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20100151151 | METHOD OF FORMING LOW-K FILM HAVING CHEMICAL RESISTANCE - A method of forming a low-k film containing silicon and carbon on a substrate by plasma CVD, includes: supplying gas of a precursor having a Si—R—O—R—Si bond into a reaction space in which a substrate is placed; and exciting the gas in the reaction space, thereby depositing a film on the substrate. | 06-17-2010 |
20100200989 | LINER MATERIALS AND RELATED PROCESSES FOR 3-D INTEGRATION - In some embodiments, a low-k dielectric film liner, preferably comprising benzocyclobutene, is deposited on the sidewalls of through-silicon vias used in three-dimensional (3-D) integration of integrated circuits. A semiconductor workpiece having a via is provided. A dielectric film liner, preferably comprising benzocyclobutene, is deposited on the sidewalls of the via by chemical vapor deposition. Following the deposition of the dielectric film liner, conductive material is deposited into the via. The conductive material on the bottom of the via can be exposed by thinning the back of the semiconductor workpiece, thereby forming a through-silicon via. The semiconductor workpiece can form a stack with one or more additional semiconductor workpieces having vias filled with conductive material to form a 3-D integrated circuit. The conductive material electrically interconnects the integrated circuits at different levels of the stack. | 08-12-2010 |
20130029498 | METHOD FOR REDUCING DIELECTRIC CONSTANT OF FILM USING DIRECT PLASMA OF HYDROGEN - A method for reducing a dielectric constant of a film includes (i) forming a dielectric film on a substrate; (ii) treating a surface of the film without film formation, and (III) curing the film. Step (i) includes providing a dielectric film containing a porous matrix and a porogen on a substrate, step (ii) includes, prior to or subsequent to step (iii), treating the dielectric film with charged species of hydrogen generated by capacitively-coupled plasma without film deposition to reduce a dielectric constant of the dielectric film, and step (iii) includes UV-curing the dielectric film to remove at least partially the porogen from the film. | 01-31-2013 |
20140363983 | Method For Filling Recesses Using Pre-Treatment With Hydrocarbon-Containing Gas - A method for filling recesses of a substrate with an insulation film includes: (i) exposing surfaces of the recesses of the substrate to a pre-deposition gas in a reactive state in a reaction space to treat the surfaces with reactive hydrocarbons generated from the pre-deposition gas without filling the recesses; and (ii) depositing a flowable insulation film using a process gas other than the pre-deposition gas on a surface of the substrate to fill the recesses treated in step (i) therewith by plasma reaction. The pre-deposition gas has at least one hydrocarbon unit in its molecule. | 12-11-2014 |
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20110206876 | VACUUM THERMAL INSULATING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND THERMAL INSULATING BOX HAVING THE VACUUM THERMAL INSULATING MATERIAL - In a vacuum thermal insulating material having a core material enclosed in a gas barrier container whose inside is made to be a decompressed state, the core material has a lamination structure in which a plurality of sheet-shaped long fiber organic fibrous assemblies are continuously wound up from an inner periphery to an outer periphery. Then, a plurality of sheet-shaped organic fibrous assemblies are arranged in parallel and sheet-shaped multiple organic fibrous assemblies having joint sections are formed. The joint sections are made not to overlap with the upper and lower of joint sections. | 08-25-2011 |
20110274868 | VACUUM THERMAL INSULATING MATERIAL AND THERMAL INSULATING BOX INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided a vacuum thermal insulating material that is excellent in terms of a handling property, a thermal insulating property, creep resistance, and productivity; and a thermal insulating box including the vacuum thermal insulating material. A core material was enclosed and sealed in a wrapping material with a gas barrier property. The core material of the vacuum thermal insulating material in which the interior of the wrapping material is in a decompression state, is constituted by one organic fibrous assembly having continuous organic fibers formed sheet-shaped or a stack of the organic fibrous assemblies. | 11-10-2011 |
20120201997 | VACUUM HEAT INSULATING MATERIAL AND REFRIGERATOR - A highly reliable vacuum heat insulating material having excellent workability, usability, and heat insulating performance, and a heat insulation box using the vacuum heat insulating material are provided. A vacuum heat insulating material includes: a first fiber assembly made by aligning a plurality of sheet-shaped fiber assemblies, which are continuous in a length direction, so as to be next to each other in a width direction; a second fiber assembly provided so as to overlap the first fiber assembly and made by aligning a plurality of sheet-shaped fiber assemblies, which are continuous in the length direction, so as to be next to each other in the width direction; and a core material formed in a flat plate shape by winding up the first fiber assembly and the second fiber assembly continuously from inside toward outside while being displaced by a predetermined amount Xb in the width direction. | 08-09-2012 |
20120207962 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF CORE MATERIAL OF VACUUM HEAT INSULATING MATERIAL, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF VACUUM HEAT INSULATING MATERIAL, VACUUM HEAT INSULATING MATERIAL, AND REFRIGERATOR - A manufacturing apparatus of a core material of a highly reliable vacuum heat insulating material having excellent workability, usability, and heat insulating performance is provided. The manufacturing apparatus of a core material of a vacuum heat insulating material related to the present invention includes: a reel for winding up a fiber assembly which has a predetermined width and is wound on a substantially cylindrical original fabric roll which has been cut to have a predetermined width, at a predetermined number of times; cutting means for cutting the fiber assembly which has been wound on the reel; and a forming member for forming the fiber assembly into a flat-plate-shaped core material after removing from the reel the fiber assembly which has been wound up on the reel at the predetermined number of times and been cut. | 08-16-2012 |
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20100174876 | MEMORY MANAGEMENT METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM CREATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a method for managing a memory storage region used by a processor. The processor is connected to the memory that stores data accessed while a task is being executed. The memory management method including the steps of: dividing the memory area of the memory into blocks having a plurality of different sizes; selecting a block having a size matching a size of the data accessed while the task is being executed; and storing the data accessed while the task is being executed in the selected block. | 07-08-2010 |
20100247367 | METHOD OF PRODUCING RARE-EARTH MAGNET - A method of producing a rare-earth magnet containing a rare-earth compound having a first rare-earth element and a second rare-earth element different from the first rare-earth element includes: a mixing step of mixing rare-earth compound powder including the first rare-earth element and subjected to a process based on hydrogenation disproportionation desorption recombination with a diffusion material including the second rare-earth element; a molding step of molding the mixed powder into a compact in a magnetic field; and a heating step of heating the compact to diffuse the second rare-earth element into the rare-earth compound powder. | 09-30-2010 |
20130102776 | ANTICANCER AGENT - An anticancer agent comprising a compound represented by the formula (I) [R | 04-25-2013 |
20130260248 | ACTIVE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - An active material has a layered structure and a composition represented by the following formula (1) Li | 10-03-2013 |
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20120147928 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - In UWB communication based on an MB-OFDM communication scheme, when a jamming interference is detected within a receiving frequency band, the frequency of a local signal LO is altered to a frequency that will cause the jamming to be converted to a frequency outside the pass band of an LPF. | 06-14-2012 |
20130184020 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A wireless communication device includes first wireless communication unit | 07-18-2013 |
20130208618 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device comprises: a detector configured to detect an interference wave and a frequency of the interference wave, the interference wave causing radio interference in the wireless communication; an interference avoidance controller configured to predict duration where the wireless communication is affected by radio interference due to the interference wave, and configured to issue a command for avoiding the radio interference due to the interference wave when the predicted duration exceeds a threshold time period; and a frequency controller configured to control frequencies used in the wireless communication to exclude the frequency of the interference wave in accordance with the command for avoiding the radio interference issued by the interference avoidance controller. | 08-15-2013 |
20140232524 | ELECTRONIC KEY SYSTEM, AND LOCK-SIDE TERMINAL AND PORTABLE TERMINAL EMPLOYED IN SAME - An electronic key system includes a lock-side terminal that is mounted in a locked object and capable of at least locking and unlocking the locked object, and a portable terminal capable of sending and receiving the electronic key to and from the lock-side terminal mounted in the locked object and the other portable terminals, and when receiving a request from the one portable terminal, the lock-side terminal generates the electronic key at random, and sends the randomly generated electronic key to the one portable terminal. | 08-21-2014 |
20140349594 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A wireless communication apparatus includes: attenuators provided in wireless devices for attenuating an input level of a reception signal; a monitoring unit for monitoring communication states of the wireless devices; and a control unit that performs control to determine whether or not the input level of the reception signal of the wireless device to be controlled out of the wireless devices will be excessive because of a wireless communication to be performed by the second wireless device other than the wireless device to be controlled, based on the communication states of the wireless devices monitored by the monitoring unit and to attenuate the input level of the reception signal by operating the attenuator of the wireless device when determination is made that the input level of the reception signal will be excessive. | 11-27-2014 |
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20110273804 | PROTECTION MONITORING CIRCUIT AND BATTERY PACK - A protection monitoring circuit | 11-10-2011 |
20120300351 | PROTECTIVE MONITORING CIRCUIT AND BATTERY PACK - A protective monitoring circuit includes a protective circuit to detect at least one of overcharging, overdischarging, and overcurrent of a chargeable secondary battery to control whether to turn on or off a control transistor to protect the secondary battery, and a secondary-battery monitoring circuit, having a reduced size and having a breakdown voltage lower than a battery voltage of the secondary battery, to detect a status of the secondary battery, wherein the protective circuit generates a voltage that is commensurate with an output voltage of the secondary battery and that is within a predetermined tolerance voltage range of the secondary-battery monitoring circuit, and the secondary-battery monitoring circuit generates a detection value responsive to the generated voltage supplied from the protective circuit, the detection value being indicative of the output voltage of the secondary battery. | 11-29-2012 |
20140217990 | PROTECTIVE MONITORING CIRCUIT AND BATTERY PACK - A protective monitoring circuit includes a protective circuit to detect at least one of overcharging, overdischarging, and overcurrent of a chargeable secondary battery to control whether to turn on or off a control transistor to protect the secondary battery, and a secondary-battery monitoring circuit, having a reduced size and having a breakdown voltage lower than a battery voltage of the secondary battery, to detect a status of the secondary battery, wherein the protective circuit generates a voltage that is commensurate with an output voltage of the secondary battery and that is within a predetermined tolerance voltage range of the secondary-battery monitoring circuit, and the secondary-battery monitoring circuit generates a detection value responsive to the generated voltage supplied from the protective circuit, the detection value being indicative of the output voltage of the secondary battery. | 08-07-2014 |
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20090001604 | Semiconductor Package and Method for Producing Same - An oxide layer and a metal layer composed of a gold- or platinum-group metal are formed in the stated order on a substrate. A wiring body having a wiring layer, insulating layer, via, and electrode is formed on the metal layer. A semiconductor element is then connected as a flip chip via solder balls on the wiring body electrode, and underfill is introduced between the semiconductor element and the wiring body. Subsequently, a sealing resin layer is formed so as to cover the semiconductor element and the surface of the wiring body on which the semiconductor element is mounted, thus producing a semiconductor package. A high-density, detailed, thin semiconductor package can thereby be realized. | 01-01-2009 |
20090068587 | (Meth) acrylamide derivative, polymer, chemically amplified photosensitive resin composition, and patterning method - The present invention relates to a novel (meth)acrylamide compound represented by the general formula (1), a (co)polymer of the (meth)acrylamide compound, and a chemically amplified photosensitive resin composition composed of the polymer and a photoacid generator. In the formula, R | 03-12-2009 |
20090232443 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARRAY OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL CIRCUIT - Optical elements (light sources | 09-17-2009 |
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20090095513 | SOLDER LAYER, SUBSTRATE FOR DEVICE JOINING UTILIZING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SUBSTRATE - A solder layer, a substrate for device joining utilizing the same and a method of manufacturing the substrate are provided whereby the device joined remains thermally unaffected, an initial bonding strength in solder joint is enhanced and the device can be soldered reliably. The solder layer formed on a base substrate ( | 04-16-2009 |
20090207580 | Submount and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A submount with an electrode layer having excellent wettability in soldering and method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. A submount ( | 08-20-2009 |
20100263849 | SOLDER LAYER, HEAT SINK USING SUCH A SOLDER LAYER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A HEAT SINK - A heat sink ( | 10-21-2010 |
20110316030 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A semiconductor light emitting diode comprising: a support substrate; an intermediate layer including an intermediate electrode portion, a second conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer, a first conductive semiconductor layer and an upper electrode portion sequentially disposed on the upper surface side of the support substrate in this order; and a lower electrode layer provided on the lower surface side of the support substrate, wherein: the intermediate layer has at least one intermediate electrode portion extending linearly or in an island-like shape; and the upper electrode portion and the intermediate electrode portion are disposed, in a view obtained by projecting these electrode portions, on an imaginary plane in parallel with the upper surface of the support substrate, respectively, in a positional relationship that these electrode portions, are offset from each other. | 12-29-2011 |
20120007116 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A semiconductor light emitting diode including: a support substrate; an intermediate layer including an intermediate electrode portion, a second conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer, a first conductive semiconductor layer and an upper electrode portion sequentially disposed on the upper surface side of the support substrate in this order; and a lower electrode layer provided on the lower surface side of the support substrate, where: the intermediate layer has at least one intermediate electrode portion extending linearly or in an island-like shape; and the upper electrode portion and the intermediate electrode portion are disposed in such a positional relationship that these electrode portions are in parallel with and offset from each other and a distance between the upper electrode portion and the intermediate electrode portion is within the range of 10 μm to 50 μm. | 01-12-2012 |
20120012373 | Submount and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A submount with an electrode layer having excellent wettability in soldering and method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. A submount ( | 01-19-2012 |
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20090153955 | Scanning microscope - A scanning microscope includes a source of illumination light; a scanner scanning the illumination light in a two-dimensional direction crossing a light axis; a lens irradiating the illumination light to a sample, and collecting return light from the sample; a focusing position adjuster adjusting a focal position in a light axis direction; and a light detector detecting collected light. A storage section stores the intensity of detected light, and positional information of an irradiating position of the illumination light set by the scanner and the focusing position adjuster. An image processor acquires images parallel to the light axis based on the intensity of return light and the stored positional information, and processes the images to detect a moving distance along a light axis direction of an area of the sample. The focusing position adjuster is controlled to correct a light condensing position of the illumination light. | 06-18-2009 |
20100019172 | Multi-column electron beam exposure apparatus and multi-column electron beam exposure method - A multi-column electron beam exposure apparatus includes: a plurality of column cells; a wafer stage including an electron-beam-property detecting unit for measuring an electron beam property; and a controller for measuring beam properties of electron beams used in all the column cells by using the electron-beam-property detecting unit, and for adjusting the electron beams of the respective column cells so that the properties of the electron beams used in the column cells may be approximately identical. The electron beam property may be any of a beam position, a beam intensity, and a beam shape of the electron beam to be emitted. The electron-beam-property detecting unit may be a chip for calibration with a reference mark formed thereon or a Faraday cup. | 01-28-2010 |
20110001815 | MICROSCOPE APPARATUS - To organize and store a plurality of types of image information acquired by a plurality of image acquisition methods at different timings. There is provided a microscope apparatus comprising a time counting unit for counting time, a plurality of different image acquisition units, and a storage unit for storing image information, when acquired by any one of the image acquisition units, and timing information counted by the time counting unit, by having them associated with each other. Even if the image acquisition units acquire different types of image information at different timings, it is possible, by using the timing information as a clue, to call up the image information stored in the storage unit in a chronological order. | 01-06-2011 |
20120243767 | METHOD FOR TRACKING CELLS - Simple, high-precision cell tracking is realized. Provided is a method for tracking cells, comprising an image acquisition step (S | 09-27-2012 |
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20110157244 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - There are provided a light source ( | 06-30-2011 |
20130322111 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An angular intensity distribution shaping member includes a first surface for receiving a light beam emitted from a light source, the first surface having a length in a width direction that is longer than that in a thickness direction; second surfaces forming a plate-shaped light path on which the light beam incident from the first surface propagates by total reflection, the second surfaces including at least one adjustment surface for spreading a full angle of an angular intensity distribution, in the width direction, of the light beam incident from the first surface so that the full angle becomes wider than that of the angular intensity distribution of the light beam just after emission from the light source; and a third surface through which the light beam exits, the full angle of its angular intensity distribution in the width direction having been widened by the at least one adjustment surface. | 12-05-2013 |
20130322114 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A surface light source device includes a surface light-emitting light-guiding unit; an LED light source disposed at an outside position on a side of a direction of the light incident surface; a plurality of laser light sources disposed at an outside position on a side of a direction of a rear surface of the surface light-emitting light-guiding unit; and a laser-light-ray guiding unit arranged on a side of a rear surface of the surface light-emitting light-guiding unit. The laser-light-ray guiding unit guides the laser light rays emitted from the laser light sources so that the laser light rays enter through a light incident end surface, travel in a direction opposite to a direction in which the LED light source emits the LED light ray, and thereafter are reflected by a light bending part to enter through the light incident surface of the surface light-emitting light-guiding unit. | 12-05-2013 |
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20140340931 | LIGHT INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION CONVERSION ELEMENT, PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A light intensity distribution conversion element has a light incident surface, a light emission surface, and total reflection surfaces. Light having directivity enters the light incident surface. The light emission surface has a curved surface portion of a concave shape with respect to an emitting direction of the light, for broadening an angular intensity distribution of the light. The total reflection surfaces are near or are adjacent to the curved surface portion, are slanted against the emitting direction of the light, and totally reflect the light. The light reflected by the total reflection surfaces is emitted from the curved surface portion. | 11-20-2014 |
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20100152265 | INDAZOLE DERIVATIVES - Compounds represented by the Formula (A-1) and the Formula (1) or salt thereof are provided. The compounds represented by the Formula (A-1) and the Formula (1) or salt thereof have a β3 adrenergic receptor agonist activity, and therefore are useful as an agent for the prevention and treatment of diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidemia, depression, biliary stone, a disorder derived from hyperactivity of biliary tract, a disorder derived from hyperactivity of digestive tract, interstitial cystitis, overactive bladder, urinary incontinence or a disorder derived from decreased tear secretion, etc. | 06-17-2010 |
20100160256 | INDAZOLE COMPOUNDS - Provided are compounds represented by the following formula (A-1) and formula (1), or salts thereof. The compounds of formula (A-1) and formula (1) or salts thereof have 133 adrenergic receptor agonist activity, and thus are useful as therapeutic and prophylactic agent for diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, depression, diseases caused by gallstones or hypermotility of the biliary tract, diseases caused by hyperactivity of the digestive tract, interstitial cystitis, overactive bladder or urinary incontinence, or as therapeutic and prophylactic agents for diseases concomitant with decreased tears. | 06-24-2010 |
20100222404 | INDAZOLE DERIVATIVE DIHYDROCHLORIDE - There are provided (R)—N-[3-[2-[2-(3-methylindazol-6-yloxy)ethylamino]-1-hydroxyethyl]phenyl]methanesulfonamide dihydrochloride and a crystal thereof, and a crystal of the dihydrochloride salt having one or more major peaks at 2θ selected from the group consisting of approximately 12.8°, 21.8° and 25.0° in the powder X-ray diffraction spectrum. | 09-02-2010 |
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20100126939 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FEEDING AN AGENT TO A COOLING WATER SYSTEM - Cooling water (circulating back water) which is raised its temperature by a refrigerator | 05-27-2010 |
20150056439 | SHAPED AND COATED METALLIC MATERIAL, COMPOSITE BODY PRODUCED BY BONDING SHAPED AND COATED METALLIC MATERIAL TO MOLDED ARTICLE OF THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID COMPOSITE BODY - The present invention relates to a shaped and coated metallic material which has excellent adhesion to a molded article of a thermoplastic resin composition and can be produced in a simple manner. The shaped and coated metallic material comprises a shaped metallic material and a coating film formed on the surface of the shaped metallic material. The coating film comprises a polyurethane resin containing a polycarbonate unit. The ratio of the mass of the polycarbonate unit relative to the total mass of resins in the coating film is 15 to 80 mass %. The thickness of the coating film is 0.5 μm or more. | 02-26-2015 |
20150072166 | BLACK-PLATED STEEL SHEET - A black-plated steel sheet has a Zn-plating layer containing molten Al and Mg, containing Al in the amount of 1.0-22.0 mass %, containing Mg in the amount of 1.3-10.0 mass %, and having a Zn black oxide distributed in a lamella pattern in the plating layer. The Zn black oxide is a Zn oxide derived from a Zn | 03-12-2015 |
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20080272060 | Method and Device for Cleaning Circulation Water - The object of the invention is to provide a method for cleaning circulation water, which reduces the cost of operation and maintenance as much as possible, without a cumbersome cleaning operation such as by detaching electrode plates from an electrolysis cleaning tank and removing scale from inside the tank, and to provide a device used in this method. Accordingly, the present invention provides a method for cleaning circulation water, comprising the steps of flowing circulation water to be cleaned between electrode plates placed in a face-to-face manner between one another; and applying DC voltage between the electrode plates, allowing one or more metal ions contained in the circulation water to be precipitated onto the negative electrode plates by electrolysis, to clean the circulation water, wherein the electrode plates used are made of titanium plates, and wherein a desired amount of current flows, while an anodized oxide coating formed on the surface of the positive electrode plates is compulsively subject to dielectric breakdown by increasing the voltage applied to the anodized oxide coating. FIG. | 11-06-2008 |
20090288959 | METHOD OF SOFTENING WATER AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method of softening water to be treated which requires the lowest maintenance and management cost without the need for a cumbersome cleaning operation for removing scale from an electrolytic vessel by taking out electrode plates from the electrolytic vessel, and an apparatus therefor are provided. In the method of softening water to be treated by applying a DC voltage across opposing electrode plates while flowing water to be treated therebetween, so that metal ions in the water to be treated are electrolytically precipitated on the surfaces of electrode plates on the negative pole side, thereby softening the water to be treated, the electrode plates comprise titanium, and increased voltage is applied to an anodically oxidized film formed on the surfaces of electrode plates on the positive pole side, to dielectrically break down the anodically oxidized film to thereby flow electric current in a desired amount. | 11-26-2009 |
20090314656 | METHOD OF PURIFYING WATER AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method of purifying cooling water which requires the lowest maintenance and management cost without the need for a cumbersome cleaning operation for removing scale in an electrolytic purifying vessel by taking out the electrodes from the electrolytic purifying vessel, and an apparatus therefor are provided. In the method of purifying cooling water by applying a DC voltage across opposing electrodes while flowing water to be treated therebetween, so that ions in the water are electrically precipitated on the surfaces of the negative electrodes, thereby purifying the water to be treated, titanium is used as the positive electrodes, aluminum or an aluminum alloy is used as the negative electrodes, electric current is flown between the electrodes in an amount large enough to apply a voltage capable of dielectrically breaking down an anodically oxidized film formed on the surfaces of the positive electrodes, and the scale generated and adhered on the negative electrodes is automatically peeled off and removed by electrolytic corrosion of the negative electrodes. | 12-24-2009 |
20100175997 | Method of purifying water and apparatus therefor - A method of purifying cooling water which requires the lowest maintenance and management cost without the need for a cumbersome cleaning operation for removing scale in an electrolytic purifying vessel by taking out the electrodes from the electrolytic purifying vessel, and an apparatus therefor are provided. In the method of purifying circulating cooling water by applying a DC voltage across opposing electrodes while flowing water to be treated therebetween, so that ions in the water are electrolytically precipitated on the surfaces of electrodes on the negative pole side, thereby purifying the water to be treated, the electrodes comprise titanium and have an oxide film preformed by heating having a thickness of 5 nm to 130 nm thereon, and electric current is flown between the electrodes in an amount large enough to apply a voltage capable of dielectrically breaking down the oxide film on the surfaces of electrodes on the positive pole side. | 07-15-2010 |
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20090069403 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REDUCING ALLERGEN - This invention relates to an allergen-reducing composition comprising a hydroxyproline derivative, a polymer thereof, or a salt of such a derivative or polymer, which is capable of reducing the allergenicity of mites, pollens, or other allergens and is capable of imparting functions of reducing allergenicity to fibers or textiles such as a carpet, a tatami mat, a bed cloth, a curtain, clothing, a stuffed animal, a mask, a filter material, or a dust bag for an electric vacuum cleaner without discoloration; and a method for reducing allergens using such composition. | 03-12-2009 |
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20120249057 | CHARGE CONTROL DEVICE, CHARGE CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM - A charge control device including: a charge control unit configured to select a power storage device to be charged from a plurality of power storage devices in accordance with degrees of subsequent deterioration of the power storage devices, the degrees being calculated based on battery information of the power storage devices each having a secondary battery; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a charge command to a power storage device selected by the charge control unit. | 10-04-2012 |
20120250953 | DOOR PHONE DEVICE, VISITOR EVALUATION METHOD, AND DOOR PHONE SYSTEM - A door phone device includes a facial characteristics acquisition section which acquires facial characteristics from an image in which a visitor is imaged, an occupation attributes acquisition section which acquires occupation attributes of the visitor which has the same facial characteristics as the facial characteristics which are acquired by the facial characteristics acquisition section, and an action control section which determines an action according to the occupation attributes which are acquired by the occupation attributes acquisition section using registration information where the occupation attributes and the action are made to correspond in advance. | 10-04-2012 |
20150058491 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The storage unit is configured to store device information related to a device capable of being communicated with by the communication unit and an identifier that identifies the device information for each finding of the device with the device information and the identifier associated with each other. The device information being generated each time the device is found. The control unit is configured to invalidate the device information in a case where a state is detected in which communication with the device is incapable of being performed via a predetermined communication channel and in a case where the identifier is detected to be not changed from when being stored. | 02-26-2015 |
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