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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 |
| 8183700 | Semiconductor device having alignment mark and its manufacturing method Many holes are formed in an interlayer insulating film and the surface of the interlayer insulating film is covered with a metal film, with its surface undulated by openings or recesses formed to scatter reflection light. The size of the recesses is about the size o... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182883 | Method of forming a protective film for a magnetic recording medium, a protective film formed by the method and a magnetic recording medium having the protective film A method of forming a protective film of a magnetic recording medium is provided that achieves a good bonding characteristic with a lubricant film and at the same time, suppressing adhesion of contamination gases, to attain a reduced thickness of the magnetic record... | 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 |
| 8178920 | Semiconductor device and method of forming the same A semiconductor device and a method of forming thereof has a base body has a field stopping layer, a drift layer, a current spreading layer, a body region, and a source contact region layered in the order on a substrate. A trench that reaches the field stopping laye... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178771 | Casing structure for sound adjusting apparatus Casing structure for a mixer apparatus includes a box-shaped casing that comprises an upper surface section, a bottom surface section and a side surface section. The upper surface section, having a generally obtuse-angled “V” shape, includes: a flat operation pa... | 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 |
| 8174870 | Magnetic recording element A magnetic recording element is disclosed for which current density required for writing is low and structure of the element is simple. It comprises a ferromagnetic fine wire formed on a Si substrate, current electrodes that contact ends of the ferromagnetic fine wi... | 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 |
| 8173886 | Electronic percussion instrument A baseplate carries on its surface a pad constituting a strike surface and a tubular rim surrounding the pad and constituting a strike ring. A pad sensor is provided on the surface of the baseplate in the central area thereof for detecting the vibration of the basep... | 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 |
| 8168312 | Magnetic recording medium and a method of manufacturing the same A magnetic recording medium and a method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium are provided, in which degradation of wear resistance against a magnetic head and performances of the medium is restrained, and metal dissolving out of the magnetic recording layer... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167685 | Method of manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording medium, a method of manufacturing a substrate for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium, and a medium and a substrate manufactured by the methods A method of manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording medium and a substrate for the medium are disclosed, in which abnormal protrusions on an underlayer made of a Ni—P alloy are automatically eliminated while maintaining a flat surface with high accuracy o... | 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 |
| 8165701 | Audio device In an audio device that has a port for connection and that constitutes an audio system together with at least one external device having a port for connection with the audio device via a communication line, a plurality of connection setting templates are previously ... | 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 |
