Abstract: An image formation device of the present invention has: a recording medium supplying section that supplies a recording medium; a conveying section that conveys the recording medium supplied from the recording medium supplying section; an image formation section that ejects droplets and forms an image on the recording medium that is being conveyed; an image conversion section that converts an inputted image into dot data; a printing processing section that, from inputted print information, outputs continuously printed number of sheets information that causes the image formation section to continuously print output images, and prints the recording media corresponding to the continuously printed number of sheets, and, thereafter, carries out processing that temporarily stops printing of the output images; and a control section that, during a stoppage time of the printing, stops at least formation of images at the image formation section, and continues to drive the conveying section.

Abstract: The present invention provides a radiographic image detector that may maintain even resolution in 6 directions before and after 3-pixel binning process or 4-pixel binning process. A radiation detector is disposed with plural pixels that have hexagonal shaped pixel regions, arrayed in a honeycomb pattern. Scan lines connected to TFT switches in each of the pixels are disposed one for each of the pixel rows. Grouped scan lines are also disposed one for each of the pixel rows for reading and combining 3 pixels or 4 pixels worth of charges at the same timing for plural pixel groups, each configured from 3 pixels or 4 pixels in a radiation detection element. ON signals are simultaneously sent by the grouped scanned lines to the TFT switches to perform 3-pixel binning or 4-pixel binning.

Abstract: The present invention provides a radiographic image detector that may maintain even resolution in 6 directions before and after 3-pixel binning process. Namely, out of plural pixels with hexagonal shaped pixel regions in a radiation detector, for plural pixel groups respectively configured from 3 pixels, 3 pixels worth of charges in the radiation detector are read together, the charge signals of these 3 pixels combined, and integrated in sequence with a charge amplifier. For specific pixel groups, out of 3 pixels configuring the specific pixel groups, the charge signals of 2 pixels worth, and the charge signal of the remaining 1 pixel worth are summed with the same charge amplifier using shifted integration timings. 3-pixel binning is thereby performed.

Abstract: A pipe thickness measuring device 10 is provided, including a luminance profile obtaining unit obtaining luminance profiles of radiographic images of a pipe to be measured in a direction crossing the pipe, an outer diameter point detecting unit detecting outer diameter points of the pipe based on the obtained luminance profiles, a region setting unit setting a predetermined region inside two of the outer diameter points of the pipe detected by the outer diameter point detecting unit, and an inner diameter point detecting unit detecting inner diameter points of the pipe based on a luminance profile corresponding to the set predetermined region from among the luminance profiles obtained by the luminance profile obtaining unit.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic equipment has at least one rechargeable ultrasound probe with a built-in battery, and a diagnostic equipment body connected to the at least one ultrasound probe in a wireless manner, wherein the diagnostic equipment body includes a power supply unit which supplies power to the battery of the at least one ultrasound probe, and a power supply controller which causes the battery of the at least one ultrasound probe to selectively perform refresh charging and top-up charging using the power supply unit on the basis of power supply information to the battery of the at least one ultrasound probe and the examination situation in the diagnostic equipment body.

Abstract: An electronic endoscope includes a lens holder that has a tube-shaped part, a wide-angle lens that is mounted on the lens holder and that is arranged on one-end side of the tube-shaped part in a state that an optical axis is aligned to a center axis of the tube-shaped part so that an observational field of view extends to a sideward region of the tube-shaped part, an imaging device that receives light acquired through the wide-angle lens and that converts the light into an electric signal, a transparent cover that covers one-end side of the tube-shaped part and whose part facing the observational field of view of the wide-angle lens has transparency, a tube-shaped body part that is connected to the transparent cover on the-other-end side of the tube-shaped part, and a driving section that causes the lens holder to advance or retreat in the center axis direction.

Abstract: A server unit includes a browsing request receiving device that receives a browsing request for a piece of content including one or multiple pages from a display unit; a user discriminating device that discriminates a user of the display unit issuing the browsing request; a delivery information generating device that generates a piece of delivery information by adding a piece of scenario information for each model representing a transition of a display range within each page of the content to which the browsing request is issued from the display unit, when an identical user discriminated by the user discriminating device has multiple display units of different models, the delivery information generating device generating the delivery information the content of which has added thereto multiple pieces of scenario information; and a delivery device that delivers the delivery information.

Abstract: A printing method comprises supplying a flocculant for promoting aggregation reaction of aggregative material that gels by aggregation to at least a region of a printing medium having a small capillary force, shooting droplets of ink containing the aggregative material by an ink jet method to at least the region of the printing medium having a small capillary force, and fixing the ink that has gelled by the aggregation reaction between the aggregative material and the flocculant onto the printing medium.

Abstract: According to the present invention, even if the coloring material use amount is limited but ambiguities remain and an accurate coloring material use limit is not known, then a virtual coloring material use limit is set artificially, the color measurement values of virtual patches in a region that exceeds the coloring material use limit are inferred by extrapolation and the color measurement values in the region exceeding the coloring material use limit are predicted by interpolation using the inferred color measurement values. Therefore, it is possible to predict colors in relation to any input exceeding the coloring material use limit.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrophoretic composition including a dye, a non-water-soluble dispersion medium, and charged particles, wherein the dye includes in a molecule thereof at least two color forming moieties including a first color forming moiety and a second color forming moiety, the first color forming moiety having a maximum absorption wavelength that is the shortest maximum absorption wavelength among the at least two color forming moieties, the second color forming moiety having a maximum absorption wavelength that is the longest maximum absorption wavelength among the at least two color forming moieties, a difference between the maximum absorption wavelength of the first color forming moiety and the maximum absorption wavelength of the second color forming moiety being from 50 nm to 400 nm, and the first color forming moiety and the second color forming moiety being bonded through a covalent bond.

Abstract: An ink set for ink jet recording containing an ink composition containing a pigment, polymer particles, a water-soluble organic solvent, a lubricant, and water and a reaction liquid that forms an aggregate by contacting with the ink composition and an ink jet recording method using the same are provided.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a method of modifying a surface of a powder, comprising mixing a powder with a compound denoted by general formula (I): wherein, in general formula (I), each of R10 and R13 independently denotes a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, or aryl group, each of R11 and R12 independently denotes an alkyl group or an aryl group, and L denotes a single bond or an oxygen atom.

Abstract: A coating apparatus includes a die coater that supplies a coating liquid to a web. The die coater includes a die main body, a manifold, a slot, a lip face, a mount, a decompression chamber, and a container. The container includes a guide plate guiding the coating liquid or a solvent ejected from the slot of the die coater without bringing the coating liquid or solvent into contact with the mount and the decompression chamber in a non-steady state, in which the coating liquid is not supplied from the die coater to the web. The container collects the coating liquid or the solvent guided by the guide plate. The coating apparatus also includes a liquid discharge tube that is connected to the container and discharges the coating liquid or solvent to an outside of the decompression chamber.

Abstract: To provide a method of preparing a lithographic printing plate comprising exposing imagewise a lithographic printing plate precursor including a support, a photosensitive layer containing a binder polymer and a radical polymerizable compound having viscosity of 9,000 mPa·s or less at 25° C. and a protective layer in this order and developing the exposed lithographic printing plate precursor with a developer without passing through a heat treatment, as a method of preparing a lithographic printing plate capable of forming an image area which is cured at high sensitivity and has good printing durability and halftone dot reproducibility and capable of easily reproducing a halftone dot image because of excellent stability of halftone dot reproduction to exhibit a small restriction on setting of the time described above, even without conducting a preheat treatment.

Abstract: A left-eye image and a right-eye image for a stereoscopic image are obtained using a camera including a single imaging apparatus. The left-eye image is obtained by imaging objects OB10, OB20, and OB30 at a reference position PL11 using a digital still camera 1. A necessary parallax amount which decreases as the inter-object distance between the object OB10 closest to the camera 1 and the object OB30 farthest from the camera 1 is long, and increases as the inter-object distance is short is decided. The digital still camera 1 moves in a right direction while continuously imaging the objects OB10, OB20, and OB30. If the digital still camera 1 is moved by the decided parallax amount, and a subject image having the decided parallax amount is obtained, the subject image is automatically recorded as the right-eye image.

Abstract: A resin composition for laser engraving that comprises (Component A) an epoxy resin; (Component B) an epoxy resin curing agent; and (Component C) a silica, Component B comprising an amine curing agent having an amine value of no greater than 0.01 eq/g or an acid anhydride curing agent having an acid anhydride value of no greater than 0.0050 eq/g.

Abstract: A propulsion assembly for an endoscope includes a support sleeve and a barrel unit. An endless track device is disposed to extend along inner and outer surfaces of the barrel unit, for endlessly moving in an axial direction of an elongated tube of the endoscope, and contacting a wall of a body cavity, for propulsion of the elongated tube. Worm wheels are disposed on the support sleeve, for driving the endless track device by engagement therewith. Plural idler rollers are disposed on the inner surface of the barrel unit in a rotatable manner, for keeping the endless track device movable in driving of the worm wheels. An guide projection is formed on the endless track device. A guide groove is formed in the barrel unit, for receiving the guide projection, to guide the endless track device on the barrel unit in the axial direction.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging system performs pre-exposure and main exposure to take a single X-ray image. In the pre-exposure, an AEC circuit reads out a dose detection signal outputted from a detection pixel, and compares an integral value of the dose detection signal with a threshold value. When the integral value has reached the threshold value, the AEC circuit stops X-ray emission. A main exposure condition determination unit determines main irradiation time, being one item of a main exposure condition, based on irradiation time in the pre-exposure, an integral dose in the pre-exposure, and a necessary dose required for production of the X-ray image. After that, the main exposure is performed immediately with the determined main irradiation time. Normal pixels perform a charge accumulation operation continuously from the start of the pre-exposure to the end of the main exposure, and the X-ray image is produced from accumulated electric charge.

Abstract: An electronic endoscope includes an outer shell whose peripheral wall is provided with a transparent window part, a solid-state imaging device that is provided inside the outer shell, an objective optical system that includes an objective lens for focusing object light through the window part and that forms an image onto the solid-state imaging device, and a drive mechanism that causes the objective lens in the objective optical system to move along an axis of the outer shell. The outer shell is formed in a cylindrical shape and a thread groove is formed in an inner peripheral surface of the outer shell. The drive mechanism includes a lens holder for supporting the objective lens and a motor for driving and revolving the lens holder about an axis of the outer shell as an axis of revolution. The lens holder engages with the thread groove of the outer shell.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound probe including a transducer array, and a back unit connected to the ultrasound probe by wireless communication and generating an ultrasound image based on reception signals outputted from the transducer array, the ultrasound probe including a middle unit connected to the back unit by wireless communication and a front unit detachably connected to the middle unit and including the transducer array, and the front unit having a transmission driver that supplies drive signals to the transducer array and causes the transducer array to transmit an ultrasonic beam and a preamplifier that amplifies reception signals outputted from the transducer array.