Konica Corporation

Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Medical and Graphic, Inc.

Konica-Minolta Holdings, Inc.

Takeshi Habu

Kazuo Takahashi

Toshio Nagatani

Yasuhiko Takamuki

Takayuki Sasaki

Syunji Matsuo

Toshihisa Takeyama

Yasushi Usagawa

Junichi Fukawa

Tateshi Iytaka

Narito Goto

Taketoshi Yamada

Toshiharu Nagashima

Akira Kobayashi

Yoshio Nishina

Akihisa Nakajima

Takeo Arai

Eiichi Ueda

Nobuaki Kagawa

Chika Honda

Akio Fujita

Yuji Hosoi

Takuji Hasegawa

Tsuyoshi Mitsuhashi

Shu Nishiwaki

Kenichi Tanaka

Shiyouji Nishio

Takatoshi Yamada

Tadashi Sekiguchi

Hiroyuki Usiroyama

The ultrasonic transmitter/receiver device comprises a transmission section which transmits ultrasonic waves generated by a piezoelectric element when a transmission signal is inputted, a reception section which is superposed directly or indirectly on the transmission section and outputs a reception signal generated by a piezoelectric element when ultrasonic waves are received, a pair of a transmission signal wire and a transmission grounding wire for supplying the transmission signal to the transmission section, and a pair of a reception signal wire and a reception grounding wire for taking the reception signal from the reception section. The transmission grounding wire and the reception grounding wire are used in common as a common grounding wire. The common grounding wire and the transmission signal wire, and further the common grounding wire and the reception signal wire are disposed on different side surfaces of the transmission section and the reception section superposed with each other.

Ultrasonic transmitter/receiver device, ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus

A method of producing an ultrasonic probe may include superimposing an ultrasonic wave receiving organic piezoelectric element layer made of an organic material on an ultrasonic wave transmitting inorganic piezoelectric element layer made of an inorganic material, and polarizing the ultrasonic wave receiving organic piezoelectric element layer and the ultrasonic wave transmitting inorganic piezoelectric element layer on a condition that the ultrasonic wave receiving organic piezoelectric element layer is superimposed on the ultrasonic wave transmitting inorganic piezoelectric element layer.

Process of making an ultrasonic probe

An ultrasound probe comprising a transmitting piezoelectric layer, an electrode layer and a receiving piezoelectric layer laminated in that order, the ultrasound probe transmitting and receiving an ultrasound, wherein a polarization treatment on the receiving piezoelectric layer is carried out by providing a peelable dielectric layer on the receiving piezoelectric layer.

Method of manufacturing ultrasound probe

An objective is to provide a method of forming a piezoelectric resin film produced at low cost, and specifically to provide the method in which a large-area piezoelectric resin film is produced at low cost, and at reduced investment in facilities. Disclosed is a method of forming a piezoelectric resin film possessing the steps of polymerizing a monomer at a temperature of 5-60&#xb0; C. to obtain a resin having a polymerization degree of 4-300, and a polarity group possessing one bond selected from a urea bond, an ester bond, an amide bond and an imide bond, coating the resin onto a substrate; and further polymerizing the resin at 70-250&#xb0; C. while conducting a poling treatment.

Method of forming piezoelectric resin film

An multi-channel array type ultrasound probe (search unit) disposed at least one-dimensionally, having: a plurality of sheet-shaped piezoelectric elements as transmission reception separation type complex piezoelectric element, wherein a material configuring a transmission piezoelectric element of the complex type piezoelectric element has an elastic coefficient of 10 Gpa to 100 Gpa at 23&#xb0; C., and a material configuring a reception piezoelectric element of the complex type piezoelectric element has an elastic coefficient of 10 Gpa to 1 Gpa at 23&#xb0; C.

Array type ultrasound probe, manufacturing method and driving method of array type ultrasound probe

A near-infrared fluorescing contrast medium which exhibits superior imaging capability and is also difficult to accumulate in a living body, is disclosed, comprising a cyanine compound containing water-solubilizing groups and represented by the following formula. The imaging method by use thereof is also disclosed. 

Near-infrared fluorescent contrast medium

An objective is to provide an electromagnetic wave shielding material exhibiting an excellent electromagnetic wave shielding property, and also to provide a manufacturing method with quick and simple processing, in which a thin-line-state picture image can easily be formed. An electromagnetic wave shielding material exhibiting an excellent near-infrared shielding property can further be provided if desired. Disclosed is an electromagnetic wave shielding material possessing a support and provided thereon, a conductive metal layer, wherein the conductive metal layer satisfies at least one of the following conditions; (1) a void ratio of the conductive metal layer is 0.1-15%, (2) Glossiness of the conductive metal layer is 50-300%, and (3) Center line average surface roughness (Ra) of the conductive metal layer is 1-50 nm.

Electromagnetic wave shielding material, method of manufacturing the same and electromagnetic wave shielding material for plasma display panel

A photothermographic imaging material having a support; a photosensitive layer containing photosensitive silver halide particles on one face of the support; and a non-photosensitive layer provided on a side of the support where the photosensitive layer is provided. At least one of the photosensitive layer and the non-photosensitive layer contains an organic silver salt, a reducing agent, a compound represented by the Formula (1) and a compound represented by the Formula (2a). 

Photothermographic imaging material

A photothermographic material having a support provided on at least one side of the support light-sensitive silver halide particles, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent, as well as a leuco dye of a specific structure and a compound of a specific structure.

Photothermographic material

A thermally developable material is disclosed. The material comprises a support both surfaces which are covered with a resin thermal shrinkage ratio of not more than 0.02% at 150&deg; C. for 30 minutes, and an image forming layer comprising an organic silver. The thermally developable material is advantageous in transparent without staining and size repetition accuracy.

Thermally developable material

Disclosed are a method for processing a black-and-white light-sensitive silver halide photographic material containing at least one kind of a tetrazolium compound or a hydrazine compound with a developing solution containing a polyhydroxybenzene type developing agent, wherein the developing solution is a developing solution prepared by using a solid processing agent, a solid processing agent for a black-and-white light-sensitive silver halide photographic material containing a tetrazolium compound or a hydrazine compound comprising a polyhydroxybenzene type developing agent and a solid processing agent for a black-and-white light-sensitive silver halide photographic material containing a tetrazolium compound or a hydrazine compound comprising a thiosulfate fixing agent and water in an amount of 300% or less based on an amount of the thiosulfate fixing agent.

Processing method of black-and-white light-sensitive silver halide

The improved silver halide photographic material comprises a support having an antistatic coating thereon that contains a water-soluble conductive polymer, hydrophobic polymer particles and a curing agent which is a bifunctional ethylene oxide type curing agent that is to be cured by exposure to electron beams or X-rays. This silver halide photographic material may contain a tetrazolium compound or a hydrazine compound in order to prevent desensitization due to aging. At least one hydrophilic colloidal layer may be provided on the antistatic coating, which colloidal layer contains an epoxy curing agent having a hydroxy group.

Silver halide photographic element

There is disclosed a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material which comprises, in a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material provided by coating at least one layer of hydrophilic colloidal layer including light-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion layer on a support, containing a specific hydrazide derivative in the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and containing, in the hydrophilic colloidal layer, at least one compound selected from each of the groups A and B consisting of the compounds represented by the formulae (II) to (VII) as specified in the specification.

Light-sensitive silver halide photographic material

Disclosed is a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material having a hydrophilic colloid layer containing at least one layer of a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer provided on a support, wherein a hydrazide derivative is contained in the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and the above hydrophilic colloid layer contains at least one of the compounds represented by Formulae [II] and [III] shown below: ##STR1## wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification, ##STR2## wherein R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification.

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Hachioji, Japan

Takeshi Habu