| SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Patent applications |
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| 20120033702 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER APPARATUS - A p-type pad electrode in a red semiconductor laser device and a first terminal are connected through a wire. A p-type pad electrode in an infrared semiconductor laser device and a second terminal are connected through a wire. A p-electrode in a blue-violet semiconductor laser device and a third terminal are connected through a wire. An n-electrode in the blue-violet semiconductor laser device is electrically conducting to a mount. An n-electrode in the red semiconductor laser device and the mount are connected through a wire, while an n-electrode in the infrared semiconductor laser device and the mount is connected through a wire. The mount has a fourth terminal inside. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033701 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND LIGHT APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor laser device comprises steps of forming a first semiconductor laser device substrate having first grooves for cleavage on a surface thereof, bonding a second semiconductor laser device substrate onto the surface side having the first grooves and thereafter cleaving the first and second semiconductor laser device substrates along at least the first grooves. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033696 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER APPARATUS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - This semiconductor laser apparatus includes a package having sealed space inside and a semiconductor laser chip arranged in the sealed space. The package has a first member and a second member bonded to each other with an adhesive, a covering agent made of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer is formed on a bonded region of the first member and the second member in the sealed space, and the adhesive is covered with the covering agent. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033695 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER APPARATUS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - This semiconductor laser apparatus includes a package constituted by a plurality of members, having sealed space inside and a semiconductor laser chip arranged in the sealed space, while surfaces of the members located in the sealed space are covered with a covering agent made of an ethylene-polyvinyl alcohol copolymer. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033187 | VIDEO PROJECTOR - A video projector including light source lamps and a cooling fan, which cools the light source lamps. A memory unit stores a reference time set for each of the light source lamps. The reference time indicates the time required for the corresponding light source lamp to be cooled, after being deactivated, to the reference temperature or less. A notification unit generates a notification for each of the light source lamps indicating that the light source lamp is replaceable. An elapsed time from when each of the light source lamps is switched from an activated state to a deactivated state is compared with a corresponding reference time. When the elapsed time exceeds the corresponding reference time, the notification unit generates the notification related to the corresponding light source lamp. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031457 | SOLAR CELL AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell ( | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031133 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner having a refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a radiator, a pressure-reducing device and an evaporator, a total heat exchanger for performing heat-exchange between outdoor air and air under cooling operation using the evaporator for a room to be air-conditioned, and for ventilating the room to be air-conditioned, and a desiccant rotor having a moisture adsorbing area for adsorbing moisture in the outdoor air when the outdoor air is introduced, and regenerating the moisture adsorbing area by heat of the radiator, the outdoor air successively flowing through the total heat exchanger, the evaporator and the moisture adsorbing area in this order and then entering the room to be air-conditioned. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120030622 | Display apparatus - A display apparatus includes a display and a controller. The controller displays a plurality of menus in a hierarchy order on the display. One of the menus contains a plurality of selectable items. When one of the plurality of selectable items is selected more than a predetermined number of times, the controller displays said one of the plurality of selectable items in a menu on a higher hierarchy. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029669 | RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A recording and reproducing apparatus includes a revolving switch capable of selecting a predetermined folder from among a plurality of folders in a recording medium corresponding to a revolved position, a recording setter which sets, upon a recording mode, a first folder corresponding to a revolved position of the revolving switch, as an allocation destination of content data to be recorded on the recording medium, and a reproducing setter which sets the content data allocated to a second folder corresponding to a revolved position of the revolving switch, as a reproducing destination. The first folder and the second folder become the same folder out of the plurality of folders in the recording medium on the condition that the revolved position of the revolving switch in the recording mode is the same as the revolved position of the revolving switch in the reproduction mode. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028130 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell having high temperature storage characteristics and cycle characteristics is provided. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028100 | PRISMATIC SECONDARY BATTERY - A prismatic secondary battery is a prismatic lithium-ion battery including a stack-type electrode assembly in which square positive and negative electrode plates are stacked with separators interposed therebetween. The positive electrode plates are arranged inside a bag-like separator. The width of the separator protruding from an end portion of each positive electrode plate on a non-joined side of the separator is greater than that of the separator protruding from an end portion of the positive electrode plate on a joined side of the separator. The heat-shrinkage rate of the separator in a direction vertical to the non-joined side is greater than that of the separator in a direction parallel to the non-joined side. Short circuiting between the positive and negative electrode plates due to heat shrinkage or rupture of the separator is prevented even when abnormal heat generation occurs in the battery. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028088 | PRISMATIC SEALED SECONDARY BATTERY - The positive electrode substrate exposed portions or the negative electrode substrate exposed portions, or both, of an electrode assembly is split into two groups, and therebetween is disposed an intermediate member made of a resin material and holding one or more connecting conductive members. Collector members for the substrate exposed portions split into two groups is electrically joined by a resistance welding method to the substrate exposed portions split into two groups, together with the connecting conductive member(s) of the intermediate member. The resin material portion of the intermediate member protrudes, in the extension direction of the substrate exposed portions split into two groups, beyond the ends of the substrate exposed portions split into two groups and the ends of the collector member to a prismatic outer can. This structure enables enhanced resistance between the substrate exposed portions and the collector member and curbs variation in the welding strength. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027393 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - An electronic equipment includes a digital focus portion that adjusts an in-focus state of a target image by image processing, and a unit adjustment amount setting portion that sets a unit adjustment amount in adjustment of the in-focus state based on distance information of the target image. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027040 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER APPARATUS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - In this semiconductor laser apparatus, a first wire-bonding portion is arranged at a position in a fourth direction from a first semiconductor laser device and in a first direction from a photodetector, and a second wire-bonding portion is arranged at a position in the fourth direction from the first semiconductor laser device and in a third direction from the first wire-bonding portion. A third wire-bonding portion is arranged at a position in a second direction from a third semiconductor laser device and in the first direction from the photodetector, and a fourth wire-bonding portion is arranged at a position in the second direction from the third semiconductor laser device and in the third direction from the third wire-bonding portion. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026859 | Optical Pickup Apparatus - An optical-pickup apparatus includes: a laser diode having a first-laser element, which emits a first-laser beam, and a second-laser element, which emits a second-laser beam having a wavelength shorter than a wavelength of the first-laser beam, arranged in the same package; an objective lens to condense the first- and second-laser beams emitted from the laser diode to signal-recording layers of first- and second-optical discs, respectively, the second-optical disc being of a standard different from a standard of the first-optical disc; and a collimating lens arranged in an optical path between the laser diode and the objective lens, the collimating lens configured to change the first- and second-laser beams from divergent light to parallel light, the collimating lens being inclined with respect to optical axes of the first- and second-laser beams so that astigmatism in the first- and second-laser beams is corrected. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026858 | OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE - An optical pickup device has an astigmatism element which imparts astigmatism to reflected light of laser light reflected on a recording layer, and a spectral element into which the reflected light is entered, and which separates the reflected light. The spectral element is divided into four third areas by a first area having a certain width and formed along a straight line in parallel to a first direction, and by a second area having a certain width and formed along a straight line in parallel to a second direction. The spectral element is configured to guide the reflected light passing through the four third areas to respective corresponding sensors on a photodetector while making propagating directions of the reflected light different from each other, and to avoid guiding the reflected light entered into the first area and into the second area to the sensors. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026857 | OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE - An optical pickup device has an astigmatism element which imparts astigmatism to reflected light of laser light reflected on a recording layer, and a spectral element into which the reflected light is entered, and which separates the reflected light. The spectral element is divided into six second areas by a straight line in parallel to a first direction, a straight line in parallel to a second direction, and a first area having a predetermined width and formed along a straight line in parallel to a third direction inclined from the first direction by 45 degrees. The spectral element is configured to guide the reflected light passing through the six second areas to corresponding sensors on a photodetector while making propagating directions of the reflected light different from each other, and to avoid guiding the reflected light entered into the first area to the sensors. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026374 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image sensor includes: a plurality of photoelectric transduction elements arranged in a two-dimensional array; and an output unit outputting a video signal generated from electric charges accumulated by the plurality of photoelectric transduction elements, and sync codes corresponding to a horizontal sync signal and a vertical sync signal indicating predetermined intervals, as low voltage differential signals synchronized with a prescribed clock. The output unit outputs only the sync code corresponding to a horizontal sync signal as a low voltage differential signal in a blanking period, among the video signal and the sync codes corresponding to a horizontal sync signal and a vertical sync signal. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026364 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes a first imaging portion that takes an image of subjects and outputs a signal corresponding to a result of the imaging, a second imaging portion that takes an image of the subjects with a wider angle than the first imaging portion and outputs a signal corresponding to a result of the imaging, and a report information output portion that outputs report information corresponding to a relationship between an imaging area of the first imaging portion and a position of a specific subject based on an output signal of the second imaging portion when the specific subject included in the subjects is outside the imaging area of the first imaging portion. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026170 | PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection display apparatus according to embodiments includes a light source that emits color component light beams of a plurality of colors and an imager that modulates the color component light beams of a plurality of colors emitted from the light source. The projection display apparatus includes an element control unit that controls the imager; and a light source control unit that controls the light source. The element control unit controls the imager based on an image output signal obtained by a signal expansion process of an image input signal. The light source control unit performs a power reduction process of reducing power supplied to the light source according to an expansion amount of the image input signal expanded by the signal expansion process. The light source control unit performs a light emission period control process of adjusting light emission periods of a color component light beams of a plurality of colors emitted from the light source within a | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026070 | PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection display apparatus displays an image on a projection surface in cooperation with a second projection display apparatus. The projection display apparatus includes: a detection unit that detects the position of the second projection display apparatus; and a switching unit that performs switching between a stack display mode and a tile display mode on the basis of the position of the second projection display apparatus. In the stack display mode, an image projected by the projection display apparatus and an image projected by the second projection display apparatus are displayed on a projection surface in a stacked manner. In the tile display mode, an image projected by the projection display apparatus and an image projected by the second projection display apparatus are displayed on a projection surface in a side-by-side manner. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025677 | DIRECT-CURRENT MOTOR AND HUB UNIT - In a motor, a motor case includes a first case and a second case separable from each other in a direction of an axis of a rotation shaft of a rotor. The first case and the second case each have cut-away portions extending parallel to the axis from a separation edge (open side edge) thereof. The separation edges of the first and second cases each have abutment portions not formed with the cut-away portions, and the abutment portions of the first case respectively abut against the abutment portions of the second case. The cut-away portions cooperatively define a plurality of windows disposed in a periphery of the motor case. The stator has a plurality of bulges projecting radially outward from a peripheral surface thereof in association with the windows. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120021799 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication device is provided with: a transmission power control section that controls the transmission power of a signal, and a transmission state detection section that detects the transmission state of the signal, and transmits the signal wirelessly to a communication partner. The transmission power control section controls the transmission power in accordance with the transmission state that is detected by the transmission state detection section. In this way, optimisation of the transmission power can be implemented with high accuracy. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021561 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL USING SAME - A method of manufacturing a solar cell in which qualities and thicknesses of formed films are uniformed is obtained. This method of manufacturing a solar cell includes steps of forming a substrate-side electrode ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021318 | FUEL CELL, METHOD FOR OPERATING FULL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell, a method for operating a fuel cell and a fuel cell system, which ensure no dew condensation for a wet reaction gas in the inlet area of gas channels in plates in a fuel cell stack, are provided. Gas channels | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021282 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which has excellent nonaqueous electrolyte permeability, a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the positive electrode, and a method for producing the same. A positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode current collector, and a positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer is formed on the positive electrode current collector and contains a positive electrode active material, a binder, and an acid anhydride. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021265 | NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY PACK - In a flat nonaqueous secondary battery, an electrode assembly formed by stacking or winding a positive electrode and a negative electrode with a separator interposed therebetween is sealed in a laminated outer body together with a nonaqueous electrolyte, and a positive electrode tab and a negative electrode tab are led out from the laminated outer body. The separator has a rupture elongation of 50% or more in at least the TD direction or the MD direction. A metal plate connected to the positive electrode tab is placed on an outer principal surface of the laminated outer body. This structure provides a nonaqueous secondary battery and a nonaqueous secondary battery pack that are extremely safe, being unlikely to emit smoke or explode even when a nail penetrates the battery in a charged state. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020639 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS USING THE IMAGE PROCESSING APPRATUS - A first acquisition unit acquires images from a first image pickup unit for picking up moving images for use in recording. A second acquisition unit acquires images from a second image pickup unit for picking up the image of a person taking the moving images. A decision unit determines whether or not the person taking the moving images is viewing a monitor for displaying the moving images for use in recording, based on the images acquired from the second acquisition unit. A control unit varies the status of an image pickup apparatus according to the decision results of the decision unit. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019782 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - In a projection display device, a polarization converting element is provided between an imager and a refracting optical system for converting a polarization direction of light after modulation into a direction radially extending from the center of the optical axis of the refracting optical system. Light transmitted through the polarization converting element is incident onto the refracting optical system in a state of P-polarized light or a state close to the state of P-polarized light. Thereby, the transmittance of light through the refracting optical system is made substantially uniform and increased. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019061 | BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A battery block composed of a plurality of battery cells and a voltage detecting circuit (state detecting circuit) for detecting a voltage between terminals of each battery cell are included, and a flexible printed circuit board, in which a voltage detecting line for electrically connecting a positive electrode terminal or a negative electrode terminal of the battery cell and the voltage detecting circuit (state detecting circuit) is integrated with a substrate made or a flexible material, is provided. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120015472 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SOLAR CELL MODULE - On a substrate is formed a transparent and conductive front electrode layer, on which is formed a photoelectric conversion unit that generates an electric power by a light. On the photoelectric conversion unit is formed a transparent and conductive film, on which a silver-containing back electrode layer. On the back electrode layer is formed further a back electrode reinforcing film formed by UV-irradiation of, or by heating of, or by heating after UV-irradiation of a layer that is obtained by applying a composition for reinforcing film on the back electrode layer with a wet coating method. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015238 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL - There is provided a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell that exhibits excellent cycle characteristics over a wide temperature range from low to high temperature. This object can be realized by adopting the following configuration. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015225 | PRISMATIC SEALED SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A prismatic sealed secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an electrode assembly having stacked or wound positive and negative electrode substrate exposed portions and a pair of collector members electrically joined to the respective electrode substrate exposed portions. At least one of the electrode substrate exposed portions is split into two groups, and therebetween is disposed an intermediate member made of resin material and holding a plurality of connective conducting members. The collector member for the substrate exposed portions split into two groups is disposed on at least one of the outermost faces of the substrate exposed portions, and is electrically joined by a resistance welding method to the substrate exposed portions, together with the connecting conductive members of the intermediate member. This configuration lowers resistance of the electrode substrate exposed portions and the collector members and curbs variation in the welding strength. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014047 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In an electronic device in which a sliding member and a guide trench that regulates a moving path of the sliding member are formed in the device body, a trench or a hole is formed in the first side surface of the guide trench, a movable body that can move through the trench or the hole and a biasing member that biases the movable body from the first side surface to the second side surface are arranged in the device body, the movable body can be moved between an advanced position where the movable body advances from the first side surface to the inside of the guide trench and a retracted position where the movable body is retired from the first side surface to the outside of the guide trench. A bushing member that pushes the switch in a process in which the movable body moves from the advanced position to the retracted position to change the switch over is formed on the movable body. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013634 | PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection display apparatus includes an imager that modulates light emitted from a light source and a projection unit that projects light emitted from the imager on a projection surface. The projection display apparatus includes: an imager controller that controls the imager to display a test pattern image in which a characteristic point is defined by at least three adjacent regions; an acquisition unit that acquires a captured image of the test pattern image from an imaging element configured to capture the test pattern image projected on the projection surface; and an adjustment unit that identifies the characteristic point included in the captured image on the basis of the captured image acquired by the acquisition unit and adjusts an image to be projected on the projection surface on the basis of the identified characteristic point. The at least three adjacent regions surround the characteristic point and are adjacent to the characteristic point. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013559 | MULTIPLE VISUAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED NAVIGATION SYSTEM - In a vehicle-mounted navigation system, an operating unit that operates the driver's seat side image and an operating unit that operates the passenger's seat side image had to be provided separately, which increased the number of operation buttons and the size of the navigation system device. In a vehicle-mounted navigation system that displays images in multiple directions, an operating direction detector detects which direction an operation was performed from, and a controller controls the vehicle-mounted navigation system based on a detection result of the operating direction detector. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012179 | SOLAR CELL - A solar cell, wherein contamination with an undesired impurity is suppressed, and solar cell characteristics are excellent. This solar cell is provided with: a semiconductor substrate having a photoreceiving surface and a back surface; a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type formed on a prescribed region of the back surface of the semiconductor substrate; a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type formed to extend over the back surface of the semiconductor substrate and the surface of the first semiconductor layer; and a cap layer formed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and containing no impurity of the first conductivity type. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012152 | SOLAR BATTERY MODULE - A solar battery cell having a hexagonal shape is divided into four at a straight line connecting between opposed apexes and a straight line connecting between middle points of opposed sides. Two of the divided cells are arranged without being turned upside down such that oblique sides thereof oppose each other; thus, a substantially rectangular-shaped unit is configured. In adjoining two units, an interconnector is routed from a front surface of one of the units to a back surface of the other unit. Thus, the two units are electrically connected to each other through the interconnector. Hence, it is unnecessary to route an interconnector from a front surface of one divided cell to a back surface of another divided cell at a portion where oblique sides of the divided cells oppose each other; therefore, it is unnecessary to secure a large clearance at the portion. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120011114 | IMAGE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a designator which designates each of one or more characteristic images included in a scene image as a reference characteristic image. A searcher searches for a specific folder in which a dictionary image adapted to the reference characteristic image is associated with, from among one or more folders in which one or more dictionary images are respectively associated with. A first storage stores the scene image noticed by the designator into the specific folder discovered by the searcher. A first creator creates a folder in which a dictionary image equivalent to the reference characteristic image is associated with, corresponding to non-discovering the specific folder by the searcher. A second storage executes a process of storing the scene image noticed by the designator into the folder created by the first creator, in association with a creating process of the first creator. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120009472 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative-electrode current collector, a first negative-electrode active material layer, and a second negative-electrode active material layer. The first negative-electrode active material layer is formed on the negative-electrode current collector. The first negative-electrode active material layer contains graphite as a first negative-electrode active material. The second negative-electrode active material layer is formed on the first negative-electrode active material layer. The second negative-electrode active material layer contains a lithium titanate composite oxide as a second negative-electrode active material. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008960 | REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A remote control receiver which receives light for exercising remote control as a transmission signal, includes: a light detector which receives the transmission signal; and a guide portion which has an incidence plane to which the transmission signal is entered, and refracts the incident transmission signal from the incidence plane and directs the incident transmission signal toward the light detector. In this arrangement, the guide portion has an interface which is tapered down from the incidence plane toward the light detector. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008265 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In an electronic device comprising a device body, an opening is formed in the bottom surface of the device body, a seesaw member is slidingly supported on an internal peripheral surface of the opening by a pivot, and the state of the seesaw member can be changed between a storing state in which both end portions of the seesaw member are stored in the opening and a projecting state in which the first end portion, of both end portions, opposing the main surface is deeply buried into the opening and the second end portion on the main surface side projects from the bottom surface of the device body. On the other hand, in the device body and/or the seesaw member, a restraint mechanism to stop the seesaw member in the projecting state and a release mechanism to release the seesaw member are arranged. The position changing mechanism to change the mounting position of the device body includes the seesaw member, the restraint mechanism, and the release mechanism. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008108 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device includes: a light source; a rod-type integrator which unifies light emitted from the light source in intensity distribution; an imager which modulates the light emitted from the integrator; and an optical axis adjuster for adjusting an optical axis of the light source with respect to an incidence plane of the integrator. In this arrangement, the integrator has the incidence plane formed in the shape of a rectangle and inclines around an optical axis of the integrator with respect to an installation surface of a main body cabinet in which the light source is disposed. In addition, the optical axis adjuster shifts the light source relatively with respect to the incidence plane in a direction parallel to a shorter side of the incidence plane. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008095 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE AND SPEAKER DEVICE - A projection display device includes: a light source; a light modulation portion which modulates light from the light source in accordance with an image signal; a projection portion which projects the light modulated by the light modulation portion onto a projection plane; a speaker device which outputs a sound in accordance with an audio signal; and a main body cabinet in which the light source, the light modulation portion, the projection portion, and the speaker device are disposed. The speaker device includes a speaker and a speaker box storing the speaker. The speaker box includes: a front panel to which the speaker is attached; an inner box which covers the speaker attached to the front panel from behind; and an outer box which covers the periphery of the inner box and is attached to the main body cabinet. There is a space created between the two boxes. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008035 | INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - An information display device including an imaging unit that executes an imaging process to image a subject to output an imaging signal; a monitor capable of displaying an image of the subject based on the imaging signal; a switching part located near the monitor; a first display controller for displaying, in a menu on the monitor, each of a first group of items consisting of items associated with the imaging process, whereby first setting data can be set; and a second display controller for displaying, in a menu on the monitor, each of a second group of items associated with particular items in the first group and having fewer items than the first group, whereby second setting data can be set, in which switching between the first and second display controllers is performed by operating the switching part. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120003528 | SQUARE-CELL BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME - The present invention aims to provide a battery that includes electrode terminals passing through a lid, in which the lid and electrode terminals are securely insulated and sealed while being solidly fixed to each other without using an insulation-forming body or packing. To this end, a lid has upwardly-protruding protrusions formed therein. Through-holes are formed in the protrusions and tapered so as to become narrower toward the top relative to the bottom. Fitting portions forming the middle portions of a cathode terminal board and an anode terminal board are tapered to fit into the through-holes. Heat-welding tape is introduced between the outer faces of the fitting portions and the inner faces of the through-holes. The heat-welding tape is made up of an insulating substrate with heat-welding layers layered on both sides thereof. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120002533 | OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE - A spectral element separates first laser light in such a manner that an area including only signal light as reflected first laser light is formed on a photodetector. The photodetector is provided with a first sensor group which is disposed at an irradiation position of signal light of the separated first laser light, and a second sensor group which receives zero-th order diffraction light of a main beam and two sub beams of second laser light that has been transmitted through the spectral element. The second sensor group includes a four-divided sensor which receives the main beam. The four-divided sensor is disposed in an area surrounded by the first sensor group. Zero-th order diffraction light of the first laser light that has been transmitted through the spectral element is irradiated onto the four-divided sensor. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120002172 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light source apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a light source that emits narrow-band exciting light; a polarization adjusting element that adjusts a polarization state of the exciting light; a light guide element capable of changing a direction of the exciting light according to the polarization state adjusted by the polarization adjusting element; and a luminous body which is provided on an optical path of the exciting light guided by the light guide element, and which emits predetermined component light excited by the exciting light. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120001903 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - An display apparatus displays a three-dimensional image formed of a plurality of viewpoint images, and includes an image controller that controls a second viewpoint image to suppress a crosstalk of a first viewpoint image the first viewpoint image and the second viewpoint image are included in the plurality of viewpoint images. The image controller switches a control mode for suppressing the crosstalk, between a subtraction mode and an addition mode in accordance with an image input signal forming the three-dimensional image. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110321092 | PORTABLE TERMINAL, CONTENT REPRODUCTION SYSTEM, REMOTE CONTROLLER AND TELEVISION APPARATUS - A portable terminal includes: a communication portion that communicates with an electronic device to acquire content from the electronic device; and a reproduction portion that reproduces the content acquired through the communication portion. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110318869 | Photovoltaic Element, Photovoltaic Module Comprising Photovoltaic Element, And Method of Fabricating Photovoltaic Element - A photovoltaic element comprising a transparent conductive film capable of improving weather resistance is obtained. This photovoltaic element includes a photoelectric conversion layer, and a transparent conductive film formed on a surface of the photoelectric conversion layer and including an indium oxide layer having (222) orientation and two X-ray diffraction peaks, in which the two X-ray diffraction peaks of the indium oxide layer is constituted by a first peak on a low angle side and a second peak on a high angle side having a peak intensity level lower than the first peak. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110318653 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, POSITIVE ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND BATTERY INCLUDING THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE - A positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode active material particle and a compound containing a rare earth element and a carbonate, the compound having a particle size of 1 to 100 nm and being adhered to a surface of the positive electrode active material particle. The ratio of the compound relative to the positive electrode active material particle is 0.005% to 0.4% by mass on a rare earth element basis. The positive electrode active material particle is composed of a lithium transition metal oxide having a layered structure. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317868 | ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - A diaphragm has a back plane which has a voice coil attached thereto, and a front plane which is located on the side opposite to the back plane. The diaphragm also includes a center portion, a boundary portion which surrounds the center portion and has the voice coil attached thereto, an outer circumferential portion which surrounds the boundary portion, and an edge which surrounds the outer circumferential portion. A frame has a support portion which supports the back plane of the diaphragm. The outer circumferential portion has a convex shape which protrudes in the thickness direction extending from the front plane to the hack plane with respect to the edge. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317867 | SPEAKER UNIT AND PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL - To provide a speaker unit and a portable information terminal suppressing a decrease in a vibration area and a reduction in a diaphragm edge portion path length caused along with miniaturization and slimming-down. A speaker unit includes a diaphragm member which has a first convex portion at an outer peripheral portion, a voice coil fixed to the diaphragm member, a magnet disposed to be spaced from the voice coil, and a frame which supports the magnet and has a second convex portion on a more inner peripheral side than the first convex portion. The diaphragm member is attached to the frame such that an inner peripheral surface of the first convex portion faces an outer peripheral surface of the second convex portion. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317023 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device has a sound signal processing portion which applies sound signal processing to a target sound signal corresponding to a target image. The sound signal processing portion controls the content of the sound signal processing in accordance with the focus condition of the target image. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110311871 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode for lithium secondary batteries includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer. The negative electrode active material layer is formed on the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode active material layer contains a binder and negative electrode active material particles containing at least one of silicon and a silicon alloy. The binder is a polyimide resin formed by imidization of a tetracarboxylic acid or tetracarboxylic anhydride and a diamine. The diamine contains a diamine having at least one hydroxyl group. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110311150 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a taker. A taker takes an image. A searcher searches for one or at least two face images from the image taken by the taker. A first designator designates each of the one or at least two face images discovered by the searcher. A holder holds a plurality of face characteristics respectively corresponding to a plurality of ages. A detector detects a facial expression of the face image designated by the first designator. An estimator estimates an age of a person equivalent to the face image designated by the first designator based on the plurality of face characteristics held by the holder and the facial expression detected by the detector. An adjuster adjusts a quality of the image taken by the taker with reference to an estimated result of the estimator. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110311092 | SPEAKER UNIT AND PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL - A speaker unit adaptable to limited mounting space, allowing reduction in the lowest resonance frequency, and realizing higher sound pressure and smaller distortion is provided. A diaphragm includes a trunk portion | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110310531 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element, an anode terminal, and a cathode terminal. The capacitor element has an element body. An outer circumference of the element body is defined by first to fourth side surfaces. An exposed surface of a cathode layer is defined at least on the second and third side surfaces. The cathode terminal has first and second terminal component parts. The first terminal component part extends along the third side surface. The second terminal component part adjoins the first terminal component part while extending above the second side surface. A first conductive adhesive is interposed between the first terminal component part and the third side surface. A second conductive adhesive is interposed between the second terminal component part and the second side surface. The second conductive adhesive extends along the second side surface to reach the peripheral edge of the fourth side surface. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110310353 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light source device includes: a reference light source that emits reference color component light of a plurality of colors; an excitation light source that emits excitation light for supplemental color component light; a luminous body member including a luminous body that emits the supplemental color component light in response to the excitation light; and a combining unit that combines the reference color component light of the plurality colors and the supplemental color component light in such a way as to superimpose the supplemental color component light on light paths of the reference color component light of the plurality of colors. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110310300 | DISPLAY DEVICE THAT DISPLAYS OPERATION GUIDE - A display device operates according to an operation mode which is currently set effective, and operates in compliance with instructions assigned to operation switches when the operation switches are operated. A guide display portion has a plurality of kinds of operation guides which correspond to patterns on a one-to-one basis, and displays any of the operation guides corresponding to any of the patterns that is currently used for assigning instructions to the operation switches. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110310014 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND PROJECTION TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - In an image pickup apparatus, a visible light cut filter allows infrared components to pass through, and blocks visible light components. A plurality of image pickup devices receive the light transmitted through the visible light cut filter such that a plurality of color components are received separately from each other. The visible light cut filter allows part of the visible light components to transmit such that the visible light component enters at least one of the plurality of image pickup devices. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110309781 | Motor Control Device And Motor Drive System - Provided is a motor control device including a voltage specifying unit which generates a specified voltage signal indicating a target value of an applied voltage to a motor on the basis of a specified current signal indicating a target value of supplied current to the motor, so as to control the motor in accordance with the specified voltage signal. An update unit is further provided, which sequentially updates a specified field current signal that is a field current component of the specified current signal to be given to the voltage specifying unit on the basis of difference information between a value of the specified voltage signal and a limit voltage value defined as an upper limit value of the applied voltage. The update unit includes a low pass filter. The specified field current signal after the update is generated on the basis of a signal obtained by passing the specified field current signal before the update through the low pass filter and the difference information. Otherwise, the specified field current signal after the update is generated on the basis of a signal obtained by passing an intermediate signal derived from the specified field current signal before the update and the difference information through the low pass filter. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110309693 | MOLDED MOTOR AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A first motor case ( | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110299487 | BROADCASTING METHOD AND RADIO APPARATUS - A processing unit sets the time interval before packet signals are broadcast, using a carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) scheme. A modem unit and an RF unit broadcasts the packet signals at the time intervals set by the processing unit. The RF unit and the modem unit receive a control signal broadcast from an access control apparatus at a predetermined frequency. The processing unit sets the time interval, during which the control signal is receivable, to a time length shorter than the time interval for the remaining cases. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110299045 | ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - An electrical apparatus includes an air intake device which draws air into an apparatus body; a controller which controls the air intake device; a filter which removes unwanted matter from the air drawn into the apparatus body; and a removing device which removes the unwanted matter adhered to the filter. In this arrangement, the controller controls the air intake device to lower an air intake rate of the filter when the removing device is operated. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110299043 | FILTER UNIT AND VIDEO PROJECTOR - A filter unit includes an air filter, which captures dust from intake air, and a cleaning unit, which automatically cleans the air filter. The cleaning unit includes a rotation brush, which removes dust from the air filter, and a dust box, which extends parallel to the rotation brush. The dust box includes a dust inlet that opens toward the rotation brush and receives dust from the rotation brush. The dust box is removable from the filter unit. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110299042 | AIR FILTER DEVICE AND VIDEO PROJECTOR USING AIR FILTER DEVICE - An air filter device for a video projector, which includes a light source lamp having an optical axis and which is used in a state in which the optical axis of the light source lamp is horizontal. The air filter device includes an air filter and a cleaner that cleans the air filter. The cleaner includes a rotation brush rotated about a rotation axis to remove dust from the air filter while moving along an upstream side of the air filter. The rotation brush moves in a direction parallel to the optical axis of the light source lamp. A dust box receives dust removed from the rotation brush. The dust box includes an elongated container, which extends parallel to the rotation axis of the rotation brush, and a dust inlet, which opens toward the rotation brush to receive the dust from the rotation brush. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110299041 | AIR FILTER DEVICE AND VIDEO PROJECTOR USING AIR FILTER DEVICE - An air filter device including a base, air filter, and self-propelled cleaning unit. The base includes a frame defining an opening through which air is drawn. The air filter captures dust from the air passing through the opening. The air filter is fastened to the frame by a fastener and includes an filter surface. The self-propelled cleaning unit is coupled to the base, moves along the filter surface when cleaning the first air filter, and is located at a standby position on the frame of the base when in a non-cleaning state. The self-propelled cleaning unit, which includes a cleaning brush, a dust box, and a motor, lies away from the entire filter surface of the first air filter and the fastener when located at the standby position. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110299040 | AIR FILTER DEVICE AND VIDEO PROJECTOR USING AIR FILTER DEVICE - An air filter device including a first air filter that captures dust from intake air and includes a rim, a filtering surface surrounded by the rim, and a grid dividing the filtering surface into a plurality of sections. A base includes an opening, through which air is drawn, and a frame, which surrounds the opening. The first air filter is coupled to the frame at an upstream side of the opening. A cleaner includes a rotation brush that moves along an upstream surface of the first air filter while rotating to remove dust from the first air filter. A support contacts and supports the rim and the frame at a downstream side of the first air filter against pressing forced applied to the first air filter by the rotation brush. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110298995 | VIDEO PROJECTOR - A video projector including a housing to which an air filter is coupled in a removable manner. A brush cleans the air filter. A dust box collects dust from the brush and includes an opening that opens toward the brush. A handle is arranged on the housing so that the opening of the dust box is oriented upward when the handle is grasped to lift the housing. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110298994 | AIR FILTER CLEANER AND VIDEO PROJECTOR - An air filter cleaner includes an air filter that captures dust. A brush cleans the air filter. A dust box collects dust from the brush. A rotary shaft rotates the brush. A moving mechanism moves the brush and the dust box using the rotation of the brush. A one-way clutch connects the brush and the rotary shaft. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110298841 | OUTDOOR DISPLAY SYSTEM AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The outdoor display system has a solar cell; electricity storing device which stores electric power; a display apparatus which displays information, and a control device which supplies the electric power obtained by the solar cell to the display apparatus or the electricity storing unit. The control device has an acquisition part which acquires weather forecast information, and an accommodating adjusting part which accommodates adjusts the ratio of the electric power supplying to the display apparatus or to the electric power storing to the electricity storing unit according to the weather forecast information acquired by the acquisition part. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110298697 | Outdoor Display System and Display Apparatus - The outdoor display system has a solar cell; an electricity storing unit which stores electricity obtained by the solar cell, and a display apparatus having a displaying portion displaying contents, wherein the apparatus is supplied an electric power from the storing unit or solar cell. The display apparatus may contain a display panel which displays contents; a receiving unit which receives contents transmitted wireless; a backlight which irradiates light to the display panel, and a control unit which controls the displaying of the received contents in the display panel. The control unit may perform the luminosity control of the backlight according to a residual capacity of the electricity storing unit. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110298311 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND MOBILE OBJECT - An electric motor includes: a rotor configured to rotate about a rotating shaft; a stator having a coil; and a mold resin configured to mold the stator. The stator includes a bus ring which is provided along a circumferential direction of the stator and which is connected to the coil. The bus ring has a terminal exposed from the mold resin to the outside. The terminal is held by a terminal holder provided outside the mold resin. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110297000 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An air filter coupled to an air inlet, which draws in air. The air filter is automatically cleaned to prevent clogging. When the supply of power is cut off during a cleaning operation sequence of the air filter and the electronic device restarts operation thereafter, the interrupted cleaning operation sequence is completed. An automatic cleaning operation may be performed on the air filter when a video projector, which serves as an electronic device, starts to operate. In addition, an automatic cleaning operation may he performed on the air filter when clogging of the air filter is detected. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110296805 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND FILTER UNIT - A cleaner, which automatically cleans an air filter, is coupled to an outer (upstream) side of a partition including an intake port. The air filter is coupled to the intake port through which air is drawn. The partition includes an opening used to electrically connect the cleaner to an inner (downstream) side. A substrate is coupled to the opening | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110296804 | AIR FILTER CLEANING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An air filter device of a projector, which is an electronic device, includes an air filter and a brush. The air filter includes a cleaning region. The brush cleans the cleaning region while moving relative to the air filter. The cleaning region includes long sides and short sides extending in longitudinal and lateral directions, which are perpendicular to each other. The brush | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110296803 | AIR FILTER CLEANER AND VIDEO PROJECTOR - An air filter cleaner includes a brush, which cleans an air filter. A case moves back and forth together with the brush, which is arranged on the case. A pinion moves the brush and case back and forth and is arranged in the case. A rack supports the pinion. The rack is arranged along a direction in which the brush moves back and forth and includes a side surface facing toward the case. A groove, which is arranged in the side surface of the rack, extends in the direction in which the brush moves back and forth. A flange, which extends from the case, engages with and slides in the groove. The engagement of the groove and flange restricts movement of the case in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the brush moves back and forth. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110293975 | TEST METHOD FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The test method for a lithium-ion secondary battery comprises a measuring potential difference Δ between an outer can and a negative electrode external terminal after a charging process, and if the potential difference Δ is a predetermined prescribed value or greater, the battery is determined as a non-defective product. This method can more accurately detect a battery in which a short circuit occurs temporarily, for example, when the negative electrode external terminal and the outer can come into contact simultaneously with a manufacturing apparatus than the case when a potential difference between the positive electrode external terminal and the outer can is measured. Thus the method can reduce the possibility of corrosion of the outer can due to lithium metal deposited on the inner surface of the outer can. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110293132 | ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - A frame has a notch having an opening at a side plane of the frame. A diaphragm is vibratably attached to one plane of the frame. A voice coil is attached to the diaphragm. A terminal is attached to the other plane of the frame. A lead is connected to the voice coil, drawn from one plane to the other plane through the notch, and connected to the terminal. One of intersection points at which a normal to the side plane that passes through the position of the lead in the notch and the side plane intersect that is closest to the opening and the lead in the notch are intervened therebetween by the frame. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110293131 | ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - A frame has a diaphragm's edge attached thereto. An attachment member has a frame portion and a hook. The frame portion has a first plane to be bonded to a casing, and a second plane opposite to the first plane. The hook is supported by the frame portion and also opposite to the second plane with a gap interposed. The frame at the portion having the diaphragm's edge attached thereto is fitted into the gap. A securing member secures the edge and the second plane together. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110292782 | Optical Pickup Apparatus - An optical pickup apparatus comprising a first laser unit including a first laser light source and a second laser unit including second and third laser light sources, being respectively disposed on a reflection (transmitting) surface side and a transmitting (reflection) surface side of a first beam splitter, laser lights of the first, second, and third wavelengths being guided onto a common optical path through the first beam splitter and guided to the respective sorts of optical recording mediums, each of the laser lights being divided by a diffraction grating disposed on the common optical path into a main beam and sub-beams, a second beam splitter being disposed on the upstream side of the diffraction grating on a return path of each of the laser lights, the laser lights through the second beam splitter being branched from the common optical path and being received by a photodetector. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110292355 | REFRACTIVE OPTICS AND PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed are a projection display apparatus and a projection optics provided in the projection display apparatus. The projection optics has a refractive optics and a reflective optics. In the refractive optics, a lens (non-circular lens) provided on a reflective optics side has a non-circular shape forming part of an imaginary circular region whose center is an optical axis center of the refractive optics. In other words, the non-circular lens has a shape of a cut-out portion of an imaginary circular lens having an optical axis center coinciding with the optical axis center of the refractive optics. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110292249 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager, having an imaging surface capturing a scene, outputs an image. A specific key is transitioned among a non-operated state, a first operated state and a second operated state. A sensor senses the specific key being transitioned from the non-operated state to another state. A setter sets a reference indicating a magnitude different depending on a state of the specific key, in response to a sensing of the sensor. An adjuster adjusts an imaging condition based on the image outputted from the imager. A controller determines whether or not a variation of the scene captured by the imaging surface exceeds the reference set by the setter, so as to permit an adjusting process of the adjuster corresponding to a positive determined result while restrict the adjusting process of the adjuster corresponding to a negative determined result. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110292090 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: a display panel; a backlight portion that shines light onto the display panel from a rear surface of the display panel; a backlight control portion that controls the backlight portion. The backlight portion is an LED backlight unit that includes a plurality of LEDs that are divided into a plurality of fixed groups. The backlight control portion is capable of performing at least either of: first control which turns off the LEDs that belong to one group and turns on the LEDs that belong to a group other than the one group and second control which turns on the LEDs that belong to the one group at a brightness lower than a brightness for turning on the LEDs that belong to the group other than the one group. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110291705 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD - Electronic equipment includes a battery, an interface portion to which a recording medium can be attached, a kind detection portion for detecting the kind of a recording medium, an access processing portion for executing a predetermined access process to a recording medium, a current consumption detection portion for detecting a value of current consumed by execution of the predetermined access process to the recording medium, an additional storage portion for storing a current consumption value corresponding to the detected kind into a storage portion, a power supply circuit for taking out and outputting electric power from the battery, and a power supply control portion for controlling the power supply circuit. The power supply control portion varies control on the power supply circuit in accordance with the current consumption value stored corresponding to the detected kind. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110291499 | MOLDED MOTOR AND MOBILE BODY THEREWITH - A molded motor having a stator having an annular stator core coated with molding resin has a motor case which joins the stator. The motor case has a rib portion formed at the outer circumference of the junction face between the motor case and the stator. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110285806 | RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A recording and reproducing apparatus includes at least one of a camera and a microphone so that at least one of video information obtained by the camera and sound information obtained by the microphone is recorded as message information, a reproducing unit which reproduces the message information, a designated time receiving unit which receives designation of time, and a person distinguishing unit which distinguishes presence or absence of a person. The reproducing unit performs the reproduction in accordance with the designated time and a distinction result of the person distinguishing unit. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110285758 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus that displays an image with adjustments made in the luminance of the individual pixels of a display includes: a weighting portion which assigns weights to the luminance of the individual pixels according to their position on the display. The weights assigned as a result of the weighting are set so as to decrease from the center to the edge of the display. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110284190 | CENTRIFUGAL AIR BLOWER AND AIR CONDITIONER - There is provided a centrifugal air blower that can reduce driving force (consumed driving force) when an air blower is rotated, and also increase an airflow amount of air to be blown out from the air blower. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110284050 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SOLAR CELL MODULE - Provided is a solar cell module ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110281382 | NITRIDE-BASED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A nitride-based semiconductor device includes a substrate constituted by nitride-based semiconductor, a nitride-based semiconductor layer formed on the substrate and constituted by nitride-based semiconductor, formed with a light waveguide extending in a first direction, and first step portions formed at least on regions other than the vicinity of facets of the light waveguide from a surface opposite to a side where the nitride-based semiconductor layer of the substrate is formed along the first direction in which the light waveguide extends. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110280270 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER APPARATUS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - This semiconductor laser apparatus includes a semiconductor laser chip and a package sealing the semiconductor laser chip. The package has a concave base portion with an opening provided in an upper surface and one side surface and a sealing member covering the opening, and the sealing member is mounted on a bonded region of the base portion through a sealant. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110280267 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER APPARATUS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - This semiconductor laser apparatus includes a semiconductor laser chip and a package sealing the semiconductor laser chip. The package includes a base body made of resin, a first sealing member mounted on an upper surface of the base body and a translucent second sealing member mounted on a front surface of the base body. The base body has an opening passing through the base body from the upper surface to the front surface, and the side of the opening closer to the upper surface is sealed with the first sealing member, while the side of the opening closer to the front surface is sealed with the second sealing member. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110280266 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER APPARATUS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - This semiconductor laser apparatus includes a semiconductor laser chip and a package sealing the semiconductor laser chip. The package has a base portion mounted with the semiconductor laser chip, a sealing member and a window member. The semiconductor laser chip is sealed with the base portion, the sealing member and the window member. At least two of the base portion, the sealing member and the window member are bonded to each other through a sealant made of an ethylene-polyvinyl alcohol copolymer. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279792 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device is provided with an adjustable leg which adjusts an inclination of the main body cabinet. The adjustable leg includes a leg portion whose projection amount from the bottom surface is changed, and a foot portion which is contacted with an installation plane of the projection display device, the adjustable leg being expandable and contractible from a reference length position at which the main body cabinet is placed in parallel to the installation plane. The bottom surface of the main body cabinet has a recess portion which is configured so as to guide in and out of the foot portion, as the adjustable leg is contracted and expanded. The foot portion has an index portion which is set to the same height as the height of the bottom surface with respect to the installation plane, when the adjustable leg is positioned at the reference length position. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279790 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device includes: a projection portion which enlarges and projects the light modulated by a imager portion; a control circuit; and a main body cabinet. The projection portion is formed by a projection lens portion into which the light from the imager portion is entered and a mirror portion which reflects the light having passed through the projection lens portion and lets the light travel toward a projection plane. The mirror portion is disposed so as to be shifted from an optical axis of the projection lens portion in a direction opposite to a direction in which the incident light from the projection lens portion is turned back. The control circuit portion is disposed in a space which is produced between the projection lens portion and the main body cabinet by a position gap between the projection lens portion and the mirror portion. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279789 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device is provided with a main body cabinet; a projection port which is formed in the main body cabinet to guide modulated light to an outside of the projection display device; an air outlet which is formed at least in one of two surfaces of the main body cabinet facing each other across the projection port; and an exhaust unit which discharges, to the outside, air that has been warmed by heat exchange with a member to be cooled which is disposed in the main body cabinet through the air outlet. In this arrangement, the exhaust unit includes an exhaust fan, and a deflection member which deflects air discharged from the exhaust fan in a direction away from the projection plane. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279787 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device includes an imager portion which is arranged in a position closer to one side surface of a main body cabinet to modulate light and guide the light in a direction away from the side surface, and a projection portion. The projection portion is formed by a projection lens portion and a mirror portion which reflects the light through the projection lens portion toward a projection plane. The mirror portion is disposed so as to be shifted from an optical axis of the projection lens portion in a direction opposite to a direction in which the light from the projection lens portion is turned back. A control circuit portion and a holding member are disposed within a space produced between the projection lens portion and the main body cabinet due to a position gap between the projection lens portion and the mirror portion. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279786 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device is provided with a cooling section which supplies air drawn from an outside of the projection display device to a member to be cooled which is disposed in a main body cabinet to cool the member to be cooled; a filter section which removes unwanted matters from air drawn to the cooling section; and a filter housing portion which detachably houses the filter section therein. In this arrangement, the main body cabinet is formed with an opening which passes the filter section therethrough in detaching the filter section from the filter housing portion. Further, the filter housing portion is formed with a first space on an air flow-in side of the filter section. Furthermore, the opening has at least such a size that the first space communicates with the outside through the opening. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279785 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device is provided with a main body cabinet including an air inlet; a light source unit which is disposed in the main body cabinet; and a cooling unit which is disposed adjacent to the light source unit, and cools the light source unit. In this arrangement, air drawn to an inside of the main body cabinet through the air inlet is drawn to an inside of the cooling unit, and is supplied to the light source unit. The cooling unit is provided with a filter section which removes unwanted matters from the air drawn to the inside of the cooling unit. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279738 | CONTROL DEVICE AND PROJECTION VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection video display device is provided with a projection unit configured to project a video onto a screen via a lens; and an image pickup unit configured to image the screen. A brightness component selection unit receives an image imaged by the image pickup unit when reference light is projected onto the screen and select, of brightness components of pixels forming the image, a brightness component having the maximum value. An exposure correction unit originates a signal for adjusting exposure time in an image pickup device in the image pickup unit with reference to the selected brightness component. A color correction unit receives an image captured by the image pickup unit after the adjustment and corrects the video so that the brightness components are in equal proportion. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279456 | PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A projection display apparatus is provided with a main body unit comprised of a light source and a projection element for projecting light emitted from the light source to a projection plane. The projection element is provided in the main body unit. The main body unit is further comprised of an adjusting member exclusively used for the operation of an image adjustment function to adjust an image on the projection plane, wherein the image is composed of the light emitted from the projection element. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110277817 | SOLAR CELL MODULE, SOLAR CELL AND SOLAR CELL MODULE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A solar cell module | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110277318 | CIRCUIT DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A circuit device is made smaller in higher. The circuit device includes a wiring substrate, a first circuit element, and a second circuit element. The circuit substrate includes an insulating resin layer, a wiring layer provided on a main surface of the insulating resin layer, and a wiring layer provided on the other main surface of the insulating resin layer. The wiring layer includes first interconnectors to which the first circuit element connects, and wiring portions. The film thickness of the first interconnector is made thinner than that of the wiring portion. The wiring layer includes second interconnectors and wiring portions. The first interconnectors and the second interconnectors are connected through the medium of conductors. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110274986 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode having a positive-electrode active material, a negative electrode having a negative-electrode active material, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution having a nonaqueous solvent dissolving a solute. The negative-electrode active material includes powdered silicon and/or a silicon alloy, the nonaqueous electrolytic solution includes additives composed of at least one fluorinated lithium phosphate selected from the group consisting of lithium monofluorophosphate, lithium difluorophosphate, and lithium trifluorophosphate and a diisocyanate compound, and the nonaqueous solvent includes a chain carbonate compound. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110273816 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element, a conductive member, an electrical insulating member, and a tubular member. The element has an element body with a cathode layer, and an anode lead. The conductive member is placed to face a first end surface of the body through which the lead is pulled out. The electrical insulating member is placed between the conductive member and the body. The lead passes through a through hole defined in the electrical insulating member. A tip end portion of the lead is inserted into a through hole or a closed end hole defined in the conductive member to be electrically connected to the conductive member. Insertion of the body into the tubular member causes the tubular member to cover at least part of a side surface of the body, while making electrical connection between the tubular member and the cathode layer. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110273590 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes: an input moving image obtaining portion which obtains input moving image data which is image data of a moving image; an image processing portion which includes a plurality of processing blocks which apply predetermined processing to the input moving image data to thereby generate output moving image data; an operation portion which accepts a plurality of operations including a starting operation in which an instruction to start image recording is given; and a control portion which selects any of the plurality of processing blocks as a target processing block and, after the starting operation is performed, records the output moving image data from the target processing block into a recording medium. The control portion switches a processing block to be selected as the target processing block among the plurality of processing blocks according to an operation performed on the operation portion. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110273578 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager repeatedly outputs an image representing a scene captured on an imaging surface. A first searcher searches for a face image representing a face portion of a person from the image outputted from the imager. A designator designates an animal-face dictionary corresponding to a posture along a posture of the face image discovered by the first searcher from among a plurality of animal-face dictionaries respectively corresponding to a plurality of postures different from one another. A second searcher executes a process of searching for a face image representing a face portion of an animal from the image outputted from the imager by referring to the animal-face dictionary designated by the designator. A processor executes an output process different depending on a search result of the second searcher. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110269028 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL WITH IMPROVED SAFETY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell is provided having enhanced safety against overcharge and reduced self-discharge. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell includes: a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material; and a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a non-aqueous solvent and electrolytic salt. The non-aqueous solvent contains 20 to 80 volume % tertiary carboxylic acid ester represented by Formula 2 at 25° C. and 1 atm. The non-aqueous electrolyte contains a halogenated benzene compound. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110269014 | SEALING BODY FOR A SEALED CELL, AND A SEALED CELL USING THE SEALING BODY | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110267589 | PROJECTION-TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND PROJECTION-TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A projection-type image display device includes an image light generator configured to generate image light, a projection optics configured to project the image light onto a screen. The projection optics includes a reflection mirror configured to reflect the image light toward the screen, the image light outputted from the image light generator. A projection-type image display device includes a protective cover provided on an optical path of the image light reflected by the reflection mirror. The protective cover has a transmissive region transmitting the image light reflected by the reflection mirror. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110266915 | POWER GENERATING APPARATUS - A power generating apparatus ( | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110266901 | FLAT TYPE VIBRATION MOTOR - A flat type vibration motor realizing strong fastening of a rotor frame and an eccentric weight without welding, that is, a flat type vibration motor provided with a cover case having a tubular part with an opening closed by a stator structure and supporting one end of a shaft and with a rotor frame supported to be able to rotate via a slide bearing through which the shaft runs and having an axial direction field-type rotary magnet and an eccentric weight, wherein the rotor frame has a disk part having a burring part into which a slide bearing is fitted and at least one rivet hole, while the eccentric weight has a covering part superposed over the disk part at the side opposite to the stator structure, at least one rivet which is inserted from the covering part through the rivet hole and have heads which are crushed at the stator structure side of the disk part, and an eave-shaped taper part hanging down from the covering part over the outer circumferential edge of the disk part to the stator structure side. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110266587 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - In some embodiments, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip configured to receive or emit light, a chip mounting region for mounting the semiconductor chip, an electrode arranged surrounding the chip mounting region, an electric connecting element which electrically connects the semiconductor chip and the electrode, an optically-transparent element arranged on a top surface of the semiconductor chip and made of optically-transparent material, a protection film arranged on a top surface of the optically-transparent element so as to surround a light passing region through which the light passes, and a filler-contained insulating resin which seals the semiconductor chip, the electric connecting element, the electrode, the optically-transparent element, and the protection film in a state in which a top surface of the protection film and the light passing region surrounded by the protection film are exposed outside. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110264478 | ATTACHMENT DEVICE, INFORMATION COLLECTION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT REASONS FOR RETURN - An attachment device is provided to be attached to each product and includes an option storing unit which stores a plurality of options indicating reasons for return, and a selection receiving unit which presents each of the options so as to guide a user to select one of the options as a reason for return of the product. The device obtains information specifying the selected one of the options as return reason information. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110263299 | VIDEO PROJECTOR - A video projector includes a main body serving as a portable unit, which includes a projection optical unit that forms and projects a display image. The main body includes a rechargeable battery serving as a power supply. A holder holds the main body at a predetermined position. The holder includes a screen onto which is projected the display image from the main body held at the predetermined position. The holder is configured to charge the rechargeable battery when the main body is held in the holder. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110263121 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE CONTAINING STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS - An adhesive film is formed on an electrode film, and a coating film is formed thereon. Nickel, chrome, molybdenum, tungsten, aluminum or an alloy of them is used as a constituent material of the adhesive film. Gold, silver, platinum or an alloy of them is used as a constituent material of the coating film. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110261990 | SPEAKER UNIT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL - A frame includes terminals. A diaphragm is supported by a frame so as to vibrate in one direction. A magnet is fixed to frame. A voice coil includes a winding portion and wire portions. Winding portion is fixed to diaphragm so as to receive a magnetic field from magnet. Wire portions and serve to electrically connect wiring portion and terminals, respectively. Wire portions have bending portions bent in one direction from winding portion towards terminals. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110261505 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid electrolytic capacitor is provided that includes a capacitor element having a dielectric coating, a solid electrolyte, and a cathode lead portion formed in order on a surface of an anode portion having an anode lead portion. The cathode lead portion is electrically connected to a cathode terminal by a connecting portion, and the connecting portion is formed of a sintered body of a metal. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110261272 | VIDEO PROJECTOR - A video projector including replaceable light source lamps, a case that accommodates the light source lamps, lamp covers respectively corresponding to the light source lamps, a time measurement unit that measures an accumulated illumination time of each of the light source lamps, a control unit that determines whether or not the measured accumulated illumination time is greater than a replacement determination time, and notification units respectively corresponding to the light sources. Each notification unit is illuminated, when it is determined that the accumulated illumination time of the corresponding light source lamp is greater than the replacement determination time, to indicate where the corresponding lamp cover is located. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110261033 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device includes a light source, an imager which modulates light from the light source, a light-guiding optical part which guides the light from the light source to the imager, a projection optical part which enlarges and projects the light modulated by the imager, a light source drive part which drives the light source by pulse modulation, an imager drive part which drives the imager, and an output part which outputs a drive signal generated by the imager drive part to the imager. The output part is disposed in a first section within a main body cabinet, and the light source drive part is disposed in a second section arranged diagonally to the first section. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110260559 | FLAT VIBRATION MOTOR - A flat vibration motor for suppressing deformation of coils even in a reflow at a high temperature, having a stator structure | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110260311 | RESIN MOLDED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - This invention is directed to provide a method of manufacturing a resin molded semiconductor device with high reliability by preventing a resin leakage portion from occurring due to burrs on a lead frame formed by punching. The method of manufacturing the resin molded semiconductor device according to the invention includes bonding a semiconductor die on an island in a lead frame, electrically connecting the semiconductor die with the lead frame, resin-molding the lead frame on which the semiconductor die is bonded, and applying prior to the resin-molding a compressive pressure that is higher than a clamping pressure applied in the resin-molding to a region of the lead frame being clamped by molds in the resin-molding of the lead frame. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110258648 | OPTICAL PICKUP SUPPORTING DEVICE AND OPTICAL DISC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a high-accuracy optical pickup supporting device by fixing guide shafts to a chassis by use of adjustment screws accurately. To this end, in the optical pickup supporting device, an end portion of a second guide shaft for supporting an optical pickup device is fixed to the chassis by use of: a coil spring included in an accommodation area of the chassis; and an adjustment screw. In addition, the adjustment screw is screwed to a fixation plate accommodated in an accommodation part of the chassis. Accordingly, a repulsive force produced by the coil spring does not concentrate on any part of the chassis. For this reason, the chassis is prevented from deforming and breaking due to this repulsive force. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110258647 | OPTICAL PICKUP FEEDING DEVICE AND OPTICAL PICKUP SUPPORTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Multiple regulating portions protruding more than tooth portions of the rack are provided in positions, between which a feed shaft is interposed, in the vicinity of the tooth portions. Each regulating portion has an inclined surface which is opposed to a periphery of the feed shaft, and which is isolated more from the feed shaft as the inclined surface becomes farther from arm portions. Thereby, it is possible to restrain thin portions of the rack from twistedly deforming when the tooth portions come out of mesh with a groove of the feed shaft. In addition, it is possible to prevent the rack from coming off the feed shaft to a large extent. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110258646 | OPTICAL PICKUP SUPPORTING DEVICE AND OPTICAL DISC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a low-cost, high-accuracy optical pickup supporting device by simplifying a structure for fixing guide shafts to a chassis. To this end, an optical pickup supporting device includes: a frame-shaped chassis; a first guide shaft and a second guide shaft, two ends of each of which are fixed to the chassis; an optical pickup device movably supported by the two guide shafts; and a spindle motor fixed to the chassis with a motor supporting member interposed in between. Furthermore, in a first fixation region in which the first guide shaft is fixed to the chassis, the position of the first guide shaft is fixed with higher accuracy by: a fixation area obtained by protruding parts of the chassis; and a position regulating portion which is a part of the motor supporting member. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110257880 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A vehicle-mounted electronic device according to the present invention includes: an input portion through which a destination is specified; an incident-prone area storage portion in which incident-prone area data is stored; an alarm notification portion; and a control portion, in which an incidence of incidents in each area or an incidence of incidents in each facility in each area is stored in the incident-prone area storage portion, and, when an incidence of incidents in an area where the specified destination is located or an incidence of incidents in a facility that is the specified destination is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the control portion makes the alarm notification portion provide an alarm notification. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110255734 | SPEAKER UNIT AND PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL - To provide a speaker unit and a portable information terminal that are reduced in size and thickness and still produce a high sound pressure. A speaker unit includes: a yoke having a rectangular outline as seen in a plan view; a magnet member placed on the yoke and magnetized so that an upper surface of the magnet member has an N pole and an S pole aligned in one direction; a coil placed above and spaced from the upper surface of the magnet member; a diaphragm attached to the coil; and a frame supporting the diaphragm. An engagement protrusion which allows the frame and the yoke to engage with each other is provided on a side which is one of the sides defining the rectangular outline of the yoke and extends along the one direction. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110255733 | SPEAKER UNIT AND PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL - [Problem] To provide a speaker unit and a portable information terminal that are reduced in size and thickness and still produce a high sound pressure. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110255392 | OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE - A semiconductor laser emits infrared laser light for CD and red laser light for DVD. A collimator lens and a CD/DVD objective lens have optical axes thereof aligned with an optical axis of the infrared laser light. The CD/DVD objective lens is mounted on a holder to be inclined in such a direction as to suppress inherent coma aberration of the CD/DVD objective lens, and to suppress astigmatism generated in the red laser light from a state in parallel to a reference plane of the holder. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110255058 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - An electrical device includes a plurality of filters having filter performances different from each other; a filter switching section which switches a filter to be disposed in a channel of a fluid flowing into a main body of the device between the plurality of filters; a switching control section which controls the filter switching section; and a determining section which determines the type of unwanted matter contained in the fluid. In this arrangement, the switching control section controls the filter switching section to dispose the filter corresponding to the type determined by the determining section in the channel. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110254991 | RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE FOR RECORDING AND REPRODUCING IMAGE AND SOUND - A device includes a housing unit which includes a first housing, and a second housing which has a main-surface provided with a first display which displays an image, a second display which displays an operation unit, and accepts an instruction through operation of the displayed operation unit, and a detector which detects which of the main-surface and a rear-surface is exposed to outside in a state where the housing unit is folded with the first and second housings being placed on each other. The second display is positioned on a surface of the housing unit exposed to outside in the folded state. The operation unit to be displayed on the second display is switched to either a display operation unit which accepts an instruction for image display, or a sound recording operation unit which accepts an instruction for sound recording, based on detection from the detector. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110254940 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING SHOOTING FUNCTION - An image display device includes: a display surface that displays an image by emitting light; a camera that shoots a subject; a moving image obtaining portion that obtains a moving image by making the camera perform shooting of a moving image of the subject; and a merged image generating portion that, when the shooting of the moving image of the subject is performed, generates a merged image and makes the display surface display the merged image. A shot image region and a high-luminance region are provided in predetermined positions in the merged image, the moving image being assigned to the shot image region, and the high-luminance region having luminance higher than the luminance of the shot image region. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110249545 | Objective Lens and Optical Pickup Apparatus - An objective lens includes: a diffraction area having a diffraction structure provided thereon concentrically around an optical axis of the objective lens; and a first non-diffraction area provided outward an outer circumference of the diffraction area, the objective lens being configured to focus first laser light on a signal recording surface of a first optical recording medium by refraction in the first non-diffraction area; focus second laser light, different in wavelength from the first laser light, on a signal recording surface of a second optical recording medium by diffraction in the diffraction area; and focus third laser light, different in wavelength from the first laser light and the second laser light, on a signal recording surface of a third optical recording medium by diffraction in the diffraction area. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110249375 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element, an anode lead frame, a cathode lead frame, and a mold resin portion. The anode lead frame includes an anode terminal portion and a rising portion, and the anode terminal portion is exposed at the bottom surface of the mold resin portion. The rising portion is formed integral with the anode terminal portion, and rises to the anode portion. In the rising portion, a through hole is formed. The cathode lead frame includes a cathode terminal portion, a pair of side surface portions and a step portion. Thus, a solid electrolytic capacitor allowing highly accurate and reliable attachment of the capacitor element to the lead frame without using any additional member is provided. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110249199 | VIDEO PROJECTOR AND LIGHT MODULATION ELEMENT - A video projector includes a light combining member for combining light used to display an image. The light combining member includes a plurality of optical components, each having a corner joined with the corners of the other optical components at a joining center. A projection unit projects the light combined by the light combining member. A light path changing member changes a light path so that light entering the light combining member avoids the joining center. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110249140 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager repeatedly outputs an image representing a scene captured by an imaging surface. An adjuster adjusts an imaging condition by referring to any one of a plurality of adjustment references including a specific adjustment reference suitable for outdoors. A controller controls whether or not the referring by the adjuster to the specific adjustment reference should be permitted, with reference to a determined result of whether or not an average luminance of the image outputted from the imager satisfies a first condition and a determined result of whether or not a ratio of an area having a luminance deviating from a predetermined range occupying in the image outputted from the imager satisfies a second condition. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110249130 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager repeatedly outputs an image representing a scene captured by an imaging surface. An adjuster adjusts an imaging condition by referring to any one of a plurality of adjustment references including a specific adjustment reference suitable for a dynamic scene. A permitter permits the referring by the adjuster to the specific adjustment reference when a movement of the image outputted from the imager satisfies a first condition and a luminance of the image outputted from the imager satisfies a second condition. A restrictor restricts the referring by the adjuster to the specific adjustment reference when at least one of the first condition and the second condition is not satisfied. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110247673 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - In a solar cell module | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110244356 | FUEL CELL - A DMFC is provided in which the structure is simplified and the thickness is reduced without impairing diffusibility of fuel, air and generated products. An anode catalyst layer and a cathode catalyst layer sandwich an electrolyte membrane. Liquid fuel stored in a fuel chamber is directly supplied to the anode catalyst layer. Current collectors are respectively provided adjacent to the anode catalyst layer and the cathode catalyst layer. Each of the current collectors is formed of a flat conductive sheet in which a plurality of fine pores are provided to extend through the current collector in a direction substantially perpendicular to the planar direction. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110244332 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode active material includes a lithium-containing oxide Li | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110244327 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and an electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer. The negative electrode active material layer is provided on the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode active material layer contains silicon and oxygen. A low oxygen content layer is provided in a portion of the negative electrode active material layer on the negative electrode current collector side, the low oxygen content layer having an oxygen content lower than that of the remaining portion of the negative electrode active material layer. The thickness of the low oxygen content layer is 25% or less of the thickness of the negative electrode active material layer. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110244312 | STACK TYPE BATTERY - In a stack type battery, stacked positive and negative electrode lead tabs ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110244304 | STACK TYPE BATTERY - A stack type battery has a plurality of positive electrode plates ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110244296 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110243171 | NITRIDE-BASED SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE - This nitride-based semiconductor laser device includes an active layer made of a nitride-based semiconductor and a p-type cladding layer, made of a nitride-based semiconductor, formed on the active layer. The refractive index in a region of the p-type cladding layer closer to the active layer is lower than the refractive index in another region of the p-type cladding layer opposite to the active layer. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110242395 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE SENSING DEVICE - An electronic device includes: a display portion that includes a display screen on which an input image is displayed; a specification reception portion that receives an input indicating a specified position on the input image; an object type detection portion that detects the type of object in the specified position based on image data on the input image; and a display menu production portion that produces a display menu displayed on the display screen. In the electronic device, the display menu production portion changes details of the display menu according to the type of object detected by the object type detection portion. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110241025 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A lighting device including a metal substrate to prevent temperature rise of LED chip is offered. The lighting device includes the metal substrate, an anode or cathode electrode of the LED chip disposed on the metal substrate, brazing materials connecting the LED chip and the metal substrate, and a groove formed in the anode or cathode electrode. Forming the groove can prevent an occurrence of a crack in the brazing materials. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110240613 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEALED BATTERY - In a method for producing a sealed battery including irradiating a fitting portion between an outer can made of an aluminum-based metal and a sealing plate made of an aluminum-based metal and placed on a mouth portion of the outer can with a laser beam from continuous wave (CW) laser welding equipment for welding and sealing, the laser beam is output for scanning while pulse-modulating the output power of the laser beam in a welding start region, and then the laser beam is output for scanning at a constant output power. The present invention provides a method for producing a sealed battery by which welding start and stop regions are stably welded when an outer can and a sealing plate both of which are made of an aluminum-based metal are welded and sealed by a CW laser beam. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110239363 | AUTOMATIC HAIR WASHING MACHINE - An automatic hair washing machine including a sink in which a head portion of a user is laid, the sink having an enclosed space that is formed when the head portion is laid in the sink, a nozzle link unit for jetting liquid containing at least one of washing water and cleaning agent liquid, and a mist spraying unit for spraying mist into the enclosed space. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110238250 | SYSTEM CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A MOBILE BODY, AND MOBILE BODY THEREWITH - A system control apparatus for a mobile body which controls a motor and the entire system of the mobile body while monitoring the remaining capacity of a battery includes: a remaining capacity estimator which estimates the remaining capacity of the battery; a remaining capacity corrector which corrects the remaining capacity of the battery estimated by the remaining capacity estimator based on at least one of the voltage, current, and temperature of the battery; and a system controller which turns off the driving of the motor on the condition that the remaining capacity of the battery corrected by the remaining capacity corrector becomes equal to or less than a first predetermined remaining capacity. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110236785 | FUEL CELL LAYER, FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE FUEL CELL LAYER - A fuel cell layer includes a plurality of membrane electrode assemblies disposed in a planar array arrangement and an interconnector for electrically coupling an anode catalyst layer of one of adjacent membrane electrode assemblies to a cathode catalyst layer of the other of the adjacent membrane electrode assemblies. Each membrane electrode assembly includes an electrolyte membrane, the anode catalyst layer provided on one face of the electrolyte member and the cathode catalyst layer provided on the other face of the electrolyte membrane in such a manner that at least part of which is disposed counter to the anode catalyst layer. The interconnector is formed of at least one of a material constituting the anode catalyst layer and a material constituting the cathode catalyst layer. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110236758 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND FABRICATION METHOD FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to the present invention has a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode comprising a negative electrode active material and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein a mixture of at least one metal selected from zinc and cadmium having an average particle diameter in a range of from 0.25 μm to 100 μm and carbon is used as the negative electrode active material. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110236245 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR - Provided is a rotary compressor capable of reducing oil exiting a refrigerant discharge pipe by regulating positions of a discharge hole and an opening of the refrigerant discharge pipe to be predetermined positions. According to the concept of the invention, a rotary compressor includes: a driving element which is provided inside a sealed container; and a rotary compression element which is provided inside the sealed container so as to be located below the driving element and to be driven by a rotary shaft of the driving element, wherein a refrigerant discharge pipe is inserted from a side surface of the sealed container above the driving element into the sealed container, and is opened in the horizontal direction, wherein a refrigerant compressed by the rotary compression element is discharged from a discharge hole into the sealed container, and is discharged from the refrigerant discharge pipe to the outside of the sealed container, and wherein the position of the discharge hole is set to a position below an area A | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110235811 | MUSIC TRACK EXTRACTION DEVICE AND MUSIC TRACK RECORDING DEVICE - Provided is a music track extraction device, including: an audio power calculation section which calculates an audio power from an audio signal; and a judgment section which performs a judgment between a music track portion and a non-music track portion based on a state of the audio power. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110235497 | OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE - The aberration takes place according to the height of the image because the laser light tilts from the optical axis when it enters to the object lens in the optical pickup device which is equipped with a laser diode for BD and the monolithic laser diode capable of irradiating laser lights with two different wavelengths for DVD and CD as one package to read the signal by single object lens and single optical system. This is because the light sources of the three lights with different wavelengths are away from each other in the optical pickup device. The emission point of the laser diode for BD is formed at the location shifted from the center of the chip. The laser diode for BD is disposed adjacent to the monolithic laser diode capable of irradiating laser lights with two wavelengths for DVD and CD to make the emission point closer to the monolithic laser diode. The sizes of these two laser diodes is minimized by employing half dicing during the cleavage processing for separating the chips. Therefore, the distance among the emission points can be reduced even with the configuration where two laser diodes are disposed on the substrate in lateral. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110235494 | Optical Pickup Apparatus - An optical pickup apparatus includes: a laser diode configured to generate a laser beam; and an objective lens having an annular diffraction zone formed on an incident surface thereof on which the laser beam is incident, the annular diffraction zone being a zone configured to focus the laser beam on each of signal recording layers of first to third optical discs so that a signal recorded in each of the signal recording layers of the first to third optical discs are read, the first optical disc having the signal recording layer at a first distance from a surface thereof, the second optical disc having the signal recording layer at a second distance longer than the first distance from a surface thereof, the third optical disc having the signal recording layer at a third distance longer than the first distance and shorter than the second distance from a surface thereof. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110235483 | DISC APPARATUS - A disc apparatus is disclosed that includes a jitter-value detection unit configured to detect a jitter value based on a signal to be read from a medium. A detrack-value setting unit is configured to set a detrack value for focusing an objective lens in the medium based on the jitter value. A detrack-value adjusting unit is configured to detect the jitter value every time the detrack value is changed stepwise within a predetermined range of the detrack value including a reference value of the detrack value, to obtain an optimum detrack value to be set in the detrack-value setting unit, based on a maximum jitter value and a minimum jitter value of the detected jitter values. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110235238 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - At least any of a second cathode lead terminal and a second anode lead terminal has such a construction that a lead portion is shifted with respect to a connection portion orthogonally. A first cathode lead terminal is closer to one end of a cathode foil than the second cathode lead terminal and a first anode lead terminal is closer to one end of an anode foil than the second anode lead terminal. A core has first and second lengths along first and second straight lines passing through a core axis, respectively. The first length is smaller than the second length. The cathode and anode foils are wound together around the core from the one end of each of the cathode and anode foils. The second straight line lies between the first cathode and anode lead terminals and the first straight line lies between the second cathode and anode lead terminals. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110234986 | MINIATURIZED PROJECTION IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection image display apparatus includes: a first casing which includes an image projection unit provided therein and a projection window provided at one end side thereof; and a second casing which has one end side coupled with the other end side of the first casing pivotably around a pivot axis. The first casing and the second casing are switchable between a first condition in which one side surface of the first casing and one side surface of the second casing are aligned opposite to each other and a second condition in which the first casing is pivoted from the first condition around the pivot axis within a plane orthogonal to the pivot axis and thus erected relative to the second casing. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110232056 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A method includes the following steps: forming a porous anode body using powder of valve metal or an alloy thereof; forming a dielectric layer on the surface of the anode body; soaking the anode body having the dielectric layer in a liquid containing a conductive-polymer monomer, thereby making the monomer adhere to the dielectric layer of the anode body; forming a first conductive polymer layer by soaking the anode body having the monomer adhered thereto in an oxidizing agent solution, thereby polymerizing the monomer by liquid-phase chemical polymerization; forming a second conductive polymer layer by bringing the conductive-polymer monomer into contact with the surface of the anode body having the first conductive polymer layer in a gas phase, thereby polymerizing the monomer by gas-phase chemical polymerization; and forming a third conductive polymer layer by soaking the anode body having the second conductive polymer layer in a liquid containing a monomer of a conductive polymer layer, thereby polymerizing the monomer by electrolytic polymerization. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110232055 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A method of manufacturing an electrolytic capacitor according to the present invention includes the steps of: forming a capacitor element by winding an anode foil having a roughened surface on which a dielectric film is formed, a cathode foil, and a separator containing a synthetic fiber and a water-soluble binder; immersing the capacitor element in a chemical conversion solution containing water as a main solvent for re-chemical conversion; subjecting the capacitor element subjected to re-chemical conversion to first heat treatment at a temperature of not less than 60° C. and less than 100° C.; and subjecting the capacitor element subjected to the first heat treatment to second heat treatment at a temperature of not less than 150° C. and less than a melting point of the synthetic fiber. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110229755 | HYDROGEN STORAGE ALLOY FOR ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY, AND ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY AND ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY SYSTEM EACH INCLUDING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE HAVING THE ALLOY - To provide a hydrogen storage alloy for an alkaline storage battery that improves output power by pulverization of the alloy in the initial stage of partial charge and discharge cycles and that maintains its surface condition to improve the amount of lifetime work (Wh), and an alkaline storage battery and battery system. A hydrogen storage alloy for an alkaline storage battery includes a composition expressed by La | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110229751 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution. The separator is constituted of a polyolefin microporous membrane constituted of two or more layers of stacked film containing polyethylene and polypropylene, one or both of the surface layers has a polypropylene mixture proportion exceeding 50% by mass and contains inorganic particles, and the nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains a dinitrile compound expressed by CN—(CH | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110229748 | CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The current-collecting lead for being welded to a collector welded to an upper portion of an electrode group and also to a sealing assembly of an cylindrical secondary battery includes: a flat surface part welded to the collector, and a top part formed to be curved and protrude approximately in the shape of a dome from the flat surface part and welded to the sealing assembly. A central opening is formed at a central portion of the top part. Around the central opening, a plurality of welding projections are formed to protrude toward the sealing assembly. The welding projections serve as welding spots to the sealing assembly. The top part is deformed by a pressing force from the sealing assembly to be brought into surface contact with a corner portion of a convex portion formed on a lower surface of the sealing assembly. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110229631 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A production method for a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes a positive electrode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating a lithium ion, a conductive agent and a binder, in which the positive electrode active material is produced by coating cobalt-based lithium composite oxide represented by a general formula: Li | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110228866 | BROADCASTING METHOD FOR SENDING SIGNAL CONTAINING PREDETERMINED INFORMATION AND RADIO APPARATUS - A control information extraction unit receives information on a frame that contains at least a plurality slots from an access control apparatus for controlling communications between radio apparatuses. The control information extraction unit generates a frame that contains at least a plurality of slots in such a manner as to synchronize with the frame corresponding to the received information. An estimation unit ( | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110228448 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A solid electrolytic capacitor including a capacitor element having an anode member and a cathode member, an anode terminal electrically connected with the anode member, a cathode terminal electrically connected with the cathode member, and a mold resin portion covering the capacitor element; wherein the cathode terminal has an upper step portion, a lower step portion, and a side portion, the upper step portion is connected with the cathode member, the lower step portion is exposed out of the mold resin portion, the side portion is extended along with a side surface of the cathode member from the upper step portion and is connected with the side surface, and the side portion is longer than the upper step portion, in a direction in which the cathode terminal and the anode terminal are aligned. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110227811 | CAPTURED IMAGE OUTPUTTING SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, LIQUID CRYSTAL PROJECTOR AND DIGITAL CAMERA THAT TRANSMIT IMAGES VIA WIRELESS NETWORK - In a captured image outputting system, an image shot by an image capturing device is, upon shooting the image thereby, instantaneously transmitted to a display control device of a display system via wireless communication. The display system instantaneously projects the received image on a projection screen. The display system is comprised of a display device and a display control device. A liquid crystal projector may serve as the display device whereas an optional device, for use in wireless communication, connected to image input terminals of the liquid crystal projector may serve as the display control device. A digital still camera may serve as the image capturing device capable of carrying out wireless communication. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110223492 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - To provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with a small increase in internal resistance and less gas generation during high-temperature charged storage, and with a high residual capacity, when using a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a nitrile group-containing compound. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode plate containing positive electrode active material, a negative electrode plate containing negative electrode active material, a nonaqueous electrolyte containing a nitrile group-containing compound, and a separator provided between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, and is also provided with a layer of inorganic particles between the positive electrode plate and the separator or between the negative electrode plate and the separator. It is preferable that the layer of inorganic particles be formed on a surface of the positive electrode plate. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110223490 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - In the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the positive electrode active material is composed of a mixture of a lithium-cobalt composite oxide containing at least both zirconium and magnesium, and a lithium-manganese-nickel composite oxide containing at least both manganese and nickel. The nonaqueous electrolyte includes fluoroethylene carbonate and dimethyl carbonate as a nonaqueous solvent and further includes an additive expressed by General Formula (1), which having a capability to form an SEI surface film, and a higher oxidation resistance than that of VC. Thus, the negative electrode active material is unlikely to react with the organic solvent. Therefore, decomposition of the organic solvent is suppressed. Thus the battery having a long cycling life even when it is charged at a positive electrode charging potential of 4.4 to 4.6 V based on lithium and having a high residual capacity after storage at high temperature in a charged state is provided. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110223489 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode active material of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is composed of lithium-cobalt composite oxide containing at least one of zirconium, titanium, aluminum, and erbium, and the nonaqueous electrolyte includes an additive expressed by General Formula (1) having an acetylene group and a methylsulfonyl group at each end of the molecule. It has the effect of forming an SEI surface film as with the case of VC or the like, as well as having a higher oxidation resistance than that of VC or the like. Thus the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery employing as positive electrode active material a lithium-cobalt composite oxide with a particular dissimilar metallic element added, in which decomposition of the nonaqueous electrolytic solution during storage at high temperature in a charged state is suppressed, and there is little battery swelling is provided. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110223469 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A positive electrode active material with least part of a surface coated with a surface treatment layer composed of a phosphate compound. The phosphate compound contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110222389 | LASER CONVERGING APPARATUS, OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE, AND OPTICAL DISC RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A laser converging apparatus includes a polarizing hologram element having a first area defined by a numerical aperture corresponding to a thickness of a first protective layer of a first disk medium and a second area inside the first area, the second area defined by a numerical aperture corresponding to a thickness of a second protective layer (>the thickness of the first protective layer) of a second disk medium. A wavelength selecting nonpolarizing hologram element has a third area defined by a numerical aperture corresponding to a thickness of a third protective layer (>the thickness of the first protective layer) of a third disk medium. The laser converging apparatus also includes an objective lens having the numerical aperture corresponding to the thickness of the first protective layer, and a holder that holds the polarizing hologram element, the nonpolarizing hologram element, and the objective lens. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110222210 | ELECTRODE FOR CAPACITOR AND CAPACITOR - A capacitor includes a positive electrode base material, a dielectric layer, a positive electrode body, a dielectric layer, a negative electrode body, and a negative electrode base material. The positive electrode body is formed on the positive electrode base material and in part is in contact with the positive electrode base material. The positive electrode body is formed by association of a large number of metal particles, and the associated metal particles form a reticular network. The positive electrode base material and the positive electrode body (core part) are formed of a NiTi alloy containing Ni having a large work function. The dielectric layers (high-permittivity insulating film) are formed of titanium oxide. It is preferable that at least one Ni atomic layer is formed at an interface between the high-permittivity insulating film and the core part. Although the Ni atomic layer is preferably formed over the entire interface, the Ni atomic layer may be partially formed at the interface. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110222209 | CAPACITOR ELECTRODE BODY, CAPACITOR, CAPACITOR ELECTRODE BODY PRODUCING METHOD, AND CAPACITOR PRODUCING METHOD - A capacitor electrode body producing method includes forming a porous layer on a surface of a positive electrode base material by spraying a metallic particle made of tantalum (Ta) and an organic particle onto the positive electrode base material made of a tantalum foil, thereby forming a porous positive electrode body including the positive electrode base material and the porous layer. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110222208 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A first cathode lead terminal is arranged closer to one end of a cathode foil than a second cathode lead terminal, and a first anode lead terminal is arranged closer to one end of an anode foil than a second anode lead terminal. In a cross-section perpendicular to an axis, a core has a first length along a first straight line passing through the axis and a second length along a second straight line passing through the axis and orthogonal to the first straight line, and the first length is smaller than the second length. When the cathode and the anode foils are together wound around the core from each one end, the first straight line lies between the first cathode lead terminal and the first anode lead terminal and the second straight line lies between the second cathode lead terminal and the second anode lead terminal. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110222064 | OBJECT DETECTING DEVICE AND INFORMATION ACQUIRING DEVICE - An information acquiring device includes a laser light source which emits light in a predetermined wavelength region; a projection lens which projects the light from the laser light source toward a targeted area; an image sensor which receives reflected light reflected from the targeted area to output a signal; and an imaging lens which guides the reflected light to the image sensor; a filter which transmits the light from the laser light source; and an actuator which inclines the filter. A filter controlling circuit inclines the filter in such a direction as to approximate a transmissive wavelength region of the filter to the wavelength region of the light from the laser light source. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110222023 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - An illumination device includes: a modulating portion which modulates light; a plurality of light source portions which is disposed in correspondence with a plurality of divided sections formed by dividing a light modulation area of the modulating portion; a light-guiding optical system which guides light from the plurality of light source portions to the plurality of corresponding divided sections; a power output adjustment portion which adjusts power outputs of the light source portions corresponding to the divided sections in accordance with image signals applied to the divided sections; and a modulation control portion which controls the modulating portion in accordance with power outputs of the light source portions and the image signals. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110221924 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE - An image sensing device includes: a display portion that displays a shooting image; a scene determination portion that determines a shooting scene of the shooting image based on image data on the shooting image; and a display control portion that displays, on the display portion, the result of determination by the scene determination portion and a position of a specific image region which is a part of an entire image region of the shooting image and on which the result of the determination by the scene determination portion is based. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110221921 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager repeatedly outputs a scene image generated on an imaging surface capturing a scene. A searcher repeatedly executes a process of searching for a specific object image from the scene image outputted from the imager by using a plurality of reference-use specific object images each of which has a posture different from others. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110221914 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes an imaging device. An imaging device outputs a scene image produced on an imaging surface capturing a scene. A rotator performs a rotating process in a direction around an optical axis on the scene image outputted from the imaging device in response to a recording operation. A recorder records the scene image rotated by the rotator on a recording medium. A determiner determines a rotation of the imaging surface in the direction around the optical axis in response to the recording operation. An adjuster adjusts a rotation angle of the rotator to an angle which is different corresponding to a determined result of the determiner. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110221383 | BATTERY SYSTEM - This invention offers an battery system that reduces a conversion loss due to a charger to reduce power consumption. The battery system has a solar battery, a battery module, a bypass route to bypass a charger to charge the battery module with DC power generated by the solar battery, and a control unit to control so that the electric power generated by the solar battery is supplied to the battery module through the bypass route when an output voltage of the solar battery is equal to or higher than a first predetermined voltage, that is higher than a terminal voltage of the battery module, and equal to or lower than a second predetermined voltage. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110217577 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery comprises an electrode assembly and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The electrode assembly is made by winding a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a separator interposed between the negative and positive electrodes. The negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material that is alloyed with lithium. The non-aqueous electrolyte is impregnated in the electrode assembly. At least one of the negative and positive electrodes is divided into a plurality of electrode units which are arranged at spaces for each other along the winding direction. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110216287 | VIDEO PROJECTOR - A video projector including a lamp cooling system that cools a light source lamp. The lamp cooling system includes an airflow deflection unit that varies the direction in which cooling air flows when a projection direction of the video projector changes. The airflow deflection unit uses gravitational force to automatically change the direction in which cooling air flows so that the cooling air is concentrated at an upper portion of the arc tube regardless of the changed video projector. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110216286 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - An illumination device includes: a plurality of light sources which emits light; a plurality of optical fibers into which the light from the light sources is entered; a bundle portion which bundles together output end portions of the plurality of optical fibers; and a cooling system which cools down at least a light output end plane of the bundle portion. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110215991 | Multi-Layer Display Apparatus - The multi-layer display device apparatus has a first display part, a second display part arranged at the rear-side of the first display part, a transforming part arranged between the first and the second display part. The transforming part transforms a linear polarized light in to a non-polarized light. Further, the display device has a storage part which stores a parameter for adjusting the image quality of the image displayed on the first and second display part, and an image adjustment part which adjusts the image quality of the image displayed in the first and second display part based on the parameter stored in the storage part. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110214137 | LENS HOLDER AND OPTICAL PICKUP APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided is a lens holder comprising: a mounting hole into which a condenser lens part of the objective lens is to be inserted; a peripheral part which surrounds the mounting hole and on which a flange part of the objective lens is to be mounted; and three protrusions provided in the peripheral part to be spaced apart from each other and to protrude higher than a main surface of the peripheral part. Also provided is an optical pickup apparatus comprising the lens holder and an objective lens supported with a condenser lens part inserted into the mounting hole of the lens holder, and with the flange part being in contact with the three protrusions. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110212364 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, having a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer formed on the positive electrode current collector and containing LiCoO | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110212362 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL - The object of the present invention is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell that excels in safety against overcharging and shows only a small increase in thickness during continuous charge. This object can be achieved by adopting the following configuration: a separator is used that is made of a microporous polyolefin membrane having an average pore diameter of 0.07 to 0.09 μm; a non-aqueous electrolyte contains 0.5 to 3.0 mass % of 1,3-dioxane, 0.05 to 0.3 mass % of adiponitrile, and 0.5 to 3.0 mass % of cyclohexylbenzene and/or tert-amylbenzene relative to the mass of the non-aqueous electrolyte; and preferably the non-aqueous electrolyte further contains 0.5 to 5.0 mass % of a vinylene carbonate and 0.1 to 2.0 mass % of 2-propyn-1-yl 2-(methylsulfonyloxy) propionate. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110211719 | DISPLAY DEVICE - In a display device according to the present invention, an image display panel is mounted in a casing including a front cabinet and a back cabinet, and a speaker is mounted in a bottom portion of the back cabinet. A support piece is provided projecting on an inner surface of the front cabinet, a rib is provided projecting on an inner surface of the back cabinet, and the speaker is sandwiched between the support piece and the rib. The support piece can independently temporarily fix the speaker on the support piece without sandwiching the speaker between the support piece and the rib. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110211609 | INTEGRATED SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An integrated semiconductor laser device capable of improving the properties of a laser beam and reducing the cost for optical axis adjustment is provided. This integrated semiconductor laser device comprises a first semiconductor laser element including a first emission region and having either a projecting portion or a recess portion and a second semiconductor laser element including a second emission region and having either a recess portion or a projecting portion. Either the projecting portion or the recess portion of the first semiconductor laser element is fitted to either the recess portion or the projecting portion of the second semiconductor laser element. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110211435 | LASER ATTACHMENT DEVICE AND OPTICAL PICK-UP DEVICE USING THE SAME - A laser attachment device of the present invention is formed of a LD package and a LD holder housing it. A first inner wall of the LD holder to come into contact with a side surface of the LD package is an inclined surface. This allows the facing direction of the LD package to be corrected by the first inner wall being the inclined surface, even when a laser beam emitted from a light emitting chip housed in the LD holder is inclined with respect to an optical axis. Thus, the traveling direction of the laser beam is corrected to the optical axis side. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110211302 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a flat panel display device according to the present invention, a stand is made up of a base part and a supporting column part erected on the base part, and the stand is fastened to a device main body in a state where a front surface of the supporting column part of the stand opposes a rear surface of the device main body. An approximately horizontal receiving surface for receiving a bottom surface of the device main body is formed more forward than the front surface on the supporting column part of the stand. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110211301 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND WALL HANGING STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A wall hanging structure of an electronic device according to the present invention includes: a wall hanging bracket disposed on a rear surface of a chassis; a main body fastening screw screwed from the rear surface of the chassis into a rear surface of a main body unit; a bracket fastening screw screwed from a rear surface of the wall hanging bracket into the rear surface of the chassis; and a coupling member which extends inside the chassis between the main body fastening screw and the bracket fastening screw and which couples both fastening screws to each other. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110211295 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a solid electrolytic capacitor element having an anode element having a dielectric film formed on a surface thereof and a conductive polymer layer formed on the anode element, an ionic liquid composed of an anion component and a cation component is present in the conductive polymer layer, and the cation component contains a cation having two or more ether linkages. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110211294 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor includes the steps of forming a dielectric film on a surface of an anode element, forming a first conductive polymer layer on the dielectric film, impregnating the anode element having the first conductive polymer layer formed with an ion liquid, and forming a second conductive polymer layer on the first conductive polymer layer after impregnation with the ion liquid. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110211270 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In an electronic device according to the present invention, an optical element | 09-01-2011 |
