TOTO LTD. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160121319 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL OXIDE PARTICLES - Disclosed is a method for producing metal oxide particles having high crystallinity and a small primary particle diameter. The method for producing the metal oxide particles according to the present invention comprises: a step of providing an aqueous dispersion comprising a water-soluble transition metal complex and water-dispersible organic polymer particles, wherein the water-soluble transition metal complex comprises one transition metal ion selected from a titanium ion, a tantalum ion, and a niobium ion; as well as a hydrophobic complexing agent and a hydrophilic complexing agent both being coordinated with the transition metal ion; drying the aqueous dispersion to produce a dried body; and firing the dried body. | 05-05-2016 |
20160108610 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - When a water discharge start operation section is operated, a control unit executes, before executing a main washing mode in which wash water is discharged at a set flow rate selected in a water force selection operation section, a stored water generating mode in which required wash water is stored in a bubble mixture section by discharging wash water at a set flow rate smaller than the flow rate selected in the water force selection operation section. | 04-21-2016 |
20160102448 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - An amount of air mixed in a bubble mixture section | 04-14-2016 |
20160069057 | FLUSH TOILET APPARATUS AND DRIVE UNIT FOR SAME - A flush toilet apparatus includes: a toilet main body portion, a reservoir tank portion, a discharge valve apparatus including a valve body for opening and closing a discharge opening in the reservoir tank portion, and an automatic flush drive unit for driving the discharge valve apparatus portion to open and close the valve body; wherein the drive unit includes a drive unit main body portion including an actuator for electrically driving the discharge valve apparatus portion, and an elongated operating member for connecting a discharge valve apparatus portion and a drive unit main body portion and operating the opening and closing action of a valve body by driving an electrically powered drive portion; and wherein the toilet main body includes an attaching portion disposed on the back surface side thereof, to which the drive unit main body portion is attached. | 03-10-2016 |
20160040417 | DISCHARGE VALVE APPARATUS AND ONE-PIECE FLUSH TOILET INCLUDING SAME - A discharge valve apparatus of the present invention includes: a discharge portion main body member attached to discharge opening, forming the inside of discharge flow path for guiding flush water from an inflow opening formed at one end thereof to an outflow opening formed at the other end thereof; a valve body for opening and closing the inflow opening of the discharge portion main body member; and an affixing portion, formed to project into the discharge flow path of a discharge portion main body member, for affixing the discharge portion main body member to a reservoir tank; wherein the inside surface of side wall portion in the discharge portion main body member at the same height as this affixing portion forms a curved portion, which curves outward so as to expand the cross-sectional area of the flow path. | 02-11-2016 |
20150364278 | Remote Control Device for Toilet Device - According to one embodiment, a remote control device for a toilet device includes an operation button and a power generator. The operation button is capable of a push operation and is configured to operate an equipment in response to the push operation. The power generator is configured to generate a power by being pressed in response to the push operation. A direction of the pressing is parallel to a wall surface on which the remote control device is placed. | 12-17-2015 |
20150275492 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR FLUSH WATER TANK DEVICE - The present invention relates to an operating device for a flush water tank device in a flush toilet wherein manual and motorized control units are configured to actuate a flush valve by means of a single connecting member operably connecting the manual and motorized control units to the flush valve. The operating device is characterized by a single connecting member operatively connected to the flush valve for opening and closing the flush valve depending on a pull-up amount of the connecting member, a manually operating unit for pulling up the single connecting member when a user performs a manual operation for the control unit, and an electrical drive unit adapted to pull up the single connecting member so as to actuate the flush valve by using an electrical power from an external power source. | 10-01-2015 |
20150275491 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR FLUSH WATER TANK ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to an operating device for a flush water tank assembly in a flush toilet as the user can operate operating part toward the one and opposite direction, the rotary direction changing mechanism can change the direction of rotation which is transmitted from the rotating shaft to a rotary wind-up mechanism so that the direction of rotation of the rotary wind-up mechanism can be maintain in a predetermined same direction of rotation. The operating device for the flush water tank assembly includes a drive unit including a rotary wind-up mechanism, a rotary direction changing mechanism for changing the direction of rotation transmitted from the rotating shaft to the rotational wind-up mechanism so that the transmitted direction of rotation can be maintain in accord with a predetermined and fixed direction of rotation, and a limiting mechanism for limiting an angle of rotation of the rotary wind-up mechanism. | 10-01-2015 |
20150273498 | WATER SPOUTING DEVICE - A water spouting device has a shower flow passage. A guide wall is formed in the shower flow passage. The guide wall turns only a part of a water stream flowing in from an inflow port into a guiding water stream directed to the outside. | 10-01-2015 |
20150273488 | SHOWER APPARATUS - In this shower apparatus, a part of an internal space thereof closer to the outer circumference thereof than an aeration unit is defined as a plurality of small spaces, and all of the small spaces have a uniform channel resistance. | 10-01-2015 |
20150273487 | SHOWER APPARATUS - In this shower apparatus, a part of an internal space thereof closer to the outer circumference thereof than an aeration unit is defined as a plurality of small spaces, and all of the small spaces have a uniform channel resistance, and all of the small spaces have a uniform ratio between a channel cross-sectional area at an inlet portion of each of the small spaces and a total opening area of nozzle holes that communicate the small space with an external space such that backflow water CF that returns from the respective small spaces consistently has a uniform flow rate at any point in time among the streams of the backflow water CF. | 10-01-2015 |
20150267387 | FLUSH OPERATING APPARATUS AND TOILET APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A flush operating apparatus includes: a flush valve for opening and closing a discharge port on a storage tank; a manual operating unit, provided on the flush water tank and capable of manually operating the motion of the flush valve; a powered operating unit capable of operating the motion of the flush valve with power; and a control device for receiving a toilet flush start signal transmitted from either an instruction device by which a user instructs a toilet flush operation, or from a body sensor for sensing a user and activating a power drive motor; wherein the powered operating unit is separately installed from the manual operating unit, and is installed so as to be removable from the flush water tank in accordance with flush water tank apparatus or toilet main unit usage conditions. | 09-24-2015 |
20150252557 | Remote Control Device - A remote control device for remotely controlling a toilet device is provided. The remote control device includes a casing, a power generation device, buttons, and a link mechanism. The casing forms a contour of the remote control device. The power generation device is housed in the casing and is capable of generating a power by being pressed. The buttons is provided on a surface of the casing and each is configured to activate a function of the toilet device. The link mechanism is configured to move so as to press the power generation device when one of the buttons is pressed. The buttons is supported on the casing by an elastic member so that, when one of the buttons is pressed to cause motion of the link mechanism, one other of the buttons not pressed is not affected by the motion of the link mechanism. | 09-10-2015 |
20150234371 | Remote Control Device - A remote control device includes operation buttons, detectors, a power generator, a controller, and an output unit. The operation buttons are movable between an ordinary position and a lowermost position and are configured to move from the ordinary position to the lowermost position in response to a push operation. The detectors are configured to detect the respective push operation of the operation buttons. The power generator is configured to generate a power in response to the push operation. The controller is driven by the power. The controller is configured to determine the pushed operation button based on a detection result of the detectors. The controller remotely controls a toilet device by transmitting a wireless signal toward the toilet device. The wireless signal corresponds to the determined operation button. The output unit is configured to produce an output when the power generator has generated the power. | 08-20-2015 |
20150108255 | SHOWER APPARATUS - Provided is a shower apparatus which can stably supply bubbly water through all nozzle holes and can cause water droplets of large, uniform size to land continuously on the user so as to allow the user to enjoy a shower with a voluminous feel as if the user were being showered by large drops of rain. The shower apparatus includes a water supply unit, a throttle unit adapted to eject passing water downstream, an aeration unit adapted to produce bubbly water by aerating the water ejected through the throttle unit, and a nozzle unit provided with a plurality of nozzle holes used to discharge the bubbly water, wherein the throttle unit has a flat-shaped throttle channel and water ejected through the throttle channel plunges into an air-liquid interface as a sheet-like stream, thereby producing bubbly water, which is then discharged through the nozzle hole. | 04-23-2015 |
20150086887 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - To provide a solid oxide fuel cell system capable of avoiding the reduction of air electrodes. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell system including: a fuel cell module, a fuel supply apparatus, a water supply apparatus, an oxidant gas supply apparatus, a reformer, and a control section for controlling the extraction of power, whereby the controller having a shutdown stop circuit for executing a shutdown stop when the fuel cell stack is above the predetermined temperature, and after a shutdown stop, during a period when pressure on the fuel electrode side is sufficiently higher than pressure on the air electrode side, and no reverse flow of oxidant gas to the fuel electrode side is occurring, a temperature drop operation is executed whereby high temperature oxidant gas remaining on the oxidant gas electrode side is discharged. | 03-26-2015 |
20150082531 | FLUSH TOILET - A flush toilet which includes: a bowl portion having a waste-receiving surface, a rim and a recess; a first rim spout portion which spouts flush water toward a front end of the bowl portion so as to form a swirl flow; and a second rim spout portion which spouts flush water so as to form a swirl flow having a same flow direction as that of the swirl flow formable by the first rim spout portion. The bowl portion is configured to allow flush water spouted from the first rim spout portion to form a major stream which flows from the front end of the bowl portion into the recess, and allow flush water spouted from the second rim spout portion to flow into the recess from a lateral side of the bowl portion and then merge with the major stream M. | 03-26-2015 |
20150082530 | FLUSH WATER VOLUME REGULATOR, FLUSH WATER TANK APPARATUS COMPRISING SAID FLUSH WATER VOLUME REGULATOR, AND FLUSH TOILET COMPRISING SAID FLUSH WATER TANK - A flush water volume regulator is provided, capable of canceling the buoyancy force acting on a water reservoir, wherein flush water in the water reservoir can be circulated with flush water in a flush water tank outside the water reservoir. The flush water volume regulator of the present invention has a water reservoir capable of holding a predetermined amount of flush water, having a water reservoir in which an opening is formed through which flush water inside water reservoir and flush water outside water reservoir can flow, and a float prevention means for causing a force to act on water reservoir in the opposite direction to the buoyancy force produced by flush water on water reservoir in flush water tank when water supply apparatus is supplying water into flush water tank. | 03-26-2015 |
20150082529 | FLUSH WATER VOLUME REGULATOR, FLUSH WATER TANK APPARATUS COMPRISING SAID FLUSH WATER VOLUME REGULATOR, AND FLUSH TOILET COMPRISING SAID FLUSH WATER TANK - A flush water volume regulator is provided, capable of constraining the occurrence of a buoyancy force acting on a water reservoir, whereby flush water in the water reservoir can be circulated with flush water in a flush water tank outside the water reservoir. The flush water volume regulator | 03-26-2015 |
20150040305 | FLUSH TOILET APPARATUS - A flush toilet apparatus that can reduce the total amount of wash water supplied to a bowl portion, even though a jet-pump water supply mechanism is mounted on a toilet body. A jet pump unit induces a jet pump action for making a flow rate of water flowing inside of a throat pipe higher than a flow rate of water injected from a nozzle to supply water at the increased flow rate to water ejection portions, and the flush toilet apparatus switches a channel state of the jet pump unit to sequentially execute a first step, in which water at a first flow rate is supplied to the water ejection portions, and a second step, in which water at a second flow rate lower than the first flow rate is supplied to the water ejection portions. | 02-12-2015 |
20150040304 | FLUSH TOILET APPARATUS - A flush toilet apparatus that can reduce the total amount of wash water supplied to a bowl portion, even though a jet-pump water supply mechanism is mounted on a wash-down toilet body. A jet pump unit induces a jet pump action for making a flow rate of water flowing inside of a throat pipe higher than a flow rate of water injected from a nozzle to supply water at the increased flow rate to water ejection portions, and the flush toilet apparatus switches a channel state of the jet pump unit to sequentially execute a water flow forming step, in which water at a first flow rate is supplied to the water ejection portions, and a water flow maintaining step, following the water flow forming step and in which water at a second flow rate lower than the first flow rate is supplied to the water ejection portions. | 02-12-2015 |
20150020303 | WATER DISCHARGE DEVICE - A water discharge device generates a large air bubble having a cross sectional area larger than a channel sectional area of a jetting port when the inside of a water storage chamber is viewed from the jetting port. The water discharge device intermittently forms the large air bubble to change a flow speed of a jet flow. | 01-22-2015 |
20150014447 | WATER FAUCET - The present invention aims to provide a water faucet which allows a large space to be secured above the washing area and yet can deliver a high washing performance by landing streams or waterdrops having a large cross-sectional area evenly on a piece to wash. This water faucet includes a flow velocity changing part which changes the flow velocity of the stream discharged from each of multiple water spray holes such that the cross-sectional area of the stream changes with time. The multiple water spray holes are disposed at intervals such that, when the cross-sectional area of one stream discharged from one water spray hole exceeds a predetermined size, the one stream is merged with one of the other streams discharged from the multiple other water spray holes adjacent to the one water spray hole, and such that the one of the other streams with which the one stream merges changes with time. | 01-15-2015 |
20140308601 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CERIUM-BASED COMPOSITE OXIDE, SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - On the other hand, the possibility of estimating the dopant ratio of a metal element to each ceria crystalline particle using integral-width or half-width obtained by XRD was considered as follows: an XRD peak is shifted depending on the dopant ratio of La to ceria; when La increases, an XRD peak is shifted to a lower angle; in XRD performed on a raw material obtained by mixing ceria crystalline particles having different dopant ratio, peaks corresponding to the respective dopant ratio exist close to each other; as a result, a peak width is widened; accordingly, the dopant ratio of a metal element to each ceria crystalline particles are supposed to vary when integral-width and half-width obtained by XRD are large. Thus, it was revealed for the first time that integral-width and half-width obtained by XRD indicate variations in dopant ratio. It should be noted that from the direct proportional relationship between the dopant ratio x and the integral-width for dopant ratio ranging from 0.35 to 0.45, integral-widths obtained by XRD are derived to be 0.10 to 0.30 for dopant ratio ranging from 0.35 to 0.45, and half-widths are derived to be 0.10 to 0.30 similarly. | 10-16-2014 |
20140295318 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes an inner electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an outer electrode, each being sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support contains forsterite, and further has a strontium element concentration of 0.02 mass % to 1 mass % both inclusive in terms of SrO based on the mass of the forsterite. | 10-02-2014 |
20140295317 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode, each being sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support comprises forsterite and a nickel element. Ni and/or NiO fine particles are exposed on a surface of a sintered compact of the forsterite constituting the porous support. | 10-02-2014 |
20140295303 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Problem: To suppress the occurrence of damage to fuel cell units caused by oxidation shrinkage of fuel electrodes. Solution Means: The invention is a solid oxide fuel cell for generating electricity by reacting hydrogen and oxidant gas in individual fuel cell units, wherein the individual fuel cell units comprise a fuel electrode, an oxidant gas electrode, and a solid electrolyte erected between fuel electrode and oxidant gas electrode; the fuel electrode comprises a composite material containing nickel, and the solid oxide fuel cell prevents shrinkage due to oxidation of the fuel electrode by maintaining the fuel electrode in an oxygen-free atmosphere until the temperature of the fuel electrode has dropped to 350° C. after electrical generation is stopped. | 10-02-2014 |
20140295144 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL BODY - According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a composite structural body including a base material; and a film-like structural body formed on a surface of the base material by causing an aerosol to impinge on the base material, the aerosol including fine particles dispersed in a gas, a distance between an end part of the film-like structural body and an outermost part closest to the end part of a portion of the film-like structural body having a film thickness equal to an average film thickness of the film-like structural body as viewed perpendicular to the surface being 10 times or more of the average film thickness. | 10-02-2014 |
20140289952 | REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide a remote control apparatus for a toilet seat apparatus which generates electric power by a user's pressing operation, the remote control apparatus being capable of balancing operability and the ability to reliably stop water spray at a high level. | 10-02-2014 |
20140289951 | REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide a remote control apparatus for a toilet seat apparatus which generates electric power by a user's pressing operation, the remote control apparatus being capable of balancing design quality and transmission accuracy of a signal at a high level. | 10-02-2014 |
20140289950 | FLUSH TOILET APPARATUS - This flush toilet apparatus includes a traveling-direction switching mechanism switching a mode between a toilet washing mode and a tank storage mode. This traveling-direction switching mechanism includes: a shield portion directing jet water to an outside of a throat pipe at a time of the tank storage mode; a moving mechanism moving the shield portion from a position at a time of the toilet washing mode in a first direction to a position at the time of the tank storage mode; and a guide surface switching a traveling direction of the jet water so that after the traveling direction is switched, a flow rate of the jet water is higher in a second direction opposite to the first direction than in the first direction. | 10-02-2014 |
20140289949 | FLUSH TOILET APPARATUS - A flush toilet apparatus includes a tank and a jet pump unit. A throat pipe of the jet pump unit includes a linear portion formed to linearly extend obliquely upward from a suction port that is an inlet of water. The suction port is formed so that the entire edge is along a horizontal surface. | 10-02-2014 |
20140289948 | FLUSH TOILET APPARATUS - A flush toilet apparatus includes a tank and a jet pump unit. A throat pipe of the jet pump unit includes: a first linear portion formed to linearly extend obliquely upward from a suction port; and a second linear portion formed to linearly extend toward an inlet of a water conduit on a lower side, and the entire throat pipe is in an inverted U-shape when viewed from the side. The throat pipe is arranged so that an angle between a central axis of the second linear portion and a vertical direction is smaller than an angle between a central axis of the first linear portion and the vertical direction when viewed from the side. | 10-02-2014 |
20140289947 | FLUSH TOILET - A flush toilet which including a bowl portion having a waste-receiving surface, a rim and a recess; a water spouting portion for spouting the flush water forwardly; and a drainage conduit. The recess of the bowl portion has a bottom below a pooled water level, and a wall surface connecting between the bottom and a lower edge of the waste-receiving surface, wherein the bottom of the recess has a front bottom surface and a rear bottom surface. The bowl portion is configured to allow flush water to form a major stream which is directed to flow from an front end of the bowl portion toward the inlet of the drainage conduit, and the rear bottom surface of the bottom is configured to allow a part of the major stream to collide therewith, and then guide the collided major stream to a front region inside the drainage conduit. | 10-02-2014 |
20140289946 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR FLUSH WATER TANK ASSEMBLY - An operating device of the present invention includes: an operating member configured to be rotationally moved according to a rotational operation performed by a user; a rotary shaft; and a drive unit disposed above a level of flush water within a flush water tank, and configured to displace a coupling member according to a rotational movement of the rotary shaft, the coupling member coupling the drive unit and a water discharge valve together, and capable of opening and closing the water discharge valve by means of its own displacement, wherein the drive unit comprises a rotation mechanism configured to be rotated at a radius of rotation greater than that of the rotary shaft, the drive unit being operable to roll up the coupling member along its own rotational direction. | 10-02-2014 |
20140289945 | FLUSH WATER TANK ASSEMBLY, AND FLUSH TOILET WITH FLUSH WATER TANK ASSEMBLY - A flush water tank assembly includes: a flush water supply device for switching between a water supplying state and a water stopping state with respect of an inside of the water storage tank in terms of flush water; a small tank attached to the flush water supply device and configured to hold therein flush water; an openable and closable valve for opening and closing an opening in the bottom wall of the small tank; a float movable upwardly and downwardly according to change in water level within the small tank; and a water discharge valve device for opening and closing a water discharge port of the water storage tank, and the openable and closable valve has an auxiliary float element configured to be moved upwardly and downwardly according to change in water level within the small tank. | 10-02-2014 |
20140289944 | FLUSH TOILET APPARATUS - A flush toilet apparatus includes a tank and a jet pump unit. The tank includes: a first tank portion; and a second tank portion formed so as to extend part of a bottom wall of the first tank portion downward. The jet pump unit includes a throat pipe provided with a suction port that is an inlet of water, and at least the part of the second tank portion is formed at a position overlapping with the suction port when viewed from the top. | 10-02-2014 |
20140242489 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - To provide a solid oxide fuel cell system capable of efficiently and simply controlling a low speed fuel cell module and a high speed inverter. The invention is a solid oxide fuel cell system, comprising: a fuel cell module, a fuel flow regulator unit, a control section comprising a first power demand detection circuit for controlling the fuel supply amount and for setting the value of current extractable from the fuel cell module; an inverter for extracting current from fuel cell module; and a second power demand detection circuit; and having an inverter control section for controlling the inverter independently from the fuel cell controller so that a current responsive to power demand is extracted from the fuel cell module in a range not exceeding the extractable current value input from the fuel cell controller. | 08-28-2014 |
20140242488 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell system for generating variable power in response to power demand, having: a fuel cell module; a fuel supply device; a power demand detection device; a controller for controlling the amount of fuel supplied by the fuel supply device based on the power demand, and for setting an extractable current value, being the maximum extractable current value; an inverter for extracting current from the fuel cell module within a range not exceeding the extractable current value; and an extractable current detection device for detecting actual extracted current extracted from the fuel cell module; whereby if certain increase-limiting condition is matched, then even when power demand is rising, the controller maintains the extractable current value at a certain value, or lowers the extractable current value, and does not increase that extractable current value. | 08-28-2014 |
20140238875 | METHOD FOR SPECIFICALLY DETECTING TEST SUBSTANCE - In detection of a test substance including a biomolecule by utilizing photocurrent detection of dye sensitization, disclosed is a detection method in which process of the photocurrent detection is carried out by using an electrolyte solution not necessarily requiring an organic solvent. By making the electrolyte medium an aqueous system not containing an organic solvent, not only its usability can be enhanced but also measurement values with less dispersion can be obtained. Therefore, detection of the test substance including a biomolecule by utilizing the photocurrent detection of dye sensitization according to the present invention is characterized by that the processes from a reaction process of a test substance till detection of the photocurrent are carried out in a single apparatus, and that process of the photocurrent detection is carried out by using an electrolyte solution not necessarily requiring an aprotic solvent. | 08-28-2014 |
20140234738 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The invention is a solid oxide fuel cell system including: a fuel cell module, a fuel flow regulator unit, a first power demand detection device, a control section for controlling a fuel supply amount and setting the current value extractable from the fuel cell module, an inverter for extracting current in a range not exceeding the extractable current value, and a power state detecting sensor for detecting actual extracted current value; whereby if actual extracted current value declines, then under circumstances where power demand begins to rise in a state of extra margin in the fuel supply amount after the controller suddenly decreases the extractable current value and suddenly reduces the electrical collector, the controller increases the extractable current value at a high current rise rate of change. | 08-21-2014 |
20140234736 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell device with a load following function for changing a fuel supply rate in response to a load defined as a required power determined by demand power. The solid oxide fuel cell device comprises a fuel cell module having a fuel cell stack composed of a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells and a reformer for reforming fuel and supplying the fuel to the fuel cells; an inverter for receiving electrical power generated by the fuel cell module and converting the power to alternating power; a command power value setting device for setting a command power value to be generated by the fuel cell module based on the amount of load; a fuel control device for determining an fuel supply rate and supplying the fuel by the fuel supply rate to the fuel cells so as to generate the command power value; an inverter permitted power value instruction device for instructing to the inverter an inverter permitted power value corresponding to the command power value, which is the permitted amount of power to be extracted from the fuel cell module, after the fuel has been supplied by the fuel supply rate to the fuel cells by the fuel control device; and an inverter permitted power value change device for changing an amount of change per unit time in a next inverter permitted power value based on a temperature inside the fuel cell module and outputting the amount of change per unit time to the inverter permitted power value instruction device; wherein the inverter permitted power value change device changes the amount of change per unit time in the inverter permitted power value to be larger, the higher the temperature is, in a temperature region equal to or lower than a first predetermined temperature, and to be smaller, the higher the temperature is, in a temperature region equal to or higher than a second predetermined temperature. | 08-21-2014 |
20140212778 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - To provide a solid oxide fuel cell system with which the durable lifespan of the reformer can be extended by suppressing temperature unevenness in the reformer. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell, including a fuel cell module, a reformer for producing hydrogen by POX, ATR, and SR steps; a fuel supply apparatus, a reform air supply apparatus, a water supply apparatus, a generating air supply apparatus, and a control device which, as the temperature inside the fuel cell module rises, executes in sequence POX, ATR and SR steps at predetermined respective temperature bands, and causes a rise in temperature at which electrical generation is possible; wherein the control device comprises a localized temperature rise suppression circuit which, by causing steam reforming to occur locally within the reformer in the POX step, suppresses localized temperature rises in the reformer. | 07-31-2014 |
20140162149 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a durable solid oxide fuel cell that is less likely to have a problem of a conventional solid oxide fuel cell that an air electrode containing a peroviskite oxide, when exposed to a reducing atmosphere, is separated at the stop of operation, especially shutdown. The solid oxide fuel cell includes an air electrode that is obtained by firing a compact containing a perovskite oxide and sulfur element. The content of the sulfur element in the air electrode as fresh after firing or before the start of power generation is in the range of 50 ppm to 3,000 ppm. The separation of the air electrode is effectively suppressed at the shutdown operation. | 06-12-2014 |
20140109307 | FLUSH TOILET DEVICE - There is provided a flush toilet device capable of being configured in a compact size and supplying a sufficient flow amount of water to a toilet to reliably flush and discharge waste. According to the flush toilet device WT, a straight pipe portion | 04-24-2014 |
20140093809 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell preventing formation of a diffusion layer containing Ca and other elements, and having an excellent power generation performance at low temperature by preventing breakdown of a crystal structure of an electrolyte by firing. Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes an inner electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an outer electrode, each being sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support contains forsterite, and has a Mg/Si molar ratio of 1.90 to 2.2 both inclusive, and an A-to-B ratio (A/B) of 0.0% to 9.0% both inclusive, where A denotes a maximum peak height which appears at a diffraction angle 2θ=26.5° to 27.0° and B denotes a maximum peak height which appears at 36.5° to 37.0° in a powder X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by using Cu—Kα radiation. | 04-03-2014 |
20140093800 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell | 04-03-2014 |
20140087288 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - A solid oxide fuel cell scatters MgO over a grain boundary of an LSGM which is a solid electrolyte layer. Ni components that diffuse from a fuel electrode formed on the other side of an LDC from the LSGM are trapped by the scattered MgO particles and are suppressed from diffusing towards an air electrode in the electrolyte layer. | 03-27-2014 |
20140087282 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Provided is a solid oxide fuel cell comprising the following: a fuel gas flow path, a fuel electrode layer provided around the fuel gas flow path and containing an iron group element and a ceramic, a solid electrolyte layer provided around the fuel electrode layer, and an air electrode layer provided around the solid electrolyte layer. In a high-temperature state where the temperature of the solid oxide fuel cell, in which a fuel gas is supplied from one side of the fuel gas flow path and exhausted through an opening provided on the other side of the fuel gas flow path, is close to a power generation temperature, the solid oxide fuel cell is subjected to a process for regulating oxidation expansion rate of the fuel electrode layer, the oxidation expansion occurring when an oxidant gas flows in through the opening. As a result, it has become possible to provide a solid oxide fuel cell in which cracks in the electrolyte and cell breakage are prevented even when air flows into the fuel electrode side at the suspension of operations of the fuel cell. | 03-27-2014 |
20140087179 | PHOTOCATALYST MEMBER - Disclosed is a photocatalyst member including a glaze layer and a photoctalyst layer provided on the glaze layer, the photocatalyst layer is good in layer strength, water resistance, or abrasion resistance. More specifically, the photocatalyst member includes a base having a glaze layer and a photocatalyst layer that is provided on the glaze layer and contains titanium oxide and zirconium titanate, wherein the content of zirconium titanate in the photocatalyst layer is 15 to 75% by mass based on the total content of titanium oxide and zirconium titanate, and the content of zirconium titanate in an area from around an interface between the photocatalyst layer and the base to an median line in the thickness of the photocatalyst layer is larger than the content of zirconium titanate in an area near the external surface of the photocatalyst layer. | 03-27-2014 |
20140080034 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell preventing formation of a diffusion layer containing Ca and other elements, and having an excellent power generation performance at low temperature by preventing breakdown of a crystal structure of an electrolyte by firing. Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode, each being sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support contains forsterite, and further has a calcium element (Ca) content of more than 0.2 mass % but not more than 2 mass % in terms of CaO. | 03-20-2014 |
20140080033 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell preventing formation of a diffusion layer containing Ca and other elements, and having an excellent power generation performance at low temperature by preventing breakdown of a crystal structure of an electrolyte by firing. Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes an inner electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an outer electrode, each sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support contains forsterite, and has a Ca element content of 0.2 mass % or less in terms of CaO in a surface region at the inner electrode side. | 03-20-2014 |
20140071582 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - To provide an electrostatic chuck, including: a ceramic dielectric substrate having a first major surface on which an object to be processed is mounted, and a second major surface on a side opposite the first major surface, the ceramic dielectric substrate being a polycrystalline ceramic sintered body; and an electrode layer interposed between the first major surface and the second major surface of the ceramic dielectric substrate, the electrode layer being integrally sintered with the ceramic dielectric substrate, a temperature control plate provided on the second major surface side; and a heater provided between the electrode layer and the temperature control plate, and the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer of the ceramic dielectric substrate having an infrared spectral transmittance in terms of a thickness of 1 mm of not less than 20%. | 03-13-2014 |
20140063682 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - To provide an electrostatic chuck, including: a ceramic dielectric substrate having a first major surface on which an object to be processed is mounted, and a second major surface on a side opposite the first major surface, the ceramic dielectric substrate being a polycrystalline ceramic sintered body; and an electrode layer interposed between the first major surface and the second major surface of the ceramic dielectric substrate, the electrode layer being integrally sintered with the ceramic dielectric substrate, and the electrode layer includes a first portion having conductivity, and a second portion that bonds the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer, and the mean grain size of crystals included in the second portion is smaller than the mean grain size of crystals included in the ceramic dielectric substrate. | 03-06-2014 |
20140063681 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - To provide an electrostatic chuck, including: a ceramic dielectric substrate having a first major surface on which an object to be processed is mounted, and a second major surface on a side opposite the first major surface, the ceramic dielectric substrate being a polycrystalline ceramic sintered body; and an electrode layer interposed between the first major surface and the second major surface of the ceramic dielectric substrate, the electrode layer being integrally sintered with the ceramic dielectric substrate, the ceramic dielectric substrate including a first dielectric layer between the electrode layer and the first major surface, and a second dielectric layer between the electrode layer and the second major surface, and at least the first dielectric layer of the ceramic dielectric substrate having an infrared spectral transmittance in terms of a thickness of 1 millimeter (mm) of not less than 20%. | 03-06-2014 |
20140059757 | TOILET APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the invention, a toilet apparatus includes a toilet, a bowl configured to receive solid waste being formed in the toilet, the bowl being hydrophilic; a spray unit configured to spray at least one selected from water and hypochlorous acid water onto a surface of the bowl; a detection unit configured to detect a state of use of the toilet; and a control unit configured to spray at least one selected from the water and the hypochlorous acid water from the spray unit before the use and to spray the hypochlorous acid water from the spray unit after the use. The cleanliness of the bowl surface of a toilet can be maintained by suppressing the affixation of solid waste and the propagation of bacteria caused by oil. | 03-06-2014 |
20140017425 | SANITARY WARE - Disclosed is a sanitary ware including a photocatalyst layer that has a high level of water resistance and abrasion resistance while maintaining a good photocatalytic activity. The sanitary ware includes a glaze layer and a photocatalyst layer provided on the glaze layer. The photocatalyst layer is an oxide film that is a co-fired product of a precursor of titanium oxide and a precursor of zirconium oxide and contains 65 to 90% by mass of titanium oxide and 10 to 35% by mass of zirconium oxide. | 01-16-2014 |
20130316267 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL PROVIDED THE SAME - Provided is a solid electrolyte material which, while maintaining high oxygen ion conductivity, minimizes the decomposition of scandia caused by impurities such as silicon in the fuel gas, and improves intergranular strength in order to eliminate intergranular fracture caused by crystalline modification. The solid electrolyte material is a zirconia solid electrolyte material having scandia and a lanthanoid oxide and/or yttria dissolved therein, and has alumina further added thereto. | 11-28-2013 |
20130316266 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL PROVIDED WITH SAME - Provided is a solid electrolyte material provided which, while maintaining a high oxygen ion conductivity, minimizes the extraction of scandia caused by impurities such as silicon in the fuel gas, and has improved intergranular strength in order to eliminate intergranular fracture caused by crystalline modification. The solid electrolyte material is a zirconia solid electrolyte material having yttria dissolved therein, has cubic crystals as the main ingredient, and is further characterized by having a lanthanoid oxide dissolved therein. | 11-28-2013 |
20130309583 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Provided is a solid oxide fuel cell having a service life of approximately 90,000 hours, a level required to encourage the widespread use of SOFC. The solid oxide fuel cell according to the present invention comprises a solid electrolyte layer, an oxygen electrode layer provide to one side of the solid electrolyte layer, and a fuel electrode layer provide to the other side of the solid electrolyte layer. The oxygen electrode layer is made from a material including iron or manganese, the solid electrolyte layer is made from a scandia-stabilized zirconia electrolyte material containing alumina, and the solid electrolyte layer has a lanthanoid oxide and/or yttria dissolved therein. | 11-21-2013 |
20130309582 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Provided is a solid oxide fuel cell having a service life of approximately 90,000 hours, a level required to encourage the widespread use of SOFC. The solid oxide fuel cell is provided with a solid electrolyte layer, an oxygen electrode layer provided on one side of the solid electrolyte layer, and a fuel electrode layer provided on the other side of the solid electrolyte layer. The oxygen electrode layer is made from a material containing iron or manganese, and the solid electrolyte layer contains an yttria-stabilized zirconia solid electrolyte material having a lanthanoid oxide dissolved therein. | 11-21-2013 |
20130267410 | PHOTOCATALYST-COATED OBJECT AND PHOTOCATALYST COATING LIQUID FOR SAME - A photocatalyst-coated body includes: a base containing an organic component; and a transparent photocatalyst layer provided on the base, wherein the photocatalyst layer comprises, based on 100% by mass of the whole photocatalyst layer, photocatalyst particles being 1% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less, inorganic oxide particles being 50% by mass or more and less than 89% by mass, and a dried product of a silicone emulsion being more than 10% by mass and less than 50% by mass, and the silicone emulsion is formed of a silicone represented by an average composition formula: R | 10-10-2013 |
20130260271 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - To provide a fuel cell system with which degradation of fuel cells can be suppressed by avoiding the ill effects caused by bumping of water used for steam reforming during the electrical generation. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell system including: a fuel cell module, a fuel flow regulator unit, a reformer for reforming supplied fuel, a vaporizing section for supplying steam to the reformer, a water flow regulator unit, and a controller for controlling the fuel supply device and water supply device, and for controlling the power extracted from the fuel cell module; whereby the controller is furnished with: a bumping determination circuit for determining the occurrence of excessive vaporization of water in a vaporizing chamber, and an extracted power limiting circuit for limiting the power when the bumping determination circuit has determined excessive bumping of water. | 10-03-2013 |
20130254982 | FLUSH WATER SUPPLY DEVICE, FLUSH WATER TANK ASSEMBLY WITH FLUSH WATER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND FLUSH TOILET WITH FLUSH WATER TANK ASSEMBLY - A flush water supply device includes: a water supply valve for switching between a water supplying state and a water stopping state with respect of an inside of the flush water tank; a refill water system on a downstream side of the water supply valve and adapted to allow flush water to be supplied to the flush water tank, and further supplied to a toilet main body as refill water, wherein the refill water system includes a common passage-forming portion which forms a common passage having: an inlet port for allowing inflow of the flush water therethrough; a tank-side outlet port for allowing the flush water to flow out toward the flush water tank therethrough; a main unit-side outlet port for allowing the flush water to flow out toward the toilet main body therethrough; and a vent port; and a vacuum break valve in the common passage-forming portion. | 10-03-2013 |
20130239320 | WATER PASSAGE SWITCHING DEVICE AND HAND SHOWER HEAD COMPRISING THE WATER PASSAGE SWITCHING DEVICE - Provided is a water passage switching device capable of opening and closing valves by a very easy operation. The water passage switching device ( | 09-19-2013 |
20130224096 | PHOTOCATALYST COATED BODY AND PHOTOCATALYST COATING LIQUID - A photocatalyst coated body includes a base and a photocatalyst layer provided on the base. The photocatalyst coated body is characterized in that photocatalyst layer contains 1-20 (inclusive) parts by mass of photocatalyst particles, 30-98 (inclusive) parts by mass of silica particles and 1-50 (inclusive) parts by mass of zirconia particles, so that the total all of these particles is 100 parts by mass. The photocatalyst coated body is also characterized in that the zirconia particles are at least one kind of particles selected from the group consisting of crystalline zirconia particles having an average crystallite diameter of 10 nm or less and amorphous zirconia particles. Such photocatalyst coated body has excellent photocatalytic degradation function and excellent weather resistance; and also it is capable of suppressing the formation of intermediate products such as NO | 08-29-2013 |
20130216926 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A solid oxide fuel cell system is disclosed. The solid oxide fuel cell system includes a cell stack having multiple adjacent fuel cells; a reformer that reforms raw gas and produces fuel gas supplied to the fuel cells; a combustion section that causes combustion of the fuel gas discharged from the fuel cells and heats the reformer with combustion heat of the fuel gas; an ignition device that ignites the combustion section; a combustion state confirmation device that senses that heating of the entire reformer has started using the advancement of flame transfer between fuel cells in the combustion section; and a controller programmed to start an operation of the system heating the reformer by using combustion heat from the combustion section and reaction heat from the partial oxidation reforming reaction (POX) in the reformer. During the period until the combustion state confirmation device senses that the heating of the entire reformer has started after the ignition device ignited the combustion section, the controller suppresses the amount of heat emitted by the partial oxidation reforming reaction in the reformer more than the amount of heat emitted after heating of the entire reformer has started. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216781 | LARGE-SIZED CERAMIC PLATE WITH LESS WARPAGE - Disclosed is a large-sized ceramic plate obtained by an extrusion molding method wherein the warpage of the plate is suppressed, and thus, a texture can be formed thereon without a grinding work after baking. Provided is a large-sized ceramic plate characterized in that a glaze layer is formed on the surface of a ceramic substrate in accordance with need; the warpage of the ceramic substrate is 1.5 mm or less; and the ceramic substrate is obtained by extrusion molding a ceramic raw material added with a needle-shaped crystallized mineral to produce a cylindrical molded body, cutting and opening the cylindrical molded body to spread out in the form of a plate, rolling the plate with a flattening roller to form a raw molded body, and thereafter, baking the raw molded body. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216458 | INORGANIC MATERIAL COMPRISING PHOTOCATALYST LAYER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND PHOTOCATALYST COATING LIQUID FOR INORGANIC MATERIAL - Disclosed is an inorganic material that can exhibit an excellent photocatalytic gas decomposition function while maintaining an abrasion resistance on a level that is usually required of this type of inorganic materials. The inorganic material includes an inorganic material base and a photocatalyst layer that is formed by firing and is provided on the surface of the inorganic material base, the photocatalyst layer containing: photocatalyst particles; zirconia particles having a BET specific surface area of not less than 10 m | 08-22-2013 |
20130212794 | FLUSH WATER SUPPLY DEVICE, FLUSH WATER TANK ASSEMBLY WITH FLUSH WATER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND FLUSH TOILET WITH FLUSH WATER TANK ASSEMBLY - A flush water supply device includes: a water supply unit including a water supply valve; a water compartment fittingly attached to the water supply unit; a float provided inside the water compartment; and a swingable member having one end connected to the float and the other end connected to the water supply valve, wherein the water compartment is formed in a flattened shape in which a maximum vertical length becomes less than a maximum horizontal length by a given value, and a ratio of a distance between the fulcrum adjacent to the water supply valve and an effort point defined by the swingable member and the float, to a distance between the fulcrum adjacent to the water supply valve and a load point defined by the swingable member and the water supply valve is set to a given value or more. | 08-22-2013 |
20130209903 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The present invention provides a solid oxide fuel cell system capable of preventing excess temperature rises while increasing overall energy efficiency. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell system, including: a fuel cell module, a fuel supply device, a heat storing material, and a controller which, based on power demand, increases the fuel utilization rate when output power is high and to lower it when output power is low, and changes the electrical power actually output at a delay after changing the fuel supply amount. The controller has a stored heat estimating circuit for estimating the residual heat based on fuel supply and on power output at a delay relative thereto. When a utilizable amount of heat is accumulated in the heat storage material, the fuel supply is reduced so that the fuel utilization rate increases relative to the same electrical power. | 08-15-2013 |
20130205487 | TOILET DEVICE - According to an aspect of the present invention, a toilet device includes: a washing unit washing a surface of a bowl in a toilet bowl; a water supplying unit supplying washing water to the washing unit; a silicic acid polymerization inhibiting unit adding inhibitor for silicic acid polymerization to the washing water left on the surface of the bowl after the washing of the bowl, the inhibitor inhibiting polymerization of silicic acid component in the washing water left on the surface of the bowl; and a control portion executing a control starting an operation of the silicic acid polymerization inhibiting unit before the surface of the bowl is evaporated. | 08-15-2013 |
20130201598 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - An electrostatic chuck comprises: a dielectric substrate having a protrusion and a planar surface part. The protrusion is formed on a major surface of the dielectric substrate. An adsorption target material is mounted on the major surface. The planar surface part is formed in a periphery of the protrusion. The dielectric substrate is formed from a polycrystalline ceramics sintered body. A top face of the protrusion is a curved surface, and a first recess is formed in the top face to correspond to crystal grains that appear on the surface. The planar surface part has a flat part, and a second recess is formed in the flat part. A depth dimension of the first recess is greater than a depth dimension of the second recess. The electrostatic chuck can suppress the generation of particles and a method for manufacturing the electrostatic chuck is provided. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201597 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - An electrostatic chuck comprises: a dielectric substrate having a protrusion and a planar surface part. The protrusion is formed on a major surface of the dielectric substrate. An adsorption target material is mounted on the major surface. The planar surface part is formed in a periphery of the protrusion. The dielectric substrate is formed from a polycrystalline ceramics sintered body. A top face of the protrusion is a curved surface, and a first recess is formed in the top face to correspond to crystal grains that appear on the surface. The planar surface part has a flat part, and a second recess is formed in the flat part. A depth dimension of the first recess is greater than a depth dimension of the second recess. The electrostatic chuck can suppress the generation of particles and can easily recover a clean state of the electrostatic chuck surface. | 08-08-2013 |
20130196239 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - To provide a solid oxide fuel cell device for preventing excess temperature rises inside a fuel cell module during the startup process. During a startup process, a control unit | 08-01-2013 |
20130189488 | SANITARY WARE HAVING GLAZE LAYER HAVING EXCELLENT BASE-COVERING PROPERTIES - Disclosed are sanitary wares such as toilet bowls or wash bowls that have a glaze layer which can conceal the body of the sanitary wares satisfactorily without the need to use any opacifier and which is less likely to be contaminated. The sanitary ware includes: a sanitary ware body; and a glaze layer having a single-layer structure as a sole glaze layer on the sanitary ware body, the glaze layer comprising a phase-separated glass as the major part and the glaze layer having a surface roughness Ra of not more than 0.07 μm. Thus, the body of the sanitary ware can be concealed satisfactorily, and, in a preferred embodiment, a good white color can be imparted to the sanitary ware. | 07-25-2013 |
20130185861 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the invention, a sanitary washing apparatus, characterized by: a nozzle being configured to wash a body of a user by squirting water from a water discharge port; a flow channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source toward the water discharge port; an electrolytic cell provided at an intermediate portion of the flow channel, the electrolytic cell being capable of producing sterilizing water; and a nozzle wash unit configured to wash or sterilize the nozzle with the sterilizing water produced by the electrolytic cell, a contraction portion being formed downstream from the electrolytic cell, a flow channel cross-sectional area being smaller at the contraction portion than upstream from the electrolytic cell, a strainer being disposed in the flow channel further downstream from the contraction portion. Clogging of the flow channel due to scale can be suppressed. | 07-25-2013 |
20130185860 | FLUSH TOILET DEVICE - When a bowl | 07-25-2013 |
20130183600 | FUEL CELL DEVICE - A fuel cell device capable of appropriately controlling stack temperature both before and after degradation of a fuel cell stack is provided. A fuel cell device furnished with a fuel cell stack, a fuel flow rate regulator unit, an air flow rate regulator unit, a generating chamber temperature sensor, and a control unit, whereby control unit controls supply flow rate AF so that stack temperature Ts is within temperature range A; control unit determines degradation of fuel cell stack and controls flow rate AF so that if fuel cell stack is not degrading, it increases flow rate AF to return stack temperature Ts to within the range A, and if degradation is ongoing, it does not permit an increase in flow rate AF to the supply amount required to return stack temperature Ts to the range A. | 07-18-2013 |
20130183599 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - To provide a solid oxide fuel cell of the present capable of improving overall energy efficiency. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell having: a fuel cell module; a fuel supply device; a combustion chamber for burning residual fuel and heating; a heat storing material, a power demand detecting sensor; a temperature detection device, and a control device for controlling so that the fuel utilization rate is high when generated power is large, and also for changing output power at a delay to the fuel supply amount; whereby the control device is furnished with a stored heat amount estimating circuit, and when it is estimated that a usable heat amount has accumulated in the heat storing material, the fuel supply amount is reduced so that the fuel utilization rate increases vs. the same generated power. | 07-18-2013 |
20130183594 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL BATTERY CELL - Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel battery cell having a high initial power generation performance and a good power generation durability while ensuring adhesion between an air electrode and a current collector. The solid oxide fuel battery cell includes a solid electrolyte, a fuel electrode, an air electrode, and a current collector provided on the surface of the air electrode, wherein the air electrode is formed of lanthanum ferrite perovskite oxides, lanthanum cobalt perovskite oxides, or samarium cobalt perovskite oxides, and the current collector is porous including silver, palladium, and an oxide and has an average porosity of 20% to 70% in a portion other than a portion near a boundary between the current collector and the air electrode and, in the near-boundary portion, an average porosity of not less than 50% of the average porosity of the portion other than the near-boundary portion. | 07-18-2013 |
20130180039 | WATER DISCHARGE VALVE DEVICE AND FLUSH WATER TANK DEVICE WITH SAME - A water discharge valve device includes: a water discharge valve unit which has a valve element for opening and closing a discharge port and a control casing for controlling an up-down movement of the valve element; a casing module which includes a peripheral wall extending upwardly from a bottom wall of a water storage tankwhile surrounding peripheries of the discharge port and the control casing of the water discharge valve unit, to define an upwardly open space therebetween, an opening formed to penetrate through the peripheral wall, and a switching valve attached to the peripheral wall and adapted to open and close the opening; and a communication port formed in a peripheral plane extending from the control casing of the water discharge valve unit to the discharge port, to provide fluid communication between the casing module and the discharge port. | 07-18-2013 |
20130171534 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - A solid oxide fuel cell device is provided which prevents excessive rising of the temperature inside a fuel cell module during the startup process. In a startup process, control unit controls to cause a transition from a fuel gas reforming reaction process to a POX process, an ATR process, and a SR process, then to a generating process; when the cell stack temperature and reformer temperature in each process satisfy respectively set transition conditions, a transition to the next process takes place; if control unit determines a temperature rise assist state exists, it executes an excess temperature rise suppression control so that during at least the transition to the generating process, the reformer temperature does not exceed a predetermined value. | 07-04-2013 |
20130167953 | FAUCET DEVICE - The faucet device ( | 07-04-2013 |
20130160202 | AUTOMATIC FAUCET - Provided is an automatic faucet using a radio wave sensor, which is capable of preventing erroneous stop of water spouting, with a simple configuration. The automatic faucet ( | 06-27-2013 |
20130140679 | SEMICONDUCTIVE CERAMIC SINTERED COMPACT - There is provided a semiconductive ceramic sintered compact that has a conductivity high enough to attain static electricity removal and antistatic purposes and, at the same time, has excellent mechanical properties or stability over time. The semiconductive ceramic sintered compact includes a main phase and a conductive phase present between the main phases, wherein the main phase is a ceramic sintered phase including Al | 06-06-2013 |
20130140508 | SEMICONDUCTIVE CERAMIC SINTERED COMPACT - There is provided a semiconductive ceramic sintered compact that has a conductivity high enough to attain static electricity removal and antistatic purposes and, at the same time, has excellent mechanical properties or stability over time. The semiconductive ceramic sintered compact includes at least a main phase and first and second phases contained in the main phase observed as a result of observation of any face of the sintered compact, the main phase being a ceramic sintered phase containing Al | 06-06-2013 |
20130126642 | SHOWERHEAD AND SHOWERHEAD MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention has the object of providing a metal showerhead lighter than previous, at a low cost. A showerhead | 05-23-2013 |
20130093145 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - An electrostatic chuck comprises a ceramic dielectric body having an electrode formed on a surface of the ceramic dielectric body; a ceramic substrate supporting the ceramic dielectric body; and a first bonding agent bonding the ceramic dielectric body to the ceramic substrate. The first bonding agent has a first major agent including an organic material, a first amorphous filler including an inorganic material, and a first spherical filler including an inorganic material. The first amorphous filler and the first spherical filler are dispersion-compounded in the first major agent. The first major agent, the first amorphous filler, and the first spherical filler are made of an electrically insulating material. An average diameter of the first spherical filler is greater than a maximum value of a minor axis of all of the first amorphous filler. A thickness of the first bonding agent is equal to or greater than the average diameter of the first spherical filler. | 04-18-2013 |
20130082004 | WATER AREA EQUIPMENT THAT CAN INHIBIT WATER SCALE FORMATION - There is provided a water area equipment that can inhibit water scale formation and further can very easily remove formed water scale. In the water area equipment, silicic acid polymerization can be inhibited to reduce water scale formation, and, further, formed water scale can very easily be removed, for example, by lightly wiping off the water scale. The water area equipment on which water from a water supply source can be poured comprises a unit configured to add an inhibitor for silicic acid polymerization to water deposited as water residual on the surface of the water area equipment and can inhibit water scale formation and can allow formed water scale to be easily removed. A specific unit that inhibits the polymerization of silicic acid is configured to enhance the acidity of water and, for example, to adjust pH of residual water to 1.5 to 5.5. | 04-04-2013 |
20130055496 | FLUSH WATER TANK APPARATUS AND DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A flush water tank apparatus for storing flush water for flushing a flush toilet is disclosed. The flush water tank apparatus includes: a reservoir tank for storing flush water, the reservoir tank having a discharge port formed on the bottom surface thereof; a valve body for opening and closing a discharge port to supply flush water to a flush toilet; and a side surface extending in the upward direction from the bottom surface of the reservoir tank so as to surround the discharge port; and includes: a cylindrical body opens at the top and forms an opening portion on the side surface; and switching valves for opening and closing the opening portion on the cylindrical body to enable adjustment of the opening surface area of the opening portion of the cylindrical body so that the volume of flush water supplied from the reservoir tank discharge port to the flush toilet can be obtained in multiple stages, including at least the three stages of large, medium, and small. | 03-07-2013 |
20130047330 | FLUSH TOILET - A flush toilet for discharging waste using flush water supplied from a flush water source, including a bowl portion having a bowl-shaped waste receiving surface, a rim portion a shelf portion; a rim spouting portion disposed on the rim portion for spouting flush water onto the shelf portion to form a swirl flow on the waste receiving surface; a rim water conduit, branching in the vicinity of the back surface side of the bowl portion from the shared water conduit, for supplying flush water to the rim spouting portion; and a jet water conduit branching in the vicinity of the rear surface side of the bowl portion from the shared water conduit, and communicating with an opening portion formed in the lower region of the waste receiving surface of the bowl portion. | 02-28-2013 |
20130047329 | FLUSH TOILET - A toilet including a bowl portion having a bowl-shaped waste receiving surface, a rim portion formed on the top edge portion thereof so that inner circumferential surface thereof rises essentially vertically, and a shelf portion formed between the rim portion and the waste receiving surface; a water spouting portion for spouting flush water onto the shelf portion of the bowl portion to form a swirl flow; and a water conduit for supplying the flush water to the spouting portion. The water spouting portion is formed in the front region of the bowl portion, and a part of the inner circumferential surface of the rim portion is formed in an inward-facing overhanging shape; and the water spouting portion is covered by the overhanging part of the rim portion such that a user cannot observe the water spouting portion when viewing from diagonally forward and above the bowl portion. | 02-28-2013 |
20130047328 | FLUSH TOILET - A flush toilet for discharging waste using flush water supplied from a flush water supply source is disclosed. The flush toilet comprises a bowl portion including a bowl-shaped waste receiving surface, a rim portion and a shelf portion; a water discharge path for discharging waste; a water spouting portion for spouting flush water onto the shelf portion of the bowl portion to form a swirl flow; and a water conduit for supplying the flush water to the water spouting portion; wherein the bowl portion includes a front region and a rear region, and the rim portion of the bowl portion is such that the curvature radius in the front region is equal to or smaller than the curvature radius of the rear region, and wherein the water spouting portion is formed on either the left or right side in the front region of the rim portion and spouts the flush water toward the front of the rim portion. | 02-28-2013 |
20130042929 | THERMALLY ACTUATED HOT AND COLD WATER MIXING VALVE CONFIGURED TO MINIMIZE VALVE HUNTING - A hot and cold water mixing valve including a temperature adjusting dial, and a cylindrical casing having formed therein a hot water inlet and a cold water inlet is provided with a control valve member in which one end thereof is subjected to a load from a biasing member and the other end is subjected to a load from an actuator. By balancing between the loads applied by the biasing member and the actuator, a mixture ratio between the hot water which flows in through the hot water inlet and the cold water which flows in through the cold water inlet is adjusted. A temperature adjuster adjusts a position of the control valve member through the biasing member and includes a tapered skirt portion, which spreads in a radial direction, at an end on the control valve member side thereof. | 02-21-2013 |
20130034875 | DNA CONSTRUCT, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF RECOMBINANT CHO CELL USING SAME - Disclosed is a DNA construct that is useful for efficient generation of recombinant CHO cells useful for the production of target proteins. The DNA construct is a construct comprising, from a 5′ end toward a 3′ end, a first homologous DNA fragment, a target protein gene, and a second homologous DNA fragment. The first and second homologous DNA fragments have homology allowing for homologous recombination with a part of a hypoxanthine-phosphoribosyltransferase enzyme (hprt) locus in a CHO cell genome and have a chain length of not less than 1 kbp. | 02-07-2013 |
20130031710 | WATER DISCHARGE DEVICE - A water discharge device generates a large air bubble having a cross sectional area larger than a channel sectional area of a jetting port when the inside of a water storage chamber is viewed from the jetting port. The water discharge device intermittently forms the large air bubble to change a flow speed of a jet flow. | 02-07-2013 |
20130027838 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - An electrostatic chuck includes: a ceramic substrate; a ceramic dielectric body provided on a top side of the ceramic substrate and having a first major surface where a processing target substrate is to be mounted; and an electrode provided between the ceramic substrate and the ceramic dielectric body. A material of the ceramic dielectric body is a ceramic sintered body. A plurality of protrusions and a groove for supplying a gas are provided on the first major surface of the ceramic dielectric body. A through hole is provided in a bottom face of the groove, the through hole penetrating to a second major surface of the ceramic substrate on a side opposite to the first major surface. A distance between the electrode and the groove is greater than or equal to a distance between the electrode and the first major surface. | 01-31-2013 |
20130026720 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - An electrostatic chuck comprises: a ceramic plate provided with recesses on a major surface and provided with an electrode in an inner part of the ceramic plate; a temperature regulating plate bonded to the major surface of the ceramic plate; a first bonding agent provided between the ceramic plate and the temperature regulating plate; and a heater provided in the each of the recesses of the ceramic plate. The first bonding agent has a first major agent including an organic material, a first amorphous filler including an inorganic material, and a first spherical filler including an inorganic material. The first amorphous filler and the first spherical filler are dispersion-compounded into the first major agent. The first major agent, the first amorphous filler, and the first spherical filler are made of an electrically insulating material. An average diameter of the first spherical filler is greater than a maximum value of a minor axis of the first amorphous filler. A thickness of the first bonding agent is greater than or equal to the average diameter of the first spherical filler. A width of the each of the recesses is greater than a width of the heater, and a depth of the each of the recesses is greater than a thickness of the heater. The heater is adhered within the each of the recesses by a second bonding agent. A first distance between a major surface of the heater on the side of the temperature regulating plate and a major surface of the temperature regulating plate is greater than a second distance between the major surface between the recesses of the ceramic plate and the major surface of the temperature regulating plate. | 01-31-2013 |
20130019391 | FLUSH TOILET - The flush toilet comprises: a bowl portion including a waste receiving surface and a rim portion; spout portions for spouting flush water supplied from a reservoir tank into the bowl portion; and a water discharge trap pipe for discharging waste, the inlet of which is connected to the bottom of the bowl portion; whereby the bowl portion waste receiving surface includes an upper waste receiving surface connected to the rim portion, and a concave portion connected between the upper waste receiving surface and the discharge trap pipe, the concave portion includes a bottom surface connected to the discharge trap pipe and positioned below the upper waste receiving surface and a wall surface connecting this bottom surface and the bottom edge portion of the upper waste receiving surface, and the front region of this wall surface forms a sloped surface sloping on the inside from bottom to top. | 01-24-2013 |
20130019390 | FLOW CHANNEL OPENING/CLOSING APPARATUS - To provide a flow channel opening/closing apparatus that can keep the instantaneous flow rate of supply water, quickly open and close a main valve for starting and stopping water supply and be downsized. A flush valve CV, which is such a flow channel opening/closing apparatus, incorporates constant flow rate keeping part that operates to keep constant the main flow rate of water flowing from a primary-side internal flow channel | 01-24-2013 |
20120284910 | FLUSH TOILET - A flush toilet having a reservoir tank for storing therein flush water; a bowl portion having a waste-receiving surface and a rim section; a drainage passage for expelling waste therethrough by means of siphon action; a rim water spouting port provided in the rim section at a position corresponding to a lateral region of the bowl portion; a jet water spouting port for spouting flush water toward an inlet of the drainage passage; a rim water guide passage for guiding flush water to the rim water spouting port; a jet water guide passage for guiding flush water to the jet water spouting port; and a flow dividing chamber for dividing and distributing flush water to the rim water guide passage and the jet water guide passage, wherein the flow dividing chamber, the rim water guide passage and the rim water spouting port are formed approximately along the same straight line. | 11-15-2012 |
20120276388 | PRE-FORMED CONTROLLED PARTICLES FORMED OF FINE PARTICLES NON-CHEMICALLY BONDED TOGETHER, PRE-FORMED CONTROLLED PARTICLES FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL DEPOSITION METHOD, AND COMPOSITE STRUCTURE FORMATION SYSTEM INVOLVING CONTROLLED PARTICLES - A plurality of pre-formed controlled particles for use in an aerosol deposition method by which an aerosol with brittle material fine particles dispersed in a gas is sprayed toward a substrate to form a structure made of the brittle material fine particles. Each of the controlled particles includes an assembly packed with a plurality of fine particles which are not chemically bonded together, which include the brittle material fine particles, and have a mean primary particle diameter of 0.1 μm or more and 5 μm or less. The controlled particles have a mean circle-equivalent diameter of 20 μm or more. | 11-01-2012 |
20120270264 | DNA CONSTRUCT, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF RECOMBINANT CHO CELL USING SAME - Disclosed is a DNA construct that is useful for efficient production of recombinant CHO cells useful for the production of target proteins. The DNA construct is a construct comprising, from a 5′ end toward a 3′ end, a first homologous DNA fragment, a target protein gene, and a second homologous DNA fragment. The first and second homologous DNA fragments have homology allowing for homologous recombination with a part of a hypoxanthine-phosphoribosyltransferase enzyme (hprt) locus in a CHO cell genome and have a chain length of not less than 1 kbp. | 10-25-2012 |
20120255111 | DISCHARGE VALVE APPARATUS AND RINSE WATER TANK APPARATUS FITTED THEREWITH - The discharge valve apparatus of the present invention has control cylinder members for controlling the flow of rinse water flowing out from a reservoir tank discharge port, on which opening portions are formed, and flow-adjusting members, attached to these control cylinder members and capable of adjusting the opening surface area of opening portions in the control cylinder member; whereby female engaging portions in the control cylinder member are arrayed approximately vertically, and are furnished with registration indentations for registering the attachment positions of adjusting members relative to control cylinder members, and the intervals within the registration indentations are set to be smaller than the width of an installer's finger to prevent release of engagement by an installer when the adjusting member male engaging portions are in a state of engagement with the female engaging portions of the control cylinder members. | 10-11-2012 |
20120248715 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - According to one embodiment, an electrostatic chuck includes: a ceramic dielectric substrate, an electrode, and a conductive member. The ceramic dielectric substrate has a first major surface on which a material to be adsorbed is to be mounted and a second major surface on a side opposite the first major surface. The electrode is interposed between the first major surface and the second major surface of the ceramic dielectric substrate. The conductive member is provided in a recess formed in the second major surface of the ceramic dielectric substrate. A tip end of the recess has a curved surface. | 10-04-2012 |
20120234943 | SHOWER APPARATUS - The present invention provides a shower apparatus that allows the user to have a shower stream with a voluminous feel, even when a small volume of water is discharged, and also with a stimulus sensation arising from water being discharged in a pulsating manner. A shower apparatus F | 09-20-2012 |
20120144574 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a sanitary washing apparatus includes: a nozzle including a jetting port and configured to squirt water from the jetting port to wash a user's body; a flow channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the jetting port; an electrolytic cell provided midway along the flow channel and being operable to produce sterilizing water; a heating device provided on the flow channel on upstream side of the electrolytic cell; a nozzle cleaning device configured to clean or sterilize the nozzle with the water heated by the heating device or the sterilizing water produced by the electrolytic cell; and a controller configured to perform control for stopping energization of the heating device or reducing an amount of energization of the heating device when energizing the electrolytic cell. | 06-14-2012 |
20120142521 | PHOTOCATALYST-COATED BODY AND PHOTOCATALYTIC COATING LIQUID THEREFOR - A photocatalyst-coated body comprises a substrate and a photocatalyst layer provided on the substrate, the photocatalyst layer comprising photocatalyst particles of 1 part or more by mass and less than 20 parts by mass, inorganic oxide particles of 70 parts or more by mass and less than 99 parts by mass, and the dried substance of a hydrolyzable silicone of zero parts or more by mass and less than 10 parts by mass, provided that a total amount of the photocatalyst particles, the dried substance of the inorganic oxide particles and the hydrolyzable silicone is 100 parts by mass in terms of silica. The inorganic oxide particles have a number average particle diameter ranging from 10 nm or more to less than 40 nm calculated by measuring lengths of 100 particles randomly selected from particles located within a visible field magnified 200,000 times by a scanning electron microscope. | 06-07-2012 |
20120124730 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - A sanitary washing apparatus includes a nozzle having a water discharge port, the nozzle being configured to wash a human private part by squirting water from the water discharge port, a flow channel configured to supply the water to the nozzle, a sterilizing water supply unit provided partway through the flow channel, the sterilizing water supply unit being capable of supplying sterilizing water, and a control unit configured to execute a physical washing process of washing the nozzle using water and a sterilizing process of sterilizing the nozzle using the sterilizing water after the washing the human private part. The washing nozzle can be sterilized more efficiently or a user's sense of cleanliness regarding the washing nozzle can be improved. | 05-24-2012 |
20120117722 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - A sanitary washing apparatus is provided according to one aspect of the invention, where the sanitary washing apparatus includes: a washing nozzle having a water discharge port, where the washing nozzle is configured to wash a body of a user by squirting water from the water discharge port; and a casing capable of storing the washing nozzle. The washing nozzle is configured to change from a stored state to an advanced state while transitioning to an orientation having a greater angle of an axis of the washing nozzle with respect to a horizontal plane, where the washing nozzle is stored in the casing in the stored state, and the washing nozzle is configured to wash the body in the advanced state. | 05-17-2012 |
20120100627 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE USED FOR SPECIFICALLY DETECTING SUBSTANCE TO BE EXAMINED USING PHOTOCURRENT, SENSOR UNIT USED FOR SAME, AND METHOD FOR SPECIFICALLY DETECTING SUBSTANCE TO BE EXAMINED USING PHOTOCURRENT - In utilizing photocurrent generated in the photoexcitation of a dye in specific detection of an analyte, highly accurate detection can be realized by discharging charged current generated in the formation of a sensor unit and, in the detection of photocurrent of a plurality of detection spots provided on a working electrode, discharging photocurrent which is derived from a detection spot subjected to the latest photocurrent measurement and becomes noise current. The present invention provides a measuring apparatus comprising a sensor unit comprising a working electrode, a counter electrode, and an electrolyte-containing substance, a single or plurality of light sources that apply light to the working electrode, an XY moving device provided when the light source is moved relatively in an XY direction relative to the working electrode, an ammeter that measures current which flows across the working electrode and the counter electrode, and a discharge device that discharges charged current and photocurrent derived from a detection spot subjected to the latest photocurrent measurement. The specific detection method using the measuring apparatus is carried out by controlling the timing of light irradiation and the timing of connection to the ammeter and the discharge device. | 04-26-2012 |
20120094217 | FUEL CELL BODY, FUEL CELL UNIT, FUEL CELL STACK, AND FUEL CELL DEVICE INCLUDING EACH OF THEM - A fuel cell unit ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120064237 | FILM FORMING METHOD - There is disclosed a film forming method of spraying an aerosol jetted from a nozzle on a film formation object, while continuously changing a spraying position of the aerosol, to form a film which continuously covers an upper surface, an outer surface and a curved surface, which enables continuous formation of a high-quality film by a simple process. This film forming method includes a first film forming step of continuously spraying the aerosol on an upper surface W | 03-15-2012 |
20120028158 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - A solid oxide fuel cell is provided with which the further advance of degradation can be restrained relative to fuel cell units in which degradation has advanced. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell ( | 02-02-2012 |
20120028153 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - A solid oxide fuel cell capable of extending the time period over which initial rated output power is maintained, while restraining increases in running cost. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell ( | 02-02-2012 |
20120028143 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - The present invention comprises fuel cells | 02-02-2012 |
20120021327 | FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL DEVICE - The fuel cell assembly of the present invention comprises a first fuel cell, a second fuel cell disposed adjacent to the first fuel cell, and a current collector for electrically connecting the first fuel cell and the second fuel cell. The first fuel cell and the second fuel cell are respectively furnished with an electrical generating portion for generating electricity, each of the electrical generation portion having a first electrode through the interior of which a first gas flows, a second electrode of a polarity different from the first electrode, on the exterior of which a second gas flows, and an electrolyte disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The current collector distributes and sources the current generated in the first fuel cell generating portion from two different locations on the first electrode on the first fuel cell to the second electrode of the second fuel cell. | 01-26-2012 |
20120021319 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - The SOFC of the present invention has a plurality of individual solid oxide fuel cells ( | 01-26-2012 |
20120021317 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Provides a solid oxide fuel cell with which product life can be extended while a practical output power is maintained. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell, having a fuel cell module ( | 01-26-2012 |
20120021307 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - The present invention comprises individual fuel cells | 01-26-2012 |
20120018074 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CERAMIC JOINED BODY - This producing method includes: a preparing step of preparing a pair of ceramic sintered bodies at least one of which is formed by a reaction sintering method and contains free silicon; a forming step of interposing a joining slurry between the joined surfaces of the pair of ceramic sintered bodies and thereafter drying the joining slurry, to form a fine particle layer, the joining slurry obtained by dispersing fine particles containing a carbon element in an organic solvent; and a joining step of heating the pair of ceramic sintered bodies in an inert atmosphere with the pair of ceramic sintered bodies held so that the fine particle layer is pressurized, to introduce the free silicon into the fine particle layer, thereby forming a joining layer containing at least silicon carbide so that the pair of ceramic sintered bodies are joined to each other, to obtain the ceramic joined body. | 01-26-2012 |
20120015273 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - A solid oxide fuel cell capable of maintaining performance over a long time period by appropriately changing fuel cell module operating conditions. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell ( | 01-19-2012 |
20120015271 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - To provide a solid oxide fuel cell capable of extending the time period over which a minimum rated output power can be maintained while restraining the advance of fuel cell module degradation. | 01-19-2012 |
20120015262 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - The present invention comprises fuel cells | 01-19-2012 |
20120011647 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a sanitary washing apparatus includes a nozzle including a jetting port and configured to squirt water from the jetting port and to cause the water to impinge on female private parts. The nozzle is operable to switch between a first jetting and a second jetting. The first jetting squirts the water from the jetting port to cause the water to impinge on a first range of the female private parts, and the second jetting squirts the water from the jetting port more diffusively than the first jetting to cause the water to impinge evenly on a second range wider than the first range without moving the jetting port. The water is squirted so that flow velocity in the first range of the first jetting is slower than flow velocity in the second range of the second jetting. | 01-19-2012 |
20110315791 | WATER DISCHARGE APPARATUS - The present invention provides a shower apparatus which allows a user to enjoy spray of water with a voluminous feel even when a small volume of water is discharged as well as with a comfortable stimulus sensation of an instantaneous flow rate of the spray varying greatly. The shower apparatus periodically varies a volume of air taken into an aeration unit by periodically changing a traveling direction of a water stream ejected to the aeration unit from a throttle unit and produces pulsating spray by varying the instantaneous flow rate of bubbly water discharged from a nozzle unit. | 12-29-2011 |
20110284662 | SHOWER APPARATUS - A shower apparatus F | 11-24-2011 |
20110260120 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - Disclosed is a thermoelectric conversion material that exhibits a high thermoelectric conversion properties. The thermoelectric conversion material comprises zinc oxide and is represented by formula (I): | 10-27-2011 |
20110240767 | WATER SPOUTING DEVICE - The present invention provides a water spouting device which enables air bubble entrained water with an increased entrainment rate of air bubbles to be discharged at a low flow rate stage even though the user adjusts the flow rate based on the same feeling as that for a conventional water spouting device, the present water spouting device further enabling, at a high flow rate stage, prevention of discharge of air bubble entrained water with such a total amount as makes the user feel that the resultant amount of water significantly exceeds that intended by the user. A spout cap BC serving as the present water spouting device includes a pressure reducing portion | 10-06-2011 |
20110236284 | PHOTOCATALYST-COATED BODY AND PHOTOCATALYTIC COATING LIQUID - Disclosed are a photocatalyst-coated body that can realize a good weather resistance, a photocatalyst-coated body that, in removing NOx, particularly in removing NOx in air, can suppress the production of an intermediate product such as NO | 09-29-2011 |
20110220517 | METHOD FOR SPECIFICALLY DETECTING TEST SUBSTANCE USING PHOTOCURRENT, SENSOR UNIT USED THEREFOR, AND MEASURING DEVICE - This invention provides a method for detecting an analyte, which, in specific detection of an analyte using photocurrent that is generated by photoexcitation of a sensitizing dye, can significantly simplify the structure and a detection procedure of a sensor unit and a device using the sensor unit and can realize detection with high accuracy, and also provides a sensor unit and a device using the sensor unit. According to the method, an analyte-containing sample solution and a sensitizing dye are brought into contact with the surface of a working electrode to immobilize the sensitizing dye onto the working electrode through specific binding. Subsequently, an electrolyte is supplied in situ while allowing the sample solution to be held without being removed to bring the working electrode and a counter electrode into contact with the electrolyte. The working electrode is irradiated with light to photoexcite the sensitizing dye and thus to detect photocurrent that flows across the working electrode and the counter electrode. | 09-15-2011 |
20110199251 | RADIO WAVE SENSOR - The object of the present invention is to provide a low power consumption, compact radio wave sensor capable of accurately detecting the presence and mobile status of a detected object present within a detection area, and having a superior S/N ratio. The radio wave sensor comprising: an oscillator circuit | 08-18-2011 |
20110198416 | SHOWER APPARATUS - Provided is a shower apparatus which can stably supply bubbly water through all nozzle holes and can cause water droplets of large, uniform size to land continuously on the user so as to allow the user to enjoy a shower with a voluminous feel as if the user were being showered by large drops of rain. The shower apparatus includes a water supply unit, a throttle unit adapted to eject passing water downstream, an aeration unit adapted to produce bubbly water by aerating the water ejected through the throttle unit, and a nozzle unit provided with a plurality of nozzle holes used to discharge the bubbly water, wherein the throttle unit has a flat-shaped throttle channel and water ejected through the throttle channel plunges into an air-liquid interface as a sheet-like stream, thereby producing bubbly water, which is then discharged through the nozzle hole. | 08-18-2011 |
20110198415 | SHOWER APPARATUS - Provided is a shower apparatus which can stably produce and supply bubbly water to nozzle holes, causing finely divided water droplets of relatively large, uniform size to land continuously on a user so as to allow the user to enjoy a shower with a voluminous feel as if the user were being showered by large drops of rain. The shower apparatus includes a water supply unit, a throttle unit adapted to eject passing water downstream, an aeration unit adapted to produce bubbly water by aerating the water ejected through the throttle unit, and a nozzle unit provided with a plurality of nozzle holes used to discharge the bubbly water, wherein an ejection speed changing means is installed in the water supply unit to at least partially vary ejection speeds of the water ejected from respective throttle channels of the plurality of throttle channels of the throttle unit. | 08-18-2011 |
20110193187 | ELECTRODE MEMBER FOR SPECIFIC DETECTION OF ANALYTE USING PHOTOCURRENT - Disclosed is an electrode member for specific detection of an analyte using a photocurrent. The electrode member has at least a conductive substrate and an electron-accepting substance provided on said conductive substrate. The aforementioned electron-accepting substance consists at least of a first substance layer that is made of a semiconductor and a second substance that is made of a semiconductor of a kind different from that of the aforementioned semiconductor, a metal or a metal oxide, and is carried on the surface of said first substance layer. With the electrode member, improved detection sensitivity for the test substance and improved measurement precision can be achieved with specific detection of an analyte using a photocurrent. | 08-11-2011 |
20110191951 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - A sanitary washing apparatus includes: a washing nozzle; and a pressurizing device. The sanitary washing apparatus being configured to perform first and second jetting processes alternately jetted with a prescribed waiting time there between. In the first jetting process, the pressurizing device makes pressure of water subsequently jetted higher than pressure of water previously jetted in the first jetting process so that the water subsequently jetted overtakes and unites with the water previously jetted in the first jetting process In the second jetting process, the pressurizing device makes pressure of water subsequently jetted higher than pressure of water previously jetted in the second jetting process so that the water subsequently jetted overtakes and unites with the water previously jetted in the second jetting process. The pressurizing device makes minimum pressure of water in the second jetting process higher than minimum pressure of water in the first jetting process and makes maximum pressure of water in the second jetting process higher than maximum pressure of water in the first jetting process so that the second water mass is faster than the first water mass. The prescribed waiting time between the first and the second jetting processes is set so that before the first water mass impinges on the human body, the second water mass having faster velocity than the first water mass overtakes the first water mass to enlarge jetting water cross-sectional area of the first water mass. | 08-11-2011 |
20110173744 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - A sanitary washing apparatus includes a washing nozzle configured to discharge wash water toward a human body part, the washing nozzle including: a water supply path configured to pass the wash water; an orifice configured to direct the wash water passed through the water supply path toward the human body part; a throat provided on a trajectory connecting the orifice and the human body part; a mixing chamber provided on a downstream side of the orifice and on an upstream side of the throat, an area of a cross section of the mixing chamber perpendicular to a discharge direction of the wash water being larger than an area of a cross section of the orifice perpendicular to the discharge direction; and an air intake portion configured to take air into the mixing chamber by a negative pressure generated by wash water flowing from the orifice toward the throat, a return flow being generated in the mixing chamber by wash water flowing out from the orifice and having a flow direction changed by a wall face of the mixing chamber, the air sucked into the mixing chamber via the air intake portion being mixed into the return flow as an air bubble, the return flow mixed with the air joining wash water flowing from the orifice toward the throat and being discharged from the throat. | 07-21-2011 |
20110168810 | WATER DISCHARGE DEVICE - An object is to provide a water discharge device in which a water sprinkling member having water discharge ports can simultaneously achieve both good rotation start-up ability and good rotation stability. A water discharge device FC is configured in such a manner that the center of gravity of a rotor constituted of a tubular body | 07-14-2011 |
20110167554 | BATHTUB DEVICE - According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a bathtub device including a bathtub | 07-14-2011 |
20110164418 | WASHING COUNTER - A washing counter of the invention is characterized by: a bowl portion having a concave configuration used for washing and the like; a counter portion supporting the bowl portion; and a light source portion disposed on a backside of the bowl portion to emit light toward the bowl portion, where the washing counter radiates the light from the light source portion to surroundings from a surface of the bowl portion, at least one portion of the bowl portion is formed of a transparent member obtained by dispersing a light diffusing member in a base member having a transparent raw material having a light-transmitting transparency, the light diffusing member is a micro particle having a transparent raw material having a light refractive index different from a light refractive index of the base member, the light source portion is disposed to face an end face of a butt portion of the transparent member, and at least one portion of the transparent member is a light radiation portion where the light from the light source portion guided through the transparent member from the butt portion is radiated outside by the light radiation portion while being diffused by the light diffusing member due to the at least one portion of the bowl portion being formed of the transparent member and the light source portion being disposed to face the end face. In a washing makeup stand having a light emission source using a transparent raw material, the overall external appearance quality affected by the transparency of the raw materials used including the light emission quality can be improved by the appropriate configuration of the transparent raw material and the light emission source. | 07-07-2011 |
20110143914 | PHOTOCATALYST-COATED BODY, COATING COMPOSITION FOR THE SAME, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PHOTOCATALYST-COATED BODY - A photocatalyst-coated body includes a substrate with an organic material as a surface thereof, a photocatalyst layer with interstices between the particles in the layer and an intermediate layer provided between the substrate and the photocatalyst layer. The photocatalyst layer includes photocatalyst particles in a range of 1 part≦x<20 parts by mass, inorganic oxide particles in a range of 70 parts≦y<99 parts by mass, and a dried substance of a hydrolyzable silicone in a range of zero parts≦z<10 parts by mass, provided that a total amount of the photocatalyst particles, the inorganic oxide particles, and the dried substance of the hydrolyzable silicone is 100 parts by mass in terms of silica. The intermediate layer comprising a silicone-modified resin, wherein the silicone-modified resin includes silicon atom in an amount of 0.2% by mass or more and less than 16.5% by mass. | 06-16-2011 |
20110137235 | ULTRASONIC CANCER THERAPY ACCELERATOR - Provided is an ultrasonic cancer therapy accelerator comprising titanium oxide-metal complex particles showing a long-lasting antitumor effect imparted thereto while sustaining the dispersibility and catalytic activity thereof which are obtained by dispersing titanium oxide-metal complex particles in an aqueous solvent with the use of a water-soluble polymer and modifying the same with molecules containing a low-valent transition metal via linker molecules having been bound thereto without denaturing the water-soluble polymer. To the titanium oxide surface of titanium oxide-metal complex particles which have been dispersed in an aqueous solvent with the use of a water-soluble polymer, linker molecules are bound via at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of carboxyl, amino, diol, salicylate and phosphate groups followed by the modification with low-valent transition metal-containing molecules via the linker molecules. Thus, an ultrasonic cancer therapy accelerator, which comprises titanium oxide-metal complex particles showing a long-lasting antitumor effect imparted thereto while sustaining the dispersibility and catalytic activity thereof, can be provided. This ultrasonic cancer therapy accelerator, which accumulates in an affected area, can be used as a drug for therapy combined with ultrasonic irradiation. | 06-09-2011 |
20110136660 | PHOTOCATALYST-COATED BODY - A photocatalyst-coated body which exhibits ability to decompose harmful gases while preventing deterioration of the substrate for a long time period is provided. The photocatalyst-coated body comprises a substrate, an intermediate layer provided on the substrate and a photocatalyst layer provided on the intermediate layer. The photocatalyst layer comprises photocatalyst particles composed of metal oxide which is excited by ultraviolet light. The intermediate layer comprises a weather resistant resin and a hydroxyphenyl triazine compound. | 06-09-2011 |
20110092359 | PHOTOCATALYTIC TITANIUM OXIDE SOL, AND COATING COMPOSITION AND MEMBER USING THE SAME - A photocatalytic coating composition comprising photocatalytic titanium oxide, silver, copper and a quaternary ammonium hydroxide. The photocatalytic coating composition may include a photocatalytic titanium oxide sol dispersed in a binder. Furthermore, a photocatalytic member includes a substrate having a surface coated with the photocatalytic coating composition. The photocatalyst coating composition can contain highly antibacterial silver by skillfully utilizing copper and a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, and accordingly can show an antibacterial effect not only in a dark place simply due to silver, but also a higher antibacterial effect in a conventional application of employing ultraviolet sterilization by concomitantly using the photocatalyst titanium oxide sol according to the present invention and an ultraviolet sterilizer. | 04-21-2011 |
20110082027 | PHOTOCATALYST-COATED BODY AND PHOTOCATALYTIC COATING LIQUID THEREFOR - A photocatalyst-coated body comprises a substrate and a photocatalyst layer provided on the substrate, the photocatalyst layer comprising photocatalyst particles of 1 part or more by mass and less than 20 parts by mass, inorganic oxide particles of 70 parts or more by mass and less than 99 parts by mass, and the dried substance of a hydrolyzable silicone of zero parts or more by mass and less than 10 parts by mass, provided that a total amount of the photocatalyst particles, the dried substance of the inorganic oxide particles and the hydrolyzable silicone is 100 parts by mass in terms of silica, wherein the photocatalyst layer has a film thickness of 3.0 μm or less. | 04-07-2011 |
20110074157 | FAUCET HYDROELECTRIC GENERATOR - According to one embodiment, a faucet hydroelectric generator includes: a cylinder portion including a supply water inflow port and a supply water outflow port and having a supply water flow channel formed therein; a bucket having a rotation center axis generally parallel to the supply water flow channel, and including a bucket blade provided in the supply water flow channel so as to be rotatable about the rotation center axis; a magnet rotatable integrally with the bucket; a coil configured to generate electromotive force by rotation of the magnet; a nozzle portion including a plurality of injection ports configured to cause incoming water flowing parallel to the rotation center axis to be squirted in a plane generally perpendicular to the rotation center axis from radially outside the bucket blade toward the bucket blade; and a lid provided at an upstream end of the bucket blade and configured to rotate integrally with the bucket blade. The lid includes a thrust reducer configured to reduce a thrust force applied to the bucket. | 03-31-2011 |
20110072572 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - A sanitary washing apparatus includes a nozzle having jetting water outlets from which water that pulsates by cyclically changing pressure jets, and a pump and a controller that functions as a flowing water adjuster that adjusts flowing water fed to the jetting water outlets in such a manner that first jetting water and second jetting water alternately occur at peaks of the pulsation of the water. With such an arrangement the first jetting water hits an anus and the private parts of a human body in a smaller area with a higher density than the second jetting water, and the second jetting water hits the anus and the private parts in a larger area with a lower density than the first jetting water. | 03-31-2011 |
20110072571 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - A sanitary washing apparatus having a bidet washing function for jetting water at private parts of a female user, the apparatus includes: a nozzle including a jetting port configured to jet water; jetting means for jetting water as a hollow-conic-shape liquid film flow at the private parts of the female user from the jetting port; and granular-flow generating means for generating an intermittent granular flow of granular water balls so as to fill inside the liquid film before the liquid film flow impinges on the private parts. | 03-31-2011 |
20110072570 | SANITARY WASHING DEVICE - A sanitary washing device includes: a nozzle including a water discharge port and configured to squirt water from the water discharge port to wash user's human private parts; a flow channel configured to supply the water to the water discharge port; a water supply device configured to supply the water; a sterilizing water producing device provided midway along the flow channel and being operable to produce sterilizing water; and a controller configured to perform control for retaining the sterilizing water produced by the sterilizing water producing device for a prescribed time in the flow channel, and then draining the sterilizing water out of the flow channel. | 03-31-2011 |
20110061160 | SANITARY WASHING DEVICE - A sanitary washing device according to the invention is a sanitary washing device discharging supplied wash water toward a human body, including:
| 03-17-2011 |
20110060269 | METHOD FOR KILLING CELLS USING PHOTOCATALYTIC TITANIUM DIOXIDE PARTICLES - Photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles are disclosed having improved dispersibility into an aqueous solvent not only under neutral physiological conditions in vivo but also over a wide pH range, and improved cell affinity and cell uptake property. The photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles comprise particles comprising photocatalytic titanium dioxide and a cationic hydrophilic polymer modifying surfaces of the photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles, wherein the hydrophilic polymer is bonded to the photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles. The particles are very useful for medical applications, such as destruction of cancer cells, e.g., when administered to a mammal the titanium dioxide particles are taken up by cells of the mammal, and if then irradiated with UV light the particles kill the cells via photocatalytic degrading capability. | 03-10-2011 |
20110030133 | SANITARY WASHING DEVICE - A sanitary washing device, includes: a nozzle including a water discharge port and configured to squirt water from the water discharge port to wash a human private part; a water conduit configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the nozzle; a sterilizing water supply part provided midway along the water conduit and capable of producing sterilizing water; a flow rate adjusting part configured to adjust flow rate of water flowing in the sterilizing water supply part; a flow state varying part configured to vary flow state of water flowing in the water conduit; and a controller configured to control the flow state varying part to vary the flow state of the water flowing in the water conduit when producing the sterilizing water by the sterilizing water supply part in a state in which the controller controls the flow rate adjusting part to make the flow rate of the water flowing in the sterilizing water supply part lower than maximum flow rate. | 02-10-2011 |
20110014245 | THERAPEUTIC METHOD OF ADMINISTERING PHARMACEUTICAL TITANIUM DIOXIDE COMPOSITE AND LIGHT IRRADIATION - A titanium dioxide composite is provided that can be stably dispersed in an aqueous solvent and easily administered into a living body, such as human, and allows elimination of the drug efficacy of a pharmaceutical compound supported thereon by light irradiation and a dispersion thereof. A composite is used in which a pharmaceutical compound is bound to titanium dioxide having photocatalytic activity through a hydrophilic polymer. The composite is stable in an aqueous solvent and easily administered into a living body, and adverse drug reactions of the pharmaceutical compound can be reduced by administering the composite into the body and irradiating the composite with a light to photoexcite the titanium dioxide to decompose the pharmaceutical compound in a region where the drug efficacy of the pharmaceutical composition is not required. | 01-20-2011 |
20110011942 | HOT AND COLD WATER MIXING VALVE - [Problem] To improve durability of a hot and cold water mixing valve. | 01-20-2011 |
20110008701 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes plural single cells and first sidewalls disposed on the outer side of a cell stack including the plural single cells. In the first sidewalls, holes for supplying the reactive gas to the cell stack are formed. The single cells are disposed in a row shape along a jetting direction of the reactive gas jetted from the holes. The holes are formed such that a part of the reactive gas jetted from the holes brushes against at least the single cells disposed in positions closest to the first sidewalls and the remaining part of the reactive gas does not brush against the single cells disposed in the closest positions. | 01-13-2011 |
20110005627 | WATER FAUCET DEVICE - To provide a water spouting device capable of switching between spouting and stopping, flow volume adjustment, and spouted water temperature adjustment with a single operating portion. The present invention is a water faucet device ( | 01-13-2011 |
20110005619 | WATER FAUCET DEVICE - To provide a water faucet device capable of easy grasp of setting states, without enlarging the size of the display portion. The present invention is a water faucet device ( | 01-13-2011 |
20110005608 | WATER FAUCET DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WATER FAUCET EQUIPMENT CONTAINING SAME - The present invention is a water faucet device ( | 01-13-2011 |
20110000559 | WATER DISCHARGE SYSTEM - A water discharge system capable of preventing a mistaken detection to surely perform the stop of water discharge or continue the start of water discharge is provided. The water discharge system includes: a water discharge unit; a sensor unit configured to obtain information about an object to be detected through a reflected wave of a radiated radio wave; a control unit configured to control the start of water discharge from the water discharge unit based on a detective signal from the sensor unit; and a storage mechanics. The sensor unit is installed so that at least part of a radiated radio wave comes into contact with a discharged water flow discharged from the water discharge unit and receives the reflected wave reflected by the discharged water flow, and the control unit determines a state of the discharged water flow by checking a relationship between a first threshold set larger than amplitude of oscillation around a reference value of the detective signal in a water flow state in which only the start of water discharge from the water discharge unit is performed and amplitude of the detective signal received by the sensor unit. | 01-06-2011 |
20100314457 | HOT AND COLD WATER MIXING VALVE - A hot and cold water mixing valve including a temperature adjusting dial D, and a cylindrical casing | 12-16-2010 |
20100304120 | Self-cleaning member and coating composition - A self-cleaning member comprising a member having a porous surface is disclosed. The member has a contact angle hysteresis Δθ (=θa−θr), which is a difference between an advancing contact angle θa and a receding contact angle θr measured by a dynamic contact angle measurement with an extension/contraction method, of 80 degree or more at the surface layer and a receding contact angle θr of 25 degree or less, is capable of forming a water film on the surface by water provided and of allowing an ionic or reactive contaminant to be washed away without fixation. | 12-02-2010 |
20100248048 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The fuel cell system shifts, at least during start, in switching a pulse pump from a stop state to a pumping state to start pumping of the water, to normal control after performing start-operation-control for setting a water supply ability of the pulse pump higher for a predetermined time than the water supply ability during normal control. | 09-30-2010 |
20100230512 | SHOWER DEVICE - Providing a flush bowl capable of discharging a planar shower-like water discharge flow in a wide range while changing the water discharge trajectory is directed. The shower device according to an embodiment of the invention is a shower device including: a water discharger including a plurality of water discharge ports; a rotator including a channel at its center; a coupling section coupling the inside of the water discharger to the channel of the rotator; a receiving section receiving the rotator; a driving mechanism configured to rotate and revolve the rotator in the receiving section; and a decelerating section provided inside the water discharger. The plurality of water discharge ports is provided asymmetrically with respect to a central axis of the rotator, or discontinuously in a peripheral direction, the water discharger is configured to rotate and revolve by rotation and revolution of the rotator caused by the driving mechanism, the plurality of water discharge ports is configured to cause rotational trajectories of water discharged from the water discharge ports to undergo a periodic rotary motion associated with the rotation of the rotator, the decelerating section has an area larger than a cross-sectional area of the coupling section, and the water discharge ports have a smaller total cross-sectional area than the decelerating section so as to accelerate water decelerated by the decelerating section. | 09-16-2010 |
20100186158 | FLUSH TOILET BOWL - A flush toilet bowl includes: a bowl portion including a pooling portion in communication with a drain conduit; a rim surface provided above the bowl portion; and a first slit opening configured to spout flush water supplied through a first conduit toward the bowl portion and to spout the supplied flush water in a generally tangential direction of the rim surface, thereby generating a swirling flow flowing forward near a boundary between the rim surface and the bowl portion. A slit opening shape in a cross section generally perpendicular to a flow direction of water flow spouted from the first slit opening is horizontally flattened. There is provided a flush toilet bowl capable of minimizing the overhang of the rim portion. | 07-29-2010 |
20100162475 | SANITARY WASHING TOILET SEAT DEVICE AND TOILET DEVICE - A sanitary washing toilet seat device according to the invention comprises a nozzle head having a water discharge port; a first cylinder capable of housing at least part of the nozzle head; a second cylinder capable of housing at least part of the first cylinder; and a driver configured to advance or retract at least one of the nozzle head and the first and second cylinder. The driver includes a flexible rack with one end connected to the nozzle head; a motor; and a transmission mechanism configured to transmit rotation of the motor to the flexible rack. At least one of the nozzle head and the first and second cylinder is advanced or retracted in accordance with the rotation of the motor. In a sanitary washing toilet seat device and a toilet device equipped therewith, a multistage washing nozzle can be accurately advanced/retracted. | 07-01-2010 |
20100148389 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURE FORMING METHOD - A composite structure forming method comprises the steps of first pre-treating brittle material fine particles to impart an internal strain to the brittle material fine particles, secondly causing the brittle material fine particles in which the internal strain has been created to collide with a substrate surface at high speed or applying a mechanical impact force to the brittle material fine particles containing the internal strain therein provided on the substrate surface, to deform or fracture the brittle material fine particles, re-joining the fine particles through active new surfaces generated by the deformation or fracture, forming an anchor section made of polycrystalline brittle material of which part bites into the substrate surface at a boundary section between the new surfaces and the substrate, and further forming a structure made of polycrystalline brittle material on the anchor section. | 06-17-2010 |
20100136115 | Pharmaceutical Titanium Dioxide Composite Allowing Disappearance of Drug Efficacy By Light Irradiation - Disclosed is a titanium dioxide composite material which can be dispersed in an aqueous solvent stably and can be administered to a living body in a simple manner and in which the pharmacological effect of a therapeutic compound carried on the composite material can be eliminated by irradiation with light. Also disclosed is a dispersion product of the composite material. The composite material comprises titanium dioxide which has a photocatalytic activity and a therapeutic compound attached to the titanium dioxide through a hydrophilic polymer. The composite material is stable in an aqueous solvent and can be administered to a living body in a simple manner. After the composite material is administered to a living body, a site on the living body where the pharmacological effect of the therapeutic compound is not needed to be developed can be irradiated with light to induce the light excitation of titanium dioxide at the site, thereby decomposing the therapeutic compound to reduce any adverse side effect of the therapeutic compound. | 06-03-2010 |
20100132105 | FLUSH TOILET - The present invention provides a flush toilet for simplifying structures used for backflow prevention and the like, and for reducing the number of parts. | 06-03-2010 |
20100125941 | SANITARY WASHING DEVICE - A sanitary washing device includes: a water discharge nozzle configured to squirt water from a water discharge port; a first channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the water discharge nozzle; a first channel opening/closing valve provided in the first channel and configured to control passage of water through the first channel; a heat exchange unit provided in the first channel between the first channel opening/closing valve and the water discharge nozzle and configured to heat water passed therethrough; and a draining device configured to drain water in the heat exchange unit toward the water supply source. | 05-27-2010 |
20100098999 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL MODULE COMPRISING THE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell that has a high initial power generation performance and a good power generation durability. The fuel cell comprises at least a fuel electrode, an electrolyte, an air electrode, and a current collecting part disposed on the air electrode, wherein the current collecting part comprises an electroconductive metal and an oxide, the electroconductive metal is silver and palladium, the oxide is a perovskite oxide, and the content of the oxide is more than 0 (zero) and less than 0.111 in terms of weight ratio to the electroconductive metal. | 04-22-2010 |
20100081557 | Corrosion-resistant member and method of manufacturing same - A corrosion-resistant member includes a ceramic member containing yttrium oxide as a main component, containing cerium element, and obtained by firing under a nonoxidizing atmosphere. The corrosion-resistant member that has high corrosion-resistant characteristics and includes a ceramic member having a low volume resitivity can be provided. | 04-01-2010 |
20100078491 | WATER-AND-HOT-WATER MIXING DEVICE - A water-and-hot-water mixing device includes a mixing valve unit which mixes hot water and water and discharges mixed water therefrom, an operation part which sets a predetermined temperature, a mixed water thermistor which detects a temperature of mixed water, a hot-water thermistor which detects a temperature of hot water supplied to the mixing valve unit, and a controller which performs a feedback control of a discharge water temperature by controlling the mixing valve unit. The controller starts the feedback control when the controller determines that a change amount of the temperature of the hot water per unit time detected by the hot-water thermistor is not more than a fixed value and the temperature of the hot water detected by the hot-water thermistor is not lower than the predetermined temperature. | 04-01-2010 |
20100077545 | DRAIN VALVE DEVICE FOR CLEANING WATER TANK, AND DRAIN VALVE FOR DRAIN VALVE DEVICE - A drain valve device and a drain valve for a cleaning water tank are disclosed. A drain valve device for a cleaning water tank which stores a cleaning water for cleaning a toilet bowl, comprises a drain valve main body including a supporting shaft extending in a horizontal direction and a valve seat attached to a draining port formed at a bottom surface of the cleaning water tank, and a drain valve including an engaging portion which engages with the supporting shaft and is capable of swinging in a vertical direction, and a valve body, connected with the engaging portion through an extending portion, for carrying out a water discharge and a water stop when contacting with or separating from the valve seat by swinging in a vertical direction. The drain valve main body includes a first projection which projects upwardly, when a conformable drain valve is attached as the drain valve, the drain valve main body enables carrying out a water discharge and a water stop, without the first projection abutting against the conformable drain valve, and when a non-conformable drain valve is attached as the drain valve, the drain valve main body disenables carrying out a water stop, with the first projection abutting against a second projection provided at the non-conformable drain valve. | 04-01-2010 |
20100077544 | FLUSH TOILET - A flush toilet in which an appropriate amount of water is supplied and that can be installed in an area where water pressure is low. The flush toilet is flushed with pressurized flush water and has a flush toilet body having a bowl and a drain trap pipe path; a pressurizing pump for pressurizing flush water to be jetted out; a water storage tank for storing flush water to be pressurized; flush control means for causing rim water discharge to be performed for a predetermined rim water discharge time by water supply pressure of running water and also causing jet water discharge to be made to flush the bowl; flush water replenishing means for replenishing, after the bowl is flushed, flush water to the water storage tank from the running water to thereby return the amount of flush water stored in the water storage tank to a specified level; timing means for measuring a water replenishing time after the flush water replenishing is started until the amount of flush water stored in the water storage tank return to the specified level; and water discharge time regulation means for regulating the rim water discharge time based on the water replenishing time. | 04-01-2010 |
20100067165 | Electrostatic chuck and method for manufacturing same - An electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic member containing yttrium oxide as a main component, containing cerium element and obtained by firing under a nonoxidizing atmosphere. The electrostatic chuck that has high corrosion resistant characteristics and includes a ceramic member having a low volume resistivity with a strong attracting force that utilize the Johnsen-Rahbeck force can be obtained. | 03-18-2010 |
20100059604 | Shower apparatus - A shower apparatus includes: a shower unit operable for swinging and sprinkling water while swinging; a driving unit configured to generate driving force which is used for the swing of the shower unit by water; a shower channel configured to guide water to the shower unit via the driving unit; a power transmission unit configured to couple the driving unit with the shower unit and transmit the driving force generated by the driving unit to the shower unit; and a swing stop mechanism operable to stop the swinging of the shower unit. The shower unit sprinkles the water that is used for generating the driving force at the driving unit. The swing stop mechanism is configured to stop the swinging of the shower unit while keeping sprinkling water from the shower unit. The sprinkling flow rate from the shower unit before stopping the swinging is equal to the sprinkling flow rate from the shower unit after stopping the swinging. | 03-11-2010 |
20090324933 | Composite structure formation method, controlled particle and composite structure formation system - A composite structure formation method based on an aerosol deposition method by which an aerosol with brittle material fine particles dispersed in a gas is sprayed toward a substrate to form a structure made of the brittle material fine particles, the composite structure formation method includes: storing a plurality of controlled particles in a storage mechanism, the controlled particle being an assembly packed with a plurality of particles including the brittle material fine particles; supplying the controlled particles from the storage mechanism to an aerosolation mechanism; disaggregating the supplied controlled particles in the aerosolation mechanism to form an aerosol; and spraying the aerosol toward the substrate to form a composite structure having the structure and the substrate. | 12-31-2009 |
20090313750 | FLUSH TOILET - A flush toilet device has a toilet body having a bowl section, rim water discharge opening, a jet water discharge opening, and a discharge water trap conduit. A pressurizing pump is provided for pressurizing flush water contained in a cistern to supply it to the jet water discharge opening. A pump controller regulates the operation and rotation speed of the pressurizing pump to regulate the flow speed and flow rate of flush water discharged from the jet water discharge opening so that flush water at a first flow rate for generating a siphon effect is discharged and then at a second flow rate is discharged at the end of the siphon effect generated by the first flow rate. The second flow rate having a flow speed that can carry away human wastes and causes the siphon effect to continue by closing the cross section of any portion of the discharge water trap conduit. | 12-24-2009 |
20090311422 | Particle cluster, composite structure formation method, and formation system - A particle cluster for an aerosol deposition method, the particle cluster includes: an assembly packed with a plurality of fine particles including brittle material fine particles, the particle clusters having a spatula angle of 46.2° or less. | 12-17-2009 |
20090303670 | REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS - A remote control apparatus of the invention is a remote control apparatus for operating electronic hardware, including: a remote control main body; a cover covering a front surface of the remote control main body; and a plurality of switches provided on at least one of the remote control main body or the cover and switching by pressing force, the cover being openably attached to the remote control main body and covering the front surface of the remote control main body when closed and exposing the front surface when opened, one part of the cover being pressed to the remote control main body in the closed state of the cover and thereby being displaced to the remote control main body, and by the displacement, the cover or the remote control main body pressing any one of the plurality of switches, and another part of the cover being pressed to the remote control main body in the closed state of the cover and thereby being displaced to the remote control main body, and by the displacement, the cover or the remote control main body pressing another one of the plurality of switches. This invention can provide a remote control apparatus having excellent operability and excellent cleaning operability. Alternatively, a plurality of switches can be operated in the state of being covered with a cover. | 12-10-2009 |
20090297620 | Anti-Tumor Agent - Titanium oxide-antibody conjugated particles are disclosed, which are provided with selective binding ability without loss of dispersibility and catalytic activity by modifying titanium oxide conjugated particles, dispersed in a water-based solvent by a water-soluble polymer, with an antibody via a linker molecule bound without changing the nature of the water-soluble polymer. The present invention is an antitumor agent, comprising titanium oxide-antibody conjugated particles, wherein a linker molecule is bound to the titanium oxide surface of the titanium oxide conjugated particles, dispersed in a water-based solvent by a water-soluble polymer, via at least one functional group selected from a group consisting of a carboxyl group, an amino group, a diol group, a salicylic acid group, and a phosphoric acid group, and wherein the titanium oxide conjugated particles are further modified with an antibody via the linker molecule. This antitumor agent is concentrated in the affected area and can be utilized as an agent for diagnosis or for treatment in combination with ultrasonic irradiation. | 12-03-2009 |
20090295048 | Composite material and method of manufacturing the same - A composite material according to the invention includes X parts by volume of boron carbide, Y parts by volume of silicon carbide, and Z parts by volume of silicon as main components, wherein 1012-03-2009 | |
20090294305 | Method for Specifically Detecting Analyte Using Photocurrent, and Electrode, Measuring Cell and Measuring Device for Use Therein - A method, an electrode, a measuring cell, and a measuring device are disclosed which can detect and quantitatively determine an analyte having specific bonding properties, in a highly sensitive, simple and accurate manner using photocurrent. This method comprises contacting a working electrode and a counter electrode with an electrolyte medium, wherein the working electrode has an analyte immobilized thereon through a probe substance and wherein the analyte is bonded to a sensitizing dye; irradiating the working electrode with light to photoexcite the sensitizing dye; and detecting photocurrent flowing between the working electrode and the counter electrode, wherein the photocurrent is generated by transfer of electrons from the photoexcited sensitizing dye to the working electrode. The working electrode comprises an electron accepting layer comprising an electron accepting substance capable of accepting electrons released from the sensitizing dye in response to photoexcitation, wherein the probe substance is supported on a surface of the electron accepting layer. The electron accepting substance is an oxide semiconductor having an energy level lower than that of a lowest unoccupied molecular orbit (LUMO) of the sensitizing dye. The electrolyte medium comprises an electrolyte and at least one solvent selected from an aprotic solvent and a protic solvent, wherein the electrolyte comprises a salt capable of providing an oxidized sensitizing dye with electrons. | 12-03-2009 |
20090286673 | Photocatalyst-coated body and photocatalytic coating liquid for the same - A photocatalyst-coated body and a photocatalytic coating liquid which exert an excellent weather resistance, harmful gas decomposability, and other desired characteristics (such as transparency and film strength), while preventing erosion of the substrate are provided. The photocatalyst-coated body comprises a substrate and a photocatalytic layer provided on the substrate. The photocatalytic layer comprises photocatalytic particles and inorganic oxide particles, and has interstices between the particles in the layer. | 11-19-2009 |
20090284893 | Electrostatic chuck - An electrostatic chuck of the invention includes a ceramic dielectric made of a sintered body containing alumina and titanium oxide, with maximum particle size of segregation bodies of titanium compounds being smaller than average particle size of alumina, the ceramic dielectric having a volume resistivity of 10 | 11-19-2009 |
20090272445 | Faucet - A faucet includes a main body and a water discharger having a water discharge port. The main body includes a first water supply channel placed therein and being communicative with a water supply piping; and a first electric component placed therein. The water discharger includes a second water supply channel placed therein, being communicative with the first water supply channel, and connected to the water discharge port; and a second electric component placed therein and being in electrical connection to the first electric component. The connection between the first electric component and the second electric component is made by wiring. The main body and the water discharger are detachable and capable of liquid-tight coupling to each other. | 11-05-2009 |
20090256112 | Composite material of boron carbide . silicon carbide. silicon - A composite material according the invention includes boron carbide, silicon carbide, and silicon as main components, wherein an average grain diameter of boron carbide grains of the composite material is 10 μm or more and 30 μm or less. | 10-15-2009 |
20090239454 | CMP CONDITIONER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A CMP conditioner having excellent corrosion resistance around abrasive grains includes a grindstone base having, formed on one side, an abrasive grain layer including abrasive grains fixed in a metallic bonding phase treated to form a first protective layer comprising an oxide on the surface of the metallic bonding phase of the abrasive grain layer by the sol-gel method. Subsequently, an aerosol obtained by dispersing fine particles of a brittle material in a gas is jetted and caused to strike on the surface of the first protective layer to form a second protective layer comprising a thick oxide film. | 09-24-2009 |
20090217447 | SANITARY CLEANSING APPARATUS AND TOILET APPARATUS - A sanitary cleansing apparatus includes: a main body incorporating a water discharge nozzle that squirts water from a water discharge port; a toilet seat rotatably and pivotally supported at a relatively anterior position of the main body; a toilet lid rotatably and pivotally supported at a relatively posterior position of the main body and generally entirely covering an upper face of the toilet seat and the main body in a closed state; a transmissive window provided at a rear of the toilet lid and formed from a material different from that of the toilet lid; and a human body detection sensor provided in the upper face of the main body and being capable of detecting a human body through the transmissive window in the closed state of the toilet lid. | 09-03-2009 |
20090209410 | Photocatalytic hydrophilifiable material - A composite material includes a substrate and a self-cleanable hydrophilic surface layer. The surface layer includes a plurality of components: a first component having a photocatalyst which functions as a catalyst upon exposure to light; a second component having one or more of aluminum oxide, zinc oxide, strontium oxide, barium oxide, magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, rubidium oxide, sodium oxide, potassium oxide and phosphorus pentoxide; and a third component having one or more of silicon dioxide, zirconium dioxide, germanium dioxide and thorium dioxide. The first through third components are all situated within the surface layer, which is provided as a single surface layer, such that all of the components are in close proximity to one another within the single surface layer. | 08-20-2009 |
20090205979 | Electrolyte-Containing Sheet For Use In Specific Detection Of Analyte Using Photocurrent - There is disclosed an electrolyte medium which makes it possible to significantly simplify device structure and detection procedure as well as to detect photocurrent with high sensitivity and accuracy, in specific detection of an analyte with use of photocurrent generated by photo-excitation of a sensitizing dye. The electrolyte-containing sheet comprises a hydrous substrate; and an electrolyte contained in the hydrous substrate. The electrolyte-containing sheet is used as an electrolyte medium in specific detection of an analyte with use of photocurrent generated by photo-excitation of a sensitizing dye. A gel matrix or a water-absorbent substrate can be used as the hydrous substrate. | 08-20-2009 |
20090196989 | SHARP BLADE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A sharp-edged blade of the invention includes a circular thin-plate-shaped abrasive grain layer | 08-06-2009 |
20090188995 | FAUCET APPARATUS - A faucet apparatus includes: a rotatable rotor vane which is disposed in a water supply channel, and in which an axial direction is substantially parallel to the water supply channel; a magnet which is rotatable integrally with the rotor vane; a coil which is disposed to be opposed to one end face in an axial direction of the magnet; and a controller which is disposed on a side of the one end face of the magnet and above the water supply channel, and which is connected to the coil through wiring. | 07-30-2009 |
20090146431 | FAUCET GENERATOR - A faucet generator includes a case having water inflow and outflow ports and in which a water supply channel is formed, a rotor vane disposed inside the water supply channel, a magnet which is rotatable integrally with the rotor vane, a bearing which supports a force that the rotor vane receives from a water flow, a coil which produces an electromotive force by a rotation of the magnet, and a yoke having a base part surrounding the coil and a plurality of inductors spaced apart from each other and extending from the base part. The coil is spaced apart from the magnet in an axial direction of a rotation center axis of the magnet and is disposed to face the magnet, the magnet is magnetized on an outer circumferential face which intersects with a plane perpendicular to the rotation center axis, and the inductors are disposed outside the case to face the outer circumferential face of the magnet. | 06-11-2009 |
20090130050 | Titanium Oxide Composite Particles, Dispersion Liquid Thereof, and Process for Producing Them - Disclosed are titanium oxide composite particles and a dispersion of the titanium oxide composite particles, which can improve retentivity in blood and accumulation in cancer cells while satisfactorily developing the catalytic activity of titanium oxide particles to be excited upon exposure to ultrasonic waves or ultraviolet light. The titanium oxide composite particles comprise titanium oxide particles; and a nonionic hydrophilic polymer bound to the surface of the titanium oxide particles through at least one functional group selected from carboxyl-group, amino group, diol group, salicylic acid group, and phosphoric acid group. The composite particles can be rendered cytotoxic upon ultrasonic or ultraviolet irradiation to efficiently kill cells to be killed, such as cancer cells. | 05-21-2009 |
20090081516 | FUEL CELL BODY, FUEL CELL UNIT, FUEL CELL STACK, AND FUEL CELL DEVICE INCLUDING EACH OF THEM - A fuel cell unit ( | 03-26-2009 |
20090031493 | WATER DISCHARGE SYSTEM - There is provided a water discharge system. A water discharge system includes a water discharge portion; a sensor unit which acquires movement information about an object based on a radiated electric wave, and outputs a detecting signal; and a control unit which controls water discharge of the water discharge portion based on the detecting signal. When it is detected that the object is decelerated to a first threshold velocity or less, the control unit controls the water discharge portion to start the water discharge. | 02-05-2009 |
20090029844 | Rare-earth oxide sintered body and manufacturing method - A rare-earth oxide sintered body, or corrosion-resistant material, having low sintering temperature and high density is prepared by adding a boron compound at a ratio of 0.06 mol % or more and less than 25 mol % when converted into boron oxide (B | 01-29-2009 |
20090026769 | Faucet generator - A faucet generator includes; a rotor vane which is disposed in a water supply channel; an annular magnet which is rotatable integrally with the rotor vane; and a stator having: a coil which is disposed to be opposed to an end face of the magnet that is substantially perpendicular to a radial direction; a plurality of inductors which are placed separately from one another along a circumferential direction between the end face of the magnet and the coil; and a yoke which is disposed to be continuously contacted with the inductor and surround the coil. The axial direction of the rotor vane is substantially parallel to the water supply channel. In the annular magnet, the end faces which are substantially perpendicular to a radial direction are alternately magnetized with N and S poles along the circumferential direction of the magnet. In the yoke, cutaway portions which are formed by cutting away portions that are opposed to the circumferential face portion of the coil, and that are in the vicinity of the tip ends of the inductors, in one end that is on the side where said inductors are disposed, whereby portions of the yoke which are in the vicinity of the tip ends of the inductors are formed so as to relatively recede from the magnetic inducible area of the magnet. | 01-29-2009 |