover. Therefore, movement of the heat releasing gel is limited, and heat can be released to a side of the case through the heat releasing gel with high efficiency. | 01-20-2011 |
20110090625 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS - An electronic control apparatus includes a housing, a lid, a fastener, and a controller. The lid covers the opening of the housing to form a closed space defined by the lid and the housing. The fastener fixes the lid to the housing. The controller is located in the space. An isolation member is provided with an outer surface of one of the lid and the bottom of the housing. The outer surface has a liquid drip area where liquid is expected to drip. The isolation member causes the liquid dripped on the liquid drip area to flow down the outer surface in such a manner that the liquid avoids the fastener. | 04-21-2011 |
20110221432 | SENSOR UNIT AND MAGNETIC FLUX CONCENTRATING MODULE - A sensor unit includes a printed circuit board, a Hall IC, a terminal member, and a capacitor. The printed circuit board has a conductive pattern. The Hall IC is disposed on the printed circuit board. The Hall IC includes an element part that detects magnetic flux. The element part is arranged in parallel with the printed circuit board and is away from the conductive pattern. The terminal member is disposed on an end portion of the printed circuit board and is configured to be electrically coupled with an external device. The capacitor is disposed on the printed circuit board. | 09-15-2011 |
20110304248 | ELECTRIC CONTROL DEVICE - An electronic control device includes: an accommodation element; a cover element; a connection element for fixing the cover element to the accommodation element; an extending protrusion extending and protruding to an outside from a contact portion between the cover element and the accommodation element; and a control element formed in the accommodation space. The extending protrusion includes a protrusion portion, which protrudes toward a bottom side or a cover element side and is formed to cover the contact portion. A clearance having predetermined dimensions is formed between the protrusion portion and one of an outer wall of the cover element and an outer wall of the accommodation element, which is near the contact portion. | 12-15-2011 |
20120039054 | ELECTRIC CONTROL DEVICE - An electric control device includes: an accommodation element (10) having an opening and a bottom; a cover element (20) for covering the opening of the accommodation element (10) so that accommodation space (15) is formed between the cover element (20) and the accommodation element (10); a hook (11) integrated with the accommodation element (10) for swaging the cover element (20); and a control element (30) formed in the accommodation space (15), wherein an electric element (32-35) is arranged on a substrate (31) so that the control element (30) is prepared. The substrate (31) includes a notch concavity (311) on a periphery of the substrate (31) so as to face the hook (11). | 02-16-2012 |
20120057318 | Electronic control unit - A resin board is fixed to a plate member made of metal by a fixing member. A semi-conductor module and a capacitor are mounted on a first surface of the resin board. A first ground pattern is formed on the fist surface and electrically connected to the plate member by means of the fixing member. A connector is also provided on the first surface such that the first ground pattern is interposed between the semi-conductor module and the connector. The heat from the semi-conductor module and the capacitor is transmitted to the plate member via the first ground pattern and the fixing member. | 03-08-2012 |
20120326295 | SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - A semiconductor module includes a semiconductor chip having a switching function, a resin portion that covers the chip, terminals, and a heat dissipation portion. The resin portion includes first and second surfaces, which are opposed to each other and expand generally parallel to an imaginary plane; and a substrate is located on a first surface-side of the resin portion. The terminals project from the resin portion in a direction of the imaginary plane and are soldered onto the substrate. The heat dissipation portion is disposed on a second surface-side of the resin portion to release heat generated in the chip. One of the terminals is connected to the heat dissipation portion such that heat is transmitted from the one of the terminals to the heat dissipation portion. | 12-27-2012 |
20130003306 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electronic control unit is disclosed. The electronic control unit includes: a resin board; a power device that is surface-mounted on the resin board; a microcomputer that is configured to control the power device; first heat radiation means for radiating heat, the first heat radiation means being disposed on an opposite side of the resin board from the power device; and first heat conduction means for conducting the heat generated by the power device to the first heat radiation means. | 01-03-2013 |
20140254103 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - A substrate of an electronic control unit has a control region on which a control component is disposed and a power region on which a power component is disposed. Substrate-fixing portions of a housing project from a bottom portion, and the substrate is fixed to the substrate-fixing portions. A heat radiating portion extends from the bottom portion. Semiconductor modules are fixed to a first outer surface and a second outer surface of the heat radiating portion, the first outer surface being on a side opposite to the power component. The heat radiating portion is located between the semiconductor modules and the power component. Therefore, heat interference between the semiconductor modules and the power component is reduced, and a heat radiation performance improves. | 09-11-2014 |
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20090237494 | Apparatus, method, and program for displaying stereoscopic images - A stereoscopic image display apparatus is constituted by: an image obtaining section for obtaining a plurality of images, which are obtained by photography of a subject from different positions; a distance measuring section, for measuring the distance to the subject; a stereoscopic image generating section, for generating a stereoscopic image for three dimensional display from the plurality of images; a display region generating section, for generating display regions that display the images in manners corresponding to the distance, when the display regions are displayed overlapped in the stereoscopic image; and a display section, for displaying the stereoscopic image, on which the display regions are overlapped. | 09-24-2009 |
20120212485 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR DISPLAYING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES - A stereoscopic image display apparatus, includes an image obtaining unit, for obtaining a plurality of images, which are obtained by photography of a subject from different positions by a photography unit, a distance measuring unit, for measuring the distance to the subject from the photography unit, a stereoscopic image generating unit, for generating a stereoscopic image for three dimensional display from the plurality of images, a display region generating unit, for generating display regions that display the images in having amounts of parallax corresponding to the distance, when the display regions are displayed overlapped in the stereoscopic image, a display unit, for displaying the stereoscopic image, on which the display regions are overlapped, and a zoom unit for enlarging reducing the stereoscopic image, the display region generating unit changing sizes of the display regions according to the zoom magnification rate when the stereoscopic image is enlarged/reduced. | 08-23-2012 |
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20100053630 | MEASURING METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT, REFERENCE STANDARD, AND MEASURING DEVICE - The present invention provides a reference standard used to calibrate measurement data of a measuring device for measuring the shape of a measurement surface utilizing interference between light from the measurement surface and light from the reference surface. A measurement surface of the reference standard has at least one protruding mark and one recessed mark, and an integrated value of the dimension of the protruding mark in the direction normal to the measurement surface of the reference standard, on the circumference of an assumed circle on the measurement surface centered at a point on an optical axis of the reference standard, is equal to an integrated value of the dimension of the recessed mark in the direction normal to the measurement surface of the reference standard on the circumference of the assumed circle. | 03-04-2010 |
20110043809 | MEASUREMENT METHOD AND MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - The present invention provides a measurement apparatus including a reflector configured to reflect a light traveling from an optical system, a detector configured to detect a light incident thereon via the reflector and a measurement optical system including one of a reference surface and a wavefront conversion element, and a load application device configured to apply a load to the reflector in an application direction perpendicular to the optical axis, the load application device applying a compression load to a first portion of the reflector below the optical axis, at a magnitude corresponding to an angle and a position of the first portion, in the application direction thereat, and applying a tension load to a second portion of the reflector above the optical axis, at a magnitude corresponding to an angle and a position of the second portion, in the application direction thereat. | 02-24-2011 |
20110141482 | SURFACE PROFILE MEASURING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MEASURING SURFACE PROFILE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT - A surface profile measuring apparatus includes a first image pickup device that obtains an interference pattern, an optical system that guides a measuring beam and a reference beam to the first image pickup device, a second image pickup device with which a distribution of light quantity of a beam from a light source traveling thereto avoiding the optical system is measured, and an arithmetic unit that calculates a profile of a target surface from the interference pattern. A distribution of light quantity of a beam from the light source transmitted through the optical system is measured with the first image pickup device. The profile of the target surface calculated by the arithmetic unit is corrected on the basis of the distributions of light quantity measured with the first and second image pickup devices. | 06-16-2011 |
20110222148 | HOLDING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - The present invention provides a holding apparatus including a structure and configured to hold an object so that a distance from a reference point of the structure to a reference point of the object in a direction along a reference axis is kept at a constant value, the holding apparatus including a plurality of holding members, each being supported by the structure, including an inclined surface that is inclined relative to a plane orthogonal to the reference axis, and being configured to hold the object via the inclined surface, wherein the inclined surfaces are inclined so that the distance falls within a tolerance even if temperature of the object and the plurality of holding members change. | 09-15-2011 |
20130197844 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A measurement apparatus includes a mount configured to mount an object, a probe configured to move with respect to the object so as to measure a shape of the object, an interferometer configured to measure a position of the probe with respect to a reference mirror, and a calculator configured to calculate the shape of the object using a measured value relating to the shape of the object that is obtained based on the position of the probe measured by the interferometer and a relative displacement between the object and the reference mirror that is obtained based on a signal from a sensor for the object and the reference mirror while the probe is moved. | 08-01-2013 |
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20110206972 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE SEPARATOR - Provided is a power storage device separator that is realized in the form of a heat-resistant, solvent-resistant, and dimensionally stable thin film. Also provided is a power storage device separator that can be realized in the form of a thin film which has excellent ion permeability and low resistance, which makes short-circuiting between electrodes and self-discharging difficult to occur, and in addition, which has excellent durability even after long periods of use under high temperature environments in the presence of organic solvents and ionic solutions. | 08-25-2011 |
20120003525 | SEPARATOR FOR AN ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention provides a separator for an electricity storage device that is formed by superimposing two or more fiber layers, wherein at least one or more of the fiber layers is a synthetic fiber layer that contains synthetic fibers and a synthetic resin binding agent, and also provides a method of manufacturing the same. Moreover, the present invention provides a separator for an electricity storage device that contains thermoplastic synthetic fibers A, heat-resistant synthetic fibers B, natural fibers C, and a synthetic resin-based binding agent, and also provides a method of manufacturing the same. | 01-05-2012 |
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20080230517 | THIN FILM SUPPORT SUBSTRATE FOR USE IN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FILTER AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FILTER - In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas. | 09-25-2008 |
20080233423 | THIN FILM SUPPORT SUBSTRATE FOR USE IN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FILTER AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FILTER - In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas. | 09-25-2008 |
20110100828 | THIN FILM SUPPORT SUBSTRATE FOR USE IN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FILTER AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FILTER - In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer of a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas. | 05-05-2011 |
20110269050 | SEPARATOR FOR FLAT-TYPE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL USING THE SAME SEPARATOR - A separator having a separator member coupled body having a metal plate as a base body, and formed by integrally coupling a plurality of separator members each having through holes for feeding fuel to an electrolyte of the fuel cell, said through holes arranged so as to correspond to the unit cell and to be perpendicular to a surface of said base body, and frame coupled bodies each made of an insulating material, each having openings for fuel feeding or oxygen feeding corresponding to the respective separator members, and each formed by integrally coupling a plurality of frame portions that give insulation between the unit cells, wherein said frame coupled bodies, making a pair, sandwich said separator member coupled body from its both sides, and each frame portion of one of said frame coupled bodies is capable of fitting a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of the fuel cell into the opening. | 11-03-2011 |
20110315558 | THIN FILM SUPPORT SUBSTRATE FOR USE IN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FILTER AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FILTER - In a through hole closing process, a metal plate is attached to one surface of a conductive base member having a plurality of through holes by the use of a magnet, in a copper plating process, a copper plating layer is formed on the conductive base member and the metal plate exposed within the through holes, from the side of the conductive base member where the metal plate is not attached, thereby to fill up the through holes, in a film forming process, a Pd alloy film is formed by plating on the surface of the conductive base member after removal of the metal plate, and in a removal process, the copper plating layer is removed by selective etching, thereby to produce a hydrogen production filter that is used in a reformer a fuel cell so as to be capable of stably producing high purity hydrogen gas. | 12-29-2011 |
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20110209828 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLASMA PROCESSING - The invention provides a plasma processing apparatus capable of minimizing the non-uniformity of potential distribution around wafer circumference, and providing a uniform process across the wafer surface. The apparatus is equipped with a focus ring formed of a dielectric, a conductor or a semiconductor and having RF applied thereto, the design of which is optimized for processing based on a design technique clarifying physical conditions for flattening a sheath-plasma interface above a wafer and the sheath-plasma interface above the focus ring. A surface voltage of the focus ring is determined to be not less than a minimum voltage for preventing reaction products caused by wafer processing from depositing thereon. The surface height, surface voltage, material and structure of the focus ring are optimized so that the height of an ion sheath formed on the focus ring surface is either equal or has a height difference within an appropriate tolerance range to the height of the ion sheath formed on the wafer surface. Optimization of the structure is realized by setting up an appropriate tolerance range taking into consideration the variation caused by consumption of the focus ring. | 09-01-2011 |
20130174105 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLASMA PROCESSING - A plasma processing apparatus is disclosed for minimizing the non-uniformity of potential distribution around wafer circumference. The apparatus includes a focus ring formed of a dielectric, and a conductor or a semiconductor having RF applied thereto. A surface voltage of the focus ring is determined to be not less than a minimum voltage for preventing reaction products caused by wafer processing from depositing thereon. The surface height, surface voltage, material, and structure of the focus ring are optimized so that the height of an ion sheath formed on the focus ring surface is either equal or has a height difference within an appropriate tolerance range to the height of the ion sheath formed on the wafer surface. | 07-04-2013 |
20140137059 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLASMA PROCESSING - Plasma processing focus ring design arrangements, including: acquiring a surface voltage and a sheath thickness above a surface of the object to be processed, and a surface voltage and a sheath thickness above a surface of the focus ring, by an equivalent circuit analysis; performing 2D plasma and 2D electric field analysis, based on the equivalent circuit analysis; and designing configuration of the focus ring and the processing stage, to achieve a plasma-sheath interface flattening condition by making a sum of a height from a height reference point to a surface of the object and a sheath thickness from the surface of the object to a plasma-sheath interface above the object, equal to a sum of a height from the height reference point to a surface of the focus ring and a sheath thickness from the surface of the focus ring to a plasma-sheath interface above the focus ring. | 05-15-2014 |
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20090297030 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CONVERSION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A labeling unit that extracts a character included in raster format image data and finds the size of the extracted character, and an approximation method determination unit that determines whether or not to use curve approximation to convert the character based on the found size, are provided. In the case where it has been determined to use curve approximation, the character is converted into a vector format by performing straight-line approximation or curve approximation on each of the various parts of the contour of the character, whereas in the case where it has been determined not to use curve approximation, the character is converted into a vector format by performing straight-line approximation and not performing curve approximation on each of the various parts of the contour of the character. | 12-03-2009 |
20090310868 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CONVERSION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - There are provided a labeling portion that extracts a character included in raster format image data, a complexity calculation portion that obtains a degree of complexity indicating complexity of the character, an approximation method determination portion that determines whether or not to use curve approximation to convert the character based on the degree of complexity thus obtained. In the case where it has been determined to use the curve approximation, the character is converted into a vector format by performing straight-line approximation or curve approximation on each part of a contour of the character, whereas in the case where it has been determined not to use the curve approximation, the character is converted into a vector format by performing the straight-line approximation on each part of the contour of the character without performing the curve approximation. | 12-17-2009 |
20100053656 | Image processing apparatus capable of processing color image, image processing method and storage medium storing image processing program - Given a circular graph that is divided by four colors (red, blue, yellow, and green), for example. This circular graph shows information indicated by the corresponding colors in accordance with planar dimensions of respective areas (e.g., a ratio of items corresponding to the respective colors to total and the like). Furthermore, the items corresponding to the respective colors are described as a legend independently of the circular graph. For example, since for people with protanopia/deuteranopia, “red” and “green” look the same, they cannot identify these colors. In image processing according to a first embodiment, the information indicated by the colors is added to a graph as shown in FIG. A to generate an image as shown in FIG. | 03-04-2010 |
20100253953 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA AMOUNT REDUCING METHOD, AND DATA AMOUNT REDUCING PROGRAM EMBODIED ON COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - In order to reduce the data amount of image data while preventing degradation of image quality, an MFP includes an image data acquiring portion to acquire image data, a region extracting portion to extract regions having predetermined attributes from the image data, a selecting portion to select one of the extracted regions, a reduction portion to reduce the data amount of the image data by processing the selected region in a manner predetermined for the attribute of that region, and a comparing portion to compare the data amount of the image data after reduction of the data amount with a predetermined target value, in which the selecting portion selects the regions one by one until the comparing portion determines that the data amount of the image data is equal to or less than the target value. | 10-07-2010 |
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20080261666 | Electronic device - A cellular phone device has an operation-unit casing, a sliding casing which is coupled to the operation-unit casing with the front face of the sliding casing facing the rear face of the operation-unit casing, and which slides with respect to the operation-unit casing in a direction parallel to the rear face of the operation-unit casing, and a direction input device provided on the rear face of the operation-unit casing. The sliding casing slides with respect to the operation-unit casing between a state where the direction input device is covered by the sliding casing and a state where a covering of the direction input device by the sliding casing is released. | 10-23-2008 |
20090139058 | Hinge Apparatus and Foldable Electronic Device - A hinge apparatus of the present invention comprises a first rotational shaft which rotates a first casing and a second casing relative to each other from a state where the first and second casings are folded down, and opens the first and second casings in a vertical direction, a second rotational shaft which rotates the first casing and the second casing relative to each other in a horizontal direction, a coupling member which couples the first rotational shaft and the second rotational shaft together, with an end portion of the first rotational shaft being overlapped with an end portion of the second rotational shaft, and an engagement member which allows either one rotational shaft of the first rotational shaft and the second rotational shaft to engage with the other rotational shaft, thereby restricting a rotation of the other rotational shaft when the one rotational shaft rotates. | 06-04-2009 |
20100273540 | Two-Axis Hinge and Mobile Device - A two-axis hinge unit is provided with a first rotating shaft that rotates so as to open in the vertical direction from a folded state with a first casing and a second casing overlapping and a second rotating shaft that rotates so as to open in the horizontal direction from a folded state with the first casing and the second casing overlapping, and is provided with a restriction member positioned between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft that, when one of the rotating shafts is in a predetermined rotational position, is pressed by this one rotating shaft and engages with the other rotating shaft, thereby restricting rotation of that other rotating shaft. | 10-28-2010 |
20120279016 | Two-Axis Hinge and Mobile Device - A two-axis hinge unit is provided with a first rotating shaft that rotates so as to open in the vertical direction from a folded state with a first casing and a second casing overlapping and a second rotating shaft that rotates so as to open in the horizontal direction from a folded state with the first casing and the second casing overlapping, and is provided with a restriction member positioned between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft that, when one of the rotating shafts is in a predetermined rotational position, is pressed by this one rotating shaft and engages with the other rotating shaft, thereby restricting rotation of that other rotating shaft. | 11-08-2012 |
20130003278 | Two-Axis Hinge and Mobile Device - A two-axis hinge unit is provided with a first rotating shaft that rotates so as to open in the vertical direction from a folded state with a first casing and a second casing overlapping and a second rotating shaft that rotates so as to open in the horizontal direction from a folded state with the first casing and the second casing overlapping, and is provided with a restriction member positioned between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft that, when one of the rotating shafts is in a predetermined rotational position, is pressed by this one rotating shaft and engages with the other rotating shaft, thereby restricting rotation of that other rotating shaft. | 01-03-2013 |