Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090153755 | RECORDING MEDIUM, IMAGE WRITING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM IN WHICH IMAGE WRITING PROGRAM IS STORED, AND IMAGE WRITING METHOD - A recording medium is provided. The recording medium includes: a first display component that is configured by laminating at least a first photoconductive layer, a first display layer and a light blocking layer; and a second display component that is configured by laminating at least a second photoconductive layer and a second display layer. The light blocking layer is disposed between the first photoconductive layer and the first display layer. The second display component is joined together with the first display component such that the second photoconductive layer and the first photoconductive layer are in proximity to each other, and the second display component, in response to irradiation with light for image writing from the second display layer side, displays an image represented by that light for image writing. | 06-18-2009 |
20090159345 | DISPLAY MEDIUM AND WRITING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a display medium which prevents a decrease in reflectance during storage at high temperatures, and a writing apparatus using the display medium. A photoconductive layer | 06-25-2009 |
20090195716 | OPTICALLY WRITABLE DISPLAY MEDIUM AND OPTICAL WRITING METHOD - An optically writable display medium includes an optical switching element and a display element. The optical switching element includes a charge transport layer sandwiched between an upper charge generating layer and a lower charge generating layer. The display element includes a display layer having memory properties and is provided on the optical switching element. The absorption wavelength region of the upper charge generating layer and the absorption wavelength region of the lower charge generating layer are substantially different from each other. | 08-06-2009 |
20100091203 | OPTICAL WRITING APPARATUS, OPTICAL WRITING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An optical writing apparatus includes an irradiation unit which irradiates a writing light on an optical writing image display medium comprising a photoconductor layer and a display layer, a voltage applying unit which applies an image writing pulse voltage to the display layer and the photoconductor layer, and a control unit. The control unit controls the irradiation unit such that, at a first time interval at which the writing light is irradiated, the writing light is irradiated on the photoconductor layer, and controls the voltage applying unit such that a first pulse voltage is applied at an interval which is longer than the first time interval, and such that a second pulse voltage whose polarity is opposite to a polarity of the first pulse voltage and whose absolute value is larger than an absolute value of the first pulse voltage is applied after application of the first pulse voltage. | 04-15-2010 |
20100225837 | DISPLAY MEDIUM, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPTICAL WRITING - The invention provides a display medium including: a first electrode; a second electrode; a liquid crystal layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; a photoconductive layer provided between the second electrode and the liquid crystal layer, the photoconductive layer absorbing light of a predetermined wavelength used for writing, and thereby exhibiting an electrical characteristic corresponding to the intensity distribution of the light used for writing; a first light absorption layer provided between the liquid crystal layer and the photoconductive layer, the first light absorption layer absorbing light transmitted through the liquid crystal layer; a second light absorption layer provided at the side of the second electrode not facing the photoconductive layer, the second light absorption layer allowing transmission of the light used for writing and having an absorbance of 1 or more with respect to light of any wavelength in a range of from 300 nm to 550 nm. | 09-09-2010 |
20110051024 | PHOTO-ADDRESSABLE DISPLAY MEDIUM AND PHOTO-ADDRESSABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A photo-addressable display medium is provided, the photo-addressable display medium including: a pair of electrodes having transparency; a photoconductive layer disposed between the pair of electrodes and having a laminated structure of a first charge generation layer, a charge transport layer and a second charge generation layer in this order from an exposing light irradiation side; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between an electrode of the inverse side to the exposing light irradiation side and the second charge generation layer and having memory performance, wherein the first charge generation layer and the second charge generation layer contain a phthalocyanine compound, and the charge transport layer contains a stilbene compound represented by the following formula (1): | 03-03-2011 |
20120038970 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY MEDIUM, DISPLAY MEDIUM, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a display medium, including:
| 02-16-2012 |
20130242374 | DISPLAY MEDIUM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display medium of the present invention includes first and second substrates, a spacing member and a particle dispersion liquid. The first substrate is transparent to light. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate and has plural electrodes placed at an interval. The second substrate has a difference between reflectivity of the electrode portions and reflectivity of plural boundary portions between the electrodes with respect to light incident from the first substrate side. The difference is 12 percentage points or less. The spacing member is placed between the first and second substrates at another interval, is transparent to light, and keeps a gap between the first and second substrates. The particle dispersion liquid is filled between the first and second substrates, and includes particles moving in a direction of an electric field formed between the first and second substrates and a dispersion medium. | 09-19-2013 |
20130242375 | DISPLAY MEDIUM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display medium includes a first substrate that is transparent to light, a second substrate, a spacing member, and a particle dispersion liquid. The second substrate is provided to be opposite to the first substrate and has a plurality of electrodes placed at a predetermined interval. The spacing member (i) is placed between the first and second substrates at another interval different from the predetermined interval of the electrodes, (ii) has a first end portion on a first substrate side of the spacing member and a second end portion on a second substrate side of the spacing member. The first end portion is transparent to light. The second end portion has different transparency from the first end portion to reduces a reflection of light incident through the first substrate onto a first substrate side of the spacing member. | 09-19-2013 |
20150124010 | DRIVE DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, PROCESS FOR DISPLAY MEDIUM AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A drive device for a display medium includes a control unit that controls density of a display color of a predetermined range in which glare may likely occur, of display colors of an image displayed on a reflective type display medium, based on brightness information indicating brightness of irradiation beams irradiated on the display medium so that occurrence of the glare as to the display color of the predetermined range can be suppressed. | 05-07-2015 |
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20090022782 | Blood Retainable Device Exhibiting Selective Degradability in Tumor Tissue - A phospholipid derivative useful for the preparation of liposomes for efficient uptake of an antitumor agent or a gene intracellularly by a target tumor cell, which comprises a residue of an alcohol compound and a residue of a phospholipid, and comprising a peptide between the residue of an alcohol compound and the residue of a phospholipid, and wherein (a) the alcohol compound is an alcohol compound selected from poly(alkylene glycols) and the like, (b) the phospholipid is a phospholipid selected from phosphatidylethanolamines, phosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylserines and the like, and (c) the peptide is a peptide comprising a substrate peptide that can serve as a substrate of a matrix metalloproteinase, provided that one amino acid residue or an oligopeptide containing 2 to 8 amino acid residues may bind to one or both ends of the substrate peptide. | 01-22-2009 |
20090233366 | COMPOSITION FOR INTRODUCTION OF NUCLEIC ACID - Composition with weak cytotoxicity for introducing a nucleic acid, such as a short oligonucleotide or a gene, into a cell for expression of the gene in the cell. The composition includes a lipid and a compound represented by a formula (I): | 09-17-2009 |
20090239222 | COMPOSITION FOR NUCLEIC-ACID TRANSFECTION - To provide a nucleic-acid-transfecting composition which exhibits low cytotoxicity, which facilitates a nucleic acid transfection into cells, and which improves expression of the nucleic acid in the cells. | 09-24-2009 |
20100055684 | COMPOSITION FOR NUCLEIC ACID TRANSFECTION - The invention provides a nucleic-acid-transfecting composition which exhibits low cytotoxicity, which facilitates an effective nucleic acid transfection into a cell, and which improves expression of the nucleic acid in the cell. | 03-04-2010 |
20100098753 | PROPHYLACTIC AND/OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR CARDIAC INFARCTION - The present invention relates to a novel preventive and/or therapeutic drug for myocardial infarction. | 04-22-2010 |
20100165161 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes: a first photoelectric conversion element generating a current by photoelectric conversion; a first current amplifying element for amplifying the current generated by the first photoelectric conversion element; a first detecting unit for detecting a reverse bias voltage value of the first photoelectric conversion element; and a first setting unit for setting the reverse bias voltage value of the first photoelectric conversion element at a first normal value based on a result of the detection by the first detecting unit, wherein the first normal value is larger than a depleting voltage of the first photoelectric conversion element. | 07-01-2010 |
20110215224 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a first photoelectric conversion element configured to convert light into a current by a photoelectric conversion, a first current amplification unit configured to amplify the current, a first current monitoring unit configured to monitor the amplified current amplified and output a monitor signal, and a first bias voltage setting unit configured to gain the monitor signal by a factor less than 1 and apply a reverse bias voltage to the first photoelectric conversion element according to the gained monitor signal. | 09-08-2011 |
20110278438 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprises: a first current amplifier for amplifying a current input through a first current input terminal; a first initializing unit for initializing a voltage of the first current input terminal; a first detector for detecting the voltage of the first current input terminal; a first feedback unit for feeding back the voltage to the first current amplifier; and a correction unit including a second current amplifier for amplifying a current input through a second current input terminal; a second initializing unit for initializing a voltage input through the second current input terminal; a second detector for detecting the voltage of the second current input terminal; a second feedback unit for feeding back the voltage detected by the second detector to the second current amplifier; and an arithmetic operation unit for correcting the current amplified by the first current amplifier. | 11-17-2011 |
20120153367 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - A power supply wiring and a pad are arranged on a first wiring layer. Then, the power supply wiring and the pad are arranged so as not to be mutually overlapped. Signal wirings are arranged on a second wiring layer. Another signal wiring is arranged on a layer different from the second wiring layer. The other signal wiring is arranged below the pad so as to be overlapped with the pad. The signal wirings and the other signal wiring are mutually connected by a plug. A buffer is arranged between the pad and the other signal wiring. | 06-21-2012 |
20120175503 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - There is provided a photoelectric conversion apparatus capable of obtaining good photoelectric conversion characteristics regardless of a decrease in current amplification ratio of the phototransistor and manufacturing variations in phototransistor. The photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a photoelectric conversion element that generates a current by photoelectric conversion; a transistor that inputs a current generated by the photoelectric conversion element to a base thereof, amplifies the input current, and outputs the amplified current from an emitter; a logarithmic conversion unit that logarithmically converts the current output from the transistor; a current generating unit that outputs the current to the base of the transistor; and a current controlling unit that controls the output current of the current generating unit in a light shielding state of the photoelectric conversion element based on the signal logarithmically converted by the logarithmic conversion unit. | 07-12-2012 |
20120193690 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - There is provided a photoelectric conversion apparatus which is characterized by comprising a plurality of photoelectric conversion regions of a first conductivity type, and a plurality of semiconductor regions of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type; and in that the plurality of photoelectric conversion regions of the first conductivity type and the plurality of semiconductor regions are alternately arranged, and a voltage controlling unit is further provided to change a width of a depletion layer formed in a semiconductor substrate by controlling a voltage to be applied to the semiconductor region of the second conductivity type provided between the plurality of photoelectric conversion regions of the first conductivity type. | 08-02-2012 |
20120261782 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a solid-state image pickup device that includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion units disposed in a semiconductor substrate, a first planarizing layer disposed at a first principal surface side of the semiconductor substrate where light enters, a color filter layer disposed on the first planarizing layer and including color filters each of which is provided for a corresponding photoelectric conversion unit, and a second planarizing layer disposed on the color filter layer for reducing a level difference between the color filters. In the solid-state image pickup device, a gap is disposed in a position corresponding to a boundary between the neighboring color filters in the color filter layer, the gap extending to the second planarizing layer, and a sealing layer for sealing the gap is disposed on the gap and the second planarizing layer. | 10-18-2012 |
20120267747 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid-state image pickup device according to the present invention is a backside-illuminated solid-state image pickup device that includes a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion portion. A p-type semiconductor region | 10-25-2012 |
20130056807 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTING APPARATUS - A photoelectric converting apparatus has first and third semiconductor layers of a first conductivity type which respectively output signals obtained by photoelectric conversion, and second and fourth semiconductor layers of a second conductivity type supplied with potentials from a potential supplying unit. In the photoelectric converting apparatus, the first, second, third and fourth semiconductor layers are arranged in sequence, the second and fourth semiconductor layers are electrically separated from each other, and the potential to be supplied to the second semiconductor layer and the potential to be supplied to the fourth semiconductor layer are controlled independently from each other. | 03-07-2013 |
20130082343 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM - One of disclosed embodiments provides a photoelectric conversion device, comprising a member including a first surface configured to receive light, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions aligned inside the member in a depth direction from the first surface, wherein at least one of the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions other than the photoelectric conversion portion positioned closest to the first surface includes, on a boundary surface thereof with the member, unevenness having a difference in level larger than a difference in level of unevenness of the photoelectric conversion portion positioned closest to the first surface, and wherein the boundary surface having the unevenness is configured to localize or resonate light incident on the member from a side of the first surface around the boundary surface having the unevenness. | 04-04-2013 |
20130107096 | SCANNING CIRCUIT, SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, AND CAMERA | 05-02-2013 |
20130140440 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTING APPARATUS - A photoelectric converting apparatus has: a first photoelectric conversion element for outputting a current to a first terminal by a photoelectric conversion; a first detecting unit for detecting an electric potential of the first terminal of the first photoelectric conversion element; a first feedback unit for feeding back a signal based on the electric potential detected by the first detecting unit to the first terminal of the first photoelectric conversion element and output a current based on the electric potential of the first terminal of the first photoelectric conversion element to a first current output terminal; and a current supplying unit for supplying the current to the first terminal of the first photoelectric conversion element. | 06-06-2013 |
20130258148 | AMPLIFICATION CIRCUIT, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An amplification circuit includes an amplifier, a first capacitor including a first terminal connected to an input terminal of the amplifier, a second capacitor including a first terminal connected to the input terminal of the amplifier and a second terminal connected to an output terminal of the amplifier, and a correction unit configured to correct a difference in bias dependency between capacitance values of the first and second capacitors. | 10-03-2013 |
20130285189 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - In a semiconductor device including unit cells which are aligned in one direction, wirings disposed along end portions in the one direction have high Young's moduli. | 10-31-2013 |
20140016007 | READOUT CIRCUIT, SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING READOUT CIRCUIT - A readout circuit includes: an amplifier ( | 01-16-2014 |
20140078335 | SCANNING CIRCUIT, SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, AND CAMERA - A scanning circuit, comprising first signal lines, second signal lines, third signal lines, a drive unit configured to drive the first signal lines, first buffers configured to drive the second signal lines in accordance with signals of the first signal lines, second buffers configured to drive the third signal lines in accordance with the signals of the first signal lines, and a shift register having a first part to be driven by signals of the second signal lines and a second part to be driven by signals of the third signal lines, wherein the first to third signal lines include two signal lines arranged in parallel to each other and configured to transmit the in-phase signals. | 03-20-2014 |
20140091202 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD FOR IMAGING APPARATUS - An aspect of the present disclosure is directed to an imaging apparatus capable of reducing fluctuation in voltage in a current supply line due to fluctuation in a current consumption amount generated when an output circuit shifts from a first state to a second state, and a method for driving the imaging apparatus. | 04-03-2014 |
20140253767 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND CAMERA - A sensor has first pixels each including one of red, green and blue color filters, and second pixels each including one of red, green and blue color filters. In the first and second pixels including color filters of the same color, light transmittances of the light transmissive portions are different. A light transmittance of the light transmissive portion of the first pixel including the red color filter is lower than that of the light transmissive portion of the first pixel including the green color filter, and a light transmittance of the transmissive portion of the first pixel including the green color filter is lower than that of the light transmissive portion of the first pixel including the blue color filter. | 09-11-2014 |
20140312210 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide a photoelectric conversion apparatus which can enhance photo responsibility. A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes: a photoelectric conversion element configured to output a photo current generated by a photoelectric conversion; a detecting unit configured to detect a potential of an output terminal of the photoelectric conversion element; a feedback input unit configured to input a feedback signal based on the potential detected by the detecting unit; a current detecting unit configured to detect the photo current; and a current amplifier unit configured to generate an amplified current based on the photo current detected by the current detecting unit, and to output the amplified current to the feedback input unit, wherein the feedback input unit outputs a current derived by adding the photo current to the amplified current. | 10-23-2014 |
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20150138411 | COMPARATOR CIRCUIT, IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMPARATOR CIRCUIT - An object of the present invention is to provide a comparator which has an input voltage range larger than the case where a conventional offset cancel technique is used, while reducing an offset voltage. A comparator circuit includes: a comparator having an inverting input terminal, a non-inverting input terminal and an output terminal; a first switch having one terminal connected to the inverting input terminal and having the other terminal connected to the output terminal; a first capacitor which has one end connected with the inverting input terminal; a first signal input terminal which is another end of the first capacitor; and a second signal input terminal which selectively inputs either one of a fixed voltage and a comparing signal into the non-inverting input terminal. | 05-21-2015 |
20150201144 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a pixels in a matrix for generating a pixel signal; and A/D converting units, corresponding to columns of the matrix, to convert the pixel signal into a n-bit digital value. The A/D converting units includes first storage units for storing the n-bit digital value one bit by one bit, and second storage units corresponding to the first storage units, to hold the digital value transferred from the first storage unit. In each of the columns of the plurality of pixels, arranged corresponding thereto are the first storage units and the second storage units form n-pairs. Each pair including the first storage unit and the second storage unit hold the digital value of the same bit. The n-pairs are arrayed in a matrix. | 07-16-2015 |
20150215561 | SOLID STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - Provided is a solid state imaging apparatus including: a writing memory selecting unit connected between a plurality of vertical output lines and a plurality of memories, configured to selectively store a signal transmitted from at least one of the plurality of vertical output lines into at least one of the plurality of memories; a plurality of horizontal scanning channels configured to input the signals stored in the plurality of memories; and a reading memory selecting unit connected between the plurality of memories and the plurality of horizontal scanning channels, configured to selectively output the signal stored in the at least one of the plurality of memories to at least one of the plurality of horizontal scanning channels. The reading memory selecting unit is configured to output the signals in an order corresponding to spatial arrangement of photoelectric conversion elements. | 07-30-2015 |
20150229832 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Provided is a photoelectric conversion apparatus including: a pixel array having pixels arranged in matrix; a pixel output line provided according to each column of the pixel array and transmitting a pixel signal output from a pixel of each column of the pixel array; a column signal processing unit provided according to each column of the pixel array and into which the pixel signal is input from the pixel output line, in which the column signal processing unit has a plurality of horizontal adding up or averaging units configured to add up or average the plurality of pixel signals based on the pixels of different columns of the pixel array; and a plurality of adding up or averaging modes with different numbers of columns subjected to adding up or averaging can be selected by selectively using one or a plurality of the plurality of horizontal adding up or averaging units. | 08-13-2015 |
20150281615 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND CAMERA - A solid-state imaging apparatus, comprising a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed, a plurality of processing units, forming a plurality of groups each including two or more processing units, an output line, a power supply line, a plurality of signal lines corresponding to the plurality of groups and connecting output nodes of the two or more processing units in the corresponding group, a plurality of connecting units provided between the output line and the plurality of signal lines, and a control unit configured to control the plurality of processing units and the plurality of connecting units based on a group including the two or more processing units being to output signals. | 10-01-2015 |
20150296163 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An image capturing apparatus includes: plural pixels arranged in matrix, each outputting a signal from a photoelectric conversion element; and plural readout circuits each provided for a corresponding column of the pixels, signals from the pixels being input to the readout circuits. The readout circuit includes an amplifier unit configured to amplify the signal from the pixel, and have a variable gain, and a hold capacitance connected to an output terminal of the amplifier unit via a sampling switch, and having a variable capacitance value. When the variable gain of the amplifier unit is set to be a first gain, the variable capacitance value of the hold capacitance is set to be a first capacitance value. When the variable gain is set to be a second gain larger than the first gain, the variable capacitance value is set to be a second capacitance value smaller than the first capacitance value. | 10-15-2015 |
20150319388 | DRIVING METHOD FOR AN IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - The present invention provides a driving method for an image pickup apparatus that appropriately performs both readout of a signal of a reference pixel and mixing of mutual signals output by a plurality of effective pixels, and the present invention also provides an image pickup apparatus and an image pickup system. | 11-05-2015 |