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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8044341 | Electronic component, illuminating device, contact-type image sensor, and image reading device having no short circuit condition achieved by allowing only one electrode of an LED chip in direct contact with a metallic substrate An electronic component capable of effectively dissipating heat generated in an LED chip and other elements is provided. A light emitting unit 1 includes a substrate 2 made of copper or aluminum, an insulating layer 3 formed on the surface there... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8014072 | Erecting equal-magnification lens array plate, image sensor unit, and image reading device An erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes a stack of a plurality lens array plates built such that pairs of corresponding lenses form a coaxial lens system, where each lens array plate is formed with a plurality of convex lenses on both surfaces of t... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7990584 | Rod-shaped light guide and image reading device A rod-shaped light guide reflects light incident on an end face thereof in the interior of the rod-shaped light guide and emits the light outside from a light emitting surface provided to extend in the longitudinal direction. The rod-shaped light guide includes: a s... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7936516 | Erecting equal-magnification lens array plate, optical scanning unit, and image reading device An erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes a stack of a first lens array plate and a second lens array plate, the first lens array plate being provided with a plurality of first lenses and a plurality of second lenses, and the second lens array plate ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7903342 | Lens array unit and image reading device A lens array unit includes a first lens array plate, a second lens array plate, and a holder. The holder includes a first surface part provided with a plurality of first through holes respectively corresponding to a plurality of first outer lenses, a second surface ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7802899 | Rod-shaped light guide and image reading device A rod-shaped light guide includes an end face to which light is incident, a bottom plane on which a scattering pattern to scatter light incident to the end face is formed, and a light emitting portion located to be opposite to the bottom plane and emitting light out... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7777958 | Erecting equal-magnification lens array plate An erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes a stack of a plurality lens array plates built such that pairs of corresponding lenses form a coaxial lens system, where each lens array plate is formed with a plurality of convex lenses on both surfaces of t... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7759281 | Photocatalyst containing metallic ultrafine particles and process for producing said photocatalyst There is disclosed a photocatalyst which comprises a substrate having a photocatalytic function and metallic nanocolloid particles that are supported on the substrate by the use of a metallic nanocolloid liquid substantially free from a protective colloid formation ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7749682 | Alkali-developable black photosensitive resin composition for forming light-shielding barrier wall An alkali-developable black photosensitive resin composition for forming a light-shielding barrier wall which comprises, as indispensable components, (A) a carboxyl group-containing photosensitive prepolymer, (B) a photopolymerization initiator, (C) a black pigment,... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7713328 | Metallic colloid particles and process for producing same There are disclosed metallic colloid particles containing platinum fine particles wherein platinum colloid particles are supported on the surfaces of gold colloid particles, and the platinum fine particles have an average particle diameter of at most 5 nm; a process... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7611773 | Glass composition and laminated glass A laminated glass having a low haze ratio and an excellent infrared rays shield performance and a glass composition suitable for use in a laminated glass and easy with respect to melting and molding works, which is a glass composition comprising 65 to 74% of SiO | 11/03/2009 |
| 7576021 | Mother glass composition for graded index lens, graded index lens, manufacturing method of graded index lens, optical product and optical instrument using the same A mother glass composition for graded index lenses, comprising the following glass components in mol %: 40≦SiO2≦65, 1≦TiO2≦10, 0≦MgO≦22, 2≦Li2O≦18, 2≦Na2O ≦20, 6≦Li2O+Na2O≦38, ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7555194 | Illumination device and image scanning device An improved illumination device shortens a redundant area of insufficient light intensity close to a longitudinal end thereof. The device includes a casing, a bar-shaped light guide housed in the casing to cause a light-emitting surface thereof to be exposed, a ligh... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7489279 | In-vehicle antenna apparatus Rear glass is provided with a patch-like radiation conductor and a first ground conductor surrounding the patch-like radiation conductor. An electronic circuit unit includes a base plate fixed on the rear glass; a frame body which houses a circuit substrate and is f... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7482989 | Easily maintainable on-vehicle electronic device An on-vehicle electronic device (1) is for amplifying an external signal received by an antenna radiating conductor (21) patterned on a glass surface (20) of a vehicle window, and for sending the amplified signal to a receiver circuit. The on-ve... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7474466 | Stereoimage formation apparatus and stereoimage display unit A stereoimage formation apparatus includes two lens array plates, each of which includes microlenses having optical axes and peaks. The optical axes of the microlenses are parallel to one another. The optical axes of the microlenses in one of the lens array plates a... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7420735 | Transmission type diffraction grating A transmission diffraction optical element is presented in which ridges having a roughly rectangular cross-section shape are disposed parallel to each other at a regular pitch at the surface of a substrate. Striped thin-film layers are formed on these ridges and a t... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7357261 | Packing device for plate-like articles A packing device includes a base frame, a rear frame and a front pillar. Glass plates (G) are disposed on the base frame with the glass plates leaned against the rear frame. The glass plates (G) are held by a pressing device with the glass plates (G) pressed toward ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354526 | Processing method for glass substrate, processed glass product and stress applying apparatus A processing method for glass substrate of the present invention includes: applying heat and external force to a glass substrate and then cooling it down to thereby form a compression stressed part having a different etching rate from that of other parts with respec... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354536 | Method of manufacturing an optical component having a holder A method of manufacturing an optical component having an optical element and a holder attached to the optical element, comprising the steps of: inserting a blank for the optical element into a through hole of the holder wherein the through hole has a narrowed portio... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7342547 | Glass antenna and manufacturing method for the same Either one or both of the antenna pattern and a ground pattern, which reflects a radiated radio wave radiated from the antenna pattern, are buried inside the glass substrate. As a result, it is possible to provide high-gain, low-loss glass antennas in which glass is... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7333693 | Optical tap module In an optical tap module, a first lens, a focusing lens, and a photodiode are arranged such that a center axis of a cylindrical case housing the first lens, the focusing lens, and the photodiode is substantially located on the same line. When light propagates throug... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316353 | Line-illuminating device and image-scanning device A line-illuminating device comprises a white casing, a bar-shaped light guide housed within the casing, and light-emitting units provided on opposite ends of the bar-shaped light guide. The light-emitting unit has a substrate forming a circuit on which a lead wire f... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7308187 | Bar-shaped light guide, illumination unit and image-scanning device A bar-shaped light guide is provided to allow its emitting surface to be exposed from a white casing and is provided with a pattern for scattering and reflecting the light on a bottom surface opposite to the emitting surface. This pattern is formed by a white paint ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7279236 | Luminescent-film-coated product A luminescent-film-coated product includes a substrate, a first layer of a transparent resin matrix containing a phosphorescent material and/or a fluorescent material, and a second layer of a transparent resin matrix containing a shiny pigment made of glass flakes c... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7223050 | Contamination diffusion preventing structure in contaminated area In order to effectively prevent diffusion of a harmful substance to a non-polluted soil side with a relatively simple and inexpensive construction without requiring a large-scale system, a pollution diffusion preventive wall member is installed underground for parti... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7177082 | Lens array for image sensor and image-scanning device incorporating the lens array A lens array 4 is formed as an erect 1:1 imaging lens by superimposing two lens plates 40 and 40 together. Each lens plate 40 consists of a number of micro lenses 41 which are regularly provided at a predetermined pitch and in a tw... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7113338 | Thin-film structure and method for producing the same A thin-film structure includes plate-shaped metals or plate-shaped structures in which a plate-shaped metal and a plate-shaped dielectric are in contact. The plate-shaped metal or structures are formed on a transparent base having a surface with line-shaped corrugat... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7088295 | Vehicle-mounted antenna A vehicle-mounted antenna of the present invention includes a grounding conductor arranged on a vehicle interior side surface of a rear window that inclines at a predetermined inclination angle with respect to the horizontal plane, a slot and a U-shaped auxiliary sl... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088905 | Light guide, line-illuminating device, and image-scanning device The present invention provides a light guide, a line-illuminating device, and an image-scanning device that provide excellent uniformity in the amount of light produced. A light-reflecting portion comprised of spherical concave surfaces becomes a reflecting surface ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080500 | Rubber reinforcing cord and rubber product employing the same A rubber reinforcing cord having high flexural fatigue resistance and high dimensional stability is provided and a rubber product such as a rubber belt employing the cord is provided. The cord includes a fibrous core and a plurality of subsidiary strands which are d... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7076148 | Light guide, line-illuminating device, and image-scanning device A light guide, a line-illuminating device, and an image-scanning device are provided which are excellent in uniformity of the light amount. A light-reflecting portion comprised of tubular concave surfaces becomes a reflecting surface having tubular convex surfaces w... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7029321 | Terminal for coaxial cable, and attachment structure and attachment method for attaching the same terminal for coaxial cable Since the invention makes a structure in which bent portions 18A, 18B of grounding pieces 16A, 16B of a center conductor side grounding portion 11 and bent portions 22A, 22B of grounding pieces 20A, 20B ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6998350 | Method for forming micro groove structure A method of forming a micro groove structure according to the invention has the steps of: (a) forming a mask pattern on a substrate capable of being subjected to dry etching; (b) dry etching the substrate having the mask pattern formed thereon; (c) vapor-phase formi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6853770 | Method for aligning and assembling optical demultiplexer module, and automatic aligning mechanism for optical demultiplexer module The present invention relates to a method of aligning and assembling an optical demultiplexer module having an input fiber, a collimator lens, a diffraction grating, and a photodetector array, and a mechanism for automatically aligning such an optical demultiplexer ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 5359440 | Image display apparatus with microlens plate having mutually fused together lenses resulting in hexagonal shaped microlenses An image display apparatus includes a display panel unit having a plurality of pixels, and a flat-plate microlens array of a refraction index distribution type. The microlens array is constituted by forming a plurality of microlenses for converging illumi... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5334988 | Glass antenna for automobile A glass antenna for an automobile uses a coil connected directly to a bus for defogging heaters as an FM subsidiary antenna and a T-shaped impedance matching circuit to provide a monotone change of impedance within the FM frequency band. A reverse T-shape... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5177405 | Self-scanning, light-emitting device A self-scanning, light-emitting device comprises an array of cells or blocks each having a self-scanning transfer element and a light-emitting element. Turn-on state of the transfer element is transferred to the subsequent transfer element in synchronism ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5000534 | Optical switch An optical switch includes at least one optical fiber exit terminal disposed in a plane, at least first and second optical fiber entrance terminals disposed in the plane, and a movable reflector disposed in the plane and angularly movable about a point in... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4749613 | Composite fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin stampable sheet and bumper beam formed thereof A composite fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin stampable sheet, which comprises laminates each composed of reinforcing fibers arranged in one direction and fiber mats and a thermoplastic resin incorporated in the laminates through impregnation, which st... | 06/07/1988 |
