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TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

Miyagi, JP

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Patent application numberTitlePublished
20130119452SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a semiconductor integrated circuit that uses a novel vertical MOS transistor that is free of interference between cells, that enables the short-channel effect to be minimized, that does not have hot electron injection, and that does not require the formation of shallow junction. Also provided is a method of producing the semiconductor integrated circuit. A memory cell 05-16-2013
20130112885PHOSWICH THERMAL NEUTRON DETECTOR - [Problems to be Solved] A phoswich radiation detector, which can easily discriminate between detection signals on gamma rays and thermal neutrons, and which can selectively acquire signals on thermal neutrons, is provided.05-09-2013
20130112352PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A plasma processing apparatus includes: a processing chamber produced from a metal; a susceptor configured to mount a substrate; an electromagnetic wave source that supplies an electromagnetic wave; one or more dielectric member provided at an inner wall of the processing chamber, and configured to transmit the electromagnetic wave into an inside of the processing chamber; one or more metal electrode, wherein each metal electrode is installed on a bottom surface of each dielectric member such that a part of the each dielectric member is exposed to the inside of the processing chamber; and a surface wave propagating section which is a metal surface facing the susceptor, the surface wave propagating section being installed adjacent to the dielectric member and being exposed to the inside of the processing chamber. The surface wave propagating section and a bottom surface of the metal electrode are positioned on the same plane.05-09-2013
20130102834SLIDE DEVICE, MECHANICAL SEAL, ROTARY DEVICE, PUMP AND AUXILIARY ARTIFICIAL HEART SYSTEM - Provided is a slide device which can reduce a frictional force more than a conventional slide device when used in an aqueous liquid containing a blood component. In a slide device which includes: a fixed-side slide member having a slide surface; and a rotary-side slide member having a slide surface, the slide device being used in an aqueous liquid containing a blood component in a state where the slide surface of the fixed-side slide member and the slide surface of the rotary-side slide member face each other in an opposed manner, at least one of the fixed-side slide member and the rotary-side slide member is formed of a member which is made of a material which contains silicon and has hydrate of silicon oxide on the slide surface thereof.04-25-2013
20130096028CELL CAPABLE OF EXPRESSING TSLP CONSTANTLY AND AT HIGH LEVEL, AND METHOD FOR SCREENING FOR TSLP MODULATOR UTILIZING THE CELL - The present invention relates to a mouse epithelial cell line constantly producing TSLP and use thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for screening for a TSLP modulator using a mouse epithelial cell line (KCHM-1) constantly producing TSLP, and a method for producing wild-type TSLP using the cell line.04-18-2013
20130084059VAPORIZER - A vaporizer, capable of stabilizing the behavior of pressure inside the vaporizer, includes a chamber having an inlet and an outlet, a heating device that heats the inside of the chamber, a partition wall structure 04-04-2013
20130079707FLUID INJECTION DEVICE - A fluid injection device includes: a pulse generation section that includes a fluid chamber whose volume is changeable, and an inlet flow passage and an outlet flow passage that are connected to the fluid chamber; a first connection flow passage connected to the outlet flow passage, having an end portion; a second connection flow passage connected to the inlet flow passage; a fluid injection opening formed at the end portion of the first connection flow passage, having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the outlet flow passage; a connection flow passage tube including the first connection flow passage and having rigidity adequate to transmit pulses of fluid flowing from the fluid chamber to the fluid injection opening; and a pressure generation section that supplies fluid to the inlet flow passage.03-28-2013
20130073771ASYNCHRONOUS PROTOCOL CONVERTER - An asynchronous protocol converter, which is capable of flexibly carrying out communications between tens of IP cores in an asynchronous protocol Network-on-Chip system, and which is multiple input multiple output is provided. In an LSI (03-21-2013
20130065226METHOD OF DETERMINING DOSE AND ADMINISTRATION OF STATIN - The object of the present invention is to provide a method of determining the dose and/or administration of statins to a patient suffering from a cardiovascular disease.03-14-2013
20130063205PROTECTION RELAY DEVICE AND PROTECTION RELAY METHOD - A protection relay device includes: an analog-to-digital converter that samples an analog signal inputted from an analog input unit and converts the analog signal into digital data; a variable filter that filters and outputs the digital data, the variable filter having a filter coefficient that is varied by external control; and an adaptive controller that variably controls the filter coefficient of the variable filter so that a difference between the digital data filtered by the variable filter and a target signal decreases.03-14-2013
20130059951HIGH HEAT-RESISTANT POLYGERMANE COMPOUND WITH SULFUR-CONTAINING ORGANIC GROUP - There is provided a polygermane compound forming a film having a high refractive index and thermal stability, and containing a sulfur atom-containing organic group as a group bonded to a germanium atom. A polygermane compound comprising a sulfur atom-containing organic group as a group bonded to a germanium atom, in which the sulfur atom-containing organic group is a group of Formula [1]:03-07-2013
20130058887ALDEHYDE-REMOVING COMPOSITION - An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for removing aldehyde. Specifically, the present invention relates to an aldehyde-removing composition comprising a microorganism belonging to the genus 03-07-2013
20130043402NEUTRON SCINTILLATOR AND NEUTRON DETECTOR - [Problems to be Solved] A neutron scintillator excellent in neutron detection efficiency and n/γ discrimination ability, and a neutron detector using the neutron scintillator are provided.02-21-2013
20130022427METALLIC GLASS FASTENING SCREW - A metallic glass fastening screw that is not susceptible to loosening, and is capable of implementing fastening with high strength and reliability. In processing a screw thread and a screw groove of a screw, amorphous bulk metallic glass is form-rolled at glass transition temperature or less of the bulk metallic glass serving as a member to be processed. The bulk metallic glass has a plastic strain property introduced by plastic working such as form rolling, to improve ductility. A relationship of d>0.022×D is set so that a depth from a bottom of the screw groove in the region where the plastic strain is introduced is d and an outside diameter of the screw is D, to relax stress concentration of tensile stress generated in a region at the bottom of the screw groove due to tension (axial force) applied to the screw in fastening.01-24-2013
20120320666Magnetoresistive Element and Magnetic Memory - There is provided a magnetoresistive element whose magnetization direction is stable in a direction perpendicular to the film surface and whose magnetoresistance ratio is controlled, as well as magnetic memory using such a magnetoresistive element. By having the material of a ferromagnetic layer forming the magnetoresistive element comprise a ferromagnetic material containing at least one type of 12-20-2012
20120318751BALLAST WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT, A BALLAST WATER DETOXIFYING TREATMENT SYSTEM USING THE SAME, AND A METHOD FOR TREATING THE BALLAST WATER - The present invention provides ballast water treatment equipment which can decompose fungicide included in ballast water and reduce the amount of use of fungicide adsorbing material by passing through the ballast water.12-20-2012
20120308949SLIDING DEVICE AND SLIDING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - In a sliding device, a first base member and a second base member are slid relative to each other. A hard carbon film is disposed on at least one of a first surface of the first base member and a second surface of the second base member opposed to the first surface of the first base member. Further, an intermediate layer is disposed between the hard carbon film and the one of the first surface of the first base member and the second surface of the second base member. The intermediate layer is made of a compound containing silicon and oxygen.12-06-2012
20120301787VANADIUM BATTERY - A solid vanadium rechargeable battery, including; a first vanadium compound containing vanadium, whose oxidation number changes between 2 and 3 due to oxidation and reduction reactions, or solid vanadium salt or complex salt including such vanadium, and a surface that becomes a negative electrode; a second vanadium compound containing vanadium, whose oxidation number changes between 5 and 4 due to reduction and oxidation reactions, or solid vanadium salt or complex salt including such vanadium, and a surface that becomes a positive electrode; and a separator sandwiched between the first and the second vanadium compounds for selectively allowing ions to pass through, is provided.11-29-2012
20120300543MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS WITH PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIZATION AND MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY - In magnetic tunnel junctions manufactured with use of a ferromagnetic material having perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, a difference in record retention time depending on stored information due to an imbalance in thermal stability between a parallel state and an anti-parallel state of magnetization, which correspond to bit information, is alleviated. A reference layer and a recording layer which constitute a magnetic tunnel junction are made different in area from each other so as to correct the difference in record retention time corresponding to stored information.11-29-2012
20120295129METAL MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHOD AND METAL MEMBER - A metallic material containing both a second constituent and a third constituent having positive and negative heats of mixing relative to a first constituent, respectively, and including a compound, an alloy or a nonequilibrium alloy having a melting point that is higher than the solidifying point of a metal bath made of the first constituent is placed in the metal bath. The metal bath is controlled to a temperature lower than a minimum value of a liquidus temperature within a range of compositional variations in which the amount of the third constituent in the metallic material decreases down to a point where the metallic material becomes substantially the second constituent so that the third constituent is selectively dissolved into the metal bath.11-22-2012
20120292508X-Ray Detection System - An X-ray detection system has an electron beam irradiation portion, a diffraction grating, a splitter for distributing the direction of propagation of the diffracted X-rays such that an imaging plane for the diffracted X-rays is assigned to plural positions spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the direction of energy dispersion of the diffracted X-rays, and image sensors different in energy sensitivity disposed respectively at the positions to which the imaging plane is assigned.11-22-2012
20120289393Method for Producing Ulta-Low-Expansion Glass11-15-2012
20120282318SHEET FOR CORNEAL TRANSPLANTS - The present invention relates to a sheet for corneal transplants comprising corneal endothelial cells on a gelatin hydrogel, which is obtainable by seeding and culturing corneal endothelial cells on a gelatin hydrogel coated with collagen. The sheet of the present invention is extremely useful as a sheet for corneal transplants not only for its biocompatibility and biodegradability, but also for its high transparency.11-08-2012
20120281726BI-SECTION SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a bi-section semiconductor laser device includes the steps of (A) forming a stacked structure obtained by stacking, on a substrate in sequence, a first compound semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a compound semiconductor layer that constitutes a light-emitting region and a saturable absorption region, and a second compound semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type; (B) forming a belt-shaped second electrode on the second compound semiconductor layer; (C) forming a ridge structure by etching at least part of the second compound semiconductor layer using the second electrode as an etching mask; and (D) forming a resist layer for forming a separating groove in the second electrode and then forming the separating groove in the second electrode by wet etching so that the separating groove separates the second electrode into a first portion and a second portion.11-08-2012
20120276303MANUFACTURING METHOD OF AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR METAL OXIDE FILM - A method of manufacturing a metal oxide film is disclosed. The method includes the steps of soaking a substrate on which the metal oxide film is formed in a precursor solution for forming the metal oxide film; and irradiating and scanning a light, the light being collected at an interface between the substrate and the precursor solution, wherein the light is transmitted through the precursor solution, and the metal oxide film is formed on the substrate.11-01-2012
20120269796Method for Enhancing Pancreatic Beta Cell Proliferation, Increasing Serum Insulin Concentration, Decreasing Blood Glucose Concentration And Treating And/Or Preventing Diabetes - By enhancing the function of ERK proteins in the liver, proliferation of pancreatic β cells is promoted, blood insulin concentration increased, blood glucose level decreased, and diabetes is prevented and/or treated. The methods for enhancing the function of ERK proteins in the liver are not particularly limited, and include various aspects such as enhancement of activity of MEK proteins, activation of endogenous MEK proteins, administration of an expression vector which expresses a gene encoding an active-form of MEK protein, and the like.10-25-2012
20120268814REFELCTIVE FRONT SCREEN - A screen which reflects light emitted from a projector includes a light diffusion layer through which light incident from a specific angular region is diffused and transmitted and through which light incident from the other angular region is transmitted straight; area pairs having a mirror forming area and a non-mirror forming area; a light transmissive layer having a back surface, on which the area pairs are disposed, and an opposite surface being bonded to a back side of the light diffusion layer; and a specular reflection film formed on a back surface of each mirror forming area. An inclination of the mirror forming area with respect to a normal line of the screen close to the projector becomes larger than the inclination of the mirror forming area far from the projector within a cross section perpendicular to the mirror forming areas inside the screen.10-25-2012
20120261658ZnO-BASED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A ZnO-based semiconductor device includes an n type ZnO-based semiconductor layer, an aluminum oxide film formed on the n type ZnO-based semiconductor layer, and a palladium layer formed on the aluminum oxide film. With this configuration, the n type ZnO-based semiconductor layer and the palladium layer form a Schottky barrier structure.10-18-2012
20120254490TOUCH SENSOR SYSTEM - A touch sensor system includes buses, a plurality of touch sensor devices disposed on the buses, and an information integrating device that is connected to all the buses and integrates information from the touch sensor device. The touch sensor device includes a sensor unit and a signal processing unit that transmits a sensor data signal generated by processing an analog sensor signal to the information integrating device through the bus. The signal processing unit includes a digital converting unit, a threshold evaluating unit that gives a start permission of the signal process when a sensor value exceeds a preset threshold, an ID adding unit that adds a transmitter identification number to the sensor signal, and a data transmitting unit that outputs the sensor data signal to a signal line of the bus. Fast responses are made possible without increasing the amount of data and host processing load while including many touch sensor elements.10-04-2012
20120251871ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY - An all-solid-state battery includes: a positive electrode having a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode layer on the positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode having a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode layer on the negative electrode current collector; and an electrolyte between the positive and negative electrodes. The electrolyte is made of a first solid-state electrolyte having lithium ionic conductivity. The positive electrode layer includes a base portion and an active material portion. The base portion is made of a second solid-state electrolyte having lithium ionic conductivity in a continuous phase. The active material portion is dispersed in the base portion, and includes a positive electrode active material. The first and second solid-state electrolytes are lithium ionic conductive material having a hydride solid-state electrolyte, respectively.10-04-2012
20120247961METAL OXIDE FILM, LAMINATE, METAL MEMBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A metal oxide film suitable for protection of metals, composed mainly of aluminum. A metal oxide film includes a film of an oxide of a metal composed mainly of aluminum, having a thickness of 10 nm or greater, and exhibiting a moisture release rate from the film of 1E18 mol./cm10-04-2012
20120247226SHEET-LIKE TACTILE SENSOR SYSTEM - Provided are multiple normal stress detection sensor units capable of detecting a normal stress, and a sheet layer portion. The sheet layer portion includes an exterior sheet layer portion, a force detection sheet layer portion incorporating normal stress detection units, and an intermediary layer sandwiched between the exterior sheet layer portion and the force detection sheet layer portion. The exterior sheet layer portion and the force detection sheet layer portion include multiple protrusions protruding in directions opposed to each other, and are disposed such that the protrusions engage each other with the intermediary layer interposed therebetween. Each normal stress detection sensor unit includes a central portion detection sensor device disposed immediately below a central portion of the protrusion provided on the force detection sheet portion, and at least two edge detection sensor devices disposed immediately below edge portions of the protrusion provided on the force detection sheet portion.10-04-2012
20120241881MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT AND MAGNETIC MEMORY - A magnetoresistive element according to an embodiment includes: a base layer; a first magnetic layer formed on the base layer, and including a first magnetic film having an axis of easy magnetization in a direction perpendicular to a film plane, the first magnetic film including Mn09-27-2012
20120241023CONTROL VALVE DEVICE - A control valve device develops opening/closing accuracy of a valve assembly. The valve head 09-27-2012
20120240845PRODUCTION METHOD OF AN ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL - Disclosed is a novel method wherein an aluminum nitride single crystal having good crystallinity is efficiently and easily manufactured. The method for produsing an aluminum nitride single crystal wherein nitrogen gas is circulated in the presence of a raw material gas generation source, which generates an aluminum gas or an aluminum oxide gas, and a carbon body, and then the aluminum nitride single crystal is grown under a heating condition; characterized in that, 09-27-2012
20120237431PRODUCTION METHOD, PRODUCTION VESSEL AND MEMBER FOR NITRIDE CRYSTAL - To provide a production method for a nitride crystal, where a nitride crystal can be prevented from precipitating in a portion other than on a seed crystal and the production efficiency of a gallium nitride single crystal grown on the seed crystal can be enhanced. In a method for producing a nitride crystal by an ammonothermal method in a vessel containing a mineralizer-containing solution, out of the surfaces of said vessel and a member provided in said vessel, at least a part of the portion coming into contact with said solution is constituted by a metal or alloy containing one or more atoms selected from the group consisting of tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W) and titanium (Ti), and has a surface roughness (Ra) of less than 1.80 μm.09-20-2012
20120236886LASER DIODE ELEMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A laser diode element assembly includes: a laser diode element; and a light reflector, in which the laser diode element includes (a) a laminate structure body configured by laminating, in order, a first compound semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type made of a GaN-based compound semiconductor, a third compound semiconductor layer made of a GaN-based compound semiconductor and including a light emission region, and a second compound semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type made of a GaN-based compound semiconductor, the second conductivity type being different from the first conductivity type, (b) a second electrode formed on the second compound semiconductor layer, and (c) a first electrode electrically connected to the first compound semiconductor layer, the laminate structure body includes a ridge stripe structure, and a minimum width W09-20-2012
20120232418SIGNAL EXTRACTING APPARATUS - A signal extracting apparatus is provided based on independent component analysis with reference for a single measured signal as a signal processing technique that allows stable and quick extraction of a target signal from single measured signal even in a high-noise environment with a high noise ratio against a target signal to be extracted. The signal extracting apparatus includes: a single-signal measuring unit to measure a measured signal as a single time-series signal containing a target signal obtained by measurement by a single channel; a reference signal creating unit (09-13-2012
20120232346INSERTION DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE - An insertion device and an endoscope which are inserted and extracted through a small incision and have multiple functions. A device body has grip forceps as a treatment means. A first folding back section and a second folding back section are provided at a distal portion of the device body such that the first and second folding back sections are aligned in a row in the longitudinal direction of the device body. The first folding back section and the second folding back section respectively have image obtaining means. An operation means can move the first folding back section to a folded back position in which the first folding back section is folded back relative to the second folding back section, and can also move the second folding back section to a position in which the second folding back section is folded back relative to the device body.09-13-2012
20120219724METHOD FOR FORMING METAL OXIDE FILM, METHOD FOR FORMING MANGANESE OXIDE FILM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - In a method for forming a metal oxide film, by which excellent adhesion between the film and Cu can be provided, a gas containing an organometallic compound is supplied to a base, and the metal oxide film is formed on the base. After forming the metal oxide film on the base by supplying the organometallic compound to the base, the metal oxide film is exposed to the oxygen-containing gas or oxygen-containing plasma in the final step of the process of forming the metal oxide film.08-30-2012
20120217638WIRING CONNECTION METHOD AND FUNCTIONAL DEVICE - By forming a metal layer 08-30-2012
20120211465FLEX-RIGID PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A flex-rigid printed wiring board is provided which can retain flexibility of a flexible portion while increasing durability of the flexible portion against folding, and can ensure conduction in a rigid portion, and a method of manufacturing the printed wiring board. The flex-rigid printed wiring board includes a conductor layer provided on at least one face of a base film, one region of the wiring board containing the base film being a rigid region, an another region containing the base film being a flexible region. The average thickness “tf” of the conductor layer on the base film formed in the flexible region and the average thickness “tR” of the conductor layer on the base film formed in the rigid region satisfy the relationship of tf08-23-2012
20120208170VISUAL TRAINING DEVICE, VISUAL TRAINING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A visual training device includes a training image display unit that outputs a training image including a given first figure that appears at substantially irregular intervals of time at a particular position in a peripheral portion of a screen of a display, and an processed image output unit that superimposes the training image output from the training image display unit, on a video content received from an outside, and outputs a resulting image to the display.08-16-2012
20120201259SUBMOUNT, SUBMOUNT ASSEMBLY, AND SUBMOUNT ASSEMBLING METHOD - A submount having a structure and a configuration resistant to an increase in manufacturing cost and a reduction in yields or reliability, and including an oblique waveguide is provided. A submount having a first surface and allowing a semiconductor light-emitting element including a waveguide to be fixed on the first surface, the waveguide having an axis line inclined at θ08-09-2012
20120199921SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SENSOR DEVICE - Provided is a technique for packaging a sensor structure having a contact sensing surface and a signal processing LSI that processes a sensor signal. The sensor structure has the contact sensing surface and sensor electrodes. The signal processing integrated circuit is embedded in a semiconductor substrate. The sensor structure and the semiconductor substrate are bonded by a bonding layer, forming a sensor device as a single chip. The sensor electrodes and the integrated circuit are sealed inside the sensor device, and the sensor electrodes and external terminals of the integrated circuit are led out to the back surface of the semiconductor substrate through a side surface of the semiconductor substrate.08-09-2012
20120199254ALLOY COMPOSITION, FE-BASED NANO-CRYSTALLINE ALLOY AND FORMING METHOD OF THE SAME - An alloy composition of Fe08-09-2012
20120193527Novel Renal Disease Marker Substance in Human - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for accurately determining even a renal disease that could not have been detected by various conventional renal disease test methods with a reduced burden on a subject (a donor of a test sample). Another object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of determining an early stage renal disease, focusing on a renal disease marker substance with a small blind GFR area. Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a novel method for screening for a prophylactic/therapeutic agent for a renal disease capable of efficiently screening for a novel prophylactic/therapeutic agent for a renal disease that focused on a new, previously unnoticed renal disease marker substance. In order to achieve these objects, the present invention employs the step of detecting or quantifying one or two or more renal disease marker substances present in a test blood sample.08-02-2012
20120190629LIGHT-RECEIVING CHANNEL RHODOPSIN HAVING IMPROVED EXPRESSION EFFICIENCY - Disclosed is a Volvox carteri-derived light-receiving channel rhodopsin with an improved expression efficiency on a cell membrane. Specifically disclosed is a modified Volvox carteri-derived light-receiving channel rhodopsin protein. The protein is modified to contain an N-terminal region of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii-derived channel rhodopsin-1 at the N-terminal of the Volvox carteri-derived light-receiving channel rhodopsin protein, wherein the N-terminal region is involved in cell membrane-localized expression and contains no transmembrane domain of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii-derived channel rhodopsin-1.07-26-2012
20120177717SUSTAINED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM - Disclosed is a drug delivery system for delivering a drug at a sustained constant rate for a long period, which can be transplanted into an affected part safely and in a simple manner and can deliver a drug to the affected part for a long period. Specifically disclosed is a sustained drug delivery system in which an implant is implanted into a body, wherein the implant is a PEG capsule comprising a box-shaped PEG and a porous PEG sheet.07-12-2012
20120172523METHOD OF PRODUCING A CHLOROPRENE-BASED POLYMER, POLYCHLOROPRENE LATEX AND ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - Provided is a polychloroprene latex extremely superior in adhesion properties.07-05-2012
20120168625Millimeter Wave Imaging Sensor - A millimeter wave imaging sensor includes a plurality of millimeter wave sensors disposed on one plane intersecting an incoming direction of millimeter waves emitted from a subject. Each of the plurality of millimeter wave sensors includes an antenna portion, a wave detection unit, a transmission path, and a shielding member. Adjacent millimeter wave sensors, among the plurality of millimeter wave sensors, are positioned according to outer peripheral shape of the shielding members of the adjacent millimeter wave sensors.07-05-2012
20120168042NANOCRYSTAL TITANIUM ALLOY AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME - A titanium alloy has high strength and superior workability and is preferably used for various structural materials for automobiles, etc. The titanium alloy is obtained by the following production method. An alloy having a structure of α′ martensite phase is hot worked at conditions at which dynamic recrystallization occurs. The working is performed at a heating rate of 50 to 800° C./second at a strain rate of 0.01 to 10/second when the temperature is 700 to 800° C. or at a strain rate of 0.1 to 10/second when the temperature is more than 800° C. and less than 1000° C. so as to provide a strain of not less than 0.5. Thus, equiaxed crystals with an average grain size of less than 1000 nm are obtained.07-05-2012
20120148441COPPER ALLOY WIRE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The zirconium content of the alloy composition of a copper alloy wire is 3.0 to 7.0 atomic percent; and the copper alloy wire includes copper matrix phases and composite phases composed of copper-zirconium compound phases and copper phases. The copper matrix phases and the composite phases form a matrix phase-composite phase fibrous structure and are arranged alternately parallel to an axial direction as viewed in a cross-section parallel to the axial direction and including a central axis. The copper-zirconium compound phases and the copper phases in the composite phases also form a composite phase inner fibrous structure and are arranged alternately parallel to the axial direction at a phase pitch of 50 nm or less as viewed in the above cross-section. This double fibrous structure presumably makes the copper alloy wire densely fibrous to provide a strengthening mechanism similar to the rule of mixture for fiber-reinforced composite materials.06-14-2012
20120147917LASER DIODE DEVICE - A laser diode device includes a laminated structure in which a first compound semiconductor layer, a third compound semiconductor layer that has a light emitting region and a saturable absorption region, and a second compound semiconductor layer are sequentially layered, a second electrode, and a first electrode. The laminated structure has ridge stripe structure. The second electrode is separated into a first section to obtain forward bias state by applying a direct current to the first electrode through the light emitting region and a second section to add electric field to the saturable absorption region by an isolation trench. When minimum width of the ridge stripe structure is W06-14-2012
20120142859METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYCHLOROPRENE LATEX, POLYCHLOROPRENE LATEX, AND ADHESIVE USING THE SAME - Provided is a polychloroprene latex extremely favorable in adhesive properties.06-07-2012
20120128970Magnetostrictive 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
20120127398BACKLIGHT SYSTEM AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A backlight system includes: a light-emitting section (05-24-2012
20120125765PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD MANUFACTURING METHOD - It is an object of the present invention to provide a wiring board plasma processing apparatus capable of improving throughput and achieving reduction in running cost while a sputtering process is employed in manufacturing a wiring board. The wiring board plasma processing apparatus of the present invention has, in a same plasma processing chamber, a surface processing portion provided with a plasma source and performing a pretreatment of a board to be processed, and a plurality of sputtering film forming portions forming a seed layer formed of a plurality of films.05-24-2012
20120125376WET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND WET PROCESSING METHOD - A wet processing apparatus holds on a stage a substrate to be processed and carries out a wet treatment by rotating the stage. The substrate is held by the stage, with the center of the substrate being offset from the rotation center of the stage, using a Bernoulli chuck which causes an inert gas to flow to a back surface of the substrate, so that the substrate is eccentrically rotated along with the rotation of the stage. A first gas supply passage which is used for the Bernoulli chuck is provided at a rotation shaft portion in the stage and the stage is also provided with second gas supply passages which communicate with the first gas supply passage to thereby introduce the inert gas to the back surface of the substrate. The second gas supply passages are axisymmetric with respect to a central axis of the substrate.05-24-2012
20120112255Solid-State Image Sensor - A floating diffusion region is formed at an edge of a light-receiving surface of an embedded photodiode, with a transfer gate electrode located therebetween. A first region, with radially extending portions centered on the FD region, and a second region, located to the outside of the first region, are created in the substantially sector-shaped light-receiving surface. A dopant whose conductivity type is the same as the signal charges to be collected in the first region are introduced, whereby an electric field for moving the signal charges from the radially extending sections towards the center is created due to a three-dimensional field effect. As a result, the charge-transfer time is reduced. Additionally, since a circuit element in the subsequent stage can be placed adjacent to the floating diffusion region, the parasitic capacitance of the floating diffusion region can be reduced and a highly sensitive element can be obtained.05-10-2012
20120107831METHOD FOR DETECTING AFFERENT LYMPH VESSEL INFLOW REGIONS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC CELLS - Regions where metastatic cancer cells can exist are detected with high accuracy in a sentinel lymph node. Quantum dots are injected into the vicinity of a cancer in a living body, thereby identifying the location of the sentinel lymph node by means of fluorescence. Subsequently, the sentinel lymph node is extracted. With respect to the sentinel lymph node extracted with quantum dots injected, structural analysis is conducted by means of precision fluorescence measurement which uses a confocal fluorescence microscope for monomolecular observation. Specifically, the fluorescence intensity is measured with respect to each of multiple areas in the sentinel lymph nodes, and out of the multiple areas measured, one or more areas are detected as afferent lymph vessel inflow regions in descending order of fluorescence intensity.05-03-2012
20120099610LASER DIODE ASSEMBLY - A laser diode assembly includes: a mode-locked laser diode device; a diffraction grating that configures an external resonator, returns primary or more order diffracted light to the mode-locked laser diode device, and outputs 0-order diffracted light outside; and an imaging section provided between the mode-locked laser diode device and the diffraction grating and imaging an image of a light output end face of the mode-locked laser diode device on the diffraction grating.04-26-2012
20120099185LASER DIODE ASSEMBLY AND SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER ASSEMBLY - A laser diode assembly includes a mode-locked laser diode device, where a light output spectrum shows long-wavelength shift by self-phase modulation, an external resonator, and a wavelength selective element. A long wavelength component of a pulsed laser beam emitted through the external resonator from the mode-locked laser diode device is extracted by the wavelength selective element, and output to the outside.04-26-2012
20120095191LH-TYPE BISPECIFIC ANTIBODY - Provided are a novel diabody type bispecific antibody, the function of which as a bispecific antibody is improved to provide a higher additional value, such as cost saving caused by a reduction in dose, to a drug; and a method for producing the same. A humanized diabody type bispecific antibody (LH-diabody type bispecific antibody) characterized in that an L-chain is located in the N-terminal side in each polypeptide (LH type); a humanized high-functional bispecific antibody which contains said LH diabody type bispecific antibody; a nucleic acid molecule encoding both of two kinds of single-stranded polypeptides constituting said bispecific antibody; and a method for producing said antibody which comprises culturing a host cell having been transformed by an expression vector containing said nucleic acid molecule.04-19-2012
20120094304METHOD OF PREPARING HUMAN LUNG TISSUE STEM CELLS AND METHOD OF INDUCING DIFFERENTIATION INTO HUMAN ALVEOLAR EPITHELIAL CELLS - Provided are: a method of preparing cells that simultaneously express a type II alveolar epithelial cell marker and a stem cell marker, including a process of isolating and extracting constituent cells from human lung tissue, and a process of separating and culturing lung tissue stem cells from the obtained isolated cells; human lung tissue stem cells that are obtained from the method of preparation and are able to differentiate into alveolar epithelial cells; a method of inducing differentiation into human lung epithelial cells, consisting of culturing the human lung tissue stem cells; human alveolar epithelial cells prepared through the method of inducing differentiation; and a method of screening that uses the human lung tissue stem cells or human alveolar epithelial cells.04-19-2012
20120094126METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALKALI METAL NIOBATE PARTICLES, AND ALKALI METAL NIOBATE PARTICLES - Disclosed are a method of producing fine particulate alkali metal niobate in a liquid phase system, wherein the size and shape of particles of the fine particulate alkali metal niobate can be controlled; and fine particulate alkali metal niobate having a controlled shape and size. Specifically disclosed are a method of producing particulate sodium-potassium niobate represented by the formula (1): Na04-19-2012
20120092003MAGNETIC-ELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND MAGNETIC SENSOR - A magnetic-electric energy conversion device includes: a matrix (04-19-2012
20120083408CARBON NANOTUBE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - There is provided a high-purity carbon nanotube, which can be produced with simple purification by causing graphite to be hardly contained in crude soot obtained immediately after being synthesized by arc-discharge, and a method for producing the same. Soot containing carbon nanotubes produced by arc-discharge using an anode which contains amorphous carbon as a main component is heated at a temperature of not lower than 350° C. to be burned and oxidized, immersed in an acid, heated at a temperature, which is not lower than the heating temperature in the previous burning and oxidation and which is not lower than 500° C., to be burned and oxidized, and immersed in an acid again.04-05-2012
20120082596Reactor for Moisture Generation - A reactor for moisture generation generates high-purity moisture at a catalytic reaction temperature that is lower than an ignition point of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas so hydrogen and oxygen gas are supplied into the reactor having a platinum catalyst layer to catalyze the reaction of the gases without combustion, wherein the reactor maintains high adhesion strength for a long time of the platinum catalyst layer to a barrier layer provided between the base material and the platinum catalyst layer. The reactor includes a reactor main body that has a gas inlet and a moisture outlet, and the Y04-05-2012
20120075479Millimeter Wave Imaging Apparatus and Program - There is provided a millimeter wave imaging apparatus including: a lens antenna forming a subject image based on the millimeter waves from a subject; a line sensor including a plurality of millimeter wave sensors and capturing an image for one line of a predetermined width of the whole subject; a reflector having a reflecting surface reflecting millimeter waves; a reflection angle change device changing an angle of the reflecting surface; an image generation device generating an image of the whole subject from the respective subject images for one line; a millimeter wave radiation unit radiating a reference millimeter wave; a correction value setting device setting correction values with respect to the detected values by the millimeter wave sensors based on the millimeter wave from the millimeter wave radiation unit; and a detected value correction device correcting the detected values by the millimeter wave sensors with the correction values.03-29-2012
20120074339REGULATING VALVE DEVICE - [Problem] To provide a regulating valve device having a valve element opened or closed by a working fluid.03-29-2012
20120064344METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALKALI METAL NIOBATE PARTICLES, AND ALKALI METAL NIOBATE PARTICLES - Disclosed are a method of producing fine particulate alkali metal niobate in a liquid phase system, wherein the size and shape of the particulate alkali metal niobate can be controlled; and fine particulate alkali metal niobate having a controlled shape and size. One of specifically disclosed is a method of producing a substantially rectangular cuboid particulate alkali metal niobate represented by MNbO03-15-2012
20120064314MULTILAYER ZnO SINGLE CRYSTAL SCINTILLATOR AND METHOD FOR MANFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a multilayer ZnO single crystal scintillator wherein the light emitting quantity is increased, and a method for manufacturing such scintillator. A multilayer body composed of ZnO semiconductor layers having different band gaps is manufactured, and a layer having a small band gap is made to have a thickness that permits ionization radiation, such as α rays and electronic rays, to enter the layer, thereby the light emitting quantity of the multilayer ZnO single crystal scintillator is greatly increased.03-15-2012
20120064259ROTARY MAGNET SPUTTERING APPARATUS - Provided is a rotary magnet sputtering apparatus that reduces an adverse effect due to heating of a target portion and so on caused by an increase in plasma excitation power. The rotary magnet sputtering apparatus has a structure in which the heat is removed from the target portion by causing a cooling medium to flow in helical spaces formed between a plurality of helical plate-like magnet groups or by providing a cooling passage in a backing plate which supports the target portion.03-15-2012
20120028033PHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - The phase-separated structure is composed of a resin phase and a particle phase that is arranged adjacent to the resin phase and that contains organic-inorganic composite particles having an organic group on the surface of inorganic particles. The organic-inorganic composite particles in the particle phase at least have a configuration in which the steric hindrance of the organic group prevents the inorganic particles from contacting each other.02-02-2012
20120025652GENERATOR - The generator comprises a stator (02-02-2012
20120025380MANGANESE OXIDE FILM FORMING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided a manganese oxide film forming method capable of forming a manganese oxide film having high adhesivity to Cu. In the manganese oxide film forming method, a manganese oxide film is formed on an oxide by supplying a manganese-containing gas onto the oxide. A film forming temperature for forming the manganese oxide film is set to be equal to or higher than about 100° C. and lower than about 400° C.02-02-2012
20120021563METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - There is provided a three-dimensional integrated circuit manufacturing method for temporarily attaching a chip to a transcription substrate, and securely detaching the chip from the transcription substrate when the chip is transferred to a supporting substrate. When a chip is temporarily attached to a transcription substrate, by evaporating a liquid existing between the chip and the transcription substrate, the solids of the chip and the transcription substrate can be attached to each other. Accordingly, the chip can be temporarily attached to the transcription substrate so as not to be deviated from its own position. Further, by setting adhesive strength between the chip and a supporting substrate to be higher than that between the chip and the transcription substrate, the chip can be securely detached from the transcription substrate when the chip is transferred from the transcription substrate to the supporting substrate.01-26-2012
20120021446Evaluation Peptide For Use In Quantification Of Protein Using Mass Spectrometer, Artificial Standard Protein, And Method For Quantifying Protein - Disclosed is an evaluation peptide for evaluating the efficiency of a pretreatment in the quantification of a protein using a mass spectrometer, having high reliability and high general versatility. Also disclosed is an artificial standard protein comprising the evaluation peptide. Further disclosed is a method for quantifying a protein utilizing the artificial standard protein. Specifically disclosed is a method for selecting a peptide which consists of an amino acid sequence not agreeing with that in a naturally occurring protein and a variant thereof and capable of being detected by mass spectrometry and which has an amino acid that can be recognized by a protein-digesting enzyme, and using the peptide as an evaluation peptide for use in the quantification of a protein by a mass spectrometer.01-26-2012
20120018665MAGNETIC PARTICLE AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - An aspect of the present invention relates to a method of preparing a magnetic particle, which comprises attaching a transition metal-containing organic compound to a surface of a hard magnetic particle and then thermally decomposing the transition metal-containing organic compound to obtain the magnetic particle.01-26-2012
20120012956MAGNETIC SENSOR AND MAGNETIC MEMORY - The invention relates to a magnetic sensor and a magnetic memory which sense magnetic information held by a ferromagnetic body without a current flowing through the ferromagnetic body. The magnetic sensor and magnetic memory use a magnetoresistive effect generated in a current that flows through a metal layer along an interface, on at least the interface side, with a ferromagnetic dielectric layer and said metal layer being joined through said interface.01-19-2012
20120002696ALIGNMENT METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER AND LIGHT OUTPUT DEVICE - Provided is an alignment method of a semiconductor optical amplifier with which optimization of coupling efficiency between incident laser light and light waveguide of the semiconductor optical amplifier is enabled without depending on an external monitoring device. The alignment method of a semiconductor optical amplifier is a method that optically amplifies laser light from a laser light source and outputs the optically amplified laser light, which adjusts relative position of the semiconductor optical amplifier with respect to the laser light entering into the semiconductor optical amplifier by flowing a given value of current to the semiconductor optical amplifier while entering the laser light from the laser light source to the semiconductor optical amplifier so that a voltage applied to the semiconductor optical amplifier becomes the maximum.01-05-2012
20120002271SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER - A semiconductor optical amplifier includes: a laminated structure sequentially including a first compound semiconductor layer composed of GaN compound semiconductor and having a first conductivity type, a third compound semiconductor layer having a light amplification region composed of GaN compound semiconductor, and a second compound semiconductor layer composed of GaN compound semiconductor and having a second conductivity type; a second electrode formed on the second compound semiconductor layer; and a first electrode electrically connected to the first compound semiconductor layer. The laminated structure has a ridge stripe structure. When widths of the ridge stripe structure in a light output end face and the ridge stripe structure in a light incident end face are respectively W01-05-2012
20110310330THIN BACKLIGHT SYSTEM AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - According to a conventional backlight device for use in a thin full-color display device in which pixels are subjected to a color separation by colored lights, a large chromatic aberration occurs, thereby causing a deterioration in image quality. A thin backlight system in accordance with the present invention includes: a light emitting section (12-22-2011
20110306024STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON RESPIRATORY INSTRUCTION PROGRAM, RESPIRATORY INSTRUCTION APPARATUS, RESPIRATORY INSTRUCTION SYSTEM, AND RESPIRATORY INSTRUCTION PROCESSING METHOD - At least an expiratory period during which a user is instructed to take an expiratory action as a respiratory action and an inspiratory period during which the user is instructed to take an inspiratory action as the respiratory action are set. One of enlargement and reduction of a first object is performed during the expiratory period, and the other of the enlargement and the reduction of the first object is performed during the inspiratory period, the first object representing a loop path. During the expiratory period, a second object is caused to move along and complete one full circuit of the path in a time from a beginning to an end of the expiratory period, and during the inspiratory period, the second object is caused to move along and complete one full circuit of the path in a time from a beginning to an end of the inspiratory period.12-15-2011
20110305890FERRITE MATERIAL HAVING COMPOSITION GRADIENT FOR MEASURING MAGNETO-OPTICAL-EFFECT PROPERTIES AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING PROPERTIES OF FERRITE - Provided is a method of evaluating properties of ferrite which can continuously measure change in magnetic properties accompanying change in composition of the ferrite merely by preparing one specimen.12-15-2011
20110303364PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A microwave plasma processing apparatus includes: a processing container wherein a gas is excited by microwaves and a substrate is plasma-processed; a microwave source which outputs microwaves; a transmission line through which the microwaves output from the microwave source are transmitted; a plurality of dielectric plates which are arranged on an inner surface of the processing container and emit the microwaves into the processing container; a plurality of first coaxial waveguides which are adjacent to the dielectric plates and through which the microwaves are transmitted to the dielectric plates; and a coaxial waveguide distributor which distributes and transmits the microwaves transmitted through the transmission line to the first coaxial waveguides. The coaxial waveguide distributor includes a second coaxial waveguide which has an input portion and 2 types of branched structures which are connected to the first coaxial waveguides and have different configurations.12-15-2011
20110303363PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A microwave plasma processing apparatus for plasma-processing a substrate by exciting a gas by the microwave includes a processing container formed of metal, a microwave source for outputting the microwave, a first dielectric member that faces an inner wall of the processing container and for transmitting the microwave output from the microwave source into the processing container, and a second dielectric member that is provided on an inner surface of the processing container and restrains the microwave from propagating along the inner surface of the processing container.12-15-2011
20110296929LOAD MEASURING APPARATUS - A high-accuracy load measuring apparatus capable of enlarging a measurement range includes a loading section provided at one end of a long and narrow beam. A support supports the beam at a side closer to the other end of the beam than the loading section. A displacement sensor includes a capacitive sensor and is provided to measure a displacement of the loading section. The beam includes a pair of long and narrow plate-like legs arranged in parallel while being spaced apart in a thickness direction and a connecting portion connecting ends of the plate-like legs at a side of the loading section. The beam is supported on the support to have a changeable length between a supported position by the support and the loading section. Each plate-like leg includes a slot, which is a long and narrow hole formed along a length direction in a widthwise central part.12-08-2011
20110294581STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING GAME PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, GAME APPARATUS, GAME SYSTEM, AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD - A biological signal is obtained from a player, under a situation where a biological parameter can be calculated based on a biological signal repeatedly obtained from a sensor attached to a player, and a predetermined game processing can be performed using the biological parameter. Then, whether the sensor is attached to the player is determined based on the biological signal, and the predetermined game processing is performed in at least one of a case where the sensor attachment determining means determines that the sensor has changed from its attached state to its detached state and a case where the sensor attachment determining means determines that the sensor has changed from its detached state to its attached state, according to the timing at which the determinations is made.12-01-2011
20110294192FUSION COLLAGENASE IN WHICH AFFINITY TAG IS LINKED AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A fusion collagenase in which an affinity tag is added to the carboxyl terminal of a collagenase was expressed as a recombinant protein. It was found that a collagenase having a collagen-binding domain can be selectively collected by purifying the obtained fusion collagenase by affinity chromatography.12-01-2011
20110284754SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTOR FOR TWO-DIMENSIONALLY DETECTING RADIATION POSITIONS AND METHOD FOR TWO-DIMENSIONALLY DETECTING RADIATION POSITIONS USING THE SAME - A semiconductor 2D position detector for two-dimensionally detecting positions of radiation is a Schottky diode comprising: a semiconductor substrate 11-24-2011
20110281090GERMANIUM-CONTAINING HIGH-REFRACTIVE-INDEX THIN FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a high refractive-index coating film and a production method of the high refractive-index coating film. The production method comprises producing a coating film containing a germanium compound containing a Ge—Ge bond as a backbone thereof, and baking the coating film under vacuum or in an inert gas atmosphere. The high refractive-index coating film produced by the method is soluble in a solvent and has a high moldability and film-formation property, and has a high refractive index of 1.8 or more and further 2.3 or more, and is chemically stable.11-17-2011
20110268870FILM FORMING APPARATUS AND FILM FORMING METHOD - In an apparatus for film formation, constituted so that an organic EL molecular gas is ejected into an ejection vessel, a plurality of organic EL material vessels are provided together with a piping system for connecting the plurality of organic EL material vessels to the ejection vessel. The plurality of organic EL material vessels are selectively put into a supply state of organic EL molecules. The piping system is constructed so that the carrier gas is fed into each organic EL material vessel in such a manner that the pressure during film formation and the pressure during non-film formation are equal to each other. During non-film formation, the carrier gas is allowed to flow from one of the organic EL material vessels to other material vessel.11-03-2011
20110268645PROCESS FOR PRODUCING NITRIDE CRYSTAL, NITRIDE CRYSTAL AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SAME - To grow a highly pure nitride crystal having a low oxygen concentration efficiently by an ammonothermal method.11-03-2011
20110266464SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RADIOTHERAPY APPARATUS - A certain component of an input time series signal (hereinafter referred to as input) is assumed as a cycle time-variable time series signal and a prediction model for predicting a value of the input after the predetermined time is produced, and the value of the input after the predetermined time is predicted and outputted using the prediction model.11-03-2011
20110260905Millimeter Wave Imaging Apparatus - A millimeter wave imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device including a plurality of millimeter wave sensors that are arranged in a planar manner and receive millimeter waves radiated from a subject to detect signal levels thereof; a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the imaging device; a storage device that stores, with respect to the each of the millimeter wave sensors, temperature characteristics data indicating a relationship between the temperature detected by the temperature sensor and the output from the millimeter wave sensor; and an image data generation device that obtains a deviation of an output from the each of the millimeter wave sensors from reference temperature characteristics based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor and the temperature characteristics data stored by the storage device, corrects the output from the each of the millimeter wave sensors based on the deviation, and thereby generates the image data.10-27-2011
20110259523PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A microwave plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber; a microwave source that outputs a microwave; a dielectric plate that radiates the microwave output from the microwave source to the inside of the processing chamber; and a metal electrode provided on the side of a plasma-facing surface of the dielectric plate so as to be adjacent to the dielectric plate. Here, a part of the dielectric plate is exposed to the inside of the processing chamber at an outside of the metal electrode. Further, a cell area is defined as a virtual area that divides the ceiling surface of the processing chamber and is formed by two straight lines parallel to one diagonal line of the metal electrode and two straight lines parallel to the other diagonal line of the metal electrode and the cell area is a minimum rectangular area including the metal electrode and the dielectric plate.10-27-2011
20110249221LIGHTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A lighting device includes: a light guide plate; a light source disposed on a side face of the light guide plate; and a light modulation element disposed on a surface or in the inside of the light guide plate and adhered to the light guide plate. The light modulation element has a pair of transparent substrates disposed separately and oppositely, a pair of electrodes provided on respective surfaces of the pair of transparent substrates, and a light modulation layer provided in a gap between the pair of transparent substrates. The light modulation layer includes a first region, having optical anisotropy, responsive to an electric field, and a second region, having optical anisotropy, unresponsive to an electric field. The second region has a striped structure with average striped texture size of 0.05 μm to 10 μm both inclusive in a short axis direction.10-13-2011
20110247523ORGANIC-INORGANIC COMPOSITE PARTICLES, PARTICLE DISPERSION, PARTICLE-DISPERSED RESIN COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC-INORGANIC COMPOSITE PARTICLES - The organic-inorganic composite particles can be dispersed as primary particles in a solvent and/or a resin and have a plurality of mutually different organic groups on the surface of inorganic particles.10-13-2011
20110242146LIGHTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A lighting device includes: a light guide plate; a light source; and a light modulation element disposed on a surface of or in the inside of the light guide plate, and adhered to the light guide plate. The light modulation element has a pair of transparent substrates, a first electrode provided on a surface of one of the transparent substrates, a second electrode provided on a surface of the other of the transparent substrates, and a light modulation layer, provided in a gap between the transparent substrates, exhibiting a light-scattering property or a light-transmitting property concerning light from the light source depending on intensity of an electric field. One or both of the first and second electrodes include partial electrodes. First partial electrodes of the partial electrodes are adjacent to second partial electrodes of the partial electrodes, and have irregular shapes on edges adjacent to the second partial electrodes.10-06-2011
20110234783MILLIMETER WAVE IMAGING APPARATUS - A millimeter wave imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device provided with a millimeter wave sensor that receives millimeter waves radiated from a subject; an image data generation device that generates image data of the subject based on an output from the millimeter wave sensor constituting the imaging device; a storage device that stores inspection target object data indicating, with respect to each object to be an inspection target object, a shape of the object and a size of the object relative to the subject; a detection device that compares the inspection target object data stored by the storage device and the image data generated by the image data generation device, thereby to detect an inspection target object hidden in the subject; and an output device that outputs results of detection by the detection device.09-29-2011
20110233480PRODUCING METHOD OF METAL FINE PARTICLES OR METAL OXIDE FINE PARTICLES, METAL FINE PARTICLES OR METAL OXIDE FINE PARTICLES, AND METAL-CONTAINING PASTE, AND METAL FILM OR METAL OXIDE FILM - There is provided a producing method of metal fine particles or metal oxide fine particles for producing metal fine particles or metal oxide fine particles by atomizing raw materials by performing processes including an oxidizing process and a reducing process to the raw materials composed of metal or a metal compound.09-29-2011
20110230447OSTEOGENESIS PROMOTER COMPRISING [4-(METHYLTHIO)PHENYLTHIO]METHANEBISPHOSPHONIC ACID OR PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT - Disclosed are: a compound which can be produced through a chemical synthesis at low cost, has an excellent osteogenesis-promoting activity, has high affinity for a bone, and can be applied without the need of any special DDS; and a method for promoting osteogenesis by administering the compound and applying the promotion of osteogenesis to the formation or regeneration of a bone. Specifically disclosed are: an osteogenesis promoter or a pharmaceutical composition comprising [4-(methylthio)phenylthio]methanebisphosphonic acid, which is one of bisphosphonic acids, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient; and a method for promoting osteogenesis, which comprises administering the osteogenesis promoter or the pharmaceutical composition to a subject to be treated.09-22-2011
20110228558PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - Conventional planar light source devices have a problem that increasing a utilization ratio of light results in a very narrow angle distribution of light. A planar light source device of the present invention has a light source (09-22-2011
20110216797SELF-OSCILLATING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a driving method of a self-oscillating semiconductor laser device including a first compound semiconductor layer having a first conductive type and composed of a GaN base compound semiconductor, a third compound semiconductor layer and a second compound semiconductor layer configuring an emission region and a saturable absorption region, are successively laminated, a second electrode formed on the second compound semiconductor layer, and a first electrode electrically connected to the first compound semiconductor layer. The second electrode is separated into a first portion to create a forward bias state by passing current to the first electrode via the emission region and a second portion to apply an electric field to the saturable absorption region by a separation groove. The current greater than a current value where kink is occurred in optical output-current characteristics is to be passed to the first portion of the second electrode.09-08-2011
20110216788MODE-LOCKED SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a driving method of a mode-locked semiconductor laser device comprising a laminated structure in which a first compound semiconductor layer, a third compound semiconductor layer having an emission region and a second compound semiconductor layer are successively laminated, a second electrode, and a first electrode. The laminated structure is formed on a compound semiconductor substrate having polarity, the third compound semiconductor layer includes a quantum well structure having a well layer and a barrier layer. The well layer has a depth of 1 nm or more and 10 nm or less. The barrier layer has an impurity doping density of 2×1009-08-2011
20110209799METHOD OF FORMING FINE GRAINS OF CO-CR-MO ALLOY WITH NITROGEN ADDITION AND CO-CR-MO ALLOY WITH NITROGEN ADDITION - A Co—Cr—Mo alloy with nitrogen addition composed of 26 to 35% by weight of Cr, 2 to 8% by weight of Mo, 0.1 to 0.3% by weight of N, and balance of Co is subjected to solution treatment and then subjected to isothermal aging treatment holding the alloy at 670 to 830° C. for a predetermined period of time to form a multi-phase structure composed of an ε-phase and a Cr nitride by means of an isothermal aging effect. After cooling, the alloy subjected to reverse transformation treatment in which the alloy is heated at a temperature range of 870 to 1100° C. for reverse transformation to a single γ-phase from the multi-phase structure composed of an ε-phase and a Cr nitride.09-01-2011
20110205528SAMPLE ANALYSIS METHOD - A sample analysis method is provided for analyzing a sample having a permeability to terahertz radiation and accurately measure the composition, physical properties, mass and dimensions of a very small sample or a minute amount of sample by irradiating the sample with terahertz radiation. In the method, a reflective member is provided adjoining a first principal surface of the sample, an entrance member is provided adjoining a second principal surface of the sample, terahertz radiation is delivered from outside of entrance member towards the sample, and the sample is analyzed using an interference wave generated from a first-surface reflected wave at the interface between the first principal surface of the sample and the reflective member and a second-surface reflected wave at the interface between the second principal surface of the sample and the entrance member.08-25-2011
20110199786SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A dichroic filter column (08-18-2011
20110195777STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING GAME PROGRAM STORED THEREON, GAME APPARATUS, GAME SYSTEM, AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD - Operation input obtaining means obtains an operation input performed by a player with respect to an input device. Designated position setting means sets a designated position with respect to a virtual game world in accordance with the operation input. Biological signal obtaining means obtains a biological signal from the player. Designated position change means changes the designated position in accordance with the biological signal obtained by the biological signal obtaining means. Game processing means performs a predetermined game process on the basis of the designated position.08-11-2011
20110190492DIAGNOSTIC PROBE FOR CONFORMATION DISEASE - The invention provides a probe compound useful for early diagnosis of conformation disease, a composition and a kit comprising it for diagnosis for conformation disease, and a medical composition for treatment and/or prevention of conformation disease.08-04-2011
20110189857CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING APPARATUS, CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - Scratches and dishing are prevented from being generated when copper, which is deposited on an interlayer insulating film formed of an organic low-k film, is polished during a damascene process. In the CMP apparatus, while a rotating center axis of a rotating head, which has a polishing pad attached thereon, and a rotating center axis of a rotating table, which has a semiconductor wafer disposed face-up thereon, are aligned on the same vertical line, and the rotating head and the rotating table are spin-rotating in the same direction, the rotating head is lowered and the polishing pad touches the semiconductor wafer on the rotating table. Accordingly the polishing pad is prevented from scrubbing in a direction opposite to the rotating direction of the semiconductor wafer in the entire surface of the semiconductor wafer.08-04-2011
20110186425MAGNETRON SPUTTERING METHOD, AND MAGNETRON SPUTTERING APPARATUS - A sputtering method includes disposing a plurality of thin and long deposition regions such that the thin and long deposition regions each cross in a first direction a circular reference region having a diameter equal to that of a semiconductor wafer, and are arranged at predetermined intervals in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; disposing one of the plurality of thin and long deposition regions such that one side of sides thereof extending in the first direction passes through a substantial center of the circular reference region; disposing another of the plurality of thin and long deposition regions such that one side of sides thereof extending in the first direction passes through a substantial edge of the circular reference region; setting each of widths of the plurality of thin and long deposition regions such that a value obtained by summing the widths of the plurality of thin and long deposition regions in the second direction is substantially equal to a radius of the circular reference region; disposing a plurality of thin and long targets to face the corresponding thin and long deposition regions such that sputtering particles emitted from the plurality of thin and long targets are incident on the corresponding thin and long deposition regions; disposing a semiconductor wafer, while overlapping with the circular reference region; confining a plasma generated by a magnetron discharge in the vicinity of the targets, and emitting the sputtering particles from the targets; and rotating the semiconductor wafer at a predetermined rotation speed by using a normal line passing through the center of the circular reference region as a rotation central axis, to deposit a film on a surface of the semiconductor wafer.08-04-2011
20110184555WORKING SUPPORT ROBOT SYSTEM - The working support robot system of the present invention includes: a robot arm (07-28-2011
20110184248STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A storage medium is provided having stored therein an information processing program executable by a computer of an information processing device which performs predetermined processes based on biological parameters acquired from a user. The information processing program causes the computer to function as: first biological parameter acquisition means for acquiring a first biological parameter from the user during a first period; second biological parameter acquisition means for acquiring a second biological parameter from the user, within the first period, during the acquisition of the first biological parameter, or on and after a first time point after the acquisition of the first biological parameter; and first process execution means for executing a first process from the first time point, based on the first biological parameter and the second biological parameter.07-28-2011
20110183757STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING GAME PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, GAME APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND GAME SYSTEM - A player object is caused to perform a motion in a virtual game world in accordance with information corresponding to a biological signal acquired from a player. Biological signal acquisition means acquires the biological signal from the player. Pulse detection means detects pulse or heartbeat of the player in accordance with the biological signal acquired by the biological signal acquisition means. Player object motion control means causes the player object to discharge a discharge object in the virtual game world when the pulse detection means detects the pulse or the heartbeat.07-28-2011
20110180213PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A ratio between gas conductances of a main gas passage and a plurality of branch gas passages is increased. A plasma processing apparatus is an apparatus for plasma-processing an object to be processed by exciting gas, and includes a processing container; a gas supply source for supplying a desired gas; a main gas passage distributing the gas supplied from the gas supply source; a plurality of branch gas passages connected to a lower stream side of the main gas passage; a plurality of throttle portions formed on the plurality of branch gas passages to narrow the branch gas passages; and one, two, or more gas discharging holes per each of the branch gas passages, for discharging the gas that has passed through the plurality of throttle portions formed on the plurality of branch gas passages into the processing container.07-28-2011
20110177491PEPTIDE FOR USE IN SIMULTANEOUS PROTEIN QUANTIFICATION OF METABOLIZING ENZYMES USING MASS SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS - There are provided a peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence for simultaneously quantifying absolute amounts of metabolizing enzyme proteins in a biological sample at high sensitivity and a method for using the same. A peptide which can be detected at high sensitivity with a mass spectrometer that enables highly sensitive simultaneous quantification of metabolizing enzymes, intracellular proteins, is selected, and the amino acid sequence thereof is identified. Using a stable-isotope-labeled peptide having the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence of this peptide to be quantified, a mass spectrometry by LC-MS/MS is performed at predetermined concentration levels of the stable-isotope-labeled peptide to create a calibration curve. The stable-isotope-labeled peptide is added to a peptide fragment obtained by fragmenting metabolizing enzyme proteins to be quantified in a sample with trypsin, amass spectrometry by LC-MS/MS is performed to calculate amass spectrum area ratio of the metabolizing enzyme protein peptides to be quantified and the stable-isotope-labeled peptide, and a quantitative value is obtained from the area ratio using the calibration curve.07-21-2011
20110175041MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ITO PARTICLES, AND ITO POWDER, COATING MATERIAL FOR TRANSPARENT ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND TRANSPARENT ELECTROCONDUCTIVE FILM - ITO powder and a producing method of the same, capable of producing ITO particles without using a solvent with a high boiling point by a simple treatment method without a heating process in an atmosphere which causes sintering. Also, an ITO powder is provided, which is suitable for a coating material for a transparent electroconductive material, the ITO powder being produced by a first step of dissolving salt containing indium and salt containing tin into an organic solvent, then adding to this organic solvent, an organic solvent containing a basic precipitant, to manufacture a precursor; and a second step of applying heat treatment to the precursor in a pressurizing vessel, to thereby generate ITO particles.07-21-2011
20110163876Millimeter Wave Imaging Apparatus - A millimeter wave imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device having a plurality of millimeter wave sensors that are arranged in a planar manner and receive millimeter waves radiated from a subject to detect signal levels thereof; an image data generation device that generates image data of the subject based on an output from each of the millimeter wave sensors constituting the imaging device; and a case that has a placement surface on which the subject can be placed and which permits transmission of the millimeter waves. The imaging device is arranged below the placement surface of the case, so that the millimeter waves, which are radiated from a bottom part of the subject placed on the placement surface of the case, are received by the plurality of millimeter wave sensors.07-07-2011
20110146910PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - Uniformity of a process on a substrate is improved. A plasma processing apparatus including a processing container which is formed of metal and receives a substrate to be plasma-processed, an electromagnetic wave source which supplies an electromagnetic wave required to excite plasma in the processing container, and a plurality of dielectrics, through which the electromagnetic wave supplied from the electromagnetic wave source transmits to the inside of the processing container and which have a part that is exposed to the inside of the processing container, on a lower surface of a lid of the processing container, wherein a metal electrode, which is electrically connected to the lid, is formed on a lower surface of each dielectric, a part of each dielectric exposed between the lower surface of the lid and the metal electrode has a substantially polygonal outline when viewed from the inside of the processing container, the plurality of dielectrics are disposed with vertical angles of the polygonal outlines being adjacent to each other, and a surface wave propagating portion, through which the electromagnetic wave is propagated, is formed on the lower surface of the lid exposed inside the processing container and a lower surface of the metal electrode.06-23-2011
20110141715SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - Surface light source device includes: point light sources (06-16-2011
20110141551ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An illumination device is provided and includes: a light guide member; a light source provided on one or more side faces of the light guide member; and a light modulating element including a pair of transparent substrates disposed to oppose each other with a gap therebetween, a first electrode provided on a surface of one of the transparent substrates, a second electrode provided on a surface of the other of the transparent substrates, and a light modulation layer provided in the gap and expressing a scattering property or a transparency to light from the light source in accordance with a magnitude of an electric field. The first electrode, the second electrode, or both thereof is patterned, and a density of pattern of the first electrode, the second electrode, or both thereof to which the patterning is applied is varied depending on a distance from the light source.06-16-2011
20110140276INTERLAYER INSULATING FILM, INTERCONNECTION STRUCTURE, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - This invention provides an interlayer insulating film for a semiconductor device, which has low permittivity, is free from the evolution of gas such as CFx and SiF06-16-2011
20110125086FLUID INJECTION DEVICE - A fluid injection device includes: a pulse generation section that includes a fluid chamber whose volume is changeable, and an inlet flow passage and an outlet flow passage that are connected to the fluid chamber; a first connection flow passage connected to the outlet flow passage, having an end portion; a second connection flow passage connected to the inlet flow passage; a fluid injection opening formed at the end portion of the first connection flow passage, having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the outlet flow passage; a connection flow passage tube including the first connection flow passage and having rigidity adequate to transmit pulses of fluid flowing from the fluid chamber to the fluid injection opening; and a pressure generation section that supplies fluid to the inlet flow passage.05-26-2011
20110123830METALLIC MAGNETIC POWDER FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE METALLIC MAGNETIC POWDER - According to a method for producing a metallic magnetic powder for magnetic recording, which comprises treatment including, in sequence, a step of allowing a reducing agent to act on a metallic magnetic powder comprising particles having a metallic magnetic phase composed mainly of Fe or Fe and Co and containing one or more of rare earth elements (including Y), Al and Si (these are hereinafter referred to as “nonmagnetic ingredient”), in a liquid containing a complexing agent capable of forming a complex with at least one or more of the nonmagnetic ingredients, to thereby make the nonmagnetic ingredient in the powder particles dissolve out into the liquid (dissolution treatment step), a step of heat treatment in a reducing gas atmosphere (re-reduction treatment step), and a step of heat treatment in an oxidizing gas atmosphere (stabilization treatment step), a metallic magnetic powder for magnetic recording, which comprises particles having a particle length of from 10 nm to 45 nm and an axial ratio of 2 or more and in which the tip part of the particles is rounded, is obtained.05-26-2011
20110123119IMAGING METHOD OF STRUCTURE DEFECT, IMAGING DEVICE OF STRUCTURE DEFECT, IMAGING METHOD OF BUBBLE OR LESION AND IMAGING DEVICE OF BUBBLE OR LESION - Scattered waves from the defect of burst ultrasonic waves radiated from an ultrasonic transmitter to a structure in two different arrangements of the ultrasonic transmitter and an array receiver are received by the array receiver so as to obtain a reception signal. The reception signal is subjected to a band-pass filter that passes a specific frequency component, shifted by different time according to the position of each reception sensor element of the array receiver and then, added so as to obtain a processing signal. On the basis of the processing signal, an image of the defect is obtained, respectively. A common portion of the obtained two images is extracted.05-26-2011
20110121736PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is a plasma processing apparatus having a coaxial waveguide structure in which characteristic impedance of an input side and characteristic impedance of an output side are different. A microwave plasma processing apparatus, which plasma-processes a substrate by exciting a gas by using a microwave, includes: a processing container; a microwave source, which outputs a microwave, a first coaxial waveguide, which transmits the microwave output from the microwave source; and a dielectric plate, which is adjacent to the first coaxial waveguide while facing an inner side of the processing container, and emits the microwave transmitted from the first coaxial waveguide into the processing container. A thickness ratio between an inner conductor and an outer conductor of the first coaxial waveguide is not uniform along a longitudinal direction.05-26-2011
20110117440SOLID ELECTROLYTE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SOLID ELECTROLYTE - A solid electrolyte comprising: 05-19-2011
20110117372GRAPHENE OR GRAPHITE THIN FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, THIN FILM STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided are a high-quality graphene or graphite thin film compatible with a large surface area, a manufacturing method that can epitaxially form the graphene or graphite thin film on a Si substrate, a thin film structure, and an electronic device having the same. The present invention provides a graphene or graphite thin film formed on a cubic SiC crystal thin film having a (111) orientation formed on a Si substrate, the cubic SiC crystal thin film being used as a base material. Additionally, the development of ultra-high-speed devices that support next-generation high-speed communication services can be advanced by means of an electronic device having a graphene or graphite thin film structure grown as a crystal on a substrate.05-19-2011
20110114600PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is a coaxial waveguide distributor including a coaxial waveguide which extends non-perpendicularly at a branched portion. A plasma processing apparatus in which a gas is excited by microwaves to plasma process an object to be processed includes a processing container, a microwave source which outputs microwaves, a transmission line which transmits the microwaves output from the microwave source, a plurality of dielectric plates which are provided on an inner wall of the processing container and emit microwaves into the processing container, a plurality of first coaxial waveguides which are adjacent to the plurality of dielectric plates and transmit microwaves to the plurality of dielectric plates, and one stage or two or more stages of a coaxial waveguide distributor which distributes and transmits the microwaves transmitted through the transmission line to the plurality of first coaxial waveguides. The coaxial waveguide distributor include s a second coaxial waveguide having an input portion and three or more of third coaxial waveguides which are connected to the second coaxial waveguide. Each of the third coaxial waveguides extends non-perpendicularly with respect to the second cable.05-19-2011
20110109663ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND DISPLAY UNIT - An illuminating device capable of improving display luminance while decreasing light leakage in a range with a large view angle and a display unit are provided. In a light modulation device bonded to a light guide plate, a light modulation layer containing a bulk and microparticles is provided. Both the bulk and the microparticles have optical anisotropy, and each response speed to an electric field is different from each other. Thereby, by controlling the electric field, each optical axis orientation of the bulk and the microparticles is able to correspond with each other, or is able to be different from each other.05-12-2011
20110107795METHOD OF COLORING SURFACE OF ZIRCONIUM-BASED METALLIC GLASS COMPONENT - A method of coloring a surface of a zirconium-based metallic glass component that includes the step of imparting interference colors by carrying out an anodizing process using an alkaline solution to form a film having a thickness of 300 nm or less on the surface of the zirconium-based metallic glass component.05-12-2011
20110103419OPTICAL DEVICE - The present invention provides an optical device capable of suppressing a drive current and an optical output to be varied with a passage of the time. The optical device includes: an optical element including a first end face and a second end face, and emitting light having a wavelength from 300 nm to 600 nm both inclusive at least from the second end face in the first end face and the second end face; a pedestal including a supporting substrate supporting the optical element, and a connecting terminal electrically connected to the optical element; and a sealing section including a light transmitting window in each of a portion facing the first end face and a portion facing the second end face, and sealing the optical element.05-05-2011
20110086485METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MOS SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE, AND PLASMA CVD DEVICE - To manufacture a MOS semiconductor memory device having an insulating film laminate in which adjacent insulating films have band-gaps of different sizes, a plasma processing device which transmits microwaves to a chamber by means of a planar antenna having a plurality of holes is used to perform plasma CVD under pressure conditions that differ from at least pressure conditions used when forming the adjacent insulating films, and the insulating films are sequentially formed by altering the band-gaps of the adjacent insulating films that constitute the insulating film laminate.04-14-2011
20110085066Solid-State Image Sensor and Drive Method for the Same - A burst reading memory section (04-14-2011
20110084456Metal Gasket - A metal gasket includes an outer ring that is formed in a substantially C-shaped cross-section having an opening in a circumferential direction and an inner ring that is disposed inside the outer ring, wherein the inner ring is configured in a polygonal shape of a cross section, and a pair of corner portions opposing to each other in the inner ring are disposed on inner circumferential faces on the both sides of the opening in the outer ring.04-14-2011
20110084197Solid-State Image Sensor - A pixel output line is provided for each of the pixels two-dimensionally arrayed in a pixel area. The pixel output lines are extended to a memory area, and a memory unit is connected to each of those lines. The memory unit includes a writing-side transistor, a reading-side transistor and a plurality of memory sections for holding signals for 104 image frames. A photocharge storage operation is simultaneously performed at all the pixels, and the thereby produced signals are outputted to the pixel output lines. In the memory unit, with the writing-side transistor in the ON state, the sampling transistor of a different memory section is sequentially turned on for each exposure cycle so as to sequentially hold a signal in the capacitor of each memory section. After a burst imaging operation is completed, all the pixel signals are sequentially read. Unlike CCDs, the present device does not simultaneously drive all gate loads, so that it can be driven at high speeds with low power consumption. Thus, the burst imaging can be performed at higher speeds than ever before.04-14-2011
20110083517SENSOR SYSTEM - A sensor system includes a first sensing device that includes a sensor, and first and second surrounding portions that surround the sensor at least partially, a second sensing device that comprises a sensor, and first and second surrounding portions that surround the sensor at least partially, wherein at least one of a combination of shapes of the first and second surrounding portions of the respective first and second sensing devices and a combination of physical properties of the first and second surrounding portions of the respective first and second sensing devices is configured such that a detection characteristic of the first sensing device is different from a detection characteristic of the second sensing device.04-14-2011
20110070163CANCER CELL MIGRATION AND CANCER CELL INVASION INHIBITOR - Provided are an antibody which binds specifically PAR1 (protease activated receptor 1) or a fragment of the antibody which retains similar characteristics thereto; a composition containing the same for inhibiting the migration activity and invasion activity of cancer cells; and a medicinal composition for treating cancer and the like.03-24-2011
20110066294APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS - A manufacturing time of a semiconductor device is shortened by raising and dropping a base temperature of a semiconductor wafer such as silicon wafer to a target temperature at a high speed, a semiconductor device is manufactured with high qualities by making an in-plane temperature distribution of the semiconductor wafer a desired temperature distribution with high accuracy (by uniformizing an in-plane temperature and varying the in-plane temperature distribution for each region), and furthermore, an apparatus with excellent energy efficiency can be simply configured. When the temperature of the semiconductor wafer is controlled to be the target temperature by raising the temperature of the semiconductor wafer, control means performs switching so as to supply a high-temperature circulating liquid at a temperature higher than the target temperature in a high-temperature tank to a channel in a stage, and controls the thermoelectric element in plural zones so that the temperature of the semiconductor wafer coincides with the target temperature and the in-plane temperature distribution of the semiconductor wafer becomes the desired temperature distribution.03-17-2011
20110060129NONCOVALENT COLLAGEN CROSSLINKING AGENT - An object of the invention is to provide a collagen crosslinking agent superior in biocompatibility that is free from the damage by UV irradiation and also from the problems of toxicity caused by residual monomer or unreacted functional groups.03-10-2011
20110057317Contact plug structure, semiconductor device, and method for forming contact plug - A contact plug structure formed on a contact hole of an insulating layer of a semiconductor device includes a metal silicide layer formed on a bottom part of the contact hole of the insulating layer, a manganese oxide layer formed on the metal silicide layer in the contact hole, and a buried copper formed on the manganese oxide layer which substantially fills the contact hole.03-10-2011
20110056310PROPERTY TESTING APPARATUS FOR PHOTOCURABLE RESIN, RETAINER USED IN THE TESTING APPARATUS AND PROPERTY TESTING METHOD - A retainer for use in measuring a force generated between a photocurable resin and a pressing member by a detector includes: a pressing member that has light transmission characteristics and is pressed to the photocurable resin; and a light irradiation block that is provided between the detector and the pressing member and irradiates light emitted from an external light source onto the pressing member in a state of being not contacting a light source and an optical transmission line including an optical fiber.03-10-2011
20110046509METHOD OF MEASURING ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE VALUE OF CORNEAL TRANS-EPITHELIUM - The invention provides a method for evaluating a corneal disorder quantitatively and is applicable to living eyes. In particular, the invention provides a method for measuring a corneal transepithelial electric resistance, which method comprises: (1) a step of placing a first electrode on the cornea and a second electrode on the conjunctiva; and (2) a step of flowing an electric current between the first electrode and the second electrode to measure the electric resistance. The invention also provides a device for measuring a corneal transepithelial electric resistance value.02-24-2011
20110032467Copper alloy and liquid-crystal display device - A liquid crystal display device including, a pair of substrates, a gate electrode of a thin film transistor (TFT) formed on one of the substrates, and a wiring layer connected to the gate electrode or an electrode of the thin film transistor, wherein at least a part of the gate electrode or a part the wiring layer is formed by a layer structured by a pure copper layer and a Cu—Mn alloy layer including Mn, wherein a concentration of Mn in the Cu—Mn alloy layer is more than 0.1 and not more than 20 atomic percentage within a solubility limit of Mn in the copper, and wherein a boundary surface between the Cu—Mn alloy layer and said one of the substrate includes an oxide layer having a Mn oxide layer.02-10-2011
20110029296Metabolic analysis apparatus and metabolic analysis method - A ring structure of a predicted target compound which is in a two-dimensional structural formula is arranged so as to be in an identical position as a ring structure of a template produced by superimposing two-dimensional structural formulae of compounds capable of forming a complex with a predetermined enzyme. Among predicted target compounds overlapping with a metabolic target site of the template, predicted target compounds other than those determined as being unable to access a metabolic active center site of the enzyme, or those having the same charge as that of the metabolic active center site, are determined to be metabolizable compounds. Based on the level of contribution of each atom included in the template during a metabolic reaction of the enzyme, a structural formula of a compound obtained after the metabolic reaction of the metabolizable compound whose metabolic target site has been determined is determined.02-03-2011
20110027693SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A solid oxide fuel cell includes plural anodes and plural cathodes, which are alternately stacked on each other and have non-overlapping sections where the anodes and the cathodes do not overlap partially. The plural anodes are electrically connected to the first electrode, and the plural cathodes are electrically connected to the second electrode. At least between the anode and the cathode, the solid electrolyte is installed. Partitioning sections are disposed between each of the cathodes and the first electrode, and between each of the anodes and the second electrode.02-03-2011
20110027588MAGNETIC POWDER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An aspect of the present invention relates to magnetic powder comprised of gathering magnetic particles, wherein the magnetic particles comprise a hard magnetic particle and a soft magnetic material deposited on a surface of the hard magnetic particle in a state where the soft magnetic material is exchange-coupled with the hard magnetic particle.02-03-2011
20110027167IRON ARSENATE POWDER - There is provided an iron arsenate powder which is produced from an arsenic containing solution and wherein the concentration of arsenic eluted or released from the powder is very low. The iron arsenate powder is a powder of dihydrate of iron arsenate, which has a crystal structure of rhombic system and which has lattice constants of a=0.8950 to 0.8956 nm, b=1.0321 to 1.0326 nm and c=1.0042 to 1.0050 nm at room temperatures and atmospheric pressure. The iron arsenate powder can be produced by a method comprising the steps of: adding ferrous ions to an arsenic containing solution to cause the molar ratio (Fe/As) of iron to arsenic in the solution to be not lower than 1; adding an oxidizing agent to the solution; heating the solution to a temperature of not lower than 70° C. while stirring the solution, to allow a reaction; and carrying out a solid-liquid separation to wash the obtained solid part.02-03-2011
20110007765LASER DIODE DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND LASER DIODE APPARATUS - An ultrashort pulse and ultrahigh power laser diode device capable of outputting pulse laser light having higher peak power with a simple composition and a simple structure is provided. The laser diode device includes: a laminated structure composed of a first compound semiconductor layer containing n-type impurity, an active layer having a quantum well structure, and a second compound semiconductor layer containing p-type impurity; a first electrode electrically connected to the first compound semiconductor layer; and a second electrode electrically connected to the second compound semiconductor layer, wherein the second compound semiconductor layer is provided with an electron barrier layer having a thickness of 1.5*1001-13-2011
20100326511SOLAR CELL WHEREIN SOLAR PHOTOVOLATIC THIN FILM IS DIRECTLY FORMED ON BASE - Disclosed is a solar cell comprising a solar cell semiconductor thin film formed on a base, a transparent conductive film formed on the semiconductor thin film, and a nitride-containing moisture diffusion-preventing film which covers the upper surface of the transparent conductive film. The moisture diffusion-preventing film is preferably composed of at least a silicon nitride film or a silicon carbide nitride (SiCN) film.12-30-2010
20100320085Sputtering Target for Producing Metallic Glass Membrane and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A sputtering target for producing a metallic glass membrane characterized in comprising a structure obtained by sintering atomized powder having a composition of a ternary compound system or greater with at least one or more metal elements selected from Pd, Zr, Fe, Co, Cu and Ni as its main component (component of greatest atomic %), and being an average grain size of 50 μm or less. The prepared metallic glass membrane can be used as a substitute for conventional high-cost bulk metallic glass obtained by quenching of molten metal. This sputtering target for producing the metallic glass membrane is also free from problems such as defects in the metallic glass membrane and unevenness of composition, has a uniform structure, can be produced efficiently and at low cost, and does not generate many nodules or particles. Further provided is a method for manufacturing such a sputtering target for forming the metallic glass membrane.12-23-2010
20100313704INTERNAL GEAR MANUFACTURING METHOD AND METALLIC GLASS INTERNAL GEAR MANUFACTURED THEREBY - An internal gear manufacturing method capable of manufacturing time reduction and easy core removal, and a metallic glass internal gear manufactured thereby. A carbon core formed into a shape of an external gear is arranged in a thin, long tubular mold of a length equal thereto with a space extending longitudinally therealong. A molten metal material is pressure-injected under a temperature higher than a melting point thereof into the space between the mold and the core. The molten metal material is resolidified by rapid cooling at or above a critical cooling rate thereof together with the mold and the core. After resolidification of the molten metal material, the core is removed by pulverization or dissolution. Along internal gear formed of the resolidified metal material is cut into a plurality of segments of a prescribed length.12-16-2010
20100300837OBJECT MOVING APPARATUS - An object moving apparatus is provided which is different from coordinated conveyance through real-time information exchange between carriages only by wireless communication and which can move an object reliably and in a more stable manner by coordinated control of carriages without the object falling off.12-02-2010
20100294435BONDING APPARATUS AND WIRE BONDING METHOD - A bonding apparatus including a chamber for maintaining an inert gas atmosphere; a first plasma torch for performing a surface treatment on pads and electrodes, the first plasma torch being attached in the chamber, to apply gas plasma to a substrate and a semiconductor chip that is placed inside the chamber; a second plasma torch for performing a surface treatment on an initial ball and/or wire at a tip end of a capillary that is positioned inside the chamber, the second plasma torch being attached in the chamber, to apply gas plasma to the initial ball and/or wire; and a bonding unit for bonding the surface-treated initial ball and/or wire to the surface-treated pads and electrodes in the chamber, thereby cleaning of the surface of the electrodes and pads as well as the wire can be effectively performed.11-25-2010
20100277179EVALUATION METHOD FOR ION BEHAVIOR AND EVALUATION DEVICE FOR ION BEHAVIOR - An evaluation device of ion behavior includes: a voltage oscillator (11-04-2010
20100275981APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENTS, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - An apparatus and method for manufacturing photoelectric conversion elements, and a photoelectric conversion element, the apparatus and method being capable of highly efficiently forming a film at a high speed with microwave plasma, preventing oxygen from mixing, and reducing the number of defects. The invention provides a photoelectric conversion element manufacturing apparatus 11-04-2010
20100272642PET PROBE HAVING AN ALKOXY GROUP SUBSTITUTED BY FLUORINE AND HYDROXY GROUP - Disclosed are: a PET probe compound having an alkoxy group substituted by a fluorine and a hydroxy group, which is useful for the early diagnosis of a conformational disease; a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment and/or prevention of a conformational disease, which comprises the compound; and others.10-28-2010
20100267228Copper interconnection structure, semiconductor device, and method for forming copper interconnection structure - A copper interconnection structure includes an insulating layer, an interconnection and a barrier layer. The insulating layer includes silicon (element symbol: Si), carbon (element symbol: C), hydrogen (element symbol: H) and oxygen (element symbol: O). The interconnection is located on the insulating layer, and the interconnection includes copper (element symbol: Cu). The barrier layer is located between the insulating layer and the interconnection. The barrier layer includes an additional element, carbon (element symbol: C) and hydrogen (element symbol: H). The barrier layer has atomic concentrations of carbon (element symbol: C) and hydrogen (element symbol: H) maximized in a region of a thickness of the barrier layer where the atomic concentration of the additional element is maximized.10-21-2010
20100264117PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A plasma processing system includes a plasma processing device for forming or etching the plurality of films and a gas source for supplying all gases required for forming or etching the plurality of films. Furthermore, gases required for forming or etching each of the plurality of films are selectively supplied from the gas source to the plasma processing device via gas pipes by a control device. Therefore, a plurality of films of different compositions may be formed or etched within a single plasma processing device.10-21-2010
20100249824CATHETER - In order to provide a catheter which can be operated even when it is deformed inside a bent blood vessel and whose movable part can be easily bent and the movable part thus bent is firmly kept in this shape, a catheter includes: a fluid-driven actuator including: a balloon; a restricting member for restricting inflation of the balloon in a short axis direction of the catheter; and a tube which is less stretchable in a long axis direction of the catheter than the balloon is, according to a cross-sectional view of the fluid-driven actuator taken along the short axis direction of the catheter, the restricting member.09-30-2010
20100249494STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon an information processing program executable by a computer of an information processing device which presents information corresponding to a biological signal acquired from a user, is provided. The information processing program causes the computer to function as biological signal acquiring means, motion/attitude information acquiring means, and presentation means. The biological signal acquiring means acquires the biological signal from the user. The motion/attitude information acquiring means acquires information about a motion or an attitude of the user from detecting means, in association with the biological signal acquired by the biological signal acquiring means. The presentation means performs predetermined presentation based on both the biological signal acquired by the biological signal acquiring means and the information acquired by the motion/attitude information acquiring means.09-30-2010
20100246622BI-SECTION SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a bi-section semiconductor laser device includes the steps of (A) forming a stacked structure obtained by stacking, on a substrate in sequence, a first compound semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a compound semiconductor layer that constitutes a light-emitting region and a saturable absorption region, and a second compound semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type; (B) forming a belt-shaped second electrode on the second compound semiconductor layer; (C) forming a ridge structure by etching at least part of the second compound semiconductor layer using the second electrode as an etching mask; and (D) forming a resist layer for forming a separating groove in the second electrode and then forming the separating groove in the second electrode by wet etching so that the separating groove separates the second electrode into a first portion and a second portion.09-30-2010
20100246252NONVOLATILE SOLID STATE MAGNETIC MEMORY AND RECORDING METHOD THEREOF - A nonvolatile solid state magnetic memory with a ultra-low power consumption and a recording method thereof, the memory including a magnetic material having a magnetic anisotropy that can be changed by increasing or decreasing a carrier concentration, wherein a direction of an easy axis of magnetization, in which the magnetization is oriented easily, is controlled by increasing or decreasing the carrier concentration. The nonvolatile solid state magnetic memory including a recording layer of a magnetic material, and a recording method thereof, in which a carrier (electron or hole) concentration in the recording layer is increased and/or decreased, whereby the magnetization is rotated or reversed and the recording operation is performed.09-30-2010
20100245030Processes for Producing Thin-Film Sensors, Thin-Film Sensors and Thin-Film Sensor Modules - It is an object to provide processes for the production of thin-film sensors whereby crystals are strongly oriented without cost-adding steps such as heating and variations in electrical properties are small among the obtainable products. A process of producing a thin-film sensor is a process of producing a thin-film sensor that include an insulating substrate and an electrical resistor which is made of a metal and is provided on the insulating substrate, the process including a step of forming the electrical resistor by sputtering the metal while applying a negative direct-current voltage to the insulating substrate.09-30-2010
20100244861PLASMA MONITORING METHOD - A plasma monitoring method measures in-situ a resistance of a side wall in a particular pattern and a current flowing in the side wall in the pattern. A monitoring system has two sensors in a plasma chamber. Each sensor has an upper electrode and a lower electrode. An external resistance element is connected only to one of the two sensors. The external resistance element is connected in parallel to the wires extending from the upper and lower electrodes of the sensor concerned. As a result, a resistance between the upper and lower electrodes is different in the two sensors, and two different values of potential difference between the upper and lower electrodes are obtained in-situ. Because a resistance value of the external resistance element is already known, a resistance value of a side wall of a contact hole per one contact hole is obtained in-situ. When the resistance per one contact hole is obtained, an electric current flowing in the side wall of the contact hole per one contact hole can be obtained.09-30-2010
20100240283Method of Chemical Mechanical Polishing - [Problem] To improve polishing efficiency while lowering shear force added to semiconductor wafers while increasing polishing speed, without damaging the wafer's processing surface or the membrane under it.09-23-2010
20100220754METHOD OF DRIVING LASER DIODE DEVICE AND LASER DIODE EQUIPMENT - A method of driving an ultrashort pulse and ultrahigh power laser diode device having a simple composition and a simple structure is provided. In the method of driving a laser diode device, light is injected from a light injection means into a laser diode device driven by a pulse current having a value 10 or more times as large as a value of a threshold current.09-02-2010
20100208115SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR - A pixel area with a two-dimensional array of pixels (08-19-2010
20100201901Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method therefor - The present invention includes a liquid crystal display device with an oxide film having high adhesiveness to a semiconductor layer or a pixel electrode to thereby prevent oxidation of a wiring material or the like, and includes a source electrode and a drain electrode having high conductivity, and a manufacturing method therefor. In one embodiment of the present invention, a liquid crystal display device has a TFT electrode of a TFT substrate, wherein a source electrode or a drain electrode includes a layer of mainly copper and an oxide covering an outer part of the layer. Further, in the present invention, the semiconductor layer or the pixel electrode and said source electrode or the drain electrode are in ohmic contact in the TFT electrode.08-12-2010
20100193801SOLDER MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, JOINED BODY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A zinc based solder material 08-05-2010
20100188772METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - There are provided a method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium which is excellent in terms of both the recording and reproduction characteristics and the thermal fluctuation characteristics without reducing the density and hardness of the perpendicular magnetic layer; a magnetic recording medium; and a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus with which an excellent recording density is achieved,07-29-2010
20100188538SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND DRIVE METHOD FOR THE SAME - An independent pixel output line (07-29-2010
20100188186SOFT MAGNETIC AMORPHOUS ALLOY - A soft magnetic amorphous alloy represented by the following composition formula: {Fe07-29-2010
20100183827PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus capable of reducing the use amount of a dielectric member is provided. The plasma processing apparatus 07-22-2010
20100182470SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING DEVICE - A pixel output line (07-22-2010
20100176423SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A floating diffusion (07-15-2010
20100173360ZINC OXIDE-BINDING ANTIBODY AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a zinc oxide-binding antibody having high stability and binding activity, and high-throughput sensing technology using the antibody, such as biosensors. Specifically, the present invention relates to a peptide-grafted antibody that contains a zinc oxide-recognizing peptide in the CDR H-1 region of a camel antibody, and a solid support (e.g., a biosensor and a protein chip) containing a zinc oxide layer on which the antibody has been immobilized.07-08-2010
20100173175MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A magnetic recording medium is provided, which has at least one soft magnetic layer, at least one seed layer, at least one underlayer and at least one perpendicular magnetic recording layer, and is characterized in that the or each seed layer is comprised of a covalently bonded material. The covalently bonded material preferably predominantly comprises a nitride having a hexagonal crystal structure, more preferably, predominantly comprises aluminum nitride having a hexagonal wurtzite crystal structure. This magnetic recording medium is superior in recording and reproducing an information with high density.07-08-2010
20100170872PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - The plasma processing apparatus includes: a processing container including a metal; an electromagnetic wave source outputting an electromagnetic wave; a dielectric plate facing an inner wall of the processing container and transmitting the electromagnetic wave, which is output from the electromagnetic wave source, into the processing container; and a groove formed in an inner surface of the processing container and functioning as a propagation disturbing portion. If a low frequency microwave is supplied, the propagation of a conductor surface wave can be suppressed by the groove.07-08-2010
20100165510VERTICAL MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate, at least one soft magnetic underlayer formed on the substrate, a perpendicular magnetic recording layer formed on the soft magnetic underlayer, and a protective layer formed on the perpendicular magnetic recording layer, is provided wherein the perpendicular magnetic recording layer is comprised of a primary recording layer, a non-magnetic intermediate layer and an auxiliary layer; the primary recording layer comprises magnetic crystal grains and grain boundary portions surrounding the magnetic crystal grains, and has a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; the auxiliary layer has a negative magneto crystalline anisotropy; and the non-magnetic intermediate layer is formed between the primary recording layer and the auxiliary layer and comprises at least one metal selected from Ru, Rh and Ir, or at least one alloy thereof. This magnetic recording medium exhibits high heat resistance and good recording/reproducing characteristics, and enables a high recording density.07-01-2010
20100162945GALLIUM NITRIDE-BASED MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method to make gallium nitride-based material by Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxial Growth is provided.07-01-2010
20100155952Copper interconnection structures and semiconductor devices - A copper interconnection structure includes an insulating layer, an interconnection body including copper in an opening provided on the insulating layer and a barrier layer including a metal element and copper, formed between the insulating layer and the interconnection body. An atomic concentration of the metal element in the barrier layer is accumulated toward an outer surface of the barrier layer facing the insulating layer, and an atomic concentration of copper in the barrier layer is accumulated toward an inner surface of the barrier layer facing the interconnection body. The inner surface of the barrier layer comprises copper surface orientation of {111} and {200}, and an intensity of X-ray diffraction peak from the inner surface of the barrier layer is stronger for the {111} peak than for the {200} peak.06-24-2010
20100155951Copper interconnection structure and method for forming copper interconnections - A copper interconnection structure includes an insulating layer, an interconnection body including copper in an opening provided on the insulating layer, and a diffusion barrier layer formed between the insulating layer and the interconnection body. The diffusion barrier layer includes an oxide layer including manganese having a compositional ratio of oxygen to manganese (y/x) less than 2.06-24-2010
20100154213Method for forming copper interconnection structures - A method for forming a copper interconnection structure includes the steps of forming an opening in an insulating layer, forming a copper alloy layer including a metal element on an inner surface of the opening, and conducting a heat treatment on the copper alloy layer so as to form a barrier layer. An enthalpy of oxide formation for the metal element is lower than the enthalpy of oxide formation for copper. The heat treatment is conducted at temperatures ranging from 327° C. to 427° C. and for a time period ranging from 1 minute to 80 minutes.06-24-2010
20100141908PROJECTING DEVICE - A rear-projection type projecting device enlarging and projecting an image displayed by a display device onto a screen, including a projecting optical system including a first optical system having a positive power and a second optical system having a reflection surface with a positive power, and a plane mirror attached to the projecting device to form a substantially right angle with respect to the screen and to reflect light emerging from the projecting optical system to the screen, wherein an effective reflection area of the reflection surface with the positive power is located at a position farther from an optical axis of the first optical system when viewed from the plane mirror.06-10-2010
20100140802FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS - On a surface of an object to be treated, a Mn-containing thin film or CuMn-containing alloy thin film is formed by heat treatment (CVD or ALD) by using a Mn-containing source gas (or Mn-containing source gas and a Cu-containing gas) and an oxygen-containing gas (for instance, water vapor) as a processing gas. The Mn-containing thin film or the CuMn-containing alloy thin film can be formed with high step coverage in a fine recess formed on the surface of the object to be treated.06-10-2010
20100140727MAGNETIC THIN FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND VARIOUS APPLICATION DEVICES USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a magnetic thin film containing a L106-10-2010
20100140536GALLIUM NITRIDE-BASED MATERIAL - A gallium nitride-based material prepared by a vertical Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxial Growth method which has thermal conductivity of at least 2.8×1006-10-2010
20100130011SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - According to a disclosed semiconductor device fabrication method according to one embodiment of the present invention, a layer having a line-and-space pattern extending in one direction is etched using another layer having a line-and-space pattern extending in another direction intersecting the one direction, thereby obtaining a mask having two-dimensionally arranged dots. An underlying layer is etched using the mask, thereby providing two-dimensionally arranged pillars.05-27-2010
20100126848MAGNETRON SPUTTERING APPARATUS - A magnetron sputtering apparatus is provided whereby film formation speed can be improved by increasing instantaneous erosion density on a target, and the target life can be prolonged by moving an erosion region over time to prevent local wear of the target, and realize uniform wear. Multiple plate-like magnets are installed around a columnar rotating shaft, and the columnar rotating shaft is rotated, thereby forming a high-density erosion region on a target to increase film formation speed, and the erosion region is moved along with rotation of the columnar rotating shaft, thereby wearing the target uniformly.05-27-2010
20100112806SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A seed layer is formed on a surface of an insulating film and along a recess of the insulating film, and after a copper wiring is buried in the recess, a barrier film is formed, and an excessive metal is removed from the wiring. On a surface of a copper lower layer conductive path exposed at the bottom of the recess, a natural oxide of the copper is reduced or removed. On a substrate from which the natural oxide is reduced or removed, the seed layer, composed of a self-forming barrier metal having oxidative tendency higher than that of copper or an alloy of such metal and copper, is formed. The substrate is heated after burying copper in the recess. Thus, a barrier layer is formed by oxidizing the self-forming barrier metal. An excessive portion of the self-forming barrier metal is deposited on a surface of the buried copper.05-06-2010
20100112583BLOOD DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR DIALYSIS PATIENT AND DIALYSIS MACHINE - Provided is a blood diagnosis method and a dialysis machine, using a diagnostic marker which is versatile and which can contribute to the improvements in dialysis treatment and the evaluation of clinical effects, 05-06-2010
20100108941METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBIDE OF TRANSITION METAL AND/OR COMPOSITE CARBIDE OF TRANSITION METAL - To simultaneously overcome a drawback in that proceeding of a solid phase carbonization reaction requires high temperature and a drawback in that the reaction requires use of expensive materials. A method for producing a carbide of a Group IVA, VA, or VIA transition metal in the periodic table and/or a composite carbide of the transition metal and iron, the method including the step of co-milling a ferroalloy containing a Group IVA, VA, or VIA transition metal in the periodic table and incidental impurities and a carbon material mainly composed of carbon in a vacuum or an atmosphere of an inert gas to effect a solid phase reaction between the ferroalloy and the carbon material.05-06-2010
20100105635COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH AMYLOIDOSIS THROUGH INHIBITION OF AMYLOID PROTEIN AGGREGATION AND PROMOTION OF AMYLOID PROTEIN DEGRADATION - It is an object of the present invention to provide a means for promoting amyloid protein degradation and a means for inhibiting amyloid protein aggregation.04-29-2010
20100104495METHOD FOR PRODUCING NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR, CRYSTAL GROWTH RATE INCREASING AGENT, SINGLE CRYSTAL NITRIDE, WAFER AND DEVICE - A method for producing a nitride semiconductor, comprising controlling temperature and pressure in a autoclave containing a seed having a hexagonal crystal structure, a nitrogen element-containing solvent, a raw material substance containing a metal element of Group 13 of the Periodic Table, and a mineralizer so as to put said solvent into a supercritical state and/or a subcritical state and thereby ammonothermally grow a nitride semiconductor crystal on the surface of said seed, wherein the crystal growth rate in the m-axis direction on said seed is 1.5 times or more the crystal growth rate in the c-axis direction on said seed. By the method, a nitride semiconductor having a large-diameter C plane or a nitride semiconductor thick in the m-axis direction can be efficiently and simply produced.04-29-2010
20100096362PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a plasma processing apparatus 10, a microwave transmitted from a microwave source 04-22-2010
20100089761METHOD OF SURFACE TREATMENT FOR METAL GLASS PART, AND METAL GLASS PART WITH ITS SURFACE TREATED BY THE METHOD - There is provided a metallic glass component with its surface layer having both durability of a film and chromatic color properties, and a method for forming the surface layer. Surface active treatment is performed wherein the surface of the metallic glass component is reacted with a mixed aqueous solution of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid to remove an oxide film and to provide an anchor bond shape on the surface of a metallic glass component, and electroplating or electroless plating is then performed, to form a plating film on the surface of the metallic glass component. It is thereby possible to form a surface layer of a metallic glass which has both durability and a chromatic color.04-15-2010

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