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20090161894 | CARD TYPE MEMS MICROPHONE - It is an object of the invention to provide an MEMS microphone having a directionality. | 06-25-2009 |
20100119087 | MEMS MICROPHONE DEVICE - The invention provides a MEMS microphone device capable of improving the S/N ratio of output signals in the MEMS microphone and obtaining flat frequency characteristics up to a high range, for which reflow mounting is enabled. The MEMS microphone of the present invention includes a MEMS chip for converting an acoustic signal to an electric signal, a shield for covering the MEMS chip, and a deemphasis circuit for applying a deemphasis process to a signal output from the MEMS chip, wherein the shield is configured so as to apply a preemphasis process to the signal input to the MEMS chip. | 05-13-2010 |
20100167799 | SHIELD CASE AND MEMS MICROPHONE HAVING IT - To provide a shield case and an MEMS microphone having the shield case which can secure on a top plate the minimum distance for adhering with a gasket in a view point of airtightness. | 07-01-2010 |
20100254561 | MICROPHONE DEVICE - Provided is a microphone device, i.e., an acoustic sensor, with high reliability for reducing noise caused by light. A microphone device includes: a condenser including a first electrode, and a second electrode opposite to the first electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode are provided on a semiconductor substrate; an amplifier which is electrically connected to the condenser. Each of the first electrode and the second electrode has the same conductivity type as the semiconductor substrate. | 10-07-2010 |
20110057106 | INFRARED DETECTOR - An infrared detector includes a pyroelectric element, a first amplifier, and a second amplifier. The pyroelectric element includes a first electrode formed on a first surface of a pyroelectric body, and a second electrode formed on the opposite surface. The first amplifier is connected to the first electrode, and amplifies signals induced to the first electrode. The second amplifier is connected to the second electrode, and amplifies signals induced to the second electrode. | 03-10-2011 |
20110116661 | SHIELD CASE AND MEMS MICROPHONE HAVING IT - To provide a shield case and an MEMS microphone having the shield case which can secure on a top plate the minimum distance for adhering with a gasket in a view point of airtightness. | 05-19-2011 |
20110255228 | BALANCE SIGNAL OUTPUT TYPE SENSOR - There is provided a balance signal output type sensor producing a high quality balance signal output. There is provided a balance signal output type sensor including a capacitor unit having a first electrode serving as a movable electrode and a second electrode disposed opposite the first electrode, a first amplifier that is connected to the first electrode and that amplifies a signal from the first electrode, and a second amplifier that is connected to the second electrode and that amplifies a signal from the second electrode. | 10-20-2011 |
20110304092 | Automatic document feeder and image forming apparatus including the same - An automatic document feeder includes a separating and feeding unit which has a separating member and a paper feeding member coming into contact with the separating member at a predetermined separating pressure, and separates and feeds an original sheet by sheet from a bundle of originals placed on an original placing table; a conveying unit which conveys the original separated by the separating and feeding unit toward a scanning position; a separating pressure switching unit which applies and releases the separating pressure and which is controlled by a control unit to release the separating pressure after a leading edge of a preceding sheet of the original has passed through the separating and feeding unit and to apply the separating pressure before a sheet of original separated and fed next to the preceding sheet of original is fed from the bundle of original to the separating and feeding unit. | 12-15-2011 |
20120057212 | Sheet conveying device, original conveying device, sheet scanning device, and image forming apparatus - A sheet conveying device includes: a sheet loading unit; a pick-up roller that draws a sheet from a stack of sheets set on the sheet loading unit; a moving unit that causes the pick-up roller to separate from or press against a top-surface of the sheet; a feeding member; a prevention member that prevents an original from being conveyed by the feeding member; a separation unit that separates and conveys each sheet, which is fed by the pick-up roller, to downstream in a conveying direction; and a detection unit that detects whether the original moves, the detection unit being arranged in a position near the separation unit or in upstream of the separation unit in the conveying direction. At least when the stack of sheets is being set on the sheet loading unit, the detection unit is not in contact with the sheet. | 03-08-2012 |
20120076322 | MICROPHONE - There is provided a microphone that can suppress vibration noise stemming from mechanical vibrations and that outputs a collective signal having superior quality. | 03-29-2012 |
20120119432 | Sheet conveying apparatus, image reading apparatus, and image forming apparatus - A sheet conveying apparatus includes: a sheet housing unit that houses sheets in a stacked manner; a sheet conveying unit that conveys a sheet to a predetermined conveyance target position; a sheet pick-up unit that picks up outermost one of the sheets housed in the sheet housing unit for conveying to a sheet conveying unit side; a separating and conveying unit that separates the next sheet from the outermost sheet, and conveys only the outermost sheet to the sheet conveying unit; and a sheet-conveyance-movement detecting unit that detects presence or absence of movement of a sheet in the conveying direction. The sheet-conveyance-movement detecting unit is arranged at a position at which the outermost sheet and the next sheet may overlap each other, and a separation portion is located downstream of the pick-up position and is an area where a separation action of the separating and conveying unit works. | 05-17-2012 |
20120119436 | SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING UNIT INCLUDING SAME - A sheet conveyance device includes a loading section, a first conveyance member a separation section, a first sheet length detector to detect whether the sheet is longer than a predetermined length slightly longer than a specific sheet size in the sheet conveyance direction, a trailing-edge detector disposed downstream from the separation section, a leading-edge detector disposed downstream from the trailing-edge detector a distance smaller than the specific sheet size and from the first conveyance member a distance longer than the specific sheet size, and a controller. When the sheet is equal to or greater than the predetermined length, the controller starts sheet feeding when the trailing-edge detector detects the trailing edge of the sheet, and when the sheet is smaller than that, the controller starts sheet feeding when either the leading-edge detector detects the leading edge of the sheet or the trailing-edge detector detects the trailing edge thereof. | 05-17-2012 |
20120300594 | PRESSURE WAVE GENERATOR AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A pressure wave generator includes a silicon substrate, a hole formed in the silicon substrate, and a film covering the hole. The film includes a multilayer film of a heat generating member and a heat insulating layer. | 11-29-2012 |
20120314267 | SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - A sheet conveyance device includes a loading section, a sheet feeding unit, a separation section disposed downstream in a sheet conveyance direction from the sheet feeding unit, a conveyance member to transport a sheet separated by the separation section, a trailing-edge detector disposed at a first conveyance distance (L | 12-13-2012 |
20130315610 | AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - According to an embodiment, an ADF includes: a sheet-feed cover unit; a switch unit to be switched on or off depending on whether the sheet-feed cover unit is open or closed and including a first terminal, to which a first voltage, by which a driving motor is driven, is input, and a second terminal connected to the driving motor; and an open/close-detection circuit unit that includes a first switch circuit and a second switch circuit. The first switch circuit is switched on or off based on a threshold voltage that is larger than a second voltage to be generated in the driving motor by a jammed-document removing motion and smaller than the first voltage. The open/close-detection circuit unit detects that the sheet-feed cover unit is closed when the second switch circuit is energized, but detects that the sheet-feed cover unit is open when the second switch circuit is de-energized. | 11-28-2013 |
20130320611 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying device such as a feed mechanism includes a pick-up roller and a cover member. The pick-up roller feeds, into an apparatus, a sheet such as a document on a placing table such as a document placing table on which the sheet is placed. The cover member such as a pick-up cover covers the pick-up roller. The cover member is supported at both ends thereof on a shaft of the pick-up roller or on shaft bearings that receive the shaft of the pick-up roller. | 12-05-2013 |
20140084531 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying device includes: a separation sheet feeding mechanism having a paper feeding belt and a separation roller; and an adjustment mechanism that changes contact state of the paper feeding belt to the separation roller by changing relative position of the paper feeding belt and the separation roller, and changes and adjusts separation performance of the separation roller for the subsequent sheet, wherein the adjustment mechanism includes a cam follower member changing the relative position of the feeding belt and the separation roller, the cam member includes a first cam face and a second cam face which are formed at each rotation radius position in accordance with the rotation angle position, and are spaced apart in the rotation radius direction, and the cam follower member has a contact unit guided by the first cam face and the second cam face. | 03-27-2014 |
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20080251718 | ELECTRON BEAM APPARATUS AND SAMPLE OBSERVATION METHOD USING THE SAME - The electron beam apparatus is provided with a stage for mounting a sample thereon, a primary optical system for generating an electron beam having an irradiation area and irradiating the electron beam onto the sample, a secondary optical system for detecting electrons which have been generated through the irradiation of the electron beam onto the sample and have acquired structural information of the sample and acquiring an image of the sample about a viewing area and an irradiation area changing section for changing the position of the irradiation area with respect to the viewing area. | 10-16-2008 |
20100032566 | SUBSTRATE SURFACE INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION APPARATUS - A substrate surface inspection method inspects for a defect on a substrate including a plurality of materials on a surface thereof. The inspection method comprises: irradiating the surface of the substrate with an electron beam, a landing energy of the electron beam set such that a contrast between at least two types of materials of the plurality of materials is within a predetermined range; detecting electrons generated by the substrate to acquire a surface image of the substrate, with a pattern formed thereon from the at least two types of materials eliminated or weakened; and detecting the defect from the acquired surface image by detecting as the defect an object image having a contrast by which the object image can be distinguished from a background image in the surface image. Defects present on the substrate surface can be detected easily and precisely by using a cell inspection. | 02-11-2010 |
20100314611 | ELECTRODE COVERING MATERIAL, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device is provided and includes a field effect transistor having a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a channel forming region composed of an organic semiconductor material layer and a source/drain electrode made of a metal. A portion of the source/drain electrode in contact with the organic semiconductor material layer comprising the channel forming region is covered with an electrode coating material. Because the electrode coating material is composed of organic molecules having a functional group which can be bound to a metal ion and a functional group that binds to the source/drain electrode composed of the metal, low contact resistance and high mobility can be achieved. | 12-16-2010 |
20110155905 | SPECIMEN OBSERVATION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND INSPECTION METHOD AND DEVICE USING THE METHOD AND DEVICE - A technique capable of improving the ability to observe a specimen using an electron beam in an energy region which has not been conventionally given attention is provided. This specimen observation method comprises: irradiating the specimen with an electron beam; detecting electrons to be observed which have been generated and have obtained information on the specimen by the electron beam irradiation; and generating an image of the specimen from the detected electrons to be observed. The electron beam irradiation comprises irradiating the specimen with the electron beam with a landing energy set in a transition region between a secondary emission electron region in which secondary emission electrons are detected and a mirror electron region in which mirror electrons are detected, thereby causing the secondary emission electrons and the mirror electrons to be mixed as the electrons to be observed. The detection of the electrons to be observed comprises performing the detection in a state where the secondary emission electrons and the mirror electrons are mixed. Observation and inspection can be quickly carried out for a fine foreign material and pattern of 100 nm or less. | 06-30-2011 |
20110165825 | POLISHING APPARATUS - A polishing apparatus according to the present invention is a polishing apparatus for polishing a periphery (a bevel portion, a notch portion, an edge-cut portion) of a substrate (W) by bringing a polishing tool ( | 07-07-2011 |
20120074316 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH DUST OR PARTICLE COLLECTION FUNCTION - An electro-optical inspection apparatus is provided that is capable of preventing adhesion of dust or particles to the sample surface as much as possible. A stage ( | 03-29-2012 |
20120267334 | ARTIFICIAL NIPPLE AND NURSING CONTAINER USING SAME - An artificial nipple can include a nipple tip section that can sufficiently reach the sucking fossa and can be appropriately squashed The artificial nipple can have a base section that widens to match an attachment object, an areola section formed contiguously to the base section and that extends while narrowing gradually, and a nipple section that extends from the areola section and that narrows more than the areola section. A flange section can be provided in the base section with a predetermined thickness. A check valve can be formed with a valve body so as to be entirely accommodated within the thickness dimension of the flange, and provided in the base section. | 10-25-2012 |
20140091215 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH DUST OR PARTICLE COLLECTION FUNCTION - An electro-optical inspection apparatus is provided that is capable of preventing adhesion of dust or particles to the sample surface as much as possible. A stage ( | 04-03-2014 |
20150060666 | SPECIMEN OBSERVATION METHOD AND DEVICE USING SECONDARY EMISSION ELECTRON AND MIRROR ELECTRON DETECTION - A technique capable of improving the ability to observe a specimen using an electron beam in an energy region which has not been conventionally given attention is provided. This specimen observation method comprises: irradiating the specimen with an electron beam; detecting electrons to be observed which have been generated and have obtained information on the specimen by the electron beam irradiation; and generating an image of the specimen from the detected electrons to be observed. The electron beam irradiation comprises irradiating the specimen with the electron beam with a landing energy set in a transition region between a secondary emission electron region in which secondary emission electrons are detected and a mirror electron region in which mirror electrons are detected, thereby causing the secondary emission electrons and the mirror electrons to be mixed as the electrons to be observed. The detection of the electrons to be observed comprises performing the detection in a state where the secondary emission electrons and the mirror electrons are mixed. Observation and inspection can be quickly carried out for a fine foreign material and pattern of 100 nm or less. | 03-05-2015 |
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20080308995 | Automatic document feeder, image reading system including same, and image forming apparatus including same - An automatic document feeder, included in an image reading system that can be included in an image forming apparatus, is configured to transfer an original document to an image reader included in the image reading system, and includes a first drive unit configured to include a first motor to drive the document separation and feed unit, a second drive unit configured to include a second motor to drive the document conveyance unit, a third drive unit configured to include a third motor to drive the document discharging unit, where at least two motors of the first, second, and third motors disposed in a substantially in-line arrangement, and a cooling member configured to supply a coolant to the at least two motors disposed in a substantially in-line arrangement, to the first, second, and third motors, in that order. | 12-18-2008 |
20100225045 | Document feeding device, image forming apparatus including same, and control method for the document feeding device - A document feeding device includes a carrying unit capable of carrying documents, a drawing device drawing and supplying the documents, a drawing device drive source driving the drawing device, a separation unit including a separation device to separate the documents one by one, a separation device drive source driving the separation device, a conveying device conveying the documents, a reading unit including a reading device to read information of the documents, a discharge device discharging the documents, a first document detector provided between a document set position and the separation unit to detect the documents, and a second document detector provided downstream of the separation unit and near a separation position to detect the documents. The first and second document detectors detect the trailing end of each of the documents to control the operation of the drawing device on the basis of the result of the detection. | 09-09-2010 |