| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20090302833 | MAGNETIC DETECTION APPARATUS - In a magnetic detection apparatus, a magnetic detection sensor generates a sensor output signal whose high level and low level have different potentials in accordance with the moving direction of a magnetic moving object, and a computer unit includes three comparator circuits and detects the output signal of the magnetic detection sensor with three levels of comparison threshold values, so that the moving direction of the magnetic moving object can be detected accurately without any delay. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100106452 | MOVING DIRECTION DETECTOR - In detecting the position and the moving direction of a magnetic moving body, there is provided a moving direction detector that can accurately detect the position, regardless of the moving direction. The moving direction detector is provided with groups of sensor elements that face a moving body ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20110101965 | MAGNETIC DETECTION DEVICE - A magnetic detection device includes a signal processing circuit that detects a moving position and a moving direction of a magnetic mobile object using an output of a comparing circuit configured to output a signal by comparing an output signal of a magneto-electric transducer element with a threshold. A duration during which an output of the signal processing circuit is in a high level or in a low level is fixed to a period t | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110260724 | MAGNETIC DETECTION APPARATUS - A magnetic detection apparatus includes a first comparison circuit that waveform-shapes the amplitude of a detection signal from magneto-electric transducers by DC coupling, a third comparison circuit that waveform-shapes the detection signal by AC coupling, an oscillation circuit having a natural frequency, a control circuit that counts the output of the first comparison circuit by using the oscillation means, and a selection circuit that selects the output of the first comparison means and the output of the second comparison means. The control circuit counts rising from the next rising or falling from the next falling of an output rectangular wave of the first comparison circuit, and provides output to the selection circuit at the time point at which the count value reaches a desired value. The selection circuit selects and outputs the output rectangular wave of the first comparison circuit or the third comparison circuit. | 10-27-2011 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20100243887 | MASS SPECTROMETER - A mass spectrometer that allows easy replacement of an MCP (microchannel plate) and is enabled to secure orthogonality between an incident surface of the MCP and an ion track at high accuracy is provided. A flight tube | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110095174 | Charged-particle detector - This ion detector includes an MCP and a plurality of planar dynodes respectively having a plurality of slits. The plurality of planar dynodes are stacked via spacers parallel to an electron output plane of the MCP, and the first stage planar dynode is opposed parallel to the electron output plane. In accordance with this ion detector, it is possible to obtain output signals having the linearity reaching mV order, and to shorten its pulse width to approximately 600 ps. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20120025085 | ION DETECTOR - An ion detector for detecting positive ions and negative ions, includes a housing provided with an ion entrance to make the positive ions and the negative ions enter, a conversion dynode which is disposed in the housing and to which a negative potential is applied, a scintillator which is disposed in the housing and has an electron incident surface which is opposed to the conversion dynode and into which secondary electrons emitted from the conversion dynode are made incident, a conductive layer which is formed on the electron incident surface and to which a positive potential is applied, and a photodetector which detects light emitted by the scintillator in response to incidence of the secondary electrons. | 02-02-2012 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20090008673 | Semiconductor Light Emitting Device Member, Method for Manufacturing Such Semiconductor Light Emitting Device Member and Semiconductor Light Emitting Device Using Such Semiconductor Light Emitting Device Member - A semiconductor light-emitting device member excellent in transparency, light resistance, and heat resistance and capable of sealing a semiconductor light-emitting device without causing cracks and peeling even after a long-time use is provided. Therefore, a semiconductor light-emitting device member that comprises (1) in a solid Si-nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum, at least one peak selected from a group consisting of (i) peaks whose peak top position is in an area of a chemical shift of −40 ppm to 0 ppm inclusive, and whose full width at half maximum is 0.3 ppm to 3.0 ppm inclusive, and (ii) peaks whose peak top position is in an area of the chemical shift of −80 ppm or more and less than −40 ppm, and whose full width at half maximum is 0.3 ppm to 5.0 ppm inclusive, wherein (2) silicon content is 20 weight % or more and (3) silanol content is 0.1 weight % to 10 weight % inclusive is used. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090045422 | MEMBER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH MEMBER, AND SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING SUCH MEMBER - To provide novel semiconductor light-emitting device member superior in transparency, light resistance, and heat resistance and capable of sealing semiconductor light-emitting device and holding phosphor without generating cracks or peelings even after use for a long time, the member meets the following requirements: (1) comprising functional group forming hydrogen bond with hydroxyl group or oxygen in a metalloxane bond, on the surface of ceramic or metal, (2) maintenance rate of transmittance at 400 nm wavelength before and after left at 200° C. for 500 hours is between 80% to 110%, (3) no change is observed by visual inspection after irradiated with light having 380 nm to 500 nm wavelength, whose center wavelength is between 400 nm and 450 nm both inclusive, for 24 hours with 4500 W/m | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090309116 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MEMBER, PRODUCTION METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR-DEVICE-MEMBER FORMATION LIQUID AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MEMBER, AND SEMICONDUCTOR-DEVICE-MEMBER FORMATION LIQUID, PHOSPHOR COMPOSITION, SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHTING SYSTEM AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - To provide a semiconductor device member that is superior in heat resistance, light resistance, film-formation capability and adhesion, and is capable of sealing a semiconductor device and holding a phosphor without causing cracks, peelings and colorings even after used for a long period of time, the weight loss at the time of heating, measured by a predetermined weight-loss at-the-time-of-heating measurement method, is 50 weight % or lower and the ratio of peeling, measured by a predetermined adhesion evaluation method, is 30% or lower, in the semiconductor device member. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20110098420 | CURABLE POLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION, AND POLYSILOXANE CURED PRODUCT, OPTICAL MEMBER, MEMBER FOR AEROSPACE INDUSTRY, SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a curable polysiloxane composition which is excellent in light resistance (particularly ultraviolet resistance) and adhesion and has a sufficient heat resistance/hydrothermal resistance and film-forming property and which generates little foaming at curing and does not generate cracks, peeling, coloring, and foaming even when used for a long period of time. A curable polysiloxane composition which comprises a specific hydrosilyl group-containing polysiloxane compound, a specific polysiloxane compound comprising two or more silanol groups in one molecule, and a dehydrogenative condensation reaction catalyst. | 04-28-2011 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20080197617 | Book Cover Core Body for Manufacturing Book Cover Member, Kit for Manufacturing Book Cover Member, and Adhesive Tape - Provided is a book cover core body and a kit, which are used for manufacturing a book cover member which allows the original book to be finished easily, accurately, and neatly when an individual prepares an original book according to his taste without having to use an auxiliary tool such as a ruler and a stabbing. In the book cover core body used for manufacturing the book cover member and the kit including the same, at least a front cover core and a back cover core are glued at a predetermined interval (L) to a reverse side of a book cover print sheet with a book cover pattern, a title or the like drawn thereon, the book cover member being equipped with a front cover part, a spine part, and a back cover part, and the book cover core body including the front cover core, the back cover core, and a holding part having the same width as the above-mentioned interval (L), in which the front cover core and the back cover core are held integrally through an intermediation of the holding part, and in which, after the front cover core and the back cover core have been glued to the reverse side of the book cover print sheet, the holding part is separable from the front cover core and the back cover core. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080261065 | Resin welded body and manufacturing method thereof - A resin welded body where a first resin part that is absorbent with respect to laser light and a second resin part that is transparent with respect to laser light are fitted together and the laser light is emitted to a predetermined position from the side of the second resin part to weld together the first and the second resin parts and form a joint portion between both resin parts, wherein on either the first or the second resin part there is disposed a projection that comes into contact with the other resin part during the welding and regulates the sinking amount at the joint portion. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100195078 | PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE METHOD - Exposure areas are wholly overlapped by moving a gradient refractive index lens array in a direction perpendicular to a scanning direction, or by providing a plurality of gradient refractive index lens arrays, an optical filter having a density distribution of lightness and darkness to compensate light transmission nonuniformity of the gradient refractive index lens array is arranged, or an opening control plate for limitedly using only of a uniform portion is provided. Two or more means may be simultaneously provided among the aforementioned mean. Moreover, any one of a microscopic transmission shutter array, a microscopic reflection shutter array, and a microscopic light emitter array is used instead of a mask, or an illuminating device and the mask. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100270771 | WALKING AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT - Walking auxiliary equipment | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110041717 | PLATE SUPPLY AND DISCHARGE DEVICE AND PRINTING PLATE FORMING DEVICE USING SAME - To provide a plate supply and discharge device and a printing plate forming device which are capable of transferring plates and printing plates of various sizes and preventing the plates and printing plates from being damaged in the plate supply and discharge device (printing plate forming device). A plate supply and discharge unit ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110151215 | Transparent Conductive Laminate, Method For Manufacturing The Same And Capacitance Type Touch Panel - One embodiment of the present invention is a transparent conductive laminate including a transparent substrate layer, a first transparent conductive layer and a second transparent conductive layer formed on both surfaces of the transparent substrate layer, a first conductive pattern area and a first nonconductive pattern area formed on the first transparent conductive layer, and a second conductive pattern area and a second nonconductive pattern area formed on the second transparent conductive layer, wherein at least one layer formed between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer is a layer including an ultraviolet absorbing agent or a resin in which a non-reactive ultraviolet absorbing agent to which at least one functional group selected from a vinyl group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, an alcoholic hydroxyl group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, an epoxide group and an isocyanate group is added is copolymerized. | 06-23-2011 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20080304758 | Image-signal processing apparatus, image-signal processing method and image-signal processing program - Disclosed herein is an image-signal processing apparatus, including: a band pass filter configured to increase the bit count of an input digital image signal in a bit decompression process and pass on an image signal of a high frequency band; an amplitude limiting section configured to limit the amplitude of the image signal passed on by the band pass filter to a level determined in advance; and a subtractor configured to subtract an image signal output by the amplitude limiting section from the input digital image signal. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080310516 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: input means for inputting a video signal; decoding means for decoding the video signal; filtering means for performing predetermined filtering on the decoded video signal; and control means for calculating an average bit rate by dividing an amount of bits generated per predetermined data unit from the decoded video signal, and controlling a characteristic of the filtering in accordance with the average bit rate. When the video signal is input per image file, the control means calculates the average bit rate by dividing a file size of the image file by a playback time corresponding to the file size, and when the video signal input is sequentially input per picture, the control means calculates the average bit rate by dividing a sum of generated bits per picture for a predetermined number of frames by the predetermined number of frames and the frame rate. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090027512 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes the following elements. An obtaining unit obtains a first still image, a first difficulty level indicating a complexity of the first still image, a second still image, and a second difficulty level indicating a complexity of the second still image. A combining unit combines the first and second still images at a combination ratio which is changed along a time axis to generate a moving image. An encoding unit encodes the moving image. A moving-image difficulty-level calculating unit calculates a moving-image difficulty level indicating a complexity of the moving image according to the first and second difficulty levels and the combination ratio changed along the time axis. A control unit controls a characteristic of a process of encoding the moving image according to the combination ratio changed along the time axis and the moving-image difficulty level. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090089076 | Image forming apparatus, method of registering information of replacement component, and computer program product - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of replacement components to be replaced according to their lifetimes. An information setting unit sets a replacement type of each of the replacement components, which indicates whether each of the replacement components is to be replaced at failure or replaced periodically, and a replacer who is in charge of replacing each of the replacement components. An information registering unit registers therein the replacement type and the replacer set by the information setting unit for each of the replacement components. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100017448 | Bit selection circuit - A bit selection circuit that arbitrarily selects, from among (2 | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100157154 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided an image processing apparatus capable of preventing colors from changing while being displayed when images are combined. The image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a video graphic processor | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110016464 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processor includes a first part storing one or more programs included in one or more packages; a second part correlating and retaining the package and version information of the programs on a program basis; a third part comparing, if one of the installed programs is to be installed, the version information of the installed one of the programs and the one of the programs to be installed; a fourth part determining whether the one of the programs to be installed is subordinate to a package other than a package including the one of the programs to be installed, if the version information of the one of the programs to be installed is determined to be lower; and a fifth part installing the one of the programs to be installed if the one of the programs to be installed is determined to be not subordinate to the other package. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110161652 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR INHIBITING OPERATION THAT MODIFIES PROGRAM CONFIGURATION - An operation inhibiting system includes an image forming apparatus in which programs are installed and an operation inhibition information providing apparatus, wherein the image forming apparatus includes a configuration information storing unit to store configuration information about the installed programs, an operation inhibition information acquiring unit to transmit the configuration information to the operation inhibition information providing apparatus, and to receive operation inhibition information that is transmitted from the operation inhibition information providing apparatus in response to the configuration information, the operation inhibition information indicating on a program-specific basis whether an operation to modify a configuration of an installed program is allowed, and an operation unit to inhibit the operation on the program based on the received operation inhibition information, wherein the operation inhibition information providing apparatus includes a unit that transmits the operation inhibition information responsive to the configuration information upon receiving the configuration information. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110238952 | INSTRUCTION FETCH APPARATUS, PROCESSOR AND PROGRAM COUNTER ADDITION CONTROL METHOD - An instruction fetch apparatus is disclosed which includes: a program counter configured to manage the address of an instruction targeted to be executed in a program in which instructions belonging to a plurality of instruction sequences are placed sequentially; a change designation register configured to designate a change of an increment value on the program counter; an increment value register configured to hold the changed increment value; and an addition control section configured such that if the change designation register designates the change of the increment value on the program counter, then the addition control section increments the program counter based on the changed increment value held in the increment value register, the addition control section further incrementing the program counter by an instruction word length if the change designation register does not designate any change of the increment value on the program counter. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110238953 | INSTRUCTION FETCH APPARATUS AND PROCESSOR - An instruction fetch apparatus is disclosed which includes: a detection state setting section configured to set the execution state of a program of which an instruction prefetch timing is to be detected; a program execution state generation section configured to generate the current execution state of the program; an instruction prefetch timing detection section configured to detect the instruction prefetch timing in the case of a match between the current execution state of the program and the set execution state thereof upon comparison therebetween; and an instruction prefetch section configured to prefetch the next instruction upon detection of the instruction prefetch timing. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110307923 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including a genre information retrieval section retrieving genre information about a program, an image quality control signal generation section generating an image quality control signal for controlling image quality of an image in the program on the basis of the genre information retrieved by the genre information retrieval section, and an image quality control section controlling the image quality of the image in the program on the basis of the image quality control signal generated by the image quality control signal generation section. | 12-15-2011 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20100307122 | LAWNMOWER - A lawnmower including a cut grass storage container for storing cut grass. The lawnmower also includes a cutting blade, a downwardly-opening housing, and a cut grass conveyor passage. The cut grass storage container is provided to the cut grass conveyor passage. Grass that has been cut is delivered to the cut grass conveyor passage while revolving about a shaft inside the housing. A guide member is provided inside the housing. The guide member guides the revolving grass to the cut grass conveyor passage while guiding the grass to the outer periphery of the housing. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100307123 | LAWNMOWER - A lawnmower capable of being switched between a bagging mode and a mulching mode is disclosed. The lawnmower includes a shutter mechanism provided on an internal peripheral surface of a housing which opens downward for storing a cutting blade. The shutter mechanism is switched, by the operation of the shutter mechanism, between a bagging mode for delivering cut grass from the housing to a cut grass storage container and a mulching mode for discharging the cut grass out below the housing. The shutter mechanism has a kicker on a shutter body positioned in the interior of the housing. The kicker guides the cut grass to the bottom of the housing during the mulching mode. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110239616 | LAWNMOWER - A rotary lawnmower includes a shutter for switching a location to which grass cut by the blade is to be discharged, and a shutter operating mechanism for operating the shutter. The shutter operating mechanism has a first shaft, a second shaft, a first link arm, and a second link arm, a third link arm, and an operating lever. The first shaft is positioned on the housing. The first link arm is capable of swinging about the first shaft and has the operating lever. The second shaft is positioned adjacent to and parallel to the first shaft, is rotatably attached to the housing, and is linked to the shutter via the third link arm. The second link arm is attached to the second shaft in such a manner as to be restricted in relative rotation but capable of swinging about the second shaft, and is swing-driven by the first link arm. | 10-06-2011 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20100159142 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus comprises an indexer block, an anti-reflection film processing block, a resist film processing block, a development processing block, and an interface block. An exposure device is arranged adjacent to the interface block. The interface block comprises washing processing units and an interface transport mechanism. Before a substrate is subjected to exposure processing by the exposure device, the substrate is transported to a washing processing unit by the interface transport mechanism. The substrate is washed and dried by the washing processing unit. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100190116 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus comprises an indexer block, an anti-reflection film processing block, a resist film processing block, a development processing block, and an interface block. An exposure device is arranged adjacent to an interface block. The interface block comprises a drying processing group including two drying processing units and an interface transport mechanism. After a substrate is subjected to exposure processing by the exposure device, the substrate is transported to the drying processing units in the drying processing group by the interface transport mechanism, where the substrate is subjected to cleaning and drying processings. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20120034566 | MICRO-CHANNEL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING MICRO-CHANNEL DEVICE - A micro-channel device provided in a solution analysis system using pressure liquid feed comprises a plurality of straight-line channels and curved channels connecting the ends of the neighboring straight-line channels. The width w of each curved channel is smaller than the width t of each straight-line channel. The radius of curvature r of each curved channel is set so that the value of a expressed by formula (1) is equal to or smaller than the value of a at a local maximum point of the theoretical step height H expressed by formula (2) and based on the shape of the curved channel. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120075746 | BASE UNIT FOR USE IN STORAGE DISK DRIVE APPARATUS, SPINDLE MOTOR INCLUDING THE BASE UNIT, AND STORAGE DISK DRIVE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SPINDLE MOTOR - A base unit for use in a storage disk drive apparatus includes a base portion; a stator core including a plurality of teeth; U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase coils; U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase common wires; and a circuit board. The U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase coils are wound on the teeth and arranged to define a U phase, a V phase, and a W phase, respectively. The U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase common wires are arranged to define the U phase, the V phase, and the W phase, respectively. Each of the U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase common wires is arranged to pass through a separate one of through holes to be drawn out beyond a lower surface of the base portion and electrically connected to the circuit board. Each of the through holes is sealed with a sealant such that the base unit is airtight. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120092792 | SPINDLE MOTOR, DISK DRIVE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPINDLE MOTOR - A spindle motor includes a stationary portion, a bearing mechanism, and a rotating portion. The bearing mechanism is attached to the stationary portion. The stationary portion includes a base portion, a stator, and a wiring. The base portion is arranged to define a portion of a housing of the disk drive apparatus, the housing defining an airtight interior space. The base portion includes a recessed portion defined on a side thereof where the interior space is defined. The recessed portion includes an inner side surface including an adhesion region and a press-fit region. A lower portion of the bearing mechanism is fixed to the adhesion region through an adhesive, and press fitted to the press-fit region. An axial dimension of the adhesion region is arranged to be greater than that of the press-fit region. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120113546 | MOTOR UNIT AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A motor unit for use in a disk drive apparatus includes a motor portion, a housing member including a through hole defined therein, and a circuit board. The motor portion includes a rotating portion, a base portion, and a stator fixed to the base portion. The circuit board is arranged to extend from an outside of the motor portion to an inside of the stator through a gap defined between the stator and the base portion. The circuit board includes a connection portion arranged radially inward of the stator. A plurality of lead wires of the stator is connected to the connection portion. | 05-10-2012 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20080278026 | Graphite Brush, and a Motor With Graphite Brush - To provide a graphite brush ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080305344 | Core Member of Magnetic Structure Body - In a core member for a magnetic structure including an insulating coating having high exfoliation resistance and having corrosion resistance, the core member includes a coating layer of electrically insulating oil having a polar group, the coating layer being provided on a surface of a steel member, the polar group being bonded, via a coupling agent, to the steel member. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090060772 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING METAL-GRAPHITE BRUSH MATERIAL FOR MOTOR - A method of manufacturing a metal-graphite brush material for a motor, which allows high-density formation of copper particles on the surfaces of graphite particles. The method: attaches copper complex to graphite particles; heat-treats the graphite particles attached with the copper particles, thereby to pyrolyze the copper complex to form copper particles on the surfaces of the graphite particles; forms the graphite particles having the copper particles formed thereon, together with a resin, into a formed product; and reduction-sinters the formed product under a reducing atmosphere to pyrolyze the resin, thereby to form a sintered body and also to reduce copper oxide formed in surface layers of the copper particles during the heat-treating. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090116773 | METAL BEARING - A metal bearing having a long operating life that is not affected by the operating temperature. The metal bearing includes a bearing surface capable of slidably contacting with a shaft member, including pores in a surface and interior thereof, and being composed of a sintered compact having a metal or alloy as a main component. A dispersion solvent is provided inside the pores, and maghemite particles exist in the dispersion solvent together with at least one of a gas and a liquid that has a boiling point lower than a boiling point of the dispersion solvent. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090325416 | CONNECTOR - There is provided a connector capable of being simply and easily connected without loss of electrical continuity even in a harsh environment. In an electrical connector | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100151742 | CONNECTOR - The present invention provides a connector capable of being simply and easily connected without loss of electrical continuity even in a harsh environment. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110185527 | POLYACETAL-CONTAINING BRUSH - The object is to provide a brush which does not easily damage metal during contact therewith. The present invention can provide a brush formed using polyacetal-containing filaments, in which the flexural rigidity per filament is 1 to 100 μg·m | 08-04-2011 |
