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20080212058 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - The present invention provides a projection optical system which projects an image on a first object plane onto a second object plane, comprising a plurality of optical members inserted in turn from a side of the second object plane, said plurality of optical members being made of an isotropic crystal and including a first optical member and second optical member in each of which <1 1 1> crystal axes are oriented in a direction of an optical axis and a third optical member in which <1 0 0> crystal axes are oriented in the direction of the optical axis, wherein maximum angles | 09-04-2008 |
20090027647 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - The present invention provides an exposure apparatus comprising an illumination optical system configured to illuminate a reticle including a pellicle with light from a light source, a projection optical system configured to project a pattern of the reticle onto a substrate, an obtaining unit configured to obtain information on a thickness of the pellicle, an adjusting unit configured to adjust an illuminance on the substrate, and a control unit configured to control the adjusting unit based on the information on the thickness of the pellicle obtained by the obtaining unit. | 01-29-2009 |
20100214546 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A system includes a plurality of optical elements, a deformation unit configured to deform a deformable optical element satisfying a following conditional formula included in the plurality of optical elements by applying a force to the deformable optical element: | 08-26-2010 |
20130088722 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A measurement apparatus includes: a first light source which generates first light containing a scan section in which a wavelength is scanned between a first wavelength and a second wavelength; a second light source which generates second light having a third wavelength; a first detector and a second detector which respectively detect first and second interference signals generated by irradiating a reference surface and a test surface with the first and second light; a calculation unit which calculates, based on data of a phase of the second interference signal, one of the position and shape of the test surface by using the third wavelength as a measurement wavelength that determines a measurement range. | 04-11-2013 |
20130100458 | MULTI-WAVELENGTH INTERFEROMETER, MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD - A multi-wavelength interferometer includes a beam splitter configured to split plural light fluxes into a reference beam and a measurement beam, a frequency shifter configured to shift a frequency of at least one of the reference beam and the measurement beam to make the frequencies of the reference beam and the measurement beam different from each other, an optical system configured to cause the measurement beam to be incident on a measurement surface and to cause the measurement beam reflected from the measurement surface to interfere with the reference beam to obtain interference light, a dividing unit configured to divide the interference light into a plurality of light beams, and a detection unit configured to detect the plurality of light beams divided by the dividing unit. | 04-25-2013 |
20130193603 | INSPECTION APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A foreign substance inspection apparatus includes: an irradiation unit configured to irradiate a surface of an object to be inspected with inspection light; a detector configured to detect light scattered by the surface irradiated with the inspection light; a determination unit configured to determine, using data of a surface roughness of the object, and data of a size of the foreign substance, an irradiated region of the inspection light on the surface, that allows light scattered by the foreign substance to be discriminated from light scattered by the object due to the surface roughness of the object; and a controller configured to control the irradiation unit so as to irradiate the irradiated region determined by the determination unit with the inspection light. | 08-01-2013 |
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20080304022 | Projection display - The invention provides a projection display that achieves continuous light amount control with ease and without causing unevenness of illumination of light applied to a light valve responsive to a video signal, thereby allowing constant image display with satisfactory contrast. The projection display of the invention includes a light valve ( | 12-11-2008 |
20090161032 | POLARIZATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTION-TYPE LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A polarization optical system includes a first polarization plate, arranged at the light incident side of a liquid-crystal light valve, for transmitting first polarized light (s-polarized light) included in light incident on the liquid-crystal light valve from an illumination optical system and a second polarization plate, arranged at the light exit side of the liquid-crystal light valve, for transmitting second polarized light (p-polarized light), different from the first polarized light (s-polarized light), included in imaging light emitted from the liquid-crystal light valve to a projection optical system, in which the second polarization plate is configured in such a way that its light-incident face is concave toward the liquid-crystal light valve. | 06-25-2009 |
20100045944 | PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection display apparatus includes a light valve, a light source for producing light directed to the light valve, an integrator lens disposed in an optical path extending from the light source to the light valve and including a first lens array and a second lens array, and a light amount adjustment mechanism disposed in the optical path between the first lens array and the second lens array. The light amount adjusting mechanism includes a pair of light shielding elements pivoting in the form of a pair of double doors. The pair of light shielding elements have an opening formed in a region of tip portions thereof which corresponds to lens cells in contact with the optical axis of the second lens array. A region of the opening corresponding to one lens cell in contact with the optical axis of the second lens array is of a triangular configuration. | 02-25-2010 |
20100165296 | Projection Display Apparatus - A projection display apparatus | 07-01-2010 |
20120008107 | PROJECTION DISPLAY - The invention provides a projection display that achieves continuous light amount control with ease and without causing unevenness of illumination of light applied to a light valve responsive to a video signal, thereby allowing constant image display with satisfactory contrast. The projection display of the invention includes a light valve ( | 01-12-2012 |
20120033421 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS - The light source device in which a first light source lamp, a second light source lamp and a relay optical system are arranged so that there is no part where an optical axis of a first light flux from the first light source lamp through a relay optical system to an entrance end of a light intensity equalizing element and an optical axis of a second light flux from the second light source lamp to the entrance end agree with each other, and the optical axis of the first light flux immediately before incidence on the entrance end and the optical axis of the second light flux from the second light source lamp to the entrance end are substantially parallel to each other. | 02-09-2012 |
20130038846 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device has an illumination optical system that includes a light-intensity equalization element, a first optical system, and an aperture regulation member. The aperture regulation member is disposed at a position that is not optically conjugate with the screen, and the aperture regulation member has at least one of the following, using measured or calculated relative illuminances at each of multiple segments of the image formation region or screen: an aperture expansion part provided at a position corresponding to a segment with a low relative illuminance, the aperture expansion part being a cutout that narrows the light-blocking section and widens the aperture section; an aperture contraction part provided at a position corresponding to a segment with a high relative illuminance, the aperture contraction part being a protrusion that widens the light-blocking section and narrows the aperture section. | 02-14-2013 |
20140198301 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR - A light source apparatus according to the present invention includes a phosphor wheel having a phosphor disposed in an annular shape on a disk-shaped base material, the phosphor serving to emit fluorescent light from excitation light, thereby forming an excitation light source having a predetermined color, and the phosphor having a discontinuous portion in a part of the annular shape, an excitation light source for emitting the excitation light with which a passage position of the circular phosphor is irradiated with respect to the phosphor wheel to be rotatively driven by the wheel motor, and a controller that controls light emission of the light source and the excitation light source synchronously with a position of the discontinuous portion with respect to an irradiation position of the excitation light. | 07-17-2014 |
20140354956 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light source device includes a first light source that emits light of a first polarization, and a second light source that emits light of a second polarization whose polarization direction is different from the light of the first polarization by 90 degrees. A combined wavelength band of the light of the first polarization and the light of the second polarization is a first wavelength band. A third light source emits light of a third polarization and of a wavelength band which is different from the first wavelength band, and a fourth light source emits light of a fourth polarization whose polarization direction is different from the light of the third polarization by 90 degrees. A combined wavelength band of the light of the third polarization and the light of the fourth polarization is a second wavelength band which is different from the first wavelength band. A reflecting element reflects the light of the first polarization. A first selective transmission element transmits the light of the first polarization and reflects the light of the second polarization based on the polarization direction of the light. A second selective transmission element transmits combined light of the light of the first polarization and the light of the second polarization, and reflects the light of the third polarization based on the wavelength band of the light. A third selective transmission element transmits the combined light of the light of the first polarization and the light of the second polarization based on the polarization of the wavelength band, transmits the light of the third polarization and reflects the light of the fourth polarization based on the polarization direction of the light. The light of the first polarization, the light of the second polarization and the light of the third polarization passing through the third selective transmission element, and the light of the fourth polarization reflected by the third selective transmission element proceed in the same direction. | 12-04-2014 |
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20080198412 | Data processing device and data processing method - There is provided a data processing device having a plurality of functions including at least a print function of forming an image on a recording medium and a facsimile function of transmitting facsimile data. The data processing device comprises: a connection unit to which a portable storage medium is detachably attached; a storage unit configured to store relationship information defining relationship between a data type and a function to be executed for data having the data type; a reading unit configured to read data from the portable storage medium attached to the connection unit; a judgment unit configured to judge a data type of the data read by the reading unit from the portable storage medium; and a function execution unit configured to execute one of the plurality of functions corresponding to the data type judged by the judgment unit. | 08-21-2008 |
20080204804 | Image processing device - An image scanning device to which an external storage is detachably connected. The image scanning device is provided with an image scanning unit configured to scan an image formed on an original document and generate data representing the scanned image, a data storing unit configured to store the data generated by the image scanning unit in the external storage connected to the image scanning device, a capacity presuming unit configured to presume a necessary capacity which should be available in the external storage for storing the data generated by the image scanning unit prior to storing the data, a comparing unit configured to detect a remaining capacity of the external storage and compare the remaining storage with the necessary capacity presumed by the capacity presuming unit, and a warning unit configured to issue warning if the remaining capacity is less than the necessary capacity. | 08-28-2008 |
20080259394 | Printing System and Printing Device - A printing device is provided with a first storage configured to store a time-designated first print job, a judging unit configured to judge whether to change the print time of the first print job to allow interruption of a second print job which is different from the first print job based on a predetermined condition is met and a printing unit configured to execute a printing operation based on judgment of the judging unit. | 10-23-2008 |
20080260396 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device is provided with a printing module, an amount detecting module which detects a remaining amount of the printing material, a first value determining module configured to determine, if the remaining amount of the printing material is equal to or less than a predetermined amount, a maximum value of a density range, within which a print density is to be set for printing, to be a smaller value than a maximum value of the density range for a case where the remaining amount of the printing material is larger than the predetermined amount, and a print density changing module configured to change the set print density to be equal to or less than the maximum value determined by the first value determining module if the set print density is greater than the maximum value determined by the density determining module. | 10-23-2008 |
20080304099 | Printing System and Printing Device - A printing device is configured to execute a plurality of time-designated print jobs. A request source of each of the plurality of time-designated print jobs is identified. If there exist at least one close job of which a designated execution time is within a predetermined period with respect to a designated execution time of a first reference job and of which the print request source is the same as that of the first reference job, the designated execution times of the first reference job and each of the at least one close job are changed to be close to a designated execution time of a second reference job. Then, a print process regarding the plurality of print jobs is executed when the current time coincides with each of the changed execution times of the plurality of time-designated print jobs. | 12-11-2008 |
20090086284 | Device, Method and Computer Readable Medium for Data Writing - There is provided a data writing device, comprising: a plurality of connection slots to which a plurality of external storage devices are detachably attachable; an acceptance unit configured to accept a writing command inputted to the data writing device through a user operation; and a write control unit configured to write data to a plurality of external storage devices attached to the plurality of connection slots in response to acceptance of the writing command by the acceptance unit. | 04-02-2009 |
20090135447 | Printing Device, Method and Computer Readable Medium for Print Process - There is provided a printing device comprising: a data receiving unit configured to receive data transmitted from an external computer via a network; a print unit configured to execute a print process based on the data received by the data receiving unit; a prohibition unit configured to accept a command for prohibiting execution of the print process; an analysis unit configured to analyze the data received by the data receiving unit; and an execution control unit configured such that if a command other than a print command is contained in the data received by the data receiving unit, the execution control unit executes the command other than the print command even in a state where execution of the print process is prohibited through the prohibition unit. | 05-28-2009 |
20100118340 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND SERVER THEREFOR - A printing system includes a server and a plurality of printing devices connected with the server via a network. A maximum number of printable sheets is set for each of the printing devices. Upon receipt of a print request, when determining that a remaining number of printable sheets is insufficient, a first printing device issues a transfer request to the server. In response to the transfer request, the server selects a second printing device that cedes at least part of the maximum number of printable sheets therefor, based on respective frequencies of printing operations of the printing devices other than the first printing device, and issues a transfer instruction to each of the first printing device and the second printing device, the transfer instruction causing the first and second printing devices to increase and decrease their maximum numbers of printable sheets, respectively. | 05-13-2010 |
20120045242 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device is provided with a printing unit configured to print images on sheets, a plurality of discharge trays configured to receive printed sheets, a detection unit configured to detect a switching instruction to switch among the plurality of discharge trays, and a discharge control unit. The discharge control unit stops a currently executed print job, selects one of following print jobs which does not designate a currently used discharge tray, and switches the discharge trays such that a discharge tray other than the currently used discharge tray as a selected discharge tray to be used, starts the selected one of following print job using the selected discharge tray, when the detection unit detects the switching instruction. | 02-23-2012 |
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20090132095 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR PLANT, CONTROL DEVICE FOR THERMAL POWER PLANT, AND GAS CONCENTRATION ESTIMATION DEVICE OF COAL-BURNING BOILER - A control device for a plant includes a manipulation signal generation section for generating the manipulation signal to the plant, a model adapted to simulate a characteristic of the plant, a learning section for generating an input signal of the model so that an output signal obtained by the model simulating the characteristic of the plant satisfies a predetermined target, a learning signal generation section for calculating a learning signal in accordance with a learning result in the learning section, a manipulation result evaluation section for calculating a first deviation as a deviation between a first measurement signal of the plant obtained as a result of application of a certain manipulation signal to the plant and a target value of the measurement signal, and a second deviation as a deviation between a second measurement signal of the plant obtained as a result of application of an updated manipulation signal to the plant and the target value, and a correction signal generation section for generating, when the second deviation calculated by the manipulation result evaluation section is greater than the first deviation, a correction signal of the manipulation signal to be generated by the manipulation signal generation section. | 05-21-2009 |
20100114457 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROL SUBJECT HAVING COMBUSTION UNIT AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PLANT HAVING BOILER - A control system includes a basic control command operating unit, a fuel data storage unit, a running results database for storing past running results values of a control subject, a data creating unit configured to calculate a distance between data of the past running results values and the data sets and determining data set in which a distance between data becomes minimum, a modeling unit configured to model a relationship between operation parameters of a combustion apparatus and components in combustion gas of the combustion apparatus by using the data set determined by the data creating unit and a correcting unit for calculating combustion apparatus operation parameters with which components having a better condition than that of the components in a current gas are provided by using a model of the modeling unit and correcting operation command values of the basic control command operating unit by calculated operation parameters. | 05-06-2010 |
20120166375 | POWER PLANT CONTROL DEVICE WHICH USES A MODEL, A LEARNING SIGNAL, A CORRECTION SIGNAL, AND A MANIPULATION SIGNAL - A gas concentration estimation device of a coal-burning boiler adapted to estimate the concentration of the gas component included in an exhaust gas emitted from a coal-burning boiler using a neural network, including: a process database section adapted to store process data of a coal-burning boiler; a filtering processing section adapted to perform filtering processing for extracting data suitable for learning of a neural network from the process data stored in the process database section; a neural-network learning processing section adapted to perform learning processing of the neural network based on the data extracted by the filtering processing section and suitable for learning of the neural network; and a neural-network estimation processing section adapted to perform estimation processing of the CO concentration or the NOx concentration in the exhaust gas emitted from the coal-burning boiler based on the learning processing of the neural-network learning processing section. | 06-28-2012 |
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20090303371 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVE METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: plural photodiodes formed in different depths in a unit pixel area of a substrate; and plural vertical transistors formed in the depth direction from one face side of the substrate so that gate portions for reading signal charges obtained by photoelectric conversion in the plural photodiodes are formed in depths corresponding to the respective photodiodes. | 12-10-2009 |
20100025928 | MEDIUM DISCHARGING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A medium discharging device includes a medium stacking portion, a medium discharge member and a moving mechanism. A medium having an image recorded thereon is to be stacked on the medium stacking portion. The medium discharge member discharges the medium to the medium stacking portion. The moving mechanism includes a separation member. Based on a discharge timing at which the medium is discharged from the medium discharge member, the separation member moves the medium discharge member between an advanced position at a downstream end in the medium conveyance direction and a retracted position that is located upstream of the advanced position in the medium conveyance direction, to separate from the medium discharge member a rear end of the discharged medium in the medium conveyance direction. | 02-04-2010 |
20110180860 | Solid-state imaging apparatus, method of manufacturing same, and electronic apparatus - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit and pixel transistors, which are formed on a semiconductor substrate; a floating diffusion unit in the pixel; a first-conductivity-type ion implantation area for surface pinning, which is formed over the surface on the side of the photoelectric conversion unit and the surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a second-conductivity-type ion implantation area for forming an overflow path serving as an overflow path for the floating diffusion unit, the second-conductivity-type ion implantation area being formed below the entire area of the first-conductivity-type ion implantation area. An overflow barrier is formed using the second-conductivity-type ion implantation area. A charge storage area is formed using an area in which the second-conductivity-type semiconductor area and the second-conductivity-type ion implantation area superpose each other. | 07-28-2011 |
20110181747 | Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel region in which shared pixels which share pixel transistors in a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions are two-dimensionally arranged. The shared pixel transistors are divisionally arranged in a column direction of the shared pixels, the pixel transistors shared between neighboring shared pixels are arranged so as to be horizontally reversed or/and vertically crossed, and connection wirings connected to a floating diffusion portion, a source of a reset transistor and a gate of an amplification transistor in the shared pixels are arranged along the column direction. | 07-28-2011 |
20110181749 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, DRIVING METHOD OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A solid-state imaging device includes multiple pixels formed of photoelectric converters and pixel transistors; a floating diffusion portion that exists within a region of each of the photoelectric converters when viewed from above; and a vertical transfer gate electrode of a transfer transistor that surrounds at least a portion of each photoelectric converter and is formed in the depth direction of a substrate and makes up the pixel transistor. | 07-28-2011 |
20140103605 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an output unit that transports and outputs a recording medium on which an image has been formed, a member having an opening through which the recording medium is output, and a shield member disposed at the opening, the shield member shielding the output unit. The shield member includes plural swing members and a shield plate. The swing members are swingably supported and arranged in an axial direction of the output unit. The shield plate is attached to a wall that restrains the recording medium that is output from returning toward the output unit. | 04-17-2014 |
20140104629 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium, an output unit that outputs the recording medium on which the image has been formed while providing the recording medium with a wave-like shape in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to a transport direction of the recording medium, and a member having an opening through which the recording medium is output. The opening has a shape corresponding to the wave-like shape of the recording medium provided by the output unit. | 04-17-2014 |
20140151533 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVE METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: plural photodiodes formed in different depths in a unit pixel area of a substrate; and plural vertical transistors formed in the depth direction from one face side of the substrate so that gate portions for reading signal charges obtained by photoelectric conversion in the plural photodiodes are formed in depths corresponding to the respective photodiodes. | 06-05-2014 |
20140204255 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel region in which shared pixels which share pixel transistors in a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions are two-dimensionally arranged. The shared pixel transistors are divisionally arranged in a column direction of the shared pixels, the pixel transistors shared between neighboring shared pixels are arranged so as to be horizontally reversed or/and vertically crossed, and connection wirings connected to a floating diffusion portion, a source of a reset transistor and a gate of an amplification transistor in the shared pixels are arranged along the column direction. | 07-24-2014 |
20140211053 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel region in which shared pixels which share pixel transistors in a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions are two-dimensionally arranged. The shared pixel transistors are divisionally arranged in a column direction of the shared pixels, the pixel transistors shared between neighboring shared pixels are arranged so as to be horizontally reversed or/and vertically crossed, and connection wirings connected to a floating diffusion portion, a source of a reset transistor and a gate of an amplification transistor in the shared pixels are arranged along the column direction. | 07-31-2014 |