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20140305921 | HIGH Cr Ni-BASED ALLOY WELDING WIRE, SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING ROD, AND WELD METAL FORMED BY SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING - Provided is a high Cr Ni-based alloy welding wire with which tensile strength and weld cracking resistance of a welded portion, the integrity of the microstructure of a welded metal, and inhibition of scale generation are improved. The high Cr Ni-based alloy welding wire is configured to have an alloy composition comprising, by mass, C: 0.04% or less, Mn: 7% or less, Fe: 1 to 12%, Si: 0.75% or less, Al: 0.01 to 0.7%, Ti: 0.01 to 0.7%, Cr: 25.0 to 31.5%, Ta: 1 to 10%, and Mo: 1 to 6%, and as inevitable impurities, Ca+Mg: less than 0.002%, N: 0.1% or less, P: 0.02% or less, O: 0.01% or less, S: 0.0015% or less, H: 0.0015% or less, Cu: 0.08% or less, and Co: 0.05% or less, and the balance: Ni. Then, the high CrNi-based alloy welding wire is configured such that the contents of S, Ta, Al, and Ti satisfy the following relation (1) and the contents of Ta, Mo, and N satisfy the following relation (2): | 10-16-2014 |
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20090015942 | Electronic image pickup system - The invention relates to an electronic image pickup system whose depth dimension is extremely reduced, taking advantage of an optical system type that can overcome conditions imposed on the movement of a zooming movable lens group while high specifications and performance are kept. The electronic image pickup system comprises an optical path-bending zoom optical system comprising, in order from its object side, a 1-1st lens group G | 01-15-2009 |
20090032732 | MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE AND FLUORESCENT OBSERVATION APPARATUS THEREWITH - An immersion type microscope objective is configured by, in order from the object side to an image side, a positive lens group Ga including a cemented lens obtained by cementing a plano-convex lens whose plane surface faces the object side to a meniscus lens whose concave surface faces the object side, and a positive single lens, a positive lens group Gb including a cemented lens, a lens group Gc including at least one cemented lens, a lens group Gd having a meniscus lens having a strongly concave surface that faces the image side, and a lens group Ge having a negative lens having a strongly concave surface that faces the object side. | 02-05-2009 |
20120092776 | ELECTRONIC IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - The invention relates to an electronic image pickup system whose depth dimension is extremely reduced, taking advantage of an optical system type that can overcome conditions imposed on the movement of a zooming movable lens group while high specifications and performance are kept. The electronic image pickup system comprises an optical path-bending zoom optical system comprising, in order from its object side, a 1-1st lens group G | 04-19-2012 |
20150109681 | IMMERSION MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE AND MICROSCOPE USING THE SAME - An immersion microscope objective includes, a first lens group, a second lens group, and a third lens group, wherein the first lens group has a positive refractive power and includes a first cemented lens disposed nearest to the object side in the first lens group, the second lens group includes a second cemented lens, the third lens group includes a lens component that has a positive refractive power and changes a divergent light beam incident from the second lens group to a convergent light beam, two lens components that change the convergent light beam to a divergent light beam, and a lens component that has a positive refractive power and changes the divergent light beam to a parallel light beam and emits the parallel light beam, and the following conditional expressions (1) is satisfied: | 04-23-2015 |
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20090243198 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A sheet stacking apparatus including a stacking section which stacks sheets; a sorting section which changes an ejecting position of the sheet in the stacking device to sort the sheets; an aligning section which aligns the sheet sorted by the sorting section and ejected onto the stacking section; a shifting section which shifts the aligning section based on the ejecting position changed by the sorting section in the stacking section; and a control section which controls at least the aligning section and the shifting section; wherein when the number of sheets as a sheet unit to be sorted by the sorting section is plural, the control section controls the aligning section to align the sheets as the sheet unit, and when the number of sheets is singular, the control section controls at least the aligning section and shifting section not to align the single sheet in the sheet unit. | 10-01-2009 |
20140042686 | RELAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - Disclosed is an image forming system including: an image forming device to notify a downstream post-processing device of sheet information relating to a sheet on which an image is formed, before the sheet is discharged, and to notify the downstream post-processing device of set separation information indicating a final sheet of each set of document in synchronization with the sheet information relating to the final sheet of each set in case that a plurality of sets of document are printed, the image forming device being compliant with a first communication system; a post-processing device which is connected to a downstream of the image forming device and is compliant with a second communication system which is different from the first communication system; and the relay apparatus which is connected to the image forming device through the first communication system and is connected to the post-processing device through the second communication system. | 02-13-2014 |
20140042694 | RELAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - Disclosed is an image forming system including: the relay apparatus; the image forming device which is connected to the first communication control unit of the relay apparatus and which acquires the sheet interval information of the downstream post-processing device through the first communication system; and the second post-processing device which is connected to the second communication control unit of the relay apparatus, the second post-processing device being compliant with the second communication system. | 02-13-2014 |
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20090027490 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPE - This is an endoscope apparatus which has an endoscope which picks up an image of a sample using a solid state image pickup element and outputs an image pickup signal, and a processor which processes the above-mentioned image pickup signal, generates HDTV and SDTV serial digital video signals, switches one side of those selectively, and performs a serial output, in which the serial digital video signal switched selectively by the above-mentioned processor is output through a first connector, the above-mentioned processor is equipped with a discrimination signal generating section which is linked with selection switching of the above-mentioned HDTV or SDTV serial digital video signal to generate an HDTV/SDTV discrimination signal which can discriminate the above-mentioned HDTV or SDTV serial digital video signal, and the discrimination signal is output through a second connector different from the above-mentioned first connector. | 01-29-2009 |
20130265403 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes: an image pickup device mounted in a distal end portion of an insertion portion; wiring that transmits a power supply having a plurality of different power supply voltages for driving the image pickup device, a drive signal that drives the image pickup device, an image pickup signal that is outputted from the image pickup device, and a ground level; a substrate on which a connector that relays the wiring is provided; a first voltage comparing portion that compares the plurality of different power supply voltages; a power supply generation portion that generates a plurality of second power supply voltages; a second voltage comparing portion that compares the plurality of second power supply voltages; and a power supply control portion that controls a supply of power to the image pickup device based on comparison results of the first and second voltage comparing portions. | 10-10-2013 |
20130329028 | IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - An image pickup system is an image pickup system in which an image pickup device arranged at a distal end of an insertion section of an endoscope and a processor can communicate with each other. A group of multiple control parameters to be collectively transmitted and checksum codes related to the parameters are transmitted from the processor to the image pickup device, and the image pickup device reflects the control parameters on a register only when all the received multiple control parameters are normal, on the basis of the checksums. | 12-12-2013 |
20140015947 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system includes an imaging apparatus that outputs, as image information, an electrical signal photoelectrically converted from a plurality of pixels, outside the imaging apparatus, and a processing apparatus that is connected to the imaging apparatus so as to bi-directionally communicate with the imaging apparatus. The imaging apparatus includes a first recording unit that records identification information for identifying the imaging apparatus. The processing apparatus includes a second recording unit that records correction information for correcting characteristics of the imaging apparatus in association with the identification information, and a control unit that acquires, from the second recording unit, the correction information corresponding to the identification information received from the imaging apparatus and transmits the correction information to the imaging apparatus. | 01-16-2014 |
20140036051 | MEDICINE SYSTEM - A medical system includes an image pickup device configured to output, as image information, an electric signal after photoelectric conversion from a plurality of pixels, and a processing device that is connected to the image pickup device to allow bi-directional communication. The image pickup device includes a signal processing unit configured to perform a process of converting the electric signal into the image information, and to generate heat accompanying the process, a temperature detector that is provided in vicinity to the signal processing unit, and is configured to detect temperature of the signal processing unit, and an output unit configured to output temperature information on the temperature detected by the temperature detector, together with the image information. The processing device includes a controller configured to control the image pickup device based on the temperature information input from the output unit. | 02-06-2014 |
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20150036040 | EXPOSURE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An exposure control apparatus which is capable of making a backlight judgment with accuracy using image data on a main subject and image data on a photographer and controlling exposure according to the judgment result. First image data is generated according to a main subject image formed by light from the main subject via a first shooting optical system, and second image data is generated according to a photographer image formed by light from a photographer via a second shooting optical system. First luminance information is obtained based on the first image data, and second luminance information is obtained based on the second image data. According to the first luminance information and the second luminance information, whether or not the main subject is in backlight scene is judged, and based on a result of the judgment, exposure for the main subject is controlled. | 02-05-2015 |
20150092098 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In an image capturing apparatus comprising an image sensor has focus detection pixels and image forming pixels, a calculation unit calculates first and second charge accumulation periods, a control unit reads out an image forming signal from the image forming pixels accumulated for the first charge accumulation period and a focus detection signal from the focus detection pixels accumulated for the second charge accumulation period, a display unit displays the image forming signal, and a focus control unit performs phase difference focus control process based on the focus detection signal. When the second charge accumulation period is longer than the first charge accumulation period, the control unit reads out the focus detection signal and the image forming signal in parallel, and sets a readout rate of the focus detection signal to be lower than that of the image forming signal. | 04-02-2015 |
20150163395 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In an image capturing apparatus, an image sensing unit has a plurality of pixels and photoelectrically converts an object image formed by an optical imaging system including a focus lens and outputs an electrical image signal, a control unit controls at least a readout rate or an exposure condition independently for different regions of the image sensing unit, and a calculation unit calculates a plurality of focus evaluation values based on image signals read out from the pixels present in a focus detection area in one of the plurality of different regions at different focus lens positions, and find an in-focus position of the focus lens based on the focus evaluation values. The control unit takes an image signal read out from a first region among the plurality of different regions as an image signal for display. | 06-11-2015 |
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20090116482 | MULTICAST DISTRIBUTION DEVICE AND MULTICAST DISTRIBUTION METHOD - Provided is a multicast distribution device for transmitting a packet in which a reception node can easily perform signal synchronization between a plurality of hierarchized data. The multicast distribution device ( | 05-07-2009 |
20090245252 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND RETRANSMISSION REQUEST METHOD - A multicast communication system in which a receiving node which has detected a packet loss can make a retransmission request without applying a high load to a transmitting node, all receiving nodes, and the band of the entire network. The transmitting node transmits an explicit multicast data packet including an address list including a plurality of destination addresses and a bitmap indicating whether the data packet has been delivered to the respective destination addresses, to a plurality of the receiving nodes. The receiving node which has detected the packet loss checks an address list and bitmap of another data packet received and selects a receiving node to which the another data packet has been delivered as a retransmission requester. The receiving node which has detected the packet loss creates a unicast retransmission request packet with the selected receiving node as the destination and transmits it to the selected receiving node. | 10-01-2009 |
20120100584 | 2-deoxy-scyllo-inosose synthase - An object of the present invention is to provide a DOI synthase having properties such as stability to heat and pH, which are superior to those of conventional enzymes, and a method for producing DOI using the above-mentioned enzyme. The present invention provides a 2-deoxy-scyllo-inosose synthase having the properties described in the following (1), (2), (4), (6) and (7), and also having the properties described in the following (3) and/or (5):
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20140073024 | Phenylpyruvate Reductase and Method for Manufacturing Optically-Active Phenyllactic Acid and 4-Hydroxyl-Phenyllactic Acid Using Same Enzyme - The present invention provides a phenylpyruvate reductase for efficiently obtaining highly pure, optically active 3-phenyllactate and 4-hydroxyphenyllactate; a gene coding for the same; and a method for manufacturing optically active 3-phenyllactate and 4-hydroxyphenyllactate employing the same. | 03-13-2014 |
20140206050 | 2-Deoxy-Scyllo-Inosose Synthase - An object of the present invention is to provide a DOI synthase having properties such as stability to heat and pH, which are superior to those of conventional enzymes, and a method for producing DOI using the above-mentioned enzyme. The present invention provides a 2-deoxy-scyllo-inosose synthase having the properties described in the following (1), (2), (4), (6) and (7), and also having the properties described in the following (3) and/or (5): | 07-24-2014 |
20140296497 | Method for Producing Myo-Inositol and Myo-Inositol Derivative - [Problem] To impart significantly improved myo-inositol producing capability, suitable for use in recombinant DNA techniques and synthetic biology methods, to a host microorganism that does not possess an endogenous myo-inositol biosynthesis pathway, such as | 10-02-2014 |
20140370549 | Method for Producing Scyllo-Inositol - The disclosure provides a method of producing a scyllo-inositol or a new scyllo-inositol derivative in a one-step process, from ubiquitous and inexpensive raw materials. Also provided is a scyllo-inositol derivative bonded to saccharides such as glucose and similar. | 12-18-2014 |
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20130316277 | ORGANIC PHOTORECEPTOR - The invention provides a means for improving the abrasion resistance and the scratch resistance of a protection layer by increasing the surface hardness of the protection layer of an organic photoreceptor. The invention is an organic photoreceptor constituted by laminating on an electroconductive substrate, a photosensitive layer and a protection layer successively, wherein the protection layer comprises a charge transport substance represented by the following general formula (1), a resin component obtained by curing a curable compound and tin oxide treated with a surface preparation agent having a reactive organic group, and a silica particle; | 11-28-2013 |
20140113224 | METHOD FOR FORMING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE - A method for forming an electrophotographic image is provided which exhibits high toner transfer efficiency without image defects caused by scratches on a photoreceptor and image blurring under high-humidity conditions. The method for forming an electrophotographic image uses an organic photoreceptor and includes a charging step, exposing step, developing step, transferring step and cleaning step. The organic photoreceptor has a photosensitive layer and a protective layer on an electrically conductive support. The protective layer contains a resin prepared by polymerization of a polymerizable compound, a particulate metal oxide, and a compound represented by a formula (1). The developing step uses a toner containing a silica particle having a number-average primary particle diameter of 70 to 150 nm. The formula (1) is: | 04-24-2014 |
20150160573 | ORGANIC PHOTORECEPTOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - In an organic photoreceptor that has a protective layer formed on an organic photosensitive layer, the protective layer contains; a cured resin constituent obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable compound in the presence of a radical scavenger represented by the general formula (2); metal oxide microparticles; and a compound represented by the general formula (1) as a charge transport substance, and the relational expression (1): 80/A≦B≦160/A and the relational expression (2): 12≦A≦25 are satisfied when the volume ratio (volume %) of the metal oxide microparticles in the protective layer and the volume ratio (volume %) of the compound represented by the general formula (1) in the protective layer are respectively denoted by A and B. | 06-11-2015 |
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20090048425 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF CYCLOOLEFIN - According to the present invention, when cycloolefins are produced by partially hydrogenating a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with hydrogen in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst, water, and a metal sulfate, the decrease in catalytic activity and cycloolefin selectivity is suppressed by reducing the concentration of chloride ions dissolved in the water in which the catalyst is present to 300 wt ppm or less and regenerating a part or all of the catalyst for reuse. Zinc sulfate is preferably used as the metal sulfate. Further, the raw materials and catalyst to be supplied to the reaction preferably have a reduced chloride ion content. This method can suppress the decrease in long-term catalytic activity and cycloolefin selectivity. Furthermore, the catalytic activity and cycloolefin selectivity after catalyst regeneration can be maintained at a high level. As a result, cycloolefins can be efficiently produced for a long period of time. | 02-19-2009 |
20110130600 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CYCLOOLEFIN AND PRODUCTION APPARATUS THEREOF - There is provided a method for producing cycloolefin where the nickel which elutes in the liquid-contact portion of the reactor is removed from the reaction system of the partial hydrogenation reaction and cycloolefin can be stably produced from a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon over a long term. A method for producing a cycloolefin by a partial hydrogenation reaction of a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in an aqueous phase, which contains a metal salt-containing acidic aqueous solution and a ruthenium catalyst in a reactor with a liquid-contact portion formed of a nickel-containing material, the method comprising a first step of bringing at least a part of the ruthenium catalyst contained in the aqueous phase into contact with oxygen, a second step of separating the aqueous phase containing the ruthenium catalyst that has been processed in the first step into a first phase containing the ruthenium catalyst at a high ratio and a second phase containing the ruthenium catalyst at a lower ratio than the first phase, and a third step of feeding the first phase to a reaction system of a partial hydrogenation reaction. | 06-02-2011 |
20110257449 | METHOD FOR PREPARING RUTHENIUM CATALYST FOR PRODUCING CYCLOOLEFIN AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CYCLOOLEFIN - A method for preparing a ruthenium catalyst, including a step of reducing a ruthenium catalyst precursor by holding the ruthenium catalyst precursor in an aqueous solution containing a metal salt at a temperature within the range of more than 180° C. and 220° C. or less and a hydrogen partial pressure within the range of 0.6 MPa or more and 5 MPa or less. A method for producing a cycloolefin, including a step of preparing a ruthenium catalyst by the method including a step of reducing a ruthenium catalyst precursor in an aqueous solution containing a metal salt by holding the ruthenium catalyst precursor at a temperature within the range of more than 180° C. and 220° C. or less and a hydrogen partial pressure within the range of 0.6 MPa or more and 5 MPa or less, and a step of partially hydrogenating a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon by use of the ruthenium catalyst obtained. | 10-20-2011 |
20150238925 | METHOD FOR PREPARING RUTHENIUM CATALYST FOR PRODUCING CYCLOOLEFIN AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CYCLOOLEFIN - A method for preparing a ruthenium catalyst, including a step of reducing a ruthenium catalyst precursor by holding the ruthenium catalyst precursor in an aqueous solution containing a metal salt at a temperature within the range of more than 180° C. and 220° C. or less and a hydrogen partial pressure within the range of 0.6 MPa or more and 5 MPa or less. A method for producing a cycloolefin, including a step of preparing a ruthenium catalyst by the method including a step of reducing a ruthenium catalyst precursor in an aqueous solution containing a metal salt by holding the ruthenium catalyst precursor at a temperature within the range of more than 180° C. and 220° C. or less and a hydrogen partial pressure within the range of 0.6 MPa or more and 5 MPa or less, and a step of partially hydrogenating a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon by use of the ruthenium catalyst obtained. | 08-27-2015 |
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20080273351 | Light Source Device and Vehicle Lighting Device - An LED light source device and an illumination device using the same, including vehicle lighting devices, can have a light weight and thin profile and can form a desired light distribution pattern while employing a simple configuration. The light source device can include a plate shaped light guide member made of a material that is transparent in a visible range. The light guide member can have a front surface serving as a light emitting surface and having a plate shape, and a rear surface having a luminance control element for controlling a luminance distribution on the light emitting surface. A point or linear light source facing towards an end surface of the light guide member can be provided. The luminance control element controls light reaching the element from the end surface of the light guide member and configures the luminance distribution on the light emitting surface, the luminance distribution being obtained by reducing a light distribution pattern to be projected (and in some cases horizontally and vertically reversing the pattern). | 11-06-2008 |
20080291689 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE - An LED light source device can have a simple configuration which can easily create a desired light distribution pattern with a low profile and light weight. An illumination apparatus and a vehicle lighting device can also be configured to use the LED light source device. The light source device can include a light guide plate made of a flat plate-like material that is transparent in the visible range, and which has a front surface serving as a light emission surface. A point light source can be opposed to an end surface of the light guide plate. A rear surface of the light guide plate can include a luminance control element configured to control a luminance distribution on the light emission surface. The luminance control element controls light from the light source, incident through the end surface of the light guide plate, so that a reduced inversion of a light distribution pattern that is to be emitted is formed on the light emission surface as the luminance distribution. The light guide plate can include a polarizing film for making the light emission surface emit p-polarized (parallel polarized) light. | 11-27-2008 |
20090147529 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp can include a light source unit including a light guide plate with a light emission surface, and a point or line light source opposed to one end face of the light guide plate. The light guide plate can be made of a transparent plate-like material. A convex projection lens can be configured to focus light emitted from the light source unit and project the light forward in a direction of light illumination. The light guide plate can have a prism array on a rear surface thereof extending with a serrated cross section from the one end face to the opposite end face of the light guide plate, and in a direction parallel with the end face. The prism array can include a plurality of prism surfaces, with each prism surface being obliquely formed so that when light enters the light guide plate from the light source side and impinges thereon, a substantial amount of the light can be totally reflected into small angles of incidence to the emission surface. The projection lens can be disposed such that a focus thereof on a light source unit side is located on the light emission surface of the light guide plate. | 06-11-2009 |
20090207625 | VEHICLE LIGHTING FIXTURE AND METHOD - A lighting fixture for use with a vehicle can switch a plurality of functions (for example, a fog lamp function and a cornering lamp function) without depending on a mechanical action. The lighting fixture can be mounted on a vehicle and can include a first light source, a second light source, and a first reflecting surface which can reflect light emitted by the first light source to form a first light distribution pattern when the first light source is turned on and can reflect light emitted by the second light source to form a second light distribution pattern different from the first light distribution pattern when the second light source is turned on. | 08-20-2009 |
20090262547 | Vehicle Lamp - A vehicle lamp can create a desired distribution pattern easily with a simple configuration while having a thin body and light weight. The vehicle lamp can include a light source unit and a convex projection lens configured to project light from the light source unit forward in the direction of light illumination. The light source unit can include a light guide plate having a light emission surface and made of a transparent material to the visible light range and can include a light source disposed in front of one end face of the light guide plate. The projection lens can have a focus arranged on or near the light emission surface of the light guide plate. The light source unit can include a reflection sheet configured to reflect light from the light guide plate back into the light guide plate and can have a shape configured to provide a cutoff pattern. The reflection sheet can be located adjacent an edge of the light guide plate adjacent the light source. A high beam light source unit can be disposed adjacent or on the reflection sheet closer to the projection lens. | 10-22-2009 |
20110122638 | VEHICLE LIGHT - A vehicle light can electrically change over between a horizontally wide light distribution pattern and an AFS suitable light distribution pattern for projecting light beams leftward (or rightward according to the traffic system). The vehicle light can include a projection lens having a light incident surface and a light exiting surface; and a horizontally long rectangular surface light source including a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices that are horizontally disposed on both sides with respect to a focus of the projection lens and are independently controlled to be turned on/off. The projection lens can vertically converge and horizontally diffuse light beams for projection. Respective optical axes of the projection lens and the rectangular surface light source are inclined by an angle 0 toward an outer side with respect to a front-to-rear direction of a vehicle body where the vehicle light is to be mounted, whereby a light distribution pattern horizontally uniform can be formed by light beams emitted from the semiconductor light emitting devices disposed on the outer side with respect to the focus of the projection lens. | 05-26-2011 |
20130188377 | VEHICLE LIGHTING UNIT AND LIGHT GUIDE LENS - A vehicle lighting unit serving as a vehicle headlight can form a light distribution pattern optimized according to the country or the area with a smaller number of parts when compared with the conventional vehicle headlights of this type. Further, there can be provided a light guide lens for use in such a vehicle lighting unit. | 07-25-2013 |
20140022804 | VEHICLE LIGHTING UNIT - A vehicle lighting unit is capable of enhancing the light utilization efficiency by effectively utilizing the part of light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element that typically does not enter the light guide lens while being reflected by the light incident surface of the lens. The vehicle lighting unit can include a light guide lens a first surface configured to be disposed on a front side of a vehicle body, a second surface configured to be disposed on a rear side thereof and a recessed portion including a third surface; and a light emitting element disposed substantially at a reference point of the light guide lens. The second surface can include a reflection area extending from the recessed portion. The third surface can surround the semiconductor light emitting element, so that the light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element can be incident on the third surface. | 01-23-2014 |
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20110026677 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND PROGRAM - A radiation imaging system includes a radiation sensor unit and a main control unit. The radiation sensor unit includes, a radiation sensor that detects the radiation image based on the radiation ray that passes through the object, a sensor characteristics correction unit that performs sensor characteristics correction on the radiation image based on image reception characteristics of the radiation sensor, an image analysis unit that analyzes the radiation image in which the sensor characteristics correction has been performed by the sensor characteristics correction unit and calculates an analysis parameter, and a transmission unit that transmits the analysis parameter as a gradation conversion parameter and the radiation image which has been subjected to the sensor characteristics correction to the main control unit. The main control unit includes, a reception unit that receives the gradation conversion parameter and the radiation image which has been subjected to the sensor characteristics correction, and a gradation conversion processing unit that performs gradation conversion processing on the radiation image which has been subjected to the sensor characteristics correction using the gradation conversion parameter. | 02-03-2011 |
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20100069939 | OPERATION SYSTEM - A surgery system includes: an ultrasonic output device for outputting to an ultrasonic transducer provided in a treatment instrument for performing surgery an ultrasonic drive signal to ultrasonically vibrate the ultrasonic transducer; a high-frequency output device for outputting a high-frequency signal for high-frequency ablation to the treatment instrument; and a connector section including a first connector and a second connector provided to the ultrasonic output device and the high-frequency output device, respectively, the connector section transmitting an output of the ultrasonic drive signal or the high-frequency signal from one of the devices to the other of the devices by connecting both of the connectors. | 03-18-2010 |
20110273465 | OUTPUT CONTROL APPARATUS OF MEDICAL DEVICE - An ultrasound output apparatus includes a first output connector for connecting a first handpiece, a second output connector arranged neighboring the first output connector for connecting a second handpiece, an HP connector connection detection circuit that detects that the first and second handpieces are connected to the first and second output connectors respectively, a display section provided with first and second display screens for displaying setting information of the first and second handpieces at predetermined positions according to an array of the first output connector and the second output connector and a GUI control section that controls a number of partitions of the display section according to connection statuses of the first and second handpieces so as to display, when the HP connector connection detection circuit detects that the first and second handpieces are connected to the first and second output connectors, setting information of the first and second handpieces on the first and second display screens, display, when the HP connector connection detection circuit detects that only the first handpiece is connected to the first output connector, the setting information of the first handpiece on the entire display section and display, when the HP connector connection detection circuit detects that only the second handpiece is connected to the second output connector, the setting information of the second handpiece on the entire display section, and performs a display reflecting the connection status of the HP connector connection detection circuit. | 11-10-2011 |
20110279268 | MEDICAL APPARATUS - An ultrasound output apparatus includes: a priority level judgment section for judging a priority level for preferentially notifying a user of a plurality of abnormalities that occur in the plurality of handpieces; a display control section for causing a display section to display abnormality information whose priority level judged by the priority level judgment section is high; and a priority level changing section, which upon detecting an occurrence of an abnormality from a handpiece, which is different from the handpiece in which the abnormality information being displayed on the display section is originated, causes abnormality information from the hand piece to be displayed on the display section in place of the abnormality information being displayed on the display section regardless of the priority level of the abnormality. | 11-17-2011 |
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20110165544 | ACTIVITY DATA PRESENTING APPARATUS, ACTIVITY DATA PRESENTING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An activity data presenting apparatus includes an activity information obtaining unit that obtains activity data representing a human activity, a personality data obtaining unit that obtains personality data representing the personality of a person to whom information is presented, a presenting data selecting unit that selects, on the basis of the person to whom the information is presented and of the personality data of that person, data to be presented among the activity data, a display method selecting unit that selects a display method of displaying the data to be presented corresponding to each piece of the personality data, an activity data processing unit that processes the activity data in accordance with the display method selected by the display method selecting unit, an activity data display unit that displays the activity data processed by the activity data processing unit, and a display unit. | 07-07-2011 |
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20120244881 | POSITION-DETERMINING DEVICE, POSITION-DETERMINING SYSTEM, POSITION-DETERMINING METHOD AND PROGRAM - Disclosed is a position-detection technology that can correctly detect the position of a wireless machine attached to a mobile body, even if there are few reference wireless machines installed in the environment in which the position of the mobile body is to be determined. The means for achieving the above is characterized by retrieving from a feature quantity recording unit a reception feature quantity approximating the reception feature quantity calculated from radio wave strength of the mobile station that moves within the aforementioned environment, and determining the position information associated with the retrieved reception feature quantity to be of the position of the aforementioned mobile station. | 09-27-2012 |
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20130127619 | PRESENCE DECISION APPARATUS, PRESENCE DECISION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A detection data acquisition unit acquires detection data indicating the detection results from a human sensor. An operation data acquisition unit acquires operation data indicating the presence or absence of operation input to a prescribed machine. A detection data validity determining unit determines from the detection data and the operation data, the validity of the detection data. A presence determination unit determines from the detection data, the operation data, and the validity determination results with respect to the detection data, whether or not an operator is within the area of a prescribed machine. | 05-23-2013 |
20150154183 | Auto-translation for multi user audio and video - The disclosed subject matter provides a system, computer readable storage medium, and a method providing an audio and textual transcript of a communication. A conferencing services may receive audio or audio visual signals from a plurality of different devices that receive voice communications from participants in a communication, such as a chat or teleconference. The audio signals representing voice (speech) communications input into respective different devices by the participants. A translation services server may receive over a separate communication channel the audio signals for translation into a second language. As managed by the translation services server, the audio signals may be converted into textual data. The textual data may be translated into text of different languages based the language preferences of the end user devices in the teleconference. The translated text may be further translated into audio signals. | 06-04-2015 |
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20150019161 | MOVEMENT LINE INFORMATION GENERATION SYSTEM, MOVEMENT LINE INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD AND MOVEMENT LINE INFORMATION GENERATION PROGRAM - Even when lacking an accurate association between the trajectory and identification of a moving body, the association between trajectory and identification of the moving body is estimated and the ambiguity quantified. An identification information association unit associates an individual trajectory link included in a trajectory link candidate with likely moving body identification information per trajectory link candidate. An association trend quantification unit quantifies a trend of the number of times when trajectory information is associated with moving body identification information per individual moving body identification information for individual trajectory information based on an association result between a trajectory link and moving body identification information. An association score calculation unit calculates an association score indicating ambiguity of an association between a trajectory indicated by trajectory information and a trajectory of a moving body identified by moving body identification information for each item of moving body identification information per trajectory information. | 01-15-2015 |
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