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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120131667 | NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING SYSTEM A nondestructive testing apparatus includes a display section and a storage section which stores predetermined executable functions. Each of the predetermined functions is initially set to one of a permitted state and a disabled state, and one of a display state and a n... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120131325 | NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING SYSTEM A nondestructive testing apparatus includes a storage section which stores a plurality of predetermined functions which are executable by the nondestructive testing apparatus, each of the predetermined functions being initially set to one of a permitted state and a disa... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120131315 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS A data processing apparatus may include a processing unit that performs processing related to data, a first register that holds a value for defining an operation of the processing unit, a second register that holds a value output from the first register, the second regi... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130168 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS An endoscope apparatus is adapted to be inserted into an inside of a subject and observe the inside of the subject and includes: an observation optical system which has a first optical path and a second optical path with parallax; an imaging portion on which a light pas... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130166 | LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE HAVING LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS A light-emitting apparatus includes a blue color LED, a fluorescent substance mixed transparent resin that covers the blue color LED and generates yellow light, a red LED disposed on the fluorescent substance mixed transparent resin and a transparent resin that covers t... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127552 | MICROSCOPE APPARATUS Illuminating light is two-dimensionally scanned without changing the ability to focus the illuminating light on a specimen. Provided is a microscope apparatus including a spatial light modulator that modulates the wavefront of illuminating light; a scanner that two-dime... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127344 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE An image pickup device may include an image pickup unit that includes two-dimensionally arranged pixels, the image pickup unit generating image signals of a plurality of series based on light incident to the pixels, the image pickup unit outputting the image signals of ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127227 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS An image recording apparatus records an image on a record medium according to job information from an upper device, calculates an amount of movement in a direction substantially orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the record medium based on a reference position, iss... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120126103 | OPTICAL DISPLACEMENT DETECTION APPARATUS An optical displacement detection apparatus includes a scale and a sensor head. The scale has a first and second pattern. The head includes a first photodetector that detects a beam through the first pattern and generates a first signal, and a second photodetector that ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120110283 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS A data processing apparatus may include a plurality of buffer units that stores data, a data write control unit that writes input data to any one of the plurality of buffer units by exclusively controlling the plurality of buffer units, and a data read control unit that... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120110224 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS A data processing apparatus may include a buffer unit, a data write control unit, a data read control unit, and a buffer area determination unit. The data write control unit may write the input data to the storage area determined by the buffer area determination unit, a... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107780 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD An inspection apparatus includes: a display, a first display control section which displays, on the display, instructions for carrying out a plurality of inspection steps with the inspection apparatus, an evaluation section which performs an evaluation of a result of on... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106449 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL A wireless communication terminal may include a recognition unit that recognizes terminals that are located in its own vicinity and that are capable of performing wireless communication, an authentication unit that performs authentication at a data link level for the re... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105965 | MULTILAYER FILTER A multilayer filter includes a dielectric multilayer film in which, layers of at least two types, each layer having a different refractive index, are stacked alternately, and a substrate on which, at least two stacks are stacked. A group delay dispersion of the stack de... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105694 | TIME AD CONVERTER AND SOLID STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE Disclosed is a time AD converter which is provided with an annular delay circuit, a digital signal generation unit, and an annular delay circuit control unit. The annular delay circuit has n delay units (where n is a natural number equal to or larger than 2). The digita... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105612 | IMAGING APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD An imaging apparatus includes an image acquisition section, an exposure adjustment section, and a synthetic image generation section. The image acquisition section acquires a near point image in which a near-point object is in focus, and a far point image in which a far... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103686 | CABLE ASSEMBLY A cable assembly includes: a plurality of cables; a cable fixing member that fixes the cables together; and conductor layers, wherein the cable assembly is formed with a connecting end surface that includes thereon connecting ends of the cables, and the conductor layers... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083655 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM An image pickup portion picks up an image of a suspected substance and produces a video signal. Optical fibers transmit the video signal output from the image pickup portion. A video signal processing portion processes the video signals transmitted by the optical fibers... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082446 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND EXAMINATION SYSTEM The illumination apparatus includes a first light source and a second light source configured to generate light in wavelength bands required for at least two illumination modes; a dichroic mirror configured to transmit light in a predetermined band from the first light ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082399 | CALCULATION DEVICE AND METHOD A calculation device may include a data read unit configured to sequentially read pixel values in the first direction while sequentially making a shift in the second direction from a position of a reference pixel in the first and second directions, a first data integrat... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082390 | IMAGE TRANSMISSION TERMINAL The present invention is an image transmission terminal including: an image capture unit (17, 47) that outputs pixel signals; an image data generating unit (18, 48) that generates and outputs image frame data; a first image data compression unit (19, 49... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082364 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM Provided is an image processing system including a multiband signal acquisition unit and a dye spectral property determining unit. The multiband signal acquisition unit acquires a multiband signal value of a subject specimen that has been stained with H&E dyes. The ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081658 | DEVICE-MOUNTING SUPPORT MEMBER Provided is a device-mounting support member (100) for mounting a wearable device (W) onto an eyeglass frame, including: an eyeglass attachment portion (101) having a first pressing portion (101a) to be pressed against a temple portion (T) of... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081599 | DIGITAL CAMERA A digital camera of the present invention has: an optical housing having a bending optical system for reflecting photographic object light entering along a first optical axis to a second optical axis direction perpendicular to the first optical axis to form an image on ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081595 | IMAGE TAKING OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH SAME An optical system comprises, in order from the object side, a first lens having a biconvex shape and having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a meniscus shape with a concave surface facing the object side and having a negative refractive power, a third l... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081562 | DIGITAL CAMERA A digital camera of the present invention has: an optical housing having a bending optical system for reflecting photographic object light entering along a first optical axis to a second optical axis direction perpendicular to the first optical axis to form an image on ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081561 | DIGITAL CAMERA A digital camera of the present invention has: an optical housing having a bending optical system for reflecting photographic object light entering along a first optical axis to a second optical axis direction perpendicular to the first optical axis to form an image on ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081546 | INSPECTION DEVICE The present invention provides an inspection device including an imaging unit 16 for imaging an object to be inspected, a characteristics measurement unit 15 for measuring characteristics of the object to be inspected, an inspection information acquisition... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081535 | SAMPLE OBSERVATION DEVICE FOR GENERATING SUPER RESOLUTION IMAGE A sample observation device includes: an excitation light generation unit; an intermediate image forming unit projecting excitation light to a sample and forming an intermediate image of the sample at an intermediate image position with observing light; a confocal modul... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081534 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM AND DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM A microscope system includes a microscope apparatus, a pigment content converter, a property information adding unit, and a communication unit. The microscope apparatus acquires, by using a microscope, a pathology specimen image of a pathology specimen stained with a pr... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081532 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND EXAMINATION SYSTEM The illumination apparatus includes a first light source and a second light source configured to generate light in wavelength bands required for at least two illumination modes; a dichroic mirror configured to transmit light in a predetermined band from the first light ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071723 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND MEASUREMENT METHOD An endoscope apparatus, which is capable of performing measurement of a subject using a phase-shift method, includes: a main body; an insertion portion connected to the main body; and a plurality of pattern projection units, each of the plurality of pattern projection u... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071718 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS An endoscope apparatus includes an observation magnification acquisition section that acquires magnification state information that indicates a state of an observation magnification, a motion detection section that detects motion amount information that indicates a rela... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070100 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM An image processing apparatus includes a first synthesizing unit that determines a first synthesis ratio of a plurality of images based on correlation amounts between a reference image and the plurality of images excluding the reference image and synthesizes a first ima... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069448 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE Provided is a head-mounted display element, including: a first casing (11) which incorporates therein at least a display element (21), and has a light projection window (11a) for projecting image light from the display element (21); a ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069445 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY SHIELD AND HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY Increased impact resistance can be achieved without impairing the comfort when worn. Provided is a head-mounted-display shield attached to a head mounted display including a pair of optical units each having a display device, and a frame that supports the optical units ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069239 | IMAGE TAKING OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH SAME An image taking optical system includes, in order from the object side, a stop, a first lens having a biconvex shape and having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a concave surface facing the image side and having a negative refractive power, a third lens... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069171 | IMAGING DEVICE FOR MICROSCOPE An imaging device including an imaging unit that obtains a video signal; a signal processing unit that processes the video signal; a movement detection unit that calculates a relative moving speed between the imaging unit and a stage in a first direction perpendicular t... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120054878 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING OPTICAL SIGNAL The present invention is related to a method of analyzing an optical signal which analyzes a signal substance induced by a photosensitive protein, includes the steps of introducing a gene which expresses a luminescent probe to analyze the signal substance into an organi... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053650 | NERVE STIMULATION APPARATUS A nerve stimulation apparatus performs nerve stimulation of a required level while reducing the adverse effect on the heart and on the detection of a cardiac event. Provided is a nerve stimulation apparatus that includes a stimulation signal output unit that outputs a n... | 03/01/2012 |
