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20130238986 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING DOCUMENT CREATION SUPPORT PROGRAM, DOCUMENT CREATION SUPPORT DEVICE, AND DOCUMENT CREATION SUPPORT METHOD - Provided is a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a document creation support program causing a computer to function as a receiving unit that receives a defined text and edition process information having recorded therein an operation history when creating the defined text including a sentence associated with the operation, a revision range extraction unit that extracts, as a revision range, an operation history corresponding to a preset operation and a sentence associated with the operation history from the edition process information, a document feature quantity extraction unit that extracts first and second feature quantities, and a sentence example information search unit that searches for a sentence example associated with a sentence in sentence example information having a sentence example registered in advance in association with feature quantity information of the sentence example on the basis of information of the first and second feature quantities. | 09-12-2013 |
20140025682 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION CLASSIFICATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process. The process includes: acquiring posted information items, each of the posted information items including at least either of a text information item and an image information item; generating text information items including text items in such a manner that image information items are removed from the posted information items, and classifying the text items into first categories; generating image information items including images in such a manner that text information items are removed from the posted information items, and classifying the images into second categories; associating the classified text items and the classified images with each other on the basis of the first and second categories to obtain results; and outputting the text items and the images for each of the results. | 01-23-2014 |
20150106080 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit, a determining unit, a first assigning unit, an extracting unit, a second assigning unit, a modeling unit, and an output unit. The receiving unit receives a target character string. The determining unit determines whether a sentiment character string is included in the received character string. A first assigning unit assigns a label corresponding to a sentiment character string to the character string when the sentiment character string is included, and assigns plural labels to the character string when no sentiment character string is included. The extracting unit extracts a word from the character string. The second assigning unit assigns to the extracted word a label which has been assigned to the character string that includes the word. The modeling unit performs supervised topic modeling for the character string. The output unit outputs a result of a process by the modeling unit. | 04-16-2015 |
20150254223 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND ANNOTATION-INFORMATION ADDING METHOD - A non-transitory computer readable medium stores an annotation-information adding program that causes a computer to function as an adding unit, an evaluating unit, and a setting unit. The adding unit adds annotation information to target information including multiple targets based on input from a first inputter. The evaluating unit evaluates reliability of the first inputter and reliability of a second inputter by comparing annotation information already added to at least one of the multiple targets by the second inputter with annotation information added by the first inputter. The setting unit sets a target range in the target information intended for requesting the first inputter to add annotation information based on the reliability of the first inputter and the reliability of the second inputter. | 09-10-2015 |
20150254228 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program is provided. A process of the program includes: extracting, concerning first document information including texts, a word sense associated with a word in each text; setting a word sense to be a teacher signal; creating a first topic model by using the teacher signal; estimating a topic of each text by using the first topic model; generating a learning model by using the topic as a feature and the teacher signal as a category; extracting, concerning second document information including texts, a word sense associated with a word in each text; setting a word sense to be a teacher signal; creating a second topic model by using the teacher signal; estimating a topic of each text by using the second topic model; and estimating a category of each text by using the topic as a feature and the learning model. | 09-10-2015 |
20150254332 | DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION DEVICE, DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A document classification device includes a characteristic extraction unit, a clustering unit, and a category update unit. The characteristic extraction unit extracts characteristic information from each of plural document data which are classified in advance into specific categories. The clustering unit classifies the document data with similar appearance frequency of the characteristic information into a same cluster. The category update unit assigns the document data which is classified into the same cluster with a category of different document data which is classified into the same cluster as a category of the document data. | 09-10-2015 |
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20140146350 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A print control apparatus includes a print management unit, a storage unit, a print control unit, and a checking unit. The print management unit accepts print instructions for output data items, and generates a first list in which identification information items of print processes based on the print instructions are recorded. The storage unit temporarily stores the output data items related to the accepted print instructions. The print control unit sequentially acquires the output data items from the storage unit, transmits the output data items to an image forming apparatus, and generates a second list in which identification information items of the print processes based on the output data items are recorded. The checking unit checks, as comparison targets, the identification information items recorded in the first list and the identification information items recorded in the second list in order from the tops of the lists. | 05-29-2014 |
20150334265 | PRINT SYSTEM, CONTROLLER, PRINTER, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A print system includes a controller and a printer. The controller transmits image data of an image in which pixels are arranged in a main scanning direction and a subscanning direction, and transmits subscanning-direction line information which is information about a predetermined subscanning-direction line. The printer expands the image data transmitted from the controller into print data for printing, and extracts extraction information in the subscanning direction from the print data so as to compare the subscanning-direction line information with the extraction information. The extraction information corresponds to the transmitted subscanning-direction line information. | 11-19-2015 |
20150338810 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE-FORMATION COMMANDING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a transport unit, an image forming unit, a detecting unit, a measuring unit, and a changing unit. The transport unit transports continuous paper. The image forming unit forms an image onto the continuous paper transported by the transport unit. The detecting unit transmits a detection signal every time the number of times a pulse signal, which is generated when the transport unit transports the continuous paper, is detected reaches a predetermined reference value. The measuring unit measures an amount of the continuous paper transported by the transport unit based on the detection signal from the detecting unit. The changing unit changes the reference value of the detecting unit in accordance with a transporting speed at which the continuous paper is transported by the transport unit. | 11-26-2015 |
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20100215395 | REMOVABLE MEMBER-HOLDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A removable member-holding device is provided and includes: a pull-out member being movably between an accommodating position and a pull-out position; a holding member supported on the pull-out member and having a holding member body, the holding member being extended in a moving direction of the pull-out member and holding a removable member which is removed from the image forming apparatus body, the holding member being movable between an insertion enabling position and a removing position; and a pull-out regulating member provided on a downstream end of the holding member in the pull-out direction and regulating a movement of the removable member to a downstream side in the pull-out direction. | 08-26-2010 |
20100215407 | REMOVABLE MEMBER-HOLDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A removable member-holding device is provided and includes: a pull-out member that is supported so as to be movable between an accommodation position and a pull-out position; a rotatable holder that is supported by the pull-out member so as to be rotatable around a rotation shaft and supported so as to be movable integrally with the pull-out member, and that holds a removable member which is attached to and detached from the image forming apparatus main body, the rotatable holder being movable between an insertion possible position where the pull-out member is movable from the pull-out position toward the accommodation position and an inclined position where the rotatable holder rotates downward in a direction of a gravity around the rotation shaft and is inclined with respect to the insertion possible position; and a regulating member that is disposed at the rotation shaft of the rotatable holder to lessen a movement speed of the rotatable holder when rotationally moving to the inclined position. | 08-26-2010 |
20100221045 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming apparatus body that includes a container attaching portion to which a developer container is removably attached; a container put-on member on which the developer container is put; and a support member to which the container put-on member is attached, the support member supporting the container put-on member to perform a movement between a first position in which the container put-on member is at the container attaching portion and a second position in which the container put-on member is pulled out from the container attaching portion, wherein at the second position, at least a part of the container put-on member is displaced downward through a rotating shaft provided on the support member to a lower position than a height of the container put-on member at the second position in the direction of gravity. | 09-02-2010 |
20120003013 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A developer container is provided with a container body. An opening is formed through the container body. An opening/closing lid closes the opening. A lid holding frame holds the opening/closing lid in such a manner that the opening/closing lid can move between an open position and a closed position. A stopper stops the opening/closing lid and thereby preventing it from moving toward the open position in a state that the opening/closing lid is located at the closed position. A contact portion comes into contact with a hook portion provided in a container receiving portion when the developer container is inserted into the container receiving portion. A deformable portion deforms the stopper to such an extent that the stopping of the opening/closing lid by the stopper is canceled when the developer container is inserted into the container receiving portion and the contact portion comes into contact with the hook portion. | 01-05-2012 |
20120082487 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developing roller; a housing that retains the developing roller such that the developing roller has exposed and unexposed portions, end portions of the housing having first faces curved along the unexposed portion and second faces facing inward; a layer-thickness regulating member having an edge near the developing roller; a first magnet including a first magnetic pole that attracts the developer and a second magnetic pole located downstream of the first magnetic pole and upstream of the exposed portion in a rotational direction of the developing roller, the second magnetic pole having a magnetic force of about 60 mT or less; second magnets retained on the first faces; and magnetic plates retained on the second faces and arranged such that developer chains formed thereon at the downstream ends in the rotational direction extend to positions upstream of the edge of the layer-thickness regulating member. | 04-05-2012 |
20130195501 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A developing device includes : a first developing body that develops a developing agent image on a development surface using a developing agent; a second developing body that develops a developing agent image on the development surface using the developing agent; and a sealing member that is disposed between a region where a first delivery pole and a second delivery pole are opposed to each other and the development surface, and adjacently to the first developing body and the second developing body at distances so small that developing agents formed as magnetic brushes on a first conveyance pole and a second conveyance pole respectively can touch the sealing member to secure sealing to prevent the developing agent from leaking to the outside of a device body. | 08-01-2013 |
20130195512 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a container; a cylindrical first developer-transporting member rotatably supported by the container and whose rotation axis is substantially parallel with a rotation axis of a subjected-to-development member; a first magnet disposed inside the first developer-transporting member and secured to the container; a swinging member supported so as to be capable of swinging relative to the container around the rotation axis of the first developer-transporting member; a cylindrical second developer-transporting member at least one end portion of which is rotatably supported by the swinging member, the second developer-transporting member being adjacent to the first developer-transporting member and rotating in the circumferential direction to transport the developer to the subjected-to-development member; and a second magnet disposed inside the second developer-transporting member and secured to the swinging member. | 08-01-2013 |
20130195514 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a latent image carrier, and a developing device. The developing device includes a container, a supporter, first and second developer-transporting members, first and second magnets, a pair of first urging members, and a pair of second urging members. The pair of first urging members presses the container toward the latent image carrier while being interposed between the supporter and the container. The first urging members serve as two vertexes of a first triangle surrounding the center of gravity of part of the developing device excluding the supporter. The pair of second urging members presses the container toward the latent image carrier while being interposed between the supporter and the container. The second urging members serve as two vertexes of a second triangle surrounding the center of gravity of part of the developing device excluding the supporter. | 08-01-2013 |
20130279946 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a developing unit, and a developer sucking section. A relationship 0≦X≦R+kRW (where k=10 to 12) is established, when X (m) is a distance from a center of a transport pole to a position where a straight line crosses a rotating section, R (m) is a chain standing length of developer on the transport pole, W (m/s) is a peripheral velocity of the developing unit, and k is a coefficient. The transport pole is adjacent to a development pole and is situated downstream of the development pole in a direction of rotation of the rotating section. The straight line is situated at a downstream side in the direction of rotation of the rotating section and connects a center of rotation of the developing unit and an end of the developer sucking section. | 10-24-2013 |
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20120228576 | STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A storage device includes: a plurality of first electrode wirings; a plurality of second electrode wirings which cross the first electrode wirings; a via plug which is formed between the second electrode wiring and the two adjacent first electrode wirings, and in which a maximum diameter of a bottom surface opposing the first electrode wirings in a direction vertical to a direction in which the first electrode wirings stretch is smaller than a length corresponding to a pitch of the first electrode wiring plus a width of the first electrode wirings; a first storage element which is formed between the via plug and one of the two first electrode wirings; and a second storage element which is formed between the via plug and the other one of the two first electrode wirings. | 09-13-2012 |
20120241713 | ORGANIC MOLECULAR MEMORY - An organic molecular memory of an embodiment includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an organic molecular layer interposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the organic molecular layer including charge-storage molecular chains or variable-resistance molecular chains, the charge-storage molecular chains or the variable-resistance molecular chains including fused polycyclic groups. | 09-27-2012 |
20130248962 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device of an embodiment includes: a semiconductor layer; an organic molecular layer formed on the semiconductor layer, the organic molecular layer including a plurality of organic molecules, each of the organic molecules includes a tunnel insulating unit of alkyl chain having one end bonded to the semiconductor layer, a charge storing unit, and a bonding unit configured to bond the other end of the alkyl chain to the charge storing unit; a block insulating film formed on the organic molecular layer; and a gate electrode formed on the block insulating film. | 09-26-2013 |
20140008601 | ORGANIC MOLECULAR MEMORY - An organic molecular memory of an embodiment includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an organic molecular layer interposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the organic molecular layer including variable-resistance molecular chains or charge-storage molecular chains, the variable-resistance molecular chains or the charge-storage molecular chains having electron-withdrawing substituents. | 01-09-2014 |
20140061762 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device of an embodiment includes: a semiconductor layer; a tunnel insulating film formed on the semiconductor layer; an organic molecular layer that is formed on the tunnel insulating film, and includes first organic molecules and second organic molecules having a smaller molecular weight than the first organic molecules, the first organic molecules each including a first alkyl chain or a first alkyl halide chain having one end bound to the tunnel insulating film, the first organic molecules each including a charge storage portion bound to the other end of the first alkyl chain or the first alkyl halide chain, the second organic molecules each including a second alkyl chain or a second alkyl halide chain having one end bound to the tunnel insulating film; a block insulating film formed on the organic molecular layer; and a control gate electrode formed on the block insulating film. | 03-06-2014 |
20140061763 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device of an embodiment includes: a semiconductor layer; a tunnel insulating film that is formed on the semiconductor layer and includes a first organic molecular film including first organic molecules each having an alkyl molecular chain as the main chain; a charge storage layer formed on the tunnel insulating film, the charge storage layer being made of an inorganic material; a block insulating film formed on the charge storage layer; and a control gate electrode formed on the block insulating film. | 03-06-2014 |
20140231897 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes: a semiconductor layer; a block insulating layer; an organic molecular layer, which is formed between the semiconductor layer and the block insulating layer, and contains first organic molecules and second organic molecules, and in which the first organic molecule has a first alkyl chain or a first alkyl halide chain on the semiconductor layer side and a charge trapping unit on the block insulating layer side, and the second organic molecule has a second alkyl chain or a second alkyl halide chain on the semiconductor layer side and a hydroxy group, an ether group, a carboxyl group or an ester group on the block insulating layer side; and a control gate electrode formed on the block insulating layer. | 08-21-2014 |
20140231898 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes: a semiconductor layer; a block insulating film; an organic molecular layer, which is formed between the semiconductor layer and the block insulating film, and provided with a first organic molecular film on the semiconductor layer side containing first organic molecules and a second organic molecular film on the block insulating film side containing second organic molecules, and in which the first organic molecule has a charge storing unit and the second organic molecule is an amphiphilic organic molecule; and a control gate electrode formed on the block insulating film. | 08-21-2014 |
20150035045 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device of an embodiment includes: a semiconductor layer; a tunnel insulating film that is formed on the semiconductor layer and includes a first organic molecular film including first organic molecules each having an alkyl molecular chain as the main chain; a charge storage layer formed on the tunnel insulating film, the charge storage layer being made of an inorganic material; a block insulating film formed on the charge storage layer; and a control gate electrode formed on the block insulating film. | 02-05-2015 |
20150048438 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device of an embodiment includes: a semiconductor layer; a tunnel insulating film formed on the semiconductor layer; an organic molecular layer that is formed on the tunnel insulating film, and includes first organic molecules and second organic molecules having a smaller molecular weight than the first organic molecules, the first organic molecules each including a first alkyl chain or a first alkyl halide chain having one end bound to the tunnel insulating film, the first organic molecules each including a charge storage portion bound to the other end of the first alkyl chain or the first alkyl halide chain, the second organic molecules each including a second alkyl chain or a second alkyl halide chain having one end bound to the tunnel insulating film; a block insulating film formed on the organic molecular layer; and a control gate electrode formed on the block insulating film. | 02-19-2015 |
20150069337 | ORGANIC MOLECULAR DEVICE - An organic molecular device of an embodiment includes a first and a second conductive layers and an organic molecular layer having an organic molecule provided between the first and the second conductive layer. The organic molecule includes a one-dimensional or quasi one-dimensional π-conjugated system chain having either a first aromatic ring or a second aromatic ring. The first aromatic ring has one or more substituents that are an electron withdrawing group, each substituent of the first aromatic ring is independently selected from the group consisting of the electron withdrawing group and hydrogen, the second aromatic ring has one or more substituents that are an electron releasing group, and each substituent of the second aromatic ring is independently selected from the group consisting of the electron releasing group and hydrogen. The first aromatic ring or the second aromatic ring exist in an unbalanced manner in the π-conjugated system chain. | 03-12-2015 |
20150228335 | ORGANIC MOLECULAR MEMORY - An organic molecular memory of an embodiment includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an organic molecular layer interposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the organic molecular layer including charge-storage molecular chains or variable-resistance molecular chains, the charge-storage molecular chains or the variable-resistance molecular chains including fused polycyclic groups. | 08-13-2015 |
20150236171 | ORGANIC MOLECULAR MEMORY - An organic molecular memory of an embodiment includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an organic molecular layer interposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the organic molecular layer including variable-resistance molecular chains or charge-storage molecular chains, the variable-resistance molecular chains or the charge-storage molecular chains having electron-withdrawing substituents. | 08-20-2015 |
20150349081 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes: a semiconductor layer; a block insulating film; an organic molecular layer, which is formed between the semiconductor layer and the block insulating film, and provided with a first organic molecular film on the semiconductor layer side containing first organic molecules and a second organic molecular film on the block insulating film side containing second organic molecules, and in which the first organic molecule has a charge storing unit and the second organic molecule is an amphiphilic organic molecule; and a control gate electrode formed on the block insulating film. | 12-03-2015 |
20160079387 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device containing a semiconductor layer, a block insulating layer, an organic molecular layer which is formed between the semiconductor layer and the block insulating layer, and a control gate electrode formed on the block insulating layer. The organic molecular layer contains first organic molecules and second organic molecules, such that the first organic molecule has a first alkyl chain or a first alkyl halide chain on the semiconductor layer side and a charge trapping unit on the block insulating layer side, and the second organic molecule has a second alkyl chain or a second alkyl halide chain on the semiconductor layer side and a hydroxy group, an ether group, a carboxyl group or an ester group on the block insulating layer side. | 03-17-2016 |
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20100062285 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic layer on a nonmagnetic organic material support, wherein the magnetic layer comprises a magnetic material comprising a hard magnetic material comprising a rare earth element, and on a portion of a surface of the hard magnetic material, a soft magnetic region, and the soft magnetic region is exchange-coupled with the hard magnetic material. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium comprising forming a hard magnetic layer by coating a coating liquid comprising a hard magnetic material comprising a rare earth element on a nonmagnetic organic material support, and forming, on at least a portion of a surface of the hard magnetic material comprised in the hard magnetic layer, a soft magnetic region, the soft magnetic region being exchange-coupled with the hard magnetic material. | 03-11-2010 |
20110157864 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - According to embodiments, a light emitting device is provided. The light emitting device includes a semiconductor laser diode that emits a laser beam; first and second sidewalls that are disposed along a central beam axis of the laser beam with opposite each other; a phosphor layer that is provided between the first and second sidewalls, the phosphor layer including an incidence surface of the laser beam, the incidence surface being provided while inclined with respect to the central beam axis, the phosphor layer absorbing the laser beam to emit visible light on the incidence surface side; a slit that is provided on the incidence surface side of the phosphor layer to take out the visible light, the slit including a longitudinal direction and a crosswise direction, the longitudinal direction being disposed along a direction of the central beam axis; and a reflector that is provided on the slit side of the semiconductor laser diode so as not to intersect the central beam axis, the reflector reflecting part of the laser beam toward the phosphor layer. | 06-30-2011 |
20110216552 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - An embodiment of the invention provides a light emitting device in which a semiconductor laser diode is used as a light source to emit visible light in a wide range. The light emitting device includes a semiconductor laser diode that emits a laser beam; and a luminescent component that is provided while separated from the semiconductor laser diode and absorbs the laser beam to emit the visible light. In the light emitting device, the luminescent component includes an optical path through which the laser beam is incident to a center portion of the luminescent component. | 09-08-2011 |
20110216554 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - An embodiment of the invention provides a light emitting device in which a semiconductor laser diode is used as a light source to efficiently obtain visible light having high uniformity of a luminance distribution. The light emitting device has a semiconductor laser diode that emits a laser beam. And the device has a light guide component that includes an upper surface, a lower surface, two side faces opposite each other, and two end faces opposite each other, the laser beam being incident from a first end face of the light guide component, the light guide component having indentation in the lower surface, the laser beam being reflected by the lower surface and emitted in an upper surface direction. The light emitting device also has a luminous component that is provided on an upper surface side of the light guide component and absorbs the laser beam emitted from the light guide component and emits visible light. And the device has a substance that is in contact with the lower surface and two side faces of the light guide component, a refractive index of the substance being lower than that of the light guide component. | 09-08-2011 |
20110216798 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Embodiments describe a semiconductor laser device driven at low voltage and which is excellent for cleavage and a method of manufacturing the device. In one embodiment, the semiconductor laser device includes a GaN substrate; a semiconductor layer formed on the GaN substrate; a ridge formed in the semiconductor layer; a recess formed in the bottom surface of the GaN substrate. The recess has a depth less than the thickness of the GaN substrate. The device also has a notch deeper than the recess formed on a side surface of the GaN substrate and separated from the recess. In the semiconductor laser device, the total thickness of the GaN substrate and the semiconductor layer is 100 μm or more, and the distance between the top surface of the ridge and the bottom surface of the recess is 5 μm or more and 50 μm or less. | 09-08-2011 |
20110216799 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor laser device with high reliability and excellent heat dissipation is provided. The semiconductor laser device includes an active layer, a p-type semiconductor layer on the active layer, a pair of grooves formed by etching into the p-type semiconductor layer, a stripe sandwiched by the pair of grooves and having shape of ridge, and a pair of buried layers made of insulator to bury the grooves. The bottom surfaces of the grooves are shallower with an increase in distance from the stripe. | 09-08-2011 |
20110222149 | LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, LIGHT EMITTER, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING LIGHT EMITTER - According to the embodiments, an easy-to-fabricate light-emitting apparatus is provided in which a plurality of phosphors is disposed so as not to overlap each other. The light-emitting apparatus includes a light source that emits excitation light; a substrate having a protrusion and recess configuration where first planes and second planes which intersect the first planes are formed periodically; first phosphor layers formed on the first planes and absorbing the excitation light to emit a first fluorescence; and second phosphor layers formed on the second planes and absorbing the excitation light to emit a second fluorescence with a wavelength different from that of the first fluorescence. | 09-15-2011 |
20120002137 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device of an embodiment has: a semiconductor laser diode emitting a first laser beam; a first reflecting unit configured to reflect the first laser beam and form a second laser beam having a one-dimensionally spread distribution; and a second reflecting unit configured to reflect the second laser beam and form a third laser beam having a two-dimensionally spread distribution. The device also has: an optical switch using liquid crystal, the optical switch being configured to control passage and blocking of the third laser beam; and a first scattering unit scattering the third laser beam. | 01-05-2012 |
20120056524 | LIGHT EMITTER AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitter according to one embodiment has a fiber shape. And it includes a core portion containing a light emitting material, the material absorbing excitation light and emitting light having a wavelength longer than a wavelength of the excitation light. And also it includes a clad portion provided outside the core portion, the clad portion having a first region and second regions, the second regions being periodically formed in the first region, the second regions having a refractive index higher than a refractive index of a first region, the refractive index of the first region being equal to or higher than a refractive index of the core portion. | 03-08-2012 |
20120228581 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - The semiconductor light emitting device according to an embodiment includes an N-type nitride semiconductor layer, a nitride semiconductor active layer disposed on the N-type nitride semiconductor layer, and a P-type nitride semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer. The P-type nitride semiconductor layer includes an aluminum gallium nitride layer. The indium concentration in the aluminum gallium nitride layer is between 1E18 atoms/cm | 09-13-2012 |
20130044473 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device according to embodiments has: a substrate; first light emitting units arranged along a first straight line on the substrate; second light emitting units arranged along a second straight line on the substrate, the second straight line being parallel to the first straight line, the second light emitting units having an emission color different from the first light emitting units; and third light emitting units arranged along a third straight line on the substrate, the third straight line being parallel to the first and second straight lines, the third light emitting units having an emission color different from the first and second light emitting units, wherein a distance between light emitting units of a same emission color is longer than a minimum distance between light emitting units of different emission colors. | 02-21-2013 |
20130234584 | WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A white light emitting device according to an embodiment includes: a light emitting element having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 430 nm or more and 470 nm or less; a first fluorescent material emits light with a first peak wavelength of 525 nm or more and 560 nm or less; a second fluorescent material emits light with a second peak wavelength longer than the first peak wavelength; and a third fluorescent material emits light with a third peak wavelength of 620 nm or more and 750 nm or less, which is longer than the second peak wavelength. The first fluorescent material and the second fluorescent material has a composition of MSi | 09-12-2013 |
20130234591 | WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A white light emitting device of an embodiment includes: a light emitting element having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range from 430 to 470 nm both inclusive, a first fluorescent material formed over the light emitting element, and emitting light having a first peak wavelength of 530 to 580 nm both inclusive and having a first half width, and a second fluorescent material formed over the light emitting element, and emitting light having a second peak wavelength that is longer than the first peak wavelength and ranges from 570 to 620 nm both inclusive, and having a second half width that is 100 nm or less and is equal to or narrower than the first half width. | 09-12-2013 |
20140091501 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEXAGONAL FERRITE MAGNETIC PARTICLES - The method of manufacturing hexagonal ferrite magnetic particles, which includes providing hexagonal ferrite magnetic particles by conducting calcination of particles comprising an alkaline earth metal salt and an iron salt to cause ferritization; and further includes causing a glass component to adhere to the particles and then conducting the calcination of the particles to form a calcined product in which hexagonal ferrite is detected as a principal component in X-ray diffraction analysis; and removing the glass component from a surface of the calcined product that has been formed. | 04-03-2014 |
20140252391 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device of an embodiment includes a light-emitting element emitting blue excitation light and a first phosphor excited by the blue excitation light and emitting fluorescence. A peak wavelength of the fluorescence is not shorter than 520 nm and shorter than 660 nm and the peak wavelength of the fluorescence shifting in the same direction when a peak wavelength of the blue excitation light shifts. The first phosphor is one of a yellow phosphor emitting yellow fluorescence, a green phosphor emitting green fluorescence, a yellow-green/yellow phosphor emitting yellow-green/yellow fluorescence and a red phosphor emitting red fluorescence. | 09-11-2014 |
20140299904 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device according to embodiments includes a light emitting element emitting light having a peak wavelength of 425 nm or more and 465 nm or less, a first phosphor emitting light having a peak wavelength of 485 nm or more and 530 nm or less, a second phosphor emitting light having a peak wavelength longer than that of the first phosphor, and a third phosphor emitting light having a peak wavelength longer than that of the second phosphor. Then, when the peak wavelength of the light emitting element is λ | 10-09-2014 |
20150266881 | CYCLOPROPANAMINE COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a compound having a lysine specific demethylase 1 inhibitory action, and useful as a medicament such as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or Huntington's disease, and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula | 09-24-2015 |
20150291577 | CYCLOPROPANAMINE COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a compound having a lysine-specific demethylase-1 inhibitory action, and useful as a medicament such as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for schizophrenia, developmental disorders, particularly diseases having intellectual disability (e.g., autistic spectrum disorders, Rett syndrome, Down's syndrome, Kabuki syndrome, fragile X syndrome, Kleefstra syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1, Noonan syndrome, tuberous sclerosis), neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, spinocerebellar degeneration (e.g., dentatorubural pallidoluysian atrophy) and Huntington's disease), epilepsy (e.g., Dravet syndrome) or drug dependence, and the like. A compound represented by the formula | 10-15-2015 |
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20110058858 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided a separation member for separating a first conveying path formed by a first conveying member from a second conveying path formed by a second conveying member. There is also provided an opposed member facing a magnetic pole H4 at an upstream side of two magnetic poles H4 and H6 that forms a developer-releasing magnetic pole H5. | 03-10-2011 |
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20120219326 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCORPORATING SAME - A development device includes a developer container, a developer bearer to carry developer to a development range, a partition dividing at least partly the developer container into a supply compartment and a collecting compartment, with an end portion of the partition facing a circumferential surface of the developer bearer, a developer supply member in the supply compartment to supply the developer to the developer bearer, and a developer collecting member in the collecting compartment above the developer supply member, to receive the developer from the developer bearer. An opening is formed in a downstream end portion of the partition in a developer conveyance direction of the developer collecting member to cause the developer to fall to the supply compartment, and a width of the opening in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction increases toward downstream in the developer conveyance direction of the developer collecting member. | 08-30-2012 |
20130034368 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A development device includes a development casing for containing two-component developer, a developer bearer, a developer regulator to adjust an amount of developer carried on the developer bearer, a first developer conveyance member to supply developer to the developer bearer, a second developer conveyance member to transport axially developer separated from the developer bearer, first and second conveyance channels divided by a partition, in which the first and second developer conveyance members are respectively provided, and a removable sheet member to cover the developer bearer in an area facing the developer regulator, the first and second conveyance channels, and the partition. A first end portion of the sheet member extends from the second conveyance channel outside the development casing through a through hole formed in the development casing, and a second end portion thereof is retained by a retainer at a position outside the developer regulator. | 02-07-2013 |
20130135646 | OPERATOR GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - An operator guidance system includes a detection unit, a control unit, and an operation indicator. The detection unit is disposed in an image forming apparatus to output a combination of detection signals, and includes one or more media sensors, and one or more opening sensors. The one or more media sensors are disposed along a media conveyance path to output a media detection signal. The one or more opening sensors are disposed adjacent to an openable structure to output an opening detection signal. The control unit is connected to the detection unit to determine guidance to be provided to an operator based on the combination of detection signals, and includes a memory and a controller. The operation indicator is connected to the control unit to indicate the identified operation to the operator. | 05-30-2013 |
20140169827 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developer bearer, a development casing in which a developer conveyance channel is formed facing the developer bearer through a communicating area, a developer supply member disposed in the developer conveyance channel, a developer regulator disposed facing a lower portion of the developer bearer to adjust an amount of developer carried on the developer bearer, and a sheet member that is removably installed to seal the communicating area and passes through a gap between the developer regulator and the developer bearer and an opening formed in the development casing. A first end of the sheet member is retained downstream from the gap in a direction of rotation of the developer bearer, and the sheet member is fixed to the development casing at a position across the communicating area from the first end with a second end positioned outside the development casing. | 06-19-2014 |
20140301747 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME, AND DEVELOPER AMOUNT ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREFOR - A development device is operable in multiple different speed modes and includes a developer bearer to carry developer, a developer regulator to adjust an amount of developer carried on the developer bearer, and multiple developer conveyance members disposed facing the developer bearer to transport developer in a longitudinal direction to circulate developer inside the development device. The multiple developer conveyance members including a first developer conveyance member to supply developer to the developer bearer and a second developer conveyance member to transport developer collected from the developer bearer. The development device executes developer amount balance adjustment in which a driving velocity of at least the multiple developer conveyance members is increased from a driving velocity in a lower-speed mode for a predetermined period after image development in the lower speed mode is completed and before image development in a higher speed mode is started. | 10-09-2014 |
20140341623 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing rotator rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation, a heater disposed opposite the fixing rotator to heat the fixing rotator, and an opposed rotator contacting an outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator. A heat shield interposed between the heater and the fixing rotator shields the fixing rotator from the heater. A support supports the heat shield. The heat shield includes a first section supported by the support and having a decreased thermal conductivity and a second section abutting the first section in an axial direction of the heat shield and having an increased thermal conductivity greater than the decreased thermal conductivity of the first section. | 11-20-2014 |
20140356030 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCORPORATING SAME - A developing device includes a developer bearer, a magnetic field generator provided inside the developer bearer, a casing including an opening to partly expose a surface of the developer bearer, and a lateral end cover to cover an axial end portion of the exposed surface of the developer bearer. The lateral end cover includes a wide portion extending more to an axial inner side of the developer bearer than a downstream portion of the lateral end cover positioned downstream from the wide portion in a direction of rotation of the developer bearer. A downstream end of the wide portion is downstream from an upstream end of the development range in the direction of rotation of the developer bearer. | 12-04-2014 |
20150098738 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing rotator rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and a pressure rotator pressed against an outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator. A heater is disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the fixing rotator to heat the fixing rotator. A reflector is disposed opposite the heater to reflect light radiated from the heater onto the inner circumferential surface of the fixing rotator. A support mounts the reflector. A heater holder is mounted on the support to hold the heater. | 04-09-2015 |
20150261148 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a first rotator and a second rotator pressed against the first rotator to form a fixing nip therebetween, through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. A thermal insulation cover is disposed opposite the second rotator. A mover is connected to the second rotator to move the second rotator with respect to the first rotator. The mover is coupled with the thermal insulation cover to move the thermal insulation cover while retaining a predetermined interval between the thermal insulation cover and the second rotator. | 09-17-2015 |
20160033910 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND FIXING METHOD - A fixing device includes a heater that heats a fixing rotator and includes a first heating portion and a second heating portion substantially aligned with the first heating portion in an axial direction of the fixing rotator. A multi-view thermopile array detects a temperature of an outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator at a plurality of spots thereon. A heater controller controls the first heating portion and the second heating portion individually based on the temperature of the fixing rotator detected at the plurality of spots thereon. A recording medium conveyance controller determines whether or not to convey the recording medium to the fixing nip based on an increased temperature detected at at least one of the plurality of spots on the fixing rotator. | 02-04-2016 |
20160041494 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME, AND DEVELOPER AMOUNT ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREFOR - A development device is operable in multiple different speed modes and includes a developer bearer to carry developer, a developer regulator to adjust an amount of developer carried on the developer bearer, and multiple developer conveyance members disposed facing the developer bearer to transport developer in a longitudinal direction to circulate developer inside the development device. The multiple developer conveyance members including a first developer conveyance member to supply developer to the developer bearer and a second developer conveyance member to transport developer collected from the developer bearer. The development device executes developer amount balance adjustment in which a driving velocity of at least the multiple developer conveyance members is increased from a driving velocity in a lower-speed mode for a predetermined period after image development in the lower speed mode is completed and before image development in a higher speed mode is started. | 02-11-2016 |
20160116869 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing rotator rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and a pressure rotator pressed against the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip therebetween, through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. A plurality of heaters heats the fixing rotator. A sensor is disposed opposite the fixing rotator and includes a plurality of temperature detection elements to detect a temperature of the fixing rotator at a plurality of spots thereon arranged in an axial direction of the fixing rotator. A controller is operatively connected to the sensor and the plurality of heaters to control the plurality of heaters based on the temperature of the fixing rotator detected by the sensor and predict a width of the recording medium in the axial direction of the fixing rotator to be conveyed to the fixing nip. | 04-28-2016 |