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20130115646 | METHOD FOR MEASURING GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN - It is to provide a method for measuring glycated hemoglobin in a hemoglobin-containing sample, comprising: reacting glycated hemoglobin in the hemoglobin-containing sample with a proteolytic enzyme in the presence of at least one salt selected from the group consisting of a pyridinium salt, a phosphonium salt, an imidazolium salt, and an isoquinolinium salt; reacting the obtained reaction product with fructosyl peptide oxidase; and measuring the generated hydrogen peroxide. The present invention provides a method for accurately measuring glycated hemoglobin in a hemoglobin-containing sample. | 05-09-2013 |
20130123491 | METHOD FOR PRESERVING AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING LEUCO CHROMOGEN - It is to provide a method for preserving an aqueous solution comprising a leuco chromogen, comprising adding at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene alkylamine and polyoxyethylene alkenylamine to the aqueous solution containing a leuco chromogen, and a method for stabilizing a leuco chromogen, comprising allowing the leuco chromogen to coexist in an aqueous solution comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene alkylamine and polyoxyethylene alkenylamine. The present invention provides a method for preserving an aqueous solution comprising a leuco chromogen for stably preserving the leuco chromogen in an aqueous solution and a method for stabilizing a leuco chromogen. | 05-16-2013 |
20130171676 | METHOD FOR MEASURING GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN - It is to provide a method for measuring glycated hemoglobin in a hemoglobin-containing sample, comprising reacting the hemoglobin-containing sample with a proteolytic enzyme in the presence of a surfactant, and then reacting the obtained reaction product with fructosyl peptide oxidase, wherein at least one of the former reaction and the latter reaction is performed in the presence of an isothiazolinone derivative; and measuring the generated hydrogen peroxide. The present invention provides a method for accurately and highly sensitively measuring glycated hemoglobin in a hemoglobin-containing sample without being influenced by hemoglobin. | 07-04-2013 |
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20150061053 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive element is disclosed. The element includes a first magnetic film, a second magnetic film, and a first nonmagnetic layer formed between the first magnetic film and the second magnetic film. The second magnetic film includes a first magnetic layer formed on a side of the first nonmagnetic layer, a second magnetic layer formed on a side opposite to the first nonmagnetic layer, and a second nonmagnetic layer formed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer and containing TiN. | 03-05-2015 |
20150069548 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT - According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive element includes a storage layer having a variable magnetization direction, a reference layer having an invariable magnetization direction, a tunnel barrier layer formed between the storage layer and the reference layer, and a heater layer formed on an opposite side to the tunnel barrier layer of the storage layer. The storage layer includes a first layer formed on a side of the heater layer, and a second layer formed on the side of the tunnel barrier layer and having a Curie temperature higher than that of the first layer. | 03-12-2015 |
20150069552 | MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory device includes a magnetoresistance effect element having a structure in which a first magnetic layer, a nonmagnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, and a third magnetic layer are stacked, wherein the third magnetic layer comprises a first region and a plurality of second regions, and each of the second regions is surrounded by the first region, has conductivity, and has a greater magnetic property than the first region. | 03-12-2015 |
20150069553 | MAGNETIC MEMORY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory is disclosed. The magnetic memory includes a substrate, and a magnetoresistive element provided on the substrate. The magnetoresistive element includes a first magnetic layer, a tunnel barrier layer on the first magnetic layer, and a second magnetic layer on the tunnel barrier layer. The first magnetic layer or the second magnetic layer includes a first region, second region, and third region whose ratios of crystalline portion are higher in order closer to the tunneling barrier. | 03-12-2015 |
20150069554 | MAGNETIC MEMORY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory is disclosed. The memory includes a conductive layer containing a first metallic material, a stacked body formed above the conductive layer and including a first magnetic layer containing a second metallic material, a second magnetic layer, and a tunnel barrier layer formed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, and an insulating layer formed on a side face of the stacked body and containing an oxide of the first metallic material. A standard electrode potential of the first metallic material is lower than the standard electrode potential of the second metallic material. | 03-12-2015 |
20150069557 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive element is disclosed. The magnetoresistive element includes a reference layer, a tunnel barrier layer, a storage layer. The storage layer includes a first region and a second region provided outside the first region to surround the first region, the second region including element included in the first region and another element being different from the element. The magnetoresistive element further includes a cap layer including a third region and a fourth region provided outside the third region to surround the third region, the fourth region including an element included in the third region and the another element. | 03-12-2015 |
20150069558 | MAGNETIC MEMORY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory is disclosed. The memory includes a conductive layer containing a first metal material, a stacked body above the conductive layer, and including a first magnetization film containing a second metal material, a second magnetization film, and a tunnel barrier layer between the first magnetization film and the second magnetization film, and an insulating layer on a side face of the stacked body, and containing an oxide of the first metal material. The first magnetization film and/or the second magnetization film includes a first region positioned in a central portion, and a second region positioned in an edge portion and containing As, P, Ge, Ga, Sb, In, N, Ar, He, F, Cl, Br, I, Si, B, C, O, Zr, Tb, S, Se, or Ti. | 03-12-2015 |
20150070128 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT AND MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY - According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive element comprises a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, a first nonmagnetic layer, a second nonmagnetic layer, and a third magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer has a variable magnetization direction. The second magnetic layer has an invariable magnetization direction and includes a nonmagnetic material film and a magnetic material film. The first nonmagnetic layer is arranged between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The second nonmagnetic layer is arranged on a surface of the second magnetic layer. The third magnetic layer is arranged on a surface of the second nonmagnetic layer. The second nonmagnetic layer is in contact with the nonmagnetic material film included in the second magnetic layer. | 03-12-2015 |
20150325785 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive element is disclosed. The magnetoresistive element includes a reference layer, a tunnel barrier layer, a storage layer. The storage layer includes a first region and a second region provided outside the first region to surround the first region, the second region including element included in the first region and another element being different from the element. The magnetoresistive element further includes a cap layer including a third region and a fourth region provided outside the third region to surround the third region, the fourth region including an element included in the third region and the another element. | 11-12-2015 |
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20130001714 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT AND MAGNETIC MEMORY - According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive element includes a storage layer having a perpendicular and variable magnetization, a reference layer having a perpendicular and invariable magnetization, a shift adjustment layer having a perpendicular and invariable magnetization in a direction opposite to a magnetization of the reference layer, a first nonmagnetic layer between the storage layer and the reference layer, and a second nonmagnetic layer between the reference layer and the shift adjustment layer. A switching magnetic field of the reference layer is equal to or smaller than a switching magnetic field of the storage layer, and a magnetic relaxation constant of the reference layer is larger than a magnetic relaxation constant of the storage layer. | 01-03-2013 |
20130077388 | MAGNETIC MEMORY ELEMENT, MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE, SPIN TRANSISTOR, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - One embodiment provides a magnetic memory element, including: a first ferromagnetic layer whose magnetization is variable; a second ferromagnetic layer which has a first band split into a valence band and a conduction band and a second band being continuous at least from the valence band to the conduction band; and a nonmagnetic layer provided between the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer. | 03-28-2013 |
20140131824 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT - According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive element includes a recording layer having magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to a film surface and having a variable magnetization direction, a reference layer having magnetic anisotropy perpendicular to a film surface and having an invariable magnetization direction, an intermediate layer provided between the recording layer and the reference layer, and a underlayer containing AlTiN and provided on an opposite side of a surface of the recording layer on which the intermediate layer is provided. | 05-15-2014 |
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20130336614 | OPTICAL MODULE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module and a fabrication method thereof, the optical module includes a sub-substrate which includes a support layer, an active layer, a BOX layer interposed between the support layer and the active layer, and a height adjusting layer, an optical fiber, and an optical device which is fixed to a silicon substrate, wherein the sub-substrate includes a fixing groove formed by the active layer and the BOX layer, the optical fiber is fixed to the fixing groove, and the optical fiber is optically coupled to the optical device by positioning the sub-substrate via the height adjusting layer with respect to the silicon substrate. | 12-19-2013 |
20140056323 | OPTICAL DEVICE - Provided is an optical device capable of bonding each optical part to a substrate with the same applied load by surface activated bonding even if the planar shape sizes of a plurality of optical parts to be mounted on the substrate are different from one another. The optical device includes a substrate, a plurality of optical parts different in planar shape size, bonded to the substrate by surface activated bonding adjacent to one another, and optically coupled with one another, and a plurality of bonding parts provided on the substrate in correspondence to the plurality of optical parts and including metallic micro bumps for bonding each optical part. The total area of the top surfaces of the micro bumps to be bonded to the corresponding optical part of each of the plurality of bonding parts is substantially the same. | 02-27-2014 |
20140161387 | OPTICAL DEVICE - The invention is directed to the provision of an optical device in which provisions are made to form a gap between an optical waveguide and a substrate without having to form a groove or the like in the substrate and to prevent any stress from being applied to an optical element even when it is heated by a heater for temperature adjustment. More specifically, the invention provides an optical device includes a substrate, an optical element with an optical waveguide formed in a surface thereof that faces the substrate, bonding portions formed on the substrate at positions that oppose each other across the optical waveguide, a heater, formed on at least one of the optical element and the substrate, for heating the optical waveguide, and a micro bump structure formed from a metallic material, wherein the optical element is bonded to the bonding portions via the micro bump structure in such a manner that a gap is formed between the optical waveguide and the substrate. | 06-12-2014 |
20140362577 | OPTICAL INTEGRATED DEVICE - The invention is directed to the provision of an optical integrated device wherein provisions are made to be able to mount components on a substrate with high accuracy and high packing density without having to heat the components. The optical integrated device includes a substrate, an optical device optically coupled to a first device, and an electrical device mounted on top of the optical device or on top of a second device, wherein the optical device is bonded to the substrate by surface activated bonding via a first bonding portion formed from a metallic material on the substrate, and the electrical device is bonded to the optical device or the second device by surface activated bonding via a second bonding portion formed from a metallic material on the optical device or the second device. | 12-11-2014 |
20150048147 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LASER LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - The present invention is a laser light source device having: a silicon substrate having a first flat surface and a second flat surface which is formed at a position lower than the first flat surface by a level difference in the thickness direction; a first junction having a microbump structure comprising Au formed on the first flat surface; a second junction having a microbump structure comprising Au formed on the second flat surface; a first optical element and a second optical element for emitting laser light, which are joined to the first junction by a surface activation technique; a reflective member for reflecting the laser light from the first optical element toward a multiplexer, the reflective member being joined to the second junction by the abovementioned technique; and a multiplexer for directly receiving the laser light from the second optical element and multiplexing the laser light from the first optical element and the laser light from the second optical element, the multiplexer being joined to the second junction by the abovementioned technique; a configuration being adopted whereby the distance between the first optical element and the reflective member is different from the distance between the second optical element and the multiplexer, and the length of the optical path from the first optical element to the multiplexer is equal to the length of the optical path from the second optical element to the multiplexer. | 02-19-2015 |
20150236472 | LASER MODULE, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING LASER MODULE - Provided is a laser module wherein any defective laser device can be isolated by performing burn-in on laser devices mounted on a mounting substrate. The laser module includes laser devices that emit laser light, a driver IC for driving the laser devices, a mounting substrate on which the laser devices and the driver IC are mounted, a common electrode terminal to which a common electrode of the laser devices is connected, individual electrode terminals to which individual electrodes of the laser devices are respectively connected, driver terminals to which the driver IC is connected, and test terminals which are respectively connected to the common electrode terminal and the individual electrode terminals, and to which an external power supply is to be connected when performing burn-in of the laser devices, wherein the number of the laser devices and the number of the test terminals are each larger than the number of the driver terminals. | 08-20-2015 |
20150241614 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTION DEVICE - Provided is a light source device having optical fiber arrays arranged so that different sets of RGB laser lights are focused at different depth positions, while enhancing the efficiency of light utilization. The light source device includes a plurality of optical devices each of which generate red, green, or blue laser light, a plurality of first, second, and third optical fibers through each of which the red, green, or blue laser light from a corresponding one of the plurality of optical devices is guided, and a fiber bundle combiner which forms a fiber bundle by fixedly holding together end portions of the plurality of first, second, and third optical fibers in such a manner that a plurality of optical fiber sets, each comprising three optical fibers one from the first optical fibers, one from the second optical fibers, and one from the third optical fibers, are stacked in layers. | 08-27-2015 |
20160025935 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR, OPTICAL MODULE, AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a downsized connector for a multicore fiber and a plurality of single-mode fibers which can simplify the core alignment process between the fibers. The optical fiber connector includes a mount substrate, a multicore fiber including a plurality of cores arrayed in the same plane, a first sub-substrate configured to fix an end part of the multicore fiber, and to be bonded on the mount substrate, a plurality of single-mode fibers including at least the same number of fibers as the plurality of cores of the multicore fiber, and a second sub-substrate configured to fix end parts of the plurality of single-mode fibers, and to be bonded on the mount substrate. A relative position between the first sub-substrate and the second sub-substrate is determined, so that the plurality of cores of the multicore fiber and the plurality of single-mode fibers of the same number as the plurality of cores are optically coupled, respectively. | 01-28-2016 |
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20120247033 | WATERPROOF SHEET AND WATERPROOF TREATMENT - A waterproof sheet comprising a rubber base and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of silicone resin or gel thereon is applicable to the boundary between an outdoor tank and a concrete pedestal. The waterproof sheet maintains waterproofness over a long period of time and is in long-term service without degradation of physical properties. | 10-04-2012 |
20140090771 | WATERPROOF SHEET FOR USE IN BRIDGE PIER REPAIR AND WATERPROOF WORKING METHOD USING THE SAME - When a bridge pier is reinforced or repaired by wrapping a reinforcement around the pier, a waterproof sheet having a sufficient flexibility to attach to and cover the interface between the pier and the reinforcement in a liquid-tight manner is useful. The waterproof sheet is attached to the interface between the pier and the reinforcement to prevent water from penetrating into the interface for thereby preventing the reinforcement from deterioration. | 04-03-2014 |
20150083304 | WATERPROOF SHEET FOR USE IN BRIDGE PIER REPAIR AND WATERPROOF WORKING METHOD USING THE SAME - When a bridge pier is reinforced or repaired by wrapping a reinforcement around the pier, a waterproof sheet having a sufficient flexibility to attach to and cover the interface between the pier and the reinforcement in a liquid-tight manner is useful. The waterproof sheet is attached to the interface between the pier and the reinforcement to prevent water from penetrating into the interface for thereby preventing the reinforcement from deterioration. | 03-26-2015 |
20150233082 | WATERPROOFING METHOD FOR OUTDOOR TANK - The present invention relates to a waterproofing method for an outdoor tank, the waterproofing method being characterized in that the boundary portion between the bottom of the outdoor tank installed on a foundation and the foundation is covered in a liquid tight manner by a waterproof sheet adhered so as to extend from the outdoor tank to the foundation. The present invention can provide a waterproofing method which is effective to prevent the entry of rain water into the boundary portions between the bottoms of outdoor tanks and the foundations, most of the outdoor tanks being large tanks mainly installed in oil refineries or the like. This waterproofing method for an outdoor tank can more reliably waterproof the bottom side of the outdoor tank using the simple method. | 08-20-2015 |
20150267399 | WATERPROOF SHEET FOR OUTDOOR TANK AND METHOD FOR APPLYING SAME - Provided is a waterproof sheet such that an adhesive layer is formed on a substrate rubber layer and characterized by the substrate rubber layer comprising a silicone rubber having a JIS-A hardness of 15-90, a tensile strength of at least 3 MPa, an elongation of 100-800%, and a crescent tear strength of at least 3 kN/m. The waterproof sheet can be used without a long-term decrease in material properties, and is waterproof in the long-term. In particular, the present invention can be a waterproof sheet able to withstand long-term use by means of stipulating the material properties of the substrate rubber. By means of a method for applying waterproofing to an outdoor tank, it is possible to reliably waterproof the bottom side of the outdoor tank by means of a simple application method. | 09-24-2015 |
20150292176 | OUTDOOR TANK WATERPROOFING SHEET AND OUTDOOR TANK WATERPROOFING METHOD - The present invention relates to an outdoor tank waterproofing sheet for covering the boundary region between the bottom of an outdoor tank, which is disposed on a base, and said base in a light-tight manner by spanning and adhering from the outdoor tank to the base, the sheet being characterized in being obtained from a single flexible elastomer layer. The present invention provides an outdoor tank waterproofing sheet and outdoor tank waterproofing method effective for preventing the infiltration of rainwater into the boundary region between the bottom of an outdoor tank, particularly a large tank that is often placed mainly at oil refineries, etc., and a base. | 10-15-2015 |
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20130017040 | Frame Feeding System and Frame Feeding MethodAANM OHKUBO; TatsuyukiAACI KumagayaAACO JPAAGP OHKUBO; Tatsuyuki Kumagaya JPAANM Yoda; MitsuoAACI KumagayaAACO JPAAGP Yoda; Mitsuo Kumagaya JP - In recent years, frames have gotten larger in size and thinner, and warping of the frames has posed a problem. If a warp of a frame is large, there is a high possibility that fetching the frame may fail. If fetching the frame fails, that is, if the frame cannot be fetched, the lead time of mounting gets longer. Further, the frame that cannot be fetched has to be manually removed by an operator. Therefore, a man-hour increases. According to the present invention, before a loader feeder fetches a frame from a frame magazine, a loader lifter is moved in a Y direction. Thereafter, the loader feeder fetches the frame from the frame magazine. | 01-17-2013 |
20130276989 | PASTE APPLYING APPARATUS AND PASTE APPLYING METHOD, AND DIE BONDER - A paste applying apparatus and method apply a paste within an application area. A drawing pattern is determined in advance, within the application area, for each of the application areas, and the drawing pattern has, at least, a first drawing route and a fifth drawing route for drawing in horizontal direction, a second drawing route and a fourth drawing route for drawing obliquely, and further a third drawing route, in vicinity of a side of the application area in the horizontal direction. A controller portion controls the discharge portion and the moving portion, so that the paste is applied, continuously, from a drawing start-point to a drawing end-point, which are determined in advance, through the first drawing route, the second drawing route, the third drawing route, the fourth drawing route and the fifth drawing route. | 10-24-2013 |
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20150199813 | X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A reconstruction unit (a pre-processor, a reconstruction unit and an image processor) generates a reconstruction image based on output from the X-ray detector. A correction parameter storage stores correction parameters in time series, the correction parameters being used for correction by which noise or artifact is reduced in processing performed by the reconstruction image unit. A correction parameter analysis unit determines whether or not an abnormal condition occurs based on a temporal change in the correction parameters stored in the correction parameter storage. A notification unit issues a notification indicating the occurrence of an abnormal condition where the correction parameter analysis unit determines that the abnormal state has occurred. | 07-16-2015 |
20150327825 | X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, X-ray CT apparatus includes X-ray generator includes X-ray tube, high-voltage generator, detector, controller and circuitry. High-voltage generator generates tube voltage to be applied to X-ray tube. Detector detects X-rays irradiated from X-ray tube and transmitted through a subject. Controller controls high-voltage generator to scan the subject with first radiation dose and with second radiation dose lower than first radiation dose. Circuitry generates first image based on projection data acquired by scan at first radiation dose, generates second image based on projection data acquired by scan at second radiation dose, and displays first image and second image in common window. | 11-19-2015 |
20160027192 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An X-ray computed tomography (CT) apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry causes a CT image designated as a display object image to be displayed on a display, every time any of a plurality of reconstructed CT images is designated as the display object image. The processing circuitry causes a newly reconstructed enlarged CT image to be displayed on the display when the processing circuitry receives an enlargement instruction to enlarge the CT image displayed on the display. The processing circuitry performs preprocessing on raw data corresponding to the CT image designated as the display object image, every time any of the CT images is designated as the display object image. The processing circuitry reconstructs the enlarged CT image using the preprocessed raw data, based on the enlargement instruction, when the processing circuitry receives the enlargement instruction. | 01-28-2016 |
20160073997 | X RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND SCAN START TIMING DETERMINATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, an X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, a projection data generation circuitry, a setting circuitry, and a scan start timing determination circuitry. The setting circuitry configured to set a region of interest on a slice image generated by a first scan for the object. The scan start timing determination circuitry configured to determine, based on a plurality of projection data values of interest corresponding to the region of interest out of the projection data values generated by a second scan at a dose lower than that in the first scan, a timing of terminating the second scan and starting a third scan at a dose higher than that in the second scan. | 03-17-2016 |
20160081646 | X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, preprocessing circuitry, a reconstruction processor and control circuitry. The X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays generated from the X-ray tube. The preprocessing circuitry configured to generate projection data by executing preprocessing for data acquired by the X-ray detector, based on a preprocessing condition. The reconstruction processor configured to generate image data by executing reconstruction processing for the projection data based on a reconstruction condition. The control circuitry configured to cause a storage to store the projection data in association with the preprocessing condition and read out, based on a designated preprocessing condition. | 03-24-2016 |
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20120320167 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An image processing system according to an embodiment includes a display unit capable of displaying stereoscopic images by displaying a group of parallax images and a display control unit. The display control unit displays an operation screen for receiving operations on medical image data on the display unit, displays selection information for selecting medical image data on the operation screen, and controls whether the selection information will be displayed as a stereoscopic image or a planar image depending on the content of medical image data selected by the selection information. | 12-20-2012 |
20130021335 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - In an image processing system according to an embodiment, an image processing device in the embodiment includes a receiving unit, a flat image generator, and an output unit. The receiving unit receives setting of a region of interest on parallax images of a subject that are displayed stereoscopically. The flat image generator generates a flat image of a cut surface of the subject that is generated by cutting the subject along a plane corresponding to the region of interest received by the receiving unit based on volume data of the subject stored in a predetermined storage device. The output unit outputs the flat image generated by the flat image generator. | 01-24-2013 |
20140093030 | X-RAY CT SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - Techniques are provided that enable displaying of medical images that depict cyclic motions in the subject. An X-ray CT system scans, with X-rays, the subject whose targeted region is experiencing a cyclic motion and acquires detection data. This X-ray CT system comprises a reconstruction processor, a moving image creator, and a display controller. The reconstruction processor generates a plurality of sets of volumetric data based on a plurality of sets of detection data that have been acquired during one cycle of the cyclic motion. The moving-image creator creates a moving image that shows the cyclic motion, on the basis of at least a part of the plural sets of volumetric data. The display controller superposes the moving image over an image based on the volumetric data and displays these images on the display unit. | 04-03-2014 |
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20150317955 | INFORMATION CODE, INFORMATION CODE PRODUCING METHOD, INFORMATION CODE READER, AND SYSTEM WHICH USES INFORMATION CODE - A two-dimensional information code is provided. In the code area of this information code, there are formed a specification pattern region in which predetermined-shape specification patterns, such as position detecting patterns, are arranged, a data recording region in which data are recorded using plural types of cells, and an error-correction code recording region in which error correction codes are arranged using the plural types of cells. In the code area, a free space is formed at a position located outside the specification pattern region, the data recording region, and the error-correction code recording region. Data are not recorded by cells in the free space and error correction on the error correction codes is not applied to the free space. The free space has a size larger in area than a single cell. | 11-05-2015 |
20150347889 | INFORMATION CODE, INFORMATION CODE PRODUCING METHOD, INFORMATION CODE READER, AND SYSTEM WHICH USES INFORMATION CODE - There is provided a system that uses a two-dimensional information code. The system administers an information code which is provided with a data recording region and an image region. The system is provided with a specific information acquisition section that acquires specific information of a subject or an object, as information recorded in the data recording region, or as information to be correlated to the information recorded in the data recording region. Further, the is provided with a unique image acquisition section that acquires a unique image of a subject or an object, or a unique image for specifying the subject or the object, as information indicated in the image region. Further, the system is provided with a registration section that registers specific information acquired by the specific information acquisition section, being correlated to a unique image acquired by the unique image acquisition section. | 12-03-2015 |
20160042262 | INFORMATION CODE, INFORMATION CODE PRODUCING METHOD, INFORMATION CODE READER, AND SYSTEM WHICH USES INFORMATION CODE - An information code producing apparatus produces a free space inside the code region of an information code arranged on a medium such as sheets of paper. The free space is arranged at a position other than specification pattern regions. Data being interpreted, which are expressed by cells, are not recorded in the free space. The free space has a preset size which is larger than that of a single cell. The information code producing apparatus detects the size of this free space by, at least, either selection from a plurality of candidate shapes prepared in advance or input of shape designating information provided from the outside. | 02-11-2016 |
20160063290 | PORTABLE INFORMATION CODE READER - A portable information code reading apparatus includes an image unit imaging an information code, a processing unit encoding the information code imaged by the imaging unit, a case that holds the imaging unit and the processing unit. An attaching member is produced integrally with the case or produced as a separate member from the case. The attaching member is used to hook the case on a user's ear. | 03-03-2016 |
20160092760 | INFORMATION CODE, INFORMATION CODE PRODUCING METHOD, INFORMATION CODE READER, AND SYSTEM WHICH USES INFORMATION CODE - A two-dimensional information code is provided. Inside the information code, specification Patten regions, a recording region, and an information addition region are arranged. In the specification pattern region, predetermined-shape specification patterns are arranged. Data expressed by a plurality of types of cells are recorded in the data recording region. Additional information, which is different from the data recorded in the data recording region, can be recorded in the information addition region. | 03-31-2016 |
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20150259549 | ULTRAVIOLET CURABLE COMPOSITION AND STORAGE BODY - An ultraviolet curable composition includes a polymerizable compound and is stored in a storage body, in which an amount of water is greater than or equal to 0.05 mass % and less than or equal to 1.0 mass % with respect to a total amount of the ultraviolet curable composition, a content of at least one metal element selected from a group consisting of Li, Na, K, Ag, Mg, Ca, Ba, Zn, Fe, Sn, Al, and Zr is greater than or equal to 10 ppm by mass, and a content of each metal element included in the group is less than or equal to 250 ppm by mass. | 09-17-2015 |
20150266308 | INK JET METHOD, INK JET APPARATUS, AND INK JET COMPOSITION STORING BODY - An ink jet method includes feeding an ultraviolet curing type ink jet composition from a composition storing body which stores an ultraviolet curing type ink jet composition, which contains a polymerizable compound and a hindered amine compound as a polymerization inhibitor, with a storing volume of the composition of 2 L or more to an ink jet head through a channel, deaerating the ultraviolet curing type ink jet composition in the channel, and discharging the ultraviolet curing type ink jet composition from the ink jet head, in which an amount of a dissolved gas of the ultraviolet curing type ink jet composition after the deaeration is 30 ppm or less and an amount of a dissolved gas of the ultraviolet curing type ink jet composition stored in the composition storing body is 10 ppm or more. | 09-24-2015 |
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20140085383 | LIQUID DROPLET EJECTING HEAD, PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID DROPLET EJECTING HEAD - A liquid droplet ejecting head includes: a base substrate that has a concave portion that is formed to be open toward an upper surface and a wiring pattern; and an IC package that is electrically connected to the wiring pattern. The concave portion has a bottom portion and a pair of first side wall portions which stand obliquely on the bottom portion so as to be opposed to each other. Further, the wiring pattern has a plurality of linear objects, each of which is continuous and is constituted of a first part, a second part, and a third part. In addition, the IC package is formed in a chip shape, has a plurality of terminals which are formed on a front side surface, and is disposed such that the front side surface faces the concave portion, and each terminal is electrically connected to the first part. | 03-27-2014 |
20150224772 | CONDUCTION STRUCTURE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CONDUCTION STRUCTURE, DROPLET EJECTING HEAD, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A conduction structure includes a device substrate (third substrate) including a conductive portion, an IC (second substrate) including an upper surface, an end surface inclined toward the upper surface, and a conductive portion (second conductive portion), a sealing plate (first substrate) including an upper surface, an end surface (first side wall portion) inclined toward the upper surface, and a conductive portion (first conductive portion), and plating layers that respectively form electrical connections between a conductive portion and a conductive portion and between a conductive portion and the conductive portion. | 08-13-2015 |
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Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130155163 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member configured to bear a toner image; a plurality of electrode portions; a control unit configured to control a voltage applied to the electrode unit based on image information; and a toner bearing member configured to bear toner and form a toner image on the image bearing member according to the voltage applied to the electrode portion, in which α>1.22 is satisfied and rx″/ry″ is defined as α, where Dy indicates a thickness of the image bearing member, Dx indicates a distance between the electrode portions adjacent to each other, rx″ indicates a resistance component of the image bearing member in a direction parallel to Dx and ry″ indicates a resistance component of the image bearing member in a direction parallel to Dy in a rectangular solid body including Dx and Dy in a side. | 06-20-2013 |
20130279930 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a toner carrying member for carrying a toner; an image carrying member on which a toner image is formed with the toner; and a plurality of divided electrode portions provided at a position in which the electrode portions oppose the toner carrying member via the image carrying member interposed therebetween. The electrode portions are supplied with a voltage on the basis of image information to move the toner between the toner carrying member and the image carrying member thereby to form the toner image. The electrode portions includes a first electrode portion for forming an image portion and a second electrode portion, adjacent to the first electrode portion, for forming a non-image portion. The image forming apparatus further includes a controller for variably controlling at least one of potential differences |Vp−Vt| and |Vt−V0| depending on the image information, where a potential of the toner carrying member is Vt, a potential of the first electrode portion is Vp and a potential of the second electrode portion is V0. | 10-24-2013 |
20130343788 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a toner carrying member for carrying a toner; an image carrying member, contacting the toner on the toner carrying member, on which a toner image is to be formed with the toner; and an electrode portion provided at an opposing position in which the electrode portion opposes the toner carrying member via the image carrying member interposed therebetween. The toner image is formed on the image carrying member by changing a value of a voltage, on the basis of image information, applied to the electrode portion. The toner carried on the toner carrying member and the image carrying member contact each other in a toner contact area. The toner is moved between the toner carrying member and the image carrying member in a toner movement area by changing the value of the voltage applied to the electrode portion. The toner movement area is present downstream of the toner contact area with respect to a movement direction of the image carrying member. | 12-26-2013 |
20140314433 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR FORMING ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE FOR CORRECTION - An image forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive member configured to be rotated; scanning means for scanning, by light corresponding to image data, the photosensitive member that is charged, thereby forming an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member; and a contacting member in contact with the photosensitive member to form a nip portion. In a correction mode in which a shift of an image is corrected based on a detection result obtained by detecting, at the nip portion, an electrostatic latent image for correction formed on the photosensitive member by the scanning means, a width of the electrostatic latent image for correction is equal to or more than a width of the nip portion in a rotation direction of the photosensitive member. | 10-23-2014 |