| TOTO LTD. Patent applications |
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| 20120124730 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - A sanitary washing apparatus includes a nozzle having a water discharge port, the nozzle being configured to wash a human private part by squirting water from the water discharge port, a flow channel configured to supply the water to the nozzle, a sterilizing water supply unit provided partway through the flow channel, the sterilizing water supply unit being capable of supplying sterilizing water, and a control unit configured to execute a physical washing process of washing the nozzle using water and a sterilizing process of sterilizing the nozzle using the sterilizing water after the washing the human private part. The washing nozzle can be sterilized more efficiently or a user's sense of cleanliness regarding the washing nozzle can be improved. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120117722 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - A sanitary washing apparatus is provided according to one aspect of the invention, where the sanitary washing apparatus includes: a washing nozzle having a water discharge port, where the washing nozzle is configured to wash a body of a user by squirting water from the water discharge port; and a casing capable of storing the washing nozzle. The washing nozzle is configured to change from a stored state to an advanced state while transitioning to an orientation having a greater angle of an axis of the washing nozzle with respect to a horizontal plane, where the washing nozzle is stored in the casing in the stored state, and the washing nozzle is configured to wash the body in the advanced state. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120100627 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE USED FOR SPECIFICALLY DETECTING SUBSTANCE TO BE EXAMINED USING PHOTOCURRENT, SENSOR UNIT USED FOR SAME, AND METHOD FOR SPECIFICALLY DETECTING SUBSTANCE TO BE EXAMINED USING PHOTOCURRENT - In utilizing photocurrent generated in the photoexcitation of a dye in specific detection of an analyte, highly accurate detection can be realized by discharging charged current generated in the formation of a sensor unit and, in the detection of photocurrent of a plurality of detection spots provided on a working electrode, discharging photocurrent which is derived from a detection spot subjected to the latest photocurrent measurement and becomes noise current. The present invention provides a measuring apparatus comprising a sensor unit comprising a working electrode, a counter electrode, and an electrolyte-containing substance, a single or plurality of light sources that apply light to the working electrode, an XY moving device provided when the light source is moved relatively in an XY direction relative to the working electrode, an ammeter that measures current which flows across the working electrode and the counter electrode, and a discharge device that discharges charged current and photocurrent derived from a detection spot subjected to the latest photocurrent measurement. The specific detection method using the measuring apparatus is carried out by controlling the timing of light irradiation and the timing of connection to the ammeter and the discharge device. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120094217 | FUEL CELL BODY, FUEL CELL UNIT, FUEL CELL STACK, AND FUEL CELL DEVICE INCLUDING EACH OF THEM - A fuel cell unit ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120064237 | FILM FORMING METHOD - There is disclosed a film forming method of spraying an aerosol jetted from a nozzle on a film formation object, while continuously changing a spraying position of the aerosol, to form a film which continuously covers an upper surface, an outer surface and a curved surface, which enables continuous formation of a high-quality film by a simple process. This film forming method includes a first film forming step of continuously spraying the aerosol on an upper surface W | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120028158 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - A solid oxide fuel cell is provided with which the further advance of degradation can be restrained relative to fuel cell units in which degradation has advanced. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028153 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - A solid oxide fuel cell capable of extending the time period over which initial rated output power is maintained, while restraining increases in running cost. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028143 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - The present invention comprises fuel cells | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120021327 | FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL DEVICE - The fuel cell assembly of the present invention comprises a first fuel cell, a second fuel cell disposed adjacent to the first fuel cell, and a current collector for electrically connecting the first fuel cell and the second fuel cell. The first fuel cell and the second fuel cell are respectively furnished with an electrical generating portion for generating electricity, each of the electrical generation portion having a first electrode through the interior of which a first gas flows, a second electrode of a polarity different from the first electrode, on the exterior of which a second gas flows, and an electrolyte disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The current collector distributes and sources the current generated in the first fuel cell generating portion from two different locations on the first electrode on the first fuel cell to the second electrode of the second fuel cell. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021319 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - The SOFC of the present invention has a plurality of individual solid oxide fuel cells ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021317 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Provides a solid oxide fuel cell with which product life can be extended while a practical output power is maintained. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell, having a fuel cell module ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021307 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - The present invention comprises individual fuel cells | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018074 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CERAMIC JOINED BODY - This producing method includes: a preparing step of preparing a pair of ceramic sintered bodies at least one of which is formed by a reaction sintering method and contains free silicon; a forming step of interposing a joining slurry between the joined surfaces of the pair of ceramic sintered bodies and thereafter drying the joining slurry, to form a fine particle layer, the joining slurry obtained by dispersing fine particles containing a carbon element in an organic solvent; and a joining step of heating the pair of ceramic sintered bodies in an inert atmosphere with the pair of ceramic sintered bodies held so that the fine particle layer is pressurized, to introduce the free silicon into the fine particle layer, thereby forming a joining layer containing at least silicon carbide so that the pair of ceramic sintered bodies are joined to each other, to obtain the ceramic joined body. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120015273 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - A solid oxide fuel cell capable of maintaining performance over a long time period by appropriately changing fuel cell module operating conditions. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015271 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - To provide a solid oxide fuel cell capable of extending the time period over which a minimum rated output power can be maintained while restraining the advance of fuel cell module degradation. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015262 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - The present invention comprises fuel cells | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120011647 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a sanitary washing apparatus includes a nozzle including a jetting port and configured to squirt water from the jetting port and to cause the water to impinge on female private parts. The nozzle is operable to switch between a first jetting and a second jetting. The first jetting squirts the water from the jetting port to cause the water to impinge on a first range of the female private parts, and the second jetting squirts the water from the jetting port more diffusively than the first jetting to cause the water to impinge evenly on a second range wider than the first range without moving the jetting port. The water is squirted so that flow velocity in the first range of the first jetting is slower than flow velocity in the second range of the second jetting. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20110315791 | WATER DISCHARGE APPARATUS - The present invention provides a shower apparatus which allows a user to enjoy spray of water with a voluminous feel even when a small volume of water is discharged as well as with a comfortable stimulus sensation of an instantaneous flow rate of the spray varying greatly. The shower apparatus periodically varies a volume of air taken into an aeration unit by periodically changing a traveling direction of a water stream ejected to the aeration unit from a throttle unit and produces pulsating spray by varying the instantaneous flow rate of bubbly water discharged from a nozzle unit. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110284662 | SHOWER APPARATUS - A shower apparatus F | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110260120 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - Disclosed is a thermoelectric conversion material that exhibits a high thermoelectric conversion properties. The thermoelectric conversion material comprises zinc oxide and is represented by formula (I): | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110240767 | WATER SPOUTING DEVICE - The present invention provides a water spouting device which enables air bubble entrained water with an increased entrainment rate of air bubbles to be discharged at a low flow rate stage even though the user adjusts the flow rate based on the same feeling as that for a conventional water spouting device, the present water spouting device further enabling, at a high flow rate stage, prevention of discharge of air bubble entrained water with such a total amount as makes the user feel that the resultant amount of water significantly exceeds that intended by the user. A spout cap BC serving as the present water spouting device includes a pressure reducing portion | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110236284 | PHOTOCATALYST-COATED BODY AND PHOTOCATALYTIC COATING LIQUID - Disclosed are a photocatalyst-coated body that can realize a good weather resistance, a photocatalyst-coated body that, in removing NOx, particularly in removing NOx in air, can suppress the production of an intermediate product such as NO | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110220517 | METHOD FOR SPECIFICALLY DETECTING TEST SUBSTANCE USING PHOTOCURRENT, SENSOR UNIT USED THEREFOR, AND MEASURING DEVICE - This invention provides a method for detecting an analyte, which, in specific detection of an analyte using photocurrent that is generated by photoexcitation of a sensitizing dye, can significantly simplify the structure and a detection procedure of a sensor unit and a device using the sensor unit and can realize detection with high accuracy, and also provides a sensor unit and a device using the sensor unit. According to the method, an analyte-containing sample solution and a sensitizing dye are brought into contact with the surface of a working electrode to immobilize the sensitizing dye onto the working electrode through specific binding. Subsequently, an electrolyte is supplied in situ while allowing the sample solution to be held without being removed to bring the working electrode and a counter electrode into contact with the electrolyte. The working electrode is irradiated with light to photoexcite the sensitizing dye and thus to detect photocurrent that flows across the working electrode and the counter electrode. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110199251 | RADIO WAVE SENSOR - The object of the present invention is to provide a low power consumption, compact radio wave sensor capable of accurately detecting the presence and mobile status of a detected object present within a detection area, and having a superior S/N ratio. The radio wave sensor comprising: an oscillator circuit | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110198416 | SHOWER APPARATUS - Provided is a shower apparatus which can stably supply bubbly water through all nozzle holes and can cause water droplets of large, uniform size to land continuously on the user so as to allow the user to enjoy a shower with a voluminous feel as if the user were being showered by large drops of rain. The shower apparatus includes a water supply unit, a throttle unit adapted to eject passing water downstream, an aeration unit adapted to produce bubbly water by aerating the water ejected through the throttle unit, and a nozzle unit provided with a plurality of nozzle holes used to discharge the bubbly water, wherein the throttle unit has a flat-shaped throttle channel and water ejected through the throttle channel plunges into an air-liquid interface as a sheet-like stream, thereby producing bubbly water, which is then discharged through the nozzle hole. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110198415 | SHOWER APPARATUS - Provided is a shower apparatus which can stably produce and supply bubbly water to nozzle holes, causing finely divided water droplets of relatively large, uniform size to land continuously on a user so as to allow the user to enjoy a shower with a voluminous feel as if the user were being showered by large drops of rain. The shower apparatus includes a water supply unit, a throttle unit adapted to eject passing water downstream, an aeration unit adapted to produce bubbly water by aerating the water ejected through the throttle unit, and a nozzle unit provided with a plurality of nozzle holes used to discharge the bubbly water, wherein an ejection speed changing means is installed in the water supply unit to at least partially vary ejection speeds of the water ejected from respective throttle channels of the plurality of throttle channels of the throttle unit. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110193187 | ELECTRODE MEMBER FOR SPECIFIC DETECTION OF ANALYTE USING PHOTOCURRENT - Disclosed is an electrode member for specific detection of an analyte using a photocurrent. The electrode member has at least a conductive substrate and an electron-accepting substance provided on said conductive substrate. The aforementioned electron-accepting substance consists at least of a first substance layer that is made of a semiconductor and a second substance that is made of a semiconductor of a kind different from that of the aforementioned semiconductor, a metal or a metal oxide, and is carried on the surface of said first substance layer. With the electrode member, improved detection sensitivity for the test substance and improved measurement precision can be achieved with specific detection of an analyte using a photocurrent. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110191951 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - A sanitary washing apparatus includes: a washing nozzle; and a pressurizing device. The sanitary washing apparatus being configured to perform first and second jetting processes alternately jetted with a prescribed waiting time there between. In the first jetting process, the pressurizing device makes pressure of water subsequently jetted higher than pressure of water previously jetted in the first jetting process so that the water subsequently jetted overtakes and unites with the water previously jetted in the first jetting process In the second jetting process, the pressurizing device makes pressure of water subsequently jetted higher than pressure of water previously jetted in the second jetting process so that the water subsequently jetted overtakes and unites with the water previously jetted in the second jetting process. The pressurizing device makes minimum pressure of water in the second jetting process higher than minimum pressure of water in the first jetting process and makes maximum pressure of water in the second jetting process higher than maximum pressure of water in the first jetting process so that the second water mass is faster than the first water mass. The prescribed waiting time between the first and the second jetting processes is set so that before the first water mass impinges on the human body, the second water mass having faster velocity than the first water mass overtakes the first water mass to enlarge jetting water cross-sectional area of the first water mass. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110173744 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - A sanitary washing apparatus includes a washing nozzle configured to discharge wash water toward a human body part, the washing nozzle including: a water supply path configured to pass the wash water; an orifice configured to direct the wash water passed through the water supply path toward the human body part; a throat provided on a trajectory connecting the orifice and the human body part; a mixing chamber provided on a downstream side of the orifice and on an upstream side of the throat, an area of a cross section of the mixing chamber perpendicular to a discharge direction of the wash water being larger than an area of a cross section of the orifice perpendicular to the discharge direction; and an air intake portion configured to take air into the mixing chamber by a negative pressure generated by wash water flowing from the orifice toward the throat, a return flow being generated in the mixing chamber by wash water flowing out from the orifice and having a flow direction changed by a wall face of the mixing chamber, the air sucked into the mixing chamber via the air intake portion being mixed into the return flow as an air bubble, the return flow mixed with the air joining wash water flowing from the orifice toward the throat and being discharged from the throat. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110168810 | WATER DISCHARGE DEVICE - An object is to provide a water discharge device in which a water sprinkling member having water discharge ports can simultaneously achieve both good rotation start-up ability and good rotation stability. A water discharge device FC is configured in such a manner that the center of gravity of a rotor constituted of a tubular body | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110167554 | BATHTUB DEVICE - According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a bathtub device including a bathtub | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110164418 | WASHING COUNTER - A washing counter of the invention is characterized by: a bowl portion having a concave configuration used for washing and the like; a counter portion supporting the bowl portion; and a light source portion disposed on a backside of the bowl portion to emit light toward the bowl portion, where the washing counter radiates the light from the light source portion to surroundings from a surface of the bowl portion, at least one portion of the bowl portion is formed of a transparent member obtained by dispersing a light diffusing member in a base member having a transparent raw material having a light-transmitting transparency, the light diffusing member is a micro particle having a transparent raw material having a light refractive index different from a light refractive index of the base member, the light source portion is disposed to face an end face of a butt portion of the transparent member, and at least one portion of the transparent member is a light radiation portion where the light from the light source portion guided through the transparent member from the butt portion is radiated outside by the light radiation portion while being diffused by the light diffusing member due to the at least one portion of the bowl portion being formed of the transparent member and the light source portion being disposed to face the end face. In a washing makeup stand having a light emission source using a transparent raw material, the overall external appearance quality affected by the transparency of the raw materials used including the light emission quality can be improved by the appropriate configuration of the transparent raw material and the light emission source. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110143914 | PHOTOCATALYST-COATED BODY, COATING COMPOSITION FOR THE SAME, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PHOTOCATALYST-COATED BODY - A photocatalyst-coated body includes a substrate with an organic material as a surface thereof, a photocatalyst layer with interstices between the particles in the layer and an intermediate layer provided between the substrate and the photocatalyst layer. The photocatalyst layer includes photocatalyst particles in a range of 1 part≦x<20 parts by mass, inorganic oxide particles in a range of 70 parts≦y<99 parts by mass, and a dried substance of a hydrolyzable silicone in a range of zero parts≦z<10 parts by mass, provided that a total amount of the photocatalyst particles, the inorganic oxide particles, and the dried substance of the hydrolyzable silicone is 100 parts by mass in terms of silica. The intermediate layer comprising a silicone-modified resin, wherein the silicone-modified resin includes silicon atom in an amount of 0.2% by mass or more and less than 16.5% by mass. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110137235 | ULTRASONIC CANCER THERAPY ACCELERATOR - Provided is an ultrasonic cancer therapy accelerator comprising titanium oxide-metal complex particles showing a long-lasting antitumor effect imparted thereto while sustaining the dispersibility and catalytic activity thereof which are obtained by dispersing titanium oxide-metal complex particles in an aqueous solvent with the use of a water-soluble polymer and modifying the same with molecules containing a low-valent transition metal via linker molecules having been bound thereto without denaturing the water-soluble polymer. To the titanium oxide surface of titanium oxide-metal complex particles which have been dispersed in an aqueous solvent with the use of a water-soluble polymer, linker molecules are bound via at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of carboxyl, amino, diol, salicylate and phosphate groups followed by the modification with low-valent transition metal-containing molecules via the linker molecules. Thus, an ultrasonic cancer therapy accelerator, which comprises titanium oxide-metal complex particles showing a long-lasting antitumor effect imparted thereto while sustaining the dispersibility and catalytic activity thereof, can be provided. This ultrasonic cancer therapy accelerator, which accumulates in an affected area, can be used as a drug for therapy combined with ultrasonic irradiation. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110136660 | PHOTOCATALYST-COATED BODY - A photocatalyst-coated body which exhibits ability to decompose harmful gases while preventing deterioration of the substrate for a long time period is provided. The photocatalyst-coated body comprises a substrate, an intermediate layer provided on the substrate and a photocatalyst layer provided on the intermediate layer. The photocatalyst layer comprises photocatalyst particles composed of metal oxide which is excited by ultraviolet light. The intermediate layer comprises a weather resistant resin and a hydroxyphenyl triazine compound. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110092359 | PHOTOCATALYTIC TITANIUM OXIDE SOL, AND COATING COMPOSITION AND MEMBER USING THE SAME - A photocatalytic coating composition comprising photocatalytic titanium oxide, silver, copper and a quaternary ammonium hydroxide. The photocatalytic coating composition may include a photocatalytic titanium oxide sol dispersed in a binder. Furthermore, a photocatalytic member includes a substrate having a surface coated with the photocatalytic coating composition. The photocatalyst coating composition can contain highly antibacterial silver by skillfully utilizing copper and a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, and accordingly can show an antibacterial effect not only in a dark place simply due to silver, but also a higher antibacterial effect in a conventional application of employing ultraviolet sterilization by concomitantly using the photocatalyst titanium oxide sol according to the present invention and an ultraviolet sterilizer. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110082027 | PHOTOCATALYST-COATED BODY AND PHOTOCATALYTIC COATING LIQUID THEREFOR - A photocatalyst-coated body comprises a substrate and a photocatalyst layer provided on the substrate, the photocatalyst layer comprising photocatalyst particles of 1 part or more by mass and less than 20 parts by mass, inorganic oxide particles of 70 parts or more by mass and less than 99 parts by mass, and the dried substance of a hydrolyzable silicone of zero parts or more by mass and less than 10 parts by mass, provided that a total amount of the photocatalyst particles, the dried substance of the inorganic oxide particles and the hydrolyzable silicone is 100 parts by mass in terms of silica, wherein the photocatalyst layer has a film thickness of 3.0 μm or less. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110074157 | FAUCET HYDROELECTRIC GENERATOR - According to one embodiment, a faucet hydroelectric generator includes: a cylinder portion including a supply water inflow port and a supply water outflow port and having a supply water flow channel formed therein; a bucket having a rotation center axis generally parallel to the supply water flow channel, and including a bucket blade provided in the supply water flow channel so as to be rotatable about the rotation center axis; a magnet rotatable integrally with the bucket; a coil configured to generate electromotive force by rotation of the magnet; a nozzle portion including a plurality of injection ports configured to cause incoming water flowing parallel to the rotation center axis to be squirted in a plane generally perpendicular to the rotation center axis from radially outside the bucket blade toward the bucket blade; and a lid provided at an upstream end of the bucket blade and configured to rotate integrally with the bucket blade. The lid includes a thrust reducer configured to reduce a thrust force applied to the bucket. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110072572 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - A sanitary washing apparatus includes a nozzle having jetting water outlets from which water that pulsates by cyclically changing pressure jets, and a pump and a controller that functions as a flowing water adjuster that adjusts flowing water fed to the jetting water outlets in such a manner that first jetting water and second jetting water alternately occur at peaks of the pulsation of the water. With such an arrangement the first jetting water hits an anus and the private parts of a human body in a smaller area with a higher density than the second jetting water, and the second jetting water hits the anus and the private parts in a larger area with a lower density than the first jetting water. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110072571 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - A sanitary washing apparatus having a bidet washing function for jetting water at private parts of a female user, the apparatus includes: a nozzle including a jetting port configured to jet water; jetting means for jetting water as a hollow-conic-shape liquid film flow at the private parts of the female user from the jetting port; and granular-flow generating means for generating an intermittent granular flow of granular water balls so as to fill inside the liquid film before the liquid film flow impinges on the private parts. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110072570 | SANITARY WASHING DEVICE - A sanitary washing device includes: a nozzle including a water discharge port and configured to squirt water from the water discharge port to wash user's human private parts; a flow channel configured to supply the water to the water discharge port; a water supply device configured to supply the water; a sterilizing water producing device provided midway along the flow channel and being operable to produce sterilizing water; and a controller configured to perform control for retaining the sterilizing water produced by the sterilizing water producing device for a prescribed time in the flow channel, and then draining the sterilizing water out of the flow channel. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110061160 | SANITARY WASHING DEVICE - A sanitary washing device according to the invention is a sanitary washing device discharging supplied wash water toward a human body, including:
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| 20110060269 | METHOD FOR KILLING CELLS USING PHOTOCATALYTIC TITANIUM DIOXIDE PARTICLES - Photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles are disclosed having improved dispersibility into an aqueous solvent not only under neutral physiological conditions in vivo but also over a wide pH range, and improved cell affinity and cell uptake property. The photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles comprise particles comprising photocatalytic titanium dioxide and a cationic hydrophilic polymer modifying surfaces of the photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles, wherein the hydrophilic polymer is bonded to the photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles. The particles are very useful for medical applications, such as destruction of cancer cells, e.g., when administered to a mammal the titanium dioxide particles are taken up by cells of the mammal, and if then irradiated with UV light the particles kill the cells via photocatalytic degrading capability. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110030133 | SANITARY WASHING DEVICE - A sanitary washing device, includes: a nozzle including a water discharge port and configured to squirt water from the water discharge port to wash a human private part; a water conduit configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the nozzle; a sterilizing water supply part provided midway along the water conduit and capable of producing sterilizing water; a flow rate adjusting part configured to adjust flow rate of water flowing in the sterilizing water supply part; a flow state varying part configured to vary flow state of water flowing in the water conduit; and a controller configured to control the flow state varying part to vary the flow state of the water flowing in the water conduit when producing the sterilizing water by the sterilizing water supply part in a state in which the controller controls the flow rate adjusting part to make the flow rate of the water flowing in the sterilizing water supply part lower than maximum flow rate. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110014245 | THERAPEUTIC METHOD OF ADMINISTERING PHARMACEUTICAL TITANIUM DIOXIDE COMPOSITE AND LIGHT IRRADIATION - A titanium dioxide composite is provided that can be stably dispersed in an aqueous solvent and easily administered into a living body, such as human, and allows elimination of the drug efficacy of a pharmaceutical compound supported thereon by light irradiation and a dispersion thereof. A composite is used in which a pharmaceutical compound is bound to titanium dioxide having photocatalytic activity through a hydrophilic polymer. The composite is stable in an aqueous solvent and easily administered into a living body, and adverse drug reactions of the pharmaceutical compound can be reduced by administering the composite into the body and irradiating the composite with a light to photoexcite the titanium dioxide to decompose the pharmaceutical compound in a region where the drug efficacy of the pharmaceutical composition is not required. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110011942 | HOT AND COLD WATER MIXING VALVE - [Problem] To improve durability of a hot and cold water mixing valve. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110008701 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes plural single cells and first sidewalls disposed on the outer side of a cell stack including the plural single cells. In the first sidewalls, holes for supplying the reactive gas to the cell stack are formed. The single cells are disposed in a row shape along a jetting direction of the reactive gas jetted from the holes. The holes are formed such that a part of the reactive gas jetted from the holes brushes against at least the single cells disposed in positions closest to the first sidewalls and the remaining part of the reactive gas does not brush against the single cells disposed in the closest positions. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110005627 | WATER FAUCET DEVICE - To provide a water spouting device capable of switching between spouting and stopping, flow volume adjustment, and spouted water temperature adjustment with a single operating portion. The present invention is a water faucet device ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110005619 | WATER FAUCET DEVICE - To provide a water faucet device capable of easy grasp of setting states, without enlarging the size of the display portion. The present invention is a water faucet device ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110005608 | WATER FAUCET DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WATER FAUCET EQUIPMENT CONTAINING SAME - The present invention is a water faucet device ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110000559 | WATER DISCHARGE SYSTEM - A water discharge system capable of preventing a mistaken detection to surely perform the stop of water discharge or continue the start of water discharge is provided. The water discharge system includes: a water discharge unit; a sensor unit configured to obtain information about an object to be detected through a reflected wave of a radiated radio wave; a control unit configured to control the start of water discharge from the water discharge unit based on a detective signal from the sensor unit; and a storage mechanics. The sensor unit is installed so that at least part of a radiated radio wave comes into contact with a discharged water flow discharged from the water discharge unit and receives the reflected wave reflected by the discharged water flow, and the control unit determines a state of the discharged water flow by checking a relationship between a first threshold set larger than amplitude of oscillation around a reference value of the detective signal in a water flow state in which only the start of water discharge from the water discharge unit is performed and amplitude of the detective signal received by the sensor unit. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20100314457 | HOT AND COLD WATER MIXING VALVE - A hot and cold water mixing valve including a temperature adjusting dial D, and a cylindrical casing | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100304120 | Self-cleaning member and coating composition - A self-cleaning member comprising a member having a porous surface is disclosed. The member has a contact angle hysteresis Δθ (=θa−θr), which is a difference between an advancing contact angle θa and a receding contact angle θr measured by a dynamic contact angle measurement with an extension/contraction method, of 80 degree or more at the surface layer and a receding contact angle θr of 25 degree or less, is capable of forming a water film on the surface by water provided and of allowing an ionic or reactive contaminant to be washed away without fixation. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100248048 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The fuel cell system shifts, at least during start, in switching a pulse pump from a stop state to a pumping state to start pumping of the water, to normal control after performing start-operation-control for setting a water supply ability of the pulse pump higher for a predetermined time than the water supply ability during normal control. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100230512 | SHOWER DEVICE - Providing a flush bowl capable of discharging a planar shower-like water discharge flow in a wide range while changing the water discharge trajectory is directed. The shower device according to an embodiment of the invention is a shower device including: a water discharger including a plurality of water discharge ports; a rotator including a channel at its center; a coupling section coupling the inside of the water discharger to the channel of the rotator; a receiving section receiving the rotator; a driving mechanism configured to rotate and revolve the rotator in the receiving section; and a decelerating section provided inside the water discharger. The plurality of water discharge ports is provided asymmetrically with respect to a central axis of the rotator, or discontinuously in a peripheral direction, the water discharger is configured to rotate and revolve by rotation and revolution of the rotator caused by the driving mechanism, the plurality of water discharge ports is configured to cause rotational trajectories of water discharged from the water discharge ports to undergo a periodic rotary motion associated with the rotation of the rotator, the decelerating section has an area larger than a cross-sectional area of the coupling section, and the water discharge ports have a smaller total cross-sectional area than the decelerating section so as to accelerate water decelerated by the decelerating section. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100186158 | FLUSH TOILET BOWL - A flush toilet bowl includes: a bowl portion including a pooling portion in communication with a drain conduit; a rim surface provided above the bowl portion; and a first slit opening configured to spout flush water supplied through a first conduit toward the bowl portion and to spout the supplied flush water in a generally tangential direction of the rim surface, thereby generating a swirling flow flowing forward near a boundary between the rim surface and the bowl portion. A slit opening shape in a cross section generally perpendicular to a flow direction of water flow spouted from the first slit opening is horizontally flattened. There is provided a flush toilet bowl capable of minimizing the overhang of the rim portion. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100162475 | SANITARY WASHING TOILET SEAT DEVICE AND TOILET DEVICE - A sanitary washing toilet seat device according to the invention comprises a nozzle head having a water discharge port; a first cylinder capable of housing at least part of the nozzle head; a second cylinder capable of housing at least part of the first cylinder; and a driver configured to advance or retract at least one of the nozzle head and the first and second cylinder. The driver includes a flexible rack with one end connected to the nozzle head; a motor; and a transmission mechanism configured to transmit rotation of the motor to the flexible rack. At least one of the nozzle head and the first and second cylinder is advanced or retracted in accordance with the rotation of the motor. In a sanitary washing toilet seat device and a toilet device equipped therewith, a multistage washing nozzle can be accurately advanced/retracted. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100148389 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURE FORMING METHOD - A composite structure forming method comprises the steps of first pre-treating brittle material fine particles to impart an internal strain to the brittle material fine particles, secondly causing the brittle material fine particles in which the internal strain has been created to collide with a substrate surface at high speed or applying a mechanical impact force to the brittle material fine particles containing the internal strain therein provided on the substrate surface, to deform or fracture the brittle material fine particles, re-joining the fine particles through active new surfaces generated by the deformation or fracture, forming an anchor section made of polycrystalline brittle material of which part bites into the substrate surface at a boundary section between the new surfaces and the substrate, and further forming a structure made of polycrystalline brittle material on the anchor section. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100136115 | Pharmaceutical Titanium Dioxide Composite Allowing Disappearance of Drug Efficacy By Light Irradiation - Disclosed is a titanium dioxide composite material which can be dispersed in an aqueous solvent stably and can be administered to a living body in a simple manner and in which the pharmacological effect of a therapeutic compound carried on the composite material can be eliminated by irradiation with light. Also disclosed is a dispersion product of the composite material. The composite material comprises titanium dioxide which has a photocatalytic activity and a therapeutic compound attached to the titanium dioxide through a hydrophilic polymer. The composite material is stable in an aqueous solvent and can be administered to a living body in a simple manner. After the composite material is administered to a living body, a site on the living body where the pharmacological effect of the therapeutic compound is not needed to be developed can be irradiated with light to induce the light excitation of titanium dioxide at the site, thereby decomposing the therapeutic compound to reduce any adverse side effect of the therapeutic compound. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100132105 | FLUSH TOILET - The present invention provides a flush toilet for simplifying structures used for backflow prevention and the like, and for reducing the number of parts. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100125941 | SANITARY WASHING DEVICE - A sanitary washing device includes: a water discharge nozzle configured to squirt water from a water discharge port; a first channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the water discharge nozzle; a first channel opening/closing valve provided in the first channel and configured to control passage of water through the first channel; a heat exchange unit provided in the first channel between the first channel opening/closing valve and the water discharge nozzle and configured to heat water passed therethrough; and a draining device configured to drain water in the heat exchange unit toward the water supply source. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100098999 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL MODULE COMPRISING THE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell that has a high initial power generation performance and a good power generation durability. The fuel cell comprises at least a fuel electrode, an electrolyte, an air electrode, and a current collecting part disposed on the air electrode, wherein the current collecting part comprises an electroconductive metal and an oxide, the electroconductive metal is silver and palladium, the oxide is a perovskite oxide, and the content of the oxide is more than 0 (zero) and less than 0.111 in terms of weight ratio to the electroconductive metal. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100081557 | Corrosion-resistant member and method of manufacturing same - A corrosion-resistant member includes a ceramic member containing yttrium oxide as a main component, containing cerium element, and obtained by firing under a nonoxidizing atmosphere. The corrosion-resistant member that has high corrosion-resistant characteristics and includes a ceramic member having a low volume resitivity can be provided. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100078491 | WATER-AND-HOT-WATER MIXING DEVICE - A water-and-hot-water mixing device includes a mixing valve unit which mixes hot water and water and discharges mixed water therefrom, an operation part which sets a predetermined temperature, a mixed water thermistor which detects a temperature of mixed water, a hot-water thermistor which detects a temperature of hot water supplied to the mixing valve unit, and a controller which performs a feedback control of a discharge water temperature by controlling the mixing valve unit. The controller starts the feedback control when the controller determines that a change amount of the temperature of the hot water per unit time detected by the hot-water thermistor is not more than a fixed value and the temperature of the hot water detected by the hot-water thermistor is not lower than the predetermined temperature. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100077545 | DRAIN VALVE DEVICE FOR CLEANING WATER TANK, AND DRAIN VALVE FOR DRAIN VALVE DEVICE - A drain valve device and a drain valve for a cleaning water tank are disclosed. A drain valve device for a cleaning water tank which stores a cleaning water for cleaning a toilet bowl, comprises a drain valve main body including a supporting shaft extending in a horizontal direction and a valve seat attached to a draining port formed at a bottom surface of the cleaning water tank, and a drain valve including an engaging portion which engages with the supporting shaft and is capable of swinging in a vertical direction, and a valve body, connected with the engaging portion through an extending portion, for carrying out a water discharge and a water stop when contacting with or separating from the valve seat by swinging in a vertical direction. The drain valve main body includes a first projection which projects upwardly, when a conformable drain valve is attached as the drain valve, the drain valve main body enables carrying out a water discharge and a water stop, without the first projection abutting against the conformable drain valve, and when a non-conformable drain valve is attached as the drain valve, the drain valve main body disenables carrying out a water stop, with the first projection abutting against a second projection provided at the non-conformable drain valve. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100077544 | FLUSH TOILET - A flush toilet in which an appropriate amount of water is supplied and that can be installed in an area where water pressure is low. The flush toilet is flushed with pressurized flush water and has a flush toilet body having a bowl and a drain trap pipe path; a pressurizing pump for pressurizing flush water to be jetted out; a water storage tank for storing flush water to be pressurized; flush control means for causing rim water discharge to be performed for a predetermined rim water discharge time by water supply pressure of running water and also causing jet water discharge to be made to flush the bowl; flush water replenishing means for replenishing, after the bowl is flushed, flush water to the water storage tank from the running water to thereby return the amount of flush water stored in the water storage tank to a specified level; timing means for measuring a water replenishing time after the flush water replenishing is started until the amount of flush water stored in the water storage tank return to the specified level; and water discharge time regulation means for regulating the rim water discharge time based on the water replenishing time. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100067165 | Electrostatic chuck and method for manufacturing same - An electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic member containing yttrium oxide as a main component, containing cerium element and obtained by firing under a nonoxidizing atmosphere. The electrostatic chuck that has high corrosion resistant characteristics and includes a ceramic member having a low volume resistivity with a strong attracting force that utilize the Johnsen-Rahbeck force can be obtained. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100059604 | Shower apparatus - A shower apparatus includes: a shower unit operable for swinging and sprinkling water while swinging; a driving unit configured to generate driving force which is used for the swing of the shower unit by water; a shower channel configured to guide water to the shower unit via the driving unit; a power transmission unit configured to couple the driving unit with the shower unit and transmit the driving force generated by the driving unit to the shower unit; and a swing stop mechanism operable to stop the swinging of the shower unit. The shower unit sprinkles the water that is used for generating the driving force at the driving unit. The swing stop mechanism is configured to stop the swinging of the shower unit while keeping sprinkling water from the shower unit. The sprinkling flow rate from the shower unit before stopping the swinging is equal to the sprinkling flow rate from the shower unit after stopping the swinging. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20090324933 | Composite structure formation method, controlled particle and composite structure formation system - A composite structure formation method based on an aerosol deposition method by which an aerosol with brittle material fine particles dispersed in a gas is sprayed toward a substrate to form a structure made of the brittle material fine particles, the composite structure formation method includes: storing a plurality of controlled particles in a storage mechanism, the controlled particle being an assembly packed with a plurality of particles including the brittle material fine particles; supplying the controlled particles from the storage mechanism to an aerosolation mechanism; disaggregating the supplied controlled particles in the aerosolation mechanism to form an aerosol; and spraying the aerosol toward the substrate to form a composite structure having the structure and the substrate. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090313750 | FLUSH TOILET - A flush toilet device has a toilet body having a bowl section, rim water discharge opening, a jet water discharge opening, and a discharge water trap conduit. A pressurizing pump is provided for pressurizing flush water contained in a cistern to supply it to the jet water discharge opening. A pump controller regulates the operation and rotation speed of the pressurizing pump to regulate the flow speed and flow rate of flush water discharged from the jet water discharge opening so that flush water at a first flow rate for generating a siphon effect is discharged and then at a second flow rate is discharged at the end of the siphon effect generated by the first flow rate. The second flow rate having a flow speed that can carry away human wastes and causes the siphon effect to continue by closing the cross section of any portion of the discharge water trap conduit. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090311422 | Particle cluster, composite structure formation method, and formation system - A particle cluster for an aerosol deposition method, the particle cluster includes: an assembly packed with a plurality of fine particles including brittle material fine particles, the particle clusters having a spatula angle of 46.2° or less. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090303670 | REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS - A remote control apparatus of the invention is a remote control apparatus for operating electronic hardware, including: a remote control main body; a cover covering a front surface of the remote control main body; and a plurality of switches provided on at least one of the remote control main body or the cover and switching by pressing force, the cover being openably attached to the remote control main body and covering the front surface of the remote control main body when closed and exposing the front surface when opened, one part of the cover being pressed to the remote control main body in the closed state of the cover and thereby being displaced to the remote control main body, and by the displacement, the cover or the remote control main body pressing any one of the plurality of switches, and another part of the cover being pressed to the remote control main body in the closed state of the cover and thereby being displaced to the remote control main body, and by the displacement, the cover or the remote control main body pressing another one of the plurality of switches. This invention can provide a remote control apparatus having excellent operability and excellent cleaning operability. Alternatively, a plurality of switches can be operated in the state of being covered with a cover. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090297620 | Anti-Tumor Agent - Titanium oxide-antibody conjugated particles are disclosed, which are provided with selective binding ability without loss of dispersibility and catalytic activity by modifying titanium oxide conjugated particles, dispersed in a water-based solvent by a water-soluble polymer, with an antibody via a linker molecule bound without changing the nature of the water-soluble polymer. The present invention is an antitumor agent, comprising titanium oxide-antibody conjugated particles, wherein a linker molecule is bound to the titanium oxide surface of the titanium oxide conjugated particles, dispersed in a water-based solvent by a water-soluble polymer, via at least one functional group selected from a group consisting of a carboxyl group, an amino group, a diol group, a salicylic acid group, and a phosphoric acid group, and wherein the titanium oxide conjugated particles are further modified with an antibody via the linker molecule. This antitumor agent is concentrated in the affected area and can be utilized as an agent for diagnosis or for treatment in combination with ultrasonic irradiation. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090295048 | Composite material and method of manufacturing the same - A composite material according to the invention includes X parts by volume of boron carbide, Y parts by volume of silicon carbide, and Z parts by volume of silicon as main components, wherein 10| 12-03-2009 | |
| 20090294305 | Method for Specifically Detecting Analyte Using Photocurrent, and Electrode, Measuring Cell and Measuring Device for Use Therein - A method, an electrode, a measuring cell, and a measuring device are disclosed which can detect and quantitatively determine an analyte having specific bonding properties, in a highly sensitive, simple and accurate manner using photocurrent. This method comprises contacting a working electrode and a counter electrode with an electrolyte medium, wherein the working electrode has an analyte immobilized thereon through a probe substance and wherein the analyte is bonded to a sensitizing dye; irradiating the working electrode with light to photoexcite the sensitizing dye; and detecting photocurrent flowing between the working electrode and the counter electrode, wherein the photocurrent is generated by transfer of electrons from the photoexcited sensitizing dye to the working electrode. The working electrode comprises an electron accepting layer comprising an electron accepting substance capable of accepting electrons released from the sensitizing dye in response to photoexcitation, wherein the probe substance is supported on a surface of the electron accepting layer. The electron accepting substance is an oxide semiconductor having an energy level lower than that of a lowest unoccupied molecular orbit (LUMO) of the sensitizing dye. The electrolyte medium comprises an electrolyte and at least one solvent selected from an aprotic solvent and a protic solvent, wherein the electrolyte comprises a salt capable of providing an oxidized sensitizing dye with electrons. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090286673 | Photocatalyst-coated body and photocatalytic coating liquid for the same - A photocatalyst-coated body and a photocatalytic coating liquid which exert an excellent weather resistance, harmful gas decomposability, and other desired characteristics (such as transparency and film strength), while preventing erosion of the substrate are provided. The photocatalyst-coated body comprises a substrate and a photocatalytic layer provided on the substrate. The photocatalytic layer comprises photocatalytic particles and inorganic oxide particles, and has interstices between the particles in the layer. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090284893 | Electrostatic chuck - An electrostatic chuck of the invention includes a ceramic dielectric made of a sintered body containing alumina and titanium oxide, with maximum particle size of segregation bodies of titanium compounds being smaller than average particle size of alumina, the ceramic dielectric having a volume resistivity of 10 | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090272445 | Faucet - A faucet includes a main body and a water discharger having a water discharge port. The main body includes a first water supply channel placed therein and being communicative with a water supply piping; and a first electric component placed therein. The water discharger includes a second water supply channel placed therein, being communicative with the first water supply channel, and connected to the water discharge port; and a second electric component placed therein and being in electrical connection to the first electric component. The connection between the first electric component and the second electric component is made by wiring. The main body and the water discharger are detachable and capable of liquid-tight coupling to each other. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090256112 | Composite material of boron carbide . silicon carbide. silicon - A composite material according the invention includes boron carbide, silicon carbide, and silicon as main components, wherein an average grain diameter of boron carbide grains of the composite material is 10 μm or more and 30 μm or less. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090239454 | CMP CONDITIONER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A CMP conditioner having excellent corrosion resistance around abrasive grains includes a grindstone base having, formed on one side, an abrasive grain layer including abrasive grains fixed in a metallic bonding phase treated to form a first protective layer comprising an oxide on the surface of the metallic bonding phase of the abrasive grain layer by the sol-gel method. Subsequently, an aerosol obtained by dispersing fine particles of a brittle material in a gas is jetted and caused to strike on the surface of the first protective layer to form a second protective layer comprising a thick oxide film. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090217447 | SANITARY CLEANSING APPARATUS AND TOILET APPARATUS - A sanitary cleansing apparatus includes: a main body incorporating a water discharge nozzle that squirts water from a water discharge port; a toilet seat rotatably and pivotally supported at a relatively anterior position of the main body; a toilet lid rotatably and pivotally supported at a relatively posterior position of the main body and generally entirely covering an upper face of the toilet seat and the main body in a closed state; a transmissive window provided at a rear of the toilet lid and formed from a material different from that of the toilet lid; and a human body detection sensor provided in the upper face of the main body and being capable of detecting a human body through the transmissive window in the closed state of the toilet lid. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090209410 | Photocatalytic hydrophilifiable material - A composite material includes a substrate and a self-cleanable hydrophilic surface layer. The surface layer includes a plurality of components: a first component having a photocatalyst which functions as a catalyst upon exposure to light; a second component having one or more of aluminum oxide, zinc oxide, strontium oxide, barium oxide, magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, rubidium oxide, sodium oxide, potassium oxide and phosphorus pentoxide; and a third component having one or more of silicon dioxide, zirconium dioxide, germanium dioxide and thorium dioxide. The first through third components are all situated within the surface layer, which is provided as a single surface layer, such that all of the components are in close proximity to one another within the single surface layer. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090205979 | Electrolyte-Containing Sheet For Use In Specific Detection Of Analyte Using Photocurrent - There is disclosed an electrolyte medium which makes it possible to significantly simplify device structure and detection procedure as well as to detect photocurrent with high sensitivity and accuracy, in specific detection of an analyte with use of photocurrent generated by photo-excitation of a sensitizing dye. The electrolyte-containing sheet comprises a hydrous substrate; and an electrolyte contained in the hydrous substrate. The electrolyte-containing sheet is used as an electrolyte medium in specific detection of an analyte with use of photocurrent generated by photo-excitation of a sensitizing dye. A gel matrix or a water-absorbent substrate can be used as the hydrous substrate. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090196989 | SHARP BLADE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A sharp-edged blade of the invention includes a circular thin-plate-shaped abrasive grain layer | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090188995 | FAUCET APPARATUS - A faucet apparatus includes: a rotatable rotor vane which is disposed in a water supply channel, and in which an axial direction is substantially parallel to the water supply channel; a magnet which is rotatable integrally with the rotor vane; a coil which is disposed to be opposed to one end face in an axial direction of the magnet; and a controller which is disposed on a side of the one end face of the magnet and above the water supply channel, and which is connected to the coil through wiring. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090146431 | FAUCET GENERATOR - A faucet generator includes a case having water inflow and outflow ports and in which a water supply channel is formed, a rotor vane disposed inside the water supply channel, a magnet which is rotatable integrally with the rotor vane, a bearing which supports a force that the rotor vane receives from a water flow, a coil which produces an electromotive force by a rotation of the magnet, and a yoke having a base part surrounding the coil and a plurality of inductors spaced apart from each other and extending from the base part. The coil is spaced apart from the magnet in an axial direction of a rotation center axis of the magnet and is disposed to face the magnet, the magnet is magnetized on an outer circumferential face which intersects with a plane perpendicular to the rotation center axis, and the inductors are disposed outside the case to face the outer circumferential face of the magnet. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090130050 | Titanium Oxide Composite Particles, Dispersion Liquid Thereof, and Process for Producing Them - Disclosed are titanium oxide composite particles and a dispersion of the titanium oxide composite particles, which can improve retentivity in blood and accumulation in cancer cells while satisfactorily developing the catalytic activity of titanium oxide particles to be excited upon exposure to ultrasonic waves or ultraviolet light. The titanium oxide composite particles comprise titanium oxide particles; and a nonionic hydrophilic polymer bound to the surface of the titanium oxide particles through at least one functional group selected from carboxyl-group, amino group, diol group, salicylic acid group, and phosphoric acid group. The composite particles can be rendered cytotoxic upon ultrasonic or ultraviolet irradiation to efficiently kill cells to be killed, such as cancer cells. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090081516 | FUEL CELL BODY, FUEL CELL UNIT, FUEL CELL STACK, AND FUEL CELL DEVICE INCLUDING EACH OF THEM - A fuel cell unit ( | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090070922 | Urinal - A urinal includes: a urinal body; a high-frequency sensor which radiates a radio beam obliquely passing through an upper surface of the urinal body toward a bowl and receives a reflected wave from an object so as to generate a detection signal; and a valve which discharges or stops flushing water to the urinal body in response to the detection signal. An angle formed between a first plane including the upper surface of the urinal body and a second plane including a radiation surface of an antenna of the high-frequency sensor is in a range of more than 0 degree to less than 90 degree. A cross line where the first plane and the second plane intersect with each other is substantially parallel to a horizontal direction of the urinal body. The radio beam is a linearly-polarized wave. An excitation direction of the radio beam intersects with the cross line. An intensity of the radio beam passing through the urinal body is larger than that of the radio beam reflected by the upper surface. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090031493 | WATER DISCHARGE SYSTEM - There is provided a water discharge system. A water discharge system includes a water discharge portion; a sensor unit which acquires movement information about an object based on a radiated electric wave, and outputs a detecting signal; and a control unit which controls water discharge of the water discharge portion based on the detecting signal. When it is detected that the object is decelerated to a first threshold velocity or less, the control unit controls the water discharge portion to start the water discharge. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090029844 | Rare-earth oxide sintered body and manufacturing method - A rare-earth oxide sintered body, or corrosion-resistant material, having low sintering temperature and high density is prepared by adding a boron compound at a ratio of 0.06 mol % or more and less than 25 mol % when converted into boron oxide (B | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090026769 | Faucet generator - A faucet generator includes; a rotor vane which is disposed in a water supply channel; an annular magnet which is rotatable integrally with the rotor vane; and a stator having: a coil which is disposed to be opposed to an end face of the magnet that is substantially perpendicular to a radial direction; a plurality of inductors which are placed separately from one another along a circumferential direction between the end face of the magnet and the coil; and a yoke which is disposed to be continuously contacted with the inductor and surround the coil. The axial direction of the rotor vane is substantially parallel to the water supply channel. In the annular magnet, the end faces which are substantially perpendicular to a radial direction are alternately magnetized with N and S poles along the circumferential direction of the magnet. In the yoke, cutaway portions which are formed by cutting away portions that are opposed to the circumferential face portion of the coil, and that are in the vicinity of the tip ends of the inductors, in one end that is on the side where said inductors are disposed, whereby portions of the yoke which are in the vicinity of the tip ends of the inductors are formed so as to relatively recede from the magnetic inducible area of the magnet. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090026768 | Faucet generator - A faucet generator includes: a cylindrical body which has a water inflow port and a water outflow port, and in which a water supply channel is formed; a rotor vane which has rotor vane blades, and which is disposed in the water supply channel; a magnet which is rotatable integrally with the rotor vane; a coil in which an electromotive force is produced by rotation of the magnet; and a plurality of nozzles which eject water toward the rotor vane blades. The axial direction of the rotor vane is substantially parallel to the water supply channel. The nozzles change a direction of a water flow which is substantially parallel to the axial direction of the rotor vane, to eject water from a radially outward direction of the rotor vane blades to the rotor vane blades. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20080276865 | Electrostatic Chuck, Manufacturing method thereof and substrate treating apparatus - An electrostatic chuck includes: a mounting surface on which a workpiece is to be mounted, the mounting surface including a polycrystalline structure formed by aerosol deposition, the polycrystalline structure having a protrusion on its surface. At least the protrusion contains yttria (Y | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080274872 | Corrosion-resistant material manufacturing method - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an yttria (Y | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080274333 | Composite structure and production method thereof - It is intended to provide a composite structure excellent in resistance characteristics such as plasma resistance. The composite structure includes a base material having a surface containing a ceramic polycrystal and a structure formed on the surface of the base material containing the ceramic polycrystal, wherein the structure contains a polycrystal containing a brittle material; a grain boundary layer having a glass layer does not substantially exist on a boundary face between crystals forming the polycrystal; a part of the polycrystal forms an anchor part embedded into the base material surface; and an average roughness (Ra) of an interface between the anchor part and the base material surface is 100 nm or less. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080273284 | Electrostatic chuck - The present invention provides an electrostatic chuck, which has high plasma resistance and high capability of cooling a material to be clamped. As for the basic structure of the electrostatic chuck, an insulating film is formed on a surface of a metal plate by flame spraying, and a dielectric substrate is bonded onto the insulating film by an insulating adhesive layer. The top surface of the dielectric substrate is a surface for mounting a material to be clamped W such as a semiconductor wafer. Electrodes are formed on the lower surface of the dielectric substrate. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080271234 | SIPHON JET TOILET - A siphon jet toilet for supplying flush water in a storage tank by using the head pressure thereof is disclosed. The siphon jet toilet has a toilet main unit furnished with a bowl portion, a rim water spout, a drain trap passage for expelling waste using siphon action, a jet water spout opening formed at a position opposite the inlet of the drain trap passage, a rim water channel for supplying flush water to the rim water spout opening, and a jet water channel for supplying flush water to the jet water channel. The jet water channel includes a plurality of branched water conduits, a merging portion for causing flush water from the plurality of branched water conduits to merge and swirl toward the jet water spout opening and a flow aligner for aligning the flow of flush water merged in the merging portion. The merging portion including an outer wall portion formed in essentially a straight line so that flush waters in the outer region of the swirl collide head-on and an inner wall portion on which a bent portion is formed so that flush water in the inner region of the swirl flows smoothly toward the jet water spout opening. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080262349 | Ultrasonic Cancer Treatment Enhancer and Cell Killer - There is provided an ultrasonic cancer treatment enhancer and cell killer that can significantly improve the effect of treating cancer by ultrasonic irradiation while ensuring a high level of safety. The ultrasonic cancer treatment enhancer and cell killer comprise metal semiconductor particles and can be activated upon ultrasonic irradiation to kill or destruct cancer cells. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080261805 | Photocatalytic Titanium Dioxide Microparticle, Dispersion Liquid Thereof and Process for Producing the Same - Photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles are disclosed having improved dispersibility into an aqueous solvent not only under neutral physiological conditions in vivo but also over a wide pH range, and improved cell affinity and cell uptake property. The photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles comprise particles comprising photocatalytic titanium dioxide and a cationic hydrophilic polymer modifying surfaces of the photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles, wherein the hydrophilic polymer is bonded to the photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles. The photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles are very useful for medical applications, such as destruction of cancer cells. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080254975 | Photocatalyst-coated body and photocatalytic coating liquid therefor - There is disclosed a photocatalyst-coated body which is superior in weather resistance, noxious gas decomposability, and various coating properties (such as ultraviolet absorptivity, transparency and film strength) while preventing corrosion of a substrate (in particular an organic substrate), and a photocatalyst coating liquid therefor. The photocatalyst-coated body comprises a substrate and a photocatalyst layer provided on the substrate. The photocatalyst layer comprises photocatalyst particles of 1 part or more by mass and less than 20 parts by mass; inorganic oxide particles of 70 parts or more by mass and less than 99 parts by mass; and a hydrolyzable silicone of zero parts or more by mass and less than 10 parts by mass, provided that a total amount of the photocatalyst particles, the inorganic oxide particles and the hydrolyzable silicone is 100 parts by mass. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080254964 | Machineable glass ceramic and manufacturing method thereof - Object: To provide a machineable glass ceramic which has excellent machineable properties and various other physical property values. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080254334 | Electrically Conductive Member for Solid Oxide Fuel-Stack - Disclosed is an electrically conductive member for electrically connecting a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells in series and/or parallel to assemble a fuel-cell stack. The electrically conductive member according to the present invention comprises a metal sheet having a three-dimensional porous structure of a continuous skeleton. The electrically conductive member according to the present invention is three-dimensionally strong and is highly elastic and resilient. Therefore, the thickness of the electrically conductive member can be easily re-regulated in the regulation of spacing between the fuel cells. Further, even after baking or power generation, the electrically conductive member is not sintered, and separation easily takes place in the folded interface, and, thus, excellent maintainability can be realized. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080241625 | Solid oxide fuel cell stack - A solid oxide fuel cell stack includes a plurality of fuel cells, each having a cylindrical shape, a conductive member via which the fuel cells are electrically coupled, and a holding member surrounding the fuel cells and the conductive member. The holding member includes a pressing portion which presses the fuel cells and the conductive member in an electrically serial direction, and a fixing portion which fixes the pressing portion such that the fuel cells and the conductive member are constantly pressed. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080241556 | Composite structure and method for forming the same - A composite structure forming method comprises the steps of first pre-treating brittle material fine particles to impart an internal strain to the brittle material fine particles, secondly causing the brittle material fine particles in which the internal strain has been created to collide with a substrate surface at high speed or applying a mechanical impact force to the brittle material fine particles containing the internal strain therein provided on the substrate surface, to deform or fracture the brittle material fine particles, re-joining the fine particles through active new surfaces generated by the deformation or fracture, forming an anchor section made of polycrystalline brittle material of which part bites into the substrate surface at a boundary section between the new surfaces and the substrate, and further forming a structure made of polycrystalline brittle material on the anchor section. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080235863 | Jet bath apparatus - A jetted bathtub includes: a bathtub; a suction port opening in a wall of the bathtub and allowing water stored in the bathtub to be sucked therein; a pressurizer configured to suck water from the suction port, and pressurize and discharge the water; and a jet nozzle having a single tube held on the wall below a rim of the bathtub, the jet nozzle being configured to eject water introduced into the tube so that the water is ejected into the bathtub with its ejection direction being varied. The tube includes: a running water introduction section configured to receive water supplied from the pressurizer; a channel cross-section shrinking section communicating with the running water introduction section on the downstream side of the running water introduction section, and having a reduced channel cross section relative to the running water introduction section; and a chamber communicating with the channel cross-section shrinking section on the downstream side of the channel cross-section shrinking section, and having at its upstream end a channel cross-section abrupt expansion section with a channel cross section abruptly expanded relative to the channel cross-section shrinking section and at its downstream end an ejection port facing the inside of the bathtub. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080235860 | Toilet bowl flushing water tank device - The present invention provides a toilet bowl flushing water tank device which can prevent the easy increase of a supply quantity of flushing water to a toilet bowl exceeding a predetermined quantity. The present invention provides a toilet bowl flushing water tank device which includes: a flushing water tank for storing flushing water to be supplied to a toilet bowl and forming a discharge outlet which communicates with the toilet bowl in a bottom portion thereof; a discharge valve for opening/closing the discharge outlet; a manipulation portion for performing a pull-up operation of the discharge valves a connection member for connecting the manipulation portion and the discharge valve; and a float mounted on the connection member in a state that the connection member is allowed to pass through the float and generating buoyancy for maintaining a valve-open state of the discharge valve in a state that the float is immersed in the flushing water, wherein the connection member includes an upper engaging portion and a lower engaging portion for restricting a movable range of the float on the connection member, and at least the lower engaging portion includes a lower irreversible engaging jig having physical irreversibility which prevents the removal of the lower engaging portion from the connection member unless the lower irreversible engaging jig is broken. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080212255 | Electrostatic chuck and method for manufacturing same - An electrostatic chuck includes: a metal plate with an insulator film formed on a surface thereof by thermal spraying; and a dielectric substrate with an electrode formed on a surface thereof. The metal plate and the dielectric substrate are bonded together via an insulative adhesive interposed therebetween so that the insulator film is opposed to the electrode, and the insulator film has a thickness of 0.6 mm or less. Alternatively, An electrostatic chuck includes: a metal plate with an insulator film formed on a surface thereof by thermal spraying; and a dielectric substrate with an electrode selectively formed on a surface thereof. The metal plate and the dielectric substrate are bonded together via an insulative adhesive interposed therebetween so that the insulator film is opposed to the electrode. The insulative adhesive is interposed also between the insulator film and a portion of the surface of the dielectric substrate where the electrode is not formed, and the insulative adhesive has a thermal conductivity of 1 W/mK or more. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080201835 | Toilet bowl flushing water tank device - The present invention provides a toilet bowl flushing water tank device which can largely open a discharge valve element instantaneously and, at the same time, can ensure a relatively large space in the vicinity of a discharge valve device thus enhancing a discharge capacity with a small power. A toilet bowl flushing water tank device includes a flushing water tank body forming a discharge opening in a center portion thereof, a discharge valve device for vertically moving a discharge valve element relative to the discharge opening, the discharge valve device being mounted and housed in the flushing water tank body, a leverage device being interlockingly connected to the discharge valve device, the leverage device being mounted and housed in the flushing water tank body, and a push button being interlockingly connected to the leverage device in the flushing water tank body, the push button mounted on a tank lid body of the flushing water tank body. The push button is configured to be arranged at a position offset to one side from a position where the discharge opening is formed, the leverage device is constituted of a lever which is interlockingly connected to the discharge valve element and a pedestal which pivotally supports a middle portion of the lever. The pedestal pivotally supports a middle portion of the lever at a position closer to a push button side than the discharge valve device. | 08-28-2008 |
