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| 20100104329 | MAGNETIC CARRIER, TWO COMPONENT DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Regarding a magnetic carrier of the present invention, a surface of a magnetic core material is coated with a coating layer containing electrically conductive particles and a charge control agent composed of same components as components of a charge control agent contained in a electrophotographic toner. Further, the magnetic carrier exhibits an electric resistance value of 8.22×10 | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100196050 | ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT, ELECTRON EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, COOLING DEVICE, AND CHARGING DEVICE - An electron emitting element of the present invention includes an electron acceleration layer provided between an electrode substrate and a thin-film electrode, which electron acceleration layer includes (a) conductive fine particles and (b) insulating fine particles having an average particle diameter greater than that of the conductive fine particles. The electron emitting element satisfies the following relational expression: 0.3x+3.9≦y≦75, where x (nm) is an average particle diameter of the insulating fine particles, and y (nm) is a thickness of the thin-film electrode | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100215402 | ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT, ELECTRON EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AIR BLOWING DEVICE, COOLING DEVICE, CHARGING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, ELECTRON-BEAM CURING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT - An electron emitting element of the present invention includes an electron acceleration layer between an electrode substrate and a thin-film electrode. The electron acceleration layer includes a binder component in which insulating fine particles and conductive fine particles are dispersed. Therefore, the electron emitting element of the present invention is capable of preventing degradation of the electron acceleration layer and can efficiently and steadily emit electrons not only in vacuum but also under the atmospheric pressure. Further, the electron emitting element of the present invention can be formed so as to have an improved mechanical strength. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100295465 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT - A light emitting element of the present invention includes an electrode substrate; a thin-film electrode; and an electron acceleration layer sandwiched between the electrode substrate and the thin-film electrode. In the electron acceleration layer, as a result of a voltage applied between the electrode substrate and the thin-film electrode, electrons are accelerated so as to be turned into hot electrons. The hot electrons excite surfaces of the silicon fine particles contained in the electron acceleration layer so that the surfaces of the silicon fine particles emit light. Such a light emitting element of the present invention is a novel light emitting element, which has not been achieved by the conventional techniques. That is, the light emitting element of the present invention is able to (i) be produced by using a silicon material, which is available at low price, through a simple production method, and (ii) efficiently emit light. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100296842 | ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT, ELECTRON EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AIR BLOWING DEVICE, COOLING DEVICE, CHARGING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, ELECTRON-BEAM CURING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT - An electron emitting element of the present invention includes an electron acceleration layer that includes insulating fine particles but does not include conductive fine particles, the electron acceleration layer being provided between an electrode substrate and a thin-film electrode. This electron emitting element accelerates electrons in the electron acceleration layer and emits the electrons from the thin-film electrode, when a voltage is applied between the electrode substrate and the thin-film electrode. Accordingly, the electron emitting element of the present invention makes dielectric breakdown hard to occur. Further, this electron emitting element is produced easily at low cost and capable of emitting a steady and sufficient amount of electrons. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100296844 | ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT, ELECTRON EMITTING DEVICE, CHARGING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, ELECTRON-BEAM CURING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AIR BLOWING DEVICE, AND COOLING DEVICE - According to an electron emitting element of the present invention, an electron acceleration layer sandwiched between an electrode substrate and a thin-film electrode contains (i) insulating fine particles and (ii) at least one of (a) conductive fine particles having an average particle diameter smaller than an average particle diameter of the insulating fine particles and (b) a basic dispersant. The electron acceleration layer has a surface roughness of 0.2 μm or less in centerline average roughness (Ra). The thin-film electrode has a film thickness of 100 nm or less. As such, according to the electron emitting element of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the thin-film electrode to an appropriate thickness. Accordingly, it is possible to increase electron emission. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100296845 | ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT, ELECTRON EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AIR BLOWING DEVICE, COOLING DEVICE, CHARGING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRON-BEAM CURING DEVICE - The present invention provides an electron emitting element which has good energy efficiency and which is capable of controlling a value of current flowing in an electron acceleration layer and an amount of emitted electrons by adjusting a resistance value of the electron acceleration layer and an amount of generated ballistic electrons. An electron emitting element | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100327730 | ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT - An electron emitting element includes an electrode substrate, a thin-film electrode, and an electron acceleration layer provided between them. The electron acceleration layer includes a fine particle layer containing insulating fine particles, which is provided on a side of the electrode substrate, and a deposition of conductive fine particles, which is provided on a surface of the fine particle layer. In the electron acceleration layer, a conductive path is formed in advance, and the deposition has a physical recess which is an exit of the conductive path and which serves as an electron emitting section. Electrons are emitted via the electron emitting section. With the arrangement, it is possible to realize an electron emitting element which prevents that an electrode on an electron emission side gradually wears off along with electron emission and which can maintain an electron emission characteristic for a long period. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110129256 | ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT, ELECTRON EMITTING DEVICE, CHARGING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, ELECTRON-BEAM CURING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AIR BLOWING DEVICE, AND COOLING DEVICE - An electron emitting element of the present invention includes: an electrode substrate; a thin-film electrode; and an electron acceleration layer sandwiched between the electrode substrate and the thin-film electrode, the electron acceleration layer including (1) conductive fine particles, (ii) insulating fine particles having an average particle diameter greater than an average particle diameter of the conductive fine particles, and (iii) a crystalline electron transport agent. The crystalline electron transport agent is crystallized in the acceleration layer. | 06-02-2011 |
