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20090015858 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Image Processing Program - The image processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a specific pattern detecting unit which detects a background pattern representing additional information from inputted original document image data; an information detecting unit which extracts the additional information represented by the background pattern which is detected by the specific pattern detecting unit; an erase processing unit which erases a prescribed region of the original document image and outputs erase-processed document image data; a re-embedding background pattern generating unit which generates a re-embedding background pattern representing the additional information extracted by the information detecting unit; a background pattern composition processing unit which embeds the re-embedding background pattern into the erase-processed document image data and outputs re-embedded document image data; and a processor which controls the units mentioned above. The apparatus of the present invention is capable of embedding the background pattern again, which has once been lost through the erase function, so as to maintain a background pattern detection rate at a high level. | 01-15-2009 |
20100118352 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS FOR DETECTING NOISE IN IMAGE DATA - An image reading apparatus includes: three line sensors mutually spaced in a sub scanning direction; a platen arranged between the original and the three line sensors; a mover moving the platen relative to the three line sensors at a rate relative to the three line sensors, the rate being different from that of the original relative to the three line sensors; a lightness difference detector extracting a feature pixel having a predetermined feature from each of three data output from the three line sensors; and NOR and AND devices comparing the three data corresponding to a single location on the original to detect the feature pixel extracted from one of the three data, as a noise pixel if the feature pixel is not a feature pixel for the other data. | 05-13-2010 |
20120188276 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a first screen processing unit that performs first screen processing using a first screen angle on a line region of a character, a second screen processing unit that performs second screen processing using a second screen angle on at least an outline region out of the line region, the second screen angle being different from the first screen angle, and a composition unit that performs composition of a processing result of the first screen processing and a processing result of the second screen processing, on at least the outline region out of the line region. | 07-26-2012 |
20140029034 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing device, comprises: a display part on which a variety of information is displayed; an image processing part for performing a plurality of image processing sequentially to process an input image data; a thumbnail image generating part for generating a thumbnail image one after the other based on the input image data or the processed image data generated sequentially in response to each image processing performed by the image processing part; an image outputting part for outputting an image based on the image data which is processed through the entire plurality of image processing; a display controlling part for displaying a processing path of the plurality of image processing performed sequentially by the image processing part from the image data is input until the image is output on the display part, and for displaying the thumbnail image along the processing path. | 01-30-2014 |
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20150162694 | LOCKING STRUCTURE OF TERMINAL FITTING AND BULB SOCKET - A locking structure includes a terminal fitting and a terminal containing portion that holds and contains the terminal fitting so that the terminal fitting is electrically connected to a connection counterpart in a condition that at least part of the connection counterpart is inserted in the terminal containing portion. A first lock projection which is elastically deformable and is provided on the terminal fitting is locked on a second lock projection which is provided on the terminal containing portion. The at least part of the connection counterpart inserted in the terminal containing portion restricts elastic deformation of the first lock projection in a direction in which the first lock projection is unlocked from the second lock projection. | 06-11-2015 |
20150162695 | LOCKING STRUCTURE OF TERMINAL FITTING, BULB SOCKET, AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A locking structure of a terminal fitting includes a terminal fitting, a terminal containing portion that holds and contains the terminal fitting therein, and a restriction member that is attached to the terminal containing portion. The terminal fitting is locked in the terminal containing portion by a lock projection of the terminal fitting. The terminal containing portion has a guide space formed by a gap between the lock projection and an inner wall surface of the terminal containing portion to guide the terminal fitting to a lock position therethrough. The restriction member has a restriction wall which is butted by the lock projection of the terminal fitting and thereby prevents from releasing of the terminal fitting when the terminal fitting is moved in such a direction as to be released from the terminal containing portion. | 06-11-2015 |
20150162715 | LOCKING STRUCTURE OF TERMINAL FITTING, BULB SOCKET, AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A locking structure of a terminal fitting includes a terminal fitting, a terminal containing portion that holds and contains the terminal fitting, and a restriction member that is separate from and is attached to the terminal containing portion. A lock projection of the terminal fitting is locked on a holding-side lock portion of the terminal containing portion at a lock position of the holding-side lock portion. The holding-side lock portion is provided so as to be deformed elastically in such a direction as to reduce an elastic deformation amount of the lock projection being moved toward the lock position for the elastic restoration. The restriction member has a restriction wall which restricts elastic deformation of the holding-side lock portion in an unlocking direction in which the lock with the lock projection is released. | 06-11-2015 |
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20130119536 | METHOD FOR FORMING STUDS USED FOR SELF-ALIGNMENT OF SOLDER BUMPS - A method and a combination of studs, silicon chips, and solder bumps configured to restrict motion of a plurality of silicon chips. The combination includes: a plurality of studs, a plurality of silicon chips, a plurality of target solder bumps, where the plurality of solder bumps are melted between the plurality of silicon chips, where lateral positions of the plurality of studs are in accord with a pitch of the plurality of target solder bumps by using the pitch as a reference, where (i) lateral positions and lateral widths of studs of the plurality of studs located at a first silicon chip of the plurality of silicon chips and (ii) lateral positions and lateral widths of studs of the plurality of studs located at a second silicon chip of the plurality of silicon chips are restricted such that relative lateral motion on the respective silicon chips is restricted. | 05-16-2013 |
20130301986 | Design For Spacer Resin Pattern Helping to Reduce Optical Coupling Loss in Optical Waveguide For Light-Emitting Element or Light-Receiving Element on Semiconductor - Spacer resin pattern layer which precisely aligns a light-emitting element or a light-receiving element relative to both a waveguide pattern layer and electrical circuit pattern layer from the semiconductor wafer level. A substratum of resin having a through-hole provided for electrical communication with an electrical circuit pattern layer is formed on a semiconductor wafer. A truncated cone-shaped three-dimensional reflective surface is formed to guide the emitted light towards or received light from a waveguide pattern layer. A metal film is deposited planarly in a predetermined range from the center when positioned relative to the position of the through-hole. A truncated cone-shaped mold is stamped in the center. By modifying the direction of the light using this tapered structure, the precision tolerance is increased and optical loss is reduced. | 11-14-2013 |
20150021777 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A mounting structure which reduces the mechanical stress added to a low-κ material due to warping caused by the difference in thermal expansion coefficients between a chip and a chip support during mounting. This mounting structure includes: a low-κ layer formed on top a semiconductor substrate; an electrode layer formed on the low-κ layer; a protective layer formed the low-κ layer and the electrode layer and having an opening reaching the electrode layer; a first solder layer filling the opening and formed on the electrode layer inside; a second solder layer formed on the first solder layer and having an elastic modulus smaller than the first solder layer; and a support layer connected to the second solder layer and supporting the semiconductor substrate. The protective layer has a greater elastic modulus and a smaller thermal expansion coefficient than an underfill layer formed between the protective layer and the support layer. | 01-22-2015 |
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20090217420 | Method for transformation using mutant acetolactate synthase gene - Transformed cells are efficiently selected using a mutant ALS gene having high specificity to PC herbicides. The transformation method comprises the steps of: transforming a host cell with a recombination vector containing a gene of interest and a gene coding for a mutant acetolactate synthase having mutation of glycine corresponds to position 95 of the amino acid sequence of a wild-type acetolactate synthase derived from rice to alanine; culturing the transformed cell obtained in the former step in the presence of a pyrimidinyl carboxy herbicide; and wherein the gene coding for the mutant acetolactate synthase is used as a selection marker. | 08-27-2009 |
20110060033 | FERTILITY RESTORER GENE AND FERTILITY RESTORATION METHOD FOR CW-TYPE MALE STERILE CYTOPLASM OF RICE - Mainly provided is a technique for directly identifying the genotype at locus Rf17 based on the specific base sequence data thereof. Also provided is a technique for artificially constructing a fertility-restored line. A method of restoring the fertility of CW-type cytoplasmic male sterile rice by inhibiting or reducing the expression of a gene comprising the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:2 in the above-described rice, and a method for determining the presence or absence of gene Rf17, which is a fertility restorer gene for CW-type cytoplasmic male sterility, comprising identifying a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the base at the 1812 position of the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:1 in the rice to be examined. | 03-10-2011 |
20130174296 | FERTILITY RESTORER GENE AND FERTILITY RESTORATION METHOD FOR CW-TYPE MALE STERILE CYTOPLASM OF RICE - Mainly provided is a technique for directly identifying the genotype at locus Rf17 based on the specific base sequence data thereof. Also provided is a technique for artificially constructing a fertility-restored line. A method of restoring the fertility of CW-type cytoplasmic male sterile rice by inhibiting or reducing the expression of a gene comprising the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:2 in the above-described rice, and a method for determining the presence or absence of gene Rf17, which is a fertility restorer gene for CW-type cytoplasmic male sterility, comprising identifying a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the base at the 1812 position of the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:1 in the rice to be examined. | 07-04-2013 |
20140130201 | FERTILITY RESTORER GENE AND FERTILITY RESTORATION METHOD FOR CW-TYPE MALE STERILE CYTOPLASM OF RICE - Mainly provided is a technique for directly identifying the genotype at locus Rf17 based on the specific base sequence data thereof. Also provided is a technique for artificially constructing a fertility-restored line. A method of restoring the fertility of CW-type cytoplasmic male sterile rice by inhibiting or reducing the expression of a gene comprising the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:2 in the above-described rice, and a method for determining the presence or absence of gene Rf17, which is a fertility restorer gene for CW-type cytoplasmic male sterility, comprising identifying a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the base at the 1812 position of the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:1 in the rice to be examined. | 05-08-2014 |
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20090214970 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, COATING LIQUID FOR UNDERCOAT LAYER OF ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A coating liquid for an undercoat layer of an electrophotographic photoreceptor which is formed by sequentially stacking the undercoat layer and a photosensitive layer on an electrically conductive support, wherein the coating liquid comprises titanium oxide microparticles and silicon nitride microparticles as an inorganic compound, a binder resin and an organic solvent. | 08-27-2009 |
20090245868 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising at least a photosensitive layer formed by laminating a charge generation layer containing a charge generation material and a charge transport layer containing a charge transport material in this order, on a conductive support, wherein the charge generation layer contains an oxotitanylphthalocyanine as the charge generation material and metal oxide microparticles, and the electrophotographic photoreceptor has photosensitive properties in light source of wavelength range from 360 to 420 nm. | 10-01-2009 |
20130330664 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, COATING LIQUID FOR UNDERCOAT LAYER OF ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A coating liquid for an undercoat layer of an electrophotographic photoreceptor which is formed by sequentially stacking the undercoat layer and a photosensitive layer on an electrically conductive support, wherein the coating liquid comprises titanium oxide microparticles and silicon nitride microparticles as an inorganic compound, a binder resin and an organic solvent. | 12-12-2013 |
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20100014889 | SINGLE-LAYER ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - The present invention provides a single-layer electrophotographic photoreceptor provided with a single-layer photosensitive layer that adapts to an exposing source emitting a laser beam with wavelengths of from 400 nm to 450 nm inclusive and is laminated on a conductive substrate, the single-layer photosensitive layer comprising: an enamine-type compound that functions as both a charge generation material and a charge transport material and is represented by the following general formula (1); and a perylene-type compound that functions as both an electron-transport material and a sensitizer and is represented by the following general formula (2): | 01-21-2010 |
20100303500 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention therefore provides an image forming apparatus, comprising: a photoconductor; a charge means for charging the photoconductor; an exposure means for irradiating a surface of the photoconductor with light to form an electrostatic latent image; a development means for developing the electrostatic latent image formed; a transfer means for transferring the image developed onto a paper sheet; and a discharge means for irradiating the surface of the photoconductor with light to eliminate charges, wherein the photoconductor contains a titanylphthalocyanine having absorption bands in a wavelength region of 380 nm to 420 nm and a wavelength region of 600 nm to 850 nm as a charge generation material, the exposure means irradiates the surface of the photoconductor with light having a wavelength of 380 nm to 420 nm to form the electrostatic latent image, and the discharge means irradiates the surface of the photoconductor with light having a wavelength of 600 nm to 850 nm to eliminate the charges. | 12-02-2010 |
20110085823 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising: a conductive support, a photosensitive layer and an intermediate layer interposed between the conductive support and the photosensitive layer, wherein the intermediate layer contains metal oxide microparticles surface-treated with silicon dioxide anhydride and a binder resin; and the binder resin contains a polyamide resin containing a piperazine-based compound. | 04-14-2011 |
20110104600 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A function separation type electrophotographic photoconductor comprising: a conductive support; an undercoat layer formed on the conductive support; a charge generation layer formed on the undercoat layer; and a charge transfer layer formed on the charge generation layer, the undercoat layer containing at least a binder resin and metal oxide microparticles subjected to surface treatment with anhydrous silicon dioxide, the charge transfer layer containing at least a binder resin and an enamine compound represented by the following general formula (1): | 05-05-2011 |
20110136050 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrophotographic photoconductor that is exposed by an exposure light source having a wavelength of 405±20 nm, the electrophotographic photoconductor comprising:
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20120003577 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND IMAGE FORMATION DEVISE COMPRISING SAME - An electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprising a conductive support, an undercoat layer and a photosensitive layer formed in sequence, the electrophotographic photoreceptor characterized in that a coating solution for undercoat layer formation for producing the electrophotographic photoreceptor contains at least a binder resin and metal oxide particles surface-treated with anhydrous silicon dioxide. | 01-05-2012 |
20150017580 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrophotographic photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer formed on a conductive substrate, wherein the photosensitive layer contains oxygen-containing fluorinated fine particles in a surface layer thereof, and the oxygen-containing fluorinated fine particles have an oxygen composition ratio of 0.9 to 3.0% by atom based on the whole composition of the fine particles according to an X-ray fluorescence composition analysis. | 01-15-2015 |
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20150147598 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BATTERY AND BATTERY - A method for producing a battery resulting from the joining with a plurality of weld nuggets therebetween of a foil layered part, at which foil exposed portions exposing an aluminum foil overlap, and a positive terminal member made of aluminum, includes: a formation step for forming at the foil layered part a foil welded part at which are formed, by welding aluminum foils together by means of ultrasonic welding, a first high-position part at at least a section of a surface to be joined, and a plurality of first low-position parts distributed at scattered points within the first high-position part; and a resistance-welding step for contacting the first high-position part to the positive terminal member, generating weld nuggets at the first low-position part by flowing an electric current, and resistance-welding the foil welded part and the positive terminal member with the weld nuggets therebetween. | 05-28-2015 |
20150333324 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a positive electrode collector core material; and a sheet body including a plurality of granulation bodies. The sheet body is disposed on the positive electrode collector core material. The granulation bodies each contain a first positive electrode active material particle, a second positive electrode active material particle, and expanded graphite, the first positive electrode active material particle including lithium-nickel composite oxide, the second positive electrode active material particle including lithium iron phosphate. | 11-19-2015 |
20150346615 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - The present invention provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a multilayered photosensitive layer or a monolayer photosensitive layer, | 12-03-2015 |
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20090052185 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A light source device includes a light-condensing device that condenses an illumination light that is emitted from a light source lamp. The light-condensing device includes at least one lens, a lens holder in which a lens is fixedly provided, and a lens holding member. The lens holding member is a member for fixing a lens to the lens holder. The lens holding member causes at least one circumferential portion of the lens to protrude to the lens holder side, and causes the optical axis of the lens to match the optical axis of the illumination light. | 02-26-2009 |
20090059592 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A light source device includes a light source lamp, a rotary plate, a heat absorbing portion, and a filter mounting member. The light source lamp emits illumination light. The rotary plate includes multiple opening portions that are selectively disposed in the illumination light path of the light source lamp. A reflective filter that reflects light of a wavelength that acts a heat source in illumination light is provided in one of the multiple opening portions of the rotary plate. The heat absorbing portion absorbs heat included in reflected light reflected by the reflective filter in the opening portion. The filter mounting member disposes the reflective filter in the opening portion at a predetermined angle of inclination to the optical axis of the illumination light. By disposing the inclined reflective filter in the illumination light path, reflected light reflected by the reflective filter is reflected towards the heat absorbing portion. | 03-05-2009 |
20090212723 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A light source apparatus includes: a lamp replacement door configured to open and close a lamp replacement window; an igniter replacement door configured to open and close an igniter replacement window which is opened at a position different from the position of the lamp replacement window; a door opening detection switch configured to detect the opening and closing of the lamp replacement door; a circuit breaker device configured, when the opening state of the lamp replacement door is detected by the door opening detection switch, to interrupt power supply to an electric circuit; and a door opening regulation mechanism configured to lock the closing state of the igniter replacement door, and configured to permit the opening of the igniter replacement door. | 08-27-2009 |
20140206934 | BIOLOGICAL OPTICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT PROBE, AND BIOLOGICAL OPTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A biological optical measurement apparatus includes a connector unit to which a measurement probe is detachably connected, a supply unit configured to supply air to the connector unit, a pipe that connects the connector unit and the supply unit, a pressure detection unit configured to detect a pressure value in the pipe, and an abrasion determination unit configured to determine abrasion of the connector unit based on the pressure value detected by the pressure detection unit under conditions that the measurement probe is connected to the connector unit. | 07-24-2014 |
20150201842 | MEASUREMENT PROBE AND OPTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A measurement probe includes a fiber configured to propagate light to irradiate a target to be measured and receive scattered light returned from the target to be measured, an immersion adjustment mechanism configured to communicate outside of the measurement probe with inside of the measurement probe and adjust entrance of liquid from the outside into the measurement probe, and an alteration mechanism configured to alter the fiber by the liquid that has entered into the measurement probe. | 07-23-2015 |
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20140357012 | MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR OPTICAL SUBSTRATE HAVING CONCAVO-CONVEX PATTERN USING FILM-SHAPED MOLD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR DEVICE PROVIDED WITH OPTICAL SUBSTRATE - A method for manufacturing an optical substrate includes: a step for preparing a long film-shaped mold; a step for preparing a sol; a step for forming a coating film of the sol on a substrate; a step for drying the coating film; a step for pressing a pattern surface of the film-shaped mold against the dried coating film with a pressing roll while feeding the film-shaped mold to the pressing roll; a step for releasing the film-shaped mold from the coating film; and a step for baking the coating film to which the concave and convex pattern has been transferred. | 12-04-2014 |
20150202829 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR OPTICAL SUBSTRATE USING FILM SHAPED MOLD, MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL SUBSTRATE OBTAINED THEREBY - A method for producing an optical substrate includes: a step of preparing a long film-shaped mold having a concave-convex pattern surface having a concave-convex pattern; a step of forming a coating film made of a sol-gel material on the concave-convex pattern surface of the film-shaped mold; a step of adhering the coating film, which is formed on the concave-convex pattern surface of the film-shaped mold, to a substrate by arranging the concave-convex pattern surface of the film-shaped mold on which the coating film made of the sol-gel material is formed to face the substrate and by pressing a pressing roll against a surface of the film-shaped mold on a side opposite to the concave-convex pattern surface; a step of releasing the film-shaped mold from the coating film; and a step of curing the coating film adhered to the substrate. | 07-23-2015 |
20150337494 | ROLLER DEVICE USING SUCTION ROLLER, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR MEMBER HAVING UNEVEN STRUCTURE - A roll apparatus includes a suction roll, a suction mechanism, and a gas-permeable member. The suction roll is rotatable and has an outer circumferential surface and an inside defined by the outer circumferential surface. The suction mechanism generates a suction force toward the inside from an outside of the suction roll. The gas-permeable member covers the outer circumferential surface of the suction roll. The gas-permeable member and the suction roll allow water vapor to be uniformly extracted from an object to be processed while the object to be processed is pressed by means of the gas-permeable member. The roll apparatus of the present invention is capable of producing a member having a concave-convex structure to be used for diffracting or scattering light at a high yield and high throughput. | 11-26-2015 |
20150362635 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMBER HAVING RELIEF STRUCTURE, AND MEMBER HAVING RELIEF STRUCTURE MANUFACTURED THEREBY - A method for producing a member having a concave-convex structure includes: preparing a stamp for micro contact printing; preparing a concave-convex forming material; coating convexities of the stamp for micro contact printing with the concave-convex forming material; transferring the concave-convex forming material, which has been applied on the stamp for micro contact printing, onto a substrate; preparing a concave-convex coating material; coating the substrate with the concave-convex coating material; and curing the concave-convex forming material and the concave-convex coating material. The member having the concave-convex structure can be produced easily and efficiently. | 12-17-2015 |
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20090059669 | NAND TYPE NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING SIDEFACE ELECTRODE SHARED BY MEMORY CELLS - An electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) device of the NAND type having sideface electrodes as auxiliary electrodes on the opposite lateral surfaces of a transistor channel region to thereby improve operation margins is disclosed. The NAND EEPROM, also known as NAND flash memory, has on a semiconductive substrate an array of memory cells including a serial combination of memory cell transistors. Each of memory cell transistors has a pair of source and drain regions, a channel region, a tunnel insulator film, a charge storage layer, a control dielectric film, a control electrode, a sideface dielectric film on the sidefaces of the channel region, and sideface electrodes which are formed on the side surfaces of channel region with the channel region being laterally interposed therebetween. The sideface electrodes are commonized or “shared” by adjacent ones of the serially coupled memory cell transistors. | 03-05-2009 |
20130248865 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a photoelectric, conversion element. The photoelectric conversion element includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a third semiconductor layer. In the solid-state imaging device, D | 09-26-2013 |
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20110158703 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A developing apparatus includes a developer bearing member, a supporting portion, an urging unit, and a movement regulating member. The developer bearing member rotates while bearing developer. The supporting portion rotatably and movably supports the developer bearing member and includes a recessed portion that is formed into a concave shape. The urging unit urges the developer bearing member in a predetermined direction of the rotational axis direction. The movement regulating member is fitted to an end of the developer bearing member and is movable together with the developer bearing member. The movement regulating member may move to a first position where movement in a perpendicular direction is regulated by coming into contact with a portion of the supporting portion and a second position that is a position apart from the first position and movable in the perpendicular direction without coming into contact with the portion of the supporting portion. | 06-30-2011 |
20110229196 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge includes a drum; a rotatable roller including a first shaft end portion and a second shaft end portion; a bearing member for rotatably supporting ends of a shaft of the rotatable roller; an urging member for urging the rotatable roller via the bearing member in a drum contact direction; a cartridge frame for rotatably supporting the drum and for movably holding the rotatable roller via the bearing member; a movable guide member movable in an axial direction of the shaft of the rotatable roller and including a first contact portion; and a fixed guide member including a second contact portion. At least one of the first contact portion and the first shaft end portion has an inclined surface inclined with respect to the axial direction of the rotatable roller, and at least one of the second contact portion and the second shaft end portion has an inclined surface inclined with respect to the axial direction of the rotatable roller. | 09-22-2011 |
20120275815 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A support member disposed in a photosensitive member unit for supporting a photosensitive drum to be movable between an acting position, at which the photosensitive drum is brought into contact with a process unit, and a non-acting position, at which the photosensitive drum is separated from the process unit or is brought into contact with the process unit with a pressure lower than a pressure with which the photosensitive drum contacts the process unit at the acting position is included, and when the developing unit is located at a development position, the photosensitive drum secures the acting position, and when the developing unit is located at a non-development position, the photosensitive drum secures the non-acting position. | 11-01-2012 |
20130051840 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An electrophotographic image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes an electrophotographic photosensitive member (drum); a developer carrying member; a cleaning blade for cleaning the drum; a developer seal member of a peripheral surface seal type, provided at an end portion of the developer carrying member, for preventing leakage of the developer; and a developer retaining member provided at an end portion of the cleaning blade. With respect to a longitudinal direction of the drum, the developer seal member is disposed in a region where the cleaning blade is provided, an inside end position of the retaining member is located at the same position as or inside an inside end position of the developer seal member, and an outside end position of the retaining member is located at the same position as or outside an outside end position of the developer seal member. | 02-28-2013 |
20130315621 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge detachable to an image forming apparatus main body includes an image bearing member, a developer bearing member, a developing frame member configured to support the developer bearing member and to be capable of assuming an abutting state and a separating state, and a force receiving portion configured to allow the developing frame member to enter the separating state by being pressed by a pressing portion, in which the force receiving portion includes a first portion to abut on the pressing portion and to extend along the inserting direction of the process cartridge, and a second portion provided on each of an upstream and downstream side of the first portion in the inserting direction, extending from the first portion in a direction crossing the inserting direction, and to abut on the pressing portion, and the force receiving portion has a space formed between the two second portions. | 11-28-2013 |
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20140086627 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS SYSTEM - A cartridge for an image forming apparatus including a movable member is provided with a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion movable between a first position and a second position, the cartridge includes a first engaged portion engageable with the first engaging portion; and a second engaged portion engageable with the second engaging portion, wherein by the first engaged portion being engaged with the first engaging portion in the process of mounting, the movable member is moved from the first position to the second position to permit the second engaged to pass the second engaging portion in a mounting direction. | 03-27-2014 |
20140086628 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS SYSTEM - A process cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus includes a contact portion contactable to a first movable member of the apparatus in the process of mounting the cartridge to the image forming apparatus, wherein the contact portion passes the first movable member in the inserting direction, and the first movable member moves from the retracted position to the projection position, and then the second movable member moves from the blocking position to the open position, and the contact portion passes the second movable member in the inserting direction, by which the process cartridge can be mounted to a proper image forming apparatus. | 03-27-2014 |
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20100129526 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A method of processing a substrate in a substrate processing apparatus that is arranged adjacent to an exposure device and includes first, second and third processing units, includes the steps of forming a film made of a photosensitive material on the substrate by said first processing unit before exposure processing by said exposure device. The method also includes applying drying processing to the substrate by said second processing unit after the exposure processing by said exposure device and applying development processing to the substrate by said third processing unit after the drying processing by said second processing unit | 05-27-2010 |
20100136257 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A method of processing a substrate in a substrate processing apparatus that is arranged adjacent to an exposure device and includes first, second and third processing units, includes forming a photosensitive film on the substrate by said first processing unit before exposure processing by said exposure device and applying washing processing to the substrate by supplying a washing liquid to the substrate in said second processing unit after the formation of said photosensitive film and before the exposure processing. The method also includes applying drying processing to the substrate in said second processing unit after the washing processing by said second processing unit and before the exposure processing and applying development processing to the substrate by said third processing unit after the exposure processing. Applying the drying processing to the substrate includes the step of supplying an inert gas onto the substrate, to which the washing liquid is supplied. | 06-03-2010 |
20100136492 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A method of processing a substrate in a substrate processing apparatus that is arranged adjacent to an exposure device and includes first, second and third processing units, includes the steps of: forming a photosensitive film made of a photosensitive material on the substrate by said first processing unit before exposure processing by said exposure device. The method also includes applying washing processing to the substrate by said second processing unit after the formation of said photosensitive film by said first processing unit and before the exposure processing by said exposure device and transporting the substrate after the washing processing to said exposure device. The method further includes transporting the substrate from said exposure device and applying development processing by said third processing unit to the substrate transported after the exposure processing by said exposure device. | 06-03-2010 |
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