Abstract: A method of working an optical element for producing an optical element having a microscopic pattern, comprising a pattern drawing step for forming a specified pattern corresponding to said optical element on a base material including a layer of pattern drawing object, wherein said layer of pattern drawing object has a curved surface, and said specified pattern is drawn by the application of an electron beam to said layer of pattern drawing object.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a cellulose ester film satisfying the relationships, Nx>Ny>Nz, and 0.8?Rt/R0?3.5, the method comprising casting a cellulose ester dope containing a solvent of a good solvent and a poor solvent on a support to form a web; peeling the web from the support; transporting the peeled web (step D0); holding the edges in the transverse direction of the web (step A); stretching the resulting web in the transverse direction while applying a tension; reducing the tension in the transverse direction of the web; and drying the stretched web, wherein the residual solvent content of the web is 5 to 90% by weight at the beginning in the step A, and the residual poor solvent content in the residual solvent content of the web is from 15 to 95% by weight at the terminal point in the Step D0.

Abstract: There is described a medical image recording system for recording an image on a reflex-type recording medium based on image information, and a medical image recording system for recording with ink-jet the medical image information obtained through an input device, such as a medical photographing device. The system includes an image-processing section to apply a dynamic-range compression processing to original image signals representing the medical image and inputted therein, in order to generate output image signals, and an image-forming section to form a compressed medical image on the reflex-type recording medium, based on the output image signals generated by the image-processing section. The dynamic-range compression processing is to compress a dynamic-range of density variation to be expressed on the reflex-type recording medium.

Abstract: A photographing apparatus is capable of data communication with equipment connected to the photographing apparatus via a communication cable and capable of supplying power to the equipment via the communication cable. The apparatus includes: a connecting section for connecting the communication cable; a connection detecting section for detecting connection of the communication cable to the connecting section; a recognizing section for recognizing that a photographing process is under operation; and a power supply controller for controlling power supply to the communication cable. Wherein, when the connection detecting section has detected that the communication cable is connected to the connection section and the recognizing section has recognized that the photographing process is under operation, the power supply controller controls not to supply power to the communication cable.

Abstract: An IC card comprising: a core layer comprising therein an electronic element having a memory medium; an image receptive layer recording at least either text information or image information; and an optical variation element layer comprising an optical variation element, wherein the memory medium stores a characteristic information of the optical variation element layer and at least either the text information or the image information.

Abstract: A dielectric-coated electrode having a conductive base material coated with a dielectric on a surface thereof, the dielectric including a first metal atom and a second metal atom. As for an ionic strength of the first metal atom and an ionic strength of the second metal atom according to a dynamic SIMS measurement, the ionic strength of the second metal atom is larger than the ionic strength of the first metal atom from the most surface of the dielectric toward a predetermined depth of the dielectric, and the ionic strength of the first metal atom is larger than the ionic strength of the second metal atom from the predetermined depth toward the surface of the conductive base material.

Abstract: An electroluminescent element is disclosed, comprising an electroluminescent material and a fluorescent substance emitting light having an emission maximum at the wavelength different from that of light emitted from the electroluminescent material upon absorption of the light emitted from the electroluminescent material. A color conversion filter is also disclosed, comprising a fluorescent substance emitting light having an emission maximum at the wavelengths of 400 to 700 nm upon absorption of the light emitted from the electroluminescent material.

Abstract: A dispersion of colored particles is disclosed. The dispersion is prepared by emulsifying a mixture comprising a colorant and polymer, employing a reactive emulsifier, and subsequently copolymerizing the resulting mixture, employing polymerizable monomer. An ink employing the dispersion is also disclosed.

Abstract: There are described an image processing method, an image processing apparatus, an image processing program and an image recording apparatus characterized by reduced computation loads and capable of suppressing the mottled granular noise contained in color image signals and enhancing the sharpness of the image, without generating noises similar to color misregistration and false color contour appearing close to the edge.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing toner for developing an electrostatic latent image, is provided with an inlet section to receive a slurry containing toner particles, impure fine particles having a specific gravity smaller than that of the toner particles and aqueous medium; a centrifugal concentrating device for applying centrifugal force to the slurry and having a precipitating plate with which the toner particles are precipitated from the slurry and an accommodating section to accommodate a concentrated slurry containing the precipitated toner particles, and an outlet section to deliver impure fine particles and aqueous medium.

Abstract: There is described a compound apparatus, having a plurality of outputting functions including at least a copy function. The compound apparatus includes: an image-reading device to read an original image residing on a document so as to convert the original image into image data; a binary-coded image data generating section to generate binary-coded image data by applying a binary-coding processing to the image data; an image-data storing section to store the image data or the binary-coded image data; a designating section to designate an outputting function among the plurality of outputting functions; a resolution setting section to set an output-image resolution, based on an output resolution of the outputting function; and a resolution converting section to convert a resolution of either the image data or the binary-coded image data, stored in the image-data storing section, to the output-image resolution set by the resolution setting section.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a cellulose ester film satisfying the relationships, Nx>Ny>Nz, and 0.8?Rt/R0<3.5, the method comprising casting a cellulose ester dope containing a solvent of a good solvent and a poor solvent on a support to form a web; peeling the web from the support; transporting the peeled web (step D0); holding the edges in the transverse direction of the web (step A); stretching the resulting web in the transverse direction while applying a tension; reducing the tension in the transverse direction of the web; and drying the stretched web, wherein the residual solvent content of the web is 5 to 90% by weight at the beginning in the step A, and the residual poor solvent content in the residual solvent content of the web is from 15 to 95% by weight at the terminal point in the Step D0.

Abstract: An optically anisotropic film is disclosed. The film comprises a fatty acid cellulose ester film support having an acetyl group and a propionyl group, and a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal compound, or a resin layer containing polyimide, polyamidoimide, polyamide, polyether imide, polyether ether ketone, polyether ketone, polyketone sulfide, polyether sulfone, polysulfone, polyphenylene sulfide, polyphenylene oxide, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polyacetal, polycarbonate, polyallylate, acrylic resin, polyvinyl alcohol, polypropylene, cellulose based plastics, epoxy resin, or phenol resin.

Abstract: An actinic radiation curable composition, comprising a photo-acid generating agent selected from the group consisting of sulfonium represented by General Formulas (I)–(III).

Abstract: An image acquiring display apparatus comprising an editing system for photographing conditions, a method of editing photographing conditions by using the apparatus, and a program for arranging photographing conditions, in order to select any of photographing conditions rapidly and certainly. The image acquiring display apparatus has: a display for displaying at least a selection screen for selecting a photographing condition required for a patient from a plurality of photographing conditions, and a display screen for displaying image data read out of a radiographic image conversion medium having a radiographic image of the patient, recorded thereon; and an editing section for editing a plurality of photographing conditions to be displayed on the selection screen, of predetermined master data including a plurality of photographing conditions.

Abstract: An ink jet recording medium and its manufacturing method are disclosed, the medium comprising a substrate and provided thereon, plural ink absorption layers including an upper layer containing inorganic pigment and thermoplastic particles, wherein the content by weight of the inorganic pigment is greater than that of the thermoplastic particles.

Abstract: An inkjet printer having, a white color head to jet a white color ink; a plurality of process color heads to jet respective process color inks; and a controller to control operations of the white color head and the plurality of process color heads, wherein the controller selectively conducts a control of a top face printing where at least one of the plurality of the process color heads jets the respective process color ink after the white color head jets the white color ink, or a control of a bottom face printing where the white color head jets the white color ink after at least one of the plurality of the process color heads jets the respective process color ink.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having: a plurality of scanners, each of the scanners having a rotary polygonal mirror; a position detecting section for generating an image start reference signal in a main scanning direction; a PLL control section for controlling a rotation number of the mirror on a basis of a reference frequency signal of the mirror and a pulse signal generated per one rotation of the mirror; and a phase control section for detecting phase difference of each mirror on the basis of the image start reference signal in the main scanning direction in the plurality of the scanners, controlling a phase of the reference frequency signal of each mirror, and correcting image deviation in a sub-scanning direction of an image formed by the plurality of the scanners.

Abstract: A method of forming a toner image employing a photoreceptor is described. The photoreceptor comprises a photosensitive layer on a cylindrical conductive substrate, Formula (1) and Formula (2) are held, 0<Pmax<2P??Formula (1) 2?(Pmax/D)×100?50??Formula (2) wherein P (?m) is the average of the coating layer thickness in central section in the width direction of the photoreceptor, Pmax (?m) is average of the image forming region, and D (?m) is average of distance between point, at which said maximum value is obtained, and edge of the coating layer.

Abstract: There is described an image processing method and an image converting apparatus for performing the image processing for recording the medical image information. The apparatus includes an image converting section to convert the image in respect to the original image signals; an image feature extracting section to extract image features for every pixel included in the plurality of pixels in respect to the original image signals; a sharpness information obtaining section to obtain sharpness information from the image converting section; a sharpness calculating section to calculate correlation between the image features and the sharpness information; and a frequency processing section to compensate for a sharpness level of the image, based on the correlation calculated by the sharpness calculating section, so as to reduce a variation of the sharpness level before and after the image converting section converts the image in respect to the original image signals.