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| 20100020163 | FLUORESCENCE ENDOSCOPE - A fluorescence endoscope is provided that can easily judge whether body-cavity tissue is benign or malignant when fluorescence generated at the entire inner circumferential face of the body cavity serving as a subject is observed. The fluorescence endoscope includes: an insertion portion ( | 01-28-2010 |
| 20110213562 | FLUORESCENT AGENT CONCENTRATION MEASURING APPARATUS, DOSE CONTROL APPARATUS, ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM, FLUORESCENT AGENT CONCENTRATION MEASURING METHOD, AND DOSE CONTROL METHOD - A fluorescent agent accumulation concentration measuring apparatus is configured to include a single-wavelength LED to radiate excitation light to a test bottle loaded in the inside, a barrier filter to transmit only fluorescence from the test bottle, a photoreceptor to receive the fluorescence through the barrier filter and output an electric signal, a detection processing circuit to conduct signal processing of the electric signal from the photoreceptor and detect the fluorescence intensity, and an operation circuit | 09-01-2011 |
| 20120197134 | Lesion Extracting Device and Lesion Extracting Method - A lesion extracting device includes a light source for emitting an excitation light toward a subject body, a control unit for changing an amount of the excitation light, a light irradiating and receiving portion for irradiating the excitation light to the subject body and receiving fluorescence generated from the subject body, a distance holding member for holding a distance between the subject body and the light irradiating and receiving portion at a predetermined value, a measuring unit for measuring the intensity of the fluorescence received by the light irradiating and receiving portion, and an extracting unit for extracting a lesion part of the subject body based on relationships between measured values of changes in the fluorescence intensity with respect to changes in the amount of the excitation light and information regarding the changes in the amount of the excitation light, the information being obtained from the control unit. | 08-02-2012 |
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| 20110199472 | SIGNAL OUTPUT BOARD AND ENDOSCOPE - A signal output board includes: a drive signal generation section configured to generate a drive signal for a CCD; an inverse signal generation section configured to generate an inverse signal by inverting a phase of the drive signal from the drive signal generation section; a first signal transmission line portion configured to transmit the drive signal from the drive signal generation section; a second signal transmission line portion configured to transmit the inverse signal from the inverse signal generation section, at least part of the second signal transmission line portion being arranged in parallel to and adjacent to the first signal transmission line portion; an output end portion configured to output the drive signal transmitted by the first signal transmission line portion, to the outside; and an equivalent load section including a load equivalent to a transmission path for the drive signal from the output end portion to the electronic device, the equivalent load section being connected to an end portion of the second signal transmission line portion. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20130265403 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes: an image pickup device mounted in a distal end portion of an insertion portion; wiring that transmits a power supply having a plurality of different power supply voltages for driving the image pickup device, a drive signal that drives the image pickup device, an image pickup signal that is outputted from the image pickup device, and a ground level; a substrate on which a connector that relays the wiring is provided; a first voltage comparing portion that compares the plurality of different power supply voltages; a power supply generation portion that generates a plurality of second power supply voltages; a second voltage comparing portion that compares the plurality of second power supply voltages; and a power supply control portion that controls a supply of power to the image pickup device based on comparison results of the first and second voltage comparing portions. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20140211049 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup device that outputs pixel signals picked up by a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional manner for picking up an image of an object; a white spot positional information storage portion that stores positional information of a white-spot pixel that exists in the image pickup device; an image pickup device drive portion; and a white spot correction portion that, based on positional information of the white-spot pixel that is read out from the white spot positional information storage portion, performs correction with respect to the pixel signal of the pixel that is determined to be the white-spot pixel based on a white spot correction value calculated based on seven pixels that surround a pixel that is determined to be the white-spot pixel. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140340496 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus includes: a sensor unit having a light receiving unit provided with a plurality of pixels for photoelectrically converting received light to generate an electrical signal after photoelectric conversion, and capable of reading the electrical signal generated by the light receiving unit as image information; a control unit configured to control an output mode of the electrical signal on a pixel-by-pixel basis such that a pixel signal level generated by photoelectrically converting the light and a reset level of the pixels are alternately output, and configured to output the electrical signal corresponding to a specified display pattern; a signal processing unit configured to perform signal processing on the electrical signal output from the sensor unit; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a processed signal processed by the signal processing unit to outside. | 11-20-2014 |
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| 20090068796 | SEMICONDUCTOR CONNECTION COMPONENT - There is a need for providing a technology capable of decreasing on-resistance of a power transistor in a semiconductor device that integrates the power transistor and a control integrated circuit into a single semiconductor chip. There is another need for providing a technology capable of reducing a chip size of a semiconductor device. A semiconductor chip includes a power transistor formation region to form a power transistor, a logic circuit formation region to form a logic circuit, and an analog circuit formation region to form an analog circuit. A pad is formed in the power transistor formation region. The pad and a lead are connected through a clip whose cross section is larger than that of a wire. On the other hand, a bonding pad is connected through the wire | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100127683 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A DC-DC CONVERTER - The electrical characteristics of a semiconductor device are enhanced. In the package of the semiconductor device, there are encapsulated first and second semiconductor chips with a power MOS-FET formed therein and a third semiconductor chip with a control circuit for controlling their operation formed therein. The bonding pads for source electrode of the first semiconductor chip on the high side are electrically connected to a die pad through a metal plate. The bonding pad for source electrode of the second semiconductor chip on the low side is electrically connected to lead wiring through a metal plate. The metal plate includes a first portion in contact with the bonding pad of the second semiconductor chip, a second portion extended from a short side of the first portion to the lead wiring, and a third portion extended from a long side of the first portion to the lead wiring. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20110143500 | SEMICONDUCTOR CONNECTION COMPONENT - There is a need for providing a technology capable of decreasing on-resistance of a power transistor in a semiconductor device that integrates the power transistor and a control integrated circuit into a single semiconductor chip. There is another need for providing a technology capable of reducing a chip size of a semiconductor device. A semiconductor chip includes a power transistor formation region to form a power transistor, a logic circuit formation region to form a logic circuit, and an analog circuit formation region to form an analog circuit. A pad is formed in the power transistor formation region. The pad and a lead are connected through a clip whose cross section is larger than that of a wire. On the other hand, a bonding pad is connected through the wire | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110169102 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A DC-DC CONVERTER HAVING A METAL PLATE - The electrical characteristics of a semiconductor device are enhanced. In the package of the semiconductor device, there are encapsulated first and second semiconductor chips with a power MOS-FET formed therein and a third semiconductor chip with a control circuit for controlling their operation formed therein. The bonding pads for source electrode of the first semiconductor chip on the high side are electrically connected to a die pad through a metal plate. The bonding pad for source electrode of the second semiconductor chip on the low side is electrically connected to lead wiring through a metal plate. The metal plate includes a first portion in contact with the bonding pad of the second semiconductor chip, a second portion extended from a short side of the first portion to the lead wiring, and a third portion extended from a long side of the first portion to the lead wiring. | 07-14-2011 |
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| 20090309988 | Recording apparatus and method, reproducing apparatus and method, and program - The present invention relates to a recording apparatus and method, a reproducing apparatus and method, and a program that make it possible to photograph and record a still image and moving images before and after the still image as well. In step S | 12-17-2009 |
| 20130300888 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD, REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a recording apparatus and method, a reproducing apparatus and method, and a program that make it possible to photograph and record a still image and moving images before and after the still image as well. In step S | 11-14-2013 |
| 20150264261 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD, REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a recording apparatus and method, a reproducing apparatus and method, and a program that make it possible to photograph and record a still image and moving images before and after the still image as well. In step S | 09-17-2015 |
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| 20120153818 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT SEALING COMPOSITION AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - This organic electroluminescent element sealing composition contains an addition reaction curing type silicone composition which is liquid at normal temperature and has a curing temperature of 100 degrees C. or below and a moisture content of 400 ppm or less. The addition reaction curing type silicone composition contains (A) polyorganosiloxane having an average of 0.2 to 5 alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms in one molecule, (B) polyorganohydrogensiloxane having at least two or more hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms in one molecule, and (C) a platinum-based catalyst. The organic electroluminescent element sealing composition can prevent deterioration of the organic electroluminescent element and can provide the organic light-emitting device having a good light-emitting property for a long period. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20130065983 | ULTRAVIOLET-CURABLE SILICONE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - An ultraviolet-curable silicone resin composition including (A) a polyorganosiloxane having a mercaptoalkyl bonded to a silicon atom and having a viscosity at 23° C. of 20 to 25000 cP; (B) an organopolysiloxane having aliphatic unsaturated groups which includes (B1) a linear polyorganosiloxane having aliphatic unsaturated, and (B2) a branched organopolysiloxane which includes an SiO | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130071673 | HEAT-CURABLE POLYORGANOSILOXANE COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - A heat-curable polyorganosiloxane composition which includes (A) an alkenyl group-containing linear polyorganosiloxane represented by the following formula (I): | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130270993 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT SEALING COMPOSITION AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - This organic electroluminescent element sealing composition contains an addition reaction curing type silicone composition which is liquid at normal temperature and has a curing temperature of 100 degrees C. or below and a moisture content of 400 ppm or less. The addition reaction curing type silicone composition contains (A) polyorganosiloxane having an average of 0.2 to 5 alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms in one molecule, (B) polyorganohydrogensiloxane having at least two or more hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms in one molecule, and (C) a platinum-based catalyst. The organic electroluminescent element sealing composition can prevent deterioration of the organic electroluminescent element and can provide the organic light-emitting device having a good light-emitting property for a long period. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20150163492 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image encoding apparatus which encodes an image includes a first acquiring unit configured to acquire an evaluation value for a block being a division of the image, a determining unit configured to determine a class to which the block belongs to among a plurality of classes based on the evaluation value acquired by the first acquiring unit, a second acquiring unit configured to acquire count information describing the number of blocks belonging to a predetermined class of the plurality of classes, and a setting unit configured to set a quantization parameter usable for encoding a block belonging to a different class from the predetermined class based on the count information acquired by the second acquiring unit. | 06-11-2015 |
| 20150181218 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, METHOD OF IMAGE ENCODING, AND RECORDING MEDIUM, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, METHOD OF IMAGE DECODING, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Encoded data is decoded based on tile data division information, tile data position information, block line data division information, and block line data position information. The tile data division information indicates whether the encoded data is composed of tile data items that serve as encoded data items of tiles. The tile data position information indicates positions of the tile data items. The block line data division information indicates whether each tile data item is composed of first block line data and second block line data. The first block line data serves as encoded data of a first block line that is a set of blocks arranged linearly. The second block line data serves as encoded data of a second block line next to the first block line. The block line data position information indicates a position of the second block line data. | 06-25-2015 |
| 20150218427 | IMAGE DISPLAY SEALANT DAM COMPOSITION AND IMAGE DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - An image display sealant dam composition including (A) a polyorganosiloxane having a mercaptoalkyl bonded to a silicon; (B) an aliphatic unsaturated group-containing polyorganosiloxane including an aliphatic unsaturated group-containing linear polyorganosiloxane (B1), and a branched polyorganosiloxane (B2) having SiO | 08-06-2015 |
| 20150232666 | IMAGE DISPLAY SEALANT DAM COMPOSITION AND IMAGE DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - An image display sealant dam composition including (A) a polyorganosiloxane having a mercaptoalkyl group bonded to a silicon atom; (B) an aliphatic unsaturated group-containing polyorganosiloxane including an aliphatic unsaturated group-containing linear polyorganosiloxane (B1) and optionally including a branched polyorganosiloxane (B2) having SiO | 08-20-2015 |
| 20150281693 | CODING APPARATUS, CODING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In order to prevent such inconvenience that the effect of improving the image quality by allocating a large amount of code to an intra picture is lost in intra blocks included in an inter picture so that the image quality of the inter picture is deteriorated, a coding apparatus for coding an image on a block-by-block basis includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a coding complexity of an intra picture and a coding complexity of an inter picture, the intra picture and the inter picture having been coded previous to the image, and a determination unit configured to determine a quantization parameter, which is used to code each block targeted for coding in the image, based on a picture type and a block type of the image and the coding complexities of the intra picture and the inter picture acquired by the acquisition unit. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150341639 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A variable-length encoding unit in an image processing apparatus encodes a frame constituting a moving image, and a selection unit determines whether to employ a reference vector calculated from a motion vector corresponding to a block other than a first block among a plurality of blocks in a second frame subsequent to a first frame constituting the moving image as the motion vector corresponding to the first block, based on an encoding result of the first frame. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160073109 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an image processing unit configured to generate a plurality of processed images by performing image processing on a plurality of input images, a determination unit configured to determine, as a reference image for encoding a processed image generated by the image processing on an input image, whether the input image corresponding to the processed image is to be used or another processed image is to be used, based on a parameter relating to the image processing, and an encoding unit configured to encode the processed image by referring to a reference image according to a determination by the determination unit. | 03-10-2016 |
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| 20140293439 | OPTICAL INSTRUMENT - An optical instrument of the present invention has a first lens group and a second lens group capable of moving in an optical axis direction in order to perform optical zooming, and comprises a storage section for storing first position information relating to positions of the first lens group and positions of the second lens group corresponding to identical focal lengths that fall within a focal length region range in which zoom operations of the optical instrument are carried out, and second position information relating to positions of the first lens group and positions of the second lens group corresponding to different focal lengths that fall within the focal length region, and establishes a second optical state of a higher shooting magnification than a first optical state, when establishing substantially the same focal length as a focal length of the first optical state based on the first position information. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140293440 | OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE - An optical instrument of the present invention comprises a first ZM group drive section for moving a first lens group, a second ZM group drive section for moving a second lens group, a storage section for storing positional information on position of the first and second lens groups corresponding to focal length, and storing information relating to the movement speed of the first and second lens groups, and a control section for controlling position of the first and second lens groups based on positional information of the first and second lens groups, and controlling the first and second drive sections so as to move the first and second lens groups by synchronizing the movement speed of the first and second lens groups based on information relating to movement speed of the first and second lens groups. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150062717 | IMAGING DEVICE, CAMERA SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device, comprising an interchangeable lens having a photographing optical system whose focal length can be varied, comprises a zoom position detection section for detecting a zoom position in accordance with focal length of the imaging optical system, and a lens control section for controlling movement of a focus lens contained in the imaging optical system, wherein the lens control section corrects position that the focus lens is moved to in accordance with the zoom position before movement of the focus lens and zoom position during movement of the focus lens. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150070564 | OPTICAL INSTRUMENT, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR OPTICAL INSTRUMENT - An optical instrument comprises a control section for driving a lens group in an optical axis direction, a first position detection section for detecting an absolute position of the lens group, a second position detection section for detecting a relative position of the lens group, and a storage section for storing first data corresponding to output of the second position detection section corresponding to a specified position, and second data corresponding to a target position, wherein, the control section acquires output of the second position detection section, at a point when a specified variation has occurred, as third data, calculates a stop target position based on the first data and the third data and executes a stop operation for the lens group to stop the lens group, and corrects output of the second position detection section in a state, based on the second data, and the stop target position. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150260967 | OPTICAL INSTRUMENT - An optical instrument of the present invention has a first lens group and a second lens group capable of moving in an optical axis direction in order to perform optical zooming, and comprises a storage section for storing first position information relating to positions of the first lens group and positions of the second lens group corresponding to identical focal lengths that fall within a focal length region range in which zoom operations of the optical instrument are carried out, and second position information relating to positions of the first lens group and positions of the second lens group corresponding to different focal lengths that fall within the focal length region, and establishes a second optical state of a higher shooting magnification than a first optical state, when establishing substantially the same focal length as a focal length of the first optical state based on the first position information. | 09-17-2015 |
| 20160116824 | PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE - A photographing device, comprising a memory for storing relationships between movement of the focus adjustment lens and image plane movement amount, a controller for setting movement amount of the focus adjustment lens constituting a specified image plane movement amount with respect to unit rotation amount of the ring member, based on a relationship that is stored in the memory, and controlling movement of the focus adjustment lens in accordance with rotation amount and rotation direction of the ring member based on the movement amount, and a rotation velocity detector for detecting rotation velocity of the ring member, wherein the control section, when rotation velocity is smaller than a specified value, sets a movement amount of the focus adjustment lens constituting a specified image movement amount with respect to unit rotation amount of the ring member, based on a relationship that is stored in the storage section. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160119533 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND INTERCHANGEABLE LENS CONTROL METHOD - A photographing apparatus comprising: a focus adjustment lens which is provided within a lens barrel containing a photographing lens and is movable in an optical axis direction; a ring member disposed rotatably with respect to the lens barrel in an angle range from a first end point to a second end point; a storage unit to store a first relationship between a rotation angle of the ring member and a distance, and a second relationship between a position of the focus adjustment lens in the optical axis direction and the distance; and a control unit to calculate a distance corresponding to a rotation angle of the ring member according to a rotation angle of the ring member and the first relationship, and to set a position of the focus adjustment lens in the optical axis direction according to the distance and the second relationship. | 04-28-2016 |
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| 20100110177 | PARTICLE MEASURING DEVICE AND PARTICLE SIZE MEASURE DEVICE - Particles flowed through a micro-channel are imaged by imaging means. Particle speed measuring means determines the particle speed from the image data. Particle counting means counts the particles flowed for a predetermined time. Particle size measuring means measures the size of the particles. The measurements of the particles flowed at a predetermined timing are managed by data associating means. With this, the speed, number and size of particles flowed through a micro-channel can be determined at a time, and associated data can be obtained. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20110243414 | OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GENERATING DEVICE, LIGHT INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION COMPUTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An optical tomographic information generating device which generates optical tomographic information of a subject by using an updated value has: a Jacobian matrix computing unit that computes a Jacobian matrix that expresses a proportion of change in a light intensity distribution with respect to change in an optical characteristic value of the subject; a singular value decomposing unit that acquires a diagonal matrix of the Jacobian matrix; a unit diagonal matrix acquiring unit that acquires a unit diagonal matrix in which diagonal components that are less than or equal to a threshold value are replaced by 0; and a successive approximation unit that carries out approximation by carrying out substitution, that uses the unit diagonal matrix, with respect to a difference between an actually measured value and the computed value that appears in a successive approximation formula of ART (Algebraic Reconstruction Technique), and acquires the updated value. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110272597 | METHOD FOR GENERATING OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GENERATING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Measurement data of intensities of fluorescence obtained by directing excitation light onto a subject is acquired. An initial value of an absorption coefficient of the phosphor is set on the basis of a concentration distribution of the phosphor, an intensity distribution of the fluorescence on the basis of an absorption coefficient and a diffusion coefficient (reduced scattering coefficient) of the subject, which are set beforehand, are calculated, and the measurement data is compared with the calculation result. If these are found not to be matched, an absorption coefficient of the phosphor at which the error will be a minimum is estimated by performing an inverse problem calculation using a mathematical model. The calculation of the intensity distribution of the fluorescence and evaluation of the error from the obtained concentration distribution are repeated using the absorption coefficient, and a concentration distribution for which the error is the minimum is acquired. | 11-10-2011 |
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| 20090101624 | Method for manufacturing magnetic recording medium - A method for efficiently manufacturing a magnetic recording medium by filling concave portions of a concavo-convex patterned recording layer with a filler to provide sufficient surface flatness is provided. A cladding is etched by a dry etching method in which an etch rate of the cladding is equal to or higher than an etch rate of the filler. Then, by dry etching method in which an etch rate of the filler is higher than that of the cladding, the filler is etched so that a top surface of a diaphragm over a recording element (or a top surface of the recording element in absence of the diaphragm) is exposed, and the cladding remains over the concave portion of the concavo-convex pattern of the recording layer. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090168244 | Magnetic recording medium, magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus, and method for manufacturing magnetic recording medium - The magnetic recording medium includes: a substrate; a recording layer formed in a predetermined concavo-convex pattern over the substrate, the concavo-convex pattern including a convex portion that serves as a recording element; and a filling portion that fills a concave portion between the recording elements. The filling portion comprises a metal-based main filling material and nitrogen. Nitrogen is unevenly distributed in the filling portion such that the ratio of the number of nitrogen atoms to the total number of atoms of the main filling material and nitrogen atoms is greater in the upper surface portion of the filling portion than in the lower portion thereof. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090242508 | Method for manufacturing magnetic recording medium - A filling material different from a first mask layer (temporary coating material) is deposited over a workpiece to fill concave portions. At least part of excess portions of the filling material is removed by a dry etching method such that at least part of the side surfaces of the first mask layer over recording elements are exposed. Then, the first mask layer is removed by a dry etching method which uses a reactive gas having the property of chemically reacting with and removing both the filling material and the first mask layer as a processing gas and in which an etching rate for the first mask layer is higher than that for the filling material, and the etching rate for the filling material is higher than that for a recording layer (a lower layer that is in contact with a lower surface of the first mask layer over recording elements). | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090286045 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STAMPER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE, AND STAMPER - A stamper manufacturing method comprises: forming a stamper body so as to have a concave/convex pattern on one surface and a crystalline structure on at least a side toward the other surface; forming a layer having an amorphous structure on the other surface side of the stamper body; and polishing a surface of the layer having the amorphous structure. A resin molded article manufacturing method includes an injection molding process using the stamper as a prototype so as to transfer the concave/convex pattern of the stamper to a resin material. A stamper comprises a stamper body which is formed so as to have a concave/convex pattern on one surface and have a crystalline structure on at least a side toward the other surface. In the stamper, a layer having an amorphous structure and a surface of which is polished is formed on the other surface side of the stamper body. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090310255 | Magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus - A highly reliable magnetic recording medium is provided which has a recording layer formed in a concavo-convex pattern and wherein the recording layer is unlikely to cause a change in magnetic properties. The magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, a recording layer formed in a predetermined concavo-convex pattern over the substrate, convex portions of the concavo-convex pattern serving as recording elements; and a filler portion filling a concave portion between the recording elements. The filler portion comprises a metal-based main filler material and oxygen. Oxygen is unevenly distributed in the filler portion so that the ratio of the number of oxygen atoms to the total of the number of atoms of the main filler material and the number of oxygen atoms is greater in an upper surface portion of the filler portion than in a lower portion of the filler portion. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100202256 | Near-field light generating device including surface plasmon generating element - A near-field light generating device includes: a base having a top surface; a waveguide that allows laser light to propagate therethrough and is disposed above the top surface of the base; and a surface plasmon generating element that is disposed above the top surface of the base so as to adjoin the waveguide in a direction parallel to the top surface of the base. The waveguide has a side surface that faces the surface plasmon generating element. The surface plasmon generating element includes: a coupling part that is opposed to a part of the side surface of the waveguide with spacing therebetween and causes excitation of a surface plasmon by coupling with evanescent light occurring from the part of the side surface; and a near-field light generating part that generates near-field light based on the surface plasmon excited at the coupling part. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110024388 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium is provided which can sufficiently reduce variations in surface roughness even in the simultaneous presence of a region of a relatively wide concave and convex portion and a region of a relatively narrow concave and convex portion in the recording layer. The method includes the steps of etching a recording layer based on a (first) mask layer to process it in a concavo-convex pattern, and depositing a filler over the recording layer and the mask layer to fill a concave portion with the filler. In between those steps, provided is the step of removing part of the first mask layer over a recording element (a convex portion of the recording layer) by dry etching in which an etching rate for the mask layer is higher than that for the recording layer so that the mask layer remains over the recording element. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110181984 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The recording layer is made of both magnetic particles containing Co, Cr, and Pt and a nonmagnetic material containing Cr present among the magnetic particles. The recording element has an uneven Cr distribution such that the ratio of the number of Cr atoms that constitute the recording element to the total number of Co, Cr, and Pt atoms that constitute the recording element is less at the sidewall portion of the recording element than at the center portion of the recording element. The relationships given by Expressions (I) and (II) below are satisfied; | 07-28-2011 |
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| 20120256106 | ELECTRON BEAM EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND ELECTRON BEAM EXPOSURE METHOD - In a multi-column electron beam exposure apparatus for performing exposure treatment in parallel by arranging a plurality of column cells on a wafer, a relationship between exposure intensity and a line width for each column cell is obtained (Steps S | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120312975 | ELECTRON BEAM EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND ELECTRON BEAM EXPOSURE METHOD - Main deflection regions are arranged assuming that the positions of column cells are as designed, and adjacent main deflection regions are joined together to form a joined main deflection region. Then, a corrected main deflection region is arranged by correcting the position of each of the main deflection regions based on the actual positions of the column cells. After that, whether or not each of auxiliary deflection regions contained in the joined main deflection region overlaps with the corrected main deflection region is checked in predetermined order. Then, the auxiliary deflection regions overlapping with the corrected main deflection region are arranged in the order of detection thereby to yield auxiliary deflection region data. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20160133438 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM EXPOSURE APPARATUS SUITABLE FOR DRAWING ON LINE PATTERNS, AND EXPOSURE METHOD USING THE SAME - There is provided a charged particle beam exposure apparatus which turns an array beam including a plurality of charged particle beams, being arranged side by side in a line in a direction intersecting line patterns, on and off at predetermined blanking timing, and thus performs irradiation when irradiated positions of the charged particle beams arrive at pattern positions. The charged particle beam exposure apparatus improves data processing control by segmenting a sample provided with line patterns into a plurality of exposure ranges each at a predetermined length in a direction of movement, and performing on-off control of the beams based on a point of time when the array beam passes on a reference position set in the exposure region. | 05-12-2016 |
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| 20110188151 | THIN-FILM MAGNETIC HEAD HAVING A MAGNETIC POLE FORMED OF A PLATING FILM - A magnetic pole of a magnetic head includes a narrow and a wide portion, and is formed of a plating film. An electrode film forms the plating film, and is provided only under at least a part of the wide portion. A manufacturing method for the magnetic head includes: forming a plating-film-accommodating layer with an accommodating groove; forming the electrode film in part of the accommodating groove; and forming the plating film in the accommodating groove by plating using the electrode film. The accommodating groove includes a narrow and a wide groove portion for accommodating the narrow and wide portions, respectively. The electrode film is provided in at least a part of the wide groove portion. In the step of forming the plating film, the plating film grows from the surface of the electrode film, and the narrow groove portion is filled with a part of the plating film. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20150179317 | RARE EARTH BASED MAGNET - The present invention provides a rare earth based magnet in which the demagnetization rate at a high temperature can be inhibited even if the amount of heavy rare earth element(s) such as Dy and Tb is evidently decreased compared to the past or no such heavy rare earth element is used. The rare earth based magnet of the present invention is a sintered magnet which comprises R | 06-25-2015 |
| 20150179318 | RARE EARTH BASED MAGNET - The present invention provides a rare earth based magnet in which the demagnetization rate at a high temperature can be inhibited even if the amount of heavy rare earth element(s) such as Dy and Tb is evidently decreased compared to the past or no such heavy rare earth element is used. The rare earth based magnet of the present invention is a sintered magnet which comprises R | 06-25-2015 |
| 20150179319 | RARE EARTH BASED MAGNET - The present invention provides a rare earth based magnet in which the demagnetization rate at a high temperature can be inhibited even if the amount of heavy rare earth element(s) such as Dy and Tb is evidently decreased compared to the past or no such heavy rare earth element is used. The rare earth based magnet of the present invention is a sintered magnet which comprises R | 06-25-2015 |
