Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080204305 | TARGET TRACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD - On adjusting a target specification data error predicted value so as to become larger on detecting maneuver of a target, the target specification data error predicted value is adjusted, in consideration of type of the maneuver and a course of the target, so as to make a direction of varying specification data large and to make a direction of constant specification data small. It is therefore possible to quickly recover a delay of the following of the varying specification data and to avoid increasing an error of the constant specification data. | 08-28-2008 |
20110058230 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An oscillating mirror module as a deflecting unit is disposed so that a movable mirror faces a plane where image carriers are arranged. A plurality of light source units are disposed within a plane parallel to the plane where the image carriers are arranged so that main light fluxes of light beams emitted from the light sources form predetermined angles with each other. The oscillating mirror module includes an incidence mirror that bends a plurality of light beams emitted from the light source units to direct the light beams to the movable mirror, and a separation mirror that separates the light beams scanned by the movable mirror into two opposite directions with respect to a cross-section including a surface normal of the movable mirror and perpendicular to the rotation axis of the movable mirror. A light collecting unit collects light beams so that output optical axes of the light beams corresponding to the light source units intersect on a surface of the movable mirror of the deflecting unit. | 03-10-2011 |
20110110687 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning device includes a plurality of light sources, a light deflector, and a single scan lens. The light deflector deflects a plurality of light beams emitted from the light sources by a same face for scanning a plurality of to-be-scanned portions simultaneously. The single scan lens receives the light beams from the light deflector and focuses the light beams onto each of the plurality of to-be-scanned portions to scan the to-be-scanned portions simultaneously. The single scan lens is used in common for the light beams, and has one incidence plane and a plurality of exit planes in a sub-scanning direction separately prepared in the sub-scanning direction for each of the to-be-scanned portions. The incidence plane has a refractive power of the lens in the sub-scanning direction decreasing toward peripheral portions in the main scanning direction. The exit planes have positive refractive power in the main and sub-scanning directions. | 05-12-2011 |
20120177409 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Each scanning optical system includes a first scanning lens and a second scanning lens through which a light beam is incident onto the first scanning lens. The second scanning lens of each scanning optical system is disposed at the optically most downstream side in the scanning optical system and has an optical plane that has the strongest power in a sub-scanning corresponding direction. In addition, the optical plane of each second scanning lens, which has the strongest power in the sub-scanning corresponding direction, is located under the shaft bearings of neighboring polygon mirrors in the vertical direction. | 07-12-2012 |
20120236380 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SCANNING LENS, AND MOLDING METHOD OF THE SCANNING LENS - An optical scanning device that scans a plurality of surfaces to be scanned in a main scanning direction by using a light beam includes: a plurality of light sources; a light deflector that deflects a plurality of light beams emitted from the light sources; and a scanning optical system that individually guides each one of the light beams deflected by the light deflector to a corresponding one of the surfaces to be scanned. The scanning optical system includes one scanning lens shared by the light beams, and at least one surface of the scanning lens has a plurality of optical surfaces corresponding to the plurality of light beams disposed in a sub-scanning direction with a flat surface provided between the optical surfaces. | 09-20-2012 |
20130011572 | ACTIVE ENERGY RAY-CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PRODUCTS WITH SURFACES OF FINE CONCAVE-CONVEX STRUCTURES - The present invention relates to a production method for a product having a cured resin layer with a fine concave-convex structure formed on the surface of a substrate, the method including filling the space between a mold having a fine concave-convex structure composed of anodized alumina on the surface and a substrate with an active energy ray-curable resin composition, and curing the composition by irradiation with active energy rays, thereby forming a cured resin layer into which the fine concave-convex structure has been transferred on the surface of the substrate, wherein (A) the method includes treating the surface of the mold with a release agent, at least at transfer initiation, and (B) the active energy ray-curable resin composition includes a polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator and a (poly)oxyethylene alkyl phosphate ester compound. | 01-10-2013 |
20130016171 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSAANM NAKAMURA; TadashiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP NAKAMURA; Tadashi Tokyo JPAANM TACHIKAWA; ShingoAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP TACHIKAWA; Shingo Tokyo JPAANM WATANABE; NaotoAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP WATANABE; Naoto Kanagawa JP - An optical scanning apparatus scans a target surface with a light beam along a main scanning direction. The apparatus includes a light source, an optical deflector which includes a rotating multi-faceted mirror, each surface of the multi-faceted mirror acting as a reflecting surface to deflect the light beam from the light source, and a scanning optical system configured to guide the light beam deflected by the optical deflector to the target surface. An angle which is formed between the light beam toward the reflecting surface of the optical deflector and the corresponding reflecting surface and which includes a reflected light reflected from the corresponding reflecting surface is always obtuse. | 01-17-2013 |
20130075962 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRODUCT HAVING UNEVEN MICROSTRUCTURE ON SURFACE THEREOF, MOLD RELEASE TREATMENT METHOD, AND ACTIVE ENERGY RAY CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR MOLD SURFACE RELEASE TREATMENT - The producing method includes: (I) providing an active energy ray curable resin composition for mold surface release treatment between a mold having uneven microstructure on its surface and a substrate, and after curing the resin composition by irradiation with an active energy ray, peeling off the substrate together with a cured article of the active energy ray curable resin composition from the surface of the mold, thereby performing a release treatment to the surface of the mold; and (II), after step (I), providing an active energy ray curable resin composition for shaping between the substrate and the mold, the surface of which has been treated by the release treatment, and after curing the resin composition by an active energy ray, peeling off the substrate together with a cured article of the active energy ray curable resin composition for shaping from the surface of the mold. | 03-28-2013 |
20130083148 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning device including multiple light sources to emit multiple light beams for scanning different scanning surfaces; a light deflector having multiple reflection/deflection surfaces rotating in the main scanning direction to reflect and deflect the light beams such that at least two light beams are deflected by same one of the reflection/deflection surfaces at different angles in a sub-scanning direction relative to the normal line of the reflection/deflection surface; and a scanning lens to focus the deflected light beams on the scanning surfaces. At least one surface of the scanning lens has multiple refracting surfaces arranged side by side in the sub-scanning direction, and each of the refracting surfaces has a positive refracting power in the sub-scanning direction, and vertices of the refracting surfaces are shifted in the sub-scanning direction from intersections of the light beams with the refracting surfaces toward the center of the scanning lens. | 04-04-2013 |
20130088784 | MOLD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, ARTICLE HAVING FINE UNEVEN STRUCTURE ON SURFACE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A mold in which a fine uneven structure is formed on the surface by anodizing a surface of an aluminum base material having a purity of equal to or more than 99.5% by mass, wherein a 60-degree gloss of the surface on the side where a fine uneven structure is formed is equal to or more than 750%. | 04-11-2013 |
20130140744 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRODUCT HAVING UNEVEN MICROSTRUCTURE ON SURFACE THEREOF - A method for producing a product having an uneven microstructure on a surface thereof includes: a step (I) which treats a surface of a roll mold ( | 06-06-2013 |
20130201536 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning device includes: a light source device that emits five light beams corresponding to four basic colors and a single specific color; and five scanning optical systems corresponding the five light beams. One light beam in a first waveband among the light beams corresponding to the four basic colors enters one scanning optical system of the five scanning optical systems. The one scanning optical system includes a dichroic mirror that transmits a light beam in a second waveband different from the first waveband. An angle θb formed between a normal to the incidence plane of the dichroic mirror and orthogonal projection to an assumed plane orthogonal to the main scanning corresponding direction of the incident path of the light beam to the incidence plane of the dichroic mirror is set at an angle of 0° or more and an angle of 45° or less. | 08-08-2013 |
20130235143 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning device includes a plurality of scanning optical systems that focus light beams deflected by an optical deflector onto corresponding scanning surfaces. The systems include a first scanning optical system and a second scanning optical system. The first scanning optical system and the second scanning optical system are disposed respectively at each side of a plane including a rotation axis of a polygonal-mirror optical deflector. Each of the scanning optical systems includes a synchronous detection optical system that determines a timing to start scanning the scanning surfaces with the light beams. When a time from the end of an effective scanning area in the second scanning optical system to synchronous detection in the first scanning optical system is Ta, and a time from the end of an effective scanning area in the first scanning optical system to synchronous detection in the second scanning optical system is Tb, Ta>Tb. | 09-12-2013 |
20130280489 | LAMINATED STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PROCESSED PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a laminated structure having a molded body that has a fine concavo-convex structure on a surface thereof and a protection film that is allowed to come into contact with the surface of the molded body on the side of the fine concavo-convex structure, in which the average interval between convexes of the fine concavo-convex structure is equal to or shorter than a wavelength of visible light, and adhesion strength of the protection film when the protection film is attached to the fine concavo-convex structure is 0.1 to 1.7 N/25 mm. According to the present invention, a laminated structure for manufacturing a processed product which can be easily processed without causing the protection film to be easily detached and has little residual adhesive can be provided. | 10-24-2013 |
20140009747 | LASER RADAR DEVICE - Disclosed is a laser radar device including a modulated light beam generator that emits light beams to a target, a photodetector that receives reflected light; a reflected light condenser that condenses the reflected light; a rotator that rotates around a rotation axis; and mirrors included in the rotator that scan the light beams, and guide the reflected light to the reflected light condenser, wherein an angular detection range in a vertical direction is divided into a plurality of layers, wherein mirror surfaces of the mirrors are tilted by corresponding tilt angles relative to the rotation axis, the tilt angles being different from each other, wherein the modulated light beam generator emits the light beams in the vertical direction, the light beams having different emission angles, and wherein a difference between the emission angles corresponds to the angular detection range of one layer in the vertical direction. | 01-09-2014 |
20140034817 | OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS - An object detection apparatus includes an incident optical system, which includes light source units and a combining unit combining light beams emitted from the light source units; a deflection unit including rotating reflection parts that deflect the light beams to scan and be irradiated on a predetermined range of an object; an imaging unit forming an image based on the light from the predetermined range of the object; and an optical detection unit detecting the object based on the light received via the imaging unit. Further the combining unit combines the light beams such that each of the combined light beams passes a single light path when projected onto a predetermined plane, and each of the light paths exists outside a region of the deflection unit when projected onto the first plane. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036071 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND VEHICLE - Disclosed is an optical measurement device including a first light source, an optical element that condenses a light beam emitted from the first light source, a light irradiator that irradiates the light beam onto an object; and a photo detector that detects reflected light or scattered light of the light beam from the object through an imaging system, the light beam being irradiated onto the object, wherein a first optical path length from the first light source to a first conjugate image of the first light source by the optical element is different from a second optical path length from the photo detector to a second conjugate image of the photo detector by the imaging system at least in a first direction. | 02-06-2014 |
20140140606 | X-RAY IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING X-RAY GENERATION DEVICE - In order to follow the ABS conditions when the movement of the object position, such as the movement of an object or the movement of an X-ray tube, occurs during fluoroscopy, an X-ray image diagnostic apparatus includes a histogram generation unit | 05-22-2014 |
20140209793 | OBJECT DETECTOR - An object detector includes a light source; an optical system that converts a light beam emitted from the light source into a predetermined state; a deflector that deflects and scans the light beam passing through the optical system, and that irradiates the light beam onto an object; and a photo detector that detects reflected light or scattered light. A first size of a light emitting region of the light source is different from a second size of the light emitting region, wherein the first size is a first width of the light emitting region in a first direction, and the second size is a second width of the light emitting region in a second direction. One of the first direction and the second direction corresponding to a smaller one of the first size and the second size coincides with a direction in which angular resolution is higher. | 07-31-2014 |
20150071406 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING X-RAY IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND X-RAY GENERATION DEVICE - To provide a method for controlling an X-ray image diagnostic apparatus and an X-ray generation device equipped with an ABS system tracking movement of an object position without an operator performing setting operation for a region of interest (ROI), the determination condition storage unit ( | 03-12-2015 |
20150099841 | METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF NITRILE COPOLYMER RUBBER COMPOSITION - A method of production of a nitrile copolymer rubber composition which contains a nitrile copolymer rubber, layered inorganic filler, vinyl chloride resin, and plasticizer including the steps of adding, to an aqueous dispersion of a vinyl chloride resin, 10 to 100 wt % of the total amount of plasticizer which is used and 0 to 100 wt % of the total amount of layered inorganic filler which is used to prepare an aqueous dispersion of a vinyl chloride resin which contains a plasticizer (A) and mixing an aqueous dispersion of a nitrile copolymer rubber (B) which may contain a plasticizer and/or layered inorganic filler and the aqueous dispersion of a vinyl chloride resin (A), then causing them to coagulate to form crumbs and filtering and drying the same is provided. | 04-09-2015 |
20150124238 | OBJECT DETECTING APPARATUS - An object detecting apparatus includes: a light projection unit that is an array light source in which each of a plurality of light emission areas emits light, an optical scanning unit that performs scanning with the light, which is emitted from the light projection unit, in a first direction, and a light receiving unit that receives reflected light which is the light, with which the scanning is performed, being reflected by an object, and an object information acquiring unit that detects presence/absence of the object based on emission timing at which the light is emitted from the light projection unit and light receiving timing at which the light receiving unit receives the reflected light. | 05-07-2015 |
20150160341 | OBJECT DETECTOR AND SENSOR - An object detector includes a projector including a light source having a two-dimensionally arranged plurality of light emitter groups, each of the light emitter groups having a plurality of light emitters, a light receiver which receives light emitted from the projector, and reflected by an object, and a light source driver which lights on and lights off each of the light emitter groups of the light source. | 06-11-2015 |
20150201899 | IMAGING SUPPORT SYSTEM AND MEDICAL IMAGE IMAGING APPARATUS - In order to provide a technique for simplifying pre-examination input tasks for a medical image imaging apparatus, an imaging support system includes the medical image imaging apparatus | 07-23-2015 |
20150261120 | OPTICAL SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE INCORPORATING SAME - An optical scanner includes a light source including a plurality of light emitting elements, a polygon mirror which deflects light from the light source for scanning a surface of a subject, an optical element arranged between the light source and the polygon mirror, having optical power in a sub scanning direction, a synchronous detector which detects the light deflected by the polygon mirror for synchronous detection and generates a signal for controlling a timing at which the scanning of the surface is started, and a fixing element which secures one end of the optical element. The light emitting elements of the light source are aligned with a certain tilt angle relative to the sub scanning direction. Light from one of the light emitting elements disposed closest to the fixing element in a main scanning direction is used for synchronous detection. | 09-17-2015 |
20150268332 | OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE AND REMOTE SENSING APPARATUS - An object detection device includes a light source unit that emits light toward an object positioned in a detection area, an optical deflector including a reflection surface to reflect light, which is emitted from the light source unit and reflected from the object, incident on the reflection surface, an optical system arranged on an optical path of the light reflected from the reflection surface, and a light-receiving unit configured to receive the light passed through the optical system. The optical system vignettes a part of one, which is incident on the reflection surface at a smaller incident angle than the other, of light reflected from the object in a first end portion of the detection area and light reflected from the object in a second end portion that is on the side opposite from the first end portion of the detection area. | 09-24-2015 |
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20080204841 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning device includes a deflecting unit, a first sensor, and a modulating system. The deflecting unit deflects a plurality of beams in a main scanning direction to a writing area of a surface to be scanned for scanning the writing area. The first sensor detects a beam to be incident on a point on a first side of the writing area, and outputs a signal in response to detected beam. The modulating system modulates the beams in synchronization with the signal output from the first sensor. | 08-28-2008 |
20080218829 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an optical scanning apparatus, an aperture is provided between a semiconductor laser in a light source unit and an oscillating mirror, and between a cylindrical lens and the oscillating mirror. When a light beam from the semiconductor laser comes into an reflection surface of the oscillating mirror, the optical scanning apparatus is configured to limit a beam width of the light beam to a width appropriate to the reflection surface, and then to ensure an irradiation position of the light beam in a main-scanning direction to come into the reflection surface of the oscillating mirror, by causing the light beam to pass through an opening of the aperture. | 09-11-2008 |
20090073523 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an optical scanning device, a light-source driving unit drives a light source to modulate a light beam in units of single dot, a deflecting unit deflects the light beam, and a scanning optical system guides the deflected light beam to a scanning surface having an active writing area for forming an image. A static beam spot size, which is a beam spot size of the light beam on the scanning surface when the light beam passes a predetermined image height, is set such that a scanning beam spot size, which is a beam spot size of the light beam on the scanning surface when the light beam is moved to scan during the light beam exposes a single dot, is kept substantially constant. | 03-19-2009 |
20090074459 | Optical Scanning Device and Image Forming Apparatus - A common photodetecting unit detects a plurality of beams scanned by a plurality of polyhedral reflection mirrors provided in a multiple stages with a common rotation axis, and generates a synchronization detection signal based on detected beams. The reflection mirrors make a predetermined angle θ1 in a direction of rotation of the reflection mirrors. When time between two consecutive synchronization detection signals on a time line generated by the common photodetecting unit is ti, where i is a positive integer equal to or smaller than number of split beams, at least one of ti is different from others. | 03-19-2009 |
20090201358 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning device includes a light source; a light source driving unit configured to modulate/drive the light source; a pulse width information holding unit configured to hold pulse width information items of predetermined pixels corresponding to scanning positions on a scan target surface; a deflecting unit including a reflection surface configured to deflect/scan a light beam from the light source; and a scan-imaging optical system configured to image the light beam deflected by the deflecting unit on the scan target surface. The pulse width information holding unit holds the pulse width information items which cancel out deviations of main scanning beam spot diameters among the scanning positions on the scan target surface; and the light source driving unit drives the light source based on the pulse width information items held by the pulse width information holding unit. | 08-13-2009 |
20100033487 | DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide a display device for enabling preferable Japanese hyphenation while suppressing restriction due to a character code system. A font data memory unit stores font data which contains a plurality of font records each containing font information for displaying a character and line feed control information for controlling line feed conducted before and/or after the character. A character string display unit displays a character string based on the font information relevant to all or some of the plurality of font records. A line feed control unit determines a line feed position in the character string being displayed by the character string display unit based on line feed control information relevant to characters included in the character string. | 02-11-2010 |
20100091342 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A first main-scanning-position correction unit divides a surface to be scanned into first areas in a main scanning direction into areas, sets a separate clock-pulse timing for first area, and corrects a main-scanning position error. A second main-scanning-position correction unit divides the surface into second areas in the main scanning direction based on first-scanning-position correction data, sets a separate clock-pulse timing for each second area, and corrects the main-scanning position error. | 04-15-2010 |
20130038523 | Character Input Device, Character Input Device Control Method, And Information Storage Medium - Methods and apparatus provide for displaying a plurality of character key images in a first display area on the computing device, each character key image representing and being associated with at least one of the character groups, each character group including a plurality of characters; and displaying, in a case where one of the character key images is selected by a user of the computing device, a plurality of input candidate characters in a second display area on the computing device, the plurality of input candidate characters including at least some of the plurality of characters in the character group associated with the selected one of the character key images, the second display area being set in a partially overlapping manner over the first display area. | 02-14-2013 |