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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185026 | Image forming apparatus An electric charge elimination needle for eliminating an electric charge of an intermediate transfer belt is disposed on the side more downstream than an opposite sheet metal which restricts an electric potential on the belt, in a direction of rotation of the interm... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184902 | Image combining apparatus and control method for the same An image combining apparatus and a control method for an image combining apparatus that allows a user to write a handwritten image on a writing sheet while confirming the positional relationship between the handwritten image and a photograph to be combined. When a w... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184313 | Apparatus, system and method for performing attended or unattended printing In order to allow effective utilization of a printing device when operators are absent, such as nighttime and further effective utilization of the printing device in business hours that operators are present, when a received print order is determined to be processab... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184214 | Reflective liquid crystal display apparatus At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a reflective liquid crystal display apparatus which includes a polarization beam splitter having a polarization split film used as both a polarizer and an analyzer; a reflective liquid crystal display device; a quarte... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183828 | Charging apparatus A charging apparatus includes: a charging unit configured to perform a contactless charging operation for a placed external device; a detector configured to detect a position of a placed object; a determining unit configured to determine that the placed object is an... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182072 | Substrate for inkjet printing head and method for manufacturing the substrate There is provided a substrate for an inkjet printing head and a method for manufacturing the same, in which the substrate has a structure that different kinds of metals do not come into contact with ink or moisture. For this purpose, the structure is constituted suc... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179518 | Exposure apparatus to correct position between reticle and substrate according to propagation time and shifting rate A scanning exposure apparatus projects a pattern of an original onto a substrate via a projection optical system and shifts the original and the substrate in synchronization with each other with respect to an optical axis of the projection optical system so as to tr... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176075 | Device, data processing method, and program An image processing apparatus includes a browser which obtains an external resource or internal resource of the apparatus and displays the resource on the display unit, and a storage unit for storing an internal resource that can be displayed on the display unit. Th... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175485 | Image heating apparatus An image heating apparatus includes an image heating rotational member configured to heat an image on a recording material, a pressure member configured to form a nip portion with the image heating rotational member and pinch the heated recording material in the nip... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175285 | Audio player apparatus having sound analyzer and its control method An audio player apparatus includes a first speaker disposed to output a sound from a front face of a flat panel television apparatus to the outside, a second speaker disposed to output a sound from a backside of the flat panel television apparatus to the outside, a ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174679 | Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and device fabrication method The present invention provides an illumination optical system which illuminates a surface to be illuminated with light from a light source, the illumination optical system including a plurality of illumination systems configured to form predetermined illumination re... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174670 | Measurement method and exposure apparatus A method of measuring an optical characteristic of an optical system using a measurement apparatus, comprises determining a position of each of object points by arranging, on a side of the object plane, an object point measurement device array, and sequentially inse... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174605 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method There is provided an image processing apparatus allowing a user to easily process a captured image. This image processing apparatus displays an image generated based on image data and an item representing processing for the image data on a screen, detects a change i... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174551 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method which utilizes a trapping process Curve information is set in accordance with curving of a scanning line that occurs when an image is formed. A value of a target pixel is corrected on the basis of image data that is provided in a reference window having the target pixel and peripheral pixels, thereb... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172385 | Ink cartridge and sealing member A sealing member of an ink cartridge whose casing is formed of a material including an ethylene-propylene random copolymer at least includes a welding layer, an adhesive layer, and a surface layer. The sealing member is also formed of a material including polypropyl... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170458 | Image heating apparatus having stably positioned heating unit The present invention relates to an image heating apparatus in which a nip portion is formed by a heating unit, which includes a flexible sleeve and a heater, and a pressure roller. The position of the heating unit is appropriately maintained by pressing the heating... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167416 | Liquid container A liquid container includes a housing having a supply port leading out liquid contained in the housing, a spring member configured to generate a negative pressure, a flexible member joined to the housing to form a liquid chamber, a plate member disposed between the ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164778 | Management server, image forming apparatus, and management method therefor A management server manages a plurality of image forming apparatuses capable of executing a data communication and executes processing for dispatching a service engineer with respect to an image forming apparatus. The management server executes first detection proce... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164765 | Information processing apparatus, controlling method, and control program for the same A program causes a computer to function as a specification unit configured to, with respect to data to be output that is stored in a predetermined output storage area, specify an order of outputting the data to be output, a state switching unit configured to switch ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164735 | Regulating device, exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method The present invention is a regulating device configured to regulate a temperature T2 of a first medium in accordance with a target temperature. The regulating device comprises a heat exchanger 16, a control valve 14, temperature sensors 2... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163187 | Process of producing liquid discharge head Provided is a process of producing a liquid discharge head having a substrate, a passage-forming member, and a patterned layer. The process includes providing a resin layer on a substrate; providing a resist pattern on the resin layer for patterning the resin layer;... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162460 | Inkjet printing head and inkjet printing cartridge An inkjet printing cartridge capable of ejecting miniaturized ink droplets in a stable manner while avoiding the complexity of the structure and control as well as suppressing the cost rise. For this purpose, the inkjet printing cartridge is formed of a material hav... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162454 | Ink jet recording apparatus and liquid supply apparatus An ink jet recording apparatus supplying ink from a main tank to a head via a sub tank. The sub tank has two flow paths communicating with the main tank, an atmosphere communicating part, and a liquid exit part to the head. The liquid in the sub tank is maintained a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162442 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes a head set lever which fixes a head cartridge to a carriage section. The head set lever is movable between a first position at which the head cartridge is fixed to the carriage section and a second position at which mounting and remova... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161648 | Method of manufacturing recording head Provided is a method of manufacturing a recording head including a recording element substrate provided with an energy-generating element which generates energy used for discharging ink and an ink-supplying port through which ink is supplied to the energy-generating... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161647 | Recording head and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a recording head includes providing a recording element substrate and a circuit board having an inner lead connector, the recording element substrate including an energy generating element configured to generate energy used to discharge in... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160480 | Image forming apparatus having controlled speed differential between image bearing members and intermediate transfer belt An image forming apparatus includes first and second rotatable image bearing members, a rotatable belt member which can abut on the first and second image bearing members, a drive mechanism to attach or separate the second image bearing member to or from the belt me... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159714 | Selecting an image reading apparatus from a plurality displayed in correlation with a preview image acquired by each apparatus A selection method, in an information processing apparatus connected to a plurality of image reading apparatuses, for making a selection from the plurality of image reading apparatuses, includes the steps of searching for the connected image reading apparatuses, per... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157358 | Liquid ejection head substrate and liquid ejection head A liquid ejection head substrate includes a primary conductive layer; an insulating layer; a pair of secondary conductive layers; a first connecting portion where the primary conductive layer is electrically connected to the secondary conductive layers, the first co... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155564 | Image forming apparatus In a rotary-type image forming apparatus, rotation of a rotary is temporarily stopped at a position where a coupling member and a drive transmission member are engageable with each other, and a developing roller is set in a rotating state. Subsequently, the rotary i... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155561 | Image forming apparatus A positioning roller is configured to be pressed against an abutment block by a reactive force produced when the positioning roller abuts on an S-D-direction abutment block. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155185 | Image coding apparatus and method An image coding apparatus includes a coding unit configured to set, when coding processing is performed on input image data, a first coding picture that is to be generated by intra-picture prediction coding within the first coding picture, skip reference beyond the ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154806 | Zoom lens system and camera including the same Disclosed is a zoom lens system including a first lens unit having a positive optical power, a second lens unit having a negative optical power, and a rear unit including at least one lens unit, which are disposed in the stated order from an object side to an image ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154672 | Reflective liquid crystal display apparatus At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a reflective liquid crystal display apparatus which includes a polarization beam splitter having a polarization split film used as both a polarizer and an analyzer; a reflective liquid crystal display device; a quarte... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154671 | Reflective liquid crystal display apparatus At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a reflective liquid crystal display apparatus which includes a polarization beam splitter having a polarization split film used as both a polarizer and an analyzer; a reflective liquid crystal display device; a quarte... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154626 | Imaging apparatus having enhanced zoom operation An imaging apparatus includes a zoom operation unit operable to perform a zoom operation, an extraction unit configured to extract a main object from an captured image plane, and a control unit configured to control a zoom speed by using the size of a region occupie... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154494 | Image display device with liquid crystal modulation elements A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal modulation element including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer, a potential difference providing unit that provides a potential difference between the first electrode and the s... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152270 | Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus includes a carriage on which first and second heads are mounted, a first cap configured to cap the first head, and a second cap configured to cap the second head. A distance from the first cap to the first head is shorter than a distanc... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152267 | Ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording apparatus configured to perform recording by discharging ink from a plurality of discharge ports disposed on a recording head. The apparatus includes a cap adapted to cover the plurality of discharge ports disposed on the recording head, a reces... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152163 | Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet stacking apparatus includes a discharging portion configured to discharge a sheet, a stacking portion configured to stack a discharged sheet, and a deforming member configured to deform the sheet to be discharged by the discharging portion, wherein the defor... | 04/10/2012 |
