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20080211880 | PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM DEVICE AND PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND INKJET HEAD AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - One objective of the invention is to provide a highly-efficient and reliable piezoelectric thin film device by improving the piezoelectric function of a piezoelectric thin film and obtaining a crystal structure wherein the dependency of a piezoelectric constant, relative to a voltage, is superior, and to also provide a method for manufacturing this piezoelectric thin film device. Another objective of the invention is to provide an inkjet head that satisfactorily exhibits the piezoelectric performance of the piezoelectric thin film device and that has a superior withstand voltage function and driving reliability, and to provide a high quality inkjet recording apparatus on which this inkjet head can be mounted. A piezoelectric thin film device includes: crystal grains that form piezoelectric thin film and grain boundaries that encircle the crystal grains, wherein the same crystal orientation is established for the grain boundaries and the crystal grains. | 09-04-2008 |
20080259133 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, INK JET HEAD, AND INK JET RECORDING DEVICE - A piezoelectric element includes a pressure chamber member that has an opening | 10-23-2008 |
20100194245 | PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD OF MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY BY THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - Provided are a piezoelectric thin film including a lead-free ferroelectric material and exhibiting high piezoelectric performance comparable to that of PZT, and a method of manufacturing the piezoelectric thin film. The piezoelectric thin film of the present invention has a multilayer structure in which a metal electrode film having a plane orientation of (100), a (Bi,Na)TiO | 08-05-2010 |
20100289383 | PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, INK JET HEAD, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE WITH THE INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD OF MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY WITH THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER WITH THE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - Provided are a piezoelectric thin film including a lead-free ferroelectric material and exhibiting high piezoelectric performance comparable to that of lead zirconate titanate (PZT), and a method of manufacturing the piezoelectric thin film. The piezoelectric thin film of the present invention includes: a LaNiO | 11-18-2010 |
20110072900 | PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD OF MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY BY THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - Provided are a piezoelectric thin film including a lead-free ferroelectric material and exhibiting high piezoelectric performance comparable to that of PZT, and a method of manufacturing the piezoelectric thin film. The piezoelectric thin film of the present invention has a multilayer structure in which a metal electrode film having a plane orientation of (100), a (Bi,Na)TiO | 03-31-2011 |
20110143146 | PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, INK JET HEAD, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE WITH THE INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD OF MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY WITH THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER WITH THE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - Provided are a piezoelectric thin film including a lead-free ferroelectric material and exhibiting high piezoelectric performance comparable to that of lead zirconate titanate (PZT), and a method of manufacturing the piezoelectric thin film. The piezoelectric thin film of the present invention comprises: a LaNiO | 06-16-2011 |
20110175012 | PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM, INK JET HEAD, METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE WITH THE INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD FOR MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY WITH THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER WITH THE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - Provided is a lead-free piezoelectric thin film containing a lead-free ferroelectric material and having low dielectric loss, high electromechanical coupling coefficient and high piezoelectric constant comparable to that of lead zirconate titanate (PZT). The piezoelectric thin film of the present invention has a (Bi, Na, Ba)TiO | 07-21-2011 |
20110278991 | PIEZOELECTRIC POWER GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC POWER GENERATING ELEMENT - Provided is a relatively easy-to-fabricate piezoelectric power generating element capable of generating a large amount of electric power while comprising a bridge-type vibration beam that is resistant to damage from external vibration. This element comprises a support member, a strip-shaped vibration beam, a piezoelectric layer, and electrodes. The first and second ends of the vibration beam are fixed to the support member. The piezoelectric layer and the electrodes are provided on the surface of the vibration beam. The vibration beam extends in a plane when it is not vibrating. The vibration beam has a first portion that extends from the first end fixed to the support member, a second portion that extends from the second end fixed to the support member, and a third portion that connects the end of the first portion opposite to the first end and the end of the second portion opposite to the second end. The vibration beam has a shape such that, when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the plane, a first direction in which the first portion extends is a direction closer to the second end, and a second direction in which the second portion extends is a direction closer to the first end, the first and second directions each make an angle of more than 0° and less than 90° with respect to a straight line connecting the center of the first end and the center of the second end, and the third portion intersects once the straight line. | 11-17-2011 |
20110299566 | PYROELECTRIC TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND A METHOD FOR MEASURING A TEMPERATURE WITH THE PYROELECTRIC TEMPERATURE SENSOR - A temperature sensor includes first and second lower electrodes, a ferroelectric layer having polarization, a semiconductor layer; and first to third upper electrodes. The second upper electrode is interposed between the first upper electrode and the third upper electrode in a plan view. The semiconductor layer includes a first channel disposed between the first upper electrode and the second upper electrode, and a second channel disposed between the second upper electrode and the third upper electrode. The ferroelectric layer includes a first ferroelectric part disposed below the first channel and a second ferroelectric part disposed below the second channel. A polarization direction of the first ferroelectric part is opposite to a polarization direction of the second first ferroelectric part. The temperature is calculated based on the output voltage from the second upper electrode and the voltage applied to the first upper electrode. | 12-08-2011 |
20120038714 | PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM, INK JET HEAD, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE BY THE INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD OF MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY BY THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - The present invention provides a piezoelectric thin film comprising an electrode film with a (001) orientation, a (Na | 02-16-2012 |
20120038715 | PIEZOELECTRIC FILM, INK JET HEAD, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE BY THE INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD OF MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY BY THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a lead-free piezoelectric film including a lead-free ferroelectric material and having low dielectric loss and high piezoelectric performance comparable to that of PZT, and a method of manufacturing the lead-free piezoelectric film. | 02-16-2012 |
20120043524 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE - An light emitting diode includes an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a multiple quantum well layer, a p-type nitride semiconductor layer, a window electrode layer, a p-side electrode, and an n-side electrode, which are stacked in this order. The n-side electrode is electrically connected to the n-type nitride semiconductor layer. The window electrode layer comprises an n-type single-crystalline ITO transparent film and an n-type single-crystalline ZnO transparent film. The p-type nitride semiconductor layer is in contact with the n-type single-crystalline ITO transparent film. The light-emitting diode further comprises a plurality of single-crystalline ZnO rods formed on the n-type single-crystalline ZnO transparent film. The respective lower portions of the single-crystalline ZnO rods have a shape of an inverted taper, which sharpens from the single-crystalline n-type ZnO transparent film toward the n-type nitride semiconductor layer. | 02-23-2012 |
20120043857 | ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR DRIVING ACTUATOR - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for driving an actuator in which unnecessary deformation is suppressed. | 02-23-2012 |
20120104354 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE - A light-emitting diode includes an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a multiple quantum well, a p-type nitride semiconductor layer, a window electrode layer, a p-side electrode, and an n-side electrode, which are stacked in this order. The window electrode layer comprises an n-type single-crystalline ITO transparent film and an n-type single-crystalline ZnO transparent film. The p-type nitride semiconductor layer is in contact with the n-type single-crystalline ITO transparent film, the n-type single-crystalline ITO transparent film is in contact with the n-type single-crystalline ZnO transparent film, and the p-side electrode is in connected with the n-type single-crystalline ZnO transparent film. The n-type single-crystalline ITO transparent film contains Ga, a molar ratio of Ga/(In+Ga) being not less than 0.08 and not more than 0.5. Thickness of the n-type single-crystalline ITO transparent film is not less than 1.1 nm and not more than 55 nm. | 05-03-2012 |
20120280165 | PIEZOELECTRIC FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, INK JET HEAD, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE BY THE INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD OF MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY BY THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - It is an object of the present invention to provide a lead-free piezoelectric film including a lead-free ferroelectric material and having low dielectric loss and high piezoelectric performance comparable to that of PZT, and a method of manufacturing the lead-free piezoelectric film. | 11-08-2012 |
20120280599 | PIEZOELECTRIC FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, INK JET HEAD, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE BY THE INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD OF MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY BY THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - The purpose of the present invention is to provide an angular velocity sensor capable of measuring an exact angular velocity, an ink jet head capable of producing an exact amount of ink, and a piezoelectric generating element capable of generating electric power due to positive piezoelectric effect. | 11-08-2012 |
20120281046 | PIEZOELECTRIC FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, INK JET HEAD, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE BY THE INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD OF MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY BY THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - It is an object of the present invention to provide a lead-free piezoelectric film including a lead-free ferroelectric material and having low dielectric loss and high piezoelectric performance comparable to that of PZT, and a method of manufacturing the lead-free piezoelectric film. | 11-08-2012 |
20130016163 | PIEZOELECTRIC FILM, INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR AND PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a BNT-BT piezoelectric film having a higher crystalline orientation, a higher piezoelectric constant, and a higher ferroelectric property. | 01-17-2013 |
20130038666 | INK JET HEAD, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE BY THE INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD OF MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY BY THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER USING THE PEIZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - The purpose of the present invention is to provide an ink jet head capable of ejecting an exact amount of ink, an angular velocity sensor capable of measuring an exact angular velocity, and a piezoelectric generating element capable of generating an electric power due to positive piezoelectric effect, even when the applied electric field of 40 kV/cm or more is applied. | 02-14-2013 |
20130136951 | PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, INKJET HEAD, METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE USING INKJET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD FOR MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY USING ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING POWER USING PIEZOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION ELEMENT - Provided is a piezoelectric thin film including a non-lead-containing (that is, lead-free) ferroelectric material and having high piezoelectric performance comparable to that of PZT, and a method of manufacturing the piezoelectric thin film. The piezoelectric film according to the present invention comprises a laminate structure. The laminate structure comprises an electric film and a (1-x)(Na,Bi)TiO | 05-30-2013 |
20130222485 | PIEZOELECTRIC FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, INK JET HEAD, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE BY THE INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD OF MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY BY THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - It is an object of the present invention to provide a lead-free piezoelectric film including a lead-free ferroelectric material and having low dielectric loss and high piezoelectric performance comparable to that of PZT, and a method of manufacturing the lead-free piezoelectric film. | 08-29-2013 |
20130298674 | PIEZOELECTRIC FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, INK JET HEAD, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE BY THE INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD OF MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY BY THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - The purpose of the present invention is to provide an angular velocity sensor capable of measuring an exact angular velocity, an ink jet head capable of producing an exact amount of ink, and a piezoelectric generating element capable of generating electric power due to positive piezoelectric effect. | 11-14-2013 |
20130320806 | ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - Provided is a novel actuator and a method for driving the same. The present invention is an actuator comprising a first laminate comprising a first (Bi, Na, Ba) TiO | 12-05-2013 |
20130328974 | PIEZOELECTRIC FILM, INK JET HEAD, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE BY THE INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD OF MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY BY THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - The present invention provides a non-lead piezoelectric film having high crystalline orientation, the low dielectric loss, the high polarization-disappear temperature, the high piezoelectric constant, and the high linearity between an applied electric field and an amount of displacement. The present invention is a piezoelectric film comprising: a Na | 12-12-2013 |
20140011051 | PIEZOELECTRIC FILM, INK JET HEAD, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE BY THE INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD OF MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY BY THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - Provided is an NBT-BT lead-free piezoelectric film having a high crystalline orientation and a high piezoelectric constant. The present invention is a piezoelectric film comprising a Na | 01-09-2014 |
20140036004 | PIEZOELECTRIC FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PIEZOELECTRIC FILM, INK JET HEAD, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE BY THE INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, METHOD OF MEASURING ANGULAR VELOCITY BY THE ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR, PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - In order to provide a non-lead piezoelectric film having high crystalline orientation, low dielectric loss, high polarization-disappear temperature, and high piezoelectric constant, the present invention is a piezoelectric film comprising: a Na | 02-06-2014 |
20140041723 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A solar cell comprises an n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, a p-side electrode layer, an n-side electrode; and a ZnO transparent electrode layer. | 02-13-2014 |
20140053900 | SOLAR CELL ELEMENT - A solar cell element comprising a p-side electrode; a p-type group III-group V compound semiconductor layer; an n-type group III-group V compound semiconductor layer; an n-side group III-group V compound electrode layer; and a V | 02-27-2014 |
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20150236374 | ALL-SOLID LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - An exemplary all-solid lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active substance layer, a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The positive-electrode active substance layer is composed of lithium cobaltate, and has an α —NaFeO | 08-20-2015 |
20150236375 | ALL-SOLID LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - An exemplary lithium secondary battery includes: a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active substance layer | 08-20-2015 |
20150243878 | NBT-BT CRYSTAL PIEZOELECTRIC FILM AND PIEZOELECTRIC STACKING STRUCTURE COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention provides an NBT-BT film having a higher polarization-disappearance temperature. The present invention is a [(Na,Bi) | 08-27-2015 |
20150243985 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery includes: a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active material layer; a negative electrode including a negative-electrode active material layer; and an ion conductor being lithium ion conductive and interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The positive-electrode active material layer is composed of lithium cobaltate, and has an α-NaFeO | 08-27-2015 |
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20100213415 | METAL OXIDE FINE PARTICLES, SILICONE RESIN COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to metal oxide fine particles treated with a surface-treating agent containing a silicon compound having an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a silicone resin composition obtained by reacting the metal oxide fine particles with an organohydrogensiloxane, a photo semiconductor element-encapsulating material containing the silicone resin composition, and a photosemiconductor device including a photosemiconductor element encapsulated with the silicone resin composition or the photosemiconductor element-encapsulating material. | 08-26-2010 |
20120029161 | COMPOSITION FOR THERMOPLASTIC SILICONE RESIN - The present invention relates to a composition for a thermoplastic silicone resin, the composition including: at least one imide compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formula (I) in which X represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group and compounds represented by formula (II) in which Y represents a divalent hydrocarbon group; an organohydrogensiloxane; and a hydrosilylation catalyst. | 02-02-2012 |
20120112211 | SILICONE RESIN, SEALING MATERIAL, AND OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A silicone resin is obtained by allowing a cage octasilsesquioxane having a group represented by formula (1) below, to react with
| 05-10-2012 |
20120306107 | SILICONE RESIN COMPOSITION, SILICONE RESIN SHEET, OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT DEVICE, AND PRODUCING METHOD OF SILICONE RESIN SHEET - A silicone resin composition contains a first organopolysiloxane having, in one molecule, both at least two ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon groups and at least two hydrosilyl groups; a second organopolysiloxane having, in one molecule, at least two hydrosilyl groups without containing an ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon group; a hydrosilylation catalyst; and a hydrosilylation inhibitor. | 12-06-2012 |
20120319154 | SILICONE RESIN COMPOSITION, ENCAPSULATING LAYER, REFLECTOR, AND OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A silicone resin composition includes a cage octasilsesquioxane; a polysiloxane containing alkenyl groups at both ends containing an alkenyl group having the number of moles smaller than the number of moles of the hydrosilyl group of the cage octasilsesquioxane; a hydrosilylation catalyst; a hydroxyl group-containing polysiloxane, organohydrogenpolysiloxane, or a polysiloxane containing alkenyl groups at side chain. | 12-20-2012 |
20120319575 | PHOSPHOR ADHESIVE SHEET, LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ELEMENT INCLUDING PHOSPHOR LAYER, LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DEVICE, AND PRODUCING METHODS THEREOF - A phosphor adhesive sheet includes a phosphor layer containing a phosphor and an adhesive layer laminated on one surface in a thickness direction of the phosphor layer. The adhesive layer is formed of a silicone resin composition having both thermoplastic and thermosetting properties. | 12-20-2012 |
20130066033 | THERMOPLASTIC SILICONE RESIN - A thermoplastic silicone resin has a main chain consisting of a polysiloxane and at least two side chains which branch off from the main chain. The side chain contains a functional group having two or more atomic groups each capable of forming a hydrogen bonding. | 03-14-2013 |
20140175494 | SILICONE RESIN COMPOSITION, ENCAPSULATING LAYER, REFLECTOR, AND OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A silicone resin composition includes a cage octasilsesquioxane; a polysiloxane containing alkenyl groups at both ends containing an alkenyl group having the number of moles smaller than the number of moles of the hydrosilyl group of the cage octasilsesquioxane; a hydrosilylation catalyst; a hydroxyl group-containing polysiloxane, organohydrogenpolysiloxane, or a polysiloxane containing alkenyl groups at side chain. | 06-26-2014 |
20140179879 | SILICONE RESIN COMPOSITION, ENCAPSULATING LAYER, REFLECTOR, AND OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A silicone resin composition includes a cage octasilsesquioxane; a polysiloxane containing alkenyl groups at both ends containing an alkenyl group having the number of moles smaller than the number of moles of the hydrosilyl group of the cage octasilsesquioxane; a hydrosilylation catalyst; a hydroxyl group-containing polysiloxane, organohydrogenpolysiloxane, or a polysiloxane containing alkenyl groups at side chain. | 06-26-2014 |
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20090163307 | BAT FOR BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A baseball or softball bat which enables a ball to fly farther than a conventional bat. The bat is made of metal, wood or carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and its cylindrical ball-hitting part has an axial cross section shape as follows: a lot of concave-surfaced grooves and convex-surfaced ridges are arranged in parallel alternately along the circumference of the bat and the convex parts are round and curved outward. The concave and convex parts are covered by a cylindrical sheet of polyurethane elastomer or similar material. Also, a metal baseball or softball bat is manufactured by grooving the cylindrical ball-hitting part surface by a lathe using a roller. | 06-25-2009 |
20110236076 | TONER SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner supply device configured to be detachably attached into an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus and supplying a toner to a developing device, the toner supply device being: provided with a container main body configured substantially in a rectangular solid shape and configured to be inserted into the apparatus main body along a longitudinal direction of the container main body, having a toner containing part communicating with a developing device, and a barrel part that moves downward upon receipt of a biasing force from a direction of the apparatus main body when being inserted into the apparatus main body and a lock part arranged at a rear of the barrel part; the handle member being inserted into said apparatus main body side according to the downward movement of said barrel part and fixing said toner supply device in said apparatus main body. | 09-29-2011 |
20120163858 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - What is provided is an image formation apparatus including: an image formation part provided inside a main body so that the image formation part may be attached to the main body and detached from the main body; a plurality of opening-closing parts which may be opened and closed to attach the image formation part to the main body or detach the image formation part from the main body; and a plurality of locking parts latching each of the plurality of opening-closing parts to the main body, wherein when one of the plurality of locking parts undergoes a releasing operation, an other one of the plurality of locking parts also undergoes a releasing operation. | 06-28-2012 |
20140153953 | SUPPORT UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A support unit that supports a member to be supported is inserted in an apparatus main body thus to be mounted therein. The support unit includes a wall portion, a connector unit, and a cover member. The wall portion is provided on an upstream end portion of the support unit in the direction in which the support unit is inserted. The connector unit is provided on the wall portion for electrical connection between the apparatus main body and the support unit. The cover member is pivotably supported by a bearing portion provided on the wall portion, so as to pivot between a first position in which the connector unit is exposed so as to allow an operator to grasp the cover member, and a second position in which the connector unit is concealed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140301753 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a drum unit, a developing unit, a pressing unit, and a projection portion. Drum unit includes photosensitive drum. Developing unit includes a developing roller that develops a toner image on the photosensitive drum. Each of drum unit and developing unit is configured to be extractable from an apparatus body. Pressing unit is configured to make developing unit movable between a pressing position at which developing roller is pressed against photosensitive drum and a pressing-releasing position at which developing roller is separated from photosensitive drum so as to release the pressing. Projection portion is provided integrally with developing unit and configured to be projected to an extraction path of drum unit when developing unit is located at pressing position and to retract from extraction path of drum unit when developing unit is located at the pressing-releasing position. | 10-09-2014 |
20140314450 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A developing device includes a developing container, a first agitating/conveying member, a second agitating/conveying member, a developer supply member, a supply port, and a supply section. The developing container is separated into a developer supply passage, a first conveying chamber, and a second conveying chamber, which are arranged substantially parallel to one another. The supply section is disposed between the developer supply passage and the first conveying chamber, and through the supply section, the developer is supplied from the developer supply passage into the first conveying chamber. The supply section is disposed upstream from a downstream-side end portion of the developer supply passage but downstream from the supply port with respect to a developer-conveying direction of the developer supply passage, and via the supply section, the developer supply member supplies the developer into the first conveying chamber in a direction opposite to a developer-conveying direction of the first conveying chamber. | 10-23-2014 |
20150071691 | Cleaning Apparatus, Image Forming Apparatus, and Toner Crushing Member - A cleaning apparatus includes a blade, a screw, a toner crushing member, and a casing. The toner crushing member is located in contact with the screw. The toner crushing member is provided in association with the screw and configured to crush toner accumulated between the screw and the blade, by being swung by the screw rotating. The casing houses the screw and the toner crushing member. The screw rotates in the direction reverse to the rotational direction of the photoreceptor drum. The toner crushing member is configured having a first part and a second part, with a base-end side of the first part being secured to the casing, and the second part being folded back along a distal-end side of the first part, such that a distal-end side of the second part swings between the blade and the screw, in association with the rotation of the screw. | 03-12-2015 |
20150108708 | Paper Separating Device and Image Forming Apparatus - A paper separating device for separating a paper sheet includes a frame member, an image carrier, a securing plate, and two types of assemblies. The two types of assemblies include: a first assembly that includes a separation claw configured to separate the paper sheet from the image carrier, a guiding member configured to guide the paper sheet, and a holder with an engaging portion; and a second assembly that engages the guiding member alone to the holder with the engaging portion without holding the separation claw. The frame member and the securing plate each include an assembly securing portion with an engaged portion to be engaged with the engaging portion of the holder. One of the two types of assemblies is secured to the assembly securing portion disposed at the securing plate while another is secured to the assembly securing portion disposed at the frame member. | 04-23-2015 |
20150346675 | IMAGE CARRIER UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - An image carrier unit includes: an image carrier; a cleaning roller collecting a residual toner remaining on a circumferential surface of the image carrier; a conveyance member receiving the residual toner and conveying the residual toner towards a one-end part side in a rotation-axis direction of the cleaning roller; and an operating mechanism making the cleaning roller perform thrust operation in the rotation-axis direction. The cleaning roller is obtained by spirally winding, around a roller circumferential surface a plurality of times, a base cloth of a long shape in which a plurality of brush bristles are implanted, and a plurality of wound areas formed on the roller circumferential surface by the winding have a downstream side of the roller circumferential surface in a side view from a direction orthogonal to a rotating shaft is directed towards the one-end part side in the rotation-axis direction. | 12-03-2015 |
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20110309384 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a semiconductor light emitting device including: a substrate for element mounting; a wiring provided on the substrate; an LED element provided on the substrate and electrically connected to the wiring; an encapsulating resin layer for encapsulating the LED element; and a wavelength conversion layer which contains a phosphor material and converts a wavelength of light emitted by the LED element, in which the wavelength conversion layer is provided on an upper side of the LED element, and a diffusive reflection resin layer is provided in a state that side faces of the LED element are surrounded therewith, and an area at the LED element face side of the wavelength conversion layer is at least twice larger by area ratio than an area of light emitting area on an upper surface of the LED element. | 12-22-2011 |
20110309398 | COMPOSITE FILM AND SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a composite film including a wavelength conversion layer and a diffusive reflection resin layer in a laminated state and being used in a semiconductor light emitting device, in which the wavelength conversion layer contains a phosphor material which absorbs a part or all of excitation light and is excited to emit visible light in a wavelength region longer than a wavelength of the excitation light, the diffusive reflection resin layer is selectively formed with patterning on one surface of the wavelength conversion layer, and a region on the one surface of the wavelength conversion layer where the diffusive reflection resin layer is not formed with patterning is a path of the excitation light which excites the phosphor material in the wavelength conversion layer. | 12-22-2011 |
20120012875 | COMPONENT FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A component for a light-emitting device includes a fluorescent layer that is capable of emitting fluorescent light and a housing that is connected to the fluorescent layer for housing a light-emitting diode. | 01-19-2012 |
20120014088 | COMPONENT FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A component for a light-emitting device includes a fluorescent layer capable of emitting fluorescent light, and a lens connected onto the fluorescent layer. | 01-19-2012 |
20120025247 | COMPONENT FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A component for a light-emitting device includes a sealing resin layer that is capable of sealing in a light emitting diode, a fluorescent layer that is formed on one face of the sealing resin layer and is capable of emitting fluorescent light, and a reflection layer that is provided on the other face of the sealing resin layer so as to avoid a region where the sealing resin layer seals in the light emitting diode and is capable of reflecting the light. | 02-02-2012 |
20120032219 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device includes a circuit board to which external electric power is supplied, a light emitting diode that is electrically connected onto the circuit board and emits light based on electric power from the circuit board, a housing provided on the circuit board so as to surround the light emitting diode and so that the upper end portion of the housing is positioned above the upper end portion of the light emitting diode, and a fluorescent laminate provided on the housing. The fluorescent laminate includes a first fluorescent layer that emits fluorescent light and a second fluorescent layer that emits fluorescent light having a wavelength that is longer than that of the first fluorescent layer. The second fluorescent layer is disposed on the housing and the first fluorescent layer is laminated on the second fluorescent layer. | 02-09-2012 |
20120039064 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device includes a circuit board to which external electric power is supplied; a light emitting diode that is electrically connected onto the circuit board and emits light based on electric power from the circuit board; a housing provided on the circuit board so as to surround the light emitting diode and so that the upper end portion of the housing is positioned above the upper end portion of the light emitting diode; an adhesive layer that is provided on the housing, the adhesive layer being provided entirely in the circumferential direction of the housing, and the adhesive layer having a length from the inner circumferential edge to the outer circumferential edge of mainly 0.3 mm or more and a thickness of 200 μm or less; and a phosphor ceramic that is allowed to adhere onto the housing with the adhesive layer interposed therebetween. | 02-16-2012 |
20120319575 | PHOSPHOR ADHESIVE SHEET, LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ELEMENT INCLUDING PHOSPHOR LAYER, LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DEVICE, AND PRODUCING METHODS THEREOF - A phosphor adhesive sheet includes a phosphor layer containing a phosphor and an adhesive layer laminated on one surface in a thickness direction of the phosphor layer. The adhesive layer is formed of a silicone resin composition having both thermoplastic and thermosetting properties. | 12-20-2012 |
20140091346 | PHOSPHOR ADHESIVE SHEET, OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT-PHOSPHOR LAYER PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE BODY, AND OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A phosphor adhesive sheet includes a phosphor layer containing a phosphor and an adhesive layer laminated on one surface in a thickness direction of the phosphor layer. The adhesive layer is formed from a silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. A percentage of the peel strength of the phosphor adhesive sheet is 30% or more. | 04-03-2014 |
20140091347 | PHOSPHOR LAYER ATTACHING KIT, OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT-PHOSPHOR LAYER ATTACHING BODY, AND OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A phosphor layer attaching kit includes a phosphor layer and a silicone pressure-sensitive adhesion composition for attaching the phosphor layer to an optical semiconductor element or an optical semiconductor element package. A percentage of the peel strength of the silicone pressure-sensitive adhesion composition is 30% or more. | 04-03-2014 |
20140367725 | COMPOSITE FILM AND SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a composite film including a wavelength conversion layer and a diffusive reflection resin layer in a laminated state and being used in a semiconductor light emitting device, in which the wavelength conversion layer contains a phosphor material which absorbs a part or all of excitation light and is excited to emit visible light in a wavelength region longer than a wavelength of the excitation light, the diffusive reflection resin layer is selectively formed with patterning on one surface of the wavelength conversion layer, and a region on the one surface of the wavelength conversion layer where the diffusive reflection resin layer is not formed with patterning is a path of the excitation light which excites the phosphor material in the wavelength conversion layer. | 12-18-2014 |
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20120061907 | Sheet supplying device and image forming apparatus incorporating same - A sheet supplying device that is incorporatable in an image forming apparatus includes a recording media container, a sheet feeding unit to feed a recording medium from the recording media container, a frame to support the recording media container and the sheet feeding unit, and a holder to hold the recording media container by surrounding an outer circumference of the recording media container. The recording media container is detachably attachable to the frame in a first operation in which the recording media container is moved in a direction parallel to a sheet conveyance direction and the recording media container is separated from the frame and the holder with the holder remaining in the frame, and a second operation in which the recording media container is moved in a direction perpendicular to the sheet conveyance direction and the recording media container is separated from the frame together with the holder. | 03-15-2012 |
20120063829 | Sheet supplying device and image forming apparatus incorporating same - A sheet supplying device that is incorporatable in an image forming apparatus includes a recording media container, a sheet feeding unit to feed a recording medium from the recording media container, and a frame to support the recording media container and the sheet feeding unit. The recording media container is detachably attachable to the frame in a first operation in which the recording media container is moved in a sheet conveyance direction in which the recording medium is conveyed upstream or downstream by the sheet feeding unit, and the recording media container is separated from the frame and the sheet feeding unit with the sheet feeding unit remaining in the frame, and a second operation in which the recording media container is moved in a direction perpendicular to the sheet conveyance direction, and the recording media container is separated from the frame together with the sheet feeding unit. | 03-15-2012 |
20130043647 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit to form an image on a sheet-shaped recording medium; a registration roller pair to convey the recording medium to the image forming unit; a sheet feed roller to convey the recording medium to the registration roller pair; and a controller to control driving of the registration roller pair and the sheet feed roller. In such an image forming apparatus, the controller starts driving of the sheet feed roller to feed the recording medium and stops driving of the sheet feed roller before the sheet feed roller has completed conveyance of the recording medium for a distance equal to a length of the settable minimum-sized recording medium in the conveyance direction. | 02-21-2013 |
20130177342 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a main body and a sheet container. The main body includes an image forming device to form the image on a sheet. The sheet container is removably installable in the main body, accommodates a stack of sheets, and is movable between a first state that the sheet container is installed in the main body and a second state that the sheet container is removed from a first side surface of the image forming apparatus. The planar member includes a cutout opening in an upper end of the planar member, a lower edge of the opening forms a pull-out handle on the first side surface to assist in removal of the sheet container form the image forming apparatus, and an upper edge of the opening forms a lift-up handle to assist in lifting the image forming apparatus with the sheet container installed therein. | 07-11-2013 |
20130200562 | SHEET SUPPLYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A sheet supplying device includes a recording media container to accommodate a stack of recording media therein, a sheet feeding unit to feed a recording medium from the stack of recording media in the recording media container, a frame to support the recording media container and the sheet feeding unit, a holder to hold the recording media container by surrounding the outer circumference of the recording media container, and a locking mechanism to engage the frame and the holder with each other. The recording media container is detachably attachable to the frame in a first detaching and attaching operation and a second detaching and attaching operation. The locking mechanism causes the frame and the holder to engage at removal of the recording media container in the first detaching and attaching operation. | 08-08-2013 |
20130228962 | SHEET FEED UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A sheet feed unit includes a medium container configured to contain sheet-like recording media; a bottom plate disposed in the medium container and configured to accommodate the recording media thereon; a sheet feed device configured to feed out the recording media contained in the medium container; a main body of the sheet feed unit, which the medium container can be inserted into and pulled out from, including the sheet feed device; and a displaying member configured to display a remaining level of the recording media in the medium container, the displaying member including a first display oriented in a first direction and a second display oriented in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The sheet feed unit improves a freeness in the observable range of the displaying member and the remaining level of the recording media in the medium container can be more accurately ascertained. | 09-05-2013 |
20140049000 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying device includes a holder, a friction member, a rotary conveyance member having an outer circumferential surface and forming a nip area between the outer circumferential surface thereof and the friction member, the rotary conveyance member configured to rotate while contacting the friction member, and separate and convey multiple sheet-like materials one by one at the nip area, and a pair of guides configured to lift an underside of each of the sheet-like materials at a portion facing the friction member, the pair of guides disposed upstream from the nip area in a sheet conveying direction, outside both ends in an axial direction of the rotary conveyance member, separate from the nip area from the axial direction of the rotary conveyance member, and being overlaid with the outer circumferential surface of the rotary conveyance member. | 02-20-2014 |
20140077444 | FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A feeding device includes a paper feed tray, a detector on an image forming apparatus main body, a control member rotatably supported by the paper feed tray, and spacers. The detector includes movable pieces and contact points corresponding to the movable piece, and switches each contact point by the position of the corresponding movable piece. The control member includes a control surface formed on its outer circumferential surface with projecting and recessed portions. The projecting and recessed portions are disposed in a pattern corresponding to rotation angles in an area of the control surface facing the movable pieces. Controlling the positions of the movable pieces according to the pattern encodes paper size. Each movable piece is lined in the circumferential direction facing the control surface. The outer circumferential surface of the projecting portions is formed in a cylindrical surface shape centering around the rotational axis of the control member. | 03-20-2014 |
20140103603 | PAPER OUTPUT TRAY, PAPER OUTPUT UNIT INCORPORATING SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A paper output tray, which can be included in a paper output unit in an image forming apparatus, includes a tray body, a paper support extension slidably attached to the tray body and arranged switchable between a stored state in which the paper support extension is stored in the tray body and an extended state in which the paper support extension is pulled out to extend from the tray body, and a stopper rotatably attached to the paper support extension and arranged switchable between a folded state in which the stopper is folded to the paper support extension and a standing state in which the stopper is raised from the paper support extension. With the paper support extension in the stored state and the stopper in the folded state, the stopper overlaps an outer surface of the tray body. | 04-17-2014 |
20140319759 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A sheet feeding device, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes a sheet container that contains a sheet therein, an outer end part connectable to the sheet container, a sheet feeding member, a swing shaft, a sheet loading member supported by the swing shaft to swing according to an amount of sheets loaded on the loading surface, a rotary shaft, and a sheet amount indicator being rotatably supported by the rotary shaft and having a contact end contacting the sheet loading member swinging according to a remaining amount of sheets and a sheet amount display end moving in a given display range visible from the outside of the sheet feeding device. The sheet loading member has a sloped surface sloped to a loading surface of the loading member and disposed at a portion where the contact end of the sheet amount indicator contacts the loading surface. | 10-30-2014 |
20150259164 | SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeder includes a feeding member to contact a sheet and feed the sheet downstream in a sheet conveyance direction, a friction pad disposed facing the feeding member to contact the feeding member, and a receiving table including a pad mount to hold a side of the friction pad opposite a nip between the friction pad and the feeding member. The friction pad includes a fixed range secured to the pad mount upstream from the nip and a movable range extending downstream the nip in the sheet conveyance direction. A first friction force of the pad mount to act on the movable range of the friction pad is smaller than a second friction force of the sheet to act on the movable range of the friction pad. | 09-17-2015 |
20150274450 | SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SHEET FEEDER - A sheet feeder, which can be included in an image forming apparatus, includes a rotary body to contact and feed a recording medium to a downstream side along a sheet conveying path, a friction body disposed facing and contacting the rotary body with the sheet conveying path interposed therebetween, the friction body forming a separation nip region with the rotary body, a receiver to support the friction body at a position opposite to the separation nip region, and multiple projections to guide the recording medium toward the separation nip region. Each of the multiple projections extends toward the rotary body at respective axial ends of the rotary body and has a top face disposed upstream from the separation nip region in a sheet conveying direction between an outer circumferential surface of the rotary body and a surface of the friction body. | 10-01-2015 |
20150274452 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding device includes a rotary feeder to contact a first side of a sheet to feed the sheet downstream along a feed passage; a friction pad disposed opposing the rotary feeder with the feed passage interposed between the rotary feeder and the friction pad to form a separation nip, the friction pad having a first side facing the separation nip and a second side opposite the first side of the friction pad; a holder disposed on the second side of the friction pad and having a first side holding the friction pad and a second side opposite the first side of the holder; a guide support disposed on the second side of the holder; and a pair of guides disposed on the guide support to contact a second side of the sheet facing the friction pad to raise the sheet from a surface of the friction pad. | 10-01-2015 |
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20100054820 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a photoconductive drum; a developing roller that is arranged opposite the photoconductive drum and that carries toner; a detecting portion that detects an occurrence of electrical discharge between the developing roller and the photoconductive drum; a control portion that controls the apparatus, that receives an output of the detecting portion and then recognizes the occurrence of the electrical discharge; a direct voltage applying portion that is connected to the developing roller; and an alternating voltage applying portion that, when an electrical discharge detection operation is performed in which the occurrence of the electrical discharge is detected by use of the detecting portion with the alternating voltage applied to the developing roller changed step by step, applies the alternating voltage having a duty ratio and a frequency different from the duty ratio and the frequency for an image forming operation so that the electrical discharge is made to occur simply in a direction in which an increase in current induced by the electrical discharge is smaller for an increase in potential difference, grasped in advance, between the photoconductive drum and the developing roller. | 03-04-2010 |
20100111551 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - An image forming apparatus has: a photoconductive drum that rotates; a developing roller that carries toner to be charged and to which a first voltage application portion outputting an AC voltage is connected; a contact member that makes contact with the photoconductive drum to remove residual toner; a detection portion for detecting occurrence of electric discharge between the developing roller and the photoconductive drum; and a developing unit that feeds toner to the developing roller, that supports the developing roller opposite the photoconductive drum with a gap secured in between, and that feeds toner to the developing roller with prescribed timing and for a prescribed time during electric discharge detection. | 05-06-2010 |
20120212818 | DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A diffractive optical element includes a diffractive surface. Raised portions and recessed portions are alternately arranged on the diffractive surface. The valley bottoms of the recessed portions are formed to have a chamfered shape. | 08-23-2012 |
20120212819 | DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A diffractive optical element includes a diffractive surface. Raised portions and recessed portions are alternately arranged on the diffractive surface. A shape of the valley bottoms of the recessed portions varies according to regions of the diffractive surface. | 08-23-2012 |
20120327514 | DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A diffractive optical element includes a first optical member, a second optical member, and a third optical member stacked on each other in this order. A diffractive surface including a plurality of raised parts is formed at an interface between the first and second optical members. The third optical member contacts at least one of the raised parts. | 12-27-2012 |
20130010362 | DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A diffractive optical element includes a first optical member, a second optical member, and a third optical member stacked on each other in this order in an optical axis direction. A diffractive surface including a plurality of raised parts is formed at an interface between the first and second optical members. The first and third optical members contact each other at part other than the raised parts. | 01-10-2013 |
20130112530 | Image Forming Apparatus and Method of Detecting Index for Use in Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a belt, a detector, a determining section, a skew correcting section, and a storage section. The belt is stretched around rollers and provided with an index. The detector provides an output value. The determining section determines the index that is passing through the detection region on the basis of a change in the output value, the change exceeding a threshold. The skew correcting section performs control relating to skew correction of inclining the roller and correcting the position of the belt. The storage section stores the threshold having a value between the measured maximum amount of change in the output value when the skew correcting section inclines the roller at the maximum angle and the amount of change in the output value resulting from the index when the index arrives at or passes through the detector. | 05-09-2013 |
20130141790 | DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - It is an objective of the present disclosure to prevent or reduce cracks in edge portions of raised portions of a diffractive optical element. | 06-06-2013 |
20140082491 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND EDITING METHOD FOR SYNTHETIC IMAGE - The electronic device includes: a display device capable of displaying a captured image and an item image; a touch screen panel for accepting an operation by a user; and a control circuit for calculating a displayed position and a displayed size for the item image based on a position and a size of a reference object in the captured image, generating a synthetic image in which the item image is merged with the captured image, and causing the display device to display the synthetic image, the control circuit generating a synthetic image in which the displayed position and displayed size of the item image are adjusted in accordance with an operation on the touch screen panel by the user. | 03-20-2014 |
20140119782 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING TRANSFER BELT - A post-processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: transfer belt; roller position adjustment mechanism; position information acquiring portion; first opposing portion which causes transfer belt to contact first image carrier; second opposing portion capable of being positioned at either contact position that causes transfer belt to contact second image carrier or separation position that causes transfer belt to be separated from second image carrier; movement mechanism portion which moves second opposing portion to contact position or separation position; first control portion which controls roller position adjustment mechanism so that transfer belt will return to target position, based on position information acquired by position information acquiring portion; and second control portion which, in the case where transfer belt does not return into a correction range and is out of correction range, controls movement mechanism portion so as to change position of second opposing portion. | 05-01-2014 |
20140208801 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method for manufacturing a diffractive optical element by pressing a glass material with a molding die in which an inverted shape relative to a shape of a diffractive surface of the diffractive optical element is formed. The method includes: preparing the molding die, a molding surface of the molding die being formed with a plurality of raised portions chamfered at tip ends thereof; and pressing, with the molding die, the glass material into the diffractive optical element in which raised portions and recessed portions are alternately arranged on the diffractive surface and valley bottoms of the recessed portions are formed to have a chamfered shape. | 07-31-2014 |
20140215119 | STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND STORAGE CONTROL METHOD - A storage control device includes a first storage unit, a write control unit, and a read control unit. The first storage unit includes a plurality of storage areas corresponding to a plurality of addresses. The write control unit performs a write process to sequentially designate one of the plurality of addresses and write data to the storage area corresponding to the designated address, in a predetermined first order. The read control unit performs a read process to sequentially designate one of the plurality of addresses and read data stored in the storage area corresponding to the designated address, in a second order opposite to the first order, starting with the address corresponding to the storage area in which data has been stored immediately near a predetermined start timing after the beginning of execution of the write process, the read process being started at the predetermined start timing. | 07-31-2014 |
20140232026 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT - A diffractive optical element includes a diffractive surface. Raised portions and recessed portions are alternately arranged on the diffractive surface. A shape of the valley bottoms of the recessed portions varies according to regions of the diffractive surface. | 08-21-2014 |
20150186761 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION METHOD - An image forming apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a type identification value measurement portion, a determination portion and a speed adjustment portion. The type identification value measurement portion uses, when the print job is executed, a media sensor previously provided in a paper feed cassette to measure a type identification value for a sheet to be transported in the print job. The determination portion determines whether or not an incidence of paper delay corresponding to the measured type identification value for the sheet exceeds a previously set threshold value. The speed adjustment portion lowers, when as a result of the determination, the incidence of paper delay exceeds the threshold value, a transport speed of the sheet as compared with a normal transport speed to execute the print job. | 07-02-2015 |