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Koji Yoshida

Koji Yoshida, Fujisawa-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080250344INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - An information processing apparatus displays a window in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional manner on a display screen of a display device. When a starting of an annotation operation on a window displayed in a three-dimensional manner is detected, the window is rotated about a rotational axis intersecting an origin at which the annotation input has started on the window so as to display the window in a two-dimensional manner, and a result of the annotation operation is reflected in the window.10-09-2008
20090125586SCREEN SHARING SYSTEM AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD - The client's screen includes a shared area that displays a portion of the server's screen information. The present invention performs a remote event from the client upon the server by causing an input event that is instigated upon the shared area thereof to be replayed upon the server. When this circumstance occurs, the client detects the instruction for the transfer of data to the shared area thereof, requests the transfer of data from the server, receives the data that is thereby transferred from the server, and develops the data thus received to the client's memory space. Upon receipt of the request for transfer of data from the client, the server converts the data that is stored within the server's own memory space into a state wherein the data thus stored is capable of being transferred, and transmits the data thus converted to the client.05-14-2009
20110080436IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a first display unit of which brightness is adjustable, a second display unit which can illuminate a display surface, an operation member configured to be operated by a user, and a control unit configured to display a screen for adjusting brightness of the first display unit on the first display unit and to turn on or turn off an illumination of the second display unit by operating the operation member when both of the first display unit and the second display unit are in a display state.04-07-2011
20110173563INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - An information processing apparatus displays a window in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional manner on a display screen of a display device. When a starting of an annotation operation on a window displayed in a three-dimensional manner is detected, the window is rotated about a rotational axis intersecting an origin at which the annotation input has started on the window so as to display the window in a two-dimensional manner, and a result of the annotation operation is reflected in the window.07-14-2011
20120026379IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus has a plurality of predetermined temperatures to be compared with the temperature of an image sensor. Every time a detected temperature of the image sensor exceeds one of the plurality of temperatures, a different predetermined indication corresponding to the predetermined temperature is displayed on a display device together with an image signal output from the image sensor, thereby giving a warning to the user.02-02-2012

Patent applications by Koji Yoshida, Fujisawa-Shi JP

Koji Yoshida, Aichi-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090115220Vehicle Door Frame and Method for Making Same - A vehicle door frame includes a first frame 05-07-2009
20100115851VEHICLE DOOR - A garnish has an upper mounting projection concealed by a corner pad and a lower mounting projection concealed by a lower end of a vertical sash portion. The upper mounting projection is mounted in an upper mounting hole of the vertical sash portion. The lower mounting projection is mounted in a lower mounting hole of an outer panel. The upper mounting hole is concealed by the corner pad, and the lower mounting hole is concealed by the lower end of the vertical sash portion. This ensures a high quality appearance of the garnish without employing additional materials or components. Also, the garnish is mounted in a front door without reducing the surface area of the corresponding window of the vehicle.05-13-2010
20100148014FIXING STRUCTURE OF WIRE HARNESS - The present invention provides a hard-to-fall fixing structure of wire harness contributive to cost reduction in which VOC is not generated and flapping sound (noise) of wire harness is hard to occur. In the fixing structure of a wire harness to a vehicle interior material according to the present invention, a silencer pad (acoustical material) is fixed to the vehicle interior material, and the silencer pad is provided with a latching piece formed by cutting a portion of the present silencer pad, and the wire harness is latched to the latching piece.06-17-2010
20100209305EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS - An exhaust gas purification apparatus includes a catalyst carrier which has a body and a catalyst supported on the body, and an electrically conducting device for conducting an electric current to the body. A part of the body is at least made of a conductive nonmetal.08-19-2010
20100290957EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING SYSTEM - An exhaust gas purifying system includes an exhaust passage, an oxidation catalyst, a selective catalytic reduction catalyst, a urea water supply device, a first heating mechanism and a controller. The exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine flows through the exhaust passage. The oxidation catalyst for oxidizing nitrogen monoxide contained in the exhaust gas to nitrogen dioxide is disposed in the exhaust passage. The selective catalytic reduction catalyst is disposed downstream of the oxidation catalyst. The urea water supply device supplies urea water into the exhaust passage at the upstream of the selective catalytic reduction catalyst. The first heating mechanism heats the oxidation catalyst. The controller controls the first heating mechanism to adjust the temperature of the oxidation catalyst such that molar ratio between nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide in the exhaust gas flowing into the selective catalytic reduction catalyst become one to one.11-18-2010
20110010995MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR FRAME GARNISH - A mounting structure for mounting a frame garnish on a door window frame of a vehicle is disclosed. The door window frame includes a vertical portion extending in a generally vertical direction so as to overlap a center pillar of the vehicle. The door window frame is formed to surround a door window glass of the vehicle. The vertical portion includes a hooking hole formed in an upper part of the vertical portion and an insertion hole formed in a lower part of the vertical portion. The frame garnish includes a main portion, a hooking portion, and an insertion portion. The insertion portion is inserted into the insertion hole in the vertically downward direction, and the hooking portion is inserted into and hooked to the hooking hole.01-20-2011

Patent applications by Koji Yoshida, Aichi-Ken JP

Koji Yoshida, Niigata JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100283098NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of bit line diffusion layers formed in a semiconductor region, and extending in a row direction; a plurality of first insulating films, each being formed on the semiconductor region and between adjacent two of the bit line diffusion layers, and including a charge trapping film; a plurality of bit line insulating films formed above the respective bit line diffusion layers; and a plurality of word lines formed above the semiconductor region to cover the first insulating films and the bit line insulating films, intersecting the bit line diffusion layers, and extending in a column direction. The bit line insulating films have smaller thicknesses than the first insulating films, and upper surfaces of the bit line insulating films are parallel to upper surfaces of the first insulating films.11-11-2010
20100317183METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - By removing an interlayer insulating film from a memory cell region in which a plurality of bit line diffusion layers and a plurality of word lines are formed, a trench which exposes the plurality of word lines and the sidewall insulating film is formed on the memory cell region. Thereafter, an ultraviolet light blocking film is formed on the exposed word lines and sidewall insulating film to fill the trench. Here, in the step of forming the trench, the trench is formed so that an end of the trench in a direction in which the bit line diffusion layers are extended is located on a word line located at an outermost portion of the memory cell region.12-16-2010

Koji Yoshida, Hamamatsu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100282049KEYBOARD DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT - A keyboard device for an electronic keyboard instrument, which has a simple construction and can be manufactured at relatively low costs, and is capable of providing let-off feeling closely analogous to the let-off feeling of an acoustic piano. The keyboard device comprises keys, hammers each of which has an engaging part and pivotally moves in accordance with pivotal motion of an associated key, an unmovable holder, and let-off members each formed of an elastic material, for temporary engagement with the engaging part of an associated hammer during each of key depression and key release, to impart let-off feeling to touch feeling of an associated key during key depression. Each let-off member extends from the holder to a pivotal path along which the associated hammer performs pivotal motion, and is compressed during key depression and deflected during key release by engagement with the engaging part.11-11-2010

Koji Yoshida, Kasugai-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090095265FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - A fuel supply device supplies fuel contained in a fuel tank to a combustion engine. The fuel supply device comprises an upper unit which is fixed to an installation hole formed on an upper surface of the fuel tank, a lower unit placed inside the fuel tank, a fuel pump mounted to either the upper unit or the lower unit, and a control module for controlling operation of the fuel pump. The control module is disposed inside the fuel tank. A part of the upper unit is located on one side of the control module in a horizontal direction. A part of the lower unit is located on the other side of the control module in the horizontal direction. In this structure, the control module disposed inside the fuel tank can be protected against swaying fuel.04-16-2009
20090151699FUEL-FEEDING DEVICES - A fuel-feeding device may preferably include a reservoir cup disposed in a fuel tank that contains liquid fuel therein, a fuel pump capable of feeding the liquid fuel contained in the reservoir cup to an engine, a pressure regulator capable of controlling a fuel pressure of the liquid fuel fed to the engine from the fuel pump, a jet pump arranged and constructed to receive a part of the pressurized liquid fuel pumped from the fuel pump via a fuel jet path, so as to introduce liquid fuel outside the reservoir cup into to the reservoir cup with the aid of flow of the pressurized liquid fuel, and a flow rate control valve disposed in the fuel jet path. The flow rate control valve is arranged and constructed to control a flow rate of the pressurized liquid fuel fed to the jet pump depending upon a pumping rate of the pressurized liquid fuel pumped from the fuel pump.06-18-2009
20100175666FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEMS - On aspect according to the present invention includes a fuel supply system including a backflow preventing device provided in a fuel supply path communicating between a fuel pump and a fuel injecting valve device of an engine. The backflow preventing device can prevent backflow of the fuel from the fuel injecting valve device, so that a pressure of the fuel between the backflow preventing device and the fuel injecting valve device can maintained after stopping the fuel pump.07-15-2010
20110192786FUEL FILTER - A fuel filter for filtering engine fuel received in a fuel tank when the engine fuel is fed to an engine may include a filter member that is received in the fuel tank and is capable of being connected to a fuel inlet port through which the engine fuel is drawn, and a wall member that is connected to a circumferential periphery of the filter member to form a container member. The wall member and the filter member are respectively arranged and constructed to function as a side portion and a bottom portion of the container member. The filter member is capable of being disposed in the fuel tank so as to draw the engine fuel received in the fuel tank through a side thereof that faces the bottom wall of the fuel tank.08-11-2011
20110297126FLUID PRESSURE REGULATING DEVICE AND FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM USING SAME - A fluid pressure regulating device is i) provided with a pressure regulating member that forms a pressure regulating chamber inside a housing having introduction side and discharge side fuel passages, and communicates these passages according to introduced fuel pressure, and ii) is able to regulate the fuel pressure introduced into a fuel passage to a set pressure. The housing is provided with outer and inner annular valve seat portions that separate the fuel passages inside the pressure regulating chamber, and form another fuel passage inside the pressure regulating chamber. Different clearances are set between the pressure regulating member, and the outer annular valve seat portion and the inner annular valve seat portion, such that when the pressure regulating member abuts against one of the valve seat portions, a small gap is formed between the other valve seat portion and the pressure regulating member.12-08-2011

Patent applications by Koji Yoshida, Kasugai-Shi JP

Koji Yoshida, Osaka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100010811STEREO AUDIO ENCODING DEVICE, STEREO AUDIO DECODING DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a stereo audio encoding device capable of reducing a bit rate. In this device, a stereo audio encoding unit (01-14-2010
20100116339METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLID PHASE SHEET AND PHOTOVALTAIC CELL EMPLOYING SOLID PHASE SHEET - An object of the invention is to solve the problem that a residual melt remaining on a surface of a solid phase sheet of a semiconductor material causes cracks in the solid phase sheet, resulting in degraded yield. The residual melt occurs in the process of producing the solid phase sheet on a surface of the base body by bringing the base body into contact with a melt of semiconductor material. The base body is sectioned by a circumferential groove into a peripheral section and an inner section surrounded by the circumferential groove or has the peripheral section and the inner section partly connected to each other. In the present invention, a slit is provided in the surface of the inner section of the base body. The slit is preferably provided at a trailing side in a moving direction in which the surface of the base body is brought into contact with the melt of semiconductor material. More preferably, a plurality of slits are provided extending from the circumferential groove into the inner section in the moving direction in which the base body is brought into contact with the melt of semiconductor material.05-13-2010
20100159677SOLID-PHASE SHEET GROWING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-PHASE SHEET - A solid-phase sheet growing substrate (06-24-2010

Koji Yoshida, Tottori-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100079694LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE - Provided is a lateral electric field mode liquid crystal device including: a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer and pixel electrodes and common electrodes. A lateral electric field mode liquid crystal device drives the liquid crystal layer by an electric field generated between the pixel electrodes and the common electrodes, a light shielding layer is formed on a surface of the second substrate disposed close to the liquid crystal layer. A coloring layer is also formed so as to overlap with the pixel electrodes. An overcoat layer protects the coloring layer, and an alignment film is formed. An electrostatic shielding layer is formed of a transparent conductive material on a surface of the overcoat layer.04-01-2010

Patent applications by Koji Yoshida, Tottori-Shi JP

Koji Yoshida, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100020939X-RAY FLUOROSCOPIC APPARATUS - The X-ray fluoroscopic apparatus of this invention includes a slide arm for supporting an X-ray tube, a middle slider for holding the support arm to be movable in directions along an irradiation axis of the X-ray source, and a strut for holding the middle slider to be movable the directions along the irradiation axis. Thus, compared with an amount of stroke of the X-ray tube, an amount of movement of each of the middle slider and the support arm can be small, and each of the strut, middle slider and support arm can be shortened to reduce apparatus height. Therefore, the amount of stroke of the X-ray source can be secured appropriately, while inhibiting an increase in installation space.01-28-2010

Patent applications by Koji Yoshida, Kyoto JP

Koji Yoshida, Obu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090293966FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - A fuel supply device comprises a fuel pump, a set plate, a control circuit, and an electrical wiring member. The fuel pump is disposed within a fuel tank. The set plate closes an opening of the fuel tank. The set plate comprises a controller chamber isolated from the fuel tank. The control circuit is disposed within the controller chamber. The control circuit controls the fuel pump. The electrical wiring member connects the control circuit and the fuel pump. The electrical wiring member is arranged from an interior of the controller chamber to an interior of the fuel pump and is passed through the set plate. A part of the electrical wiring member is exposed to the atmosphere. Furthermore, the exposed part is disposed within a range from the interior of the fuel tank to the interior of the controller chamber.12-03-2009

Koji Yoshida, Tottori JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090273746LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device is provided which includes a substrate having a pixel electrode; and a color filter substrate having a color filter layer on a transparent substrate while having an alignment film formed on an uppermost layer thereof, the substrate and the color filter substrate each having a display region having a plurality of sub-pixels formed thereon, in which the color filter substrate has a liquid crystal layer thickness-adjustment layer formed of a transparent resin layer being partially formed on an inner side of the alignment film; and the liquid crystal layer thickness-adjustment layer has a trench being formed along and between adjacent ones of the sub-pixels, the bottom position of the trench of the liquid crystal layer thickness-adjustment layer being lower than a height of the color filter layer from a surface of the transparent substrate, and the transparent resin layer existing on the bottom of the trench.11-05-2009
20110222016LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel includes: one pair of substrates each of which is disposed so as to face each other with a liquid crystal layer pinched therebetween; alignment films that are formed on opposing faces of the one pair of substrates with the liquid crystal layer pinched therebetween; a plurality of columnar spacers that are formed in a display area on one side of the one pair of substrates and maintain a cell gap between the one pair of substrates; and a light shielding member that is formed on one side of the one pair of substrates of a non-opening portion including a spot at which the columnar spacers are formed.09-15-2011

Patent applications by Koji Yoshida, Tottori JP

Koji Yoshida, Yokosuka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090096241STORAGE STRUCTURE FOR STORING A COVER MEMBER OF A SLIDING ROOF TYPE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - A storage structure for a cover member of a sliding roof type vehicle is equipped with a cover member (04-16-2009

Koji Yoshida, Kariya-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090146349METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLASMA TREATMENT DEVICE FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION - A plasma treatment device for exhaust gas purification includes a honeycomb body and metal electrodes. The honeycomb body is made of dielectric and has therein a plurality of holes which introduces exhaust gas thereinto. The metal electrodes extend along the holes, and are interposed between the holes. The plasma treatment device purifies exhaust gas by applying electric voltage between the metal electrodes to generate plasma inside the holes. A method for manufacturing the plasma treatment device includes steps of positioning the metal electrodes in an extrusion die, providing dielectric material for the honeycomb body into the extrusion die, and performing extrusion so as to form the honeycomb body thereby integrating the honeycomb body with the metal electrodes.06-11-2009
20090165439EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas treatment system for an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust pipe and an energy applying device. Exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine flows into the exhaust pipe. The energy applying device applies energy to the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust pipe. The energy applied to the exhaust gas is greater than the energy for decomposing nitrogen monoxide (NO) and less than the energy for decomposing nitrogen (N07-02-2009
20090178556METHOD FOR SEPARATING GAS COMPONENTS AND SEPARATOR FOR THE SAME - A method is provided for separating gas including diamagnetic materials and paramagnetic materials containing nitrogen oxides and oxygen into diamagnetic materials, nitrogen oxides, and oxygen. The method includes steps of providing a magnetic device along a gas passage, and providing a plurality of flow passages. Each flow passage has one end that is separately connected to the gas passage. The flow passages extend in a direction that a force due to a magnetic field of the magnetic device is applied to the paramagnetic materials in the gas. The method further includes a step of allowing the gas to flow into the flow passages so that the diamagnetic materials or the paramagnetic materials in the gas enter into a corresponding flow passage among the plurality of the flow passages.07-16-2009
20090211231EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNALCOMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas treatment system for an internal combustion engine reduces the amount of NOx in exhaust gas flowing through an exhaust passage of the engine. The system has a plasma generator including two electrodes spaced away from each other in the exhaust passage, a high-frequency power supply connected to one of the electrodes, and a NOx absorber provided between the electrodes.08-27-2009

Koji Yoshida, Chiba JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090153684IMAGING DEVICE UNIT AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging device unit includes: an imaging device having an imaging surface located on one side thereof in a width direction thereof and a rear surface located oppositely to the imaging surface; a heat radiating plate radiating heat generated in the imaging device, the heat radiating plate being arranged at the rear surface of the imaging device; and a signal processing substrate causing the imaging device to be operated. The heat radiating plate and the signal processing substrate are arranged opposedly to each other with a spacer being interposed therebetween and with a space portion being obtained therebetween.06-18-2009

Koji Yoshida, Nishi-Morokata-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090101569SLUDGE FILTRATION APPARATUS AND FILTER ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A sludge filtration apparatus has a sludge tank configured to store sludge and at least one filter assembly. The filter assembly includes a filtration membrane for filtering the sludge and a pipe insertable in the filtration membrane to supply air to a secondary side of the filtration membrane for dislodging the sludge from the filtration membrane. The pipe has a plurality of holes for discharging gas, namely air, to an area in which the filtration membrane inclines downwardly with the secondary side thereof. The sludge filtration apparatus can prevent thickened sludge from remaining in an upper portion of the filter assembly.04-23-2009

Koji Yoshida, Okayama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090050779VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEM - The present invention may improve an accuracy of a carried position of a semiconductor wafer W to a loading board. The vibration isolation system may be characterized by comprising a base, a loading board that loads a wafer stage on which a semiconductor wafer W is placed, a spring element that is arranged on the base and that supports the loading board and isolates the loading board from a source of vibration, and a positioning mechanism that nullifies the vibration isolation effect of the spring element and that positions the loading board at a predetermined position to the base at a time of placing the semiconductor wafer W on the wafer stage.02-26-2009

Koji Yoshida, Shizuoka JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110175400VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE - A vehicle front structure includes a dash panel 07-21-2011
20110254313VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - Provided is a vehicle body structure which can improve collision performance. The sub-side member 10-20-2011

Koji Yoshida, Saitama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110199500IMAGE OBTAINING METHOD AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - Obtaining a first image captured by directing light having a first wavelength to an observation area and receiving light emitted from the observation area, and a second image captured by directing light having a second wavelength shorter than the first wavelength to the observation area and receiving light emitted from the observation area, and obtaining a deep portion image of the observation area by subtracting the second image from the first image.08-18-2011

Koji Yoshida, Ashigarakami-Gun JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110237895IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus which includes a light projection unit for projecting light of a different wavelength range emitted from each of a plurality of light sources onto an observation area administered with a fluorescent agent, an imaging unit for receiving light emitted from the observation area irradiated with each light to capture an image corresponding to each light, and a light intensity ratio change unit for changing the light intensity ratio of light emitted from each of the light sources.09-29-2011
20110257667ANASTOMOTIC INSTRUMENT, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF ANASTOMOTIC INSTRUMENT - An anastomotic instrument includes first and second units. The first unit is attached to a distal end portion of an insert section of an endoscope, and has a self-propellable apparatus and an anvil. The second unit is attached behind the first unit, and has a cartridge and a balloon. The insert section with the anastomotic instrument is inserted into the alimentary canal. In the alimentary canal, fluid is sucked out from space enclosed by the first and second unit through a suction port provided in the cartridge, to bring the space into negative pressure. While the alimentary canal is shrunk in the space, the second unit is shifted relative to the first unit. In a state where the shrunk alimentary canal is caught between the first and second units, a cutter resects living body tissue, and staples are struck to join edges of an incision of the alimentary canal.10-20-2011

Koji Yoshida, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110311031X-RAY FLUOROSCOPIC APPARATUS - The X-ray fluoroscopic apparatus of this invention includes a slide arm for supporting an X-ray tube, a middle slider for holding the support arm to be movable in directions along an irradiation axis of the X-ray source, and a strut for holding the middle slider to be movable the directions along the irradiation axis. Thus, compared with an amount of stroke of the X-ray tube, an amount of movement of each of the middle slider and the support arm can be small, and each of the strut, middle slider and support arm can be shortened to reduce apparatus height. Therefore, the amount of stroke of the X-ray source can be secured appropriately, while inhibiting an increase in installation space.12-22-2011

Koji Yoshida, Numazu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120056447VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE - A vehicle front structure related to the invention includes a front side member having a kick section extending obliquely downward toward the rear, a member front half section, and a member rear half section. A sub-frame juxtaposed below the front side member abuts on the member rear half section. A rear end portion of the sub-frame is formed with a first inclination portion which extends obliquely downward toward the rear and abuts on the front side member. The front side member 03-08-2012

Koji Yoshida, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120059222IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CLEANING AN ILLUMINATION WINDOW OF THE IMAGING DEVICE - In an imaging device for capturing an image by applying illuminating light emitted from a light source to a part to be observed through a light exit window and receiving light coming from the part to be observed when the illuminating light is applied, a light exit window cleaning unit discharges a liquid toward the light exit window to clean the light exit window in response to an instruction to start application of the illuminating light.03-08-2012