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| 20100113683 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE BASED (CO)POLYMER, MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE BASED (CO)POLYMER, AND RUBBER COMPOSITION - The method for producing a modified conjugated diene based (co)polymer, according to the present invention comprises
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| 20100130671 | CONJUGATED DIOLEFIN COPOLYMER RUBBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE - A conjugated diolefin copolymer rubber is produced by copolymerization of a conjugated diolefin and an aromatic vinyl compound and has a primary amino group and an alkoxysilyl group bonded to the copolymer chain. The conjugated diolefin copolymer rubber contains the aromatic vinyl compound in an amount of 5 to 60 wt %. The aromatic vinyl compound is densely distributed in one terminal of the copolymer chain, and is scarcely distributed in the other terminal. The conjugated diolefin copolymer rubber has a temperature difference (ΔTg) of 25° C. or more. The conjugated diolefin copolymer rubber has low hysteresis loss properties as well as improved abrasion resistance, rupture characteristics, and road grip characteristics without impairing wet skid characteristics. A method for producing the conjugated diolefin copolymer rubber is also disclosed. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100152369 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE BASED (CO)POLYMER, MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE BASED (CO)POLYMER, AND RUBBER COMPOSITION - The method for producing a modified conjugated diene based (co)polymer, according to the present invention comprises a step of reacting a conjugated diene based (co)polymer with a metal halide compound to obtain a modified conjugated diene based (co)polymer, the conjugated diene based (co)polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 150,000 to 2,000,000 and being obtained by bonding, to a polymer having at least a conjugated diene unit, an alkoxysilyl group and an optionally protected primary amino group. The method can satisfactorily produce a conjugated diene based (co)polymer which has a high Mooney viscosity, excellent shape stability and good processability. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110013027 | SHAKE CORRECTION APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SHAKE CORRECTION APPARATUS - There is provided a shake correction apparatus having an image pickup optical system that includes a correction lens capable of moving in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis. The shake correction apparatus comprises: a detection unit that detects shake applied to the shake correction apparatus; a determination unit that determines a reference position of the correction lens; and a drive unit that drives the correction lens with the reference position serving as a center position, so as to correct the shake detected by the detection unit. The determination unit determines the reference position, in a range where a condition that a Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) of the image pickup optical system when the correction lens is positioned at the determined reference position is equal to or larger than a threshold is satisfied. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20120270997 | METHOD OF PRODUCING MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE RUBBER, MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE RUBBER, AND RUBBER COMPOSITION - There is provided a method of producing a conjugated diene rubber capable of being used as a starting material for a crosslinked rubber that can be used in applications such as tire treads and can raise the fuel efficiency. This method of producing a conjugated diene rubber comprises (a) a step of reacting a first alkoxysilane compound having in a molecule at least one group convertible to onium by an onium generator and at least one alkoxysilyl group that has at least two alkoxy groups, with a conjugated diene polymer having an alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal active terminal and obtained by polymerizing a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound, thereby to obtain a modified conjugated diene polymer that has the group convertible to onium and the alkoxysilyl group, and (b) a step of mixing the resulting modified conjugated diene polymer with the onium generator and a second alkoxysilane compound having in a molecule at least one alkoxysilyl group and at least one group convertible to onium by the onium generator. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20130085228 | MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE RUBBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND RUBBER COMPOSITION - By a method comprising a process including (a) producing a modified conjugated diene polymer through reaction of a conjugated diene polymer having an alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal active terminal with a first alkoxysilane compound which has both an alkoxysilyl group and at least one group convertible into an onium, and (b) mixing the modified conjugated diene polymer, an agent for producing onium, a second alkoxysilane compound having an alkoxysilyl group and at least one group convertible into an onium and a condensation catalyst containing metal element(s) for alkoxysilane compounds, conjugated diene rubber usable as a starting material of cross-linked rubber which is used for a tire tread or the like and allows enhancement of low fuel consumption property can be obtained. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130324659 | RUBBER COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND TIRE - A rubber composition which can obtain a rubber elastic body having small rolling resistance and excellent impact resilience and a method for producing the same, and a tire having small rolling resistance and excellent impact resilience are provided. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130345335 | RUBBER COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND TIRE - A rubber composition that can obtain a rubber elastic body having small rolling resistance and excellent impact resilience and a method for producing the same, and a tire having small rolling resistance and excellent impact resilience are provided. The rubber composition of the present invention is obtained by kneading a conjugated diene polymer having a functional group bondable to silica, an acylate compound containing metal and silica. In the present invention, a polymer having no functional group bondable to silica is preferably kneaded as a rubber component other than the conjugated diene polymer, together with the conjugated diene polymer having a functional group bondable to silica, the acylate compound containing metal and the silica. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140051799 | MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE RUBBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND RUBBER COMPOSITION - A method containing a step of reacting a conjugated diene polymer having an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal active end with a hydrocarbyloxysilane compound having one or more of each of the following functional groups I and II in its molecule to obtain a modified conjugated diene polymer containing a functional group II, and a step of mixing the modified conjugated diene polymer and a compound such as organic acid. A modified conjugated diene rubber which can be used as a raw material of a cross-linked rubber which can be used in tire treads and the like and can enhance low fuel consumption performance is provided. The functional group I is a hydrocarbyloxysilyl group. The functional group II is a nitrogen-containing group in which both of two hydrogen atoms of a primary amino group are substituted with protective groups. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140184837 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit, a focal length detection unit, a shake detection unit, a translation correction amount calculation unit configured to calculate a correction amount of image blurring in a translation direction, a rotation correction amount calculation unit configured to calculate a correction amount of image blurring of the captured image in a rotation direction, a perspective correction amount calculation unit configured to calculate a correction amount for correcting a perspective component out of image deformations, an image stabilization unit configured to correct image blurring of the captured image, and a control unit configured to control to restrict correction of the image blurring in the rotational and perspective directions based on focal length information, and correct much more the image blurring in the translation direction. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140186017 | OPTICAL APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An optical apparatus includes an imaging optical system, an image capturing unit, a focal length detection unit, an object distance detection unit, a walking shooting determination unit, a sensitivity generation unit configured to generate sensitivity of the correction optical system, a correction amount calculation unit configured to calculate a correction amount of the correction optical system based on the shake amount and the sensitivity, and a control unit configured to drive the correction optical system based on the correction amount. The sensitivity generation unit generates the sensitivity by limiting the object distance or the focal length, or a range of the sensitivity when it is determined that the user of an image capturing apparatus is walking. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140320680 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus comprises a shake detection unit configured to detect a shake, an image stabilization unit configured to correct the shake of an image, panning detection unit configured to detect based on a detection result of the shake detection unit whether a panning operation is being executed, a speed setting unit configured to set a target speed of the panning operation, a calculation unit configured to calculate a correction amount of the image stabilization unit based on the target speed set by the speed setting unit and a speed of the shake detected by the shake detection unit, and control unit configured to control a movement of the image stabilization unit based on the correction amount calculated by the calculation unit when the panning detection unit detects that the panning operation is being executed. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150256753 | IMAGE STABILIZATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, LENS APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image stabilization apparatus comprises a signal separation unit configured to separate a shake signal into a low frequency band and a high frequency band, a panning determination unit configured to determine, based on an output from the shake detection unit, whether a panning operation is performed, and a control unit configured to control a first image stabilization unit based on the high frequency band and control a second image stabilization unit based on the low frequency band, wherein the apparatus has a first mode in which if the panning determination unit determines that a panning operation is performed, control is performed to make the second image stabilization unit approach a center of correction, and no control is performed to make the first image stabilization unit approach a center. | 09-10-2015 |
| 20150309329 | OPTICAL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An optical apparatus comprises a shake detection unit, a first optical correction unit, a second optical correction unit, a zoom detection unit, a correction amount calculation unit configured to calculate correction amounts to be corrected by the first optical correction unit and the second optical correction unit, and a control unit configured to change a calculation method of the correction amounts according to whether or not zoom lens performs zoom operation, wherein the control unit controls to calculate the correction amounts by calculation of separating a frequency of the shake when the zoom operation is stopped, and to calculate the correction amounts by proportional calculation based on movable ranges of the first optical correction unit and the second optical correction unit when the zoom operation is performed. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150368387 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGENATED CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMER | 12-24-2015 |
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| 20100196030 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes first and second developer carrying members and a control device. The apparatus is operable in a first mode where an image of a single color is formed using the first developer carrying member and is operable in a second mode, wherein an image of a plurality of colors is formed using the first and second developer carrying members. The control device controls a first discharging operation for discharging developer from the first developer carrying member and a second discharging operation for discharging developer from each of the first and second developer carrying members. When the apparatus executes only the first mode, the control device performs more image formations, in a period between completion of the second discharging operation and start of the first discharging operation, compared to a period between completion of the first discharging operation and start of a subsequent first discharging operation. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100303486 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a toner carrying member for supplying toner to the image bearing member to visualize the latent image; a rotatable toner supply member, contacted to the toner carrying member, for supplying the toner to the toner carrying member, the toner supply member including a surface foam layer; a voltage applying device for applying voltages to the toner carrying member and the toner supply member; a controller for controlling the voltage application apparatus such that A and B have a polarity which is the same as a regular charging polarity of the toner, where A=Vs | 12-02-2010 |
| 20130308967 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes first and second developer carrying members and a control device. The apparatus is operable in a first mode where an image of a single color is formed using the first developer carrying member and is operable in a second mode, wherein an image of a plurality of colors is formed using the first and second developer carrying members. The control device controls a first discharging operation for discharging developer from the first developer carrying member and a second discharging operation for discharging developer from each of the first and second developer carrying members. When the apparatus executes only the first mode, the control device performs more image formations, in a period between completion of the second discharging operation and start of the first discharging operation, compared to a period between completion of the first discharging operation and start of a subsequent first discharging operation. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140186062 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER UNIT, DEVELOPING UNIT, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A developer container unit includes a container containing developer and a piezoelectric film for detecting an amount of developer in the container. A sensitivity of the piezoelectric film to a stress in a direction parallel to a film surface is greater than a sensitivity of the piezoelectric film to a stress in a direction perpendicular to the film surface, and the piezoelectric film is deformable with a movement thereof relative to the developer. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20150125166 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a technology that enhances the detection precision of the residual amount of a developer. An apparatus according to the invention includes: an accommodating portion in which a developer is accommodated; a sheet-like stirring member that, by rotating, stirs the developer accommodated in the accommodating portion; a piezoelectric element that is affixed to the stirring member and that outputs voltage when being deformed; and a deflection forming portion that comes in contact with the stirring member, thereby causing the stirring member to deflect, when a free end of the rotating stirring member is outside a developer accumulation region in the accommodating portion. | 05-07-2015 |
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| 20080204566 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus is disclosed which provides an appropriate inclination guide display in accordance with an aspect ratio of a picked-up image and the like. The image pickup apparatus includes an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus, a display device capable of superimposedly showing an inclination guide display corresponding to a detection output from the inclination detector, on a picked-up image, and an aspect ratio setter which sets the aspect ratio of a picked-up image. The apparatus includes a display controller which controls whether or not to show the inclination guide display on the display device on the basis of the aspect ratio set by the aspect ratio setter. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090153680 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM - An image capturing apparatus includes a motion vector detection unit which detects a motion vector on the basis of the correlation between image signals continuously captured by an image capturing unit, a reliability evaluation value calculation unit which calculates the reliability evaluation value of the motion vector detected by the motion vector detection unit, a blurring correction amount determination unit which determines the image blurring correction amount on the basis of the motion vector detected by the motion vector detection unit, a correction amount reduction unit which reduces the image blurring correction amount on the basis of the reliability evaluation value calculated by the reliability evaluation value calculation unit, and a blurring correction unit which corrects image blurring on the basis of the image blurring correction amount reduced by the correction amount reduction unit. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20110109756 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus is disclosed which provides an appropriate inclination guide display in accordance with an aspect ratio of a picked-up image and the like. The image pickup apparatus includes an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus, a display device capable of superimposedly showing an inclination guide display corresponding to a detection output from the inclination detector, on a picked-up image, and an aspect ratio setter which sets the aspect ratio of a picked-up image. The apparatus includes a display controller which controls whether or not to show the inclination guide display on the display device on the basis of the aspect ratio set by the aspect ratio setter. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110109757 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus is disclosed which provides an appropriate inclination guide display in accordance with an aspect ratio of a picked-up image and the like. The image pickup apparatus includes an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus, a display device capable of superimposedly showing an inclination guide display corresponding to a detection output from the inclination detector, on a picked-up image, and an aspect ratio setter which sets the aspect ratio of a picked-up image. The apparatus includes a display controller which controls whether or not to show the inclination guide display on the display device on the basis of the aspect ratio set by the aspect ratio setter. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110109783 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus is disclosed which provides an appropriate inclination guide display in accordance with an aspect ratio of a picked-up image and the like. The image pickup apparatus includes an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus, a display device capable of superimposedly showing an inclination guide display corresponding to a detection output from the inclination detector, on a picked-up image, and an aspect ratio setter which sets the aspect ratio of a picked-up image. The apparatus includes a display controller which controls whether or not to show the inclination guide display on the display device on the basis of the aspect ratio set by the aspect ratio setter. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110115933 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus is disclosed which provides an appropriate inclination guide display in accordance with an aspect ratio of a picked-up image and the like. The image pickup apparatus includes an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus, a display device capable of superimposedly showing an inclination guide display corresponding to a detection output from the inclination detector, on a picked-up image, and an aspect ratio setter which sets the aspect ratio of a picked-up image. The apparatus includes a display controller which controls whether or not to show the inclination guide display on the display device on the basis of the aspect ratio set by the aspect ratio setter. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20130120603 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS WITH INCLINATION GUIDE DISPLAY - An image pickup apparatus is disclosed which provides an appropriate inclination guide display in accordance with an aspect ratio of a picked-up image and the like. The image pickup apparatus includes an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus, a display device capable of superimposedly showing an inclination guide display corresponding to a detection output from the inclination detector, on a picked-up image, and an aspect ratio setter which sets the aspect ratio of a picked-up image. The apparatus includes a display controller which controls whether or not to show the inclination guide display on the display device on the basis of the aspect ratio set by the aspect ratio setter. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20140152812 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS WITH INCLINATION GUIDE DISPLAY - An image pickup apparatus is disclosed which provides an appropriate inclination guide display in accordance with an aspect ratio of a picked-up image and the like. The image pickup apparatus includes an inclination detector which detects an inclination of the image pickup apparatus, a display device capable of superimposedly showing an inclination guide display corresponding to a detection output from the inclination detector, on a picked-up image, and an aspect ratio setter which sets the aspect ratio of a picked-up image. The apparatus includes a display controller which controls whether or not to show the inclination guide display on the display device on the basis of the aspect ratio set by the aspect ratio setter. | 06-05-2014 |
