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20100314300 | STIFFNESS DETECTOR, STIFFNESS DETECTION METHOD, AND PAPER SHEET PROCESSOR INCLUDING STIFFNESS DETECTOR - A stiffness detector transmits acoustic waves to a paper sheet at a predetermined angle to excite Lamb waves. The stiffness detector receives leaky waves of the Lamb waves propagated through the paper sheet at different angles with respect to the paper sheet by a plurality of reception sensors. The stiffness detector is configured to specify a maximum leak angle at which a leak amount of the acoustic waves from the paper sheet becomes maximum based on outputs from the plurality of reception sensors in the reception module and to judge a degree of fatigue of the paper sheet based on the specified maximum leak angle. | 12-16-2010 |
20110001285 | STIFFNESS DETECTOR, STIFFNESS DETECTION METHOD, AND PAPER SHEET PROCESSOR INCLUDING STIFFNESS DETECTOR - A stiffness detector includes a bending portion configured to bend a paper sheet to be carried. The stiffness detector transmits acoustic waves to an incidence point on an inner surface of the paper sheet which is bent by the bending portion and is carried, thereby exciting Lamb waves. The stiffness detector receives leaky waves of the Lamb waves emitted from a detection point on the inner surface of the paper sheet. The stiffness detector specifies a maximum crest value based on the received signals, and judges whether the paper sheet is an unimpaired sheet based on the specified maximum crest value. | 01-06-2011 |
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20100161216 | Devices, methods, and programs that provide vehicle guidance for power reception - Power reception guidance devices, methods, and programs guide a vehicle having a power receiving unit to a non-contact power supply of a power supply unit installed in a parking area. The devices, methods, and programs specifying a power receiving efficiency of the power receiving unit at a current position of the vehicle when a parking operation is started and output information pertaining to the specified power receiving efficiency on an output unit. | 06-24-2010 |
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20090237288 | Remote control device - A remote control device which can remotely control drive quantities of apparatuses arranged two-dimensionally and better matches a sense of adjustment of a user with being excellent in usability. The remote control device comprises an acceleration sensor unit including an acceleration sensor to detect three-dimensional acceleration; a specified area determining unit that determines one of the plurality of areas to be a specified area based on detected acceleration of the acceleration sensor unit in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction in the plane; and a drive quantity determining unit that determines a drive quantity of one of the subject apparatuses placed in the specified area according to a detected acceleration of the acceleration sensor unit in a third direction perpendicular to the plane. | 09-24-2009 |
20110108469 | LIMPNESS DETECTING DEVICE, LIMPNESS DETECTING METHOD, AND SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS INCLUDING LIMPNESS DETECTING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a limpness detecting device includes a transmitting unit to irradiate an acoustic wave towards a conveyed sheet to excite a Lamb wave, a first receiving unit to detect a leaky wave of the Lamb wave emitted from a front surface of the sheet, a second receiving unit to detect a leaky wave of the Lamb wave emitted from a back surface of the sheet, a comparison data calculating unit to calculate comparison data based on the signal detected by the first receiving unit and the signal detected by the second receiving unit, and an intactness judgment unit to compare the comparison data calculated by the comparison data calculating unit with a preset standard value and judge whether the sheet is an intact bill or not, based on a result of the comparison. | 05-12-2011 |
20110177678 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a nitride semiconductor device includes forming an n-type nitride-based semiconductor layer on a substrate; forming an active layer of a nitride-based semiconductors including In on the n-type nitride-based semiconductor layer using ammonia and a hydrazine derivative as group-V element source materials and a carrier gas including hydrogen; and forming a p-type nitride-based semiconductor layer on the active layer using ammonia and a hydrazine derivative as group-V element source materials. | 07-21-2011 |
20110226061 | SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, there is provided with sheet processing device including an ultrasonic wave generator, a detecting array and a judging unit. The ultrasonic wave generator irradiates ultrasonic waves to a sheet being conveyed, from one side of the sheet. The detecting array is arranged in the other side of the sheet and detects sound pressure of the ultrasonic waves passing through the sheet. The judging unit judges a state of the sheet by comparing a predetermined standard value with the sound pressure. | 09-22-2011 |
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20110315609 | ULTRASONIC LINE SENSOR, AND SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS COMPRISING ULTRASONIC LINE SENSOR - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic line sensor includes a plurality of ultrasonic sensors each comprising a circular vibrating surface and generating an electrical signal in accordance with an ultrasonic wave that enters the vibrating surface; and at least one sound absorbing member that is provided between the vibrating surfaces of the ultrasonic sensors and a detection target, and that absorbs an ultrasonic wave, the sound absorbing member being arranged in a position where the sound absorbing member overlaps both edge portions of the vibrating surfaces in a scanning direction that is perpendicular to a conveying direction of the detection target such that effective regions, which are regions in the vibrating surfaces not overlapped by the sound absorbing member, each have two sides parallel to the conveying direction of the detection target. | 12-29-2011 |
20120061901 | ULTRASONIC DETECTING DEVICE AND SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS COMPRISING ULTRASONIC DETECTING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic detecting device includes a transmitter arranged at a predetermined angle with respect to a conveying plane on which a sheet is conveyed, the transmitter emitting ultrasonic waves towards the conveying plane; a receiver provided with a plurality of channels for detecting the ultrasonic waves, the receiver detecting the ultrasonic waves incident on the channels; and a dividing member to shield the receiver from diffraction waves of the ultrasonic waves emitted from the transmitter, the diffraction waves being diffracted at an edge of the sheet that delimits the sheet in a direction perpendicular to a conveying direction of the sheet. | 03-15-2012 |
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20130120692 | LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal element with a high contrast ratio and a method for manufacturing thereof is provided. A liquid crystal element includes a structure body containing a liquid crystal through which diffracted light of the same or substantially the same wavelength is emitted in a blue phase, i.e., a structure body containing a liquid crystal which shows platelet texture which is not varied. | 05-16-2013 |
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20150017790 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: preparing a Si substrate having a flat portion with flat front and back surfaces and a bevel portion located at a periphery of the flat portion; forming a III-V nitride semiconductor film on the front surface of the Si substrate by epitaxial growth; and after forming the III-V nitride semiconductor film, grinding the Si substrate from the back surface. Amounts of working at the bevel portion on the front surface and the back surface of an outermost end portion of the bevel portion are asymmetrical. A first thickness measured from the front surface of the flat portion to the outermost end portion is smaller than a second thickness measured from the back surface of the flat portion to the outermost end portion. | 01-15-2015 |
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20120138853 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, POLYMER/LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITE, LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal composition for forming a polymer/liquid crystal composite in which disorder of an orientation state is reduced is provided. The liquid crystal composition includes a liquid crystal material exhibiting a blue phase and a liquid crystalline monomer represented by the following general formula (G1). Note that the liquid crystal composition may include a non-liquid-crystalline monomer and a polymerization initiator. In the general formula (G1), X represents a mesogenic skeleton; and Y | 06-07-2012 |
20120286198 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An object is to provide a novel liquid crystal composition that can be used for a variety of liquid crystal devices. Particularly, a novel liquid crystal composition is used to achieve a reduction in driving voltage of a liquid crystal element and a reduction in power consumption of a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal composition includes a polymerizable monomer represented by the general formula (G1), a nematic liquid crystal, and a chiral agent. In the general formula (G1), n and m are individually an integer from 1 to 20, and R | 11-15-2012 |
20120286201 | POLYMERIZABLE MONOMER COMPUND, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A novel polymerizable monomer compound that can be used for a variety of liquid crystal devices is provided. Particularly, a novel liquid crystal composition including the novel polymerizable monomer compound and exhibiting a blue phase is provided. Further, a liquid crystal display device manufactured with the use of the liquid crystal composition is provided. A polymerizable monomer compound represented by the following general formula (G1) is provided. In the general formula (G1), n and m are individually an integer from 1 to 20 and may be the same as or different from each other, and R | 11-15-2012 |
20130020023 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device which includes a liquid crystal composition exhibiting a blue phase and has high reliability is provided. In a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device which includes a liquid crystal composition exhibiting a blue phase, the liquid crystal composition including nematic liquid crystal, a chiral agent, a polymerizable monomer, and a photopolymerization initiator which absorbs light with a peak wavelength that is different from a peak wavelength of light absorbed by the nematic liquid crystal is used. The liquid crystal composition is capable of exhibiting a blue phase and is irradiated with light absorbed by the photopolymerization initiator so that the liquid crystal composition is polymerized. | 01-24-2013 |
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20130107094 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME | 05-02-2013 |
20130107095 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |
20130277536 | IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image-capturing apparatus including a solid-state imaging device including unit-cells arranged in a matrix, in which each of the unit-cells includes a photoelectric conversion unit including: a photoelectric conversion film formed above a semiconductor substrate; a pixel electrode formed on a surface of the photoelectric conversion film, the surface facing the semiconductor substrate; and a transparent electrode formed on a surface of the photoelectric conversion film, the surface being opposite the surface on which the pixel electrode is formed, and the image-capturing apparatus further includes: a voltage applying unit which applies, between the pixel electrode and the transparent electrode, a variable sensitivity voltage for controlling sensitivity of the solid-state imaging device; a level detecting unit which detects an output level of image-captured image data from the solid-state imaging device; and a controlling unit which varies the variable sensitivity voltage based on the output level detected by the level detecting unit. | 10-24-2013 |
20140139712 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes: a stack-type solid-state imaging device which includes pixels including: a photoelectric conversion film which performs photoelectric conversion on light to convert the light into signal charges; a pixel electrode on a first surface of the photoelectric conversion film, the first surface being at a side of the semiconductor substrate; a transparent electrode on a second surface of the photoelectric conversion film, the second surface being opposite to the first surface; and a pixel circuit unit configured to read the signal charges, and accumulate the read signal charges, and the imaging device further includes a control unit configured to control exposure time by selectively applying, to the transparent electrode, a voltage having a first voltage value at which the signal charges move to the pixel circuit unit and a voltage having a second value at which the signal charges move to the pixel circuit unit. | 05-22-2014 |
20150070549 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device including pixels, each pixel having a reset transistor, a selection transistor, an amplification transistor, and a photoelectric conversion unit. The photoelectric conversion unit has a photoelectric conversion film which performs photoelectric conversion, a pixel electrode formed on the surface of the photoelectric conversion film that faces the semiconductor substrate, and a transparent electrode formed on the surface of the photoelectric conversion film that is opposite to the pixel electrode, and the amplitude of a row reset signal applied to the gate of the reset transistor is smaller than at least one of (a) the maximum voltage applied to the drain of the amplification transistor, (b) the maximum voltage applied to the gate of the selection transistor, (c) the power source voltage applied to an inverting amplifier, and (d) the maximum voltage applied to a transparent electrode. | 03-12-2015 |