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20130069119 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - Provided is a solid-state imaging device. Two unit cells are prepared each having three pixels and sharing an output circuit. One of the basic blocks is rotated by 180° such that a reset drain is shared, resulting in a 6-pixel 1-cell, and the cells are disposed in a square lattice pattern or checkerboard pattern. Thus, element isolation regions between the pixels and the output circuit disposed adjacent thereto are minimized, and the number of wirings disposed around the pixels is reduced. As a result, a margin for white scratches and saturation charge amounts may be increased despite the miniaturization of cells. | 03-21-2013 |
20130076953 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - Certain embodiments provide a solid-state image pickup device including a first pixel, a second pixel, and an output circuit. The first pixel has a first photodiode and a first microlens that is formed above the first photodiode. The second pixel has a second photodiode and a second microlens which is formed above the second photodiode and is smaller than the first microlens. Further, the second pixel has a sensitivity of 1/n times of the first pixel and has a photoelectric conversion period of n times of the first pixel. The output circuit outputs a differential signal of a difference between a first detection signal based on a charge amount of the first signal charge and a second detection signal based on a charge amount of the second signal charge. | 03-28-2013 |
20130087873 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - Certain embodiments provide a solid-state imaging device including a semiconductor substrate, a reflector, and an external electrode. The semiconductor substrate has a photosensitive region including a photodiode on the surface thereof and the back surface thereof is polished by mirror finish. The reflector is formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate and reflects infrared rays incident on the photosensitive region. The external electrode is electrically connected to the photosensitive region. | 04-11-2013 |
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20080237035 | Air cleaning apparatus - There is disclosed an air cleaning apparatus usable regardless of seasons, weather, environmental conditions and the like. The air cleaning apparatus brings air to be treated into contact with a cleaning solution including active oxygen species to purify the air to be treated includes a water tank which stores the cleaning solution, and a temperature controller which controls a temperature of the cleaning solution stored in the water tank. The temperature controller includes a heat exchanger as a cooling/heating unit which cools or heats the cleaning solution stored in the water tank, and controls the temperature of the cleaning solution into 0° C. or more to 40° C. or less. | 10-02-2008 |
20090065352 | ELECTROLYZING DEVICE - An electrolyzing device is capable of removing scales adhered to a cathode in an electrolyzing mode without deteriorating an electrode forming an anode. | 03-12-2009 |
20140212345 | ISOLATOR - An isolator includes: a working chamber for conducting work on cells, the working chamber including an opening on a front face thereof; a transparent plate member, made of a resin, through which an interior of the working chamber can be viewed, the plate member being mounted to the working chamber so as to close the opening; and a working chamber sterilization device configured to sterilize the interior of the working chamber by supplying hydrogen peroxide gas into the working chamber, and thereafter discharge the hydrogen peroxide gas in the working chamber, the plate member having at least a face, facing the working chamber, formed to have a water absorption rate equal to or smaller than a predetermined value. | 07-31-2014 |
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20080231909 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE INPUT SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE INPUT METHOD - An information processing system includes: an information processing apparatus; and an image input apparatus. The information processing apparatus performs: storing a correspondence relationship between a document and a user in charge of the image input of the document; transmitting a request for the image input to the user; picking out information on the document from the correspondence relationship on the basis of information on the user; and transmitting the information on the document to the image input apparatus. The image input apparatus performs: authenticating the user; transmitting a name specifying the authenticated user to the information processing system; receiving information on a document associated with the user from the information processing system; requesting the image input based on the received information on the document; inputting an image; registering the input image; and transmitting to the information processing system information on the registered image and the document. | 09-25-2008 |
20100225965 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus that is capable of preventing an unauthorized connection from a host apparatus which is not permitted to use a device by restricting a host apparatus that performs an association process by a method other than password authentication. A processing unit performs an association process with the host apparatus in order to perform the wireless communication. A storage unit stores a permitted host ID indicating the host apparatus that is permitted to perform the association process by the processing unit. A control unit compares a host ID transmitted from the host apparatus with the permitted host ID stored in the storage unit when the processing unit performs the association process, and determines whether the processing unit performs the association process based on a result of the comparison. | 09-09-2010 |
20120026526 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM THAT CAUSES PC TO DISPLAY PREVIEW IMAGE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing system which makes it possible to confirm a processing result in advance even when an image processing apparatus is not equipped with a display unit that can display a preview image. The image processing system includes a multifunction printer, a server, and a PC, which are interconnected via a network in a manner capable of communicating with each other. The server acquires an image read by the multifunction printer, and generates a preview image which represents an image subjected to image processing. The multifunction printer transmits UI screen information including a link to a URL of the preview image generated by the server to the PC in response to an access from the PC. The PC acquires the preview image stored in the server based on the UI screen information received from the multifunction printer, and displays the preview image. | 02-02-2012 |
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20080240729 | Data transmission system and transmission code generating method for the same - A data transmission system comprising a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter comprises a phase encoder for partitioning consecutive bit data to be input in data in units of X bits; and converting a 2 | 10-02-2008 |
20090092401 | Quaternary phase modulator - In a quaternary phase modulator including two phase modulators disposed in parallel and a phase adjuster that adjusts a phase difference when the outputs of the two phase modulators are combined, there are provided a second light source that introduces light propagated in a backward direction, a first controller that controls the bias of the two phase modulators so that the intensity of the backward light is a minimum on the input side of the quaternary phase modulator, and a second controller that controls the bias of the phase adjuster so that a result monitored by a photodiode having a bandwidth not exceeding the bit rate on the output side of the quaternary phase modulator is a minimum, the first controller being implemented after the second controller is implemented. | 04-09-2009 |
20110164873 | OPTICAL REPEATER, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, REFLECTION ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD AND REFLECTION ABNORMALITY RECOVERY DETERMINATION METHOD - An output light intensity monitor unit of an optical repeater monitors an output light of an output point of the optical repeater. A reflected light intensity monitor unit monitors a reflected light returning from an optical fiber to the output point, An optical fiber transmission line loss from the apparatus output point to an optical fiber open end and a light intensity emitted from the open end are estimated from a monitored reflected light intensity, and a reflection abnormality detection threshold for detecting the reflection abnormality if the light intensity emitted from the open end exceeds a reference light intensity is prescribed. An output light intensity lowering amount and a reflection abnormality recovery threshold are prescribed from an output light intensity monitored at the apparatus output point and the reflected light intensity so that an open end output light intensity may be lowered to the reference light intensity. | 07-07-2011 |
20110229153 | OPTICAL RECEIVER - In an optical receiver of a long-haul high-speed WDM/OADM system, a control technique is provided that can accurately control a variable dispersion compensator with an inexpensive configuration even under strict SNR conditions. Signal reception characteristic data (a bit error rate, a clock extraction result, and a frame synchronization result) is obtained and an optimum dispersion compensation amount of the dispersion compensator is calculated. The signal reception characteristic data is saturated by a high SNR. In the case where desired dispersion control accuracy cannot be obtained, an input level of a photodiode is reduced by controlling an output level of an amplifier or a variable optical attenuator. Further, in a state in which a received SNR is deteriorated, the signal reception characteristic data is obtained and the optimum dispersion compensation amount of the dispersion compensator is calculated again. | 09-22-2011 |
20120219289 | OPTICAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND OPTICAL NODE - An embodiment of the invention is an optical node configured to transmit/receive a wavelength-division-multiplexed signal. An optical monitoring unit monitors power levels of the wavelength-division-multiplexed signal on a wavelength-by-wavelength basis to acquire wavelength-by-wavelength power level values of the optical signals. A comparison arithmetic unit performs a comparison between each of the acquired wavelength-by-wavelength power level values of the optical signals, and a predetermined upper limit value and a predetermined lower limit value. A target value calculation unit determines target values of power levels at wavelengths whose acquired power level values exceed the upper limit value to be values between a center value and the upper limit value, and determines target values of power levels at wavelengths whose acquired power level values fall below the lower limit value to be values between the center value and the lower limit value. | 08-30-2012 |
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20110120359 | CONTROLLER, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND SEWING MACHINE - A controller is disclosed that is communicably connected to a plurality of sewing machines and that includes a display device displaying at least information pertaining to a sewing operation. The controller includes a display controller provided with a queue allocated to each of the plurality of sewing machines and displaying sew pattern data stored in each of the queues to the display device such that the sew pattern data is organized by the sewing machine associated therewith; a specifier specifying one or more sew pattern data from a source queue associated with one of the sewing machines displayed on the display device; a data modifier transferring or copying the One or more sew pattern data specified by the specifier to the destination queue associated with another sewing machine and a data transmitter transmitting the sew pattern data stored in the modified queues to the sewing machines associated therewith. | 05-26-2011 |
20120111249 | EMBROIDERY DATA CREATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An embroidery data creation apparatus includes an outline data acquisition portion, a thread density data acquisition portion, a needle drop point setting portion that sets a plurality of first needle drop points, a plurality of second needle drop points, and a sewing order to alternately connect the plurality of first needle drop points and the plurality of second needle drop points using the stitches, a needle drop point change portion that, in a case where one of a value of a length ratio and a length difference is equal to or more than a specified threshold value, changes positions of some of the plurality of second needle drop points, respectively, to positions each of which will be covered by a stitch formed by connecting a first stitch end point and a second stitch end point, and an embroidery data creation portion that creates embroidery data. | 05-10-2012 |
20140290547 | CUTTING NEEDLE ROTATION DEVICE AND SEWING MACHINE - A cutting needle rotation device includes a mounting portion, a first member, a moving member, and a rotation mechanism. The mounting portion is removably mounted on a needle bar of a sewing machine. The first member is a member to which a cutting needle is affixed. The moving member is positioned in a first position when the moving member does not receive an external force and moves to a second position when the moving member receives an external force. The rotation mechanism, when the moving member is in the first position, holds the first member such that the cutting needle does not rotate, and when the moving member moves from the first position to the second position and returns from the second position to the first position, rotates the first member such that the cutting needle rotates by a specified angle of rotation in one direction. | 10-02-2014 |
20140290550 | SEWING MACHINE - A sewing machine may comprise a needle bar driving mechanism, a cutting needle rotation mechanism, and an embroidery frame movement mechanism configured to move an embroidery frame comprising a protruding portion. A cam member may be fixed to the needle bar and comprise a plurality of cams. A processor of the sewing machine may set a height of the needle bar to a specific position from a plurality of positions. Each of the plurality of positions may represent that each of the plurality of cams is able to contact with the protruding portion. The processor may instruct the needle bar driving mechanism to move the needle bar to the specific position and instruct the embroidery frame movement mechanism to move the embroidery frame to a position where the protruding portion is able to contact with one of the plurality of cams. | 10-02-2014 |
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20100058388 | DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, an display processing apparatus includes a display module, an operation receiver, a relation calculator, a display information generator, and a display controller. The display module displays a content list indicating contents of an identical type. The operation receiver receives operation to select a key content from the content list. The relation calculator calculates relation between the key content and second contents of a plurality of types including the identical type. The display information generator generates first display information of the key content and second display information of the second contents. The display controller displays list information including the first display information and pieces of the second display information around the first display information. The pieces of the second display information are arranged such that second display information of second content with higher relation is closer to the first display information. | 03-04-2010 |
20120144425 | DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, an display processing apparatus includes a display module, an operation receiver, a relation calculator, a display information generator, and a display controller. The display module displays a content list indicating contents of an identical type. The operation receiver receives operation to select a key content from the content list. The relation calculator calculates relation between the key content and second contents of a plurality of types including the identical type. The display information generator generates first display information of the key content and second display information of the second contents. The display controller displays list information including the first display information and pieces of the second display information around the first display information. The pieces of the second display information are arranged such that second display information of second content with higher relation is closer to the first display information. | 06-07-2012 |
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20110252447 | PROGRAM INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a program information display apparatus includes a first reading unit, a first extraction unit, a second reading unit, a second extraction unit, a first accumulation unit and a first control unit. The first reading unit is configured to read first program information items including bibliographic information items and program accompanying information items. The first extraction unit is configured to extract first program attribute information items indicating first program attributes for each of the programs. The second reading unit is configured to read video data from an external video data database. The second extraction unit is configured to extract thumbnail images from the video data. The first accumulation unit is configured to accumulate the thumbnail images associated with the first program attributes. The first control unit is configured to control a display of first thumbnails and the first program information items related to the first thumbnails. | 10-13-2011 |
20120223941 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an image display apparatus includes a display including a light ray controller and a light-emitting panel, an image acquisition unit, an interpolation process unit, and a sub-pixel rearrangement process unit. The image acquisition unit acquires a first image. The interpolation process unit performs an interpolation process for the first image to generate a second image. The interpolation process calculates a color of a first phase which is determined from a display specification including at least one of a size, tilt, and arrangement interval of the light ray controller, a pitch of sub pixels of the light emitting panel, and an arrangement of color filters. The sub-pixel rearrangement process unit generates a third image by rearranging colors in the second image for each sub-pixel. The light-emitting panel illuminates the third image. | 09-06-2012 |
20130176455 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a calculation unit. The calculation unit calculates a reliability for each of pixel areas in such a manner that the reliability increases with increasing at least one of (1) a first evaluation value which increases with increasing planarity, in a color space, of a distribution of pixel values in each of the pixel areas, (2) a second evaluation value which increases with increasing wideness of pixel values in each of the pixel areas on an estimated plane approximating the distribution of the pixel values in each of the pixel areas in the color space, and (3) a third evaluation value which increases with decreasing distance between the estimated plane and an origin of the color space. | 07-11-2013 |
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20100097667 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a printing section, a flatbed scanner section configured to read an original on a reading surface, and a moving mechanism configured to change the angle of the reading surface relative to an installation plane on which the apparatus is installed. The scanner section is capable of performing reading in each of a first mode where the angle of the reading surface is a first angle (vertical) and a second mode where the angle of the reading surface is a second angle (horizontal) different from the first angle. | 04-22-2010 |
20140046543 | MOVABLE CARRIAGE - A movable carriage having front wheels and rear wheels includes, a detection unit detecting a direction caused by the operator pushing or pulling a grip unit, a rear-wheel steering angle changing unit changing a steering angle to cause a phase of the rear wheel to be the same as or opposite to the phase of the front wheel according to whether an angle between the detected direction and a center axis of the movable carriage is a predetermined angle or smaller, and a front-wheel steering angle changing unit changing a steering angle to cause a phase of the front wheel to be the same as or opposite to the detected direction according to whether the detected direction is a direction in which the movable carriage is pushed or pulled, when the angle between the detected direction and the center axis of the carriage exceeds the predetermined angle. | 02-13-2014 |
20140098943 | MOBILE X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - A mobile X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray tube configured to emit X-rays, an extendable arm configured to support the X-ray tube, a support post configured to move the extendable arm in a direction perpendicular to the ground, a carriage portion configured to control the X-ray tube to emit the X-rays and to support the support post, and including a movable unit, a monitor disposed on an upper surface of the carriage portion, and an arm opening and closing unit configured to open and close the extendable arm with respect to the support post. | 04-10-2014 |
20140233705 | MOBILE X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - A mobile X-ray imaging apparatus includes: a mobile cart having a casing as an exterior member; an X-ray generation unit that can be stored in the casing; a handle portion arranged on an upper portion of the casing; and a movable portion having the handle portion and configured to be alternately stored in and pulled out from the casing, wherein an upper portion of the movable portion is pulled out in an inclined state from the mobile cart through a drawing-out operation performed on the handle portion by the operator. | 08-21-2014 |
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20090271171 | EMULATOR DEVICE, AND A METHOD FOR TESTING A TEST TARGET DEVICE - An emulator device is connected to a test target device provided with a communication protocol stack to be tested through a network. The emulator device operates a method including determining an operation to be executed with reference to a scenario that describes a series of operations to be executed in a sequence to be tested upon input of the scenario, sending a start notification, and executing the operation specified by the start notification by reading the operation from the scenario, so as to generate a packet to be sent to the test target device. | 10-29-2009 |
20100332631 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, ADDRESS SETTING METHOD, AND ADDRESS SETTING PROGRAM - A communication device includes a packet acquirer configured to acquire a packet from a network interface, an address solution request-detector configured to detect an address solution request packet from the acquired packet, and an address setter configured to set a network address specified based on the address solution request packet as a network address of an own device. | 12-30-2010 |
20120131237 | EXTENSION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION CHECK METHOD - An extension device that extends a communication path between a host device and an input/output (IO) device, the extension device including a determination unit configured to determine whether a first logical path exists between the host device and the IO device, a logical path establishment unit configured to request the IO device to establish a second logical path between the extension device and the IO device when the first logical path does not exist between the host device and the IO device, and a communication check unit configured to check communication on the second logical path established between the extension device and the IO device that establishes the second logical path. | 05-24-2012 |
20120158957 | RELAY APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A relay apparatus performing communication between a first processing apparatus and a second processing apparatus through another relay apparatus, the relay apparatus includes a transmission unit to transmit transmission data to the other relay apparatus, a calculation unit to measure a round trip time (RTT) from transmission of data to the other relay apparatus to receiving of a response, and calculate a transmission time on a basis of the RTT, and a scheduler unit to control transmission times of transmission data to the other relay apparatus outputs, when the scheduler unit detects the transmission data and a size of the detected transmission data is not larger than a specified value, the transmission data to the transmission unit after a time from the detection of the transmission data has passed the transmission time. | 06-21-2012 |
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20090084588 | CIRCUIT BOARD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A circuit board includes a substrate, a circuit pattern and a through electrode. The circuit pattern is disposed on one side of the substrate in a thickness direction thereof. The through electrode is filled in a through-hole formed in the substrate with one end connected to the circuit pattern. The circuit pattern and the through electrode each have an area containing a noble metal component (e.g., Au component) and are connected to each other therethrough. | 04-02-2009 |
20100031501 | METHOD FOR FILLING THROUGH HOLE OR NON-THROUGH HOLE FORMED ON BOARD WITH FILLER - A method for filling a through hole or a non-through hole formed on a board with a fluent filler comprises combining at least one filling method selected from a centrifugal filling method and a magnetic filling method with an ultrasonic filling method. | 02-11-2010 |
20100126688 | METHOD FOR FILLING METAL INTO FINE SPACE - The present invention includes a step of cooling a molten metal within a fine space present in the inside of an object and hardening it while applying a forced external force exceeding atmospheric pressure to the molten metal. The fine space is opened on the outer surface of the object in terms of one end thereof. The forced external force is given by at least one member selected among a pressing pressure, an injection pressure and a rolling compaction and applied to the molten metal from the opening surface side on which the fine space is opened, in a state that the other end side of the fine space is closed. | 05-27-2010 |
20100301485 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION, METAL FILLING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An electronic device includes a plurality of stacked substrates. Each of the substrates includes a semiconductor substrate, a columnar conductor, and a ring-shaped insulator. The columnar conductor extends along a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate. The ring-shaped insulator includes an inorganic insulating layer mainly composed of a glass. The inorganic insulating layer fills a ring-shaped groove that is provided in the semiconductor substrate to surround the columnar conductor. | 12-02-2010 |
20110120759 | CIRCUIT BOARD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A circuit board includes a substrate, a circuit pattern and a through electrode. The circuit pattern is disposed on one side of the substrate in a thickness direction thereof. The through electrode is filled in a through-hole formed in the substrate with one end connected to the circuit pattern. The circuit pattern and the through electrode each have an area containing a noble metal component (e.g., Au component) and are connected to each other therethrough. | 05-26-2011 |
20110140281 | SUBSTRATE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STACK FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing an electronic device, including a step of aligning and stacking a plurality of substrates, each of the plurality of substrates having a plurality of vertical conductors and magnetic films, the vertical conductors being directed along a thickness direction of the substrate and distributed in a row with respect to a substrate surface, the magnetic films being disposed in place on the substrate surface in a predetermined positional relationship with the vertical conductors, upon aligning the plurality of substrates, the electronic device manufacturing method including a step of applying an external magnetic field to produce a magnetic attractive force between the magnetic films of adjacent stacked substrates and align the vertical conductors by the magnetic attractive force. | 06-16-2011 |
20110141704 | CIRCUIT BOARD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUACTURING THE SAME - A circuit board includes a substrate, a circuit pattern and a through electrode. The circuit pattern is disposed on one side of the substrate in a thickness direction thereof. The through electrode is filled in a through-hole formed in the substrate with one end connected to the circuit pattern. The circuit pattern and the through electrode each have an area containing a noble metal component (e.g., Au component) and are connected to each other therethrough. | 06-16-2011 |
20110232740 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell includes a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The first conductivity-type semiconductor layer has a front side intended to serve as a light-receiving surface. The second conductivity-type semiconductor layer is disposed on a back side of the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, forming a p-n junction together with the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer. The first electrode passes through the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer toward the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer with a tip extending into and ending within the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer. The second electrode is disposed at a back side of the solar cell. | 09-29-2011 |
20130186943 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION, METAL FILLING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method includes applying, between connection conductors of adjacent substrates, a junction material containing the first metal or alloy component and the second metal or alloy component having a higher melting point than said first metal or alloy component. The method further includes melting the junction material by a heat treatment. | 07-25-2013 |
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20090019884 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner having a heat-source side unit including a compressor and a heat-source side heat exchanger, plural use-side units each having a use-side heat exchanger and an inter-unit pipe for connecting the heat-source side unit to the plural use-side units, including an auxiliary heat source unit having a water-refrigerant heat exchanger for heat-exchanging refrigerant with water, a refrigerant side of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger being selectively connectable to one of the high-pressure gas pipe and the low-pressure gas pile through one of a first change-over valve and a second change-over valve, and also connected to a liquid pipe through an expansion valve, and a controller for controlling the auxiliary heat source unit so that the water-refrigerant heat exchanger of the auxiliary heat source unit functions as an evaporator with a water side thereof serving as a heat source when some of the user-side units are under heating operation. | 01-22-2009 |
20090100848 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COOLING SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COOLING APPARATUS - An electronic cooling apparatus has a cabinet which is open at the front and rear sides thereof and accommodates plural electronic devices each having a fan, and a rear door which is provided with an evaporator. Air blown by the fan is cooled by the evaporator and then returned to a room. An expansion valve and control. A drain pan with an extension portion having hole portions through which refrigerant pipes extend is provided. A drain hose discharges drain water from the drain pan. An exhaust heat temperature detecting unit and a control for controlling the refrigerant supply to the evaporator are provided. When the exhaust heat temperature is equal to or less than a set exhaust temperature, the controller stops the refrigerant supply to the evaporator. When the exhaust heat temperature exceeds the set temperature, the controller starts the refrigerant supply. | 04-23-2009 |
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20110038544 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An image processing device detecting a skin area representing the skin of a person from an image obtained by imaging an object, includes: imaging means for imaging the object; first illumination means for radiating light having a first wavelength from first and second positions determined based on the position of the imaging means; second illumination means for radiating light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength from third and fourth positions determined based on the position of the imaging means; and detection means for detecting the skin area on either a first image obtained through imaging of the object performed by illuminating the object with the light having the first wavelength or a second image obtained through imaging of the object performed by illuminating the object with the light having the second wavelength. | 02-17-2011 |
20110304719 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus which detects a skin area indicating human skin on an image includes a first irradiation unit which irradiates a subject with light with a first wavelength, a second irradiation unit which irradiates the subject with light with a second wavelength, a generation unit which generates a first image based on reflected light incident from the subject when the light with the first wavelength is radiated and generates a second image based on reflected light incident from the subject when the light with the second wavelength is radiated, a correction unit which corrects at least one of a luminance value of the first image, a luminance value of the second image, and a threshold value to be compared to a difference between the luminance values of the first image and the second image, and a detection unit which detects the skin area based on the comparison result. | 12-15-2011 |
20120307034 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - To propose, in a skin detecting technique using light having a plurality of different wavelengths, an optimum spectral characteristic of an optical filter and optimum wavelengths lambda1, lambda2 of irradiation Detection subject light for preventing external light from entering an imaging section, provided is an image processing apparatus to detect a skin region representing a human skin from an image. The apparatus includes: a first irradiator; a second irradiator; an incident light limiter; a generator to generate a first image and a second image on the basis of the reflected light which enters from the subject through the incident light limiter; and a detector to detect the skin region on the basis of the first image and the second image. | 12-06-2012 |
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20100067952 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a toner image carrying member, an image transfer device, a fixing device, a registration unit, a guide member, an upstream-side transportation unit, and a downstream-side transportation unit. The image transfer device transfers a toner image from the toner image carrying member to a recording medium. The fixing device fixes the toner image. The registration unit transports the recording medium. The guide member guides the recording medium. The upstream-side transportation unit includes an upstream-side transportation member, disposed at an upstream side in the transport direction of the recording medium. The downstream-side transportation unit includes the downstream-side transportation member, disposed at a downstream side in the transport direction of the recording medium. The upstream-side transportation unit includes an upstream-side positioning member to position the guide member to the upstream-side transportation member. The downstream-side transportation unit includes a downstream-side positioning member to position the guide member to the downstream-side transportation member. | 03-18-2010 |
20100080625 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED HOUSING PANEL STRUCTURAL STRENGTH - In an image forming apparatus, a moving member is provided with a first engagement member. A lever is provided with a second engagement member to engage and disengage the first engagement member provided in the moving member. The lever moves between a predetermined first position and a second position different from the first position to move the moving member in such a manner that when the lever is at the first position, a transfer member reaches a contact position at which the transfer member is pressed against an image carrier via a belt, and when the lever is at the second position, the transfer member reaches a separation position at which the transfer member separates from the image carrier. | 04-01-2010 |
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20100040697 | COSMETIC PRODUCT, NANOPARTICLES FOR COSMETICS, AND POWDER FOR COSMETICS - The invention provides a cosmetic product which has a good texture and allows full expression of the inherent functions of ceramide as an intercellular lipid, such as skin barrier function and hair protection effect, as well as nanoparticles for cosmetics and powder for cosmetics which may be used in the above cosmetic product, exhibit good skin barrier function and hair protection effect, and are easy to incorporate into the above cosmetic product. The cosmetic product, the nanoparticles, and the powder for cosmetics according to the present invention contain a polymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer material containing a glycerol (meth)acrylate monomer represented by the formula (1): | 02-18-2010 |
20120276179 | COSMETIC PRODUCT, NANOPARTICLES FOR COSMETICS, AND POWDER FOR COSMETICS - The invention provides a cosmetic product which has a good texture and allows full expression of the inherent functions of ceramide as an intercellular lipid, such as skin barrier function and hair protection effect, as well as nanoparticles for cosmetics and powder for cosmetics which may be used in the above cosmetic product, exhibit good skin barrier function and hair protection effect, and are easy to incorporate into the above cosmetic product. The cosmetic product, the nanoparticles, and the powder for cosmetics according to the present invention contain a polymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer material containing a glycerol(meth)acrylate monomer represented by the formula (1): | 11-01-2012 |
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20090002667 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus which exposes a substrate with exposure light, comprises a projection optical system which projects a pattern image of an original onto the substrate; a first illumination unit which illuminates the original with the exposure light; and a second illumination unit which guides illumination light that is different from the exposure light for exposing the substrate to the projection optical system, the second illumination unit includes a modifier which modifies an illumination distribution of the illumination light entering an optical element near a pupil of the projection optical system and an optical element which is the closest to the original in the projection optical system. | 01-01-2009 |
20100053580 | COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND EXPOSURE METHOD - A computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions which cause a computer to execute processing steps that calculate a light intensity distribution formed on an image plane of a projection optical system. When executed, the medium causes a computer to execute the steps of dividing an effective light source into the plurality of areas, generating, for each of the plurality of areas, a plurality of shifted pupil functions by shifting a pupil function in accordance with a position of each of divided point sources, defining, for each of the plurality of areas, a matrix including the plurality of pupil functions, calculating, for each of the plurality of areas, eigenvalues and eigenfunctions by performing singular value decomposition of the matrix, and calculating, for each of the plurality of areas, the light intensity distribution based on a diffracted light distribution from the mask and the eigenvalues and the eigenfunctions. | 03-04-2010 |
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20090084588 | CIRCUIT BOARD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A circuit board includes a substrate, a circuit pattern and a through electrode. The circuit pattern is disposed on one side of the substrate in a thickness direction thereof. The through electrode is filled in a through-hole formed in the substrate with one end connected to the circuit pattern. The circuit pattern and the through electrode each have an area containing a noble metal component (e.g., Au component) and are connected to each other therethrough. | 04-02-2009 |
20100031501 | METHOD FOR FILLING THROUGH HOLE OR NON-THROUGH HOLE FORMED ON BOARD WITH FILLER - A method for filling a through hole or a non-through hole formed on a board with a fluent filler comprises combining at least one filling method selected from a centrifugal filling method and a magnetic filling method with an ultrasonic filling method. | 02-11-2010 |
20100126688 | METHOD FOR FILLING METAL INTO FINE SPACE - The present invention includes a step of cooling a molten metal within a fine space present in the inside of an object and hardening it while applying a forced external force exceeding atmospheric pressure to the molten metal. The fine space is opened on the outer surface of the object in terms of one end thereof. The forced external force is given by at least one member selected among a pressing pressure, an injection pressure and a rolling compaction and applied to the molten metal from the opening surface side on which the fine space is opened, in a state that the other end side of the fine space is closed. | 05-27-2010 |
20100301485 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION, METAL FILLING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An electronic device includes a plurality of stacked substrates. Each of the substrates includes a semiconductor substrate, a columnar conductor, and a ring-shaped insulator. The columnar conductor extends along a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate. The ring-shaped insulator includes an inorganic insulating layer mainly composed of a glass. The inorganic insulating layer fills a ring-shaped groove that is provided in the semiconductor substrate to surround the columnar conductor. | 12-02-2010 |
20110120759 | CIRCUIT BOARD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A circuit board includes a substrate, a circuit pattern and a through electrode. The circuit pattern is disposed on one side of the substrate in a thickness direction thereof. The through electrode is filled in a through-hole formed in the substrate with one end connected to the circuit pattern. The circuit pattern and the through electrode each have an area containing a noble metal component (e.g., Au component) and are connected to each other therethrough. | 05-26-2011 |
20110140281 | SUBSTRATE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STACK FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing an electronic device, including a step of aligning and stacking a plurality of substrates, each of the plurality of substrates having a plurality of vertical conductors and magnetic films, the vertical conductors being directed along a thickness direction of the substrate and distributed in a row with respect to a substrate surface, the magnetic films being disposed in place on the substrate surface in a predetermined positional relationship with the vertical conductors, upon aligning the plurality of substrates, the electronic device manufacturing method including a step of applying an external magnetic field to produce a magnetic attractive force between the magnetic films of adjacent stacked substrates and align the vertical conductors by the magnetic attractive force. | 06-16-2011 |
20110141704 | CIRCUIT BOARD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUACTURING THE SAME - A circuit board includes a substrate, a circuit pattern and a through electrode. The circuit pattern is disposed on one side of the substrate in a thickness direction thereof. The through electrode is filled in a through-hole formed in the substrate with one end connected to the circuit pattern. The circuit pattern and the through electrode each have an area containing a noble metal component (e.g., Au component) and are connected to each other therethrough. | 06-16-2011 |
20110232740 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell includes a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The first conductivity-type semiconductor layer has a front side intended to serve as a light-receiving surface. The second conductivity-type semiconductor layer is disposed on a back side of the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, forming a p-n junction together with the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer. The first electrode passes through the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer toward the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer with a tip extending into and ending within the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer. The second electrode is disposed at a back side of the solar cell. | 09-29-2011 |
20130186943 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION, METAL FILLING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method includes applying, between connection conductors of adjacent substrates, a junction material containing the first metal or alloy component and the second metal or alloy component having a higher melting point than said first metal or alloy component. The method further includes melting the junction material by a heat treatment. | 07-25-2013 |
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20110122673 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING MEMORY CELL - A nonvolatile memory includes a memory cell including a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a first channel, a first gate electrode, a first source electrode, and a first drain electrode. The second transistor includes a second channel made of oxide semiconductor material, a second gate electrode, a second source electrode, and a second drain electrode. One of the second source electrode and the second drain electrode is electrically connected to the first gate electrode. Data writing in the memory cell is done by raising the potential of a node between one of the second source electrode and the second drain electrode and the first gate electrode. Data erasure in the memory cell is done by irradiating the second channel with ultraviolet light and lowering the potential of the node. | 05-26-2011 |
20110148455 | METHOD FOR MEASURING CURRENT, METHOD FOR INSPECTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND TEST ELEMENT GROUP - An object is to provide a current measurement method which enables a minute current to be measured. To achieve this, the value of a current flowing through an electrical element is not directly measured, but is calculated from a change in potential observed in a predetermined period. The detection of a minute current can be achieved by a measurement method including the steps of applying a predetermined potential to a first terminal of an electrical element comprising the first terminal and a second terminal; measuring an amount of change in potential of a node connected to the second terminal; and calculating, from the amount of change in potential, a value of a current flowing between the first terminal and the second terminal of the electrical element. | 06-23-2011 |
20110175083 | Semiconductor Device - A semiconductor device has a non-volatile memory cell including a write transistor which includes an oxide semiconductor and has small leakage current in an off state (off-state current) between a source and a drain, a read transistor including a semiconductor material different from that of the write transistor, and a capacitor. Data is written or to the memory cell by applying a potential to a node where one of a source electrode and drain electrode of the write transistor, one electrode of the capacitor, and a gate electrode of the read transistor are electrically connected to one another so that the predetermined amount of charge is held in the node. The memory window width is changed by 2% or less, before and after 1×10 | 07-21-2011 |
20110254538 | CURRENT MEASUREMENT METHOD, INSPECTION METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND TEST ELEMENT GROUP - One object is to provide a method for measuring current by which minute current can be measured. A value of current flowing through an electrical element is not directly measured but is calculated from change in a potential observed in a predetermined period. The method for measuring current includes the steps of: applying a predetermined potential to a first terminal of an electrical element having the first terminal and a second terminal; measuring an amount of change in a potential of a node connected to the second terminal; and calculating, from the amount of change in the potential, a value of current flowing between the first terminal and the second terminal of the electrical element. Thus, the value of minute current can be measured. | 10-20-2011 |
20110278571 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device including a first transistor and a second transistor and a capacitor which are over the first transistor is provided. A semiconductor layer of the second transistor includes an offset region. In the second transistor provided with an offset region, the off-state current of the second transistor can be reduced. Thus, a semiconductor device which can hold data for a long time can be provided. | 11-17-2011 |
20120033505 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device with a novel structure is provided, in which the operation voltage is reduced or the storage capacity is increased by reducing variation in the threshold voltages of memory cells after writing. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of memory cells each including a transistor including an oxide semiconductor and a transistor including a material other than an oxide semiconductor, a driver circuit that drives the plurality of memory cells, and a potential generating circuit that generates a plurality of potentials supplied to the driver circuit. The driver circuit includes a data buffer, a writing circuit that writes one potential of the plurality of potentials into each of the plurality of memory cells as data, a reading circuit that reads the data written into the memory cells, and a verifying circuit that verifies whether the read data agrees with data held in the data buffer or not. | 02-09-2012 |
20140016407 | Semiconductor Device And Method For Driving Semiconductor Device - A semiconductor device with a novel structure is provided, in which the operation voltage is reduced or the storage capacity is increased by reducing variation in the threshold voltages of memory cells after writing. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of memory cells each including a transistor including an oxide semiconductor and a transistor including a material other than an oxide semiconductor, a driver circuit that drives the plurality of memory cells, and a potential generating circuit that generates a plurality of potentials supplied to the driver circuit. The driver circuit includes a data buffer, a writing circuit that writes one potential of the plurality of potentials into each of the plurality of memory cells as data, a reading circuit that reads the data written into the memory cells, and a verifying circuit that verifies whether the read data agrees with data held in the data buffer or not. | 01-16-2014 |