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20100289172 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER COMPOSITION, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER PELLETS - An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer alcohol solution comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and an alcohol having a carbon number of not greater than 4 is brought into contact with an aqueous solution of at least one additive selected from a carboxylic compound, a boron compound and a phosphoric compound to replace a part or all of the alcohol with water, whereby an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition containing the additive is prepared. This preparation process makes it possible to efficiently replace the alcohol in the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer alcohol solution with water, and homogeneously incorporate the thermal stabilizer in the composition. | 11-18-2010 |
20100314791 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER COMPOSITION, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER PELLETS - An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) composition preparation process is provided, which comprises the steps of: feeding an EVOH alcohol solution into a tower type apparatus, the EVOH alcohol solution comprising 100 parts by weight of an EVOH and not less than 300 parts by weight of an alcohol having a carbon number of not greater than 4; bringing the EVOH alcohol solution into contact with water, and feeding out a part of the alcohol together with water from the apparatus to provide an EVOH water/alcohol mixture solution comprising 100 parts by weight of the EVOH, 10 to 200 parts by weight of the alcohol and 50 to 200 parts by weight of water; bringing the EVOH water/alcohol mixture solution into contact with water in an agitator container with stirring, and feeding out a part or all of the alcohol together with water from the container to provide an EVOH composition comprising 100 parts by weight of the EVOH, less than 10 parts by weight of the alcohol and 20 to 100 parts by weight of water. This preparation process makes it possible to efficiently replace the alcohol in the EVOH alcohol solution with water to provide a lower water content EVOH composition. | 12-16-2010 |
20110166292 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING EVOH RESIN COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a composition of a solvolysis product of an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer excellent in productivity and formability, which has a small absolute value of melting peak, even in the case where two or more kinds of solvolysis products of ethylene-vinyl ester copolymers are blended. The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a composition of a solvolysis product of an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer, which comprises conducting solvolysis of an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer (A′) and a modified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer (B′) comprising a structural unit derived from a compound represented by the general formula (2) in one system, and manufacturing the composition of a solvolysis product of an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer comprising a solvolysis product (A) of the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer and a solvolysis product (B) of the modified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer comprising a structural unit represented by the general formula (1), wherein a ratio of an ethylene content (B′)/(A′) in the step of conducting solvolysis is 0.3 or more and less than 1: | 07-07-2011 |
20110237738 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING VINYL ALCOHOL RESIN - A method of producing a vinyl alcohol resin having a water content of not higher than 10 wt % by performing a multistage dewatering process by means of a kneading machine. The method permits efficient dewatering of a highly hydrous vinyl alcohol resin to ensure easy production of a lower water content vinyl alcohol resin having a water content of not higher than 10 wt %, thereby reducing production costs. | 09-29-2011 |
20120022217 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITION OF SOLVOLYSIS PRODUCT OF ETHYLENE-VINYL ESTER COPOLYMER - Processes for manufacturing a composition of a solvolysis product of an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer, which comprises: conducting solvolysis of an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer (A′) and a modified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer (B′) comprising a unit derived from a compound represented by the general formula (2) in one system to manufacture the composition of a solvolysis product of an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer comprising a solvolysis product (A) of the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer and a solvolysis product (B) of the modified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer comprising a unit represented by the general formula (1), wherein a ratio of an ethylene content (B′)/(A′) of copolymer (A′) and copolymer (B′) in conducting solvolysis is 1 or more, and a blending ratio (B′)/(A′) of the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer (A′) and the modified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer (B′) is from 50/50 to 1/99 by weight: | 01-26-2012 |
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20090076278 | METHINE DYES AND USES OF THE SAME - The present invention provides novel organic compounds, which absorb the light in the ultra violet and the infrared regions, have improved light tolerance and solubility in solvents, and have thermal tolerance suitable for uses to which the organic compounds are applied, and provides uses of the same. The above objects are solved by providing indolenine compounds and methine dyes, which have a bis-indolenine skeleton composed of two indolenine rings linked together at their respective C-3 positions via a divalent linking group, and by providing optical recording media containing the methine dyes. | 03-19-2009 |
20090234122 | CYANINE DYE AND OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention has an object to widen the range of applicable field of organic compounds to be selected as light absorbing materials in various fields including information recordings, solar energy generations, electric machinery apparatuses, electric communicating apparatuses, optical apparatuses, clothes, building/bedding/decorating products, sanitary and health goods, and agricultural materials, particularly, in the field of optical recording media by providing novel organic materials which absorb short-wavelength visible light, have improved lightfastness and solubility in solvents, and also have heat characteristics depending upon uses to be applied. The object is attained by providing cyanine dyes having a specific structure. | 09-17-2009 |
20100119764 | CYANINE DYE AND OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide an optical recording medium on which recording/retrieving of high density optical information is possible by a short wavelength light such as a blue laser. | 05-13-2010 |
20100173114 | OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND AZACYANINE DYE - An optical recording medium on which high-density recording and reading of optical information can be conducted by a short-wavelength light such as a blue laser beam is provided. | 07-08-2010 |
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20110080524 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND PROGRAM - Shown is a diagram showing input-output characteristics for color adjustment. The horizontal axis represents an input, and the vertical axis represents an output. In this color adjustment technique, first, so as to prevent degradation the luminance of white after white correction, correction coefficients are determined so that the smallest value thereof may be 1. Note that “1” here is not a strict value. To be more specific, in contrast to the conventional technique in which correction is performed with the largest value being made equal to about “1,” the present embodiments sets the smallest value at about “1.” This idea itself is a first point which makes the embodiments different from the conventional technique. When doing so, all the correction coefficients are “1” or larger. In the case where a correction coefficient is “1” or larger, when the input is large, the output is saturated. To prevent the saturation, the saturation suppressed using an n-degree curve (X | 04-07-2011 |
20110115982 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - In an X-Y conversion chart, a threshold Th is defined as Y=0, that is, the threshold Th is defined on the X axis, a range from −Th to +Th is defined as a range in which smoothing (noise elimination) processing is performed, and a range outside the range from −Th to +Th is defined as a range in which sharpening processing is performed. As shown in equations in drawings, among equations denoted by Y | 05-19-2011 |
20110216967 | SPECIFIED COLOR AREA DEMARCATION CIRCUIT, DETECTION CIRCUIT, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING SAME - A specified color area demarcation circuit | 09-08-2011 |
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20090031741 | Automotive air conditioner and method for controlling automotive air conditioner - An automotive air conditioner comprises: an air-conditioning unit for supplying conditioned air into a passenger compartment of a vehicle; an information acquiring unit for acquiring state information indicating a state relating to the vehicle; an air conditioning state estimating unit for estimating an air conditioning state inside the passenger compartment that would be achieved after a predetermined time if a setting operation for improving fuel economy were performed based on the state information; a recommended operation determining unit for recommending the setting operation if it is determined that the estimated air conditioning state satisfies a comfort condition that would make the passenger compartment comfortable for an occupant; and an air-conditioning control unit for controlling the air-conditioning unit in accordance with the recommended setting operation. | 02-05-2009 |
20090082967 | Route length calculation apparatus, route length calculation method, route length calculation program, automotive air conditioner, and controller for apparatus mounted in mobile object - A route length calculation apparatus comprises: a location detection unit for acquiring current location of a mobile object; an event detection unit for detecting the occurrence of an applicable event; a route history information storage unit for storing, upon occurrence of a first event, past route information containing at least the point of occurrence of the first event; and a distance calculation unit for calculating, when occurrence of a second event is detected by the event detection unit, the shortest route length between the point of occurrence of the second event acquired by the location detection unit and the point of occurrence of the first event along a route that the mobile object has traveled before. | 03-26-2009 |
20090150024 | Location range setting apparatus, control method and controller for apparatus mounted in mobile object, and automotive air conditioner and control method for the same - A location range setting apparatus includes: a location information acquiring unit for acquiring location information indicating the location of a mobile object; a road information acquiring unit for acquiring road segment information indicating a specific segment of a road; a segment determining unit for associating the location information with corresponding road segment information; a storage unit for storing a plurality of pieces of location information and road segment information respectively as learned data; a clustering unit for clustering the plurality of pieces of road segment information included in the learned data into at least a first cluster or a second cluster; and a location range setting unit for determining first and second ranges for the location of the mobile object from the road segment information included in the first and second clusters, respectively. | 06-11-2009 |
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20120097066 | RAILCAR - A railcar that includes an underframe, a front surface frame located at a front surface portion of a carbody and having a lower end portion coupled to the underframe, and a buffer member coupled to the front surface frame and extending toward a vehicle interior side. Then, the buffer member is provided at a position higher than the underframe. | 04-26-2012 |
20120125225 | BODYSHELL STRUCTURE OF RAILCAR - A bodyshell of a railcar includes side outside plates and end bodyshells. The side outside plates are respectively provided at both end portions of an underframe in a vehicle width direction. The end bodyshell includes end outside plates and corner posts. The end outside plates are respectively provided at front and rear end portions of the underframe. The corner posts are respectively provided at four corners of the underframe and are joined to the end outside plates and the side outside plates. Moreover, the corner post includes a side plate joining portion. The side plate joining portion overlaps a front end portion of the side outside plates from an outer side in the vehicle width direction and is joined to the side outside plate. | 05-24-2012 |
20120199043 | BODYSHELL STRUCTURE OF RAILROAD VEHICLE - A bodyshell of a railcar includes side outside plates, end bodyshells, and guiding plates. The side outside plate are located at both end portions of a carbody in a vehicle width direction. The end bodyshell includes an end outside plate and a corner post. The end outside plates are located at both end portions of the carbody in the longitudinal direction. The corner posts are located at four corners of the carbody. The corner post is joined to the adjacent end outside plate and the adjacent side outside plate. The guiding plate is provided at the side outside plate so as to cover the corner post from a vehicle exterior. The guiding plate includes an inclined portion and a joining portion. The inclined portion is provided in front of the corner post and inclined to the rear side toward the side outside plate. | 08-09-2012 |
20150203129 | RAILCAR - A railcar according to the present invention includes: an underframe including an end beam at its railcar-longitudinal-direction end portion; side bodyshells; a roof bodyshell; side outside plates respectively arranged at both railcar-width-direction end portions of the railcar and constituting the side bodyshells; corner posts extending from the end beam toward the roof bodyshell; and intermediate coupling members each configured to couple the side outside plate and the corner post, the stiffness of the intermediate coupling member in a railcar longitudinal direction being lower than the stiffness of the intermediate coupling member in a vertical direction. | 07-23-2015 |
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20090050955 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A charge storage layer interposed between a memory gate electrode and a semiconductor substrate is formed shorter than a gate length of the memory gate electrode or a length of insulating films so as to make the overlapping amount of the charge storage layer and a source region to be less than 40 nm. Therefore, in the write state, since the movement in the transverse direction of the electrons and the holes locally existing in the charge storage layer decreases, the variation of the threshold voltage when holding a high temperature can be reduced. In addition, the effective channel length is made to be 30 nm or less so as to reduce an apparent amount of holes so that coupling of the electrons with the holes in the charge storage layer decreases; therefore, the variation of the threshold voltage when holding at room temperature can be reduced. | 02-26-2009 |
20110001179 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - In a non-volatile memory in which charge is injected from a gate electrode to a charge accumulating layer, charge injection efficiency, charge retention characteristic and reliability are all improved compared with a conventional gate structure. In a nonvolatile memory which carries out write/erasure by changing the total charge amount by injecting electrons and holes into a silicon nitride film which makes up a charge accumulating layer, in order to highly efficiently carry out charge injection from a gate electrode, the gate electrode of a memory cell is made up of a two-layer film of a non-doped polysilicon layer and a metal material electrode layer. | 01-06-2011 |
20130140622 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A charge storage layer interposed between a memory gate electrode and a semiconductor substrate is formed shorter than a gate length of the memory gate electrode or a length of insulating films so as to make the overlapping amount of the charge storage layer and a source region to be less than 40 nm. Therefore, in the write state, since the movement in the transverse direction of the electrons and the holes locally existing in the charge storage layer decreases, the variation of the threshold voltage when holding a high temperature can be reduced. In addition, the effective channel length is made to be 30 nm or less so as to reduce an apparent amount of holes so that coupling of the electrons with the holes in the charge storage layer decreases; therefore, the variation of the threshold voltage when holding at room temperature can be reduced. | 06-06-2013 |
20140322874 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A charge storage layer interposed between a memory gate electrode and a semiconductor substrate is formed shorter than a gate length of the memory gate electrode or a length of insulating films so as to make the overlapping amount of the charge storage layer and a source region to be less than 40 nm. Therefore, in the write state, since the movement in the transverse direction of the electrons and the holes locally existing in the charge storage layer decreases, the variation of the threshold voltage when holding a high temperature can be reduced. In addition, the effective channel length is made to be 30 nm or less so as to reduce an apparent amount of holes so that coupling of the electrons with the holes in the charge storage layer decreases; therefore, the variation of the threshold voltage when holding at room temperature can be reduced. | 10-30-2014 |
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20090191364 | HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER IMAGE-RECEIVING SHEET - A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet having at least one heat insulation layer and at least one receptor layer on a support, the heat insulation layer containing at least one hollow polymer, and the receptor layer containing at least one latex polymer having the glass transition temperature (Tg) of 20° C. to 60° C. and at least one polymer compound having an aliphatic group substituted with a fluorine atom at its side chain. | 07-30-2009 |
20090195633 | METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE BY THERMAL TRANSFER - A method of forming an image, containing superposing a heat-sensitive transfer sheet on a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, and applying thermal energy from a side of a heat-resistant lubricating layer described below of the heat-sensitive transfer sheet, to form a thermally transferred image, | 08-06-2009 |
20090246424 | HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER IMAGE-RECEIVING SHEET - A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet having a heat insulation layer containing hollow polymer particles, and at least two layers of receptor layers, coated in this order on one surface of a support, the receptor layer nearest from the support containing hollow polymer particles and a latex polymer, and the receptor layer furthest from the support containing no hollow polymer particles but a latex polymer. | 10-01-2009 |
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20130193339 | RADIATION IRRADIATION INITIATION DETERMINATION APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURE CONTROL APPARATUS, RADIATION IRRADIATION INITIATION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A radiation irradiation initiation detection apparatus includes an acquisition unit, an averaging unit, a calculation unit and a determination unit. The acquisition unit acquires a detection result for each of frames from a detection section that detects radiation. The averaging unit averages the detection results of a plural number of frames, which detection results have been previously acquired by the acquisition unit. The calculation unit calculates at least one of a difference or a ratio between the most recent detection result acquired by the acquisition unit and an averaging result from the averaging unit. The determination unit determines whether or not irradiation of radiation has been initiated on the basis of calculation results from the calculation unit. | 08-01-2013 |
20130243300 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RADIOGRAPHING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREFOR - Useful material for making low-dose radiographing and an increase in the image quality compatible with each other is provided. An image analysis unit of a central server derives the granularity of a region of interest by analyzing an X-ray image transmitted from a client terminal. A storage processing unit stores the granularity, the X-ray image, and radiographing information in a storage device so as to be associated with each other. A search processing unit searches for the radiographing information, which is matched with search conditions designated from the client terminal, and granularity, which is associated with the radiographing information, from the storage device. A statistical data generation unit generates a scatter plot, which has granularity on the vertical axis and a radiation dose on the horizontal axis, as statistical data. The statistical data is transmitted to the client terminal and is displayed on a display of the client terminal. | 09-19-2013 |
20140016749 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING RADIATION DETECTION SENSITIVITY AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A radiographic imaging device including: a sensor portion that generates an output signal according to an irradiated amount of irradiated radiation; a detector that based on the output signal detects a radiation irradiation start of radiation irradiated from a radiation source during capture of a radiographic image; a noise data generation means that, based on an output signal from the sensor portion in a non-irradiation state of radiation from the radiation source, generates noise data relating to noise incorporated in the output signal; a controller that controls detection sensitivity to radiation irradiation start in the detector according to a degree of variation in noise level expressed by the noise data; and an imaging unit that captures the radiographic image after radiation irradiation start has been detected by the detector. | 01-16-2014 |
20140021360 | RADIATION DETECTION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR RADIATION DETECTION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A radiation detection device including a radiation detection unit, a profile information acquisition unit, a control condition determination unit and a controller. The radiation detection unit converts radiation irradiated from a radiation irradiation device to charges and accumulates the charges. The profile information acquisition unit acquires profile information representing a change per unit time of radiation amounts of the radiation irradiated from the radiation irradiation device. The control condition determination unit determines a control condition of the radiation detection unit on the basis of the profile information acquired by the profile information acquisition unit. The controller controls the radiation detection unit in accordance with the control condition determined by the control condition determination unit. | 01-23-2014 |
20140021365 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DEVICE, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING RADIATION DETECTION SENSITIVITY AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A radiographic imaging device including: a detector that detects an irradiation start of radiation irradiated in imaging of a radiographic image; a derivation unit that derives an irradiation amount of radiation that will be irradiated within a specific period of time based on input data; a controller that makes a power supply amount to the detector smaller and lowers detection sensitivity to radiation irradiation start in the detector the larger the radiation irradiation amount derived by the derivation unit; and an imaging unit that images the radiographic image after radiation irradiation start has been detected by the detector. | 01-23-2014 |
20140023179 | DETECTION LIMIT CALCULATION DEVICE, RADIATION DETECTION DEVICE, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DETECTION LIMIT CALCULATION METHOD - A detection limit calculation device is provided that includes a calculation means that calculates, for image capture of a radiographic image of an imaging subject using an image capture means, a detection limit of a detection means that detects whether irradiation of radiation has started based on a radiation amount of radiation including radiation that has been irradiated and passed through the imaging subject, based on imaging subject data relating to the imaging subject or irradiation data relating to irradiation of radiation or both thereof. | 01-23-2014 |
20140291533 | RADIATION IMAGE DETECTING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - To provide a radiation image detecting device providing high responsivity and high precision of an emission start judgment, an electronic cassette has a panel unit and a control unit. The panel unit has a two-dimensional array of normal pixels for accumulating signal charge upon receiving X-rays and detection pixels for detecting the X-rays. A signal processing circuit periodically samples a dose signal, corresponding to an X-ray dose per unit of time, from the detection pixels. An emission start judgment unit performs based on the dose signals of the detection pixels a first judgment process for judging whether X-ray emission has been started, and a second judgment process for judging whether a result of the first judgment process is correct. The control unit sets a second sampling cycle SP2 used in the second judgment process longer than a first sampling cycle SP1 used in the first sampling process. | 10-02-2014 |
20140291541 | RADIATION IMAGE DETECTING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - Binning readout reads out electric charge accumulated in pixels to signal lines in blocks of a plurality of adjoining pixel-rows. A correction image generator of a line defect corrector scales up an image size of a reference frame image RP outputted by the binning readout and corrects pixel values of the reference frame image RP, to produce a correction image RPC to be used for correction of a line defect occurring in an X-ray image XP. The scale-up is performed by applying row interpolation processing to the reference frame image RP. The correction of the pixel values is performed by multiplying the reference frame image RP after being subjected to the row interpolation processing by a correction coefficient. An adder adds the correction image RPC to the X-ray image XP, and produces an X-ray image XPC in which the line defect is corrected. | 10-02-2014 |
20150071414 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM AND SYSTEM OPERATION METHOD - An X-ray imaging system includes a plurality of electronic cassettes having FPDs. One of the plural electronic cassettes for use in imaging is selected by input operation. Control is performed in a first mode operation being normal for the electronic cassette selected in the selecting step. Control is performed in a second mode operation being auxiliary of which driving power is lower than in the first mode operation for one of the electronic cassettes in an unselected state in the selecting step. Assuming that irradiation of the radiation is detected in the second mode operation, error information is displayed in relation to selecting the electronic cassette in the selecting step. For example, the first and second mode operations are pixel reset in which charge stored in pixels are swept in an FPD. | 03-12-2015 |
20150241567 | RADIATION IMAGE DETECTING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - To provide a radiation image detecting device providing high responsivity and high precision of an emission start judgment, an electronic cassette has a panel unit and a control unit. The panel unit has a two-dimensional array of normal pixels for accumulating signal charge upon receiving X-rays and detection pixels for detecting the X-rays. A signal processing circuit periodically samples a dose signal, corresponding to an X-ray dose per unit of time, from the detection pixels. An emission start judgment unit performs based on the dose signals of the detection pixels a first judgment process for judging whether X-ray emission has been started, and a second judgment process for judging whether a result of the first judgment process is correct. The control unit sets a second sampling cycle SP | 08-27-2015 |
20150251018 | RADIATION IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND MEDIUM - In a radiation image processing apparatus, method, and program, performing image processing based on scattered radiation, such as scattered radiation elimination processing, accurately by taking into account the influence of scattered radiation from an area adjacent to a processing target area. For this purpose, performing image processing on a radiation image captured by applying radiation to a subject based on scattered radiation generated by the subject. In this case, a processing target area which is the processing target in the radiation image is added with another area different from the processing target area in the radiation image. Then, the image processing based on scattered radiation is performed on the processing target area using the another area and the processing target area. | 09-10-2015 |
20150279196 | ELECTRONIC CASSETTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD OF OPERATING ELECTRONIC CASSETTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC CASSETTE MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A first data taking section takes first detection results from a first wireless tag reader which detects the come and go of an electronic cassette into and out of a first service zone, and also takes second detection results from a second wireless tag reader which detects the come and go of an electronic cassette into and out of a second service zone. A first alert controller drives a first speaker to start an alert when the first alert controller determines on the basis of the first detection results that the electronic cassette has gone out the first service zone. After the start of alerting, the first alert controller stops driving the first speaker to interrupt the alert when first alert controller determines that the electronic cassette has come in either the first service zone or the second service zone. | 10-01-2015 |
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20090051404 | INTERFACE CIRCUIT AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE CIRCUIT - An interface circuit provided with a first input/output unit and a second input/output unit which respectively access external apparatuses to which electric power is supplied from power sources via different electric power supply lines includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information whether electric power is supplied to the respective external apparatuses based on a command from the outside; a selection circuit configured to select an input/output unit corresponding to an external apparatus to which electric power is supplied, from the first input/output unit and the second input/output unit based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a control circuit configured to output an instruction corresponding to the command, to the external apparatus to which electric power is supplied, via the input/output unit selected by the selection circuit. | 02-26-2009 |
20100320984 | APPARATUS INCLUDING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT - An apparatus which has a load that consumes a predetermined amount of electric power per unit time includes a power source circuit configured to generate a voltage for driving the load, a capacitor which is connected to a supply line for supplying electric power to the load from the power source circuit and configured to stabilize a potential of the load, a first supply circuit which can supply electric power smaller than the predetermined amount to the capacitor and can discharge a charge from the capacitor, a second supply circuit which can supply electric power larger than the predetermined amount to the capacitor, a switch circuit configured to operate each of the first supply circuit and the second supply circuit, and a holding circuit configured to hold information based on the operation of the first supply circuit. | 12-23-2010 |
20110316786 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR OPERATION PANEL AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A signal line used in a key matrix is shared between a signal line used in a first display unit and a signal line used in a second display unit. Two types of periodical pulse signals are superimposed on a level signal which indicates data displayed on the second display unit. One type is a pulse signal for detecting key input and another type is a pulse signal which indicates data displayed on the first display unit. | 12-29-2011 |
20120044290 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An inkjet recording apparatus may include a recording unit, an ink receiver, and a control unit. The recording unit records an image on a sheet by causing a recording head including a plurality of nozzle arrays to reciprocate along a surface of the sheet in a direction in which the plurality of nozzle arrays is arranged. The ink receiver receives ink ejected outside the sheet in preliminary ejection from the recording head. Depending on a recording region on the sheet and which of the plurality of nozzle arrays is or are to be used for recording, the control unit determines a reversing position at which the recording head is reversed in direction of the reciprocation such that all of the plurality of nozzle arrays pass over the ink receiver in a single scan included in the reciprocation. | 02-23-2012 |
20120110362 | APPARATUS THAT PREVENT A MALFUNCTION OF THE CIRCUIT AND REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTION - An interface circuit provided with a first input/output unit and a second input/output unit which respectively access external apparatuses to which electric power is supplied from power sources via different electric power supply lines includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information whether electric power is supplied to the respective external apparatuses based on a command from the outside; a selection circuit configured to select an input/output unit corresponding to an external apparatus to which electric power is supplied, from the first input/output unit and the second input/output unit based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a control circuit configured to output an instruction corresponding to the command, to the external apparatus to which electric power is supplied, via the input/output unit selected by the selection circuit. | 05-03-2012 |
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20100278930 | ORAL CAVITY DISINTEGRATING TABLET AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The invention provides an orally disintegrating tablet containing (a) one or more saccharides or sugar alcohols selected from the group consisting of mannitol, lactose, xylitol, sucrose, erythritol and glucose and (b) low substituted hydroxypropylcellulose and substantially free of a starch disintegrant, which tablet is produced by steps of granulating a composition containing the above-mentioned components (a) and (b) by an agitation granulation method, and compression-molding the obtained granulation product. The invention also provides a method of producing an orally disintegrating tablet substantially free of a starch disintegrant, including steps of granulating a composition containing the above-mentioned components by an agitation granulation method, and compression-molding the obtained granulation product. | 11-04-2010 |
20110104270 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SPHERICAL MICROPARTICLES COMPRISING TAMSULOSIN HYDROCHLORIDE - The present invention provides a method for producing spherical fine particles containing tamsulosin hydrochloride, the method includes the steps of: ( | 05-05-2011 |
20120244220 | ATROVASTATIN-CONTAINING COATED PREPARATION - The present invention provides an atorvastatin-containing coated preparation comprising a solid formulation containing atorvastatin, a pharmacologically acceptable atorvastatin salt, or a solvate thereof coated with a coating agent comprising a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer, a method for inhibiting generation of related substances of atorvastatin, a pharmacologically acceptable atorvastatin salt, or a solvate thereof, comprising coating the solid formulation with a coating agent comprising a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer, and a method for stabilizing atorvastatin, a pharmacologically acceptable atorvastatin salt, or a solvate thereof. | 09-27-2012 |
20140031390 | PITAVASTATIN-CONTAINING PREPARATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a pitavastatin-containing preparation containing pitavastatin or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof and at least one kind of a basic additive selected from the group consisting of basic magnesium compounds and basic calcium compounds, and an aqueous solution or an aqueous dispersion of the pitavastatin-containing preparation having a pH of more than 8 and 10 or less; and a method for producing a pitavastatin-containing preparation, including blending at least one kind of a basic additive selected from the group consisting of basic magnesium compounds and basic calcium compounds with pitavastatin or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, to make an aqueous solution or an aqueous dispersion of the pitavastatin-containing preparation have a pH of more than 8 and 10 or less. | 01-30-2014 |
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20090231480 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In an image sensing apparatus adapted to apply user-settable image processing to a sensed image, display in an electronic viewfinder of an image to which a user-set image processing is applied and an image to which such image processing is not applied is switched with each passage of a predetermined period of time or in response to a user operation. Implementing a preview function with the electronic viewfinder image enables the user to check the results of the image processing in real time prior to actual image sensing by comparing the processed image and the original image to provide an easy-to-use preview function. | 09-17-2009 |
20100033592 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - If a subject change button of a device is pressed after a face image is detected from moving image data and the number of identified face images is counted, the value of the operation count becomes +1 so that a single face image can be selected. Then, a face image for selection is changed in sequence at the press of the subject change button. If the operation count number exceeds the identified face number of the time, it is determined that a round of the face selection is completed, so that the counted operation number is cleared, the face selection is cancelled, and the device is put on standby. | 02-11-2010 |
20110187751 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An apparatus capable of displaying a plurality of images while a screen is scrolled, including a processing unit configured to process an image to be displayed on a display unit, a display control unit configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of images processed by the processing unit, a scroll control unit configured to set another plurality of images as display targets to be displayed on the display unit by scrolling the displayed plurality of images, and a control unit configured to control the processing unit to process the plurality of images as the display targets such as to prioritize the processing for an image disposed on an upstream side over an image disposed on a downstream side in a moving direction of scrolled images. | 08-04-2011 |
20120146929 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a touching detection unit configured to detect a touching operation and a touch-up operation for the display unit, a time counting unit configured to count a time period of continuous touching on a specific area of the display unit, and a control unit configured, when a touch-up operation from the specific area is detected and a counted time period of continuous touching has not reached a predetermined time period, to execute a function assigned to the specific area while when the touch-up operation from the specific area is detected and the counted time period of continuous touching has reached the predetermined time period, not to execute the function assigned to the specific area in relation only to the detected touch-up operation. | 06-14-2012 |
20130128079 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM USED THEREWITH - An image processing apparatus is intended to display an image arbitrarily selected between an original image and an edited image in accordance with a user's preference after image editing. The image processing apparatus is designed so that an image displayed after the image editing can be selected depending on a user's intention. The image processing apparatus specifies and displays an unedited or edited image on the basis of a user operation, whereby the user can easily view a desired image. | 05-23-2013 |
20130169850 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - A display control apparatus displays, together with an image on a display unit, items related to a plurality of objects in the image. At this time, for the plurality of objects in the image, the display control apparatus displays items related to the respective objects at display positions having a predetermined relative positional relationship with the objects. The display control apparatus decides the order of priority of the plurality of objects. In case that the area of a main object having a highest decided priority level and the display position having the predetermined relative positional relationship for an item related to another object overlap each other, the display control apparatus adjusts the display position of the item related to the other object to eliminate the overlapping, and displays the item related to the other object. | 07-04-2013 |
20140176746 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - When an image is photographed vertically, vertical position information is added to the image. When an upside-down image is photographed, data itself is rotated by 180 degrees and recorded. Thus, when the image is reproduced by a general another reproducing apparatus, the image can be viewed with the too and bottom thereof being normally positioned. | 06-26-2014 |
20140327640 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a touching detection unit configured to detect a touching operation and a touch-up operation for the display unit, a time counting unit configured to count a time period of continuous touching on a specific area of the display unit, and a control unit configured, when a touch-up operation from the specific area is detected and a counted time period of continuous touching has not reached a predetermined time period, to execute a function assigned to the specific area while when the touch-up operation from the specific area is detected and the counted time period of continuous touching has reached the predetermined time period, not to execute the function assigned to the specific area in relation only to the detected touch-up operation. | 11-06-2014 |
20140327805 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a touching detection unit configured to detect a touching operation and a touch-up operation for the display unit, a time counting unit configured to count a time period of continuous touching on a specific area of the display unit, and a control unit configured, when a touch-up operation from the specific area is detected and a counted time period of continuous touching has not reached a predetermined time period, to execute a function assigned to the specific area while when the touch-up operation from the specific area is detected and the counted time period of continuous touching has reached the predetermined time period, not to execute the function assigned to the specific area in relation only to the detected touch-up operation. | 11-06-2014 |
20150042687 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - A display control apparatus displays, together with an image on a display unit, items related to a plurality of objects in the image. At this time, for the plurality of objects in the image, the display control apparatus displays items related to the respective objects at display positions having a predetermined relative positional relationship with the objects. The display control apparatus decides the order of priority of the plurality of objects. In case that the area of a main object having a highest decided priority level and the display position having the predetermined relative positional relationship for an item related to another object overlap each other, the display control apparatus adjusts the display position of the item related to the other object to eliminate the overlapping, and displays the item related to the other object. | 02-12-2015 |
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20140043009 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT - A semiconductor integrated circuit that includes: a capacitive element that has a first end connected to a first node and a second end connected to a second node of higher electrical potential than the first node; and a semiconductor element that has a source electrode, a drain electrode and a gate electrode respectively formed in a second conducting region, the second conducting region being formed with a different conducting type to a first conducting region, and the first conducting region formed on a substrate, with the source electrode and the second conducting region connected to the first node, and the first conducting region connected to the second node. | 02-13-2014 |
20140285164 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A power supply device includes a linear regulator including an output stage amplifier, a current sensing circuit, and a switching regulator. The current sensing circuit detects an output current of the linear regulator, and is disposed in parallel with the output stage amplifier, in a configuration corresponding to the output stage amplifier. The switching regulator operates in accordance with an output signal of the current sensing circuit. The linear regulator and the switching regulator operate in collaboration with each other to generate an output voltage at an output node. | 09-25-2014 |
20140315504 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A power supply circuit includes: a direct current to direct current converter; a linear amplifier; and a first capacitance, one terminal of the first capacitance being coupled an output of the linear amplifier, another terminal of the first capacitance being coupled to an output terminal, wherein the linear amplifier configured to operate in a variable voltage mode and the linear amplifier configured to stop operating and couples an output of the linear amplifier to a ground in a fixed voltage mode. | 10-23-2014 |
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20080269129 | POLYPEPTIDE AND DNA THEREOF USEFUL AS A NEOVASCULAR MARKER - A marker for neovascularization, vascular disease, inflammatory disease, entoptic neovascular disease, reproductive system disease, central nervous system disease and cancer, the method of detection of the marker and a diagnosis kit of the diseases are provided. Additionally, therapeutic agents of the diseases are provided. | 10-30-2008 |
20090270314 | POLYPEPTIDE HAVING ANTI-ANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY - The present inventors found out four kinds of fragments (42 kD, 36 kD, 32 kD, 27 kD) by forcibly expressing vasohibin in a vascular endothelial cell. The present inventors analyzed those fragments and, as a result, found out low molecular weight vasohibin which has an anti-angiogenic activity. The low molecular weight vasohibin is useful as a therapeutic agent for various diseases such as a vascular disease associated with angiogenesis, an inflammatory disease, an entoptic neovascular disease, a reproductive disease, a central nervous system disease and cancer and the like. In addition, the low molecular weight vasohibin is also useful as a marker for angiogenesis. | 10-29-2009 |
20110065641 | POLYPEPTIDE AND DNA THEREOF USEFUL AS A NEOVASCULAR MARKER - A marker for neovascularization, vascular disease, inflammatory disease, entoptic neovascular disease, reproductive system disease, central nervous system disease and cancer, the method of detection of the marker and a diagnosis kit of the diseases are provided. Additionally, therapeutic agents of the diseases are provided. | 03-17-2011 |
20120004287 | THERAPEUTIC AGENT COMPRISING VASOHIBIN - A therapeutic agent containing Vasohibin for diabetic nephropathy, and a therapeutic agent containing Vasohibin for peritoneal sclerosis. Since the therapeutic agent containing Vasohibin of the present invention is a substance in which Vasohibin inhibits angiogenesis in an autocrine manner, the therapeutic agent is effective for inhibiting the progression of diabetic nephropathy and peritoneal sclerosis in which the inhibition in the angiogenesis or the production of cytokine is important, so that the therapeutic agent is suitably used in, for example, the treatment of a disease requiring an action for inhibiting the progression of diabetic nephropathy, and a disease requiring an inhibitory action for peritoneal sclerosis, or the like. | 01-05-2012 |
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20090012098 | 5-HT1A RECEPTOR SUBTYPE AGONIST - The present invention relates to a method of treating a patient suffering from a disorder of the central nervous system associated with 5-HT | 01-08-2009 |
20090181978 | 5-HT1A RECEPTOR SUBTYPE AGONIST - The present invention relates to a method of treating a patient suffering from a disorder of the central nervous system associated with 5-HT | 07-16-2009 |
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20130243370 | OPTO-ELECTRIC HYBRID BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An opto-electric hybrid board which is capable of suppressing the increase in light propagation losses and which is excellent in flexibility, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The opto-electric hybrid board includes an electric circuit board, an optical waveguide, and a metal layer. The electric circuit board includes an insulative layer having front and back surfaces, and electrical interconnect lines formed on the front surface of the insulative layer. The optical waveguide is formed on the back surface of the insulative layer of the electric circuit board. The metal layer is formed between the optical waveguide and the back surface of the insulative layer of the electric circuit board. The metal layer is patterned to have a plurality of strips. Cores of the optical waveguide are disposed in a position corresponding to a site where the metal layer is removed by the patterning. | 09-19-2013 |
20130243371 | OPTO-ELECTRIC HYBRID BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An opto-electric hybrid board includes an electric circuit board, an optical waveguide, and a metal layer. The electric circuit board includes an insulative layer having front and back surfaces, and electrical interconnect lines formed on the front surface of the insulative layer. The optical waveguide includes a first cladding layer and cores, and the optical waveguide is formed on the back surface of the insulative layer of the electric circuit board. The metal layer is formed between the first cladding layer of the optical waveguide and the back surface of the insulative layer of the electric circuit board. Part of the opto-electric hybrid board is formed as a to-be-bent portion. The metal layer is partially removed in a portion corresponding to the to-be-bent portion. A first cladding layer of the optical waveguide fills a site where the metal layer is removed. | 09-19-2013 |
20130301980 | OPTO-ELECTRIC HYBRID BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An opto-electric hybrid board capable of suppressing the increase in light propagation losses and excellent in flexibility, and a method of manufacturing the same, are provided. The opto-electric hybrid board includes an electric circuit board, an optical waveguide, and a metal layer. The electric circuit board includes an insulative layer having front and back surfaces, and electrical interconnect lines formed on the front surface of the insulative layer. The optical waveguide is formed on the back surface of the insulative layer. The metal layer is formed between the cladding layer and the insulative layer. At least part of the metal layer is formed in one of first and second patterns. The first pattern includes a distribution of dot-shaped protrusions, and the second pattern includes a distribution of dot-shaped recesses. A first cladding layer fills a site where the metal layer is removed by the patterning. | 11-14-2013 |
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20090297211 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a drum unit supporting the drum, a developing unit supporting a developing roller and swingably coupled with the drum unit, drum and developing roller rotating force receiving portions, first and second positionable portions positioned at first and second main assembly side positioning portions by contacting by an urging force of first and second main assembly side urging members, a developing device spacing force receiving portion, first and second cartridge side rotation regulating portions for limiting rotation of the drum unit by abutting first and second main assembly side rotation regulating portions when the drum and developing roller rotating force receiving portions receive the rotating forces or when the developing device spacing force receiving portion receives the urging force from the main assembly. | 12-03-2009 |
20090297212 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge and an image forming apparatus in which a charging roller is separated from a photosensitive drum by a predetermined distance and in which the separation between the charging roller and the photosensitive drum is released at the time of use without involving an increase in the burden on the user and erroneous releasing of the separation by user is prevented prior to use. The process cartridge, which is detachably mountable to the apparatus main body having an acting portion, includes a process cartridge frame, a locking portion locked with the frame to separate the charging roller from the photosensitive drum, a separation holding member having an acted portion which penetrates the frame and on which the acting portion can act, and a protruding portion provided on the frame and protruding beyond the acted portion at the position where the separation holding member is locked with the frame. | 12-03-2009 |
20100158565 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes a drum, first and second guidable portions guidable by first and second guides when the cartridge enters or advances in the main assembly, first and second regulatable portions provided at leading and trailing sides of the cartridge with respect to the advancing direction and regulated by a first main assembly regulator when the process is advancing in the main assembly, first and second positionable portions to be positioned at first and main assembly second positioners, respectively, by the urging force of a main assembly urging member after the first and second regulatable portions pass the first and second regulators, respectively. The cartridge is mounted to the main assembly with the first and second positionable portions at the first and second positioners, respectively, by the urging force of the urging member. | 06-24-2010 |
20110103829 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a drum unit supporting the drum, a developing unit supporting a developing roller and swingably coupled with the drum unit, drum and developing roller rotating force receiving portions first and second positionable portions positioned at first and second main assembly side positioning portion by contacting to the first main assembly side positioning portions by contacting by the urging force of first and second main assembly side urging members, a developing device spacing force receiving portion, first and second cartridge side rotation regulating portions for limiting rotation of the drum unit by abutting first and second main assembly side rotation regulating portions, when the drum and developing roller rotating force receiving portions receive the rotating forces or when the developing device spacing force receiving portion receives the urging force from the main assembly. | 05-05-2011 |
20110123225 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge is provided that is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum and a developing unit. The process cartridge further includes a portion to be positioned, first and second displacing portions, and a portion to be urged. The process cartridge also includes a pull-up force receiving portion, disposed at a trailing side of the cartridge, for being urged by a pull-up force of a pull-up member. | 05-26-2011 |
20110129251 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge is provided that is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum and a developing unit. The process cartridge further includes a portion to be positioned, a displacing portion, and a portion to be urged. The portion to be positioned is positioned to a main assembly side positioning portion by the portion to be urged when the process cartridge is set in the main assembly. | 06-02-2011 |
20120163861 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The process cartridge comprises an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, process means actable on said electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a first cartridge side portion-to-be-guided, a second cartridge side portion-to-be-guided, a first cartridge side portion-to-be-regulated, a second cartridge side portion-to-be-regulated, a first cartridge side portion to be positioned, and a second cartridge side portion to be positioned. The process cartridge is mounted to a main assembly with a first cartridge side portion to be positioned at a first main assembly side positioning portion by the urging force of an urging member and with the second cartridge side portion to be positioned at a second main assembly side positioning portion by the urging force of the urging member. | 06-28-2012 |
20120177404 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge is provided that is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum and a developing unit. The process cartridge further includes a portion to be positioned, first and second displacing portions, and a portion to be urged. The process cartridge also includes a pull-up force receiving portion, disposed at a trailing side of the cartridge, for being urged by a pull-up force of a pull-up member. | 07-12-2012 |
20130343780 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes a drum, first and second guidable portions guidable by first and second guides when the cartridge enters or advances in the main assembly, first and second regulatable portions provided at leading and trailing sides of the cartridge with respect to the advancing direction and regulated by a first main assembly regulator when the process is advancing in the main assembly, and first and second positionable portions to be positioned at first and main assembly second positioners, respectively, by the urging force of a main assembly urging member after the first and second regulatable portions pass the first and second regulators, respectively. The cartridge is mounted to the main assembly with the first and second positionable portions at the first and second positioners, respectively, by the urging force of the urging member. | 12-26-2013 |
20140314445 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes a drum, first and second guidable portions guidable by first and second guides when the cartridge enters or advances in the main assembly, first and second regulatable portions provided at leading and trailing sides of the cartridge with respect to the advancing direction and regulated by a first main assembly regulator when the process is advancing in the main assembly, and first and second positionable portions to be positioned at first and main assembly second positioners, respectively, by the urging force of a main assembly urging member after the first and second regulatable portions pass the first and second regulators, respectively. The cartridge is mounted to the main assembly with the first and second positionable portions at the first and second positioners, respectively, by the urging force of the urging member. | 10-23-2014 |