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This present disclosure provides an image lens assembly in order from an object side to an image side comprising five lens elements with refractive power: a first lens element with negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface; a second lens element with positive refractive power having a convex image-side surface; a third lens element with positive refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; a fourth lens element with negative refractive power; and a fifth lens element with positive refractive power. By such arrangement, sufficient field of view is provided, and the aberration of the lens assembly is corrected for obtaining higher image resolution.

Methods, devices and device components are presented for blood processing. Particularly, methods, devices and device components are presented for separating blood into blood components and collecting one or more separated blood components, which reduce the incidence of blood vessel infiltration and enhance donor comfort. In one aspect, the invention provides blood processing methods having a return flow rate which decreases systematically during a return time. In another aspect, the invention provides blood processing methods having a removal flow rate, return flow rate or both which are derived from a subject's total blood volume. In another aspect, the present invention provides blood processing methods wherein the fraction by volume of removed blood corresponding to collected components is selected to optimize blood processing efficiency and enhance the purities of collected blood components.

The present invention provides a semiconductor light emitting device realizing lower detection level of spontaneous emission light by a semiconductor photodetector and improvement in light detection precision by selectively reflecting spontaneous emission light. The semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor light emitting element for generating light including stimulated emission light having a wavelength λo and spontaneous emission light having a wavelength band including the wavelength λo, a multilayer filter having a stack structure in which a low-refractive-index layer having a thickness of λ1 / (4×na) (λ1<λo and na denotes refractive index) and a high-refractive-index layer having a thickness of λ1 / (4×nb) (nb>na and nb denotes refractive index) are alternately stacked, and a semiconductor photodetector having a light absorption layer that absorbs a part of light passed through the multilayer filter.

A complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The CMOS image sensor includes: a pixel region provided with a plurality of unit pixels, each including a buried photodiode and a floating diffusion region; and a logic region provided with CMOS devices for processing data outputted from the unit pixels, wherein a self-aligned silicide layer is formed on gate electrodes and source / drain regions of the CMOS devices in the logic region while a self-aligned silicide blocking layer is formed over the pixel region.

The ink set for inkjet recording includes: a water-based ink containing pigment particles and 10 to 25 wt % of water-soluble high-boiling-point organic solvent having an SP value of not higher than 30; and a treatment liquid containing a fluidity reducing agent which reduces fluidity of the pigment particles by making contact with the water-based ink, and 10 to 25 wt % of water-soluble high-boiling-point organic solvent having an SP value of not higher than 30.

A dark chamber is adapted to accommodate smoke particles. A photo emitter and a photo detector are disposed in the dark chamber. In a first region, a region where light emitted from the photo emitter passes and a region where the photo detector is capable of detecting light are overlapped, so that light emitted from the photo emitter and scattered by the smoke particles is detected by the photo detector. A photo converger converges light passed through the first region at a second region where is an outside of the first region.

An LCD device includes a plurality of pixels each having a slope area configured by a plurality of layers. A shielded element shielded by a black matrix has an inner edge located at a distance X apart from the outer edge of the slope area, the distance X being expressed by the formula: x=(T1 / cos β)×sin(α−β), wherein α and β are incidence angle and refracted angle, respectively, of the incident light at an interface between the layers having different refractive indexes in the slope area, and T1 is a thickness of the underlying layer forming the interface.

A concave-convex surface inspection apparatus includes a slit light source unit emitting a slit light to a concave-convex surface of an object to be inspected, an image-taking unit taking an image of the concave-convex surface illuminated by the emitted slit light with an imaging optical axis intersecting with an optical axis of the slit light with a narrow-angle equal to or narrower than 30 degrees, and an evaluation section obtaining a three dimensional shape of the concave-convex surface and evaluating the obtained three dimensional shape, wherein the slit light source unit includes a slit light source and a cylindrical lens, the image-taking unit includes a telecentric lens unit, an image-taking section having an imaging surface tilted relative to the imaging optical axis for increasing a focusing range of the concave-convex surface, and a P polarizer.

An imaging system according to the present inventions includes an image sensor in which a plurality of unit pixels are arranged on a chip and an image processing LSI for converting color components output from the image sensor to color signals. The imaging system is configured to select only color component which have passed through filters having similar spectral characteristics to spectral characteristics of the human eye from separation filter groups forming multi-layer film filters under white light and, on the other hand, combine color components which have passed through arbitrarily selected filters of the filters the separation filter groups to output the combined color components under illumination of low rendering lightning.

A dark chamber is adapted to accommodate smoke particles. A photo emitter and a photo detector are disposed in the dark chamber. In a first region, a region where light emitted from the photo emitter passes and a region where the photo detector is capable of detecting light are overlapped, so that light emitted from the photo emitter and scattered by the smoke particles is detected by the photo detector. A photo converger converges light passed through the first region at a second region where is an outside of the first region.

An imaging apparatus that can shoot a moving image and a still image includes: a CCD 1 ; an illumination light source 3 for illuminating a subject; and a controlling apparatus 10 for controlling the CCD 1 and the illumination light source 3 . The CCD 1 includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion parts that are arranged in matrix; and a vertical charge transfer part for reading out a charge that is accumulated in each of the photoelectric conversion parts, the controlling apparatus 10 allows the vertical charge transfer part to read out the charge in a state where the illumination light source 3 is ON at a time of shooting the moving image, and when an instruction for shooting the still image is provided, the controlling apparatus turns OFF the illumination light source 3 after completion of light exposure for obtaining the still image, allows the vertical charge transfer part to read out all of the charges by dividing the charges into a plurality of fields while the illumination light source 3 is OFF, and synthesizes the charges that are read out separately by the respective fields so as to generate one still image.

The invention provides an imaging lens system, an image capturing apparatus and an electronic apparatus. The imaging lens system sequentially comprises the following parts from an object side to an image side; a first lens with positive refraction power, wherein its object-side surface is provided with a convex surface nearby an optical axis; a second lens with negative refraction power; a third lens with refraction power whose object-side surface and image-side surface are both aspheric surfaces; a fourth lens with refraction power, wherein its object-side surface and image-side surface are both aspheric surfaces; and a fifth lens with negative refraction power, wherein its object-side surface is provided with a concave surface nearby the optical axis, its image-side surface is provided with a convex surface nearby the optical axis, and the object-side surface and the image-side surface are both aspheric surfaces. The imaging lens system is additionally provided with an aperture, and there are no lenses with refraction power between the aperture and the first lens. Under aforementioned system configuration, while a distant-view shooting function is satisfied, thin type optical design facilitates carrying, also substantially decreases the manufacturing cost and facilitates market application.

A complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The CMOS image sensor includes: a pixel region provided with a plurality of unit pixels, each including a buried photodiode and a floating diffusion region; and a logic region provided with CMOS devices for processing data outputted from the unit pixels, wherein a self-aligned silicide layer is formed on gate electrodes and source / drain regions of the CMOS devices in the logic region while a self-aligned silicide blocking layer is formed over the pixel region.

An imaging apparatus that can shoot a moving image and a still image includes: a CCD 1; an illumination light source 3 for illuminating a subject; and a controlling apparatus 10 for controlling the CCD 1 and the illumination light source 3. The CCD 1 includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion parts that are arranged in matrix; and a vertical charge transfer part for reading out a charge that is accumulated in each of the photoelectric conversion parts, the controlling apparatus 10 allows the vertical charge transfer part to read out the charge in a state where the illumination light source 3 is ON at a time of shooting the moving image, and when an instruction for shooting the still image is provided, the controlling apparatus turns OFF the illumination light source 3 after completion of light exposure for obtaining the still image, allows the vertical charge transfer part to read out all of the charges by dividing the charges into a plurality of fields while the illumination light source 3 is OFF, and synthesizes the charges that are read out separately by the respective fields so as to generate one still image.

A solid state image pickup device is provided which can reduce crosstalks between range finding photoelectric conversion elements (AF sensor) and photometry photoelectric conversion elements (AE sensor). The solid state image pickup device has an n-type epitaxial semiconductor region, a p-type first well region formed in the semiconductor region, a p-type second well region formed in the semiconductor region and electrically separated from the first well, an n-type first impurity doped region formed in the first well region and an n-type second impurity doped region formed in the second well, wherein a photometry photoelectric conversion element is formed by using the p-type first well region and n-type first impurity doped region, and a range finding photoelectric element is formed by using the p-type second well region and n-type impurity doped region.

A LIDAR sensor including an optical receiver and an optical filter situated in the beam path upstream from the receiver. The filter is formed by connecting a transmission filter and a reflection filter in series.

A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate having a photoelectric conversion region, a first microlens provided above the semiconductor substrate, covering the photoelectric conversion region, and having a convex upper surface, for gathering external light into the photoelectric conversion region, and a second microlens provided above the first microlens and having a convex upper surface, for gathering external light into the first microlens. A flat surface is provided at a top portion of one of the first and second microlenses and immediately above the photoelectric conversion region.

The invention relates to a fiber optical laser of an L waveband with tunable wavelength, which is characterized by wide tuning range, simple structure, narrow width of output laser ray and high stability and etc. The fiber optical laser of an L waveband with tunable wavelength comprises a light source and an annular laser chamber, wherein the light source is used for transmitting the light into the annular chamber; the light is partially output by a coupler, and the another part of the light is sent to an optical fiber grating filter with mechanical sensing growth cycle which is in transition connection with the interior of the annular chamber, wherein the optical fiber grating filter with mechanical sensing growth cycle comprises a pressure groove template of which the cycle is P; the pressure groove template is matched with a pair of smooth base plates; an optical fiber of an optical fiber grating with a growth cycle to be written and a balance optical fiber are arranged between the two smooth base plates; and the wavelength regulation of the optical fiber grating filter with mechanical sensing growth cycle is realized by changing the cycle of the pressure groove template with the cycle P under the under that the preset pressure is maintained. The fiber optical laser of an L waveband with tunable wavelength provided by the invention has the advantages that the inhibition band within the annular chamber can be regulated, the gain peak of the annular chamber is changed, and the laser with wavelength tunable is realized.

An imaging-lens substantially consists of a first-lens-group, a stop and a second-lens-group in this order from object-side. The first-lens-group substantially consists of three or less lenses including a negative-lens arranged closest to object-side and a positive-lens arranged on image-side of the negative-lens. The first-lens-group includes a negative-lens having a meniscus-shape with its convex-surface facing object-side and a positive-lens cemented on the negative-lens in this order from object-side. The second-lens-group substantially consists of five or less lenses including a cemented-lens of two lenses of a positive-lens and a negative-lens and a single-lens having positive-refractive-power, and which is arranged on image-side of the cemented-lens. Conditional-formulas about a refractive-index and an Abbe-number of the negative-lens arranged closest to the object-side in the first-lens-group for d-line, Abbe-numbers of the positive-lens and the negative-lens constituting the cemented-lens in the second-lens-group for d-line, and a refractive-index of the single-lens constituting the second-lens-group for d-line are satisfied.

A novel high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol level elevating agent containing a compound which has a squalene synthase inhibitory activity.

The invention discloses a packaging structure of an image sensor. A light-absorbing layer is covered on an inner sidewall. Meanwhile, a cofferdam higher than 100 mum is adopted instead of a relatively low photoresist polymer cofferdam, so that the distance between contamination particles on the surface of a light-transmitting cover plate and a photosensitive region is increased. The affected area of the light blocked by the particles in the photosensitive region is reduced, and the incidence angle of the incident light is also reduced. The light-absorbing layer is covered on the inner sidewall of the cofferdam, so that the reflection of the obliquely incident light or the reflected light in the photosensitive region on the inner sidewall of the cofferdam is effectively inhibited. The interference light shooting into the photosensitive region is reduced, and the imaging quality is improved.

A solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of light-receptive elements arranged in a matrix in a semiconductor substrate; and a plurality of color filters corresponding to the plurality of light-receptive elements, respectively. The color filters include a colored film formed by depositing colored particles at an upper layer of the plurality of light-receptive elements, and a resin with which gaps between the colored particles are filled. The resin with which the gaps between the colored particles are filled may be transparent or be colored.

A photographing optical lens assembly includes, in order form an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, and a fourth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region, and the object-side surface and an image-side surface are both aspheric. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region, and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region, the object-side surface and the image-side surface are both aspheric.

This present disclosure provides an image lens assembly in order from an object side to an image side comprising five lens elements with refractive power: a first lens element with negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface; a second lens element with positive refractive power having a convex image-side surface; a third lens element with positive refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; a fourth lens element with negative refractive power; and a fifth lens element with positive refractive power. By such arrangement, sufficient field of view is provided, and the aberration of the lens assembly is corrected for obtaining higher image resolution.

A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is fixed to a supporting stage by vacuum holding in a way that an end portion of a predetermined one of edges of the pair of substrates protrudes from the supporting stage. Next, scribe lines are formed respectively in positions on upper and lower surfaces of the end portion of the pair of substrates, and the end portion protruding from the supporting stage. Thereafter, a load is applied to a predetermined position by using a break pin. The load is applied to the predetermined position at a side of the scribe lines toward the outside closer to starting points of the respective scribe lines. Accordingly, the LCD panel is cut.

An image recording apparatus includes a first print head that discharges a first liquid that is cured through irradiation of light from a nozzle towards the recording medium; a second print head that discharges a second liquid in which a content rate of a tri-functional or higher polyfunctional monomer is different from that of the first liquid and that is cured through irradiation of light from a nozzle towards the recording medium, and is provided at a different position in the transport direction from the first print head; and an irradiator that irradiates the recording medium with light, and is arranged between the print heads in the transport direction, in which the irradiator emits light having directionality in a direction receding in the transport direction from a print head that discharges a liquid with a higher content rate from the print heads.

An air conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit performing an air-warming operation by circulating refrigerant through the compressor, indoor heat exchanger, expansion valve, and outdoor heat exchanger in order. The outdoor heat exchanger has flat perforated tubes arrayed vertically in multiple levels. The heat transfer tubes are sectioned into main and subordinate heat exchange parts. Upper and lower exit-entry spaces are formed in the outdoor heat exchanger. When an oil-accumulation-resolving criterion is met during the air-warming operation, low-refrigerant-circulation control, in which the refrigerant is circulated through the compressor, indoor heat exchanger, expansion valve, and outdoor heat exchanger in order, is performed for a predetermined time with an operating capacity of the compressor having been lowered to a predetermined capacity. The oil-accumulation resolving criterion is used to initiate an operation of defrosting the outdoor heat exchanger after the low-refrigerant-circulation control is performed.