Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Nikon Corporation

Victor Company of Japan, Limited

Koken Company, Limited

Showa University

Yutaka Endo

Toshio Kameshima

Noriyuki Kaifu

Takashi Ogura

Isao Kobayashi

Hideki Nonaka

Toshikazu Tamura

Kanefumi Nakahara

Tatsuya Yamazaki

Masato Takahashi

Hideaki Sakamoto

Tadao Shinya

Shigeo Takenaka

Junichi Yamayoshi

Hiroyuki Matsuno

Ken Hattori

Masaya Iwasaki

Toru Nibe

Nobuyoshi Tanno

Hiroshi Uno

Naohiko Iwata

Yasuo Araki

Shinichi Hirakawa

Akio Nishikata

It is possible to provide a small intestine endoscope training simulator () which allows to obtain a feeling similar to that of inserting an endoscope () into the small intestine () of the living body () and learn the actual operation of the endoscope (). This training simulator () includes a plurality of longitudinal elastic members () for applying an elastic force to each of a plurality of portions of a simulated small intestine (). One end portion sides of the plurality of longitudinal elastic members () are respectively attached to the first attachment portions () on the simulated small intestine () side. The other end portion sides of the plurality of longitudinal elastic members () are respectively attached to the second attachment portions () on the case () side.

Small intestine endoscope training simulator

The exposure system comprises a projection optical system that irradiates exposure light emitted from a mask onto a substrate, a first support member that supports the projection optical system, and a support structure that supports the first support member, wherein the support member supports the first support member at a position that is higher than the position at which the first support member supports the projection optical system.

Exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method

In a photoelectric conversion device for reading signals in succession from plural photoelectric converting elements (S -S ), arranged two-dimensionally on a substrate, by successively scanning drive lines (g -g ) in the X-direction thereby transferring signals charges along signal lines in the Y-direction, for reading the signals of the photoelectric converting elements in a partial area, only the arbitrarily selected drive lines for the plural photoelectric converting elements are scanned in succession while the remaining drive lines are not driven or are driven simultaneously for transferring the charges at a timing different from the timing of drive of the arbitrarily selected drive lines.

Photoelectric conversion device and driving method therefor

Each pixel receives a digital picture data having a multi-gradation data. A line composed of printing pixels having a thickness difference of multi-gradations is obtained on a recording paper by controlling whether or not there exist ink transcription by each gradation with a line head. A digital printer of printing a picture by recording a plurality of lines on a recording paper with scanning by the line head, comprising counting devices ( - - ) for counting a number of pixels to print at each gradation, dividing devices ( - - - - - - ) for dividing all pixels into several groups in accordance with the counting devices and deciding devices ( - - - - ) for deciding a number of groups. A range of grouping and as number of groups can be changed so as for a number of printing pixels in every group to be equal to a predetermined number of simultaneous turn-on pixels. During a printing operation at each gradation, a pixel of simultaneously printing in one line is limited to a unit of the group and prints each gradation a plurality of times. Accordingly, a number of simultaneous turn-on pixels can always be held constant except a specific case.

Digital printer and its printing method

This mask case is a mask case for accommodating a reticle formed with a pattern to be transferred to a substrate, in which one outer wall face of the mask case is formed with first and second depressions and the form of the first depression is one of conical and triangular pyramidal forms, whereas the second depression has a V-groove form.

Photomask case, transporting apparatus, and transporting method

A substrate storage cassette positioning device and method for positioning a substrate storage cassette in a predetermined location on an installation platform, comprising a guide section for guiding the substrate storage cassette into a predetermined location during the positioning of the substrate storage cassette.

Substrate storage cassette positioning device and method

Disclosed is an image pick-up apparatus system using large-screen image pick-up means, which system comprises: image pick-up means; detecting means for detecting the state of one or more image output devices connected to the apparatus via a network; and control means for controlling the exposure area defined by the image pick-up means, according the detection output of the detecting means, in order to increase ease of use of the operator, and realized increased speed of processing. Also disclosed is an image pick-up apparatus which comprises: image pick-up means; detecting means for detecting the state of the plurality of image output devices connected to the apparatus via the network; and setting means for setting the output device for outputting the image signals exposed by the image pick-up means, according to the detection output of the detecting means.

Image pick-up apparatus, image pick-up method, and image pick-up system

The invention relates to an image sensing apparatus and method which form an image by using radiation including visible light, X-rays, and the like (which is generically called light in the invention), and also relates to a -one- or two-dimensional image sensing apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus, a digital copying machine, a still camera, or a radiation image sensing apparatus, and an image sensing method. This image sensing apparatus uses a photo-electric conversion device. The image sensing apparatus has an image sensing means including a plurality of photo-electric elements arranged one- or two-dimensionally to obtain image information with a high S/N ratio by solving the problem that errors contained in the photographic output cannot be completely corrected because of the differences between the conditions set to obtain data to be used for correction and the conditions set for actual photographing operation. The image sensing apparatus includes a means for storing a photographic output in the photographic mode, a means for storing photographic conditions in the photographic mode, means for obtaining a correction output in the correction mode which is activated by using the stored photographic conditions, and a means for correcting the photographic output by using the correction output. With this arrangement, correction data is acquired under operation conditions set in accordance with operation conditions in photographing operation.

Image sensing apparatus and method

An apparatus for photographing a radiographic image, has an image sensing system for obtaining a radiographic image; an image process system for correcting the radiographic image obtained by the image sensing system using input/output characteristics in units of pixels of the image sensing system, and outputting the corrected radiographic image; and a predetermined factor detecting unit for monitoring a predetermined factor value that ultimately influences the output from the image process system.

Radiographic apparatus

A master plate transporting system automatically detects the presence/absence of master plates accommodated in a container and also detects the position of each master plate in the container as well as the type of the container being used. In this arrangement, the master plate transporting system executes the automatic transporting operation without transport errors. Containers each holding one or more reticles, are positioned in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus. A reticle detection sensor detects the presence and the position of the reticle in each container. A controller controls the transporting operation of a reticle transporting mechanism based on the detection results of the detection sensor to reliably retrieve the reticle, transport it to an exposure system, and return it to the container.

Master plate transporting system

In a photoelectric conversion device for reading signals in succession from plural photoelectric converting elements (S11-S33), arranged two-dimensionally on a substrate, by successively scanning drive lines (g1-g3) in the X-direction thereby transferring signals charges along signal lines in the Y-direction, for reading the signals of the photoelectric converting elements in a partial area, only the arbitrarily selected drive lines for the plural photoelectric converting elements are scanned in succession while the remaining drive lines are not driven or are driven simultaneously for transferring the charges at a timing different from the timing of drive of the arbitrarily selected drive lines.

A photoelectric conversion device includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a matrix to continuously read a noise-free image. The plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in each row are commonly connected to respective refresh signal lines. The refresh signal lines are independently set up and respectively connected to refresh signal generators.

Photoelectric conversion device, and system and image reading method

A high S/N ratio, stable, and high read rate photoelectric conversion device is formed by the same process as that for a TFT in a photoelectric conversion apparatus, and includes a photoelectric conversion device having a first electrode layer, a semiconductor layer, and a second electrode layer, first and second switch devices each having first and second main electrodes, first and second power sources, and a reading circuit, where the first electrode layer is electrically connected to the first main electrode, the second electrode layer is electrically connected to a power source, and the second main electrode is electrically connected to the reading circuit. The switch device is turned on in refresh driving for applying an electric field from the power source to the second electrode layer in a direction for guiding carriers from the semiconductor layer to the second electrode layer, thereby fixing a potential on a first electrode layer side of the photoelectric conversion device.

Photoelectric conversion apparatus having semiconductor structure and

A method and apparatus for cooling different media which separately control the temperature of a plurality of chambers. A common refrigerant is used for cooling the different media.

Temperature-control method and apparatus

The present invention relates to a radiographic apparatus and an imaging processing method. The radiographic apparatus has first and second radiation detection units each of which converts information of a radiation image into an electrical signal, and which are arranged in the radiation incidence direction, and an image information combining unit for forming a combined image by combining the two pieces of radiation image information respectively obtained by the first and second radiation detection units.

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Yokohama, Japan

Yutaka Endo