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20110202912 | MEDIATION APPARATUS, INSTALLATION SYSTEM, INSTALLATION METHOD, AND INSTALLATION PROGRAM - A receiving section receives an installation request including a validation date and time when a license of a plug-in is validated from a management apparatus. A license key acquiring section acquires a license key of the plug-in by requesting temporary issue thereof from a license server prior to the activation date and time. A plug-in acquiring section acquires the plug-in by requesting distribution thereof from a plug-in server prior to the validation date and time. A license key acquisition determining section determines whether the license key of the plug-in can be acquired from the license server at the time when the validation date and time has passed. An installing unit causes a multifunction peripheral to install therein the plug-in by using the temporarily issued license key and the plug-in when it is determined that the license key cannot be acquired. | 08-18-2011 |
20120066083 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS MANAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PROCESSING INFORMATION - An information processing apparatus is provided with an image processing apparatus managing unit that collects management information of a plurality of image processing apparatuses and, in accordance with a request for installing software that is transmitted from the outside, downloads the software to be installed to the image processing apparatus from the outside, acquires license information of the software from the outside, and installs the software to the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus managing unit installs cooperation software to an optimal image processing apparatus on the basis of the collected management information in a case where the software requested to be installed is the cooperation software that operates the plurality of image processing apparatuses in a cooperative manner. | 03-15-2012 |
20130328767 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONFERENCE SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a voice acquiring unit configured to acquire voice information remarked by a user; an image information acquiring unit configured to acquire image information of the user; a user specifying unit configured to specify the user having remarked the voice information based on the image information when the voice information is acquired; a word extracting unit configured to extract a word from the voice information; a priority calculating unit configured to increase priority of the user having remarked the word for operation of a display device when the extracted word matches any one of keywords; a gesture detecting unit configured to detect a gesture made by the user based on the image information; and an operation permission determining unit configured to permit the user to operate the display device when the priority of the user having made the gesture is highest. | 12-12-2013 |
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20090192320 | MODIFIED BIO-RELATED SUBSTANCE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND INTERMEDIATE - A modified bio-related substance, wherein at least one poly(alkylene glycol)oxy group represented by the following formula (1) is combined in a molecule: | 07-30-2009 |
20100261863 | MULTIBRANCHED POLYOXYALKYLENE COMPOUND AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A multibranched polyoxyalkylene compound represented by the following formula (1): | 10-14-2010 |
20100286361 | PURIFICATION METHOD OF HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYOXYALKYLENE DERIVATIVE - A purification method in which, from a specific polyoxyalkylene derivative having a molecular weight of 8,800 to 100,000, an impurity differing in the number of hydroxyl groups is separated, the method including steps (A), (B), (C), and (D). Step (A): a step in which an aprotic organic solvent is used in an amount at least 5 times by weight the amount of the polyoxyalkylene derivative to dissolve the polyoxyalkylene derivative therein and give a solution; step (B): a step in which an adsorbent comprising an oxide containing at least one of aluminum and silicon is added to the solution in an amount 0.5 to 5 times by weight the amount of the polyoxyalkylene derivative to thereby yield a slurry; step (C): a step in which the slurry is stirred at 25° C. or higher; step (D): a step in which the polyoxyalkylene derivative is recovered from the slurry. | 11-11-2010 |
20110218322 | POLYALKYLENE GLYCOL DERIVATIVE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing a polyalkylene glycol derivative having such high molecular weight and purity that the derivative can be used in pharmaceutical applications. | 09-08-2011 |
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20130206275 | Flexible, Abrasion Resistant Textile Sleeve and Method of Construction Thereof - A textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes an elongate wall having opposite edges extending parallel to a central axis of the sleeve. The wall is woven with warp yarns extending parallel to the axis and fill yarns extending transverse to the warp yarns. The warp yarns include monofilament yarns within an intermediate region of the wall and multifilament yarns within opposite edge regions of the wall to enhance abrasion resistance and curl, respectively, and the fill yarns include monofilament yarns larger in diameter than the fill monofilament yarns to provide further abrasion resistance, enhanced curl strength and multifilament yarns to provide increased coverage, maintain flexibility, and to maintain the warp monofilaments in their intended position. | 08-15-2013 |
20140174585 | Protective Textile Sleeve Having High Edge Abrasion Resistance and Method of Construction - A textile sleeve for protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes both monofilament and multifilament yarns woven in both warp and fill directions. The warp monofilaments provide the sleeve with increased abrasion resistance, while the warp multifilaments provide the sleeve with increased flexibility and coverage protection to protect elongate members within a cavity of the sleeve. The fill monofilaments provide the sleeve with increased abrasion resistance and the fill multifilaments provide the sleeve with increased flexibility and coverage protection. The method includes weaving the warp and fill yarns in one of an open or closed wall construction. | 06-26-2014 |
20150083268 | FLEXIBLE, ABRASION RESISTANT TEXTILE SLEEVE AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve has a flexible, abrasion resistant, self-curling elongate wall constructed from woven monofilament and multifilament yarns. The wall has opposite edges extending parallel to a central axis of the sleeve. The wall is woven with warp yarns extending parallel to the central axis and fill yarns extending transverse to the warp yarns. The warp yarns are provided at least in part as first monofilament yarns and the fill yarns are provided as second monofilament yarns and second multifilament yarns. The second monofilament yarns have a larger diameter than the first monofilament yarns. | 03-26-2015 |
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20110235360 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING LIGHT TO FIBER OPTIC ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - A light source device for a fiber optic illumination system comprises a solid-state light emitting element having an emission surface shaped in quadrate, a light collection lens system with a positive power comprising at least a plano-convex lens, and a reflection member having a cylindrical reflection surface therein, all of which are arranged in this order coaxially with one another along a principal axis passing a center of the light emitting element, wherein the plano-convex lens is placed with a plane surface thereof directly facing and located at a space distance apart from the emission surface so as to form a virtual image of the emission surface. | 09-29-2011 |
20140092476 | IMAGE STABILIZER - An image stabilizer applicable to a monocular or binocular optical system. The stabilizer includes an erecting prism placed between an objective lens and an eyepiece to compensate for deterioration in a quality of an observed image caused by hands movement. The image stabilizer includes a gimbal suspension system having pivot shafts respectively extending to left and right sides of the optical axis of the optical system. The pivot shafts have a common pivot axis perpendicular to the optical axis. The gimbal suspension system has an erecting-prism holder supported by the pivot shafts, an angular velocity detector for detecting an angular displacement of the erecting prism, and a voice coil motor for pivoting the erecting-prism holder. | 04-03-2014 |
20140320962 | OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZER - An optical image stabilizer for a telescopic instrument having an objective lens, an erect prism, and an eyepiece lens arranged in this order which is capable of compensating for image deteriorations of an observed image due to external vibrations. The optical image stabilizer has a gimbal device mounted on a telescope housing, an external gimbal frame rotatably mounted on the gimbal casing, and an internal gimbal frame with the erect prism fixed thereto. Voice coil motors are provided for rotating the external and the internal gimbal frames. One of the voice coil motors has a coil disposed on the circuit board and a permanent magnet disposed on either one of the external and the internal gimbal frames oppositely to the coil. The remaining voice coil motor has a coil disposed on the circuit board and a permanent magnet disposed on the other gimbal frame oppositely to the coil. | 10-30-2014 |
20150219920 | IMAGE STABILIZING DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR TELESCOPIC OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS - An image stabilizing device and system for a binocular telescope having a pair of telescopic optical systems each comprising an objective lens, a gimbal mounted erecting prism and an eyepiece lens which is capable of compensating for deterioration in quality of an observed image due to user hand shake or other external vibrations. | 08-06-2015 |
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20110299131 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING POWER SUPPLY CONTROL PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including: an image scanner that scans in an image of an original, the image scanner including an opening and closing member capable of moving between an open position and a closed position, a closing operation detection unit that detects closing operation of the opening and closing member, and a determination unit that determines a size and orientation of the original; an image forming unit that forms an image on recording paper based on scanned image data; a switching unit that independently switches between power supply or supply interruption for the image scanner and the image forming unit; and a notification unit that, after power supply has been resumed to the image scanner, executes notification to urge selection of either manual input of the size and the orientation of the original or opening and closing operation of the opening and closing member. | 12-08-2011 |
20110320845 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING POWER SUPPLY CONTROL PROGRAM - A power supply control apparatus that includes an instruction component, an execution component and a power supply control component is provided. The power supply control component is equipped with at least two measurement functions that have different measurement durations for cases in which the duration until interrupting the power supply to device(s) is measured, wherein measurement is activated with a first measurement function of relatively long measurement duration at a completion time of prior image processing, and measurement is activated with a second measurement function of relatively short measurement duration for device(s) to which power is being supplied at the time of completion of the prior image processing but which are not required in later image processing. | 12-29-2011 |
20130073885 | POWER SUPPLYING CONTROL APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A power supplying control apparatus includes a transition unit that causes a control apparatus to transition to one of a power supplied state that causes power to be supplied and a power shutoff state that shuts off the supplying of power, and a determining unit that determines a transition target of the transition unit in accordance with a first time period and a second time period, the first time period having a length of time beyond which no further memory space is available from a second memory, and thus being determined by a transmission and reception speed of information to a communication line network and a storage capacity of the second memory, the second time period being so long as to enable information stored on the second memory to be stored on a first memory in the power shutoff state. | 03-21-2013 |
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20110082308 | ALUMINUM COMPLEX AND USE THEREOF - Provided is a process in which cyclization of a compound having, in a molecule, a formyl group and a double bond which allow carbonyl-ene cyclization, the compound existing as a mixture of optical isomers thereof, increases the ratio of a particular optical isomer not only in a cyclized compound, but also in an unreacted compound. The process comprises performing, in the presence of a specified aluminum complex represented by the general formula: [Al | 04-07-2011 |
20110295031 | ORGANOALUMINUM COMPOUND - A catalyst for obtaining isopulegol of high diastereoselectivity by highly selective cyclization reaction of citronellal is provided. The present invention relates to an organoaluminum compound obtained by reacting at least one organoaluminumoxy compound selected from the group consisting of chain aluminoxanes, cyclic aluminoxanes and bis(dialkylaluminumoxy)alkylboranes, with at least one hydroxy compound selected from the group consisting of diarylphenols, bis(diarylphenol) compounds, biaryldiols, dimethanols and silanols. | 12-01-2011 |
20110319638 | ALUMINIUM COMPLEXES AND USE THEREOF AS A CATALYST IN INTRAMOLECULAR RING CLOSURE REACTIONS - To provide a process for increasing the proportion of an optical isomer of not only a compound having a closed ring but also a compound not having a closed ring when an optical isomer mixture of a compound having both a formyl group and a double bond capable of causing a carbonyl-ene ring closing reaction in the same molecule is subjected to a ring closing reaction. A process for increasing the proportion of an optical isomer characterized by subjecting an optical isomer mixture of a compound having both a formyl group and a double bond capable of causing a carbonyl-ene ring closing reaction in the same molecule to a ring closing reaction in the presence of a predetermined aluminum complex represented by the general formula: [Al | 12-29-2011 |
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20090232534 | FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus includes a magnetic-field generating part that generates a magnetic field, a fixing rotating body having a heat generating layer that generates heat by an electromagnetic induction action of the magnetic field, a pressurizing member that applies pressure to an outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotating body, a heating member that is arranged in contact with an inner side of the fixing rotating body so as be opposed to the magnetic-field generating part, and heats the fixing rotating body, and a temperature sensing part that is located within a region where the fixing rotating body is opposed to the magnetic-field generating part and where the fixing rotating body is in contact with the heating member, and senses a temperature of the fixing rotating body. | 09-17-2009 |
20120093546 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a belt-like member provided so as to circularly move, a forming member disposed so as to come into contact with an outer peripheral surface of the belt-like member and forms a pressing portion, where a recording material is pressed, between the belt-like member and the forming member, a contact member that comes into contact with the belt-like member, a heating member positioned on a side more distant from the belt-like member as compared to the contact member, and heats the contact member, a receiving member positioned on a side more distant from the belt-like member as compared to the heating member, and receives heat from the heating member, and a heat transfer portion provided so as to be connected to the receiving member and the contact member, and transfers heat to the contact member from the receiving member. | 04-19-2012 |
20120237241 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND FIXING METHOD - A fixing device includes a fixing member that fixes a toner image on a recording material, a pressure applying member that is pressed against an outer peripheral surface of the fixing member and forms a press-fixing part therebetween through which the recording material having an unfixed toner image is transported, a heating unit that heats the fixing member, and a pressure-applying-member-moving unit that moves the pressure applying member and changes the pressure applying member between being pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the fixing member and being spaced apart from the outer peripheral surface of the fixing member. The heating unit heats the fixing member at the start of a fixing operation under heating conditions corresponding to a change in the state of the fixing member occurring when the pressure applying member is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the fixing member by the pressure-applying-member-moving unit. | 09-20-2012 |
20130259546 | HEATING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A heating device includes a magnetic-field generating unit that generates an alternating-current magnetic field, an endless belt, and a heat transfer unit that includes a heat storage layer, a thermosensitive layer, and a diffusion layer. The thermosensitive layer extends so as to separate the magnetic-field generating unit and the heat storage layer from each other, and forms a magnetic path that allows a magnetic flux of the alternating-current magnetic field to pass therethrough in a direction in which the thermosensitive layer extends at a temperature below a Curie temperature and a magnetic path that allows the magnetic flux to extend therethrough and reach the heat storage layer at a temperature higher than or equal to the Curie temperature. The diffusion layer has a higher thermal conductivity than thermal conductivities of the thermosensitive layer and the heat storage layer, and diffusing heat of the belt. | 10-03-2013 |
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20110305446 | IMAGING APPARATUS, FOCUS POSITION DETECTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An imaging apparatus includes: a focus lens; an imaging device; a movement detecting unit that detects the movement of an image on the basis of a difference between a plurality of image data which is output from the imaging device in time series; an estimating unit that estimates the movement of an object or a photographer on the basis of the movement of the image detected by the movement detecting unit; a movement range setting unit that sets a movement range of the focus lens on the basis of the movement of the object or the photographer estimated by the estimating unit; and a focus position detecting unit that moves the focus lens in an optical axis direction in the movement range set by the movement range setting unit and detects a focus position where the focus lens is focused on the position of the object of the image. | 12-15-2011 |
20120033957 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT AND PHOTOMETRY DEVICE, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT AND PHOTOMETRY METHOD, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A distance measurement and photometry device includes a pair of distance measurement sensors each of which is a two-dimensional image sensor, a photometry sensor, which includes a two-dimensional image sensor, a pair of distance measurement lenses arranged to correspond to the pair of distance measurement sensors, a photometry lens arranged to correspond to the photometry sensor, a photometry process unit that calculates a brightness value of a subject, an exposure state setting unit that sets an exposure state correspond to at least the pair of distance measurement sensors, a distance measurement unit that measures a distance to the subject, wherein the exposure state setting unit alternates an exposure state of at least the pair of distance measurement sensors corresponding to a result of the photometry process unit. | 02-09-2012 |
20120105710 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device is configured to include an imaging lens, an imaging unit which acquires image data based on an optical image of a subject received via the imaging lens, a motion detector which detects a motion of the subject based on image data sequentially obtained from the imaging unit, a focus detector which calculates focus position data based on the image data obtained from the imaging lens when the motion detector detects a motion of the subject, and an in-focus position estimating unit which estimates an in-focus position based on the calculated focus position data. | 05-03-2012 |
20120195580 | RANGE FINDING DEVICE, RANGE FINDING METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - A range-finding device includes: a plurality of image capturing elements that are provided at a predetermined interval; a lens that forms an image of a range-finding object on each of the image capturing elements; a distance calculating unit that calculates a distance to the range-finding object for each of a plurality of range-finding areas that are set on the respective image capturing elements based on an image signal output from each of the range-finding areas according to the image that is formed; a distribution generating unit that generates a distribution of the calculated distances; and a position specifying unit that specifies a position where the range-finding object is present in the range-finding area based on the distribution of the distances. | 08-02-2012 |
20130278809 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An image capturing device includes: an image capturing unit that captures a subject image through a lens and converts the subject image into an electric signal; an image displaying unit that displays an image; a designation accepting unit that is provided on a display surface of the image displaying unit and that accepts designation of a plurality of positions on the image displayed on the image displaying unit; a range-finding unit that performs range finding of a distance to a subject by using a plurality of two-dimensional image sensors; an area setting unit that sets a range-finding area obtained from a range finding result for a region that includes the plurality of positions designated through the designation accepting unit; a position determining unit that determines in-focus positions based on distances of the range-finding areas; and a continuous shooting unit that performs image capturing at the in-focus positions. | 10-24-2013 |
20140211080 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus is provided that includes an image sensor that receives light from an object through an imaging lens, a lens driver that moves the imaging lens, and an automatic focus detector that determines an in-focus lens position based on imaging data obtained from the image sensor, the automatic focus detector being capable of performing a focus detection operation with a second switch that is different from a release switch in that it includes a dynamic-image focus detector and a still-image focus detector, and the dynamic-image focus detector further including a focus detection operation selector that varies a focus detection operation controlled by the second switch in accordance with whether a video is being recorded. | 07-31-2014 |
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20080274351 | Sintered Body, Sputtering Target and Molding Die, and Process for Producing Sintered Body Employing the Same - To provide a large sputtering target excellent in discharge characteristics during sputtering and in characteristics of a thin film thereby obtainable. Further, a process for producing a sintered body is provided, whereby a large green body excellent in shape accuracy can be obtained by means of cold isostatic pressing directly without preforming, and a sintered body capable of providing the above-mentioned excellent sputtering target, can be produced efficiently at a low cost. | 11-06-2008 |
20100052694 | Test Circuit - A test circuit according to the present invention includes: a synthesis circuit that synthesizes a first test result signal output from a first test target circuit in response to a test instruction, and a second test result signal output from a second test target circuit in response to the test instruction; an inter-block delay generation circuit that delays the second test result signal with respect to the first test result signal; and a test result holding circuit that holds a synthesized test result signal every predetermined timing, the synthesized test result signal being output from the synthesis circuit | 03-04-2010 |
20100053184 | Apparatus and method for processing image data - An image data processing apparatus includes a temporary reception buffer. A reception interface section generates first write addresses and first read address for the temporary reception buffer and memory write addresses for a storage unit. When pixel data for a first block are continuously and sequentially supplied, the pixel data are stored in the temporary reception buffer in units of second blocks. The stored pixel data are read from the temporary reception buffer in units of third blocks while the pixel data for the second block are stored in the temporary reception buffer. The read pixel data for the third blocks of the second block are stored in the storage unit in units of columns of each of the third blocks. | 03-04-2010 |
20100326823 | CYLINDRICAL SPUTTERING TARGET - To provide a cylindrical sputtering target, whereby cracking during sputtering can be remarkably reduced. | 12-30-2010 |
20110240467 | CYLINDRICAL SPUTTERING TARGET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Provided is a cylindrical sputtering target which attains a high production yield in a film-forming process even when a film is formed by sputtering with a long cylindrical sputtering target constituted by a plurality of cylindrical target materials. | 10-06-2011 |
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20100086698 | METHOD OF PRODUCING MULTILAYER COATING FILM - Provided is a method of producing a multilayer coating film, including the steps of: turning multiple coating liquids into multiple layers in advance; and transferring the coating liquids turned into multiple layers onto a substrate, in which a coating liquid having the following characteristics is inserted as an intermediate layer between two kinds of coating liquids to be laminated so that the coating liquids are turned into multiple layers: the coating liquid contains both film-forming components in the two kinds of coating liquids, and a total concentration of the film-forming components is higher than a concentration of the film-forming component in each of the two kinds of coating liquids. The production method includes producing a multilayer coating film extremely excellent in interlayer adhesiveness with ease and good productivity, by collectively applying multiple coating liquids without using a gelling agent or the like for modifying the viscosity of each coating liquid to be laminated. | 04-08-2010 |
20110123774 | Method of manufacturing optical laminate - To provide an optical laminate that can sufficiently exhibit the function of a functional material such as an antistatic agent or fine particles in the obtained laminate without using a binder material for fixing the functional material to the substrate, as well as a method for manufacturing the same, there is obtained the optical laminate by step (A1) in which the substrate is coated with a composition (a) containing a solvent capable of swelling or dissolving the substrate and the functional material, step (A2) of drying, and step (A3) of forming a resin layer on the coated substrate. | 05-26-2011 |
20130027766 | INFRARED REFLECTION FILMS - An infrared ray-reflecting film that includes a laminate obtained by alternately laminating two or more layers having different refractive indices on a light-transmitting substrate, in which: a difference in refractive index (e.g., for light having a wavelength of 589 nm) between any adjacent layers falls within a range of 0.1 to 0.4; and a detected peak is observed at a depth where an interfacial region between the respective layers exists in elemental analysis in a depth direction of the film by a glow discharge optical emission spectrometry. Further, a detected peak is observed at a depth where detected signals derived from components that construct adjacent layers contact each other in elemental analysis in a depth direction of the film by a glow discharge optical emission spectrometry. | 01-31-2013 |
20130029133 | LAMINATES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LAMINATES - Provided are (1) a method of producing a laminate that is based on an application mode in which the laminate is formed by one application process, by preparing a plurality of solutions by dissolving components for forming layers in solvents, laminating the plurality of solutions thus obtained, transferring the solutions onto a substrate, and drying the solutions, and (2) a laminate that can be produced by the production method. Specifically, provided are (a) a laminate having at least one pair of layers adjacent to each other, the laminate showing a detected peak having a full width at half maximum of 0.01 to 0.7 μm at a depth where an interfacial region between the layers adjacent to each other exists in elemental quantitative analysis in its depth direction by a glow discharge optical emission spectrometry, and (b) a method of producing the laminate. | 01-31-2013 |
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20080237617 | Adhesive Sheet for Light-Emitting Diode Device and Light-Emitting Diode Device - [Problem] To provide an adhesive sheet which is used for a light-emitting diode device, and which is free from cracks and peeling off of the adhered portions. [Means for Solving the Problem] An adhesive sheet for a light-emitting diode device, which comprises a thermoplastic polymer containing epoxy groups and a compound containing functional groups which are addition reactive with the epoxy groups or a polymerization catalyst which can effect a ring opening polymerization of the epoxy groups, and in which said thermoplastic polymer is cross-linked so that its flowability is restrained. | 10-02-2008 |
20100016867 | MANIPULATING HANDLE FOR SUCCESSIVE CLIPPING DEVICE, SUCCESSIVE CLIPPING DEVICE, MANIPULATING HANDLE FOR CLIPPING DEVICE, AND CLIPPING DEVICE - A manipulating handle for a successive clipping device comprises: a cylindrical handle main body connected to a sheath with a manipulating wire extending from the sheath being arranged in an interior thereof; a slider engaged with the manipulating wire for moving the manipulating wire in the axial direction of the handle main body; and a slider-movement-amount regulating member attached onto the outer circumferential surface of the handle main body so as to be rotatable in a circumferential direction of the handle main body, for regulating, according to a rotational position in a circumferential direction thereof, an amount of movement of the slider in the axial direction of the handle main body to one of a plurality of different amounts of movement required for respective clipping manipulations using a plurality of clips connected to the manipulating wire. | 01-21-2010 |
20100044251 | CLIP PACKAGE AND CLIP LOADING METHOD - A clip package comprises: a clip assembly including at least one endoscopic clip and at least one connection ring connected to the clip, the connection ring having at least one skirt portion that is allowed to expand radially outwards and stick out when in natural state free from external force and closes inwards when depressed radially inwards, a cylindrical case including an accommodation section for accommodating the clip assembly, the cylindrical case further including at least one opening in a position corresponding to the skirt portion of the connection ring, the opening being provided to maintain the skirt portion in natural state, and a cylindrical outer tube movably fitted over the outer periphery of the case and including at least one skirt closer for depressing and inwardly closing the skirt portion when the skirt closer is moved to a position opposite the opening. | 02-25-2010 |
20110245855 | LIGATING APPARATUS - A ligating apparatus includes a clip, a clip connecting member, a clip holding member, an operating wire, an inner sheath member, an outer sheath member and first and second movement restricting portions. The clip ligates a body tissue with arm portions. The clip connecting member connects to a clip base portion. The clip connecting member is inserted through the clip holding member. The operating wire connects to the clip connecting member. The inner sheath member encloses the operating wire to support the clip holding member. The outer sheath member covers an outer periphery of the inner sheath member and freely advances and retreats. The outer sheath member advances and/or retreats to change the degree of opening of the arm portions. The first movement restricting portion restricts the inward movement of the clip holding member. The second movement restricting portion restricts the outward movement of the clip holding member. | 10-06-2011 |
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20110061783 | PNEUMATIC TIRE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a pneumatic tire improved in the durability at a splice part ( | 03-17-2011 |
20150029520 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing apparatus includes: a protected area determining unit that determines a protected area to be protected by forming a transparent color material pattern made of a transparent color material on recording paper; a grain-direction acquiring unit that acquires a grain direction of the recording paper; a pattern determining unit that determines a direction of the transparent color material pattern based on the acquired grain direction; a pattern generating unit that generates the transparent color material pattern in the determined direction; and a color material forming unit that forms the transparent color material pattern in the determined direction on the protected area of the recording paper. | 01-29-2015 |
20150070738 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention includes a first generating unit that generates a recording-amount of a chromatic-color-material in each pixel of a color-image from first image data indicating the color-image; a second generating unit that generates a recording-amount of a transparent-color-material in each pixel of a transparent-image from second image data indicating the transparent-image; a storage unit that stores an upper-limit-recording-amount of the color-materials and an upper-limit-recording-amount assignable to the transparent-color-material, for color material image data indicating an image formed from the recording-amount of the chromatic-color-material and the recording-amount of the transparent-color-material; and a correcting unit that calculates a recording-amount assignable to the transparent-color-material by subtracting the recording-amount of the chromatic-color-material from the upper-limit-recording-amount of the color-materials, and corrects the recording-amount of the transparent-color-material in each pixel based on a ratio of the calculated recording-amount assignable to the transparent-color-material and the upper-limit-recording-amount assignable to the transparent-color-material. | 03-12-2015 |
20150110535 | PRINTING CONTROL DEVICE AND PRINTING CONTROL SYSTEM - A printing control device includes a toner-scattering prevention plane generating unit that generates toner-scattering prevention plane data indicating that clear toner is applied to an outline drawing that is identified from target data for print; and an image-data generating unit that generates image data that includes the outline drawing by using the toner-scattering prevention plane data. | 04-23-2015 |
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20120214095 | Image Forming Apparatus And Method, And Toner, Developer And Process Cartridge For Forming Image - An image forming apparatus including an image forming device forming a toner image on a recording material, and a fixing device including an endless fixing belt feeding the recording material at a speed of 400 to 1,700 mm/sec while heating to fix the toner image thereon. The fixing belt has a rubber layer located on a substrate and having thickness of 400 μm to 700 μm, and a fluorine-containing resin layer located on the rubber layer and having thickness of 2 μm to 20 μm. The toner includes a release agent including a microcrystalline wax and/or a synthetic ester wax, and a binder resin including a crystalline polyester and an amorphous polyester. The ratio (W/R) of the height (W) of the third falling peak of the crystalline polyester to the height (R) of the maximum rising peak of the amorphous polyester in the FT-IR spectrum of the toner is 0.045 to 0.850. | 08-23-2012 |
20140093286 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having a system speed of from 400 to 2,000 mm/sec, including an endless rotational member having an elastic layer, to transfer a sheet-shaped medium bearing a toner image; and a transfer electric field forming member facing the rotational member, to form a transfer electric field relative to the sheet-shaped medium. A toner of the toner image includes a parent particulate material formed of a colored particulate material granulated by emulsifying or dispersing a toner material solution in an aqueous medium to prepare an emulsion or a dispersion, and removing a solvent therefrom; an external additive on the surface of the parent particulate material; and a charge controlling agent. The external additive is an inorganic particulate material, polymeric particulate material or a polymeric particulate material formed of a thermoplastic resin. The toner is subjected to a surface treatment with a fluidizer to be uniformly charged. | 04-03-2014 |
20140093289 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus has a system velocity of 400 to 1,700 mm/sec and includes a fixing belt including a base layer; a silicon rubber layer; and a fluorine resin layer. A thickness L | 04-03-2014 |
20150139710 | PROTECTIVE LAYER FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A protective layer forming device, including: a powdery image bearer protecting agent formed of a granulated product containing a fatty acid metal salt and an inorganic lubricant; and a roller-shaped protecting agent supplying member configured to supply the powdery image bearer protecting agent to a surface of an image bearer. | 05-21-2015 |
20150160599 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes multiple image forming units each including a latent image bearer and a developing device, a transfer device to transfer toner images from the latent image bearers onto a surface of endless rotary member, a cleaner to clean the surface of the endless rotary member, and a control unit to execute a forcible toner consumption process to forcibly consume degraded toner stored in applicable one or more developing devices. The forcible toner consumption process includes a step of forming a toner image formed for forced consumption in a non-image region of the latent image bearer with an amount of toner corresponding to a difference between an image area ratio of a developed image and a prescribed threshold thereof when the image area ratio of the developed image is lower than the prescribed threshold. | 06-11-2015 |
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20100274139 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSING APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnosing apparatus includes: a transducer array | 10-28-2010 |
20110015525 | ULTRASONOGRAPH - Provided is an ultrasonograph that scans a subject in a region of two or more dimensions. The ultrasonograph includes an array transducer ( | 01-20-2011 |
20120143057 | ULTRASONOGRAPH - To provide a small-size ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus manufactured at a low cost, which is capable of displaying an optimum image in both the B mode and the color-Doppler mode, without providing a plurality of drive amplifiers of different transmission voltages to each transmission channel. | 06-07-2012 |
20120177276 | ULTRASONOGRAPH AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS USING SAME - An ultrasonograph of the present invention comprises a probe ( | 07-12-2012 |
20130150721 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention is an apparatus to which a probe with transducers is connectible. The apparatus includes a controller | 06-13-2013 |
20130231570 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSING APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnosing apparatus includes: a transducer array 1 composed of arrayed transducer elements T1 to T6 for transmitting ultrasound; driving circuits D1A to D6A each provided for transmission channels for driving each of the transducer elements; a transmission trigger generator 2 for generating a trigger pulse for controlling each of the driving circuits; a parallel reception beam former 3 for processing reception signals from the transducer elements; a signal processor 4 for processing an output signal of the parallel reception beam former; and a control unit 5 for controlling the transmission trigger generator, the parallel reception beam former and the signal processor. The transmission trigger generator controls the width of the trigger pulse independently for each of the transmission channels to cause the driving circuit to output a driving pulse approximating a predetermined weighting value assigned to an output amplitude of each of the transmission channels in a transmission aperture of the transducer array. A circuit for forming a trapezoidal transmission beam for increasing a data acquisition rate by using parallel reception beams can be configured at low cost by using pulse amplifiers. | 09-05-2013 |
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20090190154 | Image Forming System and Method, Management Apparatus, and Recording Medium - An image forming system includes one or more image forming apparatuses and a management apparatus. The management apparatus includes: a software component retention part configured to retain one or more software components in a storage unit, the software components each being configured to generate output format data in a data format interpretable by a printer engine of a corresponding one or more of the image forming apparatuses from application data; a determination part configured to determine, based on the specified image forming apparatus, one of the software components to be used to generate the output format data corresponding to the specified image forming apparatus; and a transmission part configured to transmit the generated output format data to the specified image forming apparatus. The specified image forming apparatus includes an image forming part to form a predetermined image on an image forming medium based on the transmitted output format data. | 07-30-2009 |
20090201547 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM USING A MANAGEMENT APPARATUS TO MANAGE SOFTWARE COMPONENTS - An image forming system includes a plurality of image forming apparatuses, a management apparatus configured to manage and operate the image forming system, and a plurality of communication control apparatuses each configured to control data communication between the management apparatus and a corresponding image forming apparatus, wherein the management apparatus includes a software component storing unit configured to store one or more software components in a predetermined storage area of a storage device of the management apparatus, the one or more software components being each configured to generate print data recognizable by a corresponding image forming apparatus and a selecting unit configured to select a software component from the one or more software components in response to the print request, the selected software component being used to generate print data corresponding to the image forming apparatus selected as a printing apparatus. | 08-13-2009 |
20130235131 | INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - An inkjet recording device including a line engine including a plurality of recording heads that are aligned in a main scanning direction, in which an arbitrary one of the plurality of recording heads is replaceable. Each of the plurality of recording heads includes a head tank attached on the corresponding one of the plurality of recording heads. The head tank includes a supply port and a discharge port for ink. The head tanks that are adjacent to each other are connected by the respective discharge ports and the supply ports. | 09-12-2013 |
20140063141 | INKJET IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An inkjet image forming apparatus which is provided with a line engine in which one or more recording heads are aligned in a main scanning direction and which has replacably configured an arbitrary one of the recording heads is disclosed. In the inkjet image forming apparatus, each of the recording heads includes a head tank mounted on the recording head, the head tank including a supply port and a discharge port for ink, the head tanks which are adjacent are mutually connected by a path in which the discharge port and supply port of the respective head tanks are coupled via a coupling unit, a path from the discharge port and a path to the supply port differ in an inner path diameter over the coupling unit, and the inner path diameter on the discharge port side is larger than the inner path diameter on the supply port side. | 03-06-2014 |
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20140002448 | MEASUREMENT SUPPORT DEVICE, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | 01-02-2014 |
20140098222 | AREA IDENTIFYING DEVICE, AREA IDENTIFYING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to an embodiment, an area identifying device includes a projecting unit, an image capturing unit, a calculating unit, and an identifying unit. The projecting unit is configured to project a pattern so that the pattern performs a predetermined movement. The image capturing unit is configured to capture, in sequential order, multiple images of an area on which the pattern is projected, the image having a plurality of areas. The calculating unit is configured to calculate an amount of change of pattern appearances for each region in the multiple images. The identifying unit is configured to identify, as a reflective area, at least one area having a different amount of change of the pattern appearances from a reference amount of change of the pattern appearances based on the predetermined movement, among the amounts of change of the pattern appearances that are calculated by the calculating unit. | 04-10-2014 |
20140100814 | MEASURING DEVICE, MEASURING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to an embodiment, a measuring device includes a generating unit, an updating unit, and a calculating unit. The generating unit is configured to generate first position and orientation of an observing unit for observing a space containing a target object, an error model indicating a theoretical precision of observation, and three-dimensional shape data of the target object. The updating unit is configured to update space information that indicates a probability of the presence of the target object at each coordinate within the space, using the first position and the three-dimensional shape data. The calculating unit is configured to calculate a measurement quality increment for second position and orientation of a search area within the space using the error model and the space information, and set third position and orientation for which the calculated measurement quality increment satisfies a predetermined condition as new position and orientation, respectively. | 04-10-2014 |
20140104386 | OBSERVATION SUPPORT DEVICE, OBSERVATION SUPPORT METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an observation support device includes an acquiring unit, a determining unit, and a generating unit. The acquiring unit is configured to acquire observation information capable of identifying an observing direction vector indicating an observing direction of an observing unit that observes an object for which a three-dimensional model is to be generated. The determining unit is configured to determine whether or not observation of the object in a direction indicated by an observed direction vector in which at least part of the object can be observed is completed based on a degree of coincidence of the observing direction vector and the observed direction vector. The generating unit is configured to generate completion information indicating whether or not observation of the object in the direction indicated by the observed direction vector is completed. | 04-17-2014 |
20140111097 | IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an identification device includes a controller, an acquiring unit, and an identifying unit. The controller controls turning on/off of a plurality of light emitting apparatuses via a network individually by using pieces of identification information of their respective light emitting apparatuses. The acquiring unit acquires images of the light emitting apparatuses in time-series. The identifying unit determines an installation position of each of the light emitting apparatuses by using the on/off control on the light emitting apparatuses and the images, and identifies each of the light emitting apparatuses determined by the installation positions corresponding to each of the light emitting apparatuses identified by the pieces of identification information with each other. | 04-24-2014 |
20140132600 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATING DEVICE - An example three-dimensional model generating device includes an emitting unit that emits a laser light and a first deflector that deflects laser light, whose emission direction rotates in a first rotation range, within a first scan plane. A second deflector deflects laser light, whose emission direction rotates in a second rotation range, within a second scan plane intersecting with the first scan plane. The detector detects a reflected light when laser light deflected from the first deflector is reflected from the target object or detects a reflected light when laser light deflected from the second deflector is reflected from the target object. The measuring unit measures a distance to the target object on the basis of the time taken since emission of the laser light to detection of the reflected light. The generating unit generates a three-dimensional model of the target object by using the measurement result. | 05-15-2014 |
20140132759 | MEASURING DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a measuring device includes a measuring unit, a capturing unit, an estimation unit, a calculator, and a detector. The estimation unit estimates, for each irradiated point, an estimated projection position on the image, using a direction and a distance of the irradiated point and calibration information based on calibration of a measuring unit and a capturing unit. The calculator calculates, for each irradiated point, an amount of change in reflection intensity and obtains a reflection intensity change point. The calculator calculates, for each estimated projection position, an amount of change in brightness and obtains a brightness change point. The detector detects a calibration shift between the measuring unit and the capturing unit by comparing the reflection intensity change point and the brightness change point. | 05-15-2014 |