KYUSHU UNIVERSITY Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160017071 | HIGHLY SENSITIVE (METH)ACRYLATE AND RADICAL CURABLE MATERIAL - Provided is a (meth)acrylate and a radical curable material with which the sensitivity can be enhanced to improve the curability, the increase in viscosity can be suppressed due to good compatibility with various acrylate compounds, and there is no risk that the physical properties of the curable material are deteriorated. The (meth)acrylate has one or more structures represented by Formula 1 in the molecule, and when the (meth)acrylate is used for radical curing, the sensitivity is enhanced. In Formula 1, R | 01-21-2016 |
20150340848 | CURING MATERIAL, WIRE HARNESS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A curing material, having a solubility parameter of 9.4 or more, contains at least a chain transfer agent that contains a compound containing a polyether structure and two or more urethane bonds or two or more urea bonds in a molecule, and a metal-containing compound. A wire harness is manufactured by supplying the curing material to a conductor exposed portion of a wire bundle including a plurality of bundled insulated wires each having a conductor covered with a covering material made of an insulating body, the conductor exposed portion being formed by removing a part of the covering material of the wire bundle to expose the conductor inside; and curing the curing material by irradiating light in a state in which a surface of the curing material is covered with a protective member formed from a resin containing a plasticizer and having light transmissivity, thereby forming a waterproof portion. | 11-26-2015 |
20150287537 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR ELEMENT - To provide a nonaqueous electrolytic capacitor element, which contains: a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material capable of intercalating or deintercalating anions; a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material; and a nonaqueous electrolyte, which contains a nonaqueous solvent, an electrolyte salt containing a halogen atom, and a compound having a site capable of bonding to an anion containing a halogen atom. | 10-08-2015 |
20150266984 | SURFACE MODIFICATION METHOD, SURFACE-MODIFIED ELASTIC BODY, GASKET FOR INJECTOR, INJECTOR, AND TIRE - Provided are: surface modification method for imparting slidability to surface of elastic body such as vulcanized rubber or thermoplastic elastomer without using expensive self-lubricating resin; surface-modified elastic body with polymer brush formed on its surface; and gasket for injector and injector formed of surface-modified elastic body. The surface modification method applies to surface of thermoplastic elastomer or vulcanized rubber. The surface modification method comprises the step of forming hydroxyl group on surface of to-be-modified object such as rubber so that water contact angle of the surface becomes 8 to 50 degrees smaller than original water contact angle in unmodified condition, the step of forming polymerization initiation site by subjecting the hydroxyl group to action of secondary or tertiary organic halide, and the step of growing polymer brush on the surface of to-be-modified object by subjecting monomer to radical polymerization at the polymerization initiation site acting as a point of initiation. | 09-24-2015 |
20150232591 | (METH)ACRYLATE COMPOSITION - Presented is a (meth)acrylate composition that can be cured even in an unirradiated portion that is not reached by light. The (meth)acrylate composition contains a compound having one or more vinyl groups in a molecular structure thereof. The compound has a ratio of a molecular weight thereof to a number of the vinyl groups of 300 or lower. The composition generates a heat of reaction during photopolymerization thereof, and the heat of reaction causes thermal polymerization of the composition. | 08-20-2015 |
20150137666 | REACTIVE IONIC LIQUID, AND ION-IMMOBILIZED METAL OXIDE PARTICLE, ION-IMMOBILIZED ELASTOMER, AND TRANSDUCER USING SAME - A reactive ionic liquid to be used as an ionic component that is contained in an ion-containing layer in a transducer arranged in contact with a high-resistance layer as a dielectric layer of the transducer, and is restrained from migrating from the ion-containing layer to the high-resistance layer on application of a voltage is provided. The reactive ionic liquid comprises an ion pair that consists of an anion and a cation. (a) The cation (a1) is an imidazolium or quaternary ammonium cation, and (a2) comprises a reactive group that consists of an alkoxysilyl or phosphonate group. (b) The anion (b1) is a sulfonate, sulfonylimide, or nitrobenzoate anion. | 05-21-2015 |
20140288264 | METAL FINE PARTICLE DISPERSANT CONTAINING BRANCHED POLYMER COMPOUND HAVING AMMONIUM GROUP - A metal fine particle dispersant for forming a disperse system of metal fine particles, the metal fine particle dispersant having a branched polymer compound having an ammonium group and having a weight average molecular weight of 500 to 5,000,000. | 09-25-2014 |
20140205891 | ALL-SOLID-STATE CELL - An all-solid-state cell has a fired solid electrolyte body, a first electrode layer integrally formed on one surface of the fired solid electrolyte body by mixing and firing an electrode active material and a solid electrolyte, and a second electrode layer integrally formed on the other surface of the fired solid electrolyte body by mixing and firing an electrode active material and a solid electrolyte. The first and the second electrode layers are formed by mixing and firing the electrode active material and the amorphous solid electrolyte, which satisfy the relation Ty>Tz (wherein Ty is a temperature at which the capacity of the electrode active material is lowered by reaction between the electrode active material and the solid electrolyte material, and Tz is a temperature at which the solid electrolyte material is shrunk by firing). | 07-24-2014 |
20140205890 | ALL-SOLID-STATE CELL - An all-solid-state cell contains a combination of an electrode active material and a solid electrolyte, and has a plate-shaped fired solid electrolyte body of a ceramic containing a solid electrolyte, a first electrode layer (e.g. a positive electrode) integrally formed on one surface of the fired solid electrolyte body by mixing and firing an electrode active material and a solid electrolyte, and a second electrode layer (e.g. a negative electrode) integrally formed on the other surface of the fired solid electrolyte body by mixing and firing an electrode active material and a solid electrolyte. The solid electrolyte materials added to the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer comprise an amorphous polyanion compound. | 07-24-2014 |
20140199038 | HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX CLADDING MATERIAL AND ELECTRO-OPTICAL POLYMER OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - There is provided an optical waveguide which has appropriate orientation properties, a production process of which is simple so as to be suitable for producing an electro-optical element, and is able to reduce power consumption of the element due to excellent electro-optical properties, and further can be formed into a thin film and be layered; and a material for the optical waveguide. A cladding material of an optical waveguide, characterized by comprising a polymer compound including a triarylamine structure, and a nonlinear optical compound; and an optical waveguide produced by using the cladding material. | 07-17-2014 |
20140148599 | PREVENTIVE OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH HERPES ZOSTER IN ACUTE PHASE | 05-29-2014 |
20140076384 | LAYERED COMPOUND-METAL PARTICLE COMPOSITE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND SUSPENSION, FILM AND FLEXIBLE SOLAR CELL USING SAME - A layered compound-metal particle composite | 03-20-2014 |
20140073744 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHLORINATED HYPERBRANCHED POLYMER - There is provided a novel production method of a chlorinated hyperbranched polymer that is optically stable and is capable of derivatizing the chlorinated hyperbranched polymer into various compounds. A production method of a chlorinated hyperbranched polymer for producing a chlorinated hyperbranched polymer of Formula (1): | 03-13-2014 |
20130338327 | CHAIN TRANSFER AGENT, PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT OF PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR CURING PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION - There are provided a photosensitive composition, and a cured product of the photosensitive composition, the photosensitive composition being an ultraviolet curable composition that is curable in a short time while a portion of the photosensitive composition such as a dark portion where radicals are not generated at all is curable. A cured product is obtained by curing a photosensitive composition by ultraviolet irradiation, the photosensitive composition containing an ultraviolet curable material, and a chain transfer agent that contains an ingredient (a) that is a compound containing at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a urethane bond, a urea bond and an isocyanate group, and an ingredient (b) that is a metal-containing compound, wherein a portion of the composition where irradiation light does not reach is curable. | 12-19-2013 |
20130328038 | PHOSPHORESCENT MATERIAL, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PHOSPHORESCENT MATERIAL, AND PHOSPHORESCENT ELEMENT - Provided are a phosphorescent material which is excellent in horizontal orientation and the like when a thin film is formed, a process for efficiently producing the phosphorescent material, and a light emitting element using the phosphorescent material. | 12-12-2013 |
20130296761 | GEL SHEET CONTAINING LIPID PEPTIDE GELATOR AND POLYMERIC COMPOUND - There is provided a gel sheet that has high biocompatibility and safety, can contain both a hydrophilic medicinal agent and a hydrophobic medicinal agent, and provides an excellent feel in use during the application onto human skin or others. A gel sheet including: a lipid peptide gelator including a low molecular weight lipid peptide having a molecular weight of 1,000 or less or a pharmaceutically usable salt of the lipid peptide; and a polymeric compound, wherein the polymeric compound is included in an amount of more than 1% (w/w) and less than 50% (w/w) with respect to the total mass of the gel sheet. | 11-07-2013 |
20130274367 | SURFACE MODIFICATION METHOD, SURFACE-MODIFIED ELASTIC BODY, GASKET FOR INJECTOR, INJECTOR, AND TIRE - Provided are: surface modification method for imparting slidability to surface of elastic body such as vulcanized rubber or thermoplastic elastomer without using expensive self-lubricating resin; surface-modified elastic body with polymer brush formed on its surface; and gasket for injector and injector formed of surface-modified elastic body. The surface modification method applies to surface of thermoplastic elastomer or vulcanized rubber. The surface modification method comprises the step of forming hydroxyl group on surface of to-be-modified object such as rubber so that water contact angle of the surface becomes 8 to 50 degrees smaller than original water contact angle in unmodified condition, the step of forming polymerization initiation site by subjecting the hydroxyl group to action of secondary or tertiary organic halide, and the step of growing polymer brush on the surface of to-be-modified object by subjecting monomer to radical polymerization at the polymerization initiation site acting as a point of initiation. | 10-17-2013 |
20130203687 | NOVEL LIPID TRIPEPTIDE-BASED HYDROGELATOR AND HYDROGEL - A hydrogel that includes an aqueous solution or an alcohol aqueous solution, and a hydrogelator containing a lipid peptide represented by Formula (1), or a pharmaceutically usable salt thereof. In Formula (1), R | 08-08-2013 |
20130170707 | METHOD OF DETECTING SPACE DEBRIS - A method of detecting space debris includes: generating a virtual space debris in accordance with the law of conservation of mass by applying a debris breakup model to an object of breakup origin; calculating an orbit of each virtual space debris based on a debris orbit propagation model; and generating appearance frequency distribution of a motion vector of each virtual space debris on the celestial sphere based on the orbit calculation. The above operations are executed multiple times. The method further includes setting a search range vector based on a motion vector having a high level of the appearance frequency distribution of the motion vector, and applying a stacking method to regions in images captured at time intervals during the fixed point observation, the regions being shifted along the search range vector sequentially in the order of capture, thereby detecting space debris appearing on the images. | 07-04-2013 |
20130144037 | NOVEL LIPID PEPTIDE AND HYDROGEL - There is provided a lipid peptide that is capable of forming a hydrogel with an extremely small amount thereof over a liquid property range from acidic to alkaline, and a hydrogel having high environmental suitability, biocompatibility and biodegradability. A lipid peptide represented by Formula (1): | 06-06-2013 |
20120286097 | METHOD FOR CLEARING SPACE DEBRIS - Disclosed is a method for clearing space debris in geocentric orbit, wherein, in geocentric orbit, a spatial region having a greater resistive force than atmosphere in the geocentric orbit is provided, space debris passing through the spatial region is decelerated by the resistive force, and the decelerated space debris is dropped from the geocentric orbit. | 11-15-2012 |
20120196074 | GRAPHENE SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - To provide a graphene sheet that has a large area, is homogeneous, and has a small amount of domain boundaries, a novel method for producing a graphene sheet suitable for industrial applications, such as application to electronics, that is capable of producing a graphene sheet that has well aligned crystal orientation at a low cost, and a graphene sheet. | 08-02-2012 |
20120184686 | MODIFIED RECYCLED POLYESTER RESIN AND MOLDED ARTICLE USING THE SAME - To provide a modified recycled polyester resin that has stable moldability, is capable of producing as a by-product only a small amount of gel-like material during the process of modification to allow stable cross-linking reaction, and can prevent the possibility of recleavage, and to provide a molded article using the same. The modified recycled polyester resin contains a recycled PET resin having a carboxyl group, and a modifying agent having an epoxy group and an oxazoline group, ends of the carboxyl group of the recycled PET resin being modified with the modifying agent, wherein a mole ratio between the oxazoline group and the epoxy group is within a range of 100:90 to 100:0.01, and an additive amount of the modifying agent is 0.001 to 15 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the recycled PET resin. | 07-19-2012 |
20120107589 | COMPOSITE SHAPED BODY AND SILICA GLASS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a composite shaped body comprising silica nanoparticles and an organic polymer, wherein the silica nanoparticles and the organic polymer form a three-dimensional network; thereby provides: a composite shaped body which exhibits excellent formability and fabricability and which is also suited for use, for example, in producing a silica glass provided with an electrical conductivity; and a silica glass (especially, an electrically conductive silica glass) obtained by firing the composite shaped body. | 05-03-2012 |
20120035108 | SPRAY BASE MATERIAL INCLUDING LOW-MOLECULAR GELATOR - There is provided a spray base material that can be safely used with a sense of security, that prevents leakage of liquid from a spray container, that is sprayable under any condition (when inverted, for example), that is sprayable to achieve uniform coating of the surface of an object (surface to be sprayed) without scattering, that causes no dripping from a sprayed surface, and that is safe when sprayed on a skin surface and the like; and a spray base material with an excellent sprayability that can include both hydrophilic and hydrophobic low-molecular compounds such as physiologically active compounds and perfume components to be used in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and cosmetics, and that has a sustained release property. A spray base material comprising an aqueous medium that is gelled by a low-molecular gelator in the medium, wherein the low-molecular gelator includes one, two, or more compounds selected from a group consisting of low-molecular compounds capable of gelling the aqueous medium via self-assembly. | 02-09-2012 |
20110318554 | HYPERBRANCHED POLYMER CONTAINING THIOESTER GROUPS - There is provided a polymer having a high refractive index without forming a complex with inorganic fine particles, being excellent in the solubility in an organic solvent and the coating properties during film formation, and having a high transparency, and further being capable of dispersing optically homogeneously a functional dye such as a nonlinear dye in a high concentration. A hyperbranched polymer containing a thioester group of Formula (1) below [where R | 12-29-2011 |
20110183837 | METAL FINE PARTICLE DISPERSANT CONTAINING BRANCHED POLYMER COMPOUND HAVING AMMONIUM GROUP - There is provided a metal fine particle dispersant containing a branched polymer compound having an ammonium group. The metal fine particle dispersant of the present invention comprises a branched polymer compound having an ammonium group and having a weight average molecular weight of 500 to 5,000,000. The metal fine particle dispersant has the structure of Formula (1): | 07-28-2011 |
20110149367 | ELECTROCHROMIC MATERIAL - The present invention relates to an electrochromic polymer compound composed of a hyperbranched polymer having electrochromic characteristics derived from a quaternary pyridinium salt, a terephthalic acid diester or a biphenyl-4,4′-diester structure, and a varnish, a thin film structure and an electrochromic device that are obtained by the polymer compound. The electrochromic material has high response speed, high coloring efficiency, and excellent repetition stability and can be used for a long time, and has excellent solubility in various solvents. | 06-23-2011 |
20110008634 | RUST INHIBITOR AND SURFACE TREATMENT METAL MATERIAL - A rust inhibitor usable for metal surface coating includes, as an effective component, a compound containing a chelate group, and a long chain alkyl group and/or a cyclic alkyl group, which are bonded by an ester bond or other bonds. The compound is obtained by reacting a chelate ligand having the chelate group, such as aminocarbonic acid, acetoacetic acid, acetoacetic ester, and hydroxycarbonic acid, with a compound having the long chain alkyl group and/or the cyclic alkyl group, such as long chain (cyclic) alkyl carbonic acid and long chain (cyclic) alkyl alcohol, | 01-13-2011 |
20100291210 | NOVEL LIPID PEPTIDE AND HYDROGEL - There is provided a lipid peptide that is capable of forming a hydrogel with an extremely small amount thereof over a liquid property range from acidic to alkaline, and a hydrogel having high environmental suitability, biocompatibility and biodegradability. A lipid peptide represented by Formula (1): | 11-18-2010 |
20100289012 | ORGANIC SWITCHING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - There is provided a switching element including two electrodes and an organic bistable material sandwiched between the electrodes, which is expected to be applied to an organic memory element or the like. A switching element which includes: two electrodes; and an organic thin film containing a metal fine particle and interposed between the electrodes, and which exhibits such a current bistability that the switching element has two stable resistance values in response to a voltage applied, the switching element characterized in that the metal fine particle is dispersed in the organic thin film with a metal fine particle-dispersing agent containing a polymer having a dithiocarbamate group and having a weight average molecular weight of 500 to 5,000,000. | 11-18-2010 |
20100279955 | NOVEL LIPID TRIPEPTIDE-BASED HYDROGELATOR AND HYDROGEL - There is provided a hydrogelator that is capable of forming a hydrogel with an extremely small amount thereof over a liquid property range from acidic to alkaline, and a hydrogel having high environmental suitability, biocompatibility and biodegradability. A hydrogelator comprising a lipid peptide represented by Formula (1): | 11-04-2010 |
20100261051 | SODIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL USED THEREIN - A sodium ion secondary battery having far superior potential stability during discharge when repeatedly charging and discharging, and a negative electrode active material capable of being efficiently doped and dedoped with sodium ions used therefor are provided. The sodium ion secondary battery according to the present invention includes a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material capable of being doped and dedoped with sodium ions, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material containing, as a sole component or as a main component, a glassy carbonaceous material capable of being doped and dedoped with sodium ions, and an electrolyte containing sodium ions. Further, the negative electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte sodium ion secondary battery according to the present invention includes a glassy carbonaceous material as a sole component or as a main component. | 10-14-2010 |
20100258426 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DESALINATION - A water desalination system includes an evaporator for evaporating saline water to produce water vapor and an adsorption means in selective vapor communication with the evaporator for reversibly adsorbing the water vapor from the evaporator. The adsorption means is in selective vapor communication with a condenser, and desorbing means for desorbing the adsorbed water vapor from the adsorption means for collection by the condenser. The condenser is adapted to condense the water vapor to desalinated water. | 10-14-2010 |
20100249350 | HYPERBRANCHED POLYMER HAVING NITROXYL GROUP - There is provided a hyperbranched polymer having a nitroxyl group. A hyperbranched polymer comprising at least one organic radical structure (nitroxyl group) of Formula (1), Formula (2) or Formula (3): | 09-30-2010 |
20100230158 | ACID ANHYDRIDE-INTRODUCED POLYMER, POLYMER COMPOSITION, COVERED ELECTRIC WIRE, AND WIRING HARNESS - An acid anhydride-introduced polymer and a polymer composition that have improved material properties including mechanical properties when used along with fillers. In the acid anhydride-introduced polymer, a side chain is grafted onto a polymer main chain, and an acid anhydride structure is introduced into the grafted side chain through an imide bond or an amide bond. The acid anhydride-introduced polymer may be obtained by reacting an amino group-containing polymer in which an alkyl chain having an amino group at a terminal is grafted onto a polymer main chain, and a compound having two acid anhydride structures. The polymer main, chain preferably is an olefin resin or a styrene thermoplastic elastomer. The polymer composition includes the acid anhydride-introduced polymer and fillers. The acid anhydride-introduced polymer content is preferably within the range of 0.1 to 20 mass %. | 09-16-2010 |
20100140599 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND DISPLAY - A semiconductor device includes an organic semiconductor layer | 06-10-2010 |
20100089801 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF LOW-SPECIFIC-GRAVITY HOLLOW PARTICLES - To enable high-added-value low-specific-gravity hollow particles to be efficiently mass-produced by using, as a raw material, coal ash discharged when coal is combusted; enriching low-specific-gravity hollow particles contained in the raw material coal ash by classification to reduce the weight of the coal ash to be subjected to wet specific gravity separation; subjecting the raw material coal ash which have been reduced in weight to wet specific gravity separation to obtain low-specific-gravity components; and dehydrating and drying the low-specific-gravity components. | 04-15-2010 |
20100007460 | BIOMETRICS SENSOR - A biometrics sensor includes a portion for sucking air, a molecular sieve portion for selectively passing or adsorbing specific gas contained in the air, a gas detecting section for detecting the concentration of gas passed through the molecular sieve or the remaining gas, and a data processing section for comparing the detection result with a prestored detection result, wherein the gas detecting section selectively detects predetermined gas, and the data processing section performs determination or probabilistic determination on an authentication object person by comparing the composition ratio of gas for each authentication object person with a prestored composition ratio. | 01-14-2010 |
20090306362 | METHYL AQUOCOBYRINIC ACID DERIVATIVE, ALKYLATION COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR DETOXIFYING A HARMFUL COMPOUND BY UTILIZING THE COMPOSITION - The composition for the alkylation according to the present invention is characterized in that the composition contains a cobalt complex. The method of detoxifying the harmful compound according to the present invention, is characterized in that a harmful compound containing at least one element selected from the groups comprising arsenic, antimony and selenium is detoxified by the alkylation of the harmful compound, in the presence of the composition according to the present invention. | 12-10-2009 |
20090218933 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - An organic electroluminescence device including: an anode | 09-03-2009 |
20090214957 | ALL-SOLID-STATE CELL - A first paste for a first electrode layer and a second paste for a second electrode layer are printed on a fired solid electrolyte by screen printing, etc. to form electrode patterns for forming the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The first and second pastes can be prepared by dissolving a binder in an organic solvent, adding an appropriate amount of the obtained solution to powders of an electrode active substance material and a solid electrolyte material, and kneading the resultant mixture. The first and second pastes are applied to the fired solid electrolyte to form a cell precursor, the cell precursor is placed in a hot press mold subjected to a thermal treatment while pressing from above by a punch, whereby the first and second electrode layer are formed from the first and second pastes. | 08-27-2009 |
20090123847 | ALL-SOLID-STATE CELL - An all-solid-state cell has a fired solid electrolyte body, a first electrode layer integrally formed on one surface of the fired solid electrolyte body by mixing and firing an electrode active material and a solid electrolyte, and a second electrode layer integrally formed on the other surface of the fired solid electrolyte body by mixing and firing an electrode active material and a solid electrolyte. The first and the second electrode layers are formed by mixing and firing the electrode active material and the amorphous solid electrolyte, which satisfy the relation Ty>Tz (wherein Ty is a temperature at which the capacity of the electrode active material is lowered by reaction between the electrode active material and the solid electrolyte material, and Tz is a temperature at which the solid electrolyte material is shrunk by firing). | 05-14-2009 |
20090123846 | ALL-SOLID-STATE CELL - An all-solid-state cell contains a combination of an electrode active material and a solid electrolyte, and has a plate-shaped fired solid electrolyte body of a ceramic containing a solid electrolyte, a first electrode layer (e.g. a positive electrode) integrally formed on one surface of the fired solid electrolyte body by mixing and firing an electrode active material and a solid electrolyte, and a second electrode layer (e.g. a negative electrode) integrally formed on the other surface of the fired solid electrolyte body by mixing and firing an electrode active material and a solid electrolyte. The solid electrolyte materials added to the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer comprise an amorphous polyanion compound. | 05-14-2009 |
20090058274 | Organic Electroluminescence Device and Organic Laser Diode - There is provided an organic electroluminescence device including of a substrate, an anode layer, an organic layer including at least one organic material and a cathode layer. A primary light outgoing direction of the device is parallel to a surface of the substrate. Any one of cutoff wavelengths in a transverse electric mode of an optical waveguide having a core layer partially formed of the organic layer is within a wavelength range of a full width at half maximum of a fluorescence spectrum of any one of the organic materials included in the organic layer. | 03-05-2009 |
20080310945 | Manipulator and Manipulation Device Equipped with It - The invention provides a manipulator which can carry out a treatment having a large moving amount in a manipulator leading end while being compact. The manipulator is provided with a manipulator shaft portion, a first rod supported so as to be capable of linearly moving with respect to the manipulator shaft portion and driven by a driving force of a driving source, a first gear rotatably supported to the first rod, a first rack supported to the manipulator shaft portion, a second rack supported so as to be capable of linearly moving in the same direction as the first rod with respect to the manipulator shaft portion, and a end-effecter driven by the driving force of the second rack. The first rack and the second rack are arranged in such a manner that respective cogged surfaces come face to face. The first gear is pinched between the first rack and the second rack, and is arranged in an engaged state. | 12-18-2008 |
20080213674 | SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a secondary battery using a liquid electrolyte excellent in storage characteristics. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and a liquid electrolyte, where the cathode and the anode contain at least one mutual active material. This symmetrical electrode configuration, that the at least one active material for the cathode and the anode is mutual, enables equalization of an electrode electric potential difference before charge or after discharge; and thus electrolyte degradation is efficiently restrained to improve storage characteristics. | 09-04-2008 |