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20110170884 | Image carrier deterioration degree evaluating device, image carrier failure predicting device, and image forming apparatus - An image carrier deterioration degree evaluating apparatus for evaluating a degree of deterioration of an image carrier of an image forming apparatus, the image carrier deterioration degree evaluating apparatus including: an image deletion detecting unit that detects image deletion by obtaining latent image information written on the image carrier; an image deletion reducing unit that performs a process of reducing image deletion when the image deletion detecting unit detects image deletion, and an image carrier deterioration degree evaluating unit that drives the image deletion detecting unit and the image deletion reducing unit alternately one or more times each, and evaluates a degree of deterioration of the image carrier by using the latent image information obtained one or more times by the image deletion detecting unit. | 07-14-2011 |
20120183310 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having an image bearing member, a charger to charge the surface of the image bearing member, an irradiator to irradiate the image bearing member to form the latent image, a developing device to develop the latent electrostatic image with toner to obtain a visible image, a transfer device to transfer the visible image to a transfer medium by a transfer bias applied to a transfer area between the image bearing member and the transfer member, and a voltage detector to measure a first surface voltage and a second surface voltage under different conditions, and a life expectancy identification device to identify whether or when the expected working life of the image bearing member has come to the end based on a comparison of the first surface voltage and the second surface voltage. | 07-19-2012 |
20130011147 | DEGRADATION LEVEL ESTIMATING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A degradation level estimating device for estimating degradation level of a photoreceptor of an image forming apparatus performing at least a charging process, an optical image writing process, a developing process, and a transferring process in which a toner image on the photoreceptor is transferred onto a receiver while applying a charge to the photoreceptor. The degradation level estimating device includes a charge dependence detector to detect charge quantity dependence of a charge property of the photoreceptor in the charging process on the quantity of the charge applied to the photoreceptor in the last transferring process by subjecting the photoreceptor to the processes plural times without performing the optical image writing process, followed by the charging process, while changing the quantity of the charge and measuring the charge property of the photoreceptor. The degradation level estimating device estimates the degradation level of the photoreceptor based on the charge quantity dependence. | 01-10-2013 |
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20090045741 | Photomultiplier - The present invention relates to a photomultiplier having a fine structure capable of realizing high detection accuracy by effectively suppressing cross talk among electron-multiplier channels. The photomultiplier comprises a housing whose inside is maintained vacuum, and, in the housing, a photocathode, an electron-multiplier section, and anodes are disposed. The electron-multiplier section has groove portions for cascade-multiplying photoelectrons as electron-multiplier channels, and the anodes are constituted by channel electrodes corresponding to the groove portions respectively defined by wall parts. In particular, at least parts of the respective channel electrodes are located in spaces sandwiched between pairs of wall parts defining the corresponding groove portions. | 02-19-2009 |
20090218944 | Photomultiplier - The present invention relates to a photomultiplier having a fine configuration capable of realizing stable detection accuracy. The photomultiplier has a housing whose inside is maintained vacuum, and a photocathode, an electron-multiplier section, and an anode are disposed in the housing. In particular, one or more control electrodes disposed in an internal space of the housing which surrounds the electron-multiplier section and the anode are electrically connected via one or more connection parts extending from an electron emission terminal of the electron-multiplier section. In this configuration, due to a voltage, instead of the applying between an electron entrance terminal and the electron emission terminal of the electron-multiplier section, being applied between the electron entrance terminal and the control electrodes, an electric potential gradient which is increased gradually from the photocathode side toward the anode side is formed in the electron-multiplier section, and a sufficient electric potential difference is provided between the electron emission terminal of the electron-multiplier section and the anode, which makes it possible to obtain stable detection accuracy. | 09-03-2009 |
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20090022847 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SPARKLING ALCOHOLIC DRINK AND SPARKLING ALCOHOLIC DRINK PRODUCED BY USING THE PROCESS - It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of producing a foaming alcoholic beverage such as beer, low-malt beer, and a beer-flavored foaming alcoholic beverage obtained by producing, without using any kind of barley (e.g., barley, wheat, malt), a pre-fermentation liquid using at least a syrup containing sources of carbon, sources of nitrogen, hops and water as raw materials and fermenting the pre-fermentation liquid with use of brewers' yeasts, wherein germinated grains are used; to thereby increase fermentability and attain superior flavor and improved foam quality. It is also an object of the present invention to provide an alcoholic beverage manufactured by the aforementioned method. | 01-22-2009 |
20090142446 | METHOD OF PRODUCING FOAMING ALCOHOLIC DRINK AND FOAMING ALCOHOLIC DRINK PRODUCED BY USING THE METHOD - A production method of a beer-taste alcoholic beverage with foaming properties which does not use barley wheat and malt, in which a proteolytic enzyme improving generating foam and foam stability is used as a part of a substance of raw materials, and the alcoholic beverage with foaming properties produced by the production method are disclosed | 06-04-2009 |
20100189840 | SPARKLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - Disclosed is a method for producing a sparkling alcoholic beverage having excellent properties including flavor, without using a hop as a part of the raw materials. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing a sparkling alcoholic beverage, which comprises: a pre-fermentation step ( | 07-29-2010 |
20110189340 | SPARKLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - Provided is a method of manufacturing a sparkling alcoholic beverage excellent in properties such as flavor without using hops as part of raw materials. The method of manufacturing a sparkling alcoholic beverage includes: a pre-fermentation step ( | 08-04-2011 |
20120058220 | SPARKLING ALCOHOLIC DRINK AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided are a sparkling alcoholic beverage having improved drinkability and a method for producing the same. The method for producing a sparkling alcoholic beverage according to the present invention is a method for producing a sparkling alcoholic beverage, including: a pre-fermentation step ( | 03-08-2012 |
20120282370 | SPARKLING BEVERAGE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - Provided are a sparkling beverage having effectively improved foam properties and a method of producing the same. The sparkling beverage has improved foam properties through an increase in content of a hydrophobic polypeptide or contains a hydrophobic polypeptide in an amount of 1.1 g/L or more. When the sparkling beverage is a sparkling alcoholic beverage, a method of producing the sparkling alcoholic beverage includes: a pre-fermentation step ( | 11-08-2012 |