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Utility
X-ray Imaging System Containing X-ray Apparatus Having Gratings and Object Housing for Setting Environmental Condition Independent of External Environment
7 Oct 20
An X-ray imaging system including: an X-ray Talbot imaging apparatus which is provided with an object table, an X-ray source, a plurality of gratings, and an X-ray detector side by side in a direction of an X-ray radiation axis, and irradiates the X-ray detector with an X-ray from the X-ray source through an object and the plurality of gratings to obtain a moire image required for forming a reconstruction image of the object; and an object housing inside which the object is housed and an environmental condition independent of an external environment is set, wherein the object housing is provided detachably with respect to the object table.
Mitsuharu KITAMURA, Yasunori TSUBOI
Filed: 23 Jun 20
Utility
Projection Lens
7 Oct 20
A projection lens for projecting an image onto a projection plane includes: a lens substrate; and an antireflective film disposed on a surface of the lens substrate.
Yoshihiro NAKANO, Koji TAKAHARA, Miyuki TERAMOTO
Filed: 18 May 17
Utility
Image Forming Apparatus
7 Oct 20
An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes: a conveyor that conveys continuous paper; an image former that forms an image on the continuous paper being conveyed; a fixer that pressurizes and heats the continuous paper passing through a fixing nip by bringing rotor into pressure contact with each other to form the fixing nip and rotating the rotors, to fix an image on the continuous paper; and a hardware processor that releases the fixing nip and stop rotation of the rotors and conveyance of the continuous paper by the conveyor when a lastly formed image in accordance with a print job passes through the fixing nip, the hardware processor then performing re-conveyance in which the continuous paper is conveyed by the conveyor with the fixing nip being left released and without rotation of the rotors, before performing warm-up of the fixer.
Masahiro MATSUO
Filed: 23 Feb 20
Utility
Buffer Member and Buffer Member Forming Material
7 Oct 20
A buffer member includes: a resin sheet welded in a bag-like shape; and a medium sealed in the resin sheet, wherein the resin sheet includes a plurality of buffer areas each having a shape extending longitudinally in a first direction and arranged adjacent to each other in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, each buffer area of the plurality of buffer areas includes a first buffer chamber having a shape extending in the first direction, a second buffer chamber having a shape extending in the first direction and formed at a position separated from the first buffer chamber in the first direction, and a connecting flow passage connecting the first buffer chamber and the second buffer chamber.
Takeshi HASHIMOTO, Narutaka YOSHIDA, Hiromi MIZUGUCHI, Masakazu IDENO
Filed: 5 Mar 20
Utility
Diffracted Light Removal Slit and Optical Sample Detection System Using Same
7 Oct 20
The present invention is to provide a diffracted light removal slit and an optical sample detection system including the same, in which diffracted light of excitation light can be reliably removed without affecting reflected light of the excitation light in a sample detection device utilizing the reflected light of the excitation light.
Yukito NAKAMURA, Takatoshi KAYA
Filed: 19 Sep 18
Utility
Inspection System, Inspection Method, and Inspection Program
7 Oct 20
An inspection system includes: an inspection part that compares a scanned image obtained by scanning a sheet on which an image is formed on the basis of a job with a reference image prepared in advance and thereby performs inspection of the scanned image; and a hardware processor that sets an inspection target page to be a target of inspection and a non-inspection target page to be excluded from inspection, for the job, wherein the hardware processor causes the inspection part to perform inspection for the inspection target page and not to perform inspection for the non-inspection target page on the basis of the setting of the hardware processor, and the hardware processor creates an inspection report including scanned images of all pages of the job including the non-inspection target page.
Takao KUROHATA
Filed: 3 Mar 20
Utility
Radiographic Imaging Apparatus
7 Oct 20
A radiographic imaging apparatus, includes: a planar-shaped flexible scintillator board that emits light at an intensity according to a radiation dose of received radiation; a flexible photoelectric conversion panel that includes a plurality of photodetection elements formed so as to be distributed two-dimensionally on a surface of a flexible support board, and is arranged such that an element-formed surface on which the photodetection elements are formed faces the scintillator board, the photodetection elements generating charges according to an intensity of the received radiation; and a moisture barrier layer that is formed of a material having characteristics of preventing moisture from passing therethrough, and covers a surface of the scintillator board opposite to a surface facing the photodetection elements, a side surface of the scintillator board, and a surface of the photoelectric conversion panel opposite to the element-formed surface.
Yoshito YAMAMOTO, Kazuya IKEDA, Yasuhito KUWAHARA
Filed: 2 Apr 20
Utility
Electrophotographic Image Forming Method and Electrophotographic Image Forming System
7 Oct 20
The present invention provides an electrophotographic image forming method using an electrophotographic photoconductor.
Kengo IKEDA, Hiroki TAKAO, Tomoko SAKIMURA, Mayuko MATSUSAKI
Filed: 23 Mar 20
Utility
Positioning Support Apparatus, Radiographic Imaging System, and Storage Medium
7 Oct 20
A positioning support apparatus includes a hardware processor.
Tatsuya TAKAGI
Filed: 25 Mar 20
Utility
Image Analysis Apparatus, Image Analysis System, and Storage Medium
7 Oct 20
Provided is an image analysis apparatus including a hardware processor that analyzes at least one dynamic radiograph formed from a plurality of two-dimensional images acquired by radiographing dynamics of a subject including a trachea and/or a bronchus to measure a feature amount representing a stenotic state of the trachea and/or the bronchus, and estimates the stenotic state of the trachea and/or the bronchus based on a result of the measurement.
Noritsugu MATSUTANI
Filed: 9 Mar 20
Utility
Post-processing Apparatus and Image Forming System
7 Oct 20
A post-processing apparatus includes: a cutter that cuts a transported sheet; a waste bin that stores a cutting waste generated by a cutting operation of the cutter and falling from the cutter; a sensor that detects the cutting waste at a predetermined position in a depth direction in the waste bin; and a hardware processor that controls the cutting operation of the cutter according to a cutting mode, sets a predetermined value according to the cutting mode when the sensor detects the cutting waste, counts the number of times of cutting by the cutter after the sensor starts to detect the cutting waste, and detects that the waste bin is full when the counted number of times of cutting reaches the predetermined value.
Teruhiko TOYOIZUMI, Masayuki WATANABE, Hidenori MINE
Filed: 5 Apr 20
Utility
Image Forming System, Control Method of Image Forming System, and Control Program of Image Forming System
7 Oct 20
Provided is an image forming system that can prevent unnecessary down time and spoiled paper from being caused, thereby improving productivity.
Kenichi HOSOI
Filed: 24 Feb 20
Utility
Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, ultrasound diagnostic image generating method, and program
5 Oct 20
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that can combine image data and has a first image mode and a second image mode, includes: a hardware processor that sets a scan parameter of an image of a first image mode according to restriction information of the scan parameter, when the second image mode is turned on and generates control information; a transmitter that generates a drive signal and inputs the drive signal to an ultrasound probe that transmits transmission ultrasound to a test object and receives reflected ultrasound; a receiver that generates a reception signal of the images in the first and second image modes from an electric signal generated in the ultrasound probe; a first-image-mode image generator that generates first-image-mode image data; a second-image-mode image generator that generates second-image-mode image data; and a combiner that generates combined image data by combining the generated first-image-mode image data and second-image-mode image data.
Akihiro Kawabata, Masashi Kunita, Shinya Kurokawa
Filed: 30 Aug 17
Utility
Method for manufacturing piezoelectric element and method for manufacturing ink jet head
5 Oct 20
A method for manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator (21 a) as a piezoelectric element includes: an electrode forming step of forming a lower electrode (24) on a base body (27) including at least a support substrate (22); a film forming step of forming a piezoelectric thin film (25) on the lower electrode (24); a patterning step of patterning the piezoelectric thin film (25) by removing a part of the piezoelectric thin film (25); and a polishing step of polishing the support substrate (22).
Hideyuki Eguchi
Filed: 10 May 17
Utility
Organic electroluminescent element, lighting device, and display device
5 Oct 20
Satomi Kawabe, Motoaki Sugino, Shinya Otsu
Filed: 1 Dec 14
Utility
Input device and image forming apparatus
5 Oct 20
An input device includes: an operation panel that receives an operation input; a vibration element that is mounted to the operation panel and that vibrates the operation panel in at least one vibration direction; a vibration absorber that connects the operation panel to an apparatus main body and that absorbs a vibration of the operation panel; and a CPU that causes the vibration element to vibrate based on the operation input, wherein the vibration element is mounted on a gravity center axis of the operation panel in the vibration direction.
Hisataka Funakawa
Filed: 14 Jul 19
Utility
Cell staining method and sample collection tube used for the same
5 Oct 20
An object of the present invention is, in the case when a specific substance that has expressed on cells to be detected in a liquid sample is to be specifically stained, to provide a convenient cell staining method by which the damage and loss (flow out) of the cells in the collected sample are prevented, and the time has been shortened in a procedure for staining the cells in the liquid sample.
Tsuneko Chiyoda, Jungo Araki
Filed: 23 Mar 14
Utility
Image forming apparatus including a removable intermediate transfer unit with a guide portion that does not protrude outward from the intermediate transfer unit in a direction orthogonal to a removal direction
5 Oct 20
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body and an intermediate transfer unit including an intermediate transfer belt, the intermediate transfer unit being provided as being attachable to and removable from the apparatus main body by sliding movement in a first direction.
Yuta Suzuki, Yusuke Hashimoto, Teruo Nagashima
Filed: 14 Oct 19
Utility
Fixation apparatus and image forming apparatus providing improved glossiness
5 Oct 20
A fixation apparatus includes a fixation belt, an opposing rotating body, and a nip forming member.
Ryohei Matsuo
Filed: 9 Apr 19
Utility
Cleaning member for image forming apparatus including a protrusion
5 Oct 20
An image forming apparatus includes a cleaning member formed by an elastic body, and a member to be cleaned in which toner added with an external additive adheres to a surface, and the toner is to be cleaned by the cleaning member being in contact with the surface, wherein the cleaning member has a protrusion disposed on a cleaning surface extending from a contact part with the member to be cleaned, and facing a side where the toner is to be cleaned, of the member to be cleaned.
Yoshiki Nakane, Takenobu Kimura, Kei Okamura, Hiroshi Morimoto, Natsuko Minegishi
Filed: 15 Oct 19