| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7396098 |
Inkjet printing apparatus and inkjet printing method |
July 8, 2008 |
| An inkjet printing apparatus includes an edge detecting unit adapted to detect an edge portion and a non-edge portion in the image data; a memory adapted to store a plurality of edge reducing masks used to reduce image data in the edge portion and a plurality of non-edge reducing masks u |
| 7367643 |
Inkjet printing apparatus, inkjet printing method and inkjet printing system |
May 6, 2008 |
| For a serial inkjet printing apparatus that performs printing by employing ink having different properties, the occurrence of smear is prevented without decreasing the printing speed more than necessary. A high duty area, i.e., a unit area for which a large amount of ink is applied, is |
| 7347519 |
Printing apparatus, controlling method and computer program |
March 25, 2008 |
| A printing apparatus is provided which can utilize a power supply to its maximum capacity without overly degrading throughput. A print area that can be printed in one scan of a print head is divided into a plurality of blocks. The number of data indicating print in each block is detected |
| 7295391 |
ND filter for aperture device and aperture device comprising ND filter |
November 13, 2007 |
| This invention decreases deformation of a plastic substrate caused by thermal expansion and contraction in an evaporation process of forming a multi-layered film of an ND filter, thus helping prevent wrinkles. The plastic substrate serving as the base of the ND filter is made of a po |
| 7291401 |
Non-hexavalent-chromium type corrosion resistant coating film structure having a resin layer and |
November 6, 2007 |
| A steel material that has on its surface a non-hexavalent-chromium type corrosion-resistant coating film formed by a composite of a metal layer and a resin layer. The steel material having or not having a copper layer is formed with 1) a Zn and/or Zn-based alloy layer, 2) a Zn/Ni alloy |
| 7290858 |
Ink jet printing method and ink jet printing apparatus |
November 6, 2007 |
| The image quality deterioration due to the collection of dots of low-lightness by the preliminary ejection is prevented, in the case of performing the ink ejection for preliminary ejection during the printing onto printing paper. More specifically, the preliminary ejection pattern is |
| 7287825 |
Preliminary ejection method and ink jet printing apparatus |
October 30, 2007 |
| In an ink jet printer in which preliminary ejection is performed onto printing paper, unnecessary ink consumption due to the preliminary ejection is suppressed. More specifically, the paper preliminary ejection is designed to be performed only for a printing head of cyan ink. For thi |
| 7270390 |
Data creating method and ink jet printing apparatus |
September 18, 2007 |
| In a data creating method for creating image data corresponding to each of a plurality of color inks applied to a black image area formed on the basis of image data on a black ink, with the plurality of color inks being a cyan ink, a magenta ink, and a yellow ink, an image data creating |
| 7240402 |
Hinge structure for container |
July 10, 2007 |
| A hinge includes first hinge connectors having first shaft holes drilled and which are disposed at a rear of a synthetic resin case body that may contain a cosmetic material; a second hinge connector having a second shaft hole drilled and which is disposed at a rear of a synthetic resin |
| 7219972 |
Print apparatus, method of controlling same and therefor |
May 22, 2007 |
| Disclosed is an inkjet print apparatus in which a printhead capable of printing utilizing ink of at least one color is mounted on a carriage and the carriage is caused to move across a printing medium to print an image on the printing medium, comprising: a head temperature detector for |
| 7199160 |
Antiobestic agents and health foods |
April 3, 2007 |
| Antiobestic agents and health foods containing as the active ingredient substances having an effect of adsorbing bile acid in the digestive tract, an effect of inhibiting intestinal circulation or an effect of inhibiting the absorption of exogenous lipids typified by pharmaceutically |
| 7138798 |
Azimuth meter having spin-valve giant magneto-resistive elements |
November 21, 2006 |
| An azimuth meter using spin-valve giant magneto-resistive elements, which is simple in manufacturing process, can be made compact in size and contribute to power saving, is disclosed. The azimuth meter comprises a quadrilateral plane coil having two pairs of parallel opposed sides and |
| 7112367 |
Tape for tying electric wire |
September 26, 2006 |
| In consideration of that burning a PVC-based tape causes occurrence of dioxine, a nonhalogenated tape having physical properties and electric properties, which are comparable to a PVC-based tacking tape, and replaceable to the PVC-based tacking tape is desired. Simple replacement of |
| 7104426 |
Dispensing container |
September 12, 2006 |
| The first and second check valve mechanisms, which are applicable to a small-size double-layered container, are created while maintaining high productivity. The discharge container provided with these check valve mechanisms comprises an outer container, which has the flexibility to m |
| 7068393 |
Image ratio measuring method for image forming apparatus |
June 27, 2006 |
| Image data supplied to an image forming apparatus are converted into image data linearly correlated with the image density, and the image ratio is calculated by dividing the number of pixels in which the toner is deposited during image formation based on the thus-converted image, with |
| 7058215 |
Data processing system, maintenance apparatus and image processing apparatus |
June 6, 2006 |
| This invention relates to a method of setting anti-forgery information addition level while taking an apparatus individual difference into consideration. The method is employed by a data processing system including: an image processing apparatus 100 for processing an image; and a mai |
| 7015778 |
Actuator device |
March 21, 2006 |
| The actuator device includes a rotation body and a rotation restriction plate. The rotation axis of the rotation body is placed on the rotation axis holding member. The rotation restriction plate is placed on the side opposite the rotation axis holding member with respect to the rotation |
| 6954285 |
Developing method and developing apparatus featuring two latent image developing operations usin |
October 11, 2005 |
| The present invention provides a developing method for developing a latent image formed on an image bearing member with developer including toner and carrier contained in a developer containing portion, comprising the steps of developing a first latent image for controlling a replenishin |
| 6951097 |
Fluid distributor, burner apparatus, gas turbine engine and co-generation system |
October 4, 2005 |
| Disclosed is a burner apparatus comprising an inner tube defining a second channel and an outer tube defining a first channel surrounding the inner tube, air supplying means for supplying air to the first channel and the second channel, and gas supplying means for supplying fuel gas to t |
| 6853817 |
Method for correcting and controlling image forming conditions |
February 8, 2005 |
| A correction method of a control mechanism optimizing a corrected output and controlling image forming conditions of an image forming apparatus. The control mechanism includes an image forming unit for forming a toner image, a light emitting element for emitting light toward a predetermi |
| 6835720 |
Compounds having antiviral activity |
December 28, 2004 |
| In order to provide the anti-retrovirus active compound with low anti-coagulant action and low cytotoxicity, compounds comprising glycoside or the salt thereof wherein lipid is linked to position 2 of sialic acid having all hydroxyl groups at positions 4, 7, 8 and 9 completely sulfated, |
| 6829076 |
Actuator apparatus |
December 7, 2004 |
| An actuator apparatus, comprising a rotating shaft supported in a freely rotating condition, a rotor magnet consisting of a permanent magnet which is polarized at two poles and is fastened to the rotating shaft; means for defining a first rotational position when the rotating shaft rotat |
| 6803226 |
Method of forming an artificial Shiro of Matsutake |
October 12, 2004 |
| A method of forming an artificial Shiro of Matsutake comprises culturing Matsutake hyphae in a culture substrate containing a substance capable of controlling the cell membrane permeability of the hyphae as an active principle, and a method of forming an artificial Shiro of Matsutake |
| 6774513 |
Two-pole step motor for timepiece |
August 10, 2004 |
| A stator (1) is made up by bonding a first stator part (1a) made of a high-permeability material to a second stator part (1b) made of a high-permeability material respectively by welding through the intermediary of connections (1c, 1d) made of a low-permeability material or a nonmagn |
| 6758905 |
Fluorescent layer forming apparatus |
July 6, 2004 |
| The present invention provides a fluorescent layer forming apparatus for applying a fluorescent material paste into a recess defined between barrier ribs formed on a substrate for formation of a fluorescent layer in a plasma display panel production process. The apparatus comprises: a |
| 6742803 |
Automobile interior member with air bag cover portion |
June 1, 2004 |
| An automobile interior member which is represented by an instrument panel and to which an air bag device is to be assembled, is constituted by a main body portion and an air bag cover portion, the main body portion and the air bag cover portion being formed in a manner so that the main b |
| 6731888 |
Image forming control using density detection |
May 4, 2004 |
| An image forming method includes: forming a first control image on an image bearing member by an image forming device; detecting the density of the first image by a detecting sensor; forming a second control image lower in target density level than the first image on the image bearing me |
| 6723696 |
Bone resorption inhibitors |
April 20, 2004 |
| A leukocyte activating protein factor or a substance originating therein having an effect of inhibiting bone resorption; and novel medicinal utilization thereof. Use of these novel substances with the bone resorption inhibitory effect makes it possible to provide therapeutic methods |
| 6684641 |
Fluid distributor, burner device, gas turbine engine, and cogeneration system |
February 3, 2004 |
| A fluid distributor includes a first feed port for feeding fuel gas into a main fuel flow path, a feed path for feeding the fuel gas inside a gas flow path to the first feed port, and distributedly into a pilot fuel flow path so as to increase the distribution ratio of the fuel gas to th |
| 6612710 |
Surface light source device, display and light guide plate |
September 2, 2003 |
| A light guide plate has a back face provided with a first light diffusion pattern which tends to get denser according to an increasing distance from a primary light source. The light guide plate has an emission face provided with a second light diffusion pattern covering rate of is the |
| 6604499 |
Oil-through type push rod |
August 12, 2003 |
| An oil-through type push rod for, for instance, internal combustion engines including a metal pipe and a metal end fitting which has an oil hole formed therein and is welded to the end of the metal pipe, the metal pipe being provided with a covering layer of a low-melting-point metal for |
| 6548922 |
2-Pole stepper motor for timepiece |
April 15, 2003 |
| A stator (1) is made up by bonding a first stator part (1a) made of a high-permeability material to a second stator part (1b) made of a high-permeability material respectively by welding through the intermediary of connections (1c,1d) made of a low-permeability material or a nonmagne |
| 6544306 |
Abrasive product and method of making the same |
April 8, 2003 |
| The invention provides an abrasive product having a sheet-like backing including a plurality of concavoconvex portions, the backing also having a first major surface including convex portions and an opposite second major surface including concave portions opposite said convex portions. A |
| 6541681 |
Mouse with deficiency of gene of neutrophil chemotactic factor LECT2 |
April 1, 2003 |
| This invention relates to a mouse with deficiency of gene of neutrophil chemotactic factor LECT2 having a function of lacking by deleting a whole or a part LECT2 gene or inserting other gene such as a selective marker gene to any portion of the LECT2 gene or replacing it with another |
| 6541461 |
Compounds having antiviral activity |
April 1, 2003 |
| In order to provide the anti-retrovirus active compound with low anti-coagulant action and low cytotoxicity, compounds comprising glycoside or the salt thereof wherein lipid is linked to position 2 of sialic acid having all hydroxyl groups at positions 4, 7, 8 and 9 completely sulfated, |
| 6519853 |
Method of manufacturing hand for analog electronic timepiece |
February 18, 2003 |
| A pair of parallel rectangular windows are punched out in a thin sheet base material having the same thickness as that of a short hand part (13) including a weight part (13a) of a second hand (10) so as to form a hand forming part between the pair of windows and a part in the hand formin |
| 6456803 |
Image forming apparatus capable of detecting both of regularly reflected light and irregularly r |
September 24, 2002 |
| The present invention provides an image forming apparatus that has image forming device for forming a toner image, first detecting device for detecting the quantity of regularly reflected light from the toner image, and second detecting device for detecting the quantity of irregularly |
| 6434086 |
Analog electronic timepiece |
August 13, 2002 |
| In an analog electronic timepiece in which the rotation of a rotor (1a) step motor (1) is decelerated through train wheels before it is transmitted an hour hand (17) and a minute hand (15), the gravity center of a center wheel composed of a center wheel gear (9), a center wheel pinio |
| 6416316 |
Apparatus for molding resin products |
July 9, 2002 |
| An apparatus for molding a resin product having a bottom plate, a pair of side plates, and a pair of flanges. The side plates are formed integrally with the bottom plate to extend from opposite sides of the bottom plate. Each flange is formed integrally with the associated side plate to |
| 6407900 |
Lightning protection system for wind power generation installation |
June 18, 2002 |
| In a lightning protection system for a wind power generation installation, a conductor ring 16 is provided on a wind mill vane 1 and at a rotor casing 6 incorporating a wind power generator 3 a zinc oxide element 18 is provided so as to face the conductor ring 16 with a spark gap 17, the |
| 6384856 |
Image formation apparatus correction system |
May 7, 2002 |
| An image formation apparatus includes a plurality of light sources for emitting a plurality of light beams and a scanning system for scanning the plurality of light beams emitted by the plurality of light sources on a common photosensitive body. A storage medium stores a look-up table |
| 6345159 |
Charging apparatus and image forming apparatus |
February 5, 2002 |
| The present invention relates to a corona charging apparatus for charging a body to be charged that has a discharge wire electrode to which a voltage is applied, a shield electrode having an opening opposed to the body to be charged, a grid electrode disposed in the opening, a power supp |
| 6339441 |
Electrophotographic apparatus with plural beam exposure controlled according to detected potenti |
January 15, 2002 |
| The present invention relates to an electrophotographic apparatus which has a photosensitive member, first light emitting means and second light emitting means, detecting means, and control means and the control means variably adjusting the light emitting amount of the first light emitti |
| 6337390 |
Compounds comprising sulfated nonulonic acid having antiviral activity |
January 8, 2002 |
| In order to provide the anti-retrovirus active compound with low anti-coagulant action and low cytotoxicity, compounds comprising glycoside or the salt thereof wherein lipid is linked to position 2 of sialic acid having all hydroxyl groups at positions 4, 7, 8 and 9 completely sulfated, |
| 6304468 |
Phase synchronization system for connecting a power converter to a power distribution system |
October 16, 2001 |
| A power converter system includes: a circuit breaker having one terminal connected to a power system and another terminal connected to a load; a transformer for interconnection; a power converter; and a controller for controlling the power converter, wherein, during a return to grid |
| 6204870 |
Image formation apparatus control by measurement of image patterns having different emission ris |
March 20, 2001 |
| Plural lines on a surface of a photosensitive body of an electrophotographic image formation apparatus are simultaneously scanned by plural laser beams for image formation. Each of a pair of semiconductor lasers 11a and 11b biased in an ON state is independently turned on. A surface |
| 6193497 |
Honeycomb extrusion die |
February 27, 2001 |
| A honeycomb extrusion die 1 for extruding a honeycomb structural body, having: a plurality of intersecting slits 2 arranged in a front surface thereof, each of the slits 2 being formed by cell blocks 3; a plurality of raw material feeding holes 4 arranged in a back surface thereof, each |
| 6186206 |
Tire tube with pinch protection |
February 13, 2001 |
| Preventing simply and firmly occurrence of a puncture caused by mutual contact of wall faces of a tube. Thick wall portions are formed at portions of a tube included in a tire and the thick wall portions are brought into contact with thin wall portions when the tire engages on a haza |
| 6178306 |
Developer bearing body electroless plated on blasted surface using spherical particles, producti |
January 23, 2001 |
| A method of fabricating a developer bearing body includes the steps of preparing metallic base material blasting the surface of the metallic base material using spherical particles and plating the surface of the metallic base material blasted, wherein a thickness of the plating layer is |
| 6172275 |
Method and apparatus for pyrolytically decomposing waste plastic |
January 9, 2001 |
| Disclosed is a method and apparatus for pyrolytically decomposing waste plastic which may contain halogen-containing polymer such as PVC. The plastic is heated at 270.degree. to 350.degree. C., whereby a plasticizer contained in the plastic material is decomposed and vaporized, and a |
