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20100319491 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING AND SEPARATING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS - Solvent extraction from an aqueous phase containing first and second rare earth elements is carried out by contacting an organic phase containing a diglycolamic acid as an extractant and a hydrocarbon or a low-polar alcohol as a solvent, with the aqueous phase below pH 3 for extracting the first rare earth element into the organic phase, back-extracting from the organic phase with an aqueous acid solution for recovering the first rare earth element, and recovering the second rare earth element which has not been extracted into the organic phase and has remained in the aqueous phase. | 12-23-2010 |
20120004458 | SYNTHESIS OF RARE EARTH METAL EXTRACTANT - A rare earth metal extractant in the form of a dialkyl diglycol amic acid is synthesized by reacting diglycolic anhydride with a dialkylamine in a synthesis medium. A molar ratio (B/A) of dialkylamine (B) to diglycolic anhydride (A) is at least 1.0. A non-polar or low-polar solvent in which the dialkyl diglycol amic acid is dissolvable is used as the synthesis medium. | 01-05-2012 |
20120004459 | SYNTHESIS OF RARE EARTH METAL EXTRACTANT - A rare earth metal extractant in the form of a dialkyl diglycol amic acid is synthesized by reacting diglycolic anhydride with a dialkylamine in an aprotic polar solvent, with a molar ratio of dialkylamine to diglycolic anhydride being at least 1.0, and removing the aprotic polar solvent. | 01-05-2012 |
20120328493 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING AND SEPARATING LIGHT RARE EARTH ELEMENT - A target light rare earth element is separated from an aqueous solution containing two or more of La, Ce, Pr and Nd by contacting an organic phase containing an extractant with the aqueous solution in a counter-current flow multistage mixer-settler while adding an alkaline solution thereto, and contacting the organic phase with an acid aqueous solution for back-extracting the target element. The extractant is a dialkyl diglycol amic acid having formula: R | 12-27-2012 |
20130102806 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING RARE EARTH METAL EXTRACTANT - A rare earth metal extractant containing, as the extractant component, dialkyldiglycol amide acid which is excellent in breaking down light rare earth elements is reacted in diglycolic acid (X mol) and an esterification agent (Y mol) at a reaction temperature of 70° C. or more and for a reaction time of one hour or more such that the mol ratio of Y/X is 2.5 or more, and is subjected to vacuum concentration. Subsequently, a reaction intermediate product is obtained by removing unreacted products and reaction residue, and an aprotic polar solvent is added as the reaction solvent. Then, the reaction intermediate product is reacted with dialkyl amine (Z mol) such that the mol ratio of Z/X is 0.9 or more and the aprotic polar solvent is removed. As a consequence, a rare earth metal extractant is efficiently synthesized at a low cost and at a high yield without having to use expensive diglycolic acid anhydride and harmful dichloromethane. | 04-25-2013 |
20130123534 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING RARE EARTH METAL EXTRACTANT - A rare earth metal extractant containing, as the extractant component, dialkyldiglycol amide acid which is excellent in breaking down light rare earth elements is reacted in diglycolic acid (X mol) and an esterification agent (Y mol) at a reaction temperature of 70° C. or more and for a reaction time of one hour or more such that the mol ratio of Y/X is 2.5 or more, and is subjected to vacuum concentration. Subsequently, a reaction intermediate product is obtained by removing unreacted products and reaction residue. Then a nonpolar or low-polar solvent which is an organic solvent for forming an organic phase during solvent extraction of the rare earth metal and which is capable of dissolving dialkyldiglycol amide acid is added as the reaction solvent, and the reaction intermediate product is reacted with dialkyl amine (Z mol) such that the mol ratio of Z/X is 0.9 or more. | 05-16-2013 |
20130183208 | LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION UNIT, MULTISTAGE LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION APPARATUS USING THE UNIT, AND MULTISTAGE CONTINUOUS EXTRACTION SYSTEM FOR RARE EARTH ELEMENTS - A liquid-liquid extraction unit includes an extraction/separation tank ( | 07-18-2013 |
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20090076788 | SEARCH METHOD, SEARCH SYSTEM, AND SEARCH PROGRAM - [PROBLEMS] To quantize the effect obtained by a communication company by providing a non-sensitive area countermeasure and effectively identify the location where the countermeasure should be taken at early stage. | 03-19-2009 |
20090128411 | RADIO WAVE ARRIVAL STATE ESTIMATION SYSTEM, RADIO WAVE ARRIVAL STATE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - It is possible to accurately estimate propagation considering diffraction without significantly increasing the operation processing amount. A radio wave propagation characteristic estimation system in a radio communication system includes: non-diffracted wave estimation means for estimating propagation characteristic of a radio wave reaching from a predetermined transmission point in a limited evaluation area to a plurality of reception points in the evaluation area and estimating a component other than diffracted wave among the radio wave component reaching from the transmission point to the reception points; diffracted wave estimation means for estimating only a diffracted wave component among the radio components reaching from the transmission point to the respective reception points; and total radio wave component calculation means for calculating total radio wave propagation characteristic in the respective reception points considering the estimated result in the non-diffracted wave estimation means and the estimation result of the diffracted wave estimation means. | 05-21-2009 |
20100081390 | RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTIC ESTIMATING SYSTEM, ITS METHOD , AND PROGRAM - The amount of operation processing is reduced without largely degrading an estimation precision of radio wave propagation estimation. | 04-01-2010 |
20100146454 | POSITION-DEPENDENT INFORMATION REPRESENTATION SYSTEM, POSITION-DEPENDENT INFORMATION REPRESENTATION CONTROL DEVICE, AND POSITION-DEPENDENT INFORMATION REPRESENTATION METHOD - The present invention is intended to provide a position-dependent information representation system which can allow persons other than evaluators to readily recognize at which positions the respective evaluators are evaluating information. Control device causes map/layout display means to display a map or a layout chart of a specified area in according to an instruction of the evaluator, and specifies an evaluation point specified by the evaluator in the display range of the map or the layout chart displayed according to an instruction of the evaluator. Information acquiring means acquires information data representing information of the evaluation point. Information representation section represents the information data. ID receiving means and information representation section connected to control device are connected through communication medium, such that the correspondence of the evaluation point to information representation section can be visually recognized, and information acquiring means transmits the acquired information data to information representation section. | 06-10-2010 |
20100219940 | ESTIMATING METHOD, ESTIMATING SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - To estimate a tag read status of a passive RFID system in an actual operation environment. A method for estimating, by simulation, a tag read status of an RFID system comprises the steps of calculating the power supply activation status of each of one or more tags having IDs within a range in which the tag moves; and analyzing the operation of a collision avoidance protocol provided in the RFID system. The tag has a state parameter representative of the state of the tag. For a command signal in conformance with the collision avoidance protocol, the operation and state parameter of the tag are changed in accordance with the power supply activation status when the command signal is being processed in the tag. | 09-02-2010 |
20110244901 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR CORRECTING RADIOWAVE ENVIRONMENT DATA - Radiowave environment data correction that uses the data measurement results obtained at measuring points in a base station peripheral area provided for a wireless communications system, is achieved accurately at a limited number of measuring points. A radiowave environment data correcting system includes correction data determining means that determines correction data for sub-areas, the sub-areas being regions into which an assessment area is divided, on the basis of data measurement results obtained at measuring points belonging to the sub-areas, wherein division into the area is based on an area usage division that is a division predefined according to a particular layout of objects or spaces in the assessment area. The system may also include sub-area dividing means that divides the assessment area into sub-areas in accordance with the area usage division, correction data calculating means that calculates the correction data in the sub-areas using the data measurement results obtained at the measuring points existing in the sub-areas, and radiowave environment data correcting means that uses the calculated correction data to correct radiowave environment data present inside the sub-areas. | 10-06-2011 |
20110281526 | RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTIC ESTIMATION SYSTEM, RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTIC ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTIC ESTIMATION PROGRAM - Disclosed are a radio wave propagation characteristic estimation system, radio wave propagation characteristic estimation method, and radio wave propagation characteristic estimation program for estimating propagation characteristics of radio waves at high speeds, without deteriorating accuracy. An object selection module reads map data prerecorded on a map data memory unit and selects structures from the structures indicated in structure data included in the map data according to the height thereof, a radio wave propagation path calculation module searches for the path of radio waves emitted from a transmission point based on the structure data related to the selected structures and location data for the transmission point and an observation point, and calculates the propagation path of the radio waves until the radio waves reach the observation point, and a radio wave propagation characteristic estimation module estimates the propagation characteristics of radio waves at the observation point based on this calculated path. | 11-17-2011 |
20120003979 | RADIO WAVE STATE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, RADIO WAVE STATE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING RADIO WAVE STATE MEASUREMENT PROGRAM - A propagation state measurement system includes a parameter update information reception means ( | 01-05-2012 |
20120269127 | Radio access device, a radio access system, a network selection method and a recording medium - [Issues] To provide: a radio access device, a radio access system, a network selection method and a recording medium which is capable of: in an environment where a plurality of radio access networks is intermingled, evading cut off of a communication accompanied by a movement of a radio access device; and continuing the communication more stably. | 10-25-2012 |
20120322390 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INTERFERENCE CAUSING CONTROL METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM AND CONTROL APPARATUS - [Problem] To provide a wireless communication apparatus, a wireless communication system, an interference causing control method, a storage medium, and a control apparatus which can carry out appropriate interference causing control to a secondary system adaptively to an actual environment with no change in a configuration of a primary system. | 12-20-2012 |
20120329403 | WIRELESS STATION, DETERMINATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, DETERMINATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - [Problem] To provide a wireless station, a determination apparatus, a wireless communication system, a determination method, and a storage medium which can carry out appropriate interference causing control in a secondary system adaptively to an actual environment with no change in a configuration of a primary system. | 12-27-2012 |
20130102319 | RADIO CONTROL APPARATUS, SECOND TRANSMISSION STATION TRANSMISSION POWER DETERMINATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - Transmission power of each base station of a secondary system is determined in such away that a transmission capacity of the secondary system is increased as much as possible while interference with a first radio system (primary system) is suppressed by properly controlling the transmission power of a plurality of second transmission stations. A second transmission station transmission power determination means is provided, which determines the transmission power used in each of the second transmission stations based on a first condition that satisfies an allowable value in relation to a system interference amount as an interference amount given to a first reception station as a predetermined reception station of the first radio system by all of the plurality of second transmission stations as transmission stations of a second radio system using a frequency band allocated to the first radio system or a frequency band allowed to be preferentially used. | 04-25-2013 |
20130252620 | RADIO PARAMETER CONTROL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, RADIO PARAMETER CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A radio parameter control apparatus ( | 09-26-2013 |
20140086194 | SPECTRUM CONTROL SYSTEM, SPECTRUM CONTROL METHOD, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A spectrum control system according to the present invention includes an identifying unit that identifies a base station or a cell that does not satisfy a predetermined level of communication quality based on information regarding a network status collected by a collecting unit that collects information regarding a network status of a wireless communication system, an extracting unit that extracts a plurality of base stations or a plurality of cells including a base station or a cell other than the identified base station or the identified cell as additional band allocating candidates, and an allocating unit that allocates an additional band to the base station or the cell that satisfies a predetermined condition among the plurality of extracted base stations or the plurality of extracted cells. | 03-27-2014 |
20140248916 | SPECTRUM CONTROL SYSTEM, DATABASE, SPECTRUM CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING SPECTRUM CONTROL PROGRAM - A spectrum control system according to the present invention is a spectrum control system that evaluates whether or not to allow a second wireless communication system to perform secondary use on a frequency band that is allowed to be preferentially used by a first wireless communication system, and includes a request distinguish unit ( | 09-04-2014 |
20140256335 | Radio Parameter Control Apparatus, Radio Base Station, Radio Parameter Control Method, and Non-Transitory Computer Readable Medium - A radio parameter control apparatus decides a radio parameter from which a throughput of UE is improved. A radio parameter control apparatus includes: a radio quality prediction unit ( | 09-11-2014 |
20140302857 | RADIO PARAMETER CONTROL SYSTEM, RADIO PARAMETER CONTROL APPARATUS, RADIO BASE STATION, RADIO TERMINAL, RADIO PARAMETER CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - The present invention is a radio parameter control system for deciding a radio parameter of radio cells, using radio terminal measurement information measured by a radio terminal, the radio parameter control system comprising: radio terminal movement judgment means configured to judge whether largeness of movement of the radio terminal is within a predetermined range; and radio parameter decision means configured to distinguish between the radio terminal measurement information reported by the radio terminal of which largeness of the movement is within the predetermined range and the radio terminal measurement information reported by the radio terminal of which largeness of the movement is beyond the predetermined range, and decide the radio parameter of the radio cells. | 10-09-2014 |
20140315539 | RADIO PARAMETER CONTROL SYSTEM, RADIO PARAMETER CONTROL APPARATUS, RADIO BASE STATION, RADIO PARAMETER CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - An apparatus for controlling a radio parameter of radio cells, includes: an evaluation targeted radio cell selection unit configured to decide evaluation targeted candidate radio cells based on a change of a connection target radio cell of a radio terminal, which takes a control targeted radio cell as a serving cell or surrounding radio cells of the control targeted radio cell as a serving cell, associated with a change of a connection range of the control targeted radio cell by control of the radio parameter of the control targeted radio cell, and select at least one of the evaluation targeted candidate radio cells as an evaluation targeted radio cell for evaluating the radio parameter of the control targeted radio cell; and a radio parameter control unit configured to control the radio parameter of the control targeted radio cell based on quality of the evaluation targeted radio cell. | 10-23-2014 |
20140378177 | RECEIVED POWER ESTIMATION DEVICE, RECEIVED POWER ESTIMATE METHOD, PROGRAM, SENSOR STATION, AND RADIO SYSTEM - The present invention is a device which, when a second wireless system shares the use of a frequency which is allocated to a first wireless system, estimates receiving power when a second wireless signal which is transmitted from a transmission station of the second wireless system is received at a receiving station of the first wireless system. The receiving power estimation device comprises a correction means for correcting a receiving power estimate value of the second wireless signal at the first wireless system receiving station which is computed using an estimate value of path loss from the second wireless system transmission station to the first wireless system receiving station, said correction using a receiving power measurement value of the second wireless signal which is measured in a transmission station periphery sensor station which is a sensor station which is located in the periphery of the second wireless system transmission station. | 12-25-2014 |
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20080237047 | Liquid Transporting Apparatus - A head includes a common ink chamber, a plurality of individual electrodes which communicate with the common ink chamber, and a plurality of ink channels through which, an ink supplied from the common ink chamber flows. Each ink channel is provided with a first electrode which is common for the individual electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes corresponding to the individual electrodes respectively, and an insulating layer which covers the first electrode and the second electrodes. Furthermore, the individual electrode of each ink channel is associated with an individual electrode of another ink channel, and the corresponding second electrodes are in electrical conduction. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce a cost of an electrical system by reducing the number of wirings which are connected to electrodes provided to each of the liquid channels. | 10-02-2008 |
20090051723 | Liquid transporting apparatus - An ink transporting head includes a head main body in which, an ink channel is formed, a transporting electrode which is arranged on an inner surface of the ink channel, an insulating layer which is arranged on the inner surface of the ink channel to cover the transporting electrode, and which changes a wetting angle of liquid on a surface according to an electric potential of the transporting electrode, and a heat generator which heats the ink inside the ink channel. Accordingly, there is provided a liquid transporting apparatus which is capable of suppressing a temperature fluctuation of the liquid inside the liquid channel, and transporting the liquid stably. | 02-26-2009 |
20090051739 | Liquid delivering apparatus and method of producing the same - A liquid delivering apparatus, including a flow-passage unit including an opening and a pressure chamber which accommodates liquid and which communicates with the opening; an oscillating plate which partially defines the pressure chamber; a piezoelectric material layer which is one of directly and indirectly stacked on the oscillating plate and which deforms upon application of an electric field thereto so as to oscillate the oscillating plate for delivering the liquid from the pressure chamber through the opening; and an electrode pattern and a drive circuit which apply the electric filed to the piezoelectric material layer. The drive circuit and the electrode pattern are one of directly and indirectly provided on the oscillating plate. | 02-26-2009 |
20090135230 | Liquid Ejecting Apparatus, Method For Manufacturing Liquid Ejecting Apparatus, And Ink-Jet Printer - An ink-jet head includes a common liquid chamber, a plurality of pressure chambers, a plurality of nozzles which eject ink, a plurality of individual ink channels communicating with the common liquid chamber, the pressure chambers and the nozzles, and a piezoelectric actuator which selectively varies the volume of the plurality of pressure chambers. The common liquid chamber is disposed on the side opposite to the nozzles with respect to the piezoelectric actuator. A through-hole which forms a part of the individual ink channels is formed in the piezoelectric actuator. This structure ensures a large region in which the nozzles can be disposed, and allows the nozzles to be arranged at higher density. | 05-28-2009 |
20090160918 | INK CARTRIDGE AND INKJET RECORDING SYSTEM - An ink cartridge includes a cartridge main body and a pivoting member. The cartridge main body has an ink accommodating chamber accommodating ink therein and an ink outlet outputting ink in the ink accommodating chamber toward the inkjet recording device. The pivoting member is pivotably supported by the cartridge main body and that has a lid member configured of closing the ink outlet. The pivoting member pivots to move the lid member between a closing position and an opening position. The lid member closes the ink outlet at the closing position. The lid member opens the ink outlet at the opening position. | 06-25-2009 |
20090179925 | LIQUID CARTRIDGE AND LIQUID EJECTING SYSTEM - A liquid cartridge is detachably mounted in a liquid ejecting device, and supplies liquid to the liquid ejecting device when mounted. The liquid cartridge includes a liquid accommodating chamber, a float member movably disposed in the liquid accommodating chamber, and a detection member moving in conjunction with the float member and being subject to be detected by an external light detector for determining remaining amounts of liquid in the liquid accommodating chamber. A part of the detection member is located at a detection position located above an uppermost liquid surface reached when a predetermined maximum amount of liquid is accommodated in the liquid accommodating chamber. At least a part of the liquid accommodating chamber has light transmissive characteristics so that light from the light detector can reach the detection position. The detection member passes the detection position in conjunction with the float member. | 07-16-2009 |
20090267986 | LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS - A plurality of ink cartridges are installed to be arranged in a vertical direction. A carriage reciprocates in the vertical direction. An ink-jet head has nozzle rows arranged, in a row in the vertical direction, to be parallel mutually, and the ink cartridge is connected to the nozzle row via a tube. There is provided a vertically long and a stylish liquid jetting apparatus which can be installed vertically even in a narrow area. | 10-29-2009 |
20130293614 | INK-JET PRINTER - An ink-jet printer including: an ink supply portion; a transport mechanism; an ink-jet head; an inverting mechanism; and a controller is provided. The controller is configured to control the ink-jet head to perform an ordinary jetting operation and a marking jetting operation, and is configured to control the ink-jet head and the inverting mechanism such that only the ordinary jetting operation is performed on the one surface of the printing medium without performing the marking jetting operation, and the marking jetting operation is performed on the other surface of the printing medium after inverting the printing medium with the inverting mechanism. | 11-07-2013 |
20140333701 | Method for Manufacturing Piezoelectric Actuator - A method for manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator is disclosed that includes forming a vibration plate, forming a plurality of electrodes on the vibration plate, forming a piezoelectric layer on the electrodes, and forming a common electrode on the piezoelectric layer. | 11-13-2014 |
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20110211206 | Print Data Generating Device and Non-Transitory Recording Medium - A print data generating device comprises a retrieving unit, a bar code data generating unit, and a print data generating unit. The retrieving unit is configured to retrieve image data of an original image. The bar code data generating unit is configured to generate, based on the image data of the original image, data of at least one bar code that stores the original image. The print data generating unit is configured to generate, based on the image data of the original image and the data of the at least one bar code, print data of a print image that includes the at least one bar code arranged on one page and the original image arranged on one or more pages. | 09-01-2011 |
20110211213 | Printing System, Print Data Generating Device, Multi-Function Device, and Non-Transitory Recording Medium - In a printing system, a print data generating unit generates print data of an original image that includes a first image and a bar code that stores a second image and a predetermined information piece. A first printing unit prints the original image on a first recording medium based on the print data. The predetermined information piece is to be written in the first recording medium for retrieving the second image from the bar code. A reading unit reads an image of the first recording medium on which the original image is printed. A controller determines whether the read image includes a written information piece that is written in the first recording medium and matches the predetermined information piece stored in the bar code. When the controller determines affirmatively, a second printing unit prints the second image retrieved from the bar code on a second recording medium. | 09-01-2011 |
20110211214 | Printing System, Print Data Generating Device, Multi-Function Device, and Non-Transitory Recording Medium - In a printing system, a print data generating unit generates first print data of an original image that includes a bar code storing a disposing position and a particular sub-image. The particular sub-image is disposed at the disposing position when the original image is read and processed. A first printing unit prints the original image on a first recording medium based on the first print data. A controller controls a reading unit to read the original image printed on the first recording medium and to retrieve the disposing position and the particular sub-image from the bar code. The controller generates second print data of a processed image in which the retrieved particular sub-image is disposed at the retrieved disposing position. The controller controls the second printing unit to print the processed image on a second recording medium based on the second print data. | 09-01-2011 |
20110234716 | LIQUID CARTRIDGE AND LIQUID SUPPLYING DEVICE - A liquid cartridge detachably loadable in a cartridge loading section of a liquid supplying device is provided. The liquid cartridge includes: a main body defining therewithin a liquid accommodation chamber storing liquid therein, the liquid accommodation chamber having a light-transmission portion transmitting light therethrough; a moving member disposed within the liquid accommodation chamber and configured to move in accordance with an amount of the liquid; a light outlet configured to move in conjunction with the movement of the moving member; and a light guiding portion configured to guide incident light toward the light outlet, the light outlet irradiating light coming from the light guiding portion outside of the main body via the light-transmission portion. | 09-29-2011 |
20110242158 | LIQUID DROPLET JETTING APPARATUS - A liquid droplet jetting apparatus comprises a liquid droplet jetting head which jets liquid droplets, a storage tank which stores a liquid to be jetted by the liquid droplet-jetting head, a tube which connects the liquid droplet jetting head and the storage tank, and a liquid-state detecting mechanism which detects a state of the liquid contained in the tube at a plurality of positions in a longitudinal direction of the tube. | 10-06-2011 |
20120229552 | LIQUID DROPLET JETTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID DROPLET JETTING STATE INSPECTION UNIT - A liquid droplet jetting apparatus includes: a liquid droplet jetting head which has a liquid droplet jetting surface on which a plurality of nozzles are open and aligned in a row in a first direction; and a liquid droplet jetting state inspection unit which inspects liquid droplet jetting state of each of the nozzles, including: a liquid droplet landing body which has a landing surface facing the liquid droplet jetting surface and on which the liquid droplets jetted from each of the nozzles land, and which is configured to be relatively movable, with respect to the liquid droplet jetting head, in a second direction which is parallel to the liquid droplet jetting surface and intersects the first direction; and a landing detection mechanism which detects whether or not the liquid droplets have landed on a predetermined detection area provided on the landing surface of the liquid droplet landing body. | 09-13-2012 |
20120236050 | POSTURE DETECTING DEVICE, RECORDING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, LENTICULAR SHEET, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING POSTURE OF MEDIUM - There is provided a posture detecting device including: a detecting mechanism movable in a scanning direction relatively to a medium to detect a detection target; and a posture determining mechanism determining a tilt of the medium from a reference posture based on a detection result of the detection target, wherein as the detection target, the medium has a plurality of first detection targets each extending in an intersecting direction intersecting with the scanning direction at a predetermined angle and arranged at equal intervals in the scanning direction; and a plurality of second detection targets each extending in the scanning direction and arranged at equal intervals in the intersecting direction, under a condition that the medium is in the reference posture. | 09-20-2012 |
20120236416 | LENTICULAR SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LENTICULAR SHEET - There is provided a lenticular sheet including: a lenticular lens having a plurality of convex lens parts arranged two-dimensionally; a first ink absorbing layer which is provided on a surface, of the lenticular lens, opposite the convex lens parts and in which ink permeates; a suppressing part provided on the first ink absorbing layer to divide the first ink absorbing layer into a plurality of regions and suppressing the ink from permeating across the plurality of the regions; and a second ink absorbing layer provided to cover the suppressing part. | 09-20-2012 |
20120249413 | INPUT DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An input device including: an operation device including: a flexible base member; a first detector configured to detect that the base member is being bent; and a second detector configured to detect that the base member is being nipped; and an output section connected to the first detector and the second detector, the output section being configured to output a first signal when the first detector has detected that the base member is being bent and configured to output a second signal when the second detector has detected that the base member is being nipped. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249670 | LIQUID DROPLET JETTING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid droplet jetting apparatus, including: a liquid droplet jetting head in which a plurality of nozzles and a plurality of individual channels are formed; a purge mechanism; a judgment mechanism which judges whether or not a defective nozzle in which a jetting failure occurs is included in purge target nozzles; a heating mechanism which heats a liquid in the plurality of individual channels; and a controller which controls the purge mechanism and the heating mechanism. In a case that the judgment mechanism judges that the defective nozzle is included in the purge target nozzles, the controller controls the heating mechanism and the purge mechanism to heat the liquid in a part of the plurality of individual channels, which include an individual channel communicating with the defective nozzle, and to execute the purge operation for the purge target nozzles. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249681 | LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGE APPARATUS, PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A liquid droplet discharge apparatus, which discharges liquid droplets of a liquid, includes: a flow passage unit which is formed with a plurality of nozzles for discharging the liquid droplets of the liquid and a plurality of liquid flow passages including a plurality of pressure chambers communicated with the plurality of nozzles respectively; an actuator which has a sealing plate joined to the flow passage unit for defining the plurality of pressure chambers and which applies a pressure to the liquid contained in each of the plurality of pressure chambers by changing a volume of each of the plurality of pressure chambers by deforming the sealing plate; and a deformation adjusting member which adjusts a deformation amount of the sealing plate. | 10-04-2012 |
20130076827 | LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid jetting apparatus including: a liquid jetting head configured to jet liquid; a liquid discharge unit configured to discharge the liquid from the liquid jetting head; a waste liquid recover unit including a waste liquid absorber configured to absorb a waste liquid discharged from the liquid jetting head by the liquid discharge unit and detection electrodes configured to detect a waste liquid amount absorbed into the waste liquid absorber; and a vibration generating source configured to vibrate the waste liquid absorber in a vibration direction, wherein the detection electrodes are disposed to make contact with an end surface defining the waste liquid absorber, and a normal direction of the end surface intersects with the vibration direction. | 03-28-2013 |
20130235122 | LIQUID DROPLET JETTING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid droplet jetting apparatus, including: a liquid droplet jetting head configured to include a liquid droplet jetting surface formed with a plurality of nozzles from which liquid droplets are jetted, an energy applying mechanism configured to apply a jetting energy to a liquid in each of the nozzles, and a driving device configured to drive the energy applying mechanism; a relative movement mechanism configured to relatively move, along the liquid droplet jetting surface, the liquid droplet jetting head and an object to be jetted; and a heat radiating member configured to be provided in the liquid droplet jetting head to radiate heat generated in the driving device. The heat radiating member includes a heat radiating surface which is positioned on a plane including the liquid droplet jetting surface or which projects toward the object as compared with the plane including the liquid droplet jetting surface. | 09-12-2013 |
20130250014 | LIQUID CARTRIDGE AND LIQUID SUPPLYING DEVICE - A liquid cartridge detachably loadable in a cartridge loading section of a liquid supplying device is provided. The liquid cartridge includes: a main body defining therewithin a liquid accommodation chamber storing liquid therein, the liquid accommodation chamber having a light-transmission portion transmitting light therethrough; a moving member disposed within the liquid accommodation chamber and configured to move in accordance with an amount of the liquid; a light-emitting element configured to emit light and move in conjunction with the movement of the moving member; and a light outlet configured to irradiate the light emitted from the light-emitting element toward outside of the main body via the light-transmission portion. | 09-26-2013 |
20130257947 | RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided a recording apparatus including: a recording head having recording elements arranged in a first direction; a first transporting mechanism having a first supply roller and a first discharge roller to transport the first recording medium; a second transporting mechanism arranged between the first supply and discharge rollers in the first direction to transport the second recording medium, the second transporting mechanism holding an overlap portion, of the second recording medium, overlapping in the first direction with a portion of a recording range in which the recording elements of the recording head are arranged; and a controller controlling the recording head to perform recording on the second recording medium by using only a part of the recording elements which are located to overlap with the overlap area of the second recording medium. | 10-03-2013 |
20130257998 | LIQUID DROPLET JETTING APPARATUS AND PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - There is provided a liquid droplet jetting apparatus including: a channel unit, a piezoelectric actuator disposed on the channel unit, and a drive unit. The piezoelectric actuator includes first and second piezoelectric layers, an inner electrode disposed between the first and second piezoelectric layers, a first outer electrode disposed in an area facing the inner electrode, of a surface of the first piezoelectric layer, a second outer electrode disposed in an area facing the inner electrode, of a surface of the second piezoelectric layer, a first low-permittivity portion having a permittivity lower than a permittivity of the first piezoelectric layer, and a second low-permittivity portion having a permittivity lower than a permittivity of the second piezoelectric layer. The drive unit generates a predetermined electric potential difference between the inner electrode and the first outer electrode. | 10-03-2013 |
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