Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100217735 | RESISTIVE ELEMENT, NEURON ELEMENT, AND NEURAL NETWORK INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A neuron element is provided having an input part that receives a plurality of input signals and, in response to the respective input signals, creates weighted signals as the products of the input signals and connection weights corresponding to the input signals, an addition part that obtains the total sum of the plurality of weighted signals, and an output part that outputs an output signal as a function of the total sum, a functional molecular element having a current-voltage characteristic in which the current flowing through the element is represented as a function having an inflection point with respect to the applied voltage is used as an element that defines the output signal, and the output signal is defined as a function of the total sum based on the current-voltage characteristic of this element in the region including the inflection point. Thereby, a neuron element that includes an output part formed of a simple circuit and has an analogous output characteristic, and a neural network information processing device employing it are provided. | 08-26-2010 |
20100244938 | FUNCTIONAL MOLECULAR ELEMENT, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND FUNCTIONAL MOLECULAR DEVICE - A functional molecular element having a structure in which the contact resistance at the interface between a constituting molecule and an electrode can be reduced, the functional molecular element having a specific conductivity, a process for producing the same, and a functional molecular device, are provided. A π-electron conjugated molecule | 09-30-2010 |
20110168991 | MOLECULAR ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In one example embodiment, a molecular element is configured by bridging a gap between a source electrode and a drain electrode by a functional molecule. The functional molecule arises from covalent linkage of a side chain composed of a pendant molecule that has dielectric constant anisotropy and/or dipole moments and in which orientation change occurs due to an electric field to a main chain composed of a conjugated molecule in which structural change occurs due to the orientation change of the pendant molecule and an electrical characteristic changes. The molecular element is made to work as a diode, a transistor, or a memory by an electric field applied to the pendant molecule of the functional molecule by gate electrodes. | 07-14-2011 |
20110234828 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a recording apparatus including: a movement cycle determining section which receives moving image data including image contents of an object which performs a movement in which a movement state and a non-movement state are alternately and periodically repeated, and determines an operating period which corresponds to the movement state and a static period which corresponds to the non-movement state; and a recording control section which records the number of frame image data, per unit time, for forming the moving image data in the static period to be smaller than in the operating period, when the moving image data is recorded. | 09-29-2011 |
20110244197 | Method of modifying chemically amplified resist pattern, modifier for chemically amplified resist pattern, and resist pattern structure - Disclose herein is a method of modifying a positive-type chemically amplified resist pattern, including the steps of, applying to a surface of a resist pattern, an aqueous solution of a modifier for the positive-type chemically amplified resist pattern, the aqueous solution containing a water-soluble cross-linking agent and a penetration accelerator, the cross-linking agent and the penetration accelerator being dissolved in water or a mixed solvent containing water as a main ingredient, so as to permit the cross-linking agent to penetrate the resist pattern, removing a surplus of the cross-linking agent, and irradiating the resist pattern. | 10-06-2011 |
20120004856 | SPECTRAL DATA ANALYZER, BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE DETECTION SYSTEM, AND BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE DETECTION METHOD - A spectral data analyzer is disclosed. The spectral data analyzer calculates the spectral intensity ratio of a C—H band and an amide I band in a Raman spectrum that corresponds to a substance present in a body tissue; and automatically determines the presence or absence of amyloid beta in the substance based on the calculated ratio. | 01-05-2012 |
20130034899 | CELL CULTURING DEVICE USING ELECTRICAL RESPONSIVENESS FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL, CELL CULTURING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND CELL CULTURING METHOD - A cell culturing device includes: an electrode on a surface of which a hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity converting material adapted to be electrically changed between hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity is provided. In this case, the electrode is disposed within a region in which a cell to be cultured is adapted to be accommodated. With the cell culturing device, the application of the suitable voltage to the electrode changes the hydrophilicity/the hydrophobicity of the hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity converting material. Thus, the feed material adsorbed to the hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity converting material is desorbed, thereby making it possible to feed the feed material to the cell. | 02-07-2013 |
20130038860 | BLOOD ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND BLOOD ANALYSIS METHOD - A blood analysis apparatus includes an analysis section. The analysis section is configured to compare a measurement spectrum obtained regarding red blood cells with a standard spectrum of heme, biliverdin, and bilirubin, and cause the measurement spectrum to belong to any one of the standard spectra. | 02-14-2013 |
20130040337 | BLOOD ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND BLOOD ANALYSIS METHOD - As a result of acquiring visible absorption spectra of red blood cells and analyses of the spectra, inventors of the present disclosure have discovered the fact that echinocytes show a characteristic spectrum pattern having an absorption peak in a wavelength region of 450 to 490 nm between Soret and Q bands. Then, the present disclosure provides a blood analysis apparatus having an analysis section for detecting the absorption peak of a visible absorption spectrum acquired for blood. In accordance with this blood analysis apparatus, on the basis of the absorption peak, it is possible to detect echinocytes contained in blood. | 02-14-2013 |
20130070971 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present disclosure relates to a data processing apparatus and a data processing method capable of generating evaluation index data for performing accurate and detailed evaluation of cultured cardiomyocytes. | 03-21-2013 |
20130222798 | METHOD OF MEASURING RAMAN SCATTERED LIGHT, AND CONTAINER FOR RAMAN SCATTERED LIGHT MEASUREMENT SPECIMEN - The present disclosure provides a method of measuring a Raman scattered light which is capable of detecting a Raman scattered light derived from a specimen at a high sensitivity, and a container for a Raman scattered light measurement specimen for use therein. The method of measuring a Raman scattered light includes radiating an exciting light to a specimen on a sheet member made of a material different from a material of an accommodating section and disposed within the accommodating section, thereby detecting a Raman scattered light. | 08-29-2013 |
20130321459 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technology relates to a display control apparatus and a method, an image processing apparatus and a method, and a program that enable easy and noninvasive observation of an object to be observed. A first display control unit configured to perform display control of a cell image with one or a plurality of images including cells, and a second display control unit configured to perform display control such that a part or all of a motion amount generated for each of subregions with the one or the plurality of images is associated with each of the subregions, and is superimposed on the cell image and is displayed, are provided. The present disclosure can be applied to a display control apparatus or an image processing apparatus. | 12-05-2013 |
20140170026 | DISPENSING APPARATUS, ANALYZER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPENSING APPARATUS - There is provided a dispensing apparatus including a dispensing unit; and a drive mechanism. The dispensing unit is configured to support a dispensing nozzle, provide the dispensing nozzle with a material to be dispensed, and allow the dispensing nozzle to discharge the material. The drive mechanism is configured to change relative position between a stage and the dispensing nozzle in a second direction and a third direction, where the second direction is a horizontal direction when a first direction is substantially vertical direction, and the third direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction and to the second direction. | 06-19-2014 |
20140300723 | ANALYSIS APPARATUS, ANALYSIS PROGRAM, AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM - An analysis apparatus includes a two-dimensional coordinate detecting unit and a three-dimensional coordinate determining unit. The two-dimensional coordinate detecting unit is configured to detect, with respect to a captured image group obtained by capturing an analysis specimen including an analysis target object at a plurality of focal depths, a two-dimensional coordinate candidate being a candidate of a plane coordinate of the analysis target object in each captured image. The three-dimensional coordinate determining unit is configured to determine, based on a position relationship of the plane coordinate candidates between the captured images, a three-dimensional coordinate candidate being a candidate of a three-dimensional coordinate of the analysis target object. | 10-09-2014 |
20140333723 | OBSERVATION SYSTEM, OBSERVATION PROGRAM, AND OBSERVATION METHOD - An observation system includes a microscope optical system, an image pickup unit, an image pickup control unit, a detection unit, and an observation control unit. The image pickup unit is configured to take an image of a field-of-view range of the microscope optical system. The image pickup control unit is configured to cause the image pickup unit to take images of an observation sample in the field-of-view range at a plurality of focal positions and generate detection images. The detection unit is configured to detect a three-dimensional position of an observation target object in the observation sample from the detection images. The observation control unit is configured to fit the field-of-view range of the microscope optical system to the three-dimensional position. | 11-13-2014 |
20140348411 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD - There is provided a measurement apparatus including an objective lens, a stage, a setting unit, and a controller. The stage is configured to support a sample vessel in which a plurality of wells each containing a sample are arranged and to define relative positions of the sample vessel and the objective lens. The setting unit is configured to determine whether to set each of the plurality of wells to be a measurement target and set the measurement target. The controller is configured to control the stage such that a well determined to be the measurement target by the setting unit and the objective lens face each other. | 11-27-2014 |
20150085098 | OBSERVATION APPARATUS, OBSERVATION PROGRAM, AND OBSERVATION METHOD - To provide an observation apparatus, an observation program, and an observation method that are suitable for the detection and observation of an observation target object. | 03-26-2015 |