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20140213930 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR ASSISTING DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM - Method, system and device for assisting diagnosis of autism which enable assistance of early detection and early definite diagnosis of autism (especially in infants) based on objective evaluation, using a conventionally suggested “eye-gaze detection technique”. The method for assisting diagnosis of autism of a subject uses an eye-gaze detecting unit, the unit having at least an imaging camera portion. The method includes displaying, at the position in front of the subject along the direction of the eye gaze of the subject, an illusionary image contained in a plane of an illusion-causing image on a displaying device. The eye-gaze position information of the subject looking at the plane is detected, and the eye-gaze position information of the subject is input into an eye-gaze position information storage portion The eye-gaze positions of the subject can be evaluated using a algorithm for assisting diagnosis of autism. | 07-31-2014 |
20150050628 | AUTISM DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND AUTISM DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT DEVICE - An autism diagnosis support method and system, and device capable of providing support to early detection and early definite diagnosis on the basis of objective evaluation, are provided by using a conventionally proposed “eye-gaze detection technique”. The method includes: displaying, on a screen of the display portion, a combination image for sequentially displaying at least two images including a predetermined human image (I) and a predetermined non-human image (II); and evaluating an eye-gaze position of the subject by detecting eye-gaze position information on the subject looking at the combination image in use of the eye-gaze detecting unit, then inputting the eye-gaze position information on the subject in an eye-gaze position information storing portion, and comparing, based on an eye-gaze position evaluation algorithm, the eye-gaze position information on the subject with eye-gaze position information on an individual with autism and/or a typically developing individual. | 02-19-2015 |
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20090047738 | FEEDER CELL DERIVED FROM TISSUE STEM CELL - It is an object of the present invention to provide a feeder cell with less variation in quality. The present invention relates to a feeder cell derived from a tissue stem and/or progenitor cell. A method of preparation of the feeder cell, a method of preparation of a cultured cell using the feeder cell, and a cell culturing kit are also provided. | 02-19-2009 |
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20140315305 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL - The invention provides a method of efficiently producing corneal endothelial cells, particularly from corneal stroma or iPS cell-derived neural crest stem cells, a method of producing corneal endothelial cells stably in a large amount by inducing more efficient differentiation of stem cells into corneal endothelial cells, and a medicament containing corneal endothelial cells. The method of inducing differentiation of stem cells into corneal endothelial cells includes a step of culturing the stem cells in a differentiation induction medium containing a GSK3 inhibitor (preferably a GSK3β inhibitor) and retinoic acid, with the differentiation induction medium preferably further containing one or more of TGFb2, insulin, a ROCK inhibitor, and the like. | 10-23-2014 |
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20090129795 | COLOR IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Plural image forming sections transfer toner images of plural colors to a transfer target medium, so that a color image is formed on the transfer target medium. When a weight per particle of respective monochromatic toner particles calculated from a 50% volume average particle diameter of the respective monochromatic toner particles is m (kg), a charge amount per particle of the respective monochromatic toner particles calculated from a charge amount Q/M (C/kg) per weight measured by a suction type particle charge amount measuring device is q (C), and an average adhesive force between each of the monochromatic toner particles and each of the image carriers is F (N), F/q of the toner particle used in the image forming section in which order in transferring the monochromatic toner image to the transfer target medium is the first in the plural image forming sections is largest. | 05-21-2009 |
20120141175 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING AND ERASING METHOD - An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an image erasing section including a first member which has an elastic layer and heats a recording medium having a thermally decolorizable toner image on the toner image side and a second member which erases the toner image by allowing the recording medium in cooperation with the first member; an image forming section which transfers a thermally decolorizable toner image onto the recording medium on which the toner image is erased to form an unfixed toner image; and an image fixing section including a third member which does not have an elastic layer and heats the recording medium on the unfixed toner image side and a fourth member which fixes the unfixed toner image by allowing the recording medium in cooperation with the third member. | 06-07-2012 |
20120308278 | FUSER FOR EQUALIZING TEMPERATURE OF HEAT GENERATING SECTION - According to one embodiment, a fuser includes a fixing belt including a conductive layer, an induction-current generating section to electromagnetically induction-heat the conductive layer, an opposed section to form a nip in cooperation with the fixing belt, an auxiliary heat generating section electromagnetically induction-heated by the induction-current generating section, and a moving section to move the auxiliary heat generating section with respect to the fixing belt. | 12-06-2012 |
20140153951 | FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE FIXING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus includes a heating unit configured to heat a sheet having a layer of decolorizable toner applied thereon, a pressing unit configured to press the sheet towards the heating unit, and a control unit. The heating unit includes a roll member, an elastic layer formed on an outer periphery of the roll member, and a heat generating unit. The control unit is configured to control the heat generating unit, such that a first temperature at a portion of a first surface of the decolorizable toner layer contacting the heating unit is lower than a first predetermined temperature at which the decolorizable toner is decolorized, and a second temperature at a portion of the second surface of the decolorizable toner layer opposite to the first surface is higher than a second predetermined temperature at which the decolorizable toner is fixed onto the sheet. | 06-05-2014 |
20140341600 | FUSER FOR EQUALIZING TEMPERATURE OF HEAT GENERATING SECTION - According to one embodiment, a fuser includes a fixing belt including a conductive layer, an induction-current generating section to electromagnetically induction-heat the conductive layer, an opposed section to form a nip in cooperation with the fixing belt, an auxiliary heat generating section electromagnetically induction-heated by the induction-current generating section, and a moving section to move the auxiliary heat generating section with respect to the fixing belt. | 11-20-2014 |
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20100068641 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An electrophotographic developer including: magnetic particles, and a toner containing toner particles charged with the magnetic particles and having a particle diameter distribution, wherein the toner exhibits cumulative toner weight distributions of both square of charge amount q | 03-18-2010 |
20100074659 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS - In an electrophotographic color image forming system, including: forming a color image by transferring and superimposing toners of plural colors in a non-fixed state from an image holding member to an intermediate transfer member or a final transfer medium, wherein each toner and the image holding member are selected to provide plots of attachment force F [C] between the toner and the image holding member versus square of charges q | 03-25-2010 |
20100190101 | DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - There is provided a technique capable of reducing a transfer residual ratio of a toner to an image carrier. A developer includes a magnetic particle, and a toner particle charged by the magnetic particle, and when a relation between an adhesion force F of the toner particle to an image carrier of an image forming apparatus and a square of a charge amount q of the toner particle is represented by a linear function approximate expression of F=K×q | 07-29-2010 |
20110200345 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, TONER IMAGE TRANSFER AND FIXING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON TONER IMAGE TRANSFER AND FIXING PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a photoconductive member, an intermediate transfer belt, a transfer and fixing belt, a fixing and pressing roller, and a heating device. The heating device heats a toner image on the transfer and fixing belt between a first toner image transfer position for transfer from the intermediate transfer belt onto the transfer and fixing belt and a second toner image transfer position for transfer from the transfer and fixing belt onto a sheet in a moving direction of a belt surface of the transfer and fixing belt and, at the same time, heats the sheet conveyed to the second toner image transfer position. | 08-18-2011 |
20110200367 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a developing unit forms a visible image on the image carrying member by supplying a developer to the image carrying member. A first transferring unit transfers the visible image on the image carrying member to the primary transferring member. A secondary transferring member is in contact with the primary transferring member. A second transferring unit transfers the visible image transferred to the primary transferring member to the secondary transferring member by applying a pressure from 10 to 100 gf/cm | 08-18-2011 |
20110293330 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND GAP MAINTAINING METHOD OF CHARGING ROLLER - An image forming apparatus includes: a photoconductor that rotates about a first rotation axis; and a charging roller that rotates about a second rotation axis which is parallel to the first rotation axis, wherein the charging roller includes a conductive roller portion that extends in parallel with the first rotation axis and contains an ion-conductive agent, a flange portion that is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the conductive roller portion further to the outside than an image forming area of the photoconductor in the second rotation axis direction so as to protrude outward from the outer peripheral surface in the radial direction of the conductive roller portion into a flange shape, and an insulating elastic layer that coats the outer peripheral surface of the flange portion and has an elasticity higher than that of a photoconductive surface of the photoconductor. | 12-01-2011 |
20120008982 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO CHARGE PHOTORECEPTOR IN NON-CONTACT MANNER AND CHARGING MEMBER - An image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor and a charging member. The photoreceptor includes a long-shaped raw pipe and a photoconductive layer that covers a center portion of the raw pipe in a longitudinal direction and forms exposed parts at ends of the raw pipe in the longitudinal direction. The charging member is arranged in parallel to the photoreceptor through a gap. The charging member includes a long-shaped conductive support body and a resistance adjustment layer that covers a center portion of the conductive support body in the longitudinal direction, and charges the photoconductive layer. Besides, the charging member includes a gap keeping member and a discharge preventing part. The gap keeping member is provided at a position outwardly spaced from a photoconductive layer opposite area by a specified distance in the longitudinal direction of the conductive support body, contacts the exposed part, and keeps a gap between the resistance adjustment layer and the photoconductive layer. The discharge preventing part covers a separation area between the resistance adjustment layer and the gap keeping member in the longitudinal direction of the conductive support body, and prevents discharge from the exposed part to the separation area. | 01-12-2012 |
20120082484 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - According to one embodiment, there are provided a developing section storing a color erasable developing agent that includes capsule colorant particles with a core in which a color developable compound, a color developing agent, and a color erasing agent are contained, and a developing section storing a binder resin-containing transparent developing agent. A transparent developing agent image is transferred to a region capable of covering a color erasable developing agent image and the resulting image is fixed. | 04-05-2012 |
20120183337 | FUSER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a fuser includes a heating roller, an endless belt, and a pressing roller. The heating roller rotates and comes into contact with a toner surface side of a sheet to heat the sheet. The endless belt has hardness lower than the hardness of the heating roller. The pressing roller is an only rotating body provided in a space formed by the endless belt and having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the endless belt. The pressing roller has hardness lower than the hardness of the heating roller and presses the heating roller via a part of the endless belt. | 07-19-2012 |
20130004219 | FUSER USING ENDLESS BELT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a fuser includes a heat roller, an endless belt, a first press roller and a second press roller. The heat roller rotates and contacts a toner surface side of a sheet, and heats the sheet. The endless belt contacts a part of an outer peripheral surface of the heat roller. The first press roller contacts a part of an inner peripheral surface of the endless belt, and is provided at an insertion part of the sheet in a nip portion where the heat roller contacts the endless belt. The second press roller contacts a part of the inner peripheral surface of the endless belt, is provided at an exit part of the sheet in the nip portion, and has a lower rotational resistance than the first press roller. | 01-03-2013 |
20130164008 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a developing device in which a decolorizable developing agent containing encapsulated colorant microparticles each including a core containing a color developable compound, a color developer, and a decolorizing agent is accommodated and a developing device in which a transparent developing agent containing a binder resin is accommodated are provided, respectively, and an image is formed by transferring a transparent developing agent image onto a region capable of covering a decolorizable developing agent image, followed by fusing the image. Further, in the second image formation and thereafter, the using amount of the transparent developing agent is decreased as compared with that in the first image formation. | 06-27-2013 |
20130259538 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member on which an electrostatic latent image is formed by exposure, an exposing device including a plurality of light sources and a plurality of lenses, which are provided along a longitudinal direction of the image bearing member, and configured to radiate light on the image bearing member, and a developing device arranged at a fixed distance apart from the image bearing member and configured to develop, according to application of a direct-current bias, the electrostatic latent image formed on the image bearing member into a visible image using a two-component developer. | 10-03-2013 |