Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080225634 | STIRRING VESSEL, STIRRING METHOD, STIRRER, AND ANALYZER PROVIDED WITH STIRRER - A stirring vessel is for stirring a retained liquid by an acoustic wave, and includes at least one acoustic wave generating unit that emits an acoustic wave into the liquid and is provided as deviated on the stirring vessel. | 09-18-2008 |
20080240992 | STIRRER,VESSEL, AND ANALYZER - A stirrer is for stirring a liquid retained in a vessel with a sonic wave. The stirrer includes a sonic wave generating unit and a drive control unit. The sonic wave generating unit includes plural sound generators each having a different resonance frequency, for emitting the sonic wave generated from the sound generator toward the liquid. The drive control unit switches the sound generator which generates the sonic wave to a specific sound generator among the plural sound generators by changing a frequency of a drive signal input to the sonic wave generating unit. | 10-02-2008 |
20080240995 | REACTION VESSEL AND ANALYZER - An analyzer is for stirring a liquid held in a vessel by a sound wave and measuring optical characteristics of the liquid which has been stirred, to analyze the liquid. The analyzer includes a dispensing unit for dispensing the liquid to a dispensing holding unit formed in the vessel; and a light measuring unit for measuring optical characteristics of the liquid held in a light measuring holding unit to which the liquid which has been stirred is conveyed. A position of the light measuring unit in the vessel is different from a position of the dispensing holding unit. | 10-02-2008 |
20080260585 | REACTION CONTAINER AND ANALYZING APPARATUS - A reaction container holds a liquid agitated by sound waves. The reaction container includes two openings which serve as an introduction/discharge port of the liquid, and a holding member which has the two openings, holds the liquid between the two openings, and includes a sound wave generator arranged on one of a side surface and a portion close to the side surface for emitting sound waves to a portion between the two openings to agitate the liquid. | 10-23-2008 |
20080266635 | OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical apparatus uses a variable-optical-characteristic optical element whereby focusing, zooming or the like can be effected without moving a lens or the like and the whole optical apparatus can be arranged in a lightweight structure. The user wears a power transmitting unit | 10-30-2008 |
20080291435 | POSITION DETECTOR, POSITION DETECTING METHOD AND ANALYZER - A position detector is for detecting a position of liquid held in a vessel. The position detector includes a sound wave generator disposed in contact with the vessel and having a plurality of sound generating elements for generating a sound wave by electrical energy; and a measuring unit that measures electrical characteristics of each of the sound generating elements based on the electrical energy reflected from each of the sound generating elements. The position detector also includes a determining unit that determines the presence or absence of the liquid at a position of each of the sound generating elements based on difference in the electrical characteristics measured at the measuring unit. | 11-27-2008 |
20080316477 | STIRRER AND ANALYZER - A stirrer includes a vessel for holding a liquid to be stirred; and a sound wave generator that irradiates the liquid with a sound wave to stir the liquid by the sound wave. The sound wave generator includes a piezoelectric substrate, and a sound generating element provided on the piezoelectric substrate and arranged outside the vessel so as to be adjacent to the liquid across the vessel and the piezoelectric substrate to generate a sound wave for stirring the liquid. | 12-25-2008 |
20090031789 | LIQUID MEASURING DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - A liquid measuring device and an automatic analyzer which employs a resonance phenomenon of sound waves to detect an amount of a liquid reserved in a vessel with an opening are provided. The liquid measuring device includes a sound source that emits sound waves toward the opening, a control device that controls a frequency of the sound waves emitted by the sound source, a wave receiver that measures a resonance generated as the sound waves emitted by the sound source causes an air column in the vessel to resonate, a detector that detects a resonance frequency of the resonance measured by the wave receiver, and a liquid-amount determination unit that determines, based on the detected resonance frequency, an amount of the liquid reserved in the vessel. | 02-05-2009 |
20090074621 | STIRRER AND ANALYZER - A stirrer is for stirring a liquid held in a vessel by sound waves. The stirrer includes a sound wave generator that generates the sound waves to be applied to the liquid; and a controller that controls drive conditions for the sound wave generator in accordance with changes with time of flow arising in the liquid by the sound waves. An analyzer is for stirring and reacting different liquids to measure an optical property of a reaction liquid using the stirrer, and thus to analyze the reaction liquid. | 03-19-2009 |
20090092518 | STIRRER AND ANALYZER - A stirrer is for stirring by sound waves a liquid held by a vessel. The stirrer includes a sound wave generator that generates sound waves to be applied to the liquid; and a controller that controls a temperature of the liquid, increased by the sound waves emitted by the sound wave generator, at a predetermined temperature or less. | 04-09-2009 |
20090291381 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER - Provided is a toner comprising toner particles containing a binder resin and coloring matters, wherein the coloring matters comprise a dye represented by Formula (X-1), a metal compound represented by Formula (1) and a quinacridone pigment represented by Formula (2): | 11-26-2009 |
20110008071 | FULL COLOR IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Provided is a full color image forming method wherein high color reproducibility especially on a blue system and a green system can be obtained and an excellent gradation property can be obtained in a full color image to be obtained. The full color image forming method for forming a full color image by using at least yellow toner, magenta toner, and two kinds of cyan toners (1, 2) is characterized in that a toner image formed by the cyan toner (1) alone has the value of the maximum color saturation (C*) of not less than 50 and the value of lightness (L*) in a color space represented by an L*a*b* colorimetric system of not less than 30 and not more than 52, and that a toner image formed by the cyan toner (2) alone has the value of the maximum color saturation (C*) of not less than 50 and the value of the lightness (L*) in the color space represented by the L*a*b* calorimetric system of not less than 58 and not more than 75. | 01-13-2011 |
20110075147 | POSITION DETECTOR, POSITION DETECTING METHOD AND ANALYZER - A position detector is for detecting a position of liquid held in a vessel. The position detector includes a sound wave generator disposed in contact with the vessel and having a plurality of sound generating elements for generating a sound wave by electrical energy; and a measuring unit that measures electrical characteristics of each of the sound generating elements based on the electrical energy reflected from each of the sound generating elements. The position detector also includes a determining unit that determines the presence or absence of the liquid at a position of each of the sound generating elements based on difference in the electrical characteristics measured at the measuring unit. | 03-31-2011 |
20110213592 | CAPACITIVE ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER AND ENDO CAVITY ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A capacitive ultrasonic transducer (c-MUT) comprising a silicon substrate and a transducer element which comprises transducer cells, each of which is constituted by a first electrode equipped on the top surface of the silicon substrate, a second electrode placed opposite to the first electrode with a predetermined gap therefrom and a membrane for supporting the second electrode, wherein a trench is equipped between the adjacent transducers and a conductive film is formed in the trench. | 09-01-2011 |
20130261461 | ULTRASONIC TREATMENT APPARATUS - Arrhythmia is treated with a simple treatment. Provided is an ultrasonic treatment apparatus including a long, thin probe to be inserted into a body, the probe having a contact surface that is brought into contact with tissue in the body and an ultrasonic generating device that radiates ultrasonic waves into the tissue through the contact surface; and a signal detecting portion that is provided at the contact surface of the probe and detects an electrical signal from the tissue. The ultrasonic generating device generates ultrasonic waves focused at a position on the other side of the contact surface from the ultrasonic generating device, the position being away from the contact surface in a direction intersecting the contact surface. | 10-03-2013 |
20140221834 | CATHETER INSERTION ASSIST DEVICE AND TREATMENT APPARATUS - Operative duration is shortened, and strain on a patient is reduced. Provided is a catheter insertion assist device comprising an ultrasonic element arranged at a tip of an insertion portion to be inserted into the body, and emitting an ultrasonic wave toward outside the insertion portion; and a guide portion for guiding a catheter so as to protrude the catheter toward a region irradiated with an ultrasonic wave from the ultrasonic element. | 08-07-2014 |