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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7848207 | Optical pickup An optical pickup includes: a first projector for projecting a first light beam of a first wavelength so as to record and reproduce information with respect to an optical disk having a first light transmissive layer; a second projector for projecting a second light ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7867810 | Method for manufacturing a solid-state image capturing apparatus A method for manufacturing a solid-state image capturing apparatus including a pixel array constituted of a plurality of pixels, is provided, where each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric conversion section, the method comprising the steps of: formi... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7860303 | Image processing apparatus, program, and recording medium An image processing apparatus is provided which can output an image from which only specific image information can be positively detected when the specific image information used to prohibit copying of image information is added to image data. The present invention ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7856202 | Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and program for improving the interest of the user in environmental resource exhaustion An image forming apparatus is provided that can improve the interest of the user in the ecology. The apparatus includes an image input portion that inputs image data, a printing portion that prints onto a recording sheet an image indicated by the image data inputted... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854631 | Ultra-compact, high-performance motor controller Featured is a controller for a motor that is ultra-compact, with a power density of at least about 20 watts per cubic cm (W/cm3). The controller utilizes a common ground for power circuitry, which energizes the windings of the motor, and the signal circui... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7821090 | Solid-state image capturing apparatus, method for manufacturing the same, and electronic information device An image capturing apparatus has a plurality of solid-state image capturing devices each having light receiving sections laminated in a depth direction of a semiconductor substrate. The devices are sequentially arranged in a direction along a substrate surface. Inci... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7810488 | High efficiency atmospheric steamer A pressureless or atmospheric steamer for cooking food with a high cooking efficiency has a cooking compartment with an outlet for steam and condensate that feeds to a tempering tank via an outlet conduit. The outlet conduit is spaced closely from the controlled wat... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7791764 | Image processing method and apparatus, image reading apparatus, and image forming apparatus detecting plural types of images based on detecting plural types of halftone dot areas An image processing apparatus includes an automatic document type discrimination section for estimating a type of input image data. The automatic document type discrimination section is capable of detecting whether each of plural types of halftone dot areas exists o... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7777767 | Image forming apparatus and method of adjusting color shift An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms a color image in which a plurality of color component images are superimposed; and a formation controlling unit that allows the image forming unit to form images for adjustment of formation positio... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7774454 | Information communication device, information communication method, remote management system, and recording medium storing computer program for information communication A digital complex machine in accordance with the present invention is set so as to notify a manager of device information thereof by E-mail. It is also particularly set so as to convert device information into attached data and to transmit a device information mail ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7751372 | Technique for adaptive data rate communication over fading dispersive channels In a duplex radio link digital data information is transmitted to a remote terminal at a constant symbol rate in accordance with a selected data rate mode that is a function of direct sequence spreading gain, error correction code rate, and signal constellation type... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7706707 | Fixing apparatus In one embodiment, in a standby mode, an endless heating belt is caused to move apart from a hot roller. Furthermore, in color mode, the endless heating belt is caused to contact the hot roller to make possible thermal conduction between the endless heating belt and... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7697396 | Optical integrated unit and optical pickup device including same An optical integrated unit includes a semiconductor laser (11), a polarized light beam splitter (14), a light receiving element (12), and a polarized light diffraction element (15) for diffracting an optical beam (20) and returning... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7658559 | Lens-shutter coupling unit A lens-shutter coupling unit having a coupling structure of a lens shutter and a shutter unit capable of miniaturization and high-precision arrangement of a lens group, is provided. A shutter driving part for moving shutter blades and a filter driving part for movin... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7651931 | Laser beam projection mask, and laser beam machining method and laser beam machine using same The laser beam projection mask 14 has three rectangular-shaped slits 25, 26, 27 as transmission areas. These three slits 25, 26, 27 are formed in sequence in X direction shown by an arrow X in FIG. 2C at specified intervals, and the width... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7627640 | Messaging and document management system and method A communication system and method transmits electronic mail among multiple users that are senders or recipients of the mail, or both. The system and method use and augment the Internet with a postal server and software linked to the Internet. The sender and recipien... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7623269 | Image forming apparatus, image processing apparatus and image forming/processing apparatus An image reading unit reads a paper formed with a predetermined pattern in a state folded into a predetermined shape, and a recognizing unit detects the shape of the paper based on the obtained image data. The recognizing unit reads the process instructing informati... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7619767 | Centralized copy administration and management system that controls the reproduction of copyright works based on user history and usage permissions associated with the media In the present invention, an administration server stores therein: a user ID and an academic conference book-classification which are associated with each other; and a book ID and a library book-classification which are associated with each other. Further, a copy de... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7619642 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus in which a plurality of color component images of different colors, which include a reference color (e.g. black) serving as a reference and adjustment colors (e.g. cyan, magenta and yellow) to be adjusted, are formed on respective photosen... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7617237 | Encoding device, encoding method, decoding device, decoding method, program and machine readable recording medium containing the program A device divides a table (60) including element information contained in tree-structure information and position information in a corresponding tree-structure into an element information value (61) and position information (62) by a table divisi... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7607108 | Data processing setting apparatus, data processing setting method, data processing setting program, and computer-readable recording medium recording the program The present invention provides a data processing setting apparatus which is improved in convenience when selecting a desired function from a plurality of functions of data processing. A printer driver UI section 15 includes (i) an icon read-out section 33 | 10/20/2009 |
| 7606134 | Optical pickup An optical pickup includes: a first projector for projecting a first light beam of a first wavelength so as to record and reproduce information with respect to an optical disk having a first light transmissive layer; a second projector for projecting a second light ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7590204 | Technique for adaptive equalization in band-limited high data rate communication over fading dispersive channels In high data rate communication applications where digital data information is error-corrected coded and interleaved and transmitted with spectral limitations over fading dispersive channels, a method and receiver is described that incorporates channel estimation an... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7573016 | Amplification type solid-state imaging device In the amplification type solid-state imaging device of the present invention, the input side of a switched capacitor amplifier portion 20 is connected to the output side of each transfer transistor 2 of a photoelectric conversion and transfer portion ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7568170 | Data processing setting apparatus, data processing setting method, data processing setting program, and computer readable recording medium recording the program The present invention provides a data processing setting apparatus which allows a user to easily confirm a function, which has already been set, when setting a desired function from a plurality of functions of data processing. A printer driver UI section 15 i... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7522508 | Optical pickup An optical pickup includes: a first projector for projecting a first light beam of a first wavelength so as to record and reproduce information with respect to an optical disk having a first light transmissive layer; a second projector for projecting a second light ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7521790 | Semiconductor device module and manufacturing method of semiconductor device module In a module for an optical device as a semiconductor device module of the present invention, a bonding wire that electrically connects a substrate on which a conductor wiring is formed and an image pickup element as a semiconductor element is covered with a cover, a... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7521782 | Optical device package structure An LED is mounted on a mounting portion of a lead frame with its light-emitting portion facing an aperture. Wires that connect the LED to lead portions of the lead frame are placed on the side on which the LED is mounted. A light-transmitting resin, which transmits ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7515288 | Image processing apparatus A digital copying machine as an example of the image processing apparatus is provided with a scanner unit and a printer unit is arranged such that a display state of a printer-side display panel of a printer-side user interface section changes its display state in r... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512641 | Data processing system, storage device and computer program A data processing device, such as a facsimile machine or a printer, sends setting information necessary for processing data to a storage device for a back-up purpose, etc., and the storage device stores the setting information of the data processing device. The stor... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511443 | Ultra-compact, high-performance motor controller and method of using same Featured is a controller for a motor that is ultra-compact, with a power density of at least about 20 watts per cubic cm (W/cm3). The controller utilizes a common ground for power circuitry, which energizes the windings of the motor, and the signal circui... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7502828 | Messaging and document management system and method A communication system and method transmits electronic mail among multiple users that are senders or recipients of the mail, or both. The system and method use and augment the Internet with a postal server and software (ePostal Service) linked to the Internet. The s... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7471610 | Optical pickup An optical pickup includes: a first projector for projecting a first light beam of a first wavelength so as to record and reproduce information with respect to an optical disk having a first light transmissive layer; a second projector for projecting a second light ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7465960 | Submount for light emitting/receiving device In a submount main body (1) composed of a single crystal silicon, a mounting surface (4) on which a light-emitting device (11) is mounted is composed of a (100)-oriented surface and the inner surface of a through hole (3) which is ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7463672 | Technique for adaptive multiuser equalization in code division multiple access systems A radio communication method and system for transmitting multiple-user digital data information in a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) format over multipath and mutual-interfering channels to a receiving terminal with diversity antennas and equalization signal pr... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7436606 | Optical component module and camera module There are provided an optical component module and a camera module capable of preventing damage to the camera module, particularly the optical component module against an impact applied from the outside due to falling, etc. of an apparatus on which the camera module... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434686 | Auto-injector storage and dispensing system A surface-mountable storage system for an auto-injection device. The storage system includes a base and a cover. The base has a back surface adapted to be mounted to a generally vertical surface. A support structure secured to the base releasably holds an auto-injec... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436755 | Optical information recording medium, recording and reproduction methods using the same, optical information recording device, and optical information reproduction device An optical information recording medium includes a substrate formed in a concave-convex state by providing pits or grooves corresponding to recorded information, used for optically reproducing the information by irradiation of a light beam, and may also include a re... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7402209 | Apparatus and method for applying coating liquid to cylindrical substrate, and electrophotographic photoreceptor produced by that method and electrophotographic apparatus provided with the same A coating liquid to be used for coating has a loss tangent tan δ of from 1 to 10 at a frequency of 6.28 radians/sec. A coating liquid supplying roll has a fine concave portion in at least a part of the circumferential length thereof, and in the vicinities of the bo... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7397023 | Image sensor module with optical path delimiter and accurate alignment An optical path delimiter having a lens is disposed so as to be in contact with a transparent lid bonded to a surface of a solid-state image sensor, and is fixed without bonded. Further, the solid-state image sensor to which the transparent lid is bonded, the optica... | 07/08/2008 |
