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20110102618 | LENS UNIT, IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LENS UNIT, AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes a lens unit, a body unit detachably attached to the lens unit, and an interface unit configured to connect the lens unit and the body unit so as to be capable of communicating with each other, the interface unit having a bidirectional communication interface and a unidirectional interface. The lens unit includes an optical lens configured to transmit light from an object, an imaging device configured to form an image with the light, and an image processing section configured to generate image data based on an output of the imaging device. The lens unit is configured to receive setting information to be used in the image processing section for generating the image data from the body unit via the bidirectional interface of the interface unit, generate the image data based on the received setting information, send notification information to be used by the body unit for receiving the image data to the body unit via the bidirectional interface of the interface unit, and send the image data to the body unit via the unidirectional interface of the interface unit after sending the notification information. | 05-05-2011 |
20140218558 | LENS UNIT, IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LENS UNIT, AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes a lens unit, a body unit detachably attached to the lens unit, and an interface unit configured to connect the lens unit and the body unit so as to be capable of communicating with each other, the interface unit having a bidirectional communication interface and a unidirectional interface. The lens unit includes an optical lens configured to transmit light from an object, an imaging device configured to form an image with the light, and an image processing section configured to generate image data based on an output of the imaging device. The lens unit is configured to receive setting information to be used in the image processing section for generating the image data from the body unit via the bidirectional interface of the interface unit, generate the image data based on the received setting information, send notification information to be used by the body unit for receiving the image data to the body unit via the bidirectional interface of the interface unit, and send the image data to the body unit via the unidirectional interface of the interface unit after sending the notification information. | 08-07-2014 |
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20110216140 | ROLLED MEDIUM ACCOMMADATION DEVICE AND LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE - A rolled medium accommodation device includes a rolled medium accommodation unit which swings around a first shaft, a lever member which swings around a second shaft in conjunction with swinging of the rolled medium accommodation unit, a shaft member capable of moving in a direction intersecting an axial direction of the second shaft, and urging unit configured to apply rotational torque around the second shaft to the lever member. Due to the rotational torque, the rolled medium accommodation unit is subjected to force whereby the rolled medium accommodation unit is swung in a direction opposite that of gravity around the first shaft from a low position to a high position higher than the low position, and the shaft member moves so that the distance between a center of the shaft member and a center of the second shaft is greater in the high position than in the low position. | 09-08-2011 |
20130093823 | LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE - A liquid ejection device includes a first rolled medium accommodation unit, a second rolled medium accommodation unit and a liquid ejection head. The first rolled medium accommodation unit is configured to accommodate a rolled medium, the first rolled medium accommodation unit being movable along a first path. The second rolled medium accommodation unit is configured to accommodate the rolled medium, the second rolled medium accommodation unit being movable along a second path. The liquid ejection head is configured to eject an ink as a liquid onto a medium supplied by being unwound from the rolled medium. | 04-18-2013 |
20130335478 | LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE - A liquid ejection device includes a first rolled medium accommodation unit, a second rolled medium accommodation unit and a liquid ejection head. The first rolled medium accommodation unit is configured to accommodate a rolled medium. The second rolled medium accommodation unit is configured to accommodate the rolled medium, the second rolled medium accommodation unit being movable. The liquid ejection head is configured to eject an ink as a liquid onto a medium supplied by unwound from the rolled medium accommodated in one of the first rolled medium accommodation unit and the second rolled medium accommodation unit. | 12-19-2013 |
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20090062615 | ENDOSCOPE WITH FOCAL LENGTH VARYING FUNCTION - The invention provides an endoscope with a focal length varying function, which includes an observation window, an objective optical system which is disposed in the observation window and is capable of varying a focal length thereof, and an endo-therapy product raising base which is oscillatable between a stored position where the endo-therapy product raising base is stored in the distal end section body (endo-therapy product projection port) and a raised position where the endo-therapy product raising base is projected from the distal end section body in accordance with a raising operation on a proximal side, wherein at a time of a state in which the endo-therapy product raising base is projected from the distal end section body by a predetermined amount, a predetermined part of the endo-therapy product raising base is set to approximately correspond to a best focus position of the objective optical system. | 03-05-2009 |
20090067067 | ENDOSCOPE - An optical axis restriction surface, which restricts movement of a first lens frame in an optical axis direction, and a fixing slit, which is located in rear of the optical axis restriction surface, are formed on an end portion of a second lens frame. Lens frame hold portions, which restrict rotation of the first lens frame about an optical axis and movement of the first lens frame in a right-and-left direction, are formed on both sides of the fixing slit. The lens frame hold portions are provided with assembly reference surfaces which restrict movement of the first lens frame in an up-and-down direction. An engaging portion, which is engaged with the fixing slit, and two projection portions, which come in contact with the assembly reference surfaces, are formed on the first lens frame. | 03-12-2009 |
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20080214744 | Coating composition, making method, and coated article - A coating composition is based on a water-soluble silicon-containing polymer containing a silyl group capable of reaction with an inorganic material to form a chemical bond and a plurality of amino groups capable of reaction with an organic resin to form chemical bonds. This coating composition has a water solubility and adhesion to inorganic materials and organic resins, and serves as a primer or modifier for improving many properties including mechanical strength, water and boiling water resistance and weatherability. | 09-04-2008 |
20080248317 | METAL SURFACE TREATING AGENT, SURFACE TREATED STEEL MATERIAL AND TREATING METHOD, AND COATED STEEL MATERIAL AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD - A chromate-free metal surface treating agent which is well adapted for use with a metal-coated steel material is provided. This agent provides excellent workability, adhesion, and corrosion resistance when used as a pretreatment before providing an overcoat, for example, by applying a coating composition. A steel material which has been treated with such surface treating agent, and a method for treating a metal surface with such surface treating agent, as well as a coated steel material having an overcoat formed on the surface treated steel material, and its production method are also provided. The metal surface treating agent contains a compound which contains all of the following structures (a) to (c): (a) a straight chain and/or branched organic polymer skeleton formed by carbon-carbon bond optionally containing nitrogen atom between the carbon-carbon bond; (b) a primary, secondary, or tertiary amino group; and (c) a silyl group having a hydrolyzable group and/or hydroxy group bonded by silicon-carbon bond in one molecule and/or its (partial) hydrolysis and condensation product as its critical component, and this critical component is dissolved in water and/or an organic solvent. | 10-09-2008 |
20080280149 | PRIMER COMPOSITION AND COATED ARTICLE - A primer composition comprising (A) a vinyl polymer having hydrolyzable silyl groups and/or SiOH groups and organic UV-absorbing groups and (B) an organopolysiloxane cures into a primer layer having a coefficient of linear expansion equal to or less than 150×10 | 11-13-2008 |
20090209691 | TRIAZINETHIOL AND ALKENYL-CONTAINING ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE, MAKING METHOD, AND PRIMER COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME - An organopolysiloxane having triazinethiol and alkenyl radicals in a molecule and a primer composition comprising the same are provided. The primer composition assists in establishing a high bond strength between metal and silicone rubber by the mechanism that the triazinethiol moieties form strong chemical bonds with a difficult-to-bond metal such as gold, silver or copper, and the alkenyl moieties are involved in silicone rubber vulcanization. | 08-20-2009 |
20100261022 | UV-SHIELDING COATING COMPOSITION AND COATED ARTICLE - A UV-shielding coating composition comprises (A) a dispersion in a dispersing medium of composite zinc oxide nanoparticles which are obtained by coating surfaces of zinc oxide nanoparticles with an oxide or hydroxide of Al, Si, Zr and Sn, the dispersion having a photocatalytic degradability of up to 25%, (B) a vinyl copolymer obtained from copolymerization of an alkoxysilyl-containing vinyl monomer, a UV-absorbing vinyl monomer, and another monomer, and (C) a solvent. The composition is transparent to visible light, UV-shielding, mar resistant, weatherable, and durable. | 10-14-2010 |
20120058347 | PLASTIC ARTICLE FOR AUTOMOTIVE GLAZING - A plastic article is provided wherein a plastic substrate is coated with multiple resin layers including a primer layer comprising a polymer having a UV-absorptive functional group incorporated therein and a weather resistant hardcoat layer comprising a reaction product of alkoxysilyl-containing benzophenone and/or a hydrolyzate thereof. | 03-08-2012 |
20120263933 | ORGANIC RESIN LAMINATE - An organic resin laminate comprising an organic resin substrate and a multilayer coating system thereon has UV-shielding property and high mar resistance. The multilayer coating system includes an outermost layer (I) resulting from plasma polymerization of an organosilicon compound, a lower layer (II) of a silicone coating composition comprising composite oxide nanoparticle dispersion, silicone resin, curing catalyst, and solvent, and optionally a bottom layer (III) of acrylic resin. | 10-18-2012 |
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20150075478 | PISTON STRUCTURE FOR ENGINE - A piston structure for an engine is provided. The piston structure includes a piston for reciprocating within a cylinder, a connecting rod having a smaller-end part and a larger-end part in both ends, respectively, the smaller-end part coupled to the piston, the larger-end part coupled to a crankshaft, a cross-sectionally hollow piston pin coupling the piston to the smaller-end part, and a dynamic absorber provided inside the piston pin, including a fixed part fixed to the piston pin and a movable part pivotally supported by the fixed part, and for suppressing the piston, the piston pin, and the smaller-end part from integrally resonating with respect to the larger-end part of the connecting rod on combustion stroke. The dynamic absorber includes an assemblable dynamic absorber in which the movable part is formed by attaching a mass adjusting part to the fixed part. | 03-19-2015 |
20150075479 | PISTON STRUCTURE FOR ENGINE - A piston pin structure for an engine is provided, which suppresses integral resonance of a piston, a piston pin, and a smaller end part of a connecting rod with respect to a larger end part of the connecting rod on the combustion stroke, as well as suppresses an increase of noise on other strokes, and restricts the fixed dynamic absorber inside the piston pin from coming off and ensures a coming-off function. | 03-19-2015 |
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20110221869 | IMAGING DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A finder display processing unit displays a finder image on a finder screen, measures the distance through triangulation from a stereo camera to a part of a subject expressed in a designated region on the finder image, and designates the shortest distance and the farthest distance from the stereo camera to the subject on the basis of the distance acquired through distance measurement. A finder display processing unit specifies as an effective range candidate a range where the imaging ranges of the first imaging unit and a second imaging unit overlap, specifies an effective range candidate at the shortest distance and an effective range candidate at the farthest distance on the first photographed image, and specifies the range where these effective range candidates overlap as the effective range. The finder display processing unit displays on the finder screen information indicating the specified effective range. | 09-15-2011 |
20110227924 | 3D MODELING APPARATUS, 3D MODELING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A 3D modeling apparatus includes: an accepting unit configured to accept sets of images; a generator configured to generate 3D models of a subject based on the sets of images; a selector configured to select first and second 3D models from the 3D models, wherein the second 3D model is to be superimposed on the first 3D model; a divider configured to divide the second 3D model into second regions; a specifying unit configured to specify first regions in the first 3D model, wherein each of the first regions corresponds to one of the second regions; an acquiring unit configured to acquire coordinate transformation parameters; a transformation unit configured to transform coordinates of the second regions based on the coordinate transformation parameters; and an updating unit configured to superimpose the second regions having the transformed coordinates on the first regions to update the first 3D model. | 09-22-2011 |
20110234759 | 3D MODELING APPARATUS, 3D MODELING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A 3D modeling apparatus includes: a generator configured to generate 3D models of a subject based on pairs of images; a selector configured to select a first 3D model and a second 3D model from the 3D models, wherein the second 3D model is to be superimposed on the first 3D model; an extracting unit configured to extract first feature points from the first 3D model and extract second feature points from the second 3D model; an acquiring unit configured to acquire coordinate transformation parameters based on the first and second feature points; a transformation unit configured to transform coordinates of the second 3D model into coordinates in a coordinate system of the first 3D model, based on the coordinate transformation parameters; and a combining unit configured to superimpose the second 3D model having the transformed coordinates on the first 3D model. | 09-29-2011 |
20110316976 | IMAGING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES, THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus generates a 3D model using a photographed image of a subject and generates a 3D image based on the 3D model. When a corresponding point corresponding to a point forming the 3D model does not form a 3D model generated using a photographed image photographed at a different photographing position, the imaging apparatus determines that the point is noise, and removes the point determined as noise from the 3D model. The imaging apparatus generates a 3D image based on the 3D model from which the point determined as noise is removed. | 12-29-2011 |
20120069018 | AR PROCESS APPARATUS, AR PROCESS METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A generating unit generates a 3D model of an object based on pair images obtained for the same object. An extracting unit extracts plural first feature points from a to-be-synthesis 3D model and plural second feature points from a synthesis 3D model. An obtaining unit obtains a coordinate conversion parameter based on the plural first feature points and second feature points. A converting unit converts a coordinate of the synthesis 3D model in a coordinate in the coordinate system of the to-be-synthesis 3D model using the coordinate conversion parameter. A synthesizing unit synthesizes all converted synthesis 3D models with the to-be-synthesis 3D model, and unifies feature points. A storing unit stores the synthesized 3D model of the object and information on the unified feature points in a memory card, etc. The stored data is used in an AR process. | 03-22-2012 |
20120139941 | INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM, INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - The matching processor acquires the key information such as position information and/or the like by the key information acquirer, and notifies to an external apparatus via the communicator. The matching processor stores the acquired key information in the storer corresponding to the identification information which is acquired from the external apparatus. When the acquired identification information does not exist in a AR data management table, the matching processor acquires the AR data by notifying the identification information to the external apparatus. When there is no empty record in a key information management table, key information of which usage date and time is old is considered as a deletion target. Moreover, when there is no empty record in the AR data management table, the AR data of which usage date and time is old is considered as the deletion target. | 06-07-2012 |
20120140040 | INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM, INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVISION APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - The utility of a service using AR is improved. The information display apparatus which applies an information display according to augmented reality (AR) acquires a reference image for matching with a subject in a captured image and scale information which shows a scale of the subject in the reference image from an information provision apparatus. Then, an inputter-outputter of the information display apparatus displays the captured image as well as a distribution of the reference images by a scale of the subject. On this distribution display, a guide display according to the scale of the subject in the captured image is performed. This guide display moves on the distribution display corresponding to a change of an angle of view. Accordingly, it is easily set the angle of view by which the matching using the acquired reference image can be performed appropriately, and the convenience improves. | 06-07-2012 |
20120162220 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL CREATION SYSTEM - A three-dimensional model creation system stores view information and camera information for cameras with which each client is provided, in a server for each client. Furthermore, when a three-dimensional model is created from a captured pair of images, each client sends the pair images to the server, and the server creates a three-dimensional model on the basis of camera information stored in advance and the received pair images. | 06-28-2012 |
20120162387 | IMAGING PARAMETER ACQUISITION APPARATUS, IMAGING PARAMETER ACQUISITION METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A server sends to a client a message instructing movement of a display apparatus so that cameras comprising a view for creating a three-dimensional model can shoot a screen of a display apparatus. After movement is complete, the server causes an imaging parameter computation pattern image to be displayed on the screen of the display apparatus and instructs the client to cause the displayed pattern image to be shot by cameras. The server acquires images shot by the cameras from the client and seeks imaging parameters of the cameras on the basis of the pattern image included in the acquired images. | 06-28-2012 |
20120194513 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL CREATION CAPABILITY, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A three-dimensional modeling unit creates a three-dimensional model from a pair of images stored in a keyframe storage in every several frame periods. A feature point detection unit detects feature points in images stored in the keyframe storage. Then, a positional change estimate unit estimates positional change of the detected feature points in a latest image and calculates conversion parameters for converting the created three-dimensional model to a three-dimensional model corresponding to the latest image based on the estimation results. Then, a reconstruction unit reconstructs the created three-dimensional model using the calculated conversion parameters and a image output unit outputs it to a display device on a frame period basis. | 08-02-2012 |
20140204086 | IMAGING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES, THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus generates a 3D model using a photographed image of a subject and generates a 3D image based on the 3D model. When a corresponding point corresponding to a point forming the 3D model does not form a 3D model generated using a photographed image photographed at a different photographing position, the imaging apparatus determines that the point is noise, and removes the point determined as noise from the 3D model. The imaging apparatus generates a 3D image based on the 3D model from which the point determined as noise is removed. | 07-24-2014 |
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20110138979 | APPARATUS FOR CUTTING OUT NOODLE - An apparatus for cutting out noodle is provided, which can prevent damage to scraping teeth of a scraper and prevent noodle threads from being caught at a fixing position of the scraper. The apparatus includes a housing, a first roller having a first receiving portion, a second roller having a second receiving portion, a first scraper secured at a first fixing position and having first scraping teeth inserted in the first receiving portion, a second scraper having second scraping teeth, a third scraper secured at a second secured position and having third scraping teeth, and a fourth scraper having fourth scraping teeth. The first and third scrapers include first and second transfer holes, respectively. The first fixing position is located more outwardly in HX direction than a second tooth tip, and the third fixing position is located more outwardly in HX direction than a fourth tooth tip. | 06-16-2011 |
20130059046 | INSTANT NOODLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention obtains instant noodles which do not cause sticking and are easily loosened. Especially, the present invention provides an instant noodles producing method capable of preventing the sticking of the noodle strings even when the noodle strings are straight-type noodles. In a production process of the instant noodles, powdered oil is applied to the surface of a dough sheet or the surfaces of the noodle strings before steaming. Especially, after the powdered oil is applied to the dough sheet. the dough sheet is rolled out once or more. With this, the powdered oil is firmly fixed to the surfaces of the noodle strings. Thus, an extremely high sticking preventing effect can be obtained by an extremely small amount of the powdered oil. | 03-07-2013 |
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20090314253 | DIRECT FUEL INJECTION DIESEL ENGINE - In a direct fuel injection diesel engine equipped with a pentroof-shaped piston, a collision angle (α) at which fuel injected in a direction in which the height of the top face of a piston ( | 12-24-2009 |
20100006061 | DIRECT FUEL INJECTION DIESEL ENGINE - In a direct fuel injection diesel engine having a piston with a pentroof-shaped top face, with regard to a pentroof-shaped piston ( | 01-14-2010 |
20100108022 | DIRECT FUEL-INJECTED ENGINE - In a cross section in which squish flow from an outer peripheral part of a piston ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100186709 | DIRECT FUEL INJECTION DIESEL ENGINE - In a direct fuel injection diesel engine equipped with a pentroof-shaped piston, when fuel is injected into a cavity ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100258078 | DIRECT FUEL-INJECTION ENGINE - In a direct fuel-injection engine equipped with a pentroof-shaped piston, cross-sectional shapes containing a piston central axis (Lp) of a cavity recessed in a central part of the piston having a top face with the height varying in the circumferential direction are set so as to be basically identical at each position in the circumferential direction (see broken line). Since the sizes of the cross-sectional shapes of the cavity thereby become different in a region further on the piston central axis (Lp) side than intersection points (e | 10-14-2010 |