| JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY Patent applications |
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| 20120135533 | Chemical Analytic Apparatus and Chemical Analytic Method - A chemical analytic apparatus of the present invention is the one which proposes that a miniaturization, a making low-cost and portability are possible and also the operation of each process of separation, concentration and dilution of specimen is possible, and, which includes: an introduction means (S | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120134377 | GENERATOR OF POLARIZATION ENTANGLED PHOTON PAIRS AND METHOD OF GENERATING THE SAME - A wavelength-multiplexed polarization entangled photon pair generator ( | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120126175 | OLIGONUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE, LABELING AGENT AND USE FOR LABELING AGENT - The disclosures of the Specification provide an oligonucleotide derivative suited to practical use, as well as a fluorescent dye cluster and use therefor. The disclosures of the Specification use a labeling agent comprising a plurality of nucleotide derivative units represented by Formula (1) below: | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120111436 | FLOATATION SEPARATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF FLOATATION SEPARATION, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS USING THE SAME - By storing a liquid to be treated in a treatment tank main body | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120107228 | HYDROGEN GAS GENERATING MEMBER AND HYDROGEN GAS PRODUCING METHOD THEREFOR - There is provided a hydrogen gas generating member which safely facilitates the hydrogen gas generation reaction by bringing an Al alloy which is subjected to rolling treatment or powdering treatment into contact with water. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120101041 | POLYIONIC DENDRIMER AND HYDROGEL COMPRISING SAME - Provided is a hydrogel which comprises water as the main component at a high water content and has mechanical strength suitable for practical use and which exhibits high transparency and self-healing and shape-retaining properties. Also provided are both a material for the hydrogel and a novel polyionic dendrimer. A polyionic dendrimer which comprises a hydrophilic linear polymer as the core and polyester dendrons attached to both terminals of the linear polymer and in which cationic groups are bonded to the surfaces of the dendrons, said cationic groups being selected from the group consisting of guanidine group, thiourea group, and isothiourea group; a material for a hydrogel, which comprises the polyionic dendrimer and clay; and a hydrogel prepared using the material. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120095196 | POLYHEDRALTRANSITION METAL COMPLEX, TRANSITION METAL COMPLEX CONTAINING ULTRAFINE PARTICLES THEREIN, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a polyhedral transition metal complex including a hollow shell, the hollow shell including n1 (where n1 is an integer from 6 to 60) transition metal atoms and 2(n1) bidentate organic ligands, the bidentate organic ligands including a group derived from a polyhydroxy compound via a linking group, and formed so that the group derived from the polyhydroxy compound is oriented toward an inner space of the hollow shell. Also provided are: an ultrafine particle-containing transition metal complex including the polyhedral transition metal complex, and ultrafine particles of a metal oxide, the ultrafine particles being included within the hollow shell of the polyhedral transition metal complex; a method of producing the same. The invention thus provides a polyhedral transition metal complex that makes it possible to efficiently produce metal oxide particles having a uniform particle size of several nanometers, an ultrafine particle-containing polyhedral transition metal complex in which metal oxide particles are included within a polyhedral structure and the method of producing the same. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120094140 | FINE SOLID SOLUTION ALLOY PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The alloy fine particles of the present invention are fine particles of a solid solution alloy, in which a plurality of metal elements are mixed at the atomic level. The production method of the present invention is a method for producing alloy fine particles composed of a plurality of metal elements. This production method includes the steps of: (i) preparing a solution containing ions of the plurality of metal elements and a liquid containing a reducing agent; and (ii) mixing the solution with the liquid that has been heated. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120074525 | MISCUT SEMIPOLAR OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for improved growth of a semipolar (Al,In,Ga,B)N semiconductor thin film using an intentionally miscut substrate. Specifically, the method comprises intentionally miscutting a substrate, loading a substrate into a reactor, heating the substrate under a flow of nitrogen and/or hydrogen and/or ammonia, depositing an In | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120074429 | GROWTH OF NON-POLAR M-PLANE III-NITRIDE FILM USING METALORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (MOCVD) - A method of growing non-polar m-plane III-nitride film, such as GaN, AlN, AlGaN or InGaN, wherein the non-polar m-plane III-nitride film is grown on a suitable substrate, such as an m-SiC, m-GaN, LiGaO | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120074425 | GROWTH OF REDUCED DISLOCATION DENSITY NON-POLAR GALLIUM NITRIDE - Lateral epitaxial overgrowth (LEO) of non-polar gallium nitride (GaN) films results in significantly reduced defect density. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120068158 | INFRARED LIGHT DETECTOR - Provided is an infrared light detector | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120064302 | PATTERNING METHOD - A patterning method comprising the steps of: | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120061647 | INFRARED LIGHT DETECTOR - Provided is an infrared light detector | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120061564 | SURFACE ANALYZER OF OBJECT TO BE MEASURED AND ANALYZING METHOD - A surface analyzer | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120041150 | INORGANIC - ORGANIC HYBRID PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object o of the present invention is to provide an inorganic-organic hybrid particle which has a structure where an organic material composed of two or more different components forms separate phases, wherein an inorganic material is included in the phase, and a method for producing the inorganic-organic hybrid particle. The above object is solved by an inorganic-organic hybrid particle which has a structure where an organic material composed of two or more different components forms separate phases, wherein one or more inorganic materials are included in at least one phase. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120036588 | METHOD FOR OBSERVING GAD67-POSITIVE CELL IN TRANSGENIC ANIMAL - A method for observing glutamate decarboxylase 67-positive cells in a transgenic mouse includes providing the transgenic mouse in which a nucleic acid sequence encoding green fluorescent protein is inserted in a frame within exon 1 of an endogenous glutamate decarboxylase 67 gene, whereby the transgenic mouse is capable of a functional expression of the green fluorescent protein in place of the endogenous glutamate decarboxylase 67 gene. Then, the glutamate decarboxylase 67-positive cells which are specifically visualized by the expression of the green fluorescent protein can be observed. The method may further include analyzing a function or morphology of the GABAergic neurons based on the observation of the glutamate decarboxylase 67-positive cells where the glutamate decarboxylase 67-positive cells are specifically visualized corresponding to a cell distribution of GABAergic neurons. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032110 | METHOD OF REACTING TWO-PHASE SOLUTION CHANGING IN PHASE STATE WITH TEMPERATURE CHANGE AND APPARATUS FOR PRACTICING THE SAME - A method for making a number (N) of samples react under the same reaction conditions that includes heating a number of reaction containers simultaneously and maintaining the reaction containers at a predetermined temperature; placing a sample in each heated reaction chamber and maintaining a two-phase solution at a predetermined temperature; stirring the sample that is heated to the predetermined temperature to create a uniform solution, which is maintained for a predetermined time; and cooling the uniform solution without cooling the reaction container after the predetermined period of time has passed so as to gain a two-phase solution within the reaction container, where the samples have a solution where the phase state of a reaction solvent changes in a reversible manner between a two-phase solution state and a uniform solution state when the temperature fluctuates over or under a certain constant temperature. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120019330 | MULTI-SCREW CHAOTIC OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT - There is provided a multi-screw chaotic oscillator circuit with simple configuration, that can use various multi-hysteresis VCCS characteristics and generate a variety of multi-screw attractors. The multi-screw chaotic oscillator circuit comprises: a linear two-port VCCS circuit | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120016463 | GUIDE WIRE AND STENT - A guide wire includes a distal core member made of a ferrous alloy which has shape memory properties and superelasticity. The ferrous alloy preferably includes substantially two phases, and has a difference of 100° C. or less between an Af point and an Ms point in a thermal hysteresis of martensitic transformation and reverse transformation. The guide wire may include a proximal core member made of an iron-containing alloy and having a higher modulus of elasticity than the distal core member. The two core members may be joined together by welding to form a core of the guide wire. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012838 | SWITCHING ELEMENT - A switching element of LCDs or organic EL displays which uses a thin film transistor device, includes: a drain electrode, a source electrode, a channel layer contacting the drain electrode and the source electrode, wherein the channel layer comprises indium-gallium-zinc oxide having a transparent, amorphous state of a composition equivalent to InGaO | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120001517 | TRANSPORTATION OF MICROMETER-SIZED OBJECT AND EXTRACTION OF MECHANICAL WORK BY CONSTANT ELECTRIC FIELD - A technique capable of making an object move and transporting it without generation of a current, and extracting mechanical work. As a result of diligent effort, the present inventors have found that by arranging two electrodes for generating an electric field for a dielectric body of a micrometer-size or the like in an insulating fluid such as oil, such that the central axes of the two electrodes are not aligned, and applying an electric field (for example, constant electric field), the dielectric body can be transported three-dimensionally at will, and as a result, mechanical work can be extracted. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110318939 | HIGH ORDER SILANE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FILM-COATED SUBSTRATE - A composition comprising a high order silane compound and a solvent, wherein the solvent contains a cyclic hydrocarbon which has one or two double bonds and no alkyl group, is composed of only carbon and hydrogen and has a refractive index of 1.40 to 1.51, a specific permittivity of not more than 3.0 and a molecular weight of not more than 180. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110301336 | ANTIBODY PRODUCED USING OSTRICH AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - Disclosed is an antibody produced using an ostrich. Also disclosed is a method for producing the antibody. By using an ostrich, it becomes possible to produce antibodies (particularly antibodies for medical use), which have been hardly produced by using the mammals such as the mouse and the rat, homogeneously in a single body, in large quantities and in a simple manner. The method can overcome a disadvantage of lot-to-lot variation which may occur in the production of polyclonal antibodies using other animals. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110300153 | ANTIBODY PRODUCED USING OSTRICH AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - Disclosed is an antibody produced using an ostrich. Also disclosed is a method for producing the antibody. By using an ostrich, it becomes possible to produce antibodies (particularly antibodies for medical use), which have been hardly produced by using the mammals such as the mouse and the rat, homogeneously in a single body, in large quantities and in a simple manner. The method can overcome a disadvantage of lot-to-lot variation which may occur in the production of polyclonal antibodies using other animals. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110285376 | MULTI-HYSTERESIS VOLTAGE CONTROLLED CURRENT SOURCE SYSTEM - A multi-hysteresis voltage controlled current source system having a variety of multi-hysteresis characteristics is provided. In the multi-hysteresis voltage controlled current source system, single-hysteresis voltage controlled current source circuits | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110278585 | GROWTH OF REDUCED DISLOCATION DENSITY NON-POLAR GALLIUM NITRIDE - Lateral epitaxial overgrowth (LEO) of non-polar gallium nitride (GaN) films results in significantly reduced defect density. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110268948 | CYTOCOMPATIBLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES FABRICATED BY MICROSTEREOLITHOGRAPHY - Three-dimensional microstereolithographic objects fabricated by microstereolithography are exposed to UV light for one hour to accelerate hardening. The structures are then heated at 175° C. or above for at least 6 hours. The heating temperature may exceed the glass transition temperature, which is the index of thermal softening temperature of materials. The present invention relates to three-dimensional microstructures formed by microstereolithography. Deformation due to a structure's own weight, which generally poses a problem in heat treatment, is reduced with microstructures due to the size effect. As a result, the dimensions of the three-dimensional structure fabricated by the present invention remain almost unchanged before and after the heat treatment. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110263026 | Construction of Protein-Responsive shRNA/RNAi Control System Using RNP Motif - An object of the present invention is to provide an RNAi control system using an RNA-protein interaction motif. The present invention provides an shRNA comprising: a guide strand having a sequence complementary to a target sequence; a passenger strand which forms a duplex with the guide strand; and a linker strand which links the guide strand and the passenger strand, wherein the linker strand comprises an RNP-derived protein-binding motif sequence. The present invention also provides an RNAi control system comprising: the shRNA; and an RNP-derived protein which specifically binds to a protein-binding motif sequence in the shRNA. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110262441 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVE CONTROL OF HELPER T CELL FUNCTION - The present invention relates to selectively controlling the function of a helper T cell. In the present invention, a mouse lacking a gene involved in ganglioside biosynthesis (ganglioside GM3 synthetase gene) (SAT-I KO) was produced and analyzed. As a result, the present invention provides, for example, a method for screening a substance which induces selective suppression of the function of a helper T cell in an immune response, including control of production of a sphingoglycolipid in the helper T cell, and moderation or suppression of an excessive immune response caused by the suppression of the function, that is, a substance having an immunosuppression activity, an anti-asthmatic action and/or an anti-allergic action. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110242308 | MICROSCOPE AND A FLUORESCENT OBSERVATION METHOD USING THE SAME - A microscope capable of controlling the position and fluorescent recording of an object under observation such as cells is provided with the fluorescent observation method using the microscope. The microscope | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110236725 | MICROBIAL FUEL CELL - It is an object of the present invention to provide a microbial fuel cell capable of increasing a current density without employing a mediator. The microbial fuel cell | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110229953 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DIFFERENT POPULATIONS OF MOLECULES OR FINE PARTICLES WITH ARBITRARY DISTRIBUTION FORMS AND DISTRIBUTION DENSITIES SIMULTANEOUSLY AND IN QUANTITY, AND MASKING MEMBER THEREFOR - The formation in quantity of various different populations of a substance being studied with multiple combinations of distribution form and distribution density by dripping a suspension of a single concentration of the substance onto a masking member of a certain specified structure placed on a substrate by making use of the sedimentation of said substance. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110226622 | NOVEL CLEAR NATIVE ELECTROPHORESIS METHOD UTILIZING AROMATIC SULFONIC ACID COMPOUND - This invention provides a reagent for protein electrophoresis, an electrophoresis gel or buffer composition containing the reagent, and a protein separation method and an electrophoresis kit using the reagent and the composition. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110224411 | Mutant tRNA for Introducing Unnatural Amino Acid Into Protein - It is an objective of the present invention to provide tRNA that has CUA or CCCG as an anticodon and is aminoacylated with an unnatural amino acid, such tRNA being capable of efficiently introducing an unnatural amino acid into a protein without competing with a termination factor. Such tRNA is a mutant tRNA for tryptophan which has G at the 5′ end, C as a base pairing with the G at the 5′ end, and A as a base next to the C on the 3′ side, such tRNA being a mutant tRNA which pairs with a stop codon and has CUA as an anticodon or a mutant tRNA which pairs with a stop codon or a 4-base codon has CUA or CCCG as an anticodon, into which a single base has been inserted just before the CCA sequence at the 3′ end. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110217726 | METHOD AND KIT FOR DETECTING BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL CELL CULTURE MATERIAL - Disclosed is a method for detecting a biological signal of a three-dimensional cell culture construct. The method for detecting a biological signal of a three-dimensional cell culture construct includes: providing a three-dimensional cell culture construct that contains at least two cell layers laminated to each other and a sensor particle capable of detecting a biological signal; and observing the sensor particle optically. Preferably, the three-dimensional cell culture construct contains an extracellular matrix including a combination of a protein or polymer having an RGD sequence and a protein or polymer that interacts with the protein or polymer having the RGD sequence, or a combination of a protein or polymer that is positively charged and a protein or polymer that is negatively charged. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110212919 | PROTEIN CROSS-LINKING INHIBITOR - The present invention provides a protein cross-linking inhibitor containing a compound represented by any of the following formulas ( | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110206615 | PROBE REAGENT FOR MEASURING OXIDATIVE STRESS - The present invention relates to fluorescent or luminescent probe reagents for measuring oxidative stress in a cell or an organism. Examples of the probe reagents include: a fluorescent or luminescent protein and a marker protein; a fluorescent or luminescent protein, a marker protein, and a regulatory factor; or a fluorescent or luminescent protein, a marker protein, a cleavage sequence, and a regulatory factor. In the probe reagents, the marker protein makes it possible to detect the oxidative stress caused by reactive oxygen species and comprises a regulatory factor-binding site and a ubiquitin-binding site; and the regulatory factor is a protein making it possible to regulate degradation of the marker protein in response to the reactive oxygen species. The present invention also relates to a method of measuring oxidative stress in a cell or an organism, or a method of screening a substance which suppresses or promotes the oxidative stress in a cell or an organism by using the probe reagent. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110201162 | AMORPHOUS OXIDE AND THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - The present invention relates to an amorphous oxide and a thin film transistor using the amorphous oxide. In particular, the present invention provides an amorphous oxide having an electron carrier concentration less than 10 | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110199394 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - It is possible to provide an image processing device, a method, and a program which can prevent image degradation which occurs when modifying the image magnification. The image processing device includes: an image input unit ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110196136 | CONCENTRATED ACID TREATMENT UNIT, CONCENTRATED ACID TREATMENT METHOD, PHASE-SEPARATION SYSTEM PLANT FOR BOTANICAL RESOURCE, AND CONVERSION METHOD - Provided is a Phase-Separation system plant for botanical resource, a conversion method, a concentrated acid treatment unit, and a concentrated acid treatment method by which lignin derivatives and hydrolyzed carbohydrate are manufactured out of a botanical resource efficiently and continuously. A concentrated acid treatment unit ( | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110193734 | SIGNAL CONVERTER, PARAMETER DECIDING DEVICE, PARAMETER DECIDING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A signal converter and the like, which can more accurately and stably realize signal conversion between an analog signal and a digital signal are proposed. In a β-encoder, when a logic value generated by at least a quantizer | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110193094 | GROWTH OF PLANAR REDUCED DISLOCATION DENSITY M-PLANE GALLIUM NITRIDE BY HYDRIDE VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY - A method of growing highly planar, fully transparent and specular m-plane gallium nitride (GaN) films. The method provides for a significant reduction in structural defect densities via a lateral overgrowth technique. High quality, uniform, thick m-plane GaN films are produced for use as substrates for polarization-free device growth. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110188583 | PICTURE SIGNAL CONVERSION SYSTEM - A reverse filter operates for adding noise n(x,y) to an output of a deteriorated model of a blurring function H(x,y) to output an observed model g(x,y). The blurring function inputs a true picture f(x,y) to output a deteriorated picture. The reverse filter recursively optimizes the blurring function H(x,y) so that the input picture signal will be coincident with the observed picture. In this manner, the reverse filter extracts a true picture signal. A corresponding point is estimated, based on a fluency theory, on the true input picture signal freed of noise contained in it by the reverse filter ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110188526 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL LASER - A two-dimensional photonic crystal laser light is provided. The two-dimensional photonic crystal laser includes a two-dimensional photonic crystal made of a plate-shaped member provided with a periodic arrangement of identically-shaped modified refractive index areas having a refractive index different from that of the plate-shaped member; and an active layer provided on one side of the two-dimensional photonic crystal. The modified refractive index areas are arranged at lattice points of a lattice with a same period at least in two directions; each modified refractive index area is shaped so that a feedback strength is different with respect to directions of two primitive lattice vectors of the lattice; the two-dimensional photonic crystal has a periodic structure of a supercell, which contains a plurality of lattice points; and the sum of the feedback strengths by all modified refractive index areas in the supercell is identical in each direction of the two primitive lattice vectors. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110187924 | FRAME RATE CONVERSION DEVICE, CORRESPONDING POINT ESTIMATION DEVICE, CORRESPONDING POINT ESTIMATION METHOD AND CORRESPONDING POINT ESTIMATION PROGRAM - For each of a plural number of pixels in a reference frame, a corresponding point estimation unit ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110184141 | POLYMER PRODUCTION PROCESS - A polymer production process comprising reacting a compound represented by the following formula (1) in the presence of a binuclear metal complex represented by the following formula (2). | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110183438 | Method for Sensing a Substance to be Detected in a Sample - A single-electron transistor comprising at least a substrate, a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on top of the substrate opposing to each other, and a channel arranged between the source electrode is disclosed wherein the channel is composed of ultra fine fibers. By having such a constitution, a sensor can have excellent sensitivity. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110180427 | Method for Sensing a Substance to be Detected in a Sample - A single-electron transistor comprising at least a substrate, a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on top of the substrate opposing to each other, and a channel arranged between the source electrode is disclosed wherein the channel is composed of ultra fine fibers. By having such a constitution, a sensor can have excellent sensitivity. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110165089 | Complex Compound and MRI Probe Made of Same - Novel gadolinium complex compounds responsive to ions and compounds other than zinc ion, as well as MRI probes made of the compounds are disclosed. Since the gadolinium complex compounds of the present invention such as that represented by the following structural formula exhibit responsiveness to potassium ion, calcium ion, glucose or the like, by using the gadolinium complex compounds of the present invention as a MRI probe, the ion or compound in a living body can be detected and concentration distribution thereof may be determined. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110158886 | POLYSILANE PRODUCTION PROCESS - A polysilane production process comprising reacting a specific silane compound typified by a cyclic silane compound represented by the following formula (2) in the presence of a binuclear metal complex represented by the following formula (4). | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110153704 | Filter - Provided is an FIR filter capable of obtaining predetermined characteristics with a small number of input taps, delay circuits, and multipliers and achieving an improved response and low cost. In a low-pass filter, a band-pass filter, and a high-pass filter based on an FIR filter, a basic filter is configured that gives a basic impulse response function and has a filter coefficient determined from the impulse response function. Filters having different frequency characteristics are configured by changing the time scale or frequency scale of the basic filter. These filters having different frequency characteristics are combined in a cascade form or a step form, thereby constructing an FIR filter having a small number of taps. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110151673 | PLASMA ETCHING METHOD, PLASMA ETCHING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTONIC CRYSTAL - A plasma etching method capable of oblique etching with a high aspect ratio and high uniformity is provided. In the plasma etching method, a base body is etched with a high aspect ratio by the following process: An electric-field control device having an ion-introducing orifice penetrating therethrough in a direction inclined from the normal to the surface of a base body is placed on or above the surface of this base body. Plasma is generated on the surface of the base body on or above which the electric-field control is placed. A potential difference is formed between the plasma and the base body so as to attract ions in the plasma toward the base body. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110151242 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPRISING SILICON MATRIX AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Proposed are a composite material, wherein non-penetrating pores that are formed in a silicon surface layer are filled up with a metal or the like without leaving any voids by using the plating technique, and a method of producing the composite material. A composite material, which has been packed at a high accuracy, or in other words, in which little voids are left, can be obtained by filling up non-penetrating pores that are formed from a silicon surface ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110144262 | SYNTHETIC POLYMERS CONTROLLED IN SPIRAL STRUCTURE, HOST-GUEST COMPOUNDS PREPARED BY USING THE SAME, AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCTION OF BOTH - The invention provides a process for producing spiral polymers controlled in the direction of spiral winding easily from inexpensive general-purpose polymers; and spiral polymers controlled in the direction of spiral winding. The invention relates to a process for the production of syndiotactic polymethacrylate- or polyacrylate-type spiral polymers controlled in the direction of spiral winding which comprises dissolving a syndiotactic polymethacrylate- or polyacrylate-type polymer and a chiral compound in a solvent preferably under heating, subjecting the obtained solution to cooling or concentration to form a solid matter, and separating the solid matter; and so on. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110123813 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is a composite material wherein adhesion between a silicon surface and a plating material is enhanced. A method and an apparatus for producing the composite material are also disclosed. The method for producing a composite material comprises a dispersion/allocation step wherein the surface of a silicon substrate ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110123458 | POLYMER-METAL COMPLEX COMPOSITE HAVING MRI CONTRAST ABILITY AND MRI CONTRASTING AND/OR ANTITUMOR COMPOSITION USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a polymer-metal complex composite, which comprises a block copolymer capable of serving as a constituent member of a polymeric micelle and a metal complex having MRI contrast ability, accumulates in a tumor-specific manner, achieves high image contrast even in a small amount, and has reduced side effects and a long retention time in blood. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110117373 | COMPOUND MATERIAL, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Proposed are a composite material having a high adhesiveness, wherein non-penetrating pores that are formed in a silicone surface layer are filled up with a metal or the like without leaving any voids by using the plating technique and the silicone surface layer is coated with the metal or the like, and a method of producing the composite material. A composite material, which has a high adhesiveness between a second metal or an alloy of the second metal ( | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110111965 | LAYERED COMPOUND, SUPERCONDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provides a new non-oxide system compound material superconductor as an alternative of the perovskite type copper oxides superconductor. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110106547 | AUDIO SIGNAL COMPRESSION DEVICE, AUDIO SIGNAL COMPRESSION METHOD, AUDIO SIGNAL DEMODULATION DEVICE, AND AUDIO SIGNAL DEMODULATION METHOD - When encoding an audio signal, it is possible to efficiently encode the audio signal while maintaining high register signal components, and prevent deterioration of sound quality of decoded signal. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110101352 | AMORPHOUS OXIDE AND THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - The present invention relates to an amorphous oxide and a thin film transistor using the amorphous oxide. In particular, the present invention provides an amorphous oxide having an electron carrier concentration less than 10 | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110101286 | ALUMINUM-CONTAINING ZINC OXIDE-BASED n-TYPE THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL - ZnAlO series thermoelectric conversion materials have large thermal conductivity κ about 40 W/mK at room temperature, thus the dimensionless figure of merit ZT remains around 0.3 at 1000 deg C, which is a third of the value required in practical application. An n-type thermoelectric conversion material, comprising aluminum including zinc oxide, which is represented by a general formula: Zn | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110091887 | METHOD FOR DETECTION OF METHYLCYTOSINE USING PHOTORESPONSIVE PROBE - The present invention provides a method for detecting methylcytosine in DNA rapidly, conveniently, and with high sensitivity. The present invention relates to a method for detecting methylcytosine by using a methylcytosine photocoupling agent (a photoresponsive probe) consisting of nucleic acids having a group represented by the Formula (I), (II), (III) or (IV) as a base moiety. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110081418 | TRANSDERMAL ABSORPTION ENHANCER - An object of the present invention is to provide a transdermal absorption enhancer by which various active ingredients are transdermally absorbed. In accordance with a transdermal absorption enhancer of the present invention which effective ingredient is lyotropic liquid crystal which has been utilized as a basic material for pharmaceutical preparations for external application and for cosmetics, transdermal absorption of a macromolecular substance and a water-soluble substance was able to be improved. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110073184 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MONOCRYSTALLINE THIN FILM AND MONOCRYSTALLINE THIN FILM DEVICE MANUFACTURED THEREBY - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a monocrystalline film and a device formed by the above method, and according to the method mentioned above, lift-off of the monocrystalline silicon film is preferably performed and a high-purity monocrystalline silicon film can be obtained. A monocrystalline silicon substrate (template Si substrate) | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110071310 | DIAMINO ACID DERIVATIVE STARTING MATERIAL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DIAMINO ACID DERIVATIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is an efficient technology for synthesizing diamino acids (diamino acid derivatives). Disclosed is a manufacturing method for diamino acid derivatives wherein the fluorenyl groups of the diamino acid derivative starting materials represented by General Formula [II] or [IV] are removed. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110068324 | N-TYPE TRANSISTOR, PRODUCTION METHODS FOR N-TYPE TRANSISTOR AND N-TYPE TRANSISTOR-USE CHANNEL, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF NANOTUBE STRUCTURE EXHIBITING N-TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR-LIKE CHARACTERISTICS - An object of the present invention is to provide a new n-type transistor, different from the prior art, using a channel having a nanotube-shaped structure, and having n-type semiconductive properties. To realize this, a film of a nitrogenous compound | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110065780 | INSULIN RESISTANCE IMPROVING AGENT - The invention provides an insulin resistance improving agent and a therapeutic agent for type 2 diabetes, which contain a C-terminal globular domain of adiponectin, adiponectin, or a gene for the domain or adiponectin. The invention also provides a method for improving insulin resistance and treating type 2 diabetes by administering the aforementioned agent(s). | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110062449 | TECHNIQUE FOR THE GROWTH AND FABRICATION OF SEMIPOLAR (GA,AL,IN,B)N THIN FILMS, HETEROSTRUCTURES, AND DEVICES - A method for growth and fabrication of semipolar (Ga, Al, In, B)N thin films, heterostructures, and devices, comprising identifying desired material properties for a particular device application, selecting a semipolar growth orientation based on the desired material properties, selecting a suitable substrate for growth of the selected semipolar growth orientation, growing a planar semipolar (Ga, Al, In, B)N template or nucleation layer on the substrate, and growing the semipolar (Ga, Al, In, B)N thin films, heterostructures or devices on the planar semipolar (Ga, Al, In, B)N template or nucleation layer. The method results in a large area of the semipolar (Ga, Al, In, B)N thin films, heterostructures, and devices being parallel to the substrate surface. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110056591 | BRASS ALLOY POWDER, BRASS ALLOY EXTRUDED MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE BRASS ALLOY EXTRUDED MATERIAL - Brass alloy powder has a brass composition formed by a mixed phase of α-phase and β-phase, and contains 0.5 to 5.0 mass % of chromium. The chromium includes a component that is solid-solved in a mother phase of brass, and a component that is precipitated at crystal grain boundaries. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110055983 | DYNAMIC MODE AFM APPARATUS - There is provided a dynamic mode AFM apparatus that configures an automatic control system which can automatically obtain a probe-sample distance, and allows high-speed identification of atoms of the sample surface. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054190 | CATALYST AND REACTION PROCESS - Disclosed is a technology for enabling an efficient asymmetric Michael addition reaction which does not require a large amount of a malonic ester, while having a short reaction time. Specifically disclosed is a catalyst which is composed of MX | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110045985 | SUPERCONDUCTOR COMPRISING LAMELLAR COMPOUND AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A superconductor which comprises a new compound composition substituting for perovskite copper oxides. The superconductor is characterized by comprising a compound which is represented by the chemical formula A(TM) | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110041966 | FUNCTIONAL MEMBER FROM Co-BASED ALLOY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A Co-based alloy having a fundamental composition of Co—Al binary system containing 3-15% Al and having lamellar structure wherein f.c.c. structure α-phase and β(B2)-phase are superimposed on each other in layers, which Co-based alloy is modified so as to have a porous surface layer region effective for chemical retaining capability, sustained release, biocompatibility, etc. through selective removal of either the α-phase or the β-phase from the surface layer. As a third component, at least one member selected from among Ni, Fe, Mn, Ga, Cr, V, Ti, Mo, Nb, Zr, W, Ta, Hf, Si, Rh, Pd, Ir, Pt, Au, B, C and P may be contained in a total amount of 0.001 to 60%. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110040083 | PHOTORESPONSIVE NUCLEIC ACID MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention provides a manufacturing method that can easily manufacture a compound known as photoresponsive (photocoupling) nucleic acids at high yield in a shorter period of time than that of the conventional technology. The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a photoresponsive nucleic acid which includes a step of reacting a nucleic acid having groups represented by the Formula I, the Formula III, the Formula IV, or the Formula V and a compound represented by the Formula II, or reacting a nucleic acid having groups represented by the Formula VI, the Formula VIII, the Formula IX, or the Formula X and a compound represented by the Formula VII by heating them by microwaves in the presence of a metal catalyst, a basic substance, and a solvent. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110040077 | Protein-Responsive Translational Regulatory System Using RNA-Protein Interacting Motif - An object of the present invention is to provide a translationally regulatable mRNA which has wider application and can perform specific ON-OFF regulation, an RNA-protein complex specifically bound to the mRNA, and a translational regulatory system. The present invention provides an mRNA having an RNA-protein complex interacting motif-derived nucleotide sequence 5′ to the ribosome-binding site or within the 5′ region of the open reading frame, and an mRNA having a nucleotide sequence complementary to an RNA-protein complex interacting motif-derived nucleotide sequence 5′ to the ribosome-binding site or within the 5′ region of the open reading frame. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110037052 | METALORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (MOCVD) GROWTH OF HIGH PERFORMANCE NON-POLAR III-NITRIDE OPTICAL DEVICES - A method of device growth and p-contact processing that produces improved performance for non-polar III-nitride light emitting diodes and laser diodes. Key components using a low defect density substrate or template, thick quantum wells, a low temperature p-type III-nitride growth technique, and a transparent conducting oxide for the electrodes. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110034683 | SEQUENCE-SPECIFIC NUCLEIC ACID PURIFICATION METHOD MANNER - Disclosed is a method for the purification and collection of a nucleic acid comprising a specific nucleotide sequence, which can be carried out within an extremely short period and can achieve both high sequence-specificity and a high collection rate. Specifically disclosed is a method for the purification of a target nucleic acid comprising a specific nucleotide sequence and contained in a nucleic acid mixture. The method comprises the steps of: hybridizing a photo-ligating nucleic acid having a group represented by formula (I) as abase moiety with the target nucleic acid to form a hybrid; irradiating the hybrid of the photo-ligating nucleic acid and the target nucleic acid with light to cause the photo-ligation of the hybrid; removing any un-photo-ligated nucleic acid by washing; and irradiating the hybrid of the photo-ligating nucleic acid and the target nucleic acid with light to cause the photo-cleavage of the hybrid. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110033863 | RNA-SELECTIVE HYBRIDIZATION REAGENT AND USE OF THE SAME - Provided is a nucleoside derivative which has a high affinity for RNA. Use is made of a nucleoside derivative represented by either formula (1) or formula (2). (In formulae (1) and (2), Z represents a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; R | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110032965 | OPTIMIZATION OF LASER BAR ORIENTATION FOR NONPOLAR AND SEMIPOLAR (Ga,Al,In,B)N DIODE LASERS - Optical gain of a nonpolar or semipolar Group-III nitride diode laser is controlled by orienting an axis of light propagation in relation to an optical polarization direction or crystallographic orientation of the diode laser. The axis of light propagation is substantially perpendicular to the mirror facets of the diode laser, and the optical polarization direction is determined by the crystallographic orientation of the diode laser. To maximize optical gain, the axis of light propagation is oriented substantially perpendicular to the optical polarization direction or crystallographic orientation. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110031570 | Magnetic tunnel junction device and method of manufacturing the same - The output voltage of an MRAM is increased by means of an Fe(001)/MgO(001)/Fe(001) MTJ device, which is formed by microfabrication of a sample prepared by the following steps. A single-crystalline MgO (001) substrate | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110031545 | Spin transistor based on the spin-filter effect, and non-volatile memory using spin transistors - A spin transistor comprises a spin injector for injecting, from a first nonmagnetic electrode carriers with a spin parallel to a spin band forming the band edge of a first ferromagnetic barrier layer, to a second nonmagnetic electrode layer, as hot carriers. It also comprises a spin analyzer whereby, due to spin-splitting at the band edge of a second ferromagnetic barrier layer, the spin-polarized hot carriers are transported to a third nonmagnetic electrode when the direction of the spin of the carriers injected into the second nonmagnetic electrode is parallel to that of the spin of the spin band at the band edge of the second ferromagnetic barrier layer, whereas the hot carriers are not transported to the third nonmagnetic electrode in the case of antiparallel spin. A memory element is also provided that comprises such a spin transistor. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110011059 | EXHAUST GAS TREATING APPARATUS AND TREATING METHOD - An exhaust gas treating apparatus includes an adsorption tower ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110002832 | SUPERCONDUCTING COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is a superconducting compound which has a structure obtained by partially substituting oxygen ions of a compound, which is represented by the following chemical formula; LnTMOPh [wherein Ln represents at least one element selected from Y and rare earth metal elements (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu), TM represents at least one element selected from transition metal elements (Fe, Ru, Os, Ni, Pd and Pt), and Pn represents at least one element selected from pnictide elements (N, P, As and Sb)] and has a ZrCuSiAs-type crystal structure (space group P4/nmm), with at least one kind of monovalent anion (F | 01-06-2011 |
| 20100325163 | MORPHED MUSICAL PIECE GENERATION SYSTEM AND MORPHED MUSICAL PIECE GENERATION PROGRAM - A morphed musical piece generation system that enables even a user with little knowledge of music to easily generate a morphed musical piece between two different musical pieces is provided. A first intermediate time-span tree data generation section | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100323356 | SMALL RNA-DEPENDENT TRANSLATIONAL REGULATORY SYSTEM IN CELL OR ARTIFICIAL CELL MODEL - An object of the present invention is to construct an mRNA which specifically responds to a short RNA sequence and can activate, repress, and regulate the translation of the desired gene, and to construct an artificial cell model system using a liposome comprising the mRNA and a cell-free translational system encapsulated therein. The present invention provides: an mRNA comprising a target RNA-binding site located immediately 5′ to the ribosome-binding site, and a nucleotide sequence located 5′ to the target RNA-binding site, the nucleotide sequence being complementary to the ribosome-binding site; an mRNA comprising a small RNA-binding site located 3′ to the start codon, and a nucleotide sequence located 3′ to the small RNA-binding site, the nucleotide sequence encoding a protein; and a liposome comprising any of these mRNAs encapsulated therein. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100311093 | METHOD OF AMPLIFYING ATP AND USER THEREOF - The ATP amplification method is a method for amplifying and detecting a very trace amount of exogenous ATP by allowing a fusion protein (PPK-ADK) of a polyphosphate kinase and an adenylate kinase, the fusion protein not containing ADP, to act on a mixture of ATP, AMP, and a polyphosphate compound. Also provided is an ultrasensitive ATP amplification method by which ATP at a single cell level can be amplified and detected, and an ultrasensitive microbial assay based on this ATP amplification method. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100310901 | METALLIC GLASS, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a metallic glass having a chemical composition represented by any one of the following formulae (1) to (3): | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100305215 | DERMAL REGENERATION ENHANCER - An object of the present invention is to provide a novel dermal regeneration enhancer. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a dermal regeneration enhancer as a novel pharmaceutical use of lyotropic liquid crystal which has been utilized as a basic material for pharmaceutical preparations for external application and for cosmetics, and the dermal regeneration enhancer of the present invention achieves an excellent suppressive effect to aging of the skin, generation of spots, etc. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304046 | PLASMA GENERATOR, PLASMA CONTROL METHOD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SUBSTRATE - The present invention aims to provide a plasma generator capable of creating a spatially uniform distribution of high-density plasma. This object is achieved by the following construction. Multiple antennas are located on the sidewall of a vacuum chamber, and a RF power source is connected to three or four antennas in parallel via a plate-shaped conductor. The length of the conductor of each antenna is shorter than the quarter wavelength of the induction electromagnetic wave generated within the vacuum chamber. Setting the length of the conductor of the antenna in such a manner prevents the occurrence of a standing wave and thereby maintains the uniformity of the plasma within the vacuum chamber. In addition, the plate-shaped conductor improves the heat-releasing efficiency, which also contributes to the suppression of the impedance. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100303704 | METHOD FOR GROWING GROUP III-NITRIDE CRYSTALS IN A MIXTURE OF SUPERCRITICAL AMMONIA AND NITROGEN, AND GROUP III-NITRIDE CRYSTALS GROWN THEREBY - A method of growing group III-nitride crystals in a mixture of supercritical ammonia and nitrogen, and the group-III crystals grown by this method. The group III-nitride crystal is grown in a reaction vessel in supercritical ammonia using a source material or nutrient that is polycrystalline group III-nitride, amorphous group III-nitride, group-III metal or a mixture of the above, and a seed crystal that is a group-III nitride single crystal. In order to grow high-quality group III-nitride crystals, the crystallization temperature is set at 550° C. or higher. Theoretical calculations show that dissociation of NH | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100296984 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN FROM METHANOL - An apparatus for producing hydrogen from methanol in a simple manner comprises a container ( | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100287626 | METHOD OF SCREENING PTP ZETA ACTIVITY PROMOTER OR INHIBITOR - An object of the present invention is to provide a remedy for dysfunction of central monoamine pathway, a method for screening a PTPζ inhibitor or activator, which is useful as a remedy for gastric ulcer caused by | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100281957 | METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF PEPTIDE COMPOUND PYY3-36 - The present invention provides a method for determining in a pharmaceutical test formulation the presence or absence of a peptide compound PYY | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100279412 | CULTURE MEDIUM ADDITIVE FOR USE IN SERUM-FREE CULTURING OF ANIMAL CELL, KIT AND USE THEREOF - Disclosed are: a culture medium containing a specific growth factor and at least one phospholipid; a composition for preparation of the culture medium; a kit; and a method. A technique can be provided which uses a serum-free or low-serum culture medium and has a promoting effect on the proliferation of an animal cell comparable to the promoting effect obtained by the culture in a serum-containing culture medium. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100275837 | OPTO-ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES USING AN N-FACE OR M-PLANE GALLIUM NITRIDE SUBSTRATE PREPARED VIA AMMONOTHERMAL GROWTH - A method for growing III-V nitride films having an N-face or M-plane using an ammonothermal growth technique. The method comprises using an autoclave, heating the autoclave, and introducing ammonia into the autoclave to produce smooth N-face or M-plane Gallium Nitride films and bulk GaN. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100273192 | METHOD FOR DETECTION OF DISEASE HAVING INSULIN-RESISTANT CONDITIONS - Disclosed is a simple method for detecting a pathological condition of an insulin-resistant disease, particularly type-2 diabetes. The method comprises quantifying the ganglioside GM3 in a blood sample separated from a living body. More specifically, the method comprises the following steps (a) to (c): (a) separating a plasma or serum from the blood collected from a human; (b) quantifying the ganglioside GM3 in the plasma or serum; and (c) comparing the quantified ganglioside GM3 level to the mean ganglioside GM3 level determined in blood samples from healthy volunteers. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100270534 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING QUANTUM DOT - An electronic device using quantum dots, which comprises a ferromagnetic micro magnet and performs individual ESR control on each multi-quantum bit in a power saving way. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100248267 | METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF CONCENTRATION OF ANTIGEN - The object of the present invention is to provide a detection method that can detect an antigen even if the target antigen has a low molecular weight in a simpler, more efficient, and more stable manner and with higher sensitivity. The detection of the antigen is carried out by using a fusion protein comprising a polypeptide containing a V | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100247739 | Titanium oxide-organic polymer conjunction suitable for artificial bone - The titanium oxide-organic polymer composite material for artificial bone obtained by forming titania gel on the surface of said base material by titania solution treatment to dip into a solution of 0° C. to 50° C. temperature for from several seconds to 1 week obtained by adding a solution consisting of acidic alcohol and water into alcohol solution of titaniumtetraalcoxide to a base material composed of a polymer compound selected from a group consisting of polyolefin, polyester and nylon, and modifying to a titanium oxide membrane which forms apatite having similar Ca/P atom ratio to an apatite of mammalian's bone in supersaturated aqueous solution to apatite or from a body fluid of mammalian by dipping said base material on the surface of which titania gel is formed into hot water of. 50° C. to 95° C. or solution of room temperature to 95° C. to which acid is added. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100246252 | NONVOLATILE SOLID STATE MAGNETIC MEMORY AND RECORDING METHOD THEREOF - A nonvolatile solid state magnetic memory with a ultra-low power consumption and a recording method thereof, the memory including a magnetic material having a magnetic anisotropy that can be changed by increasing or decreasing a carrier concentration, wherein a direction of an easy axis of magnetization, in which the magnetization is oriented easily, is controlled by increasing or decreasing the carrier concentration. The nonvolatile solid state magnetic memory including a recording layer of a magnetic material, and a recording method thereof, in which a carrier (electron or hole) concentration in the recording layer is increased and/or decreased, whereby the magnetization is rotated or reversed and the recording operation is performed. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100242141 | COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCTION OF PLANT BODY HAVING IMPROVED SUGAR CONTENT, AND USE THEREOF - The composition, in accordance with the present invention, for producing a plant body having an improved sugar content includes glutathione, a polynucleotide encoding γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase, or a polynucleotide encoding glutathione-binding plastid type fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase. The composition preferably includes oxidized glutathione. This allows provision of a composition for easily producing a plant body having an improved sugar content. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100238969 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING QUANTITY OF PEPTIDE COMPOUND HAVING PHENYLALANINE RESIDUE AT N-TERMINUS - The present invention provides a method for quantifying a peptide compound having a phenylalanine residue at the N-terminal, comprising measuring the content of heat generated by mixing 1) a peptide compound having a phenylalanine residue at the N-terminal, 2) cucurbit[7]uril, and 3) a metal ion in a solution. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100238646 | LUMINESCENT GLASS - The present invention provides a process for producing a luminescent glass, comprising the steps of adsorbing, to a porous high silica glass, at least one metal component selected from the group consisting of elements of Groups IIIA, IVA, VA, VIA, VIIA, VIII, IB, IIB and IVB of the Periodic Table; and thereafter heating the porous glass in a reducing atmosphere. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100223684 | HUMANIN RECEPTOR OR HUMANIN-LIKE POLYPEPTIDE RECEPTOR - One aspect of the present invention is directed to search receptors based on the information of HN signaling pathways in order to find Humanin receptor or Humanin-like polypeptide receptor (HNR), and to reveal a mechanism of promoting or suppressing the intracellular signal transduction for neuroprotecting activity of HN and identify a compound involved in the mechanism. The aspect of the invention is directed to a method for screening of HNR agonist and HNR antagonist, to utilize the screened compound in development of a drug for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease, and to provide an assay system of AD neuronal cell death, and to provide methods for the compulsory expression of HNR gene or knocking-out of intracellular genes. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100207796 | CONVERTER, CONVERSION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a highly accurate converter and the like that makes up for the instability of circuit elements, by focusing on a relationship between the Markov chain and β conversion. A converter | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100206382 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICES - Materials for photoelectric conversion devices, consisting of polyacene derivatives represented by general formula (I) below; and photoelectric conversion devices made by using the materials. The materials for photoelectric conversion devices have excellent workability and productivity, exhibit low toxicity, are easily flexibilized, and have high photoelectric conversion efficiencies. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100187555 | (Al,Ga,In)N AND ZnO DIRECT WAFER BONDED STRUCTURE FOR OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS, AND ITS FABRICATION METHOD - An (Al, Ga, In)N and ZnO direct wafer bonded light emitting diode (LED), wherein light passes through electrically conductive ZnO. Flat and clean surfaces are prepared for both the (Al, Ga, In)N and ZnO wafers. A wafer bonding process is then performed between the (Al, Ga, In)N and ZnO wafers, wherein the (Al, Ga, In)N and ZnO wafers are joined together and then wafer bonded in a nitrogen ambient under uniaxial pressure at a set temperature for a set duration. After the wafer bonding process, ZnO is shaped for increasing light extraction from inside of LED. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100183494 | METHOD FOR PREPARING FUNCTIONAL NANOMATERIALS UTILIZING ENDOTHERMIC REACTION - A method is disclosed whereby a functional nanomaterial such as a monolayer carbon nanotube, a monolayer boron nitride nanotube, a monolayer silicon carbide nanotube, a multilayer carbon nanotube with the number of layers controlled, a multilayer boron nitride nanotube with the number of layers controlled, a multilayer silicon carbide nanotube with the number of layers controlled, a metal containing fullerene, and a metal containing fullerene with the number of layers controlled is produced at a high yield. According to the method, when a multilayer carbon nanotube ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100181632 | Magnetic tunnel junction device and memory device including the same - The output voltage of an MRAM is increased by means of an Fe( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100160651 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIS OF CIGUATOXIN CTX1B AND COMPOUNDS USEFUL FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF CIGUATOXIN CTX1B - Disclosed is a method for total synthesis of CTX1B, which is developed for the synthesis of a ciguatoxin analogue such as CTX3C and enables the more efficient application of an established reaction to the total synthesis of CTC1B. More specifically, disclosed is a method for total synthesis of CTX1B comprising; an 0.5-acetal formation for synthesizing a novel compound (3); a radical cyclization reaction for constructing a 9-membered ring formation reaction including a novel compound (6) through a novel compound (8) and yielding a compound (D); and a deprotection for yielding CTX1B. Also disclosed are novel compounds (1) to (8) which are particularly useful for synthesis of CTX1B and can be used for the synthesis of a ciguatoxin analogue. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100156579 | FERROMAGNETIC SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY AND ITS USE - A ferromagnetic shape memory alloy comprising 25-50 atomic % of Mn, 5-18 atomic % in total of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of In, Sn and Sb, and 0.1-15 atomic % of Co and/or Fe, the balance being Ni and inevitable impurities, which has excellent shape memory characteristics in a practical temperature range, thereby recovering its shape by a magnetic change caused by a magnetic-field-induced reverse transformation in a practical temperature range. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100151128 | MASKING MECHANISM FOR FILM FORMING APPARATUS - It comprises a mask ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100140503 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR READING FLUORESCENCE - It is an objection of the present invention to provide a fluorescence reading apparatus in view of the influence of fluorescence derived from a fluorescence substance that is not involved with an interaction between a probe substance and a target substance. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100124526 | Method of and apparatus for synthesizing highly oriented, aligned carbon nanotubes from an organic liquid - A method capable of synthesizing carbon nanotubes at low cost and large quantities, an apparatus usable for carrying out the method, and carbon nanotubes densely aligned on and firmly bonded to a Si substrate over, and oriented perpendicular to, an entire surface thereof are provided. Highly oriented, aligned carbon nanotubes are synthesized from an organic liquid by forming a substrate with a buildup thereon of a thin film or fine insular particles composed of at least one metallic element; exposing the substrate ( | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100120674 | INSULIN RESISTANCE IMPROVING AGENTS - The invention provides an insulin resistance improving agent and a therapeutic agent for type 2 diabetes, which contain a C-terminal globular domain of adiponectin, adiponectin, or a gene for the domain or adiponectin. The invention also provides a method for improving insulin resistance and treating type 2 diabetes by administering the aforementioned agent(s). | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100116989 | INFRARED LIGHT DETECTOR - An infrared light detector with an infrared light sensitivity thereof further improved. According to the infrared light detector, an isolated region of a first electronic layer is switched between a “disconnected status” and a “connected status”. Under the connected status, saturation of an electrostatic charge quantity of the isolated region in the disconnected status is eliminated, and consequently, saturation of a variation amount of an electrical conductivity of a second electronic layer is eliminated. Therefore, the infrared light sensitivity is further improved by time integration of the variation amount of the electrical conductivity of the second electronic layer. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100113835 | Method for producing optically active aziridine compounds and amine compounds as well as complexes and their intermediates used in this method - This invention provides a method for producing an optically active aziridine compound or amine compound, which uses as a catalyst a Ru(salen)(CO) complex represented by the following formula (I) or its enantiomer having a high stability, in a high turnover number (TON) and a high enantioselectivity. In the formula (I), Ar is represented by the following formula (VI) or (VII), wherein in the formula (VI), Xs are independently a halogen or a halogenated alkyl group and R | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100113815 | Method for producing optically active aziridine compounds and amine compounds as well as complexes and their intermediates used in this method - This invention provides a method for producing an optically active aziridine compound or amine compound, which uses as a catalyst a Ru(salen)(CO) complex represented by the following formula (I) or its enantiomer having a high stability, in a high turnover number (TON) and a high enantioselectivity. In the formula (I), Ar is represented by the following formula (VI) or (VII), wherein in the formula (VI), Xs are independently a halogen or a halogenated alkyl group and R | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100099702 | Therapeutic agent for neuropathic pain - Disclosed is a therapeutic agent for neuropathic pain having an excellent therapeutic effect on neuropathic pain which is a intractable disease. More specifically, disclosed are a therapeutic agent for neuropathic pain which comprises a peripheral benzodiazepine receptor antagonist (particularly PK 11195) as the active ingredient; a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of neuropathic pain which comprises a peripheral benzodiazepine receptor antagonist as the active ingredient; a method for the treatment of neuropathic pain using a peripheral benzodiazepine receptor antagonist; and others. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100087645 | NOVEL BISBORON COMPOUND - A bisboron compound represented by the general formula (I): | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100087510 | Novel Adaptor protein that binds to mammalian toll-like receptor 3 and gene thereof - A novel adaptor protein and its gene are provided. The novel adaptor protein has a property of binding to mammalian Toll-like receptor 3, which controls type I interferon production that is effective for prevention/treatment of viral infectious disease such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and the like, treatment of tumors, and the other purposes. Novel adaptor protein TICAM-1, which has an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4, specifically binds to the mammalian Toll-like receptor 3 and induces production of type I interferon. A mutant of the adaptor protein TICAM-1 has similar properties, provided that it has TIR domain (an amino acid sequence ranging from 394-position to 532-position in the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 or an amino acid sequence ranging 396-position to 534-position in the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4). The gene is a gene encoding the adaptor protein TICAM-1. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100083404 | Plant Having Increased Yield of Seeds - It is found that a transformed plant into which a γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase gene has been introduced is increased in at least one of the number of flowers and the number of seeds in comparison with a wild-type plant, and is therefore increased in seed yield. Based on this finding, the present invention elucidates the function of a product of a plant-derived γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase gene and provides a technique for producing a plant having an increased seed yield. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100066402 | METALLIC PROBE, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A sharpened metallic probe having a top of main body including a carbon-containing metal and a method and an apparatus for fabricating the metallic probe. A metallic probe with an extremely sharpened tip is obtained by inducing a field emission from the tip of the main body of the metallic probe where a nanotube is joined thereto, heating and melting locally the tip of the main body of the metallic probe by a Joule heating, and tearing the nanotube toward a counter electrode by a Coulomb attractive force. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100064191 | DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided are a diagnostic device and the like providing a favorable diagnosis result by further improving the diagnosis resolution. A diagnostic device | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100063130 | METHOD FOR PROMOTING IMMUNE RESPONSE COMPRISING INHIBITING CD22 FUNCTION IN B CELLS - The purpose of the present invention is to elucidate a relationship between deregulation of signaling by CD22 and a rapid response of B cells by IgG-BCR and the like, and to provide a method capable of inducing a rapid immune response and defending against infection instead of vaccine. The present invention relates to a method for promoting an immune response causing such a strong proliferation of clones and production of a large amount of antibody-producing cells as those seen in the memory immune response even in the naive B cells expressing IgM-BCR and IgD-BCR by inhibiting the CD22 function in B cells; and to a method for screening a substance capable of promoting the immune response based on a change in the CD22 function in B cells. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100060105 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRECISELY RESISTING AND MOVING HIGH LOAD - A precise and high load resistance moving method to perform fine movement positioning of the moving body, by fixing a piezoelectric element which generates a shear deformation, to a bottom surface of a wedge-shaped moving element placed on a base, and deforming the piezoelectric element by driving the piezoelectric element with drive pulses to move the wedge-shaped moving element along a first axis in which the wedge-shaped moving element drives into or away from a moving body to move the moving body along a second axis in upward and downward direction relative to the base. Also, a precise and high load resistance moving device including a wedge-shaped moving element, a pulse source, and a moving body vertically movable in upward or downward direction relative to the base. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100056799 | Stable Isotope-Labeled Aromatic Amino Acids, Method for Incorporating the Same in Target Protein and Method for NMR-Structural Analysis of Proteins - The present invention herein provides, for instance, a stable isotope-labeled phenylalanine wherein a carbon atom of the phenyl group linked to an amino acid residue is | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100056752 | Fluorinated 1,3-Dioxolane Compounds, Fluorinated Polymers of the Compounds, and Optical or Electrical Materials Comprising the Polymers - A production method of fluorinated compounds, for producing a compound represented by formula (3) in a fluorine-based solution in a flow of fluorine gas after reaction of at least one type of compounds represented by formula (1) and at least one type of compounds represented by formula (2). Similarly, fluorinated compounds represented by formula (4) prepared by the fluorination of compounds obtained by the reaction of formula (1) and formula (2)′. The fluorinated polymers obtained by the polymerizations of formula (3) and (4) compounds are useful as an optical or electrical materials. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100048934 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FULLERENE DERIVATIVE - The present invention provides a method for producing a fullerene derivative, comprising the organic group addition step B in which an organic group is further added by reacting at least a basic compound and a halogen compound with a fullerene derivative, which is obtained by addition of a hydrogen atom and an organic group in the organic group addition step A, in which an organic group is added by reacting at least a Grignard reagent and a polar substance with a fullerene or fullerene derivative. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100047479 | SMECTIC AEROGEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention is to provide a high quality smectic aerogel which is not brittle and a method for producing the smectic aerogel by using a host material comprising a mixture of a smectic liquid crystal and a UV-curable material or a host material comprising a smectic UV-curable material and by selecting an appropriate host material. A smectic aerogel comprising 4-nonyl-4′-cyanobiphenyl (9BC) and air bubbles can be produced, wherein hexagonal or pentagonal air cells are separated from each other by a smectic layer comprising a smectic liquid crystal. The thickness of the wall of the smectic layer at the boundaries of the air cells is about 24 μm, which corresponds to about 6000 smectic layers. The thickness of the wall of the smectic layer at the boundaries can be varied. Particularly, the thickness can be reduced to as thin as several smectic layers. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100040862 | Three-Dimensional Structure of Functional Material - It is to provide an inorganic thin film of titanium dioxide or the like which is controlled at the nanoscale and a three-dimensional structure of a functional material such as semiconductor nanoparticles. A three-dimensional structure of an inorganic material is manufactured by introducing onto a surface of an inorganic substrate ferritin presenting on its surface a plurality of inorganic material-binding peptides; binding the ferritin in a monolayer onto the inorganic substrate; introducing an inorganic material onto the ferritin which is bound in a monolayer, while the inorganic material-binding peptides is having a binding and/or biomineralization ability for the inorganic material; forming a biomineral layer utilizing the biomineralization ability of the inorganic material-binding peptides; and subsequently repeating one or more times the steps (a) and (b) of a multilayering operation: (a) introducing onto the biomineral layer thus formed the ferritin having a binding ability to the biomineral layer, and binding the ferritin in a monolayer onto the biomineral layer; (b) introducing the inorganic material onto the surface of the ferritin which is bound in a monolayer, and forming a biomineral layer. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100035769 | BIOMOLECULE ASSAY CHIP - It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing a biomolecule assay chip using a microreactor technique, and a chip produced by the method. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100029968 | ASYMMETRIC REACTION CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PREPARING OPTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUND USING THE SAME - An asymmetric reaction catalyst is obtained by mixing a pentavalent niobium compound and an optically active triol or tetraol having a binaphthol structure of R or s configuration, and the triol is represented by the following formula: | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100025717 | HIGHLY EFFICIENT GALLIUM NITRIDE BASED LIGHT EMITTING DIODES VIA SURFACE ROUGHENING - A gallium nitride (GaN) based light emitting diode (LED), wherein light is extracted through a nitrogen face (N-face) of the LED and a surface of the N-face is roughened into one or more hexagonal shaped cones. The roughened surface reduces light reflections occurring repeatedly inside the LED, and thus extracts more light out of the LED. The surface of the N-face is roughened by an anisotropic etching, which may comprise a dry etching or a photo-enhanced chemical (PEC) etching. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100016166 | Plant Growth Regulator and use Thereof - A plant growth regulator containing glutathione allows increasing harvest index. This provides a technique for specifying a control factor for a plant, thereby effectively controlling germination, growth, anthesis etc. of the plant. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100015632 | METHOD FOR EXAMINING COLORECTAL CANCER AND COLORECTAL ADENOMA - The present invention provides a method for examining colorectal cancer and colorectal adenoma, which enables to detect colorectal cancer patients and patients at high risk of colorectal cancer at a high probability and is useful for diagnosis of colorectal cancer and colorectal adenoma, and provides the examination reagents thereof. There are significant differences in the distribution of GlcNAc-6-sulfotransferase isozymes, sulfation enzymes of sugar residues, among non-cancer colorectal tissues, colorectal cancer tissues and colorectal adenoma tissues. Furthermore, colorectal cancers and adenomas are detected specifically by assaying a definite range of GlcNAc-6-sulfated sugar residues in tissues from patients or feces samples. MECA-79 antibody (Pharmingen, catalog No. 09961D, Distributor: Becton Dickinson), reacting with GlcNAc-6-sulfated sugar residues, which are produced specifically by the enzyme present in colorectal cancer and colorectal adenoma tissues could be used for the examination of colorectal cancers and colorectal adenomas. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100009453 | METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF PEPTIDE COMPOUND PYY3-36 - The present invention provides a method for determining in a pharmaceutical test formulation the presence or absence of a peptide compound PYY | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100006183 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A GIANT MAGNETOSTRICTIVE ALLOY - A rapidly solidified Fe—Ga alloy containing 15 to 23 atomic percent of Ga having a particular rapidly solidified texture is formed into slices which are laminated to each other in a die, or is formed into a powder or chops which are filled in the die. Subsequently, spark plasma sintering is performed so that bonds between the slices, grains of the powder, or the chops are formed at a high density to form a bulk alloy and the rapidly solidified texture is not lost, followed by annealing whenever necessary, so that a magnetostriction of 170 to 230 ppm at room temperature is obtained. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20090326178 | Method for Producing Fluorinated Compounds and Polymers - A fluorinated polymer comprising a unit represented by the following formula (1), a method for producing fluorinated compounds and the fluorinated polymers, and an optical/electrical material or coating material comprising the fluorinated polymer. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090324064 | IMAGE FEATURE EXTRACTION METHOD AND IMAGE COMPRESSION METHOD - The image feature extraction method of the present invention includes: the step of performing k | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090320167 | MECHANICAL VIBRATOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A mechanical oscillator which defines a starting point of a cantilever at a front edge of a base and can determine the length of the cantilever without depending on an alignment accuracy and an etching amount, and a fabrication method of the mechanical oscillator. The mechanical oscillator, produced by processing a wafer, comprises a base ( | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090319842 | GENERATING DEVICE, GENERATING METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided are a generation device and the like for generating a test vector which can reduce capture power efficiently. The generation device | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090318729 | IMMOBILIZED LEWIS ACID CATALYSTS COATED WITH IONIC LIQUIDS AND USE THEREOF - The invention provides a novel immobilized Lewis acid catalyst which exhibits high catalytic activity in an aqueous solution and which permits recovery and reuse or long-term continuous use. The invention relates to an immobilized Lewis acid catalyst comprising a solid substance and a Lewis acid supported on the surface of the solid substance by chemical bonding, wherein the surface of the solid substance and the peripheries of the Lewis acid are coated with an ionic liquid, more specifically, an immobilized Lewis acid catalyst comprising a solid substance such as silica gel or an organic polymer and a Lewis acid stable even in water which is supported on the surface of the solid substance by chemical bonding, wherein the surface of the solid substance and the peripheries of the Lewis acid are completely or partially coated with a hydrophobic ionic liquid; a process for the production of the catalyst; use thereof; and a process for the preparation of compounds with the catalyst. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090317278 | COMPOSITE ARTIFICIAL BONE - An artificial bone which is easy to bond to a living bone and has a mechanical property approximate to that of a living bone is disclosed. The artificial bone comprises: a dense part made of titanium or a titanium alloy, in the shape of a frame that is approximate to a part of an outer face of a living bone, having a density of 95% or more; and a porous part made of sintered particles of titanium or a titanium alloy having the same or different composition as the titanium alloy for the dense part, in the shape approximate to the remaining part of the living bone, having a porosity of 40% or more, the dense part and the particles of the porous part being sintered to each other at an interface between the dense part and the porous part. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090316901 | SECRET COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SECRET COMMUNICATION DEVICE THEREOF - A secret communication method and a communication device used in the method are provided for secret communication using communication path less frequently as a whole while avoiding a duplicative use of public communication. The secret communication method includes steps of: estimating an error ratio of initial random numbers X, Y; estimating the upper limit of an eavesdrop information amount; determining an encryption function determined by the error correction code based on the estimated error probability, an error correction decoding function g, and a decryption auxiliary variable; uniquely determining a confidentiality increase matrix C based on the estimated upper limit value of the eavesdrop information amount and the encoding ratio of the error correction code; uniquely generating a ciphertext Z from information M to be sent to a receiver using the encryption function, the initial random number X, and the confidentiality increase matrix C; transmitting the ciphertext Z; and decrypting the ciphertext Z to a transmission text M | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090308458 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND ORGANIC PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - The objects are to provide a method for producing a durable organic photoelectric conversion device by a coating process or to produce an organic photoelectric conversion device superior in photoelectric conversion characteristics to the conventional devices. In the production method for an organic photoelectric conversion device including a substrate, a pair of electrodes which are formed on the substrate and at least one of which is transparent, and an active layer formed between the pair of electrodes, the active layer is formed by coating; and the active layer contains a pigment | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090306599 | FLOCKED MEDICAL INSTRUMENT TO BE PLACED IN THE BODY, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE MEDICAL INSTRUMENT TO BE PLACED IN THE BODY AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THE MEDICAL INSTRUMENT TO BE PLACED IN THE BODY - The present invention provides a percutaneous terminal having a substrate thereof flocked with fibers having bio-affinity, and thereby being able to adhere tightly to a living body, a medical instrument to be placed in the body, and a production method and a production apparatus of the percutaneous terminal and the medical instrument to be placed in the body. The percutaneous terminal according to the present invention is one which the surface of the substrate is flocked with bio-affinitive short fibers (e.g. hydroxyapatite complex particles), therefore the bio-affinitive short fibers are risen perpendicular to or substantially perpendicular to the surface of the substrate. As a result, an area of the bio-affinitive short fibers coating a unit area of the substrate of the percutaneous terminal to the unit area of the percutaneous terminal substrate is considerably elevated and, in its turn, the adhesiveness of the percutaneous terminal to biological tissues is improved. Thus, it is possible to stably fix to the living body a medical device such as a catheter or the like which has the percutaneous terminal. The medical instrument according to the present invention is also flocked with the short fibers as described above, therefore it is possible to stably fix to the living body the medical instrument to be placed in the body. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090306347 | ANTIBODY PRODUCED USING OSTRICH AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - Disclosed is an antibody produced using an ostrich. Also disclosed is a method for producing the antibody. By using an ostrich, it becomes possible to produce antibodies (particularly antibodies for medical use), which have been hardly produced by using the mammals such as the mouse and the rat, homogeneously in a single body, in large quantities and in a simple manner. The method can overcome a disadvantage of lot-to-lot variation which may occur in the production of polyclonal antibodies using other animals. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090299008 | Organic antimony compound, process for producing the same, living radical polymerization initiator, process for producing polymer using the same, and polymer - An organoantimony compound represented by the formula (1), processes for producing polymers with use of the compound, and polymers | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090296178 | Optically reconfigurable logic circuit - To provide an optically reconfigurable logic circuit in which a mount area of an optical circuit is reduced as much as possible and a high gate density is realized. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090286311 | DNA sequences for the expression of alloproteins - The present invention discloses an expression method for non-naturally-occurring amino acid-containing protein comprising: expressing in animal cells: (A) a mutant tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase that is a mutation of tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase originating in | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090286247 | Novel nucleic acid base pair - A novel artificial nucleic acid base pair which is obtained by forming a selective base pair by introducing a group having steric hindrance (preferably a group having steric hindrance and static repulsion and a stacking effect) and can be recognized by a polymerase such as DNA polymerase; a novel artificial gene; and a method of designing nucleic acid bases so as to form a selective base pair with the use of steric hindrance, static repulsion and stacking effect at the base moiety of the nucleic acid. An artificial nucleic acid comprising these bases; a process for producing the same; a codon containing the same; a nucleic acid molecule containing the same; a process for producing a non-natural gene by using the same; a process for producing a novel protein by using the above nucleic acid molecule or non-natural gene, and the like. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090280600 | AMORPHOUS OXIDE AND THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - The present invention relates to an amorphous oxide and a thin film transistor using the amorphous oxide. In particular, the present invention provides an amorphous oxide having an electron carrier concentration less than 10 | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090278122 | AMORPHOUS OXIDE AND THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - The present invention relates to an amorphous oxide and a thin film transistor using the amorphous oxide. In particular, the present invention provides an amorphous oxide having an electron carrier concentration less than 10 | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090275644 | Novel adaptor protein that binds to mammalian toll-like receptor 3 and gene thereof - A novel adaptor protein and its gene are provided. The novel adaptor protein has a property of binding to mammalian Toll-like receptor 3, which controls type I interferon production that is effective for prevention/treatment of viral infectious disease such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and the like, treatment of tumors, and the other purposes. Novel adaptor protein TICAM-1, which has an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4, specifically binds to the mammalian Toll-like receptor 3 and induces production of type I interferon. A mutant of the adaptor protein TICAM-1 has similar properties, provided that it has TIR domain (an amino acid sequence ranging from 394-position to 532-position in the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 or an amino acid sequence ranging 396-position to 534-position in the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4). The gene is a gene encoding the adaptor protein TICAM-1. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090270998 | Artificial Bone and Method for Producing the Same - An artificial bone which is excellent in the ability to form bone in a living body, reliably thereof, and has high mechanical strength. The process comprises the steps of: mixing granules, composed of a titanium or a titanium alloy powder and an organic binder, with a particulate pore-forming material, pressure-molding the mixture to obtain a molded body, firing the molded body at 1200° C. to obtain a porous body, bringing the porous body into contact with an aqueous alkali solution, subsequently with water of 35° C. or higher for a period longer than that of contacting with the aqueous alkali solution and then heating the porous body at 100 to 650° C., preferably 200 to 600° C. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090264610 | Novel Copolymer of Methacrylic Ester, Composition, Optical Element and Electric Member - A copolymer of (meth)acrylic ester represented by a general formula (1) including a following repeating unit A and repeating unit B. In the general formula (1), R | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090261249 | SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE APPARATUS - There is provided a scanning probe microscope apparatus which has a high sensitivity for the interaction between the cantilever and the sample and comprises a cantilever that can oscillate stably in dynamic mode even when a mechanical Q value is low. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090255807 | Quantum dot manipulating method and quantum dot production/manipulation apparatus - A quantum dot manipulating method and a generation/manipulation apparatus are provided which can control the size of a large number of generated quantum dots on or below the order of percent which is required for optical applications of the dots. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090253636 | Novel Antifungal Agent - It is intended to provide a novel peptide which can exert higher antifungal effect also on a patient whose organ function is impaired with no side effect problems. The peptide comprises the following amino acid sequence: (1) SEQ ID NO:1: Lys-Arg-Leu-Phe-Arg-Arg-Trp-Gln-Trp-Arg-Tyr, (2) SEQ ID NO:2: Arg-Arg-Trp-Gln-Trp-Arg-Met-Lys-Lys-Tyr, (3) SEQ ID NO:3: Lys-Arg-Trp-Gln-TTp-Arg-Leu-Tyr, or (4) SEQ ID NO:4: Lys-Arg-Leu-Phe-Lys-Tyr, an antifungal agent comprising the peptide, a composition having a fungicidal and/or growth inhibitory action against fungus containing an effective amount of the peptide as an active ingredient, a medical apparatus/device which contains the peptide, whereby a fungicidal action is conferred, and a fungicidal and/or growth inhibiting method against fungus comprising administering the peptide and the like. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090253217 | Method of Quickly Detecting Antigen Using Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy or Fluorescence Cross-Correlation Spectroscopy - The present invention is to provide a method of quickly detecting an antigen at an arbitrary concentration in an antigen sample, without a multi-stage examination of the concentration ratio between a detection reagent and an antigen to be detected, particularly when the concentration of the antigen in the sample is unknown, in the method of detecting an antigen using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) or fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy (FCCS). By preparing (1) a series to which only a detection reagent is added and (2) a series to which an antigen and the detection reagent are added to achieve a maximum trimer concentration, and by performing a fluorescence spectroscopic analysis, the presence or absence of the antigen in the detection sample is quickly detected by the presence or absence of a trimer detection signal from a detector in the cases of (1) and (2), in a method of detecting an antigen by FCS or FCCS using as a detection reagent a fluorescent-labeled intact antibody or fluorescent-labeled antibody fragment targeted to an epitope of the antigen to be detected, and a non-fluorescent-labeled intact antibody or fluorescent-labeled intact antibody or fluorescent-labeled antibody fragment targeted to another epitope of the antigen. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090247777 | FULLERENE DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides a fullerene derivative represented by the following formula (1): | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090242083 | IRON-BASED ALLOY HAVING SHAPE MEMORY PROPERTIES AND SUPERELASTICITY AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD - An iron-based alloy having shape memory properties and superelasticity, which has a composition comprising 25-35% by mass of Ni, 13-25% by mass of Co, 2-8% by mass of Al, and 1-20% by mass in total of at least one selected from the group consisting of 1-5% by mass of Ti, 2-10% by mass of Nb and 3-20% by mass of Ta, the balance being substantially Fe and inevitable impurities, and a recrystallization texture substantially comprising a γ phase and a γ′ phase, particular crystal orientations of the γ phase being aligned, and the difference between a reverse transformation-finishing temperature and a martensitic transformation-starting temperature being 100° C. or less in the thermal hysteresis of martensitic transformation and reverse transformation. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090240085 | METHOD OF PRODUCING DIOL, POLYDIOL, SECONDARY ALCOHOL OR DIKETONE COMPOUND - The invention is a process of using, as a reducing agent, a 12CaO.7Al | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090240032 | Novel sugar-immobilized metal nanoparticle, method for measuring sugar-protein interaction using the same and method for recovering protein from sugar-protein interactant - It is intended to provide a stable novel sugar-immobilized metal nanoparticle capable of easily immobilizing a sugar chain, a method for measuring sugar-protein interaction easily and at a low cost using the same without labeling, and a method for simply recovering a protein from a sugar-protein interactant. A maltose-immobilized gold nanoparticle was obtained by binding a ligand complex, in which maltose and a linker compound had been bound to each other, to a gold nanoparticle. By adding this maltose-immobilized gold nanoparticle to a dilution series of concanavalin A, a sugar-protein interactant of maltose and ConA was formed, and red-purple color derived from a colloidal solution of maltose-immobilized gold nanoparticle disappeared. That is, sugar-protein interaction could be confirmed by visual observation without labeling. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090239938 | PREVENTIVE/REMEDY FOR ARTERIOSCLEROSIS - A scavenger receptor A expression down-regulator and a drug for preventing or treating arteriosclerosis which contain, as the active ingredient, a C-terminal globular domain of adiponectin, adiponectin, or a gene encoding the domain or adiponectin. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090236646 | Field-effect transistor with spin-dependent transmission characteristics and non-volatile memory using the same - When a gate voltage V | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090233377 | MICROPARTICLE-PROTEIN COMPLEX, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF THE COMPLEX, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND FLUORESCENT LABELING METHOD - First, an ammonium acetate solution and an acetate solution of a metal such as Cd or Zn are mixed, so as to form an ammonium complex of the metal. Next, an apoferritin solution and thioacetic acid are added to the thus obtained reaction solution. By allowing the reaction solution to stand for 12 hours or more, a complex of a nanoparticle including CdS or ZnS and apoferritin is produced. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090221429 | Method for Detecting Target Nucleic Acid with Specific Base Sequence and Set of Nucleic Acids for Detection - It is intended to provide a method for detecting a target nucleic acid with a specific base sequence existing in a sample mixture with high specificity and sensitivity by utilizing the formation of a hybrid with a complementary strand as a detection principle, and a nucleic acid for the detection. The invention relates to a set of nucleic acids for detecting a target nucleic acid with a specific base sequence comprising a photoligating nucleic acid composed of a nucleic acid (with the proviso that in the nucleic acid, a nucleic acid and a peptide nucleic acid are included) having a group represented by the formula I, II, III, IV or V described in claims at the 5′ end or 3′ end as a base moiety, and a photoligated nucleic acid having a base with a carbon-carbon double bond at the 3′ end or 5′ end as a base moiety capable of photoligating to the photoligating nucleic acid, wherein either of the photoligating nucleic acid and the photoligated nucleic acid has a labeling moiety and the other remaining nucleic acid is immobilized on a substrate, and the method for detecting a target nucleic acid with a specific base sequence by using the set of nucleic acids. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090219549 | Three dimensional, position observation method and apparatus - A three-dimensional position observation apparatus provided with a lens system having focusing and diaphragm mechanisms, for forming an image on an imaging plane by light from an observation object includes a beam steering member disposed in a light path extending from the observation object to the imaging plane, for changing a traveling direction of observation light into a plurality of different directions, and an image analyzing unit for analyzing a position of the observation object based on a positional relation between a plurality of images on the imaging plane formed by light passing through the beam steering member. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090219506 | HETERODYNE LASER DOPPLER PROBE AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM USING THE SAME - There is provided a heterodyne laser Doppler probe capable of realizing the compatibility between its photoexcitation efficiency and speed measurement efficiency, and a measurement system using the same is also disclosed. The heterodyne laser Doppler probe introduces excitation light for photoexcitation from a first optical path ( | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090216044 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIS OF KETO ACIDS OR AMINO ACIDS BY HYDRATION OF ACETYLENE COMPOUND - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for synthesis of keto acids by hydration of an acetylene compound (acetylene-carboxylic acids) under mild conditions free from harmful mercury catalysts and a method for synthesis of amino acids from acetylene-carboxylic acids in a single container (one-pot or tandem synthesis). In one embodiment of the method according to the present invention for synthesis of keto acids, acetylene-carboxylic acids is hydrated in the presence of a metal salt represented by General Formula (1), | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090211907 | Separation Medium for Biochemical Analysis - The invention provides a novel packing composition for separation and/or analysis which permits easy capillary replacement; a process for the production of the packing composition; a method for filling a capillary with the packing composition; and electrophoretic methods (such as capillary electrophoresis) with the same. The invention relates to a packing composition for electrophoretic separation and/or analysis which contains a long self-assembly produced by dissolving a low-molecular-weight amphiphilic compound having a hydrophobic moiety and a hydrophilic moiety in water under heating and then cooling the resulting solution; a process for the production of the packing composition; a method of separation and/or analysis with the composition; and so on. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090209739 | Method for separating and recovering lignin derivatives - An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for separation/collection of a lignin derivative which is useful for the separation of a lignin derivative having a 1,1-diphenylpropane unit and/or a unit derived from the 1,1-diphenylpropane unit from a mixture system containing the lignin derivative. In the Present invention, a lignin derivative having a 1,1-diphenylpropane unit and/or a unit derived from the 1,1-dipheylpropane unit is allowed to contact with a metal oxide in a liquid medium, thereby separating the lignin derivative in the form retained on the metal oxide. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090208200 | SYNCHRONOUS OPTICAL SIGNAL GENERATING DEVICE AND SYNCHRONOUS OPTICAL SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD - A synchronous optical signal generation device includes: an optical phase detector that compares the phase of a reference optical signal with a phase of an optical beat signal to generate a phase error signal; a shaping mechanism that shapes the phase error signal; and a voltage controlled optical signal generator that generates an optical beat signal based on the shaped phase error signal and that outputs the optical beat signal while feeding the optical beat signal back to the phase detector. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090203058 | Method for determination of allergen in environment and kit for simple quantification of allergen - A simple method for measuring allergens is disclosed, by which the amount of environmental allergens can be measured simply without using an anti-allergen antibody. In the method for measuring an environmental biological allergen(s), a solution containing a substrate of a protease which the allergen(s) has (have) is brought into contact with a test sample collected by using an adhesive sheet, which substrate gives a visible color change as a result of an enzyme reaction; and measuring the protease activity in the test sample using the color change of the substrate solution as an index, thereby measuring the biological allergen(s). | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090198454 | STANDARD SAMPLE FOR TEST AND /OR CALIBRATION OF CIRCULAR DICHROISM DISPERSION METER AND UV-VISIBLE SPECTROPHOTOMETER - A principal object of the present invention is to provide a standard sample that allows accurate testing and calibration of a circular dichroism spectrometer, and which can also be applied to testing and calibration of a UV-visible spectrophotometer. The present invention relates to a standard sample for use in testing and/or calibrating a circular dichroism spectrometer and a UV-visible spectrophotometer, which standard sample comprising:
| 08-06-2009 |
| 20090194158 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL CONTAINING FULLERENE DERIVATIVE - The present invention provides a photoelectric conversion material comprising a fullerene derivative represented by the formula C | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090187042 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ESTER CONDENSED PRODUCT - The present invention is to provide a method for preparing an ester condensate and a catalyst therefore; wherein the method enables synthesis of enormous amounts of ester condensates comprising a specific structure in good yield, by a reaction of carboxylic acid and alcohol in equimolar amounts, while generation of by-products is prevented; wherein the catalyst exhibits good catalytic efficiency as a catalyst for use, the use of the catalyst in small amount is sufficient, and the catalyst is reusable and can be used repeatedly; therefore, the method for preparing an ester condensate of the present invention and the catalyst therefore can be applied to industrial methods which are preferable in view of green chemistry. Esterification reaction is performed by using a catalyst comprising a zirconium(IV) compound and/or a hafnium(IV) compound and an iron compound and a gallium compound. It is preferable that the zirconium(IV) compound is a compound represented by Zr(OH) | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090186402 | Detection instrument with the use of polynucleotides mapped on barley chromosome - As the results of mass sequencing of cDNA clones originating in barley varieties “ | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090178739 | IRON-BASED ALLOY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - It is an object of the present invention to provide a ferromagnetic Fe-based alloy having a large reversible strain obtained by application and removal of a magnetic field gradient. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090145231 | SHEAR MEASURING METHOD AND ITS DEVICE - A resonance shear measuring method capable of simple and rapid measurement by obtaining a resonance shear curve through Fourier transformation of a damping curve of an oscillation on one side surface of a sample during measurement of shear response from the sample is provided. The method is to measure shear response of the sample sandwiched between the solid surfaces of a resonance shear measurement unit along with a change in film thickness by applying an input signal U | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090138994 | MEASURING DEVICE WITH DAISY TYPE CANTILEVER WHEEL - A measuring device with a daisy type cantilever wheel enabling easier setting of a measuring head and modification head by rotating the daisy type cantilever wheel, enabling modification, adhesion of a sample, and application of a force to a sample specimen by using centrifugal force, and also enabling an easier measurement of a variation of characteristic vibration frequency and vibration amplitude of a cantilever array is provided. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090136931 | Novel fluorescent labeling compound - A rare-earth fluorescent complex which forms a fluorescent complex with two or more rare-earth metals such as europium and terbium and can effectively be excited at a wavelength of 340 nm or longer; a fluorescent labeling agent comprising the rare-earth fluorescent complex; a method of fluorescent labeling in which the rare-earth fluorescent complex is used as a labeling agent; and a method of fluorometric analysis in which the fluorescent labeling agent is used. The rare-earth fluorescent complex is characterized by having a cyclic ligand comprising a 4-biphenyl-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine skeleton and a 2,6-bis(3′-aminomethyl-1′-pyrazolyl)pyrazine skeleton bonded thereto. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090132217 | BODY DYNAMICS CALCULATION METHOD, BODY DYNAMICS MODEL AND MODEL DATA THEREOF, AND BODY-MODEL GENERATION METHOD - A forward/reverse mechanics calculation of an accurate model of a human body having bone geometrical data and muscle/cord/band data is carried out at high speed. When a new skeleton geometrical model is given, a mapping between the new skeleton geometrical model and a pre-defined normal body model representing a normal body is defined to automatically produce a new body model. A processing unit reads model data to be subjected to mechanics calculation, reads a produced force f of a wire/virtual link exerted on the body model, reads the angle, position and velocity of the current rigid body link, calculates the Jacobian J | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090120879 | Material For Transfer Of Substance In Liquid Comprising Polymer Blend - There is provided in the present invention a material for transfer of a substance in a liquid, which can trap/remove an objective substance contained in drainage water, waste water or a liquid at a limited area, and also can readily retrieve the polymer after trapping the objective substance from the liquid. The present invention relates to the material for transfer of a substance in a liquid containing a polymer blend comprising an amine-based polymer and a hydrophilic polymer. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090118527 | FULLERENE DERIVATIVE AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a method for producing a fullerene derivative comprising reacting: a serene; an organometallic reagent (A) comprising B, Al, Zn, Sn, Pb, Te, Ti, Mn, Zr or Sm; and a copper compound (B). | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090113261 | CONVERSION DEVICE, CONVERSION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided are a conversion device and the like for converting a initial test pattern given in advance into a test pattern of a bit constitution of different logic values, without losing the fault coverage of transition delay fault which can be detected by the constitution element of the initial test pattern. The conversion device converts an initial test pattern | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090105460 | Antibody and inhibitor, and transfection method or kit using them - The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody which specifically binds to human Toll-like receptor 3 and inhibits production of type 1 interferon. It also provides an inhibitor which (a) suppresses a double-stranded RNA-mediated immune response in a cell which expresses Toll-like receptor 3 that recognizes the double-stranded RNA and produces type I interferon, and (b) includes an antibody, which binds to the Toll-like receptor 3 and inhibits production of the type I interferon. Particularly, the monoclonal antibody is against human Toll-like receptor 3. Further, a transfection method and kit are provided. Production of type I interferon can be controlled by using an antibody which specifically binds to Toll-like receptor 3 that recognizes a double-stranded RNA and produces type I interferon. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090101200 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL CONTAINING FULLERENE DERIVATIVE - The present invention provides a photoelectric conversion material comprising a fullerene derivative represented by the formula C | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090099381 | Optically Active Alpha-Hydroxyphosphonic Acid, Its Derivatives and Production Method thereof, Optically Active Aluminum (Salalen) Complex and Production Method Thereof, and Production Method of Salalen Ligand - The present invention relates to a production method capable of producing an optically active α-hydroxyphosphonic acid and its derivatives with sufficiently high enantioselectivity not only for aromatic aldehydes but also for aliphatic aldehydes, and more specifically to a method of producing an optically active α-hydroxyphosphonic acid and its derivatives, characterized in that an optically active aluminum(salalen) complex represented by any one of the following formulae (I), (I′), (II) and (II′): | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090084445 | Nanojet Spouting Method and Nanojet Mechanism - A liquid is occluded in a predetermined carbon nanotube and then heated above a liquid-gas phase transition temperature to spout from the carbon nanotube. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090079990 | HOMODYNE LASER INTERFEROMETER PROBE AND DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A low-cost homodyne laser interferometer probe of simple structure is provided which allows predetermined performance to be easily obtained by a simple adjustment, and a displacement measurement system using the same is also disclosed. The homodyne laser interferometer probe includes an optical fiber ( | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090076067 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING AZARHODACYANINE COMPOUND AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT - The object of the invention is to provide pharmaceutical composition that can be used as a therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent. Particularly, the pharmaceutical composition of the invention has significant therapeutic effect and survival benefit for the disease caused by parasitic protozoa, and selective toxicity against the causative protozoa. The pharmaceutical composition comprises a compound represented by general formula (1). Particularly, the invention relates to a composition that is an effective therapeutic/prophylactic agent for malaria, | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090075860 | TRANSDERMAL ABSORPTION ENHANCER - An object of the present invention is to provide a transdermal absorption enhancer by which various active ingredients are transdermally absorbed. In accordance with a transdermal absorption enhancer of the present invention which effective ingredient is lyotropic liquid crystal which has been utilized as a basic material for pharmaceutical preparations for external application and for cosmetics, transdermal absorption of a macromolecular substance and a water-soluble substance was able to be improved. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090075388 | STABLE ISOTOPE-LABELED ALIPHATIC AMINO ACIDS, METHOD FOR INCORPORATING THE SAME IN TARGET PROTEIN AND METHOD FOR NMR-STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF PROTEINS - The present invention herein provides a combination of stable isotope-labeled aliphatic amino acids, which permits the structural analysis of a high molecular weight protein, in particular, a high molecular weight protein whose molecular weight exceeds 60 kDa. This is a combination of stable isotope-labeled amino acids which is characterized in that arginine (Arg), glutamine (Gln), glutamic acid (Glu), lysine (Lys), methionine (Met) and proline (Pro) satisfy the following requirements concerning the labelling pattern: | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090074024 | Photonic crystal laser - A laser capable of emitting multiple laser beams is provided. A two-dimensional photonic crystal laser according to the present invention has a laminated structure including an active layer, a first photonic crystal layer having a periodic distribution of refractive index with a first period, and a second photonic crystal layer having a periodic distribution of refractive index with a second period that differs from the first period. This two-dimensional photonic crystal laser can emit a main beam traveling in a direction perpendicular to the two-dimensional photonic crystals and side beams each traveling in a direction inclined with respect to the main beam. These beams can be used, for example, in a recording/reproducing device by means of an optical disk, the main beam being used for recording/reproducing information and the side beams for following up the track. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090072141 | Neutron Detector and Neutron Imaging Sensor - A neutron detector includes a plurality of neutron detecting element sections, each of the neutron detecting element sections having; a superconducting element including a substrate having at least one of surfaces thereof formed of a dielectric material, a strip line of the superconducting material formed on the surface and electrodes formed at opposed ends of the strip line, resistance determining sections for determining generation of heat resulting from a nuclear reaction between a superconducting element in the strip line and neutrons, through detection of change in a resistance value of said strip line, heat dissipation setting sections provided on a back side portion of the substrate opposite to the surface having the strip line formed thereon, the heat dissipation setting sections setting dissipation characteristics of the heat resulting from the nuclear reaction, and the heat dissipation characteristics being differentiated from each other between/among the neutron detecting element sections. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090065798 | PACKAGING TECHNIQUE FOR THE FABRICATION OF POLARIZED LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - A polarized light emitting diode (LED) includes a marker indicating a polarization direction. A package for the LED also includes a marker indicating the polarization direction. The markers on the LED and package are used for mutual alignment, wherein the LED is attached in a favorable orientation with respect to a package, so that the polarization direction of emitted light from the package is apparent. The marker is placed on the LED before die separation and the marker is placed on the package before alignment. The marker on the LED comprises a photolithographic pattern, an asymmetric die shape, a notch on the die, or a scratch on the die, while the marker on the package comprises an electrode shape or pattern, an asymmetric package shape, a notch on the package, or a scratch on the package. Finally, the LED or package may be installed in an external circuit or system that also indicates the polarization direction. | 03-12-2009 |
