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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185035 | Image forming system An image forming system which realizes reliable output of an original of a finished book, while maintaining security. A sheet-unique information-reading unit reads sheet-unique information unique to a sheet used for making a finished book based on image data. A memo... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185006 | Magnetic material detecting device A magnetic material detecting device, in which a concentration of magnetic material can be correctly detected, even when the magnetic material with unevenness in its density distribution flows. A magnetic field generating device is arranged in a two-component develo... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184377 | Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same A zoom lens includes, in order from an object-side to an image-plane-side: a positive first lens unit; a negative second lens unit; a stop; a positive third lens unit; a negative fourth lens unit; and a positive fifth lens unit, wherein: during zooming, the first le... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184322 | Image forming system, device managing method thereof, and program therefor An image forming system capable of providing a connection configuration as that the network function provided by the image forming apparatus can be sufficiently utilized, even when the print controlling apparatus and the image forming apparatus are connected to each... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184321 | Information processing apparatus with print function groupings, control method therefor, and computer program Print settings for input data for printing are acquired. A function group is created for each group of functions, between which contradiction due to change of an execution sequence does not arise, of functions executable in a printer. For each created function group... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184289 | Spectral colorimetric apparatus and color image forming apparatus using the same A spectral colorimetric apparatus for detecting a color of an image of a test subject illuminated includes a stop; a spectral detection optical system for spectrally detecting a beam diffused in the test subject and passing through the stop; and a guiding optical sy... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181950 | Sheet processing apparatus having punching unit A sheet processing apparatus that allows to accelerate a punching process while executing a sheet ejection offset certainly. A conveying unit conveys a sheet. A first moving unit moves the sheet conveyed by the conveying unit in a width direction that crosses a conv... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180934 | Device monitoring apparatus, control method therefor, device monitoring system, and recording medium A device monitoring apparatus capable of effectively reducing load on and power consumption of a device monitoring system, even if there is a device not having a function of notifying restoration from a sleep state. When all of monitored object devices are brought i... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180473 | Exposure system, method of testing exposure apparatus, and method of manufacturing device An exposure system is configured to update control software installed on an exposure apparatus to new control software. The exposure system comprises: at least one exposure apparatus; a simulator configured to test an operation of the exposure apparatus; an output u... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180243 | Image forming system and maintenance execution program There is provided an image forming system that are capable of preventing a user or operator from forgetting to carry out a maintenance operation based on required sub-maintenance items after execution of a maintenance operation based on an associated maintenance ite... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180229 | Apparatus and method of controlling interchange between component parts in the apparatus An apparatus which is capable of substantially prolonging the service live of each component part and preventing the degradation of apparatus specifications before and after parts interchange work by the user. A controller of the image forming apparatus detects a co... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179602 | Optical apparatus with image stabilizing system An optical apparatus 101 includes shake detecting means 102a, 102b, 103a, 103b, and 105 that detect a shake, an image stabilizing means 108a that operates so as to suppress an image ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179551 | Print control apparatus, print controlling method and medium A print control apparatus comprising a storage unit configured to store restriction information which restricts print functions, a determination unit configured to refer to the data storage location specified by the restriction information, compare the attributes of... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177222 | Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus which feeds each of sheets lifted by blowing air, wherein the amount of movement of a tray from the detection of the tray which stacks a plurality of sheets by a lower position detecting sensor to the detection of the uppermost position of ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176020 | Image forming apparatus, method of controlling the image forming apparatus, and storage medium An image forming apparatus which is capable of performing more appropriate control of access to files which grant different access rights on a versions basis. The image forming apparatus is communicably connected to a file server. In a system controller of the image... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175564 | Wireless communication apparatus and method of selecting antenna thereof In a wireless communication apparatus for communicating by using a plurality of antennas, a degree of coupling between antennas is detected before communication is initiated, a combination of antennas is selected based on the degree of coupling and communication is ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175505 | Image forming apparatus with emitted light control based on reflected light amounts An image forming apparatus includes a pattern forming unit which forms a light amount adjustment pattern on an image carrier belt, a light amount control unit which controls the amount of light irradiating the image carrier belt and pattern, a detection sensor which... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174775 | Lens barrel and imaging device A lens barrel which allows efficient interlock between a cylindrical member such as a moving cam ring and a component such as a viewfinder cam plate or a strobe cam plate, without size-increasing. The lens barrel comprises a first cylindrical member, and a second cy... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174580 | Automatic-tracking camera apparatus An automatic-tracking camera apparatus which is capable of realizing continuous and smooth driving and obtaining an image with little position variation of a tracking target from a target position within the image and with little blur. The position of a camera body ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174536 | Color difference display control apparatus, color difference display control method, and control program This invention provides a display control apparatus and control method, which allow the operator to easily identify the correspondence between the patch icons and their color difference values. To accomplish this, the display control method of this invention include... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171299 | Data communication apparatus, data communication method, data communication program, and storage medium storing the program A data communication apparatus which is capable of preventing reception of undesired data by a destination without increasing the load on a network, etc. Data and a destination thereof are input. A sender ID related to a sender who sends the input data is input. The... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169711 | Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus having the same A zoom lens comprises a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a rear group including at least one lens unit, in order from an object side t... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169533 | Zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus including the same A zoom lens system having a high zoom ratio and excellently correcting various aberrations over an entire zoom range between a wide angle end and a telephoto end to obtain high optical performance in the entire zoom range, includes, in order from an object side to a... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167443 | Optical observation apparatus The apparatus includes a supporting member disposed at an outer circumference of the ocular optical system and an eyepiece cup. A first member thereof includes a cam follower and a second member thereof includes a cam groove to move the eyepiece cup in an optical ax... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166403 | Network management system and network management method A network management system which is capable of easily identifying devices, and enhancing the operability of a device management application used by a manager. The network management system includes devices, and a server connected to the devices via a network. The s... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8166210 | Electronic device and control method therefor According to this invention, when initialization of a storage medium such as a flash memory is erase of the data area, the processing can be stopped. When the processing is stopped, at least initialization of the management area has been completed, and processing us... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8166199 | Communication apparatus, network system, communication method and program A communication apparatus which eliminate the necessity of providing a particular server in a predetermined network and which makes it possible to participate into the network with the use of a predetermined address. A first communication apparatus participating in ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165995 | Image forming apparatus, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor An image forming apparatus capable of preventing the degradation of performance when the log data is outputted to an external device. An output unit outputs an operation condition about image forming as log data to an external device. A changing unit changes a detai... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165515 | Image forming system An image forming system which is capable of causing a clear coating apparatus to discharge processed sheets in proper page order, and improving usability and operability of the system by users. An image forming apparatus is set to perform single-sided image formatio... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165482 | Image forming apparatus with failure detection and control method therefor An image forming apparatus that enables to continue an operation so that electric power consumption does not exceed a power supply capacity even if an electric current sensor breaks down. A temperature detection unit detects a temperature of a fixing unit that fixes... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165479 | Processing apparatus, control method and storage medium A processing apparatus that can accept logs from external processing apparatuses efficiently without degrading the performance of its own. The processing apparatus is connected with a plurality of external processing apparatuses for sending a first log including inf... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164658 | Noise reduction apparatus and image pickup apparatus A noise reduction apparatus, in which an occurrence of overcorrection attributed to an erroneous detection is prevented. A storage unit stores a pseudo noise signal generating characteristic. A pseudo noise generating unit sets a signal which may become a source of ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164654 | Image storage apparatus, image storage method, and control program executed in image storage apparatus An image storage apparatus which is capable of finding a desired image among a large number of images easily. Image quality of an image to be recorded on a storage medium 200 or 210 is determined by an operation unit 70. A system control circuit... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163448 | Determination method, exposure method, device fabrication method, and storage medium The present invention provides a method of determining a structure of an antireflection coating formed on a substrate as an exposure target of an exposure apparatus, the method comprising steps of calculating, an intensity distribution of light diffracted by an orig... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162548 | Image pick-up apparatus An image pick-up apparatus that enables to be taken out from a pocket and the like quickly, to be held certainly, and to be operated easily by a user. An image pick-up unit takes a picture of a subject. An operation unit is operated to instruct about an image-pickup... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161208 | Processing apparatus, method of processing priority reservation therefor, and storage medium for storing program A processing apparatus which is capable of preventing an priority reservation for a particular period from being set for all of a plurality of apparatuses and improving convenience for a general user who does not use an priority reservation service, in a system for ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159730 | Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same An image reading apparatus and an image forming apparatus having an original base plate, a conveying unit which separates and conveys a bundle of original sheets sheet by sheet, a first image reading unit which reads image information from the one side of the origin... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159724 | Image processing apparatus, method, and program for applying security processing relating to a selected image A processing apparatus, method, and medium storing a computer program that combine two or more designated images (S1254), and input the type of security process to be performed for the combined image (S1253). The security process is performed for the c... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159718 | Image processing to determine if pixel in compressed data is chromatic or achromtic based on selection threshold An image processing apparatus includes a decision unit which decides a color selection threshold based on received compressed data from external apparatus, and a determination unit which determines according to the color selection threshold if a pixel included in th... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159703 | Information processing apparatus, and control method therefor, as well as program An information processing apparatus which makes it possible to improve user operability in selecting a desired one from a plurality of image processing apparatuses by selecting functions of the image processing apparatuses. A virtual printer driver acquires function... | 04/17/2012 |
