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| 20080297837 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus which receives print data transmitted from an information processing device, includes: a storage for storing the received print data when the data is confidential print data, together with its ID information; an input control portion for allowing for input of ID information; and a controller having the function that, when detecting input of ID information, outputs the confidential print data corresponding to the input ID information and the function of switching the image forming portion from normal power status to power saving status when no print request has been made for a fixed period of time. When the confidential print data has been stored in the storage, the controller gives notice that the image forming portion will transition to the power saving status to the information processing device before the image forming portion transitions to the power saving status, and the controller delays the transition by a predetermined period of time when the controller receives an extension request from the information processing device to postpone the transition of the image forming portion to the power saving status. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090190152 | DOCUMENT READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an apparatus having a document reading portion for reading an image of a document on a document platen, by reading an image of a document on a display screen using an area sensor, it's not necessary to set a document for reading on the platen so that the document is prevented from being left behind, and even when a document on the platen and the document sticks out of the platen to extend over the screen, it is possible to prevent the document on the screen is erroneously read. When detecting a document on the platen and detecting that an object on the screen does not have a standard size by the area sensor, a control portion of the apparatus controls so that the document reading portion reads the image of the document on the platen and the area sensor is prohibited from reading the image. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090200370 | DOCUMENT READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A document reading apparatus includes an integral display portion integrally provided with an area sensor portion and a wireless IC tag reader, and a main CPU for detecting by the area sensor portion reflection light from an object placed on a screen of the integral display portion and detecting by the wireless IC tag reader that a wireless IC tag comes close to the screen. When it is determined that the object is a document based on an area of reflection light from the object, the main CPU switches to a document reading mode for reading the document on the screen by the area sensor portion, and when it is detected that a wireless IC tag comes close to the screen, the main CPU switches to a wireless IC tag reading mode for reading electronic money information of the wireless IC tag by the wireless IC tag reader. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090201517 | DOCUMENT READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A document reading apparatus includes an integral display portion integrally provided with the area sensor portion and a main CPU for controlling screen display of the integral display portion, in which reflection light from an object placed on a screen of the integral display portion is detected by the area sensor portion. Based on an area of reflection light from the object detected by the area sensor portion, the main CPU determines whether or not the object is a document, and when determined that it is a document, it sets a document reading mode for reading the document placed on the screen by the area sensor portion. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090201543 | DOCUMENT READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A document reading apparatus includes an integral display portion integrally provided with the area sensor portion and a main CPU for controlling screen display of the integral display portion, in which a document placed on a screen of the integral display portion is read by the area sensor portion. The integral display portion has an operation area for displaying various operation keys of the document reading apparatus on its screen, and the main CPU detects an area of the document placed on the screen by the area sensor portion and sets an area other than an area where the document is placed as the operation area of the document reading apparatus. | 08-13-2009 |
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| 20080247115 | VARIABLE DEVICE CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a variable device circuit according to the present invention, including: a substrate; at least one movable switch device formed on a first principal surface of the substrate; at least one fixed capacitor device formed on the first principal surface of the substrate; at least one variable capacitor device formed on the first principal surface of the substrate; at least one variable inductor device formed on the first principal surface of the substrate; and wiring lines for electrically connecting the devices to one another, the wiring lines being formed on the first principal surface of the substrate; wherein electrical connections among the devices can be selected by operation of the movable switch device, whereby achieving stable, low-loss circuit characteristics with lower manufacturing cost. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090027138 | Switch Circuit - A switch circuit including: a plurality of MEMS switches connected in parallel or in series, which have different drive voltages; and a single voltage supply for driving the plurality of MEMS switches by the plurality of drive voltages, is used for a microwave circuit or an antenna circuit, to vary a configuration of the microwave circuit or the antenna circuit based on the drive voltage value. That is, the configuration of the microwave circuit or the antenna circuit can be varied based on the drive voltage value by using the switch circuit including the MEMS switches having the different drive voltages for the microwave circuit or the antenna circuit. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090250160 | METHOD OF FABRICATING OPTICAL FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT - A comb-teeth electrode, a frame electrode, and an inter-electrode wire are formed on a first major surface of a substrate made of a ferroelectric material. A back-face electrode is formed on a second major surface of the substrate. A periodically-poled structure is formed by applying a voltage between the frame electrode and the back-face electrode. A region equivalent to the periodically-poled structure is cut from the substrate thereby fabricating an optical functional element. The inter-electrode wire is formed on an insulating layer that is formed on the substrate. | 10-08-2009 |
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| 20080253807 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING A CHARGE MEMBER DISPOSED NEAR AN IMAGE BEARING MEMBER - Provided is an image forming apparatus having a charge brush for charging a transfer residual toner remaining on an intermediate transfer member. A toner is adhered to the charge brush. While a charge voltage is applied to the charge brush, the toner adhered to the charge brush is attracted by an electric field onto the charge brush. However, when the charge voltage is not applied to the charge brush, the toner adhered to the charge brush is moved to the intermediate transfer member. When a subsequent toner image is formed on the toner adhered to the intermediate transfer member, the quality of the subsequent image is deteriorated. Accordingly, the charge voltage is applied to the charge brush when an intermediate transfer area to which the toner image is transferred onto the intermediate transfer member immediately afterward faces the charge brush. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090202281 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member for bearing a toner image; a belt for conveying the toner image; and a transfer device for rubbing the belt, and a surface of the transfer device, which is brought into contact with the belt includes linear concave portions or linear convex portions. The image forming apparatus of the present invention prevents a friction force between the belt and the transfer device rubbing the belt from increasing and brings a transfer member into a stable contact with the belt for conveying the toner image, thereby suppressing increase in drive torque of the belt which rubs the transfer device and suppressing occurrence of image failure. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090232530 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes an image bearing member for carrying an image; an intermediary transfer member for receiving the image; a primary transfer member for transfer of the image onto the intermediary transfer member in a primary transfer station; a secondary transfer member for transfer of the image onto a transfer material in a secondary transfer station; a first charging member for charging toner remaining in a region upstream of the primary transfer station and downstream of the secondary transfer station; and a second charging member for charging the toner remaining in a region upstream of the primary transfer station and downstream of the first charging member. The first charging member rubs a surface of, and the second charging member moves in contact with, the intermediary transfer member, to transfer the toner remaining on the intermediary transfer member to the image bearing member simultaneously with the primary transfer. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090257779 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for forming image on a recording medium includes a photosensitive member, a motor, a belt, and a drive member to rotate the belt, the drive member including a driven coupling. The apparatus also includes a drive coupling to rotate by a driving force generated by the motor, the drive coupling being movable in an axial direction to take an engagement position at which the driving force is transmittable to the driven coupling, and a release position. The apparatus further includes a transfer member to transfer a toner image onto the recording medium or the belt, a voltage application unit to apply a voltage to the transfer member, and a control unit to cause the voltage application unit to apply the voltage to the transfer member after the drive coupling moves to the engagement position and the driving force is transmitted to the driven coupling. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110188902 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member for bearing a toner image; an endless rotatable intermediary transfer belt onto which the toner image is to be transferred from the image bearing member; a transfer device disposed at a position in which the transfer device opposes the image bearing member through the intermediary transfer belt, the transfer device including a sheet member surface-contacted to an inner surface of the intermediary transfer belt and including an urging member for urging the sheet member toward the intermediary transfer belt; and a primary transfer voltage source for applying a voltage to the sheet member. With respect a rotational direction of the intermediary transfer belt, an upstream end portion of a contact area formed between the intermediary transfer belt and the sheet member and an upstream end fportion of a contact area formed between the sheet member and the urging member are within a range of a contact area formed between the intermediary transfer belt and the image bearing member. The upstream end portion of the contact area formed between the intermediary transfer belt and the sheet member is located upstream of the upstream end portion of the contact area formed between the sheet member and the urging member. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110299872 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING A CHARGE MEMBER DISPOSED NEAR AN IMAGE BEARING MEMBER - Provided is an image forming apparatus having a charge brush for charging a transfer residual toner remaining on an intermediate transfer member. A toner is adhered to the charge brush. While a charge voltage is applied to the charge brush, the toner adhered to the charge brush is attracted by an electric field onto the charge brush. However, when the charge voltage is not applied to the charge brush, the toner adhered to the charge brush is moved to the intermediate transfer member. When a subsequent toner image is formed on the toner adhered to the intermediate transfer member, the quality of the subsequent image is deteriorated. Accordingly, the charge voltage is applied to the charge brush when an intermediate transfer area to which the toner image is transferred onto the intermediate transfer member immediately afterward faces the charge brush. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110318035 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for forming image on a recording medium includes a photosensitive member, a motor, a belt, and a drive member to rotate the belt, the drive member including a driven coupling. The apparatus also includes a drive coupling to rotate by a driving force generated by the motor, the drive coupling being movable in an axial direction to take an engagement position at which the driving force is transmittable to the driven coupling, and a release position. The apparatus further includes a transfer member to transfer a toner image onto the recording medium or the belt, a voltage application unit to apply a voltage to the transfer member, and a control unit to cause the voltage application unit to apply the voltage to the transfer member after the drive coupling moves to the engagement position and the driving force is transmitted to the driven coupling. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120087700 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member for bearing a toner image; a belt for conveying the toner image; and a transfer device for rubbing the belt, and a surface of the transfer device, which is brought into contact with the belt includes linear concave portions or linear convex portions. The image forming apparatus of the present invention prevents a friction force between the belt and the transfer device rubbing the belt from increasing and brings a transfer member into a stable contact with the belt for conveying the toner image, thereby suppressing increase in drive torque of the belt which rubs the transfer device and suppressing occurrence of image failure. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120269557 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member for bearing a toner image; a belt for conveying the toner image; and a transfer device for rubbing the belt, and a surface of the transfer device, which is brought into contact with the belt includes linear concave portions or linear convex portions. The image forming apparatus of the present invention prevents a friction force between the belt and the transfer device rubbing the belt from increasing and brings a transfer member into a stable contact with the belt for conveying the toner image, thereby suppressing increase in drive torque of the belt which rubs the transfer device and suppressing occurrence of image failure. | 10-25-2012 |
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| 20090061084 | VAPOR DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND VAPOR DEPOSITION METHOD - In a vapor deposition method of forming a film of an organic compound on a substrate, a material containing portion filled with a vapor deposition material is heated, to thereby evaporate or sublimate the vapor deposition material and discharge the vapor deposition material to a film formation space of a vacuum chamber through a plurality of pipings connected to the material containing portion, and a piping having a smaller conductance among the pipings having different conductances is provided with a flow rate adjusting mechanism for controlling an amount of the vapor deposition material released into the vacuum chamber, whereby a film formation speed can be adjusted finely. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100024733 | FILM FORMATION APPARATUS AND FILM FORMATION METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided are a film formation apparatus and a film formation method which are capable of forming a pixel pattern with good dimensional accuracy and with reduced misalignment in a plane direction between a substrate and a mask when the substrate is pressed against the mask. The film formation apparatus includes an alignment mechanism for aligning a substrate and a mask with each other and a pressing mechanism for pressing the substrate against the mask with a contact member provided to one end of a pressing body, which are provided in a vacuum chamber. After alignment between the substrate and the mask by the alignment mechanism, the contact member of the pressing body is brought into contact with a surface of the substrate, which is on a side opposite to the mask, to press the substrate. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100080915 | Film Formation of Mask and Film Formation Method Using the Same - When a position of a film formation mask is recognized by irradiating the film formation mask with light, an image having a high contrast cannot be obtained, which unstabilizes reproducibility of measurement accuracy for an alignment mark position, leading to an alignment error between a substrate and a mask. Provided is a film formation mask including a mask sheet having a positioning opening and a mask frame, in which a reflective member having a reflectance higher than that of the mask sheet is provided to the positioning opening. When light is irradiated onto the positioning opening of the film formation mask, an intensity difference between light reflected by the mask sheet and light reflected by the reflective member becomes stable. Therefore, the position of the film formation mask may be determined with high reproducibility. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100212596 | WEIGHT PLATE OF VACUUM EVAPORATION APPARATUS AND VACUUM EVAPORATION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided is a weight plate of a vacuum evaporation apparatus, and a vacuum evaporation apparatus, which may prevent occurrence of displacement due to an impact or the like during a conveyance by a convey mechanism after a shadow mask and a glass substrate are superposed and aligned. The glass substrate is superposed and aligned on a top surface of a tension mask as the shadow mask fixed to a mask holding member. Then, the weight plate is placed on the glass substrate and presses the glass substrate by gravity to form a combined conveyance body. A liquid metal is filled in a hollow part of the weight plate at a filling factor of from more than 25% to less than 85% or other shock absorbing mechanism is provided for absorbing an impact applied to the combined conveyance body. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110294251 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR - A method of manufacturing an image sensor having a plurality of pixels, each pixel having a photoelectric converter including an accumulation region, and a transfer gate, the accumulation region extending under a corresponding transfer gate, the plurality of pixels including a plurality of pixel groups, each pixel group including N adjacent pixels, and the channels of the N adjacent pixels, in each pixel group, being configured to transfer the charges of the N adjacent pixels away from each other, the method comprising a step of forming a resist pattern having one opening corresponding to each pixel group, and a step of forming a charge accumulation region for each of the N adjacent pixels by implanting ions into a substrate through the one opening of the resist pattern along N ion implantation directions so as to implant the ions under the transfer gate of each of the N adjacent pixels. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120006264 | FILM FORMATION APPARATUS - Provided is a film formation apparatus capable of reducing vibration and deformation that may be transmitted to an alignment mechanism and thereby suppressing misalignment between a substrate and a mask in a surface direction. The film formation apparatus includes: a film forming chamber; a supporting member; and an alignment mechanism provided on the supporting member in which: the supporting member includes a supporting plate for placing the alignment mechanism, and a leg portion; the supporting plate is provided so as to be spaced apart from a top board of the film forming chamber via the leg portion; and at least a part of the supporting plate is formed of a damping material capable of converting vibration transmitted to the supporting plate into thermal energy, thereby suppressing the vibration. | 01-12-2012 |
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| 20090279150 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - If an image is shifted in increments of pixels according to scan line changing points, the printed image suffers from jaggies or boundaries at positions corresponding to the scan line changing points. The jaggies or boundaries are also produced when a ½ speed or a ⅓ speed obtained by varying the process speed is used. Consequently, it has been impossible to obtain high-quality output images. An image forming apparatus is offered which has a printing unit operating to print at different process speeds and a control unit for controlling the output range of output image data for each line according to the process speeds. When the process speed in use is lower than a normal process speed, a part of 1 line of image data is outputted divisionally at timings at which lines from which image is not usually outputted at this low process speed are scanned. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20120134691 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING PRINTING INTERRUPTION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus which makes it possible to prevent interruption of printing due to shift to a temperature rise control mode and interruption of printing for execution of a cartridge replacement operation due to running-out of toner from occurring separately during execution of continuous printing. A temperature sensor detects that the internal temperature of the image forming apparatus has become equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature. The image forming apparatus also detects execution of toner cartridge replacement. When the temperature sensor detects, during execution of printing, that the internal temperature has become equal to or higher than the predetermined temperature, the image forming apparatus stops the printing being executed. Further, when execution of toner cartridge replacement is detected during suspension of the printing, the image forming apparatus resumes the printing being suspended. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120134692 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SAVING ENERGY, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus which makes it possible to save energy during the operation of a temperature rise control mode, and is capable of realizing energy saving without degrading performance by making the image forming apparatus ready for printing when returning from the temperature rise control mode. A temperature sensor detects internal temperature of the image forming apparatus. When the internal temperature of the image forming apparatus has reached a temperature at which the apparatus should shift to the temperature rise control mode during execution of printing, the printing operation is stopped. In stopping the printing operation, the image forming apparatus is shifted to an energy saving mode. | 05-31-2012 |
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| 20090116990 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF INSULATED SOFT MAGNETIC METAL POWDER FORMED BODY - A method for manufacturing bodies formed from insulated soft magnetic metal powder by forming an insulating film of an inorganic substance on the surface of particles of a soft magnetic metal powder, compacting and molding the powder, then carrying out a heat treatment to provide a body formed from insulated soft magnetic metal powder the method comprising: compacting and molding the powder; then magnetically annealing the powder at a high temperature above the Curie temperature for the soft magnetic metal powder and below the threshold temperature at which the insulating film is destroyed in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, such as a vacuum, inert gas, or the like; and then carrying out a further heat treatment at a temperature of from 400° C. to 700° C. in an oxidizing atmosphere, such as air, or the like. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20100162851 | Sintered Soft Magnetic Powder Molded Body - A sintered soft magnetic powder molded body having a composition containing Fe, 44 to 50% by mass of Ni and 2 to 6% by mass of Si, or a composition containing Fe and 2 to 6% by mass of Si, wherein the Si is unevenly distributed among particles, is provided. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100316523 | Iron-Based Alloy Powder - A powder for a sintered valve sheet made of an iron-based alloy is provided, which has excellent compactibility and abrasion resistance and from which a carbide that may abrade a counterpart is not precipitated. A powder is provided, wherein a molten steel, in which carbon is controlled to be less than 0.1% by mass to avoid precipitation of a carbide, 0.5 to 8.5% by mass of Si, 10 to 25% by mass of Ni, 5 to 20% by mass of Mo, and 5 to 20% by mass of Co are contained, and a remainder includes Fe and incidental impurities, is rapidly cooled by a conventional technique such as a gas atomization method, a water atomization method, or a centrifugal force atomization method, so that a supersaturated solid solution of the alloy elements consisting mainly of austenite, which is effective in softening the powder, is formed. Since the powder has low hardness, the compactibility is excellent at the time of compression molding. On the other hand, since the powder is hardened after sintering, a valve sheet as a final product has excellent abrasion resistance. In addition, since no carbide is precipitated, the counterpart may not be abraded. | 12-16-2010 |
