| KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO Patent applications |
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| 20120126780 | RESISTANCE WELDING METHOD, RESISTANCE WELDER, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EVALUATING RESISTANCE WELDING - This invention aims to provide a resistance welding method capable of stabilizing quality or improving efficiency of resistance welding such as spot welding. This resistance welding method comprises a calculating step of calculating resistance ratio X of a second electric resistance value R | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120114515 | RARE EARTH MAGNET MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing a rare earth magnet material which allows efficient Dy or the like diffusion into an inside thereof. This method includes a preparation step of preparing a powder mixture of magnet powder including one or more rare earth elements including neodymium, boron, and the remainder being iron; and neodymium fluoride powder; a heating step of heating a compact of the powder mixture and causing oxygen around magnet powder particles to react with the fluoride powder, thereby obtaining a lump rare earth magnet material in which neodymium oxyfluoride is wholly distributed. The fluoride powder traps oxygen enclosed in the powder mixture and fixes the oxygen as stable NdOF. When Dy is diffused into this rare earth magnet material, Dy smoothly enters into its inside without being oxidized at grain boundaries. Consequently, coercivity of the entire rare earth magnet material can be efficiently increased without wasting scarce Dy. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120058341 | TRANSITION METAL SILICIDE-SI COMPOSITE POWDER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND CASIY-BASED POWDER FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSITION METAL SILICIDE-SI COMPOSITE POWDER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A transition metal silicide-Si composite powder and a method of manufacturing the composite powder are provided, the composite powder containing one or more transition metal elements (M), and having a Si/M ratio (z) of 2.0≦z≦20.0 and a specific surface area of 2.5 m | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120028168 | ELECTROLYTE, AND FUEL CELL, LI SECONDARY BATTERY, SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRIMARY BATTERY USING THE ELECTROLYTE - Provided is an electrolyte equipped with a hydrophilic portion having a cyclic quaternary ammonium salt and a hydrophobic portion bonded to the hydrophilic portion; and a fuel cell, a Li secondary battery, secondary battery and a primary battery using the electrolyte. The electrolyte has preferably a structure represented by the formula (A) or (B), wherein P′ represents a hydrophobic portion, R | 02-02-2012 |
| 20110316049 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a vertical nitride semiconductor device in which occurrence of leak currents can be suppressed, and a method for manufacturing such nitride semiconductor device. A nitride semiconductor device, which is a vertical HEMT, is provided with an n | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110311736 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING FILM - This invention adopts plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition using the apparatus including a chamber, a pair of rotary electrode reels including a feed-out reel and a take-up reel, a plasma source, a material gas supplier, and an exhaust unit, and includes applying a negative voltage applied to the rotary electrode reels from the plasma source while a conductive substrate is fed-out from the feed-out reel and is wound on the take-up reel so that the entire surface of the substrate portion between reels contacts the material gas, whereby plasma sheath is formed along the surface of the substrate portion between reels, and the material gas is activated in the plasma sheath and thus contacts the surface of the substrate, thus forming the film on the surface of the substrate. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110303879 | SULFIDE AND PHOTOELECTRIC ELEMENT - The sulfide has the following composition, and the photoelectric element uses the sulfide. (1) The sulfide contains Cu, Zn, and Sn as a principal component. (2) When x is a ratio of Cu/(Zn+Sn), y is a ratio of Zn/Sn (x and y being atomic ratios), and the composition of the sulfide is represented by the (x, y) coordinates, with the points A=(0.78, 1.32), B=(0.86, 1.32), C=(0.86, 1.28), D=(0.90, 1.23), E=(0.90, 1.18), and F=(0.78, 1.28), the composition (x, y) of the sulfide is on any one of respective straight lines connecting the points A→B-→C→D→E→F→A in that order, or within an area enclosed by the respective straight lines. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110285170 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure of the present invention includes an elastic base frame formed in a ring shape; and three elastic upper frames each formed in a ring shape, the three upper frames being disposed on the base frame so as to configure a tetrahedron with the base frame, the three upper frames being connected to the base frame, and the upper frames that are adjacent to each other in a peripheral direction of the base frame being connected to each other. A vehicle body structure is hence provided capable of exhibiting high impact absorption properties. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110250668 | PROTEIN FOR CONSTRUCTING PROTEIN COMPLEX FROM CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM, AND USE THEREOF - It is an object to provide a protein having a dockerin, which is suited to production in yeasts and other eukaryotic microorganism in which sugar chain modification is predicted, and which provides excellent cohesin-dockerin binding ability, along with a use thereof. The present invention uses, as a protein for constructing a protein complex using a scaffolding protein having a type I cohesin from | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110245075 | Catalyst for purification of automobile exhaust gas and method for manufacturing the same - A catalyst for purification of automobile exhaust gas comprising: a support and rhodium supported on the support in an atomic state, wherein an amount of the rhodium supported is 0.05 to 0.30% by mass relative to the total amount of the support and the rhodium, 50 at. % or more of the rhodium is supported on the support as two-atom clusters of rhodium, and an average distance between adjacent ones of the two-atom clusters is 1.0 nm or more. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110244337 | GARNET-TYPE LITHIUM ION-CONDUCTING OXIDE AND ALL-SOLID-STATE LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING THE SAME - An all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery containing a novel garnet-type oxide serving as a solid electrolyte. The garnet-type lithium ion-conducting oxide is one represented by the formula Li | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110242770 | POWER MODULE - A power module includes a semiconductor device having a first and second arms, and gate driving circuit board. The first arm includes a first extending electrode, a first gate electrode of a first power device extending in a direction different from the first extending electrode, and a first output electrode extending in the different direction from the first gate electrode. The second arm stacked on the first arm includes a second extending electrode extending in the first extending electrode extending direction in an insulating state, a second gate electrode of a second power device, extending in the first gate electrode extending direction, and a second output electrode extending in the first output electrode extending direction with electrical connection thereto. The gate driving circuit board is disposed at the first and second gate electrodes extending side so as to face the semiconductor device. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110241863 | DRIVER OPERATION PREDICTION DEVICE, METHOD, AND DRIVER OPERATION PREDICTION PROGRAM - A deviation angle, between a progression direction of a vehicle and a direction of a target destination point after a predetermined forward gaze duration on a target course the vehicle is travelling on, is detected by target destination point deviation angle detection unit. A yaw angular speed proportional to the deviation angle detected by the target destination point deviation angle detection unit is predicted by yaw angular speed prediction unit, as a yaw angular speed realized by steering wheel operation by a driver after a predetermined lag time for matching a timing of change in the vehicle movement with a timing of change in curvature of the target course. By so doing, the yaw angular speed due to steering wheel operation by a driver can be predicted with good precision. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110235686 | POSITION ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING POSITION ESTIMATION PROGRAM - The present invention provides a position estimation apparatus, mounted at mobile object, including: an acquisition section that acquires transmission source information transmitted from each plural information transmission sources including, information relating to a position of information transmission source, information relating to a distance between information transmission source and mobile object, and information relating to a relative velocity of mobile object with respect to information transmission sources; a trajectory calculation section that calculates, over predetermined duration, a trajectory of mobile object by integrating velocity vectors of mobile object obtained based on transmission source information; and an estimation section that estimates, as a position of mobile object, a position for which trajectory is translated such that a difference between, distances between a plurality of points at different times on trajectory and respective information transmission sources, and acquired distances between respective information transmission sources and mobile object, is minimum. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110235019 | LIGHT SCANNING APPARATUS AND SEPARATION DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A light scanning apparatus including a light source for emitting light in a direction different from a direction orthogonal to the reference direction, and a rotating reflection body that rotates about an axis inclined at an inclination angle φ to the reference direction and includes at least one reflecting surface that is disposed in a direction intersecting obliquely with the axis and reflects light incident on the reflecting surface at an incident angle θ. A specific scanning direction is a direction intersecting at an angle to the reference direction and the rotation axis inclination angle φ≠0°. The inclination angle φ is predetermined according to the incident angle θ such that deviation of the scanning beam reflected by the reflecting surface is smaller than the deviation of the scanning beam that would be obtained with the inclination angle φ of the rotation axis 0°. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110232384 | LAMINATED STRUCTURE PROVIDED WITH MOVABLE PORTION - A structure having a first movable portion that is displaced perpendicular to a substrate surface and a second movable portion that is displaced parallel to the substrate surface is realized by a laminated structure, and manufacturing cost is reduced by employing a nested structure for the first movable portion and the second movable portion. The laminated structure is provided with a frame-like outer movable portion and an inner movable portion housed within the frame of the outer movable portion. A y spring is connected to the outer movable portion, and the outer movable portion is displaceably supported in a y-axis direction by the y spring at a height apart from an outer substrate. A z spring is connected to the inner movable portion, and the inner movable portion is displaceably supported in a z-axis direction by the z spring at a height apart from the outer substrate. The outer movable portion and the z spring are at different heights from the substrate, and the z spring overpasses across the outer movable portion at a height apart from the outer movable portion. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110215428 | MEMS STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In a MEMS structure, a first trench which penetrates the first layer, the second layer and the third layer is formed, and a second trench which penetrates the fifth layer, the forth layer and the third layer is formed. The first trench forms a first part of an outline of the movable portion in a view along the stacked direction. The second trench forms a second part of the outline of the movable portion in the view along the stacked direction. At least a part of the first trench overlaps with the first extending portion in the view along the stacked direction. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110198933 | POWER CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND POWER CONVERSION CIRCUIT SYSTEM - A power conversion circuit system comprises a primary conversion circuit, a secondary conversion circuit, and a control circuit for controlling the primary and secondary conversion circuits. The primary conversion circuit comprises a primary full bridge circuit, which includes a bridge section composed of both a primary coil in a transformer and a primary magnetic coupling reactor in which two reactors are magnetically coupled, a first input/output port disposed between a positive bus bar and a negative bus bar of the primary full bridge circuit, and a second input/output port disposed between the negative bus bar of the primary full bridge circuit and a center tap of the primary coil in the transformer. The secondary conversion circuit has a configuration similar to that of the primary conversion circuit. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110190970 | POWER GENERATION DEVICE EQUIPPED ON VEHICLE - A structure for controlling an engine is simplified in a power generation device equipped on a vehicle which generates power by a driving force of an engine. An operation unit ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110162473 | HYPOID GEAR DESIGN METHOD AND HYPOID GEAR - A degree of freedom of a hypoid gear is improved. An instantaneous axis in a relative rotation of a gear axis and a pinion axis, a line of centers, an intersection between the instantaneous axis and the line of centers, and an inclination angle of the instantaneous axis with respect to the rotation axis of the gear are calculated based on a shaft angle, an offset, and a gear ratio of a hypoid gear. Based on these variables, base coordinate systems are determined, and the specifications are calculated using these coordinate systems. For the spiral angles, pitch cone angles, and reference circle radii of the gear and pinion, one of the values for the gear and the pinion is set and a design reference point is calculated. Based on the design reference point and a contact normal of the gear, specifications are calculated. The pitch cone angle of the gear or the pinion can be freely selected. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110161025 | STATE ESTIMATING DEVICE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY - A battery state estimating unit estimates an internal state of a secondary battery in accordance with a battery model equation in every arithmetic cycle, and estimates a charging rate and a battery current based on a result of the estimation. A parameter estimating unit obtains a battery current measured by a sensor as well as the charging rate and the battery current estimated by the battery state estimating unit. The parameter estimating unit estimates a capacity deterioration parameter such that a rate of change in difference (estimation error) between a summed value of an actual current and a summed value of an estimated current with respect to the charging rate is minimized. A result obtained by estimating the capacity deterioration parameter is reflected in the battery model by the battery state estimating unit. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110152435 | RESIN COMPOSITION - A resin composition comprises a carbon-based nanofiller (A), a modified polyolefin-based polymer (B), and two or more resins (C) other than the modified polyolefin-based polymer (B), the resin composition comprising a dispersed phase formed from a resin (C | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110143929 | PHOTOCATALYST AND REDUCING CATALYST USING THE SAME - To provide a photocatalyst having high selectivity and carrying out a reductive reaction with light having a longer wavelength. A photocatalyst has a structure in which a semiconductor and a substrate are joined, in which the substrate causes a catalytic reaction by transfer to the substrate of excited electrons, which are generated by applying light to the semiconductor. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110143205 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND USING METHOD - A coin type battery | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110086266 | AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - An aqueous secondary battery | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110083517 | SENSOR SYSTEM - A sensor system includes a first sensing device that includes a sensor, and first and second surrounding portions that surround the sensor at least partially, a second sensing device that comprises a sensor, and first and second surrounding portions that surround the sensor at least partially, wherein at least one of a combination of shapes of the first and second surrounding portions of the respective first and second sensing devices and a combination of physical properties of the first and second surrounding portions of the respective first and second sensing devices is configured such that a detection characteristic of the first sensing device is different from a detection characteristic of the second sensing device. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110070505 | GAS BATTERY AND METHOD OF USE OF GAS BATTERY - In an F-type electrochemical cell | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110052050 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A feature vector computation section | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110046403 | PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIZING ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITE - The present invention is characterized in that it is a process for synthesizing an organic/inorganic composite that not only comprises an oxide of silicon and metal, oxide which includes a bond being expressed by “M-O-M” (where “M” independently represents silicon atom or metal atom), but also possesses an organic group which is bonded to a part of silicone atoms at least; and it includes: a preparation step of preparing a raw-material solution by dissolving an organo alkoxysilane, which possesses one or more alkoxy groups and has the silicon atom that is bonded with the organic group by covalent bond, and a metallic compound, which includes the metal atom, in a first solvent, which is a polar solvent; a reaction step of synthesizing the organic/inorganic composite by not only hydrolyzing the organo alkoxysilane and the metallic compound but also condensing them by means of dehydration; and a removal step of adding a second solvent, which does not dissolve compatibly with a solution that has undergone the reaction step, to the solution, thereby dissolving the organic/inorganic composite in the second solvent, and thereafter removing another solution, which does not dissolve compatibly with the second solvent. It is possible to recover the organic/inorganic composite readily by means of the present synthesizing process. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110033906 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING USEFUL SUBSTANCE FROM CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIAL - The present invention provides a method for producing a useful substance efficiently from cellulose without using any cellulase preparation. According to the disclosures of the present specification, in the production of a useful substance from a cellulose-containing material, the cellulose-containing material is brought into contact with an ionic liquid to cause the ionic liquid to permeate the cellulose-containing material, and a carbon source comprising the cellulose in the cellulose-containing material is simultaneously saccharified and fermented by a cellulase-producing microorganism in the presence of the ionic liquid. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110021390 | LOW FRICTION SLIDING MEMBER - The low friction sliding member includes a substrate and an amorphous hard carbon film formed on the surface of the substrate and makes sliding contact with a mating member under a wet oiling condition. The lubricant oil includes at least one of sulfur (S) and phosphorus (P) and at least one of zinc (Zn), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), barium (Ba) and copper (Cu). The amorphous hard carbon film comprises carbon (C) as a major component, and hydrogen (H) in the range from 5 to 25 atomic % and a predetermined amount of boron (B), aluminum (Al), manganese (Mn) or molybdenum (Mo) assuming that the total atomic % of the amorphous carbon film is 100. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110006288 | ORGANIC LUMINESCENT DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a polymer or low-molecular-weight compound multilayer type organic EL device configured such that a light-emitting layer formed on a hole transport layer includes a mixture of a polymer material and a low-molecular weight material. With such a configuration, the low-molecular-weight material added to the polymer material serves as a binder filling the gap of the steric hindrance to form entanglement of the polymer material and the low-molecular-weight material. This results in that the interface between the hole transport layer and the light-emitting layer is an interface high in adhesion and also high in carrier injectability. Further, optimization of the formation conditions and materials can achieve still higher reliability and longer lifetime. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20100319758 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - A photovoltaic device comprising a substrate having a flat surface; semiconductor nanowires which are densely arrayed on the flat surface and tapered from the flat surface; and a semiconductor layer which fills gaps between the semiconductor nanowires and has a different carrier type from that of the semiconductor nanowires. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100276729 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF TRENCH GATE - IGBT 10 comprises an n | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100259136 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE AND DRIVING CONTROLLER FOR ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A plurality of salient poles projecting toward a stator are arranged on a rotor core along the circumferential direction while being spaced apart from each other, and rotor windings are wound around these salient poles. The rotor windings are short-circuited through diodes, respectively; and when currents rectified by the diodes flow through the rotor windings, the salient poles are magnetized to produce a magnet where the magnetic pole is fixed. The width θ of each salient pole in the circumferential direction is smaller than a width corresponding to an electric angle of 180° of the rotor, and the rotor windings are wound around each salient pole by short-pitch winding. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100252248 | HEAT EXCHANGER HEAT-UTILIZATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A heat exchanger heat-utilization device is obtained that can efficiently store heat and dissipate heat in or from a chemical thermal storage medium, and a manufacturing method of the heat exchanger heat-utilization device. A heat exchanger heat-utilization device includes: chemical thermal storage medium composite molded formed by organizing chemical thermal storage medium particles into a porous structural body having flow channels; and a heat exchanger body. The heat exchanger body has thermal storage medium containing portions in which the chemical thermal storage medium composite molded bodies are accommodated, and fluid flow channels that are partitioned from the thermal storage medium containing portions by partition walls and through which a heat exchange medium flows for heat exchange with the chemical thermal storage medium composite molded bodies. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100246632 | THERMAL FATIGUE TESTING DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH A PROGRAM - A thermal fatigue testing device that includes a gas cooling component, a tube member, and a heat generating body is provided. The gas cooling component cools a blown gas to a predetermined temperature or less, and that is provided with a heat insulating member at an outer side surface thereof. The tube member has a gas flow path formed therein from a first end to a second end, is provided at an outer side surface thereof with a heat radiating portion from the second end to a first intermediate portion, and is connected with the gas cooling component at the first end side. A test body is arranged at the second end side. The heat generating body is provided in the gas flow path between the first end and a second intermediate portion and heats a gas flowing through the gas flow path. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100244656 | Antenna devices - An antenna device is provided with a first connecting electrode, a first tunnel diode, a first antenna member and a fixed electrode. The first connecting electrode is configured to be connected to a fixed potential via a load. The first tunnel diode has a pair of electrodes. One of the electrodes of the first tunnel diode is connected to the first connecting electrode, and the other electrode of the first tunnel diode is connected to the first antenna member. The first antenna member has a conductive property and includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the first antenna member is connected to the other electrode of the first tunnel diode. The fixed electrode is connected to the second portion of the first antenna member. The fixed electrode is configured to be connected to the fixed potential. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100239885 | High temperature-resistant article, method for producing the same, and high temperature-resistant adhesive - A method for producing a high temperature-resistant article comprises an assembling step of foaming an assembly of a first substrate and a second substrate with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween and comprising paste of powder of at least one carbide of niobium carbide, hafnium carbide, tantalum carbide and tungsten carbide; and a bonding step of heating the assembly to bond the first substrate and the second substrate by sintering, thereby obtaining a high temperature-resistant article comprising the assembly after sintering. Moreover, a method for producing a high temperature-resistant article comprises a coating step of coating a slurry comprising powder of at least one carbide of niobium carbide, hafnium carbide, tantalum carbide and tungsten carbide on a surface of a high temperature-resistant substrate; a drying step of drying the substrate after the coating step; and a film-forming step of heating the substrate after the drying step to form a carbide coating film on the surface of the substrate by sintering, thereby obtaining a high temperature-resistant article having the carbide coating film. A high temperature-resistant article of a complicated shape can be easily produced at low costs by these methods. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100239495 | Hydride composite and preparation process of hydrogen gas - The present invention is: a hydride composite containing NaH and a metal salt containing an alkali earth metal or a transition metal; and a preparation process of a hydrogen gas including a reaction process to react such a hydride composite with an ammonia gas. Further, the present invention is: a hydride composite containing NaH, a metal salt containing an alkali earth metal or a transition metal, and an ammonia source that is a solid at ordinary temperatures and generates an ammonia gas by decomposition; and a preparation process of a hydrogen gas including a reaction process to heat such a hydride composite. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100237822 | Drive unit for rotating electrical machine - An inverter is capable of converting a direct current from a direct current power supply into an alternating current and supplying it to an armature winding. A rectifier circuit is capable of rectifying the current, that has been converted to an alternating current by the inverter, into a direct current and supplying it to the field winding. The amount of the alternating current supplied to the armature winding and the amount of the direct current supplied to the field winding are in a proportional relationship, and implementation of switching control of the inverter controls both the amount of the alternating current supplied to the armature winding and the amount of the direct current supplied to the field winding while this proportional relationship therebetween is maintained. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100237694 | Vehicle mounted converter - An object is to miniaturize device size in a vehicle mounted converter. The vehicle mounted converter includes a plurality of inductors, a switching unit for switching current path, an external power acquisition unit for acquiring alternating current power from a power generation source provided separately from the mounted vehicle, and a switching means for switching a circuit connection state to a connection state of either a boost connection state for connecting one end of the inductors to a path to a battery for vehicle drive power supply and connecting the switching unit to the other end of the inductors, or a charging connection state for connecting one end of one of the plurality of inductors to the path to the battery, disconnecting one end of the remaining inductors from the path to the battery and connecting to the external power acquisition unit, and connecting the other end of the inductors to the switching unit. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100236328 | APPARATUS HAVING A MOVABLE BODY - An apparatus with a second movable portion that moves along an x-axis direction and a z-axis direction and a first movable portion that only moves along the z-axis direction is disclosed. The apparatus is provided with a fixed portion fixed to a support portion, a plurality of first spring portions connected to the fixed portion, a first movable portion connected to the plurality of first spring portions, a second spring portion connected to the first movable portion, and a second movable portion connected to the second spring portion. A spring constant of each of the plurality of first spring portions in the z-axis direction is lower than spring constants of each of the plurality of first spring portions in the x-axis and a y-axis directions respectively, and a spring constant of the second spring portion in the x-axis direction is lower than spring constants of the second spring portion in the y-axis and the z-axis directions respectively. The first movable portion is configured to move along the z-axis but not to move along the x-axis and the y-axis nor to rotate around the z-axis, and the second movable portion is configured to move along the x-axis and the z-axis with respect to the support portion. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100230299 | Hydrogen storage alloy, preparation process thereof, and hydrogen storage device - The hydrogen storage alloy has, as a main phase thereof, a bcc structure phase having a composition represented by Ti | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100227757 | INORGANIC MIXED OXIDE AND CATALYST FOR PURIFICATION OF EXHAUST GAS USING THE SAME - A particulate inorganic mixed oxide comprising: aluminum; zirconium; cerium; and first and second additional elements each selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements other than cerium and alkaline earth elements, wherein | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100219716 | MICRO DEVICE HAVING A MOVABLE STRUCTURE - The micro device includes a support substrate, and a movable structure configured to move with respect to the support substrate. At least one of the support substrate and the movable structure is provided with at least one protrusion protruding towards the other of the support substrate and the movable structure. Further, a base portion extending into the one of the support substrate and the movable structure is provided integrally with the at least one protrusion. With this configuration, the protrusion is securely held by the base portion, and the detachment of the protrusion can therefore be prevented even after repeated collisions between the support substrate and the movable structure via the protrusion. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219706 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A rotational difference is generated between a first and a second rotor and a third rotor, which causes an induced current to flow in a first rotor winding. This causes a torque to act between the first rotor and the third rotor. The rotary magnetic field generated by the induced current flowing through a second rotor winding interacts with a second stator, which in turn generates an induced electromotive force in a second stator winding. The induced electromotive force is applied via a phase adjustment circuit to a first stator winding, which generates a rotary magnetic field and causes a torque to act between the first stator and the third rotor. The rotary magnetic field generated by the second rotor winding and the induced current flowing in the second stator winding causes a torque to act between the second stator and the second rotor. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100217527 | OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE CONTROL DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An obstacle avoidance control device has a detector for detecting the distance between a vehicle and an obstacle and the relative speed of the vehicle with respect to the obstacle, a memory for storing a map for calculating vehicle generation force to avoid the obstacle based on a parameter set by a physical quantity determined by a component V | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100216242 | Cell culture support and production method and uses thereof - The present teachings provide a practical cell culture support by which a cell culture with a high degree of freedom can be realized. More specifically, the cell culture support includes a polymer layer exhibiting thermoresponsiveness and a cell culture region obtained by plasma-treating a surface layer portion thereof with a reactive gas, whereby a cell culture support having thermoresponsiveness and cellular adhesiveness while avoiding or limiting the use of cell adhesion factors is provided. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100206092 | Force detection element - A temperature compensated force detection element is provided with a substrate, an insulation layer disposed above the substrate, and a p-type semiconductor layer disposed above the insulation layer, and a positive electrode and a negative electrode disposed apart from each other above the p-type semiconductor layer. A gauge portion being electrically connected to the positive electrode and having a higher impurity concentration than the p-type semiconductor layer, and an n-type region electrically connected to the negative electrode are formed in the p-type semiconductor layer. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100200120 | Conductive film, corrosion-resistant conduction film, corrosion-resistant conduction Material and process for producing the same - A conductive film comprises a phosphide particle coated film formed by attaching raw material particles including phosphide particles comprising a compound of Ti and/or Fe, and P to a surface of a substrate material. This conductive film exhibits good corrosion resistant conductivity, and can be easily formed at low costs because of comprising the phosphide particle coated film. A corrosion-resistant conduction film comprises an iron-containing titanium phosphide layer containing Ti, Fe and P as essential basic elements. A corrosion-resistant conduction material having this corrosion-resistant conduction film on a surface of a substrate exhibits good corrosion resistance or conductivity. This corrosion-resistant conduction material can be obtained, for example, by a process comprising a plating step of forming an Ni plating layer on a surface of a Ti-based material substrate and a nitriding step of applying nitriding treatment to the Ti-based material substrate after the plating step at not more than 880 deg. C. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100191398 | Secondary battery system and vehicle having secondary battery system - A secondary battery system comprises a secondary battery which receives regenerative electric power from a motor, a heat storage unit (heat storage device) which converts a part of electric power stored in the secondary battery or the regenerative electric power from the motor into heat and stores the heat, and which supplies the stored heat to the secondary battery when a temperature of the secondary battery is less than a low-temperature-side threshold value which is set in advance when the electric power is extracted from the secondary battery, and an electric power distribution controller (ECU) which distributes the regenerative electric power from the motor to the secondary battery and the heat storage unit (heat storage device) when the temperature of the secondary battery is less than the low-temperature-side threshold value when the secondary battery receives the regenerative electric power from the motor. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100153038 | STATE ESTIMATING DEVICE OF SECONDARY BATTERY - A battery state estimating unit ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100147352 | Thermoelectric material and method of manufacturing the material - The present invention provides a thermoelectric material and a method of manufacturing it. The thermoelectric material contains a half-Heusler compound including a composition represented by: (Ti | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100136427 | WATER BASED LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a water based lithium secondary battery that can inhibit deteriorations in capacity owing to charge-and-discharge operations and maintain a high capacity even after it is charged and discharged repeatedly. The water based lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator sandwiched between these, and an aqueous electrolyte solution obtained by dissolving an electrolyte made of a lithium salt in a water based solvent. As the water based solvent, a pH buffer solution is employed. The buffer solution is obtained by dissolving an acid and its conjugate base's salt, a base and its conjugate acid's salt, a salt made from a weak acid and a strong base, a salt made from a weak base and a strong acid, or a salt made from a weak acid and a weak base in water. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100136342 | COATING METHOD AND COATED ARTICLE OBTAINED BY THE SAME ( amended - A coating method is a method for forming a multilayer coating film including at least one lower layer formed on a substrate and an uppermost layer formed on the lower layer, and the coating method comprises the steps of: preparing a certain curable coating material as an uppermost layer-coating material for forming the uppermost layer, and preparing a certain coating material as at least one lower layer-coating material for forming the lower layer; forming an uncured multilayer coating film by applying the lower layer-coating material and the uppermost layer-coating material on the substrate using a wet-on-wet technique; and curing at least the uppermost layer-coating material by subjecting the uncured multilayer coating film to a curing treatment. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100117119 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING HETERO JUNCTION - A semiconductor device | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100108424 | VEHICLE SAFETY DEVICE - A safety device for a vehicle, capable of relaxing a collision load acting on a colliding body. The safety device ( | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100098580 | CASTED ALUMINUM ALLOY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AS WELL AS ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A casted aluminum alloy obtained by casting a molten metal of an aluminum alloy, an aluminum alloy material obtained by at least heating the casted aluminum alloy, and methods for producing them. In the production of the casted aluminum alloy, a molten metal is obtained by melting an aluminum alloy containing 0.8 to 5 mass % of Fe, 0.15 to 1 mass % of Ti, Zr or the like as third component elements in an specific amount, and a residual part containing Al and inevitable impurities at a certain temperature (melting step). Subsequently, the molten metal is cast into a plate-like shape by a casting mold while cooling the molten metal to a temperature that is lower by at least 10° C. than a solidus temperature of the aluminum alloy at a cooling rate of 150° C./sec. or more and less than 10000° C./sec. (casting step). | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100074790 | IRON-BASED SINTERED ALLOY, IRON-BASED SINTERED-ALLOY MEMBER AND PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR THEM - An iron-based sintered alloy of the present invention is an iron-based sintered alloy, which is completed by sintering a powder compact made by press forming a raw material powder composed of Fe mainly, and is such that: when the entirety is taken as 100% by mass, carbon is 0.1-1.0% by mass; Mn is 0.01-1.5% by mass; the sum of the Mn and Si is 0.02-3.5% by mass; and the major balance is Fe. It was found out that, by means of an adequate amount of Mn and Si, iron-based sintered alloys are strengthened and additionally a good dimensional stability is demonstrated. As a result, it is possible to suppress or obsolete the employment of Cu or Ni, which has been believed to be essential virtually, the recyclability of iron-based sintered alloys can be enhanced, and further their cost reduction can be intended. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100050519 | Energy gas producing process and energy gas storage material - There is provided a process for producing an energy gas at a lower temperature and in a larger amount, as well as an energy gas storage material capable of easily taking out the energy gas. A process for producing an energy gas including a MG processing step of co-grinding a mixture of a carbon-, hydrogen-, and oxygen-containing compound, an alkali metal or compound thereof, and an alkaline earth metal or a compound thereof, thereby obtaining a MG processing product and a heating step of heating the MG processing product in an inert atmosphere, as well as an energy storage material obtained by the MG processing described above. The MG processing step preferably including adding a transition metal or a compound thereof to the mixture and co-grinding the mixture. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100025585 | GAS DETECTING METHOD AND GAS DETECTING APPARATUS - A concentration of ethanol is detected without using any light source such as a lamp by utilizing a face of a human being as a light source. The gas detecting apparatus has an optical filter for ethanol which allows to transmit an infrared light having a predetermined wavelength band including an absorption spectrum derived from a C—O stretching vibration of ethanol contained in breath in an absorption spectrum generated by interaction with infrared light emitted from the face of a person, an optical filter for reference that allows to transmit an infrared light having a wavelength band emitted from the face of the person, a converting component for ethanol that converts the infrared light transmitted through the optical filter for ethanol to electric signals, a converting component for reference that converts an infrared light transmitted through the optical filter for reference to electric signals, and a detection component that detects the concentration of ethanol gas based on the electric signals converted by the converting component for ethanol and the electric signals converted by the converting component for reference. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100015662 | Use of cellobiohydrolase from phanerochaete - A cellobiohydrolase that can contribute to a synergistic effect on cellulose degradation and the use of such cellobiohydrolase in cellulose degradation are provided. The synergistic effect is achieved by an enzyme preparation for cellulose degradation containing a cellobiohydrolase originating in | 01-21-2010 |
| 20090298145 | Acid-resistance endoglucanase and the use of thereof - The present teachings relate to an acid-resistant endoglucanase, which is a protein exhibiting excellent endoglucanase activity under acidic conditions. The present teachings provide a protein having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, a protein having an amino acid sequence with one or more amino acid modifications in the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 and having endoglucanase activity, or a protein having an amino acid sequence with at least 75% homology to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 and having endoglucanase activity. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090291322 | Joined body and process for manufacturing the same - A joined body has a joint, which includes a first plate-shaped workpiece made of a first metal, and a second plate-shaped workpiece made of a second metal. The first plate-shaped workpiece, and the second plate-shaped workpiece are overlapped each other partially at least. The joint is made by means of friction stir joining by superimposing a rod-shaped body made of a third metal onto the overlapped first plate-shaped workpiece and second plate-shaped workpiece and then rotating it while pressing it onto the first plate-shaped workpiece. The joint further includes a coalesced section made of the first metal that coalesces on a surface of the second plate-shaped workpiece, a built-up section made of the third metal, and a composite section made of a mixture of the first metal and the third metal that integrates the coalesced section with the built-up section. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090285532 | Optical waveguide and method for manufacturing the same - [Object] A self-written branched optical waveguide is formed. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090239113 | Alkali metal air battery - A F-type electrochemical cell, which is a lithium air battery, includes a positive electrode facing a negative electrode composed of metallic lithium with a separator provided therebetween in a casing. Air is capable of flow to the positive electrode. A nonaqueous electrolytic solution is charged into a space between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least one of the positive electrode and the nonaqueous electrolytic solution of the lithium air battery contains a compound having a stable radical skeleton. The compound also serves as a redox catalyst for oxygen. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090209415 | Composite material, composite material substrate, composite material dispersed fluid, and manufacturing methods thereof - A composite material includes an aggregate which contains a first metal particle constituting a core and second metal oxide particulates surrounding the first metal particle and having an average primary particle diameter ranging from 1 to 100 nm. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090202736 | METAL SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - There is provided an electron conductive and corrosion-resistant material | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090192678 | VEHICLE, VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A shape of a visible edge of a vehicle hood, a shape of a visible edge of a vehicle instrument panel, or a shape of a top edge of a ceramic line formed at a windshield glass is made to be a curve expressed by hyperbolic function y | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090191442 | Electrolyte, production process therefor, electrolyte membrane, production process therefor, catalyst layer and fuel cell - An electrolyte having a structure where a fluorinated hydrophilic segment A represented by -E | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090170689 | Catalyst for Purification of Exhaust Gas, Regeneration Method for the Catalyst, and Apparatus and Method for Purification of Exhaust Gas Using the Catalyst - A catalyst for purification of exhaust gas in which a noble metal is supported on a metal-oxide support wherein, in a oxidation atmosphere, the noble metal exists on the surface of the support in high oxidation state, and the noble metal binds with a cation of the support via an oxygen atom on the surface of the support to form a surface oxide layer and, in a reduction atmosphere, the noble metal exists on the surface of the support in a metal state, and an amount of noble metal exposed at the surface of the support, measured by CO chemisorption, is 10% or more in atomic ratio to a whole amount of the noble metal supported on the support. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090169968 | AMORPHOUS CARBON FILM, PROCESS FOR FORMING AMORPHOUS CARBON FILM, CONDUCTIVE MEMBER PROVIDED WITH AMORPHOUS CARBON FILM, AND FUEL CELL SEPARATOR - The amorphous carbon film of the present invention is an amorphous carbon film comprising carbon and hydrogen, wherein the amorphous carbon film contains not more than 30 atomic % (excluding 0%) of hydrogen and, when the entire amount of the carbon is taken as 100 atomic %, carbon having an sp | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090169771 | Method of producing solid-phase body having immobilized microobject and the use thereof - A method for immobilizing microobject to a solid-phase material is provided. The method comprises a step of preparing the solid-phase material having on its surface an intermediate agent that includes a first element that is capable of interacting with at least the above microobject, and a microobject immobilizing step of immobilizing the microobject to the solid-phase material in a state in which the interaction of the intermediate agent is exhibited. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090158847 | Angular Velocity Sensor | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090142256 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIAL - A method capable of easily producing a nanostructured material having regular nanoscale arrangement. The method comprises a raw material solution preparation step of preparing a raw material solution by dissolving, in a solvent, a block copolymer comprising a polymer block component “A” and a polymer block component “B” which are immiscible to each other, and an inorganic precursor which coordinates with the polymer block component “A” but does not coordinate with the polymer block component “B”; and a nanostructure-forming step of forming a nanophase-separated structure “ | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090133467 | Robot Equipped with a Gyro and Gyro Calibration Apparatus, Program, and Method - While calibrating the position of a robot having a gyro, the robot emits a beam of light to a target wall surface, and the position of a laser point on the target wall surface illuminated by the beam of light is measured. The measured position is obtained as an initial value (S | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090105069 | Structure Having Strong Contact With Solid Particles, Substrate Having Strong Contact With Solid Particles, And Manufacturing Methods Thereof - A structure having strong contact with solid particles comprising an assembly formed by secondary aggregation which is further aggregation of aggregates each formed by primary aggregation of primary particles each made of a metal and/or a metal oxide, wherein an average primary particle diameter of the primary particles is in a range from 1 to 100 μm, and, among void pores formed by the aggregates, a volume of void pores having pore diameters in a range within ±50% away from an average void pore diameter of the void pores is equal to or above 60% of a total volume of the void pores. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090093607 | Crosslinked type layered metal phosphonate compound, production process therefor, non-crosslinked type layered metal phosphonate compound, production process therefor, as well as stock solution - A process for producing a crosslinked type or non-crosslinked type layered metal phosphonate compound including a reaction step of reacting two or more members selected from organic diphosphonic acids or monophosphonic acids, or derivatives thereof having predetermined conditions and a metal source capable of forming an ion of a hexacoordinate metal atom as a central atom (M) of a metal oxide octahedron upon reaction under the presence of a sulfuric acid catalyst, a crosslinked or non-crosslinked metal phosphonate compound obtained by the process, as well as a stock solution used for the synthesis of the crosslinked or non-crosslinked type layered metal phosphonate compound described above. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090087696 | Hydrogen Fuel Feeding System and Fuel Cell System - A hydrogen fuel feeding system of a fuel cell system that has: a switching device for switching a reactor, that can carry out a reforming process and a regeneration process, between alternate statuses of a first status of feeding a reactant to the reactor while exhausting a fuel gas and a second status of feeding a gas for regeneration to the reactor while exhausting a regeneration exhaust gas; and a control apparatus for switching the switching device so that residual reforming gas, which is still remaining in the reactor before switching, is combusted in an exhaust air processor and not exhausted as the residual reforming gas without treatment when switching from the first status to the second status. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090084211 | HYPOID GEAR DEVICE AND FINAL REDUCTION GEAR FOR VEHICLE - A hypoid gear device and a final reduction gear for a vehicle. The drive pinion ( | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090082563 | MOLECULAR ASSEMBLY - A molecular assembly comprising a host metal complex with a space formed therein, and compounds having substituents enclosed in the metal complex within the space and molecular chains bonded to the substituents and extending to the exterior of the metal complex, wherein two or more substituents are enclosed in the same space of the metal complex. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090063002 | VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle motion control device and method computes a size of a using friction circle in each of wheels by multiplying a size of an each wheel friction circle indicating a maximum generating force in each of the wheel tires by a previously computed each wheel using percentage, computes the each wheel tire generating force and the each wheel using percentage indicating a rate with respect to an upper limit value of a μ-using efficiency in each of the wheels, on the basis of a target vehicle body force and moment indicating a target vehicle body longitudinal force, a target vehicle body transverse force and a target yaw moment, and the computed size of the using friction circle, and controls a vehicle motion in such a manner that the computed each wheel tire generating force is obtained on the basis of the computed each wheel tire generating force, thereby minimizing an upper limit of the μ-using efficiency in each of the wheels. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090061315 | Nonaqueous electrolyte battery - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a negative electrode composed of a metallic lithium foil and a positive electrode, the negative electrode and the positive electrode being arranged so as to face each other with an ion-conducting medium therebetween. The positive electrode is formed by a method in which a conductive agent and a binder are mixed, and then the mixture is press-formed onto a current collector. The ion-conducting medium contains, in addition to a lithium salt such as lithium hexafluorophosphate, a halogen such as iodine, and a halogen compound (e.g., lithium iodide). Furthermore, the positive electrode may contain a lithium halide. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090054649 | Bridged Organosilane and Production Method Thereof - Provided is a bridged organosilane, which has a large complex organic group, and which is useful in the synthesis of a mesoporous silica and a light-emitting material, and a production method of the bridged organosilane. The bridged organosilane is expressed by the following general formula (1): | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090035811 | Artificial scaffolding material for protein retention and use of the same - The present invention provides an artificial scaffolding material for retaining proteins suitable for placing contiguously one species or two or more species of proteins such as enzymes. To this end, the artificial scaffolding material for retaining proteins is provided with a cell and scaffolding proteins heterologous to the cell and placed on the surface layer side of the cell at an extent that allows aggregation properties to be conferred to the cell, and provided with a plurality of non-covalently binding protein-binding domains arranged in tandem. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090034799 | Road Division Line Detector - The present invention relates to a lane-dividing line detection device and has an object of detecting a lane-dividing line with high accuracy by accurately extracting characteristic points of the lane-dividing line while responding flexibly to road surface conditions. According to the present invention, pixel parts where a brightness variation is larger than a predetermined threshold are extracted from an image picked up by a camera that picks up an area ahead of a vehicle as edge points representing the lane-dividing line on a road surface (step | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090033518 | Mobile radio communication system - A mobile radio communication system estimates the positional relationship between an own moving terminal and another moving terminal around a view obstruction. If the absolute value of the difference between detected reception power levels is lower than a first power threshold value, the own moving terminal determines that the other moving terminal is positioned within the visual range of the own moving terminal, the distance from the own moving terminal to the other moving terminal being shorter than a predetermined distance B | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090010482 | Diagrammatizing Apparatus - A diagrammatizing apparatus ( | 01-08-2009 |
| 20080305968 | Process for producing colloidal crystals immobilized with a polymer and colloidal crystals immobilized with a polymer - A process for producing colloidal crystals immobilized with a polymer, comprising the steps of:
| 12-11-2008 |
| 20080299456 | NON-AQUEOUS AIR BATTERY AND CATALYST THEREFOR - A non-aqueous air battery of the present invention includes a negative electrode for which a material which absorbs and releases lithium ions is used as a negative electrode active material, a positive electrode for which oxygen is used as a positive electrode active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte disposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode. The positive electrode contains a donor-acceptor molecule in which an electron-donating donor (D) having a porphyrin ring is connected to an electron-accepting acceptor (A) composed of a fullerene derivative, with a conductive spacer therebetween. An example of the donor-acceptor molecule is triphenylporphyrinyl bithienyl N-methylpyrrolidino[60]fullerene. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080257497 | DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A SILICON STRUCTURE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A process for manufacturing a hollow silicon structure is simplified. A device for manufacturing the silicon structure is a device that manufactures the hollow silicon structure by processing a silicon structure, the silicon structure consisting of a silicon oxide layer formed on a silicon substrate, the silicon oxide layer being covered by a silicon layer. The device is provided with first gas supply members | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080227941 | Organosilane compound and organosilica obtained therefrom - Provided is an organosilane compound expressed by the following general formula (1): | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080227939 | Organosilane compound and organosilica obtained therefrom - Provided is an organosilane compound expressed by any one of the following general formulae (1) to (7): | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080211066 | BARRIER FILM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING BARRIER FILM - A barrier film formed on top of a substrate, a barrier film formed so as to cover a functional element region fabricated on top of a substrate, or a barrier film formed on both a substrate and a functional element region, wherein the barrier film includes at least one layer of a silicon nitride film formed by laminating two or more silicon nitride layers having different Si/N composition ratios. | 09-04-2008 |
