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Utility
Sheet Distinction Device and Image Forming Apparatus
11 Nov 20
A sheet distinction device includes a slot, a detector, a presser, a measurer, a calculator, and an operation controller.
Kazutoshi YOSHIMURA, Satoshi OGATA, Yumiko IZUMIYA
Filed: 6 May 20
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Image Forming Apparatus and Method for Controlling Image Forming Apparatus
11 Nov 20
An image forming apparatus includes: a first hardware processor that outputs guidance information for setting a predetermined function to a user; a second hardware processor that receives voice input from the user according to the guidance information; a third hardware processor that executes a process of setting the predetermined function according to the voice input received by the second hardware processor; and a fourth hardware processor that outputs a masking signal for masking voice from the user based on the guidance information.
Hiroyuki KAWABATA
Filed: 8 Apr 20
Utility
Image Forming Apparatus, Image Forming Method, and Program
11 Nov 20
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming apparatus main body that forms an image on a sheet; an image reading device provided downstream of the image forming apparatus main body to read an image formed on the sheet by the image forming apparatus main body; and a hardware processor that controls the image forming apparatus main body and the image reading device, wherein the hardware processor changes, in accordance with a secondary inspection result of secondary inspection in which a user performs visual check, a determination criterion for primary inspection of a read image that is a result of reading an image by the image reading device.
Dong Wei, Taisuke Akahori
Filed: 3 May 20
Utility
Image Forming Method
11 Nov 20
Provided is an image forming method, including: transferring and fixing a toner onto a recording medium, and forming an image including a plurality of layers, in which an attachment amount of the toner on the recording medium is greater than or equal to 8 g/m2 and less than or equal to 40 g/m2, a toner forming a layer in contact with a fixing member contains at least a first mold release agent containing ester wax and a second mold release agent containing microcrystalline wax, and a special color toner is contained in any layer of the plurality of layers.
Keisuke ASANO, Shiro HIRANO, Kazuhiko NAKAJIMA
Filed: 20 Apr 20
Utility
Radiography Control Device and Radiography System
11 Nov 20
A radiography control device used in a radiography system including a radiography device and a radiography control device that controls the radiography device, the radiography control device includes: an inputter that inputs examination order information; and a hardware processor that selects guidance for guiding a dynamic state of a subject based on the order information input from the inputter.
TAKAHISA UEHARA
Filed: 3 May 20
Utility
Dynamic analysis apparatus and system for measuring temporal changes in blood vessels
9 Nov 20
A dynamic analysis apparatus includes: an index value meter that measures, in a plurality of areas in a dynamic image obtained by performing radiography on a region including a blood vessel with respect to a subject, a temporal change of an index value regarding a position and a shape of the blood vessel; an elongation rate calculator that calculates an elongation rate of the blood vessel in each area on the basis of the temporal change of the index value in each area measured by the index value meter; and an elongation rate display that displays a list of the elongation rate in each area calculated by the elongation rate calculator.
Noritsugu Matsutani
Filed: 19 Sep 18
Utility
Medical image processing apparatus with awareness of type of subject pattern
9 Nov 20
A medical image processing apparatus includes: a frame data generation part that generates frame data by scanning of a subject; and an image generation part that applies image processing on the generated frame data to generate medical image data, wherein the image generation part includes: a region dividing part that divides the generated frame data into frame data of a plurality of sub regions; a pattern classification part that classifies frame data of each of the sub regions in accordance with a pattern; a parameter selection part that selects a parameter for image processing for each sub region in accordance with a classification result of each of the sub regions; and an image processing execution part that applies image processing on frame data of each of the sub regions with use of a selected parameter of each a the sub regions.
Akihiro Kawabata
Filed: 14 Oct 18
Utility
Magnetic sensor, sensor unit, magnetic detection device, and magnetic measurement device
9 Nov 20
There are provided: an element array 10a including a plurality of tunnel magnetoresistive elements 20 respectively having a fixed magnetic layer 21, a free magnetic layer 22, and an insulation layer 23 provided between the fixed magnetic layer 21 and the free magnetic layer 22, the elements respectively for varying the tunnel resistance of the insulation layer 23 by influence of an external magnetic field; and an electric circuit 30 that applies a voltage to a plurality of the tunnel magnetoresistive elements 20 forming the element array 10a, with the voltage to be applied to each tunnel magnetoresistive element being equal to or higher than 0.1 mV and equal to or lower than 50 mV.
Kousuke Fujiwara, Mikihiko Oogane, Yasuo Ando, Junichi Jono, Takashi Terauchi
Filed: 27 Dec 16
Utility
Multiple function apparatus, display switching method and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with display switching program
9 Nov 20
A multiple function apparatus includes a first hardware processor, a second hardware processor, and a display commonly used by the first hardware processor and the second hardware processor, wherein the first hardware processor determines a first screen, the second hardware processor determines a second screen, switches a display mode to any one of a single mode and a proxy mode, and in the case where the display mode is the proxy mode, allows the display to display an image of the first screen, and in the case where the display mode is the single mode, allows the display to display an image of the second screen.
Hidekazu Takahama
Filed: 22 Oct 17
Utility
Inkjet recording device and inkjet head driving method
2 Nov 20
The present application is in at least one aspect directed to solving a problem of providing an inkjet recording device and an inkjet head driving method, in which instantaneous power consumption of a plurality of drive waveform generation circuits can be reduced while not requiring correction of an ink landing position without a complex structure.
Yasuhiko Suetomi, Takakazu Kuki, Keiji Handa, Yuusuke Kimura
Filed: 6 Feb 17
Utility
Dynamic image processing apparatus for aligning frame images obtained by photographing dynamic state of chest based on movement of lung-field region
2 Nov 20
A dynamic image processing apparatus includes: a hardware processor that: extracts a lung-field region from at least one of a plurality of frame images of a chest dynamic image obtained by radiographing a dynamic state of a chest of an examinee; sets a feature point in a position that moves according to a movement of a lung field due to respiration in the lung-field region extracted by the hardware processor; searches a frame image other than a frame image in which the feature point has been set for a corresponding point that corresponds to the feature point set by the hardware processor, and estimates a correspondence relationship of each pixel in the lung-field region among the plurality of frame images in accordance with a positional relationship between the feature point set by the hardware processor and the corresponding point searched for by the hardware processor.
Sho Noji, Kenta Shimamura
Filed: 19 Sep 18
Utility
Image projection device and planetarium
2 Nov 20
In an image projection device including a laser beam source and a diffractive optical element provided on an optical path of a laser beam L from the laser beam source, a transparent member having a refractive index higher than that of an area ahead of an emission surface on the optical path of the laser beam L and a diffractive optical element is formed on an emission surface of the transparent member.
Mitsuru Yokoyama, Hiroaki Ueda
Filed: 29 Nov 16
Utility
Radiation Image Capturing System
28 Oct 20
A radiation image capturing system includes a capturing room and a console.
Wataru MATSUSHITA, Kenroku UBUKATA, Hidetake TEZUKA, Tomonori GIDO, Fumikage UCHIDA, Hisashi YONEKAWA, Hirotaka HARA
Filed: 13 Jul 20
Utility
Image Scanning Device
28 Oct 20
An image scanning device includes: a storage that stores therein an image feature of image data attached to a sent email; an image scanner that scans a document to obtain scanned data; and a hardware processor.
Kohei YAMAZAKI
Filed: 19 Apr 20
Utility
Hydrogel Particle and Method for Producing Same, Cell or Cell Structure Each Enclosing Hydrogel Particle Therein, Method for Evaluating Activity of Cell Using Hydrogel Particle, and Use of Hydrogel Particle As Sustained Release Preparation
28 Oct 20
The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a hydrogel particle which can be taken into a cell by the action of the cell and can control the release of a magnetic particle enclosed therein into the cell so as to retain the magnetic particle in the cell for a long period; a method for producing the hydrogel particle; a cell or a cell structure each enclosing the hydrogel particle therein; and a method for evaluating the activity of a cell using the hydrogel particle.
Makoto MOCHIZUKI, Chie INUI, Natsumi HIRAYAMA, Akihiro MAEZAWA, Yasuhiko TABATA
Filed: 4 Nov 18
Utility
Information Processing Apparatus, Print Server, Printing System, and Recording Medium
28 Oct 20
An information processing apparatus includes a processor that performs: after a user starts to configure settings for printing, making a first judgment on whether or not a printing apparatus specified for printing is a printer model supported by print setting software installed on the information processing apparatus; making a second judgment on whether or not switching to a machine-independent print control method is necessary, with reference to the first judgment; and if switching to a machine-independent print control method is necessary, performing: switching to the machine-independent print control method; generating a print job by the machine-independent print control method; and transmitting the print job to the specified printing apparatus.
Tetsuya MASUDA
Filed: 7 Apr 20
Utility
Ultrasound Probe and Ultrasound Diagnostic Apparatus
28 Oct 20
Disclosed is an ultrasound probe including: a piezoelectric body that transmits and receives ultrasound; a backing that is disposed behind the piezoelectric body; and a reflector that is disposed between the piezoelectric body and the backing and that has an acoustic impedance greater than an acoustic impedance of the piezoelectric body; wherein, a thickness of the reflector is within the range of more than 0 to less than 0.05λ, where λ is a wavelength of the ultrasound.
Koetsu SAITO, Hisashi MINEMOTO
Filed: 9 Apr 20
Utility
Communication Control System, Image Processing Unit, Router, Communication Relay Device and Non-Transitory Recording Medium
28 Oct 20
A communication control system comprises: a router that connects a first network and a second network; a communication relay device that connects the first network and the second network; and a hardware processor that: determines whether a first packet received from the first network is a packet to be discarded by the router, transmits a second packet corresponding to the first packet to the second network when the first packet is determined as the packet to be discarded by the router, and rewrites a transmitter IP address of a response packet corresponding to the second packet to an IP address of the router and sends the response packet to the first network when the response packet is received from the second network.
Hiroki TAJIMA
Filed: 12 Jul 20
Utility
Inkjet Head and Inkjet Recording Apparatus
28 Oct 20
Provided is an inkjet head including: ink discharge sections with pressure chambers, nozzles, and first individual ink ejection flow paths and second individual ink ejection flow paths; a first common ink ejection flow path which communicates to the first individual ink ejection flow paths and into which ink flows through the first individual ink ejection flow paths in a first flow-in section; and a second common ink ejection flow path which communicates to the second individual ink ejection flow paths and into which ink flows through the second individual ink ejection flow paths in a second flow-in section.
Souichi TANAKA, Hikaru HAMANO
Filed: 27 Dec 17
Utility
Image Forming Apparatus, Image Forming System, Management Apparatus, and Program
28 Oct 20
An image forming apparatus includes: an image former that forms an image on a basis of a print job; and a hardware processor that controls the image former and can perform a proof printing function, wherein the hardware processor performs, for a print job including post-processing process setting, control for performing another post-processing process different from a post-processing process set in a print job when a proof printing function is performed.
Masayuki YASUKAGA
Filed: 5 Apr 20