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Canon patents granted on 31 January 2006
Tuesday January 31st 2006, 9:29 pm
Filed under: Canon, Patents

72 US patents granted on 31 January 2006 and assigned to Canon

1 6,993,724 Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing program for performing output setup to device apparatus, and memory medium storing such program therein
2 6,993,698 Turbocoding methods with a large minimum distance, and systems for implementing them
3 6,993,609 Method for controlling peripheral device, program for executing same method, storage device storing same program, and computer, peripheral device and system for executing same method
4 6,993,558 Multi-functional network device and a network system
5 6,993,484 Speech synthesizing method and apparatus
6 6,993,450 Position and orientation determination method and apparatus and storage medium
7 6,993,282 Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus
8 6,993,279 Image heating apparatus having a flexible sleeve
9 6,993,274 Developing apparatus with plural developer bearing members for each image bearing member
10 6,993,273 Developer supply container, and coupling-driving member for developer supply container
11 6,993,268 Sheet feed device and image forming apparatus
12 6,993,264 Process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus
13 6,993,263 Image forming apparatus
14 6,993,235 Three-dimensional periodic structure and functional element including the same
15 6,993,208 Image processing apparatus and its processing method
16 6,993,202 Decoding apparatus, method, and storage medium for inputting and decoding variable-length coded data
17 6,993,198 Encoding apparatus and encoding method
18 6,993,184 Object extraction method, and image sensing apparatus using the method
19 6,993,183 Image processing apparatus, image processing system, image processing method, and computer-readable storage medium
20 6,993,148 Image processing apparatus and method, and storage medium
21 6,993,114 Examination system, image processing apparatus and method, medium, and X-ray photographic system
22 6,993,085 Encoding and decoding methods and devices and systems using them
23 6,993,072 Digital signal coding apparatus
24 6,992,897 Electronic apparatus and information processing apparatus
25 6,992,839 Lens system and optical device having the same
26 6,992,836 Lens barrel having cam-cylinder with cam-groove and varying wall thickness, lens barrel having guide-cylinder with varying wall thickness, and lens barrel having the cam-cylinder and the guide-cylinder
27 6,992,833 Color combining optical system, projection-type display optical system, projection-type image display apparatus, and image display system
28 6,992,807 Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same
29 6,992,801 Image reading system, image reading apparatus, information processing apparatus, control method of image reading apparatus, control method of information processing apparatus and computer readable storage medium
30 6,992,800 Image reading apparatus and method of setting reading position
31 6,992,793 Image forming apparatus and its control method
32 6,992,788 Image processing apparatus and method, and storage medium
33 6,992,784 Image processing apparatus, a reader controller, and a method for controlling the reader controller
34 6,992,783 Image processing apparatus and method
35 6,992,782 Scalable vector graphics print driver
36 6,992,780 Position detecting method and apparatus, exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method
37 6,992,767 Management system, apparatus, and method, exposure apparatus, and control method therefor
38 6,992,766 Position detection apparatus and method
39 6,992,763 Beam splitting apparatus, transmittance measurement apparatus, and exposure apparatus
40 6,992,755 Positioning apparatus and method for manufacturing same
41 6,992,750 Exposure apparatus and method
42 6,992,724 Image-capture apparatus including light-guiding element having inclined surface
43 6,992,720 Optical apparatus including image pick-up device and interchangeable lens with controller for controlling change of aperture
44 6,992,714 Image pickup apparatus having plural pixels arranged two-dimensionally, and selective addition of different pixel color signals to control spatial color arrangement
45 6,992,693 Display apparatus
46 6,992,690 Multi-beam scanning apparatus
47 6,992,663 Driving circuit of active matrix type light-emitting element
48 6,992,649 Driving method for liquid crystal device
49 6,992,587 Apparatus and method for managing articles
50 6,992,459 Stepping motor controlling apparatus and method, and image reading apparatus and method
51 6,992,447 Electron beam generation device having spacer
52 6,992,434 Electron-emitting device having a fissure to increase electron emission efficiency
53 6,992,428 Electron emitting device, electron source and image display device and methods of manufacturing these devices
54 6,992,416 Bearing device
55 6,992,307 Electron beam source and electron beam exposure apparatus employing the electron beam source
56 6,992,306 Temperature adjustment apparatus, exposure apparatus having the same, and device fabricating method
57 6,992,296 Scintillator panel, method of manufacturing scintillator panel, radiation detection device, and radiation detection system
58 6,992,117 Epoxy resin composition, surface treatment method, liquid-jet recording head and liquid-jet recording apparatus
59 6,991,896 Exposure method
60 6,991,881 Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus
61 6,991,879 Electrophotographic photosensitive member
62 6,991,877 Exposure method and apparatus
63 6,991,857 Metal coordination compound, luminescence device and display apparatus
64 6,991,507 Spacer structure having a surface which can reduce secondaries
65 6,991,387 Printing apparatus and printing position adjustment method
66 6,991,338 Projection optical system, projection type image display apparatus, and image display system
67 6,991,337 Image display apparatus
68 6,991,334 Polarization beam splitting optical system
69 6,991,331 Recording apparatus
70 6,991,327 Inkjet recording method, inkjet recording apparatus, program and storage medium storing program code readable by computer
71 6,991,316 Printing method, print unit, program for the same, and storage medium for the same
72 6,991,225 Sheet process device once stacking received sheets on first stack means and then transferring them to second stack means