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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8041204 | Mechanism for controlling position of optical element An optical element position control mechanism includes an optical element holding member which holds an optical element of a photographing system; an advancing/retracting movement guide member which guides the optical element holding member in an optical axis direct... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8039408 | Optical glass, preform for precision press molding, optical element and method of manufacturing thereof The optical glass of the present invention has a refractive index nd of 1.70 or greater and an Abbé number of 50 or greater. Given as mole percentages, it comprises: | 10/18/2011 |
| 8039178 | Manufacturing method of transparent substrate for mask blanks, manufacturing method of mask blanks, manufacturing method of exposure masks, manufacturing method of semiconductor devices, manufacturing method of liquid crystal display devices, and defect correction method of exposure masks There are provided a manufacturing method of a transparent substrate for a mask blank, a mask blank, or an exposure mask adapted to prevent occurrence of a transfer pattern defect or a mask pattern defect, by correcting a recessed defect existing on the surface of t... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8039090 | Porous composite containing calcium phosphate and process for producing the same A porous composite comprising a porous layer containing a calcium phosphate ceramic, and a dense layer formed on part of the porous layer and having a smaller average pore size than that of the porous layer. The porous composite can be produced by (1) introducing a ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038512 | Glass substrate for information recording medium and method for manufacturing same A method for manufacturing a glass substrate for an information recording medium having a high level of cleanness and superior smoothness. The manufacturing method includes washing a disk-shaped glass plate with an acid washing liquid, removing at least part of a su... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034733 | Optical glass, optical element and method of manufacturing thereof An optical glass comprises, denoted as weight percentages, SiO2-2-22%, B2O3: 3-24%, ZnO:>8% and ≦30%, CaO+BaO+ZnO: 10-50%, MgO: 0-3%, La2O3+Y2O3+Gd2O3+Yb2... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8034117 | Bone replacement material Bone replacement material to be used by being packed into a bone defective part, wherein the bone replacement material consists essentially of a calcium phosphate based compound and is formed into a pellet and satisfies both of the following conditions (I) and (II):... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033008 | Method for supporting manufacture of a magnetic disk A defect inspection is performed for each of glass substrates by a surface defect detector. The distance from the center of the glass substrate to a detected defect, as a radius of a nonmagnetic region to be formed circular, is recorded along with an ID assigned to ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029948 | Photomask blank, photomask, and methods of manufacturing the same A photomask blank has a light shieldable film formed on a light transmitting substrate. The light shieldable film has a light shielding layer which is formed of molybdenum silicide metal containing molybdenum in a content greater than 20 atomic % and not greater tha... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029871 | Method for producing silica aerogel coating A silica aerogel coating is produced by reacting a wet gel obtained by the hydrolysis and polymerization of alkoxysilane with an organic-modifying agent to form organically modified silica, dispersing the organically modified silica by an ultrasonic treatment to for... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028650 | Optical lens coating apparatus A light irradiation device (151) includes a UV lamp (153), first and second optical filters (164, 165) which transmit and block wavelengths within different specific ranges, and a filter switching mechanism (162) which selectively interpo... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027577 | Camera A camera comprising a location sensor, a first recorder, a first calculator, and a first motor, is provided. The location sensor detects the present location of the camera. The first recorder records a past location. The past location is a location where an image wa... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027102 | Cam mechanism of a telescoping lens barrel A cam mechanism of a lens barrel includes a cam ring; and a movable frame which moves along an optical axis when the cam ring is rotated, without rotating relative to the cam ring, by engagement of a cam groove provided on the cam ring with a corresponding cam follo... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026957 | Image-capturing apparatus An image-capturing apparatus is provided having a storage control device, a writing speed measuring device, and a selecting device. The storage control device writes image data into memory devices. The writing speed measuring device measures the writing speed of the... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026025 | Mask blank transparent substrate manufacturing method, mask blank manufacturing method, and exposure mask manufacturing method A method includes a preparation step of preparing a transparent substrate having a precision-polished main surface, a surface shape information obtaining step of obtaining, as surface shape information, height information at a plurality of measurement points on the ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026024 | Mask blank and method for manufacturing transfer mask To provide a mask blank which can eliminate pattern defects by preventing a resist pattern from disappearing at the time of manufacturing a transfer mask in semiconductor design rule (DRAM hp65 nm or below), and to provide a mask. A mask blank including a thi... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023812 | Position controller for optical element A position controller includes a movable member which holds the optical element and supported by a support member to be linearly movable from an anti-shake driving range in which the optical element is positioned on an optical axis to a removed position outside of t... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023810 | Photographic apparatus A photographic apparatus comprises a movable platform and a controller. The movable platform has an imager that captures an optical image through a taking lens, and is movable and rotatable on an xy plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the taking lens. | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023744 | Pattern matching system and targeted object pursuit system using light quantities in designated areas of images to be compared A pattern matching system that outputs an likeness values, comprising a designation block, a comparison block, a calculation block and an output block, is provided. The likeness value shows how much a first and second image compares to each other. The designation bl... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8023240 | Operating device An operating device is provided having a first button, a second button, and a regulating member. The first button has a tubular hole having a bottom, and is able to be pressed in the direction from the opening edge of said tubular hole to the bottom. The second butt... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021807 | Reflective mask blank and method of producing the same, and method of producing a reflective mask A reflective mask blank has a substrate, a multilayer reflective film formed on the substrate to reflect exposure light, a protective film formed on the multilayer reflective film, and an absorber film formed on the protective film to absorb the exposure light. The ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021806 | Photomask blank, photomask, and methods of manufacturing the same A photomask blank for manufacturing a phase shift mask having a light-transmitting substrate provided with a phase shift part adapted to give a predetermined phase difference to transmitted exposure light. An etching mask film serving as an etching mask when forming... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021804 | Photomask manufacturing method A photomask manufacturing method includes a defect information storage step of storing defect information of a mask blank, provided with an identification marker on an end face thereof, into an information storage device in correspondence to the identification marke... | 09/20/2011 |
| RE42717 | Cam mechanism of a photographing lens A cam mechanism includes a cam ring, and a linearly movable frame movable supporting an optical element. The cam grooves are located at different positions in the optical axis direction and which trace a same reference cam diagram. All cam grooves are partial cam gr... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019209 | Optical axis correction apparatus of an imaging device, and optical axis correction method for an imaging device An optical axis correction apparatus of an imaging device, the imaging device including an imaging optical system having a plurality of optical elements, and an optical element position changing device which changes a relative position among the optical elements to ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8018816 | Objective lens and optical information recording/reproducing apparatus A resin objective lens having a numerical aperture NA≧0.75. The objective lens satisfies a condition: 0≦|SC|MAX/f | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016753 | Endoscope An endoscope including an inserted portion, which is adapted to be inserted into an organ, having a distal portion with a distal surface, a liquid outlet, which is formed in the distal portion, and is adapted to eject liquid therefrom toward an object located in vic... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014660 | Retractable zoom lens having variable aperture-stop mechanism A zoom lens includes a movable aperture-control lens group, and a variable aperture-stop mechanism provided in front or behind the aperture-control lens group. The variable aperture-stop mechanism includes an aperture blade opening/closing mechanism including at lea... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012896 | Optical glass, preform for precision press molding, method for manufacturing preform for precision press molding, optical element, and method for manufacturing optical element The present invention relates to an optical glass having optical constants in the form of a refractive index nd of 1.70 or higher and an Abbé number nud of 50 or higher, a preform for precision press molding comprised of this glass, an optical element comprised of ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8009924 | Method and apparatus for recording image data An apparatus for recording image data has an encoding processor that compresses original image data (for example, RAW data), having a plurality of pixels, in accordance with a lossless compression coding; and a recording processor that records the compressed image d... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8008357 | Method for controlling average pore diameter of porous body comprising apatite/collagen composite fibers In the process of producing a porous body containing a fibrous apatite/collagen composite by gelating a dispersion comprising the fibrous apatite/collagen composite, collagen and water, freeze-drying the resultant gel to form a porous body, and cross-linking collage... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007961 | Mask blank substrate set and mask blank set A substrate set is a mask blank substrate set including a plurality of substrates each for use in a mask blank for producing a photomask to be chucked on a mask stage of an exposure apparatus. In each of the substrates in the mask blank substrate set, a main surface... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007433 | Electronic endoscope An electronic endoscope according to the present invention has a video-scope that has a first image sensor and a second image sensor, and a light supplier that selectively irradiates white light and excitation-light on an observed portion. The electronic endoscope f... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007105 | Lens for intraocular observation and contact lens for vitreous surgery An object of the present invention is to provide a contact lens for vitreous surgery that is highly durable to washing, disinfectants, sterilizing high-pressure steam, and the like, and that has good antireflection effect in the visible light range. In the contact l... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8004955 | Coupling lens and optical information recording/reproducing device having the same There is provided a coupling lens used in an optical information recording/reproducing device for recording information to and/or reproducing information from an optical disc. The coupling lens includes a first surface and a second surface, wherein the coupling lens... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8004567 | Portable device capable of connecting to and selecting an external device A portable device that sends and receives data to and from one of a plurality of external devices is provided. The portable device has connecting members, a selecting member, and a communicating member. The connecting members send and receive data to and from said e... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002959 | Manufacturing method of double-sided wiring glass substrate To improve thermal resistance of a double-sided wiring glass substrate. A through-hole is filled with a copper post composed of metallic copper to thereby electrically connect the front and rear surfaces of the double-sided wiring glass substrate. The filling with t... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002449 | Light source apparatus for endoscope A light source apparatus, configured to introduce light into an endoscope connected thereto, includes a housing, a plurality of light sources supported movably relative to the housing, the light sources being configured to emit light, a light introducing unit config... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002405 | Progressive power lens manufacturing method and progressive power lens A method provides for manufacturing progressive-power lenses in a manner in which an inventory burden of semis can be reduced. A progressive-power lens is designed by arranging a progressive-power surface on a convex surface and combining the convex surface with a c... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999989 | Photochromic film, photochromic lens comprising the same, and method of manufacturing photochromic lens The present invention relates to a photochromic film comprising a photochromic dye and a resin component. The photochromic film has a nanoindentation hardness of equal to or greater than 800 nm on at least one of surfaces, surface A, thereof. The present invention f... | 08/16/2011 |
