| Shinshu University Patent applications |
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| 20120132267 | Photoelectric conversion device and electronic equipment - A photoelectric conversion device provided with an electron transport layer having an excellent electron transport ability and having an excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency, and electronic equipment provided with such a photoelectric conversion device and having a high reliability are provided. A solar cell, to which the photoelectric conversion device is applied, has a first electrode provided on a substrate, a second electrode arranged opposite to the first electrode and retained on a facing substrate, an electron transport layer provided between these electrodes and positioned on the side of the first electrode, a dye layer being in contact with the electron transport layer, and an electrolyte layer provided between the electron transport layer and the second electrode and being in contact with the dye layer. The electron transport layer is constituted of a monocrystalline material of multiple oxide as a main component thereof. Further, it is preferred that the monocrystalline material of multiple oxide has a layer structure in a crystal structure thereof. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120128970 | Magnetostrictive Film, Magnetostrictive Element, Torque Sensor, Force Sensor, Pressure Sensor, And Manufacturing Method Therefor - For providing a magnetostrictive film that can exhibit high magnetostrictive properties in the vicinity of zero magnetic field and their manufacturing methods, a magnetostrictive film thermal sprayed on an object under test includes a metallic glass film subjected to thermal processing at a temperature lower than the glass transition temperature and not lower than the Curie point, and shows a linearity between the magnetic field and the magnetostriction in at least a part of the magnetic field from −15 kA/m to +15 kA/m (both inclusive). | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120034669 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING USEFUL SUBSTANCE - The present invention provides a process for producing a useful substance which comprises culturing a transformant obtained by transforming a microorganism capable of producing the useful substance with a DNA encoding a protein in a medium, wherein the protein has an activity to improve growth of a high concentration oxygen-requiring microorganism under low oxygen concentration; forming and accumulating the useful substance in a culture; and collecting the useful substance from the culture. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120012831 | COMPOUND HAVING BENZOTRIAZOLE RING STRUCTURE AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT - A compound having a benzotriazole ring structure and a formula (1): | 01-19-2012 |
| 20110272679 | COMPOUND HAVING TRIAZOLE RING STRUCTURE TO WHICH PYRIDYL GROUP IS BONDED, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - A host compound for a light emitting layer, which is excellent in electron transporting capability and hole blocking capability, has a high triplet excitation level and is capable of completely confining triplet excitons of a phosphorescent material, is provided as a material for an organic electroluminescent device having a high efficiency, and an organic electroluminescent device having a high efficiency and a high luminance is provided by using this compound. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110244528 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING USEFUL SUBSTANCE - The present invention provides a process for efficiently producing a useful substance; and a microorganism which belongs to coryneform bacteria and which can be used in the process. The present invention provides a process for producing a useful substance by using a microorganism belonging to coryneform bacteria, the microorganism having an ability to take a sugar, which is taken into a cell via a phosphotransferase system (PTS), into a cell via a system other than the PTS, and having an ability to produce a useful substance. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110226616 | ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF - The present invention provides a process for producing an electrode for electrochemical reaction, wherein a conductive diamond layer is formed on an electrode substrate in the electrode; and the electrode substrate on which the conductive diamond layer is formed is kept at a temperature of 400° C. or more and 1,000° C. or less in a water vapor, thereby forming a micropore in the conductive diamond layer. Also, the present invention provides an electrode for electrochemical reaction obtained by the foregoing production process. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110220881 | COMPOUND HAVING TRIPHENYLSILYL GROUP AND TRIARYLAMINE STRUCTURE, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - The invention provides a light emitting layer host compound and an electron-blocking compound that have high excited triplet levels, and can completely confine the triplet excitons of phosphorescent material, for use as the material of a high-efficient organic electroluminescent device. The invention also provides a high-efficient, high-luminance organic electroluminescent device with the use of the compounds. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110209803 | High-Strength Steel Machined Product and Method for Manufacturing the Same, and Method for Manufacturing Diesel Engine Fuel Injection Pipe and Common Rail - A high-strength steel machined product giving excellent hardenability has a metal microstructure with excellent balance of strength and toughness and high stability of retained austenite. The product is composed of an ultra-high low-alloy TRIP steel having a metal microstructure which contains an appropriate quantity of two or more of Cr, Mo, and Ni, and an appropriate quantity of one or more of Nb, Ti, and V, and having an appropriate value of carbon equivalent; the metal microstructure has a mother-phase structure composed mainly of lathy bainitic ferrite with a small amount of granular bainitic ferrite and polygonal ferrite, and has a secondary-phase structure composed of fine retained austenite and martensite. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110207864 | POLYORGANOSILOXANE COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCTION THEREOF - Disclosed are: a polyorganosiloxane composition which can be cured into a product having high strength and has little influence on the environment; and a cured product of the polyorganosiloxane composition. Specifically disclosed are: a polyorganosiloxane composition comprising (A) a polyorganosiloxane in which at least one end in the molecule is modified with a silanol, (B) a titanium alkoxide in an amount of 0.01 to 2 moles relative to 1 mole of the polyorganosiloxane, and (C) an α-hydroxycarbonyl compound or a hydroxycarboxylic acid ester in an amount of 0.01 to 2 moles relative to 1 mole of the polyorganosiloxane; and a cured product of the polyorganosiloxane composition. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110156357 | DYNAMIC SEAL MEMBER - A dynamic seal member includes a ternary fluoroelastomer (FKM) and carbon nanofibers. The carbon nanofibers are carbon nanofibers having an average diameter of 10 to 20 nm, or carbon nanofibers having an average diameter of 60 to 110 nm and subjected to a low-temperature heat treatment. The carbon nanofibers having an average diameter of 60 to 110 nm and subjected to the low-temperature heat treatment have a ratio (D/G) of a peak intensity D at around 1300 cm | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110156356 | Seal member - The seal member includes a tetrafluoroethylene-propylene copolymer (FEPM) and carbon nanofibers. The seal member has a number of cycles to fracture of 10 or more when subjected to a tension fatigue test at a temperature of 150° C., a maximum tensile stress of 2 N/mm, and a frequency of 1 Hz. The seal member exhibits excellent heat resistance and abrasion resistance. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110156355 | SEAL MEMBER - A seal member includes a hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (HNBR) and carbon nanofibers. The seal member has a number of cycles to fracture of 7000 or more when subjected to a tensile fatigue test at a temperature of 70° C., a maximum tensile stress of 4 N/mm, and a frequency of 1 Hz. The seal member exhibits excellent abrasion resistance. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110136261 | METHOD OF ASSAYING COMPLEX AND KIT TO BE USED THEREFOR - In the case of assaying the level of complex AB in a sample which likely contains the complex AB composed of substance A with another substance B, the complex is assayed by the competitive homogeneous assay method with the use of reagents including a reagent containing partner C specifically binding to substance A, a reagent containing partner D specifically binding to substance B, a reagent containing fine particles carrying substance A or an analogue thereof and substance B or an analogue thereof, and a reagent containing partner C specifically binding to substance A and partner D specifically binding to substance B. Thus, the complex in the sample can be easily assayed. The above method is applicable to general-purpose biochemical automatic analyzers. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110133171 | ARYLAMINE COMPOUND AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE - This invention relates to an arylamine compound having a molecular weight of 1,500 to 6,000 represented by formula (1), and to an organic electroluminescence device having a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer sandwiched therebetween, wherein the arylamine compound of formula (1) is used as a constituting material of the at least one organic layer: | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110120301 | METHOD OF MEASURING INFORMATION FOR ADSORPTION ISOSTERE CREATION, ADSORPTION ISOSTERE CREATION METHOD, ADSORPTION HEAT CALCULATION METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - Information used for creating an adsorption isostere of a substance to be measured in a measuring system (container) is obtained by repeating alternately a first control step of changing temperature or pressure of the measuring system by a fixed amount by adjusting a gas amount supplied to/discharged from the measuring system, and a second control step of changing pressure or temperature of the measuring system by adjusting the gas amount supplied to/discharged from the measuring system until a gas adsorption amount of the substance to be measured becomes the same as before execution of the first control step. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110045060 | KIT FOR DETECTING CANCER CELLS METASTASIZING INTO SENTINEL LYMPH NODE - A kit for detecting cancer cells metastasizing into a sentinel lymph node which comprises a human lymph channel-origin endothelial cell line attached to a base material. A drug delivery agent toward to sentinel lymph node wherein an antibody against an adhesive molecule, which mediates the adhesion of metastatic cancer cells from a primary cancer lesion to lymph channel endothelial cells in the sentinel lymph node, is exposed on the surface of colloidal particles. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110020792 | DETECTION OF UTERINE LEIOMYOSARCOMA USING LMP2 - This invention provides a method for detecting the presence of uterine leiomyosarcoma using the transcription or expression level of LMP2 and/or cyclin E in uterine smooth muscle tissue as an indicator and a method for detecting uterine leiomyosarcoma using LMP2 and/or cyclin E as a marker. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110018400 | DIELECTRIC MATERIAL FOR POLYMERIC ACTUATOR, AND POLYMERIC ACTUATOR USING THE SAME - It is intended to provide a dielectric material for polymeric actuator, which has a high dielectric constant, low Young's modulus and excellent operation performance, which can be simply formed, and which has high production efficiency. It is also intended to provide a polymeric actuator which comprises the dielectric material and has excellent operation performance. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110001128 | COLOR UNIT AND IMAGING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A color unit is disclosed in which is included in an imaging device. The color unit includes; a first p-type electrode layer disposed on a light receiving side of the color unit, and including a light-absorptive organic material which selectively absorbs a wavelength other than a desired wavelength in a visible light band of the electromagnetic spectrum, a second p-type electrode layer disposed under the first p-type electrode layer and including a light-absorptive organic material which absorbs a desired wavelength and an n-type electrode layer disposed under the second p-type electrode layer and including an organic material, wherein photoelectric conversion is performed through a p-n junction between the second p-type electrode layer and the n-type electrode layer and light of the desired wavelength is converted into electrical current. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20100296996 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CARBON NANOTUBES - A method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes includes the steps of: preparing metal-containing-nanofibers which include nanofibers made of organic polymer and metal which possesses a catalytic function in forming carbon nanotubes; and forming carbon nanotubes which contain metal therein by using the nanofibers as a carbon source, wherein the carbon nanotubes are formed by putting the metal-containing-nanofibers into a heating vessel which has a substance capable of converting electromagnetic energy into heat, and by heating the metal-containing-nanofibers using heat which is generated by the heating vessel when electromagnetic energy is applied to the heating vessel. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100204311 | NORMAL-TENSION GLAUCOMA MODEL AND METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF TEST SUBSTANCES BY USING SAME - It is intended to provide a simple normal-tension glaucoma model capable of spontaneously, age-dependently and surly developing conditions similar to symptoms of normal-tension glaucoma which occurs more frequently in elder people, and a method of evaluating therapeutic effect on normal-tension glaucoma whereby a drug useful in treating and diagnosing can be conveniently screened by using the normal-tension glaucoma model. A normal-tension glaucoma model comprising a nonhuman mammal, which is deficient in a transcriptional regulator NF-κBp50 and thus spontaneously develops the normal-tension glaucoma symptom age-relatedly, an organ or a tissue thereof or cells collected from any of the same. A method of evaluating therapeutic effect on normal-tension glaucoma of a test substance which comprises administering or adding the test substance to the above-described nonhuman mammal, an organ or a tissue thereof or cells collected from any of the same, and measuring a morphological defect, cell count, pressure, the expression amount or activity strength of a protein, the expression amount of a nucleic acid and/or the activity strength of an antibody in the organ, tissue and/or cells as indication(s) for the evaluation. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100196248 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CARBON NANOTUBES - A method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes of the present invention includes the steps of: preparing a metal complex which contains at least one metal selected from a group consisting of iron, cobalt and nickel and an organic compound: and forming carbon nanotubes which contain metal therein by using the organic compound as a carbon source, wherein the carbon nanotubes are formed by putting the metal complex into a heating vessel which has a substance capable of converting electromagnetic energy into heat, and by heating the metal complex using heat which is generated by the heating vessel when electromagnetic energy is applied to the heating vessel. As the metal complex used in a method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes of the present invention, nickel stearate or nickel benzoate can be named, for example. According to the method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes of the present invention, it is possible to manufacture carbon nanotubes using an inexpensive heating device within a short time. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100196247 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CARBON NANOTUBES - A method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes of the present invention includes the steps of: preparing at least one metal selected from a group consisting of iron, cobalt and nickel and an organic compound: and forming carbon nanotubes by using the organic compound as a carbon source, wherein the metal and the organic compound are put into a heating vessel having a substance capable of converting electromagnetic energy into heat, and the organic compound is brought into contact with the metal in a state where the inside of the heating vessel is heated at a temperature of 600° C. to 900° C. by applying the electromagnetic energy to the heating vessel so as to form the carbon nanotubes. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100164145 | PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING INORGANIC NANOFIBERS - A process of manufacturing inorganic nanofibers, without using an organic polymer, using a highly reactive metal alkoxide such as titanium alkoxide or zirconium alkoxide, in particular, a process in which inorganic nanofibers can be stably produced over a long period, is provided. It is a process of manufacturing inorganic nanofibers by electrospinning using a sol solution containing an inorganic component as a main component, characterized in that the sol solution contains a metal alkoxide having a high reactivity and a salt catalyst, and that the salt catalyst is an amine compound having an N—N bond, an N—O bond, an N—C═N bond, or an N—C═S bond. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100103542 | FOCUSING DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE - A focusing device of simple construction that is miniaturizable, and an imaging device utilizing the same, are provided. A focusing device ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100102238 | LUMINESCENCE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY MEASURING INSTRUMENT - A luminescence quantum efficiency measuring instrument is provided for easily and surely changing luminescence of a luminescent sample exhibiting strong luminescence anisotropy into an isotropic luminescence and for accurately measuring the luminescence quantum efficiency of the luminescent sample. The luminescence quantum efficiency measuring instrument comprises an integrating sphere ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100066244 | COMPOUND HAVING OXADIAZOLE RING STRUCTURE SUBSTITUTED WITH PYRIDYL GROUP AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a compound having an oxadiazole ring structure having a substituted pyridyl group connected thereto, represented by the following general formula (1). | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100061986 | Chronic Rejection Inhibitor - The present inventors assessed the effect of anti-IL-6 receptor antibodies in suppressing chronic rejection reaction. They assessed the effect of anti-mouse IL-6 receptor antibody (MR16-1) administration in suppressing the chronic rejection reaction using a mouse model for post-heart-transplantation chronic rejection. The result of histopathological analysis of transplanted hearts extirpated 60 days after transplantation revealed that fibrosis of myocardium and vascular stenotic lesions, which are pathological conditions characteristic of the chronic rejection reaction, were significantly suppressed in the MR16-1-treated group as compared to the control group. Thus, MR16-1 administration was demonstrated to have the effect of suppressing chronic rejection reaction. Specifically, the present inventors discovered for the first time that the rejection reaction in the chronic phase after organ transplantation was suppressed by administering an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100032027 | Backflow preventer - A first check valve has a narrow flow path portion ( | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100024533 | SENSOR - It is an object of the present invention to provide a sensor that can detect various types of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as acetone, propylene, and alcohols, an environmental contaminant, odor, and the like. The present invention is a sensor comprising a sensor element having at least two types or more of polymer films adsorbing a target substance, measurement means that measures the adsorption properties of the target substance adsorbed on the polymer films, and recognition means that performs multivariate analysis on the measured adsorption properties to recognize the target substance. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100001791 | CURRENT AMPLIFYING ELEMENT AND CURRENT AMPLIFICATION METHOD - A current amplifying element that operates at a higher speed than conventional semiconductor devices is provided. An input current flows through an input current path | 01-07-2010 |
| 20090303613 | Variable Focal Length Lens, And Focal Length Adjusting Device, And Imaging Apparatus That Use The Same - A variable focal length lens having a simple structure and capable of being used for applications requiring small size is provided, as well as a focal length adjusting device and an imaging device using the same. A variable focal length lens | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090278442 | ARYLAMINE COMPOUND AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE - Objects of the invention are to provide a compound of a single molecular species having excellent hole injection/transport property suitable for highly efficient and highly durable organic EL device and excellent amorphousness, and provide a highly efficient and highly durable organic EL device using the compound. This invention relates to an arylamine compound having a molecular weight of 1,500 to 6,000 represented by the following general formula ( | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090263384 | Agents for Suppressing the Induction of Cytotoxic T Cells - The effect of anti-IL-6 receptor antibodies in suppressing cytotoxic T cell induction was examined. The results showed that CTL activity against alloantigens was statistically significantly reduced in mice treated with anti-IL-6 receptor antibodies as compared to mice not treated with antibodies and mice treated with a control antibody. The anti-IL-6 receptor antibody was also administered to recipients of a mouse model for allogenic heart transplantation. As a result, histopathological findings showed that inflammatory cell infiltration into transplanted hearts was suppressed and the survival period of transplanted hearts was significantly prolonged. Thus, the present inventors for the first time discovered that administration of anti-IL-6 receptor antibodies could suppress cytotoxic T cell induction and thereby suppress acute rejection after transplantation. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090250123 | Check valve - A check valve ( | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090216117 | NOVEL METHOD OF USING TRIACETIN AND AUXILIARY AGENT FOR ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION - A drug in the form of a solid preparation soluble or suspendable in water or an aqueous solution characterized by containing at least one biocompatible, gastric motility suppressing component such as triacetin, which is capable of transmitting ultrasonic wave to a target organ via the solution pooled in the body in a noninvasive examination (for example, an ultrasonic examination of an abdominal organ), identifying the area in which the solution exists, or clarifying the boundary of the solution and an organ in contact therewith, is employed as an auxiliary agent in the examination. In addition, triacetin can be extensively used as a gastric motility suppressor. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090201774 | CONTACT COMPONENT AND TIMEPIECE - A contact component, including: a sliding part that contacts with an other component and slides on the other component, or a switching part at which a contact state with the other component is switched, in which a composite plating including a metal plating and graphite particles is formed on the sliding part or the switching part. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090128962 | READ-HEAD, MAGNETIC HEAD AND MAGNETIC STORAGE APPARATUS - The read-head is capable of corresponding to high recording density without deteriorating characteristics even if a small size read-element is used. The read-head of the present invention comprises: a read-element including a free layer; and a magnetic domain control layer for domain-controlling the free layer. The magnetic domain control layer is composed of a soft magnetic material including at least one substance selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co and Ni. A ratio (a/b) of a length (a) of the magnetic domain control layer in the core width direction to a length (b) thereof in the height direction is 5 or more, and the length (b) is 100 nm or less. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090102361 | COMPOUND HAVING TRIAZOLE RING STRUCTURE SUBSTITUTED WITH PYRIDYL GROUP AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - An object of the invention is to provide an organic compound having excellent electron transport property and hole blocking property as a material for a highly efficient organic EL device, and also provide a highly efficient organic EL device using the compound. This invention relates to a compound having a triazole ring structure to which a substituted pyridyl group is bonded, represented by the following general formula (1), and to an organic electroluminescence device comprising the compound: | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090081726 | Recombinant Microorganism - A host microorganism capable of increasing productivity of a protein or polypeptide, a recombinant microorganism obtained by introducing a gene encoding a protein or polypeptide into the host microorganism, and a method for producing a protein or polypeptide using the recombinant microorganism are provided. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090054355 | Proliferation Inhibitor Of Helicobacter Pylori Including Alpha-N-Acetyl-Glucosaminyl Bond-Containing Monosaccharide Derivatives - The present invention herein provides a proliferation inhibitor of Helicobacter pylori comprising a compound that can simply be mass-produced, can specifically inhibit the proliferation of H. pylori, which has high safety and never generates any resistant bacteria, as well as a diet of a food or beverage, and a pharmaceutical preparation containing the proliferation inhibitor of Helicobacter pylori. The proliferation inhibitor of Helicobacter pylori comprises an alpha-N-acetyl-glucosaminyl bond-containing monosaccharide derivative represented by the following chemical formula (1) | 02-26-2009 |
| 20080246394 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE ELEMENT AND OPTICAL INTERCONNECTION MODULE - An organic light-emitting diode element (OLED element) is provided. The OLED element includes at least an anode, an emitting layer, an electron transport layer, a cathode and a semiconductor material is used in the electron transport layer. An optical interconnection module is provided that uses the organic light-emitting diode element. | 10-09-2008 |
